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The evening world., 1912-11-23
AMERICAN PUBLIC IS A DARNEp
GOOD FELLOW.

but that Ia only my impression, and
It's not a very strong one at that. tof
the American public Is very much awe
whereve. you find II, ready To laugh
at anything good. and equally ready to
forgive that which IL bad. Taken al! In
all the American public Is a pretty
darned good sort Of fellow"
There's nothing like variety
ITS n good deal harder to please
audiences nowadays than II was in the
old days" declared Joe Weber. Years
ago they didn't expect so much n they
do now. And no matter where you Co.
an audi ence IL an audience. In or out oi
New York audiences are human beings
and II anything strikes them as being
funny they naturally laugh. We fine
We have TO 90 direct to nature for ou'
comedy situations-that Is We see things
in real life and then put them on the
stage with the necessary exaggeration
There Is more rivalry to-day than there
was when We established the old music
hall, but that really doesn't matter, foi
people will laugh at funny situations
and lines just as heartily to-day al
they did twenty years ago"
Rising to his full height, above Mr.
Weber's more or less contradictory
statements. Frank Daniels delivered
himself thus:
My experience goes back quartz
OF q century, and l can truthfully say
that ! much prefer a New York audi
ence to any other because Il 10 more
please mark the word!-forgivtng.
won't say 1t is more appreciative, fo
this may not be true. But It Is more
easily Satisfied.
The evening world., 1912-11-23
NEW YORKER FoRGETS
SHOW WENT WRONG.

III anything goes wrong with the
show. your New Yorker goes out for a
bite TO eat-and perchance q bottle to
dr!nk-and foryets al, about It, On the
other hand"-an appropriate gesture
went with these words-''your provincial
10 more than likely to walk thoushtfui!y
The evening world., 1912-11-23
A JOKE Is A, JOKE, A LAUGHS
A LAUGH.

"a joke Is a joke: n funny situation
Is a funny situation; a laugh Is a
iaugh---and all these appeal to all ages.
and, for that matter. to all sections
Of the country. Sometimes think
people would rather laugh at old jokes
wish which they are familiar than at
new ones. Certainly. old Jokes tn new
dress are often received more warmi;
than new ones fresh from the rae
tory. To be sure, were always looking
for new material, and when We put
over anything that IL really good the
public laughs just as Il always has
laughed.
For instance, some twenty years
ago Zoe ana put on VIVA: has since
become more or less famous as the
pool table scene. People talk about II
to this day. But doubt whether
they laughed any more heartily at that
piece of foolishness than they are
laughing now at our fishing scene In
'Roly Poly
In fact. the public doesn't change
a bit. so far as can see. 1t wants to
be amused. and II 1t is amused l:
laughs. New York Is always ready u
laugh. In some cities the audiences
seem to dare you to make them laugh.
l sometimes think they are under this
impression that you take them for s.
lot Of hayseeds and are trying to hanc
them goldbricks, and for that reason
perhaps, they Sit tight and assum.
an expression that seems to say, You
can't fool us even IL We do live In this
t,,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25
ESSEX COUNTY COURT OPEN
Present Term Promises to BE . Shoyt
One.

Guildhall, April 2,-Essex county court
opened here yesterday at 1000 q. m. with
the Hon. William H. Taylor Of Hsrdwtck
as presiding Judge. and the Hon. Kyle
T Brown and the Hon. c. II. McGinnis.
assistant judges The entire Dssex ooun-
ty bar was on hand together with num-
Der of attorneys from neighbortng coun-
ties. The call OF the bar docket disclosed
the fact that the present term is to be q
short one, there being two civil cases set
for trial by jury and three for trial by
the court with a number Of cases that
were left open to be disposed Of later
The grand jury reported at goo p m.
and after being charged by the court re-
tired TO take up It's Investigations which
are bound to be very limited. The petit
Jury received the charge of the court at
225 p. m. and Immediately afterward a
Jury was empanelied in the case OF Mrs
Eugene Stone VS.. Edwin Green. which is
an action in trespass to recover damages
for cattle alleged to have been driven
away from the plaintif $ barn. 1t Is
claimed that nine were lriven away and
three were returned later IN a very poor
condition. The plaintiffs testimony dwelt
on the description of the cattle, their
value and the circumstances attending
their being driven away and returned
Mr.. Lester Stone. a son of the paintin.
was called to corroborate the testimony
of his mother
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25
FOURTEEN MORE FOR TAFT
Rhode Island Sends 10 Instructed
De'cgates-FOur from town
and Michigan.

