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promised to make the time In forty
eight hours or better that Scott said:
'II go you"
Scott reached into his trousers pock-
ct and pulled out a roll of bills and
slowly ran them through his fingers.
They were all of hundred denomination.
He paid $500. and said:
Il would like to go at I O'Clock to-
day. lssifall be alone And I want TO
go through in less than forty-eight
hours, too Now, III just bet you s2G6o
that you don't make It in forty-five
hours"
A Mile Minute.
The bet was not taken, but at one
o clock yesterday afternoon one of the
fastest engines on the division left with
baggage car, Il dining car and a Pull
man car In an attempt to make the 141
miles to Bar5tow in 141 minutes If pos
sible.
The special viii have right Of way over
everything. 1t Will have to maintain a
speed of forty-eight miles an hour over
the mountains and plains, around sharp
curves and over bridges EIghty-five train
men, or sixteen full crews, will be re-
CURED to take the train through and II
Will be pulled by sixteen of the speed
lest engines of the rotd. handled by six
teen of the Oldest and most skiIlful
engine drivers OF tha system. No stops
VIII be made except to change engines
and to take on fuel and water
The record time between Chicago and
Los Angeles is fifty-two hours. made by
the Lowe special, and the record time
between Los Angeles and Chicago is
tfty-seven hours and fifty-siX minutes
the time the Peacock special made in
1900.
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Death Valley Cr0esus
Out to Break Records
Rushing East Against Time on a Special
: Train-Los Angeles to Chicago in Forty
eiQht Hours

LOS ANGELES. Cal. July 1o.-Walter
Scott, known as "Scotty," Bonanza
King" and the ''only and original whirl-
wind spender," is paying big money to
surpass all railroad high speed records
between Los Angeles and Chicago. and
chop down the time to forty-eight hours
fiat.
z If the Santa Fe can not satisfy his
longing for fast travelling Scott declares
Chicago TO New York, and beat the
eighteen-hour service between those
cities.
That will about fill his appetite for
land achievements for a time, ana
''Scotty'' announces that he Will then
proba bly, charter the fastest ocean liner
afioat in an attempt to cross the At
lantic in record time
Out to Break Records.
In short, Walter Scott, Death Valley
miner. who recently struck it rich, and
has since been doing his best to make
things lively in Los Angeles, is out for
the breaking OF any record that can be
broken
The establishment Of the eighteen-hour
schedule of the fast trains between Chi
cago and New York first inspired Scott
roads in the West When he discov-
cred that his money would buy spe-
cial trains, Scott decided to make the
trip to Chicago.
For almost week he has been bar
gaining with the passenger officials OF
the Santa F'e for this special train So
it was not until the Santa Fe officials
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English and American
Football Proposed
Sir Ernest Cochrane Offers Handsome CUP
Tor International Contest-Thnks Rules
Could Be Satisfactorily Compromised.

