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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-27
Crown Princess Seriously III.

TOXIC. Japan, April @7-The condition
| of the crown princess. who has been III
| with typhoid fever for some weeks, Is be-
fieved now to be serious.
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DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
. ON DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Messrs. .Peuereee and Lea
the New Members of Six
Chosen by Caucus.
Thomas $. Martin OF Virginia.
Joseph +. Johnston Of Alabama.
Thomas II. Paynter Of Kentucky.
John Walter Smith Of Maryland.
Atlee POmerene Of Ohio.

These are the democratic members OF
the Senate committee on the District Of
Columbia for the present Congress, as
agreed to today by the democratic eau
Gus.
Four of the six were on the committee
during the last Congress-Senators Mar
tin. Johnston. Paynter and Smith. The
other two are new to the committee as
well as new to the Senate. One of the
old members of the committee, Senator
Fletcher of Florida, was left off/the COM
mittee at his own request. His declina-
tfon to serve and the adding of one more
minority place to the committee made
the two vacancies which Senators Pom
creme and Lea were selected to fill.
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Empress Receives Mrs. O'Brien.

TOXIC, April 27.-Mrs.' O'Brien, wife
OF the American ambassador, who will
leave Saturday for Berlin to- visit. her
daughter, was received in audience by
the empress today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-27
Believe They Can Save.

THE Commissioners believe, from the
prices obtained on bids, that they can do
this work better and more economically
than it can be done under contract, for
the following reasons.
81. There will be saving of the con-
tractors profit. which is probably not less
than 20 per cent to 30 per cent OF the cost
of the work.
80 There will be no adverse interest
between the agency doing the work and
the agency paying for 1t. These agencies
would both be the District of Columbia,
and the only interest would be in getting
work Of the best quality at the most eco
nomical price.
'.3. The considerable expense of in
specting the work done under contract
can be saved. as the District would not
have to pay for inspection of it's own
work. as 1t at present does for the in
spection of. the. contractors work.
~. A plant owned and operated by tffe
District OF Columbia would have contin-
nous and regular employment, leading to
the most economical results. A con-
tractor has to bid to cover not only the
period when his plant is working on a
contract for a limited amount of work,
but also the period when such plant is
idle. This results in an increased cost
per square yard Of work done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-27
Mr.. Lea Youngest Senator.

Mr.. Lea is the youngest member OF the
Senate in years; but has come to Wash
ington with a record which shows that he
is a close student of governmental at
fairs, including municipal questions
known as Young Mr.. Thunderbolt," he
may be expected to have lot of inde-
pendent ideas for the development and up
building of the National Capital.
The selections of the republican COM
mittee on committees for majority mem
bers Of the Senate District committee, az
printed in The Star yesterday. were ap-
proved by the republican caucus yester-
day and reported to the Senate this after
noon: Like all the other committee as
signments, the District committee is still
to be approved by the Senate. There is
little, If any. likelihood, however, that any
changes will be made.
Senator Gallinger again heads the COM
mittee, and the esteem in which Senator
Gallinger is held in the District, as shown
by the recent testimonial dinner given
him by the residents Of Washington, in
sures the general approval Of his choice
to again head the committee by Wash
ingtonians. Since 1t became definitely
known yesterday that he would still re-
main at the committees helm there have
been numerous expressions Of approval by
the citizens Of the capital.
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WOULD QUIT OFFICE MAKE OWN ASPHALT
Senator Frye Has Resigned Commissioners Have Plan to
President Pro Tempore. Establish District Plant
Fifteen YEARS IN PLACE big SAVING IS CLAIMED
Regular Presiding Officer for Half From 100000 Year
of That Time II Calculation.
IN CONGRESS FORTY YEARS REQUEST IN FORM OF BILL
Of
the senate-Inhuence Asking
Has gressional Action
Commissioners Have Plan to
Establish District Plant.
BIG SAVING IS CLAIMED
From 100000 to $14S,000 q Year
u Calculation.
REQUEST IN FORM OF BILL
Letter Of Explanation Sent to sena.
tor Gallinger Asking for Con-
gressional Action.

