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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
CHICAGO TO RAT|FY
CONFERENCE ACTION
Some Surprise, but Not Much, at
Attitude of the
Badgers.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Chicago, Dec. l5.-It is believed at
the Midway that the University of Chi
cago senate will ratify the changes in
the reforms suggested two weeks ago
by the big nine conference, but act IN
may be deferred until next month. Inc
board of control is practically certain
to suggest the ratification of the new
rules to the senate.
The maroon rooters believe the rules
will pass, altho one or more schools be-
sides Wisconsin may object. A two
thirds vote will carry them, when they
will become binding upon all schools
which remain in the conference. Wis
consin s action in voting down the rules
was expected at the Midway, as the
Madison school was one of the "stand
patters' at the conference. -
Wisconsin s action caused comment,
however, as the cardinals were the orig
having urged it several years ago,
according to a member Of the big
nine body. 1t was expected by some
that they would be willing to concede
point or SO toward opening up the
''puritv' regulations, when all the
other schools had seconded their per-
sistent demands for reform.
Wreck Team Plans.
Coach Hugo Friend of the Chicago
track team intends to get the jump on
his rivals by setting his candidates to
work a week and half ahead of the
traditional of the winter training per-
iod The old Midway star is out to
make a record during Coach Stage 8
absence anf has notified his men IS
start to work Immediately after the
university team examinations the first
of this week, instead of waiting until
after the Christmas vacation.
Altho Coach Stage will not be on
hand, maroon track stock is going up as
the season comes on. Friend made a
good showing last year, when he took
the directors place, and the maroons
have the greatest confidence in him.
He hopes to start the indoor schedule
with rush, and believes the pracSee
gained before New Years will give his
men big advantage in point of condi-
ton.
The coaching system at the Midway
will be much the same as in previous
seasons when Stage has been absent.
The "grads' and veterans have prom
ised Friend their active support, and
they will assist him in trying for the
event.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

How the French Driver Defeated
Records and New York
Photographers = ~

When the Empire State express was
first put on photographers had some
difficulty in catching the flyer, owing
to not having shutters fast enough for
the purpose. The new train caused the
camera material makers to invent new
and more speedy shutters for fast
moving objects. When the races in
Florida on the now famous Ormond
Daytona beach were first given and
w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., scored the low
est record of 80 seconds for the mile,
the camera men were again beaten,
as they had not been used to focusing
and catching something that moved
almost twice as fast as the Empire
State express. -
Last winter when Victor Demogoet
Of France drove his 200 horsepower
racer two miles in So As seconds and
Marriott his steamer. in -2871-5 seconds
for the mile, camera men "went up
In the air. to use an everyday ex-
preston. The camera was beaten and
one of the. most expert photographers
made the picture of Demogoet which is
produced on this page. Catching the
moving object at better than two miles
a minute is no easy matter, as it is
the record in speed over everything
else in the world. The camera men will
therefore be equipped with cameras
for the coming tournament on the
Ormond- Daytona beach next January
that will not need any focusing and
will have a shutter equal to the speed
of twenty five II; seconds to the mile,
which time it is expected will be done
by the speed-makers this winter. y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
HART TO t MAKE A /.
GREAT CONCESSION
Kentucky Gentleman Offers to
Fight Big Colored Boxer to
= ~. y, 81. Finish. ... 81.

Louisville, KY, Dec 15.-Unable to
secure. bouts, Marvin Hart''s manager
today announced that he stood ready
to make a match to finish with Jack
Johnson. the colored heavyweight:
:, Hart secured the decision over John-
son in a twenty-round bout at San
Francisco nearly two years ago. Since
that time Hart won the heavyweight
Championship, a finish fight with Jack
Root at Reno, New, and lost the title
to Tommy Burns at Los Angeles last
spring. = s.
Hart g willingness to fight johnson
to finish will come as big, surprise
to fight followers, as it is we'll known
the Kentuckian has not much use for
Johnson's race.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
BIG CHANGE COMING
IN iowa LEAGUE
Clinton May Drop Out to Make
-. Room for an Illinois
-r-.,.... Town, 80.
Special to The Journal.

