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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-01
Wanted to Help.

Wanted to Help.
"They say you are very indus
trious man.
mo; only work under pressure"
"Come on, boys; let's pile the safe
on him."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-01

A few Of us
make good, and
the rest Of us
talk about it.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
STR1USRU RULES SPEEDWAI.
Ida Highzco0d Shoes Her Heeis TO
PAGERS on the D1Ue.

II. rIigbvrood 2-09i, and her owner. Nathah
g. ,rio5 of the honors on the Speedway yes
7''l''' -, ar+ although the little mare
f,-rod q, look for her opponents in the sidewheel
contingent she came TO the front with hyns co''FS'
In nor first trial OF speed she had for competitor
=, ,,of,,j~e-s chestnut PAGER Ball Hornet Ban
>, =, 49,. long swinging stride, that carries him
-. g, ,7earIv every encounter. and yesterday
~ ~ -, t,...,, hin, and the Straus mare proved
- - 80 ia, closest Of the morning Ida. however
t.h I,ar ,,sria diplomacy, allowed the Geiding to
load almost to the finish. and then wrested the
,,re1g from him with OF her mctcorlC uiS'9 VI
90
=, ,,t,,- ,,acar owned by s T De Lee. was
- H. r-,rLa Of the defeated when he
I,, +ta b.,, ubirlvyind This time the mare
- m Ga fer margin and when she again essayed
80 rtlr. the way to a competitor she measured
,,des with Fred Detz's chestnut trotter Fashion
90 I,ozbtor showed enough speed to hold his own
- a,,r+ 20 finish lut he was not able 10 beat the
- 1+,le mare
,7,,,r, cat bcbiud A snowy little bay cob
-, -, r2ic,ard DelafeId and sent him down the
- .., l,tristorher Eackett's bay mare Sally
cau,y refused to stay on her feet, and the
,,,,,,ti,,a bav rcldng had things all his own way
-, -, ,,,ita redeemed herself later IN the day
= ,,,,,.srcd tho colors of NJ {. Reynolds $
VIZ" 9
-, ,,,. ,,.,sr NTosalv l. proved con-
-, e.. no is g, Factor 70 be reckoned with
49,; o, ,,.t,a,, ro heat two of the best trotting
- m Tho drive The first to ahdicste in favor
- ~, ~, e,o1dInp WAS John CGrnishs Topsy eco.
rd no Ieat her decisively I'm a lively set-to Then
- tbo fast youpg mare owned and
1T r., r,ira, and she too was forced
u'iH'N ~ -, -, f,,ors
- ta,, trottar Wrought out .hv Patrick
- ,',,,a,.ad IN add q couple of victories TO
-. - bo.tar b,, NIosaIv T. Iu,v
-, -, III, NTH Harold r hut her work was
"ieH me- -, - a,,r4,,, .,i again sb, ron
" P AZ, t-a,,,a4,, ,,ox+ sert Harold r to
'e"'u " -. \, =, t,o,.,oIds.s h,,, marc
Try tOi'i-'''i'' 49, -'
anne anne r'' anu ''' Y
-. -. ,o.r g,t-odrced 20 tha
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
CRACK BOWLERS COMING.
Only Fec Days Remain to Enter
TourRament-Ertra Features.

Time IS getting short for the bowlers OF the
country enter the national championship Journa-
ment, which will be held in Madison Square Gar
den May - TO June i. in order TO be eligible for
the big tournament, bowler must be affiliated
with the National Bowling Association, either
through a CLUB which is member Of d city asso-
citation of the National Bowling Association or OF
the National Bowling Association direct. Applica-
tions for membership N the National Bowling As
sociation should be sent Lester c. Stevens sec
retary, postofice box 465, New Brunswick Y. J.
One of the features recently arranged for is n
match for the Royal Arcanum championship Of
greater New York the Atlantic Council represent
ing Brooklyn and the LenoX Council representing
New York Frank ". Ciutc. the first president OF
the National Bowling Association, is anchor for
the Ienox quintet Jimmy Smith, the greater NV
York champion. is preparing diligently for his
match with Dave Woodbury.. the Chicago cham
pon, the Garden alleys. This clash between tho
stars Of the East and West will prove one Of the
features OF the national tournament
John J. Clingen. president of the National Bowl
ing Association, visited Philadelphia recently and
reports that the Quaker City will have twenty-five
or thirty teams in the tournament No little en-
thusiasm is manifest in Philadelphia which was
the city that managed the first tournament of the
National Association.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
NO END OF MAR4THONS.
Tzco Races OUer Full Distance To
Be Held on Udy /.