The District Commissioners asked Con.
gress today for authority to build q mt
nicipal asphalt plant. the establishment {
of which, they say, would save the Dis
trict from &lOO.OD to $14s0uO in a single
twelve months, based on the present as.
phalting plans.
The cost OF the plant, as outlined by the
Commissioners, is $4,000, less than the
annual saving figured by the Commis-
sioners.
In Form of Bill.
The request went to Senator Gallinge-
in the form of a proposed bill. asking for
the authority to build the plant. and stip-
ulating that it should cost not more than
$4,000. No appropria ton was asked for.
\ full letter of explanation went with
the bill
The Commissioners were criticised by
members of Congress at the last session
of Congress for not having more asphalt
contractors bid on the work. The asphalt
contract bid for last week brought out
four bidders. and the figures were ma
terially lower than the bids which were
made year ago. before the discussion
on the subject Of municipal asphalt plants
The appropriation for asphalting for
the next fiscal year is $425,OCO. The Com.
missioners figure that from 20 per cent to
30 per cent of that will be spent for con-
tractors profit and that per cent Of 1t
will be spent on inspecting the con.
tractors work. To save this large pro-
portion. ranging from quarter to more
than third Of the big sum appropriated
annually for asphalt paving. Commissioner
Judson has been studying the question Of
municipal ownership for long time The
present contracts for asphalt work will
run for two years more, but the Commits
sioners feel that it is wise to go after
the authority for plant of the city's own
at once.
Explained by Commissioner Judson.
In explaining the bill to Senator CALM
ger the Commissioners say:
"In the District of Columbia there are
over 100000 square yards. 'or 145 miles,
of asphalt pavements. The extreme age
OF the older pavements is thirty-nine
years and the average age thirteen years
The average life Of a sheet OF asphalt
pavement Is from twenty to twenty-five
years.
1T Is therefore apparent that in the
future there will be a larggs 0htff5
and more or less regular exp penditufa IN
resurfacing and repairing this class Of
work.
'At present the work Is done under
contract. The last contract was for a.
period Of five years, which expires July
next, and bids have recently been
opened for two-year contract to begin
on that date.
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C1assed With Progressives.

Both Of the new democratic members
of the committee are classed with the
progressive wing of the democratic party
in the Senate. Mr.. Pomerene is a law
yer and will, therefore. increase the al
ready large number of lawyers on the
District body He is known as a hard
worker, man that makes every minute
count. He has been connected with mu-
nicipal administrations, holding the po-
sition of city solicitor of Canton Ohio,
and is familiar with municipal problems
He is known in Ohio as one of the best
posted men on taxation. He has studied
the question long and diligently. made
numerous addresses on it and is alto
eether an expert on the subject
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SAYS Defense u Ample.

John J. McNamara talked Of his case
In his coll last night. His appearances
was prepossess1ng. Under q broad fore
head are widely spaced eyes, with cius-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-27

Senator William p. Frye of Maine. for
fifteen years president pro tempore OF
the Senate and for about half of that time
its regular presiding officer, there being
no Vice President, today submitted to
Vice President Sherman his resignation
as president pro tempore. The letter was
read to the Senate this afternoon i'm
mediateIy after it met, but no action was
taken upon it.
Mr.. Frye-s physical infirmites, due 10
his advanced years and recent illness,
are understood to be the cause which led
him to submit his resignation.
Letter Of Resignation.
In his letter to the Vice President he
said:
''Win you communicate to the Senate
my resignation as president pro tempore
and convey my grateful thanks for the
long service they have given me in this
honorable Officer
Mr. FRYE was chosen president pro tenn
pore Of the Senate February Z. 1896. and
has served continuoQAE
For about seven ye4fsshe NAa THE a6llag
president Of the Senate, by reason of the
death of Vice President Hobart and Of
the elevation Of Vice President Roosevelt
to the presidency to succeed President
Mckinley.
Longest Congress Service.
Mr. Frye has been in Congress longer
than any other man in either house. and
Is the oldest senator in length OF serv-
ice. He was elected to the House for
the Forty-second Congress. thus begin
ming his congressional service forty years
ago. He served for ten years In the
House and. after having been elected for
two years more. was promoted to the
Senate, taking the oath of office In the
upper house March Is, 1881, succeeding
James G. Blaine when Mr.. Blaine was
appointed Secretary of State. And he
has been continuously in the Senate for
tie thirtS years since. His present term
expires March 3, 1913
During his long service in Congress Mr..
Frye has been an active legislator. He
las pushed many important pieces OF
legislation. and during recent years he
hrs had charge in the Senate of the river
and harbor appropriation bills and OF
other bills affecting waterway transpor-
tation.
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WEATHER.

