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The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
GERMAN CAR OUT OF RACE.
American Machine Leaves Seattle
for VIadivostOk, Russia.

Seattle, April 1S.-The American Thomas
and German cars in the New York-to-
Paris automobile race will leave Seattle
for Vladivostok this evening The Ameri-
man car arrived from Alaska yesterday
morning on the steamship Bertha, as II
was impossible TO make any progress over
Alaskas frozen trails The German car
arrived last night from PocatelIo, Idaho,
having been shipped here by rail
The German machine is now our OF the
race but will continue TO Paris en- tour
with the other cars.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
PLANK A MODEL PITCHER.
Has No Vices and Invests salary in
PennsyIvMmia Farms.


Eddie Plank, star pitcher of Connie
Mack's Athletics, was pitching hay
few years back on his fathers farm, just
outside Of Gettysburg. the Pennsylvania
battlefield town.
Gettysburg College gave him his first
position, though he was ostensibly taxi
ing a course in chemistry. AT the same
time Christy Mathewson was pitching for
the rival Bucknell team at Lewsburg.
Gettysburg and Bucknell met one Me-
mortal Day with the two great comers
in the box, and PLANK administered the
Walop.
Two seasons ago he led all American
League pitchers, and was close. up last
year. He never smokes, swears, takes
drink or hunts squads, and all Pennsyl-
Vania, and especially Gettysburg, insists
that he is the greatest southpaw in the
business. Also, he is buying farms on
Connie McGillicuddy's stingy salary
Moral; Don't smoke, swear drink, or go
SQUAD hunting.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
BONNER'S RIl
Blow by Jim stew
Of the Mfne

Of the Mine.
New York, April Is,
ner went TO the 1oor'
I'm the fifth round of
Stewart at the Long
night, not a few al
was "dogging" il a n
picked up ana carried
moaned as if in great
a further eXamina
fact that Stewart s cf.l
crushed i'm Jacks lef.
couple Of ribs. Bonn0
Roosevelt Hospital, (
bones were set.
lie declared that Std
litter that he ever nj
the fifth round, and a
across the ring. II
broke my ribs. Ire
right into my bait.
thought each blow Z
can't see how they /
that fellow from goin
Bonner.
Kid Mccoy sat by
amazed at Stewards 4
very much excited al
on. When Stewart wi
In the third, with a X
eyebrow open. Mccoy
and yelled to the yol
head and take the f
obeyed instructions liI
he finally got on hl
fought Bonner all ovI
was half way in thI
coaching the new hgli
My! / hope they a
He's got the best pun
East never produced
him before. I % tfreTe
world i'm six MONTH
clever Mccoy.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
AMATEUR BASEBALL.

The Lgceum A. O has organized baseball club
Tor the season, and would Like to hear from an
teams Of eighteen years OF age. Address George W.
Cooper box Office Lyceum Theater Washington,
ID. q.
The Madrids and Plafeaus played an interesting
game yesterday afternoon. Campbell the Madrjds
shortstop. made home with the bases all
cupied. A triple play made in the first in
ming. The teams line up follows. Madrids- Camp
bell. shortstop; Noach, ahird base Remsbeg second
base Brooks, pitcher; w. lockwood left field; Taft
hrst base; d lockwood, center field; Roosevelt,
right field; Claybourne. catcher Plateaus- Philips.
shortstop; Gettinger, third base; Nortyu, second
base; Fristoe, pitcher; Tibbetts left field; pckel
first base; Burns, center field; Durham right field;
Patterson, catcher.
On Friday last 81. patricS's again defeated the
Teddy Bears in an interesting game ON the Mouu-
ment grounds hy II TO 3, the Of the first game
being II 10 TO- The features were the batting Of
q. Degnan. who got two doubles and a triple and
the pitching OF Hines for the winners. Heclxmann
played the best game for the Teddy Bears. st.
PatricS's lineup follows Feaau center field
Ramsdell, first base; Lyons. catcher Hines, pitcher;
Morrison, second base ToWnshend shortstop Bar
bour, third base; r. DcRnan, left field G.. Degnan,
right field. Games are wanted with teams averaging
fifteen years. Address Irwin Barbour llOl Seven
teenth street northwest
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19

two-thlrds of the Oily
nish an even greater
winners than this. II
be noted that the c
men are supplying a
funds with which
abroad.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
Spring Meeting PimIicO.

