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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-01
Otis House Dynamited.

= Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. L.
+ A bomb beneath the home of
+ General Harrison Gray Otis, ex-
+ ploded at 1926 this afternoon.
+ The house is reported to have
, been entirely demolished.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-01
100 Miners Killed.

+ San Antonio, Tex, Oct. IT, Z
= It is reported that a hundred Z
= miners were killed in an explo- 4
= sion of fire damp in a mine at Z
= at Palen, Mexico, today. A 4
= special train bearing nurses and I
= physicians left for the scene Of 4
= the accident.
= Details of the reported disas- 4
y ter at Palen will not be obtain 4
= able until the relief train ar 4
= rives. This Is the second exDlo- 4
= sion IN the Las Esperansas dis 4
= trict.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-01
HALF MILLION DRUNK WITH
EXCITEMENT SEE RACES AND
REvEL IN CARNIVAL OF DEATH

Accident After Accident Occurred at the Great Vanderbilt Cup
Races This Morning. --Speed ManacS Crushed Out Lives
and Manged Bodies in Mad Desire to Win, and Pay No
Heed to Trail of Dead and Injured They Leave Behind Them
brutal Bucheres Of the Roman Forum Are Surpassed
in Cold BoodedneSS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-01
IS ARE KILLEu OUT RIGHT
AND IS OTHERS MISSING
FIRE FOLLOWS EXPLOSION

Dynamite Was Exploded Directly Under Composing Room
and Operators ,CompOsitOrS and Material Were Hurled
Through the Ceiling and Walls, Which Were Blown Away
BY the ConcuSSon---Ma Were Shut Off From Escape
BY Fire and Leaped to the Street From Burning Buidrg
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-01
AeropIanes Collide.

Milan, Oct. 1-Aviators Dickson,
of the English army, and Thomas
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New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

With only two more rounds to be con-
tested. the struggle for the sub-tanget
championship of the Public Schools Ath-
Ietic League is being bitterly contested. The
Morris High School. of The Bronx is show
ing the way TO the other ten schools, with
six victories and no defeats to its credit
De Witt Clinton. which was defeated by the
Curtis High School, is directly on the heels
of the Morris gunners with six won and one
lost. The crucial test viii come, however.
when both schools meet each other on the
CHntonians' gun next Friday afternoon
Curtis High School is intentionally press
ing Clinton for second position, having hve
victories and only one defeat, but with a
tie game still to wage against Erasmus
Hall. Both Bryant and Eastern District are
meeting with little success. due to squad
of inexperienced material However, the
gunners are rapidly improving and Should
show their mettle next year.
The Clinton team, Of Manhattan, is leao-
ing its competitors in the contest for Ile
hest aggregate total. with a cluster OF A'ooz
nain+s to date Stuyvesant High Schooi
follows with 1.796, with the Manual 1I"ii
ing gJlnners only one point behind
Black. Of Clinton, is heading the IsI III
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
CUBAN A CHESS GENIUS
Capabianca an lntuitiVe Player
at Age of Five Years.
LEARNED BY OBSERVATION
Although Only Twenty two Years
Old, His Record Has Been .
a Brilliant One.

