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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-08
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE.
Comments Thereon Inspired by Bos-
ton Building.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript
The Jub-jub Building-so called by rea-
son of the gilded fowl that bewilders the
upward-gazng spectator at the corner OF
Boylston and Berkeley streets-still causes
controversy to rage and seethe. Some say
It's hideous. Others to tease the con-
sentative, assert that 1t expresses the
American spirit and that hereafter all our
new buildings will exemplify the jub-jub
in architecture.
In order to show that this isn't so, and
can't be. you have only to remember that
in all the days of history haven't
evolved an American style OF architecture.
But that consideration isn't enough to
head Off jub-jubs definitely. You must
show why We haven't a national style
and why we can't have. 1 trace our pre-
dicament to the railroad and the steam
ship, and while normally one might hest
tate to bring so horrid an indictment
against them. the Hartman exploit and
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse Incident
give one free hand.
Now, before the railroads came each
city used mostly the building materials
that were convenient because near. The
clay country had brick. the forest coun-
try had wood the quarry country had
very many. And each neighborhood
learned the sort of building art that suited
its resources. 1t stuck to that art and
perfected it. And it Travelled SO little
that the architectural performances OF
other regions had comparatively small
influence upon local taste. To be sure.
great waves of enthusiasm would at in
tervals overlap national frontiers, till all
Europe would go in for Gothic or Re-
nalssance. but each country developed its
own Gothic, each country its own Re
naissance. And meanwhile whatever men
built had a more or less reasonable adap-
tation to climate
Alas for us Americana We have all eli
mates by turns and therefore climate
at all. The railroads came so early In our
history that every community had every
conceivable sort of building material at
its disposal And, thanks to the steam
ship, and our architects study styles
of construction and ornament in hum
dred countries at once Result: General
irrationality, incoherent eclecticism, no
national architecture. and finally, for our
sins. the jub-jub bird And the jub- Jub
bird isn't national. for-temperamentally
and artistically-we aren't a nation. What
with Celt. Latin, Saxon. Slav and Semitic.
we're still an ethnic midway. Our pris-
matte architecture at least represents that
phase of us, and it can't do more-nor
worse
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TENNIS CHAMPION
NOT TO RETIRE

LONDON, January S.-Not a little COM
motion was created recently In lawn ten
mis- circles by the statement that England s
champion. H. L. Doherty. was about to re-
tire, as in that event 1t was felt that Eng
land would stand a poor chance against
America and Australasia in competition for
the Davis cup. The report. however, is un-
true. Mr.. Doherty Is not to retire.
A New York Herald correspondent met
him yesterday at a meeting of the Eng
land Club, and he smilingly said:
lone can't say what may happen between
now and the championship meeting. but
unless something unforeseen occurs 1 will
certainly play. I shall start the season at
Monte Carlo and suppose go through my
usual round of the course. As I am get
not this season."
Another member of the club said that he
heard Mr.. Doherty make a laughing re-
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MANY CHANGES IN
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January S.-There Is
going to be a big change in nearly all
the American Association clubs next sum-
mer. MANY warriors who toiled on the A.
A. diamonds in 1906 will be found else
where, some in the majors. but most of
them back in the minor minors.
Billy Nance is one Toledo player who
has found company of this Speed too fast
for him. Bill has grown heavy, and. with
the taking on of the extra weight has
lost much of his former speed. He may
strike lob in the Southern or Western
League. Armour won't have any diff
Guilty getting waivers on him.
In Indianapolis Charley Carr will prob
ably play Otto Williams at second base.
This is Williams regular position, and If
the Hoosier leader can land the man he
is after for the short field Otto will take
Marcans place.
Tebeau will give Suter Sullivan a per-
manent job on first. and will send Orville
Woodruff to the outfield He wants Harry
Clark for his third corner but he will have
his troubles getting him. as Joe Cantillon
won't stand for that game, and will block 1t.
In st. Paul Ed. Aschenbach will give
Phil Geer a steady job. Last year Phil
daily regularity. One day he was playing
short and the next in the outer works.
While this didn't hurt his batting any, 1t
played hob with his fielding, and he was
sition.
Rockenfield won't be back. but Starr,
from st. Louis. will probably hold down
the shortstop situation. Starr went up
from Youngstown. and. while his fielding
was fair. his sticking was not heavy enough
to guarantee him a place
There is some question about Eddie
Wheeler. Eddie has strong stand-in
with George Lennon of the Saints, as he
works a foorwalker's lob in the owner s
store in the winter. and is considered his
best man.
Wheeler would like to play on the
coast. but has an offer to manage the
Winnipeg club of the Northern League.
Unless Lennon can land a major league
infielder for Wheeler's job, Eddie will be
found patrolling that beat again next sum-
mer.
Harry Cassaday will not sojourn in Kan
sas City. Tebeau. who will look after this
club personally. is planning to send the
outfielder to Louisville in trade for Dan
Kerwin. 1t would be good move, as the
Kansas City fans are sore on Cassaday,
while the Kentuckians haven't much use for
Sir Daniel.
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FILING BANKRUPTCY CLAIM.
Important Decision by the Supreme
Court

