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The Washington times., 1906-11-25

Referee-Lieutenant Cannon. L. 5. y.
Umpire A. II. Hunter NValbTUok.
Head Linesmau-Mr. WOodcOck, ST.
Johns. Linesmen-MT. Granger. Johns
Hopkins, and Mr.. Melvin. St Johns.
Time Of halves minutes.
The Washington times., 1906-11-25
Y. N. c. A. CUNTS
WIN THREE GAMES
Regulars, Reserves, and Yam
KEGS Are Victorious Over
Their Opponents.

The three basketball teams at the
Young Mems Christian Association were
all victorious In the C street gymuas-
iums last night by decisive scores The
regulars defeated the Peck Chape! boys
by 81 To o; the Reserves Won from st.
Johns by Is TO ., and the Yankee quint
OF the boys department took the
Fourth Presbyterian nye into camp By
q TO l..
From The stare OF the big game, the
Y NJ c. a. Regulars showed them
selves superior 20 Peck s Chapel ia
every department and won all the way.
The score at the end OF the first half
was = TO , Aside from the excellent
team work displayed By the winners
there were no features.
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which have been previously announced.
are arranged IN the order in which they
viii be run on, and divided among the
SIX days OF the tournament
Several new rules have been adopted
Cars must be entered in at least two
races 10 be eligible for record trials. \
pacemakeT viii De used ia every flying
start race, in order 10 give the contest
ants fair and fast start. = restric-
tion Is placed on the drivers in every
event. who must be white, male driy-
ers. Of eighteen years Of age OF over.
The fight between Jack O'Brien and
Tommy Burns at Los Angeles Thanks
giving Day is not causing any great
amount Of interest here, though Il is
recognized that it means one more step
toward settling the question as 10 who
is the heavyweight champion The win
ner will doubtless be matched 10 fight
Al Kaufman
The fact that Jim Jeffries is 10 re-
ceive $500 for refereeing the fight really
causes more talk than the battle itself.
The six-day bicycle race at Madison
square Garden, which viii be held this
year December 10 Is. and which will be
preceded on Saturday night. December
S. by a big program Of short distance
and amateur paced events. promises 10
play havoc with cycling records. as
nearly every rider who has established
a new mark during the past season will
appear IN either the big race or the
short distance events
Among these cord-smashers who
have already signed are Paul Guignerd.
Bobby WalthOur. Ernest K Pye. Louis
Netting. Charles Schlee and ". NJ
SamuelsOn.
Not a single negative vote was cast
when the New York Bowling Associa-
ton voted 10 resign from the American
Bowling Congress and apply for mem
bership in the national association. This
action, coming as II does from the great
est organization OF its kind in the East.
crowns the work of the men who would
no longer stand the treatment awarded
them by the A. b c. and assures the
success OF the association they have
founded
One OF his Halifax friends is authority
for the statement that James O'NeIH. the
senior single scuile- Of the St. Mary's
Athletic Club. expects to spend much
time about the metropolis next season
and that ne may eventually take up a
residence here. The following is added
"O.NeiH Is likely TO join a New York
club that he may row in all the prom
lnent regattas in that vicinity. We Hal
lax people think he is a world beater."
The Washington times., 1906-11-25

Both the Army and Navy are ready
for their clinch. There is but little
doubt that each team viii go on the
field trained 10 the minute and ready to
do or die.
one thing may be always depended
upon in the annual meeting of the Army
and Navy Football will be played
from start 10 finish ard the game will
not be over until time has been called
on the last half. The Army should have
shade the better Of it. hut they can
not be credited with the victory until
they have won II.
The Washington times., 1906-11-25
RICHMOND DOWNS
RANOOLP H-hACON
Score of II to 0 All Made In
Second ialf-FOr East
ern Virginia Title.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 24-By a de-
cisive victory of Il to 0 againa- Ran
doIph-MacOn College This afternoon,
Richmond College completed her I'M
broken series of triumphs, and now
stands winner of the pennant for the
Eastern Virginia Collegiate League.
Both teams were in line for the
championship, and the game was bitter
" contested Fully 1000 people wit
messed the contest Randolph Macon
sent down a train load of rooters. All
Richmond college was there, and hun
dreds of football lovers from the city
The winners were taken off the field on
the shoulders of their loyal adherents
First Half Close.
Neither side scored in the first half.
and Randolph-Macon had somewhat the
better of this portion of the game.
keeping the ball in Richmond College
territory and making that team play on
the defensive 10 save her goal
A break through Randolph Macon's
line and a long dash for a touchdown
in the second half took the heart out of
the visitors They weakened perceptibly
after this. and Richmond College was
able to score almost at will.
The Washington times., 1906-11-25
Reserves Play Well.

