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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
ABOLITION OF POOLROOMS MAY Be ABSOLUTE SOON.
Joekey Clubs Bitter Fight Means Used, Including
Refined Violence, to Keep Information Secret.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-Abolition of the
poolroom for good and all throughout
the country is expected soon after
January l next. Action begun by the
Jockey Club of New York State, in
conforming to the now famous Bel
mont-Slicer agreement made in 1906
to keep news from the tracks, has
been followed officially in other States
permitting racing and probably will
be in the last two strongholds of the
poolroom men-Louisiana and Cali
fornia.
In both these States the Legisla-
lures are expected to pass acts Great
Ing State racing commissions mod
eled along the lines of the New York
and Kentucky bodies. These in turn
probably will be asked to refuse IL
censes to tracks which do not agree
to suppress information to the rooms.
If this be done poolrooms will be
things of the past.
New York and Brooklyn folk who
nrO--1 betting this winter on the New
Orleans races, or on the Oakland con-
tests, are doing so on the English sys-
tenor handbook way They get
~ ouNahSe luloI uldtlOu except III
few instances, and rely entirely on
the morning papers for the prices.
Following of the Belmont-Slicer
agreement has cost the Jockey Club
thousands of dollars and has taxed
the ingenuity of the best detective
forces in the country. Violence has
been used unscrupulously in the war
fare, though no actual deaths have oc-
Cured as far as is known. The whole
story of the war between the tracks
and poolrooms probably never will be
told, but if written would make the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28

New York-As a result of the inves-
tigation made by the commissioners Of
accounts into the award of the con-
tract for the construction Of the Ash
okan dam, part Of the city's new
water supply system, the board of wa
ter commissioners will be removed by
Mayor Mcclellan unless his action is
forestalled by designations This has
just been made known following the
receipt by the mayor of the report of
the commissioners of accounts, John
P. Mitchell and Philip B. Gaynor.
The water commissioners, Edward
Simmons, Charles N. Chadwick and
Charles N. Shaw, awarded the Asho-
kan contract to the Macarthur Bros.
company, whose bid was $12, 1863, IT'S,
against $40, 1915, $50 bid for the work by
the John Pierce company. Protests
were Immediately filed and an inquiry
was ordered by the mayor
Charges of incompetency and mis-
conduct based upon an alleged waste
of public funds will be preferred
against the members of the water
hoard
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
I'D sleuth and Deadwood Dick stories

Old Sleuth and Deadwood Dick stories
| look like Sunday-school books.
Armed invasion of premises where
poles overlooking the tracks were
erected; cutting down of these OBJ
servation towers while men with
drawn pistols stood over the work
men; blowing up a steel tower near
Belmont Park with dynamite, and the
cutting of every wire leading from
town (Saratoga), were only parts
of the fight. For weeks armed patrols
guarded every foot Of every wire lead
ing into the tracks, and dozens of
spies were employed to ferret out
rooms and from there trace the
sources Of information II 1t was at all
complete.
The heliograph and the wireless;
the wigwag system Of army and navy
signals; kite flying and the old prin-
ciple of the camera obscura-all were
resorted to to get the news, and In
fighting these and other methods the
Jockey Club agents even enlisted the
elements. Mirrors throwing the suns
rays in the eyes Of the heliograph
men spoiled that scheme; heavy cur
rents of electricity thrown into the air
at various "attunements" broke Up
the wireless; arrest of the wigwag-
gers on all sorts Of charges, and other
kites spoiled those schemes, while
probably the most daring was the
sending of heavy electric currents
over phone wires used by poolroom
men. 1t was fight to the death, and
if the frequenters Of the poolrooms
of the past are to be believed, the
Jockey Club won. The Belmont
Slicer agreement will be enforced just
as vigorously in the racing season Of
1908, If necessary.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
Mutinous Crew subdued.

Mexico City-Details Of thrilling
adventure in which a handful of de-
termined officers and well known
member of the British colony here
held in subjection and placed in chains
full complement of sailors of the
steamship Lonsdale, who had mutin'
led on the high seas, just reached this
capital.
When the ship arrived at the port
of Salina Cruz, she was manned only
by her officers, the crew being in
irons.
According to the captain, quick ac.
tion was taken upon the development
of the first sigps of mutiny, and as
sisted by his under officers, and pas
seDger, A. w. Donely, all of whom
were heavily armed, they mounted the
bridge, and covering the crew. forced
them into subsection The officers then
bound the men hand and foot, and
kept them in captivity until they were
delivered to the port authorities.
The Lonsdale is one of the Mexican
Pacific liners, and plies between Cana
dian and west coast points.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
SATURDAY,,
December Fl, 1907.