| LONDON. July 10.-Sir Ernest Cecil
Cochrane, who has Just offered to do
nate a hundred guineas ($525) cup to be
competed for by representative foot
Dali teams from Great Britain, Ireland
canada, end the United States. is the
| only titled representative of the great
temperance drink industry in the United
| Kingdom
lie Is the chairman Of Cantren and
Cochrane. the great Irish manu- sactur-
ers, whose ginger ale and Grated waters
have worldwide celebrity. If he
were brewer he would probably stand
an excellent chance Of some day be-
coming a peer, but there is no prece-
dent for comforting that distinction on
a man who makes money out OF non
alcoholic beverages. A baronet he Is
likely to remain
| Promotes Healthy Rivalry.
My object in offering this cup" he
told me. is to promote that healthy
rivalry IN sport between the great
branches of the Anglo-Saxon race
which, 1 am convinced, counts for much
in making them stanch friends. The
more OF such friendly contests we have
the better it is for both England and
America. Whichever side wins It leads
TO better acquaintance and a growth
or mutual appreciation. We have in
ternational yacht races. and rowing
matches and contests in various branch
es OF athletirs. but football, one of the
heaithiest ano manifest Of games. which
is played with great keenness on both
sides of the Atlantic. has no place as
yer In these international competitions. -
Fhat Is because the American and
English games are played in different
fashions" I suggested
Could Change Rules.
Undoubtedly. but I don't think that
need constitute an insurmountable OBJ
stacle A committee representing bott;
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NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. July 1olThe Cir
cult Court Of the United States, Judge
Edmund Waddill presiding. which was
adjourned from last Monday, opened its
session at the Custom House building
In this CT Z this morning. The following
grand jury were sworn: j. B. Starnell,
c. ]. w. Summers. William Livingston
James n. Turner, Frank S. Harper, w.
c. Williams, L. R Brooking. J. T. Cor
lick, @. G. Galleher. J. r. Evans. R. w
Merchant. ]. &. Linkins, r. c. Redd
George R. Payne, Lewis F. Gouldin. E
r. Hicks, Bladen T. Taylor, Edward
Hammel, F. w. Walcott. r. K. Ashton
J. s. covington ]. 8. Yowell. and E. L
Peed.
The court will be busy tomorrow hear
ing the libel suits brought by John T.
Rixey, Representative in Congress from
Virginia, and c. ]. Rixey. president of
the Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration, against C. A. Stevens, for $30,
900 damages in each case.
The plaintiffs allege in their declara-
tions that their suits are brought for
malicious defamation of character" +"
Representative Rixey, in his declaration,
says that the defendant issued a letter
III Which he used the following terms in
referring to the plaintiffs: Thieves like
Rixey.' blood ".spoils.'' ..holdup, -
.teloven feet etc
1t is expected that all the leading
lawyers in this section of the county
will be present at the hearing of the
case. The cases Were first removed from
the circuit court OF Fauauier county TO
the United States Circuit Court at Nor
folk and then Were transferred TO Alex
andria
The Rixeys will be represented tomor-
row by Attorneys Rixey and Barbour
of Culpeper: Keith and Keith. of War
renton, and c. NJ White. of Warren
ton. The defendant will have as his at
torneys r. Walton Moore, of Fairfax;
Eppa Hunton. 1r.. of Richmond, and E
Turner, OF WarrentOn
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NEW REcHABITE TENT.

The Independent Order Of Rechabitea
has arranged for a large temperance
rally in Odd Fellows Hall, in North
Columbus street, this evening, at which
a new tent is to be organized in re-
sponse to the request of tWenty-eight
ladies and gentlemen of the city High
Chief Ruler Moore. High Secretary Cor
dell, and Past High Chiefs Kelly and
Dony have arranged for a special car to
leave Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington. al 7:10 D. m. and
1t Is claimed that at least fifty Wash
ington Rechabites Will Join In the trip
and take a part in the institution of the
new tent.
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TOBACCO TRUST CAPTURES
PITTSBURG CONCERN

PITrSRUPG. Pa. July 10.-The Amer
lean Tobacco Company, popularity known
as the Tobacco trust has acquired by
outright purchase entire control of the
Weyman Brothers Tobacco Company. OF
Pittsburg the largest independent man
ufacturers of tobacco in the United
States, and will operate the various fac
tories of the company under the pres
emf name, but as subsidiary concern
OF the American company.
During recent years the Weyman com
pany has been one OF the chief competi-
tors of the trust.
The purchase price has been stated
at various figures between 81. 10000 and
&. 2.eoQ. 600.
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in HIS SHIRT SLEEVES
JEROME RESUMES WORK
Plunges Right Into the Mass of Crimi-
nal Cases Now Before
Him.

