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The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
KNOCKS OUT MeCANN.
Willie Jones Wins 5iaiu Bout in tho
thirteenth Refund.

SrocSaI 70 TIE Washington Head
Baltimore. Nd. Jan. With straight
left swing into the pit Of the stomach.
Willie zones. formerly Of Brooklyn. but
nov OF tnis city. keeled over Hughey
NcCann. o. Philadelphia. in the thir-
teeuth round Of q hard-fought battle be
fore the Monumental Athletic Club to-
day
n the preIiminar5es KID Jamaica
and the Fighting Blacksmith slugged
three rounds 90 a draw.
Young Daily made short work OF Young
Kid stein.
Jimmy Dougher5y knocked out Young
Mango in TIE first round.
TIE sen;i-vindup brought Cut Benny
Franklin and Kid Lenny for six rounds.
Franklin was out Of condition. and after
putting Up q game battle had the decision
given against him at the end.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
7. II. C. A. BOYS BUSY DAY.
Youngsters see Big Run, Then Try
One Themselves.

The boys Of the boys department Of the
Y ". c \. had very strenuous New
Year. The whole bunch went down 10
see the cross-coUntry run held by the
mems department. They then returned
20 the gymnasium and had q mass pic
JUre taken. Next came a cross-country
run. q handicap affair. the boys. Z. 13
and Il years old running one mile, and
the boys i, Is, and L years old running
two miles In the tWO-nile race Dyson
was scratch man and succeeded in win
ming, his time being Il minutes % seconds
Schwe-inS came in second and Estev
third In the One-miie race Preston
Bacon was first, Charles Shaffner second.
and y. Withers third.
After the cross-country run there was
q basketball game, after which the boys
pTacticed' for the indoor circus which
they are going to hold January and 9
IN the association gymnasium.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
AUTO SHOW A SUCCESS.
Society Ont in Full Force Mt MadI-
son Square Garden.

New York. Jan. To-day might have
been STYLED society day at the automo-
bile show OF the American Motor Car
Manufacturing Association in Grand
Central Palace. for If seemed as If the
society clement pTedominated among the
visitors. Officially. this evening was
military night according 10 the calendar
Of special nights arranged for the ex-
hibition by the show committee, and a
considerable number Of officers of the
regular army and the State militia visit
ed the show
The attendance was good to-day. both
afternoon and evening. the number OF col
lege students Of both sexes being espe-
ciallv noticeable
The exhibits OF the members Of the
Importers Automobile Salon, who are
showing the various famous European
cars. were very popular with the young
visitors
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
savannah.
WAGNER MEETS BRITT.
Al Herford Books Classy Bout for
Ills CIrb.

Special 60 The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Nd. Jan. Joe Wagner
the fast little New York boxer, VIII con
t;nue to train at the Long Acre Athletic
Club. New York. until day or two be
fore his bout with Young Britt, Of this
city. before the Eureka Athletic Club. at
Germania Maennerchor Hall next Thurs
6ay night.
a sg party Of New York sports are
making arrangements 20 come 10 this
city TO see the mill. whieh they expect
win be a hot one. mainly because Of the
fact pace the boxers recently made here
for six rounds. Wagner viii be a slight
favorite in the betting over the local
boxer.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
Llne-up - slmmary-
SPORTING SIDELIGHTS.
By BILL BAILEY.