Burlington, Iowa, Dec. 15.-CInton
has: decided that it has had enough Of
released r This information nAe was 50 re- e
ceived in an official communication.
President Peckham favors the admis-
sion of Jacksonville, ILL.,, to take Clin-
Clinton's decision to quit the Iowa
league is not surprising, as it has been
known for several months that it would
probably withdraw. The city expressed
q strong desire to 60 into the F'Three
To- league. The fThree T. league can
have Clinton for the modest sum of
professional baseball for the drafting
by major league of the territory of
minor league. " p. -.
..-,. Three Interested.
Whether or not the "Three T. people
remains to be seen. It is possible that
in their anxiety to give Jacksonville
berth the Iowa league magnates will
be willing to give the Clinton territory
away to get rid Of it, and to make
room for Jacksonville. Jacksonville is
a city that will fit in well with the new
organization of the Iowa league. It is
its attendance being of the highest.
Its fans are enthusiastically anxious
to come into this league, and the elm
nation of Clinton will furnish the op-
portunity: The directors of the
'kity' league will hold their annual
Danville and Jacksonville will ask. for
and insist on their releases. Danville
may not go into the fThree IT, league,
as suggested, yet it is stated it will not
have any more of. the. K. I. T baseball.
Jacksonville probably will be given
room in the Iowa league. 49,
l. The meeting of the league in Ottum-
wa in January, will settle great, many
cult will be made Of. It is likely the
other cities Of the league. with the
possible exception Of Clinton, will re-
tain positions on the circuit.
Reports indicate that there Is an in
dication to keep up the good record Of
the league and that preparations for
way. Oskaloosa has held tbs annua;
meeting and reelected it's old officers
With the exception of Burlington, Os-
kaloosa stood highest in point Of at
tendance. sKeokuk, too, is making i'm
portant preparations. It has secured
what will probably be the freak bat
terry Of the league. 4 new pitcher has
inches tall. He will pitch to little Billy
Ryan, the smallest catcher in the
| league. Several other good men are
being negotiated with as prospective
players. " ~ ~. :. = .-..-..c
Burlington is doing little in the way
| of organization. The matter of the To-
| cal club is in the hands of its man
| ager and owner, E. E. Egan. He is
quietly planning for another cham
pionship team. One new man, named
| Orient, has been signed. Egan is out
! in the baseball field looking up good
material. The scare about Ottunwa
being PROSTATE. has passed. The fans
will come to time with all the funds
| needed when called upon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
TOMMY C0RCORAN IS Il
SOLD TO THE GIANTS
John McGraw Requested the Pur-
chase of the Old Cincin-
natl shortstop. :.
Special to Tho Journal.

!. Chicago, Dec. 15.-Tommy Corcoran is
to play with New York 8 baseball club
next season. His contract, has. been
purchased by John T. Brush from Gin
cinnati at John McGraw's request.
This gives McGraw two shortstops,
both veterans and both men who have
about played their string, according to
the critics. Of the two men Bill Dahlen
is regarded as the stronger and the
more seryiceable to a. team like New
York. If McGraw figures the same
way, fans think he is planning to use
either <Corcoran or Dahlen at second
base. Dahlen has played, base, and
with his natural ability ito move over
Il rak ana pe1
ground, the chances are, he might be
considered the more likely man to re-
place slow-moving Billy Gilbert. An
other argument advanced is that Nc
Graw has a chance to make a good
deal with some team which wants man
like Dah1en to smooth out the infeld. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
BADGER HONORED
BY GEORGETOWN

Washington, Dec ll5.-At the semi
annual meeting Of the Georgetown Ath-
letic association held yesterday George
c. butcher, law '0S, of Appleton, Wis,
formerly Of Marquette college Of Mil
waukee, was unanimously elected cap
tain Of the "blue and grey" eleven for
1907. butcher has played a star game
for Georgetown for the last two years,
and his election is received with great
satisfaction as he is popular both with
the team and the student body. He
has proved himself to be terrific line
p!unger and no team was able to hold
him this year. He is lightning fast
and this, together with the reckless
manner in which he assails an oppo-
nent's line. has given him recognition
as one Of the greatest line plungers in
the south. 80 No. :"
In addition to this the plucky full
back is the bulwark of the defensive
strength Of the team, and he is the
unanimous choice Of the authorities for
the all-south Atlantic team, while 9TH
ers have picked him for the all-south-
ern.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

