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MARRIED IN BALTIMORE
Miss Elizabeth n. Campbell Be.
comes Mrs. Louis Hartir IT.

MISS Elizabeth H. Campbell and Louis
Hartlg' 1r.. both of this city, were mar
RED IN Baltimore Thursday afternoon.
Except for r. N. Menefee. an uncle of the
bride none of their relatives or friends
were taken into the secret that the young
couple intended to be married at this time.
The immediate families knew that the
young man was very devoted in his at
tentions. but they had no idea they plan
ned an early marriage
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.. and
MRS Hartig left for Atlantic City, where
they are now spending their honeymoon
They will be at home with the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F.. Camp
bell 4oS NJ street northwest, after Octo-
Der 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
Hearstites in Alabama

ATLANTA. Ga. September 14-Thomas
w. Hisgen. nominee for President: John
Temple Graves, nominee for Vice Presi-
dent on the Independence League ticket
and William Randolph Hearst, sponsor
for the party. left Atlanta TODAY for
birmingham. where a political rally will
made to Chattanooga. WA "o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
AT AT the close of the stock market the fol.
LIVING stocks had changed in price since
lowe quotations. there being no change
'n oaldnce or the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, 1917.
american Beet Sugar Co.. 1871.
Ainerican Car and Foundry, 39k.
american Ice Securities. 2S.
american Locomotive, 49,.
american Smelling, 92h.
american Sugar, 1917
Atchison, Top. and s. Fe.. MD o.
Baltimore and Ohio 100
Canadian Pacific 173A
Central Leather, PIN.
Chesapeake and Ohio, 43h.
Chicago & n. W., 1921.
Colorado Fuel & Iron, 35E
Colorado Southern. 37h.
Consolidated Gas 1514s.
delaware & Hudson, 174L
Renver Il Rio Grande, 2Sh
Erie, I'd pfd., 3d.
General Electric. 145.
Treat Northern Ore. g.
Ilunols Central, 144E
Kansas City Southern, pfd., 81.
missouri, Kansas & Texas, com. 36h.
National Lead 49,
New York Central 1O6M
Norfolk and Western, 75b.
Northern Pacific, 142I.
pennsylvania r. R., PAN
railway Steel Spring Co, 36b.
Reading, 1856
Republic Iron & Steel. MID s1h
Rock Island. COM, 1917.
Rock Island. pfd, 80.
Sloss-Sheffield Steel, GA.
Southern Pacific. lO9I1.
Southern Railway, 22N.
Southern Railway, pfd., 52h.
Tennessee Copper 39A.
Union Pacific. 1861.
Union Pacific pfd, 81.
Z. S. Steel AZ.
I. S. Steel. pfd. 1l6A.
Utah Copper. 49,
Va Car Chem. Com, 29A.
Western Union, 61k.
Wisconsin Central. 2SL.
BONDS
B. r. T. As. 1914.
Interborough Met. AVS, 69h.
Rock Island As. 67ss.
Union Conver As. 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
Chairman Hitchcock Busv.

CHICAGO, September 14.-Chairman
Hitchcock of the republican national COM
mittee and members of his STAFF arrived
In this city today. Mr.. Hitchcock imme-
diately began work on matters which
nave accumulated at the western head
quarters during his absence in the east
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
Visitors in the Citv.

The following visitors to WASHINGTON
registered at The Star office today:
Edward W. Roth. New York city.
James D. Fenstermacher and Charles
N. Schock. Hamburg. Pa.
George A. Geisel and H. r. Royston,
Johnstown, Pa.
John F. Daniel and Miss Nigh Daniel.
Catlettsburg, Ky.
Harry s. Lassalle, Atlanta, Ga.
T. Christ. Dayton, Ky.
0. E. Hogan and wife. Damson, Pa.
Edward E. OBrien and Della E. O'Rrien
Lowell, Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
Father Seeking Son.

The local police received a telephone
message last night from Lawrence F.
kries of 400 North Patterson Park ave-
nue., Baltimore, Nd. asking that his six
teen-year-old son, Lawrence F. Kries. If.
be apprehended as a fugitive from his
parents. The boy, who Is said to have
been in the company of a man TWENTY
one years of age of the same city, is de-
scribed as being about five feet tall and
weighing about 135 pounds. He ware a
brown suit, soft hat and old shoes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
Eight-Foot Shark CAPTURED.

