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The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
IRWIN HERE TO-DAY
Manager of Union Club Is
Looking for Players.
RECEIVES MANY APPLICATIONS
Leader of Outlaw Team Expects An
swer To-day from Ty CObb-WiiI
Probably Make an OfTer tn Bunny
Larkin, ex-GeOrgetown First Base
mnn-WOrk Begun on New Park.

Arthur Irwin. manager Of the Washing
ton Union Club. and Alfred W. Lawson.
president Of the outlaw league, Will ar
rive here to-day to confer with the Off
cials of the local club in regard 10 OBJ
tanning players.
Manager Irwin is busily engaged coach
ing the University Of Pennsylvania team.
but he is securing around for players so
all Will be IN readiness when the squad re-
ports here on April 10. Since being ap-
pointed manager, Irwin has received more
than 100 applications from players. He IS
especially anxious TO land real stars and
has made an offer 70 Ty Cobb. the De-
troit hold-out. Irwin expects some definite
answer from Cobb to-day. President W
F. Hart, OF the local club, has put in a
strong recommendation for Bunny
Larkin, the former Georgetown baseball
and football player. President Hart be
lieves that Larkin could MI the Din a.
first base. and 1t is likely that the ex-
collegian will receive an offer from Irwin
Active work on the new park, at
Fifteenth and II streets northeast. was
commenced yesterday. when Contractor
Nichols started a corps Of laborers dig
glng post holes Those In charge OF the
work expect 10 have the park practically
completed the first week OF next month
Before the opening OF the regular season
Irwin's team viii play several exhibition
games.
Union League Contracts.
Philadelphia. March 14.-President a.
". Lawson. of the Union League. has
promulgated the following players
contracts:
Wilmington Arthur ; smith. r Richards. slouis
iWolfe. :-<Fid W Zierfoss and Fred l. Hoover.
Rcading-Dr. T. C. Rdsiing and William +. Lal-
her
BroCklyn-IuseVh MAY.
Phiadrlrhia-Johu McShanc. Frank GoYcle-sie
Charles Gibson. aud Thomas J. Kane.
BaltimOTc-MalIer PiCE
Washington Arthur irHin.
Patcrs0n-Dan StrCheiah
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Totals

Earned Washington. ,: ST. Louis,
. Left on bases-WashingtOn. 3: St.
Louis. :. First base on balls-Off Gates.
/; off Fromme. ,: OF Higginbotham. 2.
Innings pitched-By Kelley, ,; by Gates. 3:
by Fromme. Z: by Hgginbotham, 8. Hits
made-On Burns. .; of Kelley, &: off
Gates, 3; off Fromme 4; off Higgin-
bOtham. 3. Struck out-By Kelley. 3: by
Gates. 8; by FromYne. 3; by Higginbotham.
> Three-base hits-Murray Charles. Al
tizer. Two-b base hit-Murray Sacrifice
hits-Ganley ~. Charles, Joe Delehanty.
Stolen bases-Pickering. Altizer Double
plays Mcbride 10 Freeman: Byrne TO
Gilbert 90 Konetchy. Umpires- -Messrs.
Hayes and Spencer. Attendance. 1.0O0
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
WHERE TEAMS ARE TRAINING.

When the Boston Nationals
s augusta Ca the whole list Of sixteen teams of the two leagues
were either at
entire lot will be actively
Is isWhere is Gated:
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Latham the Greatest.

"Arlie Latham, I think, was the best
Of all coachers. He was always spring
ing something that took The worry from
the minds OF the men on the field lie
had clear, sharp voice that penetrated
everywhere. and everything ne said was
distinctly heard He was never coarse
OF vulgar. and his remarks were always
to the point. His coaching kept the
game lively and the men played faster
game with him On the lines. for with his
even voice always steadying and en-
couraging them. they lost al nervousness
and gained confidence. That is the secret
Of successful coaching
That is why I Ike 10 see Herman
Schaefer on the lines The DUtChman IS
often a little too fiery, but ne has the
brains and knows how 10 guide the men
on The bases And he can imbue tie
fighting spirit into the fellows he Is en-
couraging Ills antics and his remarks
keep the Tigers from fretting in the heat
Of the game No ball player is free from
nervousness during a game al ali times,
and the coacher like Schaefer, who al
WAYS has some pat expression that goes
right 10 the poiHt will take that away
from him. II gives him the assurance
that he needs and keeps him plugging
away
The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

New York-Marlin Springs, Tex.
Boston-Augusta. Ga.
Brooklyn-Jacksonvil Fla.
delphia-Savannah, Ga.
chicago-West Baden, Ind; later at
Montgomery, Ala.
Cincinnati-St. Augustine. Fla.
Pittsburg-Hot Springs. Ark.
ST. Louis Houston, Tex.
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GUNNER ON THE ALABAMA.
Fred w. Foster of the Old Confederate
Cruiser Dies in AtchiSon.

