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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-01
Quite Stronq.

Grocer-Good morning. Mr.. Poppie.
How are those eggs sent you:
Popple-Better. thank you. They are
gaining strength every minute.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-01

The more you speak of yourself the
more you are likely 70 lie.-Zimmdr.
man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-01

Fidelity in small things is at the
base Of every great achievement
Wagner.
The evening world., 1911-04-14
POLICE CAPTAIN
STOPS MAIN BOUT
At LONG ACRE A. A.

Police captain Mrtlrny ~ the West
Th'rtirth street station. who was one ~
the spectators ~ I've boxing stag ~ tho
Long Acre \. \. Jumped Into the ring
in the tcntt round ~ the main bout Nc
tween Kid Wilson II Orange. y. j, AMI
Young kurtz ~ New Is, snl put a
stop to the battle. claiming that the
men were using foul tactics aud besides
were nghtiug too brutally.
The hght. which WAS slightly In favor
~ Kurt. was rough from the start,
and AFTER every clinyh the refJee had
\ hard time to break chem In the
ninth round Wilson butted kurt1 with
his head aud cuj his eye.
In tn. tenth Wilson rushed kurtz and
after they got into a clincn, The orange
boxer wrestled kurtz about the rims
More rough work follow sd and then
the e. captain stopped the bout.
Kurtz had the better OF ths first
three ruund. aud In The third session
had Wilson staggering around the ring
from hard left and right hand SWINGS.
when Wilson would rush, the Newark
boxer would meet him with n left lab
and crossed his right to the jaw. Near
the end ~ the bout. kurtZ weakene
from Wilson'S body blows, hut I've vas
fighting strong when the bout was
stopped.
The evening world., 1911-04-14
PITCHER AID Joss
Of C[EVELANDS
PASSES AWAY

TOLEDO. o.. April II Adrian e..
Joss. .he crack pitcher 81 tbe tl"v,-
LAND American League Baseball CNu',
died here early to-day OF tube .culos =
meningitis. Although no had only been
u, from this disease since sunday. MS
health hadn't really been good for two
@! tEree years. tie was tnirty-one
years old and Is survived BY a wife
and two children.
For a lons time loss was cons derad
the equal II not the best pitcher IA IN
American League. lie was a giant iu
stature and had every wrinN:e ut th-
pitching art mastered. Ito asp hat
the spitball down to q So nee and used
to ~ a,Ong game a;tsr game holding
his opponents down 10 three ami foIr
hits.
Joss was also one of the few pitcher,
that ever tvirled n no-man-reach-nrst.
base game. In fact. he Is the only
man outside Of Cy Young OF the same
club 70 accomplish the feat. Ad did the
stunt against tho White Sox on oct. ;.
1905.
/. Joss also pitched a nO-hlt game last
year. and this was also against the
Chicago team. This time. though, a
man reached first. Parent getting there
on a tumble by BIZ Bradley. Tine date
OF this performance was April %.
The evening world., 1911-04-14
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The evening world., 1911-04-14

count of nine. Erne could have An
ished him then and there. but Kid Me-
Coy. his second. ordered Frank to keep
away, and the bou went the full
twenty rounds and to n draw.
Erne was now at the height OF his
fglting powers. ana Jim Kennedy took
him 10 Frisco for a fight with the IA
nous Dal Hawkins. They met IN
March. 1899. Erne won IN the seventh
round. scoring a knockout. During the
battle Hawkins had put Frsnk down at
least five times. Hawkins's left was
the best | have ever seen.
Returning TO New York. Trne was
matched with George Mctadden. oae
OF the toughest llghtweights the world
has ever known. They fought twenty
Ave rounds at the old I.enox \. e..
Frank getting the decision.
ON May ;. 1891. Frank engaged in his
second battle with KID Lavigne for The
championship. They fought at BUr.
falo. and at the end OF the schedI'. d
twenty rounds krne was given the de.
cis!on ana proclaimed lightweight
champion of the world.
After a few months layoff Frank
was In poor condition. However. he
accepted a challenge from New No~k
Jack O'Brien. That nght was n draw.
\ couple OF trips 10 Europe and
Erne was ready to tackle Joe Cans,
the Baltimore colored nghter. who had
challenged Eruo for the title. Frank $
hacker, Bobby Smith. the horsemau. be-
a bunch Of money with Al Herford,
Gans's manger. on knockouts.
The evening world., 1911-04-14
Erne Was Under Pull.

