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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

A st. Louis preacher now declares
that Santa Claus is a myth. Some
clerical iconoclast will be calling sa-
tan q ngment Of the popular fancy be-
fore long. !.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17
SUCCEEDS LORD MIMIC.
Earl Gray Appointed Governor GEN
eral Of Canada.

London, June 14.-It is announced
that Earl Gray. lord lieutenant of
Northumberland, has been appointed
to succeed the earl of Mimic as 0
ernor general of Canada. Gray is a
lorother-in-law of Lord Mimic. The lat
ter's term does not expire until Oc-
tober, so the official announcement of
Earl Gray's appointment will not be
made for some time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

Chicago presents no immoralities to
the visitor" says Anthony Comstock.
Who Is spending a few days In the
Windy City. Certainly not. She
charges an admission fee.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

Richard Strauss says Boston stands
- high in musical taste as any city
Of Europe. Boston will call that
Aamning with faint praise.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

We wonder whether the Yale wait.
er who, although he carried q rab-
bits foot, refused to wait on thirteen
students at his table, is superstitious
enough to refuse q tip Of 10 cents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17
TAKE A WALLOP At TAFT.
Frenchmen Ask Why He Sends Fill
pjnos to a Jesuit COLLEGE.

Paris, June lathe socialist news
paper, Cri de Paris, criticises Secre-
tary Taft for selecting as a seat of ed
ucation for young Filipinos the Jesuit
college at Georgetown. 1t asks why
he drove the friars out of the Philip
pines, and says that France is
consistent. The Jesuits have been so
effectively wiped out here that people
are beginning to ask: What is q
Jesuit?"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

A Zion City dentist claims that he
and his wife can live on 81. 68 a week.
It is to be understood, OF course, that
he doesn't use an automobile.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

The General Federation OF Women's
Clubs has oficially thanked Gov. Odell
for saving Niagara falls. We stand
right beside the ladies.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

Just to satisfy plain curiosity, will
somebody kindly report how work is
progressing on The Hague palace Of
peace?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

The discovery that the empress
crown jewels are bogus is about the
worst blow yet to Japanese national
confidence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

Those Boston girls who broke the
record as high jumpers will cause
some of us to revise our notions OF
Boston dignity.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

The California orange trust Is about
70 dissolve. What good does that do
ct this time of year?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

Speaking Of fish. there must be
some redeeming feature about the
German carp. What is it?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

"The man that bets on the races Is
an idiot" says Charles T. Yerkes. Mr..
Yerkes seems to be a hard loser.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17
49, +
TeraldsAdvance
BY WILLIAM w. DowNIK
nILBANK, SOUTH DAKOTA.

Rain may keep people away from
church sometimes, but from the cir
cus-never.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17

About 125 men are in the bull pen
at the present time. A list for deporta-
ton has been made out to be present.
ed to Gen. Bell. The total number
sent out will be between fifty and sew
enty-ive, if the list which has been
prepared is not amended by Gen. Bell.
The destination of the new party to be
deported is not officially announced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
FOOTBALL g BOWLING RACING g ATHLETICS BOXING
Wrestling Bout Tonight
Means Much TO the Men
Grant and Barr Has Each Planned Tour
Meeting All Corners, and Defeat Would
Hurt Their Prospects,

The match is to a finish. and is the
first one of the kind in which Grant has
met man heavier than himself TINS
winter His bout with Americas was
for an hour, but it showed that Joe
can make a splendid showing against
men who have pounds advantage over
him. He demonstrated that he can keep
the best of the heavies from throwing
him. but has not given so strong an
impression that he can throw the other
fellow. This finish bout tonight should
give Grants numerous admirers an op-
portunity to Judge just how good he IS
on the offensive work
Important to Grant.
Grant has made a speciality of ofense
for the past two weeks. not only be-
cause of the Barr match, but he VIII
have TO be especially well up in that
line in order to make good in his little
jaunt through the South. where he must
throw opponents in short order or lose
his money. He has all his speed and
strength, but whether he can down a
clever and bigger opponent remains to
be seen tonight, as he has lacked big
men TO work with
TWO good preiininaries viii be offered.
Joe Turner of the National Guard, will
take on Ray Brennan at catcl1weIghtS.
and Jack Spauldiug. the clever 125-pound
10y, viii undertake to throw Young
Critic twice in an hour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
LOWE AND LEWIS WILL
FIGHT AT GLEN ECHO

