WEDNESDAY A.FTERNOON. JUNE 1, 1911.
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NO. 262
Washington, D. C . Mar 11. ? The
s||i'???li nuuber of e<na
m unlearns or nuabvra of all religious
denominations la continental United
Bute* was reported for 1?0?. aooord
frotn i>.M| to 100.004 making tlio
third; and?thoee of from J5.S00 to
tt.tt* forming the fourth claas
Of the Protectant acgregate there
were 1.476,145 or T.I per cwt In the
' first, slss* pltleer 1,7 per cent la the
eeeoadl l]d 7.4 per cent In the third
and fosrtfi clan ror*blne<l . while O.I
per ceif? Were outalde the principal
cltlee. '
Of tk|L Roman Catholic Churcfc's
total membership there were I, 17*.
4t* or ?f.r pfreeMIA' first, clims
cltlee; ljtdl.lM. or ll.l per cent fc
the eecoad; 1.17S.144 or II per exit
fa the ttlrd aid ftrarth classes' com
bined; with j.77i,?? or 47.1 p or
cent outalde the pr(*elp?l cltlee.. ?*.'
? le W, therefore, thai the aum
oHmBB npoftad la Cltlee of the
?r?{jgj|} %a*.eesalder*tlr more lh*?
Comparleon with the report for
18*0 shows that la general there hai
bee^sn Inereese hi the proportion of
communicants or members In the
principal cltlee aa compared with
those outside of theee cltlee. In 1?0?
the per centage of the total number
of CnBHtUDlrinla In -m m
w vv*"*??^"Ui in vnww CHIN WT
al| denominations was 11. 1 as com
pared wtth JS.7 In ItfB.
Qf the tout number, 10.M1.178 of
communicants or members In the
principal cities In 1?0?, there were
7.I4M01 or 61.9 per cent reported
by the 38 cities of over 100.000 popu
lation. and. of theee, 2,433.610 or
DERBY DAY
. Oet D^U Cm
(By Wire to The Newa.)
_ mh. England, Jane l: ? In (pit*
of unfavorable vntber larger crowd,
than <u expected. in rlew at Ike
death of King Kdward, turned onl
for the mat running of the Epeom
kerb, today King Ed Ward 'a horae
Minora won. the race last raar.
, The people- refuied to be robbed of
. their holiday and the raaaoua elodaa
rof nil elamajrain London *aa under
?w?y early.
turned- oaf ??? goodly
I ?a*bera though lb. r*ce loat u? of
|lta ' International Intermit br the
Oratahtag of Whitney and Belmont
?ten
?alriea l^mburg won the'derb*.
Greenback, owned fey Mr J no. Thure
by. waa aecond. and Cbarlea 0>Mal
br. O^raml by A. p, Canute, thltfe
NEW ENTERPRISE
The 14orfq4kdnd Southern railroad
aa a coepa of'eaglaeara making a
aarrey Mf-t apor Into Ua Mortob
property the river from Waah
lngton .part of which baa been ?ar
chaaed by the Vamllca Chemical Co.
far the purpoae iff eatabliahla; l heir
plant.
I Jfpr man/ raaa&na thla la welcome
ewfc to Waahlngton. One to. that It
o|??n'*i? thla valuable Pamlico rlrar
| water ffoot for other mill, gad fa
torlea: giving them both rail aad,
tar. Heretofore Waahlngton baa
, ? 1a bottlbd ap with ao 4balrabl?
I water front factory altea. riow that
iftaijjjiqiltiiii la about to be relieved
eCecul will be noticed.
CRAFT FIGHTER
ltadB?? Specklee OrgaaJit^i Na-'j
S? ' *?anlatiafi to.cteamee
v->*
l J?M t? Rndelpb ?pr*;k
rn^olaea."^bS UHta Chtwrp'??S
announced the organisation of a na
il otr?l- wide association of reform
19 cleanse politic.. " ?
He came here especially to arrange
for cooperation with the city's lead
em In honest politics In furtherance
| of >is national organisation.
Spreckles says the organisation to
under way and the* men who have
been fighting the thieves all over thff|
country are drawing together and ex
pect to organize an army that win
clean UP politic* of thecbun'try and
says he Will devote the rest pt his Ufa
to the;?ovement.
