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'I DIRECTOR STUART PRAISES TIMES PRIZE OFFER Pupils Can Begin To Make Summaries From Tomorrow's Sunday Evening Times Read The Rules Carefully Interest in The Times prize offer for the best summary of a day's news has attracted wide attention and interest and received, the hearty indorsement of local educators. A. T. Stuart, director of intermediate instruction, is enthusiastic over The Times plan and indorsed it as follows: "The Washington Tinges contest for the best summaries of the day's news as written by school children has my heartiest indorsement and should be looked upon as a valuable adjunct to the current events Btudy already carried on in our classrooms. "Any such scheme which stimulates pupils toward an intelligent reading of the day's important news should be looked upon with high favor by teachers.

Our current events work heretofore has largely been along the line of bringing in clippings bearing on some topic of literature, history, or geography. The Times contest opens a more comprehensive field, making the pupil a discriminating reader of all current happenings, and the fact that he has to summarize them should fix them in his mind. "Newspaper reading marks another step in breaking open the old walls within which teacher and pupil used to live secluded from the outside world. Their interests were considered as apart and above the ordinary run of affairs. Today we take a different view of school work.

It should be correlated with current events. "History, like some spirituous liquors, doesn't necessarily gain flavor or value with age. That was a mistaken notion. Present day history as recorded in newspapers is a vital part of a child's education. Any contest or scheme which leads him to pay more attention to present -day history making should be encouraged." Dr.

Davidson, the -superintendent of schools, in discussing The Times offer, said: "I have no doubt but that Washington school boys and girls alike 'will be greatly interested in the contest for the best summaries of the day's news." Tfie plain itself consists in the offer by The Times of eight prizes. 0hQ Qrie -One of $3.00 Five of $1 each For the best summaries of the day's news written by pupils in the Washington schools from news published in The Washington Times. The Rules of Only news appearing in The Times is to be summarized. Each summary is to have attached to it headings printed over the news cut from The Times. Each summary must bear three signatures, the signature of the pupil, the signature of one of the pupil's parents, and the signature of the principal of the school which the pupil attends.

These signatures will be taken as testimony on the part of all three that the pupil wrote the Bummary without assistance. The first contest will extend over the period of a week, and will include news printed in The Times beginning Sunday, October 22, and ending Saturday, October 28. Write only on one side of the paper. Make your summary as brief as the facts allow. Sign your name, home address, and name of your school plainly.

Address your summary with the clippings attached to the Pupils' Contest, Washington Times. Each pupil may send as many summaries as are wished that Is, one may be sent for every day in the week if desired. iDr. Albert Oliven, German Scientist, Here Dr. Albert Oliven, a noted physician Berlin, is at the New Wlllard today, on a tour of the important cities of this country to arrange for a visit here next September of from 300 to 100 German scientists.

WEATHER REPORT. FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT. Continued unsettled weather with occasional light rain tonight or Sunday. TEMPERATURES. TI.

P. BUREAU. AFFLECK'S. 8 a. E8 9 a.

58 10 a. 69 31 a 02 neon 60 d. 62 8 a. 61 9 a. fa 10 a CO 11 a.

12 noon 1 p. 07 2 p. o-j 8 p. ro 63 i TIDE TABLE. Today High tide, 7i33 a.

m. and 7:40 p. m. Lor tide, 1:31 a. m.

and 1:19 p.m. Tomorrow High tide. 8:15 a. m. and 8:11 P- rn.

Low tide, 2:19 a m. and 2:30 p. m. SUN TABLE. Iui 605 1 Sua 6:13 $uatUtL the Contest Will Give Instruction In Playground Work A training scnool for playground workers, to teach the n-odern play-gorund activities, will be openeS In Washington In December, or early next January.

