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The Washington times., 1909-12-04
Little Bits Of News and Comment
About the Athletes and Happenings
In the Sport Realm of This Country

Providence police are learning flu
Jitsu wrestling.
Cornell has won Eastern cross-couutry
runs ten years IN eleven.
ST. Louis wants the 1910 sessions OF
the American Poultry Association.
Bonnie Allen. OF Kansas City. may be
Thomas Hueston's next opponent FOR the
pool title.
Alfred Shrubb has won o. out Of 1W
races since coming 10 this country near
y y three years ago.
An open walking match from San
Francisco % New York is one Of the
probabilities for next season.
All counted. seventy-nine records of
various sorts were made by amateur
athletes throughout the country since
November. 1905.
NObuyo MasuC a. japanese, and Kais
Chi II. Chinese student az Harvard,
are candidates for places on the soccer
eleven.
Tulane University will send her foot
bali team to Havana to play the Uni
versity Of Havana during the Christmas
holidays They will be accompanied by
New Orleans rOOters.
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
WOLCOTT HAS LOST
OLD-TIME CUNNING
Former Welterweight Champion
Unable 10 Best Second
RateT.

4AVERHII4L Mass. Dec Joe
Valcott. the former wcltcrweight cnaIu-
pion. and Young Jack Johnson fought a
sIx-round bout IN this city last evening
before the members Of the Pastime
Club. walcott never had a look-in from
the start. and was no match for John
sou.
with a series Of heavy body blows
the younger man wore ont his oppo-
ucnt. and although Walcott threw John
son TO the ropes several tiIces. he was
unable 20 reach him effectively. Referee
Jimmy Walsh, Of Lawrence. called the
bout "a draw.
The Washington times., 1909-12-04

Since the ST. Louis worlds Fair.
Missouris annual poultry sales have in
creased S3oo00oOo Chickens are LAYING
100 eggs each this year. where nine wears
ago the average waS7O eggs.
Minneapolis Ski Club has secured ,
block OF ground 100 by COO feet This
includes a min which is about zoo foof
long and has slope OF about 40 de-
grees, on which ski slide viii be laid
out ''''N
Joe Thomas meets Billy NpTCiunou
at schenectady next Tuesday night.
Jack Michigan has matched Grover
HAYES 10 box Charley Griffin. OF Aus
ualia. in Philadelphia. tonight
Jack O'Rrien and Al Kaufman saw
they arc willing n box Jim Barry. bur
they are Just a little backward I'm coy
ering Barry's forfeit Of $500
Frank KlBuss had an offer TO box
Harry Lewis az Boston en- "a twelve
round bout. but Al Lippe, manager for
Lewis. said Nothing doing I'm that
tNyelve-rOuud game"
Joe Woodman, manager for Sam
LangfOrd. says n Jack Johnson refuses
20 fight Langford, then the $4,000 which
Sam has posted can stand AS a forfeit
for fight with Al kaufman
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
MEETING
AROUSES INTEREST
GrldlrOn Experts Looking Forward to Session in New
York December 28-CoIIege President Defends
Game, But Wants Changes.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-UnusuaI interest
is being taken in the meeting Of the
Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
which is to be held at the Murray Hill
Hotel on December %. when the future
Of football will be discussed. There will
be big collegiate representation from
the East and the West. with the ex-
ception OF Yale, Harvard. Princeton. and
Cornell These universities have stood
aloof and refused to join the associa-
ton.
President Schurman, Of Cornell. in a
recent statement on the collegiate ath-
letic situation, said: Il fully expect to
sec tie rules revised by the national
footbsI rules committee. I think the
game OF football is too good a sport and
too popular with American youth to be
abandoned. And, in spite OF all argu-
ments thai may be used TO the con-
trary. I am still in favor of intercol-
legiate games Of football
Must Alter Game.
I'm view. however, OF the large num-
Der OF fatalities which have occurred
this year, the friends to the game must
recognize THAI the public demand for
reform IS as just and salutary as Il is
imperatively insistent Football at best
is rough game. and no rules can
eliminate the possibility Of accidents.
But the number Of deaths which have
this year resulted frcsa accidents on the
football field are too great and serious
a cost for the continuance of the present
game"
Il repeat that IN my opinion football
should be retained. I stin more en-
believe that the rules should
be revised. and I fully expect TO see
The Washington times., 1909-12-04

