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will doubtless support the proposed plan
as the beginning of greater and better
things, for this is the only non-sectar1an
and complete college in the Nationai
Capital. All agree that this capital should
have a college worthy of it. and all agree
that the local need for it is great The
community through applicants for It's
teaching has insisted that 1t shall go
on because 1t furnished the only oppor,
turlity of the kind for our young men anu
Young women and fittingly supplemented
the work of the public schools. Some day
a millionaire or millionaires will respond
to the appeal of the university for AIDE
ouate endowment and at the same time
win lasting fame in this city set upon a
hill. James Smithson's half million DOL
lars gave new word, Smithsonian, 10
the world of science and earthly I'M
mortality to the founder of that benen-
cient institution for the diffusion OF
knowledge.
Some day.. too. l hope Congress VIII
give the District of Columbia and this
university as the only one prepared to
receive it. the appropriation authorizeo
by the Morrill, acts, which every state
and territory. including Hawaii and Porto
Rico, now enjoy excepting the District
Of Columbia.
Meanwhile. this college a little longer
must struggle on through love and
hunger. Through the love of its devot-
ed professors, who have made greater
sacrifices for it than any one eise' the
love of its alumni and alumnae. VINO
have done and I believe will do so much
for it, and through the hunger OF the stu
dents for what it can give
This community, as whole, always
public spirited, always patriotic" he con-
Guided will do it's duty when sufficiently
informed and aroused to this, Is to every
other needed and cherished institution
in the National Capital.
Speech by Col. Hopkins.
Col Archibald Hopkins said that it
happens that there are In Washington at
the present time, representing the gov
ernments of Great Britain and France,
two of the most brilliant and distin-
guished men who have ever been in di-
plomacy-James Bryce and ]. j. Jusse
rand"
After paying tribute to the diplomats,
Col. Hopkins continued:
Both these gentlemen have been a long
time in Washington and have manifested
the deepest and most intelligent interest
in everything that concerns our prosper
ity and progress. AS able, experienced,
impartial observers their opinions as to
our needs must carry the greatest weight.
In a recent address Mr.. Bryce spoke in
the warmest terms of the unselfish work
President Stockton is doing, and of the
very great need Of a strong, Independent
university mere NOl lOLS ago was
talking with him on the subject, and he
told me that he and the French ambas-
sador had been discussing it lately, and
that they agreed that If they were Ameri-
cans the first thing they would devote
their time and attention to would be the
building up of a truly national univer-
sity here, not national in the sense of be-
ing in any way or degree under the con-
troll Of the government but in the
breadth and scope of it's influence and
usefulness. 1t would be impossible to
find opinions entitled to more weight
than these.
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Flood at ParkerSburq
Worst in City'S History

PITTSBURGH. March 29.-For a few
minutes this afternoon the Associated
Press succeeded i'm gaining telephone
communication with Parkersburg, ".
Va.
The correspondent there reported the
river stage at sixty-four feet, higher
than ever known. and rising three
inches an hour
Where flood stages had never reach
ed before, the water yesterday after
noon was up to second-story windows.
The entire business section of the
city is under water AS the wire fall
cd the correspondent said that many
people had taken refuge in their sec
ond stories expecting to be free from
the high water but that the river rose
so rapidly it overlook them.
Whether loss of life has been sus-
tanned could not be learned before the
line went down
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Receding at Wheeling.

WHEELING, W. Va, March 29.-Flood
water is receding slowly here. After one
of the greatest floods in the history of the
city, Wheeling is working hard to estsb-
lish normal conditions. At least 10000
homeless are being furnished aid Up 10
10 O'Clock the Ohio river had fallen FIVE
feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Ten Thousand Animals
Drowned in Kentucky

LEXINGTON, KY, March 29.-Fuliy
10000 head Of stock in Kentucky noun
tain valleys are reported drowned, and
immense quantities of logs have been
swept from booms in the hills in the
rapidly rising Kentucky rivers. Many
towns are under water. At High Bridge
one fatality has been reported.
The eastern portion of Kentucky is cut
off from rail communication with the
outside world. The Kentucky, Cumber-
land, Red, Big Sandy and Licking rivers
are out of their banks and inhabitants
in the valleys are fleeing to high ground.
Steamers Carry Refugees.
CAIRO. ILL.,, March 29.-Water is flow
ing over the Cotton Belt tracks at Hen
derson Mound, Mo. The steamers City
of Cairo and Three States today
brought in refugees and live stock from
the flooded district of Missouri.
Workmen are strengthening the drain
age district levees north of Cairo.
Appeals today from Commerce, Scott
county, Mo-, which is above the mouth
of the Ohio. brought the news that the
Mississippi river is within two feet OF
the high-water mark Of two years ago.
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!, Mr.. Macfarland's Address.

