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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
AN AUTOMOBILE TRUST.
Manufacturers Forming a Pool to Con-
troll Patents.

The New York Herald says: OF vital i'm
portance to the automobile world and to
the future of seif-propelled vehicles is the
association now forming among leading
manufacturers of gasoline and other
liquid-using machines in the United States
Within the next ten days. 1t is thought. the
necessary papers will have been signed
and business now disrupted by almost
uncountable law suits and other litigation
will be cleared and guided by ironclad
agreements.
Thirty manufacturers are to be members
or the association. Controlling or owning,
as they do, 100 patents, valued at mil
lions Of dollars, they will be absolute die
tators of the trade. Working harmonf-
ously, it Is asserted that no firm not a
member of the association can build a
machine for which it will not be compel
led to pay heavy royalties to the asso-
citation and the owners of the patents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

Palmetto, and Godfrey Wheeler. Palmetto.
Those who qualified for the Consolation
cup were ]. Parker. Augutus Jay. 8. o.
Bates, Mr.. Calhoun. Mr.. Tappin and w.
Bates. q
In the first round at match play for the
Southern Cross cup Marion Wright defeat
ed H NJ Brookse5 UP and to play; c. NJ.
Hinkle defeated VI. B. Duncan, jr.. up;
Herbert Hartman defeated A. De Witt
Cochrane. up: O.sHorstman defeated Pat
rick Grant. upland to play: w. H. Bar
nard defeated w. H. Sands. up and to
play: E. Jewett defeated Reginald Brooks
up and 3 to play; C. Bohlen defeated Win
throp Rutherford. aIup and to play; Har-
old Sands beat g. Wheeler by default
For the consolation cup s. O. Bates de-
feated Augutus Jay. s up and to play; Mr.
Tappin defeated Mr.. Calhoun, 8 up and 2
to play; W. Bates and ]. Parker drew
byes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
General Sporting Notes.


John A. Scott. Janeway. Rightful. April
Shower and Monograph have been declared
out of the Carter handicap.
c. 7. Boots Argregor and The Oliver have
been declared out Of the Metropolitan
handicap. to be run at Morris Park
Princeton will hold her fourteenth annual
handicap track games April Is. Nearly all
CT the big eastern universities will be rep
resented. Pennsylvania will send nearly
her entire team
/ The twenty five.mile Marathon race
which Is to be held at Boston April 20, has
not received the sanction of the A. A. L..
and as a result all those who compete will
be disqualified. No college athletes will
compete
Bennie Munroe. the noted bicycle racer,
has entirely recovered from his terrible fall
tured his skull in three places.
The polo enthusiasts of Lakewood are al
ready hard at work in preparation for the
coming summer. George Gould and his
pect to be stronger team than last year,
when they attracted so much attention.
There Is little reason to doubt that La
fayette and Pennsylvania will meet on the
ample amends for past sins, and the Quak-
ers should remember that they In their
early days were guilty of the same thing
which few years ago were charged
The $1,000 automobile race yesterday,
from Indianapolis to Columbus and return.
a distance of 100 miles, was won by Carl
G. Fisher, who went over the heavy and
rough roads In less than six hours. The
machine Of his opponent. Conrad Muller,
broke down.
Cornell cricket enthusiasts formed
cricket club yesterday. and active practice
will begin at once. Professor w. A. Ham
mond was elected temporary president and
c. G. Reynolds secretary. If possible,
of Pennsylvania, -Haverford and other col
lege clubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
From Pulpit to Diamond.

Rev. E. G. Crabill has resigned from his
pulpit at Halsted, Pa, to become a pitcher
on the Columbus. Ohio. base ball team, at
a salary of $3.50 a month
Rev. Crabil has filled the Halsted pulpit
acceptably for some months since the death
of the former pastor. He makes an ironclad
reservation that under no circumstances
will he play Sunday ball, appear on the
field at Sunday game or even at the
grounds. He is an excellent twirler and will
put in his Sundays speaking for the Y. NJ.
c. A. and mission associations in cities his
club visits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Big Betting on McGovern.

