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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
Naval Academy School Opened.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, April 19.-With the ar
rival of four of the recently commissioned
second lieutenants of the United States
Marine Corps here yesterday the school of
application attached to the Naval Academy
marine barracks was formally reopened
The school has been closed for several
months, as the young officers who were I'M
dergoing instruction there were sent to
Cuba. The four lieutenants who reported
are among the number who were successful
in the examinations conducted in Washing
ton several weeks ago. They are Edward
s. Willing, Allan NJ Sumner Edward H.
Osterman and Howard c. Judson. Others
will be sent here to take the course of in
struction later on The Navy Department
man Benjamin r. T. Todd of Barksdale
South Carolina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
CHICAGO CANNOT BUY CAR LINES
State Supreme Court Knocks Out
Municipal Ownership Plan.

CHICAGO. April 19.-The supreme court
of Illinois administered what is generally
considered a deathblow to municipal own
ership of the street-car lines of Chicago
Yesterday. The decision was in the case
in which the legality Of SIS 600 600 worth Of
Mueller law certificates. which ex-Mayor
Dunno wanted ISSUED. was challenged. and
the court decided against the certificates
In doing so it practically made the law tt
self imperative. The Mueller law still
stands intact, but the power of putting it
into effect so far Chicago is concerned
has been taken away from 1t.
The city can own and operate street-car
lines if it wants to, but the method of get
ting money to buy or build them has been
taken away from 1t. The proposed certifi-
Gates were declared invalid by the court
for the reason that they would be an adj
dition to the bonded indebtedness Of Chi
go. and this city Is alreay fully up to its
constitutional limit.
The decision also finds fault with the
certificates because they are a mortgage.
not only on what street-car properties the
city might acquire under them. but also in
the streets of the city we'll The Mueller
law provides that in case there is a default
in the payment of the principal or interest
Of these certificates the owners of the prop
critics in foreclosure not only would ac-
qulre them, but also a twenty-year fran
chise to operate them AS the case now
stands, the only way in which municipal
ownership of street-car lines is possible in
Chicago reduces itself to these alternatives.
The city can buy up all its outstanding
bonds so as to leave clear field for the
issuance of bonds with which to buy street.
car lines.
At this time it could not issue more than
$50 600 600 Of bonds, and traction system
covering the whole city could not be built
or bought for this. 1t can save up the SO
per cent net receipts of the companies it
will receive under the recently adopted
ordinances until the total amounts to
enough to buy a system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
TIGER ATHLETES
IN CLASS CONTESTS

PRINCETON. April 19.-The Princeton
Track Association held its thirty sixth an
nual intercass contest known as the
Caledonian games, on University Field
Yesterday afternoon. The junior class
won the meet with a total of forty points
The freshmen secured second place with
thirty-one points. Among the promising
material brought out from 1910 was White
ly. who won the 9So-yard; Cpdegraff, win
ner of the pole vault, and Taicott, winner
of the high jump. Dulon Miller, junior,
who ran second to Shick of Harvard in the
intercollegiate track meet two years ago.
entered yesterday and covered the loo-
ward dash in o. 10 So in the face OF strong
breeze Eisele ran in splendid form in the
twO-mile.
The summaries:
1Oo-yard dash-won by Rulon Miller. 'os: sec
ond Smith, TO- third, Connors. 'os Time 10 80
ssO-yarl run-won by Whitley; 10; second,
Frantz, 10; third. Floyd. 'O9. Time : minutes
i2o-yard hurdles-won by Armstrong. OF; sec
ond Caesar, TO- third, Pfeiner, '0s Time, IL 10
- yard dash--wou by Connors. 'os; second, Tit
90 thiT1 Bangs H5 TINE os seconds sseond
Thompson os; third, Connors, 'os Distance Al
feet l inch. 800
Brown. '0S; third, Baldwin TO- Time, y sec
onds.
Mctiee 90; third, Parsons, 90. Time, minutes
Al 70 seconds.
ii0-vard dash-Won by Alice. oS: second Tit
man 'O9: third Conger 90. Time, % rs sec
onds.
High jump-Won by Talcott. 10: Clark: '0s. and
Jan,ison o. tied for second place Height, .
feet Inches.
Hammer throw-Won by Daub. '0T; second,
Scott 'o1: third, Waller. 10. Distance. 1873 feet
/ inch
Broad jumr-won by Simons. '0s; second. Con-
nors, 'oS; third, Talcott, 10. Distance 20 feet
l0ia inches.
Two-mlIc run-won by Eisele. OF; second Nc
Gee 90: third Kelley, 0S. Time, minutes
80 IL seconds.
Pole vault-won by Urdegraff. 10: second.
Parks. 10; third Moore 10. Height 10 feet 3
inches.
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BOLD ROBBER CAUGHT
JAMES REED McDoUGAL CON-
FEsSEs TO HOUSEKEEPING.