NEW LONDON. Conn.,. September IL
An eight-foot shark. weighing 1000
pounds. was captured by Capt Nathaniel
Aeeney while fishing for sea bass from
l power launch off Race Rock. Can't.
Aeeney and two companions played the
shark for nearly two hours before 1t was
brought alongside, knocked on the head
md hauled aboard. The shark was of the
nan-eating sort.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md. September 14.-wHEAT-
Firmer; spot contract. ssaas9N; spot No: 2 red
western. d01ha1;0lh September. S9taasN: Dc
tober. 1.OOka1 .O0h: December, 1.021aa1 O2s4
steamer No. 2 red. 5s&as7: receipts. 80 81 bush.
els: exports, $1,000 bushels; southern by sample,
S5a96: southern grade. 0611a9911
CORN-Dull: year 6eN: January. 69%: re-
ceipts 3 $40 bushels: southern white corn. 7sas1.
Sassy: No. 2 mixed. 51ha52; receipts. s645
bushels.
RYE-Firmer: No. 2 western domestic. soasl :;
receipts, 2s.32l bushels.
HAY-Dull: No: timothy, l3.ooa14.0o: No.
clover mixed. II O0al1.oO.
GRAIN FREIGHTSQuiet; steamer to Liver
pool. per bushel, IND September: Cork for or
ders, per quarter, D Sd September.
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Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL. September 14-Closins:
Fheat-Spot. firm: No. red western
inter. Is I'd: No. 1 California, Is lid:
utures steady September. Is I'd; De-
ember. IS 71sd.
Corn-Spot. steady; American mixed.
51ad: futures. steady; September. IS
lSsd: October, IS Cd
Flour-Winter patents. quiet, 2Ss Cd
Hops-At London Pacific coasD,
teady. f1 1Osa So 5s.
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But Not Now

From the Yonkers Statesman
First humorist Didn't your wife used
to help you with your Jokes?
at them. w '"ue"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
Golfthalmia.
From Throne and Country.

from Throne and Country.
Golfthalmia is poisonous and insidious
bacteria. which. in my dreams, under the
powerful lens of my heated imagination
assumes the shape of something between
a nioiick, golfers oath and a caddie's
s sn,,n caodle's: strange. unsightly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Mergenthaler and Capital Traction to-
day were both marked "ex-dividends'' on
the board at the local stock exchange.
and both stocks accordingly showed a
drop in prices in keeping with the size
of the respective dividends.
During the past few days there has
been considerable bidding for the stock
of the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany. with the result that 1t has advanced
several points. A block of five shares was
sold for 1877 today. and further active Of
fering pushed the price up to 191. It is
pany have been particularly satisfactory
recently, and the advance in the stock
is accordingly thoroughly justified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
Final Dividend to Creditors.

The final dividend to creditors of the
National Bank Of North America, in New
York. of % per cent. together with inter-
est. was today declared by the controller
of the currency. This makes payment In
full to creditors and interest at 6 per
cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14

The Bristol Va) Gas and Electric COM
pany has just placed an order for new
generators. turbine engines, condensera.
etc to the value OF $4,000.
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Mergenthaler, without the dividend.
sold for 2O4s and 2O5.

Because of the impossibility of securing
transfers OF the stock of the Columbia
Fire Insurance Company during the pend
ing liquidation proceedings. a motion was
made to refer to the governing commit
tee of the stock exchange the question of
taking Columbia of the regular call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales;.Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-Mergen
tnaler Linotype. at 205. 10 at 2O41
Washington Loan and Trust s at ISfH
Z. 5. Trust. at 80, 2 at 9Sh.
Is at S4k. p-o
Capital Traction, at 1904
washington Rwy. and Elec. COM. 10 at 34%.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bank.
ers and brokers, Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
CURB QUOTATIONS..

