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The evening world., 1908-10-30
UNION PACIFIC
LEADS THE STOCKS
Reading, St. Paul, Illinois Cen.
trail and Steel Share the
Market Demand.

Stocks were strong and active. with
Union Pacific the feature in the early
market to-day. In later trading the
other Pacifics, Reading. st. Paul. ILL
nois Central and United States Steel
shared in the market demand.
Prices were well held during the late
trading and closed around the highest
or the day. Cams OF from l to points
Weer maue. Trading was 1alrly active.
The total sales OF stocks were 62S 100
shares, and of bonds s5.6i6. GOV.
The evening world., 1908-10-30
NEW TRADEMARK.

Many physicians, who before were at a
loss 10 know how TO cure obesity. are now
prescribing Fengo with remarkable success
Ing digestion primarily, and inducing gen
eral exhilalation OF mind and body. Wrin,
reduction OF FAT where injurious druRs and
starvation processes are used. do not occur
where Rengo Is used.
There Is nothing "ius. as good" as Rengo;
For sale by all druggists as 81 90 per fu..
Co., 1884 Renro Bldg, Detroit. Mich, The
The evening world., 1908-10-30

There has become known a remedy for tat.
the use OF which has already resulted In
enormous benefit and most probably in the
This remedy Is Commonly called Rengo.
The rate at which this remedy, vii! reduce
al, and do II harmless!y and surely, Is
.Halv rem arkable, pound day Is ordi.
nsrily the loss recorded: being done by com;
sendlng the nutiiment where II belongs.
The most remarkable feature of Rengo is
out running the slightest risk OF harm, It
an be chewed like candy and Is pleasant
n the taste.
The evening world., 1908-10-30
HUGHES JR. DEFEATED.

PROVIDENCE, Oct. SO.-Charles Evan
Hughes jr.. son Of the Governor OF New
York. lost the presidency of the Brown
the election yesterday, Young Hughes 8
successful competitor was Charles e.
Wheeler. of Pla'nville Mass. The vote
The evening world., 1908-10-30
TOO LOW FOR LAUNCHING.

STETTIN. Germany, Oct. so.-The
launching of the North German Lloyd
liner George Washington, which was
scheduled to take place tomorrow at
the suburb Of Stettin, has been post
iownsss Of the water in the River Oder
David Jayne Hi. the American Ambas-
sador, was to have christened the vessel
The evening world., 1908-10-30
CAR MEETS PRINCE GEORGE,

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. sO-Prlnce
George, the Crown Prince OF Servia,
We received in audience by Emperor
Nicholas this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
BOXING NOTES.

The Unk Russell-Wille Lewis bout
scheduled for Albany Dec 20, is off.
Young Corbett and Phil Brock will
meet in return battle at New Orleans
next month.
Tom Jones, former manager of Billy
Papke, has added Freddie Welsh, the
English lightweight, to his string.
Two japanese lads will appear in
one of the preliminary bouts to the
Flynn -Langford battle in Frisco Dec.
21.
Willie Lewis is now after a match
with Sailor Burke. The Edgewood A,
{. of New Haven is ready-to stage the
contest.
Young Donahue of Boston and Dave
DeShler fought 10 rounds to a draw at
New Orleans Saturday night before the
Royal Athletic Club.
Young Erne is willing to make 12S
pounds at 6 o'clock for match with
jim Driscoll, and it looks now as if
they will come to terms on that basis
Notwithstanding the report that the
Mcfarland -Erne fight is off, Packey
has started for New Orleans, where
the contest was scheduled for Dec. %.
The contest between Tommy Muir
ply and Charley Griffin at the Armory
A. A., Boston, Tuesday night. will be
at catch weights, which will handicap
Griffin somewhat.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
FOUL STRIKE RULE.
Credited to Hank O'Day But Clark
Griffith Was the Originator.

