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The Washington herald., 1909-04-25

/ Sargents Interesting Conclusion.
The most interesting conclusion which
I Prof. Sargent draws from his figures IS
that the scolarship men. when taken in
large groups, tend 10 verify the conclu-
sion reached by Drs. Porter, Byer. Chris
t0pheT. Roberts. Leharzig. and others as
] to the correlation Of superior mind with
superior body" He notes this among
/ the Harvard students. and recalls that n
! the year 1888 DIT. W. T. Porter, now pro-
fessor Of comparative physiology IN the
Harvard Medical School. examined some
/ g, 600 children who were attending the
I public schools Of St Louis, No Dr. Por-
ter found that among the pupils OF the
/ same age. ranging from six, TO eighteen
years, the average height and weight OF
those who were in the higher grades were
greater than that of those who were In
| the lower grades. In other words. he
found that those who were mentally the
most precocious were also physically the
most precocious-"
William Blake recently attempted 10
prove the same contention, his being that
the greatest minds live IN the greatest
bodies and that the greatest mentality ex-
lists In bodies that have been the most
perfectly trained. One has only TO think
moment 10 recall hundreds of instances
that refute this view-Huxley. Spencer.
Darwin. Carlyle, Pope. Napoleon, Francis
PaTkman; the list could be indefinitely
extended. But this has only to DO with
what Mr.. Blake wrote. and what he
said. in brief. is that the successful men
Of the world have always taken great
care Of their physical being.
The writer goes as far back as Moses
and employs some Biblical references 70
show that he was a physical cultUrist
Coming down the ages. he gives as other
examples Charlemagne. Luther, and Cron-
well. OF the Protector he SAYS that
Throughout his life Cromwell retained 4
strong taste for field sports OF MS per
son the best description is that given by
the steward Of MS household: His body
was well compact and strong his stature
under six feet, I believe about two inches;
is head so shaped that you night see
sto-ehOuse and shop. both Of q vast treas
ury and natural parts
DR.. johnson an Athlete.
OF that immortal old neurasthenic. Dr.
Samuel johnson. Mr. Blaikie says that
''he understood boxing and regretted the
decline Of prize fighting. jumped. rowed.
and shot fa strange and u1wieldly way.
10 show that he was not tired after
hfty-mile chase and. according 70 Miss
Reynolds. swsrmed up tree anG beat
young lady IN q foot race when over hfty.
Langton described to Best how, at the
age Of fifty-hve. he had solemnly rolled
down q. hill. His courage was remarkable.
1T was as an athlete that Lord Alver-
stone. the present lord chief justice OF
England. distinguished himself above all
his fellows. IN his paImy days he was
the smartest runner either Cambridge or
The Washington herald., 1909-04-25
B. & o. EARNINGS GROW.
Gross for March Increase S543, ,sO1s
and Vet s8S4.O9S.

and Vet s6S4,O
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany's statement OF earnings and ex-
penses exclusive OF outside operations)
for the month OF March. 1909. as CON-
pared with March. 1905. shows gross earn
ings. 1908. SSS54 Al: IS0s. s5.Sl0s4O: increase,
$3.50 Expenses. 1879. $4o2o.os7: 1905.
s.. 49, SSs; decrease, Sl4e.2s2 Net earnings.
1903, H.ss4, ,S44; 1905, si159, 81; increase,
s6S4. .oS3
For the nine months OF the fiscal year
az compared with the same period OF 1905,
the statement shows: Gross earnings.
1903, SO, I3s. AS: 1905. S5So55,Z5I decrease,
s4.sl6SG3 Expenses. SIS. s.. .11e; 1903. So
32s IA; decrease. s7.of7. SIS Net earnings,
1909. 81, s2s; 1903 S15. .TE.507; Increase,
S2,I2Q,S22
The Washington herald., 1909-04-25
Change of Heart.
e ChristisR 49,.

FTcm the Christian AdTocsts.
Near-Sighted Lady-The boy VINO is
trying TO tie that tin can 10 that poor
dogs tail ought TO be thrasheG within an
inch OF his life-the horrid little brute.
Maid--It's your boy. mum
Near-Sighted Lady-My boy2
Maid-TeS. mum
Near-Sighted Lady-TeH him. Z he'n
stQp. III give hin some-cake.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-25
Heritage of Athletics.

