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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
lola FACES HORROR
Receding Flood Waters Diyulge DAM
age In Excess Of First Fears-Ioss
Of I Lives Reported Thus Far

lola Ran Sept S. Estimates "
property damage increased today Ms
recedlng florl waters IN southeast
Kansas revealed the extent NJ de-.
,lrnctlon hl numerous small streams
Yesterday which were swellrd tu roar
lux torrents hy a siN.iuch cluudhurst.
Probably S2OOOOO damage vRs done
here and O. larger amount at Fort
Scott
Early iolay however there had
been mo- increase in the estimate or
four lives lu-t though rescue workers
feared 10 find human toll In every
fluOd damaged residence and business
building they visited
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
TWO MORE F-4 BODIES

HONOLULU, Sept & Two addl
tioual bodies were found Tuesday In
the engine room compartment " the
hulk of the wrecked United States
submarine "a. In drydock here The
condition " the bodies was such that
Identification was impossible II has
not been determined what disposition
shall BE- made OF The bodies recovered
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
CANAL REPAIRS EASY
Boats MAY Soon Again Pass Panama.
According 10 Official Report

WASHINGTON, Sept "A cabled
report 10 the war department from tho
Panama canal zone Tuesday night an
noucrd that an was well on the
isthmus except fur slides which oc-
curred several days ago. Shlps will
be passing through the canal again
within two days
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
COMMITS SUICIDE
Aged Citizen Of MclOud. After Driy.
ing Family Away Takes His Own
Life-SeCond Tragedy In Two Weeks

MIOUD, Sept x After spending a
Slccpless night In which he walked
about colslessly j. y Scarborough
~. an old resident NJ MrLoud. commit
ted suicide early yesterday morung
by shooting himself in the forehead
with n winchester rifle The rash act
was committed In O lumber yard about
l50 feet distant from his home
About week ago Scarborough d
said to have driven hls family ava,
from home aud they have been slnJ,
IN oklahoma City lie has durlnl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
SMASHES PRECEDENT
President Calls Upon His Secretar, ot
state Most Unusual Procedure in
Washington OfflCialdom

WASHINGTON. Sept S President
Wilson went To the state department
today and conferred Tor fifteen mln.
utes with Secretary " State Lansing.
II was generally understood they dis.
cusscd the case NJ Dr. Uuuha, Tho
Austrian ambassador
The presidents action was unusual
So far as officials could recall the
only precedent fpr O. president going tD
call on a secretary NJ state was re-.
corded when President Mckinley
called Uu Secretary Day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
ROOMS FOR RENT

--~.~-----~-~~-~~~~~-~e~ ~e~-~-~-~s~~-N~>~-~>~~~-1~
IDg REST . mfurnIshod rooms mod
lr. i-g g. -h Phone W lUsI
IUR HFNT 3 Night housekeeping rooms.
...a sleeping runms Adults only 'wl
N .E
Uu. REST Three large mrn.n,l
rooms. modern. close iu. mo stairs s. so
uud 81 Call NJ 20 " llih
As EAST room. furnished we'll cared
,aU boo modern br..k huusr. rnsy waking
HI.fgu.r. fur gentleman. SO f. 9TH ~
LARGE front bedroom. strictly modern.
s. per week lal " 9Th
IUR RtNT Three rooms cnsuite, FUR
ulsurd or uufurnishrd private home re.
NTlrtrd neighborLuOd high school dis
'rl.t walking distance 90 business SEQ
ton Apply 80 person. No 10 T. Park
Place
A VERY desirable furnished room, pri.
tatp entrance nud bath walking dlstaure
200 down town nnd high school 323 " l2th
~ Phone Maple $40
LARGE. nicely furnished room. every
Convenience. private family. Christian
gentleman or travelling muu and wife pre-.
frrred Maple 50
FURNISHED rooms with or without
BOARD or ught house keeping rooms
Adults only, terms reasonable 3l2 W
Washington
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08