! In a story on the foul strike rule.
credit for the origin of the rule was
given to Hank ODay, the National
League umpire, who, it was said, made
the suggestion to call the first two
fouls strikes to Jim Hart some years
ago, when Hart was President OF the
Chicago National League Club.
AS a matter of fact, Clark Griffith
. was the originator of the rule, and a
day or two ago he told how the idea
came to him. Griffith's story is as fol-
lows:
, 1T was in 1898 that the fouling off
by the players Of the Baltimore Clup,
who had been making practice of
this thing for some years, became un-
/ bearable to pitchers. McGraw, Keeler,
Jennings and Kelley We're pastmasters
| of the fouling-off process and We're so
| persistent in the practice that the
| pitchers got tired of it and 1onged for
| some rule t. put an end to such tao
! tics. In the summer of 1898 the Chi
| cago Club went to Baltimore to play
a series of games, and III one of these
contests | pitched, with Tim Donahue
behird the bat.
| up to the seventh or eighth inning
| had the Orioles beaten. although the
score was close. AS ! remembef it was
something like to or = to l. Toward
the close of The game McGraW, keeler
and Jennings fouled off on me every
good ball put over the plate, letting
the bad ones pass until l sent each
man in turn to first on balls.
4 was laying the ball squarey over
the rubber. ard it was fouled off until
even the crowd began to yell to the Bal
timores to hit it out. After 1 had filed
the bases Kelley made Il hit, scoring
three runs and winning the game.
The loss of that particular game
caused me to do a lot of thinking, and
when our club returned to Chicago Jim
Hart, who was always looking for sug-
gestions as to rules to better the game
asked me if l had any ideas to advance
Remembering my eXasperating experience
in the Monumental City, ! said to Hart
that the National League should adopt
some means to stop the Baltimores from
fouing off the good ones.
'It was firing on pitchers, I told him,
and the inevitable result in almost ev-
cry case was that the batsman was sent
to first on balls. l suggested to Hart,
and he agreed to it, the idea of calling
the first two fouls strikes.
TT was not adopted, however, until the
season of 1901. Between the time I made
the suggestion to him and it's adoption
by the magnates I have no doubt Hart
spoke to many players and umpires about
the idea. and, of course. it is possible
Hank O'Day was one of them.
Il don't wish to take any credit from
O'Day, but do assert the foul strike rule
originated with me, and there is no doubt
Mr.. Hart will so acknowledge if the ques-
ton is put squarely up to him. The foul
ing off tactics of the old Baltimores, who
were peculiarly skillful at laying the good
ones down the third base or first base line
in foul territory, were responsible for the
rule"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21

j Rods was a great success financial
ly. They won IA out Of 19 games.
ICY" Young was in Cleveland the
other day doing his Christmas shop
ping. He said he was keeping in shape
cutting down trees.
Hal Chase says he is ready to come
| back to the New York Americans if the
club wants him. Frank Farrell is likely
| to condone Chases desertion and ac-
| cept the olive branch.
Manager Fielder Jones of the White
Sox will start soon on a trip to Ore
gon to look after his lumber interests.
He proposes to make Oregon his per-
manent home next year.
Thomas A. CantwelI, who has for the
past two seasons been Georgetown s
star pitcher, has signed a contract for
next season with Cincinnati at a sal
ary of s240G.
The Atlantic battleship fleet baseball
championship was won Saturday at Co
lombo, Ceylon, by nine from the Ne
braska, which defeated the nine of the
New Jersey by a score of = to TO-
Billy Evans. whose work with the in
dicator last season in the American
League was first-class, is said to be
contemplating keeping at writing
sports for Cleveland paper rather
than return to umpiring.
George Stallngs says he will call off
all deals for Norman Elberfeld if the
kid" wishes to remain with the New
York Americans. Elberfeld had ex
pressed a desire to play in Washington,
but as yet no reasonable offer has come
from that club.
Pitcher Joe Harris of the Columbus
club was Saturday sold to the Providence
team of the Eastern League. Harris fail
ed to show up at Columbus last year and
was suspended for failure to get into con-
dition He wanted to return to Provi
dence and his wish was granted by an
outright sale.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
30WER ERMAN SAYS BROOKLYN
WILL SOON GET BILL DAHLEM