Jose r Capablanca- the Cuban chsso
master and Pan-Auertcan cha11Dson. -
now attempting 10 break the worlds record
for simultaneous play established By him
self during his first tour OF the CntrA1
States. when he surprised the chass-piAy111
public by losing only "A OF 72o games payed-
Those who have encountered this nASe1
we'll realize his marvellous skill, the NOT
striking feature Of which is the rapidtfy
with which he goes from board to boaFS.
merely giancing at the positions and rarely
falling TO discern the strongest reply. HIS
skill in chess is intuitive; his movements
unhesitattng. He Is beyond question the
fastest chess player In the world TO-DAY.
and Is thought ny many 10 be the GREATEST
natural chess genius since Morphy-
Capablanca is a dark. preposSsssdnx youth.
always well gToocned, modest and unassura-
ing. He was born on November Is. 14sA
AT the age ef five he played the CANA.
having learned the moves merely by watch
ing his father. On one occasion CapA-
blanca pere. while playing with an Old
friend. in facetietIs vein made an Illegal
move. and. after a series Of rapid ex-
changes. polished off his opponent
TheresIpon disturbance ensusd on tfse
part of Capablanca 1is. so much SO that
his sire threatened to forbid him the room
II he did not sJftsdde. but. upon learning
that the outbreak was traceable directly to
-he Illegal move the father was much as
tonished and. In order ascertain what
the boy really kne w of. the game, ordered
! the youngster TO show what he could do at
chess. To the an lazer1ent of the father
and the guest. the boy demonstrated fun
knowledge Of the moves. and conducted a
game 10 its conclusion. Thus began the
chess career of this famous master. Upon
the advice Of physicians the boy was per
nitted 10 play only at very long intervals.
sometimes a year e.Iapsing between times
When Capab9anca, reached the age Of
eight years Don Celso Golmayo. the cham
pion of Cuba and Spain and master OF
international reputation. attempted TO give
him the odds OF a rook and after a long
drawn-Out batt1e Golmayo was defeated
Then for a few years the young Cuban was
denied the fascinating intricacies of the
chess board. and compelled to devote his
time 10 his school books and other things
proper to his age His remarkable mem
ory was q constant source OF wonder To
his teachers
After the late Harry Nelson Pnls5ury
visited Cuba the little Cuban, now eleven
years old. took the field. and so rapfr1Iy did
ne progress that in three months time he
advanced from the fourth class TO the rank
of a first class player, and thereafter
played on even terms with the best players
of Cuba In order 70 test the strength OF
the rising Young star tournament was
arranged. wherein he met the first class
players Of the Havana Chess Club
This tournament demonstrated that with
the exception OF J. Corsos then Cuban
champion there not a player the
younsster could not take care Of Later he
met and defeated Corso-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
SHOW CHAMPIONSHIP FORM
speigelberg Brothers Victors IN
Spirited Skating Races.

The Speigelberg brothers, George and
Fred, of Hamilton School, displayed ehaii-
pionship ability in the schoolboy skat-
ing races at the St Nicholas Rink yester-
day. Georges victory in the one-quarter
mile junior race, from the 4o-yard mark
which he wor by half the allowance was
a brilliant performance. The mideet speo
around the turns at marvellous speed
flashing past George Pope, Of Colgate
School. a lap from home. to win easily
Arthur Gerschel. of Public School l66' on
the scratch mark was third TIE time was
IS as seconds.
Fred Speigelberg's liberal handicap OF l6e
wards in the half-Inile race for seniors per
rnitted him to win by d comfortable margin
with slight effort. Julian Rice, OF Brown
School. who had a 90-yaTd handicap, tried
vainly to catch Speigelberg, but failed
Larry Barnett. the schoolboy champion OF
the De Witt Clinton High School, who was
on scratch, had to be content with third
honors The time was l minute 38 seconds.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
ICE YACHTING SEASON NEAR
Contestants Ready for Fray on
Shrewsbury River.

Long Branch. \. J., Dec 10 (Special.-
Ice yachting was started the Shrews-
bury River over the Shallow Point course
to-day. when the fourth class boats were
brought out. The ice is nearly six inches
thick. With a few more nights of freezing
weather the third class fiiers will appear
and the racing season will start.
The opening of the ice yachting season Is
the earliest in years. Usually it is well
into January before the river at Shallow
Point is thick enough for racing
There are a number Of new yachts to De
NIT on the ice this season Captain Henry
II Munro, of New York, has built a COM
naniou TO the Princeton, which he has
named Woodrow Wilson. The wilson mas
been built especially for racing other
crack boats that are now ready include the
Cbrau-sburv. the Jack Frost, the Drub, the
caorgie the Isabel. the Clarel, the Eagle
the George II, the Hazel L. the MlioIe"'
.ha lola the Mimattie And the Leroy the
TTazat r. is at Newburg, N Y, but Will be
sbirped here next week
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
Norris High ,Sboe~s the Way
Heads Schools in Shooting Tournament With
Six Victories and No Defeats.

the individual shooting competition. hav-
ing returned seven perfect scores for the
last seven matches. Slater Hubbard and
Bancel two schooImates; Williamson, of
Erasmus Hall: Shapiro. of Commerce;
Wrightman, of Curtis; Southworth, of
Manual Training: Weodleton, Of Bryant,
and Marcus. of Eastern District. are not far
behind In their individual scores.
The matches scheduled for next Friday
are: De Witt Clinton VS.. Morris. at Gin
ton: Manual VS.. Erasmus, at Manual; COM
merce VS.. Boys High. at Commerce; Curtis
vs. Stuyvesant, at Curtis, and Bryant vs..
Eastern District, at Bryant.
The standing Of the teams to date fol-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
TOTS RIDE OVER Jumps.
Arouse Envy by Work on Tan
Bark at DurIand's.
ONE MISS RUN AWAY WITH
Instead of Getting Scared She
Urges Pony On-Others Spear
Eggs and Potatoes.