LONG DISTANCE TOURS
ARE COMING BACK

AS a sign of the times it is to be
noted that no less than three Amer
leans are in public print, with letters
detailing their experience: on wheels
abroad. Two of them have planned a
tour around the world, while the third
is just now. writing on how England
looks from the top of bicycle. How
ever, this last writer is non committa],
and may decide to girdle the globe
A fourth rider, Karl Kron, should be
mentioned in the same connection. Not
satisfied with having gone around the
world, and with 10000 miles of riding
already to his credit, he was pedaling
thru Pennsylvania last week, attract
ing the usual, amount of attention with
his high wheel and white costume.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
INDOOR LEAGUE
MAGNATES' MEETING

A meeting of the proposed City In.
Arcade alleys today at 2 pm. All bust
ness preparatory to starting the season
will be finished and committees on rules
and schedule appointed. The teams in
the league are as follows: Lunds, Blatz,
Holtzermanns, Palace, Tonys, .Ascen.
sions, North Minneapolis and Jakes.
Suitable halls have been secured and
schedule lasting till about the first
ALREADY attpact IT, eonsder
able attention and MANY crack players
from out of the city will be seen on
the various teams. The Palace team
will be very strong as will the Lund
team, but on the whole all the teams
will be more evenly matched than were
the teams last year. The meeting this
afternoon is open to the managers only.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
GOPHERS AND PEGGERS
IN BRIDGE BATTLE
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 15.-Local and
Minneapolis bridge players began their
first game of a series at 9 o'clock to-
night and from present indications the
play will 90 on until far into the morn
ing. Following is a list of the contest
ants:
Winnipeg-G. F. Gait NJ. Aldos, DR.. Field,
A. r. Hargraft.
alinneapolis-C. H. Hood, F. whallen,, W. A.
Kerr, w. T. Fraser.
Winnipeg-J. Calf w. E. Macars, w. Wealth
erbone. +. o. Fowler.
Mnnen polis-E. G. Warner Mr.. Gikey. ex-
Governor Nelson, George Bagley.
Winnipeg-Captan Ramsey. A. Henderson, Fl.
A. Mcdonald. f. l.. Patton.
Mnneapolis-John Pillsbury, H. Heffelfnger,
Charles Pillsbury. George Christian.
Winnipeg. Bottrell, G. Farnum, S. P.
Clark. G. McTavish.
Observation-Disclosures Marshall, Horace Lowry.
George Peavey, DR.. POrteous.
winnipeg-R. Rogers, A. D. Mclean. F. L.
Peters. A. Caruthers
Minneapols-A. L.. Corse, Walter Thomas, A.
Cobb, G.. Iangdon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
MOTOR CYCLES-.ON -.
RURAL MAIL ROUTES

The postoffce department has made
an important precedent by. granting
permission to two Indiana rural mail
carriers to. utilize motorcycles in: their
work. It is claimed, and has been dem
onstrated in some parts of the eoun-
try, that with motorcycles the deliver
les can be made in half a day over
routes that are now requiring a full
day with horse and cart. Automobiles
of a runabout type are already in use
in some sections, but it is claimed that
Indiana will see the first motorcycles
on rural routes. It is planned to make
two deliveries where only one is made
now. .~ " :&$H. e.. ,'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
B|DD| Nc HEAVILY
FOR 4 BIG BAT TIE
Western Clubs in a Fierce Rivalry
for Burns-O 'Brien
Go.

Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. Is. Tom
McCarey, manager of the Pacific Ath.
letic club, this afternoon raised his bid
Of $4,000 to 200 in order to secure
and Tommy Burns. After a confer
ence which lasted from early morning
until long after noon today, Manager
McCarey, Matchmaker Skinner of the
Rhyolite Athletic club, Jack O'Brien
and Tommy Burns, there was no def
mite agreement in regard to signing the
men.
The final result of the conference was
to hold McCarey's offer open for a
week, and unless raise is made by the
other parties in that time. the men will
fight before the local club
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
HUBBY MUST QUIT
BASEBALL FIELD
Special to The Journal.

