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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30
WARRFNTON OPEN AIR
HORSE SHOW BEGINS
Crowds Fill Stands and Glasses Bring Applause
From Spectators Several Perfect Scores
Among Green Hunters
Boy. Mrs. j. x. Maddux.

DoS' Mrs. u. Is. MadduN.
Halfbred brood mares. suitable to
breed hunters--First. Wick, j. Mccabe F;
second, Chamaign-, W. f. wlllsur.
Half bred sucklers-First. Lord
fairtaX, Irving Tabor: second, Glass
cock, w. j. Burruss.
Ihoroughbred. two-year olds-First
second. Man Time. J. X. Maddux; third,
Fun Cry. Mrs. j. k Maddux
heavy draft mares and foal-First,
=: II. McCabe; second. Gretchen. Ii. c,
Heavy drA4t stallion-First. Tuban.
w. B. Bullock; second Sudburne Don
Bullock. w. o.
at side-F'irst, Little Gold, j. K. Mad
duN; second. Annie Bruce; third. An
sonilla. j. *. Maddux
Heavy draft yearlings-Eirst, Daisy.
third. ]. 5. Hutton.
Half-bred two.year- oids-First. Mint
Ju!ep. Ashleigh Farm; second. Cocktail.
Ashieigh Farm, third. HighbaIl, Ash.
Heavy draft, year olds-Frst.
Buckingham. H. c. Groome: second. Fl.
r. Rammey; third. Lucy. Glenara stock
wenona Loyalty. W. p. Bullock: sec.
ond. Wenona King, c, H. Keyser;
third, Energy. W. b. bullock.
Green saddle-First. Meganite,
leigh Farm: third. Tamoia, W. A..
Pitcher. a.
Green hunters--First. Mary Hume
Julian Keith: second. Skirmisher Il.
Hinton: third. Courtney. w NJ Buck
Hackney stallion-Firs,, BOSWELL.
Squire w II. Bullock; second, Heacham'
w y. Bullock.
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GIVES GAME TO GIANTS

New York. August 2e.-st. Louis
practically gave to-day's game 70 New
Ing the locals with twelve bises on
balls. The Giants lost many chantes
TO swell their total of Guns, as tht
had fourteen men left on bases. The
game was played on 4 wet snEgy
ground Cakes and ELS made STlat
catches. the former speating MerKle's
terrific drive over his head IN deep
centre by n jumping one-hand catch.
In the sixth inning. while ST Louis
was in the field. Umpire tombstone
cleared the visitors bennh. sending
all the extra pitchers and utility men
fourteen in number. OFF the field.
Score.
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PETERSBURG WINS
BY PUNCHING HITS
Takes Second Game From Nor
folk, Strengthening Hold on
First Place.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

Petersburg. Va. August 29-Peters-
burg won the second game from Nor
ioik this afternoon by punching hits
on Vail in the thira inning, after Nor
Iolk, In the same inning. made its only
run OF the game on Foiles's single,
vars sacrifice and Babb's single The
COOLERS runs were all made after two
were out Hamilton. the first man I'D,
MT to right field for three bases; An
thony HE'D out. ana Booze was given
ms base. and promptly stole second
Hamilton was thrown out at home on
Busch's bunt Busch stole second, and
Dooe anu Busch scored on Keliher's
single Keliher going TO second on the
play Laughlin hit to left, and StauD
made jumping catch. but failed to
nold the ball. keiiher scoring. Laugh
I'm was lett On base. Spencer goln..
out Vail to Foiles The neldiny OF
p I. teams was classy. Booze. Anthony.
hircher and Walsh catching balls that
looked like sure hits. keliher's work
AT nrst was phenomenal. while Hamil-
Ton and Vail made records as fielding
pitchers. The score
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Battle Axes Will
Depend on Pitchers


