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New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
STRIKES BLOW AT BENNING TRACK.
The House Passes Bill to Prevent Betting
in the District of Columbia
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Washington March 23.-The House to-day struck
a blow at betting in the District Of Columbia,
which If concurred in by the Senate "1l prove
the death knelI Of the Benning racetrack. 1t
pIaced rider on bill affecting some local street
changes which if finally approved. VIII 50 severely
penaize ANY one who acts a layer OF odds, or
Fookrnaker, or by any means enticeS or induces
others to bet. whether he does or does not make
4 memorandum or any other way record them
as TO render all betting the Benning track prac-
ticaIly impossible
The rider proposed by Representative Sims
o. Tennessee vas subjected d point of order by
REPRESENTATIVE Kahn the ground that 1t had not
been approved by the District OF Columbia conf
rnittee. was then referred. promptly reported and
was passeJ by n vote of 20 10 I.
The spring meeting Of the Washington Jockey
Club began to-day at Bennlng. Until several years
ago betting unrestricted, but through the
activity the District Attorney the bookmakers
have recently been compelled to keep moving about
instead of erecting their customary stands. An
agitation has been in progress against the betting
for some time and the action of the House to-day
is approved by the majority of Washing gtonians. It
is believed Senate will agree TO the amendment
and that after the present meeting the Bennins
track will be deserted.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
COLLEGE CREWS FOR BIG REGATTA

Philadelphia, March 23.-That the sixth annua,
regatta of the American Rowing Association to be
held on the Schuylkill River on May 23 will break
all records at least SO far IS collegiate entries are
concerned Is assured from letters received by the
managing stewards within the last week
For the first time In the history of American COL
lege rowing practically every college In th. East
which supports q will be represented To
make this assertion positive fact requires only
the formal entry of Cornell. The other co,yeres
which have announced the intention of competins,
are Harvard. Yale Columbia Syracuse PennsyI-
vania, Georgetown and New York University The
latter will have its Introduction to ,ntercol-
Iegiate rowing in this regatta.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
INTERNATIONAL CHESS.
Marshall Beaten an First Round Of
Tienua Tournament
TRv cable 10 The Tribune !


Vienna March 23-Twenty of the world s leading
chess masters. representing America Germany
Austria Hungary, England and Russia started III
the international chess tournament arranged by
the Vienna Chess Club IN honor Of the jubilee or
Emperor Francis Joseph here to-day. TWO players
are entered from America, Frank J. Marshall and
Paul Joiner the former champion of the Man
haitian Chess Club.
Germany eXperts-E. Cohn. j M1eses.
z Suechting. G. Bardeleben. P. S Leonhardt.
r Swiderski and +. Spienann- Austria, five play
ers-J Berger. O. Duras. DR.. Perlis. c. Schiechter
and s Tartakower. Russia, four players-E Ala
min H Roti, A. Rubnsten and J. Salwe. Eng
land one-R. Teichmann. Hungary. once Ma
roczy-
In the first round. contested at the clubhouse or
the Vienna Chess Club to-day, Marshall was pltted
against Spiel1nann OF Munich, the former having
the white pieces. Marshall overreached himself in d
combination. and Spelmann won Joiner drew his
game with DR.. Perlis, of this city In the remain
ing games. the favorites, Maroczy- Schlechter and
Rubnstein. won their games from Swiderski,
Suachtfng and Bardeleben. respectively. Alapin
also scored at the expense of Roti. Drawn games
were recorded between Berger and Leonhardt.
Teichmann and Tartakower and Duras and Meses
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
L. j. BergdoN to Enter Car in First
TzcentU-fOur Hour Race.

J. Bergdoll. OF Philadelphia, has the cling
bee under his bonnet since his two victories in the
automobile carnival the Ormond beach. He has
decided enter the first twenty-four hour Of
the season. which will be held in all probability
May 80 over the Readville track. He is also In
terested in the road for the Briarclif trophy
April "a. and may drive
A railroad accident between Jacksonville and
Savannah made it impossible for the amateur
driver to start his in the races at Savannah
last week His machine damaged to an extent
The correct method of engine fabrication Is a
much misunderstood art, every day shows 1t
is sometimes really painful travel behind motor
cars them. for in the first place the
nauseous smoke is most unpleasant, while in the
other skilled observer is forced o remonstrate
which is not always liked by the driver. Is GER
tainly worth while experimenting with a Iubricator
when OF the sight feed type with q regulating
device AS rule, manufacturers quite will
ing to specify the number of drips per minute
where 1t is not automatic but some owners say
they find 1t difficult to regulate them partly be-
cause oils behave differently and partly because
there are various kinds. Some flow more rapidly
than others, while the is affected by diff
ferenceS of temperature
The regular monthly meeting of the Long Island
Automobile Club will be held tomorrow evening
Allen {. Alderman. chairman of the Country Club
house COMMITTEES, will present his report and fftv-
four applications for membership will be acted on
5000 miles on high speed with all gears even the
reverse. removed. arrived in Chicago on Saturday
after successfully negotiating the snow and nud
of Michigan Ohio. Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois
The car will remain in Chicago several davs and
Will then proceed to Milwaukee.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24

