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TOday's Games.

Departmental League-Interior vs..
Urea sury and Commerce and Labor
vs. War. on white Lot EIlipse-
Capital City League-St. Stephen 8
Institute vs.. BlOomingdale A. C., at
Capital Park
Suuday-ScLCOl League-Fifth Va
First, at Sixteenth and y streets
northeast
Marquette LeaEUe-Marines VS.. St
Joseph. at Thirteenth and j streets
northeast
independence League-GurIey A. c.
vs. Advent A c. al AIcDevitt's Field
Columbia League lexington VS.
Independents, at First and W streets
northeast.
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OFFICIALS OF TIMES AUTO RUN

REFEREE.
David Boecroft, Secretary Technical Board, A A.
JUDGES.
r. Caverly, president Washington
H. c.. Washington Auto Club
d.. Irwin II. Mcconnell.
TIMERS.
T. B. Spence broker.
c Edwards, D. c. y. G.
A. Copenhayer Washington Auto Club.
STARTER
Leroy Mark secretary Washington Auto Club.
ASSISTANT STARTER.
Charles A. Jones, broker.
SCORERS
l, B. f. Washington Times
2. James a. O'Shea, attorney
J. H. G. Ward, correspondent
CLERK OF COURSE.
G. Newmyer, Washington Times.
ASSISTANT CLERK.
George A. DeateI, Washington Times
PILOr
John 4.
CHECKERS AT CONTROLS.
Dempster NJ Smith, Trimble, jr Irving E Smith
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Earned Tuns-Washington, J. First
base on bals--Oh Kane, = OF COnavery,
4; OF LOngstreet, g. Hits made-Orf
COnaveTy, 5. IN 8 innings; of Lougstrcet.
8, Struck out-By Kane, 4; By Conavery.
]; by Iongstreet J, Tnree-5aSe hit
ShEughnessy. Sacrifice hitS-GiIbert
Corners. 2; Donovan, Rothfus. Stolen
bases-GtlbeTt, MCDernOtt, Vhelan.
Rothfuss, Porter Double play-Straver
10 Porter 10 Childs to Foster Hit bv
Wild pitCEes-By LonRstreet, /; by
Kane, I. Umpire-MT- Steinberg. Time
OF game hour and 50 minutes.
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Bows Tendons in Both Fore
Legs After Fast
Trial.
FORTUNES OF KEENE
ARE LEFT TO CELT
Injured Thoroughbred Has Won
Thirteen Races and $4,000
in Stakes.

NEW YORK, May 29.-COlin. the
greatest race horse ever bred, will race
no more. The great son Of Commando.
the winner Of thirteen straight races,
all he ever went 70 the post in, and
$4,000 in stakes, is broken down.
The racing world is mourning the
loss Of the idol, with James r. Keene,
his owner.
II was at Sheepshead Bay that the
YnishaD to Colin occurred. He was sent
TO work out for the Brooklyn Handicap,
which is TO take place at Gravesend
next Monday. He ran a mile and
quarter, the handicap distance, IN the
sensational time Of 2.O5, and pulled up
without "a limp lie covered the frst
mile IN 1888 ID and the mile and a
furIong IN 1852, and was pulled up 70
finish the rest OF the journey in time
fast enough 10 win any big handicap.
Collins Stablemate.
Now the fortunes Of the Keenes are
I'D 10 Coins stablemate, Celt He
next TO Colin, is regarded as the best
Of the three-year-old division, and ii
IS on him that reliance for the winning
OF races in that division viii be placed
Colin appeared 10 come out Of the
workout sound and undistressed. Hall
an hour later, Rowe paid him visit
and found him in pain, An eXamina-
ton showed that he had broken down
In frOnt-that the tcndons of both fore
legs were bowed.
Can't Race Again.
"Bowing a tendon" means the rup-
ture Of the sheath Of the perforatus
tendon in the pastern. The rupture
causes a swelling that bows the skin
out. The injury heals, however, but
whenever the strain Of training or rae
ing is again put on the leg the rupture
occurs
II Is believed that in running the
trial. Colin rupJured the saeatn or the
tendon Of one leg. The quick pain OF
the rupture made him favor the
sound leg in the trial, and resulted in
the rupture Of the sheath Of the ten
don of that leg also.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Yesterdays Results.
BOSTON. 8. Pittsburg. 1.
Chicago, s; ST. Louis, 3.
Today's Games.
Chicago at 81. Louis.
Boston at Philadelphia.
New York at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati At Pittsburg.
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JOHNSON SURVIVES
FOR FINAL ROUND
Scholastic Champ Furnishes
Classy Exhibition in Ten
mis- Tourney.

