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The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
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NSpeCldl 70 Inc messenger
Raleigh, n. c., January IA The
Grand Lodge of Masons Iuet tonight,
Grand Master Francis ID. Winston
presiding, the attendance being as
large as was ever known. and the
rooms being crowded. The grand
master In his address. spoke OF n
number of important matters. First,
he alluded to the Masonic Temple and
said the contract called for It's
completion April lst ana that he saw
no reason why il should not be finish
ed by that date, "a In his opinion no
time hal been lost upon Il. He re-
ferred To the need for home for in
digenu and aged Masons and said
that this would have been esta ablishcd
at once. but Tor the money panic.
The fund for IL already amounts TO
$1,000 and one man OF great wealth
has SAID that he " oula make a gift Of
the sum necessary. This would have
been made by this time, hut for the
financial troubles. This large gift will
be made later and Will be enough
to Tut the home upon good footing
The Croatan Indians in Robson coun-
~ have asked that a lodge be estab-
lishcd among them. The grand mas
ter informed them that n separate
lodge for Indians cannot be establish
ed but that they can apply for mem
bership TO white lodges and then the
latter can act upon the matter. lie
says there are no special lodges, but
that Masonry is universal.
Reports were made tonight by
Grand Secretary Drewry, Grand
Treasurer Hearst and other officers.
The oxford orphan asylum makes
a splendid showing.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
AN EXTREME IDEA

The most stringent and arbitrary
measure urged against railroads We
have yet heard of is that proposed by
Governor Smith, of Georgia. He ad
vocates amending state and federal
laws so as to maze the state railroad
commissioners and the interstate COM
merce commission absolute judges Of
all facts in cases presented to them,
without the right Of appeal. except
upon the questions of law. While ad-
vvcatins the taking from railroads the
constitutional right of trial Of facts
h jury, that he did not go further
and urge the transfer of the decision
" intricate questions of law, arising
IL eases where railroads Were involved,
froC TIE low courts % tribunals pre-
sided over b. politicians, in a matter of
even greater Surprise 10 us. There
would have been IS much common
sense and preservation Of constitution
al rights in the one as in the other Mr..
Smiths proposition shows to what ex-
tremes mans craving for popular
leadership will bias his sense Of justice
and warp his opinion Of constitutional
law
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
THE EXTRA SESSION.

AS the time approaches for the con-
vening Of the extra session OF the leg
islature the more interest the people
tahe IN what will be the results OF that
session. Present indications are that
it will be a rather exiting session.
Information reaches lis that some
members will oppose any legislative
acton in the way OF enclosing the gov
ernors proposed compromise measures
on the gound that the best way to
settle the controversy is to let the
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
THAT WAR WITH JAPAN

Congressman RichNond Pearson
Hobson has an uni ooked-for hacker in
his contention for big navy in the
person of Justice Harlan of the federal
supreme court. In fact, Mr.. Harlan in
his speech Friday night saw Mr.. Hob
son and went him one better" in his
direful predictions as to the future if
Our government did not Immediately
begin the expenditure of fifty million
dollars year in increasing it's naval
force and keep it up at that rate for
the next ten years. We cannot under
stand why the predictions of this man
that there would soon be an army of
five million Chinese soldiers differed
and trained by Japanese officers,
should have caused a sensation in
Washington. Any bootblack of the city
might have made the same prediction
only he would have, doubled or
quadrupled the size of the Chinese
army. By the time Japan is ready to
finance an attack on the United States
our government will be ready to meet
her on land in the Philippines or on
the sea, and we do not think there
is anything in the prospective to cause
uneasiness to the present generation
OF Americans.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

1--WE therefore cali upon all friends
of temperance to USc their influence
with the general assembly, and espe-
cially with their immediate representa-
tives, and urge them to vote for pro-
hibition, and we ask all friends Of
temperance to attend a convention to
be held in Raleigh on Tuesday, Janu-
airy, 21st, 1908.
THE cystaliZatiOL of public senti-
1nent makes this the opportunity OF our
generation for settling for all time this
great moral issue, and one weeks ac-
tivity now may count more than an
ordinary life time of temperance work.
Let every man do his duty"
This address and call is signed by
John A Oates, chairman executive
committee; Heriot CIarksOn, president
state convention; r. L. Davis, state
organizer; w. S. OBJ. Robinson w. H.
Sprunt, w. B. Cooper, Clarence II.
Poe, James l. johnson, W. n. Jones,
Jas H. Pou, H. G. Fennell, r. B. White
". G. Douglass, J. A. Hartness, n. b.
Broughton, I. c. Blair, Josephus Dan
iels, H. A. London, .. X. Nimocks.
Judge Jeter c. Pritchard has written
a letter strongly urging that the legis-
lature at its extra session enact a
complete prohibition law for North Car
Clina
It is said tonight that Representative
DOUGLASS of Wake will intrOduca a
bill of the character above asked for
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

