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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
FARLEY GIRL
Tells the Trial Jury How Her
Victim Had Wronged
Her.

COLUMBUS. o. Nov. 19,-Cecslia
Farley today told the jury hearing the
testimony in her trial for hrst degree
murder OF how she met Alvin E.
zolllnger at public danes IN Cleve-
land, how he wronged her at her home
while caring for her brothers and
sisters when her parents were. at .
theater and how she anaTty learned
that he was married and pleaded with
him to stop his relations with her
and return to his WIFE The ccr-'
room was crowded with women
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
FEDERATION
OF the 'eDrys of the State
Will Meet at the Waldo
Friday.

A meeting Of the West Vir-
GINA Ratification Federation, which
had charge Of the recent campaign
for the ratification of the prohibi-
ton amendment in this state. will
be held Friday afternoon at . o'clock
in the Waldo hotel here. Reports
OF work during the campaign win
he made by the officers and the exec
utive committee, Consisting OF a
member from each OF the senatorial
districts. Judge j. c. McWhorter'
the president. Will preside
The ratification federation will
merge into a permanent organ'za-
ton operating under another name
for the purpose of initiating proper
legislation and the enforcement of
the laws already enacted
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
SGHRAnE
Who Shot Colonel Roosevelt
is Declared Insane by
= Alienists.

MILWAUKEE Nov. ia com
mission OF five alienists appointed to
inqu re into the mental condition OF
John schrank. who shot Theodore
Roosevelt, reported today that
Schrank was insane
Judge Backus later stated that the
commission was still examining
schrank in his chambers and if any
one had given out advance inforna-
ton that Scnrank was insane he
would adjudge him in contempt of
court
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
SIX MONTHS
And $50 Fine Given Joseph
Boncome for Carrying
a Revolver

Joseph Boncome was given the
minimum sentence OF six months in
jail and $50 fine for violating the
johnson anti-weapon Jaw by Justice
Jackson v. Carter Tuesday morning.
Roncome w&s arrested for lettering
at the traction station on the night
Of November ., by oncers Morris and
Joyce, and when searched at the po-
lice station a large revosver was
found on him
Police Chief Harry L. Brooks ap-
peared before Justice J. v. Carter
and swore out warrant for Bon
come. He was arraigned before
Justice Garter Tuesday morning
and pleaded guilty to the charge and
received the minimum sentences
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
BULLETS YIAG
IN TROUBLE Z0NE
BLUE LODGE
With a Knights Templar Is
cort Will Have Charge
Of Romine Funeral.

Tho funeral of John Rornine who
died Monday night on Baltimore and
Ohio fast passenger train, No. u. near
pied mont while enroute to Baltimore
where he was to enter the johns
Hopkins hospital for treatment. VIII
he held az his home at I>umberport
Thursday afternoon a. $3.50 O'Clock
the blue lodge of Masons will have
charge of the funeral with q Knights
TempIars escort.
several weeks ago NJ. Roaiue I'M
derwent an operation at his home ioF
appendic!tfs and his recovery was SLOW
and rot 50 tiSfactory to the attending
p!vsician and they suggested that he
be taken 70 the Baltimore hospital
where a specialist was to examine him
and he was on his way there when
death ended his sufrerinss-
NTr. Romine was a member OF the
Adonfrar, chapter. No. u, Regal
A-ch Niasons. Ciarlsburg Connan-
derry Of Guights Tsmplars. the Osiris
shrine. Of Wheeling, and the due
lodge OF West Union.
TIE news OF ar Romine's death
came as a great shock to HI Zz1ny
friends in this city as they were IN
aware OF his Illness until the news OIL
his death was made known last night
The deceased man IS survived by a
widow and several children. -.
The blue lodge will meet at tne
lodge room here at 1915 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon for the purpose
of attending the funeral. Members
of the commandery will also meet
at the same place and time.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
RE.APP9LIILLE-L
OfMr. Tidler as Grand Depu
ty President of Eagles
is Tenoelcd.

w. Brennan. Of Pittsburg. grand
worthy president OF the Fraternal
Order OF Eagles, has rendered J. o
T. TtdIer- OF this city. re-Eppolntmena
as a grand deputy president OF the
order. Mr.. TidIer has served eff
GENTLY N that capacity and the
der Is in recognition Of his spIe1dii
service as well as in compliance with
the wishes OF many members q the
order He will most likely accept the
re-appotntment. The position carries
with it Jurisdiction in seventeen Coun-
ties OF the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
ASSESSED
The Usual Fines for City Of
lenses Are Several Per
sons by Mayor.

