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The Yale expositor., 1909-09-03

gress from eight till IL: 80 a. m, and from one
TO five o'clock in the afternoon
During the matches of the National Board
/, for Promotion of Rifle Practice and the Ma
tional Rifle association the range was off,
cered and manned by the U. s. army and the
national guard. Markers and scorers were fur
nlshed by the army, regiment being detailed
for duty at the range. Teams entering the
national match either subsisted themselves or
were subsisted at the mess hall
Congress appropriated $4,000 for the
messing" of competitors during the national
matches.
Each competitor was entitled to a cot and
mattress and necessary camp furniture such
as stool, wash-basin, water-bucket tin cup,
broom, etc., and ample tentage was furnished,
all through the courtesy of the state of Ohio.
Competitors supplied their own blankets and
bedding other than mattresses.
A careful estimate of the number of men
at Camp Perry for the matches included 100
regular army officers, 1000 enlisted men,
u. S. A., team contestants and officers, 900;
national guardsmen not attached to teams
and civilian rifle club members, 300 to 500;
brigade. o. N. G., 500
The prize list at the matches at Camp
Perry was very attractive to riiemen. as the
money was largely in excess of any hereto
fore divided and the prize lists were much
larger. In the national team match the
prizes were as follows: Glass A. $3.50, $3.50.
$500 and $3.50; Glass b. $3.50, $780, 1925 and
5000: Glass c, $500, 5000, $175 and $3.50. In
addition there was a trophy for each class
and every member of the twelve teams re-
ceiyed a medal. In the national individual
match there were 80 prizes amounting to
1890 with the same number of medals. In
the du Pont tyro match, shot under the aus
pices of the o. S. r. A., the prize money
amounted TO $500, divided into AZ prizes. The
Ohio matches carried from four to IL or more
prizes AS the matches of the National Rifle
association were conducted on a percentage
basis a great amount of money was divided
and the number of the prizes in the big
matches was large. In some of the great in
diyidual matches, like the Leech cup match.
the total prize money Appropriated $500 and
more All the entrance fees less the actual
expense of operating the range were returned
10 the contestants in the N. r. A. matches.
Fer the national matches Congress furnished
the prize money
With a few exceptions the press champion
shin trophy for rife shooting, which Is con-
tested for each year at the national rife
matches, is the only big trophy of its kind for
which newspaper men strive representa-
tiyes of their publications and not personally.
There are many working newspaper men who
are members or ex-members OF the national
guard and not few have seen service In the
army or navy and in the Spanish war Among
them are some excellent shots, and while the
restrictions surrounding the Press cup are
such as to prevent members of state teams
from competing and thus the number of con-
testants is curtailed, the contest Is always
keen and II takes a good score to carry on
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lica becomes the property of the winner. AS
the trophy is properly inscribed with the name
of the winner, the publication represented and
the score it will in time be a very interesting as
we'll as handsome affair. In addition the Nation
al Rifle association gives a life membership to
the second man, and there a number oil
cash prizes. While the N. r. A. matches fol-
low the national matches and have been shot
at Camp Perry for two years past and will be
this year, Sea Grit still keeps up the Press
match" for which Arms and the Man provides
a cup and the N. j. r. A. the cash prizes. The
Illinois State Rife association and several
others have press rifle matches.
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Gender.

The other evening Miss Y, a maiden
lady of uncertain years, suspectins
the cook was entertaining her beau
downstairs, called Martha and in
CURED whether she did not hear some
one talking with her.
"Oh, no, ma'am," cried the quick
witted Martha; 1T was only me sing
ing a psalm"
Very good" returned Miss Y. sig
nificantly; you may amuse yourself
with psalms, but let's have no hims."
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2 XHRDS the cup.
This annu-
al contest grew out of a merry jest at Sea
Girt some years ago. Each year there gathers
at Sea Girt a happy party of newspaper men,
who have been attending the New Jersey
matches for number of years. They have
Correspondents club, which holds annual
meetings and of which Leslie r. Fort, son of
Governor Fort of New Jersey and publisher
of a Lakewood journal. is president. The
meetings are now held in the governors man.
sion at Sea Girt range. Some years ago as
a joke the correspondents decided to have
press match" AS they were considerably
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out of practice. they shot on 1000 yard tar
get at 600 yards. Even at that majority OF
the bullets were never located. John Taylor
Humphrey. then editor of Shooting and Fish
ing. won the contest and when the prizes
were presented at the club house that year he
was handed a battered tin cup by Gen. Bird
w. Spencer, who gravely complmented him
on his craftsmanship. Mr.. Humphrey made
suitable response and predicted that out of
the match better things would come. He also
filled the cup" according to time honored
custom The following year Mr.. Humphrey
presented handsome silver loving cup for
the first prize and the New Jersey Rife asso-
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-03
Russla,a New Naval hase.

