davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1910-01-09

/ looked down and found that Worth
lngton didn't have the big nsh % at
all. Instead he had ON his mullet a
mutton fish that probably weighed
three pounds. He had taken hold Of
the mullet and got hooked. bet Worth
and he took the bet. The amberjack
could not get TO the mullet. but he had
caught hold Of the mutton fiah. which he
was unable to bite in two.
took fresh mullet and cast beyond
Worthington's strike; and as l brought
for my hook. Well, sir, weighed 270
pounds at that time. but that seventy five
pound hsh almost got my goat Worth
ington and f. c. Whitney, who was also
in the boat. were busily engaged on their
side OF the craft. Whitney trying TO do
the same thing I had done. Ali OF a
sudden realized that was down and
Il could not move a muspIe. 1 simply
sat there putting like a man knocked out
N a prisehght ] was covered with
shame. I knew 4 ! said anything to the
guying. Well, just then caught sight
OF the ambertack, and he was worse on
than l was. He was lying on the top OF
the water, completely gone. Then all L
had to do was to call 20 the boatman to
gam him, and my companions did not
learn the joke until afterward.
The biggest fish ! ever caught was a
$50 pound Jewish. l was In the late Sem
atcr Canden's yacht. the Barracouta, and
the guide was cleaning a tarpon l. had
caught. All Of a sudden he said: There's
the biggest shark / ever saw in these
waters. Why don't you try for himr So
cut a piece Of tarpon weighing about
twenty pounds and cast it out on the end
of a line.
I'm few minutes it was gobbled up,
but soon found 1t was not shark that
had 1t. The shark fights. This was a
jewish that had my bait and no sport at
all. He is just an immense hulk that lies
on the bottom. a lazy loafsr, with a mouth
so large that you could take barrel OF
-four and drop IL down easily into IL. He
gives a suck with his gills and everything
near, crawfish or sand perch or whatever
they may be. drop in.
we got this one aboard without much
trouble and then put FIVE bullets into his
head TO kill him. While We were wonder
ing what to do with him the guide spied
a oonch. that is to say sponge hunter. in
small boat some distance away. and fired
a shot in his direction 30 as to attract his
attention. The conch came hurrying over
i'm his little sailboat and was delighted to
get the jewfish. He could not put him in
his little craft but he tied him astern.
well, sir. after he had got q quarter Of
a mile away the captain called my atten-
ton TO the conob's boat, which was max
ing stern first for the sea. The fish had
revived in spite'of the fivelshots in hisjhead,
and the last We saw Of the conch he was
going stern first In the direction Of the
Gulf Stream"
The sun., 1910-01-09

BRoOKLYN ADvERrIsEMESrs.
The sun., 1910-01-09
Besisteasis In q wall.
From tAe Styand.

During fire in Nampa, Idaho. whole
square was destroyed. among the build
ings being a furniture store. the proprietor
OF which showed his pluck by mmediateIy
commencing the erection of new building
OF concrete. Having at the time a carload
OF iron beds on hand, he had them enoased
in the wallis to lend strength 70 the building
being modelled round the bedsteads. The
building will probably be something Of a
wonder to later generation when Il falls
into decay.
The sun., 1910-01-09