No tuition uJU be charged The gymnasium of tho Church of he l.piphany hu beau offeied ac quarters for the school lo b9 under the direction of E. S. Martin, dlreotm- of rlay-crounds. To glvo a complete course of training to all persons desiring to enter playground wlrk as a profession, or to persons Interested In Juvenile training, including public Bchool teachers, Is the scope of the school Aftcrnnoi sesi'lnns will be held, to permit uitendanco of teachers and students. "Tho playground movement Is chang-liu.

and needs tullled experienced Instructors, not meiely goody policemen or good nurses," tald Director Martin "The courses we have planned will triisUt industrial, domtstio science, and sociological, as well as athletlo work. How to make and cultivate gardens playground utenhlls and equipment cooking, tewing, baskotiy, and all outdoor games, will Do Included In tho course." Co-operation of Dr. Itebecca Stone-road, director cf phlca' training In the puhllc sct.ools, and Mso of tho pub- iiv ovuvui inujo.uuiiua, nas oeen proni ised. Murdered Girl and' GEORGE H. BAKER, Who Saw Richeson And Linnell Girl Together Day Before Tragedy.

'1 II iBIB lt jmJ-S t'fijc" 3WElilllm3BteSfr3Miy: II W4''-' II JdrtfYlOPHK2HHKL ML BKB HI HHIlHPiHll'HH0iiPl lmmm.wmmmmmmmmmmmm$mmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmLmmm HOME OF AVIS LINNELL I TARKINGI ON NTO OBTAIN DIVORCE Wife of Novelist Alleges Great Cruelty Asks Custody of Child. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Oct. 21. Mrs. Newton Booth Tarklnfjton, wife of the author and playwright, has filed suit for divorce, great cruelty.

In addition to the decree of separation, Mrs. Tarklngton asks the custody of their five-year-old child. The filing of the divorce proceedings Is the first time the separation of thu distinguished Hoosler writer and his wife, ivno comes fiom one of the first families In Indianapolis, has been officially recognized. The separation was first reported two weeks ago, but Booth Tarklngton then refused to discuss tho matter. Mrs.

Tarklngton falls to go Into details In her complaint, contending herself with saying that nor husband 'treated her with great cruelty" She left her husbund, she said, last July. No alimony Is nsked. Tarklngton'B freo and easy disposition, and his love of a "good time" are said to have brought about the domestic split. Professional Jealousy, In view of the fact that Tarklngton arid his ta aro both writers, also It, given as a cause of the separation. The novelist Is at present visiting Princeton University, of which Institution he is an alumnus.

Judge Grosscup to Send In Resignation Today CHICAGO, Oct. 21 Federal Judge Peter S. Qrosscup announced today that his resignation from tho bench woujd be forwarded to President Taft UiIh aft ernoon. Final disposition of tho receivership troubles of tho Chicago and Milwaukee Electric railroad, which has caused half a dozen postponements In Judge Grosscup's resignation, will be left to District Judga Carpenter. Over $11,000,000 in involved.

mm ACTIO Last Minute News Told in Brief FIGHT TRUST PLAN. NEW YOItK, Oct. great tobacco States, through their attorneys general, have filed objections in the Federal court against the proposed reorganization of the Tobacco trust. An additional objection has been filed by the Independent Tobaco Manufacturers' Association. WRECKAGE COMES ASHORE.

POINT PLEASANT, N. Oct. 21, Flvo thousand cases of gasolene, carried In on tho breakers, glvo ground for the belief that a vessel has been wrecked Life-savers are on the alert, but there have been no distress signals, and because it is thick off shore tha i gbisaes do not carry for, Home Important AVIS LINNELL, The Murdered Gitl. 0 10 SHOT Dim IS FOUND IN WOODS Gustav Krugar, Unconscious, Discovered by Miss Ameling's Brother. BALTIMORE.

Oct. 21. With a bullet -wound In the top of his head and with his wrist cut, Qustav Krugar, who shot and seriously wounded Miss Josephine Amellng last Thursday because she refused to marry him, was found shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, lying In the woods at Brag-er, near the scene of the shooting. A brother of Miss Amellng, who wars working In the wov. discovered Kru-gcr, lying unconscious ar.d In a pool of blood.

