The Roanoke Times from Roanoke, Virginia • 1

ADVERTISERS are invited to make an inspection of our subscription books, and judge of the character and quality of our circulation. n. This newspaper has both the number and the quality. THE VOLUME XLVIII-NO. 63.

10 PAGES. ROANOKE, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1910. 10 PAGES. PRICE: THREE CENTS. ROANOKE BRISTOL RALLY FOR HENRY STUART Big Outpouring of Democrats Expected Tuesday.

Night -John N. Johnson Chairman Arrangements Committee. Bristol, Sept. -The democrats of Bristol and Washington county are growing enthusiastic over the big Stuart mass-meeting planned to be held in this city on next Thursday evening, the 27th. The orators of the occasion will be Senator Thomas S.

Martin. Congressman Hal D. Flood and Hon. Henry C. Stuart, the latter the democratic nominee for congress in the Ninth Virginia district.

Chairman Herbert G. Peters, of the local committee, has leased the Harmelins, expected theater for that then meeting, audience and of more than 1,000 will hear the speakers. This will be the first public meeting of the campaign in this city, but it will find the local Democrats wide awake and active in the cause of their standard-bearer. It is expected that the meeting will attract prominent Democrats from all parts of the district. John N.

Johnson has been named as chairman committee on arrangements, and Mr. Johnson never does his work otherwise than thoroughly well. The other memberg of this committee are: Col. S. V.

Fulkerson, Frank Taylor, J. S. Livasey and John A. Mahoney. Councilman Jordan Hurt.

Councilman H. F. Jordan, of Melrose ward, was slightly injured last night when he was thrown from a street car of the Melrose line. He taken to the office of Dr. J.

N. Lewis but did not require any assistance. Mr. Jordan was on the step of the car bound for Roanoke when a wagon belonging. to Elem Jamison side swiped the car and caught the councilman, dragging him to the ground.

Mr. Jordan is a cripple through the loss of an arm and was unable to retain his balance. NEW WORLD MARK FOR TROTTERS The Harvester Steps a Mile in 2:01, Flat, on Columbus Track. Columbus. 0., Sept.

the track that for years held the stallion trotting championship because of the 2:02 1 mile, made by Cresceus, there came back the title today when The Harvester went a brilliant mile in 2:01 flat and thereby took a quarter. of a second off the time he made last week at Syracuse. Denver Geers, declared his intention to make an attack next Thursday on the record. if the track could be made solid to the rail. Bervaldo, Major Brino and Manuella won the regular events of the card.

The 2:12 class, trotting. 3 in 5, $1,200: Bervaldo, b. by The Tramp, won; Georle Todd, b. by Todd, second: Bronson, br. third.

Best time, 2:08 3-4. The 2:05 class, pacing, three heats. $1,200: Major Brino, blk. by Wild Brine, won: Baron Whips, ch. second: May b.

third. Best time, 2:05 1-4. Special class, pacing, 3 in 5, $600: Manuella, b. by Autral, won; Maconda, b. second: J.

W. b. third. Best time, 2:07 1-2. To beat 2:01 1-4, his own and the world's record for trotting stallions, The Harvester, br.

by Walnut Hall, won. Time by quarters, :29 1-2, :59 1-2, 1:29 3-4, 2:01. SECOND DISTRICT INVESTIGATION Both Young and Maynard to File Charges of Wholesale Fraud Today. Norfolk, Sent. Wholesale charges of fraud and Irregularities will be fled before the committee from the State Democratic committee investigating the recent Second congressional district primary tomorrow morning by both William A.

Young, the successful candidate, and Congressman H. L. Maynard, who was defeated for the nomination. The examination of poll books and registration books in connection with the primary have been under examination before the committee since last Tuesday, and It is said that many CrOSN Irregularities and carelessness in the registering of names have been discovered in various sections of the district. Chanier Revokes Power of Attorney.

New York, Sept. Robert Winthrop Chanler revoked the power of attorney he rave Lina Cavalier to collect the income from estate under their famous nuptial agreement. This statement made day by Sidney Harris, Chanler'8 attorney, who said that notice of the cation. had been served on trustees of the estate. No other action is needed.

