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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
BY o'LoughIln.


Chicago, Dec. 1.-The extremes in
Nine conference in Chicago last win
ter, when it was made almost a crime
to think Of playing football, were soft
ened today, the close of the first year
of play under the new rules. The Big
Nine conference has shown a dispo-
sition to take football by the hand''
and lead it in very friendly manner.
xigors surrounding the playing of the
game, but enough Of the old extreme
rulings Of year ago remain to make
the safeguards embarrassingly numer-
Gus. -.
The delegates to the conference were
called together this morning at 10
o'clock at the Auditorium. with Pro-
fessor James Paige,- president Of the
gsa faces presng dnS be There p9srG
debate since last season. These were
Coach G. P. Hutchins Of the Wiscon-
sin team, who succeeds T. s. Adams,
the badger professor who is generally
credited with introducing many of the
most rigid rules which surrounded the
playing of the game in the west this
year: Professor Long of Northwest
son and Professor Sampson of Indiana
was succeeded by Professor Weatherly
of the same institution. The other
representatives were A. A. Stagg and
Professor Racroft, Chicago; Professor
James Paige, Minnesota; Professor
Goodenough, Illinois; Professor L. G..
Smith, Iowa; Judge Y. H. Lane, Michi.
gan, and Professor. Moran of Purdue.
The conference is said to have been
the Hliberais'' and the "conserva,
tives.' Minnesota was 'betw ixt and
between,' Professor Paige having been
Instructed by his faculty council to fa-
vor some Of the reforms and stand pat
on others.
Ittner and Vita Saved.
The "three-year rule' as it was
commonly known was the first to come
up for consideration. This was one
of the most radical and unfair of the
rules imposed last season when the
pendulum of football reform was swing
ing in circles. It prohibited student
from playing more than three years of
football. Today it was interpreted to
permit any one to play four years who
was. enrolled in any of the big nine
the case Of Minnesota it permits lit
ner and Vita another year of play un-
der the gopher colors. It has been
thought that these chaps. were thru
with their football careers It gives
Chicago Walker, No1l and Russell. In
diana gets all of it's veterans back save
two.
The most important change from the
play standpoint was that permitting
seven games. Last winter the confer
e ence cut the number Of games to five.
This fall is was found almost impossi-
Pie to develop the teams with so few
games. Every organization in the
west went into the play crude thru
lack of practice. These two addition
al games must be ''minor affairs,'
and not more than 50 cents must be
charged for general admission. There
Is nothing, however, to prevent a high
ex charge for reserved seats and some
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
NEW ATHLETIC CLUB
WOULD JOIN THE A. A. u
journal Special Service.


Chicago, Dec. IAN echo of the
failure Of the Philadelphia plan to un-
dermine the Amateur Athletic union Of
the. United States and establish a new
organization, reached Chicago from the
east today in mail vote blanks from
Secretary Dixon, asking for a poll of
the desire TO-. admit the t'1lew athletic
;association,' and outgrowth Of the ex-
PEELED Atlantic association. Chairman
George K. Herman of the central regis
tration committee, and Vice President
Everett G. Brown, both members of the
board OF governors were asked to pass
upon the question by Secretary Dixon
Of the national body, who was recently
elected to succeed James E. Sullivan.
now president: What the decision Of
the local officials will be is not vet
known here. t:z;.- y j.. ...,-.-.- -. - =,
The territory Of, the new organiza-
tion, of the plea for admittance is
granted, will include New JERSEY.
Pennsylvania and a section of Mary..
land: The application was made 10
the A., A., U. by A. D. Orton and that
official found it impossible to attend
the meeting of the national BODY in
New York, at which the elections Of Of
fcers took place. = ~ =
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
JOE CANTILLI0N TO ...... .,...,, 4 ~
4 MAKE MANY CHANGES
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New York, Dec. 1.-Joe Cantillon,
new manager Of the Washington base
ball club, is going to put thru several
trades at the American league meeting
next month, according; to advices from
Washington. One Of the contemplated
deals, says the authority, is the trade
with the New York club whereby Clark
Griffith will get the clever left-handed
pitcher, Case Patten,ain. exchange for an
outfelder and young pitcher. Patten
is said to have insisted on transfer.
Griffith will not make any announce
ments until he, returns to New York
in. JANUARY How eysr, D, he makes no
secretsof the fact that he has.a high
opinion Of {Patten, and ifs the latter
is. on the market he will come here.
Frank DELE ehanty il. the odtfefder men
toned in the proposed trade. Can
tillon wants to ship Charley Hickman,
and as he may need John Anderson on
first base he is hunting for young out
felders who can hit. -. &. = = y
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
WHAT THE CONFERENCE DID

