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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
GRIDIRON CLUB ANNUAL.
Hold Great Festivities at the National
Capital.

Washington, Dec. 14.-President
Roosevelt and his one-time friend, Ed.
ward Hartman, met Saturday night
For three hours they faced each other
with a table between them-and
those who beheld the meeting sat spell
bound. At the same time President
elect Taft and Speaker Cannon looked
defantly into each other 3 eyes; Frank
II. Hitchcock, chairman of the repub-
lican national committee, and Norman
Z. Mack, commander in chief of the
Bryan Waterloo, came together, while
"regulars" and insurgents" from
congress were arrayed against one an
other in the offerings.
In the midst of this dramatic stu
alton, when no man knew what the
next moment was to bring forth, a
rumble of thunder broke upon the
midnight air, and the steam roller APP
peared on the scene. 1t was the real
thing in steam rollers, for it bore the
name Of Taft in large gilt letters on it's
cowcatcher-or where the cowcatcher
ought to be-and the additional symbol
of the Gridiron club and the date, De
cember IL, 1908, proved it was being
rolled in on one Of the most enjoyable
social occasions of the year.
1t was the annual fall dinner Of this
famous organization Of newspaper cor
respondents and big men from every
walk Of life from every corner Of the
world.
fTaft, Taft, Taft, steam roller,
steam roller, steam roller, wh0o-oo-."
This was the song the merry Gridiron-
ers sang and as each guest had a
bronze steam roller souvenir Ia the
form OF paper weight at his plate,
the yell Was voted q success, even by
those whom the historical juggernaut
had crushed.
There MAS no bloodshed at the meet
ing between the president and Mr.
Hartman, and when the other old
political opponents met al the friendly
board thoy ehattod and laughed and
exchanged condolences as though they
had boen the warmest friends through
$50.
President elect Taft Was cheered 10
tho echo % wore President Roosevelt,
Vice president Fairbanks, Vice fresi
denteleei sherman and AZ the other
noiaples "ho took part NJ tAe pro.
eeeainge hy making apeeeheg tAai oele
pot reported.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26

Oregon Senators Quarrel French In
Speaszer's CHAIR

Oregon senators are again involved
IN a patronage quarrel, Senator Fulton
having asked Chairman Penrose Of the
senate postoilice cOmhn,ttee TO hold up
senator Bourne's candidate for the
Portland postmastorship, John G.
Young, BouSpe's private secretary.
There may be no river and har.
Dor bill this session" said Congress
man Theodore burton, the chairman
Of the committee.
~ y believed the only reason H. A.
ballineer " seattle n not on Taft =
last VI prospective cabinet officers Is
that be has told Ais friends be would
not pofpait opposition " Soclelssy Gar.
heid a. ioag 40 Che latter desirod 20
femaip Ia Tho Interior department.
1he Fulton BAL 10 amend the rate
law Aud suspend proposed increases ID
ffoight fatoe may be reported by fle
aenate e0ulpittee bofogo the holiday.
senator Fulton has boon pgomiaed by
senator tliins thaf le nii fopon IN
Pacific eeasi ln1popeof 49, pfoaaing
hard co. ~ paesAeo
CONGRESSMAN Rbfiop N. tfeael VI
Idaho Qeeppieo fAe apealel , cAaig fol
4 eblle sstpaaay dummy tAo aebaie
pfpf the bepnaely lipe Aeisoau coo.
faap ssf hpV Aetloo
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
YANKEE FLEET AT oEyLoN.
Great Gathering at Colombo 20 See
New World Ships.

New World ships.
Colombo, Ceylon, Dec. I3.-The Uni
tod States battleship fleet was anxious
" awaited here by a great gathering
Of Europeans and natives al Colombo.
Tho fleet, which was sighted at 2
0 clock this morning, approached slow
~ 10 single file. The flagship Connect
cut entered the harbor al . o clock, the
Others following az short intervals.
The fleet loft Manila Oh December ]
aud passed Singapore six days later.
Tho voyage MAS uneYentful, the wealth
er being enc throughout aud the battle.
ships proceeding "a an even speed Of
about 40 Knots an hour Tho health Of
the erew ~ excellent With Che o1cep
ton ~ ono ease of fmallpoF on che
Georgia. Tho smallpor victim h aeI
ously ilI and all AZ fho Georgia > eles
base been FAfcInatfd.
hydpoy hpstfalia Al A. Alexander
fhe American tennis player. and Walter
Dunlop NJ Nieiorla to-day non fhe Aus
ilallan fepnIa champlonal|p ln doubles
hiekaudof Hon fAe huaSalIan singles
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
HILL BUYS FINE APPLES.
One Hundred and Fifty Boxes Finest In
Apple Show.


