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New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
NEW YORK WINS MEET
SHEPPARD MARS RACE.
Fouls Hashins and Then Quits
Quaker Runs Alone.

Philadelphia March Anew York won the
dual ntercity track meet here tonight between
the amateur athletes of the Metropolitan Asso-
citation and the Middle Atlantic Association, OF
this city, by a score of 46 2-3 points to 80.
The meet was marred by the actions of Mel
vim Sheppard, the New York runner, who was
recently suspended for fouling Guy Haskins
while running in similar meet here In the
SSO-yard run, which awarded to Haskins,
the latter was penalized three yards for making
a false start Sheppard went back the distance
with him. ostensibly to show that he wanted to
be on fair terms with the University runner, but
when the men were off he crowded Haskins,
jostlod and ran him hard at every point until
the last lap when Haskins shook him off and
made squirt
Sheppard then turned and deliberately walked
off the track Bacon, of the Irish American
Club of New York, won the race; BromiloW,
of the same club. was second, and Boyle. of the
University OF Pennsylvania, was third. The
referee declared it no race and ordered it run
over The New York runners did not come out
and Haskins ran alone. Bacon said afterward
that he would have run but sick after his
long sprint.
The summaries follow:
ue PSpa Wharton Econ
Lines mes Hay HayerfGrd third d. Tine 0'2 Of
yania; White New York ATHLETIC club second; Perkins
New York Athletic Club third. Time 4}1ts.
One-mile handicap open-Won by Roy. Shannahan
@sin Sa s0 S S fGsh'
hundred -forty-yard dash-Won by J. V. Mul
ligan Aquinas Athletic Club: Hedley. York Ath-
club Dorland. Pastime Athletic Club New
York, third. Time. U:j92s
Sixteen pound shot put-Won by Kruger SwarthmoTe
distance az feet Az inches Stipp Mercersburg second
Hart Princeton Prep third.
Fifty-yard dash dnyitation)-Won by O'Conrell New
Athletic club: CIoughan Irish American Athletic
Club second: Hildeth Central Manual Training School
third. Time. 0:G5 y.
Fifty-yard hurdle-Won by Eer. Irish-American Ath-
cub: Hall Mercersburg, second N0rthbrtdge Irish
third. Time. 0:06.
Eight hundred and ghty-yard runAwarded to Guy
Haskins Philadelphia foul.
Two mile run-Won by Bellars, New York Athletic
Club Malone Mohawk Athletic Club, second Gallagher,
Sharnahan Catholic Club. third. Time, iO4SB
Allen Irish American Athletic
University Pennsylvania Nerzin Prince
ton Yale tied second Height. II feet
inches.
Hop. step and jump-Won by OConnel. New York
Adams New York. second; Frssell, Pittsburg third
Distance Al feet inches.
Running high jump-Won by Tomlinson. New York
Dr,lmbeIt New York second. Moft University OF Penn
svlyanfa inches
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
WITH ATHLETIC BOWLERS.
NOntclair Uins odd Game an Close
Match on Passaic 1Ueys.

The Montclair Club team won the odd game in
All Athletic Bowling League championship series
the alleys of the Passaic Club last night After
losing the first by a comparatively small margin
Passaic up ISL in the next. which was more
than one hundred pins to the good. But for the
fact that Elston into four straight splits the
team would probably have passed the thousand
mark
In the odd game Passaic had q good chance to
win going down the tenth frame. but Lefferts and
Elston missed spares. which enabled Montclair to
win by eighr pins The scores follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
YALE CREW ON THE WATER.

New Haven, March 4.IThe Yale squad
started work in the barber to-day. and from now
on there will daily practice Already two eight
Dared crews have taken spins in the open and de-
spIte the cold weather, the work has been excel
lent To-day several out, the first
being made up follows: Stroke. Griswold: No.
Z Ide; No t. Howe; No ., Miller; No 4. Cooley;
No g. Rice; No. :. Graham. and bow. Auchncloss
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
AUGUSTUS HARTJE ACQUITTED.

