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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
Farming Rule
Blocks Mack'S
Spring Plans
Will Take Thirty Players
on Southern Trip This
Year.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 10.-Manager
Mack, OF the Athletics, returned yes
terday from his ten weeks trip to tha
Pacific coast. coming by the way Of
New Orleans. where he made final ar
rangements for the Athletics spring
practice.
Connie put on considerable weight
while away, and Is heavier now than
he has ever been, He says he had a
pleasant trip, and comes back with
fresh energies to begin another hard
campaign.
The Athletics Will start South a few
days earlier this year .han they ala
last, in order to get in a Sunday game
at New Orleans during the Mardi Gras.
The players will leave here on Wednes-
day. February &c. This will get them
into New Orleans In time to practice
Friday and Saturday preceding the
Sunday game.
A number Of exhibition games will be
played with the New Orleans Club dur
ing the Athletics stay there. the pro-
posed series with the Chicago Cubs
having failed to mateTialize.
The games with the Phillies have not
yet been arranged. but Manager Mach
said he would see Mr.. Murray some
time this week or next 10 talk over the
series, which may be seven or nine
games
Manager Mack viii take about thirty
players South this year, as he Is anx-
iOus to try out a number Of pitchers.
Owing TO the ruling Of the national
commission IN regard 10 farming, / viii
have 10 change my plans somewhat
There may be some OF the youngsters
too valuable to let 90. and as 1 have
about fOrty-five players on my list now.
will have 10 take at least thirty to
New Orleans"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
Nominations Made
For Officers Of
Quaker City Club

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 10-At tht
postponed meeting Of the Quaker CitJ
Motor Club. which was held last ingh'
in the club rooms. the following nomi.
nations were made for the officers suC
the board Of governors for the coming
year:
For president, P. d. FoIweu-
For first vice president, A. T. James
For second vice president. L. y. Ber
ger.
For treasurer, A. T. Stewart.
For secretary, Harry {. Harbach, 1. Q
Milford.
Nine members are 10 be elected &c
serve on the board of governors.
Mr. Swain, the retiring president. was
TenOminated. but ne declined the nOmi,
nation, and IT was withdrawn. George II
Smith. the retiring first vice president
was also rsnominated, but following the
president. he also declined 70 serve
again. A large number of the members
were present and the elections viii be
held on the first Thursday evening in
February.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
NeDhan Latest
Dark Horse For
Crimson Coach

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 10.-MOrton L.
NewhaH. of Philadelphia the clever
quarterback OF last falls eleven, at
Harvard. may succeed Joshua Crane
as Harvard's head coach for the 1908
eleven.
Of the seven selected by Captain Burr
and approved by the athletic committee
TO have entire oversight of football at
Cambridge next fan, Newhan IS the
only man named whose home is beyond
the confines Of Gree ter Boston.
This fact In Itself was regarded as
significant by Harvard men. and in ad-
dftion NeWhalfs name has been men
toned for some time as a possibility.
The committee Of seven viii be supreme
in all matters pertaining to football
management
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
BARRY MAY FIGHT
SCHRECK OR HART

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 10.-Jim Barry,
the Chicago heavyweight, has been Of
fered a match in Bakersfield for Janu-
airy Is. with either Marvin Hart or Mike
SChreck.
Jim says II the Inducements are suf-
hciCnt he will accept, after he whips
sam Langford, which ne IS confident Of
doing next Tuesday night.
Battling Nelson and Kid Scaler were
matched yesterday by Manager Nc
Carey's northern representative for a
battle here January %. ScGIer gives
Nelson a 81 900 side bet.
Eddie Grancy viii hold the money and
decide he winner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
HARRY HILLHAN
IS SUSPENDED

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Harry Hillman,
crack runner OF the y. Y. a. c., is the
latest athlete TO incur the displeasUTe
II the 4. A. L.
Il was learned today that Hillman
had been indefinitely suspended. A
couple OF weeks ago Hillman ran an ex-
hibitiOn 4f0-yaFd race al the games OF
the Tweuty-secOud Regiment, and a
gold watch was presented 10 him IN re-
turn for the brush with Father Time.
This watch was ready for Taylor, the
COlOTed Pennsylvania man. but ne did
not tUTG up and Hillman, to satisfy the
crowd offered 10 run the quarter
This is contrary 10 the A. A. L. laws
and Barlow 8, Weeks, chairman OF the
legislation committee. is responsible for
the statement that Hillman suspended
himself in accepting the watch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
Ouint
PENALTY
WILL BE LIGHT,
ATHLETES THINK
Now Stands Suspended
Must Apply to A. A. U.
Tor Reinstatement

