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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
BIG BILLIARD TOURNEY
STARTS OFF TONIGHT

NEW YORK March 4.-For the next two
weeks interest in the billiard world will be
centered in the annual championship tour
lament of the National Association or
Amateur Billiard Players, which begins to-
night in the large concert hall of the hos
pitable Liederkranz Club, 5Sth street near
Park avenue.
The pick of the amateurs of the country
will compete in the tourney. They are Ed
ward w. Gardner of Passaic. N. j., the
present champion; ]. Ferdinand Poggen-
burg and DIR. l.. l.. Mial OF New York,
Charles F. Conklin and Calvin Demarest
of Chicago and s. Mortimer T. Rolls Of
Philadelphia. Fifteen games, barring ties
must be played to decide the possession OF
the championship emblem. The games will
be at fourteen-inch. two shots In balk.
Owing to the remarkable work Demarest
has done against some Of | he best players
in the games since the tournament last
spring the young Chicago expert seems to
have the call over the other contestants.
In his recent match with Ora Morningstar
at 1872 Demarests grand-averaged more
than 16 in 1890 points. hung up the best
single average If 30 and the high run, To-
While the Chicago fans are claiming first
prize for Demarest, the veterans In the
tournament are not ready to concede him
the honor Demarest has been handicapped
by a severe cold, which las prevented
him from giving much time to practice since
his arrival in the city.
Poggenbourg, Gardner, Mial and Conklin
have all shown good speed in practice.
Conklin claims he is playing better billiOrds
now than at any time in two years. In a
series of games in Chicago recently he
averaged 20 in one game and put up a
grand average of more than IL.
Demarest won second prize In the tourney
a year ago. defeating Wright and Poggen-
burg in the play-of and finished with the
best grand average, II S-116, the best ever
hung up In an amateur championship
tourney Gardner won the event with
grand average of 8 24-1S4. His high run
was IS and his best single average Ii 14-22.
Poggenburg, who won liird rcize. averaged
8 91-152. had high run of liz and tied
with Wright in best single average with
l6 1918. Wright was fourth, but won the
hish-run prize with LIT and had the second
best grand average, 8 87-137. Conklin. hol-
der OF the 1905 title. finished nth. but
played steady billiards. His best run was
80, his best average 1921 and his grand
average 8 62-163, a shade lower than the
winner of the tournament and better than
Poggenburg's.
The runs, single and grand averages were
much better than were those in the 1895
tournament, which Conklin won with
grand average of 177-22S and high run
of IS. Gardner. who finished tlird to Conk-
lin and Sigeurney, showed but little I'm
provement In the last tourney, as his best
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
NELSON READY TO
FIGHT JOE CANS

NEW YORK, March Battling Nell
son of Hegewisch. Ill.,, president Of the
Battling Nelson Mining Company of Reno
New. arrived from Europe Saturday even
ing. With this distinguished citizen was
Billy Nolan. who looks after Mr.. Nelson's
ring affairs The travellers from Europe
repaired at once to the Cadillac Hotel and
in this famous White Way hosiery they
entertained friends until 5 am. of the first
day of the week.
In order to get business out Of the way
at once. the restless Mr.. Nolan remarked
we want TO night Cans again We will
only insist on him weighing in once, 1873
pounds three or four hours before the Con-
test. We will fight him winner take all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
Statue to Longfellow.

According to the announcement Of the
Longfeliow National Memorial Association
more than $4,000 of the fund of SOS, 600
intended to be expended in the erection of
statue to the New England poet at the
intersection Of Connecticut and Rhode Is
land avenues. has been subscribed. Many
Washingtonians have responded literally,
and q Boston committee Is laboring ener-
getically to increase interest In the pro-
ject.-
President Roosevelt Is honorary regent of
President Cleveland, Prof. Frank II. Bige-
low. Rev. T. ]. Conaty, John Joy Edison,
Chief Justice Fuller. Gen. Adolphus W.
Harris. Mr.. John b. Henderson and Mr..
Justice White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04

WATERBURY, Conn.,. March 4.-The
disappearance of Florence Robinson, aged
twenty, and william Robinson. aged six
teen, brother and sister. has resulted in the
issuance OF notices to intercept them. sent
especially to all steamship lines. Orphaned
In Manchester, England. a year ago. they
were adopted by q close friend of their
mother. Edwin Race Of Waterbury. ven-
cradle Manchester violin maker. who, with
his son Leo of the 'Ben-Hur" company, Is
making diligent search. The lad worked
for the Plume & Atwood Company and the
girl for the American Pin Company. Where
they could have gone to and what their
plans were are mysteries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
Steamer Granted American Registry.

