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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
JAPAN'S
MARINE

Taking for granted that the war is
over except for signing the treaty, the
eyes OF the world are directed toward
she probable policy Of japan in devel-
Oping the Orient. In exploiting Corea,
Manchuria and China, the japanese
merchant marine will, therefore, play
ahe most important part, and hence a
weuent article in the Ost Asien of Ber-
lin on the development Of the Japan
,ese commercial feet is Of particular in
aereat. Kisk Tamai says that "under
nbp rule Of Tokugawas japan only trad
ed with China and Corea, as any at
aempt to trade with other countries
WAS punishable with death. In conse-
quenee of this severe law the people of
Japan lost the desire to go beyond Chi
ma and Corea until in 1868 the great
change came which opened japan to
European culture. With this innova-
aion began period Of great prosperity
Tor the Japanese merchant marine. In
1879 the first Japanese navigation com
pany was formed, the Yubin-jokisen-
Raisha, but the company had only o
few ships, so that Americans and Brit
ish remained absolute lords Of the
ocean and coastwise trade. In 1874,
however, n wise and prudent samurai,
Yataro Iwasalxi, formed a navigation
-eompauy known as the Mitsu-bishi-
kaisha, which soon became powerful
and absorbed the first company.
-sThe war with China in Formosa
An 1874 WAS Of great Importance to
avnsaloi. At that time he purchased
y uumber Of ships and undertook the
transportation of supplies for the army.
HI was then that he really laid the
Foundation for the native merchant ma
rine.
The most important event in the
further development Of the Japanese
merchant marine was the second war
with China, which took place from
June 1894, to May, 1895. The imp6r-
sAnce of this war is proved by the fol.
lowing figures; The end Of 1893 the
aotai tonnage was 10000; May, 1894,
ISL ,s19; May, 1895, 314,512; end of
1895, $4,000. The Japanese merchant
marine in single year doubled its
tonnage and Japanese transoeeanie
lines now extend TO Europe, America,
Australia, the East Siberian coast, to
Sapahalien, Corea and China.
In 1896 the government passed a law
for the purpose Of favoring the home
ahipbuilding trade, and this law grant
cd particular subsidies. Up to this
time in Japan there had only been one
wooden vessel Of 1000 tons built, but
since the passage Of the bin Japan has
made immense strides in the shipbuild'
ing art. Thus, for example, many
ships are now \built in Japan Of more
than six aud seven thousand tons, and
che Japanese docks are as' well equip
ned as any in Europe. The first OF
January, 1904, tho total tonnage OF
the merchant marine was 65726Y tons
or four times as much as before the
war with China, and January, 1910
the total tonnage was 7sl,O57 tons, Tc
this must be added tonnage OF 800
900 representing sailing vessels buii'
after European models
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
GOOD AS GOLD.

And as unvarying in its hold on pub
lie confidence is the product of our
mills. The family -four par excellence;
like gold IL has created a standard OF
its own. Makes delicious and whole
some bread, and is economical in bak-
ing. Goes farther anr is better than
other flours. Low priced, high grade
the best. Our popular brands can
not be improved upon.
SALEM FIGURING MILLS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-18
His Failing.

4sCoionel Ridgly claims his rheuma'
aism dates from 1886.
"Just like himl Always taking
about what he had before the war -
Nav Orleans Times Democrat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
THI-sTATE TENNIS.
Miss Sutton Scored Her Third Straight
Victory.