Harry Jensen, the distance king OF the Pasums
Athletic Club, who the Long Island Mara
thon and finished second in the Boston Ath-
Ietlc Association run under the most unfavoraba
weather conditions last Monday, will be one OF the
starters in the TO be held under the auspices
Of the Acorn Athletic Association at Saratoga
Park Broadway and Halsey street, Brooklyn, on
Saturday afternoon. May l.
Jensen Is training carefully for the race. as hs
realizes that he must travel the IS miles s yards
close to record time to lead home such athletes
Jim Clarke, Mike Ryan. Pat Grant. P Rosetts
Harry White and others who have either Won or
finished well up in the big races Of late. Harry
TEFI1rnau. ir who is handling the entries. expects
10 have fifteen winners OF Marathon races at ths
tape.
Henri Rsnaud. the winner Of the Boston Mara
tbon run on Monday. has entered the Bronx Mara
+bo, oS rha Northwestern Athletic Club. which g
10 be held on the afternoon Of Saturday, May Z
from Bronx Oval
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
DEDICATE GYMNASIUN
Mr. 4braham Speaks at Y. M. H1
Exercises an BrOOklyn,

Abraham Abraham the drygoods r1ercha,+
the chief speaker the dedication exercises q,
new gymnasium of the Young Mems Hebrew a.,
citation, No 345 9th street, Brooklyn. yests-5,
afternoon The gymnasium is the rear ~ ..
association building. It's cost was about g aos
While it was building about 1000 was spent -
the organization in renovatIng the main str,c+,
There is no debt on the gym owing to the Kin.
ness of Mr.. Abraham The last $500 due q, -
addition Mr. Abraham offered yesterday IN ~
out.
The meeting called 70 order by vice-Prezi5...
Charles E. Bloch of the association. He fnfrod,.
Adolph Heinemann. chairman Of the building co.,
mfttee, who presented the gymnasium 70 PreS,5.
Michael FUrst. He accepted II on behalf % :.
association. Besides Mr.. Abraham, Dr. Stephs,
Wise. rabbi of the Free Synagogue Nranba+,,
spoke Rabbi Alexander Lyon. of the State str,.,
Temple offered prayer. In his address Mr. Ab-,.
ham said:
7 rejoice with you and congratulate Won IN -
portant adjunct to plant-ths gymnasium 4.
Is the more noteworthy that you have aCCOmpIishe5
your purpose during an acute period Of depression
but happily emerging and recovering fro.-
that period and those conditions.
With this completed plant. YOU are nov equipp..
to build up the mental moral and physical side ~
our youth, and to prepare him by intelligent n.
rectIon for good citizenship There are those VIA
believe in stopping immigration To me- II a..
pears narrow and bigoted. We need and can MI
lie every able bodied and moral minded inmigrans
who comes to our shores are A nation oT in
migrants and every immigrant that ma kes this Ei,
home increases our national resources and wealth
The foreigner who seeks the shelter Jf our conn.
try should divest himself of all customs and traits
that are alien and Tepugnant 10 ;1lS country As.
similation with your Christian neighbors does rot
involve religious obligations You be patriotic
Americans and yet be true 10 your faith as are al
the other numerous CTeeds within the borders ~
this great land The prejudice against the Jew is
not religious, but mainly social bias I have no
fear of the younger generation
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

Gold Weather BothcrS Athletes at
Letter Curriers' Games.

