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TURF AND TRACK NOTES.

inquirer Is informed that the Ascot
meeting in England will be run COM
mencing Tuesday. June 16. continuing
four days. The EPSON Derby will be run
Wednesday. June 3.
In a recent interview Edward Corrigan
is quoted in characteristic fashion. He
says, aprOpos of the racing at New Or
leans. that 1t is just as good as 1t ever
was. but that the bookmakers would
kick if they were headed for paradise on
a straight road. on the ground that some
were in front of the others Corrigan
also says that once he thought poolrooms
were a help to the turf. as they made new
players for the tracks. but he is now sat
isfied that they are a menace and should
be stamped out.
At the Castleton stud in Kentucky, the
property of James r. Keene, are now
three stations. each of whom has won
more than 100000 on the turf. They are
Peter Pan. Kingston and Delhi.
Charm. the dam of Ethon. was sold for
500 at the November sale at Lexington.
Barney Schneider rode in an automobile
from Louisville to Lexington In an effort
Charm. but arrived too late. Her new
owner. ]. B. Respess. has refused $2,5JJ
for Charm.
Cooney X. a New Orleans campaigner
of merit. Is by Senator McCarren. out OF
Campania. and was bred by T. D. Sulli-
van. The colt was a disappointment and
his owner gave him away. In the hands
Of his new possessor Cooney K. was cured
Of some trouble in the teeth and became
a consistent performer.
Sam" Daggett. once a prominent jock
ey, who several years since gave up all
gagged in mercantile pursuits at Denver,
Col,
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DISASTER VERDICT
Fairmont Coal Company Is Practi-
cally Exonerated.

FAIRMONT, w. Va, January 16.-
Late yesterday the coroner's jury re-
turned its verdict in connection with
the investigation of the Monongah
mine disaster. 1t finds that the ex-
plosion was due to either a blown-out
shot or to ignition of powder which,
in turn. ignited the gas in the mine.
1t finds that there were traces Of gas
in mines No. 6 and No. 8. but not in
dangerous quantities; that the com
pany complied with all the state reg
ulations and took all reasonable pre-
cautions, such as sprinkling for the
keeping down Of the coal dust, and
practically exonerates the Fairmont
Coal Company from responsibility for
the loss Of life. The jury also recon-
mended that six additional state in
spectors be appointed for more thor
ough inspection of the mines in the
state.
The jury also recommends that, "as
there are many unsolved problems con-
nected with coal mine explosions in
the United States. Congress make
an appropriation for the establishment
of a bureau of investigation and in
formation to aid in the study of the
various conditions under which explo-
sions occur and as to how they may
be prevented"
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STATE PRISON REFORM.
More of Convicts' Earnings Should
Go to Families.

ALBANY, January 16-The destitute
condition OF the families of some con-
victs in the state prisons, especially OF
first offenders, has led State Superintend-
ent Of Prisons c. v. Collins to recommend
that the legislature provide that larger
percentage of the earnings of convicts be
used for the relief of prisoners families.
where such aid is absolutely necessary.
Now a small percentage of the prison
ers' earnings is distributed among them.
and Supt. Collins thinks that the per-
centage should be increased among fam
lilies after investigation. SO that much
suffering would be avoided and many
children might be reared at home who
otherwise are placed in charitable insti-
tutions.
Solitary cells in the prisons should be
abolished in the opinion of Supt. Collins,
because they are insanitary and badly
planned He wants to substitute sepa-
rate building with weH-ventilated roomy
cells, in which prisoners deficient in self
restraint and of violent temper and de-
generates may be isolated and at the
same time kept at work.
Supt. Collins says that the institution of
schools In the prisons is gradually ban
ishing illiteracy. and that the spare mo-
ments of the convicts are pleasantly and
profitably employed in study and in read
ing. He believes the prison SCHOOLS can
be made the basis ef fruitful reform
movement in the treatment Of convicts.
During the last ten years the number
of deaths in the prisons HAS decreased 80
per cent. About 33 per cent of the prison
population is foreign born.
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PITCHER DONOVAN
IN EXCITING STUNT