Five years ago the steamship Euskaro
went ashore on one of the small keys in
the West indies, and was abandoned by
her crew as a total loss. At the time she
few the Spanish flag and her abandon
ment caused her to lose her registry in the
marine lists of Spain. AS she lay wrecked
on the beach she was purchased by a COM
pany of Americans, who had her patched
up and afterward had her rebuilt at an
American shipyard. Under the marine
laws of the United States no vessel. except
one built at an American shipyard is en-
titled to United States registry. except by
special act of Congress. The Euskaro had
forfeited her right to the Spanish flag and
was not allowed to register as an Amer
lean ship. though owned in the United
States, and for five years she has been
vessel without country and without
port she could call home. That condition
of affairs kept her tied up at Norfolk since
she was repaired, but few days ago she
was granted American registry by special
act Of Congress and she has, under the
name of Marie, sailed from Norfolk to
New York with the American nag flying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04

run the year previous was Is. his high
single average II 3-27 and his grand aver
age 8 122-19O.
Rolls. the Philadelphia. never has taken
part In championship. but as he has
beaten Gardner and Poggenburg in exhibi-
ton games and has shown averages well
into double figures he will prove trouble
some contender. This will be DIR. MiaPs
first try at a championship since 1904. In
which he and Poggenburg tied for first
prize and also for high run-73. Each won
five games and lost one. Poggenburg hung
up the best single average, Il 1922. against
Mails 10, and also the best grand average,
115-204, against Mails $3.50.
Calvin Demarest, the boy wonder, and
Mort Rolls, the Quaker city champion, will
be the contestants in the opening game
tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
Called on the President.

Saturday morning Lacker and Marshall.
the two masters. called at the White House
and were cordially received by the President,
and came away more than pleased with
their reception. DIR. Lasker stated that the
forenoon's experience more than compen-
stated them for the change of plan made
necessary in order to squeeze Washington
into their itinerary, and that they were
both glad they had been able to play here.
They go from here to Chicago. after which
they are billed to pity at Memphis, st.
Louis and probably Boston. winding up IN
New York. if any games remain unplayed
after the above circuit is exhausted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
BASE BALL, RACING.
AND OTHER SPORTS

Boston. made the 600 in 2-5 seconds less
than the old record: George Jones Of Wor-
cester Academy. cut the 1000 yards from
2.27 40 to 2.25 As. H. Fitzpatrick OF Philips
Andover ran the 45-yard high hurdles in
ID which is one-fifth better than the old
record. while the Volkmann School relay
team covered the 1850 yards in the race
with Noble and Green of Boston in 81, the
old record being 3. %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
SCHOOL BOYS BREAK RECORDS.
Indoor Meeting Of the Boston Athletic
Association

BOSTON, March -Four new local rec
ords We're established Saturday at the
eighteenth indoor meeting of the Boston
Athletic Association for school boys. The
new marks were GOO and 1000 yard runs.
40-yard high hurdles and relay record
Herbert Jacques, jr., Of voikmann School,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
Anacostia and Vicinity.

Tire Ladies' Aid Society of the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal. Church held meeting
recently at the residence OF Mrs. Corrie
Campbell, 1877 Spring street. when the an
uual election OF officers occurred. Those
chosen were: Miss Emma Isaac. president;
Mrs. Marshall, vice president: Mrs. Corrie
Campbell secretary (re-eiecteD: Mrs.
Leila Watson. treasurer. The following
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04

It matters little what 1t Is that you want
whether e situation or servants
want" ad. in Tho Star will reach the
person who can nh your need.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Greater Birmingha m.

