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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
TO REMOVE OLD STATION
CONTRACT AWARDED TO MAR
TIN MCNAMARA.

Pursuant to the personal orders of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Col. Bromwell, the engi-
neer officer in charge of public buildings
and grounds, today took practical steps
for the tearing down and removal of the
old Pennsylvania passenger station on
the government reservation at the south
west corner of 9Th and B streets.
Col. Bromwell had called for proposals
for tearing down and removing the
building, including train shed, concrete
platforms and all structures appurtenant
to said building and for purchase of ma :
terials contained in said building ETC.
In response to this advertisement bids
were opened in his Office this afternoon.
The following. seven bids were received
Martin Mcnamara, for tearing down
buildings and purchasing material 81
765: Barber & Ross. same, $40: Frank
Samuel. $1.56; John T. Long, $463 Will
liam Clifford, free for material: T, Ed
ward Clark, 5000, and William Steep Of
fered to tear down the buildings and take
the material II the government would pay
him 81, 0O0
Col. Bromweu awarded the contract to
Martin Mcnamara. as the highest bidder.
The specifications require that the entire
building shall be removed within sixty
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
ON BRIBERY CHARGE
JOHN A. BENSON WILL BE
TRIED HERE NEXT FALL.

United States Attorney Baker, who re-
turned to the city hall today from his
wedding tour, announced after consulta-
ton with Special Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Alb. Pugh, in charge of land fraud
prosecutions, that John A. Benson of San
Francisco, Cal. will be called for trial in
Criminal Court No. l next fall on the
charge of bribery. Benson was recently
acquitted Of the charge of conspiracy to
defraud the United States in connection
with the acquisition of lands in Oregon
and California, after a trial lasting ten
weeks.
Benson is charged in the indictment with
bribing two clerks employed in the gen
eral land office between 1893 and 1aO2
The purpose Of the alleged bribery is
claimed to have been to secure the speedy
issue of patents for lands embraced in
the forest lien selections. The two clerks
testified in the recent land fraud trial, and
admitted, it is claimed, on the stand that
they had received various sums of money
from Benson during the period mentioned
Judge j. c. Campbell of San Francisco
and Attorney A. A. Birney of this city
represented Benson in the recent trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
MORE HEAT MISERY.
New York Swe1tering and Will
Swelter

NEW YORK, July 6-New Workers who
for nearly two weeks have been swelter-
ing in one Of the most protract and ener-
waiting periods of humid neat in many
years were warned by the weather bureau
today that the end is not yet.
Not even a moment of temporary relief
is in sight, though a welcome shower was
promised by the weather man in his daily
bulletin. Fair and continued warm,
was the message he sent out to the suf-
fering millions. The sun, pouring into
the downtown canyons and the tenement
and other residential districts farther Up
town, kept the mercury constantly moving
upward. All last night in the poorer
quarters of the city thousands slept on
fire escapes. on stoops or in the open
parks, and hoped for relief today.
Instead, all early indications were for
even more severe conditions than they
were called upon to face yesterday. BY
9 o'clock the government thermometers
registered 50 degrees, with the humidity
only three degrees lower At 10 O'Clock
the temperature had gone UP to 81, anu Al
IL to SO degrees.
In the meantime the humidity had fallen
gradually until at IL O'Clock it registered
62 degrees.
NAL conditions became apparent early in
the day. Reports of deaths, prostrations
and sudden insanity began TO pour in a,
police headquarters.
William Stent. aged sixty. died in Spin
ner's Hotel from heart disease, superin-
duced by heat.
Mrs. Mary Moran, twenty-eight, died al
h er home in the Bronx.
Mrs. Sarah MCGEE, sixty, rolled from
bed through a window into an areaway
Two Brooklyn men, who are believed to
have been craZed by the excessive heat
were taken to the Kings County Hospita
early today. after they had attempted Ia
kill their wives.
William Frizelle. clerk in the regis
ter's Office, threw a lamp at his wife
When his son Charles interposed to save
his mother he slashed both mother and
son with carving knife, mhicting pain
full but not dangerous wounds. He was
overpowered by policeman.
Joseph Michelfetter attacked his wife
with carving knife, but she escaped
When the ambulance physicians arrived
Michelfetter fought them desperately, but
was placed in a straitjacket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
HELD FOR SHOOTING
WILLIAM REED ACCUSED OF IN
JURING TWO PERSONS

