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IDENTITY OF WRECK.
Remains of Vessel Found Near Draw
.. of Long Bridge.

The contractors engaged in removing the
stone and pile work of the draw of the old
Long bridge In order to open the channel
to navigation of deep draft vessels have
struck snag in the shape of submerged
wreck which is seriously interfering with
the completion OF the work about the draw
me wreck lies In the north or District side
of the old draw entrance and Is huriad in
the mud of the river bottom. Opinions diff
fer as TO the identity of the wreck. some
river men think it is that of the George
own Tug gilmore Meredith, which sank in
heavy September gale of about fftaan
years ago 1t was during the same blow
that the steamer George Leary broke loose
from her mornings and, running amuck in
me harpor' badly damaged the steamers
Pentz, River Queen, Lady of the Lake and
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Wooden Frigate Sold for Junk.

The old wooden hull frigate Marion, one
of the few of the old ships of the prior to
the civil war navy, was recently sold to
San Francisco parties for Junk, the sum Of
Sc, 200 being paid. The Marion has a his
tory equaled by but few Of the ships Of the
old navy Built at Kittery, Me-, as q sail
ing ship in 1889. she saw adventurous serv.
ice in the suppression OF the African slave
trade. In 1853 she was used to overawe
the sultan of the Barbary states and forced
him to renew the treaty with the United
States negotiated by Commander Mayo Of
Maryland. During the civil war she was
attached to the gulf squadron and took an
active part in the battles along the gulf
coast In 1873 she was converted into a
steamer. and in recent years has been In
service in Pacific waters and in the far
east. The purchasers of the old ship will
1t is stated. wreck her for the material
that is in her.
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and children who had formerly eaten the
cheaper dinners. They are probably abls
to get the steaks and trimmings now"
Judge DeLacy Lends a Hand.


Shortly before the present crusade against
the handbooks was begun. II is recalled by
persons who were familiar with the move
ments OF the handbook men, some of the
eookmakers became so bold that they stood
about on street corners and openly carried
on their business, apparently paying no at
tention to the police. Ii is asserted that
one of them did business in the southeast
section OF the city, accommodating em-
pioyes OF the navy yard and others who
wanted to chance their money on the horses
The same bold work II is declared was also
done In other sections OF the city. During
the past week Judge DeLacy heard several
cases In; which the defendants had shown
evidence of having been attacked with the
gambling fever.
The Evening Star" the Judge remarked
to one defendant. has succeeded in point
ing out the evils connected with this mis-
cradle business, which is a menace to So
ciety."
The judge stated that in all such cases
he would consider 1t his duty to inpose
more than s. fine. In one case brought
TO the attention of the court that of a man
charged with having failed to provide for
his wife and children, the defendant, II is
said, was recognized as a man who had
been patron of the handbooks. He is now
"here some of the violators of the handbook
law may find themselves later on.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy Today With Moderate
mperature-Tomorro Fair.

