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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eraI Topics from
the Capital.
Septem Der 16, 1905

The Keep Commission which
conducted the inquiry into the
Government Printing Office scan
dial has con inued it, work with
the other departments with less
parade of secrecy than in the print
ing office case and has turned up
state of affairs already that will
cause a lot of trouble for all the
departments involved. 1t has
been known for a long time that
the government was one of the
best and easiest things to work
when the salesman came around
and the revelations that have
already been made show that
someone has reaped harvest in
several of the departments over
the furnishing Of supplies. There
has heretofore been not the slight
est system about the purchase of
government supplies such as ink,
mucilage and stationary. The re-
suit is that lot of departments
were getting the same brand Of
supplies and the prices made to the
purchasing agents varied from ten
to a hundred per cent. Take ink
alone of which all the departments
use barrels annually. The highest
price was paid by the Government
Printing Office which gave 1882
per dozen quarts. The lowest
price for identically the same ink
was made to the Post Office which
got it for SI.34 a dozen quarts.
Other supplies showed the same
wide range of prices. In the case
of mucilage the Agriculture De-
partment went the limit in paying
So for a do. en- quarts. The Post
Office was again the lowest priced
department, giving S1.65 for its
adhensive fluid. The Government
Printing Office used home made
mucilage, but this could not have
been from motives of economy, for
it cost 3S4 cents for the same
quantity. The item of lead pen
ellis which are used in millions
annually shows the same astonish-
ing range of prices. The qualities
vary so much as to make a com
parisOn difficult, but the prices
range all the way from seventy
two cents to 125 cents per dozen.
There are about $50 different
grades used but the same pencil
will be furnished TO various de
partments under different trade
names and the prices will vary to
correspond. The price of blotting
paper varies even more than the
articles previously named. The
War and Navy Departments are
the most extravagant in this re-
gard. They 60 as high as 81. IA
per dozen reams in sheets of 10 bv
"a inches The Post Office gets
its blOtters for 81 and the Depart.
ment of Agriculture pays from
1888 cents upward.
The matter of pens and writing
paper of type writer's and a num-
Der of other things showed Just as
startling variations. The com.
mission did not go into the prices
paid at the stationary room at the
Capitol. If it had there would
have been some interesting reve.
lations, for there the government
goes in for high grade stationary.
pen knives and many things such
as sachets and reticules which
Congress are hardly supposed to
use. They are all charged up to
the government however and come
in handy for the wives of Congress-
men and Senators. There is
another great source of waste in
all the departments too. 1t is es.
teemed no crime to steal stationary
from the government and there is
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22
Dedication Of Battle Mon!
ment at Hanover.

On account of the dedicata
of the Battle Monument at Ha
over, Pennsylvania. Septembs
28th. 1905, the Pennsylvana
Railroad Company will sell spa
ial excursion tickete from COluu
bia, Frederick and intermedilt
stations to Hanover, PenngI
vania, at reduced rates (mil
(mum rate % cents.) lid
cts will be sold September d
good to return on September .
sept. Is ct.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22

HALE-oNE OF HIS LETTERS.
In describing the personal ap.
pearance of Captain Hale, the
late DR.. Enas Munson, of New
Haven, who was a surgeon in the
Continental army, says: "He was
about six feet in height, per-
fectly proportional, and in figure
and department he was the most
manly young man that l ever
knew. His chest was broad; his
muscles we're firm; his face wore
a most benign expression; his
complexion was roseate; his eyes
were light blue, and beamed
with intelligence; his hair was
soft, and light brown in color,
and his speech was rather low,
deliberate, sweet and musical.
Why all the girls in New London
fell in love with him, and wept
tears of sorrow when they learn.
ed of his sad fate. In dress he
was always neat. He was quick
to lend helping hand to a be.
ing in need, whether brute or
human. He was continually over
flowing with good humor and
was the idol of his acquaint.
ances.n
ut is said that Mrs. Laurens,
Hale's betrothed, who died in
Hartford about three years ago
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22
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Special Low Rates. Sum.
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Clark Centennial ExpOSitia|
June 1-Oct. Is.
Special announcements fronts
to time.
For detailed information Cd
onor address Ticket Agents. \
and Ohio Railroad. t. oct. 10
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22
Working "a Hours a Day.

