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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
MEMORY OF WASHINGTON.
Wreath Placed on Tomb at Mount
Vernon by French Officers.

The memory of George Washington was
honored at Mt. Vernon Friday by Admiral
Thiersy, commanding the French squadron
and Baron Won Asbeck. captain of the
Netherlands cruiser Gelder1and. which are
at the jamestown exposition. The officers
with a party Of French and Dutch naval
officers from the ships at Jamestown and
other guests were taken to Mt. Vernon
aboard the Presidents yacht. the May
flower. While at Mt. Vernon Admiral
Thierry placed a large floral horseshoe
upon the tomb of Washington. honoring in
the name of the French nation the great
American. Baron Won Asbecks tribute was
a brief address, in which he said:
Il bring no flowers to place on the grave
OF the world-renowned Washington. but I
wish to express the profound respect which
all Dutchmen feel for this great man. a
man who Is loved and honored by all other
nations nearly as much as he is by his own
fellow-citiZens
The other day I stood in the magnificent
Corcoran Art Gallery and looked at the
large painting which represents the death
of the famous Julius Caesar. / then COM
ington. and 1 said to myself: Julius Cea-
sar is honored by all the world, although
nobody ever places flowers on his tomb:
and 1t is the same with Washngton-he
needs no flowers to add to his fame.
TT seems to me that he cannot be hon-
ored in any way better than by the verbal
expression of the great respect which is
everywhere felt for him. And that is why
1 have brought no flowers to place upon his
tomb on this OCCASION"
Admiral Thierry and Baron Won Asbeck
each planted tree on the grounds near the
tomb, near where other foreign visitors
have planted trees in past years.
The party on the Mayf1ower were the
guests of the Secretary of the Navy and
included in it were the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs: Metcalf, Admiral Thierry
and his wife. the minister from the Meth
erlands and Mrs. van Swinderen. Baron Won
Asbeck. the French naval attache and
Nine de Blanpre. Capt. Herbert Winslow.
U. S. N; Capt. G. Biocklinger U. S. N:
Capt. Preaubert. Capt. Nayel Capt. Duro-
koy. Capt. Cain. and Flag Lieut. Ratler. all
of the French navy: Lieut.. w. E. Wolter-
beck Muller of the Gelderland; Mrs. Leutze
and Mrs. Sharpe.
The French officers returned to their
ship in Hampton roads last night and the
Dutch officers will return to the exposition
this evening
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OLD LONG BRIDGE.
All That Remains Are the Piers Near.
est the Channel

Nothing remains of the old wooden Long
bridge but the piers on each side OF the
channel. which protrude out of the water
like monuments to the departed structure.
The wooden spans were removed one by
one. the start on the work having been
from the District side, and as the big
timbers were lowered from their places
they were put aboard barges and carried
to the Virginia shore, where a steam saw
mill, erected for the purpose, cut them up
into marketable lumber. The purchasers
of the old material found ready sale for
the lumber. The old swing draw was the
last span to be torn down, and the work
on 1t was completed about week ago.
The tearing down of the stone piers is in
progress.
The big circular pier on which the draw
worked is practically down. and men are
working the other piers nearest the
channel of the river. The stone of which
the piers were built is being taken down
whole and is being turned over to the
United States engineers for use in building
the seawall about Potomac Park and for
other work. The stone is being loaded on
lighters and transported to the storage
point to be kept in readiness for use when
wanted. Under the contract for the re-
moval of the piers. those in the channel are
to be removed entirely down to the bottom
of the river, but in the shoal water on
each side of the channel the stone will be
taken off to low water and the remainder
will be allowed to stand
After the channel piers are removed the
channel at the old bridge is to be dredged
so as to bring it on line with the deep
water through the draws of the two new
steel bridges. In a few weeks the last
trace of the old historic Long bridge will
be removed and it's existence will be merely
a matter of history
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
40 ORGANIZE CLUB.
Plans Of Residents of Montgomery
County, Md.