William Reed of 241O Shows court.
who was arrested by Policemen Embrey
and Williams OF the third precinct,
charged with shooting two persons last
Saturday while celebrating the Fourth
of July. was given a preliminary hear
ing today before Judge Kimball OF the
Police Court on charge of assault
with q dangerous weapon. He was held
in $1,000 bond for the action of the
grand jury.
1t was testified that Reed was shoot
ing a revolver promiscuously near 21st
and X streets. one of the bullets strik-
ing small girl, Kathleen Ray, in the
leg, painfully wounding her. Later, it is
asserted. second bullet struck a man
named Joseph Henderson, infiicting a
slight flesh wound near the knee. After
the second shooting the matter was re-
ported to the police and Reed was
placed in arrest by the two officers
The defendant states that the shoot l.
ing was accidental. declaring there was
no malice in his actions. The prosecu-
ton asserts. however. that the shoot
ing. though not premeditated, was
vicious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
SOCIALIST LABOR TICKET.
Candidate for President Serving a
25-Year Term in Prison.

NEW YORK. July 6.-Candidates for
President and Vice President OF the
United States were nominated and a plat
form was adopted by the national con-
vention of the socialist labor party here
Yesterday. The ticket named Is as fol-
lows:
For President-Martin r. Preston Of
Nevada.
For Vice President-Donald Munro Of
Virginia.
was unanimous He was placed in nomi-
nation by Daniel De Leon, who charac-
terized the man he was naming as IAN
honest workingman. not professional
workingman,' and added:
1.-The name of that man is Martin r.
Preston. and he is now in Jail in Goldfield.
Nev Preston is in Jail today for conduct
that is honorable and which no working
man should be ashamed OF.
De Leon explained that Preston had
been sentenced to twenty-five years i'm
prisonment for shooting restaurant
lseeper i'm Goldfied three years ago in the
course of strike. Preston, DE Leon as
serted had acted as the protector Of de-
fenseless girls and by so doing had en-
ragged a restaurant keeper named Silver.
Silver Mr.. De Leon said, wa shot by
Preston while Threatening 10 kill the lat
ter Mr.. De Leon aided he knew that
Preston had not reached the age which
the Constitution says President OF tile
United States must lave attained, but he
declared that made 10 difference.
1T is for the working class to elect
Preston" he said and If he is elected
he will be seated. Constitutions are for
the people and not the people for the
constitutions,
A telegram was sent to Preston. notify.
ing him of his nomination. Vice Presiden.
tial Candidate Munro was likewise mott.
fed. and is expected to take part in a
ratification meeting to be held in Cooper
Union here tomorrow night.
The platform identical with the one
adopted by the Tarty four years ago, and
declares for the substitution Of the CO.
operative commonwealth for the pres.
ent state of plariess production, industrial
war and social disorder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
ARE "HOT UNDER THE COLLAR
CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE
TREASURY TAKE EMBRACE.
Workers in Plate Vault Division Say
Extra Burdens Are I'm
posed on Them.

Certain employees of the Treasury De-
partment are said to "be hot under the
collar" and their superheated condition
cannot be ascribed to the prevailing hot
wave, either.
The workers in the plate vault division
in the bureau of engraving and printing
are going to petition Secretary Cortelyou
it is said, and ask for relief from the eX-
ira burdens imposed on them by the
rush to make ready for the printing of the
new currency made necessary by the leg
isiation Of the last session Of Congress.
The statement is made that for more
than four weeks the six employees Of the
plate vault have been working all kinds
of hours. In other words, they have put
in twelve and fourteen hours a day, includ-
ing Sundays. without extra compensation
The eight-hOur law, it seems. does not
apply to the plate vault employees. while
all the other employees of the bureau re.
ceive overtime pay.
Report Early, Work Late.
An order was recently issued requiring
the plate vault employees to report at &c
o'clock, am. They cannot leave before
6 o'clock pm. 1t was learned at the
Treasury Department today that these
employees cannot be paid extra because
they are on the annual roll and that the
only relief for them is to appeal to Con-
gress.
Director Ralph of the bureau of en-
craving and printing said this afternoon
that the plate vault does not come under
his immediate Jurisdiction, but is directly
under the Office Of the Secretary of the
Treasury. He explained that when he
was custodian of dies and plates. before
he became director, he was instrumental
IN tnax yfr1rr hp nInv
in the vaults increased. He believed such
an increase was justified, as the workers
were frequently called on, in emergencies
like the present, to work overtime, and
as they are on the Salaried list they
cannot receive extra pay for working
hours,
DR.. Young Explains.
Dr. Young, who is in charge of the
vault and the employees said there is nc
truth in the report that a petition is to
be sent to Secretary Cortelyou. While
it is true, he added, that the men are re-
quired to work a longer number of hours
than the employees of other divisions OF
the Treasury, the character of the work
Is such as to impose the conditions
named, and the only redress lies with
Congress. He said similar overtime was
necessary during the war with Spain. and
the matter was afterward carried to Con-
gress and the pay of the employees in
creased to compensate them in a measure
for the overtime.
At present, DR.. Young added the men
are given some relief by the employment
of extra help, but present conditions are
such that they can only be compensated
in time by giving them a few hours of
at a time. They cannot be spared for a
whole day unless it is deducted from
their annual leave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06

