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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-03-24

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
Man Is Believed to BE Victim o
Desperate Gang Operating ii
Subway.

NEW YORK.-Further opera.
tions of a band of acid-throwers
that have ruined the clothes OF
women in the subway recently
carle to light last night, when
John McGraw, of 148 West Forty.
fifth street, applied at Bellevue
hospital for treatment.
McGraw's feet and ankles were
in bad condition as the result OF
acid burns he received week
ago while riding in the subway
car. 1t is not likely that amputa-
ton will be necessary, although
the physicians say that he will be
confined to the hospital for sew
eral weeks.
Believing that the wounds on
his feet were the effects of wear
ing colored hose, McGraw said
that he delayed obtaining medical
treatment because he thought
the trouble would cease. Accord
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
BOTH PRINCIPALS IN THE
FIGHT CARD OF HUSTON
CLUB ARE READY TO PUT
UP HARD MILL - SEATTLE
10 SEND BIG CROWD.

Both principals for the six
round contest for the lightweight
championship of the Northwest
tonight at Germania hall are n
the best OF condition and ready
for the sound of the gong. Louie
Long, Oakland veteran, and Pete
McVeigh, In his first professional
fight. promise to put up the most
Interesting article of fight seen
in these parts in years.
Matchmaker Phillips of the
Ruston Athletic club, reports a
heavy seat sale for tonight's
smoker, with a big crowd of Sc
attic fans coming to support Nc
Weigh.
Pete McVeigh is regarded N
Seattle as the best pugilistic find
in a long time. He won the ANA
seur lightweight championship OF
{he Northwest as member of the
Seattle Athletic club and his
friends expect him to duplicate
The trick in the professional
-anks.
Long is the hero of 100 ring
battles and he has never bean
Knocked out. Mike Lynch has
trained him to the minute for
sonight's affair.
Knutsen Meets Croft.
Fred Dabroe having "craw.
fished" out of his match with Lee
Croft at the last minute. Be1
Knutsen, we'll known Local
heavyweight. will be given ar
eagerly sought opportunity to &C
against Croft. The heavies will
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
BURNED BY ACID
PLACED in SHOES

ling to his story, he was returning
home at night from Harlem about
a week ago when he fell asleep
and passed the station at Forty
second street and Broadway.
When he woke up at Bowling
Green his feet panied him, but
he laid it to the fact that he wore
colored hose and 1t had been rain
ing. Several days later wounds
developed on his feet and ankles,
and last night he went to Bellevue
for treatment. There he was told
that he was suffering from acid
burns.
Bellevue physicians related his
case to the police, who are max
ing an investigation. In their be-
| lief McGraw is the victim of acid
throwers who were passengers on
the subway train, and when they
saw him asleep they maliciously
poured the burning fluid into his
|shoes.-New York Herald.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
COLLEGES TO SUPPLY
OFFICIALS FOR THE
HIGH SCHOOLS

A plan is on foot here to have
the Washington High School Ath-
letic association, which contr Dis
interscholastic athletics in this
state, to ask the colleges to sup
ply officials for the High school
athletic contests in the future as
is done by some of the Eastern
states.
There has been much difficulty
in the past to secure proper Of
ficials for High school games.
The matter will be brought up at
the state association meeting here
in the holidays.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
LONG AND M'VE|GH IN
PINK OF CONDITION. FOR
SCRAP THIS EVENING

go six rounds in the fourth, pre-
|liminary.
Other preliminaries are: Geo.
Smith VS.. Ray Jewell. four
rounds; Cole Burk VS.. Joe Pierce,
four rounds; Howard Fleming VS..
Young Shay, four rounds: Eddie
Shepler VS.. Lou howard, four
rounds.
The curtain raiser will be OPP en-
ed at $3.50, with Emil Shock do
ing the referee stunt. according
to the English system-that is
outside the ring. In the main
event, however, he will be right
on the job to break all clinches.
No betting will be permitted at
the ringside.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
RICHARD SAYS BATTLE IS To
Be STAGED IN SALT LAKE

between Jeffries and Johnson
would take place in the Salt pal
ace in Salt Lake city.
He says he is satisfied with Ed
die Graney for referee but that no
other Californian will do.
Richard is in Boston on bust
ness connected with his mining
interests in the West.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
ANNUAL FOOTBALL
BANQUET TONIGHT :.
At WENTWORTH

