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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-17
HARTMAN HOPEFUL
At TRADE OUTLOOK
RalrcadsAble to Get Money
Out of Politics and Avoids
Official Calls.

r II, Hartman. master of a railroad
mileage that would span the globe,
dropped into Washington TO attend a din
led md before his departure yesterday
declared that prosperity was on it's way
back, and would get here just about in
proportion as the people returned 10
sound. sensible understanding of bust
ness condition. He expressed the con-
Hdent conviction that there is a much
more comfortable feeling as a result
or recent court decisions. which have
convinced the community that the courts
may yet be relied upon TO protect the
rights OF the people and insisted that
me financial troubles are at an end so
Tar as concerns the railroads He said
The feeling is easier. and all the
country needs now is To be let alone
less agitation. excitement. Ii has be-
come apparent of late that agitation has
ceased 10 have so much effect on the
public mind The people are getting
bacf TO a. calmer frame. confidence that
The courts viii protect rights and inter
ests and persons has been inspired by
some recent decisions There has been
altogether too much unrest-I don Z
mean on the part Of anybody in par
ticular, but among the whole people.
We are getting back to better condi-
tons
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-17
BOoKNAKER SENTENCED.

Jt.gise Barnard yesterday sentenced
Franz EuerZonni, who pleaded guilty 10
an .ddIctlaent charging him with hand
boo<makng, TO a fine Of 800 or thirty
days In jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
ONE SYSTEM THAT WON.
discovered by Keen-Eyed Old Lady
Y at Monte Carlo.

From tire Westminster Gazette.
He who breaks the bank today will be
hroRen-s by the bank tomorrow was a
tsHorite saying of NJ. Blanc. founder of
the Casino at Monte Carlo. and that the
converse may be equally true is proved by
the experience of a well-known gambler
who after losing his last franc a year ago
IS said today to be carrying all before him
at the roulette table. thanks to "sys-
tenn which he claims to be almost in
fallible.
There have been many Systems" for
which similar claim has been made.
from. the D'Alembert to the Rosslyn and
Iabouchere: but only one of them air has
ever given bhe keepers OF the bank mo-
rient'S real anxiety. This was the discov-
cry of a keen-eyed old lady who observed
that if the Crouper spun with certain
numbers opposite him certain other num-
hers inevitably won.
AZ a matter of fact, it was all very
simple: the roulette wheel had become
warped and was not quite round and thus
invaria bly, stuck at easily ascertainable
figures This little discovery put 10000
francs into the pockets of the old lady and
her accomplCes before NJ. Blanc bought
the secret for 10000 francs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
sHEEPHEAD IMPROVEMENTS.
Extensive Alterations at the Track
Now Under WaV

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, n. y. January
"A hrand-new Sheepshead Bay race
track is being prepared for next season.
racegoers. Extensive improvements and
alterations are now under way. When
completed the Bay course will be among
the finest in the world. The track is
being heightened to a mile and three
eighths. the stables are being set back
the grand stand is in the hands of a re-
modeler and work on very much en-
larged betting ring has been started
Aside from tho work of CONSTRUCTION
these are busy days at ''the Bay" All
the stay -at-home trainers are at he track
daily and the exercising of the horses is
strictly attended to. Shed work is about
all they get now except when the weather
and track are good, and then the various
strings are Speeded over the course. The
new two-year-o,dS are the center of at
traction whenever shown. Considera BILE
interest is attached to the youngsters of
the big stables. Jack Joyner has some
good o,cs in his lot from which NAV come
the stars of the two-year-Old division.
MISUNDERSTANDING ofCincinnati IS likely
10 return TO the turf and if he does Tom
Welsh will. in all probability. train his
string When Fleischmann bad a big
stable several years ago Tom Welsh look
ed alter 1t and won many nOta bic stakes
Welsh was recently in Lexington looking
over q lot of two-year-olds that he will
train for Messrs. Miller and Painter next
season, and afterward paid a visit to
cincinnati. where ne met some old friends,
including Julius FleischmInn Col Alec
Labold and Henry VI. Ze2ler. During
the conversation that followed Welsh was
informed that if he would agree to train
FOR fIeiSchmann the latter might return
TO the turf Whereupon the trainer said
thar nothing could be more agreeable to
him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
HOCKEY AT CORNELL.
University May Enter the College
League Next Season

