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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-02-09

The rumor that A. Mills Heard
isu2i9f has withdrawn from the irm OF
''Hsa Heard q Ross eli is errousbus. He
E rs sill InjsFss business and would
], like the chance of proving ID to bis
.H1frisnds ifshey will call at the old
i+qsstand. ~ sa~1 -EAA
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-02-09

o. AElsm1 assemasata ale ~.
lated skipjack. Irene Ruth. whose
crew mutiDied in-the~ Psaemac OF
Wakefield about tsdssgs o and
killed Captain Dorsey. q ed at Prov.
ioence H'~piia'. Washington. on
Monday. Fehruary6 Adams died
from . iracter sspk<tB -, which
ne claimed asf % y the cap,
tain. NaArH Al tbAamaxhile d
she hospital, Adams was In a stase
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-02-09

February ], rls1l, at the home of
thebhaS's &tsn6mo,her.s ia Balti-
more, Miss Elizabeth D. Tilghman,
daughter Of the late DIR. Charles Fl.
Tilghman. was married to Mr.. Dan
lei Combs, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
! e SeRbss OF Leonard-own. Bishop
Jonn Gardner Murray performed
the ceremony. On their return from
their wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs.
Combs will make their home in New
York. where Mr.. Combs is q rising
young lawyer. - -T'7 ~
Miss El'en Combs and Mr.. Henry
~ Loksrs of Lsonardtown, attended
u Jtne Weading3 % 59oJs ,iul fH,hiro1
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-02-09
For Sale.

n sfoek of GENERaL MERCHANT IsE
one -nile rom Milestone Landing, and
one New Upright Piano
B 60" no. Apply 30
j. a BEDFORD,
Feb 2-1m. Pearson, Nd.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1911-02-09
Dance at MeehaniesviIls.

There will b, a Public dance at
Her berts Hal. NJ cbaricsviEst
Friday night, February IL. 1911.
}nB1' : 9TH III a9XOH
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
Good UmpireS Sea c., 0 Dead
heats For Diamond Arbitrator

Good umpires are rare. In the
whole country there are not more than
ten first-rate ones. The combination
OF the keen eye. nimble brain and cold
nerve is not common one.
The umpire is the chain lightning OF
baseball. His decisions are rendered
In the fifth part OF second; he rem
ders them knowing that he must stand
by them afterwards, no matter what
happens. Every man inside the fence,
whether blinded by prejudice or loyal.
ty to the home team, sees the same
things, and, therefore, feels that he
has a right to his own opinion; but
the umpire Is the one man who Is
paid to know what he sees.
The prize fight referee sometimes
has TO decide which boxer won hard
battle. lie has had time In which to
review the situation; the whole NOV.
ing picture OF the fight stretches back.
ward in his memory. Should the choice
prove difficult one, there Is always
the comfortable middle ground--the
draw decision, in which neither man
wins nor loses. The baseball umpire
can render no draw decisions. The
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

Johnny Coulon. the Chicago bantam
boxer, who has the best claim to the
title of champion. plans a busy year.
The sturdy little chap wants clear
claim to the worlds bantam champion
ship and to this end he VII probably
go abroad next year, after a campaign
which viii include matches with the
leading boys In his class in this coun-
try.
II he succeeds in besting the little
chaps on this side, Coulon will seek
Digger Stanley's scalp in England and
may look over the crop in France. lie
won't be satisfied until he has instilled
into the minds OF the worlds best ban
tams, wholesome respect for his
ability. ~ yas
OF course Pa Coulon will manage
son Johns campaign. Few managers
have shown the shrewdness OF Coulor
pere In making matches for. their pro
teges.
A match well made Is half won ano
this Is the principle to which Coulon
has remained steadfast In every ring
engagement his little champion has
participated So insistent has he been
on some points that many an ambi
tious little fellow has accused Johnny
OF being afraid to waive the weight
conditions, but as our modern cham
pions have dictated the weight al
which they will fight. there Is no rea'
son to jump Coulon In particular, be.
cause he follows the band wagon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
DANNY MAHER IN FRONT.
American Leads English Jockeys u
First Half Of the Racing Season.