nation from Washington *
to the effect that the nunkcrs' team
~ the amateurs I'm TINT city IL bnt-
ting 800. while the Cornell team IN
hitting over 400.
From this. tho conclusion II
drnwn thnt the Battle Axe nine ts
going to prove cnsy fruit, ms the
local RluEEers ure hitting hut ..Sl
nn team, and Will battle with one
of the two clubs mentioned above
IN the intcrcity championships keries,
which, opens next Monday with n
dOaiIie-hcnder In Washington.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are wrong In
their conclusions. az the lower bat
tlnp average of the Rfcimond team
IN due to superior Iocnl slab work,
and DIR. Parker In putting his de-
renhcnce I'm hiR twirlera, with Joe
nOehlinE as hiH mninstay.
All talk now II pure Eucsswor,<,
as IL VIII take the Rames them.
selves TO determine che winner.
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CONTRACTS AWARDED
Eight Torpedobont Dextroycrs 10 re

Eight TOrpcdObont DestrOycrs 80 re
Delivered Within Two Years.
Washington, August 2a--ContracS
for the construction of eight torpedo
boat destroyers were awarded by Act
Ing Secretary OF the Navy Winthrop
to-day.
The William Cramp & Sons Com
panr. OF Philadelphia. VIII build four
Bath Iron Works. Bath. Me. two. at
SI6la0o each: the New ,-o.h Sn!p-
building Company. Camden. y. J enc,
at s717506 and the Fore River Ship
building Company. Quincy. Mass. one.
at SIG9460
Each of the destroyers VIII he 1O1O
tons displacement, and must lie chile
to make Twenty-Five and one-ha,f
knots an hour. They will he finished
and delivered within two years. Tho
new vessels Will be propelled by corr
bination turbines and reciprocating
engines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30
EASTERN LEAGUE

At Rochester: First gome-Baltimore.
O. Rochester. Z. Second game-Balti-
more. 8; Rochester, L.
AT Montreal: First game-Providence.
2; Montreal. S. Second game-Provi-
dence. 2; Montreal. T.
Al Buffalo: FRS, game-Jersey city.
z; Buffalo. 9. Second game--Jersey
City. 2; Buffalo. 3.
AT Toronto: First game-Newark, 6:
Toronto. .. Second game-Newark. o;
Toronto. 5.
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PH|LL|ES TREAT
CUBS VERY BADLY
Help Giants by Trouncing West
crners in Second OF
Hard Series.
MANAGER DOOM SEES GAME
First Time He Has Witnessed
Work of Team Since
Injury.
MANAGER DOOM SEES GAME

Philadelphia. Pa. August 29.-Only
one OF two games booked FOR this city
phia defeated Chicago to g. Tho
nome team won by punching hits, with
the visitors battery and fielding err
rors, while Chalmers. who was given
excellent support. kept Chicago's hits
scattered after the first inning Rain
fell during several innings. Manager
DOOM. Of the Phillies witnessed tho
game from the club house. It being
the first time that ne has seen his
team play since ne had his leg broken
at st. Louis Ave weeks ago. Score:
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roo MUCH FOR JOHNSON

Cleveland. O., August 29-CleveIand
was unable to HIT Johnson to-day. and
Washington won lis first game on the
local grounds this season: score. to |.
kaler famed eight in the FIRST FIVE
innings. hut was hit from then on
Falls error however. resulted in
Washingtons first run. Cleveland es-
capped n shut-out when Easterly. bat
ting for Kaler in the ninth. nit over
the right field wall for a home iun.
complished. Score.
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New York.
Totals %. 10 q Totals IS : q


