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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
CUTLER GETS
JUMP ON HOPPE

PHILADELPHIA. January 7.-Cutleri
gained quite a lead on Willie Hoppe in
the first block of 400 in the 1000 point 1872
billiard match at Allinger's last night,
beating the youngster out 400 to 242.
The Boston expert played a consistent
game from the start, and, while his high
run was only IS, he kept piling up double
figure collections at rapid rate.
His runs of 30. AZ, 90, 81. SO. 81. made
almost in succession. soon gave him
lead that Hoppe could not overcome, and
while the boy wonder tried to coax the
worries to run his way, they would not re-
spond to his touch.
The only spark of brilliancy in Hopes
work was a mastery collection of 93 in
his fifth inning, some of his close masses
and short-drive shots setting the crowd
wild
Cutler was rendered a warm reception
all through the contest. as he got out of
many tight places by using a little masse
shot when the balls were lined up.
His most brilliant stroke was a truce
across the table shot, drawing the balls
into the side balk in perfect position. The
score:
Cutler-S2 1 10 10 10 81 3 s 10 so SO 0
10 o u 81 IS AZ 81. Total, 400. Aver
age, II 9-23. High run, 81
Hoppe-5 o p %. II 81 20 1 IL
o n o 1 o 10. Total 242. Average, IL.
High run, 49, Referee, A. H. Brooke.
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Personal to River Men.

John p Phillips. wharf clerk for the
Washington and Potomac Steamboat
Company. who was confined to his shome
by illness, has recovered and returned to
duty on the Sth street wharf.
Capt George NOVEL;. ticket agent of
the Washington Alexandria ferry at the
Washington end. is suffering from an at
tack of the grip and is at his home for
treatment During his absence Agent
Wilson is in charge of the ticket office
Charles Anderson. who was suffering
from a severe attack of the grip the past
week has recovered and is out again.
Capt Proctor Hagen. master of the
Bath schooner Francis NJ. is ill ef the
grip at the United States Marine Hospital
at Baltimore.
Capt w. s. Guptil of the schooner Cali
umet at Baltimore. will turn the command
of the schooner over to Mate Stewart Tor
a round trip while he goes to his home In
the north for a rest.
Victor L. Watson. assistant keeper at
the Bodie Island light station, has been
transferred to the Cape Henry station
and John Twiford is his successor at
ROdie Island
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and at the end was declared draw. A
year later Dixon beat Mccarthy in twen-
ty-two rounds. His shortest hight was
with Paddy Lemons. whom he Knocked
out in a round in 1894
George Dixon was one OF the most gen
erous fighters that ever wore glove. He
could not say no to a friend, and MS
money went as easily as it came. Whisky
and dissipation were responsible Tor
DiXon's downfall.
Curfously enough. as Dixon lay dying
in Bellevue Hospital on Sunday, Packey
Mcfarland. a ninetesn-year-old westerner,
arrived in this city from Chicago. NC
Fariand Is styled by fight experts a
Conner and critics predict that he will
some day be champion in his class. He is
not in the same class that Dixon fought
in, and is rugged and strong. He never
smoked or chewed tobacco. and he has
never tasted whisky or any other intoxi-
eating drink
A few days before his death Dixon
said:
Terry McGovern whipped me some
years ago l forget how many. but
know that it wasn't Terry's punches that
laid me low. 1t was old John Barleycorn,
and il had kept away from drink. be-
ieve that 1 would still be the champion
fighter at my weight"
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BIG TRACK MEET
HELD IN CHINA

PRINCETON, N. j., January Way
Oft In China a few weeks ago the athletic
ground of the British legation was the
scene of an international competition
which perhaps failed to rival the Olympic
games at Athens last year. but which,
nevertheless, in spirit, was just as keenly
contested as the event in Greece.
More than 1900 persons from the vari-
Gus legations of Great Britain. France,
Germany. Russia, Italy, Austria, Belgium,
Japan, Holland and the United States
crowded an arena In Picking, where the
games were held, and Witnessed sixteen
events of track and field.
The meet was held under the auspices
of the Princeton University delegation in
far-away China, and the motley array of
uniforms and oriental costumes - the
groups of civilized Chinese spectators
Indicated that the religious movement in
the occident is progressing at least in
Peking-the center of tho empire-in so
TAR as 1t is affecting among the Chinese
an interest in worldly affairs and ideas
Princeton Un!versity's delegates have
taken up their abode in Picking, and there
in the last two years they have accom-
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Repairs to Towboats.

