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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-17

intelligent men OF a city, not taxpay-
ers, should not vote on these questions,
as they loved their city and would
never vote against its best interests.
Here the contest conferred for some
time and before the vote was reached.
Ingram called attention to the states
where this had been tried and alleged
TO have been found lacking, as fol-
lows: New Hampshire in 1892, Geor-
gia in 1873, Maryland. 1S01-1S09. Mass
achusetts, 1921. New York in the same
year and also in 1925. Although not
much tried In western states, still 1t
was a doubtful experiment he claimed,
and concluding said that Americans
would not stand for tax qualifications
on voting as pertains to public affairs.
In spite OF all. both the amendments
were voted down. Motion after mo-
ton followed TO change the proposal
In some respect, but all suffered de-
feat except some minor corrections
and not until late In the fight was
there any real excitement This
came when Burton threw in bomb
that later burst upon his own head.
He moved 10 strike out "transporta-
tIon," which would bar cities from
operating street car lines.
Simons Has His Say.
Slmons first took him to task for
thus distrusting the citizens OF Detroit
with the intimation that his act meant
that the Detroiters were unable TO .'eg
ulate their own AFFAIRS, as the propos-
al was subject to the referendum.
Burton came again with the disasters
to the state when IN infancy IL at
tented TO run the NJ. c. K. R. citing
figures which put the state deeply
In the hole This brought the bursting
bomb on his own head.
Hally challenged the correctness OF
his figures and In sharp language
showed the folly of such an illus
trauon. and Hemans, with vehemencc.
said that the state showed $1S2,000
more income in one year than the en-
tire expenses OF running that road.
and il only went TO Marshall, at that;
after which Burton was voted down by
a tremendous majority.
Adams then came In with an amend.
ment which stuck and gives cities the
right to own and operate street cars
within or without the corporate limits.
Motions continued TO pour in until
Mines became Disguised and said II
was evident that this action was only
to kill the whole proposition and want
ed 1t done squarely. not In this un-
demanded way. But this had no eff
feet, for the Kidding process con-
tinued even by those supposed 10 be
friendly towards the principle. When
the last section was reached. an effort
was made to re-arrange the bonding
limit. which would hamper cities in
buying utilities and Mines considered
the proposal useless under such a
check-suddenly a motion TO adjourn
was sprung and quickly carried. put
ting over till tomorrow the final test.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-17
GRACE HOSPITAL HAD
VERY BUSY YEAR

The annual report OF Grace hospital,
read In a meeting OF the directors
Thursday at No. S04 Union Trust
building. shows that 1907 was the
busiest year in the history OF the in
stitution. During the year 4,154 pa
tients were treated. OF whom 2,572
were admitted TO. the hospital proper
and l,5S2 treated in the free dispen-
sary. The total expenses for the year
were $s3.65l.95, and the total revenues
sS4,SS1.62. The death rate was about
the same as last year Deaths from
appendicitis were fewer, but the NOR
tally from cancer was greater Cases
of cancer increased more than one.
third.
II. II. Flynn was elected presi lent.
To succeed the late ID. M. Ferry. The
other officers hold over. as follows:
Truman III. Newberry. first vice Dresi.
dent: c. A. Dean. second vice prksi.
dent; Philip VI. Mcmillan. treasurer.
Or. l., 4. A. Hottendorf, Of Cincinnati.
was appointed house surgeon. and Dc.
o s. Phillips, of Davenport Ia, VA;
named as his assistant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-17
PASTOR BRAY QUITS
MILLIONAIRE'S CHURCH

Millionaires are poor spenders.
This Is the philosophy acquired by
Rev. Z. A. Bray. who will cease TO be
pastor OF the Evangelical church at
Crosse Pointe Farms. The church Is
supported by voluntary contributions
and these did not justify the board of
trustees In guaranteeing the pastor
any stated salary.
Being somewhat Of a business man
in his way, although no millionaire,
Pastor Bray resigned He states that
Joseph II. Berry was the main support
OF the church and that since Berry's
death, contributions have been shrink
ing.
incidentally 1t is admitted that the
noise OF Sunday golf playing at the
Country club smote harshly on the
ministerial ear.
Henry b. Ledyard. one of the trus-
tees, says the church will not DO
closed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-17
CLEANERS WILL
BU|LOTEMPLEHERE
HEADQUARTERS OF FARMERS
ORGANIZATION TO BE MOVED
FROM CARO- TO DETROIT.

