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The Washington herald., 1911-02-15

The Springfield Republican, under date
of February 5, has the following to say
of R. Emmett Mccarthy, better known
to the Technical High School alumni as
Big Mac"
There is some good in football, aside
from the college spirit it engenders, and
the following story, told by R. Emmett
Mccarthy, who played one of the ends
on the Wesleyan University team dur
ing the last season, tends to prove 1t.
Mccarthy spent his holiday vacation in
Washington, d. c., his home. and he was
urged at a banquet given him by former
Technical High School students to tell
the story.
"Oh, yes" he said, there is a lot Of
good in football. and besides other
things it performs surgical operations
while you wait, and instantly. Let me
explain. A little more than a year ago.
while playing on the Technical High
School team. of Washington. one of tho
opposing tackles gave me jolt in the
nose He weighed 19o pounds. and the
Jolt was immense, and SO was my nose
the next day and for a great many days.
Finally it refused to work. at least one
to see a surgeon about it, and he said
the fiue was stopped up. Could he fix
it? Oh, yes, be could, but it would take
some time. First he would have to
throw me on a table, give me an anes.
thetfc. and dig out the obstruction, cut
away a new breathing channel, then put
in a silver tube to. stay there for some
months until the fiue would work on its
TI-n h
$50 would probably pay the bill, includ-
ing the silver tube. Would my nose work
AL right then? Probably; but 1 would
never look as good, which was a very
serious thing.
Tells How II Happened.
ct thought it over, and as l could not
find the $50 in any of my pockets, 1 let
the matter rest, and went on breathing
on one side. 1 concluded to try the faith
cure and there was where 1 struck 1t
good. OF course 1 did not know or even
anticipate how my faith would get in its
work but it got there just the same On
Thanksgiving Day, last year, or there
abouts, l went up to Portland, Me, with
Wesleyan, and played an end against
Bowdoin. We were beaten as a team,
but was cured of my nose trouble. In
the latter part Of the game, big fellow
of probably 100 pounds, jolted me on the
nose on the side that was plugged up.
and he gave il to me hard, heavy, and
strong. 1t was solid jolt, l assure
YOU Just calculate for yourself the dy-
manic or other force exerted He weighed
100 pounds and 1 was about equally
heavy. He came at me at a speed of a
mile in four minutes and met him pos
sibly at an equal speed. What was the
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
JUAREz RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Four furiongsL Yankee, 15 HIv-
gins), TO l. won; Bessie Frank. liz tsmith), TO l.
second; Lewis, la tHawes). 50 TO l. third. Tine
oa7 IS ZApoie. Gaeat Friar Charles Goetz. Kick
apoo Louise. sayTille. Massalo 70 Puedo. and Gold
Point also
SECOND RACE-Six furiongs siscrs uo OMoun-
tain). 10 TO I won; lntefpose. ITO tSmith). To l.
secoud; Fair Louise. los tDcnnyl. to TO- third
Time Ia3 IS. Elmolino. Belle Sis Helen Carroll
Georgia Shand. Arovshaft. O. Scot, Mike Molet
and Deneen also ran.
THIRD RACE-six furlongS. Crrsto. lis mo
Geel. to 2 won; Rio Pecos. lG (Benscbotenl. }
to 2 second: Roberta. f6 lRooney1. 8 TO !, third
Tlme. Ia "a Joe Enrich, Antigo. Doc Allen and
Silk aiso ran.
FOURTH RACE-one and one-eighth miles, Jac>
quetina, l0 tRamseyl. & TO g. won: AnEeius, Io2
Aosesworthl. to 5. serund; Green Seal 8 (AIenl.
Is 20 /. third. Time / 81 IS Taboo also ran-
FIFTH RACE-six fmiougs Rue. M 0foles-
worth, s to won; Buttertal. l0 (hfountsin), J
to l. secpud: Deifrizr. los (fcGeel. 10 TO l. third.
Time l:lL II. scutt, Cat. and Duhos also ran
SIXTH RACE-One mile. kopek, nl (Rouney1
) to 2AIon; Intrinsic. i0 CMolesworthl. 6 70 s
second Hannis. no tMcGeel. 20 1. third. Tine
- IS Mike Jordan. Lady E1izaheth. and Marsand
also ran.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15

