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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-15

It's back to the pumpkins on his farm at Dunellen. N. J., for Bob Fitzsimmons, when the freckle faced gladiator com pletes his theatrical tour in Europe.
 When Fitz sailed for Europe early in December the old war horse of the prize ring had visions of picking up a wad of long green by meeting Jem Roche, Jack Palmer, Gunner Moir and other third-r raters before the National Sporting club In London. In fact, of ficials of the London club cabled to tho Cornishman before his departure that there would be an excellent chance of making hay while the sun shines" during his stay on the other side of the Atlantic.
 Fitz was led to believe that the London club would be willing to guar antee him at least $25,000 for a series of fights but the former champion was sadly mistaken when he began to talk business with the English sports, ac cording to a recent letter received from the Cornishman.
 Fitz declared In his letter that the fighting game is dead over there and that the highest price the London club would offer for fight between him and any of the British fighters was f100, or about $500.
 Fitz stated In his letter that his theatrical tour has been a huge suc- cess wherever he has appeared in towns in England, Ireland and France. In his native country particularly in the Cornwall district, the people went wild over his show, and he and Mrs Fitz will make another tour of that section of Great Britain before returning.
 Frank Gotch did not return from the other side of the. oc',an with empty hands, nor did he come back with all that he might have accumulated in this worlds goods If he could have made a match with Hackenschmidt.
 Gotch struck England immediately after the acidulous verbal set-to over the Olympic games and not so very long after the cabling of the version of the match between Gotch and Hack enschmidt in this country, in which the high tints were not shaded any in be- half of the American wrestler.
 He says that the warmth of his re- ception would not have made an appre- ciable difference in the outer coating of an icicle. The English had a "grouch'' against anything American in the shape of an athlete
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-15

The feud between Packy Mcfarland and Freddie Welsh has put the former in a peevish state of mind, a fact that IS responsible for his camp mates hay ing a lot of amusement at the Chicago boys expense
 Packy was exhibiting a new diamond ring that he had just purchased when Jack Doyle remarked in a careless tone of voice: Its a nice stone Packy, but you should see the one Freddie Welsh wears; why, he" All that was seen of Mcfarland was his dust as he hit the pike in the direction of his cottage-he was too mad to talk.
 That same evening Baron Long was a visitor of Mcfarland and put one over the plate of Mcfarland at the supper table. You should have been with me today" said Long. "What'ye have? in- quired Packy. Why, we had English plum pudding an-"but the stock yards champ had kicked his chair back from the table, and refused to talk to the In- dian journalist during the remainder of the evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-15

Here's a good story that has finally travelled out this far and I am a going to send it on along the line. Of course, it isn't true but that doesn't hurt the story any. 1nere is a swell cafe in Washington which draws the color line so deep that any one who crosses does so at his peril. One afternoon last year the Athletics were playing there when a rather nice looking, well-dressed man walked in and quietly asked for a seltzer lemonade. The proprietor, who happened to be standing near, took one look and remarked softly: Screw, dig-you ought to know better" The young man looked surprised, and said: "I ordered a seltZer lemonade" "Get out now" remarked the proprietor. "Go quietly You are not al- lowed.''
 The young man looked puzzled, then annoyed, then repeated the order "If you insist on trouble, all right said the proprietor, and he gave a signal. Two burly walters rushed to the scene. A straight left laid one on his back. a right jab bounced the other among the rare bric-a-brae The bartender joined and sat down on a costly case, the proprietor leaped forward and hit the wall so hard he knocked a picture down and smashed 1t. Walters and others rushed to the scene. Five minutes later the young man landed out in Pennsylvania avenue a bit unused up. He stood looking in at the wreckage, where walters slowly were getting to their feet and rubbing sore spots, brushed some dust off the lapel of his coat and muttered to himself: "If they'd have waited a minute I'd have told them I was an Indian"
 Then MT. Bender the star twirer who played football at Carlisle, walked softly away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-15