Fifty boxes Of the finest apples ex-
hibited at the National Apple Show
have been purchased by Louis w. Hill,
president Of the National Apple Show,
and 100 boxes by J. J. Hill. These
apples will be distributed By the
railroad presidents among their friends
IN the east and Ia England.
The exhibitors who furnished the
fruit and who have been paid $40 q
box for their apples, are o. g. France,
who furnishes 40 boxes Of Wineaaps
ID, W. ifoderiek, 40 boxes 0f Wineaaps
Richard Groep, 40 bOKee Of Winesaps;
I'D Human, 40 boxes Of Spifzenburgf;
Wright brothers, 10 boxes ~ yellow
Aentopp flpplns, 40 boxes Of Rome
beauties and 40 b0Kes 0f baldNins
y, flattoro, l5 boAes of Arkansas
blaetsj A. j. LinYillo, 40 bose1 NJ
Nlnesaps ca Bowen, bozes ~ VIZ.
glpia beauiios apd Joe Newell 40
boxes niuesapf
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
BLEW UP BUILDINGS
BOMB EXPLORES NEXT THE
CHICAGO COLISEUM.
Report Was Heard Over Mile Away
No One Reported Killed-Fire Fol
lows the Explosion, the Cause of
Which Is Shrouded in Mystery-May
Be Result of Gamblers War;

Chicago, Dec. 1.-two building were
wrecked and windows were shattered
for block around by a terrific ex-
plosion of a bomb in an alley in Wa
bash avenue, near Sixteenth street,
Sunday night. The wrecked building
adjoins the Coliseum, where the First
ward ball was to be held Monday night.
The report of the explosion was
heard for mile. The congregations
of Grace Episcopal church and Wabash
Avenue Methodist Episcopal church
and guests of nearby hotels rushed to
the streets in a panic. A two-story
frame building at 1873 Wabash avenue,
which adjoins the south wall of the
Coliseum annex, Immediately collapsed
and took fire.
The fire leaped across an areaway
and spread to another frame building,
which was also wrecked. Crowds of
excited people, believing that the Coli
scum had been blown up, rushed to the
scene. The fremen ard policemen be-
gan searching among nd debris in the
belief that people were in the building
1t was reported that two men had
entered one of the buildings a short
time before. That the bomb was in
tended for the Coliseum the police ex-
press little doubt.
One theory is that the bomb was
thrown as another factor of the gam
~. D
the throwing Of number of bombs in
the vicinity Of alleged gambling houses
or resorts. The 27th explosion in that
section occurred few weeks ago.
1t was at first believed that several
persons were killed by the crash, as
number were in the vicinity at the
time. Careful search of the debris by
policemen and hremen, however, failed
TO reveal any bodies.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The National Irrigation congress, Sc
cured for Spokane in 1909, will be hell
August to IL.
One man was killed and several othel
passengers had remarkable escape.
Saturday when Michigan Contra
freight train ran into streetcar at q
crossing in Chicago.
Phelps B. Hsyt, former western anna
teur golf champion, polo player and
millionaire society man, died re-
comfy at Chicago of injuries received
in an automobile accident when his
machine crashed int coal wagon.
With = woman acting as a "look-
OUT on the outside, two masked men
held up rsadhouse TIVE miles south
of Meirose, near Oakland, Cal, re-
Gently, and secured $500 and then es-
capped in An sutomebile.
With her head nearly severed from
her body, Nora Harris, at Chicago,
identified William Cramer, painter,
as her assaj1ant and then lapsed into
what the surgeons say will be her last
unconsciousness.
Judge Kavanaagh, in the superior
court of Cook county, illinois, has rem
dered decision of Importance to ma
tional gBsrdsmeH, In which he de-
clared they had a right under certain
conditions to take human life while on
duty.
Rev. Billy" Sunday will not preach
IN Spokane till Christmas day, on ac-
count Of an exceedingly sore throat.
This government made profit dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 80, 1908,
of sl0,54i, s7i on the coinage of silver,
nickel and one-ceat bronze pieces. This
represents the difference between the
price paid by the government for the
metal and their Coinage value.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26