Quotations furnished by f. F. Hutton 4 Co..
members New York STOCK Exchange; G. Bowie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14

| - NO~h Il
Stock Exchange al
Trade.
Anal. Copper.
Am. Beet Sugar Co
Am. Can Co.
i Am. Can Co.. pfd.
Am. Car & Fdry...
Am. c & F., pfd.
Am. Cotton Oil Co
Am. Cot. Oil Co. ,pf
Am. Ice Securities. .
Am. / Locomotive. -.
Am. Loco. pfd. 80.
Am. Smelling.
Am. Smelling. pfd. .
Am. Sugar.
Am. Sugar. pfd.
Am. Tob.. pfd. 800.
Anaconda ..........
At. Top. & s. Fe. i.
A, T. & S. F.. pfd. L.
At. Coast Line. go.
Baltimore e. Ohio
B. & O.. pfd.
Brook. Rapid Tran.
Canadian Pacific. 80.
G.. c.. c. & ST. L..
Central Leather.
Cen. Leather. pfd.
Chesa. e. Ohio.
Chi. Great Western
Chi. Mil. G. st. P.
C.. M. & ST. P, pfd.
Chicago & NV.
Col. Fuel & Iron. 90.
Col. Southern. ......
{. & H. C. & I.
Consolidated Gas.
Corn Products. 800.
Corn Products, pfd.
Delaware & Hudson
Del, Lac. & West.
Den. e Rio Grande.
Distillers' Securities
Erie, common. .....
Erie. LIST pfd. 5000.
Erie. I'd pfd. .......
General Electric. 90.
Great Nor. Ore. 80.
Great Nor. pfd. %.
Hooking Valley.
Hooking Valley, Of.
Illinois Central.
lnterboro Met. .....
Interboro Met. pfd.
International Paper.
X. c. Southern. 49,.
*. c. Southern. pfd.
Louisville & Nash.
Mackay Co. 's.......
Mackay Co.'S. pfd..
Mexican Central.
NJ. X. & T., conn.,.
NJ. K. & T., pfd.
NJ. S. P. & S. S. NJ. .
W., S. p. & S. .M.,pf .
Pacific.
Biscuit Co. .
Nat. Biscuit Co., pf. .
\ ational Lead......
y. Y. Air Brake.
Y. Y. Central. ]
Y. Y, Chi. & st. L.
\. Y. c. & S. L.. I'd .
'. Y. Ont. & w.
Norfolk & Western.
Northern Pacific. ]
'ac. hail Steam.
pennsylvania R.R.. !
topples Gas Of Chi. g.
Pressed Steel Car.
~. Steel Spring Co.
". s. S. Co., pfd.. &.
leading /
,ep. Iron & Steel.
sep. 1. & S.. pfd...
lock Island. conn.,.
lock Island, 2fd.
loss Sheffield Steel.
f: i: L. & S. F.. I'd pf.
t. Louis S. w. pfd.
outhern Pacific. L
o. Pacific. pfd. ]
outhern R........
outhern Ry.. pfd..
Copper.
OIL. st. L. & W..
=. S. L. & W.. pfd. e.
MON Pacific. /,
MON Pacific. pfd.
s. Rubber. =.
s; Rubber. pfd.. II
s. Steel. 80. !
S. Steel, pfd. 1,
-ah Copper. 4
a.-Car. Chem. Co. F.:
4. l., c. G. G.. Co..
abash .......... ]
abash. pfd. 2
estern Union. G
est. Elec. Man.
isconsin Central. 9
isconsin Cen, pfd. 4
oolen Goods. 9
oolen Goods, pfd. :,
BONDS
n. Tob. As. .....,,
n. Tob. Is.
r. 7. As. ........
ter. Met. 41ss. 6
ock Island As. q
S. Steel IS. 10
hon Conver. As. o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14

Bar silver. steady. q l3- l6d per ounce
Money. NAN per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
short bills Is 7-l6a1h per cent
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three-month bills is ~ per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14

BERLIN. September 14.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks 4OA fennigs.
The rate of discount for short bills Is
~ per cent and for three-month bills is
81 per cent.
PARIS, September A.-Closing: Three
per cent rentes, 80 francs 95 centimes for
the account.
Exchange on London, 25 francs Is cen.
times for checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-14
THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. September H.-Bar gold, Z
1Ossd.
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1n"D-OVS-s04-4-O|
H. B. Mcfarland, Philadelphia, had 90.
Addison Stillwell. Midlothian, Chicago.
who has shown up strong in practice, fin
ished with 9S. W. G. p. Fell, Philadel-
phia had OF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-03
FOR GLORY AND PRIZES
Hiqh School Cadets Have An
nuaI Competition.
SIX COMPANIES CONTEST
Judges Will Announce Winner This
Afternoon.
SECRETARY TAFT TO ATTEND
Head of War Department Will
Award Tokens of Victory-Ex-
cellent Work Yesterday.
SECRETARY TAFT TO ATTEND