u. T.nudermIlk. pitcher.
fBaued for Laucermik In ninth
!Ran for Myers IN seventh
'Bat,ed for witse In sixth
zBatted for Ames in seventh
Score by innings: r.
e. LOUIS .-''.''.........-.-..-..1 20 o e-i
sc" io9k.''.... o : 3 -
summary: Runs-Hugg!ns. Cakes Evans
Bliss. Harmon Devore. MerLie. Fletcher
80. Myers. Paul!ette. Two-base hits-Hug-
gins. Cakes, Wilson Three-base hits-Eyans.
harmon Sacrifice hies-Hauser Higgins.
stolen bases-Doyie Cakes Double play
HerzoG 20 Doyle to Merkie. Left on bases
New York. Ia ST. Louis, 5. First base on
error-st. Louis. !. H,s-on Wiitse In 5
all. in innings; off Harmon ( in in
n!Tyss tnone out in SEVENTH: OFF woodburn,
In l-S inning: on Laudermilk in "a in
nins FRS; base on balis-On Wutse .: or
harmon ?: of Woodburn. !: on Laudermilk.
J. Struck out-By Wiltse. /: by Crandali. 3:
~ Harmon. 2: by Woodburn. /: v Lauder
milk. J. Wild pitch-Wiiise Time OF vam.
:"S' EMPIRES. tombstone and Eason.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30
ertinent Comment
BY GUS MALBERT

That the mut,erings o. a dissrun,i.d lot
OF ball players should be given credence by
ANYBODY possessed OF sound mind passes
understanding. The fact that some mem
bers OF the Norfolk ball club should have
SAID that the Petersburg team was costin z
certain sum OF money-more than the laws
OF the league aiiow-!t surely worthy o, no
consideration, especially in View OF the calf
iersburs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30
BODY FOUND ON RIVER BANK
Neither identity of -3ian Nor Manner
Of Denth RcNealed

Especial to The mes-Dispat ch]
Roanoke. Va, August os.-An un-
identified body was found on the banks
OF the Roanoke River. a mile and a
hnlf below the city at an early hour
this morning. and TO this time neither
the identy Of the man nor any in
formation concerning how he came to
his death. has been gained The bodv
was decomposed Persons in the
neighborhood said they had seen tho
man in the vicinity OF the place two
months ago. 1t was said that he told
some one that he was a mountain
missionary
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bright roo,bni, pro.vcc,.

TSEtVIAI 20 The TlmeS-DISnatch
Fredericksburg. Va. August % =
Fredericksburg College is arranginu
Tor irst-class footbal team. Six Of
last Years team having ALREADY ar
coached by 4. r. Bauman. CAMS ~ III
he played with Randolph Mlcln. Rich.
noId College, William and MARY.
Woodber-y Forest, Georgetown Pre-
paratory and other teams
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30

To impugn the honesty Of these men on
the unsupported surInIses OF the members
OF rival ball iesn is a rather serious mat
's?, because these same Petersburg owners
OF the Franchise presumably have sent an
affidavit as rTuired by the president Of
the league. declaring that the team as a
W"o!e has not cost more than the 81 so al
lowed II !s the word OF these men Of az
!a!rs against the word 81 men on a rival
team hghting the accused nine for PEN
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

AT Toledo: Minneapolis. 8: Toledo. 4.
Al Columbus: Milwaukee. 8 Colum-
At 1Ddianapolis: Kansas City. 4: In
dianapolIs. s.
At Louisville: St. Paul. o: Louis.
Vile. (touyteen inn!ngsl
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JUDGMENT IN DIcKENs CASE.
Fines nna Portion of Costs Imposed
on Brothers.
Especial TO The Time

IHVENId4 70 7 II5 7 9IIItH- IJISpdttI.J
Wilson. y. c.. August 29.--Judgs
Justice to-day. in Halifax Superior
Court, imposed fine of 5000 and two
Police s. N. Dickens. and $50 fine and
one-fourth of the costs on Lonnia
Dickens. found guilty OF assault on
George Jones with deadly weapon
March %. The total costs in the case
amount to about $1,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30

80 Ear a. can he learned the only authentic
Information obta!nable is from the atfidav
rs submitted by the cockhde City Baseball
Corporation, declar ring that only $3.50 a
month has been paid the PLAYERS THAT
seems TO let out everything else. and unless
mere y evidence that the Cocknd. CITY
5sseeai Corporation has deliberately faIst-
ned It's affidavit the publication OF charges
again the organization ana through the
orsanizst!on TO the individuals composing IL
are slande-ous. ~
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE

At Memphis: Atlanta. /: Memphis q
At Montgomery: Mobile. 4; Mont
gomery. O.
Al New Orleans: Birmingham, a.
~ Nashville: Chattanooga. 3; Nash.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30

