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SPEAKING OF EXPLORER COOK,
THE MOON STORY ONCE HAD
THE WORLD ALL AGOG-ANI-
MAILS ON MOON.

One of the nineteenth centurys
greatest hoaxes was discovery"
that the man in the moon, animals
and other forms of life were seen
with powerful telescope.
Richard Locke, New York newspa-
per faker, in 1885 wrote an account
of how Sir John Herschel, the great
British astronomer, had invented an
apparatus by which the magnifying
power of a telescope could be suf-
ficiently increased to detect objects
in the moon.
Sir Jonn nau been sent to the Cape
of Good Hope at the expense of the
English, French and Austrian gov
ernments to make astronomical OBJ
servations, and the fact that he was
there was generally known when the
New York Sun printed what purport-
ed to be a genuine news story of his
wonderful achievement.
On the night Of January 10, 1885,
the story ran, the telescope with its
magnifying appliance was ready to
be employed upon the moon. The
first things observed were rocks COW
cred with poppies; then fields of
grain, trees and rivers; amethyst
mountains and verdant valleys next
appeared, while strange animals, like
bisons, unicorn goats and curious
birds were described with a wealth of
detail
The man in the moon was describ-
ed as stronger and hairier than an
ourang-outang.
Many newspapers fell into the trap.
The New York Times thought the
story displayed "the most extensive
and accurate knowledge of astron-
omy;" the New Yorker considered
the discovery "of astounding inter-
est, creating a new era in astronomy
AMI science generally"
The hoax reached Europe by the
slow boats of those days and caused
a tremendous stir among the learned
societies One english society soberly
declared that "Sir John Herschel has
added a stock of knowledge to the
present age which will immortalize
his name and place it high on the
page of science"
The French Academy of Science
was discussing this wonderful dis
covery in solemnity when the mon
umental fake was exposed.
Locke. who, though knowing lit
tie or nothing about astronomy con-
coctej the tale that deceived scien-
lists and laymen alike, had at last
told the truth to fellow reporter.
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SOME GREAT HOAXES OF HISTORY

ficers were installed for the coming
term. Next Monday night five can
didates will be given the second rank
and others will be put through the
work at succeeding meetings. Anoth-
er class is being collected to enter the
ranks of the order before February
18th and after that date no more can
be received at the reduced class rate.
The Knights have been so busy with
the initiation work and installation
that the regular social program has
had to be postponed. Last night the
consideration of the social program
was put off for another week.
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WITH THE FIGHTERS.


They must have lots of money to
toss about in Australia when they
fall for Joe Grim and Pat O'Keefe.
London followers of the boxing
game believe that Tom Thomas is
the bloke to give Stanley Ketchell
his.
The West Side A. c. of New Or
leans is trying to arrange another
match between Ray Bronson and
Matte Baldwin. The boys put up a
great fight the last time they met be-
fore the club.
Jack McGpigan of Philadelphia
says he has a new heavyweight and
when he gets started he will never
stop until he becomes champion Jack
doesn't like to start the new one in
cold weather. so will wait until the
first of May.
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Committee for Grand Ball.

The building committee is busily
engaged arranging committees for the
grand ball which is to be held on
the formal dedication of the new
commercial club building. The gen.
eral committee as appointed consists
OF Messrs. and Mesdames Taylor.
Scheble, Owens, Olive, Thayer, May,
Lemon, Reeves, Ansel Griggs, Upper,
Stout, Culp, Messrs. r. C.. Littlefield.
A. e. Weiland and D. N. Gellatly.
The personnel of the subcommittee
will be announced in a few lays.
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To Determine Stepmother's Rights.

Jersey Ciey, N j., Jan. 12.-Just
how far stepmother's rights in her
husbands household extend If the
husband is widower with an adult
daughter, is expected to be defined by
Vice Chancellor Stevenson in suit
which was argued before him today.
The action is a suit for separate main
tenance brought by Rose w. Bross of
Arlington, against her husband.
Joseph H. Bross of West Nutley.
Mrs. Bross objects to living with
Miss Bross, her husbands daughter
by a former marriage. Mrs. Bross.
in her complaint, declares that the
daughter has talked against" her
and opposed her, ana that, since the
girl is. able to earn her own living as
dressmaker, it is her fathers duty
to send her out to take care OF her
SELF Only on that condition. she
says. will she return to her husband.
Failing to promise to take such ac-
ton, she asks that the count order
him to pay her a weekly allowance
sufficient for her support.
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Had on Several Skates.

