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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04
TEMPLE LEAGUE HAS
ENCOURAGING START
New Baseball League Acquires Equip
ment and Now Only Needs
Suitable Grounds.

The dance held recently at the Ma
tional Rifles Hall. for the benefit of
the Temple League, the new four-cIub
baseball organization Of this city, was
q marked success from both a financial
and social standpoint, The proceeds
will be used toward perfecting the
leagues's grounds and maintaining them
throughout the season.
President Phil King has appointed
a committee on grounds, consisting of
the captain and manager of each club
in the organic alton, and they are now
securing the neighboring territory for
a suitable location.
The Phoenix, Octagon, Utopian and
Progress Clubs, which compose the
league at this time, have all secured
their uniforms and several local sport
ing goods houses have donated Dor
uOns OF equipment and trophies
The season starts about the middle
of April, and each club is scheduled
TO play in the neighborhood of thirty
games
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04
BUCKED THE TIGER
WITH SMALL STICK
Merry Bengalee Didn't Wait
for Rifle.
SAT ON HIS MANLY BOSOM
Jungle King Squashed Human Opponent
But Was Kicked Of-Was
Shot Later.
SAT ON HIS MANLY BOSOM

BOMBAY, March S.-The Asian prints
the following from a correspondent
which shows the antique ideas which
prevail regarding sport in India and
demonstration that all kind Of excite
ment can be found there:
Here is an account of a fight with a
tiger at Benares. 1 feel sort of pride
in giving publicity 70 this daring act.
as the author of 1t was a BenRalee
Babee Hira Lal Roy. who had been SO
long working so hard in the Swadeshi
cause. and who was elected a delegate
TO the last CONGRESS from Magura- He
went to attend the congress at Benares
and while at BenareS he one day when
returning home. saw an immense crowd
collected bebore a house.
"On learning that a tiger had entered
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04
Hart's Mistake.

Marvin Hart seems TO be out of it en-
tITely for the time being The disas-
trous and totally unlooked-for ending of
his fight with Tommy Burns has COM
pletely crushed the big fellow, and he is
going sadly back to Kentucky and take
plenty Of time to think it over
The trouble with Marvin-and It is a
wogder nobody thought of it before the
last fght-seems to be that in following
Tommy Ryan's method of fighting, he
lost entirely his old style, which, though
awkward and not very pretty to look
at still was good enough to get through
a clevereT mans guard often enough to
bring home the money on many we'll
remembered occasion. Hart entered the
ring last week as merely a half-fedged
pupil of Ryan, and the clever Burns,
hard to hit and equally hard to dodge.
made Marvin Hart look ike a tyro in
consequence
Undoubtedly however, we have not
seen the last OF Mr.. Hart He viii re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04
WISCONSIN A.A.
IN A BAD STATE
Fears Entertained That if Football
Is Abolished Athletic System
VIII Be Disrupted.

MADISON, Wis. March 3-Grave
fears are entertained that if football IS
abolished at the University OF Wiscon-
sin the whole athletic organization VIII
be disrupted by reason OF the sudden
cutting off Of the only source Of revenue
which amounts 10 anything.
Football supports not only half but
every other branch Of athletics AT Wis
cousin, except basketball. For that rea-
son. il is believed, basketball VIII be the
only game 10 survive if the faculty sees
fit TO legislate against football.
There Is a great deal of embaTrass-
ment at Wisconsin at present because
coaches refuse 10 begin work unless
they can be assured OF their salary. The
baseball management. furthermore hest
tates TO make ont schedules for fear
that it cannot fulfill them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04
JIMMY BRIGGS
BODY PUNCHES
WERE TO MUCH FOR
DAVE OESHLeS

tire for a while, perhaps, but he is sure
to bob up again and take another start.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04
MATTER OF WEIGHT
WORRYING SPORTS
Figuring on Cans Strength
at 1873 Pounds.
NELSON DEVELOPING SPEED
Knows McGovern Will Set Fast Pace.
So Changes Training Tactics.
Harris Mistake.
By CHIP.

