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New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
HOPE FOR MOTORISTS.
Ne70 Jersey Roads May Be Open to
Tourists for Small Fee.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !


Trenton. March 16.-New Jersey automobiIists
in a happy mood tonight over what IS looked
upon the virtual settlement of the vexed cues
ton Of automobile legislation. a compromise has
been reached with Senator Frelinghuysen, the
author of the present law of the state whereby the
latter will Introduce bill this providing for
the granting OF tourists tags good for period OF
eight days, on the payment of 81. Under the pres
ent terms OF the law any automobnist wishing to
the roads OF New Jersey is compelled to take
annual license, regardless of the length of
time he wishes TO remain in the state
The Colgate automobile bill, favored by the New
ark Board OF Trade. the House calendar for
to-day, and A large number of prominent auto
rnoblsts were on hand 20 urge its passage. II was
learned. however, that this sure would have a
hard time getting through the Senate so a confer
ence arranged with the result stated the
Colgate bill not being brought up for consideration
The rate Of 81 for eight days is a proportionate
daily share Of the annual license fee.
Just 10 show its good faith to the automohl:sts
the Senate passed the Bradley automobile bill this
afternoon II increases the speed limit to twenty
FIVE miles an hour and reduces the fees of justices
of the peace, so that the maximum fees they can
now collect in cases of violation of the law will be
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New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
GIANTS FIGHT 1t OUT
COLTS GET THE VERDICT.
Meuers's Homer Did It-MurrGy
PlayS Star Game.
rRv Telegraph 70 The Tribune ]


Marlin. Tex March 16-In the last game be
tween the regulars of the Giants and The colts
this afternoon the youngsters walked away Win
a victory by score Of to 3.
The sudden change from defeat TO victory was
brought about by home on the part OF JACK
Meyers the Indian, with two runners on bases
During the game he put another long drive over
the fence so that five Of the six runs were due
to the redskins deadly bat. Marquard and Ray
mond opposed other in the first pitching duei'
and then 1t fell 20 Ames and crandall-
The receipts from the game were given TO charlty'
There will be no more regular games In Marlin, as
the colts have gone to Dallas for a ST. Patrick 8
day game and will not return. The regulars Will
60 over TO Waco at o'clock tomorrow morning
for n game They will return tomorrow night,
and on Friday will leave Marlin for good. The
two branches of the club will meet in Dallas, where
they will remain for a week. Then Will come
iunketing trip to the East. the exhibition games
winding. up in Baltimore April TO-
The morning practice given over to what
McGraw is pleased 10 call The fall away slide
All of the players made TO try this play
and the little marager says II they accomplish IL
the base running Of the club will be improved
30 per cent.
The idea Of this slide is to go into the bag 1901
foremost and then throw the leg that the body
will fail away SO as to prevent the runner being
touched while the foot sticks TO the sack When
runner makes slide of that kind 1t is difficult TO
touch him even II the baseman gets the ball III
time Jack Murray, the new outfelder bought from
the St Louis Cardinals. got going to-day ana MS
work was spectacular. He made several or1lhaht
catches and his batting was upward OF -Soo
McCiraw is allowing the oldtimers TO take thelr
time about getting into condition. 1t Is the
youngsters that he is pushing.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
INDOOR LAWN TENNIS.
Miss Moore and Grant Win Mixed Doubles
Tournament

The final matches in the indoor mixed doubles
lawn tennis tournament were played in the 69th
Regiment Armory yesterday afternoon, or rather
of them decided without being played
Miss Elizabeth II. Moore and Wylie c. Grant. who
had one match still TO play and clean record Of
six victories in many games. carded to op
pose Miss Elsie Little and Miles S. Charock The
latter not at the armory. and therefore de-
faulted
Miss Moore and Grant won by default and earned
first prize ~ith record OF seven victories and no
defeats
For second place Miss Fish and @. c. Shafer
met Miss Louise Hammond and Edgar F. Leo in a
match unfinished from last week. In that Miss
Hammond and Leo led at 6-3 4-4 when play
stopped. Miss Fish and Shafer won two games
in the continuation of the second but lost the
third set to the others. That made tie for second
place between these teams. and sets
played. which Miss Fish and Shafer
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17

NesS Marathon Star IL, Sight
Henri Saint Yves the Latest to Seek Fame and Fort
This Country.