Tommy Burns says he did rot get
square deal from the referee That
VIII be about all from you, III. Burns.
Cop your uuesr1ed increment and let
Us forget about YOU.
This Iorg distance running thing. at
present SO popular in New York, seems
20 have hit Washington. Il IS estimated
that between Seo and 4one persons wit
messed. yesterdays :. II. c. a. affair.
Why make a new set OF resolutions.
anyway Last years viii probably look
as good when they are brought out and
busted.
Skating was fine. at the Press Club New
Years Eve
When somebody introduces a gent 70
BIZ Bailey as the stroke oar on the
AraIostan Gun Club" affairs have GER
tainly reached the 'siye-'em-an thing
tEey-want' stage.
Have you heard Charles q. :. A.
Roth's new song? It has been dedicated
TO the TAT men OF the Press Club
This IS the time the Independent Or
der Of Souses gets an awful jolt and
the membership list shrinks something
awful. Applications for reiastatement,
however. VIII soon gradually begin 20
come IN and the order viii be ss strong
as ever in a month
Now the EiEiis1ts are keen for another
battle against the Warwicls, and think
they can put the kibosh on EN- the
next time. Guess Martin and Wi;tcn did
not play with the Warwicks yesterday.
Foolish Question No If-Principais-
Virgil Michael. old Western High star,
and JOCK snow. former Central athlete
Both In drug store.
"Drinkin' a glass Of soda. jock -
NO. YOU ngar-blond. I'm going around
your end for 10 yards"
Hum! What's that song with one line
reading And the water wagon IS a lone
some sight?'
Before the fight with Tommy Burns LII
Artha Johnson wore No. p shoes and a
nat AAEhs'f4 - 4-t-f -+aNtaNtlAE Nla1A ttAt
shoe mark remains stationary. but that
the size of the bonnet has been increased
TO if74-
Have dEink:'' No. I'm driving ;Ec wagon.
4 cigar Ne. I've cut them ont. too.
YCu say yC1 ve q bachelor stag on.
Wei, well, 7 don't mind If I do.
tFCurs hours later
Yes. waters all right for abiutsous-
To tc sober enc ueclin't abstain.
VII I make any more T5s1luiiCfsl
NU-EEVER AGAIN. A W. r
Jack johnson. sam LanEf0rd. Joe jean
nette. sam lIcVey. There they are.
Would you IKE q lite more on the sec
oad j0int?
The Georgetown basketball team viii
get a chance to-day 70 redeem themselves
for that sorry exhibition against tie !.
VI. c. A. last week. Capt Rice takes his
team to Annapolis for another crack at
Pillv T,uSfl's NFfIdieS
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SAVANNAH RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Ssx fu-lorzs Foxy Grandma. rs
Dr1beil. } q L won: Reyery. IL jPohanks) 20 5.
second. ArGTaka is OfctiUi1ei 70 5 third
Trre. - Bencra and l. J. Hsyman also ran.
SECOND RACE-Six fuTlongs- Scotch Lass. Io6
lIgTrhyl. ever won; Istria. ~ JohnSon). % l.
seC1ad. Miss Ir,ogene. IO5 Young. 70 2 third.
T-ae. lis %. Bosom Friend and Redemption also
rar-
THIRD kACE-One nile. Frank Lalo- IA NC
ATdlel. even. ron: COUntermand 10 fSimmo1sl.
90 J. second. Miss Marjorie. g Crowley. 70 l.
third Tine, I-i7 2-5. Away. Riccadonna. and Vir-
ll also TaE-
FOURTH RACE-One nile ST-ing Frog IFS
DGni4pl- 20 l. won; Dolls Bullmau 70 Nc
CaItEyi- : 20 ? second; Pocataligio. Ics Ncurgl
20 ; third Tine. Ia j.. Belle q the Ban
Miss Cardigan. ard -. Abe also ran.
FIFTH RACE-0ne nile. Flimrap. Is lKeTyl
> 70 = wen; Cou1temaHd. l45 tAir. Bailey. 6 To l.
second. Proof sheet. IL MI. Won WsldneTl 10 l.
third Tine. Isl 10. St Valentine Ji-gcT. ard
" c. Williams also ran
SIXTH RACE-FIFe and one-haIf fur.ouCs. Bird
SLAYER. IL Murphy. s TO l. won: Wbiskhroon ll2
Young. { 20 I. ssc-1d, Tie Ram. is tMcCaTthvl.
: 10 l. third. Tine. III s5 SAN Clay Ray
ThomTs1a. Enslcy. Risk. and Bonzanita also ran
Tony Capoai lays his tough luck to his
name He figures on changing it to some
a. --ar. -
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Cleveland. Jan. IA little slice Of re-
venge for the defeat administered By
or the gridiron last fall was
gained by the Cornell hockey team last
night at the Elysiun. The final score
was Cornell, 3; Pennsylvania, L
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
MEETS JANUARY II.
Virginia League VIII Then Try to
Break Deadlock for President.

