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The Washington times., 1912-02-07
LIMIT Of SPEED
FOR AUTOMOBILES
IS BIG QUESTION
Have Endeavored
for Years to Solve
Problem.
BY HARRY WARD.

What is the limit Of speed to be at
tanned by the automobile and when will
that limit be reached?
Experts have endeavored for years to
answer this question, and each succeed
ing year has brought forth a new an
swer, until II seemed the last word had
been said, but again and again some
special speed creation has upset all OF
the prophecies made as to speed limita-
tons. The wise ones now refuse to
make predictions. 1t would seem that
Bob Burman. worlds speed monarch,
had about solved the problem when he
reeled off dizzy mile in 25.4O seconds,
on the Daytona Beach course. but now
wild Bob" comes out with the state
ment that he hopes to accomplish the
speed CT three miles in a minute this
coming season.
1t is highly probable human endur-
ance Is the only regulator of the speed
which a motor car will attain for the
mile or two-mile distance, but when the
speed limit of an automobile for 500
miles comes up for discussion, another
factor enters into consideration. Last
Memorial Day, at the Indianapolis
speedway, forty big cars started out to
cover the five century distance in a
contest with time and each other.
Experts said that seventy miles an
hour for the long grind would be won
derful speed quality, while others
thought that sixty five miles an hour
would mark the limit. a few guessed
that the winner might do seventy-two
miles an hour, and one or two, who
were said to be fanatics on the subject,
estimated the average speed at seventy
four miles an hour. -. So
Ray Harroun and Cyrus Patschke. IN
their Marmon Wasp, covered the" 500
miles in six hours forty-two minutes
and eight seconds, an average speed ri
74.61 miles per hour. The timing was
questioned, but the Warner Instrument
showed that 1t had registered truly along
with a half-score of the best watches.
and the record went down as a part of
motor car racing history.
Now comes another chance for the
experts to prophesy what will happen
when thirty big cars start out again to
do the half-thousand-mile route over
the Indianapolis motor speedway track
next Memorial Day. The second annual
800 mile International Sweepstakes race
will be the contest which will decide just
what advancement the motor car max
! ers have made, as far as speed and en-
| durance are concerned.
1t is a remarkable condition that none
| OF the entrants this year so far has
| failed to state his belief that 'he aver
age speed of the race will be better than
seventy-seven or seventy-eight miles per
! hour. They are building their cars to
travel at this rate for the full distance,
ard have manned them with drivers
! who do not fear to send the metal mon-
sters hurtling through space at the rate
of 100 miles an hour. II necessary to win.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Hard Campaign for
HarVard'S FootballerS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. Five
hard games in a row at the end of the
campaign have been arranged for the
Harvard varsity eleven next fall.
Brown, Princeton, Vanderbilt, Dart
mouth, and Yale face the Crimson on
succeeding Saturdays. and should test
the strength of the Cantabrigians to the
utmost
Vanderbilt replaces the Carlisle In
dams here and Is expected to put up
quite as strenuous a game. The Nash
vile teams are coached by Dan Nc
Gugin, an old Michigan star. who
teaches them Michigan football.
The schedule is as follows:
Sentember %. University of Maine, at
Cambridge: October 8. Holy. Cross. at
Cambridge; october IL, Williams, at
Cambridge; October 10. Amherst. at
Cambridge; October 26. Brown at Cam
bridge; November 2. Princeton, at
Cambridge; November Q, Vanderbilt
University. at Cambridge; November 16,
Dartmouth, at Cambridge; November
q, Yale, at New Haven.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
HILTON MAY COME
TO THIS COUNTRY
IN NEAR FUTURE
North and South Champion
ship Attracts British
Golfer.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 7.-There is a
report that H. H. Hilton, amateur golf
champion of Great Britain and the
United States, is planning to return
to this country in the near future. While
IT has generally been understood that
the doughty Briton fully intended to
get back here in time to defend next
summer, no earlier return than that had
been anticipated. Now word has been
received that Hilton may reach Ameri-
ca in March, in time 10 take part in the
North and South championship tourna-
ment at Pinehurst the latter part of
that month.
If Hilton should come back so soon,
1t would mean that he had mapped out
an extensive preliminary program for
himself, possibly covering a tour South
as we'll as North. When he came oVe1
last August Hilton gave himself a linn
tied amount of time for practice. In
fact, he only had three or four rounds
at Apawamis prior to the start of the
tournament.
The fact that Hilton is surely coming
over again, possibly In the early spring /;
also that a number of other British am
ateurs will arrive in season to take
part in the amateur championship
tournament at Wheaton in July, seems
to guarantee another extremely active
season with a decided international
flavor.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Pennsylvania Schedule
Shows Hard Contests

