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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07
Columbia to Make Ne Further Pro
test Against Cornell Candidate.

NEW YORK. February 1.-Columbia
will make no further protest against the
retention of Miss Elizabeth A. Cook as
a member OF the Cornell debating team
which is to meet the Columbians in the
annual debate at Ithaca February oS. The
New York collegians. however. win not
withdraw the original protest which they
made several weeks ago. and they say
that the matter will be brought up be-
fore the Triangular Debating League at
the next meeting. The intention 10 let
the affair rest for the present was
reached by the Columbia Debating Union
when il learned that Pennsylvania, the
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SECOND SIXTEEN
BURNS READY FOR
HIS SECOND LEMON

Tommy Burns. that most astute money
getter Of modern commercial pugihsm. is
going to pick up more small change In
London Monday night. Jack Palmer,
premier among the prize pickIngs sent
here from Britannia to grab a champion
ship. is party of the second part. =.
There is always an eli" in any line of
sports. Perhaps that is what the English
are trading OH in this match. IF Burns
should break leg; If Palmer should
catch the willy Tommy unawares with a
haymaker: if the American should sud-
denly be struck with palsy or some other
equally unfortunate and une expected If
should occur. the championship might
tarry on the other side fo- brief space
just long enough for any one of dozen
boxers now before the public here to in
veigle Palmer into another bout.
Twenty rounds at Wonderland are call
ed for in the articles of ag cement 1t
seems a remots possibility that sixty full
minutes o. fighting will be furnished our
British cousins. who are asked to pay
record prices for admission pastebOards.
Jack Twin Sullivan polished off Pal
mer in ten rounds with consummate ease
There is no reason to believe that Burns
will take a longer time to the job
Over in Great Britain they look on
Tommy as a simon-pure champion of the
world. He has told them himself that
all the heavyweight honors belong to him,
and his defeat Of Gunner MO!r gives him
the added luster necessary. On this side
o. the pond Burns is admittedly a clever
bruise-. but is not rated for moment
alongside of John l.. Sullivan. Jim Cor
bett Bob Fitzsimmons or James j. JEFF
fries The crop of heavyweights being
short Tommy slipped one over. And un-
til he has made good with dusky Jack
Johnson he will never be able to convince
the American sporting public that he is
the best heavyweight now before the pub
lie.
After the Palmer episode. Burns travels
to Ireland for a 90 at the Irish champ,
Jem Roche, March IL. Tommy's title
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Billiard Match Monday Night.

Because of the big pool match between
Johnny Klein. the champion pool payer
of Maryland, and Irwin tKid) Long Of
Boston. the holder of the title in the
New England states. the date for ,ne
third block OF the intercity billiard match
between Baltimore and Washington has
been changed The match was TO have
been played in this city next Tuesday
night, but it has been switched to next
Monday night. Though the Washington
Baltimoreans. the0Hlaryland artists have
not given up hope:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07
BELEVEDERES TROUNCE
THE Y m. G. A. TEAM

The Y. NJ c. A. basket ball team of this
city took trip over to Baltimore yester-
day and went down to defeat at the
hands of the strong Belvedere auint by
the score of ~ to II. The local boys got
a good start. and it was thought the home
team would get neat little whipping. but
they failed to keep the pace. and in the
second half the Baltimore quint had every
thing it's way. The winners had posses
sion of the ball practically throughout the
second half. The lineup and summary:
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other member of the league. had deciueo

W. B. Woodbury.. pre- sident OF the Co
lunbia Debating Union. said Yesterday
that Cornell was justified in keeping MISS
Cook on the team. as the constr u'ioh
the competing team is confined TO under
graduates. without reference to their sex.
Eli has always been implied, said Mr..
WOODBURY. that only men could nave
inr Of the league an amendment TO the
constitution will be proposed by Column
bia and will completely cover the dis
outed point We will send our team up
10 Cornell and whether We win or lose
We will be ridiculed. If We win We
will he criticised for defeating a woman.
and if we lose we will be ridiculed for
allowing a woman TO beat us.
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candidate. IL the university authorities
should allow the Yale dining hall. which
up to the present has been used exclu
sively for university purposes. to be now
used by a prominent local political club
20 matter how high its standing-for
idential nomina ton, they would immedl-
ately be accused OF craftsmanship espec.a
ly when the gentleman in question Is an
honored graduate OF the university and
me n Der of It's corporation.
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DR.. WALTER HARLAN
IN FIRST SIXTEEN