a representative gathering Of tennis
fans braved the boiling sun yesterday
10 watch Wallace johnson. America s
interscholastlc champion. play Homer
Dels in the semi-fnals OF the Middle
Atlantic States tennis tournament on
Bachelors Courts.
The e1hibiti0- furnished by this pair
was one of the c,assiest ever seen on a
local court Deis is a steady and con-
sistent player, but he was no match for
the Philadelphia. He attempted the
net game, but was entirely outcIassed
at close range and was driven back.
where he found Johnson's long drives
and rare judgment in plac.zg almost
as pulling At TO time vas the local
player In the lead, and he lost on the
third set Ga. 6-3.
Johnson and Lincoln.
Today johnson will meet Gould Lin
coin IN the finals and IS touted TO be the
survivor. Although Lincoln q a classy
player he is hardly match for the Wis
itor unless the latter shows a reversal
or form The match VIII De pulled on
az 2 o'clock ana following the play in
the singles. Hills and Deis Will play
Johnson and Glazebr0ok IN the finals Of
the doubles
The team work displayed by Deis and
Hills yesterday resulted IN an easy vic
tory over Kelly and BaIIenEer O., 81.
Johnson and Glazebrook trimmed
Aiken and Parkes GO. - All four
men played well in this match.
At o'clock tomorrow the winner of
che singles Will stack up against Connie
Doyle, the present title holder. In the
doubles the surviving pair viii meet
Doyle and Doyle for the District cham
lionship.
The ladies' tournament was called on
on account OF the small number OF. en-
tries. Play Will be resumed today in the
consolation singles.
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By THOMAS S. RICE.

Three victories In row Tor the nrst
time this season!
The waIoping Washington gave Cleve-
land by s TO yesterday was not only
refreshing because it was a winning for
the home team. but because 1t proved
coucluslvely that under some conditions
the team can play frst-class ball for
more than one day at time. Up 20
yesterday there had been only two
stretches of two-in-a-row triumphs, and
they had been so far apart that an
esteemed contemporary could hardly be
blamed for forgetting one OF those hap
py incidents.
Another encouraging sign OF the times
was the ability Falkenberg displayed
to pitch nine innings without looking
foolish in any one of them. He got
bad start with a double and two singles
against him in the first round by means
OF which the Maps pounded in two runs.
After that he was all the money and
Cleveland only got two more nits Not
only were the Maps not hitting Falk,
but. what was the real meat in the Co
coanul, they were not smashing the ball
hard and losing out because of hard
Iuct in placing their drives. Falkenberg
.
lucky 20 connect with the spherold at
ALL much less send it where 1t would
do the NEST good
Eighth and ninth Innings have usually
been seasons or grief for FaIkenberg,
and sessions of sadness for his friends
and the rooters at large. Yesterday in
those ordinarily fatal rounds four men
an easy chance. and still another was
thrown out by Mcbride. There was no
luck in that. The Maps were merely
paying a tribute to the excellence Of
Faikenberg's delivery, just as we are in
writing this post-mortem.
When FaIkenberg was affected by the
heat because OF his extra exertIons in
scoring on him in the fifth inning. Case
Patten. the Willing Worker. was seen
busiIy engaged in tanning the weary
finger. Wherefore Pattern Isn't the
Washington club paying a trainer to
look after the men? II was Doc Payne
the Cleveland trainer. who did the hon
ors for Streets injured thumb on
Wednesday.
Laioie made six hits in the three days
he remained In our oeauUTul city we
are glad to see the king come into his
own. The SCATTERING of an idol. even
when he is an opponent. Is always a
distressing spectacle. and there is no
doubt about Larry being a baseball idol.
He had an Of period in his fielding here
this trip. but he still has his old grace
full. easy bearing. and it is pleasure
to see him perform.
What a roar would have assembled TO
/ the welkin If a Washington player had
/ thrown a ball into the bleacheTs and
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File Scores Early.

The Times tomorrow after
noon viii publish results of all
amateur ball games and other
sporting events held In the MORN
ing.
In order to facilitate handling,
all "cOpy," and especially box
scores, must be filed as early as
possible.
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Today's Games.