4. neyy Marathon runner is coming 10 town, and
according to Al COPELAND. the Princeton trainer
who VIII handle the aIest star he has run the dls-
tance in faster time than any other man and IS
likely to take his place at the head Of the list
The runner who will seek fame and fortune on
these shores is Henri Saint Yves, who VIII arrive
here tomorrow from France in the hope Of ar
ranging q match race with Longboat Dorando OF
some CT the other Marathon runners or to enter the
proposed Marathon Derby of $4,000 TO be held early
in April at the Polo Grounds.
In talking Of the aspirant for long distance
honors yesterday Al COPELAND said:
Saint Yves is twenty years old, and has COM
peted in five races. winning them all He has
placed himself under my management and will
run any one preferably Longboat. he seems
10 be the king bee the Marathon distance
upon any terms agreeable the Indian his
hackers.
Saint Yves's mCst recent claim to athletic fame
came In a race the regulation a6 miles Ss5
yards course held last December in Edinburgh
The race had as contestants entrants from England.
Scotland. ireland. France and several other coun-
tries and Saint found little difficulty in win
ming in the fast time of hours a minutes 20 sec
onds. which is within twenty seconds of Dorandos
indoor record. He defeated. among others, Pat
White, the Irish champion. who has shown con-
siderable class in the few he has run in this
country. AS a natter of fact. Whites ime in the
Edinburgh race was hours 4s minutes . seconds,
or ; minutes Is seconds slower than that of Saint
Yves.
The Frenchman has run over the Olympic Mara
thon course (Windsor Castle to the Shepherds
Bush Stadium in : hours 81 minutes o seconds.
This is the fastest time recorded and more than
twenty minutes faster than the time made by
Johnny Hayes in winning the Olympic Marathon
According to Copland Saint Yves will enter the
Marathon Derby on any conditions that may he
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
Kitty Sparks II Finishes First in
Palm Beach Tournament.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune,

Palm Beach, Fla, March 1.-THE class hand!-
cap race at nine miles the chief contest in the
fifth annual motor boat tournament. under the
auspices OF the Palm Beach Power Boat Associa-
ton which began here on Lake Worth to-day. 1t
was won by the Kitty Sparks II. owned By Charles
FUrIhmann. of New York. She was the fifth away
Of ten starters and finished about eighth Of a
mile in front of the Trerte-Sept. entered by
George Gingeras with the Buffalo Courier, the
highest powered boat in the contest, third
While the Dixie, the Swallow and the Simplex.
which made previous tournaments on the lake IA
NOUS are absent from this years tournament. the
regatta is not lacking in flyers. In the speed trials
held this morning the Buffalo Courier made an
averaC- of 2s.6e miles hour, The Trente-Sept
% So ard the Bruiser 2291. big crowd lined both
shores in the morning and afternoon, and hundreds
Of others were in pleasure boats Richard
Croker the one-time Tammany chieftsin. was
among the onlookers The contests were run of
without a flaw of any kind.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
FINAL OF ROUND ROBIN RELAY.

With many OF the best athletes IN the metro
poltan district enrolled in its ranks the spring
games of the 22d Regiment, IN the armory. at
Broadway and 6Sth street, next Monday night. are
bound produce stirring competitions for the
trophies offered TO the companies scoring the most
points as well to the company team winning
the intercompany relay race
As n specal feature teams of the 18th and 23d
regiments will run off the lral heat in the round
robin relay series the Military Athletic League
championship. This series has produced some close
races during the winter and, with only the 18th
and 23d left fight 1t out for the title, interest in
the event is intense in the national guard.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
NEW YORK BOAT WINS IAUTO PROTEST DENIED
Referee of Endurance Ran Decides
4gQinst Paul La CrOir.

After considering the protest Of Paul La Croix
who was penalized sixteen points in the recent
New York to Boston endurance contest L. NJ
Bradley. the referee has decided that the penal
tzaticn must stand. In replying TO TIE protest Mr.
Bradley says:
After considering your protest Of the 18th inst,
regarding the sixteen point penazation against the
Renault for checking in at Hartford sixteen min
late. regret to state that cannot allow the
protest
BY signing the entry blank you agreed to be
governed by the conditions printed thereon. The
entry blank contains this statement: There viii
be penalization of one point for each minute that
the driver of is late in checking into a sta
ton
1t states further: Contestants are warned TO
observe the speed regulations Of the communities
through which they pass. The management VIII
not be responsible for the result Of any arrest that
may take place
The entry blank does not state that you would
not he penalized If you we're arrested for any
SON It does not say that you would not he penal
lied IL ? bridge should he washed away, or for any
other cause. thus making you late in Hartford.
IF your protest was sustained, IN my opinion IL
would establish dangerous precedent for future
endurance contests. The fact that you were dis
charged I'm the courts does enter into the mat
ter If you had been convicted, IT would have
meant disqualification. The mere fact that you
were late sixteen minutes in checking into Hart
ford. in my opinion. is the only thing. 10 be con
sidered
You admit in your protest that YOU were late in
checking in and as the referee must abide by the
rules I cannot see any reason why your protest
should be sustained
Paul Iacrox issued a statement yesterday in
which he said the reports his being
in the run for causing the accident which
resulted in the death OF Mr. Wallace false. He
says he twelve miles away at the time. Mr
Lacroix adds that he detained for running
through what he thought a piece Of bunting
but which turned be American flag. NO
has more respect for Old Glory he added,
than I have and l regret the incident. The flag
into which 1 little in one corner
and 1 replaced 1t with the best flag it was posi-
bic to buy
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17