Working "a Hours a Day
There's no rest for those tirela
little workers-Dr. Kings M
Life Pills. Millions are slVav
busy, curing Torpid Liver, Jsul
dice, Bniousness, Fever and Agn'
They Danish Sick Headache, drN
out Malaria. Never grippe 4
weaken. Small, taste niece, vol
wonders. Try them. 3Sc at 4
L. Pearre's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22
HALE REMEMBERED.

NATHAN HALE"
HALE REMEMBERED.
Such is review of the services
and death of Nathan Hale. That
his country has not been igno-
rant OF his services is atteSted by
number of monuments erected
to his memory. Among these
may be mentioned the one erected
i'll 1877 in the capitol at Hartford,
Conn.,; also the one erected in the
City Hall Park. in New York,
at the supposed place of his exc
cution at the corner of Broad
way and Chambers Streets.
Also on June 9th, the ami
versary of his birth, about six
years ago, the old school house
where he taught school before he
went away to die in the service
OF his country, was turned over
to the Connecticut Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution,
and by them dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies.
Had it not been for the sum
mary manner in which Hale was
executed by the orders of Howe,
it is improbable that Major
John Andre would have been ex
ecuted by the Americans as a
British spy four years later. The
fires of revenge burned steadily,
and the watchword of "Remem Der
Nathan Hale" rang fiercely
through the American forces
when the capture of Andre was
announced and ending only with
his execution on October 2, 1880.
zone hero dies-a thousand new ones
arise,
AS flowers are sown where perfect
blossoms fall
Then quite unknown-the name of
Hale now cries
Wherever duty sounds her silent call.
With head erect he moves, with stately
face,
To meet an awful doom-no ribald
jest
Brings scorn or hate to that exalted
face,
His thoughts are far away, poised at
rest.
Now on the scaffold see him turn and
Farewell to home and all his heart
holds dear,
Majestic presence-all mans weakness
hid,
And all his strength in that Que
hour made clear
81 have one last regret-that is to give
But one poor life that my own land
may live!
WIN. ORDwAY PARTRIDGE.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22

October 3rd and October 10th
are the only taco days for registra
ton this gear. Attend to this
important matter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-22

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(1S45, at the age of So, had a
miniature likeness of him. Hale
wrote several letters to my father
after he had left college. found
one of them among his papers
after his death. 1t was written
in New London, where Hale was
engaged in school teaching. 1t is
as follows:
"SIR: L am very happily sit
uated here. | love my employ
ment; find many friends among
strangers; have time for scien-
tific studies, and seem to fill the
place assigned to me with salts
faction.
81 have a school of more than
thirty boys to instruct, about half
of them in Latin, and my salary
is satisfactory. During the sum
mer | had a morning class of
young ladies-about a score from
five until seven O'Clock, so you
see that my time is fully occu
pied, profitably, hope, to my
pupils and their teacher.
''Please accept for yourself and
Mrs. Munsou the grateful thanks
of one who will always remem Der
the kindness he ever experienced
whenever he visited your abode.
Your friend,
NATHAN HALE.n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
N AsDIR tle|
.YpORT|ING
H1opoI q.
EsB&zSa1Zx ~
NSIK8II1m O,L,OUGHZW |

AS Minnesota did not make 555
points off the high schools in forty
minutes Of play, on hot afternoon,
the Chicago dopesters will probably
take it as an indication that the
gophers are out of western football
this year.
Yale authorities are still talking
about Walter Camp s dream Of max
ing ten yards the necessary gain on
downs, instead of fve Some kind
hearted individual should place an
alarm clock under Walters window
Stages hippopotami triumphed over
Lawrence's lighter team by a small
fist full Of y, fight in the possession Of a
ball.
Perry Werden and his veterans of
Is 1--WE. refuse to tell what year,
were licked by the Lund Lands yes
terday: Shame upon them!
Vanderboom, Wisconsin dispatches say
has broken jaw. If we remember
Alright it was a. broken. leg that en-.
abled him to make such lunges against
Minnesota last fall. He will recover
all right when the proper time comes
Vanderboom seems to possess a won
derful amount Of will power and vital
ity-on the afternoon of the big
games. ... 49,
-Yost is scheduling Ohio, Vanderbilt
and Drake and telling how he fears
for the "result' of the games. Yost
is fast becoming an awful kidder.
Michigan will make the trio named
look like a 3 O'Clock transfer at mid
night.
A South Dakota girl has taken the
notion to be a real baseball arbitrator
and is quoted as announcing an in.
tention Of trying for a job in the big
leagues next year. About the first time
Mugs McGraw trots up to the ar
bitratoress, bows, tips his hat and re-
marks, "My sissy, but you IN am the
worst I ever seen and I've, seen, the
worst in the world, - the South Dakota
girl would sigh for the sun-kissec
| plairies of jackrabbit land.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
CENTRAL HIGH
MAY LOSE STARS
Rule Against High School Fra
ternities May Injure the Foot
ball Prospects.
Nv GIL.

