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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
Every Winner PInrea.

LOS ANGELES, Gal, April 2.-Ev- cry winning horse ct Ascot park was played. some of them heavily. Three favorites were successful--Jim Hale, Discus and Ned Damsel. The other winners were Kylo IT., Hilona and Winnifrede Jockey Lawrence rode three winners and one place horse.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
JoNEs KNOCKED our rARREn

Jones. of Philadelphia knocked out Jimmy Farren of this city in the sec ond round of their 15-round bout Thursday night before the Eureka So- cial and Athletic club. The fighting was fast and furious from the start, both men taking and giving punish- ment. A left swing to the jaw put Farren down and out.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
FIoriana Belle a winner at 50 so

FlOrtana BelIe a Winner Rt 50 Go i.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 2-Flori- ana Belle, quoted in some books at 100 to i, took the last race at Oakland. There was quiet play on the Ally, her price being 50 to when the field went to the post. She got away well and at once went to the front. Ebony passed her before the stretch was reached, but he tired and stumbled, losing much ground. Floriana Belle hung on gamely and won by a neck from The Bugaboo
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02

northwest cnam- l pionship for figure skating. Ia 1869 he became a professional and gave exhibi~, tions in fancy skating all over tha country. He won the title in the skatina rink located where the Auditoriuna now stands, and was familiar figure on all of the most prominent rinks in Chi~ cago which existed at that time. Mir Pratt gave up skating nearly 15 years ago. He was one of the most expert i1E- ure skaters in the country and exceiled at the ''spread-eagle wave" He YVES considered even better than Frank Swift and Callie Curtis. who were former na- tional champions at the latter figure MT. Pratt was as proficient on roller skates as at ice skating, and has numer~ ous medals in his possession, which hs won in various contests. When he won the championship in 1867 MT. Pratt de- feated Curtis, G. W. Lord and several other famous experts, The winner of championship medal was entitled tohcld 1t for two years. MT. Pratt did not des fend his title in 1869. when Gus Bluhm carried off the honors. Of the veteran skaters who were prominent in skating circles when MT. Pratt was in his prime. few are actively interested in the sport to-day. Mr. Pratt has not worn pair of skates since he retired from the field. while Callie Curtis is in business in Berlin, Germany. and others are scat- tered throughout the country. Frank Swift had control of 8 skating rink in New York for several years. and is real
 the only old-timer who continued
 the sport for living. au
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
FLIGHT OF LANTERNS.

White Plains, April 2.-With only a
 Mntern light to illuminate the ring. two men fought four round bout in barn on farm at Union Corners, ;nst across the Mount Vernon and Pelham lines in tho town of East
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02

he managed to get through somehow. Rogers is expected to make great coach for Carlisle, as he knows his men. and has had three years experience under Dr. Williams. which shoSid stand him in good stead.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
At Richmond.

Richmond, Va. April 2.-The Phila- delphia American leaguers were de- feated here to-day by the Princeton university nine. The Tigers played a brilliant game The score. R.HE. Athletics ...1 0 O ? 0 o O---3 2 1 Princeton ..1 0 T Oo2 0 "--5 g Batteries Henly, Pin ence, Waddell and Powers; Princeton, Stevens, Byrum, Underhill and Reid: umpire Schreck. of Athletics.
 At Lexington, Va.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02

Tommy Ryan will second Placke, the big Hollander, when he meets Kid Mccoy in Philadelphia on April |. Clark Ball has been negotiating with Ryan for some time
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
At Annnnnis.

Annapolis, Md, April 2.---Cornell de- feated the Navy baseball team yester- day by score of 6 to ?. Needham was unsteady and allowed the visitors thirteen hits. The score: RHE. Cornell ........s.1 o o 2 O O-G Navy .... 2 o o o o o o o O-2
 Batteries-Lefebere and Welch; Needham and Stiles.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
BURKE BEATS sHANLoN.

