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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-03
Hero Of Band Of Heroes.

Elphinstone was the hero of q band
of heroes. His victory was made an
easier task because Bolac and Mccall
dropped out when they had a lead
which he would have had to overcome
in the tough going.
Elphinstone was full of run clear to
the finish. He won first cup, also time
cup.
He ran the last mile in 3 minutes
and - 2-5 seconds. Il most remarkable
performance. His record for the dis
lance is / hour and minutes. made
in 1908 at the Hibernian games at
Benning.
Never was a foot race run under
worse conditions. A drizzling rain,
with muddy streets and slippery pave
thermometer taking rapid drop,
marked the city end of the running.
1t was on Electric Parks race track
that conditions were about the worst
ever.
Contestants had to run around eight
times TO finish the last four miles of
the race. TO do this those whose shoes
were not pulled off by the mud pulled
them off because of the weight.
The first two runners to reach the
race course gave up the race in. dis
gust. though they had such a lead that
they would certainly have finished in
top places had they continued Others
struggled and splashed through the
mud. but a. number had to give up after
they had run as far as the track.
From the Battle Monument, Fayette
and Calvert streets. the fifty seven en-
trants started. The course was Calvert
street to Baltimore. to Charles, to
Lexington, to Fulton avenue, to Penn
sylvania avenue, to Park Heights ave-
nue.. to Belvedere avenue, to Electric
Park
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FRIENDS CUNT LOSERS.
Defeated by Alumni in Snappy Game
of Basket Ball.

A large number Of spectators were pres
ent in the Friends gymnasium to witness
the annual game between the alumni and
the school team.
The game was exciting from start to
finish. The score Of the first half was
10 to 8 in favor of the school team, but
in the next nalf the alumni got their pace
and by beautiful passing and fast team
work they won the half 16-4, thus rails
ing the total score % to .,S I'm their favor.
Mr.. l.. Baker of Princeton and MIR.
Roberts played the best game for the
alumni, while Low and OsgOOd starred
for the QuaktrS. Lineup:
Alumni. Position. Friends.
Fay.............. Right forward Miller
Roberts. ...-......I Left forward .OsGood
L. Baker Center Low
Woiherspoon Ilatt Left guard M. Baker tcapt.l
L. Plutt. ........... Right guard ....... Gates
Goals-lOw ~. l.. Baker 90. Osgood. Roberts
az. Miller Gates, NJ. Baker. Fay. Il. Platt. l..
Plat. Fouls-OsgOod, Fay. Referee-Mr. Taylor,
Y. N. c. A. Timer-Mr. Paul. Lawrenceville.
Tune of halves-lo minutes each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-03

BALTIMORE, Md, January 3.-Bare-
footed and covered with mud from heel
to head Henry c. EIphinstonc, captain of
the Cross Country Clubs track team,
won the ten-mile race given yesterday
afternoon under the auspices of his club.
His victory did not surprise athletic au-
thorities. for ElphinstOne holds the record
III these parts at the distance, but the
lovers of athletic sports did not picture
such Il climax to the event as took place
at Electric Park.
Elphinstpne was not the only barefoot
ed athlete who crossed the finish line All
who followed him were in practically the
same predicament, for the heavy going of
the track at the summer resort, where
the contestants were required to run four
miles, made it necessary to discard
shoes even in January.
Mud Ankle Deep on Track.
The mud on the track was ankle deep,
and it chung to the shoes of the runners,
weighing them down to such a degree
that all who had the desire to finish in
the event were forced to go back to
nature.
Elphinstone was the scratch man and
he finished in 1.17.47 2-5. Handicapped
Joseph IT. England of the South Atlantic
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union gave forty -one entrants handi-
cap of four minutes or more on the
champion. OF the seventy -one athletes
entered. fifty-seven started and forty-one
finished. 1t was a great showing, SO far
as the gameness OF the contestants was
concerned. but that was the only feature
of the race.
D. Miller of the Central Young Mems
Christian Association, with two minutes
thirty seconds handicap. was second, fin
ishinG nearly six minutes behind the win
ner
Thirty One Points for C. c. C.
The Cross Country Club won the run
from every angle. It's six-inan team
scored thirty-one points. thus landing one
prize. and it also had the honor OF seeing
fifteen Of its men finish.
This is the order in which the runners
finished:
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Hard as a Twenty-Mile Race.

