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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County, Md.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, March 16, 1907.
Mr.. Edward B. Swnk of Washington
and Miss Annie L. Rollins of Great Falls,
Va, visited Rockville this afternoon and
were married by Rev Ernest l.. Wolfe,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
The March term of the circuit court for
this county will be convened here next
Monday morning with grand and petit
iuries The docket contains 12i criminal
cases, As trials. o judicials, 8 appeals, %
appearances and one removed case. The
number of criminal cases will doubtless be
considerably increased by the work of the
grand jury. The most important case to be
tried is that against William III. Mckay
for the alleged murder of his mother-in-
law, Mrs Mary Lang.
Col. Spencer c. Jones of this town, re-
Gently presented to the Montgomery County
National Bank, of which institution he is
president, an oil portrait of himself and
the same now adorns the walls of the
directors room at the bank. 1t is a re-
production of the painting that hangs on
the walls of the state house at Annapolis,
which was placed there by resolution of
the state senate at the time Col. Jones was
president of that body.
The session of the orphans court this
week was a record breaker so far as the
number of wills filed for probate and record
is concerned. Nine such instruments were
received, being those of Sylvester c. Jones,
Benjamin White, John Maddox, John o.
Merchant, Henry c. Lawson, Charles S.
Nichols, Daniel p Greenfield, Walter T.
Greenfield and William Chambers. Daniel
and Walter Greenfield, brothers, who died
recently within a day or two of each other,
each left to the other his entire estate and
each named the other as executor.
The engagement of Miss Ellen H.
Thomas, daughter of Dr. Francis Thomas
of Ednor this county, and Mr.. Harry G.
Carpenter of California, has been an
nounced. 1t is understood the wedding will
take place in the fall.
A farmers institute will be held at Sandy
Spring Friday and Saturday next. Among
| those who will address the gathering are
]. T. Campbell of Hartstown, Pa, and r.
l.. Watts of Scalp Level. Pa, and Prof.
E. ]. Oswold of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College.
By direction of States Attorney Peter a
close watch was kept over William H.
Mckay today to prevent him from making
any further attempt to injure himself He
showed no disposition to repeat his actions
of the evening before, when he attempted
to kill himself by throwing himself down
the stairway and by butting his head
against the Jail walls. He was visited in
his cell today by DR.. c. A. Mannar, who
pronounced his mental condition very much
improved over what 1t was the day after
his arrest.
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he's the cause Of the whole trouble. So,
please, God, open his eyes and make him go
out and hustle for a job-and let him find
one-so's the little woman won't have to be
ashamed O. him no more. And You, who
knows everything, knows that then the lit
tie woman's cheeks will be rosy again and
that a fellow has been saved from going
completely to-down and out. And that s
all, God, and 1 hope You'll do it for me.
Amen"
A sudden quiet had come into the room
and Bender, not wishing to disturb it, went
through the door with a whispered Good
night
Insomnia never troubled Bender. His
slumbers were always sound, in spite of
hard pillows and thanks to a clear con-
science. 1t was toward morning, just as
the dawn was strenuously fighting the
stubborn night for supremacy, when Ben
der was awakened from his dreams.
Bender" whispered the figure beside the
bed, 1 want to thank you
"Oh, gee, that would have kept until
morning" growled Bender sleepily. I'm
good and drowsy."
But I must tell you this, that the little
woman has forgiven me and that I'm going
to look for a job in the morning. And 1
also want to tell you that you did this
Or"
"Ah, stop your kidding" retorted Bender.
now little more awake. Don't you know
yet. who done it? Twas the Great White
Lord. Go and thank Him-and let me go to
sleep. Good night"
Moral?
Is there one?
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Cost of Improving a Railroad.


To duplicate the track of a large Amer
lean road would involve an expenditure
whose resulting yearly charges would he
very far from being met by the added rev
enue for a long time to come. AS a matter
of fact. most of the railroads are. there
fore. duplicating their tracks slowly. 1t is
however, not question whether enough is
spent each year to keep a road. already in
good condition, up TO the previous normal
standard, but whether enough additional
has been expended to keep the road in the
up-to-date state demanded by tie contin-
ually higher standard of living and ex-
pendture in the whole country.
A striking example is seen in the South
ern Pacific. In 1902 a large brokerage
house, interested in this stock. estimated
with an expenditure of $4,000. COO this road
would be in a first-class physical condition
and enabled easily to pay dividends. a
y-million-dollar issue of preferred stock
was actually made. But it has been found
necessary in the last four years, in addi-
ton to this sum, to eXpend nearly $40.
O00.00 before the road has been brought
up to a first-class condition. 1t has now
the rather large bond capitalization of
S44 OGO per mile.
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To Land at Gunston Wharf.

