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New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
LAkNED AT THE TOP
LEADS At TENNIS.
Westerners Threaten Split
OUer Cham pionship.

Deliberation as to the ranking players
for the last season and the proposed ma
tional clay court championship occupied the
attention of the executive committee OF the
United States National Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation at its meeting last night in the
Waldorf-Astoria- DR.. P B. Hawk. OF the
University OF Illinois, Urbana, H.. and his
associates OF the national ranking commit
tee-Beais c. Wright, OF Boston. former
national champion. and c. Frederick Wat
son, jr., of Orange, n. J.-submitted their
hndings as the result of their three days
session at the Hotel Manhattan.
While the meeting and discussion we're be-
hind closed doors. as is the usual custom,
there were a number OF leading lawn ten
mis- players assembled about the hotel cor
ridors. They supplied the list of rankings
as they view the seasons perfor Dances. de-
spite the fact that the official findings will
not be made public for several days to
come The name of William A. Larned.
national champion. heads this unofficial list.
In the order named follows William j.
Clothier. challenger for the national hon.
ors; Maurice E. McLoughlin. of California;
Melville H. Long, of California: Wallace F.
Johnson, OF Philadelphia: Raymond ID.
Little, OF New York; Robert lie Roy, OF
New York; Theodore Roosevelt Pell of New
York; Gustave F. Touchard, OF New York;
Nathaniel W. Niles. of Boston: Edward P.
Larned. of Summit. N j.; Nat Emerson.
of Cincinnati, and Richard II. Palmer, of
Ridgewood. ". j.. as the favored ones for
the honor roll OF the first ten. The list as
submitted contains the names OF nearly
one hundred players.
That split in the national association
is threatened was made evident from the
communications received from John T.
Bailey, of Albion. Okla; NJ. D. MacDon-
aid, st. Louis Amateur Athletic Association,
and ". NJ. Wood, Omaha Field Club. This
trio of leaders in Western lawn tennis
Courteously stated that il the proposed
championship not established the
Western clubs would organize their own
association. drawing membership from the
West, South and some OF the Eastern clubs
dissatisfied with the present governing
body. and hold the proposed championship
either at st. Louis Omaha or Cincinnati.
What action will be taken cannot be de-
termined until the annual meeting of the
national in February. 1t was the opinion
of followers last night, however, that every
effort would be made to vote down the
proposed tournament which was the fate
that befeu II two years ago.
DIR. James Dwight. of Boston. president
OF the national association. presided at the
meeting last night. Among the other mem
bers of the executive committee Robert
D. Wrenn, vice-president; A. L. Hoskins.
secretary; Richard H. Stevens. treasurer:
l. H. WaIdner, of Chicago; z. F. Torrey,
jr., of Clinton, n. Y; William ]. CIothier of
Philadelphia: L. d. Scott, of Atlanta:
Ralph Holterhoff. of Cincinnati; Dwight F.
Davis. of st. Louis; Palmer E. Presbrey of
Boston; William A. Larned, OF Summit,
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
D. & n. BOND ISSUE SOLD.
Securities Approved After Appeal Dis
posed of in Wall Street.

Kuhn. Loeb & Co. and the First National
Bank have purchased s7.1s5000 first and re-
funding mortgage per cent bonds OF the
Delaware & Hudson Company. the issuance
OF which has been approved by the upstate
Public Service Commission. and have dis
posed of the entire amount to investors.
These are the bonds which the commission
declined 10 grant the company permission
to issue when it made its application In
May, holding that the company could not
mortgage its railroad property to acquire
coal lands.
The Court of Appeals in a recent de-
cision upheld the contention OF the Della
ware & Hudson that the Public Service
Commission had exceeded its authority.
and directed that body TO approve the
issue.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
BRUSSELS L. L., GRAND aI'I .9!!'!!a ao1l! 2!