In the biennial session OF the Clean
ers, farmers organization in Toledo,
Thursday, 1t was decided to remove
the headquarters OF the order from
Caro- TO Detroit, and build $4,000
temple in this city.
The organization was formed sever
al years ago by j. II. Slocum, of De-
troit, who has been supreme secretary
since the founding of the order. It
has prospered remarkably, and has
now a membership Of $4,000, Of whom
only about 10000 are outside OF Mich
igan.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-17

White Lead Works Pays Dividend.
The Detroit White Lead works has
Just paid its regular quarterly dividend
ut the rate OF 8 per cent per anndm
DO its common stock
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
POLO PLAYERS OPEN
SEASON WITH
FAST GAME
Reds Defeat Whites by Score of
9 10 ? on Private Field
at San MafeO

The initial polo game Of the season
took place yesterday on the Clark field
at San AIateo. Never since the sport
made its first appearance on the coast
has there been such a successful be-
ginning as was seen yesterday.
There was a great gathering of soci-
ETY. at the clubhouse. The porch and
the lawn held more than has been pres
ent at the games for many seasons.
While the friends and relatives of the
players watched the game from the
clubhouse. the enthusiasts OF San Ma
teo and even as far as san Francisco,
made Up q gallery that was a surprise
for an opening game Of the season.
II was shown that those who have
the advantage OF watching the game
ciate its many nne points. There is no
question from the attendance at the
game yesterday but what the general
public IS now going 10 take up the
sport and VIII be at ali the big matches.
The Reds. composed OF DR.. McEnery,
i. O. IObin. Thomas Driscoll and Wal
ter s Hobart defeated the Whites
composed OF Q. +. Parson. r. NJ To-
bin, John Lawson and Edward Howard,
by z score Of g TO .. The score looks
Ike q one sided game but the ball
- Eas generally on close TO the goal
that out Of a scrimmage the bail would
be driven through. Now that the season
mas opened the regular games will be
continued Sundays THURSDAYS and hOlf-
days until spring arrives.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27

FRESNO. Nov. 26.-By the score of
% TO 6. the Berkeley high school foot
ball team won from the Fresno high
school this afternoon in one of the
fastest games seen on local grounds
this season. Throughout the contest
the superior playing of the northern
kickers was shown. Before the ter
rife line plunges of the Berkeley backs
the Fresno line was literally smashed
to pieces.
Frasno's only score came in the last
part of the first half. Quarterback
Hartley fumbled a punt and a Fresno
man fell on it behind the line. After
the northern team had scored its first
two touchdowns the locals seemed to
take a brace. and kept the ball in
Berkeley territory during the greater
part of the first half.
The northern team started in with
rush at the beginning of the second
half. and before the locals had come
to their senses the last two touch
downs of the day had been registered.
The teams lined mp as follows.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
AUTOMOBILES HELP
ATHLETIC EVENTS
Possibility OF Following Runners
Over the Course Makes Dis
tance Events Popular
Reduction in Maintenance Cost
Increases Popularity of
Motor Cars
By K. r. FHommedieu

The possibilities of the autonobils
was again demonstrated yesterday
when a number of motor cars followed
the relay team OF the 7. NJ. c. A on its
run to San jose Before the day of
the automobile these events had to be
covered by relay Of horses. and in
some cases the runners out distanced
the horses when there were few to carry
the followers. Yesterday it was diff
ferent. There were enough machines
on the road to carry the different run
ners TO their stations. and to follow
them from the start TO the finish. 1t
has been the coming of the automobile
that has made distance running pos
sible and popular
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
ThiStIeS Beat ROVerS in
Fast Soccer Game

OAKLAND Nov. 2e.-The Thistle
soccer football team today for the sec
ond time this season. demonstrated its
superiority over the Albion Rovers. the
score At the finish OF a fast game
played ct Freeman's park being ? TO
IN favor OF the Scotties. Aitken Of
the Rovers broke his arm early in the
game.
The first period opened with the
lnistles pressing and closed under the
same conditions. Handicapped by the
loss Of their clever center forward the
Rovers could not get together and the
Thistles scored two goals within half
an hour through Gray and Scott. Bal
meln scored q pretty goal for the
Rovers, ana the score AT half time was
2 70 J.
The Rovers had much the best Of tho
going IN the final period and only the
magnificent work OF CoaIkeeper Nc
-Ritchie Of the Thistles prevented the
Alhions from scoring. A fast pace was
maintained 70 the finish, but no further
scores resulted.
The loss Of Aitken viii be a hard
blow 10 the championship aspirations
of the Oakland team, as Pike was only
recently put on the shelf with a
Wrenched knee.
The teams
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
BARBS ARE BEATEN
BY OLYMPICS TN A
SLUGGING GAME
Winged 20" Team Victor i'm
PugiIiStic Rugby Match for
the Wolff Trophy
By William Unn1ack

