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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-29
Feeding the HUNGRY.

Washington, Dec. ga telegram
from Carsul Moffatt at Bluefields
dated last Sunday, says that under
the direct supervision of Commanders
Shipley and Niblack, men detailed
from the Des Moines and the Tacoma,
began on Christmas morning to ra-
tfon 1,50O hungry Zelayan soldiers
brought there as prisoners. Pending
the arrival of the Prairie from Colon
with provisions, surplus supplies
from the ships are being landed.
Estrada's officials are rendering all
possible assistance and are furnish
Ing blankets, clothing and shoes as
rapidly as possible Three hundred
prisoners are being temporarily pro-
vided for by Estrada at Rama and
200 more are being cared for by
friends and relatives in Bluefields.
Commander Shipley at Bluefields,
in a dispatch dated yesterday, states
that the reports hitherto sent out re-
garding the number of killed and
wounded, prisoners taken, ETC., at the
recent battle at Rama were much ex-
aggerated and that the ammunition
captured amounted to only 100000
rounds and the killed to not more
than five hundred.
Commander Shipley also states
that he has fed 1,400 prisoners of
war since December "a and more are
to arrive. He reports that there are
many slight cases of sickness and
that surgeon is to be established at
the camp.
The commander speaks very high
ly of the work done by the officers
and men Of the Tacoma.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
TO ORGANIZE CLUB
SOUTHERN FIELD TRIALS GLIB MEETING PLANED
A movement is on Foot to Call Sports men together for the Purpose
 of Electing Officers.

The movement to organize a field trials club. to be national in its scope, with headquarters in Montgomery. in a few days a call will probably be issued by State Game and Fish Com. missioner Wallace, for a meeting of sportsmen to be held in Montgomery to perfect the organization of the club.
 that the club should be called. SThe Southern Field Trials Club" that 1t should be incorporated. and at once put on a solid basis and on an equal foot ing with the best clubs in the coun- try. From all indications Hon. J. Kirk Jackson, a prominent business man of Montgomery. formerly yo;s secre- ae State Game and Fish Commissioner John H. Wallace will be secretary The trials will be held on the best grounds in the United States. This will be an important event in the field trials world.
 It will materially assist the Geor-- gia club. Year after year band of enthusiastic sportsmen of that State have made a commendable effort to have successful trials. but they have been handicapped in their efforts for take the expensive trip down there and then the long jump to the United States trials.
 By proper arrangements of dates, the new club will form link between the Georgia trials and those held in Mississippi and at Grand Junction; handlers in going to Georgia. Sports men are expecting great results from the new club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
HOLD-OUTS ARE SLOW
 TO SIGN CONTRACTS

By the end of this week every team in the National and American Leagues, with the exception of the Athletics and Pittsburg, will be at their training quarters in the South or on their way to Dixie. and still the hold-out league of the winter shows no signs of being materially reduced. Only two of the members have fallen in line recently They are Ed Abbatchio. of Pittsburg, and Pat DougertT of the White Sox
 The Giants have four representatives on the hold-Out list. They are Mike Donlin, Arthur Devlin. George Wiltse and Larry Doyle. Next in order the most notable hold d-outs are Covaleskie of the Phillies Chef Bender of the Athletics, Fielder Jones and Ed Walsh of the White Sox. John Anderson of the Sox Is holding out and threatens to retire because he don't like to ride in sleeping cars. Hans Wagner of Pitts burg, wants to sell automobiles and run a circus. Walter Johnson of the Washingtons also refuses to sign un- less he gets big increase. Vic Will II. the Pittsburg Clubs winning pftch- CT last year, wants an increase to $5.0O0 for next season. "Hackenschmldt" Spencer, traded to Boston by St. Louis for Lou Criger, wants some of the pur- chase money. Patsy Flaherty objects to being traded to the Kansas City Club by Boston and threatens to play with the California outlaw league and Bob Spade of the Cincinnati Reds is an. other who wants a raise.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION
 FOR BIG JIM JEFFRIES

