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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
CARDINAL TO OFFICIATE.
Confirmation Services at Forest Glen.
School Dedication in Washington.

Announcement has been made that Cardi-
nal Gibbons will pay his first official visit
to Washington for the fall season today,
when he will off1ciate at confirmation
service at st. Johns Catholic Church, For
est Glen, in the morning, and in the after
noon come to the city and dedicate the
new parochial school in connection with St.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Cardinal Gibbons reached Forest Glen
yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock. where
he is the guest of Rev c. O. Rosensteel,
the pastor of the church. He was ac-
companied by a number of clergy. The
rectory of St. Johns Church is a spacious
and well-equipped residence, due to the in
genuity of Father Rosensteel, who, with
the aid of an old sexton, has made the
house and it's environs most picturesque.
The exterior abounds in pretty walks and
gardens, and inside there are all the con-
venences of a city house.
But it is thought the house will be a
secondary consideration in interest to Car
dinal Gibbons, inasmuch as st. Johns is
regarded by him the cradle of the
Catholic Church in this country, it being
the initial foundation of Americas first
archbishop, Father Carroll The church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
CHATTING BY WIRE
Some Long-Distance ProbabiIi-
ties of the Future.
JUST ONE GAP UNSPANNED
Local Telephone Companies Up
Against Many Kinks.
THEIR TASK ISN'T SIMPLE
Why Don't Telephone Users Think
They Would if Ever They'd Tried
Foreign Service.

Some fine day in the indefinitely distant
sweet bye-and-byc twill be possible to
telephone from Washington clear out to
the Pacific coast. Almost every blessed
week in the present century has seen some
inspired product Of modern creative genius
advance from one to another of the sue
cessve steps that divide the impossible
from the practicable, and it isn't reason
able to suppose that the comparatively
simple problems which remain to be
solved before ocean-to-ocean telephony is
assured will battle the best brains of the
country for many years more.
Even now the longdistance wires stretch
almost from coast to coast, only a small
gap this side OF the Rocky mountains re-
naming to be spanned by the current
carrying copper cables. But this doesn't
mean that when the gap is bridged coast
forecast telephony will be an accomplished
fact. Not by a long shot. That's just the
point that many otherwise intelligent peo-
pie don't seem to understand. Why, some
OF them really seem to think that long-dis-
lance telephony may be achieved by mere
ly hitching together a number of local
plants built in all sorts of ways and out of
all SORTS of material. AS a matter of fact
it has taken the Bell companies a good
many weary, crowded years TO build and
perfect the present long-distance system,
and it cannot by any means be duplicated
merely by joining bunch of isolated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
We're Going Pretty Fast.

All these matters are big items in the
operation of toll lines, and indirectly nave
their proportonately large effect upon the
efficiency OF the city service as well. For a
proposition only quarter OF century old
the telephone system of the United States
is in a class by itself There's nothing in
Canada, or on the other side of the pond,
that comes within four long city blocks Of
telephone efficiency over here. and It is in
this country that the greatest advances in
telephone construction and operation, both
local and long distance. are being made,
and where, too, the extension OF cabie-car-
ried conversation beyond the present 1000
study
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15

an exactness and a remorselessness that
has been a surprise to the men who had
become accustomed to the former easy
going rule. In his work he has been ably
assisted by. his, district attorney, Arthur
Bassett, of Missouri: his marshal, Hubert
O'Brien. of Michigan. and his clerk, Dr. F.
e. Hinckley. of California. Judge Wilf1eX
himself is from Missouri. His latest ex-
plot was to order w. H. Adsetts, a former
sergeant of the United States Army, trans
ferred from Chefoo to Hongkong for trial
Adsetts protested that they couldn't trans
fer him. but. as they were in the act of
doing it, that statement did not avail much.
Adsetts Is accused of murder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
'Twasn't So, After All.

What looked like a kidnapping case was
reported yesterday afternoon about
O'clock and the police spent several anxious
hours looking fef Jenny Louise Bord the
fve-year-old daughter of Lewis Bord of
1852 Prospect avenue northwest. But about
9 o'clock last eSening the little girl was
found at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Kear-
ney, 500 H street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
and rectory abound in relics of the arch

and rectory abound In relics Of the arch
bishop.
At the confirmation service this morning,
which will begin at 1920 O'Clock with
solemn high mass, fifty new communicates
will be enrolled in the Catholic Church, in
Guiding several adults. During the mass,
Cardinal Gibbons will occupy throne on
the gospel side of the altar. His deacons
of honor will be Rev. James F. Mackin.
pastor Of st. Paurs Catholic Church. this
city, and Rev. George Dougherty, assistant
treasurer of the Catholic University of
America. Cardinal Gibbons will deliver the
sermon. The choir of the Church of the
Nativity, Brightwood. D. c., will sing.
After the ceremonies Cardinal Gibbons
and the attendant clergy will be entertained
by Father Rosenthal at dinner, and later
the cardinal will come to this city to pre-
side at the dedication Of St. Marys Paro-
chial School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
Sunken Schooner Raised.

