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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21
CREWS TAKE EASY.
Too Hot for Hard Work for Fights
on the Thames.

GALES FERRY. Conn. June 90
Owing to the heat on the river this
morning the Yale crews were given light
practice. The varsity and freshman
Fights and the varsity four went up
stream for mile. while the freshman
four and the second varsity four had
half-mile brush. the latter having a
Slight advantage.
For the afternoon work, the freshman
eight was sent over the two-mile course
down stream. covering the distance in
eleven inmates. There was a slight
head wind and an outgoing tide. The
varsity eight went down stream two
miles and then W the river twotand a
half miles. While the boat went well.
II seemed to lack life. The fours were
given a row down stream and back.
RED TOP. Conn, June 20-All the
Harvard crews were on the river early
today. with good wind and water condi-
tons The work was easy, the varsity
eight practicing off Cow Point MANY
Harvard graduates were at the quarters
and out on the river to see the Grim
sons men.
RED TOP. Conn. June oO.-All the Har-
ward crews. except the varsity four-oar,
had light work this afternoon. The
varsity and freshmen Fights covered about
four miles The varsity four was sent
over its course OF two miles against the
tide. but with slightly favoring winds. The
time was 1921
c. II. Schweppe arrived here TODAY and
attended 10 the placing of the main flags
in their proper positions on the river AT
each half mile OF the course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21
PLANS OF IRISH AMERICANS
WILL TAKE PART IN MANY
FOREIGN ATHLETIC EVENTS.

NEW YORK. June 2O.-Unless present
plans go badly astray the winged-fist Of
the Irish-Aperican Athletic Club of New
York will flash on foreign cinder paths
other than England's this summer. A
number Of "Conways Boys" talked things
over several weeks ago, with the result
that Lawson Robertson, the l. A. A. c..
captain, wrote abroad and made dates for
a series Of dual meets. with the provision,
of course. that enough of his eliminates
were chosen for the American team to
make the after-trip feasible.
After the Olympic games are over the
Irish-Americans will HE themselves north
to Scotland for dual meet at Edinburgh.
the date of which will be announced later
August 1 the Winged Fistites will COM
pete at Dublin against an all-Irish aggre-
cation. This meet Is expected to be the
greatest athletic event ever seen on the
Emerald Isle.
make its way to Stockholm, Sweden.
where the Americans will stack up
against the best that King Gustav can
muster. Here the Irish-Americans will
have novel experience. They will COM
pete on the evenings of August and Z
as late as 10 o'clock in broad daylight.
The midnight sun in Sweden makes it
possible for the Swedes to hold their
sport carnivals after supper by the light
Of ''Old Sol" After Stockholm the Wing
ed Fistites 90 to Norrkoping. Sweden.
where they have meets scheduled on Au-
gust and 9. On Tuesday. August IL, the
athletes Of Nalmo, Sweden. will try to
down Conway's pets in the last dual meet
of the trip.
The Irish-Americans plan to sail for
America on August 13. arriving in New
York on August q. Those who are ex-
pected to make the trip to Ireland Scot
land and Sweden are Harry Porter. high
jumper. Lee Talbot, weight thrower; Dan
Kelly. broad jumper: Robert Cloughan,
Splinter: Frank Riley. distance runner:
B. Taylor. IT,, quarter miller: Joe Bromi.
low, half miller: Charles Becon, jr.. hur-
der: Harvey Cohn. distance ranner. and
G. V. Bonhag, distance runner. 1t is
feared that on account of business rea-
sons Melvin Sheppard and Martin Sheri-
dan will not be able to accompany the
other Irish-Americans on the proposed
trip, but even without them the Celtic
Parkers will have a very formidable team.
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DECISIVE CHESS CONTESTS
e. B. ADAMS CAPTURES LOCAL
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP.