Former Commissioner mcfarland told
of the high standing of the university in
the city where it is located.
"The community through the Board of
Trade, Chamber of Commerce and other
civic organizations has always shown
good will to this university" he. said, 1T
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30
Watch Situation Closely.

Mean while the authorities in three of
the mo It important cities along the river,
which IRE intensely interested, are watch
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Rev F. Menefee. president of Wash.
ington College. Owing to the absence or
Rev. II. NJ. Canter. pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South. from the
city. who is attending conference, there
will be no services at that church to-
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Wall of Water Sweeps
Down on LaWrenceburg:
Thousands Flee Homes

continued From First Page
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unimpo rtant. Parts of three counties
will b. affected. In that vicinity also
two co npanies of the Missouri National
Guard we're called out today to do patrol
duty.
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States, and then when he gets old make
him work for a mere pittance- This has
caused me more sorrow, or more chagrin
and more sorrow, than anything else in
government life
He declared that the government must
hold out something to the men who ex-
haust their strength in the government
service. and this would be obtained by
a certainty of tenure Mr.. bennett de-
clared that the idea can't be adopted of
bringing men and women here to be edu-
Gated. and then sending them out into
various parts of the country, thus MAX
ing room for others. Mr.. bennett de-
clared he believed the safety of tenure
had come to stay.
While he asserted that he probably was
in the minority he believed the appor-
tionment of civil service positions
among the states was entirely wrong in
theory.
He continued that it was his idea that
the government was entitled to the best,
irrespective of whether it came from one
state or the other.
DIR. Davidson. superintendent of schools
of the District, declared that the standard
OF instruction in the schools of Wash
ington challenged comparison with any
of the schools of the world. He praised
George Washington University and the
spirit it has shown in the face Of adver-
sites.
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There is nothing more humiliating to
the individual or more disgraceful to the
United. States than to have a man giving
the best part OF his lie to the United
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
FREAKlEST HOMER ON RECORD
"Granger" Woods Knocks Ball Into
Gopher Hole and Scores Winning
Run of Exciting Game.

Granger" Woods, who used to star
in the box for Oklahoma City during
that city's participation in the old
Western association, won hotly con-
tested baseball game, during last sea-
son, at Canton, Okla, when bail that
he hit through the shortstop rolled
into a gopher hole, giving Woods
home run and the only tally in the
game. The play happened in the
ninth inning.
Both Woods and Woodwork, who
opposed him at Canton, were pitching
for Watonga regularly, but having an
off day they agreed to pitch for Can
ton and Hitchcock. Both pitchers
were going at their best and the two
teams were unable to hit when hits
would bring in runs. There was con-
siderable rivalry between the two
boXmen and this was the first time
they had pitched against one another.
In the ninth inning, with the score
0 to 0 and hits very few, Woods came
to bat The second ball thrown by
Woodwork was knocked through the
shortstop and rolled into a gopher
hole, about a third Of the distance
out toward the center fielder. The
outfielders worked hard to get the
ball, but before they could recover 1t,
Woods had made the circuit and won
the game.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01

an unsteady course for the blind tiger
81 did not stop him, but as he en-
tered the place of liquor dispensing,
entered the place he vacated, blew out
the light and cast myself into his bed,
which was warm, though none too
clean.
1T seemed hours later when / was
awakened by a reeling Swede.
"'Ah bane thanking you've my
bade,' he began.
"'Man,' I replied. You've been to
the blind tiger
"That was enough. The man was
too dazed to think. He turned about,
by degrees, and walked out of the
place. I don't know where he went,
but probably back to the blind tiger.
Though I had slept in my clothes,
felt refreshed as l awoke again with
the dawn of another day. l will al.
ways remember that sleep, and the
way l manager to get bed, such as
it was. I've since slept in many lux.
urious places, but never enjoyed my
repose better than that night"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
HAD AROUSED HER CURIOSITY
Small Girl Wanted Painter to DIvuIge
Secret She Evidently Considered
of Importance.

