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Evening journal., 1907-02-11
TWO MAN TOURNEY
OPENS TO-DAY
Ait the Crack BOWERS Have
Entered the Olympia
Tournament

The nve-man tournament which opens
on Olympia alleys to-day prom.ses 10 be
a big success Twenty entries have bsen
received to date. and no doubt before the
tournamer. closes on saturday February
=. the number viii be doubled.
The rules governing the tournament VII
b. the same as previous years. one dollar
(Sn entrance fee viii ho charsod, and to-
rcther with a5 per cent OF the receipts
from the games rolled viii constitute tho
prize money.
Each man may roll three times, but
with different partner each timo and az
ANY time during the two weeks.
The prizes viii be divided as follows
~ per cent. to hish team, a5 per cent 90
second. Is per cont TO third. 10 per cent.
&C. fourth. and 10 per cent TO high s'ns.e
game
More interest is manifested IN tho tom-
ney this year owing 70 the many two
man teams going 20 Atlantic city to roll
an the n. 3. A. tourney n March, as this
e.ves tho teams an opportunity 70 worN
out under pressure and IS excellent prae-
tce for them.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
is AN IDEAL
PRIZE: FIGHTER
Honey Melody Does Not
Drink nor Use Tobacco.
Teaches Sunday School

In many respects William Melody,
better known as Honey Melody. well
terweight champion fighter. differs
from the ordinary prize ring exper-. In
the first place he is the most religious
champion IN the world and In the next
place he has no desire to 90 on the
stage says the New York World Ey-
cry Sunday Of his life he goes to church
and in the afternoon he takes charge
Of n Sunday school class.
Honey has never used tobacco In any
shape, and he has yet to taste intoxi
eating liquor. From his earliest child
hood he has been imbued with the de-
sire TO be a fighter, and he has done
everything In his power to keep himself
In the best physical condition. AS a
result at the age Of % years he wears
the crown of welterwcight champion.
Melody was born in Charlestown
Mass, and he lives there now Unlike
an other champions, Honey does not
go away from home on long training
periods TO get into condition for fight
but stays at home, does his training
there and eats the food his mother
cooks for him. Because OF his clean
life he is never out Of condition, and is
therefore, never bothered by the weight
question as his opponents are. Melody
never weighs more than i4S pounds, sc
that It is an easy thing for him to train
down to 142 pounds
The champion is a natural fighter
His style is much like that Of Terry
McGovern when the Brooklyn terror
was at his best. He has a terrific
punch, one that carries knockout pow
ers at all times This alone makes him
a dangerous opponent. but with it Mel
lody combines a great ability to take
hard beating Just when he seems
TO be all in he is most dangerous.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
GREAT NArIoNAL HIGHWAY
Enthusiastic Autoists Plan one BE.
tween Chicago and New York.

Enthusiaatic Autofsts Plan One BE-
tween Chicago and New York.
Or. Gardner S. Chaplin and II. Sar
gent Michaels Of Chicago arrived re.
Gently at New York after covering in
an automobile 1900 miles seeking a
route for a national highway between
Chicago and New York. They left theii
city on Sept 10 and since then have
been surveying roads, studying the
soil OF which they are composed, pho.
tographing the surrounding country,
marking on their maps the location Of
gravel pits and quarries and gathering
material for a presentation to congress
Of a proposition that the government
place its mark Of approval on and give
its aid TO the construction Of national
highway between the two cities, says
the Philadelphia Public Ledger
DIR. Chaplin is a young man Of wealth.
He is an enthusiastic automobilist who
does not belieYe in exceeding the speed
limit. He is not interested In automO.
bile races. although be Is much inter.
ested Ia the development Of the gaso.
line engine and the storage battery.
he believes that with a highway that
win furnish good travelling across half
the continent the various states viii
then concentrate their good roads
movements into providing feeders To-
that highway and that eventually trav.
'el by automobile viii be common be
tween distant points, and that the
farms will be able to assert their inde
pendence Of the railroads as gasolin,
and electric vehicles become cheaper
and more fitted TO the demands Of
farmers.
DR.. Chapin's trip TO New York hai
provided him with a SET s. s<s-
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
IT'S AN OUTRAGE