New York March 3.-James J. Jeff- ries was accorded a remarkable demon stration on his arrival here today Nearly 1000 people gathered at the Grand Central Station and wildly cheered tle pugilist, Jeffries was ac- companied by his wife and sparrinE master. Sam Berger.
 He was compelled to accept the as- sistance of the station masters. who escorted him to the baggage room to escape the crowd.
 part of the crowd succeeded in obtaining a passage way to the bag gage room where It stood on trunks and gave a further noisy welcome to the puRilist. The door was finally opened and Jefries sucCc eded in gea- ting to a carriage with his party and was whirlcd away, Jeffrics appeared to be in good physical conditioa and he said
 "I have been training lightly for several weeks and have reduced my weight to about 246 pounds. Each day I find that I cannot box faster than the day before and l am delighted to find that my wind Is In good shape. l feel hrst rate but can't say definite
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
SECRET SERVICE MEN
HOUSE CoMAfITTEE SUBMITS ITS
 REPORT.
Work Has Been Necessary But Done
 Without Authority of Law Conclusions Reached Are

Without Authority of Law
 Conclusions Reached Are
 Unanimous. :.
 Washington, March 3.-Legislation should be enacted by Congress giving permanent character to the secret service force of the government, ac- cording to the report of the select committee of the House to investigate this force submitted to the House to- day
 This committee consists of Represen- tatives Olmstead, of Pennsylvania; Cur rier. of New Hampshire: Young. of Michigan; Brantley. of Georgia. and Bowers, of Mississippi. It was appoint ed to investigate the amount of appro- priations devoted to secret service work and the number of employees en- gagged therein. The report Is unani- nous.
 We deem 1t proper. says the commit tee," to call attention to the fact that the secret service division of the Treasury Department now exists with out permanent authority of law, de- pendent entirely upon appropriations made from year to year. and that the like force in the Department of Jus tioe is similarly without permanent au- thority of law, and Is paid out of a lump sum appropriation for incidental expenseA
 "Wh ether the separate forces of se- cret servtce men now existing in the Treasury Department and in the De- partnent of Justice should be conn bined in one, under control of the At toYney General. we do not attempt to decide but suggest that whether sep arately maintained or under one con trol. they should be permanently pro- vided for and their duties clearly defln- ed and limited by law"
 The total number of employees en- gagged in the detection or prevention of fraId, whether called secret service men, detectives. special agents, special inspectors or by other names. in all the departments combined, the report says. Is found to have been just 100 more than in 1908. The committee found that s1.ss0.70s had been ap- propriated in lump sums. which have been, but was not used in detective work.
 In speaking of the secret service division of the Treasury Department the supply of men to meet the demands of the Department of Justice in the past is touched upon.
 "The committee flnds." the report says on this loan of men, that while not strictly within the auth horization of the statute. it had originated years ago in the exigencies of the case."
 Again the committee says:
 Except in the few instances indicat- ed in this report we have found no branches of the public service, or persons employed therein, engaged in any duty not contemplated by law: but whether any such persons have been or are engaged in any duty not con templatsd by law or the appropriation, establishing or providing for such ser vice could be accurately ascertalned only by an examination of each person so engaged in any such service. which examination could not be made within the life of the present Congress-"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04