At a meeting OF the general carnival committee
held in the Automobile club Of America Monday
the question of an endurance run was discussed on
the receipt Of the report from Alex. Schwalbach
chairman. Nir SchwalDach announced the com
mlttee who will serve with him follows: Herman
Kuntz Coker f. Clarkson. A p. Reeves. l. NJ
Bradley. z. L. Ferguson and f. l. Harbach
Various plans view for this endurance run
but 81 was thought best not TO make n formal an
nouncement until the committee had taken more
time to give proper consideration to the various
forms of endurance tests which have been held IN
the past Certain IT is that ii WIFI contain several
novel features and the rules will be of such
nature 10 preclude the possibility OF tie.
The finance committee made satisfactory report
on subscriptions. The trade is unanimous
than IN its support Of the carnival fund. The
outlook is that this fund will reach $4,000
s150Oo. which is the amount required to garry out
the present elaborate plans OF the committee.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
CHICAGO MAN WINS AT BILLIARDS.

The second contest in the series between the
Western and Eastern cites threecushion billiards
was played at Days billiard Academy last night
Charles Norm, who represented Chicago. proved
too good for Robert Brock. who played for this
city. and by a score of 30 10 81. NORM had a
high OF 3. while Brooks best effort was {.
Calvin W. Demarest, the young billiard player Of
Chicago. showed splendid form in both his games
at 1872 balkline billiards at McGraw's academy yes
terday m the evening game Demarest defeated ].
Trunkett by 400 I24, in fourteen innings, for an
average Of 2S s-14. His high were IS 6S and IS
The Chicago player swamped S. Levy in the after
by 100 TO -. Demarest averaged -, with high
runs OF 90. S. and 50.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
ruRRer INVENTOR DESTITUTE.

Theodore Ruggles Timby. who iEvented the
voIving turrer which brought victory TO the Mon
flor in the historic battle with the Merrimac, sent
letters the newspapers yesterday asking fox as
sistance He is in destitute circumstances 10 his
home No. 10l Lafayette Place. Brooklyn. having
spent of dollars in vain attempts to ger
recognition from the government.
Mr. Ttmby says he paid $4,000 in royalties
by John Ericsson, who used his plans in the con-
struction OF the Monitor. He is ninety years old
and so feeble he Is scarcely able to leave his
room He has received nothing from the govern
ment for the turret he says he invented
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
yht. Pastime A. c.

a. c Css yardsb. second: F. J Wright Pastue A. c
80 yards, third Time :56zs
one mile walk (aovice)-Won by H. Lott. Sfobav
a g J. A Duny. A second; Davis z7th
Regiment, third Time. = :56za -
kunning high jump thandicap)-won by H. a Gidney.
Boston A A. q inl with IT. 1Ih in: G. Garfield,
1a!c 2 IN, IT. II y in. second II. J. Grumpelt New
York A c q n-) IT, lole in. third. There was lie
oHl me AWARDED on a Jump
FtYe-niie invitation by George Y
Bonhag. lrish-American a c. Fred Bears Nea YORK
a c. second: James Lee. unattached. third Time
&4-5szs @- -'''e'
Pole vault thsndicap1-Won by J. Moore. Princeton
tO II with II II; c Campbell, Yale % in). Ii IT
o in, third. y -
one-thousand-yard run Hnvitstionl-won bv r
Splitter. Yale. J. BromiloW. Irish erfcan A G sec
onSi Walthopr, New York A C. third. Time
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
LAST SKATING RACES OF SEASON.