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a g|sni llssi NJ 0ynamll naa plo
mainle|y elplodod "a ~ cana aofE
lpsl AZ iial plllFo eaialaay Io4nN0n
WNn fele tlllea aH0 NJ lnIsloN ~ n,ay
M tAHl piANY $40 llIlea ~ az
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iisl pl,spo ~ y About "a mil1l
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
ROOSEVELT REsENTs REBUKE.
Has Material for Retaliation If Con-
gress Censors the Mes
sage.

Congress, in contemplating a rebukt
to President Roosevelt for language
used in his annual message concerning
the operation of the secret service, is
holding a frebrand over a powder
magazine.
President Roosevelt now declares
with Characteristic emphasis that if an
attempt is made to put him in false
light before the country he will send
special message to congress detail
ing specific instances of improper con-
nection of certain members with
"venal influence.
The president is content at present
to rest on his official utterances rela-
tive to the bad judgment of congress
in cutting down the appropriations for
the secret service and legislating to
limit it's operation, but if his attitude
is brought into question he proposes
to show the country that what he said
was fully justified.
The president contends that certain
members of congress have private af-
government and he today informed
some of his visitors that he is in pos
session of records that will by the
bare recital, fully establish his charge
that the reason congress limited the
operations of the secret service was
because of the fear of members that
they might be investigated.
The present instance is somewhat
analogous to the furry in congress
over the confidential report of former
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow on the postal frauds. Uotwith-
an intimation from a source
that it contained matters rejecting
upon the official conduct of members
Of congress, a resolution demanding
its production was passed. The result
Of the explosion will long be remem-
bered by those directly interested.
No Personal Grudge-
President Roosevelt makes it clear
that he has no personal grudge to
work out, but he feels that the country
IS entitled to have the responsibility
TOR unwise legislation placed where il
Justly belongs. He is not taking the
incident too seriously, but knows his
ground and is determined to acquaint
congress with the facts that have gov
srned him if it shows a desire to see
hem
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
VALUE OF CURTAINS
PRODUCTS OF 1908 TOTAL over
81 778,OOO.0OO.
Report of Secretary of Agriculture
Shows Number of Farms to Be
100000, an Increase of 33 Per Cent
During Past Ten Years-wheat
Worth Se2o,ooo,Ooo

The capital of the farmer in the
form of land, buildings, improvements
live stock, implements and machinery
is supposed to be nov worth about $685.
000,000,000, an increase of rs or 80 per
cent over 1890, says the secretary of
agriculture in his annual report to the
president.
The number of farms in 1890 was
4,564,641; in 1900 they numbered $751;
S72, and the present number is esti-
mated to be 100000, an increase of
1875 per cent over 1890.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26
Agricultural Production in 1908.

The farm value of all farm products
of 1908 reaches the most extraordinary
total in the nations history-$7, u.s.
100000. This is about four times the
value of the products of the mines, in
GLIDING mineral oils and precious met
ais. The farmer contributes 81 per cent
of the raw materials used in those man
ufacturing industries which depend
mostly or considerably upon agricul-
tural materials, and these industries use
AZ per cent of all materials used in all
industries.
Greatest of all crops is Indian corn,
whose production this year is 2,643,-
100000 bushels. The value of this crop
is $1,615, 100000.
The greatest hay crop in history has
been gathered this year, $4,000 900 tons,
or IL per cent above the average of
the preceding five years It's price is
81 per ton less than it was year ago,
but still the farm value of the crop is
s621,ooo,ooo, or 6 per cent above the
hve-year average.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-12-26