Increasing cloudiness tonight.
Friday cloudy; light to moderate
southerly winds.
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
May Shift
To First for Detroit

DETROIT, Feb. 4.-George ]. Mori-
arty may be on first for the Tigers this
year. If George is perched on the initial
sack by the first of June it will be be-
cause neither Ness nor Gaynor made
good. The going of Tom Jones leaves
the Detroit club without an experienced
first baseman save one, and that Is
Moriarty. The youngsters, John Ness
and Dellas Gaynor, will try for the
position.
Gaynor has had but one years expert
ence in professional baseball: Ness mas
had three Gaynor came here in 1903,
when Detroit needed a fisrt sacker to
fill the shoes of Claud Rossman, who
had been benched. While awaiting the
arrival of Gaynor, Hughie sent Sam
Crawford to first and Sans playing
was of such character that Hughie
didn't dare take "Wahoo" off to give
young Gaynor a chance.
Crawford stayed on first till Tom
Jones came. Sam went back to center
field and Gaynor stayed on the bench
till the Pirates had beaten the Tigers
for the worlds championship. Detroit
then loaned Gaynor to Fort Wayne.
Last year he played with that club in
the Central League. batted .311 and field
ed .9S6.
Ness has had three years experience.
He trained with the Tigers last March
and was sent to Williamsport, Pa, for
further seasoning. Before that he played
with Madison, Wis, and his first year
in professional baseball was with Du-
luth, MINI.
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
GEORGETOWN TEAM
TO SHOOT AGAIN
New Quarters for Practice
Range Are Being Sought
for Members.

Practice of the Georgetown Uni
versity rife team has not been re-
sumed as yet, and in all likelihood 1t
will not be for several weeks.
Since losing the range in Ninth street
the team has been handicapped for its
lack of quarters. No immediate pres
poets are held by the officers in charge
of the team for new range facilities.
Secretary Sheetz depiores the loss of
the old range as a most unfortunate in
cident, because Georgetown was show
ing some improvement in the inter-
collegiate matches over the old scores
at the beginning of the schedule. If
range quarters are found in time to
complete the present schedule the team
should have a chance to give a much
better account of itself than was sup
posed in the first part of the season.
Numerous applications for places have
been filed with the secretary, and no
trouble Is expected in the selection of
a new team as soon as adequate quar-
tiers are found.
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
Bad Weather Prevents
Workouts At Lexington

LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. 4.-Because
of continued bad weather-an alterna-
ton of snow, rain and mud-trainers
at the Kentucky Association track are
still inactive. There are upward of
$50 horses in the barns, but for more
than six weeks they have had little
other than shed exercise. There will
be additions to several of the stables
during the coming week, arrangements
having been made to take up horses
that have been running out on the
farms.
The general health of the horses is
good, the only sickness or loss reported
being James P. Ross good flly, Sama-
ria, winner of the Kentucy Oaks last
year, from distemper Thursday night.
Trainer Will Mcdaniel does not under
stand how she contracted the disease.
In the breeding establishments the
health of the mares is likewise good.
January foals have been few, and slips
have been quits infrequent THE veter-
inarians say that there have not been
as many as a dozen all counted this
season.
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
Crew Candidates Begin
Practice at Syracuse

SYRACUSE, Feb. 4.-Syracuse crew
candidates have reported for practice
under Coach Ten Eyck, despite the fact
that all the money for the athletic debt
is not paid. 1t is firmly expected that
the fund will be completed, and the
crew candidates are taking the chance.
Coach Ten Eyck informed these men
that he did not consider them handicap
ped by late start and that he expects
a good crew representing Syracuse this
spring.
Among the veteran oarsmen eligible
are the following: Captain Williams,
Grimm, Thurston, Vaughn, Noxon, Ma
han, Rich, Babbitt, Gregg, Braley, An
drews. Frawley, Camp, and Sehumann.
Every freshman weighing over 40
pounds has been requested to report for
work. Arrangements Will be made with
each freshman so that ha may receive
individual attention in attaining the
game. Both the commodore and vice
will make the arrangements
suitable for each man in order that he
may meet the coach to receive such
instruction.
When the candidates met Commodore
Prinder spoke on the fund question as
follows: ''All the money has not been
paid in. However, the start on crew
work cannot be held up If there II even
a chance of getting the required
With such sacrifice at stake,
it is justifiable to take any chance
Hence the start"
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
National League Dates
To Be Set February II