Sam Harris. Terry McGovern's manager,
telegraphed from San Francisco vest erday
to friends in this city that he had made
bet Of $1,000 even on his protege de-
teating Young Corbett'' on next Tuesday
night.
In New York, yesterday, G. A Walbaum
bet $1,000 even on Terry, and M. T. Field
ing, theatrical manager, wagered $3.50
the same way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
GOLF AT AIKEN.
Oden Horst1man Defeated Grant in
First Round.

First Round.
Perfect golfng weather prevailed at the
Palmetto golf links at Aiken, 8. c.. yester-
day, when the qualifying round for the
Southern Cross cup was played. The six
teen to qualify were Marion Wright, PhIla-
delphia: II. NJ Brooks. Ardsley; C. M
Hinkle. New Haven; w. B. Duncan, jr.
Meadow Brook; De Witt Cochrane. st. An
drews; Herbert Hartman. Garden City;
Patrick Grant, Palmetto; o. Horstman,
Chevy Chase; w. H. Barnard, Palmetto;
w. H. Sands. st. Andrews; E. Jewett Pal
metto: Reginald Brooks, Meadow Brook:
Winthrop Rutherford. Meadow Brook;
Charles Bohlen. Philadelphia; Harold Sands,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
"Fitz" Makes Stiff Demand.

When Bob Fitzsmmons, who boxed at
Williamsport, Pa, last night with Jim jeff
ries, was informed that Jack O'Brien had
put up only $1,000 as forfeit with AL Smith
to make match, the Cornishman said:
THAT won't do. The side bet must be
raised to $1,000 and the winner must take
all the receipts
If Fitz holds to this proposition 1t is
100 to l bet that O'Bren will not fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

First base by errors-Georgetown, 2; NJ. A. c., 3.
Left on bases Georgetown. 5; VI. A. c.. g. First
base on balis.on Titus, OF Gettings, l. Struck
Burns, 2: by Fay, 2: by Thompson. 9. Home run
keane. Two-base hits-Apperious. Drill. Simon.
ing, Apperious (3). Simon. Burns. Gassaway. Pyles
Gettings. Double pay-Wood to Nichols. Hit by
pitcher-By Gettings Bowling. Wild pitch-Fay.
Passed balls-Smith. 2. Umpire-Mr. James OHara
Georgetown University. Time of game--1 hour and
so minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Prof. Pfuhl,s Warning.

The Secretary of War has received the
following ominous letter from Prof. Pfuhl
of Los Angeles: do not allow the Presd-
dent to travel March %. % and 30 His life
in danger of explosions, railroad accidents,
fire arms, elevators. These three days ex-
pressly west of Washington caused by
eclipse of sun and Mars in their equi-
noxes."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Railway Relief League.

- In the Railway Relief League the Az
street and City and Suburban teams were
the contestants last night on their private
alleys at the Palace. the former winning
two out of three games. McIntire Of the
winning team hung up a score Of 1913 in the
first game. and 1t was the best Of the con-
test
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Games Postponed.

The indoor base ball and basket ball
games scheduled for Saturday night at the
Y. M. c. A. gymnasium have been called
off to oblige the visiting teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26

William Lorimer republican, by ruling
of Judge Hanecy has won in the congress
sional election fight in the sixth Illinois
district. Judge Hanecy denied motion to
dissolve the Injunction secured by Lorimer
to prevent a recount of the ballots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
BASKET BALL.
Corcorans and Cuthberts in Fast
Came

In one of the fastest and cleanest games
played here this season the Corcoran
Cadets basket ball team last night, at the
National Guard Armory, defeated the Cuth-
bert Glass Athletic Association team by
a score of IS to 10. The game was well
played by both teams from start to finish,
and very few fouls were called. and these
being Unavoidable because of the fast play
ing. Collins scored six field goals for the
Corcorans, while the Cuthberts had goal
for each player except King. The lineup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
BOWLING.
Commissioners Defeated the Interior
Team

Team.
Another high-class exhibition Of bowling
was given last night at the Palace alleys
by the Commissioners and Interior De-
partment teams Of the Departmental
League, the former winning two of the
three games rolled. Four Of the six total
scores were over the 900 mark and seven
play ers did 200 or better The Interiors
captured the second game but they had to
go up to S74 to do #. In the last game
Garrett of the Interiors obtained the best
score Of the evening-236
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
PICKS JEFF TO WIN.
"Parson" Davies Says Corbett Will Be
Whipped in Short Order.

