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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Chicago Cubs have decided to start on their training trip to West Baden on March 5.
 Pitcher "Chick" Fraser has nice winter job at a city hall. It is the ambition of every ball player to spend his vacations working for the city government.
 Ty Cobb's brother Phil. who played in the Western association last sea- son, has the family recipe for hit ting. He swatted the ball at the rate of .296 and this was his first season, too. Phil may soon leave the minors,
 Mcintyre is said to have no desire to leave the Tigers, for he is very popular iD Detroit. This cannot be wondered at. Mcintyre drew a big salary last season and received S2,0OO extra as his share of the worlds series.
 Fred Penney apepars to be in great demand, Brooklyn, Chicago and Pitts burg are the National league clubs that are bidding for him right now, and some others are looking him over. Penney seems fairly sure of a job next spring.
 Hans Wagner, the cyclonic slugger of the Pirates, has been up against 1t the last few days. Just think of a man of his activity spending his time on other peoples troubles as a member of the jury in the common pleas court of Pittsburg. Hans thinks famous stars on the diamond should be exempt from this sort of duty.
 Manager Comiskey of the White Sox. Is the first to have trouble with the raise in salary crowd. Eddie Hahn and Pat Dougherty say they will quit unless Comiskey loosens up. Comis- key is losing no sleep over the mat ter. He knows it is bad year to ask for an increase in pay or any thing. Besides. the batting average of this pair hardly warrants a de- mand for more money.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
THE DIAMOND
THE BATSMEN
 NOT so GOOD
In Both the Big Leagues the Pitch CTS Seemed to Have the Indian
 Sign-0ther News.

In both the National and American leagues this year more batsmen fell off in their averages from the year before than gained. In the National league A batters fell off and 56 gain ed and in the American 51 gained and 62 retrograded. The topmost batter in each league improved on his 1906 figures. Wagner, the National league leader, who also held that po- sition in 1906, gained Ii points in 1907, while Cobb, the American league leader, gained 32 points in 1907 and rose from sixth to first place.
 The first seven batters in the Nat ional league all gained this year Among these is Dan McCann, the New York Nationals first baseman. There has been much talk the last two sea- sons of how McGann has slumped as a stick artisan, but the figures show that McGann is among the first ten hitters, that he gained 61 points this season and that he improved his rank by GA points. Pretty good for batter who is on the down grade. Ma gee and Beaumont are other batters who made big jumps.
 The biggest increase in the Ma tional league was made by Richie, the Philadelphia pitcher. He advanced 113 points. The biggest decrease was experienced by Ferguson, the New York pitcher. He shot from second to 149th place and made the tremen- hoolxcli1a 0f OTQ nofnfc ley and Steinfeldt, two first class hit ters, fell off materially.
 Two noted performers with the ash in the American league who fell foul of a diminishing average were Lajoie and Keeler. Lajoie was reduced six numbers in rank and was 50 points poorer in average than in 1906 Keeler fell from 11th to 73d place and fell off 6S points. The biggest gain was made by Bill Donovan, who climbed from 14Sth to 39th place and improved his average by 145 points. The biggest loss is charged to Wake field, the Cleveland 'atcher, who dropped from 25th to 146th place and sliced 145 points off his 1906 per- centage. Griff1th's new infielder Harry Niles, took big jump forward as did Al Orth.
 Joe Yeager, whom Griffith traded to St Louis. fell considerably and so did Hickey, whom Griffith got in exchange for Yeager. Of the New York Americans, Orth, Moriarty, La porte, Kleinow and Hogg gained, and Chase, Elberfeld, Williams, Hoffman Conroy, Keeler, Thomas, Hickey and Newton lost. A notable gain was made by Pitcher Killian of Detroit He scared from 123d to sixth place and bettered his batting average 15O points.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Hammond Is Declared Sane.