V? JohnTt. 8mall arrived In Us 1
city yesterday to attend thto term of
Sfefe' . i
I J. 1, Per can't, belonged to^rotsstant
hpdiee and 4,7ft,lS6 or fi^.5 per cstat
to the Roman. Catholic Chrirch. The
luttfr iaocmtlUfftlto had !? these
[gUtar'attot 76.Tp?r.ceet of tta eg
tire mamberahlp la dtlea of Avar H,<
000 lnhabltaata.
1* tblrteea'of the citiee mere thaa
oae half of the commualeanta or
membra, t g pee tad haliiayd to Vra*
teetant bodlaa, wblU la It the ma
1 "i rr n r 1 n iv ? ? -
elfe Chareb. \
,-Tb* eltlaa abewlag the largeat pre
portleaa ot Protaateat ?*m?l<MU
ipbla, >4 4 per o?e?! Teledo.
TI oaat; Waahlh|tocr,
! Cky, Mt>.. ??i . w?f
Mat, aad ladlanapetla. H I per oe?L
- ^fhe etttaa rtowtag the Magi per
icMtagaa of Roman Catholic oomtnn
alcanta are Fill Rlrar. >?.? pat cent;
[San Frtrhdaoo. *1.1 par oast; New
Orleana. 7t.T per eaat; New Y?rh.
T?.? per cent; Providence. Tff.l par
eewt; St. Uonli. ?? per centi Boat an,
? 8.7 per cant; Chicago. *1.1 per cent;
aad Phllalelpbla. (l.? par eeat.
In the flr^MMhf'fMlaa the pro.
portion of commtuileaiiu to popula
tion waa: New York. 44.T-per cent;
Chfcage. Philadelphia, *1.1;
?oaton. ?.?. and 8L.LeeM, 4(.? per
cent. It la autad that, tn general,
cltlea which bate a relatlrely large
Roman Catholic population ahow' a
higher percentage of church member!
than cltlea In which thla body baa a
comparatively ? ma II repreaentatlo*:
Jn Pall Hirer St.t per cent of the
were Roman Catholloa and the chritfeh
memberablp repr wanted ?7.8 per
cent ot the population, while In Meat
phla, where 14.4 per cent of the ?om
munlcants reported belonged to Pro
teatant bodies . the church member,
ahtp waa only ID phr rent of the pop
ulation.
?t'
FOUND $50,000 'J
I k (l.OOO Bin Which Owner
Promptly Perls OS? la ladaced ?
to Aitql a Riag.
Minneapolis. Kit 1 1 ? Steppfbg
out of an elerator at the We?t Hotel
on the irar to bla room, John M
Mori, found a pocket book containing
certificates of deposit, checks, papers
.and cask worth ti 0.000.
Realising that If the owner of the
pocket book was. like blmstlf. ?r trsv
ellng as*, he would be temporarily
-heel, (>/ tbe Loes Of bis small
. Mr. MefU dtst etaalned the
papery, then w*nt to the desk and da
maadad to aee f. D. aim**, of Butte.
o*C ibat w^e.tbe aaoie ?, rnoet of
fBemowsV^r^ aoJ
was handed bis pocketbook be o?ered
to 1.11 cm Mr. Moris' seek. He aaked
Mr. Maria to accept ft trine la token
of hie .esteem, ear ? i 1,090 MIL He
Mt,ltrV Marts tbat to retain ?4>.?00
out of should be court for
aay tqsa.aho ?auld lose his pocket
book, Sat Mr. Moris declined. w??
Efe'nSfSas
?alllas in the
Ua ?old muofl]
Mr. ?9*>os|
Ma Oncer si 11
rts' band. K
to be refused,
then drew a ring from Ma L
pressed it la to Mr. Moris' -y.
was given to htm. be said, by hi*
friend. the law, Ma reus oWlj. JT
Moria accepted th? ring. It la a seal
ring and its Mr. IMttaMf. '
Mr. fll.u.? a tbea~- chained bis
pocketbook Jo- Ma parson aad took,
the train back to Butte.
HKSKRVKU 8BAt8 OlMUi.
ReaersM seats (or "?Heta." the
attraction at Brava's opera house to
rn errew night; Webt on aale this
mania* Tbe Qrlces are 5? and IS
cents aad- Ik* gallery for children
only. It cents.
