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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29
SCHOLASTIC RELAY
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Distance 1900 Meters, and
Will Be Open to All
Schools.

relay race Tor the scholastic cham
pionship of the District has been added
TO the program of the Federal indoor
games. 10 be held in Convention Hall
February 20.
The distance OF tie race viii be l.500
meters and it viii he open TO all schools
in the District, the winner TO be known
as the scholastic indoor relay cham
pioLs of the District of Columbia" and
awarded a handsome banner in addi-
ton to Individual prizes
This is the first time in the history of
local athletics that a relay race, open
10 all schools IN the District, has been
put on a program, and the winning team
VIII be the hrSt scholastic Champ iOns
Washington has ever had. Georgetown
Prep, Central High, and the Washington
School for Boys all have prospects for
last quartets ana there should be fierce
rivalry between the high school and
prep school teams for blue ribbon hon
Ors.
Beginning Light Work.
With the football season at an end
all school boys and college athletes in
the District. Virginia. Maryland. and
nearby cities and towns I'm PenusyI-
Nania and New Jersey will this week
begin lsht work IN preparation for the
Federal games. During the three weeks
preceding the Christmas vacation the
work Will be largely for the purpose of
shedding superfuOus flesh and getting
the athletes ready to stand the strain
o. the long hard grind in January and
February.
In all the local high and prep schools
the young athletes are doing stunts
every afternoon and in the Out-Of-tUwn
schools the boys viii begin to get busy
before the end OF this week.
The Episcopal High School of Alex
aEdria. determined to win the Pennsyl-
Nania Alumni Trophy this year. has one
of the largest track squads I'm its his
tory. Already this school has sent its
annual challenge to the Woodberry For
est School of Orange Va, TO a relay
race for the scholastic championship OF
Virginia. which is always one of the
most interesting and holly contested
events on the Federal games program.
Four or five teams of boys, many OF
whom were IN the recent relay race
from New York to Washington, viii
compete for the Championship of the
boys department OF the local Y. NJ.
e. A.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29
COMPARING SCORES
A WASTE Of TINE
Past Performances Count
for Little in Figuring
Football Winners.
BY MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-There is one
fact which stands out In the football
season Of 1908 so that it cannot be mis-
taken. It is that the strength of a team
cannot be gagged by past performances.
and each game must stand by itself.
Another is that the day of supremacy
Tor the Big Five has passed.
The new formations, the development
of the forward pass. the efficiency Of
trick plays and the ascendency of quick
ness Of mind and body over brute
strength and weight have revoluti0nized
the game SO that any team has a look
in. That the revolution is a popular
one is evidenced by the record breaking
crowds at the big games.
I heard one rather novel explanation
of the marked increase in strength from
the coach of one Of the smaller colleges
recen .ly. He said; IF the halves were
made longer we would have a better
chance against the bigger colleges. You
see in our squad we have only three or
four substitutes. Our men are trained
from the start to play through the
game. With the big universities when
they have plenty Of material and plenty
of substitutes the men are trained to
play for only part of a game. AS a re-
suit when there is a long, grueliug con-
test our boys are better able 10 stand
it than the other fellows and the longer
the game the better our chances"
I do not vouch for the reasoning, hut
this point is a novel one at all events.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29

Bill Roper has reached the end OF his
rope as football coach at Princeton So
Roper's inability TO turn out a winning
eleven for Old Nassau has stirred up
the pride of several prominent members
of the alumni, who assert that Prince
ton must have a team to conquer its
old enemy, Yale, at any cost. Roper
has done valiant service for Princeton,
and he viii step out from the position
he served SO faithfully with the good
Will of students and graduates.
With Roper's resignation I'm sight. the
question of the hour is: who will be
his successor" There are two names
mentioned for the job. Stagg, the ia
NOUS old Yale pitcher, now coach of
the Chicago University. and Hurry-Up
Bill Yost. of Michigan Stagg is the
favorite for the job, and is expected TO
land the plum. Yost has many admirers
here. but his failure to turn out a win
ner at Ann Arbor is against him In some
quarters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29

