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The Washington times., 1907-03-03
DREAM OF STRAWBERRY DAYS.

Speaking of spring, what kind OF
strawberry ShOrtcake do you prefer,
that kind made out of cake built into
two stories with powdered sugar sifted
around? Or How would you like a
pieco of strawberry shortcake made Of
biscuit crust with a pint Of ripe, rich,
juicy berries g helping. some crushed
and some uncrushed. lavished on it and
little hunks of melted butter carelessly
Ioafng about! Mammal Say a piece Of
this shortcake with biscuit crust about
the size of a half loaf of bread. Af.;I
standing by the side of it a half pint of
Jersey cream. clotted cream. Just as
Aunt Lou skinned II of, real cream,
n friend of the cows, real ripe straw
berries and the biscuit crust rather hot
and crackly and all sending out a deli
cate strawberry perfume on the delight
ed air! Whoopi-Minneapoli Journal
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
DIAMONDS IN HIS SHOES.

The statement was recently published
that a certain set of fashionable young
men were wearing diamonds in their
shoe tops Diamond ornaments in shoes
bark back to the days OF the Revolu-
tionary War and were worn by mer-
chants of Boston in those days. Thomas
Russell, of Charlestown. who died in
1886 was one of the most active business
men of his day in Boston and the FIRST 10
engage in the American trade with Rus
sia after the Revolution.
His dress was typical OF his tine and
is thus described In an old print: ''He
usually wore coat of some light-col-
ored cloth. small clothes, diamond buck
les at the knees and IN the shoes, silk
stockings, powdered hair ana a cooked
hat and in cold weather a scarlet cloak. ="
Boston Herald.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
EMERSON INSTITUTE
RELAY FOUR PICKED
Fourteenth Street Boys Pitted Against
University Team in Georgetown
Indoor Games on March g.

The trials for the relay team which
will represent Emerson Institute IN the
Georgetown meet on March We're run
Tuesday at the Light Infantry ArmOry
and resulted in the selection Of the fol-
lowing six men from whom four will De
chosen at the discretion Of Bernie Wef-
ers. who is putting in some telling work
on the institute boys: X. T. Marmi0n,
J. p. Fleming, &. r. Williams, :. A.
Prouty, w. W. Easterday, and +. T
Tansill.
The first named four will most prob
ably run. J. p. Fleming, who IL is prac-
tically certain Will make the team, is a
brother of Fleming, the fast Hatchetite.
who has achieved such an enviable rep
utatiOn In local sporting circles bv his
work on the track.
The institute team IS matched az inst
the university school Of this city in the
Blue and Gray games, and the race IS
expected to be a hot one as there is
considerable rivalry between the
schools.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03

A. A L. by President Sullivan, is as fol-
lows. 1t viii be added 70 general rule 4:
In all cases where an athlete receives
money to cover travelling expenses,
whether from his own club or any other
organization. he shall Immediately upon
his return home send TO the chairman OF
the registration committee Of his own
district a signed statement showing the
amount received and an itemized ac-
count OF his expenses.
When any money is paid 10 an atA-
lete for travelling expenses the organiZa-
ton or committee making such payment
shall be required TO take receipt therefor
and forward same Immediately to the
chairman Of the registration committee
Of the association IN which said athlete
Is registered Any athlete falling 70 sub
NIT the statement as required above
shall be liable TO suspension, and any
organization falling TO secure and for
ward the receipts as above provided,
shall be liable TO suspension or refusal
Of sanction. as the case may be-"
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
oLD-FAsHIoNED SEA CAPTAIN.

He stuck close to his ship in the mo-
ments of disaster, doing what he could
to save the lives Of passengers and
crew and IL necessary going TO his death
in the effort He may often have erred in
his extreme devotion TO duty. but he
held unflinchingly to the loftiest ideals
of responsibility and self-sacrifice. and
his example was of incalculable value to
his profession and to humanity. Are we
to regard him only as a memory or does
he anywhere today survive e?-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
Eliot's Position Misunderstood.
Rowing Situation at Yale.


