Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1924, Page 2

.S FLYERS FACE HAZARDS GALMLY Know Next Hop Will Be Fly- ing in Face of Dgéth. Trip to Be 450 Miles. BY FREDERICK R. NEELY. Staff Correapondent of The Btar. BOARD U. S. S. RICHMOND, REYKJAVIK HARBOR, Iceland, Au- gust 14 (vig wireless).—While the snarling Northland was lashing the coast of Greeniand today with & near gale, the American round-the-world fiyers remained in Reykjavik complet- ing preparations for their hazardous crossing to Angmagsalik tomorrow. it probably will be the supreme test of their eventful journey and every man ix making his plans with the quiet determination of those who fully understand that when the pro pellers roar and their planes rise from the safety of this snug little harbor at the next sunrise, they will Literally be fiying in the face of death, Admittedly. Lieut. Lowell Smith and his companions view the flight across the treacherous Dutch straite, a jump of something like 450 miles as the crow flies, with the utmost concern and they are preparing in advance for every eventuality they can possibly foresee. But only the most adverse weather conditions will deter them 1onger. Notifies Nhip of Plams. Tieut. Smith sent a wireless mes- sage today to the cruiser Raleigh, on patrol duty near the edge of the pack ice, that has locked the harbor of Angmagsalik to all traffic fram the sea. He advised the commarder that he and Lieye. S3ean would hup off tomorrow and ed that e Raleigh be held in readiness in case sudden bad weather makes a landing in the harbor there impossible. The Raleigh will iy weather flags as the aviators pass and when they raise the trim cruiser. riding at anchor near the ice floes, they will anxlosuly watch for the message that the bits of bunting wave to them from the yardarms of the patrol ship. If the message is hopeful, all Tight: if it is otherwise—well, that will be another story At the last minute Lieut. Smith has decided to attempt_to take on fuel 2t sca after leaving Angmagsalik. If s is successful it will be the first time in history that such a feat has been accomplished and will write an- other glorious chapter in the story of America’s air achievements. Instruc- tions to this effect have already gone 1o the Raleigh Fuel Lines Sought. If the aviators reach Angmagsalik fn safety, they plan to renew their journey as soon as possible and upon leaving that place will fly 70 miles to the point where the Raleigh Is an- chored. There they will take on their largest supply of fuel and continue on to Ivigtut. Requests for lines with which to transfer the fuel have al- ready been sent out by the flight com- mander. very possible safeguard for the flyers en route from Revkjavik to Angmagsalik will be provided by the naval patrol vessels. There will be a ship about every hundred miles along the charted course of the planes, ready to lend assistance on a minute’s notice. The Raleigh is alreadw at her station, the Richmond will paysx the course 150 miles from Reykjavik and the destroyers Bil- lingsiey and Reid will assume posi- tions between the two cruisers. ON COOLIDGE TO OPEN FIGHT WITH SPEECH DEFINING POSITION (Continued from First Page.) didate, and spreading abroad his key- note speech more quietly, but just as earnestly. Furthermore, they are using care that there shall be no “breaks” in the proceedings or what 15 said which would inure to the bene- 6t of their opponents. Nothing more typical of the com- parative quiet with which the Na- tional Capital is going about the busi- ness of notification day has happened than the bewlderment of a Capitol policeman when a visitor at the Capi- tol asked him where the “notifica- tion” was to take place. Policeman Doe Know. “What notification did she mean?” he asked another visitor later. Of eourse, when his attention was called’ to the fact that President Coolidge was to be notified he had been nominated by the Republicans, he recalled all about it. But just the word “notification” didn’t regis- ter at all. In preparation for the notification ceremonies, and to make sure that the radio was working correctly, President Coolidge this morning motored to Memorial Continental Hall. William M. Butler, chairman of the Republican national commit- tee, joined him there, as did Mr. Mondell. The President posed on the rostrum for the movie and still cameras. He went through gestures which he will use tonight and good- naturedly obliged the camera men in all thelr requests. Washington headquarters of the Re- Ppublican national committee, who has been charged largely with the ar- rangements for tonight's ceremonies, eaid today: Formal Dress Discouraged. “Only a small block of seats will be set aside for prominent Republican out-of-town guests and the others will be available to the general pub- le. 1 have had several telephone calls today asking if the ceremony would be formal tg the extent that formal dress would be|required. Formal dress is not required—in fact, it is discouraged. “While the hall will not saccommo- date