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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
JOCKEY THROWN
AND BADLY HURT
Public Does Not Fare Any
Too Well at Anaconda
Track
Especial Dispatch to The CalD

ANACONDA Mont. Aug. 22-The public
probably did not fare any too we'll today at the
slammed during. the running of the card. which
did not produce much Of feature until the
sixth race.
In this event INES on Lady Adelaide. near
the turn for home got In jam. and as the
mare stumbled was thrown. with the result that
his colarbone broken.
Susan suffered from the mixup, and while
foul was claimed by Coburn 1t was disallowed
and the race given to No Quarter. which was
very apparently In the clear at the time. Track
fast Summaries:
FIRST RACE-Four and half furlongs;
selling:
ads 7isa)%Iss Srls TEMPo sfPt ioT woods,
12-1-Harnm Scarum, 107 tMulign) 1 IL
15-1- Bertha v, lo4 tBezanson).... 3 80
Time, 80 25. Tempo place, TO show:
Scarum 3 place. so show; Bertha 3 show.
Hynda, Real Worth, Rara vez, Eddie Foy Say,
Alwilda, also ran.
SECOND RACE-Five- furlongs; selling:
sS5-gs gELIsNIcKER, IL INCL, = 2 i ala
4odeo 4saa sASseE shoser loe oSs tnatfsws raalsy
show: Ethel samson 80 place s.5 show: @ Shower
scratched-carter Johnson, Bill York.
THIRD RAcE.Five furiongs; selling
ODDS Hsrss Ws1ght 5oekey s. str Fin
sa-Ss}osAeE S}oaylofn oHIRr liG is '1sfh esmfh'
CLAY Low. JOG lMurray) ,2 an
Time i;os sainville stns So place As o' snor
Maud cammann, Fleckney. Aspera, DR.. s. p.
Tate. also
FOURTH RACE-seven furlongs; selling
Odds. Horse. Weight Jockey. st. Str. Fin.
12-1-f3 3)SLEEPLAND, I13 tRosen) 1t
T-1-{2)T. JUDGE. 113 tMcIntyre) l 21
3O-1-Lady Rensselaer,. log fMathw) 3
Time. :2S Is. Sleepand place. 3-2 show;
Tim Judge s-5 place. 7-10 show: Rensselaer, 5
show Fancy, Emily Lee. Rose Sweet, Gale
thumpian. also Scratched-Decency.
FIFTH RACE-Five fnrlongs; selling:
Odds. Horse. Weight. Jockey. st. Str. Fin.
4-5-(2) )SAINEST, 10 (Morse) -. 2 IL
20-1--M. Wheeler. 107 (Donovan). !. 2 "
6-1-Traffc. lis fFischer) g.
Time. 02 1-5. Sainest 25 place, out show;
Maxine Wheeler place, show: Traffic show.
Error, Albert Jones. Idun, Lord Clinton, also
ran. Scratchcd-Snlong.
SIXTH RACE-Futurty course; selling:
Odds. Horse. Weight. Jockey. st. Str. Fin.
16-5-No Quarter. ia (Fischer)... / "
5-1-(2)SUSAN F, 1T (Coburn)... 2 2 2 %
15-1-t3)DOTTIE B, III fMatthws) &c
Time. 1:12 SO. Quarter / place, IL show /;
Susan place. 9-10 show; Dotfie show Lee
Harrison III, Kinfoks. Big Claim, Pro RealIs
Lescar. Lady Adelaide, also ran. Scratched
Mike Krebs, Lew Hill.
SEVENTH RACE-Futurfty courses selling:
Odds. Horse, Weight Jockey. st. Str. Fin
4-1--Wheeler. 9S lBezansonl ....... 12
0-5-(l)J. II. BARR, 115 (Fischer) "A
9-5--Jehn Hurie 104 f0rmesl 3 al
Time. I'LL 1-5. Wheeler S-5 place, As show:
Barr As place, 2-5 show: Hurie 2-5 show
Secrete, Milt Jones, Great Friar, Minnie +, also
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PICKING Boxer
TO MEET R|TCH|G
Moy and Campbell VIII
Clash for Chance at
Champion

