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New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
LONDON PRESS ON RACE.
AH Say Carpenter Fouled HalsScelle
in Olympic Contest.

London, July 24.-The London morning papers,
with the exception of The Express" and THE
Daily News" refrain from commenting edi-
tortally what is described as an unpleasant
incident and a "sad blot the Olympic
games" THE Express" says:
We firmly believe that American sporsmen
will regret equally with the unfortunate in
cident which makes the relations between them
and the British competitors more strained than
ever. We hope that attention will be paid
to wild words on such subjects on either side
of the Atlantic. Such unhappy occurrences are
best forgotten as quickly as possible.
''The Daily News" attributes the "unsavory'
incident to the gambling element and says:
1t has besmfrched the whole character OF the
Olympic games and has brought face to face
with that aspect of modern sport which makes
The revival of this classic event an irony.
In the general descriptions of the race the
morning newspapers unhesitatingly adopt the
view of the Judges that Carpenter, the Ameri-
can. guilty of boring" They quote Halls
welle as asserting that he was elbowed out by
Carpenter. who gave him two vigorous blows on
the chest 1t is alleged that doctor examined
Halswelle and found bruises from these blows.
The Standard" quotes a prominent athlete.
who is unnamed. saying:
L should be sorry to say that Carpenter knew
precisely what he was doing but he SO impeded
Halswele as TO make it impossible for him to
win. To have allowed the race TO stand would
have been a scandal Halsweile was crossed
more than once. The best runner In the world
could not have succeeded against such tactics
The Daily Telegraph" goes far toward ac-
cusing the Americans of deliberately planning
to hamper Halswelle. 1t says:
With tfree runners the Americans had a
strong hand TO play. They knew none of them
equal TO Haiswelle, so they set to
help another their journey II is the
writer's view that all had a separate mission,
although Taylor party to the plan laid
down. He had no need to have it divulged to
him.
Both the leading sporting papers employ the
strongest language In connection with the Incl
dent. Sporting Life" says:
1t leaves nasty taste IN the mouth. Would
to heaven it had never occurred. What needs
to be emphasized is that the utmost precautions
were taken TO insure fair No less than
q dozen umpireS were stationed around the
course with definite instructions to what to
do in the event of anybody being guilty OF
boring 1t is well that there mute but
irrefragable evidence in the tracks that pitt
lessly condemned the competitor guilty of foul
ing.
THE Sportsman" describes the affair "one
of the most disgraceful exhibitions of foul play
ever witnessed A slur is cast upon
American spcrtsrnanship In the eyes of all
Europe which cannot ever be eradicated. . . =.
There can be excuse; the thing open,
unabashed and shameless. It must either be re-
pudiated OF defended"
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
HASKELL FOR TREASURER
Reported VIII Be announced by
Democratic Committee an CHICAGO,

Guthrie. Okla, July 23.-The treasurership of
the National Democratic Committee has been
rendered to Governor c. N. Haskell Oklahoma
and formal announcement of his acceptance, It
is said will be made In Chicago when the COM
mittee meets for organization there Saturday
Prior to the Denver convention the Bryan
forces urged Governor Haskell to take tine ac-
tive management Of the campaign as committee
chairman. This was refused by Haskell, because
II would take him away from Oklahoma for so
long time. With the treasurership 1t Is diff
ferent and this is said TO have been largely
responsible for Governor HaskeII's decision.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
FIGHT FREIGHT ADVANCE.
Tenas to Bring Injunction Suit
-Four Other States May Act.
TBy telegraph TO The Tribune.

Galveston, July 23-The Texas Railroad
Commission. responding TO appeals from COM
nercial and shipping interests. will take action
to prevent the general advance Of freight rates.
which will mean an increase OF over $4,000. 600
a year In Texas alone. The Texas commission
will enjoin the railroads from advancing the
rates affecting shipments into and out Of Texas.
Action has been delayed because the state
commission feared it was poweriess 10 inter-
fere with interstate rates. 1t was found. how
ever. that an Interpretation of the law makes
it the commissions duty to protect Texas ship
pera 1t Is understood that the Kansas. Louis
lana. Arkansas and Tennessee commissions will
take similar action
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
STUDENTS FACE DEATH IN THE WOODS.

