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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-11
FORMAL REPORT IN EBY CASE
POST OFFICE INSPECTOR SENDS
IN PARTICULARS.
Man Charged With Making Threats
OF Vengeance by Mail Against
Railway Authorities.

| The Postmaster General has just re.
ceived the formal report of Inspector Will
liam NJ. Calvert, who succeeded in tracing
and erecting the arrest Of Abran C. Eby.
! alias Adam Smith. Eby was taken in
custody on the charge OF attempting to
extort $4,000 from President McCrea OF
the pennsylvania railroad by threats to
wreck trains on the Norfolk and West
ern, on its coal piers. its steamers. blow
| up bridges and do other dire and dread
| full things
| The inspector says the Philadelphia au-
| thorities claim jurisdiction and proposs,
to prosecute the case in Philadelphia, be-
| cause the final special delivery letter
to McCrea, by Eby. making an appoints
| ment with Mr.. McCrea to meet him at
noon August was mailed in Philadel-
phia August and was received by Mr..
meeting that Eby was arrested
1t Is charged Eby claims the Penns,l.
vania railroad. which has control of the
Norfolk and Western, in an old deal
caused his father loss of 500, 900 and h4
is entitled to the amount and proposes tn
secure it by violence.
1t Is claimed Ebys first letter demand
ing the money and making the threats
was mailed at Burkeville, Va, July 10,
and two more were mailed on the train
at the same place. one July 81, the other
August l, as replies to personal notices
In Richmond paper through whose col
umns Eby directed communications to be
sent to him. Clerk Myers of the Ricll-
mond and Charlotte railway post office re
ceived the two latter letters and claims
he can identify Eby as the man who mail
ed them.
How Arrest Was Effected.
The inspector says Eby failed to keep
| the first date set for meeting him. and
his special delivery letter. mailed Au-
gust 4, set August ) at noon. when the
arrest was effected.
The inspector says: Il have every
confidence in the successful prosecution
of the case. The extremely dangerous
character of the man, as depicted in his
letters, led me to believe he might
come prepared with nitroglycerin or
some other high explosive, ready to de-
stroy not only himself, but others near
him, If arrested
After talking with j. T. Cortelyou. in
spector in charge at Ph:iadelpi ia. In
spectors Earnshaw and Gibbons were de-
tailed to assist. 1t was arranged to PIN
ion Ebys arms before he cou.d be sue
cesSful in any such attempt.
Inspector Calvert went to Phi ladelahii
August 8 70 make final arrangements for
the prosecution.
Eby was arraigned before Uni ed States
Commissioner William w. era e August
), and in default of $4,000 bali comni ted
to jail to ava action of the grand jury
for the September term of the cour. at
PHILADELPHIA
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New Square Numbers Desired.

Public act No. 50 approved February
%. 1905. authorized the Commissioners to
divide the D strict into squares, SO that In
subd vding agricultural ground 1t would
be designated by new square numbers.
thereby preventing duplication and elm
mating local names. This act also allows
the assessor to designate old subd visions
by tn, new squares. but does no provide
for chang ng these old subd sions by in
sorting the new square numbers on the
records of this office.
This has caused much confusion, the
public constantly .nquirng about their
property under the asse sment numbers.
While the records of tbs office show only
the old names and blocks. 1t Is very de-
sirable, and 1t is earnestly recommended
that an act of Congress be passed author
ztnS the placing of the new square num-
bers as now assessed on he old rec ,rds
IF the office. so that deeds. transfers and
'oans can be made according to the new
designations.
In view OF the increase in the amount
OF work done during the past year (al-
most double the number OF orders for
work.. consider it only reasonable to ask
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
Tigers Sign Noted Recruit
N Willie Hoppe. Champion

The Detroit Tigers have sign
ed up for a period OF morning
practice stunts none other than
Willie Hoppe, billiard champion
OF the world, no styles barred.
and the Sox. who have an ex-
champion recruit in Mr.. James
Jeffries, have nothing on them.
Willie, who Is in town play
ing a series OF matches at the
Griswold rooms, is frantic
baseball bug and has regular
outfit OF his own in the New
York Giants club house. which
he uses regularly Today he
was introduced to Manager Jen.
Mugs of the Tigers and received
tender of similar privileges.
Hoppe is a crank on exercise
in the open air He boxes, plays
ball. wrestles and takes long.
brisk, daily walk.
He is seeing TO II carefully
that the great white plague that
has taken from billiards 50
many OF It's foremost expo1-
ents. gets no grip on him. In
playing ball Willie takes some
chances with his lily-white
hands that send the chills up
and down the back Of his man
ager.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
CORRIGAN DISPOSES OF
HIS TRACK IN CHICAGO
Veteran THURMAN Sells His Interest To
Tom Carey, Only $1,000 Cash
Being Passed