SFN CnDFNIJ OSSSll'bSi -'J iSS''
Secretary w. II. Taft reaches Wash
ington; he refuses to talk politics,
Fish and Harahan near blows at Ill
inois Central stockholders meeting.
President Eliot of Harvard UniTe"-
sity urges Jews to develop martial
spirit.
Two vessels leave Atlantic fleet to
land sick men.
James H. Oliphant shot in Office in
New York by customer and will prob
ably die.
Georgia leads battleships of Atlantic
fleet in order of merit for proficiency
in target practice.
Scientific experiments show oysters
do not transmit disease germs.
Ida M. Baker, II years old, fatally
hurt by collision with auto while coast.
ing at Revere, Mass.
Barge captain at New Haven shoots
at woman in the water, believing she
is a duck.
Friends of Williams and De Almond
active in patching up peace between
the two belligerents of Friday.
Rescuers at Jacobs Creek, Penn.
mine find difficulty in getting at bodies
of victims.
Testimony at Harden trial in Berlin
heard in secret.
President Roosevelt directs with
drawal of United States troops from
Goldfeld, New, on Dec. 0.
President Mitchell of United Mine
Workers stricken at conference at In
dianapolis.
Boy Of II said to have confessed
theft of $32, 900 package of jewelry from
New York express company.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
Negroes Leaving Oklahoma Town.

Muskogee, Ok.-Negroes are rapidly
leaving Henrietta, where the lynching
of James Garden, colored, occurred,
following the murder of Albert Bates.
a prominent white business man. The
blacks were given notice to leave town
within 48 hours.
A second attack was made on the
Jail early Wednesday morning by a
mob of citizens who sought a negro
named Bill Smith, charged with incit-
ing Garden to commit the crime.
Sheriff Robertson, however, spirited
the man away from the mob and took
him to Okmulgee.
Jim Johnson, a negro who gave
Garden a rifle, was also taken to Ok
mulgee
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
Entombed Miners Christmas Dim

Ely, Nev.-The three miners en-
tombed in the Alpha shaft had the
unique experience of eating their
Christmas dinner 1000 feet below the
surface of the earth.
The six-inch waterpipe was early
in the afternoon used as the means Of
sending down the feast of turkey,
cranberry sauce, oysters, etc, in fact,
everything that could be obtained in
the way of Christmas delicacies was
provided the miners.
The entombed men, who at all times
have been thoughtful for those work
ing constantly to effect their escape
asked that work be stopped at least
long enough for all to go home for
their Christmas dinner, but this the
men above refused to do.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
Building Trades Strike Impendi

Building Trades Strike Impending.
New Yorl-An impending strike or
lockout of 10000 carpenters and Join.
ers in this city it is expected will
be followed by widespread build
ing trades strike war involving 100.
600 men. The unions in the various
trades are now waiting the outcome
of the conferences between the rep.
resentatives of the Greater New York
district council of the United Brother.
hood Of carpenters and joiners and the
master carpenters association con-
cerning the proposition of the latter
for a general wage reduction from SIS
to $3.50 a day.
Should the conferences end with.
out result and the master carpenters
association refuse to withdraw its
proposal for a wage reduction, a gen
eral tie up in the carpentering trade
is expected, together with similar
proposals on the part of the employ
ers' organizations in other branches
of the building industry.
The action of the sheet metal work
ers' union in withdrawing it's demand
for $5 day, and the action of the en-
ployers in the elevator constructing
trade in not advancing wages to SIS
a day, as was expected, but simply
renewing the agreement for $3.50 a
day, is expected to be followed by pro-
posals on the part of the employers
organizations for wage reductions.
Although for several years past me-
mechanics in the building trades
have been working on Christmas day
at double pay on many buildings
throughout the city, none of the me.
chanics usually employed were at
work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
! CONDENSED NEWS
OF THE ENTIRE WEEK