the Standard Hardwood Lumber Company
against the Southern Pacific Railway Com
pany. The decision affects large number OF
cases involving the transportation OF hard
wood from points betweeI. the Mississippi
River and the Pacific terminals A rate OF
So cents hundred pounds being found by
the hardwood company to be unreasonable
from the Mississippi 10 the Pacific ter
minals, the commission held that this ac-
tion was prima facie evidence: that the
rate was unreasonable from all points In
the same territory which took the same
rate on traffic transported under similar
circumstances ana conditions. and that tha
75-cent rate shoulu be applied To all ~ ,hsss.
points alike
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
QUAkERS HOLDLEAD
BROWN OUT OF RACE
tIeuer Play by Bauder Pre-
cents Chess Tie

WIN Brown University practicable o,,.
o. the running the eleventh .r,,,,, -.
ment Of the Triangular College Chess
League OF which the second round was
contested at the rooms of the R;oa Chez.
Club. in the Cafe Boulevard. vestsrd.,.
morning and afternoon. has become ar.,
contest Tor the mastery between the renre-
sentauVes OF the University Of Pennsyl-
Fania am those of Cornell. Both teams
added one and 2 half points to their totals
a Monday. and in consequence the cham
pion Quaker team was enabled 70 r,..-,
tain the lead of one game over +,e Y+s
oair.
AZ l. " hitaker. the Pennsylvania PLAYER
figuring at the first board. and who is evil
Gently quite in class by himself won
without difficulty against W. !. Fmmons
Of Brown, while l. Tolins. Cornelrs senior
player. polished off F. H Guild. the other
Brown representative This left PennsvI-
vania and Cornell in the same relative DO
siuons. At the last table c. E. Simonson
OF cornell, made an heroic effort 10 over
come II I. Bauder. of Pennsylvania. but
Bsuder defended so well that his opponent
IN the end had TO be content with q draw.
The first game was over in short order.
Emmons had the white pieces. and was
met by the Petroff Defence Whitaker in
trenched his knight strongly at h5. sup
porting it with TWO pawns Just as En-
mons prepared TO drive the knight in oues-
ton he was surprised by Whitaker Offer
ing the sacrifice OF his knight for a pawn
ms was not accepted. but the Providence
player soon found himself in hot water
When his opponents queen was posted at
H5- With a few well directed strokes
Whitaker demolished the position of tba
white king and forced the resignation of
tie Brown representative
At the second table ToIins. OF Cornell
and Guild, of Brown discussed the So
eal4ed SLOW variation OF the Frence Defence
Nnlcn had been adopted by Guild as second
player Neither player could gain anv ad-
vantage IN the opening stage. and for
tNenty-seven moves honors remained even
Al that point Guild embarked unon .
manGuvre that proved worse than fr,,i,-
less. and Telins experienced no difficulty IN
pacing the game in the Cornell column
at'er thlrty-three moves
The great struggle of the 5sv ,-L..
Aept play going until nearly O'Clock. was
between Simonson, Of Cornell ana po,,,o-
oi pennsylvania. Cornell needed the noip+
IL oroer 10 tie the leading team am
olHaonson made q brave attempt 10 accom-,
push ms end. He opened with The RlIv
--Cpez' which he handled in excellent stvle.
snd on the twelfth move appeared 10 GET
the Upper hand by clever advance Of the
KING pawn Bauder studied long and
earnestly over 1t, and finally decided that
Il would be too costly TO effect the capture
Instead, he retreated his bishop 10 K2 md
prepared 70 Withstand 4 vigorous attack
His combination yielded SiInonson pawn
on the eighteenth move, an ADVANTAGE
20 which he clung throughout the middle
game. Bauder continued fighting strenu-
ously to achieve draw. and finally the
knight and pawn ending ensued. and
draw was recorded after flfty-two moves.
Following arc the college and individual
totals after fRo rnfInds- =
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
JOHN W. DIXON DEAD.
Well Known Cricket Player Succumbs
to Pneumonia.

