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New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
GEERS WINS WITH ANVIL 'CUBS DEFEAT CARDINALS
Win See.SaW Game and Cut
Down the Giants Lead.

Chicago. Aug 31-The Cubs gained
fun game on Nav York to-day BY de-
feating ~. Louis by score oi 10 In
a hard fought battle. while New York
lost to Brooklyn. -four games now eepa-
rate the two leaders n the race for the
pennant.
Chicago took All early lead against 81
Louis by punching hits. but this was soon
lost az a result OF loose playing by The
home team. A triple. two bases on balls,
sacrifice hy and two wild pitches put
Chicago again in the lead. and Schulte's
twelfth home run OF the season, In the
seventh inning. cinched the same st
Louis started belated batting rally In
the last inning, but could not overtake
its opponents.
r.fl
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
PAcING-e.a cL.,ss-PURsE, $500.


Jersey City '..:.....,,;. I !
LADY Estelle, George Randolph. Free
uot0 o 4
Princess Aicyons. Alcyona Farm. New
1Ofk q
Time, 2:2os4, o:2oh, 2:20i..
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
.VIEBAHN FAILS AT FINISH
Montreal Rallies and Noses Out
Skeeters in the Ninth,
Tclerranh 10 Ihe Tribune. I

fBy Tclegraph % Tho TriOuHe
Montreal, Avg. 3.Montrcal made an
other ninth inning finish here today ana
nosed ou, Jersey City By a score of TO l.
Viebahn pitched well untl the final. when
two passes and two singles put three
runs across-just enough for Montreal.
Yeager. In tho tole Of pinch hitter,
drove IN the tieing and winning runs.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
BRAVES BAT HARD TO WIN
Defeat Phillies After Battle
That Goes to Ten Frames.

Philadelphia, Aug. 3o-Boston hit the
ball hard here to-day. but the Philli:s
put up such fast fielding game that II
required ten innings for the visitors 10
win by a score OF to I. Donnelly pitched
fine ball. home run by Luderue prevent
ing Philadelphia from being shut out.
The visltors won by hitting Alexander, a
relief pitcher for five singles IN the tenth.
Tho score follows.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

Two-tase hits-McDonald. Doviin, Doolan.
Titus. Threc-base hit-Knabs. Home run--
Luderus. Sacrifice hit-Bridweil. stolen hases
Sweeney. Paskert. Dodge Riliifer. Bridwell.
Struck out-By Donnely. o: by Finneran. .;
BY Moore. (. Left on base5-Doston. 10: Pha-
6eiphis 10. First hsse on bslls-oH Donneliy.
o. oH Finneran. ]. Hits-oH F'innernn. IN
innings: or Moore. In innings: of Aie,-
snder. In inning. Umprts-Finneran and
Riglsr. Tims--3:oo.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
WINS TWO GAMES.

~ Buffalo thrst gane)- r.. H. y.
Buffalo ...........oO 0oIx-S
baltimore ......0 v o 00ol Ia II 2
Batteries and Mitchell; v,eaers and
Bergen
Second game n. II. Y.
BuIaIo ......s'''.o % Z.
Observation-Disclosures and sehanr; Dan
forth and McAll!sttr.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

TWo-hass hits-Wlllsm9, hutIna, ALEXANDER
Three base hlts-Austin. Compton. Sacrifice
fy--Alexander. Sacrifice hit-Ham.lton. Stolen
bases-Shotten, Austin. Left on bases-St.
Louis, Z; Detroit, 8. Firs, base on balls-On
Dubuc. :. OF Hamilton. 2 First base on
errors-Detroit. .: ST. Louis. :. Struck out
By Dubuc, 8. Umpires-O Loughlih and West
eryelt Ttms-i:3S
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

Two-base hits-Foster ~. Chase. Ihree-bsse
hlt-Lelivelt. Stolen bases-Hartzell, Sterrett,
Henry, Milan C2). Sacrifice hy-Gsnd1. Double
plsys-Iaporte, Candy and Foster. LapoI,e,
Mcbride ana Gandil. Left on hsses-Ns~
So 6SFh, ., sto1; o. fnst 2sse 2 ol Ds~
errors-Nev York. 2; Washington. /. euues
out-By Davis. 3; by Groom. T. Paced oalls-
sterreit "a. Umpircs-T1nneen and o'BT;s'
Time-i:60
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
FOURTH ELIMINATION RACE.
Boat and owner.
6:li:.2 Disabled.
WHITE S0X BOW TO MAPS
Blanding Effective in Box, While
Douglas Is Weak in Pinches.