The game of Rugby yesterday be-
tween the OIympics and the Barbarians
resulted in a victory for the Olympics
by 10 points to s. Considering the
state of the ground the first half of the
game was a splendid exhibition. The
second half at times was also good,
but in the latter part of this half the
feeling was so great that the game
event than the originally advertised
Rugby game. Eddie Graney or jim
Jeffries were more in demand during
this period than Referee Blair.
The bad feeling and continual dirty
play" by different men of both teams
was extremely noticeable from the side
lines.
The weight of the Olympic pack
won them the game, and the inter
collegiate tactics used during the series
of scrums right on the Barbs line
down and winged 20" men fell on the
ball in d heap, making the score equal
with their opponents. Briggs won the
game by his fine goal kicking.
The game was confined mostly to the
forwards and the backs Immediately
behind the packs. 1t was a ground on
which dribbling was the game"
Captain Elliot of the Barbs was
and attack being always good: his
kicking and finding touch and. general
ship were particularly. noteworthy.
Donovan at wing three-quarter was
in fine FORM Hyland at half and Phil
lips al five played the best Rugby they
have yet shown. Both were aggressive,
and midgets that they are, their defense
could not have been improved.
Sadler. Sands and Brown were the
pick of the Barb's forwards. They
were always prominent and their work
in the serum was good, but they
did not have enough weight behind
them TO compete evenly with the heavy
OIympics.
The game was well attended. Presi-
dent Humphrey of the Olympic club
took a keen interest in the game L. A
Woiff, donor of the Wolff trophy
which the Olympics won. was also a
spectator.
The trophy was presented this year
by Wolf to be competed for by the
club teams of San Francisco. 1t has to
be won three times in all. before it
becomes the final property of any one
team.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
AUTOS USED YEAR AROUND

Automobile owners are using their
cars a great more through the late
autumn and winter months this year
than ever before. There was strong
tendency in the same direction last
year but the business depression COM
ing on acted noticeably as a check. a
larger percentage of ears than ever be-
fore will be kept in commission
throughout the present winter" says
Theodore Weigle, head OF the Diamond
tire sales department, and / speak by
the bOok-the order book II is. per-
haps, not too much to say that wherever
there are paved streets the autOmO-
bile business has come to the point
where 1T is a year around proposition
and destined TO be more and more 50
as time goes on. The reduced prices
OF tires together with other reductiOrs
In upkeep. is one of the factors kee
ing the majority OF cars in eommi~-
sion later in the fall and earlier in
the spring that formerly"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
Picked Team Defeats the
Santa Clara College
Special Dispatch to Tho Call

SAN JOSE. Nov. 26.-In the presence
of the alumni of the Santa Clara col
lege and supporters of the San Jose
and Santa Clara high schools a picked
team from the Rugby teams represent
ing the prep schools defeated the
crack Santa Clara college fifteen by
the score of to 3. The, college score
was made in the first half. when Jar
rett made a long run through a scat
tered field and carried the ball over
the line. The prep school boys opened
the second with a determination to
win. and, near the finish. Worswick
scored a try which Stewart converted.
The lineups:
Santa Clara college: DooIing and DeIorimier.
three quarters: Smith and Captain Peters. five
eighths; Beams center three quarters; Gal
lagher. half; Shafer fulback; forwards
Ganshl. Roberts. Barry. Brown Jarrett Nc
Ines, Duffy and Kennedy
The Prep school team: Forwards=Dirnon
Sedgwiek. McGilI. Baumgartner Backrodt and
Fleming of San Jose. Lynn of Stanford; serum
half, Steinhsrdt of Santa Clara high: wing. for
ward, Donln of San Jose; fve-eighths Jim
Stewart of San Jose, three-quarters Worswick
Mcmillan and Mccarthy of San Jose; fullback,
Brown of San Jose
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
Tom jenkins Is Defeated
by Yusiff MahmOut

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-Yusir Mahm-
out. the newest Of the Terrible Turks
70 wrestle in this country. defeated Tom
jenkins, former champion wrestler OF
America in a catch as catch can contest
at Madison Square garden tonight, the
best two out Of three falls
Mshmout won in straight bouts.
throwing Jenkins the first time in 30
minutes and 40 seconds with a quarter
nelson and catch hold. He won the sec
ond fall more easily. putting Jenkins to
the mat in seven minutes and 80 sec
onds. The Turk gained his second vic
tory with a doube grapevine and bar
lock hold. The stranzle hold was not
barred IN the match. but neither tried
TO use IT,
jenkins admitted in his defeat that
Mahn1out who was much heavier. was
the best man against whom he had ever
been rftted
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
New Golf Record Is Made
on Preside Links

