Pittsburgh Weekly Gazette from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Page 6

TIR.ST SECTION- Cr tiik uaaHTVi-, scsday, ir.vn 100.7. ENTHUSIASM AT PITTSBURGH'S FIRST AUTOMOBILE RACEITHILVtS P.EE BUSY by r- 1, r.v. H- ri-- i 1 1 1 1 1 7" 3 A STT- rk nnvT TAKE COLD. At te Starting Point. HE OQOD CLUE tan i 1 H-- -V.

f-t-- I 1 ri Jt i i arrj- i 0x1- i-, rf 5 'S 4 a 'jiCr fr- ew. It 0TB RACES OR UK Pittsburgh Automobile Club Offered P.i-uhot's Island Course for it uture Contests. MILL CLIMbING SPURTS HAST L'tvJcr Uutidy Skies and on Muddy I Tfdck, Yrsterday's Events at Highland Kark ere- Terminated With Success. Turner Tikss Cup. In tlir fa.

of clouds ond end- ier. foirh(. Uiud that b-ive I dampened ti spirit the most 'ardt-ni fc- rtsrr-in, the first automobile mePt ever he'j jrgh was carried throf.ih In Iliffhla'-'t 'rk over fpectator I i-m r-? try td ttr' t- '-r: t-. iSr hre l- i ml cr. 1 1 1 t-.

es i f'-f- 3 JrVt a 7 turjie i ct to watch "the great ra.ee up the for the proposed memorial hail to Owing: to. the heavy dJ.ers s.nd sailors, which he was coiidllh.r. o( 'he. tiack tho time was not Mr. Evais left the meeting, which was Furniture i 1 BEREAVED FATIIEU SEEKS nuTHTcni Pathetic Side of Mississippi Mooit c.ied by Loss of a Fiimli).

(I'T re "Vir Vn Jul' v. hi raw his 1 tme cMidri. ir-iti'-J tn tno t. whl 1. 1 t- f.r.d on- bier.

cut.l tr.t- prii a iid afHtO Jr. teatirg hu rt.vjgn;f. IK dH V. iow h.f i leu -'f- i.r.rt thi-c irre-r-; tMl.laii the f.M.'.'y r-Ruiariy it i.i- hi 1 all th In i'r liur.au and wh-r. f.ol wrecst-d h's the M13 wii t- i-nd a siorv if fHlaim'y.

lie I- ii.4 v.r. the le -i -Ht si. T.oi.!. rcrtettd h.N 1. t-t r.t; 1 oid.i Whne hu a t- 9 Mfehrs I of 1 amaged by Our IJ Recent Fire Now Going On Every Morning O'clock.

ffffX 3k ff -J i lWll ti lire, chhdn ncc-l 1 irH t'-; Th.n i- cn- Kr-d. uire-l ard Ch A' si4 i ckmc MM WelS'-Known Arch-tect Succumbs Penn liospital. DESIGNED MANY STRUCTURES Had Just Compleled Plans for Nc MiHion-Doiiar Soldiers and Saiiors' Memorial. HaSU Gained fiominence by Hard Work. Thomas 1 Evans, ihn vo'l-known architect, died the Penn hos liiial, 3 o'clock yestc-rray afternoon surrounded by his children, lie was stricken with paralysis Tuesday Juf.t after he had tt crimed a meeting of the county commissiotiers in regard to plans THOMAS EVAXS.

held at the court house, and while on his way to hu office ir. the Lewis bloclc wr.s stricken. He was not able to lench his home, i.vyj North Highland avenue, and -wns taken to the hospital. Ho renaincd in a critical condition until the end carr.e yesterday afiernoor. Thomas D.