. j : 3
Coach Morse Of Central is much elated over
the good showing made by his pupils in their
game with the university. Not only did they
hold the score down, but they held the varsity
to fewer points than were scored on their st.
Paul rivals. This is what the red and blue
men have been working for ever since they be-
gan practice, and they delighted with the
success which has attended their efforts.
The JOY which reigns in the Central camp
has been dampened, however by the announce
ment that under the rule excluding fraternity
men from participation in school enterprises
Captain Dickinson, left half Stair, right half,
| and Corcoran, right tackle, will be barred from
the team.
Coach Morse has good men to take the places
left vacant by their disqualification, but breads
| the blow to the morales4r the squad thru the
loss of the captain AM two veteran players.
Efforts are being made to have the three men
| reinstated. In view Of Principal ]. NJ. Greer's
well known opposition to high-school Greek let
ter organizations it is very doubtful if the men
will be allowed to play unless they are willing
to resign their fraternity membership. 1t is
| not certain that they will be permitted to play
| even on this condition.
| The matter is now before the faculty and
will be settled one way or the other today.
| What the men themselves will do is not known.
They are placed in very trying position. In
view Of the well-known strength of the fra
ternity bond, it is doubtful If they will be
willing to resign in order to play.
| Coach Morse has foreseen this difficulty and
has been trying to develop to take the
places Of the players who come under the ban.
| Nothing was done at the other high schools on
| Saturday. Nearly all the candidates watched
| the Central-university game in order to get a
the Central players showed up well, their of
| fensive play was not revealed in Saturdays
| contest, the three times they had the ball
they played on their simplest formations.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
WESTERN LEAGUE

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 25.-Omaha closed the
season by taking two games from st. Joseph.
The scores:
First Came R II E
Omaha ............0 0 OIL 40 *-5 0
St. Joseph .O O o o o o O Ii 8 8
Batteries-K. WEIGH and Freese; Eyler and
Mite.
Second Came R H E
Omaha .............0 O12510 - II 1
St. Joseph .......0 0 O o 900 3
Batteries-Corns and Clark; Quinlan, Lteb-
hardt and Mite.
Des Moines, Sept. 25.-Denver won both games
played Yesterday with ease. The scores:
Des NJ Moines ........2o1o oooo-s 5
Denver ...:......O 0 8 o 0 90 2
Batteries-Chappele and Wolfe; Bohannon and
Lucia.
Second Game r Fl E
Denver Den er'lDes .:s 20 ia 10 3
Batteries Coates, Rossman, Wolfe and Dex-
ter; HartZell and Lusia.
Sioux City, Iowa, Sept. pa big crowd saw
Sioux City and Pueblo finish the season with a
double header yesterday afternoon, both of which
went to the home team. The scores:
First Game .-. Fl Z
Sioux City .........0 0 o. 1-2 o
Pueblo .............0 0 i O 0 0 0 OIL 2
Observation-Disclosures and Starnagle; Minor
and Schriver. ...-
Second Game. R Fl r
Sioux City ..............O O227 ii /
Pueblo 20 0 IA 9 8
Batteries-Newlin and Meek; Faurot and
Schriver .r, s-."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
PLAN NEW LEAGUE
In COPPER COUNTRY
Changes in the Lineup Of the
Fast Up-Country Cir
cult.
Special to The Journal.