The outdoor athletic season of 1879 was officially
opened with the annual games of the Ne" horN
Letter Carriers Association at teuc farK boHs
Island City, yesterday. 4 WIND "hen Die" AT '''e
,ata or fort,-fve miles an hour hindercd the ath
1etes ig the making OF records or fast time.
Many an athlete who was leading the other com
petitors at the head Of the stretch to the tape
was forced back by the strong "lnd' ana a'o'I'e'
runner generally came ON TO win
The hye-mile handicap. ia Nhich h'ia or UNI
tv-six started proved exciting, and tho winner OF
the race turned ont TO be George tfl'eHey' OF
the Acorn Athletic Association, Who started win
about ten athletes from the minutes ANA 10 sec
onds mark Walter Burke. o. the Mott Haven
Athletic club. who was one Of the limit men. with
minutes, finished three-qnarteFs OF "A lap Dennu
CritCley. Andrew 'pnFoy, aholh'F mn di''-''''i-
runner Of the MohaUks. who had minutes ana
d seconds aoTange was 'n'Ia ire5 @S '% fasl OF owing m
20 t{o ,,ind
Harry Jensen. Of the Pastine Athletic club: Ed
die carr. of the Xavier Athletic Association. and
Joe Gilbert Of the Mohd"K A'''s''o ,u0, y
were the scratch men IN the race never tst "na nace
chaNte - "'il iI r,lt catc,, tl,en carr vas
a., ers of rbon, n fnisb a lap and a quarter be-
hind t,,e winner followed by Gilbert and Jensen
Burke led The PACK Tor ,"e "IS' wv '-'',eS
he was passed by 'Titchiey. me TWO runners SCI SCI
d last pace lyI me IL - i,i. A. .he fo,,rtb
go (rt,ctI,, was stir leading. with Burke half a
lap back. Carr and Gilbert at this point were a
| -. - -. t,,,rl-,. },rcezed across the line
zap III tbe rear i"' nv No.
at a fast rate OF speed, while crowd SuTeed Oh
st. .,,,7.~ ,,atb
'ile 'i't"i PC I'll. ,.-,f..,, -,.,s nm ax
The flSh "l the '''e-H'''' ''''- 'F -
between Riley OF the irish Amer
7 =, -, -, ,,-.,,o- n-,bis ,f the Mo-
hawk Athletic Club. Riley waited until the last
-.t.I-o,l ~, I,je mon cx-
lap to sprint ana sIa"ud''y i'Aeu ~ '''' -,
osPt -. g. 1,ob.,,,l, runner had
Nobis In the Stretcll' put uiS Nl"ia n '1' -,
he reserve strength winning by rev yardS lie
lra Ill hardicar relay omen to federal and
I "ii' 'ii' -P - -. rr-,,.-,,,-,, House
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
M1R4THON FOR KRAMER.
Champion Captures Long Cycle
Race at Tailsburg Track.

Frank L Kramer. the national cycle champion
demonstrated to about seven thousand bicycle fans
yesterday the Vssburg cycle track, near New
ark that he can hold his own in long distance
race as well in a sprint when he beat Fogler
across the line by about quarters OF length
in the first professional Marathon bicycle ever
run in this country. The started with a
small field only eleven of the scheduled twenty
nine coming to the mark The rest OF the riders
with FLOYD Krebs spokesman, announced TO the
rnanagement shortly before the race was 10 start
that they would ride unless there was more
prize money offered in the race or q consolation
race provided. The management refused to do tins
and number of riders. including Anderson. kreos
Vanoni. Ellington. Drobach. Is Hill. RupDrecnt
Ialstead Schlee. Machay. F. Hill Cameron and
C;oerke, failed start. The contest board or the
National cycling Association the sanctioning body
I'm all bicycle affairs. Will hold A special meeting
this morning and the result may be that the strik-
ers will be debarred from racing or fined.
The haIf-mle race Won by Jerome Steinert.
while Percy Lawrence came home first in the
three-uile amateur handicap. The fve-miIe motor
paced race resulted in the closest finish of race
of its kind seen on the Jersey track in some time.
Johnny King beating Jimmy Hunter across the
line by about two feet
The summaries follow:
Eat-rnile amateur Copen>-won by Jerome Steiner
ia2in Neuschaefer y. T Y. W, third Time, 1:13Is
rive mile motor match race-Won by Johnny KiuS.
Jimmy Hunter. second Time. $50
Three-nie amateur 'handlcaql-Won hy Pergy t~hW
scratchp Martin kesser. New York d1O yards
Marathon race ,26 miles yards)-won by Frank l.
kramer. joseph Fogler. BROOKLYN second
John Fcde Lynbrpok Long Island third. Edward Root
boston fourth, Frank Calvin. New Milford Conn. NTH
~,
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
BENEFIT FOR JAKE scHAEFER.

