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The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
$50 HORSE WINS
$500 FOR OWNER
Great PAGER, Walter COchato, 2.03i4,
Bought at Auction for =
Paltry Sum.

II is not often that a $50 horse is able
to 20 forth and battle with the very best
of the Grand Circuit brigade. and 1t is
not customary for a country merchant
10 campaign the fastest PAGER in the 2:O0
class. The records for the racing season
just closed, however, prove that to the
lot Of a cheap horse and a country owner
have come the honor Of heading the list
Of money winners in the 2:O6 class, and
the big stables are now casting longing
eve in the direction OF Converse, Ind, and
wondering how it happened.
When William Maple, a cheese mer-
chant and huCkster Of Converse. Ind, bid
s9I for a tall. lOng-legged and rather
coarse black colt at the last sale of the
Daugherty Brothers. in Wabash. three
wears ago. he builded better than he
knew. Few men about the sale ring con-
sidered the colt worth a seasons training.
but Mr. Maple did not regret his pur-
chase when the following spring the colt,
under the name Of Walter COchato. took
a record Of 2:I7 Ia as a three-year-old over
the half-mile track AT Russiaville.
Now the name of Walter Cochato is
known from one end Of the Grand Circuit
to the other. from Kalamazoo. Mich, to
Rockingham Park. at Salem, y. H.. and
from BuUdiA 10 lseNllSNOll- 'PpoSi'c 'hc
name stands a record Of 2:1S Ia and the
ST tatistics for the racing season just closed
show that Walter COChatO won for his
huckster owner the prinCely sum of $500.
the largest amount credited to any PAGER
ir the 2:O5 class.
While the Campaign and the turf his
tory of Walter CochatO are known to
many followers OF the Grand Circuit. but
few know the real debut of this noted
star. The son of Cochato C2:l7 1-2). and
Kitty Burgess. by Patchen Wilkes, was
foaled in Franklin County. Ky. seven
miles from Frankfort, on the farm OF w.
II. and W. ]. Lewis, prominent breeders
of trOtters.
The black colt grew so rapidly that ne
was not highly regarded by his breeders
and he was picked up at small price
when representatives Of the Dausherty
Stock Farm were in Kentucky. Like all
Indiana horsemen. MIR. Maple was anX-
ious to secure a horse of good size, and
when Walter Cochato was led into the
ring his : Ee alone recommended him. as
he showed little speed. In his three-year-
old form. however. the colt made cred
liable campaign in the hands OF II. X.
Trowbridge, of Marion, Ind, and as a
four -year-old in 1912 he beat all the best
PAGERS on the Great Western circuit
driven by Harry Snider. Of Montpelier.
The last season in the hands OF Homer
Legg. an amateur, and new to the Grand
Circuit, he won a number of hard-tought
aces and money in nearly every start.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
MANY INTERNATIONAL
MATCHES SCHEDULED
Challenges Expected for Canoe and
Sender Trophies Next
Year

New York. Dec. 25.-Two more interna-
tional competitions appear likely to be
added to the 1914 schedule of sport, and
in both cases United States yachtsmen
will appear in the role of cup defenders.
Unofficial announcement from foreign
sources stated that challenges will soon
be forwarded for both the Sender and
canoe trophies. which were successfully
defended during tho last season.
The canoe cup challenge is expected
from the Gananoque Motor Boat Club,
of Ontario, and Ralph BrittOn, whe
sailed the challenger in Gravesend Bay
last summer. will probably handle the
new sailing canoe.
The Sender challenge will come from.
one of the German yacht clubs, but there
appears to be some doubt as to whether
the dates for the races will be set fol
1914 or a year later.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
RIVER PIRATES
MAKE BIG HAUL
Commander Tug and Tow
Away Float Loaded with
Freight Cars.
FOUR ARRESTS ARE MADE
Merchandise Worth $4,000 Stolen,
Then Barge and Ship Are
Abandoned.
FOUR ARRESTS ARE MADE