The tug Powhatan. one of the fleet or
small towboats owned in this city, was
last week launched from the marine rail-
way at Alexandria. where she was hauled
out for caulking and other repair WORK.
The little steamer was brought TO this
city and is laid up for the winter.
The tug Baby of the fleet of the Column
bia National Sand Dredging Company Of
this city is out on the railway at the
Alexandria shipyard for general attention
to her hull under water and for caunking.
When the Baby is again ready for service
she will. it is stated. return to towing
sand and gravel laden tugs on the river.
The tug d. NJ. Key of the Taylor fleet
of this city has gone out of service and
is laid up indefinitely at the 10th street
wharf The engineers of the towboat
company will give the machinery thor
ough overhauling in readiness for her re-
turning to service when towing work on
the river again becomes brisk.
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GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
TO BE HELD AT BALTUSR0L

NEW YORK, January As predicted
several weeks ago, the next amateur
championship tournament of the Metro
politan Golf Association will be held over
the links of the Baltusrol Golf Club. At
recent meeting of the executive commit
tee of the association it was decided to
hold the tournament over the course near
Short Hills May 20, 81, 30 and %. Grin
nell Willis of the Morris County Golf club
is chairman of the tournament commit
tee. His associates will be John r. Max
well, jr., of the Nassau Country Club and
a third member to be selected later
This is one of the few important cham
pionships that have not been decided over
the Baltusrol links, and it may be said
that players who have not visited the
course since the national amateur tour
nament was held there in 1904 will be sur
prised by the many changes. Although
always an excellent course. Baltusrol has
undergone wonderful improvement during
the last two years. Something like $4,000
was expended on the course last season.
Many new traps have been built, for the
most part along the sides of the fairway,
thereby conforming to :he latest idea.
bunkers. Baltusrol is one of the most
scientifically laid out courses in the coun-
try today. AS 1t is always at its best in
May and June, capital contest seems
Jerome D. Travers of Montclair gained
his second 1907 title at Baltusrol last June
when he won the New Jersey State Golf
Association tournament. Later in the sea-
son Travers also won the chief cup in an
open tournament held there.
1t was said yesterday that Metropoli-
tan Golf Association open championship is
almost certain to be held this year. As
the organizations treasury is in better
condition now than ever before, the ex-
1 prlltjVa committee has decided that
open tournament will be given, provided
some club offers it's links and contributes
$3.50. This is an Improvement over last
seasons offer, when the association ans
nounced it's willingness to share half of
the expenses. There was no metropolitan
open championship contest last year. So
confident is the committee of the affair
being brought off during the coming sea-
son that it has decided to reserve the last
week in September. In the associations
last open championship, held at Hollywood
in 1906. George Low Of Baltusrol, won
the title.
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Popular Player Writes Before
Starting South.
PREDICTS FIRST DIVISION
Buck" Freeman Praises Washing.
toms New First Baseman.
DIVIDEND FOR STOCKHOLDERS
Racing at New orleans-Fighter
Dixon Dead-Many Bowling
Battles.

Second Baseman Jim Delehanty left
Cleveland last week for Florida. where
he will play ball until ordered to GAL
weston for spring practice by Manager
Cantillon. Before leaving Cleveland
sDelehanty wrote a nice letter to the
sporting editor of The Star. portion of
which will prove interesting reading to
the many fans in Washington who be-
'1ieve that the second baseman Is one of
the best players on the pay roll OF the
local club. Jim says:
well, I'm off for Florida Saturday.
and expect to have a great time. picking
up a little extra money. 1 have been
well all winter and keep myself in good
condition by bowling a great deal every
day.
THE spring days can't come too soon
for me. as am anxious to get down to
Galveston and work under Old Sport
Cantillon. I think we have a pretty
good ball club. / see that the newspaper
boys around New York and st. Louis
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MAGNATES BEFORE
NATIONAL COMMISSION

