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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-03-09
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
NEW YORK A. c. LADIES' DAY.
Big Crowd OF Women See Boxing, FcncIng
and swimming Events.

II was ladies' day at the New York A. c..
and all dav long the big hOuse at Central
Park South was crowded with gayly alfred
hocks Of the fair sex. A varied entertaiD~
ment had been provided for their mi se-
m"nt. The knights OF the rapler showed
them how men handle the A. shing steel in
several smart fencing bouts. Prof. Mike
Donovan aud "a few Of his pupils exhibited
the b II points Of the manly art. and II pleas ed
the fair ones 10 -ce the men pummel each other
around the floor.
The events in the natatOrhlm caused lots
Of merrimrnt. Jim Msnck, with a start Of
~ seconds. won the lOo yard handicap from
Naething, On the. same mark. and Tuben-
bach With u seconds. was third. The time was
minute ~ seconds. The hfty yards hurdle
race in which the swimmers had their bodies
to the neck Pncascd IN sacks was won By
Joe Rudy, with Mnnley second and Good
win third G. VI. Daniels figured IN q relay
race, but the contest was declared on. as the
competitors nearly all beat the starr and did
NOT wait for their rein Va to finish. The nlting
contest was very interesting. especially the
1nnl tu sale between Joe spence and q. d,
Trrbenbach in which the former succeeded
in unhorsing his opponent. The nlters wsts
aatride Of barrels which were fitted. with
Imitation horses. necks and heads. and they
cut a truly ludicrous Appearances As bAAE
' noated IN shN tank -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
j. :. BACHE THROHN FROM AUTO.
BanE~ Runs His Gar into n Truck HI
Hurts Not serious.

Jules ). Bache, the banker of ~ road
way, was thrown from his automobile and
received a scalp wound early yesterday
afternoon as a result of a collision between
the machine and a brick truck while Mr..
Racine was driving the car up Broadway
near 1s5th street.
In the car with Mr.. Bache we're two
friends and the driver, TIL driver was
sitting in the front seat with the banker,
who was operating the car. Mr.. Bache
turned sharply out from behind a north
bound Kingsbridge trolley car and crashed
into the truck. which had turned out from
~ front Of the car.
The force Of the collision caused both Mr..
Rache and his driver to be thrown out. Mr..
Bache landed on his head. The driver was
pitched heldlong and sustained a liberation
II the right eye.
Policeman Hess Of the West 152d street
ststion ran up and summoned an ambu-
lsnc, from the Washington Heights Hos
rital, but MIR. Bache refused to be attenlied
by the surgeon, and, summoning another
auto, was Caken TO hio home.
At the bankers residence, s East SiGJy-
seventh street, il was said last night that
Mr.. Bache was not seriously injured and
would be able TO attend to Business on
,londay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

hardy ones being Clark Of ASstEsiIs' RSS,t of q
had a big lead when the gun sounded for the
the buncA u W 'i % the the Be \ very ssssiiyi
Vanderstuyft. Mac Donald and Coney all
stopped riding before the end Of the race
the beginning Of the last lap, put Moran
Logan end, Dow ming QUE OF the race and
sDSfEie S.d Edd lie . sSst hiS Ss1Pf from a Iu nn e nsf INTO 9
judges for the last time FoEler. led, followed
named. with Root coasting along yards be.
Pssse sr SO'S Il. ESsIss and !. a siS Si.t 81 e: A..
man defeating the Australian by a foot.
Bobby Walthour evidently has lost none OF
ceived a great ovation when he appeared for
his ten mile motor paced match against Paul
Guignard. holder ? fthe worlds hour record OF
as pacemaker on q two cylindered machine.
and Charles T4ryilie paced the arsrcn sm
t hne vi sstng G aScu nSo se es 70 20 r. Eh ' Outdoors
steadily The. arst time Wsithour passed
Walthour passed him again very quickly for
"a sRSproy vi y irffPPt s ISt - W ,ss Ss%a. SlT .Ss
he inalIy defeated his opponent BY half q
dozen laps-more than half D mile.
The results OF last nights races follow.
Quarter mile National Cycling Association ANA
ieur championship-Won by James lanes. Roy W.
Y: vandsnDries New York Athletic olu6. second;
Michael Ferrsri. Bsyview Wheelmen. third Time,
Five mile motor paced match between Floyd
Mcfarland, San Jose, and Hugh MscLean. Chelsea
Mass., won by MscLesn. Time. 8 minutes 4 l.
seconds.
Motor cycle match, one mile heats, between
Fred c. Hoyt, Bridgeport and Jake De Roster,
Springfield. First hsat won BY De RoeieI Time
Time, I minute 81 Is seconds. Third heat and match
won by Hoyt. Time, l minute ~ 5 seconds.
Ton Mns international ProfesSonalOpen-Wos
~ Walter Rutt, Germany; A. J. Clark. Australia
second; joe Folger. Brooklyn. third: Louis z;
seconds. Leader most lsps-Jsmes Y. Moran,
Chelsea, Mass, 30 laps.
One Mile Observation-Disclosures by William
Gercer, Bronx, 1856 yards;'L. J. WointH, New Yorh
Athletic Club, 80 yards, second, Martin Kessler
New York, Is yards. third. Time. : minutes s Il
seconds.
Ten mile motor paced match between Pau
Guirnard, Paris, France, and Robby Walthour
Atlanta. a.-Wo by Walthour by Q laps Time
10 minutes tel5 seconds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
SCHOOLSHIP OUT OF DATE.
81. Mary's Alumni Speak Up for Steam
and Electricity.

