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The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
New York,s High Birth Rate.

The birth rate in New York
city during 1907 was 40 per cent
higher than that of Paris IT 1907
there were f25,126 births In New
York City AMI 7s,2O5 deaths There
we're 1884 more births in 1907
than in 1906-the gre-test increase
since 1847.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
The Whole Alphabet.

In the tWeuty-fiTst verse of the
seventh chapter of Ezra can be found
every letter OF the English alphabet.
Il runs thus: And /. even l, Artax-
erxes the King, do make a decree to
eli the treasures which are beyond
the river, that whatsoever Ezra the
priest, the scribe of the law of the
God Of heaven, shall require o. you,
1t be done speedily
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Way to Detect smokeIess Powder

German military authorities are
experimenting with device by
which the location Of u )ps using
smokeless powder may be easily dis
covered. by this device it Is pro-
posed to surve~ the .andscape
through pale red glasses. The fash
of smokeleSs pOw1er appears strong
in red light, while ordinary objects
glasses with the device in question,
which is provided with screens Of the
proper tint, the position Of con-
cealed marksmen can be detected.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
A Long Sleep.

An astonishing trance case has
come to light in Berlin. A clerk.
aged 46-a healthy normal man
suddenly fell asleep in June 1904.
All efforts to awaken him were un-
successful and the sleeper since then
has never opened his eyes He
breathes regularly and swallows his
food mechanically. but is insensible
to the severest attempts to arouse
him.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Cement WaIks.

Why not more cement walks,
porch approaches, etc, on farmsT
The farmer can put them down HIM
self as cheap or cheaper than he caA
use lumber for the same purposa.
and when once down they are thsTs
to stay.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
N;gbt,ngaIes Under = Ban,

It is said that no nightingales sing
in Havering. England. Legend has
It that the singing os the birds dis
turbed the devOtiOns OF Edward the
ConfessoT when at his Havering pail
ace. and be therefore placed them
under a ban from which they have
never recovered.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
More Terrible Than Cannon.

A man was blown up by an auto
mobile the other day and killed. He
had fought through 60 battles in the
civil war. After all in these days
of the automobile one must acknowl-
edge that peace has its perils no less
than waT.-Baltimore American.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Life in Germany.

Every one who has travelled in
Germany is familiar with the word
''verboten n"-forbidden He finds 1t
is verboten to almost everything
which he thinks he has been accus-
toned to do IN the United States
Chicago Standard.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Oh. TO BE a Patch!

We would rather be only a Patch
on the pants Of Progress and be sat
down on every hour in the day thaa
be and old fogy and fossil and sc
about disgrunted at ourselves be-
cause we didn't live in the worid see
years ago
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Lace Curtains.

Lace .1ndow curtains should al
WAYS lie soaked for an hour in cold
water to which a little borax has
been added, before being put into
warm suds. This ge'- out the
smoky smell that is sometimes so
noticeable in curtains that have
haze been used in q city.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
love Letter PaDeT.

A man has invented a writing pa
Der that cTumbIes into dust within
forty-eight hours after ink has
touched it. This is calculated to
prevent a lot of trouble in the world.
Clara City MOI Herald.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
rhe ResnectakIe Kind.

Little Willie-Say, pa. what ia q
respectable fortune?"
Pa-One that is large enough to
make its possessor's OPT ion on any
subject respected.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
aNIan and q Woman.

A mans idea of being stylishly
dressed Is to wear something in
which be looks atrociously bad; a
woman's to wear something no other
woman can duplicate.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Evnnisite Pleasure.

The prevalence Of the blues Is
largely due to the exquisite pleasure
most people derive In imagining
themselves more miser3ble than
anybody else can possibly 10.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Artists ModeIs-

There are in Europe 10000 wom-
eA aAd girls who earn . living az
artists models. It is strange to say
that there are not ten among them
who posses = perfect face and fig
uFa
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Chan, - sIuch TrnnhIa.

The Sultan of Turkey recently
paid 100000 for q diamond. II be
doesn't wish to have trouble with
his harem be will insist on usiHg the
stone himself
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
For Bait.

Take water in which walnut hulIs
have soaked over night and pour it
on a spot of ground In a very few
hours the fishing worms will come to
the surface and can easily be pro-
cured for your expedition.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Christianity in China.

1t took thirty-five yeas to build
I'D a church of six members in China,
but since 1900 there have been 50,-
600 natives converted to Christian
ity.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
Another Way TO Pnt II.