American Leads English Jockeys IN
First Half Of the Racing Season.
The first week In July marks the
middle of the English racing season,
and those who keep the turf statistics
usually figure on the totals of owners,
sires, horses and jockeys. July 7
Danny Maher was In the lead In the
total of winning mounts and percent
age. though he had not much OF mar
gin on Frank Wootton. Out OF 252
Maher had won SO. while Wootton had
won SIS out Of 31S. J. II. Skeets Mar
tin, the other American rider, Is in
the first score, but he is away down
the line.
There is a big change in the list OF
winning owners from last year. but
which may be altered before the sea
son closes I'm November. Mr.. Fairie,
who headed the list last year, is no
better than seventeenth, and with
only a total of little more than $14,-
900. or the American owners, James
r. Keene is the nearest to the top,
as he occupies eleventh place, and
with a total OF $1S,415. Harry Payne
whitney is in twenty-seventh place,
with total OF s13,340, and August
Belmont is thirty-fifth, with 1855.
The leader is J. b. Joel, and his total
is S9s,025 for 10 races, won by six
horses. Lord Derby is second, with
SIS, 015, the product OF eight races and
Aye horsea engaged The general
opinion is that Lord Derby will be
much closer to the leader by the close
OF the season.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

With two victories out of the series
OF three gamee from Washington,
tucked under their belt, the jennings
ties arrived In Philadelphia. Friday,
where a series OF Ave games, will be
opened there this afternoon begin
ming with double sesslon on the nrst
day. Manager Jennings and his men
realize that this series may mean q
crisis In the Tigers pennant hopes
but every man IN prepared TO show
the same aggressiyeness which was
displayed In the last series against
the Athletics played at Bennett Park
when the Mackmen took the little
end of the score In the four contests
I'VE are going TO try TO mako Il
ave straight this time, but the fact
that the Athletic play on their home
grounds Is an advantage 70 them"
declared Hughes, Friday. They're
going TO have to fight Tor every tai
ly, though"
Hughie plans to use Big Chief Ed
die Summers In the initial contest
with the Athletics. with Wild Bill
Donovan going to the slab IN the sec
ond performance. Connie Mack will
probably use Plank and Coombs.
Realizing the meaning Of even .
small slump at this stage OF the game
In the race for the pennant, Manager
jennings at a meeting OF his pitching
star held Thursday In Washington.
mapped out campaign for the re-
mainder Of the season Hughie plans
to use Pitcher Mullin, Donovan. Sum
mers, Willett and LATTE In the fol-
lowing games until the end OF the
season and viii only send I'm other
pitchers on his star whenever he
sees that one OF the named happens
to be In trouble.
The Tigers made up for Wednes-
days whipping at the hands OF the
Nationals, Thursday by defeating
Manager McAleer's men by score Of
to 1. Walter johnson, the $1,000
beauty opposed Edgar Wfllett and
both pitcher q swell game.
For the first Ave innings, Johnson's
curves kept the Tigers guessing He
had excellent speed and fine control
and famed q good many OF the II
ger batsmen-
When the SIXTH came. Willett fan
ned and Jones singled 10 left Bush
walked. Ty banged q hot one at
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
Little Tricks In The Athletic
Trade. Some Are Amusing

When Il was announced that this or
that record has been made at an ath-
letic meeting. sport followers wonder
why II IL the record committee Of
the Amateur Athletic Union makes
such rigid investigation.
II they followed athletics closely
they would not wonder at the care
full way the committee goes about
establishing a record before II Is &C.
copied Light weights, short tapes
and Illegal tapes have been used
through ignorance and carelessness
and sometimes races have been con.
tested on short tracks, the officials
and contestants believing In advance
that everything was all right.
Therefore, whenever record Is
made q careful investigation always
follows. Hurdle races, In particular,
have TO be watched very carefully,
and when Il 10 announced that such
and such q man will try for a new
worlds record In q hurdle race at a
set Of games the performance IL care
fully watched by the committee.
II IL amusing to see the tricks that
are tried and which sometimes sue
ceed. As a rule, tricksters do not fool
experienced officials.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
WON'T SANCTION
BOXING BOUTS
After Recent Fight When Fans Were
Robbed, Hammond, Ind, Authori-
ties Clamp Down Lid.