AUTO ACROSS CONTINENT.
Big Lead of Thomas Car OUer
RiUals IN Long Race.

San Francisco March Z-Plans have been mace
to give the American Thomas car great receptioh
when 1t rolls into this city tonight. ending the
first stage of the long automobile race from Ne"
York to Paris by the way of Alaska IL ls ex-
pected about 9 O'Clock, l2 o'clock New YORK
time, as It has been reported between here ana
Fresno and running smoothly
The machine left Fresno at O'Clock Tor TWO
hundred mile downhill over good roads 10 TINS
city, and barring accident should arrive not later
than O'Clock.
The Thomas car has made a remarkabie run
across the continent roads that were oeep
in piled up with snowdrifts. Five cars ieft
New York February 12 in the race, ana the
American built machine has distanced It's foreign
rivals and covered the 1882 miles in forty days
OF the other three that are stfll running the
Zust UtaIian> is 1Oo0 miles behind. having been
reported at Kelton. the northern shore OF tho
Great Salt Lake, this afternoon. The De DION
F'rench) and Protos (German) cars are loO miles
in the rear having been last reported at ROCK
Springs Wyo. and Laramie, Wyo. respectively
The Thomas machine will leave here By boat for
Seattle on March q and will be shipped from
Seattle to Valdez. Alaska April l. arriving there
on April s. The will then start over the trail
for East Cape in charge of George Shuster and
George Miller.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
billiard EXPERTS At PRACTICE

Iyu1ie Uonpe easily defeated Jake Schaefer at
Is baIkljna billiards at Gruhns academy last
night by a score 400 to o. 1t was the worst de-
feat the wizard has suffered SO far. Hoppe was
I'm fine forr- and out the 40 points III nine
innings lie had an average of a 4-9, and high
runs of ILL., 10 and 62. Shsaeefer had runs OF 3D.
80 and 10 and averaged 10 -
George & Sutton ard +. Cassignol broke even
in two games played at SlOsson's academy yester-
day. Sutton the evening game by a score OF
500 to 405 The winner played strong billiards
4brouobort the fifteen innings finishing with
average Of SO 3-15 and high runs of S2. "a and oe
CassignoI had average of q and high runs of
145 and 66 Cassignol the afternoon game by
200 points 22 The winner averaged - l2-l6, with
high runs of 49, 60 and 81
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
COLUMBIA CREWS RACE.
The First varsity U'ins by Tzco
Lengths-LacrOsse Schedule.

Columbia's first and second varsity eights had
the first brush of the season yesterday afternoon
the Harlem River. where the crews prac-
tisinG until the new quarters are fixed up across
the Hudson. The first boat had little difficulty in
pulling away from the second crew, and was more
than two lengths in the lead when Rice gave the
signal to weigh air.
When the crews left the float the first varsity
rowed down to the Nassau boathouse in one
stretch, and just It turning for spin up
stream Rice came along with the second eight, and
the two started together. The second eight
kept the stroke higher than the first boat, but the
latter had no trouble in keeping half length
ahead. After rowing a mile and quarter both
crews spurted. and when the boats came opposite
!, Sherman's Creek the first varsity two lengths
ahead of the second eight.
At present there are three freshman. va rsity
efghts and varsity four the water. and al
though the men have been out ory a week Rice is
day.
Coiumba's lacrosse schedule. announced yes
terday by NJ D. Smith, consists OF only nine games
this year. The season opens on April with the
Crescent Athletic Club at Bay Ridge. and the first
game will not played South Field until May
s. when the Blue and White will line up against
the College of the City of New York twelve The
only contest arranged with a in the Southern
division of the intercollegiate league is that with
Johns Hopkins. which will take place in Baltimore
April II. The first upstate trip will be taken on
May l, when the team goes to Ithaca to play
Cornell. The schedule follows:
April 4, Crescent Athletic Club at Bay Ridge;
April Il. Johns Hopkins at Baltimore: April IS.
Stevens, at Hoboken: April %. College of the City
of New York. at Jasper Field: May 1. Cornell. at
Ithaca; May College of the City of New York, at
South Field, May 9. New York Lacrosse Club at
South Field; May 16 Hobart, at Geneva, n. Y,
and May -, Harvard. at South Field
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
FOR A VOLUNTEER MOTOR CORPS.
Petition Before Congress for an Act to Add
Automobiles to Militia.

