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Our standard is highest and entails the use of the highest grade materials, together with equipments and facilities that cannot fail to produce best results. ? 70c a Poland You can ? present Reeves Chocolates with confidence that you're presenting the best there is. Manufactured here on the premises. Reeves, 1209 F i t ? i $ X PLAN SANE FOURTH OF JULY COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE CELE BRATION BY CITIZENS. Presidents of Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce Agree to Co-Operate in Scheme. Te carry out their plans for a sane cele bration of the Fourth of July in the Dis trict of Columbia, the Commissioners have under consideraton a citizens' celebration. Commissioner Macfarland this morning conferred with President J. H. Small of the Board of Trade and President W. F. Gude of the Chamber of Commerce, with a view t? securing a citlsens' celebration ?f the Fourth. Both presidents promised t? lay the matter with their approval be fere the directors of their respective or ganisatlons. Course in Other Cities. Commissioner Macfarland explained to Presidents Small and Gude that a number ef cities have taken action looking to a sane Fourth of July- by prohibiting the use of fireworks except in public cele brations, and that In every case a pub lic celebration Is to be provided by the citUens- Mr. Macfarland added that It was desired to carry out a similar plan In this city and that It Is hoped to provide a public celebration which will engage the ] | The greatest ;; pleasure on earth <> <? Is continuous good health. i!Grap?-Nut?ij ;; food \ | Wins and keeps it. "There's a Reason" j; Interest of the people, including the chil dren. The preliminary steps to provide a sane celebration of the Fourth in the District, it was also explained, were taken Novem ber 25. when an amendment to the police regulations was adopted prohibiting the discharge of firecrackers and fireworks except at a public celebration and on a special permit issued by the Commis sioners. That amendment was published at the time to give notice to manufactur ers and dealers in fireworks, whose con tracts are made in the fall. The amendment makes section 4 of ar ticle IX of the police regulations read as follows: "No firecracker, squib or other fireworks of any kind shall be sold and delivered, discharged or set off within the city of Washington, or the fire limits of the Dis trict of Columbia, or in the more densely populated portions of said District; pro vided, however, on occasions of public oelebration ani exhibition fireworks may be discharged or ?>et off on special per mits issued by the Commissioners defining time, place, storage and such other condi tions as they may deem necessary to the public safety." Washington to Be in Line. Commissioner Macfarland said today that the accidents from fireworks fur nished twenty-three cases for the emer gency hospitals here last Fourth or July, besides those treated elsewhere, and that while there were no deaths last year there had been deaths in former years. He said he believed the National capital should be in line with the best sentiment on this subject. At the approaching meeting of the Na tional Playground Assoeiatibn at Pitts burg, he said, the chief topic on the pro gram will be "A Sane Fourth of July." This is directly in the interest of the chil dren of the cities. . At the same time, he said, the public Celebration by the citizens such as was carried through so successfully by the Joint committee of the. Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce last Fourth of July was a necessary part of the new or der of observance of Independence day. Secures Verdict Against B.R. Co. Joseph Davis has been awarded a ver dict for $1,250 against the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company by u Jury in Circuit Court No. 1, Justice Staf ford presiding. Through Attorneys W. Gwynn Gardiner and B. N. Hopewell, Davis claimed that while driving a wagon across the tracks at 7th and G streets southeast September I, 1P06. his vehicle was run into through carelessness and negligence on the part of the motorinan, and that Davla was seriously injured. Verdict of Manslaughter May Bring 20-Year Penalty. TO APPLY FOR NEW TRIAL Jury Compromises Between First Degree Murder and Acquittal. DEFENSE IS MUCH SURPRISED Insanity Proven, Asserts Counsel, in Bitter Criticism of Finding Against Client. FLUSHING, L. I.. May 12.