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The evening world., 1909-02-23

now open at the New Pulitzer Building. Only
firs,-cIass downtown establishment. Modern
In every detail. Electric and Turkish bath
at an hours, also barber shop open dsy and
nisht IS
The evening world., 1909-02-23

Second Arcade Booth, Nov Pulitzer Build.
ing Fullest Information. Tickets, Drafts
Fypress Parcel and ftr Checking n.r
ouniis oonvsnisnes In the oath OF travel 80
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LOVES TRAGEDY
BEHIND SUICIDE
Of LIEUTENANT
Moller Returned From Manila
to Find His Sweetheart
Betrothed.
WAS COURT-M -MARTlALED.
EXonerated by Judges, but
False Rumors and Scandal
Reached Girl.
WAS COURT-M -MARTlALED.

That a disappointment in a love affair
had some effect In driving Lieut.. John J.,
Moller, L. S. A., TO commit suicide last
night in the Grand Union Hotel Is as
serted By friends In srmy life who knew
him when he was stationed at Cover.
nor's Island. As officers and gentle.
men, these friends OF the dead ieuten-
ant are debarred from making public the
name OF The young woman in the case,
hu. they say that she was married,
some months ago, to one Of the mos,
noted athletes ever produced by an
Eastern university, who was in his COL
lege days king in the football world.
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Found Sweetheart False.

Lieut.. Moler, his friends say, was
deeply in love with this young woman
and expected to marry her. But he was
in the Philippines two years and could
reach her only by mail, While on SER
vice there he was cour't-martialled, and,
although the court eXonerated him. the
finding was disap. .roved by Brig Gen.
Albert l.. Mills, commander Of the De.
partment OF the vIsayas, in which
Lieut.. Moller was stationed.
1t is understood that falsely coored
reports of the affair in the Philippines
were conveyed to the young woman
with whom Lieut. Moller was CORES
ponding in the United States. When
lie came back, a year ago, he found
that she was engaged to, the football
player. and he began to dissipate.
When he came back, three months
on Governors Island and in the Army
and Navy Club noticed that he had
aged far beyond his thirty years. From
light-hearted, energetic junior Off
Ger, he had become misanthropic,
sour, unfriendly recluse.
He was we'll supplied with money
when he came East, his mother, who Is
the widow OF a paint manufacturer ot
St. Louis, being wealthy and liberal
with him His money and his leave o!
absence ran out yesterday AT the same
time. and his nerve ran out, too.
The evening world., 1909-02-23
Met Girl at Post Hero.

Lieut. NIoller was graduated from
West Point In 1901 and assigned to Com
pany f. Eighth Infantry, as second
lieutenant He was at Governors Island
with his company In 1906, serving often
as post adjutant. 1t was there that he
met the Young woman who was married
to the football player.
The Eighth Regiment went to the
Philippines in 1906, returning a year ago
Lieut.. Molers company was detailed to
the Preside at Monterey, Cal. and he
remained there until he got leave OF
absence to come East and spend the
holidays.
To his close friends he confided that
while he did not blame the girl for
throwing him over, because there had
never been any formal engagement, he
felt the keenest disappointment. He did
not say whether or not he had seen her
after his return from the Philippines.
Concealed Rank at Hotel.
Moler registered at the ,'rand ta,on
Hotel two days ago. concealing his mill
tary rank and givin.' this city as his
place OF residence He had two large
trunks with him, and held checks for
three more trunks and other baggage
at the Grand Central depot.
Assigned to room No. 70 F. on the
fourth floor Of the hotel. Lieut.. Moler
passed unnoticed among the guests. He
betrayed no excitement OF manner, kept
TO his room most OF the time and ate
his meals alone at corner table in the
cafe. He dlned last night at the usual
hour, smoked cigar in the office and
went TO his room at o'clock.
Three hours later chambermaid
heard the muffled report OF shot com.
ing from Molers room and notified the
mousse detective. He found the door
open MolIer lay In bed covered as II
asleep. Blood was streaming from q
wound In his forehead and a revolver
lay close to his right hand. He was un.
conscious ana barely alive.
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l Inc Cranbtrtip- Abundant
No dinner competr siIEout ttsm. GTgcsrs 80
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Many Join In Chase

Many pedestrians moving along tho
psyements took up the chase. Errand
boys. Vorklngmen, clerks and one stray
letter carrier Joined In. No, knowing
what Was the matter, these volunteers
yelled what seemed most Appropriate 70
the occasion. Sons called out stop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18
STREET PARADE IN
HONOR OF PIRATES