Chicago July IA dispatch from Marquette.
MSsh, says that, half Insane and at the point OF
complete exhaustion Carel Pepta and Albert N.Y.
quist Princeton University students. wero brought
Marquette to-day. after having passed four days
and three nights In the swamps of the Swanzy dis
trict The started last week for a tramp In
the woods. and. not expecting 70 stay away more
than day failed 20 provide themselves with sup
plies for long trip. They became lost and wan
dered for miles through The forests and swamps
until rescued by a searching party In addition to
the terrors Of starvation, the young men reported
an encounter with black bear. which they dubbed
TO death after . fierce fight
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
WILL PRESS OIL CASE
PRESIDENT GIVES ORDER.
Directs Bonaparte to Take Steps for
RetriaI at Once.
fpv Teresraph 70 The Tribune

Telegraph TO The Tribune
oyster Bay July 23.-Presdent Roosevelt has
instructed Attorney General Bonaparte to take
immediate steps for retrfaI of the standard
Oil case In order to set aside all doubts as
to the attitude OF the administration in the
premises. the following statement was issued
by Secretary Loeb this evening:
The President has directed the Attorney Cen
eral TO Immediately take steps for the retriai
of the Standard oil case The reversal of the
decision of the lower court does not in any shape
or way touch the merits OF the case. excepting
far as the size of the fine Is concerned. There
Is absolutely no question of the guilt of the de-
PENDANTS or of the exceptionally grave char
aCter of the offence The President would re-
gard il q gross miscarriage Of justice X
through any technicaIities of any kind the de-
fendants escaped the punishment which would
unquestOnably have been meted out 70 any
weaker defendant who had been guilty OF such
offence. The President will do everything in his
power 20 avert or prevent such miscarriage OF
Justice With this purpose I'm view the Presf-
dent has directed the Attorney General TO bring
into consultation Mr.. Frank b. Kellogg IN the
matter, and to do everything possible TO bring
the offenders to Justice
Secretary Root reached Oyster Bay at, 1919
o'clock p. m on a regular train OF the Long
Island Railroad and Mr.. Taft came at O'Clock
on one OF the government automobiles which
had been sent to the 23d street ferry TO meet
him.
My speech Of acceptance Is. OF COURSE, the
chief subject in my mind just at present" tsaid
Mr.. Taft when he arrived -and It is for the-pur-
pose OF discussing 1t with the President that
am here to-day"
Mr.. Taft left Sycamore Hill by automobile at
O'Clock tonight and Secretary Root spent the
night as the Presidents guest. No statement
on the conference was given out here
The plague OF mosquitoes that struck Man
haitian Island last night descended upon the
summer capital to-day and made life miserable
for the residents OF Oyster Bay. The Secret
Service men standing guard at SasamOre Hill
were nearly eaten alive, and when Mr. Taft left
the cottage to make his automobile trip to the
ferry perfect cloud of the pests surrounded
the vehicle. Whenever the speed OF the ma
chine decreased to twelve miles an hour the oc-
cupants were attacked by countless thousands
of the insects.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
SENATOR RAYNER's LOST SON FOUND.
Lands in Virginia Farmhouse After Trans
continental Trip-Now in Sanatorium.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Baltimore, July Ex-senator Isidor Rayner
turned from Norfolk this morning, bringing with
him his son, William Il. Rayner. who disappeared
last March while under the of specialists He
was traced to Atlantic City, from which point he
made transcontinental trip. Then he returned to
tho East. and finally wound up at a farmhouse
near Suffolk, Va His father advised Of his
whereabouts and hurried there, accompanied by a
physician and several nurses. They brought him
to Baltimore, and upon his arrival he was hnne-
diately taken to 5anatorium In Western fennSyl-
Yania.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
usmmERsTErN MAY QUIT PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, July Z3--Oscnr lfammerstein, who
is building the Philadelphia Opera House. at Broad
and Poplar streets, this city, where he purposes
10 establish q permanent home for grand opera. in
a statement o-nisht says ne is not getting sub
sertptions from wealthy and socially prominent
and that unless support is given by the classes
named he is apt 10 abandon the project OF sea-
son of grand opera In the house under his direction
affnEether."
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
WAINWRIGHT MAY COMMAND FLEET.
Naval Officers at Newport Believe That He
VIII Succeed Sperry.
TRv Telegraph 90 The Tribune. ]

Newport r l., July 23.-It is understood hero
among naval officers that Rear Admiral Richard
wainwright will succeed Rear Admiral Charles
Cherry in command OF the Atlantic feet at the
end OF the present cruise. Now that the President
has said that the feet will return 70 this side OF
the continent there is much speculation to
who will command IL after the retirement of Rear
Admiral sperry There are many asprants, it is
said here but there not 10 be much
doubt that the honor will fall to Admiral VAIN
wright.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
WRECKED OFF NEW LONDON7
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune

TBy TeieEraph 70 The Tribune
PI..sburg, July g3-An exhausted carrier pigeon
was caught to-day with a paper tied around
its leg on which was written tho following:
Driven In here by heavy gale Dismantled shIp
and drove us on rock. Unable signal lighthouse.
off New London, Conn. Deck aWash Cannot
last PIERRE.
June 16, now IL D. m ARNVORE
The pigeon and paper in the possession of
Chester Eskell who lives In River avenue, on the
North Side.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
nlsoREYEp MOTHERS. TWO BOYS DROWN

Grand Rapids. Mich. July 2a--HaIry Vincent aid
John o. Ostins, nineyear-old boys, were dro an ID
,n Fish Lake this afternoon They had been for
hidden by their mothers 10 go swimming but dis
obeyed.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
Continued on second page.

81 so TO ATLANTIC CITY AND RETURN
Sunday, July 2s Pennsylvania Railroad. Special
train leaves New York GAS A NJ. stopping at
Newark Elizabeth and New Brunswck--AdyL
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
Its purity hSs made IT famous. '---Advt
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
Continred on fifth page.

$50 TO CHICAGO AND RETURN
- 49, - 10 ee Pennsylvania Railroad, Tickets good
feieia antl July 81. See tlcae. sSeats.--AaT
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24

HAMS Restaurant, Park Row Bldg. Cooled by
effective methods. Luncheon, Dinner, Music.-Advr,
New-York tribune., 1908-07-24
QUESTION OF AUTHORITY RAISED.

They practically declared it no race without
authority. There was only one man In the arena
Who has authority to do that, and he was tho
Heferee. The referee did not do so. but lot
VI excited officials ran about screaming Foul" "
ead No race" and il was their decision that
WdH announced
SUPPOSE Carpenter and Robbins had met with
an accident would il still have been deemed
no race2 II the officials conducting the Olympic
sports had any spirit of good fellowship and had
HeSteu our boys and officials as We would have
ueated them II they had gone 10 America our
men would have gone out and run The race over
afain but they have not. The race was as
1elr as any race ever run
We never said a word when the Englishnen
uFleo 10 line I'D in front OF Eisele Ia a race last
week nor when Deakin and Wilson tried to run
oo"n Sheppard, things which they glory in over
sefe and which their own papers laud them for
asAhs Again. in the 800 metres. Crawford went
~ 70 Kill Sheppard of 10 allow Just, his team
mate. 10 win, Dut they couldn't do IL, and II
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-23
TabuIated Welded Life

II any of the 100 residents of Chi
cago recently invited to an anniver-
sary party on November hesitate
to accept It will not be because they
sre unsupplied with information on
the condition of seryituue, past and
present, of the hosts.
Frank Baum, we'll known to the
Young citizens as Father Goose. and
Mrs. Baum will celebrate their TWEEN
ty-tifth wedding anniversary, for
which they have issued invitations in
booklet form. 1t contains, IN addi-
ton TO the information that the party
is going to be a record of the mar
rage life of the hosts, which Is ex-
cellent.
The marriage certificate Is repro
duced in full, signed by the 162 guests
at the wedding, and is re-enforced by
the following record OF their married
life:
Resided in Syracuse. n. Y. Aber-
deem S Oak, and Chicago-the latter
for sixteen years.
Raised four boys, smart as the aV-
erage.
Quarreled just few.
Wife i'm tears three times (a) When
cat died. OBJ When bonnet was spoil
ed. (c) When she had sore toe.
Husband swore 1871 times.
Wife swore none
The swearing of the husband is ac-
counted for on the grounds that he
was notary public for four years.
Causes of jealousy-none.
Broke occasionally.
Bent often.
Unhappy none.
Future prospects good.--Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-23

