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Historic Boat to Undergo Repairs.

Lying at the foot of 9th street Is an old
and odd-looking boat which is said to have
a remarkable history. The boat belongs to
Capt. Slocum. who is said to have built it
without the use of nails from what was
left of a vessel which he commanded and
which was wrecked In the south Atlantic
on an island. With his wife and family,
who were with Capt. Slocum when his ves-
sci was lost, the navigator sailed the little
craft from point off the coast of Brazil
and I'D the Potomac to this city, arriving
here about twenty-five years ago. The ar
rival of the vessel and the novel history at
tached to 1t was the talk Of the time, and
Capt. Slocum is said to have coined quite
large sum by placing the boat in tent
and charging an admission fee to see 1T and
hear lecture on his adventures. Later
the boat was deposited at the National
Museum, and for many years was on the
lawn to the east of the museum building
with a small placard on 1t giving its his
tory. About two weeks ago it was taken
from the the museum to Cumberlands,
where 1t will be given. as stated, gen
eral overhauling and will. it is expected, be
taken to the jamestown exposition in the
spring,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11
CAPUCIME WON
TWO-YEAR-OLD RACE

NEW ORLEANS, January 11.-Capucine
complicated the two-year-old situation here
by beating field of smart youngsters. She
had been easily beaten in her previous
races. but in the third race at the City
Park yesterday she found her speed. a.
vored by a running start. she led to the
winning post and won by head
The winner is a hne-iooking chestnut
filly by Watercolor. Capucine is one of his
early crop of youngsters and his first two
year-old winner. She inherits much or his
speed and ability to break quickly, but
whether she will go long journey only the
future will determine. Her effort yester-
day was at three furlongs. She was leg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11
COLLINS is OFF
TO HOT SPRINGS

BUFFALO, N. Y, January n.-Jimmy
Collins, the Boston Americans third base
man and former manager. left Buffalo yes
terday for Hot Springs, where he expects
to put in a vigorous course Of preparation
for the coming season. Jimmy intends to
stay there five weeks and to be in prime
condition to join the team on the southern
tour
so far as l know Will pc on tnlro
base for the Bostons next year." says Jim
my Chick Stahl will be manager, and he
will be a good one. My knee is In condi-
ton, and l expect to play some old-time
ger will be back with US, and Chick will
have some new timber of value.
Collins believes Grimshaw one OF the
greatest hitters he ever saw and does not
believe Boston can afford to lose the first
baSeman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11
FRENCHMAN WON
AT COURT TENNIS

