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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-24
svnopsis Of Preceding CHAPTERS.

In the middle OF the uight a messenger
boy delivers 60 oliver Grant. a fashion
able portrait painter package with an
unsigned letter asking min. on his honor
as a gentleman. u keep the package IN
opened until the OwleT asks Tor Il again
shortly aTterwarl a girls voice asks
him over the telephone whether Re has
received the package. ans thanks him.
The next uloruiu- he reads Of the steal
inE al a party the night before. OF 4
valuable Jade pendant belonging 20 SIrs-
Porter the aunt Of his GaEcee. Helena
Lawrence.
4 letter, dropped by Mrs Porter in
divers studio is discovered by him TO
be written on sIatiouerv Identical with
that used BY his own mysterious CORE
sucUTert-
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HARVEY OUTBOXES
PATSY BRANNIGAN

ALBANY. Aug. 24--CharIey Harvey,
Of Philadelphia, defeated Patsy Bran
nIgan, Of Pittsburg, in ten hard
rounds IT the EnIckeTbOCker Athletic
Club opeu-atr arena here. Brannigan
started out as the agEressoT- but
Harvey cIe-erly made the claimant OF
the bantamweiEht championship miss
many weIl-fntended blows Harvey
landed oftener. but failed 20 distress
his opponent In the tenth rou1 4 he
cid about all Of the fighting
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Cornell Leads A. Games One But Interesting

on account Of such poor support receiv-
ed. he lined out thrCe-saClcer thai
brought the many spectators to theii
feet and caused his team tC wake VI
and take notice. He then crossed thC
pan on Hiser's error for the only run Of
the game
GefbeI registered a fine two-bagger in
the sixth session and scored on a single
by Clements
The Newsboys are expected TO nut
UP a much better game today, when
Lot Ellipse- Boots" Walters and
NoOue viii probably compose the bat
terry for the Newsies-
Not a Herald man found Brady
safely until the fourth, when Upton
opened that session with a single.
Tip was thrown out at second when
Rawlings hit to shortstOp and Dodge
first base line Both runners died on
the sacks, as the next two men famed
A poor crowd was in attendance and
Prof. Oliveri save forth the informa-
ton that the collection was the poorest
that he has taken on the field this year.
Rawlings was the Commercial man
who saved his team from a shut-osIt.
he banged out the longest hit of the
day, a three-bagger 10 right. and scored
later when Geibel threw wild in an at
tempt to get him OF third
The Herald roOters pulled hard for a
rally in their lucky fifth. and the team
nearly responded keane opened with
a strike-out Crabbie hit to short. and
mae second on Graham's error. Ran
son, tbe a.eXt man mp knocked long
liner 10 EcSel, which he got on bis
finger tips and held When the ball
few into the air all kinds or joyful
expressions were heard issuing from
the Herald crowd, but when Engel held
the ball they skunk back. and died with
q SrOan when NoOue famed
Noone did rather an odd stunt in get
ting two men at the plate, with ONLY
one assist. Geibel, in the third at
tempted 10 steal home. Rawlings threw
to Nnone who tagged the man out out
zot mixed up with him as he slid,
HiSer advanced 20 third as Gelbel
started home, and, thinking that ne
would hold Noone. raced for the plaJe'
and also was caught.
In the second round diser knocked
enc over into the houses on Kenyon
street which, had IL been fair, would
have Melted him a homer. but Il was
foul BY a scant yard, and Freddy came
back and famed
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STALLION MAKES RECORD.

GALESBURG, H., Aug. 2A-Hedse-
wood Roy. 2:oz14 with BIcNIahou up.
yesterday beat Minor Heir, 1-59A CHeT-
sey), and George Gano, 2-o5s4 (Gano},
in a special race at the Great Western
circuit meet here The stallion paced
within half a second Of the worlds pace
record. and lowered his own mark one
and One-quarter seconds His time was
29&- 100, 1-30, 2-01- Minor Heir finished
almost nose and nose with HedgCwo0d
Boz. while Gano paced the mile IN POP
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TWINING
VS..
HERALD.