PALM BEACH Fla. February 1-Idiel
weather marked the qualifying round play
in the second golf Aournam ent which be-
gan here yesterday. r. III. McElwee of
Onwentsia led in the qualifying round
with card of y. The summary:
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j. &. McClain. receiver of the Peoples
Bank of California Pa. which closed re-
Gently. is said to have reported that 900
had been found in the books
of that institution. dating back TO Mo-
yember 1906 The shortage, IL Is said.
will reach xsa.st Indictments will he
presented Ia the grand jury during the
present week
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night IF he gets all. the waivers he
wants he will be able to strengthen his
team in jig time when the opportunity
offers. Undoubtedly he has two or three
good men in view that he would like to
add to his roster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07

LOS ANGELES. February 7.-Battlins
Nelson and James Britt of San Francisco
have signed articles for ten-round fight
in this city before the Pacific Athletic
Club on the night of Tuesday February
p The weight is to be 133 pounds at &
o'clock. Britt comedies Nelson = per cent
bonus Of the fighters share of the
money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-07

ington College. at College Park 1t will
be seen from this schedule that eight
games are to be played away and seven
games at home.
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FIRST SIXTEEN


Ont. In. tt
r. II. McElwer. Onwentsia. ... 81 rs -
Walter FairhSnk. Denver. ........ ~ rs 18
Clayton q. Dixon. Philadelphia. -. ia ~ IS
w :. Stafford. uattached ...... ~ - -
I. II. Madden. Chicago. 40 II 81
A. W. Black Lakewood. .......... 80 So
J. =. Rumbaugh. Hot Springs NC. 4s ~ ~
Arthur Murphy. Plainheld. ..... 70 ~ 81
DR.. W. :. Harlan. Washington. ~ Il Is
=. Fl. Davis. Weeburn. ........ a. ~ *
X. II. Douglas Iewellyn Park.N.J ~ ~ Sc
". K. Ogleby. YonEers. .......... ~ As 81
G. NJ. lsnghlin. jr. ALLEGHENY. * AZ SIS
II. h. Bolton. Glen View ...... ~ a. IS
st. John Wood. Erglewood. ...... II ~ 80
d. .. Wickham. Euclid ..... 81 46 81
SECOND SIXTEEN.
l.. VI, Stumer. Chicago. 40: z. " Hugrius
Poland Is, 81, Springs: So Irving schmelzler. Long
Island. W: Girard Foster. New York. 81: l.. f.
n Mar; & :, woodland 81; p oliver. Baltimore
Boston; 81: J y: RuDbaush. Hot Springs & C.:
IS: j. H. Bell Yonkers. %: ". A. Pawsnp. Blue
Mound z. c.. %: 4. ). Nichols. unattached 90;
G. c: Watts Durham: \. G.. lOl: Warren Som
G $. Bracket: Minnekahda. 1903: D. II. Birtband
Peoria. H.. 1903.
Withdrew.H. f. Bemis. Florida. and W. J.
RoOme jr.. Plainheld.
Match play for the two divisions Will be
today's .eature.
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G. ". o.. Meets Virginia.

The George Washington Basket Bali
team will meet the University of Vir-
ginia quint at Convention Hall this even
ing at $50 o'clock in the first of a series
of games. The lineup:
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Nelson and Britt Matched.

does not look to be in danger at this
point, either.
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Reserves Will Play.

At the Yooung Mems Christian Assooia
ton tomorrow night the Reserve team
Of the association will line up against
the fast aggregation of the Prep. School
of Georgetown University.
The game will start at $50 pm. The
teams will probably line up as follows:
y. N. {. A. Positions. Georgetown.
IAona rd. kingsbury. Left forward .Crogan
Allen. ............. Fight forward Kingsley
Colley .............C Center ................ Yund
Hoppe. ........... Left guard ....... McFadden
Walk. .............. Right guard Conway
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
"CY" YOUNG is HONORED
GIFTS SHOWER UPON GRAND OLD
MAN OF BASEBALL.
in a Remarkable Demonstra-
ton at Boston.