Detroit Dec. 20--"Brooklyn will get
Pill Dahlen before Christmas" says
frank BoWerman, new manager Of the
Boston National League team HE
will figure in three cornered deal, in
Volving the New York Giants Char ie
Ebbctts offered Lewis for Dahen, but
refused to consider him. He is too
erratic
Il am willing to accept either Lum-
ley or Hummel for Dahlen. Neither
Of these men would be of much use to
the Boston club, but I know that | can
trade either of them to the Giants for
tierzog. McGraW is willing to carry
out his part of the trade and you can
take it from me that Christmas will
see Herzog billed to play with the
Doves at shortfield, Bill Dahlen man.
aTer of the Superbas and Lumley or
Hummel on the New York payroll"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
VICTOR OVER JACK DEMPSEY
STRANDED AT FiTCHBURG

Fitchburg, Mass, Dec. 20.-Georse
LaBlanche, better known as The Ma
rine," one of few men who defeated
Jack Dempsey in the priZefightins
ring, occupied a seat in the dock at the
police station Saturday. charged win
being vagrant.
He pleaded guilty and upon the rec
ommendation of the police his case
was continued 10 days for investiga-
tibn.
The once famous fighter presented a
pitiful spectacle. He appeared nervous
and did not seem to realize where he
was. He was ordered to furnish sure
ties in 5000 for his appearance Dec. 29.
but he said that he could not raise
the money.
After his arraignment LaBlanche
collapsed and asked for a physician,
who said that his condition was seri-
Gus and ordered him taken to the Bur-
bank hospital for treatment.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
SPORTING NOTES.

Thomas HueStOn, the pool champion.
and Benny Allen of Kansas City are &c
play a 600-point championship match
at Joplin, Mo, next week.
Larry Sutton. a big pin bowler of
Rochester, N. Y, came within two of
rolling a perfect 800 score in a recent
tournament match in that city.
Over 40 candidates are out for the
Johns Hopkins lacrosse team, which
has for three years won the intercol
iegiate lacrosse championship of The
United States.
Jesse Lean, heretofore unknown in
the billiard world has posted his for
felt of $3.50 and issued a challenge tc
Alfred de ORC for the three cushion
championship.
Mss May Sutton. the tennis player, will
be invited to take a team of women
lawn tennis players to England in 1863 to
play in international matches on the lines
of the Davis tennis cup series. A team
Of English women, of whom Mrs. G. w
Hillyard will be captain, will come to
America to return the visit.
A new worlds record for one mile and
q furlons. circular track, was made at
Santa Anita park, Los Angeles, Saturday,
when VoX Populi, carrying 119 pounds,
won the Golden State handicap for g.
year-olds and upward He ran the dis
tance in 80 fiat. which is 3-5 of a second
faster than the best previous time, made
by Charles Edward at Brighton Beach,
N. Y, two years ago.
The Marathon craze is not confined tc
New York. Los Angeles promoters have
taken up the idea and think well Of it
that they are now trying to secure the
signatures of Tom Longboat. Dorando
Pietri and johnny Hayes to an agree
ment to run q race there for $4,000
purse. If the offer is accepted the win
ner will get $1,000. the second man $4,000.
and $1,000 will go to the third. No date
has yet been set, but it is hoped that the
men can be gotten together early in Feb
ruary.
From the crack of the pistol in the
opening heat of a 70-yard handicap dash
Saturday night at the odd Regiment arm
o1y, New York City, where the College
of the City of New York held its 18th
annual athletic tournament, there was
little abatement in. interest and enthusi-
asm over an excellent card of events.
Robert Cloughen of the Irish American
A. c. equaled the indoor American record
for the 7O-yard dash in preliminary
heat. His time was is seconds. the
same that William A. Schcl1 of Harvard
made on the same floor some five years
ago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
BASKETBALL NOTES.