Jim Jeffries says that Lillian Russell has nothing on him-thst he, too, in- tends publishing his letters in book form Jeff gets a bushel of mail day The letters come from every part of the country and are for the most part from people who want something When the letters are not a "touch" pure and sim pie. they are from some wildcat" pro- moter who has something that he wants to sell. Letters from youngsters who desire to follow in the footsteps of the great heavyweight also are numerous, and Jim gets his own share of mash notes too. Here Is a freak letter that found its way to Jeffres' desk:
 MT. James J. Jeffres-Dear Sir: I want to become a female pugilist Can you give me the name of some good trainer in athletics? I don't know who I would fight after I became a good boxer, but anyhow would like to enter the profess sion. I am only a working girl and think that l am capable of doing better. Yours respectfully, MRS MAGGIE D. '720 West Seventeenth Street, Los An-
 geles.'
 Here is gem written on Spaghetti leaf paper:
 My Dear Friend James Jeffries I am like come to see you about next March. mi naim it be Thomas Flynn. like come into your club and mi wheigh he Is 40 pounds. I send regards James Flynn. I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-15
IS MAN OF INTEREST Writer Sizes Up the Average
 LaWmaker THE DAY OF REFORM Jeffries Will out-Lilllan Lillian Russell and Publish His Letters in
 Book Form-Some
 Samples.
THE DAY OF REFORM
BY JOE MURPHY.

San Francisco, February 14-Oh, what 3 the use? With horse racing cut out and prizt fighting ended what Is left in Cali fornia but pink teas. pinochle and the climate? Of course, there are some Japs here, but you can't have any sport with them without getting a wireless from Washington threatening to put the whole state in the lock-up Whatever We are going to do until baseball season comes is one of the unanswerable questions of the present dark days, indeed, are these for the California sport.
 The action of the members of the legis- lature on the subjects of horse racing and prize fighting shows what moral towards most men are when they get into the limelight. There is a good majority in both the house and senate that would like to see horse racing and prize fighting continue and flourish, but they are afraid of the village pastor and the county school teacher and the sensational and hysterical reformer who infests the large town and seeks the bubble of fame with his mouth.
 It is the case with most of these men sent to the state legislature as it was with the man who was sent to an institu- tion to be cured of his fondness for the cup A friend met him as he stepped off the train at his home town upon his return.
 friend.
 Pm afraid l am," was Johns gloomy reply
 So with these legislators. They are afraid they have put a finish to horse racing and prize fighting and so am l.
 Horse racing with bookmaking, pool selling and other gambling attachments is not favored in Spokane, which has the only track in the extreme eastern part of the state. This is evidenced by the fact that 10000 residents of the city have joined in a memorial to the legislature urging its members to adopt law mak- ing betting at race tracks felony. This movement is independent of the cam paign by the Anti-Race Track Gambling league of Washington, which has under taken to obtain 5000 signatures to it's pe- tition to the legislature in favor of the adoption of Representative Ole Hanson bill making race track betting a peni- tentiary offense. The race track element seeks to secure an amendment so the law will not become effective until January l. 1910, thus permitting the operation of the books at the Meadows track in Kings county during the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition at Seattle next summer. Han son is fighting the rider tooth and nail and in this he is supported by Lieutenant Governor Hay of Spokane and many members, who say that the game in Washington is doomed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-15

Miss May Sutton, the famous lawn ten his player, who won the English cham pionship in 1907. has decided to visit Eng land again next summer, and will bring with her a team of picked players Miss Sutton did not compete in the cham ponship at Wimbledon last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-15

The result of the Longboat-Shrubb race was a disappointment here. It was con fdently expected that Shrubb would beat the Indian. Some satisfaction was ex- pressed that the winner was at least a British subject. but as a matter of cold fact the Canadian athletes are held only in a slight degree higher esteem here than those of the United States, and 1t Is only when the Canadian is pitted against with him.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-04
RANDOM
REFERENCES