It is not generally known that Frank
Mount Pleasant. the great Indian sprint
er, broad jumper. and football player,
was given birth by an Irish mother, but
such Is the case. According to the
Celtic Park crowd, II is easy TO see how
Mount Pleasant can run 440 in nifty sec
onds. jump more than twenty-three feet
in the long jump. and play one of the
greatest games at quarter seen on
the gridiron today In addition to his
strenuous accomplishments on track and
field, Mount Pleasant is a tip-tOp must
clan. On Friday he was elected cap
tain of the Dickinson College eleven for
1909.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29

Martin J. Sheridan. rated in most
quarters as the best all-arOund athlete
on earth, has performed some unique
and wonderful feats of strength and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-29

Coy. Of Yale. is the biggest pippin in
the football world this season. That
the Eli fulIback w0l the game from
Princeton is beyond question. He has
earned a place fairly in the football hall
of fame.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15
What Is a Good Cow?

Prof. Dean, of the Ontario Depart
ment of Agriculture, in answering the
question, what is a good cow, says
it is one that will produce at least o,Ooo
mounds of milk, or make not less IMAM
$50 mounds of butter in one year, at
q cost of not more than $50 for feed.
Such a COW as that is a profitable AMI
NAL The production of the COWS OIL
the provinces of Ontario and quebec
which comprise the best dalrylng as
tricts in Canada, is only 300 pounds
of milk in the year man can not
afford to keep COWS that produce only
2 600 pounds of milk in a year
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15

Ever & Tschantz of Alliance, Ono,
one of the largest exclusive SWISS
cheese dealers in the United States,
closed contracts in Ohio and Wlscoh-
sin for 100000 pounds of cheese, the
total output of forty factories Tor the
wear 1908. The average price to be
maid is Is cents per pound, said to be
the highest ever known in this country
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15
Why ''put up"
with leaky roofs?
Lay &c as CO
Ready Roofing
a nd end your
troubles.

If you lay coal-tar and other
residual pitch roofngs, tin, or shingles,
you'll repair and replace them before
vo'; want to. They give way and let
the water in.
Gen-as' co doesn't crack or rust
or rot as other roofs do. Gen-as' co
has the oily, elastic life of Trinidad
Lake Asphalt, and keeps weather proof
and waterproof indefinitely.
Easy for any handy man to apply
Nails and cement with each roll for
laying.
Ask any progressive dealer,
Write for Book 22 and samples.
THE BARBER ASPHALT
PAVING COMPANY
largest producers of asphalt in the world
PHILADELPHIA
New York San Francisco Chicago
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-01-15

no $40 a year. This ration should be
maintained for forty or fifty COWS Wlth
the ordinary help on ranch ana the
profits can be figured proporlonateiy
if the right kind of stock is kept.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
STRIKE CON T|NUES
IN COAL FIELDS
Check off" Will Not Be AL
lowed in Mines of EIev-
enth District.
THE VANDALIA HOLDS OUT.
LARGEST COMPANY ANNOUNCES
THAT 1T WILL NOT GIVE UP
THE SYSTEM AND MINERS
LEAVE ENTRIES.