The final ice skating races Of the season viii b
held at the St Nicholas rink on Saturday Kear-
ney. Granger. Sutphen. Dayton and all the fast
youngsters who have been developed this season
will appear in the 1-mile handicap. Glass A, limt
100 yards. and the half mile open handicap. There
will also be 4 quarter-nile novice race and several
fancy and speed exhibitions. Entries close to-day
with s c. Austin. No. 50 West 66th street
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
WOMEN BowLERs MAKE A RECORD

Pittsburg. March 16-The worlds record in dou-
bles for women bowlers broken the ninth
annual tournament Of the American Bowling Con-
gress in session here to-day, when Mrs. NJ Kern
and Miss Berdie Kern. both OF St. Louis. rolled
lo24- The previous record. made Cincinnati
ss4.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
LOST BASEBALL MAN FOUND.

Chicago March 16.-Charles Fl. Morton. former
president Of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Baseball
League, who disappeared from Cleveland Jan
uary r. has been found by his brother H. u. Nor
ton. of Chicago The former baseball official was
not in possession ~ his proper senses and was
discovered wandering aimlessy about the streets
nf
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
WANT 10 PlAY GAME WIrH YALE.

New Haven. March 1s.-Rhodes scholars il
British universities who have formed a baseball
team. have asked the tale Baseball Association FOL
date for game this summer when the team
makes trip through the United States.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
JORDAN SIGNS BROOKLYN CONTRACT

Tim Jordan the first baseman OF the Brooklyn
National League club. who has been holding out
for more money. signed his contract yesterday. He
sailed for the training grounds at Jacksonville. Fla
in the afternoon on the Clyde Line steamship Arap-
ahoe.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
HIGH SCHOOL YOUNGSTERS TO ROW

H II. Rogers. jr. son Of the ice-presdent of the
Standard OIL Company, has contributed prizes
consisting of medsis ard banners, which will be
given to the vim of the high school rowing
race TO be held under che auspices of the EarIem
River Regatta Association the Harlem River
on May 81
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17

Cincinnati March &c. Gordon Nerf. Of Cincn-
natl chairman of the good roads committee of the
American Automobile Association, resigned to-day
because of pressure OF other business He viii con-
tinue president OF the Ohio Automobile Association
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
MORAN oUTPoINTs MURPHY.

Owen Moran. the clever English featherweght
weight. in ten-round bout at the Fairmont Ath-
letic Club last night The English pugilist proved
too clever for Murphy and the aggressor
throughout.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
CHAMPIONS TO MEET ON MAT.

y number of Amateur Athletic Union champions
are entered in the wrestling tournament Of the
German American Athletic Club. No. 323 West
3Sth street. The preliminary bouts will be held
to-night and tho finals on Friday.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17

Major WILLIAM v JUDs9S CORPS Of t,s sngsineeTs De-
tI iu@bia On" vice Major sPENcER COSBY. corps q
District Of Columbia. vice Major CHARLES 3.
ELL S9 90s 9f H RE RIfas e61s 62 MI y
Major PERCY NJ AsHBURN. medical corps. from
Fort Banks. to general hospital, Preside OF San
Following Changes quarternas,srs. ordered: Captain
CONRAD H, LANA. from Key West barracks TO
aRTHTR s19 ". YATES from Phiiippines aftsr ar.
Captain fga q1 WRThn GaRiTaSn l21a MOORE ooss artillery to
Captain JOSEPH F. sILER medical corps, detailed 2
meeting Of the American Society OF Tropical Ned
ione Ios n WashRssoi Ing ARE conms,r from San
First Lieutenant JAMES e WARE. 21st Infantry. de-
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM u sULLIvAN. Rhilip-
thence TO Manila. sailing from San Francisco on
NAVY
Commander H PHELPS from naval medical hospital
commaS6er SsnaS5e1 J. B PaTToN 70 the virginia
Lieutenant Connander = Z, DEh-E1I'' 4e'acn9l ne
surgeons n r. LEDBETTGR detached navy yard Nor
folk; the naval medical school. Washington
Passef Assistant Surgeon F AssERsoN. detached ne
kansas: to naval hospital Boston
inR station Minnsapoiis to washington March 81
examination for p5on:9o5 % 5hSn ssl5s aystf orders ,
cal seh90l Wash5nsT2n % s9 fsS detached nav.
medical school washington Io TIE l01.sstisli ,,
mstcai scRooI. washington: to the kansas
Assistant Surgeon FlNI qsdacneq 9 Ins 70
Assistant surgeon l. p SHIPPEsN detached redi-
cal school Washington: recruiting station. Mime
apolis.
TO navy yard Norfolk. April 10
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported. 70 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
March AI3sny the PERI ] 5s =. % faf Pa, 's
Golasboroush. the Davis and the Fortune at Nast9-
Ray
March 1.-THE Glacier. a Acajutls
March 15-The Aretiusa Magdalena Bay; the Farra~
gut. at Mare Island. the Prairie. at Pensacola
SAILED
March 1.-THE Rocket from Washington for Indian
Head
March 15-The Idaho. from Hampton Roads for Guar
tanau1o: celtic Msssina for Naples
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
Horses and Garages.