Mr. Harris declared, to rive effect to the revocation, and it will not be filed in an office of record. This move is intended to make it impossible for Cavalier to obtain the income from the three trust funds Het aside for Chanler. Within two or three da Mr. Harris intends to answer the summons and complaint filed by attorneys for Mra.

Julia Chamberlain Chanter, the artist's first wife. which questions the legality of his agreement with Min bride. Mr. Harris would not Indicate, however. what will be the nature of his reply, "HARVEST HOME" POSTPONED.

Special Service Jefferson Street Church To Be Held Later. The "Harvest Home" service at the Jefferson Street Bantist church, for the benefit of the Baptist orphanage at Salem. which was to have been held next Sunday. has been postponed to the first Sunday In October, the second day of the month, The postponement in for several good reasons and it is hoped when the meeting is held troubles which now shadow the orphanage in the shape of among the inmates will have entirely present prospects promise, SHOOTS WOMAN; HANGS HIMSELF R. W.

Yates, of Detroit, Ends His Life in Prison, After Wounding Mrs. Singer. TRAGEDY FOLLOWS NIGHT OF FROLIC Couple Spend Afternoon Evening in Automobile and Wind Up in Wine Room Near Cleveland Man Who Did Shooting Was Wealthy and Leaves Family--Sons Decline to Talk. Cleveland, Ohio, September: 22, -At the a close acquaintanceship of unknown duration. B.

W. Yates, of wealthy Detroit business man, today shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Fred Singer, in a Rocky River wine room, and two hours later hanged himself in the county jail. Tonight the woman's attorney, Frank Billman, was closeted with Yates' two sons several hours. The result of the interview was not given out, and the three refused to discuss the shooting or Its cause.

The young men, A. and H. F. Yates, hurried here from Detroit as as news of the shooting reached them, and the body of their father was shortly afterward identifled as it lay in a private morgue, Yates was 48 years old and married. He was chairman of the board of directors of the Business Men's PublishCompany, of Detroit, was owner and manager of a hotel and possessed extensive lumber holdings near Bradford, Ontario.

It is to this latter place that his body will be removed tomorrow by speclal permit of the coroner, Mrs. Singer, formerly a resident of Detroit, but lately residing in a Cleveland hotel, is the wite of a traveling tole salesman, men and prominent is related in by Cleveland marriage. affairs. The couple spent yesterday afternoon and evening in an automobile. At midnight last night they Went to A road house at Rocky River, A western suburb of city.

Four hours later a quarrel occurred in a grill room across the street from the place first visited. Mrs. Singer, according to the barkeeper on duty, ordered a taxicab by telephone, against Yates' protest, and ten minutes later the shooting occurred. Mrs. Singer was shot through the back and through both legs.

A policeman and the bar keeper disarmed the man. "I fired two of the five shots at myself, but missed." Yates told Marshal Roy Martin, according to that officer. While the woman Was borne to a hospital, Yates was taken to the Cleveland Jail, and there he hanged himself to a low iron rod In the wash room, using his handkerchief as a noose. Complete mystery surrounds the relation of the man and woman, who have been acquainted, it is admitted, some time. She has been estranged from her husband for months.

Her condition is reported at the hospital as serious, but it 18 added that she will recover. She was unable to make a statement, was announced. CHASE CHARGED WITH LOAFING New York, Sept. vapor of gossip that has surrounded the quarrel of Hal Chase, captain of the New York American league base ball team, and George T. Stallings, manager, was cleared today by 8 statement from Frank J.

Farrell, president of the club. Stallings was in conference with Farrell today in obedience to a telegram summoning him from Cleveland, and took the opportunity of making grave charges. He accused Chase of withholding his best services on the feld, and of quitting when he was most neededident Farrell thought the charges 80 grave that he took the frat train for Cleveland, where the club now 18, to make a complete investigation. Stallinga wanted to him, but was refused permission. charges are sustained, Farrell said that there will place for Chase on the Highlanders, or, in his opinion, on any other team.

It they fall, he reserved the right to deal with Stallings as he thinks fit. He absolutely denied that Chase had been appointed manager of the club, but baseball followers here believe that he will be, If Stallings' charges fall flat. In explanation of the situation, PresIdent Farrell made tonight the response to a telegram from ins. signed statement: me calling him to New York, George T. Stallings appeared in my offices this morning to give his version of the reported trouble in the New York American League, Club of which he Is manager.

