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New-York tribune., 1906-12-01
NEW FOOTBALL SAFER.
Chancellor NacCrackcn Speahs of
Reforms in the Game.

In reply to request from The Chicago Trb-
une' the following telegram. respecting the foot
ball season OF 1906 sent last Saturday by
Chancellor MacCracken of New York University
ana was published Sunday:
Replying to your request. re,sll the fact that
@ last november New York University was led. by
reason or the sad fatality upon her football field
afand nd eoeges and later the leading colleges
IeeL III III conference as our guests for the reform
More than sixty universities and colleges ac-
cepted our invitation A national association was
tornea 10 % ana appointed football! rules committee
UNDERTAKE ~, Its complete reform They We're joined
committee and the result has been important be-
;g ;ora eTpectation So far as my knowledge ex-
I'M. 1n.NersltI or college student on the football field
onls year Al the fatalities have occurred in
games PLAYED by preparatory school students. who
IN the Judgment of our frs conference. In New
any any conditions as an ntcrscholasc contest. They
are a. nor mature enough for this severe game which
The football is not only safer. but. because
Il IS more open. offers less temptation foul play
stringent penalties for violation of rules have
New Yor 5s yesr games upon the Ohio Field Of
a wn,e the rules Were broken by rough play severe
There is room for form OF athletics that enists
warm warn lnterHst on the part of students and grad
DENTS IN a measure from more unwhoesome excite
1Hents. % aut three things are absolutely necessary
game wholly of brutality and lawleSsness: second
the game and. third the conflicts suboTdfnation Of
the game to university authority. The next thirty
Pierce, OF West Point the prcsden, of the Inter
collegiate Athletic Association. Of the United States.
calls on every university. well every college,
to ior the national body
Only one university of those represented In the
old football committee has Vet Joined Unless The
others join in true American spirit and agree to
he held responsible from year TO year by the
tonal association, the further improvement of the
game will be hindered. abuses will quickly creep
In. a former commercial oligarchY will monopolZe
football as it did up year ago. and the game
will again fall into bad repute. speak as an on
locker for since the adjournment of the first ma
tonal conference | have held Office in the asso-
ciation-not oven to the extent of a place any
committee. With emphasis I the path Of honor
Of safety Of sound policy for al! college football
men in the United States Is to follow in the way
pointed ont by my successor in the presidency Of
the pational body. Captain P. F. Pierce
New-York tribune., 1906-12-01
Horses and Carriages.

epth inning he made his high run Of 50, Ths'
score follows:
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Il ). q o Total 299, average. : 1l-S6. Fish rlnA
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The standing Of the rravers follows.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-01

In reply to request from The Chicago Trb-
une. the following telegram. respecting the foot
pail season of 1865. sent last Saturday by
Chancellor MacCracken Of New York University
and published on Sunday:
New-York tribune., 1906-12-01
NOTABLES At THE GAME,
assistant Secretaries Of Var and
N01u H7W Represent Washington

Washington, Nov. 3o.-Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. Newberry will entertain number
of friends at the Army and Navy football game at
Philadelphia tomorrow. They will leave Washing
ton early in the morning in n special car. accom-
panied ny the following persons: Secretary and
Mrs. Victor II. Metcalf. Assistant Secretary and
Mrs Charles Hamilton Keep, Commissioner and
Mrs. James r. Garfield and Mr.. and Mrs. Afford
" Cooley.
Assistant Secretary Oliver, who will represent the
Var Department. will have guests Sir Mortimer
Durand. the British Ambassador. and Miss Durand
General Edwards. Count CiIeichen. Mr.. Hudekoper,
Captain John G. Gilmore. Of the artillery: Lieu
tenant Philip II. Sheridan, of the cavalry: Miss
Oliver, Miss Marion Oliver and Miss Carlisle
New-York tribune., 1906-12-01
he standing Of the nlavers follows.
RUssER TRUST IN CANADA,

Montreal Nov. 80 The Canadian Console
dated Rubber Company IS the result o. ne
merger of the Canadian Rubber Company 'hs
Granny Rubber Company and the Maple go
p,,,ba. ,,,,,,,,.r,- of Port Dalhousio. ont The
canit,I Of tha ra,v company is SInNlC1 Wltn
s. 6OO O,n 8 rer cent forty-year bonds. ; ~ -
Miner is president, 6. ". stephen 'ice-pLss,
dent, and u. Lorue Mctloooh' S-V'u' '+~s
dent and managing director
New-York tribune., 1906-12-01
Toronto 90.

