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The Washington times., 1908-08-02
EXETER CLUB LOSES
EXCITING CONTEST

An exciting game was played yester-
day al the Monument lot between the
First Builders and the Exeter Athletic
Club, resulting in a score OF 9 to 10 in
favor OF the Builders.
Up to the last inning the game vas
one-sided. In the seventh, however, the
EXeters braced up and made six runs
Darkness prevented further playing.
The features were the pitching of Bur
ley, who struck out fourteen men, and
the bunting OF Purdy. Following is the
score by innings:
Builders. 0 0 ~ 4 x-1O
The First Builders want games with
teams aVerag ing sixteen to seventeen
years Address Gordon Hulhsh. 2llS
First street northwest
The Washington times., 1908-08-02

There IS "a good deal OF a controversy
or ss 90 the relative .sdts OF the pres
cnt-day and she o,d-tme fighters.
can remember when John l. was a boy
end even farther back. when Joe Col
burn Rnly Edwards, Arthur Chambers
and Iem Mace were familiar names to
ling followers There is much more
newspaper talk about fighters nova
days, and the pN-s agent and the man
sEer are much more in evidence. but so
far as actual fighting is concerned, the
game is pretty nearly the same There
were good and poor lighters then as
there are now. Whether or not the
best OF the present crop could whip the
hest or the Old-timeTs is question on
which every man is entitled to his
opinion. but it is in the realm OF lunar
politics"
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
New Factor in Singles.

President PlikingtOn predicts that the
championship single SOULS race this
year will be the greatest sculIing event
ever put on. The men with the biggest
following are Harry S. Bennett, Of
Springfield, me present champion,
Frank b Greer, Of Boston. the former
champion. ana Durando Miller, Of New
York, winner OF the association singles
last year. Entries closed today with
Secretary Fortmeyer~ but will not be
announced for about a week.
The association singles IS booked as q
big event this year. too. Alex. War
nook, of Springfield. is favorite. being
intermediate champion but up out of
the South is coming Robert II. Young
Of New Orleans, rated as fast enough
to get into the championship event
YOung's Southern admirers say he will
win not only the association singles, but
that he will then go right into the
championship event and capture that
The Southern boy has a big Job cut
out for himself, but he is feared by
Northern Oarsmen. He is a voungster
wh6 has been rowing only three years
and this year defeated both Ferdinand
DemOurele and Fl II. Shears, former
champions of the South.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
AMBITIOUS PLANS
FOR SYRINGE IELD
Wants 1arvard-Yale Annual
Race Over National Re-
gatta Course.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Aug a.
Backed by the statement from Presto. [
James Pilkinstou and Secretary Fred X;
Fortmeyer. Of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen. that the Connect
cut river course is the finest location in
the country for regattas. the Springfield
Board Of Trade will soon make over
lures 10 the rowing officials of Yale and
Harvard with a view of bringing back
10 Springfield the big college contest.
Messrs. Pill1ingtOn and Fortmeyer.
after a trip over the course this week.
declared without qualification that the
river here offers the finest facilities for
rowing that they have ever seen. AS
Nj PiIkington has been attending re-
gattas for a quarter Of a century. his
words have great weight with the board
Of trade directors. He advocated the
plan OF taking up without delay negOtia-
uOns with the college officials.
Kennedy Likes the COu-s2.
c. T. Shean, Of Springfield, who has
been the foremost advocate Of the Con-
nectiCut river course, says the board OF
trade directors viii start negotiations
as soon as the national regatta on the
Connecticut. August II and IS. IS out
Of the way The board OF trade Is
backing this regatta the committee in
charge having as chairman, c.. II. Hath
away, secretary Of that organization.
Already Nj. Shean has sent out per
sonal invitations 10 many mon promi-
nent IN rowing matters, asking them TO
attend the national regatta so they can
see for themselves that the course IS all
that has been claimed for it. Mr.. Shean,
who is a close personal friend Of Coach
John Kennedy, had hoped TO have that
veteran hero. but Mr.. Kennedy Is now
abroad and is not expected back in time
TO attend. He mas already put himself
on record as an advocate Of the Con
necticUt river course on which Mr. pix
ington says crews could row abreast
with every assurance OF equal rights for
all
The Washington times., 1908-08-02