Outclassing its opponents in every de-
partment OF the game, Twining had lutte
trouble in defeating Herald in a seven
inning game to l. The Herald bunch
helded poorly, batted weakly, and played
stupid game all round
Raw ings mounted the mound for the
losers ior five rounds. and for that FIVE
rounds held his rivals pretty safe, but
in the sixth session he showed signs Of
weakening, and, discouraged with the
way the team feIded behind him, he
threw down his glove and quit the field.
The captain OF the team did not want
such a good hitter on the bench. 50
he put him second in place Of Ransom.
who had played a poor game on that
bag It was wise move for Rawlings
saved them from a shut-Out.
During the i've innings Rawlings
toed the rubber ne was found for I'VE
hits passed four, and famed six His
downfall can be attributed 10 the team
that supported him
king Brady was the man in the
box OR the Twining side, and he pitched
air-tight ball As q result Of seven inn
ings' work his opponents were able TO
them TO the bench by strlke-OUts-
Graham, the Twinins's big first sack
er, made three hits, one a double, out OF
four times at bat In the two games
played by TWining, Graham has baIted
COS with f5ur hits 10 his credit for SIX
times at bat.
scout DOwney gave the audience
an exhibition Of fancy One-h3ud work-
His first feat was the one hand ca=ch
Of DoIeman's high fly IN the second.
and in the third he repeated his stunt
by getting Geibels Wild throw with one
hand and tagging Noone-
Charles Joseph O'ReiIIy ran second in
batting honor for the Twining team get
double in the first that sent Twinins
first run across the plate
The IFe-aId's Door showing YESTERDAY
was due 70 the fact that Manager Gran
had a crippled team that sIuIly could
not rUa--e the showing that II has during
The PAST few weeks Three OF It's best
men were out OF tho game UHO o.
chem because Of injuries received
during the past week. ShOTtstop Dyer
T-ff re.putIv for the West where he
,.-iT remain until the latter part or the
wear. Third Baseman GIN. who was MI
in the head last Saturday IN the Ad-
ans game. was unable 10 play. aua
5uries received. Although Upton played
Yesterday he SaS away of color as NJ
,s-as hit IN thu head in SaiuTudy zane
with Adams SmithsC-l viii probably be
in the game next Friday when cle Her
aid uIays Columbia GOD at the Georgia
avenue pasture
Second Baseman Downey. Of the win
rers- made O good eaten Of coleman s
Tv in the second round after running
backward Q few yards
LeftfeIder Upton OF the Ne7vsboys.
also made q splendid running catch on
DIVERS hat in the fifth session that
brought him MANY rounds OF applause
The Herald pulled of d good double
r,Iav ia the sixth chaDter that stopped
All trouble. DODGE TO Rawlings 10 Dole
man.
EnCeTs good catch OF RsnsOu's high
fv IN the ffth inning robbed the News
BOYS Of sure tallv Is Crabbie was on
second and was all ready 10 advance
when the ball failed 10 find a place on
the ground and all hopes were gone
After Pitcher Reggie Rawlings had
Quit his work IN the box Tor the Herald
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TO TRANSFER FRANCHISE.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug 1z--Neeotia-
tons are said 10 be under vay for the
transfer II the Harrisburg Tri-State
League baseball franchise nom tee FaT-
risburS Athletic Club 20 a private svndi-
cate The Harrisburg Athletic Club IS
composed OF business men and others
who have been keeping I'D the club as
a matter Of pride Recently the bUrcer
has been toe heavy and change IN
nMnerShin is eXnecteI shortly.
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Cover the Garbage