New York, Dec. T.-James Bartlett Hammond. head of the Hammond Typewriting company, has left the pri- vate sanitarium where he has been for some time and visited his manufactur- ing plant. His return was made the occasion of a welcoming demonstra- tion by the employees. A sheriffs jury declared Mir. Hammond sane, thus ending the action begun last April, when Mir. Hammond was arrested on the complaint of his brother. Thomas r. Hammond, and Alfred Bryce, the acting manager of the plant.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
CRITICISES CORTELY0U.
Yale Economist Finds Fault With tho
 Treasury Note Issue.


 Treasury Note Issue.
 New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 7.-Profess' or Emery of the department of eco- monies at Yale, an authority on politl- cal science, in lecture severely criti' cised the recent policy of Secretary Cortelyou in relation to the financial crisis. He pointed out that the so called independent treasury system has completely broken down.
 '"The Cortelyou 3 per cent treasury notes are not only issued under an act which was passed for the purposes of a war loan only and so of doubtful le- gality, but they were unnecessary, as subsequent events have shown, and furthermore they establish the dan gerous and extraordinary precedent that the taxpayers may be saddled with debt whenever the banks are in trouble and this, too, at a time when the treasury surplus is more than $25O, O,0OO,O00," Professor Emery said.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
TAFT EMBARKS FOR HOME.
Secretary's Trousers Burst In Russia
 and Delayed Dinner.

Secretary's Trousers Burst In Russia
 and Delayed Dinner.
 St. Petersburg, Dec. 7.-The tardiness of Secretary Taft fin arriving at the dinner given in his honor on Wednes- day evening by Foreign Minister Iswol- sky, which at the time occasioned con- siderable comment, was due to the fact that the secretary's trousers burst at the knee, and he had to return to the hotel, where rapid repairs were made. MT. Tafts predlcament was somewhat increased because all his other avail able garments had been packed away and dispatched to the railway station.
 A dispatch from Hamburg states that the secretary and his party em- parked today on the steamer President Grant for New York. Mrs. Taft at the same time left for Paris and will join her husband at Cherbourg.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
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INQUIRIES
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1895, aged 152. His first marriage was contracted when he was 80, and he married again when 122. He was able to blow and thresh when 13O. Of one thousand centenarians named by Haller, only fifteen atttained the age of 130 years.
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 W. L. H.-What did the court do with Robert Ford for killing Jesse James?
 A. Nothing. believe. A reward of $10,000 had been offered for the arrest and conviction of the James gang, and Ford was unable to resist the temptation to turn the leader over to the authorities. Ford led an unhappy existence for several years and was finally killed in saloon row. His brother Charlie was sui eide.
 A. E. C.-How can I fix letter so that men like Andrew Carnegie will get it? @ Where can I get the song There's Light in the Window for Me?"
 A. The address of the people you ask about is New York. They are busy people and their clerks handle hundreds of letters every day. Even rich man or woman is under no obligation to read letters from stran- gers. @ It is doubtful if the song is now in print. A bookseller might find it for you in some old collection.
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 J. B. M.-How can an heir manage to get his property when it is in an- other state, and when county is un- known? (2) Give me the namel of all the county seats in Missouri and the names of all county court clerks?
 A. It would certainly be difficult to claim property whose whereabouts is not known. Nothing can be done until 1t is located. (2) There are one hundred and fifteen county towns in Missouri, with presumably the same number of county courts. The list is too long to print here. Ask your bookseller for list.
 F. McG-When was the first type- writing machine built?
 A. The first was patented in Eng lang in 1714. It was described as q machine for impressing letters singly and progressively as in writing, whereby all writing may be ingrossed in paper so exact as not to be dis tinguished from print" Henry Mill was the inventor. His machine was cumbersome and practically useless, and 1t was not until century after that another attempt was made to write by machine. w. A. Burt, in 1929, patented the first American type writer, which was called the typo grapher. In 1883 machine was brought cut in France. and between 1S40 and 1S6O several machines were patented in England. In 1873 an American, c. l.. Sholes, succeeded in perfecting typewriter of sufficient merit to attract capital, and in 1874 the first model of the modern type writer was put on the market by Remington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
NO ANTI-BRYAN CONTEST.
Nebraskan and Roger Sullivan Have
 Buried the Hatchet,