London.-The Russian government
has decided to abandon Krondstadt as
the headquarters of the Baltic fleet 1t
is considered that Krondstadt. which
is only 20 miles from st. Petersburg.
is much too near the capital to be
safe in these days of long range guns
The new naval base is to be, Svea.
burg. the island fortress five miles
auth OF Helsingfors
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O.-S. r. A.. numbered six. They
We're confined to teams and citi-
Zens from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Ken
lucky. which states comprise the
Department of the Lakes.
Preliminary practice for the ma
tional matches began on Friday,
August 20, and continued on Sat
urday. Sunday the range was
closed. On Monday, August %,
the national team match was
opened and was followed by the
national individual rifle match and
the national individual pistol
match. These matches were COM
pleted by Friday, when the Ma
tional Rifle association matches
began. They included II matches.
During the period from August
8 to 20 the targets were manned
by a brigade of the Ohio National
Guard and shooting was in pro-
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About Time.

Dorothy-Can have some water to
christen my doll, mamma?
Mother-Oh! no. l don't like you
to play with water.
Dorothy-Well, can l have some
wax to waxinate her? I'm sure she
ought to have something done by now.
I've had her three months.-Windsor
Magazine
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It's hard for some accountants to
get their balance fore quitting work.
but a darned sight harder regaining
their equilibrium fore starting.
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Still Inimitable.

First Cricket-Men are flying.
Second Cricket-Perhaps, but they
can't make music with their legs.
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OhA State Rifle
matches of the
a 5 so CT a tion.
which were open
only to its men,
I bers and mem
hers OF the Ohio
National Guard.
49, matches in
all. Next in or
der were the
matches of the
ohiR State Rifle
a S 3Sd a tie n,
WHICH we're open
10 all corners.
They numbered
%, making the
totak number of
matches of the
o. IS Il. A. Al.
The. matches of
the Department
of the Lakes r.
a. which were
shot under the
direction of the
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r, v august 10 to-day the rife range at Camp
Ierly' ONO has been in constant use. Five dis
tmct tournaments were held with thousands of
nlarksmen' scorers and attendants in camp on
me range The program included the seventh
annual matches under the National Board for
promotion of Rifle Practice; the twenty-seventh
annual matches of the National Rifle associa
tloh; the sixth annual matches of the Ohio State
Rife association; the first annual matches of the
department of the Lakes Rife association, and
the regular annual competition of the Ohio Ma
tiona Guard.
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replaced by Arms anu
the Man." the latter pub
lication gives for this
match a replica of the
Ptess trophy. The orig
inal goes to the publ
cation represented by
the winner, which keeps
it for one year. The rep
The Yale expositor., 1909-09-03

Ihe, Ohio National Guard matches of
mat organization exclusively They began August and
nu1lbered five matches. Immediately following
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citation added prizes interesting contest
held with about 10 competitors
The following committee publicity the National
Board for the Promotion of Rife Practice the idea
securing trophy through the generosity
its obtained solid silver loving
ally graceful lines, which turned the National Rifle
association 1t inscribed press TrophyPresened by the
National Rifle Association America Perpetual Trophy for
rife competition the the United States AS the
national board matches those for which
provides the prizes the Press match shot under the
direction of the N r. Shooting Fishing having been
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
WOMEN CROWD
TO HEAR THAN
Girls Among Spectators at
Sanity Trial-Jerome
Takes Up Fight.