Secretary Of War TAT: and tpnslie-
sioner Macfarland will present t." toEe Is
Of victory 70 the winner .! the twenty
first annual company conlretitiVr arm 81
the Washington High School Cadets. ~
National Base Ball Park this afternoon.
The occasion will he the climax al t;Ie
drill which was begun Yesterday after
noon at 3::D O'Clock. continuing nntl
dark, and will be continued this after
noon, starting at the same hour. Capt
james F. Oyster, president Of the Eoard
of education. and his colleagues ON the
board, A. T. Stuart. superintendent OF
schools and Burton r. Ross. military in
structor of the cadets. Hill assist in
awarding the individual prizes ard to-
kens of victory TO. the officers and c;lilets
OF the winning company.
In the presence of Il crowd thai flied
practically every seat in he huge grand
stands around the base nall park six Of
tn. eleven companies in the regimen,
executed military movements Of Il diff
cult nature yeste rday afternoon. They
w.re companies l.. Is. & ami j OF the
Mckinley Manual Training School. Com
pany + of the Eastern High School ard
COMPANY n of the Western High School
The companies To drill today. in the or
der in which they will appear on the field
are: Company G.. Business High School;
Company l. Central High School: tom-
pany f. Business: Company +. Central
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-03
RAINFALL PREVENTS WORK.
Digging for the Canal Falls Off in
Nav.

Thc Washington office az the istnmian
canal commission has received i, cable
gram from IN. chief engineer OF the
iSthmus giving the excavation the
canal for the month of May. as follows
The total excavation for the month WAS
=. 1os s..3 cubic yards. place measurement
against :.2Ei.G,j yards in April :; $50. 30
yards in March, and 10l1.6 .I3 cubic yards
MAY of last year. Or all increase q l.bli :
80 cubic yards over the correspond z
month Of last year. OF the May cxcava-
ton, 80. 80 cubic yards We're removed
from The canal prism. against 300 ;,5.;
cubic yards in April and 3.2ooo7G cubic
yards in March and 1882 cubic yards in
May. 1907. There were twenty-five work
ing days in May. and the average daily
output for the month was los lJ1 cubic.
yards. against 1871 "a cubic yards in April
and las. 81; cubic yards in March The
average daily excavation In May. 1867.
was only 2S,207 cubic yards.
OF the May excavation. 1.G0t01l cubic
yards was b. steam shoveis. against
.lc@ia1 cubic yards in April: I.n:I 81.
cubic yards were removed by dredging
against ll1....r,1 cubic yards in April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-03
Beginning of the Contest.