ITHACA, n. Y, January 4-Although
Cornell University is not represented in
the 1ntercolle giate Hockey Association
considerable interest is conferred on the
performance of the Red and White seven,
because rumor has it that the Comedians
may apply for admission to the college
league next season. For several weeks
the Cornell squad has been on the ice,
and the coaches have been able to get
some idea of the ability of the candi-
dates. A successful season is looked for
by the authorities at the university, for
fve of last years seven are again eligible
for the team. They are Lally. Adler
Greer, Gates, Beiher and ruhlert
The team has been working we'll since
the beginning of practice. and although The
schedule has not been completed games
have been arranged Nth Princeton, Uni
versity of Rochester, Troy Technical
West Point and Niagara. and a game with
Columbia may possibly be arranged to be
played in New York city. With the idea
of developing material for next years
varsity team a freshman team has been
formed and a short schedule will be ar
ranged for the beginners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Arizona Trapper's Luck.
,m the Ariznna RenuhlIcan

: l.. r. Ford, who devotes his time to
trapping brought to Phoenix yesterday
he results of a months work along the
ella and Salt rivers. He captured in that
time six wildcats, seven coyotes. four rae
coons. seven skunks and two foxes The
bounty on this kill will be about $40 and
the hides will bring an additional lesser
sum.
Coyotes are plentiful in that section. but
are hard to capture by trapping and still
harder to get with a gun. Wildcats are
few that he thinks he landed the most
of them and will have to hunt in another
place.
All the animals were caught with "A steel
trap set in the brush and baited. \ wild
cat measures about sixteen inches from
where he plants his feet to the point
where gie noses for the bait, and the trap
per says he has 1t figured down TO such a
fine point that he hardly ever fails TO lay
the bait at just the right distance from
the trap. so the cat will step into it as he
reaches for the meat
Coyotes are shrewder and soon get wise
to the trapper, and ii is not long before
the whole coyote relation in the region has
been Informed and spotted every trap so
they can get around them to secure the
bait and make safe getaway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
Ty Cobb's Merry Quip.

Base ball players after they break in a
glove will hang on to 1t until 1t is nothing
more than a. tissue of rags. for they have
an affection for a well-broken glove. It
is a. fact that in, many cases glazing er-
rors are made by players. who. for the
time being. are wearing some other play
er's glove. or, perhaps, are just breaking
in a new one.
A well-broken glove is like a, we'll
broken Shoe--it is easy to the hand, and
the man wearing it learns to repose con-
fidence in his finger covering: and. hav-
ing such confidence, he can do a great
deal better work than he could with Il
new or strange glove.
The breaking in of a glove. even by a
seasoned old Lacquer. is Il serious event,
and is attended with great deal of anx-
iety 1t is the subject of interest above
all others to the rest of the players.
The glove during the breaking-in pro-
cess has to be treated with A variety of
oils and greases in order to make it pill
able. Every player has some secret prep
aration to rub ON his glove in which he
has unbounded faith; but the majority Of
the spike-stioe senl!ises use vaseline as a
starter. After this has we'll soaked in,
then they pour on their oils at different
times.
Just before the Detroits went on to Chi
cago to play the world series of games
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS G. CAFES
HOW SQUEEZE PLAY BEGAN.

