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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-14
LOSING DAY FOR
.SHEEPSHEAD FORM PLAYERS

| NEW YORK, September 14-Players of
! favorites had a hard time of 1t at Sleeps
| head Bay yesterday. as five first choices
went down to defeat. The most crushing
| blow sustained by the talent was the fall
! ure of F. r. Hitchcocks DandeIion to win
| the Omnium handicap, at a mile and fur
| long, which went to H. p. Whitney's Brook
| dale Nymph. On his previous race Dande-
| lion seemed to have this event at his mercy
| and he was made a hot choice at II to 10,
| backed down from to 8. Brookdale
I Nymph got play that reduced her a point
| to 4. while the Newcastle stables McCarter
! went back from to 2 TO to l. After a
| short delay at the post Notter got Brook
/ dale Nymph away running and set the pace.
Monfort went after her, but quickly stop
ped, giving way to Old Honesty, reduced to
TO- who was the runner up until he reached
the middle of the backstretch. Then Dan
delion, who had been shut of on the lower
turn, passed Old Honesty, and under Wig
orous riding by Nicol set sail for the Whit
ney mare in earnest.
Coming into the homestretch it looked
IL Dandelion could go to the front, but Just
as Nicol was going to a drive Brookdale
Nymph was pulled over in front of the
Hamburg horse, so that Nicol had to pull
up and go to the outside. After that Brook
dale Nymph bore out that hundreds
wanted to bet that she would be disqual
fed. In a hard drive. both jockeys using
their WHIPS, BrOORuale NympH got the YER
dict by half a length, with Dandelion five
lengths before Old Honesty. The time was
1.52 2-5 new record for the race and two
fifths of a second slower than the track
record. held Jointly by Dainty and Samson.
Nicol went before the stewards with a pro-
test of foul, while a big crowd applauded.
But the protest was soon dismissed.
Golden Rod Stakes.
Fred Cooks Johnnie Blake. 10 to 3, was
an easy winner OF the Golden Rod stakes,
for two year-olds, six and half furlongs
on the grass He gave away weight. made
all the pace and breezed home two lengths
to the good In 100 SO. 1t was fierce drive
for the place. Castlewood, 13 to 5. getting
it by few inches from The Squire, backed
down from to the same quotation.
Running Account, at present the most
talked about two-year-old in training, won
his fifth consecutive race when he took the
second event. for all ages, at a mile He
was played down to I, and coming from be-
hind in the last quarter under fine ride
by Sumter won by head in game finish
from John Sanfords Danoscara, 10 to 3, in
139 %. Three lengths back came the two
year-old Rialto backed down to 8. who got
home a head in front of P ]. Rainey's
Heaslip. 20 to 1. Trailing behind were First
Premium 80 to l favorite, who got ferce
ride, and Oxford, who disappointed those
who backed him down to 10 to 5.
1t took all Miller's skill and strength to
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS G. CAFES.

get Barney Schreibers Jack AtkIn. 4 to 8
favorite, home winner OF the handicap for
three year-olds, six and a half furlongs,
main track. At the wire 1t was Jack Atkin
by nose with II. Z. Whitneys Westbury.
8 to l. pressing him holly. August Bel
mont's Don Enrique. ID to !. was three
parts Of length back Red River was an
chored by the weight. The time was
10 3-5.
H. B. Duryea's Prince Hampton. backed
from 20 to 10. ran great race in the fifth
event, at a mile and three-quarters on the
turf. which he won rather easily by two
lengths in 2.5S 4-5. a new track record.
Banker, 5 to 2. who ran second. was badly
ridden by Miller who Rugged the rail and
also waited too long. Ostrich. to favor
lite. who was third. was also messed about
by Radtke.
J. w. Mays Marbles. to 1. ran away
with the last race. for two-year- olds. five
and a half furlongs Futurity course, COM
ing home five lengths in front OF Aunt
Rose. 10 to 5 favorite. who beat Miss De-
laney. Is 10 l, by an eyelash. The time
was LOO 80.
The Summaries.
First race. handicap; purse; 81 200 added: for
three yearolds six and One-hslf furlongs-Jack
AtkIn. 1875 (Niller, even. won; Westbury, ia
CSotter,. to /, second: Don Enrique Ii5 CHor-
ner), Il to /. third. Time, Ito 80 PreJuiclO,
Red River. Belle Of Iroquos, Umbrella and Yam.
second race, purse; 1900 added; for all ages;
one mile-Running Account, SO sumter. 10 !,
Riato So tDuganJ, to /, third. Time, 80 80.
Heasp. First Premium, Oxford and Howard Shean
also ran.
Third race, the Golden Rod: 81 900 added for
two-year- olds; six and Onehalf furlongs-Johnnie
Blake. i22 tNicol, 5 10 2. won; Castlewood. 100
(Notterl to l. second The squire 1872 CMilleri,
TO !, third. Time, 20 So. Countermand Rob
ert Cooper. Senator Barrett and Crea Ion also ran.
Fourth race. the Omnium handicap; 5000
added; for three yearods and upward or and
oue-eighth miles-Brookdale Nymph, lO1 tNottcrl,
to l. won: DandelIon. 122 (Nicol, to 3. see
ond; Old Honesty. 81 Preston. ~ 10 !, third.
Time 10 MctaTter FuuSt. MUntfuTt and
kennyetto also ran.
Fifth race purse. 81 20o added; for three-year-
olds and upward; and three quarter miles
Prince Hampton 9s (Brusselb, 20 To /, won;
Banker 1913 MILLER, 10 /, second; Ostrich. 10
)Radtke) to g. third Time, 2.5s AS. Quagga,
Flavigny, Woodsman, Lally and Fills also ran
Sixth race, selling; purse; $1,000 added; for
Marbles 30 QOweJ. TO l. won; Aunt Rose, 100
(Notter) IL D. second Miss Delaney. lOi 'Brus-
selD, u to /, third. Time, NC 80 Reene, Rus
tie, Glorious Betsy, Camille. Royal Queen, Dixon
Belle, Baroda, Laura Clay and Una also ran
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Even Break at Detroit.