Forecast for Sunday and Monday.-For
the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsyl-
wanna, New Jersey, Delaware and Mary
land, partly cloudy Sunday, with moderate
temperature. Monday, fair; light, variable
winds.
For Virginia, fair Sunday and Monday.
warmer In western portion Sunday: light 10
fresh northerly winds.
weather Conditions and General Forecast.
"A shallow depression has developed over
the Carolinas in the last twenty-four hours
and caused general showers in MARYLAND.
the District Of Columbia, Virginia and
North and South Carolina The rain in
eastern North Carolina was heavy. LOG
inches at Raleigh, PIG inches at Whining.
ton and 40 inches at Hatteras Showers
have also fallen in southern Georgia, Ala.
oama, Mississippi Louisiana and the Rocky
mountain region
The temperatures are generally below
the seasonal average east Of the Rocky
mountains: In the northwest warmer.
weather prevails under the influence OF q
Darometric depression central over Mon
tana.
Fair weather with moderate temperature
Is indicated for Sunday and Monday in AT.
fantlc coast states north Of the Carolinas.
showers are probable in the east gulf and
south Atlantic states, also in the Rocky
mountain region, and thence eastward to
the Mississippi north Of the 35th parallel
| The temperature In western districts will
! rise.
The winds kalong the New England coast
| Will be light and variable; on the middle
Atlantic coast light northerly; on the south
Atlantic coast light west to north; on the
| east gulf coast light and variable: on the
west gulf coast fresh southerly, and on the
great lakes light and variable.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide 11:l5 am. and 1I.oa
pm; high tide, 400 am. and 4:55 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1904 am. and -
pm; high tide, sos am. and 5:45 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, Sol am. sun sets; ITO
pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises. 500 am.
Moon rises, lilo am tomorrow
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
| lighted by thirty minutes after sunset: ex.
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and fncandescent lamps lighted fif.
| teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
| forty-hve minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, August g.
Both rivers clear this morning.
Temperature.
Midnight, 20; 2 am. IL am, II; q
am, 6S; am. q; 10 am, "a: II noon.
z: pm. IS: 4 pm. rs; 9 pm, Is; pm,
Is; 10 pm, IS. Maximum, IS. Minimum,
Relative Humidity.
Eight am. IS; 8 pm. 95. Rainfall "a
pm. to PM, O52. Hours of sunshine,
SO: Per cent of possible sunshine, "a.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi.
mum, IS; minimum, r.
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1nterment of Capt. Crofton.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WILMINGTON. Del. August 3.-The
body OF Capt. William NJ. Crofton. U.S.A.,
great-nephew of the late Admiral 8. F.
Dupont, Will arrive here tomorrow from
the Philippines. where ne died of sunstroke.
Interment will be made during the day
in st. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
cemetery.
Capt. Crofton was thrty-seven years OF
age and the son of Col. r. f. Crofton of
the regular army. He had the distinction
of being the first officer in charge of a
battalion to land in Cuba on a reconnoi.
tering tour.
He is survived by his wife, who was Miss
Emily LeBarbara of New Rochelle ~ Y.
and a son, aged ten years.
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MR.. SHAW'S NEW HOME.
Buys Residence on Connecticut Avenue
at Cost Of $15,5OO.

Edgar D. Shaw, managing editor of the
Washington Times, has purchased from
Clarke Waggaman the residence at 26O2
Connecticut avenue for $155OO, and will
occupy 1t as his home. The house is a.
handsome brick. containing twelve rooms
and having an English basement. The lot
is "a 1-3 feet by 20 feet.
This is one of three new houses recently
built on the west side of Connecticut ave-
nue. Just beyond the new bridge across
ROCK creek. which is regarded as one of
the most rapidly growing sections of the
District and is said to be attracting the
attention of many home seekers.
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Developing Southern Iron.

AUGUSTA. Ga, August "a number Of
French and Swiss capitalists have organ
ized company, capitalized at $4,000. 600
Tor the development of iron in this section
or Georgia and South Carolina.
improvements on the Augusta canal
alnouhtlng TO several million dollars will be
asked for before the council Monday nieht
Inc request. 1t is believed, will be granted.
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Woodmen to Have Field Dav

The Woodmen are planning to have big
day at Chesapeake Beach tomorrow and
are anticipating large attendance. There
will be rowing, fishing, swimming and dane
ing galore, besides numerous athletic events
for prizes which have been provided. in.
Guiding ladies' egg and spoon race. needle
and thread race for couples foot races for
all sexes and ages, tub races for both mon
and boys, pie eating contest, ETC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-04