Boston was the first to startIe the baseball world by paying s1o.ooo for
 bah piaysr; The investment proved . another sIo,ooo for a player, forming a {ao.ooo battery in Mike Kelly and John Giarkson. both dead and gone,
 Now Boston comes forward and &C., cepts 1000 for veteran ball player or 327.000 for a small battery in Cri- and and a playsr that would would ring tS ;S.SSS on the market in Spencer came in the Criger deal. while check for $l2.5oo and two players worth at the ruling the "cy Young deal.
 Alter nineteen years of strenuous work on the diamond even a man of while "cy" Young W is G about teaH1 as near o to the Iron man as the world can hope to see. yet he must soon give up the game. more so as he Is we'll fixed in thls worlds goods, and will never stay q moment after his real work Is over. Seventeen thousand dollars Is by far the most money ever paid for ball that the Cleveland management never paid the price without turning the money over several times.
 It was simply case where the forced the Issue. Once they found out the old idol could be brought to Cleve- land and help pull on the champion snP.rs M,p: there ea was no peace for Charley beyond good business Judgment. the chances are that 1t was fine invest ment. and just three parties will be who will be much nearer his hillside farm; Boston. who will have a clear field with a great bunch of young sters. and Cleveland. who will draw large crowds on the road. Then. too. the club that pays the money always looks more rosy to the great Ameri- can fans than the club that receives. season John Clarkson by the Chicago club for $20,000 was serious blow to baseball in Chicago. and. while 1t proved big money winner for Bos- Chicago for a. number of years, and lost Captain Anson many loyal sup porters. This was natural. as clubs at ana sna nsnsr me oSered .wd put dezen and Kelly was at the height of his tame with Clarkson at his best and both good for ten years of good hard apply to the deal made by Boston. for both Criger and Young have long since crossed the divide and are now passing, down the west side of the
 In fact. this might be well said of ball players who came here with the american League elgnt years ago and brought baseball glory to the Hub. such as Jimmy Collins. Billy Dineen. Hobe Ferris. Freddie Parent. George Winter and others still in the game | 1 believe one of the reasons why thesa men were so soon forgotten was the fact that not one of these players ever | made Boston their home outside of the playing season. for. after all, it's the | player that remains In a city during | the winter months that has the | greatest following.
 Great players will come to Boston. receive big money and never know what the centre of the old town looks |
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
HIGHLANDERS BUSY
THIRTY MEN AT WORK ON MACON
 GROUNDS.
Stallings Has . Young Crowd. Carry. iug Sixteen Pftchers-South- erners are on His
 Stan

George Stallings has his Highlanders at work at Macon. The squad under the new chieftain is some thirty men and their work is being watched by five New York newspaper men. New York Is watching with much interest the showing of the bunch of young sters which Stallings has gathered to- gether. and with which he Is deter mined to make a good showing in the American League. this year. Ideal weather marked the first two days of work for the Highlanders and the ball parks are crowded with enthusiasts who are watching the big ieaguers work out.
 No less than sixteen pitchers are included Tn the squad. Zeller, Ford and Hughes being former Southern Leaguers There are three catchers. Sweeney being the Southern Leaguer of the bunch. The infield consists of eleven men. including Ball. There are five outfielders. but none have seen service in these diggings.
 The players now fin camp are:
 Pitchers-Chesbro, Glade. Lake. Man. ming. Newton. Quin. Wilson. Warhop. Ford Mcconnell, Schmitt. Schultz. Par kins Teller, Vaughn and Hughes.
 Catchers-Kle4aow. Sweeney and Blair
 Infielders-Chase, Elberfeld. Gardner. Laporte, Ball. Knight, Austin. Barry, Ward Donovan and Engle.
 Outfielders-Kesler, Hemphill, Cree. McElyeen and Demmitt.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
BASEBALL RACES
 CAN'T BE MANIPULATED

There is only one way seriously to hurt baseball" said old Cap" Anson yesterday, "and that Is to try to regu- late pennant races. eOne minutes re- fiection will convince anybody that such a thing could be done solely by coliusion between club owners and players. Supposing a magnate. whose team was getting too far ahead of the other clubs, told a pitcher to lose game. That pitcher. If he happened to be so unprincipled as to listen to such an order, would be in position to de- mand a salary of S25.oo0 for his next seasons work, and the club owner would absolutely have to meet the pitchers figure or be exposed. An ex- posture would wreck everything. Nay, nay. Never will there be anything like that. Baseball is too complex. An intentional misstep In baseball would be palpable to every person who saw it. Talk of ruining baseball Is rub bish. 10 matter how much the mag mates are inclined to sling mud at each other. I admit that their scraps are sickening, but as for having any far reaching effects. tut, tut. ''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
AMUSENENTS.
IHt T H'e S'- u H1N1 " 'HUfy ININhVe "Jnck straw" and '"The Lady of Lyons