Atchison, Kan. March 16.-Fred W.
Foster, machinist and gunner on the
Alabama, the Confederate cruiser that
caused so much damage to merchant
men during the Civil war, was found
dead in his bed here Saturday. Foster
was an apprenticed machinist in the
Birkenhead, England, navy yards, and
helped build the Alabama. Through
the influence of an uncle he became
one of it's crew when it was turned
over to Captain Raphael Semmes, the
Confederate commander. When the
Alabama claims were referred to a
board of arbitration for settlement,
Foster and two others who had
escaped when the vessel was sunk in
battle with the United States Kear-
sarge, near Cherbourg, France, and
were picked up by the British brig
Deerhound, came to America, fearing
they might be called upon for evil
dence OF might be punished.
Foster never told of his connection
with the Alabama until LEGS than a
month ago. After telling his story to
a reporter he remarked: Now have
told it. and the government can do
under the impression that the United
States government might still prose-
cute him.
Foster came to Atchison in 1875,
worked in John Seaton's foundry, was
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ATTY GEN. AT ATCHISON.
Dismisses Several Saloon Cases and
Pushes Others.

Atchison, March 16.-The Globe
says: Attorney General Jackson was
in the district court Saturday, and
with County Attorney Guthrie. dis
missed the criminal proceedings
against the following ex-saloon keep
ers: A. w. Dilgert, Pat McAuliffe, Ed
win Bowen, Martin Dilgert, George
burst, R. Hall, Ed. Leonardo, c. A
Becker, Bryan Smith. Henry Schar-
ringhausen, Elmer Hyde, VIM. Nc
Namara and w. T. Carpenter. These
men are the first who were arrested,
and who agreed to a permanent in
junction being filed against the build
ings in which they operated, upon
agreement that they would quit the
business. Attorney General Jackson
agreed, and, in dismissing the suits,
was carrying out his part of the
agreement
Injunction cases against the follow
ing men were set for trial on March
20; c. H. Klostermeier, A w. Pref
gel, W. r. Burke, Fred Foster, Jake
Schilling, George Irwin, w. B. Lewis
and Jerry Kermode. The owners Of
the buildings in which they operated
are also parties to the suits. The in
junction hearing will be before Judge
Hudson. The criminal proceedings,
which the attorney general is showing
no disposition to dismiss, will come
up before the jury in the April term
of court.
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ONE GOULD LINE MAKES MONEY
Month of March Profitable One
for Wabash.

March thus far has been a more profit
able month for the Wabash road than
was the corresponding period last year
This is due in large measure to the big
movement of coal, and April traffic may
suffer in consequence. The operating
ratio this month VIII be no higher than
was that of last year. Expenses have
been cut down to bed rock.
February was a bad month for the
road from. beginning to end. Weather
conditions were the worst the road has
experienced in ten years. Most of the
time the Detroit river was Jammec
with ice, which it was almost impossl-
BILE for the ferries to pillow their way
through, and the Wabash lost much
business in consequence. 1t had to re-
fuse a good deal of grain and packing
house products.
For the seven months of the fiscal
year to January 81. gross revenues fell
off per cent, as compared with those
for a like period in the previous year.
Operating expenses differed only by
sci. 600 The roads net operating reve-
nue. was 1.3S per cent less than that OF
a year ago. The total income showed
a slight increase. Even with the draw
backs encountered in February, the
eight months broke nearly even.
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ship and operation of steamship and
telegraph lines and for express bust
ness.
TICKET SCALPERS ENJOINED.
Rock Island Brings Suit Against Four
Kansas CITY Brokers'

