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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23
Taft Gets Dickens Stamp.

President Taft has received a sheet
of the Dickens centennial stamps, pre-
cisely the same as those sent to King
George in England, except for DIFF
ference in the way their value is ex-
pressed. 1t is the idea of the pro-
moters of the Dickens centennial that
one of these stamps shall be pasted IN
each volume of Dickens in existence
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23
Pacific Northwest Wheat.

decentralization s3c; fortyfold,
s1@s2c; club, sic; red Russian, soc.
Seattle-Milling quotations: Blue
stem, s5c; fortyfold, s3c; club, sac;
fife, see; red Russian, Sic.
Portland-Club, 7s@79c; bluestem,
s1@s2c; red Russian, nc; valley, soc;
fortyfold, 79@sOc.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23
kentucky Feudist confesses.

General May, noted mountain feudist
who is charged with the killing of Sher.
if Meredith, and the latter's wife, in
a fight in Clay county week ago, is
under arrest at Winchester, Ky. May
it is stated, admitted having killed
eight men.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23
Custom Inspectors Changed.

As the result of special investiga-
ton ordered by the treasury depart
ment several weeks ago and just com
pleted, the entire force of customs in
spectors at the port of San Francisco
so in all, will be recognized. Some
got fred.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23
Is Taft Gear at Panama?

Lorin C. Collins, until two months
ago associate justice of the supreme
court at Panama, says that the presi-
dent of the United States had usurped
the functions of the executive branch
of the government at Panama and now
rules there under despotism as abso-
lutte as that of Russia.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23
REALBATTLEFOUGAT
The MEXICAN REGULARS And
REBELS go To IT And IS
ARE KILLED.
Battle Spectacular and Witnessed by
Several Thousand Americans Who
Rushed to Give Aid After the Battle
General Blanco Led the Rebels
Northern Part of Mexico in Panic.

Douglas, Ariz., March 13.-Eleven
federal soldiers dead, IL wounded, with
the losses to the rebels unknown, is
the result of battle just east of Aqua
Prieta Sunday This place is on the
border across from Douglas, Ariz.
The. opposing forces were 500 insur-
rectors under General Jose de la Luce
Blanco, and a federal force of 800 di-
rected by Colonel Mora.
The battle was spectacular and wit
messed by several thousand Americans,
many of whom rushed close to the bat
tlefeld while the firing was still at its
height. After the smoke had cleared
away it was Americans in automobiles
who gave the first aid to the wounded,
hurrying them to Aqua Prieta, where
two American physicians were in readi-
ness to assist the Mexican army sur
geon.
If there were any rebels killed OF
wounded they were taken back to the
mountains by their comrades.
After mystifying both the Mexican
officials and the Americans on the
border for a week, Blanco surprised
all by suddenly breaking out of the
canyon leading from Genizes SPRING
and attacking the federal force of 800
that had been rushed into Aqua Priet;
last night on special train under com
mand of Colonel Mora. Except few
prisoners taken by the federals, tn
- I'd
1t is understood that Blanco's entir
force did not participate in the engage
ment. His first action was to throy
out a skirmish line for the purpose 0
drawing the federals into action to as
certain their strength.
Another Attack.
Blanco's forces again advanced o
Aqua Prietas, Monday.
The United States cavalry has turne
out and will Immediately take up il
position on the border.
Situation Critical.
Conditions bordering on panic reig
almost throughout northern Mexico.
Stirred by the belief that the revolt
tionary movement has reached critics
stage, the insurrectos in the state {
Chihuahua and Sonora are reported
have renewed activity in tearing up raj
road and telegraph lines. Numero'
towns, according to reports, are undo
siege by the insurrectionists, and tho
sands of women and children, cut
from food supplies, are rendered hel
less.
Corrected details concerning the ba
tie week ago at Casas Grandes, tow
of about 500 people, about $50 mil
southwest of FL Paso, shows 60 me
were killed.
Five hundred insurrectos attacked 81
federal troops, but were repulsed, WI
total of 35 dead and wounded on DO
sides The fighting was short and t
insurrectos, armed only with rifles, so
were scattered under fire of mach
gun.
Americans Killed.
What is believed to be reliable
port of the casualties at Casas Grand
say that Is Americans were killed a
II Americans taken prisoners.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23