-Capt. Peter C. Hains. jr.. U.S.A., was found guilty of manslaughter In the first degree at 4:10 o'clock yesterday afternoon for killing William E. Annis at the Bayslde Yacht Club the afternoon of August 15, 1908. Monday morning at 10 o'clock counsel for the prisoner will app'y for a new trial. If the motion is not granted the court will sentence Capt. Hains to a term in the penitentiary not to exceed twenty years. The verdict came as a surprise to every one of the interested throng that hung about Flushing, L. I., yesterday after noon, waiting to hear from the jury. "Unwritten law" had been the defense. There had been no claim that the defend ant had not shot and killed Annis. The defense had left the case in such shape that no one regarJed it as possible that any decision other than conviction of murder in the first degree or acquittal on the ground of insanity would be rendered. Most everybody expected the latter ver dict. Bush in to Hear Verdict. And when at 4:03 o'clock a hurry call was sent through the tow'n that the Jury was about to come in, there was a rush to the town hall. Suspecting a demonstration would be made. Justice Garretson looked over the tlirong and said: "There must be no sign of approval or disapproval upon the receipt of the ver dict. Any attempt to make such a dem onstration will be stopped by officers of the court and punished." The defendant and his friends took this warning as a friendly indication. The ex citement grew intense. The hands of the clock seemed to halt as the twelve men walked slowly into their box. Clerk Peace took the, jury list, glanced at the box to see if it had bean filled and asked: "Will the jurors answer to their names as they are called?" "Here," answered each Juror as the clerk went down the list. "Jurors, look upon the defendant!" com manded the clerk. "Defendant, look upon the jurors." Hains Leaps to His Feet. Then an unusual thing happened. Hains expecting to be acquitted, had sat silent for nearly four hours. At the command he leaped to his feet with the snap and the precision of a soldier called to "at tention" by a superior officer. This leap from the man who had been a haggard, forlorn-looking* person all through the trial electrified onlooker*. His eyes were directed at the Jury. They looked with force, with fire, at th? men who had held his fate in their hands. "What is your verdict?" "We find the defendant guilty of man slaughter in the first degree." A look of intense surprise was on the ment. His family and friends gathered at the Flushing Hotel. Ma]. Hains said: "I was surprised at the verdict. What could have been their mental operations. There Is nothing the family can properly say at this time with the case pending." Jurors Wanted to Oo Home. From Attorney Eugene M. L. Young, who lives in Long Island City, came this: "I have had experience with Queens county jurors, and the only explanation I can make is that these jurors had been locked up a long time and wanted to get home." Mr. Molntyre, chief of counsel for the defense, said: "We are certain the insanity of Peter C. Hains was established. Had Capt. Hains _been acquitted upon the grounds of Insanity, neither his attorneys nor his family would have taken any steps for his release until certain he had been cured of the form of insanity we think he has. "We shall contend Monday that the district attorney's question to Thorn ton Hains on crose-examination?if he had killed a man?was sufficient to con stitute reversible error. There are many other grounds we think will be sufficient to get us a new trial." District Attorney Frederick Q. De Witt said: "The state is immensely satisfied with the verdict. We knew we could punc ture the insanity plea. There was no denial of the commission of the crime. The testimony of army officers turned the case. The verdict would have been the same had there been no experts on either side. The jury decided the case upon the testimony of the lay witnesses. I still maintain that it was a competent question to ask Thornton Hains as to his having killed a man." "Verdict Will Appeal to People." Special Prosecutor George A. Gregg added this: "It was the only verdict that would have appealed to the people of the coun ty. It is a verdict that we like and that cannot be overthrown. If Capt. Hains had been sent to the chair the verdict would have been criticised by every man who is married." Wilbur Craft talked for the jurors. He said: "With six others I was for conviction. After we had three ballots one at the jurors asked us to get together. We decided to change. "We grave most careful consideration to expert testimony. We had the idea, however, the experts had to earn their money." "What part did sympathy play among those wno stood for acquittal?" "There were many expressions that Annls 'got what was coming to him' and 'I would have done the same thing to him.