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New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
CONKLlN AND MAYER IN
Four Entrants for International
Billiard Tourney.

Two amateur billiard players, Charles F.
Conklin. OF Chicago, the former national
champion. and Joseph Mayer, the Pha-
delphia champion, sent I'm their entries
yesterday for the coming international
amateur billiard championship tournament
al 1872 balk line billiards. Az the entries
Of J. Ferdinand Poggenburg, another for
mer national champion. and of Albert
Poensgen, the German champion, had al
ready been received. four leading amateurs
are certain 20 contest thr matches which
will begin Tuesday. February 7. in the con-
cert hall Of the Liederkranz Club. 5Sth
street, near Park avenue
Edward w. Gardner, the present holder
o: the national title. has told friends Of
his that he believes that the national tour
nament should have preceded the interna-
tional meeting and that therefore he might
not play.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
The Nigger, at Good Price, Beats
Mary Davis a Length.

Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 3s.--The Niger.
held at 10 TO I I'm the betting. won the
Jacksonville Handicap. OF $3.50, at Mon
Grief Park to-day, finishing a length in
front Of Mary Davis, which beat Bob II.
a length.
Adrian. a formidable Derby candidate.
showed fine performance when he picked
up lls pounds and beat field OF good
horses OF his age at seven furlongs.
Manheimer established a new track rec
ord when he ran five and a half furlongs
i'm 200 % winning the second race The
summaries follow.
tirst race tpurse t4co: FOR tNo-year-olds: thre,
furlongs,- MARY lee johnson. 100 Gross s Ia
|, to J. 90 ., won. Eaton. III Goftusl 2 "a
I. o 70 ;. 3 TO s. second High Brow. III (ko.ro
ncrl. r. 10 !. 20 O. 3 20 ). tnird. Time O.3S :
Court lister. Prince o'Day. Gus Hsrtridge. Gold
Nine, Pnkota. Working Lad. Drexel nm. Mack
Eutank Arany, Blowout Colletter and Nell also
:econd ra,a tselling' purse 500: for four-yesr-
clis and up: rye and a hair furlongs)- Man
hemer, Joy ,BulD. 20 !: . 20 ). TO S. Won:
Marie Hyte. l0I CGoossl. to l. % / even
third. Time. LOS rs sin Del Clish, Mautire
Third race Gurse $500: tor three -year-olds
seven fuT1ngsl-- Adrian, IFS tkcernerj ~ ~ 3
O. .. ! 20 ? won, Dr. ouerner. 10 Davis. .
lButwelD. - !. 10 ], TO 10, third. Time.
20 %. Sand Hlll Dcceivable. Jack D.nnsn'
Troy Weight and County Tax also ran.
Fourth race fthe Jacksonville Handicap Of 90
800. Tor tOur-year-olds and up: one mile ana a
ei1tetnthl-The Niger. i@ (NcCaheyl 10 "a 1 4
% /. tc 5. won: Mary Davis. III (RutyeD
20 I, 90 J. 20 ;, second: Bob r. 100 (kosr.
reri II 20 !, 20 l. 20 |. third Time. l;.SAA
Joe kenyon; Lahore. Guy Fisher. Dsrieythor.e
and Donau also ran.
Firth race selling. purse $500: FOR three-yes--
ol1s and up, six furlougsp--Star Blue los fAlc
Cahty). 20 .. 20 s. 10 2. won: Eve wbIt.
100 CNfusEravel, 10 l. 3 TO l. 10 g. second
HERPES l0I tGcldstein), 23 20 l. 10 1 4 10 4
Or o. Camel, Hymwolf Ladsset,e and Royai
OnVX also ran.
sixth race selling: purse S4O0: for ,our-y.sr-
0'ts and up one mile AMI sxteenthl-Con,ole
~ fjocse). Q 70 5. 20 and out. won: Rev
bourn I05 ,Dvrnel. 10 |. . 10 |. 4 TO s. second
princslike. iol tMcOahev), IL TO 10. 20 5 AND
out third. Time. 81 2-S. Norman Queen Ma
sg.g,ts ana Royal Report also ran.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
Hodgman Gets Monthly Trophy
with a Single Victory.
SPORT AT TRAVERS ISLAND
Cunners Make Good Showing IN
Heavy Wind-Grinnell and
Higginson Winners.