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb. Thirty
baseball games will be played by the
Quaker varsity nine this year, many Of
the strongest college teams in the coun-
try figuring on the schedule, which Is
as follows:
March q, Navy at Annapolis; March
q. Franklin ana Marshall at Philadel-
phia; March 30. New York University
at Philadelphia.
April 2, Holy Cross at Philadelphia
April and 6, Swarthmore at Atlantic
Eity; April 10, philadelphia Nationals
ut Philadelphia: April 10, Yale at Phila-
dclphia; April Is. Dartmouth at Phila-
delphia; April 10, Holy Cross at Wor-
Cestcr: April 20, Army at West Point:
April "a, Ursinus at Philadelphia: April
e. Brown at Providence.
MAY >. Virginia at Philadelphia: May
4. Princeton at Philadelphia: May g.,
Fnrdham at philadelphia: MAY II, Yale
at New Haven; May 10, Jehigh at
Phtladelphia: May IS, Princeton at
princeton; Nav %, Lafayette at Phila-
delphia: May 81 Harvard at Philadel-
phia
June l. Cornell at Ithaca: June g..
Columbia at New York: June 8, Penn
sylvania Aluutni at Philadelphia: June
j.. Albright at Philadelphia: June II
and IS, Cornell at Ithaca; June % and
&c, Michigan at Ann Arbor.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
BOWLING PRIZES TO
AGGREGATE 100000
IN BIG JOURNEYS
lnterSectional Champion
ships Will Bring Together
Best Rollers.

Knocking down the tenpins is now
enjoying its greatest popularity, and
followers of the skillful indoor pastime
are preparing to demonstrate their abil-
ity to sweep the wooden pins OFF the
alleys in the sectional championships,
five in number, to be run OF from the
Atlantic to the Pacific during February
and March
Money aggregating around 500. 600 will
be distributed TO the individuals, two
man teams and flve-man teams who
succeed in topping over the highest
number of pins in three games of ten
frames each.
The international tournment is to be
held in st. Paul. but the most import
ant meet will be the Western Congress-
in Los Angeles, February Is to 26,
which is guaranteeing the winning Ave
man team s. 900. The figure will not
be reached in any Of the other big
meets.
prizes from the entrance money paid
in by the teams and individuals. The
Canadian congress will be rolled in
Toronto on February 10 to a. The Ma
tional Tournament Competition, patron
lied by all the Eastern teams, is slated
for Paterson, N. j., from March to
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
WITH THE BOXERS

Freddie Welsh, the English boxer, ex-
poets to be back in the game next
March.
After making a successful tour of
England, Willie Houck, the feather
weight boxer, has returned to his home
in Philadelphia.
New Mexico had its first prize fight
in seventeen years recently, when a
Mexican by the name of Gonzales de-
feated an American soldier named
Hunt.
II looks like curtains for the box
ing game in Boston. The old Armory
A. c. has closed and Eddie Keevin,
who started the American A. c., was
fined $500 in the Boston police court
the other day for promoting Illegal
boxing exhibitions.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Bowling Matches On
Local Alleys Taking
Place This Evening.

Rural Clerks Duckpin League
Deuces VS.. FOurs.
Carroll Council League-Pintas
VS.. COlumbias.
Washington Railway League
Southern VS.. Northern.
Commercial Duckpin League
Chapin.Sacks VS.. Evening Star.
Southern X. r. Clerks Duckpin
League-Tie and Timber vs..
Mechanical.
Patent Examiners League-Shoe.
makers vs.. Interference.
National Capital League-Mount
Vernon VS.. Fat Men.
Northeastern Duckpin League
Atlantics VS.. Crescents.
District League-Saengers VS.. G.
p. 0.
District Duckpin League-Eure-
kas vs. Garris0nS.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Hilltoppers Won't Meet
Army Team Next Fall

West Points football eleven will not
face Georgetown next season. The SOL
aiers were unable to give the Blue and
GRAY a date except week after the
Carlisle game here. Graduate Manager
Daley considered this too close after
hard contest, and on this account,
the two teams will not meet.
Mt St. Mary's Is expected to appear
on the Hilltop on November 2, though
as yet no word has been heard from
Nike Thompson, director OF athletics.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Will Tackle Four.