Catgut strings. il is we'll known.
are made of the intestiues of sheep.
The intestines of the full grown ami
NAL are from forty to fifty feet long
The raw material from the stock
yards is first thoroughly cleansed Of
fat and fleshy fiber. by duh knives ar
ranged on a drum turned by crank.
The white tough membrane that is
left is then handed over to the split
ter, who dexteriously splits the ma
terial into even strands by bringing
1t against the blade OF a safety razor
set upright in the table before him.
The stands are then spun together
and placed on the drying frames.
An American E violin string re-
quires SIX strands; the European four.
The strands, at one end fastened to
an upright post, are twisted togetu-
err, while still damp and pliable, by
means of a spinning wheel Taken
from the drying frames, the strings
are cut in lengths coiled. and boxed
in oiled paper for shipment To poll
ish the strings. very fine emery pap
er, laid on a grooyed aluminium
block, is used. While the strings,
are still on the drying frame. the
covered block is passed over the
strings polishing as many at che time
as there are grooves In the block.
It can be seen that from the manner
in which the strands are twisted the
effect OF polishing is to weaken the
string.
In the essential features. the pro-
cess of making the fine gut strings
for surgical uses, or the heavy strings
three-eighths of an inch thick some
times employed for machinery betting.
does not differ from the method en-
ployed in the case Of the musical
strings. except that the latter are
handled with more care.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-23
ri3RE sArvRArIoN.
The Effect of Moisture Upon Wood
Is Easily Perceptlhle..

The effect of water In softening or
ganic tissue as In Netting piece OF
paper or a sponge, is well known, and
so is the stiffening effect Of drying.
The same law applies to wood. BY
different methods Of seasoning two
pieces of the same sti, k may be given
very different degret of strength.
Wood in its green state contains
moisture in the pores of the cells.
like honey in comb, and also In the
substance of the cell walls. AS seas
oning begins the moisture in the pores
is first evaporated. This lessons the
weight of the wood, but u~es not at
feet its strength
1t is not until the moisture in the
substance of the cell walls is drawn
upon that the strength OF the wood
begins to increase. scientifically, this
po.nt is known as the "fiber-satu a
tion point" From this condition 10
that OF absolute dryness the gain "A
the strength of wood is somewhat re-
markable.
In the case of spruce the strength
is multiplied four times; indeed,
spruce, in small sizes, thoroughly
dried in an oven, is as strong weight
for weight. as steel. Even after the
transcription of DISTURB, when the
wood is again exposed to the air the
strength of the sticks is still from 90
to l5U per cent greater than when 1t
is green.
When, in drying, the nber-satura-
ton point is passed, the strength OF
wood increases as drying progresses,
in accordance with a definite law and
this law can be used to calculate from
the strength OF a stick at one degree
of moisture what its strength will be
at any other degree
Manufacturers, engineers and build
ers need to know not only the strength
but the weakness of the materials
they use, and for this reason they are
quite as much interested in knowing
how timbers are affected Dy moisture
as they are in knowing how they are
weakened by knots, checks, cross
grain and other defects.
1t is clear that where timbers are
certain to be weakened Oy excessive
moisture they will have TO be used in
larger sizes for safety
So far, engineers of timber tests,
while showing that small pieces gain
ed greatly in strength do not advise
counting on the same results in the
seasoning of large timbers, owing to
the fact that the large tlmbers usually
found in the market have defects
which are sure to counterbalance the
gain from seasoning Strength
of Wood as Influenced by Moisture,
Department of Agriculture.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-23
CURIOUS FACTS
ABOUT. L|NCOL n
CHIcAGoiTES CLAIM TO HAVE
FOUND SOME HITHERTO UN-
HEARD SPEECHES lNDICAT-
ING HIS COURAGE.

Chicago, March 22.-Many new and
valuable facts regarding the life of
| President Lincoln have come to light
as a result OF the heated controversy
which is now waging between the
friends and foes of prohibition i'm this
city over the rather essential question
Of whether or not he was drinking
man. A host of unexpected anti
quarians and historians have taken
the field on either side and the net
result OF their determinations, while
doing little to solve the problem of
prohibition or license, has been
truly noteworthy contribution to the
biography of the martyred president
Sayings and speeches have been res
cued from oblivion and one or two
new photographs have come to light
Regarding the actual point at issue,
curiously little serious testimony has
been offered. with the exception OF
one characteristic quotation, in which
Lincoln showed his fearlessness in
standing up for his convictions re-
CARELESS of the opposition in some
quarters which then as now, must
have been aroused by such plain
speaking He is reported 10 have
said: Prohibition viii work great
injury to the cause of temperance, 1t
is a species OF intemperance within
itself, for it goes beyond the bounds
of reason in that it attempts to con
troll a mans appetite by legislation,
and in making crimes out of things
that are not crimes A prohibition
law strikes a blow at the very prin-
ciples on which our government was
founded. | have always been found
laboring to protect the weaker
classes from the stronger, and | never
can give my consent to such a law
as you propose to enact. Until my
tongue shall be silent in death, I will
continue to fight for the rights of
men"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-23
BRITISH NAVY MYSTERY.
Traditions Regarding the Death Of
Sir Cloudesley Shovel.