APRIL q TO MAY Q. INCLUSIVE.
SIX RACES EACH DAY
INCLUDING STEEpLE(fHASE
FIRST RACE AT 4. NJ
Trains leaving Union Station. Fenna. II. r. at
II IS a. M, Will stop at Penna Ave baltimore CON
meeting with electric cars direct TO track Special
cars ia waiting az Union station, baltimore - meet
Renna. train leaving Washington az 1880
ADMISSION, 81.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-19
BAN ON SUMMER BALL
Eastern Colleges Divided
Over Question.
BIG 'vARsITIEs AGAINST 1T

Opposition to Undergraduates Play
ing Game for Money in Vacation
Period strong az Big Four-New
England Universities, with Exeep-
dion OF Dartmouth, See No Harm.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
E MPIRE
CHRISTOPHER, ,JR :

Io-nights performance of Chris topher, Jr,' will be the final one for that piece, and beginning Monday the attraction will be Augustus Thomas's famous drama of southern lie entitled Alabama" This pro- ,duction has been secured as a special Christmas week vehicle and should pack the new playhouse at every per formance. Then Manager Morrison has announced the inauguration of q new idea, that of moving pictures and illustrated songs between the acts. so that there will be no more watts of tiresOme and annoying na- ture. This radical departure on the part of Mir Morrison for the benefit of patrons of the Empire ought and Will make new friends, and the con- stantly increasing attendances testify to the popularity of the David NJ. Hartford stock company. Alabama" is a production which has strength and is full of tenderness in it's story d piece considered one of the most wholesome ever written There will be the usual matinees on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, with a spn- clal Christmas matinee on FriIay ar- ternoon. Popular prices.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
THEATRICAL
 CHATTER

hotel in Decauter, III, refused to marry the actress at the last hour. LauX is a member of a prominent Decautur family and his father is attributed to be quite wealthy LauX went to Springfield, III, Saturday after procuring a marriage license for himself and Miss Cantrall, he en- gagged the services of Justice Robert Connolly to perform the ceremony at the Illinois hotel at 11:30 o'clock saturday night. Miss Cantrall, so other members of the company state, was excused from the theater before the final act of the play and went to the hotel to fulfill her part of the marriage contract, Justice Ro- bert Connolly also went to the hotel at the hour designated, but was in formed that the marriage had been called off and that his services were not needed Miss CantraIl refused to make any statement concerning the action of LauX other than to state that she had nothing of importance to say of the affair at present
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19

American bluff" cannot now find sr- perlativeS enough to praise his daring and his success. They speak of him as the bird man." who never fails to astonish them by his extraordinary performances in the conquest of the air
 Wright won two great prizes by his latest flights One is the Micheln cup, awarded to the aeronaut who makes the longest sustained flight in an aero plane during the present year. It car- ries with it a money prize of $4,0oo
 The other is the De La Sarthe Aero club cup for the highest flight It has a money value of $20O These two prizes. apart from the purses, have been the trophies most sought after by every aerOnaut using an aeroplane
 His machine circled with clocklike regularity at a speed of about thirty four miles an hour, sometimes disap- bearing behind the trees at one end of the field, but always coming into view at the same point. Wright never lift ed his machine higher than hundred feet nor allowed it to go lower than seventy-fye.
 After i hour 5 minutes 8 seconds Wright came easily to earth at the place he started from.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
THEATRICAL BOOKINGS.

