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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
VICTORY FOR
WASHINGTON SCHOOL

The Washington School eleven was the
victor In the foot ball contest yesterday aft
ernoon with the team of the Friends School
on the Washington School field by a score
OF "A to o. Though the Washington School
tea mwas much heavier than the Friends
team, they deserve much credit for the
snappy game which they put up at all times
during the contest. In the beginning the
Washington School kicked off to the Quak-
ers' ten-yard line and the pigskin was re-
turned on line assaults twenty yards back.
when the Friends School boys fumbled.
Then by a series of line assaults the Wash
fngton School team showed Bard over for
the first touchdown of the game. Britton
kicked goal. Score: Washington School 6,
Friends School o. The Washington team
did good work throughout the first half
and made total of IS points. In the sec
ond half the team let up in Its work and
the Friends School team braced and many
thought the Quakers would score, but they
did not succeed The Washington School
managed to make another touchdown and
kick goal The line-lIp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
BROOKLANDS BEAT
OLYMPIA TEAM

The Brookland foot ball team placed an
other victory to its credit yesterday aft
ernoon when 1t defeated the OIympian
eleven 10 to 0. The first touchdown was
made six minutes after the kickoff
Olympian failing to secure the ball once
Substantial gains by Sherwood and Nc
Hugh brought the ball to within FIVE yards
of goal, when Rodler was pushed over In
the next kickoff Brookland again held the
ball all the way, Middlekaufr making the
touchdown on an end run.
In the second half the Olymplan boys
woke up and held the Brookland lads well
They also made their only down of
the game in this half McElfresh did the
best work for the Olympians, while Tansfll
Sherwood, McHugh, Crook and Rodler ex-
celled for Brookland. But for a penalty
for offsIde play Brookiand would have
scored In the second half. The liue-un:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
Punishments inflicted.
Drug Trust RAISED Pricea.

In the suit of c. G. A. Loder against the
National Association OF Wholesale and Re-
tail Druggists and the Philadelphia Asso-
ciation of Retail Druggists, In Philadelphia.
statistics were produced by counsel for the
plaintiff to show that during the last SIX
years the public has paid $16000.000 in In
creased prices for drugs. Mr.. Loder, who
is cut-rate druggist. 10 asking 100000
damages for an alleged conspiracy on the
part of the defendants to ruin his business.
Clayton F. Shoemaker, senior member of
the wholesale drug firm Of Shoemaker &
Busch. had testified that to some extent his
refusal to supply a cut rate to the druggist
was due to his sympathy for the small re-
taller. Counsel for Mr.. Loder produced
figures and asked him as to his sympathy
for the consumers. who. the lawyer declared.
had paid $16.000. 600 more annually Tor medt-
ei1es during the six years sinco the conn
Cd ~. ehoemakeg rid s. did not belisye
~ hkHxeo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
Coming Greatness.

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
With canal connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific and canal connecting the Great
Lakes and the Mississippi. American COM
merce will reach dimensions scarcely to be
measured at this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
FOOT BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

quarterback kicks they succeeded I'm scor-
ing on the scrub, which had been weakened
by continued playing, Lavery doing the
scoring for the subs. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18

upon having five races-a 2.40 pace or trot,
2.25 pace or trot 2.18 pace, free-for-all
trot, and a free-for-all pace. The program
was accepted and owners were directed
to send in nominations for the various races
by o'clock pm. Tuesday next.
The races will be half-mile heats, best
two In three, amateur members of the as
ISOLATION to drive. Any horse owned in the
District of Columbia at the closing Of en-
tries, Tuesday, November 81, pm, will
be eligible to start. It was unanimously
voted that any member misrepresenting
ownership or qualification of a horse should
be disqualified.
An executive committee made up Of P.
V. De Graw. J. May Morrison, Charles Nc
Dermott, e. e. Taylor. jr.. Charles White.
j. D. Robinson and Francis Javins was
elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
Interest in Harvard-Dartmouth Game.

Interest In Harvard Dartmouth Game.
The foot ball game which Harvard and
Dartmouth will play on Soldiers Field to-
day has been looked forward to by the
harvard undergraduates with unusual in
terest. In the first place. it was the Dart
mouth eleven which was Harvard's first
opponent on the Stadium gridiron and
winch on the opening day left the field a
victor IL to O-the only defeat Harvard
ever received In foot ball at the hands Of
small college by straight foot ball.
AND again last year the Dartmouth team
went to Cambridge, played the Crimson to
standstin and left the game tie, Meth
er stoe having scored. Further, it Is es-
sential for the morale of the Harvard team
mat 1t should win hard-fought game be-
Iore meeting Yale next week after the de-
feat the team got at Philadelphia a week
ago. For the Harvard team to go into the
Championship game with the Els a week
hence IN the best mental condition 1t is
necessary for the men to regain confidence
in themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
All Ready for Big Battle.