PITTSBURG, Pa, October 1S-Today
is celebration day. The victory of the
Pirates over the Tigers has made local
holiday, eliminating in street parade to-
night Mayor William A. Magee has
sanctioned the celebration by issuing a
proclamation calling on the athletic clubs
and civic organizations to get in line
downtown and march to Forbes Field.
The right of the line will be taken by the
victorious Pittsburg players in uniform.
Col. Albert J. Logan Of the 18th Regi-
ment, NJ G. P, has been appointed chief
marshal.
At Forbes Field q stand will be erected
in the center of the field. and the players
will be presented with their checks by
Barney Dreyfuss. Mayor Magee has in
yited as guests Presidents johnson. Heyd-
Ter, Garry Hermann and other league
magnates.
The Adams cocktail was invented in
Babe Adams honor by saloonkeeper
Saturday afternoon. and the drink got in
its insidious work as Adams did on the
Detroit batters. Some twenty-seven men
were lined up before Magistrate Noble
Matthews yesterday morning in police
court. Each defendant pleaded that he
had become intoxicated by new drink
named the adams" cocktail. Judge Mat
thews. being somewhat Of fan, consid-
cred the excuse a legal one and dis
charged his prisoners without even rep
rimand.
On the train from Detroit bringing the
Pittsburg rooters and the Pirate crew to
Pittsburg Johnny Harris started a fund
for Pitcher Adams with 500. BY the
time the train reached Pittsburg $500 had
been subscribed. The news was tele-
graphed to Pittsburg. and by midnight
the contributions had been increased to
$500. 1t is expected that purse OF $1,000
will be subscribed by tonight and will be
presented to Babe at Forbes Field after
the parade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18
Joined His Son in Death.

CUMBERLAND. Md. October 1s.-Pat-
rick McGann died at Vale Summit Sat.
urday night, at an advanced age. He had
been i'll fourteen months The fatal ac-
cident that befell his son. J. B. McGann.
on Friday at the Hoffman mine of the
Consolidation Coal Company is believed to
have FASTENED the fathers end The SON
was riding trip OF loaded cars coming
out of the mine, when he accidentally fell
between the cars. One foot was cut off
and injuries about the body were sus-
tanned. He was removed to the Western
Maryland Hospital. Cumberland where
he died yesterday afternoon. The funeral
of the father had been set for Monday
morning, at O'Clock, from ST. Michael.s
Catholic Church. Frostburg but the death
OF the son caused a change in the ar
rangements. and double funeral will be
held. Davis Powell another employe Of
the Consolidation Coal Company, was
killed Friday
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superb. Comment on the manner IN
which he time and again made open-nelo
tackles was heard on all sides, and more
than one asked why 1t was that ne olo
lot try for the varsity.
with him may also be classed Nolan
and Walsh. the quarterback and r1ght
half. respectively. Of the freshmen me
first mentioned last fall did the directing
stunt on the Waterbury High school
eleven in Connecticut. while Walsh
played on a prep team In Boston. botn
Of these lads worked like veterans. ana
It was their splendid circling OF ends on
long runs that proved the undoing OF the
second-year aggregation.
The battle resulted in a victory Tor tne
freshmen, the Anal tally being to U. Inc
long touchdown was made In the mlddie
of the second half. Walsh CARRYING the
pigskin over the line and making sue
cessfui use of the goal-kfcking privilege.
The losers were unable to advance the
leather with any gertrude because OF
their fumbling The contest was wit
messed by a large crowd of students from
the different departments of the schooi,
while here and there an outsider mlgn.
be seen. Next Sunday the seniors ana
juniors will meet in the second game OF
the series.
The line-ups and summaries OF yester-
davis game follow:
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Abolishes the Hammer Throw.

