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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
H0N0RED BYNAWLEACUE
ENGLISH SECTIONS TRIBUTE
TO WASHINGTON'S MEMORY.
Large Gathering in London-Day
Observed Also in Paris-Re-
ception to Americans.

LONDON. February o3-The English
section of the American Navy League
celebrated Washingtons birthday by a
dinner last night. r. Newton Crane, ex-
president of the American Society. pre-
sided, having on his right John L. Grif-
flths, the American consul general. and
op his left William Phillips. secretary
Of the American embassy. There was a
large gathering of prominent Americans.
Consul General Griffiths responded 10
the memory of George Washington in q
speech. which aroused great enthusiasm.
Commander Edward Simpson, the naval
attache. spoke for the navy The other
speakers We're Marshall o. Fox and Prof
Charles William Wallace of the University
of Nebraska. the well known Shake
spearean scholar.
Observed in Paris.
PARIS. February 23.-A reception to the
American colony by Ambassador and Mrs
Robert Bacon was the feature of WASH
ngton's birthday celebration in Paris.
The ambassadors residence which suf-
fered considerably from the recent flood,
and to which he returned only Saturday,
was beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion. An orchestra played throughout
the afternoon.
Ambassador and Mrs. Bacon and Miss
Bacon assisted by the embassy
staff and Mrs Chaplin, wife of the naval
attache. Previous to this reception the
ambassador gave a luncheon to the Latin
American diplomatic representatives in
Paris at which toast to the memory
of Washington was proposed by the Bra
lillian minister Ambassador Bacon re-
piled in Spanish. eulogizing Bolivar. San
Martin and other heroes of Aneric
independence, as well Washington.
Dinner Invitations Cancelled.
The regular Washington dinner at the
American Club. at which eX-Nicc President
Fairbanks and Gen. Stewart J.. Wood
ford had been invited TO speak, was
Cancelled on account of the death of
NJ. {. Jacobus. counselor TO the Amer
lean embassy, which occurred few days
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
Gordon Is Satisfied.

I'm glad it's all over remarked Sem
ator James Gordon. when asked about
the action taken by the Mississippi legis-
lature yesterday in choosing Leroy Percy
to succeed him in the upper house Of
Congress. Mr.. Gordon was appointed SEN
ator until the legislature had elected a
successor to the late Senator McI1aurin.
Il have had a very pleasant time here
i'm the Senate and in Washington, Mr..
Gordon continued.
Il had no personal ambition to be sat
isfied in the election and am well salts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
UNIVERSITY CLUB DINNER
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS
MADE FOR ANNUAL EVENT.
More Than 600 Expected at Ban.
quet, at Which President Will
Be Guest of Honor.