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y. July 96.-Thc
hearing of the case to test the sanity Of
Harry K. Thaw, by which the slayer Of
STAFFORD White hopes 70 effect his re-
lease from Maueawan asylum, was re-
sumed before Justice Mills here today.
The court room was crowded, it be-
ing expected that Thaw himself would
take the stand The majority Of the
spectators were women. and most of
them young. District Attorney Jerome,
whose efforts put Thaw In the asylum
for the criminal insane, was Of hand,
bringing with him a voluminous bundle
Of documents by which he hopes to
defeat Thaw's move for freedom.
Charles Morschauser, attorney for
Thaw, did not know this morning
whether Thaw would take the stand to-
day or not There are several wit
nesses besides the experts yet to be
heard before Thaw is called to the
stand
Thaw spent the early hours today in
Jail with his relatives and lawyer. dis
cussing the entry of Jerome into the
case, and planning the conduct Of the
prisoner on the sand under JerOme's
REORGANIZATION.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
HOWARD ENDORSES
WANANAKER OFFER
Old Indian Fighter Favors
Erection of Statue to
Red Man.

One Of the most important and sat
isfactory letters Roduan Wanamaker
has received in support of his plan to
erect a heroic statue in New York har-
Dor commemorative the North Ameri-
can Indian. mas come from Maj. Gen.
Oliver o. Howard, l.. 5. A, retired,
an Indian fighter OF TeuOWn and a firm
friend OF the Red Man.
Il have learned only recently Of your
suggestion that q heroic statue 10 per-
petuate the memory Of the first Ameri-
can citizen. the North American Indian,
be- erected in New York harbOr," Cen
eTal Howard wrote TO Mr. WduamakeT,
and OF your willingness 20 bear the
entire financial burden OF this great
monument If necessary, which would
mean the expenditure of an immense
amount, II Congress be willing. l es-
TEEN you for your generosity and the
spirit which prompts YOU 10 honor this
fast vanishing race.
From the days Of Pasqual, of the
Yumas. whom / knew for fourteen years
until his death. at the age Of ninety
four, / have known many famous chiefs
and their people, and have written much
Of their ways and their deeds.
This acquaintance with our Indian
brother. covering a period Of many
years has given me an appreciation
Of his work and his place In the history
Of our land, and I heartily commend
your generous OFFER and the noble SELL
timent which prompts it, and trust and
believe that Congress and the people
will accept IT,"
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
Thaw's Life Is Pastors Theme.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 26.-AIl
Cleveland IS today agog over tie SEN
sationaI sermon delivered last night by
the Rev. William w. BASTARD, pastor
Of the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church,
John D. RockefeHer's place of worship.
Dr. Bastard, attacked the laws which
kept Harry Thaw out of the electric
chair, declaring if he had been a poor
man he would have been executed long
since.
DIT. Bastard came to Cleveland sew
eraI weeks ago from Boston. and last
night began his sermon on Lessons
From the Life OF Harry Thaw."
"The law" he said. has cheated
justice Justice would have strapped
Harry Thaw IN the electric chair two
years ago. if he had been poor. His
riches saved him. We hear that Thaw
is on trial for his life. In truth. he has
been or trial for his life all his life,
and he has failed miserably. As a boy
he was dissOlute. as a man he sought
out dissOlute women.
''Thaw is guilty, ami he richly de-
serves death, But for his money he
would have been dead and buried long
ago.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
CHILDREN WILL Be
GUESTS OF TIMES
Thousands Are Booked for
Luna Park on Next
Saturday.

How many school children are there
in the District?
The Board Of Education could ten nv
consulting its records and the Auditor
Of the District could probably tell. after
a wearisome search through the ar
chiyes of his office, but any interested
person can easily find out, If they care
70 take the trouble to be at the Mt
Vernon railroad station next Saturday
and count the children that go 10 Luna
Park on The Times School Children $
Vacation Excursion. II there are any
children who 90 to school In the Dis
triet Of Columbia who have not signi-
fed their intention of going on this
journey as The Times guests they are
far from town.
The response that has met the invita-
uon TO test the amusements at the biz
park has been So unanimous that me
railroad company will be compelled 10
run special trains at ten-minute inter-
WIS throughout the day. At least that
Is what one. of the officials Of the "a IL
road declared today when he was in
formed Of. what to expect No formal
order as TO the specials has yet come
forth, but there will be trains enough
10 take all the children who want TO 20.
The Times has taken possession of the
park between the hours of and
o clock and will turn IL over TO the
scho0l chilC And this means lust
what II says. Everyone of the aunnse-
ments that are open during the week
days and SUNDAYS are to belong IN fba
children on this day during the i've
hours specified, which, by the wav.
correspond exactly with the time the
children are required to spend in school
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
farmers ALARMED
BY SNAKES COMING
Feared That BowlderS May
Roll Down Mountain Into
the PaSSaic Valley.