Providence, r. l.. April 2i.-Resolutlons
instructing the delegates to support the
candidacy of President Taft were adopt
ed at the republican State convection held
here to-day. The delegates-at-large to
the Chicago convention are: United
States senator Henry +. L!ppitt, r. II.
l.. Goddard. Jr., Herbert A. Rice and
George Il. Lawton. They We're instructed
for Taft CONGRESSMAN Utter was chair
man of the convention.
Three congressional district conventions
were also held to-day. They occupied
about 10 minutes, and resolutions similar
to those adopted at the State convention
were carried at each.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. April .i.-Fifth
congressional district delegates to tie re-
publican national convention: w.
Dows Cedar Rapids; r. II. Downing,
Upton: Instructed for Taft.
Detroit, Mich. April A.-First district
delegates to the republican national con-
venton are; Judge William l.. Carpenter
and John S. llegerty; instructed for Taft.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25
PLANS PHONE EXTENSION
Annual Meeting of Rutland Company
and Election OF Officers.

Rutland. April 4.-The annual meeting
of the Rutland County Telephone n Tee-
graph company was held at the Bardwell
House to-day. About - OF the officers and
directors were in attendance. The report
Of the officers showed a gain of about 80
subscribers and the plans We're discuss I'd
for extending the line into new territory.
The company now operates lines in the
towns of Walllnsford, Dandy. Pawlet
Wells, Rupert. Tinmouth. Ira and Middle
ton Springs
Tn. officers elected for the year are n~
follows President and general manager
A. w Foote of Middlebury; vice president
W T. Grover of Middletown Springs
secretary. D. $. Carpenter, Middetowu
Springs. treasurer, II, r. Sanford, Middle.
bury. directors. W, r. Otis and p. q
Bond of Dandy. W, r. Foote of Pawlet
l. W Fish Of Ira. W. " Bingham. II
L, sanford and a. ", Footc of Middle
bury.
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IOWA ENDORSES TAFT.
President IIns 10 of States Delegates
and Cummins, 10.

Cedar Rapids. Iowa, April 24-Presi-
dent Taft was endorsed by Iowa repub-
leans in their State and congressional
conventions here to-day, four delegates
at-large to the national convention We're
instructed to vote for him. his list of
Iowa delegates to the national convention
was increased 10 Ii and the "favorite
son" presidential candidacy of United
States Senator Albert u. Cummns was
rejected. President Taft having "A ma
jority of Al votes.
All Iowa districts have now chosen
delegates. Counting the four deieGates-at-
large President Tafts strength Is l6.
Senator C.ummins has 10 delegates.
Colonel Roosevelt's statesmanship. was
endorsed this afternoon in the minority
report of the resolutions committee
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25
rAFT l5.a2s. ROOSEVELT ll.s2s.

Concord. \ H. April with u few
towns which held primaries yesterday
stin unreported. and few others yet to
hold their caucuses, returns received here
give President Taft tonight +T delegates
to the State convention as against 26O for
Colonel Roosevelt. About 80 delegates
are still to be accounted for. The prefer
entail vote as compiled tonight shows
a total for TAFT of lSs:s and for Roose-
walt oS 1la2A
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BURLINGTON, VT, THURSDAY, APRIL 25 1o1:

vostipattou Jog Nj. smith as rcnuired nv
Senate resolution should he carried To
completion. iic explicitly states to me
that there would be no intention to n,ood
the examination by the department of
commerce and labor AS conferrinp ,,,v
immunity from proceedings by tho denar,.
ment of justice. Wtll You see MIR. porl,ins
and Commls Toner smith, 80 over the mat.
ter In full and report to me thereon?
please do not file the suit until I hear
from you.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Hon. Charles J. Bonaparte.
Attorney General.
Hotel Aspnwall. lcnoN Mass.
"0nclosuies)'
WOULD STAND PROSECUTION.
Commission Smith wrote the presi.
dent that Mi Perkins outlined the posi-
tion Of the harvester company as hav,n.r
committed no violation of law of which
1T knew and only wi he'd that the jnves-
tigation then under way by the depart-
ment of commerce and inbor be con-
tihncd. The company was willing To stand
prosecution If found in violation of anv
statutes, b, said The commissioner
wrote to thu president in part. AS fol-
lows.
To the extent OF my present knowl-
edge, | am satisfied That the facts are
as stated by The company. with the single
exception that ] do not have definite
knowledge as to the nature of the case
no" in the hands OF the department of
justice, bu; a. NJ the expressions of tho
attorney -general am incl lined to believe
that it is as Mr. Perkins stated Il purely
technical legal question
"As to the principle of fair dealing and
good policy involved I also concur en-
! platically with the attitude of the COM
pany. 1t is certainly true that this COM
panN has been most open with the bu-
| rcau.
"Furthermorc, the attitude of the Nor
gan Interests generally which control this
! company. has been one Of active co.
operation. iu the Investigation of tn,
steel industry, the United States Stee
corporation has already spent thousands
OF dollars in compiling for the bureat
the most complete ana Intimate informa-
| tion as to Tho business and its officer.
| Rave gone to Immense trouble and los.
of time to facilitate m every way oui
work.
GOOD AND BAD TRUSTS.
This case raises the question included
| in what the resident has called goo,
md bad trusts. the question whether com
| h.nations as such shall be prohibited
| whether the government is going to Try
| to forbid all combination regardless o
| their methods or ends. or whether on tn
| other hand it is going to pursue the pol
| Icy. frequently stated by the president
of regulation and control rather than o
! prohibition.
Commissioner smiths letter to Pres
! ident Roosevelt was accompanied by
letter of endorsement from Osca
Straus, then seer AIRY of commerc
and labor,
The sendine of the correspondent
tc the Senate way .Ot without sersa
tional incidents only few week
ago AttorneY-General Wickcrshar
natlv refused to send II in respons
to Il resolution by Senator Lea OF Ter
nessee. To-day Senator Johnson q
Alabama called upon the attorney
general for the correspon lence an
within two hours 1t was in hand.
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(CoAtinued On psse 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28
COLUMBIA WINS AGAIN.
Third Successive Time Varsity Is
Successful in Chess Tourney.

NEW YORK, December 2s.-For the
third successive time Columbia won the
annual chess tournament. the twenty-hrst
Of the series with Harvard. Yale and
Princeton, by taking three points out of
four from Princeton in the match post
poned from the first round and played off
yesterday.
The New York collegiaps at the begin
ming of the day 5 play increased their to-
tai of five points to six by the default of
Van Vliet of Princeton. who had also for
fcited his games to Harvard and Yale.
Columbia needed two more points to
win and one and half to tie Harvard.
The victory was won by the good play
of ) II. Childs and \. j. Sachs. who de-
feated their Princeton opponents l.. l..
Chuck. OH the other hand. suffered his
first reverse, after having won both
games to date. l.. W. Jarman defeating
him.
Columbia finished with a total of $
points. with Harvard, a: points. second
Yale third, with Az, and Princeton last.
with I. BY means Of this success Column
bia overlook Harvard in the long series.
of which these two universities have each
nine victories tn their credit In addition,
however. Harvard tied once with Yale
Princeton and Yale have each won one
tournament
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FRANK CHANCE GIVES VIEWS.
Writes to Chicago Treasurer About
Demands From Highlanders.

CHICAGO. December 2S-Charles Will
liams treasurer of the Chicago Cubs, re-
ceived a letter from Frank Chance yes
terday. and it contained the first anthem
tic news of negotiations with the New
York Eighlanders
Chance wrote that he really intended to
retire from base ball, but he has an OPP
portunity to direct the Highlanders. He
has named his price and also asked for
a share of the profits. The salary he has
requested is the highest ever asked for
by any manager
II do not think l will get what l have
asked for" writes Chance. 1T is steep,
but I had intended to quit the game
and now want to make it worth while.
New York and the White SoX are the
only two clubs l would consent to man
age now. If do not arrange with Far
reli ! am through with base ball. unless
l can sign with Comiskey. 1 would not
manage any other team
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dcate Headed by Will Locke to Buy Phes Within Few Days
HUNTER BEATS TRAVIS.
Winner Brings in Card Of rs for
Qualifying Round at Pinehurst.