The Baltimore owned schooner Judy
which early in the week capsized off Little
Cove Point in Chesapeake bay, has been
raised by wreckers, and will be taken to
Baltimore to be given an overhauling in
preparation for returning to service. The
schooner was on her way from Baltimore
to the Great Wicomico river to load when
she was caught in a heavy storm Monday
last, and went to the bottom. The Judy
is owned by Webster Ford & Co. of Balti-
more, and is said to have been considerably
damaged by the accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15

The enactment OF law creating an
American court, with headquarters at
Shanghai, was an unfortunate thing for
certain class claiming American citizen
ship who had established their residence
there The first thing Judge Wiley did
was to clean up the disorderly resorts
owned by so-called Americans in Shanghai
and to disbar from practice lawyers who
were fleeing travelling Americans in the
name Of their country. There was jolly
row in Shanghai when Judge Whitley drove
them out of court. Since that time the
Judge has been administering justice with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
Dumbarton Chapters Meeting.

Dumbarton Chapter of the Epworth
League connected with the Dumbarton
Avenue NJ. f. Church, will hold its open
ing meeting of the fall at pm, Septem-
Der l5 in the auditorium of the church.
Addresses will be made by John D. Sc
man, jr., and DR.. King, while w. T. Glover
will direct choir of forty voices. Invita-
tions for the meeting have been sent to
friends of the chapter. A jubilee will be
held the third week in November.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
Wears Her Years Lightly.

While crossing 14th street near WalIach
place northwest yesterday afternoon, Mrs.
Keetchman. seventy-fve years old, OF 1853
WalIach place, was struck down by south
bound OF the 18th street line and
dragged some distance. Despite her age
Mrs. Keetchman walked home. refusing
medical assistance from the Emergency
Hospital physician who responded TO a
hurry call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
Wire Chatters Don't Think.

But how many telephone users think of
these things. Suppose a Washington bust
ness man puts in a Cumberland call and
finally gets his party at the other end of
the line. And suppose. Just after he's said
..Hellov' and settles down to discuss an I'M
portant matter in particularly hasty jig
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15

Solid Silver After Dinner Coffee
| Service. Reduced from $3.50 to
| S41.0O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15

BERRY. On September u. 1907 at Bar Harhor,
KATE V. r., daughter Of Catherine V. r.
Berry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15

time, something in the receiver begins to
snap and Crackle like a pack of Chinese fire.
crackers, and all he can hear from over the
WIRE Is 'b-r-r-r-r' and 'b-Z-z-Z-Z-z"
Does he compose himself and reflect that
somewhere between here and Cumberland,
on mountain or in valley by stream or
bridge, an infinitesimal part of the hundred
ana hity miles Of wire may be IN trouble?
Does lie think Of thunderstorm or rain or
freshet or hood? Not for a minute He
trenhles on the verge Of apopleNy for the
honce, and then, in the soundproof seClu-
SION OF the long-distanCe booth, pays his re-
spects IN superlatiVtly ornate and super
heated language to the telephone company
and everything pertaining to il.
Ihere's another feature involved in the
maintenance OF telephone lines about which
the average user Of the service knows
mighty little. But telephone engineers all
telephone and telegraph poles has OF late
assumed serious proportions. 1t isn't hard
10 See why. either. For instance there are
about 10000 miles of line in operation in
the United states At the present time AS
lhe average line contains about forty poles
Tor each mile there are. approximately 81
100000 poles in use. and assuming that the
average life of pole is twelve years it
follows that merely for the maintenance OF
the lines now in operation more than 1850
COO poles are needed each year. The avail
able supply isn't going to last very long at
any SuCh rate of consumption as that.
consequently the American TcleIhon" and
Telegraph Company. in cooperation with
the United States forest service. mas been
making extensive experiments to determine
the best method Of preserving and pro-
longing the life Of the poles. whether by
seasoning fixing with chemicals. or what
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-15
JUDGE WILEY AND HIS COURT.

Basst
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-03
FOOTBALL NOTES.

