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The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
AK SWINGS At CLEVELAND.
Maps Have Number of Young Players
Who VIII BE Dropped.

Cleveland, Dec S.-The release of Frank
Delahanty to the New Orleans club by
Cleveland is the first move to get the
club down to about twenty-five or thirty
players that will be taken South this
spring. Other deals are on tap. but no
announcements viii be made until the
American League meeting. when they
will be consummated
II would not be surprising in the least
that the agreement 10 spend ten days in
New Orleans next spring was brought
about with the understanding that the
Pelicans were to have the services of De-
lahanty. The Cleveland boy should be a
tower Of strength for Manager Frank S
team, If he takes care of himself. 1t was
In the Southern Association that Della
hanty made his best showing before being
gathered In by the New York Americans.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
SaUIRES KNOCKED OUT AGAIN
Explosion of Gas stove Injuries Aus
frnIIan and Manager.

Bakersfield, Cal, Dec S.-BiH Squlres.
the Australian, met his third Knockout
on American soil Thursday night. at the
hands of a gas heater. Bill was blown
out of his bathroom.
He turned on the gas before he struck
a match. and by the time he had found
the place to light the gas the room was
filled.
An explosion followed, and Squires and
his manager, Jimmy Russell. were blown
over and out. The heater was blown 10
pieces. Squires was laid out for a few
minutes, and it was thought he was Sc
riously hurt, but he recovered.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
DICK CROKER OFFERS PURSE.
VIII Back Jem Roche in Mil with
Tommy Burns.

London. Dec. SIT is learned here on
good authority that Richard Croker has
Joined with number Of wealthy sport
ing Irishmen. who will offer a substan-
tiai purse to bring off a fight between
Tommy Burns and Jem Roche, the Irish
champion
After his defeat of Gunner Moir on
Monday for the championship Of the
world, Burns signifed his readiness to
meet Roche, provided the Irishman could
find hackers 10 the amount Of $500.
Croker is TO be one Of these hackers.
Representatives Of Burns and Roche viii
meet tomorrow to arrange the prelimi-
narieS.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
Newspapers Can't Tip Races.

New Orleans. Dec. S-Following cru
sade started against racing here by a
prominent minister, Federal Judge San
ders. in his charge to the United States
grand jury called attention to news
papers publishing tips on races, and said
that if they were paid for it they should
be indicted and prosecuted. BY publish
ing this matter and sending it through
the mails, the newspapers are guilty OF
furthering plans for the obtaining of
money under false pretenses, he declared.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
New Men for Lynchburg.
ial 10 The Washington Herall


Lynchburg, Va, Dec. S.-Manager Grim
of the local baseball team. who is winter
ing at Cincinnati. writes that he has
signed nine new men for the team for
next season, as well as Red Kline, one
Of last seasons star pitchers. 1t is be-
lleved here that Holt. the star first base
man. will. be used behind the bat next
season. with a new man, while Bentley,
the former catcher. will succeed in right
neld Mckenna, who was drafted by
Memphis. New men will be seen on first,
second, and at short.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
DELEHANTY BEST BATTER.
WiIIiamsPort Player Heads the Tri-
State League.

New York, Dec. S-The official averages
of the Tri-State League for 1907 show
that Delehanty, of Williamsport, is the
leading batter, with a percentage of $50.
Leaders in the field are: First base
MAJ. Schriver, Harrisburg; second base
man, Gleason. Williamsport: third base
maa, Magoon, Trenton; shOrtstop John
son, Wilmington; outfielder, Beard. York
Reading; catcher, Ross, Trenton-York
pitcher, Wolfe. Wilmington. Sallee. OF
Will1nsport, has the best pitching rec
ord, with p games won and lost. Grif-
htn's new pitcher, Manning. won 16 games
and lost g.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
bag Came I'm virnin,.
pecial TO The Washington Herald

SIeclal 70 Inc washington Herald.
Hagerstown. Md. Dec so. H. w.
Hunter, Elmer E. Dyer. Joshua Wise,
William Wade. of Hagerstown: Samuel
Burger. of Middleburg. and Joseph Ruth
rauff, Of Greencastle, returned after sew
eral days of hunting in Virginia. with
sixty rabbits and thirty-six partridges
They covered the territory between Riley
vile and Elgin.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
GOTCH DEFEATS INDIAN.
American Champion Throws War
Eagle in Easy style.