Mexico, Mo-, Dec. 15.-Fred Glade,
the stag pitcher Of the, St. Louis Amer
lean league. team, will be married next
Wednesday as result Of a pledge to
his bride-to-be, that he will retire from
professional baseball Immediately; The ne
Miss Dixie Moore Husband, of Wood
bine, Iowa, was made here today by
Mrs. J. A. Swartwood, aunt Of 9 the
bride. The ceremony will be per
formed at the home Of Miss Husband.
She is musician, handsome and but p.
They have been sweethearts from
childhood, and engaged since her senior
year in the Grand Island, sNeb., sem
mary. g. }'.'1 ....,-, =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
LONG DISTANCE
RACE WAS AFAKE
FRANK WALLER TALKS
OF |! THE 1R|ckERY
Alleges that Walthour Had No
Chance to Regain Lost - !
-..> ~. - Lap. <
Special to The, Journal.

Special to The. Journal. T.,
New York, Dec. l5.-Frank Waller,
the - Flying Dutchman,' recognized as
the six.day champion bicycle rider of
the world, exposed today what he AYERS
to be the fraud Of the contest at Madi-
son Square Garden. Waller and his
partner, Miller, established the record
for the .six-day race in 1899. The race
was then conducted honestly. Follow
ing is Waller s story:
~ know that the alleged race which
has been held in Madison Square Gar
den this week has been the rankest
kind of fraud and swindle,> because
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

Race Ends in Storm Of Groans and Kisses
THE SCORE
First three teams, 2,2s2 miles 2
laps. +,
For Waithcut and RedeII; Breton
and SamueIson, 2,2e2 miles 1 lap.

Hardy Downing was tackled on Rutt $
rear wheel, riding high, his eyes COW
ering every other man on the track.
Sweeping around the Fourth avenue.
side. Matt DoWney jumped to the pole,
and for The, succeeding two laps held.
the leading position. At the beginning
of the fourth lap, Emile Georget came
from the rear and assumed the lead.
- Let Frenchnaan Pace. -. -
For three laps the field, well together
and riding free, let the Frenchman
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
MURPHY GETS THE
NATIONALS BEST
HANNUS WAGNER IS
SIGNED FOR THE CUBS
Great Shortstop Sold, but the
Price or Trade Has Been
Suppressed.

By Publishers Press.
Chicago, Dec. 15.-Hans Wagner of
the Pittsburg nine is to play next sea-
son in the outfeld Of the Chicago Ma
tional league club.
President Murphy has positively an
nounced that he has purchased him.
No other rumors are known. Wagner,
report says, has refused to play under
Fred Clarke, tho the two have been
friends for years and it was thru
Clarke that Wagner joined the Pitts
burg team.
1t is not known what players Pitts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

. The secretary bird is SO called because it has
upon its head feathers which suggest pen be-
hind the ear: Indigenous to South Africa it is
British subject now, and Is represented in the
London zoo.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16

The majority of the inhabitants of tAbyssinia
are of the Caucasian race and are well formed
and handsome. rs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-16
ROUGH PLAY IN
HIGH SCHOOL GAME

In the opening game of the Tri- City
High School Basketball league at the
high team defeated the South school
Lv i, score Of II to II
The game was scrappy affair thruout
and both teams resorted to rough play
ing at times. Gamelgard and Lee car
ried off honors for the North Siders
and Erickson, Solem and. Chelgard
starred for the visitors. The teams lined
up as follows: is s. 9I
North a1 Si South
Gamelgard -. &. left forward Brooks
Rebinsot. right forward ....... Flynn
Lauritzen. center Splem
Lee. y LETT guard Peterson
Sawyer -. i. i. fright guard :. =. Erickson
snbstitutes; OFT for Brooks, Chelgard Tor
Elynn. ssys as-S s. 45s5. - - 90
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-05
MINE HORROR.
Miners EntOmbed at
COaIdale, West Virginia.

BLUEFIELDS, w. Va, Jan. D.
Twenty-one miners in the Coaldale com
pany's shaft at Coaldale, w. Va, were
probably instantly killed by an eXplo
sion that has taken place there. There
were three white men and eighteen col
ored men antombed. and no hope is
held out that any of them escaped
death.
The explosion was of terrific force
and caused intense excitement through
out the surrounding country, many PEG
pie believing an earthquake had oc
Cured. The fans, mining cars and
most of the property used in the mines
are in ruins.
one body had been taken out. and II
is believed that every man in the mine
met instant death. The rescue work is
slow, and full details of the disaster
are not yet obtainable. The telegraph
facilities at Coaldale are limited, and
the wire is crowded.
The body of one of the miners has
been discovered some hundred feet
away from the mine entry so mutilated
THAT he is mrecogniZable. All hope of
recovering alive the entombed miners
has been shattered by the pouring forth
of gases from the different entries. If
the twcnty-One men We're not all killed
instantly by the explosion it is be
lieved that they must have succumbed
to the great accumulation of gas fol
lowing the explosion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-05
BUREAU CHIEF ACCUSED
John j. Merrill Charged With Fraud
in Reducing Assessments.