Rather an unusual state o, affairs turned
w al the Travers Island traps OF the New
York Athletic Club yesterday. The month
lv CUP shoot came to an end, and for the
first time In the history OF the organization
II vas won by a gunner who had scored
only once on the trophy and won without
shoot-on Five shoots have been heid
for the cup, and each was won by olt-
ferent marksman. The winner yesterday
was F. A. Hodgman, and the others who
had scored on the prize were \. NJ. Jones
G. J. Corbett, z. A. Wilson and I. r.
SchauffIer AS only Mr.. Hodsman OF the
quintet of gunners was at Travers Island
yesterday, It was impossible 70 hold
shoot-oft. and he took the cup by default.
The day was anything but ideal for tire
sport high wind swept In from the
rear Of the gunners and tossed the tar
gets in various directions Fortunately the
marksmen did not have 20 face the gale.
and as result the scores were better than
might have been expected.
o G. Grinnel. ir., and B. NJ. Higginson
did the best work Of the day, each win
ming two events. The former took a leg
on tho Hasin cup, after shoot-off with
W. B. Ogden. and then scored on the dis
tance handicap prize. In the latter event,
four other gunners tied with Mr.. Grinnell
in the original shoot, but fell by the way
side In the shoot-of.
With the exception Of the tournament
cup, which was won by B. NJ. Higginson,
shoot-offs were necessary in every event.
The same gunner took the first leg on the
Travers Island cup, a new prize that will
continue Throughout the season. He won
the event only after a shoot-off with o. c.
Grinnell, ir Mr.. Higginson won the chal-
lenge round for the tournament cup from
T. A. Hodgman, the defender.
The scores follow:
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New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

r. Daishtimsr.
Peters0n.
~ Hirsch loss all
pirsctor.-pr. " Scott oCouror. George e
postgato and George R.i.nherr Judges
Han John Alislrs. George =. Haas. J. ". shaw.
George II Bre't. Marshall kernochan. Timers
J . Hsrris. r. L. SANFORD. William u I'd
mund. Master Of ceremonies-pr. J. II. scott
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Larry DOYLE. Captain of Giants,
Signs Contract to Play.
FAST ONES EASIER TO HIT
Clarke Griffith Says Matty Is
Wrong in Talking of Slow
Ball Pitching.

Larry DoyIe. captain OF the New York
Giants. mailed his signed contract for lsll
20 William 7. Gray. secretary Of the Club
Yesterday. II was duly received and filed
away in tho archives. All OF the old play
ers are now in line. and most OF the young
srers as we'll, with possibly one or two eX-
ceptions.
The brilliant second baseman returned TO
New York q little over week ago lie
has had 8 busy winter, playing through the
upstate towns with an indoor haseoaH
team. as well as finding a little time TO
visit friends in Breese, Ind. His playing
during the winter has not hurt him, out
has rather kept him in good condition ho
ssvs he will be ready 10 start for Marlin
Springs when the roll is called next month
Doyle has not been holding out, and sat
isfactory terms were made between him
snd the owners Of the club early In the
year He has delayed sending in TINS con-
tract simply because he has not got around
10 signing IL before this time. Larrys nit
ting has made him the backbone OF the
offence q the Giants. and big things are
expected Of him during The coming season.
Re wound up last fall with an average OF
2s5, leading all the second basernen OF the
league. Doyle is timely hitter, as well as
heavy one. Twenty-one doubles, fourteen
triples and eight home runs were credited
70 hin, last season. Ee led the team IN
batting in runs. Thirty-nine stolen bases
tells g tale IN itself, and goes 20 show his
.reed on the paths. Although little weak
in Ael6ing. It has been SHOWN that few de-
feats Of the Giants have been caused BY
ME errors.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
NO SHOOT-0FF FOR CUP W|NDB0THERS MARKSMEl
WhirlS Across Crescent Range
and Keeps Scores Down.
F. B. STEPHENSON GETS CUP
D. 7. Leahy, j. F. James and G.
Fl. Pulls Do Good Work, De.
spite Difficult Conditions.

A flfty-nile gale from the westward,
blowing fercely across the range at Bay
Ridge, made accurate shooting almost out
OF the question yesterday for the marks
men Of the Crescent Athletic Club. IS a
consequence no full scores were made. y.
T. Leahy. with q handicap Of /, in the
shoot for the J. F. James trophy won first
prize, breaking all but one Of the twenty
five targets. The second prize in that
match was won by Frank 3. Stephenson
after shoot-off with G.. II. Pulls. Leahy
also T" on the leg for the January cup, with
a score OF q, and he shot ties in trophy
shoot at twenty-five targets, in the team
and trophy match and in the ten doubles
confess.
Frank B. Stephenson, having made the
three best scores for the month in the shoot
for the January cup-2i, "a, 70, a total OF s7-
won that prize The runner-up was J. T.
James, with a total OF 81. Stephenson also
won q twenty-five target trophy shoot
breaking twenty-five OUT Of his twenty-five
clay birds, and he tied and divided the
prize with Leahy In another match, in
which eight shot
j. F. James was the winner OF the leg
for the Stake trophy, with % for his score,
and he also shot a tie OF 10, with four
others, In the team and trophy match, in
which the prize was divided among them
c. II. Pulls was the winner of the leg for
the G. r. James trophy, which was on ex-
hbltion IN the shooting house. II is a gold
fob, bearing in bass-relief on It's face cres-
cent OF rubles, resting on pair of crossed
shotguns, encircled by wreath and sur
mounted by a tiny target.
The ten doubles match resulted in a tie
between Leahy and Pulls They divided the
prize.
The summary follows:
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New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
RACING AT JACKSONVILLE