The St John Reserve game afforded
better sport than did the first. BY good
passing and accurate basket shooting,
the former team took the lead early and
at the close of the hrst period had q
margin of two points over the associa-
ton boys six. In the second half how
ever, the latter came back strong ans
beat their rivals at their own game
The contest IN the boys department
was practically a repetition Of the first
in the senior department. The Yankees
outClassed their opponents and won
easily from start 10 finish
The Washington times., 1906-11-25

NO matter what other teams may
beat Us. we can and must down Cor
nell" is what the Ouakcrs are saying
The series between the two teams
demonstrates this. For twelve years
Penn" and Cornell have been meeting
annually on the gridiron, yet in al this
time Cornell has won but a single game
This was in 1871. when the Cornell
eleven beat Princeton. and when
'Penn's" team was the weakest in her
history.
The Washington times., 1906-11-25
AN EXPERTS OPINION
ON ALL SPORTING TOPICS
By MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK. Nov. 4.-Well. Prince
ton did not beat Yale. and Pennsylvania
did administer a sound drubbing TO
Michigan a week ago today. Botn OF
these events We're uneXpe, ted 10 close
Observers OF the game OF football
After a careful analysis OF the Yale
Princeton game ! stiu hold TO the
opinion that the Tigers have the better
team. They played the better all-round
football. not much the better. as the
score shows. but the ball was for the
greater time in Yale's territory and her
goal was oftenest in danger.
The defeat OF Michigan was not Sc
surprising as the overwhelming nature
Of it,
The Yale-Princeton tie brings up
naturally. the suggestion that when the
play after the regulation two periods
results IN a tie that a third period
should be played without time limit
until one team scores or darkness ends
the game. There seems no good reason
why this idea should not appeal TO the
football authorities. In baseball the
rule applies and In other sports ties
are played OF Why not In football?
Yale and Princeton have figured IN
their fun share of the games They tied
once beltIts IN 1881 ] ale lltU f1aENdNl
I'm 1897 and 1899. Princeton tied Harvard
in ISL Brown and Dartmouth lied in
1896. and the Army and Navy went a
dead heat last year.
The decisive defeat of Michigan by
Pennsylvania and OF Minnesota by the
Carlisle Indians leaves no question as
70 the superiority OF the Eastern foot
ball teams over those OF the West this
season. The WesteTners We're clearly
outplayed In both games and neither OF
The Eastern clubs were coHtenders for
the Eastern championship.
The two big games Yet remaining OF
the Eastern season are those between
Pennsylvania and Cornell on Thanks
giving Day and the Army and Navy on
December l. The Quakers. emboldened
by their victory over Michigan. are
ready to meet the Ithacans in a tight
TO the finish. and. though the Cornell
team is one OF the strongest ever sent
on the gridiron by the western New
York institution. are confident OF vic
tory.
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The Big Game.

Goals from field-Goucher. .: Ludwig
!; Haght, :; Jones, ?: Gheen. McClain
Coleman, Williams. Fowler. Goals from
nee toss-J. Meyers, ,; Ludwig Referee
B. Wefers. Observation-Disclosures ant
Drummond- ScoT'r-Worley. Time o
haives-20 minutes
The Washington times., 1906-11-25
St. JOhn's-Y. M. c. A. Reserves.

