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The Washington herald., 1910-03-19

purpose. A wire from the battery had.
OF course. been connected with one of
The primers buried in the dynamite.
Pole. wire. and dynamite were thrust
down through crack in the ice at
several places in the adjacent foe. The
other end OF each wire was then connect
ed with the battery. every one got away
to respectful distance on the far side of
the deck. and a quick. sharp push on the
plunger OF the battery sent the electric
current along the wires
Rip! bang, boom! The ship shook
Ike a dish Of jelly. and a column Of
water and pieces Of ice went flying a
hundred feet into the air. geyser fashion.
The pressure OF the ice against the shin
being thus removed. she righted herself
and lay quietly on her cushion Of crush
ed ice, waiting for what might happen
next
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19
WILL HOLD SHOOT
High Schools to Have Rife
Tourney Easter Week.
USE NATIONAL GUARD RANGE
Battalion, Team, and InterschOOi
Matches VIII Be HeId-BOys Have
Had sIuch Practice This Winter.
Committee in Charge Has Been APP
pOinted-Meet Next Saturday.

It has finally been decided by the school
authorities 10 hold the Easter week
rife tournament for the school boys Of
the District of Columbia. This will be
the third year of this event. which has
come 10 be one of the fixtures Of the
year in sporting circles in Washington.
Through the courtesy OF Gen. George h.
Hsrries. the National Guard range, at
the Center Market Armory, has been put
at the disposal of the Cadet Corps.
Committee in Charge Appointed.
The following committee has been ap-
pointed by Percy NJ. Hughes. assistant
superintendent Of schools, 20 take charge
of the tournament and arrange a pro-
gramme:
Col Burton r. Ross, commandant Of
the High School Cadets; Lieut. Col
James E. Bell. inspector general of rife
practice, D. c. n, c.; Capt Sheridan
Ferree. Lieut.. Albert S. Jones, secretary
OF the National Rife Association: Lieut..
w. B. Hudson. Hospital Corps, D. C N
authorities 20 hold the Easter week
c.; DR.. William Phelps. Central High
School; Birch, Mckinley Manual Train
ing School; Schwartz, Eastern High
School. and H. w. White, Business High
School
This committee viii meet in the Office
OF the National Rife Association of
America, Hibbs Building, at O'clock
next Saturday TO arrange the programme.
The following trophies, which are now
being held by last years winners, viii
again be put IN competition:
The Ferree Cup. for the company team
match, held by Company D; the Wash
ington Times Cup, for the battalion
match, held by the Second Battalion; the
Evening Star Cup for the interschool
match. held by Mckinley Manual Train
ing School
May Qualify as Junior Marksmen.
In addition to these matches, the Ma
tional Rife Association viii present to
every boy who succeeds In making thirty
eight points standing and forty-two
points prone. or a total Of eighty points
out Of possible 100. junior marksman's
lapel button, authorized by the War De-
partment All the shooting will be at
fifty feet, on a target having a 1-inch
bull's-eye. The army .22-caliber rife viii
be used
ANY firm or individual desiring TO give
a prize for the tournament may COM
municate with the secretary OF the Ma
tional Rife Association.
Each one of the high schools has been
training It's rife team for several weeks,
and matches have been shot with out-of-
town schools, with victory for the local
team in every case. so that the boys are
better prepared than ever before TO enter
in the contests.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19
MILD NEW YORK.
Even sunny South Has Mueh Lower
Tempatures Now and Then.

Even Sunny South Has Much Lower
Tempatures Now and Then.
New York City is unique in that It has
never experienced any extremely low
temperature such as should. IL would
seem, occur In city situated In Its lati-
tude and unaffected by any extraneous
influence. as the Gulf Stream or the
Japan Current. In fact, according TO a
writer in Harper's Weekly, the metropo-
lis since the establishment Of the United
States Weather Bureau and its incontest-
able records has never seen colder wealth
er than 6 degrees below zero. and this
minimum has been reached on but four
days In a period OF thirty-nine, years
In New York State the effect Of the to-
Biography upon the temperature is plainly
visible. and there are some great con-
trasts between the mountainous sections
and the coast In the CatslkiIls, the
Adlrondacks, and In the other pronounced
hilly districts there are extremely low
minima OF temperature. AS an example
on January 19. 1904. the thermometer in
New York registered 1 degree below
zero, while at Saranao Lake, a mountain
station in the Adriondacks, it was IS de-
grees below.
The difference IN altitude between these
two places was the principal cause of the
wide divergence Of temperature, although
New York's proximity to the ocean added
a great deal to the mildness Of the
weather at that place. II Is well known
that water loses its heat much more
slowly than land. the latter responding
more quickly to direct insulation, and cor
.respondingly losing heat by radiation
more rapidly.
Therefore the winds from the ocean
greatly temper the rigors Of winter in
New York. Along the Atlantic coast,
south Of the mouth of the Chesapeake
Bay. and at distance of not more than
fifty miles inland. zero temperatures have
never been recorded.
Paradoxical as 1t appears, nevertheless
it is true that the New Yorker need only
turn to the South or the Southwest If he
wishes TO learn what cold weather really
is. Nashville, Tenn. and Atlanta, Ca,
have experienced colder weather than
New York; Atlanta boasts OF degrees
below zero, and Nashville Is below.
There is no difficulty in citing examples
Of cities lying far south Of New York
whose inhabitants have known colder
days than the metropolis has experienced.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19
COOPERATION AT WORK.
Humble Start of Business Amount.
ing Now to $500, 100000.