OF the almost complete wreck OF
squadron under Sir Cloudesley Shovel
on the recks off the Sicily Isles, to-
gether with the death of its gallant
commander, the greatest seaman of
the age, number of curious tradi-
tons are associated both with the ev-
ents leading up to the catastrophe
and the fate of the celebrated Admir-
al
The outstanding feature of the ca
tastrophe is the mystery of Showers
death, which will probably never be
solved and the latter turns upon the
Admirals emerald ring. One story
goes that the body was picked up on
the shore by a soldier and his wife,
and buried by them onPorth Hellick
sands. A spot is still shown at Perth
Hellck as being the burial place or
the Admiral. and according TO tradi-
tion grass has never grown upon 1t.
Subsequently the identity OF the
corpse was discovered. The remains
were exhumed and conveyed to Lon
uOH, VIA Try inbuAh, NHtit lhCs "NAS
embalmed. Lady Shovel rewarded the
soldier with a pension for life, and re-
ceived from him the ring found on
Sir Cloudesley's finger.
Another story is that Paxton, the
purser of the Arundel. discovered two
St Mary men qUarrelling over the
possession of the ring. He at once
recognized it as Shovel's ring and
inquired from. which body It had been
taken and when that was found he
knew and claimed the body. Lastly
there is the startling narrative of foul
play. viz, that many years after the
wreck an aged woman confessed 10 the
parish min ,ster on her death bed that.
exhausted with fatigue, one man. who
had been washed ashore on a hatch.
reached her hut and that she had
murdered him to secure the valuable
property on his person, She then pro-
duced a splendid emerald ring, taken
from the finger of her victim. and i'd
entitled as the gift of Lord Berkeley to
Shovel
The responsibility for this story
rests upon the Admirals grandson,
the Earl of ROmney. Modern re-
search reports rather in favor of the
murder theory. The ring was even
tually recovered, and altered into the
form Of locket and set with dia-
monds it IS precious relic of the
Berkeley family.
The theory as to how II passed into
the possession of the family of the
original donor is that Lady Shovel
received it from the murderess as
stated and bequeathed Ii at her death
to ord Berkeley. Several old works
of reference contain the baseless story
that adv Shovel was aboard the AS
ISOLATION and was drowned along with
her husband. BY the way, her lady
ships ghost Is supposed to walk at
midnight in the avenue of May Place
hartford, Kent, once the home OF
the Shovels.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-23
ECHOES FROM CAIRO PULPITS


day in the field, and tomorrow is cast
into the oven how much more will he
clothe YOU. o we OF little faith ,"
God is a being of love, those to
the contrary notwithstanding who
teach the opposite, and as such he
cares for all his creation. Ii he
clothes the lily as we nave been told,
ana knoweth the sparrow that falls
to the ground shall he not exercise
Il loving care over man. his 'iamge
and likeness? Can we not afford to
trust him? II God be for us, who
can be against u.s." 1t is an old. ac-
cepted and Biblical saying that.
Where ones treasure is, there wi
his heart be also" Christ. in the
chapter from which we have quoted.
endeavored to inculcate trustful
spirit, calculated to engender Godli-
ness. He did not intend to teach
laziness or false trust in powerful
being who doeth all things. God does
nothing for us that we can do for our
selves. Remember, Not slothful in
business. feryent in spirit, serving the
Lord"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-23
FAT Bur. Past cairo.

The Vickshurg American records
some fast rms from Louisville to st.
Louis, a distance Of GOO miles, as fol-
lows: In 1913, Congress. 40 hours;
1854. Pike. AZ hours, 1854 Northener.
4Gh hours: 1865. Southerner, 43
hours. The time Of the two last boats
was on the wharfboat at St. Louis
where they landed for years 1t will
be remembered that the run from
Louisville to Cairo was all down
stream, while the run from Cairo to
st. Louis (one-third of the distancel
was up stream. The Northerner and
Southerner were both low pressure
boats with full cabins. and We're built
for the st. Louis and Louisville trade,
that being favorite route to the
cast before the railroads were britt
through Illinois We think the
Southerner ended her days as a
wharfboat either at Hickman, Ky. or
Columbus. in the late fifties. and just
before the Civil war the Northerner
and Southerner were Memphis and
Louisville packets, in the J. B. Archer
line.