A well-attended and enthusiastic meeting
of those persons interested in the organ
ization OF the Montgomery Country Club
was held in Rockville at the home of Mr..
Thomas M. Talbot last Friday.
1t is proposed to utilize what is known as
the Woodlawn property, with it's extensive
grounds, for a golf course, tennis courts
and croquet grounds, and to furnish the
first floor of the main building on the prop
erty with view to amusement and enter
tainment.
The meeting was called to order by DR..
George f. Lewis. as chairman and Mr.,
Edwin Hege was appointed secretary. The
following committees were appointed and
directed to report next Thursday:
Constitution and bylaws, Mr.. Thomas NJ
Talbot, Mr.. John Brewer, Mr.. Edwin Hege,
Dr. Finley and Dr. Reverdy Stewart; ex-
pense incident to organization and MAIN
tenance, DR.. George E. Lewis, Mr.. Charles
Jones, Mrs Ohio Talbot, Mr.. Russell
Brewer. Mrs Thomas NJ Talbot. Mrs
Hazel Cashell and Miss Finley: member
ship Mr.. Ralph E. Jones. Mrs. Harry Daw-
son. Mr.. William H. West Mrs. Reverdy
Stewart. Prof w. H. Holmes, Miss Eliza
Choate. DR.. Barrett Wilson. Miss Anne
Yearley and Messrs. Darby Bowman, Wal
ter Williams and Samuel Wimsatt.
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BROTHERS IN TROUBLE.
Three Members of Same Family Fig
ure in Domestic Row

Three parties Of the name of Johnson fig
ured in case that was discussed In the
sixth precinct police station yesterday aft
ernoon after two of trio of brothers had
been locked up. Edward Johnson was
charged with the destruction of private
property. it being alleged that he smashed
a bed belonging to Charles Johnson a
brother. whose home is at % Dingman
street.
Il smashed the bed" declared the pris-
oner. but it was my own bed told
Charlie If he put up the bed I would smash
it. He put 1t up and l kept my word"
The police were-not supposed to settle the
question of ownership and so Edward was
held to have the affair settled in court.
Later in the day Louis Johnson, another
brother, called at the police station to make
some inquiries about the Afr and was
held upon charge of disorderly conduct.
The two brothers were given accommoda-
tons in the same cell.
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News Of Congress Heights.

Rev. William Brayshaw, rector of Dur
ham Episcopal parish, Grayton, Charles
county, Md, has announced his acceptance
of the call extended to him by the congre-
cation of the Esther Memorial Protestant
Episcopal Chapel of Congress Heights to
become the associate rector of the local
parish. Mr.. Brayshaw intends leaving his
present post July Is next.
Mrs. Serena NJ. Branson. widow of former
Policeman ]. T. Branson, has sold her
country home on the Hamilton road to A.
G. McKenna. Mrs. Branson and her fam
lily have arranged to purchase a home on
Maple avenue, Anacostia.
The laying Of a granolithic sidewalk along
Raleigh street is in progress.
Miss Nettie Richter entertained a large
company of young people Friday evening
last at a dance. The affair was in the ma
ture of an old-fashioned party, being held in
a barn specially decorated for the occasion.
An orchestra was in attendance and re-
freshments were served.
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count Of more than 20 per cent There is
practically no market for them. If any
body was assured that the notes would be
met at maturity year from now it would
be fine thing to pick them up now around
IT and turn them in at par In twelve
months. receiving in the meantime the 5
81 per cent on the money. OF course. 81
per cent doesn't look very big to those
fnanciers Of the new school who are manu-
featuring Cobalt and Nevada stocks. out it
looks just as big as ever to the old-schooi
financiers, who are accustomed to regard
ing securities that return more than per
cent as of a very doubtful merit. AS there
has been no rush to pick up the London
may be taken for granted that there Is no
intention on the part OF the community
to meet these notes at maturity.
Wall street is waiting patiently to see
what the government is going to do with
Mr.. Hartman. 1t Is no secret here that
Mr.. Roosevelt would like to put Mr.. Har-
riman in Jail an example. 1t is known
however. that members of the interstate
commerce commission are not very sure
that they can infiict any such punishment
on the president of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific roads. The sooner the
government attack on Mr.. Hartman Is
ended the better it will be for the invest
ment interests of the country 1t will not
riman. whether he is exOnerated or put in
Jail. The chief thing is to clear the matter
up one way or the other. The overnment's
attitude toward the anthracite coal trust
is also a matter of considerable concern.
Here again 1t does not matter so much
what the government does. The crying
need of the country is to have something
done one way or the other In the present
state of uncertainty to the government s
course of procedure against corporations
and combinations, investors are afraid to
put their money into securities that are
intrinsically cheap if there is to tie no era
of contiscation of property.
The short interest in the market Is very
a very sharp recovery in prices at any
time at the expense of the short interests
Some pessimstic observers see no chance
oil any great recovery in prices before the
outcome of the next presidential campaign
can be seen. Some of the leading capital
lists of the country have sold the greater
part of their speculative holdings and are
going to wait in the background until the
present era of corporation batting Is over
If we are to have serious commercial
setback in the course of the next twelve
months then the present prices of standard
securities are low and tempting. But those
financial observers who are still talking
considerable setback in business before
election day 1908. The present prices of
good many stocks discount consider
abe amount Of calamity. Some standard
railroad securities are now selling at ca
lamity prices.
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Goodwill Commandery Meeting.

