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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

DERHAPS- no one in all the scorld H braues greater hardships Aend per's, 4 either for compensation of tor the beneft of their felloso-men,. than the 'itrep.a mail carriers in frozen, forb'dd'ng dtasRa during the bitter suinter season..
 For thrilling adventures, for desperaie. chances often faced, for actual safering aEd intrepid performance of duty, this dlask1n mail service has the most sensational metol drama "backed of the boards. As ver'-' e class by itself. ,,, ,. Records of the service are full of falfs of harbreadh eseapes-there are not fsso of tragedy. Mails have been lost in the dss. perate struggle suth frosen-faeed nature, ara carriers have been lost, too.
 Notwithstanding, Uncle Sam is con stamtly expanding and extending his Aiaskan mail service and calling upon more men to Battle svith the hardships and hazard of the most dangerous deliVery routes on earth.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21
, GMs @~x a/1zSIaaoS~vsY
 HSzZISa & N1e

THROUGH the center of Africa on foot, and
 alone save for bodyguard of natives M quite an undertaking for young woman,
 isn't its
 Such is the ambitious task to which Miss Charlotte Mansfield, of London, has set herself Some weeks ago Miss Mansfield left England for Cape Town, there to begin her long and venture some journey north to Cairo.
 Of the more than 5000 miles of territory to be traversed Miss Mansfield will journey the first 2o00 wonderful child of Cecil Rhodes brain, that will trail streak of civilization through the very heart of the dark continent. The remainder of the way must be made on foot by boat. The young woman expects to walk from 600 to 1000 miles of the way with one but natives to bear her company.
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KILLED SPEEDING AUTO
RICH MANS MOTOR CRASHES
INTO A TREE.
T. B. DENIES Dead and Two Others
Badly Injured Going Sixty
Miles an Hour.

BURLINGTON, n. j., December 10
Thomas B. DENIES, a wealthy Noun,
Holly liquor dealer. was killed on the
outskirts Of this city yesterday afternoon
when his automobile, speeding at sixty
cupants of the car were hurled into the
air. while the automobile was reduced to
a heap Of wreckage. William Barry OF
Jobstown. who was acting as chauffeur
for DENIES, and Bert Goldman of Bur
lington were badly injured. while the
other occupants, Lawrence Ashton and
Howard Miller Of Burlington. escaped
with few bruises.
The accident happened on the Columbus
road. half mile from the city limits
None Of the survivors can clearly &C
count for 1t. Barry says the car sud
he could stop the machinery 1t ha(
veered to the side of the road and hit 9
tree.
DENIES was thrown head first over tn.
hood and dashed against a tree. Hi.
head was crushed and death was evident
ly instantaneous. The other occupant.
Of the car landed clear of the tree. o,
the turf
The crash as the car hit the tree wa.
heard some distance away and farmers
ular touring highway hurried to the as
sistance of the wreck victims.
Physicians summoned by telephone
dressed the injuries Of the four surviv.
ors. who were brought to this city along
with the body of DENIES. The wreck
are OF the auto was loaded into an ex
press wagon and carted to a garage
Examination Of 1t, autoists say, in
creases the mystery as to what caused
the accident, the steering gear being In
good working condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
WAGNER BEST BATTER
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburg Has Leading and
Tah-End HitterS in H0nus
and babe" Adams.

1T cannot come as a surprise that Hans
Wagner of the Pittsburgs leads the Ma
tional League in batting for the season of
1909. This expected result is revealed in
the figures for the league swatters made
public yesterday. Wagner was in 1871
games, went to bat 495 times and wallop-
ed out 16S hits. His percentage was .339.
OF his 169 hits. thirty-nine were two
baggers, ten were triples and five were
for the full journey. Right at the other
end of the batting list is Babe Adams,
the Pirates pitcher. who achieved fame in
the worlds series. He batted .O51 in the
season. And at that he was as valuable
in his way to his club as the mighty
Wagner. Mitchell of the Cincinnatis was
second slugger in the league, with $40.
There are only seven hitters in the 800
class in the National League. Of these
the Pittsburgs have one. the New Yorks
three, the Cincinnatis two and the Brook
lyns one. Zach Wheat of the Dodgers
bingled for .304 in twenty-six games.
Doyle of the New Yorks made four more
hits in the season than did Wagner. He
is high with 172 bingles.
MathewSOn'S DOB about the best of
the pitchers and a good percentage for a
twirler. Lindaman and Seaman. who did
not play as often as Mathewson, had
better percentages on paper IL not actu-
ally.
Sheckard, $50, made 46 sacrifice hits,
the top-notch in that line. Bescher led in
base stealing, with "a of them The fig
ures are:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
BIG GOLF ASSOCIATION.
National Organization Holds An
nual Meeting Next Month.