Everything is in readiness for the Yale
princeton game. and as the best of weather
u predcted the crowd promises to be
record-breaker. Talk on all sides
was almost wholly upon the contest. So
Wen arranged are the plans that the in
going of a crowd of more than % 600 ner-
sons by ran. trolley and automobile will
scarcely inconvenience the ordinary life Of
New haven: The trolley schedule to and
from faIe Field. the special train service
IN all directions over the New York Neu
haven and Hartford railroad, the policing
OF the avenues OF approach to the field
ana many other details have bean
worked out systematically. through hearty
corporation OF all interests. based upon the
Inauguration of a permanent svstenn ne
foot ball administration by Yale JiniyersItv
The most striking feature OF the day is ex-
pected TO be the procession of Automobiles
through the streets. Acres Of vacant land
around Yale Field have been thrown open
for the accommodation of these vehicles
The loyalty OF local tradesmen to Yale
University once again has led them to Law
1shly decorate their stores and windows for
the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
All Ready for the Princeton
Yale Battle.
DARK BLUE FAVORITES
FOCAL, ELEVENS WILL MEET
STRONG TEAMS
MANY Bowling Matches Rolled Last
Night-Atlantic City Golf Tourney
End of Field Trials.

F,,.ary-thiug plays second fiddle to the
fYale- Prin ceton game in foot ball today. For
Princeton the big battle at New Haven
marks the close of the season and is the
game to win which has been the great aim
OF the Tigers since the first day of practice
For Yale the contest is equally important,
but the Els have one more big game to
play that with Harvard next Saturday
The eastern championship may be decided
by today's game that is. in connection with
several big games yet to be played Next
40 the game in New Haven the most i'm
portant are the Columbia Cornell struggle
IN Ithaca and Harvard-Dartmouth and Am
hsrst-Williams encounters The big game
in the west today is between Michigan and
Wisconsin, which will be factor in de-
Gliding the western championship. The
schedule follows:
Georgetown vs.. Bucknell, at Washington.
George Washington VS.. Western Mary
land, at Washington.
Gallaudet VS.. St Johns at Kendall Green
Yale VS.. Princeton. at New Haven
Harvard VS.. Dartmouth, at Cambridge.
Cornell vs.. Columbia, al Ithaca
Amherst VS.. Williams. at Williamstown.
Pennsylvania VS.. Villanova, at Philadel-
pha.
Carlisle VS.. University of Cincinnati, at
Cincinnati.
Syracuse vs.. New York University, at
syracuse.
Pennsylvania State VS.. Dickinson, at VIII
Transport.
West Point VS.. Trinity, at West Point.
Brown VS. Vermont, at Providence.
Washington and Jefferson vs. Cal Nor
NAL. at Washington, Pa
Hobart Va. Union, at Schenectady
Holy Cross VS. Tufts at Worcester
HaVerford vs. Rutgers, al New Brunswick
Harvard Freshmen VS.. Yale Freshmen. at
Cambridge.
michigan vs.. Wisconsin, at Ann Arbor
Chicago VS.. Illinois, at Chicago
minnesota VS.. Nebraska. at Minneapolis.
Drake VS.. Iowa University. at Des Moines.
Wabash.vs. Indiana, at Bloomington
Lake Forest VS.. Knox, at Galesburg
Oberlin VS.. Ohio, at Columbus
Purdue 7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
Quakers Off Color

ieIlsSlNahla Threw open her gates YES
'eroay ana the few hundred spectators
We're treated to "A surprise by the 80
showing or the team that defeated H.
Fard. After the usual preliminary work OF
running through signals and catchina
punts Coach Dickson sent the varsity into
scrimmage with the scrub. The 'varsitv
received the ball on Its 10-yard line ana
stevenson began plugging the scrub line
Tor snort gains, but soon lost the ball in
US own territory. The way the scrub tore
through Robinson and Hobson caused The
coaches present to say things. The var
slty onense was the poorest seen on the
FRANKLIN Field thus far this year PLAY
qfter play was nailed by Gallagher and
bradley of the scrub, due to the poor in
terference OF the varsity back field Coach
Dickson sent the varsity players into the
dressing rooms thoroughly disguised with
their work.
The varsity subs lined up against the
SCRUB, out Jared worse than the varsity,
TOR they Were steadily pushed toward
their own goal. 1t was not until the scrub
had pushed the varsity subs to sbeir
20-yard line that the varsity took a brace
and held for downs. Then by end runs and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
Weekly CrOD Bulletin.