and Electricity.
The alumni association of the New York
nautical school st. Mary's assembled last
night on the gun deck of the old wooden
craft, snapped yarns. exchanged guilds
and declared that the ancient square rig
ger, built in the city OF Washington in
1S44, was not -a-fttin' and a-suitln' Tor
the lads Of the metropolis. -.
They said in substance that this was the
age Of electricity and twin screws and
that the boys ought to have a modern YES
sci TO learn modern lessons aboard. They
might as well send them to sea on a cara
vel Of Columbus a. on the old st. Mary's,
propelled by sail alone.
The weather beaten bos'n Of the ST.
Mary's, William Drylich, went through
the formality of piping all hands to grog-.
or whatever it was-and all hands talked
in the old fashioned cheerful way to the
inevitable toasts Of -Sweethearts and
Wives" The Old Fashioned Sailor" Our
Country 4,
among the speakers were j. Hatzel, Com
mander G. c. Hanus of the st. Mary's, Rich
ard B. Aldcroft, Jr., Congressman Olcou,
Charles p. Norman, Capt. W. G.. Shack
ford and Commander Adams.
MIR. Olcott advocated the substitution
of the wooden cruiser Hartford for the st.
Mary's, a proposition that has been frowned
upon by those in governmental power for
sentimental reasons. He said he believed
the President might be persuaded to recog-
nize the necessity Of having a ship pro
PEELED by both steam and sail, in which
modem electrical appliances are used, for
| the use of the boys Of New York ambitious
10 learn their marine primers. All hands
Endorsed the views of Mr.. Olcott before
they we're piped dow by the bosrn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
POLICEMAN Walks INTO SHAFT
Finds q Door Open and Falls Twelve Feet
Likely TO Die.

While trying the doors or his post on
Vestry street last night Policeman Louis T.
Racine OF the Leonard street station dis
covered that the door at 10 Vestry street,
occupied by. the Morris Plate Glass Com
nanv was unlocked. Thinking it was a
hall door, he stepped inside. He landed
twelve feet below, having stepped into an
open freight elevator shaft.
Racine's side partner, Tracy, who covers
the adjoining post, was on the corner below
when Racine went into the building. When
Racine failed to reappear Tracy went to
investigate. He found Racine lying I'M
conscious at the bottom OF the shaft. DIR:
Burrows came from Hudson street hospital
in a hurry on Tracy's and o
Racine to the hospital. D.,
An examination showed that Racine had
sustained a fractured skull. At a late hour
last night he was still unconscious: DIR,
Burrows said there was but slight chance
for his recovery. He has been on the force
only three years, is 81 years old and lives
at las West Tenth street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
WE'D AND DIDN'T TELL MOTHER.
Absent indedness Of q Chum Reveals the
Brides secret.