A pistol was lying by his side. Without disturbing Kruger. the brother hnstcned to his home and Informed his father of tho find. Securing hts gun, Mr. Amellng, after making sure of his son's dUcovery, Jumped on tho next train and hastened to the homo of Justice of the Peace Lester Disney, at Odentoii.

Amellng armed his son and gave him orders to hold Kruger a prisoner until he returned to the scene with the Justice. Revenue Cutter Goes To Clyde Steamer Aid Word wis received at tho Treasury Derartment today that the revenue cutter Onandago had been dispatched to tne assistance of the steamer O. W. Clyde, of the Clyde Steamship Company, which is roported disabled on anchored thirty-ono miles northeast of Cape Charles. A strong northeast wind and a heavv sea Is reported In the dispatch.

Tha number of passengers and other Information concerning the disabled vessel couia not ou nua ni me uepartmont. Y. C. A. HOME BURNED.

WAKP.EN, Oct 21. Fire totally destroyed the Y. M. C. A.

building and badly damaged the Wendleboe, a four-story structure entailing a loss of $125,000. For a time several other buildings were threatened. One fireman was Injured, BLOCKADE MODIFIED. The Italian government has notified the American Government that the eastern limit of the blockade of the coast of Tripoli and Cyrene by tha Italian navy has been modified, and Is now fixed at longitude 23 degrees 11 minutes cast Greenwich, mmiw WOOER Witness in Case "WEN IN THE CASE" OE FARE PROSECUTION i i De Lacy Ends Investigation and Orders Names Sent to District Attorney. The "men in tho case" of Lilian Scheuch will be brought Into th limelight If Judge De Lacy can accomplish It, This assurance was given this morning when Judgo De Lacy having com pleted nis investigation of the case, ordored MIbs Jean King, probation officer, to turn over to the office of tho United States District attorney all names of men suspected of mis treating the sixteen-year-old girl who was drugged and left lying unconscious on the porch of her aunt's home.

Stirred by charges that he hart tak en a luke warm Interest In the prosecution of the men who mistreated his neice a. b. Palmer today made a statement declaring he had given all the evidence In his possession to the probation officer. This evidence consists of letters, cards, and other papers, containing names of lawyers, physicians, Government employes, and business men. A score of these lotters so signed will be turned over to the District Attorneys office by Judge De Lacy's order.

Other names furnished by the girl after her commitment to the House of Mercy on a charge of Incorrigibility also will bo given to the District Attor ney ur investigation. .1" meanwhile Mr. Palmer took steps In Police Court to have a relative prosecuted whom he charged with kicking and breaking tho panels of his front door. As a result of the trial there this week Gus Gloscowe was nut under $100 bond to keep tho peace. Pointing out that his effoit to shield the girl's namo by having a trial be-nlnd closed doors at Juvenile Court In no way as Intended as a shield for the men, Judge De Lacy today said: I ordered the prosecuting attorney to bring Into court all the witnesses he could find.

I gavo further orders to have as many of the names of tho men as could be ascertained collected and sent to tho District Attorney's office for Investigation. "The fact that the girl was over sixteen years of age placed their prosecu-Vun our Jurisdiction. I also urged Lsll WY'M0 anv information they had to tho District Attorney and swear out warrants for their arrest if tho evidence was sufficient" Married men will bo Involved, If the mistreatment of the girl Is traqed back to some of the names given. HUNDREDS FACE DEATH. ROME, Oct.

helplessly In a burning sulphur mine at Trabonella, Sicily, 100 men are facing nn awful death. Any attempt at rescue Is hope-les, although several gallant efforts have been made, but were abandoned nfter two rescuers were burned to death. TROOPS FOR EMERGENCY. MANILA, Oct. 21.

Orders to deliver at once all food supplies contracted for the marine forces here are taken as an Indication that the United States Government contemplates sending the entire force to Hankow for emergency duty. The collier Abarenda, with a quantity of ammunition, iag sailed for. Shanghai. MINISTER ACCUSED OF GIRL'S MURDER TO BREAK SILENCE Substitute Pastor Will Read Richeson's Statement From Pulpit to Cambridge Congregation. SUSPECT SPENDS AFTERNOON PREPARING HIS MESSAGE BOSTON, Oct 21.

