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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29

company has finished stone for numerous
smaller buildings In the city. one of them
being the new plant for the Home Ice Com
pany at nth and streets northwest. The
field for out-of-town business is necessarily
limited owing to high freight rates, but In
the face OF this obstacle large quantity
of stone and hollow block has been shipped
into Virginia and Maryland
The plant can be moved to any BUILDING
site and stone made on the ground. doing
away with the charges for handling and
hauling Mr.. e. F. Stoddard. sales agent
for patents, has just completed the sale
of Newark. N. J.. rights. Deals are SAID
to be on for several large cities. He has
been associated with Mr.. Lake for four
years. The company has some handsome
illustrated catalogues which are being sent
to every section of the United States.
To Supply Other Sections,
1t is proposed to ship much of the stone
that is to be manufactured In Washington
60 other places. particularly those in the
south. Mr.. Stoddard,said to a Star reporter
yesterday:
There is great demand today among
architects and builders for u concrete build
Ing stone having the appearance, durabii-
ity and strength of the natural product.
Dozens of patents have been issued for the
manufacture of building blocks OF all de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29

United Spanish War Veterans with three
en5blems consist Of American, Spanish ana
Cuban national colors, and were brought
from the Cuban and Philippine campaigns
by Mr.. Hickey. Capt. Mitchell VIII use
the flags on occasions of ofacial vista
lions.
Gen. A. 8. Burt. commander of Gen
William F. Barry Garrison, No. 36. will 60
on his annual summer vacation Tuesday
next and viii be away from the city for
six weeks. Col. Charles r. Noske has been
duly commissioned to act as commander
during his absence. During the coming fall
and winter q ladies' auxiliary win be formed
by all OF the local garrisons, and already
steps looking toward the arrangements for
the national encampment OF the Army and
Navy Union. which Is to take place In this
city In July. 1907. have been commenced.
Gen. Browne win shortly announce the varf.
GUS committees for this event
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29

preference to the outside concerns which
is now so frequently the case 1--WE do not
sell to the consuming trade direcD, think
how much this would encourage not only
the local dealers zone of the most promi-
nent of whom We understand Is on your
honorable board, but would also give
your local mill such encouragement as to
necessitate increase In it's production.
And let this same policy follow in your
printing work. We feel that the local
houses would give you as good prices for
the class of work and the material deliver
ed as you could get outside of town, and
why encourage other cities by sending
your work there to be executed when you
nave II within your power to develop your
own established industries. This same line
or argument would seemingly apply to all
other established firms In Washington
Please pardon this long letter and the
personal manner in which we have put 1t
before you but, as stated, we feel that we
can talk better on part of the subject
that we are vitality interested In than to
take 1t up in general way"
Produces Stone and Brick.
There is another manufacturing industry
In the District that has come prominently
In the public eye since the Inauguration of
the Greater Washington movement The
company in question Is the Lake Stone and
Hollow Building Blocks Manufacturing
Company. The product of this corporation
Is used in the building of residences.
ton where natural stone is now employed
Messrs E. F. Stoddard 500 are sole
agents for the United States for the Lake
patents This company was incorporated
under the District laws In June, 1904 While
doing general contracting business its
principal object was the manufacture of
stone and hollow building block. Under
the experienced management of Mr.. Albert
Lake. who is the owner of the patents I'M
der which the stone is made, the advan-
tages of this material In all kinds of build
ing construction have been thoroughly DEM
onstrated. Probably one of the largest
secured by the company from ]. G.
White & Co. of New York, the engineers
In charge of the erection of the 20, 600 horse
power plant for the Potomac Electric Pow
er Company. to be located near Benning
50. 900 cubic feet of stone and hollow block
are to be made, which constitutes the entire
stonework for the building. The hollow
block for the walls and all decorative stone
are made in imitation of marble, and so
similar to 1t in appearance as to defy de-
lection.
Capacity of Plant
The company Is turning out 5000 cubic
feet of stone per week, giving steady en-
ployment to seventy-fve or eighty men. In
addition to the work now In progress the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
WESTERN GOLF.
Program for the st. Louis Tourna.
ment Announced.

