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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
PARIS HAS A SHERLOCK HOLMES
n. Hamard Finds Murderer With
Only . Shoe Button For q Clue.

n. Hamard Finds Murderer With
Only Shoe Button For Clue.
There Is generally something pc
culiarly theatric in the methods OF
the French detective police. A good
example OF this was the manner IN
which confession was extorted from
George Amyot, seventeen-year-old
rufian. who with the help of his thir.
teen-yeor-old brother Paul murdered
q woman after robbing her of 75e
francs in money and her watch and
5ewelry. ~ - 80 se
The contrast between the methods
OF M. Hamard, the chief of detec-
tives or Paris, and the English deteo-
tive could not be more marked. The
latter Is Obliged Immediately to warn
a person who has been arrested that
anything he may say may be used
against him. From the start he 10
protected by counsel OF his own or
appointed by the court and he is pre-
sumed to be innocent until he has
been proved guilty.
Things are different in France. M
Hamard inspected the room where
the murder had been committed.
took few notes and posted men In
the wine shops in the neighborhood.
He waited until evening, when he re-
ceived a message and immediatelY
entered cab and drove to a dirt7
little cafe where Amyot was drink.
Ing. His secretary went into tina
wine shop and arrested Amyot. The
latter made. some pretenee of resist
ance and his friends who had been
drinking with him drew knives.
Hamard, who is a white-bearded,
bull-necked and solid-looking man Oh
fifty. said quietly that he was chies
OF detectives and that they had bet
ter not resist. Then turning to the
other hooligans present, he said:
wait until you have heard the
conversation and If l have made a
mistake, gentlemen, you may do what
you like with me-"
Then, addressing the murderer, he
said: "You have changed your coat.
1t was gray this morning, but there
Is blood on your waistcoat and trou.
sers."
my nose has been bleeding" said
Amyot.
From excitement I suppose" said
Hamard. Excitement, caused BIZ
your robbery of Nine. Lncas yester.
day evening""
II was nowhere near Nine Lucas's
last evening"" said Amyot, who
turned very pale.
you lie," Numbered Hamard,
look at your left boot"
All eyes were turned at the boot
and 1t was seen that the third button
was missing. st
Here Is that button" said the
chief. II found it in yon- victims
blood; confess
Amyot confessed at once.-Paris
correspondent of the New York Sun.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
Old Age in Patagonia, Arizona.

! AS a health resort Patagonia
claims to take the lead. for living
there is a lady, Sonora Juana Coz
roma. who Is Ito years old, and who
Is said to be the oldest living person
In Arizona. The old lady Is az
sprightly as any ordinary woman Of
fifty or sixty years, and is up every
morning at 5 O'Clock, makes the fire
and starts breakfast, helps to pre-
pare 1t. washes the dishes, and oc-
casionally chops a little wood and
brings it in. and helps to take care
OF her Observation-Disclosures
Tucson Citizen. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01

"A few more years. and our cara
will no longer be charmed by The
sweet tones Of the tenor and the so-
prano. The present fashion OF vio-
lent sport IL having 9 most disastrous
eject on the singing powers of the
lungs. and 1t is probable that ouf
defendants will never be able to en-
Joy the operas of Verdi or Rossini
owing to the dearth Of singers.-La
RepubliQue Franchise.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
Getting Back.

"A sarcastic lawyer, during the trial
OF case. made the use of the .ex-
preston. Cast not your pearls be-
fore swine" Subsequently. as he
arose to make the argument, the
Judge facetiously remarked. BE
careful. Mr.. S.. not to cast your
pearls before swine"
Don't be alarmed MUD; I am
about to address the jury. not the
court" was the reply of the barris-
ter. Bits.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01

Harry's mother had given him an
apple and told him to peel It before
he ate It. Returning to the room az
ter few moments absence. and see.
Ing no peeling. she asked:
Did you peel your apple. Harryf"
s. Yes. answered Harry.
what did you do with the peek
lnuD3" she asked.
!" Ato thGm. "~-Harpor's Wooklx. s
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
\ SONG or TWILIGHT.

