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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-11

three hours, IS degrees. The following
are the best attempts TO swim the
channel
1slj-Capt. webb. swimming from
Dover to Calais. accomplished the feat
IN %. hours
lsO2-Montagu Holbein tex-cyclist,
Birmingham within one-hslf mile Of
crossing channel from French coast
ls05-T Burgess yorkshire and Par
is), within four miles OF crossing chan
mel from English coast
1861. Wolfe. within miles Of
crossing channel from English coast
ANOTHER ATTEMPT.
Within three days Of Wolnes at
tempt another swimmer Horace New
" Sharklin, made an unsuccessful at
tempt 20 cross the channel on the
springtlde. Starting from the shore
between the Admiralty pier and the
Shakespeare Cliff. Dover. al 2:S0 a. m.
New was two miles from the coast in
IS minutes, and after the lapse OF a
couple Of hours was six miles direct on
his journey. The temperature Of the
water was between 80 degrees and 80
degrees, abnormally low for the time
Of the year, and between and 10
o'clock the swimmer showed signs OF
fatigue. lie continued his effort a ~.
tie longer. but In view OF the risk OF
his suddenly sinking he was taken from
the water al half past 10. after a
swim Of eight hours. l0is miles on The
direct course 10 France the total dis
lance covered including swim and drift
being shade over 20 miles.
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ROOM FOR THE AUTOMOBILE.
Best Way Is For Pedestrians TO Ac.
cept II Calmly and Look out.

A Philadelphia newspaper rises to say
word for the automobile. The de-
fence is occasioned by an attack on
the automobile by correspondent Of
another newspaper, who shows by his
radical ideas that he believes that
streets were made exclusively for pc
destrans. The newspaper argues the
case IN part as follows
There are streets that are crowded
with traffic that are actually used as
roller skating rinks-North and South
Broad streets for instance. IL must be
conceded that the street is not meant
for playground. Yet II child darts
under the wheels Of an automobile AMI
is injured. there is Immediately a great
cutlery raised.
THE other day a woman boarded a
car on Market street, got upon the plat
form, apparently had made mistake
and, without looking around, stepped
of again, directly under the nose OF a
horse. Had the carriage been motor
car the iuiqulties OF the automobile
would have been spread upon the pages
Of an automobile hating newspaper.
There Is no sense whatever IN nght-
ing against the automobile II Is one
Of the accepted methods u travel and
It has come 10 stay. What Is needed Is
not a crusade 10 inname the minds Of
the people. but general and intelligent
acceptance OF the machinc,coupled with
a proper control exercised under the
law. The laws are stringent and no
man with a motor is going TO take
chances either with the law or with
accident n he is IN his right mind. The
education Of the pedestrian to look be-
fore he leaps will help to eventually
settle the automobile question
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News Sas Sporting World at Home and Abroad


the midst Of a battle To ask some ons
fresh from Manila for the standing OF
the clubs and what II the batting aver
age Of Second BaSeman Backaiogn-
long, OF how many men we're famed By
slamemout, the great CAyite southpaw,
IN the game between the Manila Betel
Chewers and the Tulubin Head Hunt
ers.
The great American game has had
o telling effect in pacifyirg the island.
for the hostile chiefs find hard picking
I'm gathering together a respectable
following on days when a baseball
game is IN progress within 90 miles OF
his stronghold.
Football viii be introduced during
the winter, when Il is hoped 10 give
q Pacihcos O. chance TO see real fight
ing az ceuqucnte centayOs FOR grand
stand seat.
But 81 Is the American soldier who
has planted the great seeds OF Ameri-
canism IN the Philippines, and now
track and field meets are being held
regularly and are being introduced In
10 the native schools. Company r..
Twelfth United States infantry holds
the championship OF the Philippine
Islands, having captured a major por-
ton Of points In the big meet at Joss
man, Guimaras
The meet lasted three days. Conn
pany y met the athletic teams from
the Twelfth. Sixth and Twenty-hrst
regiments. With the title OF cham-
pion goes the possession of a hand
some cup. emblematic Of the cham
pionship and donated by the members
OF the Army and Navy club of ManllG.
on It's return 10 Fort Porter near
Buffalo y. Y. the victorious company
placed the trophy on exhibition. and
X j. pointed to with pride.
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ARMY PROGRAM.