This plsy is presented by some of
Weshlngton's bast local talent <nd la
for tbe benefit of tbe Young Men's
Cbriatlan League. a- moat worthy.nc
g.n!satlon, and no loabt will ba.ttb
e rally patronised by our dtlsens.
Tbe Washington Concert Baad will
fu^h^l.1 tnu.l. between Jka
GUNCU? ??J
.The Nyashfcngton Gun Club beflm'
tomorrow the season handicap .for
rt he three' trophies to be aws&ied by
the slab to the high guns. High g?n
Un Cla??. A and high run in Class B,
respectively. The shoot will begin
I promptly -at 4 :30, and a full attend
ance of members is desired, as well
as of spectators, for whose comfort a
shed has been erected, tee water sup
plied and everything done. .to make
Ithelr visit's pleasant one
Below are given the scores of mem
I bora who have taken part so far. and
)ths hsndlcaps which will be In the
twrm ,'?f Wjds added to the actual
[score. These handicaps will *\hS
chsnged monthly gad under thU ar
rangement the . poorest shot "in rtlie
clab will be on folia g with
the heat la the matter cbttfrtUtlon
fer the trophtsa. withers ars re
quested to cut 'eu% the* hsndlcsps
and hold then* 'for* vats ace. ? *J-' VfiV-;
T. H. Chirk . . i& 111 5? "i
Q. H. Sterling, Ir. . 144 ~ 110 *T 1
A.. M. o?tsa, . , . ?? W rt ,,#1
ilx.-'Su*. . . M .ur in T?-, i
???'. U 17 M
U A' 8qnlret 160 100 .*7 ?
T. 8. *? ?*: ?*
tmrnrJ ??# j
*n. Etjern. an -11 44 1*
?.;|f. T?Hoe 15 a? M Ig
???>?. Sterile* 1M 14 ?7 14
t. *. Bryan 1M l? M 14
O: M. Sanderson.. 44 11 1(1?
This handicap applies until July l.
jrffcta a hew j6ae will vhs published.
Members who bavs not shot this yesr
will be handicapped on their skoVe
for f?Of. whleh. may be. obtained
from the secretary.
POLICE COURT
a*t m
Wilt aid eacho therjl
Both DcltMjr *1
[bow at Harbin ftpH
pocted to return to1
morrow. Johnson In
(Man are
if are ex
itclaco to
laatlc over
This great featvfe picture waa. se
cured at an enormous expense by the
co-operation Of nil the manufacturers
licensed by4 the' motion pfoture pa
tent# company, the negatives Ravins
been made wrifiberry Kearton, of
London, who followed Col. Roosevelt
to Africa and to, him the American
public am indebted for the8e pictures
teemed at ||rfeat bodily risk and In
convenience. The purpoMr of the ex
pedition was that'UT maklffg A Com
plete collection of the begata.. apd
birds of Africa for our great Smlth
sonlon Institution in Washington . D.
C- NjyJve wild 'feasts, herds tOgu
*n4 droreo of glnC. ana o?t
*a* I too i, DI*po?ouml. rhtaoo*r>. f
mtnj other wtW Ulmtli, ft picture
thiil mrr mu.'wocu ui cW|d Will
????'to w. T?r? ?*?!? at tMt foot
eitch, e+?rr toot o( Mb la full of tj
ellratit u4 (oWrMt V
? ? MHta* ? ?n*l
W*ro??kOut lu I?m>h
tr o?? its t?? M' 7
u*1**'. children
m e*rlr .bffr before the
<J?y dark and Mr. T. H. Hodfea will
contlaiM aa night cjerk. Mr. Hc
Ooun wu formerly clerk at the
Rl?k?
The Neva wlsbea (or the manage
meat unboandod succeae.' /*
BROWN FOR TRIAL
CHANGES ntNQS
Thl? morning Mr. T. L. Bland, pro
prietor of tlx Rick* Hotel In Rocky
Mount, took charge of the Louise
Mr, Bland ta a hotel man of experi
ence ?nd under fcla control the Louise
will no doubt become aa popular as
haa the Blcks.