Some Washington correspondents
think they have discovered a plan OF
cooperation between the supporters
OF Vice-President Fairbanks and OF
Speaker Cannon. Little good that will
do now when Mr.. Taft has got the
coon and gone on"
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

Governor Johnson OF Minnesota has
expressed his high admiration tor Mr..
Bryan, but he hasn't promised not TO
axe the nomination fer presiden- from
i'm if he can get it.-Chariesto. Post
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

There's nothing the matter with Gov
Johnson, and he is the first choice
even of many who stand up for and
re counted for Bryan. The trouble
is that Mr.. Bryan apparently holds
an option on the democratic nomina-
tion.-Baltimore News.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
Death of Everett Waddey.

Richmond, Va, January 14.-Ever-
EFT Waddey, for many years secretarr
of the National Typothetae of America
and president Of the local association,
died here tonight.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
The State Anti-SaIOon League
Recommends Action

Executive Committee Held Meeting I'm
Raleigh Last Night and Issued Ad-
dress to People OF the State-Ped-
ton Signed by 2o Citizens Wired to
the Committee Asking That the Leg
islature, at its Special Sess. on, be
Requested to- Pass State Prohibition
Law.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS

THE DAILY MESSENGER by mail
one year. $500; six ronths, $500;
three months, $3.50; one month, so
cents.
THE SEMI-wEEFLY MESSEN-
GER 1.-TWO 3-page papers), by mail
one year, 31.0e; six months, so centa
in advance.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17
MAsONs |NSEss|0N
Grand Lodge CobYenet 10
Raleigh Last Night
ATTENDANCE IS LARGE
Interesting Matters Mentioned in
Grand Master S Address

Masonic Temple to be Completed bs
April-EStablishmen of Homo for
Aged and Indigcnt Masons Retarded
by Money PaniC--Croatnn Indians
Ask for Establishment OF Lodge
The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-01-17

Democratic legislators cannot disre-
gard political considerations. If dalay
VIII help the party, immediate action
should not be pressed. But if ff1lme-
diate action will do most to remove
the question from the political field
where it may possibly hurt the party,
then action should not be deferred
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GRAND PRIZE COURSE
WILL SOON BE READY

SAVANNAH. Ga, August 3.-The roads
over which the Grand Prize race will be
run here this fall. afford the finest and
speediest course used for an automobile
race. There will be several straight
stretches nearly four miles in length. The
cars will start in front Of the grandstand
on Estill avenue. about one mile from the
first turn. and within the city limits.
After making a left turn On to the White
Bluff road there Is a straightaway Of
10000 feet.
In the next six miles there will be five
turns. then a stretch practically straight.
Of 10000 feet over the new road which
is now under construction. The next
long stretch is along Ferguson avenue. a
distance of 49, $50 feet. then after several
turns ground the Isle of Hope to La
Roche avenue 5000 feet. a turn follows
around the village Of Thunderbolt into
the homstretch, which Is 1870 feet
long. The total length Of the course is
% % miles, and no steam railroad track
crosses the course. Where the trolley
line crosses the course the tracks will
be bridged over and neither passengers
nor cars cross. Experts who have examin-
ed the course are loud in It's praise, and
state that there Is no other road In this
country which Is its equal. 1t Is expect
ed that the roadbeds will be in perfect
shape by October Is, and will then be
opened for practice by the cars entered
in the race.
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FOGLER LOSES RACE
ROOT PROTESTS AND REFEREE
SUSTAINS HIM.

