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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
VIRGINIA IS WITH
PRESIDENT TAFT.
MIR. slcmp Tells Him He Will
Have States Solid
Delegation.
NO THOUGHT OF ANOTHER
Alvah Martin Stands With Con-
gresham From the
Ninth.
NO THOUGHT OF ANOTHER

Washington, D. c., November "a
hlte House officials to-day Cancelled
u portion OF President Tafts engage
meats. his physician believing that 1t
would BIO best not to force him to at
tend to too much business until he has
thoroughly recovered from the effects
OF the cold from which he has been
suffering. Tho President showed no
turther signs OF the trouble to-day.
put the physician does not Wish to
take chances. Several members of tho
party who were on the long trim with
the President have been suffering from
COLDS or other forms OF reaction, also
from the tedioua Journey. Secretary
hilles has found II difficult to shake
of the cold that has been troubling
him. and Major a. w. Butt, the Prcsi-
DENTS aide. mas been under the wealth
er since the return.
Tho trip appears to have affected
the young mon OF the party more than
the President. who. except for the
colo. looked as we'll when no got back
az he ever did in his llfe. Physicians
who have looked after the worn-out
visitors believe that tho reaction nj,
the close of the trip loft the travellers
In Just the right shape to be attacked
by colds.
District appointment Cancelled.
N'-iS oPpOihllIuSHl CHnCeleO WAS with
a committee from the Federation OF
Citizens Associations OF tho District.
winch intended to discuss the organic
act OF the District and local laws and
conditions. No dato for the committee
was made by the White House for q
future call, but this Will be arranged
later.
Tho President did SEQ a number OF
visitors. including several Congress-
men. E. c. Duacan, Republican Ma
uonal Committeeman from North Car
DINA, and Representative Slemp, OF
Virginia. were Southern Republican
leaders with the President SO far
ne known there Is not the least de-
lection from the Taft presidential
nominating column In the South, tho
leaders there reporting a strong feel
Ing for the President. who Is decided
ly popular. even with leading Demo
Gratis In that section. Alabama declared
for TAFT in State convention last
August
Mr.. slomp said that SO far as he
knew there was no thought OF any
other man In Virginia. The delegation
would be solid for the President AIvah
Martin. OF Norfolk. the Republican
National Committeeman OF tho state
stands with Mr.. Slemp for the Presi-
don't Mr.. Martin was few weeks
ago reelected county clerk Of Norfolk
county upon Republican fusion ticket.
great persona! triumph for him. and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
ADJUSTMENTS

Acndcmy-Dnnte's "Infcrno" Pic
lures.
Biiou-"At the Mercy of T1beriuB.,
Heal Grand Opera.
The performance OF Puccinis opera,
Inc Girl Of the Golden West" at the
Academy Monday, matinee and night,
promises to be something in the ma
ture OF musical festival, and the out
side cities are beginning to. regard 1t
In that light. Mall orders for seats
from outside OF the city are pouring
INTO the box Office at a rapid rate. and
IT now seems as though the capacity
of the theatre Will be tested to the
utaiost on that occasion. The name or
Henry W. Savage is guarantee of the
excellence of the performance, that ia
accepted by the patrons OF the theatre
without reserve, and from accounts Of
the presentation OF Pucciris MASTER
piece In other cities by Mr.. Savagc's
English Grand Opera Company, there
Is no Likelihood OF the people here be-
ing disappointed in the quality of the
performance OF "The Girl Of the Golden
West" II will he musical event Of
prime Importance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24

Charlottesville. Va. November %
Light signal practice has been the
order for the University OF Virginia
football squad since its return from
Washington A few of the men are
still little stiff and sore from Sat
urday's gruelling combat, but as
whole the team Is in excellent shape
and ready to settle down to good hard
work for the game with Carolina in
Richmond on Thanksgiving Day.
The scrub team, which will be
strengthened by the addition OF Yea
ger, the crack half back who was re-
Gently disqualified, should be able to
put up stiff defense. 1t has been
rumored Of late that Yeager may yet
be reinstated and indicated OF charges
of professionalism.
The youngster In anxious to clear
himself, and already has produced n
raft Of evidence. He is determined.
and only yesterday received a letter
from Walter Camp. the famous football
authority, in reply to d communication
in which he explained his case TO the
latter. Camp answered that II the facts
were as stated-and they are as far as
local authorities know-he would BIO
eligible to compete in athletics in &C.
cordance with the code adopted at the
larger colleges.
Yeager played In but three exhibit
ton games for Roanoke. with the pro-
vlso that ii he made good he would be
given a trial. lie failed to impress the
management. and was released after
having been reimbursed for his cx-
penses. II was only because the local
authorities We're unfamiliar with de-
tails of the case that they decided to
bar him from competition in the
Georgetown game. It Is not at ell i'm
probable that he will be cleared of the
charges before the Carolina game.
Nothing OF Importance has developed
In regard to the report that Virginia
expects to sever athletic rotations with
Georgetown after this year. unless
changes are made in the eligibility
code as interpreted at present by the
Westinghouse. DIR. Lambeth has re-
fused to diyul1e the names Of those
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
HAL CHASE TELLS
. WHY He RESIGNED
Says He Is Not Cut Out to
BE Manager OF
Team.
HooDoo WITH HIeHLAMDERs
Thinks He Will Play Better Bail
With Responsibility
Gone.
HO0D0O WITH HIGHLANDERs

