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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
TOUCH FOOTBALL
ENTERS BIRD WEEK
Main Office And Erectors
Face Strong Foes
This Week

The Shipyard Touch Football
League now is beginning its third
week of second-half competition
with the undefeated Main Office
and Erector teams facing tough
opponents this week.
Billy Bowles' Manners must ov-
ercome the ever-threatening pass
ing offense OF the second-place
Drillers, and the newly-found Of
fensive power Of the Anglesmiths
if the Main Office boys are to
continue to share top honors with
the Erectors.
Tuesday afternoon, in what is
expected to be one of the most
interesting games of the season,
J. w. Nets aggregation Of Ship
wrights will be out to avenge the
1876 licking they suffered at the
hands of the flashy Erectors in
their last encounter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
Wisconsin Will Testify
To Handy Otto's Skill

MADISON Wis. Nov. 6.-R-
Dexterous Otto Graham. North
Westerns al1-purpose handy man,
ran. kicked. and passed the Wild
cats to a 41-0 Big Ten football tri-
umph over lowly Wisconsin elev-
en- today.
Before a Homecoming crowd of
II Ono the Waukegan sharpshooters
scored four touchdowns, pitched a
oass to a mate for another and
kicked three extra points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07

On cold, SLOPPY field that
made ball handling difficult.
the Wilmington Wildcats and
the Wilson Coons battled to a
scoreless tie at Wilson Friday
night.
The Cats, hampered by the
loss of Bill Aud and with the
ailing Piggy Dychs not up to
usual form, threatened consis-
tently but were never able to
capitalize on their scoring OPP
portunities. The local eleven
penetrated to the C0on's Is
yard line four times and on
one occasion had a first and
ten on Wilson'S twelve but a
Is yard holding penalty stifled
the scoring threat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
A LITTLE LEARNING

When the Billing Mont.) high
school Broncs entered their dress
ing room in Butte's high school
stadium before a recent game,
they examined with considerable
interest the plays diagrammed on
the blackboard. They had been as
signed the room used for coach
Swede Dahlberg's chalk talks !.
a pair of Butte players sauntered
in and invited: go ahead and
hook EN- over. But you won't get
much good out of them in an hour.
We haven't learned them in two
years.. An hour later the
score was Billings 8, Butte 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
DUKE EkABARRASSES STATE IS TO 0; DEACS WIN
SO DO CAMP DAVIS LEJEUNE AND TAR HEELS
EXHIBITION

Sammy Byrd, runner-up in
the recent Tam O'Shanter golf
tournament, will appear at the
Cape Fear Country Club links
in an exhibition match today.
He is pared with Louis Orrell,
club champion, and will be OPP
posed by a twosome composed
Of Capt. Duncan Edwards and
Gilbert Arthur. The match
will begin at 2 p. m. and will
be for eighteen holes.
Kurt Roehm, club profession
al, announced that the gallery
definitely is not limited to club
membership and that the gen.
eral public is cordially invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07

base team, has to be careful about
giving fight talks when Staff
Sgt. Joe Gallant is around Gal
liant, former Boston U. halfback.
has seen combat duty in the South
Pacific besides playing football for
the 35th infantry and Honolulu
bears in Hawaii. . Last spring
Ken Alyta Of the Waterbury, Conn,
republican picked the Kentucky
Derby finish 1884 without see
lrg the gee-gees. Now Pvt. Alyta
has been sent to Fort Knox, Ky.
and if he stays there long enough
he'll likely get chance to see'em.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
Here s Story OF Contest
Bet1ueen Cats, Wilson

The host team, OH the other
hand, was never within the
wildcats 80 yard line and con-
sistently managed to keep
Themselves out Of trouble with
the effective quick kicking Of
Gillette. Gillette also spanked
what offensive power the Will
son "T, showed and several
times seemingly sustained
drives begged down around
mid-field.
Several men showed UP well
IN the Wilmington lineup with
I.,primore, Dyches, Sutton and
Mouwain carryinH the often
sive burden and Holt, Snow
watts and Hobbs standing out
in the line. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
STATISTICS IJE

