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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17

was none to say them nay, but the COM
mittee on resolutions gracefully omitted
any reference to gas. It was hoped by
certain personages and interests that adj
verse structures on special session of the
legislature would be made, just as friends
Of the governor would have been pleased
to see his gas position applauded. Both
were disappointed. There were rumors
afioat the night before that the resolu-
tons committee was packed so as to give
the gas proposition black eye. At any
rate. nobody objected next day when it
was avoided.
Senator Scott was on hand with some
remarks on the trite subject of the states
mineral wealth. but Representative w. z.
Hubbard, talked of as his competitor In
the senatorial stakes. was a little more
on hand. He was elected president OF the
state board in the face of a futile boom
for ex-Gov. White. Friends and support
ers Of the latter argued that inasmuch
as w. A. MacCorkle, the retiring presi-
dent, and A. B. Fleming, whom he sue
ceeded, had served the state as governors,
it was proper that this Office should be
given to ex-governors as long as they
hold out.
Hubbard Captures Prize.
But Bill Hubbard went to Huntington
with the presidency Of the West Virginia
State Board Of Trade in his eye, and he
came home to Wheeling with it in his
pocket He wanted an honor and Office
that his side partner (Sturgiss) in the sec
ond district had enjoyed, and he saw no
reason why congressman should not have
as good claims as ex-governors. or
course there is the subsequent gossip
that the White candidacy had the encour-
ment Of Senator Scott and his friends who
did not want to give Hubbard any more
state prominence, but If the senator was
bothered he gave no sign, leaving that
day for Cincinnati to attend the rivers
and harbors convention
1t is being commented on that Scott
and Hubbard are humping into each other
wherever they go to big doings In West
Virginia this year, whether it is an ex-
soldiers reunion, pustma.sters' convention
or any old kind of gathering where peo-.
ple from various sections can be met.
Hubbard has not given symptom of in
terest in the picking Of legislators, but the
Scott followers think he acts suspiciously
just the same.
All the Talk Is for Scott.
1t is impossible to find a man who gives
voice to the belief that Scott can be beat
en-, unless by a combination of favorite
sons and a deadlock-a remote POSSIBLE
ity-and yet the most confident Scott peo-
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TO IMPROVE THE SERVICE.
Railway Mail Superintendent Dis
cuss Many Propositions.

The conference of the railway mail
service superintendent, which has been
I'm progress at the Post Office Department
for week past closed this afternoon.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Stewart said the conference had to deal
with about seventy propositions, covering
every feature of the railway mail service,
and several important recommendations
had been made.
Each proposition was considered first
by special subcommittee and then by
the general conference. The report OF
the conference. which embraces many
pages of stenographic notes, will be tram
scribed and submitted to Mr.. Stewart for
submission to the Postmaster General.
Mr.. Stewart said 1t was doubtful If any
Of the recommendations would be made
public at present, certainly not before tho
latter part of next week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17
overhauled by Chief.

He was L quarter Of a mile away when
Chief OF Police Dawson spied him max
ing off. Dawson threw of his coat, yelled
for help and started in pursuit. Forty
boys joined in the chase, and IN q few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17

pie would enjoy life better il Hubbard
would not be quite so conspicuous. He
would have a fight to succeed himself in
the lower house the moment he became
a sure-enough candidate for the Senate.
which may be a reason for his silence, r.
he really intends to get into the senatorial
caucus in the winter of 1911.
AS ex-Gov. Dawson has not yet accept
ed the offer Of statistical agent for Uncle
Sam in China, some Of his admirers think
President Taft could repay his early en-
ergy for a Taft delegation in West Vir-
ginia by giving him the post Mr.. Crane
lost when he talked too much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17

A special offering OF Rich and
Handsome Ostrich Plumes; beautiful,
long and graceful fiber; in black and
all the favorite shades; these plumes
are from Ia to Is inches long. They
would never sell under $500 in any
store For the Anniver- O. nE
sary Sale, special at. VA.>O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17

