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The Washington times., 1908-04-26
AMERICAN TROTTERS
SUCCESS IN VIENNA

IN the past few weeks the trottinE
season IN Vienna has gotten into fun
swing The participation In the racing
this year OF a number Of American
horses IS certain TO interest the average
patriotic Yankee. Stable room is at a
premium in the Austrian capital, despite
the fact that the Vienna TrottinE ASsO-
citation had added in the winter sixty
new stalls. Some Of the horses with an
American ancestry that are being raced
in the Austrian capital with great sue
cess are Siliko. 2:ll2.. the little son
Of Moko; Icon. 30 of the Pennock
string; Alton. 2.09A, and Virginia jay,
all owned by Louis Winans They are
all in fine shape and headed with good
prospects toward the international races
LOtta. CrabJrees' famous CrOtter. raced
last year in this country by NCHenry.
is not favOTably regarded by Austrian
experts. despite the little mares spIen-
did record mere. Other American horses
which viii be heard from this year
abroad are Hemp Hurd St. Valient Vim
cent, 2:11a4, raced last year by Ed
GeerS for the Memphis hOrsemau-
Frank G.. Jones: Metallis. 2.11 owned
by ". KOhner; GlenwOOd N. 2-0714
and the trotters in Austria last year
Brownie Wilton, Lord Revelstoke. BO-
rea3elle. Alton. and Virginia Jay-men-
toned above
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
GREAT STRENGTH,
GREAT WEAKNESS

II is a curious fact that perfect health
is not consistent with high muscular
development. Professional athletes and
all men who acquire phenomenal
strength seem to lose in length Of life
and activity what they gain for few
years Of record-breaking powers. l
was privileged to see, on several Nocca-
sicns. Louis Cyr. the Canadian giant
who broke all weight-Iiftins records.
He weighed 800 pounds, and was all
solid bone and muscle. / saw MIN hold
his wife out at arms length with one
hand. 1 sdw him raise 3GI-DOUnd bar
rel from the rOor 10 MS shoulder. using
only one hand and arm. / saw him get
down or all fours under a platform
bearing 400 pounds of big men selected
from the audience, and he raised the
platform with his mighty back Yet
this remarkable man was muSCle-bCund
and crippled at thirty-seven. when he
should have been at the height Ct his
wonderful powers.
Kennedy. the Oarsman. who won a
diamond belt for lifting with his hands
from the floor absolutely without ap-
paratuS, 1,oO0-pOund weight, was used
Up and crippled before he was forty
DCwd, professional strong man and
teacher Cf athletics. wore himself out
and died at ty-seven.-EXchange
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
FRENCH TRAMPS
DISAGREEABLE LOT

From all ranks and classes Of France
men drop into the nomadic army;
have had word with lawyers. doctors.
actors-once in Brie met a broken
priest-in the shelters or on the high
way. They were born tramps, for the
tramps may be born in any rank OF life
The road called 70 them and they had
10 go. The fascination Of the road is a
strange thing. Have you ever heard II
the call Of the road2 'Tis a hard
thing to resist even when one sits snug
at home. tethered with duties and
friendships
OF the weaker sort 25.OOO hibernate
every winter in the jails. After rest
ing in a model prison for a few months
they go out TO meet the spring. Others
hibernate in the cities. They are driven
into Paris by the cold-as in VillOn's
cay the wolves were. They sleep under
the bridges. along the fOrtifications: or.
houses Of the Place Maubert, Chez
Fradin. or another. And what has law
done 20 regulate the irregularS? Very
little. BY the act Of 1888 the habitual
va gabond-whea he is caught and con-
ViCted-may be depOrted for life. But
the vaEabOnd Is hard to catch: his crime
is hard to prove The individual com
munes have tried 10 protect themselves
by establishing shelters where the tramp
NAV sleep. hOping thus To temDt him
from the hayrick and the barn There
are thousands OF them now In the
Seine-et-LOise alone there are 300; over
400 in the Marne; in the SOmme and
YOOrne in the Eure-et-Loire-gO where
you will-there are hundreds of these
free inns. They are like the open hos
telries Of the Orient. He may enter
who will and by wise courtesy the po-
lice shut their eyes to his coming and
going This free inn Is the farmer $
bTibe TO the tramp-the bribe Of a roof.
The shelters are weatherprOOf and
sound. but they are mere sheds with no
furniture save the slanting boards that
serve for beds. And their filth is afro
cious You may smell them afar-haunts
OF diseaSe.-Outing
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
BOLD PRIYATEERS
FROM OLD SALEM