1t might not be incorrect to say
that the man who was smothered in
a bin of oats, died from an overdose
of breakfast food.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
A Valuable Relic,

A thirteenth century copper and
EiIt ciborium, supposed to have come
from MaImesbury abbey, was sold
by auction in London for $50, 900.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05

Danger In New York Roads.
There is an average Of seven car
collisions a day on the steam. sub
way, elevated and surface railways
OF New York.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05
The Man With the Gun.

Trouble is always waiting round
the corner for the man who has q
gun in his pocket.
The Washington bee., 1908-12-05

ETs LIS sIa IaElli
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03
LOS ANGELES RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Six fsrlongs Prince Frederick
ll3 lDugan, 10 l. won; Radahek 10 tGoidstcinl
% 10 l. second: Bauble los Harry y 70 J. third
Time. l:l3 IS. Bounie Prince Charlie. Or. Crook
Court Martial. Airs. BazelthoTre. Perry Wicses An
taria. Amigo, and Jim A. Long also ran.
SECOND RACE-Thsce and One-haH furlongs
Antioch l02 (Jeusenl. ? 10 J. won: H.gh Orn0uce
Jos Burns. 70 l. second; Madeline NusgTave los
lHenneSsyl. 5 20 / third. Time, J,il 35 Force.
Chinquapin Bold. Ops Frank Clancy Marion Del
more. Annie Wells and Miss Polly also ran.
THIRD RACE-Five and one-hah furlongS C.
W Burt. IL lSchillingl 10 2 Won: Ben Stone. lco
lPrestonl. y TO l. second; T. NJ FTy. III Harry
70 l. third. Time los as Chief Desmond Bon
ME Balm. John Rice. and Lon Mason also Tnn.
FOURTH RACE-Sn furlongs. Royal Rogue.
10 (Schiilingl. % 2 wen: Virginia Lorraine. l05
Prvstonl. 70 p second; Beautiful and Best is
OlcBridel. 20 20 J. third Time LA 45 Woggle
Bug. Neritas Nincit. Gonzales. Norwood Ohio.
Charles Greene Red Thistle, Audubon. Playlit
Willie Gregg, and Kuropatkin also ran
FIFTH RACE-One mile. Artie Iipey los Pres
toni. s 20 l. won. Belle Of Mayfair l0- (Heanessy)
70 1. won; Sainages, lo7 (HaItyl 10 % ! third.
Time. l;i2 Is Miss Cloud Annette. and Waldorf
Belle also ran Artie Ripcy and Belle OF Mayfair
ran a dead heat.
SIXTH RACE-SeTen furlongS Daruma 10
lROSsl 10 l. won: Gateway. los Skinner u to l.
second; Surveillance, los tHennessyi Is to l. third
Time l.25 3-5- Master Lester. Black Mate HarFel
Black Dress. Billy Bowiegs. Red Reynard Friar Of
Elsin, Lee Harrison II, and Alma Boy also rn.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03
PEEN'S CHANCES IMPAIRED.
Toss of Star Athlete VIII Also A.
feet Cornell in IntercoIIegiates.

pennsylvania and Cornell have suffered
losses TO their track and field teams which
puts an entirely new complexion on
the intercollegiate championship games
Whereas Pennsylvania seemed TO have
the title at her mrecy. once more. the loss
of Guy Haskins, the intercollegiate mile.
half-mile, and cross country champion.
and the possible loss Of Taylor. the mid
die distance star. who has been forced to
give up training for the present on ac-
count Of an ailment which may be more
serious than it appears, makes the out
come look decidedly open. The Cornell
faculty has suspended Capt. Townsend.
who was second in the half-mile run las;
June. and Colpitts. the captain and star
member Of the cross country team. In
addition the Ithacans have lost White.
who was third in the shot-put a year ago.
and ex-Capt. Lemon. Of the cross country
team, the latter two having been instruc-
tors in the university. A revision of the
table Of point winners by z. r. Bushnell.
now possessed by the various colleges
and universities represented at the games
last year. shows the following strength:
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03
SUMMERS WANTS MATCH.
May Meet Winner of the
Burns-SuIlivan Bout.