Tt IS certainly true that Americans are
becoming larger and stronger and more
efficient every year. and attribute It to
the fact that the American boy has now
come into his heritage OF athletic sports.
The attention 10 formal gymnastic games
and PLAY in the public schools IS LAYING q
foundation for the continuance Of exer-
else in the form Of athletics which will
become the natural thing fer our boys
and girls when they 90 out into the world.
The cultivation Of a race OF big. eff
cient Americans depends largely upon our
ability 70 assimjlate foreign peoples. We
welcome hundreds Of thousands OF men.
women. and children every year. and
upon investigation Il Is found that the
children OF these immigrants, on the
whole, grow up 10 be larger and stronger
than their parents
The Washington herald., 1909-04-25
COLLEGE BOYS LARGER
University Students Average q Pounds More Than
Their Predecessors of Five Years Ago.

Oxford has produced His equal has never
been seen in the two-mile interuniversity
race.
The great physical strength which
made him popular at Cambridge made
him successful in the Temple. Only a
man OF exceptional power Of endurance
could have done the work he was called
upon TO do when attorney general"
Turning 70 examples on this side OF the
Atlantic, the author says OF Cornelius
Vanderbilt:
He was tall. athletic, and brave: not
very fond CT books. but devoted to open
air life and sports; a fine swimmer and a
good oarsman and hOTseman- At the age
Of six he had already driven a race horse
az fun speed. a fact 10 which he often re-
ferred in later years
Boys Getting Heavier.
Returning to the matter Of the physical
development Of the young, Dr. c. Ward
CHAMPION. director Of physical training
in the New York City schools, gave IL as
his opinion that the American boy Is
growing bigger and heavier as the nation
grows older. IN an Interview he said
that within the last s=e years We have
introduced athletics into the schools, so
that we now have hundreds OF teams IN
baseball. football. basketball. and track
athletics where there was one before.
Now a boy can hardly escape some kind
OF athletic work IN which he can repre-
sent his school The recent developments
OF class athletics. where every boy jumps
and runs and does stunts. is going 10
make every boy athletic, If no, an ath-
Iete.
The physical training exercises in the
classr0oms and in the gymnasiums Of the
city are already having a tremendous ef-
feet. Already the colleges are reporting
that the young men entering them are
bigger than they were years ago. Dr.
Anderson, of Yale, thinks that the Yale
men OF to-day average an inch taller than
those Of twenty years ago. M GOIdie, AT
Princeton says they are an inch taller
and five 70 ten pounds heavier. Prof
Phillips, al Amherst. thinks the young
women are certainly an inch taller and
i've pounds heavier than they were ten
years ago The American soldier Is now
feet II inches tail and he IS heavier
and has g larger chest girth than any SOL
der IN any other country except the
Scandinavian
The Washington herald., 1909-04-25

Statistics compiled by Dr.. Born, medical
director Of the Yale gymnasium, have not
only a scientific value. but they possess
what statistics usually do not. a wide
general interest These statistics show
that the students OF that university are
an inch and half taller than were their
predecessors OF Eve years ago; that their
average weight is twenty-seven pOuEds
greater: that they are broader-chested
and with greater lung capacity, says the
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
These figures are corroborated by a SIM
liar set which we're taken at Harvard and
published by Prof. D. A Sargent in the
Popular Science Monthly Of September,
1905. The Harvard professor went further
and compiled a table from which some In
teresting and instructive conclusions can
be drawn
This table consists Of the medium meas
urements OF fifteen different groups Of
men. al except one being composed OF
students OF Harvard. and al ranging n
age from eighteen 10 twenty years The
most significant fact in connection with
the table IS IN a group comprising loo
students. taken from the four classes Of
the university in 1850 This tabulation
shows that in that year the medium
height Of the university student was only
about 81 inches. although the group con-
tained many students who had been in
college three OF four years.
The medium weight OF this group was
1922 pounds and the total strength 40
points The average weight and height
Of the Harvard student at that time was
about the same as that given for the
American youth ranging from twenty-one
&c twenty-six years who entered the army
n 1850
Average Height and weight Greater
at the present time" Prof. Sargent
said, the average -iszan inch taller and
from four TO eight pounds heavier than
the average student Of 1Sa. while Re
strength has increased from 40 70 $50. &
gain Of Is0 pounds. In 1850 only 80 Per
cent would pass that standard This Is
a most remarkable uplift in growth and
eSelopment for any considerable body OF
men in any country OF community 10 have
attained in twenty-five years.
The comparative measurements given
out by Yale's gymnasium director are as
follows
The Washington herald., 1909-04-25

When you have lost OF found anything.
telephone an advertisement TO The Wash
ington Herald, and bin wiz be sent you
a. ! cent p word
The Washington herald., 1909-04-25

From these statistics an inference might
DC drawn that the American race is be
coming physically greater than any other.
But TO some they merely confirm the gen
eIal observation that the college boy IS
generally a bigger man than his father
was
The Washington herald., 1909-04-25
AUTHORS At WORK
Some Interesting Stories About Popular American
and English Writers.