DETROIT, September 14.-Cleveland took
the first game yesterday by punching hits
on MulIn in ore inning, Thielman holding
the locals safe.
The second was played under an agree
ment on time limit and Clevelands efforts
to prevent five innings being completed al
most incited a riot Intentional misjudg-
ments Of easy flies and refusals to make
plays on runners were the main means of
delay and were continuous from the third
inning on. Joss was hit hard from the
start, while Donovan was a puzzle and
Cleveland gave up as soon as Detroit took
the commanding lead. The scores:
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The Trinity team. leaders Of the District
championship series. after playing a list
less game against the Treasury team on
Thursday, came back yesterday and put
up fine article of ball against the Bethany
team OF the Sunday School League. and
won out by a score of 7 to 2.
Birch, who has been at the receiving
end of the battery for the Georgetown
team. was on the firing line and twirled
a good game, as but three hits were Sc
cured off him. He was wild at times but
very effective In pinches. Wooden. for the
Sunday school team. also pitched good
game, and would have made the Mar
quette Leaguers hustle to win, with better
support.
In the first inning after Mess had reached
first on II. Zanellis tumble of his grounder
and Hughes and Clark went down. Salb
lifted Texas Lacquer to short left which
both Zanelli and Rider went after and
they crashed together, both falling to
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Lucky Hit for Anthony.

RICHMOND, Va. September H.-Lynch-
burg took both games In yesterdays double
header. In the first game a wild throw by
First Baseman Warren to Third Baseman
Gettig allowed Lynchbrrg to cross the
plate with the only run of the contest.
With the score tied. l to l, In the fifth
inning of the second game, and two men
out, the bases filled and two strikes and
three balls the batter. Anthony hit
to right field, scoring all three on bases
Score:
First game r. II. f.
Richmond. " o 0 o 90
Lynchburg. ..... o 0 l o o.
Batteries Richmond. Salve and Cowan: Lunch
burg. Kline. Evans and Hinton.
Second game X. H. e.
Richmond. ........ o I 0 0 o. 5
Lynchburg. ........ 0 D ) D U x .
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S HAVE AN EASY TIME BEATING YANKEES

the ground. They were picked up and after
delay of several minutes the contest was
resumed with two substitutes in the game.
Salb and King led with the stick for
Trinity, each getting two hits. Wood Sc
cured two for Bethany. Mess at third and
Heinrich at short played well for the win
ners.
The big contest this afternoon between
the Trinity and Aloysius teams will be call
ed at 2 o'clock and it is expected that the
largest crowd that has ever witnessed an
amateur contest in this city will be on
hand. At o'clock the Aloysius and
Treasury teams will clash. The score:
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LANGDON SHUT
OUT BLADENSBURG

In the Independent Suburban League con-
test yesterday Langdon won from Bladens-
burg In a contest noted the most brill
liant one played in the league this season.
Both pitchers-Porter and Anderson-were
in perfect form. and pitched fine articles
OF ball. being backed UP admirably by the
players behind them. The work of Lang
don's first baseman. Brauner. was gilt-edge
in every respect. A large crowd witnessed
the game, and as Langdon went into the
lead in the race. great enthusiasm was
81 Srore.
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LIPToN's NEXT RACER.
Builder Fife Spent Nearly All the
Summer on Plans.

