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The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04
Why He Wasn't Paid

Booker T. Washington was
telling a group OF friends of some
ofhis amusing experiences among
his people in the South. Mr..
Washington is regarded with
great veneration on the part oil
the Southern negroes, and when
he is at his home in Tuskegee,
Ala, many difficulties are re
ferred to him by the nearby resi-
dents for settlement
Zone of the most perplexing
questions which ever came be-
fore me for arbitration" said he,
twas the trouble between a ven
cradle negro paster and his con
gregation The latter had fatty
refused to pay the minister his
salary, and he appealed to me
to address his church members
in his behalf
Your pastor has not failed
in any of his duties, has hep
No, sab, replied one of the
deacons, we can't say he has
And he has preached every
Sunday regularly
Yes, sah.'
" We'll, then, SAID l, your
plain duty to him is to pay him
the salary which is due him.
" But, Mistah Washington,
interrupted one old man in the
back of the church, 1 rise to a
point of order. Dis congrega-
sion done pay de pastor fo' desc
same sermons fo' de pas foah
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04
Naming the Baby In Ianan.

Such lovers of picturesque cere
monies as the Japanese do not let an
important event like the naming of
the baby pass without proper Cbsery
ance The infants birth Is Immediate.
ly announced to the relatives and
friends, who hasten to send congratu.
lations and presents. Visitors used to
insist upon seeing the mother and
child, but the spread of medical knowl-
edge is gradually changing this. On
the seventh day after birth the child
is named The first born son is fre-
quently called Ichiro, which means
First" Others, as in Latin, are nam
ed Second, Third" and so on. Girls
are more lucky, receiving picturesque
names like Snow" "Chrysanthe-
num-, Glory" and the Wide
World Magazine.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04

When you have rhumatism in
your foot or instep apply Cham
berlain's Linament and you will
oct quick reliet. 1t costs but a
quarter. Why suffer? For sale
by all dealers.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04
q BOUT THE BUSIEST
~ man in Washington is
Representative Gamer

Representative Gamer
on, who has a question of
statehood on his calendar, the
matter of county seat re-
moval, numerous bills and
Department work IN abund-
ance. A new measure in this
latter class that the Delegate
is pressing, is an app1oprla-
ton which he hopes to secure
through the Forest service,
for the building of a road
twelve miles in length connect
ing with the old Roosevelt
road, and extending through
the forest reserve to Plnealr.
The formation Of lake by
the Roosevelt dam has created
spot of exceptional attrac-
tiveness. and the people Of
Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe
are very much interested III
opening up communication
with this delightful location.
Mr.. Cameron has been show
ing every possible courtesy tc
the numerous delegations that
have arrived from the Terri
tory, and as he has carte
blanche with the members OF
both branches of Congress,
and the President, as we'll as
with Department heads, he
has been able to greatly Sim
plify the usual intriclt details
that confront strangers, or
those unfamiliar with the way
things are done in Washing
ton.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04

He \ RIIONA DE.LEl-
~ CATION to advance the
interests Of statehood
has arrived in Washington,
and the representation is com
posed Of the following gentle
men, viz: Eugene Brady,
Frank Avis, Henry Griswold,
Ch lies Ackers, Charlie Ice,
DR., Moeur, and Sidney Gold
man, of Phoenix; John Hawk
ms, of Prescott; Judge H. L.
Pickett, of Tombstone; and
George w. P. Hunt, of Globe.
The gentlemen will be given
every opportunity to present
their arguments to the Pres1-
dent and to the Members OF
Congress, and possibly to the
COMMITTEES, but the question
arriving here at practically
the close Of the session will
make it impossible, particular
ly in view of the controversy
which has arisen over the ad-
mission of Arizona, to be
taken up before the. close Of
the session. Should there be
an extra session, as a good
many people believe, then the
issue will become a live one
for immediate attention.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04
Post Office Hours