A sausage, yes, king of them ALL
Which makes you want to say
Oh. grocer, butcher. give 20 me
Pure-eat-ah kind today.
Ask your butcher for it or call Bell
S6G, Ind. 521. =
Don't forget-The Brewery Work
ers' Annual Ball at the Congress,
Thursday. Dec. Q. Tickets soc Re-
freshments. =
Lynne Ward-The Y, l.. and Y. NJ.
Mutual association will hold their con-
joint meeting Sunday evening, at 7:3O
Or. +. G. Gowans will speak. Every
one invited.
Wanted-Young man who under
stands dry goods. or who wants to
learn the dry goods business. John
Scowcroft & Sons Co. -
Another achievement, the uniform
superiority of B. & G. Butter. =
Council Crest Club-The Council
Crest club met with Miss Nettie Free
man at her home 25S Twenty-second
street, in honor OF her guests, Misses
1nez Built and Dot Mcmillan of Salt
was spent In music, the performers
being the guests, who are proficient
ct the plano and vocal music Al
1890 the party adjourned TO the din
ing room where typical Dutch lunch
awaited them, which was enjoyed.
Misses Built and Mcmillan Will re-
turn to the capital, Sunday. after hay
Ing spent week in Ogden.
II YOU wish TO please your wife
always order Lewis good coal. Phones
149
Storeroom for rent, 419 Twenty.
third street. Inquire 2254 Washing.
ION avenue 12-1-tf
Cold In Wyomine-The government
thermometer at the University OF
Wyoming, Laramie. registered 4 min.
imum of eleven degrees below zero
last night, At Green River the ten.
pcrature fell TO IS beow. The storm
iG general over the southern mart OF
Wyoming and trains are several hours
late.
EASY PAYMENT. Royal Type.
writers sold on easy monthly pay.
meots. L. H. eeoraft, corner Grant
and Twenty-fourth streets. =
Nearly new piano for rent or for
sale. cheap o. j. Stilwell. Bell,
1G9S-Y. Ind 67.
Aid Society-The Ladies' Aid So
clety OF the Methodist church Will
meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
II. j. Griffin, i62 TwenN-thIrd street.
Mrs. Long and Mrs. Newton assisting.
REPAIRING. We repair all makes of
tyPe%riters. Get our estimates on your
typewriter before having it repaired.
L. n. eecraft, corner Grant and Twen.
ty-fourth streets.
Plenty of Pure Apple Cider at the
Western Bottling Co, =
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-04

EASY PAYMENT. Royal Type.
writers sold on easy monthly pay.
me0ts. L. H. eecraft, corner Grant
and Twenty-fourth streets. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
FIGHTS FOR LIFE WITH A LION
LIEUTENANT OF HUSSARS FIG
URES IN FIERCE ENCOUNTER.
Suffers From Blood Poisoning as Re-
suit Of Mauling Received
Six Weeks Ago.

Special Cabegram to The Star.
LONDON. February 20-Among the
passengers who arrived at Plymouth
few days ago by the steamer Marmora
was Lieut.. G. S. Anderson, 18th Hussars
of Dawlish. Lieut.. Anderson, who has
been attached to the intelligence depart
ment, Is suffering from blood poisoning.
the result Of mauling he received from
a lion six weeks ago on the borders of
Somaliland and Abyssinia.
In company with a native servant
Lieut.. Anderson went out for a days
shooting. Finding a lion at short distance
he fired and the shot grazed the animals
skull. slightly wounding It. The infuri-
ated beast leaped on the officer. throwing
him to the ground. and bit him through
the knee just as he fred a charge from
his double barreled sporting rifle through
its head. The animal continued to claw
and bite him, while Lieut. Anderson, fight
ing for his life, dubbed the lion with the
butt end Of the rifle. All the while blood
was streaming from the wounds Of the
lion. which was of unusual size.
The native servant, although practical
ly unarmed, rushed to the aid Of his in
jured master and at length the animal
exhausted from the loss OF blood skunk
away. leaving Lieut.. Anderson almost
overcome and in a very precarious con-
ditiOn.
Subsequently the lion was found dead at
encounter. The injured officer was con-
veyed to the coast. and at Alden en-
barked for London. where he will be
treated in hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
MELTING ICE FLOODS HUDSON
ALBANY RIVER FRONT IS UN-
DER WATER.
Railroad Tracks at Schuylerv1lle
Inundated and Train Leaves
Rails-No One Hurt.