To my surprise, Mr. Stalling8 made grave accusations against Hal Chase, first baseman of the team, and its captain. Mr. Stallings charges that Chase has not been giving his best services to the club and that he has been guilty, in base ball parlance of 'Laying "No ball player can afford to have his reputation and the reputation of club smirched by such charges and have decided. to gO At once to Cleveland team now playing.

to make a thorough investigation of Mr. Stallings' chard and if find they are true, I shall lay the entire matter before the national commission and ask that Chase be punished. owe such investigation to the public and the players. Chase guilty of Stallings charges there 1 18 no place on the New York American League team for him or any other team in my Judgment, It he in not guilty, be should be promptly cleared of the charges, that he mAY stand vindicated before the public, Mr. Stallings denies that he RAVE out the statements printed in the last few days, attributed to him or to the players on the club, in reference to Chase desertIng the club in mid season in Detroit.

He also denies that there WAR A row and mutiny In the bus returning from the ball park in Chicago last Monday as Chase never was In the bus but re turned to the hotel in an automobile with three other players. AlRo that Chase never played with a semi- fessional team during the time he was sick, "If Mr. Stallings fails to prove him charges against Chase, It up to me to deal with Stallings I fit, AN ChAse iN 100 great A ball player to TIMES. have his reputation blackened by any such charges. "There have been recently many migleading reports about my club and change in its manager.

I desire to say now that George T. Stallings is still manager of the team, that while he is here York club is in charge of my secretary, Thomas Davis, and that appointed Hal Chase to manage the team to succend Stallings." Cleveland, Ohio, September Chase tonight gave out the following statement: "This trouble has been growing some time. The first real break came in Detroit when the club came west. At that time I was not feeling well. Was troubled with dizziness when I started to run and asked for a leave of sence which was granted by Mr.

Stallings. I started for New York and the papers next morning carried stories the effect that Hal Chase Interview was printed Mr. Staldeserted the Torts team. An lings in one of the papers. "It was alleged that I had merely served on him a half hour before my departure that I intended to the team.

then Joined the club in St. Louis. "One day I dropped a ball, a thing which any player might do, and I drew roast from Mr. Stallings. If the roast had been brought on by a bone headed play I would have felt that I deserved it.

"The climax then came in the first game of the series at Chicago, which our club lost. With Dantels on second and myself at bat the signal was given for the hit and run. I hit at the ball, tipped a fowl which the catcher caught. Daniels having started for third Was easily thrown out. "Nothing was said by Mr.

Stallings then or later. That evening 1 went to the theater. On my return to the hotel, I met one of the New York base ball reporters on the way to the telegraph office. Having asked him what the excitement was, he answered: have an Interview with Stallings to the effect that you are laying down on the team. "Mr.

Stallings later verified the statement and admitted that he was quoted correctly. Of course such events could not put one in a pleasant frame of mind. "Stallings always has shown a tendency to get behind man's back. feel and know that In this trouble have the support of every member of the New York TAFT TO HELP IN OHIO FIGHT Cincinnati, Sept. -President Taft promised some of the Ohio Republican leaders today that he would try to help them out in this State by asking several speakers of national prominence to in the fall campaign.

The president said that he also might ask Secretary Nagel, of the department of commerce and labor to make a few speeches in the State. Mr. Taft heard reports of the progress of the campaign from several of his callers today. Among these were Senator Theodore Burton, Lewla G. Laylin, chairman of the a Republican executive committee and Malcom Jennings, secretary of the same committee.

During the forenoon Mr. Taft held an almost continuous reception at his brother's home, talking with many of his old friends In the city. Among these callers were Dr. C. W.

Dabney, president of Cincinnati University, who was assistant secretary of agriculture at Washington when Mr. Taft WaR solicitor general and Theodore Roosevelt was civil service commissioner. It was at that time that the three became friends. Mr. Taft lunched with J.

G. Schmidlap and afterward had Mr. Schmidlap 0.8 his opponent in an 18-hole golf game at Cincinnati Golf Club. This evening the president dined at the home of Representative Nicholas Longworth. Mr.