The banquet committee of the Univer-
sity Club has completed plans for the
annual dinner of that organization. which
will be held in the large ballroom OF
the New Willard next Monday even
ing, February %. In every way the feast
will be the most pretentiors ever St
tempted by the club. and it is assured
that the seating capacity of the tables,
which will stretch from end to end of
the great room. accommodating in all
more than six hundred persons, will ne
barely adequate to place the members
and their guests who will attend the
function. Senator Stephen B. Elars. re-
Gently elected president of the organiza-
ton. will preside over the function.
Chauncey NJ. Depew will be toas master,
and President Taft will be the sues, of
honor.
Only four set speeches are on the pro-
gram one by President Taft and the
others by Representative Champ Clark OF
Missouri, Senator Thomas II. Carter of
Montana and Job Hedges. graduate of
Princeton and one Of the best known
after-dinner speakers in New York. Ar
rangements will be made to place sixty
of the principal guests, including the
speakers. at the large table at the head
Of the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
RUSSIAN IS LOCKED UP
TRIP TO BALTIMORE DIsAs-
TROUS TO WALDEMAR.
Washington Visitor Claimed to Be
Connected With the Ears EN-
bassy in This City.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, February %
Waldemar Simultaneously, erstwhie
subject of Car Nicholas, and claiming a
connection with the Russian embassy at
Washington, was locked up this morning
At the southern police station on charge
of disorderly conduct.
Although spontaneously may have
something on the biuecoats when 1t comes
10 emitting words from which the voweis
have been previously extracted, his antics
on pier 8, Locust Point, this morning,
shocked even the gayest of the gay OF
Baltimore's finest.
The answer to the question. why he
should have come all the way from
Washington to execute some neat MP
flaps and blood curdling yells within a
few inches of the Patapsco river, and In
the presence of some forty amazed Tor
eigners. who. 1t is believed. have not yet
found out the reason. was fOund SdIeiy
stored away in his coat pocket.
And this is what II Is: total alb
stinence pledge, sworn TO before r. A.
Gehring. notary public OF WASHINGTON.
TO run for six months, was FOUND Wnen
he was searched at the police station
The police believe that Sorokoumow-
sky's discovery that a pledge In wash
ington is not binding In Baltimore was
responsible for the journey to Baltimore
BE that as il may, SorOkoumowsky was
found this morning excitedly holding
forth in his own language 10 group OF
his feliow-countrymen on the pier
Policemen Were Obdurate.
Special officer Charles A. Steiner Of tie
Baltimore and Ohio railroad was the
first official to arrive on the scene lie
sized up matters and then Waldamar fell
into the clutches of the law. In vain dii
he tell the police at the station thai he
was connected with the Russian embassy.
Had he been the car himself it would
have done no good. for the many in
lricacies of international complications
settled quickly in that section. All
this did Waldemar find TO his sorrox.
Resides the abstinence pledge a lbrar.
card. issued by one of the free libraries
in Washington to the prisoner at his ad-
dress. jlS r street northwest Washing
ton. ID. c., was found in his pockets. The
prisoner insisted that he was also a
cotton buyer at Galveston. Tex. but this
long way off.
The Russian will have u hearing before
Justice Lewis this afternoon.
Waldmar Simultaneously has been
living In Washington for the last two
years. II was said today at the house
313 + street. where he and his wife
have apartments. He is not connected
with the Russian embassy nor is he
engaged in any business here He has
private income which enables him g
live here without engaging in business.
He came TO this country about twenty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
Surprises on Program.

Interspersed with the speeches the ban
quet committee will execute number OF
STUNTS" all of which will be surprising
in their nature and well calculated to add
to the JOY of the occasion. One of the
features will be a series of presentations
after the fashion of the cannon eXer-
ciSes" at Princeton.
The room will be decorated with college
colors from a majority of the 115 uni
versities and schools whose graduates
are represented In the membership of
the club. During the dinner announce
ment will be made of the plans for the
new University Club. which will be erect
ed upon the site recently purchased at
the corner of Vermont avenue and |
street
The banquet committee includes the
following: Marshall o. Leighton. chair
man; r. Golden Donaldson. Fred b. Pyle,
Claude n. Bennett, Edward Z. Free. Har-
ry W. Fuller, Charles F. Howe, Francis
r. Weller and Wallace ID. Mclean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
PERCY CHOSEN SENATOR
DEFEATS VARDAMAN ON FIF.
TY-EIGHTH BALLOT.
Majority of Five Votes-Bitter Pc.
litical Fight in Mississippi
Is Ended.

JACKSON, Miss. February 23.-The
two houses of the Mississippi legislature
met in joint session today and unanimous
ly elected Leroy Percy of Greenville as
United States senator to fill the unex-
pired term OF the late Senator A. j. Nc
Laurin.
! The term of the new senator expires
March 4, 1913. He will leave within the
| next few days for Washington.
Mr.. Percy received majority of five
! votes In joint legislative caucus last night
over former Gov. James X. yardaman. The
result came on the fifty-eighth ballot
of the caucus and was brought about
through a process of elimination, ter
minating a deadlock which had prevailed
| seven weeks.
When the caucus met last night with
drawals of the several candidates having
| the fewer votes came fast. Represent
alive Adam Byrd, John Kyle and II. II.
Street followed each other out, and the
struggle narrowed to the two leading
contestants.
The votes controlled by those candi-
dates who withdrew went almost solidly
to Percy, giving him eighty-seven votes
to eighty-two for Vardaman on the first
ballot.
Partisan Feeling Intense.
In several respects the fight in caucus
has been one Of the most remarkable
political contests ever held in the SOUTH
From the start partisan feeling was in
| tense, and the contest early resolved it
self into factional struggle between the
adherents and opponents of former Gov.
Vardaman, who throughout maintained
his original vote. at times gaining
enough to bring him within few votes
of the goal. However, the majority was
always distributed among the. other cam
didates. Mr.. Percy retained second place
throughout the contest
In anticipation Of selection last night
representatives hall was crowded long
before the time set for the converting
made of the result pandemonium broke,
and it was with difficulty that brief ad-
dresses by the victor and the vanquished
could be heard above the cheering.
vardaman to Run Again.
Mr.. Percy promised faithful service,
while Mr.. Vardaman formally served no
tice that he would be a candidate for
the Office again.
Leroy Percy was born in Washington
county, Miss, November .. 1861, and
is the son of the late Col. William Percy,
formerly of Alabama. He was grad
uated from the University Of the South
and also from the law department Of the
University Of Virginia. His post-grad-
uate course was at Princeton University.
Mr.. Percy then returned to Greenville
and engaged in the practice of law in
connection with the management of ex-
tensive land interests. Since early man.
hood he has taken an active part in the
political affairs of the state, although he
has never heretofore held public Office.
He was married in 1888 to Miss Camille
F. Bourger of Louisiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23