John ". Dixon. secretary and treasurer
Of the Manhattan Cricket Club. and one
of the best known followers of the sport
died at his home, No. s. East 5th street
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, yesterday from
pneumonia. He was forty years old.
Mr. Dixon. who is survived by a wife and
four children, was a Yorkshireman. He
had been in this country for twenty years
and helped 10 organize the South Brooklyn
Cricket Club. For eighteen years he had
been a member of the Manhattan Cricket
Club. holding one office or another most
of that time The funeral services will be
held from his late residence on Thursday
afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
JOCKEY BADLY HURT
Horgdn Narroscly Misses
Death at Moncrief Track

SnsohViiie. Fla. Dec 2s-The one-mile
ior gentleman riders was the feature
u 'o-oas programme at Moncrief Font.
iea py Francis ]. Pons and ridden by
onaiu Fons. a nephew Of the owner. won
EASILY Crepps Beckham. ridden by Mr..
fearce. of Louisville was second Judee
murphy presented the winner with a silver
cup Three favorites won-Crossover Font
ana MAY Amelia. The fourth race was sub
Sti'uted and Nav Amelia who was heavily
piayed at to 5. took the money.
orsan' the jockey, was thrown in the
hourth, and his mount. HazIet, narrowly
missed mashing the boy to death. AS it
was, he was seriously injured and was
carried from the track unconscious. The
summary:
crcsrsyarrs srs race selling i've and half furlongs-
as ass"cny lo3 Page, IL TO . second; GYPSY Girl
Ftia .bS 2b,SSIcoisI,. TO !. third. Time l:I2 as.
also ran 'e' III YAK ana Feafl T.
second race !gentlenan's cup race selling one
66t.eSpps BcNham, l4l tMr rierce) 5 to . second ;
lily B'IIy Pullman l42 tMr- Redman) to / third
4'r1e; i.oI. Meloieon and Countermand also an.
,ok kh1Td race Selling; SIX furlongsl-Pocomoke.
tTS,,-,i ,9 iosgl Is to D. won: Lord Nelson. 1O9
10 to third Time. ::Is % Aunt Kate.
f99tnfgl' Sangil, Firm and Low Heart also ran
TN race substituted race: selling. five and
q half furlongsl-May Amelia IO4 (King) 3 TO 3
49,, ACstih Sturtevant, l04 tGanzl. 10 TO /,
IsSecond; Polar Star. 100 (Page), to l. third
line line III 20. Elgtn, Matte Bumppo. Nys7ifier
Fhlst Alamo, Grovannf Raggio Bon Aster and
Eazlet also
,oF Fift5 f1T race & selling: mne,-Greeu Bridge.
AUS thussraNe), TO 3. won; E,ndymion iO6
.hi1s', eren' second; Hathaway. es OraD. IS
Square Deal. Throckmorton and Pedigree also
ran.
six, sixth race selling; one mile and sixteenth)
SagstlsTood dg ~ (NicoD even: second Irrigator
Minks. Spring Frog and Tivolini also ran.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
PASSAIC FIVE WIN.
Take Odd Game from NezcarA,
Bay BozcIers.

The Passaic Club won the odd game from
the Newark Bay bowlers in an Athletic
Bowling League series rolled on the Cor
mer's alleys last night. In the other series
rolled Columbia won two games from the
North End team. 1t was the first time
so FAR this season that the Newark Bay
team had lost the majority of games of a
series The latter club won its only game.
which was the opener. by five pins by the
good work Of Vreeland and Griffith, who
struck out.
The second contest was lost by Dwyer' S
inability TO complete a single pin spare,
which probably would have won the game.
thus losing it by seven pins The last
game was all PASSAGES after the sixth
frame. The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
SETTLE EXPRESS co. DISPUTE.
N. Y, N. H. q n. and the Adams
Come to Amicable Agreement.