Referee. W, II Hanson. Kenrney. Linesmen-I l..
Stiyer, toronto, j Henderson New Jersey Goals -
" Wiiha'nS - erassey. Clarke a. Mckenzie Time
=" Isst round of the carnival will bring the fol
loving teams together at the grounds of the Clarke
AtIletlc Association, Cosmopolitan Park. Newark.
to-day: olhInbis against Harvard championship;
tion. "~' ''' ~" ~" ~
New-York tribune., 1906-12-01

January 5-Coiumhia vs., Princeton.
January 9-Dartmouth vs.. Princeton
January 12- Harvard vs.. Columbia.
January 16-Yale vs.. Dartmouth.
January fS-Ccumbia vs.. Dartmouth
January 1H-I!arVard VS. Prnc=tor.
January zo-Y&le Columbia
January 26-HarNard Dartmouth
February 9-Yale VS.. Pri1ceton.
February 15--Yae vs. Harvard
Except for the Harvard Dartmouth game on Jan
uary %, which will be played at Cambridge the
series will he played in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
WOMAN ON LOCALJURY
RECEIVED SUBPOENA, BUT WAS
EXCUSED FROM SERVICE.

For the first time in the history of the
Supreme Court of the District Of Columbia
a woman today responded to a subpoena for
jury service in Criminal Court No. /. She
was smilingly informed by Clerk Hawken
that mistake had been made by the jury
commission and she was excused from
service. The subpoena was then returned
mot foun~"s by the marshal.
AS the panel for the coming two months
had not been completed yesterday Justice
Stafford directed additional talesmen sum-
moned.
Among the names handed by the clerk to
Marshal Palmer was that Of NJ. F. Scott,
Alb New Jersey avenue. A deputy marshal
visited the address given and left a SUBJ
poena for NJ. F. Scott, whose name APP
peared as manager on the sign at the place
of business designated. 1t is stated that
the manager is handsome young woman
who fearing the penalty of not responding
to the formidable looking document issued
in the name of the President of the United
States, signed by Harry NJ. Clabaugh, as
chief Justice of the District Supreme Court,
and bearing the impress of the great seal
Of that tribunal, appeared promptly at the
court house at the time appointed Clerk
Hawken, while greatly surprised to receive
a subpoena as juror from young woman,
recovered sufficiently to stammer out that
the mistake was on the jury commission.
1t is said to be the custom of the jury
commissioners to consult the directory and
signs on stores in their bailiwicks in secur-
Ing the names to be deposited in the jury
box. AS the name NJ. F. Scott appeared
in the directory and on the store this par
ticular commissioner had no hesitancy in
reporting that name among the eligbles
for jury duty.
The name NJ. F. Scott will be taken
out of the box and the lady will not again
be required to hasten to the city hall in
answer to a subpoena as a juror to try
criminals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
Water Low in the River.

The heavy northwest winds of Monday
night and yesterday caused recurrence OF
the very low water in the river, and all
day yesterday the tides were several feet
below the normal low-water mark. The
river flats above and below the bridges over
the Potomac and below this city were bare
the greater part of the day, and the sea
gulls had q feast on the fish left in the
shoal pools on the fats, which were so be-
numbed by cold that they could offer no re-
sistance to the birds. and the latter were
seen with carp and other fish larger than
themselves in their claws.
In many of the shoal docks the water was
so low that the vessels berthed in them
were lying on the bottom and could not
have moved If such had been the desire.
The steamers from the lower Potomac, in
consequence of the low water, were unable
to go into many of the tributaries of the
river to make landings, and several of the
wharves on the main river had to be left
unvisited, as there was not water enough
in front of them for the steamers to get to
them. Mondays gale on the lower river is
reported to have been very heavy. and to
have caused an exceptionally rough sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05

