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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27

kOw and Hankow-Szechuan projects.
Tie Canton KOwloon line of Ill miles,
being undisturbed by the revolution. was
finished and thrown open to the public
in August, 1911. The Hukuang railway
loan of $4,000. 900. in which the United
States participates, was negotiated safe
ly few months before the revolt famed.
Some interruption was caused by the un-
settled political conditions in the STAN
dardiZing of the South Manchurian road.
The gauge is being widened from three
feet six inches to the standard four feet
eight and one-half inches, and a number
OF grades and curves are being reduced.
The Hukuang loan. when it begins to
operate. will finance the Canton-Hankow
and SZechuan-Hankow trunk line. which.
when completed, doubtless Will do more
than any other one agency to bind
north and south China to each other
So much for the 5000 miles of railways
that China has now. DIR. Sun Vat SENS
project for the building of $1,000 miles
the very speculative stage. He has been
authorized by President Yuan Shih K'ai
to act for the republic in this important
matter. His first great task will be the
securing Of foreign capital, which will
necessarily be several hundred millions
He will come to the United States very
shortly on this mission. going from here
to England and Europe.
ferhaps II IS doubtful II this immense
sum can be raised in time to actually
have 10000 miles of railroading within
ten years. 1t may take that long to get
such large amount of money in view of
China's financial difficulties. Great trunk
lines are contemplated from Canton to
Siberia. from Mongolia to Shantung. from
canton TO Tibet, from Yunnan, on the
border of French Indo-China, through the
fertile Yangtze valley north to Shansi
kansu province. at the back of beyond
today, will then boast of a dozen lines
which Will center in it's town of Lanchoufu
DIR. Sun proposes to have foreign capital
do all of this on condition that the lines
be turned over to the government within
forty years after completion. The effect
such network of transcontinental rail-
WAYS would have on the drowsy giants
of industry and commerce which China
nurses can only be imagined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
ADVOCATE CHANGES
In Manner of Running Several
Track Events.
COLLEGES VS.. THE A. A. u.
Friction Likely to Rise Between Two
Bodies Over Pennsylvania
Incident.
BY EDWARD r. BUSHNELL.

If the intercollegiate Association of
Amateur Athletes of America, when it
| meets in annual session next month,
| adopts all of the suggestions for changes
IN athletic rules made by the executive
| committee at recent session it will in
troduce more radical changes than either
| that body or the A. A. U. ever made pre-
viously in half dozen years. At least
two Of the suggestions are good ones.
though it is a question whether all are
practical.
The principal suggestions are as fol-
lows:
/. Increase the weight of the hammer
from sixteen to twenty-one pounds and
reduce the length of the handle from
three feet six inches to three feet
=. Make the hurdles both fixed and sta
tionary.
3. Award first place in a race to the
man whose chest first touches the tape.
4. In all relay races held by colleges
which are members of the I. c. A. A A.
A. substitute for touching off the passing
of baton.
Two of the suggestions made are fairly
certain to arouse a great deal OF opposi-
ton. These are the rules changing the
weight of the hammer and making the
hurdles fixed and stationary. These sug-
gestions concerning the hammer throw
are apparently made TO prevent the elimi-
nation of this event from the intercole-
gate program on account of it's danger
For number of years this event has
been severely attacked, not only because
| 1t is dangerous to other athletes during
practice. but dangerous as we'll to the
spectators. Were 1t not for the fact that
the A. A. A. and the international Olym-
pic council see no necessity for the aboli-
ton of the event the college men would
! have done way with 1t altogether. Now
| they realize that il it is to be kept on
their program they must provide some
new safeguards for both athletes and
| spectators. The rather novel suggestion
| of increasing the weight of the hammer
and reducing the length of the handle is
| credited to Coach Quinn of Harvard The
argument in its favor Is that If thrown
according to the proposed conditions the
| distance Of the throw would be so greatly
| reduced as to make it comparatively safe.
All this IS undoubtedly true, but if the
| hammer were thrown under these condi-
tions the men so developed would be USE
less in the hammer throwing events either
in the A. A. L. or Olympic games. One
of the objects of the intercollegiate meets
is to develop men to win points for Amer
lea in coming Olympic games, and if
the proposed method would not do this
there would be no good reason for the
changes suggested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
EXTRA CARS PUT ON.
Faster Service During Rush Hours
Inaugurated Today.