Wheat is ~ per cent above the five
year average in production and 23 per
cent above in total value. The 10000, :
600 bushels of this crop are estimated
to be worth $620, 000,0 900 TO the farmers,
or SOC, 100000 more than the most valu-
able wheat crop heretofore produced.
Although the oat crop suffered from
droutb the value IL 1921 100000 for
7S9,000,O00 bushels, or 10 per cent
above the hye-year average value and
. per cent below the average product.
The barley crop, 1877 100000 bushels,
Is 10 per cent above the fve-year aver
age and its value, $50 900 900, is 20 per
cent above. Both have been exceeded
only once.
Nearly 100000 short tons Of beet
sugar will probably be made from the
crop OF thie year, and the factory value
Of this and Of the bee. pulp is about
s46, 100000. About 900 short tons
Of raw cane sugar were produced this
year, 40 amount perceptibly Creator
chan the high production figures " four
~ hfe former yeaIf
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
BLOOHINGDALE HAS
MANY GOOD GAMES
Athletic Club Announces
List of Twenty-four
Contests.

The schedule Of the Bloomingdale
Athletic Clua is the best schedule Of
games ever arranged for the Re- and
black team. There being tweuty-fOur
Saturday games in all. seventeen on the
road and seven at McDevitts Field
The first game is with the University
Of Maryland az Baltimore on April I.
Two other good games are those with
Sparrows Point at SparrOws Point The
Sparrows team is one Of the best ana
teur teams in Maryland and the local
outfit will have 70 20 some 20 return a
winner.
The list Of games Includes two double
headers on holidays, bC h away from
home
The schedule is as follows:
April university of Maryland. at
1VaIbrook, Baltimore, Md.
April 1S-Bliss Electrical School. at
McDevitt's Field.
April 25-Hanover A. c. Of Baltimore.
at NlcDeVit- Field.
May 2-Sp. rows Point A A., Of Bal
timOre, at SparrOWs Point Nd.
May Savage A. A, at Savage, Nd.
May IG-Stricker a. C., Of Baltimore,
at Baltimore
May z5-Eromneds. Of Baltimore. at
Baltimore, Md.
May 3O-Relay Athletic Club Of Re
lay, Nd, at Halethorpe, Nd. Ctwo
games.
June 6-Westwood A A, Of Wal
brook. at NcDeviJt's Field.
June 13-SpaTrOws Point a A, at
SparrOWs Point. Md.
June 2O-Raay \. G, Of Relay, Md,
at McDevitt's Field
June 27-Merrimac A. A. Of Balti-
more, at b. -imore. Nd.
July l1-LaureI High School, at Laurel,
Nd
July IS-LaureI High School. at Laurel,
Md
July 25-Merrimac a A, Of Baltimore,
at McDevitt's Field.
August Savage A A, at Savage,
Md.
August S-Stricker A. C., Of Baltimore.
at McDevitt's Field.
August 15-Brown A. C, Of Baltimore,
at baltimore. Md.
August 22-Eromneds, Of Baltimore.
at Baltimore. Md.
August 29-Brown A. c, Of Baltimore.
at McDevitt's Field.
September 5-Mercury A. A, Of Balti-
more, at Baltimore, Md.
September 7-Westwood a A. Of
WalbTOOk, at Baltimore, Nd. 1.-TWO
games).
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
ALFRED W. LAWSON,
President Union League.
Fixing Of Dates viii Close
All Necessary Pre-
liminarieS.

President w. F. Hart. OF the Wash
ington Union League Club. announced
last night that Manager Arthur Irwin
has practically completed the personnel
Of the local outlaws. and viii be pre-
pared 70 give out his complete Official
lineup within the next few days
In correspondence TO the Washington
club officials. President Al Lawson
states that the managers Of every cthe-
club IN tie circuit have also about de-
cided upon the T.cn who viii draw real
salaries during the season. an that
practically nothing now remains 70 be
done except the preparing OF the sChed-
ule- T1is, as has been stated previous
", cannot be done until the Eastern
League Est is published. Every means
viii De taken 10 avoid a conflict in
dates.
The grounds in the other cities have
been completed. and with the compile
ton of the local stands. which are eI-
pected 20 be in readiness by the middle
Of the week. every city VIII be prepared
TO start what is expected by all con
nected with the league 70 be a success
ful season.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
WILLIAMS PRIHED
TO MEET TURNER
Keen Interest CenterS in
Mat Bout Next
Month.