committee"
President Schurman is firm believer
IN athletics and intercollegiate sports.
lie qualities his Endorsement Of all
forms Of student activities by the en-
phauc declaration that they must not
Keep student from his university
work. There IS no summer baseball
problem at Cornell. President Schur-
man and all OF the members Of the
FACULTY interested I'm or I'm charge OF
aJhletlcs years ago condemned such In
Irlngement Of the amateur rule. They
beieVe that the university authorities
were the proper persons to regulate
inns and to set the standards.
Favors a Change.
The action Of the intercollegiate Ath-
letc Association Of the United States
on this proposition had no influence at
ithaca, for more than five years ago
summary legislation against II was
put into effect. This has since been
supplemented. so that at the present
time IL is impossible for a Cornell base
ball player to take part IN any base
ball game Tor which an admission Is
charged, unless such game be a regu-
larry authorized contest conducted by
the athletic association and for which
he has permission from the committee
on student organizations, the control
ing faculty body, tC play.
Capt. Palmer r. Pierce. president Of
the intercollegiate Athletic AssOcia-
tlon, favors changes I'm the football
rules, and Il is very likely that the
session here at the end OF the month
will be mostly taken up with the ques-
ton Among the speakers will be
j. r. Day. OF Syracuse Uni
versity; DR.. d. A. Sargent. Of Harvard;
DR.. j. II. McCurdy, Of the Y. NJ. G.. A.
Training School. Of Springfield. and
Prof. Thomas r. Moran, OF Purdue
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
SPORTS
PENN CREW AFTER
A FOREIGN COACH

OTTAWA. Ontario. Dec. A Cana
dian Associated Press cable from Lon
don today says;
Some United States Oarsmeu evident
~ inteude To adopt the English style of
rowing Overtures have been made 20
NJ. Sullivan. eX-champlOn of England 20
coach the University Of Pennsylvania
crew"
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
RECEIVES
AUSTRALIAN OFFER

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec STANLEY
Ketchel received a cablegram today
from Hugh Mcintosh, of Australia. ask
ing him what would be his terms 10
go 10 Australia Immediately 10 fight
three men.
Mcintosh did not mention the men.
but they are supposed 10 be Fitzsim-
mons. Burns, and Lang. ketchel has
not made up his mind set as TO what
reply 10 send
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
DOCTOR ATTACHES
STAKES FOR FIGHT
Rickard Must Settle Bill of $3.50
Owed a Gotham Ply
stefan.


NEW YORK, Dec. A constable has
slapped an attachment for 81. $50 on the
stakes for -he Jef-JOhnsOn tight TO
make sure that Tex Richard paws a
Judgment against him last September In
Nevada
The plaintiff in the case IS a physician
who alleges that professional servicss
rendered Richards family. while tbev
lived IN New York in 1907, were never
paid.
1t Is. expected that the matter will be
speedily adjusted.
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
JEFF-JOHNSON GO
BARRED IN UTAH
Country Attorney Says He Will
Not Permit Fight
There.

SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 4-Job 2.
Lyon. county attorney Of Salt Lake
county. when shown the message from
Tex. Rlcknrd announcing he had
secured the JOhnsOn-J efries fight,
said.
NV attitude toward the Jeffries and
Johnson fight IS no different from my
attitude toward any other prizehght
Prizehghting is clearly against the law
IN Utah, and ] shall do all IN my power
to prevent the fight or 20 punish the Of
fender afterward."
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
CHICAGO TO HOLD
BIG HORSE SHOW
More Than Seven Hundred Entries
Expected for Coming
Event.

CHICAGO. Dec. MANY entries ave
coming In from all sections Of tho coun-
try for the Horse show, which opens
Monday afternoon at the International
Amphitheater in -he stock yards, and
continues until December 10. More than
100 entries ere expected.
MANY vehicles used in the New York
Horse Show have reached Chicago, and
the bulk OF the horses are promised
90 arrive not later than Sunday after
noon.
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
SOCCER GAME TOMORROW

A game Of soccer football will 6e
played tomorrow at Fort NTyer be-
tween the Washington Sons Of St
George team and Pa terry e. Of the
Third Field Artillery. The game starts
at 2;3O.
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
GRANEY MAY REFEREE.

In order TO Jet Eddie Graney down
easy for losing tho TOhusou-Ieffries
tght, 10 Is now announced that the
Frisco cN-blacksmith may be geI-c ed
TO referee tho contest
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
TO MEET IN BOSTON

Hugo Kelly. the Chicago middle
weight a''s. Frank Klaus, Of Pittsburz.
are 70 nght twelve rounds a. the Ar
mory Athletic Club, Boston, Decerbs-
II
The Washington times., 1909-12-04
KID SULLIVAN MATCHED.