James Reed McGougal believed by the
police to be one OF the cleverest criminals
ever captured here, was arraigned before
Judge Mullowny In the Police Court today
on two charges OF housebreaking and one
or petit larceny, with counts for three
other cases of housebreaking indicated On
the papers. McDougai weakly pleaded
guilty to all the charges. In the house
breaking cases be was held for the action
of the grand jury, and was ordered to give
$1,000 bond or be committed to Jail pend
ing the action of the Criminal Court and
on the larceny charge he was sentenced to
jail for two months. He was committed
today.
NcDougall was engaged with his wife In
selling coffee about the city, she believing
him to be strictly honest. but all the time
1t is declared. he was carrying on house
breaking. His methods of operation are
described to have been clever. He would
go to a house and knock on the door to
see If any one was at home II some one
answered. he would try to sell them coffee
II there was no answer. 1t is alleged he
lected from large bunch of duplicate keys
one that would fit the lock. If this failed
he would force an entrance. He searched
for jewelry and small articles of value
which he could easily carry away without
having suspicion directed to him.
fol1ce ODtaln Clue.
These daylight robberes of houses have
been frequently reported to the police and
no clue to the thief could be obtained. A
couple of days ago. however. the depart
ment received information which pointed
toward McDougal as the guilty party, and
Detectives Weldon. Burllngame and Mullen
of headquarters went to his home. POI X
street northwest. and arrested him In the
presence of his wife. whom he had
Gently married
The robberies are all similar in character
The cases which were brought in court this
morning are those of d. II. Collisop, of the
Stonehurst apartment house. rs Eth street
southeast. from whom about SO worth OF
jewelry and silverware was taken; Philip
Corridor. 502 G. street northwest. who lost
a locket and three chains valued at $50:
Joseph j. Leary, III 22d street, from
whose house jewelry valued at ST. and
owned by Sophronia p. Manning was
stolen; Catherine Hartley, Coz 4th street
northwest, whose gold neck chain set with
diamonds was stolen. and George Il. Den
nison, 1912 Irving street, from whom
brooch containing sixteen diamonds was
taken. In the last case the stones were
found reset, in various pawnshops In the
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
GOLF MATCHES
=
AT GARDEN CITY

NEW YORK. April ia large field of
golfers with regulations past and present
gathered yesterday on the links of the
Garden City Golf Club for the first of the
season open tournaments in the metropoli-
tan district, 1t remained for Marshall
Whitlatch of Montclair to win the low
score prize In the eighteen hole medal play
qualifying round with an SO.
Two strokes separated the leader from
Jerome ID. Travers OF Montclair, the
metropolitan champion: Walter ]. Travis
and Charles b. Macdonald of the home
club. Other prominent amateurs on hand
were III. j. Whigham. recently returned
from England; Arden NJ. Robbins, st. An
drews: James Rhett.. Dyker Meadow; A
w. Tillinghast Philadelphia; Robert Weir,
Wilmington: Howard Sands. Aiken:
'Spotty'' Bowers, Brooklyn, and Jasper
Lynch. Lakewood.
The players qualified in three sixteens
and in the first round at match play in the
afternoon most of the favorites won their
matches. Travis had a close call with
Rnett. but Travers and Whitlatch won
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in the state willing to voluntes,4o carry

in the state willing to voluntesyto carry
out the plans.
He says: "All the other stats have offered
the services of their national guard in
hearty cooperation with the regular forces
and the department is loath to believe that
New York alone with it's admirable ma
tional guard will fail to meet the request OF
the department because the conditions nee
essarily demanded do not suit the views
OF the two organizations specified 1t would
appear that the designation of heavy artil-
lery as applied to the 18th Regiment Is
a misnomer. as from the statements of its
colonel, 1t is not qualified to serve as coast
artillery. The commanding officer of the
9TH Regiment is undoubtedly correct in his
statement with regard to the beneficial re-
suits of service at the state camp, but 1t Is
hoped by the department that this regi-
ment. which Is so well known as being most
thoroughly disciplined and instructed. would
be the one above all others which might be
willing. for this occasion only, to assist the
department in carrying out the plan pro-
posed for the defense of New York harbor."
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LEAVE GOVERNMENT SERVICE.
High-orade stenographers Better Paid
Elsewhere.

