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Evening star., 1915-09-15
PROHIBITION VOTED
IN SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA, S. c., September 15.-
Cnoficial returns here early today from
all forty-four counties of South Caro-
lima indicated ma ajority of nearly
Zo'ooo for statewide prohibition in the
referendum election held yesterday
Although the returns were not COM
plete. 1t was said all but the smaller
and more remote precincts were ac-
counted for.
The vote tabulated early TODAY
showed 33,4S3 for prohibition and
14.341 for the present local option svs-
tenn, under which fourteen counties
now operate liquor dispensaries.
Should the official count show prohi
bltion carried the new law will become
effective January l next. 1t would pre-
vent the sale of beers and wines as
well as liquors, and is said to be so
drawn as to leave but few loopIcIes.
Evening star., 1915-09-15

mutt, another Lee candidate, was re
nominated, defeating Joseph Reading
by a majority Of 442. W. Frank Gather
who was also backed by the Lee forces
was nominated for sheriff, de1ea!ins
William L. Aud, his nearest competitor
by majority of 299.
The members of the present state
central committee. Robert G. Hutton
A. G. Carlisle and Richard r. DARBY
all of whom are friends of Senator Lee
were reelected, defeating Charies u
Grtffith, William H. Wade and harry
c. Williams John E. West and AiIred
c. Tolson were renominated for Judges
Of the orphans court. and Winhetd ;;
Magruder was named Tor the I'M"
member of that bench.
The following is the total vote re-
ceiyed by each candidate:
For governor-Lee. 2.50S: Harrington,
1,569. For controller of the state treas
urv-Copper. 2,o47: McMullen, 1.6'2.
For attorney general-Maloy, 2.eol ;
Ritchie. 1872. Clerk of circuit court
Ray, 2,021: Bowman. 1882. state at
torney = Bouic. 2.eSs; ki,sour. l'e6: :
House of delegates-Barnesly LEO ;
Brooks. 2.09S: Gardner, 2.l41: Lard.
1855: Snowden. I.l35: Waters, 2.10s:
White. 1.9i7: Wilson, 1.194. Judges OF
orphans court - Austin. 1.l1n: Brown
1859: Masruder. 1924: offutt. lass !:
ToIson, 1862: West. 2.s1.. Registrar OF
wiils-Allnutt 2.1S0: Reading. l,ess.
Griffith, 40. County Commissioner,
third district-Metzser. 2.o's; oot-
ton. 1854. County commissioner. fourth
diStrict-Bradley, H.051: saunders. l.9o3
1.615: Aud. l.@ls Lech, !,
committee Carlisle. 2,2S7; Hilton.
rhN
Evening star., 1915-09-15
ARCHIBALD DOCUMENTS
ARE TO BE PUBLISHED

LONDON. September Is, $40 pm-
Documents from the German and Aus
tro- Hungarian embassies in Washing
ton taken from James F. J. Archibald
the American war correspondent. on
his arrival in England recently, will be
made public here. Lord Robert Cecil
parliamentary under-secretary for for
eign affairs. informed the house of com.
mons this afternoonu.
He added that one of the most impor-
tant OF these papers already had beer
made public and that there was no rea-
son connected with the public interes,
why it all should not be published
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Bentley Resists Arrest.

Bentley resisted, according to the
police, and the officer was forced to
strike him with his baton. The officer
called the ambulance of Casualty Hos
pital anu both men were taken there
The hospital surgeons found that
one of the bullets had entered Seffers
abdomen, another was in the region of
the heart, a third in the chest and a
fourth in the upper right thigh, while
another was in his left arm. The bull
let which penetrated his abdomen is
said to have resulted in death.
The Bentleys have a fourteen-year-
old son, who has resided with the
mother. Bentley. until year ago, was
a member of the District fire depart
ment.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Rivers Once Commercial Outlet.

THE northern Dvina and the Pechora
are the two great rivers of the country,
and. before the railroad penetrated to
Archangel, they formed the CONNER
cial outlet of the land to the Arctic
sea. The famous and fabulously
wealthy monastery of Solovetski an
nually attracts $4,000 pilgrims into the
far north. to the wooded island four
teen hours sailing from Archangel in
the Gulf of Omega. on which it is sit
uated This monastery was founded
in 1929. 1t was bombarded by the Eng
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Vote Anticipated Here.

