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The Washington times., 1908-04-29
Industrials Held Firmly.

Industrials were held firmly, showing
but slight changes other than sharp
advances in Smelter and Copper, about
point in each instance
During the noon hour and well into
the second hour OF the afternoon, the
market remained rather quiet. with fair
display OF strength IN some stocks,
steadiness in others and with but few
spots where there were actual declines.
Reading held like a rock at Ill. II was
very dull. however. Great Northern,
Union Pacific. and Northern Pacific
showed little change st. Paul lost y.
Minor rails were steady. but dull.
Steel preferred added y point. Copper
and Shelter Locomotive. Steel Car.
and Cotton OIL strong at a point gain.
Manhattan was ? points OF.
In the final hour of the session the
market gradually weakened until there
were more losses throughout the list
than there were gains The pace was
little fast and the desire 10 take
profits caused the slump. Reading was
the only one of the leaders TO hold its
advance, but in this instance Il went
back 10 III Most Of the other active
stocks were of from One-half to a point.
Sugar and Copper lost their gains as
DID Steels. IL was a very irregular clos
Ing. and a study OF the table VIII be
necessary TO fully appreciate the points
OF tia market.
The Washington times., 1908-04-29

First base b. error-vIrEinla- Left On
bases-tSeorsetown. J. Virginia. s. Bases on
baIs-Or Devlne. g. OF Walker. Z struck
Out-By DeTine. 2. by WaIker. . Two-bass
hit-McDOnald. Sacrifice hft-PearS0u. stolen
hase-HOlaker- Double ulav-May0Ck 70
Mcdonald Hit BY pitcher-Sy Dsvfle. Z.
Wild pttch-WaIker- Cu8pire-Mr- Belts
Time OF game hour and p minutes
The Washington times., 1908-04-29
THE CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by E. F. Hutton &
Co., members New York Stock Exchange.
1901 F street nOrthwest.)
The Washington times., 1908-04-29
Holds Rump Convention.

After Deas. the negro chairman. had
declared the convention adjourned
Aaron p. PrioleaU. a COlOred man. jump
ed into . chair. and, declaring the dele
gates had been run o-er roughshod by
Capers and Deas. sailed a convention Of
his own He and a knot Of his adher-
ents conferred together scr awhile. and
then Prioicau announced that ", D.
CTUm. Robert Smails. A s Johnson. r.
r. ToIbert, and himself would go 70 Chi
cago as a cOntesting delegation
Cruu repudiated Prioleau and Smalls
followed suit. whereupon PTiOleau re-
vised his list. His cOntesting delegation
now stands: r. r Tolbert. A. s. John
son p. II. Norris. G G. Garrett; alter
mates, J. II. Goodwin, ". A Smith,
To4r
The Washington times., 1908-04-29
!. 4. NOLAN DISPOSES
OF HOUSE FOR $4,000

The large three-story and cellar brick
residence at Ill Eighteenth street
northwest was sold yesterday through
the firm Of Stone & Fairfax for S13-500-
The house contains twelve rooms and
two baths and was erected about five
years ago by John II. Nolan from plans
prepared by George S. Cooper. In the
immediate neighborhood are the homes
Of Duncan McKim, Perry Belmont, Col
George T. Hun, and the HuidekOper
residence. Mr.. Nolan was represented
by George Y. WOrthingtOn.
Charles W. Gilmore this morning COM
pleted negotiations for the purchase Of
the property at 451 Park road northwest
from Mrs. Margaret H. Martin. The
house is of the old colonial style and will
be used By Mr.. Gilmore as his home.
The property which was sold through
the firm Of shannon & Luchs, brought
%J,150.
A ]. AIinkin has purchased the two
story brick store and dwelling at 15Oi
First street northwest. from Mrs. Dor
ris L. Haga, for $500. The sale vas
made through n. L. Sansbury IJr.
Minkin will hold the property as an III
NestmA--
The Washington times., 1908-04-29
Fistfght on Rostrum.