% their industrial protection. including
he right to strike and to induce others
o do so. and to such legislation as Will
prevent the issuance of restraining orders
md injunctions without hearing and guar
tnteeing trial by jury TO persons accused
IF contempt of court if such alleged con-
empt be not committed in the presence OF
lie court OF so near thereto as to obstruct
he administration OF justice.
There will be much further dickering
ind trimming before the final agreement
$ reached Keep In mind that Mr.. Bryan
las steadily In view a plank placating
abor The best opinion Is that II 1t
comes to the issue of offending labor or
opposing the conservatives it will be a
,ase OF thumbs down for the conserva-
ives
The vice presidential situation is not
clearing, but is gradually settling by the
process of elimination. Gray. Gaynor.
Townc John Mitchell. Stanchfield Sea-
oury. Conrad and Kern find their pros
poets on the wane. John Mitchell declares
u. will not have it and certainly would
,ot # the labor plank were not satisfac-
.cry.
y. o. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
THREATENED BY BLACK HAND
MONEY Is DEMANDED OF
LAUREL RESIDENTS.
Prosperous Farmers Son Charged
With Writing Letters to
Extort Money.

Residents of Laurel, Md, have been
much aroused over ''black hand opera
lions. Three citizens of the town received
letters threatening their lives and other
dire consequences unless they quietly
turned over sums Of money amounting in
all to nearly $1,000.
The objects of the blackmail schemes
were E. L. Petit of Petit & Co.. 9TH and
streets. this city; Edmund Pendleton
who resides at Montpelier Manor, near
Laurel, and who is friend of the repub-
lican candidate for the presidency, Judge
w. H. Taft. and DIR. L. H. Coates. a
wealthy resident of Anne Arundel county.
On a charge of sending the black
hand" letters which stirred UP Laurel,
Bernard Watts, twenty-four years of age.
son OF prosperous farmer residing near
there, was arrested Saturday by Post Of
foe inspectors Carter B. Keene and
James B. Robertson of this city. Watts
will be given q hearing before a United
States commissioner in Baltimore this
afternoon.
At the office of post Office inspectors
here it was stated today that the officers
who made the arrest are confident they
have the right man.
Mr.. Petit stated to Star reporter this
morning that he became the object of at
tack by the BLACK hand" operator about
two weeks ago. He received a letter post
marked Laurel" five pages in length,
telling him to leave $500 under an elm
tree about a mile outside Of Laurel within
three days, and adding that IL he did not
carry out these instructions his life would
be quickly snuffed out.
others in Laurel had received similar
letters. This served to create more ex-
element.
Mr.. Petit reported the receipt of his
letter promptly to the post ONCE inspect
ors in this city and asked them to take
hold of the case. Mr.. Petit had been
given three days in which to respond
to the call for money.
1t was decided by the officers that more
| specific instructions were necessary. SO
letter asking further information was
| left at the spot designated. This letter
| was taken from the place Of hiding. A
| few days later, Mr.. Petit says, he re-
ceived another letter from the BLACK
hand" writer along the same line as the
| first.
These letters mention the Black Hand
| in a yelled way. it is declared. Mr.
Petit says they were not written in blood
or red ink.
Working with the clues which these
| letters gave. 1t is declared, Watts was
| captured Saturday morning 1t is expected
| he will be confronted with the letters in
the case at the hearing this afternoon in
Baltimore.
| Mr. Pendleton has received three letters,
demanding 800 from him. He was in
structed to place the money under a
| bridge near his home. The writer added
that in case Of refusal to comply with
We demand the death of himself and his
wife would follow.
| Mr.. Pendleton received his first letter
about two months ago. 1t was at that
time placed in the hands Of the post office
inspectors. The bridge was watched. No
arrests were made there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
Arrival at FairvieW of the
Temporary Chairman.
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE
Communication With Lincoln De.
stroyed by Storm.
RAIN LAST NIGHT TORRENTIAI
Tracks Flooded, Trolley Cars Stop
ped and Country Roads
Deep in Water.