shOot-on-Leshy and Pulls divide.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

James E. Sullivan chairman Of the ad-
,,sorv committee Of the Pastine Athletic
Club. had a conference yesterday with Dr..
C,eorre ]. Fisher. Of lie Young Mems Chris
ttsn Association. and secured the one mile
Young Mems Christian Association relay
ckfnpionship for the Pastime games at
Madison Square Garden on March II.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

TEN PAIR DoUBLEs-wEsTLEY-RG,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-14
SQUARE DEAL TO ALL
An Equitable Distribution of the Road
and Bridge Fund Among
the Several Counties.
Talk Delivered at St. Cloud rleetinp
of Northern Minnesota Devel-
Opment Association.

The following paper was prepared by r. G.
Dunn and read at the st. Cloud meeting of the
Northern Minnesota Development association.
and is reproduced in the U n o solely for the
purpose of testing public sentiment on the
question OF an equitable distribution of the
state road and bridge fund. hope the friends
of good roads will not be backward in express
ing their opinions, no matter whether favor
able or unfavorable.-R. C. d.
AS no particular topic has been as
signed me, I will take it for granted
that l have license to talk at random.
1t would be waste of time to argue
ia behalf of good roads. Not only
Northern Minnesota but the entire
state is interested in the movement
for better public highways. Good
roads are just as essential to the we'll
being of the people of Rock and
Houston as those of Kittson and
1tasca counties. The good roads
question is not a sectional one; it is
statewide. We, the representatives
of the northern counties, must bear
that in mind. Let US freely concede
to the other counties of the state what
we seek to obtain for the counties we
represent.
Since the meeting at Brainerd a
year ago-the last one I attended,.
considerable has been accomplished
in the enactment of legislation to
further the cause of road-improvement
in the state, and more ought to have
been accomplished. Several meritori-
Gus good roads measures failed of
passage in the last legislature, nota-
bly, the Peterson bill, which provided
that all road taxes should be paid in
money.
Chapter 80, General Laws of 1911, a
measure that was fathered by the road
and bridge committee of the house
and passed both branches by a
practically unanimous vote, provides
Or the levying OF a state road tax of
ne-fourth of a mill-heretofore only
ne-twentieth of d mill was levied.
he one-fourth of a mill tax, together
18th the income derived from the in
ernal improvement land fund, five
or cent of the sales of government
and, and the milk and cream licenses.
i'll place a fund of about 1926, 900 at
10 disposal of the highway commits
on next year. The total amount Of
lat fund for the fiscal year ending
uly 81, 1911, was $86,097.80.
But the most important provision
Chapter 30 is that which provides
Or an annual appropriation of $780,
90 to enable the state highway COM
to employ a corps of compe-
ent assistant engineers to supervise
he work of road construction
throughout the entire state. In some
quarters the erroneous impression
prevails that these assistant engineers
simply exercise supervision over
money expended and work performed
on state roads and bridges. The
services of these deputy engineers are
at the disposal of town and county
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-14