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s gay
On
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Nat The evenin In.
canI
But oh the
windo CLOWN andth
chndrens
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01

the pins in rows, draws the paper in
position, crimps 1t in two lines, then
at a single push passes the pins
through the paper and sets them in
position.
More nearly than In the growing OF
any other crop the United States has
a monopoly in supplying the worlds
cotton demand. In 1904, when the
greatest cotton yield was produced. of
the total of 15.5OS,0OO bales the United
States supplied 1867, 900 bales, all
the ether cotton areas of the world
producing less than 100000 bales.
Sheath-knives that most sailors
carry with them are, it is said, so
highly magnetized as to be capable. if
brought within eighteen inches Of the
compass, of DETECTING the needle two
points eother way. 1t is suggested
that no man should be allowed to
wear one Of these knives while steer
ing vessel or while on the lookout
in the bridgehouse.
Alleging that he was delayed thirty
minutes in reaching the place ap-
pointed for the performance Of his
marriage ceremony. G. L. Browning,
Of Birmingham. Ala, has asked the
court 20 SWard him $4,000 for the
mental ard physical pain, humiliation
and shame he claims to have suffered
because of an alleged breach Of con-
tract on the part of a liveryman.
Consul Harris OF Mannheim, says
that thousands Of American agricul-
tural implements have been sold in
southwest Germany, and yet two
thirds of the hay and grain is har-
vested by hand The superiority OF
American sewing machines, cash reg
listers, typewriters, shoes, ONCE furni-
ture and many other articles, has
helped to make their Introduction all
but universal.
The proprietor Of newly furnished
New York city hotel has given an or
der to z publishing-house for 200
Bibles. Il have been hearing lot
lately" he said. about hotel guests
going wrong because there were no
Bibles Ia their roomss Several years
ago II was the practice Of many hotels
to include ! Bible III the list q, neces-s
sAfy furniture. Gradually the people
who were back OF the enterprise lost
interoot and the books d1aoppoored. =
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A piece Of raw onion cures insect
bites almost as well as does ammonia.
Spain is the only country with a
coinage having a baby's head on it.
1t is the coinage of King Alfonso, is
sued in 1883.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01

ions to the United States Supreme
court shall have priority of hearing
over all except criminal cases by that
tribunal.-New York Mail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01

In Russia declaration of love on a
postal card renders the sender liable
to a fine of $3.50. In this country he
would be examined as to his sanity.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-11-01

One Of the cleverest inventions ever
brought out is the machine for stick
ing pins in the papers in which they
are sold. The ccntrivance brings up
the pins in rows, draws the paper in
position, crimps it in two lines, then
at a single push passes the pins
through the paper and sets them in
position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-11
DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Today's Game.
Interior vs.. Agriculture.
Justice Scored Easy Victory.

McCathran let the tailenders down with
only two hits, on the White Lot yesterday,
and as a consequence they were easy for
Justice. going down to defeat. I to 3.
The Treasuryites were late arriving on the
field and when they did get there they only
had eight men After a conference with the
umpire and Manager Gaskins of Justice 1t
was agreed to let Manager Robinson of
Treasury go out in right field. It was a
long time before Mr.. Robinson got q chance
but when he did three-bagger resulted.
He was applauded by the fans when his
team came in from the field. and facetious
rooter presented him with a bouquet con-
sssting OF one dandellon. Mr.. Robinson took
this all In good part and got much fun
out of 1t as any one.
McCathrin started In like a. whirlwind
and struck out tho first three men up in the
Initial inning. Although he struck the side
two runs. Mccarthy, first up. famed. but
the third strike was a low drop that hit
in front of the plate and bounded over
Wires head. Mccarthy reaching first. He
stole second and scored on a clean two
Dagger to left by Newman. Newman stole
third and counted on Burbank's error. JUS
ttce scored their first run In the third on
singles by Brady and Burbank and Nc
Cathran's sacrifice. Treasury got its third
and last in the Attn on a pass. steal and
its second and last hit, a single to right.
by Smith In its half Justice found Full
cher for two doubles and a single that.
coupled with sacrifice and an error, gave
Ii three runs. Three more were added
In the sixth in much the same way, and
after that there was nothing TO It. The
score:
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RHODE ISLANDERS
BEAT SPENCERIAN