NEW YORK, December 2O.-Robert {
Watson, secretary of the United States
Golf Association, has announced mat tne
annual meeting Of the national body Will
be held here January q.
Application so far for the various cham
pionships are:
Mems amateur-Brookline, Mass; Chi
cago Golf Club. Wheaton, III.
Open championship = Chicago Coll
Club, Wheaton. Ill.
Women's championship (specialty)-
None.
Any championship-Fox Hills, Essex
County. Manchester. Mass; Atlantic City
Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Besides the selection of the links fol
the various championships, it is gener-
ally believed that an amendment TO the
constitution will be submitted to the ef-
feet that instead of clubs, retaining the
voting power as associate members, tne
government of the organization be vested
in the sectional or territorial organization
and all individual clubs be relegatec to
the list of the non-voting allied members
except such clubs as are charter mem
bers These are the Chicago Golf Club
Wheaton, Ill: Brookline County Ciup
ST. Andrews Golf Club ana Sninnecoch
Hills Golf Club.
Under the constitution an amendment
may be made at any annual or special
meeting by a vote of at least tWo-tnirus
of all the votes cast. provided ten days
notice has been given all associate ano
allied members stating the proposed re-
vision or amendment.
1t is urged that when the Z. s. u. "A.
was formed, in 1894. golf was practically
unknown, and at that time and Tor neariy
ten years subsequently the national oody
had no alternative but to depend on the
more pretentious clubs for support al
we'll as government.
Four years ago. however. when Ransom
Fl. Thomas became president. the game
had grown to such an extent that ne un.
officially advocated that all clubs ex1epa
chartered members be relegated 10 aiiieo
membership.
Also that all sectional. territorial and
composite organizations should De sup.
stituted and become the backbone OF the
U. 8. G. A.
It is said that Mr.. Thomas. supported
by Mr.. w. Fellowes Morgan. Silas II
strawn of Chicago. Alex. Britton OF
Washington, d. c.. and Samuel \. Beeo-
ner of Philadelphia, are the moving SPIT
its in favor of the change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
College Chess Tourney.

NEW YORK, December 2O.-The dates
for the eighteenth annual chess tourna-
ment between Princeton, Yale, Harvard
and Columbia have been announced by
the chairman Of the intercollegiate chess
committee as December %. % and a.
The games will be played in this city.
The Princeton. team is at work under the
direction of Charles Curt, former cham
pion of New York state and the Brook
iyn Chess Club. 1t Is composed OF the
same men who won the intercolleg1ate
championship last year. Capt. l.. w:
Stephens. 1910. will play at the first
board; ]. v. Alexander. 1910. at the sec.
ond; J. L. Herman, 1910. at the third. and
II. r. Ferger. 1870 at the fourth. This
team won the tournament last year by
a score of ~ points out of a possible II
The trophy Is a large punch bowl. which
will become the property of the university
that wins in ten times. OF the seventeen
tournaments which have been held so
far. Harvard has won nine, Columbia six
and Yale and Princeton each one.
From the contestants in this years
tournament team will be picked to rep
resent the American colleges against a
team picked from Oxford and Cambridge
in the annual international cable chess
match which Is carried on for the Isaac
F. Rice trophy.
The Princeton team will arrange two
dual meets with Yale and Harvard, the
matches to be played on ten boards.
which will furnish an opportunity to de-
yelop new material.
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HIGHEST MAN ON EACH TEAM
WITH CHRISTMAS GREENS.
Yuletide Decorations Being Brought
by River Steamers.