IOWA CITY, Ia, Nov 6. p
The statistics showed that Iowa
outplayed Illinois in The Hawk.
eyes homecoming football game
today, but the scoreboard put Mo
Illinois out in front, 10 10 10. Tie
scoring highlgiht was Eddie Nc
Governs 95-yard jaunt for Sec
ord period Illinois touchdown, at-
ter intercepting HOWE Larsons
pass on his own five.
A mechanical division consumes
$4,000 gallons of gasoline in an
hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
TROsKY SOLD

CLEVELAND, Nov. 6.-tR-The
Cleveland Indians today sold Hal
Trosky, slugging first baseman
who has been in retirement on his
Norway, Ia, farm the past two
seasons, to the Chicago White Sox
for an unannounced sum of cash.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
SPORTS
ROUNDUP
By HUGH FULLERTON. JR.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-QP)-It's unusual to turn to
hockey for explanation Of this seasons football at
tendance, but in the dripping Yale bowl last week. Murray
Murdoch, the old "iron man. of the New York Rangers
and Yale hockey coach, made that applies
well to football cts easy to educate the fans up to
better performances, said Murdoch but its hard edu-
cate them down. That day scant 5000 spectators
turned for the Dartmouth game and 27OO watched
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07

Camp Davis scoring - Touch.
Gowns, Santone. Standlee.
Bezemes (sub), Breeding (subp.
Waugh (sub).
Point after touchdown, Stand.
lee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
Norm Standlee Sets Pace
For Brigade's Fifth Win.

yard scoring gallop off tackle ~,
just before the time ran oT4 aug
the third period Ed Stoeckei IN th, w
a l5-yard pass to George Br r,u!s
ing, who stepped over from ' tS'
two. me
The visitors, trailing $50. star.
ed throwing passes as ths s EnI,
period opened, Three clicked I'D a.i
paved the way for Stapka,s +; aug
yard burst for a score. HaTdIr I've Nv.
the echoes of the cheerina d Taa
when Standlee rocketed 10 vs a.su
to the Monroe 49, On the newt Ti'
Frank Waugh went wide ar6 pIay
ms left end and raced 40 ysrd a
for another Brigade tally '''uS
Every member of the 43.m,a
Camp Davis squad got into actjo oil
The lineups: ~'''I''
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07

T
Monroe Davis
First Downs ........ l6
Yards Gained Rush
ing me) ......... 40 2S5
Forward Passes At
tempted ....... S 10
Forward P sses
Completed ........ 4 )
Yards Gained Pass
ine ... So 10
P a S. e s Intercept
ed Rv . 2 0
Punting Average 81 A
Total Yards Runback
of Kicks ........ 3 l4O
Opponents Fumbles
Recovered ........ s
Yards Lost by Penal
ties .............. 10 10
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-07
SERVICE DEPT

Lieut.. Jimmy 9 Brien. Coach of
the Kearns Utah) Army Air
Evening star., 1943-11-21
The

slurred over by the Government,
through the influence Of Mackenzies
powerful connections. 1t so happened
that was made acquainted with the
particulars of the affair at the time, and
knew precisely how the criminal escaped
the consequences Of his high-h handed
proceeding
THE vengeance OF the Almighty has
rarely been more signally manifested
than in the fate of all concerned in this
fearful tragedy. The Somers lies at the
bottom of the Gulf; Mackenzie died
suddenly of disease of the heart; the
surgeons mate, who sat on the court
martial which condemned the poor fel-
lows to death, drowned himself in fit
Of delirium tremens and another men,
ber of the court perished in a paroxym
Of insanity
Later, while in command of It.
Raphael Semmes, the Somers capsized
In light squall, when several officers
and 81 members of the crew were
drowned. SemmeS was native OF
Charles County, Md, and served in the
United States Navy until the Civil War
when he went South, and commanded
the Merrimac in the historic combat
with the Monitor.
Evening star., 1943-11-21
A 'Hieh-Handed Proceeding

The cowardly and tyrannical exer-
else of authority. the illegal and atro-
cious hanging of his three victims, were
Evening star., 1943-11-21
BY Will P. Kennedy.

gress first met in Washington-for the
second session of the Sixth Congress
The following day President John Adams
met both houses in the Senate chamber
(now occupied by the law library of
Congress) in what has been known
Court section"
The President in personally addressing
Congress admonished them regarding
the important trust" vested in them by
the Constitution-"localp powers over the
District of Columbia" You will con-
slider it as the Capital of great Nation"
Evening star., 1943-11-21
BY John Clagett Proctor.