LIVERPOOL. Sept s ,urIuN Spot.
steady. good miidunR o. lpd. middIlug
iNad low middllnE 01ll Sale- lsOl
bales fur speculation aud export ZOO
Nc,aluls Guu
Futures barely steady Sept 5Iid. sep.
u.. aiids U.i Nov 5Hd. Soy Ur.
.>H'.I. p..Jrn lsiLd Jan Feh igId
feb Mar 5psl. March April 5psi ild.
April May GU-ild. May June sos. June
Glalld
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
roulrnN AND LIVESTOCK

EEHISIEHEp Jersey .oa rr .Rle ur
rNhang" fnr fresh cow 0ud r1If Ur other
n,t'iogk Ihou" W 1901 or nu lIlI D..
lulN SO
fult SALE 90 baby chicks. Rhode I,
Ihnd Reds aul barred rocks Wal asl.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
Produce

Kansas Cit, Potatoes
KANSAS CITY Sept s NEW POI'A-
TOES southern steady 40.
kansas cts Produce
KANSAS tlIh Sept RIrIEE
creamery elc nrs 25.. seconds %.
purklug lh'ar.
EGGS t'r,ts 21.. second. Iur
PuiLlEl Hen, lt4u. ruosters W..
brUllers 49,
Chicago Produce
CHICAGO. Sept BIIIEE Tn.
changed
EGGS Higher receipts lupUG cases. az
marx, cases included. lTGul2c. ordinary
flrsv 2ld D. frsts 1aUis
POTATOES Receipts - rars. un.
chsngrd
POULTRY Alive. lower. fowls lgallcI
SPRING l3l4r
N~v Work sugar
NEW YORK. Sept sHAM SUGAR
Steady. centrifugal 452. molusses s. 20.
refined quiet
St Louis Produce
ST LOUIS Sept S POULTRY: Tn.
changed except springs iJg, ducks lglg.
HITTER Creamery yir
EGGS Unchanged
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08

NEW ONLEANY Nent Tue hull-
ish showing made by the first ginning
report NJ the season put the price ~
cotton I to points up on the opening
today Selling increased after the call
aud at the end NJ the first half hour on
business pt'tes were 4 To u points under
yesterdays close
Infhvorahle crop reports especially
from Texas, and teleErams telling M a
hetter spot demand IN the interior gave
the market firm tone IN the afternoon
Al ! 40 prices we're at net advance "
lSW10 points
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
Nrv NfIenn. annt cnlinn

NEW ORLEANN Sept Spot cotton
steady. unchanged Sales ON the spot 3nO
60 arrive no 0ood Ordinary Itp. strict
good ordinary SOi, low uhddlng Nfi
sifri low middlHp 0l3. midlung nm
strict mlddllng plb good mlddlnE 100
strict good mitdilur lOtj Receipts o.
80 stock 1884
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
VISITS OIL FIELD

George A. Smith school land com
missioner. returned Wednesday from a
brief visit to the oil fields IN the
southern part ur Lincoln county. He
reports extensive drilling operations
I'm progress there
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
GRANTED LICENSE

state Insurance Commissioner A L..
Welch has issued a license 10 The
Farmers and BANKERS Life Insurance
company to write business In the state
NJ Oklahoma
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08

NEW YORK. Sept s. COTTON clos
aInnhN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08

IuH ErNT 8 Night housekeeping rooms.
.|.o . sleeping ru"m, Adults only call
N .sI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
FOR RENT FLATS.

NICELY Furnished light housekeeping
rooms 100 suite OF single hot and cold
bath uu .umr floor strictly muberu
Phone walnut aaN x Mrs " VI Cain
.n W Seventh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
DEIECTINES

s~=0SN<=~rN~e'H-s-re~-S-~
II,hLNS DETECTIVE AGLNtl All
work confidential, viii appreciate Your
business Try US 40 n HersGoNltz Bldg
Walnut g6i7
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08

noe MARKET Suolklng ou WJ %
tnstr vus an buyers asked today hut ihry
mad 90 work 10 get 10 A.5r lower deal wns
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
FOR RENT-HOUS SES

TOE RENT Three urgr fuuI.Na.
rooms, modern. close lu Hp.stalrs. s.
SO. and SI2 cam 10 g2g vs. lIth
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08

