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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-04

tried to persuade him to back out.
Condition means much in any
game. 1t is not reasonable to sup
pose that a gang of college boys
are going to take the care of them
selves that prizefighter does. At
the best, with the men In perfect
trim, football is much more danger
Gus than prizefighting, while with
the half conditioned prep school
boys and collegians, it is nothing
less than slaughter.
Il have met so men in the past
few years who declare that they
will regret to their dying days that
they played football. Broken arms,
legs, collarbones, etc, still remind
them of their football days and
cause them to realize that they are
physically not what they were.
Give me prizefighting every
time in preference to football. 1t
is a more manly game. less brutal
and fraught with less danger"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-04

northwest and practically every
dealer Is planning an invasion of
this rich wheat country.
HONEYMooNER RETURNS.
L. H. Rose Of Dulmage- Rose Auto
Co. returned last night from q two
months tour of the east. He and
his bride visited practically every
large city east of the Rockies, pay
ing special attention to the auto
mobile factories of the Studebaker
company in South Bend, Detroit,
Cleveland and Valera.
'"The east expects the 1910 sea-
son to be the best in the history of
the automobile" said Mr.. Rose last
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-04

is road hog and a bad one.
did you ever happen to be out
on country road when machine
was speeding towards a farmers
wagon coming in the opposite d.
rection? Of course the machine
didn't slow down. The chauffeur
though, didn't know whether the
farmers horses would swerve to
the right or left. That drivers
road hog
Have you been out in the coun-
try at night and had machine
drive right up to farmer without
blowing the horn, waking him up
suddenly and perhaps losing a
suit for a real autoist when that
farmers on the jury? There's a
road hog
There are other road hogs for
instance, the man who points his
exhaust pipe direct to the ground
in order to raise as much dust as
possible, the driver who has loud
horn and delights nblowing it
continuously at 3 in the morning,
and the driver who is constantly
playing with his muffler cut-out.
Eliminate them"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-04

Jack Mccarthy, ex-big league
outfielder. and one Of the brain
Test players now In the minors,
will handle the reins over Uncle
Joe Cannons Danville illl.) team
next season. Mccarthy hit $40
for Warsaw OF the Minnesota
Wisconsin league this year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-04
"FOOTBALL WORSE
THAN FIGH7ING''
20. E. KENYON

"Of all the sports on the calen-
Oar, and l am strong advocate
of nearly all of them, think least
of football" declared o. E. Ken
yon, the athletic evangelist, to the
writer last night.
IF ! had boy who persisted in
playing this brutal game / would
disinherit him.
They talk about prizefighting
being brutal, why l consider the
boxing game as mild in comparison
as checkers is to poker. There are
only two men to injure themselves
in a fight. while % are lined up
against each other on the gridiron.
You never hear of a man being
seriously injured or killed in a
prizefight unless he is physically
unfit. The majority of the deaths
in the ring have been caused by a
man going in to fight when his
physician refused to be RESPONSE
BILE for the results or his trainer
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-04

Tomorrow morning the Vollman-
Schwabe delegation play Roth.
rocks squad for second honors In
the s. A. A. G. indoor baseball tour
nament. Both teams have lost q
game to Skadan's All Stars, and
each is determined to break into
teh percentage column. The game
promises to be one of the most
exciting Of the season, for the nine
that loses tomorrow will have .
hard pull to reach the top.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-04
RACER CAN'T TOUR

. The driver of a racing car 4
. is of no account as a driver
. of a touring car in endur-
. ance contests. The race driver
. will take touring car into
. endurance contests and drive
= it to death, developing weak
. nesses through his driving
= that might not develop under
. the handling of a man espe-
. cially versed in tuoring. In
. every contest of the year the
. winners of trophies for tour
. ing have come from the rank
. and file, and not from among
. drivers of note who have been
. trusted with touring car. To
. men of the racing class the
. endurance run is to slow. 4
. They seek honors in arriving
. first, and score points against
. their car in loosened bolts and
= other minor details that place
. them out of the running.
q q . q q = q q q q q q q q q 4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-04
DEMAREST IS
NEW CT AMP

Calvin Demarest of Chicago wca
the 1872 balk line billiard cham
pionship last night at New York by
defeating George Sutton of Chica-
go in the final game of the series.
Demarest was remarkably cool,
while his older opponent was visi-
bly nervous.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24

Passed-Resolution authorizing the
town of Hebron to issue bonds.
Adjourned to Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
ANTHRACITE MINE WORKERS
NOT. PREPARED TO STRIKE
Delegates to Convention Ready to
Take Up Agreement Question.