SPECIAL 70 TIE Washington Herald
Lynchburg. Va. Jan IA call has. been
issued fer a meeting of the Virginia
Baseball League 10 be held n The Hotel
Carroll here On January u, az which an
efTcTt VIII be made 20 break the dead
lock and elect a president
Lynchburg. Richmond, and Norfolk
have been favoTing the retention Of
President Jake Wells while Portsmouth
Danville. and Roanoke favor the cleo
ton of Charles ". Boyer. the Hagers-
town (Md-) man, who has headed the
South Atlantic League for FIVE years.
The Roanoke team. Il is rumOred viii
also be called upon 20 explain the bitter
attacks upon the league n the Magic
City papers. The meeting promises to be
the waTmest ever held by the present
league
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
Prirccson. 1; Yasc. 0.

Pittsburg. Jan. Princeton again took
Yale into camp At hockey tonight, the
score being ! TO O. The only score made
was by f3u1e. too. as Angel. Of the
Prircetons. making a long shot. slammed
the puck againss Bartlett's leg. and il
csrOmed into the ret
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
I 70 Tbe Wssl.ins+., He-s-d

sEeci2I . Tie Nasaingtcn Hera1d
Lynehburg, Va. Jan. IA match has
been arranged between joe Turner, the
Washington welter-weight wrestler. who
claims The werld's championship. and Bill
Rich, Of DUnkirI. y y. 10 take place
here Monday night. The men viii wrestle
Catch-as-catCh-can.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
FLEMING IS FIRST
IN !. NJ. CA. RUN
Dark Horse Wins Ten-mile
Grind in Good Time.
GRIFFITH CONES SECOND
Immense Crowd ThrOngS Course
and Cheers Athletes.

Louis COnnOr. TOuted az Likely
Winner, Finishes sixth - Johns
Hopkins Gets Banner for Team
PriEe-Thirfy-fOur start, and All
But Three Finish-The Course and
Weather Are Ideal for Event.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Abe Atteu. it is reported VIII engage in
some siX-roUud bouts at Philadelphia be-
fore going back West.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
Key To Authorizations.

p. 4 C.-Blo0mjngiale Athletic Club
r. H S--BUsiness High school
c. c. G. B.-C7oss Country Club. Baltir5-e
{. IS-'ar-oii Institute.
G. Y n C. A.-Gernau-ovu Y Il c. A
Philadelphia.
e.. " T--f-c--Ee WaSainE-or Tniversitv.
J. T. T.-Jchnz HorSi-s Tniye-sit-.
Mo- 4 C-Ncf-llsa A. e.. Baltimore.
= 2 C--Suayers Business CoTle-s-
T. A C--Trsmont Athletic Club
Tnar-J nattached-
W ard L--WsslirsTGl and Lee University.
" g. A. A--Wa>hi--r0n Grove 4 4
". H S--Westeru High School
V. Y u c. A--Waslinzto1 Y. n. c. A.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
The officials were as follows,