When Tom Williams, the Kansas
wrestler, and Joe Turner. the local mid
dleweight champion, meet on the night
OF April ? the wrestling fans win prob
ably see the Lveliest mat battle OF the
season
Turner is the fastest man seen on the
mat in Washington IN years. and VII
Hams has always been a hard. game
worker.
Turner was the only local man who
could stop Williams as an amateur.
Williams was a novice when he met
Turner two years ago. He is aCknOWI-
edged 10 have since picked up the game
Is fast as any mat artist ever devel-
oped in Washington When he turned
professional last fan, instead OF eau
tously working his way up II the pre-
lln1luaries, he picked out the best man
next 20 Turner and beat him in Two
straight falls, thus qualifying for a
chance al the local championship
Turner VIII have both weight and eI-
perience on his rival. but Williams
career on the mat has been a battle
against odds and 50 far he has made
good 70 a surprising degree
The sporting public OF this city has
absolute confidence IN the honesty OF
Williams, who can justly claim that he
has never faxed a match His record
while an amateur. and later when he
entered the professional ranks, has been
clean and patrons Of a bout in which
he is engaged are confident OF q square
deal.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
.O'BRIEN MATCHED
WITH MILLIONAIRE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March $50
ciety is all astir here in the Quaker
City.
A. J. Drexel Biddle, the millionaire
grandson Of the late banker. Anthony
J. Drexel, IS TO box Philadelphia Jack
O'BTien- The affair is TO be decided be-
fore the Merton Cricket Club at Hav-
erfOrd next Saturday night following
a club dinner II is said that Presi-
dent McCrea, Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. and other high digaitaries VIII
witness the 60
Here is the way prominent so ial
solon views tie coming scrap: 49, ere
Is no Just reason why the public sould
go into Mysteries because Anthony J.
DreXel Biddle, poet, author, and athlete,
is TO box Jack O'Brien- The only ey-
cuse for such hysteria would be the
fear that the trite saying, You cannot
wrestIe with a sweep without being
smirched,' might be fulfilled. So far as
Tony Biddle's ability to take care of
himself with the gloves is concerned,
that need cause no apprehension.
Despite his position socially and in
the financial and book world. Mr.. .iddle
is to be applauded for publicly ac-
Inowledging his allegiance to boxing and
inviting public criticism by his declara-
ton that he will honor the Main Line
Club witt an exhibition Of hs ability.
The Washington times., 1908-03-29

Manager Davic A Baer. of the
George washington University football
team. yesterday announced his sched-
ule for the season Of 1908.
As finally arranged, subject 10 the
approval Of the athletic ccunc!,. the
schedule is probably the best eve- ar
ranged by a George Washington Gnan-
ager. Nine games are provided for, as
compared with seven played ~ last
seasons team. The new institutions
which the Hatchctites will battle with
are Washington and Lee. United States
Naval Academy, and Bucknen. Wash
ington and Le- defeated the Hatchet-
ties on Thanksgiving Day, 1896. and
since that time have not appeared on
a local field. The game with the Naval
Academy team VIII be played on Wee
nesday, a mid-week game, and an In
novation at the local institution. 1t
will be the first time these two teams
have ever met on the gridiron.
The most important date on the sched-
ule. Thanksgiving Day, Manager Baer
has filled with Bucknell- With ath-
letic relations between Georgetown and
George Washington severed, and 10
The Washington times., 1908-03-29
BASEBALL LEAGUE
AMONG THE FRATS

Steps will be taken in the near future
to perfect a league. to be composed Of
the different fraIeTnities at the George
Washington University
Similar efforts have been made in two
previous years. TO form such an organ
ization. Two years ago several games
were played between two or three Of
the fraternities. and last year ono or
more games. No regular schedule was
ever arranged, however, and the effort
was soon given up In view of the in
terest displayed by the student body
thus far in their efforts 10 put a uni
versity team IN its feet, prospects this
year seem better than ever before,
There are at the present time in the
neighborhood of ten fraterna1 OrganiZa-
tons in active existence at the Hatchet-
tie institution. and practically all Of the
university athletes are members OF one
or the other OF these. Several of them
would have nc difficulty in organizing
formidable teams. and it is understood
that the Monument Grounds. which viii
be used for practice by the varsity
squad, would be available for carrying
out of the schedule
II Is eXpectei that some active steps
viii be takea ~ the near future - get
| the movement under way.