Captain Capers tried to disarm him.
when Thompson turned upon him, rails
ing his cane as II 10 strike. Then Cap
tain Capers hit out straight with his
hst' the blow driving Thompson from
the rostrum 20 the floor. Tbompson's
head struck bench, and he lay on the
hoor insensible for some minutes while
cool-headed delegates. white and col
ored, tried 20 prevent further disorder.
Many Of the delegates had thrust
their hands into their hip pockets. bat
no weapons We're produced.
After quiet had been restored Captain
Capers took the stand and gave his YER
sion, denying that the affair was one OF
race. He understood that the report
was current that ne had referred 10
Thompson as that Niger" and said
the man who had spread that report
was AZ - liar
The Washington times., 1908-04-29

Knocks Man Off RoStrum
When He Refuses to
Keep Quiet

COLUMBIA, S. C.. April 2s.-In a State
convention. remarkable for disorder.
and which. yesterday afternoon, babe
fair 70 wind up in a riot, John G.
Capers, internal revenue commissioner.
succeeded in preventing the election OF
an anti-Administration delegation to the
Republican national convention The
delegation goes uninstructed, but its
composition indicates a Roosevelt-Taft
leaning The MISUNDERSTANDING are:
John G. Caper, Leumas ". G Blalock
Thomas l. Grant. and Z. Il Deas: al
ternates. r. r Tolbert, Robert SmalIs.
X J. Logan, p. II. Richardson. and
Lawson d. Melton
Inc convention almost reached the
riot point when Captain Capers. called
upon for a speech, approached the plat
form and vas introduced by a Column
Ola delegate, Ed Thompson, as a ROY
al good Democrat" Thompson persisted
in this form OF introduction, meanwhile
brandishing a big walking cane.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
GREAT PAGER KILLED
WHILE RUNNING AWAY
Kruger, Frightened by Collision on
Terre Haute Track, Dashes Into
Fence, Dying ImmedI-
ateIy Of Injuries

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 15.-Al-
though racing almost was devoid of in
terest today, the killing of the PAGER
Kruger, in the first heat of the 1904
pace, carried over from yesterday, fur
uished a sensation. Gallagher went to
a break at the start and swerved
against Kruger's sulky, breaking on
a wheel and throwing Lon Mcdonald
to the track. Kruger ran away ana
at the first quarter pole ran into the
inside rail, A portion of a sixteen-I0ot
ton rail penetrated his side, killing
him. Kruger was bought for $4,000 by
p 3. Williams of Boston and last year
he won much money and made a record
of 2.04. He held a world pacing record.
Summaries:
First race, 2:o4 pace, purse seOo-Gitatlonl'
br. M Dick Mcmahon, Chicago INC eaano KS
/, /; John A.. CHI h., q. F. Geers' l Metpn.s
0geers), 2, 2; Gallagher, b, e., p. 81 Winiams'
{ Eosto ~ tMeEwen1, g. 81 Major MalIow. hf g.
(Nfalloty5N s. 4; Kruger. oh. 8. (McDonadol' -
dist Time. 2:olz, 2:Ol.
second race, 213 trot, purse $i0o0-Carl9kln'
i, /. /; othelIo, blk g., James Fsir a3annas
Chatham. ont (Fairbanks), 2, 2, 4; Colosborne'
br h, (Nuekols). s = z; Iessei' ,t,enyon -.
!aesrs2 : 3 .; k Aliee s 3 pohj & dist
I.me. 2:121s. 2:Oss4, 2:1lA ..., - =. A..
T'hird race pace, purse s1000-Copa de ora,
b. h. w. g. Durfee Los Angeles ,Dur IsNs
i. /, 1; bonanza, b. g., A. L. Thomas Ben
son, Neb (Thomas). s, 3 z. star Patel, Patch. B. 8
(8deAahon), s, 2 8. 4 g.; Judge Wilson. 2; &
faneneer), q s, s, Miss Gay, b. m. tMurpnyl,
/, 6; shanghrun, b. h. (Geers). 4 2, "
Brenda York, b. m. CNuckois), z. 6. 81 Hal x
br. h. CMcDonald). 9, Z, dist. Time, 2;oeA'
Fourth race 2:2o trot, slooo-5somalta, b, M.
". a. Durfee, Los Angeles Durfee), l. ]. !;
Kid MoGregor, b. n, f. #. Geers, Memphis
(oeers), 3. 2 2; Brace Girdle, b. n. CMe-
Mabon), e. &. s; Sonoma May, br. m. tBenyonl,
4. 4: Boaiita Boy. b. g. (Whitney), J., J. 3;
j b. w, b. g. tRice), dist. Time z'l4h'
2;12N - =, So
NJ. Mrs John l.. wentz, Scranton, Pa tsnow)'
l. /, 1; Queen Walnut. 70; M, Lee Carpenter.
sedalia. Mo (Taylor), 3, 2, 4; Alcellia, b. m.
tI3enyon), s, Q, q Farmer Boy. BLK 81,
(qeers), g. 5. 5; Bonner, b g. whitney,
b g. dist. Time, 2:os, 2:os, 2l9eh
sixth race for 3-year-old trotterss purse
s5eo-Justo, b. c.. Mrs, J. G. Adams, Phoenx
Ariz. Jones' i, !, 1; vernabei. br, T., H.
Il Tandis Gandis), g. 2, 3; Peter Preston, gr
c. Cschloss), 8, 8, p Time, 2:soA, 2:@ 2s2e'k'
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
SICK MAN BLOWS OUT
BRAINS WITH RIFLE
Places MuzzIe Of Weapon in Mouth
and Pulls the Trigger by
Setting Lathe in
Motion