CINCINNATI. January president
Joseph o Brien of the American Associa-
ton was the busy little bee at the
session of the first days meeting of the
national base ball commission at the Ho-
tel Sinton here yesterday. Joseph came
down from Milwaukee loaded with bundle
OF resolutions. which he presented to the
commission through his cutely cut Van
dyke beard. After he finished resolving
the commission felt hungry and decided
TO eat before telling just what it would
do with Joes resolutions. and for that
reason he did not get any OF the an
swers he desired until just before he
boarded a train for the National Associa-
ton at Cleveland. and some of them not
at all.
President o'Brien requested the nation
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ceived his unconditional release from the
Brooklyn club. This release probably
comes too late to do Corbett any good
In the base ball profession. but there is
just q chance of him returning to the
game. He has always taken better. care
Of his health than the other Corbstt hoys.
and may still possess the great power in
his arm that made him such a wonderful
twirler 1t was Ned Hanlon who practi-
cally forced Corbett out of base ball
Corbett came to Brooklyn from Baltimore
and soon got into trouble with Manager
Hanlon over the salary question and
other matters Corbett went back to the
coast in disgust and played with an out
law league. When this league came into
organized ball Hanlon still refused to
release Corbett, and year after year he
was kept out of sport for which he had
natural ability. The Brooklyn club has
just performed a tardy act of justice.
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plished much good among the student
class.
Robert r. Galley, the All-Amercan CEN
ter on Princton's championship SO team
is In charge of the work for the New Jer-
sey college in Picking. Religious meetings
are held regularly for the army. and Bible
classes have been started with great sue
cess.
The work on handsome structure
winch Is to be the headquarters of the
Princeton Work-as the delegation from
Princeton University has been called on
account of its non-denominational char
acter-will probably soon be completed.
and here, it is expected. the school which
has already been established for the study
Oh English. mathematics. history, geog-
raphy. science and the Chinese classics
will enlarge its scope and exert a wider
influence.
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Invitation for Georgetown Crew.

Manager Woods of the Georgetown crew
returned to college this morning. and
found on his desk an invitation from the
Poughkeepsie stewards for the Blue and
Gray rowers to participate in the big re-
gatta next June. Mr.. Woods was 'natu-
rally gratified over the receipt of the invi-
tation, as he and several others In author
ity at the university. were fearful that
poor showing last summer
might result In the Blue and Gray crew
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being overlooked when the invitations
were sent out this year. Everything pos
Sible will be done 10 make the George
town crew very strong this year. and II Is
to be hoped that the boys will push their
boat into one OF the first three positions
next June. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
BASE BALL NOTES.

In month and half now the ball
players will be hying themselves to south
land. Short winter.
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Totals. 623 82s 859I Totals 734 7as 90
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HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & CAFES

The MacLennam Hotel
Rooms. 75c per day and up. Restaurant and Ia,
connected. 115-7lI 18th ST. NV. del3-90i.4
THE ST. JAMES, IS s; az" 8 c.n'''
European. Rooms 81 TO So
HiSh-class Restaurant at Reasonable Prices.
mv13-tt4
Evening journal., 1908-04-06
PASTOR WESTFALL ASKS
PERTINENT QUESTIONS
In Sermon on The Peril of City Life" lie
Refers to Conditions as lie Sees
Them in Wilmington

''There are places where crime Is foster
ed and vice harbored and criminal hous
flourish In this city so openly that il IS
impossible not TO intimate or keen from
making the suggestion OF completely .or
infer knowledge Of the same that may
BE- kept secret By hush money declared
the Rev. J.. Judson Westfall. in Bethany
Baptist Church. Elm and Jackson streets.
last night in a remarkable sermon on
'sThe Peril OF City Life" in which he de-
clared that politics rather than ability was
the factor in public office IN Wilmington.
'Why should our homes be supplied with
water laden with typhoid fever germs;
with gas that makes more OF fuss about
burning than fame 10 cook the working
mans dinner: why should respectable
and desirable citizens be permitted 90
live in tenement houses in bad sanitary
condition; why are some streets cleaned
more often than others. where certain IN
huenual people live. why should some
streets have good gas lights and electric
arc lights on prominent corners and othos
parts Of the city be neglectedT were
sOme OF his questions.
Taking Nehemiah as type OF patriotic
citizen made sorrowful by the waste a
Jerusalem" Mr. Westlan said IN part:
"Even so II IS with the public spirited
citizen to-day. a love is burning for th'
city Of our fathers. many cities Of oui
own land are laid waste by corrupt poll
ticians. not a single city Of any size car
rise up and say they are free from thes,
Evening journal., 1908-04-06