Articles Of agreement have been sign
ed and forfeits posted for the bout be-
tween Joe Sieger and KID sullivan "a.
the Eureka Athletic Club. Baltimore
December IS.
The Washington times., 1909-12-04

Joe Cans has always been "a great
friend and admirer Of Jim Joffriae. buf
he saw 'Jeff' and Jack Johnson q Mad
ison Square Garden uu "wednesday
night AMI he gave n as his qriui00
that Jeffrles has hard task ahead OF
him.
The American Motor Truck Com
peny is meeting with much success iu
introducing Hart-Eraft delivery
wagons 20 Washington business men.
Among the latest purchasers arc q
Engels Sons. Walter Brown & Sons
Charles AlthOn, Lewis Buckstein. and
John 9. Meiu burg.
The Washington times., 1909-12-04

w r. Moses has purchased Peer
less touring car from the Motor Car
company. Accompanied by Jack
SDerry. manager u the Motor Car
Company, SIR. Moses drove the car
over from Baltimore Thursday
The Washington times., 1909-12-04

g. Engle.s Sons have placed an order
With the Pope Automobile Company.
on shlngton, for an additional
autOcar delivery wagon. II wifi be
delivered iu the near future.
The Washington times., 1909-12-04

Tho Motor Car Company reports the
sale ~ a Chalmers Detroit ego" tolIr-
Ing car 20 John CIildress
The Washington times., 1909-12-04

Providence police are learning Stu
Jitsu wrestling.
The Washington times., 1909-12-04

nReueuts have been concluded
whereby the Belmont Garage Com
r1ny VIII act as Washington agent FOR
the Brush. L =. wilcox, one Of the
factory experts OF the Brush Run
about Company, has been sent 20 this
city 70 cooperate with the Belmont
Garage Company IN creating a market
for the Brush
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
Blood For Bread.

Hunger To what lengths will 1t
sriye men. Here is passage from
Force" q tale of Napoleon's days de
scribing how ten veteran hussars un-
der a young of1icer, after two days
without food. fought like 6ends for a
loaf OF bread stolen from n woodmnn:
-He trembied with covetousness, but
he did not move. He was starving,
but he was an officer.
THE foremost rider speared the loaf
up with his saber. clutched It and be-
gan to eat. The others quickly closed
in on him. He was gripped from be-
hind and half strangled. The bread
fell into the mud. The men then be-
gan to fight in bitter earnest. and
their sabers flashed dimly in the fall
ing rain. one of them reeled under a
saber stroke aud fell back on his
horse.
He (the otliceD flung himself in the
melee and was thrown from his horse
AS he crawled along the mud out of
the way of the trampling hoofs he put
his hand on the bread. His fears at
snce vanished. He bent over his prize.
hiding it from view of the struggling
soldiers. and lowered his head and got
the loaf under his teeth and ate it,"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
MILEAGE BOOK RULING

Beginning not later than January
the Pennsylvania Railroad Go. and its
tributary lines east of ,Pittsburg will
issue with each mileage book circu-
lar indicating distinctly upon just
what lines and between what points
the mileage is good. Tho circular will
be issued with each book when sold
until the supply of books on hand is
exhausted. Just as soon as the new
mileage books are printed the revised
list will be printed upon the front Gov
er page as now.
This action has been taken as re-
suit of complaint filed with. the
State Railroad Commission against the
Trunk line association, which has
headquarters at New York City.
The complaint was filed by l.. A.
Sterrett, of Pittsburg, who averred
that the mileage books now sold do
not show the complete list of road,
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
DISSOLUTION
OF PARTNERSHIP

The partnership, existing between
George ID. Edmondson and Webster
and Heister Foust, of this city, has
been dissolved and Mr.. Edmondson is
now the sole proprietor of the opera
house block.
The partnership in question was
formed some two years ago when the
opera house was purchased by the
three men from the Penn Mutual Life
Insurance company. In the period in
tervening the owners have made "a
number of improvements about the
block. Not only has the whole struct-
ure been painte d and repaired on the
outside but on the interior similar
renovation has taken place. Electric
light has been installed aud many al
terations and improvements have been
made to bring the building up to the
requirements of the department of
factory inspection. The result is that
Danville has now one of the most
attractive as we'll as safe and comfort
able opera houses that are to be found
in this section.
The dissolution of the partnership
was consummated yesterday afternoon
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
ELECTED OFFICERS

