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STOEY OF A SENATOR
BEVEBIDOE HAD TO STRUQQLE
WHEN YOUNQ.
A rrotege of the Lute Senator Mo
Donald Once a CootIot on the West
ern IMalni Worked III Way Through
College.
Senator-elect Beverldgo of Indlann Is
a nattvo of Ohio. He was born Oct.
G, 18C2, In Hlghlnnd county. Ills father
nnd nil of his brothers were In the
union army, and his mother devoted
nil her time during the rebellion- to
Gathering provisions for the union sol
diers. At the close of the war Mr.
Ilevcrldgo's father lost all of his prop
erty and became heavily Involved In
debt. The family wns forced to givo
up tho farm In Ohlo.and moved to Illi
nois. There Mr. Bcverldgc's life from tho
ngo of 12 was ope of great privation,
hardship nnd toU. At 12 years, of ngo
he wns u-plowbby, nt 14 he was work
ing ns a laborer, nt railroad construc
tion, nnd doing the work to which tho
strongest men were assigned, such ns
driving an old-fashioned scraper.
At 15 ho becntno n logger nnd team
ster, nnd by renson of his nnturnl com
mand of men wns placed In charge of n
logging camp. Ho made his way
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1 SENATOR BEVERIDGE.
through the high school of the town In
which he lived by entering tho fall and
winter terms Into nnd quitting early
each year nnd by working nights nnd
mornings.
Edward Anderson, a friend of Bev
erldge's, who now lives In North Da
kota, loaned him $50, nnd on this he
entered Do Pauw University. Ho bo
came the steward of a collego club, and
In this way passed through his first
year, at the end of which ho began
by merit to win for himself the sorles
of prizes In scholarship, philosophy,
clcnce and oratory, which, by the end
of his college course, amounted to
enough to pay two years of his ex
penses. He entered college late In
the term each year and quit early, giv
ing every moment of his vacation to
unremitting work. As a result of this
the young man's hcnlth gave wny, nnd
nt the end of his collego courso ho was
quite Ml. To recover- his health he
went to the plains of western Kansas
and enstern Colorado, nnd for somo
time lived with the cowboys, who bc
enmc, In nil tho ranches, his fast
friends.
Finally, fooling that his health was
sufficiently restored, he went to In
dianapolis nnd wns given tho privilege
of studying Jaw In the ofllco of Joseph
E. McDonald.
During the first yenr of his study of
law young Beverldgo .had so little
money that ho lived on two meals a
day much of the time. At the end of
the first year tho firm of McDonnld &
Butler offered him their managing
clerkship, with all the duties of the
third partner on his shoulders. Ho
declined to accept on tho ground that
he had not studied law long enough.
Senator McDonald' replied that If they
could stand It ho should be able to.
Beverldge's first case before a Jury was
In tho United States Court, with Gen
eral Harrison and his Arm on the
other side. Tho case lasted many days,
during which the day set for Mr. Bev
erldge's wedding to Miss Katherlno
Langsdale of Oreencastle arrived, and
Judge Woods adjourned court.
Beverldgo went o Greencastle, was
married, returned that night to In
dianapolis, nnd next morning was
' agnln In court' to nttend to his case.
His first argument before a tribunal
of justice wns In the Supremo Court
of Indiana, upon a question Involving
tho constitutionality of n statute.
During the tlmo that Mr. Beverldgo
remained with tho firm of McDonald &
Butler ho had exclusive chargo of
many of tho Important cases of that
firm, nnd wns consulted by Scnntor
McDonald In every case of Importnnce.
After his experience with McDonald
& Butler, Mr. Boverldge began1 the
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practice of law himself. In his pro
fession he has been successful, having
teen engaged In cases of the grentest
importance, such as the one Involving
the power of the legislature nnd gov
ernor to appoint the oil nnd mine in
spectors, and the state statistician, In
t, Governor Hovey's time, which case at
tracte'd the attention of the bar
throughout the country; the famous
' ,Wte railway tax case, In which ho
made the argument in the Supreme
Court; he wrote the brief filed In tho
Supremo Court of the United States In
tho Pennsylvania cases, Involving the
question of taxing railroad property in
Indiana to tho value of $150,000,000, and
Jmk in the lifo Insurance tax case- ho nindo
an argument whlph was widely repro
m duccd throughout the country.
Why does tho bad skater always
J" felame It on his skates?