GLASGOW. September 14.-William
Fife. to whom the commission for design
ing Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger
for the Americas cup has Professionally
been given. worked On plans and models
nearly all the summer. but 1t was i'm
possible for him to complete them. as no
decision had been arrived at as to what
rating rule would govern the contest. It
Is understood. however. that all Mr.. Flies
experiments were in the direction Of pro-
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Rosedales Are Busy.

Stars Sunday at 18th and Gales streets
northeast at 2:30 o'clock Both teams will
be greatly strengthened. as great rivalry
exists between them. Manager Dore has
not decided who will be the Rosedale bat
terry. but in all probability 1t will fall on
Hesser and Myers This will be the last
game between these teams, and a good
game can be expected. We challenge the
winners of the District championship series
Address challenges to Ed Dore, 1915 Gales
street northeast.
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EarheJ run -PhiIadelphia. First base by erTors-
Boston, 2; Philadelphia .. Left on bases-Phtla.
Winter. 2; on Coombs. 3; of Plank. l; OF Glaze.
3. Three base hit-Davs. Twobase hits-knight,
Murphy Collins. Criger, Render, sullivan Davis.
Sacrifice hits-Flank, Murphy. Stolen bases-Fer-
riS, Knight. Murphy. Double plays-Sullivan to
Griulshaw; knight 10 Grmshaw: Ferris to Knight
to Grimshaw. Umpire-Mr. O'Loughin. Time Of
same-2 hours and 40 minutes
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l. Left on bases-New York. 8; Washington, II
First base on balls-On Neuer, 4. Struck Out-By
Neuer. ); by Gehrlng. 4. Home run.Gehring
Three- base hit-Delehsnty. Two-base hit-Smtth.
Sacrifice hits Ganley, Smith. Stolen bases-Mian.
Altizer Ganley. Shipke Double pays-Ball to
Williams to Chase: Milan to Delehanty: Gehrfng
to Altizer. PASSED balls-Kleinow. 2: kahoe, L:
Umpircs-Messrs Stafford and Sheridan. Time OF
game hour and Is Minutes.
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Athletics Tied With Boston.

PHILADELPHIA. September 1i.-After
thirteen innings of the most exciting play
Ing which has been witnessed at the Ath-
letics grounds this season Umpire SILK
O'Loughlin called the game yesterday be-
tween Boston and the White Elephants at
the end of the thirteenth. when dusk was fast
settling down over the field. with the
score tied-6 to g. For general excitement
and sensational plays. coupled with many
plumbers. yesterdays fray would have been
hard to beat In a century of base ball The
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Detroit Club Changes Hands.

DETROIT. Mich, September 13.-WilIiam
H Yawkey will retire from the ownership
Of the Detroit base ball club at the end of
this season and be succeeded by Secretary
Frank J. Nevin and Manager Hugh Jen-
nings. For the first time in American
League history the Detroit club will quit
the season a money maker. YaWkey
claims that they have cleaned up thus far
S75 COO
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Tie-Up at Roanoke.

ROANOKE, Va. September 14.-Norfolk
and Roanoke played a tie game. to 1.
yesterday afternoon, the game being called
at the end of the ninth inning on account
OF darkness. Both pitchers were in fine
form and they were supported by fast and
clean fielding. Score:
r. II. T..
Roanoke 0 oo1 90 0 i 0
Norfolk ........ 0 0 O OIL
Batteries-Willis and Mckeyn: Otey and Ed
wards
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Totals. g 81 l3 OF Totals. 0 8 "a IA 2
.Batted for Altrock In seventh inning.
ST. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. . o o 0 IA
Chicago o o o o 90
base on balls-On White, /; OF Powell 2. Two
base milestone stephens Sacrifice hits-Dough-
erty. Tannehll Yeager. Stolen base-Stone. DOu-
BILE plays-Niles to Wallace to Jones. Hit by
pitcher-By Altrock. Wild pitch-Patterson UNI
pire-Mr Evans. Time Of .ame-1 hour and "a
minutes.
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St. Louis Shuts Out CHICAGO.