Allentown at Washington
Brooklyn at Reading.
Philadelphia at Elizabeth.
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What a roar would have assembled TO
the welkin If a Washington player had
thrown a ball into the bleachers and
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UNION LEAGUE.
Yesterdays ResultA

Philadelphia. 8; Washington, 3
Elizabeth. 10. Allentown. :.
Brooklyn. ?; Reading, !.
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stream out Of its course. After
work this effort was abandon
ed.
RAILROAD STEPS IN.
At this stage Of the fight the South
ern Pacific railroad took charge of
the work the development company
having by this time exhausted It's re-
sources. The railroad was thus oblig-
ed to enter the struggle for the very
existence of their main line across the
desert was threatened by the filling
of the salton basin. Four times they
We're compelled TO move their tracks
to higher ground. until at last they
were several miles from their origin
al course and there was no doubt but
that they should have been forced to
move again had the waters not been
soon brought under control, and event
ually they should have been obliged
to build through the mountains at an
enormous cost. II was thus a prob
lem for the United States government
or the Southern Pacific company to
undertake, and as the government was
averse to stepping In, the railroad was
forced to act independently.
Col. Epes Randolph, assistant gem
eral manager of the road, was placed
in charge of the work as superintend-
ent. He was well qualified for the
task. being one of the foremost en-
Sliitels III lne country ana having
fought Hood waters before, besides
which he has the distinction of haV-
ing constructed the first bridge across
the Ohio river. hut the undertaking
was also worthy Of the man. Some
idea of its magnitude can be formed
when 1t is known that the banks of
the stream as Well as the bottom
thereof, are composed almost entirely
OF silt. the sediment of the Colorado,
which, when dry is almost as light as
-four. The channel was a half mile
wide, and as for bed rock or hardpan
in which TO drive piling, they have
never been found.
Tho third effort. but the first under
the new management. was made some-
thing after the manner OF the lIads
jetting. A row OF piles was driven
out IN the channel of the river above
the mouth of the opening, in the hops
that sand bars would be thrown up be-
low, thus forcing the waters back into
their original channel. But IL was not
to be so, FOR the force of the river al
most tore the poles out OF the ground.
A similar effort was made upstream.
but without success.
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saltair bicycle races. 1Oc admission.
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near causing damage which il has been
estimated would eventually have
reached the enormous sum OF S0o,O0O,-
600.
WOULD RECLAIM THE DESERT.
IL was In 1896 that the California
Development company started work on
its project for the reclamation of about
million acres Of then worthless land,
the same constituting what is known as
the Imperial country, situated exactly
between the Salton sink and the
Gulf of California, or In other words
n part of the strip or land that original
~ cut Off the S9lton sea from It's source
OF supply This land had been found to
be immensely fertile, and being located
In sub-tropical climate II was seen
that the application of water would re-
suit In Vertnble hothuuse growth for
vegetation. An of which has been
proven true, ana now there are shipped
from this section the earliest melons In
the world, cantaloupes having been sent
out this spring by the middle OF April
When It is considered that the most
of this country is situated on the south
slope of the Salton sink and below sea
level It can he sean that an immense
amount of damage would result should
the basin be allowed TO again M with
water. About 10000 people would haye
Detn rendered homeless.
The plan OF the Development CONF
pany was 10 dig an immense canal from
the Colorado river TO the Imperial
country, which Is about Is miles dis
iant The canal was dug, the Colorado
being tapped a short distance below
Yuma, Ariz. From this point the big
ditch took n southerly course. crossing
into Mexico ana then turning westward,
ran parallel with the International
ttHlt
entopCd the United states, and from
which point its waters were shortly dis
trhuted 10 the Imperial settlers. Ma
tuie was very Kind to tho projectors OF
this irrigation enterprise, too, for tho
Colorado rivcr during one Of its por,-
odlc oyerllows had cut channel IN
the desert FOR some SO miles In the
direction that II was desired TO convey
the waters, and this of course, was tax
ON advantage of by the company. \
haadgate was put IN al the point where
the Colorado was tapped aud for sev-
elul months everything went wall.
Meantime the Imperial country was
cnioying genuine hoom'
TROUBLE BEGINS.
Rut AZ 80 often huppons IA new coun'
tries trouble was brewing from inc
very start, fur aH soon az the muddy
waters of the Colorado were diverted
into the lrrlgating canal they began 10
deposit their silt, OF which they carry
AN abundant supply NJ an times, IN
the bottom OF the diteh, and II was
not long until the deposit had become
so great that n WAS with difficulty that
enough water could be carried Ia the
settlers for irrignting purposes. Thon
Il was that the development company
did a very bold aud foolish thing. IN
the hope that they could thus aug
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bows 'sneaked;' and / had them back
within 10 hours In punishment as 1
had promised. This meant IS hours
imprisonment alone In one OF the mite
rooms here on bread and water ratiors.
Since then, have had no trouble anu
/ can trust those boys now to go Gp
town, or anywhere else, and come back
of their free will.
THE school building as home. nc
went on, was Il sort of chaos at FIRST;
there were partitions, and any number
OF things needed to make 1t habtaolei
and al these and other necessities de-
pend on the county or such help as
the benevolent can give. The place at
present needs painting. and / have set
the boys at sandpapering the woodwork
I'm readiness for the paint. I'm not sure,
either but we shall let the boys DO tine
painting. A little Instruction viii serve
and they are a mostly all capable and
willing. There's no reason why we
shouldn't have some chairs made for
our best room, too; | guess wen start
them on a Morris for a model"
"a manual training teacher could
give few hours gratuitous instruction
here with fine results was commented,
and the idea had been already mooted.
BOYS AS SINGERS.
A sound of young voices singing
came through the open door.
There. j want you to hear our boys
chorus" said the superintendent in
pride: and we listened while the strong
young voices piped out piece of
melody, immaturely to be sure, but
with enough sense of harmony to pros
mise better things. Again the thought
OF the need and call for some free
teaching came up; Il task of little pains
ia Piftp1 b1lt win finntlpsSnDle
promise of future good.
As for the building itself and its
needs, myriads of suggestions present
themselvesc for It's pienishing--the
cost of bridge prize at an afternoon
tea; a voluntary donation OF a book
or picture or pair of portiepes; the
sacrifice of an electric show" for the
purchase OF good boys magazine;
and other things galore, which taken
singly or collectively would help to
make a comfortable environment for
homeless boys.
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Southern Pacific Battle With The Salton Sea