Cleveland. Aug. oo.-The Maps defeated
Chicago here to-day by a score ot TO 2.
Blarding was effective with men on
bases, while Douglas was Wild In The first
inning and fielded his position poorly In
the fourth, when the first three Cleveland
oatters bunted safely Chapman made
hts Cleveland debut
The score follows:
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
TWO BLUES FOR COLLIER
Hunter and Polo Ponies Win at
Monmouth County Fair.
lBy TELEGRAPH to The Tribune.

Red Bank, y. j.. Aug. 0.-Governor' a
and Grengers' Day was celebrated at tho
NTH annual fair of the Monmouth County
Agricultural Fair Association on its
grounds. on Shrewsbury avenue, here. to-
day. The principal feature of the after
noon was the address delivered by Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson
At the horse show many of the finest
horses in this and in New York state
were exhibited. In the class Of polo po-
MES comprising three teams, Flash Light
Peggy and Bridget, owned by Robert J.
Collier. were first, and Barny, Tip Top
and Cock Robin. owned by Colonel Will
tam Barbour. were second.
In the farrlSrg' horse trotting haf-nile
race, one heat. Margaret, owned by DR..
Dickson. Of Fair Haven, ". j.. won. with
a. W. Shuttss Belle second. The runa-
bout horse class was won by Birdie,
owned by s. Holman, OF New York; Bal
cares Baby was second, and Hllda Con-
stantine, of Green Bank Farm, Red Bank,
third. The single saddle horse class was
captured by Baby boo; L. V. Bell was
second, and Balcarres Lady. Of Belcarres
Farm. New York, third.
Paddy, Robert J. Golfers entry, capt
ured the blue ribbon In the class for
green hunters. with Handy Boy, owned
by INomas Field, second, and Spring
board third.
The qualified hunters class was the
most exciting feature OF the show. In
this class Coronation. owned and mounted
BY W. Strother Jones OF New York. won
first prize, with Fair Estelle, Calvin
Reynolds's entry. second, and Bray.
owned by Robert J. Collier, OF New York
and wickatunh, n. j., third.
The summaries follow:
PACING-2:2O CIAAsS--PCRSE, $50.
Babe Dillon, F. u. Layton. Paterson ! 1
Danish Belle, Bodenweiser Stables.
New Brunswick :. .............. 2 .
Eclipse, John Mitchell. Newark. . 8 Q
Beetta, william Leese. Paterson. 5 =
Gypse Lad. III. 6. Longstreet. Mount Holly;
Chaplain Root, Joseph 9. Boorern, New Bruns-
wick; Chesty King +. l. Iiolam, Whitesyille
" Y, and Sidney Direct {. s. Wells, Jsr-
sey City. covered three heatsan this race and
Time. 2lsh. ::i9H, 2:eola. 2:ooa.
TRorrING-2:22 CLAss-PURsE. $500.
woody olcott Bergen Horse Company.
Jersey City ............. ............. l
Starlight, Harry Pesrssll. New York. 2 .
LADY gstelle George Randolph. Free
Princess Aicyons, Alcyona Farm, New
Time, 1909, 2:2oA, 2:20i..
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
PIRATES WIN IN TWELFTH
Reds Go Down to Defeat After
a Long, Bitter Struggle.

Pittsburgh, Aug. a.-Pittsburgh de-
feated Cincinnati by score Of 2 10 In
a tweive-innlng game to-day. The Reds
tied the score in the eighth on a double
and two singles. The Pirates won in the
twelfth OH two singles.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
Liqht Card Closes Grand Cir.
cult Meet at ReadviIle.

