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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
A COSTLY MISTAKE.
Lowest Bidder Fails of Contract by
Reason Of Omitting Check.

Noroross BROTHERS of Worcester Mass,
the lowest bidders for the construction VI
the new municipal building, failed, as was
stated In The Star yesterday afternoon, 10
irclose a check for $1,000 with their pro-
posal. a condition required by the speclfica-
tons for bids. This failure on the part OF
the contracting firm mentioned Will, in all
probability result in the award of the con-
tract for the work to the next lowest bid
der. A. B. Stannard of New York city.
Capt. Chester Harding, supervisor of con-
struction of the municipal building, today
made the following recommendation to the
Commissioners:
1.-THE lowest bid received, that of Nor
cross Brothers, Worcester, Mass, was IN
formal in that no certified check was IN
closed as required by the advertisement
and specifications. In my judgment this IN
formality should not be waived, and l &C
cordingly recommend that the contract be
awarded to the next highest bidder, Am
brose B. Stannard of New York city, at the
prices named in his proposal
The Commissioners have as yet taken no
action on Capt. Harding's recommendation,
but it is expected they will approve 1t, and
that the contract will be awarded to Mr..
Stannard, who proposed to do the work for
$3.50, $50. so. The bid Of Norcross Brothers
was for $185,111.
While, /, is understood, the Commission
ers regret that the mistake of the lowest
bidders will result In an expenditure of
over $4,000 additional In the cost of the
work of constructing the foundations, yet
1t Is understood they do not feel justified
in waiving the conditions specified In the
specifca tons, and to which twelve of the
thirteen contractors conformed. To &C
cept the bid of the Norcross Brothers 1t is
stated, would be establishing precedent,
which the authorities believe would not OPP
crate satisfactorily, and this they wish to
avoid
A. B. Stannard has held number of
large contracts with the District on con-
struction work, and he Is now engaged in
building the sewage disposal plant.
In addition to the bids of Mr.. Stannard
and the Norcross Brothers, the following
| contractors submitted proposals for the
District building work.
Patterson & Thurman, Baltimore $780,
$3.50; E. Saxton, Washington, sos 700;
Wells Brothers Construction Company
New York $21S .S62.50; Crawford Paving
Company, Washington, S226,6s5; Doyle &
| Doak. Philadelphia, $230,97O; Thompson &
Sterrett Company, New York, 1896 O63;
John Gill & Sons, Cleveland, $247 ,O92 so;
| j. e. &, A. L. Pennocks Philadelphia S243,-
| 80: James L. Parsons, Washington.
| $265 so; Horton & oHeminway Boston
| $271 1873; ]. P. Carline & Co., Brooklyn,
| S290 GOO. sGTSt4
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RECORD AT BATHING BEACH.
Season Opens With Unusually Large
Patronage.

The season has opened with a rush at
the Washington bathing beach. In the
first three days there were 1921 registered
bathers. and of these 1854 were in the pool
Sunday last, breaking the highest previous
record for any one day by over 2OO
1t was by great patience and good humor
on the part of the patrons that the very
limited accommodations in the shape of
dressing rooms and lockers were accepted.
For every locker that was vacated there
were fifty persons waiting, at times, and
frequently four men would place their
clothes, hats and shoes in single locker,
which was but one foot deep, three feet
high and sixteen inches wide. In one in
stance, 1t is said, the clothing of six men
were put into one such locker one holding
the things from tumbling out while another
shut the door. But that was Sunday, when
the patrons had their good clothes on and
took that method to have their trousers
creased.
The swimmers of Washington and thou
sands who want to learn to swim express
the hope that the Commits soners will ask
Congress to appropriate the few thousands
of dollars required to furnish creditable ac-
commodations for them and to make of the
inner basin the ideal swimming lake. which
1t might become at comparatively little
cost. 1t Is claimed that everything that 10
said against the sanitary condition of the
liner basin is without foundation. num-
Der of physicians go there with their friends
and families to battle. and they say that
the prejudices of the people would be quick
ly overcome IL they would test it for them
selves.
In response to appeal from a number
of ladies to open early Saturdays, the
o'clock morning hour will be changed to
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. be-
ginning this week. This change, 1t 10 be-
lieved, will be particularly agreeable to the
beach employees and management because
Sunday Is usually the busiest day. Further
more, 1t Is stated every bathing suit at
the beach is in service Sunday and time Is
not given to have them put in readiness for
use at an early hour Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09

with the secret ballot substituted for the
viva-voce system, the plan will be retained
IN the state. Another proposition is to have
the general assembly enact a law by which
all the political parties of the state shall
make their nominations for state officers
on the same day and in the same method,
mary.
The chances are that the convention will
complete its work before midnight, as there
Is little to do except name delegates. elect
ors and members Of the state committee.
This latter will require but little time, I'M
less 1t be that the second district wrangle
shall detain the convention and precipitate
q discussion that can have but one result
the election Of Martin men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
Who Will Be Delegates.