 "Jnck straw" and '"The Lady of Lyons.
 When John Drew produced Jack Straw In New York last autumn sev- eral of the newspapers hastened to point out that the author. W Somer- set Vaughan, had borrowed the idea of his plot from The lAdy of Lyons There Is one very great difference. however. between Jack Straw and Claude Melnotte. Calude Is a peasant who disRuises himself as a noble to woo the lady he loves and whose par. ents he knows would not listen to a proposal of marriage for their daughter from a peasant Jack Is a prince all the time He Is n1Asquerading aa a waiter when the play opens and some people who don't know he Is prince ask him to pretend he Is nobieman to help along a joke. He agrees and merely resumes the title and name which are rightfully his So you see 1t Is rather a different story after all. Mir Drew comes to the Grand tomor- row night with Jack Straw" and then vou can see and judge for yourself Depend upon it. whether 1t resembles Rulwer- Lytton's old play or not. 1t is one of the brightest, cleverest most amusing comedies that has been seen on the stage in many long day and the title role is the best part Mfr. Drew has had for a very long time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
Hand Hot Roast
 for Champion Jack Johnson

surprised to know that Burns had Johnson on the run at times.
 Burns fought for the body, and as Johnson knew what was coming, he made the most of Burns intentions and he directed his 1abs to Burns face and this kept Burns at long range, but there were stages of the bout when Burns got close to Johnson's body. and Jack proved that he had no taste for blows to that region.
 Burns Is liked by the fight fans, and he will be matched here with whom he pleases, but 1t looks as though the authorities would not per init Johnson to fight here again. unless 1t Is against Jeffries." is what an Australian paper has to say of the present holder of the big gun title.
 There is no distance fighting in the East of America. the South and North have not the field for 1t, and the game is not too healthy in California, and the London Sporting Club will stand no nonsense With this narrowing of the fields of his efforts. Johnson had better lead the simple life.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
Considerable Interest Shown in
 Races Which Were Called Of

Orleans and as a result the races would hardly take place fn Montgomery be- fore early In May. Evidently all those interested in automobiles did not see the notice, which came from President Chambers of the Fair Association and when they found that there was no ex- citement in town yesterday about the races, The Advertiser was consulted
 The auto people of Montgomery re- gret that the races were not held here yesterday. The day was an ideal one in every way and the famous drivers would have had an opportunity to go after some records, as the track al Vandiver Park Is now in the best of condition. II Is hoped by the outoists that the race will be held here early in May, as Is contemplated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
Boston Once '1pre Startles
 Base NY World With q Deal

like. While they can win games they look good. then comes the change, .
 little hard luck. the nckle fan vanishes
 and. having no close friends to boom
 ths him. d,.c.2a 2 player soon becomes one or
 A few days ago met . man who
 has followed the game here for the
 satisfied with the idea of parting with
 "Cy" Young. and thought It would In
 ture the chances of the Boston club to Sraw soa oqt the the c,1wd askse him if number of great players that had been passed up by Boston. He was puzzled and could not name one. The larger forget the old idols
 A winning team will draw the crowds. even should they come from afeIs Afesa i, and Io r., the 9ne aim of all
 Personally. l am not one who can be convinced that a string of young play CTS. no matter how clever. can eyer league company. yet know there Is a time when players and good players tss 1esoms me- . han nandiSaR a to manager and yandai for the time. Boston has been tearing down for the last three years. ped up. will start out this season speed. with the hope of developing q winner within the next three years.
 The one man connected with the spprecIated by the i baseball Gn public nH, sa is Manager Fred Lake. and I am willing to risk my baseball reputation on the prophecy, that this native son man all.around ability to make good, but Is the one man who will hold his job with the club. Watch him come.
 I asure viii asreeabiy sse' surpsise 'tae the Grlfith. with the cincinnatis; George sstallinss. with the New York High waukee; Roger Bresnahan. with St. Louis. and Fred Lake, of Boston. These are all baseball men who will not players when. given full power. and no manager should be held responsible unless given free rein. the conditions mat Jennings, McGraw. Murray, Mo- Aleer. Chance. Cantillon and Clarke
 Even clever managers must have the confidence and honest assistance to gain the best results. Sometimes 1t l Is player that the manager can con- fer with, Sometimes 1t may be that | the tn p president tss of the club is well vers- Connie Mack; McGraw has made a suc- cess. and. while apparently going 1t | alone. has never lost sight of the | could materially assist him and has called on them for advice. It isn't always necessary to follow advice, but 1t helps when you are In doubt, as two good heads are better than one. and the lieutenant is often the man most valuable to a ball team.
 Absolute loyalty to the men in au- thority from the corner stone to the weather vane Is the only way a ball team can ever win the honors in ma jor league baseball. One specked or ange will soon destroy a basket of the n Irn up of great bah teams can often be accounted for in this way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04