The Rhode Island Methodist Sunday
school base ball team gave the Spencerian
Business College team coat of whitewash
in a seven-inning contest yesterday after
noon on the grounds of the former, LIST and
w streets northwest, the score being 7
TO O.
Clam" Oyster of the Central High School
team was on the firing line for the winners
and had good control. holding the college
team down to four hits. Neressee, for the
losers, was touched up for eleven hits.
Stewart for the winners did the best work
with the stick, getting two hits. one of
which was a triple. Louder and Wilson
also connected safely for two hits each.
The srOra.
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JOE WALCOTT
STILL CHAMPION

BOSTON, July 11.-Joe Walcott Of Bos-
ton retained the welter- weight champion
ship of the world by knocking out Jack
Dougherty of Milwaukee In the eighth
round at the Lincoln Athletic Club in Chel-
sea last night.
walcotts famous punch, a left-hand
swing to the jaw. defeated Dougherty.
1t Ia estimated that more than 1900 spec
tators saw the contest. Until the final
round of the bout Dougherty appeared to
have outpointed the negro. although Wal
colt did not show many marks OF punish
ment. The contest was one of the fiercest
ever seen at the Lincoln Athletic Club.
Although Walcott was the favorite
Dougherty's gameness called for cheers
from the crowd. In the first round Wal
colt sent Dougherty to the mat twice.
In the second round the Milwaukee fighter
came UP strong and evened matters up.
Throughout the first and second rounds
Dougherty tried repeatedly for Walcotts
head and face, while Walcott used body
blows to advantage.
In the third round Dougherty changed
his tactics and stalled. sending rights and
let's to Walcotts stomach. Dougherty had
the advantage In the third and fourth
rounds.
The men exchanged punches In the fifth.
At the close of the round Dougherty land
ed a terrific jab on Walcott's stomach.
whirling the negro almost on his feet. Wal
colt appeared tired when the bell rang.
Walcott came up strong In the sixth and
fought savagely. Dougherty showed up
well In the seventh and showered rights
and lefts on Walcotts stomach. Walcott
was tired before the round ended and hung
off.
When the eighth round opened Dougher-
ty started In with rush. playing for Wal
colts stomach. Before the round was end
ed Waicott began to swing wildly. One Of
hts swings, a left-hander. caught Dough-
erty on the jaw and the Milwaukee boy fell
on his face. He tried to rise, and got to
his knees before the count was up but he
could get no further and Walcott vas de-
clared the winner Dougherty had to be
picked up and carried to his corner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-11


1mmaculates Surprise St. Patricks.
Nau's unasststed triple play which retired
the side in the first inning of yesterdays
game between the Immaculate and st. Pat
rick clubs helped materially to win the
game from the 10th street aggregation to
3, ana was one of the best plays seen in
the Marquette League since Waldron made
a triple play from center field at Brook
land three years ago. Nau's work was ap-
plauded throughout and besides making the
star play OF the game he had eight put
outs to his credit and beautiful two
Dagger. The winning combination played
surprising reversal of Mondays form.
leading both in batting and fielding Good
man Riston and Cook led with the wagon
tongue. each ripping off two hits apiece.
eleven men. but was unfortunate in not
getting good support. Zannelli caught his
first game and did fairly well.
Goodman's single and stolen base and an
error by Cook put the winners one to the
good In the second. Bases on balls to
Goodman to Limburger and hits by Dugan
and Riston. a wild pitch and a poke in the
stats for Gerard gave the Immaculates
two more in the fourth. In the fifth.
Malloy fumbled Mess groundsr Maddox
walked and Goodman singled. scoring two.
The winners scored another In the seventh
on singles by Maddox and Zannelu and two
outs. They got their last run In the ninth
when Mess doubled to left. stole third and
scored on an out
In the first inning the St Patricks looked
Ike winners for awhile, when Tierney led
off with single to center, eagan took a
walk and both advanced peg on a double
steal. Marceron was at the bat and the hit
and run game was tried. Marceron slammed
a liner to third which Nau held, touching
third and catching Reagan trying to reach
third. completing an unassisted triple play
which retired the side without q run
In the next round. however, the band
from uptown got busy with vengeance.
After Mailoy ballooned to Limburger, Chat
fiot walked and Cook placed a double In
right which got by Dugan. scoring Chaffiot
Goodman nabbed Cook of third and Ca
sassa walked. Casassa stole second and
Tailed when Mcfarland hit to Mess. who
threw home to catch him at the plate. Nc
Farland was caught stealing third. Malloy
led off with single IN the sixth Chaffiot
reached first fielder's choice, Malloy
being caught at second. Chaffiot stole second
and scored on Cooks second hit The off,
cial score:
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
Standing OF the Clubs.
Today's Game.
Fifth W. Foundry.
Sixth Defeated Nets