Goals from field-Robinson, .: Tan
neT, ,: May. 3: Callan, Backschmldt.
Tennyson. Goals from free toss-May,
.; Barry. Referees-Wefers and Nc
Laughlln. TimeT-Beckett. Scorer
Morley. Timeof halVes-2O minutes.
The Washington times., 1906-11-25

facility. the success of the colt being
truly marvellous, inasmuch as he is ar
unsound horse
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bay, and, by supreme effort retain
ing control Of his voice and features,
said:
mo, no, think not. You cannot
take me. l will not CO."
But you will CO." he was answered.
Listen. You think this is protected
country. 1t is not. You made a big
mistake. You will be arrested here,
thrown into Moorish prison, then
taken aboard a United States warship
and shipped ia irons to the United
States. The question is, do you want
to SO back as a gentleman or as a
fe1on?"
Prisoner is Obstinate.
Stensland was obstinate and de-
cIared we could not take him and that
he would not go voluntarily.
As matter of fact. we had no legal
right to stop Stens1and Technically
We were guilty Of kidnapping. and the
situation began to look serious The
American minister could not order
Stensland' sarrest until he had received
instructions from Washington. These
had been cabled for the night before
but had not arrived. # Stensland had
only known this he could have walked
out and told us to go to blazes. He
could not have escaped ultimately, but
he could have caused us lots of trouble
Just as we were about to take re
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POLISHING UP THE WHITE HOUSE.

When President Roosevelt and his family come
back to Washington they will find the White
House as bright and clean the proverbal pin.
For weeks the executive mansion has been
closed to visitors and in the hands of workmen
repairing and renovating the interior
Congress at the last session appropriated over
$4,000 for this work, and under the supervision
OF Col. Bromwell, superintendent of public build
ings and grounds, every defect, inside and out
side, has been noted and remedied.
The contractors have guaranteed the work
for at least ten years A roof has been put
on the entire building and the leaks in the wings
and Office building have been stopped The state
parlors on the ground floor have been redecorated
but the well-known Blue, Green and Red parlors
still retain their colors, while in the East Room
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And Of tbs
Marine barracks Washington White
Beau Brunme1 what ofea
washington whispering Maj Nc
CaNy of Wash
1ngon and deserved1y,
holder distinguished
McCawley
Much interest McCawey the
would
the side So
million dollars
sdmrat ton
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HOW STENSLAND WAS CAPTURED

course to argument and threats, tell
ing him we would follow him to the
end Of the earth and capture him
eventually, salvation came from Min
lister Gummere. James Martin, Of the
American legation staff appeared with
note from the minister saying if I
had notified the state department he
would take the responsibility of de-
tanning Stensland. pending adviees
from Washington.
By this time the fugitive banker had
wilted and he agreed to return to
America with us any way we chose
without process.
During the long afternoon in the Of
fee of the American consul Stensland
talked broken heartedly with US and
finally made a full confession to As
sistant States Attorney Olson in my
presence.
Puts Blame on Cashier.
He said: Il cannot understand how
the shortage can be s2,O00,0O0 To my
certain knowledge my liability to the
bank does not exceed 100000. Any
thing over that must have been stolen
by Herring.
My Indebtedness began long
while ago, in 1896. 1t was a small af-
fair, a small amount, and God knows
never intended to steal. / was in
tight hole and needed money. put
my own note, genuine, not forgery,
in the box. Then it was suggested to
me that the bank examiner would
stand for 1t, and he did.
7 never threw away money IN any
direction in my life. I never spent
over $1,000 a year. I always was a
worker. never loafed in my life
always was the first man at the bank
and the last to leave it.
THE money took was invested,
year after year, in an endeavor to
make good. Every dollar went into
real estate or business.
They were bad investments and to.
day am arrested, a fugitive with the
certainty Of a prison cell. And I am
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Story Of the Pursuit and Apprehension Of the
President Of the Wrecked Milwaukee Ave
nue. State Bank Of Chicago.

ane' started for the interior. This
VOL ID not have prevented his capture
but would have delayed it and made
lots of trouble.
stensIand Comes Ashore.
Forty minutes later boat put of
from the German steamer and headed
for the pier In the stern sat Stems
land looking fat and hearty. He
climbed up the steps to the wharf
chatting gayly with four German fell
low passengers.
We trailed slowly behind Stensland
ND the steep, hilly streets. When the
British post Office in soko Chico
square was reached stensland entered.
Amy letter for p. Oisen?" he asked.
mo, SIR
'tIf any comes I want you to please
forward it.
"All right, sir. Please write your
forwarding address,, said the clerk.
pushing forward the book in which
such instructions are written.
In firm hand Stens1and had writ
ten p. Olsen, British post Office"
when Olson and 7 stepped up. !
tapped him on the left shoulder and
said:
Write your own name, stens1and,
and instead of Morgador,' where you
think you are going. write it Chicago
where you really are going"
Then occurred a sublime flash of
nerve on the part of the husky Morse
man. Gripping the pen in hand and
shaking as if with palsy he forced the
pen across the paper and wrote mo
gador' after the name he had already
written there before I had interrupted
him. Then he turned Ike wolf at
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mentioned his
Il
the
De Almonds
vas positive by the defeat Bankhead Alabama
No honor will De Almond
to administer the oath the Democratic
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OUR SOLDIERS WEAR GOOD SHOES.