PINEHURST. " c.. December rs
Paul Hunter. Midlothian Club. Chicago,
outplayed Walter J. Travis, the Garden
City veteran. in the qualification round
yesterday of the ninth annual Pine
hurst holiday week golf tournament.
Hunter brought in a card of 75. while
Travis covered the course in 81. A high
wind made play difficult
In the rounds yesterday eighteen OF
siXty-nine entrants qualified for play
in the match rounds which continue
through next Tuesday.
Among the leaders were the follow
ing: c. L. Becker Woodland. IS: I. :.
Robson, Oak HILL 81: r. G.. shaw
Brookline: C. l.. Bishop, YALE. and a
IL. Shaw Brookline. 90: c. T. Hudson
New Suffolk: H S Horton. Midland: j
G.. Zimmerman Shawnee. and T. b. Boyd
Glen Echo. 80: G. II. Croker. BROKER
"a; w S-Rathbone,4 Detroit: R.-J. Clapp
Hartford: j. NJ Thompson. Spring
haven, and wv e. Trusdell.. Foxhills. go
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WILLARD HAS PUNCH
Knocks Out "SoIdier" kearnS
in the Eighth Round.
FAST BOUT THROUGHOUT
Sheriff Hamburger Sits at Ring Side,
Under the Governors
Orders.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-Jess Will
lard. the Texas cow puncher, moved up
several rungs nearer the top of the
white hope ladder by knocking out Sol
dfer kearns in the eighth round of a ten
round contest at Madison Square Garden
last night The fight was sensational
from start to finish. but the result proved
the truth of the prediction recently made
by Bob Fitzsimmons that Willard had the
makings of a champion.
The end came about the middle of the
eighth round. Kearns tried to reach his
opponent with heavy swings, when Will
lard. who had for the moment been on
the defensive. cut loose with a whirlwind
of blows that nothing could Withstand.
A left staggered Kearns. and before he
had time to think right crashed to the
chin, and down went the soldier like a
shot, the back of his head hitting the can
vas with thud.
AS Billy job, the referee, started to
count the seconds. it was seen that
Kearns was a beaten man. With eyes
glazed, he managed to raise his head'
but that was all. and he had to be car
ried to his corner after the fatal ten
had been tolled.
-.arf- n the second round Willard
landed a crushing right. and soon had
the former blacksmith wabbling. lit
tie later Willard. with lefts and rights.
shook Kearns up. and he began to lose
his speed. Some Of his rushes were MADE
with head down. and it was wonder
that Willard did no: stop him then ana
there with uppercuts.
After considerable fiddling to start the
third round kearns rushed. but did nc
damage. A few seconds later Willard
knocked him down with right to the
Jaw and it looked bad for the soldier,
who was Keeling about the ring for the
remainder of the round.
Willard started the fourth session with
a. rush. and if he had landed right
uppercut, that missed by hairs breadth.
ii would have been all over for kearns.
The latter tried a double swing, but fell
short.
Both slugged fiercely in the fifth round.
Before the bell they were tired from the
efforts but what honors there were be-
longed to kearns.
Kearns rushedly wildly in the sixth. but
Willard stood him off and had the better
of the exchanges. In the seventh ses-
sion Kearns landed two heavy swings.
but the big fellow showed no signs Of
nearly foored his man with 8 right. The
round was fairly even
Immediately after the eighth and last
round which has already been de-
scribed. Julius Hamburger. the sheriff. de-
clared he considered it wonderful eXhi-
bition of boxing, and that he intended ia
report 1t as such to the governor.
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GAFFNEY BUYS OUT WARD.
Former Boston President Receives
$25. 600 Check for His Stock.

NEW YORK. December 2S.-John NJ
Ward. who induced James +. Gaffney
to buy the Boston National League
club last winter. and who resigned the
presidency of the club last summer, re-
ceived a check for $4,000 yesterday for
ESQ shares of stock which he purchased
at the time the Boston club passed out
of the control of the Russell estate.
Gaffney now owns the entire club. He
was elected president when Ward with
drew and agreed to pay the above
amount for Wards holdings December
r. Owing to the recent death of Joseph
Carroll, who was Gaffneys partner in
the club. Wards settlement was post
poned by mutual consent until yester-
day Ward said he had been fairly
treated by Gaffney. and declared that
he was glad to get out of base ball.
Ward recently received check from
Ban Johnson in settlement of a suit
for libel brought against the American
League chieftain. so that these are
happy days for the former captain and
manager of the Giants.
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HOWARD WINS FAST
BASKET BALL GAME
Defeats New Jersey Team in
Sensational Contest by .
Score of as to 20.