CHICAGO. July 2s--secretary Albert
r; Gates OF the Western Golf Association
today made public the program for the
western amateur golf championship tour
nament, which will be held at the Glen
Echo Country Club, st. Louis. on Septem-
Der 4 to s. The play will consist of a
qualifying round at thirty-six holes,
thirty-two to qualify. The first match
round. tilrty-six holes. viii be played on
Wednesday. The succeeding match rounds
will be at eighteen holes. except the
finals at thirty-six holes. to be played on
Saturday.
On Monday. September 3. the day pre-
ceding the tournament, the competition
for the Olympic team cup will be played,
open to teams OF four representing golf
associations from any part OF the world
The team whose total score for thirty
six holes Is least Will win the trophy for
the year. and each member OF the team
will receiye replicas Of the trophy.
Entries for the championship close on
"Wednesday, August 20 at o'clock pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
St. Dominic's Trim st. Peters.

By heavy batting. fast base running and
all-around good work st. Dominic's defeat
ed ST. Peters team, 8 to 3. Frye, Ford, H.
Jones. Caravan and Mofit each connected
safely twice. Linthicum played his first
game with the st. Peters club and did
well at short. Ebbert twirled an effective
game and was steady in tight places.
A dispute arose i'm the sixth inning on a
decision by Umpire Caezer and the ST. Pc
ter's management protested the game
There will be meeting of the board of
managers at the residence OF N. T. Worley.
"A r street northwest this afternoon and
schedule of postponed games will be ar
ranged. Managers of league teams will be
present or viii send their representative
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29

Is to match special colors required by Gus
TONER'S thus giving better results than op-
tanned by ordinary mill methods
During the past year the company mas
again Increased It's production by line OF
coated blotting called Potomac Enameled
plotting. which, although as yet in Its trial
stage, Is proving 50 popular as to give ex-
cellent promise for the future.
This, in brief, Is the history OF one OF
the few manufacturing plants situated al
the capital of the nation, which city mas
been more remarkable heretofore .or its
consumption of paper by the departments
of the government including the govern
ment printing office, than for Its production
of this article.
Abandoned Old Paths.
The plant has since its establishment
been constantly added to and improved I'M
til at present it is for the purpose for which
1t was intended-the making of blotting pa
per and specialties-one of the best-equipped
and most complete in this country, and the
papers of its manufacture are now noted
as among the most reliable made
To attain this result has been the constant
aim of this company, which has never been
satisfied with good enough" policy, ana
the wisdom of It's course Is thoroughly
proved by the constantly increasing demand
for its papers.
part from the old, well-beaten path travel
ed by blotting manufacturers from time
immemoriaL
Some idea can be obtained of the steady
growth of this mill when the fact is stated
that its output during the past six years has
increased seven-fold.
Steam and water power are employed IN
the plant 1t has one of the most uniform
water powers of its size in this country
in that it can be depended upon every day
IN the year.
Emphasizes Important Side.
Several days ago Mr.. d. A. Smith. the
general manager of the District of Column
bia Paper Manufacturing Company, ad-
dressed the following communioa ton to
Mr. Charles e. Howe, secretary of the Job
bers and Shippers Association of this city:
I'VE have been following with consider
able interest the numerous suggestions that
have been made in regard to increasing the
commercial interests of Washington, and
Ii has occurred to us as strange that all
the suggestions are made with a view OF
ging new enterprises to settle here.
1T seems to US that a very important
side of this development Is being neglected.
1t would not be as much to the interest of
the town to have a number of small es-
Establishments 1t would to have a few
large concerns affording as much employ
mentand doing an equal amount of bust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29

