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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
TEAM RACING AT CLEVELAND.

New York amateur drivers are not
alone In their efforts to make trotting
team races q feature OF their seasons
sport both on the Speedway and EN-
pire city track. as there is the Same
talk at Cleveland among the members
Of the Gentlemen's Driving club of in
Producing team races, both trotting and
pacing, at the summer matinees. The
leading members believe that this in
novatlon would certainly prove draw
in; card and furnish some excellent
sport.
They believe that team racing should
be revived and made part of the
amateur sport as it was several dec
AIDES ago i'm professional races. and that
of gentlemen drivers prominent mem
bers, besides making the game attrac-
tive to the general public.
While few of the members are of the
opinion that the trotting and pacing
team records against time can be re-
duced or beaten, yet pairs owned in
Cleveland are considered fast enough
TO make good showing against that
-ecord i'm an actual race. which is now
held at 2:15h by Sally Simmons,
2;13h. and Roseleaf 2:14h, driven
over the Columbus track in 1894. The
pacing team race record was made in
1900 by Charles b., 2:O7%, and Bobby
Hal i'm 2:13.
Both of these records against time
are now held by c. X. G. Billings, who
in 1904 drove The Monk, 2:05%, and
Equity, 2:12A, a mile in 2:07% over
the Memphis track.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
International RIfIe Contest.

The executive committee Of the Ma
tional Rifle Association of America, at
a recent meeting held at the offices of
the association. 299 Broadway, New
York, decided the manner of the tests
for places on the rifle team, which will
represent the United States in the in
ternational contest FOR the Palma
trophy which viii be held at the Rock
cliffe range, ottawa Canada, Sept. T.
Preliminary to taking up the subject
applications for life membership were
received and the following were unani-
mously elected Seth Low, ex-mayor
Of New York; Charles j Bonaparte, at
torney general of the United States;
Robert Bacon, assistant secretary of
state, and Mortimer L. Schiff. the New
York banker. The Second regiment of
Georgia and the Third regiment of
Michigan We're elected TO affiliated
membership
The international match was then
taken up, and Lieutenant Colonel n. b.
Thurston of New York was appointed
the captain of the team Colonel
Thurston is well qualified for this po-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
Ea6r1af Iz7zAa
COMEDIAN BEAT THE cAssY.

Raymond Hitchcock, the comedian
who is now on "A starring tour in the
Richard Harding Davis musical play,
"a Yankee Tourist" was invited as the
guest of honor at the Country club,
about five miles outside OF San Fran
cisco after performance. AS MT.
Hitchcock knew from previous expert
ences that cabman would ask for
tune to carry him out to the club, he
looked up the address of a physician
near the theater, and after the close OF
the show lie went around and rang the
bell. The doctor opened the door per-
sonally, and Hitchcock said:
Doctor, you're wanted Immediately
out near the Country club. Can you
come right aYay?"
Certainly, sir. Just step inside a
moment while | phone for my auto.
Wen be there In a jny,"
1t was q good five miles TO the Coun-
try club. Just beyond stood cluster
of suburban homes.
"'rhe yellow house on the left there,
said Hitchcock Ak he got out OF the
machine. "By the way. / forgot TO
ask you the amount of your fee"
-Four dollars" said the doctor.
The comedian peeled off four 81 bills
ana passed them TO the doctor.
THAT viii be all. thank you, doctor.
None Of those pirate hacSmen would
take me out here for less than SIS"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

II the opinions Of critics are worth
anything Macmilen's future IS as
sured For once, critical opinion has
coiacided with that Of The multitude
Macmillen's tour Of thu United states
last year was pronounced su'cess
His reception throughout the country
was most cordial
The recent announcement that Mac
millen Is 10 tour this country again
next season aid that he win also play
In the leading Canadian cities has in
spired great interest Although Mac
millen win be but Twenty-Five years Of
age when he arrives In America next
fall. his career covers seventeen years
of study. travel ana playing rs a violin
virtuoso. Ilo has toured many OF the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

rar this season there has been a falling
below even the figures of 1905 and 1905
The principal reason advanced by the
green diamond critics amounts to this:
"Thc pitchers have paid more attcn-
ton TO base runners and have develop
ed 20 It's full extent the science of hold
ing men close to The bases" other
space snatchcrs say the players-that
Is. the ors-thcmsclvcs are to
blame. claiming that the great demand
for players has made them Indifferent
when undue eNcrtiou is called for.
Another reason advanced Is that the
improvement In catching gloves has
enabled catchers to handle pitched
balls bettcr and so to get them away
more quickly western diamond
crank AYERS that the moving Of tho
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
AtteII Afraid Of Little N.ll.