NEW YORK. August 3.-After winning
the twenty-five-mi open professional
race at the Vailsburg cycle track in New
ark yesterday Joe Fogler was disqualified
by Referee Kelsey after a protest by
Eddie Root. The Boston rider claimed
that Fogler had cut in on the pole in the
last lap Of the race and in that way had
taken first money.
There were eighteen starters in the long
race, but the fast pace set by the men
after the special lap prizes soon wearied
several riders. till ct the bell lap there
were only ten. On the bell lap Charles
Schlee. Bedell, Bardgett, Kramer and
Rupprecht crossed the line abreast. The
lead was soon taken by Bardgett. while
the other riders tried to pocket Kramer
Bardgett held his lead until the turn into
the homestretch. when Fogler shot up
from the pole and jumped to the front,
while Bedell sprinted down the incline.
with Kramer at his heels. They both
passed Bardgett and crossed the line after
Fogler Root finished fourth.
Maurice Vandendries of the Lakerm
A. c. won the five-mile amateur open
race after an exciting sprint down the
homestretch with Adam Byerman, while
the miss and out race for amateurs was
won by Carl Ericsson by close margin
from Jacob Mangin.
The summaries:
One-mile handicap (amateur)-won by Jacob
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MOTOR CREATES PANIC
AMATEUR LOSES CONTROL OF
CYCLE ON SAUCER TRACK.

NEW YORK, August 3.-While shooting
around the track of the Clifton Stadium
yesterday at the rate Of a mile in 50
seconds. trying out his motor cycle, Ed
mund ShotwelI. an amateur racer from
Brooklyn. lost control Of his machine.
He created panic as he zigzagged back
and forth across the track for a half lap.
Every second the spectators expected to
their midst.
The widest excitement prevailed as the
daring rider endeavored to gain control OF
the flying machine. the head of which had
become loosened. making 1t impossible
to properly control or steer It, After
racing up and down the entertainments
the spectators on his side of the course
half out OF their wits, Shotwell finally
stopped the motor and retired to repair it.
Warned Oh Course.
He soon got 1t In shape and came on
the track with another squirt, but the
officials refused to allow him on the
course again. They even called of his
match with Walter Goerke. also of Brook
lyn. fearing that an accident might result
in serious injury to either Shotwell or
lose control Of the cycle.
The excitement resultant from the acct
dent to Shotwells machine was greater
than any stirred up during the afternoon
OF racing though the sport was unusually
good In a fifteen-mile motor-paced race
Norman Anderson proved victor over
Floyd Krebs in a mild contest. He won
by two laps, beating Saxon Williams. an
other contestant. by almost a mile.
Fred w Jones. a promising amateur.
established a new bicycle record for the
year by going a quarter of a mile in thir-
ty seconds Jake De Roster made an eff
fort to lower the half-mile motor cycle
record. but failed by two-f1fths of sec
ond He made the distance in % As Sec
onds. which is remarkable time. De
Roster also captured the three-mile pro"
motor race with the greatest ease.
The Summaries.
One mile novice. Week. Brooklyn. first: J.
Boyle Rutherford, eecond: r. Alexander, New
ark. third. Time, % 3-5.
Fifteen mile motor paced race--Norman Ander
son. hrst; Floyd Krebs second; Saxon Williams.
third. Time. 1851 is.
Quarter mile amateur bicycle race-Fred ".
Jones. Passaic. first: Jimmy sanes. Newark. sec
ond: Fred Hill. Boston. third Time, 80 seconds.
Three mile professional motor lnre-Jake de
Roster first: Arthur Mitchell. second; Carl Ru
den third: Johnny King. fourth. Time. 3.13 As.
Five-mile amateur handicap bicycle race-Fred
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WELSH AFTER NELSON.
Either the Battling Demon or Packy
Mcfarland Will Do Englishman.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. August g.
Freddie Welsh. the clever English light
weight. would like to catch on with Bat
thing Nelson or Packy Mcfarland in this
city either in August or on Admission
day. Welsh says he is not tied up with
Jeffries and is free to sign for a match
here. He is anxious to box Nelson. and If
the Ely fight falls through he would like
to fight the Dane Admission day When
asked as to whether he would box Mel
son to a finish he said while he preferred
a limit-round content, he would agree TO
take the Dane on for forty-fve rounds
Admission day.
Welsh is clean-cut chap and is not at
all boastful. He never eats meat and
during his strenuous sieges of training
subsists on vegetables. fruits and nuts.
He believes that a fighters condition de-
ponds more upon how he trains that upon
what he eats:
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MONTREAL JOCKEY CLUB
AUTUMN STAKES READY