The Danyille Esperanto group met
in the office OF William V. Oslesby,
Esq. Friday night and effected an
organization by electing the following
officers: President, Curtis B. Lore
vice president, DR.. James Oglesby
secretary treasurer, William V. Ogles-
by.
The group consists of eleven per-
SONS. In addition to the officers named
above, the members are as follows
DR. f. 4. Curry, Miss Margaret Am
norman, Horatio p. Jones. II. Lundy
Russell, Misses BERTHA and Sara NJ.
Vastine. Paul Sechler and Thorleif
Saehle.
The second and the fourth Thursday
of each month at 30 O'Clock was fix.
ed as the time of meeting. The ses.
sions will be occupied with discussion
and the practicing of the language.
The group is expected TO grow steadily
as a number of persons who have not
yet taken up Esperanto are said to con-
template doing so.
For the present the meetings will be
held in Justice Ogleshy's Office.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
NITROGEN IODIDE.
A Wonderful Substance That a Mere
Breath Would Explode.

A Wonderful Substance That Nero
Breath Would Explode.
what would be the consequences OF
firing a barrelful of nitrogen iodide it
would be impossible to say" declares
writer in the London Strand Maga-
zine, simply because the stuff is too
awful to be made in such quantities.
at may sound like n joke, but it is
nevertheless the truth that the tread
of a househy is sufficient to explode
this dangerous material. 1t is not
necessary that fly should walk over
the compound. 1t has only to let one
foot come into contact with the explo-
sive, when the jolt causes 1t TO ex-
plode and to blow the insect into the
air
Another manner in which the pecul-
lar property of this explosive can be
demonstrated is by scattering n small
quantity of the dry powder over a
sheet of clean paper. 1t then resem-
bles pepper and only needs n few
sharp breaths of the manipulator-
just sufficient TO make them roll-to
cause each speck to ignite and ex-
plode, meantime giving off long, thin
column of dense purple smoke. If
barrelful of nitrogen iodide could be
made it would have to be kept moist
to prevent danger. BY comparison gun
powder Is a mild. innocent, inoffensive
material"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
RIFLE PRACTICE

Captain Roy L. Schuyler, inspector
of rifle practice of the Twelfth regi-
ment infantry, n. c. p, has complet-
ed his annual report and forwarded it
to the proper authorities Monday.
Captain Schuyler's report shows that
632 members of the Twelfth regiment
qualified as marksmen during the rifle
practice season which recently closed
in one of the classes for which decora.
tons are issued by the State. Twenty
seven men did not visit the rifle range
at all and eighteen of those were mem
bers of Company G. OF the others two
belonged to Company \, three each to
Companies @ and ID and one to Com
pany II. The figure of merit of each
organization is appended: Headquart-
ers, 40; Company \, ma Company
B, S5. 80; Company G, So, SO; Company
d, ST. As; Company i. l22.34; Com
pany f, S492; Company G, 64.64 ;
Company II, 71.3O; Company l, %. 20 ;
Company X, rs. IL.
Last year Company +, of this city,
made IS. 2S, so tie report shows sub
stantial improvement this year Com
pany + is one of four i'll the regiment
to have every man qualify.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
A NATURAL PLAY

Daniel Sully has been known for
many years as "the natural actor, ~
because Of his avoidance of anything
like cheap theatricalism and stagineSs
in his methods. His new production
'The Game" which comes to tue
opera house on Tuesday, Dec. eth,
should add materially to his reputa-
tion in this respect, for not only was
his own role taken from real life, but
several of the subordinate characters
in the play were suggested by striking
personalities in the locality where the
scenes are laid. With such founda-
tion of gonuineness supporting a plot
that, while absolutely novel, is at once
plausible and really possible in every
day life.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
$4,000 FIRE At
NORTHUMBERLAND

Fire of unknown origin which start
ed i'll the stock and shipping room,
totally destroyed the Northumberland
Hat and Cap factory at HOO O'Clock
Friday night, causing loss of $3.50,
900 and throwing 100 men and boys
out of employment The plant owned
and operated by Lauderstein & Son
was Northumberland chief industry
Fourteen years ago the proT Trietors
purchased an old church property and
converted it into a factory. building
additions thereto as their business in
creased.
A night watchman had passed
through the stock and shipping room
not fifteen minutes before the fire
broke ont and had gone to the boiler
room to look after the fires when pede-
strians passing noticed smoke and
flames issuing from one OF the wind
ows.
An alarm of fire was turned in and
the firemen did all in their power to
save the building but were powerless.
The Laudersteins carried about SO,
600 insurance. 1t is expected that they
will rebuild in the near future.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
PAYS TO FARM