Washington, April 1.-THE follow.
ing is an abstract of the weekly CROP
bulletin issued by the weather bun eat
today:
The week ending April 10 was very
for farming operations in the
valleys and Rocky Mountain
and Pacific coast districts, and was
generally favorable in the Atlantic
coast and east Gulf states, where
however, the latter part of the weel
was unseasonabiy cool with mora OF
less damaging frosts a. far south a:
northern Georgia and Alabama and The
western portions of the CaroIinas.
Very little cotton has been planted
lin Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
lbut planting is becoming general owe
1.-THE southern portion of the eastern dis
Itricts and in Texas where germinatiO,
has been satisfactory. Preparation:
Iare unusually backward in the lowland'
lof Louisiana and Arkansas.
| In the central valleys and middle
lGulf states the outlook for peaches il
lpoor, and the frosts of the seventh
land eighth have lessened the prospect
lin the South Atlantic states and il
1.-THE southern portion Of the middle At
Ilantic states. Farther north, to th'
Eastward of the Mississippi river, peacl
buds have not been sufficiently advanc
led to sustain serious injury. For mos
Iof the other fruits, prospects are en-
lcOuraging.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
FOR NEW
The Equitable Will Pay its Agents
81 90 Per Thousand in Addition to
the Commissions.

New York, April 13.-The Equitable
Life Assurance Society, through Gage
E. Tarbell, it's second vice president,
has issued a circular to it's general
agents indicating it's intention to. pay
81 per thousand on new insurance in
addition to the commissions specified
in their contracts. The circular on
tains the following:
Realizing fully the difficulties un-
der which you are laboring at present,
on account of the circumstances over
which you have no control, and under,
standing that considerable of your
time will be taken by interviews with
policy holders in giving them the in
formation that they may desire, and
that your work of securing business
will be more difficult, entailing upon
you additional expense it seems en-
tirely proper that we should do some
thing at this time to aid you"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18

a New Bern Man Arrested I'm Eliza
beth City on This Charge.

Hr. Phillip L. Thomas. a gell
known man of New Bern. y. G. was
arrested here Yesterday with his
children and has since been de
With them in custody OF Sheriff
Reid at the StockeIey House awaiting
sidyices from the sheriff Of
|craven county upon whose orders the
arrest vas made.
Mr.. Thomas could be easily called
Ia fine looking man. decidedly lack
ing the usual characteristics common
to criminals BY vocation he is a cigar
manufacturer and a man of some
had gone wrong and their faces
bore evidence OF great anxiety.
Carrie age Il years. Bessie age 10
years and Christine age S years and a
son Phillip age 13 years were SEEM
|ingly concious Of the fact that some
had gone wrong and their faces bore
evidence of great anxiety.
The warrant on which MI. Thomas
was arrested charges him with an as
sault upon his wife. This the man
denies and moreover de-
|clares the entire procedure little less
thar villanous on the part of his pros
|ecutors. He declares his wiliin gness
tic return to New Perm and face the
Issues but regrets the necessity of
having to loos so much tine. Fl. will
he intimates. resist to the last ditch
charge.--Elizabeth City Econo-
mist.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
MUST PRODUCE COTTON
Growing Danger tO the British
rad

London, April 13.-The Duke OF
Marlborough, under secretary for The
colonies, addressing the Bolton Cotton
Spinning Association tonight, on the
prospective danger to the cotton trade
growing out of the increasing tenden-
cy Of America to absorb it's own pro
duction and dealing with the necessity
of n British empire growing its own
supplies, made the important an
nouncement that if Lancashire sent a
deputatiOn to the chancellor of The
exchequer announcing the formation
of In association with $500, 600 or more
OF capital to be devoted to the cult
walton of cotton in northern Nigeria,
provided the government was willing
to put down five or ten millions to
build a railway, the chancellor of the
exchequer would consider the proposal
in nc unfavorable spirit.
In the course of his speech the Duke
of Marlborough emphasized the in
creasing Importance of this question
for al classes and appealed to the
Lancashire operatives to help the Brit
ish Cotton Growing Association, which
already had the countenance OF he
government and the king.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
SUPPLIED BEEF AT A LOSS
Packers i'm Chicago Declare That
There Has Been no Profit in Their
Business for a Month and a Half.