Washington, March 23-Representative Talbot, OF
MARYLAND to-day offered in the House a petition
from the Automobile Club of Maryland for the
massage OF an act by Congress creating, arn1lns
and disciplining a body to be known as the Volun-
ta.r Motor Corps throughout the country as part
of the regularly organized militia Of the several
states.
The petition declares that ut has been clearly
demonstrated, both in this country ana ABROAD
that the automobile is particularly adapted to the
reo,,jrements of military service: il is deemed de-
sirable that the capabilities of the automobile for
such service be more thoroughly investigated
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
TWENTY ENTRIES FOR MARATHON RUN

Twenty entries have been received for the 25-
mile run tonight under the auspices of the New
Polo Athletic Association, at the arena of Fiss.
Doerr & Carroll, 24th street, near Lexington ave
me Such well known Marathon runners as
William L. Frank, of the Irish-American Athletic
Club: Fred Long. of the Mohawk Athletic Club,
and Sam MelOr of the Mercury Athletic Club.
of Yonkers will be among the starters.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
YALE GETS WRESTLING MEET.

Philadelphia. March 23.-Announcement made
here to-day that meeting of the Intercollegiate
Wrestling Association Saturday II decided
10 hold the next meet at Yale 1t decided also
that freshmen cannot participate. Ralph Waite.
of the University of Pennsylvania, chosen
president of the association: Thomas Gillespie,
Princeton. vice-president; Ulman. Columbia.
retary and treasurer, and Cellar, Yale. manager.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
TRIPLE BILLIARD TIE.
Wrighf, Conklin and Demarcst Noe
ON Eren Terms.

chicago March &C F. Conklin. of Chicago
defeated n. A Wright, of San Francisco. by a
score 100 to s tonight in the national amateur
billiard tournament, making three cornered ue'
Wright Conklin and Demarest having each won
fo,r games and lost one Had Wright won this
game he would have got the championship from
Demarest,
Edward Gardner, of Passaic, y J., defeated
Ferdinand Poggenburg, of New York IN the after
noon game and earned fourth place, with two vic
tories and three defeats The .Cp to
s5s and IT was one of the most interesting games
of the tournament. Gardner made high Of
g. ~ and - for an average of fraction over i,
while PoggenburE made high runs of %, 81 and 3D.
STANDING OF THE PLAYERS
Won Lost Won. Lost.
Wright ltlIardf1eT
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
ATHLETIC MEET FOR FRESHMEN

BY Telegraph 10 The Tribune.I
New Haven, March 23.-Under the auspices OF
the Yale Athletic Association, the first freshman
intercollegiate track athletic meet ever held will
take place at Yale Field on Memorial Day The
Yale Athletic Association has sent Invitations to u
the leading universities and colleges. II is felt at
ale that the meet should he a annual affair and
Vale viii try 10 make IL Sueh.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
BENEFIT FOR FlREMEN's MEMORIAL

The principal features OF the programme for the
benefit in aid of the Kruger and Firemens Me-
mortal Fund. which takes place In Browns gymna-
sum- in West 23d street, on Saturday night, have
been announced There will be three special box
ing bouts. two of six rounds each; three wrestling
bouts and exhibition IN wrestling between Bill
Brown and George Bothner. the lightweight cham
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
ANDREW CARNEGIE GETS WAGNER
nv Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

BY Telegraph TO The 1ribune.I
ptshurc March 23.-"The Carnegie Union a
small paper edited by Gus A. Beard, business part
nor o4 Hans Wagner at Carnegie, Penn. says to-
dgv that Andrew Carnegie has thrown his net
over Wagner and that the great batsman and
shortstop will act professor of baseball at the
Carnegie Technical Schools this season.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
SUTTON TO PLAY w. II. DUHY.