public parasites who Will not hesitate 10
grind the faces Of the poor. to collect de-
lnquent taxes and then appropriate tho
same TO personal interests or free from
ward councilmen who viii not sell their
vote IN favor OF some public franchise.
'Nice in. the lives OF our political leaders
consumes city as though by fire; the
desolatlon wrought by corrupt and con-
tented leaders Ia commerce. in society. in
the home cannot but awaken a deep sense
OF sorrow OF heart.
'Why should our homes be suppiied
with water laden with typhoid fever
ecrms' with gqs thst makes more OF a
fuss about burning than flame TO cook
the worlAngman's dlnnerY why shonld
respectable and desirable citizens be
permitted TO live In a tenement house in
bad sanitary oonditionsg Why are some
streets cleaned more often than others.
where certain influential people iveq why
should some streets have good gas lights
and electric arc lights on PROMINENT cor
ners and other parts OF the city be ne,
gleetedg
lhere Is prevailing lack OF genuine
patriotism, kin TO that that burned in
Nehemiahs bosom. A generation ago men
were awake TO the peril of the hour. their
patriotism was aroused. and no sacrifice
OF blood or treasure was too precious Ia
lay on the altar Of country when the
principle Of federation was in danger.
"But the peril which threatens our en-.
tire city life of this country Is no les,
fundamental The average brand of om
city politicians from mayors down. is Z
serious menace TO good government. It 1,
said that four-hfth Of the Representative.
at Albany from the districts Of New Yo,T
city can be depended upon to vote on N,
wrong side of every question. This wal
said by a leading New York editor, from
an observation OF twenty years.
let me mention a few things which in
/ dicate a low tide OF patriotism Il ou
leaders bad a zeal that was righteous in
stead Of having the form of Righteousness
without the power thereof. our city woul
be conducive TO good morals and yool
habits.
4. Our public health has been entrustc,
TO sanitary inspectors / do not hesitat
70 say from what mine own eyes hav
seen and my ears have heard. that GU
health officers in this and many elite
OF our land lack all special training anl
fitness for the work; even good commol
sense.
THE man who can get out the larges
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number OF votes in his ward gets the ap-
pointmont to these street walking, eush-
toned ofnoe-chair positions.
mot long ago met one of our health
officers ON the street and told him about
the slowness OF our systems TO collect gar
bage, that for six weeks or more the waste
from the kitchen had not been collected
and that we had every receptacle filled,
and during warm days the odor was Of
fensive and dangerous to health. He took
my name and number and nothing was
done for another week SO It is with cur
ash men. They take delight in smashing
every box or barrel which can be placed
out on the street. and literally strew The
ashes over the side walk. IL would not
surprise us II some day the city counsel
would not pass an ordinance, compelling
every citizen TO buy certain makes Of
ash cans, thus adding TO the common It'll
zen's burdens. because some ash can con-
Germ has an ak to grind in putting on the
market their product
"Our health officers are known as in
speotors but who inspects the Inspect
orsr They walk about in uniform more
for their health than on duty Who ever
Il
lord TO make his property sanitary. People
are constantly moving because OF water
IA cellars. which drain I'm from back yards
and poorly constructed alleys. Consump-
tion IS raging in our own city because OF
shops which furnish damp dark disagree
able places for men, boys and girls to
work, because properties are not kept up
In sanitary conditions. because cutters
leading across the side walk are not made
properly and the pedestrian must make
leap over the cesspooi OF dishwater and
slop or find his clothes smeared when he
7 steps on a loose brick
I'm many Of our cities the lives Of
hundreds and thousands are sacrificed 10
roliucal ppointmeni, to the policy OF peu
teal favoritism.
Let men be appointed 10 these posi-
tions who are At and who will feariessly
perform their duty by compelling land.
lords and tenants TO live within the bord.
ers Of sanitary conditions and cleanliness
a patriotic citizen on the board Of health
viii do much TO make our city beautiful
and healthful.
Take another instance. our system OF
surface sewerage is notoriousiy bad Sc
much so as to be dangerous to the heaitl
and offensive 70 the comfort Of our people
In many OF our cities we have an 'east
side and west side.' an up town and
a down town. a coast and a part foi
the smart set II our system Of sewera q,
p was better. we would have cleaner chm
dren and cleaner homes and less inpatiea
Z mothers.
! Another evidence Of the lack OF pa
] riotism in men Of public office is thai
our public schools are sacrificed in a lilS.
! manner. The school board in many citie.
E is made political prize. and men us,
= their office as a stepping stone to lnnu
+ ence. Men take charge of the education
5 Of the yonth Of our land who have inter,
ests in saloons and in many instances
! cannot read intelligenuy or write so q
postofhce inspector could read IT,
MANY thousand school children il
Evening journal., 1908-04-06