Chicago, Dec. S.-Frank Gotch, the
American wrestling champion. added an
other victim to his list by defeating War
Eagle, the Indian mat artist. in two
straight falls in their match at Brooize's
Casino last night
Gotch pinned the Indians shoulders TO
the canvas after they had been ar II
l5;H. the hold being a reverse Nelson
and English crossiOck. In the second fall
the champion won in S:O7 with an arm
and body hold
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
Royal Duekpin Tourney.

The following have qualified for the
nnals in the duckpin tournament at The
Royal. Eiker captured the prize for I'm
ishing first in the qualifying round.
Finals in Class A VIII be rolled Friday.
December IS. at SIS; Glass B. Monday.
December Is
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
Australian Horses Recognized.

New York. Dec. S.-Before the adjourn
ment of the board of review of the Ma
tional Trotting Association. a message
was sent to the Victorian Breeders and
Owners Trotting Horse Association, Of
Australia, accepting the suggestion that
that association be recognized in this
country. and that reciprocal relations be
established. Many horses are shipped
from California to Australia, and il is TO
place a safeguard on those horses that
the arrangement is made.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
Van HOOK nIinois Captain.

Champaign, H.. Dec. ST. c. Van
Hook. of Mount PULASKI, Ill. the famous
guard of the University of Illinois foot
ball team, has been elected captain of the
1908 eleven.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
Mount st. Mary,s Elect. Can,,,n

Emmitsburg. Nd, Dec. S.-The election
for captain of the Mount st. Mary's foot
ball eleven for next season resulted in
the choice of Albert V. Barrett. 1910, of
New Jersey.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09
MUST MEET JOHNSON
Tommy Burns Title Is Not
Yet Clear.
FOR CHAMPIoNHIP OF WORLD

Victory over Big Negro Would Mean
Pile of Money for Man Who Has
Disposed of Two National Cham
piOns-JohnsOn Is Considered the
the CIeVerer Boxer of the Two.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09

George Washington's W men viii meet
to-iay TO elect their captain for next year.
The probable choice is most uncertain, as
most Of the members Of the eleven were
playing at the university for the first
time. The most likely candidates for the
position are Sommers. the tackle. and
BroOkes, the end.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-09

erably. and it would not be the money
making event that II would be at present
Gnmcness Questioned.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
CAN'T HOLD
HIS CLERKS
Uncle Sans Postal Employees Resign
In Scores.
Salaries Paid Are Lower Than Can
Be Obtained in Other Lines Six
Grades Are Proposed, With Pro-
motions To Be Based on Efficien-
cy of Individual.

Washington, Dec. 81. = Failure at
this time to increase materially the
Compensation Of postofice employees,
thus keeping pace with the advancing
wages in other lines OF employment,
will seriously jeopardize the efficiency
Of the service. This statement was
taken from the annual report Of First
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock, made public today. The need Of
new legislation to make the postal SER
vice under the circumstances more at
tractive in order to retain present en-
ployes and as an incentive for good men
to enter the service is treated extern
sively by Mr.. Hitchcock, who present a
plan for the consideration OF congress.
designations from the service have
increased at an alarming rate and the
standard Of men going into the service
has greatly deteriorated in the last fis-
cal year. Mr.. Hitchcock's report
shows that in the first and second class
offices there were approximately 20, 600
clerks in the grades ranging from $500
to 81 900 and of these clerks 2, $40 OF
about 1873 per cent resigned during
the year. OF %, 900 letter carries at
tached to these offices, COL or about
2.6 per cent voluntarily left the service
Mr.. Hitchcock recommends establish
| ing for both cleks and carries six grade:
Of compensation. the annual salary t.
be 5000 for the initial grade, $500 fol
the second grade and for the four sue
ceeding grades 5000, $1,000, 1,10(
and 81, 200 respectively, and providing
for the advancement Of clerks and car
riers in first class offices from 5000 mi
tial grade to $500 after one years ser
vice, to 5000 after two years service
to 81 900 after three years service anC
for the advancement Of clerks and car
riers in second class offices to $500 af
ter one years service and to 5000 afte
two years service.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
FOG CAUSES WRECK.
Thiry-five Killed and Many Injured in
Suburb of Washington.