The steamers Northumberland Of the
NJ, d. and v. line and the Capital City
Of the p. and C. line. which arrived here
this morning from points along the river.
had a very Christmas-like appearance
from the numerous crates of holly.
ground pine and other Christmas greens
they had aboard. Shipments OF turkeys
and other fowls to the merchants here
are on the increase. each steamer having
q large number Of coops Of the Christmas
birds In it's cargo. Christmas remem-
brances from residents of the river Sec
lions Of Maryland and Virginia. to their
relatives and friends here are also begin
ming to arrive, but 1t will be toward the
latter part OF the week when they reach
the largest number. In past years 1t was
not uncommon for the river steamers to
bring up 500 small packages consigned to
private parties here, and the managers Of
the river lines are looking for as large. il
not larger, quantities this season. Prep
arations for the handling of heavy
freights are being made at the head
quarters of the steamer lines on the river
front, and during this week the employees
OF the lines will have no leisure time on
their hands and viii have to put In many
extra hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
YEARS CONTRACT.
President Johnson Favors Signing
Players for Twelve Months.

Ban Johnson has come out in declara-
ton I'm favor of signing ball players to a
one-year contract instead of seven
months This will do away with the
transforming and give a club complete
control of a player after the close of the
season. This action has been forced upon
the club owners by the indiscriminate
action of some players In persisting in
trying to make a little easy money dur
ing the winter months.
A Sunday league has been formed in
New Orleans with teams composed of the
professional ball players. 1t was while in
New Orleans that pitcher Willie Hogg
contracted the illness that ended in his
death. 1t is the continual winter ball
playing that is cutting short the careers
of many good ball players. 1t affects their
work in the summer time, and now 1t
is up to the club owner to protect his in
tereStS.
Under a years contract a club could
give ball player permission to enter
any profession but base ball. This may
be done. What action the American
League club owners will take on this is
another question. But it appears that
some action should be taken, and soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Short Season the Best.

There is only one point which was con-
sidered by both leagues upon which there
is any likelihood of division of opinion
the length of the schedule. That matter
was thoroughly threshed out by the
Americans, who finally concluded that the
present schedule of ia games is ample.
Though they are not definitely committed
to il. the National Leaguers seem in
clined toward les game affair. If the
two organizations adopt schedules of I'M
equal length, conflicts will be unavoida BILE.
OF course, in Pittsburg and Cincinnati, in
the national circuit, and in Detroit and
Cleveland in the American, it would
make no difference, but in the other cities
where two teams are located some of the
clubs are bound to be financially hurt.
The extended schedule does not seem to
be based upon solid business sense. AS
every one knows soon as the chill hits
the atmosphere in the fall interest in the
game dies out. except in cities where the
contenderS in the races are located. For
the past five six years the clubs have
been able To get in their full complement
of games only by playing number of
some quarters, only go to cheaper the
games more carded, the likelihood of
doubleheaders will be increased. This
would be a particular hardship to the
clubs located in the lake cities. August
81 of the past season the Cleveland club
was compelled to call off a game on ac-
count of cold weather, and up at Detroit
during the worlds series it was cold
enough to freeze the ears of brass
monkey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Guides to Mariners.

Gas buoy No. 5. marking the mouth OF
the Coan river. tributary of the Poto-
mac near its lower end. became extin-
guished Friday last, and the United States
lighthouse service steamer Holly has
gone to the Coan to relight the buoy. II
is thought that the guide to navigation
will be ready for service before the end
OF this week.
Lghtship No. Il. which has been en-
gagged in taking fuel and supplies tc
iightships No. Il on the Diamond shoal and
No. 80 at Cape Lookout. N. c., has re-
turned to Portsmouth. having completed
the duty assigned her. No. 72, it ID
stated. was forced to seek harbor incense
quence Of a heavy storm while on her
way to No. so. After remaining q day
or two at Portsmouth the vessel will &C
to Baltimore for repair work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
CALEDONIANS WIN.
Trim Fort Myer Soldiers in GOOD
Game of Soccer.

Company E team from Fort Myer was
defeated by the Caledonian team in q
soccer foot ball game yesterday after.
noon at Union League Park by score OF
4 to 1.
Both teams played well. but the winner.
showed better knowledge of the game n
/. latter part Of the frs. half. when they
made their first score. The chief faul:
with the soldiers was their inability to
play together while on the offense, fol
time after time they carried the ball the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
New Owner Of the Rundlett.

