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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
SUICIDE FOLLOWED
BY MANY DISCHARGES

SCRANTON. Pa, Jan. About a
month ago Fred Stack. timekeeper at
the Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern car shops. left his Office, went to a
nearby saloon, where he wrote "A note
TO his wife, and then blew out hts
brains. For some time previous to the
suicide IL was noted that he had been
extremely nervous.
A climax has come to the suicide ia
the discharge OF thirty men employed
In the shops. The Investigation OF
Stacks books led 20 the discovery that
he had been altering the time sheets
so that a number OF men received more
money than they were entitled TO, and a
portion OF this was returned TO Stack.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
BASKETBALL TONIGHT;
SCHEDULE FOR WEEK

The last half Of the basketball season
opens this evening in the National
Guard League. with a game between
the Ordway Rifles and the National
Rifles Cadets. at s o'clock in the Center
Market Armory.
There VIA be dancing after the game.
The schedule for the week in the Ma
tional Guard League follows.
Monday. Ordway Rifles vs.. National
Rife Cadets; Wednesday First Battal-
ION VS.. Urell Rifles; Friday, Athletic As
ISOLATION VS.. Corcoran Cadets Wednes-
days game Will be played in the Light
Infantry Armory. while the others will
take place In the National Guard gym
nasium.
In the District League the following
teams Will play on the following nights:
Wednesday, Carroll Institute VS.. Nor
ton Cadets, at Carroll gymnasium; Sat
urday. Y. NJ. c. A. VS.. Cuthberts. at as
sociation gymnasium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
D0WIE SURROUNDED
BY ARMED GUARDS

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 4-Fearing
that sneak thieves would raid his pri-
vate car and rob him Of his treasures
Alexander DoTie. the Restorer, has a
guard Of prophets and attendants arm
ed with revolvers near him. He il said
to have received secret information that
he would be robbed
Dowie got a chilly reception here.
There was no one 10 meet him at the
train, and during his stay the public
forgot that he was in town. He Is ne
gotiatlng for the purchase Of Matagorda
Island, Texas, from the Southern Pa
cifc, for Zionist colony
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
BED OF ASPHALTUM
IN GULF OF MEXICO
Discovered by DredgeTs and Lying
Twenty EIGHT Feet Below Surface.

GALVESTON. Jan. A stratum Of
asphaltum has been discovered by the
United States dredge boat General Com
stock while dredging on the bar of the
mouth Of the jCtics. 1t is twenty-eight
feet below the surface. Its width and
depth have not been defined. Specimens
brought 10 the city are smooth, hard.
brittle. and black, breaking with a pol
ish. IT melts easily when heated and
burns without leaving ANY, ashes. 1t
has little taste, scarcely any smell
unless heated. when Il emits strong
smell Of pitch. II possesses all the
qualities Of high-grade aspahltum.
This discovery confirmed the belief Of
all who are familiar with the geological:
conditions that a vast bed Of asphaltum
underlies the coast between here and
Sabine Pass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
STEEL TRUST WANTS
TO BUY MEXICAN PLANT

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 4-The United
States Sted Corporation is alarmed
over the prospects Of the Mexican Gov
eminent Placing a prohibitive duty on
steel rails ind other steel products.
In order TO prevent this plan from be-
ing carried out. it has made an offer for
the purchase OF the plant Of the Mon
terey Iron and Steel Company. at whose
instance q is proposed that the duty be
raised. THIS plant was recently erected
at a cost Of S1O,OOO,O0O
1t is san that the offer OF the Steel
Trust viii be refused.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
PASTOR INSISTS
ON CUT IN SALARY

READING. Pa. Jan. 24.-The Rev. J.
J. Kuendig, pastor Of st. Johns Ger
man Lutheran Church, has insisted upon
a reduction Of 500 in his salary, the
money to be added to the salary Of his
assistant. the Rev. Philip J. Kirchner,
who will now receive 1000. The Rev.
MIR. kuendig is the oldest pastor in
point OF service in Reading. For a con-
gregauon to receive a voluntary olIer
from It's pastor for a reduction in sal
airy is most unusual
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
LAD DRIVEN FROM HOME
IN STORM BY FATHER

YORK. Pa, Jan 4.-Tnat he was
driven out into the binding snow storm
20 take care Of himself Is the declaration
of Berney. the sixteen-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Tempest Chronister. who
came 70 police headquarters for pro-
lection.
The boy said he had shoveled snow all
day and had turned the. money over to
his mother. and was then driven from
home by his father. although thinly
clad
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
Other Injuries.
WATER SUPPLY STOLEN.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, Jan. A.
Mayor Harris has declared his inten-
ton of fling suit against the State of
Colorado for damages based on the
theft of 60.OOOOOO gallons OF water from
piled by the military authorities who
are In possession of all power in the
county of Teller. adjoining FL Paso
county, both counties meeting on the
side of Pixies Peak.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
More Changes Coming.