Uncle Sam keeps well in mind the saying.
A man Is not well dressed unless he wears 4
good pair of shoes" said a government inspector
for he takes care that the army is fitted out with
the most comfortable and nattiest of footwear.
To be sure, he does not go in for upper jaWed.
vides the finest of leather and insists that the
boots for his soldiers shall be well made. His
inspectors look after the shoes at every process
in their manufacture and any short cut of leather
corns or sore feet are pointed out with condemn.
ing fingers and the boots are thrown aside
Once in awhile the style in army shoes
changes and then big batch of shoes will be
thrown on the market which merchants eagerly
gobble UP. The man who buys those shoes will
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Qriain of Bride Cake.

Bride cake is a relic of the Roman
confarreates. mode of marriage
practiced by the highest class in
Rome In confarreation the bride was
led to The altar by bachelors, but con.
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Gossip from Washington
Interesting Items Gathered the capasoea Leader Of the
White House Must Be Single ManClanng Up the Exeeu-
tive Mansion.

WESTINGHOUSE is openly declared tnas
the president has deereed that the major domo
of the White House must be a single man. Those
who make this assertion point to the removal
Of Maj McCaWIey, for nearly four years leaaei
of social functions at the White House, VINO re-
Gently married the widow of Judge Davis, as thelF
proof
No recent White House announcement has
created has as much comment and concern ~
official and high social circles as the order ue-
posing Maj. McCawley. 1t upon MAJ. NC
Cawley that most of the important details con
nected with the Roosevelt-Longworth wedding de-
relative position in the White House under the
Roosevelt regime as Harry Lehr holds in Mrs.
Astor's 900" Without him no social function
could have succeeded half so we'll. He is hand
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Quoted home by married men, and the
ceremony took place in the presence
of ten witnesses by the Pontifex Maxi.
mus, whereupon the contracting par
ties mutually partaok of a cake made
CT salt, water and -four.
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To expect teachers
to be able to always tell
when children are phys
ically unfit for school
work is to demand of
them that to which the
trained physician j.
sometimes unequal. sug-
gestion may, however,
be given that viii en-
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VETERAN coNeREssMEN BEING RETIRED.

This has been hard summer for the veterans
of congress. Early in the season old Gen. Grosven
or, of Ohio went down in defeat before q young
rival.
A few months later Representative Bankhead,
OF Alabama, the Democratic Father of the House.
endorsed by Richmond Pearson Hobson he
who would like to have fleet of "5O00-ton bat
tleships.''
Now Samuel Matthews Robertson, of
the Sixth district of Louisiana who is now serving
his tenth term. He lost out at the primaries held
recently. He was elected to fill a vacancy in the
Ffftieth congress and stood next to Bankhead
in years of service in the house. His defeat leaves
De Almond, of Missouri, the Democratic Father
Of the House, although, in comparison with Gen
Ketcham, Gen. Bingham, Hit, of Illinois, and
Sneaker Cannon he Is neu
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BOX 5SIs BeUfaII, ONO.
DR.. s. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio.
Dear Sir =
I was terrible sufferer from
pelvic weakness and had headache
continuously. I was not able to do my
housework for myself and husband.
I wrote you and described my condi-
ton as nearly as possible. You recon-
mended Peruna. took four bottles of
it and was completely cured. think
Peruna a wonderful medicine and have
recommended it to my friends with the
very best of results.
Esther NJ. Miner.
Very few of the great multitude Of
women who have been relieved of some
pelvic disease or weakness by Peruna
ever consent to give testimonial to be
read by the public.
There are, however. a few courageous,
self-sacrifcing women who will for the
sake of their suffering sisters allow
their cures to be published.
Mrs. Miner is one Of these. In her
gratitude for her restoration to health
she is willing that
= GRATEFUL the women 81 the
LETTER TO whole world should
DR.. HARTMAN know it. A chronic
- --------- invalid brought back
to health is no small matter Words
are inadequate to express complete
gratitude.
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able intelligent teachers Judge with of the physical
dition Of children Instances
One Of the most diseases Tin the moist climate Of the
ae that ineee with successful school work deno groWs
and enargedtons The best mode q testing for this disease place
HE finger side Of the cd opening
with mouth closed breathe through the
che child cannot reata with the mouth closed
Restrls open
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GROWTH in OUTPUT OF COAL MINES.