The events IN this championship Sc
ries Of games were OF tho same ma
tCre as those usually on American
programs Of sports They include a
l00-yard dash, putting the shot. run
ming broad jump, running high jump.
e20-yard run. hurdle races. relay
races, tug Of war etc, and also soma
events that are only possible where
the competitors are soldiers. Among
these latter Is The wall-scaling event.
the concial-tent pitching. shelter-tent
pitching. pack-train handling and
competitive drill.
In the teEt-pitchlng contest tho
company with two Of its tents up and
complete for occupancy first wins In
this event Company h had ITS two
tents standing In 3 minutes, ~ 20
seconds In the wall-scaling contest
they had a good lead and In the pack
train event finished first. IN minutes
90 2-5 seconds
The officers give every encourages
ment 10 athletics and endeavor ia
keep the soldier boys in good spirits
and health.
Some great games Of baseball ars
being played by the soldiers and
crowds gather 10 see them, much
after the same manner OF the natives
born American al home.
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TO SWIM CHANNEL.
Attempts Made 10 Emulate Example
Of Can't. Webb.

one Of the finest attempts so far made
TO emulate the performance Of Captain
Mathew Webb in swimming the Eng
hsh channel with its choppy water and
its treacherous Gibbs and currents was
made IN the recent attempt OF Jabez
Wolfe. the Liverpool amateur swim
mer. Wolfe Is model athlete %
years old feet inches in hight. with
chest measurement Of q inches. He
Is q non-smOker and a teetotaller Eng
liSh name for total abstalnerl and "a a
Scotchman by birth and psrentage
hailing from Glasgow Some well
know sporting men accompanied the
swimmer on the tug Commonwealth.
When he had passed Grisner, the
most dangerous part o. the journey. he
was going IN A magnificent manner.
and when within four miles of the
French coast. his friends 10 encourage
him shouted 10 the swimmer that 20 FAR
he mad broken al records Wolfe. IN
his Joyous excitement. made q leap In
the water and gave terrific lunge with
his feet. That was the nnish. az he Sc
verely strained his lex. and soon after
wards had 10 be pulled on the boat. H.
had covered about n miles IN the
STRAIGHT line. which with the drift
would mean ~ or 70 more. having been
In the water over nine hours and 20
minutes Temperature az water last
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WORLDS CHAMPION.
T. y. Pcet Wins Title for Casting Trout
Bait Longest Distance.

IN the closing day OF the international
bait and ny casting tourney held az
Kalamazoo, more worlds records were
broken and Fred y. Peet OF Chicago
was declared tho all-around champion
bait caster Of the world His average
in all events was above his competitors
and his showing in some was extraordi-
nary.
In the first event T. r.. Ovens, cap
tain Of the Kalamazoo club. won the
worlds championship for distance and
accuracy AZ half-ounce bait casting.
with A record OF esl0 per cent, the old
mark being 500.
owens also won the silver loving cup
presented by the Field and Stream for
making the most perfect cast. Chicago
men figured IN this event. william
Stanley winning second. with 1907 per
cent: q. J. LOOMS. third, with ss.0f:
q. A. Hinterleitner scored s71i: II.
Wheeler Perez, 97lS. and Fred Peet.
500.
The closing event of the tourney was
the long distance half-ounce bait cast.
which was won by Abe Rabbers ~ Chi
eago. with a record Of 49, feet 10 inches
r. G. Leonard OF New York won Sec
ond place with a cast OF isJ feet +. r.
Letterman Of Chicago cast 10 feet and
won sixth. q. ]. LOOMS and q. ".
Bocher o. Chicago both won eighth and
tenth places respectively
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EXCURSION NORTH
August 18th