Dawson. Malecon, c. Clamp, Charlotte. Hamilton. Camel ran.
 Third race. about five furlongs: John A. Munro. 97. GoveiD 6to I, sec ond; Pinion. S7. (Reid) 1 to 5, third. Don IL, NiOless, Ramble Nettie Carita ran. Time 1:02 3-4
 Fourth race, about five furlonoa. Birdlayer, 105. (Reid) even, won: Alex Grant. 106, (OberD 20 to l, second; Lady Fftzherbert. 1O4. CT. Burns) 8 to l: third. Time 1902 1-2. Griften. Jack McKeon. King Thorpe. Donaldo ran.
 Fifth race. mile and half: Teeta H, 93. (Haynes) 3 to 5, won; Dr. Young. l06. (Smitho to l. second; Bright Boy. 100, (Brannon) to l, third Time 2:44' Layson. True Boy. Colonel Craig, Yu- muri ran.
 Sixth race; about five furionEs: whaa. Bread. 1o2 (Hannan) 2 to 9 won. PIst, 1SG 1SC {{Mnitel {Maa,n 4 to second; Lerd Direct. I5a I14 oNeery 10 to ], third. Time l:0sh :. Harvest Time. Emily Alamac JiCgar, Biack Red. Foxy Grandma. also ran
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
YOUNG ON THE SCENE
GREAT TwIRLER JOINS TRAM
 MATES IN MOBILE.
The Cleveland Club Will LAne UD Against the Mobile Team In Their First Game
 Saturday.

Mobile, March 3-(SpeciaL)-Th great Cy Young. this year with the Cleveland Maps of the American League, joined the club. which is in training here, the veteran twirlsr ar- irving this afternoon and taking guar ters with the rest at the Battle House.
 Young was greeted by the players who will compose his team mates this year, and though there are over ten pitchers here trying to make good with the club. there is no jealousy and 1T the same good feeling prevails on the field as in the hotel. Cleve- lands team work this year will be hard to beat. On Saturday, the Mo- bile club, most of whose players have reported. will stack up against the pig iea9uers in an exhibition game. La. ioie and the rest of the infielders and outfieldsrs of the club. will arrive Sunday. and then real practice will be on. both the Maps and the MoDne c.1S; n3 AyenfnR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04
Why Gleason is Valuable.

Speaking Sof the value of old ball players to team Manager Lake of the Red sox. said: ''old players, even when they slow up. are often a valu able asset to ball club Take Kid Gleason; he was 8 very important fac tor in developing the Philadelphia Ma tional League Club that William Mur- ray is now handling It was Hugh Duffy who really appreciated Gleason Ia worth as good man to have coaching a the young players. The TFEd was ai- ways full of ginger and wide awake to inside baseball. He was always on the alert to note the weakness of his op- ponent and could tip off his fellow players what was about to come off An old player of this kind is sure to be a great help to any ball team"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04

Jack Johnson's unbridled tongue may cost him all chance at the future big purses in Australia. This is the latest sputtered over the cable from the land where tfyere are more kanga- roos than sparrows. and If 1t is true, Johnson has undone all of the work of Sam Fitzpatrick, who had planned to use his champion in a series of matches against men like Jeannette. McVey. Langford and Morris Harris.
 Johnson went to Australia, broke. humble, and unknown. and there he annexed the heavyweight title by beating Tommy Burns, but he won in such a manner that the beaten man Is bigger favorite In Australia than was the winner of the Johnson>Burns bout.
 Burns conceded every natural ad- vantage to Johnson but reach. and he fought a gallant fight. The reports from Australia say that when Johnson had Burns helpless he cursed him. played with him. and made remarks to the crowd which did him no good. The American public will be further
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-04

It was manifested yesterday that there was considerable interest in au- tomobile racing here. The sporting editor of The Advertiser had frequent calls yesterday concerning the automo- bile races, which had been scheduled to take place at Vandiver Park. be- tween Strang. Robertson and De Pal ma. the crack drivers.
 Throughout the surrounding towns 1t had been advertised that the death hraving struggle would take place here March and that the famous drivers would contest In an international 100- mile championship
 week ago it was announced In The Advertiser that the races had been called off, as several of the valuable racing cars had been wrecked in New