all who may wish to get seat: amplifiers have been placed on the outside of the bullding and will thus give thousands outdoors on the Mall an opportunity to hear the speech of President Coolidge and the other ad- dresses.” Boy Scouts will aid in the ushering. Holders of tickets for box seats and seats on the stage will enter the hall at the C street or south side entrance to the hall. Those holding reserved seats on the main floor will enter through the main door of the Seven- teenth street entrance of the build- ing. Those who will occupy ‘seats in the gallery, which will be open to the general public, Will enter through the north section of the main entrance on Seventeenth street. Approach of Trafie. All trafic will approach the hall from the north and after discharg- ing passengers will be directed to parking space by Metropolitan police officers. Skywriters riding in Sopworth planes at an aititude of 10,000 feet will soar over Continental Memorial Hall in honor of the Coolidge notifica~ tion ceremony and. write the word “Coolidge” in letters a mile high, nearly 2 miles above the ground. Capt. Donald Hearn will make the flight at 6:30 o'clocki The letters will tch 4 miles across the eky. The ceremonies will start promptly at 8 o'clock. The program will be opened by Rev. Jason Noble Pierce of the First Congregational Church, ‘which the President and Mrs. Cool- idge attend. Dr. Piercowill make the invesstion. Following music by the VISITORS THRONG COOLIDGE'S OFFICE President Spends Greater Part of Day in Reception of Party Leaders. President Coolidge spent the greater part of today receiving party lead- ers and others in Washington for the notification ceremonies tonight, a number of whom were his guests at luncheon at the White House. Through these mediums the Execu- tive and his associates about the White House were given a brief resume of the political conditions in practically every State in the Union, and in practically every instance the Teports were of & most cheerful na- ture. The President first received Attor- fney General Stone, who was rcom- panicd by William J. Donovan, United States attorney at Buffalo, N. Y. whom he recommended for appoint ment as Assiftant Attorney General, to succeed Earl J. Davis, who has re- signed. It is understood that this appointment will be formally anm- nounced durlng the day. Senator Ernst of Kentucky, who hurried back to Washington to be on hand for the big doings at Me- morial Continental Hall tonight, told the President that events of the past few weeks have strengthened the Re- publican chances in that State. He predicts that Coolidge will carry that border State and that the party also will elect a successor to Senator Stanley, Democrat. Give Optimistic Reports. Former Representative Pat Kelly of Michigan, who was for a number of years chairman of the House naval affairs committee, while speaking of the political situation in that State at the White House today, said he looked for a Republican victory in November. He said that President Coolidge is popular there, not only with members of his own party but with those of the opposition. They like his simple, honest and coura- geous way of handling big problems, Mr. Kelly said. Besides all this, Mr. Kelly looks for the President's pro- gram of economy and tax reduction to bring his ticket many a vote that would have gone elsewhere. Senators Fess and Willis of Ohio, who have recently made a scouting trip for the Republican party through the Northwest brought to Washing- ton today reports that were of a most satisfactory and informative nature. They said that conditions generally had improved in that section of the country and that the Coolidge and Dawes stock is rising steadily. They contend though that there is much work to be done and that the party must concentrate on the Northwest States if the national ticket is to come through with a substantial victory. Concessions te La Follette. Wisconsin they readily concede to Senator La Follette, and they feel somewhat the same way about North Dakota and Washington. The situa- tion in the two latter States, however, they expect to develop in the next few weeks and the Coolidge chances will become brighter. In their opinion President Coolidge has an even break in South Dakota and Minnesota. They believe that the President should car- Ty these two States despite reports to the contrary. So far as their own State, Ohlo, is concerned, they con- tend that it is a surety for Coolidge. They are not 8o hopeful regarding the State ticket there, but they think that Republican candidates for the State offices have an even break. Oregonians Visitors. C. A. Bigelow, city commissioner of Portland, Oreg., and Lee G. Holden, from the Fire Department of that city, were among the President’s call- ers today and reported that from their observation Oregon will remain Re- publican. They were accompanied to the White House by George Watson of the local Fire Department. It was announced at the White House today that the President will leave