with three grades of board. The lowest is
for those who loaf and won't earn more
than two or three dollars a week; the
higher two are for the well-to-do citizens
who work and who save their aluminium
coin. At the cheap table they serve TO
sugar. which Is dreadful deprivation to
the average NoungSter, and any one who
degenerates into the dollar and-a-llalf
class gets out of 1t just as soon as he
can. The prisoners all cat at the cheap
table. 1t should be borne in mind that
these prisoners are arrested by the boys,
tried by the boys for violations of laws
made by the boys. No adult has anything
to do with the legislature, except, Of
course In an advisory capacity to see that
freak bills are not passed, but a con-
Vlcted prisoner can appeal his case to a
higher court composed Of members of the
board or management of the republic.
And it is possible for even the smallest
boy, If he is Industrious, to earn enough
to be we'll fed and clothed He is requir-
ed to attend school, so the republic pays
him so much per hour for all his school
time.
President Runs the Laundry.
Just to show what these youngsters
can do. take the example set by William
Leek, the fifteen-year-old president. He
runs the school laundry. For long time
d woman laundress had charge of the
work and made a loss for the republic
every month. President Leek took hold.
hired boys at an hourly rate to do the
washing and ironing. and now makes
money for himself and a profit for the
republic. Leek split the republic in two
at the recent election, conducted fiery
campaign in his own behalf against the
former president and won. He also plays
second base on the base ball team and Is
a pillar Of strength in the line of the foot
ball team.
Chief of Police Dawson is as fine spec
linen of young manhood as one Will see
in a months time. They are proud OF him
at the republic, for he can quell any kind
of trouble and Is not scared of anything.
He showed what he can do a day or two
ago when seventeen year-old natural
born tramp tried to break away. The boy
Is a son of one of the well known men
of the south. but who has every tendency
to become hobo. He loves the freedom
of the road and has gone on all sorts OF
tramping tours. The republic wants to
make him a self-supporting citizen. The
very day that the board Of management
paid a visit to the republic this week the
wanderlust took hold of the chap and he
started pell nell across plowed field.
making straight for thick piece Of
woods.
overhauled by Chief.
He was 4 quarter Of mile away when
Chief OF Police Dawson Snied him max
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Site Chosen for Naval Sanatorium.

SlIe CnoSeu LOT naval Sauatorlum.
Rear Admiral Giles B. HARDER Of the
United States Navy has selected for tina
site for the new naval sanatorlum tho
town of Baguo, the mountain capital
of Benguet, Island of Luzon. Sixty acres
are expected to be occupied before the
completion OF the sanatorium. Tho Sc
lection of the site probably will lead to
the abandonment of the Naval Hospital
at Yokohama. In December, 1900, tho
Philippine commission proposed the COLI
struction of government railroad forty
nine miles long from Dagupan, the north
ern terminus of the Manila railroad, to
Baguio. and the establishment mere OF
a sanatorium for troops serving in the
Philippines, to avoid sending them to the
United States or Japan for recuperation.
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Blue laws will prevail hereafter in FL
kins. w. Va, Sunday. the mayor having
issued a 'ukase" preventing the sale OF
cigars. tobacco, magazines. fruit, candy,
soda water or anything else except meals
and prescriptions. The lid will be closed
beginning next Sunday.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20
kETCHEL MAN TO
FIRST OPPOSE
JOHNSON
THAT is THE PLAN OF PROMOTER
COFFROTH, AT ANY RATE AND
FIGHT is ALMOST CiNcHED
NOW, SAYS w. BRITT.

CHICAGO. Feb. 20.-That the next
battle for the heavyweight champion
ship OF the world will be between Jack
Johnson and Stanley Ketchel was the
announcement made by Willus Britt.
manager Of the middleweight cham
pion. on his arrival in Chicago. Britt
was in the city enroute to Grand Rap
ids where he will meet ketchel and
take him east To fight Jack O'Brien six
rounds al Philadelphia.
johnson and his manager. Sam
Fitzpatrick. have been sent transpor'
tation To America. by Jim Coffroth. the
promoter Of the club at Colma. Cal.
said Britt They are coming 10 talk
over the Ketchel match with Coffroth
and II is almost certain that Coffroth
will GET the champion to sign. In fact
that IS what they are coming TO Am
erica FOR The match really Is clinch-
ed except for the getting together on
terms and | don't expect II Will be
hard IL line up Johnson.
The bout probably Will take place
within the next two months. expect
to c!nch the O'Brien match and send
ketche against Philadelphia JACK
within two weeks Then Will take
him 10 coast and start him on long
siege OF training for Johnson.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20
PIRATES TURN
TO WIN A FLAG?
BY w. s. FARNsWoRTH.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-"Twice two
make four" sure is a dry old maxim
and there are many ardent followers
OF baseball who don't care hang Tor
the figures, or rather. percentage or
players: but there is no getting away
from the old maxim, and figures al
ways are and always will be the only
thing by which players can be classi-
fed correctly.
In this handicap or the National
league race, figures make PittsburS
the best team-and | have done the
handicapping on last seasons indiNid
ual ayerages--even though the Cubs
did win technically.
The windy city crew figure next
best, the Giants third, and Billy Muir
rays Quakers fourth. Because OF the
many new men that are sure to be IL
the regular lincups OF the Boston, Gin
Cinnati. Brooklyn ana ST. Louis teams
they must be classified In the DO not
figure" class. as Handicapped Willie
Fitzpatrick would say " they were
( ponies
Itls the Pirates four great tVWlers
that give them the best OF "a. accord
ing TO figures While none OF the
smokctown slabmen have averages
equal TO Reulbach. Mathewson %
Brown. yet every one OF them-N1 nj
dox. Lever. Willis and Canillta--
made a record last season tha' only
the first three named can beat
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20
Weight Too flu(h for Messy
In Exciting HandbaN Game