Chicago, April 15.-Prices OF beef
have advanced in every important mar
ket of the United States. The con-
sumner is paying the advance price
which to him represents several cents
per pound over what he paid up to ten
days ago.. Swift and Company, Ar
mour and Nelson-Morris state thai: no
beef has been supplied to the retail
markets of Chicago or to any other
market of the country during the last
month and a half except with a loss
This, it is declared, has been partial
ly due to the fact that the breeders OF
stock and the handlers of range cat
tie have been holding back On supply
until the grass Of the range becomes
nourishing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
THOMAsvILLE oRPHANAGE
Result of Investigation as TO Cause
of Typhoid Fever Epidemic.

The trustees Of the Thomasville Bap-
ltist ~crphanage after a careful invasti-
|gation into controverted matters con-
lcerning the fever epidemic there last
fall, say in their finding that Superin-
Itendent Boone testified that he did not
Icarry out completely the instructions
Iof the physicians but did what lie
Thought vas best. His reason in part
flor not carrying out the instructions
fully was he did not consider that they
were positive and explicit. This was
Ia great error. Yet it is a natural one
land there can be no doubt that his
Intentions were absolutely good. The
Iaffair furnishes the occasion to say il
lis never wise to deviate a hair 5
breadth from instructions of experts
lin fields where we are in greater or
less ignorance. 1t is pleasing to know
now it is all over that no further gross
mistakes will be made at this institl-
ltion in matters Of administration and
THAT abundant precautions will be pro-
lvided hereafter against the recurrence
lof another like ~scourge.-The Robeso-
lnian.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
ATTACHED BY KOREAN REBELS
A Medical Missionary. From Ken.
lucky. Severely Wounded.

versailles, KY, April 13.-Dr. Wiley
ID. F~orsythe, formerly OF Versailles,
who is in Korea as a medical mission
airy, was recently attacked by a band
OF Korean rebels, according to advices
received here, and horribly wounded.
Dr. forsythe was called into the in
terror to attend a Korean gentleman
who had been shot by robbers. He
stopped for the night at the village Of
Mankee During the night the house
was broken into by the rebels and For
sythe, being unarmed. was at their
mercy. His skull was fractured, one
OF his ears severed and he received
other dangerous wounds. DIR. For
sythe went to Korea last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18

When They Fall Then Call I'm the
EvangeliStS.

If Or. Detwiler is correctly quoted.
he has about the some idea of the eff
|iciency of Sam Jones meetings Us
The Record expressed after his ap-
Ipcarance here a year ago. Spiritually
it was 4 failure and The Record show
ed il by comparison. though a number
CT the good people of Greensboro init
mated that they would like to get in
q lick at us could they have found an
opportunity. an opening. Wonder
what thcv will do with DR.. Detwiler.
The Record believes in protection to
nome enterprises"-it is for the local
preachers first. When they can't do
|anything it will be time enough for
|importations. but that time has never
Record.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
SPECIAL VENIRE or 500.
Trying to Select a July to Try Judge
HargiS for Murder.

Lexington, KY, April 13.-The trial
OF Judge James Hargis, charged with
h murder of James Cockrill. in Jack
son, two years ago, was resumed today
after an adjournment since Tuesday in
order to summon a special venire of
five hundred jurors. The defence
moved to set aside the ~summoning Of
the special venire, on the ground that
b names of 81 of the men summoned
were not on the assessors books as
property holders. The court Overruled
the motion and the work of empanel-
ling the jury began. The work is slow
~ progressing and may consume sew
eral days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
ROUTE OF THE soUrHBouND
sIr. Taylor Encouraged at the Outlook
for Southport-Bar Association
VIII Meet at Lake Toxasas in July.
Manager of the New Trust Test
FARM.
Messenger Bureau.
Raleigh, n. c., April L