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Aug. 22.--Eddio
Moy and Ray Campbell. scheduled to
meet at 1880 tomorrow afternoon at
Brighouse arena, finished their hard
training for the bout last night. and
today confined their works to short
spins on the road.
Both men are at weight and promise
to put up a lively bout for the honor
of meeting Worlds Champion Willie
Ritchie in the same arena Labor day.
Final arrangements have been COM
pleted between Chet Mcintyre, man
ager of the arena, and Harry Pollok.
representing Freddie Welsh, for the
appearance of the British champion
against Ritchie on September 20.
Ritchie's terms were accepted by the
club before he left San Francisco for,
Vancouver SO that the bout Is now a
certainty, provided Ritchie gets past
the winner of tomorrow's battle In
his Labor day engagement
Richie will stop his training to-
morrow afternoon long enough to be
at the ringside when Moy and Camp
bell clash In order to get a line on his
opponent of a few days later.
Welsh will also be spectator.
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SEALS AND OAKS
I PLAY BALL LIKE
BUSH BEG|NNE RS
The Confusion at Balaklava
Would Seem Like Quaker
Gathering Compared
With This

They put on one of those old time
ball games at the Valencia street lot
yesterday afternoon, and the only
thing missing was the sand
If the fans failed to notice that nice
little bunch of green grass in front OF
them they would have been ready to
swear that baseball had gone back
some 90 years, and this might nave
given the home boosters little con-
ISOLATION for the defeat of the Seals by
a score of to 5.
Everybody voted that it was one of
the widest and woolliest exhibitions
attempted on the local field this sea-
SON None of the batters had any re-
spect for the pitchers. They just kept
slamming away, and did the best they
could.
BATTLER WOULD BLUSH
Four of the Seal beavers stood up
on the mound, and three of them took
beatings that would have put Battling
Withstand to ordeal rhe %as Sa 8nsheP
Stanridge, the last one to face the
music, and the only reason why he did
not get his was because the Oaks had
no time to do any more polishing.
The Seals also did much damage to
two of the transbay twisters. but they
managed to keep going till the men
behind them developed into hitting
Pruitt, who started, was relieved
under fire, but Malarkey had enough
to finish out the game with. although
he looked like loser.
1t looked soft enough for our boys
up to the sixth. They had nice little
to 1 lead, and apparently We're in no
serious danger, when suddenly Jess
Baker began to toss out signals of
distress, which the Oaks appreciated.
They lost no time in sapping him for
three tallies and four bingles, and then
1t really did look as though the Seals
were through.
But Cack Henley stepped in and
stopped the flow of runs for that in
ming, anyhow, and his teammates put
over three run rally in the next
period which sent the native rooters
into the seventh heaven of delirium.
They were ahead once more, and they
could not see how defeat could pos
sbly be.
But the last two periods brought
about the fatalities. Henley lasted but
few minutes of the eighth, and
Thomas, who took his place, was good
for only a few moments longer. Any
how, those Oaks gathered two in round
eight and three more in round nine.
and then everybody was willing TO go
home.
THE MAIN EVENT
The main event was the home run
which Ness slapped out He lined the
ball back of the clubhouse I'm the
eighth, and 1t looked like an ordinary
double sacker But 1t went out of the
sight of Umpire Guthrie, and according
to the rules of the game 1t had to go
as round trip because the indicator
man could not keep his eyes on it.
Score.
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VOL YES EVEN UP
| VENICE SERIES IN
A CLOSE FINISH
Shut Out Gondoliers With
Little Effort, Stroud Be
ing in the Best of
Form

Los ANGELES, Aug. 22.-Sacramento
opened up the series with Venice by
winning today's game with little effort,
score to 0.
Stroud was in great form and held
the Gondo1iers to brace of hits
Raleigh had two bad innings, the first
and seventh, when Sacramento counted
Its tallies, although the second run was
scored on Elliott's wild throw to break
up a double steal
Pitchers Stroud and ArelIanes left for
Sacramento tonight, having been called
home by the illness Of relatives. They
will join their club at Portland next
week. Score:
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ALL STAKE EVENTS
|. ALL FOR TROTTERs
IN GRAND CIRCUIT
Feature Race of Day, Worth
$1,000, Is Won by Dillon
Axworthy in Straight
Heats
Copyright, 1913, by R. L. Goldberg)