Yesterday was a busy day for the
golfers at both the Presidio and San
Francisco clubs. The star performer
of the day was c. d. Whyte of the
Preside club. In team match over
IS holes Whyte made the course in
II, which is a new record Bogey for
the course is rs and Whyte finished 5
up and bogey. He made the first 8
holes in 36 and the second in 35
The Blues, captained by H w
Postlethwaite, beat the Red" cap
tained by W. H. Rhodes, by two points.
Two points were allowed for each 9
holes and one for the match.
The qualifying round for the Coun-
ell cup tournament was played on the
san Francisco links. the best eight
scores qualifying. Play was over is
holes, the scores being as follows:
John lawson So. Fl. {. Golcher So, V Whit
ney 81. F. l. Abbott Jr. IS, Or. J. R. Clark
90. B. D. Adamson 30. A. ]. Owen 80. L. II.
Beaver 80, r. ]. Woods 90. J. Brady a3 l.
Cheney ~. J. A. Folger "a, l.. Scrulton as G
Page 96. V. Corbett 96. c. H Bentley 81 W
II. Ia Boyteaux 9s. J. ". Byrne o. j. Jenk in
III, n. Lund I'D.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
KNITTERS HANG ONE
ON THE IMPERIAL
SLUGGERS
Big Crowd InvadeS Recreation
Park to See Free Hitting
Game

Despite the many counter attractions
there was a good crowd at Recreation
park yesterday afternoon to witness
the ball game between the Gantner &
Mattern and Imperials teams of the
Bay Cities league. While the grounds
were not in the best of shape, the teams
played nice ball
"Whiskers" Conway occupied the
hill for the Imperials. but he was not
there. and Joe Solaris' bunch had little
trouble in solving his curves during
the few rounds he occupied the box.
Both sides hit the ball hard two-bag-
gers being registered by Warren. Rus
sell. Durfee, Wallis and Troy, while the
balance of the teams gathered sixteen
singles in addition. Nensor fielded his
position nicely and Troy gave more
evidence of being a first class slabster.
The score:
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
FRENCH CAR VICTOR
TN GRAND PRIZE
CONTEST
Louis Wagner Wins the Most
Spectacular international Race
Ever Held in This Country

SAVANNAH. Ga. Nov. ga Fiat
(French) car. sent plunging through
changing fog and sunshine over 402
miles of roadways by the experienced
hand of Louis Wagner, today won the
most spectacular race, the longest and
the fastest international automobile
race ever held in this country. Fate
played a game of hide and seek with
three grim and grimy hooded figures'
that sat behind big steering wheels and
throttles and fought with skill and
daring for an advantage of seconds at
the hnish of the more than six hours
OF driving through the sitting fumes
of burning oil. into storms of sand and
gravel, at risk of life and limb. for the
honor or trophy cup and a purse OF
gold.
The three drivers who chung together
from the very start We're shuffied about
like so many cards as the flying laps
were reeled away. For a time there
was a fourth figure in the leading COL
umn, but when little more than a min
ute separated the first from the last
or the cars in the whirring quartet. a
caprice of fortune sent one pitching
wreckage Fritz Erie, who had been
driving the German Benz No. 10. was
taken with a broken nose and broken
jaw.
SIHU GUILE CONTINUES
Still the struggle continued and it
was not until the last minute of the
last lap that the tide of victory turned
70 wagner. NaZarro, the wonderful
Italian driver. holder of worlds records
and winner of countless contests. who
had chung tenaciously TO a narrow mar
gin OF lead for more than 100 miles,
hesftated long enough at the supply pits
70 change a weakening tire and lost.
The treacherous rubber tubing burst as
he was about TO enter the home stretch
and the three minutes of delay that fol-
lowed sent the Grand Prix winner Of
last year and his Fiat No. from first
to third place.
favorite of the followers OF automobile
racing, took second hOnors-
1t was not until the official time was
announced that the actual winner was
self to victory by the slender margin
of Sc seconds Hemery was the first
TO finish the Is laps of the race and en-
thusiastic thousands hailed him as the
in the race which Wagner held, Hem
cry being sent away at the start at 1852
this morning and Wagner not getting
the word to go until 9:5S-
SETS NEW RECORD
In winning this grand prize race Of
the Automobile club OF America over
the bent Savannah course Wagner set
a new record for road racing in this
country. George Robertson. in the
Vanderbilt cup race OF 25S miles last
month, set the mark at 64.5 miles an
hour. Today. the longer distance of
402 miles, Wagner raised it TO $50. He
averaged % minutes to each one OF the
16 laps. that measured 25.13 miles. His
fastest lap was made in 21:50. but the
laps honors of the day went to De
Palma, at the wheel of Fiat No. 1s
which twice made the circle in 21.36.
an average of about 20 miles an hour.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
HAVE BoUGHT NEW MINToNs