Talking about old-timers, I was much
interested In the set-to between Old Pc
ter Maher, who is stiIl, so far as 7
know. the Irish champion. never having
been defeated for that particular title.
and Kid Mccoy at a recent exhibition
given for charity IN this CITY I always
did ike Peter He was such a cheerful,
willing fighter, and ne was almost in
championship class. just near enough
To he constantly beaten by good men.
r. vas pleasant 10 see those once IA
nous ring warriors go at each other
iu good old style.
The Washington times., 1908-08-02
Little Englishman Thinks
He Has Great Chance
for Title.
is CANS ALL IN?
THE BIG PROBLEM
New Workers Inclined to Figure
Him a Dead One-Peculiar
Proposition to Mcfarland.
By JEFF THOMPSON.

NEW YORK, Aug. The next big
fight viii be between little men.
owen Moran. the fast and game little
English fighter, and Abe Attell. the
featherweight champion, are to again
tn. conclusions. The battle, which Is
set for twenty rounds, is to be fought
on Labor Day. September Z. in Jimmy
Coffroth's arena at San Francisco.
Moran is now on his way TO the coast
10 get IN shape for the fight which he
is confident will land him in the feath-
erweighU championship and give him a
show TO wrest the lightweight laurels
from the manly brow Of Battling Mel
son, the hard-hghting Dane, of Hege-
switch.
Moran is not the first man who has
gone West confident of his ability TO
take AJtelrs candy away from him.
None or them have been observed COM
ing East with it, however
The Washington times., 1908-08-02

Conroth is anxious TO get Cans and
Nelson I'm the ring again and has Of
1ered a purse for the pair for Admission
day. September 9. The match has not
been arranged vet but il probably will
be- II the two fight. look to see the
Dane win easier than he did the last
time If one thing was shown in the
last fight &c was that Cans had over
STAYED hts limit. They all do IT, In is
hard to convince a husky young fellow
for while Cans is as ola as the hills or
Bob FitzsimmOns in a pugilistic way, he
IS a Young man as men gO-who is feel
ing fine that he is not as good a man as
ever he was. II takes two or three
good beatings TO drive the fact home
10 him. It viii be so with Cans as IL
has been with the others.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
RECORD DAY FOR ATTENDANCE
Over Ten Thousand People Visited
the Grounds During the Day Is
Estimate.

Numerous events that were part
of the Washington state fair pro-
gram for Tuesday combined to make
it the most successful day Of any fair
ever held here. with immense crowds
throughout the afternoon and in the
evening, despite the fact that the
street car service was disabled for
over half the day.
The program included the band
concert and races in the afternoon,
a meeting of the Illinois society and
addresses by Congressman Jones and
Ezra Meeker, the opening of all the
displays at the fair. and the Pains
carnival and fireworks display.
From the opening day it has been
known that the exhibit section of the
fair was the best in the history of the
northwest, but not until Tuesday af-
ternoon was it certain that the at
enhance at the event would surpass
all previous records. and that the fair
could he considered wonderful sue
cess from all standpoirts.
The attendance in the afternoon
was approximately 1000. and in the
evening there were nearly 5000 peo-
pie in the grardstands and bleachers.
Most Of the people at the evening
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
BRYAN IN Defense
OF GOVERNOR HASKELL

genious but not sound. In proof of
the fact that he could not be controll-
ed by the trusts, Bryan says that If
elected he will enforce the antitrust
laws, mot spasmodically and inter-
mittently, but persistently and con-
sistently."
Bryan in dealing with the demo-
cratic campaign fund of 1896, as
compared with the republican cam
paign fund of 1904, charges that the
president pays more attention to a
mote than BEAM" and asserts that
in 1904 the republicans used, in one
state alone, a fund almost as large
as the entire sum the democratic par
ty had under it's control. The letter
concludes with a notice to the presi-
dent that the opportunity will be af-
forded him ito misrepresent the mo-
tive of those who give our campaign
fund and to arouse all the suspicion
you can"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
RACES BRING
OUT CROWDS
FAIR GETS GOOD ATTENDANCE
First Place in the IN Purse. a
Thousand Dollar 8 Went
to Daybrea

