Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-11
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Estimate of the Cost of the Navy
Arch.
NEXT YEARS FOOT BALL OUTLOOK
Golfers Having Trouble Over the
Selection of Caddes.
close OF THE SEASON
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, December 10, 1899
The National Sculpture Society estimates
that the minimum cost Of the Dewey or
navy arch will be 100000. The society
has confidence in the success of the plan to
recreate the arch in marble and bronze and
says as to the estimate of cost:
1.-THE mass and Importance of the sculp-
ture involved exceeds that on any similar
monument Of modern times. There are al
most eighty statues or figures of colossal
scale, the greater number of which, at
least, are double life size, and many of
them still larger. besides the historic por-
trait medallions and other sculpture en-
richment-all in addition to the architect
ural details. The heroic scale of architect
ure, the size Of the columns and capitals,
Of each of which there are forty, the di-
mansions of the monolIths necessary for
bases and pier groups, the massive founda-
tons required, all involve expense, for the
calculation Of which there is no precedent
in any similar monument. Our committee
proposes to obtain more definite informa-
ton as to possible choice between proper
materials, their expense, their durability
and the best method for the proper erection
of the sculpture and the numerous details
involved in so great work.
After the Tax Dodgers.
There Is going to be lively session for
so-called tax dodgers" Particularly is
this true of the wealthy who live two
months Of the year In Newport and ten
months in this city, but pay personal taxes
in neither place. Local authorities are
looking up the names and addresses of
those who have inherited fortunes to find
UNatbar I plaJ b.
gets any return In the shape Of Inheritance
taxes. The tax assessors intend to compel
the executors of Wills to appear before
them and disclose where the personal prop
erty bequeathed is at the present time. In
pursuance Of this policy Deputy Tax Com
missioner e. T. Taggard has been in New
port looking up the records. Mr. Taggard's
first business was to look up the wills of
more than a score Of wealthy New Workers
who have died in the last eight years, the
personal estates of whom, it is believed,
have never been taxed in either city.
Among those that received more than pass
ing notice were the wills Of William F.
Burden, Mrs Sarah Swan Whiting. Au-
gustus Whiting, Robert Goelet, Robert 5.
Hone and a dozen others equally well
known. Other families whose personal tax
records are being looked UP are the Aston,
the Gerry, the Clews Chandler Bush, Cush-
ing. Davis. Fish, French, 1selin. Jay, Mills,
Oelrichs, Post, Sands, Schermerhorn, Stew
ems. Stewart, Stokes, Taylor. Thorn. Tiff
fanny, Twombly, Vanderbilt Wetmore,
Whitney, Wilson, Work and Zabriskie.
Last year the personal tax levy in New
York city was s7,ooooo0,o00. Taxes Were
paid on only $500, 100000. The remainder,
$6,5oo,oo0,0 900, was Sworn off,
Close of Remarkable Foot Ball Season
The foot ball season, closed last week,
may be considered In many respects the
most remarkable in the history of the sport.
Experts say it would not be surprising to
see next seasons struggles fought harder
than ever Harvard still looks to be the
college most favored by a wealth of prom
Using material. The Crimson's most diff
cult problem will be to satisfactorily fill the
two guard positions. Burden, Boal and
Substitute Sargent are all seniors. Donald.
tackle, and Parker ard Warren. backs, are
also finishing their last year. With the eX-
ception of the guard positions there is
plenty Of promising material to fill any va
cancy. Captain McBride's graduation may
not be such a severe loss to Yale as was at
first supposed by a large majority OF the
close followers of the game. There is
Sharpe, strong drop kicker and coming
punter, who, with such able coaching as he
is bound to receive, stands an excellent
chance of filing McBride's shoes in a capa-
Bile manner. There are other good Yale
men who can be relied upon for another
season.
While Princeton will lose good proper
sau may be consoled with the knowledge
that fair supply of capable substitutes
will return to college. Probably the hard
est place to fill will be the position left va
cant by Hillebrand. He made the varsity
eleven in his freshman year. and Is of
the best line men in the country. In addl-
ton to the player in question, Captain Ed
wards, Wheeler, Reiter and Palmer VIII
not be seen again. Poe IS also a 1850 man,
but there is talk of his returning next year.
In that case he will be eligible.
Even though the University of Pennsyl-
vania will lose a number of her strongest
players the red and blue is sufficiently
strong in good substitutes to guarantee Il
winning eleven In 1900 Columbia gives
every promise of being stronger than dur
ing the past season. Cornell and Lafayette
will both carry over enough tried players
to insure bright future-one that will at
least bring as successful results those
during the campaign just closed. and that's
saying good deal Glenn Warmers al
most remarkable success in coaching the
Carlisle Indians this season has, to GER
tain extent, revived the desire among Cor
nell men for return to the system OF
graduate coaching. This was auspIciousiy
inaugurated a year ago at Ithaca. Cornell
men now look upon Warner as equal to the
best coach in the country, and would like
to have him for head coach next year. Had
1t not been for the unfortunate tangle in
Cornells foot ball affairs last year, result
ing in Sweetlands election TO the captain
cy, Warner would have had charge of the
Ithacans this fall.
Troubles of the Golfers.
What with the agitation over Sunday
games and the question of allowing caddies
to be employed during school hours, golfers
are having more than their share Of trouble
just now. The caddie question is one which
has come up for discussion more than once
in the last few months. There is no rule
which compels a boy to serve at the club
which employs him during school hours,
yet. with the money to be made on the
links. it Is not strange that SO many Of
them play truant. Almost every club in
the metropolitan district has found itself
confronted with the alternative of running
counter to the school authorities, or else
abandoning its tournaments, and in most
instances, it must be confessed, the de-
cision has not been to the advantage of the
school discipline. When a boy can make
from rs cents to 81 day by playing hockey
1t Is not to be expected that his parents
will frown on his action. In fact, many of
them are obliged to do so in order to exc
out the scanty purse at home. This has
reached such a pass in some portions of
Long Island that the school authorities,
aided by the pastors of the local churches
have started a crusade against the evil.
At the Westchester links the boys have
occasionally been rounded up by the police
obliQad n n school hJIf of