The Sixth Presbyterians added another
scalp to their won list by defeating the
Nets. and are now only one game shy OF the
first division. Although the score was a bit
lop-Baded. the game was Interesting as the
play was fast. and a gladstone relief to the
fans. after the two preceding walkaways
by Calvary from the Christians. Both
boxmen were hit up lively, and each battsd
bhe other harder than their team mates
Hampton had the better Of the argument
however. He struck out seven and issued
only one pass. while Richmonds witness
helped Nets toward defeat. clyde gave
four bases on balls. hit three batters and
run-getting. pushing men over the rubber
In every odd inning. clinched the game in
the lucky seventh" on two passes. singles
By Herbert. Mcdonald and Duffy. and
slashing two-bagger by Hampton. The
Nets could get hits together only In the
seventh. singles by Briggs and the Rich
mond brothers scoring their only earned
run.
On c. Richmond's attempt to steal sec
ond In the first inning Wheatley made
beauty one-hand stop, tagging just before
and threw accurately from third. and Nc
Donald robbed Hurdle of hit in the fourth
by running catch into the left-heid
crowd.
Another feature was Ballengers base
stealing. Twice ne and Herbert pulled on
double piIfer, Err in each case taking
the third sack.
big crowd will no doubt turn out to-
day as much depends on the outcome of
the game. Fifth may drop into the second.
or by victory pull Foundry from the
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BROOKLAND WON
SIXTH STRAIGHT

Before 500 spectators Brookland Athletic
Club took the first game of the series from
the strong Hyattsville Athletic Club. max
ing its sixth straight victory, winning 1t
in the eighth inning. to f. The game
was one of the finest seen on the Brook
land grounds this year, especially the clean
fielding Of the visiting team. The nome
team punched Its hits in the fifth ana
eighth innings, and thereby won a hard
game The two winning runs resulted from
two two-baggers and a triple OF Shipleys
bat that cleared the right-f1eld fence by
eight feet. making the longest hit made
on the home grounds this year. The fea-
lures Of the game were the pitching and
batting of Shipley. he having ten strike
outs to his credit. The batting of Rodgers.
TansiH, Burr and Collie also deserve men
tloning The score:
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BIG GOLF BATTLE ON
Partridge Led Field at Engle-
wood, Playing Through
Heavy Storm.

NEW YORK. July 11.-DwIght Partridge
OF Yale. representing the Bedford Golf
Club. led the field at the end Of the first
days play in the twelfth annual champion
ship tournament of the United States Golf
Association on the links OF the Englewood
Golf Club yesterday. He returned an IS
hole score of TO, two strokes better than
Walter J. Travis OF Garden City. who An
ished second. C. e. Van Week. jr.. OF Mont
clair finished third. with IS. Jerome d.
Travers, the metropolitan champion and
the favorite for the title. made an even So
E. M Byers of Pittsburg had the same
score while H. Chandler Egan, International
title holder, did ST.
One hundred and thirty-one amateurs
teed up for the start, and of this number all
save eight returned cards.
There were twenty-nine with scores OF So
or better. The rather high scoring is ac
counted for by the violent storm which
broke over the links early In the afternoon.
About half of the contestants had finished
when the rain began to fall, but the others
had to play through a veritable deluge.
Water was encountered everywhere, and in
some of the low places there were mnia-
ture lakes.
EIgan. Travis and more than fifty others
were fortunate enough to finish ahead of
the storm. Those who failed to score well
had the sympathy Of the early starters, but,
as one of the drenched golfers remarked,
sympathy did not count for much after the
round was over and the score spoiled.
TraYers had to do nearly all his playing
In the deluge, while the rain overlook Byers
when he had three holes to go. Travers
accepted the handicap cheerfuly, and when
a friend asked him If the grips on his clubs
did not get wet he remarked with smile,
Yes. everything got wet Under the cir
cumstances his score was the feature of the
day He played sterling golf and more than
satisfied his followers, who are counting on
him to win.
Partridge a Surprise.
The seventy-five made by Partridge came
as a surprise to many, but this college
golfer. who, little more than year ago
won the interscholastic championship at
Garden City. is capable of playing the fast
est kind of golf. He has been returned an
open tournament winner on various occa-
sious in the past. His game yesterday was
as sound as a rock. and three puts on one
green was his single mistake.
Travis played his usual careful and de-
Hibernate game. He rarely got off the line
with his wooden clubs, and when 1t came to
go down, were always knocking at the
door.
Egans rather ordinary score. made when
the conditions were ideal. may be easily
explained. A sliced second short going to
the seventh hole was responsible for his
first T. Again. going to the long tenth hole.
his second shot left the ball in almost
large tree. Two strokes were wasted here,
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scene. .. the Amateur Golf champi on.p at Engswood