fault fo: sioSo: plaintiffs attorney. j. II
AdriaafiS.
Carver agi 'irea, Falls and Old DO
lninicn Railway Eompauy: on ,ria'
paintiHs attorney. NJ. T. FlinkscaIes: de
PENDANTS attorneys. w j. Lambert and
X. III. faainlan.
French agt. National Laundry Company
verdict for plaintiff for SSuo: plaintiff
attorneys. MILAN 4 Smith defendants at
torn"ES. Maddox Il Gatiey.
CRIMINAL COURT No 1-JusIice STAT
ford
! 'nited States ast Hyde cnson Di-
] mnnd. Scllneid ar. conspiracy: on trial. at
iorn"ys. \. >. Noi-thin2ton. A. 4. Birney
X q. donaldson. }. &. Campbell and +. F.
! Nanderbeer.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Justice Bar
! United States agt John Butler and
Mason Morris. lousetrasking and grand
larceny: verdict guilty on second and
! third counts; attorney. r. VI. Hewlett.
United States agi: William kars,
| Housabreakins: former nianca set aside
and sentence to Jail for one ual
United States ast Edward Leon Thomp-
son. abortion: defendant call d, bond for
| feiei. bench warrant issued returned
! cepi. forfeiture set aside upon payment ni
/ '"Sts ana defendant surrendered b.
j surety.
/ United States agt. Stanley Duell. assault,
L" rape: plea guilty: sentence wor.,nn,1s,
for six months; attorneys, s. H. TRUTH ana
| }. A. Moss
| United states ast james II. Howard
cilbcHZlttsfn' personal rtcogliizanca
taken: attorney. Victor l.. Dodge
nited states ACT. Charles V Ritchcy.
grand larceny. plea not guilty; attor-
itys Mason Richardson and w f. AM
brose.
! initc, States asi Rober, i. Ander-
son: ho;lsebr"akil.S; plea not guilty: at
tniney. T.. l.. Giles.
United States asf. Joseph Jones. re-
c"iNing stolen property: plea not guilty
attnrn.,. Thomas l.. Jones
United Stntrs agt james Curtis:
| lot!S"l,r-aEins: i,lca not guilty: attor.
neg. David Eoth~child.
| ni;AI States agt T!iom3s I.inkins
ana jacob !.ury: hnus,.hr..lkins and
I larceny: plea not guilty.
'nited States ast Julian Latney
| '"c*"br";.kini pl"a not guilty: attcr-
| ncy. j. =. Foster.
| United states ist. Charles H. Young:
assault IL kil.: plea not guilty: attor-
| neg. taca Ghoriiu
BANKRUPTCY col:E T-Chirt justice
tiabau2h.
| In - Henry Safranek: hearing On dis
| charge set Tor June -. 1H'>.
| PROBATE COT RT-.Justi.. could
| Estate Of Rosetta Pratner: letters ri
| administ ration granted - William VI
| White: bond. S-ta': attorney. William II
| White.
| Estate at Robert F. Costello: petition
for probat. II viii dled; attorney. \. ii
| Bell
l:stala Of George u. Srei,.,: petition .oi
/ o,ubatc OF will lied: attorney. IL. c. Kin
ball.
! tstate 81 Maria " Devote: petition 10.
| return OF deposit fled: attorneys. Gordon
& Gordon.
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cIENFUEGoS WATER SUPPLY
Cuba Will Be Asked to Assume Con
tract Awarded

After long conference, 1T the W bite
House between the President Secretar i..s;
Root and Taft. Gen. Edwards and col
Mcintyre - II" iHsuls,r bureau. ii X
announced that Secretary TAFT Will draw
up Il proposal TOR Sub..li>Si. i - HE pra-s.,.
cuban authorities ths5 Ii" rrhau cav
"rnmeul shall construct the Cienfueyos
waterworkS. This pubic work has Deep
the subject 81 much perplt wing tonSid-
CREATION AMI II several attempts ~ ad-
JuStment.
\ contract FOR lie construction OF tf,.
waterWorkS WAS granted 10 the Reilly
contracting Company OF New York and
il Is with this contract tEat the difficulty
has arisen. and which. il Viii now b..
proposed. shall he taken over ~ th,.
Cuban government. just what the terms
oT the proposition viii be cannot be
stated from the fact that Secretary Tart
has not yet prepared the proposition.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Showers Tonight and Thursday
Light Easterlv Winds.