NEW YORK, January 1I.-Ferdinand Gar
Gin. champion court tennis playero of France,
won the shortest match of the week in the
round robin tournament at the Racquet and
Tennis Club yesterday afternoon. The WIS.,
itor defeated Frank Forester Of Georgia
Court, Lakewood, in straight sets; time one
hour and fifteen minutes.
This made Garcin's second victory this
week. All the available space in the dedans
and gallery was occupied.
To open the match Garcin won the first
two games, and thereafter the Frenchman
set. In addition to finding the dedans and
Garcin placed beautifully, while his cut
service was the most severe seen at the
local court since Peter Latham visited here
year ago.
In contrast to Garcin's aggressive service
was Forester's game, in which he showed
less dash than he did earlier in the week,
when he defeated George Standing. In fact
the Lakewood pro could not seem to get
going which in a measure accounts for the
others easy victory.
The decisive game of this set was well
contested When the score stood at deuce
Garcin made 1t vantage by a ball to the
dedans and then won the game point in a
rally.
Forester's Best.
Starting the second set, Garcin won and
lost chases, and he also found the net
more than once. But as Forester had two
misses and q ball out OF court the points
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weary at the end. and barely managed to
beat F'inesse. The latter is nice-looking
filly belonging to A. H. and D. H. Morris.
The outside men employed by the book
makers here cost their employers many
hundreds Of dollars in the first race. These
scouts noticed Tom Dolan warm up through
the stretch in poor style. He acted as II
sore and lame and pulled UP limping. The
runners dashed pellmell into the ring and
whispered in the ears of their employers
the news that Tom Dolan was dead lame"
and in no condition to show his best speed.
Odds Receded.
In the twinkling of an eye the bookmak-
ers got busy. Tom Dolan was the favorile
at to 5. but in the new odds his price
rose steadily to 2 to l. S to 2, to 1 and
to 2. The men of the odds were chary
about accepting bets on any other horse,
but on Tom Dolan they took every dollar
offered.
Meantime. while the odds were soaring
skyward, w. E. Phillips, trainer of tie
horse. was also busy. By applying soothing
lotions to the leg and the free use of CO.
caine to deaden the pain. Tom Dolan was
soon stepping around the paddock as MINI
Bile as a young goat.
This caused Phillips and the owner of the
colt. Fred Cook to decide to send big bet
Into the ring. They slipped big rolls of
money into the hands of four agents and
told them to attack the ring at four differ
the money on Tom Dolan at top odds be-
fore the bookmakers were aware that the
money flowing toward them was stable
commission.
Tom Dolan led from start to finish, and
won easily.
The Summaries.
First race. i've furlongs selling-Tom Dolan III
(Nicoll, to 2 won; Zick Abrams LOT (Mountan),
II to J. second; Higginbotham. LOT u. Hennessy),
md Rprfh SoJlv Mall
No Quarter, Sharonawana, The Belle Of Brighton
and Attention also
Second race; one mile; selng-Lady Ellison 113
(Hennessy). II to 8, won; Delphia, lib Or: Pow.
ers), II to I, second; Heart of Hyacnth. 100
1Mountain1 IN, 15 to l. third Time ~ Roseboro
Minister, Onisro Gold Way, Dan Mckenna. Self
Reliant and Celebration also ran.
to wen nesss io 9
to 1, second: Hazel NJ. 115 wv. Walker), to l.
third nd, Time SO ~ zePpen WateTe9oler Rose
ing, Embay. Bitter Man. Florence Keil and Ben
Sand also ran.
Fourth race, six furlonss; handicap-st. valen-
goyd, p to g. second; John Linslis, jog (Ssder,.
Hickey and Hannibal Bey else ran.
Fifth race, six furlougs; selling-Miss Leeds.
rety II to >. second; Keticent, io2 tskibeD. to
l. third. Time 115 IS. wild Irshman. Phing.
also
Sixth race. five and onehalf furlongs; selling
100 Nico to second Belle STONE i5s o.
Bay John Peters. Creal, Lady VashH, Ossineke.
Quinn Brady, io7 1LloydJ, to i, won; Beecher.
los (Keyes!, to l. second; Foreigner. 1o5 (Aus-
Associate, Bitter Brown Adbell Oberon. Gladiator.
Lacache. st. Noel and Impertnence also ran.
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UNUSUALLY SMALL AMOUNT.
Appropriations Carried by the Fortifi-
cations Bill

In presenting the Notifications appropria-
ton bill to the committee of the whole
House yesterday, Representative Smith of
Iowa stated that only once in thirteen
years had so small an amount been car
ried in a fortifcation bill. The bill carries
S132,OCO to make one fourteen-inch gun,
which, he said, was largely in the nature
of an experiment He said the members
of the appropriation committee found
themselves between two conflicting ele-
ments the one thinking we were progress
ing too rapidly in the defense of our in
sular possessions, and the other contend
ing that we were proceeding too slowly:
Since the plans adopted by the so.called
Endicott board, created in 1885, $64, 301 ,O42
had been appropriated.
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Boat House Moved.

The big houseboat used by members of
the Georgetown University Boat Club as a
boat house was a day or two ago moved
from Georgetown, where it had been lying
near the university, and was taken to the
Eastern branch and berthed at the foot of
list street southeast. The change was
made as a precautionary measure to pro-
tect the boat house from danger from the
heavy ice which may this year rush down
the Potomac in spring thaw. as it has
done a number of times in the past.
The Georgetown University boat house
was formerly used by the late Prof. Langley
in his experiments with the aeropiane type
of flying machine. and was used by Prof.
Langley at Whitewater and on the Potomac
near this city. The houseboat was pur-
chased by the university boys. who con-
verified it into headquarters for their boat
club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11
MIR. Cromwell in Europe.