Juvenile e1uestrians ranging from Iour
TO twelve years gave an exhibition on the
tanbark at the Durlard Riding Academy
Yesterday morning which made many a
finished horseman look on in envy me
grand entree was at 10 o'clock. and al
though nearly hundred youngsters rode
in the cotillon the conventional figures were
not TO their liking. and 1t was not long
before they were engaged in wild games
of leu de barre. potato chases. egg and
spoon races and jumping contests whlch
took the ponies over hurdles as hlsh as
their riders heads, which is good sized
lump for grown ups
Miss Jean Kerbs is wonderful little
horeswoman and as pretty as picture
and how her chestnut pony did love 10 go.
Rv the time she had taken him over the
hedge and the rail fence he Thought IL was
a staenlecf1ase race and he promptly pro-
ceeded to run away. This bothered MISS
lean not at all With curb and snaffie
reins gathered up in her LETT nand she
urged him on with her riding crop, sitting
snuareIy on the side saddle as she wnizzeo
around the corners with her long ours
streaming out behind her
Little Viola Flannery was just as clever
on a cross saddle, and the judges pleKeu
her pony TO wear the red rosette- MISS
Ueisn Shoemaker won a blue ribbon IN the
omen jumping contest with her pleoaIo
uonv but Miss Shoemaker is an old cam
psirner. and has a string of blues TO her
credit. so It was no novelty TO her. Sne
fs one OF the cleverest children who rides
IL, the show ring and although she is only
twelve wears old can manage most any KIND
of a mount
Miss Margaret Tompkins was placed sec
ond TO Miss Shoemaker In the jumping con-
test but she was second 70 none in the
egg and spoon race. How she managed TO
ride a galIoping pony round the ring and
balance an egg on spoon was mystery
TO all who saw her accomplish that feat'
Some of the spectators were suspicious ana
wondered if she had not solved the problem
the way Columbus did, but at the end or
the race the egg was returned intact
It was in the potato chase that the little
men had their innings. Some flew east
and some flew west" and 1t looked at times
as though some would fly over the cuckoo
nest. Master Hugh Hitler speared every
uotato at which he aimed. and he tllled UP
his basket amid shouts Of ''Bonehead!
from his contemporaries. which is not an
eDithet. but a term of endearment- as II
was afterwarG explained Others who
chased the elusive potato were Arthur
C.ushrnan Reginald Ronalds. Junior Blum
James Douglas and Bob Bispham-
Master W Stokes won the jeu de barre
game. for although his opponents brought
all of their skill to the front they were un-
ahIe to defend their ribbons against the
onslaughts of young Stokes. Hugh Hitler
was placed second in the jeu de barre ana
Master Bauraalte third The judges were
Mrs. NJ I. Robinson, Mrs X l. oause
and Mrs T NJ Fanser and Charles !
Erauss was in command
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
ARMY FIVE BEATS TRINITY
Cadets Shake Opponents OFF in
Second Half.

West Point, n. Y. Dec. 10.-By better
passing and more accurate shooting than
its opponents the Army basketball team
defeated the Trinity five by a score OF y
to Is, here to-day. The playing was SLOW ID
the first half, and the teams appeared
evenly matched when the period ended
with score: Army, 16; Trinity, Il.
The soldiers showed up better in the sec
ond half. but Trinity covered them so well
that five minutes had been played before
Sutton shot the Army's first goal of the
half From then on the cadets increased
their lead and kept the visitors on the de-
fensive. The period was half over when
Drossel by shot from the centre OF the
court made what proved to be their only
goal of the half In the last five minutes
the Army substituted for every man on
the team except Sutton, who played the
entire game, made six of the Army goals
and shot three from the foul line.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
MEET OF CENTRAL Y. NJ c. A

The December athletic meet for members
of the Central Y NJ. C. A. was held in the
gymnasium of that association on Friday
evening. Three events were contested In
the 200-yard novice H Skidmore proved to
be the winner. with John Barr second and
NJ. Breckwoldt third. The winners time
was IL 40 seconds. The 60G-yard handicap
was won by J. E, Morris with seconds
handiCap-aCtusl time l minute % 3-5 sec
onds {. L. Gorham was second and W
J. Murphy third. The running high jump
was won by {. F. GOrham, with inches
handicap-actual jump feet inches. Sec
ond c. H Crofts. inches handicap-actual
Jump feet: third. Homer Baker > inches
handicap-actual jump feet inch.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
MORRIS HIGH VICTORIOUS
seilooEboy Marksnaen Shoot Vel
III Tournament Matches.