Washington early tomorrow afternoon for Plymouth, Vt., for a ten days' vacation instead of at 7:30 in the evening, as had been originally arranged. This change will make it possible for the President and his family to arrive at the home of the President’s father, where they will be guests, early Saturday morning, thus affording them a full day. DESTROY $4,000 PAPERS. Children’s Visit to Inventor's Home Reported to Police. Clyde A. Lott, inventor, of 1721 G street, told police last night that chil- dren have destroyed plans of patents and blue prints representing years of work and about $4,000 in cash value. Detectives Mansfield, Keock and Livingston started an investiga- tion of the case today. The inventor said also that models of inventions were kept in a house at 715% Eighth street and that chil- dren had evidently broken into the place; which they believed abandoned, and carried off or destroyed specifica- tions, books, models, patents and blue prints. - JAILED AS VAGRANTS. Middle-Aged Couple Gets 45-Day Sentence. James and Mabel Hill, a middle- aged couple, before Judge McMahon in the District of Columbia branch of Police Court, today, on charges of be- ing vagrants, were convicted when unable to prove they possessed means of support, and were sent to jail for 45 days. The couple had been found making thelr home in an improvised shelter in the woods in the rear of an apart- ment at Connecticut avenue and Til- den street. Complaints from tenants in the apartment that strange noises were heard in the woods at night caused police to investigate. U. S. Will Ignore Protest of G. A. R. On Memorial Coin Protests filed with the Treagury Department by members of the Grand Army of the Republic and similar organizations against the minting of a spécial §0-cent piece to commemorate the beginning of the Btone Mountain Confederate memorial, in Georsia, will havq no effect, it was announced today at the Treasury, in view of the spe-. cific instructions carried in the act of Congress. Designs of the coin already have been forwarded to the Federal Art Commission for study. It has not been determined how many coins ‘will be minted. e e — Marine Band, Chairman Butler, who will preside, will introduce Frank W. Mondell, chairman of the notification committes: Mr. Mondell will deliver the address of netification. .Then THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Coolidge | Notification =Ceremony To Show Difference in Approach Less ;I‘lmn 3,000 Will See President Deliver Address, But Radio Will Reach Millions, Both Now and During Campaign. BY DAVID LAWRENCE The contrast between the arrange- ments for the notification of John W. Davis ut Clarksburg and the ceremony here for President Coolidge is signifi- cant perhaps of the different methods of approach which the Republican and Democratic managers haveychosen 1o win the support of the voters. Mr. Davis' friends wanted ghe af- fair outdoors—no hall in Clarksburg was big enough to accommodate the crowd; in fact, no hall anywhere seats as many as 50,000 people, and most of that number wanted te see John W. Davis. The munagers talked about the prospect of rain—there were bets among the venturesome as to whether it would rain or not, But the West Virginians said they didn't care if it did rain—they would tak: & drenching juet to hear their favorite son. Four years ago the Republicans Wwere up against the same situation. Murion—indeed, people from all parts of Ohlo—wanted to see Warren Hard- ing make his speech. A huge tent was erwcted—there were no ampli- fiers for the voice. .Not more than 3,060 people could crowd into the tent. A street parade had to suffice. 5o tonight less than 3,000 .people will see President Coolidge deliver his speech of acceptance. The candi- date will depend instead on the press and the radio to carry his message to the millions of voters. Pride in His Clarity, Mr. Coolidge, it is no secret, has not a stump-speaking personality. He doesn't have the magnetism on the platform that men like Roosevelt and Wilson have had in the past. He has a good radio voice, however, and he takes pride in the clarity of bis writ- ten views. Mr. Davis, on the other hand. is a remarkable speaker, one of the best in America, and he, too, takes no little pride in making his addresses literary. He hates the hackneyed phraseoiogy of politics and before the campaign is over he probably will endeavor to make as varied a series of political speeches as have been made since the 1912 cam- paign. For Woodrow Wilson did have the faculty of making his campaign speeches interesting, and eo has Mr. Davis. The Democrats are counting not a little on this advantage, but. while their candidate will go out on the stump, it is not expected that he will make the long swings that were made by Mr. Cox in 1920 or by Mr. Hughes in 1916. The radio, in sense, makes that unneces- sary. While the people like to eee the nominees, they are fascinated with the opportunity to hear what they have to say. By visiting strategic points in the country from