South Carolina voting dry was anti,i
pated by Washington temperance lead
ers who have kept in close touch will
the trend of affairs in that state. l,
was expected, however, that the tr,
majority would exceed 10000, which
latest reports name as the figure.
To investigators in the state it was
said to be readily apparent that the
rural population was desirous of get
ting rid of the dispensary system
Evening star., 1915-09-15
DRYDEN TROPHY MATCH
SHOWS GOOD SHOOTING
Only Ten Points Separate Leaders
From Tail in Sec
ond Stage.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RIFLE RANGE, SEAGIRT. n. j., Sep
tember 15.-Four teams shooting in the
Dryden trophy match for teams of
eight men were headed at the end OF
the second stage by the United States
Marine Corps. with a tally of 747. Only
ten points separate them from the tail
end New Jersey team, with 1877. New
York has 739, and the District of Co
lumbia, T3S.
Scores of the Teams.
The team scores, showing 200 yards
500 yards and total. follows:
Marines, $50, 367-747: New York
$50. 359-739: District of Columbia, 3s1
357-73S; New Jersey, s7s, 359-737.
Individual scores follow:
Marines: Piper, 40, 47-9s; Randle
~. 45-92; Clyde. As, 44-s9; Cophedge
4s. 45-94; Parsons, 40. 46-95; Smith
Al. 4S-95; Austin, AS, 46-94; Kaz
As. 46-92
District of Columbia: Martin, 4s,
4s-s4; Shields, As, 44-s2; Earnshaw,
As, 4s-96; Hood, Al. 45-92: Richard
sons. AZ. 46-e3; Rees. Al. 46-93;
schmidt, 49, 43-92; Gerber, AZ, 39-S6
All-Comers' Match Close.
Sergt f. l.. Mullahy of the Marine
Corps won the all-comers' expert match
at 500 yards, with a total score of 40.
The match was closely contested and
it was necessary for Private owen
Smith of New Jersey and A. P. Lane
of the Rifle and Revolver Club of New
York to shoot off two ties to determine
the third man. Smith won the place.
K w. Hessian of the New York Ath-
letic Club vas second with 4S. Smith
and Lane each shot AZ originally.
Other scores were: Lieut.. George w
Hamilton, marines, A.; Private A. w.
Muller, New Jersey. AS. and Sergt. Ros-
coe Arnett, Marine Corps, As.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Called to Attend Funeral.

Rev. Z. Hez Sven. pastor of Cen
tennial Baptist Church, left Washing
ton this afternoon for his old home at
Greensburg. Ind, where he will attend
the funeral of his brother-in-law, A. l..
Howard, whose death he was notified of
early today. The pastor will remain In
Indiana over next Sunday.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Presents Argentine Charge d'Affaires

Romulo S. Naon, Argentine ambassa-
dor. called at the State Department to-
day to present FREDERICK Quintana.
counselor of the embassy, in his new
capacity Of charge d'affaires. The am
bassador stated that he would prob
ably remain in this country for some
days after the pan-American confer
ence in New York, when he will leave
for an extended visit in Argentina.
Evening star., 1915-09-15

BY presidential decree all money,
with the exception of American and
Cuban, will cease to be accepted as
currency throughout the Cuban repub-
lie after November II. This law prin-
cipally affects Spanish gold and silver
and French gold, the circulation of
which has caused much confusion.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Seffers Dies in Hospital.

The shooting occurred on l. street be-
tween Sth and 9th streets northeast
about 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and Seffers died about ) o'clock this
morning at Casualty Hospital, where
he was taken shortly after the shoot
ing.
Bentley, according to a statement of
his wife, Mrs. Lillian Bentley, left her
In April. 1914. and she has occupied the
home at S23 l. street northeast since
that time. Seffers, who was thirty-six
years old. and employed as a photog-
rapher's assistant at the Washington
navy yard. had boarded with the Bent
leys for four years Bentley. according
to statement made to the police, has
resided on Maryland avenue southwest
Following the shooting Inspector
Grant, chief of detectives, with De-
tectlVe Howard Nermillion, made an
investigation. Bentley made a state
ment to the officers, they say, in which
he said he waited at Sth and l. streets
northeast Monday afternoon for Sef-
fers, but that he failed to meet him.
He said he intended only to have fist
fight with SefferS
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Archangel the Only City.