CHICAGO, III, March 3.-Joe Cans.
despairing of securing a match with
either Britt or Nelson. has finally con-
scented to consider a meeting with Kid
Herman, and If present plans are car
ried out the battle will be fought in
Los Angeles before the Pacific Athletic
Club some time in March.
Herman Is a good, game. clever fighter,
and undoubtedly has earned a right TO
be considered as a top-notcher but he
can hardly be considered in Cans class.
For that matter. however. neither can
the other lightweight stars, Nelson,
Britt, and Herrera, and IL is very likely
that Herman will make Just as good
Il showing as any one OF the trio.
The only question is over the weight.
Cans viii have to make 133 pounds
ringside with Herman. and there is
room for doubt that he can do this
figure and be strong enough 10 whip
such tough customer as the little
Chicagoan. Cans has declared, never
theless. that he can do it. and he Ger
tainly knows what he is talking about
His showing in his affair with Jimmy
Britt in which he at first claimed that
he was so weakened by making the low
weight that he was unable to do him
self Justice of course, cannot, in the
light of his recent disclosures, be taken
info consideration
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04

Also Doubtful About Going
TO PinllicO Track.
WILL GO TO BELMONT
Washingtonians viii See High-CIass
Horses at Local Meeting
This Month.

BALTIMORE, March S-TAe Bald-
more meeting will lose one OF its steady
supporters and well-wishers this year
Gen. William T. Townes. Of Virginia,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04

the house and none was volunteering
to go inside TO save the inmates. who
stood in imminent danger. though some
among the crowd stood with loaded guns
outside. he volunteered to 20 in. and
asked for gun or a sword. This was
refused. but an up-couutry man accom-
panied him with a sword. while he him
self entered with his bamboo lathe In
hand
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04
Tiger Sat on Him.

The tiger in an instant stood before
him. The other man took TO his heels.
but he firmly stood his ground. 4
scuffle ensUed; he belabored the tiger
heavily with the bamboo lathe. and
the tiger springing on him bore him
down and sat on him. Even in this
critical situation. with the fun prospect
OF death before him. he kicked hard
the tigers belly and with cIenched fist
smote heavily on the face OF the wild
beast.
The beast thereuDon left him and
betOok itself to a room Mr.. Roy then
spTang I'D and UNFORTUNATELY prayed for
q sword TO fight with the tiger and 10
XIII the tiger or die himself But none
was forthcoming, However. # is a con-
ISOLATION that the tiger was at last shot
dead by another of our BenEalee breth-
rem. Mr.. SanyaL Mr. Roy has been
grievously wounded and Is now under
the treatment of DR.. d. y. Chatterjee"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04

Hugo Kelly and Jack Big Twin Sui
livan meet at Los Angeles on Friday
next for a twenty-round affair. This
battle should be a beauty. with the win
ner hard to pick, although Sullivan looks
to me as having whatever shade there
is. Both men rely to a great extent on
their cleverness and lovers of a fight
fought on scientific lines-wil be great
~ interested In the outcome.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04

George Memsic, who has been doing
very well recently, will meet INK Rus
sell, Of Philadelphia, at Indianapolis. to-
morrow night for ten-round mix-up
Russell has brilliant record in PhnadeI-
phia, as an exceedingly tough six-round-
err and the prospective battle ought to
be warm one Russell, in this battle,
viii make his debut in the West, and
he would nightly admire to put it on
Memsic By way OF a starter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-03-04
Must Recognize Gan.

It is just possible that if Cans cleans
up Herman and one or two other good
ones that Nelson and Britt. despite
their present unalterable stand, will
find themselves in the position OF either
being forced into the ring with the
negro or driven out of the business.
The Pacific coast fight followers are
disposed TO overlook cans past career,
and, with their weIl-known admira-
ton for a clever fighter will not be
slow to help him along, providing he
makes good in the future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25
RESULTS N SAETO DOMINGO.

