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NeWs and Gossip
Picked
Sporting Circuit

FREDERIC DANE HUNTINGTON.
~, has been elected captain OF the IldI-
ward hockey team FOR next season.
Huntington. whose home Is in LcNlag-
ton, Mass. prepared for Harvard at 81.
I'nul's school. Concord. n. II. lie zap
tanned his freshman team and for the
past two seasons has played on The
varsity seven, alternating retwcHu pom;
and cover point. Huntington is also a
football player, having acted as subSt!-
tItc varsity centre fer two scasuuS.
THE COLUMBIA RIFLE TEAM DE-
fcatcd Troop 2 OF Squadron \ or the
National Guard by the score of ~ points
TO ~. The competitors shot from stand
ing position at 100 yards and from prone
position at a loO-yard range,
ulk RYAN OF TlIE IRISH AMERICA
4. e. Will rire Ia iuc boston Ai!ueN' N'N'l"
Marathoa tom Ashland Goo the lluh on the ~
Of mi, L.unth. which "a a holiday known /" r.
uIats' Ia, In Tie Huh.
NnrNr WASHINGTON DEFEATED con
ucI m a ,lo.a a.luas game nt baltimore 10
s.yIc Il % t'
rurRE WILL M rurN STAKE RACES /
tie moitsAolal Ngut 'ar c m'e..s ln ~, Iu
milo track A. the lRIkNdN lf'Ni 'NN ga lN'h
Nm tom Aul = tu a, The I.,' ," for tl'.ur
IN the 5el aud IN, . IL ylas,', and .o' uae,r
Witch are eligible to cumpvt' ,n t'c % and ihr
| ia ias.,U. ih' r,att, Cog iHr i''.t7 an, cave
! tur pAIlwa, and tlt Sow VOL. an iln.t Tor VA
unccr arc oal,l the OCEAN AMI tHe N','i"Al.
and all ave worth 81 900 apl'r..
J. STUART nl.NChruN. m NrCoNMo
! done ot fur Motor IA tIIu ~ \w,l01, nnu th'
] -~uutUrlf Championships Du. H Clio Itt~ 90 81
Nugust.ur. lla. with hu sp,ci lual \Na vi tu.
Nt.4.
TuE ~%upiOMORE~ WuN TnE SrRlNu
g.As NEE NJ 't New Aurk lruc.,p ,n ual'
tird with a a'arc 10 % poiu. IUc freshmen
coming .,coni NU. n .y .uuIu, .hrl with Il
aut ihr ~IIDf, last Nt.H o.
THERE WE'RE IGLN RlNORe BirpRl
zoe to4rtn race A. t]tusac.a 'ua. Do N's uN,l ans
sfe 'hg ,.t"t 'H' lN'rts .u'utuNrt INl,N, Nra
.cu anal lrpa. 'I Oh. ue IF iHH wt,ttaE.
y. l. SAID TuNT COY. MA\N AND 81
'''ut rtguDa N'a1m, are E.n. 90 'lnt IN
ga,r1a,t % \. fuaA. Va. sob SOC iur Dh,p,s,lycs
thc ami, %I'i'iug law ~ tr.ug '.,IAtci The, ar
iuc'usra because ~ Vie rt,H. hI.,uliN q tu
~s'rre- ~ y'Ht OWNS .y a HylmcaiN n ti
lac,
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He'll Have His Troubles Beat
ing George Gunther in
Twenty-Round Bout.
ny JOHN

