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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
SPLIT OVER TENNIS CUP.
Australasian Dispute May Send
Championship Trophy Elsewhere. .


NEW YORK, April 12.-International
complications appear to be multiplying
around the Davis challenge cup. The
tumn when movement was made by the
either return the trophy. which is en-
blematic of the worlds championship, to
this country, where it was originally Of
fered. or to England. The Australians in
turn made their offer of the Australian
shield as a trophy to the United States.
to which a provision that the shield was
only to be donated provided team was
sent to Australia this season.
From England, through the medium OF
a communication written by A. Wallis
Myers. yesterday came the news that a
split in the Australasian Association now
threatens to tangle matters. And this
with III. l.. Doherty back in the game
and expecting to take his place upon Eng
lands International team this year How
ever. as Myers intimates, the split in Aus
tralia might return the cup to England.
In part he has written:
1.-THE secession, or intended secession,
of New Zealand from Australasia, with
the apparent object of competing as
separate nation for the Davis cup. raises
an interesting question as to what will
happen in the future. both as regards the
position of New Zealand and as regards
the tenure of the cup itself. The rules
of the Davis cup competition provide
that. for the purpose of competition, Aus
tralia and New Zealand shall be regarded
as one Observation-Disclosures. New Zea-
lands secession merely means the exclu-
sion of herself and her players from par
ticipation in the fight for the Davis cup.
"Since New Zealand has voluntarily
terminated her alliance with Australia,
Australia is entitled to retain the cup
and defend it. AS the rule stands. Aus
tralasia will be represented by Australia.
ION the other hand. if the rules are
altered and it is decided that Australia
and New Zealand are in future to be
separate nations, what becomes of the
cup? 1t cannot be held or defended by
because Australasia will
have ceased to exist"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
VEGETABLE LIFE IN JAPAN.
DR.. Slopes Of England First Scientist
to Make Research.
al Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The star.
LONDON, April 12.-Dr. Marie Slopes,
DIS, lecturer on fossil botany at Man.
chester University. has just returned to
her home in London after eighteen
months research regarding the primeval
fossils of vegetable life in Japan. She il
the first scientist to undertake such
journey in that country.
Fossil botany is not such a dry-as-dust
study as some people might suppose"
said DR.. Slopes. because in the fossil
plants We get some of the best proofs
Of evolution. Most of the specimens
have brought back are certainly not less
than two millions of years old and are
undoubtedly missing links between fam
lilies of an older age and some that are
living at the present time.
Il have visited many towns In Japan
in which no other European has yet been
and there rs scarcely a coal mine In the
country down which have not been in
search of fossils. ! was tremendously
impressed with the vast wealth of coal
which Japan possesses, and which is prac-
ticaily undeveloped."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
SCHOOL OF BULLFIaHTING.
University at Bilbao, Spain, to Open
Doors July /.
OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, March 81, 1909.
A university of bullfghting has been
established at Bilbao, Spain, and will
open its doors July 1. 1t will take the
place Of the famous Seville bulIfghters
school. which was suppressed by King
Ferdinand VII early in the nineteenth
century.
The new university will grant two de-
grees, licentiate and doctor of tauromachy.
and its courses will be both practical and
theoretical. The students will attend
lectures on the history of bullfghting,
the classic and the romantic school, the
anatomy of the bull and of the horse
the study of arms and the biographies
of great bullfghters 1t is hoped that the
new university will rescue the national
sport from the decadence into which 1t
has fallen lately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
auguration of Shibe Park and the Wash
ingtsn Opening was thrown in to balance
matters,