twenty men on nsno % 80 smsL suns
ON ON S1ry' " uSe sAo s. ~ -
become suspeolous. p.s 0ns % NEE
agenS' Wno w@s reeeiou' shai0u w W 'ne
orgnai prlOo ~ a
pee you MY ON SAFy' ne snouVeu'
nouns ~ Vo ! on 'ho slAVe'
Ion want M snAppou Hho ny@niNeu
Dookmaker WIN gl@re:
lake t"enty-"Vei asked tne Piuh@er
agent
Nos noAen was 1ne rePv.
Wsn: ruo ouv Sne pr1ce' tnenI iou 10
plRer' salo the agent az ne walked
away IN rage. cary u may % recaheu'
was backed down 70 10 10 and won'
tne ring paying out nearly tlVO'OCO on
ms success out hyans Dookmaker dAdnt
lose q oonsr'
| Vne OF tne biggest piungers known on
the American tur1 was severely scorcned
at a local track several years ago by
@hunchinRs the price aRainst a supposed
dad one.s Whsthar ha rot the double
~ S -, -
cross or not VIII never % Known: a
certain stake winner was entered in
selling race and the night before the
trainer met the plunser At Sheepshead
Rav
Day
VIII your horse win Tomorrow
queried the plunger. who was booking
at the time.
.Tbat can't .av,s r.rl;s,, tina trainsr.
vbo vas mired nm with several well
known operators who usually waEered
their money away from the track. you
see he was Just q bit lame after a workout
va.tardav and 7 am inst .ravt,rg him
as an experiment. II 80 and so 10 as good
a. they say he 10 he will beat my horse
easily. In fact I don't see how 4 can
win Under the circ,postanca. II vo,1
o,,,s, q, la, 49,, 49, -, III. -,
arg sons )" lay my ho.se you "ASn' p~
a bet on the other nag for mel %
Believing he had an ace In the hole. the
plun9inR bookmaler ke Mt the inf,,rrna-
tior 10 hi,,.aIg ard wh.n th. n.rl.t
- S.o. "a , 49, - w
winner was quoted at TO and the So
and So horse was at to I. The plunger
quickly boosted the nrioe aSainst the
latter. at the same time rsfusirg TO take
a bet ON him, and sent out his runners to
get down 4. 600 with the other LAYERS
who had followed his example. When
this money had been placed ths plunR-
ing book maker ulugxed the price aGainst
the stake winner and cried out:
@Come on, boysl Here's 0 10 s against
The wise money came In a mood. but
the hook max or never tlIrned a hair
He took IN nearly ~. .OOO on the staT q
winner, who was aid 10 have been lame
two days before. and when the horees
went TO the post he stood TO Iose a 900
on the So and SO horse and nearly siS. 900
ON the favorite. He rot up into the rrand
stand lust In time 20 see the stake winner
get home by a nose. with the other horse
Ia the place, both iockeys whipping all
the way down the home stretch' "A dav
later ne learned that the trainers
gambling friends had won nearly $50 600
from two exteneiye poolroom Operators
in this city and had also cleaned up
Handsomely in the West.
trimmed several years axo in a similar
manner. though hard luck had a great
deal to do with his losses. He was inter-
ested In a prominent stable which owned
a famous sprinter The horse was en-
tered In selling event one day and
the stable people, knowing that the
The sun., 1910-01-09

BReeKLYN ADVERTISEMENTS.
The sun., 1910-01-09

1snn1, 10 saiu' nc hau oNor uoho sucn
There was a New Yorker down there
don't recall his name. but l think IL
w&B 0reen-who had a most exciting
experience on his first tarpon catch. He
but when they arrived at the fishing place
about o'clock one afternoon and it was
announced that the party would not do
any fishing until the next day the New
Yorker said he be blamed IL he was going
u email boat with a tarpon rig.
esefwilight comes rapidly down there,
and when mt o'clock he had not appeared
The others decided they would go out and
ssok for him. They kept yelling to him
~ they went along. but no answer came
until after several minutes they heard a
faint response. When they got nearer
they could hear the hello and some NUT
tering. This turned out to be string OF
onths.
E@WelI, sir, that man had hooked a Is
pound tarpon. got out OF his boat and
hauled the fish up on the rocks. There
be and the fish had been fighting each
fher to finish the fish tapping him
with his tail when he could get a chance,
and the man rolling over upon the tarpon
,Shen he could. Sometimes the tarpon was
on top, sometimes the man.
AsrNot a scale was left on the fish, while
- for the man, he was black and blue.
mt he lay on the ragged rocks with his
orFns around the fish in loving embrace
calling the tarpon every name he could
think Of. Almost every shred of clothes
had been torn from him. There was no
moon and II was pitch dark, but he had
&lst stuck there struggling In the hope
nat help would so on come.
eIhere was that seventy-five pound
Amberjack caught that was three pounds
h<GNer than the record down at Koko-
nI0fn. below Miami. knew the second
Rtd eyes on him that he was a record.
Washington, who was fishing at the
H&f1e time, was using a large mullet
i1s bait and he said. Here's a record,
Dzra - you're born
>Ths water was clear as crystal. and
The sun., 1910-01-09