Calumet, Mich, Sept. 25.-An entirely new
league composed of six, eight ten clubs, viii
be organized to take the place of the Copper
Country 500 league next season. AT a meeting
of the directors of the present organization In
Calumet last week 1t was decided to transfer
the franchise of the Sault Ste. Marie club to
Iron Mountain The former forfeited its rights
tai Falls. another iron country town, applied
for franchise, but no definite action was
taken and the matter will be settled at 1atet
meeting. Hancock, Calumet and Lake Linden,
members of the present league, will retain their
franchises and team will be put in the field
at Houghton. This will give four copper country
towns, besides Laurium, which will also or
ganize club.
Several applications for membership In the
new league were held up, pending an investiga-
ton OF the sentiment of the people in the pro-
posed towns Marquette, Negaunee and Esca.
naba have supported fast semi professional teams
| they are admitted to the new organization.
Menominee also is probable member of the
new league.
Calumet gets the pennant for the season lust
| closed. The directors took formal action on the
| matter, and Secretary Glass was instructed to
| secure suitable pennant for the local club.
BY an arrangement between Calumet and Lake
! Linden the latter was awarded the champion
| ship for the post-season series.
| 1t is not known definitely what the new
league Will be called Copper and Iron Corn.
| try League has been suggested as suitable
! name, but this Is too long and may be short
| ened to simply sc. & 1. League" The mag.
mates will hold another meeting probably in
January, when the plans for next seasons work
will be arranged and the league organization
concluded,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
BY O'LoughIln.

Against defense wholly inadequate to stop
sequence Of end runs, masses on tackles and
direct plunges thru the lines. the high schools
OF Minneapolis and St. Paul were defeated Sat
urday by the gophers by a score OF rs to O..
The halves were Of twenty minutes each. Min
neapolis Central played the first half against the
varsity team while the ST. Paul school was pit
ted against the college team and substitutes.
Minneapolis Central showed more fight and Of
fered more spirited resistance than did their
st. Paul colaborers against the varsity. The
college team up score OF 10 points against
the out-of-town players, and in doing SO played
more ragged football than the when
the varsity played Minneapolis Central.
It could hardly be called test for the var
sity They could have piled up larger score
by utilizing their superior weight and continued
line smashing, but DR.. Williams had evidently
thought it preferable for the men to play the
sequence out, no matter what particular play
of the series proved the greatest ground gaining
move. This was the rule turnout the forty min
utes of play.
Conditions Ideal.
The afternoon was an ideal for the open
ing of the season. The air had just enough
chill in it to constitute 'football weather. for
the spectators, altho the players would have
liked cooler weather. Fully 1900 football-hun'
cry enthusiasts were In their places in the big
was no roofing by the school supporters or the
university students. The gridiron was in beauti
full shape. The grass had lost none Of its sum
mer green and furnished Il safe and fast foot
ing for the play.
When play started it was seen that the high
team, despite their dash and fight, had no chance
of scoring the varsity save by 1uke OF
Ecratch of the inexcusable order. The varsity
took the bah and scarcely allowed it out oil
their possession. The scoring of touchdowns was
in the order Of deliberate. resistless walk dowr
the field.
The younger players covered themselves witt
credit They dashed in boldly and attempted
to stop plays which went ON thru them witt
Irresistible force. They fought valiantly whe1
the varsity linesnen pushed them aside to allow
ball-carrying player to go thru. At times they
jumped in vigorously to stop gopher gains
but the ends were inefficient. too light to repe
the end runs and the plays off tackles.
Heat Bothered Varsity.
/. The heat soon told on the varsity players
They did not suit but took time and wen
abotu the scoring in a more deliberate manner
Captain Dickinson put good courage into hi
players and set the example by making ten
yard gain, the longest recorded against tn
varsity during the play.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
ANOTHER GAME FOR
GOPHER FRESHMEN
special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Fargo, N. D., Sept 25:-The schedule for the
North Dakota agricultural college this year is
the heaviest the institution has ever taken on.
Under q new agreement with the state uniyer-
sity there will be two games, with that institu-
ton, one in each Grand Forks and Fargo.
The first is TO be regarded as practice game
and the second the championship affair The
outlook for the team at the agricultural coli
lege Is more encouraging than usual, but some
of the boys are slow in showing up as a result
Of the farm work at home. They will be in
good condition or. arrival. Last year the team
was light and thee were few experienced men.
Several heavyweights are now in the aggrega-
ton and the majority of last years best men
will be back. The schedule includes the follow
ing games: ~
Sept 30-Practice game, {open)
Oct. 4--Barnesville High school,
Oct. 7-Breckenridge Athletic club.
j. Oct. 11-open. lS
Oct. 14-University Of Minnesota freshmen
Oct. 1S-Valley City Normal.
Oct. ,I-UniYersity of North Dakota, at Grand
Forks, first game.
Oct. 25--Luther college of Fergus Falls.
Oct. 30-Lawrence university.
Nov. college of St. Thomas.
Nov. list. Joints university.
Nov. 1s.--Uniyersity Of North Dakota, at
Fargo, (fnal game.)
4 Nov. 25-Open.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
NORTHWESTERN MADE
A POOR SHOWING