ingtsn opening was thrown in to balance
matters.
John Anderson. the utility outfielder of
the Chicago White Sox, has Joined his
team at Fort Wayne. Anderson win.
tered at his home in Worcester.
Capt Harry Davis OF the Athletics
didn't get a hit until the fourth game
of the inter-P Philadelphia series. Then he
got three.
Every season shows its novelty and
fumigated base ball had to kick in as
nineteen hundred and mines headliner.
It may be something insthe way Of
gladSomeness for Detroit fans to learn
that the same old five will lead of the
batting order for the Tigers, but there
Is a dearth of cheering along the line.
Jimmy McAleer has admitted to a few
very close friends that perhaps, after
all. he did not get the big end of the
trade when he gave the Rex. Sox catcher
Spencer for Lou Criger.
In the interest for sterilized base ball
an Injunction will undoubtedly be issued
restraining the use of the spit ball by
any New York Highlander twirler during
the season.
Lew Drill, manager of the Terre Haute
team last year, has been released, uncondi-
tionalIy. Drill went to Terre Haute from
st. Paul. and was rated as a good catcher.
This year Terre Haute had no offers for
his services.
A rasping one is circling the rounds
that Kip Setback is the only living ball
player to quit the business for the pur-
pose Of getting into pursuit that has
fo Ho oil with nf
Johnny McGraw has had his annual
crack on the nose by a batted base ball
He says there never has been a season
since he became a major league player
that he has not had similar accident.
We rise to state that Charley Comis-
key is full of confidence In the White
Sox but there is no attendant excite
ment, as it is merely the annual for
mality.
Ban Johnson will come east for the
American League opening in Philadel-
phia today. In fact, the eastern open
ing was set early so that all the mag
mates could be present at the dedication
of Shibe Park.
AS anticipated, the unwonted activity
of few Of the ancfents started some
thing. Here's Amos Rusie. who has been
in the obituary class for moons and
moons, making a chirp for a return to
the diamond.
Those days of yore when the Wash
ington team kindly starred in the role
of the league chopping block are on
the back schedule. and from all indica-
tions they won't be any kinder this year
than last.-Boston Post.
Rube Waddell is going to appear at a
ST. Louis theater next week. He will
give a monologue on the art of pitching.
and 1t is alleged will receive $500 for his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
GRAFT IN MEDICINE.
Charges Preferred Against Head Of
German Society.

Special correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON. March 81. 1909.
The medical world of Germany is excit
ed over charges of graft in its most
eminent quarter-the famous Berlin spe-
cialist fraternity.
Prof. Senator. the venerable president of
the Berlin Medical Society. is charged
with bribing hotel porters and others to
direct wealthy patients, principally for
eighers. to his clinics. Other specialists
have also been mentioned in connection
with the affair.
At last Wednesdays meeting OF the Ber-
lin Medical Society Prof. Senator resigned
the presidential Office pending an investi-
CATION of the charges against him by a
court Of honor.
He declares that he has never been
guilty of bestowing gratuities except upon
the head of a certain Russian Institute
for Medical Consultations" who was ac-
customed to act as interpreter for Rus
sian patients. To some hotel porters who
besieged him for commissions he gave
money as the simplest way of getting rid
of their opportunities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12

ease is merely parasitic organism out
of place-where 1t Is not wanted. There
are no weeds In botany: but in gardening
given bad surroundings. they will grow.
''It is said i have asserted that sin is
non-existent. 1 have never said that 1t
is necessary to discriminate between evil
and sin. Sin means the choosing Of evil
rather than good by a creature. 1t
means seeing the better and choosing the
worse.
People cannot enjoy life when their
fellows are living In slums We should
prepare the way for the wholesome de-
velopment Of the creatures that are born.
and give them scope and opportunity, as
We do for plants in a garden"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
ST. YVES TO RACE sHRUBB.
Great Contest Anticipated When
They Meet at Fifteen Miles.