Capt. William 8. Roberts Of Baltimore
has purchased controlling interest ir
the coasting schooner r. T. Rundlett
from william X. Leatherbury and R. B.
White of Baltimore. The Rundlett is now
at Philadelphia and Capt. Roberts will
take command of the vessel at that point
He will relieve Capt. Kenningham, who
has been in charge OF the vessel for its
former owners. Capt. Roberts was for
meriy master of the schooner Sandy
Hook. The Rundlett Is known At this
BORT.
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length of the field, only to lose it on
nonr masses The lina-un
Foot Ball CAPTAINS.

NEW YORK. December 2O.-The cap
tains of 1910 foot ball elevens have been
elected at many of the colleges.
From list of twenty-six selections
eleven captains-elect are halfbacks. five
are fulbacks. two quarterbacks and the
remaining eight linemen. The list reads:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

Ward, but it would have been construed
as an affront to a friendly rival and UNI
doubtedly would have led to the tenn
porary cessation of the workings of the
national commission. Were the condi-
lions reversed, President Lynch would
have the same right to make the same OBJ
lection, and his objection would be grace.
fully sustained by the American League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
BOWLING BATTLES.
Terminal Y. M. C. A. Defeats Rich
mond Bowlers.

The Terminal Y. NJ. C. A. bowling
team easily captured the three games
from the r. r. Y. M. c. A. team OF
Richmond, Va, last Saturday afternoon
at the Union station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

An American girl. reported to be cousin
of ex-President Roosevelt, was convicted
In Turin Of slandef and sentenced to ten
months in prison, but released condi-
tionally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

Schooner Evelyn Hinckley Is at sea
bound to this port with lumber from a
south Atlantic point; schooner ]. B. An
derson has sailed from Baltimore to
Newport News to load: steamer Dennis
Simmons is at Astoria. N. c.. loading
lumber for this city; Standard Oil tug
No. II has arrived at Baltimore towing
tank barge No. a. light, from this city
tugs NJ. Mitchell Davis and William II.
Yerkes of this city were at Baltimore
Saturday with lows from this city:
schooner Mary Chaplin is at Blackistones
Island loading oysters for this market;
sloOp Mime Estelle Is at q lower-river
point loading for this market.
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Departures.

Schooner Belmont, light, for a lower
river point to load lumber for the deal
ers here: schooner Silver STAR. light, for
OccoQuan to load back to this city;
schooner Mary Francis. light, for Po-
tomac point to load; schooner Ella. light.
for Upper Machodoc creek; tug Martin
Dallman. with a tow for a dowp-river
point; schooner Roxana Francis. light.
for q bay point to load lumber or wood
tug Dixie. with tow of tie and wood
laden barges from along the Potomac
to Chesapeake bay points; schooner Will
liam, light, for MattawOman creek to
load wood; tug d. NJ. Key, with a tow
for a down-river point.
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Peri. cord wood from Aquis
creek to the dealers here; tug ]. T. Sc
lectman, towing lighters from Greenway
to this city; bugeye w. L. Courtney. oys
tiers in the shell from the Potomac bed.
to the Alexandra market: sailing scov
Daniel. railway ties from Chickamuxer
creek to Great Hunting creek for tn,
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Yer
non railroad: tug Camilla, with TOW
from a lower river point: fattie Etna
oysters in the shell from the Potoma,
beds: tug Powhatan. with a tow Of SAND
and gravel laden lighters from Piscata
way creek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

The Athletic Association of the Johns
Hopkins University OF Baltimore has an
option Of February e for holding its
annual games. These games are very
popular with the local men. and have
always drawn big entry lists from them
The tentative list Of events Is as follows:
lOO-yard dash. 22O-yard dash, 44O-yard
dash, half-mile run. mile run. 70-yard
hurdles. high jump. pole vault. sixteen
pound put. and relay races, which will be
arranged to suit the contestants. The
meet will probably be pulled on In the
New Fifth Regiment Armory, which
allows q 1OO-yard dash straightaway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

T. E. Haller. the newly elected man.
aeer of the Hatchetites' foot ball team is
also an aspirant for track honors. and
last year was considered very promis-
ing man, as he ran several good races In
the $50 and cross-country events. His
duties as foot ball manager will probably
keep him of the cinder path this season.
He has the best wishes of the track men
that he will make good In his new ven
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

The election of c. e. Smithson as cap
tain of the Washington Grove Athletic
Association seems to have met with
popular approval. Being captain Is get
ting to be habit with the speed boy"
as he also held this position when he was
member of both the Gurley and Bel
mont athletic clubs.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-15
MONUMENT FOR HERDS GRAVE:
Feeling That Last Resting Place cf Sam Houston Should Not Re-
 main Unmarked.