Americas, the Baltimore ex-champion,
will take on four local wrestlers at the
Lyceum Theater tomorrow night. He
agrees to throw the quartet within one
hour or forfeit a purse of $780, The
Zeraga brothers, Bumps" Turner, and
Scroggins are the athletes who will
meet Americas.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
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The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Mcfarland Has Shade
On Gotham Performer

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Packey McFar-
land, the pride of the stockyards of
Chicago. is still master, of the science
or Tingcraft, If his showing against
Kid Burns, the West Sider counts for
anything. Mcfarland danced around
his opponent, Jabbed him Numerically,
tented him into swings which Jared
him to his heels and then uppercut him
until he looked like a novice,
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Y. M. c. A. Intermediates
Win From Ingram Quint

Ingram Juniors lost by II to "a to the
Y. NJ. c. A. Intermediates at the asso-
citation gymnasium, 1t being the second
basketball defeat the Ingrams have re-
ceived this season at the hands of the
Intermediates.
Cox is given much credit for his per-
Torrance for the losers, he having
scored all of the twelve points regis
tered by the Ingrams
Lineup:
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Yankee Quint Figures
In Tie for First Place

BY winning its basketball game from
the Ingram Church quint by Is to 16 the
Yankee team of the Y. M. C. A. is tied
with the Ingrams for first position in
the standings of the league.
The game was well contested each
team having the lead for varying peri
DDS throughout the game.
Lineup and summary:
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
c. v. j. MAY HAVE
FOOTBALL TEAM
FOR NEXT SEASON
Mass Meeting Held and Sup
port of Students Is
Promised.

Unless all present plans fail. George
Washington will be represented on the
giidiron next fall. Unanimous consent
of all tie undergraduates to back the
football association has been obtained.
and the faculty seems determined 10
lend ITS aid.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Interest Shown in
Terminal Pool JOURNEYS

Much interest is being displayed in
the day and night pool tournaments
that are now in progress at the Ter
minal r. r. Y. M. c. A. Attendances
have been large and the matches well
contested.
Yesterdays results
DAY TOURNAMENT.
Players. No. Pts. Players. No. Pts
f. G. Rowe. .l00vs. r. w. McGuigan "a
NJ. V. Minnich 100 VS.. c. Z. Cobb. 80. II
NIGHT TOURNAMENT.
c. l. Williams 100 VS.. B. H. Miller 20
c. c. Ryan. 100 VS.. r. T.. Wollett .73
The Washington times., 1912-02-07

Goals from floor-Balkum (2I. McCaf-
frey ca, Strausbaugh (O, Stockett, Va
rela, Steed 80, Rutherford 90, Schweg-
Ter 49, Shaffer. Goals from foul-Va-
Fouls committed-Ingram, Z; Yankees,
4. Referee-Mr. Long, Y. NJ. c. A. Tim
ers-Messrs. Ford and Handiboe. Time
of halVes-2O minutes.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07

Goals from fioor-Croghan %, Martin
Q0), O'Dwyer. Duncan 90, Shalin G),
Beaulac (2), Johnson. Sullivan, Donal:ue
(9. Goals from couls-Martin (2), john
son (2), Wade. Sullivan, Dickinson.
Fouls committed-Carroll. Z; Memorial.
). Substitute-Duncanf for O'Dwyer. Ref
eree-Mr. Hughes. Time OF halves-30
minutes.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Carroll Team Gets Two
Basketball Victories

Two interesting basketball contests
were seen at Carroll Institute last night,
when the Carroll Reserves won from
the Alexandria Cardinals and the Memo
rial Athletic Club. Carroll Reserves de-
feated the Cardinals by 80 to Is. which
game was protested by the latter. Over
weight was charged by the visitors.
Carroll Reserves had no trouble win
ming from the Memorial Athletic Club
by so to II.
The scorea.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07
Cardinal Res

Goals from floor--Nugent 90, Mcbride
G). Roland (2), Wells. Cockrell 90.
Owens (2), Healy, Noonan "a. Sullivan.
Goals from fouls-Roland (2). Cockrell,
Deagnon (2). Carroll awarded one point.
Fouls committed Cardinals, 5: Carroll,
5. Substitute-Wells for Roland. Ref
eree-Mr. Roberts. Time OF halves-20
minutes.
The Washington times., 1912-02-07