New York. November 23.-"Man.
aging big team isn't a cincil." said
Hal Chase. The manager is the goat
If the team doesn't win. II u player
falls down in his fielding or batting
tho manager receives the blaine. Ii
the team is CRIPPLED it's the managers
fault. On the other hand. If the team
wins nobody gives credit to the man
ager. The players are the ones who
come in for praise. They've made the
managers successful, for without them
he'd have been shine.
When I took hold of the Highland
ers In 1910 at Mr.. Farreli's request, [
didn't Know what troubles were in
store for me. We had good team.
and 1 saw no reason why we shouldn't
go right along playing good ball. The
Giants beat US in tn post-season
series that fall, but it was who'll be-
cause Matty pitched great ball, while
Russell Ford. atter Sweeney was hurt
in the first game OF the series. couldn't
deliver his best goods. Naturally, 1
felt sure that the team would come
back after q winters rest. and when
we reported last spring everybody was
enthusiastic
Mistake He Made.
"trhe mistake 1 made off the reel
was the way treated tho men I
humored some of them, praised others
and encouraged the rest. 1 tried to nil
them with cheerfulness and ambition
which have made me star ball
player. l believed that fining thom
for petty offenses was entirely out of
order and that the strict enforcement
of discipline might cause Ill feeling.
In short. / wanted the players to De
a big. happy family. pulling together
all the time.
ut wasn't long before I found that
a hoodoo was travelling with US. the
same hoodoo that has been working
overtime on the Hilltop ever since the
club was launched. With discouragins
frequency the teams best players were
hurt Vaughn became ill before We
got here from the training trip.
Swceney's fingers were split. Gardi-
ner's leg was wrenched.
Became Chronic.
Knights poor condition became
chronic. VOTERS finger and ankle put
him on the shelf. Warhops arm be-
was laid up for several weeks my
self
Yet, in spite of these handicaps the
team was up in the first division until
the latter part of September
1T was hard work to win at ALL
and some of tho men when they
realized the team couldn't get into
first place decided that II was a waste
OF energy TO play their heads Oft.
Being ball player myself. couldn't
see my way clear to fine some of the
men or lay them off without pay. SO
I concluded before the season ended
that l wasn't cut out for the Job.
II love to play baseball without
having cares There's no fun when
you're blamed for misfortunos over
which You have no control. It's fine
to be hero. and to be applauded by
the fans when you make'a sensational
stop or catch. can't play ball for
ever and that's why I've decided to
go along in future without worrying.
Relieved of the management am sure
I can do better work In tho field and
at the bat"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
Bowling

Tie largest crowd that has ever as
sembled on the Newport Alleys saw
The Alcos take two out OF three games
from The Times-Dispatch last night.
The Alcos put up 1850 against 2,4I0.
Whitman was high man and high av-
erage. lsS, lss. 22o. els; O'Brien. sec
ond. total 5s3-l6i. 1876. 2o4; Gallagher,
lS$. 1?6. lt5-504. Glaze and Kennedy
didn't roll their usual game. Bailey.
Of The Times Dispatch, was high man
and nigh total, 166, 1885, I4S-54i; Jen-
ninss, second. ISL. 142. 1854. Bell.
Deasy and Davis didn't roll their Usual
games. Davis in the first game rolled
2Ot The score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24