A certain painter in New York,
though he is still young man, and
looks younger, has way of winning
prizes at National academy exhibits
and such. Also he has studio near
Central park. The other day he went
into the park with the sort of para
phernalia artists use when they go
sketching. He picked out a place to
suit him, set up his workshop. and
fell to very earnestly. Presently he
was aware of something behind him
something with bright eyes. He
looked up. There stood a smartly
dressed young lady, aged five or there
abouts. She was frankly interested
In what he was dning and met his
gaze without embarrassment
do you mind If little girl looks
over your shoulders" she said.
Not If she is a good little girl"
replied the artist politely-and went
on with his painting. 1t was some
time before he looked up again. The
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
CaIamitous Cessation for Bobbys Little Lamb

Bobby's mamma was waiting to well
come little son as he hoped out OF
the wagon, dragging the lamb at the
end of a sIring. The first thing the
two knew the lamb had butted in and
sprawled them, mother and man.
child, on the pavement.
A crowd developed with sudden.
ness that suggested it must have
swarmed up from the crevices in the
bricks.
The little lamb got busy and butted
around at the human fringe with skill.
full impartiality, until particularly
big man gave it what was intended to
be a down-and-out kick! But it wasn't.
Not for the little lamb. AS for the
man-but maybe he wouldn't like it
mentioned; some people are so deli.
cately sensitive-and, anyhow, maybe
he would have done better If the little
lamb had given him second try, but
it wasn't that sort Of little lamb.
1t preferred to streak off like white
lightning-and maybe 1t is streaking
yet.
Bobby was innocently frank. He
didn't mean no harm; he just took the
lamb because it looked good to him.
This moral kidnapery, which has been
epidemic among us since the knave of
hearts he stole some tarts all on
summers day, was not condoned by
Bobby's mamma. She believed in fit.
ting the punishment to the crime; her
son had stolen lamb. So she gave
him a lamming.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
e Twists Letters Like

1y ASHINGTON.-Fran B. Willis,
w the rising young statesman from
Wool Town, Ohio, who pulled down
the spelling laurels in the recent Press
Clubs ladies' night entertainment, had
better study up that bluebacked SPELL
er, because there's another chap in
town who can twist the letters round
his tongue like Mexican greaser Jug
Cling lariat. This same fellow is
Wrisley Brown, special assistant attor-
ney general of the department Of JUS
tice Mr.. Brown sat in the front row
at the spelling bee, and wore sar-
donic smile upon bis face all through
the proceedings. Now l understand
He thought the words were too easy.
This is easy to prove by looking up
the records.
Some time ago a correspondent who
purported to be a college professor
wrote II letter to President Taft COM
planning that the recurrence of crime
waves was due to malign thought i'm
pulses hurtled about by detectives Of
the department of justice. Then the
detectives would issue forth and ar
rest these law breakers, according to
the writer, in this way working up a
reputation for efficiency. The writer
also said he had appeared before the
senate third degree" committee, and
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
Some MIGHTY Beautiful Things in the Constitution

cENATOR TOM MARTIN of Vir-
y ginia is radically different from
most statesmen from the sunny
south. He is not an orator. On the
contrary, he is usually so silent tnat
he makes the Sphinx seem like the
star book agent for an installment
Publishing house. AS some of his con-
stituents like to say: Tom taxes
hia'n out in thinkin' and actin"
But while Martin says little, he lis
tens much. And when he does finally
break into speech his words are to
the point.
Some time ago there came up, In
the senate, a bill on which there was
a bitter fight. Straightway several of
those senators who have come to be
known as constitutional sharks" leap
ed to their feet one after another, in
high sounding and resounding protest.
Shall we, unworthy as we are, dare
to violate either the letter or the spir=
it of our beloved constitution" they
demanded. "Never-never-not one
iota-NEVER!"
Martin listened calmly until all had
done. Then he rose slowly and drap-
ed himself gracefully over one edge
of his desk.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
How John Burroughs Found a Place to Sleep In
4 Ohm BURROUGHS, accompanied