James w. Butterworth, a mechanic.
AZ years of age, who lived at Alameda
and Florence streets, committed sui
eide last night by shooting himself
through the head with Springfield
rifle.
Butterworth, who was a married
man, had been afflicted for number
of years with asthma and lately the
disease had become so bad that he
despaired of gaining relief.
For several days past he had been
brooding over his condition, but all
though his wife and stepson watched
him closely they did not dream he
would make an attempt on his life.
Last night shortly after the dinner
hour he walked from the dining room
and went into the yard in the rear
of his house and to a shed where he
had previously placed an old-fashioned
45-caliber rifle. He placed the muzzle
OF the weapon in his mouth and, turn
ing a lathe, discharged it. The bullet
tore through the palate and made its
exit at the crown of the skull, making
a CHASTITY wound and causing almost
instant death.
Coroner Hartwell was notified and
the body was removed to the under
taking establishment of Orr & Ed
wards where an inquest will be held
today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
COAST LEAGUE DIRECTORS AWARD
FRANCHISES TO TWO NEW CLUBS
VENICE AND SACRAMENTO DRAW COVETED PRIZES AT SPE-
CIAL MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT
McCrede Votes for League Circuit and Sug
gests That Two Pacific Northwest Cities Also Be Taken in
Definite Location of Second Local Team not Known,
but Berry Favors Abbot Kinney's Town

forts that Influenced the league direc7
tors to increase the league to six
club circuit and give Los Angeles con-
tinuous baseball next season, and al
though local fans always have loyalty
supported him and appreciated his eff
forts to give the south championship
team they appreciate him more than
ever since he has so successfully car
ried out his promise of continuous
baseball for Los Angeles. There will
not be heard another yawp about that
freak schedule, and, since Hen has
done his part, 1t is UP to the fans to
get busy and make good on the prop
osition of continuous baseball being
profitable experiment.
Many fans have tried to discourage
Hen on the continuous baseball idea
by declaring that Los Angeles is not
large enough to support continuous
baseball, but he has gone ahead with
different ideas, fully believing that the
fans will support continuous baseball
since they have made such a "holler'
for it and assuredly Los Angeles is big
enough to make the proposition a sue
cess. San Francisco and Oakland have
played to continuous schedules for a
long time and have made it paying
proposition. In the event that the
national baseball commission decides
the squabble between the Pacific Coast
and Northwestern leagues in favor Of
the former. Seattle and Tacoma will be
taken back into the league, forming
an eight-club circuit, that which is
most desired by the fans and the mag
mates. At any rate, the league will be
composed OF six clubs next year and
there will be increased interest in the
pennant chase by reason thereof
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
ELECTRIC DREDGE
DOING FINE WORK
SANDBAR AT PLAYA DEL REY
BEING REMOVED
WILL MAKE LAGOON FINE PLACE
FOR TRAINING
Los Angeles Athletic Club Rowing
Crews Will Resume Practice Work
There for Future important
Race Events