1t was estimated by athletes that the
exertion required for the ten-mile run
would have been sufficient for twenty
mile event on good roads.
There was much comment because
the management did not change the
course so that the entire ten miles
could be run on the roads. Roads were
bad enough. but they conld have been
negotiated better than the race course.
That the run was a popular affair
was proved by the thousands Of spec
tators who lined the route in the city
and on the suburban roads.
Several thousand braved the weather
and were at Electric Park to witness
the finish. They saw one the like Of
which they may never seen again. In
witness another such grueling race.
To those gallant forty-one runners
who finished too much credit cannot be
given.
There were but Ave cups. twenty
medals and three banners to be won.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
AfterJon Field Operators.


CrowleyfWarrants have been is
sued against two more oil field Of
ficials h the case of the State of
Louisilha against opera6oSs instha
Jennjs eit fiieid a ere allaseE ~,
have allowed salt water from the
fell to flow into Bayou des Cannes,
from which water is pumped for irri-
CATION purposes. The officials arrest
ed are F. A. Levoy of Beaumont, Tex
as, vice president of the Gulf Refining
Company, and w. B. Sharp Of Hous-
ton, Texas, president of the Producers
Oil Company, who are charged with
failing to cause storage tanks owned
by their respective companies to be
posted so as to indicate their owner
ship, as required by law. Officers and
employees of other companies operat-
ing in the Jennings field who have
been arrested in connection with the
alleged escape of salt water from the
field into irrigation streams will be
tried at Crowley. Farmers living on
the Acadia and Abbott-Duson canals
have complained for years that salt
water from the Jennings oil field has
hurt their crops, and the last legisla-
ture passed law for their relief, pro-
viding that it shall be unlawful to
empty salt water into any stream used
for irrigation purposes between March
and September l.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Louisiana State News
AaPPe9lDgs of l9teres!
for Our AaDy Readers
impetus Given Truckinu Industry.

! Impetus Given Trucking Industry.
Norwood-At a meeting of the Nor
wood Truck Growers Association this
week, largely attende hy members
andsothers. an int asrefT j Il :sastruc-
u H sii's "a iif-s 6as mada by 8. {. Tie
Dout, horticulturist OF the state ex-
perlmental station Mr. Tiebout show
cd a thorough and practical knowledge
OF the subject under consideration, and
MS visit will undoubtedly be helpful to
the people in the development of the
trucking industry, which is as yet in
its infancy in this section.
During the present season some thir.
ty-flve acres were planted in toma-
toes, from which more than 5000
crates OF fruit were shipped, and for
which good prices We're realized. A
considerable acreage was also planted
in peas, beans, strawberries and pep.
per, and the returns have been salts.
factory from these crops.
Messrs. Boatner and Stanley. repre-
senting the Yazoo and Mississippi Val.
ley railroad, and Mr.. Luttrell, repre-
sent1ng the express company, were
also present, and made brief ad-
dresses. assuring the association that
the carriers which they represent
were prepared to offer shippers every
facility for marketing their products
in the most expeditions way, and equal
opportunities in the way of rates with
other sections contiguous to their
roads. 1t is believed that this meet
ing will give an impetus to the truck
ing industry in this locality.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Charged With Intimidation.

Shreveport.-Six white men, Robef
ana Eldon Henderson, Eugene aid
Bill Althan, Leo Norwood and Rofy
Sell, citizens of Zwolle, in Sable
parish, were brought to Shreveprt
ane placed in jail, charged with vioht-
ing section 19 Of the penal code of lhe
United States, the section of the lat
ute dealing with the intimidatioI of
hbor The men are alleged to Iave
'aken part in conspiracy to fri Aten
negro sawmill hands away fro1} the
pant of the Sabine Lumber Comlany,
At lwolle, where efforts havdbeen
made to unionize the labor. Thk are
enarged with having shot one 1legro,
VINO was not fatally hurt.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans.-The market for
rough rice was almost bare of sup
plies Saturday, due to the fact that
not single bag of rice arrived on
the market from the country during
the early session. Only few small
lots were displayed on sample tables,
which were brought out of store, and
anything that showed style was taken
up. The absence of receipts was due
to the unfavorable weather prevailing
in the belt. Clean rice was steady
with fair demand. The inquiry was
for medium grades. Very little was
offered in the line of extra fancy
grades. Quotations Rongh-f1on-
duras strong and active at $4,000
3.25 for new and $150@300 for old;
sales reported, 1926 sacks at $2.5o@
3.25; Japan nominal Receipts
Rough rice, 1898 sacks; millers, SO2
sacks.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Wants to Recover 100000 Acres.