.,s, wv T,bmtM,, o,,bt,,n, SEN ,n Sp"' ,o,'on W
bales
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
WANTED-TO RENT
CONTRACTING AND BUILDING

PHONE W 5j5i Tor estimates on ull
tlnHs Ut bulldinV construction cement
"rIhs Durbs. CUTTERS Hll Work under per.
suuHI uurryIs'uu guaranteed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08

MA IlNEH
OklahOma cts ~ Rene Linz
Cars leave Terminal station, Okiahor.
city hs30 n. m. aud every hour until s,ge
d m then 10 ana n 30 D N
Cars leave ~ Rruo 800 a. m and every
hour until Z , m, then 10 and hourly
until 1910, then ~ 10 D. m
Oklahoma cts Nerman Line
Cars leave Oklahoma city 900 u m ana
hourly until 900 y. m, then n ,lO "a
m.
Cars leave Norman 02 o. m and hourly
until n OF . m
Oklahoma city Edmond LINE
Cars leave Oklahoma CITY a'Oi n m and
hourly untl 100 d. M. then II 40 o m
Cars leave Edmond aOU 1Oi a. On ana
hourly until II 0i p M
Service herlnt ONE hpur later on sun
sayu aud legal holidara
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
lz]AALR-ZLEI7 L3[E[PO[81Tg

on tap IN places only some STUFF sell
lux about steady Si0O taking %, best
while uuik sold 81 jOu 81
Todays Quotauons--FAt Cattle
Prices NJ the yrlous grades VI cattle
are approximately as follows
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08

NEW ORLEANS Sept X tulrON
closed steady at an advance of lB Go 900
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
Chicago Grain Table


CHICAGO Sept X WEHAT. Q red
sin7d o. 2 hnrd Y0a8atO OiA
OATS standard 3IA
weak ul ~ 10 IN net decline
RfULFY' 62atG2c.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08

OATS No white aB4ua1s. . mixed
"iH3jc
~, Louis Cash Grain
Hl LOl ~. sept WHEAT So 2
ret Tld ~ o. hard nominal
cons so tl.. white. l..
OATS 40 % E's D white nominal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-08
Livestock


81 Louis Livestock
NI Louis Sept a HOGS Receipts
GUuu. lower pigs auh lights ~ l5ds 10.
w'td md butchers Ni suUS 10 good heavy
q, limTsO
'NTLE Receipt. 600. steady: native
h"r' strrrs s. dOH lO 20. lrurIlug steers and
Nrlfrrs ~ i0HiO. COWS NGus. ,tupkprs nnd
feeder. NGUS - Texas and Indian steers
Na.iUSsi COWS and helfrrs NuB 90. nu
'I,r calves SHMll 5U
SHEEP r.. ripts 1900. steady Lambs
M \ 10 sheep and ewes E5JOHi 70
Chicago Li,sstock
CHICAGO, Sept \ UOGN Rppelnts
'l nn unsettled Huik 81 iOmI N. ngh'
- t1us l''a miNcd 81 2odtSOi heavy 81
40. rough thdd2O, pigs ~ t56f7 ~
CATTLE Receipts 2OOU. Wenk Native
beef unttle Al5dlO 70 western steers 81 va
"Nm cows ana hefer, s. lOds 10
calves sni2
SHEEP uereipts 1900 weak sheep
81 I'nG lambs W 25asN
Kansas CT, Livestock
KANSAS CITY. Sept HOGS. Re
.elpis i5Oo' steady Hnlk y,I5II. 10.
hgLy s. l5a7jO, light yiAOd NJ. pigs
- tjU %
CATTLE Receipts 600: steady. Prime
tcd steers - mdlol0 dressed beef steers
" "In 20 southern steers l15OWs %
cows t4h1 p helfers 81 26d %; stootrrs
XbNs %
SHEEP Receipts 1900 steady to low
rr Lambs N254tN 90 yearlings 50 6OftT
N"thrrs t5bONJH ewes " nae
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17
What's New in New Mexico
TURNS FORD OVER
TWICE IN TWELVE
HOURS AT LAS VEGAS