Chicago. April 25--The prominent billiard players
OF this country will unite tomorrow night in ten
dering benefit to Jake Schaefer, tho Grand Old
Man of Billiards. known the ''Wizard"
Schaefer is I'll in Colorado. and it is thought he
may never recover. Instead of having a single
benefit in any city. the billiard players OF the
United States have arranged simultaneous enter
tainments TO be given in every city of size in the
country Men prominent in all lines of sport will
unite in showing their appreciation of the former
champion. George Sutton. Tom Foley, NJ. p Mus
soy. Tommy Hueston and many other cue stars
Will take part the Chicago exhibitions
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
NEWARK DEFEATS ROCHESTER.
Jack FriIl's Pitching Puzzles the Visitors
Score, to 2

Newark defeated Rochester at Newark yesterday
nv a score Of 4 TO 2 John Camel. with his line
m Of major league cast-offs proved easy prey for
lack FriII. NcGinnity's southpaw- Except IN tns
fourth inning he had the visitors at his mercy In
that session Camel singled, Flanagan walked and
Batch singled filing the bases Holly lined one
ont scoring Camel and Flanagan
Newark got three taIlies in the second inning
Toudeu singled and stole second. scoring on Frils
to- ,o rigb+ centre Nevers sacrificed Friu to
second. Kelly walked and Gettrnan got an in1etd
hit filing the bases VoIvertons single brought N
FrH and Kelly.
Newark's other run came IN the sixth, When
Iouden singled and reached third on hricneiis
out FriT's single scored him The score
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
NAVY CHAMPIONS WIN GAME.

Yesterday at Manhattan Field the Nebraska team.
champions OF the navy. defeated Kid Carseys Man
b,ttans nv the score of to / McCrary. for the
sailors was at top speed. striking out eighteen men
and allowing the Manhattans only three hits. The
game was fast and interesting throughout and the
result doubtful up to the seventh inning, when
with two men on the bases, a two-bagger by Tiede-
man OF the navy team, cleared the bases and Sc
cured the game for the navy
The score by innings follows:
r ". r
Nebraska ........O o o o q ? n x p
v.nLattsr - a. o al
batteries Nebraska. McCHary and TtedsInan; Nsnrat
tan Fushcr and Fritz I-mpres- Leschman o Dvyer
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
VICTORIES FOR VANDERBILT HORSES

Paris April 25.-In the races here to-day horses
from the stable Of William X. Vanderbilt one
race and twice secured third place. In the PTix
de la Seine at and one-half miles for
three-y year-olds and upward, his Chandos won, but
his stable mate, Raleigh, was unpaced. Negofo
ran third in the ffty-rst renewal of the Biennial
Stakes. Of 25,Gn. at one mile and seven furlongs
and in the Prix de Boulogne. ten furongs, Corn
stalk obtained the show money.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
INSPECTED CITY FARM COLONY

Commissioner Hebberd Of the Department Of
Charities; T. Stewart Taxter. foreman of the grand
Jury in session az Richmond; District Attorney
Samuel Fvins. and Albert c. Each. Assistant Dis
trict attorney of Richmond County. inspected the
city farm colony Four Corners. Staten Island,
on Saturday. The grand jury is said to be con
sidering the case of Henry letter. who was sum
marny dismissed superintendent recently by
Commissioner Hebberd
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
CUBS BEAT ST. LOUIS
Haze Plenty of Trouble i" Do70m"S
Rrrsuahan's Nine, H05ceJcr.

St. Louis. Apr 25,-chicago had q "afu - 4
Winning from St Louis to-day by score Q, =
Chance used two pitchers, lfelster o'",S ta.,,
ou' - .,oI,i,,e rms The St Louis team did not
support Rhodes
Tho score follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
FIRE IN PARK OF WHITE SoX'
crandstand and Bleachers of Chicago Amerl
can Leaguers DESTROYED.

chicago April 25.-The grandstano anu e 80
, - ra-l, Of the local American League base
han team we're practically destroyed by FIRE nero
This evening. after the White Sox had smut ou'
& Louis AZ the park this afternoon
The rebuilding Of the stands VIII oes'" a. o'-' :,
,,-, arrangements will probably have to be MADE
.o- tr,rsferr!nc some games in the near future.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
D1rTepT1RG .. CINCINNATI, /.