BROOKLYN ADVERTISEMENTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
DISTRICT TO ASK MONEY
FOR SUPPORT OF JAIL
Attorney General Says He Is Ready
to Turn Over Control Of
Institution.

In order that the Commissioners plans
for the future OF the penal institutions
in the District may be fully carried out
Congress will be asked to appropriate
money for the support Of the District jail
entirely under the Commissioners. A let
ter from Attorney General Wickersham,
received at the District bunaing today.
states that he is ready to turn over the
institution to the District at any time.
When the letter was received Commits
sioner Judson made the following state
ment:
"The cooperation Of the Attorney Gen
erai In this matter Is considered OF great
advantage to the District OF Columbia
It probably will result In legislation which
will combine the jail with what will be
left Of the Washington asylum after the
establishment Of the new workhouse and
reformatory In Virginia. This combina-
ton will reduce by one the number OF In.
situations that must be supported by the
District, With resultant considerate saw
ing of administration and other ox-
peuses. ---- :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
SENTENCE FOR GREGORY
IN TRADING STAMP CASE
Imposition Of Penalty Monday to Be
Followed by Habeas Corpus Pro-
ceedings, by Agreement.

A sentence Of three months In the work.
house, In default Of q OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
fine. will be imposed on Walter j.
Gregory. representative Of the Sperry &
Hutchinson Company. one OF the two de-
PENDANTS In 1.-The trading stamp cases. -
by Judge Mullowny. in the Police Court
next Monday morning. to be followed by
an effort to have the defendant released
on habeas corpus proceedings
This is In accord with an agreement
reached at q conference today between
Corporation Counsel Thomas and attor-
neys for both the Sperry q Hutchinson
Company and the Economy Cooperative
Society In the ofaces Of Judge Mullowny.
In the case OF william B. Kraft, repre-
sentative Of the Economy Cooperative
Society. the second defendant. Il 10 an
nounced no penalty will b Imposed until
the first case IL disposed Of. It is
intended to carry the Gregory case to the
United States .premc Court. whore the
conviction will be attacked on the ground
that the police court has no jurisdiction,
and that the law under which the two
defendants are charged u urconstitu-
tional.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
MENTAL TROUBLE CAUSED
WOMAN'S FATAL LEAP
Verdict of Coroner's Jury in Case
Of Miss b Jbecca +.
Clark.

"Rebecca F. Clark came to her death
at Georgetown University Hospital No
vember / from a fracture OF the pelvis,
caused by jumping from window OF
said hospital, as the result of mental
disease" Such was the verdict Of the
coroner's jury in the case this morning. !.
There were but three witnesses. DIR.
Samuel r. Adams, Miss Clark's physician.
testified she had been suffering from a
form Of mental trouble for q long time.
perhaps q year or q year and q half. and
that she went to the hospital for rest.
He said there was nothing to indicate
that Miss Clark needed special care or
watching, and he had not directed the
nurses to give special attention to the
case.
he had seen her the afternoon OF the
accident and she appeared to be In fair
condition. About $50 o'clock In the
evening he was called on the telephone.
When he reached his patient she said
to him: "What do you suppose made
me do 1t? I was saying my prayers and
I thought I heard your voice and went
out Of the window"
Miss Agnes Quinlan. the nurse, testified
that when she left the room In the hos
pital ten minutes before the accident
both the screen and the window were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
TO PASS ON CHARLTON CASE.
Mr.. Knox Must Decide, Unless Ha.
beas Corpus Is Obtained.