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-Ray c. Ewry
Of the New York Athletic Cluy, vii
have 10 apply for reinstatement 10 th,
4. A. L.
This IS the general opinion Il sev.
cral mcr high up in amateur ethIetit
circles, who believe that several Of the
meetings ia whiCt he gave exhibitions
were uUsanctOHed by The A. A. II. /
Ewry competed in ignorance OF the fac
that a sanction had not been obtained
he stands suspended, nevertheless. Hin
punishment. however, IN z case Of thif
kind would probably be very light.
There is a general feeling among thu
athletes that the matter Should ID
dropped, and many Of them think tbs
quickest way out Of the miX-up started
by the HalpiE controversy would be &c
settle at once the question Of the legal
fty OF the meetings at which EWTy com
peted Then, II Ewry is found guilty
TO have him apply for reinstatement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
BRADLEY RECEIVES
SEVERE WALL0PING

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Jlm Stewart, a
persevering find" OF the Billy Elmer
stable. gave Fred Bradley a terrible
walloping in four rounds of the fercest
heavyweight fighting ever seen about
New York since the Horton law became
no longer 1t was the main event at
the Longacre Athletic Club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
Has Not Read Report.
Point Overlooked.

It is this latter feature Of the trouble
that Mr. Brush thinks the national
commission overlooked. The Giants had
no chance TO play the Athletics on those
days. AS there is $500 due the Giants
for the first game with the Athletics.
the fine viii really amount 10 only 500.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
Elongated Backstop.

Mr. Brush emphaticalIy denied yester-
day that he had ever told any one that
he would carry the matter TO the courts
before paying this fine. He says he
made no OmCial statement whatever
concerning the fine. and that all reports
concerning him fighting 20 tho last ditch
were untrue. Brush was in high good
humor over having received the signed
contract OF ". A. James. a young giant
OF fset inches, who has already
shown ability as a backstop, James
was a student OF Washington and JET
fers5n college. and not only made his
mark on the diamond, but on the grid
iron
4 ike his looks" remarked the head
OF the Giants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
DIVIDES
H0N0RS WITH GUNTHER

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 10.-George
Gunther. OF Australia, last night tried TO
get even with Jack Blackburn for being
knocked out a few weeks ago here. The
pair met in the Wind-up OF q knockout
fest at the Broadway Athletic Club, bat
the set-tO. unlike the preliminaries. went
the limit, six rounds.
Blackburn's skill proved too much for
Gunthers Tushes and wild swings. and
az the end OF the sixth round, both men
were in good shape, and hOn0Ts were
even.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
RABBIT TRAINER MEETS DEATH

Harry y. Horton. Of Washington,
known over the South as "the jack
rabbit man" died suddenly Tuesday al
Baton Rouge. la
Horizons business was running jack
rabbits He had races between hounds
and rabbits. and ran these races IN
every town IN the South.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-10
BRUSH WILL PAY,
BUT MAY DEMAND
SECOND HEARING
Will Not Go to Court If
Commission Denies
Request.

NEW YORK. Jan. 10-John T. Brush,
president OF the New York Baseball
Club, said yesterday that the Giants
would probably pay the S1.OO0 fine i'm
posed by the national commission.
Mr.. Brush is Of the opinion that the
fine is too small a matter for the Giants
TO carry to the courts. He recognizes
tho fact that baseball needed a head
such as the national commission, and he
win do nothing 10 weaken the authority
Of that body. Mr.. Brush thinks. how
ever, that the national commission has
not given due weight TO one or two inn
portant features Of the controversy with
the New Orleans club, and lie might ask
for a TeheaTing or the case.
Has Not Read Report.
lie would decide this, he said. after he
had read the complete report of the
case. He has had the report several
days, but owing 70 III health has not
been able to make a study Of 1t.
The Giants were fined for falling 10
fulhH the contract with the New Or
leans club. Five games were scheduled
with the Athletics OF Philadelphia. on
the New Orleans grounds. But one
game was played. The Giants started
the second game with the Athletics, but
a dispute with Umpire thinner arose
and McGraw took his team from the
field. The Giants forfeited on the third
day. Then the Athletics played the
New Orleans club on the remaining
dates scheduled between the Athletics
and the Giants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
DARING INNOVATION.
Preaching Sermon Surrounded by
Clouds of Tobacco Smoke.