New York, Feb. 1L-After long dis
cussion behind closed doors at the Hotel
Breslin to-day, the National League
afternoon without having transacted
much important business
The board of directors made a report
to the effect that the claim Of Pitcher
CamnitE, against the P1ttsburg club, for
a $1,3O0 bonus, had been denied. The
directors then approved of the new UNI
pire staff, selected by President Lynch,
which includes Hank ODay, William
J. Klein, ]. Z. Johnstone, Charles Rig
Ter, William Brennan, M Eason, W. F.
Finneran, J. J. Doyle, and Robert Ems
lie. who is now a substitute. The only
umpire not reappointed was Steve Kane.
The new men are Finneran and Doyle.
The former has umpired in the Tri-State
and Eastern leagues. Doyle is well
known as the old first basemen Of the
Giants Brooklyns, Baltimores, and
WashingtonS
Hermann offered several amendments
TO the constitution, which were adopted.
In future a club putting in claim for
a player on whom waivers are asked must
take the player if he is awarded by the
president of the league. A penalty for
any violation Of the waiver rules was
fixed at not more than $50 for the first
OffenSe-
The committee on rules had a few rec
concentrations. one of which will apply
to the baIk rule. If a pitcher goes into
the box without the bail a balk will be
called hereafter; that is, if the American
League approves it 1t was suggested by
Hermann that the rules committee of
both leagues remain in power through the
playing season that a joint conference
could be held during the world series in
the fall prior to making recommendations
to the other club owners Hermann said
such a plan would work well, and the
other magnates declared in favor of IT.
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to l. third. Time. lis So Peepor7, Caleroke,
Austin SturtcTant- McAndreus Outpost, Pedigree,
h Crosscsddin Lord Nelson, and HaTre also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Goat race. Charter won, Felix.
second: Rabbit. third. Time 0:$ rs. Bob, Lemon
Joe Chariec and Eixie also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Handicap; six furionxsL Nell
sande. IN CAcTagEartl. to 5, won; Gov. Gray l0i
walsh, to l, secondi Hanbridge, Ii (Warren)
% to third. Time, liz 35 Billy VandeEeer,
You See II, Alfred the Great, Monte Fox Mexoana
and Glucose also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-one mile and seventy yards
Vollaire, lo4 CMcTagyart). to 2 won; Rio Grande
l@ Burns, IL to 5, second; Cherry Valley lo2
Could. % 10 I, third Time l45 IS J. II. Rob
inson Simonate, Kempton Park, Ida May. and Joe
Rose always ran.
EIGHTH RACE-one mic and seventy yards
Radium Star. los (McCabey). 5 to l, won: Cano-
plan. 1o3 Gould. to ]. second: Chambers. l13
(Grassl to 9 third. Time l:B+5 Martha
Ny Henry Warren. and Foreguard also ran.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
KLAUS BEATS HOUCK.

PittsburE Boxer Gets Decision Mt
End of Twelfth Round.
Boston, Feb. H-Frank Klaus. OF Pitts
burg, was given the decision over Leo
Houck. of Lancaster, Pa, at the end OF
their twelve-round bout here tonight
Klaus clearly earned the award. He
forced the milling at all times and crowd
ed his opponent around the ring, landing
both fists on Houck's body with great
strength. Houck did well in the first two
rounds. but in the third left hook on the
law dropped him on the mat Houck oc-
caslonally put in a hard uppercut to his
opponents jaw, but it did not stop him
any,
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JACKSONVILLE RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Four furione< New HEreu us
(McrAsEart) 70 !. won: Gold Mine, los tBeID.
Z 10 s. second; Arany, liz tGrass). 10 1. third.
Time O:f9l-a Little Marian, Aldan. Electric
MaIentius Clear Water, MarErum- and Manager
Mack also ran.
SECOND RACE-Five and one-hak furiougA Red
Bob Il3 CHufnageD. to l. won: Definite. io5
tGoldsteinl. 70 l. second: Golden Ruby lol
tObertl, to I. third. Time. I1s 35 outcast.
Muf STARTER, Golden Ruby, Tippy. and I'm There
also ran.
weights. Simon Sick (0connorl, won; Bad Bill
tGanss). second; Steamboat Bill tSebyl. third.
Time. 2ak Mike Old Mouse. Beck. Kate. Maud.
Red Bill and Black Gal also ran
FOURTH RACE-six furionsz o4khurt. los
fByrnel, 3 70 s won; ]. A. Mnnroe. III Ode
Tasyartl. 70 l. second: Mspaetcn. 10 CWAlzh,. 70
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
BRANDENBURG's FINE STANDS.
Must Pay $500 for kidnapping Step
son, Says Missouri Court.