years ago and is a naturalized Ameri-
can.
Mr.. spontaneously went to Baltimore
yesterday for a visit to friends, IT is said.
The opinion was expressed at his nome
that he was under the influence of liquor
when he got into trouble in Baltimore and
made the statement that he was con-
nected with the Russian embassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
Ins0lllrl ia

II have been using Casearets for In.
souaia, With which I have been afflicted
for tWesty yssrs, and can say that Cas-.
carrots have given me more relief than any
other remedy ! have ever tried. shail
rertainly recommend them to my frienda
IS being all that they are represented"
Thos. Cillard. Elgin. III.
Eaasant. Paiasah1a. Peeoas. Taste Coed
De 0eoA- Never eiokssf Wssken OF GsipA
la, t., 0k NO0os soA ID buIk. ThA eSn.
siRo saktet stempsd &C. 0uaraStsed to
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-23
Reception Of Reports.

The reports of the grand chancellor.
grand keeper OF records and seal and
grand master Of exchequer showed the
order to be in a splendid condition in
this domain. Considerable routine bust
ness in the matter OF receiving reports Of
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
WHO THIS COOMBS
PERSON REALLY is

thought Hugh Duffy, then manager,
had Coombs as good as signed. IL
later developed that Mack had signed
the youngster almost year before.
The average collegian falls TO de-
liver in the big leagues. but Coombs
was different Big and strong. with
great speed, but not the best OF con-
troll, a good head and ability TO bat,
he wrote his name high in baseball
chronicles by pitching 24-inning
victory over Boston, Sept. l. 1905
Coombs won that game, but the
strain weakened him, and the next
season his pitching arm broke down.
The Athletics trainer worked hard
on the arm. and In few weeks
Coombs had more speed than ever,
but no control. His batting caused
Mack 70 play him in the outfeld part
OF 1908, and he was kept on the pay
roll during 1909. although his pitch
ing was unimpressive.
Last spring Coombs' hard work
told. One afternoon he pitched a
few innings without issuing a pass.
aad folks who had asked why Mack
kept him knew the answer From
that day Coombs has been a sensa-
tlOn anu nhS DtIiOl llidISt VI iahhih-
IA Browns proves his class. Among
the feats credited to Coombs is a 16
inning runless game against the
White Sox, with Ed Walsh opposing
him.
Coomhs is an out-of-doors man. He
was a farmers boy and sports have
beer his hobby He played on the
Colby college eleven. and took part
in other sports. He spent the falls
in the Maine woods. He is a good
golf player. Whenever he can get
away for a couple of days he spends
his time fishing on the Jersey coast
Coombs Is bachelor. When In
the south couple OF years ago, q
wealthy widow became attached to|
him. She owned thousands OF acres
and a bank account. But Jack was
shy. He was trying to get control
of the bali at that time and probably
figured that to master a widow and
horsehide simultaneously would be
too much OF task.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17