Whitworth college will tonight
hold it's annual football banquet
and discuss the feasibility of2ap
plying for admission to the Naft1-
west conference. 1t is exp3fted
that the college will go inteS Che
conference. Other football p4aus
will also be made for next sea-
son,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS LOSE
To PARkLAND

In highly interesting contest
at Falkland, the Tacoma High
school girls second basketball
team met defeat at the hands Of
Falkland last night by the score
of 10 to IL. The game was hard
fought and the play at times was
rough. A return engagement
may be arranged in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
JAPS To PLAY -''
SONS Of HAM

(By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 10.
THE Sons of Ham and the Sons
of Nippon probably will cross
bats in diamond battle here IN
the near future.
The Japanese ball team of Los
Angeles has issued a formal chal-
lenge to the Occidental baseball
team of Salt Lake, and Captain
Morii declared today that the lit
tie brown men will take their
dusky opponents into camp.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10

from we'll known Chinese herbs,
roots and vegetables. 1t is good to
cure all chronic diseases. We treat
men and women. If you can't call
write for symptom blanks. Send
cents in stamps.
Jue Young Wo Chinese Med. Co.
1921 h Pacific ave. Cor. 14th.
Tacoma, Wash. -
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10

The Home Guards of the First
Methodist church will hold thel"
annual sa-a of Christmas articles
Saturday at the church, South
Eighth and @ streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
MANY ENTER
FOR WRESTLING
TOURNAMENT

Over 80 athletes at the Y. NJ
C. A. have entered for the wrest
ling tournament to be held to.
morrow night. In the prelimln.
aries the contestants are being
classified to give even struggles
and some strenuous work is look.
ed for. N. D. Moser, wrestling
Instructor, is classifying the boys
today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
CALIFORNIAN MAY
HEAD NATL LEAGUE
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. TO-
William c. Temple of Winters,
Gal, formerly owner lof the
Pittsburg club, may be the next
president of the National league.
The name of the California; is
being prominently mentioned to-
day as possible successor in tho
position made vacant bv the un-
timely death of Harry C. Pulliam
and which has been filled tenn
porarily by William Heydler.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
PRESIDENT OF
UNIVERSITY IS
FOR FOOTBALL

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SEATTLE. Dec. 10.-Football
enthusiasts were thrown into
ecstasies yesterday at the foot
ball meeting when President
Kane of the University of Wash
ington, who has heretofore re-
Trained from discussing football,
came out openly in favor of the
game. He said he thought II
needed little changing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10
PROMOTER DECLARES THE
JEFlFRIIlS JOHNSON MILL
WILL BE HELD IN SALT
PALACE.

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 10. -
'@rex" Richard, the Nevada min
ing man and fight promoter, de-
clared here today that the battle
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10

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Don't delay!
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ment. We cure
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-10

Scott's Studio for photographs
1906 Pacific ave. 49,
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SCOTS Studio for the best pho
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06

prefer to rely upon old signs instead
of on new science as the basis of
meteorological prophecy. Perhaps a
score of things. Only this is certain,
he should not have sailed, and he
should not have been allowed to sail"
And a critical examination of our
records at Washington and Boston and
of the files of the telegraph companies
will prove that no similar warning had
viOuS
Proves boomerang.
Mr.. Hough's attack upon the personal
and scientific attainments of the chief
of bureau is more a reflection upon the
many scientific organizations that have
elected him to membership therein.
and upon the educational institutions
that have conferred degrees upon him
and the colleges that have solicited his
services as a lecturer. and upon the
many foreign governments that during
his administration have sent their
under him.
At the bottom of the second column
on page 621 of the magazine, the fol
lowing statement appears in Mr..
Hough's article:
I'VE have, further an elaborate ex-
pert service at Mount Weather, orig
inally established under question:
able, or at least a questioned, use of
public funds. We have a political bu-
reau dealing with scientific subject"
Now let us see whether Everybody 5
| is fair in the making of this statement.
| That the charge of general extrava-
gance is not concurred in by those en-
| trusted with the regulation of the gov
Iernments expense account is shown by
the fact that congress has several
| times increased the appropriations
over the amount estimated for by the
chief of the bureau. AS a notable il
lustration, the current appropriation
for the support of the weather bureau
is $133, 200 more than was asked for.
Last year more than $4,000 of the
the treasury. Two years ago congress
made an exhaustive inquiry into the
affairs of the bureau. 1t examined
every item of, the expenditures for sew
eral years and found no irregularities
and with regard to the observatory
for scientific Investigations at Mount
Weather, spoken of by Mr.. Hough as
"a summer resort" the committee re-
ported as follows:
we are of the opinion that with so
much money being actually spent in
the making of forecasts and storm
warnings. which every one agrees have
a great value to the various industries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06

The following defense of the weather
bureau against recent magazine at
tack upon its manner of forecasting
atmospherical disturbances has been
prepared by the weather bureau at
Washington and Observer J. NJ. Sher-
Ter of the local station has requested
it's publication:
In reading Emerson Hough's attack
on the weather bureau in EverybOdy's
Magazine for May, 1909, it appears
that while he is free in the expression
of his own adverse opinion, he is I'M
able to quote the representative of any
of the numerous agricultural. CONNER
cial or marine interests that the wealth
Ell bureau so intimately and faithfully
serves, as having made a single ad
verse criticism of the service, and this
notwithstanding the fact that the mag
azine publicly solicited criticisms sew.
eral months before.
In the cases of the Galveston storm
and the storm in which the steamship
Portland was wrecked which Mr.
Hough claims the bureau failed to fore
cast, the records of marine associa
lions, of the local press and of the
weather bureau bear unimpeachable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06

testimony to the fact that the bureau
gave such ample warning of the com
ing of the Galveston storm that the
gulf of Mexico was practically cleared
of vessels of commerce and no loss of
life or property occurred in the open
sea. and that the morning before the
passage of the storm hurricane signals
were ordered for Galveston and other
gulf ports.
HarbOr Full of Craft.
At the time the Portland left Boston
'harbor against the protest of the Bos-
ton weather bureau official, personally
delivered to the captain, and in the
face of storm signals that had been fly
ing for many hours along the New Eng
land coast, the harbors were filled with
craft that had needed the signals and
were waiting for the storm to come.
These are facts that disprove Mr..
Houghs Indictment of the weather bu-
reau. II is unfortunate that Every
body's should assume responsibility
for his statements and give them pub.
licity. He quotes someone-he does
not say whom-as saying:
THE signals were displayed for the
gale, but during all the week equal
warnings had been displayed, and the
warning given of this storm indicated
no more severity than did those al
ready displayed. Nothing of exception
al severity was announced. The storm
| signals went up after the storm had
| begun
Mr.. Hough may be familiar with fic-
/ ton. but he certainly is not informed
as to the current events of the day or
he would not have brought himself in
direct conflict with the New York
Times of Dec. /. 1898, which had this
to say about those signals:
''In leaving Boston Saturday night
the captain of the Portland took
chances which no man in his position
had right to take From a source
that warranted implicit belief he, like
every other captain on the Atlantic
coast, had received warning that a
storm of exceptional severity would
strike him as soon as he reached open
water, and he knew that his steamer,
though well built and comparatively
new, was of type much better de-
signed for entering shallow harbors
than for encountering winter gales on
as dangerous a coast as there is in the
world. Despite all this and, according
to his employers, in defiance of implicit
orders, he steamed out into the gather
ing tempest. Why? ;; Perhaps
he belonged to the class, once large,
but now small and rapidly disappear.
ing, the members of which sheer at
the government weather bureau, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06