JEKYL ISLAND DEER.
Swim Aci-om St. Simon' Sound In Srnrct
nt Food.
It has always been claimed that tho
gamo on Jckyl Island would not leave
tho Island, but reports from St. Si
mon's come to the effect that numbers
of the deer nre swimming ncross St.
Simon's sound nnd landing on the
bench near Ocean pier, says tho Sa
vannah (Go.) News. The result of
this Is that numerous hunters nro get
ting shots nnd enjoying venison In
such quantities as they have never en
Joyed that delicacy before. It seems
that tho deer on Jckyl have Increased
so numerously within the past fow
years that they nre no longer wholly
wild, but nt night come up around the
clubhouse nnd piny around tho Dowers.
Their depredntlons on tho choice beds
of the millionaires' favorite plants be
enmo so troublesome thnt a strong
wiro fence was built and now Incloses
some acres of tho ground Immediately
nround tho clubhouse. This kept tho
deer away from the flowers, but It did
not do anything toward stopping them
from Increasing In numbers. When
the storm came It carried away lots of
tho vcgetntlon thnt the deer had been
feeding on, nnd there was not enough
left to go nround. The deer then com
menced to figure on going oft tO-st
something to eat, and It ended in
their seeking St. Simon's. It Is a good
swim ncross the sound to St. Simon's
beach, but they mndo It, and now tho
hunters string along tho coast and
watch for them to como. Sometimes
men arc In boats crossing the sound,
and sec the deer coming. A chase en
sues over tho water, nnd frequently
the deer turn back toward tho Jckyl
shore and seek refuge In tho woods of
tho Island. They seem to know thnt
no ono Is allowed to place his feet on
Jckyl without permission from tho
club, and In this their Instinct tells
them that it is better to swim a long
wny back and get safe on Jckyl than
It Is to swim' even a short wny to St.
Simon's and then run the risk of be
ing hunted by men on foot nnd horse
bnck nfter they get there. It Is a
novel stnte of nffalrs, but It Is safe to
say that one-half of the deer could
leave Jckyl nnd there would still be
enough left for the millionaire aporte
who visit that plnce to hnvo all thoj
wanted to shoot nt.
"DON'T CIVE UP THE SHIP."
Tho famous Captain Lawrence, whe
shouted "Don't glvo up tho ship" at a
critical period In our naval history,
Is to bo honored by having his name
attached to the hull of n new torpedo
boat destroyer ordered by the govern
ment, and the woman who will hall
her as "Lawrence" Is a New York girl
selected by the secrctnry of the navy.
The young lndy to whom this honot
thus appropriately falls Is Miss Ruth
Lawrence of 285 Lexington avenue,
who Is a descendant of Captain James
Lawrence, commander of the Chesa
pcako in the war of 1812, for whom the
now destroyer Is named. Miss Law
rence comes of an old American fam
ily, dating back to colonlnl days. Sev
eral of her ancestors distinguished
themselves In tho colonial wars and
tho war of tho revolution. She is a
daughter of Abraham K. Lawrence, for
over twenty-five years Justice of the
United States Supreme Court. Miss
Lawrenco takes an active part In wom
an's affairs In this city, being a prom
inent member of tho Colonial Dames
of tho state of Now York, an Incorpo
rator of tho Llttlo Sisters of tho Quill.
Sho Is author of a book of "Colonial
Verses" and writes short stories nnd
poems for various periodicals. At tho
outbreak of the war with Spain Miss
Lawrenco volunteered as a nurse, but
lacked tho necessary, experience. Sho
has .traveled extensively and her so
cial standing ns a member of the old
Lawrence famllyt is acknowledged.
As a souvenir of her illustrious kins
MISS RUTH LAWRENCE,
man Miss Lawrence cherishes some
pieces of the hull of the old Chesa
peake, still dotted with tho shot of tho
Shannon, with which she fought in
tho memorable conflict off Boston har
bor, when her brave commander, mor
tally wounded, with his expiring
breath cheered on his crew with tho
now famous sentence: "Don'tJglve up
the ship." That sentence is ono of tho
treasures of the navy, the latest addi
tion being tho famous bulletin of Ad
miral Dewey: "Immediately engaged
the enemy and captured tho follow
Ing."
Nn Comparison.