AVER In Paris tonight. While
Lewis. the American middle
weight. VIII take part In his first
fight IN that country IN nearly q year.
Willie win have for his opponent.
George Gunthcr. the clever colorcd
mlddle-veight Of Philadelphia. who has
been doing some great lighting both in
England and France during the last
ten n.onths. They win come together
lr a twenty-round bout at the Cirque
dc Paris. tho largest fighting club In
that country. Lewis IL an IDOL OF the
rar!slans as "A result Of the clover night
.lg he has done there in the pas, Two
years. In this bout. however, he VIII
have lila W roubles to win. as Gum
Their Ia a CLASSY fighter and a good stin
puncher.
Euscus Corr. who IL the mos, popular REF
cree in England a. Ire.nt. SAYS iI,t hs reana,
sam McVc,. The coloi.i hesvyNcghts, a draw
la parls recently was hcauss hc dil no, think
he men io,wht on the lr,d lie furihsr ,iaie'
men did not fviJ .inrGcl}, AMI 7 II had n't
lrrn for the fac, ina, he was asked by ,'asa
ilui. hr would have oriercJ them out OF the
rms.
n,nuv Franklin. .he H.rlrn lightweight. Ia.
,een substituted Tor Paddy ,%shili'an 10 meet jeff
honi a, the Olympic 4, g. ~ Harlem On Mouday
night, Ferry has a st,at record, having taken
part IN oNm forty fights. He .la. defeated Hsirli
cool men as JOHNNY Mccarthy. Frankie nntns and
frankie smith, the california lightwcights. IN
liz. other ten round huI' sammy Keller wiz
tackle willie Jones ~ i~fookyn.
u. y. C0ulon. father Of yJohnnv Coulou. the
~lAntamweight champion. viii not allow lna son
to meet Frankie HUNS in a tcn-Iound bout at
any af the local clubs. Pop saws that the nnly
Glance Rurns has of hoNiuy the champion is IL
consent to fight = twenty round bout either In
New orleans or california. tutlon and Young
oIaaN will probably l." matched 10 fight q ten
I mud bout a. Blffalo ou April II.
oven Moran. the clever EuFllsh ~ligltwCisht
The evening world., 1911-04-08
Columbia Soccer
EleUen;S Final
League Game

The soccer team OF Columbia Tn,vcr-
sity lines up against the strong Yale
In their last league game OF the sea
son, owing to many injuries to play
ers. the local team has been severely
handicapped,
Xoller, for the local eleven. Is out IN
account OF sickness, but It is expected
that the return to the game OF Capt.
Scmple, who has been out most of tao
season because OF a bad knee. will moro
than make up FOR this loss. Prime. tho
star El, forward, will again figure In
the lineup and viii materially strength
en- ,ue New Haven team. The lineup.
A.lt Columbia
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PHILADELPHIA, April S.-lIdrry
pamsev. tho hard hitting mlddl.we'eht,
Of Perth Amboy, had 10 fight hard dur
ing the entire eighteen minutes to earn
the decision over Farmer Harris OF
North Pennsylvania in the windup at
the NonpareiI A. c, The farmer boy
surprised the crowd by the way he stood
VI and slugged with Ramsey,
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PASTIME A. {. GETS THE
INTERNATIONAL BOUTS.

The Pastime A. c. has secured a sane
ton from tho Amateur Athletic Union
to hold the International, boxing cham-
~pionships at Madison Square Garden on
May s and 8. h Chairman OF the
Games Committee has been in Europe
for the past two weeks arranging with
the foreign amateur associations TO Q
over their champions IN each class, and
all the Olympic champions will partfci-
pate
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s;lr., u .ai,as.sit Of Glove, aud. Ihcy viii meet
~, = tal round Lout at a show TO be brought
BrocS VII prrh,hlj /. btsten' bit il. n.ver,he-
le" viii give Moran a terrific battle.
Sam Meyyi, 'as eo!o,ei h,atyTssh'; nov
re society. tor he Promotion. Of Iboxns u
iars Mcvey suci the s%ociciy for 5000 franc,
,lninlns that amount for not being matched
TO fight a man.
ioiag SAMMY Smith. the Philadelphia fighter.
wa. I,att for 7an i~ranciso az, Monday. wieie he
: m'iclel 70 tight, Johnny Mccarthy. the Cali
i nfaa a i,s'in eight, q g, twenty n- rounds y, before 1hG
d,tnl' for the match were arranged to-day by u
,d's'am from the Coast %9rd,rgs smith TO tart
l"d pounds. weigh in at 6 T.. NJ.
Tel Nelson. tho Australian sht. will
have a chance, 90. ~ his kill against Bu.N
nrou,e the hard hitting fighter q l~fIt,burs. who
scar, Mall murray, matchmsse i the Armory
T.; =. o. Boston, has matched The men 70 battle
oi NedneI'aj night.
Tom oIioprhe 4, trins to set Hugo Kelly. III.
LA, some god man q The National Sporting
tcrre,ti. manage ~ KEN, an offer f5r keiIy 70
,jsht eithe, JsGE Dillon u Indianapolis, or Franz
already matched 10 fshi. these men. out That he
VIII .c, K,Iiy light % lone Johnny" Thompson.
Nike sclrcrk. the Western HEAVYWEIGHT, who
was hnoos cd out ry Cad Morris, the bIg heaU
'ama. forward v~tiGG a .iatcmcn, t. the cFieft tRa,
NnIri., with % mug more experience, will defeat
lack Johnson ior the hcaNweigll tide, Morris
tides he can punch harder than any other big
man IN the business
Jimmy Clahh, and RAY bronson. tho American
fighters. now in Fms md, are expected 70. arn,r
hand, which hc injured a week before hi, fght
WITH Harry lnncan, the English iishlef, is 20 bad
The evening world., 1911-04-08
Tried Buck and Wing"