In police court this morning one
fellow paid hne Of 50 apd costs
for street drunkenness, another Wa
acquitted o8,a charge OF ashting. ans
two others. who Were nned 3S ana
costs each for drunkenness WeEo re-
manded TO jail for deportation thia
evening IN default Of payment.
At a session OF the ccrTt held
Monday. evening, Garland farylnno.
eolored, was fined IS and costs fo1=
assault1ng and beating a man with
a cane saturday night in West Pike
street. and Charles Maryland. also
colored. was fined 50 and costs Tor
drunkenness and dtsCrdeFHy conduct
Both paid and were released. Nay
or Frank R. Moore presided at both
sessions.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
OF Mystery Are Landed by
Boat and Union Officials
Feed Them.

CHAIR EsToN. Nov 19-About
100 transported, men came into
Charleston on boats during the
night and were CHARTERED at the city
hall and other places. They came
from chicago and New York and
none of them had had experience in
coal mines.
Il didn't come to work in the
mines. See. showing his hands) J,
never had pick or shovel in my
hands. I'm a butcher. If I could
get free ride, I'd be a chump if I
didn't take it. And there are lot
more fellows here who came the
same way did. These fellows from
Chicago never saw a coal mine.
Many OF. them can't speak English
Some OF our crowd left the train at
Cincinnati. They didn't SKIRT out
with any intention Of working in the
mines or to take the place OF
strikers"
The crowd gathered in the cap
itol yard at noon but we're later
taken to restaurants, union officials
taking them in charge. Many OF
the mechanics in the party that
gathered in the capitol yard offered
positions at their trade, but only one
or two signffed a willingness to ac-
cept.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
While Another Accused One
Of the Trio is Placed
on Trial,
BOYS PLEAD GUILTY
And Are Given Time in fhe
State Reform School by
Judge Maxwell.

Criminal court attention was
gwen largely Tuesday to the trial Of
Matthew Eogg on an Indictment
charging him with George Fogg and
Ben Plum of holding up. beating
ana robbing Glen wylett in 4 strees
here recently
Mayor Frank r. Moore's evidence
10 the eject thai Fosg HAD confessed
20 him was thrown cut as iacompe-
tent
\. L. Delaney was acquitted by
jury OF the charge that he had
stolen $40 from Samuel Feinberg-
Carl Williams and Fred Rymer
confessed to petit larceny and were
committed to the reform school at
Pruntytown.
Fred weirs was found guilty OF
the theft of beer from freight cal
and was sentenced to sixty days II
jail.
Jerome V. Hall and Benjamin B.
Jarvis we're admitted as lawyers.
Warrants issued by the mayor OF
Broad Oaks against Arnold linn
William Watson. Paul Dawson and
Baldwin Watson were thrown out OF
court
The trial of Cy Mount was set for
November %, that of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company for No
vcmbcr 30 and that of Tony Aloi for
December 8
George FogG and Ben Plum con-
fessed to highway robbery but were
, not sentenced
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
Coal Miners Clash with the
Members of the STATE
Army There
ENGINEER IS SHOT
Bloody Struggle over the
Question of Supremacy
in the District.

CHARLESTON, Nov. 19-This
morning was anything but a parallel
OF the day before in the CABIN creek
strike district. All day yesterday
the crack Of the rife from the noun
tain sides sang its song of vengeance
and at the end of the day as far as
cou,d be ascertained but one person
had been injured, that beng En-
gineer Blackenship. of special
train on Cabin creek. a hundred
miners from Boomer started from
the Paint creek district "to clean
it up including the soldiers" They
were heavily armed but they stopped
when they reached Montgomery. a
company OF militia had been sent
out to meet them and had the armed
miners gone beyond Montgomery a
clash worId have been certain
Early last night Governor Glass
cock ordered four more companies
Of militia to the scene, but at mid
night last night the order for three
OF them was cancelled. But the
companies were ordered to be in
readiness to move on a moments
notice.
The military commission began its
first case this morning. ]. H. Raines,
Paint creek miner. one OF the
leaders in the numerous attacks on
workmen, holding up trains and
shooting with intent to kill is to be
tried. Raiues attempted to escape
when Major James I. Pratt and Ma
jor Thomas Davis went to the
miners camp at HoHey Grove to
capture him but was made to halt
after a chase. This was the hrst
move of the military authorities as
son as they reached the fed Satur-
day. The camp is new entirely de-
serted, the majority OF them leaving
before the militia reached the dis
trict. 1t is expected that a large
number Of arrests viii be made to-
day, as squads have been sent out
to locate persons charged with vari-
Gus crimes.
It IS known that some Of these
have left the district. Many have
left their houses o rtents IN an eff
{ fort to escape arrest. It is expected
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
PAY DAY
OF the Consolidation Goa
Company Viii Be the
Coming Friday.

