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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-06

FOR SALE-A NUMBER OF Sec
ond hand gasoline engines Of stand
ard makes; Fairbanks Morse, Lowis.
Model. international. I4unt-M Moss. and
others. from one to 12-H. P. Price
$40 and up. Lenox Machine Com
pany Marshalltown, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-06
Morris Williams
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE AND
HORSE SALES.
FARMS LISTED FOR SALE ALL
OVER SOUTHEASTERN IOWA.
SHALL SUBURBAN FARMS A
SPECIALITY.
AFTER HARVEST SALE.

We look to hold a right good sale
next Friday. Have made more effort
TO secure buyers than have at any
sale since June and believe We will
have better supply of horses than We
have had lately. If you have a horse
of any age or class bring 1t in now and
we can sell it. We will, have more
time to devote to the sale of stragglers
now than we win later in the season
when the sales are larger.
MORRIS WILLIAMS.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-08-06
WANTED.

FOR SALE OR LEAsE-coAL LAMB.
$50 acres of coal and farm land.
miles south OF Adair, Iowa. Farm
land rents for $2.75 per acre; 2 sets
Of good improvements Price, SOS
per acre or will sell 200 acres In
/. Guiding coal shaft for SIS per acre
Shaft now down to ~ inch vein OF
good coal Only mine within Is
miles. Good trade at the shaft VIII
also lease coal right to reliable par
ties. Address ]. P. Minchon, Car
roll, Iowa,
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
HITS JOE CANS
IN POCKETBOOK
Fairy Tale About Senators
Fails to Work.

BALTIMORE, Dec. B.-Joe Cans. the
lightweight champion OF the world, was
given a temporary knockout blow by
Justice Grammar at the Central police
station yes srday afternoon, when he
was fined SO and costs for speeding his
automobile IA ster than twelve miles an
hour. The bow from the magistrate
was not very effective. for the colored
champion dug down into his jeans and
pulled forth a roll OF bills that almost
staggered those in the courtroom. At
arr he HANGED out a 500 note, but
drew II back IN place OF a $50. He
WIS given the change and departed.
Cans was arrested on a warrant sworn
out by PatrOlman Durfee Of the Cen
trail district. According to the testt-
mony Of the officers, Cans crossed Mount
Royal avenue and Charles street at a
rate faster than twenty-five miles an
hour. The champion said he did not
think he was, going faster than a ten
mile clip. He said he was tn a hurry
because he had with him three United
States Senator'S who had been stopping
at the Belvidere. He had taken them
down 10 see bis Goldfield Hotel and was
I'm a hurry 20 get them back 70 their
hotel. When closely questioned by the
magistrate, Il developed that the Sen
ntor story vas q ruse by which the
champion had hoped 10 escape punish
nent
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
SNATHERS KEEPS
THAT GOLD CUP

NEW YORK. Dec. 5.--After an inves-
tigation the board OF review OF the Ma
tional Trotting Association, decided yes
terday without further consideration to
drop the case against Willard Sanders,
trainer of Lou Dillon. which mare. IL
was for many months alleged, was
"doped' sufficiently to cause her TO lose
the famous race at Memphis on October
is. 1904.
The $500 gold cup was won by Major
Delmar, owned by f. L. Smathers. c.
K @. Billings, owner of Lou Dillon,
charged that ms mare had been
"doped." Testimony was presented to
bear out this theory, but ii was de-
ternined by the board that there was
no evidence TO show that Lou Dillon
had been "doped," and that Smathers
could retain the cup
Eddie Maloy, stableman. testified
that he had seen Sanders give some
thing to Lou Dillon out of a bottle.
George Spear, former tainer for Smath-
ers, and Ed Sanders, a stablehand and
brother Of Willard Sanders, were both
expelled for their connection with the
case. The board IN its present decision
could not find that Willard Sanders
was in any way cOgnizant Of or con-
nectea with the dosing OF he famous
trOtter, now a brood mare.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
NEW YORK GIANTS
WILL PLAY YALE
Team Starts South March I
With Large Roster of
Players.

NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-The New York
Nationals have arranged an exhibition
game with the Yale varsity baseball
team, 70 be played at the Polo Grounds
on April II. right after the return OF
New York from its Southern training
trip.
Tad Jones. the star quarterback. Is
captain and catcher Of the Yale nine.
Princeton wants a game with New
York. u b played at Princeton. and II
possible the Tigers VIII be accommo-
dated New York will train at Marlin
Springs. Tex. and among the games
TO be played on its way back viii be
the one in Little Rock on April s.
The team VIII start South about
March / There win be in the party
headed By MoGraw. number Of new
players. drafted or purchased. who have
not yet played with the team They in
clude James, catcher, from the Wash
ington. Pa, club OF the P. o. NJ. League.
a football player and said 20 be hard
hitter; O'Buen. an outfielder from the
same club. Crandall, q pitcher from the
Cedar Rapids club. OF the Three I
League; Herzog, a third baseman from
the Rssding club OF the Interstate
League Beecher, pitcher, Springfield.
Three Z League; Evans. first baseman,
Fairmount, W. Va, western Pennsyl-
Vania League; Early. ourfielder, Frank
lin. Pa: Aialarzey. pitcher. Onio-Penn-
sylvania League; De Wore, outfelder,
Cotton States League; Sundheim, in
fielder. IIOughtOn Mich, and Pfynl, in
heldss', Cedar Rapids.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
JOHNSON OBJECTS
TO SO!LING BALLS
Battery Already Too Light.
Opposes Drinks in
Bottles.

Ban johnson comes out in favor Of
legislation against the tiresoIne tricks
OF delaying games while new balls are
bieng sOiled upon the grass. This prac-
tce has been harped on for many years,
but there is no abatement In the evil.
Per contra, IL grew much worse last
season, many pitchers putting in three
or four minutes rubbing every sphere.
johnson says: The pitchers clair1
that a glossy new ball is hard 70 pitch
Is a bald-faced subterfuge. Nothing o.
the sort. They rub the ball with two
purposes-to blacken Il, 50 that Il will
be harder to hit, and 20 gain breathing
tinle while they recruit their energies
and regain their nerve.
Batting is light enough already. and
why should there be any objection TO
law which VIII both speed up the
game and help the hltting2'
President Johnson also opposes the
sale OF bottled drinks during games, 70
prevent rOwdies throwing the empty
bottles.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
Chicago SEEKING
ANOTHER BIG GAME
May Meet Yale on Gridiron.
To Drop Indians.

CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Another big East
ern game for the Maroons next season
ri IS the latest athletic possibility at the
University OF Chicago.
60 The depression caused by the Maroon
boards decisive stand against less
ening the reform rule and lengthen-
Ing the football schedule was lightened
considerably today when 1t was an
nounced that Chicago might get the
long-wished-for game with Yale or with
another leading Eastern college in case
the big Four plan collapses.
1t Is believed at the Midway that Chi
Cages stand and the unsettled condi-
tions at Ann Arbor look bad for a
Maroon-W olverine game. and that an
Eastern college will have to be taken
on to fill Chicago's place.
The Maroons have long wished for a
game with Yale. and Stag has been
especially anxious TO play his alma
mater. For a time last season the
p. chances looked good for a game with
Yale, but as the Eli schedule was COM
pleted early in the year. the chance fell
through.
It is certain that Chicago will not
meet Carlisle IN 1908. and it is not
thought probable that a game can be
arranged with Pennsylvania.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
CANAL ZONE LEAGUE
HAS GOOD MATERIAL
Panama Baseball Season
Starts December Is.
. Seven Clubs.

PANAMA CITY, Dec. 5-Tlls Chicago
Sox and Detroit Tigers viii have 20
look 10 their Iaurels or the proud title
OF worlds champions may psss from
the United States 10 a Territorial pos
session"
The Canal Zone Baseball League
threatens 70 usurp the prestige Of the
National and American Leagues. Ar
engagements for launching The league
have just been completed, but It viii
blossom forth in full regalia about De-
ceInber Is. and old-timers Will then have
to look out Practice games have
shown there is plenty Of good material
amonl- the canal employees 10 turn out
teams that VII give good accounts OF
themselves.
Col. George W. Goethals, U.S.A.. has
been elected president OF the league,
and viii make OF II the success which
he has made IN other canal matters.
DR.. John II. Burneli is vice president.
and Robert Coe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. II
viii start with seven clubs. The
schedule is now being prepared.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
ANNavy Claims
4 Knowledge of
The NeqU Tactics