According to the report of Edward W. Parker,
statistcian of the United States geological survey.
the production of coal in the United States in
1905 amounted to 392,91s,341 short tons, having
value at the mines of s476,7 $685. surprising
in the history of the country Compared with
1904 the output in 1905 exhibits an increase Of
1,102,943 short tons, II per cent in guam
tity, and of 49, 3S5, 942 over seven per cent,
in value.
OF the total production IN 1905 77,65s,85o short
tons were Pennsylvania anthracite, with value
at the mines of $141, $4,000. The total produc-
ton of bituminous coal and Ignite was 315259 e1
short tons, valued at 1894 ,963. The produe-
ton of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania in 1905
was 4,503,1 Isl short tons more than that of 1904.
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The United States marching shoe Of to-day
to
heel that touch ornamenaon
It's moderately heavy and the leather calf
the top the eyeet
on =
Some of
Contrary to popular belief Uncle Sam does allow
gymnasium
shoe
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O terrnina
mining United
which
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Try w. L. Douglas SVo1nen,ss Misses and
Children's shoes; for style, fit and wear
they excel other makes.
II | could take You into my large
factories at Brockton, Mass. and show
you how carefully WI. Douglas shoes
are made, you would then understand
why they hold their shape, fit better,
wear longer, and are OF greater value
than any other make.
Wherever yon live, yosa can obtain W. L.
Douglas shoes. His name and price IS stamped
on the bottom, which protects you against high
prices and inferior shoes. Take ne Subsfis
enfe. Ask yossr dealer for w. L. Douglas shoes
and insist upon having them.
F1st Goioy egslets veg; trey gln nes gsey 6raasy
W.. l.. DOUGLAS Dept - BTockton. Mass.
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al nnade
transformed into a
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Run to Earth at Tangier, Morocco,
the Man Chiefly Responsible
for The Ruin Of Thousands q
Poor Depositors in His lnstitu-
lion Come. Back TO the United
States to End His Life in the
Penitentiary-Days and Nights
of Misery Since His Flight froa
Chicago.
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nearly so years old. God! Godt God.
Had Thought Of Suicide.


We took from the prisoner some
carbolic acid tablets which he uses as
throat gargle. He smiled and said
that il he had wanted to take poison
he should have done so before running
all over the face of the earth.
Il thought to shoot myself three
days before started said stensland,
''and while standing on the bridge at
Ronda, in Spain, was seized with an
impulse to jump into the river and end
it all But I made up my mind to live
a little longer, anyway. Now I am
glad / did not kill myself. I am going
to make a new start when I get out of
the pen.
AS matter of fact stensland failed
to take the most simple measures to
hide his identity. In his trunk were
found four volumes Of Ibsen. all with
Stenslands full name on the fyleaf.
His key ring bore the tag Of the Mil
waukee Avenue State bank.
The most amazing blunder of all
| was across the end of his big trunk in
| white letters three inches high, paul
o. Stensland."
@I did not notice this" said he sti1l
crossing from Gibraltar. I was lean
ing over the rail of the upper deck
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This NAV Prove Useful.

On retiring to rest. place hand
kerchief under the pillow. On being
awakened by smoke or cry of Fire.
thrust it in the mouth and nostrils,
and you can walk erect through very
dense smoke. The nightly practice
of placing the article will make you
less nervous in the hour Of danger.
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Constantly look up. Be on the
watch for chances to rise, like bird
let loose, though but for moment,
into the upper air.-Austin Phelps.