Montgomery, Ala.-Warren S. Reese,
United States district attorney, Satur-
day began suit in the United States
court to recover 100000 acres of land
which prior to 1882 belonged to the
Creek Indians. Ita-isltha contention
Of the government that the Creek IN
dians disposed of this land in viola
ton Of the treaty of March "a, 1882,
which was forbidden without the ex-
press consent of the president Fol-
lowing this approval patents had to be
issued and it Is claimed that these
lands have never been patented. Some
of them are very valuable, the total
being worth $800,000
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
DECISION OF VITAL
INTEREST TO LOUISIANA
LAND RECLAMATION
iupGE MARTIN UPHoLDS COM
PANY's TITLE TO NEARLY
..ctlARTER MlLlicMAcREs.
Parishes Claimed Tract Under Gov.
eminent Grant, but Court Consid-
cred Ownership Abandoned.

Thi5odaux. = Judge w. P. Martin
handed down judgment and opinion
In the suit of the parishes of ia
fourche and Terrebonne againA the
Terrebonne Land Company and others
The decision was rendered. in cham
bers, which had been agreed to by the
parties. and will be considered as
having been rendered in open court
the right to appeal having been re.
served by both sides.
The suit, which was settled by the
court in favor of the defendants, af-
iects title to about $4,000 acres of
prairie lands, reclaimed and unre-
claimed, lying between Bayou La
tourche and Bayou Terrebonne and
partly located in both parishes. These
lands were purchased in July, 1900,
by Edward Wisner, of New Orleans,
and Mr. Dresser.
When the suit was filed little over
year ago much work was under way
and contemplated, but the filing of the
suit stopped the work. 1t also stopped
negotiations for the raising of money
to carry out plans, because it is use
less to attempt to negotiate the sale
Of securities affecting lands when
title to the lands has been attacked,
In fact, the filing of the suit stopped
the land companies from doing 4ny
more colonization or reclamation work
in the territory affected by the l4tiga-
ton pending the settlement Of the
suit
Persons interested in the land com
panies say that the way the suit has
been settled in the lower courts is for |
the best interests of reclamation work
IN Louisiana, and 1t is hoped that the
matter is now in such a shape thau
the work stopped about a year agol
may be resumed. II
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
ITHIBODAUX, IbUIsIANA, SATURDAY, AUG. 26 1911
LUMBER MILLS CLOSE DOWN
ORDERS STOP OPERATIONS OF
LOUISIANA SAW MILLS.
a Fight Against Labor-MiIImen Say
Every Mill in Louisiana, Texas and
Mississippi Will Shut Down.

| New Orleans, La.-Twenty-one of
the saw mills of Louisiana, Arkansas
and Texas operated by members of
the Southern Saw Mill Operators AS
soc1ation, and employing approximate
iy 5000 men, have been ordered closed
down. If the order is carried out
as issued by the executive committee
| after meeting Of the association in
Chicago, the production of the pine
mills in this part of the South will be
decreased about "a per cent under
normal. The mills which have been
ordered to close down are:
Those Of the Long Bell Lumber
Company at De Ridder Bon Ami,
Lake Charles and Longville; those of
the Pickering Lumber Company at
Barham, Cravens and Pickering; the
Gulf Lumber Company's mills at Full
lerton and Syeples; the Bowman
Hicks Lumber Company's mill at Low
ing; the Industrial Lumber Company's
mills at Elizabeth and Oakdale; those
Of the Central Coal and Coke Com
pany at Neame and Carson; the Sa-
bine lumber mill at Zwolle; the Buck
ley Lumber Company's mill at Vel
gar; J. c. Pill & Co.'S mill at Till
man; two mills Of tlse Frost-Johnson
Lumber Company and two or three
mills Of the Kirby Lumber Company.
The action on the part of the South
ern Saw Mill Operators Association
in ordering these mills closed is in
connection with the fight the lumber
interests are waging against the pro-
posed union Of saw mill operatives.
The Chicago meeting just concluded
is the third that has been held within
the last six months to take action in
regard to the labor troubles. The as
sociation, of which John H. Kirby,
the wealthy .lumberman of Texas and
president of the Kirby Lumber Com
pany, is president, was organized for
the purpose of combating the union
of saw mill workers. The mills which
are ordered closed have daily output
of 3,150,000 feet of pine lumber.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Need Cotton Pickers.