Cashier Sergeant alleged to have
sequestered 100000 of jewelers. bank
money by receiver, who obtains order
of court denying access to Providence
safety deposit boxes to widow, father
in-law and brother
Overdue steamer Den Of Kelly, eight
days overdue, arrives at Boston from
the far east.
Threatened invasion of Chicago by
the American baseball association will
probably be abandoned.
Mrs. Jane Flanagan of Charlestown
Mass, dies at age of 1O2 years, II
months, II days.
Latest wireless report from the fleet
places it 300 miles from Trinidad at
noon on Sunday.
F'ruiter Barnes, first vessel to ar
rive at Boston from new republic, car.
ried flag Of Panama,
Senator Mallory of Florida dead.
Dead in the Darr mine number 22S
Republican club of New York in
dorses Gov. Hughes for President.
Thieves steal practically entire stock
Of Boston fountain pen company.
Archibald Mcclellan of Boston in
conference with Mrs. Eddy at Con-
cord, N. H., possibly about proposed
Christian Science institution for poor
people.
Bucks company injunction against A.
f. of l.. in effect; latter's organ pub
fishes name in taboo list.
William O'Brien and John e. Red
mond, noted Irish leaders, reach work
ing agreement.
Frau Won Elbe at Harden trial modi-
fies former testimony.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
DEAF MUTE DAUGHTER OF A
MILLIONAIRE TO BECOME FARMER
Miss Mary Chicago After
S Ready For Her Work..

Camp, who acts as an interpreter
when necessary, accompanies the
young woman into the classrooms and
takes notes for her, although the lat
ter can understand almost every word
of speaker by watching the motions
of the mouth. Miss Crane, however,
attends examinations alone, and has
not yet failed to pass with high grade
She has made special study of how
to diet sheep and care for their wool.
Recently Miss Cranes father gave
her farm near the Crane summer
home at Lake Geneva She intends
personally to direct the work there
next summer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
INTERVIEWS WITH LEADING EDITORS
SHOW NEW ENGLAND PROSPEROUS
financial Has Had and
the Situation is More Encouraging Than For

Boston.-The Boston Herald pub
fishes a symposium of reports of the
business conditions throughout New
England, gathered from the leading
editors of this section of the country.
These show that the recent furry in
the money market had small effect
upon industries.
There has been no serious letup
of the wheels of activity. The indus
trial situation in some places is more
encouraging this winter than in for
mer years. Orders for goods from
the West and South are as large as
heretofore. There has been no con-
siderable reduction of force in any
of the places of employment. Many
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28

FRIDAY, December 20, 1907
John Sharp Williams, Democratic
leader, and Representative De Almond
of Missouri come to blows on floor OF
the national house.
Yaqui Indians murder IL Mexicans;
six others escape.
Mine explosion at Jacobs Creek
Penn, entombs 200 to 800 miners.
Examination of jewelers. national
bank of North Attleboro, Mass, shows
1t to be insolvent through the per-
sonal transactions of its dead cashier
and a receiver will be asked for;
amount involved may reach 100000
New York county Republicans post
pone to January a vote on a resolu'
ton indorsing Hughes for the presi-
Dental nomination.
Number of agents in Fall River say
they will not join in any mill shut
, down agreement
At hearing of the Massachusetts
commission on industrial education
speakers favor idea of schools for in
dustrial training but differ as to type.
William A. Hewitt, formerly of Bos-
ton, arrested in Philadelphia, charged
with tamperlng with car containing
gold bullion.
United States battleship fleet report
ed due east off Jupiter inlet, Fla, at
noon yesterday.
Steamer from South America arrives
at Boston with $2OOO,OOO in gold.
Ahearn, removed as Manhattan bor-
ough president by Gov. Hughes, re-
elected by New York aldermen.
Battleship New Hampshire's time
placed unofflclally at 1915 knots.
Editor Harden loses defiant attitude
at trial in Berlin.
Norwegian minister to the United
States dies suddenly.
Pope conducts public consistory.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28

