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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
The President on College Athletics


In the same direct and vigorous Lam
guage with which the President set forth
at the Harvard commencement the I'M
peratiye need of fearless honesty and the
finest honor in the business world, and
the need OF higher rewards to be con-
ferred by society upon its teachers and
men OF thought, he declared the need
Of purity in college sport
Discussion Of the last named topic has
swept in wave over the country; and
the discussion is not confined to collie
gians or those who are directly interested
in college sport, but has been taken up
by the general public. Such discussion
is not the result Of any one mans efforts
toward either the creation OF sensation
or the institution OF reform; 1t Is ofspon-
taneous origin, the logical outcome OF
diseased condition, nature seeking and
finding its own cure. TO draw together
into one strong cord the loose strands
OF criticism, TO define the symptoms,
diagnose the case and prescribe the
remedy no one perhaps Is better quail
fed than the athletic Mr.. ROOSEVELT.
Feeling mo sympathy whatever with
the overweight sentimentality which
would keep young man in cotton wool, '
the President despises the man who
counts physical injury as OF serious
consequence when balanced against the
chance Of showing that he possesses
hardihood, physical address and cour-
age" 1t is a novel and striking view that
wanton brutality in college sport is an
evil not so much because Of the injury
to one mans body az because of it's de-
moralizing influence upon the other
mans characteristic the hazing prac-
tises of days gone by. which hurt the
sophomore more than the freshman
President ROOSEVELT is q worshiper Of
what BROWNING sang as our manhoods
prime vigor.
In view Of these qualifications as n
fair and unbiased critic. President
RoosEyELT's remarks are worthy of
emphatic repetition. Professional sport
is all right in it's way and the President
boldly acknowledges his high esteem for
many athletes whom he has personally
known, good men and good citizens
But the college undergraduate who
becomes semi-professional is an I'M
mitigated CURSE and the spirit which
puts 80 excessive value upon his work
us to produce this semi-professional is
itself unhealthy
The President rightly objects to the
system that develops few competing
and many "bleacher athletes" and sees
no hope for purity in college athletics
save in the development, or rather res
toration. Of right spirit among alumni
and undergraduates.
All the colleges are wrong in their
practise, as they are hypocritical in their
professions; any college man will own
it-shrug his shoulders and ask: why
shouldn't we do it, when every one else
does?D The vital question Is: Who will
be first; who will dare make the change,
and suffer for it? Neither the under
graduates nor the alumni have the actual
authority to take definite action. The
presidents and trustees of the UNIVERSE
ties have it, however.
Who among them will dare to be the
first to raise openly the standard Of re-
form, to call the others to assemble
under it?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
watch From tho President for skipper
Durie,

When Capt. James Durie OF the British
steamship Lille, Of the Donald line, came
into port from the West Indies yesterday
he found awaiting him at the British Con-
sulate gift from the President OF the United
States. 1t was a gold watch. presented
in recognition Of Capt Durie's humanity
in saving the captain and crew OF the
American schooner Ida c. Southland, aban-
doned at sea, Feb. o, 1905. 1t was a fine
watch, with the United States coat-of-
arms engraved on the case: n chain like
chain cable and buttonhole anchor
fashioned into a tiny Delaying pin. There
was also an inscription explaining the
gift.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30

Perhaps the last ward Of old New York
to succumb to the pervading influence Of
cosmopolitanism is the Ninth, long known
as "the native American or -Know Moth
ing" ward. Tonight at the recreation pier
between Barrow and Christopher streets
Prof. JAMES BEoas's band will give, under
the auspices OF the city OF New York, a
Might Of Irish Music The program ap-
propriately begins with the .stas spangled
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30