1t was reported yesterday that several
more changes are contemplated among
the officers of the Southern Railroad.
A number of the subordinates Of the
Western division are TO be transferred
70 the East II is also said that there
is to be another resignation and several
promotions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
Denies Friction Story.

President Burt. of the Union Pacific,
denies the stories which have been going
around that the reason for his resigna-
ton from the head Of the system was
friction with the directors and tho other
officers. He says his relations with Mr..
Hartman are the most cordial, and that
he resigned Of mis- own volitiOn and for
nerzonaI reasona
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
DIXON MAY CAUSE STIR
AMONG FEAIHERWEIGHTS
To Return to This Country
and Claim Former Title.
IS LEGITIMATE CHAMPION
Sporting Public Will Demand That
Young Corbett Step Into Light
weight Glass.

When George Dixon returns from
England there is likely to be a genuine
stir among the fsatherweights. He is
legitimate 122-pound boxer. and, as ne
has been successful and frugal while
abroad, his money is likely to do some
talking Advices from London say he
viii throw down the gauntlet to all
featherweights and back his ability with
his own cash. Young Corbett civilian
II. RothwelD must relinquish the title
and step into the higher class. The
sporting public. which is as fair as he,
will demand this.
Apropos of William H ROthwells
fairness: Thus far he has been a great
credit TO the sport In all his contests
he has never asked for or given articles
of agreement.
Corbett's Word Good.
His word has been his bond, and he has
never broken his word. Unlike a great
many cheap boxers, he has never COM
planned of the size of the house, and.
whether working on a percentage or
guarantee. he has never disappointed
crowd. Twice when engaged to box in
Philadelphia he was 20 have $500 or 40 per
cent Of the gross receipts. He did not
take the trouble to count up the house;
merely took his guarantee. which in
each instance was less than the per-
centage Of the house.
On the other hand, his business acu-
men was frequently displayed. Coming
to a clubhouse in a carriage on a
night he was to box, he noticed
/ spectators selling tickets along the
curb at an advanced price. Arriving al
the arena, he sought out the business
manager, who posed as a shrewd one
and said: Are you not getting a share
| Of the ticket speculation" And before
the willy business manager could reply
! he added L want half. or else L will
not go on He got his half of the extra
/ toll exaeted from the public, which
amounted to something like SIG.
Extremely Liberal.
Out in Denver. before he became q
| champion. he was known as an extreme
ly liberal fellow. He had gone through
a modest sum Of money, and found him
/ self on the eve of a contest in an ada
cent village about eighty miles from
Denver without the price of a railroad
ticket. He pleaded with the engineer o
freight train to allow him 10 ride f.
the cab of the Locomotive. which wal
granted. He arrived at the Village il
time to keep his appointment. and de
feated a big, bUrly miner, returned t
Denver, riding first class. with $500 il
his pocket He paid of all his pressing
debts, and IL is alleged that befor
daybreak he had but little of the $50
left
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
Using the lIew Cut.

yesterday of the Pinto cutoff -Four
freight trains passed through 1t is un-
derstood that hereafter all Of the freight
going over the main line is to be sent
through the tunnel. The new route
saves about twelve miles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
SLIPPERY PAVEMENTS
CAUSED MANY A FALL
Numerous Accidents, More
or Less Serious, Reported.
POLICE HAD A BUSY DAY
Cuts on Heads, Dislocated Shoulders and
Hips, and Fractured Arms
and Legs.