There was another arrest yesterday
the third this year Chief Inscho
nabbed a man in the postoffice who
had a new kind of drunk He had
On three skates at one time Two of
the skates were of a well known va
riety, the Keen kutter kind that were
given away when you did the puzzle.
The skate collector had them hanging
around his neck. But the other skate
was an unknown species, and Inscho
could not guess where the man got
it. 1t was a big skate, more than
one man could carry, but the chief
managed to get all the skates up to
the pail Just what the new police
judge will be able to fine man for
having three skates on is not nown.
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against Gordon and Thompson.

2 A a
The new senator went to Canada
after his escape from Union prison
ship. He had been abroad negotiat-
ing for the purchase of warship for
the Confederacy. In returning the
party tried to run the blockade at
Wilmington. He was made prison
er with the common sailors on the
boat.
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Chas. j. Trow of Chelan was this
week granted patent by the United
States patent office for means of
propelling water crafts. Mr. Trow
expects to put this device on the mar
ket at once.
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Letters remaining at the Wenat-
chez postofice unclaimed for the
week ending January II, 1910:
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NJ. w. A. Next Friday.

Next Friday night the M. w. A.
will install officers and entertain the
members and their families. A BAN
quet will be part of the evenings en-
tertainment.
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Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining at the Wenat-
,hee postof1ce unclaimed for the
week ending January II, 1910:
Bicknel, T.
Brown, S. l..
Bond, Mrs. Anna
Chase, Mrs. j. r.
Crawford, Geo.
Ebley, Harry
Forbes, Andy
Feltham, Mrs. e.
Harris, Eva.
Hawkind, John r.
Heine, Mr.. and Mrs.
Heart. Mrs. Sarah
Kaiser, Florence
Kimball, Mrs. Fred
Kurrell, John w.
Lindquist, Mabel
Larson, Ole
Lawrence. w. H. (2)
Navarro, A. W.
Nichols, Cortland T.
Patterson, Cora
Ragley, J. D.
Smith, j. w.
Smith, Lucille
Slime, L. A.
Sullivan, Mrs. e. C.
Taylor, w. ].
Taylor. Bolesaw
lotion, Mrs. Emma
Warner, Bertha
L. NJ. HULL, p. M.
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X. OF P. Installation.

The Valley Lodge, K of P. initiated
thirteen candidates into the mysteries
of the first rank Monday night Of,
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Big Bowling Tournaments for
1910.

= January 15-22-sMiddle States !
= Bowling association, at st.
q Louis.
= February 11-16-International I
. bowling association, at st.
q Paul
= February Bismarck 4-Ameri- :
= can Mowling congress, at De- :
= troit.
+ March 7-21-Canadian Bowling .
+ association. at Toronto. :
+ March 26-31-Western Bowling :
+ congress, at San Francisco. .
r April educational competi- :
+ lions, at Baltimore. :
+ + + + I. + + + I. + + Z + + + 4. !
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NJ. E. Hull will leave this week for
Twisp where she owns a ranch.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
BY LAY DAVIDSON

o
boy and tell him of their loyal friend
ageeab surprised find that all outward appear
his to indicate that he
Johnon which closed when he returned
home home rev DAY days AGES ago dong t ] mar ] p as M % ,ht % 55,b @ ne a @
his
a
from the effects of the doping fully
before the big fight His appearance aons and speech
is Affected b some drug Of powerful nature that was given him several
before the fight the an and which rendered him help
their opinion because he has fully
brother
dopped
administered
1T he was confident at W a rev Gays %oua De mace maze
replied the Don't think Jim doped before the fight
discussion his this time he had
yet obtained the evidence @ m to enable him to place the blame 1nd
few days he be able to make the charge and offer proof that could
Henry Berry. every
ngside Jenes doped
that they longer dob of it, and each of them strangely
the entity of the guilty although
tb % that ees never was in better condition to fight despite that
Jeff doed the stamen plan the they can
circumstance
was forced ask his brother lack w hat happened to him and in what
5 re- p Frs boran - bnk hon. - aftar b ,vd rnn. 1ban
the certainly
him. 1T is possible although probable that he
will enhen his friends and the public in such manner that no
permitted
waiting for him fully what they believe the
effect of he
expected Frisco pper
ing
his mission wasting his time Jefes will
if
to
that Jeff match had
a
the and he
of
Is
ing right and win
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
MAKING EFFORTS
TO REVIVE RACING
Chicago Capitalists Are Willing to
Expend Money to Reopen
Game in That City
ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE
Nothing Definitely Settled, but a
Persistent Rumor Indicates
Something Is Doing
ADVANCES HAVE BEEN MADE