Scranton. Pa, March 23.-With the
preliminary work of organizing the tri-
district convention OF the anthracite
mine workers out Of the way and with
the delegates ready to take up the
question Of a new agreement with their
employers, the impression grows
among those who are watching the de-
~elopments in the hard coal fields that
the mine workers will not cal Ia strike
unless something not now on the sur
face develops. This is the opinion Of
many Of the mine workers who are
here from all parts of the anthracite
fields.
An inkling Of what is to come If
question of strike is brought before
the delegates was heard in the con-
Vention today when one delegate said
he was uninstructed and his people are
urprepared for a strike while another
said that he had been instructed to
stand BY the leaders in whatever they
advise. II a strike 10 suggested, it is
said, there win be sharp contest on
che floor Of the convention. The con-
eervative men favor the plan of work
sng without an agreement If the oper-
stors WIFI not grant the men the de-
mands they have presented. There
was considerable talk heard among
one delegates in favor OF the plan to
continue work and II the mines are
closed by the operators April l the
miners say the coal-consuming public
win hold the employers responsible for
ahA shutdown
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
TAsIsF BILL IN TIE n USE.
Chairman Payne Continued His spseeh
of Explanation.

Washington, March 23.-OccupyinE
the entire session of the house today,
Mr.. Payne of New York, chairman Of
the committee on ways and means.
concluded his speech in explanation of
the tariff bill. He was on his feet
most all Of the five hours and ten min
utes that he had the floor
At times he gave evidence Of being
greatly fatigued and leaned on his
desk, hoping in that way to get little
rest.
The majority leader began his speech
this morning in no particularly good
frame of mind, but as the day wore on
he exhibited the best OF humor He
closed amid the plaudits of the re-
publicans, who crowded about him and
extended their congratulations. His
arguments today covered a wide field.
He took the position that the bill
would not injure the tin plate or steel
file industries of the United States aid
that free hides would not be a inenate
to the farmers. He discussed the IN
heritance tax at great length and said
1t was preferable to an income tax.
because it would not give rise to per-
jury or fraud He held to the view also
that an income tax was wholly uncon-
stitutiOnal.
The minority leader. Mr. Clark, of
Missouri, followed and had proceeded
but a minute or two when he suspend
ed and the house at 40 p. m. ad-
journed.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
Willie the Envy of Boy Friends.
KI0NAPPERs CAPTURED,
RANSOM MONEY RECOVERED
Working on Clues Given by Boy, De-
tectiVes Arrest Man and Woman In
East ,790 of the Money
Found Beneath Woman's Skirts.

Cleveland, o.. March 23.-In the ar
rest here tonight of a man ard woma "
having $9.790 in their possession the
police believe they have captured the
kidnappers of Willie Whitla. In fact.
the woman in the case. who is some
what beflddled, admitted that she haG
been responsible for the kidnapping.
When placed in custody at the central
police station she said to Captain Shat
tuck:
81 am the one who planned the
whole thing There will be trouble for
me and hell in Sharon tomorrow"
$3.50 Found on Woman.
Beneath the woman's skirts was
found $9,790. All of IL but $40 was
bound in packages with the original
slips placed on the money when Whitia
took It from the bank still around it.
She Appears to BE Well Educated and
Refined.
Captain Shattuck and Detective
Frank Wood made the arrests in the
east end of the city. When near the
police station the man broke away
from Detective Wood and ran towards
an alley. The police official fired two
shots into the air and the man stop
ped The woman made no attempt to
escape.
The woman appears to be well edu-
Gated and is refined in manners. She
says she spent fifteen years Of her life
in a convent in Pennsylvania. but de-
nies that she has ever been in trouble
before. Both the man and the woman
deny that they know the name Of eau
other. They admit they are not man
and wife.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
Number of Candidates for Position on the Com
mission Should One Be Created.
BUSINESS MEN FROM ALL OVER STATE
Attended the Hearing at Hartford
Judson of Sratford Favored the Measure and
Thought Its Passage Would Sound the Death Knell
of the Connecticut Lobby.