Baltimore. Md, March 2.-Johnny Sum
rners, the crack English boxer. is after a
match with the winner 'of the fifteen
round battle between Soldier Burns, OF
this city, and Kid Sullivan, OF Washing
ton, before the Eureka Athletic Club
Thursday night at the Germania Maen-
nerchor Hall. Manager Al HerforG re-
ceived word from Charlie Harvey. who is
looking after Summers in this country,
that he would meet the victor in the
coming battle here at 19O pounds.
Summers is one of the best 130-pound
boxers who has come to this country in
late years. He came from the other side
OF the pond with Owen Moran. the Eng
lish feather-weight champion. who recent
ly boxed Abe Attell, the American cham
pion. a fierce twenty-round draw on the
Coast this season. Moran beat frankie
Nell, OF California. in England two years
ago for the worlds bantam-weight cham
pionship.
Moran is IN the same stable with Sum-
mers, being managed by Harvey There
Is a possibility of Moran facing Jimmy
Walsh. of Boston, the New England
champion. in a ffteen-round battle before
the Eureka Club. Manager Herford wired
terms to Moran for a bout with Walsh.
which were received faVorably by the
English champion Nothing has been
heard from Walsh Manager Herford is
willing to pull the mill of here either
during the race meeting on the Pimiieo
track or during the racing at Renning.
The match, If made. should be one of the
best ever arranged in the East for num-
Der of years /.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03
SAN FRANCISCO RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Five and one-half furlongs Hand
Maiden, ia tKirschbsuml % TO !. won; Magrsne.
rs iHeahertonl 90 I. second; Pinaud, Is burt.
welD. . 70 l. third Time l:l0 35. Shady Lad 70
San, Elba Titus II. and En- and I'm also ran.
SECOND RACE-Thres furlongs Alice Collins.
l04 iGilbeTtl. 70 l. WOn Ocean Queen 10 lKirsch-
haIml. IS 20 s. second; Birt H.. lCi walsh. 10 I.
third. Time. e:S7. A5rienae LecorvreT, Edronda
Yolo. Enamour. Rose Rismet. Miss Worth. PaltaS.
and Ocella also ran
THIRD RACE-One and one-sixteenth miles. Bin
Curtis. lOs Stuart. 20 I. won Me..akatla l0s
thirschbAm). 10 !. second Invader. IO9 lBoel. p
% I, third. Time. -. JackfuIl. Mary Candlemas.
Emily NJ, and Wolfyille also ran.
FOURTH RACE-SevCn fuTl0ngs Burleigh 20!
W Miller. 70 5. won; Cigar Lighter l03 kelley
40 10 J. second; BucOlic los .hirchbauml - 70 J.
thld. Tine 3 IS Sewen. Carthagenian, and
Hector also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One and three-sixteenths niles.
Bellmence. JOS lBuxtonl. even. won: Prince Of
Orange. l05 Davis, TO !. second: Lampadrune.
OS Hayes. 70 l. third Time. 206 2-5 Freesias.
Rotrou. Jack Adams, Hooligan, and George Kilbora
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One and three-sixteenths miles.
Tancred. lo5 Gilbert. p % l. won: Henry o.. los
Kelley. to l. second; AIarkie Mayer les Heather
toni. 70 . third. Time. 216 Is. Alaric, Tala-
mUnd. Coliesa. Leila Hll. SWaggey. and NeVa Welch
also ran
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03
.GALLAUDET WRESTLERS WIN
Show Best Form in Preliminaries of
Y. N. C. A. Tourney.
Howard FOIey's Defeat by Mayhem n
Distinct Surprise-Drawings for
Finals Thursday Night.