Il sincerely hope that there will be no
obstacle thrown in the way Of Jim Jefrries
and Jim Corbett meeting In San Francis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
Just Received

mir n mn The Master Optician, formerly
litllI IAN lM With Franklin 4 CO. / cater
Hit IulIWI especially to difficult cases In re.
OSuOuO fraeting and frame-ntting.
With my long experience and
assortment Of frames. you can get service not else
wIere oDtat able. I'LL q. Phone Main 674X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-26
20 Years of
Vile Catarrh
Wonderful Testimony to
the Curative Powers of
DIR. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder.

Chas. O.. Brown, journalist. Of Duluth. MINI,
writes: II have been a sufferer from Throat and
time my head has been stopped up and my condi-
tion truly miserable. Within IS minutes after
using DR.. Asnew's Catarrhal Powder l obtained
relief. Three bottles have almost, II entirely
cured me-"
DIR. Agnew's Ointment relieves piles instantly.
Sold by MODERN ORIG CO.. Ala 7th st. NV. and
y. z. RICHARDSON CO., Sd st. and ia. ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
Alabama and Georala.

The Macon Telegraph Is very statis- tical It believes in figures, but its fig ures are sometimes misleading. For example, it says Atlanta had in the census year 390 manufacturing estab- lishments employing 9,356 men, while Birmingham had but 283 establish ments containing 6,675 wage earners. The truth is, the Atlanta figures in- clude all, or nearly all, manufacturing establishments in the county in which that city is located, whereas the Bir- mingham figures cover but the plants in scant limits fantastically formed to exclude nearly all shops and mills. Tho Telegraph credits Bessemer with AZ manufacturing establishments employ ing 1869 men. Bessemer Is in Jones Valley, and two trolley lines bind It to Birmingham, and if it's figures alone be added to Birmingham's we have 325 establishments employing 8,344 operatives, not to mention Ensley, Pratt City, Thomas, North Birming- ham, East Birmingham, Avondale, Woodlawn and Gate City. These are all within thirty minutes of time by trolley, and all are parts of Greater Birmingham, and altogether they pre- sent at least 800 establishments em- ploying fully 12,OO0 men, Birmingham is, in other words, head and shoulders above any other southern town in the respect of manufacturing industries. Whether Atlanta or Memphis be sec ond it is difficult to determine. There are more miners within the sound of Birmingham whistles than there are operatives of all sorts in either Atlanta or Memphis.
 Nor is this all. A good share of Atlanta's operatives are women and children, earning low wages, and it's force of shop workers do not receive high wages. Few indeed, women or children, are employed in this district, which is thoroughly unionized, and good union wages are earned through out it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
ouR STATE CAPITALS.

From the New York Mail and Express
 In several states the nominal capital presents a rather grotesque spectacle in comparison with single cities within the same boundaries. There is something in the annual migration of New York pol waters of the Hudson that suggests the yearly pilgrimages of the Manchu princes to the tombs of their ancestors. It has the appearance of a rite, of an act of reverence to an outgrown institution. There Is no such thing as capital life or capital society at Albany, or Harris burg, or Springfield. or Columbus, or Jeff ferson City The lawmakers do not take their families with them. They pack their grips and go out into the wilder ness. A state capital is not a city; 1t is sort of encampment. The periodic meetings of the legislature in these re- mote country towns read like those meet ings of the Polish noDles to elect a king, which were sometimes held on horseback on an immense plain. Compared to the throbbing, significant life of New York city Philadelphia and Pittsburg, or Gin cinnati and Cleveland, or Chicago, or St. Louis, the sluggish pulsations of the polit- ical heart al the upstate" capitals are unnoticeable. The plain truth is that Che functions of the state have become to those of the city as ,-4e provincial towns are to the great cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
ORCHESTRA FUND NOW sss5,ooo.
Pledges of Remainder of $75o,ooo Ex.
 pected Within a Week.

