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The Washington herald., 1908-04-03

wildly TO first. Simon and Macdonald
romplng home and Smith pulling up at
second. Schiahy poped mp. but Mayock
singled scoring Smith. Duffy ended the
agony by tanning.
Georgetown was set down in order in
the fourth and fifth, but showed over two
more In the sixth On Mess hit. base on
balls, and three errors. Another was
added in the seventh on MacDonald's sin
gle, Smiths sacrifice. and Sn error.
In the eighth Mess got his third hit
but was caught going TO second. Courtney
followed him with single, took recond
on Simon's out, stole third, and scored on
4 double steal with Macdonald. who had
been passed.
The visitors We're set down in order IN
the first and second. In the third Kane
singled and Jube followed suit. but clever
fielding left them stranded. The Bay
Staters got a single IN each Of the fifth
sixth, and seventh, a pass bali and wild
pitch helping them to third in the fifth
and sixth, but they were left high and
dry
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LOS ANGELES RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-seven ftrlongs. John LvlA lat
(lusgrFe) Z 20 5 won: Varieties. lOl (Archibald)
10 5. second; Mandarin. l0T CMartin) to / third
Time. l-S Is Ten Row. Santee John J. Rogers
AL Right. and Liberto also ran
SECOND RAOE-Four flrlonrs Fri~za IN
tGoidstein). even. won; Inclement 10 NIcIntyrel
10 !. second Wildwood 100 Diusgrave). 10 70
third Time. 0s3 So Larry Mulligan. AXIS Ar
Ben Lucky Nate. Ollie Ward Knight q the East
Marion Delorme. Hazelet. and Belle Of Brass also
Ran
THIRD RACE-Seyen furlongs- Summer Cloud
loi martini. 20 10. won; BauDle lOi QIice,. 10
J. second; HuaDala. lo4 gGoldsteinl. u TO ! third
Tine. II, % Onoto Watana GIandita Burno
lette, and sun Mark also ran
FOURTH RACE-Six furlongs Botanist lO5
tGoldstein). to s. won: Don Domo. 100 CPrestonl
Z TO ? second: Critic. III CBullmanl. IS 10 J. third
Time. lie 25 lord Of the Forest also ran
FIFTH RACE-One and three-sixteenths miles
Sam Bernard, lj5 (Goldsteini. 9 TO TO- won; Ed
Sheridan, i03 Giusgravel. 10 l. second: R1binon
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MARSHALL BEAT ALAPIN.
Continues TO show Good
Form in Vienna Chess Matches.

Vienna, April 2-Most Of the competi-
tors engaged in the international chess
tournament, now in progress in this city.
had an of day to-day. and only those
who had unfinished games in hand from
previous rounds were called upon TO dis
pose of them.
Cohn had two such games in hand, and
against Rubinstein and Joiner, respec-
lively, and in both instances the positions
were much against him. Alapin had also
two games in hand, one in a hopeless
condition against Marshall. and the other
in an even position against Bardeleben.
The fifth adjourned game was that be-
tween Spielmann and Duras. which the
latter had practically won. However. by
a supreme effort. Spielmann managed 20
draw the game after all. In course of the
end game. Alapin emerged a winner
against Bardeleben. AS generally ex-
pected. Marshall beat Alapin, as Joiner
did COhn, and Rubinstein also dis
posed Of Cohn. Maroczy and Schlechter
are, therefore, tied for first and second
places, closely followed by Duras.
The ninth round viii be played to-mor-
row
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GALLAUDET, 5; CENTRAL, 4.
COnegians Beat High school Boys I'm
an Exciting Finish.