Privateering was destined 20 have =
powerful influence upon the ssafaring
fortunes Of Salem. Elias Haskell Der
by, for example. the first great AMER
car shipping merchant and the wealth
lest man IN the colonies, found his
trading activities ruined BY the rsvo-
luton
He swung his mastery energy and
large resources into equipplng pri-
stsers. II was his standing offer that
after as many shares as possible had
been subscribed for in financing any
Salem priNateer ne would take ID the
IL Is claimed that Mr. Derby was in
-erested IN sending 10 sea almost all
he i5S privateeTs which hailed from
Salem during the revolution After
the first two years Of war he discerned
Jle importance OF speed. and that IGany
CT the small pTivateeTs Of his tOWn mad
BEEN bsL or captured because they were
EGft for their business.
He established his own shipya
stuCieJ naval architecture, and began
10 bJId a class Of vessels vastly su-
rsrtnr II size, model, and speed 20 any
: previously launched in the colonies.
They we're designed 20 be able 70 meet
a British slOOp-of-War on even terms
These ships took a large Eumber Oe
prizes. but Elias Haskell Derby lsradu-
{ ally converted them from priVaIeerS %
1 letters Of marque. so that they could
earn carEoes 10 distant ports and al
/ the s. ne time defend themselves against
the largest class of British pr1vateers.
: At tie beginning Of the war he owned
/ sever. slOOps and schOOners- When peacs
/ came he had four ships OF ron 2l
/ 20 go tons, which were very imposing 3
/ merchant vessels EDr that time
/ u was with these ships, created oy
l the needs Of waT, that the commerce o1
/ Salem began n reach out for ports On
/ the other Size Of the world, says the
/ Outing Magazine. They we're Tire van
/ guard OF the great feet which through
/ the two generations 10 follow were -
! carry the stars and stripes around the
/ Seven Seas Ready to man them was
/ the bold company Of pTtvareerFIIlen n
/ schOoIed in a lie OF rare adventure
/ braced 70 face AL risks in the peaceful
I war for trade where none Of their cou1-
: trymen had ever dared 20 seek tra1S be
, fore While they had been deallns
shrevd blows for their country's caust
Fl war. they had been also preparlns
/ themselves for the dswning age q
| Salem supremacy on the seas IN rn'
I rivalries OF commerce; pioneers IN
1 brilliant and romantic era which was
destined 70 win unique fame for then
7 vvfnd-swept town on the arm OF Capt
/ Aun.-Fr0m "Cld Salem Ships ana SAL
Ors," By Ralph =. Paine
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
MARQUETTE READY
FOR INITIAL GAME
Board of Managers An
nounceS List of Eligible
Players.