In a quiet nook in the Huntsville cemetery repose the remains of Gen. Sam Houston, whose name will ever be linked with the history of Texas because of his patriotic and able serv- ice rendered the state both before and after Texas became a state. It is marked by a cheap marble slab bear ing this simple inscription: Gen. Sam Houston. Born March 2, 1793, died July 26. 1883"
 The Thirtieth legislature, through the efforts of Senator Mcdonald Meachum and Col A. T. Mckinney, senator and representative from that district, made an appropriation of Sl0,000 to erect a suitable monument over Gen. Houston's grave, but unless 1t has been done very recently no con tract has been let for the work, the relatives of Gen. Houston, it is said, being unable to agree upon a suitable design
 But what does a monument amount to anyhow? We live in deeds" not in monuments. Gen. Houston needs no monument to keep his memory fresh in the minds and hearts of Tex ans. The most imposing monument that could be erected at his grave would crumble into dust before his name and history are forgotten in Texas. But the monument should be there, not for Gen. Houston's sake, but as an evidence of our own appre- citation and recognition of patriotic service.--Wills Point (TeX) Chron- icle
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-15
ATTRACTION
 EXTRAORDINARY
"Graustard" the Play that Hypnotized New York and Other Cities Booked
 for Early Date at Opera House

Geo. Barr McCutcheon's "Graus- tark which comes to the opera
 'S-. soon has caused much dis- cussion as to the m ,eaning Of it's pGcu jar title. This is the simo n est thing in the world to define as it bears directly on the story The location of the mythicai prinv cipality of GrauStark is presum- ably South Of Germany and the author in setecting name nat tur- y took it fro mthat language, The principal scenes are centered in and about fortress, castle and monastery, situated on a great gray rock in the city of Edelweise. MT. McClutcheon named his book after this impregnable field.
 Cray in the German languageI is "'Irau" while anything that is great and strong is stark" Hence the authors befitting title, 'Graustark"
 In this play the gigantic rock is faithfully reproduced. It is in the first act and readily conveys to those present MT. McClutcheon's idea in giving his book such a euphonious title. The dramatiza- ton was made by Geo. D. Baker
 'ws the book closely. Not one beautiful line has been lost. no dramatic situation overlooked nor has any of tha fascinating story been marred.
 The company is composed ol artists seldom seen away from the New York theatres, and is headed by Miss Isabel MacGregor, Mau- rice E. Brierre, Jr., and J. H. Lew-
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-15
Sheriff s Sale

Notice is hereby given that by vlrtue of al CT der Of the judge of the County Court of Common Pleas 'I' a case wherein the Bank of Prescott is tLe plaintiff and F. A.. S..o"t K Cefcudant, I will on the 2Oth day Of November, 1909, ber :" '"n the hours for judicial sales, sell. at public outcry for cash in hand, the stock of goods of F. A.. Short. consisting of jewelry, china,
 Ut glass, silver ware, watches, and watch cases, at the store building, known as the McRae hli ding, lately occupied by the said E. A. Short
 Witness my hand as sheriff of Nevada county this the 9th day of November. 1909.
 m Ed Hood :.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-15

wonderful clock just invented in Eng land. It will run three years without attention, and at the end of that time all that is required is to attach a new battery.
 Another new English clock enables the possessor to ascertain at glance the mean time, the meridian and rela- tive position of every part of the em- pire, besides being able to witness the actual speed and direction of the earth's rotation. The motive power is a clock in the base of the stand, and the apparatus requires winding only once a week
The Prescott daily news., 1909-11-15
Plausible Explanation.

The depot of Meridian, Tex, is about a mile from the business part of the town. One night sleepy, weary tray cling man said to the darky who was driving him to the hotel:
 "Old man, why in the name of heaven did they put this depot so far from tOwn?"
 The darky scratched his head in thought, and replied:
 'Waal. boss, Is foced to admit dat l hasn't give de matter s'ficient cogi. tation, but jes' Jumped up fer answer like dis, spose dey done dat so as to have de depot as near as possible to de railroad. ."-Lippincott's.