The current Bookman tells al about il.
jerome X. Jerome, for instance, simply
must DO his work IN the country. George
Bernard Shaw, on the other hand. must
have the city-or says he must-to inspire
him An ideal literary den for him Is an
express train, preferably in the act OF
jumping the track. says the Philadelphia
Public Ledger
As for William Morris, he translated
the odyssey. with ali the celestial airs
Of the I0niaa Sea included. no extra
charge, while rushing about helter-skelteT
n trains. Anthony Trollope. likewise,
used 10 go on in that way. And ". ".
Jacobs says that the country Is too dull
and the city too exciting And
But let Us turn to the American author.
Let Us find out how he works
l George Ade, 10 wit. Surely. he desires
Nbustle and turmoil and confusion and all
that sort OF thing.
The Washington herald., 1909-04-25
Famous Men In Command.

The Naval Asylum from its earliest
foundation has had many famous naval
officers in command Commodore Barron
was the first. as he had charge OF the
Philadelphia station when the asylum
was built During the bitterly cold win
ter Of 1881. when wood was both
scarce and correspondingly dear. the
commodore had all the trees on the place
cut down and used for fuel II was plen-
tifully supplied with trees. many Of them
fruit trees. and the action was much
criticised at the time
All the heating and cooking. however,
Of the asyluna were done with the wood
procured from the trees, and IN 1888. when
Commodore Biddle took charge Of the
asylum. the grounds were replanted, and
the noble and stately trees now standing
on the asylum grounds date from that
period. Commodore Biddle was a most
efficient officer and under his manage
ment the Naval Asylum took high rank
among the government institutions OF the
country.
The asylum has been a veritabie ''hap-
py home" TO many an old sailor The
first '-pensfoner'' was a man named
Daniel KleiSs. the second William Will
Jams For some years one OF the inmates
was Thomas Johnson, the sole survivor
OF the crew Of the Bon Homne Richs I'd
and one Of the two men who had aided
John Paul Jones when he lashed his
vessel TO the Scraps. Johnson died IN
1S52 at an age computed to be more than
100 years.
II its existence OF more than three
quarters Of a century the Naval Asylum
has been a safe refuge for the disabled
or WornOut seamen OF the country, and
Philadelphia may well be proud that
such an institution is located within It's
limits.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
LIFE SENTENCE
FOR KIDNAPPER
BOyle'S wife Gets rs Years
and $4,000 Fine.
MAKE SENSATIONAL ChkRGES

Boyle Accuses Harry Forksr. Mrs.
Whitia's Brother. Of Murder. and
Says Ne Suggested the kidnapping
TO Pay Blaekrail-Deelares whitla
offered hin, Protection ~ ne Shield
ed Forker.
Pittsburg May IL. - Locked and
bOlted in separate cells. the man to
spend his life within the bleak and
grim walls OF the western peniten-
tiary. the woman 20 remain at least
fifteen years and perhaps a quarter Of
century. Mr.. and Mrs. James z.
Boyle. kidnappers OF willie" Whitia.
began 10 suffer the maximum punish
ment possible 10 impose for their Of
Tense.
Boyle's only hope OF freedom lies
in the remote possibility OF a pardon
Mrs. Boyle convicted as Mary Doe. %
the name given by the law 70 desig
nate an unidentified person was sen
fenced 20 serve twenty I'VE years and
to pay a finc OF $4,000 and the costs OF
prosecution. But since II has been
customary 20 forget" the fines and
costs imposed upon state prisoner. il
is assumed that these penalties will
be waived and that the woman. should
she earn a legal reduction OF her sen
tence. will be released after fifteen
years.
Sensations followed each other thick
and fast The severity Of the sentence
appalled, Mercer. where II was pro
nounced. and surprised many else
where. who had not anticipated the
extreme limit OF the law. Then came
the sensational scene in the court
room. when both prisoners collapsed
and had 10 De carried from the room.
Hardly had they reached their cells
when the word was given out that
the woman had taken poison during
the night before and had narrowly es
capped death at her own hand. and that
a razor had been found concealed in
Boyle's clothing Before this thrill
had lost its force. Boyle gave out his
statement duplicating Harry Forker
brother Of Mrs. Whitls. in the kidnap-
ping case. In Mercer and Sharon the
story does not seem to be generally
credited. and as the district attorney
has no faith in il there is little likeli-
hood OF any formal action in the
matter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
SHARON AST0UNDED
Community Greatly Excited Over
Boyle's Statement