Gunston wharf, the only pier on the Vir-
ginia side of the river between the one al
Mt. Vernon and that at Smiths wharf
twenty-five miles below, may again
become a landing place for the steam
,ers from this city. About a year
or more ago the wharf became sc
dilapidated that it was unsafe TO land al
it, and it was eliminated from the schedules
of the river boats. Recently the residents
of Fairfax county, in the vicinity of the
wharf, repaired it by putting new timbers
under it and relaying the planking where
necessary, and a day or two ago the
steamer Estelle Randall, on her way to
Glymont stopped at the wharf and Capt.
Luckett looked it over. 1t is understood
that after some mooring piles are placed
about the wharf the steamers will again
land there.
Gunston wharf is the landing place for old
Gunston Hall, the home place of George
Mason, who wrote the Virginia bill of
rights, and who was neighbor and
friend of George Washington. Gunston
Hall crowns the high hill to the right of
the pier about a mile away. During
the life of Joseph Specht, who owned suns-
ton, the pier was kept in the best of or
der but on his death, several years ago. it
was allowed to go to decay until it became
unfit for service and was abandoned by the
steamers.
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Improvements for Laurel, Md.
Moral?
Is there one?
,ial Correspondence of The Star.


LAUREL, Md, March 16, 1907.
At a meeting of the Laurel Improvement
Association last evening a resolution was
adopted asking the mayor and council to
bond the town for a sum not exceeding
$4,000 to build a new electric plant and
sewerage system. A committee will be ap-
pointed to investigate and report in detail
upon a sewerage plan. Mayor Gilbert and
DR.. ]. r. Hunt spoke on the question of
sewerage for the town. 1t is said system
Of sewerage can be installed for $4,000,
which would only require an increase of
20 cents in the tax rate.
The committee appointed to investigate
various plans proposed for the lighting OF
the town, consisting Of Messrs. M. j. Tighe,
William E. Gilbert, Gustavus B. Timanus,
John H. Collins. Charles H. Stanley, Le-
Page Cronmiler. Emmett L. Petit, ]. M.
Winnemore and James P. Curley, reported
that it had investigated the plans proposed.
From the report it was clear that a con-
tract could be secured with any power COM
pany to light the town; the Crabb Mill plan
and the idea to locate a plant at the depot
on the lot upon which formerly stood the
Laurel roller mills were found impracti-
cable; the PatuXent river plan would cost
considered. The only other proposition be-
fore the committee was to rehabilitate the
present plan and increase It's capacity,
which, after full and complete investiga-
ton of every other plan. the committee re-
ported as the only one which the town could
consider. The cost will be about Sl3,5oo,
including the construction of a switch from
the railroad to the present power house.
The death of Mr.. Philip II. Israel, a mem
Der of the association, announced and
a resolution of regret and sympathy was
adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
MANCHESTER CLOTH MARKET.

MANCHESTER, England, March 18.-In
the cloth market the business Of the week
was marked by much hesitation on the
part of merchants, the financial unrest and
the large cotton movement being the chief
checking influences. Nevertheless a fair
amount of business was transacted in
shirtinEs and bleaching cloths for India,
gray staples for China and miscellaneous
cloths for the Mediterranean and South
American markets at slightly easier prices
Yarns were quieter at a reduction of
three sixteenths to a quarter in sympathy
with the cotton spinners. who are we'll en-
gagged and endeavored to keep up quota
tons, but moderate weeks business was
transacted in American cops as well as
Egyptians at the above decline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
LONDON STOCK MARKET.