In spite of the efforts Of the police to
have the ice ordinances fully observed,
in the matter of covering the slippery
sidewalks with ashes and sand. many
accidents have been reported 10 the po-
lice.
Robert c. Douglass. of 1893 Fourteenth
Street northwest. was out sleigh riding
with his wife and daughter yesterday
afternoon. when mis- horse took fright
near Fourteenth and T Streets. AS the
animal SHE'D the sleigh overturned.
throwing both occupants out. Mrs.
Douglass was bruised about the body.
Francis Edwards, eleven years old.
living with his parents at 1886 Eleventh
Street northwest, was coasting at Thir-
teenth Street and Florida Avenue north
west yesterday afternoon. when his sled
overturned and the boy sustained a cut
on the head and split lip. He is at
the Emergency HOSPITAL.
Samuel Hamilton. ii negro. forty-seven
years old, fell at Ninth and l. Streets
northwest. injuring his hip. Hamilton
lives at 914 Eighth Street northwest
John w. ODER, of s15 Eleventh Street
southeast. sustained an injured right
arm as result Of a fall on the ice Of
the Eastern Branch, where he was skat-
ing.
Broke Right Leg.
Jesse Coakley went out in the front
yard of his home at Giesboro Point,
when he slipped. breaking his right leg.
He was taken to the Providence Hos
pital in the Anacostia patrol wagon.
George Mericus. aged thirty. living at
945 Lettie Street southwest, was walking
past Seventh and X Streets southwest
when he slipped and fell on his head.
Policeman Herbert. of the Fourth pre-
cinct. picked him up in a semi-conscious
condition, and helped him 10 his home
So hard did Marshall williams, a
negro. seventy years of age, fall on the
ice OF the front steps of 1741 I Street
northwest. that ITS shoulder was dis
located. Williams lives at 1924 Corcoran
Street
Z. F. Moran. of 7ss Second Street
northwest. walked to the Emergency
Hospital last night with cut on his
head, which he said he had received by
falling at Sixth and E Streets north
west
John Flavin. thirty-fve years of age,
driver for the Tenth precinct police
station, slipped on the slanting door of
the basement at the stationhouse at
an early hour this morning, receiving a
severe sprain of the right wrist. He
was treated by Dr. Burch
Other Injuries.
Joseph Mathews, fifty-eight years old.
| living at Fourth and L Streets north
west. a watchman of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, while standing at his
post at Fourth and 1 Streets northeast,
slipped. bruising himself about the head
and arms. He was able to go home.
! William Smith, a fty-three-year-old
negro. living at 2427 Fifteenth Street
northwest, fell at Fifteenth and Huron
1 Streets northwest. this morning, cutting
his forehead He went to the Emer-
! gency Hospital
William r. Morris. aged sixty-one, OF
729 Twelfth Street northwest, was also
a patient at the Emergency Hospital
this morning. with a similar wound from
a similar cause.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
Second Ten Men.

The local leagues suspended their
schedules during the holidays. The De-
partmental District. Plate Printers, and
Bank Clerks leagues have not played
for two weeks. They will resume their
schedules this week. however. When
they begin the city will have its ranks
increased by the acquisition Of the
Royal Arcanum League. which viii
take up a schedule TO run for the re-
mainder Of the season
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
Two Good Examples.

Another matter to consider Is that
when Irish Lad and Africander won
their respective races the two best colts
of their year were recorded as the VIC
tors. and neither won by more than a
head Irish Lad had the very best of
luck in the race, and while his perform
ance Wa an excellent one because he
made the running. that very fact saved
him from the misfortunes which others
met with-notably Igniter and Col. Bill
Again in the Suburban, 1t will always
be a question with many practical men
whether Africander could have won on
q dry track. and this, too in spite of his
defeat Of Irish Lad at even weights nine
days later in the Advance Stakes, in
which. however, Irish Lad was running
when he was stin a trihe short Of work
because Of the long spell OF wet weather
which prevailed up to that time. The
very fact that Herbert was at least as
good as Africander in the Suburban was
evidence enough to close students of
form" that il was the condition of the
/ track as much as the merit Of African
der which enabled him TO upset all
| precedeuts by winning that race. The
/ fact remains, however. that in the Real
: ization, which he also won, Africsnder
was far and away the best horse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
Unattached Bowler, After
Nip-and-T COMPETE
ton With Rodrick, Heads
List in Qualifying Games.
Finals to Be Played off To-
morrow Evening on Pal
ace Alleys-Leagues Re-
sumo Schedules.