Friday will Sc pay day for the Con
sol,dation Coal Company. 1t had been
the custom Of the company TO pay on
the saturday nearest the twentieth
day OF the month. but there seems to
he some advantage in paying on Fri
day instead OF Saturday The last
pay day was on Friday and the
Grange was "a tisfactory.
The car supply during tho last
month has been. very poor and Cor
that reason the amount OF money dis
trsSuted will be somewhat s1-al!er
than paid out for several months.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
UNION MEETING ANNOUNCED

The union festive services en-
bracing Christmas, Easter and
thanksgiving, will from this on be
d spensed with by the Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal church. Prides Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal church and
1T. Zicn Baptist church, colored'
and only the Thanksgiving union
services of each year INDUCED in
except under special arrangement :
Al churches will meet at Pride's
African Methodist Episcopal church
at II a. m. Thursday, November %.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
Between Two Trains on the
Seaboard Air Line Rail
road To-day
MANY ARE INJURED
Known Dead Are All Railroad
Men Who Are on Duty
at the Time.

RIcHMoND. va, Nov. 19-Five
persons are known to be dead and
many injured in headon collision
today near Granite. y. c., between
northbound train and a south
bound Florida and Cuba special on
the seaboard Air Line railway.
The known dead are:
ENGINEERS c. II. BBCKHASi
and W. A. FATsON, Of Raleigh
FIREMEN GRAY and RUFTN.
EXPRESS MESSENGER PRTDDY.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
TMTS
Hold Up a Fast Train and
Rob the Passengers
Thereon.

oTTuMwA, Ia. Nov. ia
Chicago. milwaukee and st. Paul
southwest limited train between
kansas City and Chicago was held
up by bandits soon after midnight
between ottumwa and Mystic. They
boarded the train at Mystic and AZ
ter robbing the passengers COM
PEELED them to hold up their hands
until the train pulled in the 0ttum-
wa station. The bandits escaped
The police arrested ave suspects
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
.
Elevator Operator Runs &c.
vator through Flames ard
Rescues Many Persons

los ANGELES. cain. aag.
Mrs Charlotte Harr1ngeoEs
Ellen Moran and Joseph alone
were killed when they Jumped .rel1l
the burning St George hots1 hoFl
early tod5y. The are stlF11d A. Q
lower story and rushed up an ele-
vatOr shaft, but Oscar Jones ran the
single elevator IN operation . mp
per hooEs many times, rescu5ng pas
sengers. Twenty persons were IN
jured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
KILLS A BEAR.

Ernest Hutton has returned from
Pinevilie, Ky. where he had very
successful hunt. lie brought three
wild turkeys, two pbesants. four
squirrels. a lot o. rabbits. numerous
quail and a small bear back with
him. The bear is very small one
but Mr.. Hutton did net know It when
he heard 1T IN the underbrush and
cracked his rife.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
BODY CUT
is Found in q Sewer Vallt
and a Man Wanted is
Arrested.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Nov. H. ollea
Chief 'Ragan received teleGralll TO-
day announcing the arrest e
Whiting, y. J., OF J. Franz Mickey
wanted in connection with the lauF-
der OF Joseph JosephG seVen-yeaE~
old Lackawanna boy whose dislaem-
bered body was found IN sever
vault Saturday
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
FUR ISL PR ROSAl
NOW ASSENIED TO
By ALLIED BALlzAN MS
ROBBERS
Hold Citizens at Bay, Blow a
Safe and Ger Away with
81, 900 III Cash.

BOWLING GREEN O., Nov. I9
ROBBERS blew safe in the Mum
Brothers bank at Portage early to-
day and escaped with $4,000 1n
cash. The safe was IN plain sight
OF the street and when citizens ran
to the scene they we're driven aVsy
by armed pickets.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
JAILED
Are Two Of the Defendants in
the Dynamite Conspi-
racy Gases.

INDIANoPoLIs, md, Nov. 10
Edward smythe and James E. Ray.
of Peoria, H., two OF the forty-five
defendants in the dynamite con-
spiracy. were placed in - today,
having been surrendered by their
bonGsmen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
GREwsOME FIND.

GRAFTON Nov 19.-The decoTn-
posed body or ]. p. Bartlett, partly
gnowea by rats. was found at the foct
Of precipice in an old s.cae quarry
in the eastern part of the city 1t IS
supposed that he stumbled over the
precipice. He was a vel! known
farmer OF Pruntytown.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
COL. GIBBS III.