Atlantic City, May 29.-The ultra
progressive church spirit today has
taken on a daring innovation in two
sections of the country at the same
time. Here in Atlantic City the Rev.
Sydney Goodman, assistant rector of
Ascension Episcopal church and pas
tor of the Mems church of that city,
preached his third sermon last Sun
day surrounded by clouds of tobacco
smoke and following a programme of
illustrated songs, in which the congre-
cation Joined. The hall where the
services were held was full to the
doors and nearly every man was smok-
ing. Watchful ushers passed around
stogies of exceeding length and black
ness whenever new worshipper ar
rived or when man already in his
seat, had smoked his stogie ito the
butt" In the early part of the even
ing a large punch bowl was full of
lemonade but that was soon emptied
and the late corners had to be content
with water.
At the door stood large urn and
as the men passed out many of them
dropped small coins in it to provide a
fund for tobacco for, the next Sunday
nights services.
The Mems church, lis an outcome of
the Mems club, of which the Rev.
Goodman has been the head for some
little time Mr.. Goodman has had
considerable experience and great sue
cess in securing large audiences to his
brief and pointed sermons. While at
college he was an enthusiastic settle
ment worker and has since organized
Mems clubs in Toronto, Canada, CO.
lumbus, Ohio GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and
now here. In his Mems club he adver-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
RAILROAD news.
Car Repairers and Inspectors
Are Out on Strike.
Brotherhood Orders All Out on
Gould Lines.
1000 MEN AFFECTED.
Action Arises From COmpany's
Insistence on Piece Work.
Other Items of Interest in
Railway Circles.

All car repairers and inspectors hold
'ng membership in the Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen and employed by the
Gould lines have been ordered to strike
by Frank L. Ronemus, grand chief car
man, following the refusal of the man.
agement of the Missouri Pacific. to
abandon a system of piece work for
car repairing. The strike was called
by telegraph dispatches to the several
carshops on the system. Probably 1000
men will be affected by the strike. If
the carshops had all been in operation
several hundred more would be in
volved. Seven of the large shops of the
Gould lines. including that of st. Louis,
have been closed since February 81.
The members of the joint protective
board of the brotherhood and Frank
l.. Ronemus, grand chief carman have
been in st. Louis for several days, and
a number of conferences have been
held with A. W. Sullivan, general man
ager Of the Missouri Pacific but no
adjustment OF the difficulty has been
reached. The representatives of the
carmen claimed that the piece system
tenn recently inaugurated be abandon
ed on the ground that it practically
abrogates an agreement between the
carmen and management. This was
denied by the company officials. The
cermen claimed that the piece system
operates against them, in that 1t tends
to decrease the number of men en-
ployed. They further assert that Geo.
w. Smith, superintendent of machine
ny, promised the brotherhood represen-
tatives that when the shops were re-
opened the men would stand in the
same relation to the company as they
did before.
Mr.. Ronemus does not believe that
the strike would extend to other me-
chanical organizations. such as the
boilermakers, machfnists, ETC., unless
the management should attempt to put
these, too, upon a piece system
General Manager Sullivan of the Mis-
souri Pacific and Iron Mountain claims
that the piece work system prevails on
all Of the large systems of the west,
and that under it the men are earn
ing more money than formerly. 1T is
generally considered a fairer compen-
sation to men who do a good DAYS
work. The places of all who went out
will be promptly filed he said The
officers of the joint protective board
are: s. L. Watts. De Soto, Mo-: D. E.
Beatty. Osawatomie, Kan; w. D.
Denius, Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
$50 HELP ME GOD" LEFT OUT.
viii No Longer Be Heard in Oath in
Louisville Police Court.