Taft will remain in Cincinnati until Saturday leaving then for Washington where he is due early Sunday morning. BRISTOL READY FOR ROOSEVELT Bristol. Sept. -Special. With the appointment of committees, the whole of Bristol is now discussing the coming of Theodore Roosevelt, who speaks here on the 7th of October.

The Bristol meeting will be of a nonsan nature, and men of all parties and factions are represented on the com mittee of one hundred, of which H. P. Wyman 19 chairman. The other committees are: FinanceG. W.

Hammitt, J. C. Layman, W. C. Reser and J.

Bunting. Railroad Transportation- A. Mahoney, F. M. J.

L. Godsey, H. P. Wyman, J. H.

Faucette. Press and Advertising F. M. Runnels, M. B.

Lewis, M. B. Remine, A. Gray Glimer, C. J.

Harkrader. Decorations H. G. Francis, H. C.

Hammitt, Carl Harmeling, W. E. Allen. John A. Phillips, Robert Gray, R.

L. Harmon. Street Decorations- John R. Dickey, Earl Smith. W.

0. Green, J. S. Sherfey, J. D.

Taylor, W. R. Carmack, Grounds Committee- J. L. Godsey, C.

J. Kingsolver, J. W. Lynn, J. D.

Stout. Music P. C. March, James D. Leftwich, Franck Taylor, N.

P. Lawrence, Chas. G. Millard. INDIANAPOLIS GETS 1.0.

0. F. Atlanta, Sept. Indianapolis WAR selected as the next convention city by the sovereign grand lodge, Independent Order of odd Fellows, this afternoon. defeating Los Angeles.

Baltimore, Chicago and Sidney, Australia. At the morning session of the grand lodge report of special committee. recommending the erection and maintenance by the order of a tuberculosis was objected to. The Odd Fellows Press Association held its annual emeting tonight and the following officers elected: President--A. B.

Baker, Watertown, N. Y. First vice- H. Sykes, eld. Second -president C.

R. Gibson. Vaxahatchie, Secretary-treasurer-W. H. Leedy, Indianapolle.

Murder Trial Postponed. of of several of Louisville, Miss, Sept. -Because important witnesses, the case against Prementer, charged with axsaulting killing Miss Janie Sharpe several montha ago, was continued until tomorrow. Quiet has been restored following the excitement of yesterday but the officials have increased the guard about the Jail. $100,000 Fire In Louisiana Town.

New Iberia, Sept. -It is now about block of business property. estimated A that the fire which destroyed caused about $100.000 loss. of which $45,000 wes covered by insurance. WEATHER.

Fair Friday, followed by increasing cloudiness; Saturday. showers, with cooler by night; moderate east winds, becoming variable. FLYING MACHINE FLEW HALF A MILE Ever Given in Roanoke Attendance Yesterday Estimated at From Twenty to Thirty Thousand Street Car Co Fine Company Show Swamped and a With Vast Business- Patronage. Partly Successful Exhibition Given at the Fair Grounds Late Yesterday Afternoon. CROWDS EXCEEDED ALL EXPECTATIONS Fair in Every Respect Most Successful Weather Forecast for Today: Fair.

Yesterday was the biggest day of the Roanoke Fair and last night was a big night at the grounds. The rail road shops and offices, the banks and many stores and manutacturing concerns closed at noon to give the employes a chance to attend the show. The street cars running on admirable schedules and doing their best, were gorged and yet inadequate for the traffic and every automobile and horse vehicle going to the grounds was packed. Thousands of people walked. AEROPLANE FLIES.

The thousands of people who were able to wait at the fair grounds yesterday afternoon as late as 5:40 were repaid, for they witnessed a pretty flight made by Aviator Eugene Ely. Many of the spectators became tired and left the grounds feeling that the machine would not make the flight. The officials of the Fair Association were there and did everything possible to pursuade the aviator to make the flight. As explained yesterday, Mr. Ely had stated that he could not make the fight from the grounds.