Readvllle, Mass, Aug. "a light card
closed the Grand Circuit meeting here to-
day only two races being decided, and the
hcrbemen got away early for the meet be-
ginning on Monday IN Hartford, Conn.
Anvil. with Ed Ciesrs up, hod no trou-
bic winning IN the 2:oS trot though In the
second heat Helen stiles. the California
entry, made the winner step the fastest
mile OF the meeting here, 2:oo's. Don
Labor. which secured second money. went
his best race OF the year
Major Wellington won in the 200 easily.
though Funny Crank succeeded In stick
ing to trot n the third heat. the win
ming OF which gave him second place in
the summary.
The summary follows:
TROTTING-2:S CLASS-pURSB ~ 30
TUFn TyREE
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

Home run--1honey. Thrfe-tase NIt6-Fo ouT-
nier. Wells Two-base hits-Connolly. Han
ford Left on bases Montreal. 5: jersey city
g. stolen base--Janvrin. Sacrifice fies-Cun-
ningham, Janvrin. First basT on balloon
Viebahn g. of Dale. .. Struck out-By Dale.
-: by VIebahn, 3. Wild pitch-Daie HIT By
pitched ball--Janvrin. Cnpires-CaHenter and
Na!lin. Time--i3o.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
To.ais.....G.5nIoo Totals. ...Hsl2 q "a )
Hits-OH keefe, 8 in S innluc

Hits-On hetfe, IN innIngs; OF WIIhe.nl.
none IN inning. Tro-bsse hits--Ward (9,
Johnson. Conroy. Three-base hit--Dosn. sac
rlfce hit-Osborn. sacrihcs hy-Bair. Stolen
bsses-polan 60, Conroy. Tooioy. W. Zimmer-
man. Double playo-Gsgnier TO Swscina.
johnson 20 Martin 10 Ward. First base on
errors-Seusrk. 4. Fret base on balloon
Keete. I; on Lee. 3. Struck ov.--By Keefe. 8.
by Wilhelm, ]; BY Lee. O. Left or bsses-
Newark, 5; Rochester. II. Wild pitch-Ise.
Passed ball-Jscklitsch. Umpiree-Murrsy and
Phyle. Ttme-l:s3.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
cincinnsti.... o eSSSi . o-i

Two base hits-Bescher. Grant. Clarke Sac
r.hce hits-Phelan. Egan. Bates. Sacrifice ny
Gibson. Stolen bases-Wsgner, Wilson. Bsscher.
Clarke. Double plays-Wsgner and Miller 90;
Miller and Wagner: Esan Grant and Hobiit-
yeil: Grant. Egan and Hoblitzel!. First base
Oh balls-Or Benton. .; OF kromIne, ]. 6truci;
out-By Adanis. I: b. Robinson. l: " Benton.
4: by fromme. .. Lett Oh bsses--Pittsburgh.
s: Cincinnati. Z. First base error-Pitts-
burgh. I. H;ss--of Adams. 8 In 8 innings; of
Robinson. In as innings: on Benton, . in
innings; on Fromme. in ) inIinzs. I'm
y!res-Johnstonc ana Eason. Tim.--2:i6.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
The score follows.
ro.al.....35snn1I To,als.....s,tsa'

Two baEc hits-kon"'chy ~. fscrihce hits
Cheney, Smith. Thre>-bsse hit-Ssler. Home
run Schults. Hits or Steele. IN = Innings;
N Gey-f. IN ( innings. Sacrihcs hy-shcck
srs stolen bas,s-Husgins, HsuSer. Double
play-Hsuser. HuRgtns and Konetchy. Left on
bases-C Chicago. 6: ST. Louis. T. first bsse ON
baiis-On Cheney .; of Steele, 5: on Geyer, !.
TIl- by pitcher-By Geyor fZimmernan). struck
out-fiy G,ysr. . by Cheney. 4. Wid pitches
Steele ~. Umpires-Brennan and owens
Iime-i:SO
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
PHILADELPHIA.
BOSTON.
Totals .ss7iiTl4o Totals.....a4u "a II

Two-base hits-Speaker. ferkes. Three-base
22-s innings: on Hall. IN l-3 innings: of
Coombs. In 4 innnss, OF Bender, In 8
Innings: OF Houck. in inning. Sacrifice
flies-Collins. Hooper. Sacrifice hit-Hall
Stolen bases-Carrigan. Collins. Double plays
Collins. Barry and Mclnn.s; Lewis and
Wagner. Left on bases--Boston, s; Phiadel-
phis. 10. First base on oalls-On Bedient. 4:
or Hall 2; Off CooInbs. 3: OF Bender. l.. First
base ON errors Boston. p Hit by pitcher-By
CooInba (Wagner). Struck out-By Hall. /; by
Coomb5. g Passed ba!ls--CarriSan 90. Wid
pitcll-tIoucS Cmpires-Connolly and Hart
Iime-2:22
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION RESULTS