The electric dredge at Playa del Rey
is making excellent progress, and BY
the end of the week the sand bar thai
has interfered with the rowing at this
once popular producing seaside
town will be removed. AS soon as the
dredge gets through with its woE the
bar will be a channel seventy feet wide
and six feet deep, opposite the sea
gates in the lagoon. Father Neptune
also has taken a hand in removing the
sand, and during the high tides of the
full moon thousands of tons of sand
have been cut into and carried out to
sea by the receding tides. One week
ago the east side Of the bulkhead at
the sea gates was buried beneath three
feet of sand. Today this all Is re-
moved and the flood tide shows Ave
feet of water. It is believed that when
the digger breaks through the bar 1t
will greatly accelerate the work.
The Los Angeles Athletic club float
again will be an ideal place for rowing,
as the water in the lagoon Is calm and
of a good depth. 1t was on this same
lagoon that AL Treloar did what a
whole corps of the best coaches of any
of the eastern universities never have
been able to do. He took a bunch or
men, who almost were Ignorant as re-
CARDS the ethics and ideas of rowing,
and in three weeks turned out the great
four-oar crew which, under Captain
Isaacs, went to San Diego and lowered
the colors of the San Diego and san
Francisco crews. These crews were
older and of supposedly better training.
It certainly was a grand race, out
the outcome was not a surprise to a
representative of The Herald, who was
accustomed to take delight in watch
ing the men train in the evenings and
early dawn and who watched them go
over the three-mile course and make
their remarkable finishes.
The Herald was able at that time to
predict that Isaacs' men would win,
despite that they did their training on
perfectly smooth water and would be
obliged to row on the rough seas OF
fine lower bay. With the turning out
of that crew Treloar surprised old
oarsmen. who were astonished at the
finish In short, the achievement of
last wear was due to AL Treloar's
ability as a coach and lsaacs' popu-
larity as a captain.
Considerable credit was given justly
IN Coxswain Guy Delong, who talked
to the big. husky oarsmen as he would
70 children. and when he called on that
eieht TO ''give her ten" they fairly
iumned the boat out of the water and
reneated the stunt when called upon
For .sten more" Coxswain Delong was
the only man who held his boat on the
course in the gathering darkness or
that memorable day, and by doing so
added a great factor in winning the
race II is hoped and expected that
The crew will be at work again soon
on the lagoon and In training for GER
tain surprises that Coaeh 1feioar Will
announce, when he VIII.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15-At a
meeting Of the Pacific Coast Baseball
league tonight franchises were granted
to Edward Kripp, on behalf of Sacra-
mento, and to Henry Berry, represent
ing the Southern California Athletic
association. In the application of the
latter it was stipulated that the ball
park would be established within the
territory thirty miles from Los An
geles, the exact location to be an
nounced within sixty days. One of the
beach cities in the vicinity Of Los An
geles will be selected.
Kripp announced that he stood ready
to guarantee the expenditure of $780,
900 in equipping a park at Sacramento
and that if money could win pennant
no expenses would be spared to secure
a high class team.
Judge McCredie of Portland tele-
graphed encouragement in the matter
of granting Sacramento and the south
ern association franchises. A letter
also was received from Judge NC
Credie, saying that Tacoma and Seattle
desired to join the Coast league. The
matter of the Seattle franchise will
come before the national commission,
the Pacific Coast league claiming 1t
was fraudulently taken away.
Thus ends the fight that began in
Los Angeles two years ago for a re-
organization of the Pacific Coast
leagues so that Los Angeles
fans would get tibet same privi-
leges accorded the San Francisco team
in continuous baseball. All honor and
credit is due to Hen Berry, the big
gest thing in the western baseball
world today. 1t was his persistent eff
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
ARRESTED FOR MENAclNG
WIFE AND HER ADMlRER