FAIREIEW, Neb.. July 6.-TheOdOre 4
| Bell of California. who will be temporary
chairman of the democratic national con
vention. and whose reported sensational
encounter with National Committeeman
Nathan Cole of California on the trair
yesterday has created much interest. ar
rived here this afternoon TO confer will
William J. Bryan.
Just before Mr.. Bells arrival communi-
cation between Fairview and Lincoln
which had been interrupted all morning
was restored. Mr.. Bell called Mr.. Bryan
up by telephone, and Immediately there
after started for Fairview.
Apprehension is felt here that Mr.. Bel
may be unable to return to Denver in
time to open the convention at noon to-
morrow. Telephone reports received at
Fairview are to the effect that not road
out of Lincoln is at present able to dis
patch trains.
Last Nights Storm.
Last nights rain was torrential accom-
panied by vivid flashes of lightning and a
terrific roll of thunder for hours. The
last trolley car from the city to Fairview
was compelled to turn back. The rain
ceased at about daybreak and large
party of repairmen swarmed along the
line to drain off the flood and make res
torations where needed. Robert Rose. Mr..
Bryan'S private secretary. was driven
from the tent which by choice he occu-
pied on the Fairview lawn. He rescued
his bedding. but his extra supply of
clothing was soaked through. AS the
Bryan household had retired for the night
Mr.. Rose sought and received shelter at
the nearby cottage of E. L. Grantham.
This morning Mr.. Bryan furnished a
bedraggled newspaper man. who had been
marooned over night at Fairview, with a
storm. He informed Mr.. Rose that on
any similar occasion in the future Fair
view was to be a life-saving station for
all outcasts.
Bryan's Marrow Escape.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan narrowly escaped
being caught in the first downpour. They
had driven to the Rock Island depot to
greet some central Iowa democrats who
were passing through and reached Fair
view just ahead of the flood. A half hour
later the road leading down the hill from
the Bryan home to the trolley line was a
shallow river rushing down the rapids
with q roar like small Niagara.
Mr.. Bryan's hay crop suffered damage,
and the poles on one side of the news
paper tent were thrown down by the
sheer weight Of water which soaked the
canvas.
For time the Associated Press wire to
Fairview was the only communication be-
tween Fairview and the outside world
When the telephone wires were restored
Mr.. Bryan endeavored to get news Of the
whereabouts OF Theodore A. Bell, who
was the most important visitor expected
today.
Repair men who reached Fairview at o
o'clock reported that the trolley bridge
over Antelope creek. a mile east Of Fair
view, had been washed away, together
with considerable trackage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06

TWO CYLINDER CAR WINS
DIEPPE RACE FOR LIGHT CARS
RUN THIS AFTERNOON.
First Auto Made Average Speed OF
Fifty Miles an Hour-Course
Cut Up.