SALEM, N. H., Aug. 22.-Three races.
all stake events and all for trotters,
were on the card at Rockingham park
today.
The feature race was the 8 year old
trotting division OF the American Horse
Breeder futurity, worth $4,000, which
was won by the Pennsylvania colt Dill
lon Axworthy In straight heats. He
took the lead In each heat and held it
to the end. Peter Johnson was the only
one of the field to give him an argu--
ment, and the Pennsylvania colt could
handle the mount of Cox with ease.
MURPHY AGAIN WINS
Tom Murphy kept up his winning ca
reer in the 2:09 trot, in which he started
two horses, driving Marigold himself
and obtaining Geers to drive Ruth Nc
Gregor. Marigold won in straight heats
and Ruth got second money
A big field started in the 2:1S trotting
of the day. Judson Girl, driven by WAL
ter Cox. was returned the winner after
four heats. as she broke in the second
and lost to Star Winter.
UNCON LAME
Uncon was the contender in the first
drawal before the race was finished.
Summary:
American Horse Breeders futurity, year old
trotters, purse. $4,000 two in three:
Dillon, by Sidney Dillon tserrilD. ...... 1
Peter johnson, b. 6. tCoxl xl.......-........ 2
B, Barbara overton, ;. + tMurphy) 9
Time-2:15. 2.15k.
200 class trotting, purse $1,000, three in FIVE:
Marigold, b. M, by Delham- Agnes Won
der, by Little Wonder tMurphy).... / /
Ruth Gregory, b. m. (Geers) .......... 2
Cascade. en- h. tRodney) ............. A
James w, ro. 6. (Sprague) ............ 3
Baron Penn, br h. (McDonald) ......... dis.
Time-2:10H, 2:14, 2:11h.
2:1S class trotting, purse S2,000 three In i've:
Judson Girl. b. M, by Peter the
Great-Anne Axworthy, by Axworthy
(Cox) ..................... 3 /
Star Winter, b. g. (McDonald)... 3 2
Peter Scott b. b. (Carpenter) ..... 2 8
Mundy c. b. m. fAfurphy) ........ 4
Uncon. blk. g. Proctorl ............ 3 DIR.
Frances Graham, br. m. (Geersl ~. 3 dis.
Crescello blk. b. (Gilbert) ......-.. dis
Border King, b. b. (Leonard) ...... dis.
Time-2:10A, 2.1i%, 2:14. 2:16la.
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SAN FRANCISCO
SUMMARY

-Four runs and hits on Baker, taken out in
sixth with ] out and l on runs and 10 hits
of Pruitt. taken out in seventh with / out and
on: runs and 5 hits OF Henley, taken out
In ninth with / out and on; runs and hits
of Thomas, out and 2 on Credit victory to
Malarkey Charge defeat to Henley Home
run--Ness. Two base hits -Hetling, Clarke.
Sacrifice hits-Coy, Hetiing. First base on called
BY Pruift 2. by Baker 8. by Stanridge l. Stolen
base-Schirm Double plays--Cook to Leard to
ling to Pruitt to Hetling: Cook to Leard to
Ness. Passed ball-Clarke Left on bases
Oakland 9. San Francisco g. Wild pitches
J. on Henley l, off Thomas .. Time Of game
hours and 10 minutes Umpire Busy
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Great Western Circuit

DES MONIES Ia, Aug. PA duel in which
Irene Beau won over Charley in the 2:30 pace
proved the feature of the opening day of the
Great western circuit races.
In the first two heats Irene Beau broke and
Charley R finished ahead, but In the third the
order was reversed.
Irene Beau also took the last two heats
straight setting the pace from the start. Sum-
maries:
Two year old trot. half mile purse $500. two
in three beats-C1overdale won, Peter Vaughn
second, Ray Templeton third. Best time, 1907.
230 pace (hobbles barred, purse $500--Irene
Beau won, Charley second, Bessie w third.
Best time, 2:12E
Two year old pace, purse $780, half mile
Happy Heart won. Roy EnsIow second Charlie
b third Best time :OS1a.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
HerHck Trophy Match at
Camp Perry