Large crowds attended q races
at the state fair grounds Tuesday.
the best Tuesday in the history of the
fair, and there was an assemblage in
the grand stand and bleachers that
looked like a crowd at the Meadows
on some Sood day. The Yukon purse
was the chief race of the program,
and the first money in this $1,000
event went to Daybreak, owned by
J. F. Mcclure of Denver, Col.
Donax, a PAGER owned by NJ. +.
Lee C Portland, Ore, carried off first
money in the 1925 pace. Both of the
leaders in these two races took first
place in three of the four heats that
were run. The following is the sum-
mary of the racing program and the
results:
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
To Fight "Black Hand"

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 29.-Gov-
ernor Swanson has been appealed to
for aid in the breaking up of an al
legged "Blackhand" gang in Buck
ingham county. A communication
received by the governor today read:
conditions here are intolerable. A
gang of assassins are strongly en-
trenched three miles away. One cit
izen was shot in the back. Others are
threatened. The county authorities
appear to be helpless. We need as
sistance and blood hounds" 1t IS
reported that a vigilance committee
is being formed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
HIS LETTER TO ROOSEVELT
Doesn't Deny Accusations That Sill
yer Campaign Money Came
From q Trust.

ROCK ISLAND, Sept. 29.-"I have
lived in vain If your accusations lose
me single friend" said w. ]. Bry-
an in letter addressed to President
Roosevelt, replying to that Of the
president written Sunday last. Bry-
an points to his record and declares
that it is sufficient answer to the in
situations of the chief executive that
he is in sympathy with or controlled
by the trusts.
Reverting to the charges against
Haskell, Bryan says that the presi-
dent, in response to his request, did
not deign to suggest tribunal which
stead proceeded to pass Judgment
upon him and informed the presi-
dent that the occupant Of that high
office cannot deny the humblest citi-
zen the right to protect his reputa-
ton and vindicate him name in the
courts.
Taking up the presidents asser-
ton that certain trust magnates, fear.
ing prosecutions under Taft. will
support the democratic candidate,
Bryan charges that the president
worded his statement in such way
as to claim the support of all trust
magnates, "and yet put it on ground
that they are supporting your party
for patriotic reasons rather than for
the promotion of selfish interests"
Such argument, he contends, is in
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
Wisconsin Woman Buys Land.

Mrs. Elizabeth Prasch and her TWO
sons and daughters arrived a few
days ago from Burlington, Wis. Mrs.
Prasch is the mother of Mrs. j. B.
Ernsdorff ard upon whose recommen-
dation and that of her family that
Mrs. Prasch decided to locate in this
valley. Mrs. Prasch has purchased
of the Yakima Valley Land & Invest
ment company an orchard tract with
in the city limits and will erect a
residence on the property. Miss Ella
Prasch was a young business woman
of Chicago before coming to this Sec
tisn. The lamily is very much i'm
pressed with Yakima valley.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30

Ndlld Ndlld .--.-..........-.-.-....o ) 5
Xanthus and Lucky Pet were dis
tanced. Best time, 2:09%.
Running-J-S Mile-Purse $50.
Pelham, first: Irish Mail, second:
Romanoff, third time, 1:o1A. Ell
ba, Jockey Mounce. Doctor White,
Miss Worth, Diamond, Hagerdon aid
Adela r also started.
Running-.-S Mile-Purse. $3.50.
Mattress. first; Sam McGibbon
second; Josie s., third; time, 1:2S !.
Hardmaiden, Leash, Jacomo, Col
Warwick, Maude MEG. Little Joker
Sante. Capt. Bush, Midmont, Ozanne
and Hutch Miller also ran.
The entries for today are:
First Race.
200 Trot-Purse $1,000.
John Caldwell, Ashasham, R. AM
brush, Satin Royal Commonwealth.
Second Race.
Pace, 2:09-Purse $4,000.
Josephine, Tidal Wave, Gen. Hur-
tbs, Maglada, Gerdaine, Charlie D.,
Topsy T, Tom Grafton, Miss Idaho,
Cleopatra.
Third Race.
Anna Karenina, Queen Cup, Water
Thrush, Magnifico, E. c. Runte, Lady
King, Water Cure.
Yakima Derby.
A. Mushody, Monvina, Blondy, ia
como, Joe Nealon, Gigana, Doc
White, Santee. Ormond's Right,
Adele R.. Little John, Maxtress.
Fifth Races Mile.
Maxim Gorky. Handmaiden, Col.
Jewell, Rustic Lady. Belle Griffen,
Gypsy King, Elba, Hutch Miller, Ha-
gordon, Bonnenture, Head Dance.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
CHESTNUT STREET AGAIN.
Many Never BE Built Across Tracks
North Coast Taking Interest.