Pittsburg, March 4-Augustus Hartie, John l..
Welshons a friend of Hartje, and Clifford Hooe.
the negro coachman. who have been on trial in the
Criminal Court. charged with conspiring blacken
the character Mrs Mary Scott Hartje. all
acquitted to-day. binding instructions having been
given to the jury to find such verdict and place
the costs of the upon the county.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
APPRAtSING LOYAL L. SMITH ESTATE

Walter Lindner. solicitor OF the Title Guarantee
and Trust Company. which is acting a trustee of
the resduary estate Loyal L. Smith. stated yes
terday that a nearly be estimated at this
time, the estate will appraise upward of 1000 600
AS the personal and charitable bequests amount to
81 600O O00 and the expenses of administration In
herithnce tax and other claims will not exceed
100000 there viii be left more than 100000 TO
apply the Loyal l.. Smith fund 70. the education
OF boys OF Clinton County, N. Y.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
FOR HOCKEY INTERSCHoLAsTIc TITLE

Montclair y j.. March 4-Dona!d ]. Wilson.
manager Of the Montciair High School hockey
team which has won the interscholastic champion
ship Of New Jersey is negotiating with the New
Rochelle High School team for a match be
played in the St. Nicholas Rink. New York. for
the metropolitan district interscholastic champion
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
WILLIAMS BEATS BROWN,

Providence. March i-williams won the final
-. ~ the basketball season at Brown Univer-
81, h,- defeating Brown tonight. the score being
% 80 IL The game puts Brown al the foot OF the
lis, IA the New England intercollegiate League
.na leaves the championship TO be decided by a
game at WiIiiamstown next Saturday between
WESLEYAN and Williams.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
uut7ARy AUTOMOBILE DELAYED.

TesvenUorth kan. March s--1he Studebaker
.,,-,r,obile which left New York on February IS
for Fort Ieavenworih carrying q message from
a.ssor General Frederick d Grant TO command
.rts ,f army posts all along the route of the New
Yorls-Parls as far as Fort LeaNenWoTth was
STALLED to-day al COTS Kan. and will probably not
rescb For, I<eavehworth until late tonight
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
M. r. PLANTS IoLANDA LAUNCHED.

Ieith Scotland March 4.-Morton f. Plants
new Yacht Iolanda was launched here this after
noon in the presence of the and a party of
friends Miss NJ Harding named the vessel The
Ioanda registers tWo thousand tons. She will
be ready for delivery in June. The builders enter
taned Mr. Plant and his party al luncheon
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05

.-r,7s1 Dinner 20 Barberetii'' is a timely. hG-
marcus tale about the rivalry between opera house
-aeaacers over singers Burke Jenkins is the
author See next Sunday Tribune
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
-MTROPOLfTANR5555ssaa R5555ssaa

This Evening at S-MANON LESCAUT. Cavalieri;
Caruso Scotti. Barocchi. Lucas Reiss. Begue- Con
ductor. Ferrari
Fri. Evg. Mch. 8. at s-MIGNoS- Farrar. Abott.
Jacoby Bonci Plancon. Lucas. NJ uh Imam Cond Bovy-
Sat Aft Mch. !. I'll TROVATORE Emma
Eames. Homer; CarusO. Stracciari, Muhlmann
Con1, Ferrar
Sat Evg. Mch. T. pop. prices. at 7;45asIEG-
FRIED. Fremstad. Kirkby-Lunn. Alien; Burrtan.
Van Rooy. Goritz Reiss Bass- Coni-. Mailer
sun. Evg.. Mch S. Pop. Prices. at $50
GRAND SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT.
Solosts: CavaIieri. Jacoby; Bonct. Stracciari.
PlancOn. Entire Met. Opera Orch. COnd, Ferrart.
Mon Eyg Mich O. at S-IL TROVATORE.
Emma Eames. Homer. Caruso. Straccari. Muhl-
COnd.. Ferrari
Wed. Eyg.. Mch. II, at s-TOSCA- Emma Eames:
Caruso Scott. Dufriche BarOcchi- Cond, Ferrari.
Thurs. Eyg., Mch IL, s-MIGNON. Farrar,
Abott. Jacoby; Bonci Plancon. Lucas. Muhimann.
Cond.. Boyy.
Fri Evg., Mch. IL. at s-AIDA- Emma Eames.
Kirkby- Iunn; CaTuso Scotti PancOn. Muhlmann.
Cond.. FeTrari
The sale Of seats for weeks performances
begins this morning a o'clock.
WEBER PIANO USED.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
munttrRlID

hgh-class homeike Every comfort. Private bs
Capacity 500. Always open $1,000 Up weekly. Be
let A c EKHOLN
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05

81 Az DING OF
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New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
WATER POLO GAME
RURKE WINS AT HAND TENNIS.