Hereafter the post Office hours
will be as follows;
Week days;8 am. to 600 p. m.
Sundays: 10 a. NJ. to II a. m.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04
@~OUIS A. FISCHER,
y chief of weights and

y chief of weights and
measures of the Bureau
of Standards, has made some
rather startling disclosures as
the result of the work of his
division. He says that from
IS to IS per cent of the scales
used by retailers and whole
salers of the United States are
incorrect. Eighty-fve per
cent Of the defective scales
Disseminate against the consum-
er, while the other IS per cent
favor him. Scales favoring
the consumer were less than
an ounce out Of the way, while
those discriminating against
the consumer were consider
ably more than an ounce
under weight. In addition,
Mr.. Fisher says, the bureau
has never secured a sample of
butter in print that was not
uuder weight. Most of the
pounds Of butter in print
weigh IS ounces. In order to
protect the American consum-
er from such frauds as have
been shown by the Bureau of
Standards, Congress has ap-
propriated $40, 900 to investi-
gate the conditions of weights
and measures in the United
States.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04

~ been concluded between
the United States and
Japan. No knowledge that
anything of the kind was
going to occur was possessed
by Congress until the an
nouncement came from the
White House that the work
was completed. Pacific coast
Representatives became con-
siderably excited at first, but
Secretary Knox Quilted the
brewing storm when he was
asked what would happen un
der the new. treaty if a Japan
csc colony in Mexico attempt
ed to move over to the United
States. Mr.. Knox replied
that only such japanese as
he'd passports could enter the
United States, and therefore
any attempting to come in
from Mexico would be stopped
at the border by American
immigration officers.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04
7HE GRIDIRON CLUB
W of Washington is the one
place where Presidents,

place where Presidents,
Senators, Congressman and
prominent men are told to
their faces what the country
is thinking about them. At
the feast just held the Senators
were given a little lecture, and
the following portion Of it may
be an expression which will
meet approval outside of
Washington: The Senate is
a great body, and the best
thing about it is that no state
can have mere than two Sena-
tors" declared the POSTMASTER
of the Grldiron. Some think
we would be better off with
none at all, but they are like
prohibitionists who confuse
and confound temperance with
total abstinence. Representa-
tives may increase and multi
ply themselves until there is
standing room only in the
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04
yeahs an we'se gwine to have
new texts foh any mo- salary is
voted st Paul Dispatch.
The First Baby

You pink little, fat little, soft lit
tie thing,
You look like your mother and
kick like your dad.
A lot OF new worries your com
ing will bring
But I'm foolishly, crafty hap
PLY glad.
You're the prettiest baby man
ever had,
The funniest, brightest and fin
est and best.
SO, curl yourself up and go bye
bye, my lad,
In the cradle secure ofyour moth
er's white breast.
My dear, he'll be all that his
dady was NOT,
Fulfill all the dreams that were
ended for me.
New worries?-of course, but
he's worth the whole lot
And the future will surely be
brighter, you see.
(She's asleep)-What stluggle
is going to be
To work for the kid and the wife
till | fall,
There's grub and theirs clothes
not for two, but for thee,
But I'm glad and I'm proud and
Pm pleased with it all.-Pacihc
Monthly.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04
@H E POSTM A S T E R
~ General has been making

w 0Silo1 al iloo oCOil AAia S
great claims of economy
because several million dollars
have been deducted from the
annual deficit of the Depart
ment. Wether economy is
the most praiseworthy thing
in the world, however, is GER
tainly a debatable question,
and if it we're merely a matter
Of saving money possibly a
great deal could be saved by
abolishing the Post Office De-
partment entirely. Members
of Congress have recently had
some very drastic criticisms
to offer regarding the Post
master-General's economies.
They have remarked that the
service during the Hitchcock
regime has deteriorated, and
this was entirely unnecessary,
becauseCongress appropriated
money enough to pay for the
service, and it was the Post
master-Generaps fault if he
did not spend it. The people
of this county have always
demanded good service from
the Post Office Department,
and they have been willing to
pay for It. IfCongress should
order a one cent letter rate to-
morrow its. action, would be
supported by the public re
gardless of whether the rate
proved sufficient or whether
it caused an additional deficit.
A Postmaster-General who
deliberately cripples the postal
service for the sake Of making
a little cheap notoriety for
economy is not only commit
ting political hari kari for him
self, but he is hurting his
party.
The probability is, some
members of Congress suggest,
that the Postmaster-General
is very badly over-worked
official. They intimate that
besides being a society leader,
he is dispenser of patronage,
he has the management of
the Administration on his
hands, he is the political die
tator of the Republican party,
he is expected to bring about
the party's success at the next
general election, and incident
~ he runs the Post Office
Department. Congressman
claim that they find the Post
master-General entrenched be-
hind half dozen guarded
doors, and thatif they succeed,
after patiently waiting for
hours, in reaching his citadel,
he seems to havelost the power
of speech and no expression
OF OPINION can be had from
him. This sounds somewhat
harsh and it may not be de-
served, but for some reason
Mr.. Hitchcock has run up
against a wall of adverse COM
ment and it is very serious
question whether, in the words
of one irate Republican, he
has not found his job several
sizes too big for him and
whether he ought not, in JUS
tice to himself, accept one of
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04