HAMMOND, Ind. July 2S.-War has
been declared between the Hammond
Athletic club and the Hammond au-
thorities because Mayor j. ID. Smalley
and Chief Of Police Austgen refused TO
sanction any more boxing bouts In the
newly built club arena. After the
club staged the Clay" Knockout"
Brown fight In which patrons were
robbed OF thousands of dollars by pick
pockets, the police put the ban on
fights. The club officials then decided
to put on bouts and bar Chicago peo-
pie and Mayor Smalley put the ban
on this proposition yesterday. The
club now proposes to test the Indi-
ana prize fight law In the courts. APP
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
Ty Cobb Will Ever Remember
Reception Accorded Him Here

Tyrus Raymond
1911 Of the pleasant
o accorded a
that he will True all of the members OF the
Anstar remembered with applause, but Cobb
singled several ovatons.
addition services
the his
$780, this The fans
the spirit which Cobb contribution and let Ty
In terms-Cleveand News.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

At a recent set OF athletic games,
II was announced that such and such
hurdler would try for a new worlds
record at certain distance over the
hurdles. and II was particularly no.
ticed that the contestants themselves
were busy arranging the hurdles.
Two Of them were very busy.
One contestant, who was not ex-
perienced In the tricks that are tried,
was pushing the hurdles close to-
gether. The would-be record-breaker
called to him, Don't put those hur.
dies too close. You want to leave
quite a space between them"
The inexperienced hurdler, that Is,
inexperienced so far as these tricks
are concerned, looked at the expert
In wonderment and asked, why do
you wish to leave space between
them?" So we will have arm room"
replied the expert.
The young hurdler was satisfied
with this answer. But was II arm
room that this would-be record-break-
er was looking fort Can you picture
hurdler swinging his arms within
two feet six inches of the ground,
when clearing hurdle? No, 1t was
not arm room that he was looking
for. II was that he might swing his
foot through this gap so he would
not lose so much time getting back
on the ground. He was really clear
ing one-foot-eight hurdle for two
foot hurdle. No wonder some rec
ords are made.
It Is worthy OF note that an expert
saw the hurdles pulled apart before
this whirlwind could make a new
record. Not an official was In the
middle OF the track to see II he did
drag his leg In between. or course
some of these officials will feel very
much embarrassed when they are
asked to certify that they saw this
man hurdle without dragging his les
between the hurdles.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
SINGS IRISH SONGS, STOPS
CLUBHOUSE FISTIC DUELS

Manager Charley Doom of the Phil.
lies puts his players in good spirits
before games and stops clubhouse
fights after games By singing Irish
songs. II the Phillies win the pen
nant the credit will go to the com
bination OF a fighting Irishman with :
golden voice.
The Philly club is made up OF Irish
and Dutch. Knabe. Lobcrt and Luder.
us present stonewall lnfeld. while
Mickey Doolan injects the pepper with
his lighting instinct. The outheld has
Paskert, German, as the balancing
wheel.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

scholar. who competed in intercol-
legiate events for four years in the
United States and would be ineligible
under American college rules. threw
the hammer 151 feet 5 inches. or a
little matter of 20 feet farther than
any Englishman ever threw ham
mer and won for England.
The way the English look at II, the
British varsity victory was due to the
efforts, not OF Putnam, an American,
but Of p. ]. Baker, an English student
at Cambridge, who won the mile run.
They say Yale and Harvard won
four events and Oxford and Cam
bridge four events when the mile run
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
What the Box Scores
Demonstrate to the Fan

Young Mr.. kssfe, Of The Reda
after siluht lapse, u back on the
lob OF making the Giants eat out
Of hIs hand. One Of 0rifsitifs two
Cuban STARE, however, put tho
game on Ice.
Apparently having made good
with the Reds, Almclda and Mar
sans Will probably next be heard
OF In some other major league
team; you can't keep good man
down, nor have the Rods ever
shown q special aptitude for keep
Inc good downs.
Although the Senators outhit
the Ty cobbs, II 70 2, costly or
rors made Waiter Johnson's pitch
Inc record 90 down.
Pittsburu and Chicago both
made Il clean sweeps from Brook
iyn. but that,s no reason they
should claim the pennant
Without Charley Dooin 20 re-
celve his siants, Alexander the
Great took the Cardinals Into
camp and the leaderIess PhIiiiss
went back Into second place.
They do cay that spendthrift
Barney Dreyfuss has paid $500
and q good catcher for Kelly, the
siav. battery mate Of o'Toois,
the Roumanlan finger.
comiskey 10 congratuisting him
self that he got "PIns" BodIe boz
fore the craze for ball players got
20 be moro costly than the dla-
mond and postage fad. He might
have been tempted TO pay q big
price for the ''fenoe buster" who
10 not setting the league on IRE.
Chance gave Toney chance TO
90 the full route and the big
kentuckian made good.
This Gregg person 10 no slouch
Of a pitcher, take II from the Ath-
Beck, whom the Reds sent back
20 Philadelphia, made only four
hits against 81. Louis. He might
have made more, but he didn't get
TO bat again.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