"I suppose," said Undo Jerry Pee
bles, "the hottest place on earth Is tho
stokeholo of an Iron battleship in ac
tion." "There Is ono hotter," re
marked Uncle Allen Sparks. "it'B tho
place where a young husband sits
when ho carves his Jlrst turkey for
company." Detroit Free Press.
FA1II SIOUX. MA11TYK.
TALE OF BLOOD FOLLOWING
CUSTER MASSACRE.
Virion of .Jennie Swnn, Mother Vainly
the Medicine Man Htrote to Kiplaln
Away the Warning From the World
of Spirit.
A great flrn of pine and cedar was
alazlng ut the foot of iv huge cotton
wood tree, about which tho earth had
been worn as baro nnd smooth ns a
floor. Around the fire crouched Yollow
Bird nnd throe other medicine men,
lustily beating their rnwhtdo drums
and chanting an old Sioux war song.
Still beyond, a circle of painted war
riors, clad In whlto ghost shirts, and
headed by Chief Big Foot, danced and
yolled and brandished their weapons.
Tho ghost duncn had begun on the
evening of the previous day, and had
continued without Intermission for
thirty-six houis. Beyond, scattered
about among the trees nnd underbrush,
worn linlf n liunilriwl tnnors. nhnwlnc
nip whlto nnd ghostlike In tho frosty
moonlight.
In one of these lodces snt Jennlo
Swan; by her Hide lay Gray Elk, her
handsome young husband, completely
prostrated by his exertions nnd the ex
citement attendant upon his recent
visit to tho spirit laud. Her llttlo sou,
perhaps two years old, slept on a blan
ket clos by, nnd the baby of only u
few weeks' lay In hec lap. Jennie her
self wns dozing off; her eyes closed,
and her chin dropped upon her breast.
The noise of tho drums grew fainter
and fainter; she, too, was nsleop.
The dance ended; great kettles of
soup were brought forward by the
squaws; tho fast became a feast, nnd
the hungry nnd exhausted warriors
gorged themselves to their fullest ca-
"OH, MY GOD,"
paclty. Suddenly u wild shriek, rang
out on tho winter nlr, and Jennie
Swnn, with disheveled hair and staring
eyes, rushed from the tepee.
With ringing hnnds nnd fentures dis
torted In nngutsh she snld:
"I fell asleep nnd dreamed thnt I saw
the New Messiah; he was dressed as a
Dakota, with a great crest of eaglo
plumes on his head. Ho smiled kindly
when he saw me, and I ran to meet
him, but he pointed down, nnd I saw
a groat river of blood at his fee, nnd
there, floating ln-tlie strenm. were tho
Codies of my husband nnd bnbe."
"Four not, my child," said tho med
icine man. "Tho river you saw wus
the blood of whlto men, who shnll por
lsh when the Messiah comes and sum
mons all the bravo old chiefs and war
riors, who have lived since tho world
began, to his aid, nnd sweeps our op
pressors from the fnco of tho earth.
Your husband and child will bo In
struments for promoting bis power nnd
glory, nnd ns such will surely be
blessed above nil others."
Tho woman listened respectfully nnd
returned to the lodge, but sho was only
half convinced. Although her faith In
the New Messiah was fully as fnnntlcal
SUDDENLY JENNIE SWAN RUSHED
FORTH,
as that of any of her tribe, she could
not tear a certain vacuo foreboding
from her bosom.
Weeks past. Tho ghost dancing con
tinued fast and furious. Consequently
nothing could exceed tho Indignation,
of tho whole band when a detachment
of troops arrived nt Cherry creek nnd
peremptorily served notlco on tho
Sioux that ghost dancing must coase.
Big Foot pretended to submit, but
shortly nftor slrnped away from tho
troops and set out fpr tho Bad Lands,
accompanied by his entire band.