Jefferson City, Mo. Feb. 1.-THE fine
of $500 imposed on Broughton Branden-
burg, the author. bv St Louis court, for
kidnapping his stepSon, was affirmed by
the Supreme Court Of Missouri to-day.
Brandenburg was arrested in San Fran
cisco, where he had taken the boy. James
S. Cabanne, third. He is out on bond, and
is supposed to be in New York.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
E.c.ne. occoauan Workhou.e.

supt. Whitaker Of the workhouse at
occoquan. Va. has reported to the police
headquarters the escape Of John VIII
liams, a negro prisoner. Williams was
confined to the sick ward and left while
the physician went to attend another
patient He borrowed a suit OF clothes
from me physician
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
SIX ON SCHOONER DROWNED.
Oshkosh Fought Gale for "a Hours
on Pacific, but CapSiEed.

Portland. Greg, Feb. E.-Capt- Thomas
Latham and five of a crew of ten were
drowned yesterday when the gasoline
schooner Oshkosh was wrecked on the
south spit of the Columbia River. The
Oshkosh sailed from TiIlamook on Satur-
day for Umpqua. She ran into terrific
gale, and after battling with it for more
than twenty-four hours was driven into
the mouth of the Columbia and was cap
sized by a wave
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE
UMPS ARE NAMED
Rules Committee Also Makes
Recommendations.
BALK CHANGE IS SUGGESTED

Hereafter, Pitcher Going Into Box
without BAN In Hand May BE Held
for $1,000 Bonus Turned Down.
Other News of the Meeting.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
BRAVE RAIN TO
! SEE AUTO EXHIBIT

Continued from Page Eight.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15

Mr.. Charles c. Glover has issued
cards to meet the members of the Wash
ington National Monument Society at an
informal luncheon at his residence on
Wednesday, February p. at l o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
FREE TRIPS
BUFFALO
TENPIN
TEAM 6.

The three tenpin teams receiving
the greatest number OF votes Will De
given free trips to Buffalo. and have
all entrance fees paid for the annual
tournament of the National Bowling
Association. The entrance fees in
clude the five-men teams, doubles.
and singles. 1t is conservatively es-
timated that the prize money at
Buffalo will amount to $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15

Mrs. W. Wallace ChisweIl entertained
at cards yesterday afternoon in her
apartments at the Parkwood. St. Valen-
tine decorations were used throughout.
There were about thirty-five guests many
of whom were from out OF town.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15

with quantities of palms, ferns, and
clusters of red carna tions, red hearts
arrows, and other appropriate favors
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15

Mrs. George F. Elliott. wife of Brig.
Gen. Elliott. L. S. NJ c.. was hostess
at an informal bridge party yesterday
afternoon at her apartments in the To-
ronto.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15

sity Hospital next Monday evening are
Miss Alice Riggs. president of the board
Of lady managers; Mrs. A. B. Graham,
DR.. and Mrs. William Gwynne, Mrs
Fealy. Mrs ]. O'Donnell, DR.. and Mrs
Oscar Combe. and Mrs. A. Z. Murphy,
who is in charge of the benefit. Many
others interested in the success of this
affair are forming theater parties, and
a large audience of friends of the hos
pital is anticipated. The play is a mu-
sical comedy. and Mr.. Hammerstein
vouches for the superiority Of the talent
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15

Miss Ruth Parker. debutante daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker. who
has spent the past few weeks In Provi-
dence, R l., will return to Washington
this morning. accompanied by Miss PriTn-
rose Colt. daughter of Judge Colt. Miss
Colt will be the guest of Miss Parker for
fortnight
The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
LOVING CUPS
OR CASH
FOR
DUcKPIN
TEAM s.

The three duckpin teams receiv-
ing the greatest number of votes
will be awarded loving cups or cash
prizes in gold to the amount of $175-
The prizes. either cups or cash, at
the option of the winners. will be
divided as follows: 500 to the team
receiving the greatest number OF
votes: $50 to the team receiving the
second greatest number of votes;
sos to the team receiving the third
greatest number of votes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07