MONTREAL, August 3.-The list of the
Montreal Jockey Clubs autumn stakes is
now ready. They are eight in number and
each has 81 600 added. Entries close at
midnight Saturday. August 8. There are
two stakes for two-year-olds. the Hoch-
laga at five and a half furlongs, and the
Huron at six furlongs.
For three-year-olds and upward there
are four stakes. as follows: The Earl Grey
Cup. one mile and a furlong: the Laurier
Cup, six furlongs: the Champlain Selling
Stake, at one mile. and the st. Denis Sell
ing Stake, at six furlongs. There are two
steeplechase stakes the Strathcona, over
the short course. and the Macdonald, at
two and a half miles.
This makes a fine showing for a racing
organization only in its second year, and
which has been at great expense in COM
pleting such a big plant as Blue Bonnets.
The fact that the stakes have $1,000
added instead Of guaranteed will please
horsemen. for the entrance money in these
stakes will all go to the winner, and they
should have a value of from $500 to $500
added In every stake. This change in the
stakes should attract more entries.
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GLEANINGS

The triple play at Brooklyn was the
second made in the National League this
season.
1t is certainly the prettiest race the
National League has seen since Balti-
more dropped out OF the big league.
Bob Spades pitching hand rivals that
of Three Fingered Brown of the Chi
cago club All Of Bob's digits are there,
but the index finger Is practically the
same size as the little finger.
Taylor. the Giants pitcher. has yet to
score a run this season. He has reached
second and third bases a number OF times,
but the home plate Is immune to him.
Wood, the Boston Americans new
pitcher from Kansas City. won seven out
of the eighteen games he pitched for the
western club. He struck out ninety
four men and passed ffty-six.
Manager Mack Of the Athletics denies
the report that Seybold Is through for
the season. He says Seybold will rejoin
him at st. Louis and get in the game
right away.
The weirdest rumor of the season was
that Jack O'Connor was to manage the
Highlanders next season. They all know
more about 1t than Frank Farrell. who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
**PIANO MOVER" SMITH BUFFALOE
ONE AND ALL OF THE NATIONAL
Allows But Two Hits Throughout Ten ineKeey Pitches Fine Ball.
But Sox Land on Him In Tenth for Double and Single
Notes for the Fans and Fighters.

owns the club and who deserves to have
q winner.
For the 'steenth time it may be re-
marked that Killian hasn't lost a game
since he took unto himself q wife.
When you talk to Jimmy MCGUIRE
murmurs. wait until next season. -
There are lot of people who agree
with the manager that the Red Sox will
be flag contenders in another year.
Resident fandom has never seen any
worse outfielding than was done by
Hartsel and Oldring OF the Athletics
themselves. but they sulked When Roy
Hartzell got his triple in the fifth-his
first one Of the accommodating was slow
to get started after 1t and "Topsy'' stood
stock still.
Manager Murray won't lack for jobs
next summer II the reporters can help
1t. Recently a writer handed Mr.. Muir
ray over to the New York Americans as
their manager for 1909. Now St. Louis
reporter has beaten this. He has landed
Mr.. Murray as manager for the St. Louis
the Phillies Clark Griffith. formerly of
the New York Americans, as their lead
er. Some people certainly can dream
without visiting Chinatown
X
Connie" Mack has convinced himself
that the Athletics are not going to win
pennant this year. He frankly admits
that he just has fair BALI team.
which Is just playing Fair ball.
II know 1 haven't a pennant- winning
team" said Mack I'VE are playing
good ball and getting the worst Of the
breaks. 1t has been that way all sea-
son. The pitching has been fairly good
with the exception Of Bender. 1 haven't
had much work out OF the Indian this
season; in fact, his game against the
Browns when they were east the last
time was his best one of the season"
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HOTELS. RESTAURANTS e. CAFES