ST. LOUIS, September 14.-St. Louis took
the final game from Chicago yesterday aft
ernOon-3 to o. owing to fine pitching by
Powell. backed up by fast fielding by the
hcme team. The score:
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first four innings yesterday and won the
game from Portsmouth. 6 to 2. Holloman,
who relieved Vail, stopped the hitting.
Errors by Portsmouth also helped DanVflie
to get runs. Score.
r. Fl. e.
Danvile % o 0 o 0-8 IL
Portsmouth. o O %
Batteries Flowers and Ryan; Vail, Holloman and
Burns.
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Omaha Wins Western Pennant.

DIES MONIES, September l.-Omaha
yesterday won the W estern League base ball
championship, which Des Moines had held
for two years. by defeating the home team
in the second game. to o. after Des Moines
had captured the first game. q to D.
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First base by errors-bladensburR. /: Langdon, l.
Left on bases-Langdon, I; Bladensburg, 8. Base
balls-OF Anderson. l: of Porter, l. Struck
out-By Anderson. 2: by Porter. 2. Twobase
hits Solomon and Brauner Stolen bases-Porter,
Mcfarland Hit by pitcher-Anders0n. 1. Sacri-
fce hits-Erskin. II. Thomas. Umplre-Thomas.
Time Of game-1 hour and 20 minutes.
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SCORES OF OTHER GAMES.
New York State League.

At Utlca-utica. 4; Troy. o.
At Albany Albany, 2; A. J. & c.. o.
AT ScraHton-Scranton. =: BingbamtOn. 0.
At Syracuse-Syracuse. /; Wikesbarre, =.
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SECOND GAME.

first base by errors -DetrOit- /. Left on bases
Detroit, ): Cleveland, =. First base balls-On
Donovan, !. on joss. 2. Struck out-By Donovan,
3. Two-base hits-Crawford ROssman. Sacrifice
hits-Bradley, Donovan. Stolen bases-CObb Ross
man, Schmidt. Hit by pitchers Coughiiu. I'm
pires-Messrs. Hurst and Connolly. Time game
l hour and 10 minutes.
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Connecticut League.

At Hoyoke- Holyoke. 2: Waterbury. /.
At Springfield, /; New Haven, /.
At Hartford-Norwich, .; Hartford, /.
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FIRST GAME.

feTnra runs i h. LtlI On ha,s or Tfn
> Struck Out-By Mullin, 4; by Thelman, 8
Threehase ht-Turncr. Twobase hts-Bradley
Cobb. Clarke. Stolen bases-Bradley LajOie. Thla-
man, Cobb. Double pIays-Hnchman TO Turner 10
Hinchman. Empires Messrs Hurst and Connolly
Time OF game-l hour and As minutes.
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Yesterdays National League Games

Philadelphia, q. Boston, ..
Philadelphia .; Boston. ..
New York. ii; Brooklyn l.
Chicago 3; Cincinnati. 2.
Pittsburg I. ST. Louis, o..
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TRINITY GAVE
BETHANY A TRIMMING
Standing Of the Teams.

Trinity = o 1ooo Treasury. t .soo
Aoysius. go. 8 $50 Bethany 800. o 8 900
Today's games-Trinity Aloysius. 2 O'clock
Aloysius Treasury. 4 O'Clock. National Park.
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Standing of the Teams.

Victory for Danville.
PORTSMOUTH. Va, September 1.-THE
Danville sluggers pounded Vail hard in the
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National League Games Today

Phaiclphia at Boston.
New York at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati ct Chicago.
81. Louis at PiItsburg.
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American Association,
Eastern League

At Columbus-Columbus, 4 Louisville, 8.
At Toledo-T Toledo. I indianapolis. 3.
AT Minnea poiis-Miwaukee, 3: Minneapo 2.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Today's Games

Today's Games.
Roanoke at Norfolk.
Danyille at Portsmouth
Lynchburg at Richmond.
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At Jersey City Jersey City, .: Toronto, /.
At Newark l; Buffalo o.
At Provdence-PIovidence, 5; Montreal 4.
At Baltimore Baltimore. ); Rochester, 2.
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GRAND CIRCUIT
RACES AT SYRACUSE

SYRACUSE. September 14-Major Delmai
Continued on Tenth Page)
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American League Games Today.
Washington Mt New YORK.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Detroit ST. Louis
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The Nationals wind up with the New
forks today and will be home tonight.
Pity yesterdays game wasn't pulled off in
Washington. We would have enjoyed the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-14