NO1ouoIu, WHO is also chairman OF
the highway commission, is deserving
OF great praise for inaugurating the
practice of carrying 100 cars of
crushed rock yearly over his roads
free of charge. He is a believer in
good roads and practices what he
breaches.
Superintendent Randall informs me
that a larger rock.crushing plant
could not be advantageously used at
the reformatory. The output of the
present plant could be increased to
300 cars per annum. But there are
other quarries in this vicinity and
elsewhere throughout the state where
waste material could be utilized. It
is hardly to be expected that the rail-
roads will continue indefinitely to
carry crushed rock free of charge, but
doubtless low freight rates can be Sc
cured. In my Judgment, it will be
demonstrated that rock.crushing
plants can be used to advantage in
various localities throughout the
state
In the vicinity of my home town of
Princeton we have several fine pieces
of granite-surfaced roads. When
properly applied crushed granite
makes a smooth, compact and lasting
roadway.
no
sary to chapter 80 which ought to be
enacted by the next legislature, but
time will not permit of my going into
details.
Another measure in the interest of
good roads was enacted at the last
session, chapter 254, known as the
Elwell law. For the author of that
law I have the highest regard. and
unless obliged to defend my position
do not care to- discuss the measure.
Suffice it to say that, while I regard
the law as unconstitutional and un-
workable, if the suggestion I have
made is favorably acted upon-recom-
mend that each county receive at least
one per cent of the road and bridge
fund-there can be no valid objection
raised against the law as far as ap-
portioning the state road and bridge
fund is involved. Let the counties
that may elect to operate under the
provisions of the Elwell law go
ahead, and Godspeed them.
Mr.. Chairman, I have been accused
of being "piqued because the Elwell
bill has attracted nearly as much at
tention in the public eye as the Dunn
bills.' How utterly unfounded that
accusation is is evidenced by the fact
that the records show no road bill
fathered by me. Both the road bills
took an active part in framing we're
introduced as committee bills. It was
results sought, and the empty honor
of having my name attached to either
of the bills never entered my mind.
have no patent on good roads
legisl Station. With all my heart and
soul will favor any measure, no
matter by whom fathered, that will
make for a better system of public
highways in this state
yield to no man in my loyalty to
northern Minnesota. My voice and
pen, my vote and my sympathies al
ways have been and always will be
with northern Minnesota, but at the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-14

Right here permit me to make q
suggestion which, if favorably acted
upon by this convention, will 90 a
long ways toward insuring the adop-
ton of the one-mill amendment by the
voters next November. Many good
people in southern and central Min
nesoa have become possessed of the
idea that the northern counties will
receive more than their proportionate
share of the state road and bridge
fund. Under the law and the consti-
tuition it is possible for one county to
get three per cent, and an adjoining
county only .one-half of one per cent
OF the fund-in other words it is pos
sible for one county to get six times
as much as another county. The
highway commission could apportion
66 per cent of the fund to % counties
and 81 per cent to the other GA
counties. 1t is highly improbable that
any highway commission would ever
make such a grossly unfair division
OF the funds. Here is my suggestion:
Let this association 60 on record as
favoring an amendment to chapter 80,
General Laws of 1911, which will pro-
vide that each county shall receive
not less than one per cent of the state
road and bridge fund every year.
Such an amendment would be consti-
tutional-would be within the one-half
OF one per cent minimum and The
three per cent maximum.
There are Sc counties in the state.
If each county were to receive one per
cent that would leave IA per cent ad-
ditional to be distributed among the
counties most deserving of state aid,
and surely there would be no obiec-
tion if the counties that contribute the
larger share of the fund and the
northern counties, where hundreds of
thousands of acres of state lands are
located, received a little more than
one per cent.
IT the association goes on record as
favoring the proposition I have out
lined there will be no question as to
the result of the vote on the one-mill
tax amendment. It is fair proposi-
ton. Assuming that the one.mill
amendment carries and that the legis-
lature provides for the levying of the
tax, one per cent of the fund would
give to each county at least Sl2,225.
and there are only ten counties in the
state that would be required to pay
more than that amount into the state
treasury.
Another amendment to Chapter 80
which, in my judgment, would be pro-
ductive of good results, would be the
insertion of a section providing for
movable rock-crushing plants
number advisable to be determined bv
the highway commission. Dirt roads
and split-log drags are all right, but
it we are to have permanent good
roads in this state-good at all
seasons of the year-crushed rock and
gravel must be more generally used
for surfacing. In many localities
where gravel cannot be obtained
"nigger heads" abound and when
crushed they make the best kind of
surfacing material.
Since the rock-crushing plant was
established at the reformatorv IN tn
the present time 529 cars of crushed
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-14