Boyle's Statement
Sharon. Pa. May 1i.-An sharon
was astounded when the statement
made by James Boyle duplicating
Harry Forker in the whitla kidnap
ping and using his name in connection
with an alleged murder in Youngs-
town. Mr. Forker declared the init
nations. although without the slight
est foundation. were not new 70 him.
as he had understood for some time
such a statement was threatened He
said the story is a wilful and mali
cious lie
Mr. Whitla was greatly veIed when
he learned OF the publication OF the
statement. He pronounced the whole
story malicious falsehood.
The community is excited even more
than it was on the day Of the kidnap-
ping
AS this is the home OF Boyle he has
some friends who give credit 20 his
tale. but the greater part Of the com
munity hesitates about giving credence
TO the story involving a respected
member Of the community. especially
when the only charge against him is
an unsupported statement Of a con
yicted felon
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
Southern Railway

H.R.-Fonovtng scheduls agurss pshnssss %
nforR tion. and not guaranteed
schsdul effective Jan. 17th 1919
Trains lsavs Warrington fros Ssv u1;oB
80 a. N. Dany-Local for WayrsEto, Dan.
TBo a n. Daily-Local tor aarrsonburx Va
3 % - n. DAily-Unieed states yast all
FirNt-ciana coecAss and drawing roo n sleeper %
Sev orisAns- Rining service.
tle p. N dAiiy-W aahinsSon aud florida
himieed- Through coaches and sleeper 20 Co
10 Augusta and Aiken. Dining car service Tour-
ist 20 California tri-veekly.
Alt D. m week Daye-Loeal tor HArrson arg
and vay stations en Manassas Branch.
AH N Daily-LocAi for WarrsntoH and
-hAriotsssvine.
Limited (vfs Lynehburg)-FiFst elass eoaeh and
sesping ear 20 Roanoke. KnoIvins. Chasts-
nooga. Birmingham and Memphis sleeper -
sew Orleans Dining-eAr service.
l0.f1 2. n Dafy-Neu Iork and New Orleans
Linited-An Pullman trains. club and observe
non cars 90 Ssy or'eAnsl sieepeF % Ashville.
Atlanta. New Orleans. slesper 90 chsrlotse.
DiniDgear service.
Through trains fron the south Arrvs wash
tngtOn $50 .. II. $50 q. N. 1910 y. m
dAilyl $50 D. m. snd le-se ?. u. daily. q sr-
risonburg Il Is .. N week days and $50 IN
daily. Fron Charlottesville. $40 .. N sS5 ,.
Tickets. slssping-ear reservations, and detailed
nformasion can Be had ~ siekst once. Y0s Isth
a.. SOs - nv and New Uaion station.
baggage checked through iron hossls and resi-
denees- Sab service.
2. u. AcKERT, v, P. and Gen. MAJ.
Q. n HAKDWiCK, Pass. Trafnc Mgr
". TAYkOn. Ger. Pass. Agent
"a HASWE essarAl AGsnd
~Ssbls~~cs
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
HOW'6 THIR2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Cetarrh that cannot be
cured by halls Catarrh Cure.
=. J. CHENEY x CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known F..
J, Cheney Tor the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable 10 all bust
ness transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligation made by his
firm. WALDsSG. KISNAE < MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Caterrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. TestiDo-
malls sent free. Price 10 cents per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13

warren a. ms q m. bat failing 70 So
the 10y ana MS rscort I SGT on AZ War
ren ana rstnainel iu The vicinity OF the
depot
About ,en minutes later boy and escort
arrived. ana 4 was then Informed that
they drove from sharon 20 Warren
informed party % take boy up along
Ptttsburg q Western track. leave him
there and that I would attend TO the
rest OF 10. snd which he procecdcd 10 %.
After making inquiries as 10 the next
train to s'iCN Gland. brought the boy 20
Niies. ohio from there 20 Ashtsbula and
then T. cleveland. On March - I re-
cviVed letter from Mr. Forker stating
that some one had informed Mr. Mhitla
that theN had recognised his boy On
March l. in Niles. ohio. and that james
Boyle. OF sharon. was With him. also
NAT Nj. WhitiS WAS afraid 70 divuige
the Information FOR fear the boy might
come 90 some harm and telling me 20
b. careful and De on the alert. and that
When I resolved the money 10 imme-
distely surrender those youngstown let
tiers 20 send same 90 him Mr. Forker
at sharon. and ON Tuesday. April q. 20
return half 90 the ransom money to him.
Mr.. Forker and ne would Tug over the
same 60 the party Who took VILE Whitia
60 Warren.
Says He Was Promised Protection.
Upon iesruing that my name VAS men,
toned ia connection with the case
made IL a point Co meet Mr. Whitia per
Sonaiiv n Cleveland at Fifty-third street
and -. Clair avenue. showed him the
letter that passed between Mr.. Forkcr
and myself also the YOUNGSTOWN letters.
and Mr.. Whitis promised that II I would
substantial the truth % the Noungs-
town letters he would see there would be
no prosecution.
then surrendered through Mr.. Whitla
all the letters that were In my possession.
and the world knows the-resnlt. I WAS
arrested and convicted and deprived by
my own counsel OF telling my story on
the stand informed my wife the boy
was brought In order to escape heinz
QuArtutinct IN the pest house and We
we're 10 Do handsomely rewarded Tor tax
INK care of HIM.
This unfortunate woman was dupeL
FROM start fn finish In regard 20 the hoy.
and ! was 6upcd from the moment 1 left
the letters 80 'ufc Mr.. Whttla's posses
sion. A. ny counsel afterwards Inform
"a me. 4 Rad nothing TO show or 20
prove. and that 70 was n matter OF We
racity-their word against mine had
given up every >ciutilla I had. and now
I am settled for. This story = as true
as there Is % God above Us
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
DUEL WITH RAZ0RS
Rival suitors Met and One Was Badly
Stashed