The question Of who will be delegates-at-
large to the ST. Louis convention is one that
is engaging the attention of the men who
lead in the states politics. Senators Mar
tin and Daniel will CO. Allen Caperton
Braxton Of Staunton. close friend OF the
governor, was practically rendered one OF
the other positions. but late yesterday
afternoon he declined to stand for the
honor. This leaves two to be chosen by
the convention this afternoon, for which
there are four candidates-4ov Montague,
Representatives William A. Jones and
Harry L. Maynard and former Represent
alive William F. Rhea. The chances are
with Senators Daniel and Martin. In some
quarters there is disposition to deny Gov.
Montague anything he may want or ask al
the hands of the convention. the slogan
being Remember Norfolk and give no
quarter" This is not 30 strong as 1t was
Wednesday morning, when the extremists
OF the party got here-mostly men who had
felt the effects Of the reorganization Of the
There Is a conciliatory spirit in the con-
vention. and it is likely that respectable
minority will be recognized and placed on
tho new state committee.
The retirement of Mr.. Braxton from the
race for delega te-at-large is taken by some
to indicate that he favors having that
honor conferred upon the governor instead
OF upon one of the governors friends. The
Martin men seem to think that it is a dare
to them to decline to recognize the gov
ernor and his followers, and some of them
are inclined to accept the dare as the
gauge of battle and to have 1t fought out
on those lines. If such a course is pur-
sued 1t means that Gov. Montague will be
defeated for the place of delegate-at-large.
Question Of Instructions.
The matter of instructing the delegation
to St. Louis is another perplexing subject.
Virginia has rarely instructed her delega-
lions, and now that sentiment in Virginia is
so Overwhelmingly for Parker 1t is regarded
by many as inexpedient and unwise to in
struct though some Of the foremost men
of the party come out squarely in favor of
clean-cut expression for Judge Parker
1t is understood that Senator Martin favors
the unit rule rather than instructions as
the effect would be the same, and there
would be no tying of hands. At this time
It looks as though the delegates will go as
Parker men. to vote as unit and will not
be instructed.
The party primary law, by which all the
state officers Qncluding United States sena-
tors) will be nominated by the people, will
be amended in one important particular.
The plan at present provides that the vot-
ing shall be viva-voce, and to that form of
voting there Is much objection among ell
classes. Merchants and business men dis
like to have their votes announced and re-
corded, and 1t is often the case that they
vote their interests instead of their senti-
ments. The party is committed to the pri-
mary plan, more than nfne-tenths of the
voters having so expressed themselves, ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS
MEET IN CONVENTION AT RICH
MOND TODAY.
Senator Martin Appears in Complete
Control-Expect to Be In Ses-
sion Until Late.

RICHMOND, Va, June 9.-The state
democratic convention met here today.
State Chairman Ellison announced the fol-
lowing temporary organizations: Chairman.
Judge George E. Cassell Of Radford; secre-
tary Joseph Button of Appomattox; ser
geant-at-arms w. P. Lehman of Rich
mond. Judge Cassell, on taking the chair,
said that the state Of Virginia had not
been conspicuous for many years, but this
year the state could and would take a
leading part in removing Roosevelt from
the mucklom of republicanism." He de-
nounced President Roosevelt as Sham
reformer" The Presidents northern
friends, he said, gagged at the mention
of his name, for he eateth with negroes and
drinketh with them" He appealed to the
democracy in the sacred name OF history,
in the name of prosperity and future hopes.
to bury all difference and unite to save
this country.
Then followed the reports of the dis
trct committees.
All the districts reported recommending
their committeeman except the second and
third and the convention took recess I'M
til $3.50 o'clock. The feature of the first
session was the reception accorded Gov.
Montague. The fight Of the convention Is
going to be over perpetuating the state
primary SyStcm
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 9.-The political
situation in the democratic convention is
In direct contradiction to that of the con-
vention Of three years ago. when Governor
Montague was nominated At that time
Senator Martin and Representative Swan
son were defeated at the hands Of the peo-
pie when the delegates were elected. To-
day the friends Of Senator Martin are in
absolute control Of the situation, more
than 20 per cent Of the delegates being
champions of the junior senator from Vir-
ginia- Just what has brought about this
change no one appears to know. The ele-
ment which was three years ago charged
with being in league with the machine"
was eliminated when the new constitution
went into effect, with the result that there
is complete change Of politics Of fac
tional character, the so-called machine be-
ing in the ascendancy.
Three years ago the Martin and Swanson
faction were at the Norfolk convention,
and they neither asked nor were given
quarter. They took their defeat gracefully
and announced their loyalty to the party.
Enthusiastic support was given Mr.. Mon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09