NEW YORK, April 12.-Henri st. Yves,
the Frenchman who won the recent in
ternational Marathon derby, has been
matched to meet Alfred Shrubb of Eng
land in fifteen-mile race at American
League Park here Saturday, April "a.
The race will take place at night and
will be run in the glare of hundreds Of
electric lights especially strung for the
occasion.
Many experts claim that Shrubb is the
fastest man in the world for fifteen
miles. but those who saw st. Yves run
shoulder to shoulder with him for this
distance in the derby and then go on and
win are confident that in st. Yves the
Englishman has found his master at all
distances in the long-distance running
game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
STORY TOLD OF LINCOLN.
Gratified That Grant Did Not Want
the Nomination in 1854.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE death here OF
Joseph Russell Jones. pioneer traction
magnate and diplomat. recalls many
anecdotes illustrating his confidential re-
lations with Lincoln and Grant, who
held him in high esteem.
When Gen. Grant was first talked OF
for the presidency Lincoln telegraphed to
Mr.. Jones asking him IL he could tell
him whether Grant wanted to be Presi-
dent Certainly not" said Mr.. Jones.
who at once reported to Lincoln. HE
wouldn't take the office IL 1T were offered
to him. So far from being candidate
himself, know him to be earnestly in
favor of your reelection"
Mr.. Lincolns countenance relaxed and
he said: my friend. you don't know
how gratifying that is to me. No man
can ever tell how deep that presidential
grub gnaws till he has had 1t himself"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
LIVED FOUR DAYS ON SNOW.
Swiss Alpinist Found on Summit of
Alps in Pitiable State.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
GENEVA, April 12.-Ami Won Almen, a
Swiss Alpinist, was found last week In
a pitiable state in an Alpine hut on the
summit of Mont Sulpice in the Jura Alps
He explained that he had left Neuchatel
alone to make the ascent, had been over
taken by a snowstorm, spent the night
under a ledge and crawled into the hut
the next morning.
He found that his feet had been frozen.
and, suffering great agony. Almen cut off
his ten toes with his penknife wrapping
his feet In straw and the linen Of his shirt.
For four days the unfortunate Alpinist' s
only food was snow. and when discovered
he was slightly delirious. He was trans
ported to the Cantonal Hospital at Neu-
chatel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
Continued from Fourteenth Page.)

ffland more than we did. It is safe to
assert he is getting a much bigger sum
than we are. and, in view of this, his
demand for the whole of the picture
money is unreasonable.
A division of 35 and 65 per cent, or
some such arrangement. would be equita-
bic. We will make any reasonable con-
not propose TO forfeit everything"
Gilmore has received an offer from
New York for a ten-round match between
Mcfarland and Owen Moran al 1875
pounds, but will await the outcome of
the present conference before answering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
MOTOR oMN1BusEs DOOMED.
Noisy Vehicles in London to Be Re-
placed by Order.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LONDON, March 81. 1909
The heavy. noisy motor omnibuses which
are now running in the London streets are
doomed. They are to be replaced by
lighter and gutter vehicles with a smaller
carrying capacity. This change is by or
der of the chief commissioner of police,
who is at the head of the commission
controlling the licensing OF the omntbuses.
London has always resented the pres
ence of these noisy, ill-smeiling and cum
bersome vehicles among the light han
SONS and four wheeled cabs and the quiet
omnibuses drawn by horses. Not even
the speed of the motor bus reconciled the
Londoner to their existence, for where
people are rarely in a hurry speed Is no
inducement for the endurance OF the
ills complained of.
The regulations of the license given in
1905 are to be Cancelled and motor buses
must now be built of q weight not exceed
ing three and q half tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
OWNING ROD FINDS CORPSE.
Hazel Switch Locates Body Of
Avalanche Victim.

cpecIaI CofFesponueHce OF 1ue ofar.
LONDON, March 81. 1909.
The story of how a divining rod was
used in locating the body of a man buried
by an avalanche in the Bernese Oberland
is told with wealth of detail in the Mach
richten of Basel.
An inhabitant of Kandergrund was
buried in tie Kander valley by a mass Of
snow and stones from the mountainside.
and efforts to find his body failed until a
diviner named Grossen offered to locate
the spot.
Armed with a hazel rod, he accom-
panied rescue party, but found no trace
until In the evening, when the searchers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
Roberts Runs Rapidly.

Leo r. Roberts, graduate of the Cen
trail High School here In the class of
1908. who was prominent in athletics dur
ing his high school course. has been doing
some excellent running In the west. ac-
cording to information which has been re-
ceived by his friends in this city.
His work at an indoor meet of the Kan
sas City. Athletic Club recently attracted
much attention. He was pitted against
some of the best runners Of the west in
the 5O-yard dash and finished third out
Of a large field. only being beaten by
Frank Cornett Of St. Louis. who holds
the A. A. U. championship for the dis
lance, and A. C. Taylor of Chicago, who
competed in the Olympic games in Lon
don last summer. The race was run in
worlds record time. The papers the next
day declared that Roberts, who is a
freshman in Kansas University, will be
seen at the front in many races in the
future.
While in the local high school Roberts
won the junior championship Of the Dis
trict for fifty yards and won the O-meter
cup. which is prominently displayed at
Central
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
Quakers' Big Outdoor Meet. !.