New Haven. Dec. 2S-At the Office OF
the New York. New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Company. II is stated that the
dispute between the New Haven company
and the Adams Express Company. operat-
ing on the lines OF the former, has been
adjusted to the satisfaction OF both par
ties No details Of the settlement are
given out.
The dispute originated some nine months
ago over a claim of the New Haven COM
pany, dating back for several years and
involving a division OF rates
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
NEGRO FIGHTER BUILDS GYM. >
Work Begun Back of Johnson S Home,
for Preliminary Training Quarters.

Chicago, Dec. 2s.-Work was started to-
day on the equipment Of the gymnasium
in the barn at the rear of Jack Johnson s
new home here The negro champion in
tends TO do a large amount of preliminary
training in his new gymnasium. According
10 his plans. the equipment will be the best
obtainable, and he will have an ideal train
ing place when 1t is finished In il will
be a 24-foot ring
johnson said to-day that he would have
a large training staff, consisting OF Gun
boat" Smith. Monte Cutler. Jack Heiman
and several others.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
INTERSTATE COMMERCE RULING
Decision in Case Of Lumber Company
Against Southern Pacific Railway.

Washington. Dec. 2S-When q railroad
rate is found 10 be unreasonable In spe-
cihc case in given territory II is also un-
reasonable from all points In the territory
which took the same rate on traffic trans
ported under similar circumstances and
conditions.
This Is the principle announced by the
Interstate Commerce Commission in a de-
cision handed dew1 ta-dax N the case ss
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CHANGE,

Louisville, Dec. 2s.-The Southern Pacific
Company filed amendment to its char
ter here to-day. certifying that of the
s76, ,OoO of the preferred capital stock of
the company heretofore authorized to be
issued. AMI consisting of 10000 shares of
the par value of 500 each, 7445lS shares
have been converted into a like number
of shares OF the common capital stock Of
TIE company. the remainder of the issue
having been redeemed or cancelled
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
YANKEES RELEASE PLAYERS.
Revelle, Pitcher, and Gray, an Out
fielder, Go to Minor League Clubs.

The New York American League club re-
leased Revelle. a pitcher. yesterday TO
the Richmond club. of the Virginia State
League, and Gray, an outfelder to the
Jersey City club, Of the Eastern League.
Revelle with Richmond last season,
while Gray played with Johnstown CPenn),
of the Tri-State League.
The New York Americans have turned
back five players who were drafted or
purchased from minor league clubs last
season, these being Blair, Mcconnell, Will
son, Gray and Revelle.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
STABLE FOR BUTLER.
Ozcner of Yonkers Track Bugs
Four TeGrIingS

James Butler. president OF the Empire
City Racing Association. will campaign a
stable of thoroughbred horses next season,
with William Hurley as his trainer.
E. r Bradley sold or made formal trans
fer of four yearlings. which will be two
year-olds on January l, TO Mr.. Butler yes
terday for $500
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
DRycooDS REcEtvERsHIe

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 2s-The mitchell
Drygoods Company. Incorporated for seSo
o0. was placed In the hands OF a receiver
here to-day on petition OF creditors. Ten
days ago New York creditors. who's.
claims Appropriated H2.5 800. filed a petition
70 have the arm declared bankrupe
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
MADISON so. GARDEN NOT SOLD

A report was published yesterday that
a syndicate had bought Madison Square
Garden. George r. Read < Co.. represent
ing the corporation owning the property
said the report was unfounded. The prop
erty was offered for sale about year
ago. Since then many overtures to pur-
chase It had been made
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
Totals. aO5 a6s $50

The Columbia bowlers. after losing the
opening game 10 the North End crew, got
revenge by easily capturing the remaining
two. The scores for the three games were
high. eight being returned which were
over the 200 mark. The scores follow:
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29

Goals for Toronto-Davison. Firth. Hanley.
Goal for New York A. C--CastleTldu. Referee
William Russell Hockey Club. Assistant ref
eree-Howard Drakeley, Crescent A t. Umpires
M. Britton. Hockey Club. and J. l.. McLennan
Royal Military College. Timers-M. Bishop and
DIR. G. Wallace. Time OF halves Twenty min
utes
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
PETRoFFs Defence.