NEW YORK, July lo.-Distrfct At
torney Jerome got down to his desk
In the criminal court building today and
stripped to his shirt sleeves. He pluns-
ed right into the mass OF criminal cases
before him. notably the Equitable scan
dal. He said he had great trir
through the West.
They treated me fine there" he said
Il had an awfulIy good time. Pros
perfty reigns supreme. The wheat fields
are as they never were There is also
a superabundanIa of corn. Everybody
out there is healthy. every one pros
porous. l have not had time to get
down to routine work, but will catch
up soon and then l will discuss mat
ters."
The district attorney would not say
anything about Lawson
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styles should be able to draw up rules
and conditions that would be fair to
each. We might get q combination OF
the rules, or an arrangement to play a
series of games in which the two styles
alternate But OF course, 1 do not my
self lay down any conditions. There will
be no string attached to the cup.
Two association teams are going to
Canada this autumn and later will prob
ably visit the United States and give
exhibition games there. That will con-
vince our American cousins, hope, that
our game, played under what are known
as association rules, is by no means so
SLOW as 1T is commonly regarded in
America, even IL II does less frequently
recesstate the services of an ambu-
lance. Anyhow. the fact that two teams
are going over affords an excellent op-
Icrtunity for meeting the question of an
international football contest and /
could think OF no better way to start
for"
Donors Career.
Sir Ernest IS thirty-two years old
After finishing his education at Trinity
college, Dublin, he began his CONNER
clai career with a firm of manufactur-
Ing chemists and a year later made a
business tour of the United States as a
representative of Messrs. Cantreli &
Cochrane. He served In a militia regi-
ment = the Connaught Rangers = for
eleven years and attained the rank of
captain. IIe also studied law and was
admitted to the bar. but has never prac-
tised the legal profession. 1t was merely
as an aid 10 a thorough business train
ing that he took it up. AS he himself
admits he works hard-for a baronet
Quite recently he has started n racing
stud In Ireland and had the satisfaction
OF winning the first three races for
which he entered He has political am
bitions, too. and will probably contest
parliamentary seat at the next gen.
eral election. In September he expects
to visit America on a business trip, but
he will NOT be too busy to talk about his
international football scheme.
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JEFF too SMALL
FOR KID MCCOY
Makes Funny Crack About
Champion.
"WAiT TIL He WEIGHTS 800"
Then, Says Kid, He VIII Be a cinch
for Such Shifty Boxer as
Himself.
"WAIT TIL He WEIGHTS 300''

NEW YORK, July 10-A bunch OF
sporting men were sitting in an uptown
cafe licking up the last of some small
oiack coffee end talking fight for fair
The CAB went tais way and that, from
iishtweights ta middles and then to the
heavyweight n,uddie
All We're cer:ain that Jeff was the best
heavy that ever donned a glove. and
most Of them thought that he would
hold the championship for five years
more
Il wonder If they. ever will find a man
to lick jeff" said one of them.
HUH setter find a man who will
fight him. said another
Kid mccoy was one OF the party and
as the last remark shot out the Kid
leaned back in his chair and, with a
smile. said:
I'm waiting to get on with jeff"
The big smile went the rounds os the
table. and then the Kid commenced to
tell why he was after JEFF, etc.
Wants Him Heavy.
Now, the talk around the country is
that JEFF had too much weight for the
men he met" said the Kid. leaning over
the table. That's just exactly what I
want him 70 have
The seahghters say, oh, look at the
size of him, no one has chance with
such a bull in the ring. Why. he's as
big as an elephant, and you can't hurt
not big enough. I'm waiting until left
gets in the 3G0-pound class. and then I'm
going 10 challenge him That would be
the biggest pipe in the world for me. /
WISH ne would take on about fifty or
sixty pounds. and you'd see me put a
forfeit that same week for a dght.''
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COWBOYS IN A FIGHT
WITH B. 4 0. TRA|NhEN

ClDAltkSBURG, W. Va, July To-
Three killed and a number wounded.
1t is reported, is the result OF a bloody
riot In which several revolver shots
were exchanged between members OF
Texas Bills Wild West show and
Baltimore and Ohio trainmen, and
policemen on Clarksburg and Rich
wood excursion train at Cowen late
yesterday
The trouble started over the arrest
or cowboy by a train detective for
trying to put a woman passenger out
of seat and acting disorderiy The
cowboys then formed together and made
an attack, but were repulsed. Nearly
all the killed and wounded belong to
the show The coaches were riddled
with bullets
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Would Not Drink
With Former Wife
phipps Said to Have Returned, Untouched
Glass of Wine She Sent to Him.

DENVER. Col. July 10-That Law
renee {. Phipps refused to take a drink
with his former wife is the story tha.
comes from Estes Park, where both are
spending the summer
hr Phipps, with his Mercedes tour
ing car, his valet, his trunks and his
ocgs' Is staying at the Dunraven Hotel,
IN Estes Park Mrs. Phipps, with her
maid. electric brougham and cream clad
Ioelmen, is a guest at the Hugo Miller
ranch. also in Estes Park.
Mrs. Phipps went TO the Dunrayen
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last evening for dinner. Mr. Phipps was
eating at another table
Filling a glass with wine, Mrs Phipps
sent II by a waiter 70 her former hus-
band. and. with irs companion poised.
waited smiling to drink his health
The waiter did his duty and explained.
MT Phipps raised his eyes to see who
had pronered the toast, and, seeing,
dropped the glass eoldly without recog-
niuor, and refused the proffered toast.
Ihe waiter returned the wine un-
touched.
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WOMAN REFUSED LOVER;
HE TRIED TO DIE