Raleigh, n. G., April 10.
The executive committee OF the
North Carolina State Bar Association
have selected Lake Toxaway as the
place and uJly fifth as the time for the
next annual meeting. Special rates for
transportation and board at Toxaway
Inn have been arranged. The execn-
tive committee consists of z. v. Wal
ser, Lexington, A. c. Avery, Morgan
ton, e. c. Smith, j. w. Hinsdale, Of
Raleigh, and C, w. Tillett of Char
lotte.
The secretary OF state charters the
Brown and j. c. Wadsworth. Another
barrus county to erect and operate a
cotton mill. The capital is $500, 0OO
authorized and s1O,5OO subscribed by
E. F. White, w. w. Flow, r. A.
Brown and j. c. Wordsworth. Another
charter is to be the Sanford Grocery
Company, $1,000 capital subscribed by
Ed. Nail, of Sanford, j. c.. Bishop of
Greensboro, and others.
The manager of the new state truck
experiment farm at Willard will be j.
H. Jeffries of the University of Floli-
da. He is a man of sixteen years ex-
perience, having been for eight years
associated with Mr.. H. H.. Hume in the
work there before the latter became
state horticulturist for North Carolina.
He will arrive here within the next
few Gays.
The graduating exercises of The
schools of law, medicine and pharnia-
cy Of Shaw University, colored, were
held today, there being 81 graduates,
q in medicine, six in pharmacy and
two in law. One of the graduates
spoke, his subject being loyalty to the
south. The diplomas were presented
by State Auditor B.. F. Dixon. The ad-
dress was by Walter G. Emerson, for
merly editor of The Daily Advertiser
of Portland, Maine, now n of the
best known newspaper men in Wash
ington.
Warrants for the establishment of
% new rural school Libraries were is
sued today by direction of the state
superintendent of public instruction
there being six for Wilson, five for
Rowan, three for Edgecombe, four fol
Durham and one each for OnsIow
Wilkes, Dare, Rutherford and Johnson
The state superintendent is notified
that Tyrrell district, Franklin county
has voted a local tax for the improve.
ment of schools, the vote being 80 tc
II. There we're 80 voters.
State H~oritculturist H. H. Hume re.
turned this morning from New Bern
where he went to inspect the progress
being made there under his direction
in the culture of cabbage. He reports
very gratifying results being attained
and says that Throughout that section
the potato crop, the cabbage and the
bean crops are fine. The lettuce move.
ment has been very successful.
Mr.. C.. Ed. Taylor of Southport is
here returning from Winston-Salem
where he had a conference with F. II
Fries regarding the proposed South
bound railroad, his purpose being to i'll
duce the promoters to make Southport
instead of Charleston the objective
point for the coaling station. He feels
much encouraged at the outlook auc
thinks Southport's superior advantages
will win out.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
Minister to be Suspended for One
Year.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 11.-At to.
days session of the Wyoming Metho.
idist Conference the committee appoint
led to investigate the charges made
against the Rev. &. w. Smith, reported
THAT he be suspended from ministerial
functions for one year. The commit
tee reported that The was guilty 81
lindiscretion and imprudence." The re.
lport waS adopted.
The Rev. Smith, whe was formerly
pastor of the Fairview Methodist
Church at Binghamton, N. Y, wa:
charged with attempting to inouct
Miss Horton, the sixteen year ole
daughter of a parishioner to elop.
with him.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
When to Plant Corn.

A number of farmers planted soma
cotton last Saturday. This is almost
ahead of corn. 1t may be this is wise
Last years experiments at the test
farm showed that corn planted abou,
the middle of May made the best yie.d.
Corn natures much earlier than cot
ton; hence it is that cotton should be
lin the ground just as soon as the dan
Iger of a killing frost has passed.
In giving the yields at the test farm
the corn vas weighed instead OF meas
Iured.-Tarboro Southerner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
A Cruel Deed.

It looks cruel that any reporter
would send out such a fake story as
the one a few days g purporting
thai the last son Of Senator Peasley.
OF Currituck county. had been found.
The grief of. the family Owe the dis
appearance of their little boy should
he too sacred to talnper with in such
and there ought to be some pun
ishment for the correspondent who
started such q story.-Greenville Re-
hectOr.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-18
PEASANT UNREST Is SPREADING

PEASANT UNREST IS SPREADING
St Petersburg, April 14.-2 a. NJ
Dispatches received here from Tiflis
say the peasant situation is spreading
quickly and widely through the Cau-
casus. and that the disturbers are fore
ing all peasants to participate in the
pillasing and destruction of schools
and public buildings by threats of bod
lily injury. Troops have been sent to
Guell the disorders.