is for the township to levy an annual
tax for hard roads that will produce
perhaps 81, 900 or s. 1000 and expend it
upon a gravel or macadam stretch Of
road, which is to be extended from
year to a at a rate that will give
the township a fair amount Of hard
roads, say. in twenty or thirty years.
By the time the last mile is built I'M
der this plan, the first one is worn
out. the rule being hat the road once
built receives no attention, and that
the money raised is spent upon build
ing more roads. The roads are 6su-
ally built without much, If any, at
tention being paid to drainage. and
the results are not always satisfac-
tory, in fact. they are seldom what
they should be. Those charged with
the duty of spending the money nine
teen times in twenty know little. if
anything, of how the road should be
built, and when 1t is finished it is
usually about half as good as it ought
to be and has cost nearly twice as
much as 1t should, for let it be said
again and again that the greater part
of the taxes raised for highways is
frittered away by misdirected effort
An eminent engineer. who has had ex-
tended experience, says at least sixty
per N of the funds raised for high
ways is wasted. Certainly the waste
is at least one-half. This being the
case, it follows that one of the first
things to do is to stop his awful
waste and see that a dollars worth of
road results from every dollar ex-
pended, instead of forty to fifty cents
worth. 1t ought to be clear that ii is
very important that roads should be
constructed under expert supervision.
and that a capable road engineer is
needed. OF course It is not practical
to have this and build the roads piece
meal, a short stretch at a time, hence
the township will find 1t wise, instead
of an annual a levy, to issue bonds
to the full constitutional limit and
build, say, fifteen to twenty miles of
road at once and pay for them by the
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Uses Of Paper Metal.

At the great coronation pageant,
which will be mex June, when George
is crowned King George ". of Eng
land, there is to be something entire
ly different from anything that has
ever happened before.
Instead of real armor the armor
that is to be worn viii be made of
paper metal" There viii be exact
copies of all the old sets of armOr used
and the paper metal will be so fixed
that the armor made from 1t will
give the appearance of the original.
And 1t is said that in the future the
metal" will be used for almost all
outdoor decorations, because 1t Is
much cheaper than plaster paris and
also is waterproof.
It can be made to represent all the
different metals and is SO strong that
one can jump on 1t without making
any impression on 1t.
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with a stout heart and high purpose
and with a clear head, and all will
come out right.
In a good roads campaign one Of
the most important things is to I'm
learn some things that are not so, to
get a view Of the proposition from
the right angle, and not to work along
impractical lines. The good roads
fever usually breaks out in some COM
munity with a hurrah, to build a mile
or two of hard roads, and there is a
squabble to determine which particu-
lar road shall lave the improvement.
Se1flshness crops out and must be
reckoned with. When the particular
road has been determined upon, then
comes the question Of raising funds.
Those who are disappointed will give
nothing; others will contribute va
rious amounts; the banker, merchant
and grain dealer are called upon and
subscribe different sums; others will
contribute labor; an entertainment
will be held in the town hall, the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to the building Of
the road. h local paper will be
filled with letters, interviews and edi-
~torials; everybody is patting himself
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07

than anything among current compost
lions abroad that they are hailed with
wild enthusiasm.
One Of the jokes Of American his
tory is that the first band which is
mentioned as being aboard ar Ameri-
can warship was deliberately stolen
by the commander Of the vessel who,
it seems was mighty fond of band
music. This was more han a century
ago. The officer who boldly kidnapped
a full-1edged band was Capt. Daniel
McNiell, and his good ship was the
corvette Boston, carrying twenty-eight
guns. The Boston had put into an
Italian port for a brief stay, n a
band attached to IL of the regiments
stationed at that port came aboard to
give a concert. The Yankee captain
was SO fascinated with the music that
he forthwith tripped anchor, made all
sail and escaped to sea with the pro-
testing musicians. OF course there
was a big howl over the episode, and
the government Of the United States
had to hasten to disclaim all respons1"
billty and. send the musicians back
home. The first real worthwhile band
III the American navy was likewise
captured, but the intrepid Decatur
came into possession Of this band
through the capture Of a British war
ship and then induced the British mu-
sicians to enlist in his service. When
this band reached New York and
marched through the streets at the
head Of a procession Of Yankee blue
Jackets 1t created a sensation.
The greatest latitude has always
been allowed in the matter of the
uniforms worn by bandmen. Except
in the United States army and navy,
there are no rules or restrictions gov
erning the sort of costumes the musi-
clans shall wear when on parade, and
our private bands have taken advan-
tage of this license to bedeck them
selves in gorgeous attire. Red and
blue are the favorite colors for ban
uniforms-always with as much gold
or silver lace or white braid as the
bandmen can afford-but there are
some bands that in selecting a design
for a uniform seem to have been
moved by a desire to have 1t present
as many different colors as possible.
Zouave and hussar uniforms have
proven popular with not a few bands.
and others manage to look very natty
in uniforms Of white duck.
Perhaps the handsomest and shoWt-
est of all band uniforms is that worn
on state occasions at the White House
by the Marine band. 1t consists OF
light blue trousers and brilliant red
coat, literally embellished with black
hrSfd The mounted hands of the
United States cavalry are a novelty
and never fail to arouse wonder that
they can give as good music as they
do, considering that each member,
ever to the drummer, is mounted on
a prancing steed. In all bands the
drum major is the most gaudily garbed
member of that organization, ano
wears a hat designed to make him ap-
pear about eight feet in height In the
eyes of the small boys.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
RAISING THE MONEY
BOND ISSUE is BEST WAY TO PAY
FOR GOOD ROADS.
EFFORTS OFTEN INSTRUCTED
Good Roads Fever Carries Community
Of Its Feet Frequently and Work
Is Started Along Impractical Lines
Tax Levy Plan Wrong.
BY HOWARD H. GROSS.