Washington, Dec. 31.-An appalling
disaster resulting in the death of about
50 persons and injuries, as far as can
be learned, to about so persons, occur
red about $3.50 O'Clock last night on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Terra
Gotta, suburb of Washington. The
Frederick City, Nd, local No. Sc, on
the point of pulling out from the sta
ton, was run into by train made up
entirely of eight empty coaches bound
from the West for Washington.
The engineer could not see the block
on account Of the heavy fog and plung-
ed ahead on his mission of death. A
dense fog and drilling rain prevailed
during the day and the night and to
the inability of the engineer Of the real
train to see the signal showing that
another was in the block is attributed
the accident. The grade at the place
where the accident occurred is down
ward and the tracks we're slippery.
The wrecked train was composed o.
an engine, smoking car and two da,
coaches. The two rear coaches wer'
reduced to kindling wood, and the rea
Of the smoker was telescoped. So grea
was the impact that the local train wa
scattered along the track for consid
cradle distance. Fortunately the wreck
age did not take fire.
Traffic was delayed by the accident
and it was after midnight before tn
bodies Of the dead could be brought T.
the CITY. There was an entire absenc
of any attempts at theft. As soon a
possible the bodies were covered ant
laid aside to await the coming Of tn
train sent from the city.
From the appearance Of the bodies
is believed that nearly all Of the vic
TINS were killed outright or died with
in a few minutes after the accident
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
HILL WILL RETIRE.
His Son to Assume Active Control of
Great Northern.

St. Paul, Mimi, Dec. President
James ]. Hill, of the Great Northern
railroad, the empire builder of the
Northwest. will retire from the active
management of his mammoth enter
prises July 1, 1907. The announce
ment is credited to Mr.. Hill himself in
a conference held with Twin City bust
ness men.
Mr.. Hills successor will be Louis W.
Hill, vice president of the Great North
ern, who in reality has been in active
charge Of the road for the past three
years. L. W. Hill possesses to a con-
siderable extent the remarkable genius
of his father, as has been demonstrated
on more than one occasion. He has
also been carefully trained lin the ways
of his parent, and besides possessing
natural ability, is thoroughly posted as
to the Hill methods and policies.
Rumors have been current at the be-
ginning Of the past few years that Mr..
Hill would retire, but the magnate has
kept as hard at work as ever. Despite
his 81 years he is as strong intellectual
" as 20 years ago, but he feels that the
is entitled to a rest from his hard la
bors. In a public speech delivered
some time ago he said that he was pre-
pairing to lift some of the burdens from
his back. He said he hoped that he
would devote considerable time to read.
ing, pleasure which he has not beer
able to pursue as much as he would
like
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
DREDGEs TO DIG CANAL.
Commission Calls for Bids for Two
With Pipe Lines.

Washington, Dec. 29.-Revised spe-
cifications have been prepared by the
Isthmian Canal commission for two
pipeline dredges to be used. at La Boca
and Cristobal. Under the original
specifications bids we're asked for on
these dredges delivered in this country.
The new specifications ask for proposals
delivered ready for work in Panama,
one on the Pacific side of the isthmus
and the other on the Atlantic side.
Proposals are also asked on the machin-
cry knocked down in Panama.
These dredges are required for harbor
work, as we'll as for dredging at the
ends of the canal. The commission
now has two dipper dredges at work in
Panama and third dredge of this de-
scription is now building. The cost OF
these dredges varies from 5000 900 and
$102, 800, and it is believed that the
cost of the pipeline dredges will be
about the same. The commission also
has two sea-going dredges building near
Baltimore. Each of these is 300 feet
long and is capable of going to sea under
its own steam at speed Of eight or ter
knots an hour. One of these will be
used son the Pacific side OF the zone and
the other on the Atlantic.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
EUROPE CRIPPLED.
All Communication Stopped and Som
LIVES Lost by Storm