Yale is worrying somewhat over the
rowing situation. Captain Noyes called
out the varsity squad this week II is
feared he VIII have trouble in filling
the vacancies satisfactorily.
In addition TO losing three Of the
strongest oarsmen by graduation. Cap
tain Bigelow, Of the football eleven, has
declined 10 row longer at No. T. Mayer,
the freshman crew stroke of last year.
Is being used in that seat BoultOn viii
again be found at stroke, and Ide viii
row No. again. Captain Noyes viii be
kept at No 6, and Peyton. OF the fresh
men crew last year. will be at No. 3
Rice. OF the 1919 oarsmen, is the most
likely man to get No. 3, Graham viii
be kept at No. 2 and Rockwell will be
tried al bow He was bow of the varsity
sity four last season
So far as the freshman crew is con-
cerned. the outlook is better. There are
n{nety-five candidates for the eight
places In the 1910 boat
Captain Noyes has just appointed as
head coach OF the freshmen for the sea
son William Mccormick Blair, a senior,
who was coach of the Yale freshman
eleven last fall, the only team in the
country not to be either scored against
or TO lose a game Blair rowed for two
years on the varsity four. He lives in
Chicago.
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Noted Amateur omcial Resigns.

Henry W. Garfield, Of Albany. who has
been a member of the executive COM
mittee of the National Association Of
Amateur Oarsmen since 1874. and who
for thirteen years was its president, Will
soon resign from the committee because
of his removal from the State.
In selecting his successor at the an
nual meeting in March the name of John
Francis, son Of Charles, who was for
merly IN a Cornell crew and later
pupil Of Ten Eyck. at Syracuse, is prom
inently mentioned.
The great professional sculIing race
between Eddie Dernan, OF Toronto, and
George Towns for the world 3 champion
ship viii be rOwed over a three-mile
course on the Nepon river, at Sydney,
n :. w, next week. There is a bet Of
S2,50J side, and the city OF Sydney
hangs up a purse. Reports of the con-
ditlon Of the Oarsmen indicate a hard
race and close finish.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
TEAMS
CLOSELY PUNCHED
Track and Roadway Leads
Mechanical by Twenty
three Points.

The averages in the Washington Rail-
way Relief Association Bowling League
show the Track and Roadway team TO
be In the leaG with 2S games won and II
lost, which gives the five a percentage
Of .666. Mechanical is a close second,
with z won and 15 lost, an average Of
643
Brown, Of General Office, leads in in
dividual column. with an average Of
1874. but Herbert. of Track and Road
way, is the real leader, having played
the greatest number Of games, with ll5
strikes and $50 spares, which gives the
latter an average Of 172. The records
ending March follow:
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
SPINDLE sHANKED MEN OF TODAY

You see" said Mr. Simpson, editor
of the American Gentleman, f'trousers
are trousers. and there are no new ideas
possible in them. We've had the baggy
trousers and the pegtop. The normal
has now been attained and were going
10 stick TO H. Knee breeches? oh, my,
noi You'll never see them in America
not even for evening dress. The trouble
is that the modern city man is too
spindle-shanked and knockkneed to wear
them with distinction. And it's not only
the city mans legs that are deteriorat-
ing in grace and strength It's we'll
known fact among tailors that the man
OF today is physically inferior TO his
grandfather. It's the extension of tran
sit facilities and elevator service that is
running him. Nowadays IL a man has
any flesh it's under his waist band
New York Times.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
PULLMAN COMPANY SUFFERS.

Probably the greatest sufferer from the
discontinuanCe o. free passes is the Pull
man Company. Very few OF the thou
sands who received free railway trans
pOTtatiOn enjoyed any faVOTs at the
hands of the PullmanS Tney paid for
their berths like other passengers. Rid
ing without cost they generally felt
able 10 indulge in the luxury of a bed
Cutting of the bulk of this travel has
cut of many thousands Of she Pullmans'
revenue In fact. hundreds of sleeping
cars are hauled back and forth now that
are little more than so many emptieS.
Any commercial traveller will bear wit
ness to this.-Kansas City Journal, Rep.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
LEXINGTON BALL TEAM
STARTS WORK THE 18TH

The lexington baseball club will open
the season on March . and 26 with the
Eloomingdale Athletic Club.
Manager Brooks has ordered the play
ers for practice ON March II. and ex-
poets to have a Winning team. All
teams desiring games in tho city and vi
cinity kindly address Manager Brooks.
1895 North Capitol street
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
BROOD MARES FOR KENTUCKY.