so complete tual ne believes congrcs
cannot fail to be Interested in them
They include conditions Of soil, grad
percentages. location OF gravel pits
stone quarries, stone deposits. sugges
lions for roads that will feed the mai,
iishway and much general informatio,
-aluable to road construction experts.
Dr. Chapin when he has finished Will
MS resurvey will present his maps ans
materials TO representatives in con
gress and have the matter taken up T.
committee. When his plan has tht
itamp Of approval Of the governmen
The agitation for a highway will b.
tarted in the state legislatures.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
RoxINn

willie Lewis and Honey Melody will
clash at Providence Tonight It should
be all Melody.
Willie Fitzgerald wants to take on Unk
Russell.
The Harry Lowis-Joe Cans bubble ha.
burst
Il is said the governor, Of New York
VIII not interfere with properly conducted
clubs
Essington may soon witness some more
boxing bouts.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
Rapid convaIeseenee.


At nine poor Tom was sick in bed,
A towel wrapped about his head.
80 ten the pain is somewhat less.
But still he feels too ill 70 dress
eleven Thomas thinks that he
Nay possibly get up Tor tea
Tie takes some norrishment at noon
And hopes he may feel better soon.
At one he groans and says perhaps
lie may be getting a relapse.
ITS wonderful" he says at two,
what good fresh air win sometimes dol
At three 70 see him slide down hln
You wouldn't know he'd been so IN.
n. B--This illness. I've heard say.
Need not be feared on Saturday
Baltimore Young Folks Herald.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
POLO TONIGHT

The fremont ana Rink polo teams will
clash at the Eleventh street Roller Rink
tonight. The Rink Ave have been winning
quite regularly here of late and now have
q good lead In the race. fremont has been
playing tho best kind OF polo but things
have been breaking bad FOR them. The
boys OF the team say they will stop the
Rink club tonight That they viii try
hard goes without saying No matter who
wins tho contest should be a warm one
and well worth attending.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
MARYLAND A. C.

the polo team Of the Maryland Athlete
Sluo viii play tho All-Wilmington five M
the Rink on Wednesday night. The Afa,o.-
iand bows have never been defeated ana
rank with any in the country. Tho local
team VIII be composed OF the pick of our
players, and should put up a good battle.
No matter who wins, the game will be
inst and exciting, and viii be worth at
tending.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
BASEBALL

The wilmington Tri-state club WIN be
a credit to the city.
Pittsburg has signed Pitcher Brady. who
played with the Phillies last year.
Manager Connolly showed excellent
judgment in signing Pete" Cassidy.
The High School boys viii put a good
team in the field.
The fans Of this city will get plenty Of
baseball this season.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
TWO TIMES CHAMPION

The old player who ever proved himself
a champion in two separate positions is
Cy Seymour OF the Giants. While In New
York. back in the COS he led the league
as pitcher. on account Of his wildness'
due 70 his extremely small hand. he tried
tho outfield and made an immediate sue
cess. While with Cincinnati in 1905 he led
the National league IN hitting.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
HANLON RUINED DEAL

snake Deal is out with tho statement
which may gain considerable credenco. TO
tne effect that Hanlon ruined him as a
hitter by forcing him TO change his bat-
ting position.
fonowefs Of the game may compare
h"nion s lack Of judgment with the wis
dom OF Jimmy McAlcer whom ne encour-
aged George Stone to adopt any batting
style he pleased. A batter may be ruined
OF made by the interference OF managers.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11

The Republican State Committee win
meet in this city Tomorrow. when the
question OF opening permanent headquar-
tors here. in charge OF a secretary. win
be taken up. Heretofore the committee
had headquarters only during a campaign.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
Miss Davids Here.

Miss Florence Davids one Of the Mosely
educational commissioners from Great
Britain to the United States. is the guest
Of Rev. W. F. d. Lewis. She expressed
surprise that there was no compulsory
education in Delaware.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
A Timely Touch

Restaurant Patron-You get good
many tips, don't you?
Waiter-Oh. yes; most everybody
gives me something.
Restaurant Patron Then perhaps
you could lend me fve.-New York
Press.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
Inst 4. nnnd.

Husband (as his wife fRlnts ct the
table)-Dear dear, can't ind her
smelling salts anywhere,
Son-Never mind. papa; put the sar-
dine tin under her nose. She never can
bear the smell OF Fliegende> Blat-
ter.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
RAskErRAII

The Locust Gap basketball team played
rings around Wilmington at that place
Saturday evening and defeated them by
score OF &C 70 8.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
conundrums.

