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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
Demolishing Old Long Bridge.

By the end Of this week. IL not earlier, all
the woodwork Of the old wooden Long
bridge will be down. and the contractors will
then start the work of removing the stone
piers of the old structure, which for nearly
half century was the connecting link be-
tween the north and south. A few days ago
the last stick of timber that formed the
standing spans of the old bridge was re-
moved from the span at the Virginia end
of the bridge. and was taken ashore to be
sawed into lumber Now the workmen are
employed on the old draw span. and II
will soon be completely removed.
Under the contract. the stone piers are to
be torn down, those In the channel to the
bed of the river. and those In the shoal
water on the fats on each side down to
low-water mark. The massive granite
blocks OF which the piers are built will be
removed intact and will be turned over to
the United States army engineers to
be used in public works about the river.
Some of the stone win be used In building
seawall about the portion of the Eastern
branch which will shortly be reclaimed, and
1t will also be used in seawall building
about Potomac Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
.AONORS FOR
WESTERN HIGH
Shut Out Technical and Won
High School Cham
) pionship.

By winning the contest yesterday after
noon from the Technical High School the
Western team took the base ball champion
ship of the high schools. The game was a
pitchers battle between Michael. for the
Western team, and Reichard for Technical,
and was witnessed by the largest crowd
that has ever attended a high school game
in this city. the score being to 0.
From the start of the contest It was
seen that both pitchers were in good form.
Although Richard lost his game he pitched
good ball. and would have won any or
binary game, but his teammates were I'M
able to solve the delivery OF Michael, who
held them to three hits and famed ten bat
tiers. Reichard was responsible for the two
runs scored by the Western team. as in the
Opening inning he walked Mclean, and he
scored later. Again In the third Mclean
walked and scored. Technical had good
chance to score. on several occasions, but
the needed hit did not come. In the third
inning. after Offutt had doubled, Benson
fplaced short single to center. Spencer
then flied to Mclean. who threw to How
who was expected to do so much with his
pig black bat. famed. and the runner died
on third. 80
Capt Michael not only pitched a good
game. but got two of the three hits for his
Team. his first one bringing in the first
score. Howard got the other when he sim
gled to left in the third. and the other run
was scored for Western. Mclean at sec
ond Radford behind the bat and Morse
on the initial sack played we'll For the
losers, Platt pulled down some good drives
IN left field Benson accepted all of his
chances at third.
AT a meeting of the Western team last
evening Lee Kemp, the popular third base
man, was elected captain for next year.
Although he has played but two seasons on
the team. he Is the best third sackman in
the league. and is expected to make good
In his position as captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
Latest Addition to Fleet.