The " Big Four are in poor shape
this season. The Princeton and Yale
ilncsmen are raw and undeyeloped
Harvard's work has caused a deal Of
dissatisfaction at Cambridge, and
Pennsylvania played like minor COZ.
iege against the Indians.
In the game with the Ithacans the
Princeton ends handled the forward
pass very poorly, and unless a marked
Improvement is shown soon there NAV
be more surprises In store.
Not since the new rules have been
In vogue has there been such a won
derful display or open foot ball as tSlt
of the Indians. The red man came
into his own with evidence Of such
complete superiority that experts with
years of experience gasned as they
watched them pull off their plays.
AS Yale and West Point are the
only teams in the east unsecured upon
mt present. the Yale followers are
counting the chances of keeping a
clean slate. The coaches profess to
be satisfied that Eli will keep up hor
record.
The arrival of Frank Hinkey, Yale's
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-03

great end OF several years ago. will
be the event of the week at New Hav.
On. He is ono of the most successful
coaches that ever hardled the Yale
players.
Tho Pennsylvania center and guards
stood firm, but the tackles. ends and
backs We're trapped by the Indians at
every turn. They lost their fighting
spirit, their team work and their TEN.
pers.
The forward pass, which waR intro
duced for the purpose of opening up
the game, has upset the coaching
plans at the big universities. Al.
methods for straight foot ball have
gone away and former great coaches
are now at sea
Coach Mccoy, of University OF
Maine. says that Brown has lack
field that is even better than Harvard.
He predicts that Brown will cross the
Crimson goal line when the two teams
meet
Alley. Il 2i5.pound guard who re.
ported with the Harvard squad early
In the season. has either quit OF his
own accord or has received tho tin
to make himself scarce. He played
with an Oklahoma college team two
years ago and was rated as find
The coaches refuse to discuss the
case. but 1t is thought that Alley did
not have a fair chance.
Much regret is expressed In college
loot ball circles that the Carlisle In.
dams do not meet Yale. Figured on
the work of the teams in games whore
nll the big teams have met the same
opponents at different times the In.
dams would not only defeat Yale. but
VIII win from Princeton and Harvard
II they retain their present form.
The Army and Navy appear to he
travelling at about the Same gait nj
the present time. This years contest
between the teams promises to be I'm.
usually close and interesting.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-03
Whet sam crawford ROAD.

Sam Crawford. the big Detroit out.
telder. used to be great fellow for
eading those highly colored weekly
iapers that are usually to be found
barrier shops. aud which are filled
With blood-curdling stories of horrible
hings that happen throughout the
country.
Sam perhaps acquired his love for
his uplifting literature when he was
working at his trade as barber out
In Nebraska
At any rate. the bloodier the ac-
count of the tragedy was the more
leasure it seemed TO arouse in Mr.
Crawford's mighty breast and he used
to retail choice morsels of the news
CLEANED from these pink papers to
those OF his comrades who would lis
ten.
Toward the closing days of the re.
cent baseball season il was noticed
b. several of the Detroit players that
Crawford seemed to have lost all in
tcrest in his favorite periodicals. and
much comment among the members of
the ciul, ensued as to the cause OF
Sans strange desertion.
One day, when the team was in
Washington. and Sam Crawford was
found by Ty Cobb stretched out on a
sofa in the lobby of the hotel where
the pcFroits put up. reading local
paper with interest of the devouring
variety Tyi went up to him and in
CURED,
How is II Sam. that you never
read tfcsr barber shop papers any
more Which tell of murders. suicides,
aul SO f,,,h?"
"No5 exciting enough any more rc-
piled Crawford, as he rammed wad
of chewing ;;nm in his mouth and k<,t
on leadinG away. I'm getting the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-03
Little Stories About Ball PLAYERS

thr'lls though in lunches ne added
as lie turned over to the next page
" reading these remarkable cures
effected by he different patent medi
cines.r
Jim Delehanty's Descriptive Powers.
Jim Delehanty. who has all the ear
marks of being Il star hall PLAYER in
the season of 1908. and it is hoped for
several seasons after. is young gen.
tleman who might be termed mas.
ter, when IL comes to language of the
descriptive variety.
When jim starts out TO tell anything
one may be sure that he will get off
something interesting as well as orig
inal
On the Washinstons' second t,ip to
Detroit last season Delehanty was one
of the members of the team. and
while crossing from Cleveland TO De.
troit terrible wind blew over the
lake, and when a busy wind sweeps
DER any of the five great lakes you
can gamble on ii that there Is some
thing doing.
On this particular occasion the wind
ca ried on something scandalous. -
The boat got rocking all right. ana
the folks in both Cleveland and De.
troit began 10 have some fears for
the safety of the boat which carried
the niml'lc spikeshoe lads. The wind
increased as the night advanced. and
people in Detroit remained nm all
night on the lake front, so great was
their anxiety for friends on the
steamer.
Several of the members of the Dc
troit club became so apprehensive that
they made it their business to loiter
around the water front until the boat
finally. much wcathcrbeaten. came
slowly up to her wharf the next morn
ing
One of these Detroit PLAYERS was
the celebrated William Coughlln. and
the first person who caught sight of
BIZ was Delehanty. who. when he saw
the good-natured countenance of Cant
Coughlin. threw himself into his arms
and with many heroics faxed a weep
Ing spell
When Bill was able mt last TO get
Jim into a sensible mood, he said to
that merry cut-up:
THAT was n terrible wind YOU had
on the lake last night, wasn't IL, Jim %
Was it, cried Jim with grim
ace, as If the recollection OF the nights
eXperiencc was almost too much for
him. You can we'll say it was. Bill
Coushlin. Why. believe me or not"
went on Jim. the wind was so furious
That it required the services of six
strong sailors, with the assistance of
Charley Hickman and myself to hold
the captains whiskers on"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-03

