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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-12
THE SPORTING NEW :.
BICYCLING.
PENN AND KRAMER
 START ON EVEN TERMS

Willie Fenn must start from scratch with Frank Kramer in the "Hook han dicap' at Manhattan Beach on Satur- day afternoon. This announcement from Handicapper Wetmore does not surprise those who have been watch ing Fenn's remarkable riding.
 FNenn scored over Kramer at the St Louis exposition, it being the first time this season that the champion had been outridden in 2 mile open. The first man to do the trick was Floyd Krebs.
 WALTHOUR GOES TO EUROPE.
 Bobby Walthour has sailed for Flu rope, to again try his speed against the foreign cracks whom he disposed Of so easily during his trip abroad last spring. The star member of the Co., lumbia racing team, who is the ac- knowledged middle distance and long distance champion of the world, will race on the French and German tracks and will return in November to com pete in the New York six-day race, which he won last year.
 Accompanying Walthour on the Deutschland when she sailed were Eli Winsett, his manager; Franz Hoffman, his pacemaker; Bob Shults, another motor man, and Basil De G,uichard, the stockily built French lad who has been racing in this country for the past three years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-12
NAUGATUCK DrvrsroN

I
 Trains leave Bank street station for New York, Bridgeport, New Haven and other places south at G:S5. z:55. l0:52 n. m.: 1:14. BOO. 4:85, 0:15 and .S:OO D m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street Etatipu from New York, Bridgeport. New Hays en and way stations at 7:15, S:o5, 0:O5. 10:5S a. m.; Its, 3:45. 5:20, 6:80 0.B8. S:4S p. m.; 12:89 a. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station rorl Winsted and way stations at S.28s l0:59 a. n1.; 1:19, 3:46, 5:21 (Watervilla only), 6:53 and S:4S D. m.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Winsted and way stations at 6.3S 7:55. 10:52 q. m,: 1:I4, S:o4, b:<7 eva. terville) 6:15 p. m.
 Trains leave Bank street station for Watertown and way stations st fl.Ab. S:30, II :o3 q. m.; 1 :22. $50, BIO 6:12. 6:5s, 8:53 and 11:20 p. n.
 Trains arrive at Bank street station from Watertown and way stations at $40, 7:46. 1o:42 a. m.; 100. 2.56, 4:30 5:52, 6:45, T:45. 11:16 p. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Bank straet station for NcvA York, Bridgeport and New Haven At way stations only) a. m.; 1.05, 6:10 and
 
 Arrive at Bank street station from New York, Bridgeport and New Has ven at :53 a n; 12:50, 7.52, 10:O5 n m.
 Leave Bank street station for Nater- town and way stations at y:5S a. an and sos 5. m.
 Arrive at Bank street station from Watertown and way stations at 0:5d a. ID. and 4 :58 D. n.
 MERIDEN BRANCH.
 Trains leave, Dublin street station for Middletown and way stations at 9:21 a. m. and 6:15 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street staa ton from Nfiddletown and way stas lions at 7:50 g. ID. and 3;58 D. n.
 Trains leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Cheshire as TOO. 10:50 a. m.; 4 :15 D. m.
 Trains arrive at Dublin street sta ton from New Haven by way of ! Cheshire at 9:20 a. m.; 2:35. TAB p. ID.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Dublin street station for New Haven by way of Chvshifp af T:an. HOO a. m.; 5.50 D. m.
 Arrive at Dublin street station from NeW Haven by way of Cheshire al c.:1ssss- m; S:46. $50 n as
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-12
TIME TABLE.
HIGHLAND DIVTsION.

Trains leave Meadow street station for Boston, Hartford and way stations at 700 a. m.; 12:88, 8:15, ss07 D. n.
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta- ton from Boston. Hartford and wayl stations at sO5. 11:40 a. m.; 1:45. e:20I p. m.
 Trains leave Meadow street station for New York, Poughkeepsie. Dan-I bury and way stations at SIS "a. m.s| and I :50 and 6:24 D. m
 Trains arrive at Meadow street sta- 1on from New York, Poughkeepsiee Danbury and way stations at 6:56 a. m.; 12:34 and 8:04 p. m.
 SUNDAY TRAINS.
 Leave Meadow street station at 6:s0. l0:Oo a. m.; 2:00, 5:O5 and 100 D. m.
 Arrive at Meadow street station aEI $50. 11:3O a. m.; 4,50. csc and S:50l D
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-12
At Merlden.