, ed to influence legislation in a legiti-
mate way. but you know, and l know,
and it is a painful admission tG make,
that there has been traffic in leglsla-
tion in those corridors. The people Of
Connecticut would rise and bless the
| legislature which would stamp out the
evil and scandal which has gone from
Capitol Fill even into other states.
He showed that the railroad COM
missioners have no power to prevent
watering stock, and spoke of the ficti-
tious valuation of the trolley compa-
MES which have been made savings
bank securities.
Probably a crash has been averted
by the taking over of these properties,
but, gentlemen. you can at least do the
right things now"
The railroad commissioners asked
for power to investigate and a bill for
that purpose was prepared and unani-
mously voted in the senate Two days
later the senate unceremoniously threw
the bill out.
Hartford's Mayor Earnestly in Favor.
Mayor E. W. Hooker of Hartford,
representing the business men of that
city, some 200 of whom were present,
spoke earnestly in favor of the pro-
posed commission, saying that it would
safeguard the interests Of the people.
lie LHOuEuI EAOhtN bC
placed on a par with Massachusetts
and New York in these matters.
Commission Of Five Suggested.
Representative Higgins of the COM
mittee asked Senator Judson if he was
in favor of a commission of three or
q commission Of FIVE Mr.. Judson
stated that he himself favored a COM
mission Of FIVE.
Others Who Favored the Bill.
Z. L. Graves Of bridgeport favored
the bill, as did Senator Z. Hart Fem
and Douglas c. Norris of Willimantic.
The latter said that the three thousand
members of the business mems asso-
citation there were not voicing their
own sentiments simply, but that of the
people Of the state
s. 2. Butler of New Haven, repre-
senting the business mems association
Of that city, presented a petition from
that association to the committee. ia
voring the measure.
Mayor Dunn of Willimantic thought
a commission was needed as much
here as in Massachusetts or New York.
Among others who spoke were Rep
resentative Tomlinson of Danbury, f.
f. Sands OF Meriden, A. c. Sternberg,
Donald T. Warner and Prentice Chase.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
RETURN OF BRITISH
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Succeeded in Getting Within III Miles
of the South Pole.

London, March 23.-Lieut. e. H.
Shackleton Of the British navy, COM
mander Of the Antarctic expedition
which returned on the barkentine Ninl-
rod to Invercargill n. T., today, did
n'E achieve his object it succeeding in
getting within III miles of the pole.
The Nimrod expedition left England in
July, 1907, and after reaching the ice
fields made the most elaborate prepa-
rations for pushing forward.
The main expedition started on a
sledge journey which occupied 126 days
and traversed 1,708 miles southwark.
The explorers reached latitude SS.23
and longitude 1872 east, which was es-
timated as III miles from the pole At
the point where the expedition was
compelled to turn back the land was
nine thousand feet in altitude, trend
ing southwark in a vast field of snow,
no mountains being IN sight
A second party pushed forward to
the southern magnetic pole at latitude
72.25, longitude 154 east The British
flag was left flying at both points. The
ascent of Mount Erebus was accom-
plished with difficulty and geological
discoveries Of great importance were
made. THE results attained have thrown
much light on the past history of the
Antarctic continent. The expedition
suffered no loss of life
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
May Prove Helpful in Locating the Hospital"
Where He Was Detained.
DETECTIVE WARD QUICKLY CAUGHT ON.
Private Officers Searching for the House Described by
Willie Whitla-Occupant of Every House Street
Car Line to Be Questioned-Work of Tracing Kid
naPPers Begins in Earnest-Large Rewards Offered.