.srEcisL coasEsrosorscE TO ~osNI~s Journal.
East las Vegas, y. NJ. Sept l6.-
oyerurning his Ford roadster twice
within twelve hours. seriously iuiur-
ing himself ANA his wife on the second
occasion is the record of Juan VERIFY.
"a Wagon Mound barber. who figured
iu d bad accident here Yesterday
VERIFY and his wife We're in the car
the former driving rapidly. sous
along the Hot Springs boulevard The
automobile was travelling 10 the street
ear tracks VERIFY. without slowing
up attempted 20 turn out for am p-
preaching street car. but the auto was
travelling so rapidly that the wheels
became locked i'm the rails, suddenly
one Of tine front wheels broke. throw
ing the machine % the side of the
road capsizing il ana throwing its oc-
cupants 10 the ground. They We're
taken TO am adjacent residence and q
physician was called
VERIFY dislocated his arm and broke
IL i'm two places. He sustained several
bad cuts and bruises about the head
ana neck Mrs VERIFY received seV-
eral bad cuts and scratches about the
head ana face For time il was
thought that she was injured inter-
ualiy The car was wrecked badly
The night before while driving from
Wagon Mound to Las Vegas. Yerhy
ram into a horse. overturnug the
Ford Both he and his wife re
thrown out but neither was injured
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17
LUNA ROAD BOND
ISSUE RECEIVES
HEAVY MAJORITY
Hundred thousand Dollar
Credit Voted by People Of
Deming Community and
Surrounding Districts,

SPECIAL coRRrsposnsscE TO MORNING JOURNAL
Deming. ~ NJ. Sept IA special
election was held i'm Luna county yes
terday for the issuing of road bonds
10 the amount of 100000 and the is-
she carried by a handsome majority
This will insure for this county sub
stantial and wen graded roads north,
east. south and west Deming being
the geographical center roads will
radiate over every part Of the count,
and an win be modern and well made.
AS soon ais it is possible laterals from
the populated districts will connect
with these main lines. furnishing a
perfect system of highways.
In connection with the state high
way commission, il is intending to
build an east and west road connect
inc at the Borderland route through
this county The river crossing for
the Borderand highway probably
will be complete viaduct which Will
add much TO the beauty of the road
ana its scenic effect The people of
the county have shown that they de-
sire good roads and it is the intention
of the Luna county road board To see
that they have the best that their
money can buy
The county has now sufficient ma
ehinery To accomplish practically all
Of this work, though small additions
may have To be made and some eN-
L4
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17
NUMEROUS VISITORS
SEE STATE MUSEUM

SPECIAL eoesEsPoHosSes TO MORNING JOURNAL
santa Fe' sept lo.--l'f. Leo Loeo'
the famous pdlnoio7lS' ol ''' i-'''''
spent some time IN the museum yes
terday
Miss Leta SefpeH. OF NorIolh' va
eminent in the Daughters OF th'
American revolution ana VINO mas
travelled extensively IN Europe Is
spending few days IN santa re. she
became member OF the AfchaeoIoR-
zeal Society OF New Mexico YESTERDAY
land today made the trip to the hllo
dc los FrDoIes with Courtehay OIPs'
also of Norfolk.
Mrs Raymond walter 81 the Mes
Icalero Apache agency IN olero coui-
ty visited the museum yesterday al
ternoon, and learned thal a name
sake though not a relative. FauI a.
Walter is IN charge a' '''e Jlcailll'
'aeency i'm Rio Arrioa county
Richard H. FenNer' OF Ihe ilaIS
club, New YORK 1lll' ana MI' ana
Mrs G. b. Norton oil NeW YORK TO-
jgether with MRS. bei'' bu.ler i,a'Nei'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17

had no appetite. Since ! nave taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound the aches and pains are all gone
and feel like new woman. cannot
praise your medicine too highly. Mrs.
AUGUSTUS LYON, Terre Hill, Pa.
1t is true that nature and woman, s
work has produced the grandest remedy
for woman's ills that the world has
ever known. From the roots and
herbs of the field, Lydia f. Pinkham,
forty years ago, gave to womankind
d remedy for their peculiar ills which
has proved more eficacious than any
other combination of drugs ever com
pounded, and today Lydia +. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound is recognized
from coast to coast as the standard
remedy for woman's ills.
In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, are files containing hundreds OF
thousands Of letters from women seek
ing health many Of them openly state
over their own signatures that they have
regained their health by taking Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound;
and in some cases that it has saved them
from surgical operations,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17
FATAL FIGHT AT THE
EPW0RTH LEAGUE BASE
OF RUMORS OF RI0TING