Nebraskan and Roger Sullivan Have
 Buried the Hatchet.
 Chicago, Dec. 7.-William J. Bryan at luncheon given by the Iroquois club made notable speech, the key note of which was party harmony.
 Where an agreement has been reached among men as to what ought to be done now there should be forget fitness for the past" he said, and his sentiment was applauded. "Men should have good forgetting machines so far as individuals are concerned. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debt ors' is a good doctrine to follow. Re sentiment and revenge are the most foolish of things"
 Men who heard the words took them to mean that MT. Bryan's differences with National Committeeman Roger c. Sullivan are at an end and that there will be no anti-Bryan contest in Illinois. MT. Sullivan has declared that he will not start the strife afresh.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Priest, Arbitratina, Favors Strikers

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Dec. Mgr. Cof- fey, appointed arbitrator when the strike of 5000 textile workers in forty five mills fin Luzerne and Lackawanna counties was declared off pending set tlement, made awards which are victory for the workers. The awards are: Fifty-five hours work week in- stead of fifty-eight and half, minl- mum wage increased from $1.50 to $2 and $2.25 a day, all weavers on piece work or by the day to get an increase of per cent, closed shop is refused and the open shop sustained and mem- bership in the union to be voluntary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
'HUGHEY THE HTTTTTE."
Jennings Great Record During His
 Palmy Days.

Hugh Jennings was as great as a ball player as he Is now as a man. sger Originally a poor bztsusn. though occasionally fast in fielding and running. Jennings began to val I0p the ball all over the lot after gO- ing to Baltimore under Ed Hsnlon- He became absolutely fearless at the
 bat and one of the most dangerous bzttsrs fer the pitcher to have cone
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
MILLIONAIRE LEADER.
Diehl. Who Plays for Fun. Led a
 League in Batting.

A]SoNAS AAA As~SeAAA$'
 Ernest Diehl, the Cincinnati mil lionaire baseball player and sports man, who played 22 games with the Toledo club last season just for the fun of the thing, and who has al ways refused to sign contract, leads all the veterans of the American As sociation in batting for the season Diehl's average, according to the fig ures just announced, is 1893, a phe- nomenal record.
 Jake Beckley, the old St Louis veteran who played this year with Kansas City in 100 games. was sec ond with an average of 1885, while Jack Mccarthy, the old Cleveland league fielder, and now of Kansas Cty, was third with .339. Buck Free man, for several years with the Bos- ton club, ranked fourth with 1885 as a member of the Indianapolis club.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
up. His batting figures and rank during the great years were as fol-

During the sixteen years that he played ball his grand average was 1908, coupled with 40 stolen bases, 228 sacrifice hits and a countless number of "passes." Is it any wonder that Jennings was named "Hughey the Hittite" by George w.. Hobart, who at that time was a newspaper man in Baltimore.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
APACHE WINS AT CITY PARK.
Surprises Talent by Taking Opening
 Race at New Orleans Track.

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 New Orleans, Dec. T.-The opening event at the City park race course proved a big surprise for the talent Postmaster and Firmsment were the ones they liked. and they went to them for the bank roll Very few took Apa- che's chances seriously, but the result proved that they were wrong. for she easily Outfooted her field in the stretch run and at the end was an easy win ner. Postmaster was an easy second. with Ffrmament third The winners follow:
 First Race-APzche. first. Taskmss- ter. second; Firmzment. third
 Second Rsee--L- s. B. first; Bo1zrd, second: YOgHg Stevens. third
 Thirl Raee-RustIe. first Arrow swift. seco1d: Iazuzgrstisz- third
 Fourth Raoe-Le1s. first. The Bear. second. Prince Ahued. third
 Fifth Rsce--Cooa- first. Miss Strous. seco1d. GIzmor. third
 Sixth Rsce-DzfnV BeIIe. frzt. Del EoEs, secozd; King of Iroy. third
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
DAILY TO MANAGE LOWELL.