Chicago, Sept. 25.-Northwestern university's
football team was held to low score Of II to
0 by the North Division high-school eleven in
the game at the Northwestern athletic field Sat
urday afternoon. Seventeen players were used
on the university side, but no extra men were
used by the lighter team
Most Of the gains made by Northwestern were
made with McCornack's whirling play, throwing
the heavy mel against the line. Against the
other plays the high-school team held we'll. Twice
they broke thru the line, tackling johnson and
throwing him back for a loss as he made a
quarterback run. Once Johnson got away with
the ball and made twelve yards on the play
The quarterback run tried several times by
the North Division, but each time the man with
the ball thrown back.
Twice the visitors tricked Northwestern with
fake punts. The first gain was for thirty five
yards, and when they succeeded the second time
Pollard made twenty yards.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25

Minnesota's team play was ragged When it
came to going around the ends the interference
formed in fair shape and on the quarterback
run the interference naturally got away ahead
Of the ball. On line bucking the quarterback
handed the ball to the half and he looked over
the opposing line and went in where he thought
the opening most to his liking. The varsity
ground gamers were Schuchnecht, Irsfeld, Cur
rent, Marshall, Brush and Vita. The others
made gains at times but most of the rushes
and runs were made by the sextet named The
charging Indifferent as to speed and only
once did the gophers suffer penalty for offside
The play all thru bore more of the methodicaI
than Of touch and 60.
The Second Half. !
St. Paul Central started off vigorously and
as they had heavier men than the local school It
was thought for a time that they might hold
the college team to lower score than was the
case Of their Minneapolis fellows and the var
stty. St. Paul weakened In a few minutes and
despite fumbles and mistaken signals the college
team overwhelmed them, never having their own
goal menaced, to say, nothing of endangered.
The play of the afternoon brought little illu-
NINA ton to the followers Of varsity football
fortunes. The old men showed flashes of their
cld-time work that they are expected to, and it
10 known they will repeat this year. Current
] came up to menaced points of his line with his
old-time smash. Irsfield got away speedily in
carrying the ball. Brush and Dan Smith tore
up things and Vita is beginning to catch the
hang Of ripping thru line. Bobby Marshall
knows his football alphabet fairly well and only
needs to master the fall fashions of football
Cutting Is an unproven candidate at end, as is
Asher at the guard Stafford looks much like 8
center. The feature of the afternoon was the
work Of Schuchnecht, and this fellow is a conner
of good promise. He has everything halfback
needs save q few pounds Of weight, and his
speed and earnestness overcome this slight de-
fciency. " - Il r.
The College Team.
On the college team Kjelland played a plucky
center. Fryckman is a very quick-moving ant
why chap who is going to make his mark IL
varsity football. Greaves, at the quarter was
the life of his team, as was Larkin in the frsi
+ half. On the whole, the afternoon showed that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-25
BADGERS THREATEN TO
PROTEST ECKERSALI

Madison, Wis, Sept. 25.-The badger football
contingent at Madison is excited over the report
that Chicago intends to protest Bertke Wiscon-
sins big right guard. The grounds upon which
Chicago has threatened to take action, it is
said. are based upon the fact that Bertke played
a year on the Milwaukee Medical college team
before entering Wisconsin. 1t is claimed this
is his fifth year on the gridiron, and if he plays
this year 1t will be in violation Of the inter
collegiate rules. Wisconsin claims the Milwau-
kee Medical college is in no Use similar to
the university, and that Bertkes playing has
no trace of irregularity. If Coach Stage persists
in the course Ae has threatened Wisconsin will
retal1ate by protesting Eckersall, claiming they
have proof of professionalism which would nur
him out Of the game If made public.