The chief clerks OF the nine executive de-
partments in Washington have just COM
pleted for the first time an accurate census
OF the stenographic clerks employed in the
various departments. The report of the
civil service commission shows that during
1906 there were 1858 persons examined for
this service, of whom 1870 were men and
1888 women. OF these 70S men and 335 wom-
en- passed, Of whom 40 men and g. women
We're appointed. The usual entrance salary
was $40 to 5000. The highest salary pos
sible for stenographc clerk to attain is
$500.
The secretary of the commission says
that stenographic clerks IN the government
service usually become so useful that in
stead of being employed in taking dictation
they are employed to dictate.
There is dearth Of the higher grade OF
stenographic clerks. The total number so
employed in the executive departments Is
1868. and % per cent every year go out OF
this work into some better work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
Whv She Hit Husband With an Iron

SCRANTON. April 19.-Admitting that she
had hit her husband on the head with
fat-iron because he deserved 1t; that she
locked the door on him when he was out
late at night; that she would not fill his
dinner pail when he was going to work be-
cause he gave her no money, and that she
would not permit him to eat at table with
the others, but compelled him to dine on the
porch because he preferred 1t, Mrs. Chris
tina Wenner. in making answer to the d.
vorce proceedings instituted by her husband.
Frank R. Wenner, yesterday demanded
trial by jury.
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Dropped as a Deserter.

BY direction of the President First Lieut..
Louis F. Buck, Artillery Corps, has been
dropped from the rolls of the army for de-
sertion under the provisions of section 1929
Revised Statutes. Buck is from New York
and was first lieutenant of the ODD New
York Volunteer Infantry during the Span
isl war. In August, 1901, he was appointed
first lieutenant of artillery, and was sta
toned at Fort Monroe. Va. which he left
without leave about three months ago. and
has not since been heard from.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
Discrepancy in University Accounts.

MADISON. Wis. April ia report that
a discrepancy of 100000 exists In the &C
counts of the University Of Wisconsin was
circulated at the capitol yesterday. Several
months ago the university regents put a
New York expert to work on the books.
Recently the expert made a report to the
regents President Van Hise OF the uni
versity said that there was absolute
ly no suspicion of any Misrepresentation of
fumes but admitted there has been failure
properly to. charge up certain investments
to their proper accounts.
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The Shellfsh Commission.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, April 19.-The shellfish
commission in session here yesterday
further discussed plans for the resumption
of surveys of oyster grounds within the
waters of Somerset county. The houseboat
Oyster is now being equipped for the work.
1t Is the intention to leave Annapolis for
Crisfield, where headquarters will be estab-
lished, about the middle of next week, al
though actual surveying will not begin for
several days after the arrival there. The
Oyster will be conveyed to Crisfield by the
state steamer Governor McLane. The Nc
Lane which will bear the commissions eX-
hibit at the jamestown exposition. will
proceed there after dropping the Oyster.
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EFFORT TO WRECK CARS
OBSTRUCTION ON TRACKS OF
ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