In deciding the case of circuit VS.. Green,
the Supreme Court Of the United States yes
terday passed upon the much disputed point
whether a claim In bankruptcy can be filed
after the affairs of the bankrupt have been
adjudicated for a year. holding that they
could be. The suit originated in the north
ern judicial district of New York and arose
in connection with the bankruptcy proceed
ings In the case of ingalls, Brothers. Claims
for over $1,000 were filed more than twelve
months after the settlement of the case
and other creditors Directing to their al
lowance the matter was taken into court
The district court authorized the fling. but
the circuit court of appeals reversed that
order and directed that the claims should
not be received. The opinion of the Su-
preme Court was delivered by Justice Peck
ham and was in conformity with the de-
cision of the district, court, with the modi-
fcation that an referee cannot extend his
own claim.
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BALLOONS" RUIN OYSTER BEDS.
Coast Of Brittany Troubled by Inva-
sion of Algae From the Deep Sea.

FROM the New York Sun.
new enemy of the oyster has invaded
the beds about Morbihan. on the south
coast Of Brittany, and is giving the oysser
growers no end Of trouble. 1t is a sea
plant one of the algae. known to science as
Colpomenia sinosa. which is little more
than microscopic in Its native waters. 1t
has long been known In the vegetable life
of the cooler parts of the Atlantic ocean,
but has never before been detected along
the Breton coast.
1t is conjectured that some specimens OF
the plant became attached to the bottom OF
some vessel and were thus carried close to
the shore, where they became detached and
started to develop In surprising way
The warmth along shore and the Shiny and
nutritious character of the water in the
Gulf of Morbihan not only caused q rapid
spread OF the plant. but has also caused it
to Increase greatly In size.
1t consists mainly Of capsules formed OF
greenish brown membrane. These when
first formed are extremely small but In time
grow to the size of a hens egg They are
at first filled with water. but when the tide
sinks they empty themselves and at once
begin to suck In air until they are tensely
inflated, Justifying the name of balloons
which the oystermen give them.
Now. when the tide rises again they not
only float themselves, but they drag from
their muddy resting place the oysters to
which they have attached themselves. Some
of the oysters are carried out to sea with
the ebb. Others are piled on top of each
other. All are rendered useless. The loss
is serious.
The only remedy that seems to have done
any good so far is sweeping the oyster
beds vigorously at low water with bundles
of thorny brooms These burst and tear
the balloons SO that they cannot float and
they die before the tide turns again.
This plan. however. is expensive and It
in no way strikes at the root of the trou-
ble The Paris Academy of Science is in
vestigating the matter in the hope of find
ing a remedy. winter of great severity
might kill of the plague.
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CAPTAIN SWIFT REPORTS.
The Connecticut Made a Fine Run
Down the Coast.