Unless habeas corpus or other legal
proceedings are successfully invoked in
behalf Of Porter Charlton, now in Gus
tody at Jersey City, N. j.. on the charge
of killing his wife at Lake Como, Italy.
the Sec etary of State will have to de-
eide whether the young American shall
be sent to Italy for trial or be set at
liberty. His surrender to the Italian
government Is requested as an act OF
comfy in the interests Of justice. as it
may not be required by the terms Of the
treaty of extradition between the two
governments.
The counsel Of Charlton undoubtedly
wiz "ndeavor to secure his release by
habeas corpus proceedings, and the Secre-
taiy of state probably will take no
action in the matter until such proceed
ings are concluded. In anticipation OF
such action, Attorney Garvin. who prose-
cuted the case i'm Jersey City. has been
requested to represent the italian au-
thorities in whatever legal steps may be
taken to secure Charlton's release with
out trial. before action is taken by the
State Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
PUBLIC HELP SOUGHT
Fairgrounds May Be Closed
for Lack of Funds.
TREASURY. NEARLY EMPTY
Recreation Resorts Never So Popular
As Now.
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 5,55s
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton Plans to Keep Mount
Pleasant Grounds Open.
TREASURY. NEARLY EMPTY
ATTENDANCE 5,55s
Association Needs IS, 900.

Unless substantial assistance Is
received from public-spirited citi-
zens who are interested in the
playground movement, all Of the
Fairgrounds in the District. with
the possible exception of the play
ground at Columbia road and
Fourteenth street, will be closed
for the year on Saturday, No
vember l.. The Columbia Heights
Citizens Association has taken
steps to raise $500. the amount
needed to maintain the Mount Pleas
ant playground until the end Of
the fiscal year, June 30.
Five thousand dollars is needed
by the Playground Association to
complete it's budget to July 1, 1911,
when 1t is hoped the District Com
missioners, under authority of
Congress. will assume control of
the Fairgrounds, with ample funds
provided for their maintenance.
Since the association issued its first
appeal yesterday a total of $374 has
been raised. Checks should be
made payable to John B. Sleman.
treasurer, and sent to Room SIS,
Metropolitan Bank building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Development Of New South.
ASK CHARTER FOR RANK.
Washington Men Would Establish
Federal National In This Citv.

An application has been made to the
controller OF the currency for charter
OF 4 new national bank. to be estab-
lished In this city. It is to be known
as the Federal National Bank. and it
ID proposed to locate It in the build
ing OF the old Central National Bank,
at the northeast corner Of Pennsylyania
avenue and 7th street
Those making the application are A.
Z. Randle, w. =. Fowler. W. ]. Lam.
bert. n. A. winter and w. Sands The
capital stock Is to be $3.50, 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

The widow and child Of Charles A.
Diver. the motorman in the employ of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company who was killed on the Conduit
road June 20 last. while removing a
hanging live wire which threatened the
lives Of passengers in his car, will re-
ceive $3.50 from the company in settle
ment of their claim for the death of
Diver. The widow, as administrators of
his estate. through Attorney John r.
Shields. has accepted the company's offer
and Justice Gould today authorized a
settlement at that figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
n. When she returned she found

down. When she returned she found
them up to their full height.
DR.. White. putty coroner. testified the
left arm. leg and pelvis bone on the left
side were fractured. and there was in
ternal hemorrhagt.
The body was taken from the morgue
yesterday to Gawlers undertaking es-
tablishment, where 1T was prepared for
burial. Funeral services were held in st.
Johns Episcopal Church this morning.
The remains will be taken to Wheo ling.
w. Va. tomorrow morning for interment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

Hugh Amos, forty-seven years old,
cashier OF the National Bank OF Burns
VILE, Marion county. W.. Va. 10 dead.
He was q son OF the late DR.. Enos Amos.
He founded the FIRST national bank ct
Burnsville and promoted the firet tele.
phone exchange establishes In central
West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Pauline supplants Mooley.