"Archangel is the only city in this
region whose name is known in the out
side world, and the only place that has
been able to achieve an individual dis
tinction in the midst of the vastness,
the desolation and the congealing
winters of Russia's north. There is
much economic value in the north, the
forests are filled with valuable fur
bearing animals. the lower forests are
rich in noble trees. the higher forests
in pitch and tar. the tundras in rein
deer herds, and great sturgeon are
caught through the ice of the rivers.
which produce large quantities of this
delicate fish meat and caviar.
The English established a trading
factory near present Archangel, dur
since their coming the region has been
exploited by pioneers. by adventurous
traders, trappers. huntsmen and fisher
men, but the country has never passed
the pioneer stage. The roads. for the
most part. are barely marked trails,
narrow, unleveled ribbons through
vast forests, indfferently corduroyed
caussways through swamp and marsh
lands and uncertain tracks through the
northern tundra. Post stations are
scattered over the governments far
apart. where hardy little horses and
prehistoric types of conveyances are
kept for the occasional trader, the oc-
casonal letter and the rare visitor
The villages are small and poor and
forgetful of the modern world and all
that it contains. Between them are
leagues of solitude.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
FRENCH NAVY TO DEAL
WITH GERMAN U-BOATS

PARIS. September Is. 1:lJ pm.-The
ministry of marine announced today
that measures had been taken which
would enable the navy to deal with
German submarines.
The official statement dealing with
thls subject was prompted by the ac-
tlVity OF submarines off the coast Of
France. resulting in the sinking of sev-
eral steamships in the last few days
The ministry states that there is no
reason for alarm at the operations of
submarines near the mouths of the
Glronde and the Loire
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Statement by Bentley.

Bentley said he left his room on
Maryland avenue southwest shortly
after o'clock yesterday afternoon,
taking with him his revolver, which
had been in a bureau drawer He went
to l. street northeast and waited for
Seffers.
You have been at my house long
enough" Bentley is alleged to have
said to Seffers.
According to Bentley's story to the
police, Seffers started toward him and
he believed Settlers intended TO harm
him, whereupon he pulled out his gun
He said he intended to fire four shots
at Seffers and to use the other bullet
on himself. Instead. he fired five shots
at Seffers. After he had shot Seffers
the men grappled and fell to the street
Policeman Lambert of the ninth pre-
cinct was in the vicinity at the time
of the shooting and following the shots
he hurried to the scene He grabbed
Bentley, who is said still to have held
the revolver
Evening star., 1915-09-15
SHOTS ARE FATAL;
BENTLEY IS HELD
Maryland Avenue Man Formal
Iy Charged With Shooting
Henry Seffers.
CORONER NEWTT HOLDS
INQUEST IN THE CASE
"The Common Dog Ruined My
Home" Accused Man Is Said
to Have Declared.

Joseph Bentley of 474 Maryland ave-
nue. southwest, who yesterday after
noon is alleged to have fired five shots
into the body of Henry Seffers during
an alteration that occurred on L
street between Sth and 9th streets
northeast, inflicting wounds that
caused the death of Seffers at Casualt.
Hospital this morning. was today held
for the action of the grand jury by
jury at an inquest held by Coroner
Nevitt. The jury consisted of Leonard
Ormend. Henry Gusack. II. c. Parsons
George Yoe, w. NJ. Johnson and Lewis
Sa cks
The inquest was held at the morgue
and was presided over by Coroner New
tit. DR.. r. B. Atkinson, resident physi-
clan at Casualty Hospital. and Deputy
Coroner Carr told the jury the nature
of the five wounds, two of which were
described as being serious and three
superficial.
Forced to Strike Bentley.
Policeman Edward H Lambert, who
arrested Bentley. stated that he was
about $50 yards from the scene of the
shooting when he heard pistol shots
Running in the direction he found
Bentley on top of Seffers with pis-
tol in his hand. The policeman had to
strike Bentley with his baton to make
him get up and give up the pistol
Edward NJ. Fairall of 1106 Sth stree,
northeast stated that he was in a yar6
close by and saw the two men stand
ing and saw Bentley shoot Seffers. He
ran to the men ana endeavored to jerk
the pistol away from Bentley. Afte,
i l,;.~
said to Fairall, it was testified: Il go,
him that time The common dog ru-
ined my home. I told him to keer
away and ! intended to do this a year
n
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Two Objects of War.
Amos A. Steele on Vacation

Amos A. Steele, probation officer of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, Is spending n vacation of
ten days at his former home, near Re
lance. Va.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Necessary Precautions Taken.