ment their supply during the low stages
of the river they cut another canal
some four miles below the intake. con-
Meeting their main ditch with the river.
Tho opening was 80 feet wide, IL feet
deep and mile IN length,
But this canal also filled with silt.
1t was opened again but soon filed up.
The third time ii was opened and this
time the river kept II open, an inn
mense flood coming down just then ami
In a short time most of the waters of
the turbid Colorado were flowing into
the ifrigating canal. Then commenced
one of the fiercest conflicts ever waged
by man against the sullen forces of
nature. on the one hand Was all that
human skill and ingenuity, backed by
countless resources, could do. Pitted
against this was tho mighty strength
of the Colorado.
THE FIGHT BEGINS.
or course all of the flow of the Colo
RADIO. estimated at 10000 second feet at
Yuma, Arlz.. during the flood periods.
could not be carried across "A flat and
well populated country In COMPARE
lively small ditch without doing great
damage TO property. And so it hap
pened that at Calexico, Cal, and Mexl-
caci, Mex. border towns. where the
canal forms the dividing line, that both
places we're flooded and the bridge
across tho canal as well as several
frame buildings were carried away
and their wrcekage finally deposited in
the Salton sea which was just then be-
ginning to rise at the rate of foot
a day Fortunately, however no lives
We're lost as n result of this sudden
thrush OF water.
Tho first attempt to control the food
was made at the intake In January,
1905, Piles were driven into the bot
tom OF the stream at intervals of three
feet and the intervening space filled
with brush. which was ballasted with
bags OF sand. This effort, which other
wise might have proven successful
failed because the supply of bags gave
out at a critical time and all the labor
was lost.
Attempt number two was made In
May OF the ZANE year * II point just
below where the first effort was made.
Practically the same methods were
employed as before, but about the
only result secured was to defect the
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w. AT your food with a fork. and
A.. sometimes spoon, but never
with knife" Thirteen pairs Of
A unfamiliar eyes read this daily
from the blackboard set up by Mr..
Brown and Mr.. Palmer In the dining
room at the Detention Home down in
the old Uintah school house. There are
other rules too, leglbly written out in
white chalk, and the insistence Of good
table manners among the waits cared
for at the institution ia only one of the
good things being done there by the
superintendent and his assistant.
That the table rules are being digest
ed together with the food, ls known by
bits of conversation heard from the
boys at their meals:
SAY. II wouldn't hurt you tn get up
and read No. A." or, 1T looks like you
haven't got No. : by heart yet" and
so on, all showing that a much neg
lected branch OF good breeding is to be
the heritage OF the orphans and waits
on parole at the home. Think of this
for children to whose parents even the
moral decencies are nil, to say moth
ing of all the other good Influences at
work for their advancement during
their detention at the home. :.
MR.. BROWNS GOAL
at am going to give them the best
environment possible said Mr.. Brown,
Nearly all OF them have known des-
Intuition and poverty enough, and
want 10 get them used to something
better something that they Will even
tually feel they can't do without.
want to line these halls with copies OF
good pictures. and the arches with
portieres 10 make II homeilSe and cosy.
have given them good beds. and
am going to keep on giving them good
things Ms fast as can get them. Once
used to them and their influence boy
IS going TO work hard to keep them In
his life. That ~ my BELIEF and policy"
To prove the righteousness of the es-
tabllshment OF the home, one should