Boston, Mass.-Nearly 10000 per-
sons from all over New England at
tended Thursdays benefit game for
Denton T. (Cy) Young of Peoli, o.,
the Boston American league baseball
teams veteran pitcher, at the Ameri-
can league grounds. Three silver low
ing cups, a travelling bag and two big
floral pieces were presented to Young.
The largest cup was given to Mr..
Young by his many admirers through
a local newspaper. Lieut.. Gov. Draper
made the presentation. Manager
Fielder Jones, of the Chicago Ameri-
can club, presented a large silver cup
given by the players of the American
league. One other cup was given by
a friend and the travelling bag was
given by the umpires of the American
league. The Boston National league
club gave big floral Offering
The main attraction besides "Cy"
himself was game between the Bos-
ton nine and a team of star players
picked from the other American
league clubs.
The All Stars won by a score of 3
to 2. The game went II innings.
The gate receipts, all of which go to
Young, amounted to nearly $1,000.
A surprise was afforded those who
attended when the locals appeared in
makeup before the game. "Cy" was a
rube with straw hat, Criger was fat
tened out into a comedian, Jake Stahl
was a cowboy, Laporte a farmer, Lord
a rough rider, Wagner a comedian,
Thoney an admiral Sullivan a clown
with a trumpet, Gessler a doctor, Don
ohue and Burchell as Cinnamon and
Deacon Mcclure as Uncle Sam.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
EIevatinq the FiIipinos,

What American precept and exam
pie may do in the Philippines is indi-
Gated anew by what is going on in
Mindanao, regarding which the Army
and Navy Journal says the quarters
of the army officers there may result
in the abandonment by the natives of
the nipa huts and the sort of civiliza-
ton that goes with such primitive
structures. The Army and Navy Jour
nal adds: Gov. Johnson, in installing
stable and practical government
over the non-Christian tribes. has ar
ranged for every family to have its
hemp field, and is urging the natives
to give up their huts for wood houses.
He has used the dwellings of army
officers as an illustration of the value
of such habitations. The people, who
have high respect for the big Ameri-
can soldier, are abandoning their
shacks and building real houses" This
marks a long step forward, and as.
sures most gratifying results. The
native huts of the old order are not
only Objectionable as typifying a low
order of life, but are too often the
breedingpl places of disease. The first
act when an epidemic breaks out is
usually to burn the nipa huts as one of
the best means of destroying the dead
ly germs. The new and better way
of living taught by the Americans Is
certain to add in raising the race to a
higher level.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
LIQUIDATION is FINISHED.
Final Payment to Creditors of French
Panama Canal Co. Is Made.

Paris, France.-The liquidation of
the old Panama Canal Co, which has
been going on since 1889, was COM
pleted Thursday when the civil
tribunal Of the Seine authorized a last
payment to creditors of l per cent.
and issued a decree of discharge to
the receivers.
In 1873 a concession was obtained
from Colombia by the Societe Civile
1nternationale du Canal Interoceanique
for the construction of canal across
the isthmus. This concession was
purchased in 1879 for s2,OO0,OOO by
company headed by Ferdinand de Les
seps. The work of eXcavating for the
canal proceeded until 1889, when the
company went into bankruptcy and
disbanded. Great scandals followed
the collapse of the company.
Extensions of time for the compile
tion of the canal were granted in the
COS to the liquidators of the company,
the last naming October 81 1870 as
the time. A new company was then
organized to prosecute the work, but
failure to do so resulted in 1903 in a
treaty between Colombia and the
United States by which the latter
country was to cut the canal The
American congress ratified that treaty,
but the Colombian congress rejected
It, A revolution in Colombia resulted
in the isthmus falling into the hands
of the new republic of Panama, and
the Panaman government gave the
United States the right to do the
work.
In acquiring title to the canal prop
erty, however, obstacles We're thrown
in the path of the United States by
the bondholders of the old Panama
Canal Co. and the stockholders of the
new Panama Canal Co. endeavoring
to prevent the transfer Finally,
however, in 1904, in consideration of
$40,000,000, the United States was
able to take all rights in the premises.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
COT THE DOUBLE CROSS.
A Pittsburger Tells Sad Story of a
Faro Game that Went Wrong.