Because OF his unwiIliEgness 20 so OF
at $50 pounds Tommy Love. Of Phila-
delhpia. wto vas 70 50 fifteen rounds
with Tommy Lowe. before the Glen
Echo CLUB, on New Year Day. has been
dropped in his place the management
Of the club has gotten Harry Lewis, also
OF PHILADELPHIA
Lewis has made Il fine reputatio Ci;,r-
ing the past six weeks among the box
ing clubs OF The Quaker City. and has
To his credit Victories over Chester
Goodwin and Johnny Dolan-
One Of the prcliminaries of the big
hght viii be a scrap between four husky
negroes who Will be put in the ring
together. and the enc lasting the longest
Will be awarded the prize
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
RURkETT SIGNS WITH
BOSTON AMERICANS

BOSTON, Dec. 2S.-Jesse Burkett, the
heavy-hitting outfielder of the St Louis
Club of the American League, has been
secured for the Boston champions Both
President John Taylor and Manager Col
Inns have been anxious to secure this
player, and the former closed the deal
some time ago with President Hedges,
Of ST Louis.
Yesterday Burkett called at the Ameri-
can League headquarters and signed a
contract for next season Burkett said
he was pleased to come to Boston, as
IL was near his home in Worcester, and
besides. he had great admiration for
Collins and the Boston players.
Jesse Tannehiu has notified President
Taylor that he would sign a contract
to pitch for Boston again next year. He
viii receive less money than he did last
season. but how much is sliced off his
8, 800 salary of last season is not known.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
SIZE Of CROWDS
OVEREST|hATED
Attendance Figures Gener-
ally Far Too Large.

Various big sporting events have
drawn immense crowds in this country
in recent years. but there is dispute as
TO which is the largest in point of ac-
tuaI paid admissions
The tendency to swell the figures has
made it impossible for the average lay
man properly to gauge the size of a
crowd, whether at a race track, a base
ball game, football game, a prize fight
or some other event Of similar public in
terest- The attendance figures on
Brooklyn Handicap day at Gravesend,
on Suburban Handicap day at Sleeps
head Bay, and on Futurity Day. also
at the Bay, have been placed all the
way from 10000. to. $1,000 persons 4
conservative estimate of last seasons
Futurity crowd placed the attendance
at about 10000, as the PinkeFtons main
tanned that the turnstiles showed fig
ures in close proximity to that mark
In Chicago it was GAINED two year
ago that $4,000 persons saw the Amer
ican Derby won at Washington Park
but only about half that number wers
present, according to eyeWitnesses.
Biggest Fight Crowd.
1t has been conceded by fight pro
moters that the largest crowd that eve.
attended a glove contest between nota
BILE puglIists saw Corbett and McCos
meet at Madison Square Garden seVera
years ago While an estimate of 1900
spectators was printed by some news
papers, il is a fact that not more than
10000 persons were able to get inside OF
the arena, the seating capacity OF
which. exclusive of the floor space is
something less than 5000
The managers of various big baseball.
clubs have given out attendance figures.
running all the way from 10000 to IS coo
but Manager Selee. of the Chicago Ma
tionals, says that no game ever played
in the country mas drawn more than
1000 persons.
Football Leads.
Taking into consideration all Of the
large crowds referred to above it is
still maintained that none Of them
eclipsed the attendance at the Harvard
Yale football game played IN the
Stadium at Cambridge in 1903. This re-
markable structure. which has n seat
ing capacity Of 33.00G was damned 50
that standing room was at q premium
At New Haven this fail Harvard and
Yale played to more than 30, 90 spec
tetors, actual count which would make
it appear that college football is as
much OF a magnet, If not q greater one,
than the other branches Of sport.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
CARROLL INSTITUTES
CR0SS-COuNTRY RUN

The management Of Carroll Institutes
cross-country run. which Is TO be held
New Year afternoon. is greatly en-
cour1sci by the manner n which the
entries for the event are coming in
This morning Carlisle Hemniagway,
the former Tech High School runner,
who is Z member Of the Cornell cham
pIor croSS-cOVmtry team, assured the
management tnGt, if he can possibly a.
range it. he VIII start in the race There
VIII be meeting IT the institute to-
night 70 decide definitely upon the
course for the race
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
WISCONSIN WANTS
SECOND CREW RACE