PHILADELPHIA. April 12.-The first
big outdoor fixture in track and field
will be the relay races Of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania April "a. During
the past week Wisconsin sent word that
she would send a team for the mile re-
lay, and that Natwick. the crack hurdler,
would accompany the relay team. The
appearance Of the Badger timber-topper
will be of some interest. especially as
he will be likely to meet such men as
Shaw of Dartmouth, Howe and Robbins
of Yale. Talcott Of Cornell and Rand of
Harvard. Natwick Is the western cham
pion over the high sticks. and has
record Of Is 3-5 seconds Wisconsin will
be represented among the big men by
Orthoff. the shot-putter. He won at the
conference meet with a put Of ~ feet /
inch, but 1t, is said that the winters
training has benefited him so much that
he will do about a yard farther on
Franklin Field. More than 200 teams
have entered for the college champion
ship and there are 1875 individual en-
tries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
Dartmouth's Athletes.

HANOVER. N. H., April 12.-If a half
mile relay team can be developed at
Dartmouth College which. in the opinion
of the powers that be at the Hanover in
stitution. is fast enough to compete in
the University of Pennsylvania relay
carnival to be held at Philadelphia April
"a. the quartet will be entered. At the
present time, however, there appears to
be only one man, Baxter. who Is fit to
run on such q team. None Of the other
members Of the track squad has been
training or practising for such an event.
In other events Dartmouth will in all
probability be represented by Sherman
and Hawley in the sprints. Hawley in the
discus, Palmer in the high jump and
Johnson In the hammer throw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
VATICAN WORK IN REGGIE.
Part Of Earthquake Fund Will Ge
Into 200 New Churches.


Special Cablegram to The Star.
MILAN, April 1.-THE vatican earth
quake relief fund. which amounts to
$625.OOO, will be partly devoted to the
erection Of 200 corrugated iron churches
and chapels in the Reggie (Calabria)
archdiocese. These buildings, for which
orders have been already placed with
English firms. will be constructed with
a view to resisting violent shocks. The
interiors will be wood paneled and the
interspace packed with felt.
Mgr Cottafavi, the papal envoy extra
ordinary. with the object of preventing
fires, has ordered the adoption of new
patent safety candlesticks. and the favor
lite custom of crowding the affairs with
artificial flowers and other tawdry dec
orations is severely forbidden by the pope.
Besides rearing extensive laboratory
schools for orphans at Reggie and Villa
San Giovanni, his holiness has decided to
build q big central clergyhouse, where
parish priests and curates will lead
community life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12

CINCINNATI Ohio. April 12.-Hines
Strobridge, president of the Strobridge
Lithographing Company. died at his home
here yesterday. During the civil war he
produced the first oil portraits of WASH
ington, Lincoln. Grant, Webster and other
celebrated men ever printed in this coun-
cry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
Reach Ball for the Diamond.
BASE BALL NOTES.

Today's the day. and the weather
bureau Is doing the right thing.
It was a long time coming. but the
18th of April had to finally swing around
The early start was made SO as to
allow the magnates to attend the In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
Atlantic City Golf Tourney.

ATLANTIC CITY, N j., April 12.-
The Country Club of Atlantic City has
completed its arrangements for the an
nual spring tournament to be held April
90 and 80 and May L. The meeting on
the Northfleld course is the week after
the opening tournament for, the season
at Lakewood, and, as usual. there will
be no lack Of trophies. Qualification
play will take place April %. and will
consist OF thirty-six holes medal play,
the player making the lowest gross
score receiving the qualifying trophy.
Six sixteens will qualify, the first four
for the governors, presidents, Atlantic
City and Northfield cups, and the fifth
and sixth divisions for special cups.
Prizes also will be awarded the runner
up in each sixteen.
Entries for the main event will close
Wednesday, ADrfJ "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
Welsh Means Business.