be the most open classic OF the year.
In the field of Is may be mentioned
Willy, the European trotter that has
won many races down the line; The
Angelus. winner OF two races In as
many weeks: Annette r., that cap
tured the $4,000 stake at Minneapolis
ten days ago: Creighton, a winner at
Syracuse; Baron Penn. winner OF
fast heat at Indianapolis. and others
OF 2:l0 ability.
The 2:06 pacing stake In on for the
same afternoon and Bland g., 2:03 Ia
will try and uphold the reputation OF
the west against Ella Ambulator.
Walter Hal, Walter W., and others
that are very fast Fields In both
the ASIA and ALL trots which are
set for this afternoon are large and
classy.
The free-for-all pace on Thursday
Is the greatest open-class field that
ever scored for the word on any
track. In II are Ross X, 2:01 IA;
The Eel, 2:02> IA; Darkey Hal,
2;02 Ia; Aileen Wilson, 2:02 1-2:
Giftline, 2:02 S-4. and Major Mallow.
2;02 81 II Is the first time that Ave
horses with records faster than 2:03
have started In a race and the wise
men of the turf cannot figure which
10 best In the lot. The 2:13 pace has
big field. the four-yea trot
counts among its starters Billy Burke,
2:06 "a. winner of the $4,000 affair
at Syracuse on Wednesday, and the
2:09 trot Is made up OF fast and game
horses that know how 10 race.
The biggest field OF green trotters.
also the biggest field OF fast trotters
are In two events on Friday. In the
2:l9 trot there are 26 and ten OF
them have won In the last two weeks
so there will be some strenuous
razooing on the part OF the teamsters.
In the free-for-all trot are Sonoma
Girl Orc, Country Jay, Nancy Royce
and Spanish Queen, remarkable
field. The 2:16 pace has a monster
field and the 2;l0 pace IL made up
OF lot OF very fast horses. 30 the
meeting will be high-class right to the
last heat.
Geers, Murphy, Cox, Mcdonald.
McMahan. Dean, Ross, Harrison, Car
ter. Chandler, Miller, Gahagan, Snow,
Mccarthy, Snow, Laseli, Colby,
Chandler, Macy and all OF the driv.
ers who have been riding in front
will be here 10 contribute their share,
so that the second meeting of the
season on the big track should be
one OF the great events of year OF
exceptional sport.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
stage is
SATISFIED


CHICAGO. Sept 17.-Alonzo A
Stagg, director OF athletics at the Uni
versity OF Chicago and one or the fC ~
most authorities on football In the
United States. Is we'll satisfied with
the rules for the coming season, as
framed by the rules committee
In my opinion said Stagg here
today, The new rules will do away
with a great amount OF the danger OF
serious injury TO the players. The
game, "a II will be played this season,
will be fast and interesting from the
spectators viewpoint"
An important meeting OF the com.
mittee Of the officials OF the confer
ence schools will be held at the uni.
versity today. A. G. Smith, OF the
University OF Iowa, will preside and
the officials selected for the coming
year will be drilled In the interpreta-
ton OF the rules. The western mem.
bers OF the rules committee are VIII
liams, OF Minnesota, Dudley. Of Van
derbilt and Stagg.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
FAIR BRINGS GOOD
HARNESS SPEEDERS

When the last heat IL finished at
the fair grounds next Friday after
noon, Detroit will have the distinc-
ton OF having been the scene OF the
two big harness race meetings OF the
year. First came the blue ribbon. the
most famous OF the grand circuit AZ
fairs. and now for the state fair
meeting. which opens on Monday and
promises 10 eclipse all others. The
purse and stake list at the fair next
week amounts to about $4,000, the
entry is the largest Of any Ave days
meeting and more good horses will
be here than have visited any other
city, so only sunshine Ii needed to
make this a fitting finale In q com
munity where harness racing Ia held
in high esteem by the people.
The racing this week ut the SYRIA
cuse, indianapolis and Milwaukee
meetings has been excellent. Horses
that won al these points now are on
their way TO Detroit, where the big
clash between the eastern and west
ern campaigning stables will take
place. A special train Of twelve cars
brought in the horses from the Grand
Rapids meeting early this morning
and others will arrive during the day
and tomorrow. so that more than 400
OF the tried and true race. horses VIII
be In the speed barns by noon Sun
day.
Albert H. Merrill OF Danvers,
Mass, noted for the quickness with
which he dispatches fields, will say
go TO the 2:l9 PAGERS at 2 o'clock
Monday a thRra
will be continuous round OF speed
and contests. This pacing race has
10 entries, so big field 10 certain and
1t will be followed by the 2:l2 trot,
the feature OF the day, In which Ca
mar. Major Strong. Bisa and eight
others are TO start. The 1905 pace
has nine, including Tony Swift and
Earl, Jr.. the best In their class from
west and east. On the same day the
breeders stake for three-year-olds
and under will be raced. The field
will be small but will introduce, JUS
tice Brooke. the fastest two-year-old
bred in Michigan. This colt Is by the
great Barongale. four-year-old cham
pion of his year, and has trotted In
2:l5 IA, which shows that blood will
tell In Michigan as well as in Ken
lucky.
The $4,000 stake for 2:15 PAGERS is
the headliner for Tuesday and In the
| l6-eligible are such horses as The
| Philistine, trial 2:03 1-2; Branham
Baughman, time In 2:04 IA in race:
Sara Ann Patch, DR.. w. w. H.. Grace
G.. Nathan b., Rena Patch, Nellie G.,
and other recent winners. The 2:07
trot Is down for the same afternoon
and Bob Douglass. 2:0i IA, will NEE,
Allen Winter and lot OF others that
| can beat 2:06. The 216 trot has q
big field. among them Jane Jones
Royal Expedition, Captain Hunt, Ok
ford Boy. Jr., and others that have
the winning habit. The 2:0S pace
that day brings out w. ID. s., that
/ took a mark of 2:04 IA at Indian
apolis the other day. Lady Isle
Shaughran and lot more flyers.
The Michigan stake OF $4,000 for
ALT trotters on Wednesday, looks 70
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
GOODMAN
BOXES WELL