Treeear rule declared imperative against enrolled
vious
Seven permitted games the
grade be established general
admission be charged
Freshmen denied privilege games teams
other colleges - 49,
Question Of Thanksgiving training
..~4@G~2%'
Coaches denied the privilege
games. , r. .:,c %%&$%4%>
after interco
.,
Two umpres declared games.
ignored.
the college
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
FRANK G0TcH LOSES
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.
Iowa Wrestler Is Thrown Twice
by Fred Beell of Wis
consin. T..
Special to The Journal. !,

opeclaI 70 LILO SouTnAl.
New Orleans, La, Dec. Fired
Beell Of Wisconsin tonight won the
American wrestling championship from
Frank Gotch, taking the last, two falls,
Gotch winning the first. Gotch got a
half Nelson in the first and threw Beell
in thirty-one minutes. Gotch weak
ened in the second, and his opponent
picked up the champion four times and
threw him bodily on his head. The
fifth time Been picked him up and car
ried him to the mat, securing the fall
in thirty-nine minutes, r-.'-
i After five minutes rest Gotch was
restored to consciousness, and securing
q half-N elson, Beell secured the third
fall in half-a-minute.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
CENTRAL ALUMNI iii t4.,:
WILL HELP SPORTS

The Alumni Of Central high school
will organize next Friday night at
Mayor Jones 4. reception rooms. The
mayor graduated from. the school in
the year l878 and will be present and
preside at the first meeting. Tn to
date the Central alumni list numbers
10000. The organizing Of this asso-
citation is merely to aid local football.
baseball and other sports. The mem.
bers Of this organization will give q
banquet and grand ball annually.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
WON'T COACH BADGERS.
SAYS NED TEN EYCK
Special to The journal.

Worcester, Mass, Dec. Med Ten
.Eyck, the rowing coach, speaking of
the reports that have been repeatedly
sent from the University Of Wisconsin
that he would succeed Andy O'Day and
head rowing coach, said today that
there is absolutely nothing in any Of
the rumors.
Ten Eyck says: uTwo months ago
4 filed an applica with the officials
of the University Of Wisconsin for
the position, but beyond the acknowl-
I have heard absolutely nothing from
them. Il there was anything in the
reports that my application had been
favorably acted upon I guess I would
have heard of it. have no plans for
the coming season. y
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
NAVY BESTS ARMY
ON THE GRIDIRON
twenty-five Thousand Enthusiastic
Rooters Turn Out to See Govern
ment Academies in Annual Game
Despite Bad Weather Conditions.

wind. while Douglas was kept busy in
kicking the ball away from the danger
zone. - -
Three times the army was within
striking distance Of the naval goal. and
each time, after two ineffectnai at
tempts to get thru the line or around
the ends, Beavers attempted field goals,
once from the 15-yard line and twice
altho in punting his his d distance s and sl di-
rectlon were superb-he failed, the ball
twice going under the goalposts.
Neither team gained much ground by
rushing the ball, the defense of each
being SO stiff. The middies never made
a first down, while the soldiers only
got one.
. :. The second half was nearly repeti-
play. had elapsed without materially
getting near the army goal, when Simp-
son heeled the catch on the army's a.
yard line. Northcroft dropped back
for goal from placement, while the
vast crowd held it's breath. The wind
blew true and the navy man booted
the ball superbly. AS the ball sailed
over the crossbar the navy contingent
on the north stands went wild with
joy, ,:~> =
This put confidence into the navy.
o9 Gy Ien, ydfd emu run Oy Spencer
and Douglas sprint Of. fifteen more,
with plunges that yielded from three
to seven yards, they had the ball on
the army's 25-yard line. A forward
pass and then Ingram grabbed the ball
and was over the line in trice: -
1t was all over but the shouting now.
tor the navy had broken the soldiers
spirit, and the navy was content to
play safe. with the ball nearly always
in West Point territory.
The teams lined I'D as follows:
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
SOFTEN RIGORS OF
FOOTBALL RULES

ing the colleges on Sept. 1S, Minnesota
got the jump on Chicago by about a
week or ten days. Now the confer
ence says that football teams must not
start practice before Sept 20. Then all
must toe the line and get away at the
same time. The penalty for an infrac-
tion of this rule will nrnbab]y mean
a very severe form of displeasure from
arbitrators also failed to provide any
penalty in case the coaches or officials
talked after game.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-02
LOCALS ARE DRUBBED.