Yesterday morning, accompanied by the officials of the Fair Association, he journeyed to the heights of South Roanoke and after going over the ground found a suitable place just on the crest of the hill a little north east of Virginia College. A' DIFFICULT ARGUMENT. Winds were blowing in the early afternoon and it was feared that these would interfere with a successful flight. It is difficult to argue with a flying machine man. average American citizen who has been about knows something of a horse, any kind of a boat, a bicycle, an automobile, a locomotive, skiis, toboggan slides.

even balloons. He can get a fairly definite idea of when a man is flunkIng or sulking in any of these. He can measure the danger and, if necessary, share it and can send men in or lead them in, against bullets or fire or mobs. But when it comes to the air ship, he is helpless. He knows nothing about the machine or its conditions.

He has to reflect that the man who rides the machine takes the risk and must be the judge of what the risk is and whether he can afford to take it. With anything that moves on earth or water there is a chance to Jump or fall on a soft place or for rescue. When something goes wrong with a man 300 or 400 a feet in the alr nobody can help him; and if he drops there is no result but one. It must be remembered, too, that the flying machine man is dealing with an element of which nobody yet knows anything definite. It is treacherous as water and far more dangerous, capricious and uncertain.

On the heights yesterday Ely was noting sharply the gusts and puffs of wind coming from Mill Mountain, any one of which might catch him sideways AS he flew and tip his machine off its balance. At the same time when the balloon rose from the fair grounds some 800 feet of it lay perfectly still, showing no wind up there. That is trouble with the air. There may be a dangerous current in one layer of three hundred feet and a dead calm above; or a dead calm below and all kinds of vagaries and twists and perils up among the clouds three or four hundred feet above. Therefore, the ordinary American citizen, helplessly ignorant of these things, can not tell the flyer he must fly; for the ordinary American citizen, even a fair manager or official, does not want to be responsible for driving a reluctant man into the unknown element of air and for a smashed up man and machine and a remarkably pretty widow.

At 5 o'clock, however, Mr. Ely said that the flight would be made and promptly at 5:40 the graceful machine commenced to move down the slope and rose gradually into the air. The operator carried his machine In a northwesterly direction, crossed the Roanoke river west of the fair grounds and then turned and came directly over the grounds, descending and making a successful landing in the center of the infeld. The thousands of people shrieked with delight when the flying machine hove in sight and every movement was watched with intense Interest. Both the young and the old were more than delighted to get a glimpse of the ship.

Many of the people who saw this, perhaps the most successful flight ever made in this State, came hundreds of miles to see it. The mother of a prominent RoanCoke came man, here who from is West nearly 80 Virginia years to wit- old, ness the flights. She was disappointed Wednesday and yesterday had just left the grounds when the machine made its appearance. Many people on the grounds and in the buildings, failed to see it. Many people were disappointed yesterday and Wednesday, but those who witnessed the flight were unanimous in their praise both of the work of the aviator and the efforts of the $3.50 TO NORFOLK AND RETURN, VIRGINIAN RAILWAY SEPTEMBER 27th.

Leave Roanoke 8 m. and 10 p. m. Final limit to leave Norfolk not later than 10 p. m.

Friday. September 30th, 1910. Children, half fare, Corresponding low fares from stations east and wrest of Roanoke. For further information, call phone 1530. management in giving the exhibition as advertised.

DAY FIREWORKS YESTERDAY. There were two displays of day fire works on grounds yesterday. balls were sent high into the air where they exploded, leaving behind them fantastic figures floating slowly down. FINE BALLOON ASCENSION. Master La Roux, the boy aeronaut.

made his third successful balloon ascension and parachute drop at 5:30 in the evening. He landed point south of the river and West of the grounds. Master La Roux is expected another ascension today. FINE HORSES JUDGED. At noon yesterday the magnificent exhibit of Percheron horses were judged in front of the grand stand.

The horses are the finest that have ever been shown in this State and among them some which have taken prizes at many' of the largest fairs in the country. Among the prize winners yesterday were: Class Percherons. Best stallion, 3 years odd and overJames M. Graham, Max Meadows, first: Calkins Augsbury, Byron, Michigan, second. Best stallion, 2 years and under 3 -Calkins Augsbury, first; Maywood Stock Farm, Indianapolis, second; and O.

E. Jordan, Roanoke. third. FRUIT EXHIBITS MAGNIFICENT. The fruit exhibits in the agricultural building are superior to any ever seen in this section.

Almost every variety of apple is shown and the specimens magnificent. aroma Norfolk Western has an exhibit in this building which shows the products which are grown along its line. This is in charge of A. Shubert of the industrial department of the road. W.