But thoy wero not destined to cscapo
so easily; on Wounded Kne creok
they were overtaken by a troop of the
Seventh cavalry, nnd Big Foot again
submitted rather than to risk an en-
Ilk k$M&
gngcnicnt with tho troops, The Slonx
were ut once nmrciicd off In the direc
tion of Pino HldRo, closely guarded
by their military escort. Unfortuuate
ly another troop of tho Seventh cav
alry arrived that night, and the offi
cers decided to disarm the Sioux early
the next morning. This announcement
caused much alarm among the Indians,
especially when they were marched out
of their camp and plncrd In ti semi
circle. A rllle shot rang out, and tho
next Instant 150 Sioux had thrown
themselves upon live times that mi tu
ber of well-armed regulars. So sud
den and furious was the onslaught that
the troops gave way, but they quickly
rallied, and n desperate hand-to-hand
conlllct ensued, Tho Sioux warriors
fought like demons, those having no
rlllcs closed upon the soldiers with
knives nnd war clubs, but they worn
at last forced back by overwhelming
iiumberH, and, rcnlizlng the hopeless
ness of the struggle, broke and lied to
tho hills. When tho engagement be
gan, Jennto Swan wan stand. hr among
tho tepees with her little boy on her
back, and the baby, bound up In swnd
dllng clothes, In her arms. In the
thickest of tho struggle sho saw Gray
Elk break through tho cordon of
trooper, rush toward her, and then
drop dead almost ut her feet. With a
wild cry she turned and lied. Although
encumbered by her two children, she
ran like n deer until sho heard a dull
"thud," and something warm splashed
In her face. She looked at her bnby,
and dropped on her knees with n moan
of agony; It wns stone dead.
"O my God!" Mio cried. "My hus
band and my child, Just us I saw them
In my d renin! Now let them kill me,
too-let them kill me, too!"
"Oh, mother, run. run! Don't let
tho soldiers get me!"
It was her llttlo nun. Sho hnd for
gotten him In tho excitement of tho
moment. Springing to her fcot, sho
laid the tiny body of the Infant on the
JENNIE CRIED.
ground, throw a shnwl over It, then
hurried on. Sho heard tho shouts of
tho soldiers close behind her, nnd be
gan looking about for somo place of
refuge. A few rods nway was tho
mouth of n pit, evidently the entrance
of n small cavo formed by tho action
of water running through a badger or
Fomo other holo to tho creek- beyond.
Setting down her llttlo boy nt tho
edge, sho lowered herself Into the pit.
At the bottom was n small, dark pas
sage. Stooping to examine this, sho
discovered two pairs of greenish-yellow
eyes glnrlng nt her from' tho dark
ness, and heard an ominous growl. Sho
had disturbed n den of wildcats. But
Jennlo Swnn fenrcd white men far
moro than wildcats Just then, so, cnll
Ing to her child to Jump, sho caught
him In her arms nnd crawled directly
Into tho den, tho animals retreating be
fore her, growling ajnd spitting ns they
went. There waB n warm bed of dry
leaves In tho cavo, and hero sho lay
nnd listened to the yells of tho troop
ers ns they dashed past. All day long
she lay there, but In the gray twilight
of the evening she crawled out nt tho
other entrance of tho envo nnd set out
on her long tramp back to Cherry
creok. There wns over n hundred
miles of bnd lnnds and bleak, rolling
prairie to be traversed in tho dead of
winter, without food or shelter Bavo
such ns an Indian or wild animal might
find on tho way, but Bho never faltered,
nnd three days later staggered Into tho
cabin of ono of her friends on Chey
enne river, moro dead than alive, but
with her llttlo boy safo on her back.
They nre now on the Cheyenno river
reservntlon, nnd nro still waiting pa
tiently for tho red Mcsslnh, for whom
Big Foot and his band, In their slmplo
faith, so freely laid down their lives.
FOUND A OOLD BRICK.
Hello of Million Father! Who Mined la
the Long Abo.
While a force of men wcro at work
at Calmalll, Lower California, laying
out a race track.ono of them unearthed
a heavy piece of metal, which be took
to bo a nugget in Its native stato, says
a San Diego dispatch' to the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat Tho workmen stopped
In great excitement, and washed tho
piece clean, when, to tholrastopUb
ment, thoy discovered It to bo n gold
bar, somewhat Irregularly molded and
stamped with old Spanish characters.
The brick Is worth about 11,000. The
placo where tho bar was found is fruit
ful with gold nuggets, somo worth as
high as ?350 having been found after
tho rains. Tho now find proves what
was unknown up to the present that
the mines wero worked by the Mission
Fathers of the past century. It is con
jectured that tho bar was hidden by
some priest and Its location lost.
NOTES OF TILE AVIIEEL.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO DEV
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE.
Spalding on Raring Control Think
That the I. A. W. Should Have Ki
cluilvq Control Some Recent Inten
tion Comlnic Meeting.
Spalding on Racing Control.