Cincinnati. April c5--Camnltz pi''hlhS 1ot -
-, ia cincinnati TO one hit to-day. Mitchell
trin7e into the crowd in the fifth inning alone pre-
venting shut-out in hits and runs. Camnlt7 also
fsr,ad 70 give a base on halls hit batsman.
Abstejp. Of pittsburS. hit safely every time ne
came to bat.
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

.Batted for Barser in the ninth inning
Rochester .....-..-.........O o = o o 81
Two base hits woIysrton. Holly, Rs-ssr. B@tch
Sacrifice hts-Msyers. Flanagan - stolen bsse-LcI,
den Rases On baIIs-O1 Fru, >, oT Barssr. s. St-l-A
out-By Frill :. by Barge. First base On ergrss .
Sey-ark Rochester. . Lett bss@s-NsVarA -
Ttorbesrsr Time OF Eaue-c-fo Jup.res-AurTsy
and Byron. AttsudanCe-S.Ot0-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
T1CTORY FOR WHITE SO1
Good Pitching of Scott, a Io"HgSfer,
Blanks the BrO7cnS.

Chicago. April 25-The Chicago Americans 1a.a,- nT
5ea+ed st Louis by a score of to . to-uaS' AIS
through the excellent work Of James Sou q -, -.
,r,,it from wichita Kan. 1t was SCOTS HiS' So ~
.,,aior Iaao,,e but lie held st. Louis to three
scattered hits. besides striking out six men
The score follows
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

+Batted for Rhodes in ninth inning. y q :
Chicago ---..--.'.,--'-- '----''' - q o q o . O.
ST. Louis y y IT. e,,,c,ar4
Two hase hft-iIonetchy. Three6ase htt,I> a1d
60 ~. tinker Double pIays-Evens, koletS alI
SacTlhce ,,,, ,@5 t,anre stolen bases-Browae
t-i-aries phelps baIIs-on tf42aes D II5
I.,,, cer overall ]. Struck OutBy lttoFss
PfsjsteI J. h, overall 3 Hits-0d PfgiS[er IN n1e
jurt7,s' off overall four innings lsIt on 49,
r. I6'iis 6, Chicago .. Time-2:oS ImpieS-o LAY
and Enslle.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

None out when winning run vas sCorT Sc @ o Ii
Chicago OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q q o o o %
Louis ------'-''' r,,,,,Larty SulIi-
sacrifice hs-Jones Ferris Hahn a Erayath o.
stolen -Hartze. DougheTty LS' ~ -ap1ora and
sullivan Parent. Double Dlay-N Gt louis
80 iLoIleNn scott .: Graham. o 1-n31ires-
Scott @ G. Passed baIl-sulivan. Iine--l-f'-
~ and sheridan
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
DETROIT, 3: CLEVELAND, 0.

Detroit. April 25-Detroit shut out t CleNe,anu eoa
score of to to-day. Summers p''C"7e s.IIo+,s
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

Baseball. Foio Grounds. To-day. p. M.-Glants
Buslen. Admission J0G.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
.Batted Tor Eyans in nth il inning. ,I,f.-

- - 80 q Totals .....34 4 10 q % I
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26
Standings in Baseball Race

,xrp,c.~ IEaGTE GAMES TO-DAY
Sep York nj Boston.
Philadelphia at Washington.
St Louis Chicago. -
Detroit at Cleveland
RESULTS OF GAMES AEsi IhDAi
,,.troit 2: Cleveland. o. a. Yrts n
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

the unusual record of pitching no-hlt game "l'n-
ont a single runner reaching first base
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

The tournament for the TaConc Cup, on the links
OF the Ekwanok Country Club, Will be held on July
15 l6 and Il. This will be followed by the competi-
ton for the First Presidents on August II.
r. l3 and H. The Equinox and OIvis prizes Will be
played for on September 3 and 4
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

Charles Boyle a native OF Carnoustie, Scotland
has been engaged professional at the Wee Burr
GcIf Club. Boyle is good player. and has the rep
utation Of being A remarkably long driver.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

Totals - 50 = . 2TI4 .
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

Alfred Shrubb is king AZ fifteen miles. St Yves
could not live with him that distance on Satur-
day evening. The Marathon crown viii belong 70
The little Frenchman, however, If he can repeat on
May S.
The crowds AT PimIico and the Cedarhursr meet
ings on Saturday would indicate that thoroughbred
racing is far from dead-in fact very much alive
Followers Of the sport have reason 10 feel en-
couraged. HERBERT
New-York tribune., 1909-04-26