For the coming game Of football that
Is to be played at American League
Park on Saturday preparations are go
Ing steadily on.
The Navy team is not losing a min-
ute. Practicing from after drill in tAe
afternoon until after dark Is ,the order
OF the day As the Fort Monroe team
is recognized a. the finest indivi iual
team fl the Army. the Navy team is
practicing hard and consistently. Tho ugh
1t did not use any new football in the
Thanksgiving Day game. II is under
stood that L was not because the play
ers were not familiar with the game.
but because they believed that they
could defeat the Army by straight foot
ball.
But In the coming game their system
of play viii be changed. and between
the two teams a high-class exhibition
OF football is promised.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
PUBLIC ROARING
AT NEW ORLEANS

CITY PARK RACE TRACK, NEW
ORLEANS. La, Dec. 5EThe running OF
horses hot and cold" and other
tactics supposed to exist oriy at the
merry-go-rounds. have begun to crop
up at the local track 20 such an extent
that a well-defned roar has gone forth
from tne public. The disgraceful per-
Torrance Of DashawSy in yesterday s
feature event and the attending coup on
Hyperion II by the Celia connections
ranked deep, and was the subject OF
much discussion So far as the public
has been advised no Official action has
been taken The performance OF Pa
toon, Splinter which posses a rare
turn OF speed. also came IN for cOnsii-
cradle banning" Mountain. who had
tne leg UP worked" on his mount for
three-eights Of a mile, but Platoon
failed 90 raise respectable gaTlop.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
BLANKS
MUST BE IN
BY SATURDAY
Cars Under Constant Sur
VIGILANCE While Await
ing Run.

There seems 20 be some misunder-
standing regarding the storage OF cars
entered in the Times Automobile Con-
lest
These cars must be brought to the
LuttreH Garage. HILLS Fourteenth
street. not later than noon on next
Monday, the day before the run. own
ers need have no fear that they will
In any way be tempered with after
the seals are adjusted. as a committee
Of three Will be delegated to keep a
close watch on the machines until they
are called for by the owners on the
morning Of the run. A requisition for
two detailed officers has been sent to
Major Sylvester, and these will remain
at the garage all night with the watch
ers.
the committee guarantees absolute
protection to all cars entering. but in
sists that they comply with this con-
ditiOn, ana urges that they report to
the Luttren garage promptly. thai
there may De no delay in affixing the
seals.
Send Blanks at Once.
While the promoters have been as
sured Of the support Of practically all
the dealers in the city. the entry blanks
are not coming in as rapidly as was
expected. The time limit for the receipt
of the blanks is on Saturday. There
can be no exceptions to this rule. on
account OF the time required after the
entries are all in to arrange the de-
tails OF the contest. such as number
Ing each car, inspecting the blanks to
see that the entrahts and cars meet
the conditions of the A. A. A. rules.
and Of furnishing flags and observers
for each machine.
The question OF carrying tools came
up yesterday and the committee made
the ruling that no tools could be car
ried in the bottom of the cars except
appliances for the tires. As many tools
may be stored in the tool box as is de-
sired for use in case Of an emergency
since the tool box will be sealed as well
as the bonnet and IL It is opened the
contestant viii be disqualified. Repairs
10 tires. while they do not place the
driver out OF the running for a trophy.
will lower his score and each repair viii
be checked against his score by the OBJ
server In his vehicle.
Dealers Pleased.
The dealers are generally pleased with
the way IN which the arrangements
nave been conducted. No loop holes for
alleged unfairness have been left open
and all the details have been left TO
nOn-interested parties
The same condition will prevail on the
day of the contest Since the judges,
timers, and starters are not known,
they cannot be approached by pros
pective competitors. 1t may seem that
all this caution is excessive in a con-
test Of this kind, and as far as fore
stalling any graft IT probably is. But
the committee feels that every effort
should be made to place the whole af-
fair above criticism, and this policy Will
be carried out until the last tropny Is
awarded. Competitors, therefore, need
have no fear that their cars viii not
be as well cared for while they are in
the hands of the committee as If they
were safely stored away in their own
garage.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
WORLDS CHAMPS
REGISTER KICK
AGAINST HALPIN
Declare They Will Not
Compete With Him
In Charge.