weather forecasts by telegraph, tele-
phone and placards. The exposure of
the Instruments, on platforms, how
ever, differs from the methods employ
ed in Germany"
The attitude of the German scientist
toward the bureau is reflected in The
current writings of meteorologists ev-
crywhere. Quotations such as the fol-
lowing are typical:
The truly mastery organization, so
dense and so complete, of the meter
illogical service of the United States
assures to the. storm warnings a pre-
cision far superior to that attainable in
the far east. Froc, director of the
meteorological observatory of Zikawei.
China, in a pamphlet on maritime
weather signals, just published.
4
''In the United States. where the
weather forecasting service is the best
organized, the interval between the
morning and evening service, etc.
General Rykatchew, director of the
central physical observatory, ST. Pc
tersburg; i. e., the official meteorologi-
cal service of the Russian empire.
e% X y =
THE creation of such a system would
not, indeed, be an impossibility, but
would involve the expenditure of a
great deal of money. Only in North
America is there to be found an ap-
proach to such system. In Europe
we have to content ourselves with a
less costly and, it must be admitted,
less complete system."-Dr. Henrik
Mohn, director of the meteorological
system of Norway.
Some Cold Facts.
If Mr.. Hough had stated the follow
ing facts his conclusions would have
been quite different:
That from the beginning of the pres
ent administration of the weather serv-
ice no employe has ever been removed
without the full reasons for his dis
missal being given and the employee
given opportunity to vindicate himself;
that with one exception no person dis.
missed for cause has ever been rein
stated in the weather service, and in
the case of this exception the employe
was restored without the use of 20
litical influence, but because of ar
error in the procedure which accom-
plished mis- dismissal; that on the first
of each month printed statement is
issued to every employee of the bureau
giving all details with regard to APP
lpointments, dismissals. promotions ant
assignments to duty, with the exac
reasons for each reduction or dismis
sal: so that the chief of bureau has
from the first day Of his administra
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06

of the country, il is a wise economy 10
devote a reasonable amount of money
to the carrying on of experimentation
at one of the many stations of the
weather bureau, so that the science
that is at the back of the art of fore
casting may be improved. and that
thereby the annual expenditures for
the support of the weather bureau may
have greater value TO the people. We
find no evidence of extravaganza or
misapplication of funds in the creation
of the institution at Mount Weather,
which We believe 10 have been worth
lily conceived and the plans thus far
TO have been efficiently executed"
In considering the question of the
efficiency of the weather bureau, it
might be pertinent to inquire how the
meteorological bureaus of other coun-
tries look upon our weather service,
even though their views should be
found to clash with those held by the
two unnamed eminent scientists that
Mr.. Hough quotes-one from the en-
virons of Boston and the other as yet
INDICATED.
Opinion In Other Lands.
In the autumn of 1907 DR.. p. Polls
director of the meteorological observa-
tory al Aixla-Chapelle, Germany, Wis.
tied the United States and made an
exhaustive study of the bureau, both
at its central office in Washington and
at several of its stations elsewhere. on
behalf of the German public weather
service. then newly. organized by the
Prussian ministry of agriculture, do
mains and forests Dr. Polls elab-
crate report on his journey, published
by the German government, concludes
as follows:
''In closing my report, | wish espeei-
ally to point out that the organization
of the meteorological service in the
United States is absolutely exemplary
This is true above all of the weather
service: the method of distribution of
weather reports, weather maps and
weather forecasts may well be called
the best in the world The speed with
which the daily weather maps are pre-.
pared, printed and sent out is simply
astonishing, as is the dissemination OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06