DOdfuS IN GQ0 construction or I'M
provement of town, county or judicial
roads; to make plans and speci6ca-
tions when so required; to exercise
supervision over such construction or
improvements, and to lend every pos
sible assistance to the local road
authorities IN lettering the public
highways. It has been no easy mat
ter to secure the right kind of men for
deputy engineers, but, all things con-
sidered, the highway commission is
making good progress, and ere an
other year rolls around a force of
competent men will cover the entire
state. The services these deputy engi-
neers can render town and county
boards cannot be overestimated.
Uutil this year the highest amount
appropriated annually for the main
tenance of the highway commission,
including the entire Office and field
force, was the beggarly pittance of
$4,000.
The department OF public highways
should and undoubtedly will become
the most important and most bene-
fetal of all the departments of the
state government.
Chapter 800 of the laws of 1911.
another measure fathered by the road
and bridge committee of the house,
provides for the submission of an
amendment to the constitution which,
if adopted by the voters, will permit
the levying of a one-mill tax for the
purpose of lending aid in the con-
struction and improvement of state
highways and bridges.
The. adoption of this amendment
means much to the people of the state
as whole. It will place Minnesota
in the van of the progressive good
roads states and will be long step
toward gridironing the state with
splendid system of public highways.
No other question so vitality affects
the interests of so many people. The
defeat of the amendment would be
public calamity, would give the cause
of good roads in this state setback
from which it would take years to re-
cover. Hence, I sincerely hope that
no action will be taken by this associ-
alton, at the present or any subse-
quent meeting, that would tend in the
remotest degree to prejudice the
voters of any section of our state
against the one-mill tax amendment.
1t is unnecessary for me to make
any extended argument to you in
favor of the one-mill tax amendment.
The total assessable valuation of the
state for the present year moneys
and credits not included) is 81, 1884,
529, 606. If the voters adopt the
amendment next year and the 1913
legislature provides for the levying of
the one-mill tax, the proceeds of that
tax will not be available until 1914,
but in 1914 the highway commission
will have at it's disposal fund of not
less than 1925, 900 to assist in i'm
proving the public highways and
bridges of the state-that would give
each of the Sc counties on an average
in round numbers $14, 500. Some
counties would receive more and some
less, but the average would be the
figures mentioned. With this magni6-
cent fund properly utilized, as it un-
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-03-07
LARGER PLANS
 FOR CENTRAL PRES. RIVERS REFLECTED EDUCATION BOARD EXPECTS TO LIFT THE PRESENT
 !NDEBTEDNESS.

Local members of the Baptist board of education returned last night from Little Rock, where a meeting of the board was held yesterday. The mem bers of the board located at both Con- way and Philadelphia said yesterday that they believe the entire indebted ness upon their respective institutions would be lifted by June l. The cam paign for cash is on at the present time over the entire state, and the forces of the convention are engaged in it. Money is coming into the treas ury steadily now, and it is believed the entire $75,000 will be in hand by the next commencement.
 The resignation of President Hen ry S. Hartzog of Ouachita college was accepted and Rev. R. c. Bowers of Little Rock was elected to succeed him. President W. W. Rivers of Gen. tral college was reelected and plans are now forming which look to push ing the interests of Central college more than at any period of it's his tory. The president of the college will give a large portion of his time to travelling over the state in the in terest of the college and keeping it prominently before the people Sev- eral of the trustees who are promi- nent business men of the state made strong speeches expressing their con viction that the institution should be strengthened. The board voted unan- mously that as soon as the present in- debtedness is lifted a campaign shall be inaugurated for funds with which to erect conservatory of music and auditorium on the Central college campus. This campaign will probably be taken up during the present year and pushed to completion.
 The board of education adjourned yesterday to meet in Conway on Tues day, May 23, at which time their en- tire time will be given to a considera- tion of the interests of Central col lege. Those who were at the meeting yesterday were Col. G. w. Bruce, J. Frank Jones, Rev. J. J. Hurt of Con- way; R. M. Hall, c. c. Tobey, Noel Adams of Arkadelphia; NJ. P. Watts of Camden, Rev. F. F. Gibson and John Ayers of Fort Smith; Hugh C. Fox of Pine Bluff, W. F. Atkinson md Rev. Ben Cox of Little Rock, and
 !. N. Garrett of Fl Dorado.
The log cabin Democrat., 1911-03-07
DECORATE CITY
 FOR WOODMEN
M. B. PLETz SECURED
BOARD OF TRADE PLANS TO MAKE TOWN ABLAZE WITH
 w. o. w. COLORS.

For the purpose of making a bril- liant display of the colors of the Woodmen of the World during the convention of the head camp of Ar kansas to be held here next week President Jo Frauenthal of the Board of Trade has secured the assistance of M. B. PletZ, a past master in the art of decoration and display, to di- rect the work of beautifying the city for the occasion. MT. Pletz is well known \here, having assisted in the decorative work for the two county fairs, and is now in charge of this work for the Confederate reunion at Little Rock. He will arrive here to- night.
 The meeting of the committees in charge of the convention, which was postponed Saturday night on account of the rain, will be held at the W. O.. ". hall on the west side of the public square tonight. Members of the Board of Trade will be present and everyone interested in the success of the convention is invited to attend.