Abe Attell refused frankie Neil's
challenge to a finish bout for the.
featherwelght championship. Attell is
not only coward. but he Is clumsy in
his explanations and excuses. This last
offense Is generally conceded to be
greater than the former,
Attell's announced excuse is that
Neil would not draw a big house In a
match with Attell. But the Italians
real excuse is that he is afraid of Neil,
and Neil weighs many pounds less
than Attcll. Attell fights at about 1876.
frankie Neil fights at about 115. Ten
or twelve pounds difference counts
vastly more among small scrappers
than 1t does among big ones Neils
disadvantage as opposed to Attell is so
great that the Italians backwardness
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

pitcher back toward second base ia the
cause OF the trouble his argument he
ing that the farther back the twircrs
box was moved the better aud the
easier he could watch man on first
base Also his throw to second thus
became very simple matter in at
tcmpts TO catch men playing off too
far toward third While this talk Is
logical It does not apply to the last
decade. as It was about ten years ago
that the distance between pitchers box
and home plate was heightened to
sixty feet, FIVE inches. Prior to that
change the distance was fifty-five tvet
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

many as possible of these sigma.
lures.
Vernon Is in the autograph busi-
ness. He makes his living by putting
his name on paper. He caters to a.
clientele that is Unsuitable. His sig
natures are all alike, but vary in
price from 81 to $4,000, according
to the paper on which they are writ
ten. STILL no one ever tries to beat
him down, for the $4,000 kind is ten
thousand fold more desirable than
the 81 kind
Who is this man Vernon and what
is the secret of the great value OF his
autograph? Those who have gold
or a silver certificate or a national
bank note issued by Uncle Sam SUD-
sequent to June, 1906, may answer
this question by looking at the neat.
businesslike signature on the lower
lefthand corner, just over the words
Register of the Treasury" This Is.
Vernon, William T. Vernon, the man
without whose name Uncle Sans pa
per currency and bonds would not
pass muster in the worlds financial
hopper
II mustn't be supposed that Vernon
puts his fist" to every bank or treas
ury note that is issued II he were a
million times multiplied he would
have hard time doing that His,
name is engraved upon plate from
one of several samples which he fur
nished, and this signature is stamped
upon the notes by the wonderful
presses at the bureau of engraving and
printing, which are grinding out
money day and night in vain at
tempt to keep pace with the abound
ing prosperity of the country.
But there is work for the register
TO do, nevertheless. He must sign
by hand every registered bond of the
United States, and millions and mill
| lions of dollars worth of these have
been issued since he took the oath
of office in June, 1906. These range
in value between 500 and $4,000,
the usual denomination being $1,000.
| Vernon has signed hundreds of the
$4,000 bonds with the same easy non.
chalance that he would write his
name to be engraved for a 81 bill.
He was born S6 years ago in log
cabin on plantation near Lebanon,
Mo, of parents who had been slaves.
He went to work in the fields drag
ging hay at the age of eight, When
10 years of age he began his educa-
tion at a school for negroes in Mis-.
souri,, finishing his course of study at
10. lie taught school in Missouri for
six years, and then took charge of
Western university, school for ne
grOes at Qulndaro Kan
Mr, Vernon was then the only teach.
er, and his pupils numbered six. When
he left the institution last June he
had IA teachers and $50 pupils. The
college property consists of 1870 acres
OF land, with buildings valued at
$l75,O0O.
He Is afIiliated with leading negro
organizations, has had the degree of
master of arts and doctor of laws con.
ferred upon him, and as an educa-
tor, an orator a writer and a leader
of the people up to the light OF high.
er plane OF life. he Is classed with the
famous teacher OF Tuskegoe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
Another BIoodIess STAGE Fracas.