Jesse Fuss. paperhanger, was arrested
last night by Detective Reinhart of the
fourth precinct on charge OF larceny.
He win be- given hearing in the Police
Court on Monday.
Yesterday. 1t was alleged. he went 70 the
house Of Mrs Mary Harness. In Southwest
Washington and asked for some work as
paperhanger. Mrs. Harness admitted him
to the residence and a short time after he
had gone she discovered. 1t Is stated, that
In the house. She reported the matter to
the police and the arrest followed. IT Ia
claimed by the police that the man has
been operating this game in other houses In
the city and that he has victiuized others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
Hyattsville Defeated by Trailers.

Hyattsville Defeated by Tra1lers.
sneciaI Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE. July 2S.-The Hyatts-
VILE base ball team, leaders in the Suburb
an League, was easily defeated by the
Laurel club tail-enders, here today by 10
to q Luckily for Hyattsville Berwyn de-
feated Brentwood at Berwyn. and the for
nier still retains the leadership by close
margin. The: game here today was sorry
exhibition of the national sport so far as
the Hyattsville club was concerned They
were unable to hit Howard Beckett, pitch
ing for Laurel, and supported Leakin IN
most indifferent manner, especially Barnes
at third base. Barnes, however. made the
Only hit. in the game that counted for
Hyattsville, smashing a safe one with a
man on second and third base, scoring
both. Earnall received ugly wound
the wrist, and was compelled TO retire from
the game. Capt. Mangum went behind the
bat and caught good game The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
Boy to Answer Charge of Theft.

Detective Fathers left last night for
Chesapeake Beach to bring back to this
city Howard Reid, a sixteen-year-old boy.
wanted here. on the charge of petit lar
ceny. The boy was arrested by the Ches-
apeake Beach authorities at the request
of the local detective bureau.
J. B. Branson on July reported to the
police that Reid had stayed with him the
night before and that during the night
the boy arose and disappeared. Mr.. Bran
son charged that the sum of 81 had been
taken from his pocket by Reid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
Report Of General Appraisers.

The annual report OF the board OF gem
eral appraisers shows that for the last fiscal
year there were promulgated 5,15T opinions,
covering 33.557 protests on questions of
customs classification. and decided 5738 APP
peaIs to reappraisement. During the year
40.a62 protests were transmitted to the
board of which 25.007 emanated from the
port of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29

Earned runs-St Dominic 4. First base by err
rors-St. Dominic. q ST. Peter. 2. Left ON bases
st. Dominic 3; st. Peter 4. First base on balls
on Ebbert. q of Madden. /. Struck 0ut-By Eb-
bert, 10; by Madden. 5. Two-base hits-Ford.
Frye G.. CoifHower. Warner Nc Donald. Ebhert (2i
Stolen bases-McDonad. Dechard. Canavan. Buete
3d. Mofitt e. James. langley. +. Cihower.
Sullivan ~. Passed balls-frye, 2. Umpire-Mr.
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Tomorrow's Games.

Holy Name VS.. Trinity. at McDevitt's field.
Lincoln and Rhode Island avenues north
east; game at government printing office
grounds to be announced later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
THE SUBURBAN LEAGUE.

Standing of the Clubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-01

ground at HarahaHs Ia, for tile Iili-
nOis Central railroad. Recently he has
been engaged, with twenty men under
him, gathering catalpa seed in the
Wabash valley, and has succeeded in
getting together 700 pounds of catalpa
seed. constituting the largest collection
of pure seed ever gathered. a part of
these. he says. viii be distributed
throughout the world by the interna-
tiOnal society of arboriculture and the
remainder will be planted in the south
for railway purposes. The society has
already sent seed to almost every civil
lied country in the world, and trees in
many countries are doing admirably.
This is especially true of Japan,
Korea, Great Britain and parts of
Europe, Australia and New Zealand,
where there are now large forests Of
catalpas raised from the seed which
have been sent out.
However, Mr.. Brown says that no
part of the world offers such oppor-
tunities for the growing of catalpas as
the gulf states and he believes that
eventually the gulf states will supply
the world with eatalpa ties and catalpa
timber and lumber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-01
A TOWN WAR.
Clay Center Divided Up Over
Electric Lights Future.
Shall the City Own the Plant or
No, the Question.
A TIE IN THE COUNCIL.
Pledges to Submit the Matter to
a Vote 'sBObs Up.''
A TIE IN THE COUNCIL.
F. L. Williamson & Co. Want
Their Franchise Renewed.

