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The Washington times., 1913-01-28
Thorpe's Case Arouses Indigna-
tion Everywhere at Ways of
WhiteWashing Athletes.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

In the train of the charges of pro-
fessionalism admitted by Jim Thorpe,
worlds all-around champion. American
all-around champion. and acknowledged
greatest football player of the season
of 1912, come red-hot complaints against
the methods of the A. A. U. However,
IL things go along as they have gen.
orally in the past, everything will SIM
mer down and the Indian athlete will
be the only sufferer.
Thorpe's case is but one to engage the
amateur athletic world this season. He
admits he played bush league baseball,
and, on that account, he is to be
blacklisted by the A. A. U. and to have
his records expunged from the record
books. His trophies. won at the Swedish
Olympic games, will be handed over
to Swedish athletes who finished Sec
ond to him, and the American commit
tee will apologize for entering q pro-
fessional. The matter will then be set
tied.
However, followers of athletics will
hardly be satisfied. There is SO much
two-faced action by A. A. y. officials
every year that the murmuring Is rap.
idly increasing into a roar against theil
methods.
According to rules now in vogue, a
college baseball player taking money
from a bush league club in the summer
is considered professional and barred
from appearing in sports under the
Jurisdiction of the A. A. L. That Is the
rule which hits Jim Thorpe. the un.
tutored Indian who knew so little OF
chicanery that he used his own name
while college men on his team went
under pseudonyms.
What Amateurism Is.
Amateurism is supposed to be spor,
for sports sake. An athlete is supposed
to engage In it merely for the love of
1t, accepting nothing for his efforts
save the prizes offered to winners
That's what it is supposed to be-but 4,
isn't.
Let any man I'm Washington endeavor
to run an amateur meet in this city and
endeavor to obtain some of the crack
athletes from the New York clubs and
see what he is up against No, they
don't want appearance money, il is
called expenses" That's why It some
times costs 500 to have a champion
travel from New York to Washington
or Boston, six-hOur ride at the most
There are various emoluments con-
nected with official A. A. L. positions.
They mount up In the course of a year.
and that's why. in every department Of
the organization. officials may be found
representing defunct organizations. 1t
exists right here I'm the South Atlantic
division of the A. A. T.
The Turn Of 1t.
The peculiar turn of the amateur
view may be shown by two incidents
of late. A college baseball player
earns money in summer because Of
his baseball ability. They don't have
professional football teams. but New
York papers were willing. and did. to
pay Charlie Brickley and Lefty"
Flynn fat sums for the use of their
names over football stories last fall.
The Washington times., 1913-01-28
A. A. j. ATTACKED
RITS METHODS
OF REGISTRATION
Expressions of Sympathy for
Jim Thorpe, Carlisle Indian,
Heard on Every Side Today.
TROPHIES RETURNED
TO jim SULLIVAN
Foreign Nations Expected to
Renew Complaints Against
American System.
May Join Pirates.

Jim Thorpe, according to reports
from Pittsburgh today, will play
first base for the Pirates this
season, having signed a con-
tract last fall. From Carlisle
It is reported that Thorpe Is
undecided as yet Just what he
will do, now that he is declared
q professional athlete.
The Washington times., 1913-01-28
Earl Mack, Manager.

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan 2ss-Earl Mack.
son of Connie Mack. manager OF the
Philadelphia Americans, has resigned
contract here to lead the Raleigh team
in the North Carolina League. It will
be his first managerial experience.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
Movies To Show Up
Reno Divorces Life

The Cure" a purported delini-
alton of the day of adivorce in Reno,
was taken by camera men with mo-
ton picture machines in the main
streets of Reno the other day.
The bungalow of a divorce seeker
in the colony" was shown, then the
morning horseback ride to Kicks Re.
sort, where Jack johnson trained for
his bout with Jim Jeffries; a motor
ride down town for shopping, lunch
con, a trip In the afternoon TO Moana
Springs for a swim. back to town for
dinner, and afterward a trip to the
movies. The day closed with a JOY
ride to Laughton Springs, where a
turkey trot dance was held.
The films will be shown all over the
country in a few months.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
Water Rate Held Up