VITA Dixon Eruc fought a ten-round
draw at the Manhattan \. G., ~ whl'n
Billy Newman was the m~a'rlnak"r'
The Buffalo boy was unde. a pull IN
that fight because Kennedy had planned
10 get a return match over a longer
route.
Boxing a draw with the great Dixon
however, was considered a splendid
Feat, and when Erue made a n'ing trip
home he was given a biz reception, lie
then boxed a 'our-round drs" VITA
the vo..lergul Young GrIno.
A return match vita DlNoH was con-
summated. and the men met Cor the
fsathcrweIeht title in 1898, Roth
weighed under the limit ~ - pounds
when they weighed in At the Rroaf-
wav Athletic club on tho noon
before the evening ~ the battle. the
house was one Of tie largest ever
gathered 20 witness a boxing 'oit IN
New York. and they saw ON" o. 80
prottlest bouts between icatherNe1shts
that has ever taken place.
In the betting Dixon was the favorite,
and the local sports backed MIN To- a
man. O'Rourkc Wlgcrod heavily ON hl'
dus1v little fighter while kennedy lut
nis roll on E.ur. At TIE end o. tho
tyentIetl round the ~rrfer"o CAV" E'a"
Tho decision and Proclaimed MN the
~teatherweiglt champion OF the ''or.d.
Outgrlw.ug the possibility OF making
me feathcvWeight Limit ana beng
strong at the weight, Eru" decided 10
trv FOR the l.gltNc.sht title. VS. u Try
ont he took on ln'" 'oN"''' ~"
Rrooklyu tad. They went Z" a draw
tbree times. E.nc also tt Nled JIM
u,rn, The Canadian champions IAcy
,,I.t "a ~Nf.f"-rnInl NTlN.
The evening world., 1911-04-14
EIGHTEEN TEAMS IN THE
JUNIOR CROSS COUNTRY

' More than o,e hundre. and Nfty
aon.stss will compete in the Junior
Metropolitan c~roSs-country champion
ship. which will ne held at Hastings
tomorrow afternoon. Eighteen clubs
viii he represented. and the trainers
OF each are confident hts boys will be
returned the winner.
The Long Island A.. C.. ~ which
Billy kramer. the national champion.
IN the captain. Will send on a strong
team. The Irish-Americau win have
on ten men, all Of whom will M IN
splendid form. The New York \. G.,
the Pastime \. G., the Mott Haven \.
G., the Trinity \ g, the Nonk-rs Y.
VI. G. \. the South Paterson, \. g.,
the Mohawk \ g., Morningslde \. C..
and the Nst1nal A.. c. also have en-
tered full cams.
The evening world., 1911-04-14
Frank OufQrOUs Feathers.

Frank had outgrown the featherUeisht
limit. but Dixon wanted another chatce
at him, and a match at l2s pounds. For
the nght Dixon did some very hard train
ing on staten Island. hut F.rne hung
around Consy Island and made no at
tempt at strict training. When the night
~ the battle arrived Erne. in Door con-
dition. weighed about l3j pounds lie
was in sucn shape that he Mas afraid
q" SO In and take a chance With the
COON, and Dixon won the decision az the
end ~ the tNcnty-hftI round.
kid" IaNigne. holder Of the iight-
weight title. had been setting a very
hot pace around town. and the great
stamina that had stood him so well was
greatly impaired. Erne and Lavlpne
were matched 10 hsnt AT i3 pounds.
weigh IN at 3 y. NJ. on Sept. ?S. 1928.
The battle took place a. Coney Island.
Erne appeared In the very best Of
condition. In the middle Of the Nrst
round he clipped the Kid on the Jaw
with n terrible left-handed hook. and
the Saginaw boy went down for the
The evening world., 1911-04-14
MEL SHEPPARD TO START
IN 1.000-YARD HANDICAP,

Melvin Sheppard. the great middle
distance inner ~ tie irisl-Am"rigtn
Athletic club, has entered for the l.r)-
yard handicap wnich Will ho the feature
OF the games OF ST. Patrick's Lyceum. al
the Seventy-hrst Rerimeut Armory neat
Saturday night. He viii start from
scratch and give his opponents libsra!
hardicaps.
The evening world., 1911-04-14