Evaas was born in Wales, years ag, and came to this country when was 12 years old. his father having npert seve.al years here previously. As a boy ir. Evans attended tn-3 public chtctrf on the South Side, but i.wir.g Lo the straightened circumstances cf the family, was often forced to work in the mills during the daytime and pU-k up what education he could by studjing at liis ambition, however, did not suc-cumb to adversity, and -after graduating from the public schools, took up the study of architecture, learning the practical details in the offices of architects In thi-s city. the civil war broke he -joined the Fourth Pennsylvania Ci-valry.

serving with that regimetit untt! it was Returning to Pittsburgh he again took up his chosen profession, which became his life work, and in which he itt'dnd more than a usual degree of prorninance. About -) years reo be mais a trip to Europe and traveled extensively, studying the sreat works of architecture of the ra'dt'ie ages arid the renpaissance. an.d thia and subsequent trips that be made, had a marked influence on tho work ha did in later years. Evans was mar-nod hi to Mlsa Sadie Amnion, a sister of si ret. el A.

and Prank of this city His wife died four years ag-i. ilr. Evans. designed a nuwher of public buildings. hl3 most important lina of activity being ia churches and whoola.

Prominent amonar these sre the Shakespeare, Morse and St. Clair schools, the Lewis bufl.iing. the Solomon building, the large addition t- the West Pern hospital. ths'Soisth Side hospital all the buildings 01 the Mcrganaa Reform school, ihe school at Huntingdon, and St. academy.

He had drawn the pians, for the Church of the Annunciation, Alb-iTrny. am' for the new srructure -r the First C'ongregaiional church in ptreet, neither of which have yet been be Ut. At the Mrrio he was stricae.i, he had compleied pl'iis tie proposed million Memorial l.a'.i the sol-iiffs and tailors who l'eil in the war of the Mr. KvH.rs leaves three, ehiiciren, Paul. Madejr.

ino and aged respectively id, li. and 1'- years. He hns two hrothera. D. J.

Kvars of No. mi a venue, r.nd Samuel D. who 'ive-- -r. baraii street, botitn jtr.u a slytor Mrs. JTannah Prosper of No.

i Jdr. Krans was a mm-ber ef the Grind Army of the Ttepubjic and of the. L'nion Veteran Legion. SCIENTISTS' NEW PI AN TO KILL GRASS-HOPPERS hT.VIN'JSTON. Jns lie A novel method of exterminating the hordes of -1 hoppers which tnreaten plague in parti of Mordtna.

liaa bten cieei h-ei -n by f4ciiitt-'ts. is propose to dit: enches hi wiH be placed kero5er.e. Haniifr! arid toes. men wul tneii "aitcn.pt to sU.mvede the t' X-j ti.tf Cil -wiiicii Is 'it ail--, JL A 1 I UL I IlLL ilUUC! it rt! Arrest fnc The of Lmma I AID ID LY r.vt it, Oc-DrstJ A lnty N'cd More tj iri, Oi Through. ihr 1 I iJlftriit 1 llitr.i'r I r.

A rn.H.j. th- 4- h-i i --d ff her it. 1 I 4 1 I a i' a rX v. rJ I. i 1 I to ti.

ef i am rr. rrt lit t.e I an i.l l. --n I. 1. i4 r.if 31 r.i.r ie w- pr--nud In 1H4 Th- ih rh" It th- T.iAi lr.

I- 0-i: It IV- wit r. J- ft- 5 th sr i.or K-r. aV. t- it -r tMi ih- MS'M-iry i J' i.t will to r. ti 1-.

ihc t. -r bv-le hi l'H "The s-ituli on th in I--t hi be 'y i- I t--v It nw-v h- ut V. n. r. It iTdr a h-rrH' ct la 1 It, ty.

S.iv4i 1 rv trrt' 1 tlr-l ft' I did. I an Hire that I h-ie for, Te-rt in (Cn In of-i. I 1 ww-'i- to do jo- ti- I Siva l-r, ft si'lrt'to iff a- I 'ior 1 ii.av 'at Til 1- I ih. cr. I l.iv tr 11 i tl -3 rr- I In cf.y i.

tl- Th- i w'h t- i.r':-.h to ---5 bn. tr r--. 4 to r' 4.1 PIANO PLAYER rc y- 1 .1 1 --r V. 1 jv si i. i 1 t' RARE OAROAlfiS T.

-tr? u-r-t -t 'di. 1 a. 1 I 1 i I i I 1 1 b't I-vn droit a. ylsce cf s.f'.gf. 'rr.