The A. A. A. basketball team of st. Paul da.
Ieated the fast DrumInond Hall team Of Min
aeapotis ne 20 BY score Of SO to 25 The game was
by large and enthusiastic audience ! Roth
teams started In with vim and were. deter
mined to wtn and the result was that thasdown.
river boys came out with the long end of the
score. The teams lined up sas follows.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

hat ssH ass e & SHyss
unless diversion Of Niagara Waters ceases at oncs
the distinctive attractions OF the place will be I'M
make appealing public addresses demandlng that
the encroachment on Niagara be ended forthwith,
hut S sos as s Sas as e sa ts @ s5 Is 9 e sas
sonlA OK the most thoughtful statesmen and most
that Wtieh has eommon % interest With US either IN
the co3dernnation or the salvation Of the place.
srsa Ta fn6 S
ACTUAL Investments m9destly figured az S9e9eog
great cataraot has now been fairly whipped out
e. S the aP M ha sn Is made for
gerated sentinentality and eotionalisnl irrespon.
not Judgment based on careful refectioni after
due allowance Is made for clamor which can
problem. there Is an imposing and overwhelming
preponderance OF judicial expression and thought
ful, matured sentiment against any 1U increased. !
Niagara at so great a cost to the better fsshngs
OF @ eo 9s . bssoa s aaf m possg Of % as
ton: II ts reflected IN the messages and conducs
St the PFesSsns Of the United states s the 9oy
tacetted expressions Of the press-is is acknowl-
edged even by some OF the power companies rheIf-
selves.
In accordance with the Presidents urgent mas
sage a Joint resolution was passed by Congress-
of the u waterways % Commission for an Immediate
report as to what action Is NECESSARY and desir-
sos 20 oPes Fais and directing It 10
exert all possible efforts for the preservation OF the
sa5a secon ~ me WatarWays cosso
of which the accomplished General o. H Ernst Is
chairman. reported immediately az some length 70
the Secretary Of War.
noon session. which was held at the College Of the
City Of New York
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

to what TO dol mean about opening TO the
public on Sundays II was the bes! step rs for;
DO our duty 10 the church In the morning and
come here with equally reverent minds in the
afternoon TO study collections and study nature.
By and by when other successors and people
ask where IS the monument of Morris X. Jesup,
they will only have to come TO this noble series
tained by donations. liberal donations. from the
city treasury; they will have TO come and en-
ter this vestibule and see statues OF the masters
OF science ana observe all that he has put to-
gether there That will be an abiding statue
In presenting the busts in behalf of Mr.. Jesup
Herman c. Bunpus. director of the museum.
spoke in part follows:
It is the effort to fulfil the terms Of the second
FaraPh that reters to- the i ana
development Of the study Of the natural sciences.
Know and for the efeouragemenf Of those sec who
enter the unknown for search and researcht Is the
the administrator Of this institution and msds t
something & different from g mere museum
doubtless indscovera5iy hidden among those forces
body but the strongest secondary incentive is ap
Neutrality-suspicious.. An Institution that Is
the natural sciences ought certainly to appreciate
ed themselves to the pursut Of scienos II Is in pe
sponse 10 this feeling Of obligation ana with the
as a helpful incentive 70 those attending the i'm
o7s s5 s9fts s msetsgs 5sTs now being held IN Ssw
SSAo2c tSooAi2s MS paper On Won ttunDOIdG
Major korner explained that he represented
Baron speck Won Sternburg, the German Arnbas-
sador, who was unable 10 be present In speak
ing on Franklin DR.. Mitchell declared that he
believed that political demands at the time that
Franklin lived had taken much from the realm
OF science, taking as they d;t 50 much OF Frank
Inns time.
Among those wl-o occupied seats on the plat
form were II l. Bridgeman, H. A Grant Con-
troller Metz. DR.. F. P. Kinnicutt. Chancellor
MacCracken of New York University, Edward
Robinson. Commander Peary. William r. Horna-
DAY, Charles H. Townsend, Franklin W. Hooper
Moses Herman, Henry NJ. Leipsiger. r. A
Lucas, William Couper, George B. GrinneI. Dr.
L. o. Howard. DR.. Henry Welch, Charles D.
Waicott Anson ". Ward O. O. Cuvler and
Charles Lanier.
The busts IN white marble and are the
work OF William Couper.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