All is in readiness In Marquette
League circles for the umpire 10 shout
the welcome tone play ball" tomorrow
afternoon on the new grounds at Thir-
teenth and y streets northeast at ,
o clock, when the St. Peter and the St
Joseph teams are carded to clash
The schedule this year comprises
eighty-four dates, with double headers
on the 30th of May and the 4th OF July.
Following are the l.dmes of players that
are eligible:
St. Joseph-SymauOskie. Hessler,
Goodman, KnOckey. Martin, g Salb, J.
ard. Wooden. Dodd. Kicker. Rogers.
Hunter SOudeT. Talbot. Kraft. Kerr.
Mess. DugGn. Chaplin. O'Neu. Lord,
BalZeT. and DOnaldersOn-
St DOminic-Riston, Ebert, Jones,
Meister. Mullen, Ryan. Howard. MCtiee.
Mcdonald. r. Waple, W. Waple, Hug
bert, Chapel. Ford. Pease, and Cana
ST. vincent's-H J. Dove. W. Brew
er NJ. Walters. L. Martin, r. Cohiu
W. Mack. c. Miller. +. Ballenger. J.
Smith. g. Hutchinson. G. Cross. J.
DuEan. MOrrill. c Farrell, Whitney.
Wheatley. G. Cleveland @. Thorpe, K.
Krahing. and 5. Martin
Commissioners - Whiting, Beckett,
Handiboe, H. Beckett, Howard Beckett,
Lay. Harding, Thomas. Kemp. Fague.
Talbert a Tupe, Bradley, Gallager,
America, Johnson. Sherman, and Bal
linRer.
St. Theresa - Stevenson, MathusOn,
Rountree, A Smith, McGrath. John
Pumphrey, l. Sullivan. Lyman. Phipps,
Jim Pumphrey. Bartlett. Wilkinson,
Burgess. Q. Richmond, Drenn0n. Moore
Pennington, Pickett, NJ Beckett, and
WNlett
St Peter-MOffit. MaTCe.On. Dam aipI D..
Cassasa, Sullivan, Sebastian. Spalding
Malloy, Fitzpatrick, O. COllifiOW er
Kraft. Madden. Hilleary, Wiikerson, F.
Collihower, J. Colhfiower. and Landley.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
FISH TRANSPORTED
ALIVE IN WATER

German law does not permit Of fresh
water fish being sold except when alive
Therefore Il is common to see tanks
Of such fishain the restaurant windows.
and they are hauled IN this way con-
siderable distances over Prussian rail-
ways, and shipments are made to Ber-
lin from Lyons in France and from as
far south as ROumania-
Under the new ErlWeln system. now
IN operation on nearly all railways.
the proportion Of fish in the tanks Is
two tons to one ton of water. Oxygen
Is forced through the fish tank by
means of a circulating pump. and the
carbOnic acid. as eXhaled in breathing,
is absorbed by lime plates.
An American gentleman who has in
vestigatcd the matter IS Of opinion that
fresh fish could easily be transported
by this method from Boston to any
one of the large cities Of the Mississippi
valley and that the fish Of the great
lakes could be transported alive all over
the great West--EXchange
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
SHOWING IN RUN
AFFECTS SALES
Briarcliff Contest Has Far
Reaching Influence
on Trade.

The after effects of the Briarchf con
test. il is hoped, will tend toward the
development Of the industry.
Aside from the lessons which the man
ufacturers, particularly the designers, of
cars. learE from these speed trials. the
public is In a position 70 pay consider
able attention 10 the work of the cars.
and TO look for weak spots and points
. of excellence as we'll Many buyer
has laid his pile of winter
catalogues aside and said: ''Oh, well.
I'll wait and see the outcome Of the
BriarcliG."
While the rules OF the A. A A. rae
ing board do not allow gambling. there
is always a good deal Of gambling of
this kind The participant in a race
never knows how many sales ne is in
fuencing when he wins or loses. This
, is the biggest gamble of all.
During the next two months Will be
heard a great deal of discussion of the
GHdden tour, only broken b. the tenn
porary lapses into talk OF track meets,
club runs, and hill climbs. These are
scheduled for Baltimore, Wilkesbarre.
Indianapolis. Chicago, Detroit, Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Norristown, New
ark Hartford. Worcester. ana Albany.
The Vanderbilt Cup race appears to
be hesitatinE between Long Island, Con-
necticut. and Savannah. Nothing Is
forthcoming TO Indicate the wishes OF
the Commission, but there seems 10 be
a general impression that, II possible.
4. the race should be held as near New
York as possible The only ready-made
course is at Savannah. but that fact
should not be considered the only quail
fication.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
HORSE FED BY CLOCK.