Wood Son, the seedsmen, have a splendid display of seed and plants. This is the finest display ever made at the Roanoke Fair by any seeds men. The exhibit is in charge of C. C. Jacob, of Richmond.

PARADE IN AFTERNOON. In the afternoon the the most attractive features of the Fair was pulled off. This was the parade of a lot of live stock, which is being exhibited here. Thousands of people from the surrounding counties came to the city yesterday to see the Fair and a special excurgion train arrived at noon over the Winston Salem division (Continued on Fifth Page.) SMOKERS WILL PAY THE FREIGHT Washington, Sept. of all American made cigarettes and tobaccos are being reduced in size by the manufacturers to make up for the increased revenue taxes imposed by the tariff.

Packages of several well known brands which used to contain 20 cigarettes and sold for five cents now contain only fifteen and sell for the same price. The first of the small-size packages have appeared in Washington and the internal revenue bureau has unofficial information that the so-called tobacco trust intends cutting the size of all its package goods in every city in the country. Packages of cigarettes which formerly contained ten, it is said, hereafter will contain eight. Pocket pouches of tobacco, which have been made in the favorite sizes of one and two-third ounces and sold for five cents, will be reduced to one and a quarter ounces, it is understood. This is due to the fact that under the old law, cigarettes which weigh no more than ten pounds per thousand were taxed at the rate of 53 cents a thousand.

The classification covered all kinds of common cigarettes. The new tax is $1.25 a thousand. Smoking tobacco also was affected. RURAL LETTER CARRIERS. Meet at Little Rock and Endorse the Postmaster General and the Department.

Little Rock, September Postmaster General Hitchcock and the postoffice department in general were defended and endorsed at today's session of the National Association of Rural Letter Carriers. The endorsement came in a resolution rebuking the edItor of the Rural Free Delivery News, official organ of association, because of attacks postoffice department in congress and certain mem- bers disclaiming responsibility for the criticisms in question. Hereafter, the resoluton declares, the resolution will stand sponsor only for the utterances of the executive officers of the organization. Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw was the principal speaker at the afternoon session. His address was in defense of the policy and acts of the postoffice department.

He gave surance of the support of his department to the carriers and explained the conservative program followed by the prevailing deficit. He discoutenanced appeals direct to congress and urged that petitions for betterment of conditions come through the regular channels. Charges made against the department, he defined as "rot." He endorsed the local parcels post idea and promised Increased pay for the carriers when conditions warranted. LAND FRAUDS IN NORTHWEST Spokane, Sept. Chronicle says today: "An Investigation of suspected Alaskan frauds, which may exceed in scope startling developments the famous Cunningham cases is belleved to be in progress by federal officers In the northwest.

"This investigation which 18 said to involve an entirely new group of claima in charges similar to those brought against the Cunningham enbelieved to have been Instituted and actively pushed by Secretary of the Interior Ballinger. list of entrymen involved 19 said to include many men of prominence in Spokane and its vicinity as well as others of national importance. "Secretary Ballinger's recent visit to Spokane, according to the rumors afloat here, was made in furtherance of the investigation now in progress by officials the land office and the department of Tries to Drink Court's Red Ink. New Orleans, Sept. -Mra.

Frances Dominguez, standing before the police sergeant's desk today, charged with disturbing the peace, grabbed a bottle of red ink and tried to drink It. The bottle was knocked from her lips but she fell to the floor writhing in paroxysims of apparent pain. Investigation. however, developed that she had none the OUR WARSHIPS ARE FINE SHOTS Navy's Biggest Fighting Machines Do Wonderful Work on Drill Ground. PEPPER TARGETS SIX MILES DISTANT Gunners Send Big Projectiles Ten Thousand Yards With Unerring Aim.

Cheering Report Comes by Wireless From Uncle Sam's Fleet Now at Praetice in Southern Waters. On board U. S. battleship Kansas at sea on southern drill grounds, Thursday, by wireless via Portsmouth, Sept. Atlantic fleet today demonstrated that no mark was too small for it to hit if it showed anywhere above the horizon.