Goals-Brown 81, Ioislag. hohn. R'
Time Of halves minutes
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
PEARLS IN WHITE RIVER.
Indiana Boy Finds Gem Which Hc
 Sells for $500

Muncie, Ind.--For the first time pearl hunting this season has become 8 distinct industry in White river Many campers along the stream hunt pearls. while few persons make it a regular occupation.
 As yet no very valuable pearl has been discovered nearer this city than Farmland, 12 miles away, where boy found a gem which he sold for $500 Many pearls are found, but most of them are worth no more than dol lar or so, and are bought at these prices by local jewellers.
 Every day local jewellers receive pearls, nearly all known as "slugs," or imperfect stones. Usually a part of the gem Is good. but most of 1t is worthless. and when the yalueless end is cut off the remainder is so small as 10 be of little worth.
 A boy who walked all the way from Windsor, 12 miles east of here. was greatly disappointed when a local jew. eler offered him only five dollars for three pearls. The lad decided to keep them himself
 Local jewellers have begun making regular shipments of White river the gems bring considerably more when polished and set than Is paid to the pearl hunters.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
Ilherlan Ice Cream.

A new industry in the form of ar Ice and ice cream manufactory has been started in Monrovia under the proprietorship of one of the attaches to the Liberian commission. The ma chine is of American manufacture from the New Brunswick Refrigerator company, and has a capacity of one ton. It turns out 800 pounds of ice and ten gallons of ice cream daily. It is principally an ice cream machine. but ice is such a rarity that the projectol decided to experiment in its manufac ture. This is the first effort of its kind in Liberia, and the demand foI ice. especially for fever-stricken sub jects. influenced the experiment. The manager declares that the result has been encouraging and will lead to the ultimate enlargement of the plant with a cold storage attached. This en terprise has filled long-felt need in Monrovia. especially among the in valids of foreign birth. The price of ice at present Is four cents per pound and the price of ice cream per gallon is $40. Under the circumstances. this luxury is such a treat in this tropical region that nobody ever stops to consider the price.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
VIII Be Notified Auaust ta.

Utica, N. r., Aug. 1.-Representa- tive James s. Sherman has received word from Senator J. c. Burrows, chairman of the committee to notify him of his nomination by the Republi- can party for vice president. that it was agreeable to the committee to come to Utica August IS. the date sug- gested by MT. sherman. Senator Burrows will make the address on be half of the committee and Mir. Sher- man will respond, formally accepting the nomination. The committee will be entertained by the city and Mayor Wheeler is making plans for big demonstration.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
TAKE TRAMP, THOUGH OLD.
Aged New England Couple Enjoyin!
 Queer Vacation.

Lynn, Mass.-A 60-year-old couple are spending a vacation Just now in a remarkable manner. MT. and Mrs William H. Morrison of Lynn are walk ing about New England, rambling through the different states, enjoying strange adventures and sights. and not at all fatigued from the many miles they make each day in spite of theiI age.
 They carry but little baggage, their necessities being inclosed in a little handbag of Mrs. Morrison. They have been on their jaunt now for four weeks, and will probably tour northern New England for the next month or two. They are not out to break any records as pedestrians. but the honor of being the first to accomplish certain stunts has has already come to them
 They are travelling at an average of twenty-two miles day. The first week they surprised Portland by announcing that they had walked the 100 miles be tween Lynn and Portland It was said to be the first time that woman ever made the trip on foot, and the feat oi Mrs. Morrison doing 1t at SO years oi age excited much comment During their stay in Portland and vicinity they attracted nearly as much atten ton as Edward Payson Weston.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
APPROVING THE TOWN.
Necessity for Sewer Systems and 9th
 CT Sanitary Measures.