The annual championship tourney at the
local chess headquarters. 613 10Th street
northwest. which has been in progress
f0g several weeks. has just terminated
m the triumph of E., B. Adams. who
easily defeated a strong field after a
highly interesting struggle. 1t may here
be- mentioned that this annual test of
chess supremacy on the present occasion
took the form Of a single-round tourna-
ment, which was participated in by six
teen Of the clubs foremost experts
Adams success was not at all unexpected
AZ he was never headed at any part of
the race. and it was generally recognized
from the first that the issue probably lay
between him and w. H. Smith. the ex
champion. This opinion was based upon
the we'll known form of the two players
and upon the fact that IN last year
tourney they figured In a sensational fin
ism. which only went in favor of Smith
after q long and close fight. 1t is to be
regretted that a recurrence OF this was
impossible in the present tourney. since
Smith, after meeting with bad luck In
the early rounds. retired from the con-
test However. for the greater part of
the race Adams position was stoutly chal-
lenged by several of his nearest COM
petitors, notably Pratt, Napoleon and
Mundelle.
The winner thoroughly deserves his sue
cess. He played splendid chess through
out the tourney. and on several occasions.
whe:. his game looked bad, he displayed
a fine resourcefuness which enabled him
to turn the tables on his opponents, and
this convert apparent defeat into victory.
He had one striking piece of good luck
in his game with Stephenson. who failed
under the stress of the moment to see
that he had Adams mated on the move,
anil eventually lost the game However.
even IL this game had been scored the
other way there would still have been
margin In the winner S favor.
Nome of the competitors succeeded in de-
feating the champion in actual play. One
forfeit was recorded against him. about
which, however. there appears to be some
misur derstand W. r. Pratt alone
himself by fighting him to
a draw, the remaining games being all
wins.
Second prize goes to Pratt. the excel
lence of whose play was the surprise of
the tournament. This player has improved
his game vastly during the past season.
He has also shown good example to
tourney players generally by the prompt
ness with which he complied with the
of the schedule. he being
the first to complete his games, all of
which were played out.
Third place is occupied by ]. A. Tharp.
who after an inauSpiciouS start, exhibited
some of the best chess of the tourney.
Two of the other leading scorers, Mum
dele and Zapoleon. doomed up very promi-
nently in the first half of the contest.
but met with reverses in the later stages.
and so failed to get placed. OF the re-
naming competitors STARTS. Smell and
Stephenson should be mentioned for the
uniformly high quality of their chess. All
contestants who won a majority of their
games are recorded below in order of
merit:
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Hotels That Have Passed.
From the New York World.

New York builds hotels fast. but it
loses them fast as we'll. To the death
roll of famous hostelries is added now
the name Of the old Everett House. And
this within a four-year period which
has seen the passing Of the Morton
House, the Hotel Cambridge. the Nor
mandie. the Vendome. the Sinclair, Leg
gets and the Fifth Avenue. A little
further back the registers were closed
finally Of the old Metropolitan. the ST.
lanes, the Brunswick. the United
States. the st. Cloud. the st. Nicholas
and the Stevens House. The Windsor
disappeared with fire and tragedy
Some hotels remain. but lot the same.
The Hoffman House and the Grand are
practically new; the former Grand Gen.
trail scene of the Stokes-Fisk shooting,
is now the Broadway Central.
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Recipe for Old Age.
From Leslie's Weekly

a recipe for attaining a ripe old age 10
given by Miss Ann Graham of Norwich,
Conn. WITH great appropriateness. for she
is the oldest woman in Connecticut. and
has just celebrated her 105th birthday.
Her maxim is do plenty OF hard work,
go to bed early. consider carefully what
you eat" The daily routine of this CEN
tenarian is of ipterest. She rises at 6
o clock in the morning. An hour later she
eats hearty breakfast. then listens to
the reading OF the New Testament by her
nurse. after which she takes a nap for
an hour. She eats her most substantial
meal at noon. Then she has another nap
and at . o'clock she partalles OF toast and
tea. An hour LATER she goes 10 bed and
sleeps the round OF the clock. Miss Gra-
hams hearing and eyesight are excellent.
and she is most interesting talker con-
corning the events OF her long life.
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Emotional Side Of the Dollar.
.yap, tho \ EiolA

The typical American is popularity sup
posed to be shrewd. hard, Ievel-headed
man of business. and that estimation is
right. as far as It goes. But beneath these
salient characteristics lies a fund of
sheer sentimentality and emotionalism
which cannot be beaten in any other coun-
try. You will find il in American fiction.
and you will get II In the archaic melo-
dramas that still draw tears and cheers,
signs and smiles from American audi
ences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21
Southern Republics.
from the Buenos Aires Herald.