Clay Center, Jan. 1.-The Office of
councilman in Clay Center at the pres
ent time is a rather disagreeable posi-
ton to fill. F. L. Williamson & Co.
will on Tuesday ask the council for a
renewal of their present lighting fran
chfse for d period of 20 years. And
that is where the trouble comes in.
Nessrs. Williamson & Co. have large
investments in the city, consisting of a
large Touring mill. elevator and cleo
trio light plant. They have expended
a large amount on the dam which
gives them an excellent water power
for the running of their plant. This is
Mr. Williamson's home and it seems
unfair on the face of it. for the coun-.
ell to refuse the granting of the re-
newaI to be asked for next Tuesday
evening.
Last April wave of socialism
struck Clay Center. and old war
horses in the Republican ranks such
as G.. w. Stratton. VIM Docking and
others got into line and clamored for
public ownership. Geo. w. Hanna was
made the standard bearer and three of
the couneilmen with Mr.. Hanna, it IS
said pledged themselves to the voters
of the city not to grant or renew a
franchise for the lighting of the city
until the same had been submitted to
a vote of the people.
Three Of the councilmen. it is I'M
derstood are in favor Of granting Mr.
Williamson a renewal of the franchise,
viz: Anderson, Myers and Mugler.
while Hartwell and Doan are opposed
to it and it is up to Mr.. Rose cOun-
Gilman from the Second ward to say
whether the renewal shall be sranted
or not
By the way, Mr.. Rose was elected on
the submission platform. He received
an unsigned communication from
some one. which is as follows. "Chas.
Rose, if you vote for a renewal of VIII
liamson's franchise for electric light
you viii be hated by the majority Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-01
STEEL TRAcK DEvICEs.
Some Experiments Conducted by the
Pennsylvania System.

The structural and economical de-
fects of the present type of railway
track as a structure for carrying q
traffic of heavy fast and frequent
trains, are frequently discussed and
more or less generally acknowledged,
says the Engineering News. Practical
" nothing has been done, however,
toward improving the conditions by in
Producing any new type of cOnstruc-
ton the improvements being simply
in the line of making the parts of the
present type heavier and more sub
stantial, substituting concrete or steel
ties for wooden ties, and giving more
care to the maintenance of tracks.
For these reasons an experiment in
steel track construction which is to be
tried on the Pennsylvania is of rath er
exceptional interest, especially in COM
paris0n with the proposed concrete
rOadbed or track construction. The
experimental track for the PennSyI-
vania consists essentially of a steel
longitudinal girder under each rail, but
the rails have net continuous bear
ing, being supported by chairs about
two feet apart
Each longitudinal, in thirty-three
foot lengths. is composed of four main
members, put together with two rows
of rivets, connected by riveted dia-
phragms, and having riveted splice
plates. Heavy castirOn chairs are
boIted to the lOngitudinals and to
y
and clips, while at intervals there are
transverse tie-bars bolted to the chairs.
The amount of steel. the number of
parts, and the amount of shop work
seem to put this construction out of
the field of practical track work, I'M
less it can be very materially simpli-
fed. This girder construction will not
have a rigid support but will be i'm
bedded in broken stone ballast and
the inventor is reported al considering
that concrete is liable to disintegrate
and will not permit of any necessary
leveling up or surfacing of the track.
The Pennsylvania experiment is an
interesting one, and is to be tried on
a sufficiently large scale and under
sufficiently heavy traffic conditions
q, 900 feet of main line freight track
to give fairly definite results. What
ever its practical success or value may
be, however, it would seem that some
simpler system must be devised before
we can arrive al a practical solution
of the problem of how to improve
(within reasonable limits of cosO the
construction of railway tracks carry
ing heavy traffic with heavy wheel
loads and at high speeds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-01