In the fourth days play Of the tri-state
lawn tennis tournament at Cincinnati yes
terday Miss May Sutton, the English wo-
man champion. won her match with Miss
Ratterman Of Cincinnati. This makes Miss
Sutton's third victory. and she has yet to
lose game in any set.
The summary:
Mems singles-First round-K. Collins won
from c. Remeelin by default.
Second round-C. r. Sloan defeated P. B.
Stanbery. Jr.. 81. g.; William Hopple de-
feated Cliff Cordes, GO, Ga: R. D. Little
defeated R. A Gray, 60. 60; Nelson
PEBBLES defeated T o. Dunlap. 6-3. 60.
Third round-"Nat" Emerson defeated C..
r. Sloan. 60. 60; William Hoppe defeat
ed F. p. Garrison, Ga, 60; r. d. Little
defeated NJ. Mitchell. "a. 6-3; c: H. Far
Der defeated F. G. Apple. Ga. 60; r. Le-
roy defeated N. PEBBLES, 81, Ga
Women's sIngles-Second round-Miss
Sutton defeated Miss Ratterman. Go. 60:
Miss Dodd defeated Miss Kellogg. %.
6-3; Miss Belden defeated Miss Hatfield.
6-1, 60.
Mems MISUNDERSTANDING round-Emer-
son and Kidney defeated Belden and Fish
er. 60. 63. GO.
First round-Hopple and PEBBLES defeat
ed Emerson and Kidney, 81. 80 81,
ca; Stevens and Peters defeated Johns
x. Little defeated Blakemore and Dyer.
rs, "a, 60: Apple and Marsh defeated
M. Mitchell and Breed, 80. TO, 81,
1912 IS.
Second round-R. D. Little and r. Leroy
defeated Dunlap and Smith. g. 90. %.
Ateer and Miss Holman defeated Miss
Woodall and Miss Bradley, Go. 60:
Semi fnal-Miss Sutton and Miss Belden
defeated the Misses Hunt. ~. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
ENGLISH GOLFERS WON.
Vardon and Taylor Smothered Braid
and Herd in Foursome Match.

A cablegram to the New York Herald
from London says that the second stage Of
the four greens foursome between the pro-
fessional golfers. Harry Vardon and ]. Ii.
Taylor. representing England and James
Braid and Alexander Herd, the Scottish
professionals, was decided at Troon yester-
day. The latter collapsed in the most sem
sational manner.
At st. Andrews week ago thirty six
holes of exciting golf left Vardon and Tay-
lor with deficit of two holes. This adj
verse balance the Englishmen turned into
an advantage of twelve holes yesterday,
having had fourteen holes the better OF the
days play.
The greens. which were rather slow,
suited the Englishmen's game. more par
ticularly Taylors. Vardon played excel
lent golf, but the feature of the match was
Taylors brilliant approaching.
Herd was troubled with a sprained knee
and Braid played good deal below his st.
Andrews form. The Scotchmen lost their
lead at the eighth hole In the morning, and
were four down at the end of the round.
They were eight down at the turn In the
afternoon. and lost four more holes COM
ing home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
DONOVAN TO RUN
TRI-STATE TEAM

NEW YORK, August 31--Pat Donovan.
erstwhile manager of the Washington base
ball club and the st. Louis Cardinals was
here last night for the first time in eight
months. He was on his way from Pitts
burg to visit his parents in Lawrence, Mass.
just now Donovan Is figuring on putting
an OUTLAW club in PittSburg. He formerly
played in Pittsburg and is popular there.
He has good backing in his new venture
and has already secured a park site.
1t is not Donovan's intention to fight the
Pittsburg National League team. The
schedule would keep him on the road when
the Pirates were in Pittsburg and vice
versa, according to Donovan.
Yes. l am considering the proposition.
said Donovan last night.
THE two leagues evidently have the In
dian sign on me. and | don't why 1
should favor them in anything. A Pitts
burg club in the Tri-state League next sea-
son | think will pay for the salaries Will
not be large, and l think the patronage will
be good"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
GRAND CIRCUIT TRoTs.
Sadie Mac Captured the Roger Will
liams Stake.

With the 216 trot untouched and the 2.25
pace unfinished. rain brought yesterdays
meeting of the Grand Circuit to close at
Providence. The principal event of the day.
the Roger Williams $1,000 stake. went In
straight heats to Sadie Mac, who was a
strong favorite. The whole fight in this
race was for second place. Lady Gall Ham,
ilton taking second money, Turley third and
Morn fourth.
The unfinished Park Brew. carried over
from Tuesday. brought a surprise. Allerson
opened favorite at 800 and the field $50.
while Edwin C. sold at to 1. At the first
turn on the getaway Allerson went to bad
break, the first that the gray horse had
made in the seven heats. and the race was
all over, Edwin c. coming in several lengths
ahead and winning first money
In the 40 pace Peruna. the fayorite. won
in straight heats. In the second heat, for
repeatedly heading the pole horse, Tyson
driving Caffeine; McEwen. driving Texas
Rocker. and Brady. driving Ed Geers were
fined SIS each by Starting Judge Newton.
On the next trial Starter Newton called the
same drivers up again and fined them $50
apiece. He also fined Davis, who drove
Swhyo. $50.
In the unfinished AIS pace Inter Ocean
acted badly and dropped the nrst two heats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
PoST-SEASON SERIES.
Gunton Boys Ran Away From Fifth
Baptist Team