RREWs1ER BROUGHAM. LATEST STYLE WITH
- pole and shafts has had very use; rednshed
equa 70 new Will sell sacrince call sxamne al
=epair shop ERLER. $40 West 43d st
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
WITH ATHLETIC BOWLERS
Columbia Club Wins Odd Game
from NezCark Bay Fire.

The Newark Bay Club met with another setback
in the Athletic Bowling League last night by
losing the odd game the alleys OF the Columbia
Club A $40 total in the last game was Coum-
bias best OF the reason.
The scores were as follows
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17

Four-snd haf-rnle for Florida designed
and constructed boats-Ton by elapsed time
27:l3 pennson II. second elapsed time. 1880. Pos
sum third elapsed time. ~ 80.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
acceptance of Resignation of Er.
Senator MitchelPS Son.
IFrom The Tribune BGreau.I

washington March
MITCHELLS- -RESICiNATION.-There Is a a,o-.
back Of the resignation from the army OF Fir.s
Lieutenant Hiram E Mitchell, of the retired Iis+
who has been living in Denver Mitchell is the son,
of the former Senator from Oregon and entered tha
army in 1901 first lieutenant Of the artiIler,,
corps. after serving quartermaster OF voi,n
teers in the with Spain
His military career has been more or less con-
spicuous on account OF the frequent complains
made against him, and he finally in Decer,
Der. 1906. brought before army retiring board
which found him unfit for active service without
such disability being incident his military ser
vice. The President set aside the findings In re-
sponse to the appeal Of the officers friends, and
Mitchell placed the retired list Since thas
time additional complaints have been made against
him. and recently became question whether ha
should be brought before court martial, on 40
count of the allegations filed at the War DEPART
ment, or allowed to resign. His resignation 10
ceived by the Secretary Of War few days ago.
and, after considering the circumstances and the
fact that Mitchell the retired list, 1t was
decided that the resignation should be accepted
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following orders havs
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17

ORDERS IssUED-The following orders havs
been Issued:
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REESE -


by the broken lines shown upon the
diagram hereto attached and made a
part of this order, are hereby reserved
and set apart, subject to valid existing
rights, for the use of the Department
of Agriculture as a preserve and breed
ing ground for native birds It is I'M
lawful for any person to hunt, trap,
capture, wilfully destroy, or kill any
bird of any kind whatever, or take
the eggs of such birds within the linn
its of this reservation except under
such rules and regulations as may be
prescribed from time to time by the
Secretary of Agriculture. Warning is
expressly given to all persons not to
commit any of the acts herein enumer-
ated and which are prohibited by law
This reservation to be known as the
Hawaiian Islands Reservation.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House, February 8, 1909
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President Roosevelt, on February 8,
1909, signed an executive order pro-
claiming certain specified islands of
the Hawaiian group, or more particg-
larly those lying to the westward of
Oahu, not including Midway, as res
ervation for the protection of native
birds.
Leopold G. Blaekman, Special In
spector of Foreign Animals and Birds
for the Territory of Hawaii, has just
received from T. S. Palmer, in charge
of game preservation, Bureau of Bio
logical Survey, u S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, copy of the
order Mr.. Blackman is asked to call
this order to the attention of the Col
lector of Customs, the representative
of the guano company operating in
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Laysan, and to any other persons in
terested, and suggested also that it be
published for the information of the
general public. The President s order
reads:
Executive Order.
It is,hereby ordered that the follow
ing islets and reefs, namely: Cure Is
land, Pearl and Hermes Reef, Lysian-
ski or Pell Island, Laysan Island,
Mary Reef, Dowsetts Reef. Gardiner
Island, Two Brothers Reef, French
Frigate Shoal, Neeker Island, Frost
Shoal and Bird Island, situated in the
Pacific Ocean at and near the extreme
western extension of the Hawaiian
archipelago between ATTITUDES twenty
three degrees and twenty-nine degrees
north, and longitudes one hundred and
sixty degrees and one hundred and
eighty degrees west from Greenwich,
and located within the area segregated