CALDWELL, n. J.. July z6.-Scores
OF snakes Of many sizes have deserted
their haunts in the Hook Mountain
range and are ihresting the Passaic
Valley in the neighborhood of the
Boonton turnpike and the Passaic Val
ley road.
John A. K1nnear, a farmer who lives
near TOwacO, says that in the summer
of 1885 there was another exodus Of
snakes from the mountains and that a
few weeks afterward several large
powders fell from The mountain sides
into the valley, inJUiHg many persons
and doing much property damage.
Fear is expressed By persons living
in the valley now that the desertion Of
the mountains by the snakes foreshad-
Ows another CONFUSION Of nature,
which may send more powders down
into what is now a thickIy settled
country. Farmers who live near the
foot Of the range are out with their
men examining conditions and looking
for loose fragments Of the mountains
Many u the rocks which fell in 1895
after tho snakes had hurried 10 the
valley, weigh from twenty to twenty
five tons, and they still remain I'm the
fields where they rolled Kinnear said
the more apprehensive ana enterpris-
ing farmers, who felt that their homes
would be in the path of such powders
should they tumble, we're arranging TO
build barbados bacl; Of their buildings
to stop anything that might roll their
way.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
POLICE DOGS ERROR
COSTS HIN HIS LIFE
Faithful Animal Bites Po-
liceman by Mistake in
Struggle With Thief.

BELLEVILLE,, n. J., July 26.-Bum,
a powerful dog that had been member
Of the local police force several years,
was killed today. He made the mistake
Of biting Patrolman William Dean in
stead Of a prisoner with whom Dean
was struggling.
Bum would not have bitten the police
man for anything. The struggle was in
the dark and Bum had the prisoner
picked out all right. He spran5 with
laws distende7 and fang exposed Just
then the prisoner gave a wrench that
swung the policeman between him and
the dog It was done 50 quickly that
Bum did not notice II. he sank MS
fangs into the thigh Of the policeman.
ID was not until he heard the cry OF
his master that he realized his mlsta ke.
That Infatuated him. Turning upon the
prisoner. he sprang at his throat ana
would have mangled the man II the
policeman had not driven him on with
a club.
against his win but in difference TO the
orders of his superiors, sent a bullet
crashing through the head Of the dog
that had been the friend and protector
OF all the men. Even as the trigger
VAS DuIIed Bum stood with a friendly
gTeam in his ewes and his tail wagglng
vigorously. Pistols had been pointed az
him Dlavfully so often be thought II all
merely part Of the game OF being a
police dog. Death reached him so
quickly he had no time 10 realize ne
had fallen into disfavor and was con-
demned 10 die After the dog died the
sergeant entered in the blotter the cir
cIIn1stances of his death, and added that
Bl1m had died in the performance ot
duty,
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
TRAINER MANGLED
BY BENGAL TIGER
Coney Island Snowman Attacked by Vicious Brute and
Probably Fatally Torn Wild Rush Made
for Exits by Audience

They found Falkendorth struggling
against overwhelming odds. He had
succeeded in drawing his revolver, but
no one of the five blank cartridges in
the chambers exploded as he frantic
ally pulled at the trigger. \ terrific
blow from the tigers paw opened his
scalp and he sank unconscious.
The other trainers and attendants in
terfered at this point, and put Mogul
on the defensive, He was driven into
a corner OF the arena and his head
pinned TO the ground with an iron
prod, While Falkendorth was being
ntCed out of the cage Nero, a Nubiau
Hon,A left his pedestal A cry from the
few persons who remained in the au-
dltoHum warned those IN the cage of
their danger, and Nero was driven back
TO his place.
As the unconscious trainer was car
rled through the auditorium several
women tainted. He was taken to the
Dreamland Hospital, where the arrival
OF -four physicians from the COney
Island Reception Hospital was awaited,
hurry call having been sent in as soon
as ii was seen that the trainer could not
escape serious injury. They cauterized
his wounds, and, still unconscious. ne
was removed to the hospital
There 1t was found that Mogul's claws
had left ten deep wounds, extending
from his neck to the small of his back.
The trainers coat had been ripped of
at the first lunge of the Infatuated ami
NAL. His right arm was clawed to rib
bOns and his scalp was hanging by q
thread. So great had been the force of
the blow that lifted his scalp that Fail
kendorth received a fractured skull.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
STRIKERS RESUME
WORK At BUTLER
Steel Car Company Here
after Will Give Americans
the Preference.