14 r.ct r.r.d her h.i.'-fr.d 11 'r i Sur.e, the H.v washed 1 rfll.en rie Sch'iliz. h-r tM Wr. i.oihlr.g of th- dr -v i.j or CIIKi rr.H Terms of Saie-Spot Cash and Immediate Delivery. 4MELLOR" STANDS FOR MELODY LL CQLLE Collector Pulton Makes Report to Controlier larkin for Mciiih of May CITIZENS DELAY ACTION: I Councilman Wasson Absent in Europe and His Resolution Shelved in Chairman Cfawford's Committee Rodders Not Aiiced tor Opinion. Ciiizena counciimen are in.tkmg prornlt-es to reduce the pay of Deliniuent Tax Andrew Pulton, that offi cial is busy coliectirg fees.

He madr a report, to Controller John B. Larkln j'es-tetday which shows tnat the total amour.t taxes lord lec ted in- the month of May was of which was on property and water The collector receives three-nfths of 5 per cnt penalty added to delinquent taxes and at this rate his cnmpeos.itirm for May amounted to ioo. My Is a. light month fur collecting delinquent taxe, as it Is the first month following the res dar spring -colicciicii by the city treasure. The trensuicr collects in 7farcr and April, and at the end of April turn over accounts onpald taxes to the delin quent tax colier-tor.

The coi lections ia the d' llnooent tax ofiice occur later in the jar. Over a mnth sro C. Wasson of the Twentieth ward introduced a resolution in common council asking the mt-yor city solicitor to prepare an oidlnane! th- 'ee sysiem in tlie of deU.no.uent tax coliecter and to him upon a salaty, as other department heads. Tbi-4 resolution was promptly referred to it- special committee, where It ln.s been eftectualiy of. 13.

P. Crawford, a Citizens counclitr.an of 're Ponrteenth ward, is chsirmetn of the committee to which the ordnar has been ittrred, whenever he has aked to nuke a report bo hu.A pleaded for mere. time. Tilt-pin thst tne Cits solicitcr looking the matte up and preparing tu ordinancv-. Two wei-is ago Rodg-c-rs stated that he had the reidv, a f.w diys ng5.

tn an interview-, he that h-" hud been asked for a by Chairman D. P. Crawford's c-onimittvu. The cltv solicitor stated that the ia-v waa ---s iT.itn 4 '1-1 1 i ri iririr i- 1 Councilman Wason is in oTi a business trip, and during Ida absence th ma.tter liis been j.r'4.sed. A moling of tommcn cuncii held io-nermw nishi, but a report the not At he Ir-t m- Ciawfo-d did oof nv-'r the call i'jr had hee-i' pr-sscd.

PICNIC BtrOKE POUTICS. Knox oistrict nectdJiKk OveriooVf-'i V. hile Directors A. range an School directors fCr.ox Thii-lie' axd. at a rtreuv, I decided tJ put up toe i.

-'iry to the I -ittsh. u-? L.T'.e- Kne mpsr.y for the picnic be h. 1 1 Alie- The bourd Is over and when picnic cevi-d of the rr? re 1 -t I -r se it ill vr i ctevi i-. i.e a.ilo. k.

the niv, i se to r.avo hc-'-'S -i. The 1 cr.ffli eoy a of fir-1 on Kt idftt ire Mullen club io. -i r- .1 tl l.oon id.iy with thfs or 1 hey wou'-i g.vc ih Si! CIS MS I V.r. Crossing the Finish Line. 1 H1BY SEEK WDHK OH' LflGftL GARS General Supeunlendcjit John Murpry of the Pittsburgh Railways Company Talks.

LY I I ONE NEW MAN EVERY Ounng the Pail We-k A.bLit ApptiLeitions from One Pro Hundred spective Con tors ii.d Have Been Kcccivtd. Motofmcn In answer to report-? from Cciurrihu? that the FHt-burgh rcjar.v is feekhii Oldo West Vlrgiriif. Oenerrtl 15 iperute.d-t John Marphy thnt g-iv lt evonlc en In eMlng talk on the citUAii-ju -a the lin 'under Ma at prone rjl we iv.t.e. uu 1. laree of aptllcauta he aiil.

the wek 1't less; han 3 1 -i men ha" rocght with thin V.U is not broogtit about by of m-m 1 ci. have only one en.r loyment asier.t. ftr; he is herr i.l I'ltt' "Three tiroes a wee it ap, heat: os ar received. The exanvhi--d physically, tltelr records ioc.te-d tip 3s rt character ar-rl a.i tw-n ll.coi to show thei" abillrv men or "The gn.rtt;:' r-art tl.e its come fr'-ir, Oh' V. n.a.