Referee. D.. D. z. Wilsr. clerk n tie course.
= " Chesle-, assistant cierk 90 The cou.5e. A.
A. Mclaughlin i1i-e7 az tle S--sh. o. L Hard
iuE Theodore T. Strauss u. ". F. Phillips. !. J.
Rettallsta and William Knowles CC--7er. tTr1erS
E1l1-T ?. Wilson. ". g.. ThaChe-. g.. f. Edwards.
and ". Il. jose sc7-Cr. Cha~e Tsyl-rs starter, ".
g Stuart 5rdSes on the course. Dr- J. u. Nc
CorrelI C. -Fzris Writs Dr. 7 Ksrenev. II V.
LC1E. D-. FTet1rics Yates. LEROY Go--t. ". 4.
J0-ce. EssSe.s cough. Casr.as Goe-kie-. t-c7rga
ReseS. Dr. u. r. Hudson. Z " H-boa-i " Z.
Jones. John C-ngEzu. o. " St-1-t7r Robert Dan
can. Charles lockwood. r r.. Fowler, ara G.. u.
FIsu7e-- r7zrsrer. &. = Becse-7
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Have a drink5-' NO. In driving ;hc wagon.
4 cigar Ne. I've cut them ont. too.
Ygu say yU.'ve a bachelor STAG on
Well well, 7 don't mind IF I do
tFCLrs hours later
Yes. waters all right for abivtsous-
To tc sober enc ueCiE't abstain.
VII I Inakc zuy more rtsllutiCf.sl
Nu-EEVER AGAIN A w. +.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Jack Johnson. sam Langford. Joe jean
nette. sam 1IcVey. There they are.
Would sou Ike a lite more on the sec
oad j0int?
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

The Georgetown basketball team viii
get a chance to-day 70 redeem themselves
for that sorry exhibition against tie !.
VI. c. A. last week Capt Rice takes his
team to Annapolis for another. crack at
Billy Lushs Middies
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
How They Finished.

The athletes finished in tie following
CT Ter
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Tony Capoai lays his tough luck to his
name. He figures on changing it to some
thing with an Irish Nound
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Before the fight with Tommy Burns LII
Artha Johnson wore no. q shoes and a
IS hat. Reports nov Indicate that the
shoe mark remains stationary. but that
the size of the bonnet has been increased
TO If7s.
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02

Hum! What's that song with one line
reading And the water wagon IS a lone
some sightE
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06
Rockford Officials Trying to
Trace Murder Of Warden
by Thumb Marks.
THROW OUT THE Drag NET
All Male Residents to Make
Finger Imprint on Glass
in Blood.

Rockford, ILL.,, May g. Acting on
the belief that the murderer of Mrs.
Margaret Grippen of Winnebago, is
resident Of the village, Sheriff Col
lier, States Attorney North and Sergt
Read, who are cooperating with De-.
teotives Biddinger and Beach of Oh l.
oago, have de cided to throw out the
dragnet and bring in every male resi-
dent of the township, be he high.
low, rich or poor for the finger print
test
Ed. Evans of the Bertilion and
finger print bureau in Chicago, ar.
rived and will take copy of the
blood stained finger imprints on q
lamp chimney handled by the mur-
derer.
Mrs. Grippen was cousin of Gen.
Lew Wallaoe.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06
Banks Refusal to Pay SuItans
Cash, Reveals Big Deposits
by Deposed Car.
CoERCING ABDUL HAMID
Young Turks Committee Try
to Induce Bank of Eng.
land to Pay.

Vienna, May 8-The Bank of Eng
and, which holds the largest portion
Of Abdul HAmid's wealth, refused
point blank to deliver up the late sui :
tan's cash at the demands of the
Young Turk committee The
French, German and Italian banks
likewise refuse.
Meanwhile the committee is trying
every possible means to coerce Alb.
dol Hamid into signing checks In
Its favor for all Of his money. but
this procedure is already attracting
the attention of the powers. 1t is
we'll known that the emperor of
Russia the kings of Italy and Greece
and other monarohs have placed
large sums In the Bank Of England
In order to secure deposits outside
their own country. with the view to
meeting a possible contingency.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