BUTLER, Pa, July 26.-The strike
at the Standard Steel Car Company 5
plant ended this morning. When the
whistle blew at 2 o'clock more than
700 men were inside ready to begin
work.
The strikers returned without an
agreement for the adjustment of diff
money on Saturday the brass checks
Of seven strike leaders were lifted
which was equal TO a notice OF dis
charge.
A few of the riveters failed 10 re-
turn this morning but it is expected
they will be ready for work tomorrow.
Officials of ,he company state that
in the future preference Will be given
to American Workmen.
1t is said a petition will be sent to
Harrisburg, through the district at
tCTncy's Office, asking that Butler be
made a sub-statiOn for the State CON
stabHlary, on account of the large for
eign population.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
RELIC OF ST. ANN
MAKES HEARTS LIGHT
Thousands of All Classes and Conditions Pay Reverence
To Memory of the Mother of Blessed Virgin.
Sick and Crippled Seek Relief From Ills

dren walked at the side Of the shuffIing
eripples. The poor and the rich, the
halt and the blind, all were there to do
reverence to st. Ann.
inside the church Rev Father LeteI-
lieT stood at the chancel rail. holding up
the relic II is encased in a silver cask-
ct, IL one side of which is set a piece
OF glass through which the relics may
be seen. With reverent hands. the
priest presented ii to each supplicant
to be Kissed. Cries Of mbilati0n filed
the chapel as some pilgrim felt strength
returning alter a sight Of the relic.
Please, good st. Ann, make me we'll
as was before / was hurt by the street
car, walled one little fellow, and the
good priest broke down and wept.
DevOutly the boy knelt and kissed the
relic, after which the priest passed il
over the afflicted spot. The boy strug-
gled 10 his feet. walking much better
than before
No doubt a partial cure" said the
priest, for we have had several. Last
week there was cured a blind man and
a crippled woman"
As the crowds outside heard the news
they prayed the harder. and struggled
toward their goal, the sacred relic
The Washington times., 1909-07-26

NEW YORK, July 26.-Henry Fail
kendorth, lion and tiger trainer OF
Bostocks, Coney Island, was attacked
by a tiger in the arena and so severely
injured that he lies in the Coney Island
Reception Hospital today with small
hope held out for his recovery.
The auditorium was filed when Fal-
kendorth entered the arena for the SHOW.
Seven lions and two tigers were perched
on their pedestaIs waiting for the word
to go through their PAGES. 1t never
came. Mogul, a Bengal tiger, who has
created no end of trouble since he vas
added TO the company of performers Two
weeks ago. and who was chained to one
of the bars Of the arena, sprang from
his pedestal. The chain snapped and
Mogul landed on the trainers back,
bearing him to the ground.
Instantly the auditorium was in an
uproar. In less time than 1t takes to
tell it five hundred persons were
streaming in a panic through the exits.
The band played lively tunes, and the
mana ger, Matt Johnson. shouted that
alone was in danger, but
without avail.
Meanwhile several attendants, led by
Jack" Bonavita, who lost an arm I'm
the arena last year, Jack" MARITIME
and Thomas Canum jumped into the
cage, armed with iron prods and re-
volvers loaded with blank cartridges.
The Washington times., 1909-07-26
DUPLICATE CREW
FOR POLICE BOAT
Commissioners Will Also
Endeavor TO Secure More
Pay for Men.

in line with the recommendation OF
Major Sylvester. the Commissioners viii
renew their efforts AT the next session
of Congress to obtain an appropriation
providing for duplicate force and an
increase in the pay Of the crew Of the
police boat.
Under present conditions the boat can
not be operated at night without a viola
ton OF the rules governing the inspee-
ton of steamboats,, which provide that
the patrol boat shall not be in use
over thirteen hours a day with any crew.
Bridge railroad. and steamboat acci-,
dents. as well as fires along the water
'front.' says Major Sylvester. occur at
night as well as in the day and II is
necessary TO have a crew on hand during
these hours, as the day crew cannot per-
form extraordinary duty under present
restrictions.
Long hours of duty are required OF
the men. and it is the opinion of Major
Sylvester and the Commissioners that
they should receive better pay for their
services.