Hudgins. Boyne. Morrison. sacrifice
sitsEstocksdale. 2; Cooper. Mayberry.
sacrihce hy-krebs. Two-base hits
Stocksdale. Morrison, Hooker, May
perry. Double plays-Mayberry to
scnrader. Mace to Jackson to Mace.
Left on bases--Lynchburg. 6: Dnnvilie,
vobaon. Q. Struck out-By pruck. =.
by Jooson. 8. Hit by pitched balls-gy
truck. /. First base on errors-Dan-
EEliie. 2 Time OF game. 1885. Umpire,
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SOx SHUT OUT BOSTON

Chicago. August 2s-Chicago shut
out Boston In the fnal game OF the
farewell series to-day to o. after a
pitchers battle between Scott and
wood. scott allowed but five hits
Fortune hits. 4 running one-hand
catch by Bodie was the feature OF the
game. Score:
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Batted for Charles in ninth.
summary: Two base hits = Priest,
Martin CD. Baker. Titman, Ehrd. Stolen
bases = Lucia, Martin 90. Pressly.
Hogue. Hattis. Double plays-Charles
70 Priest Wallace to Martin. Sacrific g
nits.Charles. Titman Base on balls
Sar9in' 3; Hogue, 1. Struck out-By
Gardin. Z: by Hogue, {. Time OF game.
2:20. Umplre Wilson
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summary: Three base hlts-Hamil-
ton. Staub. Stolen bases-Booe. Busch.
Spencer. Double play-Block and Dodge
(2). Base on balls-Hamilton /: Vail,
z Left on bases-Petersburg, 4: Nor
loik, !. struck out-Hamilton. 9 Vail.
8. Time of game. 1910. Umpires. Hen.
derson and Fender. Attendance. $500.
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HIGHLANDERs WIN IN NINTH

St Louis. Mo-. August 29-With the
game practically won, MitchEl weak
ened in the ninth to-day, AMI New
York scored four runs and made IL
three straight victories over ST. Louis,
to t. The visitors fielding was
ragged Score:
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DAY IN THE BIC LEAGUES
RESULTS YESTERDAY
NATIONAL.

New York, I: st. Louis. g.
Cincinnati BROOKLYN: rain.
Boston Plttsburg rain
rain.
Chicago. 3; Philadelphia. 5 Csecond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30

AS TO Richmond laying down to Peters.
purs IN order TO lie; the Coolers win the
penHani that talk lie silly prat;le ASK n
PAL PLAYER the trouble found in throwing a
zane and II 1t be honest he will tell you
u is almost Impossible. 1t has been tried
out usually the best laid plans go yronr
ana inc purpose desired is thwarted by the
most uneSpected happenings But Richmond
Is hghtins for ii position. Baseball in Rich
.lohd' despite optimistic reports from GER
,ain quarters. Is In wobbly condit,on
People hers II they must be content win
SitSs baseball wan, good article OF thar
kind OF baseball. Excuses have been mad
AZ season for the poor game presented anJ
towards the shank OF tie season air. ~
coming OF Griffin. the team from being in
an almost hopeless NTH posscioR. Win
me cellar not far away has climbed "a
WITHIN sight OF fourth place and has rood
opportunity 10 finish in tina, position. There
tore every game from now on mus, he
fought for. and viii De fought. The C;oobe,.
series VIII probably decide whether Rich
mond VII hnish fourth. II will he almost
.ulc!dal for baseball In R.chmond for nv,
JeckeyinS 10 be attempted '"'
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PhIlalelphin-
Chicago.