the blood Leo Loeb and Smith have recently shown
sreotive ia inSibiting the coasaatioa Of Blood This
oesa t s the n poins at % @hieh ss1
ees haze seats @ to the na f
or numerous infection by the species there are
Charging Blood into the s'c cavity q the canal
The psychological section had a hot discussion
yesterday to whether It probable THAI mice
had sixth The discussion was started by
a paper read by Professor John B. Watson, In
which he told of certain experiments which seemed
to show that such a present.
Professor Watson took a rat and placed Il In a
covered boz. from tbs centre Of which maze led
to food and freedom. The rat was allowed 10
traverse the maze until he had learned the way
out Then his eyes and oltactory nerves wers re-
moved his feet were frozen so that he could not
experience the sensation OF touch, and finally his
whole head was covered with coodion. Yet after
ell this the rat was able to traverse the ap-
parently almost well ever. This said Dr.
Watson. ssennsd point to the fact that rats had
sixth sense. which might be uailed a Of d.
rection- AS the possibility OF the existence Of
such a sense 10 man the psychologists differ. Some
say that experiments have been made which show
that there is IN a Of direction. willis
others hold to an opposite view.
Before the anthropological section DR.. Maurice
Fishberg advanced the theory that immigration was
selective in Its character and that the problem
would take Of itself. According to him. only
the best types driven from homo by fear OF military
service come America while the weaker types
who would not be impressed remain home. After
they get here Dr. t1shberg believes that only those
we'll adapted to the climatic and Industrial condi-
tions survive The others return to their native
land. AS evidence Of this he points 10 the fact
that the mortality among foreisn born tlber-
culous persons is low and this Is because so
many OF the sick leave America.
Dr. Robert 3. Bean read a paper on the Negro
BRAIN in which he maintained that the brain OF the
Negro was enough smaller than that Of the white
man account for the difference IN charaotertstics
Vice-Prssdent Irving Fisher. Of the economics
section. gave report OF ths steps that have been
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
NEW DISEASE THEORY.
PARASITES IN SYSTEM.
Carry Microbes, Says DR.. III. B.
Ward-lMice MAJ Haze Sirth Sense

Professor Il B. Ward advanced theory of the
cause OF disease before the Association for the
Advancement OF Science at Columbia University
yesterday that is likely to prove OF great interest
In the medical world According to DIR. Ward
most cases OF typhoid fever and appendicitis
caused by simple parasite IN the intestines which
introduces the injecting bacillus into the body
He bases his conclusions investigations made
by himself and by a large number OF French
scientsta whose work he has been collecting
These parasites. he says. are common IN fact, IN
vesdgaEons that have been made show that there
are few human bodies that do not contain them
In one form or another. The simple pinworm Is
q common enough example. The discovery Is
likely to lead says DR.. Ward 10 a wide difference
IN the treatment OF typhoid and appendicitis The
first step in either will be 10 clean out the
!ntestnes to relieve the body of the parasites that
have introduced the injecting microbe. He said:
Some OF these parasites are OF passive char
acter, producing no aonor nal effects. Others
responsible for many of the diseases to which
human m flesh is heir; Not only do the human and
worms IN themselves often infested with germs
which, in turn, lead TO disease In the original host
scientist named Plana noted many years ago
of a rabbit could introduce bacteria therein. In
two of tuberculosis peritonltias OF q dog it
Is asserted that the migration of an organism
known a nonatode carried with IT the bacillus
which produced the disease.
In 1901 Metschinkof noted that 2 mieroscopieal
examination OF case Of appendicitis showed the
maintained that nematodes were the cause Of many
cases Of this disease and explained the role of the
action on the appendix, and. second. an indirect
action by the Introduction Of microbes into the
No one can doubt for instance. that Bberth's
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

bacillus is the agent Of typhoid fsvsr but there
testins test is updamaged In a population drinking
contaminated water only few persons IN reality
are Infected ANY ntestipa parasite capable Of r.
ius n Is present The injecting agent may be an
Quart believes it to be the whip worm (trichurs5
wnich oores into the folds OF the Intestinal mucosa
with its attenuated anterior end. This parasite
Guiart calls the lancet OF innoculation. and demon
etrated its presence IN eleven out OF twelve typhoid
cases IN one group
Inc FORMATION Of pearls appear, 20 bo due resi-
Larry II not exclusively. TO tho intrusion OF para
Site lhrva; The host responds TO the mechanical
or cheinlcl stimulus OF the tn-wandering larva by
producing an epithelial which surrounds tho
parasite. SIch cyst formation by the host very
eeneraiiy iodows when parasite settles down 10
But mere Ihe Character OF the cyst wan leads nor-
many 70 tue l9rInation OF deposit Of lime or the
sa,ne sort as me inner lining OF the molinsk she'll
ana the lhIVa! parasite becomes the nucleus or o
pearl TINS MS, stimulus to pearl formation IS not
given by any particular species Of parasite. but Is
traoeanIe even 10 members of different classes OF
animals. linus IN European musseis pearls are
formed ABOUT lhe cercariete OF trematodes-
Among the physiological activities OF parasites
none is more striking IN It's reaction upon the
omy or the most ohan the power that has been ac-
crete substance that tnhibits the coaguiatton of
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