The Naval Academy basketball team
defeated the team Of Georgetown Jniver-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
BASEBALL NOTES.

Hank Mathewson, Christys brother
has signed to pitch for Savannah.
Dick Padden is mentioned as the
manager of the Wheeling, w. Va.
team.
Mike Donlin denies hatfOoted that he
has ever had any trouble with "Si''
Seymour.
Ihe Cleveland club has secured
Charles Enright from the Sacramento
outlaw team.
1t is settled that the Detroit cham
p!ons will train at San Antonio, Tex,
next spring.
Harry WEIGH, the Cincinanti out
lleSier secured from Omaha, batted for
So IN the Western League last season
and 81 in 1907.
Joe CantiLlon and Connie Mack are
both reported to be after Frank Roth,
the Milwaukee backst6p.
The Cuban trip of the Cincinnati
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
TOM SAWYER KNOCKS OUT
JACK RIPPlN AT PORTLAND

Portland Me. Dec. 20-Tom Sawyer,
the market champion, knocked out
Jack Riggin of Fort Preble Saturday
to have been q six-round bout Both
men fought hard all the time. In the
third round Rippin was sent to the
floor for the count Of eight, and when
he came to his feet Sawyer drove him
all over the ring until he got in the
sleep punch. Young Hugo Kelly of this
city and Kid Mccormack of Lewiston
went to draw
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
E. L. H. S. 49,
Cony High IS,

Auburn. Ne. Dec. 2o.--Cony High
the Edward Little High in Auburn hall
Saturday evening and We're defeated 4s
to IS. The lineup.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21

There are many persons who declare
that while Burns has shown great
business acumen in getting all the easy
money in sight. he is able to make the
best heavyWeights in the world exert
themselves.
Jack Johnson halls from Galveston,
Texas, where he was born in March,
1873. He is big and rangy and as
quick as the proverbial cat. He is
considered the showiest boxer since the
days Of james j. Corbett and his hit
ting power is said to be great John
son stands six feet two inches. He
therefore will tower over the Canadian,
and in addition will have an advantage
in reach. Burns, however, always was
a Mixer and will fightvin close, plan
handicaps of height and reach which
Johnson possesses over him Johnson
began his ring career in 1901 and has
lost but two fghtsg-one to Marvin
Hart in 20 rounds and the ether to Joe
Jeanette at Philadelphia on a foul The
most notable man he ever met was
Bob" Fitzsmmons, whom he smother
cd in two rounds at Philadelphia. This,
however, was in 1907, when 1'itZsim-
mons was but a shadow OF his former
self as a fighter.
While up to the present time there
is nothing in the record of either man
that stamps him as anywhere near the
c.ass of the champions Of bygone days
men like Jeffries, Corbett or FitZsim-
mons, or even champions like
Tom Sharkey-they doubtless will put
great battle before the largest crowd
that ever witnessed a glove contest.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
CHANCES SEEM GOOD FOR
TERNATIONAL ATHLETIC WAR.

New York. Dec. 20.-There appears
to be more chance for an international
athletic war just now than at any time
since the controversy began over the
Olympic games in England last sum-
mer. The bitter attack on James F..
Sullivan, president of the Amateur
Athletic Union and United States
commissioner to the games, and other
members of the American Olympic
council will not go unanswered, and
the wound that was healing may ne
opened afresh Mr. Sullivan asserts
that many of the accusations are false
and can be proved by affidavits, and
that the answer will be ready in a few
days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
SMALLWOOD WANTS TO RUN
AGAINST THE CRACK SPLINTER.