The speed launch Felix. owned by Messrs.
Francis and Morris Robey of this city. Is
the latest addition to the feet of speedy
craft owned on the river. The boat was
built by its owners at their home. No. 205
Maryland avenue southwest, from designs
prepared by Mr.. Hugh Duffey of this city,
and was put overheard Wednesday last,
ready for service, at Reagan's boatyard at
the foot of 18th street.
The launch is twenty-five feet long, and
has very narrow beam for her length, being
only few inches wide ten feet back from
the bow. 1t is equipped with a six-horse-
power auto-marine engine, and when in
good working order will develop a speed of
over eighteen miles an hour. Her owners
had the new craft out for trial in the
harbor yesterday. evening, but as yet the
engine Is not in satisfactory working order,
but even under these adverse conditions the
boat made speed of about twelve miles an
hour in the harbof.
When the Felix gets In good working
order she will be enrolled in the Corinthian
Yacht Club fleet.
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and Herbert L. westfall robbed the doubles
Of the feature match Of the day. The latter
pair experienced no difficulty in coming
through to the semi-final round with Henry
II. Mollenhauer and A. L. Willlston, Irving
C.. Wright and Harry Torrance, and Fred
erick g. Anderson and Joseph T. Mcmahon.
The summary follows.
Long Island Championship singles fourth round)
-Wyle G. Grant. New York Lawn Tennis Club.
defeated e. Cameron, Knickerboeker Field Club,
"a, So; Henry II. Mollenhauer, Ktfgs County
Lawn Tennis Club. defeated Joseph T. McMahon,
Kings County Lawn Tennis Club. 60, 6-8: Irving
G. Wright, LoDgwood Cricket Club, Boston, defeat
ed H. E. Roberts, Knickerbocker Field Club. 6-3,
60.
Long Island championship doubles tlrst round}-
Wylie G. Grant and Herbert L. Westfall. New
York Lawn Tennis Club. defeated Harold h.
Hackett and Theodore Roosevelt Peli. West Side
Walter F. Hall and @. II. Touchard. Hamilton
Grange Lawn Tennis Club. defeated r. B. Noyes
and g. 4. Billings. Crescent Athletic Club. Ga,
s-8
Second round-Henry n. Mollenhauer and A. L.
Williston, Kings County Lawn Tennis Club. defeat
ed Louis j. Grant and A. Bassford. IT,. New York
Lawn Tennis Club. 81. g.; Irving G. Wright
and Harry Torrance, Longwood Cricket Club Bos-
ton, and Englewood Field Club. defeated NJ. 8.
Charlock and Fl. NICK. GIazebrook. Elizabeth Town
and Country Club. "a. 8|: wyhe G. Grant and
Herbert L. Westfall. New York Lawn Tennis Club.
defeated ". F. Hail and 9: Il. TOuchard HAmii-
erick @. Anderson and Joseph T. McMahon. Kings
County Lawn Tennis Club defeated L. r. Moore
and W. H. Ro-1. Kings County Lawn Tennis Club,
B-S. g..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
Central Beat Eastern in Close Game.

Previous to the Technical-western game,
the Eastern and Central High School
teams played a ten-lnning interesting con-
test, in which the Central team came OF
victorious and won it's first game of the
championship series. The Central boys
worked the squeeze play in the last half of
the tenth and captured the game by score
OF TO 3.
Although the Eastern boys lost they
played fair game. and on several occa-
sions had the game clinched. but lost out In
the end. Dodd did the twirling for the losers
and did fair work. Two slabmen were used
by the Central team. Turton. who was on
the rubber first. was being touched at a
lively clip by the Capitol High team and
McDonald. soon took him out and supplant-
ed Rheem. who pitched better ball.
A. Mcdonald and Turton led with the
Btick for their team. the former getting two
singles and double and the latter three
singles.
The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
Changes in Lighthouse Service.

The lighthouse service authorities in
charge of this district announce the follow
ing changes and appointments in the light
house service in the district:
, Alpheus B. Willis, first assistant keeper
of the Cape Hatteras light station. has
been promoted to keeper and transferred to
the charge of the light station at Bluff
Shoals light station, on the North Carolina
coast. The promotion and transfer of Mr..
Willis fills the vacancy caused by the death
of Keeper William j. Willis Of Bluff Point
William F. Hidgett has been appointed
keeper of the new light recently estab-
lished on Garbacon Shoal, Neuse river. N.
c., and has entered upon the discharge Of
his duties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
ROCKVILLE AMI VICINITY.
General and Personal News Of Mont
gomery County, Md.