NEW YORK, Dec. with the ap-
pointment Of NJ T. Halpin Of the New
York Athletic Club as manager Of the
next Olympic team came announce
ment yesterday that worlds champions
from all over the country would not
compete in London next summer on a
team managed by Halpin.
With few exceptions. all OF the ath-
letes that represented the victorious
Yankee team at Athens have protested
against the appointment OF Halpin.
They declare that they were not treated
fairly on their last trip, and under no
circumstances will they make another
trip under his charge.
Conway Supports Athletes.
When President Conway Of the Irish
American Athletic Club was informed
last night of the feeling Of the ath-
letes. he said: Il know ali about il.
No one objects more strenuously 70
Halpin than 1 do. The way he treated
the American team at Athens was, 70
say the least. very unsatisfactory. They
were extended no more privileges than
non-coInpeutors. 1t was not only the
members OF this club that complained.
Even the members OF the club 10 which.
ne belonged came to me and told how
badly they had been treated.
The athletes from other cities also
registered complaints against the way
he managed the team. So displeased
were they az the treatment which they
received that had to use all my innu-
ehce 70 make them compete.
To prevent them making known their
grievances When they reached home ]
had to call on many friends TO use
their influence
Sympathy With Men.
My sympathy was with the athletes.
but wanted no trouble attached TO
the trip. realized that II would 90
no good at that time, and argued thai
way with the boys
At the dinner at the Astor House.
given 10 the athletes on their return
oaly great diplomacy on the part Of the
men In charge prevented an outburst.
50 eXasperated were the athletes that
many or them became angry when not
allowed to make a speech Condemnlng
their manager.
viii Protest Halpin.
4 will certainly protest against Hal
pin managing the next team. AS prcsi-
dent OF this club, say that no Irish
american athlete win be managed by
him. Any athlete who represents this
club, whether he be rich or poor. white
or black, must be treated fairly while
] am at its head. I would resign be-
fore sanctioning the appointment Ct
Halpin."
Martin Sheridan. Harry Hulman. Raw
E'vry, Harvey Cohn. Lawson Robertson.
AIhe Spring. Billy Frank. W d. Eaton.
r. q. Leavitt, and r. Fowler. OF Bos-
ten. Archie Hahn. OF Milwaukee. anc
James LightbOdy. OF Chicago. are
among those who were not satisfied
with the treatment accorded them on
their last trip.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
What's He Done.

Has Burns beaten a good man yeti
Twice he went the limit with O'Brien-
Jack Sullivan beat him; he went the
limit with SchrecS. Hugo Kelly. Mar
vim Hart and Dave Barry. These two
English dubs are the only ones he ever
beat.
why, the idee OF this fourth rater
being the champion OF the world!
Il wish he was working when thE,
old buuch-COrbeJt. Mccoy, F1tz and
Jon were doing their little turns. There
never was a bunch like that. and, take
It from me. II viii be years and years
before they get another.
Do 1 think Johnson viii beat him7
ooh, yes; he'll cut him 20 ribbons.
That's bad fellow, that Johnson. He
VIII beat any OF them. but. then, ]
cont think It's much to beat Burns"
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
ROOSTER CHANGES COLOR,
THEN CHANGES BACK AGAIN

NEW YORK. Dec 5.-Atter changing
from Jet black 20 snowy white, a ban
tam rooster in the poultry yards Of
Frank S. Jones, at Sayville, L. l., again
is changing his coat. His white plum
age IS disappearing. and the black
feathers are returning so rapidly that
within a month he viii be as black as
he originally was.
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
.SHARKEY LAUGHS
AT TOMMY BURNS
AS A CHAMPION
Says Canadians Record
Shows Nothing Worthy
of Title.
By TAD.

NEW YORK. Dec. "a bunch Of
sports dropped into Tom Sharkey's ben
zine emporium last on the Rue dc
Fourteenth and started TO Kid the ex-
tar on Tommy Burns and his claim Il
the heavyweight championship. Tom
listened for awhile, chewed up about
four black pills. ana when he got steam
up let dy with both barrels.
mo. be couldn't lick me right nowg
yelled Tom with FIRE in his nght-blue
eyes. Hes a fourth rater, as 1 said
four months ago. what's a win over
Squires and MOir mean? Why, licked
fellows like that every week when ]
Was IN the navy. These Engiishmen
don't know any more about fighting
than an eskimo does about bridge
whist
Didn't Kid Mccoy go over tdere 9
few years ago ami knock everything
they had there silly IN a few punches
Didn't Jack O'Bien 90 the same'
Didn't Johnson clean out Australia In
a few minutes? What did NOR OF
Suuires ever do2
The Washington times., 1907-12-05
NTRANTS IN RUN SHOULD DECLARE INTENTION AT ONCE
TREASURY GETS
BIG LEAD In
CHESS GAME
Departmental Play Brings
No Change in Team
Standing.

