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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-01
TAMMANY'S MUNICIPAL
PLANK STUNS GOTHAM
Declaration in Favor Of City Owned Franchises Believed
to Be Scheme to Forestal Campaign Plans
OF independence League.

NEW YORK. oct. 1--Tammany Hall
and municipal ownership OF public utili-
ties,
New Workers today are slowly re-
covering their breath following the
declaration of the Tammany city con-
vention which last uight nominated Jus
tice of the Supreme Court William j
Gaynor Cor mayor that
I'VE favor municipal ownership and
control Of public franchises and utili-
ties"
Nothing Of this kind was looked for
from Tammany. which in the past has
declared municipal ownership "a vision
OF socialism. and today politicians are
looking for the reason for the redical
departure from the Tigers usual con-
serva tisTn.
One reason advanced today is that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-01
CITIZENS WILL MEET.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Park View Citizens Association will be
held this evening i'm the hall OF the
whitney Avenue Christian Church, on
Park road The meeting viii be the
frst after the summer recess and 4 mass
of routine bushes VIII be transacted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-01
TONGERS ARE BUSY
ON THE PUBLIC BEDS
The Oystermen Report Excellent
Catches of River and Chess-
peake Bay.

TIE oyster has come into his own
again. Il is estimated that nearly I,ooo
tonEerE are already at work on the pub
: lie beds Of the WicOmico and other
tributaries OF the Potomac river and
Chesapeake bay, and excellent oysters
are being taken from the water. The
season legally opened yesterday. and
snany cystermen in Virginia and Mary
land had made arrangements 20 begin
tonsing Immediately.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-01
PLEASED
WITH IRRIGATION

The members of the Senate Commit
tee on Irrigation. who have been on
tour OF inspection in the Northwestern
States. are thoroughly pleased with the
reclamation projects.
Director Newell OF the Reclamation
Service. who returned last night. said
that the Senators were in favor of the
SO 000000 bond issue for the reclama-
ton fund recommended in President
Taft's speech at Spokane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-01
PLANNING FUNERAL
FOR WAR VETERAN

Arrangements are being made today
FOR the funeral of EliphaJet Whituesey,
secretary of the Board OF Indian Com
upissioners since 1879. and distinguished
veteran of the civil war Mr.. White
sew died Yesterday morning at his resi-
dence 8 Iowa Circle.
lie was horn In New Britain. Conn.
and vvae a graduate Of Yale From 1857
TO 1874 ne was a professor at Howard
University.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-01
COLONEL COTTON
is VISITING HERE

Col George 3. Cotton. VINO viii sue
coed Regis RI. Post as governor OF
Porto Rico. il visiting at rhe home Of
his brother, Francis Colton, az 1896 Con
neoticut avenue.
Colonel Cotton has been visiting the
Alaska Yukon-Paoif Exposition, and
on the way here stopped at several -
sorts along the route or tie Canadian
Pacific railway.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-01
POLO TOMORROW
AT POTOMAC PARK

The officers polo team from Fort
Myer, Va, wal play a return game with
the team from the Warrenton Hunt
Club, OF Warrenbon. Va. on the polo
grounds in Potomac Park tomorrow
Afternoon at 3.3O O'Clock The Fort
Nfyer team lost TO the Warrenton club
on the latter's grounds September by
the score Of ~ 70 go. Should Fort Myer
win tomorrow there viii probably be a
deciding game.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
issued Every Sunday Morning by the
Local ONCE. o. s. Weather Bureau.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28
Opening Land in Kau.

AS a result of tie visit of Governor
Frear and Land Commissioner Pratt to
the district of Kau the work of OPEN
ing up a tract Of land near Waiohinu
for settlement has begun. Sam Kau-
hane, the license inspector, reports that
Mr.. Wright of the Territorial Survey
Department is now on the ground, and
is working on cutting up the tract into
the lots as designated by the officials
mentioned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28
MARINE
Vessels Due This Week.

