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Mcnamara n Victor.

Reggie Mcnamara won the three mile
open after a bad spill little more than
lap from home which took Frank
Cory. Alfred brenda, Ray Eaton, Willie
Coburn, Charley Piercey and Kaiser out
OF the race. The riders were flung all
over the track but luckily none were
seriously injured. Mcnamara won the
race by just nipping Spencer at the finish.
Magin, Hanley and John Bedell finished
iE that order.
Willie Hanley and Jake Magin won a
one mile team match in straight heats
from Eddie Madden paired up with
George Chapman and Harry Kaiser. who
was teamed with Frank CORY. Alfred
Goulett rode a good race in winning a
one mile handicap. while Gus Lang, last
years amateur champion, took the two
mile handicap from large field.
Anthony Young beat Fred Taylor in
the mile class A amateur event. Charley
Osterritter, the amateur champion. and
Joe Palmer figured in a spill which put
both out of the race.
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The Sum maries.

Two Mile Handicap tProfe.sionai)-won
by Gus Lang 600 yards); Menus Bedell
lscratchJ. third; Francisco verri D go
ysrds). fourth: william Keller GAS yards,
nth. Time. 4:o7.
One Mile Glass b (Amateurl-won by
Andrew Watts. Bay View wheelmen. sec
ond; Carl schenk. third; Fred Kramer.
Anthony Young, Bay View wheelmen:
FRED Taylor. New York A; C.. second ;
fourt tsm T STlmm a:O shlra' Carl HamS"eher
one-third Mile Handicap (Amateur)-
Won by Robert Walthour. Jr. CAS- YARDS :
c yard aecona eh sPHr'Ss shnS
yardsl. third: C. Hambacher. Bay View
Wheeimen CAS- yardO. fourth. Time. 81 1t
One Mile Handicap Observation-Disclosures
by Alfred Goullet (scratch); Reginald Nc
Namara tscratch). second Fred Hill $50
YARDS. third; John Bedeli $50 YARDS.
fourth: William Keller t65 yards), NTH.
Time. $50? 3-5.
One Mile Tesr- Match Race tProtes-
sionaD-Won by fob Magin and Willie
Hanley; tie for second and third place
between Frank Cory and Harry Kaiser
Eddie Madden and George Chapman. First
heat won by HanIey; Kaiser. second; Mad
Il S-S seconds. Second heat won by Han,
ley; Madden. second; Kaiser. third. Time,
2:11 Is. Last eighth, ~ s-5 seconds.
sionall-Won by Frank |. Kramer; tie for
second between Ray Eaton and Willie
Spencer. w First heat won by Kramer; Eaton,
Last eighth mile. l2's seconds Second heat
won by Kramer; w. Spencer, second :
Eaton; third n6oo Time. a:i'. Last eighth
Three Mile Open (Professiona)-- Won by
Reginald Mcnamara; W. S. Spencer sec
ond Jacob Magin. third: William Hanley.
fourth; John Bedell, NTH; Alfred GoulIet,
sixth Time 6:l5.
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IOtdls SVI lVV
Grand average. l2.07. High single aver,
age. IT "a. High run. s5.
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Travis Accepts Penalty.

The handicapping committee was
closely on his job in the medal pN
handicap OF the Athletic Club tournl'
ment at Fox Hills that three players
II. l.. Stratton, NJ. J. Grammont ana
Wesley NJ. Oler, Jr,, tied for first pago
at 70 all. Saturday morning OF thi
week has been named as the date ioI
playing off this three cornered tie LOT
the prize.
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schaefer's Work Not Impressive.

With the exception of the game in
which he averaged 80 and in which he
performed with the greatest brilliancy,
Schaefers work was not impressive. In
ract, the play of the youngster lacked
the balk line skill of both Sutton and
Mornngstar, who, although beaten by
Hoppe, exhibited a brand of billiard
science not excelled even by the cham
pion.
In the matter OF the line nurse. which
is the keystone Of the balk line game,
Cochran and Schaefer both are de-
ficient. In that particular Morningstar
and Sutton are masterful performers.
Sutton especially we'll earning the So
briquet of the nurse King.
Hoppe combines in his play all the
good qualities of all his opponents and
none of their faults. In the case Of
Sutton he has for some time past been
handicapped by physical ailments and
cannot therefore exhibit the complete
strength OF his game.
The champion. however, Is at the
height of his physical powers and this
quality combined with his marvellous
skill as a player makes him unbeat-
able.
Not only does he retain the Arctic
GOODNESS that has characterized his work
since he was in knickerbockers and
stood on a soap box to make difficult
shots, but his technique is as perfect
| as possible He plays with all the dash
| and brilliancy of Frank Ives and the
| late wizard" Schaefer, and counts with
nearly as much frequency at balkline as
did the big run experts at straight rail.
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Grand average. 2o.4s Best single aver
age. So as. High run. las.
Totals ....
SLOSSON