There are twenty-five automobiles
in Florence. including the ones that
have been ordered and are expected
TO arrive any day. This is q large
number for the population Of the oity
as compared with some other places
In the state. Canon CITY claims n
population of 10000 and there are
only sixty automobiles If Florence
has population of 5000. then our
percentage is much higher than
theirs. In other words there are
more people here who feel that they
are able to buy these machines than
there are in Canon City, number Of
Inhabitants considered. The number
of automobiles in Florence is good
index to the business conditions Of
the place.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

will 90 over tho route OF the proposed
new driveway that will run from
this county to Colorado Springs.
Governor Shaforth this week signed
the bill appropristipg money asked
for roadways over the state. and
ti3. 800 wRs included for the Fremont
Ell Paso road. As there was an emer
gency clause attached to the bill.
the money Is available at Almos. any
time.
The state engineer will survey the
line for the road, but before he ar
rives hero the local COMMITTEES and
the comm issioners first wish to go
over the site of the proposed drive
way and determine which would be
the best aud most feasible route,
also one which would be the mott
scenic. The road will start at
Canon City and run through Flor
ence, then down the valley and to
Penrose. From there 1t will 60 north
to Beaver creek, RAINING over part
Of the Schaeffer reservoir and down
Red creek. From there II will 20
through Dead Mans guloh and on to
the foot hills.
At this point there Is red stone
formation with no sand and no creeki
1t will not be dif..oult piece Of
work and one of the prettiest sec tiona
OF road in this part Of tho state will
be built there. That part Of the
valley is very beautiful and will ap.
peal strongly to tile tourists who
might travel over It.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06
"PARISH PRIEST" TONIGHT
AT HOUSTON THEATRE

The talk of the town today 10 the
Elks' big show. 1.-THE Parish Priest. :"
which Will be presented at the Hons
ton theatre tonight by popular local
talent. under the auspices of the local
lodge of the Benevolent and Protec.
tive Order VI Elks. The piece has
been in constant rehearsal for the
past three weeks. under the profess
sional direction Of Charles l.. Brewer,
and the cast have attained q degree
of snioothness and familiarity with
their parts not often seen in IN ma
teur performance. A pleasing per-
formance is assured of what Alan
Dale, the famous dramatic critic, cal
led "the prettiest play in the English
language.
The house Ia practically sold out
this afternoon but few seats still
remain In the reserved section. They
are on sale at Stewards, and ID be-
hooves everybody to secure o seat
while they can. rs the house Is going
to be filed. but there will be room
for all. The doors will open at
eight O'Clock. aud the curtain will
rise promptly at $50.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

E. E. Schuyler reports that business
conditions in cities on the western
slope IL far above the average and
much better than on this side Of the
range. The di fferent towns are grow
ing very quickly. He reports that
the owners of fruit orchards saved
al most ninety per cent Of the crop by
Growers there have con-
oluded that oil makes the best
smudge. and Is far supe rior to coal.
Mr.. Schuyler is considering making
his future home in that part Of the
state.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

A party down from Denver today
told one Of the local zeal estate men
that Florence will be a much better
town In the next six months. While
conversing with . Denver man In one
Of the Denver hotels. this informant
states that he was told that there IL
something on that : 10 coming here.
1t IL supposed to be In the way Of an
industry, but he was pledged to score.
oy and refused to give any Of the par
ticulars. The people here are left
entirely In the dark and must wait
for developments.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

The merchants of the city kept
their stores open last night to accom-
modate the trade of the employees of
the United Oil company. Yesterday
this company paid its men for April
services, and as number Of extra men
we're worked several days in that
month, the payroll was augmented
by several hundred dollars.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

Another case Of lack Of appreoia.
tion has turned up or this might be
better termed clear case Of graft.
] so or three days ago box car
t.urist called At the city hall and told
Jailer Fish that he was suffering
with rheumatism and couldn't work.
Being without money he could buy
nothing to eat The fellow was taken
in by that officer, fed and bedded.
Last evening Dr. Atkinson arranged
with DR.. Burning of the county poor
farm to take charge of the man. who
however. forgot to give his name. At
the Canon City depot conveyance
was waiting to take him from train
No. 9 to the county hospital. but the
party didn't arrive there.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06
Railroad Attorney Tells Of Hay-
ing Large Roll Of Money,
but can't Place it.
IT HAS GONE, But WHERE
Prosecution has Completed d.
rect Examination Of
N. N. Abbott.