The Morris High School. leaders Of the
schoolbey sub-target rife tournament. had
little trouble in defeating the weak Bryant
High School yesterday by a score of 261 to
90. The winners sket splendidly as a team,
hut a clear card failed 10 be returned, for
the first time this season. The Bronx gun
ners have Yet to taste defeat, having won
six consecutive contests, and the prospects
of capturing the title are encouraging The
Bryant team, although handicapped by raw
material, is showing Improvement
be s1Orac follow
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
NEWTOWN HIGH THE VlClUh
stuyvesant Defeated IN Game
MARRIED by Roughness.

The Newtown High School oaskelOali
team defeated Stuyvesant High schooi'
champions Of the Public School Athletic
League, at waurick Hall. Corona. Long
Ts1and Yesterday by a score Of Is to H.
The contest was marred by muoh rougn-
ness and twenty-four fouls were called
-Johuson's accuracy in outshooting FRIED
land. of stuyvesant. from the foul line
counted heavily in Newtown's favor. Inc
lightning Newtown forward Gagged eleven
tas1e+s ont of thirteen attempts Fried
land succeeded in shooting eight.
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
BOYS HIGH.

The Curtis High School rife team gained
third place in the official standing when II
defeated the Eastern District High School
in a tournament match yesterday The
score was 266 to go. The Curtis members
We're in good form. although Wrightman
returned the only perfect score. Handi-
capped by lack of experience. the Eastern
District gunners are improving rapidly.
Marcus made a perfect score
The scores follow:
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
MANUAL TRAINING FIVE WINS
CAPTURES Hard Basketball Game from
Boys High School Team.

Manual Training defeated Boys High
School In a hard fought basketball game at
the "a Signal Corps Armory yesterday by
a score of II 10 s. Both teams showed
moor team work. especially in the matter
of passing Graboro. OF Boys High School,
Gagged the fve's only field goal in the hrst
period. He also shot six goals from the
foul line.
Carter and Howard played well for Man
,,aI scoring thirteen Of Boys Highs points.
The lineup and summary follow;
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
mo1,NT PHEASANT FIVE WINS

TI3v Telegraph TO The Tribuhe-J
oss,nnfug, ". Y, The Mount fleasaiil
academy basketball team defeated ths So., ,or,
.es4a l'z score of 30 10 % The second teams
~ the two schools also played; MeuH' Is
PIaasar,t winning by a score or - 10 y.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
CURTIS,
Eastern District High School
Wins at Basketball.

OutpIaying their opponents in every de-
partment of the game, the basketball team
Of the Eastern District High School de-
feated the quintet Of De Witt Clinton High
School in a one-sided game, played at the
9Th Regiment ArTnory, Williamsburg, yes
terday afternoon. The final score was . to
Il. Clinton was On the defensive during
the entire game. and only on rare occasions
was il able TO elude the watchful Eastern
District boys and get the ball close enough
10 the basket 10 enable its players to shoot
with any degree OF certainty. An idea of
the strength Of Eastern Districts defence
may be gathered from the fact that Clinton
shot only three field goals during the en-
tire game, and was successful in caging the
hall but twice in the second half, when II
scored three points on Grossnans field
goal and a goal from foul. Ten Eyck, the
left guard OF the victors, played a fine de-
fensive game. and shot two goals from
fouls in the second half Fraenzenick, at
centre was q tower of strength. both on
defence and offence, and scored twelve of
his teams points.
Clinton sacrificed team work TO individual
effort and was helpless against the fast
and finely executed passing OF the Will
iamsburg boys.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
BRYANT.

The Manual Training High School de-
feated tie Boys High School in a sub-tar-
get tournament match yesterday by a score
Of 260 20 254- AIorch and kunz lowered
the Red and Blacks score making only q
each. SOuthworth, the Manual captain,
shot the only perfect score
The scores follow:
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

Goals from feld-kely CD, SilTersteln: WI Wlrd =
Jams Goals from foul-Johnson oiLl, FTlSu1'i ,.
T-mpire-Wykle Public School Athletic League
Time of reriods-Fifteen minutes each
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

sF,raen1us Hall and Curtis shot tie at 265 all.
Forfeited to Curtis High
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

Su5s1tutes-De VIII DIlnt0n' Duesoh TOT
T5ufes Sonkin for Harhin. Eastern District:
T7rovvr for Gottlieb Calm for Brown.
Goais from held-For Eastern District:
F-ae1zenick "a. Cohen 90. Rothstein. For De
Goals from foul-For Eastern District: Ten Eyck
(o) Fracnzenick (2). For De Witt Clinton
CIrossrnan 651 Referee-H Z Adinger. High
school Of Commerce. Umpire-H. Silverman
Iarnaica High school
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