The champion batters In the American
and National Leagues will receive diamond
medals from ST. Louis jewelry firm. They
are valued at 500 each.
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And Neuer looked so good when here.
Perhaps Crit is working him too often
for left-hander.
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Congalfon, the former Napoleon. has
shown great improvement both at the bat
and in the field for the Boston Americans
and should be fixture on the 1908 team
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Just think of Smith, Shipke and Gehring
each coping two hits. If the two first
could only hit around .2G0 wouldn't they be
the sweet kids
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Detroit fans claim that Sam Crawford
Is the greatest last-of-the- season batsman
In the business. Somehow or other when
the leaves begin to turn the Tiger center
fielder finds his batting eye Is at its best.
and the way he kills the ball is a terror to
opposing pitchers.
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Lejunne of the Springfield Qll.) club, who
sports in Cincinnati on Wednesday, re-
GENTLY made an exhibition throw at Grand
Rapids and the ball Travelled 1431z yards,
several yards better than the worlds rec
ord. His winning throw at Redtown came
within two inches OF the record
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Rube' Vickers. who did not prove fast
enough for the Athletics. won twenty-seven
out of thirty-five games in the Tri-State
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Keep your eyes on the base running
records this season. Ganley is close I'D to
the leaders. Flick and Niles, and Charley
Jones has been coming very fast of late
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Rucker. the southpaw, who Is twrling in
the big league for the first time, has gained
the distinction of twirling a winning game
against every other club in the Iesena
Lucky find for Brooklyn.
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The great catch made by Ganley with one
hand must have been siZzer. Several of
the New York papers say that it was one
OF the most sensational catches ever seen
in that city.
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Delehanty must have been feeling very
well. thank you. Three singles and a
triple show that he had his eye on the
ball
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The White Sox have taken the series from
Detroit.
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A ST. Louis woman has applied for a di-
vcrce and named base bali az the core
spondent. 1t may come out in the evil
dence. however. that the hayward gent
simply was using the noble national game
as fall guy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-11
currant Cake.

The heading of this paragraph will
be sure to attract the attention of the
boys and girls, for of course they all
ike currant cake. BY this is meant
the cake that has little black specks
all through it which look, for all the
world, like dead flies, if you will
pardon the expression. Everybody
calls it currant cake, but the little
black specks, you will probably be
surprised to hear, are not currants at
all, but kind of raisin, made from
little grapes that grow in the island
Zante End in other Greek islands.
The ay they came to be called cur
rants is rather strange In olden
times, they were called 'corinths." he
cause they grew in great profusion
near Corinth, and either from that
fact, or from the name "currants," as
they were sometimes called, came our
word currants. So "currant cake"
is really 'raisin cake but it's good.
no matter what you call it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-11

Mr.. Macfarland voices the senti-
ment of all good WashingtOnians III
Urging that while the residents of the
city are willing ar anxious to do all
in their power-theirs is not a-rich
tity--to cry out the plans which the
r athehr of his country first laid down,
they need outside assistance. We of
Washington he says, claim and ex-
pect the constan: sympathy and sup
rort of all patriotic Americans in all
the efforts for the upbuilding and en-
of the city which is as
much their capital as ours . AS it is
under the legislative control Of con-
gress which now, because it is the Ma
tional capital and because the national
owns more Tran half the
r al estate of the city OF washington,
one-half OF the municipal
1t looks to the intelli-
gent constituents Of congress to as
sure their senator's and representa-
tives that they will support every just
and reasonable measure for the i'm
of conditions. physical and
moral, in the federal Sity.
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Washington the Beautiful
Once Called Mud Hole Federal City Becoming On
OF the Worlds Finest Capitals

Washington, Sept. 1.-They used to
call 1t the mud hole Travelled
Americans we're highly ashamed of
its unkempt squalor A feeble apol-
ogy for national capital, II made,
during the years before the civil war,
q most unfavorable impression upon
visiting foreigners. The French writ
er De Bacourt described It in 1910 as
neither a city nor a village nor a
country place but just building yard
in desolate spot where life is unbear-
able" Even the original plan of the
city, due primarily to the practical
genius of two men, President George
Washington and Major Charles LEN
FAINT, had been almost hopelessly
botched. Railroad tracks had been
allowed to run right across the great
Mall which was intended to connect
capitol and white house with the
Washington monument on the inter-
section of the axes of the two build
Ings. In many other respects anarchy
had been allowed to prevail in place of
contemplated order
All that, of course. was before the
days when Boss Shepard pulled
Washington out of its slough, paved
its streets with asphalt, and made at
least a good-looking second-class
American city of it. Now. each au-
tumn as Washingtonians return from
the long vacation which the summer