Tonopah. Nevada, August 9.--No-
tice was served to-day on the District
Attorney that Judge Morrow of the
United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals had issued an order restraining
the Nevada Public Service Commits
sion from enforcing the order reduc-
ing water rates in Tonopah.
This is the second time the order
of reduction has been set aside. The
first was in July, when the commits
sion consented to suspend the order
to give the Tonopah Water Company
a chance to submit new evidence. Or
this rehearing the commission reaf.
frmed its order.
The Nevada Board states that the
water rates in Tonopah are the high.
est in the world. A reduction of 81
TO 60 per cent was ordered.
A mass meeting of citizens ha.
been called to protest against tbs
courts action.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
A LITTLE Y CUSS

1t is told that John. the eight-year
old son of King George and Queen
Mary, is a little terror. He prom
Used to be good during Lent, and
when he broke away he pleaded in
justification that his mother had de-
ceived him. She had never told him
how long Lent was to be. He told
his nurse to go to hill, and when
his mother commanded him to apollo
gize he turned to the nurse and told
her she needn't go. 1t is further
stated that he is afraid of nothing or
anybody except his mother, and
those best posted declare. under
their breath, of course, that he is
justified in that fear, which shows
that though otherwise housed and
otherwise fed" queens and their
children are not so very different
from ordinary people.-Salt Lake
Telegram.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS IN NEVADA

Following is a State Democratic
ticket for the next general election
as published in the Deeth Common
wealth--the paper owned by A. b.
Gray, Nevada's new United States
Marshal--which says:
1.-TWO Reno politicians took excep-
tons to our statement last week that
we would be asked by them to adver-
tise for candidates from Humboldt
and Elko Counties. And when asked
to give US a line on the next Demo
cratic State ticket they figured out
the following, which we note contains
the name of a man from each of the
counties in question.
For United States Senator-Fran-
els G. Newlands of Washoe.
For Congressman--Charles Lee
Horsey of Lincoln.
For Governor-Gilbert C.. Ross of
Storey.
For Lieutenant Governor--Robert
Douglass of Churchill.
For Secretary of State-Eugene
Grutt of Mineral.
For Attorney General--George B.
Thatcher of Nye.
For State Treasurer--T. ]. Stein
metz of Washoe.
For Clerk of Supreme Court
Daniel j. Sullivan of White Pine.
For Justice Supreme Court--Leon
ard B. Fowler of Washoe.
For Superintendent Public In
struction-Tom Brandon of Hum
boldt.
For State Controller w. G.
Greathouse of Elko.
For State Printer-Edward Ryar
of Esmeralda.
For Surveyor General"
OF the ticket the Carson News IRE
publican) says:
ITO a man on the sidelines it would
appear as if this was the forerunnel
of an attempt to sidetrack a number
of the old Democratic war horses
but maybe this is put out as a feeler.'
The Carson Appeal isof the opinion
that the Commonwealth has tn
wrong dope as Ed Ryan, the Stat
Mine Inspector, is named for Stat
Printer, which is out of his line
while Joe Farnsworth, the presen
efficient State Printer, is left off tn
list.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
Railroad Lands Are
Now Open For Location

United States Attorney Samuei
Platt has filed stipulatiOns IN the
Federal Court at CarsOnin when the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
confessed judgmentin two big equity
cases brought by the Government 10
set aside patents issued to the rail-
road company. Through these sulus
thousands of acres of mineral land
held by the railroad company are
thrown open to the miner and pros
pector. Nearly 40 of these cases
have been brought in Nevada. and
the Government contends in all OF
them that the railroad company Sc
cured the patents through fraudu'
lent non-mineral afidavits filed with
their applications. Only four or hve
of these cases still remain undecided
while the remainder have resulted
in c~ancelling the patents and opening
up the land for mineral locations
Carson News.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
State News From Exchanges