* " ? "How did the testimony of Mrs. Hains appeal to the jury?" The juror thought the questioner re ferred to Mrs. Claudia Instead of tlie general's wife, and replied: "All twelve thought her guilty." Told of his mistake, he said: "Oh, we took that for what it was worth." He added: "I think one of the sanest moments that man ever had was when he stood to hear the verdict." "Why did you render the lesser de gree verdict that his counsel did not claim at your hands?" "We did not think the man had gone to the float to kill Annls. Those two round-trip tickets had some weight, and the general sentiment of those who voted to acquit him was that the act was not a frame-up." Mrs. Annis' Comment. Mrs. Annis commented on the convic tion of the man who killed her hunband. She said: "I am very well pleased with the ver dict of the jury in finding Capt. Hains guilty of manslaughter, although I am fully convinced that the murder was pre meditated. I am satisfied that Capt. Hains was given the benefit of the doubt. "I feel that justice has been done for the crime, and I would like to thank the jury, the prosecuting attorney and all those who have shown me so much kind ness through my misfortune. "It was a great relief to me when I knew that t did not have to go upon the witness stand. I was In court for three days ready and expecting to be called at PROMINENT FIGURES IN THE HAINS CASE. fares of the defendant's party. Capt. Hains seemed dumfounded. Mclntyre asked for a week in which to make his motion for a new trial. The court granted him until Monday morning. Verdict Was Compromise. When the jurors left court soon after adjournment it developed that the verdict had been a compromise. Six men had stood for conviction of murder In the first degree. Six had stood for acquittal on the ground of insanity. After three ballots had been taken Juror Higbie urged the jurors to look at the case in a spirit of harmony. Sundling. Hig ble, Craft. Nlllson. Keucke and Schaub hutli, who had stood out for murder In the first degree, went over to their six breth ren and word was sent to the court officer that a verdict had been found. There were rumors that improper con duct would be charged cgainst rertain members of the jury while at the Garrison Hotel last Sunday. But Mr. Mclntyre was not disposed to make these part of his motion for a new trial. <"apt. Hains was taken to the L<ong Is land City jail Immediately after adjourn anv moment. I don't think I would ever have been able to go through the terri ble ordeal. The case was tried on its merits, and all I have to say is that Capt. Hains is very fortunate not to have had a more serious verdict found against him. _ "Never for one moment have I believed Capt. Hains to be Insane, nor do I be lieve that he is Insane at the present time. I saw him at the clubhouse the day of the murder, and he acted perfectly rational. He knew very well what he was doing when he committed the terri ble crime. "Up to the time when the army officers testified I thought Capt. Hains would be declared Insane. But I think they made convincing witnesses regarding his sanity. "I was in court when Special Prosecutor Gregg summed up. His case was so clearly presented that it left no doubt as to the sanity of Capt. Hains at the time of the murder or after it. "The jury should be complimented upon the intelligent manner in which it handled tiie case. I was very much surprised at its wonderfully quirk verdict. I must confess that T expected there would be a long and tedious battle before a verdict could be reached. "We did not clamor for Capt. Hains' life. All we wanted was justice, and I believe the verdict of the jury 1b convinc ing proof of the great wrong Capt. Hains did when he robbed my children of their father. No one has a right to take life and make Innocent people widows and orphans." Capt. Hains' Status in Army Awaits Decision of Courts Final adjudication of the case of the state of New York agajnst Capt. Peter C. Hains, jr.. Coast Artillery Corps, U.S.A.. for killing William E. Annis, will be awaited by the War Department before it determines upon the attitude that the mil itary branch of the government shall take in regard to liis status. At present Capt. Hains is "absent, in the hands of the civil authorities." Under the army regulations officers and enlisted men in arrc6t and confinement by the civil authorities receive no ray for the time of such absence. If they are re leased without trial, or after trial and |iiiiiiuiit>iminniMiiHininiHniiiiiiiiiiimiinnmimnniiniiiiiiniiimiiniiniiniJcininiiniiiiiiiimm?ninmii?niiiiiiiiiiiiiott GREAT QUALITY SALE Of HIGHEST CRAOE GROCERIES. We move our main store this month to 605-7 7*h s*., and to center your attention upon this removal, and to reduce stock in our present warehouse and main store WE HAVE RE DUCED PRICES ALL ALONG THE LINE. Buy from ns today?the saving in cost will enable you to buy more goods without investing more money. Norway Mackerel, 8-lb kit.99c Jersey Pears, can 8c Clothes Pins, 100 for 10c Fancy Prunes, lb 8c Marshall's Kippered . Her ring, can i2y2c Brick Codfish, pkg 8c Jams. 2 jars for 25c Iona Tomatoes, can 7c Walter Baker's Cocoa, ^-Ib. tin ..17c Full Cream Cheese, lb HSc A P Cored. Milk, 3 cans for... .25c Fresh Eggs, doz 23c Brookfield Selected Eggs, doz...25c Best Granulated Sugar, lb 5c Elgin Butter?Best Creamery?Reduced to . . 