Via q. s. L. Greatly reduced rates
and long limits. See Agents. City tlekA
ct ONCE POI Main Street.
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minute. for there are 10 minutes OF
resting time In every hour. and even
a prize fighter does not expect TO be
paid when he is laying on
II. as sometimes happens when
there Is rivalry between championship
candidates, the men insist that the
purse be divided on 10 and 20 per
cent basis, the winner Will receive just
$500 per minute on the two-hour basis,
and that's running into money N you
like. It's enough 10 make a fellow
Ike Caruso think he had embarked
In the wrong line,
But the die is cast, the jig Is up, and
the fight goes 10 Goldneld. II Is 10 be
hoped II WITH prove an exciting event.
as the Goldheld sports expect II 70
be- and there Is no reason for sup
posing that II Will not
Nelson is a straight goer, and when
ne stands forth 10 defend the prestige
he has gained he can be depended up
on 10 fight until his strength fails
him
Cans. unfortunately has been mixed
up I'm shady bouts and more or less
suspicion viii attach TO every match
he engages IN, In the present In
stance he pleads that money IS no oh
ject-that ne simply Graves a chance
20 show the public he is the best lSS-
pound fighter In the world
When there was a prospect 81 the
contest taking place I'm san Francisco,
Cans suggested certain conditions I'm
order that the public might he induce
ed 10 view the watch with confidence,
Among other things he proposed that
all bets be declared of before the con-
test began. and that his share OF the
purse be handed to charity n his work
in the ring was pronounced queer.
The Goldheld promoters will not
overlook the fact that Mr.. Cans has
strayed from the straight and narrow
on various occasions and when the ar
ticles are being framed, in all proba-
bility some kind OF an earthquake
clause will be inserted 10 minimize the
chances Of the mining town being
shaken down" 20 the tune Of $50, 600.
Cans eft last night for GOldheld, hav-
ing learned that Billy Nolan had start
cd from Salt Lake for the point nam
ed.
Nolan, It appears, had a conference
with Graney al salt Lake, but the
Little horseshoer, failed 70 induce
Nolan to agree TO transfer the light
weight battle to San Francisco.
That there was no rupture ~
friendly relations between Nolan and
Graney & shown by the fact that the
pair set out for Goldheld together
Morris Levy also went along, and a
Salt Lake dispatch says that the San
Francisco promoters will ask Goldneld
10 relinuuish the match IN favor OF
this city In all probability Gold
field viii refuse, and something in the
nature Of a compromise will be sug-
gested-perhaps the naming Of
Graney as referee.
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F|L|P|NOS TRY
AMERICAN GAMES
Are Learning to Initiate Soldiers
In Baseball and
Track.
FOOTBALL MAY FOLLOW SOON
Manila RIOTERS Are Many at Games
Between Regiments Stationed
In the City.

A. the railroad follows the trail
blazer, athletic sports follow the Amer
lean nag. be 90 IN the south seas, the
frozen north or on the shores Of Asia.
Athletics to the American tills the same
void as the bagplpe TO the Highlander
OF Scotland. the tom-tom TO the war
ring savage Of the wilds Of Africa. Oh
the war dance TO the American Indian.
Whether fghtlng savage battles for
the glory Of the flag or wagng a
ceaseless warfare IN the world Of COM
merce, the American. be he soldier or
civilian. must find relaxation and nat
urally turns to feats Of skill as a means
OF diyestIng himself Of brain. firing ha-
blaments.
Just now the Philippine islands are
having their inning of athletics, and
while this for the most part Is confined
to the American soldier and American
business man resident In the island Of
Luzon, the natives are fast adopting
our customs and means OF amusement,
Manila now boasts a native baseball
team. as does many other towns, and
the baseball fever has become conta-
gious IN Mindanao, Gui Maras and 9TH
er points.
The natives have not learned the
American baseball language. but have a
vocabulary OF roofing lingo that fills
the bill adequately. 4 three-bagger
made by a brown club-sWinger attired
in peek-aboo costuI. tifngs the
| bleachers 20 It's feet a. readily as sim
| liar performances set the fans TO howl
ing at Chutes park. When Moro slab
ster walks three men In one game there
are things said that sound best III
Tagalog. and would not be permitted IN
a game between the Watts Stars and
Fairgrounds Juniors.
NATURAL GAMBLER.
The Filipino is a natural-born gam
bier and Il is well that few clothes
are required IN that tropical climate
or some Of the most ardent fans would
| suffer chilblains 10 his marrow-hones
after a game In which his judgmen,
| had been faulty. They bet anything
from a live pig 10 full-dress cocoa.
nber suit.
One advantage IN the Filipino article
OF ball Is the absence Of danger from
| spiking, as the little brown men play
barefcoted and bsreheaded.
/ 1t is said even the Moros halt in
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BY LEFT CROSS,