The results of Santo Domingos fiscal
arrangement for a period OF ten months are now
authoritativey made known. In that period at
the ports under the new control more than S.
100000 was collected. or about twice as much an
the total revenues Of the whole republic under the
old system. Out OF that amount S1OOOOO0 was
reserved and put into bank for the benefit Of the
foreign creditors Of the republic, while the re
mainder suficed for the current expenditures
Of the government probably on more generous
scale than before The republic has therefore
al least as large revenue as ever for its own
uses. and in addition is paying of its indebt-
edness at the rate OF S1.20000O a year.
That is 9 splendid showing for the first ten
months of the new system. OF course the re-
suits have not been so good in the first ten
months as they may reasonably be expected TO
be when the system is more fully established.
and when under IT'S bene6cent influence. conf
dence and prosperity are Increased in the re-
public Three or four years hence the reserva-
ton for liquidation will probably be doubled or
trebled. II this arrangement can be maintained,
therefore. the complete payment of the Do
mlncan debt may be regarded as within meas
urable distance
II seems scarcely lredible that anybody can
seriously object TO the continuance of so benef-
lcent process. Nobody is being harmed by II,
but on the contrary. everybody concerned is be-
Ing benefited. The debtor has more money than
ever. and the creditors are getting their pay.
Really. the only opponent of such work would
seem 10 be some one-if such a one is conceivable
who is animated by a malign desire to see
the insular republic ruined and who would like
to prevent il from paying its debts just for the
sake OF being able TO continue railing at IL for
being debt ridden" We cannot believe that
any such Ubiquitous counseis Of malice will pre-
vail The work that is being done in the Do
minican Republic is too good 10 be stopped
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25
INCREASING USE OF WATER.

The error is often made-we have observed II
IL recent and current discussions-of assuming
that the per capita consumption of water IN
great city should remain practically fixed, I'M
less, indeed. it might be decreased as time goes
on through improved methods of distribution.
Precisely the contrary is, we believe, the tact'
as q little consideration should demonstrate.
The rate of actual consumption is not and
should not be stationary, and most certainly
should not decrease, but should and must IN
crease.
1t has long been proverbial that the degree OF
civilization which a community or a nation has
attained may be estimated by the amount or
soap il uses. Well the use of soap certainly IN
wolves the use of water. For the simple pur-
pose of personal abution a great deal more
water is used now than was used a generation
ago Then few houses had more than one bath
room each while in the vast majority of tene-
ments such n thing was unknown, and even
frst-class hotels had only q few bathrooms on
each floor, for the common use OF the guests;
while basins with running water were seldom
found in private rooms, and il was common
thing for a pOpulous tenement house TO have
only q single faucet, in one of the halls, at
which all its occupants had to get their supply
Now q first-class house must have several bath
rooms. tenement houses are much more liberal
" supplied, and in every good hotel there must
be one for almost every room or suite Of rooms
In other directions advancing civilization In
wolves an increase in the rate of water use
Our asphalted streets great Improvements
over stone but they ought TO be flushed every
day, and sprinkled frequently. for the sake Of
cleanliness health and comfort where the stone
pavements needed not One-tenth so much water
The multiplication of fountains in the streets
and squares and parks is cOmmendable, on
grounds Of health and comfort well as Of
beauty, and they make way with much water.
The same is 10 be said of public baths and lava
tories, of which we ought 10 have many more
than al present For these and for various
other purposes the use of water Is increasing,
and ought still further TO increase. SO that we
must, in preparing supply for the future, esti-
mate larger per capita consumption than at
present. OF course. we are speaking of actual
use. and not of waste. There should be q
marked cessation of the waste which pre-
walls. But even that will not altogether and
permanently counterbaance the legitimate in
crease. The next generation will probably use,
without any material waste more than was
both used and wasted by the last generation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25
4 HOLE.