When is the ardent lover like a tn
lor? When pressing his suit.
How can a person fall upstairr
When in the second story.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11

This evening the annual masquerade
bali Of the Delaware Saengerbund viii be
given in German Hal. A supper VII be
served during the evening.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11

Goals from field r. scarlett 2; Han
num- a; NJ. Scarlet. 2; MCGOWAN, L.:
sasse, p; Hackett .. Goals from fouls,
Palmer, 2; Hackett, /. Referees. Ster-
ling and Kyle.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
DUPONT BOWLERS

Team A. Of tho DUPONT League, won two
games from Team b on Saturday after
noon. The scores;
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
LOCAL BOWLERS WON

Bowlers from Drexcl Academy were de-
featod by tho Academy team. of this city
on Saturday. the locals winning eight out
OF she twelve games rolled. The scores;
INDIVIDUAL.
Hayden. Academy ..1SS l74 l35-441
Dourhtv. Drexei .. . 1856 167 15S-460
TWO-AfAN.
Evening journal., 1907-02-11
SCRUBS

Tho High School scrubs basketball team
went TO Kennctt Square on Saturday and
lost to Martins Academy by the score Of
IS to II. The referee threw It into the
locals ant every occasion. The line-up.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03
Building Is Modern.
4 Truth-tc1Iing Rnrber.

From the Kansas City Star
Some folks may not believe this story,
but fl really happened one day last week.
A customer entered a barber ship.
climbed into chair. and ran his hands
over his head.
II don't know" he said. whether 1
need a haircut or not. What do you
think. Mr.. Barber?
II is said tbs the unexpected always
happens The barber surveyed the hair.
NO. sir; you do not Your hair looks
all right"
The customer turned ia his chair in
amszement For the love Of heaven
he stammered, I feel like pawn for the
trimrnin' anyway. How do you expect 60
get rich:''
IT don't expect to-" he replied. But
I've learned TO make a better living by
being truthful I have probably fifty
customers who stay by me just because
I tell them the truth. They are my
stock in trade 1 have secured two good
positions in shops by declaring l could
draw the trade Of these men. And
drew II, too
The man ia the chair paid . cents for q
shave. and when he returned to his Office
he told OF his experience Two more men
declared they intended patrOnizing the
barber who had told the truth.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03
MORTGAGES BODY FOR LOAN
Girl Makes Unusual Bargain with
Pawnbroker.
Determines to Send Aid to Friend
IN Distress at Any
Cost.

Almost her life b; Dottie Morgan Civ
en- for love OF a friend. She has mortgaged
her body. says a Des Moines, Iowa, spe-
cial TO the Chicago Chronicle.
To get money for the aid Of one she
loves and who is dying of consumption
she has voluntarily assumed the risk of
having her body cut up in medical col
Iege laboratory after death
Hard pressed and almost distracted Lest
she could not answer a pitiful cry for
help IN time, she went 20 Nose Levich, a
pawubroker. for aid Tuesday
why, here, take the money and not
another word about paying it back, eX-
claimed the Pawnbroker, touched by the
story Of devotion.
mo, never. unless I cen give you Sc
curity But my body is al 7 have.
Couldn't YOU sell il after I'm dead?"
The friend. 81 In Council Bluffs and snx-
ious TO return 90 her home in Des
Moines before she died. applied TO Miss
Morgan for help. The sacrifice made, the
money was sent Immediately to the CIR
friend
The mortgage reads as follows:
1, Dottie Morgan, OF ny oen tree VII ard with
ogt coercion q any kind. hereby d. sen - Mos
Levich my body after death % do with as be see
nj Tor q consideration Of SO
+ The said Moses Lsvich shall not take possession
q my body until after I an dead and Il any tim.
during my life I wish % cause this bill of sale q
become nall and void ard shall Jay 20 Nose Leyici
O. bis assignees so in good and lawful money O.
the United States MS interest IL uy bJdy shall
case. DDTTIE MORGAN.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03
IN TANGLR OYER CINGALESE
Two Governments and Rules Of Re
ligion Figure in Trouble.
Must Eat Rice Cooked by a HIndOO
and Served on Brass
Dishes.