Tichenor, who has been here for a few
days. the guest of j. Z. MADDEN. of
Hamburg Place. returned today to Chi
cago. While IN Kentucky Tichenor
made arrangements with Madden to
send to Hamburg Place his thorough
bred stud. consisting of about thirty
brood mares and the six-yoar-old i'm
ported Stallion Scribe.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
AMERICAN CRlCKETERS
DEFEAT BERMUDA TEAM

HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 2.-The
cricket game between the Philadelphia
team and the team representing the gar
rison here was won by the visitors by
a score Of 145 to 50. The weather was
fine.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
AN EXPERTS OPINION ON
ALL AMATEUR ATHLETICS
By MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK. March 1T may be
only a coincidence. Dut the fact remains
that President RooseveIt's ''mouycOd-
die" speech was promptly followed by
the announcement by President Eliot.
OF Harvard. that football is still 10 re-
main a part Of the curriculum Of the
Cambridge institution of learning and
that intercollegiate contests are not 10
be barred.
This means. Of course, that the annual
game with Yale is 70 be a feature OF
the football season. Yale has been hold
ing her dates open, so that Harvard
might be accommodated if she still
wants a game.
Eliot's Position Misunderstood.
President Eliot's position seems to
have been misunderstood When asked
II he intended 10 reply in any way to
President Roosevelt's recent speech,
President Eliot said he did not
81 have always criticised the abuses
OF football" he said. "and do yet
think you viii find our positions with
reference to sport or rough sports are
not essentially different"
President Eliot said he expected 70
make public his annual report in about
ten days. in which he is expected to
have much 10 say concerning athletics.
The report is generally made public in
January. but was delayed this year for
the treasurer's statement.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03

Michigan and Wisconsin may compete
in future track meets held under the
auspices of the intercollegiate Associa-
ton Of Amateur Athletes. This was de-
The Washington times., 1907-03-03

cided at the meeting held here Saturday.
Cornell was the only one OF the six
teen institutions which made objection.
It was decided 10 hold the champion
ship meet at Harvard on the Saturday
after the last Friday in May
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
BASEBALL NOTES.

According to Manager McGraw he has
no patience with disaffected players. He
is quoted as saying that If Donlin. Null
len, and Bowerman do not wish to sign
With the Giants at the salary named in
the contracts they will not be missed
McGraw believes that he has sufficient
material In reserve to produce a win
ming team.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03

Another amusing episode in the Bourse
has to do with the RanIes craze. W. X
Carruthers. the New York newspaper
man. brought the mysterious one to ,his
city In connection with a circulation
scheme of a local newspaper. CaTruth-
ers advertised the fact OF the intention
OF his prOtege to visit the betting ring
on "some day in a short while" In
some manner Or other the rumor in
effect that he would be in the ring on
last Thursday gained currency.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
All Search for Rames.

A mob of people came into the inclos-
ure looking for Raffles. Plunger whit
ey' LangdOn, who had come through
the Raffles frenzy in New York last
year. informed two'Of the ''dets" that
BoOkmaker Fred Cook had Raffles
working among his crew. In ten minutes
a curious mob Of 500 men stood jammed
around the booking stand Of the Mis-
souri, odds purVeyor.
The more Cook tried to stall the Raj
fles hunters away, the more Steddfastly
did they cOnfide in LangdOn's tip. At
that Cook got about Si,3G0 more money
to the last two races Of the day than
he would have otherwise. LangdOn's s
joke was after all lucrative. though
embarrassing, in result TO Cook.
At night the new 100000 Denechaud
Hotel and the St Charles Hotel pad
dock find hundreds and hundreds of
Raffles enthusiasts trying TO find him
In the hope of getting the $500 reward.
Some of them gave up the idea Of To-
eating winners long. long ago.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
''My Wife Won't Let Me-"

That afternoon O'Neil came 10 the
trackside without a bank rol. He told
his clerks the true story and they
smiled in a smiTky way. Inc other
bOOkmakers laughed. O'Neil SAID. Il
am not going to book this afternoon"
Then the natural question WIS, Why"
Because my wife won't let me-" sorcly
and very dryly he spread the joke.
At last reports O'Neill's S2l5 was fad
ing away and thought OF getting a rail-
way ticket 10 New York, where wife.
a home. and the remnants of a shat
tered bank roll awaited him filled his
mind to the exclusion of everything
else. Hell be back on Broadway ere
this reaches the readers eye.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03

Manager Kittredge has secured Hunt
er Hill, the former Washington player.
for third baseman OF the Montreal team
Of the Eastern League. Kittredge has
made all preparations for the Southern
training trip of his men. They win
leave New York on March "A by steamer
of the old Dominion Line for Richmond,
Va.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
National Bowling Tournament.