NETWORK, Sept. flight fans
who watched Jack Goodman, a local
lightweight, outpoint Fighting DICK
Hvland of California. in a ten-round
bout at the National Sporting Club
last night, are agreed that his science
Is a match for any Of the lightweighis,
but are indoubt whether he has had
a hard enough punch for a champion
Goodman is 10 fight Packy Mcfarland
and wants. a match with Champion
wolgast, but he will have TO show
more than he did last night before he
may hope for victory over these.
The fight was one Of the best OF the
season and Goodman's cleverness cas-
ilv offset Hylands rushing tactics.
Only In the ninth round was the west
erner able to do much damage 10 his
shifty opponent. In a longer bout Hy-
lands rugged makeup might have re-
turned him winner.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
LOSE GAMES:
MASCOT JINX

Willie Newsome, who Is here with
George Evans Ministries, once was
the proud mascot OF the New York
American league team. In his eX-
IRENE youth, Willie could play ball
pretty well. SO he hung around the
Highlanders' park and picked up the
mascotting Job.
After time the Highlanders com
menced to lose and they lost regu-
larly Willie fell from grace. He
wasn't a mascot any more-he was
a ink.
Therefore, steps were taken TO dis
pose OF the hCodoo Willie was a
good Kid so the players had no de-
sire TO injure his feelings but they
lid want TO shake him.
A happy thought struck Clarke Grit
firth and he fixed UP a lot OF phoney
kilograms and presented them TO
Willie They purported 20 be from
the managers of all other clubs in
the league. and Willie was informed
that waivers had been asked and
granted. SO he packed his uniform
and left sadly. The Yankees kept on
losing, anyhow. and Willie got his job
back after a few days.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
LATEST NEWS
HONEST OPINIONS
HERE is A CHANCE
FOR LASTING FAME

porting. They never have TO so out
side the school there for help 10 keep
teams in the field. Memberships ih
the athletic association and gate re-
ceipts at games do that. YESTERDAY
the athletic board sold &c" football
pins along with years membership
in the association and 400 went III
less tnan half hour. Four hundred
more will be sold Monday. when
uretty well shows the school spirit:
III some wealthy man or body OF
men saw fit TO give the necessary
land for an athletic field, the associa-
ton would equip II and keep the
plant In repair with promptness
that would be surprising.
Hanging ones name over the gate
OF an athletic fieid In which thou
sands OF young people will nnd en-
ioyment for generations certainly
ought 10 appeal lot more iorcloy
than buying a chunk or marble Tor
some cemetery and hiring an ltaian
with whiskers TO cut stone angles on
the top thereof. -,
The schedule for Central football
team was announced last night oy
Faculty Manager Bechtel az dinner
given at the Ste. Claire 10 sporting
writer's. The season opens Sept "a,
one week from today, PIT. Huron play.
ing here. All games in Detroit Will
be at the d. A. c. grounds. Inc
schedule follows:
Sept. 24.-Pt. Huron at ID. A. g.
Oct. Pontiac at ID. A. c.
Oct. s.-Muskegon at d. A. c.
Oct. l5.-Hyde Park at Chicago.
Oct. 22.-Saginaw at ID. A. c.
Oct. gam Arbor at Ann Arbor,
Nov. 6.-Toledo Central at Toledo.
Nov. l2.-Grand Rapids at Grand
Rapids.
Nov 19.-Open.
Thanksgiving.-Cleveland Central
at ID. A. c.