Mangin National Turn verein 40 yards): Ed
ward Senfert. vailsburg n1O yards, second:
Walter +. Schlee. New Jersey Naval Reserye
100 yards). third. Time. 200.
Half-mfle topen professionalD-won by Alfred
Ashurst. Newark: Edward Rupprecht. Newark
second; Thomas Smith. National Turn verein
third Time. Loo 3-5
Miss and out tamateur. two miles two lapsl-
Won by Carl Z. Ericsson. Empire City wheeimen:
Jacob Mangin. National Turn verein. second:
Jerome Stewart. Hicksville. L. l.. third Time.
Ten-me motor paced race between Charles
Stein Of the Irish American A. C. and Peter Dro-
bech, Boston--won by Drobech. Time. 1901
Five mile topen amateurl-won by Maurice
vandendries. Lakerim A. c.: Adam Byerman
New York. second: William Wehner. Newark.
third. Time. IL 81 25. Winner OF the most
laps. Jacob ManRin. IL laps.
Twenty 1--WE mile topen professionail-won by
John Bedell. 1ynbrook: l. L.: Frank Kramer.
East Orange. second: Walter Bardgett Buffalo,
third; E. F. Root. Boston. fourth. Time, lisa.
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PUGILISM GETTING BACK
POPULARITY ON COAST

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, August g.
According to Jim Coffroth, promoter of
boxing, the game is getting back on its
feet where 1t was before the earthquake.
At the Gans-Nelson fight there were over
5000 persons present. but the receipts
were not so large, owing to the low prices.
San Francisco has always been one of
the greatest fight centers Of the world.
Coffroth has secured the Moran-Attell
match for Labor day, and expects to have
another packed house. Billy Roche. who
is running the bouts at Colma. has sign
ed Kid Wolgast to meet Billy Snailham
August 6. Coffroth says he would like
to get Tommy Burns and Jack johnson
together, but he has doubts about their
coming to the coast. Furthermore he
would not pay the, money that Burns
demands
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DUGAN HAS '1NDIAN
SIGN" ON w. MILLER

SARATOGA, n. " August Jockey
Walter Miller turned gambler here today
and. as a result of his failure to make
more runs In a base ball game than Eddie
Dugan, the star Whitney jockey, he is
s. poorer tonight. The boys were playing
on the track team which lost to the Sara
toga village nine.
The rivals Of the track each Dragged of
his powess as q run getter, the bet fol-
lowing talk on the subject. In the game
Dugan scored three talles. while Miller
could only get home once. Friends of
the latter claim the villagers favored Du-
gan, but Eddie scorns the impeachment
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Red Sox Beat Tigers.

DETROIT. August "a great crowd
saw Boston take the second game of the
present series from the home team yes
terday In a game marked by long hits
and fielding mistakes
Killian was literally batted out of the
box in one inning, while Cicotte. who has
never been effective against Detroit. held
them almost hitless and entirely runless
for six innings, and he retained enough
speed to win out. Thoney. Crawford.
Cobb. Downs and Gessler made some SEN
sational catches. Score:
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Benning Wins and Loses.

The Benning team played two games
yesterday, resulting in q victory over the
Capital Heights in the first and losing a
loosely played game to the Sidetracks. In
the first opportune hits won for the home
team. The fielding of Burnell and catch
ing Of Nellie were the distinct features OF
the games. The new man recently Sc
cured by Manager beavers proved to be
an up-to-date pitcher and great strength
to the team.
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QUIET ALL YOUR LITTLE FEARS.

was all rot. Burns Is sick with malaria,
which has been slowly getting the best
of him for several weeks said Joe,
land there has never. to my knowledge.
been a battle among the Washington
players
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Special Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO. ILL.,. August 3.-Joe Can
tillon said this morning that the
local report concerning a fight be-
tween Bill Burns and Bob Ganley, re-
sulting in the serious injury of Burns.
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bases-Spencer and Hartzell Double play-Wil-
iiams to Wallace. Left on bases-St Louis. g;
Philadelphia, 4. First base balls-O6 Wad.
dell: l.; OF Howell. 1; OF Dygert,- 1. HIT BY
pitcher-By Plank. l. Struck out-By Waddell.
/; by Howell. 3; by Plank. 5; by DyRert. 2:
Wild pitch-Plank. Umpires-Messrs. Hurst and
Connolly. Time Of game hours and minutes.
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SOnc ont When winning run WHs scOTeU.
Chicago. ...... o o o 1-2
washington 1900. 0 ! 0 0 o o o 0 0 o.
Two-base hits-Davis and Hahn. Sacrifice hits
Ganley Mcbride and Kelley. Stolen bases
Jones and Davis. Double plays-McBride to
Freeman. Mcbride to Delehanty to Freeman
Left on Washington, 4; Chicago, g..
Bases on balls-On Kelley. Q: Oh Smith. 4.
struck out-By Smith. 4: by Kelley. 2. Umpires
-Messrs. O'Loughlin and Egan. Time Of game
hours