Johnson who could not handle 1t. With
the bases full, Crawford singled and
took third when Gessler's throw got
away from Conroy. Three men scor-
ed. Gessler then muffed Delahanty's
ny. Sam scored. Clyde Milan who
has been eating them up In the out
field. also got Gessler's habit and
muffed Moriarty's fly and Del gallop-
cd home. The captain managed TO
get TO third while O'Leary was bat
ting and when Charlie tapped one In
front Of the plate, Moriarty scored.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

LONDON, July se.-The English
are the finest sportsmen In the world
when they win.
The good feeling which marked the
dual meet between Yale-Harvard men
on one side and ord-Cambridge
men ON the other. was beautiful.
Just think, not q single American
varsity man was accused Of foul tao
tics. Sure not-the English athletes
won i've Of the nine events. English
men never ohirp Of foul play when
they are the victors.
Our English cousins aren't laying
any particular stress on the fact that
q. b. Putnam, an American Rhodes
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

Stanage flied out to Mcbride.
The Tigers scored again In the
tighth inning when Crawford scored
on McBrlde's error. Washington saw
ed the day from bein shutout, In
tn eninth, when Milan doubled to
right with Ainsmith and Johnson on
the bags. Ainsmith scored on the hit
and Walter went 10 third. Bush threw
out Schaefer and 0'Leary threw out
Eiberfeld. Johnson In the four times
he came to bat, made three hits.
As usual. Cobb did something In
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
TIGERS PLAY A DOUBL E-HEADER
AGAINST THE ATHLETICS TODAY

the game, that the other players were
unable TO equal, In the fourth inning
when Johnson was using his very
best variety of curves, the Peach
worked him for a base on balls. and
then while Walter was tanning Craw-
ford and Delahanty, Ty stole second
and third. much to the delight of the
500 southern fans who came TO Wash
ington, Wednesday, In order to see
Cobb play ball Cobb was the only
man to reach third base in the first
Ave innings.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

was pulled OF. Baker won 1t, 30 he's
entitled to credit for the victory.
AS the London Morning Standard
expressed 1t, yale and Harvard
proved fine sportsmen, joining the ap-
plause which greeted British success"
That's the idea. II you're beaten but
"join In applause of British success,
you're a fine sportsman" Be care
full not to win, though. IL you do
the English won't be able to Join In
the applause" because, naturally, hav-
ing won against the British there
must be something dirty about the
way you did 1t.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

man is safe or he is out
When two race horses come NOD
ding down TO the wire and two noses
fash by the post so close together
that a finger breadth means thousands
of dollars to the hackers. the rae
track Judge may fall back on the dec
heat. The baseball umpire has q
dead heats. Watching foot and bah
he must know which one was firsl
He can confer with no one. Right a
wrong, the judgment must be made q
the twinkllng of an eye.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
FIGHT PROMOTERS
ADJUST At FAIRS
Several File Bonds in Accordance
With Rule Of New Boxing Com
mission in New York.

NEW YORK, July 2S.--Gotham fgh;
promoters have already begun adjust
ing their AFFAIRS to the rLle OF the new
boxing commission. Tom O'Rourke,
OF the National Sporting club, and
Billy Gibson, Of the Fairmont Athletic
club have already filed their bonds OF
$4,000 and other managers are also
about to comply with the new regula-
ton.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
CHAMPION, Father M.

CHICAGO, July 2S.--Emil K. Coulon.
father and manager OF Johnny Coulon,
bantamweight champion. Is seriously
ia, following an operation 10 days
ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
Giants Buy Pitcher.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 2S.-It II
reported that the pitcher. Bert Max
we'll. OF the Birmingham team OF the
Southern league, has been sold to the
New York Giants for $4,000. and will
report Sept Is.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
RAIN AT SARATOGA.
But Records Arc Expected To "a
When Regatta Opens Today.