The famous and long-awaited hand
ball match between President John
Kelsey OF the Detroit Athletic club and
Sam Wick, the renowned orator OF the
Cass club reunions took place at the
club Friday evening. Wick winning.
lilo, 1l5.
The match had been arranged some
weeks ago, but absence from the city
on Kelseys part and atter-dinner en-
gagements OF Nicks kept the pair
apart until enthusiasm had been
fanued TO a fever heat Several times
the sidebet was increased until IL as
sumed staggering proportions.
Kelsey went into the lead In the
first game at the start and IT one
time had Vick. %, .. The latter hal
cen training hard for a month, how
ever. end conditions told from then
on. though " had Deen agreed az the
start that two minutes should elapse
as . recess Al The completion Of every
ether point.
Bill Marie kept time and Johnny
Hayes acted as referee.
Al the opening of hostility Kelsey
steI red on the scales and weighed
e04 He lost 10 pounds during the
contest
WICK. like Jim Jeffries. admitted 10
240 pounds. but refused TO allow the
scales 10 verify.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20
TEAMS PICKED To
. STRUGGLE IN
DUAL MEET
.. u. 8. AND M. A. C. FRESHMEN AS
THEY WILL GO AT IT HERE
NEXT SATURDAY - OFFICIALS
ALSO SELECTED.

Arrangements are already virtual,
B complete for the indoor meet which
Will take place In the Detroit Uniyer
/. ofty School gymnasium on Elmwood
ave. Next Saturday aftrnoon, between
the home team and the NJ. A. c. fresh
= men. Coaches Knickerbocker and
Brewer have picked the men who will
take part In the various events, the
conditions permitting each school To
start two men In each OF the events
though in most cases three men have
been named.
Points will be awarded on the regu'
lar system OF Ave for first. three for
second and one for third, the relay
not counting.
Entries In the various events are as
f0llows:
W s0-YD. DAsH-D. U. s.. w. Splegel
4 capt.. j. Spiegel: NJ. \. C, Loveland.
Patterson. Sanford.
3o-YD. low HURDLEs-D. L. s. J.
spIegel. Barton. Hawkins; NJ A G..
so-YD. HIGH HuRDLEs-D. L. $, J.
Spiegel. Barton: Nj. A. g. McNaoo'
sso-YD. DAsH-D. L. S. w spiegel,
Tuomey; NJ. A. C., Loveland. Pattison'
lloyd. DAsH-D. U. 8. Kesterson.
e Et}Hiou M. "a - DaIieses eNes@S-'
sso-YD. DAsH-D. L. s. Seymour.
Noble; NJ A. c.. Perkins. Crib. Cham
berlin.
MILE RUN-p. u. s. Newman. Noble;
M A. c.. Chamberlin. Crib. Barrett.
III POLE vAULT-D L.. s.. Barton; NJ =.
IA. c.. Warner. Mead, Bancroft.
HIGH IUMP-D. L. 6. Barton.
Hawkins: NJ. A. c.. Lord Burton. War
i:-LB. sHoT-PUT-D. u. g. spiegei.
Barton; NJ. A. c.. Friar. Pattison.
r RELAY 1.-TWO laps to each runner)-
ID. u. s.. j SpIegel. Hawkins. Tuomey.
Nv. Spiegel. Huntington: NJ. A. c.,
4 Ioveland, Pattison. Sanford. Barrett.
The officials will be as follows:
Starter-D. Collins. Central.
Timers--MacEachran c. l. Brewe,
u. A. c.. B. II. Woodward. Yale; /. b.
Reynolds, Detroit
81 Field judKes--H. c. Blake. Dart
mouth: G. w. Avery. u. OF NJ
Track Judges-E. French. u. OF NJ. !;
~. ID. Kent. Harvard: E. NJ. Benson.
Wesleyan.
clerk OF course-P. X. Fletcher. d.
Announcer-K. c. welch. d. u. s.
Scorer-B. Fallon, ID. u. 8.
The track on which the running
events will be held. measures 20 laps
30 the mile.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20
NJ MAHON GETS
/. TWO FAST PAGERS