Enough Marathon runs are scheduled in the next
two OF three weeks 10 cool off the blood and end
the epidemic. Il is time call halt; the weather
IS getting TOO warm The big professional race at
the Polo Grounds on May 8 is likely to settle all
arguments for the time. The bars down. and
all who viii may
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-27
Telegraph Brevities

Mexico offers $4,000 for a typhoid
cure.
Mormons are to erect a temple in
San Francisco.
Alfred Vanderbilt has been fined for
evadIng jury duty.
The birth rate shows substantial
gain in California.
The Montana Assembly favors ex-
clusion of the japanese.
Hungarian cartridges are being in
troduced into California
Three men were killed in mine at
Angels Camp, California
Rough Riders in San Francisco hon.
ored Washington's birthday.
The Steel Trust will modify prices
in order to stimulate industry.
Hartman, whose serious illness was
reported, is improved In health.
Civil officers at Port Townsend were
attacked by soldiers in street fight.
California hotel men have complain
ed that game laws spoil their menus.
Mr.. Taft has been made a member
| of the Knockers Club in Cincinnati
The House committee recommends q
reduction in duty on news print paper
| Great profit is in store for those who
cultivate eucalyptus trees in Califor
| MIA.
Long Beach, California, fishermen
have encountered monster sea ser
| pent.
| The Senate has voted down the bill
! for reducing the size of new battle
ships.
DR.. Jordan, of Stanford, recommends
4 he CT rin .onf ~
| fisheries.
practically controlled by Hartman
corporation
Two Chicago children, aged five ant
| seven, have run away from home II
fight Indians.
The California street railway in Sar
Francisco is incorporated to build i;
cross-town line.
E. German, consul to Switzerland
during Cleveland s administration, dice
in Los Angeles.
A man shot young woman compan
| ion in taxicab in Pennsylvania ant
/ committed suicide.
| Architects of the world will be invit
ed to submit plans for the new Sal
Francisco city hall.
| DR.. w. II. Griswold is charged witt
felony following girls death as resul
of criminal practice.
A miner was electrocuted at the bot
tom of shaft at Goldfelds by touch
ing an electric pump.
A Canadian encroaehment beyon
the three-mile limit threatens the hal
ibut trade at Tacoma.
!, A kirmess for charity in San Fran
cisco was the most successful fete o
its kind ever planned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-27

1t is rumored that President elect
Taft and President Roosevelt have de-
veloped a GOODNESS because Taft has
acted independently in the selection of
his Cabinet.
The Senate has passed the California
big tree bill and the President has prom
lsed TO give the pen with which he
signs the bill to Mrs Lowell White of
San Francisco.
Stockholders of the Boston Steamship
Company have voted to hauidate be-
cause of the impossibility of operating
American built ships in the Pacific
without government assistance.
The King S speech at the opening of
Parliament is indicative of existing
harmony with all the powers and the
projected legislation fereeasted by His
Majesty was of social nature.
Students of the University of Ne
yada plan bullshead breakfast to raise
fund of $1,000, that they may secure
$4,000 promised them by Clarence
Maekey.
The Board of Health in San Fran
cisco recommend that the Supervisors
take steps for the purchase of a site
for plague hospital and obviate the
necessity of the payment of excessive
rental
Joseph Patterson has returned to the
| Chicago Tribune after being socialist
editor for four year. following his re-
| nuneiation of the Republican party.
| The Tribune was founded by his grand
father.
/ An attempt to abolish capital punish
ment under the Federal laws has been
defeated in the House. The House,
] acting as committee of the whole,
also declined to substitute electrocution
for hanging as death penalty.
A representative of the Merchants
Exchange of Manila has come to the
mainland to address commercial bodies
of the principal cities and to demon
strate that free trade for the Islands
will be beneficial to the United States.
/ H. c. Frick, Philadelphia steel mag
nate. amazed the French railway of
.ficials by paying $1,000 for special
| train from Paris to Pau, to see Wilbur
Wright g aeroplane fight, because he
could not obtain six seats in regular
coach.
| A skeptical Italian on the eve Of
matrimony in Italy, called on the health
Office of Oakland, Cal, for official con-
hrmation of the death of the former
husband of his fancee, whom she claims
died in California in 1906. The proof
will be sent