Concerning tho mooted question of
the relinquishment of League control
of racing, A. G. Snpldlng, whoso long
expcrlcnco In such matters through his
Interest In tho nntlonal sport of baso
bull entitles his opinion to unusual
consideration, Is quoted ns follows:
"The L. A. W. Is tho natural body to
control racing, nnd, In fact, It Is tho
only national body organized today
that Is competent to hnndlo It. While
In the past they may hnvo made somo
mistakes In meting out proper punish
ment, yet I nni satisfied that the ma
jority of people In this country who
tako nn Interest In cycle rating believe
In tho honesty of purpose thnt prompts
tho action ot the oflkialH of tho L. A.
W and without such confidence of tho
public no sport, especially professional,
can bo successfully rnrrled on very
long. I think It might bo poBslblo to
organize an association for tho exclu
sive control of professional cycle ra
cing, but to bo Biicccssful It must bo
nntlonnl In character and controlled
by roprestmtntlvo men In tho leading
cities In tho country. Not only would
It require reprefeentntlvo men In whom
tho publfc has confidence, but It would
also probably tako considerable capital
to properly carry It on. Until Much a
representative association Is orgnnlzed,
I am strongly of the opinion that tho
L. A. W. Is much better equipped to
hnndlo the racing of this country, both
niniitour nnd professional, than nny
other orgnlntzntlon. Whllo to some It
may seem Incongruous for nu amateur
organization like the L. A. W. to tnko
under Its direction nnd fostering care
professional racing, yet In order to
keep this sport clear from corruption
mid misdirection, and ns tho tendency
of nil sport whero great skill Is re
quired Is toward professionalism, I
think It would bo u mistake for the
L. A. W., n mistake for tho racing In
terest, and u mstako for the racing
men to glvo up Ita control of profes
sional or amateur racing."
May lie a Love Feat.
Tho opposition to T. J. Kccnnn, Jr.,
for tho presidency of tho L. A. W. has
so nearly disappeared that It 1b not
Improbablo that his nnmo will, bo the
only one mentioned In thnt connec
tion nt tho meeting of tho National As
sembly next month. Tho report that
tho majority of Pennsylvanlntis wcro
in favor of Buffalo for tho next Lenguo
meet undoubtedly had its effect In
whipping tho Now YorkerB Into lino,
and President Potter's refusal to run
H 'again probnbly helped n llttlo at any
rnto tho Empire stato will offer llttlo
,or no opposition to tho gratification of
,tho Plttsburgor'B aspirations. Sams
will bo content to wnlt till next year,
so that nt tho prcsont tlmo cvorythlng
appears favorablo for n vcrltablo love
feast at Providence next month. This
Is n hnppy stato of affairs, for If ovor
tho Lenguo stood In need of a pull
together policy, It Is now. Tho heart
burnings thnt hnvo followed every
gnthcring of tho National Assembly for
tho past half dozen years and a con
vention marked by an uttor absenco of
tho usual bickerings and political
methods will do much to bring about a
restoration of tho former good feeling
and ennblc tho League to present a
formidable front to the foes that be
set it.
Spur Wheel Driving: dear.
A short, compact chalnlesa bi
cycle of tho old "Broncho"
type, with the saddle directly
over tho rear wheel, but with
out tho constant danger "6f bucking
backward, Is embodied in this Inven
tion. Tho cranks nre independent In
asmuch as ench drives a sepnrato chain
of threo spur gears which nro sup
ported in boxes built In tho frame. Tho
cranks maintain their proper relations
to each other because the gears drlvo
tho samo nxle. Tho gears bring the
cranks enough forward of tho rear
Micel axle to allow the rider to as
sume an ordinary riding position and
at tho samo time to havo his saddle
far enough in front of the center of
tho rear wheel to prevent tho fiont
wheel from being lifted from the
ground.
Anti-Vibratory Three-Wheeler.