T. F. Plummer, who has been in
Salt Lake City for the past ten days,
has returned to Mineral Hill with a
new Ford automobile.
Will Knippenger has been APP
pointed city editor of the Carson
Appeal, retiring from the insurance
business to take the place.
At a meeting of the Humboldt
commissioners last week the license
of Jack Wilson of Mazuma was re-
voked for allowing illegal gambling
in his saloon.
Lightning at Currie, White Pine
County, Monday killed 81 sheep
which were being loaded in cars
from the shipping pens, stunned four
men and shocked several others.
A drilling contest will be held at
Winnemucca on Labor Day and a
purse of $500 will be given to the
winning team. The contest is open
to teams from any part of Nevada.
Tainted meat or stagnant water
caused the poisoning of ar entire
family of six in Six-mile canyon, near
Virginia City, last Saturday. After
treatment they are recovering
slowly.
Charles Mayher, a Swiss who had
worked at Goldfeld and in Cali
fornia, was killed at the Mcconnell
mine at Yerington last week by
striking a missed shot. His head
was blown off.
Grant H. Moore has been appoint
ed assistant division superintendent
of the Salt Lake division of the
Southern Pacific, having Nevada
lines under his control. including the
narrow gauge from Nina to Keller.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16

c. r. Reeves is no longer connected
with the affairs of the national
guard of Nevada and, according to
the Gazette, is said to have left Reno.
His resignation as an officer was
quietly accepted several weeks ago.
He was captain of Company A at
Reno.
Paul H. Foster, aged II years,
was drowned in the pond at the Uni
versity at Reno Sunday. The Uni
versity authorities have forbidden
further swimming and bathing in the
pond. The boy knew how to swim
and it is thought he was seized with
a cramp.
The trip between Elko and Tusca-
rora is now made by auto instead of
stage coach. Since 1869 stages have
been kept in operation. 1t is nearly
a certainty that autos will decorate
the road before the Winter is over,
as there is generally some snow in
that section.
According to the Western Nevada
Miner, diamond drill tests made at
Coaldale show a vein of coal 16 feet
thick at a depth of 400 feet, while
two four foot veins were pierced be-
tween the surface and that point.
The coal is said to be as good as any
shipped into the State.
Great disappointment fell upon
the general passenger department of
the Salt Lake railroad recently when
a telegram was received from Elgin,
Nevada, stating that 1.-THE volcano
in active eruption" near there
proved to be a vast pile of sawdust
at a mountain saw mill.
By unanimous vote the Commits
sioners of Washoe County ordered
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
BORN.

At Tonopsh, Nrvada. August 8, 1913 u
the wife of I'D Erickson, a son.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
BIG SHIPMENT OF CATTLE
Mexican Cattle Being Transferred
70 United States to Save Them
From Mexican Armies

New Orleans, La, August L.
Arrangements are being made to
handle the largest shipment of cat
tie ever brought to this, and prob
ably to any American port. ms
shipment of a movement of $1,000
head will dock here tomorrow from
Tampico, Mexico.
Forced by the continuance OF the
instructions in the southern re-
public. the owners are going to tins
vast expense as the only means oil
saving any portion of their property.
While the shipment is being made IN
the name of the Corralities Ranch
Company, an English concern. it is
understood that General Luis Ter
razas. Enrique C. Creel and other
Mexican cattle owner are sending
out some of their cattle with this
movement. Thirty-one hundred
stock cars will be required to carry
the cattle from New Orleans to the
various ranches in this country t.
which they have been assigned.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
Nevada Change. Bond Holding.

The State has sold Government
four per cent bonds of the par value
of $215, 900, receiving therefor the
sum of $23S, 600, which has been re-
invested in other bonds, says the
Carson News. One hundred and
twenty five thousand dollars has been
invested in New Mexico refunded
five per cent bonds and the balance
will be invested in Clark and other
county six per cent bonds. This
change means an increase in the in
come of the State of from $500 per
year to $4,000.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
Railroad Man Meets Death

Roadmaster Joseph J. Caughlin of
the Las Vegas & Tonopah railroad.
met death on the road near Goldheld
Saturday. As the southbound train
pulled out of Goldfeld the body Of a
man was discovered on the track.
The engine was stopped as soon as
possible but the remains had been
dragged for some distance. Caugh-
lin left Goldfield early in the morn
ing on a railroad bicycle. 1t is sup
posed that he was thrown from the
machine and either killed or rendered
unconscious. He was the most popu-
lar railroader in the section. He
made his home in Las Vegas. where
a wife and four children survive.
There is no way to determine just
how the fatal accident occurred.
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Judge Bragg Return. to Reno