New York City.-A story of a
faro game in luXuriouSly furnished
private dwelling in the fashionable
section of the upper West Side was
disclosed Thursday at the hearing of
Martin Phillips, who was arrested
Wednesday night, charged with lar
ceny Phillips was arraigned in the
West Side court and was held in ST.
500 for trial Neville r. MoXley, for
merly of Pittsburg, who gave his
present address as this city, was the
complainant, alleging that he lost 5000
in faro game dealt by Phillips.
In his story to the court MoXley
said that he came to New York to
work a system" with Phillips. MoX-
ley said that Phillips wrote to him
saying that they could make $4,000
out of Phillips employer. Moxley, it
was alleged, was to put up the neces-
sary money and to get GO per cent. of
the proceeds, the remaining 40 per
cent. to go to Phillips. Moxley said
he came to this city with $500, to
which Phillips added $500, saying that
much was needed to work the "sys-
tenn"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
BRYAN UNDER A HANDICAP.
"Shouters" Will Want Reward In Ex-
tremeiy Improbable Event of Success.

Mr.. Bryan disposes Of some gossip
about appointments in case of his elec-
tion by saying that he has made no
promises about officers and will make
none. A wise course.
1t was said of Mr.. Clay that had he
been elected president he would have
been overwhelmed by the multiplicity
of the promises that had been made
by him, and for him by friends, in the
matter of patronage. Unselfish per
sonal devotion did not explain the
whole of the Clay following. Some of
it was canny, and wanted assurances.
Many men so disposed got assurances.
Mr.. Clay was approachable in deli
cate way on such scores. If a little
dictatorial at times, he was yet warm
hearted, and he desired very much to
be president. In the White House,
therefore, he would have been be-
sieged by Clay men from all quarters,
clamoring either for what had been
promised them, or for what they
thought they had deserved as laborers
in his vineyard And there would not
have been patronage enough by hun
dred per cent. to go round.
This was equally true probably of
Mr.. Blaine-another leader who had
the knack of attaching men to him
with bonds of extraordinary strength
but who at the same time found it nee
essary to talk business" to some of
his followers. He, too, had good deal
of paper" out which it would have
taxed him as president to redeem.
Mr.. Bryan's leadership has been
short as compared with the length
either of Mr. Clay's or of Mr.. Blaine's,
but it has been long enough to bring
many men under his SPELL and thou
sands have associated themselves with
his rise and the establishment of his
power. Fully regiment may be mus.
tered who found him first" AS many
more are known In their respective
communities as men who stand par
ticularly close" to him, and with whom
important step. Then we have the
army of shouters, hoarse all through
campaign years from use of his name,
and convinced of their right to recogni-
ton at his hands.
Is it difficult to draw the picture of
Mr. Bryan in the White House, with
the original Bryan men, the men who
stand particularly close to him, and
the noble army of general shouters, all
moving on him for remembrance in his
hour of triumph? He might not wish
himself in Hongkong. or his besiegers
in Hades, but his condition, even with
out single promise out, would move
all sympathetic persons to genuine
pity.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
Maybe Kern Is Riqht.

1t pleases Mr.. John w Kern of In
diana to look upon his nomination for
the yice-presidency with humorous
nOnchalance.
When excited friends first told him
that he had been named he waved
them aside and continued the nara
tion of a funny story. Since then he
has discoursed much about anecdotal
friends at the bar, much about Indiana
localism and much about his beard
He has not, so far as reported, said
ono word in serious appreciation Of
tho honor and responsibility which a
great national party has placed on his
shoulders.
To us this course seems in the
worst of bad taste. 1t also seems to
be extremely poor politics. A man who
looks upon his nomination to an eX-
alted Office merely as a joke gives the
people a very convincing reason for
not electing him to that ofiice.-Chi-
cago Evening Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
SANkEY, THE SINGER, DIES
LIFE OF NOTED HYMN WRITER
AND EVANGELIST is ENDED
He was 69 Years of Age and Had Been
Afflicted with Blindness for
Several Years.