Though there seems to be considerable
difference of opinion among the law
makers and some of the citizens of Bir-
mingham as to just what is needed in
the way of Greater Birmingham leglsla-
tion am confident that the present legis-
lature will provide a method by which
the city limits may be extended" said
Secretary J. B. Babb of the Commercial
club of Birmingham yesterday.
II think the Miller bill will be passed
tomorrow. and while it is not just what a
majority of the people seemed to desire, it
may bring the desired end. which is all
that is wanted.
Greater Birmingham is necessity mad
we must have it in some way, and that
al an early date. | feel sure that the
present Legislature will give us an enab-
ling act of merit before final adjourn
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
Responsibility in Accidents

Twenty-three persons were reckless
" killed in local train on the New
York Central railroad owing to its high
speed on a curve. The impact of the
train overcame the fastenings of the
rails to the ties, and yet the controlling
authorities of the railroad winked at
that rate of speed, and permitted it to
so on until the rails were forced out
of their position, and the track was
filed with dead and wounded.
The coroner's jury did not go nosing
around to find some subordinate en-
ploye guilty, but it declared the chiefs
of the road responsible, and the cor
oner at once decided to hold for trial
the president and the board of direct
ors. The matter will now go to the
grand jury, and if President Newman
and his board of directors are indicted,
a memorable and important trial will
follow.
When controlling officials know that
they must answer in criminal courts
for the condition of the roads placed
in their charge, supervision will be-
come what 1t should be. The old plan
of showing off responsibility to a sub
ordinate who had no power to better
the track or equipment accomplished
little. In many cases 1t let the guilty
escape. The New York policy promises
reform that may prove to be far
reaching and important. 1t will indeed
be difficult to relieve the president and
directors of the New York Central of
all responsibility for the horror that
occurred to the Brewster express.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
FRANCE MAY FORCE
LOWER TARIFF RATE

Paris, March 5.--The United States is
likely soon to be confronted with the ne
cessity for tariff negotiations with
France. The special parliamentary COM
mission, charged with the revision of the
schedules which probably will be con-
slderably higher than the present rates,
has decided to maintain the maximum
and minimum system with the former
double the latter, for the purpose of fore
ing concessions from countries Which,
like the United States, refuse to make
reciprocity treaties.
The commission already has been de-
luged with demands from French manu-
facturers to increase the minimum rates.
Without awaiting the general tariff re-
vision q bill to increase the duties on
cotton seed and other vegetable oils in
which the United States is greatly inter-
ested was called up in the chamber of
deputies this afternoon. The duty now is
81 20 per hundred kilos. The bill pro-
posed a duty of 81 80 for countries en-
titled to minimum tariff and s. for coun-
tries like the United States without re-
ciprocity treaties. and also places the
cotton seed oil which is now free on the
dutiable list at 80 to 50 cents. Oils for
industrial purposes If denaturized, Will
be taxed at the old rate.
NJ. Thiery. republican. opposed the bill.
contending that the oil industries of Mar
settles and the country south of Franco
generally were not in a position to stand
an increase of rates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
KENTUCKY TROOPS
GUARD JUDGE HARGIS

Lexington. KY March 5-Forty men OF
Company \. Second infantry. of Frank
fort, under command Of Adjutant Gen.
Henry Lawrence and Capt. W. c. Long
mirc arrived here on a special train to-
day and went to Jackson, Breathtt coun-
ty, to remain there during the trial of
Judge Hargis on charge of assassination
of DR.. H. y. Cox. The soldiers will report
to Special Judge Carnes, who is trying
the case, and the men will be placed in
the court house. The soldiers accompanied
Judge Carnes and Attorneys Young and
Pollard, for the defense, to Jackson.
The troops arrived at Jackson In COM
pany with Judge Carnes at noon and
marched to the court house. They were
placed in the trial room and about the
building. The town is apparently quiet.
When court convened in the Hargis case
Judge Carncs ordered all present to leave
the court room and be searched as they
entered the court house. This was done.
Hargis refused to agree to the request for
a change of venue, which had been sug-
gested by his attorneys, and the trial will
be resumed here tomorrow, court having
adjourned after the preliminaries were
concluded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
Remarkable Policeman.