ing Now to $500, 100000.
From the TEentsth Century Magazine.
About sixty years ago a few poor work
men in Rochdale. England. formed
little cooperative society and started
store. which was kept open evenings by
the members. who took turns in serving
as storekeepers.
They were earnest. hard headed, and
practical idealists. Yet It is doubtful II
the most sanguine of their number In
those early days conceived how great
would be the movement that should ma
terialize out of what was inaugurated
in so humble a way
From that little beginning has grown
one of the most successful enterprises OF
its kind. Great wholesale societies.
enormous warehouses, stores. factories.
and shops and q fleet Of ocean steamers
are but few visible results and valuable
assets of this great fraternal federation
of workers.
In the presidential inaugural address
delivered by w. R. Rae. at the last con-
gress of the Cooperative Union, the
speaker, after referring to the fact that
the last year had been a very trying one
throughout England. owing to the ex-
IRENE depression that prevailed through
out the realm, continued:
But even in the face OF the natural
shrinkage in trade the figures for the
year, so far as cooperative trading is
concerned. are very favorable. During
the year 1908 the business done by our
societies exceeds that Of 1907 by nearly
100000. having risen from SIG. 7I7, 500
to e107,55e.65i, and the membership by
nearly 10000. from 2.4S4.0S5 TO 2516,Is4"
Mr.. Rae also held that the co-operators
have an entry into and some influence on
the life Of nearly 100000 homes. OF be-
tween one-fourth and one-ffth the whole
community"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19
FIVE LEAGUES join HANDS
Ratify and Sign Constitution Of
Amateur Baseball Commission.
Three Minor Changes Are Made in
ProvisiOns-Paying OF Play
ers Is Forbidden.

With three minor changes in the consti-
tuition. which will be sent out for the con-
sideration of all the amateur leagues of
washington and probably carried into
effect at the next meeting, the Amateur
Baseball Commission of the District Of
Columbia last night received under the
auspices of the commission five of the
amateur leagues of Washington.
This means that the attempt 10 provide
clean and sportsmanlilxe amateur baseball
in this city which has been inaugurated
b., the members Of this commission has
been a success, and 1t is more than
probable that before the season open all
the leagues viii have signed the consti-
tuition OF the commission and started
forth on the era OF decent baseball for
the sport-loving fans Of the National
Capital.
The Departmental League, the Mar
quette League. the Sunday School League.
the Railway Y. NJ. c. A. League, and
the Suburban League were all represented
at a meeting OF the commission held at
Spalding's last night. With the few minor
changes suggested by the representative
Of the Marquette League. they all rati-
fed the constitution as adopted by the
commission February l.
Notices OF the changes ordered will be
sent to all the league presidents not
represented at last nights meeting, by
Secretary H. V. Shurtleff to-day. and it
is expected that on next Thursday night
the amendments viii be agreed TO by the
outstanding leagues. and that they Will
also combine with the commission.
The article Of the laws which caused
the most discussion was most probably
that forbidding the paying of players,
and those present agreed most emphati-
caIIy that IL r-.u be great advance for
cleaner games here 2T;,el this rule goes
into effect.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19
ATTELL BEATS MARIO.