New York, Dec 26.-Four men were
arrested tonight in HOboken in con-
nection with the greatest river pirate
coup ever reported in New York Har-
Dor.
1t is alleged that on Christmas night
they commandeered a tug valued at
$4O. 900. and with II towed out into the
bay New York Central Railroad float
with twenty-four cars, loaded with
merchandise valued at 100000,
preached the cars, and made their es-
cape with silks. dress goods and cloth
ing, and miscellaneous goods OF an
estimated value of $4,000.
The men under arrest are James
Mahoney, tugboat captain: Henry Cobb,
tugboat engineer, and Nicholas Shields
and Samuel Nichols, deckhands.
The crew of the tug James Bradley left
the boat tied up at the Hamburg-Ameri-
can piers in Hoboken, at 3 o'clock Christ
mas night. About half an hour later
the Bradley was seen to be steaming out
into the river. Apparently the tug and
her private crew went directly across the
river to pier o. at the fooI of Franklin
street, this city, where the New York
Central float No. lob, with twenty-four
cars abroad was mOOred and made fast
to the float and towed it away under
cover of heavy rain.
Find Tug boat Abandoned.
Five hours later. at o'clock this morn
ing, the tug was found whirling around
in a circle in the middle Of the North
River. off Cortland street. Two men from
another tugboat boarded the Bradley and
found she had been abandoned, the sea
cocks opened. the engines set for full
speed ahead. and the wheel lashed so
that tn. vessel would whirI in a circle
MI ha n
down. The cocks were closed and the
vessel pumped out and brought to HO-
bOken.
The harbor police were notified and
then it vas found that the float was
missing. 1t was finally discovered in the
basin OF the Ocean Yacht Club, at
Stapleton, Staten Island. The monster
float had been swept into the basin by
the fierce wind and heavy sea, smashing
four big motor boats as it swept in. The
police found that every car of the twen-
ty-four had been brOaChed and great
quantities of cased goods taken away. An
axe marked with the name of the tug
Bradley gave the clue connecting the
theft Of the tug with that Of the float.
1t later was learned that the tug had
put in at tho foot of Morris street.
Jersey City, after midnight Christmas
night II is believed that the loot was
put ashore there and transferred to
wagons, but no trace of it has been
found, although scores OF railroad and
city detectives have been working on the
case all day.
The four men arrested this evening
were found in Hoboken water front re-
sorts and other arrests are expected to-
morrow. The police would not say to-
night what evidence they had against
the men under arrest.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
T0DAY'S SELECTIONS.
BY NEW YORK TELEGRAPH.
Charleston.

First race-Question Mark, Theo.
Cook, Stealaway.
Second race-Trade-mark, Supreme,
Miss Gayle.
Third race-Pluvious. Wiley. Syl-
vestris.
Fourth race-Merry Lad, Duquesne.
Feather Duster.
Fifth race-Monacacy, Royal Tea,
Robert Bradley.
, Sixth race-Frank Hudson, Earl OF
Savoy, Queed.
Juarcz.
First race-Gen. Warren, Hyki, Ed
Luce
Second race-Zenotek, Ask Me,
Amity.
Third race-King Elk. Gimli, Com
mendation.
Fourth race-Gold Finn. Parlor Boy,
Mack B Eubanks.
Fifth race-Palatable, Fort Sumter.
Aazurka.
Sixth race-Little Marchmont C. w.
Kennon, Joe Woods
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
PARDoNs FOR NINtTY-TWo.
New jersey Board Takes Action In
Hundred Cases.

Trenton. n. J.. Dec. 26.-Ninety-two con-
viCts were pardoned today. and fines in
eight more cases were remitted. as the
result of the deliberations OF the board
of pardons on over so applications for
pa rdOn.
No action was announced in the case OF
Rev. George D. Huggins. or Jacobstown,
n. J.. although hundreds of ministers in
all parts of the State made appeals in
his behalf. He was sentenced to from
five to thirty years upon charges made
by Viola Falls, which she later repudi-
ated
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
XIII, Mother as Burglar.

Lincoln, Nebr.. Dec. 26.-Mistaking
her for a burglar, Carl F. Carlson early
today shot and killed his widowed
mother. Carlson and his mother lived
alone.
This morning the mother stepped out
onto the porch, unknown to Carlson.
When he saw a shadow there he
grabbed a revolver and fired.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
CHINESE MUTINEERs EXECUTED
200 shot Down by Firing squads at
Presidents Orders.

Pckin. Dec. 26.-IIined up in squads of
ten. 90 mutinous soldiers and their COM
mander were shot to death today. AS
fast as one firing squad had performed
it's task another took its place.
The men were executed by order of
President Yuan Shi kai for their revolt
against the government at Kiang Yuan.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
FIGHT RACES OVER PRAYERS.
DcvotionS for Benefit Of Mrs. Pank-
hurst Cause split In Church.