Occasionally a girl insists on going
to college for one term so that she can
boast of her college education.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23
PRESIDENT DIAZ Determined
TO DOWN The LAWLESS
Element THERE.
Destruction of Private Property Must
Stop and Anyone Caught in the Act
Will Be Shot-Everyone, Native or
Foreigner, Will Receive No Mercy
U. S. Using Care for Her Subjects.

Mexico City, March 12.-Thoroughly
aroused by the spread of nrigandage
and vandalism incident to the resolu-
ton led by Francisco Madero, and de-
termined to protect property, the Diaz
government this week will begin to
wage against the lawless element a
pitiless war of determination.
Restricting provision of the Mex
lean constitution not used in Is years,
the government will set aside for six
months certain personal guarantees.
Those detected in the act of highway
robbery or raiding village or farm,
train wrecking, cutting telegraph wires,
or even removing a spike from rail
road track or throwing a stone at a
train, will be summarily shot by those
making the arrest
The decision to ask for the suspen-
sion of "personal guarantees provid-
ed for by the constitution was reached
by the president in conference with
members of his cabinet. This provision
is one calculated to permit the federal
government to put into effect at times
of extraordinary conditions a form of
government approaching that of mar
tial law.
Denies Civil Trial.
Under the constitution the govern
ment may declare martial law also, but
the provision invoked does not abro
gate the power of the civil authorities
but does nedy, in cases of certain
crimes, right of trial
Possibly the nearest approach found
in the United States is that which per
mits under certain conditions the with
drawal of the habeas corpus.
No More Troops Now.
Washington, March 12.-No add
tional troops have been ordered t
Texas or California nor are such OF
ders in contemplation at the presen
time, according to General Leonar
, Wood, chief of staff.
The war department, however, is II
> cruiting the infantry regulars of Majo
General Carter's division at San Al
tonic to their full strength. The d
vision now numbers about 10000 Ell
listed men. 1t is expected this tot;
: will be increased to 10000 men by til
s addition of recruits in the ordinar
9 way.
: Warships Visit Mexican Ports.
e The gunboat Princeton, now at Pa
; anna, will be ordered northward, touc
d ing at Acapulco, Mexico, and probabl
Z; at other Mexican points, while the gu
) boat Yorktown will sail southwal
" shortly from San Diego, Cal, also vii
!. orders to stop at several Mexican port
These orders, in conjunction Wi
= those issued few days ago to the gu
boat Tacoma and the scout cruiser Che
ter, will establish patrol of Unit
States war vessels along both coasts
d Mexico.
g Our Secret Service Men There.
=. The United States secret service b
been called into the Mexican mixup a
:, Chief Wilkie s men are as busy as a
a. in the army or navy.
To them has been given the task
locating and keeping watch ON eve
known filibuster in the United States.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23
Americans Killed.

What is believed to be reliable re-
port of the casualties at Casas Grandes,
say that Is Americans were killed and
II Americans taken prisoners.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-23

Dispatches concerning market quota
tions, conditions and phases are as fol
lows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
CRITICISES TENNIS.
P. A. Vale, Australian. Says English
Methods Poor.

NEW YORK. July Extraordinarily the
most radical tennis critic in the world at
the present ume is p. a. Vale the Aus
tralian. There is not a feature of the
game that he has not taken a crack at.
and while now an, agan>,he has been
erratic. he has scored many good points.
Among the host of flaws which he has
picked in the game this spring, one vital
one touches on the method of holding
the racquet. He says the present style
of grip is wrong, according to the Vale
theory, but he states that when the Eng
fish players return to the solid methods
of years ago they will win again. In part
he says: There can he no doubt that the
success of the Australians with their
dashing modern methods and natural
strokes has sounded the death xnell of
what is commonly called the English
school of lawn tennis. but the plain un-
vanished fact is that the methods of the
present English school are not the Eng
lish game at all. They are an injurious
fungoid growth of mushroom develop
ment. born decade or so ago. and to-
day as dead as dead may be. for all SEN
sble men now recognize that the strokes
in the alleged English game are pro-
duced by quite imperfect means when
compared with those of the Australian
and American players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
ELIMINATION BOUTS.
Mcintosh to Find Opponent for Jack
Johnson.