The much-mooted question of OPP
ening Chestnut street has been taken
up by the North Coast officials now
in the city, and it is likely that the
North Coast and the Northern Pacific
will both object to the opening Of
the street as it conflicts with the pro-
posed building and improvements of
the North Coast. 1t is said that the
opening of Chestnut street will d.
vide the proposed site for the freight
depot. Both the railroads will prob
ably attempt to stay the opening Of
the street.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
Start Apple Packing.
Packing of varieties of wint,

Packing of varieties of winter APP
pies has been started at Granger by
the Yakima Valley Fruit Growers
association. The Jonathan crop is
coming into market rapidly and is
being followed by others of the best
varieties. Packing of some of the
winter apples. especially those des-
tined for Alaska, has been started in
North Yakima.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
GREAT CROWDS AT
THE STATE FAIR

event paid double admission to tho
grounds. returning TO the city for
their suppers
As the ticket sales had not been
computed on Tuesday evening an ac-
curate statement as to the number
in attendance can not BE made.
The state fair with its combina-
ton Of morning, afternoon and even
ing programs, and with numerous
sideshows, has taken on the appear
ance Of much larger exhibition than
previously, and its success for zoos
is marked.
Reports Of the wonderful develop
ment of the fair are being sent broad
cast by visitors from other parts Of
the state and during the latter part
of the week the attendance will be
larger than ever before.
This is Tacoma day and the events
included are:
Special excursion
Naelers band, Nagler's BABY band
and Sumner band
Exhibition Of gated horses on race
track
Rural Spirit Purse 200 trotters.
Yakima PURSE PAGERS.
Running, Y mile. for non-winners
at this meeting
Running, q mile, previous win
ners handicapped.
Running. mile and a furlong, Yakt-
ma Derby.
Pains fireworks specialties.
Scott Benjamin of Seattle is in
the city for a few DAYS on business
and tal,inr Is the fafr
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
LEAGUE FIGHTS
SPEAKER CANNON
TO BEGINS ITS CAMPAIGN TODAY
Anti-Saloon League of America to
Send Speaker to Cannon's Dis.
trict at Once.

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-The prom
Used fight of the Anti-Saloon league
of America against the reelection CT
Speaker Cannon is almost at hand,
according to a statement made ny
General Superintendent Baker of the
league today. Baker will speak ut
the opening of the Rock River con-
ference (Methodist) tonight and will
then enter Cannon's district.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30

Scott Benjamin of Seattle is in
the city for few DAYS on business
and taking fiji the fair
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30

The Washington State Hotel socie-
ty has elected w. c. Schroeder OF the
Yakima hotel vice president.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-09-30
HORSE THEFT WAS BOLD ONE.
Manager of Golden Rule Dairy Leaves
Rig at Hitching Rack and Ii
Disappears.

One of the boldest horse thefts
ever known in North Yakima was re-
ported Monday to the sheriffs office
by f. ". Looney, manager of the
Golden Rule dairy.
Looney had hitched his horse and
buggy, with which he had driven TO
the city. at a hitching rack in front
of the Herald Publishing company Of
fee about o'clock Sunday evening.
He returned at 9 o'clock and the rig
was gone. So far no trace has been
found OF the vehicle or the animal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Serious industrial disputes in pros
pect were in the mind of President
Roosevelt when he wrote a letter to
the interstate commerce commission,
which has been made public. He says
that information has reached him that
on account of the enactment of dras-
tic laws by congress and by the vari-
Gus state legislatures it is regarded
as necessary by railroad companies to
reduce the pay of employees. He point
ed out that under the law either party
may demand the services of the chair
mar of the interstate commerce COM
mission and of the commissioner of
labor as a board of Cancellation. He
suggests, therefore, that the interstate
commerce commission make such an
Investigation as will enable 1T to fur
nish data concerning wage conditions
on various railroads as may relate,
directly or indirectly, to the possible
impending controversy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-28
LABOR NEWS.

