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The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-06

Trent Navigation project, now Is open
from Lake Simcoe to the head OF Hailey's
Falls, a distance of 135 miles. Nearly
ell the unfinished portion Is under con-
tract.
In few years the movement OF ore
to feed the hungry furnaces OF Fittsburg
will be by an a.ll-water route, as a canal
from AshtabuIa to the great city OF iron
and steel will do the work of fifteen
railroads at the cost of one.
Today the Great Lakes hold the key
to the commercial supremacy of America.
Great capitalists, of course, are vitality
interested in the traffic but most Of the
shipping on the Lakes belongs to the
masses. the stock in the owning COM
panies being held by hundreds Of thou
sands. AS the shares are among the most
profitable and the safest investments in
the world they have become the property
OF small investors such as farmers, me-
chanics and clerks and it is ar interesting
lacu mat one-third Of the farmers In the
lake counties of Ohio have money invest
ed in lake shipping.
OF all the needs Of Great Lakes ships
and shippers the greatest is for an ede-
ouate and reliable means Of oommunica-
tion from ship to ship and from ship to
Shore Tt is to meet this demand that
are engaged in the construction of wire
less telephone stations along the shores
OF the Lakes and in installing instru-
ments on the Lake vessels.
No sooner had the wireless telephone
become q commercial pracucabihty,
| through the perfected inventions Of Dr.
Lee de Forest, who previously had won
| distinction in the wireless telegraph field,
than its adaptation became a matter OF
greatest concern to the shipping inter-
| ests OF the lakes. When the De Forest
system was installed and successfully
tested by the United States Navy with
| the result that Admiral Evans was able
! to be in constant vocal communication
with all the officers and ships OF the
great Pacific feet on its cruise from
Hampton Roads through the Straits OF
Magellan and thence to San Francisco,
there came insistent demands for an ade-
Quate wireless telephone system Tor the
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-06

opportunity to have made port or a safe
harbor. AS it was, they had no warn
ing of impending danger.
Another great peril to lake Shipping
is that of collision and conditio1s in this
respect grow worse from day to day.
During the whole eight months of the
shipping season each year, scarcely a day
passes without one or moro collisions.
These conditions, which of course are
especially acute in time of fog, could be
almost entirely obviated by wireless tele-
phonic communication from ship to ship
and, as all the dangers which surround
the shipping interests on the lakes natu-
rally compel the exaction of excessive
insurance rates, this in turn reacts upon
the freight tariffs 50 that the over
coming of the perils from storm and coll
lision means a. material reduction in cost
of present lake transportation which, in
spite of every existing obstacle, is ex-
ceptionally low.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-06
Safeguard Against Extortion.

It is an admitted fact that the Great
Lakes constitute the nations chief safe
guard against oppressive railroad rates.
They are the regulators Of our great COM
merce and the traffic on the lakes saves
to the people of the United States $780,
900, 900 annually, or Sc for every man,
woman and child of our population.
Transportation over the lake waters in
modern steamships costs from one
fifteenth to ore-quarter of the prevailing
railroad rates. It costs only two cents per
hushel to ship grain from Duluth to Buff
falo and only eighty cents to carry a ton
Of ore between these two points. This is
exactly one-seventh the cost of railroad
transportation for the same commodities
between the same ports.
In passenger rates nearly a like differ
ence is shown. During the season OF 1908
the splendid passenger service of the
Great Lakes was used by more than
100000 people and the ratio OF In
crease indicates that this total will
be doubled in less than a decade.
The railroad fare between Detroit
and Buffalo is 81, but by steamer
one can travel the 500 miles between these
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-06