Gallaudet won an exciting practice
game from Central High yesterday after
noon. The score stood TO !. in favor
Of Gallaudet until the ninth, when Muel-
ler's single. a fielders' choice, Cooper's
error. and wild threw by Morris. coupled
with Thomas timely drive gave Central
three runs. a lead OF one.
Morris redeemed himself for his misplay
IN Gallaudets half. Harper led OF with
a twO-bagger; an error by Harah gave A.
Bel a lie at first and Morris brought
both runners home with a safe drive 10
right field. breaking up the game. In
spite OF the high wi2c both teams put up
snappy game. Craven played a fine
game in left field in place OF Sharp. who
with Harper. VIII be out OF Saturdays
game because Of examinations.
Gallaudet plays Washington College at
ChestertOwn, Nd. Saturday. The score:
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TEAM TAKES LONG TRAMP.
Tom Hughes Colts Again Baked by
Bad Weather.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Springfield. H., April 2-Refusing to be
entirely baked in his training plans by
the cold weather. Manager Tom Hughes.
OF the Washington Colts. combined his
forces with those Of Manager Mccarthy.
Of the Three club. and the whole bunch
assembled this morning for jaunt from
this city to the Sangamon River, a dis
tance of four miles. Everybody ran the
entire distance, and were doubtless great
" benefited by the result. but there
viii be a lot of sore muscles tomorrow
morning on account of it, and number
Of the boys do not appear to be so
sprightly this afternoon, as they had
been.
AS had been expected. there was no
game ftp-day, on account of the cold
weathcrs ghe snow, however. failed 10
materialize. There is reasonable assur-
ance that there viii be a game to-mor-
row. as the weatherman says fair
and warmer fer Springfield news that
is gladly received by the players of both
teams. In case there is a game to-mor-
row, Patten and Hughes will twirl for
Washington. Men will be borrowed from
the local team TO I'll up the vacant places
In the ranks of the visitors
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RH.E


Meraphis, Tenn, April 2.-The first minor
league in America, under national protec-
tion. started the campaign to-day in the
six-elub Cotton States League with may
ors in their respective towns pitching the
first ball. The scores:
At Vicksburg-v -vicksburg. 4; Monroe, ).
At Jsckson-Gulfport. II; Jacksos- 2
At Meridian-Aleridian, Is; Columbus Is (called O,
account OF darkness
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CORNELL, 4; VIRGINIA, 2.
SusonE shows Poor Form I'm the Box
for the Losers.

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Charlottesville, Va, April 2-Cornel de-
feateG Virginia to-day. 4 10 .. Susong.
who was in the box for Virginia, had
practically no control. and from the way
he dealt out passes and fielded his posi-
ton the Ithacans should have scored 2
dozen runs
Cornell won the game IN the second in
ming. After two singles. and with the
bases full. Susong issued two passes,
forcing in as many runs.
Virginia was weak with the stick, get
ting two hits each of OF Gable and Cald-
well. The latter famed five in the three
innings he officiated.
The fielding feature Of the contest was
Hume's brilliant catch Of Williams line
drive in the second Inning. Heilman. at
third, was CornelPs star. The score:
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GOTCH AND HACK ARE READY.
Giants Primed for Meeting for the
Wrestling Title.

The much discussed match for the
heavyweight wrestling championship OF
the world between Frank Gotch, the
American champion, and George Hack
enschmidt Of Russia, who holds the
highest mat honors at the present time.
is TO be held in Dexter's Pavilion. in
Chicago, tonight. This viii b the first
time that these champions have met, and
therefore more than the usual interest IS
attached to the bout. especially as the
men have two distinct styles OF attack
which they favor. The bout is 10 be the
catch-as-catch-can style. the best two
falls out of three to count as the victory,
and the men VIII meet at catch weights.
which means something over 200 pounds
for Hackenschmidt. and about ten or
fifteen pounds less for Gotch.
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III tPrestonl. 10 l. third Time. 200 "a Gate
way. Gentle Harry. and Associate also ran.
SIXTH FtacE-Seven furiQrgs Kerry. l07 Mus
gravel . 70 ). won; Montcclar. l07 tGOldsreinl. IS
10 TO- second; Thomas Flint. Sc tPrestoni Is 20 5,
t:ird- Time. l25l-5 Decorator and Wherewithal
also ran
l0i (Goldstein) 10 3 won Veritas Nincit. lOi
Ricel. 70 l. second: Taby Tosa, l9l tCallahan).
Is "a L third Time q. Leo Bright. Belaco.
Adea r.. Paul Dr. White. MiTabeliO. BannOcO.
Pyrrho, Town Topics and Buena also
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Yale Footbam Men Report.