Under orders from the interstate COM
merce commission the service on seven
street car lines Of the city was improved
today during the rush hours. Extra cars
were run on the Mount Pleasant, George
town, Lincoln Park, Anacostia, North
Capitol and Columbia lines of the Wash
ingtOn Railway and Electric Company,
and the New Jersey avenue line of the
Capital Traction Company.
The order for more cars in the morn
ings and in the evenings from 4:3O to q
O'Clock was issued upon the recommends
ton of the District electric railway COM
mission after many briefs had been filed
by passengers complaining of the service
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company has received a number of the
new center entrance cars, which will be
put into service Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
PATTEN CASE NOT ACTED ON.
Supreme Court Fails to Issue Order
to Validate Indictment.

The Supreme Court of the United States
today failed to issue it's order to the fed
eral district court in southern New York
to hold valid the indictment Of James
Patten and others on charges OF con-
spiracy to run a cotton corner, as far as
the Sherman antitrust law is concerned
No announcement was made in regard to
the request.
The Department of Justice a week ago
requested the immediate issuance of the
order, so that, If desirable, it would have
ample time to reindict the brokers in
case the present indictment is held in
valid on other grounds. The government
will be entitled to the issuance Febru-
ary g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
ESTATES LEFT TO WIDOWS.
Wills of J. r. Dobbyn and F. W
Mead Filed for Probate.

The will of James r. Dobbyn, dated
December 2. 1912. was filed today for pro-
bate. He leaves to his widow, Ellen Dob.
byn, life interest in his entire estate,
which at her death is to be distributed
among the children. Catharine A. and
Joseph II. DObbyn. The widow is named
as eXecutriX.
BY the terms of his WILL dated March
5, 1897, Francis W. Mead provides that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
A Swedish Suggestion.

To the writer It looks as though the dan
gers attending the hammer throw had
been eliminated as nearly as they can be
eliminated by the Swedes at the recent
Olympic games. At these games the
Swedes provided a semicircular wire
cage. beneath which the hammer was
thrown. This made it impossible for the
hammer to fly backward or even to the
sides The officials were thoroughly pro-
tected by standing back of the cage AS 4
further safeguard the Swedes provided
that the throw should be declared q foul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
MORE THAN 107 YEARS OLD.
Mrs. Clara Ann Mitchell Will Be
Buried Wednesday Afternoon.

Mrs. Clara Ann Mitchell, colored, who
died at her home, 424 Franklin street
northwest, Saturday afternoon, was born
in Virginia in 1906. according to the rec
ords of the health department, and had
celebrated her 10th birthday.
Funeral services will be held at the
Third Baptist Church. 9TH and @ streets
northwest, at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Interment at Woodlawn She
leaves three children-George Mitchell,
Jennie Sands and Mary Johnson, and ten
grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27

Secretary of War Stimson will be the
principal speaker at the awarding of
trophies Won in the outdoor rifle match
held by boys of the District public schools
last fall. The exercises will be held to-
morrow morning at $40 o'clock at the
Business High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27

intercollegiate championships this year
in the one-mile run which was decided
dead heat between J. P. Jones of Cor
nell and n. S. Tabor of Brown. Some
claim that Tabor touched the tape first
with his chest, while some said that Jones
was first to cross the line with his feet.
According to the rules the official had to
give the race a dead Heat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
Memory Of "Bobbie" Burns.