ports for $3.50, while one day each week
a fare of $1.25 prevails.
The future of the Great Lake COM
merce is something 50 vast that none but
the most venturesome would chance
prophecy. With the great Mississippi sys-
tenn to the southwest soon to be connect
ed with Lake Michigan by way Of tho
ship canal which Chicago is building into
the Illinois River, vessels will Gbe enabled
shortly to pass from the Great Lakes
down the Mississippi to the Gulf. To the
northwest lies the great wheat country
of central North America, the focal point
of which is the growing city of Winnipeg,
located at the Junction Of the Assiniboine,
now navigated for 800 miles, and the Red
River OF the North, up which steamers
can go to the Minnesota, through the
great wheat helds of the United States,
thus bringing her sphere OF influence
south to Grand Forks and Fargo in the
Dakotas.
Lake Winnipeg, which is as large zs
Lake Erie, now is being connected by
locks with the Sask atchewan River sys-
| tenn, navieable for nearly 1000 miles IN
to the very heart of the worlds greatest
grain fields. Soon this great inland water
system, centering in Winnipeg, swill have
an outlet into Lake Superior by means
peg River, already navigable for 200
miles; Lake-of-the-woods, Rainy River,
Rainy Lake, Nenekan Lake, Loon Lake,
| Nequoizan Lake and others, requiring
| only a few miles of actual canal build
| ing to bring down to Thunder Bay the
product of a region which already is
| becoming the worlds granary, although
the Canadian grain trade is but in its
| infancy.
Projects To Relieve Congestion.
The congestion in the Detroit River is
to be relieved by two Canadian projects
| giving free outlet over British soil to
| the shipping of the great Northwest.
The first of these, the Georgian Bay pro-
ject. is to take in the French River, Lake
| Nipissing and the Ottawa River. thus
| connecting Lake Huron with the st.
Lawrence at AIonHea1 The @scoud, the
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-06
An Enormous Fleet.

= The freight conveyed over these waters
during 1908 was more than seven
times as much as the whole world car
xied through the Suez Canal in the same
time Four thousand freight steamers, $50
Dig passenger steamers and about $4,000
pleasure and other craft comprise the
enormous Great Lakes fleet, which uses
upwards OF three million tons of coal in
a single year, or enough to heat every
house In Chicago for three years.
The Pittsburg Steamship Company,
which is merely the carrier of the United
States Steel Corporation, alone owns ships
with a combined capacity of $4,000 tons
OF ore during single trip. If the ships
of this company alone were placed end to
end they would cover distance OF eight
miles and during the eight months OF
Great Lakes navigation each year they
carry as much freight from Lake Su-
rerior to Lake Erie ports as all the YES
sells OF the world take through the Suez
Canal in whole year. In weight of freight
annually handled, Buffalo and Duluth arr
the worlds greatest ports, while the ton
mage handled at Ohio ports alone exceeds
ehat ofaH the ports of France During 19oI
approximately 100000, 900 tons OF freiga
were shipped in Great Lakes bottoms
This would be enough to I'LL 2.5OO,oot
forty-ton freight cars, or a train tina.
would girdle the earth and extend from
New York to San Francisco in addition
More than 80 per cent of this immense tota
consisted OF 81, $4,000 tons of iron ore. il.
100000 tons of coal, 11o.59s. .e27 brshea:
of grain, 1.15e.757 tons OF flour. 1855,
e27 bushels of faxseed and more tina,
a,00O, 900 900 feet Of lumber.
Greatest OF ali Hines of lake traffic !.
that IN iron ore. and some 500 CLAN
steamers are engaged solely in its car
rfaFe. This ore commerce has doubled
during the last six years and the stee
men believe 1t viii be doubled again dur
ing the next ten, for three little patches
He tho Great Lakes country produced h
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-06
KvyIRELEss telephony. that late.