rection Of Goose creek, along the George
town turnpike. The fox was chased over
an irregular country toward Ashburn, and,
though closely followed by the entire field,
finally succeeded in eluding it's pursuers and
was not secured. Those riding were Messrs.
A. Henry Higginson, NJ. F. H.; Westmore-
land Davis, NJ. F. H., of the Loudoun
Club; DR.: and Mrs ALL of Boston, Mrs
Thomas Pierce of Boston, Mrs. Dorothy
Henderson of Millwood Va; Thomas
Hitchcock. jr, w. c. Eustis, A. M
Chichester, jr., and others.
Only one accident was reported, and that
was not very serious Mrs. King of Bos-
ton, who is guest of Mrs. Thomas Pierce,
lost control of her horse, which ran away,
and in taking the first jump she was dis
/ mounted. No bones We're broken, but, suf-
fering from shock and being badly bruised,
She was returned to town by friends and
taken home.
The next meet will take place tomorrow
at Oak Hill, the home of Mr.. Henry Fair
fax.
Mrs. Thomas Pierce of Boston, Mass, has
arrived in Leesburg for the hunt season and
taken the residence of Mr.. Augustus Lough-
borough.
DR.. and Mrs. Ali of Boston have taken
the home of Mrs ]. B. McCabe for the
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
WATCHING THE EXPERIMENTS.
No Action Taken by War Department
Regarding Aerial Machines.

The knowledge that the War Department
is watching with interest the experiments
being conducted in various parts of the
country - the direction of aerial naviga-
ton, has caused a number Of inventors to
put forward the merits of their respective
machines in the hope of securing govern
ment aid and ultimately their adoption, for
army purposes in the event of war. To all
such appeals the reply has been that when
the practicability of machine has been
at least partially demonstrated, the board
of ordnance and Notifications will con-
slider the question of granting financial aid,
and then only on condition that the inven-
ton shall become available for government
use. So far the department has not been
convinced of the utility of any of the
structures brought to it's attention.
Quite recently two brothers of Toledo, O.,
who are said to have made successful fights
in an aeroplane, had some correspondence
with the department. but as yet nothing
has been done toward taking over the ma
chine Partial proof of the practicability
of that invention has been given the de-
partment and more than usual notice has
been given to it. 1t is not improbable that
in due course officers will be detailed to
observe an actual test. 1t is not believed
that much attention will be paid to airships
Of the dirigible class, it having been demon
strated that their value is very much
lessened by their inability to make head
way against even very light breeze.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
BUSY at the Big Printery.

The congressional rush has commenced
at the government printing office. The
rush of bills is never great at the second
session as at the commencement of a new
Congress. At that time 1t is not unusual, It
is said. for member of Congress to de-
post several hundred bills in the hopper
at one time. The number of reports from
committees is expected to be very great,
however, and several of the large measures
to receive attention will keep the bill
hands on the jump. The Lanston typeset-
ting machines being given a trial on
congressional printing for the first time.
An experiment is being made in the first
division at night in the use of new "mer-
culiar tube" light. The new light gives a
peculiar appearance to everybody and
everything in the room, ii is said. Furni-
ture of finished oak is given greenish hue,
and the flesh of employees under the light
Is said to appear CHASTITY. Nevertheless, the
added brilliance to the work room may off,
set the dislike to the tricks of light refrac.
ton created by the new means of illumina.
ton.
One hundred temporary compositors have
been called for by the public printer. the
first fifty reporting for duty being detailed
to the night divisions. The withdrawal OF
the men employed on the various night
forces from the day divisions Is said to
create an impression of vacancy, and tends
to retard the document work of the office.
The rule OF the office. however, is that the
congressional matter must be gotten out.
regardless of the wishes of the depart
mentS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
DOPING OF LOU DILLON
TRoTTING ASSOCIATION HEARS
CHARGE AGAINST sMATHERs.

NEW YORK, December 5.-The board OF
today began a hearing of the case against
E. E. Smathers, former owner of ajor
Delmar, which is alleged to have won the
5000 gold challenge cup offered by the
Memphis Trotting Association in 1894 be-
cause Lou Dillon, owned by c. *. G. Bill
linge, had been drugged. Mr.. Smathers
was present when the hearing opened to-
]. S. Wise and Edward P. Coyne of this
city, and Carruthers Ewing of Memphis, as
counsel.
In opening the case Lawyer Adams pre-
sented affidavts from Orlando d. Ham
mond and Emmett T Cox a sworn state
ment from DR.. Frank Fehr, and an aft
davit from Edward NJ Sanders
An affidavit from Millard Sanders a
former trainer of Lou Dillon, was sub
mitted. In it Sanders said that Edward
Sanders had proposed to him that Lou
Dillon; be "doped," and had told him he
thought 5000 to 10000 could be obtained
from Mr.. Smathers. Willard Sanders de-
clared that he refused to do so. He also
made similar reply to George Spear
on the day Of the race. If Lou Dillon was
tempered with, Millard Sanders said, he
had nothing to do with it,
EDWARD Malloy, a stableman, swore that
he saw Willard Sanders administer some
thing to Lou Dillon out of bottle.
An affidavit made by George Spear, who
was trainer for Mr.. Smathers at the time
of the race, was also read. In 1t Mr.. Spear
declared that he had instructions from Mr..
Smathers to undertake such negotiations
as would insure the race to Major Delmar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
FOUR BABIES ARE BURNED.
Locked Into Their Cabin When
Mother Went to Work.