NEW YORK, Feb 4.-The meeting of
the National League to adopt the play
ing schedule for the coming season will
be held at the Breslin on Tuesday, Feb
ruary II. Before the schedule meeting
the board of directors will meet to hear
several cases which have been pending
for some time. One of the prominent
cases is that of Howard Camnitz, a
Pittsburg pitcher, who has a salary
claim of 1920 against the Pittsburg
club. The board will hear the pitchers
side of the story before passing judg-
ment on the claim.
Secretary Heydler has completed the
preliminary draft of the schedule, but
several changes may be made before II
is finally adopted. There's was a big
wrangle over II last season, some of the
league presidents holding out for sew
eral days for a 16S-game schedule
There will be no controversy of this
sort this season. The schedule will call
for 154 games, and will practically come
10 a close about October or g. To COM
ply with the wishes of President Ebbets,
of Brooklyn. and President Murphy, of
Chicago, the end of the season will
come on October II, both of these own
ers insisting on getting in an extra holi-
Say game on that date, Columbus Day.
The schedule will call for each team to
make three trips, the suggestion of four
trims made by President Hermann, of
Cincinnati not being favored by any
member of the schedule committee.
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
ADVISERS ARRANGE
| HIGH SCHOOL SERIES
Post-G Graduate Students Bar
red From Participation in
Spring Athletics.
MAY PLAY GAMES
AT UNION PARK
Coaches Get Chance to Figure on
Teams They Will
Meet.

While the dates for the games in the
high school championship series have
not been set, owing to the fact that the
athletic advirers are waiting for the
American League schedule to come out,
coaches can begin to figure upon what
teams they will meet In the series.
One or two matters were settled IN
the meeting of the athletic advisers of
the different high schools yesterday, and
the point raised as to the postgraduate
students participating In baseball and
track was tabled. AS the matter now
stands, the athletes in the February
class who have enrolled for the spring
term will not be able to represent the
schools, irrespective Of the fact that
they may not have played the full four
years. This throws out some six promi-
nent men upon whom much was count
ed
The baseball schedule was arranged as
follows, the games being played In the
order named:
Western VS.. Technical.
Central VS.. Business.
Eastern VS.. Technical.
Western VS.. Business.
Eastern VS.. Central.
Business VS.. Technical.
Western VS.. Central.
Business VS.. Eastern.
Central VS.. Technical.
Western VS.. Eastern.
1t Is not known whether the games will
be played at the Union League Park
or at National Park, although 1t is
expected that the full schedule will be
played during May, at National Park.
In the event that the Nationals play
here during May the whole series will
be shifted as part of the games were
last season, to the Union League Park.
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
INQUIRE SEES MAPS
NEAR TOP THIS YEAR
Says Batting and Fielding
Will Put Them Among
the Favored Four.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 4-Manager Nc
Guire can already hear the 1911 Maps
making a noise like the first division.
The boss Nap does not aspire to the
championship of the American League,
but he feels sure his hopefuls have
enough batting and fielding strength
to put them among the favored four.
Harry Nelly, former sporting
writer, stopped in Albion. Mich. and
called on Mcclure.
Mcclure in Albion looks little like
the Mcclure familiar to Cleveland
fans. The veteran closely resembles
the country gentleman who has retired
from active work and is taking his
ease. Nelly writes as follows:
Meet Mcclure in Rain.
We met MCGUIRE coming down
town in a heavy rain. The old boy
was hustling down the street when we
drew up on our way to his house. His
brother had called him on the phone
and he was coming down for chat.
What do think about the Naps?"
he said in answer to question.
well, you know, you never can win
the pennant in the winter, and you
cannot dope the teams until about
July 4. but from the way the young
fellows We picked up showed during
the closing weeks of 1910 season they
are going to have tough job keep
ing US out of the first division.
Too Much Boosting Hurts.
1--WE could not hope to win a pen
nant in view of the way other clubs
in the league performed, and 1 would
be pleased If the sporting writers in
Cleveland would not boost our chances
too high. You know 1t is much more
pleasant to surprise the fans by a
showing much better than that pre-
dicted, than 1t is to build air castles
and have to come through with a lot
of explanations when the season ad-
vances.
81 am going to Cleveland in about
three weeks to get in touch with the
baseball situation. How do 1 feel?
Albion is a great old town, but no.
body is going to be overworked by
excitement here. have just had
enough rest that I can work all the
harder when spring training starts.
The old boy feels like he was getting
young again.
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
Yale Captain in Peril
of HarVard's HOodoo.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-There seems to
be some stronge hoodoo lowering over
captains OF Harvard, and this year it
seems likely that the nalady will
catch the Yale men.
Two years ago Captain Burr, of the
Harvard football eleven, the star tackle
who died recently, was unable to play
in the Yale game through injuries. 1t
may be now that neither Reginald Fos-
ter nor John Fitzpatrick will be able to
compete next spring, when the Harvard
and Yale track teams take the field for
their dual meet. They are, respectively,
captains of Harvard and Yale.
Foster pulled out tendon last spring,
and that may keep him out Of 1t. Kill
patrick has been uncertain on the track
because of football hurts, although he
has generally arisen to the occasion.
His knee. which bothered him greatly
last season, does not seem to have
given him so much trouble this year in
football.
Two years ago Foster was the top
notch college sprinter of the country
He won the two dashes against Yale
and repeated in the intercollegiate meet
Last year he broke down early in the
training season, and was not able to
compete against Dartmouth. He did
start in the 220 in the intercollegiate,
but he was not able to finish his heat.
Things that might have happened in
Kitpatrick's case were these: In 1909
his jump in the Harvard meet landed
him winner over Little, of Harvard.
1t was somewhat unexpected. Had Lit
tie beaten out Fitzpatrick the meet would
have gone to Harvard. AS 1t was, Yale
took 1t.
Kilpatick started as a hurdler and
gave that up when football bunged
him up too much. Then he took to
broad jumping, and when that hurt
him more he specialized in the shotput.
He was a fast hurdler, did better than
thirty-two feet in the broad jump, and
close to ,forty-four feet with the shot.
He is as great an all-around athlete as
he Is an end.
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
Wallace Hard at Work
In Letting Players Go

