Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
Legislature to Investigate.


this state.
Legislature to Investigate.
The break in the department Of agricul-
ture, whereby Commissioner G. w. Koiner
and his late clera. now sacretary-treasurer
of the board E. B. Chesterman, have drift
ed apart. is widening. Mr.. Koiner has
made statement in connection with the
affair." in which he says that he Intended to
dismiss the clerk for various reasons. and
that Chesterman got wind OF it and the
board proceeded to ''reOrganiZe" and to put
almost large as those of Mr.. Koinsr.
Mr.. Koiner says the clerk was guilty of
discourtesy to members Of his family when
certain book was missing from the de-
partment. and threat was made to send
an officer to search the house. Mr.. Ches-
terman says that this is mistake, that
an order from the president of the board
directed him to take such action as was
necessary to get the book. Mr.. koiner says
the book was never in his house. The dis
pute is one which is attracting great dead
of attention. and it is believed that when
the general assembly convenes the question
will be investigated. The commissioner Is
elected by the people of the state, the men,
bers of the board are appointed by the
governor, and on the board are three re-
publicans, and by the aid of the votes Of
these members the Reorganization" was
made possible.
Athlet1cS.
big Bill" Otey Of the Norfolk team has
been sold to the Pittsburg team and will
leave the state at the end of the season
here. He was wanted by the Washington
club, but the Pittsburg manager wired the
price, $500. and secured the pitcher.
Pitcher Revelle of the Portsmouth team
Is to be traded to the Richmond club for
Pitchers Cassidy and Carter and a cash
Ill fo
the best men in the league. He has the
state record Of thirteen strike-outs in q
single game.
Umpire Handiboe. who came here from
Washington, and who has been working
for several weeks. has been released by
Secretary Gregory. So has Umpire Miller
who came here from Washington. Miller
got in bad at the start and did not improve
while Handiboe's work was the cause of
many disputes and protests.
With just four weeks more Of play in the
Virginia league there are possibilities Of all
sorts of change in the club standings
The leading club Is $50 points ahead Of the
tail-enders. so that dozen games would
reverse the order In which the clubs now
stand. There Is talk of this city breaking
into a stronger league another year, but 1t
is doubtful If this Is done. Richmond is
supporting the league and her club is in
ff.h position.
: Notes.
President stevens OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio denies that the company will resume
the mountaineering of the line between this
city and Newport News for the present
Thirty-flve miles have been doubled and for
ty-five are yet to be completed
The striking telegraph operators are to
have big barbecue and picnic at the fair
grounds the coming week. The men are in
excellent spirits and are confident of win
ming.
T. N. Harris of New Kent county, clerk
of the courts. was arrested at the Main
street station day two ago. He had a
satchel on which there was Chesapeake
and Ohio check and the agent of the COM
pany thought the man had "pinched" the
satchel. The satchel was borrowed from
the agent at a station and he had failed to
take off the check when he got 1t. Harris
was released and the satchel kept. Harris
will bring suit against the Chesap eake and
Ohio for damages.
Judge Witt of the corporation court has
nine pawnshops in the city. He says that
these are enough. and the police are of the
same opinion.
The police are looking for o. c. Schofied
a printer. who bought gold watch on the
installment plan, pawned the timepiece and
then reported that it had been stolen. An
investigation was made and the ticket was
found to have been sold. Schofield Is
thought to have gone to Washington. Maj.
Sylvester has been asked to locate him.
1t has been clearly established that bids
for supplies to the City Home submitted by
coal and wood dealers have been tempered
with. The council now has committee
trying to ascertain just who did the trick.