There have been a lot OF Fighters VINO
were about as slow on their feet a.
they come who believed they we're nat
ural born dancers. They have been
known 20 take lessons IN Duck and
wing dancing with tho idea % apply
Ing for engagements on the vaudeville
stage.
The immense sums OF money that
many fighters OF only mediocre calibre
are receiving to-day would aston'sh
the champions OF q few years ago why.
knockout Brown received almost $1,000
for his little te%n-round session with
Champion Wolgast! And tho men
fought with good sized gloves ~ that
Imagine Jack Mc.Nuline 1ghting with
skin-ticht gloves ana to a nnish for
t~ls0-that's what he dit on moro than
one occasion when he was climbing
the ladder OF lame.
Nowadays the fighters don't have to
worry abou, getting the money that Is
coming TO them. In the old days they
were never sure % getting anything
NJ NIL. Just to illustrate the point,
here's q story OF how Jack McAulinc
came within an ace of losing his end
Of Tho purse when he fought Bhly
Meyers At \ little Illinois own some
years ago.
While MchuliNe was alone IN hts
u~reksiNs-lnoN 'Nlec Nesltru
their way In and closed the door afto-
them,
"IIow long can YOU stay with
Meyers" asked ono OF them.
''Why. ! could stretch II out all
night" replied Jack.
string II out rs long rs YOU can ana
We'll nN YOU up" said the spokesman
a. tho three strangers turned and lcf,
the room,
There was an $500 gate 10 he divided
between the lighters, ami
Il hackers, Disagrecine as to how the
money should no split up In case The
fgh' was stopped II vas decided 20
place tho coin n a safe In the ONCE
downstairs
When the nrht n gone a few rounds
McAuline ln.'.-i around and saw the
three strrrvers occupying back seats,
EN, thnN lLln,I INV t.n,n llnr
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He's Paddy Ryan ana Hes
Doing All Sorts Of Stunts
With Hammer.

<<1 JUST saw a robin. you'd
hardly believe they wou'd ne
around here so early. M 7 saw
one" said the ground-kcepor at ccla!c
Park to Trainer Robertson last night.
He was fiyln' about a hundred feet
mp IN the air an Just beyond where
Paddy wns throwing the hammer.
"All I saw was hig Paddy turning
and letting go the Sixteen Up went
tho weight into the air.
Now, Lawson. you'd never thin;
Paddy Ryan could hurl a hammer with
the speed necessary to catch a robin
that was fyln' away from him and a
hundred feet away: but that's what he
did,
The bird must have been about two
hundred feet away but Paddy's ham
mer hi It in the bacn OF the neck. an
II came down"
Now look a-here. Mike: don't tell
that to anybody or Il may get In the
papers ana spoil our chances Of spring
Ing this John Flanagan the Second on
the public" war 1u noosrtson.
They say that Padf asyan threw
the hammer over the Re e: CS'ixa
PARK the Other dAy-but gchody Is sure
just how far away hc stood when he
accomplished the feat.
However, Trainer -.obcgtgou believes
any stories OF iyan's prowess that
come TO his ears, and he Is positive
that the I. A. A. c. has found a man
who will be able to III F~lanagan's
shoes.
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| have refereed more championship
bouts hah any other man IN the world.
/ have acted In tho capacity Of referee
for many years, and there has been
hardly 4 single ono OF h big fighters
who has not boxed with me ~ the
third man In tho rfns. Therefore. ]
feel competent to decide the different
morits Of tho men who have held chain
pionships. For instance. ! believe that
Jack McAuliYe. first OF the light
weight champions. was the greatest
tighter his class has ever known. ana
] Will explain why In the following
series OF stories.
] believe that ] receive A. much mail
as the ordinary business man. Al
sorts OF people write me for advice on
things pugilistic. Boxers from ell over
this country. Engl,nd and Australia
query me on the different; points OF the
arc Some % them arc 'ouss' for
fair.
I've known some queer bugs" In the
pusilistic world-sccond raters who
have the idea that they are most won
derful boxers: champions who have
eworn they entirely missed their proper
vacations and should have been either
singers. actors. pin ywrlghts or planists.
have known other lighters who were
possessed OF voices like those of street
vendors. but nobody could convince
them that they were not intended to rs
operate stars. Several ~ them paid
big money to singing teachers. but I
never heard OF them appearing at any
The evening world., 1911-04-08