A parcel sent c. o. d. from a downtown
DEPARTMENT store and delivered at POS
West ll7th. street late on Friday afternoon
puzzled Mrs. Baker, who lives at that and
dress and who received the parcel. 1t was
addressed to Mrs. H. Reed jackson.
Mrs. Baker told the delivery man that
no Mrs. H. Reed jackson Lived there, but
she remembered that n young man named
jackson has often called at the house TO see
her seventeen-year-old daughter, Edna
Margaret Baker. The daughter was sum-
moned. She bIushed, cried and then ex
nlained il. all to her mother.
The girl Was OF a party that went
10 Midland Beach on August6 8. In the after
Miss Baker and jackson slipped away from
the. others and started on q parson hunt.
After visiting Ave churches h were
tenn or lily ~parsonless the young couple
foNnd In Stapleton the Rev. A. Krause OF
the German Evangelical Lutheran Church
and he married them.
Mrs. jackson went home to live with her
mother. but she let the secret out 10 a girl
chum.. The chum had occasion TO q down
town on a shopping o Friday and told
Mrs, jackson where she was bound. The
bride wanted something purchased and
asked TO have il sent to the l47th street
address C. o. D. The chum declares that
she gave the name Mrs. II. Reed j ackson
in a period Of observation-disclosures n had
no idea of letting the secret out.
Mrs. Jackson Is a grandniece OF DAME
Webster. Her husband is in the real estate
business. 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
PRESIDENT SENDS GOOD WISHES
And a Photograph Of the White House TO
Dewitt Fife and Drum Corps Fair.

MIDDLErowN, N. Y, Dec. s.-Presiden
Roosevelt has ent a photograph of the
White House with the following inscription
to the manager of the Dewitt Fife and Drum
Corps fair. which is TO he held next week:
with good wishes for the success Of the
fair. From Theodore Roosevelt
When President Roosevelt was a candi-
date for Vice-President he visited this city.
and ~ he was being driven through the
principal street the horses attached TO his
carriage knocked dow a boy. The Presi-
dent took the boy, whose name is Samuel
Curran, into his carriage and presented
him with a rabbits foot which he had in
his pocket, telling the boy that it would
bring him good luck. The boy kept the
rabbit's foot Inc has prospered. He is
now a member of the drum corps and his
companions wanted him TO give his rabbits
foot to the fair to be rattted for, but he
refused. One OF the members then wrote
20 the President detailing the circumstance
and the photograph OF the White House
with the Presidents autograph VA the
result
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
MARRIED. BEFoRE OPERATION.
The bridegroom VIII d q Cripple for Life
II He Receivers.

II He Receivers.
James Watt Drysdale of lis Busch street,
Brooklyn, an iron worker, who has been In
Bellevue Hospital since last Thursday
awaiting an operation which was made
necessary by an injury to his spine, was
married last night just before the operation
to Miss Christine Fraze tombstone OF i2s
Busch street. The marriage took place
in the hospital ward while the surgeons were
preparing the operating table.
Last Thursday Drysdale was at work
for Post and McCord on a building In course
Of construction at Thirty-sixth street and
Seventh avenue and fell eleven stories.
He was taken to Bellevue n the doctors
decided that IL his life was to be saved a
very delicate operation would be necessary.
They held u no false hopes to Drysdals, but
told him that even IL the operation was
successful he would have to lie in a plaster
cast for at least a year n would always
be paralyzed from the waist down.
Miss tombstone, whose family came over
with. Drysdale's from Scotland five years
ago, and who had been engaged to Drysdale
for five months, has been IN constant at
tendance at his bedside. Miss tombstone
and Drysdale were to have been married
next week, and when she learned OF the
danger of the operation she declared that
she would marry him at once. =,
Drysdale objected, saying that he would
never be able to work again and that he
would always he a helpless burden. Miss
tombstone said that she realized everything,
hut that she was determined to marry him
Tn Rev. Mr.. Smith OF St. Pauls Methodist
Church in Sullivan street, Brooklyn, was
called in to perform he ceremony.
Immediately after the marriage Drysdale
was taken to the operating room. The
operation was successful.
As a wedding present Assistant Super
intendent Richard Of the hospital gave
Mrs. Drysdale special visiting privileges.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
THE PULAJANES VICTIMS.
OmcIal List Of Dead and wounded I'm Fight
on La PaZ.