ITHACA. N y, Dec. 2S.-Andrew D.
O'Dea, the famous rowing coach of the
University of Wisconsin. has been at
Cornell for the past two days comforting
with Coach Courtney and other ATHLETIC
officials OF the university, ostensibly to
arrange for the purchase of a fine eight
cared shell to be used in the annual
POUghkeepsIe regatta next July
Although none OF the persons interest
ed VIII discuss the subject, it is rumor-
ed that a deal is on between the two
universities for a meeting of their sec
ond crews before the date of the inter
collegiate regatta.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
CONDITION OF THE WATER.

Temperature and condition of water at
s a m: Great Transformation s..
DaIecarlia voir.-TeTnperature, 80;
condition, 50; condition at north con-
nection, 60; condition at south connec-
ton, So Georgetown distributing reser-
voir-Temperature, %; condition at in
fluent gatehouse, Sc; condition at efiuent
gatehouse, 80. Washington city Feser-
voir-Temperature. 30; condition at infiu-
ent. Sc; condition at eff1uent, IS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
MAN WHIRLED TIC DEATH.

EAST RICHFORD. VT, Dee. 2S-Cari
Westhorn was caught in a belt in the
box factory Of L. Batter & Sons, and so
mangied that he died 4 few hours later.
A shaft about which Westhorn was
whirled was making 400 revolutions q
minute. Westhorn was twenty-three
years old
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
Thousand Race.

In the 1,O0o-yard A. A. Z. champion
ship Lorando, 1875, viii run against
Lightbody, OF Chicago, and large
field of fast middle distance men. The
Georgetown man has been running the
haIf-mile ever since entering college,
but he intends to go in for the longer
distances, and has been training espe-
ciaIly for the 1,o00-yard event next Sat
urday evening
1t was the intention of the George
town Props to send Won Schrader, their
crack pole vaulter to- the Pastime meet,
but he has been unable TO get into good
condition and his entry has been with
drawn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
GEORGE TOWN MEN
At PASTIhE MEET
Seitz, Lorando, and Multi
gan Will Compete.
PREP ATHLETE WITHDRAWS
Won Schrader Was Unable to Get Into
Condition for Madison Square
Garden Games.
PREP ATHLETE WlTHDRAWS

At the indoor meet in Madison Square
Garden on Saturday evening, under the
auspices OF the Pastin1e Athletic Club,
Georgetown viii be represented by three
members of the varsity field and track
team
Charley Seitz. 1905, win enter the go
yard open and the 5e-yard American
championship. In the latter race he
will be opposed TO some OF the best col
Iege and club men of the country In
the quarter mile event AIulligan, 1907,
viii carry the Bue and Gray. Last year
this runner did fine work as a member
CT the one-rniIe relay team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
GOOD ROADS MEN
To VISIT STATES
Will Inspect Whole COuu-
try Coming Year.
MEET FIRST In FLORIDA
To Be Held in Conjunction With Or
mond Beach Races Next Month.
Governors Delegates Invited.
MEET FIRST IN FLORIDA

NEW YORK, Dec. :S.-For the object
of arousing public interest in good roads
ARA nselnents have been made by the
National Good Roads Association with
lead -ng railroad companies for the pur-
pose of operating good roads special
trains in 1905 1t is the further object
TO organize more local associations and
to visit the thirty-six State and Terri
torial Assemblies that meet in the com
ing year
The first meeting will be held in Jack
sonville, Fla, on January 10, 20, and 81
The special purpose of calling the con-
vention so early in the year is to out
line and recommend good roads legis a
ton
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28