At the last meeting of Goodwill Com
mandery United Order of the Golden Cross
a committee on family reunion was ap-
pointed. consisting of Noble Commander
Walter F. Allen, D. Fulton Harris. Miss
A. F. Peterson. Mrs. II. c. Rooey and Mr..
Nelson Conover. The present officers of the
commandery are: Noble commander. w. L.
Allen: vice noble commander. Antoinette +.
Peterson: prelate, Margaret c. Lamb; keep
er of records. d. Fulton Harris; financial
keeper of records. A. NJ. McBath; treas
urer, Andrew Wilson; herald. Mrella r.
Simonds; warders, Mary +. Goss and Ethel
B. Martin.
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Boyds and Vicinity.
respondence of The Star.


BOYDS. Nd, June 8. 1907.
Rev. R A. Smith. who was connected
with the PoolesvilIe and Travflah churches,
has resigned to accept the pastorate OF the
JTpper Seneca Church. near Cedar Grove.
The Forest Oak Lodge, knights OF
Pythias. of Gaithersburg is arranging for
A picnic there Flag day. June IA, when the
burning of the last note on the lodges hall
Will be in order.
The following Washingtonians are here
for the summer: Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank
Welch, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Baker, Miss
Mary Hergesheimer, Mrs. Hergesheimer,
Mr. and Mrs. Warren +. EvaLs, Mr.. Clar-
ence Evans. Mrs. 7. H. Eastman and Mrs.
j. l.. Jayne and family.
Invitations have been issued for the we'd
ding of Mr.. Fred Burdette, son of Mr..
Edward Burdette of this vicinity, to Miss
Helena Sipe of Mil Run, Pa, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Cyrus B. Sipe. The cere-
nony will occur June IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