international tealousies are as keen
between the southern republics as they
are between any European nations. To
act the part of guide. philosopher and
friend has been to take up no easy role,
and those who are inclined to speak
CONTEMPORARY of Yankee diplomacy
might do worse than make a careful
study OF South American history in its
relation with the states during the last
decade
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WOMEN ATTEND PRIZE FIGHTS
TWO HUNDRED PRESENT AT
ONE ENCOUNTER.
Dinner Dances Given UP Because
Prospective Guests Preferred
the Boxing.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
PARIS, June 20.-Prize fights are the
latest to absorb the attention OF the
Partisan society woman. Within the last
week three large dinner dances have been
Cancelled owing to the fact that the
prospective guests. as we'll as the hosts
and hostess, expressed a preference to
witness prize fights. At one of the prize
fights Wednesday women, dressed In the
height of fashion. were among the keen
est spectators of the brutal exhibition
which ensued. All the women were in
evening dress. and APPARENTLY were bent
on seeing one of the men placed hors du
combat They go there. as matter of
fact for that purpose. They want to see
blood flow and men go down and out.
lie knoc out" is the latest cry and
sensation.
One particular club holds an exhibition
once a week. when professionals appear.
During the week its amateur members
take lessons from the professionals.
Each fair one has her special favorite.
The star bout of the week was held
terested in the manly art was there
Prices were raised because a fight to a
finish was promised. The elite OF Paris
ciubdom-aH in evening dress-bought
seats Anu III the front TOWS ShI ~
women who wanted to be diverted and
amused. as one portly dame expressed it.
What One Paper Says.
The sporting editor of a prominent pa
per thus reported the battle:
Three thousand persons. among them
200 elegant young women. pressed around
the platform surrounded by a barrier of
ropes"
Boxing Is so new in Paris that he feels
In duty bound to describe the ring. 1t
is platform surrounded by a barrier of
ropes he says. ITO the general salts
faction" he continues, there was blood
in the second round. In the fourth X
rolled on the ground and could not get up.
The referee gave the victory to B., who
stood over his victim in the pose of a
victorious gladiator before the delighted
eyes of the women companions of our
Partisan clubmen.
ut was a stiff fight. k was not
whipped until he was knocked out. He
made the giant B put forth every en-
deavor, and after being counted out he
allowed himself to be lifted to his feet
10 he photographed with his negro con-
aueror. How the audence-the women In
front-cheered them Tn marvellous
knoc outr they cried. but they complained
the whole thing lasted so few minutes"
The French society women are tired OF
la savate.' the French method of box
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ing. and want the real thing-punching
faces and pummeling the body. Just at
present their chief pet Is a boy boxer.
who is the champion juvenile boxer of
France.
Every time he enters the ring there Is
open bidding among the leading society
women present for the privilege Of tying
her favorite color Of string or bow to the
boys waist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21

The man on the street, when all Is said
and done. hasn't a particle of sympathy
for what has happened to the racing
business in this state. even II he is of the
belief that the racing In itself wasn't SO
bad thing as it has been pictured. For
the exploiters of the racing thing GER
tainly have been swinish in their treat
ment Of the public for years. In the first
amusement and the chance to get into a
track to be skinned by the bookies have
been beyond all reason. Three dollars
per toss for the opportunity to nudge
through a turnstile and to hand ones
money over to bookmakers with a usual
ace in the hole has been knot in the
public craw ever since that piece of mean
eXtortion was sprung. And the whole
racing business was run upon the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-21

NOTICE THE SWING
OF THIS WALK
OVER SHOE AND
THE TOE. PRO-
NOUNCEDiN STYLE,
BUT A MODEL OF
REFINEMENT AND
GOOD TASTE. IT'S
THE POPULAR RI
ALTO. ONE OF THE
WALk-OVER PACE
Settlers. SEE THE
ACTUAL SHOE IN
OUR STORE AND ON
YOUR FOOT. IT
MORE THAN BEARS
OUT THE PREDic.
TIONS OF ATTRAc.
TIV z NJ e SIS sU0.
GESTED HERE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
A Bold Robbery in West Raleigh
Sunday Morning.

TWO robbers, a negro and a white
man, entered the home of Mr.. Edgar
Grogan in West Raleigh early Sun
day morning, during Mr.. Grogan's
absence, and proceeded to ransack
the house. Mrs. Grogan was awak-
ened by the noise and secured her
pistol from under her pillow and
fired at the white man wounding him
in the hand. The man then caught
Mrs. Grogan and called for the negro
who went to his assistance and held
Mrs. Grogan while the white man
finished ransacking the house. He
secured about $40 in money and then
went to the bed where the negro was
still holding Mrs. Grogan, and insert
ed a needle in her arm, supposed to
have conained morphine, and the
robbers then made their departure.
Mrs. GrOgan again seized her pistol
and fired several times at the fleeing
robbers. She then fell into a stupor
and did not wake again until neigh
bors entered the house that morning
A neighbor, Mrs. NOVEL;, near by,
saw Mrs Grogan's little child stand
ing at a window with the end
of pistol in its mouth, whereupon
the neighbor rushed in to inform
Mrs. Grogan of the danger, but
Mrs. NOVEL; found Mrs. Grogan
just arousing from the stupor. Mrs.
Grogan then related her narrowing
experience to Mrs. NOVEL;. There is
no clue as to the identity of the
robbers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Republicans of the Fourth Congress
sional District Will Nominate Can
didate on September 9th.