London. Dec. a6.-A factional fight is
raging among the members of ST. Peters :
Church. Nottiughill, that may involve
Bishop Kensington because prayers Of
fcred last Sunday for Mrs Emmeline
Pankhurst were stopped. The bishop
ordered the prayers. but they were
stopped by Vicar Hanks.
The vicar is subject to the bishops
orders. but many Of the fashionable con-
gregation have taken. the Wears side.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
PRICE OF EGGS GOES KITING.
storage Products Quoted at Thirty
Cents q Dozen Wholesale.

Chicago. Dec. 26-Prices of storage
eggs continued their upward flight today
when they were offered for sale at 20
cents a dozen.
These eggs were bought some time age
at q cents by the storage houses. Deal
crs who had contracts to fill bids as high
9s 2S IS cents today. but there we're nc
offerings at this figure.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
Lechan sent to Jail.

White Plains, N. Y, Dec. 26.-Will-
lam ]. Leehan. recently acquitted of
the murder of Mrs. Caroline Turner,
was arraigned here today on charge
of intoxication.
He was remanded. and probably will
be examined as to his sanity.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
bigger Sail Area for Yacht.

Bristol, r. l.. Dec. ga change of
plans for the Vanderbilt yacht. being
built here as one of the candidates for
defense of the Americas Cup. is ex-
planned by the fact that greater sail
area is demanded by the syndicate, and
nothing must stand in the way of sue
cess. according to their ideas.
Additional ballast will be carried in
the keel Of the yacht, but the actual
extent of the increase in her upper
arrangements has not been announced.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
MILLS MOVE ACROSS BORDER.
Canadian Hallway Reports Big In
fax of American Manufacturers.

ottawa, Dec. ga great influx OF
American manufacturers into Canada is
noted by the Canadian Railway in a
statement issued today. 1t says that
within two years United States firms
employing 1O.S5O men and having an ag-
gregate capital of $1S.O25,OOO, have located
along its lines.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27

gent Athletic Club at IL o'clock at Wig
liant Park. This game is for the 100
pound championship of the District,
and. as both elevens lay claim to the
title, a hard-fought contest should re-
suit. The Juniors will hold their last
practice tonight at the Southeast Y. NJ.
G. a. gymnasium. and all players are
requested to report.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
BUILDS CARDBOARD MANSION.
Baron Henri de RothschiId Spends
100000 for Model of New Home.

Paris, Dec. a6-Baron Henri de Roths-
child has had built near the Bois de
Boulogne a full-sized replica in thick
cardboard of the mansion he plans TO
erect on an adjacent site.
The cardboard mansion. which is COM
plete in every detail cost $4,000. 1t is
intended to enable the baron to see the
architects ideas fully worked out SO that
changes in the plans may be made if
necessary.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27

Martin Krug. once a world champion,
passed out of the American League when
Boston sold him to Omaha with only
three lines to chronicle his fall in the
newspapers. What was 1t John McGraw
said about the Red Sox being soon for
gotten?
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
CO-EDs WAR ON BooRIsH MEN.
Form Association for Suppression
of AtrOcious Manners of Students.

"i AtrOclous hahhers OF students.
indianapolis. Dec. 26.-An associa-
ton for the suppression of the afro
..iOus manners of men has been or
ganized by young women at Butler
College. Men of the college are re-
erred to as rude, ungentlemanly,
careless. and thoughtless." A letter
in the college paper also says:
The insults of having a man smoke
without asking permission and the ugly
familiarity of having him blow smoke
INTO the girls face are sights that we
see too often"
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
BuIearian Cabinet Crises Past.

Paris, Dec 26.-Foreign Minister
Grenadieff has decided to resign to pre-
vent the fall of the Bulgarian cabinet.
according to . dispatch from Sonia to-
dS
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
yigtIaut Junior. Meet Regents.