Five small yachts, each> not
more than forty feet over all, started yester-
day from this port to race to Hampton
Roads The contest Is for a valuable Prize
offered by the Brooklyn Yacht Club. and the
conditions are intended to encourage the
development Of q sound type Of seagoing
yacht Each vessel must carry Grew OF
five, all amateurs, and complete cruising
equipment.
The limitation OF the size to forty feet
over ell without consideration OF water line
length is one highly to be commended. Its
purpose L. to discourage the building OK
mere racing machines with abnormal over
hangs forward and aft. No freak yachts OF
any sort are desired in this contest, and
already the purpose Of the Brooklyn Yacht
Club Is on the way toward Accomplishment.
Some new yachts have been built espe-
cially for this race, and they are substantial
cruisers with big bodies and moderate sail
plans. This Is due In part to the new rating
formula now used by ali the clubs on the
Atlantic seaboard. This formula Of meas
urement puts q premium on displacement,
so that 1t L. no longer profitable to design
yachts with under bodies pared down to
almost, nothing. .....-....
The entire movement In yacht racing
Just now seems to DO toward the evolution
OF good cruising vessels differing in every
essential Of design from the racing machines
which have been the outcome OF the condi-
lions governing the struggles for the Amer
ica's Cup, and this movement Is undoubt-
edly fruit Of the revived interest In ocean
racing. 1t Is to be hoped that 1t will eventu-
ally affect the Americas Cup races and bring
back to them genuine seagoing cruisers,
for these were manifestly in the mind Of the
donors Of the trophy when they stipulated
that challenger must cross the sea on her
own bottom.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
Names Largest Town.


From The kenfeOet journal.
II surprises most Maine people 10 learn that
Names largest city Is located In Massachusetts
and yet this condition Of things Is figured out BY
the promoters Of the new State of Maine Club which
Is making such a prosperous beginning In Boston
They say that In what Is known a. Greater Boston
there are now living over $1,000 natives Of Maine
while according to the last census, Portland which
most OF US have regarded as tho largest Maine city
has only $1,000 natives OF Maine. or course, ne.
ircs cannot lie. and stl II will not come easy 10 US
10 speak OF Boston as the largest Maine city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
"Hypocritical Amateurism. +"

To TIE EDITOR OF THH SuS-Sir: l desire to
thank you for the editorial In THE Sun OF this
morning entitled "Hypooritical Amateurism. d"
The suggestion Of an athletic congress. which
should consider the best method OF dealing with
the abu ses described by the title OF your article,
il In every sense admirable. Keep up the rood
work Every article OF this sort Is q substantial
contribution toward the improvement OF the ethics
OF college athletics and the upbulldng Of the right
sort OF character among educated young Amerl.
cans JOHN r. VAN WoRMRR
President New York Athletic Club
NEW YORK. June IS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
DIR. HARPER TO BE HERE TODAY
President Of Chicago University TO Con.
tinue Treatment for Cancer.

President William r. Harper of the Uni
versity OF Chicago will be in this city to-
day to continue the treatment received
from Dr. William James Morton OF ~
Enet Twenty-eighth street. presidcn,
Harper has been taking this fuorescent or
radium treatment in order to decrease tie
cancerous growth with which he Is afflicted,
The fact that DR.. Harper comes again to
this city for treatment Is not due to any
relapse or change for the worse in his con-
dition, according to DR.. Morton On tho
contrary. he says that DR.. Harper Ia steadily
improving.
DR.. Harper said as he left Chicago that
he would probably remain In this city
only week, but DR.. Morton says that
he hopes to prevail upon the patient 10
remain here longer than that,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
Want Help to Fight Hot Weather Ills.

The Association for Improving the Com
dition Of the Poor has three methods OF
mitigating suffering from extreme heat.
Babies and mothers to the number Of 2s 900
will be sent to Sea Breeze. and $50 600 Is still
needed. In addition $50 900 baths will be
given in two public lighthouses which pay
their way in hot weather. The association
also knows TOO homes that need help en-
mediately aud for which 5000 IL wanted
for July relief, Gifts should be sent to
Robert Shaw Minturn, treasurer, los East
Twenty second street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
City Club Would Have No More Overhead
,TrOlleyV.

The City Club has written to the Board
OF Estimate urging upon that body, now
that the franchise granting power Is vested
in it, that it should grant no new franchises
to existing railroad companies which do
not provide adequate transfer facilities.
franchises for overhead trolley wires in
any part Of the city, to make the basis of
compensation a percentage O gross re-
ceipts and to provide that franchises shall
be subject to forfeiture upon failure TO
comply with all the provisions OF the
agreements.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
Prof. Knapp Of stevens Married.