Capt. Swift, commanding the battleship
Connecticut. reported at the Navy Depart
ment yesterday, his ship having arrived in
Hampton roads Tuesday evening from
Newport. He says that the big ship made
splendid run down the coast, under
twelve boilers. without mishap and in
smooth water. The exact figures of the
speed trial, following the new policy adopt
ed by the Navy Department, are withheld
from publication The next trial will be
under forced draught some time in the near
future. The Connecticut will sail today
from Hampton roads for Culebra, a small
naval island off the coast of Porto Rico,
and after about a fortnight spent in ''shak-
ing down" will join the Atlantic fleet, which
by February will be at Guantanamo,
Cuba.
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BIRMINGHAM SELECTED.
Close Race With Columbia for tn
New Subtreasury.

Birmingham, Ala, was selected as the
location for a new subtreasury by a eau
Gus of southern senators and representa-
tives at the Capitol late yesterday after
noon. Columbia, S. c., and Birmingham
were the only cities voted upon at the final
ballot, and the Alabama city won by a
vote Of II to IS.
The Georgia delegation insisted that the
caucus was not called with any author
ity, as Secretary Shaw had no right to
refer the location of the subtreasury to a
caucus Representative Livingston and
other Georgia members also said Secretary
Shaw has assured them that South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Alabama were the only
states which would have voice in the
location of the new branch Of the treas
ury, and before withdrawing from the
caucus declared very holly that assur-
ances given them by the Secretary of the
Treasury had been violated by extending
a vote to Tennessee and Florida.
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BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

blood was spilled. as wiser heads of the
league were present and talked in a rational
manner to both of the men, whereupon Mr..
Murphy acknowledged that his schedule
submitted to Johnson was in no way Of
fetal and that it would not be considered,
and Mr.. Johnson thereupon agreed to ap-
point schedule committee representing the
American League to meet similar commit
tee from the National League.
For the first time In the history Of the
American League a club owner OF the Ma
tional League will be on this committee.
He Is none other than the president of the
Cincinnati base ball club and chairman Of
the national commission. August Hermann.
Mr.. johnson appointed himself as chairman
of the committee, John E. Bruce as one
member. and. having no other American
League representative present. decided that
Mr.. Hermann would look after lie welfare
of the league in an able manner, and ap-
pointed him. The National League commit
tee consists of Charles w. Ebbets, Charles
w. Murphy of Chicago and Barney Dreyfus
of Pitfsburg
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o'Brien-Burns Fight Pictures.

Encouraged by the success that attended
the production of the O'Brien-Burns fight
films at Madison Square Garden. New York
the promoters are sanguine that the local
engagement, which opens at Masonic Tenn
pie this afternoon for three days. will be
equally successful. 1t is claimed by those
who have seen the pictures that they are
unusually bright and show every move
ment of the men during the entire busy
rounds with striking fidelity.
One of the most interesting figures In the
bout is that of Champion Jim Jeffries, the
referee. who stalks through the contest like
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Columbia Golfers Elect Officers.

A meeting of the Columbia Golf Club was
held last night at the Raleigh Hotel. After
the reading of the reports for the year.
A. S. Mattingly, NJ. E. Danforth and H. V.
Sanford were appointed to the board OF
directors. the two first named being re-
elected. Following this election the board
met and appointed the officers for the en-
suing year as follows: ]. E. Wilkie, presi-
dent. reelected; ]. VIM. Mckinley. vice
president; Benjamin Woodruff. secretary,
reelected: Maurice Joyce, treasurer. Mr..
VIM. Mckinley was appointed delegate
from the club to attend the United States
Golf Association which meets In Chicago
next week
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the race. wa, suspended for the balance Of