The GuntonS kept up their good work by
defeating the Fifth Baptists on the Mt.
Pleasant grounds yesterday by decisive
score of IL to 0.
Langleys braves were keyed up to the
highest tension throughout and played up
to the standard set in the series with teams
in section A.
Hutchinson was in the box for Gunton
and held the Fifths safe at all times. Only
six hits were Dagged off his delivery. He
famed ten batters, and only two OF the
winners of the championship In section b
were able to get beyond first base. Ray
mond succeeded in getting to second In the
third inning, after he hit safely and stole.
fast double play by Kinney, unassisted.
in this inning cut off all chances the Fifths
had OF scoring. Akers hit a hot one to
Kenney, which he had to jump for. The
catch was beauty and brought forth a
good round of applause.
Again in the sixth the Fifths had man
on second, when Akers hit and stole second.
After the sixth they didn't have a look-in.
the side being retired in one, two, three
order.
Gunton was strong with the willow and
Strengthened out sixteen Of NewgentS
curves for many hits, three of which
netted nine bases. The batting honors went
to Price who, out of four times up, hit
safely each time.
In the sixth. after Asquith and Price got
on Bielaski came to bat and drove q
homer in deep center, which put the game
on the shelf.
Woodward was relieved in the eighth by
Harding. who played the backstop position
as in the days Of old Woodward was I'M
fortunate enough to split finger. and went
to right field
The Fifths were outclassed in every point
of the game.
Yesterdays game was the first of series
OF five post-season games between the win
ners of section A and section B. Owing to
the rough condition of the nor..least
grounds. all post-season games in the Sum-
day School League will be played in Mt.
Pleasant. The same teams will play today
and tomorrow. Two games will be played
next week-Wednesday and Thursday.
The score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
JEFFRIES MAY NOT
BE THE REFEREE

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, August 3I-Jim
Jeffries may not referee the BrItt-Nelsou
bout. When notified OF his selection, JEFF
fries wired back to know how much he
would receive for his services The an.
swer was 800" Since then Jeffries has
failed to reply.
Managers OF Britt and Nelson, notwith-
standing that It has been the custom here
for the contestants to pay the referees fee.
didn't take kindly to the proposition. When
Informed by Cofrroth OF his reply to Jefr
they Immediately raised a howl
It's not In the articles" they chorused.
lengthy wrangle Is expected before the
question raised by big Jeff's mercenary
spirit Is settled.
Nelson and his manager, Billy Nolan.
sprung surprise on fight fans yesterday
when they broke camp at Smiling Metz
ners place, Larkspur. and came across
the bay for good and all. The remainder
OF their training will be put in on this side
near the ocean fog and within a stones
throw Of the spot on which the battle will
be fought. Nelson will wind up his train
Ing at Colma.
On Sunday when the battling one stepped
on the scales he weighed less than 135
pounds. This was startling as well as dis
heartening. for the Dane did not have his
question and the fact that Britt triumphed
over him in the end in the selection OF Jim
Jeffries against George Siler caused him to
break camp at sunrise and start cityward.
Jimmy Britt, overjoyed at the thought
that he and his brother had won the initial
tin of the big battle In the selection OF q
referee. decided to lay of yesterday and
play baseball Odds in local poolrooms are
10 to 9h on Britt. with but little Nelson
money In evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
INTERLEAaUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Marquette. W. L. Pet Episcopal. W. l.. Pct
ST. Martin. 1 300 Epiphany. 800
St Vincent. 2 3 400 ST Paul :. o OoC
st. Martin Won Close Game From
Epiphany,