third touchdown of the game. Panle-
inon!um regned. The old school had
taken the lead. Even though schencs
missed his try for goal, the game was
won. But II wasn't won because there
was as great disparity between the
two contestants as had been predicted
a large element OF luck. coupled with
the TACT that tile old school took I'D.
vantage Of all openings, tells the story
The student bodies of both schools
marched to the park, headed by a
pano. 1t was really n gala event The
game was well worth seeing, both from
tne standpoint OF the game put up
by the teams and for the evidence OF
college spirit manifested. Cheers and
songs floated across the chalked in.
closure. and in cudences which made
the blood Of even those who had left
their alma mater years before run
much faster. Tho surprise OF Il all
was that the University College OF
Medicine made such grand showing
The team wearing the red and white
really should have won II PLAYED
much the better foot ball, and but for
the uneven breaks different story
would be told
Captain Seymour. OF the new school
deserves all, OF the credit which can
be heaped upon him. He really played
the game for his team. On defensive
he was tower OF strength and on
offensive he was the one man who was
able to carry the ball successfully
Little Willis was O good second. Par
amour, whose line bucking was coun led
upon TO help. was out of the game in
the first period. Tutrelle played a
star game. In fact the whole eleven
was SO far ahead OF anything dons
this season that IL was a revelation
For the victors. Captain Hardy car
ries off the honors. His weight and
experience helped al all times. Arnold
played star game at end until he
was sent to the bench. Schenck showed
his usual good Judgment, but was bad
oil handling punts, and once, with a
clear field. he inuffed perfec. for
ward pasa. which certainly cost a
touchdown. 1t was great game. a
vast improvement over any perform
ance ever before given by these two
teams. The score follows:
Line-Up or Teams.
U. c. NJ. Position. 81. c. ".
Sinton. ...... left end Jones
Woodhouse.. left te ckle ...... Davis
Neblett. ..... left guard -. .stryker
Martini. centre ...... Golfer
Ruff. ....... right guard ...Brockwell
Parker. right tackle -. .Roblcy
Seymour. -. right end Arnold
Willis. quarterback -. .Schenck
Futrelle. right haifback -. Eden
Paramour.. left helfback -. Foster
Finn. ....... fullbe elk Hardy
Substitutes-Lee for Eden: Long for
Jones: Seymour for Paramour; High
smith for Paramount; Coles for Neb-
lett; II. S. Lee for Arnold Touch
downs-Seymour, Hardy (2). Goals
from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Schenck.
Score-M. c. ", IL; U. c. NJ, 6. Time
of quarters-16 min utes each. Ofhcials
-O'Neill. Cornell. referee: Richard
son. Richmond College. umpire: Car
isle. Held Judge; Sartwell. G. u, lines
man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
,rnrheeI Tenn Wins.

Suffolk, Va, November 23-Eockv
Mount, y c. this afternoon beat the
local Y. NJ. {. a. team at football by
the score Of q to s. Sedberry, OF the
visitors, was injured and brought in
Oh mattress. His injuries. however,
are no, dangerous. lie was unconscious
for a long time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
SHOT FOR $500 REWARD
Turkey Had Price on Hend of Colorado
Mine Foreman.

Mine Foreman.
Denver, Col, November 23.-That 8.
Q: 10 Federoss, foreman of the Adams
Mine, near Frederick, Col, was shot to
death last Saturday night in the door
OF his cabin by an unknown assassin
to obtain reward of $4,000 from the
Turkish government was indicated to-
day by the translation OF number
Of papers found among the dead mans
effects
According to these papers. a price
mad been placed by the porte on 70
Federoss's head because OF his activity
against Turkey when he served as q
milithry oftlccr with the Maccdonlans
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-24
HALTS Won CLAUSSEN INQUIRY
Womnn Breaks Ankle Trying to Flee
From Asylum.

W Othhn BreHAs AhKIe 'fryinR 10 FEC
From Asylum.
New York, November 23.--Mrs. Ida
Won Claussen, who once sued Theodore
Roosevelt for 100000 because she
said he intertered with her social sue
cess at the court of Sweden, was un-
able TO appear to-day before the COM
mission appointed to investigate her
sanity. because she broke her ankle
trying to escape from Bloomingdale
Asylum.
Mrs. Won Claussen was sent to the
asylum several weeks ago. after she
had written to a Supreme Court JUS
tice who was trying her action to have
her divorce case reopened. saying: IF
your decisions are not IN my favor.
God help you"
1t was learned to-day that several
days ago she leaped from the window
of her room. On account of her in
jury. the examination has been In
definitely postponed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-11
Died.