The squeeze play was not invented
by Griffith. says the New York Press.
Neither did Billy Hogg bring 1t With him
from Pueblo when he Joined the High
landers. The leader of the New York
Americans receives credit for perfect
ing the process, but it was discovered
by accident. Happy Jack Cheshire being
the lad who first made the break from
third to home. expecting the batsman to
lay the ball out of the fielders' reach
ne batsman. who was none other than
Wee Willie Keller. had not been tipped
OH as to Chesbro's daring intention to
steal nome. but being quick-witted chuck
ed his bat at the sphere and the ball fell
out of reach of both pitcher and third
oaseman, Keller getting to first while
tnesbro dashed over ,ne pan.
Inc Bostons were the Highlanders' on
ponents on that day the hilltop-it was
in 1D4-and they were as much puzzled
at Chesbro's rash action in leaving third
Tor nome as were the Hignlanders. In
the clubhouse after the game Griffith
! questioned Chesbro as to why he had
started to run home. Thought I had the
signal quoth Jack. And what made
you hit the bah?" Grif asked Keeler.
II didn't see what else there was for me
to do TO prevent Chesbro from commit
/ ting suicide, responded Keller.
The other players Joined in the talk
about the play the majority believing it
to be a lucky fuke. but the brainy mi
nority holding out that probably the
stunt could be turned into winner more
often than 1t was a loser. Griffith In
structed his men to use it any time they
thought they could outguess the OBJ
posing pitcher the rest of the season.
put not to go too strong on the play and
to wait until the following spring to see
what could be done in the way of develop
ing it.
This was done. and in the spring of 1876
the Highl9nders got to work and had
the play down fine when the campaign
opened. Since then II has been one Of
the big winners in their repertory and has
been adopted by a majority of the teams
Dig and little. John Mc(,raw of the
Giants refused to fall in line for some
time. but last year the Polo ground team
twice used ii. and both times success
fully. In bringing them victory In a game
in Philadelphia, and once being shown
at the hollow. when an unsuccessful run
was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
ON THE SANDWICH COURSE.
Travis Capture Of the Golf Cham
pionship Cup Recalled. =

| GLASGOW, January 4.-The announce
ment of the date of the next amateur
golf championship-the week beginning
May Isis not of so much moment as the
reminder that the event will be decided
over Sandwich course. The last contest
| of the kind held there furnished a sem
sation in the victory of the American
| golfer. Mr.. Walter ]. Travis. The recol-
lection of that achievement will not read
lily he forgotten. Mr.. Travis came over
here with some reputation an Ameri-
can player. but that did not in the least
disturb home golfers They pooh-
poohed the idea that any foreigner could
axe away the championship cup: but.
as one player after another fell before
the all-conQuering visitor, he rose in gen.
eral estima ton and before the seml-final
players and spectators alike Mt Sandwich
were positively afraid of Mr.. Travis His
temperament and his big black cigar may
have had some effect over his opponents.
but these would never have given the
American the laurels of the meeting had
his golf been Indifferent. No doubt he
owed much of his success to phenomenal
work on the greens with a new putter OF
odd design, which became craze for
awhie--one would have supposed there
was something magical about the putter,
and that it could not possibly fail TO
send the hall into the hole from all dis
tanCes--but experience proved that il was
Isl that brought about the wonderful re-
suits.
Mr.. Travis was a good golfer, and on
this side of the Atlantic we had to learn
that fact through bitter experience be
cause we were inclined to take him too
cheaply. BY the way. he had some strokes
of luck and he got his hardest match
from Mr. James Robb. 1t was evidently
Mr.. Travis ambition to win the anna
teur championship only once. At any
rate he has never come back to measure
his skill once more against players who
may be supposed to have learned lesson
since the last championship at Sandwich.
He has sent deputies almost every year
since then. but none of them filled his
place and it really seems a pity that We
should not have Il return visit from him.
If Mr.. Travis were TO come to Sandwich
next May very hearty welcome would
await him, and the championship would
gain inestimaaly. Perhaps the Olympic
games may help to induce him to return
The previous winners of the amateur
championship at Sandwich were Mr.. John
Ball, Mr.. +. G.. TAFT, Mr.. II. H. Hilton
and Mr.. Travis.
The Royal St. Georges Club are at
present considering plans for lengthenins
the course, and If they carry out their
intention Sandwich will become the long
est of the championship courses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
A Ball Dress of Stamps.