\ merchant Of Oldham, England. has
devised a neat scheme 10 avoid getting
up in the morning to feed his horse.
he has had a feed box made With
clock attachment so that every morning
when the horse gets hungry and begins
10 think about breakfast. and the mer-
chant rolls over and begins to think
hOW comfortable the bed is. the clock
goes off with a Wnir, the mechanism
pulls the bottom out Of box suspended
above the stall and down in the feed
box comes a nicely apportioned feed for
the animal The horse has got so used
to the arrangement that VIII never he
hears the clock begin TO Whir up in the
loft he rises and gets ready for break
fast. The use Of the automatic horse
feeders is spreading TO other lazy mer-
chants Of Oldham and Is getting to be
quite the thing.-EXchange
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
A BABIES CLUB.

There IS a babies club in Paris. IN
a handsome building in the park several
hundreds Of baby cIubmen and club
women ride daily on a great merry-go
round. play all manner Of games with
all manner Of toys, and catch live gold
FISH with nets out Of a huge fountain.
The advantage Of such a club is that
it provides toys and amusements for
babies of a sort too expensive and elab-
crate TO be set up in any single house
hold. In a great fountain basin. for
instance. nearly a thousand fish are
kept. and. since about a hundred a
day are netted and carried home in pals
of water, the stock must be continually
renewed The mechanical toys, too.
are more elaborate than those Of any
private nursery.
Membership in the French baby club
costs $50 per year and the initiation fee
Is S25. These high fees keep the rolls
very select.-EXChange
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
NAMING The KITTEN.

Frances. the fve-year-Old pride OF a
Detroit doctors family, Is getting a
reputation fO- humo--
Francs was promised a black kitten
bv a Iadv VINO thought q good deal of
her. and one dav tIe kitten arrived.
securely tucked in a basket
Here Frances said her mother. is
YOUR kitty: veil call her DInGh- because
she's So black
Frances was delighted and Hfted
Dinah out Of the basket She looked
AZ the little black bUnIle OF fur very
seriously for q moment and then eU-
claimed 90. mamma -es call her
Dynamite cause she's so -IttIe----EX-
change.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26

highways. and the assistant director.
Dr. A. {. Cushman-
The experiments consisted OF Observa-
tions or high-power cars while making
runs Of five 70 sixty miles an hour
Photographers with the fsstest possible
shutters on their cameras took pictures
Of the machines when at their varied
rates Of speed. and IL IS from these
photographs that the final conclusion is
% be derived
The cars used in the test were a 20
horsepower LOzier driven by Ny Ras-
tell, which made runs from FIVE 10 forty
five miles al speeds varying from 20
70 - miles. and a Thomas Flyer with
Wallace Hood At the wheel. which ran
Up 70 sixty miles an hour. A Thomas
Limousine. weighing 4s00 pounds. was
also used 20 determine the effect Of run
ming a very heavy car on the road at a
speed o. 55 miles an hour.
The results Of the test have not yet
been announced by Mr. Page
c. J. Prescott arrived in Washington
last week In a Type @ Lozier. after
making the entire trip from Boston 10
this city over the roads He left the
Dupont Garage yesterday morning for
the return run
Much 10 the surprise OF some local
drivers he announced that the road be
tween Washington and Baltimore is
much easier going than some he found
farther north. He made the run from
the Monumental City 20 the Capital in
two and one-haIf hours
otto Jacobi returned yesterday morn
ms from Briarcliff. where he witnessed
the r-ces on Friday.
" Curtis. OF this city. made a rIu
around the BriarcIif course at high
speed on the day preceding the races in
4 Lozier.
The National Capital Motorcycle Club
was organized last Monday with ten
charter members.
The present location OF the club is az
1893 Fourteenth street. but the members
are on the lookout for permanent head
quarters. Application blanks for new
members viii be issued IN few days.
and the executive committee will be
glad 10 act upon the names OF any
motorcycle riders in the city
The officers and charter members are
r NangoId, president. r ". Dewey.
vice president; T O. Wansieben- secre-
tary and treasurer. ! F NJ Bowie,
lieutenant The list Of members In
clude T. n MUdd, jr-, o. J. Trennis
G. W. Bowie. H. T. LaBonta. and
George Wells.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
WHIST PLAYERS
TIE FOR FIRST
Third Round Also Develops
Draw For Second
Place.