Even bankers who are bulls on the future
OF Southern Railway acknowledge that the
payment of the per cent dividend on the
preferred stock has been a mistake. Says
one banker: 1.-The north does not appre-
ciate the tremendous possibilities possessed
by the Southern railway. The road is lit
orally swamped with business. which it has
been unable to handle quickly or econom-
ically because it has but single track.
The management realizes that the future of
the road largely lies in its being double
tracked. With this end in view, the work
of putting in a second track on it's main line
between Washington and Atlanta has been
rushed ahead and already between IT'S and
200 miles out Of the 100 have been COM
pleted and much grading finished on the
remaining distance Given double tracked
road with adequate rolling stock and there
is no reason why the road should not show
handsome returns. 1t has natural earn
ing capacity which Is constantly increas-
ing-in fact the present dilemma in which
the road finds itself Is the result of having
Jagged behind the rapid development Of the
south. How rapid this development has
been is well shown by the statement that in
the last fifteen years the gross business of
the southern roads has increased 1000 per
cent while the receipts of the roads Of the
entire country haSe increased but 400 per
cent 1t would have been better had the
directors adopted the more conservative
course followed by the Southern Pacific, for
instance, anu poured surplus earnings pack
into the property instead Of beginning divi-
dends on the preferred stock and then in
creasing the rate to 5 per cent. 1t is pretty
well recognized now that this action was a
mistake. 1t will take several years to fully
develop the Southern railway as a double
track road. In the meantime the invest
ment in new construction Is largely nom
producing. These are but temporary ad-
verse factors and there can be more
question of the ultimate prosperity of the
road, when once economy of operation is
given a chance to develop and show ITSELF
than there is at present of the widespread
prosperity of the south, whic his largely ig-
norant of Wall street stock quotations"
1t is understood that the Speyers are
going to make good to all their friends
and followers in the Yerkes London Under
ground venture. The per cent notes of
the London Underground, which were float
ed by the Speyers, are now selling at a
price in the New York and London markets
that indicates return to the investor of
more than 30 per cent The notes mature
year from now and are selling at dis
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BULLS AND BEARS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. June S.-SOme stock market
observers who believe that conditions have
not sufficiently changed to warrant sub
stantial recovery in the near future claim to
be looking for a reaction of several points
because. as they maintain. the recovery thus
far this week mas been due chiefly to cover
Ing of short contracts and only in small
way TO fresh buying. They also claim that
spectators as a whole are not yet inclined
tc enter the market and that consequently
prices must go down because of an absence
OF buyers. There are others who believe
that the. improvements noted this week VIII
continue. but perhaps with more or less in
terruptions They think that practically. If
not actually. the lowest prices have been
reached
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

Ever since the reports became general
that the traffic of the railroads would show
a large falling off this year. because of the
smaller volume OF business looked for in
the country as whole. and because of the
expected crop shortage, representatives of
the Atchison have been confident that the
traffic the lines of their system would be
very satisfactory. The earnings thus far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

There are distinct signs that the attitude
of financial interests toward the E1le Is
considerably more favorable than it was a
few months ago Since the official an
nouncement was made that the Erie and
Jersey cut off had been satisfactory and
that construction work would be resumed
at once. it is understood that the manage
ment has received offers of financing for
the Genesee river line, the construc Ion OF
which has been held In allegiance for some
months chiefly because of unfavorable con-
ditions in the financial world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

The total wealth of the United States is
equal to that of Great Britain and Russia
combined, about $4,000, 100000.
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Financial News Letter
By W. @. NICHOLAS.
NLHyIy vnDK Tuna

NEW YORK. June 8, 1907.
There has not been a time before
In four years when sentiment in Wall
street was so generally bearish as
now. There Is saying that when every
body gets bearlsh IT Is time to buy stocks
Many houses talk about intrinsic cheapness
of stocks. but they do not very strongly
recommend their purchase even at these
low prices. The public therefore does not
come into the market. and is not likely
to come in until there is a considerable up
ward turn. Most OF the market critics agree
that the market is entitled to a considerable
recovery on account of the extended short
interest but on such a recovery there would
be a general tendency to sell stocks again.
Throughout the country people are say
ing. they did In 1903. that all street
is the only blue place in the country. But
Wall street is not the only blue financial
center in the world All over the world
securities have had big decline British
consols are selling at the lowest price In
sixty years. A Wall street man who has
just come back from abroad says: Il was
in London. Paris and Berlin and every
where | heard the same story of heavy
losses in speculation. misgivings as to the
immediate future and the prediction of
further forced liquidation. In Berlin mer-
chants are paying I and IL per cent for
money, and there seemed to the same
indication there of big industrial setback
that there was eight years ago. Germany
has been specializing in industrials, real
estate and railways just We have, and
IL looks though she would have to pay
the usual penalty. The industrial cycles
In Germany in recent years have been very
much like our own. Ever so often capital
is poured into all kinds OF Industrial ven
lures until there is no money left in the
country and then comes the setback. In
England l found that rich men were COM
planning of their enormous losses in Ameri-
can and English rails alike. The Strath-
coma following over there has been very
badly hit. English capitalists and invest
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reported have shown good reason for their
confidence 1t is understood that the gross
returns for May. which will be made pub
lie the last of this month. will be equally as
satisfactory as those for April
1t is now believed that the actual gross
earnings for the fiscal year ending with the
current month will be nearer $92. OOO.oOo
than any other round figure. This would
represent an increase of some $l1,OOO.OOO
over last years returns.
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Convention Hall Needed.