The buthUnc la to be renovated
from bottom to top and; >11 necessary
improvements made. .When com
pleted It ahould b?f out among tbe
beat hotels in the State. ^ >- r
Mr. W. E.. Porch, former manager
of the Cambridge at Rocky Mount. |
will aaaume management -of the!
HITS ROCKS
London, May 31.? Ab the Russian
steamer Lituania, which sailed from
Copenhagen May 24 for Nev York
with 1,200 emigrants, was proceed
ing very slowly through fog on Fri
day evening she struck rocks off Old
Head Point, Pentland Firth, between
8cotland and the. Orkney Islands.
The ati+a^r held fast, and many of
the emigrants. greatly alsrmed. fell
oa their knees and prayed.
Forttmatty the foe lifted, and af
ter ^Upiaaa communication was ee
tatlUkM with the wtrahip Beliow
at lavergordon and with Copenhagen
the eagtoee were reversed and the
liner floated o*.
The bulkheads kept the water from
the main hold and the lituanla ran
safely to Tynemouth. ^fcere she Will
he repaired. ;Vv
NRWfOyATOES
ghtywsahi of iSrif potatoes Large,
Price* Not t p to A?*rag? M
Gate Yeitwdv'i MorweenU
The Atlantic Coast Line water de
pot pfeeented a scans of much butl
nesB activity this morn lag. Eight
?easels were tied up to thrpler either
unloaded or waiting their turn at the
chute.
"? The shipment of new potatoes be
gan lnearneet yestordsy, frfcja 1,600
to 2,000 bsrrels were received here.
. Eleven carloads came In over the
Washington ? V a?^tom ere railroad
from the VaoApaaers aad Aurora sec
tion. The ?>?!?! potato train over
the Coaat Line went out with 86 cars
loaded, tltls la an unusually large
movement pf potatoes at this time of
the year.
? The prices are anything but satis
factory and are much below the ever- 1
age. Prices this morning rsnged
around f 1.36 to $1.60. _?!
OUfc BAND MAKING PROOIIRH8
Members Will Strive to Bring It Ita^k
to It* Former Piece la the List of
Amateur Organisations.
i.,Tfce Washington Concert Band lr
rapidly progressing toward perfect-'
UL- For eome bm?rtWs^rga4lzathj?i
h%? he** playing against lack, paving
lost several of ita best mueldaas, and
encountered other adversities which
discouraged the members, and at one
time diabandment was even talked of.
It will 1>e gratifying to mus.c lovers
.tp learn that fhe band baa affected an
improvement, -however, and is destined
to become htlll more proficient thau
before. The addition of the lost
members and several o\tjern will
increase its strength, snd new music
has been bought. Including some of
the-' latest snd best by lesdlng pub
lishers, and practice has been Increas
ed so that part of the players are
practicing, each night. It is hoped
that eoon the organisation will regain
Ita old time reputation of being the
Beat amateur, {>and of its Blze in the
8tate.
COMMITTEE
Beport u Mbnr Ctarp.
I , tmtor Utlait to
Washington, June l, ? the resolu
tion Introduced la tUe Beasts 8*tar
by Senator Larimer ?slM>| for,
?n ^BToaHgatioa concerning the mat
ter* Of bribery charges Involving hie
election wf reported to the Senate
this moralng from the comiplttee on
contingent fund.
fhe reeolutton wee then referred
to the committee Oa privileges and
elections, which will consider the
matter of ordering an Inquiry.
JAIL SENTENCE
-- ^ ?
PmldfBt of Columbia HUte Baak of
Pittsburg to Fay Fine of fOOO
mad Ume a Months in Jail.
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Plttaburg, Pa., June 1. ? For brlb-|
fng city councilman to have his bank]
named a city depository, E. H. Jen- j
nlngs, president of the Columbia
6(fcte National Bank, was today sen
tenced to two months Imprisonment
and fined $500.
Ex-President Frank A. Orlffln, of
(tl bank, was sentenced U> foor
months and flued $500 on the same
charge.
COTTON
Market Opens Wronger With Early
Advances? i-Iloar Pranure Forces
Ijater Decline.