The third round in the Washington
Chess and Whist Clubs whist toUrna-
ment was played last Thursday night.
The score was much closer in this
round than in either Of the first two.
For nrst place Nye and Polk. together
with Bryan and Sunny. are tied. with
plus I3. With plus 10 Tor second place
Burback and Hutchinson are tied with
Suen and Townsend
Stein and Townsend played a better
game IN this round than they did In the
second round when they finished ninth
with plus J. Lavender and Lewis. by
steady and careful. playing managed
10 win second place with the score OF
plus :
The score Of the others follows:
Nye and Polk. plus IS-
Bryan and SUNNY, plus 13
Burback and Hutchinson, plus 10
Stein and Townsend, plus To-
Lavender and Lewis, plus s.
Queen and Zimmerman, plus 1.
SaXtOn and Libby, plus 3
TarDCN and Smith. plus 3
Jones and Davis. plus .
Martin and Smith, plus l.
LOusberry and DembitZ, minus /.
Leith and NeviuS. minus 2
Nottingham and Pitcher minus 5.
Hine and lockwood, minus :.
Eeadsley and Summers. minus 3
Turner and Parker. minus g.
Brown and Ra5cock. minus
Belt and FluCkay, minus Z.
Cannon and Smith. minus To-
Hine and Graham, minus H.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
THE THUNDER CLOUD.

Rt REV. Chauncey 3 Brewster. D.
D. bishop OF Connecticut, told al in
teresting story not long ago OF col
ored preacher who was far from being
a brilliant preacher, and hCd the habit,
when eXh0rting his brethren. OF shout
ing in d very loud tone OF voice The
bishop thought he ought 10 reproTe
him. so suggested kindly that perhaps
his sermons would have as good an
effect II delivered more softly But the
CcIOred minister replied Wei, you
see it's this way. bishop, has 20 make
IIp in thunder what 1 lacks in lightning
-Harper's Weekly.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
MANY SALES RECORDED
INACCURATE SEASON
(Contlnued Ion Fourth Pagel

which the REQ holds is the two-cyIinder
fifteen mile record made by E l. See
ley in a REQ touring car at Brunot's
Island. Pa. September 9. 1907. I'm eight
cen minutes forty seconds; also the five
mile worlds record made by l. T Shet-
tier at Los Angeles IN the same model
REQ. May 5. 1906, in five minutes and
fifty-eight seconds. In addition to this
the REQ also holds the fastest worlds
mile record for middleweight cars made
by Dan Wurges in the REQ Bird at
Daytona. Fla. January 25 1906, In ffty-
two and three-fifth seconds.
Seven cars in ten days is the record
made by Clifford NJ Lewis, Washington
agent for the Brush cars.
Although the Brush-LeW1s COMPANY
which controls the representatives Of this
machine, but recently placed a man in
this city in charge OF its interests. the
car has already made a place for itself
here among the lower priced line OF
models.
The car is a one-cylinder runabout.
carrying two passengers. The body IS
black, trimmed in red, and the appear
ance OF the machine is natty and up-
tO-date. The factory is located at De-
troit, Mich. and the car is widely ex-
plotted throughout the West. A number
have also been placer IN Sew York
and other large Eastern cities.
The local headquarters are at the
Richmond Hotel. Seventeenth and =
streets. A shipment Of new models I.
expected in about a fortnight to III OF.
ders already placed.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
REAL SORROW.