go down and see the results of It's
short duration, IL homes Is boys
absolutely IN need OF It's shelter and in
fnence; and within Its walls, besides
food. roof and clothing, nre being dis
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on the question Of the Schools utiii-
~ both superintendent ana assistant
are enthusiastic Nothing can conf
pare in importance with TINS rescue Oh
young boys from immorai iniiueices
and the chance of a right start. ~
means the making of good men and
citizens In most cases, and the cost or
it's maintenance is bagatelle com
pared to the cost to the state OF the
possible criminals into which tney
might otherwise develop. No other re-
formative and constructive work COM
pares with 1t In value.
Ideal, LOCATION.
As to location both were no less en-
thusiastic: ut Is an almost IDEAL To-
cation, and the grounds. IL secured to
the home, will serve for splendid pur--
poses / have already a tennis and
basketball court in mind for that spot
to the right; and there Is fine soil here
for gardening and almost any purpose.
/ am hoping the county VIII secure all
the ground possible for the home.
Mr.. Brown, who has charge OF the
school, Is an ardent believer as well
as practical worker in his cause and
the fitness of his permanently In the
position ia evidenced already by his
work his connection with the Juvenile
court making him the logical oVerseer
of the place to which the waits and In
corrigibles of the court are assigned
q connection which Keeps him practical
~ In touch with the needs and posi-
bilities OF the institution.
The boys themselves seem eminenty
happy In the place. AT sunset when
the reporter visited the home group
of them were out In the big Held in
front of the house flying Kites good
kites, too, which We're soaring away
UP as far as the supply of line per.
nritted. and then on beyond out OF
neach, where they hung like white
picture frames in the far up sky.
What do you do to have fun, boys,
besides kite-lying"'
"oh. ball, and marbles. and working
around the house." WAS the answer.
And that is what work means out
there TO that colony of little boys,
banded together in an institution which
puts them on honor for everything and
shows them the detention home is there
only for their good.
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nensed the fine influences of discipline,
pirposeful occupation. and the moral
tone that tonics the entire regime.
For these boys are not drones; each
has his stunt. and to look about at the
handiWork OF this little colony of un-
tanned watts is to gain pertinent hint
OF the value of idle hands trained to
habits Of Industry. In the eating room
group of dozen small tables show as
the work Of the boys made from
model put up by MIR. Palmer and about
the building In store room and pantry
are lines OF shelves deftly handled by
these unskilled carpenters; outside an
embryo lawn Is in evidence. the dirt
dug. hauled and packed by the boys. In
the Kitchen a pair OF them did the dish
washing for the evening meal, and each
tnkes his shift at the bed making and
the cooking. which Is done entirely by
the boys under Mrs. Browns direo-
ton.
~ never knew before how hard wo-
men had to work to keep house" II was
the bread mixer who said II. fresh--if
that is the word-from the task OF
making 1S loaves--the colony's bread
ration for the day. That is domestic sci
ence, ir you please. and taught TO boya
whose chief occupation was former"
~ to lounge about home or the streets
in environments sapping their moral
as well as civic and industrial forces
to the dregs.
GONG SYSTEM.
II want you to notice especially our
gong system here" said the superin-
tendent, because 1t is an especial
credit to the boys" He read from
written list the number of bells gov
erning the regime of the day-rlsing
retiring. meals and the various
st-I,1 ,aSt taht t,t