with a solution of On Disinfectant,
sprinkle some IN the cellar. sinks
and cuspidors. Use it IN all cleaning
water, and filth absorbing. germ
carrying flies and yermin will shuu
the pure cleanliness of pour house.
Sold Everywhere. Toe, Z5e, Soc. and SLIGO.
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Cornell CompaHy-s easy victory over
PetwOrrn gives II the call over the other
teams in the section, and gives oppor-
tunity TO get q line on the other teams
IN Section A, Cornell Company has de
Cisively beaten the Commissioners and
PetworJh. and II remains now only to
win from Ninth 10 establish a good
lead Ninth has beaten PetWOrth. and
Is an unknown proposition. although II
Is safe 10 preE-ct that Cornell Company
viii have a harder time getting away
with the Ninth game than with the
PetwOrJh win yesterday The real
strength Of Cornell Company viii be
known after Ninth has been played
There are those who are claiming
second place for Ninth over the Com
missionerS- Without exaEgeratiOn il
may be said that Ninth has an exceed
ingIy good chance for the second berth
Inc Commissioners VIII do wei 10 beat
them out in the race. Petvorth has
little chance II has now lost two
games, which is one-third Of the number
Of games TO be played without having
a win chaIked up a good start Is al
most an assurance Of success IN the
post-seasol series. and Cornell IS far
away from the others despite Ninth s
game
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IeffeIder out IN the seventh. and the
feat was treat for Petworth's rOoters-
As on the previous day, the Sub
urbanites had goOdly band OF sup
pOrters, but t4ey were not quite so
noisy yesterday
PetwoTth-s lone tally was result Of
the ground rules Dempsey led off by
flying 10 PhippS. in right who dropped
the ball CLAYTON then lined 70 keane
in left and the latter. IN an attempt
10 double Dempsey of first, threw wild,
the sphere going through the wire net
ting back OF riTst base, the runner COM
plotting the circuit 70 the home plate
Jesse Nossberg played a stellar game
at second for Petworth. accepting I've
difficult chances without an error IN
The fifth he ran into short center and
snatched Marceron's Texas Lacquer
Moran, at short, and Keane, in LETT
put ND 2 good game for Cornell. Mo-
rams stop and throw Of O'NeIls hot
zrounder over second in the seventh
was a clever piece Of work keaoe
nailed three hard chances IN left. and
laced out two hits in four times Up
Cornell Co hit better yesterday than
i'm the Commissioners game Inc
altogether Livery man hit for al least
one hit
Charley King got the only hit for an
extra base IN the game He went hltleSs
the other day, but came IN strong YES
JcTddy-
25IIv Eeane IS cIOUting right along
He has something Ike 80 so far IN tho
series There are many who are pulling
for him
Pag-ptte worked behind the bat Tor
Cornell in good style yesterday, and got
In the ffnefi.ht with two hits BaggeIte
hes the reputation for being one of the
most willing workers OF any OF the
ar-arpuTS He has played several years,
and has never Yet been heard TO com
plain What IS best. is the fact that he
can p1av almost anywhere, and IS IN
complaining when there Is no room for
him on the team. Such players as Beg
-et-e make up the best Of teams, and 80
far toward making the players popular
with the fans
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TEAM TO ENGLAND.