Miss Cora Emma Gordinier OF 1872 Bloom
field street, Hoboken, and Prof. Edwin Roe
Knapp OF Stevens Institute Of Technology
were married at the First Methodist Episco.
pal Church In Washington street, Hoboken,
on Wednesday by the Rev. Charles L. Mead,
pastor OF the Centenary Methodist Church
Of Newark. The bride was teacher in the
Hoboken public schools.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
Contractors OBJECT to Wood Paving speci.
fCAtlOns.

Borough President Ahean will open
bids tomorrow for the wood paving of
the heavy traffic streets downtown. In q
circular letter issued yesterday by some
contractors who are dissatisfied with the
specifications 1t is stated that these have
been SO drawn that only the United States
Wood Preserving Company can compete.
Mr.. Aheam says that that Ia nonsense, and
that he already has four bids.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
UNTIDY SPEECH.
The Droppin' OF the &C" and the Lawr.
less "Ru

less "R."
To ras EDITOR OF THE SUN--!Slr: have read
with much interest the letters OF your various cor
respondents upon "Untidy Speech"
In regard to that particular form OF -untidiness
which consist. In adding ths sound Of the Letter
-r" to such words as law" Minnesota" Utica.
and pronouncing them ~lawr." "Mlnnesotar,'
-U,icar." my own experience has been that this
fault is especially common among New Enelanders.
Perhaps this may account for Its prevalence In
Brooklyn, a large proportion OF whose population
ha, been drawn from New England. have some
times wondered whether this pronunciation was
not common In that part Of old England from which
the Puritan fathers originally came, as the Quaker
fathers who followed william Penn TO Pennsyl-
vanla and who came. think. from different part
OF England do not seem TO have had this particular
form OF -untidiness" Of speech. though they had
other forms peculiar to themselves.
Even a poet like Mr.. Whittier land poets are sup.
posed TO be unusually sensitive to sound variA-
tons could not overcome this early habit. as Is
shown by the following couplet In his poem en-
titled Tho Merrimac":
And auumn's rainbow tinted banner
Hang lightly DER the Susquehanna."
The poet Invariably pronounced this name @Sus.
ouehanner." My father. who was lover OF poetry,
told me that he once called Mr.. Writers attention
TO the defective rme In this coupct which marred.
according to MY faiheE,a netlona NJ ethsE#!as
nne poem. But. as your Western correspondent
noted in his letter of June H. people who have this
habit of speech do not seem TO be conscious OF II.
Mr. Whittier told my father that he thought tho
r,me was all right. that "Susquehanner" rmed
with banner las It certainly does, and that he did
not see why he should alter Il. And notice that
in a late edition Of his poems. published in 1894,
the rime az rime It can be called still there.
PHILADELPHIA. June rs QUAKER.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30

From the Dumas Neus.
II Is said that Bobby Jones is the only ladys m an
In town, He took three different girls buggy ridlns
In one day, Who can beat THAR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30

To THR EDITOR OF THE SUN->Str: have boon
much Interested in the comments Of English Lad"
and others rcgardln' tho droppin OF the fnal g.
Permit me TO say that the prettiest girl tina. ever
lived In GAINESVILLE. Ohio. holder OF degree from
Smith and another from Bryn Mawr In advanced
chemistry, tho mother Of two little maids and an
eSpert In embroiderin' altar cloths for Trinity,
calls promptly at tbs o'clock each momin' except
sunday: breakfasts ready, dear. amt you srsr
commit"
Phlologically. doubt II this Is much OF an argu-
mcnt, but, takin' II BY and large. am tempted TO
exclain,. as did Artemus Ward upon one OCCASION
"Methlnks we had him thcrei" II. p. T.
lsslNIN'. \. Y. June Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30

Knicker-Jones calls himself a veteran of the
Revolution.
Bocker-Yes; he is a survivor Of the last Fourth
% July,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30

Knicker-I understand tina, director believed
In hitching his wagon 70 star.
Depkey-Yes; the Great Dippss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30

Gebhard Estate to Wife and Daughter.
William Gebhard. who died ir-Paris on
May "a. left will, filed for probate yester-
day. dividing his large estate between his
Eva. The will was executed on Nav
\ sixteen days before bis dssth.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-30
Subscriptions by Man. Postpaid.