Notice of a reduction in wages of
the employees of all railroad lines west
of Chicago has been given officials of
the unions having wage agreements
with the railroads. The movement on
the part of the railroads threatens to
open a widespread. controversy. Engi-
neers, firemen, brakemen, switchmen
and conductors have agreed to make
4 stubborn resistance against at
tempts to cut their wages.
Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
declares that the proposed reduction
of wages of railroad employees is abb
solutely unjust and that the full
power of tie organization will be used
to prevent it. He asserts that owing
to a falling off in business railroad
engineers have already suffered a re-
duction in wages of from 60 to 70 per
cent.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-28
CALLS 1T AN ACT OF GOD
Brooklyn Woman Seriously Wounds
an Attorney of That City.

New York, Feb. 2G.-Charles M,
Sanford of Smithtown, L. L., a lawyer,
was shot and wounded in the head by
Mrs. Jennie Bunt of Brooklyn in the
corridor of the Garfield building in
Brooklyn. Although Mrs. Blunt fired
two shots only one of them took eff
feet. Mrs. Blunt was waiting at Mr..
Sanford's Office door and shot him as
he approached. Occupants of the
building heard the shots and pursued
the woman as she fled from the build
ing and handed her over to a police
nan. Mrs. Blunt admitted that she
did the shooting, declared that 1t was
justified by Sanford's treatment of her
and was "an act of God"
Sanford said Mrs. Blunt had en-
ployed him rs counsel in an action
against her husband. The injured
man was removed to a hospital. At
the hospital it was found that the
bullet had fractured Sanford's skull
and that an operation would be neces-
sary for the removal of the ball.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-28
%ANTI.skLooN VICTORY.
Court Decides Sunday Closing Law
Applies to Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-The anti-saloon
forces won an apparently decisive vic
tory when Municipal Judge Heap
ruled that the Sunday closing law ap-
plies to Chicago and that juries in the
saloon cases have no authority to pass
on that point. In his opinion the jury
is to decide merely whether a saloon
keeper kept his place open in viola
tion of the Sunday closing law.
The opinion is destined to have a
farreaching effect in the Sunday clos
ing crusade. Hitherto the saloonmen
have admitted selling liquor on Sun
day, but have escaped conviction on
the successful plea that the Sunday
closing law is void in Chicago. Judge
Heap ruled that counsel for the de-
Tense would not be permitted to pre-
sent this argument to the jury in a
case now pending.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-28
uILLEY BEFORE COMMITTEE
Makes Statement Intended to Sub
stantiate Charges.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Representa'
tive Lilley of Connecticut appeared
before the house committee on rules
in executive session and made a state
ment intended as a general substan-
tiation Of his published charges that
wrongful methods had been used by
the Electric Boat company to secure
legislation in congress and that mem
bers of the house committee on naval
affairs had been Improperly infiu'
enced by that company. During his
statement Mr.. Lilley was briefly
cross examined by members of the
committee. Speaker Cannon presided
over the meeting.
Mr.. Iilley declined to make public
the substance Of his statement. The
committee held a second session n
It was announced that no action would
be taken on the Lilley resolution until
the stenographer's notes of Mr.. LII
ley's statement have been transcribed
and examined.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-02-28
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Father Leo IIeinrichs was shot and
killed while administering the sacra-
ment at early mass in St. EliZabeth's
cathedral, Denver. Kneeling at the
altar rail between two women Guisep-
pc Guarnaccio pressed the muZzle of
a revolver against the body of the
priest, after receiving from him the
ccnsec1ated wafer, and shot he
priest through the heart.
Eighteen-yearold Jerry M. Vrzal of
Chicago, whose testimony more than
any other persons served to convict
the Bohemian fortune teller, Herman
Billek, of the murder of six members
of the Vrzal family, has, 1t is an
nounced, recanted and in an affidavit
declares hat the testimony was sim
pie perjury.
William Jones and his wife, Alzina
Jones, were found guilty by a jury at
Chicago of having kidnapped Lillian
Wulff, an eight-year-old girl, from her
home in Chicago last December. The
punishment of Jones was fixed at
thirty years and that of his wife at
twenty-five years in the ~penitentiary.
The legal entanglements of Charles
W. Morse of New York, former banker
and promoter, are multiplying. A
third indictment, alleging perjury by
Mr.. Morse during an examination be-
fore the grand jury, has been re-
turned.
The New York our of appeals has
decided that Chester Gillette of Cort-
land must die in the electric chair for
the murder of his sweetheart, Grace
Tor "Billy'') Brown, at Big Moose lake
in the A%dirOndacks on July II, 1906.