ALBANY, y. Y, Jan. 5-Charges
have been filed with State Comptroller
Otto Kelsey against John j. Merrill,
chief of the corporation tax bureau, al
leging that the state Il been defraud'
ed of hundreds of thousands of dollars
as a result of Merrilrs management OF
the office. 1t is charged that large cor
porations doing business in the state
and subject to taxation have been en-
abled through willful misconduct on
the part Of Merrill to escape payment
The charges are made by FRANK
White, a corporation lawyer ana lax
expert, with offices in this city and New
York. He alleges that Merrill maze
large reductions in corporation asSesSV
ments upon applications of Charles N
Kilmer of New York, whom Merrill
succeeded as tax clerk in May, 1884.
Kilmer was removed as corporation tax
clerk by Comptroller Roberts OIL charges
similar to those now brought against
Merrill.
The corporations which Mr.. White al
leges were favored ny Merrill are the
American Tobacco company, American
Cigar company. Betting and Packing
company, Limited; Globe School Book
company. National Casket company,
Warehouse and Storage company, Wa
terbury Rubber company, Metropolitan
Opera and Real Estate company and
fifteen other large corporations.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-05
NEW RULE IN
CORRIDORS
Public Must Send Cards If They
Want to See Congressman at
Capitol Jersey Gossip.
(From the NEWS Correspondent

(FroD1 the NEWS CoTreSpondeht.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5:-Repre-
septatives Wood and VanWinkle
were surprised yesterday when it was
found new rules had been adopted
for the governing of the corridors OF
the capitol. Heretofore the corri-
doris have been open to the public.
HencefOrth visitors wishing to see
congressman must send cards in by
the main or north door. Newspaper
men will be allowed to have access to
the east and west doors and former
ly, but the general public has been
shut out from these doors. There
was much confusion yesterday when
the enforcement of the new rule wa
begun, and it kept several capitol
policemen busy to handle the crowd.
Cost OF Removing Wrecks.
For the removal of wrecks in some
of the waterways of New Jersey the
federal government expended 81
1904. VanSant and Boehm, of
Atlantic City, removed the wreck of
the sloop Constitution from Maurice
river and received $419.51 for the
work. The same firm removed the
wrecked coal barge Carrie from Lit
tie Egg Harbor for $1,630.69; and
the schooner RebeCca NJ. Smith from
the outer shoal of Little Egg Harbor
Inlet for which $1,161.22 was paid,
G. n. VanSant. of Atlantic City,
removed the wreck of the schooner
Ann Virginia from the Cohansey
river and received $343.07 for the
work done. Charles n. Johnson re-
moved the wrecks of the steamer
Ranald and the schooners A. l.. Lee
and Rival off AbseCon Inlet and was
paid $616.45.
An attack is made upon John w.
Hayes, of the Knights of Labor, for
merly of New Brunswick, by Truth,
Il weekly paper published in this
city 1t alleges that he has done
much to disrupt the order and to
bring organized labor into disrepute
through the country.
The Comptroller of the Currency,
in a printed statement just issued,
shows that twenty-four banks with a
capital of $4,000 or less were or
ganized between March IA, 1900, and
December 81, 1905. with a total cap
ital of $630,000; and seventeen
banks with a total capital of $1,225,-
900; making an aggregate of forty
one banks with $1,S55,0 600 capital.
The post Office department an
nounces the appointment of George
Hildabrant as carrier on rural deliv-
cry route to start from Califon Jan
uary Is, 1906, and Carlin l.. Crater
as substitute; and Joseph f. Bulman
as carrier on route from Oakland,
with Garrett p. Garretson as the sub
stitute carrier.
Mrs. William H. Wiley, wife of
Representative Wiley, will be at
home at the Highlands on the first
and second Tuesdays of each month.
l.. E. Brace, Of Princeton, is regis
tered at the Arlington Hotel.