New Haven. Conn. April Capt
Bobby Burch, OF the Yale football eleven,
found forty candidates awaiting him when
he started spring practice yesterday. He
directed the work, Capt Bigelow. OF last
years eleven assisting. BigelOw is train
ing with the Yale hammer throwers. and
Is unable 70 devote his full time 10 the
football coaching Capt. BUrch said that
because Of the presence OF so many foot
bail players n the baseball squad the task
OF developing a quarter back would not be
taken up until fau and only The new can
didates would work this spring. Haines.
the freshman last season, showed remark
able form in pUnting to-day.
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Earned runs Washington. 4 First base
by errors-Wichita, !. Left on bases
Washington. 8: Wichita, 4 Innings pitch
ed-By Clark. 3; by Hendrix. s: BY Speer.
8 Hits made-On Clark, 6: Of Hendrix.
?; on Speer, 4 Struck out-By Hendrix,
? Home run-Freeman. Three-b hit
Gates TwO-base hits-Delehanty 90
Shipke. Sacrifice hits-Cates. Mcbride.
Stolen baSsS-Street. Double plays-Afc-
Bride 10 Delehanty TO Freeman: Burns TO
Freeman. Delehanty 10 Freeman. Hit by
pitcher-By Falkenberg. 1; by Clark. ].
Cmpire-Mr. Dad Edwards. Time Of game
Il hour
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JOE McGINNITY INJURED.
Giants Pitcher May Be Unable TO
Work for Several Weeks.

Dallas, Tex, April 2-Joe McG!nnity
will not be available 10 the Giants until
after the season opens. and it may be
weeks after that before the so-called
Iron Man" can get in and work
McGinnity wrenched his groin last week
and is still confined TO his bed There
was no Improvement ti.s morning and
the next thing on the programme is 20
ship McGinnity 10 his home at McAles-
ter. I. T., where he can get the proper
medical treatment This means that as
soon as Joe is strong enough TO work
he Will have 10 start training all over
again.
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FoIweu and Foster Matched.

New Haven. April "A special match
has been arranged between Bob FoIwell,
ex-captain Of the Pennsylvania football
eleven. and Foster. the Yale heavyweight
wrestler. 10 take place here. Foster has
twice thrown Folwell but the latter Is nor
satisfied that the Yale champion is his
master on the wrestling mat. and his re-
quest for a match. 70 take place IN this
CITY has been granted
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DEPARDENTAL LEAGUE


The last oc the three sets OF duck
pin games between tie bowIers Of Wash
ington and Baltimore viii he rolled on
the Royal alleys tonight The visitors
come over with a lead Of S. pins, but the
local boys are not at al discouraged. and
expect 10 be in front when the last box
IS rolled
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IRWIN SIGNS SHAUGHNESSY.
Washington Outlaw Club Gets For
mer American League Player.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Philadelphia. April Frank Shaugh-
messy. who was a member Of the Wash
ington team in 1905. under Garland Stahl.
was signed to-day by Manager Irwin. 20
play for the Washington Union League
team this year Shaughnessy played first
base for the San Francisco team, of the
Pacific Coast League, last year
Manager Irwin also signed William
Clark, to play second base. Clark played
with the Reading team, Of the Atlantic
League, last year.
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Radtke TO Ride in Russia.

St. Petersburg. April IN. Lazareff.
one OF the most prominent representa-
uves OF the Russian turf, who last year
won the Russian Derby. has engaged
Herman Radtke. the well-knOWn Ameri-
can jockey. 10 ride his horses IN St
Petersburg N Lazaren also maintains
a stable at Moscow. where another Amer
lean, Wingield, IS the principal jockey.
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BASEBALL RESULTS.

At Atlanta-New York. S: Atlanta. l.
At South Orange. ~ J.-Seton Hall. 6: Bow
doin 2
At Mcntgonery- Brooklyn. 4; MoutEoner. O.
At Durham Trinity, 4; Colgate 3
Az elphia-I hiladelphia Americans Q. TTrf
versity Of Pennsylvania 3
AT Charlottesville Cornell. 4; Virgins. .
At FayetteYie-U University Of Arkansas. %: Kansas
Normal, =
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Horse. Declared In Handicap.