Robert Burns birthday anniversary
was observed by the Caledonian Club
with banquet at the Hotel Reuter-
Saturday evening. Toasts were responded
to by several of the guests and members,
including Chief Grant. John ID. Higgins.
DIR. Thomas Miller, Alexander Douglas
and Joseph Robson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27

John Trout. seventy-one years old. a
Union veteran and farmer OF near Park
Mills. Frederick county, Md, who gained
considerable notoriety several months
ago by advertising for a wife and receiv-
ing seventy replies. has again advertised
for q helpmate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
Other Railroads
Follow in Due Time

Shantung and the MancIurian system in
connection with Russia's great trans
siberian railways. Some of these roads
are still uncompleted. The usual method
has been that of foreign financial back
ing and foreign direction under the more
or less cursory inspection of Chinese Of
ncials- Very strange accounts of frenZied
finance and official corruption, ignorance
ana unthtness are wrapped up in the his
tory of some of these lines. This came to
lsht early in 1911, when the government
began TO take over. or try to. all privately
owned lines in order TO lessen foreign in
huence. the plea being that the defense
OF the empire required it,
Then 1t was found that gross misman-
aScinent and huge populations mad made
some of the railroads cost many millions
more than they should. The people were
GiSSusted with these revelations. as we'll
as being opposed, through narrow pro-
NlnclanSin, To the new policy of the gov
eminent. and the railroad riots in SEE
chuan province in September were the
precursor of the rebellion which broke
Out In earnest one month later.
The rough outlines of Chinese railroads
at present are: 1. Chinese Eastern rail-
way. under Russian control north from
kuanchengtzu to Hardin, thence east and
west to the Russian frontier, $50 miles
:, South ManchuIian railway, dominated
by Japan. south from Kuanchengtzu to
Danny and Port Arthur. 40 miles with
q branch OF 1S9 miles from Mukden TO
AntunS. besides an additional 100 miles
OF side branchlets: the aforementioned
,niperiai railways of North China from
Mukden to Shanhaikwan. which marks
the line between Manchuria and China
ana where the great wall runs into the
Gun OF Pcchili. and thence to Picking
p miles. FED by a spur of 81 miles TO
1inSkao and a line OF L. miles to Kali
gan ON the boundary of Mongolia: 2 Pc
KING Hankow line, which has 1,,j miles
and four little branches: 4. Shansi line
Shihkios to Tiayuanfu. 15l miles: ), Ger
many Shantung line. 2J6 miles. q
Shanghai-Nanking. 1913 miles: Z Canton,
kowioon railway. Ill miles: Canton n
Hankow tunfinisheD. Go miles: Yunnan.
III continuation of the French Indo-China
There are several small local roads and
800 miles. '''" anu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
NOT WITHIN ITS POWER
Wall Street Tells Congress 1t
Has No Right to Regulate
Exchange Affairs.

The doctrine of states rights enters
into the argument placed before the House
money trust committee by attorneys for
the New York Stock Exchange, who claim
that the federal government has no right
to regulate it's affairs. or to compel its in
corporation. The brief submitted by the
attorneys odmits that the state of New
York has power to enact laws for the
guidance of the exchange. The belief is
expressed. however, that many transac-
tions cannot be controlled by law, and
that the members Of the exchange are
better able to control it's affairs than any
law-making body.
We assert" says the brief, that no
regulation whatever is within the power
of Congress. But We are far from assert
ing that the state is without any power
of regulation.
That the state may legislate with re-
spect to transactions such as improper
manipulation is unquestionable. How
effectively it can legislate as to such
matters is another question. Hopes and
expectations in that direction are apt to
be in averse ratio of accurate knowledge
and experience.
1T is a regulation interfering with and
diminishing the responsible self-govern-
ment OF such an exchange that we argue
against. as detrimental in an incaIcu-
liable degree as well as to the interstate
of the public as those of the exchange -
Brief Defends Exchange Rules.
Defending the rules OF the stock ex-
change. the brief declares that its bust
ness is neither of interstate nor foreign
character. NOR do it's operations in any
respect come within the sphere of the
federal Jurisdiction"
RIla of h. =
prohibit manipulation, short selling and
general gambling, reports of which are
said to be exaggerated by the general
public. The answer to all charges
against the exchange is said to lie in the
statement that all transactions are mat
tiers between customer and broker with
which the exchange has nothing to do so
long as highest standards of business
honesty are maintained.
The brief also contains many legal de-
cisions submitted to prove that the stock
exchange cannot be subject to the inter-
state commerce act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

| Take LAXATIVE BROMO Qu1hinc Tablets
Druggists refund money l.. 1t fails to cure.
L. w. GROVES signature is each box. 25c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
Warfare Hats
Construction Work.