Gallaudet College made the best show
ing in the preliminary bouts OF the wrest-
ling tournament in the association gym
nasium last night The Kendall Greens
won three bouts, and in the finals on
Thursday night there will be a close con-
test between them and the Y. NJ. c. A.
wrestlers for team honors
Foley, Of the Memorial Athletic Club,
and Mayhem, of the Y. NJ. c. A.. put up
the best exhibition in the events last
night, These two men had two drawn
onds OF the call Of time in the third bout
that Mayhem got a fall The defeat Of
Foley was a big surprise.
In the heavyweight class Sharp. Of the
Gallaudet. went at Noss. Of the Y. NJ. c. A,
in whirlwind fashion. and threw his man
in one minute and four seconds. Lock-
head, of the National Guard, threw both
Friel and Kaye in the lightweight class,
and Isaacson, Of Gallaudet. was too much
for Kaye in the middle weight class.
The final bouts on Thursday night will
start at o'clock, and there viii be eight
bouts. Summaries:
I'D 70 l2s pounds-Aiayhew. y. NJ c. A.. and
and Foley Memorial A. C.. two drawn bouts.
Mayhew won third bout in 200.
rs 10 l55 pounds-Brennan. Gurley A c.. threw
Norman Gurley A. G. IN 2S3
is 20 lis p0unds-LOckhead. D. G. y. G.. and
Frel, Gallaudet College. one drawn bout Lock
head won second bout IN f:lo.
Kaye. Y. NJ O. A., threw Gannett. Y. NJ c. A.
in $50
Gardner. Gallaudet College. threw Kaye. Y. NJ
9. A., Ia $40
AS 20 l5s pounds-Isaacson. Csllsudet threw
Kaye. /. NJ c. A.. in zoo
Heavyweight elass-Sha-p, Gsllaudet threw Voss.
Y. NJ. c. A. in l02
The drawings for the finals are as follows.
100 to u9-Goucher. unattached vs.. sautEiu. Y.
N. G. A
10 to l2O-Passenor Memorial A C.. u. Rose.
Baltic A. O
iN 10 l2s-Dechard. D. C n. c.. v Mayhew.
Y NJ G. A.
lg8 to lsS-Hercn. D. C n. c.. Va Brennan.
Guriey a G.
l5s to iis-Gardiner. GaIlaudet. VS. Loekhead. d.
q. y. g.
li8 to l58-connd Y. NJ. C. A. vs. Isaacson.
Gailaudet.
I5s to iss-Courad. Y. NJ c. vs. Erickson. Gal
iaudet-
Heavy-weisht-LAen GaIaudet vs. SHARP. Gal
laudet
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03

New York. March 2-The big steamship
Coamo, headed this way from Porto
Rico, lost herself completely in the fog
this morning. and before her skipper could
get his bearings she had biundered onto
the outer bar of Zach's Inlet, Jones
Beach. some twelve miles west Of Fire
Island
She went aground on a falling tide al
SIS O'Clock, having wandered some
thirty miles away from the ruled line on
Capt. Dalton's chart. and she butted the
soft sand. stern first a little quartering,
so hard that she stuck fast until els
o'clock tonight. when a pair Of Mer-
ritt & Chapman's marine ambuiances
got grip on her nose and yanked her
into the open sea.
With her cargo Of sugar and fruit,
and coffee and tobacco, she reached
Sandy Hook shortly before midnight.
and will dock al $50 tomorrow
morning II fog doesn't prevent. at
pier IS, over in Brooklyn. and will land
ld passengers, who spent an uncom-
Portable day to-day. although they were
In no real danger
No Rockets Needed.
In the old days il would have been nee
essary to fire guns. SEND up rockets. ana
go through the various steps 50 familiar
TO the reader Of sea stories. But Capt
Dalton didn't waste time on such things.
This was 1908, and Il was a shipwreck
under modern conditions. with the wire
less telegraph taking the place Of the
noisy, slow appliances that were used in
the ante-wireless time.
So all the skipper had to do was 70
send for the ships operator and say, IN
effect. Tell the owners that we're ashore
of the Long Island coast"
This the operator did as mechanically.
perhaps, as he would ordinarily send
message 10 a passing ship. Soon the con-
nection was established. and New York
knew that the Coamo was in trouble.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03
VIRGINIA STRONG CONTENDER
viii Make Effort 20 Life Trophy in
Georgetown Games.

Yirginia's track squad will arrive In
Washington Friday afternoon for the
Georgetown games at Convention Hall
the following night Saturday morning
the students of the university who are
10 witness the contests will leave Char
lottesville OF a special car.
The Virginia enthusiasts expect their
representatives to carry off the point
trophy by defeating such teams as Yale.
Johns Hopkins. Cornell. and Georgetown.
The Virginia school has been represented
in two meets here already this year. but
never before has such large and we'll
balanced squad Travelled without the con-
fines of the Orange and Black institu-
ton
Rector. Ashby. and NAPLES will wear
the Virginia colors In the sprints; Char
rington, Holiday. Randolph. and Mar
tin in the hurdles: Daugherty. Ford. and
the relay men in the 44O-yard open: Ford,
Thurlow. Gray. and Davidson in the $50
yard. and Gray in the mile run. A ].
Laville win represent Virginia IN the
shot-put, an event the Southerners have
been weak IN for the last three years.
Laville is considered a find" and is ex-
pected TO make good
Meyers and Brennan. tho Marquette
college stars, will leave Milwaukee. Wis.
Wednesday night for Washington. arriv-
ing here Friday morning. Reserved seats
are on sale with Hickman & White.
1919 G street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03
PLAYERS FOR WILMINGTON.
Union League Club Manager Signs a
Trio of PrOmisinE Pitchers.