Pauline Wayne takes the place Of Moo
ley, the White House Jersey that killed her.
self last summer by eating too much oats.
Mooiey was staked ovt during the day
on the White House grass. and at night
was put in her stall. One night she got
out and wendell her way to the oats bin.
She had never been instructed by experts
that oats are for horses, and she ate and
ate. When they called veterinarian 1t
was too late.
"Uncle" Ike Stephenson sympathized
with the Pr sident IN the loss of the Ter
soy mixer. and promised to send q thor
oughbred Holstein In her place. Pauline
is big white COW, with black spots dot
ting her exterior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Grand total. $4,000

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
CASE AGAINST GROCERS
NOT BR0ACHED TO TAFT
Call Of j. II. McLauxin, Association
President, Was Purely Of
Social Nature.

]. II. McLaurin. president Of the South
ern Wholesale Grocers' Association
against which the United States govern
ment began suit several months ago, un.
der the anti-trust law. visited President
Taft at the White House last evening.
In an interview. after seeing President
TAFT. Mr.. McLaurin said that his visit to
the President had been purely of a social
nature. He was asked IL he had dis
cussed with the President the govern
ment's suit for the dissolution of the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' Association.
Mr.. McLaurin smiled and replied that he
supposed the Department Of Justice ham
died such matters, and he was not aware
that the President OF the United States
was engaged in trying law suits.
Confidence in Final Outcome.
In reply to q question as to what he
thought would be the outcome OF the dif-
ferences between his organization and the
United States government President Nc.
Laurin stated that It was not q subject
that he wished to discuss. but added that
he had always been perfectly confident
that the final outcome OF the matter
would be such as to maintain the in
tegrity Of the Southern Wholesale Gro
GERS Association as an organisation.
Asked II on his VISIT to washington
he had an interview with the Depart
ment OF Justice concerning this case
he said:
II must decline to be interviewed or
this subject further. as the attorneys
for the Southern Wholesale Grocers
Association are handling this matter
and they are: In my opinion. the proper
talking to be done. Therefore I have
nothing to say about it."
Development Of New South.
Mr.. McLaurin mentioned as zone OF
the most interesting subjects that ]
know Of the wonderful development
OF the new south.
President McLaurin left for Jackson
willie. Fla, last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
Rain Spells Aviation Program.

BALTIMORE. November Sowing to
Indictment weather today's program at
the aviation meet at Halethorpe field
has been postponed until tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

Frederick Upham Of Chicago assistant
treasurer Of the republican national COM
mittee. called on the President.
The White House would today give no
attention to. or confirmation of, q pub
lished story that one Of the objects of the
President going to Pauams a week from
today is to consider the problem Of the
annexation to this country Of Panama,
the little newly made republic situated
around the canal. There has undoubtedly
been disaxreeable Inconvenience in canal
work by reason Of the existence Of the
little republic. but the fact is undisputed
that the United States guaranteed the
independence Of Panama in the treaty
that was made at the time 1t came into
existence.
The President will investigate In full
the problem OF fertilization Of the canal
on his coming visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

A Want advertise
mcnt like the above
costs but IS cents an in
sertion in The Star. If
you are in need of a girl
place an advertisement
in The Star and you
will get results. The
best servant girls read
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03

The boards annual report reviewed al
some length the methods adopted In
meeting the problem Of restitution, show.
ing that for the year ending September
80 last the Citizens Relief Association
assisted 1,028 families with food. fuel,
shoes and clothing, and furnished milk
and eggs to Ill tuberculosis patients.
The report OF Treasurer Milton p. AfSsa
showed total contributions Of $7,754.30
and disbursements OF $S.11aS3.