The week will not be altogether live
ly from marine point of view, as but
two mail steamers are due to arrive
from the Coast. The Manchuria is due
on Wednesday and the Alameda on
Friday morning. The Hyades, of the
Matson line, may arrive tomorrow from
Seattle. and the Massachusetts on We'd
nesday from the same port. The Lur-
line may sail for San Francisco about
Friday or Saturday, and this will be
the first opportunity to despatch mail
for the mainland.
Warships Attract.
The two warships of the japanese
squadron and the United States cruiser
st. Louis are just now the center of at
traction on the front. Yesterday after
noon both japanese vessels were open
for inspection to the general public.
japanese swarmed over the vessels
eager to get glimpse of the interior
of the two former Russian ships, prizes
of the war between Japan and Russia.
A large number of the cadets and men
were given shore leave yesterday. The
men broke into detachments generally
with a petty officer assigned to each
squad. Some of the men of the St,
Louis also had shore liberty. Today
they commence taking in thousand
tons of coal, and an effort will be made
to break the record of the cruiser Mil
waukee. AS soon as coaling is finished
liberty will be granted the men, When
the St. Louis arrived Saturday, vendors
did a huge business with the blue
jackets. It was the first experience
of many of the men with tropical
fruits, and they fairly gorged them
selves with bananas, pineapples and
mangoes.
Shipping Notes.
The W. G. Hall brought 5SSS bags
of K, P. sugar from Koloa yesterday.
The Iwalani brought from Kiholo
yesterday 5000 bags of Kohala sugar,
90 head of cattle and 20 calves. The
Iwalani was delayed at Mahukona by
rain squalls.
The Pacific Mail steamship Mongolia
is due to sail today from Yokohama for
Honolulu en- route to San Francisco.
The waiting list here is quite large for
cabin passage.
Freight arriving on the Mikahala
from Molokai and Maui ports included
1900 bags of sugar from Oiowalu, so
head of cattle, II hogs, 134 sacks po-
tatoes, II crates chickens.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28
PAIN In THE STOMACH.

Tt is most annoying, as well as dis
agreeable, to be troubled with pains in
the stomach, and there is no need Of it,
for one dose of Chamberlain IS Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy will al
lay the pain. Try it once and be con-
WINGED. For sale by all dealers. Ben
son, Smith G. Co., Ltd, agents for Ha-
waii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28
TIDES. SUN AND MOON.

Full moon July Sd at LAG a. m.
The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur
about one hour earlier than at Homo
lulu.
Hawaiian standard time is 10 hours
80 minutes slower than Greenwich
time, being that Of the meridian of 157
degrees thirty minutes. The time whis-
tie blows at 1880 p. m, which is the
same as Greenwich 0 hours minutes
Sun and moon are for local time for
the whole group.
WIN. B. STOCKMAN.
Section Director.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28
READ THE ADVERTISER
WORLDS NEWS DAILY

be confronted by bi-party opposition
It's effect, of course, is demorailzing
upon any political organization and IN
evitablv becomes handicap IN a ma
tional election.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28

NE. and i.
Note.-Barometer readings are cor
rected for temperature, instrumental
errors, and local gravity. and reduced
to sea level. Average cloudiness stated
in scale from to 10. Direction of
wind is prevailing direction during "a
hours ending at s p. m. Velocity of
wind is average velocity in miles per
hour.
WIN. B. SToCKMAN.
Section Director.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28

get out and telephone to the Sheriff
and the refusal of the japanese to let
him go, telling him that there would
be pilikia if he made further attempts
Then, after being held for half an hour
help came.
Cross-Examination
On cross examination, Mr. Lightfoot
failed IN shaking any of the testimony.
although putting the witness through
stiff lot of questions. He apparently
desired to show that there had been no
danger to the witness and that the
witness was not even frightened Along
this line the testimony ran:
terrified upon the occasion of these
Japanese
A. Well l was in fear of the chance
OF our losing our lives over it, that if
we found it necessary to start in shoot
ing if we had not kept cool headed
when / had occasion to use the revol-
yer, | imagine that they would have
made an end of us--of me-
G. You were afraid that if YOU had
not had your revolver that there would
have been an end to you, is that it?
A. No. I said that if I had had
to use the revolver on them, if I had
to have shot any of them. the chances
are that the balance of them, after /
had used up the cartridges that I
had,
@. Would have killed you2
A. Would have promptly stamped
us to death.
The last matter touched upon was
the fact that the japanese alleged riot
ers, although in overpowering numbers,
did not succeed in reseuing the prisoner.
Lightfoot asked: CHOW, then, Mr..
Scoville. with all these hundreds of peo-
pie there, don It you think that they
could have taken that one man from
you if they had desired?"
A. Well, they would have taken him
dead if they had
@. Well, don t you think they could
have taken him dead?
A. Possibly. After we got in the
building don It know, couple of cool
men with couple of revolvers can
stand off pretty good mob sometimes.
@. But before you got in the build
ing, they could have taken him,
couldn It theya
A. Oh, it is possible, of course.
@. And they really didn't try very
hard to take him. did theys
A. Well, they didn't club us, no.
@. And they didn't use any other
violent means to take hims
A. They didn't lay their hands on
me.
Q. They didn't lay their hands on
you9
A. They didn t lay their hands on
me, warned them to keep their hands
off, that I would shoot the first man
that attacked me.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-28
Y. Do you know his names
A. Hata