Cleveland o.. March 23.-The sim
pie, childish habit of Willie Whitla of
spelling out the names on street cars
may prove helpful TO the police OF
Cleveland in finding the house in which
the boy was held a captive during his
enforced absence from home.
Detective Listens to Boy.
While the boy was seated at a table
today he began spelling street nomen-
clature. Among others was the name
OF street car line in Cleveland. De-
tectlYe Ward. who was near the lad,
asked him what he meant by spelling
the word which he had seen displayed
on the ton of the car.
why. that's the name Of the street
car which passed the hospital where
Mr.. Jones kept me- answered the
boy.
Detective Ward at once communicat-
ed the clue to the police in Cleveland
Private detectives were sent here from
Sharon and Pittsburg to go over the
car line and look for the house de-
scribed by Willie in his prattle. Chief
kohler has Issued orders to his men to
question the occupants OF every house
on the street car line and satisfy them
selves that the kidnappers are not now
or have not been concealed therein.
Police Have Description of House.
The police have a description OF the
house. From the lips of the kidnapped
boy have fallen from time to time a
few words about the place. The first
clew TO the appearance Of the house
and yard surrounding il was given in a
letter written by Willie to his father
Saturday. The boy said the house was
surrounded by large trees.
Willie Was Hidden Under a Sink.
NUf11fa fnI -,
that he was often placed In a large
closet under q sink in the kitchen OF
the house. or hospital" as he calls e.
When strangers came to the house, the
boy said he was placed under the sink
ana warned to remain quiet,
Activity Spurred by Large Rewards.
With the matter OF the boys safety
no longer in doubt, the police officials.
supplemented by detec i've agencies
spurred on by large rewards offered.
have begun in earnest the work OF
tracing the kidnappcrs. The officials
are working Independently. as Mr..
Whitla has declared that he will take
no part in the search
An Innocent Agent.
1t is thought by those taking part in
the search that the house in which the
boy was held is located near East
Thirtieth street. which is only one mile
from the city center Druggist I'm
ger In whose store Attorney Whitla
obtained n letter giving final instruc-
tions for the payment Of the ransom,
and Mrs. B. A. Hendrickson. who was
in charge Of the little candy store
where the money was paid. have been
closely questioned by the officials, but
little OF value was learned.
The officials believe Mrs Hendrlck-
son was an innocent agent Of the kid
nappers, and that the abduction was
conducted by two men and a woman.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
Both Prisoners Were Drunk.

According to the police they were
intoxicated when placed in custody.
Owing to their condition they were not
questioned closely by the police and
were locked in separate cells. Both
VIII be arraigned in police court to-
me rrow on the charge OF abduction, nc
cording to Detective Wood. Attempts
were made 10 communicate with Whit
la in Sharon tonight, but he could not
Re located. The man says that he has
been a resident Of Cleveland for seven
teen years. He claims to have
mother and sister here.
Boys Description Led to Arrest.
Captain Shattuck is said to have ye-
cured his description of the kidnapptrs
from Willie Whitla and this descrip-
tion led to the arrest. Willie told Cap
tain Shattuck on Monday that the
woman who kept him a prisoner had
smallpox scars on her face. The 'von-
an in custody has red spots on her
cheeks and appears to have had small
pox. She is a tall blonde. probably
25 years old She was dressed In a
black silk skirt, a gray coat and black
hat The man is dark and smooth
faced.
Were Downtown Shopping.
Today detectives heard that man
and woman answering the description
OF the kidnappers had been seen on the
outskirts of the city. They came down
town shopping and bought numerous
articles Of clothing, rendering IS and
$40 bills in payment. It was learned.
Later a report came that the people
had left a package in a downtown
store, which proved 20 consist OF dis
carded clothing.
Captain Shattuck and Detective
Wood trailed the man and woman
around the business district OF the city
for several hours during the afternoon.
but delayed taking them into custody.
Shortly after nightfall the police learn
ed that the two had gone to the east
end Of the city.
The Arrest.
The police walked up behind the
pair, and Captain Shattuck took the
woman BY the arm. Detective Wood
securing the man. The couple stag
gered. say the police. as II intoxicated.
They made no protest against accom-
panying the officers. The man was
downcast and would not talk. The woriD-
an chatted with the policeman at hng
side at first and asked 70 be released.
Woman Planned the kidnapping.
It was then she admitted having
/ planned the kidnapping. In the mean
I time the man attempted 10 escape, and
/ the revolver shots OF Captain Shattuck
1 brought him 10 a standstill Whitla
| says he has the numbers OF the cur
rency bills handed the kidnappars and
| the police are comparing the notes
found In the possession OF the prison.
ers with the memoranda OF Whitla-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24