Kansas City. IL: Columbus, 3.
81. Paul. 4; Indianapolis, /; u in. dayk.)
Toledo. 5; Milwaukee, l. I
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
JOHNSON oUTPoINTs HOPKINS

Leo Johnson. the clever featherweight
decisively outpointed Harlem Tommy
Hopkins IN an interesting ten round bout
At the Olympic Athletic Club, of Harlem
las, night Both boys showed much skill
and fast footwork. hopkins eXcelled his
opponent in the many close exchanges.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

Joe Jeanette, the negro heavyweight,
earned more easy money IN his ton .round
bout with Grin Jones. Of Utica. at tho
Atlantic Association clubhouse. Rockaway
Beach, last night. After two rounds OF
one sided boxing Jeanette landed a hard
right on his opponents jaw, ending tho
bCut
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
TORONTO, 2; PROVIDENCE, 8.
STATE LEAGUE RESULTS.

I-fica. Il: Binshamton, 3.
scrsnff.~. I Albany l.
wiIR, s|Barre, .; Troy, y.
Syracuse. 4: Elmira, 2 (hrst.
srrsclge 3; Einira, second.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

Baseball. Polo Gs'ds, To-day, SP.M.-O,sn,s
Va. Brooklyn. Music by Tth regiment Band
80 p ". to 3 =. II. 2ssd. Seats and Boxes
At Clubs once. 9th Ave-. Bldg, 0 to II A. N.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

First base on errors-New York /: Brooklyn,
l. Two-base hits-Murray. Daubcri, Moran.
Wheat. Merkle. Snodgrsss Three-has hit
Merke. Sacrifice iy-Becker Stolen base
HerZog Left on basesNew York, S: Brook
lyn, J. Double pla s-Noran and Fisher;
Doyle. hertle Doyle and Ierkle: Doyle and
Merke. First base on ba'ls-ON Ames, /; on
Stack. 2; off Curtis. l. Struck out--By Gran
Hit by pichers--By Curtis ,F1etcher): by
crandali Moran, H!,s-On Stack in ia
inning; OF Curtis, IN s2-s Inn mas; Off
innings: or AInes, / In 3 "a inninas. Umpires
KLEIN and Orth Time--26o
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

Two-base hits-Birmingharn. Weaver. Lord
Three base hits-D. Johnson. Sacrifice hits
Carisch, Douglas Sacrifice ny-Jackson. Bar
VOWS stolen bsses-Turner, Birmingham Cd.
Double plays Chapman and johnson; Hunter
ana Lajoic: Chapman Jsjoie and Johnson
Pitching rccord-OrY Douglas, 3 hits IN In
ningp. FIRST base bans-Od BlaDding, q;
or po9giss. 8; off Benz, /. struck out-By
5lsn6lng, l.; by Doggiss, J. First base on sr-
rors-rlsYsland. !; Chicago. ]. Left on bases
Cleveland. 4; Chicago. 5. Time-l:t3. Um-
pirss-Evsns and EgaIi
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
GAMES TO-DAY.
Newark at Rochester.
Jersey City ut Montreal.
Providence at Toronto.
Baltimore at Buffalo.
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
Montreal, ); Jersey City, (.
Newark, 4; Rochester, 3.
Toronto, z; Providence, 3.
Buffalo, o; Baltimore, 3.
Buffalo, 2; Baltimore, y.
STANDING OF TEAMS.
wI.PCf W. PC.
Toronto. Al 81 .61t Buffalo. 60 81 .t73
Rochester 20 81 .Js5 Jer. City. 81 ~ .tSe
Newark. IS 81 .5oi Montreal. 50 Z. .451
Baltimore % 65 1876 Province 81 76 .<i5
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
pHYIAnRr,pIJIA
ro,sis.. nsis3ol5 0 Totals.