MONTREAL. Aug Z2-SDOrtsmen Of
Montreal have subscribed enough
money 20 send their lacrosse team 70
England II they win the Dominion
championship. The Canucks have
PLAYED abroad before and made q good
record against the Great Britain
lacrosse teams
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follows Ninth. Richmond and BrOome,
and Commissioners, Byrd and Wood
ward.
Two records were set up in yester-
days games in both sections Kerr.
for Cornell Company, struck out ten
men, and incidentally pitched one or
his best games The best STR ke-Our
record IL section 4 III the games thus
TAR played was made by Whitney, Of
Ninth. who made SIX in the Ninth
Petworth game In Section 3, Han
FeE- CT the Adams team. In the urSt
game Of the series with Herald. sue
ceeCed in tanning eleven batteTs- Yes
tcrday, king" Brady. Of TWining,
got twelve 10 his credit
OF the eight games played in the
series but two have gone fun nine
innings There was one game yeSter-
ond- J. would be wsu Il The umpires
got things goinS in more OF a hurry,
and kept the players on the jump.
If the games were stIrted at o'clock
promptly, there would be little diff
Guilty In getting the full nine innings
It IS an excelInt tribute TO the
umpires during the games 10 note
Lhac there has been little. If any.
kicking on any team The uUpireS
deserve credit for their efficient work
IN the umplrluG end OF the deal \
little hurTyiuE up Of players as Sug-
EeStcd would Ike the umrIreS i'm
mensely more popular. Belts, Hughes
and Brown have delivered the goods
in faultless lie Il viii De a difficult
matter 10 pick the best 10 umpire the
luterciJy series.
Tt Is doubtful If the fans have been
following the amateur baseball games
with their usual forvCr this year The
teams Go not seem TO nave the following
they enjoyed IN the past. There are no
TeG-hOt faEOrlteS and there are few
bands Of rOOJerS such IS was heard IN
the past The question IS naturally ask
ed as 20 what the cause Of the slump on
tho part OF the fans is due Perhaps
there has been TOO much baseball for
the fans This year. The smaller leagues
nave drawn poorly. and there have been
games played at the Capital City park
which have drawn but a handful There
are many who would ike 20 know the
answer
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There viii be three good games today
which should be vel worth seeing The
Commissioners viii play Ninth IN the
Section 4 series, and the Columbia
Printers viii play Adams at the sunday
school grounds American Security and
Trust viii play the Washington Herald
team All of these games should draw
crowds Ninth mas been aching to set
a chance at the Commissioners, and
Cplu ubia and Adams should have q
close game American Security and
Trust Is picked as the winner Of the 2
section, on account OF is consistent
work. The coming game with TvyininS
should be a close one, as both teams
are considered equally strong
The probable batteries for the
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The Confirmation OF This story VIII
he Found In TOm0rrOEv's
Issue CT The Times
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The probable batteries for the
h-COmmissiOneTs' game are as
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Outclassing its opponents in every de-
partment OF the game. Twining had little
trouble in defeating Herald in a seven
inning game, to l. The Herald bunch
helded poorly, batted weakly, and played
stupid game all round
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Jesse NossberE played n stellar game
at second for PetwOTth. accepting five
difficult chances without an error In
The fifth he ran into short center and
snatched 1IarcerOn'S Texas Lacquer
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Jimmy Kerr performed in the box for
Cornell, and his speed terrorIzed the SUD
Jrbauites He famed the first two men
10 face him. and in the second retired
The PetwOrIh side via the same route
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Cornell punched its hits 10 advantage
in the second and fourth. scoring six
times In the former on aS many hits,
driving Garrett 10 the bench. and land
ed heavily on Clayton II the fourth,
chasing four runs across the plate
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on account Of such poor support receiv-
ed he lined out a thrCe-sacker thar
brought the many spectators to their
feet and caused his team 70 wake up
and take notice He then crossed the
pan on EIser's error for the only run o.
the game
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leffeIder out N the seventh. and the
feat was treat for Petworth's rOOters-
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The only Cornell man 20 fan was
Keane- Cla--tOn struck the hard-hitdng
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Parker who relieved O-Neu behind
the plate for Petworth In the second.
ball in the fourth and retired in favor
OF Oakley.
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GeibeI registered a fine two-bagger in
the sixth session and scored on a single
by Clements
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In every department Of the game
Cornell UurCIaSSed It's opponents and
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Mavne was the first Perworth lad to
solve Eerr-s shoots, driving a pretty
Texas Lacquer into center I'm the fourth.
Only two more of ms classmates fol
lowed suit. however. during the re-
naming innings. Clayton in the sixth
and stewart i'm The ninth
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Cornell Company 10, Petworth Ath-
letiC Club J., was the result OF yeSteT-
DAYS combat IN Class Il al Capital
City League Park
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During the FIVE innings Rawlings
toed the rubber ne was found for I'VE
hits passed four, and famed six His
downfall can be attributed 10 the team
that supported him
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The NeWsboys are expected TO nut
up a much better game today, when
they meet the Bankers on the White
Lot Ellipse- Boots" Walters and
No0ue viii probably compose the bat
terry for the Newsies-
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-06-18
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM MOST ANY
PLACE ON The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both East
ern and Western HemispLeres During
the Past Week-National, Historical,
Political and Personal Events Told In
Short Paragraphs.