San francisco, May 6-The prose
oution advanced another step today
in presenting the case against Pat
rick Calhoun, charged with bribery
Of supervisors in connection with the
overhead trolley fran ,hise, by plac.
ing william N. Abbott, general at
torney Of the United Railroads. on
the stend to tell Of having taken
from the mint In May 1905, $50,-
600 In currency, the money which
the prosecution expects to show was
paid to the supervisors.
Abbott went over tbs ground he
had covered In previous trials, say Ing
that he went to the mint. then the
general banking place Of the city, in
company with Tirey l.. Ford, then
general counsel for the company. On
the presentation Of telegraphic orders
from Mr.. Calhoun, sent from Cleve.
land. o., the money was done uT
in two packages and the two attor-
neys bore 1t to tbe United Rail.
roads Office, where 1t was placed
on a table. Abbott said that lie
had no knowledge Of what became
Of the money after that.
Again In July 1906, he went with
Ford to the mint and helped carry
away 500 900 IN The same way. OF
the Anal disposal Of this sum he was
ingorant.
The prosecution had completed the
direct examination Of Abbott when
court adjourned for the day, and his
cross examination will be gin tonior.
row.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

James Sullivan, age ed 45 years, died
last evening of pneumonia in the
Lennox Annex after an illness Of
only few days. The body Is be-
Ing prepared Tor shipment and left
on the Santa Fe this evening for
his former home in New York. Mr..
Sullivan was taken sick about ten
days ago. He and his brother are
the owners of the Idle Hour Billiard
parlor that Ia located In the building
formerly occpuied by the Harmon
grocery.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

The object Of the road IL to bring
tourists to Fremont county from Colo
RADIO Springs In the summer months.
Large numbers Of thom 20 there from
the East aud return home without
seeing any other part of the state.
As Fremont county has some na tural
wonders a. we'll As other sections Of
the state our people are anxious TO
have them come down hero and look
MS over.
1t was found that . heavy burden
would be placed ON the shoulder Of
the few who might b willing 70 put
up the necessary msney to dsfray the
cost Of this road. and yet the advant.
aees would be great. 80 tho fremont
County Good Roads association dc.
oided to petition the state for An ap.
propriation covering the expenses in.
CURED, and the results - are above
noted.
II can not Be stated at this time
Just whom work will te started on
construction, but ~ before stated. the
money will be available at almost any
time After this date. IL will require
tho services Of large number Of men
to complets the road and several
months will be devoted to IL.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

A. R. Gumaer in the district
court Yesterday afternoon won q
judgment against the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad company for
$l4S0. The suit was brought to re-
cover damages for some cattle that
were killed by the railroad on the
tracks east of the city in 1900
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

ia he Beta. an early day citizen of
this part of the state. is said to be
near unto death at his home at Wet.
more. Mr.. Belts is suffering with
an aggravated case of stomach and
bowel trouble, and has been sick for
some little tiz1e.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

Mrs. Carl Ohilds has returned from
Pueblo. The lady went there severa!
days ago to undergo an operation at
one Of the hospitals. and the opera
tion was successful.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

Mrs. E. o. Masters leaves today for
Nebraska where she will spend
some time visiting friends ~
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06
WILL MAP OUT ROUTE
FOR NEW BOULEVARD

The Florence and Canon City COM
mittees Of the Fremont County Good
Roads association and the county com
IN issioneYs within the next few days
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

E. <. Schuyler rsturnsd Lest even.
ing from his trip 70 Western slope
towns.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06

Tho vested choir Of 81. Alban's
will meet at the church tomorrow
afternoon st 4 O'Clock for rshsarsal.
The daily tribune., 1909-05-06
H. r. LUTEs

REAL EsrArE, JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE, NOTARY
PUBLIC.