More than the usual amount of i'm
portance attaches to the wrestling bout
at the Washington Light Infantry Arm
DRY tonight between Joe Grant. of Wash
ington. and Eddie Barr, the well-known
Western crack from Cincinnati
Manager II. Claude Turner has map
ped out tour for Grant which will en-
brace Norfolk, Richmond, Petersburg
Charlottesville, and several other cities
in Virginia and North Carolina He
will meet al corners and offer a. forfeit
to any man who can last with him ff-
teen minutes Grant is basing many
hopes on throwing Barr tonight, as it
would be a splendid advertisement to
have him billed as the Eastern man
who disposed of the best light heavy
weight in the West
Barr Going North.
On the other hand, Barr proposes a
similar tour through the North. especi-
ally in New York State, including among
his stopping places Elmira, Batavia,
Buffalo. Syracuse. Rochester. and Al
bany- 1t would handicap his drawins
powers if he were 10 fail TO win to-
night from Grant, who will weigh I5S
pounds, as against Bars $50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28

was built up from young players, and
the foxy Ed believes that he can do the
same at Brooklyn.
At the meeting OF the intercollegiate
Fencing Associat ton tonight the petition
Of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
no1ogy for admission to the league will
be acted upon Yale. Harvard, Cornell,
Columbia. West Point, and Annapolis
VIII have teams to fence in this even
ing $ tourney
Willie Fitzgerald has returned to Phil
adelphia from the West, and says he
stands ready for a fight with Joe Cans.
The Quaker had a most successful tour
OF the West, and now he feels that ne
would have good chance with the
dusky Baltimore boxer
Jimmy Britt has decided TO get a little
pleasure ont OF being champion. and
VIII come East and take on few of
the dufrs in six-rouad bouts. While
Jimmy had the better OF Nelson, ii was
Tar from pink tea. and the champion
has concluded 70 60 in for less strenu-
Gus matches, ard il viii likely be some
time before he signs up for another
big 60
Walter Clarkson. the former Harvard
captain, who played with the New York
Americans last season, has been spend
ing the winter on Clarke Griffith s
ranch in Montana He has taken on
considerable weight. and has received
many lessons from foxy Griffith on how
TO fool the ba tiers. Chesbro has also
taken great interest in Garrison. and
he shares with Griffith the belief thai
the Harvard man viii one day be one
of Lhe best twirleFs in the business
The Cincinnati club has offered Over
all. the former University of California
football player. contract calling for
S7G0 4 month The big fellow was the
most successful pitcher on the staff OF
the pennant winning Tacoma club OF
the Pacific Coast League during the
season Just closed
TOM ROLAND.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
Lewis Boxing Daily.

Lewis is working daily with Billy Pey-
ton. who says he thinks the Washing
ton boy is quite a ind, and will make
q crack boxer. Lewis Will not make
the mistake of taxing off flesh r.
rapidly. which was the principal rea-on,
according to his fris,rIs, why I'd Crew
ley did not get the decision over RIIIv
Whistler on Christmas. Lewis is limit
ing his work principally to boxing. and
is not doing much work on the road. as
he has been preparing himself for about
a month at Indian Head, and light
exercise is about all he needs
The bitter contention between George
Myers and Boi,bie Baker continues. and
they viii probably get together in the
main preliminary for twelve rounds for
a side bet of so Baker claims that he
was greatly Vronged. 1T was insinuated
at the last fight that he failed TO turn
up because he was afraid OF Myers. and
he was the first one 10 propose the side
bet RiStie Leonard, o Brien' $ manager
said this morning that Myers would
have as much backing as Baker and the
affair should be well worth seeing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
Will Make Addresses.

Gen. Nelson A. Miles and Gen F'itz-
hugh Lee, president of the Jefferson
Memorial Road Association, will deliver
addresses. The invitation viii be fur
Their extended TO members of Congress,
the presidents of several leading uni
versitiss, George B. Mcclellan, mayor
of New York: Carter Harrison, mayor
OF Chicago, and Gov.-elect Joseph ".
Folk of Missouri.
The good roads convention viii be
held prior TO the automobile races to be
run at Ormond, Daytona Beach, on
January % To g, inclusive. The two
events being held in conjunction, are at
tracing much attention from road adj
xocatas in Europe as well as in the
United States
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
President Invited.