CHICAGO. May 20.-Ed. Corrigan.
probably one OF the best known horse
men in the west is no longer identified
with the historic Hawthorne track OF
Chicago
The official transfer of the property
was made TO Tom Carey In quit
claim deed filed by Corrigan and his
wife. which conveyed to Carey their
equity in a three-quarter interest in
the Hawthorne property for $4,000.
Corrigan. however. received but
$4,000 in cash. Carey having agreed TO
take up a note OF $4,000 given by
Corrigan and which he was unable
TO meet.
Corrigan at one time was reputed
TO be worth a million. all OF which was
made from racing and operating
tracks--It ds said that at present his
finances are so low that he was COM
PEELED to borrow money TO come from
his home In Kentucky to Chicago yes
terday.
The Hawthorne property consists OF
100 acres. Carey says he will let IL
stand Just as It is until THE public
gets a little sense"
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20

O'Brien doing most of the leading and
clinching whenever he got into trouble.
Both Claim Victory.
Today both claim they won. II beat
Johnson on points" says O'Brien.
And IL the scrap had gone to finish
would have put him out"
To this Johnson came back with:
My showing was disappointment
TO me. but II was due to the fact. that
instead OF fighting, O'Brien held on
all the time and saved himself can-
Lot make my best showing against a
hugger. but at that / won last night"
Stanley Ketchel. who saw the Tight.
declared that OBrien deserved an
even break II decision were to be
rendered and insisted that the bout
showed that he will have no trouble
disposing OF the Negro when they
meet.
Jack McGuigan, the referee. de-
clares that he considers O'Brien had
shade the better OF IL on points.
William A. Brady. who brought Cor
bett out. declares that Johnson Is bad
ly over-rated and that any Of the good
heavies can put him away. while he
will be cake and pie" for Jeffries.
Johnson had insisted on guarantees
of $4,000 and that was all he got.
Foxy Jack, however. who Is business
man before he Is a fighter, demanded
and received q share OF the gate re-
ceipts. So was handed $10.735 as hie
share
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
JACK JOHNSON Is
POOR CHAMPION
At THE BEST
Report From Philadelphia Has It
That He Was Very Slow in
Bout With 0'Brien
Last Night.
Both Claim a Victory, but Every
body Says Either Would be Easy
for Jim Jeffries.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May 20.-Jack
Johnson will not do as a champion.
That is the consensus OF opinion OF
the sporting experts who saw last
nights battle. when the giant Negro.
who holds the title OF champion
heavyweight OF the world, failed utter
ly TO make a creditablc show against
Jack OBrien. the local light heavy.
weight. Johnson cannot punch. He
has the height. the reach and the
weight. but he was slow as molasses
last night and he had not the strength
behind his blows TO stow the white
man away. despite the fact that he
several times landed on a vital spot
Johnson acted as though he was
still afraid OF punishment and he held
back and awaited his opponent fiat.
footedly, with the result that O'Brien
danced in and out like hornet. land
ing at will and In most OF the rounds
outpointing the Negro.
Nor O'5rlen Either.
But even O'Brien friends will not
claim any worlds championship for
him on the strength OF what he did
last night.
In the first three rounds O'Brien
landed enough blows to get a elea.
lead on points, although In the first
Johnson got one hard left to the stom-
ach and twice to the same place In the
second. In the third, however. John
con was badly confused. and was puff
fing like a porpolse at the bell.
In the fourth Johnson tried to force
matters but quickly winded himself
and here his lack of condition showed
very plainly and he finally stalled
while O'Brien danced around and
added a few more points to his list.
In the fifth Johnson cornered O'Brien
and closed his eye. sending him hard
to the floor. This was the only period
where the Negro actually fought AMI
he had O'Brien In distress. but was
unable to finish him.
The sixth was prize waltz with
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
ATHLETICS TO- DETROIT D. AND TODAY
CONNIE is TURNING PLANK LOOSE ON US!