large cities are forced to grow up in ig-
norance for lack Of proper appropriation
Of funds.
"A recent investigation in Chicago says
Dr. Strong revealed 450O more children in
one ward than there were school accom-
modations Would a patriotic citizen OF the
type Of Nehemiah hold up the appropria-
ton OF school funds in any legislative
body, because he had not received due
remuneration for his voter
''But the most serious peril to our city
life is the high price we are compelled 10
pay. for moral character. A serious prob
lem Is environment, which on the coast
is enough to discourage every sin hating
peace loving citizen. We are constantly
increasing the difficulty for boys to re-
main decent and girls to remain pure and
men to shun temptation. We are making
it hard for men to do right.
There are places where crime As fost-
cred and vice harbored and criminal
houses flourish in this city. so openly
that it is impossible not to intimate or
keep from making the suggestion Of Of
fetal completely or infer a knowledge of
the same that may be kept secret by hush
money It is very strange that officers
Of the law whose duty it is to detect crime
are unable to discover moral slaughter
houses which a respectable citizen knows
exist.
Let our newspaper editors and report
ers get busy and give some news Of the
men who have the name Of doing some
thing, but very seldom caught in the
act except to promote their own interest.
"They say we have good men in office
from mayor down. Let them be good for
something, because he that knows how
to do good and does it not to that man
it is serious transgresslon Of citizen
ship"
Evening journal., 1908-04-06

81 find health in the package
with the Red Seal, >" said a man
few days ago, in referring to
Postum.
When anyone has learned that
coffee has been causing more or
less damage to his nervous sys-
TEN, and finds health in drinking
Postum, which is made only of
wholesome wheat, he has a right
to grow enthusiastic and want
others to find health in the pack
age with the Red Seal"
There's Reason"
Evening journal., 1908-04-06
Humor ns Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
SOMETHING OF A PAST.

A most unpleasant creature
is the man who knows It all.
He talks to you in private
When he ought to hire a HAN.
Then he could touch the button
And talk and talk away,
And only those need listen
Who felt inclined TO pay.
His bump Of egotism
Is like a cannon ball.
His fund Of information
Is always at your callA
And his advice Is ready
And guaranteed to fit,
Though not a soul has asked him
To shed a bunch Of It.
He rises in a meeting.
Where things are running smooth,
And wants to switch the current
To his own private groove
And with his explanations,
As tangled as a skein,
He gives to all his hearers
A most decided pain
A bore from whom few meetings
And lodges are exempt,
And one is always tempted
To treat him with contempt,
But II he puts your patience
To too much OF a tax
The better way to treat him
is with a large, bright AK.
Evening journal., 1908-04-06
JoHV y. DENUIa0B

DIES MONIES. Iowa, April 6.-Demo .
Gratis of Iowa may chose a soft water
candidate for Governor at the spring
primaries in the person of General
James B. Weaver, of Colfax.
Not only is General Weaver person
ally opposed to hard drinks" but he
even draws the line at hard water. He
drinks only soft water because he says
IL is the elixir of life.
Evening journal., 1908-04-06
speeiaI Services a sIIverbrook.

Special services at Silverbrook NJ. +.
Church yesterday were largely attend
ed. In the morning two persons were
converted. In the evening one pro-
fessed religion and two united with
the church The pastor will be given
a reception tomorrow night.
Evening journal., 1908-04-06
No Evenina pevotlons.

Owing TO the missc cA for the Italians
Of this city which opened yeste;d at
the Cathedral there win be no even
ing devotions all this week Tue mis-
sion opened under favorable circum-
stances, there being a large number
of Italians present at the services.
Evening journal., 1908-04-06
Good Reason.

NWWN
81 notice you always smoke cigars"
said the man with the black brier.
"Yes; / can't smoke pipe"
"Don't like 'emT
ayes, but l can't smoke 'emi
"Burn your tongueY
"No."
"Whats the reason, then?"
"Aly wife won't let me-"