the people Of this city for the next Is
years. Dated Dec. %, 1905.
A few weeks ago a Mr.. Stone from
Leavenworth presented a lighting
franchise proposition to the council.
but it was turned down. It is claimed
by some who think they know that Mr..
Stone was brought here by anti-Wii-
hanson men.
1t is understood that the minimum
rates submitted by Mr.. Stone were
considerably lower than that Of Mr.
Williamson. Twenty years is a, long
time to engage your light ahead" one
large taxpayer was heard to remark
on the street a day or two ago. THAT
the people would consider him fool
if he bound himself to buy groceries
from any particular merchant for the
next 20 years" and he made that a.
point against granting a franchise.
The cost for generating electricity for
lighting and mechanical purposes will
be greatly reduced in the next 20 years
and there is a general growing senti-
ment in favor of the city owning it's
electric light plant and running it in
connection with the WaterwOrks.
It seems that the mayor and the
councilmen cannot get away from
their pledges made to the voters in
April, that they would submit the
proposition TO a vote of the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-01
CATALPA FOR CROSS TIES.
Louisville & Nashville to Plant a
Forest of Them.

St. Louis. Jan. John P. Brown,
expert arboriculturist, is on his way
to Bay St. Louis, Miss, and Carney
Ala. to superintendent the planting of
100000 catalpa trees for the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad One
hundred thousand trees viii be plant
ed at Bay St. Louis and the remaining
one hundred and fifty thousand will be
planted at Carney. At the latter place
the Louisville & Nashville Id1s a plan
has been purchased for the raising of
the tees The plantation at Carney
will grow 100000 trees. The Louis
Vile & Nashville now has plantations
near Pensacola, a small plantation in
Alabama. and other lands in Illinois
and Indiana, on which catalpa trees
have been planted. Land enough has
been planted. or is ready for planting,
10000 trees.
Mr. Brown was the pioneer in the
planting of catalpa trees in this coun-
try for use as cross ties, and several
years ago planted an extensive plot OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-01
GOOD SHOW AT NOVELTY.
Club Swingers Dell and Fonda Maxine,
Big Hit.

Five big acts. each one of them a
good show in itself, and a really re-
HafkaDle series of moving pictures. are
on the bill at the Novelty theater this
week Each act is CT the highest order
ana OF a diversified character. provid-
ing performance, the excellence of
which has been equalled only a few
times at the vaudeville houses this sea
son.
There were crowded houses at each of
the three performances yesterday and
the crowds enthused over the cleverness
OF the performers. There are lots of club
sw1ngers and club jugglers on the
vaudeville stage but none of them who
have visited these parts have displayed
the skill shown by Dell and Fonda. who
are one of the star attractions on the
programme. The manner in which thew
hurl half dozen large Indian clubs
at each other and the ease and grace
with which they handle them is really
remarkable.
Arthur Lane. who made hit with
The Telephone Girl does a mono
logue stunt that keeps the crowds in
roars of laughter. He is surely a droIl
comedian and his Buster Brown make
up is great. Elliott brothers perform on
horizontal bars and the way they nego-
tate giant swings is a caution Then
there are the Cyclug Bells, a man, and
woman, who do some hair-raising aero
bate feats on bicycles. The Pierces give
an enjoyable musical act, a clever fea-
ture Of which is a cOrnet solo by Mr.,
Pierce. He is an adept al triple tongu-
ing. All in all the show is really fine.