LONDON, March 16.-Money was in fair
supply and good demand in the market to-
day. Discounts were nervous, owing to
the uncertainty regarding New York's
monetary situation.
Prices on the stock exchange continued to
hold the recent improvement and several
further advances occurred in British Sc
curities, under investment purchases
Americans opened at about a point over
parity, in response to the firmness in New
York yesterday, and fair dealings occurred
throughout the session at hardening rates.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific received
the most attention. Prices closed firm at
about the best prices of the day.
Kaffirs and foreigners were steady
Japanese imperial IS of 1904 closed at
1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
STOCK AND BOND BROKERS.

Below will be found a list of re-
liable firms with reputable Stock
Exchange connections.
When one deals with these
firms his money is not only pro-
tected by their own large capital,
but by Stock Exchange seats
worth as follows:
New York Stock Exchange 100000
New York Cotton Exchange IL. 200
chicago Board of Trade. $500
Boston Stock Exchange. 10000
Philadelphia Stock EN-
change. .............. 10000
w h in gton Stock Ex-
change. ......... 10000
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Boyds and Vicinity.
Il Correspondence Of The Star.

BOYDS, Md, March 49, 1907.
Mr.. George Lynch Of near GAINESVILLE
died yesterday aged sixty-eight years. Mr.
Lynch at one time owned a large farm
near Boyds, which he sold. He has since
been residing with his brother, Mr. John
W. Lynch.
W. H Winchell has bought the house
and lot formerly owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. E. s. Emerson and later owned by
George c. Souder.
Maryland day, March %, rs to be cele-
brated in the public schools in Montgomery
county by appropriate exercises
The condition of ]. Collision Burdette of
this vicinity, who is i'll, is improved and his
recovery is expected.
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Personal to River Men.

Mr.. William Mills, chief engineer of the
tug ]. T. Seectman, belonging to the CO.
lumbia Sand Company, is confined to his
home In this city by sickness.
Mr. John Trower, chief engineer of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany. who has been at Newport News
looking after the work being done on the
big steamer Newport News, has returned
home fer day or two.
Mr. Charles herseY, chief engineer of the
steamer Harry Randall, is at Newport
News with his steamer looking after .e
work hefpg done on her at the big ship
yard there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
blished 1889.
SELECTED SEEDS,


Special quotations subject to change without notice
Furnished by F. W. Bogiano & Co.
sso 5'fH Ras Early
REaSs R,ss 81 IS Rst ysd,
Extra Early Refugee. $500: wardwells Kidney.
BEANS tpo:e lima, per bu.-King of the Gar
den; den. $500; Ford's Mammoth. $500: Extra Large
BEET per- lb.-Eclipse.. Doc: Detroit Dark Red
33c; Edmands Blood Turnip, SOC: Dewing's Blood
aed Hs Jersey E T ase
@ Hsny W sammsl an s Fs rs4 s:
ccAnnIlIrLowER., per ,oz;-Early SNOWFALL. $500:
Iorg Orange. zoe: Danvers Half Long. soc: Early
Ruhicon; Soc: Improved Long Grange. Soc
CUCUMBER. per lb.-Arlington White Spine.
rL EGG PL a. per h. - York Improved
KALE per ib..NorfoIk or curled Scotch, 4oc. /;
LETTUCE. per ID. t-Ferfected saIamander. 7sc:
BoIsian9 & Co.'S Black Seed Summer. 75c.; New
Natmes oe per Melted GEM f 5oc 0Oc bn
:, WATERMELON rn per lb.-T5iumph s5c.; KOlb's
vers Fine Yellow sI.SS; white Portugal; si.7s
81 50: YelIsw ban Yer rs. '''''' '"
HHa ahdM crown Rs5 !F rnRsSf G1F ssr ho
Ezra ERIK Alaska. $500: First and Best. s..!s
White Eye harrowfat s2.25 Black Eye Marrow
fat. s2.25.
POTATOES. per hbl;-Houlton Early Rose. s.. 25
Irish Cobber. So. %: Green Mountain $225.
RADISH. per lb-No. 2 Scarlet Globe, Soc. I:
New Glass. 35c.: Selected Long Scarlet Soc ;
White Strasburg 40c.
SATISFY per Ib-Mamnoth Sandwich Soc
SPINACH. per lb.-Curled Savoy, or Bloomsdale
l5c: New Spring. 15c
SQUASH. per ib.-Early White Bush. 35c.: Vel
low Summer CroOkneck 40c.
TOMATO. per ID Prize taker. 81 Is: Sprak's
Earliana. 81. 30; Acme. S1.25: Tvingstones Beauty
S125
TURNIp. per lb.-WhIte Globe 25c.: Yellow
Globe Der h. PIC; Extra Early Milan 40c.
CLOVER. per lb.-Imported Clover. 12c. 10 14c. /;
Domestic Glover l3c. To 15c.
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Steamer Jane Moseley at Her Wharf