Haverhill, Mass, April 2..-Jack Burke, defeated Jimmy Hanlon in a l0-round bout Thursday night. Han Ion was not knocked out, but was outpointed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02

Few of tho old-time skaterswho made history during the existence of tho Amers
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02

The West Side Y. M. c. A. basl team of Chicago won the chsmp of the Central A. A. IL for the consecutive time by defeating Iral Y. M. c. A. team with a h finish by two bare points, the { being 39 to S7.
 John Flood, who fought Jq Iivan nine rounds on a bargi ! In the East river near Hell Is cssd of heart disease. E yeaSsses Ssd.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
BASKET BALL LOCALS WERE
 IN GOOD FORM
Sterling's s Administer Defeat to Winsted Champion ship Rests Between Wat. erbury and MiddIetown.

The Sterling Five basketball team of this city went to Winsted yester- day and knocked the championship aspirations of the Winsted IT. A. B. team sky high. The Brass City team was in excellent condition and sue ceeded in winning two games. The first game was played in the afternoon and was won by the SterIings by the score of 80 to 27. The Sterlings made runaway race Of it I'll the first half, making 20 points to their opponents 9. Wheeler and Hotchkiss played the best game for the home team while Selby and J. Curtis carried off the honors for tho Sterlings. The game at night resulted in victory for the Sterlings by the score of 23 to IT, The score at the end of the first half was 15 to 10 in favor of the Sterlings. The entire Waterbury team played a bril- liant game, but tho work of LittIejohn who played in the second game in- stead of Selby, was particularly fine The lineup of the teams, was as fol lows:
 Winsted. Sterlings. Taggart forward. .... Johnson Hotchkiss ... forward. ..s J. Curtis Wheeler ..... center. ..4.... Yaeger Tanner ..... guard. .... w. Curtis Connell ..... guard Littlejohn, Selby
 The double defeat which the Ster- ling Five of this city administered to the Winsted team yesterday, leaves only two teams in the race for the championship of the state. The teams are tho Sterlings and the Middleto wn Y. M. c. A. team. These teams have played two games, each winning one. The final game will be played in Mid. dletown on next Friday night.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
A CHECK ON YOUNG GIRLS
HUMANE SOCIETY APPOINTS MRS.
H. L.FARMER SPECIAL AGENT.

Mrs. H. L. Farmer has been appointed
a special agent of the Humane Society
to look after young girls. Her work
will later be made supplemental to that
Of man agent to be appointed as soon
as the money for his salary can be
raised. Mrs. Farmers salary is to be
raised by several women's clubs.
The Humane society has had solicit
or in the field, trying to raise funds for
a special officer, but results have not
been satisfactory. Many persons be-
lieve that. the work proposed by the
Humane society is the same as that Of
the Home Protective league, to which
liberal contributions have been made.
Others think that after David P. Jones
takes charge Of the city's affairs there
will be no need of such an agent, as the
regular police force will do that work.
II. 2. Roberts, president Of the HUI
name society and chairman of the
finance committee of citizens commit
tee appointed at a mass meeting held
last fall, expects to get the matter be-
fore the people in the proper manner in
the near future. AS soon as the mayor
atty contest is settled, Mr.. Roberts ex-
poets to get an Endorsement Of the
movement from Mr.. Jones, which will
set all doubters at rest. At present
MI. Jones thinks it would be unwise for
him to indorse any movement which
might be construed as criticising the ad-
ministration of Mayor J. G. Haynes.
About $500 has already been sub
scribed toward the fund, but most Of
the subscriptions are conditional upon
the raising Of the entire amount needed
for the work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
Uniaue-contInuous Vaudeville.