The delegates to the Fourth Con-
gressional Convention met in Raj
eigh yesterday, Wednesday, at noon
to nominate a candidate for Con-
gress. The delegation from Chat
ham County could not arrive in time
on account of an accident on the
railroad and the convention adjourn
ed until next Wednesday.
Short speeches were made by
Messrs. Parker, Wildes and Atwater.
When Mr.. Atwater was called on
for a speech he said:
us it possible it is left to the Re-
publicans to call upon the old Veter-
an for a short speech. I have been
indignant for long time for the way
the Democratic party has treated the
old Veterans. In their convention
held in Charlotte they turned down
Mr.. Horne, Gen. Roberts and Major
London, while at about the same
time President Roosevelt was nam
ing Gen. Wright as one of his cabi-
net. Now who is the friend of the
boys who wore the gray? Cast the
vote-the Republican ticket-there-
by repudiate the Democrats for their
false pretentions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03

st. Petersburg, Aug. 2S.-Despite
the impotent fury of the Govern
ment, the curses of the holy synod
and the rage of the '.black hundred
those dark reactionaries who seek
to prolong the night of despotism in
the land of the Czar-all Russia
Joined to-day in celebrating the
eightieth birthday of the great living
Russian, Count Leo Tolstoi. A gi-
gantic pilgrimage to the great novel
lists home at Tula, in Yasnaya Pol
yana, was a feature of the celebra-
ton The pilgrims made the trip on
foot, living the simple life on the
road, and on reaching Tula formed
an encampment and selected COM
mittee to present congratulations to
Tolstoi. The protests against the
celebration made by the reactionary
element have been mainly futile.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
A Paying Investment.

Mr-John White, of 3S Highland
Ave, Houlton, Maine, says: Have
been troubled with a cough every
winter and spring. Last winter
tried many advertised remedies, but
the cough continued until / bought
Soc bottle of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery; before that was half gone,
the cough was all gone. This win
ter the same happy result followed;
a few doses once more banished the
annual cough. 1 am now convinced
that Dr. Kings New Discovery is
the best of all cough and lung RENE
dies Sold under guarantee at all
Druggists. soc. and $1.00. Trial
bottle free.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
wake County Ticket Completed sat.
urtiay.

there was an enthusiastic meet
ing OF the Republican Excessive
Committee and other prominent Re-
pubiicans OF Wake County, held In
the Republican Club room In Raj
elgh Saturday for the purpoge Of
naming candidate for the Senate
Two members for the House. a Coron-
er and County Surveyor. A number
OF the delegates TO the former Coun-
~ Convention were present and mar
ucipated In the naming Of the ticket
The ticket was completed Saturday
as follows:
Senator-Charles ID. WiIdeg.
Representatives.. z. SIler, OF
White Oak, and A. b. Marshburn. of
Marks Greek.
surveyor-c. II. Collins, Holly
Springs.
Coroner-E. F. Morrison, Raleigh.
The balance of the ticket was nam
ed by the County Convention which
met in Raleigh August 18th.
A campaign committee was named
which is composed of the following
gentlemen:
Chairman-W. T. Barrow.
Secretary-Charles D. WiIdes.
w. j. Andres, Claudius Dockery and
W. G. Briggs.
The prospects in the county are
bright and it is the purpose of the
committee to wage a vigorous cam
paign.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Local VI a t ters

Many Students arrived In the city
....r.rday and last night to attend
... 4. & NJ. College, which opens its
.... -e=siOn today.
Gof. Glenn Saturday granted a
don 10 Will Fisher, OF Rowan
..uuty, Who was serving a two years
..tence on the roads.
Mr.. w. F. Smith, large produce
der OF Fayetteville, will open up
..siness on Exchange street, In the
ore formerly occupied by Geo. s.
T.rrcll.
Jennie Jones, a negro girl, living
Fishers farm, about two miles
r.,m the city is in the tolls OF the
aw for shooting at one Tom Wor-
rcll, colored boy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03

Chattanooga Timss.J
The report OF the Georgia special
legislative committee TO which Vas
referred the Investigation OF the
State convict lease system. white
washing the present commissioners
and giving the system = further
three years lease Of life. in not oEly
discouraging. but II Ii positively dis
creditable to the sentiments Of the
people of q great State. The deveI-
opments following the inquiry were
revolving. seandalous and thorough
ly disgusting. Not one single frag-
ment OF fayoring testimony vas aa-
duced during the hearing. but every
thing from the smallest detail con-
demned the system-that IL as an In
stitution maintained by q supposedly
civilized. humane and Christian COM
NUDITY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Death of Mai. S. G.. Ryan.