A hundred years ago the inhabitants
Of the entire District of Columbia, which
then included Alexandria City and
County (the latter retroceded to the
State of Virginia In 1846, numbered
about one nineteenth as many people
as 1t does today. Washington City
proper alone had then a population
of about $4,000; the entire District about
$4,000. John Tyler was the President
of the United States. while William
w. Seaton, one of the proprietors OF
the National Intelligencer, was Mayor
of Washington, and John Cox was
Mayor of Georgetown, then separate
municipality 1t was, indeed, an event.
full year and an eventful period.
President John Tyler succeeded to
the presidency in April, 1841, following
the death of William Henry Harrison,
and Mrs. Tyler died in the White House
on September 10 the following year.
OF this devoted consort of the Presi-
dent the press at the time said:
There is no part of our professional
duty so painful to us as that of an
nouncing the departure from this life
of individuals of honorable and envi-
able repute, and whose personal virtues
render their deaths deeply affective
dispensations to large and affectionate
family, and to wide circle of rela-
tives and friends.
Death of Mrs. Tyler
Such is the duty which we have
now to perform, of announcing the
death of Mrs. Letitia Tyler, wife of
the President of the United States.
This most estimable lady was in
life more truly than we can represent
her in words, wife, mother and
Christian-loving and confiding to her
husband-gentle and affectionate to her
children-kind and charitable to the
needy and the afflicted Deeply i'm
pressed in early life by her highly re-
spected and proud parents with the
truthful and heavenly doctrines of the
meek Jesus in all her actions, with
whatever sphere in life connected, none
was forgotten by her, and the good of
others alone remembered, which won
for her wherever she was known the
love and esteem of all
The pure spirit which animated her
to such virtuous and exemplary deeds
fled to the bosom of it's God at o'clock
on Saturday night"
In referring to the last sad rites the
1ntelIgencer of September 13, 1842, said:
The funeral ceremony for the late
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In June, 1864, following the destruc.
ton Of Admiral Semmes' ship, the Ala
bama, by the U. S. S. Kearsarge, of
Cherbourg, Semmes is said to have been
brought to Washington and to have
been confined in the attick Of the Gen.
ter Home at the Navy Yard, and that
he made noise enough to be heard all
over the place"
Naval Observatory Site
Another event of national and local
importance, occurred in 1843, when
President Tyler selected the site for the
old Naval Observations at Twenty third
an E streets, originally laid out as
public reservation. The spot is peculiar
ly historically interesting as it is be-
lieved to have been the landing place Of
Braddock's Army on April IL, 1755. This
site was originally selected for the
country's proposed national university,
and it was here that the first detach-
ment of the Marine Corps to come to
the Capital encamped and made its
headquarters.
Matthew F. Maury, later in life dis
tinguished geographer was first placed
in charge of the Observatory in 1845
and continued until 1861, when he left
Washington to join the cause of the
South. He was succeeded by 1t. Gilliss,
who was followed by Rear Admiral c. F.
Davis
Other early superintendents included
Rear Admiral B. F. Sands, who was sue
ceeded by Admiral Davis in 1875. Com
modore John Rogers came next, followed
by Vice Admiral Rowan in 1882. and
other noted naval officers have filled the
post since that time
1t was at this Observatory that Prof
Asaph Hall made his discoveries of the
moons of Mars on August IL and II,
1877. Among scientists this was con-
sldered remarkable discovery, and
Prof Halls fame dates from that time.
Another event chronicled at the time
was the laying of the cornerstone of the
Church of the Epiphany on G street
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, which occurred on Monday, Au-
gust IA, 1843. The first pastor of this
Episcopal church was Rev. John w.
French, whose salary was placed at $500
year, toward which sl96 was pledged.
However it is quite likely that the Rev.
French also had Government position,
customary thing to do at that time.
The E Street Baptist Church, on E
street. between Sixth and Seventh
streets, was also built in l843 and the old
Jail in Judiciary Square was altered
and neatly fitted for lunatic hospital -
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Washington a Hundred YearsAgo