Detectives Weldon and Burlngame and
the police of the fourth precinct are en-
deavoring to ascertain the identity of the
person or persons who made an effort to
wreck cars on the tracks Of the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon line
near the north end of the Highway bridge
last evening about $50 O'Clock. One car
came near being derailed, and 1t was prob
ably due to the thoushtfulness of Motor
man William Danhorn that a car on the
other track did not meet with an accident.
The car of which Danhorn was motorman
and William Vernon was conductor struck
an obstruction while passing over a switch
a few feet from the north end of the bridge
while coming toward the city. AS soon as
the motorman realized that there was some
thing wrong he applied the brakes and re-
versed the current. bringing the heavy We
hicle to a full stop before it had left the
tracks. but not before the flange of one
Of the rear wheels had been broken.
Passengers in the cars were startled at
the sudden humping and they lost no time
in leaving the vehicle to ascertain the cause
Of the trouble. Conductor Vernon and
Motorman Danhorn made an investiga ton
and found that the trouble had been caused
by the placing Of iron nut in the frog
OF the switch. The presence of the nut
would probably have been looked upon as
an accident had 1t not been that the bolt
from which the nut had been taken was
found in a similar position on the south
bound track.
Only a Short Delay.
Only a short delay was caused to the
train by the breaking of the flange of the
wheel. Motorman Danhorn thought the nut
had probably been placed in the frog for
the purpose Of derailing the train and caus-
ing damage because it had been wedged
there tightly.
When the excitement attending the Incl
dent had subsidized and the train resumed
its trip, Motorman Danhorn moved along
slowly until he met train on the way to
Alexandria, He told the motorman of the
latter train of his experience and advised
him to make an investigation of the track
on his way to the bridge. His advice was
followed and the motorman of the car on
the southbound track found the bolt tightly
wedged in the frog. Members of the crew
pried the bolt from where it had been
placed, and complaint was made to the
police
Detectives and policemen went to the
scene Of the accident and made an investi-
cation. Nobody had been seen tampering
with the tracks, nor were any suspicious
persons lettering in the vicinity Of the
north end Of the bridge. It Is believed by
the police that some boys placed the OBJ
structions upon the tracks. not realizing
the possible serious consequences. In addi-
ton to breaking the fiange of the wheel the
track was slightly twisted, but the damage
was soon repaired.
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E.,dora. 90 Beckman,. 9 to S. and to 5. third.

Endora. &c Beckman,. to 5 and to 5. third.
Time. I % As. Little Woods also ran
Third race. mile-w. II. Carey. 126 (Miller).
to and to 2. won; Samuel II. Harris. ia
tCrimmnsl. 10 to and even. second; Tartan ITO
u'reston). to / and to 8. third. Time. lao IS.
Maxnar and Umbrella also ran
Fourth race, the Ozone stakes: selling; four fur-
lonss-Blue Heron. 1902 (Notter,. to and 3 to
2. won: Masks and Faces, 90 Iiiller,. to 1 and
/ and 2 to l. third. Time, o. Al as. Rose Bloom.
Magazine. Rifle Range. Montbert. Laura Ciay:
Bridgewater also ran. Coupled
Fifth race. selling: i've furlongssAee aiEh 1O2
LOG lHennessy). . to I and 2 to 1. second: Berke-
ley Io2 q"we, 20 to and - to th mo1, Iims
den Shore. Bentnick Anna May Niger Nike Con
stantia Alta Farola. Athens and Barbary Belle
also
Sixth race. six furaongs-Tim O'Tooe. los (feck-
man, to 10 and to 4. won: Pins and Needles.
1O3 PRESTON. to I and to 5. second: Com
munipaw 1O5 tMiller,. 10 to and 3 to l. third
Time. Is. Roland, Tuckernuck. Sugar Pine. Viii,
stone Jarvis Lane. Fl Chico, Miss Spooner and
Lady Pride also ran.
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Retirement of Chaplain Steward.

Chaplain Theophilus G. Steward OF the
18th Infantry who has the rank Of captain,
was placed on the retired list of the army
yesterday by operation of law on account
of age He was born in New Jersey and is
a graduate of the West Philadelphia Divin-
ity School While resident Of the District
of Columbia in July, 1891, he was appointed
chaplain Of the 25th Infantry and served
with that regiment until he was detailed to
duty at the WilberfOrce University, at Will
berforce, Ohio. several months ago.
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Coach for Middies' Eleven.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
ANNAPOLIS, April 19.-After much per-
suasion the Naval Academy authorities
have obtained the consent of John M.
Gates. Yale end Of 1906, to return to the
academy next season as field coach of the
foot bali team. Gates acted in that capac-
and was greatly liked by the Navy con-
tingent. He has accepted a business posi-
ton at South Bend. Ind. and did not ex-
pect to return to the academy. but after
strong persuasion has consented to return
next season. Lieut.. Joseph NJ. Reeves,
L. S. N. will be head coach, succeeding
Prof. Paul J. Dashiell
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George Washington Plays Trinity.