The sidewheel steamer Jane Moseey
which last week, at the request of her own
ers was beached by the District fireboat
"Fireiighter' on the mud in the Eastern
branch to keep her from sinking at her
dock in the harbor, has been pumped free
of water by sand-pumping machine and
the leak stopped. The steamer yesterday
afternoon was noated and taken back to
her berth in the harbor at the 9th street
wharf. The owners of the steamer state
that there was no leak in the hold of the
vessel. but that broken pipe which had
been frozen and burst in thawing, allowed
the water to gush into the hull in large
volume and filled it. AS soon as the broker
pipe was located and repaired, the pumps
put to work on the steamer had her free
of water in few hours. She is again all
right and will be used for excursion pur-
poses on the Potomac and Chesapeake bay
during the coming summer.
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Revenue Cutter Service Orders.

IT, following revenue cutter service or
ders have been issued:
Third Lieut.. A. Ii. Scally, granted twenty
five days leave. -,'@a'
First Lieut. F. S. Van Boskerck, jr. di-
rected to proceed to Bridgeport, Conn, on
inspection duty.
Chief Engineer C. H. Foots. granted ten
days sick leave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

today opened with an improvement on the
New York advices. but closed heavy. Rus
sian imperial As closed at 1880 and Rus
sian bonds of 1904 at 4S6.0O
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Press Tone Condemnatory.

The press teens with comment on Ameri-
can financial conditions, much of it con-
demnatory and practically in respect to
the causes of the lack of public confidence.
There is no sympathy, however, among
business men in this country with any
suggestions looking to government control
of the railroads One reason for the per-
sistent depression of English railways dur
ing the past year has been the fear of semi
socialistic legislation by the present govern
ment. This alarm is now beginning to
disappear, owing to the decisive rebuke
administered at all local ballot boxes in
England this month against all socialistic
ideas.
There is one other point upon which Eng
lish opinion is unanimous. 1t condemns
as public crimes those manipulations of
railway funds and securities which have
been exposed in recent investigations. Mr.
Hartman, for instance, has no severer
critic at home then he finds in the English
press and among English financiers- In
England Also perhaps even more than in
America itself is railway management con-
demned for it's wholesale and relentless
slaughter of human life. American con-
dtions in this respect would not be allowed
to exist for three months in this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
FOREIGN BoURsEs.

BERLIN, March 16.-The tone on the
bourse today improved considerably.
PARIS, March 16-Prices on the bourse
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foolish and miserable, condemned
and DETAINED for years. we have
hunger and thirst, hope and de-
spair, love and hatred, as You
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

NdNt tIsNW IIVIV. fNII'I IIItIt, IVU, UII IIIt
Bowery, we have honest men and women.
strong on the side of righteousness, as wei
as those who have leagued with the devil
from earliest to most recent days.
Do remember that the Bowery is in the
heart of our greatest city and not in the
wilds of Tibet, and believe me that human
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
Healthier Status is Expected.