near which to observe its effects many
persons had gathered, though by no
means 50 many as on similar discharges
in the morning, the ladies. who then
thronged the deck, being on this fatal
occasion almost all between decks and
out Of reach Of harm.
Fatal Explosion
1.-The gun was fired. The explosion
was followed, before the smoke cleared
away so as to observe its effects, by
shrieks which announced a dire calam-
ity. The gun had burst at point three
or four feet from the breech and scat
tered death and desolation around. Mr..
Upshur. Secretary Of State; Mr.. Gilmer,
SO recently placed at the head Of the
Navy; Commodore Kennon. one Of the
gallant officers; Virgil Maxcy, lately re-
turned from diplomatic residence at
The Hague; Mr.. Gardner of New York
(formerly member of the Senate Of
that State) were among the slain. Be-
side these, II seamen were wounded.
several Of them badly and probably
mortally.
Among those stunned by the concus-
sion, we learned, not all seriously injured,
were Capt Stockton himself, Col. Ben
ton of the Senate, 1t. Hunt Of the
Princeton, w. D. Robinson of George
town. Other persons also were perhaps
more or less injured, of whom in the
horror and confusion of the moment no
certain account could be obtained. The
above are believed, however, to comprise
the whole Of the persons known to the
public who were killed or dangerously or
seriously hurt.
The scene upon the deck may more
Evening star., 1943-11-21
ngress in Washington 143 Years Ago Today

he said, advancing with unexampled
rapidity in arts. in commerce, in wealth
and in population, and possessing within
itself those resources which if not
thrown away, or lamentably misdirected,
Will secure to it long course of pros
perity and self-government" Both SEN
ate and House responded fittingly.
Sen. John E. Howard, former Governor
OF Maryland. who had been a member of
the Continental Congress and been voted
medal and thanks by Congress for GAL
lantry in the Revolution at Cowpens,
was offered seat in the Cabinet by
Washington and commission as briga-
oler general in the expected war with
France, was President pro- tempore of
the Senate. Theodore Sedgwick of Mas
sachusetts, who had previously been
President pro-tempore of the Senate. and
had served in the Continental Congress.
was Speaker of the House.
The November 21st Quorum.
Although November II had been fixed
as the date for the opening of Congress
in the new Federal City, quorum of
neither house was present On that date.
The House had a quorum the next day
but the Senate could not muster quo
rum until November 81. There were then
106 House members, 54 Federals and So
Republicans, and 80 in the Senate, 10
Federals and 13 Republicans.
For more than a month meetings had
been held by citizens committee in
Little Hotel, on the north side of F.
street, Is feet east of Fifteenth street,
which had been built by James Hoban,
architect of the White House and super
jntendent of construction work on the
Capitol.
The Washington Federalist of October
16, 1900, states the first of these meet
ings was called to devise method Of
expressing their joy at the meeting of
the Grand Council of the Nation" A
procession was agreed upon and a COM
mittee appointed to cooperate with SIM
liar committees for Georgetown and
Alexandria. The procession was to form
in front of the Little Hotel on November
".
The Presidents Palace
President Adams had come to the new
Federal Territory on November land
proceeded at once to the only partially
finished Presidents Palace, which has
been the home of all of his successors
Mrs. Thornton, wife of DR.. William
Thornton, architect of the Capitol
wrote in her diary on that date: The
President, with his secretary, Mr. Shaw
passed by in his chariot and four, no
retinue, only one servant on horseback
Mrs. Adams arrived on November 16
Her letter to her daughter, Mrs. Smith,
five days later, is the principal contem-
porary account, and expressed the opin-
ion that the grand scale of the mansion
was not very we'll proportioned to the
Presidents salary" Not single apart
ment was finished. There was a serious
shortage Of firewood, not a bell in the
house, and she used the unfinished east
Evening star., 1943-11-21

state, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. and substituted for the President
during the closing months of his ad-
minlstration, and Alexander Hamilton,
FeoeraINt leader and strategist-who
made Jefferson's election possible,
City's First Inaugural.
linen about two weeks later jefferson
was lnaugurated President, the first
inaugural ceremony held in Washington,
Early on the morning of March 4, Presi-
dent Adams entered his carriage and
started for his home in Braintree Mass
but before he had passed out of the Dis
trlct he heard the thunder of a salute
by the Washington Artillery, ushering
IN the ceremonies for his successor.
ABOUT 10 O'Clock the Alexandria com.
pany OF riflemen joined the Washington
artillery company and paraded in front
OF the incoming Presidents boarding
mouse. Attended by a number of
Leading citizens and political advisers,
JEFFERSON, according to the Aurora, con-
trary TO the familiar story that he
hltched his horse to the Capitol fence
walked the couple of blocks to the
Capltol-a man afoot, dreamer and
theorist, quietly ushering in that day
a more lasting revolution than could
a cavalcade of horsemen.
The Government by old Colonial
arlstocracy was routed forever by his
peaceful revolution. His entrance to
the Capitol was heralded by an artil-
lery volley. He entered the Senate
chamber in the basement, attended by
the heads of the executive departments
and the marshal. James M. Lingan.
according to the Journal of Executive
proceedings of the Senate.
The White House.
Alter delivery of his inaugural adj
dress, Jefferson took the oath of Office.
closing the ceremonies of an eventful
day. The new President democratically
walked back to his lodgings. where he
continued to live until March 10. when
he moved into the White House AL
though the mansion was far from
fnlshed-the principal stairway had not
been built, the east room and most
OF the upstairs rooms had not been
plastered-Jefferson promptly under
took to perform what he conceived to
be the social duties of his office. Each
day he had a company at dinner, lin
tied to IL.
Jefferson made his first District ap-
polntmentS on March ia list of
justices of the peace. He explained
that such nomination by his prede-
cessor having been thought too nu-
merous" he reduced the number for
Washington County from % to IA and
to one other, to wit Thomas Corcoran"
and for Alexandria County from 10 to II.
Jefferson appointed as marshal. Daniel
Carroll Brent, nephew of Daniel Car
roll, the Commissioner; as collection Of
the Port of Georgetown, John Oakley,
and as attorney for the District, John
Thompson Mason, instead Of Thomas
Swami.
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State, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. and substituted for the President
during the closing months of his ad-
ministration, and Alexander Hamilton.
Federalist leader and strategist-who
made Jefferson's election possible,
Evening star., 1943-11-21

we on this occasion omit to express a
hope that the spirit which animated
the great founder of this city, may
descend to future generations; and that
the wisdom, magnanimity and steadi-
ness which marked the events of his
public life may pe initiated in all sue
Ceeolng ages. A consideration of those
powers which have been vested in Con-
gress over the District of Columbia will
not escape our attention: nor shall we
forget that, in exercising those powers,
regard must be had to those events
which will necessarily attend the Cap
ital of America"
Vice President jefferson did not ar
rive in the new Capital until November
27, according to the Intelligencer He
had rooms in the boarding house of
Conrad and McMunn, who leased the
house occupied by Thomas Law at the
northwest corner of New jersey ave-
hue and c street Sc. This site is now
occupied by the New House Office
Building. Mr.. Law removed to a dwell
ing on Greenleaf Point That corner
house was occupied by members of
Congress, while an adjoining house,
under the same lease, was for the &C
commodation of travellers and the
usual patrons of a tavern. These were
the properties occupied by the Vendome
and Congress Hall Hotels until the
new House Office Building was erected
which for many years had as their
chief patrons members of Congress.
Jefferson, in addition to his bedroom,
enjoyed the distinction unusual in the
then extent of accommodations in the
new city of having also parlor or re-
ception room. He ate at the common
table with some 80 other occupants of
the house
The Speaker of the House, Theodore
Sedgwick, lived across the street, in an
other Congressional Mess" in the house
on the northeast corner of New Jersey
avenue and G street, which was also
owned by Thomas Law but leased to
Thomas w. Peacock. In recognition of
the dignity of his office, Speaker Sedg-
wick was allowed a room by himself.
while other members were Obliged to
room in pairs.
Jefferson Elected President.
Three months after Congress first met
in Washington, Jefferson was elected
President most dramatically on Febru-
ary II, 1901, in the first contest ever
thrown into the House for decision. in
the House chamber which is now oc-
cupied Gin part( by the Senate disburs-
ing office and few years ago by the
clerk of the Supreme Court
After six days and nights of ballot
ing on the 36th ballot, Representative
Matthew Lyon of Vermont cast the
single deciding vote that made Jefferson
President consummating the will of the
people.
1t was Jefferson's most bitter personal
and political enemies-John Marshall "of
The Forests" later known as "the Great
Expounder Of the Constitution" who
simultaneously was Adams Secretary Of