Bertie-I have no doubt YOU are sorry
about yOur Uncle's death, uotwlthstand-
ing II brought you into a Let Of money.
AIthUr-Yes; he was doing a good
business. you know. and II ne had lived
A year or two longer he might have left
me a good deal more.-EXchange
The Washington times., 1908-04-26
CRAWFORD BRINGS
WINNING TALLY
CONTINUED from Second PageJ

Two-base hits-Anderson %. SuIIi-
van. Sacrifice hiIs-Davis. TanneniIl.
Stolen base-Hohman. Hit by pitcher
by F. Jones !. by Powell l. Bases on
balls-Om Powell l. Struck Out-By
Walsh .. Umpires-Egan and Evans.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26

A series Of experiments 20 determine
the effects Of speeding automobiles on
ulaCadam highways was conducted
Thursday morning on the Conduit road
about a mile beyond Cabin Johns
bridge Under the direction OF L ".
PAGE. director Of the Office OF public
The Washington times., 1908-04-26

As a novel means Of backing up their
newspaper advertising. the Ford Motor
Company is making Use Of sheet music
The Ford March anG TwO-SJep. copies
Of which will be mailed or given on ap-
picatlon 20 Charles z. Miller, the local
agent. is the ne me OF the instrumental
selection which is being widely distribu-
ted all over the country.
The music IS written and composed
by Harry Zickei. the originator Of rag
time. and author of BLACK America, 20
Jolly Student" and a score or more
popular airs II IS catchy, and is
handsomely 2 -inted-
The Washington times., 1908-04-26

A 1905 Mitchell. which arrived IN this
city about ten days ago. furnishes
striking proof Of the enduring qualities
OF this type. The machine was shipped
here from New York 10 Captain Kelly.
assistant 70 the District Engineer Com
missioner
Although the car has been IN constant
use for three years. the working parts
show no signs Of wear. the chassis is
II excellent condition. and the running
OF the machine, according 10 the owners.
IS as satisfactory as on the day OF IL
purchase.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26

James Flynn. Of the Mitchell Garage.
announces that a carload Of Mltcheus
has been shipped. and should arrive here
this week The consignment includes
TWO roadsters, a touring car, and a run
about.
The Washington times., 1908-04-26

Rev. j. c Hawk. who recently accept
ed charge al Keyser. w Va, LEFT
Washington last week for his new home
driving a Ford Model y. he expects
10 make the entire trip, a distance OF
rs miles, over Jne road.
Charles r. Miller reports two deIv-
cries Of Ford roadstcrs last week. one
10 Mrs. Robert J. Fleming. the other 70
A +. Walker. Orders for the same
model have been received from Dr. Judd
and DR.. J. Z. WaIs!.
A carload OF Fords is on the way 10
nil orders already announced In the
shipment are two Model roadsters and
Two Model s runabOUts.
Charles 2 Miller and a party OF Ford
owners are arranging a run for May 80
or some day early in June. Unless pres
ent plans miscarry, the route will in
clude Reading, Harrisburg. and Lancas-
ter. Pa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-22
RooseveIt's Endorsement of Taft

Upon receiving news of the nomina-
ton OF Secretary Taft for the Presi-
dency. President Roosevelt said:
Il feel that the country is indeed to
Dc congratulated upon the nominate
OF Mr. Taft. l have known him init
matcly for many years, and I have a
peculiar feeling for him. because
throughout that time he worked for
the same object with the same pur-
poses and ideals.
Il do not believe there could be
found in all the country a man 50 well
fitted to be President.
He Is not only absolutely fearless.
absolutely disinterested and upright
put ne has the widest acquaintance
with the nations needs, without and
within, and the broadcast sympathies
with all our citizens
he would be as emphatically a
President of the plain people as Lin
coin. yet Lincoln himself would be
freer from the least faint of dema-
gogy, the least tendency to arouse or
appeal to class hatred Of any kind.
He has peculiar and intimate
Knowledge of and sympathy with the
needs of all the people-of the farmer.
OF the wage worker, Of the business
man, Of the property owner
No matter what a mans occupation
OF social position. no matter what his
cree1. his color, or the section of the
country from which he comes. il he is
an honest. hard working man who