years showed In that night. but Erns.
who was his equal in cleverness. and
his superior at hard hitting and foot
work, showed more Eameness in thst
battle than did the negro.
Up To the eight round Cans forced
the pace and mad a slight advantage
over Frank. The next couple ~ rounds
Erne changed his style % ngnting and
PLAYED almost entirely for Gsns's nod y.
still. the fighting was very even up 10
the twelfth and last round.
They We're lighting Ike tigers close ~
the ropes. Both men Tented with the r
lsfts and then let go rights. r'rne MAJ
Cans on the ropes. Erre's plnrh land
Ell first and Gaus's head dropped toward
Ern.'s forehead. The uu~Intent,unsl but
was terrific. Cans VAS split open over
an eve. Immediately he drew awsy
AMI covered his face with bo;n slove,i
hands. Pulling his hands away from
his face. ne said 10 me: MI Charlie
] slve in. / can't see. My eyes Is done
Gutjed out"
go on and hsht; this IS for th'
championship and you must keep on
| replied.
$40. | can't see muffin" replied Joe
and started walking to his corner.
II was the hardest and most scientif,
hght I had ever seen Mp to that time
and | fully believe hat Erne vOu!'
have von with a Is. O. that nlght. 70
his troubles Frank received $1,000.
Frank Erne was stlli lightweight
champion Of the world.
Hts next hard fight wac with Ter
McGovern. and | shall describe It 4
the next story on Erne.
The next chapter. appearing to-mor
row. will be on Frank Erns."
The evening world., 1911-04-14

by'Kennedy and Newman. They thought
he was n conner. and arranged that
Frank should engage in n few pre-
l!minary battles and then 20 after pANon
for the fea therwc eight title. Accordingly
they Drought him here n matched him
with Jack Leonard. Erne administered
a Knockout in the second round, and
then took on Joe craig at Jersey cay.
Erne broke Craig's Jaw In the th'rd
round, and the police arrested Erne and
an his seconds. TWO decisions over
Joc,, skellv In short bouts and Frank
was ready 10 meet piXon.
The evening world., 1911-04-14
INSIDE We RvMU
with me
EG1e& :
- Charley White.

/ have always believed that Erne
should have been given the decision IN
that pCts
The evening world., 1911-04-14
White Referees Bout.

The feeling VAS Intense between the
fighters. ! Mas chosen referee.
The night was ono % the best exnibl-
lions OK boxing I have ever seen. The
acknowledged SKIN OF Cans In later
The evening world., 1911-04-14
In This Chapter Americas
Best Referee Tells How
Frank Erne Beat George
Dixon for F~eafherweight
Title and Later Whipped
Kid LaUigne for Light
weight Championship.

Copyright. 1911. Nv The Pre-. Publ .Ains Co
trhe NeS York World.
The evening world., 1911-04-14
Suits De Luxe-$2S and $50

This is our gilt edge, leather bound edition. Suits
of luxury for the man with $50 custom tailor ideas.
EXclusvenees and distinction mark every line fabrics
rare and fine and not a s~priukling of them, but a great,
big, impressive showing TO ut and please all men.
The border vidette., 1911-12-16
LOCAL ITEMS.
It was a great victory,

Buck up boys, you cOuldn'
 all win.
 Dr. Barr says he sure got
 run for his money.
 Grant Lewis of the Gringc
 mines, is visiting in the city.
 The city is full of cattle buy
 CTS in search of Sonora cattle.
 Joe Wise has purchased a big
 automobile from Karns Brothers.
 The work of grading West
 and Crawford streets is pro-
 gressing nicely.
 The Arizona constitution is safe in the hands of friends the Democrats.
 Marsh sells corrugated iron, both painted and galvanized Write for prices. tf.
 Live Stock Inspector John Deegan spent Wednesday in town from CalabasaS, his home. George Watt came up from Cobre Grande, the property of the Sonora Copper, to vote Tues day.
 Phil Semler, the Socialist can didate for supervisor, according to unofficial returns, received 99 votes.
 Mrs. Harrison, wife of Sen atOr James A. Harrison, spent Wednesday in the city with friends.
 Peter Johnson, who for many years has successfully engaged in mining in Sonora, came home to vote.
 William Roath is in from h's ranch out in the eastern part of the county, where he has a bunch of fine cattle.
 About fifty Democrats went to Patagonia last Sunday with the Mark Smith special. They re- port having fine time.
 Two hundred and ninety one votes were cast here Tuesday of which so were straight Repub- lican and 76 Democratic.
 Wedding bells will ring in No 3 y when two popular young No gales society people become man and wife.
 Frank Cox and John s. Hurst, owners of the Buena Vista cOp- per mines northeast of the city a few miles, are sojourning in -----l-
 Ramon Elias of the Alamo Cattle Company is in town from the ranch in Sonora, arranging to make another big shipment of cattle to the states.
 Don Manuel Mascarenas has the erection of two story business block on his adjoining Las Dos Ma ,iones Cigar Company on Morley avenue.
 $. M. Franklin, the Tucson l awyer, who is the legal repre- { sentative for the Nogales Water : Company, spent couple of days ! lere this week on business for : lis clients. Last week MT. Henry Levin, t l1S COluInlSSIOu DIOh0f, accom- l panied by Mrs. Levin and the children visited Hermosillo. where MT. Levin went on com a ,any business. o Henry Greenwell, president of T he Providencia Mining Com a any, returned last night from a c usiness trip to Chicago. This ' lor1fing he went out to Pro- r idencia Camp. s- H. Gordon Glore, reelected ii 0unty surveyor on the Repub- s7 can ticket, was high man on jc oth tickets. His majority was g over his opponent Frank itch, Democrat. u H. J. Temple, superintendent In
 the Sonora railway, spent ci tuesday in the city from Elm N llme, and Wednesday con- ol 1ued on to Tucson, in his pri- jo lte car Sonora" to Ben Powell, whose splendid m m nch is near Elgin, came in M ednesday evening to bring the SSC ad Democratic news from that Sl 1> where the boys al cn tys vote 'er straight. 1 lli' Michael M. Doyle, after an sic of -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
MORTAR FIRING TESTS
INJURIOUS TO PROPERTY
Residents of Great Neck, l. l.,
File Protest With War
Department.