Col. Howard Gibbs, head waiter at
the Waldo hotel. is i'll In his apart
meats in the Parsons+soudeTs build
ing Ee has Iagrippe. Hotel guests
as well as other friends will welcome
his early recovery
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
IN HEADoN COLLISION
NEAR GRANITE, N. G.
RESI- PIE
Is Granted the Aliens by Gov
ernor Mann, Of Virginia,
until December Is.

RIcHAaoN5, Va. Hov. l9-Gov-
-ernor Mann today granted Floyd and
Claude Allen respite uaSH Decem-
Der Is. They had been sentenced to
die November p for the HiIisville
court shooting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
CONC TO FoRIDA.

Calvin p. Howell. George Osborn
and ". Z. Lowther viii leave the city
tomorrow morning IN Mr.. Howell's
S,oddard-Dayc car for Florida.
Tney expect 70 drive all the way
Mr.. Osborn viii return within a few
weeks, while the other two gentlemen
win spend the winter in Florida
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
JURY HAS CASE.

NEW YORK. Nov. 19.-For more
than three hours today Justice Golf
charged the jury in the trial of the
gunmen. charged with the murder Of
Herman Rosenthal. The jury retired
at 1:45 o'clock
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19

that by the end of the week q score
or more OF persons active IN the re-
cent trouble viii be on thsir way TO
the 2oundsyille peniten
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
GOES WRsE.

John A Fleming. former sheriff o.
the county, left Monday midnight for
Tuscon, Ariz., to spend the winter
with his daughter, Misc Alice, who
has been there several years Tor the
benefit Of her health,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19

RLRA. Nov 19-servlan and
Montenegro troops today occupied
the town Of AlessiO, the chief source
OF supply for the besieged Turkish
garrison OF Scutari. It's possession
is OF great Importance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
GARM THOMPSON
viii Be Named by Taft as
Treasurer of the United
States.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Nov IS
carmi Thompson. secretary 70 pres
ident Taft. will be appointed treas
urer Of the United states within the
next few days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19

Joe Hartman. the Minnesota feath-
erweight, who went TO Cleveland last
year and knocked out Otto Yackno"s
one OF the best feathers OF that town.
is in the midst OF a winning streaE:
He has recently tnetO and oefeate9
Freddie Andrews OF milwaukee and
Young Abe AtteIL. of Cincinnati
Earrraaa is a quick. suappy hitter
ana a good body puncher. and has
a Jawptkaf apparently can't be Inurt-
He's a tough lSiG for any OF the feata-
ers to 20 up against
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
ONE MARRIAGE LICENSE.

A marriage license has been issued
TO Roy o. Rollins and Naomi L. Wood
ford.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Nov. I9.-December
wheat closed S43l; corn 47ss: oats
211Z
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-19
To Discuss the Terms Of An
Arrristioe and Eventually
Peace Existence.
POSSESSION IS TAKEN
OF An Important Place in
the Struggle from the
Turks.

SOFIA. Nov. 19-The allied
Balkan nations toeay assented TO
the Turkish proposal y discuss
terms Of an ar1n.stice and eventual
~ peace
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-07-19
W, y. Bradford.
County Cirrk
High Lineage Of Slang.

That expression, Painting the town
fa Is not" writes a correspondent,
he creation of some unknown Cock.
iey genius, as G. X. C. would seem to
nIeF. Its birth has been traced to
tae Divine Comedy Dante, led by
virgil comes TO the cavernous depths
VI 'ae place swept by a mighty wind
were those are confined who have
,Tn Inc prey OF their passions. Two
aces arise from the mist-the faces
francesca and Paolo. Who are
y cries Dante in alarm; and Fran.
U'a replies sadly: We are those
'aO nave painted the world red with
our sins"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-07-19