Meriden. Aug. 12-Although Meri- den outbatted New Haven more than to i. the visitors had no trouble in taking yesterdays game. Hinton's errors at third figured largely in the score. He was relieved by, O'Mara in the sixth. While the Meridens hit Quinn freely they were unable to bunch their hits at critical times. Bone's work at the bat was the lead- ing feature of the game. n four times up he made four clean singles. The score: R.H.E. Merlden % 0 o 1 o 0 0 O--1 5 f New Haven ? 0 @ o 0O0 0 0-3 5 Z
 Batteries ~ Rogers and Burke; Quinn and Jope Umpire, Gilbert. Attendance, 25O.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-12
THE DIAMOND.
WIN TWO
 AT A THE
Holyoke and Springfield Both Take Double Head- ers-B Bridgeport Downed by Hartford Notes

New London, Aug. 12.-Inere was no chattering, no voicing of time worn instructions, no vim in the Whalers' efforts yesterday, and two games went to Holyoke, with an ease that aggravated the local crowd into yelling at the home team with der1- sion.
 Clancy never displayed better form and his control was perfect, wide outcurve causing several batsmen to threaten their backs trying to reacn the elusive ball. His team backed him up with the finest support, the in field having features in all positions, and anything within reach being scooped up by the outfeld. Captain Dowd WAS indisposed and Fields cov- cred left, though he was loss with the stick
 Batch carried off the honors in the second game by great playing his enchanted stabs resulting in Voorhees, getting away with only two, hits scored against his twirling. Fields in left raised wave of ap- pIause by a circus catch of a long fly, turning a somersault. and holding the ball. The scores: R.H. P. N London 70 0 0 O 0 0--1 ( 4 Holyoke. Il 0 I 1 o O 20 1--6 10 1
 Batteries Mclaughlin and Arm bruster; Clancy and Schincel.
 Second game: R.H.E. N London 70 o 0 o 1 O--1 Holyoke, 70 0 O 1 0 O-2 6
 Batteries Paige and Armbraster; yoorhees and Schineel.
 At Norwich.
 Norwich, Aug. 12.-The Ponies, nor content with winning the first game of yesterdays double-header at Eaehem park, by the score of to 0, rubbed it into the Crolius tribe in game No by the score of 6 to i.
 The first game lasted 10 innings and the Ponies big twir1er, Jack Hess, virtually won his own game. His splendid pitching, allowing Norwich but four hits, was brought to a fitting climax in the first half of the 10th when drive to right placed Hess on first. Bowler was allowed to run for him, and immediately swiped second. J. ConnOr popped up a fly into shorI left. Tuck Turner was waiting for it, while Bowler was half way between third and home, daring piece or disastrousIy had Turner not muffed baserunning. which would have ended the ball. Turner allowed it to slip through, and the Ponies were one run to the good.
 Tn the second game Goldie Bowler made the locals look like pack of school boys and the delivery puzzled Norwich to such an extent that two safe cracks were the sum total The scores:
 First game: k Il E. Springf'id o 0O0 0 0 0 0 0 Il z 2 Norwich 70 0 o 0 o 0 0 0 O--0 4 7
 Batterles-Hess and O'Connor; Me Lean and Connolly. Umpire, Duff.
 Second game. R.H.E. Springfield, 0 0 I 8 1 0 o 0 1-1152 2 Norwich II o o o 0 0 0-1 ? 4
 Batteries Bowler and OConnor; Austin and Fisher. Umpire, Duff. At tendance, 800.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
A PUZZLING PROBLEM
IN EXCHANGE VALUES
Sharp Work of Border Bum
Gives Thought for