n ou, rrends Uho raror " rhh "'anu'eHpn lo'
publication sh hare rsteefsd articles returned Msp
mus, IN all cases send stamps for thai purposs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent

OF all the men in high and honora-
bic positions in the United States,
there is perhaps none who has held his
Office with so much reluctance as Mr..
John Hay, Secretary of State. During
the Mckinley administration the ru-
mOrs of Mr.. Hay S resig nation were as
regular as the tides and after every
announcement that he would retire
from the cabinet, came the news that
owing to the persuation of the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Hay had Reluctantly con-
Sented to remain at the head of the
State department. The same state of
affairs has prevailed since Roosevelt
has been IN the White House. Again
the rumor is current, and this time it
is believed, that no amount of per.
suation will induce the secretary to
return to his office. Before he left for
his European trip he wished to resign
and in this he was supported by his
family, who believe that owing to his
feeble health, he should put aside all
official cares. His age is alleged as
reason for his retirement also, but
when one considers that there are other
men of sixty-seven and more doing
capable and effective work in the gov
eminent service, it is evident that this
alone Is not sufficient reason for his
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29

The Chicago Tribune says an ante
cigarette law such as being enacted in
Wisconsin, and is also proposed for
Illinois, is unwise. 1t saws:
THERE'S a bill before the legislature
which makes it an offense to manufac-
ture, bring into the state. keep for
sale or own cigarettes or cigarette pa
per. 1t is said that the bill has friends
in the general assembly. and that they
have hopes of its passage
The Indiania legislature recently put
on the statute books similar meas
ure. bill to keep cigarettes out of
Wisconsin has been passed by the low
er house at Madison. Illinois is not
the only state ia which persons actuat-
ed by laudable desire to prevert the
use of cigarettes by minors have come
to the mistaken conclusion that the
only way in which it can be done is By
making it illegal for adults to have
cigarettes in their possession.
This is about a5 Irrational as it would
be for the persons who wish to stop the
sale of liquor to minors to Insist on the
enactment of a law making it an
offense to sell liquor to anybody instead
OF concentrating their efforts on the
enforcement of the law which forbids
the sale Of liquor to minors. If the
existing law to prevent the sale of
cigarettes to minors cannot be enforced
the more rigid law which is asked for
would be treated with general con-
tempt. Now and then there might be
malicious prosecutions-black mail suits
started under it, but practically
would be dead letter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 90, 1905.

Those democrats who favored free
silver q few years since, and with
William Jennings Bryan pointed to
Mexico as d prosperous republic work
ing under silver standard, will be
interested to learn that President Dia7
has issued a decree for the reform oil
the monetary system, authorized by
the Mexican congress December last
The decree established the .'speson OF
silver dollar at a value of so cents
gold. and the theoretical unit of the
Mexican currency is defined to be the
dollar or "peso" and 70 centigrams OF
gold. An important feature Of the de-
cree is a provision for a reserue ex-
change fund which at first will consiat
of SO, 600, 600 or $15 900, 900, and may
be increased The mint will be closed
April 16 to the free coinage of silve,
and the new monetary system will gC
into effect May 1.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29
NAMES OF TENNESSEE TOWNS
Many Applications Takerl from the
Good EOok

Many Applications Taker from the
Good Book.
When it came to naming ,1er towns
Tennessee did not forget the Coco
Book. She put an Ark in Meigs coun
ty, Noah in Coffee, Gensis in Cum
berland, a st. John and a ST. Luke in
Jackson, Joshua here and a Calet
there, here an Elijah and there a Sam
uel. Ruth and Naomi were not for
gotten, and two Ebenezers were raised
up, one in Knox and one in Hum
phreys county.
But Tennessee did not lay too much
stress on scriptural names. On the
other hand, looking at the map one
may readily ascertain that in the nam.
ing of her towns Tennessee played no
favorites. From mythology she OBJ
tanned Juno, Venus, Vulcan, Bacchus,
Diana, Hercules, Neptune, Olympus
and Delphi; from Shakespeare Romeo
and Othello; from the Greek alphabet
Alpha, Beta and Omega; from the
church Methodist, Baptist, Priest,
Pope, Friai and Tabernacle; from the
family hearth, Many, Bud, Aunt
Home and Family; from the poets
Dante, Milton and Homer.-Indianap.
oils Star.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29
telegraph Line Across Australia.