Upon the healthfulness of A city depends much of it's success and it's growth. Towns that are not reputed to be sanitary places are generally evaded by home-seekers. One is often impressed with the fact that in small towns typhoid and malarial levers are often more frequent and affiict great CT numbers according to population than in the large cities. The simple reason for this Is the neglect of sani. tary improvement.
 In the charter of many towns provi- sion for the building of sewerage sys- tens Is overlooked, and years and years elapse before any consideration is given to the importance of providing means fer draining away the un- wholesome increment that accumu- lates. Then it is found that there is great amount of red tape before funds can be raised by taxation or by voting bonds for the building of a sewerage system.
 Small towns as well as large cities, generally draw their authority for the making of public Improvements from the state. While nearly all the states provide for bonding and the raising of funds for Improvements in the larger cities and towns, the towns of 3,o00 or 5000 population are neglected With in the past two years the state of Ne braska, realizing the necessity of the smaller towns having the privilege of voting bonds and making assessments against property for the building of sewerage systems, enacted a state law covering all the points involved. This law has already been beneficial a number of the incorporated villages and towns having commenced the building of sewerage systems.
 It is always well when contemplat- ing the building of sewers to esti- and that system adequate to give necessary drainage for town of 5000 would be inadequate for town twice the size, and as the town grows the original plans are found lacking and old sewerage lines of little utility, as they must be replaced by new sys- tens. The economic value of perfect drainage for a town cannot be over estimated. The health of the people is paramount to all other things, and where there are unsanitary condi- tions town cannot expect to enjoy the greatest prosperity, though the doctors, who are residents of the place, may have exceptionally good prac tice.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
SENDS A WARSH|P
HOLLAND INTERESTS IN vENE. zUELA WILL BE PROTECT.
 ED BY STRONG FORGE.
HE TRADE WAR NOW ON VERY BITTER
The Dutch Now Have One Warshlp In venezuela Waters--The Ships Though Small Are the Best Holland Has-The Dutch Win Not Buy Su. gar of Venezuela Merchants.

The Hague, Aug. 1.-Orders have been issued that the battle ship Jacob van Heemskerk be made ready to sail Tor the Caribbean Sea and it is ex. pected that she will start without de- lay.
 It is explained officially that the bat tie ship is the only reinforcement the government at present contemplates sending to the West Indies. There never has been any question of dis patching an imposing fleet, as has been reported. It is said that the main object of sending the Jacob Van Heemskerk to the West Indies is to nave a second ship handy in case, for any reason, the cruiser GelderIand. which at present is in Venezuelan waters, should not be available at the moment wanted. The Gelderland is at present the only Dutch war vessel in the West Indies.
 The Jacob Van Heemskerk is one of the two biggest battle ships belonging to Holland. She has a displacement of 5,l30 tons and can steam 16 knots. Her armament consists of two 9.4-inch six 9-inch guns, six 12-pounder quick firers, etc, and two torpedo tubes. The Gelderland was ordered to Vene- zuelan waters from Curacao as soon as she returned from La Guira, with Minister De Reus, for the protection of Dutch interaetS
 The bitterness of the feeling at Willemstad, Curacao, against Venezu- ella, is evidenced in a dispatch from the governor of Curacao, received to- day, which announces that a vessel chartered by President Castro's broth CT and laden with sugar, which arriv- ed at Willemstad yesterday, was oblig- ed to leave that port without disposing of its cargo. The merchants whose trade has been injured by President Castro's orders regarding the trans shipment of merchandise at Willem- stad, refuse absolutely to purchase the sugar in question.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
Wanted the Telephone.

A man entered tenderloin drug store the other day and asked for telephone, says the New York Trib- town. Do I pay you first or after ward?" he asked the clerk, when the instrument in question was pointed out to him. You call your number and then put your dime in the slot" snapped the clerk. The stranger was asked, looking all around the tele- phone and lingering the slot dubious. ly. "Yes" T guess not" said he. turning away with decision: q ain't lookin' fer no savins bank"
 Government Win Aid Raw Valley.
 Washington, July 30.--Former Sen. ator Harris of Kansas Wednesday conferred with Secretary of War Wright and Gen. Marshall. chief of engineers, about flood conditions in the Raw river valley. Kansas. Floods recently have done an immense amount of damage in the agricultural districts of some parts of Kansas and it is desired that the engineers of the army devise a plan for controlling the river. Capt. Edward II. Shultz, in charge of the engineering works at Kansas City, has investigated Kaw river conditions. but his report has not been received here. Secretary Wright gave assurances that the gov ernment would do anything if proper ly could to relieve the conditions com. plained of
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
sPARRowe ATTACK A CAT.
Little Birds Turn Tables Nicely in a
 New York Park.

New York-Black and White. cat that for years has lived in the city hall and conducted innumerable hunt. ing expeditions in City Hall park. met with a defeat from a few sparrows which filled him with shame and chagrin. To make matters worse, the crowd of park loungers saw 1t and ieered him unmercifully as he fled from the birds
 The cat started out to find his luncheon on the grass to the west of the city hall and saw, to his great de- light, about 20 sparrows so busy chat tering over their private affairs that il seemed the easiest thing in the world to bring one of them down. He crouched in the grass, drew nearer and nearer, and crept up close enough to spring He did spring. but came down, not on a bird, but on the ground
 Before he could recover himself the sparrows were flying around him in q flock. They kept out of reach and wheeled rapidly backward and for ward over his head Black and White spraEg at them and missed again, and they flew lower and lower He be came confused and struck out wildly The birds flew in still closer. Some oi the bystanders were found willing tf aver that they even pecked his tai and tweeked his nose.
 Black and White soon had enough He gave up the unequal fight, and needless of the jeers of the men whc were watching him, dived betweei their legs and made for city hall.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
NOTICE TO QUIET TITLE.