It's just barely possible that Jen-
nings may send Donovan out to battle
with Plank This pair usually finds
itself pitted.
Four hits in three innings were Sc
! cured OF Lafltte Murphys homer
would have been the only seore.-eet
for O'Leary's bad throw.
catcher said to be poor hitter but a
grand fielder. stu. we are getting
, used TO these form reversals
Ardent supporters OF Claud Rossman
now maintain that, even IL he had
thrown accurately In the tenth on Tues
day. there might have been no put-out
at the plato.
Davis hit, stole and took third when
he pushed Bush out of the way OF
Stanage's throw in the second. Then
Summers famed Barr. Barry and
Thomas In order.
Bender had more speed on his curve
than on his alleged fast one The big
chief pitched as he did In 1905 when he
was the only twirler to beat New York
In the post-season series.
The athletics fiaunt a white elephant
on their blue sweaters. The club was
moters when started, and Connie Mack
has always had quiet chuckle over
the way II turned out
It's funny how those eastern clubs
can drop In here with a bunch OF brand
new talent and trim US. II they are
league will have passed the National
beyond argument, In speed this year.
Barry had little on Schaeter. Each
famed three times and should have
been put out once. as Schaefer ives.
Barry had i've chances at bat however.
and worked In a nice drive TO left on
which Mcintyre winged him out at
second.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
NOTEWORTHY EVENTS
IN THE LEAGUE RACE

The Athletics hammered Sum-
mers and Lafitto TO all corners and
the Tigers fielded erratically.
losing their fourth game In the
last five played. Bender was In
vincible, except TO Stanage. who
hit safely three times out OF three
times up.
Chicago could get but three hits
of Steele and lost to Boston.
Burns was knocked out OF the box.
In the game at Chicago, Lord, or
the Red Sox, and Sullivan, OF the
White Sox. had to retire with
split fingers.
New York punched hits on
Powell and won for Quinn. 5 to /.
at st. Louis.
Cleveland won her first game OF
the season from an eastern CLUB.
batting Smith, OF Washington. In
punches. Young allowed 10 hits
but got awey with It.
Jiggs Donohuc played his hrst
game with Washington and had
perfect record of Young, getting
three hits In his three times up.
He captained the Washington
team In the field.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20

Cobb has a bad sliding sore.
Mullins last game was pitched two
weeks ago today
Bender lived up TO his reputation as
a smuggling twirler
And now for the Tiges' old, tradi-
ticnal foe. +. Plank.
The old style square caps have been
revived in the Athletics uniforms
Stanages double and Crawford
triple were the swats that permitted
the Tigers TO score.
Thomas muffed two OF the third
strike-outs but was deadly In his
throws to first base
Collins who Is playing second base
this time contributed one sizzling stop.
Bush being his victim.
Schaefer Is the star comedian, even
when things are breaking badly. HIS
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20

orys scrap pile. reaching forward the
while, for hope that those TO come will
include very few like IL.
Examination OF the box score will
develop an accurate Idea OF the iden-
tity of the chief murderers. prominent
among whom was ID. Murphy. who has
now been transferred from second
base to right field, In order that he
may be able To conserve all possible
energy for his efforts with the sap
ling.
Bender. last year the ghostly typifi-
cation OF dying race. has been trap
shooting all winter and seems TO have
laid the alleged organic trouble which
was threatening his baseball career.
Perhaps the work with the blue rocks
and feathered targets developed In
the mind OF the one-time savage new
ideas OF angles OF incidence and re-
Election, while the work outdoors was
building up his ravaged constitution.
At any rate he had everything yester-
day, including the best curve ball
which has been seen on the surface OF
Bennett park, at the behest OF a visit
ing twirler. this year.
Thomas Loses Argument.
his work from the standpoint OF inside
baseball was the supreme disregard
which Bender manifested for the sig
nails OF Ira Thomas. the stalwart ex-
Tige, who officiated 30 gracefully be-
hind the bat for the visiting horde.
Ira would squad down and have
speech with Bender in sign language.
Then he would rise and get set To
catch the ball
The Chief would shake this head.
Down would go Thomas again for
more sign language.
Again he would rise. only TO be
met with the game emphatic veto.
Apparently there were but three
signs employed by the pair for two
negations by Bender always resulted
In a cessation OF conversation and the
Chief would pitch the ball.
That he had the correct dope was
evidenced by the fact that the Tigers
hits were few and far between. while
no less than eight Of them persisted on
strikes.
The lack of unanimity OF opinion
was marked Immediately by the Tig-
ers. among whom II is considered good
form for the catcher to plan the cam
palgn and for the pitcher TO heave
what is ordered, to the best OF his
ability.
The head-shaking occurred. accord
ing to Schaefer. just 40 times in the
first five innings. though Herman,s es-
Innate was probably bit liberal. as
HIS vociferation to that effect occurred
after Thomas had twitted him on his
second strike-out of the combat
Schaefer didn't want TO see Thomas
claiming the credit for his confusion
and therefore called attention TO the
fact that Bender was running things
himself.
1t takes perspicacity and debating
ability TO win an argument In en-
barrassing circumstances like that.
but Schaefer disdains TO consider the
possibility OF losing one OF thes to
Thomas, no matter what the condi-
tons.
And Thomas is some debater him.
sell as will be recalled in the thor
ough report OF the verbal strife that
ragged In the spring Of 1908 at Hot
Springs. regarding the man who walk
ed round the tree but didn't-or did
walk around the squirrel.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
LONGBOAT ENTERS RACE.
viii Try Conclusions With st. Yves In
Chicago's Marathon.