WTIRELlE5ss telephony, n l*a.+ tnaa latest 1'an
w der of this electrical age, is
on the eve of working a complete revolu-
ton in the methods of handling the enor-
nous shipping of the Great Lakes.
Already at scores of points along the
lakes, the towering poles of the wireless
telephone system, each with its antennae
OF wires, are being put in place so that
by next Spring the system which already
has made itself Invaluable to the great
Pacific feet of our navy, as well as to
the navies of Great Britain and Italy,
--il he in use from end to end of the
chain of Americas inland seas. By use
of this system marine insurance rates
vial be reduced to minimum, owing to
the fact that all storm warnings may be
transmitted Immediately to lake vessels
so that they will have ample time to
make safe harbors and. used In conjunc-
tion with the enormous existing land sys-
tenn of wire telephones, will make it pos
sIble for persons either on the shores OF
the lakes or hundreds of miles away, to
talk with officers Of or passengers on
any of the vessels engaged in the lake
trade.
Without the enormous expense of
wire maintenance that IS necessary for
out the expense of an expert operator
as is necessary with wireless telegraph
systems, the use of the wireless telephone
will be within financial reach OF the most
modest sailing craft plying from port to
port.
Few persons, even those directly COM
nected with commerce on the Great
Lakes, realize the enormous interests rep-
resented in that trade; therefore few re-
elize the vast boon conferred by the
latest electrical marvel. Eighty per
cent. of all the water tonnage of North
America is carried on the Great
Lakes. Thirty thousand craft of all classes
today are engaged in the lake trade, and
the lake shdpyards are from one to three
years behind on their orders from lake
ship-owners! Although one-half of all
the vessels built in the Western Hemi-
sphere in 1908 were for the Great Lakes
trade, the need for more bottoms has be-
come acute that steamship companies
engaged in the trade recently have beer
obliged to go to English and Scotch ship
yards with orders.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-06

/ 1908 nearly half OF the worlds total
supply OF iron.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
TRAVIS Wins
In TWO GAMES
Robert Wier Also, in Second
Eight. Beats DanfOrth
3 up

WASHINGTON. d. c., May 15-
Twice yesterday Walter j. Travis, for
mer amateur champion Of the United
States. demonstrated his prowess as a
golf expert. and to-day he will play
in the finals for the first prize in the
spring open tournament of the Chevy
Chase Golf Club.
Travis won his match with w. Tuck
ernan, Of Chevy Chase, up and 4 to
play. The local man took only two
holes in the match.
Travis won his afternoon match with
Reeve Lewis, Of Cherry Chase, in cas-
ier fashion than he did his morning
match with w. Tuckerman, of the
same club. In the afternoon Travis
won by 3 up and 2 TO play. Through
out the champion played a steady
game. Lewis took the lead by win
ming the first hole, but Travis evened
up on the second. At the turn, Travis
was up, leading all the way to the
sixteenth hole, whore the match ended
In the second eight. on the second
round, Robert Wier. Of Wilmington
defeated NJ e. Danforth, of Columbia
up; and Mattingly defeated McDon.
nald, up and 10 play.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
REVERSALS in
BIG STICK RECORD
Star BatSmen of Past Years
Have Exchanged Places
With Light hitterS

New York baseball fans note with in
terest that their old friend Hans Wagner
is going back That is he is going back
to his old habit of busting the seams off
baseballs at the rate of about .4oo-422 to
be exact. The minute that Hans picked
up with his bat the Pittsburgers began 10
crawl upward and this has tended to ac-
centuate the fact that the Giants are go
ing downward. The Cubs in the meantime
are not in weaving way by any means.
as ST. Louis set them back with neat
trimming Sunday.
1t Is rather interesting to look over the
batting Of the various clubs for it is full
of shocks The fan who has not taken the
time to make observations may be startled
to learn that two of the leading clubs-or
rather two Of those that were expected
to be leading at this time. Chicago and
New York-are hitting less than other
clubs in the league. In other words the
clubs which are supposed to be the strong
est are the weakest in hitting. The G ants
are on the bottom in stick work. The
Pittsburgers lead, after poor start, but
the Cubs are third to last
That viii readily explain why such clubs
as Boston. Philadelphia and others that
were formerly weak are now around the
top.
Aside from Beaumont and Wagner in
the National league, and stone in the
American. none of the great hitters of the
game has yet struck his stride. ry Cobb,
the champion OF the American league, is
improving. Stone is up above 800 but turn
right around and you'n see. Bill Bradley,
OF Cleveland. down to ls2.
Just why the great hitters are off their
feed is hard to explain; but there are cod
! figures to show that Chance, Schultz,
I Tinker and steinfeldt are swatting far be-
/ low their usual marks.
Meyers. the Indian. is leading the Giants
which proves his might with the willow.
Doyle has a record of .3Oi, while schlei
bobs up with percentage Of .3J7. OHara
and Murray, the two men who were ex-
pected to hit the hardest, are away of.
/ O'IIara Is clipping the ball at the rate
of 1l6, while Murray is up 10 1876
Evening journal., 1909-05-15