extension Of the Peking-Kalgan line. and
very little was done on the Canton-Han-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27

his widow. Mary C. Mead, shall have his
entire estate. She also is named as
eXecutrix.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27

The outbreak Of the revolution serio,s,v
interrupted very important construc,ior
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27

Slowly, however, a handful of the en-
pires leading men began to see the neces-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

Frank Matthews. the fast youngster
who has been holding down shortstop
for the Bears. was purchased outright
bv President James c. McGill, of Dem
yer.
Playing in a position entirely new to
him. Matty has been going at good
clip and while he will not be held at
short when Jack Coffey reports, he will
be kept as a utility infielder-
Matthews played second base. his
regular position, for Ludington of the
Michigan State league last year He
has a great pair of hands, is sure on
his feet and looks like a coming player
He has been hitting over the 800
mark thus far this season, his speed on
the bases ena bling him to convert many
a short drive into an extra-baSe hit
It's a real race in the American as
ISOLATION. From first place to last the
difference is small Again demonstrate
ing that the spavius and the hasbeens
in the A A. should not be expected to
put I'D much of an argument
Paul Senten. an infielder. has been
released by Frank Isbell. of Des Moines-
Senteu played at short in the series
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
MAKE YOUR GUESS.
$40 Book of Admission Tickets
Given Away July f.

As announced sometime ago, the
State Journal will give a $40 book of
admission tickets to the person
guessing nearest to the standing of
the kaws on July 4th, but not in
Guiding the games played on that date.
In case of tie. the first one received
will get the tickets.
Make your guess and mail same to
Baseball Editor, State Journal. or
leave at this office. No guess received
after June 18th will be considered. To
figure the standing of a team divide
the number of games won by the
number of games PLAYED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
Where They Play Sunday.


Omaha at Topeka.
Sioux City a Wichita
Des Moines at Lincoln
St Joseph at Denver
No games are scheduled for Monday,
it being an off day in the Western
League.
The management has installed a tel
epEOne under the grandstand for the
free use of the public. The number is
$500.
". H. Gleason. a brother of Kid
Gleason, the celebrated second base
man of major league fame. has report
ed for trial with the Topeka team.
He was sent TO Topeka by one of Dale
Gears friends He is a left handed
pitcher and is claimed to be a good
one Gear will give him a trial.
The game opened with Molasses at
the stick and Smallpox catching.
Cigar was in the box with plenty of
smoke. Horn, on first base and Fiddle,
on second base, backed by Corn in
the field, made it hot for Umpire Apple
who was rotten Axe came to bat and
chopped Cigar let Brick walk and
Sawdust filed the bases Song made
a hit and Twenty made a score Cigar
went out, and Balloon started to pitch
but went straight up. Then Cherry
tried it but was wild. Old Ice kept
cool in the game until he was hit bv
a pitched ball; then you ought to have
heard Ice Cream Cabbage had q good
head and kept quiet. Grass covered lots
of ground in the field. and the crowd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
MulIin to Senator's.

Detroit. May 17.-Pitcher Mullin. in
point of service, the oldest member of
the Detroit baseball club, has been
sold to the Washington Americans for
$4,000 Mullin Joined the Detroits in
1902 and three times helped to pitch
Detroit into the American League
cham pionship. His showing this spring
has not been satisfactory to Manager
Jennings. Mullins said he was glad to
have a change of scene and declared
he still could pitch as good ball as
ever he did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