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-The War Depart
ment has received confirmation Of the
engagement neal La Paz, Leyte, p. l.,
between the Eighth Infantry and Pulajane
tolomen. The official figures are five
Americans dead and eight wounded, several
of them severely; thirty Pulajanes were
killed. The report comes from Major
Gen. Wood, commanding in the Philip
pinee.
The killed are: First Sergeant Clark,
NeTgt. James Provan, Privatee, Dafferin,
Hldley, Keogh.
The wounded are Corporal Weld, both
arms, severe; Private McHenry, wounded in
crest. serious; Edge. right eye, Sc ere;
Wakefield, wounded in thigh. serious; Arm
strong, wounded in leg above knee, slight;
Bremen, wounded in arm, slight; Heron,
Wounded in thigh, slight; Hoist Richardson,
wounded in leg above knee, slight. All the
wounded are doing well.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
LACKAWANNA TROUBLES END.
ement and .Firemen Reach an Ami
able Settlement.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. s.-The differences
between the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Firemen on the Laekawanna Railway have
been amicably adjusted.
A settlement was reached at a conference
between the grievance COMMITTEES Of the
men and Supt. Fitzpatrick Of the motive
power and machinery department.
The agreement gives the men a 10 per
cent increase in wages, a ten hour day and
better conditions, effective January 1, next,
and to remain in force for one year.
This brings to a satisfactory conclusion
practically all the labor troubles on the
L~ackawanna system.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

The Manhattan College Basketball team
was defeated last night by the New York
University Law School team by the score
OF 70 to is in tho opening game Of the int err
collegiate season at the Twenty-second
Regiment ArmOry.
New York was first to score, steinhart
doing the trick on a free throw. Miller made
a sensational goal from the field aminuts
later and put Manhattan in the lead. But
on the next tossup Law School regained
the lead and held IL ell the end OF the game.
Repeated foulinR on both sides marred the
contest. Miller's defensive work for Man
haitian was the feature OF the game.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
smoker nc the Lotos Club.

The Lotos Club held its first mok Of
the season last night. Victor Gillian, the
cartoonist, amused the members with his
portrayals oil prominent men and j.. Howard
Cowperthwaite talked on his travels, show
lng views taken on the trip. Songs by
Harry H. McCloskey and Frederick Weld.
a 'pianologue" by Frank Lincoln and sleight
Of hand Entertainment by Brainard Phillip
son completed the programme.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
DUMPED OFT OF HIS CAB.
Passenger Escapes Driver Hurt Motor
man Who Caused Trouble Arrested.

While William r. H, Martin Of ia East
Thirty-sixth street, a clothing merchant in
business at $40 Broadway. was hurrying
20 the Grand Central Station early last
evening the cab in which he was riding was
struck by a southbound Madison Avenue
car at Forty-second street and Vanderbilt
avenue.
I The cab was bowled over and Mr.. Martin
rolled out unhurt, but very dirty. John
Black, the driver, Of 4p7 Seventh avenue,
wasn't as lucky. He struck on his head
and has a possible conclusion OF the brain
beside s a fine collection of bruises. Black
was taken TO Bellevue Hospital. Patrick
Crowley OF 7AS Ninth avenue. the motor
man Of the car. was locked UP in the East
Fifty-lrst street police station. Mr.. Martin
gave up his trip and vent TO the station
house to make the complaint against the
motor1nAn. 10 promised % be n.Seours
n the moruias. &6~N "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
MOOdy's Nomination to he Confirmed
Monday.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-The Senate Com
mites on Judiciary will on Monday report
ravorably the nomination Of At~torney-Gen-
eral Moody to be Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court, and the Senate win proba-
bly, confirm the nomination the same day.
The confirmation Of the Cabinet nomina-
lions viii follow promptly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
Dartmouth Basketball Team wins Easily

HANOVER, N. H.. Dec. s.-Dartmouth easily
defeated Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nology at basketball tonight in the Bissel
gymnasium by the score Of 81 too Lang's
DlayinR was n feature.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
Commerce High school Basketball Team
wins.

played in the Hefiey gymnasium last night.
The score was az to 81. Capt, Loesch, Brod-
head and Mellen did the best work Tor the
Commerce team.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

n soor cher speeds PAST him he drops the
si9naI which Is the one. to his fellows at the
other end Of the quarter mile to start their
watches.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

Word has reached this country from abroa d
that the race for touring c~ars-Concours de
Regularite-between Paris and Monte Carlo.
which began In Paris on Novemoer 20, was
house oars won the FIRST and second prizes,
the second car coming in ave minutes behind
the drst. The race. started with forty-one
cars contesting and by 3 o'clock On Wednes-
day afternoon ten machines had finished.
The contest was conducted along much the
conditions being that no car was allowed 10
make an average run OF less than twenty
three m lies an hour, and. another, that the
atari last on the succeeding day. In spite OF
this handicap, the winning cars finished first
and second on each of the eight days of the
race.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09