.sprclAL coHaEsPoHotuce TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe Sept l6.-Today witness
es arrived from southern santa Zee
county to testify i'm the case of the
state against l9-year-old Merle VIM
mer, charged with the murder of
Henry Madole, aged is, as the result
Of a fight which started in the sun
day evening meeting of the EpWorth
league at Venus this week WINNER
pleads self -dfensee Madole was
killed by being hit over the head with
a club Both youths were employed
on the farms of their fathers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17
D. O. mudson,s statcment.

r. G. Hudson, Chamblee, Ca
writes: Last year bought and tried
Foley Cathartic Tablets ! have tried
many cathartics but for a thorough
cleansing movement Of the bowels
without the slightest Inconvenience or
slekening. / believe the Foley Cathart-
le Tablet the best on earth. It's a per
feet cathartic, with no bad effects. %
Everybody suffers occasionally from
Indigestion or constipation so Mr..
Hudson's experience is worth remem-
bering. Stout persons say these tab
let's relieve that heavy" feeling Sold
everywhere.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17
MANY NEW SCHOOLS
IN GRANT COUNTY

SPECIAL coRREseoNotHoe TO ~qRslNe JOURNAL
Santa Zee, Sept l6.-Miss Isabel
Eckles, superintendent of schools for
Grant county, reported TO the depart
mcnt of education today that new
school buildings had been erected
during the summer at Jackson Man
gus, Buckhorn. ana Richmond, while
the other rural school buildings have
been generally oVerhauled and re-
paired A new silver city ward
building. known as the Lincoln school
has been completed at cost of SlO,-
600.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17
WILLIAMS BOOSTING
FOR K. P. SANITARIUM

SPECIAL cossEspoNosHoT TO MOANING JOURNAL
Santa Fe Sept 16. r. Corporation
Commissioner Hugh III Williams left
today for Albuquerque and socorro to
attend the Knights Of Pythlas meet
ing. He is working hard to locate the
proposed X. Of r santlrium in New
Mexico.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17
STATE AID IS GRANTED
FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Santa Pc. Sept 49, Tho department
of education today granted state help
To- the following school districts No.
SO. Union county $3.50; SO. Z6, san
Miguel county. $3.50. Nos and a..
Guadalupe county $3.50 each and No.
3, Roosevelt county $3.50,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17

Lyuld T. 1 llihii"iii .
Vegetable Com
pound. When | first
began taking it |
was suffering from
female troubles for
some time and had
almost all kinds of
achespains in low
er part of back and
in sides, and press
ing down pains. |
could not sleep and
C:uoa / bnvp TAX on
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-17
MRS, LYONS
ACHES AND PAINS
Have All Gone Since Taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etabIe Compound.

Terre Hill, Pa" Kindly permit me
to give you my testimonial in favor OF
The Washington herald., 1915-02-14
Unbeatable for Three Years,
He Created Twelve World
Marks and Stirred World
at Olympiad Games.
HE SCORED l114 POINTS

Melvin ". Sheppard. who up to
about year ago was the king of
middle distance runners really one
Of the greatest athletes in the world.
has probably competed for the last
time. sheppard got bad fall
Wednesday night in the final forty
five yards of 30O-yard handicap at
Madison Square Garden and Thursday
after being looked over by DR.. J.
Ernest GiEnoUS was advised 10 rest
up and retire from active participa =
tiOn in track athletics.
Sheppard was far behind when the
field entered the stretch in heat of
the "3O0.' and in making his squirt his
foot caught in loose board. He was
thrown heavily and slid along the
rough track for nearly twenty feet.
When picked up his left knee and arm
were badly cut. The cut on the arm
is very deep and number OF stitches
were required to close the wound
Now Sheppard is i'm danger Of blood
pOisOuiu-. although every precautiOn
known to medical science has been
taken by Dr. GIguouA He says Shep-
pard had a very bad fall and suffered
severely from shock and doesn't he
lieve he viii ever be able To come
back strong again. Sheppard reported
for work ut the custom house today.
although ne was advised 20 remain in
bed
The Washington herald., 1915-02-14
sheppard Was Unbeatable.