The inability of the Epiphany box artist
Mr.. Gordon-last evening to curb the slug
ging propensities of the Greenbacks when
men were on bases gave st. Martin the
favorable end--7 to 6.
Each team has broken even so far, three
games being played. one being a tie, which
leaves only two games which count. There
fore yesterdays victory for ST. Martin gives
them an equal chance for the championship.
1t is clearly understood why the game
went the way II did. 1t may be explained
that, the Greenbacks' hoodoo-Spence Har-
vey-was not on the rubber but at the re-
ceiving end OF the firing Spence has been
delivering the real article during the series
and day off the rubber was what he
wanted.
Five innings were all that were played. as
some dilatoriEess was caused agreeing upon
who should do the officiating. Gray or New
mann. Finally both men rendered their
services. Gray handling the indicator. Ex-
ira base hits were a sort OF monotony.
Robinson. In the beginning OF the fifth,
with two on bases and the score in st.
Martins favor. laced out hit that gave
him the entire circuit. while in the ending
OF the fifth Dusan got his second two-base
hit OF the game, making his third hit. one
being a triple.
The date of the deciding game between
these two clubs to settle the championship
will be next Saturday afternoon at Ameri-
can League Park. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
NATIONAL TENNIS TOURNEY.
Wright Beat Hobart in Straight Sets
Of Exciting PLAY.

BeaIs c. Wright of Boston won the finals
of tho all-comers' singles tennis tourna-
ment at Newport yesterday. defeating In
straight sets the runner up Clarence Ho-
bart. and thereby earning the privilege OF
going against Holcombe Ward today In the
championship challenge match.
Wright's win of the biggest lawn tennis
tournament this country has ever known
was not achieved along any fowery BED or
ease by any means. but only through
series of contests. aided by only one de-
fault. He has had by far the hardest row
to hoe Of any Of the players. and has Sig
nally distinguished himself
Wrights victory yesterday was the result
of the heady game he played. combining.
with alertness and speed ability TO seno
his returns over with SO much force ana
precision that Hobart could not handle
them effectively. This style OF play forced
Hobart into errors, more especially IN the
line of outs, though his drives Into The net
figured prominently in his downfall as well,
the result being that. though he had
slight advantage over his opponent In the
number of points earned In placed shots,
he perpetrated errors that bore to those OF
Wright the ratio of about to 2.
Wright was aggressive at the net, except
when forced back by Hobarts long drives,
and was not infreQuently passed handsome
ly by the other player. For that he gem
orally made up by slaughtering from that
vantage point with a cutoff stroke. or else
volleying with capital Judgment just out
of his opponents reach. The score by
twA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
WASHINGTON GROVE ATHLETES.
Big List of Entries for Races on Labor
Day.

Entries for the hapdcap track and field
games of the Washington Grove Athletic
Association. to be held at the Grove Labor
day morning. closed last night, and In
clude 100 of the pick Of the athletes OF the
District and Maryland. Among the or
CARNATIONS represented are the local and
Baltimore Y. NJ c. AS, the National Guard
Athletic Association, the Brookland Ath-
letic Club. Georgetown and George Wash
ington universities, Central and Technical
High Schools. the Maryland Athletic Club
Of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University.
the Municipal Athletic Club. the Patterson
Athletic Club and ST. Leo's Gymnasium. all
of Baltimore. besides the Athletic Associa-
Kensington, all OF Montgomery county
The corps of officials which have been Sc
cured to conduct the games Is composed of
men of experience in athletic affairs and
insures the prompt running of every event.
DIR. William Grant. president OF the south
ern division OF the Amateur Athletic Union.
Is the referee. and he will have the follow
ing assistants: Inspectors, II. A: Hunt. ID.
E. Garages. Janvier Lindsay and ]. c. c.
Patterson, all Of the Washington Grove A.
A. Field Judges. Samuel Stinemetz, Y. M.
c. A; George w. Stokes and Samuel Fos-
ter of the Washington Grove A. A. Track
judges, DR.. d. E. Wiber, National Univer-
sity; Capt. Eugene Edwards. d. c. N. G.:
Albert Craig, Georgetown University
Timers Wright Curtiss. Y. NJ. c. A.; Walter
Foster, University of Pennsylvania: John
the course, w. G. Stuart. University OF
Pennsylvania. Assistant clerk OF the
course Norman p Foster. Amherst Col
lege Starter. NJ. B. Rideout, Y. NJ. c. A.
Announcer, p s. Foster, Washington
Grove Scorer. c. E. Beckett. Y. M. c. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31