mounted two Pinch guns. the most mod
ern rifles of the navy. The Puritan differs
from the general type of monitor in that
she has an extensive superStructure. Every
bit of armament and apparatus about the
ship Is modern. She was not put in COM
mission until 1896 and cost about $2,OO0,OOO
to build, exclusive of armament. During
the war with Spain the Puritan was In the
Cuban fleet and helped materially in the
tombardment of the various Spanish forts
alLng the coast. The vessel has commodious
quarters for the men,
Description Of Vessel.
Construction of the Puritan was begun at
the shipbuildng works of John Roach, In
Chester, Pa. From there she was launched,
but circumstances made it necessary that
the vessel be finished at the New York
navy yard. The Puritan is 290 feet In
length and has an extreme breadth of gu
feet. She draws eighteen feet of water and
has displacement of $3.50 tons.
She Is fitted with twin screws, the engines
being of the horizontal compound type.
with Scotch boilers. On her trial trip the
Puritan maintained speed OF IA knots
with an indicated horsepower of 3,lO0. AT
a speed of ten knots an hour the Puritan
has a steaming radius of 1,047 miles, normal
ccal supply.
The entire battery is as follows: -Four
12-inch breech-loading rifles Gin turrets)'
six 4-inch rapid fire guns, six 6-pounder
"a pid fire guns, four 3-pounder rapid fire
guns, six one-pounders, two Colt automatic
rifles and two machine guns. The armor
OH the sides above the water line varies
from six to fourteen inches in thickness.
1t is eight inches in thickness on the tur-
rets and fourteen inches on the barbettes.
The officers of the District naval battalion
are r. B. Brummett lieutenant commander,
commanding; staff, Sidney Bieber, lieuten-
ant and paymaster; S. Clifford Cox. lieuten-
ant and surgeon; William E. Lantz, lieuten-
ant and chief engineer; Elliott Woods, lieu
tenant and navigator. First division, Louis
E. Clephane, lieutenant Gunior grade), COM
manding; Ensigns E. S, Jones and Bleo.
Second division, ]. A. Dempf, lieutenant
and executive officer, commanding; Enslgns
J. D. Carmody Kelley and Burt
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s 80 81: Kings Palace Il; :. s: si
Embroideries.

Edging and Inserting Embroider1es,
In nearly twenty-five various
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Edging, Beading and Inserting En-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
Alleged Insane washingtonian.

A dispatch from Richmond, Va, last
night says: man who gives his name as
E. L. Latchwell and his home Washington,
D. c., has been discovered up a tree near
Frederick's Hall. in Louisa county He de-
cir ed to descend. but told those below that
dogs, snakes and people are after him and
he thought it best to get off the earth
The man, who is of course insane, will
when no one is looking and eat food placed
there by humane people. His relatives in
Washington have been notified,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
Charged With Larceny,

Edward Anderson, colored, who is alleged
to have worked the "penhyweight" game at
the store of Solomon. Rosenthal sos D
street northwest, was arrested this morn
ing by Detective Hewlett and locked I'D
to answer a charge of theft. It is alleged
that he stole a ring worth about SIS from
the D street store ana disposed of it at
and says he brought the ring here from
Bar Harbor He VIII be tried tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
Stock Exchange Broker Suspended.

NEW YORK, June al. s. Bearns, head
of the stock exchange firm of j. s. Bearns
& Co., was today suspended from the privi-
leges of the exchange for one year. The
charge against Mr. Bearns was that he had
carried a speculative account for an en-
ploye of another member of the stock ex-
change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09

tague and the state ticket Today the VIC
tors of three years ago find themselves in
precisely the same position as their adver-
saries Of the last convention. There Is to
be no sulking, for the supporters of Vir-
ginia's governor are democrats and will
stand for party organization and party
principles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-09
NeckWear,

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Waists and Wrappers.