From the overture till the curtain
dropped after the last, moving picture, the
audiences at the Unique yesterday appre-
ciated and applauded the clever turns of
the well arranged program. The feature
Of the performance, however, was not so
much the enjoyment Of the audience as
the fact that all the actors seemed to be
having capital time on the stage. This
put every one. in an excellent hlmor.
The Macks led the program with juve-
nile singing and dancing act. They were
well trained and delivered their lines with
zest.. Pretty May Fleming sang some Of
the old ballads, which never grow DID, She
was deservedly sipplauded. Fox and Sum-
mers afforded twenty minutes Of laughter
by a. comedy entitled "a Smart lawyer
and, in the next, Joseph McCauley turned
laughter into sentiment by an illustrated
song, 'An Old Sweetheart Raym ond
Mason sang, talked and danced, getting
off several local hits that stirred the risi-
bles of the audience. Marguerite New
ton, monologist, confined herself to an ad-
dress to the women, which was really
meant for the men, and was appreciated
by both.
The best act Of the bill was that of Don
and Mae Gordon, trick bicycle riders. 70
those who have hitherto enjoyed trick rid
ing it was a treat: to those who have
never thought they, would, it was a sur
prise. Their evolutions were as marvellous
as magic. and the personal grace Of Miss
Gordon materially added to the enjoy
ment
The animated pictures of the fair at st.
Louis were faithful representation OF
the magnificent grounds.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
Orpheum-Mcde Vaudeville.

Musical turns predominant in the Or
pheun1 bill this week, but all are Of sucf,
excellence that there is little suggestion
of monotony. Jessie Bartlett Davis is
the head-liner and was so successful in
her first appearance in vaudeville in Min
neapolis that she was forced to respond
to series Of encores. The audience gave
her no rest until she sang 20 Promise Me"
and the applause verged on the tumultu-
Gus. s, a-- A. ~ t.
5 The three, tDumonds have changed their
costuming from that Of Pierrot and Column
bine to a grotesque garb, but their music
has not suffered by the change. They
have become more Americanized in what
little dialogue is given, but the trio, vio-
lin, mandolin and guitar, proves wonder
fully pleasing. The Fetching brothers
brought music out of rosebushes, flower
pots and plum trees, and music of popu-
lar and acceptable nature, too. The Pucks
are strongly juvenile in their singing
tract the prolonged attention Of any save
the Junior patrons of the house.
The Lovitts present an act that is a
mixture Of the acrobatic and sleight of
hand Felix and Barry furnish the side
splitting turn Of the performance In their
SKETCH, "The Boy Next Door, Felix is
an, acrobat of ability, but subordinates his
nimbleness to the business of the sketch
in a way that keeps the house in roar
from his first appearance until he is
Obliged to appear in response to his tenth
recall. Lydia and Emily Barry act as
foils for the antics Of Felix. The enter
| tainment closes with a new series Of pic
lures from the kinodrome, Of which ga.
sey's Dream" is the most mirth- provok-
ing. There is not dull second in the
weeks Offering .. -. - -,.~5- - ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
STATE GETS THE GRAND
PRIZE AND 81. OTHERS

After competing with the world g
exhibitors i13 9x in fruit and berry growing
has proudly captured the grand prize
for the best collective exhibit, together
with five gold, forty bronze and thirty
six silver medals. e.
The conception and careful planning
Of the exhibit was largely due to A.
ticultural society, Not only was the
original plan and display of the exhibit
worthy of praise, but the harder work
fruit called for applause. This work
had to be carried on daily: During the
fair over five hundred shipments were
made, which do not include the origi-
nal shipments made before the fair
opened. Between five hundred and six
hundred plates Of apples were on ex-
hibit = -
The prizes awarded covered the ex-
hibit Of apples and Seeding apples,
the grape exhibit in September and
October, and in the early months straw
berries and blackberries.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
The Motive Revealed.