lotals l,oVS lVV
Grand average, 1903. High single aver
age, 20 lilo. High run, lis.
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Capable Referee.

1t is questionable if an ADLER referee
than Charles q. Peterson OF st. Louis
ever appeared In this city. Mr.. Peter
son Is Ideally qualified physically and
mentally for the task. He is a tall, thin,
young man. with a ghostlike, fitting
movement about the table that never in
terferes with the view OF the spectators.
In addition he is a clear. succinct an
nouncer. an accurate counter and knows
AL the rules forward and baaasA-~.l The
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Hoppe stands Supreme.

II any one Is ever to relieve Hoppe
of his balkline sceptre the player can
not at present be discarned. Schaefer
and Cochran, II they devote more time
to the study and practice of the game
and less to red ball and other freakish
experiments. might in the course of time
give the champion a battle, but in their
present form they have small chance
with the titleholder.
The Brunswick Balck Collender Com
pany in staging the tournament is to be
congratulated, for the results of the con-
tests have tended to clear up the atmos-
phere and show exactly where the lead
ing balkliners stand as 10 ability.
The tourney was admirably handled,
due largely to the efforts OF r. B. Ben
jamin, manager of Hoppe. There was
not an incident tending to dscord dur
ing the games.
The management was unable to en-
gage the ballroom OF the Hotel Aston for
more than a week. and the tournament
therefore had to be played on the basis
of four games a day, which was lively
work for players and officials. Yet there
was an entire absence of friction or I'M
pieasantness.
AS Hoppe was the champion and the
best drawing card of all the players the
management wisely scheduled him for
night games each day, with the excep-
tion of Friday when he appeared in the
| afternoon.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
BOHEMIAN BOY SCOUTS.

Scouts in Prague sounds like the
real thing in scouting. A letter from
there reads:
"Bohemia's boy scouts of the First
Scout troop at Prague in the Czecho-
Slovakian republic send greetings to
their brother scouts In America.
Members of this troop are river
scouts; all round sportsmen who row,
yacht. canoe, tramp, swim, etc. In
winter they skate and ski, and go
camping with sledge and ski.
"The troop has four canoes, two
rowing boats, two sailing yachts and a
motorboat, their houseboat, ship Is
feet long with club rooms In the mid
die for 20 to 80 boys. The ship lies
at anchor in Prague"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
A SCOUT PARADISE.

know of a wonderful spot for a camp
on the edge of shimmering shore,
And lake that's as blue as the skies
over you. and as sweet as the wind
at your door.
There the red-winged black-bird calls to
his mates to battle in the pickeref
pond;
And the banks overflow with the blessings
that grow at the touch of Fair Ma
tures wand.
There the soft breezes whisper the secrets
of rest while away on the big lake
we row:
And the swimming is fine in the summer
sunshine. and at evening the camp
fire aglow.
There's jolly old lodge with a jolly old
crane a-swing in the old Fireplace.
And jolly old chef with jolly old smile
on the front of his jolly old face.
There we pitch our tents with a speed
that's immense and we smooth out
our hunks with delight;
In the blankets we crawl and somewhere
we fall. to the tune of the swee'
sounds of night.
Why not join in our song as we rambl
aleng, and gather your troop on th'
way;
You will hit up scouts pace when vol
get near the place, and be ready fol
work or for play.
BY r. N Berry.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
66I3OH
SCOUT
BOY SCOUT "vETs," TOO.