DETROIT, Mich, January 16.-"Wild
Blr' Donovan. star pitcher Of the De-
troit Tigers and o1 the American League
in 1907, got half thrasning from Terry
McGovern, once light Weight champion of
the woEld. yesterday afternoon
McGovern and Young Corhelt are giving
sparring matches in :. thea.e- here this
week. Yesterday Donovaa consented 20
make an honest dollar or two acting as
referee. In the third round the bcxt RS
came to a clinc1 and Dono yan tonls the
customary means 10 nak.. them break
This seemed to anger Terry, who tdrLcd
upon the base ball star with a flash of his
old-time form AMI landed a couple Of
lightning punches. one on Donnvan's
stomach aid the other on the jaw Don
ovan, being utterly unprepared, could
neither dodge nor protect himself and
was almost knocked out.
BY the time Donovai. recovered his wits
MclIovein was apo:oglZing. but Donovan
could nor see the joke. "Wild Bill Will
not refe.,>e again urless he takes his
trusty base ball bat into the ring with
him.
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SANDOW MERTES
HAS "PHONY" CONTRACT

NEW YORK, January 16.-One of the
most unusual contracts ever handed to a
base ball player has been given to San
dow Mertes. formerly of the Giants. but
now OF the Minneapolis team. 1t calls for
a payment OF 5000 to Mertes for his
services during the coming season Of 1908.
and the major leagues almost threw fits
when they heard of one of their minor
brothers offering this sum for an out
fielder.
little investigation revealed the facts
of the case. Mertes was taken by Min
neapolis under a two-year contract last
year getting a salary o. ST. 400. and the
5000 part of the contract is thought to
he more In the nature of a non-reserye
document for the purpose Of forestaliing
any prospective drafter in the major
leagues. The figures named are so alb
rormai for a minor league 10 offer that 1t
is hardly thought that the contract will
hold and Mertes is probably using II as a
scarecrow to frighten away the drafters
of the two big leagues, who might take
him and then offe- him small salary.
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the Fair Grounds track this summer. was
elected president of the Crescent City
Jockey Club at the meeting OF the stock
holders yesterday. c. D. Bush, the for
mer president Of the club. resigned. say
ing that business interests in the city
prevented him from acting further as an
official.
The Summaries.
First race. for four year olds and upward; !;
%oS Han1Ss BsS sas Joy
Time. :so.s Donna El.i5a, Tepsy Rooipson B p.s:
Ethe a br Nash and Moses seso also eaee ran
five furlongs -Colloquy, lio IS, Heidel, ! to 5,
Momentum. loo (BrusselD. to !, third. Time.
1 OF. Morales. Come On sam. Eldorado: Oonoo-
moo. Suffice; Frontage Ailowmaise. Fusilade,
Third race. for three-yearolds: six furlongs-
Angelus. 1O3 tNotter, to 5. won: st. Ilario 100
W Powers & to ,s. second; e Apache; lo2 vs 1w;
Boy. Dew Of Dawn. Lotus Brandt, E. T. Shipp.
Polar Star and Youthful also ran.
Fourth race. the Magnolia selling stakes: 81, 900
added: for three year-olds and upward: one mile
Pedro. 100 a. McCahey}. to 1. won; To-
maceo. 1O5 (Notterl. to l. second; Hyperion II
Preston, tor Pasadena. zpanser. Miss peiany, Grim.
adj. Hawkama and Halbsrd also ran.
Fifth race, for three year-olds and upward !;
to %on NJ i
15 to /. second: Refined, 97 (Skirvin) 8 to l,
third. Time. l.18h. Prince Hohenlohe. Es-
Fred Mulholland also ran.
Sixth race. for four-year-olds and upward;
selling; one and one-fourth miles. Macfar-
io7 ". Powers. ) to i. second; Sea Salt, io2
(Notter). IL to TO- third. Time. 2.11A. Belle
view. Milshora. Lady Charade. King Of the Val
Cramer also ran.
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Favors Bill to Prevent Landlords
Dispossessing Tenants.