Foxy Abe outpOints Opponent in
Twelve Rounds.
New York, March 1S..-Abe Atteil, the
feather weight champion. fought ten hard
rounds with Johnny Mario at the Ma
tional Sporting Club here tonight Mario
was twelve pounds heavier when they
got into the ring. and at the end Of the
battle many spectators thought a draw
would have been a good decision.
Attel showed great cleverness for SIX
rounds and easily outpointed his man,
but after that he tired so much that
Mario offset his early advantage by hard
rushing and heavy. hitting. Attelis left
eye was cut open in the seventh round
and he bled profusely. Mario was by far
the stronger in the last four rounds.
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only result will be TO make the skin of
your hand red. because the veins are full
Of blood carrying away all the heat it
can.
Mature has some way of disposing of
this heat that doesn't answer the ordi-
nary laws of physics. Certain bakers can
go into and remain in the big ovens in
which bread is being baked brown during
the two hours or so the process takes.
Their blood temperature only rises 2 de-
grees. The bread around them is baking
to a crisp-crusted array of loaves. They
get the same amount Of heat and are I'm
affected in temperature. The leather on
their shoes is scorched; the man in the
shoes remains cool
Nobody on EARTH" concluded the man
knows why that remarkable fact is so;
nobody can tell what becomes of the bak-
ing heat absorbed by tbs human body
for two hours without effect while bread
IL browning in big pans on s1 sides."
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19

The fremont Midgets defeated the L
Street Stars on the Monument lot yes
terday by IL to IL The game ended in
the eighth-inning as the Stars claimed
the umpire was against them.
The fremont Midgets challenge all
twelve-year-old teams. Address Bernard
Stringsrs 1O27 Ninth street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
625 King Street.
Alexandria. Va. March lS.-An hour
before he was to sit in the electric chair
at Richmond, Va, and expiate his crime
in connection with the part no played In
the murder OF Walter F. Schultz. Henry
Smith, one of the four negroes convicted
OF the crime, was informed at the State
penitentiary this morning that he had
been respited by Gov Mann until May Il.
The three negroes, Calvin Johnson. Rich
ard Pines. and Eugene Dorsey, were re-
Gently respited to that date. Smith was
not informed until near time for his exc
cution.
It is believed this was done in the hope
that Smith might make a last confess
sion which would clear the alleged un-
certainty OF the whole case. Smith stin
insists he did not take part in the muir
der
The town OF Potomac. embracing Del
Ray and ST. Elmo. Alexandria County.
VIII be Illuminated with small incandes-
cent street lamps after May l. The
Alexandria Electric Light Company is
installing wires and poles in Potomac.
Residents have agreed to use electricity
for light The company is also placing
lights in Braddock Heights.
A. P. Gentry, OF Richmond. Va. came
here to-day and identified two bicycles
which he hired Sunday last to two young
white men, who gave their names TO the
police as c. NJ Hartley and z. d. Hall.
OF Richmond. The men were arrested
several days ago Gentry returned TO
Richmond without the wheels. and init
mated he viii have the men turned over
TO Richmond authorities II he does not
prosecute, they will be released.
a. W Campbell OF Kentucky. has pur-
chased the old Ballenger farm. two miles
south OF Mount Vernon. from Daniel
Thompson. The price paid was $1,000.
Officers viii be elected at the annual
meeting OF the George Washington Birth
day Association at 7;sO o'clock Monday
evening in the rooms OF the chamber OF
commerce.
Through J. D. NoTmoyle. Miss Jose
phine c. Fegan has sold to Thomas F.
Kelley two two-story frame dwellings
on the north side OF Wolfe street. be-
tween Washington and Columbus streets,
known as 707 and 709 Wolfe street
Revival services viii be commenced
at II o'clock Sunday morning at Second
Baptist Church. and viii be conducted
by Rev. DR.. W. +. Fisher.
Albert Magalis left this afternoon for
Roanoke. Va. to attend the funeral of
his father, ". n. Magalis. who died in
that city last night
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19

F. Clinton knight, s2s King street. Alexandra.
Va. is authorized agent and carrier for The Wash
ington Herald. The Herald viii be delivered daily
and Sunday to any address In Alexandria for 80
CENTS q month
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19
EARNINGPOWER OF THE PEN
Few Poets and NoveStS But Must Do Other Work to Make
Living.