fsul l'l-rim has been downtown twice In.
week. aud u h-su, 10 look rs rhn.,sh he mn,
ave a inc on one ot thc athletes VINO works /
!u" thc Ci.. lIaI,
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On .tpfl IL a. the rwtlftl i,cslmen, Armor,
AZ shE,ihb, Thy English champion distance ruu-
nu, Wh c1inntt" sun>' NO - the hest locl
miles. ""
The evening world., 1911-04-08
Charley White, Americas
Greatest Referee. Tells the
Story of Worlds Cham
pionships From the View
point of the Third Man In
side the Roped Arena.

This Is the first OF q sertcs Of stortesu 1tte-s pzsis 't The Etcnng
World by a man Who has IRON International '1-e NOT o-y gs a referee but
az o Judge Of fighters II "a the ft story er,r tis tran the inside Of the
,oped arena ana BY n pho took a. active part ia navy famous champion.
ship battles. The story IA told In Narrative form ard contains many IN.
fcrestno incidents never before 6sc'osed II also includes a ON pHrSon
OF the fighters Of the good old Horton Lar days aud those Of today
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A y up-State minister says that n
"a doodle fund" OF s25O,00o has been
4 4 raised 70 shove n sunday base
hall law through the Legislature, |
certainly haven't heard any rumors o.
such a fund, and 7 doubt that there
is anything behind the reverend gen
tlcmau's statement but a wildly sus-
ui,lous imagination
Rut il would be worth a hundred
times the alleged doodle tuud' 10 tho
pcople OF New York state 20 have such
a law on the statute hooks, II would
ne worth millions IN health and hap
nincss To- the great majority that
doesn't care 10 be cooped up indoors,
listening TO dry-as-dlrst dissertations.
On tho one day q" rest that comes
after a weeks hard work,
Not alone should the people Of this
state have freedom TO enjoy their DAY
Of rest by playing or seeing baseball
games, but they should have the un-
questioned privilege OF enjoying any
KIND OF sport that Is allowed on any
other day ~ the weeK. The Constitu-
tlcn guarantees all citizens freedom 10
Worship as they please; why should IL
not guarantee equal Independence 10
those tthe great majority OF citizens
whose opinions do not drive them into
any Of tho set forms Of religious OBJ
servancoP
At least % per cent. of American men
The evening world., 1911-04-08