never performed at his expense. Not
outstanding he is the boss of the
team, he yet works behind the bat just
as frequently as any of the other
catchers, and to him is due the credit
for making the Philadelphia Nationals
one of the greatest baseball aggrega-
lions that ever was organized. When
boasting that Bill Borton of the Chi
cago White Sox. Winnebago Johnson
OF the Cincinnati Reds and others who
have attained national fame, went up
from St Joseph, don't forget Red"
Doom, the mightiest of them all.
Sioux City Journal: The Packers
journey over to Topeka today for the
initial tilt with the Kaws. Now as a
little tip to fans who are looking for
the Sioux City to pick up a little of
the soft in the Kansas capital we
would call attention to the fact that
Dale Gears team has been playing a
pretty fair sort of game lately and
whatever the Holmes tribe gets away
with there they will be entitled to.
The Kaws, as well as the Wichita
Jobbers, decline to allow themselves to
be made the stepping stone of a higher
position on the pennant ladder any
longer. The Sioux City-Topeka series
will decide sixth place for the time
being. Wichita will be the last stop
on the present road tour
Wichita Beacon: The Isbeu and
Fairweat Their aggregation are a bunch
of ball players who will cause trouble
when they get to going together. In
Rogge. Faber, Sweet, Lakaff and Laf-
ferty they have a pitching staff that
will hold the Western League sluggers
to mighty few base knocks when they
get to going in their real form Ryan
looks good and he has all kinds of
stuff. He does not know how to use
what he has, but as soon as he learns
how to mix them he will be as good a
southpaw as there is in the league
John J. O'Brien, for many years a |
player in the National, Eastern and /
New England leagues is dead at the /
age of 43 years.
O'Brien played second base While /
of the Louisville club he was
credited with discovering Jimmy Col !
Inns. the great third baseman of the |
Boston National and American league
clubs
Running along with Walter John
SON in his efforts to pitch record
number of scoreless innings is
'Christy'' Matthewson, whose admirers
are expecting to see him set a new
record for perfect control
The star pitcher of the New York
Nationals finished his forty-seventh
ming Yesterday without a base on
pals. s'Matty'' has given only two
"a sses this year. both in the first game
lie pitched against Boston April L.
His record since then has been:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

Omaha at Topeka.
Sioux City at Wichita.
Des AIoines at Lincoln.
St. Joseph at Denver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

No games are scheduled for Monday,
it being an off day in the Western
League.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
Favette G. Westminster

At Fulton. Mo.-CentraI college of
Fayette s; Westminster college 3. Bat
teries-Smith and ClingenpeeI; Ames-
carry and Mitchell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
Why Not Wis it

Complete information about
summer fares and train service.
etc, sent promptly, if you ad-
dress
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

The management has installed a tel
epfone under the grandstand for the
free use of the public. The number is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

Joe Bills who played with
the Omaha team last year as
a pitcher. has been signed by
the Wichita management to play
right field. Bills also pitched a part
of the season, winning four games and
losing three Bills played outfeld for
Omaha in A. games last season and
collected a batting average of .266.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17

" vi I. L. KING
City Pass'g'r Agt.,
80 Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-05-17
Bank CIearIncS-

New York May T.-Bradstreet'S bank
cleariugs report for the week ending May
Is shows an aggregate of S3,156, 600 as
against s. Al, $4,000 last week and So, 49,
ST., 600 in the corresponding week last
wear. Pct. Pct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-31
SPEAKER SMITH MAKES
NEW SULZER CHARGE
Says Elk Governor Asked Him
to Commit Perjury in Sign
ing Unpassed Bills.

a statement by Alfred +. Smith. Speaker
OF the Assembly, was issued last night at
Mccall headquarters, at the Hotel Mar
Unique, i'm which he declared that Sulzer
was the only person, during Smiths ten
years IN the Assembly, who asked him
to do an act which would have reflected
upon his political record or personal
career.
He asserted that Sulzer summoned him
10 the Peoples House" last May and
requested him to sign two bills. Smith
said the then Governor assured him that
the bills had passed the Assembly. but
he could not remember them. and referred
to the legislative journal. and found they
had not passed. Sulzer. said Smith asked
him to sign them anyway"
1t was so preposterous that ii took me
some time to realize that the Governor
Of the state was asking me TO commit
perjury" said Mr.. Smith
Smith declared that he served four
years in the Legislature before he ever
got acquainted" with Charles +. Muir
ply. He said that Mr.. Suffers charges
that Murphy picked his legislators and
sent them money to help them was
ridiculous"