The final round Of the first series for
the team championship in the Depart
mental Chess League was played at the
Chess Club last night
treasury continued It's onward march
Dy defeating Agricu ture, and Interior
dld likewise with Commerce and Labor.
IAe match between Navy and G. p o.
was unfinished, owing 70 the postpone
ment OF the game on board l.
The results brought about no change
in the positions OF the teams, but Navy
mas a good chance 10 draw its undu-
ishOd match with q. Z. O., in which
case the Printers would come down
half u point
Details Of the play and standing OF
the teams folloWs
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-06-22
Skunk Aids the Farmer.

Skunks are the farmers friends. az
cording to the biological survey Of the
department of agriculture at Wa~a'D1-
ton, d. c., and deserve to be cultivated
rather than destroyed.
The experts of this bureau have found
that the skunk, Stunned and avoided as
it is, is the greatest grasshopper czte--
minator known. 1t takes rank ahead
of the red-headed woodpecker. baTaFaiI
fowls and meadow larks. In the pas
the skunk has been an animal "n-arlsa
as worthy only of the price of Ifs gr{
or the lard its fat would produce.
Now the biological survey insists '.a-
when a field is Oyerrun with grasSa u
perS all that is necessary for the tara.-s
to do is to gather together a wor@.--
force Of Skunks ard turn them
in the infected area. The skunk VIII ~
the rest.
While skunks are not animals o.
handled with impuniry, a herd OF %
ticaJe0 Skunks might be kept on Rats.
every farm To use in an EMERGE.
the SkunTSr--rS~rrTz Sep ,Lediateiy 5.ls.-.
the gTaSShCpper peSt the grass
will eat up the field and pass 81 IT.
NAT.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-06-22
The Elements Play Ball.

A file ball, the correspondent thought
it might have been a thunderbolt.
danced about field at Birkenhead. Eng
land, few days ago and played
FRANKS" Later advices to the London
Telegraph described the aerial visitor as
a ball of fire, and it was so charged
with electricity that people in the vi
cinity were Frustrated.
Electric phenOn' ena of this order have
often been witnessed though not ex-
planned. Prof. TAFT, who paid much at
tention to the subject of so-caled globe
lightning, says:
The fire ball is almost incomparably
less brilliant than forked lightning he
cause though it lasts long enough To
give the full impression of its brightness
it is rarely brighter than red-hot iron. II
is always spherical, often more than
foot in diameter. and appears 10 faI
from thunder cloud by its own gravity.
sometimes rebounding after striking the
ground. 1t usually bursts with a bright
flash and a loud explosion. occasionally
discharging flashes of lightning NJ
experimenter has succeeded in pr0duC-
ing artifcially anything resembling these
natural and intensely charged LeyIen
jars-or lightning Spheres
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-06-22
StariSh Turn SomerSaults.

Dr, Herbert s Jennings, associate pro.
fesSor Of physiological zoology at Johns
Hopkins university, has reported upon
his experiments in training Startish TO
turn somerSaultS and do other tricks. He
found that twelve lessons sufiiced to
teach StartiSh what to do so long as the
eNperimenter was near hut in his ab.
sence the fish refused 10 make use OF
their acquired habits.
With regard 10 his training experi-
ments Dr. Jennings says;
In vightlng itself when turned ON its back
StaruSh may use any pair from its tive
rays 10 attach itself, and then by pulling
with this pair IL turns n sonlerSaulf. thus
returning TO Its natural position. In sue
ceSSiVe trials different pairs OF rays may be
used.
The training was directed toward getting
the fish 70 employ regularly 3 certain pair
~ rays fer this purpose, the experimenter
at nrSt not permitting Il to use other rays.
lSy this mcthod IL found the StartiSh readily
acquired what may be called temporary
habits. In enc case the stariSh was
trained to use a certain pair OF rays never
used naturally. After twelve lessons the
SJarfSh was found 10 have adopted the
habit Ii was allowed to right itself three
times in succession without Interference
from the eNperimeuter and in every case II
USED pair ot rays thar il had been trained
20 use.
Rut these results DO not last After TWEEN
ty-tour hours the starfiSh shows ne effect Of
the training.