ALBANY, n. Y, February 2O.-Weak-
ened by rains during the past twenty-four
hours the ice in the upper Hudson river
broke up this afternoon and began to
move down the river.
The river rose rapidly and overlooked
the docks along the river front in AL
bany. covering the tracks of the Delaware
and Hudson railroad with over foot of
water
While the weather was slightly colder
late in the day, the local weather bureau
sent out warnings to merchants and
residents along the river advising them
of possible further trouble from the ris-
ing waters.
Damage running into the thousands has
already been done in this city and vicinity.
Cellars of many houses are flooded, and
in the north end of the city the tracks
of the United Traction Company are
under water
The company today was forced to
transfer passengers going to and from
Troy in carry-alls, it being impossible
to operate cars. The occupants Of many
houses were forced to vacate on account
of the flood.
In Rensselaer,, across the river from
Albany, houses in the Iowlands were par
TALLY submerged and in many cases it
was necessary to rescue the occupants in
rowboats.
SARATOGA, n. Y, February 20.-Deep
water, covering the tracks OF the Boston
and Maine railroad along its branch line
between here and Schuylerville. today
caused a passenger train to leave the
No passengers were injured.
All traffic on the line has been sus-
pended and 1t is reported that the rails
are under deep water for several miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
NEW SHIPS FOR SPAIN.
Question of Contracts for Naval
Construction Decided.

COuStTuCIlOu ocCAOcu.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
MADRID, February 20.-The council of
ministers has at last decided the question
of the contracts for naval construction.
The contracts are assigned to the Anglo
Spanish syndicate in which Spanish cap
ital participates to the extent of 20 per
cent, the remainder being supplied by
Messrs. Vickers Sons and Maxim and John
Brown & Co., with Messrs. Parsons for
turbines, Thornycrofts for destroyers, Var
rows for boilers and Jacksons for by
draulic works. all English concerns.
The council decided to invite the Spanish
Society for Naval Construction to modify
the plans for the batttleShlpS by placing
the batteries on elevated turrcts, accord
Ing to the japanese Mikasa type. and to
introduce certain other notifications. The
price and conditions of payment are &C
cepted The naval minister will draft a
royal decree inviting the various firms to
accept the necessary changes, and imme-
diately an affirmative reply has been re-
ceived the final adjudication Of the con-
tracts will be made.
An interesting fact is that certain for
eign firm presented a tender, with plans
for battleships with radius of action of
1000 miles. \ careful examination of the
plans revealed the fact that the width and
thickness Of the vessel was obtained at
the expense of the strength of the whole
ship, as 81 per cent OF the total tonnage,
instead of the normal 50 per cent, was
given to steel. Thus. many ignorant
persons started campaign in favor Of the
firm in question saying that their ships
would be stronger than any others. The
Correspondence, however, quickly point
ed out that the public were being misled
by a piece of technical bluff. and the ten
der was set aside. Impartial opinion is
completely satisfied with the ministerial
decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
NOTED WITH SATISFACTION.
Act of Fireman in Stopping Runa-
way Cause Of Report.


An act of bravery on the part Of Fire
man J. NJ. Offutt of No. IA engine COM
pany has been reported to the Commits
sioners. When the report reached the
office of Commissioner Mcfarland he
Endorsed the paper as follows:
Noted with satisfaction. The incident
will be entered upon the record of Private
Offutt."
Capt P. J. Hallohan reported to Fire
Chief Wagner February 16 that Private
j. NJ. Offutt, while on his way to supper
at 5:35 pm. this date, and while waiting
for a street car at 9th and d streets
northwest, a runaway horse attached to a
wagon came dashing down 9th street.
There was a woman crossing the street
at the time who gave scream and
Private Offutt looked up at the time and
saw the horse coming. He Immediately
dashed out in the street and grabbed at
the horses head. but missed it. He then
grabbed hold of the saddle and then ran
along by the side of the horse until he
caught hold of the horses head and
braced himself and then brought the
above horse to a 'standstill at Sth and q
streets. The horse and wagon was the
property OF John S. P Green. 423 9th
street northwest.
Il most respectfully report that Private
j. NJ. Offutt ran a great personal risk in
trying to stop the above horse, and no
doubt saved pedestrians from being killed
or injured"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
CARS IN SERVICE TOMORROW
CAPITAL TRACTION COMPANY
WILL OPERATE NEW LINE.
Route Extends From Rock Creek
Bridge to Navy Yard, Passing
Union Station.