Goals-Cox 10, Birdwen (2). Showers
o., Hohr, .Balkum (5l: Free losses
oStkuin lG1; HSteleeLht. Hlller; inner
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01

States and especially those of the
Rogue River valley. It Is the mar
kets for farm produce that affect land
values. When the farmer gets but
little over one third OF the total that
the consumer pays for the article, It
becomes a matter Of rigid economy
on his part to make his farm pay ex-
penses. let alone a profit. II is the
earning capacity that FIXES the value
OF all property. so when the farm
earns little or no profit II has small
worth as an investment. How to
make Rogue River valley farms profit
earning investments Is now the prob
lem that is uppermost with the farm
ers Of this valley, and II the Grange
can give them helpful information on
this subject the organization will be
doing a great work In the prosperity
and upbuildlng Of this section Of Ore
gon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01
FIND OUT THE TRUTH.

The serious condition OF Charles
8. Bixby, who was shot last Satur-
day night, adds to the importance OF
the question as to who did the shoot
ing. The defense in the Rowley case
will contend that 1t would have been
impossible for the chief Of police to
have fred the bullet which struck
Bixby, II Il Is true, as is claimed by
the officers enemies, that he was In
the creek some distance below the
level Of the bridge. II is stated that
expert testimony will be furnished
a, the hearing, to show that the bull
let which entered the unfortunate
mans left shoulder, must have been
fired from the surface, at least on n
level with the bridge. Fair minded
people will demand clear testimony
before being convinced that the off,
Ger did the shooting. They do very
justly blame him, however, for in
discretion at the time of serving his
search warrant. 1t was a mistake
but not crime.
The entire matter seems to be de-
generating into a wet and dry fight.
This is all wrong. There must be
an honest attempt made to find out
the truth regardless of prohibition
or the blind pig" business,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01
MRS. W. N. C0LVIG
DIES IN MEDFORD

In the death of Mrs. William NJ.
Colyig, in her home at Medford,
Jackson county lost another of its
pioneers and a most estimable men,
Der Of its civic life. Mrs. Colvig was
the wife Of Judge William NJ. Col
Wig, and both are widely known over
southern Oregon.
Mrs. Colvig was a native Of Jack
son county She was born at Ft.
Birdsey, near Foots creek. She was
the daughter of David and Clara
Birdsey, who settled on a donation
land claim in 1852. Her father died
several years ago, but her mother,
who is now rs years of age, is still
living, her home still being on the
old donation claim. She was mar
lied to William NJ Colvig on June s.
1879, and lived with her husband on
land adjoining the Brdsey home
stead until 1856, when she moved
to Jacksonville with her family. The
family resided in Jacksonville nine
teen years, moving to Medford in
1905 where she has since resided.
Mrs Colvig was prominent in so
cial and lodge affairs and a few years
ago was grand chief Of honor of the
Degree Of Honor, woman's auxili-
ary to the Ancient Order of United
Workmen She was the mother Of
seven children. Ave OF whom to-
gether with her husband, survive
her The children now living are
Mrs. c L. Reames, Mrs. r. G. Gale.
Mrs. w J. Warner, Vance and Don
aid Colyig, all living in Medford
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01
MEANING OF RoosEvELTs DEC.
LARATION.

The expected has really happened
and Roosevelt has declared that he
will accept the republican nomina-
tlon II IL be rendered him by the ma
tional convention. The contest Is
between the friends OF Roosevelt
and those OF President Taft and II
will take some weeks to determine
the relative strength Of the respec-
tive parties. Roosevelt, to larBe
extent, is the idol OF the people, re-
gardless OF party, but just what his
strength will be In the convention
has yet to be figured out. This much
can be said, that the republican sit
uation has within the last two days
changed for the better from the fact
that either OF the candidates for the
nomination can carry the whole
strength OF the party II nominated.
The third term bugaboo has no ter
ror for Roosevelt or a large majority
OF the republicans, and hence his
nomination will not endanger the
success OF the party. II is rather
amusing to see the attitude OF the
democratic press in regard to the
republican situation. II evidently
equally fears both Roosevelt and
Taft and is not slow TO see that the
ex-president has made an adroit po-
litical move to insure harmony In
the republican ranks. Loyal repub-
licans will gradually settle and be-
come satisfied with the will OF the
party as expressed by the conven-
ton.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01
PROBE TO THE BOTTOM.