Babe" 'a's he only wil,irs ua"l the Islsui
o"ons H", and '.nu be % ~ down and sac MA
I've ,ah ~ go tJ.sy punching machine.
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work lard six days a week. On the on
day they need recreation, either the
active recreation obtained by playing
q good outdoor game ot some kind or
the recreation obtained by looking on.
Il doesn't MAKE any difference wha:
tn, game Is, so long as Il keeps a man
out o! doors. Yachting, fishing, hun
!nR. tramp!ng, baseball. golf, athletics.
these and man. other sports do n tired
human being more good. mentally. NOR
ally II physically, than any amount.
OF sitting in soft cushioned pews listen
Ing to even the modest OF sentiments
expressed IN the most beautiful Ian
guage.
! once knew a good old hardsheil Bap-
list minister GU IN tho mountains OF
California. On Sunday afternoons he
used 10 take OFF his coat and play base
ball with TIE boys. He could play the
game, too lie always insisted upon
good, fair play and good craftsmanship.
and that minister did more good and
helped make more good citizens than
many I've seen in silk hats and II ock
coats. He did a lot OF work in the
great lumber camps Of the Sierras. driv-
ing from camp TO camp IN an Did buck
board. He was r big. square-shouldered
man. He liked a scrap. when Il was a
fair scrap, and II RICH. and justice de-
n3nueC II ne could take n nand him 9elY
The rough men Of the lumber camps
respected him because he was fearless
and horost and fair.
| don't know whether my old friend of
the Sierra camps Is still alive or not.
But II he were, and happened to he In
Albany Just now. he'd be lobbying for
sunday baseball and good. clean-cut
out-of-door sport instead OF against Il.
lie was a regular human being.
@HAMPION AID WOLGAST will ar
rive in New York sunday after
noon with his Wolgast
e fresh from W Victories on the Pacific
Coast, where he knocked out Memsic
and La Grave, "A couple OF fair second
raters. Now Ad is coming East again
10 mingle With real class, lie * TO meet
One-Round Hogan on the 18th A. me
Harlem, Casino, where Hogan and Brown
noNcd.
SMILEY fraNey called up on tie phone
10 Tell US that Hogan mas settled down
TO lard work al Johnson's ~roadh1use,
and that he IL in much better condition
than when he met Brown, having be-
come accustomed TO the cold climate
With Wo,gast EOiag at his hes. Clip, and
Hogan famed UP to the 'one-round'
stride, his viii probably be as fine q
show As we've seen in many moons,
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sdereL "fans" fifteen years ago can't zee where the fighters of TO-DAY
figure in the least with the men who were the heroes of long apo.
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Should Be Passed
to Prevent Slaughter of
Birds From Airships
Invention of Automatic Gun
Makes II Easy to Destroy
Game From Above.
BIG firearms company has per-

A BIG firearms company has per
~ fccted n gun for shooting ducks
ana other game birds from aero
planes. II has already been tried out in
California. with great success The
man In the living machine swept down
on n big nc'k Of duck some distance
from shore and killed . lot OF them be-
fore they could rise from the water.
When they did rise, 10 wheel into panic
stricken light. he turned mis- machine In
their wake, kept within easy range and
picked them off at his pleasure. The
ducks fell into the hay beneath. Quite
naturally, only n few OF them were
picked up. FOR IL was only an expert
mental shoot.
II would have seemed rather ridicu-
lous a few years ago 20 claim that II
would soon he necessary To enact new
laws TO save game from annihilltlon
by hunters securing across the country
In swift flying machines equipped with
automatic quick frlng guns. But that
is what our Legislators viii have to do,
n the sooner they draft tho laws the
better. The aeroplane is going 10 come
INTO general use as quickly a. tho auto
mobile, and when Il does the novelty OF
chasing down ducks and geese n then
shooting them Will attract a lot OF hunt
crs. one hunter equipped in this up-to-
date manner could do more damage to
waterfowl than nifty ordinary hunters in
4.inds or sncak-boXcs. II would be
hutchery, not sport. Better not let it
even begin.
Hunters are not allowed 10 shoot from
launches or sailbosts. because II IL fairly
easy to run down on ducks and geese
with power craft of any kind. The laws
are very strict, and they are strictly en-
forced. Under the coming conditions an
aeroplauc will he as much more hanger
Gus to game than a power boat as a
hawk is more dangerous than a dog.
The evening world., 1911-04-08

Harry ~rllcr. the y Y. \. q. runner. 10 on h,
,a' 90 "a" .g't. .hbt'1, !As 90; as isr
eoln, 60. g., tla; .ag.G. / 'r.e ah1ther woes
YasS'4. "
The evening world., 1911-04-08
WILLIE LEWIS IN
BATTLE AT PARIS

who IS trinz in every Ic~tble way to get on a
matri with. knockout Brown, has Just been
'i.nri ny Tor a fg1t with Phi Brock, the
s;1niy ! sai'nr.sit Of C~ol,bd. 1hey will meet
!n. = Battle-Ground Dout al a show to be brought
~ a. Canton, o, on tho uslt n April 20.
Brock yNl probably l.. h,sien. but he nsyerthe-
leo viii give Moran a terrific battle.
The evening world., 1911-04-08

The las, S.lc Newspaper Cluh will hold A
.i ~ rif'r, 90 Washington i'trN, Elmhur.f
l.. l., on .N,rfi 80. MI, special cIeni vi; ~,
i ,1altrulr u.a lnr the nos Ipy,. several oth.r
sulenlil GENTS "Hl maac UJ the afternoon d,
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BY CHARLIE WHITE,
No. 1-Fishters Old and New.