Struct1On In the United states. Inc cOst
will be almost s6,O0O,OO0, Of which 600
represents the cost of building the four
and-a-half-mile terminal line and ap-
proaches to Baltimore city proper In the
vicinity of Westport. The line to Washing
ton will be double tracked and forty-one
miles long and will pass through the I'M
developed territory east of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. 1t will cross country roads
by overhead or under-grade crossings. the
cost of several Of these running as high as
$4,000 to $4,000 each. There will be only
five open bridges along the line, and they
will span the Popes creek yiaduct, the Big
and Gwynns Falls. The highway crossings
will be solid floor abutments-that is. con-
crete structures filled in and the tracks
laid on ties with stone ballast. This type
Of crossing Is new in this section of the
country the trestle usually being employed,
and this will greatly lessen the danger OF
accidents. In addition there will be no
steam railroad grade crossings, the electric
line going either over or under the tracks
OF the steam roads.
Maximum Curvature.
The maximum curvature Of the main line
will be one degree and the maximum grade
per cent. The road is perfect air line
for five miles north Of Odenton and for four
miles south from the Little Patuxent. 1t
will have in effect a clear line from Balti-
more to Washington, double-tracked the
trains to make higher speed than is pos
sible on any other interurban line in the
country.
In order to avoid grade crossings in the
southern end of this city. engineering work
of the most costly character has been nee
essary. After leaving Scott street there is
a big FILL and massive masonry incline
had to be built to enable the line to cross
the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. After
crossing the Baltimore and Ohio the line
Is elevated until 1t reaches Westport where
the line passes over the Tidewater branch
of the Western Maryland railroad at a
viaducts one of which is 800 feet long and
the other 1.25O feet. At Westport also it
was found necessary to make cut nearly
forty feet deep and the tunnel for nearly
800 feet from the east side Of Kelly's Park
to Hallin's ferry road.
The equipment of the road will be in
keeping with the construction, the cars.
both passenger and freight being of the
most modern type. The line will be
operated on a fifteen minute schedule from
either end. There will be express and
local trains and an excellent freight service
provided The passenger coaches Will be OF
handsome design and will be equipped with
four motors Of 125-horsepower each, and
will be capable Of making seventy-five miles
an hour The express cars will not stop
at way stations and will make the run from
the heart of the business section In this
city to the Treasury Department In Wash
!ngton in seventy-tWo minutes. The block
signal system will be used In the operation
of the road and every other known device
to safeguard the patrons of the road. The
road will also provide a splendid way sta
ton service. The plans have been so made
that should occasion demand the line will
be able to operate trains every five minutes
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American shipbuilding Anniversary

BATH Me-, August 3.1rhe cruiser Olym-
pia and the monitors Arkansas. Nevada
and Florida, which will take part in the
celebration next week of the 3OOth ami
Versary of the beginning of American
shlpbulding, were anchored off Seguin
early today. During the forenoon a fog
set in so thickly that it was not considered
safe to come UP the Kennebec river before
tonight or tomorrow. The vessels will re-.
main throughout the week.
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National University Alumni Outing.