Louisville, KY, May $3.50 help
me God" this solemn portion of an
oath which for centuries has been
used in courts throughout the world
will In the future be omitted from
the oath when witness is sworn in
police court in Louisville. An order
to the effect has been given by Judge
j. Wheeler MCGEE.
The clerk of the court when asked
about the omission said that the court
had merely requested him to omit the
latter part of the customary oath
swearing witnesses stating that it was
repeated 50 often each day that it ap-
peared to him as being little less than
sacrilegious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
TO PROMOTE BETTER FEELINGS
President Harahan of Illinois Central
Sails for Europe.

New York, May 29.-President j.
T. Harahan of the Illinois Central to-
day sailed for Europe on a trip,
which, according to reports, is in
tended at least in part to bring about
friendlier relations between the ILL.,
nois Central management and some of
it's stockholders. among whom an
anti-Harriman campaign was waged
during the recent election. President
Harahan already has had a confer
ence with a group Of New England
stockholders, who had upheld Mr..
Fish during this contest. and that as
a result these stockholders at a re-
cent special meeting approved the
arrangements plans for the abb
sorption of the several subsidiary
companies and for the issuance of
$30.00O,00O additional stock. 1t was
said that President Harahan will have
similar conferences with some of the
foreign shareholders.
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tises strongly, and his evenings enter
tainment. usually includes vaude-
vile turn and frequently boxing con-
test. The. Rev. Es v. Synder of Grace
Episcopal church at Oak Park has
gone the Rev. Goodman one better by
turning the parish house into skat-
ing rink for use of members of the
church every aSturday night. He has
been rector of Oak Park church for
the last eight years. and his extra
ordinary success in handling men has
attracted international attention, and
he is considered today one of the most
progressive ministers in the middle
west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
BURLINGTON TO TREAT TIES.
Big Plant Completed Costing Quar-
ter Million Dollars.

To double, perhaps treble, the life
Of it's ties and bridge timber, the
Burlington will treat them with
creosote. for which it has completed
a plant in Knox county, Illinois, which
cost $250.000. This is the largest and
most complete plant of its kind in the
world.
Burlington officials have reached
the conclusion after years of expert
ments, that wooden ties cannot be dis
placed by concrete, and that the next
best plan to reduce the cost of ties and
bridge timbers. and at the same time
assist in the movement to check the
destruction of American forests, is to
scientifically treat the wood so 1t will
withstand the action Of the elements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29

no use and all the idle freight cars
have been repaired. There was
nothing else, therefore, to do but
close the shops for seven days or to re-
duce the forces materially. There are
ten shops on the roads in which are
employed between $500 and 1000
men. Similar means have been
adopted by other roads to prevent a
further reduction in shop forces and
to give all of the men now employed
some work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
Jewelry Store in Receivers Hand,

Goodland, Kan, May 29.-Harry J.
Rowe, a jewelryman, of this city, has
filed a petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy with the clerk of the United
States district court at Topeka. The
first meeting of the creditors will be
held at Salina, Kan, before Referee
T. c. Milliken on the 5th day of
June, 1908. Curtis c. Calvert of this
city has been appointed as receiver
of said estate until the first meeting
of creditors. The stock is now in
charge of said receiver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
ENGINEERS ELECT OFFICERS.
w. S. Stone Heads the International
brotherhood.

Columbus, O., May 29.-The fol-
lowing officers of the International
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
were elected by acclamation:
Grand. Chief Engineer, w. S. Stone,
Cleveland; assistant grand chief en-
gineer, E. w. Hurley, Cleveland; as
sistant grand chief engineer, F. A.
Burgess, Cleveland.
Ash Kennedy. general chairman of
the general committee of adjustment,
Canadian Pacific railway, was elected
to one of the new positions of assist
ant chief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
Ram Quito Into a Surrey.

Memphis, Tenn, May 29.-Trying
to avoid a headon collision with an
other automobile, Chauffeur Bye
steered the touring car owned and
occupied by p. P. Vanvleet, million
aire druggist, into a surrey occupied
by S. T. Parke, wealthy manufacturer,
and family, last night, smashing the
surrey and dashing the occupants to
the ground, causing fatal injuries to
Mr.. Parke and Mrs. c. w Parke, his
daughter-in-laW.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
NORTHWESTERN SHOPS CLOSED.
-Four Thousand Men Out for One
Week

All of the repair shops on the en-
tire Northwestern system are closed
and will remain idle for at least one
week This action was taken by the
management to prevent a worse thie e
happening to the men. Owing to the
lack Of business the shops are full Of
repaired engines for which there is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
DICKINSON co. HIGH SCHOOL.
rorre Glass Graduated From Chap
man Institution.