The Senate committee on interoceanic
canals has received word that William
Nelson Cromwell. who has been sub
poenaed to appear before the committee
on January %, will not return from Eu-
rope until about February 10. His de-
parture from this country was taken be-
fore the committee voted to recall him to
testify concerning canal affairs.
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Codification Of Criminal Law

The committee on revision of the laws
has reported a joint bill codfying the
criminal laws of the United States. upon
which tie joint committee of the two
Houses has been at work not only during
the session, but during the recess OF Con-
gress. The bill was referred to the House
calendar and under the resolution adopted
Monday, has the same right as other
measures reported from committees of the
first Importance. 1t takes position next tn
appropriations bills and will probably be-
called up at the close of the discussion OF
the Notifications bill.
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BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

decided to refuse Sebring permission to
play with any other club except Williams
Sebring will not be allowed to play with
any team outside of the Tr-State League.
Sebring left for home last night, fully
convinced that the commission would de-
eide against him.
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) The Fort Bayard Hospital.

The army appropriation bill passed by
the House yesterday included an amend
ment opening the hospital at Fort Bayard.
N NJ. for the treatment of tuberculosis
to the officers and men Of the navy and
Marine Corps.
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were brought to deuce. An interesting bit
of play followed. Forester reached the
dedans by a drive from the grille corner,
and Garcin Cancelled it by similar pay
ming gallery. The Frenchman then returned
twice to the net, thereby presenting to For
ester vantage and game.
The Georgian Court representative won
the next game. Returns to the net cost
MIN the third game, four points to one, but
he Won the next after prolonged contest,
the score going to deuce and vantage five
times. He won despite the fact that Gar
Gin in this game had three balls to the
dedans.
Two vantage games, both of which the
Frenchman won, brought the contestants
on even terms at SAIL. In the sixth game
the foreigner gained two points by shots
to the dedans and another by q ball to the
winning gallery In the next game the
Lakewood man counted but once, the re-
suit OF miss by Garcin.
One of the longest games of the match
then followed, the count going to deuce
and vantage five times. Garcin fina iy won
with a ball to the dedans and q clever
place.
Marvellous Places.
The Frenchman's places were marvels Of
accuracy, and his twisting kills to the cor
ners were of such a puzzling nature that
Forester had to do an ui.-Sual amount Of
work to make his returns. Four balls into
the net were penalties which cost Garcin
the ninth game, which Forester won, four
points to one. This proved to be the Lake
wood pros last winning game, although
one of the last three games went to deuce
and vantage several times. 1t also marked
the longest rally Of the match. This was
where Garcin won by kill to the fore
hand corner from most difficult take at
the base of the tambour
In going for the winning openings Garcin
was successful twenty-five times, as against
eight for Forester. The former had the
dedans fourteen. the winning gallery five
and the grille three times while Forester
made the dedans and winning gallery each
three times and the grille twice.
The summary follows:
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First Set
Garcin. ............. / o ! / Is
Forester. ........... o o O %
Second Set.
Garcin. o / / o 1 Is
Forester. l 0 0 0 o.
Today's match will be between Frank Forester
and John White
The standing Of the PLAYERS to date is as follows
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-10
HE PRESS AGENT.

The genial and accommodating indivi-
dual who looks after the publicity cam
paign of a candidate for office is often
overworked and undoubtedly underpaid
for the great amount of labor perform
ed and sacrifice undergone He has to
be man of one idea. The sun, moon,
stars and satellites all revolve around
his hero. He must keep track of his
every movement, record his sayings,
turn his studidity into humor, make I'd
for his various shortcomings and con-
stantly be inventing something new to
parade before the public to the advant-
age of his man. Notwithstanding all
his handicaps and drawbacks, however,
the press agent is very useful to the
candidate who wants to make his name
a household word. The people as a rule
know nothing of the work of press
agents as such and taking everything
they see in the papers as more or less
authentic. A dope story is about as
likely to be believed as any other The
dope letter is written expressly for the
band wagon crowd Were it not for
that weakness in human nature the
paid dope writer would very soon be
out Of job, but people keep such close
tab on every move in order to get on
the side Of the winner that they play tc
the press agent for his man may win
and leaYe them outside the breastworks.
While editors as a rule know that a
press agent story is only froth it i.
usually interesting and entertaining anC
helps to make the paper readable, henc,
1t is usually accepted and published
The dope writer will probably have 8
job as long as humanity remains as it i.
under the present dispensation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-10
THE CUMBERLAND lYNCHING.