More than two hundred of the alumni and
their friends of the National University
visited Marshall Hall yesterday afternoon,
the outing being under the auspices of the
Sigma M Phi fraternity. The object of
the excursion was to assemble for good
time the friends of the university The
members of the party talked over old times
and recalled university scenes. The enter
tainment committee. which had general
charge of the outing, was composed of w.
S. Graham. John Waldron and NJ Red
wood. No formal program was followed.
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from both ends. The rolling stock is ready
for delivery.
The line will enter Washington from
Chesapeake Junction. and the cars will run
over the tracks Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company from that point to
the Treasury. The power for operating the
road will come from the power house at
Hyattsville, and the yards and repair shops
will be located at Naval Academy Junction,
which is located about mile and half
east Of Odenton.
Private Right Of Way.
The line enters Baltimore from Westport
across a private right of way to Scott street
at Stockholm, a short distance from the
Baltimore and Ohio tracks. It then follows
Scott street to McHenry, to Portland, to
Greene to Lombard, to Liberty and Marion
streets, where the terminal station is In
course Of construction. This station will
be two-story structure Of q very ornate
type. The basement will be used as
freight depot, the first floor as a ticket Of
the general offices will be located.
The entire system to be operated by the
BishopSherwin syndicate comprises the
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis cleo
tHic railway, forty-one miles long, between
Washington and Baltimore; the Annapolis,
Baltimore and Washington railroad, twenty
one miles long, now operated as steam
line between Naval Academy Junction and
version to an electric line, and the Wash
ington, Berwyn and Laurel railway, nine
miles long, in operation between Laurel and
Washington. The system, when in complete
operation in November win, therefore,
serve about 100000 persons residing in
Washington. Baltimore and Annapolis.
The officers of the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis electric railway system are:
President, George T. Bishop; vice president,
John Sherwin; secretary and treasurer,
Charles F. Gladfelter; second vice presi-
dent and general manager, ]. N. Shanahan.
President Bishopsis one OF the best-known
men in the country in the interurban rail-
way field. He headed a syndicate which
built a number Of such lines around C.eve-
land, Ohio, and he also built the line be-
tween Fort Worth and Dallas, Tex, one of
the most successful and best-paying inter-
urban lines in the country. He took up the
Washington Baltimore proposition because
he believed that despite the fact that these
two cities have probably the best commune
cation by steam railroads of any two cities
in the country, there is still field for ad-
ditional traffic, which can be developed by
the electric railway
The Roberts and Abbott Company of
Cleveland, Ohio, are the engineers in charge
Of the construction of the road; Arnold &
Welles, also of Cleveland, are contractors
for masonry work, and the Fidelity Con-
structiOn Company of Detroit, Mich did
the grading work and is now engaged in
laying tracks and erecting trolley poles.
]. M. D.
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PIoIEER REPUBLICAN DEAD.
Passing Of Marcus NJ. Cass at Wat.
kins, N. Y.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WATKINS. N. Y. ADJUST 3.-Marcus NJ
Cass died today at his home in Watkins
aged eighty-three years. He was a repub.
lican from the foundation OF the party, a
delegate to the Baltimore convention which
nominated Lincoln for the presidency, and
for a while republican state committeeman
from this district.
He was the oldest citizen of Watkins In
years of continuous residence. and brother.
in-law of DR.. Samuel Watkins, founder OF
the village. He leaves wife and seven
children.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

J. o. o. F. FRIENDSHIP LODGE, NO. 12.-
Brothers viii meet at the lodge room at 1870
tend the funeral Of Bro. Edward Brown. from
his late residence at 1924 Goth st. NV
WM. II. SELLARS. Noble Grand.
THEO. T. BROWN.
Recording
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WARNING TO PARENTS

WARNING To PARENTS
Inc Milk Conference appointed by fba
district Commissioners. In view n, a..
Many DANGERS OF R.yU
lik. has recommended the Llme.
i'1s'eurizins OF all raw milk by bringing
II TO the boiling poiut, then wi,hd-aw
cool and Keep cold until used.
The Conference has thereby ,pdorsa,
the advice given by this Society f,r
number VI years to
SCALD ALL MILK
for children
Parents are particularly warned sr,I,s,
'he erroneous opinion held by some HAT
pasteurizing affects either the diycsti-
biiity or tie nntritive value OF the min
Ur that as a rule It will produce any
Lad effects whatsoever.
SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION
OF SICKNESS.
Z. BERLINER. Secretary.
1e9.Su-tf,4s
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against him and convince the court that he
made the handbooks. as charged. the prose-
cutting officers will get an idea of how Judge
Mills would probably treat the other de-
PENDANTS had they been given speedy trials.
Last Hope Gone.
'They must mean business sure enough"
was whispered about among the gamblers
last night after it became known that
headquarters men had taken an active
part in the crusade.
1t is said that some Of the reputed hand
book men and their sympathizers were
greatly astonished when they learned of
the arrest. Rumor has it that manv of
the men who were suspected a short time
ago OF having made handbooks have
changed their places of business and arc
showing signs Of following some o,ber
calling. The crusade that has been
waged against the handbooks is SHOWING
its results in many ways. Not only has #
driven a number of gamblers out of bust
ness, but 1t has also driven much cash
into the pockets of mothers and wives of
some of the patrons, who are no longer
able to find hackers.
only yesterday" remarked man famil-
lar In sporting circles, Il saw a former
hanopook man under circumstances which
made his case appear almost sad. He is
a man who dresses well and who always
spent his money literally while business
was good. He was in the habit of taking
his friends into expensive restaurants, Or
dering the biggest steaks with trimmings
and liquid refreshments to go with them,
but yesterday 1 saw him going off to him
self and eating in a dairy lunch room.
The change was not so good for him, but
l imagine it was far better for some women
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09