Northern peurylvania wton New York. iJ 11 th-m are Ih'HT all over the eour-try. W.tpi;. this w. wre fonio from i vo 1 1.

of Pittrocrg.i lei hc'it town ir which, to rneiiC- p-vy o' Rtrvet car men i rr-i'd'y l.V the country. Ot-c moi'irnie-. aid aie rr.aiv'r'g t- tliti? tat orrh.r ger.c-ally r. cofr-ued srior.g thr s.trc"t every hei e. "Th re i- Rnr-ther re-t r.

wi.o rro dwys drtftti.g fro-n pl-c. to row ti.i.- cUv. rt.e attract io-i '-i St. of the rld fair th'-re y.exi go -h-y inrr fvnr ij them, ard do ret I'. iwn 4-nr-where.

Ahit id if hie beer. dt- chr.ed for ct.relc.-r.v.-. in iceuti-- anl be ov.iv th-rs fr.r ct or f-r -ew TV-- lJ. 1 ill ok. ot ore w- on 'a-'s HOMESTEAD'S LAKGc CI ASS.

Nine I'-ov-' anJ 16 C'tN Le Wfilr-c-Jay. Thc Hem est i 1 be -I-. tuif 1 ll-e n. re n--xt r. .1 I oe ji di i in- arr Ack-d.

liei-r cn 0 1 May rt-ci. i--r-ie! E'dra' 1 1 Vho. rt r. 'rfn vii-- jti.ry l-lort-o, -e Pliia 1 i h.h i'er. i l'ai tl i V.i.n.

y.i) i 1 I- I I Je--K. peu. cf Cb.trp hi Tur let lo Haw hi-; i roe f--n 1 t. Tvf I --s i 1 r'i r. her bod v.

Procfr tf. kj th cLiic tj.an'. 1 fcc-verthflejiH the nac'ioal worth of tic ownd t-y T'itishiirghers was ccr jhi veiy The urg'a AutomoMia club before ti cr.d of the ttumn.er will hc-ld en thrt track at Brunots lsl-and nd mme speedy are beir.f TJi- J'tttahvirgi Matinee club is the antoir. jhiiists the use the tre'k and the fiason f.jien- ir? rtiUlvipai-Vit Pittsburgh's smart uri. Tre xhihit'nn ra'-e by John I.oe, I r'a MS the of the t'ue lif.l-j hi otic m.i'nute nd seconds, making the fastest iitt-3 c-f the day exctpt the exhibitivi rtin riiale tv Uackr UrosV wh'ch eoverea tho- d.uafce'in 'i hu special cffied for ihe best time in the finals, wnj vta by C.

K. Turner in The course ft ur tho h'l't'lc, from the at th.i o', -Mt. JUigciow. nav3 btcn Sl-1 rt several cs. uiiO it will be d.s htfrre tho.

final awards of tho j.rtea will he officially rv Iiouneca. Thi? tltnc of the winners in the elapses follows: 'Iwi- A. C. Han((u; uJ V. IS liurwy, 4.11.

Cl i'. U. Arui)Kgr, I ntien Jr. nn'ifr l.OijO. poun-ts A.

Si wn i. and K. C. iia 4 5. Cus? I.

t-ir, to t.5W pounds I i.MVoy. and I. liOFie-ier, j.J. CHK.iil.-.e cars odf no.irdii A. S.Si W.

iIllon, CUf iiT! car ovev pouirlb A. U. 21 C. E. I 5.

Ihe finite 'Were not completed, and whre i he" winners cf the prelimir ancs h4 U-tt the criminal f.gure.t were alhMved tc stand. The. Hying race, run by Mr. Turr.rj rrtn. lilne.