Boston, 3; Chicago, 1.
All other games postponed on account of rain.
! Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. H.. August 31.-There was
some ball at South Side Park yesterday. 1t
was of the flercest. grimmest, most
| determined games seen at that or any other
park In many a day. and when it ended in
a draw the street lamps were burning.
everybody had used up his score book and
was figuring on his left cuff. and several
thousand threats had been strained beyond
the breaking point.
owen and Townsend both pitched superb
~. and the game would have been a dou-
BILE shutout had the fielding been unspotted
On the other hand but for the superb efrul-
gence of the same fielding in the later in
nings the game might have been about II
to %. that 1t is just as well to forgive
the errors. Great plays came thick and
fast. and after the ninth inning the crowd
grew so accustomed to circus doing that
they expected to see the ball trapped no
matter how hard it was hit or how far II
few.
Chicagos one little run came right at
the start. Hickman threw Holmes groun-
der way wide of stahl; two men died and
the ever-faithful Isbell bffed. so that
Holmes placed his gunboats on the plate
After that the SoX scored not. although they
rushed headlong at the plate again and
again only to find the ball awaiting them.
The closest pinch of all was In the thir-
teenth round. when Dundon two gged
with great vigor. Owen pop-fouled and
Holmes impigned upon the ball like a mad
man Dundon saw the ball carom far from
Cassidy. and fed for the pan. Cassidy
rounded up the ball and threw without an
apparent chance. The pill came home with
out the variation of six inches from a
straight line and Heydon hurled himself
upon the sliding Dundon.
Washington's only tally was In the eighth.
Charlie Jones made first on a force out
and stole second Sully's throw was aerial
and Jones winged to third Heydon beat
out a bounder and in came Jones. And that
was all. From that time on they fought
like demons in the dusk, but never a run
| occurred and the Jump said "skiddoo'' at
the close of the fifteenth session The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
Interior Had Easy Time Trimming
Post Office BOYS,

The Interior Department team. which has
recently been considerably strengthened
had an easy time defeating the Post Office
team on the west diamond yesterday after
noon. the score being IL to 3.
Thomas and "Rube" Clarke performed the
twirling stunt for the "Mailmen," and
were touched TIP for total OF fourteen
hits. Thomas was in for two innings and
allowed four hits. Clarke relieved him In
the third and IHterior found him just as
easy. Colly Waller was on the rubber
for Interior and pitched fine game. with
the exception of the first inning. when 1t
looked as If the Post Office team would
have an easy time winning, as they secured
three runs.
M. Fenton and Mcknight, for the win
ners. carried OF the honors with the stick,
each getting three hits. "Rube'' Clarke Sc
cured two for Post Office. Raab. at sec
ond. and Fenton. at third, played a good
game for the winners. Bacon, in center
JOfo Of Tbo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31

Detroit batted Chesbro hard in the first
inning of yesterdays game at Detroit and
won from New York by the score Of to 3.
The visitors again put in a weakened team.
Chase being unable to play, and will be out
of the game until Saturday. In his absence
Conroy covered first base. Detroit, on two
doubles and a single, scored two runs in
the first inning, and added a third in the
second. With this lead the locals led New
York throughout. Mullen was effective in
tight places and scored his team twice.
Delehanty spralned his ankle sliding to
third in the seventh inning. Coughlin was
put out Of the game for disputing close
decision In the eighth The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
Navy 0utplayed Commerce and Labor
Team.

Commerce and Labor was easy for Navy
In an embarrassing game on the south
diamond of the White Lot ellipse yester-
day afternoon. Navy winning. II to 5. The
game was full of errors and loose playing
and could hardly be called a contest at
all.
Both sides started the ball rolling in
the initial inning. but the Commerce and
Labor lads struck a barrier in the third
and failed to move during the remainder
of the game On the other hand, the
sailors" kept things going up to the
final. failing to score in but one inning.
Under the generalship Of Capt. Hughes
Navy pulled off several clever plays that.
combined with three fast double plays,
W ere the only bright spots In the after
rooms sport.
The score
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-31
BRrTT-NELSoN FIGHT.
Largest Attendance in History Of Cali
fornia Predicted.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 31.-There are
Indications that the attendance at the Britt
Nelson fight at Colma September will be
the greatest in the history OF pugilism In
this state. Most OF the seats held by the
club have been taken up and It would not
excite surprise II the gate receipts exceeded
$4,000. The fact that the day II legal
holiday in this state in a measure explains
the unprecedented advance sale
Both Britt and Nelson are practically at
weight and are merely keeping on edge for
their meeting. Nelson has shifted his
quarters to this side OF the bay. the hot
weather at Larkspur having caused him to
lose flesh at q faster rate than was bene-
fetal.