RICHMOND. Ind, October 1S.-What IS
considered forward step in athletics
has been taken by the Indiana High
School Athletic Association. This Is the
decision to abolish the hammer throw on
the ground that 1t Is dangerous The
action comes as the result Of numerous
accidents connected with this event. at
least one of which in this state has
proven fatal. There is also sentiment
in favor Of abolishing the mile run, but
this will not be done at the present time
Promoters Of high school athletics in
this state believe it is only a matter Of
a short time until the hammer throw will
be done away with everywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18
NAVY PLAYER BADLY HURT.
Wilson, Quarterback, Expected to
Recover From PARALYSIS.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, October 1s.-The in
jury to Earl D. Wilson. the Naval Acad-
envy quarterback, sustained in Saturday g
game against Villanova has proved to be
more serious than at first thought, Will
son having sustained a twisted neck, re-
sulting in paralysis of the motor and
sensory nerves of the limbs and upper
part of the body. His speech and brain
are not affected.
An X-ray examination was made last
night. While no fracture of the bones
was discovered. the attending physician
stated that the young man is paralyzed
from the neck down. His brain and
speech are not affected.
The medical officers believe that Will
son is not dangerously hurt and that the
paralysis will wear off.
Wilson is the best all-around athlete
at the Naval Academy He is a member
OF the base ball. basket ball and gymna-
SUM teams. besides the foot ball eleven,
and point winner in boxing and wres-
Ting. He is a kentuckian
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Coal Operators Elect Officers.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. October IS
At the annual meeting OF the Kanawha
Operators Association I'm this city the
following officers were elected: President,
w. S. Edwards. Charleston: vice presi-
dent, William Mitchell. Plymouth; treas
urer, E. o. Dana, Cincinnati; secretary
and commissioner. D. c. Kennedy,
Charleston: executive board. j. L. Dickin-
son. Charleston: Lutte Hornickle, Cleve-
land: N. D. MOnsurrat. Columbus: Quin
Morton. Charleston: j. w. Moore Hughes
Creek: F. H. Palmer, Olcott, and j. W.
Dawson, Charleston.
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i SPORTS OF ALL SORTS i


er really good on the same day. not even
on the days when the close scores were
recorded. But on uniform excellence OF
play the Pittsburg stars outshone lneiI
Detroit opponents as class. t lax I repv
cream of the Jennings and Clarke outnts.
During the series Of seven games the
Georgia peach made just one PA! .na
brought him into the limelight-hls stea'
home as Willis was winding up after re-
Iievins Camnitz In the third inning of the
second game. He made some splendld
catches, to be sure. but then SO dlo tne
outfielders of both teams: But at the pa
and in the inside work where he was sup
posed to shine. he fell down 1amentably-
SO cold as to convey the impression that
he was quitting on the job. In all he was
twenty-nine times at bat and walked
three times. In his twenty-six legal
times at bat he made six hits. a ba.t'ns
percentage of go From all sources he
reached first eleven times. ana stole just
two bases.
Where the bouquets go to Manager Jen-
nings is on the trades whereby he secured
Delehanty and Tom Jones. The ex-Wash-
ington second baseman led both teams
with the stick. and his bingies were TOT
the most time made at critlca! pollls,
scoring runs. His fielding was the eaua
of that of Miller. and he certainly had II
on the Pirates second sacker. Tom Jones
made Abstein look like a novice, the OLD
boy simply outdong himself at the initial
corner, while with the stick he surprised
his friend with his prowess.
Charley Hickman Is a great admirer OF
Babe Adams. the Pittsburg pitcher
Charlie faced him In the American Asso'
citation last year. and says the kid mas
fast and slow curve that the oatters
cannot tell the difference In as they come
I'D to the plate. Adams had me walking
back and forth from the bench to the
plate so fast last year that l became
dizzy" says Charlie
Nix on this talk that the worlds cham
pionship games were fixed Ism there
anything in sport but golf and tennis thai
is clean?
Fortunately. we are not gifted with the
vocabulary of Carlyle nor the vindictiVe-
ness of Thersites, else we would caus-
tically scald the pessimists VINO bellttie
the boys who struggled with might ano
main for diamond honors. We know fuil
well that too frequently it seems lmposs'-
bic for men engaged in promoting sports
to be halfway honest and sensible Foot
races are ruined by dishonesty. spar
ring matches are conducted too frequently
bv gamblers crooks and all-round rascals
That is just as well. as it does no harm to
the fighting instinct. Professional atm
Iettc events and other contests OF the KIND
are frequently so dishonest that they are
absolutely ridiculous. Base ball Is the ex-
ception to the rule. 1t has been kept on a
high plane and is there today. Magnates
and players know that many goose that
has laid golden eggs has been killed before
now Wise men do not put their heads
upon chopping blocks. They don't use
men with yellow streaks ,r IN professional
The first principle is loyalty.
Base bali is a mans game-and only
men play it.
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PHsbarg Shown
DETROIT.