| oS~Ay SSseAAsyt Ase~'
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE Md. May "a. 1907.
Robert L. Adamson, aged eighty-four
years. died early yesterday morning at his
home. short distance from Rockville. His
wife and several grown children survive
him.
Fire destroyed the dwelling and stable on
the farm of Mr.. Charles e. Boswell, about
four miles from Rockville, last Wednesday.
Most of the furniture was saved. The
flames started In the stable and quickly
spread to the dwelling. The loss is placed
at about 5000. with insurance Of $3.50.
The barn on the farm Of Mr.. C. Richard
Harris, near Travilah. was destroyed by
fire last Tuesday. A number of farming
implements were also destroyed The prop
erty was fully insured
Mr.. Henry Tyler and Miss Minnie john
son. both Of Washington. visited Rockville
Wednesday afternoon and were married by
Rev. s. r. White.
A number Of Washington ladies were en-
tertained here Wednesday at the home OF
Mrs L. l.. Nicholson. Luncheon was served.
after which progressive euchre was en-
joyed. The prizes were won by Mrs. Nor
gan Washburn, Mrs. n. Steed and Mrs Ed
ward Roach. Others present were Mrs
der, Mrs. D. B. Hutchins, Mrs Emile Cock
ing, Mrs. John 8. Mason. Mrs. F. d. Sid
dons. Mrs. Eugene Jones. Mrs. Joseph r.
Bailey, Mrs. Hoffman, Misses Julia Braw-
ner. Josephine Alexander and Clarabelle
Cassin.
Sophronia Shields has been declared to
be OF unsound mind by the county commits
sioners and committed to Bellevue Hospital
for treatment at county expense.
Mrs. Henrietta Snowden, seventy-nine
years OF age. died Tuesday morning at the
home OF her daughter. Mrs. Walter Lea, at
Ashton, this county. She is survived by
son-Francis Snowden Of this courtyard
four daughters-Mrs. Or. Augustus Stabfer
and Mrs. Lea OF this county, Mrs. Gerard
Hopkins Of Gloucester, Va, and MIRA
Charles D. WarieId Of Glenwood. Md.
The bias ebaI team Of Troop e, 18th
United States Cavalry, OF Fort Myer, Va,
and the Rockville Junior team crossed bats
at the fair grounds here Wednesday after
noon. and the local boys won by the score
Of Il to II.
Some time between dark and midnight last
night Sonny" Mansfield, who conducts the
mill at Choppers, this county. met with q
serious accident at the Baltimore and Ohio
depot at this place. While waiting for the
midnight train he fell asleep on. a bench
in the waiting shed. It Ii supposed that he
rolled from the bench and fell upon lot Of
glass which was on the floor of the shed.
The mans neck and head were painfully
cut, and he was rendered extremely weak
by loss Of blood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
sloop to BE Repaired. /.

The sailing sloop belonging to Mr..
Charles Faunce, which has been lying
against the pier on the harbor side Of
Washington barracks full of water for
several months, has been raised and taken
to the sheal water in the Eastern branch
and beached on the flats, where her hull
can be reached at low water and repairs
made The sloop was lying at anchor OF
the Barracks Park hast fall and in blow
Of rocks, the remains of an old wharf. that
was In use when Washington barracks was
an arsenal, and knocked hole in her
hull. She then drifted against the pier,
where the mast caught, and she sank and
remained there until raised yesterday. AS
soon as the hole in the hull Is patched the
boat will be taken to one OF the local boat
yards to be hauled out and put in condition
for active service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
Close Of Fishing Season.

The shad and herring fishing season on
the Potomac river Is practically over. and
the few fish now arriving here are coming
from traps In the river in the vicinity Of
Alexandria and are. being sold at good
prices. All Of the eight or more seine haul
Ing shores operated during the season have
cut out. the last one to stop operations be-
Ing Moxleys Point 1t Ehut down Monday
last. The trap and drift nets still being
operated in the river viii continue to catch
few shad and herring. enough to supply
the local demand for the table for the next
week or two: but the season for the cutting,
packing and sailing of the fish is over. and
the erstwhile busy fish wharf will again
become place for the landing Of wood
and lumber cargoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24

tive bureau at o'clock yesterday morning.
He made out report OF his sudden de-
parture and long absence that satisfied
Commissioner Bingham and Mr. Hanson
that he had not meant to run away. Pea
body SAID that II was a case OF misunder-
standing, and that II he had known Mr..
Hanson wanted to Interview him he would
have remained at headquarters until he was
sent for.
An effort was made to get Ed sholes. the
former circus man, down to headquarters.
but when Mr.. Hanson's detectives got to
his house, at 1873 East Saith street, In the
morning with q subpoena they were inform
ed that he had gone to the race track.
Mclaughlin to Leave.
It became known yesterday that Capt.
Mclaughlin will be out of the department
within few days. DR.. Martin e. McGov-
ern. the district police surgeon who has
been attending him since he reported sick.
reported to Commissioner Bingham that the
former detective chief In suffering from
chronic bronchitis. DIR. McGovern wanted
another surgeon to examine Mclaughlin
before he recommended that he be ordered
before q board Of surgeons. but the COM
missioner told DR.. McGovern II he believed
go ahead and order him before the board.
Although only q captain Of police he Will
get out on a pension of $500 year. He
was deputy chief In the department.
when that rank was abolished by an act
OF the legislature. but his salary Of $1,000
q year was not decreased. He IL the high
est paid captain In the city, and the only
one on record who has ever enjoyed that
salary while commanding q precinct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
PRISON FOR ooTHAM "HEIR."
Man Who Claimed $25, O0O, 900 Tract
in City Misused Mails.