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.-Manager Wallace
of the Browns states that the release
of Infielder Corriden and Pitcher NAL
10y to P!ttsburg, and that of Outfielder
Northen to Cincinnati, would probably
windup the head-chopping for the pres
ent
He intimated, however, that he was
ready to talk trades for any or every
man on the team with the exception of
Lake, Clarke, Truesdale, Nelson and
George, and that there was a chance for
some deals being put through at the
American League meeting in Chicago,
February IA. Wallace will not divulge
the nature of these prospective deals
The passing of Malloy, Northen and
Corriden will not cause any regret
among the fans. Corriden, a rather
clever fielder, welded the ash to the
unpleasant tune of .155 in twenty-six
games at the windup of the American
League season. Northen pounded the
horsehide to the harsh percentage of
.19S. Therefore, neither gave any PROM
ise of becoming a Cobb or a Wagner.
Corriden was unfortunate in having
his name mixed with the Lajoie batting
episode. Corriden Is a youngster, and
should not have any such blot on his
escutcheon. So here's hoping every
body forgets that Red played third base
the day Lajoie negotiated eight con-
secutive safeties.
Malloy lost five straight games for
the Browns. Probably the only reason
he didn't lose more was because he
didn't officiate oftener Mr.. MaIloy,
F,,y- y
call pep" and under the regime of
Wallace pep" is the most essential
requisite for any player-eyen pitcher.
The Washington times., 1911-02-04
MOUNT SHOP LEADS
NAVY YARD LEAGUE
Duckpin Players Have
Made Good Scores in
Games.

Sectional Mourt Shop still retains the
lead in the Navy Yard Bowling League.
The high average mark goes to Car
roll, with 1922, in thirty-three games.
High set for the individuals is retained
by Speiden, with ga, while high game
is held by Heindel. with 1S1. Speiden
stars with greatest number Of strikes,
having eighteen, and Reisler gets fifty
nine spares as his share of the honors.
The West Gun Shop has the high
game total with 542, and high set honor
Of 1,530.
Standing and averages: