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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-21
MARATHONlTIS
PAU AT PRESENT

Jack Scully has not received very
much encouragement to pull off another
Marathon race, from a financial point
of view, although there has been much
talk round town of another event and
the promoter has been pestered to bring
off a big race between two or three OF
the best runners.
There was some talk of a match race
between Jackson and Saito, the Japa-
nese Marathonite who is now IN Ho-
nolulu on his way to the mainland.
But negotiations have apparently fallen
through and it is hardly likely that 1t
will come off.
Mr.. Seully states that he does not
believe in killing good sport by over
doing it and expects to leave the Mara
thon business alone, at any rate until
after the distinctively amateur affair
that Dr. Hand will pull off on June IL.
Jackson is figuring on going to Hho
and running in a Marathon race there.
He states. and quite rightly too, that
the half mile track would be much bet
ter for running on than the fifth or
a mile track at the league park ana
he believes that the event would draw
a large crowd in the rainy city.
Marathon running was novelty mere
and the people enjoyed the two races
that have been pulled off, but 1t IS
possible to have too much OF good
thing and it is doubtful if another
event of this kind would be much OF
a drawing card.
DR.. Hand S big athletic carnival on
June II is about the next thing OF
the kind to be looked for. The good
director of Y. NJ. c. A. athletics IS
arranging a very attractive program
for THAT date and it looks as though
it would bring out a big crowd.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-21
HINT FOR MARATHON PRO
MOTERS.

japan Times-A gay race was on
March 2s witnessed at the Naruo race
course at Nishinomiva, near Osaka, in
which scores of charming geisha took
part. The fair runners WIRE all re
cruited from among the bellies of gay
quarters in Nishinomiya like the city.
and one mile; was the distance of the
course to be covered. The Amazons
were lightly dressed, only with long
sleeved shirt of pink drapery on, and
it was. it is reported. a pretty and
pleasing sight to see an army of girls
running like professional athletes,
their pink sleeves ffuttering in the air.
The winner of the first prize, which
was a silk voucher valued at 30 yen,
reached the goal in min. sec.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-21

The return baseball game between
oahu College and the Marines will be
ylaved this afternoon a. Atkinson Park
at o'clock. The Marines nave suileI-
ed defeat at the hands of the young
collegians and are very anxious TO WIZ.
this game on their own ground. Hynes
will pitch for the Marines. and II ne
he in good form there is quite a chance
that he may put it over on the Puma
hou lads.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-21
BIG OPENING
FOR NEW LEAGUE

There will be big doings at the
league grounds next Sunday afternoon
when the opening of the Military Base
ball League will take place. This Will
add to the long list of baseball leagues
already organized in Honolulu, ana
lots of baseball is promised for the
year.
The Military League was organized
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-21

There will be another practise of the
n. G. H. team at the league grounds
tomorrow afternoon at 5 p. m. They
were out yesterday afternoon and
went through hard course of sprouts
under the gentle tutelage of Sergeant
Barry The n. G. H. boys have rat
Ting good team and are very CONN
dent of winning the championship OF
the Military League series.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-21

Dial ~Fahy states that, in two-r1ile
walking race, he, can beat the longest
legged scribbler that ever put fingers
on typewriter. He expects to start
training next week for the June IL
walking race. He states that neWspa-
per men are great on talking but not
much on walking.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-21
Sport Notes
Observation-Disclosures

The interscholastic baseball series
will begin next Saturday afternoon,
when High School will play Punahou,
and the Kams will play st. Louis Col
lege, at the Kan ground. All the four
schools are practising vigorously, and
a keen contest is looked for. On paper
Punahou has the best team. but all or
the ether three are doing we'll in prae-
alise. and there is no telling who will
take the championship.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

Europe We're watching for the return
of the comet, when SaXony farmer,
George Palitsch by name, having II
love of the stars aud a small tsle-
scope. became the DR.. Cook to steal
the prize front+th toiling Pearys OF
his day. and sighted the monster on
his return "trip, lit was on christmas
night of the year lI5S. and henceforth
this was Halley's comet: for he had
made himself and the visitant famous
by IL first successful prediction of the
retarn of Il periodical comet.
We have mentioned the fact that
HALEY strangely overlooked other
dates that he might have included in
his series, and that III" comet has
been traced back to the times before
Christ. The gaps are not all filled In
the earlier dates; but this is doubtless
due 10 the want of records in an un-
scientific age. Beginning. however
with \. ID. 1866. not "A date is missing.
although. owing To the dfstrusting in
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14
Saturn One Of tn, Planets Affecting
the Comet.

ages before. All we know is that the
comet. like the moon, is here. and
that II has been here for long time.
Some of the greatest discoveries
have grown out of what are called
lucky guesses." HALEY had-a strong
suspicion that the great comet of 1852
was no stranger. He was familiar
wdh the fact that remarkable comets
lad been seen I'M 1881 and 1907: and
here were two intervals of So nearly
% years each that he wondered
whether these three were not one and
the same comet returning with GER
tain regularity. His suspicion was
converted To conviction. when he ex-
afnined the courses of these three and
found them to fit into each other so
nicely that it was impossible any lon
ger to believe that they We're three:
they We're really one and the same.
II is strange that he did not go
back still further to li56 whose comet
so shook Europe with terror and dis
may. for here was the same interval,
and he could not be ignorant of that
visitation. He might also have easily
included the famous comet OF 1866 in
his survey. but il seems that he did
not. But in the three dates of 1881
1907 and 1852 he felt that he had suffi-
cient data to warrant prediction.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

broken series. beginning with 1oG6, the
date of the Norman invasion of Eng
and 1856.
II probably never produced such
CONSERVATION as in the latter year.
No one imagined that this was merely
the return of an old visitor, absolutely
no more strange than the return of
new moon each month or the planet
Mars to opposition every two years.
The popular mind was already in a
fcrment The Turks had taken Con-
stantinople and were threatening to
oxcrrun Europe, and everything
seemed ripe for destruction. when the
comet put in an appearance, confirm
ing all fears and seemingly depriving
men of what little Wit they had left.
1t was then that. according to tradi-
ton. Pope calixtus issued his famous
bull against the Turk, the devil and
the comet. He at least ordered spe-
cial prayers To lac said and the church
bells To be rung at noon, which, prac-
tice continues until this day. Terri
fled b. the nightly apparition which
endured for months. the people poured
their wealth at the feet of the church,
iraploring petitions that heaven might
save the world from its doom.
In 1881 the comet, almost forgotten.
was again ON exhibition. Following
that 1t was seen i'm the years 1907 and
i6Sa when HALEY viewed 1t. 1883.
, when it returned. according to Hal
: ley's prediction, and 1885, when it was
last seen, and by some few who sur
4. siye and are about straining their
eyes to see il again. Now. in this year
1909. il has just been freshly sighted.
and, before the year expires. we shall
all hope To see il with the naked eye.
I But the months of its glory and SPLEEN
dor will be the year 1910, now close at
hand.
Such Is the history of this famous
comet. w. may say that it will next
f appear about 1885, and some few chill
I dren who see il now will again see i
in that year. So far as we know. at
intervals Of about - years, Halley's
comet will continue to be the wonder
of earthly spectators until time shall
be no more.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14
TOWN LOT SALES

TOWN LOT SALES - Uncle Sam
win get into the town lot business i'm
good shape this week with Missoula as
his headquarters. He has to dispose
OF the lots in the towns of the reser-
walton and he is going AT IL in a bust
ncss-li like way; there will be fair
show given. however. to the folks who
have been living on these lots and who
have spent their money in Improve.
mcnts thereon: but for the unoccupied
lots there viii be an equal chance for
every body. The town lots I'm the north
ern part Of the reservation sold at fig
,ircs that made Uncle Sans real estate
operations look prosperous and profit
able; there Is reason to believe that
the towns ON this end of the reserve
will have as many admirers as their,
neighbors and lively sale Is looked
for In Mlssoula when the auctioneer
begins his work Tuesday. There will
be Il novelty about the sale that will
attract attention and there will be a
good audience.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14
NOTES OF SCIENCE

Soaking silver tableware in sour
milk over night viii restore the bril-
lance of the metal.
women are now allowed admission
To fun matricutation in. all German
universities except that at Rathraek.
The United States Imports about
la5.e00 tons of manufactured chalk
n year. mainly from England and
Germany.
A new miniature automobile for
children is propelled by spring
wound from the back by a multiple
gear and crank.
A Chicago man has patented an
electric lawn mower, supplied with
current from any convenient source
by cable.
The mileage of the railroads Of the
world totals more than l. times the
circumference of the world ut the
equator
British cnlnmhia's mines yielded
nearly ss.0na.na0 ASnrth Of gold. and
more than si.s0o.ae0 worth IF silver
last year.
A reservoir Which the city nj New
York is building in the catskill maun-
Iains ailI have a capacity al III as'
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14
3 vescRlsERs' PAPERS
PASSING EVENTS

There were many important happen.
ings during the wcek-a!l OF loea, in
tcrcst II you we're To ask over at the
big brick buildings at the foot OF
Mount Sentinel. which event was the
most important. there Is not much
doubt that the answer would be that
there was but one event during the
seven days. and that one resulted In a
score of "a to 0 In favor of the suni-
yerslty. The average Montana booster
who Is well next To his job. when
asked the same question. would be
prompt with the reply that about the
best thing that ever happened was the
hacking- up OF Secretary Ballinger. in
the matter OF tho conservation of water
power. Down at Plains and Thomp-
son they will tell you that amy man
with half an eye should know that the
all-transcending event was the action
OF the Northern Pacific In Improving
the train service on the Idaho division.
Mayor Logan IL pretty We'll conyinyssl
that the progress made In the sewer
construction plans was By all odds the
important event Of the second week
Of the eleventh month. The forces
which ARE working; {or the moral i'm
provement or the city will be rather
positive In their belief that the invita-
ton to Billy Sunday To come here in
1911 was at the head of the list of the
weeks happenings. Chief OF Police
vealey knows that he is best satisfied
with the movement of the socialists In
centering their attentions upon Spo-
kane. II was week with a varied pro-
grain and there was something I'm 1t to
suit everybody: there was lot OF
good news. which. as usual. The Mis-
soulian gave first to the people OF
western Montana.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

Copyright, 1909 by Frederick Camp
beil.)
Halley's comet spends a very small
fraction of its time within human
View. If il be one of the triumpis of
modern astronomy, that IL has acr
cnrately traced its course throughout
its complete round Of 10 years. it is
little less of an achievement To fol-
low il back through the centuries TO
the times before the Christian era.
II must not be thought, from the
name that il bears. that Sir Edmund
HALEY was the first ever to see this
stupendous object. much less. that it
came into being or first visited this
part Of the universe in his day. Hal
ley saw the comet in 1852, and he
died in 114a sixty years later. and
16 years before the comets next APP
pearance. But the comet WAS an old
affair when he looked upon il: and
when he successfully solved the prob
lem of its identity with a number of
historical. comets. and the periodical
character of its return TO our SIX. it
had been making its round of space
for ages.
That the come; originally entered
our solar system from distant regions
of the universe is practically certain.
Once within our confines 1t was cap.
tured. as is supposed. by Neptune. our
most distant known planet. and its
speed became SO reduced that 1t was
compelled to adopt the elliptical
form of orbit which it now travels.
Now. when this happened no one can
know or guess. 1t may have been
within the history of mankind. or
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14
HAPPY PEopLE-Th.re is rejoicing

in the towns Of western Montana
which are on the Idaho division of the
Northern Pacific. Pains and 1homp-
son have received assurance that the
railway people viii remedy t. great
extent the conditions which have made
the operation of the new time card so
uncomfortable to tho folks IN the west
end and that there VII be added stops
made by trains that nav" been waiz-
zing through Sanders county in the
endeavor 10 see how fast they could
run by Plains and THOMPSON, The
readiness with which the protests Of
the sanders county people were con-
sidered By the Northern Pacific's men
higher up. indicates that there is "A de
sire To- make the service Of the read
the mos, convenient possible for the
people af the district through which
the trains pass. Their was merit in
the requests Of Plains and Thompson
for better service am tina. merit
WAS recognized Immediately as soon
as the defects in the service were
brought to the attention OF the higher
Officers of the company. And western
Montana is much obliged.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

disposed of las ssan as the
state board If health has formally de-
cided that Missou!a has the right to
use the river for the disposition of the
sewage. And the most encouraging
part of the situation IS that Engineer
swearingcn says that the entire sys-
tenn. on botit sides If The river. cap
start, By all means. let US have an
carly start.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

100000 gallons nf water ana Will sap
ply e50. 100000 gallons day.
From deposit Of diamonds diseoN-
cred in Pike county. Arkansas, in
August. 1906. more than 7e0 have been
taken 10 date
\ ne@ mayonnaise mixer is
equipped with funnel by which oil
may be dropped into it with regular
ity and a dasher turned with a crank.
j, The Fsench sYofnen's Aerial league
has Offered scholarship of about
$3.50 Year In any student who viii
take up aviation as u profession.
A composition OF pitch and wax is
used instead OF glue on pianos
shipped To tropical countries. the lat
ter being loosened in damp climates.
At least two automobile tire man
ufacturers have perfected machines
with which one man may make from
80 To 30 tires 4 day, against five or
six by hand.
4 new sample case for travelling
statesmen contains a number OF dis
play trays for small articles. mounted
on. lazy tonss for extension over wide
space.
Nearly every European country
buys old black stockings which have
.hcca discarded by American wCarers
ffar conversion iEta >hoddy
> Natural abrasive IslateEiisis valued
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

at Si.o1i0@a Mere produced in the
United States last year. while the
output of artificial ahrasives was
worth ssaa,34O.
E \ new Swedish aerial torpedo which
is said to DE capable of destroying a
fortifieation or the largest battleship
afloat weighs but - pounds.
Fungus growths are the chief enc
mics of hard wood forest trees
Some destroy the leaves. others rot
the roots. and still others girdie the
bark
Recent excavations in the Forum
disclosed marks ON buildings which
warrant the belief that the ancient
Romans used elevators in their
homes.
An eye. shield. to keep dust from
dogs. eyes while motoring. similar 10
those Worn by human automobiles.
has appeared in the market.
Small clamps fastened by thumb
screws. To squeeze the finger ends
into symmetrical shapes, are coming
into use by European seekers after
beauty
4 subscription has been started in
Switzerland Ia publish the writings
Of Euler. the sayanr whose name is
connected with many mathematical
formulas
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14
NEW MAIL RoUTE-There is a

other section Of western Montana that
is happy these days: the district along
the line Of the Milwaukee is to have
mail service at last and the people
who have been cut off from COM
muniCation except by express are re-
joicing. There are lots OF reasons for
being thankful this November and they
are not limited To any particular sec
tion of western Montana: we lave
everything coming our way these days
and the thing 70 do is to Keep them
coming that way right along. The
boosters have lot of work cut out
for them this winter and sit should he
kept going. Better train service and
better mail service will neip the pub
licity work and make the boosters job
that much easier.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

And this lie now ventured upon
ramely, that in the year lI5s there
would be "a fresh visit rf a comet al
ready seen az Last three times: and
so interested was he in the result
Of his prophecy. and 50 confident
that he would not live to witness il,
that he frankly expressed q hope that
the world would recognize that it was
an Engtishman who made the predic-
tion.
Haley had been resting In his grave
for 16 years, and astronomers all over
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

CONSERVATION have been
many expressions of approval of the
switch which Secretary Ballinser has
taken in the consideration of the con-
servation of water power sites. Yes
terday mornings news was surprise
To those who have been following the
contests between the chief forester and
the secretary over the methods ami
plans of the conservation work; the
of these power site lands
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

land under William the Conuuerer.
when the comet was supposed to be
the symbol of his all-conquering
sword. and the. people stood aghast at
the celestial spectacle. The comet re-
peated its visits in 11i5. 1872, 1901, 1878
fluences of the planets passed by the
comet i'm coming and going, the inter-
walls differ from 14l- to 80 years.
The earliest date which We possess
is b. C. 40. Our next date is 600
years later-namely. "A. d. 451. Then
comes go. Now we come to an un-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14
FOOTOAll-Two events i'm football

FOoT0ALL-Two events i'm football
during the week concerned Missoula
greatly. Fridays game on Montana
field raised the state championship
pennant Over. thsstate university: the
deciding game Mas one which showed
the school u mincs.players to be as
great in defeat aAtrue sports always
are: 1t was well played and Its result
left no doubt anywhere as To the SUI
periority Of the varsity play and play
crs. The victors were magnanimous
and the losers Ware the right sort. The
game was honestly won and there is
no faint upon the championship this
season. Another football incident con-
school: the Livingston eleven violated
its agreement TO come Ia Missoula to
play return game with the home
youngsters: this action is in strong
contrast To the spirit of clean sport
which has characterized the interscho-
lastic games: il is disappointment to
the Missoula lads and IL puts the Liv-
ingston team out of the reckoning for
the high school championship There
are some of the schools of the. state
which need shaking up in their posi-
tion on athletics.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

A FAR sTEP-Monday nights dis
cnssion of the sewer question brought
Missoula good deal nearer To the
construction of an adequate drainage
system that she had ever been. The
mayor and the counciimen. as we'll as
the business men who had been in
vited to participate in the meeting at
the city hall. were deeply interested in
the outline of the plan presented BY
Expert Swearingen and were fully inn
pressed with the importance Of getting
the work under way as soon as pos
sibie The decision of the attorney
general seems TO have cleared the way
OF the technicalities which had been
interposed by the state board of health
and there is no serious obstacle ahead.
The perfection of the sewer plans and
their reasonable cost make il probable
that there will be no hesitancy what
s.xcr III the council IN getting the pre-.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

4 CITY hALL-In his talk to the
council last Monday night. Engineer
Swearingen emphasized the necessity
for Systematic preparation of city
engineering records and their careful
preservation. There is not III the city's
nossession any record of the old sewer
where to make a connection with any
Of the Old sewers. there is but an inn
perfect record Of grades: what fcw
records there are, are lying around I'M
protected and not filed. Mr.. Swear
fngen asserted the necessity which cx-
lists for suitable office for the city
engineer with n vault for the safe
filing Of records and with room
where draughting can be done To adj
vantage. Mayor Logan spent a con
siderable portion Of the week in the
endsavor to find quarters for the city
engineer, as there is a lot Of important
work ahead in his department Before
the week was half gone. the mayor
had concluded that the best thing to
do Is to build n new city hail. We are
now renting quarters for the police de-
partment and for the police judge: now
IL Is necessary to provide for the en-
ginecring department: the city is
growing rapidly and the fire depart
Ing. It looks az If the mayors con-
c!usion is a wise one.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

Much Of the public domain has been
dissipated: there should be ,unceasing
vigilance to, guard What Is left zof the
peoples property.ihl. ,s'1, .rs ..
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

Six inches or snow IN Colorado and
Wyoming makes our weather seem
pretty fine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

Our newest battleship. the North Da-
kota. is in n class by herself and il is
the first class
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

San Francisco cl.tims to BIZ the most
sanitary city in fha United States. but
Missouia has a sewer system COM
ing up.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-14

The state capitol wings are to be
finished in l9ll.-Rillx- SUNDAY is. cont
ing at-<he -sauesAisse.ss The, year will,
be locally noteworthy. ~-t-, -'sss r..-.