President Vim of the Lowell New England league team has announced a new manager of his team for next season. The new manager is Daily, who was with Montpelier, Vt team last year, and the clubs president expects that he will bring the Spindle City team to the front in the 1908 race
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
TAKES WORCESTER PLAYERS.

Hugh Bradley, first baseman, and Eddie Russell, outfielder, of the Wor- cesters, will be taken by Manager Hugh Duffy of the West Providence team of the Eastern league, who bought the players from the Wor- cesters before the drafting season be- gan last summer. He completed the purchases yesterday at $500 each.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
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Albany. V. Y Dec 7 William Lezry. state superintendent Of e5ee- tons for the metropolitan district. fled win Governor Hughes hzs answer ts the ehzrzes q iac0npese1sy. f1e6- deny and Essieet ef duty made against hin Isst week bv q eouuItfse of ths Irdspe7dszee lezUe. Larys szswsr is q gzsrzI dsazzL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Ignores Charges Against Indians.

Philadelphia, Dec. 7.-Mike C. Mu> phy, trainer of the athletes on the University of Pennsylvania teams, when told of the charges of profess sionalism made against the Carlisle Indian school football eleven said that 1t would make absolutely no difference to Pennsylvania and that the red and blue would not be guided by the action of the University of Chicago, which has dropped the Indians from their schedule.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
FREE--A hand some gift to every viSitOr.-FREE

A beautiful umbrella box and your monogram engraved free with every umbrella purchased from us for the holidays to convince you that we make a speciality of the finest line of um- brells. You can save 1-3 by trading direct from the maker costing you nc more than inferior goods. Our assortment of handles can not be equalled. We are sure your inspection will win your trade with Us.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Boston Athlete. oppo,e H.Ipin.

Boston, Dec. 1.-Two of the three Olympic athletes here do not favor Matthew P. Halpin as manager of an Olympic team of athletes. W. D. Ea- ton, who contested in the 100 meters at Athens last year. says that while personally there is no fault to be found with Mir. Halpin he is pronounced lacking in the essentials which com bine to make a good athletic team manager
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
sehaefsr and Sutton praw.

Trenton, N. J., Dec. T.-Jacob Schae. fer and George Sutton each won a game in an afternoon and evening bil- Hard tournament here. Schaefer won the afternoon game 300 to 261. and Sutton was victor at night 400 to 125. In the afternoon Sutton secured a run of 1J9 points. Schaefer's work in open table play was a feature of both games.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Bear Hunters st shs Whit. Mouse.

Washington. Dee President Roosevelt entertained at dinner a num- Der Of bear hunters from the Louisiana eanebrakes. Bear neat was served
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Jim Crew siH okIahoms's First Law.

Guthrie. Okla Dee. T.- The Jim Crow bill passed the senate by a vote Of 56 yeas. 3 nays. 1 absentees and one excused. Governor HaskiIl pTObz- ply win sign the bill. and it will be- come effective in sixty days
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07

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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Jack Blackburn Puts cunther Out.

Philadelphia. Dec. T.-Jack Black burn of this city knocked out George Gunther. the Australian. in the fifth round of their six round battle. held before the Industrial Athletic club. The blow that did the damage was . terrific right to the jaw.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
c.rr.II Min, at aa,L.t s,II.

Ithaca. N T. Dee Ts-Cornen de fested the University of Rochester at basket baH a to Ia.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Six Dsy Bicycle Rae. to Start Monday.

New York. Dec. Lowing to Judge O'GOrman's ruling regarding Sunday night shows the six day bicycle race will be started Monday morning at I o'clock instead of one minute after midnight. as in former years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Trinity Beats AsriesltsrsI College

Hartford. Conn. Dec T.-Trinity col. Ieze defeated the Connectieut Azricul- turaI college at basket ban ss te 8
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Wives Weep In Hills.