SIasnco.
Trenton. y. J.. May IL. - Frank
Crepdo and Antonio CARA. both suit
ors FOR the hand of Miss Roncigge
Ponnimmo. went back OF ST. Frances
hospital 20 determine by a bout with
razors which was entitled to the right
Of way 10 Miss Ponnimmo's heart The
battle waged hot and heavy for sew
eral minutes. until Crepdo received a
fearful slash across the face. The
sight OF the blood made CARA take to
his heels. and. so far as the police
know. he is running yet. Miss Ponnim.
mo says she is ashamed Of both OF the
men and that they need pay no fur
Their sttention.to her.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
Claims slackmaiI succeeded.

The letters were written BY a lady
two from party In New York state and
the others from Cleveland. Ohio. Al
later date Mr. Forker was appraised OF
the fact that the writer held these let
tiers In his possession and asked n he
could use the same. A letter was imme-
diately sent the writer by Mr. Forker
stating that mr.. ForkerD would like 20
have a personal talk with the writer.
which meeting took place a day or so
after. Mr.. Forker acknowledged ne
would pay sum Of money for the pos
session OF said letters. The amount not
being considered sufficient. was refused
and from that day on and Up until
March. Is. the writer. on the pretext Of
exposing the letters and the coincidence
OF Mr.. Forker being discovered bending
over the PROSTATE form OF Mr. Feeble
had recei~vd AZ different times amounts
Of money from Mr.. Forker TO remain
silent
About six months ago. when returned
10 Sharon with my wife. I met Mr.. Fork
er on East State street and Informed him
that unless I received 5000 between then
and the time I intended to leave Sharon
! would hold the secret no longer.
He then informed me that II was I'm
possible for him 10 get that amount Of
money. but some time in April 1919 he
was 20 come in possession OF a certain
amount OF money and would then turn
some over 10 me. which was satisfactory
at that time
on my leaving Sharon. on March T.
1873. I proceeded To Cleveland. Ohio. and
on the same evening I addressed 10 M
Forker. 24sa East State street. Sharon. a
letter which read as follows:
Mr.. Harry Forker; Dear Sir-I have
decided not to walt any longer in regard
TO the money proposition. and II I don Z
hear from you soon there will be some
exposing Sincerely yours
M
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
Trying New Launch. Seven Drowned

J''FS w. - eF'~F'F O~N~EI u OWTICU
Eau Claire. Wis, May I1.-None be
ing able to swim. George Hall. r. H.
Sweet, Sweets wife and four children
were drowned in the swollen waters
of the Chippewa river when Halls
gasoline launch. which they were try
ing out for the first time. captized in
midstream by striking some sunken
piling
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-05-13
Letter Without Signature.

on March le. 1853. I received an answer
10 the same. which read:
Friend Bailey-You know that the cir
fumstances and the promise I made you
when you left here. but II you are really
desperately In need OF money as you pro-
Tess 10 be. I will outline a little plan
which. with your cooperation. can be
very successfully carried out, viz the
abduction OF 5. i. Whitla's son. I can
arrange to have the boy brought TO War.
rem. Ohio. due there at Ills. with es-
cort."
CThere - no signature to the letter.
! left Cleveland at SIS a. m. and ar
rived at Warren az l0cS a. m. then pro
eeeded 10 Niles Ohio by street car.
boarded an Erie train and arrived ~