NEW YORK, December 16.-Residents
and property owners at Great Neck, l.. l.,
and the vicinity have appealed to the
Secretary Of War and to their representa-
tive in Congress. Martin w. Littleton, to
stop the firing tests of the heavy mortar
batteries at Fort Totten next Monday.
The whole neighborhood has been noti-
fed by the army officers to pack their
glassware in cotton. open their windows
and keep from under plaster ceilings for
fear Of the conclusions of the big guns.
Damaging to Property.
The Secretary of War has been inform
ed that three years ago, when the guns at
Fort Wadsworth were tested, many
houses on Staten Island lost their plaster
ing and some even had their fronts blown
in. Claims against the government for
this damage. it is said. are still unpaid.
A telegram sent to Secretary Stimson
by Bramwell Davis. who represents a
number of property owners, says:
"1f shocks are SO great loss of life is
possible and War Department should not
sanction such in time of peace. Shocks
carry through water readily. Worse
damage done on Great Neck peninsula.
Great Neck hills in heart of peninsula,
known AS Riverside Drive Of Long Island
many handsome residences. ] ask you
to prevent tests being made or reduce
size of charges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
SERMON IN CHINESE.
DR.. George Ivan Chin to Preach i,
the Native Tonpue.

Perhaps for the first time in Washing
ton the local Chinese colony will hear the
Christian religion preached In Its own
language tomorrow night at the newly or
ganized Chinese Chapel at 2O7 John Mar
shall place. where services will be held.
DR.. George Ivan Chin. a Chinese preach
er, will be in charge Of the services to be
held at o'clock and will preach the SER
mon in the Chinese language. A number
of persons interested in the chapel will be
present.
During recent years there has. been
steady progress in the work among the
Chinese of the city by the churches and
the Church Of the Ascension has been par
ticularly interested in the mission work
Mrs. E. NJ. Clayton. who has had charge
Of the work of that church in the Chi
nese Sunday school. has interested the
Daughters of the King in the Chinese
with a result that within the last seven
teen years she has caused to be baptized
twenty-five Chinese children, two women
and fourteen men. most of whom have
been confirmed. Six of the men have
been appointed to places in the govern
ment service, where they have made cred
liable records. At the last Easter serv-
Ices at the Church of the Ascension Rev.
DR.. j. Henning helms and Dean Alnuts
of Canada baptized three Chinese babies.
There were present at the services five
Chinese women and twelve children. Nine
Of these children and two Of the women
had already been baptized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
ANNUAL POULTRY SHOW.
Opens January 16 and Will Continue
Four DAYS.

Arrangements have been completed by
the Washington Poultry and Pigeon AssO-
citation for its annual exhibition of prize
poultry in the Masonic Temple building,
9th and r streets northwest, January
&c. II, 1S and 10. 1t is expected by the
officers and members of the association,
they say, that this exhibition will eclipse
all others. Invitations have been eX-
tended to all breeders Of poultry to make
entries. Every effort has been exerted to
make the exhibition success. and many
entries have already been received.
Eentries of fowls and birds will close
January q, 1872. All entries will be prop
erly cared for and returned at the end of
the exhibition. therefore making it I'M
necessary for the owners to accompany
them, especially IL out-Of-town entries.
The officers of the association are:
George r. Howard. president: A. NJ.
Keen, vice president; William G. Gray,
secretary; Edward s. Schmid. treasurer;
Harry NJ. Lamon, correspondent, and Jo-
seph F. Bardroff. superintendent
The judges selected to pick the prize
winners are A. f. Warner Harry NJ.
Lamon. II. c. Duffy and w. F. Dismer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
INTERSTATE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
Bill for Congress Being Drafted by q
Committee.