(2). Paskcrt. Luderus, Dooian. Madden,
Chalmcrs. Two-base hits-Sheckard, zim-
norman. Doyle. Sacrifice hits-Reuibach
C), Knabe. stolen basee-Tinker. thinner
man. Psskert Double plays-Tlnker to
on bases-Chicaso. 10; Philadelphia. I. First
base on errors-Phiiadelphia, 9. First base
Struck out-By -Reubach. 3; by Chalmers. l.
Time Of game hours. Umpires. Klein Snd
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INNINGS. r
Philadelphia ...............ol loOl1oao2-
Detroit ...........,.,. o O q I < a a n a "a
summary: Runs-Lord. Oidring Baker
Murphy, Barry C?). Lapp. Clombs. Bush (2)
cobb. Gainor. Baumann. Stanage, Works.
Tutwetller, Lathers. Two base hits-Baker.
Cobbs (e), Coombs. Crawford. Three ba "a
hits-Lotl. Delehanty. Home run-Coombs
Sacrifice hits-Murphy. Gainor Sacrifice nv
crawford. Stolen bnses--Cobb. Bush, Col
inns. Drake. Double play-Delehanty fun-
assisted. Left on Observation-Disclosures, 10:
Detroit. 7. First base errors-Phlladei-
phia, q; Detroit, g. Hits-On Morgan. s in
. innings (none out In SIXTH on Danforth
? IN innings; off Coombs. in 20 Innings
First base on balls-on Morgan. 8; on
WORKS. J. Struck out-By Danforth, 3: bv
Works. G; by Coombs. s. HIT by p!tcher-Ry
Works. (Lord). Passed ball-Thomns
Time OF game 2:i5 Umpires. Perrine and
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New York.

TsUHs-TiefnpHTTT, UNaso, tiard-
ner. Hartzel te). Johnson. Fitzgerald, Shot.
ton, Southwck, Mitchell Two-base hits
Har;zell. Mitchell. Sacrifice hit-Austin
stolen bascs-Hemphll (2). Chase Double
piay--Gardrer TO johnson tn Chase. LET, on
bases-St Louis. .; New York 5. Hits-Off
Mitchell. In Sl-3 innings: off George In
% inning. First base on bails-on Vaughn
3; of Mitchell .. Struck out--By Vaughan
IG; by Mitchell. /. Hit by pitcher-By vaughn
tLaportel. Passed ball-Wiliiams Time
OF game. ,55 umpireS O'Loughlin and
Egan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-30

Now We come to a different matter Rnsrh
mas refused 10 meet Richmond in nos,
season series HIS reasons could easli, be
overcome but he lust wont play Richmond
mean neat little sum OF monev "a i'd
over the Water months. Joe I.arghIin NAV
accept the challenge and keep tho p,tars
purs cicb together. II is worth ,hc sffor,
ana would he Il fitting climax 10 nm otbnr'
standpoint. 'N"iio"'i
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Chicago

three-baso hit-callahan. Stolen basesNMc-
Connell. Callahan. Lord Wagner I.et, on
oases-Chicago. s: BOSTON. 8. First base on
BY Wood. Q. by Scott. S. Passed ball-Nuna-
maker. Time OF game. | SIS. Umpires. Evans
and Mullen.
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AMERICAN.

Washington. 2; Cleveland. /.
innings}.
Boston. o: Chicago. 3.
New York. 4; st. Louis. 4
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CAROLINA ASSOCIATION

AT spartanburg: Green ,boro. i;
spertanburg. g.
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Washington.
CleNCland,
Totals al ~ / Total. ..ao 'Tm
.nattea tor Kalsr IN nln,h.

'Battcd FOR Kaler in ninth.
&c. Walker. 80 neld.
Score by innings; II.
Cieveiapd .....,,........,.......0 o Q D 30 III
Washington ....................,0 o Gi0oi o.
summary; Runs--Easterly. Henry, Cum
ningham. Two-bnse hit--Henry. Home run
-Easterly. Sacrihce hii--c. Walker stolen
bases-Henry. Milan. Double play-Johnson
10 Mcbride to Henry. Left on bases Cleve-
land. >: Washington, s. First Base on errors
I-cleyeiand. i; Washington. !. Firs, BASS
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WHERE THEY

Chicago at Philadelphia
St Louis at New York
Pittsburg at Boston
Cincinnati at BROOKLYN !
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Two out when winning nun was scored.
tBatted for Baumann In eleventh.
Tran for Jones IN eleventh.
zBatted for Works In eleventh.
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE

AZ Ashcville; Knoxville. 8; Ashe-
At Morristown: johnson city, 5;
Morrlstown, %.
At Cleveland; Cleveland Bristol;
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY,
Richmond, 81 Roanoke, . eleven
inninGs).
Norfolk, Ii Petersburg, 8.
Lynchburg, i; DnnvfIlc, 4.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-13
IOWA INSURANCE.