I Ohm BURROUGHS, accompanied
y by two well known naturalists,
Ernest Thompson-Seton and Glenn
Buck of Chicago. was a recent visitor
to the capitol These three men were
here to urge the enactment of legisla-
tion pending in congress for the pro-
lection of birds.
At the capitol Mr.. Burroughs gazed
with thoughtful eyes directed toward
the imposing, glistening white, marble
senate Office building.
Beautiful building, isn't it?" he
WAS asked.
Hugh! Yes" was the slow re-
sponse.
But" he added, 81 would whole
sight rather gaze at scene l remem-
Der so distinctly. l had visited a
small hamlet in state that was
"dry."
81 looked about, but could find no
place to sleep. 1t took only few
minutes to traverse the settlement.
There was only one place where a
light could be seen. The nature Of
was apparent to all who cared to un-
derstand 1t was a so-called blind
tiger"
Seeking rest there was out of the
question, but I was tempted to enter
and ask for information. AS l was
hesitat1hg, faint light in building
opposite showed, and in few min
utes the form of man, partly dressed.
appeared in the doorway and began
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
PLAYERS AMIss IN RUNNING
Most Of Them Would Benefit Greatly
by instruction In Scientific Prin-
cipIes Of Sprinting.

"a man that is continually losing
the decision by half STEP" said John
]. McGraw, manager Of the champion
Giants, in talking on the subject Of
base running, will never win a close
game for you. AS far as results are
concerned the ball might just as we'll
beat him to first by thirty feet as by
three. Real speed on a team consists
of just that extra half STEP"
1t is probable other managers real
lie this fact as well as McGraw It
seems strange, therefore, that spring
training does not include expert
coaching in the art of sprinting. There
are few ball players who in the hands
Of Mike Murphy would not learn to
run much faster than they do.
Few of the men have any idea of the
scientific principles of sprinting. Any
one who has watched ball players
closely and noticed the manner of
running and the length of their stride
will realize they do not run with the
same power and efficiency as the
trained short-distance man. In the
first place many ofthem, while they
move their feet and legs fast, take
short stride and run with an up and
down motion. They also waste time
by throwing the foot far out behind
them. Then, too many of them turn
their toes out
Any trainer will tell you that a man
is capable of taking only limited
number of strides in a specified time.
The object is, therefore, to carry him
over every inch of ground possible at
each stride and to do it with the least
waste effort. Barney Wefers is said
to have taken nine-foot stride. Many
ball players with limbs just as long
do not stride over five feet. 1t seems
reasonable to suppose that really
good coach by teaching players quick
starting and the proper method of
sprinting could give many of them
that extra step or half step which in a
ball game often measures the dis
tance between victory and defeat.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
Mexican Juggling Lariat

that his views were greeted with loud
outlaws. In conclusion he said:
"They laughed, Mr.. President" ne
wrote, Eat the profundity Of their own
ineptitude"
The letter was referred to the de-
partment of justice, and Wrisley
Brown was asked to prepare an in
dosement for it. There was scream
Of laughter when Brown turned in
burlesque opinion, couched in words
which outranked the professors ten
to one. They say President Taft
chuckled all day over it. And as for
big words-just watch:
after careful reflection" wrote
WrisIey Brown, 81 concur in the phys
ical theoremS herein deduced by the
complainant. His conclusions regard
ing the auto-suggestion of crime are
fully borne out by the history of hui
man experience. It's insidious effect
upon the mind has pronounced ten
dency to bring on aboulomania or Gre
tinism of the will power, combined
with a choreic condition of the facul-
ties.
'In some cases it has even been
known to induce katatonia or some
more serious dissertation Of the men,
tai elements of luetic character and
furibund developments such as, for in
stance, confessional encephalomalacia
"The application of the third degree
annilhilates the inhibitory powers of
the average victim and plunges him
into a state of volitional hypnosis.
thereby breaking down the fundamen-
tai doctrine of free agency. All the
principles of abstract justice rise up
and shout against it with thousand
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
CAREER OF CLAUDE ROSSMAN
Former Detroit First Sacker Now
Playing in the OutfieId With
Minneapolis Team.