success edits an American magazine for
boys and girls. A young American nov
elist while editing an aphemera1. hu-
morous weekly lived in a church tower
because he found such lodgings cheap.
The poets used sometimes to exc out
their small incomes By teaching French.
but in New York competition in that
business has been ruinous. II IS said
that young Frenchwomen IN this city
are giving lessons in their own tongue
at q cents an hour. There is sprink-
ling of young poets living In hall bed
rooms all over Manhattan and earning
their bread in editorial and secretariaI
posts. as subordinates In museums, as
tutors, and as instructors in fencing and
the like.
Some novelists whose names are ia
miiiar to the reading public and whose
books are highly praised by sound crit
les cannot depend upon their writings
for bread. If novelist does not please
women he is rarely financial success.
Indeed. some novelists who rank very
high with intelligent. critical men are
feared by the publishers.
The manuscripts OF such novelists go
from publisher TO publisher without
finding a profitable market. If the host
OF nameless writer's whose books never
work Of men widely known on both
sides Of the Atlantic is declined or
bought for a trife the nobodies would
take comfort. The manuscript novels
of some men, even, who have written
highly successful books are sometimes
bought for a few hundred dollars. with
the promise Of royalty on sales above
a thousand.
It is said that Joseph Conrad. who is
held among men of keen critical taste
to have written few of the best Eng
lish sea tales and two or three really
great short stories. cannot count upon
his literary work for a living Some OF
his books have hardly sold above the
1000 mark in this country. while the
novels that women like run 10 5000,
20, 200. 10000. and 10000.
Maurice Hewlett. who is much less a
mans novelist than Conrad, is glad Of
a modest post under the government as
| yielding an assured income. Several
popular English novelists who are treat
ed with respect by critics on both sides
OF the Atlantic and who find an easy
and fairly profitable market for their
complete novels receive little or nothing
in advance when they publish q volume
/ Of short stories.
Kipling and Hardy are among the few
/ living writer's whose short stories have
sold we'll in collected form, and Hardy
| has ceased 10 write long stories Pub
Usher say there are hardly three Ameri-
can writer's whose volumes OF short
stories would excite more than a languid
interest in any publication office. though
there are many who receive high rates
/ for short single stories from the maya
/ zine publishers. Like the poets, the writ
ers Of short stories must usually have
| something on the side
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19
STCKNESs POsTPONEs GAME.

High-Business Contest Is
Called OF.
The game scheduled for Alexandria yes
terday afternoon between Episcopal
High and Business High was called of at
the last minute by a telegram from Alex
andria stating that sickness at the school
would prevent the game. Another con-
test will be played later.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-19
Observation-Disclosures
Condemned Negro ReSpited
by Governor.
CONFESSION WAS EXPECTED

Henry smith Not Informed Of states
Action Until Hour Before Execu-
tion-ToVyn of Potomac to Have
Electric Lights Richmond Man
Identifies stolen Bicycles.
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BOARD OF TRADE PROBES
THIS CITY'S FOOD PRICES
subcommittee Meets and Organizes
for Conduct of Proposed
Inquiry.