Another BIoodless Stage Fracas.
The list of stage quarrels has been
augmented by another picturesque epi-
sode. There is no cause to wonder at
the absence of delegate from Stage
land to the recent international peace
convention at The Hague This latest
temperamental clash between -histrions
became known to the public recently
when Joseph Bigelow. the grotesque
comedian and librettst, resigned from
the cast of "'rhe Parislan Model" at the
Broadway theater Blgelow and the
star Anna Held, came to verbal blows
over their respective roles and how they
should be played. There had been fric-
ton over their joint scenes for some
time MI Bigelow maintained that Miss
Held did not play up to him" properly.
Miss Held, being the star, part owner
and wife of the plays manager and
chief owner, stood pat and demurely
Cyes quite) went on her way, playing
her role as she pleased Her relation
TO Bgelow was like that Of the presi-
dent to fourth class postmaster
gigelow finally could stand the situa-
ton no longer and I'm high dudgeon
stalked forth into the sizzling night air
one evening before the performance
| was over firmly resolved never to re-
turn, ney-a-a-i-i-r-r-ri "She does not
respond to me, and she hurts my art"
were his parting words TO the perturbed
| guardian of the stage entrance, It's
| said.
| Claude Mckinley, his understudy,
| played Mr.. Bigeow's role in his alb
sence Later Mr.. Blgelow cooled down
and evidently concluded that he would
prefer to continue the necessary proc
ess of eating real food An actor out
OF work does not take on much avoirdu-
! pois during the intermittent dry sea-
sons OF 1.-The drama on passing
lobster palace and seeing half
dozen friends therein devouring deli
cate tldbits he concluded that he had
been unduly rash in segregatlng him-
self from the salary account. Where
upon, through his lawyer he GENT an
| apology to Miss Held saying. ~ must
have been crazy" He was then well
coined back to the company and re-
sumed his role.
--latest reports state that Mr. Bigelow
Is now eating regularly
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

qulred In London where he gave three
recitals in succession at queens hall
the large amphitheater being packed
to its capacity al each concert Eng
lish critics rank Macmillen over almost
every artist who has appeared there
this season, which Of itself Is sufficient
to brand him as an artist Of great
merit especially when It Is known that
such players as Kfoisler and kubelik
had appeared the same season
In Macmillen's native city, Marietta,
o.. the young artist was accorded an
ovation when he arrived there last
January after an absence OF eleven
years
Five thouSand enthusiastic ciuzens
met him at the station and escorted him
TO The courthouse steps, from whlcn,
despite the cold weather he played
"dome Sweet liome.v
A score OF students unhitched the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
Francis Macmen Stellar American Violinist-Stage Talk

Neil has come to an end. He Is at
present the subject of many rumors.
II is most likely, however, that he will
sign with George Edwardes, who
wants him for the comedian part In
The Gay Widow which he is getting
ready to put on at Days. Should
Coyne do so and follow up his success
at the Aldwych his fate will be sealed
He will be fixture before he knows
1t, thus following in the footsteps OF
Eugene Stratton. Paul Arthur, r. G.
Knowles. Frank Mills, Walter Hamp-
den and other clever American actors
not to mention actresses, who came
over originally to play short engage
ments and have now settled down here
for good and ALL"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

assembled and trained on the ohio
range the week OF Aug. 26 to 81 and
will be taken TO the Canada range in
time to allow of four days prelimi-
nary practice there.
The necessary funds to defray the
expenses OF the team viii be raised by
public subscription and will be received
at the associations Office and by the
team captain.
In the preliminary trials the con-
testants win use their own rifles, but
new rifles will be supplied the team by
the National Rifle association to be
used in the match
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

leading countries of Europe. Eleven
years were spent abroad, and not in
that length of time did he set foot on
his native shores until his arrival in
New York last November. His debut
concert at Carnegie hall and subse-
quent appearances IN Boston, Buffalo,
Cleveland Cincinnati, Washington Co.
lumbus, Indianapolis, Chicago, ST.
Louis and, In fact. all of the leading
cities of the east and middle west. made
for him at once the reputation of being
one Of the greatest violin virtuosi
America has ever produced. He played
In nearly hundred concerts.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
SLIM PROSPECTS OF A RACE.