Those who regard the American collapse
as partially caused by this new law Of adj
justment to word condition expect that
this development will be followed by
healthier state of things in all markets. If
they are right there should soon be an i'm
portant improvement in the London, Berlin
and other European markets where COM
mercial conditions justify considerably
higher range Of value in good securities
The difficulty in all markets is the in
adequacy of the monetary system. The
whole world is suffering with a congestion
of prosperity. America is crippled most of
all. THE Americans are choked with a
surfeit of good times" as one London
writer says, but when any English critic
discusses the American branch of the
monetary situation he becomes exasperated
and points out that the national treasury
contains more idle, useless money than
any storehouse in the world, and that a
proper currency system in that country
would selve not only the American diff
fully, but to large extent those of the
worlds markets,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
AMAZED FINANCIERS
LONDON VIEW OF RECENT WALL
STREET COLLAPSE.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cabegram to The Star.
LONDON, March 16-The commanding
position which America has in the financial
world has been sufficiently. attested this
week by the concentration of public at
tention upon the sensational course of the
Wall street market. The suddenness of the
collapse caused some surprise, but a heavy
decline in American securities has long
been expected in European financial circles.
The contrast between the London and the
New York markets has been source of
amaZement to financiers since last August
The prosperous condition of trade and in
dustry in England has been proportionate-
ly as favorable as America, yet prices for
English securities have ruled the lowest
in recent years. New York prices on the
other hand have been almost at a record
high water mark Would the anomaly be
removed by rise in the capital or a fall
in Wall street? English judgment, as has
already been said, was inclined to the lat
ter solution, and it has found some justi-
fcation in the events of the current week.
The holders of this view argued that the
whole financial world is so unified that the
monetary situation in the future must be
practically identical in all markets 1t fol-
lows that the general range of prices must
in the future more than in the past be in
huenced by world conditions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

The packages We're quickly opened and
the two fairly gorged themselves. The food
disappeared rapidly. This unexpected feast
seemed to intoxicate the husband
1.-The Great White Lord isn't such a bad
fellow, after ALL he mumbled between
mouthfuls. But say, you're a mighty
queer looking cuss to be so intimate with
such a great parsonage.
The last few hours had taught Bender a
great many things and he did not propose
to stand any more filings.
you can sneer all you like at my Great
White Lord but 1 think 1t would become
you much better to thank Him. You can
kid all you like but it's only the Great
White Lord that can save fellows like you. u
And 1 suppose as the next part of the
service our brother here will lead in
prayer?" the stranger still Knocked.
1t was what Bender wanted. He did not
know how to expound or argue. but he
had implicit faith in the power Of prayer
So. for once dispensing with his prepare
tons, he knelt in the center of the floor and
spoke to his God, the God Of Bender
please, God, excuse me for coming to
You with my troubles so late al night, but
this fellow here that have been telling You
about, he's in bad way and his heart is
getting more and more stubborn. Now
what am going to do? 1 done everything
l could and prayed for him, but it don't
seem to do much good. How can he refuse
| to believe in You? He ought to know thai
| only for You he wouldn't maybe be alive
and wouldn't have gotten his little lady
back again. IL was You tnat made me meet
| her and steer her back again And, hon.
est You know how square and loyal she is
| and that she's all to the good"
Whether 1t was a laugh or sob behind
| him Bender never knew or cared He JUS
kept on.
This is the first time / ever tried to dc
| what the Great White Lord tells us for t.
| do and now, please. God don't disappoin
me. Let me make good this once, any way
| This fellow; here, he amt so bad after all
! and he's educated, but he got little daffy
from being on the bum and can't see tina
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
Assaults Woman; Murdered
Her Infant.

Gainesville, Ga, March 19.-Mrs.
James Tolbert, wife of Former Mayor
Tolbert of Fairmont, was brutally as
saulted and her 2-months' old child
was murdered by a negro at their
home last evening. The negro, VINO
approached the house when Mrs. Toll
bert was alone with her child, de-
manded $50. Being refused he said
he must have the money or her life.
Then he began a struggle, during
which he followed her from room to
room, until she escaped and ran to
her husbands store, some distance
away. When she returned with a
party, the baby was found with It's
head nearly severed from it's body and
the negro was missing. A posse lm-
mediately set upon his trail. A ne
gro, said to be the assailant, was To-
Gated near Gainesville late today and
his capture is believed certain within
a short time. If caught he will be
lynched.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-20
School Closing.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
The school at Hoods Branch taught
by Mrs. O. D. Garvin, closed March
9Th, with several recitations, drills,
dialogues, speeches, etc. This was
an enjoyable occasion for both young
and old.
The exercises commenced at 2
O'Clock and were fine, especially the
address given by Mr.. Baggot.
After the entertainment was over
all were invited to take part in an old
time cake walk, which the children
enjoyed very much. There were
several cakes and a large crowd at
tended.
Mrs. Garvin has taught our school
two consecutive terms, and has given
perfect satisfaction. She has GER
tainly built up the school and did her
duty in every way to train and en-
tighten the students, therefore we
will miss her from this community,
but hope to see her again in the
sweet by-and-by. A. Visitor.