Angleton, Tex.-There is in The
vicinity of Angleton the largest acre
age of cotton that has been put in
for a number of years on account Of
the boil weevil, and there is now q
scarcity of labor to pick the cotton
and cotton pickers can find remun-
erative employment. The cotton gin
is now about ready to begin ginning
and several bales have been brought
in and are waiting for the gin to start
The present prospects are fine for
remunerative crop, which is opening
up very fine.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
First Gin at lota, La.

Crowley.-The cotton gin of the
Farmers Mercantile Company, the
first gin to be erected at Iota, was
completed Saturday and will begin
operation at once 1t is expected that
farmers in the vicinity will sell this
season 500 bales of cotton and that
the acreage will be more than doub
led next year. Iota is in the heart
Of section heretofore devoted al
most exclusively to rice, but cotton,
corn, cane and other highland crops
are now being generally raised and
farmers are enthusiastic over the sue
cess Of crop diversity. A large acre
age in Irish and sweet potatoes will
be planted in the spring.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
No Cotton Deterioration.

Baton Rouge.-In response to tele-
gram from United States Senator Mur-
ply. J. Foster, at Washington, asking
for a report of the condition of the
cotton crop, and if there has been
any deterioration in the crop since
July 25, E. O. Bruner, commissioner
of agriculture, sent the following re-
ply: No report of deterioration
since the date you mention, although
the continued rains now prevailing
may prove disastrous. Present pros
poets indicate third more cotton
than last year,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
To Rebuild the flown Hall.

MandeFille.-Bids fave been asked
for the Smelling of fwo more squares
on Lake street, a1a also for the re-
erection of the tom hall. which was
blown off its Foundation in a high
Wind several day ago. No material
damage was donfto the building, and
it can be replaced On the pillars at
small cost. Tfe repairing Of the
shelled streetsfs in the hands of the
Improvement pmmittee and there is
ample funds j hand to enable these
roads to be put in first-class shape,
and men arsactively at work now.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Wind and Rain Hurt Crops.

Grand Cane-The recent rains and
wind storms are damaging cotton and
corn greatly. Much of the corn was
broken down to the extent that it be
came necessary for farmers to feed it
to stock to prevent a total loss. Cot
ton is dying in spots, supposedly from
scalding when the sun beams forth
in great warmth imme ediately after
rains. Some of the oldest farmers
have never seen just such conditions
but as whole the crops will, even
under these adverse conditions, be
much better than last year.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Texans Win at Camp Perry.

Camp Perry, Ohio-The first week s
competition in the National shooting
tournament would up in one of the
most exciting and hotly contested
regimental matches ever held by the
National Rifle Association, the honors
going to the Second Texas Infantry,
which won over the Second Ohio and
Colorado Cavalry by points. The
entire day was given to this and the
Catrow cup matches, the latter being
concluded at the 1,000-yard range in
a close and exciting contest. w. H.
Richard of Ohio won, with a total
score of 102. The result of the match
showed Texas and Ohio shooters vie
ing for honors.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Impetus Given Truckino Industry.

Norwood.-At a meeting of the Nor,
wood Truck Growers Association
largely attended by members and on-
ers, an interesting and instructive ID
dress was made by G. L. Tiebflt,
hortculturist of the State Experinen-
TAI Station. Mr.. Tiebout showsd a
thorough and practical kuoweTEe OF
the subject under consideration, and
his visit will undoubtedly be helpful
to the people in the development Of
the trucking industry, which s as yet
IN ITS infancy. During ths present
season some 35 acres were planted in
tomatoes here, from which more than
5000 crates of fruit were shipped, and
Tor which good prices ere realizel.
4 considerable acreags was also
planted in peas, beansf Strawberries
ard pep7er, and the NeturnsAss hare
oten satisfactory ~fromlhese crops.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Citizens Want New Schools

Lake Charles.-At mass meeting
of citizens to devise ways and means
for the erection of new school build
ings in the city, resolution was
adopted asking the city council to call
a special election for the purpose OF
revoting the present 10-mill special
tax, apportioning 21a mills to buildings
and 71a mills to maintenance for TWEEN
ty-five years. It is estimated that this
will yield sufficient revenue on which
to base an issue of 100000 in bonds
the proceeds of which may be used i'm
mediately for building purposes. In
asmuch as the plan involves no addi
tional taxation, there is no doubt that
it will carry.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Tried to Rescue Liberals.