Eight of the sixteen big battleships, forming the first squadron and headed by Rear Admiral Schroeder's flagship, the Connecticut, peppered four targets, each one-fifth the size of an ordinary warship, at a range greater than ten thousand yards, or more than six miles. The Delaware, one of the two new American superdreadnaughts cut away her targets at first salvo. The other ships of the fleet, including the Delaware, the North Dakota, the Connecticut, Louisiana, the Kansas, the Michigan, the New Hampshire and the South Carolina, also found range accurately. The ships fired in two divisions, the first went to work about 2 o'clock in the afternoon and the second started just before sunset. The target floats were towed in single file by one battleship which was not shooting Some of the shells dropped 500 feet astern and gave a realistic imitation of actual battle to those aboard.

After the signal to commence firing had been given the ships had four and one half minutes to fire. Nearly 500 shots, including one hundred twelveinch shells were fired yesterday. The eight ships of the first squadron fired only their starboard batteries today and on Thursday will shoot with their port batteries. As far known there were no mishaps aboard the fleet and both officers and men were elated at the successful shooting. The third division of the fleet, consisting of the battleships Georgia, Virginia, Rhode Island and Nebraska, also began their battle practice today.

Little was done, however, as the start was made late and the tow line parted almost immediately. The fourth division had no opportunity to fire. Cuban Soldiers to Land. Tampa, September -Cuban Consul Ybor received a cablegram today announcing that the state department at Washington had given permission for the landing of the Cuban gunboat Yara here, also armed troops of the Cuban army, to greet the remains of General Aliga, the Cuban patriot, who gave his fortune of over a million dollars for the Cuban cause during the war with Spain. The remains were disinterred at New York and are to be transported to Havana for interment with national honors.

JNO. E. GILMAN HEADS G. A. R.

Atlantic City, N. Sept. E. Gilman, of Boston, for commander in chief, and Rochester, N. for the next place of meeting, was the winning combination in the national encampment of the G.

A. which opened its business session today on the steel pier. Other officers elected were: Senior vice-commander in Charles Burrows, Rutherford, chief. Junior vice-commander in chief William James, Jacksonville, Fla. Surgeon-general John L.

Smith, Spokane, Wash. Chaplain in chief Rev. Thomas Harwood, Albuquerque, N. M. The new commander won the election easily, but Rochester's selection as the next encampment site has a little string to it.

The veterans decided that the encampment can go to Rochester, on condition that satisfactory rail road rates are secured and if, in the agreement of the executive committee of the national council of administration of G. A. R. the rates are not to Its liking, the committee can select such other city to which reasonable rates can be secured. Los Angeles, Denver and Springfield, 111., were also after the encampment and San Francisco Invited the veterans to that city In When New Orleans heard of the latter Invitation a veteran from the southern city from the encampment would also hear New Orleans before 1915, the year for the opening of the Panama canal.

The election of the commander in chief brought up a subject that many of the veterans hoped would not come before them. It related to the conduct of John McElroy, of Washington, who was Gilman's opponent for commander in chief. When McElroy's name was presented he promptly withdrew it in an earnest speech. He declared that he had become a candidate at the solicitation of thousands of the Grand Army men, and that he had tried to win the honor fairBut he continued he had become the "target of most persistent, rancorous calumnies, falsehoods and innuendoes." The charges made, he said, had affected his integrity In every way, and was sprung on him on such short notice that he could not make a proper defense in the brief time left before the election. He therefore.

he said, withdrew his name 88 a candidate and asked the encampment to Investigate the charges. He said he completely exculpated Gilman and his friends from any hand in the reports circulated. Despite his announced withdrawal. McElroy': friends rallied around him and insisted upon voting for him. The ballot resulted: Gilman, 667: McElroy, 216.

After the vote was announced. MeElroy formally asked that the new commander in chief be directed to ADpoint a committee of inquiry to inventigate his. (McElroy'8) 'administration at St. Cloud. Objection was made but his request was granted.

The new commander will name the committee later. The charges referred to by McElroy did not come before the encampment. If men prominent in the organization can prevent it. the present encampment will take no action on the matter of placing the statue of Robert E. Lee In the national capitol.