ALBANY. January 16.-The state con-
gress OF the knights OF Labor in session
here favors the passage Of a bill to pre-
vent owners of houses from dispossessing
tenants who have no leases until after
three months notice shall have been CIV
en-. The knights are also favorably
disposed toward the new state public serv-
ice commission law. and sent committee
to wait upon Gov. Hughes yesterday to
SO notify him. The committee asked the
governor to give encouragement to pro-
posed laws requiring licenses for all mo-
tormen on street railways and .vestibules
on all cars.
The congress has elected these officers:
President, p. H. Farrell of New York
first vice president, Henry Finegan of
Brooklyn; second vice president. Andrew
j. Lusk Of New York; secretary and
treasurer, Joseph r. Mansion of Albany.
and state organizer, John Everhardt of
New York.
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GOODMAN DEFEATS
ROUSE 0'BRlEN

NEW YORK, January 18.-Jack Good
man of this city outfought, outboxed. out
punched and did everything but outgame
Rouse O'Brien Of Boston in their six
round fight at the Sharkey A. c. last
night. Goodman was by far the better
boxer End the NOR, accurate hitter of the
two, end after the first round O'Brien
was completely outclassed
The first round was O'Brien's. He chased
Goodman all over the ring, landing stin
body punches and heavy swings to the
face and head.
In tie second round Goodman began
using u straight left jab that rocked
O'Brier every time 1t landed, and 1t land
ed frequently amt hard. Toward the end
oe this round Goodman staggered O'Brien
against the ropes with q right swing.
All through the third round Goodm an
kept Lamlne ms away at his opponent
He whaled O'6rien about the face and
body, and again at the end Of the round
he sent Rouse staggering across the ring
from. 4 right hook. Then came the fourth
round Goodman tabbed OBrien at will
and sent him to the floor with hard
right hook O'Brien staggered to his fe :.
and hung On u the ropes, while Goodman
hammered away at his face and body. The
bell saved O'Brien from a knockout.
OBrien staggered to his corner, and after
sitting on his stool slipped to the floor in
faint. He was quickly revived and stag
gered to the center of the ring for the
fifth round. where he was met by Good
man. The latter did not want to hit
OBrlen. but Rouse kept trying to swing
his right to the jaw, and Goodman met
him with q series of stiff jolts.
O'Brien was fighting on his nerve. His
eyes lad q CLASSY stare, and he could
no. locate his opponent. But Goodman
was so tired f1om his own efforts that
he was unable to land the finishing punch
OBren's seconds helped him to the GEN.
tec of the ring for the sixth and last
round. and afte.' few jolts Goodman sent
O'Bren fla. on his face with right
smash to tho jaw. 1t took O'Brien just
nine seconds to regain his feet, and he
staggered all over the ring. Goodman
followed, jolting him with rights and lefts
till the bell stopped the fight. 1t was full
ly five minutes before O'Brien was able
to leave his chair to go to his dressing
room after the fight.
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BASE BALL NOTES,