National Bowling Tournament.
The National Bowling Association
tournament at Atlantic City next
month bids fair 10 be a record breaker
in more senses than one. There viii
in the first place be $4,000 in prizes
Then the entries bid fair 10 eclipse all
records, and that high scores will be
made seems certain.
Chicago viii have five fve-man teams.
There viii also be FIVE teams of FIVE
men from Detroit at the Atlantic City
meet. Louisville viii send two. and
from all the Central Western cities OF
any Importance from one 10 three
teams be expected.
Two and three-man teams and fndi-
vidual champions are entered BY the
score
That Charles NJ. Daniels. Of the New
York Athletic Club, is American cham
pion would seem TO be settled by his
decisive defeat OF H J. Handy. the Chi
cagO champion Handy claimed before
the race 10 be sixty yards below his
normal speed, and was beaten by about
l0G yards, while Daniels beat every rec
ord from 20 10 1000 yards.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03
BOOK is NOW BEING MADE
ON CRESCENT CITY DERBY
Ed Colle Quoting Prices and Accepting Bets on New
Orleans Great Stake Event-Interest in Race
Is IntenSe-Gossip of Turf
Taeinq the FaUorHe in Present Quotations

Threeyear-od penalties allowances
md an eighth;
The Washington times., 1907-03-03

Joseph Tinker, shOrtstop- of the Chi
Cago National League Club, has Just
been operated on for appendicitis at
Chicago. The famous player will not be
able to go on the training trip with the
he should be fit and ready to take part
in the opening championship game on
April ii.
Manager Griffith got In touch with his
new catcher. Dickey, who Is now at
delaware. Ohio teaching the cndidates
OF Wesleyan University at that place
how TO play baseball. Dickey will be
asked TO report at Atlanta as soon as
possible.
President Joseph Gordon, of the New
York American League, will sail for
Europe about June !, accompanied by
Mrs. Gordon. They will tour tie Con-
tlnent. returning to New York about
St ptefnber l.
The Washington times., 1907-03-03

$4,000 was charged to the losing side
Of his ledger account.
Now comes the ingenious hand of the
woman.
Phil. luck is against ycu and there
is no use bucking it," declared Mrs.
O'Neil one evening after a particularly
bad day. and as the two were canvass
ing the situation as they sat in the
rotunda of the new st. Charles Hotel.
Now, you mind your business. Wen
stick and get out or go broke" retorted
O'NeiI. Other words followed, and Mrs
O'Neil retired from the field of wordy
warfare thinking hard
The Scene Shifts.
The scene shifts and the curtain rises
on the next act. At 10 o'clock next
morning Mrs. O'Neil. always the bark
er, is in front of the banking house
wherein the ONen funds are kept. De
manding the entire credit balance of
their account. totaling some $500. Mrs
Omen received the same and departed.
might require spare money she left TO
his credit just S225.
With the money Mrs. O'Nen betook
herself to the railway station. and in
q brief moment she and the family
treasury funds were swiftly beating
back to New York.
About tFe noon hour O'3Ieil was at
the bank as usual for another draw on
the O'Neil joint account. Then came
the sad news of the account having
been closed out and the going away OF
Mrs. O'Neil.
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cope with these powerful corporations
engaged in interstate commerce, and
while doing them full justice, exact
from them in return full justice to 9TH
erS
''Ralroads should not be prohibited
from acquiring connecting lines, by
acquiring stocks. bonds, or other Sc
curities of such Ines but that did not
apply to competing lines. The presi-
dent advocated. as he has done before,
permission to the railways to make
proper traffic agreements.
At the conclusion Of the eXerc SEES
the president and vice president were
driven to Crown Hill cemetery, where
the president placed on the grave OF
ex-president Benjamin Harrison Z
wreath of flowers, which he brought
with him from Washington. The t. II
bearing the president left here for Fort
Wayne Ind. where he was to pass the
night on his ear. Stops were made at
Anderson and Muncie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-01
ANOTHER MAIL POISONING CASE
Attempt Made on the Life ola Column
bus. O., Woman, Who Suspect
ed Something Wrong.