Goals from ned-Erriger, Carter -: tisnel srs
crahow Goals from fouls-HowaTo S'l'
- fe1 Referee-Rotherhar, r ., a l.
pggynnrire-Clark. pgn p. s. A. l. Time OF haINes-
Egfrsen minutes.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11

Observation-Disclosures
for Roberts, Robertson for Surles. Fox for Nor
rIs.
Field goas-AIcKinney "a. Roberts %. Nor
ris sutton t6) Ciildersleeve Horn 30 Ramsdell
-. DrosseL C2). From foul line-Sutt0n (3). Ref
eree-Afr Tuohv.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
| DE WITT CLINTON DEFEATED

Total. %
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-28

" hea the men Id tho ri.cnouse
order drinks they always include
one for Casey Jones, and even when
he is running at full speed 20 {. fire
Casey casts longing glances at ev-
cry soda water fountain that he
pa sses.
He will eat anything from a
brickbat to stuffed bell pepper,
and is connoisseur as to stuffed
eggs, barbecued meats and similar
articles of food, while he even eats
dill pickles and crackers. This IS
no joke. Casey will eat anything.
Withal he is as pretty horse a.
ever drew a truck-black as sin,
with the only bit OF white on his
body located in a star upon his fore
head. He has been In service tire.
years; can be In harness before the
bell stops sounding. and chases to a
fire like veritable demon OF speed.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-28
GOLFERS CHAPEL.

Golfers Chapel, Sept 26.-The
meeting close last night. There was
one conversion. Rev. Newsome and
his family will leave Tuesday for
their home in Young county, Texas.
Several from here attended servi-
ces at Ray Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Joe Taps OF South Prons
visited at Mr.. Heine's Sunday.
Mr.. G. l.. Freeman attended the
box supper at Maloney Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Pigg spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with the
family OF c. H. Kelly at Rocket.
Misses Verna and Dessa Burgess
of South Prong attended church
here Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevenson of Ray
visited at Mr.. Albert Stevenson's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Overstrcet spent
sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. F. F.
Bradley.
Miss Effie Heine attended the Ice
cream supper at Howard Friday
night.
Mr.. Clark and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Burgess Of Waxahachie spent
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-28
HORSE THAT EATS ANYTHING
But Casey Jones Is Connoisseur
When 1t Comes to Soft Drinks.

When 1t Comes to Soft Drinks.
Casey Jones, of ballad fame, well
known to the public at large as "a
good engineer" has a namesake who
is not quite SO well known. but who
is entitled to the delighted recogni-
ton of loving public.
Casey Jones No. 2, alias The
Dope Fiend," is big, beautiful,
sleek. black horse. who loves coca
cola better than Dutchman loves
his beer. He can drain bottle Of
coca-cola in less time than it takes
TO tell, and drinks with the accus-
toned art of topper Of long stand
Ing. He not only knows how to
tilt 4 bottle to best advantage, but
he can drink out Of the thinnest CO.
cocola glass without even ntcking the
rim Of the glass. and only breaks
up things when some selfish person
absolutely refuses to be good fol-
low and Ghare drinks.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-28

classes of people in the world, the
saved and the unsaved, the sheep ana
the goats. He lifted the veil ana
showed his congregation the lost
worldAand laid upon the heaSss OF ms
hearers a desire for a passion to see
souls saved.
Program for Tonight and Tomorrow
Wednesday Evening-7:3o to .
O'Clock, devotional 5 to S:l5, noml-
nations: S:15 to adjournment. state
missions. discussion led by Dr. =
Mcconnell of Dallas.
Thursday Morning.
8 to 9:15-Devotional.
9:15 to 10:15-Hpme missions.
1915 to 11:15-Foreign mis-
sions.
1918 to 12-Buckner's Orphans
Home.
Thursday Afternoon.
2 to 2:15-Devotional.
2:15 to 3-Christian education.
8 to 3:3O-Temperance.
$50 to 4Baptist Sanitarium.
4 to 4:30-Religious literature.
4:sO to 4:45-Obituaries.
Thursday Evening.
Tao to S--Devotional.
81 to S.45 Bible school.
S:x6 10 9:15--B. Y. z. Y.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-28

The circus will be here on Sept.
30. BY the way. this Will be- the last
day on which you can pay your $500
street tax. Better attend to paying
before the circus comes else ron may
forget-and your forgetfulness VIII
cost yousan extra $500. 81