DALLAS, Tex. May A.-Effort to obtain
title to tract of land In the heart OF
New York city. known as the Hartsheld
claim, eliminated yesterday in the convic-
ton of Joseph T. Cowan of Dallas prime
mover in the matter, for fraudulent use
of the malls.
He was alleged to have used the mails
for the purpose of collecting money from
various people In different states. sup
posed to be heirs of the Hartsfeld estate
on the pretension that q clique of capital
lists in New York city had offered him
$225, 600 600 for his papers and titles and
that only such heirs as contributed would
be recognized In the settlement of the
claim.
few weeks after his arrest Cowan at
tempted to commit suicide. but he recov-
cred from his wounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
Boyds and Vicinity.
spondeuce OF The Star.

B0YDS. Nd. May "A, 1907
The election last week Of town commis-
sloners resulted in the election of Messrs.
g. 8. Hayes. X. Manion and Allen Orme,
but mayor has not been chosen The
resignation OF Commissioner Hayes has
been submitted. That necessitates q new
election Monday next
Wilfred A. Lewis. sixteen years of age,
son OF MI Edward p Lewis. postmaster at
Boyds. died yesterday after several months
OF illness. The lad had attended the Rock
Vile High School until late in January,
when he was taken a. The remains are to
be inferred tomorrow morning In the Pres
byterian cemetery here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
Balloonists In Peril.

PITTSFIELD. Mass. May "a - Harry
Markoe, jr.. of the New York stock ex-
change. had his first experience In balloon
ing yesterday. when he made a successful
ascension from the aero field In this city In
the big balloon Centaur. with Leo Stevens,
pilot OF the Aero Club of America. New
York society was represented In the big
crowd at the field by a party which came
over from Lenox. The balloon was relea sed
at 1907 pm, and went almost straight up
to a great height. and drifted slowly east
ward, disappearing from sight about 2
o'clock. The balloon covered about twenty
five miles. and landed In a tree on Holcomb
Hill. four miles south of Middlefield. at 250
pm. The travellers had a narrow escape
from injury In making a landing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
Naval vessels unserviceable.

The Spanish gunboats Leyte and Calam-
lanes, captured by Admiral Dewey In Ma
Mia bay. were today ordered stricken from
the list of the United States navy as no
longer serviceable for naval purposes
These are small vessels Of f73 tons dis
placement. They are at the naval station,
Cavite, p. I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24

First base by errors-CentraI, 2; Eastern l. Left
on bases-Central. 5; Eastern IL. First base on
balls on Turton. 8; on Doad. 2; Innings pitched
ton, 2, on Rheem, 2. Struck out-By Turton 4:
BY Kheem. 4: by Dodd. l. Two-base hit-A Nc.
Donald. Sacrifice hit-Rodgers. Stolen bases
Manning C2l. Martin. Arney (2). Dodd Tnrton
Harrgh. Hit by pltcher-By Turton q by Dodd
o. Umplre-Mr. Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24

First base by errors-Western. .; Technical l..
Left on bases-Western, Q; Technical. 8. First
base on balls-On Reichard. 8. Struck sut-By
Michael. 10; BY Reichard. 10. Sacrifice hits-Fort
Co. Mess and Platt. Stolen bases-McLean. Pol
hemus and Spencer. Double play-McLean to
Howard. Hit by pitcher-By Reichard. 1. Wild
pitch eichard. Passed bsll-Radford. Umpire
Mr.. Brown. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
Want a Game.

The st. Peters Juniors would like to ar
range a game for the morning of Decora-
ton day with some uniformed team averag-
ing sixteen years. Address Hugh w. Barr.
219 Sth street northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24

The Washington county commissioners
at Haeerstown increased the assessment OF
the Western Maryland Railroad Company
on the county tax books from $685. to
about 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
The Brownies Are Coming.