Columbus. o.. May 31.-It has de-
veloped hatpostoffice inspectors are in
vestigating an attempt made some time
ago to poison Mrs. Rebecca Weyers-
miller. a widow, of this city, by means
of candy sent through the mails. The
box containing the candy was post
marked Columbus, but the recipient be-
lieves it was placed in the mails by
woman living in another city.
When Mrs Weyersmiller opened the
box she noticed that some of the orig
inal pieces of the candy had been re-
moved and others substituted. Fearing
to eat the candy she had it Analysed,
and one piece was found to contain
enough poison to kill two persons. Mrs.
Weyersmiller is said to have received
threatening letters which indicated
jealousy on the part of the writer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-01

porary flooring collapsed, precipitating
about sixty persons into the cellar
twelve feet below. For an hour the ut
most excitement prevailed. The
screams of those in the wreckage and
the grOans from the injured could be
heard for block away. Ladders were
secured from neighbOring factories and
with the aid of the police the injured
were removed from their perilous pO-
SitiCn.
Some were able to walk to their
homes, while others were removed to
hospitals in ambulances. A 5-year old
child of Casper Kalunzsky. OF this
city, died Il few hours after the acct
dent. The accident. which, it is said
was due to insufficient bracing heb
meath the new floor Bishop Hoban
of Scranton, who went down with the
crash was badly shaken up.
The priests injured were: Father
CSepey. rector of the church. bruised
and injured about the body: EatEer
Gabriel Csopey. of Port AmbOy. y. j..
brother of the local pastor, bruised
about the body. tongue badly injured;
Father KOssy, of Alden. Pa. Father
JacOvics. of Scranton; Father Kamin-
sky, of Kingston, and Father Loug J.
ran. of ScraDtOn-who suffered severe
bruises and lacerationS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-01
FULL POWER is DEMANDED
No Fear That Government Control
Will lnjure Investors.

'"rhere must be vested in the feder
al government a full power Of super
vision and control over the railways
doing interstate business; a power in
many respects analogous to and as
complete as that the government eXer-
cises over the national banks.
'"There need be no fear on the part
of investors that this movement for
national supervision and control over
railways will be for their detriment.
If they doubt this. let them study the
history of the railway-cOntrOl move
ment in such a state as Iowa." where.
the president said. the state was
forced to undertake the work of regu-
Iating the railways" and there wac
great cutlery that it would ruin the
roads: but lit resulted, not in ruin and
stagnation. but in increased safety
and profit to the honest investor.
1--WE hope as one of the chief means
for betterment of conditions to secure
as complete publicity in the affairs Of
the railroads as now obtains with re
gard to national banks. |
ask for full power to be given the fed
eral government because no single
state can by legislation effectually
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-01
DECORATION DAY BASE BALL
Chicago, May 81. Following are
the base ball scores:

Chicago, May 81. = Following are
the base ball scores:
League: AT st. Louis-Cincinnati Z,
st. Louis Fifteen innings; Second
game Cincinnati Z, st. Louis /; at
Boston-Brooklyn O, Boston 4; Second
gamel Brooklyn 4, Boston Fourteen
innings;at Pittsburg- 6, Pitts
burg 4; Second game) Chicago Pitts
burg /: at New YOrk-Philadelphia .,
New York ?; Second game) Philadel-
phia /, New York 6.
American: At Washington - New
York 8, Washington ]; Second game)
New York 2. Washington 9 = seven
innings. catch train; at Philadelphia
Boston /. Philadelphia 3; Second gamel
Boston 6. Philadelphia 4 at Cleve,
land-Detroit O, Cleveland ten in
nings: Second game Detroit 6, Cleve-
land o; at Chicago-St Louis 2, Chica-
go g: Second game) st. Louis 2, Chica-
go o.
Association: At Minneapolis - st.
Paul >. Minneapolis /; at st. Paul ~
Minneapolis ). st. Paul 3; at Toledo
- indianapolis ,. Toledo /: Second
gamel indianapolis 4, Toledo 5-ten
innings:at Columbus O, Co
lumbus 3; Second gameJ Louisville Q,
Columbus 6; at Kansas City-Weath-
er.
Western: - Sioux City-Omaha ),
Sioux City 6: Second game) Omaha l.,
Sioux City 4-seven innings; at Deg
MOines - lincoln 6, Des Moines Z;
at Denver, Weather.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-06-01
Cement Concerns to Merger.

New York. May 31.-Announcement
is made that plans are near completion
for the merger of several cement con-
Germs in the east, which will be known
as the National Cement company. 1t
will have a capital stock of S25, OOO,-
600. c. L. Murphy. of Plainfield n. J.,
is president of the company. At Car
penterville. y. J., a plant with ca
pacity of 1000 barrels a day will be
erected. according TO a statement by
]. Il. Baillee, one of the directors of
the company.