The real purpose and probable consequences
Of the action taken by the Interstate Commerce
Committee OF the Senate on Friday are not I'M
mediately apparent The superficial fact is that
BY the votes of Republican leaders il was or
dered that the Hepburn rate bill. in the form
in which IL passed the House. should be favor
ably reported by Senator TiIlman. radical
Democrat, who recently INDUCED his unregen-
crate propensities in a savage attack on the
President; the first effect of that order being
TO put the direct responsibility for the future
fortunes Of the bin in Mr.. Tillman's hands.
Whatever else may be in doubt it is perfectly
plain that this procedure has created an ex-
traOrdinary legislative situation. which different
observers are interpreting to suit themselves.
If, when the residuum Of truth has been sifted
out Of a vast volume of gossip and conjecture, ii
should appear that the motive underlying an
abnormal action was q deliberate purpose TO
put the President in a hole" our opinion is
that the excavation viii not long be left unoc-
cupied that II will, on the contrary, be pres
emily found TO be In undisputed possession Of
several tenants. but that the President will not
be one Of them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25

the language of words of army. command the
crux of the whole situation. But back Of that
lies as Francis Joseph plainly sees, the funda-
mental question whether Hungary Is TO De
ruled by a privileged minority class or by the
whole people. He moves for the rule of the
whole people, and in that he must command the
sympathy of Americans just as truly as Louis
Kossuth commanded their sympathy In ms
struggle against this same King more than haII
a century ago, when positions were almost e4
actly the reverse of what they are today
In Austria, Also the Emperor is moving for
suffrage that shall be not only universal, but
also equitable among the various tribes and ma
tons Hitherto II has been so arranged that
German minority has dominated the empire.
The result naturally enough. has been much
dissatisfaction among the Slavs and others and
the rise of something like a spirit of dlsaffee-
ton and secession. Now, II Is not good TO have
Austrian Slavs intriguing with Russia. as some
of the Czechs have done in recent years. But
neither is 1t good to have Austrian Germans In
triguing with the pan-Germanic leaders at Ber-
lin. The Slavs, however, have had the logic Of
the case on their side. They have In effect said.
Give US equal representation, or we turn TO
Russia? The Germans have said In effect
Let us retain disproportionate power. or we
turn 10 Berlin" There is something heroic in
the attitude of the venerable sovereign when he
practically says, "A plague on both your houses!
| shall regard you all equally as Austrians and
give all around one man one vote" II he were
in England they would cry. Good old Francis
Joseph" It is a struggle, on both sides of the
Leith, IN which the sympathies OF the people
may well be with the sovereign. and in which
the policy of the wise and benevolent Emperor
King must certainly prevail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25

The time is ripe for an inquiry into the hos
pitaI conditions of the city by such commits
sion as that recently appointed by Mayor Nc
Clellan- That there is room for improvement In
our methods is Indicated in an article published
to-day in another part Of The Tribune 1t
would be difficult TO imagine more confused
state than exists in the system , of caring for
the emergency and acute cases and the sick poor
There are forty-twO private and sixteen public
hospitals TO care for such cases Each of the
private institutions has its own policy The
public Institutions under the direction of
three different departments Even the public
departments which are supposed to confine
themselves 10 certain classes of cases encroach
upon one anothers territory.
Owing TO lack Of unity of action in the es-
tabllshment OF private hospitals they are badly
located for effective emergency service. They
are either within few blocks Of each other or
miles apart In Brooklyn one hospital is ex-
pected to respond TO ambulance calls from points
1--WE miles away. Some of the private Institu-
tons are not sufficiently equipped To handle all
the cases brought TO them, and certain classes
they will not take. This involves freouent
transfers Of patients TO the public hospitals
which are obliged to take them One private
hospital alone has moved eighteen bundrad
cases to Bellevue IN one year. This opens the
door for inhumanity. Sometimes persons in a
dying condition are thus moved Not infra-
quently two or more patients are transferred
together IN the bottom Of one ambulance The
rivaIrles Of the private hospitals create onDor
tunlues also for inhuman treatment. for the
ambulance surgeons are sometimes more ieaIous
OF he interests OF tneir hospitals than they are
OF the interests of the patients For lack of
FUNDS some private hospitals are not able 70
provide ambulance service to cover adequately
me territory which is assigned to them
The chaotic condition which prevails besidas
being productive Of inhumanity and loss of life
Is wasteful of funds and energy. A definite
policy is needed for the development of the
hospltai service for public cases. Whether the
remedy for present conditions lies in a chain of
pubic hospitals erected at convenient noints
ana equipped TO care for all classes of eper-
gehcy and acute cases. and in other institutions
located on Blacllwell's Island for chronic and
conValescent cases to be controlled nv sir,,,
department as has been suggested, or sfmnIv in
public control over the relations Of the nrivote
InS'ituliohs With the public, remains for study
TO determine N'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25