Oklahoma City was victorious over
Guthrie and Shawnee in the fight for
the state capital.
DR.. Tanner of New York, when he
tasted 40 days, broke his fast by eating
large section of watermelon.
1t is understood that Lord Kitchener
has asked leave to resign the Mediter-
ranean command to which he was APP
pointed last August.
Eighty Chinese otter hunters were
slaughtered by brigands near Manchuli
on the Russian Chinese frontier May 10,
according to advices.
Seven deaths occurred from lightning,
Sunday, near Breslau, which brings the
total fatalities in the province of ST
lesia up to 1s in three days.
Tony Yeager, a wealthy hermit ranch
owner and prospector of Gunnison, Colo,
who ny seriously dropped out of sight
month ago, was murdered.
Six persons were killed, II severely
and so slightly, injured by lightning
that struck among a party of excur-
sionists near Berlin, Sunday.
President Taft insists that at least
some effort be made to comply with the
republican platform pledge of legisla.
ton against the watering of stock.
Stanley Ketchell hung another
knockout" scalp to his belt, jim
Smith being the victim in the fifth
round from a crashing right to the jaw
General Marion p. Maus, commander
of the department of the Columbia, who
has undertaken six month inspection
trip to Alaskan posts, is en- route to
Dawson, by dog team.
With four steam shovels at work
and between 300 and 400 men EN-
ployed, the task of rebuilding the road
of the o. r. s. N. between Pendletor
and Yoakum is now well under way.
The army transport Sherman, from
Manila, with the Fourth infantry. OIL
board, has arrived in Frisco. The reg
ment, which has been in the islands fol-
two years, will be sent to post,
in Arkansas and Nebraska.
Carrying what is said to be the larg
est cargo of lumber ever foated, the
British ship Knight of the Garter sailed
from Portland Saturday for Norti
China ports. She actually carried
5,023,OO0 feet.
Ramon M. Wiley, son of G. E. L
Wiley, New York, whose home is il
Rutherford, N. j., was arrested recent
ly after a desperate battle with off
GERS and citizens, for the burglary Of
the residence of James Y. Yankee, the
most fashionable residence district OF
Los Angeles.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-06-18

ton at Missoula as "A result of being
almost suffocated in the Mullan tunnel.
His train was stalled for minute and
gases from the engine overcame him.
The opening to settlement of the $780,
600 acres of land of the Smith River
Development company in the Smith
river valley, the land in question sur
rounding the townsite Of White Sulphur
Springs; the letting Of the contract for
the railroad from Dorsey to the springs,
and the plans for a 100000 hotel call
ing for the probable commencement of
construction this fall, is announced by
r. M. Hodgens, of Butte.
The recent strike at East Helena
smelter was rather short lived. The
force of samplers that went out has
been replaced and no delay experienced
as the result. The men asked for an
advance Of 25 cents per day. Sheriff
Higgins and deputies arrested three
strikers, who were said to be intimidat-
ing the new men. Revolvers, brass
knuckles and clubs were taken from
them, according to report.
Police Captain Bailey at Helena has
instituted suit against Mayor Frank
j. Edwards as an individual to recover
approximately $4,000, amount said to
be due him for lost salary, including
that of three other policemen whose
claims are assigned to him. Bailey
asserts that he was kept out of work
by Edwards in removing him from the
force, which was later declared by the
courts to have been an illegal pro-
cedure.
A serious wreck occurred Saturday
morning when train No. A on the Great
Northern, in charge of Conductor Nc.
Fadzen, Engineer Sullivan and Fire
man Hammill, collided with the end OF
a freight train just pulling into the sid
ing at Browning, killing Brakeman
Swiser and Fireman H. L. Hall. The
caboose and two cars of immigrants
moveables were telescoped and burned
Traffic was delayed about five hours OF
the main line.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-06-18
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
Mabel Monte and Frisco Day Killed
At Portland.

Portland, Ore, June 14.-The bat
tered wreck of the automobile which
went into the Columbia river Friday
night at the entrance of truss bridge
on the elevated railway between Port
land and the Oregon landing of the
Vancouver Washington ferry, has been
recovered.
The speedometer, which had locked
at go miles an hour, and a front axle
bent back under the car to almost right
angles with the body, the crushed back
of the tonneau and the few whole
shreds that remain of the machine-tell
the story of the terrific crash that hurl.
ed Mrs. Mabel Monte of Vancouver
and Frisco Day to their death. Meth
er of the bodies were recovered.
A singular incident in connection
with the death of Mrs. Monte is a visit
paid her former husband in Portland
the day of the accident. She told him
she had nothing to live for, and, saying
that she would never see her again
asked that she be buried beside the
body of her baby.