Sunday, Dec 20-Imperial Moving Pictures. Wednesday, Dec 23-John Drew in Jack Straw"
 Friday, Dec 25--"The Thief" Saturday, Dec 26-''The Luck of Mac Gregor." Sunday, Dec 27-Imperial moving pictures.
 Monday, Dec 2S-Dockstader' S minstrels. Wednesday, De- 5O-May Robson in The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary.
 Thursday and Friday, Dec 3l, Jan 1-"The Gamblers.
 Saturday, Jan 2-Yale University Dramatic association in The Critic -
 Sunday, Jan 3-Imperial moving pictures.
 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan 4, and 6-"The Man of the Hour"
 Friday, Jan S-Antonio Maiori.
 Sunday, Jan 10-Imperial moving pictures.
 Wednesday, Jan 13-Yiddish play.
 Friday and Saturday, Jan 15-16-- Montana Limited"
 Sunday, Jan 1724-Imperial nov ing pictures.
 Monday and Tuesday, Jan 25-25- The Mocking Bird"
 Sunday, Jan 31-Imperial moving pictures.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
JACQUES
VAUDEVILLE.

The life of the actor is ricn in eX- periences of all sorts. Many of these are extremely amusing. Nowhere do more such crop out than in the ac- tors boarding houses. It has re mained for a Waterbury man to col lect these incidents, shape them into an act suitable for vaudeville, em- bellish them with fetching song num- bers and link them in consistent se- quence. Leo J. Curleys notable sue cess, Fun in a Boarding House. = which has had the run of the leading New York vaudeville theaters, and has already played several of the Poli houses, will be the top liner at the Jacques next week, heading a strong Christmas bill. The interest in this act has reached such proror- tions that the advance sale is much larger than usual. Seats for the Christmas matinee, reserved in keep ing with the holiday custom at even ing prices, are now available. Fun in Boarding House. easily the most deliberately staged act ever brought to the Jacques, is accom- panied by such well known attrac- tions as Walter Law and company in
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
THE THIEF v

A young wife's idolatry of her nus band, perpetual anxiety that she will lose in attractiveness in his eyes, and the husbands unconscious error that leads to the most painful conse- quences for both, is the frameM 0! k of the story of "The Thief" which Charles Frohman will bring to Poli' s on Christmas day, matinee and night. This idea richly amplified and clothed with the most ingenious qualifications. is developed into the absorbing drama that has made Henry Bernstein the most popular contemporary dramatist in Europe and his work the most sought after by managers in every country that supports the theater. The marital state has seldom been handled more philOsophically than by Bernstein
 Bernstein's almost intuitive knOwl- edge of men and women has made
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
ROLLER SKATING AGAIN

The casino again seems to he the popular place for pastime. Each evening at this well known place of amusement large crowds attend 10 roller skate which seems to be all the rage once more. A number of competent instructors are in attend- ance to look after those who are unable to skate alone It is a good exercise and a healthful pastime Aside from this there are d number of other attractions to hold the at tention of visitors Manager Ward of the rink gives his personal atten- tion to all patrons and endeavors to make those who attend as comfort able as possible. On the sporting page of this paper will be found coupon which will enable school chil- dren to enjoy the sport afternoon and evening. The shooting gallery also attracts much attention as val uable prizes are given each week 10 the best shots. Special prizes are offered for Christmas. Prizes are also offered in the bowling alleys afternoon and evening.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
COMING EVENTS

Dec Washington Hill Athletic club rooms, sociable and dance.
 Dec 24-Rick's dancing academy, reception and dance.
 Dec 24-Turn hall, Scovill street, Christmas Eve dance given by the Waterbury Turn Verein.
 Dec 25-Buckingham Music hall, social and dance given by The Locals.
 Dec. 2S.-Leavenworth hail. r,- ception given by Omphalea club.
 Dec 2S, 29, 30.-Sacred Heart hall, Wolcott street. parochial social
 Dec. 30-MeChanics and Speedwill halls, dance, whist and drill given by the degree team, Daughters of Lib- erty.
 Dec 31-Town hall, Watertown. social and dance given by the Hanky Panky club.
 Dec. 31.-Goodwill hall. Water vile, grand ball and reception by St Michael's drum corps.
 Dec. 31-Leavenworth hall, seventh annual gathering of Jacques Cartier conelave, No S10, Improved Order HeptasOphs.
 Jan 1--Buckingham hall, annual concert and dance of the Goodwill Social club.
 Jan 6-St Cecilia's parish hall, German supper given by the Ladies' auxiliary.
 Jan. S.-Leavenworth hall, social and dance for the benefit of Michael Lawlor.
 Jan 16-Buckingham Music hall, annual sociahle and dance given by employees of the Amcritah Mills Co.
 Jan 29-Second annual dance of Laurel club at Buckingham Music hall.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19