'Batted for Dodge In the seventh inning
iBatted for Moore in the ninth inning.
Boston............... o y o o o 0 30
PHILADELPHIA o o D I o 0-l
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
To,al,....u51Tnl To.als~..s2 1898

'Batted FOR Purtcn IN ninth inning: Ran
.or Dernmitt yBattsi for Dale. some out
when winning run was scored.
Montreal. 100 0 0 SIS
! Jersey C!ty............. Q Q W
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31


Totals. ..t771i 1isIi- Totals. 5oeyf3
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
The score follow
CLEVELAND.

sysatted for Douglas Ia the eighth inning.
IRAN for Easteriy In the eighth inning.
C1-vainnd ,.......2 % 0 x-7
Chicago ..................0 ~
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31
The score follows:
PITTSBURGH.
CINCINNATI.
Totals. ..~ssssI7o . Totals. q isis5 Is

SBatted for Gibson In ,@nth Inning. Iran
tor simon In twelfth inning. Slated for
Adams in eighth inning. sR&n for Clarke 10
eighth inning fBsttod for Eenton IN eighth
Inning. two out when winning run was
scorcd.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-31

TRoTTING AND PACI>;c 80 2ls LASS
PURSE. 500
The Washington times., 1912-01-02

and Thaddeus Defriez, aged eighty.
nine. They stand as shadows Of a
heroic past, the lingering reminders of
tradition whose simple recital still
thrills.
When Cap'n Coffin made his first
voyage, at the age of seventeen, back
yonder in the spring of '43, the whaling
industry was practically at its height.
The bowhead was comparatively abun.
dant in Arctic waters and tns sperm
whale was plentiful all along the cqua-
torial line, To put to sea in those
days meant an absence of from three
to five years. The long, weary cruise
was liable to lead almost anywhere
from "Greenland's icy mountains to
India's coral strands" 1t not infre-
quently meant rounding Cape Horn,
drifting, watching, and waiting in the
neighborhood of Robinson Crusoes
island of Juan Fernandez, and OH up
into Bering strait. There was hardly a
day when the old seadog's life was not
in the balance, and many of the most
graphic pages in our early literature
recount the fight to finish with u
maddened bull whale, who was equally
dangerous whether he attacked the
boat or ran with the harpoon. There
was real meaning to the refrain of
kingsley's "Three Fishers" that "the
men must work and women must
weep"
Paraffin and the steam vessel were
first to change the old order of things,
and then came the mineral oils and the
octopus. In the meantime the whales
themselves had been hunted practically
to the point of extinction, so that the
industry has largely passed away, or
at all events has become so badly CON-
mercialized that the romance and dan.
ger are numbered with the things of
the past. If Cap'n Coffin had left a
true story of his adventures behind
him in book form there would be no
need of fiction to supply new thriller
in the Boys Own series of adventures
on the part of those who 20 down to
the sea in ships
The Washington times., 1912-01-02
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
HOSTILE TO THE S.-A. v

To the Editor of THE TINES:
The articles published IN the Mail Bag
regarding both the civil and Spanish
American war veterans are very in
teresting 20 me. / would like to ask
why Is the civil war veteran so an
tagonistic to the veterans Of the
Spanish American war? 1 have noticed
1t here In Washington, as we'll as in
our Northern cities. They ignore us as
body Of veterans, and have given
the Sons OF Veterans preference in lire
on Decoration Days. and have even
went so far 1s to come out in the press
and state that their work would be
carried on by the Sons of Veterans in
decorating their graves when they have
all passed away What right has the
Sons Of Veterans got to make any mill
tary demonstrations? Is there any
honor being a son of a veteran? Are
those same Sons OF Veterans in any
way responsible for their fathers be-
ing in the civil war? Those are ques-
tions would like answered. The writer
Is q son OF veteran, my father having
died when l was ten years old from
the effects Of the wounds he received at
The Washington times., 1912-01-02
Will Capture Air in
Capital Street Cars

If street car passengers find all ven-
tilators open for the next few days. and
conductors zealously holding open doors
as much as possible it will be because
District street railway companies have
learned that the Health Department has
experts out getting samples Of street
car air for analysis.
Armed with large mouthed bottles
the air grabbers will operate. When
they have procured air Of various kinds,
including a few million microbes an
alysis will be made, and then a report
will be submitted by Health Officer
Woodward, to the District Electric Rail-
way Commission.
The commission also is working for
cleaner street cars. Cars run in Wash
ington are declared clean as q rule, but
conditions might be bettered, and cases
now in court for prosecution will be
pushed vigorously.
III we win these cases, as We prob
ably SHALL" 1t was stated today at the
offices of the commission, conditions
unquestionably wfll be a great deal bot
ter in the DISCREET"
The Washington times., 1912-01-02
TURNING NEW YEAR LEAVES
AND THOSE OF TOBACCO