Kansas City. Mo-. March 16.-Rail-
roads took their first step yesterday
towards clearing the way for low
rates to Denver for the Democratic
national convention by Attorney Frank
P. Sebree bringing suit in the name
of the Rock Island railway against
four firms of railway ticket brokers
doing business here. These are Harry
A. McCrary, George H. Nicholl, Roehm
& Sparks and McAnany & Frasier
United States Judge John F. Philips
issued the restraining order asked for
and made it returnable April T. The
court was asked to prevent scalping
reduced rate tickets.
1T is the intention of the railways"
said Mr.. Sebree in explanation of the
sweeping order asked for, ito make
very advantageous rates for large par
ties this year, intending to make their
profit off the volume of business done.
We find that where reduced rate tick
cts are sold from, say, Chicago to Den
yer and return, purchasers on arriv-
ing at Kansas City or Denver sell their
unusued portions Of the tickets and,
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CANCEL SCHEDULE.
Western Lines to Make New Agree
ment With Operators.

Chicago, March 16.-Nearly every
railroad management in Chicago has
served notice Of a cancellation of ex-
fsting schedules relative to the pay OF
telegraphers and has asked for con-
ference respecting new agreement
Several such conferences will be held
here during the next two or three
weeks, and there may be struggle
between the telegraphers' order and
the railroads regarding pay for over
time. It is the purpose OF the rail-
roads. or some of them, at least, to
disregard overtime in so far as 1t al
fects the pay of telegraphers. Under
the present schedule overtime is palo
for pro rata, but the men received not
less than % cents an hour. 1t Is now
MANNED by the railroads to wipe out
overtime, as the men can not justly oe-
mand it
Telegraphers' pay is by the month.
but before the passage of the law the
official working day which must be
completed before overtime accrued
consisted of II hours. Under the new
law the day consists of nine hours, ana
overtime will be greatly diminished by
the operation of the law. 1t Is only IN
certain cases and at certain KINDS OF
stations that operators can work more
than nine hours, and emergencies must
not ay5se more than three times week.
ard then not to exceed four hours at
a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-16
DANGER In DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dangerous
for Topeka People to Neglect.

The great danger of kidney troubles
is that they get firm hold before the
sufferer recognizes them. Health is
gradually undermined Backache.
headache, nervouSn ess 1ameness
soreness, umbago, urinary troub les
dropsy, diabetes and Bright's disease
follow in merciless succession Don't
neglect your kidneys. Cure the kid
neys with the certain and safe
remedy, Doan's Kidney Pills. which
has cured people right here in To-
peka.
W. H Cox, of 142 Twiss avenue,
Oakland, we'll known in Topeka, KAN
sas, says: Time instead of diminish
ing my estimation Of Doan's kidney
Pills has increased it. Six years ago I
testified to their wonderful value af-
ter they cured me of kidney COM
plant and backacte. My back ached
persistently day and night and when
l took cold it aggravated the trouble
with my kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills
entirely removed the kidney com
plant and there has been no return
of it. Some two or three years later
I felt a slight return of backache. 1t
required only a few doses of Deans
Kidney Pills to relieve me, and 1
have not known what It is to have
backaohe since. The great value of
this remedy has also been proven by
results obtained from it by others In
my family
For sale by ali dealers Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's- and
take no other.
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UNCLE SAM BUSY.
F'ortifying Our Island Possessions
More to Be Done.