CHICAGO, July 11.-Prospect of an
attempt to reopen horse racing in Chi
cago was seen yesterday when John
Condor, owner of the Harlem race
track and deeply interested in Worth,
admitted that he had been approached
by an agent for combine for the pro-
motion of racing In this city,
The proposal is to open racing at
either Harlem, Worth or Hawthorne,
and indications are that a heavily
backed set of men will make one last
effort to replant the game that was
tabooed a half dozen years ago.
1.-TWO or three days ago l was visited
by man representing himself as the
agent for a group of men anxious to
start racing again In Chicago" said
Mr. Condor yesterday. by request
of the agent it is impossible for me to
give out the names of these men, but
they are evidently a substantial bunch.
The references of the agent were good
and he seemed a businesslike, smart
fellow. 4s
"As far as am concerned. of course,
the reopenng of the game Is what I
would like to see. But there was Moth
ing definitely settled, and one must
take into account the fact that there
have been rumors of a like sort going
about since the game closed"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
GEORGE MEMSIC MUST
PAY WIFE $25 A MONTH

After a warm debate by the attor-
neys on each SIDE, in the midst OF
which Judge Hutton commanded that
they both be seated, Maud A. Memsic'
wife of George Memsic, pugilist, was
yesterday granted $25 a month alimony
till the settlement Of her petition for
a divorce.
Her husband turned her out of the
house without a cent" declared Attor-
ney Fl. Fl. Appel.
Her conduct was such that she new
er ought to have been permitted In
the house in the first place" rejoined
the attorney for the husband.
Gentlemen, be seated, both of you,
shouted the court. Il won't have it.
Both Of you sit down"
When quiet was resumed, an attempt
was made to show the husband was
unable to furnish alimony, the claim
being that he had but 1920 in his poe
ket, and that, on account Of a broken
arm, he was unable to follow his oc-
cupation of prize fighting.
"I don't suppose that profession is
paying very well, just now. anyway"
suggested the judge. twenty-five
dollars is little enou-h. 1t is granted -
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
HARVARD STUDENT IS
GOING AFTER JOHNSON
Bio Fellow Believes He Can De-
feat Congo Champ and Is
Willing to Take Chance

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, July 11.-Earl
NV. Long, sub-center on the Harvard
varsity eleven last fall and one of the
best developed men the college has had
for years, has the pugilistic fever. He
wants to meet Jack Johnson in a
SQUARED circle and thinks he can wrest
the title from the worlds champion.
Long is nearly as big as Johnson and
always has been in perfect shape, due
in part, he claims. to his scientific Sc
lection of food, which costs him not
more than 81 a week. Long said yes
terday:
Il can box a little and have done so
both before and after coming to Har-
ward. 1 should like to meet Johnson,
pugilistically speaking; even more, l
would take pleasure in defeating him" "
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
THINKS He WON
BY CLOSING EYE
Johnson Credits This One Punch
More Than Any Other with
Winning for Him
PROMISES TO DEFEND TITLE
Opens Engagement in New York
with Speech in Which He
Commits Himself
PROMISES TO DEFEND TITLE
Associated press1

NEW YORK, July LII won," said
Jack Johnson this afternoon as ne
paused to show the famous gold reef,
while the crowd that filled the vaude-
vile theater where he made his first
public appearance since the fight at
Reno cheered and stamped. 'I won,
and all l can say is that 1t is my pur-
pose to defend my title against all
comers, and l thank you for this re-
ception.
LAS I told this audience before the
fight, l believed was the better man
and made up my mind to fight fair,
h.nest fight, and l believe the pictures
will show that l did. If Mr.. Jeffries
had been the best man and whipped
me l would lave gone to his corner
and tipped my hat to him and offered
him my hand. AS it was, / won"
Before Johnson went on the stage he
received a delegation of newspaper men
in his dressing room. They asked him
why he had sold out his share In the
moving pictures of the fight.
WELL" said Johnson, you see, it's
like this: You always see the man
who has the patent loses his money.
If had kept my interest l would have
had to employ a large number of men
to look after my interests. AS 1t was,
I got $50, 900 and a little bonus of $10,+
900 or $4,000 for my interest.
Now, if had kept my share of tha
pictures. by the time the other twenty
five or thirty of us had got through
cheating one another. 1 doubt II there
would have been that much money left
for me. So long as they were willing
to manage it and give me the money,
was perfectly willing to accept 1t.
AS far as l am concerned, hope they
make million out of it,"
Somebody asked Johnson what blow
he thought won him the fight.
81 think" he answered, ''it was the
blow that closed Jeffries' right eye"
There were no riots during the day,
either In the streets or at. the theater
where Johnson appeared, although
some of Johnson's winnings went up In
champagne bubbles at the hotel where
johnson makes his headquarters.
The only serious order of the day
bearing in any way on the fight oc-
Cured in small Broadway theater
where a crowd gathered to see pictures
taken at the ringside" under the i'm
preston that they were moving pic
lures. Disappointed, the spectators de-
manded their money back, and when
this was refused they wrecked the
lobby and rolled the ticket booth, with
a young woman inside. into the street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
EMPIRE CITY RESULTS