Charles Percy a painter. was ar
rested at Eleventh street and Srano
sell and booked at the central station
on suspicion.
Piercy is alleged to have made an at
tack on his wife, from whom he is sep
arated. and William Mcclellan, car
penter, with whom she was in COM
many at the time. 1t is said Piercy fol-
lowed the couple from Redonuo
dance hall and at the corner named,
stoned them and asked for a private
conversation with the woman. NC
Clellan refused to leave and Piercy IS
reported to have drawn a revolver and
threatened him.
The woman tried to take the. pistol
awav from her husband and in the
struggle both were thrown to the
ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
STRUCK DEAD BY CAR
IN CROSSING TRESTLE
BODY Badly Manged, Showing End
Was instantaneous, When Picked
Up by Car Crew Near
Long Beach

An unidentified woman was struck
and instantly killed by an outbound
car of the Pacific Electric railway on
the Los Cerritos trestle near Long
Beach at $40 o'clock last night.
The woman was walking across the
tsAstle coming north when the car, rum
mig at a high rate of speed, came
around a sharp curve and struck her
before the motorman could check his
speed.
The woman was knocked from the
trestle, and as soon as the car could
be stopped the crew, assisted by. one
or two passengers, brought the body
up from the wash and laid it alongside
the track.
There were no. signs of life when the
men reached the woman, and as the
body was badly mangled it is evident
that death was almost instantaneous.
The body was brought to this city on
the next inbound car and was removed
to Pierce Bros morgue.
There was nothing on the corpse by
which identification could be made last
night. The body is that of woman
40 years of age, 120 pounds in weight
and feet or inches tall. A blue
skirt and white waist constituted the
outer clothing.
Adequate advertising is STORE
MAKING"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16

sion, it was admitted.
The Chutes Parks will be composed
practically of college athletes IN NC,
knight, pitcher, formerly OF Occloentai
college: Fred Johnson, catcher; beal
and Merrill. With such crack players
in its lineup it should give the other
clubs a hard run for honors IN thls
Karn. who formerly played with
weatherby- Kayser company, no DOUBT
will captain the team.
The athletic events which will be
pulled off at the Chutes next Sunday
in conjunction with the baseball game
and wrestling match between MIDDLE
sky, the monstrous Indian, and his OPP
ponent, Diel, should make an interest,"
ing program for the fans who attend
the Hoegees and the Chutes PARKS.
Fred Johnson will take on Joe Williams
at las pounds in the wrestling prellm-
mary. - "a
PLAYERS already signed with the
aoegee team for the ensuing season in
the California Summer league are as
follows: Gray, pitcher, formerly or the
Pasadena second team; F. Smith,
pitcher, who has been voluntarily re-
leased by Manager Mitchell of the salt
Lake aggregation; Wilkinson, Nc
Quade, Shmuck, Nichols. Ridds and
Macks.
The schedule for next Sunday in the
California Summer league is as fol-
lows: Hoegees VS.. Chutes Parks at
Chutes; Salt Lakes VS.. Venice at Ven-
ice, and Edisons VS.. Athletics at Ath-
letic park.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND
or next Sunday. Telephone Downey,
BY RED PERKINS