AWAIT GONG
Illinois "ThunderbOIt" Now
the FaVOrite in What May
be Great Fight
By United Press Leased spooIal wire

BY United Press Leased Sneclal Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, May l5.-Hugo Kel-
" and Billy Papka both claiming 70 be
IN the best condition OF their careers.
today await the strating bell which this
afternoon will send them of on their
forty-hve-round battle at the Colma
arena.
The odds which have been az even
money for several weeks took a sudden
turn early today. when a rush Of Papka
money made the Illinois "thunderbolt'
the favorite.
one feature OF the fight. which has
aroused as much interest here as any
thing else. IS the practical certainty that
the winner will claim the middle weight
championship, alleging that Stanley
Ketchell, the present title holder, is too
heavy 10 defend il.
Both men predicted this morning that
the fight would not go the forty-fve
round limit. Papka thinks he viii score
a knockout in less than fifteen rounds
while Kelly is more modest in his claims
Evening journal., 1909-05-15

One Of the surprises Of the present
National league season is the improve
ment in the playing of big Tim Jor-
dan at first base for the Brooklyn Ma
tionals. In 1907 Jordan was one Of the
best hitters in the older organization
and a fair fielder. but last year his
game was below par Big Tins" prin-
cipal weakness was his inability to
handle grounders successfully. Judging
by his present playing, he has over
come this fault as he has been pick
ing them up a la Hal Chase. Jordan
made his professional debut with the
Senecas of New York in 1899. In 1901
he was a substitute on the Washington
Americans. During the season Of 1902
he played with the Newark team Of
the Eastern league and in 1903 with
the Nashua club of the New England
circuit In 1904 he became a mem
ber of the Baltimore team. He did
fine work that year and in 1905 at
tracted the attention of the Brooklyn
club. In 1906 he made twelve home
runs. leading the league.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
WANT STUDENTS
ON RIFLE TEAM
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. May 15.-Major Carswell.
.of the Delaware College Cadet Corp,
has requested that all the students
who wish to try for the rifle team to
hand their names 10 him. The rife
team will be sent by the college to Sea
Girt, n. j., in June. to shoot in the
United States Government shoot which
is held there every year. The mem
bers who are trying for the team are
shooting every day on the new State
range near Newark. There are a num-
Der of good shots among the students
and a good team is expected from them.
] Lieutenant Slayer L. s A.. is coaching
the candidates for the team.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
MT. CARMEL TAKES
FIRST OF SERIES
Have Little Trouble Defeat
ing Wilmington in Fast
s to z Game

Wilmington dropped the first Of its
series with Mt. Carmel here yester-
day afternoon by a TO 2 score. II
was the home teams first game here
since last Saturday and big gallery
was out to see the play. The visitors
started their portion Of the run get
ting in the first inning when they
piled up three. Wilmington got two
as her portion, but after that it was
Mt. Carmers game for twelve hits,
while six were all that the locals could
get off Bush. Four errors also helped
Mt. Carmel to win.
Mt. Carmel is here for another game
this afternoon. The score:
xnrrr NTTNrfsTnN-
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
FRESHIES WANT TO
TACKLE GOL.DEY
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