CAMP PERRY. o.. Aug. 22-The first stage
Of the Herrick trophy match of the National
Rife association shoot opened this morning on
the 500 and 300 yard ranges, with 30 teams
entered Of eight each.
At the eud Of the first stage the Iowa team
had the lead with score OF 1.168 having 5S1
the 500 yard range and 5s1 on the 800 yard
range.
Massachusetts is second with ], ,150.
The cavalry team has third place with l, ,14S
and the navy team fourth with Liza.
In the Evans skrmish match four teams will
line up Saturday morning for the final with
Oregon hrst team, Alabama, Oklahoma and Ore
gon second team TO fight for the honor.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
THREE STRAIGHT
FOR THE BEAVERS
Four Double Plays Scored
by the Portland
Crew

PORTLAND, Aug. 22.-Portland took
It's third straight game from Los An-
geles today, to 2.
Perritt. who started for the visitors.
was batted out of the box in two in
nings, and Tozer, who succeeded him,
held the locals safe thereafter.
Four double plays were made by Port
land. Lobert cracked out two doubles,
making his record eight hits out of 13
times at bat this week, and bringing his
seasons average to 314. Score:
LOS ANGELES
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No Grand Circuit Races
at Y0nkers
NEW YORK. Aug 22.-There win be no grand

NEW YORK. Aug. 2a.-There win be no grand
circuit meeting at Yonkers.
The text of the bankruptcy laws. 1t has been
decided will prevent the government from con-
iucting its horse racing enterprise. which was
scheduled for the Empire City track next week:
Federal receivers Of the National Fair and
Exposition association had been authorized by the
United States district court here TO hold the
grand circuit races, and the court had enjoined
all creditors from attaching the receipts or In
terferfng with the meeting In any way
The National Trotting association. however, IL
was announced tonight, has refused to sanction
the meeting collect the $19.3S0 in forfeits
due unless the receivers will agree to recognize
unpaid claims of horsemen who raced at the
first meet on the same track early this month.
To comply with the associations demands
would be violation of the bankruptcy statutes
it was decided, and the receivers called the
races on.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
OREGON KID SELECTED

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The Oregon Kid. 20 foot
125 horsepower hydroplane, was tentatively
selected today as the third boat to represent
America next month TO compete for the Lord
Harmswortfa trophy. committee from the
Motor Boat club Of America here tonight con-
frmed the choice Of James II. Pugh's Disturber
III and IT was stated. practically decided on
the oregon Kid The first boat OF the three to
represent America was Ankle Deep. owned in
New York by Count Casnr Mankowski, selected
at a former meeting OF the committee
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

~PHTLADELPHIA, Aug. 22.-PhiIadeiphia and
Pittsburg played tie game here this afternoon
the contest being stopped owing to darkness
after IL innings of play, with the score and
8. Score: r.. II. r.
Pittsburg 3 10 2
Philadelphia ..........-.......... o 4
Battcres-Adams. Robinson. Camnitx and Gib
son. Simon. Mayer. Seaton and Kfllifer.
NEW YORK 8, CHICAGO l
NEW YORK. Aug 22-New York made 1t
two straight over Chicago today, winning the
second game of the series by s to /. Score:
II. H. T..
Chicago .........................
New York D
Batteries-Cheney, Vaughn and Archer; Tes-
reau and Mclean
CINCINNATI 7, BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN. Aug. 22.--Cincinnati made it
two straight with Brooklyn today, winning by
a to O. through Aliens widness and Rucker's
ineffectiyeness Score: r.. H. r.
St. Louis. ..........-..-. !
Boston y ~
Batteries-Doak, Geyer and Wingc Roberts;
Rudolph and Whaling.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
Eriksen Of Everett Wins
Championship

EVERETT, WASH. Aug. 22.-Eriksen OF Ever
ett by defeating Langdon OF Seattle "a,
Sc, S-6, today. won the Taylor trophy, rep
resenting the tennis championship OF western
Washington
Earlier in the day Eriksen won his place in
the nnals by defeating Murray and Gainer.
Miss Goodfellow of Seattle defeated Miss
Annie Green Of Seattle in the ladies' singles
finals, 6--2, 6-3.
Miss Goodfellow and shannon against Miss
Iandes and EFiksen, 6--3 81. 6-1,
The tournament ends tomorrow with the finals
IN mems doubles between Willis and Eriksen
and Bowden and Shannon
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
NEW ARCHERY RECORD