PATTERSON, n. J., July 10.-Made in
sane by the refusal of the woman he
loved to marry him Hyman Meantz.
tried TO commit suicide with poison and
illuminating gas.
He was prevented by the police who
had been summoned by the young
woman, Miss Belle Rosenburg
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BAKER HARTMAN INHALED
ILLUMINATING GAS

Unconscious from inhaling illuminat-
ing gas, Louis j. Hartman, a baker,
thirty-eight years old, was found In
his room at 33S l srteet northwest about
o'clock last night.
He was sent to the Emergency Hos
p1tal and quickly revived
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POLICEMEN'S ASSOCIATION
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION

The annual election of officers of the
Poiicemen's Association was held today
In Pythian Temple. 1912 Ninth street
northwest, and resulted as follows:
President, c. e. Smith; vice president.
f. Curry: recording secretary, G. w.
SolIers: financial secretary, w c. Far
quhar; treasurer, c. l.. Plemmons
Officers were installed by William
Kemp and II. r. Warren after which
addresses were made by each of the Of
fcers musical program was rem
dered by an orchestra consisting Of
Messrs, G. L. Thomas. c. Ashton, r.
Ross. J. Bonwell and s. Dyer.
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WILL GO INTO CAMP.

Company G. Seventeen Virginia Reg
iment, commonly known as the Alexan-
dria Light Infantry, has been ordered
70 proceed to Basic City. Va on the
18th OF August and go into camp with
the regiment. The entire Seventeen
Regiment will remain in camp for a
week, from the 18th to the 2Ist of
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Dewitt SENTENCED.

In the Police Court this morning JUS
tee Cation imposed ane OF $50 upon
Chris Dewitt, who was arrested by
Policeman Beach on the charge of SELL
Ing liquor on Sunday. In default of the
payment OF the fine Dewitt Will have TO
spend FIVE months in jail
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COR|NTH|AN YACHTS
HAD FINE BREEZE
Ideal Day for Sport on the
Water.
DEWEY PROVED FASTEST
Took First Race in One Hour and Eight
Minutes-Second Race in
Forty -one Minutes.

The Corinthian Yacht Club held its
regular scheduled races yesterday over
the clubs course, starting at a point
opposite. its clubhouse and terminal
Ing at the new Highway bridge The
wind was light southwest, but freshened
during the afternoon, giving the racers
an ideal breeze and enabling them to
sail postponed race. The following are
the entries in the race and their elapsed
time:
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MRS. CHARLES FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Annie F
Charles will take place from 1915 King
street this afternoon. at 4 O'Clock. The
Rev. w F. Fisher. of the First Baptist
Church, will .officiate and the interrnent
will be made in the Union Cemetery
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First Race.
kip, did not finish

The second race was very close be-
tween first and second boats and the
start. The commodore's launch acted as
referees beat.
The referees being Commodore j..
p Welcker and Messrs- Don q. Clarke,
Hugh Mattel, and Ernest Fries.
The club entertained its friends and
members at its island landing after the
races The next scheduled races will be
held July q. and will be for sail and
power boats.
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BOSTON CHILD?

What doesn't mammals girl see?''
Il don't see why it Is that you say,
Why. Dorothy, you're all over Dirt
when really. you know, the dirt Is all
over me."-Cleyeland Leader.
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STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.

]. f. Barron, dairyman of Fairfax
county, was stricken with paralysis at
his home last evening. Ills condition is
serious.
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North Carolina, fellow citizens of our