From the New York sun.
A troupe of sixty Cingalese men and
women. brought into this country in April
10 look after the animals Of a travelling
menagerie. are stuck in Peru. Ind.
They want to get back to Ceylon without
eating anything except rice cooked by a
HindoO and served or brass dishes, and
the problem of getting them there without
violating any laws Of the Mohammedan
religion is perplexing the British consul
general and the customs authorities of
this city. In order to satisfy the emigra-
ton laws. they have to be out of this
country by April I.
They had arranged TO sail on the steam
ship Swat, which is manned largely by
Cingalese. but the custom-house stepped
in and forbade it on the ground that the
accommodations offered did not come up
to the standard necessary mot 70 en-
danger their morals. health, or life"
Being British subjects they then ap-
pealed To the consul general He re-
ferred the matter 20 the British Embassy
in Washington. and the Treasury Depart
ment ordered the customs authorities here
20 make arrangements for the troupe to
sail in some other steamer, on the ground
that otherwise they might become a pub
lie charge. Negotiations are now under
way for their sailing on the Indrana some
time next week
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03
FROM RAGS TO RICHES"
4 Motto Appropriate for Most of
PittsburE'S MiIIionairex.
From AIunssys Magazine.

From Muns1y s Magazine.
Pittsburg has about 100 shirtsleeve
millionaires, and very few siIk-hat
ones. Without a single exception, the
steel kings and coal barons OF to-day
were the bare-fOoted boys of Yesterday.
In this respect no other city is as gen
timely republican, as thoroughly Amer
lean, as Pittsburg It's motto might be.
From rags TO riches" and its name
should be spelled-Pittsburg. It is a
region where even yet all men are
born free and equal"-where the lad
der of opportunity has rungs that reach
10 the bottom. It is q land of money:
but more it is 2 land whore the average
man has received a squarer deal in the
game OF life than he would have got
anywhere elsewhere the prizes are
not beaueathed from strong fathers 10
feeble sons, but carried of by the FIT
test IN each contest
Pittshurgers have no pedigree They
want none. They are themselves a
generation Of ancestors. The few arts
tocratic, land-owning families are being
bought out by the iron and steel men.
No gentlemen emigrated to Western
Pennsylvania. From first 20 last, II was
settled by plain. ordinary people. who
had nothing to keep them except their
own efforts. Among the earlier iron
kings not one had a college education.
Christopher Zug and Curtis G. Hussey-
two stately figures-were the sons of
poor farmers. Thomas NJ Howe and
Joshua Rhodes were grocery boys Aaron
French and John J. Torley were child
workers in iron mills. There is not
one conspicuous exception TO this rule.
The greater greatness OF greater Pitts
burg is IN the fact that Il has been
created by the rank and file of the
human race. Il is the extraordinary
achievement of ordinary men.
Until twenty years ago the bulk OF
the Pittsburgers were Scottish-Irish.
English. and Welsh. To-day there are
in Pittsburg and Allegheny about 10000
Germans 10000 Italians, 5000 Poles.
IS 900 Huns and Slavs. $4,000 Jews,
1000 Greeks, and 1900 Assyrians, be-
sides a number Of negroes. You may
hear thirty languages on the streets.
Out of every nine inhabitants four are
foreign born. So it is a community
with little national prejudice II a
man is Efficient 1t makes little difference
whether or not he speaks broken Eng
Hsh. or uses bad grammar, or wears
torn clothes and a soiled collar. Under
such q smoke cloud no one can be clean.
IN such n labyrinth of workshops no
one can be a dandy. And among so
many dialects every man sees the folly
Of claiming superiority for his own.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03
ARMY AND NAVY LOBBYING.
Subtitle Ways of Bringing Pressure
10 Bear on Congress.

ION tle Boston Transcript.
The Senate calls 1t solicitation for leg
islation by officers and employees" but
the shorter word descriptive Of the an
noyance against which Senator Hale has
protested is lobbying" That officers of
the army and navy are keen 10 promote
the interests Of the two services is known
TO everyone familiar with life IN Wash
ington. There is no formal organization
working TO secure legislation, and the
methods employed are not the coarse and
corrupt ones so often followed by mem
bers of the third House" Rather DO
officers and their households, taking ad-
vantage Of the glamor which surrounds
the army and navy. resort TO ways that
are not disagTeeable 10 their object, and
which are difficult Of repulse.
When any particular measure Of service
interest is before Congress and is vigor-
ously antagonized the social cordiality Of
the aIF..y and navy set in Washington.
for Senators and Representatives who
can be influential IN determining Its fate,
becomes almost OverpoweTing- West
ern Congressman who two years ago was
conspicuous I'm the tight against the adj
ditiOnal construction provisions OF the
naval appropriation bill said that but for
his knowledge of Washington he would
have been fairly astounded at the sud
denness and extent of the social interest
naval officers and their families took in
him and his household This is lobbying
by Establishment at which wise Congress
men smile. There Is another kind of
pressure at which wise Congressman
DO not smile. which is openly exerted and
was illustrated in very serious changes
IT procured in the army reorganization
bill. particularly in the retention of the
inspector generals department, which the
administration desired to abolish.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03
WORLD POLITICS APPROVED.
Significance of the Kaiser's Triumph
In the German Elections.