New York, ^June 1. ? The cotton
tharket opeued 'Unchanged to 7 point h
bi*tier. For a time support was llm
Iteid io scattered room covering and
buying "for Liverpool. ' A fcllght rally
took place seon After 'the callbut in
creased, off /arced prices back
to lowest hi I ti4l level. rf
Opening? -June -lirftV Jalr lMtv
THE OPERA
ftyMOfste of the Opera to be Praarated
Tomorrow Kor u. .
of the V. M. O. L.
Act I. ? Sylvta , tired of her be
trothed wanders Into the harfietd
where ahe orerheara Betty bemoan
ing her late and wlahlnc ahe were
encaged to marry a nobleman Inatead
of honeat Rrlrla auaaoats
lt?t, aa they e< lk
tot. they eic?aL-? - * Library
of the day, that ?Ma ma.nuerade.
?? the farmer'a daughter and Betty as
thOJOaM of honor to t1>e Qvoeq. Bet
4y tolls of a flower callel "Oupld'4
Eye,** which, would blind the poet and
the tyaer # the fact that such an
oachaage ha* been made, and the
twa tfrlu a?t off to find the magic
flower sad chance costumes.
In the meantime. Betty's compan
ion, who had loft her In the hayfteld,
returned to find her. The/ meet the
far* lads oa-theft- way to the plough
flew and hslf promise to meet them
ftUe. on. their way heme from
workr Ar o)oa&, appears In the sky.
which throws the^ into great con
sternation as they fear rain, and
when Prlnpe Tobbytum appears they
bealege hjm to know what the weath
er will be. Indignantly, he Informs
them who be is and they apologise.
He accepts their apology and offers
to allow then to kiss his cheek, they
pretend to accept but Instead dance
about him. pelting him with flowers,
until he escapes.
8ylr1a and Betty return, dressed In
each other's clothes, and with the
magic flower In their possession. Bet
ty successfully foots de Lacey. and
8ylvla as successfully fools William.
De Lacey and Betty set forth to stroll
through the woods and lanes, and
William drags 8ylrla off to help him
weed the potato patch.
Robin sounds the dinner horn, and '
the haymakers return to the hsyfleld I
to spend the noondsy hour.
Act H.? ' Toward the close of the I
afternoon, the haymakers rest from
their toll snd stroll to snd fro In Ihe
cool of the dsy. The farmers' daugh
ters set forth on their walk to the
atde.
Sylvia. worn out with her experi
ences, of the Afternoon, returns to the
field, and Befly.ruahes In. having run
away from de lacey and a bull. Each
girl declares that hereafter she will
W content with her own lot and will
dot envy the other. They retire to
^haa^e drekses and *o set b* in
??* & ?? poet "the far*MTr
U??ortttn?e[y, tbe.tr prank Is likely
to have serious consequences, for the
Lady Arabella saw 8ylvla carried over
the brook by the farmer, and the
Lady Aramlnta saw de Lacey and
Betty walking arm in arm. and this
news la imparted to Prince Tobby
tum. wh? resolves to expose the Lady
Sylvia that night before the as
sembled Court.
William, accompanied by the farm
ers' daughters and farm tada is
searching for Betty, and he runa Into
de Lacey who la looking for 8y1v1a..
The two men are about .to come to
blows when Sylvia and Betty aeparate
them.
The Indies A ra bells snd Arsmlots.
thinking it possible they may have
been mistaken, aak the prince not to
mention what they have told him.
Prince Tobbytum tries to make mis
chief but is foiled. A song of greet
ing to the harvest moon, rising over
the (reetope, enda the evening, sad
aU wend their way homeward.
porftK OF JfO RBPRATEM.
The Gaiety has tor tonight one of
the best cowboy pictures sver shown
on canvass. "A Cowboy's Sweetheart"
msde by the Kalem film company, a
rattling good cowboy love story.
ta*m1n j with interest; r/eal cowboys
a^A ; Indiana pipy the leading parts.
''The B1U Poeter's Trials" Is an
otb^r good comedy, and all wbo like
comedy pictures- should not fall to.
?e* this one. AImo "Shaping His
Half' Is another comedy and up to
tbe stan deed of, all Patha pictures.
The orchestra plays tonight and all
wbo heard the new music last even
ing were more than pleased. A new
lllustrsted song each night. The one
for tonight Is exceptionally pretty,
"1 toldn't Mean to Make You Cry"
Is the title.