Gror@" Washington plays the strong ball
team of Trinity College tomorrow at 4:30
clock at Van Ness Park. Judging from
the two games played between these teams
on the southern trip of the Hatchetites this
game should be a highly interesting exhibit
tiou Coach Cummings is of the opinion
that the poor form shown by the Ratchet
ties i'm the early season is a thing of the
past and that any team that takes the
measure of his men from now or Will have
to extend itself TO the limit.
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FOUR FAVORiTES
WON AT AQUEDUCT

NEW YORK, April 19.-After showing a
very clever two-y ear-old in Master Robert
on Wednesday Samuel Emery uncovered an
other flret-footed youngster yesterday in
Blue Heron, a colt by Griron-Blue Bells,
who was victorious in the Ozone stakes,
FOR tWo-ycar-olis. four furlongs. at Aque-
duct Those who had seen Blue Heron In
several trials with Master Robert bet on
the former, while Emery and his friends
also played the good thing whose price
dropped from 10 TO ! With Notter up Blue
Heron made all the running, attended in
the early stages by Jack Joyner's Tartar
Maid, coupled with Bigot at to l. But
a fuTiong from home Miller moved up with
James r. Keenes Masks and Faces a luke
warm favorite, who closed so fast that
Blue Heron was well extended to win by
tire parts of a length in O47 40
II. +. Carman's W. II. Carey who ran
some excellent races on the coast last winter
picked UP l26 pounds in the handicap at
mile He opened hot favorte at o to ).
TeCeded to to and was then hammered
down TO to .. Meanwhile there was
solid play on Eugene Wayland's Tartan
who WAS backed from down to . the Sui
hranS at the same time loading the books
with Wagers on Sa muel H Harris AT 16 To
Samuel III. Harris started off with a lot
OF speed and showed hts heels to Tartan
TO the head of the stretch Then Miller
moved up with W II. Carey. who was in
rare good form and simply breeZed home
winner by four lengths In 40 40. Harris
outgamed Tartan and beat him half a
length for the place.
James r Keene's Frizette pounded down
TO l TO . made runaway OF the first event
for two-ycar-old FLIES. at four furlongs
and won by four lengths in 04s R L.
Thomas Aunt Rose. . to 2, second choice
held the others safe and took the place by
two lengths from F. A. Forsythe's Berry
Maid Il 10 7.
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Steamer Orient Broke Her Shaft.

NEW LONDON, Conn, April 19-While
the Montauk Steamboat Company's large
side-wheel passenger steamer Orient was
coming from Greenport. l.. l., to this city
yesterday. her shaft broke and she was
completely disabled. The accident happen
ed just as the steamer was entering Plum
Gut south of Plum Island. The government
transport steamer Gen. Nathaniel Greene
was pressed into service and succeeded in
getting alongside the Orient and trans
ferring her twenty-five passengers.
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Golf at Chevy Chase.

Mr.. Samuel Dalzell defeated w. F. Horn
hve up and three to go yesterday in the
semifinals for the Tuckerman prize Mr..
Ellis defeated Mr.. McCammon in the semi
finals several days ago. The finals between
Mr. Ellis and Mr.. Dalzell will be played
next week,
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PLATE PRINTERS
BOWL ING SEASON OVER

The closing of the season in the Plate
Printers League finds the Philadelphia
team on top. with forty-four games won
and sixteen lost. Washington is sec
ond and Chicago third, with a percent
age of $50 and 81, respectively. Fol-
lowing are the seasons averages, as
compiled by the official scorer:
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Tennis Championship at London.

LONDON. April IA F. Wilding to-
day beat D. P. Rhodes of Boston. Mass,
In the semi-final of the covered court lawn
tennis championship games. The score was
6-3. 6-3. 6-3. Rhodes won the first game
lost the second and never again held the
lead. Wilding played brilliantly his low
volleys completely puzzling the American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19

Garden City Cup-First round-Tra vers beat Bow
ers: up and to play: Bohblns beat Fuller. up
and to play: Whitlatch beat Hall. and
10 play: Wheeler beat Kirkby. up and to play:
Sands beat Tillinghast. up and to play; Travis
beat Rhett. up: Lynch beat Simms. up and 6
to play; Macdonald beat Woodward. up and to
Ilay,