Dldst notice. Montmorency, the ala
Gritty with which Josephus Cans accept
ed all the conditions named by Battling
Nelson In order 10 have Bat consent to
fight the lightweight champion OF the
world. a title in sooth, that the Dane
himself appropriates on his letterheads?
And hadst previously noted. Monty,
how Bat and the astute Nolan went
sleepless. dreaming up trimmings for
the articles Of agreement, hoping the
while they might hit upon one that
would make Mr.. Cans call II all OF?
They demanded 1873 rlngside; Cans &C.
quiesced. They wanted As rounds; sure,
said Joe. They wouldn't fight before
Coffroth's club; bet any club you Ike
said the affable smoke. And finally,
when every condition that even the
great and strategic Nolan could dream
up had been pleasantly agreed TO With
out a gurgle by Cans, the Dane piped
this lay:
Suppose I do beat him. what credit
will ] get? He's so crooked and HIS
been mixed up in 50 many cheeseburn-
ings that the world will say he laid
down for me-
Wen, never mind. Bat, old boy, what
the world will say II you beat him: the
Mail Will say, and also the Journal"
probably. that you are 1T. And, furth-
ermore. hearken TO what Cans himself
says about Il: II viii post a forfeit Of
81. 900 as a guarantee that my end of
the contest will be on the level, and in
addition 90 risking that amount ] am
content 10 LEI the newspapers decide
whether the fight was square, II the
sporting writer's say It was queer, do
not want cent Of the money. ! will
be satisfied 10 have a clause In the arti-
cles setting forth that my share Of the
purse Is 20 be turned over 10 charity II
they think / am not trying TO win"
So there was absolutely no way Nell
son could get out Of fighting Cans, He
tried every loophole to duck. but the
way was blocked each time, and, more
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potent than all else. there was a tidal
wave Of public opinion steadily increas-
ing In volume demanding that Bat fight
Cans or take TO the undeyeloped lumber
patches
Then what did Nelson DO? Why. he
came out IN the open and announced
that he would fight. and fight he viii.
And after that fight Is over there will
never be any more talk about any 9TH
er fight that ever took place. All others
will be forgotten.
one thing more: They will meet at
1888, ringside. when It's over We will
have an undisputed lightweight cham
plon OF the world, unless It's a draw.
Then we'll have two OF EN-.
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CHEAP RATES TO
SOUTHERN UTAH

Via SALT LAKE ROUTE, 10 Points
Lynn to Modena inclusive. One fare
for round trip. Limit, 30 days. Ticks
cts sold from Salt Lake and Provo.
Selling date, Saturday. Aus. 18th. Ask
our agents for information.
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stick to the place where they got theirs.
John D. Rockefeller. for instance. init
mates that he would rather play the
ordinary game Of tag with subpoena
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Cleveland horsemen now pride them
selves on having pulled on a highly
successful betless race meeting while
privately cursIng the law that com.
PEELED them 10 DO Il.
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servers IN this country than To engage
In quiet, unmolcsted golf game in
France
Umpiring is no longer a hazardous
job. Escapes are becoming frequent
The other day at Memphis an umpire
successfully cluded "A crowd OF fans who
pursued him from the grounds.
Fighters are turning from spend
Thrills TO misers. In the days Of John
l.. Sullivan we used 10 say: He has
made a million and spent every cent"
There are those now Of whom Il can be
said They have dollars by the bar
rel and haven't spent the first one. -
Tom Sharkey is merely a man ahead OF
his time
Cap Arson. candidate for sheriff OF
Chicago. wants 10 know II he hasn't
been the fans" friend. the bowlers
friend and the billiardists' friend. II
there is anybody that the foregoing d.
versions don't cover, Cap won't bar
him.
After defeating the cubs Wednesday
every Philadelphia player fell 10 the
ground IN a simulated faint. Consider
/ Ing that IL was the first victory In eight
games the fans would have been tustl-
fed IN rolling over and playing dead.
We don't hear much nowadays about
recruiting high school boys for football
teams Under the new rules the work
has 10 be very clever
Umpire owens reputation has been
yerbosely INDICATED. but that doesn't
candle any % the eggs that cOllided
with his person at Minneapolis.
The Harvard football team. which Is
10 report Sept. f. will he large and
powerful Just as n strength would
cut any figure under the parlorized
rules
Mr. Kregh Collins wins the western
tennis championship regularly every
season He also loses like clockwork
when no gets east OF chicago.
Chicago has some betting Without
races, Cleveland has races without bet
ting. In neither town does the sport
think he is getting the real thing.
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Mrs Madden divorced from Madden
NJ famous " Bell millionaire
horse Bell named correspondent the
suit for the Kentucky
1905 Of June
out which Ues
Hoation
Mrs Madden intended Bell
aid oh Why. is be father No
lell only acauaiuisne Of mine"
Mr Madden ne could forgive his wife
aiming
aold soprano developments expected
when Mr. and Mrs Rel their honeymoon.
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NEWS NOTES