the race. was suspended for the balance Of
the season for his poor horsemanhip.
Jockey Bedell was reinstated by the stew
ards of the Crescent City Jockey Club Sew
+eral weeks ago he was suspended Indefinite
ly by the officials for his poor horseman-
ship on ]. w. O'Neill. After an extended In
vestigation the stewards decided to give Be-
dell the benefit of all doubts and notified
him that he could accept mounts In the
future.
simultaneously with this order of rein
statement. J. w. Fuller the employer of
Bedell. announced that Bedell would not
ride his horses in the future He offered no
reason for his action. He thought well
enough of Bedell last spring to put him
upon his mare Tokalon in the important
Brooklyn handicap. On that occasion the
jockey showed none of the "incompetency
that he Is now charged with.
The wet, warm weather here has started
an epidemic Of coughing among the horses
Many are i'll with colds and pneumonia G.
E. Rowe lost fine two-year-old by Wools-
George Berkle bought from James Nc
Laughlin the fast f1lly Soprano. Terms pri-
vate.
The Summaries.
First rsee7Three- year Odds, six furlongs: Capt
(seder,. 8 to l. third. Time; I.1o,s. Psxton
H. ayer Ens sna nsse
Second and
won; subador. l4s tRusselb, to i, second: Molo
b.. 1877 (Reeder). 80 to l. third. Time. i.35M.
Harlequin also
Third race-Three furlongs. Blue Lee. 11s a..
Hennesseyl. IL to g. won; Hazel NJ, IFS (Walker).
to 1. second; Rebel Queen. lis (NicoD, to l..
third. Time. 0.36Aas. Capucine. Winola, Queen
Metba. Flyon. Toro. Rose DAILY, Water Cooler
Allison. No Engine Florence Bell and Lbertyville
also ran.
Fourth race-Four- year-olds and upward. one
and One-sixteenth miles. Devout, Iii tNicoD 2
to l. won; Foreigner. 107 tAustin), to /, second
KleinwOoi 10 1Mountaiu) 6 to l. third Time
1.502S. FOnsoluca, MFR. Jack and Eular also
Fifth race-Three- year Odds and upward, five and
half furlongs DargIp. f13 (Austin). to 5.
won: Athlete. log q. Hennessey). to 5. second;
Gentian, 1OS u. Lee, ID to g. third Time,
1.094s. Floating Consort, EVE Greene, Black
Pat, Arguer and Three Crowns also ran.
Sixth race-Declared of.
Seventh race-Three- year-ods. seven furlongs
Sea Salt, 1875 CIV. McIntyre) IL to l. won Agra.
los (Taylor). 40 to 1, second; John Kaufman. ITO
GOhannessent. to 8. third. Time, 1.30. Sir
vagrant. Lady Vimont, Grandita. SOlly NJ, Fire
Alarm and Anna Ruskin also ran.
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To Curb Billboard Nuisance.

from Leslie WeekV
TAX the bill-boards out of existence"
is the slogan of the American Civic As
ISOLATION. Clinton Rogers Woodruff. the
secretary of the association. even goes so
far as to declare in favor of a boycott of
all firms who use that style OF advertising.
believing II the most effective method yet
proposed, and Tacoma Improvement
club has already taken steps to secure
such action on the part of its members.
This is a more drastic measure of reform
than that which merely proposes a tax
upon bill-boards. for its general adoption
would result in raz!ng every one OF these
advertising eyesorss.
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Navy Yard Wages Increased.

Secretary Metcalf has yielded to the de-
mand of the employees of the various navy
yards, and beginning January 1 OF the
present year a new schedule went into
effect All yards will get the benefit of
the increase, but not all the employees. The
salaries of the clerical force will remain
as they are The increase to the mechanics
and others will be on the basis of the
wages paid for similar work In the vicinity
of each particular yard. In some instances
men engaged on certain classes of work
already are paid such wages, and they ac-
cordingly will not be affected by the new
scale.
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Farmers Bank in Philippines.

Representative Cooper of Wisconsin has
INTRODUCED bill for the establishment OF
an agricultural bank in the Philippines SIM
liar to the bank established in Egypt under
British control. The bill will be discussed
by the House committee>o on insular affairs
tomorrow, when former Gov. Ide and other
men familiar with the situation in the Is
la.AA Will anpear before the committee.
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STANDING WITHDREW
FROM TENNIS TOURNEY