"On the police force of the city OF
Montgomery" said Max Winkler yester-
day afternoon, lis a man named Cum
ningham. He can sing with four voices
at the same time, and all the element of
the bona fide quartette are plainly heard.
lie sang for US the other day at the cap
itol | offered to pay his expenses to New
York In order that he might go ON the
vaudeville stage, but he turned down the
proposition. lie has been offered as nigh
as $3.50 per week. lie has always refused,
and seems satisfied with his salary as po-
lice officer"
Birmingham must not be sighted,
stated Detective Bodeker. who had lis
tened To the above. There is George
Hamilton, you know. He is already on
the stage, and he pulls off "a skt at the
Gayety theatre every night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
Street Car Service in Chicago

The municipal election in Chicago
In April will name a mayor 10 hold
Office four years. and the chief issue
relates, as it did two years ago, to the
control of the street car lines. Mayor
Dunno is the democratic candidate,
Rnd he stands for the municipal owner
ship of all public utilities. He may not
ha''e achieved much in that direction,
but he has not lowered or changed his
banner. The letters 81. M. o. are in
scribed on it.
The republicans have nominated
Postmaster Frederick A. Busse, who is
a politician by profession. The repub-
leans base their platform upon the
ordinances of the city council which
were passed over the mayors veto and
which are to be referred to the voters
in the April election. Under the or
dinances franchises are to be granted
for twenty years to the Chicago City
Railway and the Union Traction COM
pany. The companies are to give uni
versal transfers, through routes and
better service for scent fare. The
lines are to be rehabilitated under the
direction of the city at cost of about
s40000,0O0. The city, on six months
notice, may buy the lines for $5O0o0,-
900, plus the cost of rebuilding. While
the companies operate the lines they
are to pay the city 30 per cent of the
net income.
The battle in April will be between
this scheme and the plan of Mayor
Dunno for more Immediate municipal
ownership. The lines between the
Dunno scheme and the Busse scheme
are distinctly drawn, and the people will
decide in April which shall be carried
into actual operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
STROTHER CASE IN
JURY'S HANDS TODAY

Culpepper, Va, March lowing to a
slight attack of Illness Phillip Strother
the younger of the two brothers charged
with the killing of William Bywaters
was unable to appear in court today
and adjournment Yas taken until after
noon, by which time he had recovered
sufficiently TO allow the trial to pro-
ceeo. The delay served, however. to pre-
Guide the possibility OF the case going to
the jury today. Judge Harrison instruct
ed the jury on the pleadings submitted
yesterday by counsel for both sides, after
which Prosecuting Attorney Keith madN
the opening argument for the state. He
was followed by John l.. Jeffries. leading
counsel for the defense. He finished at
$50 o'clock and court adjourned until to-
morrow.
1t is expected that the remaining argu-
ments and The charge to the jury will
occupy the term of the court until late
in the afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
How Pittsburu Feels

While Wall street is pessimistic
Pittsburg remains steadfastly optimis-
tic. A Pittsburg correspondent of the
New York Evening Post says there
is not now the slightest difference OF
opinion among leading Pttsburg trade
and financial authorities regarding the
enormous volume of business in the
Pittsburg district'-a volume that
shows no sign of recession. II is true,
some are trying TO force pig iron and
some other articles to lower level
for second half delivery, but this eff
fort is steadily resisted, and it may not
be successful.
Sentiment in Pittsburg is strongly
committed TO a continuance of prosper
lty. All Pittsburgers are ready to de
clare that Wall street does not read
ia signs OF the times Alright. They
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
TWO SCORE HURT
BY AN EXPLOSION