NEW YORK, July 15.-You cannot dis
courage Hugh Mcintosh. the Australian
fight promoter. His latest scheme is "a
great pugilistic elimination contest. the
winner of which is to meet Jack john
son for the championship Of the world"
Mcintosh still has faith in Bill Lang,
and has asked Sam Langford to meet
the latter in Australia next winter It
is also planned to bring Sam Mcvey
and AL Kaufman together in the anti
podes about the same time. and then
match the winners of these bouts to
produce a suitable opponent for John
son. If Mcintosh carries out this plan
it's dollar to doughnut that Lang
ford will be the man to tackle the biz
negro champion, but Mcintosh may re-
ceive setback in the shape of john
sons refused to fight the tar baby un-
der any circumstances. 1t is we'll To
note that Mcintosh in his enthusiasm
has overlooked Fireman Jim Flynn. who
recently knocked out Kaufman: also Carl
Morris, the Oklahoma giant, who is
worth considering, according to COM
petent judges Of pugilism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
AIR LEGISLATION.
to Be Taken Up by
Lawmakers.

NEW YORK. July 15.-The science of
aeronautics today can hardly be con-
sidered a part of the college curriculum.
yet it is creating very important in
dustry, which marks the advent of a new
era in transportation. and confronts the
of the world with original and
vital problems which demand grave legis-
Iative consideration. For this reason the
members of every organization dedicated
to the progress of the new science should
lend themselves to the study of aeronau-
teal legislation in order that intelligent
support or opposition may be given for
the good of the cause. Some of the Euro
pean countries have already enacted laws
and several of our state legislatures are
now considering bills for regulating aero.
nautical activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
GREAT LAKES REGATTA.
Power Boats Will Meet in Races
August 3, 4 and 5.

DETROIT, Mich, July 15.-The second
annual regatta of the Great Lakes Power
Boat League will be held at Detroit Au-
gust B. and 5. The entries OF practically
all the first grade speed boats on fresh
water have been received, and it is proba-
BILE that the sad sea dogs Of the Atlantic
coast also will be represented. Several
smaller motor boat regattas are to be
decided between now and August 1 in
various parts of the country, and from
these an excellent idea of the respective
speeds of the leading boats will be gained.
All the winners of these earlier events
will be there, while the owners of the
slower boats will be able to spare them
selves the useless expense and disappoint-
ment incident to a long trip in quest Of
a. gonfalon. that is Beyond their reach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
INOUISITIVE FANS.

Brown for the Cubs, Mathewson for the
iants.
Sporting Editor Star:
% Is n catcher allowed to stand COM
pletely on base in receiving a ball
thrown to catch man running from
third home. or must he give at least
half of the base? (2l Is this true of
all the men on the bases? II. NJ
& Il and - The catcher or any other
player may block runner completely
is taking thrown ball and is willing to
take the chance of having his feet cut by
spikes
Sporting Editor Star:
% Runner coming home; third basenlan
has the ball. No outs. Batter makes
apparent efforts to keep between the
catcher and the thrown ball without get
ting over the lines of his box. Runner
slides in safe, and the batter touches
neither the ball nor the catcher. Is the
batter out for this sort of interference?
ca Runner going to first steps over the
bag without touching it. but passes be-
fore the ball arrives. Is he out:
CARROLL.
% Batsman is out and the runner goes
back to third. Note that section ) of
rule u includes obstruction or interfering
with the catcher lin any way. -, Yes.
if the ball is held before he can touch
the base.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please publish the batting average of
RUDE Morgan. playing with the Danvilie
team of the Virginia League. J. E. P.
The latest averages published give Nor
gan 32S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16