The veterans used to be gray haired
faces deeply marked, somewhat
stoop shouldered, one empty sleeve or
one pinned-up, empty trousers leg.
Their deeds are already in our school
histories.
But there is a new generation of
veterans today. Young fellows, nearly
every one of them. Not stoop shoul-
dered; very chesty indeed and with
good cause. Not yet long enough re-
turned from the battles to have held
an annual reunion. But veterans
nevertheless. Saviors of their coun-
try. Saviors of the world
And there is still newer generation
or veterans coming upon the great
world stage. These have not been to
war. They may never go to war. And
because Of them-in part at least
the world itself may never know war
again.
These newer veterans are the young
fellows who have been five years in
the boy scout movement. They are
first-class scouts. They have taken
upon themselves the scout obligations
for life. They have registered with
local scout authorities for service to
the community in any emergency.
Scouting principles imbedded in a
boys nature will continue to operate
In his life whether or not he wears
the uniform and the badge. But in
order that the movement shall affect
the quality of citizenship of the whole
nation most effectively, scouting prin-
ciples should continue to operate
through every scout in the active, posi-
tive form which the veteran scout en-
bodies in his allegiance.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
SCOUTS BOOSTED IN BOSTON.

A letter to the Boston Transcript,
signed among others by Charles w. Ell
lot and A. Lawrence Lowell. says in
part:
We are entering an era of readjust-
ments in wages and prices. In many
cases lack of employment and clashes
of opinion between employers and en-
ployees will be inevitable. Unless we
adopt every reasonable means to pro-
mote right understanding and good
feeling between our various groups
unless We keep to the front the impor.
tance of hearty co-operation-much
hard feeling is sure to be generated,
and we need only read the newspapers
to be warned of the possible results.
We cannot expert complete safe
guard against this danger, but the pub
lie is coming to recognize that the boy
scout movement gives considerable
protection, because it promotes mu-
tual understanding and good feeling.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
The School of oentIeness. 8.

With what infinite gentleness the
Great Physician ministered to bruis-
ed reeds and broken heartsl What
tender names be gave them "Son !"
Daughter ~ He was never rough,
aever brusque, never impatient, never
in a hurryl His tender approach was
part Of the cure. His very touch had
healing power He handled the bur
dens of men in such way as to i'm
mediately make them lighter. Many
broken heart was strangely comfort
ed by his presence even before the
life had been made whole. Most sure
ly the hospital work Of our Saviour
was school of gentlenesst
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
Live on Grass Roots

n great part of the relief work there.
Mr.. Heinz says reports that some of
the refugees, driven frantic by hunger
and suffering, have resorted to canni-
balism are true in his opinion. He
adds that food for 100000 in that ter
ritory will have to be provided by out
side sources for another year.
1.-The lack of food is so serious"
says the telegram, that the women
are forced to go into the fields and
obtain grass roots, which they cook
into a kind of broth and serve as
boiled greens, occasionally getting a
bit of rice to mix with it. This con-
stitutes the principal diet of many.
The little children, naturally. get the
worst of this situation, because they
cannot eat such material, and it Is
among the children that the death rate
is the highest.
ut is difficult to make comparisons
as to the degree of destitution and dis
tress In different districts of towns.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20

the grain control committees at eacn
market, and in view Of the very com
prehensive data and information IN
their possession as to storage faciii
ties. anticipated movements out Oh
markets, the needs Of different sec
tions Of the country, not only as &c
wheat but as to other cereals that now
eoincIdentally with wheat, ETC., were
of invaluable aid in the accomplish
ment Of the permit system with q
minimum economic disturbance. The
same character Of assistance ID being
arranged for from the grain corpora
ton, or the wheat director. In anticf
patton that 1t will be necessary to re-
inaugurate the permit plan within the
next one or two months.
The wheat director is as vitality IN
terested as the railroad administration
that the grain tonnage shall be nam
died with the least possible friction as
between all interests concerned, and
is in entire harmony with the railroad
administration as to the plans pro-
posed in that direction.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
DECISION BY BYRON