Philadelphia, Dec. 20.-Percy Small
wood, the English distance runner who
recently defeated Tom Longboat, the
Indian, in 10-mile race here, has $1,000
to guarantee a match with either
Longhoat, Shrubb or Dorando, at the
Maranthon distance.
Smallwood has wired Corey, the Chi
cago runner asking for a match with
him in Chicago Jan 8 for any distance
from 10 to 26 miles.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
MCFARLAND AND YOUNG ERNE
TO CLASH AT CRESCENT CITY

New Orleans, Dec. 20.-Packy Nc
Farland has been matched to fight
Young Erne at the Southern A. c. of
New Orleans on Dec. %. The bout is
for Is rounds, and the men have
agreed to weigh 1873 pounds the day OF
the fight. An attempt is being made
to match Dick Hyland with McFar-
land at McGareys Club Of Los Angeles.
1t is also reported that an effort is be-
ing made to bring together Tommy
Murphy and the Chicagoan at the Ma
tional A. G. A. OF New York.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21
Her GREAT FAITH JUSTIFIED.

fJaar Doctors Daughter:
| cannot say enough in praise of your
stomach remedy. | was treated by a
physician and finally sent to one of the
best hospitals in Boston. The doctors
there kept me under observation one
week and then told me I had either gall
and must have an operation. l absolutely
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hospital Like mauy others ! had great
faith in YOU and decided to try your
remedy. #nd my faith was surely iustitied
as three boxes entirely cured me. and [
am glad TO tell others of my escape from
the operating table and of my complete
recovery in the hope that I may save
some other sufferer from that fate.
Truly yours.
MRS. EMMA r. COOPER.
W Templetcn Street. Dorchester, Mass.
Mrs. Cooper is q trained nurse snd well
known in Boston and vicinity, ana a rec
ord Of her case is on file in one of Bos-
toms leading hospitals
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-21

sity Saturday by the score of SO to %.
In F. ii. Osborne Princeton has on her
basketball team probably the tallest man
in the intercollegiate world in this branch
of sport. Osborne is seven inches greater
in height than six-footer and is far
and away the giant OF the Tiger five.
The Washington times., 1908-02-02

ment and tenacious opinions. When the
dawn came he had not slept, My head
aches horribly" ne told the guard. A
strong cup of coffee revived him. He
pulled a cigar furiOusly.
Through all the wild storm OF rain
that beat upon the prison hts wife ar
rived. She walked to the bars OF his
cell a small and pitiable object, be-
draggled by the wet pavements and with
the raindrops siistenipg on her face.
She seemed to have rgithered away to
mere shred OF a woman. Her features
were pale and peaked. Her eyes were
hollow and dark, and appeared to burn
with fever. She seemed a wrath or
her former self, living on her uncon-
querable nerve.
Evelyn Thaw stood for a while talk
ing through the bars to her husband.
She tried to cheer him up, but he was
too greatly excited TO sustain a lengthy
ton, and she went back to the
deputy sheriffs room, where she sat
alone. gazing out at the storm. These
facts filtered out through the Tomos
doors
Then came the weary hours unth cary
afternoon which brought with II the
summons to the courtroom.
The Washington times., 1908-02-02
THAW FAMILY
MAY ATTACK
HIS MARRIAGE

NEW YORK. Feb. with Harry
Kendall Thaw removed from the shad-
Ow of the death chair, those CONVEX
SAINT with the Thaw family affairs arr
tonight predicting more ratings Of
the family skeletons.
Nothing could better Illustrate the diff
feiences Of Thaw's relatives than the
manner IN which they are physically
separted tonight Evelyn is at her
Park avenue home, Mrs, William Thaw
is at the Hote Lorraine, Mr. and Mrs,
George Lauder Carnegie are at their
country hCme on Long Island the
Countess Of Yarmouth is in London,
while Josiah Thaw alone Of the family
found II eNTedient 20 accompany ms
half-brOther 10 Matteawan.
II Is rumOred tonight that probably
the first direct evidence of the family
trouble will come in an attempt 20 annui
the marriage Of Harry Thaw 70 Evelyn
Nesbit on the ground that Thaw was
insane when the ceremony was per
formed
Today.s verdict acquitting Thaw on
the ground OF insanity Is said 10 offer
plenty of ground on which annulment
proceedings can be based.
Rumors that such proceedings insu-
tuted by the Thaw family against Eve
Ign would be the outcome OF an insanity
verdict have been frequent since the
first trial began. With the rendering
OF such a verdict the rumors have be
come more persistent,
The Washington times., 1908-02-02
LAW STUDENTS
DINE AND SPEAK