In the final Mar.ten. ia 2:10, le.iuc-Ma.ten's time by orno of tho objected to cUuslrg all th eiectilc and steam mal.irifca by t'lrm-OjV, revardK-s weight and pc-er. Z.t ti -s ae of the electric on- V' was raced i jairs i-overa i ir.o.ister vehtcies of a t-js ir weight. Miller's team w-ishd id pounds, while of ii-i con retttor5 were registered At over The records of all the other foieWt Cli-I 1. JS.

HoVy vir.HL-.'iIao cut) 4 is J. J- H-itK, T. M.rti i J. f.jH Pci-r i.em-'. J.

M.T. 1.. iwhVivaw P. vfc ilwii), O. 517 v.

J. Y-jiai. 15; O. rrpe L. 'iT.

i f. 4i: T. M. O'l'ffy, 4i! Klef.ifiK. 2.4 ii-j; H.

llxon. 2 ft. Oil A. it. -Keena-Wi 1-5; H-irt-17, 2.4 Josr-ft K'U.

1-3- L. B. Way. 5 'jav, sryera't 'breakdowns tkcri- wer no' serious aecJdeutg. Tjnichlne crTv-ed the tire in cvt-nta, thg ci! jet lenircd and in nr.

fiio rur.nSng gcyr wa? rrapp'd. i Tainey. Other motor.wts rati to hi rofli with i.ir.nlj hre extinguishers f.hts-b r- v-p' on hand, and thg fire was hefor-; cii'us harm had dr.e Th- were W. ,0. Tem-ile.

Mndefc ctd Tt. J. Pollard. Oi. Iiw'l'is ifliciited ca LETTER CARPJERS ELECTED DELEGATES 84 thr.

Kniional A.v.ji'1.;!-U'.-n met in th-'- 1 1 0.. 'date ti ti.e i-o-iw i.ti.m at A hot 1 i a c-ilmi n. Ti ele-ij-n -vx James v-erm J-----ph I tzenbeJi'-r. V. J.

J. W. AiKi-ron V.rirh. p. n'.

I. I Itrr.iar-s Ji. A. J. Vi.

Kl-' d. .1 rli. 11, V. p. H.

m. i Ciushtvl 'A h'ic CotipiinR C-'-rs. T--r1 er Sfclarn ry. yars. of Ko.

flOO rrv alley. McKcefiport. hile r- ot toe Phv tuiih Lak- bu.er,.-;,-.;:if.-ru:hed He wsi 7mov. tMc noepitil. lie.

is not I ei.r'U'-' 'J er. Inshiffohon in are rein? mil: for the 1 11- nx Tit. of r.n-. J. 1 r.h.in as r-r-i.

chitf'iMi choich. 1 S. vial io' ui ministers di t'- f. 1 -e 'it. Hti'i mik- and there l'i tif.u.i rmsU-l iroriai.

1 I 1 W1 Tc. -V iVsHiwetn i I 527, 529 PEHH Hf ALL WOSS nUAnA'riTEED FOB 25YEftHS ts :.3 Mm i Co.) MEHUE, PITTSiiUEGH, Wo 4i- tl r-v. tOL3 vrazz w-i 54 tfft'l 1 PRHLQRS, ri-T. Vt so s.iii -r 1 ill -d -ii La THC STAr-ICARD .1 1 1 a i.aLi. i'.

i-i ll.it tv t- Vtf pn. riffr vl.rtt.fr of n. 1 n') i.e- f-r avc ti' jv n- 1 A HINT OT com it 1 1: 1. QAUZS AitiMlKUM PLATES. rAfatti 4.

nrKus 'r h. It iv! rcf I -K i P. I 3 '-3 if 4 trv. Cf-tfl 533D SETS CF JUVA UP Gem iLUsgs si i 1 it T. I 3-t.

tf GR. P.0BSRTS' I B1h.11! r.i.-n e. The- d.r-fci '-o-. i noo-i on. I Me-J to v-ith the i irse pi-rdc bui furiher rt ttade toward crp- ni-ailort.

Killrd p-y a Tunnel Oivfrg In. POSTON. A bect'on of the F.art Be: to.i tonne! near the t'-'Ot of ptr'--t. ctjved in darir.c the nicbt i anr5 or.e a sr-il taj-r ed. iai.cd c.

c. rvh-r. Li i Filth 310 3.