The third and seminal round will be con
tested to-day IN the following order: Whitaker
ys. sinonson, Bauder Guild, Emmons vs.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29
LEHIGH STOCK DEAL
Drerel s Co. Buy Lackauanna
HOLDINGS.

Philadelphia, Dec. 2s.-Announcement was
made to-day that Drexel & Co. OF this
city, had purchased the Delaware Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad Company 8
holdings of Lehigh Valley Railroad stock.
amounting to 5000 shares. Aside from
this Drexel & Co. would make no comment
on the purchase.
For many weeks Lehigh Valley has been
among the most active of stocks, and it's
rise and fall have been watched eagerly.
II was known that the Moore Reid inter-
ests, whose chief strength is centred In the
Rock Island railroad. had been purchasing
heavily of Lehigh Valley. with the ap-
parent intention of acquiring control.
The Delaware. Lackawanna & Western
is the last of the five railroads which &C
quired control of the Lehigh Valley in 1901
to dispose of its stock. The holdings OF
the other roads-namely. the Erie. Read
ing Central of New Jersey and Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern-were acquired re-
Gently by the Reid-Moore interests These
holdings. it is understood, amounted to
nearly 80 per cent. sufficient to carry
working control of the road. and it was
officially announced a short time ago that
ex-Judge William II. Moore. Daniel G. Reid
and E. S. Moore would be elected members
of the Lehgh Valley board at the forth
coming annual meeting.
1t Is thought that the stock Just pur-
chased by Drexel & Co. may be for the
account OF the Moore Reid interests, which
would make them absolutely dominant in
the roads affairs. Nothing could be learned
officially TO confirm this belief however,
and in quarters opposed 10 this view II
pointed out that the Morgan-DrexeI
interests have always worked in harmony
with the present Lehigh Valley manage
ment, and that II was not probable, there
fore, that the stock had been purchased
for the account OF the Moore-Reid party,
was it likely to fall into their hands in
the future
1t was learned that the sale OF the Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western holdings OF
Lehigh Valley stock TO Drexel Co. took
place last Friday. The price at which the
stock was sold is understood TO have been
around 1o5. and as 1t was originally secured
at around 80 the transaction represents q
handsome profit for the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29

Proprietors The 0URDON HOTELS, Ltd.
Close Buckinehsm Palace, Wesfmfnste
bbey and conyenfsnf for everywhere. Tariff fire.
from Tpfowa Once View York Tribune" 100
Broadway, New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-29

'tals after two rounds {;
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30

With startling suddenness. Accord
ingly plans have been carefully laid.
The river states are preparing to
march against the states for whom the
west has been building harbors for
almost 100 years, and ask what seems
a pittance to enable the federal gov
ernment to seize the Missouri river
as one great enterprise, and make
navigation safe on it's turbulent wa
ters, construct such landings and
give permanency to the channel,
which will justify private capital in
vesting in elevators, warehouses,
docks and boat lines.
AS q new line of railroad stretched
across new country means a ribbon
of civilization 20 to 80 miles in width
and an increase in the taxable value
of the property along the line aver
aging $65,000 per mile, it is pointed
out that the wealth and population
which would follow the opening of the
Missouri river would mean no less
than $4,000, 900 added TO the taxable
value of property in North and South
Dakota and Montana.-Mr. Will A..
Campbell in Van Norden-The World
Mirror.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30
WANTED S100,0o0,00o