the powerful dramatic playlet in two scenes, At the Threshold"; Frosini, the master of the accordion; Gavin Platt and the real dog actor, Peaches in The Stolen Kid"; Martini and MaXimilian in spectacular revelations of the mysterious of the black art; the brothers Phillipi. sensational Eu- ropean gymnasts; Matte Lockette, the peerless child impersonator and singing cOmedienne, and the electro graph with brand new films. As a special feature of Christmas week every child witnessing the matinee on Thursday will receive q Poli pack age of Christmas cheer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
WILBUR WRIGHT
 HERO OF HOUR.
French SavantS Lionize Him
 For Beating Records.
TWO GREAT PRIZES GAINED

Aloft For Nearly Two Hours, Ameri-
 can Aeroplanist Covers About Sew enty Miles and Attains Height of Three Hundred and Sixty Feet.
 Committee of Aero Club Waits on
 Him and Tells Him He Is the Great
 est Man of the Century.
 Le Mans, France Dee. 19.-Follow- ing his double achievement in making two new worlds records with his aer- Oplane Wilbur Wright is the lion of the hour ill France today.
 A committee of the Paris Aero club composed of NM. Leon. BoIlee. Pcl- Her. Dnrand and Ncrncy called on MT. Wright this forenoon and congratu- lated him on his feat in remaining alOft nearly two hours flying dis tancc of seventy miles and attaining an altitude of 3GO feet
 You are the greatest man of the century" the committee told Mir. Wright, and he modeStIy bowed his thanks.
 The Paris papers, which a year ago characterized Wright as great
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
JOHN DREW.

''The laughter of satire,' says George Meredith, lis blow in the back or the face. The laughter of comedy is impersonal and of up- rivaled politeness, nearer a smile; often no more than smile" Mere dith would undoubtedly classify Jack Straw the play by W. Som erset Vaughan, which John Drew will present at Polls theater on Wednesday, December 23, as a com edy rather than a satire, for the laughter it evoles is of the politcst If you go to the theater 10 be amused you will get what you want in Jack Straw" especially as MT Drew presents it, for the principal role is one that suits Mr Drew better than any part he has had for a long time and consequently he appears in it at his very best. Prices 25 cents to S150.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
POLI'S
MOVING PICTURES.

At Polls theater tomorrow even- Ing the feature of the moving pie ture show will be new film en- titled The Queen of the Arena" " This long and entertaining picture Will recall to your memory all the pleasant afternoons ever spent in the circus tent while the acrobats and the trained dogs and the elephants were doing their stunts It shows also the daring of the acro- bats on the flying trapeze There will be 90 other entertaining pie lures. An added feature will be Miss May Trado, the well known vocalist, assisted by William Cor coran in new, illustrated songs. Polls orchestra will furnish music Prices 1 , and 25 cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19

axe witness Stdno.
 New York. Dec. 19.-Greatly to his rhagrin. Thornton J. Hans, author of fiction stories, accused Of abettinS Captain Peter C. IIains in the killing of William F. AnniS, was compelled to stay in his cell in the Queens county penitentiary today.
 Judge Crane. who is conducting the trial in the supreme court at Flush ing. granted the request of the coun- Sel for the defense 10 take a recess to- day in order that Mr. Mcintyre might have time to review the evidence. The iurymen were allowed to go to their homes and will be back in court at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 When seen in the jail today Thorn 1 ton J. Hains was in angry and bitter mood. He said;
 Il feel indignant at much of the tes- timony given by witnesses for the prosecution.
 The thought continually runs through my mind that they are say ing things that are absolutely not true, and I feel justified in calling them liars
 "TakC, for instance the witness Funke, who testified that while my brother was firing the shots that killed ! Annis l held him at bay with my own revolver He is one of the sort of men who remembers to forget or 'forgets 10 remember in most amazing fash ion. But l don't feel that he fooled any of tle intelligent men who are sitting in judgment upon me.
 While he was testifying l found it difficult to contain myself, for knew that he must have heard mo ask rc- peatedly that q police officer be sent for after my brother fired the shots 1 He also heard me express my sorrow at what had occurred. saying: No one is more sorry for this than I am. I did all I could to keep my brother from meeting this man.
 The witness must have heard me say this. He has testified that when | found that Jesperson was not at the i boat club he overheard my remark to Peter in which l told him that Jesper- son, the real estate agent. was not there and that we might as well leave.
 Tt was evident to me during the witness testimony how he felt in re- gard to me. IL was clear that he had the bltterest feelings toward me from the first.
 But, taking it all in all. feel thor oughly satisfied with the manner in which the trial is progressing. I will be greatly surprised if by the end of next week l am not free to go where I will"
 Mrs. Claudia Hains, wife of Captain Peter C. Hains. has been asked by the defense 10 come from Massachusetts to take the witness stand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19