NEW YORK, December 5.-As they
turned the lock of the door in little cot
tage which they called home on the out
skirts of Westfield, N. j., Mrs. w. F. Wezel
and Mrs. Oscar Felter started for town yes
terday with light hearts. They said it was
blessing enough that their four children
were quartered snugly in the humble home,
where a wood fire cracked merrly against
the cold into which the mothers set forth to
their work.
Each was left a widow last summer and
each had two children. Before the deaths
of their husbands the women were friends
of long standing. They shared the sorrows
of their bereavement and decided to face
the future together. The problem of home
was solved when they took possession of the
cottage. II was only sixteen by twenty
feet in size. but they had patched it up for
the winter and made it cozy within.
Townspeople of Westfied who knew of the
brave struggle the two widows were max
ing gave them employment. While they
were away at work the children kept house.
Mrs Felters daughter, Louise, aged five,
was the oldest of the four. Next came little
Charles Felter, three; Samuel Wezel, three,
and baby Susie, four months old.
Each day, when possible, either Mrs
WeZel or Mrs. Felter hurried home at noon
to see how the children were getting on. 1t
CHANGED yesterday that both the widows
were working near enough to the cabin
home to visit it during their hours rest. All
was we'll save that the fire had died down
in the stove and the place was cold. The
mothers hustled about to see that the chill
dren did not suffer during the afternoon
and after filling the stove little store of
wood was placed on the hearth. Departing
they locked the door as was their custom.
1t was just getting dusk last night when
the nearest neighbors saw flames leaping
above the roof Of the cabin. Those first to
arrive pressed forward until they were
nearly suffocated by the heat and smoke
but the flames precluded all human posi-
bilty of succoring the children within the
structure.
Word had been sent to the Westfield fire.
men, who made all haste to the scene.
While the spectators were viewing help
lessly the destruction of the shanty two fig
ures were seen, staggering as il their
strength was spent, toward the illumination.
The crowd fell back as Mrs. WeZel and
Mrs. Felter approached. They had just left
the homes where they had been employed
for the day, and read the meaning of the
light on the outskirts of the town. Their
strength had been exhausted in their desper-
ate haste to reach the shanty and save their
children. They collapsed after reaching the
scene, and were well-nigh crazed with grief.
The firemen put out the flames, but not
until three of the children had been so
burned that identification was impossible.
Baby Susie was also dead. but the crib had
projected the body somewhat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
THE" ALIENS AGENT.
Falk and Jerome Before the Grand
Jury.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 5-Albert ]. Falk
the confidential agent of 1.-The" Allen, who
has long been identified with the pool-room
business, went before the grand jury today
and it was expected that he would tell a
good deal about the running of pool rooms
and particularly of the compact that is said
to exist between the gambler on the one
side and some police officers and politicians
on the other. District Attorney Jerome
went into the grand jury room with Falk,
and it was believed that the jurors would
hear the details Of the conversation the dis
trict attorney had with Falk in Mr.. Jerome s
house In Rutgers street on Monday night.
The district attorney had with him lot
of letters and other documents taken by
men from his office In a raid on The
Aliens home in West Sth street week ago.
In some of the letters. which were written
by Falk to Allen, who was then at his
country place in Bayside, Long Island, Fak
is said to have referred to police officers Id
policemen who were connected with the
pool-room interests. One of the policemen
was said to be an inspector who was at one
time in command of the district on the
lower west side where The Aliens pool
room was run. 1t was said today that, while
the name of the inspector was mentioned,
there was little in the hands of the district
attorney at the present time to bring
charges of pool-room graft directly home to
him.
Several other witnesses most of them
employees of pool room proprietors, were
also summoned to appear before the grand
jury today
Falk was subpoenaed yesterday after he
had midnight conference with District At
torney Jerome, at which, 1t Is understood.
the pool room man explained the DISPOSE
ton of graft by the pool room interests
pretty thoroughly.
It-was said that he might not have told
all Mr.. Jerome wanted to know when Falk
and The" Allen were at the district at
torney's office and talked with Mr.. Jerome
last week. FAX is said to have shielded
some men at that time. At any rate, Falk s
midnight story was of such nature that
T. Mr.. Jerome was anxious for him to repeat
! 1t to the grand jury. Falk is precluded
from punishment or indictment by the
grand jury for anything he might say to
| incriminate himself. The Bowling law pro-
vides for that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
Colored Church Work,