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Perhaps there are few of us who have
rot on New Year Day resolved to turn
over a new leaf" Many conquer the to-
bacco habit. while others only turn over
a new tobacco leaf. In reply to your
friend I'm the valley, w. w. Pugh. in
last Fridays Times, please let me have
few words. Among the smoking thou
sands who resolve on New Year Day,
I trust that you. like them, dear Pugh,
will throw your pipe away. II you in
bondage long remain, as DR.. Kent OBJ
serves, you from 'mi-lady'' may obtain
a set of shattered nerves.
May other slaves and serfs be brought
to emulate your deed, and early end
the havoc wrought by such a worthless
weed; till trophies which she scatters
here from Turkey and the Nile, shall in
their natures true appear-the vilest OF
the vile.
Among the poisons deifed the most
despotic queen is on the throne now oc-
cupied by Lady Nicotine. She frowns
on splendid fields of corn. where once
tobacco grew. and smiles when stumpers
in the morn are in the cutters due
So while you try the wench to please,
the scheming suffragette is striving with
her deities for women votes to get.
Eut may the leaf which DR.. Kent this
New Year says to turn, your whiskers
and yourself prevent in future flames
to burn. r. w. f.
The Washington times., 1912-01-02

tators have crowded in close to the
Republican ropes, to see--whats
The entrance Of the champion!
True, he has not said that I've will
appear. But the spectators decline to
doubt it. They KNOW he will appear
in due time, and they KNOW the
fighting will all take place in his i'm.
mediate vicinity. They are confident
of the result, for he is their champion.
Rooseyelt's grip on the confidence
and imagination of the whole people
has never been demonstrated so COM
pletely as in these last few weeks.
Day by day the situation has been
taking form that makes more and
more certain that he must abide by
the decision of his party. and day by
day IL has become more certain that
lie would be called to lead once more.
just exactly in proportion as it has
been made plain that he would be un-
able to refuse the leadership; Republi-
can commence has grown. This in
turn has drawn to him elements that
are inspired by the very practical as
piration to win, and that would have
ITO interest in him aside from the con-
viction that his candidacy means sue
cess. But this is by np means the
telling, decisive force that stands be-
hind the movement that now seems
certain to nominate him. That force
is the insistcnt demand of the great
majority of his party.
There has been only one uncertain
element, and that is now removed.
Would Mr.. Roosevelt make a state
ment, finally and effectively taking
himself out of consideration!
lie will not. That much can be set
down safely and conclusively. HIS two
foremost friends and spokesmen, Gar
field and Pinchot, united in leading the
fight against committing Ohio progress
sives to La Toilette; and they won.
Roosevelt's closest friends knew.
The big majority of delegates in the
Columbus convention knew they knew,
and took their word
The Columbus gathering will he
looked back to, six months hence, as
the crisis, the turning point. 1t will
then appear, SO plainly that none can
mistake, that without Ohio Taft was
done, and that with Roosevelt in the
running Taft could not get Ohio.
1t was tremendously important
piece of political work that the Ohio
liberals did on the opening day of the
new year.
The Washington times., 1912-01-02
OFFERS EXPLANATION
FOR INCREASE IN MURDER

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Every right minded person who
read your article in Fridays Times
ought to feel that you struck the
keynote Of the real cause of so many
more murders in this country in pro-
portion to the population than In
other countries. Now ! will give an
Illustration which think proves
what you say: That too much
liquor is merely the transient eX-
element and superficial precipitant
of the real crime. A few days ago /
saw in the papers that there had
been 1856 homicides in Chicago last
year. a city Of 100000. Not one of
the murderers suffered the death PEN
atty. London with over 100000 in
habitants had last year twenty homi-
cides. Five Of these murderers escaped,
five committed suicide. and ten were
caught, tried, found guilty, and all
hanged. This in city Of $4,000
saloons and 100000 nightly homeless
persons. This latter statement should
tend to robbery and murder. But does
1t? Why are there so few murders
and hold-ups in this great city? Be-
cause all know that should they COM
init a great crime that no delayed
trial, technically of law. or morbid
sentiment can possibly save them
from the full penalty Of the law. .
II, c.