The key. to many a mystery in bust
ness and legislation may be found by
asking: elbow does this interest the
Standard Oil company"
This question throws light on the OBJ
stacles that have barred the way of
the Boutell bill, a measure to remove the
internal revenue tax on alcohol used in
arts and manufactures. Without asking
the question, it is hard to understand
the motive for the opposition to such an
act It will only remit the tax on al
cohol so mixed as to be undrinkable, a
tax which now prevents the general use
of grain alcohol in industry. Cheap al
cohol would be a wonderful stimulus to
various lines of manufacture. .
The secret Of the opposition is that
untaxed alcohol would prove cheap
fuel for driving small engines. It
can be produced for much less than the
present cost of gasolene. Alcohol is SUI.
perior to gasolene for this purpose, and
cheap alcohol would compel Rockefeller
| to reduce the price of gasolene. This
he would doubtless do rather than lose
the market.
SO it seems that in the final analysis
the tax on alcohol is money in the
treasury Of the Standard Oil. That
does not seem a good reason for the at
titude of senators and representative!
in congress, but it is difficult to dis
cover any other, except possibly thai
the government "needs the money!
=. The government can better derive it's in
come from other sources. The Stand
ard Oil company does not need a pro
tective tax.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
CITY We us
CARRY A DEFICIT
TO PAY FOR LIGHT
ORDERED, USING
ENTIRE APPROPRIATION.
Part of the Fund Was Granted Specif-
cally to Make Up Deficiency on the
Current Year - Mantle Lights
Ordered for All Lamp in the
Citv So -t. e-.a.-.- gEg. ....-. .....-

Without making any effort to reduce
the deficiency in the city's street light
ing fund, the council committee on gas
yesterday afternoon provided for
spending. the whole appropriation for
1905 by increasing the lighting expense.
By abandoning the old "mocnlight
SCHEDULED of street illumination a year
ago and adopting the all night and
every night system without having
made adequate provisions, the lighting
fund at this time shows deficit of
$4,000. The deficit was taken into
consideration by. the board Of tax. levy
In liking the appropriation and it was
expressly stated that the deficit should
be wiped out and the lighting fund kept
within the limit fixed. -
Ihls circumstance was overlooked by
the committee yesterday when it voted
IN faVor OF extending: the incandescent
fixtures to 1900 additional gas lamps
This will increase the present lighting
bill by about fourteen thousand dollars
IT the council approves the report Of the
committee. ;. q~ -.
The committee decided to recommend
that contracts be made with the Mime
apolls General Electric company fol-
street arc lights at 1914 per lamp pei
PEI, year; with the Minneapolis Gas
! aSn company for gas at IS cents pei
d,OoO cubic feet; with the Peterson
Street Lighting com pany Of Cleveland
for incandescent fixtures and mainten
anee at $3.50 per lamp per year. The
bids on the all-night schedule were &C
cepted in each case.
The incandescent fixtures, now in
stalled on $500 gas lamps, were
ordered extended to the whole $500
lamps, thereby taking all the leewa7
given by the board of tax levy for clear
ing away portion of the deficit.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
A BIGGER LIBRARY FUND
THE STATE LIBRARY COMMISSION
WILL ASK A LARGER, FIXED
APPROPRIATION.