r HARDLY a day passes but somebody asks
me what ! think OF the prssent-day
champions Of the ring and how they
would compare with the fighters of the old
Horton Law days. Everybody seems to hold
a positive opinion either one way or the other,
but ! believe the question is one that a person
can decide either way and still be mistaken.
Men OF to-day, followers of pugilism who did
not see the men of former days fight, say that
the preSnt.day boxers must be better than the
OldiimerS uerH. h,,t tbe ,,,s ,,,bo ,,,.,a 800,
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Sam MrVey, tIe colorei heavyweight, now
fglIug In Paris. las j!.i ieen sWarlsi a verdict
Of 900 france $500 IN American money, sgainst
The society tor The Promotion Of Boxing ~
iar-. Nlcvey yuoi the ,nc.cfy Tor 5000 franc,
claiming that amount FOR not bsinx matched
20 fight a man,
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The next story, Jack NoAuliffs, the
Greatest Lightwtieht OF Them ALL"
Si.l appear on Monday,
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The Trinity \. e. u E0noi'ur. g, fishing FOR
sons s~'t rlrrel'. and .;s believed IN a,h,e.ic
rini alton 20 no mean extent before the ys.r
The evening world., 1911-04-08

y upstate minister says that n
doodle fund OF s25o,Ooo has been
raised 20 shove n sunday base
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HM Ms 5 II BEST SPORTING PAGE IN NEW YORK E SESz T K Mz
THE RING WITH THE GREAT HGHTE


Copyright. 1911. BY The Press Publishing Co. ,Tne New
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Edo EroS ths ~ A. O Vr.nt.r. is
!eetel O. run ion tire hi.t-m Ir IN me s.n.J.
rational championships.
There's a TInor fnat Mr. Kay. TIE walker.
vino asked 'or his rleasc from 'hc y. Y. 4. C.,
lat 40 returned % -S hone n Albany, brt tha'
ne IS irving - c'ane-, WA some o'hs- elIl
n this ulsinci.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-11
THIRD TERM FOR FULLER.

II Auditor General O. Il. Fuller
comes before the republican state con-
vention next year and asks the dele
gates to nominate him for another
two years he will be the first man in
the history of the state to be nomin-
atcd for that Office three successive
terms.
Whether or not it would be good
policy to perpetuate man in public
office in a majority of instances is a
matter which a convention would
have but little trouble in deciding un-
der ordinary circumstances, but in
the case of Mr. Fuller there appears
to be excellent grounds for over
throwing this precedent of long stand
ing and giving the upper peninsula
candidate another term, remarks the
Lansing state Journal.
No one, not even possible political
opponents. will deny that Mr.. Fuller
has made good When he came into
the Office two years ago he announe-
ed that his administration would be
as business-like as any private enter
prise and he has carried on this idea
until his department is recognized as
being one of the best in the various
branches Of the state government.
There is nothing going on in the var
ious branches of his department with
out his knowledge or consent, and
he is always on the job to ascertain
that his orders are being carried out.
Every day finds him at his desk per
sonally supervising the routine of the
department. A visitor does not have
to transact his business with the chief
clerk or deputy when he asks for the
auditor general.
There seems 20 be every reason why
Mr.. Fuller should be given a third
term if he wishes it,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-11
LOWER RAILROAD FARES.

Rep. Lucas. of Calumet, who is here
for a few days on business. states he
will look into the subject of the pro-
posed reduction of railroad fares i'm the
upper peninsula. from a local stand
point. before he returns to Lansing. In
other words he intends 10 get into
touch with his constituents on this
very important matter. Mr.. Lucas is
taking the right course. and we be-
Iieve he will find local sentiment is in
favor of two and one-half cents per
mile instead of two cents as has been
proposed at Lansing. The present rate
is three cents per mile. The local pub
lie. understanding the unfavorable
conditions which confront the railroads
i'm this northern country during the
winter when operations are more ex-
pensive than on the railroads In
southern Michigan, apparently is i'm
accord with Governor Osborn's sug-
gestion that the compromise rate of
two and a half cents per mile be adopt
ed. fearing that two-cent rate would
result i'm inferior service. Rep. Lucas
has fathered the two-cent bill in the
House. and Senator James has intro
duced a similar measure in the SEN
ate. After Mr.. Lucas sizes up local
sentiment we do not doubt that he
will come out as an advocate OF the
two and a half cent rate.