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Aug. PA new asso-
archer was made today by Mrs. g. F. Bryant OF
Melrose when she sent arrow Pol yards and
40 feet at the final days meeting OF the Ma
tional Archery association The best previous
record was 21S yards. In the flight shooting
contest for men Dr. r. r. Elmer of Wayne, Pa,
was first with distance of 260 yards and foot.
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SUMMARY

Struck out-By Tozer ., by Higginbotham q
First base on called balls--On Perritt 2, on Hg-
ginbotham 2. Two base hits-Lober l2), Higgin-
botham. Three base hit-Howard. Stolen bases
Moore, Chadbourne t2) Derrick. Doane, Higgin-
botham. Double plays-Hi igginbotham to MeCor-
mick to Derrick; Lindsay to Rodgers to Derrick
Mccormick to Rodgers to Derrick: Lindsay to
Derrick to Berry to Lindsay; Johnson to Moore
Sacrifice hits--Berry, Arbogast. Hit by pitched
ball-Derrick. by Tozer. Innings pitcbed-By
Perritt 2. Hits-0f Perritt 5, runs g. Time Of
game hour and 80 minutes. Umpires-Phyle
and Ffnney.
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CASABIANCA OUTDONE
- 90 q
90
BY WILLIE GREEN

The boy who trod the burning deck thus gained
immortal fame,
Yet wasn't half brave those who stuck out
Fridays game,
And watched the Seals and 0akiands play the
real old back lot stuff
A cstchn only such rs it wasn't wise to
muf.
With butter priced at 45. they creased their
fingers well,
And played ball like-just how they played
wouldn't dare to tell.
For learned young 10 Sunday school, that swear
words are not nice,
30 all care to say is that 1t wasn't WORTH
the price.
when Battling Nelson used to light, he took
them as they came,
But no more hits were scored on him than In
this baseball game.
Jess Baker got his in the sixth. then Henley
took few,
And Thomas. who went in to pitch, was hams
mered black and blue.
II was fearful game Of ball. the worst q an
the year,
And now these teams may both he ranked aa
any busher's peer.
They missed the bat boy at the close, oh wherss
oh where was he,
Az In the case Of Casabanc, 80 ask the villa
Wild sea.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
VENICE
SUafAfAR'

Pitchers records hits and runs OF Raleigh
In innings: charge defeat to Raleigh. Three
base hit-O' Ronrke. Sacrifice hfts-Bliss. Stark.
Stolen bases--Kenworthy, Moran Shinn HALT
nan. Bliss. First base on called halls-Of Stroud
2 off Raleigh I. Struck otlt-By Stroud A. by
Raleigh g. Double pIays-Meoan to 0'Rourke:
Young to Tenant: Brashear to Patterson to
Litschi: stark to Young to Tenant. Time OF
and Mccarthy
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CHICAGO, Aug p. What with choppy sea
and an impromptu program, motor boat was
written in the national meet In this harboI
today few handicap races were run, but the
starting was 20 inaccurate that the relative
went against the half mile record. but regis
tered only 81 2-6 seconds
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
Woodland Races Proved
Thrilling

WOODLAND Aug 22.-Will Durfee carried
on the honors today. winning the pace race In
straight heats with Guy Borden and pulling down
first money with Alerick in the trot.
The 8 year old trot was easily won By John
w. Considine's Lottie Ansel in two straight
heats.
The 2:1s trot was one Of the most grueling
races OF the season. AerIck won two OF the
ave heats, and Vallejo King. Mountain Boy and
True Kinney each won heat.
The time in the pace race was the fastest Of
the season. The summary:
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MORRIS RArH RELEASED

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.--ATorris Rath, second
baseman OF the Chicago American league club.
was released today TO the Kansas City club of
the American association Rath was drafted
from the Baltimore club In 1911.
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AMEnIcA's cur RACE ASSURED