The prospects of a sculling race be-
tween Jim Wray, the Harvard rowing
coach, and Durnan, the Toronto oars
man, for the professional championship
Of America, appear to be very slight at
present Wray cannot race Durnan
before October at the earliest, and as
the latter expects to be in Australia by
that time there appears to be no
chance for the much discussed contest
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
iFrom our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondentl

tFrom Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondentl
A MERICA at last seems 10 have
~ produced it's long looked for
violin virtuoso For years IN
fact since the development Of
music on this side Of the Atlantic, critics
and the American public have seen the
Pole, the Hungarian, the German, the
nShsmian and, in fact, representatives
of nearly every foreign country come
ard go, leaving behind them artistic
sRccess and taking with thep thou-
aands OF dollars OF American cash. II
was only natural, therefore that his
fellow countrymen should have given
warm welcome TO Francis Macmil-
len. the young American violinist who
frst drew his bow in this country lAst
December. For A.acmillen Is really
brilliant player, who. 1t is not dim9ult
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

is most difficult to explain on any other
ground than sheer cowardice.
Attel later stated that he much pre-
ferred to meet Walter Little of Chicago
In a match at indianapolis.
Little is described by Attell as the
best 124 FOUNDER Chicago ever turned
out" But Attell is as good press
agent for his opponents as he Is for
himself-when his opponents are easy
marks. HARRY GRANT.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
OPERA COMPANY FOR BOSTON.

Henry Russell of London, manager
of the San Carlos Opera company,
which recently completed highly sue
cessful tour of the United States, Civ
ing grand opera at popular prices, an
nounced before his departure that ar
rangements were nearing completion
for the permanent location of the COM
pany in Boston.
Mrs. John l.. Gardner and other
wealthy persons whose names Mr.. Rus
sell does not wish to give at present
are interested in the enterprise.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
Altered suTRo.

Alfred Sutro, the English author OF
"The Walls OF Jericho" in which
James X. Hackett Is starring, is one OF
the most interesting figures in the dra-
matte Held Of England today His rise to
distinction has been made In the last
three years, lie was intended for COM
mereial HE. but his own bent was Ter
literature
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

horses from the artists carriage and,
attaching rope to it, drew him
through the streets of the town in a
triumphant procession to his old home.
Macmillen will tour under the direc-
tion of Haensel & Jones. the New York
managers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
Imposlna Plans For 1eoz oe.

Next year ne is to be heard ia 100
concerts His territory win extend
from Boston 10 Denver and from Du-
luth 10 New Orleans. one OF Mac
millens recent successes has been ac-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
Jossph conne.

a London dramatic writer cables as
follows:
doe coyne is now free, as Nelly
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13

TO believe. will be considered "the
American violin yirtuoso"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
JOHN HAYNES, IN AUTO MAKING PERFECT SCORE IN EN-
DURANGO RUN.

the big "runaou wheeD finished in
club
y,il,a apprfec trecod
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-13
Many Reasons Modern Base
HY Is bnac atealInE On

eW VI HHY Is base stealing on
"a the decline i'm the big
W w leagues" Any person
who answers this ques-
tion correctly will stop vast amount
Of conjecture among the baseball mo-
guls.
As a matter of fact, the actual official
records show n falling of I'm base steal
ing that warrants q serious eNplana-
ton This popular, spectacular and
beneficial feature Of the game has far
greater value than most observers inn
agine
Last year the base stealing averages
in the American and National leagues
were lower than usual The year he
fore the same condition existed Thus
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-08-15
HARVEST FOR JEWELLERS.
Purchasers of Siamese King I'm Europe
Amount to S3.OOO,OOO.