George Sutton. of Chicago. the billiard champion
d 1872 balk line, VIII play 4oo-point game with
William Ii. Duhy in the billiard room at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel on Saturday evening. The match Is
benefit for Mr. Duhy. who has had charge of
the room for forty-one years.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
ouARpsMEN TO PLAY nockEy

One mora hockey game will be played at the
ST. Nicholas Rink this season. which promises ~
he good one. Company and Company Il of
the 7th Regiment, will line up tonight in tho
nnal Kams tor the chswpouship Of the regiment
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
PRINCETON AND CORNELL IN a TIE

Princeton, y. j.. March 23.-In drizziing rain
Princeton and Cornell played "a close game CT
football here this afternoon. At the end
Of the second half the score tie at two
goals each. Owing to the darkness an extra period
rlaErd
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24

SECOND RACE--For IH0-sesr-oids. purse
f1rr-Es- Old hand
Tim 3.5its- Winner g by Bsnastar-A AcidaIie
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24

III -ltIh HAcE--FIfST BENSING SPRING IfANDI-
CAP III thrseyesr olds upward; 81 900 adde,3.
~iE fUrloHEs. Columbia Course starr good ~
-llE5Ip- Time. 1-ls WinL-r n By IVoosthorr,.
-7-y-- Bells. Owner. v. 2 Matthews
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
BENNING SUMMARIZES

Weather raining. Trsc slop.y
f-iiS. i.AtE--Ier th-e-y ear oiGs and 400
an driving Time, I-f7s5 Winner. %. 6, by
Maf5Cs I-Saccsarisa. owner, i. Miller
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
coupled j. TIE betting,

THIRD naders inward.
D1T<e. $500. furo.gs. Columbia
good Won ridden b Z
By doD-a-s-StreHg-h. 4 Herald
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24

,CE.-ssteeylachas1: selling; for four-year-o!ds
ward. $500 added; about miles. start good
z-d5iy- Time. Al = Winner, on. g by -
Ever owner, J. ". Colt
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24

s.lrE EAIE.-for ttree yszr-oids 3n1 uPNa.1. $500
xcts5. 'eEe nils sse .o;s ards. CoUHtia 7ussr.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-24
BENNING ENTRIES TODAY.

FIRST RACE-For hllies and three old ana
upward s4GO added Six furongs. Columbia Course
Name WI Name W.T..
Comedienne i Helen o
Goes "a Queen Lead q
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-23
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

against she laws of Him who hath said Thou shalt not
steal" Mr.. Hawkins afterthought, sald there
might be mitigating circumstances, which is quite cor
rect If person had been lost in the woods and
came across lot of those things that would his
life it matters not to whom they belong he would be
foolish to not eat one and take with him a
sufficient quantity to last him until he out of dan
ger If man has been sick and unable to obtain food
by his own efforts he should not be punished for steal
ing suffciency to preserve life until he could reach
friendly hands report his condition to those elected
to look after such cases. When on the other
hand is of sound health and body and of the kind that
make up the rank and file of Socialism, goes out and
steals because he thinks the fundamental principles of
this country wrong and because he believes the laws
of the land do not give him even break with his
more financially fortunate neghbor he is simply thief
and should be punished as the laws have prescribed
that all thieves should be. Every person with health
and strength in this country enough by his
her labor to keep the wolf from the door, and if the
avs of the lands wrong the fundamental princ
pies made for the classes instead of the Masses then
ucate the people up to that fact and having been
educated they will to it that the laws remedied
All this talk about a classs struggle in the United
States is the imagination of a diseased and criminal
BRAIN and Dr. Herman F. Titus of the Socialist rabble
is most brilliant example of SUCH There may be a
thousand and good things couched in the Socialist
propaganda, but talking all the time will never
bring them out. Teach peace earth, good will to-
ward men, instead of blood and carnage those who
differ from you.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-23