All necessary precautions were taken
long ago against the aggressons of
German submarines" the statement
says. The present naval force near
the mouths of the Gironde and Loire
will be reinforced if necessary. but the
measures taken against them in the
English channel are so efficacious that
they may be expected to be sufficient.
and only occasional isolated aggres-
sions are possible"
Evening star., 1915-09-15

Cape May. N j.. has voted by a
majority of 239 to adopt the commits
sion form of government. A proposed
bond issue for the purpose of building
an electric light plant to be owned by
the municipality also was approved.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Forced to Strike Bentley.
Says He Saw Shooting.

John Nickens, an attache of the CAL
laudet College, testified that he saw the
shooting. saw the men clinch and fall
and Bentley attempt to strike Seffers
with the pistol, just before the police
man came up and took him in charge.
But a few minutes was required for
the jury to agree upon the form of
verdict, and Bentley was taken in
charge to be confined in Jail until the
grand jury acts on his case
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Transfer of American Red Cross Unit

PETROGRAD, September Is, via Lon
don. 1906 p.m.-The American Red
Cross unit which has been stationed at
Kiev has been removed to Makarov.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Miss Paul's View of Situation

Discussing the convention today Miss
Alice Paul, chairman of the National
Congressional Union of WASHINGTON
ID. c., said:
This convention, representing 1000
900 enfra nchised women, marks We he
lieve, the beginning Of the end in the
long suffrage struggle. One fourth of
our national Senate. one-sixth of the
national House of Representatives.
One-hfth OF the vote for President
comes from states where women are
voters With this leverage there is
every reason for us to believe that the
national suffrage amendment will be
passed by the Sixty fourth Congress
The convention has been called to de
wise ways by which the woman voters
may use their voting strength to win
suffrage for all other women"
Evening star., 1915-09-15
RUSSIA HAS TERRITORY
BEYOND ENEMY'S REACH
Endless Forests and Belts of Moors
Described by National Geo.
graphic Society.

Unlike the other belligerents. vulner-
able in every part, Russia has unlim-
ited reaches of territory where no
wounds of war could be inflicted, where
no invaders would ever come. and
where. if they came. their coming
would be to no purpose, as it could
work no damage. Such Il security from
the perils of war is enjoyed by the
north of Russia. by the wild. thinly-
peopled governments of Archangel and
Olonets, which are described follows
in the latest bulletin of the National
Geographic Society:
In the north of European Russia
stretches n land of endless forests. of
immense belts of moor wastes. and of
grayish tundra which blurs as far as
the eye can reach into uncertain hori-
IONS. Here mighty. unfrequented riv-
ers cut their ways to the northern
waters, some drowsy and reed -clut-
tered and others swift and strong and
cascade broken. Here are innumerab BILE
pleasant, wooded lakes and huge in
land seas; and throughout all of the
royal reaches of this north are good
hunting and wilderness.
Evening star., 1915-09-15

Did ! understand you to say the
woman Dubbins married is well off?"
No: she was."-Birmingham Age
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Republican Primaries.

In the republican primaries. which
were also held yesterday, Weller, for
the gubernatorial nomination, and his
running mate. Duer, for controller, had
things all their own way. receiving
fully go per cent of the small vote cast
The only other contests We're for
membership on the state central com
nittee, Thomas Dawson. Galen l..
TAFT. {. Scott Duvall William H. John
son and u. W. Baker being reelected
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Condition Cannot Be Met.

Secretary Redfield said he has offered
to stand as consgnee for the two cargoes
of dyes reported to be in German ports
and held from shipment by the German
government for agreement to the condi-
ton that cotton be admitted to Germany.
AS this is Il matter that concerns the
allies Secretary Redfield pointed out that
this condition, as urged by the master
dyers, cannot be met by the United States.
He is doubtful that there are two car
goes of dyestuffs ready for shipment to
the United States. Factories that make
dyes, he suggests, are just the sort of fac
tories that would make munitions in
time of war. SO he is skeptical that they
are now producing dyes.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Color for Money and Stamps.