EMPIRE CITY, N. Y, July 11.-Ben
LOYAL, to 5, favorite, won the Glen
cove handicap at six furlongs here
today, but only after a hard drive.
Barleythrope was the pacemaker to the
turn, where Ben Loyal moved up into
the lead and looked an easy winner.
In the last hundre1 yards, Barley
thorpe forged ahead, but Ben Loyal
came with rush and won by head.
Results:
First race lve and a half furlongs-Dart.
worth won. Thrifty second Stare third. Time,
1903.
Second race, six furlongs-Jeanne D'Aro
won, Sir Alvescot second, Rosimir third.
Time 1:l3. Il
Third race. mile and twenty yards-Noon
won, Harvey f second. Bank third. Time,
1aa
Fourth race the Glencove handicap, $500,
six furlongs-Ben Loyal won, Fauntleroy sec
ond. Barley Thorpe third. Time. 1913 is.
Fifth race. five and a half furlongs-Mr
Golghtly won, Rogon second, Amalh third
Time, 1907
Sixth race, selling, one and a quarter mile
Montgomery won Perry johnson second, Bad
News third. Time 2:O7 s-5.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
FRISCO MUNICIPAL BOARD
PROHIBITS FIGHT PICTURES

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-THE mu-
nicipal board of censors today adopted
a resolution instructing the chief of
police not to permit the reproduction
of the Jeffries-Johnson fight by means
of moving pictures. A similar resolu-
ton referring to prize fight pictures In
general also was adopted. Both reso-
lutions contained proviso to the effect
that the pictures must not be shown
nendinp their examination by the
hoard. but, according to Secretary Nor
man w. Hall, the proviso is Il mere
formality, it having been fully decided
not to permit the exhibition of the pic
lures in San Francisco. The action of
the board followed the receipt of
letter from Mayor Mccarthy advising
the course taken.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Washing-
ton drove Spade from the box in the
first inning today, scoring enough runs
to win easily from st. Louis, to 2.
Score:
Washington g. hits 7, errors 2.
st. Louis ?, hits 8, errors 1.
Batteries: Groom and Beckendorf;
Spade, Ray and B. Killifer.
PHILADELPHIA, July 11.-Philadel-
phia and Detroit played a regular town
lot game today, the former winning, 8
to 8. Score:
Detroit 8, hits 10. errors 9.
Philadelphia g. hits a. errors 8.
Batteries: Killian, Stroud, Summers,
Willets and Schmidt. Stanage; Nor
gan, Atkins, Dygert, Coombs and
Thomas.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE New York
Americans had on their batting clothes.
today and easily defeated Chicago, 8
to 4, knocking Olmstead off the rubber
in six innings. Captain Chase again
played with the locals. Score:
Chicago 4, hits 6, errors l.
New York S, hits II, errors 1.
Batteries: Olmstead Smith and
Payne; Quinn and Sweeney.
BOSTON, July 1l.-Boston's errors
allowed Cleveland to win double
contest today, the first game by a 5
to score and the second TO l. After
he had figured in losing the second
contest Pitcher ArCllanes was sus-
pended indefinitely by President Tay-
lor of the Boston club. Scores
First game
Cleveland 5, hits 8, errors 2.
Boston I, hits 6, errors 8.
Batteries-Joss and Bemis, Easterly;
Karger and KleinoW.
Second game
Cleveland 3, hits 9, errors l.
Boston 1, hits 8, errors 3.
Observation-Disclosures and Easterly.
Arellanes and Carrigan.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
WEST AFTER BIC
TENNIS TOURNEY
National Women'S Championship
Events Sought by Pacific
Racket Enthusiasts
BUSY SEASON IS PROMISED
Local Boosters of Game Expect
Lively Competition in
Annual Contest
BY II. V. WELLER