After two weeks Of nip-and-tuck COM
petition the qualifying rounds of the
special holiday bowling tournament Civ
en- by the Palace alleys were concluded
Saturday night. The finals viii be
played off tomorrow evening between the
twenty men with the highest averages.
The first ten men will be divided into
two five-man teams. and will bowl for
prizes in what is KNOWN as Glass A,
while the second ten men viii bowl in
competition in Glass B.
The end Of the qualifying games finds
o. S. Collins, young unattached
bowler, at the top OF the list, with a
total for the set of 795. He is closely
pressed by Rodrick. of the Fat Men,
however. who has 1913. The success of
Collins was unlooked-for. but deserved.
In addition to showing the way to the
older bowlers, he carried off five prizes
during the tournament. They were
highest average for three games; high
est score in one game, first week
greatest number of games of totals
OF go or over; highest score, one game,
New Year Day. and highest score. one
game, Christmas Day. His highest sin
gle, 269. equals the record for the city.
At the end of the first week he stood
head and shoulders above his competi-
tors. but in the second week Rodrick
overhauled him. only to relinquish his
lead on New Year Day. when Collins
knocked over 25S pins in a game. Fol
lowing Rodrick is Harlow, who in turn
is followed by Barber, leader of the
Bank Clerks League.
Finals Tomorrow Evening.
Six cash prizes remain, which will bC
bowled for in the finals tomorrow even.
ing There promises TO be an interest
ing battle for first prize. with Rod
rick heralded as the winner. He hal
won the two previous holiday tourna
ments given in this city and Is withou
doubt the steadiest bowler in Washing
ton in competition matches Of this kind
However. there were many who claimed
he would finish ahead OF Collins in tn
qualifying games. but the latter main
tanned the consistency of his work, ant
there is no reason. many argue, why h
should not keep up his good work Il
the final set. Harlow, too. will have Z
be reckoned with, and Charlie Lord ma,
spring a surprise. II Collins, Rodricb
and Harlow are beaten. many look {
Lord to turn the trick.
The three highest scores of the player
who qualified for the finals are as fol
lows:
First Ter Men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
Schedule for Week.

The schedule Of games for the week
in the various leagues follows:
Departmental League on Palace Alleys
Monday. Bureaus vs. Treasury; Tues
day. Commissioners VS.. War; Thurs
day. Interior vs.. Commerce and Labor;
Friday Navy VS.. Agricultural.
District League on alleys Of first
named club-Wednesday Business Men
VS. Rathskellers; Thursday. Golden
Eagles VS. Fat Men; Friday. jolly Fat
Men vs.. Saengerbund.
Bank Clerks League on Palace Alleys
Tuesday. Citizens VS.. Metropolitans
Thursday. Riggs VS.. Capital: Saturday,
Bell e. Co. vs.. American Security.
Plate Printers League on Golden Eagle
Alleys-Tuesday. Chicago VS.. Washing
ton; SATURDAY. Philadelphia vs.. St.
Louis
Railway Relief Association League on
own alleys Monday. Lighting Company
VS.. Northern: Wednesday, Columbia VS..
Mechanical; Friday Northeastern ~.
Track and Roadway
Y. NJ. c. 4. League on own alleys
Monday, teams q and II: Tuesday,
teams B and Z: Wednesday. teams F
and NJ: Thursdays, teams @ and L; Fri
day teams a and D.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
ee-Year-olds More Mature.

Many excellent turf authorities have
declared that in recent years American
three-year-olds are much more mature
than was the case some years ago, and
therefore that they were much more
likely to set at defiance the scale of
weight for age and win one or more of
the great handicaps. Not many three
year-olds have bees started in those
races, because OF tre fact that they
held valuable engagements. in stakes
limited to racers OF their own age.
which as rule were not as difficult TO
win as are the handicaps, IN which the
pace is generally terrific from start to
| finish, and IN which there is not much
time to take steadying pull
Now, however. that the great handi-
caps Of the season have been made so
valuable that the winner of any one of
them can add some $4,000 TO his owner s
bank account, ii is a safe assumption
| that more three-year-olds will be sent
to the post in those races, even though
/ they may suffer for the want of good
riders, for at the comparatively light
imposts that VIII no doubt be assigned
them not enough capable jockeys can
be found if there are as many as half
q dozen three-year-old starters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-04
TURF MEN DISCUSS
SPRING HANDICAPS
Believed That Three Year
Olds Will Dominate.
REGARDED AS DANGEROUS
Careers of Irish Lad and Africander
Suggest Racers Reach Maturity
Earlier Than Heretofore.
REGARDED AS DANGEROUS