The Chicago trainer, Dick Mcmahon,
has added 10 his stable TWO sensation
ally fas, PAGERS In the o-year'old stall
lion Aerolite, 3.year-old record 2:ll "a.
and the mare Mona Wilkes. 2:O3 Ia.
the stallion having been bought by
Mcmahon for $4,000.
Aerollte is regarded as the best slow
record PAGER Ia the world. HIS mark
OF 2:Il3.4 was made in 1907 but the
same season be paced public trial In
e05l. the time being the same as
the worlds record for 3-year-old pacing
stations.
In the last two years Mcmahon has
won more races than any other driver
even did in the same length OF time.
and be has been especially successful
With PAGERS, Citation. 2.0l ga Hedge
wood Boy, 2:02 l-2: Lady Maud C..
2:04l.4. and Red Bow. 200 IA being
samples OF his work in that line.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20
Y, GATHERED FOR THE DETROIT TIMES
S15OOOO WORTH OF AUTOS
CHANGED HANDS AT SHOW

ever sustain drop like that of the
past two seasons. The big makers are
MI Aguring ON very scant margins AT
present and the industry has progress
ed Jar enough To permit OF very ac'
curate and Systematic sore OF factory
and sales organization. This organiza'
ton progress is what has been respon
sible more than any other one cause.
for the lowering in price, IL Is I'm
possible to imagine any very consider
able further Improvements along that
line
4 noteworthy feature OF the Detroit
show has been the manner In which
the local people have patronized the
firms representing Detroit-made cars.
Detroit people know the Detroit fac
tories, know the men connected with
them i'm a managerial capacity. and
are ready To trust their Judgment Lo-
cal product In the automobile trade
stands nowhere better and the element
OF patriotism and civil pride was not
needed TO boom the Detroit-made car
which the purchaser knew by acQuaint'
ance was all right anyhow.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20
@CMALL CPORTING
NJ TALK s=M ~ WORLD

Lemmy Burns expects to visit the Uni
ted states In May.
Bountsin, the Michigan shortstop, has
returned TO school.
~. Chandler Egan, former golf cham
\ pion, will compete no more
The eonference colleges have voted
& again 20 play seven games OF foot
ball apiece next year
~ sometimes takes terrible expert
a cnco to convince man that his In
.e-sor works are not copper-iined-
ThcuRh defeated, - 90 10 by Eastern
sestsFdas,- IYestern -acfuaily scored
h not only one but six field baskets.
me burroughs team got the FusiIIers
IA from Windsor. so to 20, last evening.
Az IIendrlap goaiing nine times himself
vsssss trimmed the spaidias. asain
~ indoor baseball last night. The
efries IL for the worlds champion
I(oth Capt. Wfilinmson starring. Coach
Terchen's Detroit Central High team
won the verdict at Saginaw last
Iov> comes NIKE murphy with the
rtetcment that, beyond question. the
< track on which Trube set a new In
door mile record was short.
pmpe1y scecrdinH 90 schedule. Calf
/ovn!e.s governor signed the anti
l,i 10 into sfrsst in 60 days,
>o<s- .s~~s<~v. yehnsss AID Fish-
sSp.se8ssa s and s,-s- E,ss,,
Nwo'trc star fos fsos-or for \
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20
Nv PAUL a. eRuskE.

|E The National league needed presF
dent and went out and dug him up.
This fact accounts for the prominence
or recent years OF Harry Pulliam, Tor
mer baseball writer and club secre-
tary.
A person named Ban Johnson need
ed big league TO give him some ap-
propriate scope. He went out and or
eanixed II. For some years Ban mas
also been in the public eye. though MS
achievements have differed material
~ In many ways from those OF Mt
PuIliam.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE DUG
UP IT'S PRESIDENT: THE AMEhi.
CAN LEAGUES PRESIDENT WAS
THERE BEFORE HIS LEAGUE WAS
REALLY LAUNCHED.
When this difference In setting Is
fully appreciated one is fairly well
prepared TO understand why IL - that
Ban Johnson emerged from the recent
Chicago Bagttle OF Typewriter Hili
unscathed. serene and happy. sustain
Cd In everything he had started during
this extremely fussy winter while, on
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20