@HE ARIZONA DELE
~ cation to advance the
interests Of statehood
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-04

House, but, thank heaven,
there must be new states be
fore we can haze more Sena
tors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
De ORC leads DAILY
AT THREE CUSHIONS
Gained Three Points Last
Night and Is Now Thir-
teen Ahead.

NEW YORK December 13-Battling
against a 20 per cent handicap placed
upon him by Alfred De Orc. champion
three-cushon billiardist Monday night,
John DAILY made an uphill and losing
fight in the second lap of the cham
pionship three-cushiOn match at Doyle's
billiard rooms last night. Starting off
with lead of nine points in the fifth
inning, DAILY played a more or less desul-
tory game to the close, when the score
stood 100 for De Orc and 81 for DAILY.
The contest will be decided tonight
The enthusiasts were out in force, but
they found little to comfort them in the
play of either contestant after the fifth
inning until the twenty-fourth, when De
Orc after a series of miscues made diff
ficult bank shot of genuine championship
caliber. He repeated this effort in the
twenty-seventh amid applause, and in the
thrty-thrd inning he made two points,
assuming the lead and maintaining 1t
until the sixty-seventh inning, when DAILY
tied the champions score for the night
by run Of five difficult shots.
AS the excitement grew De ORC in the
next inning increased popular interest in
the outcome by gathering a cluster of
four. This was followed by three in the
seventy-second. In the seventy Fourth
DAILY scored three on a scratch and in
the seventy eighth he tied De Oro's score
of forty-three by running three. From
this time on to the close both men played
a safety game. De ORC made several
brilliant banks but destroyed the effect
of his handiwork by missing three nat
urals rapid succession. DAILY played
! with excessive caution. and in the
eighty-fourth inning he assumed the lead
over his opponent with three points to
score. De ORC followed with four and
ran out with three points to spare in the
eighty-seventh inning.
The score Monday night, when the first
fifty points of the game We're played
was: De ORC, 30; Daily, 40.
The score of the second game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE MEETING.
Umpire Jack Sheridan Gets a Pen
sion and a Gold Medal

NEW YORK, December 13.-The meet
ing of the American League was short
and to the point. Aside from the bomb
shell thrown at the National League little
other business was transacted gold
medal Of honor and pension Of $1,000 a
year was awarded to Umpire Jack Sheri-
dan for faithful and efficient service
There was a spirited discussion about
changes in the national agreement, but
these were left to the Judgment of Presi-
dent Johnson. Resolutions were adopted
condemning gambling and pool selling at
base ball games. Each club owner will
be asked to use his influence to stamp out
the evil wherever it exists.
\ tribute was paid to the worlds cham
pion Athletics in the following resolution
Resolved That the Philadelphia Amer
lean League base ball club has for the
second time won the series for the world S
pennant, and in so doing has Won the
commendatiOn and admiration of people
generally and thereby brought great hon
or and distinction to the American League;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the American League.
in annual session assembled, does hereby
offer to the Philadelphia American
League base ball club, its officers and
expresses appreciation of their great vic
tory.
Those present at the meeting were:
Chicago. Charles A. COmiskey; st. Louis,
Robert r. Hedges. John E. Bruce: Detroit.
Frank S. Navin, L. H. Richard: Cleve-
Washing ton. Thomas Moves. Clark Orig
fifth; Philadelphia, Benjamin F. Shibe,
Connie Mack; New York. Frank ]. Far
rell Boston, John I. Taylor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
MANY RECORDS BROKEN IN
PRESENT YEAR IN ATHLETICS
Track and Field Stars Boom Americas
Prospects in the Olympic
Games Next Year.