Washington. Feb. 24-The Mexican Ambassador
went to-day 10 Philadelphia. where he made his
first address IN English in this country before the
American Academy OF Social and Political Science.
He will return here tomorrow.
Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng gave dinner at the
Chinese Legation tonight in honor OF Vice-Presi-
dent and Mrs Fairbanks There were pots OF
towering Oriental plants arranged on low carved
pedestals along the satin and embroidery covered
table. while branches Of peach trees in blossom were
IN the vases on the mantle and small tables
Dining with the Minister and his guests Of honor
were Senator Dillingham;. Representative and Mrs
DalzeH. Representative and Mrs William Alder
Smith. Representative and Mrs George P Law
renee. MI and Mrs William J. Boardunan Mr. and
Mrs. William z Curtis General and Mrs John P
Story, Lieutenant and Mrs John W Timmons Mrs
Richard Butler. Miss Ida Thompson and Mr. and
Mrs Ross Thompson.
The Mexican Ambassador and Mime. De Casasus
viii entertain dinner party on Monday evening in
compliment to the Secretary OF State and Mrs Root.
The Counsellor of the British Embassy and Lady
Susan TownIey entertained guests dinner to-
night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
IFrom The tribune Bureau

IFrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Feb. 24-President Roosevelt was
busy shaking hands with Congressional and social
callers from early morning till luncheon time Be-
tween visits from Congressman who came 70 intro
duce friends from home. the President managed 70
sandwich in his usual amount OF routine work. and.
in addition. held a number OF conferences on the
railroad rate problem.
Among those who called were Senators Allison,
Burrows. Clapp Deliver Burkett. Hopkins. Nc
Creary Hansbrough. Spooner and Clay, Speaker
Cannon representatives Humphrey. Hepburn,
Sherman. Latimer, Aiken. sharteIl. Howard. John
Wesley Gaines. Brooks and Minor.
delegation from the Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION called 70 ask the President attend the
annual convention of their organization Buffalo
on June Il President Roosevelt thanked them for
the invitation. but said II would impossible for
him TO accept.
Representative Brooks. OF Colorado. called TO IN
terest the President in project 10 erect monu-
ment TO Montgomery Pike, the dscoversr OF the
peak which bears his name: Congressman Minor
and Humphrey discussed the Ship Subsidy bill and
Attorney General Moody and Secretary Root took
up department matters with the President after
luncheon.
Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel. Archie and
Quentin, who have been down the Potomac aboard
the sylph for day two. will return Sunday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-25

when II is proposed TO apply the more economi-
ral method 10 both services the cry is raised
that the ''prerogauves'' OF the House are In dan
ger. Some useless custom houses are to be shut
no and few holders or sinecures are TO be set
adrift. Members in whose districts purely orna-
mental custom houses are maintained rallied
the other day 10 the cause of 1.-The old flag and
an appropriation" and defeated a motion 10
take up the Ways and Means Committees Dill
for consideration Such an exhibition Of the
old snoils spirit is discreditable. The custom
houses Of the country not kept open-and
should not be kept open-merely fer the sake
of furnishing employment 10 willing patriots.
The House OF Representatives only discredits
itself by opposing an administrative reform so
clearly In the interest of intelligent administra-
ton and public economy.