From the London Daily Mail
At a ball in Bermuda a wonderful dress
was worn. and in the making of ii over
10000 stamps were used. Years were
spent in collecting the stamps and three
weeks in the making of the dress, which
was Of the finest muslin. The woman
called upon her friends TO help her, and
the dress was covered with stamps of all
nations. They were not put on any way,
but in an elaborate design. ON the front
of the bodice was an eagle made entirely
of brown Columbian stamps Suspended
from the birds talons was a globe made
OF very old blue revenue stamps. On each
side of the globe was an American flag.
on the back of the bodice was colec-
ton of foreign stamps in the form of a
shield. in the center of which was por-
trait cut from old revenue stamps. a
picture hat covered with red and blue
stamps was worn with the dress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
WITH CHARMED LIVES
EEN WHO HAVE FACED DEATH
AND GONE UNSCATHED.


from the Baltimore sun.
1t is curious how partial is fate as re-
CARDS fatal accidents to individuals.
One man ventures once i'll his life on
mountain climb, a balloon ascent or other
more or less dangerous enterprise and
forthwith gets killed. Another spends
years in courting violent death and
dies in his bed at last
Take, for example, the case OF Capt.
Kindelan, the military aeronaut who was
discovered the other day by the master of
the British ship West Point swimming
about in the middle of the Mediterranean
sea. He had leaped from the seuisub-
merged car of his derelict balloon to what
looked like certain death, yet lived to tell
the tale, as he had done-and this is the
extraordinary part of the affair-no fewer
than thrice before under almost precisely
similar circumstances.
Another remarkable case in point Is
that of George Albert Strachan. the only
passenger who escaped absolutely unhurt
from the terrible Salisbury railway acct
dent in England last year. In 1902 Mir.
Strachan also got out scathless from the
burning Iroquois Theater, Chicago, when
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ranged on Chautauqua lake. but the night
before the race Courtney's boathouSe was
broken into and his shell was destroyed.
AS Courtney had never shown the white
feather and had won every race in which
he rowed as an amateur he was absolved
from completely in the affair. which was
charged to gamblers, who wished to pre-
vent the race. The two oarSmen finally
met on the Potomac river at this city.
Courtney was in poor condition evidently.
for before the race was half over ne
showed signs of distress and presently
left the course and padded to the shore.
Hanlan rowed over the course alone.
Courtney was widely assailed as a quit
ter and even harsher terms were used,
But his friends have always maintained
that the treatment was unjust. He had
simply met a better man. His star had
begun to grow dim. and he had sunk TO
a few years Ia ter. The latter was in his
prime and probably no man in the world
could have defeated him.
In 1879 Hanlan went to England and
beat William Elliot for the English cham
pionShp on the Tyne. the time for the
three miles being 81 minutes / second.
having first defeated John Hawdon.
another crack Englishman, for 600 a
side Fred Plaisted went with him as
trainer and coach, he having been the
After returning to America he got several
public receptions and testimonial
brought him about $4,000. He rowed
Trickett from Putney to Mortlake. the
English varsity course. for the worlds
championship in 1880 The time was %
minutes II seconds. In 1881 and 1884 Han
Ian scored over Elias Laycock for the
worlds title on the Thames course. and
in 1882 and 1883 he beat Boyd and TriCkett
respectively for the same title
In the latter part of 1854 Hanlan went
to Australia and met defeat at the hands
of W. Beach on the Parramatta river and
other matches in 1855 and 1887 were vic
tories for Beach. Hanlans last appear
ance was against Kemp on the PARA
malta river in 1883. when the latter won.
Hanlan coached the Columbia University
crews of 1903 ard 1904. In all. his VIM
nings amounted to about S1O3.0o9 He
served as an alderman in his native city.
Fred Plaisted. his old rival. who is now
a resident Of this city, having d govern
ment position, spoke in high terms of
Hanlan last night. He intends to leave
today to go to the funeral. He ex-
pressed the opinion that Kennedy. Ten
tyck and Courtney should be present to
pay their tribute to the oarsmans mem
ory. For said Plaisted. there was
only one Hanlan- There has been no
oarsman to equal him
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Eagle Robs a Eunter.
From the Denver News.