Juarez, Mex.-Another attempt to
rescue Randel and Silva, the two lib
eral leaders confined in the Juarez
hospital, was made Monday. Fifteen
mounted men rode close to the build
ing before being discovered, but beat
a hasty retreat when the guard open
ed fire. More than thirty shots were
exchanged. The liberals have a camp
of about fifty men ten miles west of
Juarez and their continued efforts to
reach their leaders is causing appre-
hension. The hospital is located in an
isolated spot.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Farmers Plant E,u H..n

n iaushter.-The farmers of this sec
Il ~ are busy planting their fall crops.
!. .e recent rains We're of great help
we growing crops, especially the
IN. winch was never more promis-
M, ,uan at the present time. A large
|sh,o, Is expected. The Irish potatoes.
N, saich have been so scarce, have been
4 So IN large numbers by the farm
H. ine cotton crop will not aver
|ns. o'er 90 per cent yield throughout
|hg parish' and with a favorable pick
|ssa sason the short crop can be gath.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Loses Arm Under Train.

Lafayette.-Clarence Culpepper OF
Columbus, Ga, was run over by a
locomotive in the Southern Pacific
yards and had his right arm badly
crushed. Culpepper and several COM
oanions were tramping, and when one
'uggested that they sleep Id, the grass
on the roadside Culpepper declared he
would sleep on the track out of the
lampness.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Wind nd Rain Hurt crons

Grand CAe.-The recent rains and
wind storns are damaging cotton and
corn greatly. Much of the corn was
broken dNTn to the extent that it be-
came necessary for farmers to feed it
to stock TO prevent a total loss. Cot
ton is ding in spots, supposedly from
scaldins when the sun beams forth
in greet warmth Immediately after
rains. Some of the oldest farmers
have lever seen just such conditions,
but AZ whole the crops will, even
undef these adverse conditions, be
muct peter than last year.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Twelve Men Buried.

Duluth, Minn.-Twelve men were
rocks and earth Saturday night when
a cavein occurred in the Buffalo and
Susquehanna open pit mine at Hib-
bing, MINI. More than hundred of
the miners co-workers are endeavor-
ing to reach the imprisoned men, and
are themselves in danger of death
through another slide.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Permit to Build Pleasure Pier.

Port Arthur, Tex-Permit from the
war department was received Mon
day to build pleasure pier into the
lake and to place drawbridge across
the Sabine-Neches canal. The per-
mits did not include privilege to
dredge a cut through the canal dump
separating the town from the lake
shore Objection to this cut comes
from Beaumont. An attempt will be
made to remove this objection.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Autos May Speed up .rrifIe.

Mandeville.-The town kouncil, at
Us recent meeting. amendh the ordi-
nance regulating the sped of auto
Fuooiles, changing the legal rate of
'peed from six to ten mil8 per hour,
= sao compelling owners of vehicles to
we the usual signal 10l feet from
each street corner.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Border Patrol Ordered.

Washington.-A patrol of the Cali
fornia frontier by United States
troops, abolished only short time
ago, was ordered re-established Thurs
day by the war department because of
threatening situation just south of
the border in Lower California, Mex
leo. A company of coast artillery at
San Diego, Cal, was instructed to take
the field for patrol duty from San
Diego to Yuma, Ariz.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
Louisiana Commission,

Baton Rouge.-The New Orleans
board of trade, representing the AL
bert Mackie Grocery Company, has
filed a complaint with the Louisiana
railroad commission against the Texas
and Pacific railroad against the less
than carload lot rates on cleaned rice
from New Orleans to Vacherie. The
case will be heard in September.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-26
New Orleans SUGAR.

New Orleans.-Very little was Of.
erred in the local sugar market Satur
day. Sales we're confined to the light
receipts that arrived from plantations
prices were strong and unchans sed.
Refined sugars were steady and un-
hanged. New York sugars were In
air demand and unchanged. Mo
asses and syrups were nominal.