Wilmington. Del. March Manager
Waller, of the Wilmington Union League
Club. to-day announced that he has sign
ed Roy II. Topham. who was one Of
the best "spit-balr' pitchers in the Inter
state League last year. lie jumped 70
the Reading Club. Of the outlaw At
lantic League. and helped that team
materially in winning the pennant. For
jumping from the Franklin Club, Of the
Interstate League. to the outlaw
league he was suspended. but recently
was Teinstated by the national COM
mission.
Manager Waller has also signed Harry
Bussey. Of the Bradford club. which won
the Interstate League penn3nt last year;
Charles AckeTman. Of toe Chicago City
League; and Delaware Wins, brother Of
Victor Willis, Of the Plttsburg Nationals
Delaware Willis played on the Savannah
(Ga.) Club last season. All OF these men
are pitchers. and each is six feet or
over in height Work viii begin this
week on the construction Of the new
ball park here for the Union League
team
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03
special 70 INC Washinrton Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald
Philadelphia. March 2.-Before the next
Army-Navy football game shall bring
tens Of thousands hocking to Philadel-
phia from all parts OF the East, it is the
wish Of naval men that a vast temporary
stadium will rise from the spreading
acres Of League Island Navy Yard. and
that the great contest will be waged there
under government auspices.
For five years army and navy officials
and the athletic associations OF West
Point and Annapolis have struggled with
the problem Of providing adequate ac-
commodation for the crowds which flock
to the game, to find a location geographi-
caIy suitable. and to realize for the army
land navy purposes. philanthropic and
athletic, some of the financial return in
evitable when all the world wants to see
Game Is I'm Demand.
Every possible solution has been con-
sidered Princeton offered terms which
promised some Of the financial reward,
but the Inconvenience imposed made the
experiment disastrous, and it will never
be repeated. Every city and every great
university Of the East would welcome the
army and navy. but geographical consid-
erations have pointed to Philadelphia as
the scene of the contest Heretofore
Philadelphia has meant Franklin Field.
There is prospect now that PENIS IA
nous battle-ground will not again boast
the official. social. and athletic distinction
which it has enjoyed in the past. but that
Philadelphia, still host OF the football
heroes, will journey southwark TO the
navy yard and not across the Walnut
street bridge.
Al a stroke this move would accomplish
ali that has been desired by both Army
and Navy. The game would be played
exclusively under government auspices
there would be no division of tickets with
a third institution. Whatever financial
return there might be would be at the
disposal of West Point and Annapolis
the geographical center would be pre-
served but most important, accommoda-
ton could be provided for the last Army
or Navy enthusiast who might desire
70 see the crowning event OF the Ameri-
can athletic year.
Expense No Drawback.
League Island has the acres. Tempo
rary stands would prove costly. but q
single years returns would wipe out
this cost and leave margin beside. while
even temporary stands would answer the
purpose for several successive years, and
could be paid for ten times over before
new ones would be needed. League
Island to-day is not so accessible foI
street car transportation as Franklin
Field. There are possibilities for railroad
track extensions and street cars and
special trains together might readily
carry the crowd.
Navy enthusiasts explain away every
possible objection, and Il is said thai
the feasibility Of the project has inn
pressed men high in both branches oi
the service. Campaigning with this enc
in view viii continue throughout tht
summer, and next fan will probably find
the carpenter and builder at work.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-03
OPEN WITH GALLAUDET.
Thirty Candidates Out for washing
ton College Nine.

Chestertown, Nd, March 2.-Thirty men
responded 20 the call for baseball candi-
dates at Washington College Saturday.
Capt. Knots. in the gymnasium, put them
through preliminary exercises and there
was q short run through the country.
Athletic Director NJ. J. Thompson IS
pleased with the large squad. He gave
the boys a long talk on training and
discipline He viii have the assistance
of two well-known coaches later in the
season.
Five OF last years team are stin in col
lege and viii start in with the squad next
week and the Maroon and Black look for
ward 10 a good team The season opens
on the home grounds April 4 with
Galiaudet. Of Washington.