ION New Years eve, while we were
sitting out the old year, somebody
started the following appalling fiscal
problem. We have spent our time ever
since in seeking a solution, and are
now driven TO ask your readers to help
us:
I'm the United States Mexican dol
lar has an exchange value of only 80
cents. In Mexico a United States dol
lar has the same value. On the from
tier of the United States, where Texas
joins Mexico, are two drinking saloons,
one on each side OF the frontier. A man
buys a 10-cent drink of whisky at the
American saloon and pays with an
American dollar. He receives in
change a Mexican dollar. Therewithal
he goes to the Mexican saloon and buys
a drink of whisky, receiving an Ameri-
can dollar in exchange. 1t is evident
that the limit to his purchasing power
is merely the length of time he can
continue on his feet. He wakes event.
uaIly with bad headache and the
original American dollar with which he
started.
THE puzzling question is-who paid
for the whisky?'--9' James London
Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12

and the fierce conflicts of the early
years of the first century Of our era
were merely the continuation of those
begun a dozen years before. In all
these last nineteen centuries. indeed.
not more than two are to be charged
with having opened with new and i'm
portant wars. OF the centuries before
our era. the first began in peace; the
second with nothing but the second
Macedonian war: the third with the
third Samnite war; the fourth with no
great struggle; the fifth with the burn
ing of Sardis and the battle Of Lake
Regillus, combinations of wars begun
long before: the sixth with Nebuchad-
nezzar's conquest of Jerusalem and in
the earlier centuries, so far as chronol-
ogy informs us, there were no initial
wars of magnitude.
The current superstition, then. is in
noteworthy degree contrary to the
facts. Instead of being invariably or
even generally marked with the out
breakings OF great wars. the begin
nings of centuries have in the vast ma
iority of cases been remarkably free
from such catastrophes. II We were to
form any rule from historical prece-
dent it would be, therefore, that this
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
SAY THEY HAVE A CORNER
ON THE RADIUM SUPPLY
agents of British Capitalists Purchase
Land Bearing Mineral PitchbIend
in Lower CaIiforna.

SUPERIOR, Wis, Feb. 11-Dr. ]. G.
Barnsdale of this city and two English
physicians have what they claim will
prove to be a corner on the radium
supply Of this country. Representing
largely British capital, they have pur-
chased 100000 acres Of land bearing
mineral pitchblend in Lower Califor-
MIA. They claim that the deposits on
these lands will enable them to cut the
price of radium from 1000, 900 to So
500. 900 a pound
DR.. Barnsdale, who is a specialist in
X-ray work, lived in Lower California
more than twenty years ago. and at
that time discovered the land with
mineral pitchblend deposits He never
supposed it would be of value, but re-
Gently decided to investigate He and
his companions on their trip went from
the British Northwest to Mexico in their
search for all pitchblend deposits they
could find. The result was the pur-
chase Of 100000 acres at $3.50. 900. The
samples of pitchblend have been tested
and it is claimed that the results sho "
that the owners of these deposits will
now be able to produce radium at half
the expense now required. DIR. Barns
dale left tonight for Chicago to in
spect some smelter machinery and he
claims that in ninety days his company
will be producing radium which will be
put on the market at 81, 500 900 per
pound.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
JUDGE ORDERS
AN ACQUITTAL
Instructs Jurors to Find Yer
diet of Not Guilty in Cases
Against Colorado Militiamen
ACTED UNDER ORDERS
Court Declares That They Did
Not Illegally Imprison Citi-
zens During Recent Strike

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Feb. H.
Judge Lewis in the District Court to-
day, after lengthy review of the cita-
tions and arguments of attorneys on
the motion to dismiss the criminal cases
against Adjutant General Sherman NJ.
Bell, Brigadier General John Chase and
Major Thomas E. McClelland, charged
with having illegally imprisoned citi-
zens in the bull-pen, ordered the jury
to bring in a verdict of not guilty, and
this was done.
Judge Lewis In his opinion said that
II was not for the court to decide
whether Governor Peabody did right or
wrong in declaring Teller County to be
in state of insurrection and rebellion.
The military officers acted under the
orders of their superior, and in the
opinion Of the court the prisoners were
not detained in excess of the time re-
quired to gather information against
them.
The charges against the military Of
fcers were made by Sherman Parker,
w. F. Davis, Charles G. Kennison and
Thomas Foster, leaders of the striking
miners. each of whom was confined in
the buIl-pen two months or more.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
EKPELS
YOUNG MEMBER
Business Methods Of Charles
j. Haars Are Investigated by
Rev. A. c. Bane and a Jury
METH0DISTS' FIRM STAND
Condemns Real Estate Man TO
Banishment From Church and
Defendant viii Now Appeal