CHICAGO. May 20.-Promoters OF
the big professional Marathon to be
run here the afternoon OF May 29 are
now assured OF having as entrants
practically the same field that faced
the starters in the last $4,000 Mara
thon I'm New York.
Late yesterday kilograms were re-
ceived from Montreal stating Henri ST.
Yves, the French crack, twice winner
OF the Marathon derbys in New York
and Tom Longboat would leave for
Chicago at once. Both men assured
thep romoter they would start In the
local race.
Johnny Hayes. Dorando Pietri and
Svanberg the Swede are already en-
tered. Svanberg Is the only entran'
now on the ground and Is Keeling on
miles through the local parks In prep
sration for the race.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
BIC GUNS OF T|GE
PITCHING STAFF
WILL GET BUSY
Mullin and Donovan to be Thrown
Into the Breach to Keep Tges
From Continuing Losing
Streak.
Ira Thomas Loses Argument to
Schaefer in Heat of Combat, Strict
ly According to Form.
BY PAUL n. RRuskE.

A little more Donovan.Mullin; an
occasional glimpse at our old friend
Charlie Schmidt; few more EVIL
dences of that faithful batting prac'
tice and. above all, little more pep
on the field OF play seem 10 be the es-
sentials needed TO sand the slide for
the Tigers and get them back TO win
ming again. That this line OF effort
is about TO be attempted by Hughie
jennings from this date on, was club
house gossip last evening. Today VIII
also see, In all probability. the debut
If George Moriarty at first base
against Eddie Plank
Perhaps we talked too much re-
garding easy picking. In the early
stages OF this race.
The fact that the Tigers seemed
10 be able to lick Cleveland and Chi
cago almost at will seemed then logi-
cal premise on which TO base a pre-
Giction that the other teams, weaker
than these old-time rivals OF the Tig-
ers. would be similarly easy. Such
has, however. developed into error. &C
Cording TO the present showings OF
the teams.
Cleveland Is well nigh hopelessly
dub aggregation. on its showing up
TO date. Chicago has nothing but a
pitching stan. The live teams in tn,
league at present look like Boston and
Philadelphia Last-yeaf- neither one
OF these aggregations managed TO get
out OF the second division.
Veteran Pitchers Now.
Then, too, the Tigers have been ex-
-perimenting at length VITA colt pitch
ers. The experimentation is about
over With the exception OF Speer.
who will doubtless take a whirl AT
Washington when 1t arrives, we have
probably seen the last OF the young
sters as participants in the big games,
until the second home series. when
doublc-headers are programmed
The big guns OF the pitching stan
are ready and will be taking their
turns from now on. The days will
arrive when two or three runs will be
enough to win for the Tigers more
than occasionally Such. at any rate.
Is the dope OF IL. Jennings.
There was one huge blessing In
yesterdays game. II didn't keep the
crowd worrying after the third In
ming
The crowd didn't worry because the
Athletics accumulated so many runs
I'm that period as TO take from the
Tiges anything but the longest chance
Imaginable for a victory. All the hits
they didn't get last year OFF Eddie
Summers were Immediately produced.
They pounded the offerings OF our
swarthy knuckle-ballist TO all points
between northwest and southwest
Stanage dropped two throws to the
plate; Cobb hurled over Rossman' =
head: OLeaty turned loose his frst
had heave OF the year; Summers catu-
pulled hectically TO second base and
other events happened. not supposed
ly included in the rules OF etiquette.
| prescribed for our prominent baseball
| families.
OF Day In General.
But enough, Eddie had an of day
and the team was as far off as he was.
II was one OF those games which the
normal fan prefers to cast into mem
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20