Terre Haute, Ind, Aug. 1S.-At a
meeting of the Btuminous Operators
association last night it was decided
night, Aug. IL, and not to allow the
'check-off'' in the mines of the Elev-
enth district.
Hopes of an early settlement of the
difficulty and strike were blasted by
the action. The Vandalia Coal COM
pany which operates several mines.
has announced il will continue the
CHECK Off" and 1000 miners were
prepared to return to work today in
the mines of this company. 1t seem
ed certain that other operators would
be compelled to follow the Vandalia
company, as it owns about thirty
mines in the district. The Vandalia
company will now abide by the ]decis-
ion of the operators associa ton it is
believed
When the Vandalia Coal company
informed the executive board of the
Mine Workers that the "check-off''
would not be stopped. the coal diggers
believed that prompt adjustment
was at hand.
Ordered Back to Work.
The men employed at Jackson Hill
mine were ordered back to work yes
terday by President Van Horn of the
executive board as no notice was Serv-
ed on them declaring the "check-off'
at an end. AS soon as they learned
that a strike was ordered the miners
VIC Of &,,,a
trying to learn whether the check
off, was in force or not.
Officials of the Vandalia Coal COM
pany declined to discuss the situation
after the meeting last night, stating
that whatever Phil Penna, secretary
of the association said was the truth
Mr.. Penna's statement of the situa-
ton was:
The operators association affirms
the action of last Tuesday night, Aug
H.
In regard to the Vandalia's position
he said he didns know. However,
from the statements of the officials it
would appear that the Vandalia COM
pany intends to carry out the order
of the association.
The Vandalia Coal company is the
largest in the district and if it should
fail to carry out the order of the as
sociation regarding the collections the
miners would have a big point to
their credit.
The executive board of the mine
workers instructed the men to return
to work at the various shafts of the
Vandalia company today. Now, how
ever they will probably be reinstruct.
ed to await developments. The min
ers this morning, face the situation
just where it was last Friday when
| the strike was started
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
LEAGUES QUIET IS
VERY MISLEADING
Civic Organization in Madison
County Is Awake.

Anderson, Ind, Aug. 1S.-The quiet
which has seemingly prevailed among
the members of the Civic league in
this county has been misleading
President Dinsmore has visited each
precinct chairman in the county. The
attitude of the various candidates on
the liquor question has been obtained
and the members of the league are
preparing their forces to bring about
the election of the men who have
stood for the cause Of temperance.
The voters in the dry" townships,
will, it is believed, vote as they sign
ed the remonstrance
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
RUSSIAN SAYINGS.

He who fears a sparrow will never
SOW millet
An untried friend Is like an IN
cracked nut
When you die even your tomb shall
be comfortable
The absentminded man looks for the
horse he rides on.
Better to beg than steal, but better
to work than beg.
A mothers love will draw up from
the depths of the sea-
When the ass bears too light a load
he WAITS to lie down
He who is on horseback no longer
knows his own father.
Man carries his superiority inside,
animals theirs outside
The nobleman is always in the right
when the peasant sues.
If the thunder is not loud the peasant
forgets to cross himself
One whip is enough for good horse,
for bad one not thousand.-Milwau-
kee Sentinel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
Power of a Song.

A pleasant incident happened at the
Crystal palace when Nine. Albani was
once singing the French Partridge"
As soon as the concert was over one of
the audience, a gentleman we'll known
as a good shot and keen sportsman,
called upon Nine Albani and said,
Madam, l am sorry TO say that /
have shot many little red leg in my
time, but after hearing you sing that
song l will never kill another deli
cate compliment to a great singer
and to song.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
BALDWIN'S SHIP
BOUGHT BY ARMY
DirigibIe Is Property of Gov
eminent for S5,737.50.

Washington, Aug. 1s.-The army air.
ship board today decided that Capt.
Baldwin's dirigible balloon had met all
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
All For Nnught.

All these international conferences
to remove causes" of war are futile
Wars arise from conflict of human de-
sires. There will always be wars while
desires conflict. until the millennium
comes and we are angels. The impel-
ling desire that brings together these
universal peace conferences is chiefly
social. The dreamers want a chance to
tell their dreams to other dreamers
Men who find happiness in ''promi-
hence" want more prominence So they
gather and shake hands and make
speeches and tell how happy the world
will be when dreams come true.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18

agreed on for its purchase The
board calculated that the airship had
maintained an average speed of 1878
miles per hour while in the air two
hours, one hour and fifty seconds, this
speed being slightly more than the re-
quired 10 per cent of the maximum
speed of 1861 miles per nour.
Capt. Baldwin will receive $5,787bo.
which is 10 per cent. less than the
nount he would have received had he
reached a maximum speed of twenty
miles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18