Nebraska indulge in smuggling matches
and call them foot ball, while Wisconsin is
too busy with her base ball team In Japan
to do much on the gridiron.
Certainly the season Of 1909, or as mucn
OF 1t as We have seen. has produced MOTH
ing particularly brilliant except in tho
way of failures. Only Yale and Harvard
seem to have reached anything like the
stages which this advanced date would
seem to demand.
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neither Of them In even the Sec
ond class as compared to Princeton's foot
ball strength. can force ties and goal
from-the-field victories down the Tigers
throat, 1t is not by any means for the
same reason that Harvard was satisfied
with her game against Williams. For ap-
there is no power, cohesion, abil-
ity or fight in the Orange and Black elev-
EN- Of 1909.
Can't Blame the Frats.
Were there any fraternities at Prince
ton, those opposed to these secret socie-
ties might place their criticism Of these
at the door of Princeton foot
ball weakness. Certainly no weaker team
has ever practived In the New Jersey
town for four weeks with so lamentable
results. The backs go into the line alone.
helped by no one but themselves, nor do
they take their openings with either pre-
cisior or intuitiveness. The line men
charge SO slowly that often the holes are
not there, and were 1t not for the good
right toe Of Cunningham Princeton would
not have a man of real scoring ability On
her team.
That is the situation as It is. Princeton
has. to a very considerable extent. the
habit of unpleasantly upsetting hostile
theories as to her real ability, and pos
sibly she is playing possum now. Maybe
that is why the forward pass and the on
side kick have no intimacy with Osborne
Field But worst Of all is the fact that
players are openly criticising coaches. and
coaches answering back in a helpless sort
Of way, permitting INSTRUMENTATION at the
same time that they deprecate it. An
eleven that fights its coaches is fore
doomed to defeat.
Western and southern foot ball is just
about the same as it was last year. There
is still an adherence to straight. old-fash-
toned foot ball, rough work and big. slow
men. Sewanee, rated as among the best
west Of the .Appalachians. was dismal
failure last Saturday. Michigan is having
her hands full with teams that used to
go down to defeat by hundred points a
few years ago, and which have now
adopted at least semblance of open
play and forward passes. Minnesota and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18
TIES UP TRAFFIC.
Johnson's Victory Too Much for the
Mississippi Roustabouts.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. October 1S.-Jack
Johnson. the Galveston negro pugilist
has tied up traffic on the Mississippi
river in this section. Big steamboats, are
locked at several ports owing to scarcity
of labor with which to supply crew. and
river men blame Jonnson's victory over
Ketchell for revailing conditions, as all
the "roustabouts'' are celebrating. The
James Lee. one Of the largest Mississippi
boats is tied up here, although she was
to have left Friday. Deckhands picked
exclusively from the negro race refused
to enlist in order to remain ashore and
hear the returns from the battle, and the
festivities have continued since the VIC
tory of one Of their race.
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johnson Gets $22, 900.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 1S.-Jimmy
Cofrroth announced the receipts of the
Johnson etchell fight at $22,3GO. This
is somewhat in excess of the seating ca
pacity Of the arena. but is explained by
the fact that 800 more were crowded into
the bleacher section and that many stand
ing-room tickets were disposed of at S.
a head.
The fighters took go per cent Of the re-
ceipts. divided IS per cent to the winner
and 35 per cent to the loser. This made
Johnsons end $12.4SO and KetcheFs SO, TO
AS there was ten-thousanddollar side
bet Johnson will receive over SD 600 for
his days work, and Ketchell must be con-
tented with $1.12O. In addition, the negro
has a 0per cent interest in the moving
pictures as against a 30 per cent held by
Coffroth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18

Now that We have been given glimpse
of Johnsons real ability. prudence would
dictate to Jeffries to go slow in arranging
a match with the big negro. Unless the
-boilermaker can get himself IN shape
to stand a grueling contest of twenty or
thirty rounds, he had better remain retired
as the undefeated champion of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18
CLASS GAME A REVELATION
Much Varsity Material Brought to
Light at Georgetown Contest.
HOW THE TEAMS STAND.