Manila, March 16.-The United
States Is just now actively engaged in
fortifying its Pacific coast possessions.
Coal deposits are being replenished,
new searchlights installed and harbors
mined.
So quietly has this work been going
on that few outside of the Official Is
handling the work have realized the
enormous undertaking under way.
This work was started last May and
1t is expected that a year will see the
completion of the outlined pro-
gramme.
1t is acknowledged that the FORTH
cations at Manila, Guam, Puget Sound
and Honolulu are inefficient. and it is
at those points that the greatest work
is being done. San Francisco and
other coast points are declared to be
perfectly equipped to repel attacks.
The significant fact in connection
with this great work and the enor-
nous outlay of money is there is no
authorization for it as yet. The gov
eminent is doing it practically on
credit
Secretary Taft will recommend an
appropriation of $38,O0O,00O for the
army. 1t is believed this Will be al
lowed. OF that sum over $1,000, 900
is to be used for the Pacific coast and
far west. Another four millions will
be used for guns and ammunition,
some of which will probably drift to
the Pacific coast points
1t is significant that this huge
amount should be utilfzed in one year
when up to the present time the army
has had at its disposal for fortiffca-
lions, mines and torpedoes for insular
possessions only $2,71O,000.
1t is now definitely determined that
in the fertilization of the Philippines
Cavite instead of Subig bay, will be
the naval base. Cavite is situated on
a promontory overlooking Manila bay
and only 10 I miles from the city of
Manila. Another fertilization Will be
constructed on the island of Correg1-
dor. which is located in the neck of
Manila bay and completely prevents
any access to Cavite or Manila by
water. The picture shown above of
Corregidor bay shows the location of
this fertilization. 1t is situated on the
highest point on the mountains in the
background, about the center of the
picture. This will so completely pro-
tect the naval base at Cavite as to
make 1t the strongest naval base in
the world.
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So Far Seven Roads Are in the
Hands of Receivers.
Failures Are Caused by Present
Depression.
5000 MILES OF TRACK.
Liabilities of These Lines Ag.
gregate ago Millions.
Other Items of Interest In
Railway Circles.

So far during the present financial
stress seven roads, with liabilities ag-
gregating $460.000.000, and 5000
miles of trackage representing an in
vestment of $415,00O,OOO, have gone
| into the hands of receivers. The last
one was the Western Maryland. The
complete list is as follows:
Seaboard Air Line 2,611 miles,
$139, 1885, 500 stock and bonds; $751;
COS, 971 total liabilities; Chicago G. w.
| SIS miles. $107.OS3.O26 stock and
bonds, $121,464,797 total liabilities;
Detroit, Tol. & I. 437 miles, $4s,92O.-
400 stock and bonds S45,0S2,241 to-
tai liabilities; Int. & ct. North. 1,149
miles, s37.477.7O3 stocks and bonds,
$43,757,318 total liabilities; West
Maryland 543 miles, $74,404.275.
stock and bonds. $s5.414.61s; G. c. &
Louis 2SS miles, s10,s16.ooo stocks
and bonds, $11,800,000 total liabili-
ties; Macon & Birm 81 miles, ST.
100000, s1.47O,S9s total liabilities.
Traction companies have figured
prominently in receivership proceed
ings. Chief among these is the Chi
cago & Milwaukee Electric, on jan
uary 2, liabilities to $30,000,000; the
Westchester Electric and the Yonkers
with joint liabilities aggregatfng $5.-
000,000; the Dry Dock. East Broad
way & Battery and the Forty-second
street. Manhattanville & st. Nicholas
and the Tarrytown, White Plains &
Mamaroneck, owing SS62,490.
Receivers were appointed for the
New Brunswick & Trenton, the New
Jersey Short Line, and the New York
Philadelphia, all affiliations of the
Camden & Trenton. The latest trac-
ton receivershipS were announced
last week-that of the Chfcago-New
York Electric Air Line, the Co-Opera-
tive Construction Co., and the Goshen,
South Bend & Chicago.
Bank troubles have been respon-
sible, directly and indirectly, for a
large proportion of the total failures.
Compared with those of the railroads,
however, their liabilities are small.
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TRUNK SMASHING TABooED
Mo. Pac. Baggage Men Must Be More
Careful.


Wichita. Kan, March 16--EWery
piece of freight, baggage or any article
in transit over the local division OF
the Missouri Pacific, Will be handled
in the future as If 1t was dynamite
az the result of a meeting OF the
agents. conductors and engineers. held
sunday afternoon in the office OF A.
Fl. Webb, local division superintend-
emit
The new order of law. which sig
mites that the smashing of trunks will
be no longer laid at the door of the
railroad employees, Is the result OF an
investigation into freight claims The
Missouri Pacific management has de-
cided that the claims coming from the
freight department are too numerous
and have set upon plan by which
thew could eliminate all causes for
claims along this line. While it will
probably mean the holding of train
at the stations for a longer period Of
time, it will likewise mean the hand
ling of trunks and delicate baggage
with gloved fingers
Including the trainmen and engine
men present at the meeting were
agents at Hutchinson, Sterling. Lyons,
FL Dorado, Eureka, Yates Center.
lola, La Harpe. Argonia, Anthony,
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through the medium of brokers, keep
the railways from selling regular rate
tickets to those who, through the me-
dunn of brokers, buy these excursion
tickets. We want the courts to pro-
tect us. Travelling in large companies
entities the public to reduced rates, and
travelling individually entities the rail-
ways to their full fare. We want the
brokers offices to keep their hands of
this convention business"
The question has not been raised here
before in the federal court, though the
supreme court has several times APP
proved such action in other states
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RIGHT OF WAY SECURED.
Western Pacific Secures Outlet Into
California.