North Carolina, fellow citizens or our
American country
1T has been indeed a great pleasure
to come here today, especially an OPP
portunity that / greatly appreciate to
come to your Capitol-under the
shadow of the statue which you have
erected to the memory of that great
statesman whom / had the honor to
call my personal friend-Senator
Vance
When the great applause which this
sentiment created had subsidized the
President continued, land in greeting
you / want to say a special word of
have gone. North or South, I
have been greeted, alike by the
men who wore the blue and who
wore the grey, each of whom
proved his fealty to great ideal in
the unfiinching performance of his
duty as it was given to him to see his
duty. Now We are indeed fortunate
that we have all the right alike to
claim as our own the heritage of either
of these, because of their high devo-
ton. their steady courage both in vic
tory and defeat, Here today as I met
an ex-Confederate he said to me, j
greet you. Mr.. President-my Presi-
dent. l served four years in the Con-
federate army; my son is now in the
navy under our f1ag
A voice from below: Name your
mani"
This was the first of a number of
good-natured remarks between the
President and the crowd.
Il don't know that / can name him,
he cried, but | see him there. Who
is hep" Voices from the grand stand,
London! London!'
The. President turned again: Ills
name is Major Londont"
A moment later he exclaimed: 'fI1e
isn't an exceptions; he's a type, He is
a type that knows now only the rivalry
of seeing which can best serve a com
mon country"
Brain No Excuse for CrOokedneSs.
lie went on to speak of having met
yet older veterans, those of the Next
can war, and younger veterans Of the
Spanish war, comrades of his own:
1T wasn't much of a war" said he
but it was all the war there was, and
[ had the fortune of serving with some
of the sons of this State of yours who
did their duty with high courage and
consistency. | was not surprised that
they did; / would have been surprised
had they mott"
The President then referred to the
past history of the State, to the Neck
lenburg Declaration of Independence
TO Kings Mountain, to the part of the
state in the Civil War. He spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the present. of the
advance in industry, of manufacture
ing, referring to the fact that the State
was now second in textile work:
"a past is a mighty good thing,
he flashed out; "but we can't depend
on things that are buried"
He went on to impress the duty OF
good citizenship, which led him into
the delivery of a number of eXtempo-
raneous epigrams which many
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Roosevelt Happy
In Strong Speech
CONTINUED from Page One.)

turbance. Wan faced women crouch
ed like helpless mice in the grasp of
the crush, Little children staggered
aiong unable to see before, behind Or
IN front. There was nothing but the
most limited vision for any one. once
in that monster crowd you were IFS
slave. Every struggle reacted. Every
impulse To do differently was throttfeu
I mere was no room in which to assert
oneself, nothing to be gained by ours
ing, no purchase at the hands of good
nature The struggle was for the most
part silent, except for the great voice
that drifted impaltably above the
Ihrong-the song of the crowd!
Somehow the writer existed
in and at length traVersed this ocean
of people. Ahead he saw the raced
edges of the crowd. the shore of the
nnal limits of the sea. There soldiers
stood in long lines. holding away the
crush from in front of the stand,
parleying with no. one and paying
no attention to distress. 1t mdttefed
not the business one had in the grand
stand or on the speakers platform.
10 nave sWum the pillows OF the
crowd and arrived only TO be kept at
sea by bayonets was disheartenlng.
N was no doubt soldierly conduct, but
IL was disaster to the atom. linen,
like a blessed vision came familiar
face among those in the seats OF the
mighty there was an order by one OF
those high creatures of power on such
occasions. and the atom, gasping like
a fish. was carried up and up into the
light. He breathed again Here was
pcace and quiet which was like the
wine of life. The atom blinked,
looked from whence he came and in
the birth of the miracle of environ
ment saw no longer a monster below
4 Inn To hnn
their President.
In the great grandStand sat those
who had Influence sufficient to get a
ticket There We're thousands of them.
a crowd except for that mass below.
Here there was chance for converse
ton. There was animation. one dlS-
tinguished the individual voice. ON
the speakers platform were gathered
some of the brilliant gold braided Gov
ernor's staff, the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and their party, Miss Lii
liam Thompson, stenographer ana
representative of Governor Glenn,
several Woodworking reporters, a
secret service man or two ana
the photographer of the party VINO
at intervals pressed his bulb as the
President spoke a pregnant sentence
or made a characteristic gesture. Be
low. rumbling, was the crowd. filing
all the space, slowly again and again
surging up to the line of retaining bay
onets. 1t was a moment which was
intense for its humanit.'.
The Review of the Troops.
Presently there came the sound OF
martial music Down the race track
filed the soldiers. led by General Arm
field and his staff. marching in review.
The President and those in the stand
with him arose and uncovered. The
troops filed by, the officers salutlng.
When field officer passed the Presi-
dent raised his hat. when the colorf
dipped i'm recognition of the Com
mander-in-Chief. he placed the hat
upon his left shoulder. remaining un-
covered while they passed. 1t was an
impressive scene, this review before