Mr. Samuel G. Ryan, prominent
member of the Raleigh bar, was
found dead in his Office Sunday
night, He had been missed by his
friends who went to his Office to see
If they could find him. He had prob
ably been dead for several hours. His
death was probably caused from
asthma. His body was laid in Oak
wood Monday afternoon
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03
Five Dead, One Dying, Five Hurt in
Mine Accident I'm Pennsylvania.

Wilkesboro, Pa. Aug. 2s.-Five
men were killed. another Is expected
10 die, and Ave others were seriously
hurt in collision late to-day at the
Warrior Run colliery Of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company, six miles from
this city. The men were being hoist
ed up slope when a runaway mine
car struck a train OF mine cars on
which were twenty men who were
employed in the mine. Only six of
them escaped injuries. Those killed
were horribly mangled.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-03


He was . Confederate Soldier.
some weeks ago . statement sasI
published By Mr. Tom Waison. Of
Georgia. and b. Mr.. Henry Alfred
Lewis. Who vas > reporter In Wash
ingion at the time Mr.. Bryan was IN
Congress. stating that Ar. Bryan
refused TO vote for ar. Crisp. Of
Georgia. for Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives because he was .
Confederate soldier. Mr.. Bryan, or
some one for him. denied that Mr..
Bryan refused TO vote for Mr. Crisp
in 1893. But Mr.. Lewis calls at
tention to the fact that IL was in
1891. and that 1893 was not In
question. Mr.. Lewis reiterates his
former statement and IL is now up
TO Mr.. Bryan TO acknowledge the
fact or prove by the records that IL
liz not true. The following Is a por-
ton OF Mr.. Lewis article:
Mr.. Crisp was Speaker twice. He
was selected as the caucus candidate.
and subsequently elected Speaker Of
i
In the latter year he had in caucus
no opposition. He was selected by
reclamation, and Mr.. Bryan, under
those less fear-inspiring circumstan-
ces, may have voted for him. /
think this the more likely. since, the
nomination being by reclamation.
there would be no roll-cali and no
record.
But in the caucus of 1891, the
first caucus that selected Mr.. Crisp,
Mr.. Bryan did not vote for him. From
first to last he wasted his vote on
Mr.. Springer, who in the latter half
of the contest had withdrawn, was
not before the caucus as a candidate,
and was himself on the caucus floor
voting for Mr.. Crisp.
When / asked Mr.. Bryan, perhaps
two months later, why he thus threw
away his choice, he said:
Did it ever occur to you that both
Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Crisp are ex-Con-
lfederates?'
What of that?' | replied What
difference should that maker
1T might make a good deal of diff
ference, Mr.. Bryan returned, in
the country l come from. | don't
know as | care to go back and face
| an old soldier element along the
Platte with the record of having vot-
ed for an ex-Confederate'
THAT was the way he put it,
spirit, substance and phrase.
And now to you of Greenville-or
| anywhere else-who are interested:
Why don't you go about your in
vestigations in half-wise way? Get
| the caucus rolls, the rolls for 1891;
not those of 1893, or for 1894
| when there wasn't any caucus If
you can't get the caucus rolls, have
the files of such papers as the New
York World or the Washington Post
or Star examined.
| When you f1nd-as you wilI-that
Mr.. Bryan, in that caucus of 1891,
wasted his vote on Mr.. Springer
wasted it to the final roll call
wasted it when Mr.. Springer was not
a candidate-ask him, if he says the
ex-Confederate pasts of Messrs
Mills and Crisp were not the reason
of such waste, to tell you the real
reason. He must have had some
reason for throwing away his vote
when House gavel was being dis
posed of by a majority of two. Folk
don't throw away their votes for fun
or through mere caprice, Or in q
spirit of airy facetiousness. There
fore, have Mr.. Bryan tell you why
he crawled out on the Springer limit
and remained there throughout the
caucus fight of 1891"