which made outdoor demonstrating out
OF the question. so far as the comfort
OF the passengers was concerned, a
much greater number Of sales would
surely have been recorded. In addi'
ton To keeping the public away from
The show. there were few prospec'
tive purchasers who cared To put their
money into new ears without giving
them more thorough test. The buy
ers were very largely drawn from
the ranSs OF those who purchase a new
ear OF a certain make every year, ana
do not need demonstration To convince
them or the uniform merit OF the pro
duct
The hrst favorable weather is sure
10 see boom In the local retail trade,
bringing as IL will an opportunity 20
convince the buyers OF the merits and
reliability OF the car which has ap-
pcaled To them, on inspection at me
show. as the best fitted 10 their needs.
The greatest sales records have, a
seemed certain at the start. been scor-
ed BY the lishi touring ears produced
by such firms as the Ford, L. NJ. r.
Cadillac. Chalmers-Detroit. Cartercar
aud Regal There will always be q
regular demand, apparently. Tor the
heavier cars. particularly from those
wealthy buyers who have found their
luxury and power SO attractive in the
past. The light runabout has similar
~ found It's field and general belief eX
lists among the trade that there Will be
but little change in the line OF the
popular types for many years TO
come
II is not believed that prices will
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20
ING NEWS OF THE DAY, GATHERED

would easily have been doubled. but
Tor the fact that blizzard ragged
through the hrsC two days. supplanted
in ne last two By adriving rain thar
made outdoor travel as unpleasant as
could well be imagined.
\ close census OF the exhibitors de
velopcd the fact that, In the neighhor'
hood OF 100 cars have been sold dur
ing the show Some OF these were 10
state distributors, large number oil
the local exhibitors being also busled
with their duties as agents for state
territory as well The large majority
OF The ears were, however disposed OF
AZ retail TO local people.
As 81 1890 per car is "A conservative
estimate OF the value Of the average
sale. II is readily apparent that the
above estimate pre-supposes. move
ment OF sl50.000 during the week.
But for the unfavorable conditions
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-20

the other hand, pure, historical Han
~ Pulliam. broken in mind, spirit AMI
pocketbooK was frenZiedly giving ont
statements, periodically resigning and
wildly careering about Chicago, trying
10 lose his chapcrones.
AS an exhibition OF real interest
&c those VINO take occasion to fol-
low the great National game the
situation pictured above 10 Of little
moment. To those. however, who
look farther and appreciate \the
different methods on which the
American and National leagues
are conducted, the present iIlustra-
zion finely depicts what they know
to be the real situation, govern
ing matters that, while often OF
far greater importance, seldom Sc
cure the san,e effective publicity.
The governing power or the Nation
al league is situated in its board OF
directors. The league hires a presi'
dent because IL needs 10 have msl
TO take the title lie should be a
man meek and inoffensive, chastely
barged and with servile enough
mien TO take his orders when he gets
them. When the directors get 70
lighting among themselves the presi'
dent is supposed 10 maintain a discreet
silence in the background. following
out the wishes OF the side that event
ually secures the whip hand. The
minute that president takes II on him
self 10 show independence OF any sort
or. far more grievous, TO actually crit1'
cize adversely ole or more OF his en-
.lx.tta nf N N m ~ I.
come to them all Pulliam did this
and John Heydler now reigns In his
stead-for how long remains TO be
seen. Pulliam made the mistake OF
taking himself seriously: Heydler has
best have a care and profit by the ex'
ample, not only OF Pulliam but OF all
OF the accession that has gone before.
Now the contrast.
The American league has q board
OF directors. They meet regularly
listen 10 Mr. Johnson as he outlines
the measures which they are TO put
through. vote accordingly and go home,
The directors and Johnson are all
a bunch Of good fellows together but
there is never any question regarding
the identity OF the real boss. BAN
RUNS THE LEAGUE AND HIS
WORD is LAW. The meekness Is all
OH the side OF the men who pay the
president and whose employe Mr..
Johnson Is.
They are meek. not because Ban has
them scared however. They merely
recognize In Ban a man wiser In base
bali politics than themselves, singly
or in aggregate. Ban has fought their
battles aud has won out. Each one
OF them has felt at some time or other
the sting OF his whip, perhaps, but
the sting OF that whip was sustained
in an unjust cause and at time when
every other member OF the league
would have backed Ban on any APP
neal. The latest chestened Individual
is Mr.. Noyes OF Washington. Mr..
Moves got gay couple OF years ago.
He found himself, In lonesome min
ority. has been glad to forgive and
hopes the rest have forgotten.