Does farming pay? If you ever have
any doubt in your mind that it does
why just ask J. VI. Rider a well
known Pine township farmer. He will
tell you that it pays and pays big, says
the Bloomsbury Sentinel
This is what Mr.. Rider has done in
"a dozen years:
Bought fairly good farm with poor
buildings, containing f2 acres.
Paid Off mortgage of $500.
Built IA new house.
Improved the other buildings and
has brought the hand up to high
state of cultivation and made it one { (
the best III the county.
Mr.. Rider is u scientific farmer. He
studies the conditions of the soil and
then applies his knowledge in making
things better The result is that his
crops are large. They pay him and he
prospers.
Only recently Mr.. Rider paid of all
Of the mortgage on his farm.
1t etTcctually answers the much ask
ed question, Does Farming Pay"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
THE IRON AND
STEEL INDUSTRY

The Pittsburg district is now turn
ing out the greatest monthly tonnage
of pig iron in its history. For the
first time in years, all of the forty
nine furnaces in the district are in
blast. In the Mahoning and Shenango
valleys thirty eight out of the forty
stacks are producing iron, and another
will go in blast December 10th. The
forty-nine stacks i'll Pittsburg alone
gave an output last week at the rate
of 600, 900 tons month, which is
twenty-five per cent. of the make of
the entire country. The secret of the
situation in basic .and foundry iron,
however, is that over GO, 600 tons is in
the hands of spectators, most of which
must be realized on by the first of the
year. The lot of basic dumped on the
market last week aggregates about TO-
900 tons, the holdings of one man.
More is held in this district. The pre-
sent break will be but temporary, but
it is having its effect ON contracts for
next years supply, buyers looking
askance at quotations for 1910 iron
that IA week ago they accepted as IL
matter of course. The Pressed Steel
Car company will start its Woods Run
(Plttsburg) plant within ten days, aft
er which its requirement of steel plates
ON its running contract with the Car
negie Steel company will be about H.,
500 tons a day. The Standard Steel
Car company is taking 600 tons a day
for its Western plants, and is enlarg-
ing its capacity at its Eastern works
at Baltimore and Middletuwu, Pa.
The American Bridge company's Nov
embcr bookings will total over 90. 900
tons of fabricated materials, including
the st. Louis bridge, 10, 600 tons, and
the Brooklyn subway, 35, 600 tons; and
its fabTicating plants pushed to their
utmost, cannot turn out more than
>, 600 tons per working day with the
present deliveries from the rolling
mills. The American Steel and Wire
company's orders for the month also
will exceed the total capacity of its
plants by nearly 10000 tons according
to estimates made at the close of the
week. In sheets and tin plate there
has been heavy specifying against con-
tracts that expire January LIST, making
the last half of November the heaviest
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
BOY FELL IN WELL

Eleven-year-old Lloyd Dildine, son
of Frank Dildine, who resides with
his grandfather, Thinas Holdren, at
White Hall, this county, had an expert
cnce which he will remember for some
time, when he fell into - well Satur-
day.
The lad was visiting with another
boy in the village and they were play
ing about small building where
well was being repaired. The covering
was off the we'll and young Dildine
walked into the opening and fell 10
feet into the pit About 10 inches of
water in the we'll broke the force of
his fall and he was able to Chamber up
IA ladder which the workmen had been
using. He was uninjured but worse
frightened youngster it would have
been hard to find.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-12-02
WOMEN'S WOES
Danvi.le Women Are Finding Relief at
Last.

It does seem that women have more
than fair share of the aches and
pains that afflict humanity; they mnst
keep up must attend to duties in
spite of constantly aching backs, or
headaches, dizzy spells, bearing down
pains they must stoop over, when to
stoop means torture. They must walk
and bend and work with racking pains
and many aches from kidney ills. Kid
neys cause more suffering than any
other organ of the body. Keep the kid
news well AMI health is easily main
tanned. Read of Il remedy for kidneys
only that helps and cures the kidneys
and is endorsed by people in this local
ity
Mrs. V. Lloyd, 43l South Front St ,
Milton, Pa, says: ~ can recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills just as highly at
this time a. when l gave a public
statement in their favor some years
ago They cured me of backache and
kidney trouble and | have used them
once or twice since for pains in my
back. finding prompt relief | have re-
commended Doan's Kidney Pills to
many acquaintances and they all speak
of them in the highest terms.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents Foster Milbun CO., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the nmc-Doan'.-and
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