Governors of all States will be re-
quested TO issue a proclamation and ap-
point from ten to fifty delegates. The
commercial organizations. mayors of
cities, and county or fiscal courts will
name three delegates. President RoOse-
welt, President Estrada Palma of Cuba,
the governor of Panama and the gov
errors of ali States contiguous TO Flor
ida will be personally invited to attend
the convention The presidents of sew
eTaI of the leading railways, including
Samuel Spencer, of the Southern; Stuy-
vesant Fish. of the Illinois Central: the
president of the Seaboard Air Line, the
Florida and East Coast Railway, and
the Atlantic Coast, and the officials of
leading boat lines will be specially in
vited. Railroads viii send at least three
delegates, including their industrial
agents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28
LACKEY SIGNS
FOR DAN LEWIS
Baltimore Boxer to Appear
With Washingtonian.
MYERS AND BAKER ROW
Fighter Who Failed to Appear Is Will
ing to Back Himself With
Real Money.

kid" Laclzey sent over signed ar
ticles from Baltimore this necr.dng Tor
his boxing l'ouC with Danny Lewis. III
Washington, - ,rs i.c i;rck ST.
Ciup, on the Coni-lil Road, on The az
ternoon Of January
All the Balti-si IL, ip1Ners have trfu
favorably impressed with the fair treat-
ment accorded TIE outsiders nc. t:Ive
fought At the club, az, when I-aoEev
was asked 10 fgnt til.-rc he :,Efetd a.
once He .,avs La i in good SllsIt g and
Will give Lewis a hard run for the
money at rs pounds, the wefsnt named
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28

Although he has been in 81. Louis the
greater part of the time since The ending
of the ball season, Pat Donovan has
been unable to force the management of
the St. Louis club to pay UP the 81, coo
which is still coming to the Seaatoria!
captain for part of the season Of 1903.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28

was built up from young players, and
the foxy Ed believes that he can do the
same at Brooklyn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-28

The management Of the Cleveland club
has under consideration the ACCESSIBILITY
of engaging professional trainer TO go
South and take charge of the Blues dur
ing the early season. If it is decided to
have a trainer, Doc Payne, who trained
the Columbia squad during the past
football season. Will probably be the
man.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09
ASK FOR PARK NEAR ''U''
MAY PAY THE
+ PRICE OF !PROPERTY FOR CART
!, SQUARE, >.,.. ..,.

At its next session the" legislature
will be asked to pass bill for the pur-
chase Of the property leading to the
univ ersity grounds On the left-hand side
on entering the grounds from Fourth
street Sc. The entire block between
Fourteenth avenue and Fifteenth ave-
ME SE, and from Fourth street to Uni
versity 9avenue- about: 325 :, feet-Ras
been mapped out as a. splendid site for
a small park, and the men who are in
terosted in this movement and in the
Improvement Ct the university sur
roundings will use every possible means
to have the plan succeed. The railroad
grade runs below the property, cutting
it in two and the additional plans are
to have the tracks arched over. This
would conform :with,.the often-suggested
plan of concealing the entire railroad
grade, running thru the university
grounds. The purchase of the property
would need an appropriation Of about
1000. The property as it is at pres
ent is far from ornamental, and if once
built up on either side of the tracks
with business blocks will cut off the
stately grounds from view; on the other
hand, if improved; as suggested, it will
add to the imposing site of the state
university. 5>@"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-09

A pleasant affair "Wednesday AFTER t
and chicken-pie. supper held in the
church, on Fifth street ST: The La
dies Benevolent society Of the church
and the Unity club were in charge of
the women Of Of the BENEVOLENT society
the sale Of: fancy, and useful Christ
mas articles was held in the parlors:
Mines \ =. IL. Morrison, g. Whiteley and
G. R. Blackmar presided over the table
hung with all sorts of beautiful aprons,
including also a choice Of useful ar
ticles. Mines: Crafts and Davenport
sold the goods from the art table.
Mines. Richard, Ware and Morse were
in charge of the dolls and dolls acces-
sories. Mrs. Laird sold dainty articles
from a table filled high with. laces and
pretty bits of attractively handmade
works. In the outlay were several ex-
quisite pieces Of lace made by native
at Porto Rico, the fine, meshy mate
rails finding ready buyers all thru the
afternoon. Mrs. Arthur Sweat and
Miss Rollins sold fancy bags for opera
glasses, handkerchiefs, etc.. from an.
other pretty table. Mrs. Walter Nickel
presided, over the cake table, together
with Mrs. Hoag.i%i-E go
The supper brought out several hun.
dred of the congregation, and the deli.
cacies and tempting dishes which were
served did full, Justice to the efforts
of the women who had provided the
supper. ~s~.. ...,.- ..,.... E,