London, Dec. PIT has been man,
years since Central Europe general,
has suffered so severely from an Arcti'
visitation as il has this week. From
France, Belgium, Switzerland, Ger.
many and Austria-Hungary the same
tale is repeated Of heavy snow storms.
interruption Of vehicular, telegraphit
and railroad communication, loss 0.
life and general discomfort.
While Great Britain as a rule escapes
winter weather, che has suffered thii
year to an almost unprecedented degree
According TO reports tonight from
northern points, the storm is growing
worse. The heavy snowstorms which
began several days ago still continue
They are accompanied by violent gale
and even thunder storms in som'
places, and have resulted in a serious
railroad &C :ident near Arborath, Scot
land, in which about so persons wer'
killed or suffered serious injury.
Railroad traffic in the north Of Eng
land and especially Scotland is becom
ing completely tied up. Large town
like Edinburgh, Dundee and Perth ar
almost isolated. The telegraphic ser
vices are disorganized and would b
completely useless but for the extension
in recent years Of the underground
wires. The snowstorms continue wit
equal severity in Northern Wales an
| in Ireland.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05

"She wasn't one bit like the girls
who indulge in public fiirtations; she
was so tall and cold and stately" began
the car conductor who observes things.
when she got in at 35th street saw
her catch his eye Immediately.
HE seemed Indifferent and turned
his head away. She squeezed into the
seat next to him and he became alb
sorbed in looking out Of the window.
"She went to all sorts of trouble to
attract his attention, that girl. l saw
her myself. Finally she tangled her
chatelaine loudly and looked at him
alluringly from beneath her long-lashed
eyes.
'sThen he turned and gazed at hel
questioningly. She smiled, a bright
unabashed smile, with the whole cal
looking at her.
Something In that smile warned
him, and"-here the conductor paused
impressively and tried to hide the twin
kle in his eye-"he reached out two
pink, chubby little hands to grasp hel
dangling chatelaine-
"Well, sir, she kissed one of thos'
chubby little hands and pinched hi
little apple red cheeks and then asket
the woman who held him a question
Guess it was his mother and she aske,
how old he was"+New York Sun.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
sIMiAN LOVE AND REVENGE.
Peculiar Conduct of Monkey
Causes sailors Much TroubIe-

Peculiar Conduct of n Monkey
Causes sailors Much Trouble.
A curious story of love and revenge
comes to us from the far east and the
fact that 1t is the love and revenge
Of Javanese monkey doesn't abate
the human interest In the narrative.
Nor should the further fact that the
tale comes to us via the crew of a
tramp steamer abate all confidence in
its truth. 1t appears that the sailors
who manned this steamer had collected
In Java a number Of monkeys for spec
ulative purposes and these were con
fined In the hold.
Among them were two unusually In
telligent simlans who were released
during the voyage and permitted the
freedom of the ship. Unhappily n
sudden storm came up and one of the
playful creatures was washed over
board. The remaining one, who had
not seen his comrades sudden taking
Off, searched the ship for hours and
finally betook himself to the rigging,
where he remained three days, refus-
ing food and avoiding all efforts to cap
ture him
No doubt he held the sailors respon-
sible for the death Of his partner and
it would appear that he was formulat-
Ing a scheme for revenge. Anyway
the third night he released all the mon.
keys in the hold and for two days the
simians made life miserable for tbs
sailors. They bit and scratched and
fought and 1t was only after a number
Of them had been flung overheard thai
the balance could be captured and Sc
cured. And In all the forays and fierce
charges the revengeful monkey was il
the van.
Whatever may be commended concern
ing the reasoning powers of the brut'
creation, there have been many IN
stances recorded of their remembrance,
OF past injuries. And this fact wouit
seem to give the story of monkey ven
geance some semblance of truth
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
school for smiling.

~You would be surprised said a
teacher, could you but know how
large a part the smile plays in real
life. In these days it is the woman
who smiles,
Once upon a time 1t was the WON
an who frowned; and there were
periods, in the Jane Eyre days, when
to wear an imperious expression was
the real thing But that was long ago.
In these days it is the girl with a
laugh
Even queens laugh. In the latest
picture OF Queen Amelia Of Portugal
that royal lady wears a smile so deep
that it will not come off, while Queen
Alexandra has been caught by the
camera smiling.
There is a distinct art In smiling.
The eyes must smile and the whole
face must light up"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05