Tho Vigilant Juniors football eleven
will make it's final appearance of the
season SUNDAY when 1t battles the Re-
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27

The doors OF the Florence Crittenton
Hope and Help Mission. at 2lS Third
street northwest. will be opened to Ade-
laide NJ. Brance, the woman who. for
love of the late Marvin II. Couch. OF
Monticello, y. Y. remained for years i
voluntary hermit in his office, whenever
she chooses to seek a home in the mis-
sion. The suggestion that she come TO
the Washington institution was made
by Rev. F. q. UnderhiII. of Monticello
md the officials said yesterday she would
h.' welcomed at any time.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
PRESIDENTS UNCLE DIES.
Henry l.. Wilson, Prominent Law
yer, Succumbs in Ohio Town.

Chillicothe. Ohio, Dee. 26.-Henry l..
Wilson, a uncle of President Wilson, died
here today.
He was a prominent lawyer.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27

PHONE NJ 1918. NEW AND Z PAS
senger Touring Cars. $500 per hour
up. Best service. Lowest rates Any
time. Any place. PEOPLES AUTO
HIRING CO. s27 r4th St. nv.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-27
LOVE SLAVE" REFUSES
TO co WITH BROTHER
He Then Leaves in Rage, Threatening
Suit Against Lawyers
Estate.

Monticello. n. Y. Dec. 26.-Herbert o.
Rrance. half brother of Adelaide Brance,
arrived here today and after an un-
successful attempt TO induce his sister
10 return home with him, left in rage.
rouring invectives upon the head C.
Melvin Henry Couch. the dead lawyer,
who was his sisters master for fifteen
Years His sister greeted him effuslVely.
II was their first meeting in fourteen
Years. and it was in the nature OF
reconciliation.
Miss Brance and her brother talked
for two hours in her room in tie coun-
trv iail. Afterward the brother said:
Couch is dead. I am willing to for
get if | can. My sister was a pure
woman until she met him. She was not
g, vampire She did not lure him.
since this blot on our family name
ba been uncovered / have suffered the
tortures of hell. l want my sister TO
inter a sanatorium and stay there until
she is well Then she should go to a
foreign country under an assumed name.
All that 1 possess is at her disposal.
Miss Brance let it be known that she
had rejected all of her brothers PROPOSE
tions. Brance left in rage. threatening
to sue the Couch estate.
Tonight from her room in the county
iail. Miss Brance, commenting upon her
brothers threat to sue the Couch estate,
sent forth the following statement:
Il shall not recognize any of Herberts IS
efforts in this direction. What has been,
has been. ! was no unwilling slave. What
did / did gladly and without thought
o, financial remuneration Were / put
to the test / would gladly do it over
again.
1t was said tonight that Miss Brance
had accepted an offer OF a position in a
bookstore in a Middle Western city, and
il was declared that she will leave here
As soon as transportation is provided.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

The students of the Atlanta Baptist
College (Georgia) held spell-bound an
audience of four thousand people in
the Armory auditorium in Atlanta re-
Gently with a program from Negro
composers. One marked feature of
the occasion was the rendition of the
grand chorus, "Gallia," by $50 male
voices. Both races were there. At
lanta's very best and most cultured.
and they were unanimous and enthu-
siastic in rendering the verdict that
it was wonderful performance.
Nine. Azalia Hackley trained the pro-
gram. President Hope wisely encour-
aged it.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

Disunion is the result of perverted
Judgment or a lack of understanding
which. in either case, is hurtful Ig
norance is fruitful producer of woes
and it is a grave misfortune not to
know or realize it's baneful effects.
Success in life hinges upon a proper
use of the materials employed in its
making; and we sink or swim in ac-
cordance with the execution of our
plans. The Negro occupies a posi-
tion not envied by the others of
mankind; but his opportunities are
many and he may with readiness pull
the load, if he rightly puts his shoul-
der to the wheel
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

the association is one of general help.
fulness, which is expressed in it's mot
to. Lifting as We Climb"
Most of the problems which con-
front the white wife and mother come
also to her colored sister. The diff
culties of the latter are largely in
creased by the barriers of race. The
colored women are just as anxious to
educate their children and to have a
high standard OF living as the white
women. The number of uneducatsd
women who will toll over a wash tub
all day long in order to keep their
children in school demonstrates this.
But their ambitions are gained only
by a constant struggle such as the
white woman has never even imag-
ined
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07
The pawnbroker won't advance a
cent on your self-esteem.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, one of the
best known modern composers, and
the most prominent of Negro COM
posers, died in London, England The
deceased was one of England's leading
writer's, and was well known in this
country, having made several visits
to America. In Washington. d. c.. a
few years ago, he produced a part
of his greatest work-his Hiawatha
trilogy "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast"
and was voted a composer of marked
ability by both press and public. His
last visit to the United States was
two seasons ago.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