Pete McNally swan the Tiber the
other day so easily as to make Hora-
thus look Ike a man calling for help, In
the absence Of Lord Macaulay will Mr.
kipling please tune up
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-17
CLAIM FORMER OFFICER
ROBBED GOVERNMENT
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 16.-Papers
were filed today in the United States
circuit court by the federal government
in civil suit against John ]. West,
formerly a first lieutenant in the First
regiment California volunteers and
now an attorney in this city, for $7O73,
alleged to be due the government from
West.
During the war with Spain West
served with the First California volun-
teers in the Philippines. He was act
ing commissary and as such had
charge of supplies.
The complaint alleges that during
April. May, and June. 1899, West dis
posed of supplies and received money
for which no accounting has been rem
dered. The suit was ordered by the
first controller OF the treasury depart
ment.
A similar suit is pending, against
Colonel Thomas Barry, connected with
the First California volunteers West
declares that he owes the government
nothing and stated that he invited the
suit in order to collect $1,000 back pay
which has been withheld.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-17
Enrico CarusO Is
Sent to Jail in
New York
Woman Declares That
He Insulted Her
Repe. .tedly
Member Of Metropolitan Opera Conn.,
pany Terms His Arrest an
Outrage and Nearly
coIIapses

By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Enrico Caru-
so, tenor of the eMtropoltan Opera
House company, was arrested while a
visitor at the menagerie in Central
park today on charge of disorderly
conduct preferred by Mrs. Hannah
Graham.
The complainant. who said she was
unaware of the prisoners identity, al
legged that Caruso had repeatedly in
suited her.
After having been locked up for an
hour Caruso was released on bail fur
nished by Heinrich Conried of the
operatic company. He will appear in
court. for hearing tomorrow.
At the police station to which he
was taken the tenor created a scene
and it was only with difficulty that he
was induced to submit to the routine
examination and search to which all
prisoners are subjected. Throughout
the ordeal he vehemently protested that
a mistake had been made in his arrest
and at it's conclusion the star was on
the verge of collapse.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-17
TRUST
APPEARS In
COU RI

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-The so-called
sugar trust, or the American Sugar
Refining company, was brought to
trial for the first time on charge OF
rebating today.
The specific Indictment charges the
corporation with knowingly violating
the Elkins law in accepting rebates on
shipments by the New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad company
in the spring OF 1908, amounting TO
SIG. 900. The case is on trial before
Judge Holt of the United States cir
cult court.
For granting the same rebates the
New York Central was convicted yes
terday in the same court.
The sugar company, it is charged,
accepted the $4,000 in rebates shortly
after the passage of the Elkins act
the shipments having been just before
congress passed the law.
There are several other indictments
against the company, 1t is understood,
for violations of the Ilkins law.
Today's proceedings were marked by
constant objections on the part of the
defense.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-17
WOMAN DIES
IN PRISON
CELL

BY Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Nov. 15.--Mrs. Maud Cref-
field, held in the King county Jail as an
accomplice in the murder of George
Mitchell in the union station July IL,
died suddenly in her cell at 11:15 o'clock
last night.
Although it was suspected at first
that the woman committed suicide, a
search of the jail by Sheriff Smith and
deputies failed to discover any evidence
that she had poison in the compartment
she occupied.
Esther Mitchell. who shot her
brother. was in the same bed with Mrs.
Creffield when the latter was stricken.
Esther Mitchell shed no tears when she
realized that the woman who had been
her accomplice in the murder of her
brother was dead.
For half an hour she clung to the
lifeless form and kissed the cold lips,
but was not consumed with grief. and
answered in a clear voice all questions
asked of her. Deputy Coroner S. F.
,Wiltse. believed the woman died from
heart failure