STOCKS
K?r Low Price* Made This Morning
and Wall fttreet Is Frlgbtosfd .
fttockn Pressed For Sale.
New York. June 1. ? Conditions
closely approaching a panic were
caused In Wall street today by the
public becoming alarmed by the gov
ern me'nt's action In restraining >5
Western railroads from raising their
freight rates, throwing Its stock on
the market content to take Arst price
offered. " In the first half pension St
Paul sold off 7 1-2 points to new low )
record of 129 1-4, nearly ID points |
\inder high price yesterday.
C>tber leading road* lost f^om 2 to|
4 points etch; steel lost 12-4, other |
industrials as much as 3 points.
. Brokers' oJBcers were thronged I
with nervdus clients and trading was |
the teatiwt i? months. >
WORRY IN WEST
* ?
Republican Officeholders Were
Too Active.
NVESTIGATION IS NOW ON
rml or CMI Bmrfe* Mm .< Arte
jk> l rr.tr. 8Ur Jf, KepabUnu,
Q**rttn~Wma f . Ormmt .ml STe*.
to be A moil Thorn. He
int CMKtM.
Asheville. May SO. ? Once again
has Aaheville come under the scruti
ny of the high officials or the United
States government at Washington.
Two civil service men. L. H. Flaher.
secretary this division, and John
T. Doyle, a?cretary of the United
States civil service commission at
Washington, are here engaged tn an
Investigation into the alleged perni
cious activity of certain of the em
ployes under civil service. Among
those whom it Is said are being cate?
chlaed concerning their actions, are
Assistant Postmaster J. L. Wagner.
L. A. "Grant, an employe of the post
offlce snd son of Congressmsn Grant,
and A. B. Freeman, a clerk tn the
reyenue office: Several others havs
also been called In before these offi
cers who have established headquar
ters at the postofflce bullllng.
Nothing has been given out for
publfcstlon by the officers snd It Is
doubtful if they will say anything.
It Is claimed that the department of
civil service is desirous of knowing
If these office-holders have been too
active in politics, soliciting of sub
arrlptlons for Republican campaign
funds, etc. The investlgstlon has
caused somewhat of a stir In Repub
lican quarter* and It Is said there, haa
been a little uneasiness
RKAITIPl'L (XWTI HE8.
The costumes for the leading char
acters of the local talent opera "Syl
via" have arrived and will be uaed
in the. dreas reheapsal tonight. They
were rented from cos turners who
mske It a business to furnish local
talent playa with beautiful and ap
propriate costumes.
The management is sparring no
expense to stsge "8ylvls" In flfat
clsss -style and any who mlsa seeing
this attraction will regret it. It is
being presented tit th? of
the Young Men 'a Chrlatian League to
enable them to complete their gym
nasium and Install bath rooms. Come
out and help a most worthy cause.
[Message for
You!
Every advertisement
in this paper is worth
while ? is based on ?
serious purpose ? car
ries facts, clues and
suggestions that mean
MONEY, OPPORTU
NITY to someone.
The merchant whose
adv. Appears in these
columns has some*
thing to say to all pros
pective store - patrons
which he conaMers to
: be important? and he
for the opportu
to get hittaemge
:TO YOU.
: This paper wants to
; feel sure fhat the mes
! sage IS DELIVERED,
: aod. so, urges you to
! receive it, and consider
fit
TO ORGANIZE
Orchestra
WOl'Ll) IJKK TO ORGAN
IZE ORCHESTRA OF FOL
IX>WINO INSTRUMENTATION :
1ST AND 3D VIOLIN A* 1ST
AND 3D CLARINETS, 1ST AND
2D CORNET*. TROMBONE
(SLIDE), IMHRLE HASH (OR
E-FLAT TUBA) AND DRUMS.
ONLY THOSE NEED APPLY
(BY LETTER CARE OK THE , *
WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS),
HAVING HAD MORE OR LESS
PREVIOUS ORCHESTRA .EX
PERIENCE
RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
L G. Schaffer.
IS
? NEW ADVERTISEMENTS^ ?
?G?m TbMUr. ?
? OfiMr Tbaitar. ?
? T. K. Hoyt? Bad Sheets. Et*. ?
? McKeol - Richardson Hardwtr, *
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