Palmer Cox's little folks just as funny as
ever, are on their way to Washington, and
will meet their old friends and make lots
Of new ones in next Sundays Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24

Following this. Peabody went on to state.
he went on to Washington, but returned
to. New York after spending only a day
at the capital.
Mr.. Hanson said that Gou1ds attorney
did not attempt to explain how Mclaughlin
got possession of the information concern
he say why Mclaughlin and Peabody re-
ported to him personally. Nicoll intimated
that Mclaughlin might have got hts in
formation that first interested him in the
case from Howard Gould.
Gen. Bingham wrote letter to Nicoll
asking him to come to headquarters. Nicoll
telephoned yesterday and begged to be
excused from visiting Mulberry street He
said he wanted to escape the reporters and
laaded that such conspicuous place as
headquarters didn't appeal to him very
strongly. He would meet Mr.. Hanson ON
him that Mulberry street was the only
place for a conference, and he made II plair,
that IL Mr.. NicolI did not want to come
willingly, why, a policeman would visit
him with subpoena. Mr.. Ntcoil promised
to go straight to Mr.. Hanson's once, and
Personal Affairs Of 0oulds.
Mr.. Hanson said that he was not aim
ing to pry into the personal affairs Of the
Goulds and that he had not summoned
Nicoll to headquarters for that purpose.
Mr.. Nicoll steadfastly maintained that he
believed Mclaughlin honestly believed that
there had been a commission of crime, that
when he ordered Big Hawiey brought In he
was under the impression that the conf
dence man could establish the fact OF MrB.
Gould's alleged previous marriage
Lieut.. Peabody showed up at the detec.
Evening journal., 1907-10-18
CHAMBER BOOM.

II HE supporters of Lieutenant Governor Chan
= Ter of New York, for the Democratic
presidential nomination. propose to place him be-
fore the country in the same manner as Judge
Parker was introduced. Chanler was elected
lieutenant-governor Of New York. Parker was
elected judge. Being from New York, therefore,
constitutes presidential timber provided man as
Democrat happens to be elected to an office by
sweeping the State"
The chanler boom is to be launched in the
South Fist as the Parker boom was set sailing in
that region. The difference is that Chanler is
somewhat more of radical than was Parker
But it the Chanler boom is taken up and becomes
serious, il will mean for the Democrats repeti-
ton Of the Parker campaign. In fact the party
seems to be as hopeessly divided as it ever has
been It's only rudder SO far, is Bryan, and the
opposition to Bryan in the financial and so-callsd
conservative centers Of the Democrats has no.
abated an iota.
Evening journal., 1907-10-18
Friday, October IS, 1907.
sPEcULATfNo ON THE OUTCOME.

G UPPOSE it should 60 wet or suppose It
- should 60 "dry" The absolute novelty Of
the local option election, in a great measure, has
aroused the unusual interest that is felt in the
outcome. One mans guess is good as an
others, and hence no person can contradict the
views Of prophet He is just as likely to be
right as is the other fellow. The license men,
many Of whom have had experience in politics
and know the real work Of getting out the voters
are confident or profess to be-, of the ultimate
outcome, but this confidence does not by any
means guarantee success
The question is new in Delaware For the first
time in our day the right to sell liquor is under
a real fire and business that has not been chal
lenged in an election before the voters finds that
It must fight for permission to continue. For
these and other reasons the license forces which,
OF course, include thousands of citizens not di-
recty concerned in the traffic, as the time for the
voting approaches, will labor tremendously to
win the contest.
On the other hand the meetings OF the "Drys"
have been very largely attended, especially those
conducted by Mrs. Lake. and for the first time
women enter prominently as a real factor with
which the leaders must reckon. Women have
never before been seen in such numbers at pc
ltical gatherings as have swarmed to the meet
ngs of the anti-license advocates. Down the
State there seems to be no let up in the DRY"
campaign. They are preparing for whirimnd
finish, so that the canvass will be kept up until the
polls close on the night of November g.