BY employing rigid economy the bu-
reau of engraving and printing has
met the scarcity of dyestuffs resulting
from war in Europe. and now has avail
able enough pigments to color the gov
ernments money and stamps for six
months By the end of that period
Director Ralph of the bureau believes
that either "a supply of colors made in
America will be available or that ar
rangements will be made for securing
ample shipments from Germany.
When the war broke out the burea u
succeeded in buying a years supply of
necessary blues and reds for postage
stamps. The amount of color used in
inks was reduced to minimum, even
at the risk in some cases of making
the printed product a trife paler tina n
normal.
During the past year the bureau has
obtained several small lots of color and
good sized shipment from Germany
was secured through diplomatic nego-
tiations. The process. however, has
been expensive. Director Ralph said
today that for small lots of red dives
he had been forced to pay rs, 80 and
so cents "A pound, compared with 26
cents before the war began.
The bureau has been able to quit the
foreign market in producing one color
and turned to American manufact cturers,
vegetable dye used in coloring black
ink. formerly imported from Germany.
is now being purchased in large ouan-
titles from Pennsylvania dyestuf
plant.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
'F|RST-A|D IDEALS
CITED BY RUcKER
Public Health Service Official
Speaks Before Military
Surgeons.
URGES STANDARDIZATION
AND SIMPLER PACKAGES
Devlares Work Has Gone far Afeld
Because of 0verzeal-Many
Participate in Sessions.

The ideals of first-aid treatment in
the United States were clearly defined
by Assistant Surgeon General William
c. Rucker of the public health ser-:ice
at this mornings session of the twen-
ty-fourth annual meeting of the Asso-
citation of Military Surgeons of the
United States. held at the Army Medical
School, 121 18th street northwest.
Dr.. Rucker was a member of the
.irst aid conference which recently met
in this city and passed resolution
asking the President to take steps to-
ward forming first-aid standardiza-
tion board. DR.. Rucker said, in part:
The basic principle of standardiza-
ton of first-aid packages is simplifica
tion the elimination of all unnecessary
appliances and medicine: the minimum
OF what is absolutely necessary.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Justice and Freedom the Object.

The western woman with the power
Of her ballot will give to her enslavcd
sister justice and freedom
THE union Of this sisterhood Of won,-
an voters is the power politically of the
near future. Let us plead with Won to
form no alliance with any existing
man s political party, For tweute cen
turies. remember, you nave been led
10 neheNe your work was TO patch up
the evils germinated by ,uan'S so-c.,I,od
CIVILIZATION 1t is time for us women
TO have d civilization of our own
Let u create "a new code of honor
q dlnerent standard of morals"
The convention is being held ,uder
the auspices Of the Congressional I'nfon
for Woman Suffrage, and will close
Thursday night. 1t is expected that
more than 5000 delegates Will be in
attendance "
Evening star., 1915-09-15
URGES NON-ALL|ANCE
WITH MANS POLITICS
Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont Would Have
Woman Voters Work for New
Civilization.

SAN FRANCISCO. September 15-The
hrst business session of the Congres-
sionai Union for Woman Suffrage, which
Is being attended by scores of prominent
women from all parts of. the country. be-
gan here today at the Illinois building
at the Panama Pacific exposition
Urging her hearers 10 foreso alliances
with any existing mans political party
and to work for new woman made
civilization, Mrs -. II. +. Belmont of
New York. as general chairman of the
woman voters convention. welcomed
the delegates at "A luncheon yesterda y,
which preceded the first business ses-
sion of the convention.
Mrs. Belmont said
The woman voters of the twelve en-
franchised states of our United States
are here to form d body polite II is
the first time in the history of the
world that women have moved politi-
cally. What does il signify IT means
now, as II always has and always will
that when women come together TO
work, the moral, better side of human
ity intends TO assert itself
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-31

ter OF Chicago, Nelson Whitney Of New
Orleans. and Max Marston and a 159
by Dawson Heron Of Pittsburgh.
marked the last OF the final golf
Chick" Evans and Jerome Ira
vers. who qualified with 162, played
good golf. The western champion fell
off slightly in the afternoon. while
Travers bettered. but neither the Chi
cagoan or his eastern rival played the
golf of which he is capable.
The uncertain quality of the play is
best shown by the fact that three
les scores played off for two places
among the 80 who viii enter the
match play tomorrow, George Rohan
of Pine Valley. and J. NJ. Stearns III
Of WilliamspOrt. being the fortunate
ones in the playOff with w. Parker
Seeley of Brooklyn.
Chicago besides Gardner. Sawyer,
Evans and Paul Hunter. qualified Al
bert Beckel. with a card of 165, Civ
ing the city a representation of five.