The African Methodist Episcopaf Minis
terial Association of the District of Column
bia opened new place of worship last Sun
day in room 5 in True Reformers' Hall.
Services are to be held there Sunday even
ings beginning at 73O o'clock. Rev. E. H.
Hunter will conduct the services. A church
organization will be effected as soon as a
sufficient number of members are secured.
The new church is to be erected In the eX-
IRENE northern section Of the city.
An A. NJ. E. Church extension society
has been established to do practical work
in the suburbs of the city, where the popu-
iation is rapidly increasing. The members
Of the association are Rev. P. j. Jordan,
president; John Hammond, secretary; w
r. Arnold, Charles Bourne, w. w. Durham
L. NJ. Beckett, ]. 0. Gusts, w. H. Coston,
w. H Hunter, w. D. Naylor, ]. P. Powell
E. Q. Plummer, D. P. Seaton, o. ]. w.
Scott J. N. Still, F. A. Seaton, E. E. Tyler
C. H. Young, ]. w. Norris, p E. and E. II.
Hunter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-05
MARYLAND TOBACCO.
Grocers' Association Perfecting Plans
for Controlling Market

COLLEGE PARK, Md. December 3.-The
annual meeting of the Tobacco Growers
Association of Maryland held at the
Maryland Agricultural College yesterday
and was attended by representative grow
ers from all the tobacco growing counties
of the state. Considerable satisfaction was
expressed as the result of the excellent
work accomplished in the interests of the
growers. The feature of the meeting was
the annual address by President William
A. Walker. He spoke encouragngly of the
future.
perhaps the most notable achievement
attained by our association, except that of
price making he said, lis the appropria
ton of $4,000 by our last legislature for
the improvement of the Maryland tobacco
industry and the finding of new markets
for the Maryland product. The most in
teresting feature of this measure is the eS-
tablishment of the right of the planters of
Maryland to a controlling influence in the
tobacco fund from which this $4,000 was
drawn. 1 would suggest that the Mary
land planters should take a more lively in
terest and have their tobacco inspected
where the net proceeds will be acceptable
to themselves, and, in fact, l hope the day
is not far distant when these warehouses,
bought and paid for by a tax on our to-
bacco, will be under the control of the
planters.
There are two plans under considera-
ton for the coming year-the controlling
of the market absolutely, and controlling
the market in part only. l approve a plan
for controlling the market absolutely. Let
me suggest that this association will not
have done it's full duty toward it's MEM
berS and fellow planters, nor can it ever
hope to attain the complete success it
should, until it shall not only grade and
price, but sell the product, and until we as
association do this, we should not eX-
pect the complete success that should be
ours
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: w. A. Walker of Mount Airy presi-
dent, John II. Drury of Calvert county
treasurer and Franklin Weems, secretary.
Langdon S. Day, w. A. Walker and T. A.
Watkins were chosen upper country repre-
sentatives, including the counties of Car
roll, Frederick, Washington and Howard.
These gentlemen, with E. E. Berry of
Prince George county, N. J. Frerer of
Charles county, George T. Hutchins of St.
Mary county, John Parran of Calvert
county and w. F. CLANCY of Anne Arundel
county constitute the board of directors of
the association.
A resolution was passed pressing upon
the commissioners appointed by the last
legislature the importance of repairing
thoroughly the tobacco warehouses, claim
ing that these institutions We're built by
the tobacco growers money and that the
money to the credit of the tobacco fund in
the treasury should be expended for their
benefit in keeping up their warehouses.