Los Angeles. March 16.-According
to the Times the Western Pacific will
enter southern California by way of
the west basin of Wilmington harbor.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
yesterday of the Los Angeles Harbor
Railroad company and of the Los
Angeles Harbor company, each
capitalized at $2.5O0,0OO, with $780,
600 subscribed. The harbor company
will have 100000 in preferred stock
and 100000 of bonds. While the
harbor railroad company is to carry
an indeb edness of two million dol
lars. Rights of way between Will
mington and Los Angeles have been
secured. The leading spirit in both
corporations is A. C. Bird, formerly
traffic manager and vice president of
the Gould lines, now living in Comp
ton, near this city. Mr.. Bird is presi-
dent of both corporations whose arti-
cles were filed yesterday. The esti-
mated length of the proposed railroad
from tide water to Los Angeles is
stated to be Is miles. The articles of
Incorporation provide for the owner
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WITH GRAND ISLAND % YEARS
d. l.. Sims, Passenger Conductor. Has
Never Been in Wreck.

Hanover, March I'D. L. Sims,
passenger conductor on the st. Joe &
Grand Island road, has been in the
employ of this road for 26 years. In
all his service his train has never had
a serious wreck, besides not one of
the passengers he has hauled has ever
filed a suit for damage sustained on
this road while in charge of Conduc-
tor Sims. Nor is this all: He COM
menced his railroad career on the
New Jersey Central as brakeman in
1867. From that road he came to the
C. B. & @. and thence to the Grand
Island. In all this long railroad SER
vice Conductor Sims has never been
injured He is now 60 years old.
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WICHITA PosroFFTCE RECEIPTS
Sales of Stamps, Cards and Envelopes
$685., 900 the Past Year.

Wichita, Kan, March 16.-The post
office has done a great business here
the past year. Said Postmaster Ed
wards today: 1.-THE money order de-
partment sold 179 money orders yes
terday. Over one million dollars has
been handled by the money order de-
partment this year.
1.-THE revenue derived from the car
rying of mail matter. the sales of pos
tai cards, stamps and stamped en-
velopes, so far this year. has amount
ed to $2S5,000, and there yet remain
nineteen days in the year"
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WILL SUBMIT PLANS.
Fan Francisco Sends Outline of En-
tertainment to Admiral Evans.

a draft of a tentative program for
the reception and entertainment of
the battleship fleet at San Francisco,
Frank j. Symmes, chairman of the
committee on reception and parade,
will start next Tuesday for MagdaIena
Bay, where he will submit the pro-
gram to Admiral Evans Until
Symmes' return many of the details
of the entertainment and the dates on
which the various receptions and pa
rades will take place will be left open.
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CLOSING AN ORIENT GAP.
Line Will Be Running From Wichita
to SWeetWater. Texas. Soon

Kansas City Mo. March 1--we are
building railroad as fast as we cam
said E. Dickinson. vice president and
general manager of the Kansas City.
Mexico & Orient railroad, this morn
ing. I'VE desire to complete the gap
between the Red River and Benjamin,
Texas, as soon as possible. With this
IS miles built we will have a continu-
GUS line in operation from Wichita,
Kan, to Sweetwater. Texas, a distance
of 426 miles,"
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what they want to with me-" He was
foreman in the old A. & N. shops and
worked as a machinist in the Central
Branch and Santa Fee shops He
worked for a time in the Santa Fe
shops in Topeka. His wife and four
ch1ldren died here and he drifted south
and into Old Mexico. where he fol-
lowed mining. He returned to Atchf-
son last June and has been living in
retirement
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Kiowa, Clearwater. Newton and Nc
Pherson.
Other subjects discussed were the
new nine and sixteen-hour law. The
law was read and explained by Mr..
Webb and w. r. Davidson, train
master, and the agents announced
that they would comply with the law
in every respect.