scoville. then identified others of the
defendants as present after the police
officers had ordered them to dispense.
de told of attempts made by Wills to
get out and telephone to the Sheriff.
and the refusal of the japanese to let
him go, telling him that there would
be pliikia if he made further attempts.
Then, after being held for half an hour.
help came.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
IS WILLING
TO PLAY VIRGINIA
Blacksburg Eleven Accepts
Richmond Proposition TO
Settle State Title.

RICHMOND. Va, Nov. "a great
deal Of interest has been aroused in
athletic circles In Richmond and the
State by the suggestion that a football
game be arranged, to be played here,
between the University of Virginia and
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
The following telegram was according
ly sent in duplicate several days ago
to the athletic managers of the two in
situations:
Sentiment hers and in the state at
large seems to favor a game between
the University of Virginia and the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute TO determine
the question of superiority in football.
1t is said that neither team has a game
for Saturday, December T. If arrange
ments to secure the grounds can be
made, would your team agree to a
gamer"
The following reply was received from
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute:
1.-THE Virginia Polytechnic Institute
football team is willing to play the Uni
versity OF Virginia or any other good
team in Richmond. December 4. upon
the same conditions that It plays other
teams on its schedule"
No acknowledgment Of the receipt of
the telegram to tho University of Vir-
ginia has been received. The original
message was received and signed for,
however, by r. ". Darlington, Of the
University Athletic Association.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
MANAGERS DENY
REPORTED TRADE
Murphy and Ebbetts Profess
Ignorance of Kling-Lum-
ley Deal.

NEW YORK, Nov g-Whue both
Charles II. Ebbetts. president of the
Brooklyn. club. and Charley Murphy,
the high moEul of the Chicago club,
deny they have arranged a deal, il is
rumored that Harry Lumley win surely
be found playing right field for the
Cubs next season, says the Brooklyn
Citizen. Murphy left for the West and
Ebbets is on a three weeks vacation
trip. It is said that both magnates win
visit King in Kansas City. and pre-
vail upon Johnny 10 join the Superbas
after securing his reinstatement by the
National Commission.
King is said TO be demanding 5000
salary To play again. He wants the
$500 whether he is manager or not.
Manager Chance. OF the Cubs. is said
&c hive become convinced that Killing
viii never again play with the Cubs,
and has advised Murphy TO trade him
Of so that the Chicago team can get
players who viii strengthen the Cubs
sufficiently to beat out the Pirates next
year.
It looks now as Z King viii play
with the Superbas If he plays at all.
McGraw's attempt to get him hasn't
PANIED out very well for the simple
reason that the Giants manager hasn't
got the kind Of material that Chance
wants.
II is said that Il a deal is made be-
tween the Brooklyn and Chicago clubs
IL viii Involve more players than Killing
and Lumley. One Of the Brooklyn
pitchers is likely TO be involved and a
catcher. while Zimmerman is also 10 be
given Up by Murphy.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09

New York Promoters Slip
Good One Over on the
Police.