Judge Allen c. Bragg has rendered
his resignation as police judge of the
city of Ely. In a letter to Mayor
Parker the judge says that he has
found the lower altitude of Reno so
beneficial to his health that he has
decided to remain there, and accord
ingly rendered his resignation, to
take effect Immediately.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16

the license of H. C. Masters. permit
ting him to conduct a lodging house
and sell liquor, revoked, the order
to take effect Immediately. He was
charged with allowing his 14-year-
old daughter to tend bar.
Wholesale packers in Kansas
City, Chicago and on the Coast have
purchased in Nevada nearly all the
Spring lambs and the shipments are
now being made for the market. 1t
is estimated that the total paid to
stock growers in Nevada for Spring
lambs this year is more than three
quarters of a million dollars. They
are now selling at $3.50 per head.
Although no longer Sheriff of
Washoe County, but still keen after
criminals, Charles P. Ferrel has sue
ceeded in arresting Jim Russell, bet
ter known as Juniper jim, an al
legged notorious cattle rustler and
horse thief of Superior California.
The arrest was made at the NcKis-
sick ranch near Susanville, while the
alleged thief was in the act of killing
a steer.
Since a heavy rainstorm about a
week ago there has been a plague of
scorpions in Wabuska. Two persons
have been stung. Wabuska people
no longer enter their beds without
first searching for them. A large
black scorpion stung Mrs. A. A.
Hoag on the hand as she lifted a
dish cloth in her kitchen and for a
time it was feared that she would
lose her arm. Mrs. MacWilliams
was also bitten on the hand by a
black scorpion.
-Four men riding on a carload of
rails were caught by the rails and car
when the car turned over in the
Southern Pacific yard at Sparks late
Thursday night. All were seriously
injured. The men were riding on
the a contrary to orders. Andrew
Berg had his left foot cut off and
right foot and leg crushed. Arthur
Fem was bruised and cut about the
head and body. John Communicated
was cut on the forehead. Harry
Smith had his left foot crushed.
Nevada's sagebrush and grease
wood will be put TO some purpose
other than that of hampering the
farmer or furnishing a habitat for
the ~jackrabbit and the sagehen, if
Congressman Raker of California can
get an appropriation of $1,000 through
Congress. Congressman Raker asks
for the money to make an investiga-
ton, study and test of sagebrush and
CROSSWORD which may be used for
producing rubber and for other pur-
poses. He believes that great posi-
bilities lie in Nevada's chrysotham-
nus, the technical term for sage
brush.
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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
Cloudburst AT Olinehouse

Acloudburst in Olinghouse Canyon,
Washoe County, last week, did con,
siderable damage. Butfor the warn.
ing given by the roar of waters rush.
ing down the narrow canyon, loss OF
life would have resulted. Mrs.
Bruce Conley was i'll in her home.
Friends carried her to the hillside
only a few minutes before the water
demolished her home. The water
also destroyed the Fish cabin, the
Carmen saloon and the Barnes build
ing. The mill of the Nevada Spring.
field Mining Company was covered
with silt and rocks and the black.
smith shop of the mill washed away.
The woman who does her own
homework has the servant girl prob
lem solved
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
Wood For Sale

4 am prepared to deliver A No. ! "o0'
Eureka vt $S 90 per cord. Am ans
fitted TO take orders for all kih"s
hauling. Leave orders NJ the hn'e''
Cash Store. w. n. UNIV
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-10
SENATORS Think
JUDICIARY BLDG.
BADLY BOTCHED