From the Chicago Inter- Ocean.
 Pledges of s365, 900 toward the s75o oOc necessary to make the Thomas orchestra a permanent Chicago institution have been received, and those interested In the project expect the balance of the amount will be subscribed within week. En- couraging reports were received from every subcommittee at an informal luncheon of the general committee, which was held yesterday.
 Of the amount already pledged, ss5, ,OOO Is in popular subscription in sums under 5000. The total number of popular sub scriptions thus far is 55sS George R, Thorpe yesterday cabled s5OOO from Flu rope for the orchestra fund Other large subscriptions were as follows: F. M Barton. 5000; Mrs Augustus N. Eddy. $25O0; Thomas R. Lyon, $5OO0. William R. Harper has been elected member of the board of trustees of the orchestra asso- citation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
ABOUT "poDelNe" THE DECISION

From the New York Herald
 It is scarcely credible that the promot- CTS of the railroad merger are preparing an alternative plan" to get around the law in case the decision against the Northern Securities deal Is confirmed by the Supreme court
 What the Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously condemned was not the method but the essence of the thing done. It found that the common ownership of the lines destroyed every motive for competition between two roads engaged in interstate traffic which were natural competitors for business
 The antitrust act declares that a com bination in any form, If 1t effects re- straint of interstate trade or commerce. is illegal. and in one of the recent trust decisions the highest tribunal declared that 'the court cannot permit itself to be hoodwinked by any technical compliance with the letter of the law, but must see that It's plain intent and meaning Is obeyed."
 Alternative devices' are not to be thought of. If the Supreme court of the United States sustains the decision against the merger its ingenious promot- CTS will be free to agitate for new legis- lation, but meanwhile they will have to obey the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
cleveIand's Position.

Southern people are now applauding former President Grover Cleveland for his correct views and expressions on the race problem, just as if his position on this important matter were something new" said man who held office under Cleveand.
 MT. Cleveland took the right view of the negro question from the start. I happen to know that in all of his private talks with southern men during his first administration he showed a thorough ap- preciation of southern conditions, while in his public acts he certainly made 1t clear that he was just the opposite of those northern doctrinaires who believed in putting the negro on an equal footing with the whites. No man in public life was ever abused more, perhaps, than MT. Cleveland was a few years ago, and the unlindest thing about 1t was the fact that many of those who spoke or wrote against Cleveland with bitterness were southern men. I doubt If there was an- other statesman in the north who being in the executive office as far back as 1885, would have had the bravery, to say noth- ing of the desire, to take as his counsel lors ex-confederates, to have in his cabi- net men like our grand southrons La- mar and Garland, to have as his diplo- matic representatives rebel brigadiers.' Tilden was a great and good man, but he was timid. I doubt very much if he would have dared to do as President Cleveland did.
 Not all southern men were ungrateful in their feeling toward Cleveland on the contrary, he always had many staunch friends in Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and fin the other southern states; and I am glad to see that some of those who once spoke in derogatory terms have come to say friendly things of Cleveland and are disposed to do him justice. MT. Cleve- land has political faults, I suppose, but his head is level and long has been on the matter which he discussed a day or two ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
By Rail Across Asia Minor.

Bagdad is on the Tigris, which flows with the Euphrates into the Persian Gulf Bagdad and Constantinople are about 1,000 miles apart, and Bagdad Is 300 or 400 miles from the Persian Gulf. The gap between Smyrna or Constantinople and the Persian Gulf via Bagdad is to be filled by rail road, thus affording another and quicker route to India, and Java, and Southern China at least.
 Short lines extend from Smyrna or Constantinople towards Bagdad, but none are more than three hundred miles long. Englishmen built the road that extends from Smyrna to Diner, and French capitalists have railroad extending from Smyrna to Afiun Kara Hassar, and a German line connects Scutari with Konith. None of these lines have southern connections or outlets.
 But England, France and Germany have, it is reported come together and lave agreed to build jointly a line to Bagdad and the Persian Gulf thus giving their own short lines more bus mess, and adding largely to tho worlds conveniences of transit.
 No happier plan or scheme could be devised. England, France and Ger many all have interests in or about Asia Minor, and if all unite in one trunk railroad, all will be happily served, and the world lessened and at the same time benefited. Russia will be shut out, but Russian ambition does not lie toward Bagdad, at least not at present. The opening of the Bagdad line will be one Of the great events of the century, to be followed perhaps, later on by the building of the Cape-to-Cairo line, and the line from Birmingham to Buenos Ayres, and the line from Seattle via Behring Strait to Moscow. Verify the world is growing smaller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
WATCHES FROM MIR. scHWAB.
Five 5000 Tlmekeepers for Five Faith
 ful superlntendents.