There have been few lynchings in the
State for which there appeared less ex-
cuse than that in Cumberland on Satur-
day night, lynching which, from all
accounts, would not have occurred had
not the police been derelict in their duty.
There was no chance that the murderer
might fail to pay the penalty of his
crime if the law had been allowed to
take its course, and the crime, wanton
and horrible as it was, was not such as
to drive men to frenzy, as is sometimes
the case, explaining it does not ex-
cuse-their taking the law into their
own hands. But, brutal as was the
lynching, wonder at 1t is almost lost in
surprise at the scenes enacted in Cum
berland ( Sunday, when, we are told,
the remains of the negro were viewed
by 10000 people, Sunday-school children
among them. The whole thing-the
disregard of and contempt for the law,
the morbid curiosity of thousands of
people gathering around the corpse of
the dead man, the apparent indifference
Of all but few in the community to the
disgrace Of such scenes-is a serious re-
Election upon the city Of Cumberland
The least it can do is to make every
effort to punish the mob leaders for
such defiance of the law.
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to tell, for it is inconceivable that
vote was ever gained by so cheap and
mean a bride as a drink of whisky.
Years ago, ''in the good old time, - the
practice Of "cooping" voters was oc-
casionally practiced. This was to ply
voters of the opposite party with whisky
on the night before election, get them
drunk and then lock them in a remote
room until the election was oyer. The
law against the sale by liquor dealers of
intoxicants on election day also makes
it crime for dealers to give it away on
that day.
DR.. Charles w. Conley, the chairman
of the Democratic committee of Fred
erick, in discussing the anti-bribery
compact which is proposed in that
county, speaks most earnestly against
the use of whisky at the polling places.
There is a law against the practice, "
he says, but for some reason it is not
enforced. | think that every candidate
should be pledged not to buy liquor at
saloons prior to the election for distri-
button to those who may ask for it.
This practice is in vogue, as is well
known, and it should be stopped 1t
certainly should be stopped. There is
no day in the year when it is more i'm
portant for citizens to be sober and
orderly with clear judgment, so that
they can use their ballots with discrim-
ination and to honest and conscientious
purpose. Let the good work of purify
ing the elections go on. This year, we
believe, has seen greater advance in
that direction in this State than ever
before. A few more years of honest
and persistent effort by the advocates
of pure elections and public sentiment
will be established which will not toll
crate vote buying or the employment of
whisky at elections.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-10
THE USE OF WHISKY ATELECTiONS

The proposed anti-bribery compact
betWeen.the committees of the two par
ties in Frederick county is not only to
prevent vote buying with money, but to
prohibit thesuse of liquor near the polls
or elsewhere on election day; and we
believe the same promise is embodied in
the anti-bribery cOmpacts already made
in other counties. This feature of the
agreement is one that is especially COM
mended by the moral sense of the peo-
pie. In point of fact, the use of liquor
on election day is one of the worst and
most demoralizing forms Of political
corruption in the State and has largely
nullifed one Of the wisest and most
salutary laws on the statute books. In
former years election day was time of
riot and lawlessness, when timid people
and women usually kept to their homes
The disorders and election riots were in
almost every instance traced directly
to the excessive use Of liquor On the
very day when it was most important
that the judgment Of men should be
clear and that the public peace should
be most completely preserved many
persons gave orders to serve whisky
free to all corners, and it was time of
unbridled license. In consequence of
these disorders the law was enacted
prohibiting the sale Of liquor and requir-
ing every saloon in the State to close
its doors on election day That is one
of the most benefcent of all the laws
safeguarding the elections and the free
expression of the popular will. The
practice of serving free whisky in the
vicinity of the polls largely nullifies that
excellent law, and it is condemned by
every principal and consideration OF
public decency, as well as being re,
pugnant to the law of the State. The
section of the Code, Section 20 OF
Article q, imposes fine and imprison.
ment as the penalty. The fine may be
as high as $500 and the imprisonment
as long as six months. In many of the
election districts in this State Jug OF
whisky has been considered an essentia
item of the election equipment. Why
it has been so considered is not easy
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-10
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.
alssls . 100000 sI0ss . lsl.,sslslss