Chapman, Kan, May 2s.-Ihe com,
mencement exercises of the Dlckinson
no,ntv high school were held last
even;np lectures were given on Mon
~, ard Tnesday evenings and the
,,I,s;c recital was Saturday evening.
DR.. w. L. Burdick Of the University OF
Ransas preached the baccalaureate
.arn,nn The class graduated last
night was one of the largest in the
About $4,000 has been spent on the
building during the past year, making
it one Of the finest school puliolhss III
the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
MANY ARE HURT.
Casualties in the MitchellCOunty
Tornado.
One Killed and Twenty-Five
Seriously Hurt.
ONLY $50 YARDS WIDE
But Everything in Path Was
Swept Clean.
Damage Is Reported Elsewhere,
But No Fatalities.

Beloit, Kan, May 29.-The tornado
which swept through the MAYHEM
neighborhood. twelve miles northwest
of here. was more destructive than re-
ported; one man. George Hahn. was
jured. Nine farm houses were COM
pletely demolished besides much other
property being destroyed, including
considerable live stock killed. The tor
nadO formed five miles north of Glen
Elder and swept north through the
MAYHEM neighborhood for a distance
of about seven miles The width of the
tornado was about 200 yards, and every
thing in its path was completely des-
troyed. This entire section of Kansas
received a heavy rain which was &C
companied by a strong wind and much
lightning.
The Dead.
GEORGE HAHN
The Injured.
Mrs. George Hahn, fatally.
Frank Critics and wife. the latter
fatally.
John Bowman and family.
Charles Durant and family.
William Appleby and family
A family named Mcfarland, the hus-
band and wife both fatally.
A boy named Mosher who lived with
the Appleby family had an arm broken
and received internal injuries.
The storm travelled from the south
west and was $50 yards wide. 1t took
everything in it's path and scattered a
number of houses, barns and small
buildings over the prairie. The prop
'erty damage will amount to thousands
of dollars and the damage to the grow
ing crops is large.
The Bowman house was picked up
and carried across the street and DASH
ed to pieces against fence. The men,
bers Of the family were all in bed and
all were injured.
The home of Frank Critics was blown
to pieces and Critics was carried a
quarter Of a mile and set down in a
cemetery. He was slightly injured. Mrs
Critics was carried a half mile and
placed in wheat field where she was
found toward morning.
The Durant home was torn to pieces
and the debris and the members of the
family were blown entirely off the
farm.
The Storm Elsewhere.
IN CLAY COUNTY.
A storm which is said to have beer
tornado passed between MorganvilIt
and Clifton, in the northern part of the
county, blowing down number Of
houses, but not dangerously injurins
any one. A second storm in the same
vicinity a few hours later also did some
damage.
AT CONCORDIA.
81 mile wind. with nearly two inch.
es Of rain and considerable hail, visited
this section. Telephone and electric
light service and the Western Unior
wires were put out of business unit
late today. Considerable damage wa.
done in this section by the wind, farm
property and crops suffering chiefly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
Fenian Raider Ill.

Chicago. May 2S.-John r. Fin
nerty, one Of Chicago's foremost Irish
citizens is dangerously ILL., He is an
orator and writer as well as a
politician. He saw service not only
in the civil war. but in two Fenia n
raids on Canada and under General
Miles in the campaign against the
Sioux Indians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29
AT HOLTON.
COMMENCEMENT AT ABILENE.
Chancellor Frank Strong Delivers tht
Address Last Night.

Abilene. Kan, May 29.-Commence,
ment week of the Abilene high school
was concluded last evening with the
graduation exercises in the theater. Az
last nights exercises the address was
delivered by Chancellor FRANK STRUNG
of the University of Kansas.
After the exercises an informal re-
cention was given to the teachers in
faculty of the high school and others
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. =. M.
Garger Superintendent w. A. Stacey
hoe been reelected for the coming
wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-29

here, are drowned. They fell into a
small pond. No one was near when
the accident occurred.