which broadcasting over great areas is possible, practically the same geographical result may be obtained, but with the added advantage of reaching millions who could not pos- sibly get into auditoriums or crowd around the back platform of trains. Traine to Oarry Wireleas. Speaking of trains, the Davis train and doubtless Mr. Coolidge's, even on his short trips, will be equipped with radio amplifiers which will make it possible to broadcast to the people of each city or town, even in daylight hours when broadcasting is usually difficult over long distances. Mr. Harding’s train on his last Western trip was equipped with radio, and it made all the difference in the world in the reception of his speeches. One could stand anywhere in a railroad yard, even a block away, and hear the speaker clearly. The crowds could remain on” the other side of a station without even seeing Mr. Harding and hear plainly. 8o while the Democrats will bring Davis into close contact with the people by many addresses, Mr. Coolidge will make only a few. Both will depend on the radio. Mr. Cool- idge can sit in the White House and take a “swing around the air” in- stead of the old-fashioned ‘“swing around the circle” by railroad, with its laborious hand-shaking and tedious train-riding. Better Than Bix Swing. Mr. Coolidge’s speech tonight cov- ers the United States by air better than he could do it on a transcon- tinental journey. It is fortunate for the President, because he is not a stump speaker, and besides the duties of the presidency always make it em- barrassing for a nominee to spend too much time away from the White House. The people will see more of John W. Davis than of the President. The press may be partisan and give less space to one candidate than the other, as the case may be, but the radio will be without that handicap, for both Republicans and Democrats can hire the air any night by simply paying the charges on the long-distance tele- phone wires that are used to hook up the - different broadcasting stations. When Congress comes to check up on campaign expenditures, one of the biggest items in each party's budget will be radio. (Copyright, 1924.) DEADLOCK ON RUHR FAILS TO YIELD TO LEADERS’ SOLVENTS (Continued from First Page.) French make concessions, for, it is stated, it is utterly impossible for Germany to make further conces- sions. Must Face Reichstag. The newspapers point out that the bills whereby the Dawes report may be put into effect in Germany will never obtain the necessary two-thirds majority in the Reichstag unless the chancellor is able to announce that the German delegation has returned from London with a definite written protocol, signed by the French pre- mier, to the effect that the Ruhr will be entirely evacuated by a certain date in the very near future. There is no doubt whatever, it is generally conceded, that the govern- ment would have the support of all the political parties in a refusal to agree to anything short of complete evacuation at an early date, and that it is prepared to face the conse- quences, however heavy, of such a re- fusal. ¥ The Berlin press emphasizes its con- tention that the Ruhr occupation has always been illegal, and that if the French now show an unwillingness to evacuate the area it would prove clearly ‘to the world that the French policy still aims not at achieving an understanding and friendly relations with Germany, but as a perpetuation of distrust and ill feeling between the two nations. —_— e Mrs. Jessie B. Wadesworth of New York City, travels all over the world selling paper mill and textile ma- chinery. tomorrow starts Our 3rd Anniversary SALE of Standard PRICES—to make this event the most-talked-of TIRE SALE IN WASHINGTON. 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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 14. —A forest fire thought to have been started several days ago by, a blast set off by convict road workers was sweeping through a heavily timbered area bordering on the north fork of the Merced River, early today, two miles from El Portal, the entrance to Yosemite National Park. This development came with the arrival of Col. W. B. Greeley, chiet of the United States forest service, from .Washington. He announced that a reserve force of experienced forest fire fighters would be concen- trated in California within two weeks to be available for emergencies. The Yosemite fire has burned over 12,000,000 acres in Mariposa County and 100 men were attempting today to fight it away from the natfonal park. In the same area, but detached from the main blaze, a fire last night destroyed the Bowers Cave resort, near Merced. The fire continued burning early today Nevada Asks for Help. Nevada, through Senator T. L. Od- die, became concerned over the Cali- fornia forest fire situation yvesterday when he telegraphed President Cool- idge requesting “immediate Federal aid in stamping out forest fires in California” close to the Nevada line. Verdi, a lumber settlement 17 miles west of Reno, which was surrounded