Leading members of the grand army declare that they do not want to offend the soldiers of the Confederacy. "Time 18 healing the wounds Inflicted on both sides. "Haid one past national commander, today, "and there Is no desire to reopen them. Removed from 205. Henry St.

to conper of Commerce and Campbell NEW YORK STATE POLITICAL POT Democratic Sentiment Apparently in Favor of Gaynor for Governor. THE ROOSEVELTSHERMAN CONTEST Both Woodruff, of the Old Guard Re publicans, and Griscom, of the Insurgent Forces, Confident of Winning at Saratoga, and Neither is Thinking Anything About a Compromise. New York, September Gaynor sentiment took form and aasumed direction in Democratic circles here today more rapidly than at any other time since his name came to the front as possible candidate for governor. State Chairman Dix had brought word of how large the figure of the mayor bulked from a distance but until today leaders had been reticent. Partly they were restrained by the continued silence of the mayor himself, and partly by hesitation as to how they would fare with Mayor Gaynor at Albany and John Purroy Mitchell, -now acting mayor in his chair.

Bul today there were two developments of Interest, In the first place, there was much open talk for Gaynor among district leaders who gathered at Tammany Hall, and those who heard it could only account for it to the supposition that it had warrant from those higher ir the councils of the society. In the second place, Charles F. Mut phy, the taciturn leader of Tamman publicity, admitted chenstrength. of tr movement toward care fully reserving any declaration of hi own attitude. Murphy said.

"The sentiment of the State seem: to favor the nomination of Mayor or for governor." By many Tammany men this declaration was taken to mean that Murphy had brought away from his recent ViaIts to the mayor at St. James, some Intimation of his attitude toward nomination, and that the mayor's own action in permitting the publication of long letter to his sister in Utica, relating his personal recollections of the attempt to assassinate him, had been correctly interpreted as equivalent to an announcement of his willingness to run. Mr. Murphy's declaration was made in the presence of a delegation of pollticians who went to Tammany Hall on an errand quite unconnected with Mr. Gaynor.

They called, in fact, to urge the claims of Representative William Sulzer, whose boom has been most actively put forward. Neither Chairman Woodruff, of Republican State committee, nor the I progressive leader, Chairman Griscom of the New York co county committee, attached importance to the suggestion today of a movement to compromise on the temporary chairman of the Saratoga convention by dropping both Vice President Sherman and Colonel Roosevelt and selecting Senator Root. Both declared that they entertained no thought of compromise. Both will leave for Saratoga tomorrow afternoon. Oyster Bay, N.

September The utter rout of the old guard by Theodore Roosevelt at the Republican State convention in Saratoga was predieted today by Colonel Roosevelt himself. At the conclusion of a half a dozen of his lieutenants Colonel ference at Sagamore Hill today, with Roosevelt said: "I think I may be reasonably safe in saying that we shall have 100 maJority." Reports from all parts of the State were received at Sagamore Hill today. Otto T. Bannard, of New York, Lloyd C. Griscom, president the New York county Republican committee: F.

J. Kracke, Brooklyn, naval officer of the port: Representative William Calder, of Brooklyn; Controller William A. Prendergast, of New York city, and Herbert Parsons. Mr. Griscom's predecessor, down from York late in the afternoon for a final survey of the field of battle.

The reports Colonel Roosevelt received convinced him that it WAR all over but the shoutig. Unless some unexpected reversal should be met he was positive that the Republican organization would be forced to give ground before the progressives when the test came at Saratoga next week. His estimate of 100 majority was concurred in by the others who attended the conference. The attitude of the Roosevelt forces toward the Taft administration was outlined by Mr. Bannard.

"In my opinion," said he, "the Saratoga convention will adopt a resolution strongly endorsing the administration of President Taft. In accordance with the president's expressed wish no mention will be made of any renomination in 1912. No opposition to an endorsement of the administration a will come from delegates friendly to Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Griscom." Mr.

Griscom said that he bad brought good news to Sagamore Hill. reported to Mr. Roosevelt." he said, "that there had been 80- cessions to our ranks, among them delegates from Dutchess and Montgomery counties. There may be more. Mr.

Roosevelt will be temporary chairman, There is no question about that. We shall have majority of more than 100 delegates." Colonel Roosevelt said that the names of several candidates were gone over but that no agreement on any of them had been reached. The platform would be progressive. Colonel Roosevelt said that he felt that plank on direct nominations would be placed in the platform. Mr.

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