The stubborn Bilence which has sealed tho lips of the Rev. C. V. T. Richeson since he fled to the home of his affianced bride the day after Avis Linnell was Wiled, will be broken tomorrow.

According to the Rev. Dr. Charles Croff, who will occupy the Immanuel Baptist Church pulpit, in Cambridge, the accused divine Is preparing a formal statement to be read tomorrow morning' from the pulpit Gaunt and haggard, Richeson sits today in cell 42, murderers' row, of the Charles street jail accused of the murder of nineteen-year-old Avis Linnell, whom ho Is said first to have betrayed under promise of marriage. Tho details of the story aB they slowly come to light, reveal the crime of which tho young clergyman is accused, as one of the most fiendish in criminal, annals. Tho motive of the murder, the police assert, was to remove a troublesome obstacle to Richeson's marriage to his wealthy fiancee, MIbb Violet Edmands, a woman older than himself, but possessed of a fortune of a half mil lion dollars.

SYDNEY 1 LOG CONGRESS DIES OE APOPLEXY TODAY End Ccmcr Man in Sanitarium Near Philadelphia. Former Congressman Sydney E. Mudd. for years ono of the most, picturesque figures nt the Capitol, and former leader of his organization In the Fifth Maryland district, died in a sanitarium near Philadelphia at 3 o'clock this morjilng A- stroke of apoplexy with which ho has suffered for months, was the cause of his death. Funeral arrangements for the former political leader are now being completed.

Tho services will be held from St. Thomas's Church, near La Plata, Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Interment likely will be made in the burying ground of the Mudd family In St. Charles county, Md. Sydney Mudd, Jr.

nnd Griffith Mudd, sons of the veteran statesman, and his secretary. P. 3. M. rsu-jhrlht, left for Philadelphia lmmdU-ly tftcr the news of th death of Mr.

Mnrtd was rcuvea nt the home of the Utter near f.a Plata. They will qeenmnany the body to the Maryland township. Long In Ill-Health. Mr. Mudd hal been In l.l 'uulth for several year-j.

On this ho declined a renomlnatlon for and rellngulshed all the pillilcU powers which have made 'ilm a factor In Maryland politics for years. Born in St. Chur.ss county, In 1858, the life of Sydney Emanuel Mudd, was an uunsua-ly active one. He was a graduate of Geoivot jvj University, and for years had oecn orn of Ihe staunchest supporters of that educational Institution. Aftsr finishing here, ho went to St.

John's College, at Annapolis, and In 187S, lie graduatad with high honors. After reaching his twenty-first year, he decided upon law ns his vocation He read law privately and attended the law uchool of the University of Vlr glnla, and within two years was granted a diploma from that famous Institution. He was admlted to tha of Maryland at the age of twenty-three, and since that date had been power In the civic life of his Stnte. An ardent Republican, Mr. Mudd built up nround him an organization In his district which made it Impossible for his political enemies ever to dofoat him.

It was strictly a personal organization, but one of tho strongest In the country. He often was spoken of rs a man Who had established a kingdom under a Republican form of government. "Marse Sydney." "Marse Sydney," as he was popularly known from coast to coast, began hli political career In earnest when, In 18T9, he was elected to tho State house of delegates In Maryland. Two years later ho was re-elected to this position. He was an elector on the Gar-field-Arthur Presidential ticket in 1SS0.

He began to make himself felt In national poJltlcs when he announced his candidacy for a seat in the Forty-first Congress. He wos overwhelmingly elected to this position. In 1895 he w'ns again elected to the State house of delegates of Maryland, and was made speaker of that body. He was a district delegate to tho National Republican convention In ISSfl. and a delegate-at-large to the same body In 1900.