Italian parentage, because his STEP
fathers name is Beezolo. Ping never
learned to play ball. 1t just came to
him naturally on the corner lots of San
Francisco. Although not yet twenty
four years old, he started professionally
in 1902.
The present -slugger's first professional
opportunity came when the San Francisco
club was short of pitchers, and the
youngster from the prairies. with his
brother David as backstop. was impress
cd into service against Oakland. The
result was 2-to-O victory and five
dollar note in Pings jeans, and forth
with he became a pitcher for the San
Francisco club in the California State
League There Bodie remained until he
had difference with the management
in 1905 regarding the value Of his serv-
ices. Ping lost the argument, but the
club lost pitcher.
Following his regular employment as
driver Of delivery wagon for San
Francisco firm, Bodie connected with the
San Mateo team and laid off, on days
when there were games, ending the sea-
son there and continuing in 1906. BY this
slab was not the place to last. and he had
developed his batting TO such an extent
that when he Joined Vallejo in 1907 he
was able to stipulate that he should play
the infeld. So Bodie played third base
and shortstop at Vallejo in 1907, and until
September of 1905, when he reported to
San Francisco where he was ASSIGNED
TO the outfield. Then Bodie began to
bust fences. and Comiskey heard Of him.
Aside from his batting, which is higher
in the American League than it was on
the coast, Bodie is good outfielder.
There are faster men on the bases and
there are more patient walters at the plate
but he is overcoming an early tendency
to hit at bad ones. Whether Bodie will
keep up his present clip when opposing
pitchers have had opportunity to ferret
out any weakness remains to be seen. AS
good a judge of ball players as Jimmy
Callahan SAYS the youngster has come to
stay. So long as he clouts them as far
and as often as he is doing now Ping
Bodie. fence buster, is a White Oox
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
Youngsters Making Good in Major Leagues

That name Ping Bodie rolls off the
tongue with a snap which almost sug-
sests to the base ball fan the crack Of
the bat against the ball, which so many
times this season has aroused the South
Side fans of Chicago to wild enthusiasm
Frank S. Ping) Bodie came from the
San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast
League with a record of thirty home runs
in 1910 Were the American League
fences as near to the home plate as
those on the coas:, ii is likely that mark
would have been surpassed in this year
of grace When Ping first appeared here
the spectacle of visiting outfielders doing
marathon stunts to the far corners OF the
lot as the ball scared. over their heads
was a pleasant sight for the fans. But
Ping was not long in fast company be-
fore the enemy learned to play back, as
they do for Sam Crawford Of Detroit. SO
now he must set his long drives between
the outer defense trio.
Rodie came from the coast heralded as
a player who cleaned up or struck out.
Ping has cleaned up more often than he
has struck out. Shortly after joining the
Sox he changed his hold on the bat.
choking" 1t more, as the expression
goes. and getting part of the swing with
the shoulders, and meeting the ball in
stead Of swinging clear through, as
formerly.
Callahan and Mcintyre have aided in
designating the name of ''Hitless Won
ders," as applied to the Sox, Bodie would
have been hailed as some strange phe-
nornenon on the South Side. but even
with the increased batting proves shown
this season Bodies name on perform
ances 20 date stands out in boldface type
and this when many players in the
major leagues hold jobs because of their
batting ability.
Bodie was born in San Francisco Octo-
Der s, 1887. Ping says he is of English
Italian parentage. his father having died
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
TEN LEADING RUN GETTERS.
FAST MILE TRACK.
Course in Spokane to Be Fastest in
Country.