President Hedges of st. Louis con-
templates enlarging his grounds. He
figures on accommodating 10000.
man of the st. Louis Cardinals. is play
Ing center On the Company Z basket
ball team of La Crosse.
Word has noated into the BROOKLYN
camp that in Zimmerman, the new
third baseman, the Dodgers have drawn
a good one.
Manager McAleer expects to dis
cover a marvel in one Of his young
pitching recruits. He has four of them
and they are all left-handers, and he
needs south-paw finger, too.
Jack Powell, the veteran pitcher for
ing In training all winter. doing road
work in town. He is going to try for
q delayed record next season.
poets to take fourteen pitchers south
for the spring try-out. Eight Of the
bunch are slated for the can before
the real coming Of the good old sum-
mer time.
Comiskey is to have bigger squad
Of ball players on the training trip
this spring than last. He proposes to
give all his recruits for the White Sox
a thorough test before letting any of
them get away.
Joe Kelley. who is to manage the
Boston Nationals this coming season,
batted 800 In the Eastern League last
year. He should hit well up around
the 800 mark with the big leaSuers.
McGraw has a physical wonder in
one of his recruits, Pitcher Mckinney,
who is said to be as big as Jim JEFF
fries. He and Catcher James, another
Of McGraw's recruits, will make the
biggest battery in the National League.
Cleveland fans are planning on a PEN
nant next year. If Lajoie and his
crew fail to land the American League
flag there is still hope that the Cleve-
land Giants. one of the strongest col
ored teams in the country, will win
out in the National Colored League,
which Is about to be organized.
Out OF the west comes the wooziest
base ball yarn of the of season. In
erect, the story says that President
Jones to remain in the game only by
making a contract with his player
manager calling for $4,000 for two
years. That sounds like the old war
l1hc tdlh. WHEN al the ScTlDCS were
recklessly flirting with big figures.
Irving Wilhelm. a one-time Pirate,
Is trying to have the national COM
mission grant him his unconditional
release. He was drafted by Brooklyn
from Birmingham. but does not want
to enter the big league again. He
claims that two years ago ne signed
contract which provided for his un-
conditional release last fall.
President Ebbetts has determined to
put an end to. late hours and bad hab-
its in the Brooklyn ranks. He Is not
the only person who believes that some
of his players did not deport them
selves in way that secured the best
results last season. Pat Donovan has
been given the authority necessary to
maintain discipline. and the first man
to overstep the dissipation line will be
handed a suspension paper, calling for
vacation without pay. Donovan is
on a still hunt for another outhelder
Any fleet young person with batting
average of smart proportions can OBJ
tain a regular job by proving his worth
20 Mon "a
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town official, with great presence of mind.
knocked Aiperman down and saved his
life. Today Alperman is as white as
chalk, and his friends think he is likely
to stay bleached for weeks to come.
Whitley" Alperman, as he is called by
the Dodger fans, is the assistant street
commissioner Of the borough of Millvale.
where he lives in the winter. Whitley"
does not have to toll and spin very. hard.
for the pride of his townsmen over his
base ball fame got him the sinecure But
once in while Whitley yearns for ex-
ercise, so when the street commissioner
asked him today to open a box of nails
Whitley" few to execute the task.
The street commissioner looked up just
in time to see Alperman poising the ak to
deliver blow at what the ball player
thought was the cover of a box Of nails.
The street commissioner ran out of the
storage building at top speed. and con-
tinued running for blocks, for we'll he
knew the box contained enough explosives
to blow up half the borough.
Fortunately Alperman missed the box
the first time, and then Hickey managed
to prevent a second attempt by knock
down blow.
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PoSTMISTRESS MUST GO.
Man Gets Mrs. Pearsall's Place in
Roosevelt's Home Town.

NEW YORK. January 16.-Sea Cliff.
which is in President Koosevelts home
town of Oyster Bay. L. l., is discussing
with some indignation the ousting of Mrs.
Lillian I. Pearsall as postmistress.
Mrs. Pearsa1rs friends in Sea Cliff say
she was the most efficient official the viii
lage had ever known. Efforts were made
to have her reappointed. She had held
the Office for several terms. but, say her
friends. politicians. who saw the office
growing and the salary increasing, made a
demand for it.
C. Sackett Chellborg. chairman of the
Sea Cliff Republican Club was appointed
when Mrs. Pearsalrs term expired De-
cember II. AS no move had been made to
supersede her. Notwithstanding the an
nounced appointment. 1t was believed that
she might remain. Last night, however,
she was instructed to turn over her Office
to Chellborg.
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Pretty Romance Revealed.