The origin of the use of mahogany
is said to have been as follows: A
West Indian trader brought home sew
eral logs Of mahogany as ballast for his
ship. The traders brother, London
physician, happened to be building a
house, and his brother suggested that
the logs would serve for ceiling beams.
Acting on the proposal, the doctor gave
orders to his workmen accordingly, but
their tools were not able to make an i'm
preston on the hard wood The doctor
ordered fresh tools to be made, and al
length succeeded in finding implements
which would cut the timber. Delighted
with his discovery he ordered bureau
to be made, and so beautiful was Il
that it attracted general attention.
New York Tribune
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
Report Filed on Townsite Fraud.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The report of
William Dudley Foulke, sent to the In
dian Territory by President Roosevelt
to report on the townsite fraud, has
been received by Secretary Hitchcock
and by him turned over to the law Off
ceIs Of the Interior department. Its
publication will not, be made for some
weeks, if at all. 1t covers but one feat
ure OF affairs in the Indian Territory,
and until other reports bearing upon
similar matters are received by the
secretary nothing will be given out in
relation to the subject.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
Severe With Race Rioters.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 29.-The citizens
committee appointed after the Septen :
Der riots made its report today. Tie
report shows that II persons were kill
ed and 20 wounded. OF the dead, two
were whites and ten colored; two were
females and ten males. OF the wounded
ten were whites and so negroes. As a
result of the riots, the report says, good
citizens have been driven away. Con-
Guiding, the report says: Gas num-
Der took part in each assault it is clear
that several hundred murderers OF
would-be murderers are at large"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
white Animals Can't smell.

"Pure white animals" said a pet
stock dealer, "have no sense OF SMELL
Hence they are continually eating
things that disagree with them, and In
eight cases out Of ten poison them
selves and die. Pure white pigs should
never be allowed to run loose in the
fields and woods. For, without the pro-
lection of a sense of smell, such pigs,
when they get out, eat all sorts of poi
sonous roots and berries and die of
rapidly. In Africa the white rhino-
ceros poisons itself by eating the Gu
phorbia, and pure white sheep are diff
cult to rear because they are continu-
ally munching shrubs and grasses that
don't agree with them"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
Russia DELAYS Elxing Date.

London, Dec. 31.- For some time
Great Britain has been trying to induce
Russia to fix date for the next Hague
peace conference, but thus far without
success. 1t has been urged that May
would be the most convenient month,
but although this suggestion was made
early in the fall, no reply has been re
ceived. The British delegates probably
will include cabinet minister in adj
dition to James Bryce, the newly an
pointed American ambassador. How
ever, the delegates will not be announc
ed until something is heard from Russia
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
Hurrying Settlers to Siberia.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 29.-Taking ad-
vantage of the increasing famine in
Russia, the government is trying to
stimulate immigration to Sibera on a
scale hitherto never attained. Minister
of Finance Kokovsoff has decided to
place SO, O00, 900 at the disposal of the
colonization office. This office has
200, 900 homestead lots ready for set
tiers. These lots are situated along
the Amur river, where the government
is eager to strengthen its hold.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
Want Iapan to Show spite.

Victoria, b. c., Dec. 81. = Advices
were received today by steamer Teueer,
from Yokahoma, that considerable OPP
position is being developed as a result
of the anti-American feeling in Japan
against the proposed visit Of a Japanese
fleet TO the jamestown exhibition and
United States ports. An influential
member Of the house Of peers is quoted
as saying the proposed outlay of $780,
600 to send the feet must not be ap
proved.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05

Feb. 81, 1866, General Benjamin F.
Butler presented to congress the first
genuine American dag. male OF Ameri-
can materials by American labor, ever
constructed in this country. Piror TO
that time all American government
days had been made OF English bunt-
Ing. Since then all our official days
have been the product exclusively of
American material and labor. There
were twenty-six stars in the dag at
that time-
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05

Washington, Dec. 29. - Quarter
master General Humphrey has notified
Secretary Taft that he has available
two transports in which supplies for
the Chinese famine sufferers may be
sent. These are the Buford and the
Warren, Goth at San Francisco. Secre-
tary Taft, upon the reconvening of con-
gress, will ask for authority to use one
of these vessels for the relief mission
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1907-01-05
RaisuIi Prenares for War.

Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 29.-Accord-
ing to the best information obtainable,
Railsuli has refused to resign his gov
ernorship, and has sent his harem to
the mountains under the protection OF
a detachment of Kabyles, and is prepar-
ing to meet the forces of War Minister
Gabbas at Zinat. The war minister
entered the city in state today and went
to the grand mosque, where he solmen-
" read letter from the sultan dis
missing Raisuli from his governor
ship for causing injury to the coun-
try.