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Evening star., 1911-08-12

John W. Gates and John Drake man.
aged to put into their bits of business.
1t must be remembered that where in
former days the latest from the train
ing quarters and sporting results was
news which was bought and paid for
heavily as exclusive information-the
public being kept ignorant all the while
all this is now altered.
The morning. evening and weekly pa
pers have facilities for giving the very
latest for one or two cents. Trials or
horses are reported and known to the
man in the street an hour or two after
they take place. The details given are
wonderful
sue an open policy are frequently the
best off. for a misery" horse is always
such attractive goods" Certain stables
who have from time to time endeavored
to throw dust in the eyes OF the public
have had the Irritating experience ol
finding the public rushing in and backins
everything they put in races, and book
makers, too, become very wary and VIII
not offer fair prices.
In depicting the vista Of English ra-
cling it may be said that all the sunshine
Of 1T has been brought in. but-what of
the shadow? The great difficulty which
many of us see ahead is the abnormal
expense entailed in running a racing sta
away above what II should be. The
price of horses keeps up, which is good
thing for the breeder. and no one COM
plains OF this
But race course shareholders are too
greedy, and owners are mulcted In stu
pendous sums as their contributions to-
ward the stakes. There was one race
recently of the nominal value of about
$40. .0OO Owners found over 90 per cent
of this. Considering the prices Of men,
bership badges paid by members to the
various racing clubs, and the cost of ad-
mittance to the stands and Enclosures
open to every one, it is becoming a scan
dal that the poor owner is sweated to
such an extent.
France is most liberal in this respect.
but, of course, there the racing bodies
have the revenue from the pari-mutuel.
The dividends on race course shares are
supposed to be limited by a rule Of the
Jockey Club and the surplus has to go in
improvements or stakes. But the d.
rectors of some companies have a merry
little way of watering the stock SO that
they can keep within proper bounds as
regards dividends which are duly de-
clared. The stock OF one company orig
inally about 100000 is now near 5000
600, all by ingenious "dilution.''
Evening star., 1911-08-12

Philadelphia will henceforth have
grounds for libel if referred TO as Slow
town" With the Athletics out In front
and the Phillies away up in the race
despite a seriously crippled team, dozens
of places of business are regularly hang
ing out "cIosed for game" signs.
Evening star., 1911-08-12

Jake Stahl would probably still be play
ing first for Boston if it were not for Tay-
lor's peculiar disposition. AS the story
goes. Taylor, without any reason, sud
denly stopped speaking to Stahl last sea-
son. He passed up the first baseman.
so to speak. without cause, and Stahl took
this very much to heart and made up MS
mind there and then to quit base all.
Stahrs retirement has been hard blow
to Taylor's team, for there is no doubt
that with the hard-hitting first baseman
in the lineup the Boston team would
have been much more formidable this
season
Evening star., 1911-08-12
Welcome for American Stables.

IT can well be understood that wealthy
owners are welcomed and there is much
hesitation at putting up the bars for
little matters which would be more glar-
ing IL perpetrated by little men.
Proprietors Of big racing stables are
doubly welcomed H. P. Whitney may
Evening star., 1911-08-12

The Cardinals have been dropping be-
hind the procession badly in the last
week. and Roger Bresnahan is not wear
ing the pleasant smile which lit up his
face two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1911-08-12
Public Has Training News.

Owners can win nice sum over a big
race nowadays. but they have to set
about 1t in as clever way as the late
Evening star., 1911-08-12

ting Brauner at first on a close play, and
again in the third he ran far back of
third to the foul line and pulled down
Patton's fly.
Beach will probably do the twirling
again this afternoon. while Manager Love
will send Pinkey Porter to the mound in
an effort to land the pennant.
Leverton took care of everything that
came his way around third base, and in
the first inning he hit to center, scoring
Spaulding. His hit netted him five bases,
the first time such play has been wit
messed by fans of the league. The ball got
by Brauner in center and was lost In the
weeds, allowing Leverton to circle the
bases His teammates realizing that he
had not touched first, sent him back 10
that station. The ball was recovered, but
not in time to throw the runner out al
first He gets credit for a single. where
he should have had a home run.
Evening star., 1911-08-12

the Mailmen in the box, and IL he man
ages to work in good form in all his
games. then Post Office will be decidedly
in the running, but he is inclined to pitch
great ball one day and then just the OPP
posite the next.
Evening star., 1911-08-12

Sensational fielding at short by Jack
Spaulding and the twirling of Beach
were the features of the three-inning bat
tie. There was little or no ginger in the
boys. and one could hardly realize from
the class of ball displayed that the pen
nant of the league was at stake.
Spaulding made wonderful throw
Evening star., 1911-08-12