Washington, d. C.-That n serious
breach exists between the bureau of
navigation and the bureau of medicine
of the navy, involving the question OF
the responsibility of the latter bureau,
was made apparent in a statement just
Issued by Surg,-Gen. Presley M. RiX-
ley OF the navy, in which he touches
upon the circumstances leading up to
the probable selection by the President
hospital ship Relief over the protest
of Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson,
chief of the bureau of navigation, who
sent in his resignation to the Presi-
dent. While disclaiming exact knowl-
edge as to the cause of Admiral Brown
statement leaves little room for doubt
that the controversy he reviews was a
potent factor.
Surgeon General Rixley maintains
that hospital ships, as a rule, always
have been commanded by medical Of
dcers, with sailing master and civil
ian crew for purposes Of navigation,
This particular vessel he says, former
ly belonged to the army, and always
was commanded by medical officer
when used as hospital ship. In at
tempting to unity the medical services
Of the army and the navy he says
hat a joint army and navy board of
medical officers, which was convened
by executive order more than year
ago, recommended that hospital ships
should be commanded by medical Of
dcers and that that recommendation
was approved by both the secretary OF
war and the secretary of the navy in
general orders.
Since the civil war, he says, all hos
pital ships and medical transports Of
the army have been placed under the
surgeon general of the army. He says
further that the Japanese naval hos
pital ships were commanded by medi-
cal officers after having tried line Of
fcers.
These ships, he says, are simply float
ing hospitals, properly under the con-
troll of the medical department and
should be conducted in peace exactly
rs in war.
He mains that it has been always a
doubtful question if the Geneva and
The Hague agreements could guaran-
tee the neutrality of these ships if
combatant (line) officers and crews
ware aboard it-EUaS this -.- Doubt
which prevented the Japanese during
the recent war with Russia from using
line officers on hospital ships.
The internal administration of the
bureau of medicine and surgery" he
says, has been, in my opinion, too
much interfered with by the bureau of
navigation. This interference has at
tines caused grave concern as to how
{ could meet the needs of those under
our care.
THE medical relief ship" he said,
Should now be with the battleship
fleet on its cruise" but he adds, "the
bureau of navigation thought otherwise
and the feet with its auxiliaries is
without hospital ship and will be un-
til it arrives at Magdalena bay, more
than three months from now" He
adds that he cannot understand how
Admiral Brownson should be specially
interested in the differing of hospital
ships, as his duties lie in another di-
rection, and that he should not inter-
fere in a matter pertaining to the bur-
eau of medicine and surgery, and
therefore to be decided by the secre-
tary Of the navy.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28

orders for goods are fully as large as
a year ago, when the demand was alb
normal. The effect of the money
stringency in Holyoke was so small as
to be unnoticeable.
Portsmouth, N. H., expects to have
the busiest winter in its history, while
from Rutland and Barre, VT, the
situation is described as busy, thifty,
confident.
From Brockton, the largest shoe
manufacturing place in the world,
comes the report that the output for
eleven months Of the year will be
greater than the whole of last year.
Lynn and Lawrence and Holyoke
have the same story to tell.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28

Chicago. - Announcement that
Mary Josephine Crane, daughter of
the multi-millionaire iron manufac-
turer, Charles r. Crane, intends to
become a farmer, is arousing much
interest in Chicago.
Miss Crane, who has been deaf and
dumb from birth, is twenty years old.
She is about to finish a three years
course in agriculture in the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, at Madison. Her
proficiency as a student has attracted
favorable attention from the members
of the university faculty and stu
dents.
Miss Cranes companion, Miss
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
KilbOuTne Commended For
Fine Work I'm Target Practice.

Washington.-Off commenda-
tion has been made of Captain G. E.
Kilbourne, in command of the Thirty
fifth Company of Coast Artillery at
Fort Monroe, Virginia, for results
achieved in target practice at Battery
Parrott, 1.-TWO twelve-inch rifles); 100
per cent. of hits was made, the mean
range being GOAL yards.
Four shots were fired in one min
ute and nine seconds. Three of the
four shots would have passed through
a rectangular target by 10 yards.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
Dutch Cabinet Reslnns.

The Hague-The Dutch cabinet or
council of ministers, comprising nine
members, by whom the executive au.
thority of the government is admins.
tered, has just presented its reslgna-
tion. 1t is thought that the dlssolu.
tion of the parliament is likely to fol,
low.
The resignation is due to the defeat
of the army estimates in the second
chamber of parliament. The opposi.
tlon in the discussion OF these esti.
mates contended that the efficiency of
the Dutch army was not proportionate
to It's cost.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
MONDAY,
December 23, 1907.