MARY ELLEN:
Gold Medal Flour is the best for max
ing everything SaRRIya
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
~ Great Wsy Or,

Mr.. William Miles, late verger O,
Rochester cathedral and the Original
of Mr.. Tope in Edwin Brood" was
n great favorite with the late Dean
Hole. On one anniversary of the YER
gers birthday, after a pleasant greet
ing, the dean asked:
How many children did your moth.
err have?"
ooh, 1 am the eldest Of tweivew re.
piled Mr.. Miles.
Then" said the genial dean, you
never saw your youngest brother"
ooh. yes. did" answered Miles.
What. With ten miles between
your said the dean chafingly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
A Famous Bell.

On the watch tower of the Eela, at
the Alhambra, Spain, there is a silver
toned bell which the Moslems hung as
signal to let on the water in the gar.
dens and the fountain in the city below
Its sound can be heard at Liga, thirty
miles away. The maiden who strikes
1t is sure of a husband before the year
is out. and of a good one if she rings
loud enough. On certain fete days it is
lively Cor the bell.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
THE CITY IN BRIEF
Flags, Bunting and Decora-
tive Goods BartePs Station
cry Store, 921 Main, 1919

Our Carpet Cleaning Department is
new and up-to-date. Our work is the
best in the city. All work called for
and delivered without extra charge.
Monarch Laundry. 13-14t
A lawn fete will be held Wednesday
evening at the home of E. G.. Hill on
East Main street by the women of the
South Eighth Street Friends church.
Ice cream and cake will be served
Price 15c. 1913
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
Quite Modest.

You took retainers from both hus.
band and wife in this divorce case
said the court severely.
Your honor" said the accused at
torney. 'let me explain. I was first
retained by the man"
No improperly in that"
Then, conscious that the husband
had secured legal talent of such high
order, / deemed it fair that the wife
should have an equal show."-kansas
City Newsbook.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
We Invite the Children
to a Maple Feast
If you have child who doesn't know MaPl-Flake let
buy you package for it. Then the child when tastes
the maple flavor, will ask you to buy it

The ideal food for hot weather.
Whole wheat made wholly digestible Flaked
and toasted, and favored with maple syrup.
1t gives one the maximum nourishment and
produces the minimum heat Meat acts the
other way.
AT least meal day, in summer, should
consist of Map1-F1ake and fruit
Comfort and good health demand it. None of
the fad foods can possibly take its place.
Mapl-E1ake is whole wheat, prepared by a
process requiring % hours.
The wheat is steam-cooked for six hours.
Then IT is cured for days-a partial digestive
process
Then each separate berry is faxed so thin that
the full heat of our attack every atom.
Then those thin fakes are toasted 80 minutes
in heat of 400 degrees
F1aked foods can be prepared without all this
expense-prepared in one-fourth of the time.
But that long process and that fierce heat, are
essential to perfect digestion. In no other way
can the particles be separated the digestive
juices get to them
The result is food that's all food because it
all digests. The shorter process makes half
food-a food that but half dgests.
Then we cook our wheat in pure maple syrup,
mainly for the children's sake.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
One Package Free

One package of Mapl-F1ake will make you
convert forever. You will never go back to
inferior foods after YOU once try this
So we offer to buy the first package ourselves.
rather than have you delay.
Please send us this coupon-now before YOU
forget it. We will then send you order. good
at your grocer's for full-size package free.
Then you'll know You will need no persuade
ing to get it again.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18

There is little use in making the best food 4
children don't like il best.
So we give it this enticing havor-the rnSo
delicious flavor that cereal ever had
The result is, children want it as much 10
want them 10 have il You can't serve it too
often: they never get too much.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
HAM S! HAM S!

Have just taken out of Smoke
House large and choice lot of Hams
ranging in size from IL to 25 lbs.
VIII sell the small ones at 15c h..
l"-Ce ones at lac Id. Cut the large
[ ) in half for same price for Won.
Schwegman's Meat Markets.
1921 Phone 2204 & 1884.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
Her System.