HIST of entrants was Charles R. Macdon-
aid OF Garden City. a former national cham
pfon. This left Egan and Travis as the
only ones with present or past titles In the
tourney. All Of the United States Golf As
sociation oficials, including Ransom H.
Thomas, the president; w. Feliowes Nor
the treasurer, were on hand. and they were
kept busy getting the pairs away at fve-
minute Intervals.
The Withdrawals were W. C. Carnegie. st.
Andrews: r. H. B. Frelinghuysen. Morris
County: T. D. Hooper and J. r. Maxwell.
r.. Nassau: H c. Williams, Yountakah; @.
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SO that the best he could do was another T.
On several occasions the champion was
green shy on his approaches. mistakes thar
were partially accounted for by the different
nature Of the turf. It Ia necessary TO get
the ball away more ciaanly here than IN
the west, where the thicker turf enables
one to play the shot deeper.
With that rare ability to pull himself to-
gethar, Egan saved strokes on several oc-
casions. After badly pulled second shot
going to the nrst hole he laid HIS next
dead and got four. Tho short eighth
hole only required two strokes, thanks TO
rood put Prom ths Eourtsenth To- his
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PRINTING OFFICE LEAGUE.
Thursdays Game.
Duplex We. Blanks.
Cowboys outplayed Freshmen.

The pennant aspirations of the Pressmen
were given a rude shock yesterday when
they were easily downed by the Cowboys
to / IN a well-played and highly interest,"
ing contest The winners put UP superior
article Of ball. both at the bat ana In the
field. and had the game won almost from
the start.
Brown was on the rubber for the Cow
boys and proved TO be the biggest kind OF
stumbling block to the Pressmen, who
got but three scratch hits or his delivery.
Forden made his initial appearance In the
box for the Freshmen and was easy for
the Cowboys, who would have run up q
larger score hut for two fast double plays
which shut on several runs.
Conroy kept up his batting streak, getting
three singles out of a. many times to bat.
while Laframbois pulled out two doubles
and single out OF four times mp.
The Cowboys rushed matters from the
start and soon had two runners over the
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drive. Just a bit pulled. left him stymied
behind a tree. Rather than lose a stroke
by PLAYING out he decided to take chance
and play for the green. He brought the
shot off beautifully, keeping the ball SO
low as to pass under the branches, but
with sufficient force to carry the bunker.
Egan VIII Improve.
Playing the home hole Egan almost holed
out in one. his iron tee shot trickiing past
the pin by the narrowest of margins. He
got an easy two. In speaking of his play
at the end of the round Egan modestly
expressed the belief that he would be able
to do little better tomorrow. He claims
to be uncertain with his irons this sea-
son. To Offset this he plays his wooden
clubs with a deal more confidence than
when he went successfully through the ma
tional tournaments at Baltusrol and
Wheaton.
Never In the history of amateur golf
cham pionships in this country did the first
day of a tournament begin more suspicious
" and end so dismally 1t was the hardest
kind of luck for the late starters, and, I'M
der the circumstances there is no telling
how low the scores might have run Ac-
cording to the rules of golf there Is moth
ing to do but to play on regardless OF
weather. To tarry invites disqualification.
There were several who deliberately quit
rather than continue under the conditions.
The most prominent absentee from the
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Loriilard. Tuxedo; E e. Gedney. North
Jersey Country Club. and C. g. Lee Tux
edo.
medal play round today. and, with anything
like favorable weather the pace Is bound
to be fast. Those who were caught in the
rain are determined to make every possible
effort to get In low totals. in the hope of
scrambiing In among the first thirty-two.
President Johnson's Decision Withheld
President Ban Johnson of the American
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