30c HAMS AND BACON. Standard Brand Hams and Bacons at prices to save you money. Wrhy buy cheap hams when you get the best on the market for little, if any, more cost? Swift's Premium...." Kingan's Reliable... Auth's Sugar Cured.. Beechnut Bacon, jars, each 28c 16c lb. FLOUR. We have bought ahead, and THE AD VANCE IN WHEAT DOES NOT AFFECT OUR FLOUR PRICES. A & P Flour is as good as can be had. It is ground from the best quality of spring grown wheat, and put up uuder our own brand. Berkshire Sliced Bacon, lb. pkg..22c Swift's Oriole Bone less Bacon, lb...i6c These prices good in our Alexandria store and on all Washington stores. 3/^-lb. sacks 15c 7-lb. sacks 29c 12^-lb. sacks 45c 24^-lb. sacks 90c 49-lb. sacks $1.80 Barrel $7-15 Gallon cans Tomatoes,. each. 20c Strained Tomatoes, for soupSj Cctti.????????????? 4^ Pearline, pkg. 2j4c A & P Washing Powder, 4-lb. pkg 15c Belle of Boston Baked Beans, can 7C Ivory Soap, cake. .4^c and 8c Gallon cans Apples, each. .25c Iona Peas, can 1... .8j/?c Campbell's Soups, can... .8y$c Snider's Pork and Beans, can 9c, 14c and 18c String Beans, can 8c Campbell's Baked Beans, can 8^c White Waxed Beans, can.. 9c Campbell's Salad Dressing, bottle 8^c A & PCorn, can 11c 1776 Washing Powder, pkg 2Yi c Mustard Sardines, can.4c &9C Pineapple Cubes, can 5c No. 2 Tomatoes, can 5>^c No. 3 Rice, lb 4c Monocacy Succotash, can.. 9c Laundry Starch, lb 4c A & P Baked Beans, can.. qc Potted Meats, can.. .4c and 8c Pickles, Empire brand, bot tle ioc, 15c, 25c A & P Prepared Flour, pkg. 14c Fairy Soap, cake 4c Borden's Evaporated Milk. 20-OZ. can 8^c Fluffy Ruffles Starch, pkg. ioc A & P Table Syrup, can...ioc Campbell's Tabasco* Ketch up, bottle * 9c Fruitville Peaches, can.... 15c No. 1 Rice, lb 9c No. 2 Rice, lb 6c Pure Lard, lb 14c Rolled Oats, lb... 4c A & P Peaches, can. 25c Cal. Peaches, can 16c Liquid Bluing, bottle ioc A & P Scouring Soap, cake. 5c Sultana Peaches, can 20c A & P Pearl Tapioca, pkg. 8c Saleratus (baking soda), pkg /C Royal Salad Dressing, bot tle 23c and 39c Sliced Tomatoes, can ioc White Cherries, can.. 15c, 25c Plums, large can 12c Pumpkin, can ioc Squash, can ioc Tru Milk, can ioc Huyler's Cocoa, can. 14c & 24c Van Houten's Cocoa. 23c & 45c Bensdorf's Dutch , Cocoa, y-t ib 30c New Potatoes, %-pk 18c ? New Potatoes, ]/2-pk 35c Old Potatoes, %-pk ioc Old Potatoes, }4-pk 18c Old Potatoes, peck 35c Main Store, Cor. 7th and E Sts. N.W. Alexandria Branch, 525 King Street. imiiHiimiimiiniinhiiiiriT acquitted, their right to pay for the time of such absence Is restored. Has Ceased to Draw Pay. By virtue of this regulation Capt. Halns ceased to draw pay on the date of his withdrawal from military control by the civil authorities, which occurred at the time of his arrest for the murder of Annls. Seldom has an officer of the army or navy been convicted of a serious crime by the civil authorities. Hence few pre cedents exist in the records of the War Department that apply to Capt. Halns' status. If the department decides there was a military offense in the act of Cap't. Halns, as distinct from the civil offense, the officer may be tried by court-martial, ir I respective of the action of the courts of New York. Awaits Civil Proceedings. But the military authorities must await the termination of the civil proceedings in New York and obtain custody of the officer, before a court-martial may be begun. In case Capt. Halns is sent to prison or conflned in an Insane asylum, the War Department would be compelled to postpone any court-martial trial until I after the release from confinement. The question of sanity may play an | important part in the action of the mili tary branch of the government, it was ad mitted at the War Department today. If Capt. Halns is finally acquitted by the civil courts, he may be forced to face seri ous charges by court-martial, notwith standing. SATS HE HAD POISON. Boy Disappears Leaving Note In timating Suicide. Leaving a note stating that he had gone to the Potomac river, that he had a bottle of poison and that it would be useless to try to find him, John Grimes, eighteen years of age, formerly an Inmate of the National Training School for Boys, yes terday left the home of John Stewart, on the Magazine road. Congress Heights, J and has not been heard from since. It is believed that Grimes feared he would be sent back to the school, and rather than return decided to end his life. The pollcc, however, are of the opinion that the boy left the note as a ruse, meaning to leave the city. All watchmen along the water front have been asked to look out for him. The police have been asked to look out for Harry F. Bowers, twenty-seven years of age. of 722 5th street northeast, who has been