his play, ''The Thief" a drama not for any one class or cline, but for all classes and all lands. The pre- sentation of this great play here has been intrusted by Charles Frohman to Charles Dalton, Edward R. Nav son, Gertrude Dallas, Leonard Ide, Arthur Lawrence, Cecil Owen and Mrs Hilary Bell. Prices. matinee 25 cents to $1, evening 25 cen,s to $50, box seats $2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
EMPIRE MOVING PICTURES

The Superior Moving Picture con- pahy announces a new and entertain ing motion picture exhibition for the Empire theater tomorrow evening, Manager Thomas W. Ray has ar> ranged to present number of the very latest films. The programme will include many amusing subjects as well as pictures more serious in character. These pictures are all high class and in connection with them are illustrated songs by well known vocalists and other musical features. Prices, 10 and 1J cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
CASTRO WOULD ARBITRATE.
President of Venezuela Thinks Settle-
 rnent Would Be Easy,

Berlin. Dec 19.LThere is an evil dent desire on the part of President Castro 10 effect an arrangement of the outstanding difficulties between Venezuela and France. When asked whether there was q possibility of re- latiOns between the two countries be- ing renewed President Castro said:
 T believe it would be very easy to bring about renewal of relations be- tween Venezuela and France by sub hitting questions at issue to arlstra- ton in the usual way adopted when two nations cannot find other means for settling their differences"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19

Fulton's band. The programme opens with the famous Chopin 'POlonaise Militaire," one of the most magnifi cent of the great composers works. Another interesting number is An gelus' from Scene Pittoresque' by MaSSenet
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19

Powder Mill Blown Up; Two Killed.
 Lebanon. O., Dec. 19-One of the mills of the Senior Powder company has blown up, killing Clinton Erton and William Urton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
FULTON BAND CONCERT

I Chopin, Massenet. Strauss and oth- i CT classical composers figure in the ! compositions which will be rendered
 this evening at the Buckingham by
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
Harvard Professor Resiors,

Cambridge, Mass, Dec 19. John William White, professor of Greek at Harvard university since 1884, has re- signed
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-19
HANS BITTER
 AT WITNESSES.
Author on Trial For Murder
 Calls Them Liars.
THINKS JURY IS WITH HIM

Judge Crane Grants Request of Coun- seI For the Defense For an Adjourn ment Until Monday to Give Him Time to Review the Evidence Already Offered-Mrs. Claudia Hains Asked to Come From Massachusetts to Take Witness Stand.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1908-10-23
Straight From the Animal.

A London gentleman, having taken
small farm in the country as being
the correct thing to do, as well as to
get little fresh air, had invited some
of his friends down to see his new
possession.
Having viewed the domain and not,
ing the absence of creature life about
the place, one of his friends remarked 4:
with a nice, open place like this,
wonder you don't have some animals
about, as is usual on a farm. Some
cows, for instance, so as to have your
own butter and cream"
"No-o." drawled his host, don't care
about butter or cream"
Some chickens or ducks, then. You
surely like fresh eggs?"
Moo, don't care for eggs. But I've
sometimes thought I'd like sheep. I
rather like kidneys for breakfast."-
Liverpool Mercury.