for next Sunday. Telephone Downey,
1892.
AS the Rivera club Joined the South
ern State league and is unable to keep
it's next Sunday date with l.. A. A. O.,
the latter desires to hear from any
1ni-professional team for game next
Sunday. Answer through The Herald.
The Salt Lake team has made ar
engagements with Fred Herr to exhibit
the banner which they won in the
Southern State league championship
events in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San
Francisco and Salt Lake, in the Union
Pacific ticket offices in these respec-
tive cities.
Clark, who has twirled two consecu-
tive games for the Salt Lakes, no doubt
is one of the fastest slabsterS in South
ern California, Notwithstanding that he
has been playing in the miscellaneous
ranks. His ability in the box has
shown much excellence and he could
hold his own in faster company. 1 have
wondered often why some of the scouts
of the big leagues have not put their
eagle eyes upon him.
1 ascertained last night that the Pa
cific Coast league has engaged a pro-
fesSional scout to make a tour OF the
eastern circuits for the purpose of Sc
curing material for the Sacramento anc
Venice clubs, which will constitute the
six-league organization which the di-
rectors are forming for next season.
The baseball game played at Orange
last Saturday between the Y. M. G. A.
teams of that city and Los Angeles
resulted in q victory for the Orange
boys in game close and exciting
throughout, the score being to 2 in
favor of the Orange nine. Herbert
Witt, second baseman for the Orange
team, deserves great credit for the
game he played, as he accepted nine
hard chances without an error. In the
ninth inning the Los Angeles boys filed
the bases with the intention of win
ming the game, but to no avail, and
could not carry out their intentions.
Capt. Dillon of the Los Angeles team
was not in the game yesterday at Port
land at first. He was spiked last Sat
urday by another player and will stay
out of the game for several days.
The American National bank team,
although not on top, has been playing
consistent ball during the Bankers
league season. Pitcher De Normandie
and Catcher Jones are said to be among
the best batteries in that organization.
Following is the batting averages of
the team:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
aEslnrs AL SEATTLE

SEATTLE. July 15.-Results;
Rive furlongs-Miss Worth won. Larry
Muliigan second, Hazlet third. Time, l.o9
Six furlongs-Nonie Lucille won. coole-
skill second Josie S third. Time. LA.
Nile-Fred Bent won. Massa second bar'
ney Oldheld third. Time. 1.41.
Nine furiongs-Stanley Fay won, Fantas-
tic second. Avontellus third Time. 1.54.
Five and one half furlongs-Tavora won
Fern second, All Alone third. Time, l.O1is
six furIongs-Laura Clay won. Wap Sec
ond. Distributor third. Time, 1.15
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
BRIGHTON BEACH RESULTS

BRIGHTON BEACH, July 15.-Results
First race, Ave and half furlongs-Htheilal
won Watervleit second, Dandy Dixon third.
Time, 1906 As
second race mile and half-Beauclere won,
Trash second. Red Friar third. Time, 2;S4 so
Third race, six furlongs-Jacobite won, Live
wire second, Imitator third. Time, lbs S-h
Fourth race, one mile-Falcada won, Bou-
ouet second, Spooner third. Time, $40.
Fifth race, steeplechase, about two miles
Canvas won, st. Me second. Harpist II third.
Time 1858 30
sixth race, 1--WE and half furlongs-Wap-
eneca won, Irondack second, Tod third. Time
1.07
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-16
RESULTS AT BUTTE

BUTTE, Mont, July 15-Results:
Five furlongs-Black Domino won. Zoe
Young second, All Gold third Time, 1.oi&.
Five and one-half furlongs-Raks won
Addie Hawkins second, Marian Louise third.
Time, 100.
Five furlongs-Salvage won. Happy Chap
py second. Playlit third. Time. i.0l ".
Five furlongs-Zella won. DELLA sec
and. BaIorian third. Time. 1.02.
Mile--Kiamosha III won. Benvolio second,
Duchess Of Montebello third. Time. 1.4s,
Six furlongs--Ia Gloria won. Booger Red
second. Sam Barber third. Time, 1.14%,