SARATOGA, N. ". July 2s.--Lower
ing skies and intermittent drizzlin1
rain did their utmost 70 queer tho
opening OF the annual regatta OF the
National Association OF AmateuI
Oarsmen. The large number OF C
madam and American rowers enters
are in perfect trim, and some record
are expected to fall. Late today q
association win elect new ofiicers. 4
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

Two-base hit-Milan. Struck out-By
johnson, 8. by wfl1ett {. Bases on balls
or Johnson, 8: OF Willett, l. First
bas- on errors-Detroit. g. Hit by
pitched ball--willftt. CGessler).' Time
LIS. Umpire-Evana
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

The class az trot In expected to be
matinee OF the Detroit Matinee club.
saturday. Five good events are
scheduled. A matinee will be held also
Aug. s IL the Blue Ribbon racing Is NOT
set back a day on account or bac
weather.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

President Ran johnson has inspected
the plans for the new stands to be built
al Detroit and says they call for
plant as fine as anything on the Amer
lean league circuit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

Just 10 show Ty Cobb that stealing
second, third and home, was not SO
much. players in the Northwestern and
the Virginia leagues Immediately pro-
ceeded to do IL, too.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
Grover Alexander ha. a secondar,

Luderus has qualified Tor the group
OF prodigious wallpapers turned out py
philadelphia, In which are the names
OF Delahanty. Lajoie. Thompson, Col
Inns and Baker.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

Boyne City business. mon have raised
$1,000 with which the veteran Lou
Criger. now managing the Michigan
team. IL expected to get some players
who can win
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
Sbort Lengths
And the Athletics lost.

And the Athletics lost.
Ian Bar dropped nt the wire at the
meet OF the Toledo Racing Associations
at the finish OF the fourth heat, or the
2:12 pace Thursday. Six heats were
necessary 10 decide the race. which
was won by Richie.
Manager John McGraw has been
suspended for three days because OF
verbal attack on Umpire tombstone In
Tuesdays game.
yussif HassaR broke his shoulder
during a wrestling match with fSank
Gotch Thursday at Humboldt, la,
where the latter Is training for his
match with Hackenschmidt.
Cyclone Johnny Thompson failed to
make n good impression OF his ability
on the New York fight fans Thursday
night In his fight with Willie Lewis.
Grover Alexander has q secondary
ambition. next to leading the pitchers
OF all leagues. He wants 10 make
strikeout record for the season and
may do II.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
SECOND EVENT, 2:12 PACING. 3 IN g.
THE COMSTOCK. PURSE $1,000.
THIRD EVENT, 2:O5 TRoT, IN 5
THE GRAND RAPIDS HANDI-
CAP, $500 ADDED.

Hailworthy, b. e., by Axworthy-Al-
selma, by Altivo (Geers) ....... 1
Orc, blk. &. Mccarthy ........... 2 2
BraceRirdle, b. IN. (McMahan). -. 3
Sterling Mckinney, br h. (Shuler). 4
Time-2:o6h, 2:07
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
SOUTH MICHIGAN LEAGUE.
STANDING.
Yr.ferdnr.. Rcnnif..

Isdy NIIls I1HHHIHt. y.
Battle Creek. 3; Jackson. 3.
Flint. 4; Kalamazoo. I.
Saginaw. SIS; Adrian. "a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Yesterdays Results.
Detroit. z; Washington, I.
Boston. .; Chicago, A.
New York. 5: st. Louis, 4.
Cleveland. g. Athletics. Go In
Today's Games.
Detroit at Philadelphia 1.-TWO games).
ieyeiand at Washington.
tci'icpGo al New York. .,-,a, ~
- louis at Boston
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

FOURTH EVENT. 2:17 PACE, 3 IN 5,
PURSE $1,000
Eddie billiard, CHI. n, by Hal
more, By Son OF billiard
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28

Today's Games.
Jackson at Battle Creek.
Adrian at Kalamazoo.
Saginaw at Flint.
Bay City at Lansing
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
The Grand Circuit

At Grand Rapids.
FIRST EVENT. 2:14 TRoT, 3 IN 6,
PURSE $1,000.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-28
Three League Races NJ q Glance
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
STANDING.


Yesterday Results.
Pittsburg, z; Brooklyn, o.
Chicago. 8; Boston, 2.
Phillies 4; 81. Louis. 3.
Cincinnati, Z; New York, 4.
Today's Games.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati
Boston az Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Chicago. .
New York at ST. Louis.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-03

In no other country are the laws
against smuggling so severe as in It.
ally. All the customs officials on the
Swiss frontier are armed with car
bines, and they are authorized to shoot
any smugger who seeks to eyade
them. Any peasant caught with even
one pound of contraband tobacco Is
sure of two years Imprisonment, be-
sides ruinous fine. Still, many are
found to run the risk, for the profits
attached to smuggling are great. a
knapsack full Of tobacco, cigars or
salt safely landed yields a small for
tune to the bearer, so heavy are the
Italian taxes upon these The Gus
tom house officers cannot guard every
point at once, and their movements
are closely watched and reported by
the people, who are all in league
against them.