third strike-out got a laugh from all
sides.
Davy Jones Is moving his household
effects TO North Woodward and getting
settled in his new home.
Murphys homer Off Laftte was a
terrific drive into center that just
missed the bleacher wall.
It's ha rd TO tell Barr and Barry
apart at the bat. They are as near
alike as their nomenclature.
For n man who was being hit as
hard as Summers, he showed a weird
ability at striking them out.
Crawford Is the one consistent hitter
OF the Tigers these days. But they
will start some time. never fear!
Crawfords daily triple was clean this
time and away over Hartseis head.
Sam Is hitting TO all corners this year.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
STAR PAGER DEAD.
Velox, From California. Touted as Be.
ing Grand Circuit Star, Expires.

CHICAGO, May 20.-The pacing
stallion Velox C2:O9 la. owned by w,
II. McDoel, OF Chicago, died at the
Libertyville, H.. race track yesterday
afternoon, after less than "a hours
sickness. His loss can best be esti-
mated when II is stated that he cost
Mr.. McDoel $4,000 only two months
ago, when he was purchased for that
gentleman at Los Angeles, Cal. by
Trainer Dick Mcmahon. who has since
had him in charge and believed him
destined to prove one Of the most re-
markable pacing race horses that has
yet been seen. He was years old
and California bred, being by the
pacing stallion O'clock (2:05 La, dam
by Balboa, thoroughbred
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
SpaIdInas Play Wayne.

The Spalding Sport Shop team will
journey to Wayne Saturday afternoon
TO play the crack team of that town,
now under the management OF Char
lie" Rutter, Of Romulus. The Spald-
ings have landed another star twirler.
In Ray Clement, late OF the Richmond
team in the Virginia State league. The
Spaldlng players are TO call up or see
Jeakle at the store. before Saturday
morning.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
Careful of Store Teeth.

Joe Wolcott is the only prize-flght-
er that has been clever enough TO dis
cover a way he can avoid having teeth
knocked out In fight. Joe has false
teeth now, and before every ring battle
Joe extracts these painles bits OF den
tistry and hands them over TO his
seconds
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20

Hits-Om Summers. II In innings.
of LATTE. I'm 8 innings At bat
Against Summers %. I,afitte 10. Two
base hits-McIntyre, Stanage. Bender.
Three base hit-Crawford Home run
Murphy. Sacrifice hits-Beker. Bender.
Stolen base-Davis. First base on balls
on Summers g. off LATTE .. First
base on orrors--Detroit = Athletics
Left on bases-Detroit g. Athletics IL
Struck cut-By Summers 3. by LATTE
3. by Bender s. Double play-CollinS
and Davis Time 30. Empires
Hurst and Evans Attendance-395b
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
Fred Clarke.s Great Record.

Fred Clarke has been manager or
the Pittsburg National league team
for nine years and In that time the
team has never finished out OF the
first division, winning three consecu-
tive pennants, finishing second three
times, third once. fourth once. and last
year being tied with the New York
Giants for second position.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
Sporting Notes

Central High, 1OJ Pontiac, 4.
Detroit College. 81 Polish seminary, q.
in the South Michigan.
Detroit yachtsmen are still stewing
over the way Toledo IL handling
those cups.
The ST Iouis club has taken the Hos
ton erstwhile National league lead
ers, In a straight string.
The sIx-round fight between johnson
and OBrien seems TO have been an
affair I'm which neither took much OF
chance.
Pitcher Kelley and InHefder Shipke, of
Washington, have been shipped TO
Omaha, and Jerry Freeman Will
shortly follow.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING.
Ye.ferdnN,s Results.

Yesterdays Results.
New York Is. Cincinnati 3.
phillies 4. Chicago ?.
ST. Louis =. Boston o.
Brooklyn 2. Pittsburg 0.
TodRy's Games.
Chicago at Boston.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn,
Pittsburg at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
The Detroit times., 1909-05-20
Cutcher VS.. Bowman.

Floyd Cutcher, of Amanda. and
Garry Bowman. OF Detroit, meet Fri
day night at Duffy's hall, Ga Grand
River-ave., best two In three falls,
catch-as-catch-can, for side bet and
purse, Billy Roobs TO referee.