Claude Rossman, the former Detroit
Tiger, playing with the Minneapolis
cam, was born in Columbia county,
New York, June 1S, 1881. Rossman
las the unique distinction of having
been a member Of seven pennant-
winning teams. The list of cham
1ionship outfits consists of Holyoke
1903, Des Moines (1905), Detroit
t1907-S), Minneapolis Q91O-11-12). He
began his career at Holyoke in 1903,
md the next spring was tried out by
Cleveland, but returned to Holyoke
and finished the season of 1904 there.
The following season he was with
Oes Moines. Rossman returned to
Cleveland in 1906, and after a season
with the Maps was traded to Detroit.
He was with Detroit two years, and
hen was traded to the st. Louis
Browns. He refused to report, and
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01

1T is an admitted fact that Mary had
i little lamb, but it may be news to
the general public that Bobby Blank,
who lives out Georgetown way, had
another. Leastwise, he had, until the
other day, when his ownership came
to what one might briefly call
calamitous cessation.
Bobby had been week-ending with
little cousin who lives out in the coun-
try two hours by wagon, on hill, of
the pike Little cousin owned pet
lamb, and when the wagon was wait
ing for Bobby he, somehow, managed
to sneak pet off and get away with
the goods.
The wise men who make the world
go round for us assert that character
changes with environment, and it
must be so, for, by the time the wagon
had wheeled up to the home curb the
small white thing that had been as
docile as those other dear lambkins
that skip on the forever-green grass In
the way-back spelling book, took on
kiddish butting velocity.
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01

"Mistah President" said he in his
soft drawl, Il yield to no man, sub, in
my respect foh the Constitution and
its trainers. They did well. They did
nobly, suh-foh their time. But, Mis-
tab President, those gentlemen have
been dead mo- than one hundred
years, sub, and times, sub, have
changed. We've got to remember
that, sub.
AN remembering that, Mistah Pres
ident, what started to say was this:
There are some mighty beautiful
things in our Constitution. It's a
beautiful work, sub. But, Mistah
President, of all the beautiful things
in all that beautiful work, to my mind
the mos beautiful of all are those
glorious words, sub, givin' us the right
to amend"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01

what ball
should be pitched heavy sugg Have they one questions
impossible hit would be bet
them hit
feders
Philadelphia Athletics probably
Thomas is to let them hit taking
ball their shoulders where they
a powerful shoulder swing
big
high,
stats
consistently The
bestp in have failed"
The Ely miner., 1913-08-01
MOTIFS 0fMe
DIAMOND

Earl Moore is the widest crossfire
pitcher in either league.
Ed Kinetchy of the Cardinals is aft
er his 1912 record in long hitting.
Jake Daubert's heavy stick work
is helping the Dodgers win many
games.
Bobby Wallace is doing service for
the eighteenth year in the big
leagues.
Pittsburgh's ray of comfort is that
Kommers, the Koming Kid, was once
rejected by McGraw.
Stuffy McInnes is said to play
closer to second base than any 9TH
er first baseman in the business.
Ivy Wingo, the Cardinals catcher, is
accused by Charley Doom of possess
ing even redder hair than he Dooin)
tosses.
The early starting hour for ball
games has taken a pretty firm hold
on the minors as we'll as the major
leaguers.
Bill Darlington and Billy Sullivan
can do more quiet and effective kid
ding Of batsmen than almost anyone
else in baseball.
Bill Carrigan has rounded to his
proper form and his great work has
had much to do with the recent sue
cess of the Red Sox.
Manager Griffith is looking for
southpaws. Griff believes the portsid-
ers would help him along greatly in
his pennant chase.
And still the Giants have a weak
ness" says New York scribe. They
cannot bunt when they want to ad.
vance a runner"
President Hedges of the st. Louis
Browns is thinking of closing a con-
tract for the Browns to train in Key
West, Fla, next spring.
King Cole has the promise of Pres
ident Murphy of the Cubs that he
will be bought by the Chicago club II
he makes good in the minors.
Wingo has the best batting average
of the ST. Lonis Cardinals, but Ko
netchy has driven in more runs and
Huggins has scored more.
President McAleer of Boston, Is
seeking another substitute infielder,
as both Ball and Janvrin are lacking
in important respects-particularly
batting.
The Red Sox possess battery OF
identically the same age. Wood and
Nunamaker both were born on Octo
ber 25, 1889. Bedient was born two
days earlier.
Jake Northrup, the young pitcher
dropped in Louisville In the spring oi
1912 by the Cubs, has been doing some
very effective work for the Colonels
| this year.