AT the family home on Tarn Terrace.
this place, Tuesday morning. February
I, 1911, Mrs Beall Tucker, in the 49th
year of her age Mrs. Tucker had been
a sufferer from asthma a long time
She was daughter of the late Edgar l..
and Helen Wilson Bentley, of Leesburg,
Va, and had been a resident of this
place about 20 years, her husband being
a prominent official i'll the operating de-
partment of the Consolidation Coal
Company. Besides the latter three
daughters and one son are bereaved-
Mrs Thomas S. Thomas, of Wheeling,
W. Va, Misses Catharine and Susan.
and Mr. Bryson Tucker. of this place.
A brief funeral service was held at the
family home Wednesday evening, Rev.
f. M c. Bedell, rector of St. Johns
Episcopal Church, officiating. The re-
mains We're then placed on a train for
Cumberland for transmission to Baltl-
more for interment in LOudoun Park
Cemetery. The pall-bearers to Cum
berland were MessrS, NJ. B. Tyler,
Samuel johnson, Frank G. Beall, H. V.
Hesse, j. II. Hitchins and DR.. j. G.
Cobey. A lady of advanced culture and
many social eXcellencies, Mrs. Tucker
was held i'll high esteem by all who
knew her, and these condole with the
surviving members of her family as
with those who have sustained an ire
parable loss
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-11
This Paper.

Tomorrow Sunday is the l02d an
niversary Of Abraham Lincoln's birth
an event to which the JOURNALS first
page is largely dedicated.
A two-column story on fourth page
may be reserved for reading until next
Tuesday.
In addition to the Valentine story an
original Valentine poem, by Mrs Sara
Roberta Getty, of Grantsville, appears
on second page.
An Eckhart correspondent writes ap-
provingly of the combination which
ripens in the name of The Mining
Journal Publishing Company" He
says he doesn't remember any merger
of recent years that pleases me SO much. :"
And, then. quoting the Eckhart Philoso-
pher, he adds-"Aye, too, bane teckled
lax dickens ven Aye hear Diet tie Your
NAL, vat know mae bane goin to hat
more room for vat Aye bane wanten to
say"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-11
Thirty Years Ago.

WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 10, 1881
Notice was made of very friendly family
i'll Garrett county. Miss Alice Friend was
married to Mr.. Amos Friend, and Miss
Jennie Friend was married to Mr.. Ward c.
Friend.
Ross Hoblitzell, of Wheeling, w Va,
well-known here, hurt an instep so badly in
jumping on sled that he was compelled to
lay ''off duty" on crutches.
A considerable addition was made to w.
H. Evans store Bowery street, Alex. Reck-
ner doing the work.
Edward Price re led recovering from
sinful hurt in NJ Hope mine.
Same report concerning William Thomas,
who had fallen from the roof of back
building.
Thomas q. Mason, w. s Burton, w. II.
Carson. J. A. Wagner. George Conner vii.
liam Kennedy. w b Baird, Miss Kate Bath,
Miss Lucy Kalhaugh, Miss Annie Thomas, A
Il. LarIent, Miss Annie Williams and Miss
Mary J. Taylor were officers elect of Goo d
Templars Lodge
In the Superior Court of Baltimore Joseph
Carlin gained IA verdict of 81 800 against a
fire insurance company which declined to
pay loss on stock owned by Carlin in the
Percy mill, burned here few years before
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-11
A Far Cry.

"A Tax Payer" addressing The Road
Directors of Allegany County" through
the Cumberland News, intimates that
they are entertaining IA purpose of
abandoning the established and direct
road from Allcgany Mines to Frostburg."
"A Taxpayer" writes from Frost
burg. and speaking FIR the equally
anonymous crowd the public" he i'm
pates something like ingratitude-it not
something worse, to Mr.. Uhl.
But the JOURNAL learns from good
a, holity that the proposed new road
ste is far superior in two vital respects
to the old
l, 1t is of much easier grade and
q Avoids dangerous railroad crossings
These would seem to be enough to &C
quit Mr.. Uhl or anyone else OF ques
tionable motives, especially as the route
is one of selection several years ago-be-
fore "trolly-line promoters or special
interests" had even thought of coming
on the ground.
If Mr.. Uhl, therefore, has made any
mistake in this matter it is i'll delaying
a manifest Improvement until an excuse
for impeaching his motives came within
the range of at least one TAX payers"
outlook.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-11
Death of IA Former Resident