With only a fortnight left in 1911
to look back upon the many record
performances. review of what has
been the most prosperous and best
year in track and field athletics seems
to be in order. AS Michael c. Murphy,
the veteran trainer of the University
of Pennsylvania, has been appointed
trainer of the team of American ath-
letes to represent this country in the
Olympic games at Stockholm next year.
he will naturally look over the old as
we'll as the new.
CHANGING over the records made by
the star track and field athletes, the
work of the long Substance runners
stands out more prominently than the
performances of any of the other stars
John Paul Jones. the Cornell Univer-
sity runner, showed his class when he
won the intercollegiate mile run, and
only recently annexed first place In the
intercollegiate cross-country race. lie
smashed the one-mile record MADE by
Tom Connect in 1895. covering the
distance in just one-fifth of second
faster time. Jones ran the mile IN
minutes Is 2-5 seconds.
Jones is not unlike the other long
distance runners in his build. He is
speed and endurance which are really
remarkable He will not run exhibit
ton races and is content to run for
his college. representing Cornell In all
of the big races. Jones is not alone
in his long distance feats. for Berna,
teammate has also shown remark
able ability in Ong-distance running.
Berna will be remembered by the local
enthusiasts al the Pennsylvania relay
games for his wonderful squirt for
Cornell in the four-mile event with
PENNSYLVANIA. Berna and Jones won
the race for the Ithacans.
The hammer and weight throws are
two events which have stood the test OF
time and it was an occasion for surprise
when Matt McGrath landed two new
worlds records for both the 16-pound
hammer throw and the 56-pound weight.
These records had been held by Flan-
nigan and few expected his exceptionally
good marks to be broken. McGrath threw
better than the record held by Flanagan.
He then broke the new mark in the
weight throw, which had just been broken
by Mcdonald, with throw of ~ feet
6ss inches.
other field event records were also hung
up by these champions in their class.
McGrath made new record for height.
with 10 feet Ga inches to his credit
Walsh, another Gotham star. scored a
record when he threw the weight over a
bar at a height of IL feet liz inches. Nc
Donald. although failing to hold the
eight-throwing record, put the 24-pound
shot for a distance of IS feet 10 11-16
inches This was good enough to beat
out one of Ralph Roses former marks.
r. c. Craig. who ran the 220-yard dash
in p IL seconds. equalinS Bernard j.
WeferS' performance. makes him look
like the leader in this class of sprint
ers in the world. Gwynn Henry, an
other sprinter Of note. took a few records
at odd distances. but he did not lower
the 22O-yard mark. one of the hardest
distances to run. Goulding. a Canadian.
made a new record at walking this sea-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13