DIEPPE RACE COURSE, France July
G.-The Grand Prix race for Noiturettes.
including all machines weighing less
than 600 Kilograms, was won this af-
ternoon by two-cylinder car entered
by De Lage, with Guyot for driver. His
time for the ATT miles was five hours,
forty-f1ve minutes. thirty seconds, an
average speed of so Id miles an hour.
Second place went to one of the three
gle-cylinder cars entered by the firm
Of Sizaire ct Naudin, with NJ. Naudin
driving His time was five hours. fifty
two minutes, six seconds Third place
was taken by another French entry,
the Lion-Peugot, with Goux for driver.
which was four minutes behind the
Sizaire car. This car was also a single
cylinder.
OF the siXty-four entries in the race,
only forty-seven started, seventeen be-
ing scratched for various reasons. Forty
OF the starters were French. three 1tal-
ian and three Swiss. Five of the start
ers in the race failed to complete the
first round. The state roads forming
the circuit were not in the best of con-
dition most of the turnings being in a
lamentable state.
The attendance was small and the en-
thusiasm limited. Less than 900 per-
new stands. which are capable of seat
ing at least ten times that number.
Race Was Featureless.
The race was without unusual events.
Two accidents were reported about
noon, both collisions at turns and both
without serious results. The wireless
installation, of which so much was ex-
pected in the way of prompt returns
from the course. proved a failure. This
morning only one of the numerous sta
tons around the course was working
successfully, and the connection with
that one was only intermittent.
The course will be badly cut up for
the Grand Prix tomorrow, and several
of the contestants are prophesying that
it will be more of tire contest than
anything else.
The Grand Prix course is triangu-
lar one about seventy-seven kilometers
(forty-eight miles) in length. 1t runs
| through a very picturesque and some
what hilIy country, within easy reach
Of Paris and close to England. Dieppe,
a watering place of $4,000 Inhabitants
is the only important town on the
course. 1t is situated at one corner of
dinieres and Eu standing guard at the
other corners. The grandstands are
erected close to the dangerous Dieppe
turn, about mile and half outside
the town.
The machines in the Voiturette race
went around the course six times, MAX
ing total distance OF 2sS miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
TO ACT AS INSPECTORS.
Officers Wheeler and Sanders De-
tailed to Enforce Child Labor Law.

Commissioner Mcfarland. who has the
direction of the enforcement of the child
labor act. was notified today that Privates
w. w Wheeler and r. A. Sanders have
been detailed from the police department
under his motion that two policemen
should act as inspectors under the act
until Congress should make the necessary
appropriation The Commissioner directed
PTivates Wheeler and Sanders to report
10 him tomorrow morning TO receive in
he done while the superintendent of
schools is issuing the school certificates
before the actual enforcement Of the act
begins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
LITTLETON IS UPPISH.
Will Not Run Second on Real
Radical Platform.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
DENVER. Col, July 6-Here are a
couple of vice presidential stories: Mr..
Bryan sent a man to Martin w. Little
ton of New York. saying that II Mr.. Lit
Teton could receive the Endorsement OF
the New York delegation. he could have
Mr. Bryan's favor for the vice presi-
iency whereupon Mr. LlttletOn sent this
in reply: IF your platform is not radi-
cal i will support. If it is radical. l will
he one of the first democrats to fight it
and would not run on the ticket
Sam De Nedrey of our town. is slated
to second the nomination of Francis Bur
ton Harrison for Vice President. Mr.. Har-
rison is said 10 be acceptable to labor.
He lacks the support of the New York
delegation. however, and is making his
strength in the southern states. The OBJ
lection to him is that he is too young.
n O. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
IN NEW QUARTERS.
Fire and Police Departments Move
to Municipal Building.

The District government was as a
house divided today. The Commission
ers, the executive Office, the property
clerk, the health department and the
board of charities continued to transac,
business after a fashion in the old Dis
trict building, while all other depart
ments of the local government We're
busily engaged in getting settled in the
new quarters in the new building. To-
morrow. probably. will be the last of the
series Of moving days. Chief Belt of the
fire department and Maj. Sylvester of the
police department moved the greater por-
ton of their equipment to the new struc-
ture today,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
Death Of Cyril stormont.

Cyril Stormont. an employee Of the in
terstate commerce commission. and a son
of William T. Stormont, a local busi-
ness man. died last night at his home.
53 l. street northeast. The funeral will
take place Wednesday morning at 1880
o'clock, with mass at st. Aloysius Church.
Mr.. Stormont was not Quire- twenty-one
years Of age. and had been Ill only short
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06

Rev. Edgar Murphy, nearly ninety
years Of age, died yesterday at his home
27O6 Olive avenue. The remains will lie
In state In Mount Zion Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Goth street. from 10 am
to DIM. next Wednesday. The funeral
will take place from the church at 2:30
o'clock.