There is a class which makes great
pretensions to interest as to to the
welfare of their fellowmen, but when
the opportunity for manifesting it ap-
pears, excuses ready coined are drag
ged from their covert to brace the tibs
they tell Such characters, selfish in
purpose are of little benefit to them
selves and none whatever to the So
ciety of which they form a part.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

In all the history of its pioneer
work in the development of the Negro
folk songs, Fisk university had never
given such concert as was presented
to an enthusiastic audience last night
in Ryman auditorium, the largest hall
In the city. This immense audience
gave the 300 Negro students round
after round of applause, demanding
an encore for every number on the
program. Nowhere else in the United
States could there be gathered such a
company of select Negro voices under
such leadership, for the singing of
these songs, as that which greeted the
music lovers of Nashville on this oc-
casion. From the opening song Of
Brethren, Rise" to the closing,
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" led by
Mrs. Ella Sheppard Moore, one of the
original jubilee singers. this mammoth
chorus held the audience in wrapt
attention. The chorus was assisted by
the University orchestra, the Mems
Glee club, and the Women's Glee club,
whose rendition of Mendelsohn's "Lift
Thine Eyes" was as pure a piece of
vocal harmony as one seldom has
chance to hear. The choral work was
under the direction of Professor John
w. Work, the noted leader of Negro
folk songs. His solo, "Onaway, Awake
Beloved" by Coleridge-Taylor, was
one of the features of the evening.
This concert was given as a part of
the strenuous effort the university is
making to raise the balance of nearly
100000 to complete a much needed
endowment fund. The raising of this
fund will meet great crisis in the
history of this noted institution Cash
and pledges to the amount of 100000
have been secured. Many of the
pledges are conditions on the raising
of the balance of a 100000 fund Dy
June 1, 1913. The following is the
program of the concert, without the
encores, which followed each selec-
tion:
PART I.
Orchestra
Witness for My Lord. " Negro Folk Song
Led by Miss Green.
Lift Thine Eyes es.....,.........Me .Mendelssohn
Womens Glee Club.
Steal Away to Jesus......Negro Folk Song
Rosary Observation-Disclosures. Arranged
Mesdames c. o. Hadley and ]. w. Work.
Messrs. J. w. Work and A G.. Price
Great Camp Meeting Negro Folk Song
Led by Mrs C. o. Hadley.
Remarks .......-.......By Friends of Fisk
PART II.
Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray ..........
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Negro Folk Song
Led by j. A Myers.
Onaway, Awake, Beloved.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Coleridge Taylor
]. w. Work.
I'm Coin to do all can for My Lord.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Negro Folk Song
Led by A. G. Price.
There, Little Girl, Don't Cry. westendorf
Mems Glee Club.
Readings from the Works of Dunbar
J. A. Myers.
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.
Led by Mrs. G. w. Moore, of the Original
Jubilee Singers
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

Chinkapin chains, a novelty just
over from London, are made of large,
polished wood beads in black and cos
tune colors, strung on knotted silk
or fastened with metal links. They
come in the form of lorgnette chains,
purse chains, and graduated neck
laces, and retail at from "a to A
cents.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

The fishermen of Maine, making
use of power boats. are generally max
irg use of a mixture of gasoline and
lubricating oil, which is said to keep
the cylinders thoroughly oiled without
the use of lubricating cups.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

Have you really got as much faith
in God, and your religion as you say
you have? If SO, why is it you resort
to methods that are not of God in or
der to accomplish some things? Why
don't you put the matter in his hands,
as you say he will fight your battles
for you?-The Interstate Reporter.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07

A hitherto unknown clan of Jews
has been discovered in the interior
desert of Arabia.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-06-07
VETERANS TO MEET
ON BATTLEFIELD
Big Reunion of Survivors of Civil
War at Gettysburg on
July !.
10000 EXPECTED TO ATTEND
Men Who Wore the Blue and Gray
to Again Gather on Ground
Made Memorable by His
toric Conflict.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

wv WASHINGTON. - During the
AH first four days of July the
WV battlefield of Gettysburg. Pa,
Nv will again be the scene of