son, and this must not be overlooked
He broke the 3-mile walking record b.
covering the distance in ~ minutes 80 3D.
seconds. He clipped time from the H.
, and 2I2 mile records 1t has been
timated that Goulding takes 200 strides
to the minute.
Mike Murphy. the university trainer.
will probably dig up some champions i'm
this section. He knows an Olympic
champion when he sees one. and is look
ing around for timber. One OF the run
ners here who should figure in the sprints
is Harry ErNckberg, the speedy police
reserve runner. He showed by his per
formances throughout the past season
that he would be in line for the Olympic
try-outs- Whether any of the university
regulars Will develop into Olympic ma
terial remains to be seen. Jervis Bur-
dick, the high-jump champion. showed up
We'll last spring. and his performances on
Franklin Field within the past few weeks
prove that he will bear watching.
George Bonhag of New York is still
making good and is breaking records. He
ran three miles in IA minutes 81 seconds.
wonderful performance Scott is an
other Gotham city runner who ranks
high in the estimation of the track men
in that city. Johnny Gallagher. from
this city. who is now running for Yale
University. may be one of Americas rep
reSentatives in the Olympic games.
1t would not be ridiculous to forecast a
brilliant future for the former Brown
Preparatory runner. 1t is safe to say that
IdilaSneT, WIN the proper training,
which he is surely getting at Yale, and
under better training conditions than he
ever experienced prior to his college ca
reer. will run faster than ever and be in
better condition for endurance runs than
he has been in the past few years. He
showed the result of his training at Yale
when he came here THANKSGIVING day
and won the Substance club race from
"A large field, winning from Paul Lafuna
of this city.
Among the hurdlers EIler Of New York
has a prominent place. Ais mark OF
~ 4-5 seconds for the 220-yard hurdles
gives him first consideration. The jump
ers have a champion in Ray Ewry. the
Olympic and worlds champion; in the
a record Of 20 feet IL inches, which places
him at the top. Plat Adams OF the
Gotham City has been doing some clever
jumping His only new record is the dis
tance made for the nine standing Jumps
los feet q inches.
With these record breakers, Mike Muir
ply should have a team which Will, with
out question. win the worlds champion
ship. In 1905 when the Olympic games
were held I'm London, the Americans were
not entered I'm many of the minor events.
Next year this country will be represent
ed in even the minor events. Many OF
the stars who intend to compete in the
trials for the Olympic team are already
in training.
Others have been in training for the
past year while the recent finds" those
runners and field men who are only be-
ginning to realize that they have the
right kind of stuff in them to make a
spiked SHOES into the cinder path with a
vim, and when the pistol cracks they will
be the first to dart away in effort to
qualify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
ROYALS AFTER FRED LAKE.
Former Doves Manager Likes Mont.
real Proposition.

BOSTON, December 13.--There are three
clubs making a bid for the services OF
Fred Lake, in New York. The former
manager Of the Doves is wanted by Presi-
dent Sam Litchenhein of Montreal, and
the men have been talking over the sit
uatiOn
1t seems that the ST. Louis Browns have
a claim on Lake and may want him as
a manager. On the other hand Lynn,
Mass, has made Fred good PROPOSE
ton. 1t is hard to tell where Lake may
end up. but he is said to look with favor
upon the Montreal proposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
GAFFNEY BUYS BOSTON CLUB.
John M. Ward President and Ed
Hanlon Manager.

NEW YORK. December 1:!.-The Boston
National League base ball club, which
has been on the market since the death
OF William Hepburn Russell, was sold
last night to James b. Gaffney, a bus
ness associate of Charles f. Murphy,
leader of Tammany Hall. The amount
paid for the stock'owned by Mr.. Russell :
estate was S11J,G0.
Mr.. Gaffney Immediately appointed John
NJ. Ward, the old Nlortstcp of the Giants
and now a lawyer in this city. president
of the club ed Hanlo1 of Baltimore was
appointed manager. Mr.. Gaffney and MIR
Ward will represent the Boston club at
the meeting of the National League to-
day, when the deadlock on the vote for
president may be broken.
Mr. Gaffney wanted Mr. Ward to run
for president. but he decided to. devote
his time entirely to the Boston club, and
consequently Mr. Gaffney will cas-; his
vote for President Lynch The sale was
made through w. Il. Winslow. attorney
for Mrs. Russell, and Mr.. Gaffney took
over 9i5 OF the 1,O0J shares composing
the capital stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13
PITCHER COOMBS ROBBED.
Sneak Thief Gets Away With $500
Worth of Furs.

CHICAGO. December 13.-Jack Coombs
star pitcher of the Philadelphia world S
champion base ball team, was the victim
of a sneak thief yesterday in State
street store.
Coombs went shopping with his wife.
He had purchased a set of furs for Mrs.
CoOmbs when the package was laid
down for few moments on counter.
When the great pitcher turned to pick
I'D the box it was gone. The furs cost
500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-13

With Larry Iajoie going at top speed
next year. as he was for the last part of
last summer, the third basemen in the
American League are going to be forced
to play d little deeper field in order to
protect their lives.