Students. guests % honor. and mem
bers OF the alumni gathered about the
banquet board at Rauscner's last night
at the annual dinner of the Washington
College OF Law. DIT. Harvey w. Wiley,
Mrs. Ellen. Spencer Mussey, dean OF the
college; Watson ]. Newton, and speak
ers from the student body were heard.
DIT. Wiley put himself on record as
favoring higher education for women
so long as all of them. even though
capable OF doing So did not enter the
profession. Womens sphere, he held,
as "A general thing, was elsewhere, al
though he believed a knowledge of law
an excellent thing.
The Washington times., 1908-02-02
CHICAGO SHIVERS
IN BITTER BLAST

CHICAGO, Feb. 1-Cnicago is in the
grasp of the most disastrous blizzard
OF the WiDte-. For tvrenty-tour hours
snow and siect lave been tail!ng, DuJ
the seventies of belOw-zero tempera-
tur3 are predicted by Sunday morning.
All day and no to midnight gale has
been blowing eastward across Lake
Michigan in the upper currents II air.
SkyscTapers piercing these aerial
winds have drawn them down into cam
yOns peOpled with human beings AID
they have wien Chicago with fris.d
blasts Women passing high buildings
have been blown into the streets and
number injured.
The Washington times., 1908-02-02
THAW RESTS WITH INSANE;
BUT EXPECTS HIS FREEDOM

one by one they shook hands with Mr.
IittIeton Then they PASSED on down
the aisle by the chair Of Evelyn Nesblt
She made no motion until the first juror
extended his hand. Then man by man
they shook hands with her and wished
her well
Thaw went Il once to the prison pen
in the rear OF the courtroom, where he
was joined by his wife, Josiah Thaw,
and his lawyers. While this was going
on Captain Lynch. of the court squad.
had called Mrs. Wiiiam Thaw on the
phone and told her of the jury's verdict.
1ittleton, after a conference with
Josiah. Evelyn and Harry himself de-
cided to permit Thaw's immediate trans
fer 70 Mateawan, and 70 defer any aC-
ton looking toward securing his release.
After Thaw had been taken back TO
the Tombs. his wife left the courtroom,
and ran up the stairs, two steps AT a
time, She rushed into the room where
her husband was. threw he arms about
him and exclaimed
Thank God its all overt
Thaw clasped her I'm Ills arms and
kissed her. Izttleton came in, and
Thaw turned to hun. grasping his. hand
and saying;
You have done nobly-nobly."
lawyer Peabody, his face beahipg
also came in and congratulated Thaw.
While the jury agreed that il would
divulge nothing that happened in the
jury room IL leaked out that thirteen
or fourteen ballots were taken. The
first resulted eight 10 acquittaI and four
for conviction of some degree of muir
der or manslaughter. The long discus
sion among the jurors was due 20 these
four men who held cut for their opin-
ion.
Jerome -Committal,
Wher asked what me thought of the
verdict. District Attorney Jerome gave a
characteristic shrUg TO his shoulders
and parrIed the query with the ques-
ton:
Well. he didn't SO free. did he?"
Attorney Lattiotou said he was salts
fed and minated shat if a straight line
insanity defense had beer followed on
the first trial acquittaI would have re-
suited
Throughout the long hours of last
night Thaw had lain on HE back in his
cell, staring AZ the iron bars Of his
dungeon and waiting for the verdict
Right well he knew that more than one
man was battling against his life in the
jury room. The long delay meant argu-