''Washington should be the convention
city Of the Union, and while we get along
with the facilities at our disposal for the
accommodation of large meeting bodies Of
delegates. we should haye long ago emu
lated the example Of Buffalo. Saratoga and
other towns that strive Cor convention
trade, and erected a convention hall to the
end that this desirable influx of strangers
would be encouraged to come to us. 1t Is
proba bic, however, in the near future this
contingency will be more adequately met.
and when 1t is there can be no doubt that
there will be succession of conventions In
the capital practically every day through
out the year.
And in this connection it should be I'M
derstood by organizations in other cities
that Washington has many attractive fea-
lures as a convention city beyond the So
cial and official phases of its life Its geo.
graphical situation is such, and it's rail-
road facilities are so ample, that the capt.
tai makes ideal spot as a meeting
place for conventions. Magnificently- sit
uated as city, uniquely and admirably
laid out, filled with show places which can
not be duplicated in other centers of popu-
lation. and replete with historic associa-
tons and views no filter place nee1 be
sought for those who would join organized
business with pleasure and sightseeing. 1t
cannot be doubted that when this fact is
more broadly and generally dissemina ted
thousands more will come to abide briefly
with And this is an important local
merce could well devote organized and
persistent effort.
Largely Increased Facilities.
During the past few years the hotel ac-
commodations in the capital and the gen.
eral facilities for accommodating people
have been largely increased by new
structures and the substantial additions to
those already standing. Even now the
foundations are being laid for large fire
proof hotel but few yards from the Cap
itol Grounds on New Jersey avenue, show
ing the confidence of property owners in
the fixed realty values of the city in the
distance from the business section of the
city. Still another hotel of some size is to
be erected in the Immediate vicinity of the
new union station, and it Is probable that
other structures of this kind will be after
ward erected close to the main railroad
terminus Of the city, as investments of this
kind in other cities, intended to attract
large class of travellers who seek tenn
porary abiding places close to the railroad
centers, have proved OF value.
Upon the whole the hotel outlook for
the capital is unusually good. and we ex-
pect to open up the fall season for a ban
ner year. With a new Congress and long
session, the proximity of the ensuing ma
tional elections, which always attracts an
unusually large number of visiting states
men, politicians and others to the seat OF
the national government, things look very
encouraging to US. Indeed, from a general
business point, all whom I have met, from
local and visiting railroad men to mer-
chants, seem agreed that with the opening
of the busy season following the usual
summer lull, Washington Is to have a
big year all around
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An official OF trust company in this city
who returned from Europe about ten days
ago SAYS that when he first arrived here he
found the sentiment almost universally
pessimistic. but since he has been able 10
investigate conditions for himself to soma
extent he has become convinced that the
adverse factors have been considerably ex-
aggerated and that things are not as bad,
on the whole as they have been represent
ed. He believes that little later on this
View OF the situation will be taken much
more generally than II Is just now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09

Rock Island officials. while free to admit
that the winter wheat crop in the southwest
has been damaged considerably. are about
as confident as the Atchison people are
that they will not only round out good
year for the entire system on June 80. but
that the traffic will, keep up well. at least
ment
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ors for years have been following Lord
Strathcona and have put a great deal Of
money into Canadian Pacific and the Hill
stocks. Most of their investments have
been highly profitable. but this last slump
in Great Northern and Northern Pacific
has wiped out years of profits. They were
advised to buy Great Northern and North
ern Pacific all the way up to top prices. and
they did. A great many well-to-do people
abroad are holding on by their eyebrows.
just they are here, and I think there
Will have to be more liquidation before the
atmosphere is cleared"