Christian Science church Of Boston
will establish a $1,OOO,OOO institution fol
work among the poor.
Day Of unsystematic search for the
Ball children in which about 5000 per-
sons participated yields no results.
Hopes of finding missing records and
securities of jewelers. bank of Attle-
boro, Mass, center in private vault OF
Cashier Sergeant not yet opened.
John Mitchell to return to his home
on Tuesday.
Gov. Guild will be asked to investi-
gate the death of Bror Gorenson at
Taunton, Mass, insane hospital.
New York has its first "semiblue"
Sunday
Secretary Taft has a long conference
with Arthur l. Vorys, his political
manager, at Washington.
Refusal of directors of Essex insti-
tute Of Salem, Mass, to accept trust
under Ropes will raises questions as
to disposition of 81 100000 estate
Secretary Metcalf says no plans have
yet been made as to how the battle
ship feet shall return.
Rev. DR.. Aked Of New York re-
quires his congregation to subscribe
$1,000 before leaving the church.
Miss Blanche M. Willem accidentally
shot under peculiar circumstances at
Portland, Me.
George Robertson of Boston loses
life in fire at Quincy, Mass.
Wekerle and Paloyni fight sword
duel in which neither is hurt at all.
United States Senator Stephen R.
Mallory of Florida, Ill since Nov. 20,
reported to be near death at Pensa-
cola
Body of Alfred Jackson recovered at
Pawtuxet falls, Providence.
Philadelphia street railway men give
warning of strike within As hours I'M
less demands of Dec. 1 are considered
TUESDAY, December "a, 1907.
Shortage in candidates for Boston
police force
John Coughlin, prominent business
man of Newton, killed in collision with
auto at Watertown, Mass.
Pennsylvania railroad charged with
rebating.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
Wasted Wealth.

The delivery at cold storage house
in Astoria of a 510-pound sturgeon a
few days ago is remindful of the old
days when sturgeon of the size and
much larger were too plentiful to
cause comment. In those old days
more of the big fish were used for fer
tilizer than were used for food, and
like a good many other of the great
natural resources of the state the Ore
gonians failed to appreciate the value
of the big fish until they were practic-
ally extinct.-Portland Oregonian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
THURSDAY,
December 26, 1907


Dr. w. r. Amesbury of Milford,
Mass, killed his wife in Hyde Park,
Mass, because she refused to live with
him again.
Gas causes the death of two persons
in Boston and nearly kills two others
in another house.
Only one loophole in Georgia IL
quor law.
Goldfield mine owners now going in
to the. federal court in an effort to
destroy the miners union.
Aged veteran, on way to son with
present, run over and killed in New
York.
Commercial telegraphers said to be
contemplating another strike.
American battleships' Christmas at
Port of Spain passed under tropical
skies,
Entombed miners at Ely, New, given
Christmas dinner 1000 feet under the
ground
Ship Atlas reaches San Francisco
after tragic 275-day voyage from Bal
timore.
Mrs. Eleanor Magee, wealthy Pitts
burg widow, reported engaged to
nephew of Pope Leo XIII.
Tenants of New York lower East
Side to begin strike for lower rents
today
Japanese Ambassador Aold sails for
home Jan. Z.
New York Salvationists limited in
funds and had to turn away about 1000
applicants.
William James Bryan Of Jackson
vile appointed to fill unexpired term
of Senator Stephen R. Mallory of
Florida.
Controller Ridgely finds bank situa-
tion satisfactory.
Daniel O'Reilly, Harry K Thaw's
personal counsel, i'll with pneumonia.
Author Booth Harrington arrested
after fight with two policemen in In
dianapolis.
Report on Ashokan dam contract
makes resignation or removal of New
York water commissioners inevitable.
Airship passes over East Deering,
Me.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
TUESDAY,
Chinese Sarcasm.

Our trade dollar was issued for the
purpose of increasing our commerce
with China, in competition with the
Mexican and Spanish dollars, at the
same time affordlng an output for the
surplus silver of the Pacific Coast
mines. The Chinese empire. having no
mint for the coinage of gold and sill
yer, relied on the supplies of the Mex.
ican dollar for its domestic circulation
The trade dollar was never intended
for circulation in the United States,
though made legal tender to the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-12-28
sareets In Flames.

Butler, Penn.-In the little town of
Petersburg, near here, Wednesday,
an oil well took fire. Before the
flames could be extinguished the burn
ing oil had flowed out of the tank
into the streets. Every manufacturing
concern in the town and all the Oil
derricks poured steam into the streets
which, with wet blankets, finally
smothered out the flames.