NEW YORK. Nov. s.-While two
score Of policemen and anti-crime men
stood outside the doors, intent on stop
ping anything like a boxing exhibition
in the Olympic A. c., Of Harlem, last
night the managers Of that club pulled
OF four bouts.
Harry Engle had the better OF Kid
Dorbett IN the six-nound battle, Harry
Smith outpointed Young Jones in four
rounds, Charley Havigan bested Mike
HallOran In four rounds, and Tim Demp-
sey beat Fritz Erhardt in a four-round
go.
The police. under Acting Captain John
MeDermott, Of the West I25th street
station, standing outside of the club
house. heard the applause and cheering
Of the members inside, but declared that
they did not believe any boxing was
going on.
They're just trying TO fool US and get
US to smash IN the doors" said McDer-
mott, but we are too wise for them"
THAT goes with the reverse English, %
murmured Manager Mcmahon, who
heard the acting captains remark.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
MINORS IMPORTANT,
FIGURES ARE PROOF
Report of Secretary at An
nual Meeting Shows
Their Magnitude.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Nov. s.-The mag
nitude OF minor league professional
baseball was never better illustrated
than By some of the figures contained
in the annuai report OF Secretary John
II. Farrell, OF the National Association
of Professional Baseball Leagues, which
began a session here today.
In the season just closed Farrelfs re-
port says that 100000 was paid IN
salaries TO the 1910 players who are un-
der the jurisdiction Of the association
and that 10000. coo witnessed the games
Of 257 teams that comprise the vast or
ganiZatiOu.
The National Association, which does
not include either OF the major leagues,
includes 257 cities in 81 leagues in the
United states, Canada and Mexico, with
six new leagues applying for member
ship In the last year 2470 players
were released outright by National As
sociation clubs, zs4 suspended, lei REIN
stated, and II declared ineligible.
During the year Secretary Farrell re-
SsiFed xl59,S50 for players drafted. 50 500
LOT players on optional agreements, and
sl45so00 for players purchased, making
total OF $328. $50 for the year
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
College Elevens Now Re-
F. ceiving the "Sandpaper"
Treatment.
YALE CONFIDENT
FOR TIGER TEST
Recent Progress of Princeton Team
Is Encouraging to Its
Rooters.

NEW YORK. Nov 9.-Reports fro1.
the big Eastern football camps today
showed that the work OF 'sandpapering'
the teams for the final struggles is
strenuously under way, with an army of
coaches on hand at every place. Frank
Hinkey arrived at Yale today and with
Tom shevlin went to work on Vaughn,
who is slated for right end now that
Dummy" Logan is out OF the game
for the season.
As Yale does not figure on a desper-
ate game with Princeton Saturday, most
Of this week viii be devoted to develop
ing the second string men.
Yale hopes to come out Of the Prince
ton game without extending itself and
then get on edge for the final struggle
with Harvard.
From the lair Of the Princeton Tiger
come reports of the usual end-of-She-
season progress which. il true, may
mean an unpleasant afternoon for Yale
next Saturday. McCFohan has gone
back to the Princeton line. The coaches
are paying particular attention to Nc
Cornick's punting and to the develop
ment Of a better defense for his kicks
than was displayed In the Dartmouth
game
One thousand Princeton students are
planning TO invade New Haven and viii
not cOncede Yale a victory until IL is
actually achieved.
Harvard viii follow the same plan as
Yale this week. not holding the Dart.
mouth team dangerous.
In the International games between
Michigan and Pennsylvania and Cornell
and Chicago, Eastern critics are pre-
dieting victories for Pennsylvania and
Chicago.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
First Boqvl of Baseball Batter
For Patrons of the StoUe League

The plot to decapitate John Heydler,
president of the National League, Is by
no means a popular move, judging BY
the comment Of baseball writer's
throughout the circuit
President johnson says the National
Commission viii not permit John King
to play for three years. Still, some stout
politics can result In the action being
rescinded.
Joe Tinker and Clarke Griffith are firm
friends, the Cub shortstOpper now being
the guest Of the old fox at his ranch
in Montana 4 would rather play IN
Cincinnati than Chicago" said Tinker,
but / suppose II would be impossible to
make such a trade"
Frisk, a former ST. Louis American
League player, batted .307 IN the North
western League. which gave him sec
ord place on the list. Frisk is a hne
minor Lacquer, but not quite strong
enough for the big show.
Chicago has sent Pitcher Higginboth-
am 10 Louisville.
John ]. McCloskey has made a hit
with the Milwaukee management. Own
er HaveuoF signed him for next year
and gave him $4,000 to find new players.
II is said that Fred Lake. deposed
by the Boston Americans. worked for a
nominal salary last year. He made
Owner Taylor the biggest amount Of
money in his baseball experience and
naturally expected a fat increase in his
The Washington times., 1909-11-09