The city OF Grants Pass has been
very much wrought up, during the
last forty-e.sht hours, over an incl
dent In which an innocent person was
made an unfortunate victim. In the
attempt by city police officers to
serve search warrant in this city on
Saturday night James Blxby, one of
our esteemed citizens, was badly
wounded by a bullet from gun in
the hands OF some reckless person.
The AFFAIR was disgraceful In the ex-
treme and demands a thorough in
vestigation at the hands OF the au-
tforitles The Courier is unable to
place the blame where It Justly be-
lones, except to say that, as far as
the police were concerned the bust
ness was badly managed There
could be no possible necessity for a
gun-play in serving a paper OF the
Kind mentioned Firearms are al
ways dangerous in the hands OF peo-
ple OF an eNcltable nature and tc
this cause must be attributed the un-
fortunate incident which is so much
70 be regretted by all
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01
THE PROPOSED POMONA FAIR.

The Grange people Of this county
who will through the Pomona, hold
fair In Grants Pass this fall, have
inaugurated a movement in the right
direction and. at the same time, have
paid a handsome compliment to the
capital city of this subdivision of the
state OF Oregon. Such a fair will
unite all parts of the county, through
and by means OF the various oranges,
IN an important work which must re-
suit In bringing aoout better agricul-
mal conditions generally 1t goes
without saying that the Commercial
club and business men will assist in
this important work and the result
Will be THAI much good viii be ac-
complished it is TO be hoped that
The mining men OF the county will
join in this movement and hold what
viii be, In effect a mining congress.
a, the same time and place.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01
DOnnell and L. L. Herrick.

DOnneil anu l. Ia hoiiiSA-
The importance Of the meeting re-
ferred to can hardly be over-estim-
ated as the prosperity Of our city
and. county for that matter, will
largely depend upon the action that
may be taken at this annual meet
ing. Wise and prompt measures
may be called for on the part Of the
Commercial club In the very near
future. There will be things TO do
which only the Commercial club can
successfully undertake. This organ
ization will be the get-together plat
form upon which We can all stand.
A good Commercial club, in which
men unite for objects Of the common
veal, has a value over and beyond
any other organization in city or
county. The club is Of the very high
est importance in guarding the well
fare Of the city; and when we take
into consideration the Ladies' Auxil-
larry, which is a part Of the parent
club, II will be seen at a glance that
there is power and influence for good
associated with this commercial or
ganization.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01
ACTIVITY AT THE ALAMEDA.

There is great activity at The
Almeda mine. The smelter and the
machinery generally is being put In
thorough repair. Besides, there Is
considerable equipment being added
preparatory to resuming smelling
operations, which win be inaugural
ed as soon as the condition OF the
roads will permit freightlng from
Merlin. The winter has been quite
favorable and, as a consequence, the
mud has not been as deep as usual
between the railroad and the mine.
The company will at once enlarge
the coke bins at the smelter and will
also considerably enlarge the ore
bins at that point A large ore bin
will be erected at the big shaft for
temporary storage OF ores taken
from the lower levels. The work on
the shaft will be pushed this season
with great vigor and will be contin-
ued to the thousand foot level and
II is expected that the rich ore bod.
les will continue to grow richer the
entire distance.
Development is being carried for
wsrd In tunnel (the main tunneD
and also at the 100 and 800 foot
levels In the shaft. In tunnel A
they are driving north, or into the
hill, on the vein, being In now about
1000 feet. This tunnel is produc-
ing very fine ore which Is showing
gooi values. Taken all together the
miLo is In fine condition and in six
weeks more It will show up even
better than II does now.
II is proposed to have every thing
In readiness to commence operations
In earnest In the smelter and the
mine by April 10Th. The company
expects to complete the auto-truck
road this season between Leland and
the Almeda and before another win
ter sets in everything will be run
ming smoothly so as to have contln-
uous operation Of both the smelter
and the mine during the twelve
months OF the year.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-01
JURY HUNG AFTER
112 HOURS DELIBERATION

FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb. %
Unable to agree after 112 hours de-
liberation, the jury in the case of J.
B. Snead, millionaire banker of Am
arillo, on trial for the murder of A
g. Boyce, Sr, was dismissed today by
Judge Swayne. The body was hone
lessly deadlocked. It was reported.
that seven stood for acquittal and
tye for conviction. Snead shot Bovce
following an argument over the
elopement Of Mrs. Snead with
Boyce's son.