have been here and taken all our grain
and the COW. begged them to leave the
COW that We might have the milk and
butter and cheese to keep us from starv-
ing. But they laughed at me as they
drove her away. They came into the
house and robbed the cupboard of every
morsel of food They ransacked the
chest and found the piece of new cloth
had laid away and which / was going TO
make into a new coat for you. They
even took the skin of new wine l was SO
proud of having made for the winter, the
wine made from the. wild grapes you
spent so many early mornings gathering
for me. Now, dear lad, all we have is
the flock of sheep. Had you not taken
them away out OF sight of the house they
would have been stolen, too. Oh!|Woe 10
mel" And the old woman fell to weeping
more bitterly than before.
Danny's heart was heavy, very heavy,
and he hesitated about telling his grand
mother of the loss of the sheep, what
would become of them now7 Not bite
of food in the house, the granary empty,
the COW gone and the flock OF sheep
driven awayl
"We'll have to drive a sheep to the VII
lage and sell it for enough to buy a
bushel of oaten flour at the miller's,"
said Granny Groo, rising feebly from her
seat on the door sill and bravely drying
her aged and tender eyes. Wen not
eat till we've done this, lad. While put
on my shawl and get my STAFF you run
and drive from the flock one of the fat
test sheep. It's a good five leagues to
the village, SO we'll have to hurry for the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
BY HELENA DAVIS.

There was terrible commotion among
the inhabitants Of Hareville. The March
lions and the March lambs and lambkins
could hear it from their respective
abodes, the lions from the deep wood In
the heart of the forest and the lambs
and lambkins from their delightful valley
protected from the winds and storms by
a range Of purple mountains.
When the noise reached the ears Of the
lions they came from their lair to prick
up listening ears and to put scenting
noses to earth. The lambs and lambkins,
hearing the terrible commotion from the
domain of their neighbors, gathered to-
gether to hold council. What can 1t
beT'> asked one of the older lambs of the
flock "There Is some sort of trouble In
Hareville," answered another lamb, one
Of the favorites of the flock. And all the
lambkins sat up "Baa, baa, baa," with
all their pretty might.
The lions in their lair heard the lamb
kins, and their pitifu bleatings caused
the lion cubs to begin roaring. These
noises of wood and valley, added to that
coming from Hareville, where the March
hares dwelt, made the whole countryside
tremble like an earthquake.
'T'll 60 and ascertain the trouble" ven
tured one old Papa lion. "It seems our
friends, the lambs and lambkins, are ex-
cited over 1t as well as ourselves, If one
is TO judge by their bleatings." ."Ill bear
you company" spoke out a fine young
lion. haif grown and very strong.
The two lions set out toward Hareville,
stopping en- route in the valley to hold
council with the lambs. The lambs, see
ing them coming-and being on the
friendliest terms-advanced in a body to
meet them. What can be the matter
with our neighbors, the March Hares?"
called out the lions to the lambs as soon
as they came within speaking distance.
1--WE are quite unable to explain,
friends" answered the lambs. "We're
quite worked up over the terrible noises
from their quarter"
eve are Off to ascertain the trouble