A recent issue of the New York UerdId
contained the following notice:
Mr. George Woodbridge BlrdsaI. consult
ing engineer to the Department of Water
Supply. Gas and Electricity. died ON SUNDAY
January 10Th. at his home, No. 81 West Thir.
ty-eighth street. i'll his seventy-sixth year
Mr.. Birdsall had attended business regularly
up to Monday a week ago. He died of
angina pectoris and pneumonia.
Entering the city service III 1872 as as
sistant engineer in the Water Department,
Mr.. Birdsall became chief in 1881. He laid
down the actual charge of the Engineering
Bureau in 1902. but continued in the service
of the department as consulting engineer
Under his immediate direction the Bronx
River system was constructed. The new
Croton Aqueduct was planned and all work
preliminary to the letting of the contract for
its construction was done under his personal
supervision. He also gave valuable infor-
nation to the Burr Herring Freeman Com
mission, whose plans and recommendations
are now being carried out by the Board of
Water Supply.
1t was at the time of the shake-up in city
affairs in 1870 after the Tweed exposure that
Mr.. Birdsall entered the city service.
Mr.. Birdsall was born in New York, the
son of Hosea Birdsall and Ann Eliza Wood
BRIDGE Birdsall. He was educated N the
public schools and at the College of the CITY
of New York. His name was the first to be
enrolled on the honor list of that institution
then the Free Academy.
His early engineering experience was
gained on the steamship fleet OF Commodore
Vanderbilt After he turned to the civil
branch of his profession he was engaged
i'm government work on the Des Moines
River improvement. He married Miss Jane
T.. Newkirk, of Jersey City Heights fifty
three years ago. He is survived by widow
and one son. Mr.. Edward T. Birdsall, a con-
suitipg engineer in Detroit.
Mr.. Birdsall was the constant assistant
of the late Edward Tracy, an engineer
whose career was distinguished bv many
great achievements in this region be.
tween 80 and 60 years ago. When the
latter left Mr.. Birdsall took up where
Mr.. Tracy left off, and remained here
about year. Both were engineers and
citizens of the highest type.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-11
Under New Auspices.

Arrangements to merge the JOURNAL
printing establishment with that of
Cook & r )dda, also of this place. have
been practically perfected.
And upon this basis has been projected
a business corporation to be known as
the Mining Journal Publishing Com
pany of Frostburg, Maryland.
The new concern will continue the
publication of the MINING JOURNAL
with mprovements, accompanied by
other inducements designed to win a
patronage OF wide dimensions and great
reciprocal value.
Meanwhile, all kinds of job printing
will continue to enjoy the company's
most prompt and tasteful attention.
More can probably be stated after the
meeting of stockholders, called for next
Friday evening, 18th inst.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-11
Died from Injuries,

Patrick Morris, of this place, and a
fireman on the Western Maryland Rail,
road. was fatally hurt in collision of
locomotives at Hamill Station, near
Blaine, w. Va, Wednesday of last week
One foot was crushed and his body
scalded. He was taken to the Western
Maryland Hospital, Cumberland, where
he fingered until Saturday, when he
died The remains We're brought to the
home of his mother Mrs George Nor.
ris. Park avenue, Sunday Tuesday
morning the funeral was held in S.
Mirhael's church; intrrment in the
church cemetery. A large number of
the membership of FroSthnrg A"rie. No.
1913. Fraternal Order of Eagles, turn d
ont
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-11
Sand Rock
Red Shale

The foregoing illustration was pub
lished in the JOURNAL during two win
ter months i'll 1893.
1t is a diagram of the strata of Great
Savage mountain just as they approach
and reach the summit at the National
Pike crossing
The "reservoir'' is the one lately
abandoned.
The well is the one projected for a
gentleman named Curry" who, how
ever, got down only about 50 feet-a con-
siderable distance short of the flow i'll
the red-shale layer which supplies the
- Springs" In fact, he did not reach
the red-shale layer at all, but for some
reasons that We're not satisfactory to the
people who then believed the artesian
WELL" driven to a proper depth, is the
true solution of the problem of more
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1911-02-11

The Mount Savage FIRE Company has
ha>cd from the American LaFranre
F'irr Engine Company, through the
c ,mpa, Us ageut-W Waller w. Wittig, ct
tai, place, Il modern chemical engine 40
grll III capacity, and equipped with all of
the very latest improvements. 1t will
arrive in Mt. Savage about a week
hence. when it will he immediately
trS'cd and put into commission. This
equipment will put the Mt. Savage boys
up among the leading "progressives" of
the noble gc""s of fire fighters i'll ALE
ganY county.