Odd lot of Percale Wrappers: some
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Muslin Underwear.

WNuSDa1 underwear.
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
DIR. Hornback, Oculist and
Aurist, Hannibal, Mo.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Even a blind mule can feel
with his feet.
When a women is too angry
to talk her husband is 10
luck.
Political principle is one thing
and political interests is quite
another.
Girls are partial to picture
hats, but they draw the line for
print gowns.
A women's idea Of wise mar
is one who a foo of himself over
her.
True charity consists of open.
Ing the purse and keeping the
mouth closed.
A preferred creditor is one
who is willing to wait until YOU
get ready tn settle.
A woman tries 10 make her
heart show on her face and man
tries to make his mind show
there. This wouldn't be so bad
if all women had hearts and al,
men had minds.
It's only when piece of prop
erty is offered for a song that a
man discovers he can't sing.
If Carnegie lily wants to die
poor he should invest his surplus
coin in a get-rich-euick concern.
Some men seem to think thew
Can pull themselves out of any
old trouble with the aid of a
pocket coTkscrew.
Women are not much force in
a political campaign; it takes
them too long to lind the money
in their pocketbooks.
Shortly after marrying for
better or for worse both of the
contracting parties can see
where they got the worst of
it.-Chicago News.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
Our Little Brown Cousins.

Did you see the train load of
PHILIPPINES pass through this
city Friday morning? Some of
them we're dressed, some parti-
ally dressed and some were,
we'll, they had on birthday cos
fumes, men and women clad
alike, not even a fig leaf
DEMOCRAT of March 81, 1904.
I hardly think the above de-
scribes the costumes of the ma
tives at all. On this island of
Samar. I have not seen one ev-
en- partially dressed. Some have
G string on. but most of them
NADIA" (nothlng). and then the
politicians say we have a for
tune in the acquisition of the
Philippines. 1t may be so, but
I don't know, it sounds to me
like --- Hot Air"
IT people only knew how
much suffering has been done
aud is still going on by the
American Soldirs in these God
forsaken Island" the cry would
not be annexation. but "Raus-
mit-'em." yours truly,
HARRY B. WEISE,
Hospital Corps, U. S. Army,
Camp Cornell, Samdr, P. I.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
Bleeding Kansas.

Tope ka, July 18.-Something
over 800, 100000 in money has
escaped taxation in Kansas this
yea. The total amount of
m oney returned by assessors is
S4, 1913, 391.
The consolidated statement
of the condition OF all Kansas
banks at the close of business
Ma Oh IA, 1904, shows deposits
aggregating over $l03, 600, 600.
The law requires that depositors
return all money in banks for
taxation.
The return of mortgages, also
shows an attempt at lodging,
the abstract of assessment
showing only 50, 1913, 575. Eight
hundred thousand dollars more
money was returned this year
than LIST, the increase coming
from the western counties.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
Russians Are Licked.

Kuroki's Iiv~4quarters, via
Fusar, July 18.-More Russian
troops were engaged in yester-
days battle at Mo Tien pass
than in any previous engage
ment. There we're probably
double the number of those
which took part in the fight at
Yalu river, while opposed to
them were only one brigade and
one battalion of japanese. The
Russian loss is estimated at
1000. The japanese casualties
segregated 800
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Reflections of Bachelor.
It's a poor rule that won't
spank both ways.
Rain is a good thing to help
you find be leak in the roof.
Every woma believes in cap
ital punishment for children
when she hasn't any.
A girl can never decide wheth-
er she'd rather be married and
not in love or in love and not
married.
It's a co mfort to the proud
mother of a family of children
to read how none of the great
men ever got good marks at
school. New York Press.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
Are YOu Going TO the Worlds Fair.

Kendrick & Estes, Managers
OF the Equitable Life, st. Louis
have opened a Bureau of Infor-
mat ion for the accommodation
of Equitable policy holders and
friends who intend visiting the
Worlds Fair. To all such who
desire any information with ref
erence to the Worlds Fair, or
who wish to reserve accommoda
tions, or get rates, write and
the information will be furnish
ed you free of charge. Address
as above. If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-07-28
tiful,

Where thorn With rose is rife;
This little time, my dearie,
This little time Of life!
Satan got SIGH winnin' ways
wild him it's no woEder some
folks either mistake him fur a
local preacher. or a furrin' mis-
sionary in disguise.
It's well fer some err de big
trust folks dat dey can't take
dey money wild EN- wen dey
leave his worl'. De fact is,
even silver would melt whar
dey gwiue.