In a Very fast and classy game the owl
Field quint of Jersey City was defeated
last night at True Reformers' Hall by
the Howard five by a score Of IS to 10.
This classy aggregation from the Jer-
sey state gave the varsity the best game
of many seasons. They are a speedy
bunch of goal tossers and we'll versed
in the fine art of the game. which made
the contest far more interesting. They
have defeated the Alpha Physical Club
Of New York and claim the championship
Of New Jersey and New York.
The team work of the varsity seemed at
it's zenith in last nights contest Never
before have they showed such versatility
in the art of the game. Sensational
losses were made from time to time
through well guarded positions The de-
Tense of the varsity was impregnable,
which gives much credit to Capt. Ed
Gray and his quint. 1t is worthy OF
note that Howard is rapidly inclosins
itself within the circle of the undefeated
Summary:
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and suddenly and overnight deprived of
it's great stars and left with the bench
warmers in the regular line-up. Keller
went to Brooklyn and helped Hanlon ma
terially in winning another pennant.
Finally Keller reached the point where
he was not good enough for the big
league. He had a bean on his shoulder
pins that was worth two of any others
in the league, but his muscles were get
ting tardy. 1t was then that he was
fired into the International League.
where he played for Toronto. He had
gray hairs by this time. and really looked
like a patriarch out in the field. one
whom the crowd was wont to look upon
with more sympathy than satisfaction.
He now is a coach on the Brooklyn
team, something that seems to be a first
class job for a person who once was the
greatest ball player in the bis; he at
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least can teach youngsters in the big
show the proper way to act, though he
no longer can do much i'm the way OF
being an example.
1t is idle to surmse that the hurting
in keeler's day was not up to the present
brand, and that it permitted Wee
Willie to get high swatting average
with less skill than Cobb or Speaker
display today. Take it from McCiraw and
Jennings that Cy Young and Amos Rusie
knew how to twist 'em over. And keeler
was respected by those immortal slab
men in a way that perhaps Mathewson,
Wood or Marquard respect no willow
chieftain today.
Considering which, it is all fat that
Willies exploits should not be forgotten.
He is one of the base ball immortals.
even if he didn't become d manager or
a gutter.
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Doc Scanlon Changes His Mind.

PHILADELPHIA, December 2S.-As
soon as the necessary formalities can be
gone through with, another pitcher will
ne added to the roster Of the Phillies. This
is Doc Scanlon, who was a hold-out last
year. ScanIon now wants to come back
into the base ball fold and he has opened
negotiations with the PhiilieS to be placed
on the eligible list. \ year ago President
I.bbets of Brooklyn sent Scanlon to this
city. He refused to report to the Phillies.
Before he can be declared eligible to play
with the Phillies or with any other team
in organized base ball Scanlon must ap-
ply to the national commission for rein
statement.
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C. A ID | L. L. A G.
BAKER ELEC.
The Cook & Stoddard Co.,
l13s-4o CONN. AVE. Phone N. 1910.
After Aeroplane Honors.

CHICAGO, December ga local syndi-
cate of Chicago capitalists are planning
to build a high speed racing aeroplane to
compete in the 1913 James Gordon BEN
nett cup race. The idea is to bring back
to this country the cup won hers last fall
by France National interest centers in
the future efforts of the local syndicate,
for the reason that II is unlikely any ma
chine will be built to represent this cpun-
try in the Gordon Bennett race next year
other than the one which the local men
will put i'm the field.
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Sport at Panama Exposition.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, December Is
California is preparing for the Panama
Pacific exposition on a big scale. Not
only will the fair be conducted along pre-
tcntious lines, but all forms Of athletics.
sports and competitions as we'll. The
latest scheme is a revival of turf and
harness racing during 1915.
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East and West Swimmers.

NEW YORK. December est has been
proposed to bring together i'm a post-sea-
son Swimming meet the intercollegiate
and conference teams, comprising men OF
the east and west who win the cham
pionship in their respective leagues, that
the matter of national supremacy among
the universities may be definitely settled.
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Birthday Greetings
CONGRATULATIONS TO E. b. BUTLER.


shell he Joined
Canada In 1910 he middle in Pha
d
to
lie
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BOWLING BATTLES.
CITY INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
LIDST
Stewards Grand Circuit Meeting.

NEW YORK, December 2S.-The de-
cision of the stewards of the grand cir
cult to hold the next ANNUAL meeting at
Pittsburgh surprised the turf world, as
the Detroit Driving Club had canvassed
the membership in an effort to take the
meeting away from New York. A meet
ing i'm Pittsburgh will do much to stimu-
late trotting interest in that city. which
broke into the new grand circuit only
last August