A unique trial has been proceeding
st the Howard street Methodist
Church. In which the business meth
ods of Charles J. Haars. a real estate
sgent and young member Of the
church. have been under investigation.
The Rev. Mr.. Bane. the pastor, and
Jury OF members OF the church have
listened 10 the charges. which were:
First, that Haars obtained loan from
A. II. Junod of $1,000 by false pretenses
ana representation in connection with
q mortgage on certain property located
az 757 Howard street; and second, that
be had been guilty Of falsehood IN the
ira nsGction with Junod.
The charges, which were made by
Arnold Nelson, a member Of the church.
began on Thursday night, February Z,
and the case did not terminate until
last night. when the jury brought IN
verdict OF guilty on both charges.
There had been q mass OF evidence
produced by John Ralph Wilson, who
appeared as prosecuting attorney, and
records from the County Recorders Of
fee were put in evidence 10 prove the
case against Eaars, and fully dozen
witnesses were called
After the jury had brought in it,
verdict the Rev. Mr.. Bane pronounced
judgment, eXpelling Haars from the
Methodist church. Haars gave notice
OF appeal TO the quarterly conference.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
OF WARS AT
BEGINNING OF CENTURIES
Belief That Nations Fight at the
Beginning of Each Hun
dred Years.

The superstitious notion is extant
that there must soon be a great war
because the opening years of every
century have always been thus
marked OF course, If the latter were
true it would form no sufficient reason
for war at this time. A century is
not natural division Of time, as is
day, a season or a year. but is entirely
artificial, and there is no more reason
why war should occur at the beginning
than at the middle or the end Of it.
However, as a matter of fact, the
statement is not true, as every one at
all acquainted with history should
know.
The nineteenth century began with
the establishment OF more general
peace than the world had known for
many years, and if a couple of years
later war broke out it was only the
renewal of the wars that had marked
the closing years of the preceding CEN
tury. The eighteenth century began
with wars, but they were merely the
continuation of conflicts begun in the
seventeenth. The early years OF the
seventeenth were marked with more
peace making than war making. The
wars at the opening of the sixteenth
century were prolongations of those in
the fifteenth and were, at most, petty
affairs Those at the opening of the
fifteenth were left over from the four
teenth. There were no important wars
in the first years Of the fourteenth CEN
tury, save those at Constantinople and
between England and Scotland, both
legacies from the thirteenth. No great
war occurred in the first decade of the
thirteenth century or of the twelfth.
At the opening of the eleventh Nah
mud of Ghazni invaded India. The
tenth was marked with no new war,
nor was the ninth. The eighth was ten
years old when the Saracens invaded
Spain The beginning of the seventh
was peaceful The first years of the
sixth and fifth saw Rome involved in
war, but war was then the habitual
state of Rome. The fourth and third
began in comparative peace. The sec
ond saw no new war, but rather the
ending of the old struggle in Dacia.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
British Orchids.

1t may to many seem somewhat ex-
traordinary to write OF field OF or
chids in England; but such an occur
renee is not altogether uncommon. A
few years ago. while botanizing in the
neighborhood of Burnham Beeches.
a correspondent in the Garden writes:
II came upon the most beautiful dis
play of wild flowers it has ever been
my good fortune to see, namely, a
large field whose surface was a blaze
of color. varying from deep purple
almost to white, made by the flowers
of the early Orchis, o. Morio. have
never seen such a colony of this pret-
ty little orchis. nor had 1 any idea
that it ever grew so abundantly in our
meadows. L have. however. since
heard Of other similar instances."-
London Globe
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
The Advertisers Handy Guide, Vol
uu1e XVI

Has just been issued by the Lyman D. Morse
Advertising Agency. whose reputation in the
advertising field is world wide. II is a standard
work OF reference. indispensable to advertisers,
large and small and as important to the buyer
OF space as a price current" is to a buyer of
goods
Not the least OF its important features is tts
condensed form. 1t may be carried with ease in
the pocket. and as such commends itself 10
every travelling salesman who contracts for ad-
vertising in the towns along his route It's
uD-to-date character is shown by the addition
OF list OF publications in Cuba. West Indies.
Mexico. Central America and South America
In addition to this and the general list of
daily and weekly newspapers special lists
OF class publications grouped under the follow
ing heads: Magazines. Medical Journals. Agri-
cultural and Religious papers and those in for
cign languages.
II may be obtained from the publishers
Lyman d. Morse Advertising Agency, SO Park
Row. New York. on receipt OF the price, ST.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
THE TROUBLES WITH
THE STORE CLERKS
Women Who Grumble at the Way
They Are Treated by Those Who
Should Be DeferentiaI.