How do you get along with the
men so well. MaudeT"
well. expect them all to be fools
But | don't let them suspect what /
expect So I'm never disappointed.
and neither ara they" - Cleveland
y.eadRx.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-18
BRYAN DENIES He
SOLD OUT TO KERR
Said He Never Heard of Of
fer or Agreement by
Pennsylvania.
VAN CLEAVE SHIFTED.
so NEBRASkAN DECLARES IN
REGARD TO STATEMENTS AS
TO WHY BUSINESS MEN
SHOULD OPPOSE HIM.

Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. IS
The most important happening at
Fairview yesterday was the emphatic
denial given by w. J. Bryan to story
printed in Pittsburg this morning that
he had sold OUT to the Kerr faction
of the Pennsylvania democracy in or
der to accomplish the defeat of Col
James NJ. GuffeI for national commit
| teeman. The price alleged to figure
in the transaction was 100000 as a
campaign contribution
The charge is said to have been
made that Mr.. Bryan made good" but
that Mr.. Kerr and his supporters had
not come forward with the money.
| Mr.. Bryan declared that he had never
heard Of the offer or agreement and
he suggested that the proper persons
to consult were the members of the
committee on credentials, which de-
cided the Pennsylvania contests
Mr.. Bryan would not permit him.
self to be drawn into a further discus
sion with James Van Cleave, presi-
! dent of the Manufacturers associa-
ton, who came out in the press yes
terday with additional reasons why
the business men of the country
should not support the democratic nat
ional ticket. This decision was based
on the fact that Mr.. Van Cleave had
failed to defend his former conten-
tions, but had shifted the discussion
TO other questions.
Save Nan HIa,.a
When his attention was called to
the statement of James w. Van
Cleave, president of the Manufacture
ers' Association, in which Mr.. Van
Cleave for the second time within a
month sets forth reasons why the bust
ness men OF the country should not
vote for the democratic candidate. Mr..
Bryan would not enter into any leng-
thy comment, but he charged Mr.. Van
Cleave with shifting the discussion to
other questions instead of defending
what he said before.
Mr.. Van Cleave issued a statement
appealing to business men to defeat
the democratic ticket on account of
the labor planks," said Mr.. Bryan. ct
replied to his appeal. Instead of de-
Tending what he said before he now
attempts to shift the discussion to 9th
er questions. 1t will not be necessa
to now answer what he says |, shall
during the present month discuss the
questions which he lays especial en-
phasis upon-the tariff question at
Des Moines and the guaranty of bank
deposits at Topeka
, 1908-07-08
REVOLUTIONARY PROSPECTS.

Will the socialists achieve their ar
dent hope OF polling a million votes In
November? Their vote rose from
lightweight thousand in 1900 to four
hundred thousand in 1904, SO the hg.
ure should be Ire two mutton this
fall IL there is any virtue in a ratio.
Their platform Is immediate govern
ment relief to all unemployedi collec-
tive ownership of all land, transporta-
ton utilities and trusts; income tax;
female suffrage; abolition OF the sen'
ate, and a large curtailment OF the
supreme and lesser courts are salient
planks; while absence of "straddles"
Is a salient feature.
This is revolutionary, of course, but
In a rather conservative manner, as
socialists look at 1t. Government aid
to the needy, government ownership
of transportation, female suffrage and
abolition of the house of the lords are
familiar and quite respectable prin-
ciples in England, for example; while
English courts have never had power
to set aside an act Of parliament. That
plank which declares for collective
ownership Of all land would raise large
and stubborn doubts in the mind OF
American farmers; but as very few
farmers will ever hear OF 1t, the point
is immaterial.
The chances for a million votes look
ed bright last winter, but seem some
what less promising now-when the
number'of idle hands Is decreasing. the
industrial outlook improving and the
crops are doing well. All a rule, that
revolution which IA prosper on three
square meals a day must be mild in
deed. 1t was M. Peter Baille who re-
ported cheerfully, during the French
revolution, "All goes well here; food
is not to be had."-Saturday Evening
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