In the second seml-TDat tne STARTERS WeTe
Mic ha d Ferrari OF. the Bayview Wheelmen.
W. .v~andenDries Of the New York Athletic
Club and, Jacob Magin Of the National Turn
Verein Wheelmen. Watson J. kluczok OF the
Roy Wheelmen had qualified but did not
show for the semi-tinal in time to ride. Fer
rari won from NandenDries by less than a
Hoyt had the pole in the second heat Of the
one mile motor cycle match and led during
the entlre race. though Deh97igr 1reM w
heat by a length in l minute 81 LIS seconds.
Zanes had the pole in, the final heat Of me
quarter mile amateur championship, FerrMi
being next, then Cameron with Vanden-
Dries on the outside. VandenDIies beat the
gun Just enough 80 that he was able TO SECURE
the lead, with Zanes at his heels. followed by
Ferrari, while Cameron tralled along in last
position. Zanes took the lead away from
| CAMERON managed TO squeeze by Ferrari and
vsndenDries on rhe pole and started TO ride
around Zsnes just before they started on
just as they we're side by side they collided.
and Cameron tumbled from his bicycle.
Zanes then went on and won from Eanden-
Dries rather easily by a couple OF lengths
FerraTi being but a foot behind the New
York Athletic Club rider. Zanes's time was
W. T. Saunders was Floyd McFarland's
pacemaker In his five mile motor paced match
against Hugh MacHeen, who was Paced rd by
stretch, The tall Californian had rather the
test, bur he tired in the last mile, MacLear
winning by almost half a lap.
T~hirtv-one riders started In the tepmu'
international professional event. those in th'
first line being Root, DOwney and Foglei
OF America, Rutt OF Germany and Clark o.
Al australia, who had drawn for their place.
at the start, HOLSTER was. ont early with Z
broken chain, Pnnctures- disposed OF Mat
Downey and George Wiley very quickly
which also forced McFarland's early retire
ment, Pye Of Australia and Mcdonald o
New York were also victims OF pnncture
before the end ~ the third mile. Tho pac
was a hot one, as Moran; Root. Pye and Logan
took turns at hitting IL ~
Thirteen survivors, were all that were laf
TO begin the iast ave miles Of the race, tn
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
NTERST4TE MUDDLE.
Virginia Inuaded by 4rmed Posse of
Kentucky Officials.
ny Telegraph "a Tie Tril,Inc

n, t"y telegraph 20 TIE Tribune
c-'i-'iiAohd Va Aug. 1O-1he invasion of Lee
49, os4ly Va by a posse Of Kentucky officials,
A.. ne capture Of Frank Bail. the mountain
plefsdo =, charged with the murder of Jack
pi. "Ao recently escaped from the jail at
.''oh9- has caused complications Of a serious
azure between the two states.
p, p7il'F Swanson Of this state and Governor
a. 1-A'1'a Of Kentucky have been in conmunica-
va. va curing the Gay regarding the occurrence.
r.. el'cial action viii be taken ia rot yet
60. "a. "ent TO the home of relative in Lee
No. IL whose cabin he barricaded himself
.,o,.. -''a friends and defied arrest. The Ken
Il ~ officials, with posse Of ,niiitamen. sworn
!, SPECIAL deDuties. attacked the cabin taking
batue lasting an hour one man is
''.o'.ed 70 haye been killed.
,l,.5 S'h'-A officials have been ordered to make
ash Investigation Of the matter. The in
%, lie state d. armed o1'c:A.s Of another
4na not the arrest e .;aA. Is what has
'''issa Jle of:ci.l.z
New-York tribune., 1906-08-11
WAR DEPARTMENT PROBLEM.
How Can Girl Work for Lieutenant if
Prohibited from Reservation!

Washington Aug. lO.-The War Department may
he brought face face with the servant problem
in it's most trying form. according unofficial adj
vices which have reached the department Al Fort
WalIa WaIla. Washington. the cOmmandant OF the
post Captain II. Z. Howard employed maid, who
left his service and went into the employ of Lieu
tenant Freeborn F. Holcomb who is stationed at
the same post. Captain Howard is said 20 have
taken offence az tire girls action and an order
prohibiting her from living the military reserva-
ton the result.
been ordered remain away from posts In a
number of instances orders have been issued pre-
venting dschaFsed servants from going upon gov
c-nmtnt reservations. but the action has generally
- 5ulted from threats which justified such action.