New York, April 2--Secretary Rehber-
ger. OF the Queens County Jockey Club. an
to-day that the following horses
had been declared for the handicap 20 be
run al Aqueduct on April Is: Charles Ed
ward. NealOn. Uncle. JacObite. Cairn-
g0rm, Tony Faust J. C. Core COhOrt.
Veil. King Cobalt. Q. ". Bur;, TransvaaL.
Johnnie Blake. and Holicauld.
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Larned runs-CorneI. I; Virginia, / Lett On
bases-Cornen 10; Virginia. g. First base on balls
OF Gable. ;; of Susong. ). Hits made-On Gable
2: Of Caldwell. 2; of susong 3 Innings pitched
By Gable. s; by Caldwell. :; by Susong s; by Doug
las. 3. Struck out-By Gable. ;; by Caldwell. s. by
Srsong. 4: by Douglas. l. Sacrifice hitS-Willisms
BOwe. Stolen bases-Gable. Matchneer Honaker
Maddux. ThOm- Double piay-Hume to Bowe. Hit
by pitcher-Lally. Matehneer Walker. Thom Bowe
Wild pitch-Susong. Umpire-Mr. Hofner. Tine OF
game hours and Is minutes
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AMATEUR BASEBALL.

The Ruchanans defeated the Eastern High Schoo
Preps BY 10 10 g. The features were the teamwork
and batting Of the winners. Teams averaging fftesr
years desiring games address Raymond Harding. I2i
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. or Carl Betz. 2
Ken;ucky avenue southeast.
The Street team was defeated by the Hampton:
by 10 to 5. The features were the pitching Of H
Tinsley and the double play Of Louis Cain.
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Earned runs-Georgetown. 3. Left on
bases-Georgetown, s: Amherst. .. First
base on balls-On Devine 3 of Pierce. ).
Struck out-By Devine. !; by Pierce, 5
Sacrifice hits-COurtney, Smith. Stolen
bases-Mess. Courtney %, Simon. Mac
Donald. Schlahy. MayOck 90. Dufy. Nc
ClJre, Michaels. Double play-Smith 70
Macdonald. Wild pitches-Devine. /.
Passed balls-Duny. l. Umpire-hiT. Belts.
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English Colleges May Accept Def.

New Haven. Conn, April 2.-The Yale
Alumni Weekly says that the excellent
showing made by the athletes of Cam
bridge and Oxford in their annual dual
meet last Saturday makes it seem likely
that those universities will accept the
joint challenge Of Harvard and Yale for
a meet at London during July.
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Local Unions After wissen.

Special to The Washington Herald
Wheeling. w. Va. April 2-Manager
Arthur Irwin, OF the Washington Union
League club. has made an offer by wire
TO Shortstop Frank Wissell. of the Wheel
ing Central League club. He may accept.
He is asked 10 report April 8.
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c H. S.

Earned runs-Gallaudet. !. First base
on bases-C h s. s: Gallaudet, s. First
base on balls-Off Rheem. l. Strl.ck out
BY Rheem. 9: by Dillon. l. Tlree-base
hit-Hower. Two-base hit-HarYer. Stolen
bases-ThOmas, Morris, Hover Cooper.
Double plays-A. Bell 10 Cooper. W. Bell
10 Cooper TO Dillon. Hit by pitcher-By
Rheem, .
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Holster, :; virginia Christian, 5.

Special 10 The Washington Herald
Lynchburg. Va April AFTER holding
Holster College without a hit for six in
nings. Hawthorne for Virginia Christian
College. weakened IN the seventh. and he
was hammered hard for three innings. the
local college aggregation losing by 20 5.
The score:
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The tWo-lnan duckpin tournament which has ben
IN p7ogress az TIE ROTsl for the past two weeks
cane 20 close last night with the following sco-es-
Rod-ick- rs arreu----.-. 50 Byri-Alarshzl l. SO
ParkeT-p nei pS-..-.-... ST. Si.ns.-.... 75s
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TOM WILLIAMS MATCHED.
VIII Wrestle Joe Turner for Dis
trict Championship.