In ooth conventions he was chairman of the Maryland delegation. Mr. Mudd waB again sent to Congress In 1896, apd re-elected to the same position repeatedly until 111 health forced him to give up his active political work. The district which he rei resented In Congiess Is composed of St. Mary, Charles Calvert.

Prince George, Anno Arundel, and Howard counties, and a 1 section of Baltimore, Autopsy Reveals Plot. Avis Linnell, the young student of music at the IJoston Conservatory, had a blameless reputation before she fell under -the spell of tho hardsome clergyman. Up to the time, Indeed, that, seated In the bath room of her apartment in the W. C. A.

bulfding. she took two crystals of cyanide of potassium In the btllef, as the police assump, that it was medicine that would remedy her condition, no breaih. qf suspicion Had ever attached to her name. It was only when an autopsy re veaiea tne fact that sho wan to be, com? a mother "that "the police begaii 1 jrltfi up the terrible chain of evidence that they hav Ki woven about the vouns clergyman. Passion and greed coupled with an 7i Inhuman cruelty are the keynotes cf i the police The other woman the case Is of mature uge, and not even by tho broadest stretch of Imagination could sho be called beautiful.

She had little to compare vslth tho golden-haired Avis, but the had wealth and that lure, according to the police version, was sufficient to lmpol the. penniless young clergyrran to commit ore ot the most atrocious crimes in history. Say Miss Edmands Knew. That Mtsa Edmands knew of Richeson's acquaintance at least, with Avis Linnell, seems certain. Girl friends ot the little music student say that Avis frequently visited Richeson's quarters In Cambridge, and was there once when Miss Edmands drove by In her brougham and called out a greeting to the cleigyman.

The same friends are positive that Avis was formally betiothed to Richeson, and tell how she would blushlngly show them a dla- muiiu eiiKHKf-mtni ring wnicn she said he had xlven her. Tl; only missing link In the chain it evidence which the police have built is 'is to when and how ihe poison was Sivon Avle. That Jink thev now say they will be able to furnish within a few l.oufs. The whole police theory hinges on the question whether or not Richeson was with Avis on the day of her death. That Is what they hav bent all their energies to prove.

Telephone Conversation. Richeson was In tho habit of to Ais from the house of Mrs. John F. Danakln, Magazine slreot, Cambridge. According to the police, they have obtained a witness who will testify that on tho Thursday prior to the gill's death Richeson telephoned her, and.

after speaking for a few minutes said: "Well, I'll see you Saturday afternoon. It seems a long tlmo till then." if Richeson Is guilty of the awful crime with which ho Is charged, hla friends insist that insanity wnF tho cause, and they point to certain Jnii-dents In his past lifo to piovo that he was mentally unbalanced Mrs. Edgar Linnell, the mother of tho dead girl. Is alio convinced thut this Is tho explanation Mrs. Ltnnoll has described certain nervous seizures which afflicted tha clorg man nt various times In her home, nnd which made him act In a peculiar manner for Mine time afterward Had Nervous Attacks.

"Mr. Richeson, whom I loved as a Eon," she said, "woirled us often by attacks which he had at our housa. Although they did not appear to bo Eorl-ous, they left him in a highly nervous condition. He worried over this and at one time insisted "breaking his engagement to Als, giving his physical c. dltlon as the renson.

Their engagement was icnewed, however, and Avis, firmjy balleve, was engaged to hint when she died," Others acquainted with Richeson de-sci Ihe similar periods nt which he acted so strangely ns to appear under the of a drug. Fear He Will Take Life. While the man appears today to be absolutely shattered, mentally and physically, ho still preserves tho same taciturnity that has marked him since arrest. Ho refuses to speak to any one, and will scarcely even reply to his guards when they address him on routine matters. The prison officials fear ahat ho will take his life If any opportunity offerB, and aro taking special precautions.

A guard peaces to and fro before the cell door every minute of the day and nK'lit, nnd the prisoner Is under continual surveillance. Apparently, ho does not heed or cure about this es-polnage. Wrapped In his own thoughts. iCpnilnued pn Ninth, Sun-l "I 1 A wi il ni "At il tSM Ml.