done in the governmental service any
where; that the chief of that service
is more careful about the expenditure
OF money; that he gets the best results
from the expenditure of money, ami
gives way a fewer number OF times 0
extravaganza than any other chief in
the service Il seems TO me il
would be worth a good many thous-
ands of dollars if congress would adj
yertise that where a bureau chief in
sists not only upon economy in the
service under him. but himself excr-
cises economy in making his appoint
ments and does not ask for excessive
appropriations, that in such a case we
will slightly increase his salary.
think that under the circumstances the
chief of this service is worth the
money for the work thai he has done"
Had Cause for Removal
In support of Mr. Hough, Every
bOdy's publishes criticism of the
| weather service by Elias B. Dunn. The
/ only answer that the chief of bureau
would make 10 Mr.. Dunn's criticism
when questioned was that he removed
| him from charge of the weather bureau
station in New York city for 1898 for
| reasons that were satisfactory TO Pres
ident Mckinley and Secretary Wilson.
| The relations of the weather bureau
are so intimate with the great marine.
commercial, manufacturing, agricuI-
tural and transportation associations,
and companies that it is significant
! that Eyerybodys magazine, which cal
ed for complaints. could not secure
from single representative of any
one of these organizations an authentic
statement justifying its attack upon
the weather bureau.
! Weather forecasting. and the making
of storm and fool warnings will never
become an exact science in this ~
any other country. About the same
F! number of errors that have occurred
in the immediate past will of necessity
occur for some time in the future The
vast interests which the bureau serve;
understand this, and do not ask for
the impossible. On the contrary the
lsIowth of the service has been in fe-
Spouse to the demands of the very in
terests that are SO intimately served
with the forecasts and warnings that
they know all about their accuracy and
their defects: and it is a fact that
can be certified to by every member
of either the senate or house commit
tee on agriculture, as well as by the
lvoluminous records of the bureau, that
/ the appropriations made for the sup
port of the service are far less than
are demanded by the interests that are
competent TO judge of its merits. Let
lis have facts instead of merely the
unsupported opinion of an unscientiic
writer of fiction, for the accuracy and
reliability of whose production Every
body's has seen fit to become respon-
Sibrp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06
AT THE THEATER

ing the organization, with Miss Grace
Edmund in the leading female role.
Miss Edmund has beautiful soprano
voice, added to her many other charms,
which she uses most effectively in sew
eral song numbers. Jack Rafael, Har-
ry PAUL., Ethel Dewey, Richmond Kent,
Frederick Truesdell and Marguerite
Keller are some of the principals as
sisting, and besides these there are a
host of pretty girls-not the "Broilers,"
but exquisitely gowned show girls with
splendid voices. Some of the song
numbers are Love Me Just Because"
Whats the Use?" Don't Be Cross
With Me-" I'm In Love With All the
Girls | Know" "Adois, Senorita," and
Don't Be Anybody's Moon But Mine"
1.-The Red Mill."- Charles Dilling-
hams admirable company will present
the Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert
latest comic opera success, The Red
MILL" which played one year at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06

days which it will be in progress.
A number of exhibit booths have
been arranged along the sides of the
rink floor, and exhibits are being made
by the Rock Island Brewing company
the Peoples Power company, and
Smith, the photographer. There will
be several other exhibits installed dur.
ing the early days of the fair. The
ladies have taken three of the booths
in the rink. and two of them are ex,
hibiting for sale their own handiwork
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06
UNION HOLDS ITS
ANNUAL ELECTION
Tri-City Typographical Men Name Ii.
w. Newton President-Commit-
tees Are Appointed.

The Tri-City Typographical union
held its annual election of officers last
evening at the Industrial hall, ami
after the business meeting a pleasant
social time was spent by the members
of the organization. Refreshments
were served and a smoker enjoyed.
The meeting was one of the largest la
the history of the union.
Retiring President G. e. Henderson
of Davenport, presided at the election
which resulted in the selection of the
following officers 10 guide the affairs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-06
TIE I "A STUBBORN CINDERELLA" AT THE ILLINOIS TIL

Of the organization for the coming year:
President-B. w. Newton.
Vice Presidential. j. GaSpard.
Recording SecrCtary-R. NJ. Hackett.
Secretary and Treasurer c. S. OS-
born
Sergeant-at- ADMINISTRATIONS White.
Auditing Committce-E. e. Potter,
Ed Geer and c. Meerdink.
Executive Committee-T F. Vince,
an, Rock Island; c. H. Lohmann, Dav.
export, and b. J. Skidmore. Moline