Tom Williams has been matched to
wrestle Joe Turner the foremost exponent
Of the graphing game in this city. next
Thursday night at Odd Fellows Hall.
This should prove the best bout Of the
season as the contestants are both young,
and victory will carry with It the title
OF the District A couple of good pre-
liminaries will be arranged.
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Total4.--.-- 80 81 So
G. P O. LEAGUE
DISTRICT DUCKPIN LEsGrE
NAVY YARD LEAGI
ROYAL DUCKPTN rOURNEY

NAVY YARD LEAGUE
B0eech Mount Shop Won three gsues from Foun
dry last night by forfeit
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REGULARS WIN GAME
Isbell'S Wichita Team De-
teated by 6 to 0.
FREEMAN LEADS AT THE BAT
Our Promising Initial SacIer Gets
Home Run and Three Singles, In
Addition TO Covering Acres of Ter
ritOry Around FIrss-Jfm Delehanty
shines with Much Brightness.
special % &c washinrtop Hernld.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Wichita, Kans.. April 2.-The Washing
ton Regulars won a trapped ball game by
6 to 0 here to-day from the Wichita West
ern Association team, headed by Frank
Isbell, who is playing right along in ex-
hibition games. although he is in the
Jimmy Callahan class Of outlaws. who
refuse 20 support and prefer stunning
their own teams.
1t was chilly bat bright day. The
Regulars not only helded finely. but hit
the three Wichita pitchers hard. Be
cause Of the wintry blasts no special ef-
fort was made to accumulate a large
score.
Freeman led the swatters with a homer
over right field fence and three singles.
He also covered lots OF ground az first.
Delehanty was another fielding star and
was all over the lot.
Hunters Have Good Day.
CantiIlon, Clymer and Pickering went
duck hunting yesterday and did not re-
turn IN time for the game to-day. That
caused the appearance Of Gates in cen
ter and Burns in right. where both did
we'll The hunters returned this evening.
having killed thirty-fve ducks.
Washington's first run was made by
Freeman in the second. He was the first
man up and put the ball over the fence.
Street and Burns singled Mcbride sacri-
feed. Falkenberg nit 70 Peoples. who re-
turned the ball TO Stringer. Street was
caught away of third base by Stringer,
who threw the ball away running him
down. and Street and Burns scored
In the third Delehanty doubled and tai
lied on Gates sacrifice and Freeman's sin
gle.
In the fifth Freeman singled. Street hit
10 Hendrix. who made a wild heave 70
second, which put Freeman on third In
trying 10 prevent a double steal Stringer
made a fine peg 20 center field and Free
man scored.
In the seventh Gates tripled and scored
on Freemans out
The Regulars left here tonight for kan
sas City. where they play Friday, Satur-
day. and Sunday.
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Trinitr WA. from CoIcat.
Special to The Washington Herald

Special to The Washington Herald
Durham. n. c. April 2--Trinity won
a game to-day from Colgate in which
she was outplayed at every point. victory
coming In the eighth inning in most
sensational play. Chapman. for Colgate.
was the most effective pitcher seen here
this season. For seven innings ne held
Trinity down TO one hit. when an error
followed by three hits. allowed three men
to score. Colgate hit CAN'T for four two
baggers and earned two runs. Score by
innings:
RHE
Colgate. 0 2ole0 o-s 3
Trinity. 0 0 5 o. 5
Batteries-COlgate. Chapman and Leonard: Trinity.
Can't and Flowers
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Five Runs in Fifth.