The passing OF Sheppard recalls his
wonderful work on the cinder track.
and how he twice helped the United
States 10 win the Olympic champion
ships. in London and at Stockholm.
Up to the time he met with the mis-
hap he always was The most sought
performer in the amateur ranks. NJ
set Of games would I've complete uu-
less Shoppa rd was among the list or
athletes. For three years from 1910
Shepard WAS unbeatable at any dis
lance from goo yards to loco yards
There were Times i'm 1910 and for two
l"ars after that Sheppard often ran
distances under a quarter of a. mile
faster than Lon Myers ever did. Dur
.i.-: the season Of 1910. the best of
Sh"DpuTd'S career. he was considered
the greatest all-aroUnd runner that
ever lived. In three months ne made
Twelve worlds and American records.
There weIe times when he could
run six miles a. Well as quarter
mile. He was a distance runner in
mis- schoolbOy DAYS In 1907 he won
The Middle Atlantic Cross-country
l3tlc. He covered six and half miles
one and a half minutes better than
George Orton's record for the course.
He has stepped two miles in $50.
sheppard stirred the athletic world
al the Olympic games in London in
1905. In this year he achieved his
greatCst success He was the leading
individual point winner ana the hero
Of the meet. He scored III points.
winning both the 500 and 100 meter
events and running on the four-man
relay team that Won the relay cham
pionship. He didn't tram -or any
thing above the SOO-meter event. still
he defeated the best milers in the
world at 1900 meters. IN both events
he hung up Olympic records.
Sheppard in London started in six
events. counting a heat, and in each
case he broke the tape first. In the
SOO-meter race he kept on to the half
mile mark and was timed in l54
which smashed the British record by
3-5 Of a second. After the games
Sheppard made a tour of Europe and
practically defeated all cOmers. Dur
ing 1905 he ran in twenty-six half
mile races, won twenty-three and
was unplaced only once.
In 1912 at Stockholm Sheppard was
beaten in the 500 by Ted Meredith by
few inches sheppard should have
Won this race. He was watching the
50 to speak, when Meredith rushed up
and snatched away the victory. Shep-
pard was nearly heartbroken, but
found consolation in the fact that his
county scored all the points in the
race. He ran the first relay for the
United States in the I,6e0-meter re-
lay. He gained ten yards on the first
competitor.
Sheppard in 1910 held twelve rec
ords, the distances ranging from 500
yards to 1000 yards. He still holds
the record for 500 yards C57 S-5), 600
yards Ci.1O4 4-5) and 1000 yards
(2.122-5).
sheppard was born sI Almonesson
Lake. n. J.. September 5, 1883. He
moved TO Philadelphia when he was
twelve years old. Before he took up
running he gained fame as a football |
his home town, The Prestons in three
years were never scored on.
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The Washington herald., 1915-02-14
Injury to Mel Sheppard
Is assing of Greatest
Record-making Runner

meeting at Washington Rark. Phil
adelphia. on August ,, 1902. He start
ed a 100 yards and finished third.
The same day he started in a half
mile race, taking second place. and
a mile event in which he got third
prize. He joined Brown School and at
the St. Louis Exhibition in 1904 he
won the interschOlastic championships
at a half-mile and one mile.
Sheppard joined the Irish-American
4. A. in 1906. and his first race for
the Winged Fistites was a the Twen-
ty-secOnd Regiment Armory. 1t was a
special scratch event at one mile. He
lowered the colors of the famous Jim
sullivan and also defeated Harvey
Cohn From then on Sheppard won
many titles for the Irish club