NEW YORK. January 16.-A pretty ro-
nance was revealed yesterday when a
marriage license was issued to John Jo-
seph Rochfort. boatswain of the naval re-
ceiving ship Hancock. and Miss Gertrude
Albers. niece of one of the best-known
captains in the North German Lloyd serv-
Ice. Three years ago Miss Albers went
with some girl friends to the Brooklyn
navy yard to see battleship then there.
Rochfort was detailed to show them over
the ship. He fell in love with Miss AL
bers and since then has been deyoting
much of his time to inducing her to marry
him. Rochfort last fall was much COM
plimented on his bravery when he board cd
a tug carrying a quantity of ammunition
which had caught fire. He succeeded in
throwing all of the ammunition into the
bay before the fire reached 1t. and only
left the tug as 1t sank.
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EP1THET CAUSES A sPLuTrER.
Caffery-St. Paul Incident Down
South Settled Without Code.

NEW ORLEANS, January 16.-The see
ond ATTEMPT to resort to the "field OF
honor" since the gubernatorial campaign
opened was foiled late Yesterday after
noon by one Of the principals writing a
card OF apology.
The parties to the quarrel were Donald
son Caffery. son of the late United States
Senator Caffery. and Judge st. Paul, who
presides over one Of the courts
Tuesday Cafery. In a political meeting,
denounced a recent ruling by Judge st.
Paul as partisan politics on the bench"
Yesterday Judge ST. Paul published a
card denouncing Caffery as a liar. Caf-
ferry Immediately said his remarks had
been garbled. but this did not satisfy the
judge. who sent his second to Caffery
Everything seemed to indicate a duel.
but at the last moment Caffery made
written apology. which was borne by Sec
onds to Judge st. Paul. The apology sat
isfied the judge and no blood will be shed.
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WARNED AWAY FROM BRYAN.
Sulzer and Hagan Get Intimation
From Murphy.

NEW YORK, January 16.-Charles F.
Murphy. leader of Tammany. it was made
known last night had suggested to Rep
resentative William SulZer and James J.
Hagan, leader of the fifteenth district, the
advisability of not speaking at the Bryan
demonstration in Cooper Union tonight.
Mr.. Hagan on his visit to Washington
made a speech which rather conveyed
the impression that Tammany was hot
and solid for Bryan. This was contrary
to the policy of Mr.. Murphy. who be-
lieyes that the democratic delegation from
the state of New York should go to the
structed.
The meeting tonight is called by Gus
Thomas Progressive Democratic League.
Senator's jeff Davis of Arkansas and Gore
Of Oklahoma are down as the orators.
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Blames Death to Poor Gas.

NEW YORK, January 16-By his re-
quest for new trial to the appellate di-
vision of the supreme court yesterday
Michael F. McKenna. living at No. 431
West 35th street. seeks to show that the
death OF his brother James by gas pois-
oning was the result Of negligence on the
part of the New Amsterdam Gas Com
pany. .s
In the original suit for $4,000 damages
it was alleged that the gas which killed
McKenna was supplied of an inferior
and imperfect quality. of a highly poison
Gus and deadly character and that the
flow was unequal" The gas was partly
turned off, 1t was claimed, and McKenna
was overcome while asleep.
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JEROME WANTS TO HELP
In Fire Hose Inquiry-Little Flare
in Parker Debris.

NEW YORK, January 16.-District At
torney Jerome mailed letter yesterday
offering his hearty cooperation to Com
missioners of Accounts Mitchell and Gay
nor, who are investigating the alleged
buying of rotten hose by the fire depart
ment.
fifty men were at work on the Parker
building ruins yesterday. but they made
little progress During the afternoon a
hose nozzle. thought to be the one carried
by Fireman George O'Connor of Engine
72. whose body is in the ruins, was found.
The searchers got no other trace of the
bodies of the two missing firemen.
A pile of woolen stun on the sixth
floor of the building blazed up during the
afternoon, but the firemen put it out
with their hooks
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Golden Cross Installation.