AASAAASSSs
NEW YORK. pril 12.-Freddy Welsh,
conqueror OF many Of the best of the
lightwesghts, issues a challenge to Bat
Ting Nelson. Packey Mcfarland and all
the other lightweights Of his class.
To show that he means business Welsh
posted 5000 to back his challenge.
The conditions under which Welsh will
box are that the weight must be 133
pounds at the ringsde. In the case of
Nelson he will bet 5000 on himself in
bout OF forty or more rounds. If the
Dane will fight twenty rounds Welsh will
be pleased that he will make the side bet
$4,000. The same conditions go for Nc
Farland. only that the side bet can be as
much bigger than the sums mentioned as
the Chicago boy desires.
Welsh wants to meet any of the good
box at weight higher than 1s3 pounds.
Il am in shape to take on a battle at
a minutes notice, as / always take good
care of myself" said Welsh.
Welsh is also willing to take on Atteil
again here In New York. The English
man gave Abe q bad beating on the Pa
ciac coast few months ago. but saws
Abe can get another chance to regain his
laurels IL he so desires.
Another Indian Runner.
NEW YORK. April 12.-Fred Simpson,
the Indian runner who has been barn
storming under the management of Tom
Eek, and John Svansberg are to meet in a
two-man race over the full Marathon dis
lance at Celtic Park Sunday April Is.
Simpson ran four miles against Shrubb in
Madison Square Garden last winter, when
the English pro went twelve miles against
three-man relay, and was the only one
of the three to make showing against
the BSiton.
Reach Ball for the Diamond.
The Reach base ball is the officially
adopted ball of the American League.
the American Association and the South
ern League. and Is the make of ball used
in every championship and practice game
of the clubs in these leagues. In the
early days there were balls Of every kind
and size. Some were dead, others lively.
This state of affairs played havoc with
averages and robbed the game of much
interest. When the national agreement
was established q standard ball was de-
cided upon and the Reach ball awarded
the honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
Gotch Will Meet Yussif Wednesday
for Worlds Title.


The wrestling world is focusing its at
tention this week upon the worlds cham
pionshfp wrestling match between Frank
Gotch. the present champion. and Yussif
Mahmout, another of the terrible
Turks The bout will take place in
Chicago Wednesday night for purse Of
$4,000. 1t will be at catch-as-catch-can
style. best two out of three falls. ,
The annual competition for amateur
boxing championships will be held at Bos-
ton Monday and Tuesday under the aus
pices of the Boston Athletic Association.
Interesting developments are anticipat-
ed in pugilistic circles during the week,
when efforts will be made by James Cof-
froth of California to arrange a match
between James Jeffries and Jack Johnson.
AL Kaufman. the California heavyweight.
who has been camping on Johnson's trail
will fight Tony Ross. an Italian heavy
weight from Pittsburg. in New York
Tuesday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
whitney's Belle Of Troy Wins.

Whitneys Belle OF Troy WINS.
KEMPTON PARK. Eng. April a.
The Southwestern two-year-old selling
plate of 103 sovereigns, distance four fur
longs was run here today and won by HI.
p. Whitney's Belle Of Troy. Pine Knot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12
Evers Will Take crest Cure.n

TROY, N. Y, April 12.-Johnny Evers.
second baseman of the Chicago National
League club, stated last night that he
desired to lay off for a season and he had
completed correspondence with President
Charles Murphy of the Chicago team to
that end, with the result that in all
probability he would take a complete
rest for 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-12

John Anderson. the utility outfielder of
the Chicago White Sox, has joined his
team at Fort Wayne. Anderson win.
tered at his home in Worcester.
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Journalistic Wins steeplechase.

PARIS, April 12.-At the Auteuil course
yesterday the prize of the president Of
the republic. steeplechase handicap of
$4,000 and cup at two miles five furlongs.
was won by E. Fischoffs Journalistic.
C. Klein's Choral was second and H.
De Mumm's Trianon III, third. F. r.
Hitchcock's Stokes finished fourth. Mr..
Hitchcock also ran Hylas. his famous
American hurdler. but he fell.
The beautiful Easter weather attracted
a record attendance to the course, Presi-
dent Fallieres and numerous persons
prominent in French and American soci-
ETY. being among those presents