NEW YORK, Aug. %. Contracts between the
New York Yacht club and Royal Ulster Yacht
club for the next years race Tor the America ,
cup have been signed, sealed and delivered, and
now nothing stands in the way or the contest.
The official announcement to that eject WIN be
made IN day or two.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
Standing of Clubs
in Coast League

RESULTS OF GAMES
Oakland o, San Francisco 8.
Sacramento 2, Venice o.
Portland 4, Los Angeles 2.
GAMES TODAY
Oakland mt San Francisco.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at Los An
geles.
Los Angeles at Portland.
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MOURNING AT CAMP PERRY

CAMP PERRY. O.. Aug. 22.--Flags are at
half mast here today Second Lieutenant John
D. Herd Of the Second Kentucky infantry, who
had been III Of typhoid fever since his arrival In
camp August -, died this incoming.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-23
SEA TOO cHoppY

H0XeI Zee !.
Time--2sl8H. 2:15E.
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Third race, year old trot, purse $500:
Lottie Ansei, b. T.. by Prince Ansel- Arista.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-03-26

FIVE millions. Almost every county
in California has levied taxes dur
ing the past two years up to six
cents on the hundred dollars, adding
more than three more millions to
the fair building and exhibit funds.
Foreign countries are falling into
line with the largest appropriations
ever made for exposition purposes,
Japan alone planning to expend
million and a half in building a
beautiful Japanese garden, and for
other exhibit purposes. France
eliminating the usual delays of dip
lomatic correspondence, recently
cabled the exposition authorities
to reserve twelve acres for her, near
the japanese reservation, her plan
being to erect one of the most beau
tiful exposition palaces ever built.
Messrs. Vogelsang and Rainey ex-
pect to remain in Phoenix for sew
eral days. Both are well known in
the capital
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-03-26

outrun the natural growth of the
population and made it, as it were,
colony in which the foreigners
settle too fast to be absorbed
Evidences of the growth of the
Pan-Germanist propagandism are
multiplying German control over
the Swiss State Railway was estab-
lished at the Gothard convention.
Now comes the proposal that, in
places where Switzerland has no
foreign consuls, her interests shall
be intrusted to the German consul
ates. Commercially Switzerland is
placed in the attitude of the indie
pendent producer battling against
the great powers as so many trusts.
In this dollar diplomacy Switzer-
land is steadily losing; she would
fare much better commercially as
German province.
The spirit of Swiss patriotism, of
which so much has been written,
seems to be the spirit of a past era.
Her citizens have grown weary of
so much personal participation in
national affairs and the new gener-
alton views without repugnance an
alliance with the powerful German
Empire
theoretically the Republic of
Switzerland sets an inspiring ex-
ample for free people of other
countries; practically it does not
seem to develop sufficient national
spirit to keep the nation alive. Too
much popular participation in nat
ional legislation seems, in the case
of Switzerland, to lead TO the NOR
ass of national disintegration While
all the little kingdoms of Europe
are growing populous and prosper
Gus, the Swiss confederation seems
passing into early decline This is
not the course of liberty; but it is
the path of destiny.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-03-26

Besides, since negotiations were
broken off in London the allies have
not covered themselves with glory
True, Janina yielded to the arms OF
the Greeks, but so far as known
there have been few advantages
gained elsewhere. AdrIanople, Scu-
tart and the Tchatalja lines have
held out successfully, repelling all
attacks.
One reason for the better show
ing of the Turks was that more sea
soned and better soldiers had been
brought from the Asiatic provinces
But the greatest handicap of the al
lies was the almost unprecedently
severe winter that enveloped Thrace
in a blanket of snow, which was
followed by zero weather and biz
yards. The veterans of Napoleon
could not face the wintry storms of
Russia, nor can any invading army
overcome snow and low tempera-
ture
Worst of all, the Balkan union
shows signs of disintegration. The
Greeks and Servians have formed
an alliance against the more power
full Bulgarians, and two or three
minor clashes, with considerable
bloodshed, have occurred.
1t appears that the high principles
and invincible courage that inspired
the allies at the beginning of the
war have subsidized, and quarrels over
spoils are taking their place 1t is
not unlikely that a war begun with
glory may end in shame.