missing from his home since yesterday morning. Building Permits Issued. The following building permits were issued today: To Mary E. W. Stcnz. for one one-story brick auditorium at 808 K street north west; architect and builder, Julius Wenlg; estimated cost, $.">,000. To George M. Gray, for two two-story ! brick dwellings, from 1001 to lfioa A street southeast: architect, Julius Germuiller; ' builder. E. J. DeLacy; estimated cost, j *11,420. To Pumphrey & Palmer, for ten two story brick dwellings, from 51 to 60 5th | street northeast: architect and builder, George C. Pumphrey; estimated cost. $35,000. To George D. Lantell. for one two-story brick dwelling, at 812 Massachusetts ave nue northeast: architect. George D. Lan tell; builder, E. D. Farnham; estimated cost, $2,700 Death of Theodore B. Lippincott. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., May 12.-Theo dore B. Lippincott of New York city, six ty-eight xe?rs old. died yesterday at Aremante cottage on Walden'a Ridge of bronchitis. Mr. Lippincott. with his wife, irame to Chattanooga a month a*o and then went to Walden's Kidge for the l>cneflt of his health. Mr. Lippincolt is j sa:d to have l*een a member of the Lip- I pineott Publishing Company of Plilladc!- ' phia. If you want work read the *aat col umns or The Star. POINTS OUT DUTY TO a A. a ANNOUNCEMENT BY DEPART MENT COMMANDER HOLBROOK. Declares That Ever 7 Commander 8honld Be Present at the Serrieea Memorial Day. Edwin H. Holbrook, department com mander of ftie G. A. R., hu issued In structions as to the observance of Me morial day. May 31, by the members of that organisation. The commander says: "Once again the day approaches about which cluster the most tender and sacred sentiments of the entire nation?the day devoted to flowers in honor of the dead, commingled with tears and hallowed memories." Continuing, the order recites: "To the organisation of which -we are member*, bound together by the strong ties of serv ice and comradeship, pledged to every lofty endeavor for the uplifting of coun try, home and flag, and for the principles that are cherished in the hearts of all loyal men. and hallowed by the love and earnest prayers of noble women, is given the honor and privilege of leading in the celebration of the day set apart for the decoration of the graves of those who were comrades with us in the battles' strife, and who have preceded us into tiro land of perpetual peace, to cover with beautiful blossoms and Mowers their final resting places, whether in national ceme tery. the graveyards of quiet villages, or on the lonely farm: and to march in hon oring procession, with funeral requiem, with heads bowed and eyes dimmed, a* sad memories at the loss of former friend* or comrades, gono before are wafted to our memories through the flower-scented sunshine from out, the shadowy past. Duty of Every Comrade. "Located at the capital of this great nation. It Is the privilege of the Depart ment of the Potonjac, G. A. R., to Jead others in the completeness and Influence of these memorial ceremonies, and It should be the duty of every comrade to be pres ent with his post and assi?t In every way possible in the patriotic: and sacred ob servance of the day. To that end I sin cerely urge every member of the order, and all others In sympathy with the ob ject of the services, to abstain from such pleasures and demonstrations as might detract from the sacredness which should hallow the services on this one day of the year, which day should be devoted to per petuating the memory of the men who gave their lives that the nation might be saved as a I'nion, and I ask all friends of this busy world to pause with uncovered heads for a little time in honor of the gallant boys who died for the preserva tion of the old flag. Patriotic People Asked to Co-Operate "I cordially invite members of pa triotic, military and civic associations, the clergy, the teachers, children of the Sabbath, public and private schools, and all patriotic people to unite with us iu honoring the memory of the sacred dead." The orders are attested by O. H. Old royd. assistant adjurant general of the Department of the Potomac. * Baltimore Democratic Primaries. June 26 was chosen as the date for the primaries for nominating delegates to the Maryland democratic state convention and candidates for county offices at a meeting of the Baltimore city democratic centra! committee and the executive committee of Baltimore county held yesterday in the Hotel Lexington. Baltimore. Kor t!:e first time in a number of vests the nom inations will be made under the Crawford county system. By the primary lan' of | Baltimore county the republicans must I hold their primaries the same day. T. Shadrick Applrgarth, fifty-nine years old. died of apoplexy *t Cambridge. Md, 1 A widow and three children by .a torine* marriftf*. survive hub __