The class game at Georgetown yester-
day morning proved fully as interesting
and exciting as was expected. and at the
same time it revealed the fact that there
are many men in the college whose pres
ence on the varsity squad just a. the
present time Is a thing to be sought after
by the Blue and Gray management.
Especially may this be said of Cogan, the
base ball and basket ball star who cap
tained the sophomores and whose work
was phenomenal in the extreme. This
gritty lad, smaller In size than Curly
Byrd. put up one Of the best defensive
games ever seen on the hilltop gridiron.
while his generalship was unQuestionahly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18

1t matters little what IL is that YOU
want-whethar a situation or a servant
a want ad. in The Star will reach the
person who can I'LL your need.
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Referee-Mr PaIlon. G. {. Cmplre-Mr. Car
lin. 6. L. Timers-Mr sullivan. G. A. C. C.;
Mr. Fitzgerald. G. Y. Head iinesmanEMr NC
G. p; Mrs HAWKINS G. p: Time Of halves
10 and IL minutes. neutrality-suspicious. Tor
H.rrinpton Fraunheim for O'Connor. Shannon
FOR Carton. Touchdown-Waish. Goal from
tOncbdown-Walsh. Final score-Freshmen, 8;
Sophomores, y.
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ONLY TWO TO A CUSTOMER

killed in this vicinity this season and
many sportSmen are out enjoying the
pleasant weather.
The Misses Martha and Johanna
Killing are home from Stevens Point
for few days, coming 10 attend the
marriage and wedding festivities Of
Maggie Mishnic and Aug. Nitz, whose
marriage occurred at st. Frances
church, Knowlton, last Monday morn
ing.
The work on our fine new school
house is about completed and will be
in readiness very soon for occupancy.
School, however, will not be carried
on there until after the holidays. T.
Kohl of Wausau, who had the con-
tract for building same, certainly did
a very neat, satisfactory job.
Maeder's orchestra or Appleton
furnishing music for dancing party
in K. 4. Topham's new hall few
evenings ago, discoursed the finest
kind Of dance music. The orchestra
is composed of six members, each one
an artist in his line and master Of
several musical instruments, and the
whole directed By Mr.. MaedeF.
Among the many instruments they
carry Is beautiful harp, the player
of which was certainly an artist A
large crowd was present notwith-
standing the night was very stormy.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-11-23

Mr.. Maeder stated he would make a
return date for here in the near
future and should he, a full h1use
Will surely greet him.
Miss Clara Roach, one OF Wausau's
most popular and talented musicians,
and friend Miss Louise Merklein or
Wausau, was the guest Of Mrs. G. G..
Knoller few days ago. Miss Ro;lch
came down 10 assist Mrs. Knoller In
the musical part of an entertainment
which was put on by A. Peabody Of
Knowlton in K. +. Topham's hall and
which was great success.
Miss Anna Eiottray of Eau Pleine Is
quite i'll with pneumonia DIR. Rogers
Of Stevens Point Is the attending
physician and feels very hopeful for
her recovery.
Miss Christine Ottum spent a
couple Of days the past week at the
home Of her parents In Stevens Point.
Miss Bessie Lightfoot, our village
teacher, will spend Thanksgiving At
her home at Fafrchiid.
w. z. Roberts Of Peoria, ILL.,, was
In this village few days ago, ON bus
mess, he having recently purchased
several hundred acres OF land In the
Dancy drainage district.
Ole Peterson and son Anton, are
about recovered from siege OF
typhoid fever.
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RATHER LAUGHABLE.

The Record-Herald makes the
startling statement that the Seventh
ward bridge is unsafe and says that
the expert bridge builder who was
repairing it says 50; the fact is ii is
not believed that Mr.. Brandenberg
ever made any such statement The
pier which the R.-H. SAYS had been
undermined, etc. is a concrete pier
30x22xs, making $3.50 feet of concrete
weighing a04 tons. The weight of
the span on this pier is 80 tons.
Around the base of this pier has been
placed 200 cords of rock weighing
1850 tons. The pressure exerted
against this 600 square feet of sur
face is 1890 pounds, equal to 1876
tons: velocity of water per second IL
tons. making total pressure of @.3
tons. The idea of pressure of -
tons moving 1854 tons is indeed
laughable, but il only shows that some
one is spinning yarns TO the R.-H.
and that paper would believe the
moon was made of green cheese If
this fellow told itso. Now Mr.. R.-H.,
use a little reason. The water where
this pier is located is fourteen feet
deep. This being the case how in
Sam Hill is it possible fer anyone 70
crawl down beneath this aN cords of
rock and discover that the pier is