The Minnesota state library COM
mission held Its annual meeting yester-
day at the commission office in Masonic
Temple: 1t was decided to ask from
the legislature permanent appropria-
ton or $4,000 year instead Of an I'M
stable appropriation granted by every
Legislature. The work in Minnesota has
been conducted on a much smaller sum
than similar work in neighboring
states, but the usefulness of the com
mission is much circumscribed by lack
of funds. Almost the entire income
now is expended in providing and adj
ministering travelling library system
to supply library facilities to towns too
small to maintain public libraries.
. The travelling library system is much
appreciated and thru it and the encour-
the loan Of libraries in growing new
towns has led to the forma ton of per-
manent libraries as soon as the COM
munities were able to support them.
Nearly all the new public libraries or
ganized since the establishment of the
library commission have had their be-
ginnin"s in travelling library collections
of fifty books which were used to arouse
interest and prepare the way for larger
ventures.
The expenses of the association, as
given in the financial report, were aa
follows: For the travelling libraries, in
Guiding books, bindings, salaries of as,
sistants, ETC., $3,750.20; administration
and running expenses, $2,249.74, making
total of 100000.
The commission is to have an office
in the new capitol, but as this will
not be ready, until after Jan. !, it was
decided not to move until spring. The
commission voted to have printed Miss
Gratia Countryman: g paper read. st the
international meeting of librarians at
St. Louis on the subject "The History
Of State Aid to J4ibraries.''
At st. Louis league of library COM
missions was formed to manage CO.
operative work Of printed matter
among the commissions. The league
includes eleven states and H. E. Legler
Of Wisconsin is president. Miss Clara
Baldwin. librarian of the Minnesota
commission, is on the executive COM
mittee. A proposition on the co-opera-
tive printing Of book]ists is now under
consideration. ...
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
FALLS ARE BEAUTIFUL
White, Frozen Spray Contrasts With
the Somber Landscape.

Never say. the old residents at
Minnehaha park, "were the falls of
Minnehaha as beautiful as they are
today IS
For $50 feet below the falls, the
trees and shrubbery shine with a crys.
talline whiteness. Along the banks the
icieles hang fifteen to thirty feet in
huge pillars Huge blocks of ice guard
the sides Of the falls. The whole eff
feet is enhanced by the dark brown
and green of the surrounding scenery,
which the absence Of snow, remarkable
at this time Of year, enhances.
People think said the station
master across the tracks from the falls,
that there is nothing to see here in
winter: imagine if they knew how
beautiful the park is they would brave
the low temperatures and come here as
they do in summer. AS it is, there. is
scarcely a person from one day IS end
to the other that stops off to look at
the falls =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
SOLDIERS WOULD
WELCOME WOMEN
ONLY ONE VETERAN AT THE
HOME OBJECTS.
He Sees Awful Possibilities, but His
Comrades Believe that If the Legisla-
ture Passes the Bill Admitting Wives,
the Old Soldiers Would Be Happier.

emo petticoats for me,' is the opin-
ion Of one lone soldier at the home.
who stands disgruntled among the over
whelming majority Of the tsboys of
,6l' who favor the admitting Of sol
{diers' wives to the privileges Of the
home at Minnehaha park.
been hard to find if it had not been
for his general unpopularity, brought
about probably by his continual knock
ing. ~ i!
"'As for women folks,'' continued
the old man, ''they are all right in
some places-if you find the places. 1
don't want none of them around here,
with their cantankerous ways, spelling
their talks about bonnets and new
skirts and what size shoes t'other one
wears. And | suppose they will have
receptions and pink teas and say us
fellows has got to quit smoking in the
house.
"There s another side which makes
me mad. I suppose when these skirt
Wearers come down here, we soldiers
will get squeezed out some way or
other. They will want the best ra-
lions in the shop and We'll get what
is left over. If they do come they will
never find me hanging round 'em.''
AL the other soldiers are as enthusi-
c1cI1C LUZ Cle CldHSe DIS Ine1r DfOLner Is
dissatisfied. Peter Kernon, who was
police captain in Minneapolis fifteen
years ago, best expressed their opin-
| ions.
"It will be a good thing in every
way" said Captain Kernon: ~ don It
see how it will interfere with the boys
without wives, and it will be a God IS
| blessing to the old fellows who are
forced to live here and only see their
wives once in long while I have
studied it up some and they say it
works fine down at Iowa. Those who
want to live in their cottages all the
time can have their rations there, and
those who want to eat in the dining
hall can eat there. It will be fine to
see the old couples come in together,
the men helping the women and the
women, helping the men. Let them
Gomez
Other soldiers view the proposition
with favor, looking upon it as society
opportunity. Afternoon Browning
clubs and evening concerts are some of
the. things that are planned for if the
| legislature passes the bill.