In forwarding any great movement,
as the building Of good roads, enthus-
iasm is essential, but unless his is
coupled with a knowledge of the sub
ject, it is a question whether it some
times does not do more harm than
good. The writer believes that a
movement for better highways is Oft
en- retarded by o~ver-zealous friends
who are attempting to do something
they do not understand. The prOpo-
sition to build good roads throughout
the land is a very big one, and ex-
ceedingly important. 1t is a question
that must be handled in a big way.
If anyone lac suggested fifty years
6 the building of a railway to the
Pacific slope, he would nave been de-
clared at least visionary. This has
beer accomplished and today there
are a half dozen such railways, and
the our months journey across the
desert is now comprised in less than
three days. While the building of
good wagon roads throughout the
country is an UNNECESSARILY big job,
yet there are back of it boundless re-
sources; there is far more to encOur-
age us than the builders of these first
great continental roads had to en-
courage them. Let us go forward
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07

bond issue, paying off the bonds in in
stallments. This is vastly better and
cheaper than to build short stretches
by an annual tax levy. OF course in
terest will have to be paid upon b
bonds, but on the other hand the peo-
pie will have good roads to use, and
if the use OF the roads is not worth
more than the interest on the bonds
required to build them, then road
building is not worth while. The
worlds experience is that good roads
are always worth several times what
they cost to any community.
There are many advantages to this
plan. By building many miles at once
it is practical to have good engineer
ing supervision and proper specifica-
tons, and the result will be a we'll
drained, a better and a more durable
road and one that will not cost nearly
as much to maintain as one poorly
constructed. Again, on SO large a Job
contractors will figure lower than up
on a small job and the best machinery
and methods can be employed to adj
vantage, SO 1t is fair to say that TWEEN
ty miles Of road built under a single
contract will cost from IS to 20 pei
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
Prompt to the Minute.

Sir Charles Dixie once spoke with
admiration of an American he a
met in San Francisco. The Amer1-
can told him he would be coming TO
England in a year. Dixie invited him
to lunch and gave him a day four
teen months later, assuring him he
would give him a distinctively Eng
lish lunch, begging him at the same
time to be punctual. eff you will give
me an hour I'll be on hand" replied
the American. Dixie gave one o'clock.
AS the clock struck on the day in
question fourteen months afterward
Dixie walked downstairs tt the dining
room, which was on the ground floor
of his house, just as the American
walked n.
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On the back and talking Of the won
lerful progress that is being made.
This is all very well SO far as 1t
O and perhaps the moral effect Is
good-it stirs up the community, but
II does not do very much in the way
of eoaA building. Usually a haR mile
or 50 Is the limit and may reach from
the town to the cemetery. Well, that
does sopee good. and will give a de-
parting .~tizen a smoother road in
death than he had in life.
The means employed in such a cam
paign arS wholly inadequate to the
end sought. It reminds one Of the
old woman who proposed to keep the
tide back with her broom.
There are also other unsatisfactory,
expensive and wrong ways to take up
this question. The most common one
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07

cent. less than If built a mile or so at
a time. Again, the roads are all new
at the same time and will be far more
satisfactory to the people, and the
benefits will be simultaneous to the
whole community.
Suppose tae state in which a given
township /! situated aids In building
permanent roads, under the plan that
is followed in more than one-balf the
states. This will make the roads built
a much lighter burden.
Let us see how the matter OF taxa
ton will affect the owner OF a typical
farm by the two plans of road build
Ing, that is. q little each year by an
annual tax levy, and the other by a
bond Issue, supplemented by state aid.
or IN other words, by comparing the
old KAy With the new. In order to
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07
Planning the House.

Well" said Clifford Bennington,
ch~eerfully, I've got the plans for my
new house on the lake shore all I'm
ished."
Finished to suit your"
"N-no. But the architect is satisfied.
and that's the best l can expect"
"Ha, ha! How about Mrs. Berring-
toni"
Its all right with her, too. In fact.
she got that fixed before We started,
You see, she laid out the cupboards
and ~wardrobss, and all the architect
had to do was to build a house around
them."-CleVeland Plain Dealer.