taken 20 form a national department. Of health.
He said that ono hundred prominent men had con-
sented 10 serve on committee to consider the
questton- From these executive committee Is to
be appointed to take active steps toward national
health board OF some sort Whether the effort WITH
be to establish bureau OF health depart
Msnt. with a head the national capital. has not
yet been decided. The government officials. he
said favored bureau. because they think the
Cabinet II largo enough
DR.. John n, Clark apoks on the 'Nsossslty OF
Perpetuating the Natural Beauties OF Niagara"
He said II was high tme to take some steps 10
prevent further encrcachpent Of commercial In
terests at the Falls He said this idea reflected
in President Roosevelts message 20 Congress In
1906. when he called attention 70 the matter and
suggested that further encroachments be al
lowed even II the national government had TO step
IN and stop It. The speaker said that inasmuch as
the state OF New York had bean the first 20 grant
privileges to the power companies. II should be
hrst to taka steps 70 put an end to the sncroach-
ments
Or. Clark said. IN part:
To save Niagara Falls, TO insure tho perpetui.y
q lts natural beauties &om any further Invasion
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30

Perhaps. though. we approach the epoch Ot
technical literal succinct phraseology in law
the execution OF the letter OF the Iaw-never mind
the spirit Now. suppOse-and this IS an open
Wall Street revtew-we take the National bank
ing law for literal enforcement. Depositors are
not to be credited by National banks with funds
that they do not have deposit II Mr.. A depos-
its 100000 he may check for 100000 II Mr.. -
deposits 100000 he may not check for $1,000
OvN Yet what Cn Wall STREET. is daily prac-
ttce? Mr. A. with 100000 on deposit. does
check Tor Sl,0OO.O0O. He does this with tho
knowledge OF his bank. He does il with his
banks sanction. He does 1t with smiles at the
law tif not with leers)-not merely with the
sanction OF his bank. but with his banks CO
operation He has on deposit 100000 He
draws his check for S1.Oo0O0O-and his bank
"certiies' that his check is good IN that bank
for 81 100000. The law says this shall not be-
II Is. And this IS offered by way OF official
"technicar'-explanatlon. Plus 100000 on de-
posit. the bank accepts demand mote" for the
difrerenoe-and trusts TO the integrity and atten-
ton Of the borrowing broker to make good ths
difference of so per cent-S9O0OO0. over and
over again this proceeds IN Wall Street daily.
The bank that does not countenance this pro-
cedure does not participate in it, is an excep-
tional bank-a curio One bank president there
is who (tor relatively insignificant and unsuo-
stantial brokers upon the little" Exchange OF
Wall street, is quoted by other presidents as
saying that long career OF recklessness Ike
this has imposed few losses. OF course. this ia
merely gambling IN free and easy fashion. Ac-
oornmodating bank privileges OF this charac<er
are by no means exclusive under national ch Y
ter. New York State banks are similarly cou
teous. And District AttOrneyship devotion has '
them quite within its scope. III we be IN an
era of prosecution OF the literal" the tech
uicaI" the letter OF the law here is challens-
ing opportunity.
Why exceptionally exalt Perkins?
H ALl4AWAT
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
MINISTERS OPPOSE DIVORCE LAW

Washington. Dec. 2s.-vigorous objection will be
interposed by the churches Of Washington TO tbs
adoption by Congress Of the uniform divorce law
agreed upon at the recent convention Of the Ma
tional Congress on Uniform Divorce Laws hara 9,
Phiadelphia The ministers OF Washington il is
announced, plan 10 organize a movement 10 onnoss
The adoption OF the law. ffNe
New-York tribune., 1906-12-30
NEW BOSTON NAVIGATION RECORD,

Boston, Dec 2s.-Immisration at this port dur
ing the year Just closing has exceed the record OF
all previous years The total number OF tu,rni-
grants landed from Transatlantic norts numbered
1882 up TO to-day, or 1926 more than last wear
IN addition, there were approximately seventy-ffva
madam provinces ~ -- ~''0 "a