SPOKANE, Wash, July 1.-the
thirty-six-day Lake City race meet,
which will feature the northwest turf
of this section, will be run over one Of
the fastest mile tracks in the coun-
try, according to experts who have in
spected the new Idaho course.
When completed the track will consist
of a foundation of loan and gravel, an
siX-inch layer of black
loan, with four-inch top-dressing of
sand and clay, which will make an ideal
combination for speed. W. W. Finn,
Of construction predicts
that many new records will be hung up
at a meeting which opens September II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
Clubs Are Running Close in
Old Dominion Circuit.
BEST RACE SINCE 1907
Not Likely That League Would Con-
sent to Place Club in
Washington.
EST RACE SINCE 1907
Copyrighted hv Star COMPANY '
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
LYNCHBCRG. Va. July 1.-THE race
IN the Virginia League Just now Ia
beauty for five clubs are in the fray and
the loss of a few games to the leaders
may mean loss of standing to them he
fore another week. Danville seems TO b..
the only team outclassed and vet il ia
doubtful If the Red Sox are outclasscd
now, for they have been strengthened
quite bit recently by the addition of
strength to the pitching staff. and il
would not be surprising to see the Red
Sox come to the front before the middle
of August. While IL is not probable that
such thing will transpire, Danyille ia
not out of the running. and could. by q
brilliant squirt, go straight to the front
and still be In the fight.
The fight, however is between the first
five clubs, and just now II seems impos-
sible to pick the winner. so close are the
teams In playing ability. During the past
month Lynchburg has made decidedly
the best showing In the race, despite the
poor physical condition of several of the
players and the further fact that both
cafchers have been out of the game with
bad hands during this period Peters
burgs record in this period is next while
Norfolks work has been very sorry.
In this period the Shoemakers have
won 19 and lost 8 games: Richmond has
broken even In % games: Norfolk has
won % and lost =; Petersburg has won
Ii out of % games; Roanoke 16 out of
30 and Danville has won 13 and lost -
From this it will be seen that Lynch
burg is now playing the strongest game
in the league and the only thing that can
hold the Shoemakers back IL the long
row of hard luck accidents that Manager
Stocksdale has had to contend with
With his men working he ought to be
around first place by August /.
, The present championship race, though,
while exciting and close, does not begin
to compare with the race i'm this league
in July, 1907. when the standing of the
clubs at that time was pronounced by ex-
perts all over the country to be one of
the hottest. II not the hottest. on record
On July of that year the first team
was only .G37 points ahead of the last
club and four days later the leading club
was only .O19 ahead of the fourth club
and .O4O ahead Of the fifth club.
Just about this time the LynchburE
team had both Of it's catchers injured and
the team dropped fourteen straight
games. going from first 90 last place in
ten days, to come back to third place
when the catchers got to working again.
On July of that season the Norfolk
team was in fifth place with a standing
of 800. but three days later that team
had gone to first place, with general
shake-up in the standing of the team, as
will be seen from the following tables:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
CORNELL IS BEST
Tops Other Schools in COL
Iegiate Sports.
POOR SHOWING FOR YALE
Dark Blue Fails to Capture Cham
pionship in a Single
Major Sport.
POOR SHOWING FOR YALE
By Edward R. Bushnell.

For the first time since she became a
factor in intercollegiate athletics Cornell
holds supremacy in this field for the aca
denic year of 191O-1911 BY winning the
championship in five separate sports the
Ithacans have beaten the total of Az
made by Yale. and exceeding anything
ever done in this country.
In making careful review Of the in
tercollegiate athletic year, and counting
each sport one point. the writer has
figured the scores of the first eight in
stitutions as follows: Cornell, ): Yale,
~: Harvard. .; Princeton, 2; Columbia,
I: Pennsylvania, 1; Haverford, 1, and
the Navy, I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16
WILL ENTER SENIOR EIGHT.
New York A. C. Will Be Represent
ed in Regatta.

NEW YORK, July 15.-The New York
Athletic Club will have a senior eight in
the championship races to be held dur
ing the latter part of the month on Sara
toga lake. under the auspices of the
National Association OF Amateur Oars
men. Great interest IS manifest in the
series, which will have an overwhelming
list Of the fastest oarsmen lii the United
States and Canada.
Fred r. Fortmeyer. secretary of the as
ISOLATION, announced that John O'Neill Of
Halifax. n. s., the winner of the singles
in 1909. will compete in this years event.
O'Neill did not start last year in the
races on the Potomac.