Men are now working in relays to reach the miners entombed in the two great shafts. On the hills overlooking their work are the weeping wives and other relatives of the imprisoned men. Among them are the three women whose husbands lie in the improvised morgue.
 Four living men who have been res cued can give no account of how they reached the surface. They say that a great shock threw them flat. It stun ned them for a few seconds. and when they regained their feet they saw a great throng of men back of them struggling to reach the higher levels and the outer air. still farther back of this mass was a second army of min CTS whose cries they could faintly hear. These cries were half stified by the gas that threatened to choke the tour.
 When the first explosion came it was almost instantly followed by the second. Then there were a number of lesser shocks as the unsupported gal leries of the mine collapsed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
[.OUR HUNDREDK|LLED.
Nickname Causes Terrific ExpIo-
 sion In West Virginia Mines.
FOUR OF THE VICTIMS ESCAPE
Buildings In Monongah Tottered, Frail- CT Structures Fell Into Ruins and Cars Were DeraiIed-Weeping Wives and Relatives Limo the Hills.

Cars Were DeraIled-Weeping Wlves
 and Relatives Limo the Hills.
 Monongah, W. Va, Dec. That not less than 400 miners were killed by an explosion of black damp, known to scientists as methane, in mines Nos. 6 and of the Consolidation Coal con- pany of Baltimore at this place is now conceded by those who have taken the most hopeful and most conservative view of the disaster.
 Of these victims six dead bodies had been taken from mine No. 6, and six ty-five others were piled up in the en- try awaiting the completion of facili- ties for bringing them to the surface. From mine No. s fourteen bodies had been removed, and a number of others are ready to be brought out as soon as arrangements can be completed.
 Thrty-five Americans.
 The explosion is believed to have been caused by gas in an abandoned shaft of mine No. 6. The shock was communicated to mine No. s through a connection tunnel. and thus the sec ond mine was wrecked.
 Of the dead taken out thirty-fve are Americans and the rest foreigners.
 The disaster came when nearly all of the men composing the day shift had descended to their work.
 The double explosion, coming only a few seconds apart, fairly rocked the earth. The detonation could be heard for fifty miles.
 The reports in Monongah were deaf ening. The buildings of the city tot tered and wavered as if they would collapse The payements were upheav- ed, and some of the Trailer structures fell into ruins.
 None of the 5000 inhabitants had to ask the cause of this. They divined instantly that another great mine hor- TOT had taken place.
 Street Cars Derailed.
 Pedestrians and even horses were knocked off their feet. Street cars were derailed. Fires started in va rious parts of the city.
 But all these were minor incidents to the chief horror. Wives, mothers and sisters of the entombed miners, living in cabins on the outskirts of the city, rushed to the shafts to find them blocked with debris. The face of the hills where the mines were located had been changed by the upheaval.
 Five hundred feet from the opening of shaft No. 6 were the bodies of two of the miners, who had been blown from the shaft by the force of the ex- plosion.
 The great supporting timbers had been ripped loose and blown clear across the river. Gas still rushes from the choked up opening of this mine and that of No. s.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-07
Physicians and Nurses Arrive.

Ii is believed that the shock of the explosions displaced many of the heav- fer timbers in the galleries. and whole rows where the unfortunate men were working collapsed upon them. In this case the work of reaching the entomb- ed men will be infinitely greater. Some of them are now believed to be sepa- rated from the outer world by many tons of earth.
 The hope that they are alive lies in the possibility that enough pure air remained in the mine to supply those who were not crushed outright untiI they can be reached by the rescuers.
 The fear by the rescuers is that the men who were trailing after the four who escaped-how many the four men could not teIl-were caught by the deadly gas that would accumulate just lack of the choked entrance and that they died there of suffOCation.
 There are twenty physicians here from FairmQunt and staff of thirty nurses. X large shed has been built as a hospital. and 2O0 cots and a large quantity of medical supplies have been brought from Pittsburg.