1t is not generally known that there
is telegraph across the southern des-
ert land of the Australian continent,
1000 miles in length. It runs partial
~ through an uninhabited country and
long tracts of waterless desert. While
it was being constructed more than
1000 tons of materials had to be car
ried far into the interior, and many
Of the iron and wood poles were con-
veyed 400 miles. A recent report says
that the wear and tear of this tele-
graph construction has been inconsid-
cradle, but there is great difficulty
found in supplying the stations across
the desert with operators
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29
For Piles.
Sample mailed free.
One application gives relief.

The continued use Of Hum
phreys' Witch Hazel Oil per-
nanently cures Piles or Hem
hOids-External or Internal,
Blind or Bleeding, Itching or
Burning, Fissures and Fistulas.
Three Sizes, 25c., soc. aud $1.OO. Sold by
Druggists, sent prepaid on receipt of price.
Humphreys Medicine Co., Cor. William and
John sts., New York.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29
Primary Election Points

The Attorney General has given the
following opinions on questions effect
ing the primary election:
It is my opinion that where in anv
election precinct there are no nomina-
ton papers filed for any candidate of a
particular political party, then that
party should have no ballot in that
election precinct. To be sure that /
make myself plain, if in any election
precinct of your city no republican can
didate files nomination papers with the
proper officer, then there is no primary
election in that precinct so far as the
republican party is concerned It is
my opinion that where no nomination
papers are filed by any candidate for
some particular Office, then there is no
primary election contest so far as that
Office is concerned. For instance. if in
your city no one filed nomination pa
pers for the Office Of mayor then there
is no primary election for the office of
mayor, and if voters should write in
the name of some person for that office
it should not be considered or counted
ly the inspectors.
The law provides that voters may
write in the names Of persons whose
names do not appear upon the official
primary ballot. 1t is my opinion that
this permits the voters to scratch out
the name of candidate and write in
another name. but does not permit the
voter to vote for candidate for Office
where there is no contest 1T the pri-
mary for such Office, because of fail
ure to file nomination papers. The law
provides that party committees may
fill vacancies after the holding Of a pri-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29

mary election. [ believe that this pro-
vision should be construed in the same
manner as above stated ''After pri
mary election means after the hold
ing Of a primary election contest. If,
for instance, no nomination papers
were fled at the primary election for
the mayor, then, after the primary
election, there is no vacancy as result
of such primary. Before the enact
ment of this law, candidates for Office
could be nominated by political con
ventions or by fling Of nomination pa
pers. When candidates were nominal
ed by convention and such candidates
died or resigned, then the political
committee had power to fill the vacan-
cy, but if no convention had been held
| the committee had no such power. So
| believe the primary election law
should be construed If there has been
no primary electional contest for an
office. there has been no vacancy to be
filed by the party committee. The
primary election is entitled 'san act to
provide for party nominations by direct
vote" If political PAL ties do not par
ticipate in the primary election they
lose their right to place candidates up
| oFH o1 10 at lD L.
election.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29

ditions of the Isthmus and his ability
to render just and accurate report on
such conditions. The report prepared
by the Doctor had already been made
public in a medical journal to which
he had sent the article without the
knowledge or consent Of the Secretary
of War.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29

SWanlp=ROOt IS soon
by druggists, in fifty
cent and o11e-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
nv mail free also q
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29
NERVOUS DEBILITY

Vital Weakness and PrOstra-
ton from OverwOrk and other
causes. Humphreys HOneo-
pathic Specific No. 28, in use
over 40 years, the only success
full remedy. 81 per vial, or spec
ia1 package for serious cases, So.
Sold by Druggists sent prepaid receiptof price
Humphreys Med. Co.,, William John StsY Ny.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-29

V1gOr and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is not unCOnl-
mon for a child to BE
born afflicted with
weak kidneys, If the