Mr. and Mrs, Levi Echard returned
Tuesday from visit to relatives in
Pennsylvania.
DR.. B. Frank Laughlin expects to go
to Kingwood, W. Va, to practice medi-
cine. We are sorry he can't remain
with US but wish him abundant success
in his new field.
Rev. j. Z. johnson and family have
moved into the Baldwin cottage on
Wheeling avenue.
Mr. Albert Biggs is now occupying
the Feather cottage on Wheeling
avenue.
Miss Erma Squires left Wednesday
to visit relatives in Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky, and may spend the winter in
Arizona
Mr.. w. E. Landon and family will
occupy the Mountain Lake Park hotel
during the winter.
Mr. Okey Schooley and family have
moved into the small Swan cottage on
d street.
Mr. Harry Bowman, who has been
with Mr.. Hammond the past season, has
accepted a position in Mr. j. Grant
Hayden's store, at Westernport. Md,
and will remove with his family to that
town in the near future.
Mr.. John d. Hayden left on Tues
day for Rowlesburg, w. Va, to assist
in installing an electric light plant in
that town.
A-party consisting of DR.. and Mrs.
W. w. Davis, DR. and Mrs. Tallson,
Mrs. Jones and a lady friend of Wheel
ing, started Wednesday for a drive tc
Moorefeld, Romney and Hampshire
Camp. They go prepared to hunt anc
fish and have a good time generally.
A fire was discovered in the base.
ment of the new postoflice building OF
Wednesday morning about ten O'Clock,
which for a time threatened the des.
truction of the building, but by the
efforts of a number of men who hap.
pened to be present, the fire was sub
dued with but trifing damage to the
building and stock of King & Martin.
DR.. J. W. Laughlin is having a new
roof put on the drug store building
Messrs. Wilson and Long are doing tn,
/ work.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-10
JONAH.

1t is remarkable-o perhaps it is not
at all remarkable, but is merely the
most natural thing in the world--the
way some crank religionists repudiate
their followers or their fellows who
happen to come to grief through the
practice Of their creeds.
Somebody starts Church" on the
comforting creed that it is impossible
for anybody to drown. For time its
members, assembled on dry land, exult-
ingly proclaim that not one of them was
ever drowned or is in danger of drown
ing But some day the devoutest dea-
con in the Church drops his baby over
board from boat, confident in the i'm
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possibility of its drowning The baby
sinks like stone, and is fished out dead.
and the deacon is in trouble about it.
Whereupon the whole Church" rises
and chants in unison, "Oh, no; he never
was one of us!'
Somebody else starts a Church" on
the theory that every sick person is
possessed of devils, and that the del lis
are to be cast out by the manual process
to wit, hauling and hauling and con-
torting the patient, until the devils,
through sheer discomfort, are driven to
seek a more quiet and peaceful abode.
Some day some Jealous believers in this
athletic creed apply their faith to a
patient, whom they manhandle until
life is extinct. Of course they are
thereupon in trouble And, of course.
the Great Paniandrum of their creed
tumbles over himself in haste to declare
that he never taught nor meant any
such thing, and that they are schismatics
and heretics.
We had always supposed that one of
the glories Of true religion was that its
professors bore one another's burdens
and stood Loyalty by each other in evil
as well as in good report. But maybe
some Of these Holy Hoppers and Pious
Pecksnitiians have improved upon those
old-fashioned notions
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-10
FIKE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mr.. j. S. Meyers was around short
time ago shaking hands with all the
good Republicans.
Mr.. Hollinger was also around and
said he would like to talk to all the
Republicans.
Mr.. Andrew Marshall and family were
seen in this place short time ago. He
is making his home at Uniontown, Pa.
Mr. C. W Fike, was out few days
selling honey. He says that honey is
in good demand and that he realizes
good prices for it.
Mr.. John R. Fike has secured Job
at Beaver Greek, Pa.
Mr.. F. T. Fike is on the sick list at
this time
Mr.. John H. Thomas is contemplate
ing a trip to Oklahoma in the near
futute. We hope he will enjoy his trip.
CARTER.
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the unusal distinction of having been
nominated for an Office after his own
district had gone against him IN the
primary.
District No. 4 got the bumps and there
were others.
Delegate Price said the hard luck at
tending his district was due to the I'M
lucky No. -. His district is No. -;
only ID at the primary; Chappell had 10
districts against him, and Judge Wilson
has filled the Office of Judge of the
Orphans Court for 13 years.