Iondeuaicient deed conveying said
s ,sSto Villas county is delivered 10
,.an and issue county order, drawn
% y tbp highwgy fund, for the sum OF
..ron hundred dollars in payment for
aid ,nd and the coun4y treasurer is
directed to pay said order out OF the
nods in The highway fund.
Notion carried.
AZ motion J. L. Metz and G. II.
,,.tson were appointed committee
;, iOvestigate the complaint OF An
,,ow Jansen in regard to piling logs
.,ons and stones taken from the
:, MY highways upon his lands and
..oorr to this board at it's next meet
ing,
tSee general claims)
Or otion The report of the commit
tee on general claims was ADOPTED and
tho chairman OF this board and the
.ooo,y clerk were instructed and au-
bni2ed to issue county orders for all
AIMS allowed, after the expiration IT
fge DAYS from date. Dated this 10Th
hg Of June. A. ID. 9l2, On motion the
hp board took recess until Wednes-
day, June 10Th, at 7'30 a. m.
EAGLE River, June 26lh 1912,
Thecounty board met at the clerks
dlic at 1870 a. m and WAS called To or
der BY the chairman, Absent. Pinch,
Alton and Backsir0m. There being no
nher business before he board the
blowing bills for mileage and per
diem were allowed:
). c Il. Kamkc mil and per diem $l4 "a
3 P 4, deem " - 7.56
] 7 NemaChpck - - 600
4 {. H Jackson " - 7.2O
w. Pinch - I" . 1876
3 ILL., New $40
l. Alton 2l.OO
Bckslrom" 24.60
Bent II 90
Oumoton the county board Of sup
eTisorS adjourned until "Wednesday
jay lOd, 1912 at > O'Clock p. m.
Dated this 26'h day of June y. d
M.
W, y. Bradford,
County Clark.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-07-19

TO the Villas county, Wisconsin
Gentlemen Your committee to whom sundy
Y inclusive and recommend that they
forth the schedule hereto that The
county authorized and directed to
issue county orders for allowed expiration
chas H Kan Ramke Supervisor G. H Jackson Supervisor
J. 7. NemachecE, J. L. Metz
No. Nam Nature of Claim Amt. asked Amt alrwd
T. G. Torpy, examining insane 1920 1920
G. w. vanderander 400 laid over
Chris Chison clerko of court fees $3.50 $40
The I1ennepn bridge Co, culvert pipe ALTO
T. G. Torpy, professional services at inquest
clas Richards and Son. publishing jury list
W. L. RAYMOND copying Tor Dist. Atty L5o $50
NJ Frankel carpet for goods
Strong Maney hardware county
Of Hackey of county poor 5000 5000
u W. H. Radcliffe sheriff
Is Rogers Printing Co printing for county, s44o $40
Radcliffe, judge
II. c. Miller Co. book and indexes 1880 1880
G H. Bohn, road contract laidover
balance unloading dsalwd
Ad enn pS for extra work. ON country Highway 1880 @
L. ". Morgan blowing county highway 500 800
% A. Mayo bal on Co highway CONTRACT 2sa5e 2@5s
Is Chas Pride blacksmith work for county 1915 lo75
Ed Zebel, labor county highway 100 100
Johnson baLon work 06625 S6625
Tunquist highway 1900 1900
% d ba on contract work
August Oseberg bal on highway contract
j j, bal highway contract 10000 5000
Saltenlerger, labor on county highway $500 $500
Daniel Graham, surveying county highway 5000 GOO
S w. livery for surveyors $3.50 1880
Hartley McGin, Oh HOO 100
Fosman
Poman :" 4oo 4Vu
Richard White, Z" oOo DIV
lGrantC Coke Supt convention 1883 400
1917 10000
Ga1ney house Lo 10
4 MART lzel,cem freight 6o5l oool
august Radtke highway contract 4|o1 800
ATTY 795
Frank .IIall door for jail 20
:, 80 taeo+ ;nonot
~ - ~ ~,
win Der zS.oo ~, 1872
OF
90 II d. Lynn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-05

Joerman, OF Los Angeles, driv-
ing a Maxwell, finished second In
one hour AZ minutes 19 seconds.
Bob Evans, driving another
Flanders Special, gave Joerman a
close rub for second place, finish
ing 35 seconds behind.
Ralph Mulford, driving a Mer-
GER, led handily in the $50 mile
medium car event, having four
laps to the good over Barnes in
an Oakland.
The Ford, driven by Bennett in
\he light car race, had a run OF
bad luck In the 10th and 18th
laps, blowing out one tire and
throwing another while running
well with. the leaders.
Red" Sebastian, in the med
ium car event, was forced to quit
in the fifth lap when the intake
pipe broke near the home stretcn.
Hughie Hughes In a Special
Mercer led all the way until the
18th lap when his clutch burned
and he was forced out.
Despite the lowering sky and
drizzling rain In the morning be-
tween 400 and 500 automobiles
were parked about the course and
the big grandstand, capable of
holding 10000. held but scat
tering crowd.
The bleachers, however, were
well filled. The fast races will
not occur until 1890, when the
medium heavy cars will travel 80
laps, covering $50 miles, and the
heavy cars will cover 200 miles
Evans entered protest on the
light car race, claiming that he
had covered 21 laps to Towers
30. His protest was allowed and
he was declared winner of the
race with Tower second and Joer-
man third.