There seems to be a decided opinion
in racing circles that when the entries
to the great handicaps. which will close
today. are made public many Of those
entered will be three-year-olds. This
idea is based upon the fact that the
Brooklyn and Suburban handicaps of
1903 were both won by racers of that
age-the former by Irish Lad and the
latter by Africander.
In only one previous instance in the
history of the two great races had n
three-year-old won, and that was I'm 1901
when J. r. and F. p. Keene's Conroy,
ridden by O'Connor, with 1929 pounds
up-won the Brooklyn Handicap over
slushy track from a by no means
brilliant field. Probably it lacked brill
fancy because of the going.
However Conroy never had another
chance in this country to prove that
his victory in the Brooklyn was no
fluke for he sooSl afterward went wrong
in training, and, with his great stable
companion. Commando, he was retired
from the turf before the season was
hardly well advanced.
This double loss was serious one to
their owners, for up to the time Com
mando went wrong he was hailed as the
best colt of his age that had appeared
in many years. Yet that Conroy's loss
was also a great blow 20 the hopes of
the Messrs. Keene is shown by the fact
that he was considered very little infe-
rior to Commando 10y those in a position
to know.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-26

We have just discovered good
rule for prononncing the names of
the ports. cities and towns at the
seat of war IN the far East. The
vowels a, e, i, are to be pronounced
as IN Italian, and o, u. W aAd y, as
in Russian, and all the consonants
as in Chinese and japanese, except
c, which should be pronounced as
y in English. and u followed by an
e is always silent. By following
these rulee you are sure to give the
proper pronunciation to all the
difficult words found in our daily
war news dispatches. Try it.-Mc-
Comb City Enterprise.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-26
MORE RIOTS.

Disturbances of strikers are not nearly
ma gave as an individual disorder Of the
system. Oyerwork. loss Of sleep. nerv-
on:. ienslon will be followed by ntter
collapse, unless = reliable remedy is iln-
me3i.t.ly employed. There is nothing
20 efficient t., cure disorders of the liver
or Kidnsvs ~ Elecrti; Bitte1s. Its .
won.le: fnl tonic, aad effective nervine
an tie greatest all around medicine for
run d ,wh systems. It dispels Nervous
nes>. Rheumatism and Neuralgia and
expeis Malaria germs. Only soc. and
satisfaction guaranteed by j. L. Wat
kins, OF tie City Drugstore.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-26
TRAGEDY AveRTeD.

Just in the nick OF time ourli boy
WAS saved" writes Mrs. W. Watkins. OF
P.-asant City. Ohio. pneumonia b sd
PLAYED sad havoc with HIM and terri
bls cn.gh set in besides. DOCTORS treat
cd him but re grew worse every .la'.
st leLg'l, we tried DR. Kings NV DIS
cov1iy for LoI.ss.tnptinn a. a our d2rllD. :
Wa saved. Hes now sound AMI we'll. :
Ever, body ought to know. it's Il . only
snre cure for Coughs Colds and all Lung
diseaees. Guaranteed by J. 1 Watkins.
It the City Drugstore.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-26

A Cincinnati man docks his wife
81 on her weekly allowance when
ever she gets the morning paper
and reads 1t ahead of him. When
they 60 out to market together he
makes her carry the basket. For
these and some other minor reasons
she has applied to the court for a
divorce.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-26

The tide just now is certainly
flowing strongly to the Southwest.
to which landseekers, colcnists and
tourists arc traveving in unprece-
dented numbers. II all inter.
ested In the development OF this
section will improve to the utmost
the present and coming opportunity.
the increase in population and
values will be rapid, substantial and
permanent.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-26
IN JAPAN.

1t is said that IN the Japaneoe
language there are no '':uss words. J"
and Western military men are Won
dering how the little Japs ca" sue
ccssfully conduct a material CAM
paign without having in store some
such sulphuric expressions '> "rt
SAID to have come handy t' t;.m
Washington al Pri,,cet"n, AID Il"
divers other H.,,tral- al va,irus
crirlcai moments on the field ut
strife. Since the time that our
army swore dreadfully in Flanders -
military life has heen generally re-
garded as one that is more or less
conducive to profanity.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-26

Henry Morris. an Engllshman
who has given much attention to
the subject Of cancer. recently
called attention to the pernicious
influence of the clay pipe and the
decayed tooth in causing cancerols
growths.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-26

1t used to he considered a cause
for removal from Office for q gov.
ernment officeholder to take an &C.
part IN politics. And yet W. j.
Behan, acting postmaster Of New
Orleans, is making political can
vas Of the State. It is probably a
good thing to have flexible civil
service laws.
St. Tammany farmer., 1904-03-26

A Russian Cossack officer, 10 ex'
emplify to a British Officer how
their discipline vas ,haintained
called q private from the ranks
and without a preliminary word,
knocked him down, and as he arose
knocked him down again. The
private arose the secopd tine, sa.
luted llm cleerfully and returned
to his place in the ranks. That
might do with tue Russian-Cossack
soldier, but with the American
we'll, it would be q dangerous ex-
pertinent.