From the New York Herald.
Complete success has crowned the
Kaiser's electoral campaign in favor Of
a patriotic Weltpolitik All purely politi-
cal considerations have been ignored in
this campaign. and the government has
placed the government under the ne
cessity of voting fer or against a bigger
army, a more powerful navy, and the
protection and development of German
colonies.
The Socialist party in Germany opposes
any increase in the country's defensive
forces. just as a few purblind politicians
in the United States oppose any increase
Of the country's defensive forces, just as
a few purblind politicians In the United
States oppose an increase of the Ameri-
can navy, although the increase Is i'm
peTatively necessary. The German social
lists would apparently favor the abandon
ment by Germany of its colonies, lust as
demagogues in the United States appear
to favor abandonment OF the Philippines.
As q great nation with rapidly growing
interests Germany cannot sCuttle out Of
South West Africa without national dis
grace any more than the United States
could Scuttle out Of the Philippines or
England could scuttle out of any of her
cOlCmeS, ana as patriots the Germans
could not possibly leave to their fate their
coUntrymen battling against the Here
ros for the Fatherland. Germany, in fact
cannot remain a first-class power and at
the same time follow the socialists policy
Of placement In other words, patriot
ism is incompatible with socialism, and
this fact has been placed squarely before
the people by the Kaiser's success in
forcing political parties to fight the cleo
toral battle on a national issue.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03
PHOTOGRAPHED IN CHURCH
Picture Of Engaged Couple Causes
Curious Religious Controversy.
All Montenegro Is Now Waiting q
see How Peculiar Question
Is to Be solved.

From the PsI-AlaI Gazette
On the sandy shores OF the blue Adria
in the Montenegro territory, there IS an
old dilapidated town with the sweet name
Of Dulcigno. Grateful Montenegrins Of
ten say that if a generous American were
to give them lots Of money the first
thing they would 90 would be TO raise
at Dulcign- monument to the great
Gladstone. because he sent q British
squadron 10 help them 20 regain that
town from the rebellious AIbanians- Now,
there is In Dulcigno an old parish church.
dedicated TO ST Nicholas. the popular
saint Of the sailors. and, as some believe.
the patron Of thieves. The parish
priest. the Rev. J. Vooyan. has lovely
young daughter The parish priest Of Get
TIME. the Rev Marco Martinov. has
handsome son, who. educated to be him
self a priest had TO marry before ne
was consecrated. The formal engagement
Of the young people took place some two
weeks ago. Some one suggested that IL
would be well that the engaged bride and
bridegroom should be photographed
Unfortunately. the only photographer
Of Dulcigno had no studio. and used 10
let his patrons pose In the open field or
in the street But as IT happened 10
rain badly. some one suggested that the
engaged couple should be photographed
in the church. The artist placed them in
front OF the ALTA. with the old Byz4n-
tine pictures Of the saints behind them
The result Of mis- artistic efforts was ex-
traOrdlnary. The bride appeared In the
arms of the steTn-looking Byzantine Ma
donna. the bridegroom had completely
concealed the great figure Of St. John the
Baptist. taking the saints golden aureole
around his own head. while the Twelve
Apostles appeared as If dancing the dance
OF Sir Roger de Coverly around the en-
gagged couple. The artist liked it very
much. SO did the young couple, and so
did the two old priests.
The Jealous girls Of DuIciguo and the
still more jealous young men OF that
sweet town. however. pronounced it an in
suit 20 the saints and dissertation
OF the church. They succeeded in decid-
Ing the authorities TO close the church.
and asked the metropolitan Of AIontene-
gro 10 give satisfaction To the saints biz
the punishment Of both priests and by
the annuiment of the enga cement Of the
sweet Dulcinea Of DulCigno with the as
sumner of st. Johns aureole. All Monte
negro Is now waiting to see how this pc
[ cullar church question is To be solved.