From the New York Evening Telegram.
 While in Switzerland during his re- cent European trip Charles NJ. schwab, president of the United States Steel cor poration. purchased five watches. cost ing 5000 each. which he will present to the five superlntendents of the corpora tion's manufacturing plants who get the most and the best work out of the great armies of laborers under them.
 MT. sehwabs idea in getting these ex- traordinary watches was an outgrowth of his own experience. Every one knows that he rose from the ranks to the high est salaried position in the world. What helped him most to rise was the mag netic temperament that made his soft toned requests more influential among those around him than the sharp com mands of others He Is a born leader, and personal magnetism is his ruling force.
 He was reminded of the idea while on sightseeing tour through one of the wonderful matchmaking establishments in Lucerne, and when he asked the price of five watches of exceptional value he was not at all abashed when told that the bill would be 25,oo0 francs (s5oOO).
 Recently he announced to his super intendents that he had bought One watches on purpose to present them to the five who did the best work, and now there is great rivalry among the small army of men who direct the manufactur- ing operations of the great corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17

zens of Shreveport, proves to have been a negro plantation hand who left Vanceyille after the tragedy in Shreve- port had taken place, and he went to Shreveport to find his missing wife, and while there he carried in some freshly slaughtered sides of beef for a butcher in the outskirts of the city He ran away, it is thought, because he was covered with blood stains, and he had heard of the tragic crime in the city. He was simply murdered and ere mated, and Shreveport stands con- victed of inexcusable and disgraceful mob efforts.
 The truth is, Judge Lynch should be utterly squelched. He is ever dis organizer and a blunderbuss, and his services are no longer needed in civil ized communities The free-shooting pair of policemen, chasing one lone un- armed negro, should be called to ac- count, and Governor Heard would help the reputation of his state if he would have some of the cremationists in Shreveport indicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
SENATOR MORGAN HINTS
 AT A CANAL SCANDAL

for information as to certain events on the isthmus while Admiral Casey was trying to keep transit open.
 "The President withheld that informa- ton in order to keep the senate in the dark" said Senator Morgan. Tt could not have been done for anything else. 1t must have been to prevent the senate from getting information of an important character bearing on the ratification of the treaty. This information was called for on the 18th of February, and the President got 1t on the 18th of March. It took the secretary of the navy thirty odd days to have it written up, though 1t could have been done in thirty hours. The agreement to vote on the treaty was made on the 9th and 10th of March, by which the vote was to be taken on the 17th. But the information called for was not sent in until the 18th of March, and the senate adjourned a few hours after that, and there was no time to print 1t or comment on 1t.
 My comment on the information that paper contains, which Is known as senate document No. 10, would have been that we went to the Isthmus of Panama for the real purpose of sustaining the power of Marroquin until he could assemble a congress to ratify treaty, the substance of which had been agreed between his minister and the secretary of state in April, 1902, before the passage of the Spooner bill. The substance of that treaty is repealed in all its objectionable parts in the treaty sent to the senate January 23, 1903, and ratified by congress on March F.
 "These facts appear In the Presidents message for the reason that no ground is stated there for the presence of our ships at Panama that relates in any de- gree to actual interference with com merce across the railroad, and that in two letters of Admiral Casey to the sec retary of the navy, he says but for the presence of our troops there the insur- rectionists would have entered and cap tured the isthmus."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-17
SHE CAME AND WENT.

By J. R. Lowell.
 As twig trembles, which a bird
 Lights on to sing, then leaves unbent, So Is my memory thrilled and stirred; l only know she came and went. As clasps some lake by gusts unriven, The blue dome's measureless content, So my soul held that moments heaven; l only know she came and went. As, at one bound, our swift spring heap: The orchards full of bloom and scent. So clove her May, my wintry sleeps;
 l only know she came and went. An angel stood and met my gaze,
 Through the low doorway of my tent; The tent is struck, the vision stays;
 l only know she came and went. O, when the room grows slowly dim,
 And lifes last oil Is nearly spent. One gush of light these eyes will brim,
 Only to think she came and went.