"Of course, like every other rational
mortal 1 like to know all there is to
know about things, especially if it
costs nothing to acquire the informa-
ton" said bright little woman to her
companion as they were disposing Of
an eclair and coffee luncheon in a de-
partment- store last week. But 1 do
detest having a clerk treat me like
regular baby and insist upon dabbling
out chinks of information about his
wares and even spelling the names of
some of them. That's what happened
to-day. / do not pretend to be a con-
noisseur, but I am reasonably familiar
with the art pottery that one sees in
the ordinary shop, and this little fell
low insisted upon spelling the names of
all the stock for me, and adding dabs
of personal opinion as to the artistic
and commercial value of the different
wares. To cap the performance, he
toted me to a corner where there were
some freaky. ugly looking things on
display and remarked with a flourish
of his arm and an air of undisputable
authority, These are gnomes. and the
word is spelled k-n-o-m-e-s.' L escaped
and after lunch I'm going to look at
art pottery in a shop where the clerks
sell by pantomime."
My experience was just about the
same a couple of days ago" said the
friend, "'only the stock was furniture
The clerk spelled 'Vernis- Martin and
told me how to pronounce it and gave
out some other nuggets from his store
house of knowledge. Then he showed
me some specimen rooms, among them
one fitted up in Louis XIV style. I may
not know Louis XIV furniture when L
see ii, but do know modern furniture,
so got one inning and brought the
lecture to a close by asking why
twentieth century table and cabinet
were included in the furnishings of a
Louis XIV room Brooklyn Eagle.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
NEW YORK BANK
CLOSES DOORS
Equitable National COllapseS
and Comptroller Places Ex-
aminer Ridgley in Charge

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. = The
EQUITABLE National Bank of New York
CITY was closed yesterday by direction
OF the Comptroller Of the Currency, and
National Bank Examiner Edward
Ridgley has been appointed receiver.
The failure is due to bad loans and
iniudicious management. The vol
unae Of business done has always been
small and has decreased so greatly in
the last few weeks that the failure is
almost without significance. 1t in no
way involves any other national bank.
The Equitable had practically no bust
ness with banks outside of New York
City.
at s652.S21. The banks capital was
S2OO. 900 and it had deposits of $780,
BREMEN, Feb. 1.-THE banking
firm of Stephen Leurmann & Son has
failed. The assets are estimated at
s25O.OOO and the Liabilities 81, ,5OO,OOO.
Besides Bremen, the principal places
affected are New York, London and
Paris.
doors of the Wolfboro Loan and
Banking Company here were closed
Wednesday by State Savings Bank EX-
arniner Baker. The savings depart
nent was closed Monday, when the
hank commissioners found shortage
OF $4,000 in the accounts Of Cashier
Piper. who is i'll at his home.
Attachments for $4,000 have been
placed by the company on property
held by Piper.
The trust and banking departments
have liabilities estimated at $lS0,O0O
and carried before the run about $l5,-
600 in deposits. The savings depart
ment has deposits of about $4,000,
which constitute the bulk of liabilities.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-12
Pleads "Onicial Death. y

A curious incident occurred in an
English police court recently when a
man named Travis was sentenced to
a months Imprisonment for obtain
ing a postal order by false pretenses.
He pleaded that he was Officially
dead and his story was that when
with the British army in South Af-
rica he deserted, obtained some
clothes from the Kaff1rs, made his
way to the coast and worked his pass
age home. He then discovered that
he was reported dead. and though he
subsequently gave himself up as a
deserter the War Office gave an of
fetal assurance that he had died at
the 'front.'" and would not arrest him.
New York Tribune.