Should the weather permit, the decid-
ing game between these two teams will
be started again this afternoon This
was the order given out by Col. De
Grange, president of the league. last
night. The game will be played on the
league grounds at 2:3O o'clock, and the
winner will journey to the District League
Park and open the post-season series
with the Post Office team of the Depart
mental League at 5:15 o'clock.
Evening star., 1911-08-12

Manager Chance of the Cubs is abso-
lutely convinced that Victor Safer. the
youth, will develop into star first
baseman, and Chance is now engaged
in teaching the youngster the finer
points of the game at first. There Is
one play that Chance has a copyright
on He is teaching that play to the
youth That is the manner of taking
a thrown ball inside OF the runner and
yet escaping injury For that play is
about the hardest that the first baseman
is called upon to master.
Evening star., 1911-08-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. l.. Pct. W. l.. Pct.
Sherwood . II Il 13g Carolina. 16 .212
Hamline. =. Is ia Anacostia. 20 10
Ingram. 49,. 10 IL .4I6
Evening star., 1911-08-12

No matter whether Kendall or the Man.
haitian club wins the pennant today in
the Independence League. 1t is not prob
able that either of the two clubs will
have much chance to win out against the
American Security and Trust Company.
Evening star., 1911-08-12
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

The Pirates rested in first place only
for what the Eskimos would call lone
sleep" The Phillies knocked them out
of the top berth.
Evening star., 1911-08-12
AN INDEPENDENT LEAGUE IS
TO BE FORMED NEXT YEAR
Movement on Foot to Start Circuit to Operate
independently Of Commission
DecideIndependenceLeague
Pennant Today.

in the contests today. In pitching. bat
ting and practically every department the
two teams are better in the long run than
the opposing ones.
Evening star., 1911-08-12

The difference between the Athletics
and the Detroit Tigers might be said to
be their ability to win bargain matnees
The Athletics won four double-headers
from the western teams, and the Tigers
lost three of them in the East.
Evening star., 1911-08-12

There is no doubt that the playing of
one man has been the main reason for
the Manhattan clubs position in the In
dependence League race. Individual
ability counts far more in base ball than
in any other branch OF sport. and it is for
this reason that Jimmy Donnelly should
get the majority of the credit for the
position occupied by his club at present
Donnelly has been hitting the ball far
above what might have been expected
of him, while his fielding around second
base has been all and more than could
be desired.
Evening star., 1911-08-12

IAME 1oDA
Sherwood VS.. Hamline, at 23O o'clock.
The game that was to have decided the
pennant in the Sunday School League
yesterday was stopped in the third inning
by heavy downpour OF rain. When Um-
pire Hughes called time the score stood
to in favor of Hamline, and had
the game gone the limit it is quite safe to
say that the Methodists would have won
out because of the fact that Cotton"
Beach was in rare form and twiring gilt
edged ball
Evening star., 1911-08-12

GAME TODAY.
Sherwood VS.. Hamline, at 2:3O o'clock
Evening star., 1911-08-12

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The oasis., 1911-04-22
ACROSS THE BORDER.
A alrror of Events Transpiring In the
 Neighboring Republic.

Mexican herald. Estimated earnings of the National Railways of Mexico show decrease of $780, 831. for the last week of March, 1911, compared with the same week last year. For the month of March, compared with the same month in 1910, decrease of $l86,- Ol6 is shown. These figures do not include the Veracruz al Istmo or the an.American Railways, and are computed in Mexican silver.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: James Artwin, miner well known in financial circles, has applied to the state government for a concession to establish smeller with ils cor. responding electric plant. This is in view of he fact that recent a5- says and tests have given him very gratifying results. The plant is to be located at Huisopa, District of Guerrero, and municipality of re. mosochic. The amount If capital to be invested is over $25 100000.
 Guadalajara Times: An Eng fish journal publishes the names and capitalization of 33 mines in Mexico which have an office in London. The total capitalization of these 33 mines Is $50, ,6l5,075. Fourteen of them are situated in the State of Mexico, three in Du rango, six in Chihuahua. two in Sonora, two in Sinaloa, two in Hidalgo, one in NuevO Leon, one in Guerrero. Several are large dividend payers.
 Mexican Herald: The death of the heroes of 'facubaya was cele- brated yesterday aflernon at 4:30 o'clock under the presidency of Juan A. Mateos. He was accom- panied by the prefect of the town and Lie. Benito Juarez Maza. An eloquent address was delivered by Jesus Urueta. A military band rendered fitting music for the oc- casion. Upon the conclusion of the literary and musical program floral offerings were placed on the monument of the heroes of Taou- baya.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: The fire insurance companies have not found Torreon to te a profitable field during the past six weeks where five fires, causing consider able total loss, have occurred in a short time. The latest blaze, one which took but a short time in causing a damage of probab bly S25, GOO, was that which had its un- known origin in the shoe store on the corner of the Ayenida Jurez and calle ]. A. de la Fuente known as the Madrilefia and owned by Pedro Gonzalez. During prosper Ons times this store is said to have carried a stock valued at about S25,000. on which there was an in surance of $40,000. What the ex- act loss is not stated, but it was fully insured.
 Mexican Herald: Inquiries re. garding the export duty on cattle and poultry leaving this country have been made from the United States, and it has been learned that Sonora is the only state that places any export duty on cattle leaving the country. This tariff d0des, stated in Mexican currency are as follows: Mules, burros horses and Cattles. Punches of
The oasis., 1911-04-22
TO SUBSCRIBERS BY CARRIER.