NEWARK. May 15.-The Delaware
College Freshmen baseball team which
has been playing good ball all season
and have won every game played, would
like TO hear from the Goldey College
team. The Freshmen have defeated
the Wilmington High School and the
Wilmington Friends School teams this
year and wish to get chance to defeat
Goldey's before the season ends. Fol-
lowing is the lineup of the Freshmen
Cam. C; Knopf p; Taylor, 1b; Harvey
2b; Reynolds. IS; George. 3b; Tamony
/ If; Attix. CT; Ward. RI Address all
communications TO c. Sawin. of Della
wware College.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
MIDDLETOWN TO
SEE BASEBALL NEXT WEEK

MIDDLETowN. Del, May Middle
towns baseball season will open next
Tuesday afternoon when the local team
will play Goldey College club of Whining
ton. The game will be called at ? o'cock
and vii be played on the new grounds on
East Lake street. The diamond and out
field have been put in fine condition. and
a large crowd viii attend the opening
game
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
Ushers Reoroanize Their LEAN.

The Ushers' Union baseball team OF
the Church League has reorganized and
will present strong team in the game
this afternoon with Silverbrook. The line
up will be as follows: Johnson. %; Smith,
c; Post, 3b johnson. IS; Book. cf; Berry
or Thompson. RI. On Monday Of this week
Schumacher was appointed a member OF
the athletic committee Of tire league ane
elected captain OF the team
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
Failed to Locate Fugitives.

Belleving that II anything WI draW
a negro from his hiding place it is a
circus. Police Sergeant Modem, of the
Chester police force came to Whining
ton Yesterday In search Of several coll
ored men wanted in that city for va
rious offenses. He spent sometime
around the circus grounds but failed
to locate any of the fugitives.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
HIDALGO OUT OF
TODAY'S MATINEE

Lovers Of horse racing will not see
Hidalgo, 2.04 IA, start at Horse show
Park this afternoon. The fast geld
ing was down on the card for a match
pace with Garden FARMS Minnie Nix
on, but Mr.. Jones withdrew his horse
last night, explaining that Hidalgo is
not IN form. Mr.. Jones said he would
not start Hidalgo until Saturday, May
%.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
THIS TIME ". II. 5.
TRIMS GOLDEY

Wilmington High School turned the
trick on Goldey College yesterday beating
them out in a well played game to .
Wilmington High was to have played the
Roman Catholic High of Philadelphia. but
the Philadelphians Cancelled,
Elliott, for High School pitched great
game, striking out nine men and allowing
Goldey only two hits. Orren, for Cooley,
made a sensational catch and completed
a double play. The score:
COIDEY COLLEGE,
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
DELAWARE PLAYS
FORDHAM TODAY
Newark College Boys Have
Two Other Fast Games
Ahead
Special to THE EvENINc JoURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JoURNAL
NEWARK Del. May i5-Dolaware Col
lese baseball team LETT this morning for
New York City whore they Will play the
team of Fordham college. The follow
ing men were taken on the trip Mar
SHALL Edgar Edwards. Dunn. McGawey,
and Shiplcy.
ON next Wednesday the team viii play
Lafayette College at Faston. Pa. and ON
Saturday viii go TO New Brunswick. New
Jersey TO play Rutgers College. Rut-
gers who is Delaware greatest rival
WAS hcatOn three weeks ago hy Della
ware at Newark and Delaware expects
10 repeat The trick at New Brunswick
next Saturday.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
crittenton Home Donation pay.

This is donation day at the Flor
ence Crittenton Home. No SOC West
Fifth stret, and contributions Of any
useful articles will be acceptable Do
nations OF groceries, clothing or cash
will be gratefully received.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
Junior Team out For eanes.

The old West Junior team. Henry
Foulk. No. 1919 Madison street, man
ager, is out for games with any junior
team in the city. The team has been
known heretofore as the Billikens.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
Died in Los Ann.l.s.