NEW YORK, January S-A favorite went
down to defeat in the opening match of the
invitation court tennis tournament at the
Racquet and Tennis Club yesterday when
George Standing of the home club lost to
Frank Forester. the Georgian court entrant.
The match came to an abrupt ending in the
decisive set when Standing withdrew be-
cause of an injury. large and critical
gathering attended.
Standing, who is national racquet cham
pion, was regarded almost certain win
ner. The fact that court tennis is not his
forte did not cut much of a figure with his
local admirers who regard him as a past
master of either game. Mr.. NJ. S. Patron
was the referee and ]. Hammond the
marker.
The first set found the contestants at their
| best. Both played with easy graceful
strokes. though lacking in the force and
dash which one expects to see among pro-
fessionals. Standing won the first game af-
ter Forester had served 80 Later on the
games stood 5-3 in Standings favor, but
the Georgian court man assumed the lead
| by winning the next tire games. After the
score stood 7-all the contestants PLAYED
desperately.
At time Standing had the score 40
| love in his favor. Forester then brought
to a miss by Standing, but the second was
| well earned by a shot to the dedans. An
out or court by the local man allowed the
other to draw level. After that the score
alternated from deuce to vantage eight
times Both made a winning opening
Standing finally won the two necessary
points in sharp rallies.
Fast play on the part of Standing and fire.
quent mistakes to the net by Forester ena-
bled the local man to run the games to A.
love. At this point a water blister on
Standings right foot began to give him
| trouble and caused him to let up In his
speed. Forester took advantage Of every
opportunity. and before the other could
steady himself the Lakewood man ran off
five straight games. Standing made a tenn
porary brace and brought the score to 7-6
| in his favor. but he weakened and Forester
ran out the next two games and set.
Before starting the decisive set Standing
doctored up his foot. but succeeded in get
| ting no relief. After the games stood 81
| in Forester's favor Standing withdrew
General sympathy was expressed for the de-
| feated man.
Today Ferdinand Garvin will play John
| White. the home pro" The summary of
yesterdays match follows:
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the men when occasion demands He Is
shown to be in fine physical condition. and
the rumor that recently was sent broad
cast that he was too fat and slow to fight
again" is proven to be fa1lacious-
Before the main contest is shown pic
lures of the men in training will be given.
and they are said to be of unusual interest
Daily matinees win be given at $50. The
managers state that hundreds of ladies'
witnessed the pictures in New York and
enjoyed them fully as well and became as
enthusiastic as the men.
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Marvellous Miller's Luck.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. January Sat
Oakland yesterday the track was muddy
and Jockey W. Miller came near being kill
ed Immediately after the start Of the fifth
race He was thrown from Dorado. Several
horses passed over the rider as he lay on
the ground. but he escaped harm and walk
ed to the jockey room. The race was won
by Governor Davis. Miller had won two
races previous to the fall and came back
in the sixth race with a third winner in
Nealon.
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SON OF BLUES
WON IN THE MUD

NEW ORLEANS. January 8.-Blue Lee
proved that he is q worthy son Of Blues
by winning the two-year-old race yesterday
at the City Park track. 1t was a case Of
like father. like son." The youngster in
herted his sre's fondness for mud and beat
his opponents after hard struggle through
soil that was heavy and almost ankle deep
1t was the mud that played the i'm
portant part in the days sport. Some
idea of the nature of the soil may be
CLEANED by the action Of the horsemen
who nearly wrecked the card by withdraw
ing their horses. During the afternoon
thirty horses were scratched"
The sixth race. which originally received
a large number of entries. was utterly
ruined by the time the blue pencil in the
secretary's office erased the names Of the
Blue Lees stout little legs stood the
strain of the mud well. Although Hazel
M. had more early speed and showed him
the way to the stretch. he gradually wore
her down and won by a half length. Hazel
M. was second. four lengths before Rebel
Queen. The latter closed up a big gap.
The inner field was more like a Quag-
mire than q steeplechase course, but the
jumping jockeys were undaunted by this
bad outlook and nine rode in the steeple-
chase.
Before the two miles Of the race was
HarIeauin fen. Naran Sliowins cl @eth
stumbled over his bo1Y Fortunately, the
soft mud saved jockeys and horses from
injury.
Plea a Good Thing.
The race was won by Plea. This horse.
played for a good thing. was backed from
5 to / down to to /. After the accident to
Harlequin and Naran he took a command
ing lead and won by six lengths pulled to a
canter.
Jockey Murphy, who rode Fred Nader in
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mark some weeks ago to the effect that as
he was getting older 1t was about time he
made way for younger man, and II dare
say that Is the foundation for the report.
but seeing that he Is now really at the top
of his game, why should he retire."