From UenVpr NpWS.
string of traps on Hoodoo creek, is the
latest candidate for Pronunciation as a
nature faker by the President. Shorty as
serts that as he was carrying home d live
ra bbit, caught in. one of his traps. a large
eagle swoopad down from behind him and
seized. the rabbit in it's talons. The ire
mendous Jerk the bird gave the rabbit so
startled Shorty he dropped the game and
uttered a yen. The howl caused the eagle
to drop the rabbit. and bunny promptly
took to his legs and escaped. The eagle
alighted on nearby tree and Shorty
enraged at the gall of the biru, shot 1t
with his rife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-05
EDWA ARD HANLAN.

Edward Hanlan. who died in Toronto
Yesterday morning. was six times cham
pion oarsman of the world and undoubt-
cdly the most scientific sculler of this
or any other generation. He was born
in Toronto, Canada. on July l.. 1855.
When very young his parents moved TO
the island in Toronto bay where he lived
ever since At an early age he showed
ambition to figure as an oarsman and his
first attempts a scullins were in a novel
craft OF his own invention. 1t was a two
inch plank on which he constructed a
raised seat and outrigsers. and it was
sharpened at the ends.
His first public appearance occurred
when he was sixteen years of age. He
was one of a crew made up of fishermen
and they were successful. In 1871 he took
part In some skiff races. and his first shell
race was In 1873. when he won the cham
ponship of Toronto bay. Next year he
won the championship of Burlington bay,
defeating Thomas Loudin. holder of the
title. Some minor victories. including ?
medal offered by the governor general of
canada and the championship of Ontario
brought Hanian to the Internal onal CEN
tennial regatta at Philadelphia in 1876.
The best scullers in America We're en-
tered. including Plaisted. Luther. Bray
ICY ana Coulter. the eS-champlon or Amer
iCd. The race was three miles and Han
Ian won in the record time of II minutes
a1a seconds
His next race was on Silver Lake. Ros-
ton. June H. 1877. He started against
twelve men Plaisted won. Hanlan did
not finish. On the 4tb of July he rowed
in regatta on the Charles river and
was again defeated by Plaisted. Hanlan
being disqualified for fouling Plaisted at
the start. Frenchy Johnson. negro, fin
ished second. He and Bob Barry were
the only coIored oarsmen. In the fall of
1877 he defeated Wallace Ross in Toronto
hay for $1,000 side.
At Toronto bay. Oh May -, 1873. Hanlan
defeated Fred Plaisted for $1,000. the race
being two miles. Hanlans next race was
for the American championship against
Evan Morris on the Allegheny river. near
Pittsburg,- over course of FIVE miles
Hanlan won. After another victory over
Ross. Hanlan defeated Charles Courtney u,
the present Cornell coach, for a stake OF
81 900 at I4achine, Canada. The result was
unsatisfactory to Courtney's friends, who
claimed that Hanlans victory was large
ly due I'd the fact that he was rowing in
home waters and was better acquainted
with the course. Another race was ar
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between eight and nine hundred lives. were
lost: while four years before that he hap
pened to be one of about half a dozen
lucky ones saved from the steamship
Portland. sunk off Cape Cod in a terrific
Atlantic gale. on which occasion 151 less
fortunate persons persisted.
Still more remarkable was the case of
Il master mariner named Owen Richard,
who died peacefully in his ped recently In
his house in the east end of London after
having been nine times wrecked, three
times rescued from burning ships and
once blown more than 100 feet into the
air by the explosion of a. cargo of gun
powder that killed no fewer than seven
teen of his shpmatoS