Forecast Till Pm. T1yrsoiay.-For The
District of Columbia. showers tonight
and Thursday: light easterly winds.
Weather Conditions and General Fore
cast nsettled. showery weather is gen
era'. except III New England the middle
Atlantlc states. the lake region the ex-
IRENE southwest and California. and fair
ly heavy rains have again fallen in the
lower Arkansas valley.
Temperatures are very low for the sen
son over tile middle and southern, dis
tr1cts west of the Rocky mountains. and
also quite low in New England: elsewhere.
they arr nearly normal
With the prevailing low uress,r. .o,,,;
tons. II" decided changes are indicated
during ne next two days in the east and
south. and unsettled. slowery weather
may therefore be expected with moderate
temperatures.
The winds along tie middle Atlantic
coast Will b. light and variable. beramn.
easterly: on tile south Atlantic. coast ,i,nt
10 fresh northeast to east. and on the
south. "
Steamers departing today FOR Eur,naa,
ports VIII have light northwest to north
wines. becoming variable with fair
Weather 10 the Grand Banks
Inc following heavy precipitation ii,
lh'iies' mas been reported during the ,,ast
t"ehtH-four hours: Cairo 100. Enrt
smith. LA, Cheyenne, H. M'in,.l,i.
li4; Rapid City. AZ. -
Condition of the Wate,..
IemDeratur" and condition q. y,-s,.,. ).
am: Great Falls. tcmperatt1,,, II. co,,
dltion. 81. Dalecarlia reservoir tc.,,,,,,.
ture 16: condition at north connee,;,n =.
.oiidi,iuh AZ south connection 10 Crnroa
.o"h distributing reservoir temrcratH,.
~ condition at infiient patoho,>a nc.
eo'iuiti"n al ct'iuent satehouse, %.
Tide Tables.
'"d't.-Low Tide. 80 am ~as 70
Pm: Aist tide. less a. m. and II Ron y,
'oihorfnW-LoW tide :,..S :, m nj go
pm; high Tide. 10 am. ~ -
The Sun and Moon.
nda sun rose. / 81; am s,n ,
49, pm i''.' sun sets.
loiE"fr"W-Sun rises. 4.3,; p n,
atool Its 'l:l5 pm. ro1.,x
The City Lights.
he "i,% 'cEtS and narhtha r,,r,s ~,
'shled ia'ifE minutes afta- srpsat.
,i'.S4iSitittS =. 1l'li one hour before SIM
RS. : are and ncaudasc.n, ,,,,n
iiS!ltCI Itteen minutes after SIMS, 49,,
A'''!S9.HiiNu f""tE-iiNe minutes before
sunrise. ~ {
Up-River Waters.
SpH'!@l bt>ratci, The Star
HAMPERS FERRY. w. Va. June 3
Both rivers are muddy today.
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COUNSEL FILE BRIEF
Present. Propositions as to
"Favoritism" Charges.
STEP IN THE INVESTIGATION
Discuss Legal Points Connected With
Recent Inquiry.
WHAT IS REQUIRED BY LAW
Assert That the District Commission
ers Are Without Authority to
Divide Contracts.

Attorneys Douglas. Baker and Sheriff..
counsel for the Brennan Construction
COMPANY. which preferred charges OF
fayotitjsm against the District highway
department. resulting in an investigation
recently bv the Commissioners which
lasted nearly two weeks. today filed with
the Commissioners brief OF the iegai
POINTS raised in the investigation.
The attention of the Commissioners Is
called to the following propositions:
That the Brennan company was the low
est bidder on the proposals FOR the resur-
facing work last year and should nave
been awarded the contract: that the Com
missioners are required by law to award
contracts to the lowest responsible bidder.
and although the right to reject all pro-
posals is reserved. the discretion thereby
lodged in the Commissioners cannot be
exercised arbitrarily.
THAT under the proposals on WHICH
bids were invited the Commissioners mao
no right or power to divide the contract
and such division was contrary to law
Let Without Advertisement.
"Tha, the additional work awarded un-
der the contract made pursuant to the
proposal in question was not embraced in
the proposal and therefore was let with
out advertisement. as required by law
The final contention of the Brennan
Company is that the Commissioners OF
the District exceeded their authority In
ordering additional work to be done under
the contract when no money was avail
able to pay for the work.
Attorney Flannery, representing the
Crawford Paving Company. which is
named by the Brennan Company as hav-
ing been favored by officials of the engi-
neer department. will also file a brief With
the Commissioners upon legal propositions
I'm connection with the inquiry.
All the briefs will be referred to Corpo-
ration Counsel Thomas for report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-03
BLAZE IN BRIDGE TOWER.
Wooden Scaffolding in New Man
haitian Structure Burns.

NEW YORK. June 1.-THE unfinished
head OF the Brooklyn tower OF the Man
haitian bridge was turned into torch
last night when fire started in the woode
scaffoldng. Because Of Its great height
tie glare was visible for a long distancb
anG the fag end Of The Brooklyn brids-
supDer-going crowds was treated 10
fine pyrotschnic display.
The glare attracted the attention or the
crew OF the fireboat Abram Hewitt. which
was wing at the foot of Main street, and
put out 10 extinguisil the blaze.
Damage 10 property Was slight How
,ha fire started is no; known. as The tower
had been deserted by the workmen fully
AN hour before it began to blaze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-03
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were
issued by Acting Inspector Heaiy today:
TO Lottie l.. Burce for two two-story
brick dwellings al i9o3-1925 al street
northwest. architect. William Dor"a ::
builder. l.. Eurce: estimated cost $1,000
To X. T.. Clements. for repairs nj 4ol
18th street northeast, coniractor, J. j.
kilby: estimated cost. slGV.