may be revived, HyattSville taking the
place Of Washington, and Upper MARI
boro getting the Baltimore franchise,
but it's a little too soon for that
Washington appears to have overlook
ed a bet w.len II did not take Harry Col
hhOwer's zip and sign Johnson, the left
handed first baseman OF the Chattanoo-
ga team, now with Cincinnati. Clarke
Griffith thinks Johnson a wonder.
John l. Sullivan, who probably knows
better but has an itch to referee the
Jeffries-J Johnson bout says Jen can get
back into condition. John l.. bases his
talk on the long and careful prepare
ton Je3 is giving himself, and predicts
that If the champion INDUCES in a lew
preliminary scraps he VIII recover his
eye for distance and the spring in his
legs. These are Kind words from the
"noblest Roman of them all" but deep
down In his heart II is extremely doubt
full whether Sullivan believes what he
himself says. He remembers his own
fate before the agile Corbett. John i.
dtI not take care of himself and that
was largely responsible for his defeat
Tut age was also a prominent factor
which should not oe Iorgotteh. he was
"a years old, lacking three weeks when
Re met Corbett on September Z, 1872, At
New Orleans, and took the count in tire
twenty-first round. Sullivan had not
fought for a little over three years
when he mingled with Corbett, his last
opponent having been Jake KiIrain.
Jeffries is now thirty-four years ard
six months of age and has not fought
for five years and two months, nor has
he been doing any rough work in the
way Of meeting all corners.
Without in the least disparaging what
Mr. Sullivan OF his press agent says.
We repeat. we can't well believe that
ohm takes himself seriously on the
J sffries proposition.
-
freddie WEIGH got the decision over
Johnny Summers in a tWentY-round
bout in England, has now come to TIE
front with a challenge to Battling Mel
son, which is perfectly logical. But, If
twenty rounds, what chance would he
have with the Dane II Nelson Is as
hardy as he used 10 be2 Very little.
Summers is a nightly clever lightweight
and there is no ground Tor belittling
Welchs victory, but at The same time
Summers did not clean up everything
in sight on this side Of the water and
was nearly put away Dy Tommy Muir
ply, an acknowledged second rater
WEIGH is one OF the best pugilists in
the ring today, but, while be is all Of
that, the dope is that he is shy the
punch to whip the Lane. And he did
not stop Packy Mcfarland in twenty
five rounds, or Abe Attell in fifteen.
Packy Mcfarland, having gotten the
decision over Cyclone Johnny Thon,p
son IN ten rounds in Kansas City. may
now be expected to change managers
again and begin 20 poster Nelson. Why
not let Mcfarland and Welch battle
again?
The Washington times., 1909-11-09

stipend. When it was not forthcoming
he quit.
The Athletics are making a wonder
fuI record out West Not only did they
win a big majority Of the games with
the All-National team, which included
men like Konetchy. Egan. Mitchell.
Bliss and others, but they also cleaned
up the coast clubs. They have drawn
big crowds and each man will realize
handsomely
There Is a run,or that the Cincinnati
team Is going to put Shortstop Tom
Downey on the skids.
AS a reward To- saving the Tigers the
pennant, Detroit is going to release Tom
Jones and drop Jim Delehanty to a
utility role.
George Honey Boy Evans will again
come across with a $1,000 silver trophy
10 the batsmdn having the highest
average IS the major leagues. Cobb gets
It this year.
Walter Blair has been sold 20 the
Rochester club OF the Eastern League
by the New York Americans. He ought
10 come back some day.
The St. Louis Nationals have closed
arrangements 20 train in Little Rock
next spring. The battery men viii be
sent ahead of the main squad.
At Hberty-sox seybold. formerly
breaker-up Of games for Connie Mack
and recently released by Toledo.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
CINCINNATI PITCHER
REQUESTS A CHANGE

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Nov. s.-PitcheI
Bob Spade may be wearing a Giant uni
form next year. and then. again. it may
be a Philadelphia suit, or even a Boston
regalia. Bob has asked Hermann to
write to ali the club presidents to see II
ne cannot get new place TO play next
year.
He has no. been in favor since he Quit
and lay around home three months last
spring waiting for a better salary. He
says he knows he can play better ball
elsewhere. This Is probably true.
The Washington times., 1909-11-09
DARTMOUTH PLAYS
HARVARD SATURDAY
New Hampshire Eleven Working
Hard for Next Big
Game
Game

HANOVER, n. H., Nov. with not
a man on the team seriously injured,
Dartmouth today is hard at work in
preparation for the Harvard game on
Saturday. Picher. the little star on
which Dartmouth's success largely de-
ponds, will be in the lineup against the
Crimson lbs ankle Is not sprained. as
was al first thought and tomorrow, It is
expected, he viii be back ln line.
The coaches here are satisfied with the
teams showing against Princeton and
hope to do even better against Harvard.