Here's decision by Umpire
Bill Byron in a Pittsburgh
Philadelphia game as reported
by a correspondent Meusel
was on third and Cravath on
first and one out; Baird tapped
to Cutshaw, who ran up the
line, tagged Cravath between
second and first, making the
second out, and then stepped on
first before Baird could reach
the bag. In the meantime
Meusel had crossed the plate.
Now comes Byron to announce
to the press box that Meusel's
run counted. At least, so says
the detail of the game, which is
taken for what it is worth pend
ing an explanation from the
singing umpire.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
Plan Moving of
Big Grain Crops

ever, to be expected that the system
will again be fnaugurated with the
opening of the new wheat season, and
in view of that possibility the railroad
administration is already preparing
the necessary machinery so that 1t
may be prepared to act without delay
at the proper time. Conferences
have already been held with represent
atives of the grain corporation.
AS graphically illustrating the ne
cessity of regulating the transporta-
tion of this tonnage, and the results
obtained from such regulation, the fol-
lowing facts are of value and interest
ing: For the nine months Of the crop
year, July 1, 1918, to May l, 1919, there
passed through the grain handling IA
cilities Of the country-elevators and
mills-a total Of 3,44O, ,236. 900 bushels
of all grains, although the highest
point Of grain storage of all kinds at
any one time In that period was 4SO,-
100000 bushels. That Is, In nine
months the flow of grain was seven
times the quantity which accumulated
In storage at the highest point during
that period. This is a direct illustra-
ton of the necessity of keeping the
in-handling facilities Of the coun-
try liquid to avoid the distress to all
interests that would follow the block
ing of this flow of grain.
ReInaupurate Permit Plan.
The permit system as operated last
year contemplates the closest cooper
alton between the railroad administra-
ton and the United States food ad-
mInistration grain corporation. The
local representatives of the grain cor
poration were In daily contact with
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
GREAT RECORD MADE
BY ADRIAN C. ANSON
Played for Twenty-Five Years
With the Same Team.
Was Manager of Chicago Club fot
Longer Period Than Any Other
Leader-Was an Active Play
er While Acting as Head.

There are records and yet more rec
ords in baseball-but what player will
ever duplicate two records, both held
by the same man-the honors held by
Adrian G. Anson? They point proudly
to the batting marks that Uncle made
the way he poled that apple through
the year-but the historians seem to
overlook these two salient features of
Anson's great career:
He stayed longer in the service of a
single club than any other man that
ever wore the spikes-and he was man.
ager of the same club for a longer
stretch of time than any other man
ever managed a ball club before OF
since.
Anson played continuously with the
Chicago team from the spring of 1875
to the fall of 1922 years under one
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20

banner. Never has any other man ever
approximated that length of service,
least of all without at least one change
of posture.
Anson managed the Chicago club for
10 seasons--and nobody, before or
since, has come anywhere near that
managerial record. Moreover, Anson
was an active player all the time
never did any of his directing from
the bench. He became an institution
in Chicago-something that was taken
for granted something the citizens as
sumed belonged there forever. ana
was as much a portion of the scenery
as the Masonic temple, the stock yards
or the lake front.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
Most Deadly of
All War Gases

later known as "methyl," because the
latter name meant nothing to curious
persons. was being manufactured by
the war department at the rate Of ten
tons a day when the armistice came.
The gas is being variously described
as "the climax of the country's
achievements In the lethal arts" and
as "the most terrible instrument of
manslaughter ever conceived" The
department itself declares that II is
the most deadly Of all war gases.
Most Deadly Of All.
1t is said that ten airplane loads of
''methyl" would have been sufficient to
destroy all life In Berlin, If such ex-
treme measures had been necessary,
and that n single days output would
have been sufficient to snuff out the
100000 human lives on the island of
Manhattan.
This gas was not only discovered by
Professor Lewis, but was also devel-
oped by him to a point where 1t was
ready for production at the American
university while those laboratories
were still under the control of the bu-
reau of mines, one of the organizations
of the department of the interior.
When this work was first taken Up by
the bureau in behalf of the military
authorities Professor Lewis was called
from his civilian duties as professor OF
chemistry at Northwestern university,
Evanston, H., and at the request of
the bureau was commissioned as cap
tain In the ordnance department and
assigned to the gas warfare service of
the bureau of mines. While acting in
this capacity Professor Lewis discov-
cred and developed this gas, and IS
days after the gas work of the bureau
OF mines was transferred to the iuris-
dictlon of the war department an IL
acre plaut for its manufacture was
started near Cleveland, o.
Mouse Trap" Plant.
This plant, which was dubbed by the
workmen the mouse trap" because,
in order to prevent the leakage of in
formation, it was understood that the
men who entered would not leave un.
I'll the war was over, was in operation
within miraculously short time. and
plans were made by the war depart
ment to have 5000 tons of this most
diabolical gas at the American front
by March l. 1919 When the armist,ce
came the plant was well ahead of its
production schedule, but the opportu-
nifty had not come for the use of the
gas at the battle front.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20