As q favor 10 1.-The OaSiS" all subscribers who are served by carrier are requested 10 nOH- fy the office by telephone If The carrier has failed 10 deliver The paper by , o'clock D. III. Of each Saturday, and the boy will be sent back 10 make the delivery.
The oasis., 1911-04-22

Sheep and goats, to 50, $2 per head; 5l to 100, $6 per head; l01 to 1000, $10 per head; 1000 or more, 4 cents per head. Hogs. 1 to 5, $2 per head; 6 to 10, $2 50 per head; II to 90, $4 per head; 5l to 100, $6 per head; l0l to 250, $14 per head 25l to 800, SIS per head {; 50l to 1000, $20 per head; l001 and up, 20 cents per head. Poultry 1 to 50, centavo per head; 5l up, 2 centavos per head.
 Chihuahua Enterprise: That the National Railways of Mexico are not only not running at loss, as is claimed by some, but that they are paying all expenses, all fixed charges and even a dividend, + the statement of Charles R. Hud- son, vice president and general manager of the system, given out in San Antonio a few days ago. The statement concerning the earn ings of the National lines appar ently sets at rest many insinua- tions that the roads were paying go lily that the merger had proven not to be a success. Mir. Hudson denies this absolutely, saying thal the lines are making all that they positively could, and that there is no foundation for the allegations of impoverishment since the con- solidation took place.
 Mexican Herald: The following shows the movement of hemp in and out of Progreso during the month of March, 1911. During this period 78,295 bales were ship. ped from the Yucalan port. The following table shows the receipts, shipments and stock at Progreso March 3l: Stock in Progreso, Feb. ruary 28, 122,120 bales. Receipts during March, 62,325 bales Ship menls during March, 73295. Stock in Progreso, March 3l, 1,150 New Orleans received more of he hemp than any other port in the world with Mobile and New York coming in the order named The United States received 4.709 bales of the total amount shipped as against S,592 bales to the rest oI the world. The following com parative statement shows the price of hemp in the month of March fol the last three years and the amount of shipments from Pro greso. March 1909: 59,736 bales average price 2064 cents per kilo March, 1910: 46, PA bales aversgeI price 24 A cents per kilo. March 1911: 73,295 bales average pric, 1h h0 cents ner kilo.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-16
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The Washington herald., 1911-12-16
ANACOSTIA.