TENNIS DATES FOR 1910.
July 1S-Longwood Cricket club, Long
wood. Mass. Eastern doubles cham
pionship and nineteenth annual Long
wood singles.
July 23-Onwentsla club, Lake Forest,
Ill. Western championship doubles.
Western singles for men and women.
August 1, 2, 8. 4, 8. e-Hotel Virginia,
Long Beach. Southern California
championship tournament for South
ern California titles In singles and
doubles, and women's singles,
August 2-onwentsla club, Lake Forest,
III. Preliminary national doubles.
Teams from Pacific states, western
championship tourney, Southern and
Eastern tournaments competing.
August I5-NewpOrt Casino, Newport,
r. 1. United States National Lawn
Tennis championship In singles, doub
les and interscholastic singles.
September 5-Hotel Del Monte, Del
Monte, Cal. Pacific States Lawn Ten
mis- championships In mems and wom-
ems singles, doubles and mixed
doubles.
September 26-Longwood Cricket club,
Boston. Mass. women's singles. doub-
les and mixed doubles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
FEDERAL LAWYERS READY
FOR BEEF TRUST PROBE

CHICAGO, July 11.-With but four
days left before the beginning of the
new federal grand jury investigation
of the National Packing company ana
of Chicago packers suspected or TAX
ing part in "beef trust conspiracy,
government officers and special agents
Who will have to do with getting the
evidence before the grand jury were
kept busy yesterday,
The federal lawyers are organizing
their plans for a quick inquiry ana
are getting the evidence in shape 10
present to the new special grand jury
in logical order.
II think we shall be able to get all
the necessary evidence before the
grand Jury in weeks time" said
James II. Wilkerson special assistant
district attorney, for we know what
we want and where to lay our hands
on it in quick order"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12

Amateur Sports, Athletics

every player becomes a booster for the
request. and If Southern California Is
unable to secure the tournament, let
the local players unite to bring the
meet as far west as possible. the
women's singles in the local tourna-
ments are made up of almost as many
as the national championship tourna-
ments and there is no disputing the
statement that the players around the
local courts are of a class above the
competitors in the Philadelphia event.
Southern California wants the next
national women's championship-or at
any rate the west wants 1t. and what
the west wants it generally gets.
Westward, no!
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
PETITIONS TO BE
PRESENTED TO COUNCIL

SAN DIEGO, July 11.-Petitions cir
culated yesterday in many of the
churches of san Diego, calling upon
the city council to prohibit the exhi-
bition of the Jeffries- johnson fight pic
lures here, will be presented to the
council either today or tomorrow. The
petitions declare, among other things,
that the pictures are a menace to the
morals of the community and conducive
to the spread of race prejudice.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
EVEN THE cooNs ARE AG'lN
SHOWING THE FIGHT PICTURES

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE African
American Methodist Episcopal Minis
terial association of Chicago and Vicin-
ity today adopted a resolution con-
demning "the presentation of any ex-
hibition of the brutalities of the prize
fight, whether 1t be in the ring itseii
or hv moving picture reproduction"
and requesting the mayor of the city
''to prohibit the fight pictures" of the
Johnson-J -Jeffries contest.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
SAYS G0TCH
MUST PUT UP MONEY
Black Champion Will Not Listen
to Big Wrestler Until the
Change Is Shown

CHICAGO, July 11.-When told of the
report that Frank Gotch. the wrestler
would seek a match with him, Jack
johnson, the pugilist, said yesterday
before his departure for New YORK
that If Gotch wanted to do business
with him he would have to put up some
money, as he did not propose to let
anybody get any free advertising.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
BROOKLYN GIRL DEFENDS
SOUTHERN TENNIS TITLE

ATLANTA, Ga, July 11.-Miss
Turtle of Brooklyn successfully defend
ed her title of southern woman tennis
champion today by defeating Miss Sui
livan Of Birmingham in tho playoff in
the championship singles, G-3 as. TO
The intense heat caused Miss Sullivan
to faint at the conclusion Of the match,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ANERICAN AssOCIATION
PlRATEs Buy PLAYER

LACROSSE, Wis, July 11.-John Ka-
ding, first baseman of the Eau Claire
team In the Minnesota Wisconsin base
ball league, was sold tday to the Pitts
burg National league team for $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-12
WESTERN ASSOCIATION

At Des Moines-Lincoln 9, Des
Moines l.
At Sioux City-Sioux City 10, Oma-
ha 7.
At Denver-Denver o, Wichita 2.