In the next inning the fireworks were
set off. Devine was put away. but Mess
cracked a single over short and stole
second. Courtney reached first on a
.scratchy hit past the pitcher. and likewise
annexed second. Mess having moved up.
Simon took his position ard whaled the
bali to right field, tallying Mess and
Courtney. Simon moved on 10 second
and Pierce passed Macdonald. Smith took
an awful heave at the first ball pitched
to him and missed IT, but cleverly layed
down the next one. which so ratified
Pierce that he picked it Up and heaved
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

2I47 n STREET RTHWEST-Charles
II. NuSSbaum to. jeremiah F.. Donovan
lot 16O. square 90: SO.
I'D PARKER STREET NORTHEAST
Bridget Clancy to Catherine Canty
hat interest in lot 113. square $50:
$40
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Andrew NJ Curr,
to Harry w. Reeves and Harry E. Nc
Lain lot s. block 80; S125.OGO.
FIFTEENTH AND e STREETS
SOUTHEAST-Louis w. Stop ct TX
TO William NJ. Gain, lots 56 to 90.
square 1853: $40.
and streets-Daniel kendrck to
William Sullivan, part original lot 3.
square 652: SO
1908 POTOMAC AVENUE SOUTHEAST
Edward S. Handiboe ct uN. to Julia
NJ Frost. lot AZ. square 1915; $40
BENNING HEIGHTS-Valiey Realty
Company to J. Nelson Garnett lot
1sO block 5Os4: SO.
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Levi Nagle ct TX. 10 Bates
Warren, lot 133: $40. j. Frank Black.
trustee. to same. lot 1856: $40
go nth STREET SOITHWEST-Emm
lpart original lots and s, square 363;
MOORE & BAKBOUR'S ADDITION
William L. Browning ct Tx. to Mary
3. Wilson. lot 90 block /: $40
ISHERWOOD-Josia Ryon to William A
Craig. lots 30 and II. block 81: $40.
1889 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE
THWEST-William Fahey ct ux
to Annie T. Leary, lot a. and part lot
20 square -; SO.
NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE AND l.
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CASH OFFERED FOR REAL SPOOk
I. K. FUNK RENDERED $500 BY
SKEPTICS.
Ask Him to Produce Irrefuta BILE
Evidence of Reality of
Spirit World.

NEW YORK. December 19-W S Da-
Wis of ~ Spruce street an eX-medium.
and who is up to all the tricks of the
spirit commentators: James r. Kellogg
of 2223 Broadway. also sharp in spirit
uallSm and a manufacturer of trick nov
elites. and David Goldberger comprising
the official staff of the National Psychical
Society, sent a communication to Prof.
Isaac *. Funk yesterday in which they
offered him $500 if he could produce the
slightest spiritual phenomena. even to
the moving by spirit hands OF a pencil
on table the fraction of an inch
With the letter went certified check
for 500 and the other $500 is on deposit
in New York bank which is to be Prof
Funks the moment he produces the
slightest evidence that a thing to be seen
has been moved or acted upon in any
way whatever by supernatural agent.
This spiritual phenomena. If produced. il
is expressly stated. must not be the
product of any trick work. devices or
Illusions, but must be an absolutely con-
Vlnclng and uncOntroHertible demonstra-
ton of the power of the spirit world.
The society that has offered the $500
reward to Prof. Funk is the same organ
ization that has offered a S5ND prize
to any medium who prove the truth
of spiritual communication. however
slight. Prof. Funk's answer is expected
III a day or two
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QUICK WORK BY DIRECTORS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTS
ON PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Committee Appointed to Consider
Proposal to Change Form of Dis
trict Government.

All records for short meetings were
broken today when the board Of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce met at
twelve noon and adjourned three minute
later. having in that time adopted the
resolution offered by \. ID. Albert Jr..
which called for the appointment Of a
committee of five to look into the condi-
tons in the District which are cited by
the President in his message to Congress
recommending a change in the form OF
local government.
The resolution which was adopted unani-
mously and without discussion, was as
follows:
The President having recommended a
change in the form of the District gov
gress. it is. therefore. ordered by the
| board Of directors of the Chamber of
Commerce that the president Of this body
he directed to appoint from the member
ship of this body special committee of
| five to consider in conjunction with the
standing committee on municipal legisa-
| ton the said special message: TO investi-
| gate these conditions which are set forth
| comprising the need for change in the
| form of our government, and to report to
| this body as early as possible such action
as it shall deem proper.
President Harper appointed a commit
| tee comprised Of A. D. Albert, jr., a.
| Lisner, Cuno II. Rudolph, A. G. Moses
and j. l.. Weaver