Pottsvllle, Pa, March By the explo-
sion Of 1000 pounds of dynamite In the
storehouse Of the Richard colliery Of the
Suspehanna Coal company. near MOUNT
Carmel today two score OF persons were
injured, four Of them ii Is feared Ia
tally. The explosion caused damage to
the extent of $4,000.
The dynamite house was about 100 feet
from the office of the company No lone
is known to have been in the house at
the time, and the cause of the explosion
Is mystery. The office building! in
which the clerks were at work. the sup
ply house, and the carpenter shops, all
filled with workmen, were wrecked, most
of the workmen being injured by fting
splinters, and several sustained fractured
arms or legs
The large hosting engines In two slSpes
of the mine were torn from their fou1da-
tions and were almost completely
wrecked. The explosion made holh i'll
the ground fifty feet In diameter and fif-
teen feet daap,
Seven hundred men and boys we're
thrown out of employment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
WALL STREET IS
DEMORALIZED

New York. March 5.--Liquidation on a
very large scale caused a collapse in to-
days stock market Very denoralized con-
ditons marked the closing, final prices
in number of Instances being the low
est in years. There were few news devel-
opments to account for the movement.
The great bulk of today's selling eman-
ated from high quarters The pressure was
especially directed against, Southern Pa
cific and Atchison those issues declining
l5s to 81 points. respectively There were
other losses ranging from 2 to 10 points,
practically every active stock participant
ing in the break.
Foreign selling was something of a fac
tor. London according to report unloading
fully $4,000 shares, though part of this
was probably for New York account.
The opening transactions reflected some
support especially in the Hill stocks,
which were recently the weakest issues.
BY midday. however, the selling move
ment was in full swing and gained in
creased momentum as stocks poured out.
Rallies were feeble, and the signal for a
fresh outburst by the short interests
whose opera lions contributed in no small
measure to the days transactions APP
proXimating 1,750000 shares. the largest
business of the year
A canvass of the banks and other flnan-
cial institutions after the close of the
market ELECTED the assurance that no
trouble of n serious character was pend
ing in those quarters Conservative bank
ers were disposed to regard the break as
highly beneficial to the general situation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
LUMBERMEN ARE
AFTER RAILROADS

Washington, March 5-A hearing was
begun today before the interstate COM
merce commission in a proceeding brought
by wholesale and manufacturing lumber
associations against practically all of the
railroads of the United States for an Or
der to compel the railroads TO provide
permanent stakes and racking necessary
to the use of fiat cars for the hauling of
lumber
The proceeding is directed against
policy that has been in existence for more
than fifty years, under which,the lumber
men have been compelled to furnish their
own raclIing and pay freight on the
weight of such equipment. They are now
contending for the adoption of permanent
steel stakes. The railroads are setting up
the defense that II has not yet been
demonstrated that the seel stakes are
practical. and their counsel announced
that they would ask for more time FOR
experimautS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
Immigration Commission

Congress authorized the appointment
of commission of nine to study and
report the immigration situation both
in this country and in Europe. This
| commission is to consist Of three Sen
ators, three members of the House of
Representatives and three civilians 10
be named by the President. Senator
McLaurin of Mississippi was compelled
by home affairs to decline a place on
the commission, and SO Senators Dill
bingham of Vermont, Lodge of Massa-
chusetts and Latimer of South Carolina
were named. The House commission
ers are Howell of New Jersey, Bennett
of New York and Burnett of Alabama.
| The President has not yet announced
| the three appointments he is to make.
! When he does he is to name their
salaries. The expenses of the congress.
sional members of the commission will
| be paid, and it is expected that the
| commission will visit every country in
Europe from which immigrants come
to us.
The Age Herald desires to express
the hope that the commission Will IN
particular study the Italian peasants
in the agricultural districts near Ma
pies, from which the most of our ltal-
ian immigrants are drawn. The farm
ing districts, not the slums of cities.
furnish the Italian immigrants, and
they have been greatly misrepresented
in this state, for they are sober, indus
trious, prudent people, who would
make good cotton farmers and good
citizens. Jefferson county contains
about five thousand Italians, and many
Of these are truck farmers.
The opposition to Italian immigra-
ton is certainly based on misappre-
hension of their character and tenden-
cies, and in order to correct those mis-
apprehensions the commission should
study the Italian agricultural worker
well and thoroughly. It's report thereon
will perhaps be a complete refutation
of an ungrounded opposition in this
state to Italian immigration, and may
10 oh in i'm mi
grafton laws.