New York City.-Ira d. Sankey,
known as an evangelist throughout
the Christian world, died Thursday
night at his home in Brooklyn, but the
news of his passing did not become.
generally known until Friday. Mr..
Sankey was GS years old. For the
last five years he had been blind and
had suffered from complication OF
diseases brought on by overwork But
almost to the very last he worked at
hymn writing. His tours throughout
this country and Europe with Dwight
l.. Moody, the evangelist, brought him
into wide prominence.
Sankey, it might be said, wrote the
gospel hymns of the world. In China,
Egypt, India, Japan, in almost every
language known to man, Sankey's
hymns are sung. He received a large
income from his publications and
leaves a considerable estate Among
Mr. Sankey's most familiar compost
tions are THE Ninety and Nine" and
when the Mists Have Rolled Away"
His songs are said to have had a cir
culation of more than 50000,000
copies.
He was a rapid composer and wrote
book after book of gospel hymns Dur
ing the last five or six years of his
life he was interested in preparing
and publishing the story of the gospel
hymns. At the same time he saved
his wonderful voice for posterity by
singing into monographs The rec
ords were sent all over the world
Sankey first met Moody at Y NJ.
C. A. convention at Indianapolis
Moody was so charmed with the young
mans voice that he urged him to ac-
company him on his evangelical tour.
Sankey explained that he was mar
ried and that he could not give up his
position. You must come, | cannot
get along without you" Sankey CON
suited his wife and they cast their lot
with Mr.. Moody. They visited Great
Britain from 1873 to 1875, and again
in 1883, and made many tours
throughout the United States
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20

For more than century the Yaqui
Indians have waged unremitting war
against every effort Of civilized gov
ernment to end their tribal indepen-
dence. They have now submitted to
the Mexican government, and received
full rights of citizenship. At this
writing the terms have not been CON
cluded, but the chief believes that his
people will ratify the preliminary
agreement and end a strife that has
cost both parties many lives and enor.
nous property losses. This peaceful
settlement is an end for which Presi.
dent Diaz has long labored and its
realization is another proof of the eff
cheney Of his government.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
\ CApZ RQJE h4zxl1y~

up to 100 tons burden on the Illinois
river or any of it's tributaries.
When the government decided 1t
would inspect the boats used to carry
passengers on the rivers of the coun-
try and examine in rules of navigation
the pilots and masters, using the same
rigidity and same vigilance as with
ocean going vessels and their COM
manders, the examining board toured
the state and looked into every boat
Inspectors Peck and Mansfield, who
were assigned to the Illinois river, one
day ran across the steamer George S.
Watkins. When they asked to see
the pilot they were amazed when Wat
kins, who serves as engineer, intro
duced his wife. The inspectors asked
her the usual questions about the laws
of navigation, lights, signals, ETC..
and found that she was thoroughly in
formed, more so than the average
man. She was granted license i'm
mediately and is very proud of the
document
The regulations do not prohibit wom-
en- serving as pilots. Although the in
spectors were somewhat dubious
about their authority to grant the per
init, due to lack of precedent, they de-
cided that they must do so sGG com
plimented Capt. Watkias upon ner
knowledge of the SUBJECT
Mrs. Watkins was born upon the
banks of the IlliGois, and has spent
nearly her entire life upon the river
She taught school for several years.
After her marriage to Capt. Watkins
the latter decided to embark in the
excursion business. Mrs. Watkins de-
cided to assist her husband, and, after
studying navigation, was intrusted
with the post of pilot. She has fire.
quently demonstrated her presence Of
mind and cool-headedness in trying sit
uations and has won many compli
ments upon her success in an occupa-
ton so novel for a woman.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-08-20
Tariff Revision.

In all probability the revision of
the tariff will be the paramount issue
in the campaign. The casual observer
might say that inasmuch as both Taft
and Bryan have declared for modi-
6cation of existing schedules, 1t will
make little difference to us which un-
dertakes the work; but this fallacy is
one of the dangers to be guarded
against in the present campaign.
Mr. Taft and those who stand with
him on the Republican national plat
form would carry out the Mckinley
idea of tariff revision, retaining the
principle of protection for American
Industries and American labor, except
with reference to products of monopo.
listic combinations.
Mr.. Bryan, on the other hand, would
smash the protective tariff, imposing
only such duties as are necessary for
revenue. In other words, Mr.. Bryan
would open our markets to the prod
ucts of the cheap labor of the whole
world except in cases where incidental
protection results from the imposition
of revenue duties.-Burlngto Free
Press