The Insurance Press claims that
the insurance companies distributed
$7,0O0,000 in death losses to resi-
dents of Iowa the past year, Des
Moines getting $444,250 and Du-
buque following with $297,750. This
does not include the losses paid by
fraternities and assessment com-
panies. The Iowa Insurance depart
ment is quoted as stating that death
losses paid by the regular cOmpan-
les aggregated only $2,185, 838.43
and premiums collected about ST.
100000. But even this is an excel
lent showing of business. New Zea-
land has state insurance and alleges
its success. 1t is successful in the
particular that the state offers an
equitable policy at equitable rates,
but private enterprise has done bet
ter because it has made insurance,
versal than it would be in it's alb
sence. The total insurance carried
in New Zealand Is very slight com
pared with the amount Iowans carry,
thanks to the industry, persistency
and skill of the men who sell in
surance for the old line companies
or solicit members for the fraterni-
ties. The volume of insurance car
ried in this state is splendid evil
dence of the prosperity and thrift OF
our people. Some day the state it
self may engage in the insurance
business, as Wisconsin proposes to
do, and then the industrial classes,
who have the most need for insur-
ance, will be more fully protected
than at present. Accident insur-
ance, carried principally by CONNER
cial and professional men, was es-
tablished for the benefit of the in
dustrial classes especially, but they
will never take full advantage OF 1t
until the state establishes depart
ment to issue manufactures.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-09-13
CAMPAIGN ON ROLLER TOWEL.
Innocent Looking Piece of Cloth
Worse Than the Deadly
Drinking Cup.

The roller towel is full of germs
That's what the doctors say;
Now if you would not be sick,
Just throw that towel away.
The latest sanitary crusade to
claim the attention of the state
health officers and sanitarians in
general is directed against the inpo-
cent, but not always clean, looking
roller towel which the traveller finds
in depots, hotels and on railway
trains. 1t is claimed that the roller
towel is full of germs and that every
roller towel, whether of rich or
cheap material, whether in palace
car or dingy waiting room, whether
clean or filthy, is a purveyor of dis
eases of all kinds.
No less a sanitarian than Dr.
Charles Fulton of Washington, D. c.,
secretary of the international hy-
genie congress, is authority for the
statement that every roller towel
carries colon bacillus germs. The
doctor recently visited the state
house to extend to Governor Carroll
an invitation for Iowa to take part
in the congress. He freely discussed
his views concerning the roller towel
as carrier of diseases.
"The common roller towel, even
more than the common drinking cup,
is carrier of diseases" said he. "Of
the two it is hard to tell which is
the more dangerous, though I believe
that the roller towel must be conced-
ed first disgrace in this line. Tuber-
culosis, diphtheria, typhoid fever and
in fact, practically every known con-.
tagious disease may be carried on
the roller towel. Colon bacillus
germs are always found on the roller
towel and it makes no difference
whether that towel has been used
but once or continuously for period
of months like the old fashioned
country printing Office towel.
1t is a common observation that
people who dip their hands into ev-
erything, wipe them on the common
towel, when travelling. Follow the
travels of one person through sew
eral states and see how many dirty
things he gets his hands into and
notice that that same person some
times washes his hands before using
the roller towel and sometimes, if
there is not too much dirt, he just
wipes his hands on the towel. The
next person who comes along maybe
rubs the towel around over his face.
Think of the chance of getting dis
ease germs into the eyes and mouth
through this practice. l know Of an
actual case where young man con-
tracted the black plague in his eyes
through rubbing them with com
mon towel after washing his face