after the Phillies had given him a
thorough trying out during which pro
cess the little fellow played brilliantly
IN spots 1t was decided to attach the
can to his person
When Hulen was informed of this
proposed action he took the throw
down in a philosophical manner AS
lie didn't appear TO be sulky. or in
any way sore over the matter. the
management asked him il he would
mind stopping in Fall River. Mass
and talk with the great Lajoie regard
ing his joining the Philadelphia team.
As Hulen readily assented. he was
let 20 that night. When no showed
up mt Falls River, the following morn
ing. and went out to the ball grounds
TO see Nap. that great ball player re-
ceived him as IL he We're prince, and
soon all the preliminaries to Larry's
joining the Phillies were settled
As Hulen was in hurry to get to
his home in Maine he didn't spend
much time in Larry's company. but
Just as he said tho final goodbye and
was beating It toward the exit gate.
Lajoic raced after him and asked
oh. forgot TO ask YOU: how is the
best way to 20 to Philadelphia?
Dead, If possible" shortly replied
Hulcn. as he continued to hot-foot IL
toward the gate. while Larry stood as
II dnzed. and gazed AFR the retreat
ing form of Mr.. Hulen while his ex-
pressive countenance did the chanel
con act when 1t came to ringing in
facial changes.-Rever Rodgers. In
Washington Star
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-03
pavy Jones, Warninn.


strcit's fleet left fielder. Mr.. Davy
IS, is the proprietor of Il little drug
> up in Wisconsin, and It's claim
hat Davy Is also something of n
sician when 1t comes to giving
! advice to those of his ailing pa
S who are too tight around the
go strings when it comes to call.
In a graduate medicine man.
S Davy is himself economical when
,omes to burning the long green
punches, he no doubt sympathizes
\ his clients. and to show them
t he Is all right as II physician he
all the latest appliances employed
this fraternity.
inc of Davy's directions to his pa
ms is that every Rule must have
thermometer. so that he can take
own temperature. especially when
an ailing condition. and after he
performed that feat all he has
do is to bring the result to Dayy
! that ball-playing druggistdoctor
u dish him ont the dope" guaran-
I'D to put the disease ION the blink
AS all the huskies UP near the burg
iere Jones joint is located swung
to the druggists hint about buying
ernometers. the genial Mr. Jones
on found it necessary to order Il
rgo more of the glass tubes. and
the firm he ordered them from sent
m batch of catchy-looking fever
kers Davy thought IL would he Il
'od idea TO hang one of the Their
outside the door in order
attract the eye OF SINE prospective
,rchaser.
&C Ing on the inspiration. Nj. Jones
'ected one of the newly arrived ther.
and nailed it TO the wall
inside the store. aud then he went
side "nd waited for the rush. But
G rush was slow In maturing. so
lvy went outside TO see if any one
rs looking Mt the thermometer. when
) found that the glass tube affair was
nc.
Davy. who is terribly hard loser.
gan to say awful things alput the
ap VINO had done the second-story
mt with his two.bit imported thc.-
omctcr. In the midst of his TRADE
ainst the light fingered gent who
d filched the goods thought struck
IVY aud he dartcd inside the store
ID Selling n paint brush and pot
marking fluid he got real busy.
Tho result OF his labors soon at
acted large crowd about the Jones
ug store. for Davy in his iresome
God had painted Il sign which he
ing on the outside of his store in
G place where the thermometer had
God, and which contained the follow
e sentence:
The person who took the thermom-
er from outside of this store had
tier return it. as it will do him no
od where he is bound for, rs it reg.
.ers only 1GO degrees"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-03
Charley Hickman's Experience.

Charley Hickman. who is deserved
~ popular wherever he hangs his hat
Is at present making Washington his
headquarters.
Hick always manages to steal ava,
from the cares of business to take .
iive-mile walk daily, and his figure
is well known to the average Wash
ingtonian.
The other day Charley was sumter
ing along +. street, and just as lie got
in the vicinity of Ninth street he was
held up Ly beggar. who, putting out
his hand in an appealing manner, pit
fully cried:
Please, sir. won't yon help poor
blind man by giving him a dime?"
why, you're not wholly blind" said
Hick. You can see out of one eye
lie added.
well. then" said the beggar. with
desperation in his tone. gimme n
nickel"