Milton Schnaier and J. Axelrod OF
New York. H. ). Pickands OF Cleveland.
H II. Roelofs OF Philadelphia and War
rem Somers Of Atlantic City. whose
chauffeurs won 1880 Of the Winton
$4,000 upkeep prizes last season. have
all purchased 1909 Winton Skies. Mr..
Schnaier and Mr.. PiclSands bought AS
horsepower touring cars, Mr.. Axelrod
As horsepower landaulet Mr.. Somers
so horsepower touring car, and Mr..
Roelofs a As horsepower roadster.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
Wins Thanksgiving Mara.
thOn Race at YonkerS

YoNKERs, n. Y, Nov. 2s.-The
Thanksgiving Marathon race here to-
day was won by J. f. Crowley of the
Irish-American Athletic club of New
York. Time, unofficial, hours 40 min
utes
In the presence of more than 10000
spectators, 126 well trained athletes.
among them some of the swiftest dis
tance runners in America. started two
minutes after noon on the 25Ja mile
journey.
Samuel A. Mellor Mercury athlete
club finished second. and Robert A.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
Amateur Athletics

SANTA CRUZ Nov. 26--The Watsonvills and
santa Cruz high school elevens OF the tri-
county league played good game Of football
this afternoon The local team wen BY II TO 0.
The vilnerdng basketball team will go to
santa Rosa this morning to play the high
school team Of that city This VIII be the nrst
out of town game for the Wilme-dtng team.
and the coaches viii probably pick out the men
that show up the best for the big team The
men that viii take the trip are Sadfelt.
Chalmer. Trowbridge. Bstkins and Berg
The Lowell high school swimming team.
which won the relay race at the recent Aca-
demic athletic league swimming tournament.
was awarded the bronze medal last Monday aft
ernoon The following boys made up the vic
torious team: Lyman Crimes Roswald Miller.
Thor Hayward. William Johnson, Leo Meyer
and Fred Reuther.
In reply to the various claims Of superiority
made bT both the Berkeley high school and Ala
media high football team. Manager W. Drake Of
the former eleven has issued an open challenge
10 the football management Of the Alameda
team The challenge, which appeared in the
latest issue Of the .ona Podrida'' the school
journal says that the Berkeley team is willing
to meet the Alameda eleven tat any place and
al any time between the present date and Christ
mas"
I.owelrs freshmen football team will clash
with the eleven OF the sophomore class at the
park stadium this morning. beginning al 10
O'Clock.
CHICO. Nor. 26-Chico high won the cham
pionshiD Of the y. Z. II. s. a. l.. defeating
Chico state normal. 20 TO Q. in the presence Of
5000 people.
SAN JOSE. Nov. 2s.-The AI-Star hish school
Rugby team today defeated Santa Clara con
lege. to J.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
12.aoo JAckIEs IN LINE

MANILA. Nov. 27.-Twelve thousand
men of the Atlantic fleet We're granted
shore liberty by Admiral Sperry today.
They landed during a driving rainstorm
in the afternoon. the bad weather fore
ing the abandonment of the out of
door portions of the reception program.
The various receptions and indoor fea-
lures were fully carried out. however.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
MEMS NORTHWEST CHAMPIONSHIP

SEATTLE. Nov 2e.@The University of wash
ington football team today won the cham
pionship of the Pacific northwest by hriI-
liant go to victory over Oregon agricuitural
college
Washington is coached by Gilmour Dobie Of
Minnesota Oregon by r. S. Norcross of Mfcbi
gan Oregon was completely outclassed II is
the first championship won by Washington in
FIVE years.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-27
PORTLAND TO HAVE TWO TEAMS

PORTLAND. Ore. Nov. 26.-Walter
McCredie. manager of the Portland
baseball club OF the Pacific Coast
league returned to Portland today He
made the announcement that Portland
will have two teams next season. Pearl
Casey will manage one, and McCredie
himself the other. McCredie stated
that in all probability he would man.
age the Pacific Northwestern league
team.