King Chulalongkorn /. left Berlin
Saturday morning for Cassel, where
he will be the guest of the German
emperor and empress Stories Of the
extravaganza of the Siamese king con-
tinue. 1t is considered certain that
he has bought $4,000, 900 worth OF
diamonds and gold and silverware.
Two gold services among the selection
cost 100000 each.
The king is occupying nearly the
entire floor of one of the principal ho-
tells, several apartments Of which have
been given up to an exhibition of the
jewels and precious metal work which
were brought from London. Paris and
elsewhere by dealers expecting to sell
most of the wares, and who were re-
Warded for their enterprise. as the
king took about half of all that was
offered to him.
The king has shown unusual interest
in the dispatches in tie newspapers
referring to the delimination of the
frontier of Siam and Cambodia, and
received with extreme consideration
the newspaper representative who
brought him intelligence on the sub
ject, and who. arranged for a news
service from the Siamese capital dur
ing his sojourn in Germany
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-08-15
BARON UNDER ARREST.
Witnesses in the IIau Gaze Accused of
Biackmail

Baron Karl Lindenau,a new witness
IN the Hau case, who daims to have
seen the fatal shot firet. but says the
murderer cannot possibly have been
the former professor, Earl Hau, now
under sentence of death for the crime.
was arrested at Mannheim, Germany.
Wednesday night on the charge of
blackmail
The police of Karlsruhe have given
out statement to the effect that Lin
denau sent Frau Clga Molitor, daugh-
ter of the late Frau Molitor. during
the trial of Hau fer the murder Of the
latter, an anonymous letter claiming
he saw Olga Smoother mother, but the
baron promised to preserve silence,
declared his love and asked for her
hand in marriage. The police saw In
this an attempt atblackmail and CAL
umny against Olg;, but the newspa-
pers do not take lindenau's revela-
tions seriously.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-08-15
DIVORCEE Is ARRESTED.
Woman Accuses Man of Securing $500
by False PrctcnseS.

The mOnOtony of the life of the di-
vorce colOnists in Sioux Falls has been
varied by the arrest of G. Ralph Wise,
conspicuous member of the colony,
on the charge of having on false pre-
lenses secured the sum of
$500 from another member Of
the colony, woman. For
several months Wise has been quite
prominent in the colony, and has cir
cuated among some Of the most prom
inent of the pertinent residents Of
Sioux Falls. Wise secured his divorce
decree and attempted to depart from
the city, when he was arrested on the
charge made by the woman colOnist.
When taken before a local justice,
Wise entered a stout denial to the
charge contained in the complaint.
His hearing finally was continued,
and pending it efforts, it is understood,
are being made to settle the matter
Cut of court
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-08-15
South Dakota
State News
AGED FARMER ENDS LIFE.
Henry Sunderman Cuts His Throat
with Razor Near Huron.

Henry Sunderman, aged 85 years,
who with his wife lived with his son
Anthony on a farm two or three miles
southwest of CaVOur, in Beadle coun-
ty, committed suicide Monday after
noon. After going to the hay field,
where his son and men were hayins.
ne returned to the house, and, after
a short talk with his wife and daugh-
ter-in-laW, was seen to enter an out
house. Not returning for some time
his wife went to ascertain the cause.
She found the door fastened on the
inside and was not able to break the
fastening She called her daughter
and the two forced open the fasteH-
ing. On the floor lay Mr.. Sunderman
with a deep cash in his throat and the
veins in his right wrist severed with
q razor which was lying nearby The
cash in the throat severed the Jugula"
vein and windpipe. Life was not en-
tinct when he was found and he tried
to speak to the women, but was to-
feeble to be understood. No reason Is
assigned for the act. Everything 1T
the home was in a happy condition.
Coroner O. r. Wright, of Huron, was
summoned and an inquest was held.
the verdict being rendered in accopd-
ance with these statements.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-08-15
RACE RIOT IN ILLINOIS.
Negroes Chased Out of the Town of
HillSbOrO

Ill feeling toward negroes in Hills
boro, ILL.,, which has ben brewing
since last Friday night when John T.
Maddux, an aged white man, was as
saulted by negro, eliminated in q
race riot Thursday night, and the ma
jority of negroes were chased out Of
town. Negroes and white citizens
fought in the public streets for several
hours, and the business section was in
a turmoil. Finally most of the ne
groes fled from town and order was
restored. c. D. Fry, who has a con-
tract for paving work and employed
negroes, insisted that his employees be
protected, but to no effect. Friday Fry
went to ST. Louis, declaring he would
produce other negro laborers. 1t is
feared If he brings back a number of
negro laborers that fighting and blood
shed will result, and the anti-negro
feeling is at high tension.