Following the transaction OF routine
business of Golden Commandery. No.
712. U. o. G. c., in Schmidt's Hall last
night Deputy Grand Commander L. H.
Patterson installed the officers for the
ensuing year, as follows: Samuel
Bricker, noble commander; Mrs. T. E.
Andre. vice noble commander; Mrs. A..
c. Allen, keeper OF records: John w.
vanzant, treasurer; Mrs. Lydia Car
son. financial keeper of records; Mrs.
Laura Bradley herald: Mrs. ]. w. Van
w. o. c.; A. f. Cole, past noble COM
mander Sir knights L. II. Patterson.
A. e. Cole and Samuel Bricker were
reelected trustees for the ensuing
year. The officers of the Grand Com
mandery OF the District of Columbia
will visit Golden Commandery Februr
ary 3 next
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500 for Two Sphinx Moths.

NEW YORK. January 16.-Although
Baron Walter Rothschild paid local scien-
lists $3.50 for Galapagos Island turtle
which is supposed to be more than five
hundred years old. and although he paid
the same local scientists 1.TJ0 for a COL
lection of 1900 butterflies, the titled coll
lector has written to New York to say he
considers 500 a high price for two moths
While criticising the price, he paid 1t,
and added to his collections two OF the
few Sphinx Elsa moths which are known
to be in existence. DIR. G. Iagai Of this
city conducted the negotiations. The
moths came from Arizona. Baron Roths-
child Is the author of a monograph con-
cerning the Sphinx species Of moths.
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PROF. sTRoBEL DEAD.
Born in Charleston, he Became
Noted as a Diplomat in Siam.

BANGKOK. January 18.-Prof. Edward
H. Strobel. general adviser to the govern
ment Of Siam. died yesterday.
Prof Strobel was professor of interna-
tional law at Harvard. He was born in
Charleston. S. c.. in 1855. He practiced
law in New York for two years and then
was appointed secretary Of the American
legation at Madrid. where for about a
third Of the period of his ipcumbency he
acted as charge d daffaires.
In 1888 he was detailed on special busi-
ness in Morocco. He subsequently re-
signed from the Madrid legation. In 1893
he was appointed third assistant secretary
of state, which position he held until 1894
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Golf at Pinehurst.

PINEHURST. N. c.. January 16.-Three
tournaments in progress and two courses
In use was yesterdays record-breaktng
feature in the fifth annual midwinter golf
tournament and the special events ar
ranged in connection. a consolation event
and a four-ball foursomes handicap event
and from early morning until late In the
afternoon both courses were crowded.
Interest Of the day centered In the finals
Of the midwinter tournament. Barker w.
Whitemore OF the Brookline Country Club
winning the finals from L. A. Hamilton of
Engiewood by and in the morning
round. defeating Frederick Snare of En-
glewood to /. Mr.. Hamilton winning
from Chisholm Beach of Garden City
and 1 In the morning round.
The first division consolation went to
Emerson Armstrong of Fox Hills, who
defeated Edwin A. Freeman of Dyker
Meadows and 1 in the finals by the
medal score OF 70 for Mr.. Armstrong and
S5 for Mr.. Freeman.
There were five other divisions In the
midwinter tournament and three In the
consolation and four classes in the spe-
cial fourSOme event.
Evening star., 1908-01-16
Berkeley Knitting Mills Fail.

NORFOLK, Va, January 16.-The
Berkeley knitting mills-G. w. Simp-
son, president, and w. L. Bailie. secre-
tery-admitting it's insolvency. by reso-
luton of the company's directorate
was yesterday declared bankrupt in
the federal court. and Samuel NJ Simp-
son, Joseph A. Wallace and NJ. Lank-
ford were named as receivers under
bond of $4,000, with authority to con-
all employees. and. after taking !nven-
tory, make such recommendation as to
the disposition Of the property as may
be advisable.