Hartford. Conn, March 2S--The hall
of the house was crowded to the doors
today with business men from all over
the state who are in favor Of the pass
age Of a public utilities bill similar TO
those which are in operation in the
states OF New York and Massaohu-
sets.
Would Be Members of Commission.
While the matter has not as yet
passed the preliminary stages Of the
committee, there are already a number
OF candidates for positions on the COM
mission, should the assembly create
such a body. There is said to be dis
position to favor those who comprise
the temporary commission and 1t Is
further rumored that o. r. F'yler and
other members of the commission
which the public utilities commission
would supercede are in line for the
places.
Others who are prominently mem
toned are Judge John Perry Of South
port and Albert T.. Winchester OF
South Norwalk.
Mr.. Winchester was recently one OF
the special commission Of the Nation
al civic Federation to investigate the
subject OF public utilities throughout
the whole OF Europe, he being mem
her of the advance committee OF three
tOr IhaL puTposcs
Ralph o. Wells First Speaker.
When the hearing was called to or
der the first speaker was Ralph o.
Wells, secretary OF the present com
mission. He spoke strongly In favor
OF the passage Of the measure, and
stated that the members Of the com
mission are strongly in favor oft.
He cited the number Of commission
ers on different subjects who would be
legislated ont of office, and placed the
number at about nine.
Very Important Matter, Says Ex-sen-
ator Judscn.
Former Senator Stiles Judson, of
Guatford, then spoke in favor Of the
measure. He said that he believed 1t
10 be the most important matter which
has been before the legislature for
many years.
He went at some length into the
granting of rights of eminent domain,
and showed that there is no uniformity
IN the charters granted by the legisla-
lures OF past years.
He thought that II the bill would be
passed the death knell would be sound
ed to the lobby OF Connecticut. Any
legitimate interests ought to be allow
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
PASTOR JOHNSON
SHOT PASTOR ooELL.
Missouri Ministers Quarrel Over Busi-
ness Affairs With Fatal Results.

Lebanon, NO.. March 2S-Rev. NJ. ID.
Johnson shot and killed Rev. Solomon
Odell, following a quarrel at Russ yes
terday. Rev. johnson Is pastor OF the
Free VIII Baptist church and the man
he killed was pastor Of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church. johnson
surrendered.
Mr.. Johnson. who Is a capitalist as
well as a preacher, Is president OF the
Laclede County Telephone company.
Recently some Of the subscribers, in
Guiding Mr.. Odell, made some COM
plants and conference was held yes
terdsy. A quarrel developed and later.
meetin0 Odell, Johnson spoke again OF
the trouble. Witnesses say that Mr.
Odell had an open knife In HIS hand
when the other preached addressed
him. He closed the knife and began
pulling Off his coat. Then Mr.. John
son drew a revolver and fired at Odeu
who fell mortally wounded.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
STOCK EXCHANGE GAMBLING.
Plan for Curbing the Evil Submitted to
Investigating COMMITTEES.

New York, Marchs 23.-A plan for
the curbing Of the evil of stock ex-
change gambling was submitted to the
committee investigating the New York
exchanges today by Martin McVoy, a
Cornell graduate, now in business here
He urged the framing of a law pro-
hibiting brokers from conducting a
banking business and lending money to
customers for speculating. purposes
By preventing the use, as collateral, Of
the stocks bought on margin by Gus
toners, Mr.. McVoy was confident that
the number of brokerage houses would
be reduced fully ninety per cent. This,
he thought. would reduce speculation
in stocks by more than half.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
MICHIGAN BOY KIDNAPPED.
Toledo Pollos Searching in That City
for Harold Moon.

Toledo, Ohio. March 3s.-Toledo po-
lice are searching the city for Harold
Moon, aged 70 years, who was kndnap-
ped from his home at Flint, Mich, on
February 81, and who with his captor
Is supposed to be here. A boy answer
ing Harold's description. accompanied
by a man. was seen Monday in a gon-
dola car in a Michigan Central train
bound TOR Toledo. Flint citizens have
offered a reward Of 1880 for 4he boys
safe return. In this case no ransom
has been demanded and the police are
unable to find a motive for the abduc-
ffon
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-03-24
Steamship Arrivals.

At Liverpool: March 20, Maurenta-
mia, from New York via Queenstown.
At Genoa: March IS, Campania. from
New York via Naples Nord America,
from New York.
At Antwerp: March 23, iceland, from
New York
At Trieste: March 10, Laura, from
New York via Naples.
At Naples: March TO- Germania, from
New York
At New York: March 20, Helllg olav,
from Copenhagen.