on three sides by a forest fire yester- day, was declared out of danger last night, although the fires continued to burn north and south of the town in Hunter Creek Canyon and Dog Valley. The Dog Valley fire is destroying some of the finest timber on the east- ern boundary of California. One of the main highways from Nevada to the coast was closed today. FIRES OUT OF CONTROL. Word was received today hy the Forest Service here that it has been necessary for the district office at San Francisco to issue a call for 20 addi- tional forest rangers from Arizona and New Mexico to help fight forest fires in southern Califoriia. It was re- ported in the message that there are a number of large fires in the Sierra Nevada Mountains that are out of con- trol. There is a big fire in the vicinity of Reno, Nev.. but it is burning north and east of the National forests in this section and it is hoped to get it under control before much damage is done, it is stated. JEREE— CONVICTION IS UPHELD. COLUMBUS, Ohfo, August 14.—The Franklin County court of appeals to- day sustained the conviction of Dwight Harrison, Columbus, vice president and general counsel of the R. L Dollings Company, on the charge of having made false state- ments concerning sale of stock in the Phoenix Portland Cement Company of Ohio. Harrison now is under sentence of three vears in the Ohio penitentiary. He also was fined $5,000. He was in- dicted and tried after the concern had been thrown into the hands of a re- ceiver a year ago. Building $20,000 Worth of New Rock Board 1c Per Foot THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1924 President Raises ‘Yoice Obligingly; Ellipse Hears Him Persons on the Ellipse, just back of the White House, heard Presi- dent Coolidge speak this morning as he facetiously told photogra- phers he was not ready to deliver his speech of acceptance. At the time the President was inspecting arrangements in Me- morial Continental Hall and some photographers who will be unable to be present at the ceremonies tonight, asked that he pose for a few pictures. “Please raise your voice and speak,” one of the cameramen re- quested. 5 The President obligingly did so, ~and his remarks to the photogra- pher that he was not prepared to delfver to them his speech of aec- ceptance were shot out over a wide expanse since Mr. Coolidge was standing In front of the am- plitying apparatus, which had been turned on. LEGION PLEDGES DEFENSE DAY AID National Commander Writes Secretary Weeks Assur- ance of Vets’ Support. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., August 14.— ‘Whole-hearted co-operation of the American Legion with the War De- partment and civic and patriotic or- ganizations in the observance of Na- tional Defense test day on Septem- ber 12, is pledged by National Com- mander John R. Quinn of the legion in a letter to Secretary of War John W. Weeks, made public at the na- tional headquarters of the legion here today. R The letter in which Commander Quinn pledges the entire machinery of the legion toward the success of the test day program followed a re- cent statement by Mr. Quinn in which he also urged full co-operation by the legionnalres “The American Legion stands whole- heartedly back of the test of our na- tional defense, which is to be maae ational Defense test day, Septem- read the letter to Secretary Weeks. “The entire machinery of the Legion will co-operate with the War Department and with other civic and patriotic organizations, to make a success of this trial of our plans for the defense of the nation in time of an emergency. “The American Legion is not for- getful of the part played in 1920 in the adoption of this defense pl It feels that the proposed test of our national resources is a wise and necessary step, that we may know how that plan will function. “Nonpreparedness has been tried. The horrible fruits of that lack of policy were manifested in the ter- rible loss of life which accompanied our slow and painful preparation to play our part in the world war. The American Legion does not want war, but it realizes that in the present world situation war may come. It believes, therefore, that the only wise policy is the prudent one of prepared- ness to meet such crises as may arise when they present themselves. In that policy it conceives that the de- fense test of September 12 has a proper and essential part.” SALVAGE SALE FIRE-DAMAGED Materials Brand-New Stock . Damaged by Fire to Be Sold at a Sacrifice New Wall Board 1c Per Foot Complete Toilet Outfit of Vitreous China, Including Bowl, Tank and Seat Some as low as $12.00, or your choice for $15.00. China Bowl China Tank $3.50 Up $7.50 Up - A Pick-up at These Prices An Immense Stock of New Lavatories and Kitchen Sinks Your choice at about 1; of our marked price. ‘Those more badly damaged at ¥/, marked price. 