Speaking about there being some good things IN
Socialism reminds the writer that once upon time
the teachings of Populism looked as being just
as radical and as inmcal
POPULIST PRIN( IPLES to the best interest of this
ADOPTED BY REPUBLICANS government are the
doctrines of Socialism to-
day. Populism as body polite never lived to see its
principles become part of the organic laws of this
country nevertheless many of the ideas and theories
enunciated in the now famous well as historic
Omaha Platform have been adopted by the Republicans
who hooted them and who ridcued them to the
lowest degree at the time they being advocated
by them. What principle in the Populist party was
Kissed at by the leading Republicans all over the
land than the Initiative and Referendum, and what
principle has stronger hold the Republican party
today than that very one. AS in this particular in
stance so in hundred and other instances. The
Popusts did not accomplish this by arrayng the classes
in mortal combat, but by educating the masses and
forcing the classes to adopt those principles The people
always be trusted do those things that will rebound
the best interest to the greatest number, although
they asonaly very slow in doing So Ii this is
an age of enghtment instead of entanglements, and
that too of the kind that leads to bloody conflicts be-
tween man and man. then why not lets enlighten in
stead of ncite to riot and boodshed? Sociastic doc
trines always seriously clash with common sense doc
trnes reform brought about by the exercise of COM
mon sense just as effective if brought about by
having been drenched in human gore.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-23

During the present campaign
it has been found that Mr.. Taft's
injunction record and the ques-
tion of guaranty of bank depos-
its are the chief issues in this
campaign. The state committee
has directed all the state speak
ers to take an aggressive posi-
tion on both of these important
issues. It has been found that
a great deal of the alleged op-
position among labor people to
Mr.. Taft is due to the fact that
Gompers and other Democratic
orators have persistently and
grossly misrepresented Taft's po-
sition regarding labor. The Re-
publican campaign. speakers are
having no trouble whatever in
finding ready listeners and max
ing many converts by plain dis
cussion of the actual facts and of
Mr.. Taft's record while on the
bench regarding injunctions.
The state committee is hearing
splendid reports daily from Sec
tions of the state where there
are labor organizations, and it is
freely predicted that while the
labor situation may have been a
little bad some weeks ago, there
has been so much improvement
during the last three weeks,
that Taft will undoubtedly re-
ceive the normal Republican vote
from the labor element.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-23

Judge Frater's rather laconic
as well as witty remark that
washington state is a divorce
clearing house for British Colum-
bia," should make the men,
bers the next legislature
set up and take notice and pass a
law allowing only citizens of this
country to apply for divorce in
our courts.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-23

are the things that have been accomplished by the Re
publican party for the past twelve years.
wEDNEsDAY----Judge Taft spent Tuesday in the
state of West Virginia raversng its entire length ana
breadth In this state unons is quite strong and ne
made it plain to the aborng men, that when ne was
on the bench his rulings had always been more favor
able to labor than hostile to it, He greeted by I'M
ense crowds at every stopping point, and even at py
stations many persons were on hand to give him warm
welcome though brief one. He completely ex-
hausted from the days work. it being the most strenu-
GUS of any since his nomination After closing the days
program his train pulled out for Cincinnati at late
hour where he rested all day Wednesday at the home
of his of his brother Charles H. Taft
THURSDAY----Myron T. Herrick former governor OF
Ohio declared today at Republican headquarters that
Judge Taft was certain of the labor vote in Ohio snd IN
every other state where the Judge had spoken and ad
dressed his remarks to the labor voters Ohio will
give Taft a rousng majority.
FRIDAY Judge Taft began three days cam
paign in Indiana yesterday and the local Republicans
of that state have planned to give him the biggest dem
onstrations in the way of public meetings that ne nj
vet met After resting Sunday ne will begin
whirwind campaign next Monday in the state of New
York, which will close his presidential campaign tour
Should man, famishing from hunger who steals
a ham from man who has twenty be punished? asked
a Socialist of Cicero R. Hawkins, Democratic candidate
for prosecuting attorney of King
THOU SHALT county, last Sunday evening. Being
NOT STEAL candidate was responsible for Mr..
Hawkins ducking and lodging the
question like duck in a pool of water be-
ING chuncked by a dozen boys If man
steals an article he should be punished, therefor
and that too regardless of the fact of the number Of
such articles the from whom he stole has OF them
He took that which did not belong to him. and that was
not only against the laws Of the land but likewi'
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-23

If Governor Chamberlain, of Oregon, has been
quoted correctly concerning his expected election to
the United Staos senate and in he is not, what he
proposes to do for the next two toward enght
ening the voters then he is playing to the galleries for
the purpose of getting sympathy. The legislature
should elect him to the senate but in case it does not
playing the whine act will not remedy it.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-10-23

The opening of the New Washington Hotel was the
social event of the weekin Seattle 1t marks
in Seattle hostery and that this city is longer
without irst-cass hotel for the accommodation of the
travelling public.