Additional street car service will be in
operation tomorrow morning by the Cap
ital Traction Company, when it uses for
the first time the new tracks along Flori-
da and New Jersey avenues northwest.
The cars on the new line will start from
the loop at Rock Creek bridge Doth and
Calvert streets, will run along the present
tracks of the street cars to the corner
of 9TH street and Florida avenue, thence
along the new tracks on Florida avenue
to New Jersey avenue and south on that
street to its intersection with MasSachu-
setts avenue at 1st and G streets: thence
along Massachusetts avenue to the Union
station; then along Delaware avenue to
B street north, around the Senate Office
building to LIST street east, south On 1st
street to street south. using the new
tracks in front of the Congressional Liz
brary, and thence along the route of tbs
green cars on Pennsylvania avenue and
Sth street southeast to the navy yard.
Cars Every Six Minutes.
1t was announced at the general offices
of the Capital Traction Company yester-
day afternoon that the schedule of the
new line had not been definitely decided,
but that cars will probably be run at
more cars will be operated as the traffic
demands The cars will be OF the motor
and-trafler type and will be rolling stock
which has been replaced by the pay-as-
you-enter and other large cars on the
14th street line. These cars have been
overhauled and are said by the company
officials TO be in excellent condition. They
will be painted yellow at first, but in ac-
NIT 81 90 10
pany to paint all of its cars green in tho
near future the color will later be
changed.
The new line will furnish a new and
direct route from the Union station to
Mount Pleasant and the upper northwest
section of the city and from the Union
station to the navy yard and southeast
section of the city, and Il is expected to
prove time saver for persons residing in
either of those sections in getting from
their homes to the new railroad terminal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
TOM JOHNSON APPEALS.
Three-Cent Car Fare Problem in
Cleveland at Stake.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, February 20.--The
case of Tom l.. Johnson, mayor of Cleve-
land, against the opponents Of his 3-cent
car system in that city, was filed in the
United States circuit couetof appeals here
today on Mr.. Johnson's appeal to be en-
abled 10 operate the line. The case in
wolves all the intricacies of the 3-cent
railway problem and is described by the
attorneys as one of the most important
street railway cases that has arisen in
years.
The case Is one in equity, originating
in the suit of the Central Trust Com
pany of New York holder Of Cleveland
street railway bonds, versus the Municipal
Ira ction Company and the Cleveland Rail-
way Company of Cleveland for an in
junction to prevent the operation of the
3-cent fare line as part Of the Cleveland
railway system and for the appointment
of receivers, when it was found that the
3-cent fare line was operated at d loss.
Receivers were appointed and the in
junction granted, and the case comes be-
fore the circuit court of appeals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
LAUREL, MD.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence or The Star.
LAUREL, Md, February 20 1909.
Oliver Christopher, who was arrested
in Baltimore yesterday by Officer White
and Detective Hogan on a warrant issued
by John Williams, justice of the peace.
has confessed to robbing the store of
Maurice Sneidman of this place the nights
of December % and February 8, re-
spectively. He has been committed to
the Marlboro Jail in default of 81 500 bail.
The police authorities of Laurel have
been on the lookout for the guilty parties
ever since the robbery. Upon informa
ton received a few days ago Officer
White sent for Detective Hogan Of Bal
timore, and together they went to Mont
gomery county. where they secured in
formation which led to the arrest of
Christopher in Baltimore. Christopher
was brought back to Laurel. confessed
his guilt and picked out some of the goods
that were stolen.
The goods were identified by Mr.. Sneid-
man as some of those taken from his
store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
Forth and Clyde Canal.
From the London Chronicle.

OF all the schemes put forward to help
the unemployed one of the most alluring
is the proposal by the Glasgow corpora
ton to construct, at cost of s16,O0O.
600. great battleship canal between the
Forth and the Clyde. and thus TO link
up the North sea with the Atlantic. One,
however. is apt to forget in these days
Of transit by rail that a modest canal
joining the Forth and the Clyde already
exists, and that 1t formed in the mid
Victorian period one of the wonders of
the British Isles. 1t Is forty-five miles
long, with a rise of 1855 feet. When the
railways began to dominate the country
it was prophesied that no more canals
would be necessary. but the prophets
forgot that it would always pay ships
to have their passage shortened. and
since that prophecy was made many ship
canals have come into existence.