Mrs Naomi Howell died in Los An
geles, Cal, last week. She was a for
mer resident of Wilmington. She was
the widow Of Edward Howell. She is
survived by two daughter. Miss Kate
Howell and Mrs. John Muir. Inter-
ment was made at Los Angeles.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
FERGUSON JEANETTE
FIGHT POSTPONED
By United Press Leased Special WI

PARIS. May 15.-The fight between
Sandy" Ferguson and Joe Jeannette,
which was to have been pulled on to-
night. has been postponed until next
Saturday night Jim Barry another
one Of the colony of American heavy
weights, has arrived in Paris to chal-
lenge either Jeanette or sam McNey.
Barry has heard of the easy money
to be picked up here, and the adula-
ton showered on "Pugs' by the Paris
sports and he is anxious to share IN
the good thing.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
SIX CHESTERITES
ON LOCAL TEAM

Charles Turner. one Of the best out
neidcrs OF Chester played his first game
with Wilmington yesterday. 1t is believed
that Turner viii hc "a great addition to the
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
team. for hc Is GOOD fast man.

team, for he Is good fast man.
Alexander ID. stirlith has been trying FOR
long time to connect with Turner and
has extended an sorts Of inducements. u
was not until yesterday. however that the
Chester hoy decided TO accept the offer.
rhis win make six Chester boys who are
now on the Wilmington club Those out
side Of Turner are: Tempin, first base;
Nobitt. centre field: Hoover, right field;
Watson, short stop, and Whelan, catcher.
We make show cards; Bucher-s'
Evening journal., 1909-05-15

round battle
n will Johnsons first
aranee in the he fought Tommy Burns in australia Qen
evenu battle he surely
win be forced his fastest against oBen to
In will weight
whether will be able his
unlike
OBrien
to
fellow like Johnson in
of
he
Evening journal., 1909-05-15


Two-base hits. Cloud; double plays. Or
rell TO Carver. .; stolen bases, Clark. 81:
Kyle. .; Carver; sacrifice hits. Jackson,
Orrell; bases on balls off Elliott, 8: on
Townsend. .; struck out, by Elliott, o:
umpire, Silltoe
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
Tri.State
Atlantic l.eaaue.

Easton. 5; Pottsville, 2.
Shamokin. Z; Reading, 4.
Elizabeth. 8; Allentown, 4.
Mt. Carmel. 8; wilmington, ?.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
Atlantic League.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAY.
American Leaaue

American League.
ST. Louis. 8; Washington, 4.
All the other games were prevented
by rain.
National League.
Philadelphia. 2; Pittsburg, 0.
Chicago. 6; New York, o.
Cincinnati. z; Boston. T.
Brooklyn, 10; st. Louis. 4.
Tri-State.
Lancaster. 3; Johnstown, ..
Altoona, /; York, 0.
Harrisburg, 5; Reading, 4.
Trenton. 10; Williamsport, 4.
Evening journal., 1909-05-15
SPORTING JOURNAL
BASEBALL STANDINGS
AND RESULTS
GAMES FOR TO-DAY.
American Leosue,

Athletics az Chicago.
Boston at Detroit
Washington at st. Louis
New York at Cleveland
National League.
Chicago az Philadelphia.
Pittshurg at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati az New York.
st. Louis at Boston.
Tri- State.
Johnstown al Lancaster.
Harrisburg at Reading.
Willlamsport at Trenton.
Altoona at York.
Atlantic League.
Elizabeth at Allentown.
Pottsville at Easton.
Mt Carmel at Wilmington.
Shamokin at Reading.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
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SPORTS ON PAGE 8
Evening journal., 1909-05-15

We make show cards. Bueher's-'
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WILMINGTON II. S.

Wilmington II. S. O.. 0 5000 X-4
Soldey College see. ...... 100000 OO-2