The Washington Board of Trade,
through subcommittee Of its committee
on laws, is about to actively enter upon
the investigation of conditions affecting
the prices of food In the District of Co
lumbia, and to assist the special COM
mittee appointed by authority Of Con-
gress upon the subject.
The subcommittee appointed recently by
John W. Yerkes, chairman of the COM
mittee on law, is composed of the follow
ing members of the board: Jackson II.
Kalston, chairman; John B. Larner, E. H.
Thomas, Leon Tobriner and Walter c.
Clephane.
II met at the Board of Trade rooms this
afternoon for the purpose of organization
and to take steps to cary out tie wishes
of the executive committee expressed at
it's meeting January IL, when the con-
gressiCnal committee was heartily in
dorsed and the appointment Ct a spe .laf
committee to assist it was author zed
The committee on law of the Board of
Trade was formerly the special legal
codification committee until last night,
when it's name was changed to the c, M
mittee on law, and it was made one of
the permanent committees of the 'board.
John w. Yerkes, chairman Jackson H.
Ralston, vice chairman: William NJ. Shus-
ter, secretary; Adds B. Browne, Walter
c. Clephane, Charles A. Douglass, Will
liam e. Edmonston. F. u. Mckenney,
William F. Mattingly, John 3. Larner.
Alfred p. Thorn, Edward II. Thomas and
Leon Tobriner
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sound Of gold or the appearance of green.
backs.
President Taft's interest in the situa-
ton is to hold the republicans in power
III the state and save republican repre-
SentativeS. He has long been in Sympa-
thy with Gov. Hughes and his efforts and
the two men are on the closest kind OF
terms.
Pacifying South Dakotans.
President Taft, in pursuance of plan
to pacify the two factions in South Da-
kota, had a long conference yesterday
afternoon with Senator's Gamble and
Crawford and Representatives Burke and
Martin, the senators belong ng to the fac
Tic n headed by them, and the two repre-
santatives standing for the kittredge fac
tion,. headed by ex-senator kittred se
Owing to the fractional diffe ences the
chances favor the election Of two demo-
cratic representatives this fall If things
are not settled.
The President wants to see the next
House republican, and wherever he car
he is harmoniznS factions and smoothing
over differences Most of the South Da-
kota fac ional leaders app dr. to be ia
vorable to plan OF comp. omiSe, but eX-
Senator Kittredge is holding out against
his enemies and wants to fight them in
the republican primaries, regardless OF
the results.
Grosvenor Gets His Commission.
EX-Representat.ve Charles H. Grosvenol
has his commission as a member of the
Chickamauga battlefield park commission
and when he called at the White House
today to thank the President for the
appointment he was congratulated By
many friends. Gen. Grosvenor will be.
come chairman of the commission and he
l., nt,tr ttyr,n RI h
work. even moving to Chattanooga from
his Ohio home, where he has long beer
figure in politics.
In carrying out his plan of going Il
Chattanooga Gen. GroSvenor will ash
Congress to amend the laws SO as to make
Chattanooga headquarters Of the com
mission. Gen. Grosvenor feels that this
should be done so that the important
work of making the historic battlefield
a great national park shall be carried or
at the snot.
In moving to Chattanooga and making
that city his home there will be removed
from the eleventh Ohio congressional dis
trict all further opposition to Representa-
tive Albert Douglas of Chlll1cothe, now
looming up as one of the big men OF Ohio
Mr.. Douglas defeated Gen. Grcsvenor fol
the republican nomination three year:
ago. leaving an intense fractional feeling
that came near causing the defeat OF Mr
Douglas by a democrat. Even when M
was again nominated a year and a hall
ago he narrowly escaped defeat by {
democrat. owing to the intense bitterness:
of the Grosvencr faction. Mr.. Dougla:
asked the President to appoint his huskl
rival to the Chickamauga commission
and his graceful act has had a good effec'
in his district. probably saving his de1ea
this November.
Ex-Gov Hoggatt of Alaska and ex-Gov
Curry of New Mexico talked territorial
matters with the President today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26
Boy Killed Coasting Near Syracuse.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, January 26.-John
Hoagh, eleven years old. was killed, Wal
ter Smith, fifteen, was fatally injured and
Marjorie Hougbton, fourteen. had her leg
b oxen In a coasting accident at Theresa
last night. A party Of youngsters were on
a heavy bob sled on a very steep hill,
CLASSY with ice. The sled was going at
terrific speed when young Smith. who was
at the wheel, lost control and the sled ran
into telephone pole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-26

With Mrs. Sarah D. La Fetra as vice
chairman. The following advisory com.
mittee was appointed: Mrs. Herber,
Wadsworth. Mrs. A. C. Barney. Mrs. J
c. Burrows, Mrs. Mary ;. Lockwood
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Mrs. G. T.
Smallwood and Mrs. De B. Randolph
Keim.
Secretary to Be Chosen.
The selection of IA secretary was left to
the discretion of officers at the next
meeting. which will be held at the call
of the chairman.
Among others who took part in the
proceedings were Mrs. Albert Chnord
Barney. Mrs. Belva a. Lockwood, Mrs.
Henry F. Blount. Mrs. Clinton smith
Mrs. Clayton z. Emig. Miss Mabel Boa. O.
man. Mrs. W. IN De Riemer, Mrs: +. 3.
Voland, Mrs. c. II. Brown, MRS. VI.
Granger, Mrs. \. McDonough, Mrs. w.
F. McLennan. Mrs, Margaret Dixon, Mrs.
Horace Boughtonf Mrs. 4. I. FoXwell'
Mrs. B. Sanborn, Mrs. Loomis u: Day
Mrs. L. H. Hodges, Mrs. E. {. 1orks'
Mrs. j. A. j. Arbeely. Mrs. NJ ID. FOL
ger. Miss Edith Palmer, Mrs. Edward =;
Clement, Mrs Charles Richai daon anu
Mrs A. A. Bristol.
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State Courts May Probe.


The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-fcur hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
MISUNDERSTANDING %. p.m., 81: )
p.m., 81, l. midnight. 20; January Is. 4
am, rs; s am, q: Il noon, 50; . pm.
a. Maximum, 81, at pm. January III:
minimum, %, at am. January IS.
Barometer-January %, p.m., 300I: :
pm, 1910; Il midnight, 3111; January
26, 4 am, 5000; s am, 3OOs; noon. 5000;
pm, 1885,
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, %; a year ago, Al.