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Hechinger Company Thirteen years saving you money on building material and cheerfully refunding money on merchandise mrul Bhave estab- lished the good will of this compeny. SHENANDOAH TRIP WEST CALLED OFF Extensive Tests on Coast Prevents Cruise to Des Moines. Cn recommendations from the Bureau of Aeronautics, the Navy De- partment today ordered the alrship Shenandoah at Lakehurst to continue her tests at sea within the next few weeks, preventing the carrying out of her proposed flight to Des Moines, lowa. The trip to Des Moines had been tentatively decided upon before the Shenandoah went north for her test at the floating mooring mast aboard the tender Patoka. That test’ was a complete success and in consequence it was decided to use the Shenandoah extensively in a series of scouting tests at sea off the Atlantic coast, which are now being planned. The ship will base on her Lakehurst station for some of the operations and probably glso will use the Patoka as a floating mooring base before the sched- uled exercises are completed. In tho course of the exercises, she will range far at sea in search of imaginary enemy scouting fleets, While the plan for a western trip has not been abandoned completely, the exercises will occupy the Shenan- doah for a considerable time. She is expected, however, to make her trans- continental flight in October. U. S. ARMY OF;FICEF;S FLY TO DINNER IN DIRIGIBLE Send Landing Crew Ahead to Country Club to Handle Airship. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 14.—Dirigi- ble balloons have uses other than those of war, Lieut. Col. John A. Paegelow, commandant of Scott Field, Belleville, IIl, the Army's chief lighter - than - air station, demon- strated last night, when he flew to a dinner dance at the Sunset Hill Country Club here in the giant air- ship TC-3. He was accompanied by three lieutenants. A landing crew of 25 soldiers, sent by motor truck, waited on the lawn west of the club building and caught the ship when it landed. The ship left the field at 7:35 p.m. and arrived over the club at 8:15. The officers remained at the dinner dance until 11:45. An hour later they were at home, 45 miles away. E—— TAX REFUNDS RAPID. About half of the $1§,000,000 in tax refunds due 1,500,000 persons who paid the whole of thelr income tax this year, and are thus entitled to one-fourth of it back under special act of Congress, has been paid out by check, it was said at the Treasury today. Rapid progress is being made now, by the collectors, all papers neces- sary having been sent to the collec- tors by the Treasury. NO $15 Palm Beach Suits $18 Linen Suits $14.50 $25 Flannel and Mohair Suits Formerly $10 $755 RUM SHPS FEENG BEFOREDRY VY Reduction From 72 to 25 Vessels Off New York Already Reported. Apparentiy frightened by Uncle Sam’s mobilization of his new dry armada under the flag of the doughty United States Coast Guard, the noto- rious rum fleet oft New York City has been reduced within the past month from 72 ships to about 25. This information, through unofficial, but thoroughly reliable channels, reached Washington today, while the lid was being clamped down on_too much publicity of details of the Gov- ernment's campaign of action against the smugglers. Where the missing ships of the rum fleet have gone remains a mystery to- day, even to the sources of informa- tion which know positively that the fieet for the first time in months has decreased instead of increasing. Scattered Along Coast. Some of them may have scudded off up the coast to the waters off Boston or some of them may have dropped south to Florida. Some of them, fi ing the growing imminence ot Uncle Sam’'s big guns, from destroyers, mine sweepers, patrol boats, picket boats and other units of the new and coming coast guard fleet, have tossed up the wet, wet sponge, and gone into the business of making an honest living Sees Smuxgling Curbed. “I am willing to say.” declared Gar- rard B. Winston, acting secretary of the Treasury,” that this new dry fleet is going to make it very difficult for the smugglers to get any liquor into the United States by sea. We shall be able to put a very effective check to the present activity of the rum run- ners.” Asked as to the time set for the “zero hour” or declaration of war on the rum runners, especially rum row, off New York, the acting secretar. was non-commital. It would be the policy, he said to go ahead when boats are ready—but when this would be, he declined to reveal. Many Men Volunteer. While only 149 commissioned a 400 warrant officers were needed the new war, more than 1,000 m took the examinations, many mq passed than were needed, and alrea 65 have been given temporary com> missions. The Coast Guard wanted 3.700 enlisted men, and already hus recruited more than 2,000. The first brand-new boats of the fleet, in fact, it was learned today for the first time, have already put to sea with fresh equipment. One of these new picket boats, which is now operating “somewhere joff the coast of Florida” on its first day out captured two rum-running vessels of large size. Insurance Man Drops Dead. MONTREAL, August 14.—Samuel H. 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