Notice ls hereby given that on May l2, 1908, r. M. Cecil filed in my office his petition tO the chaneery Court Of Polk county, Arkansas. praying that said court at its Apl Il term, 1908. by its decree confirm and quiet his title to the following described lands situa'ed in Polk county, Arkansas, to-wit the Sltt NEl4, NE4 SEL. NWL SEl4 and SWit NFi,, Sec. 2s, and all that part of the sWN NWIt, Sec. H lying west of lick ory y G,cTk, a'l n fwE. sS &, k x. SaW SEA sw4 SEt4 Sec. p, and the NElt NEl4 Sec. 27, Twp. S.. K. 32 W; inc SW.4 SHsl3 Sec. :, Twp. 2 S. S., k. 32 w.
 Therefore, all persons who claim any Interest In said lands or any part thereof are hereby warned and called upon to ap- pear In said court within seven weeks from this date and show cause, fl any there he, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted md why the title Of the said petitioner to said lands and every part there of should not be quieted and confirmed. Given under my hand this l2th day of May, 1908,
 w. |. Green.
 Clerk Of Polk Chancery Court.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
Want Improved Water Ways.

Sandusky, O., Aug. 1.-The national Hay Association concluding it's 18th annual convention at Cedar Point, Ohio, today Adonted resolutions en- dorsing Presiocn Roosevelt and the waterways congress for the work done in behalf of improved waterways and urging congress to make an annual ap. propriation of s50,000,000 as long as needed to carry out improvement plans. The hay dealers declared that the only hope of the lower shipping rates lies in the waterways.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-08-06
IA TALE OF THE
 ''WIREL.
By W. F. Smith.

My, but it's a rough night" ot' served Squire Simmons, as he strolle,l into the brightly lighted smoking room of the Ananias club. 'It seemI to me the weather man isn't up to hii job. His bulletin this morning pre- dicted fair and warmer. and tonight us blowing and showing, and getting colder every minute l see by the pa 1 pers that the wires are down every where. Wonder how he'n know what kind Of weather we're to have to | morrow?"
 lie won't have any trouble on that score, reckon" replied Captain Bran dle' tapping the ashes from his pipe and rehlling it, "the wireless n helr nm out-the new station was finished yesterday, I'm told"
 Prof Meggs drew his chair up a ilttie closer to the hearth. Touching on such subjects. how .ould you like 10 near true story about the wire 'ess -one that proves truth is strang CT than fiction?" he asked.
 The squire smiled skeptically. "Si.
 s said, I'm always ready to listen to good story, but I've read SO many ana heard so many lies about tho
 wireless that I'm afraid even yours
 might be chestnut You can tell it. put warn you that if it's a stale one we all drink a toddy on you" The professor merely smiled. and stretched himself out comfortably ir his arm chair.
 TWO years ago." he began, when
 was teaching school in Verdantville a small village up the Allegheny valley dapper ard diamond bedecked char
 ni. our town, He was a first-prize ,aAer' a direct descendant of the Bib
 noai celebrity whcse name this clut perpetuates, and he had scheme that stamped him as a smooth bore fool ~ that he might have made money " H. seeing as there's one of his kind
 porn every minute, but unfortunately .or the faker he ran up against . trend of mine, a fellow named Bill
 niahdel, too early in the game. 30 that you can the better under stand how 1t all came to pass I'll have v ehaghten you about Bill Bill was Jolly sort till he got married. But ne got htched up wrong. His wife proved to be the most chuIaish woman ,u Fenlantville. and just naturally en 5oyed making Bilrs life miserable
 "neheYer he'd express an opinion que cross it and start arguing, and
 oeiore Bill could say moren a word or ."o shes grow indignant and would
 o'ihg skillets, saucepans and other eooKlng utensils into the argument ana they'd most always land some
 where on Bill.
 oi course, that soured his disposi
 uon' Tor such treatment showed him snat he'd miscalculated about his af
 nhi'y But being of church-goine SOCK Bill bowed to the burden put sn nm by wedlock. and one day wher
 ITS Handel got so angry that she sook iit and died n it. Bin actually N'Aea. l Kind of think, though, that