Taking few passing punches az
the manner in which the judiciary
building was Femodelled, declaring
that Il is now a failure. and that In
ten years II will be q pile Of junk. the
ways and means committee last night
agreed to appropriate $4,000 for the
furnishings of the building, and the
remaining sum OF $1,000 will also be
recommended, with q rider that it
shall include any architect fee re-
naming unpaid.
This decision was reached last
night al the first evening meeting OF
the committee. And not only did it
find time to pass on the judiciary
building. but a number OF other items
TO be included in the emergency ap-
preparation bill for permanent i'm
provements were considered.
One of the important decisions
reached last night was the commit
tees agreement to include in the bill
$4,000 for the library of Hawaii, to
be used in improving the grounds.
Five hundred dollars more had been
asked.
Wharf appropriations for the other
islands were also acted on Koloa,
Kauai, was put down for $4,000, Kea.
wekapu, Maui. $500, and $4,000 fos
the rebuilding OF the Mahnkona wharf.
Honuapu and Hanalei were given $500
each for watersheds.
The general appropriation bill for
the current expenses of the govern
ment during the coming biennial per-
iod is to be reported on the forty.fifth
day Of the session, which will be Sat
nrday. The committee has great
amount of work before it in putting
this into shape There is also the
loan bill which the same body will
report on shortly, and which has been
the cause Of much of the committees
worry. Senator Metzger presented q
table last night showing the amounts
Of money borrowed by the different
counties. The table showed that
Oahu had borrowed 1854 percent of
the entire sum. Maui labs. Hawaii
1880 and Kauai AIS. This is the
loan fund from January 1, 1903 to
March 81, 1913, and includes outstand-
ing contracts.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-10
RIOT REIGNED
IN RESTAURANT

The fat and juicy pork chop, the
nut-browned hot cake and the well
spiced mince pie scared nightly and
| filled the atmosphere in the vicinity
of the Boston cafe, following spec
tacular visitation from Mister" Oliver
Mcdowell and Jesse jackson, two col
ored gentlemen who have been wear
| ing the uniform of Uncle Sam, and
admit that they are part and parcel
of the famous Twenty-fifth infantry,
stationed at Leilehua.
The air fairly reeked with riot and
revelry along about one o'clock this
morning. the racket being of suffi.
cient volume to attract several police
officers as well as other might owls. |"
Mcdowell and jackson, in what was
alleged to have been brother act
apparently found the restaurant and
the service presided over by several
Chinese, not exactly to their liking.
"All know about this affair, boss,
was that came out of 1t this morn
ing, finding two salt cellars and one
spoon tucked away in my clothes"
pleaded Jackson, who acted as spokes-
man in the hearing set before Judge
Monsarrat. Guess, we must sure
lave occasioned some strenuous rough
house in that Chinese community
added Mcdowell, when charged with
malicious injury to the property of an
other
Police are said to have stepped in
to the breach just in time to prevent
a complete demolition of the refresh
ment room AS it was, Jackson and
lis companion had finished their meal
at an early hour in the morning, when,
without warning, they began to in
dulge in playful juggling of catsup
and sauce bottles Not content with
this amusement, they next took to
throwing. plates and other portable
crockery against the wall and out
through several windows.
The Chinese, believing safety the
better part of valor, sought soiace and
protection from the police. The place
lesembled shambles when the Off.
GERS arrived on the scene. The negro
soldiers declared that they were drunk
and dressed up and had no money. with
which to square a bill of $SS to cover
damage done the fixtures.
The defendants faced two charges.
the one of larceny of some minor ar
ticles of table decoration valued at
less than dollar, being disposed OF
by an assessment of fine of five dol
lars in each instance. For the WISH
tation of wrath and ruin to the res
taurant, Judge Monsarrat imposed
fine of SIS and costs.
The Chinese departed with the be,
lief that while the ends of justice may
have been satisfied, they were out aud
injured to the tune of much new
crockery and furnishings.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-10
IGNORE BENCH WARRANTS
AND GET IN TROUBLE

Especial star-Bulletin Correspondence
HILO, Hawaii. April 4.-Ignoring
court bench warrants proved an ex-
,pensiye enjoyment for the three
breakwater men, who caused the ar.
rest of A. v. Roe,sL W. w organizer.
II was on the testimony of one OF the
men that warrant was issued for the
/. W. w. man on a charge OF pro
family. When the case came up for
trial it was postponed for a few days
and the witnesses told when to ap-
pear in court. They failed to do so
and Judge Wise issued a bench war.
rant summoning them into court, the
following day.
The officers could rot locate the
men the following day, but on the day
after they were hauled into court and
the judge promptly charged them with
contempt for not being there the day
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-10

before. Gust Gerda, the one who had
sworn to the original warrant, was
given $40 fine; Pete Solberg and
John Olson contributed So apiece to
Hilo's expense fund.
Earlier in the week japanese paid
a S. fine for contempt, because he per-
sisted in telling Japanese witnesses
what they should say, after he had
several times been warned. The Jap
was the first man Judge Wise had ever
fined for contempt.