President B. T. Woodward, OF the
Randle Highlands Citizens Association
has named the following committees to
serve durin gthe coming year: Execu-
tive committee, DR.. B. T. Woodward
chairman; Robert F. Bradbury, ]. NJ.
ReilIey, G. H. Loudenslager. G. Z.
Crane, c. A. Barker; committee on
schools. G. H. Loudenslager, chairman;
A. ]. Rammings. J. Holm, Joseph Hem
ming, G. R. CroZen; committee on po-
lice, water fire, and lights, G. E. Crane,
chairman; Charles Kuhns. s. NJ. Dixon
w. Taymon, G. P. Maier; committee on
railroads. streets. lights, and bridges,
c. A. Barker, chairman; NJ. A. Frazier
A. w. Richards, Col. A. z. Randle, and
Robert F. Bradbury. The president be-
lieves that more work is accomplished
when a single committee is selected to
care for a number OF matters, and for
this reason has only appointed three
committees for the year.
1t is apparent from the number Of in
mates and employees that crowded
Hitchcock Hall at the Government Hos
pital for the Insane last evening that
entertainments in the form Of moving
pictures have come to stay. The hall
has seating capacity of 1000 and all
of the seats were taken. and standing
room in demand. It has been decided to
only show comic pictures.
J. e. WinterWerp, president of the
Mems Social Club of Emmanuel Episcopal
church has called the next regular
meeting OF that body for Thursday
next. the 2lst, instead Of the 18th, the
regular time. The Sunday school enter
tainment will be held on the 18th, and
for this reason the date of the meeting
has been changed.
Salem Lodge, No. %, Independent Or
der Of Odd Fellows, Of Anacostia, is max
ing plans for the observance of its
nineteenth anniversary the coming
month. Secretary ]. X. Dawson, who
has held that office for a long time, was
responsible for the organization Of the
local branch in 1898, with only a few
members, and to-day this lodge is con-
sidered one Of the strongest in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Rev. Martin =. Egan, assistant pastor
of st. Teresa's Church, has been chosen
as spiritual director of the Young Mems
Catholic Club of that church. together
with the following officers: DIR. Clayton
Peal, president; ]. Thode, first vice pres
ident: John F. Thompson, second vice
president; James A. Severn, treasurer:
Thomas ]. Leonard, secretary; ]. T.
Edwards. sergeant-at-arms; ]. E. Taylor,
custodian.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-16
JEWISH WOMEN
INSURGENTS LOSE
Animated Session atthe Elec.
tiOn of Officers.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 15.-The cleo
ton Of officers Of the Council Of Jewish
Women in the Hotel Walton to-day was
one of the stormiest meetings Of the
session, and wrangle followed wrangle
over the nominations and elections. Miss
Juliet Selzoid, was named to oppose Miss
American in the battle for the executive
secretaryship. Throughout the entire
four days which the society has spent in
It's trienniaI convention here this matter
OF election has been uppermost in the
minds OF the delegates.
Mrs. Henry B. Solomon, of Chicago,
who has been the leader Of the insurgent
delegates, was electd an honorary presi-
dent Of the organization, and Mrs. Huber
Rosenberg, OF Pittsburg, who Is at pres
ent in Europe, was elected an honorary
vice president.
Against Miss American in particular is
the effort of reelection being made.
Charges of extravaganza in the distr1-
button Of funds and other accusations
have been made against her, the chief
Of these being in the widely discussed
Baltimore letter" sent by the delegates
from that city to the executive commit
tee. This letter, although announced on
the programme to be under discussion
last Wednesday, was never read before
the convention, and although the charges
have been rumpred among the dele
gates, they have received no Official rec
ognition. The majority of the delegates
therefore cast their ballots without
knowing the exact nature of all the
charges.
The committee on nominations includ-
ed several insurgents" including Mrs
Hortense G. Moses, of Baltimore, and
Mrs. Henry Solomon. Of Chicago.
Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington
stood solidly against the administration,
but all they could effect was to keep the
nominations from being unanimous.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-16
MT. RAINIER LEADS
IN RECALL MOVE
First Town to Invoke Test
Of.PrOyisiOn.

Robert e Joyce. former. mayor Of
Mount Rainier, Md, yesterday filed a
petition in the Circuit Court at Upper
Marlboro, through Attorneys Charles
Benedict Calvert and Charles NJ. Mat
tingly, for a writ OF mandamus to COM
pei the mayor and common council to
hold a special election for the recall of
Councilman Thomas C. Elliott, repre-
senting the Fourth ward. This is be-
lieved to be the first attempt to invoke
the aid of the recall in the case of a
town oficial. although a provision CIV
ing this right exists in many charters
governing municipalities, especially in
Western States.
The petition for mandamus states that
on November 20. 1911. Joyce and other
qualified voters OF the Fourth ward
signed a petition asking the mayor and
common council to hold a special cleo
ton in that ward, to determine whether
Councilman Elliott should be removed or
recalled from his position, and that de-
spite the fact that the petition was
signed by 25 per cent of the voters quail
flied to vote for the councilman's sue
cessor, the mayor and common council
refuses to order the election. The deci-
sion Of the court depends upon the con-
struction placed upon the recall provi-
sion OF the charter.
The petitioners aver that but q per
cent of the voters qualified to vote for
Elliotts successor need petition for a
special election, while the respondents
contend that It requires 3 per cent of
the entire vote cast for all candidates for
the ONCE OF mayor at the last preceding
general town election. In other words,
one side claims that only voters of the
Fourth ward, now represented by FL
- -
contends that 1t requires peti-
ton signed by 25 per cent of all the
voter cast in the entire town for Mayor
Plant last year.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-16
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OYSTERS UNDER FIRE.

Vigorous Attempt Made to Enforce
Pure Food Law.
District Attorney Clarence r. Wilson is
making every effort to bring offenders
against the pure food law to terms, and
in his crusade for healthful food yester-
day asked the court to seize and con-
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700 bushels and IS barrels, respectively,
being on the premises of one Joseph H.
Chivell, at the Eleventh street wharf,
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The Washington herald., 1911-12-16
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