but think the worst situation that
came to my knowledge was In Igdir
where there is Il larger proportion of
sickness and higher death rate than
In either Erivan or Alexandropol
Regarding reports of cannibaIism
which have come out of this district
from Goa l have been forced against
my Will to believe these reports to he
true. l saw with my own eyes muti-
lated remains of corpses which had
been exhumed from newly-made
graves. l did not see anybody who
had actually witnessed the eating of
human flesh, but there is so much cir
cumstantial evidence that I personally
came to believe 1t true.
"Typhus has been epidemic during
the winter, and has taken awav tbon-
sands, but with the moderation of the
weather it is now decreasing. buf
cholera is making its appearance. and
the outlook is threatening"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
SOLDIER THANKS BOY SCOUT.

Scout Harry w. Lyons of Milford,
Mass, is justly proud of letter re-
ceived from soldier in the army of
occupation. The doughboy had read
of the scouts splendid work in selling
War Savings stamps and was moved to
write;
Here's the hand of soldier for
your earnest work in keeping me fed,
clothed and equipped. I have done my
best, and you have dome as much If not
more than J."
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
Tale of Cannibals in Armenia Is
Confirmed.
Starvation and Misery Prevail Among
Armenian Refugees In Cau-
rasus Region.

Constantinople.- Starvation and mis-
cry prevail among Armenian refugees
In the Caucasus region, according to
a telegram sent to Herbert Hoover In
Paris by Howard Heinz American
food commissioner for the near East,
who is in this city.
Mr. Heinz has returned from a trip
of inspection in the Caucasus, on
which he was accompanied by Walter
George Smith of Philadelphia, former
president of the American Bar asso-
ciation and commissioner Of the
American committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief, which has charge of
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-06-20
Railroad Administration Giving
Careful Consideration to Nee
essary Measures.
EXPECT GREAT wheat YIELD
Tonnage Of Grain Will Exceed That
Of Last Year by Large Margin
May Try Permit System
Again.

Washington.-The railroad adminis-
tration is giving careful consideration
to the measures necessary for the sat
isfactory transportation of the antici-
pated large crops OF grains, according
to a statement authorized by Walker
ID. Hines. director general Of rail-
roads. The department OF agriculture
has estimated that the yield of winter
wheat will exceed 100000, 600 bushels
A fair estimate of the yield of spring
wheat apprOximates 300, 100000 bush
els. The total yield Of wheat this
year will in all probability exceed the
total of last year by from three to
four hundred millions of bushels. No
estimate of other grains is, of course
possible at this time. but, barring
unusual climatic conditions. it can per-
haps be properly expected that the
tonnage in grain that will be pro-
duced this year win exceed that of
last year by considerable margin.
The stable price fixed last year by
the government on wheat naturally
provoked desire on the part of the
producer to realize his earnings as
luAtkAs uS IoSriuitt anu sAilct siuuis
price has again been fixed by the gov
crnment for this years crop IT is as
sumed similar condition win obtain.
Last year this economical condition,
coupled with more or less disarrange-
ment IN ocean tonnage and consequent
disruption In shipping. resulted In
such an acute situation at the Interior
grain markets ana ut seaports. that 1t
became necessary to install the So
called permit system" which was
early made operative at the ports. and
In September. 1915. at the principal In
ferior markets.
Controlling Traffic.
The permit system Is a highly bene-
fcial system of controlling traffic at
the sources to prevent serious eonges-
ton on the road and at destination.
This system prevented In the fall Of
lais serious transportation paralysis
Of former years due TO widespread
congestion u traffic which had been
shipped but which could not be dis
posed of ~ destination, This paraly-
sis ef traffic IN former years was most
apparent in the East. but its lnIuri-
Gus effects were felt throughout the
country.
While the permit system at the
ports IS stiil IN operation. 1t was sns-
pended few months ago nt the in
terlor markets, due to improved ocean
shipping and the fact that the bulk OF
the grain had been moved. 1t is. how