One hundred million dollars-as
much as France paid for the Canal
du Midi, 255 miles in length; more
than twice the cost of the I<iel ship
canal built by Germany; equal to the
sum invested by Great Britain in the
waterway between Manchester and
Liverpool, or paid by the Muscovities
to dig the canal connection between
the Dniester and Vistula rivers: s1O,-
100000 more than the cost of the
epoch-making Suez, and equal to
the amount spent by Canada
on all the artificial waterways Of that
country since their construction. be-
gan.
This is the amount wanted to inn
prove the Missouri river, taWny,
restless, braWling flood which rear
ranges geography, devours annually
S,ooo acres of good farming land and
countless sandbars, making life on its
shores or afloat on its bosom very
uncertain, as it winds like a great
spiral stairway from point near the
Red Rock Lake, 1000 miles to where it
meets the Mississippi river and gives
that majestic stream new and less
pleasing personality.
The necessity for chea per and bet
ter transportation facilities has forced
itself upon that portion of fhe west
through Which the Missouri flows,
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30
FOR THE HoUsEkEEPER.

There is a new fashion of proyid-
ing for ones wardrobe in the room
without an ordinary closet, which is
far better than the familiar device
of stretching a cretonne curtain over
"A row of hooks. Into the recess
formed by bending back the sides
of three-fold screen, are fitted two
light wooden shelves; one being
placed at the bottom of the screen
and the other about a foot below the
top edges. Hats may be kept ON the
upper shelf thus provided, boots will
find Il resting place on the lower shelf
and hooks screwed into the under
side of the top shelf will accommo-
date a number of garments. The
screen may be placed across a cor
ner and no one need guess what is be-
hind it.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30

VLHAT to do with the boy in
w summer time is u question
wv which is now being solved in
part by the boy farmers who are do
ing a thriving business where school
gardens have been introduced. Some
times they have plot Of earth s by
10 feet, but no matter how small,
they plant, weed, water and cultivate
and finally gather the blossoms and
crops. A good deal has been done In
the way of childrens gardens in our
large cities, but every place. whether
town or village, can have either home
or school gardens which will be as
successful as those in New York, If
people will start to help and encour-
age the young ones,
Already the little farmers of Amer
lea are making the horticulturist look
to his laurels. and in Ohio, at the
Montgomery county fair, the boys
had an exhibit of their products which
rivaled iniaxcellenee those Of the most
experienced iagriculturists. That those
boys were proud goes without saying.
For a few weeks jakk-cnives were not
sWapped with any but boys belonging
to the same garden association and
the exhibit was under constant sur
veillance by boys who visited it as
outsiders. lust 70 see how things
were getting along"
1t is not always easy to catch the
small, unframed child, especially the
small boy, and get him to work sys-
tematicallN but that 1t can be done is
shown by the little farmers of Hyan-
mis-, Mass, These children are finan-
ciers. They grow fine school gardens,
sell the products and take the money
to the bank and deposit it. The lit
tie bank book is great institution
and when diminutive Miss Sallie
Virgins makes a deposit of 10 cents
from selling radishes every other child
In the school senvies her and hastens
to makeA4a bank. book account, which
Will swell into still larger proportions.
Usually the child during the long
summer has aS good deal of time to
fritter away During several months
of idleness andedesultory play he for
gets what he. has been learning for
nine months, picks up any amount
Of undesirable knowledge and when
school begins in the fall is the despair
of his teacher and family Everyone
wishes the child might be out in the
country in summer, but that is not
always eXpedient. The next best place
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30
Individual Table Napkins.

Where there are several groWn-uE
daughters living at home, each now
has her individual napery, which is
used when she entertains at luncheon
or afternoon tea. On the dainty nap
kins of finest linen are embroidered
the fair owners fhvorite flower Or he1
initials or monogram and the napkins
are scalloped all around by hand. To
match these pretty napkins, which by
the way are embroidered in colors,
there are table runners also embroid-
cred and ending at the four corners,
with long tabs of Irish lace through
which satin ribbons are run, falling
over the table edge in big bow.