The task of framing a congressional
bill providing for the abolition of the in
terstate liquor traffic. as outlined yester-
day by the national conference called to
deliberate on that question, was under
taken today by committee which met a t
tho headquarters Of the Anti-Saloon
League Of America in the Bliss bpild-
ing.
Although the subject was thoroughly
discussed at yesterdays meeting Of the
national conference the failure to agree
on a bill resulted in placing the matter
in the hands of a committee headed by
Rev. DR.. A. j. Barton Of Texas.
This committee Will report when the bill
is framed, and 1t will be introduced into
Congress at this session. The question
under consideration is whether to con-
slider the shipment Of liquor into pro-
hibition territory violation of the law
or to require that the intent Of the ship
per be the factor.
The committee comprises Rev. DR.. A. J.
Barton, chairman; Rev. DR.. James Can
non, ex.Gov. j. Frank Hanly of Indiana,
Senator McCumber. Representative Nor
ris Sheppard, Representative Webb. Mrs
Margaret D. Ellis. Rev. w. F. Crafts.
+. S. Caldwell, Senator Curtis, S. E. Mich
olson and Representative F. S. Jackson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
OLEO LAW UNDER BAN.
Woman Suffrage Association Would
Have Tax Revealed.

The tax on oleomargarfnc has come
under the ban of the Woman Suffrage
Association Of the District The asso-
citation today sent to President Taft and
the House committee on agriculture cop
les of a resolution which 1t recently
passed requesting that the law imposing
the tax be repealed.
Charging that the tax is a discrimina-
ton against an article OF food whose
purity is readily ascertainable and easily
secured and which is produced at a mod
crate price. the resolution states that
oleomargarine is a benefaction in that
1t is a check against an exorbitant
charge for butter. and for this reason
urges that the law be repealed.
The resolution was passed by the as
ISOLATION unanimously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
Society and Anchors.

Katherine Holland Browns The Rank
Outsider" is one of the most interest
ing and thrilling tales that We have yes
printed in our Sunday Magazine competi-
ton, for 1T deals with the social side OF
life in the navy. OF course, in the navy,
as we'll as in other circles. there is al
ways an exclusive set which puts up the
bars against all intruders, particularly
those who don't happen to observe all
the conventional rules it lays down.
And so Berthine. Wife OF one Of the
most popular lieutenants. was proving q
very milestone round her husbands stand
ing because she INDUCED her natural
spirits to the utmost, and the more they
criticised her the more obstreperous she
became There came a time, however,
when Berthine was raised to the very top
OF all their esteem. That was because she
displayed rarh heroism in a frightful sit
uation. Look for it tomorrow in our Sum-
day Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
QUITS LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE.
Assistant Keeper at Point No Point
Station Resigns.

The lighthouse service authorities have
accepted the resignation of Berry NJ.
knight, assistant keeper of the Point No
Point station, on the west shore of Chesa-
peake bay near the mouth of the Patux-
ent river and he retired from the service
yesterday. Mr.. Knight will be in business
ashore.
Commander II. c. Poundstone, inspector
In charge of the fifth lighthouse district.
gives notice that the submarine bell on
lightship No. 40. on the Tail Of the
Horseshoe shoals, in lower Chesapeake
bay, became disabled during fog De-
cember and that repairs will be made
as soon as practicable.
The lighthouse service steamer Maple
has sailed from Baltimore on buoy and
lighthouse inspection trip on Chesapeake
bay below the mouth of the Patapsco
river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
ADVERSE REPORT EXPECTED.
Commissioners Opposed to Hedin
Separate Car Bill,

The District Commissioner. it is ex-
pected, will make an unfavorable report
on the bill introduced by Representative
Heflin Of Alabama requiring local street
railway companies to operate separate
cars for white and colored passengers.
While their report has not been made
public. the Commissioners opposed simi-
lar measure introduced at the last ses-
sion. giving as the reason that they knew
Of no local demand or sentiment for
enacting legislation Of the character pro.
posed. Representative Helms bill. which
was introduced December 6. makes il un-
lawful for street car companies to allow
white and colored passengers to ride in
the same car and provides a fine Of 500
for each offense.