This Invention has the object of fur
nishing a cycle on which the rider dyoes
not feel with common severity the
Jolts and jars occaslonod by rough
roads, and the manner of attaining tho
desired end 1b novel lu that no spring
or cushion devices nri employe1. It
embraces tho use of threo wbooU, but
tho parts of the frame occupied by tho
rider nro strictly rigid In their rela
tion to each other, a point which is
not carried out In tho threo-wheolcra
now mado. As shown In tho patent
ofllco sheets, the Invention Is worked
out In a tandem machine, although tho
same scheme may bo applied to sin
gles. The middle wheel, which acta
ns tho driver, Is not secured rigidly In
the frame, but Is hung in a fork hinged
nt the renr crank hanger and projects
forwnrd In nn approximately horizon
tal direction between tho double hori
zontal tubes connecting tho front and
rear hangers. The front chain drlvcB
to tho renr hanger nxlo nnd tho roar
chnln runs directly forward over tho
sprocket on the driving wheel. Tho
fork cnrrylng tho driving 'wheel ex
tends backwnrdly nnd upwardly from
Kb hinge nt tho renr hanger; na a sin
gle tube connecting with n short steer
ing bond carrying tho forkB of tho
third or trailing wheel. With this
arrangement of tho two rear wheels,
when tho driving wheel strikes an ob
staclo and rises to surmount It tho
rear ernnk banger, which Is tho rear
comer of the framo carrying tho rid
era, rises only nhout half of tho dis
tance that It would wero tho driving
wheel rigidly plnccd In the frnmo, nnd
when tho trailing wheel renchcfl tho
snmo obstaclo the frame 1b again rais
ed n slmllnr distance. In other words,
were n two-Inch obstnelo mot, tho rid
er, through the frame, would oxporl
enco Instead of ono sovero two-Inch
Jolt two less cffcctlvo ono-lnch Jara.
The value of tho machlno depends up
on tho question as to which would bo
easier on the rider In tho long run. A
cerlnln number of sovero Jars or twlco
tho number of Jars hnlf ns grcnt. Un
necessary parts aro ndiled to tho ma
chlno by tho rigging up of stcorlng
connections whereby tho trailing wheel
Is turned by the hnndlobara In unison
with tho front wheel of tho mnchlne.
Tho third wheel being hung ns n trail
er Is bound to follow tho track of tho
blcyclo without tho nld of steering con
nections. Another evidence of need
less caution on tho part of tho Inven
tor Is thnt ho places tho central lino ot
tho steering bend of tho trailing wheel
In u position inclining slightly back-
wnrd from vertical In order that when
the trailing wheel Is raised to pass an
obstaclo tho steering head will not ln
clluo forward from vortical. As long
as tho central lino of tho trailing
wheel's Bteerlng bond, which Is Indi
cated by n dotted lino In tho Illustra
tion, touches tho ground nhead of tho
point of contact of tho tiro, tho whoel
will trail properly no matter whnt may
bo tho Inclination of tho steering head
nhead of tho vertical.
Chicago Club' Scorch to Fullniitn.
Tho tenth nnnual 2: GO club scorch to
Pullman of tho Chicago Cycling club
wns won by Fred NolBon, brother ot
O. B. Nelson, who won tho Decoration
day road race In 1896. His tlmo from
tho stnrt nt Thirty-fifth street to tho
finish, nbout fourteen miles, wus 45:00,'
which Is 14 minutes slower than A. J.
NIcolot'B tlmo lost year. Tho rough
and Icy condition ot tho courso nnd
tho 10-nbove-zero wenther accounted
for the great difference in tho times.
A'bout thirty riders Btnrted. Thero
wero several falls, but no injuries, nntl
only ono punctured tiro, Thero wero
no ofTlclnt timers, but tho leaders fin
ished about ono mtnuto apart In tho
following order: Fred Nelson, O. B.
Nelson, W. R. Ferguson, John Nelson,
Orlando Adams, James Levy, N, B.
Van Slcklen, A. T. Helwood, C. a.
Slnsnbaugh and C. P. Root. E. Lln
gcnfeldcr reached Pullman first, but
was disqualified for cutting tho courso.
Fltman for Racing Hoard Chairman.
Will' R. moro often yclept "Happy
DayB" Pitman, ono of tho founders of
the L. A. W. ond winner of tho first
blcyclo raco In America, is being boom
ed by his friends as a candidate for
tho chairmanship of tho racing board
ot tho league In opposition to "Undo
Jerry" Mott, tho present much criticis
ed incumbont of that office, and C. W.
Means ot Cleveland, an aspirant for
tho honor ot wearing George Gideon's
big shoes, which ho believes ho can
comfortably fill now since his bucccss
as an original Keennn mnn. Pitman
favors tho retention of racing control
by tho league of courso nnd if ap
pointed says he will reorganlzo tho rac
ing department of that body and meet
tho racing men half way, although he
does not fnvor tho admission of tho
pros to membership. Ho has tho back
ing of Potter, Gideon and Chief Con
sul Boldlng, ot the New York dlvl
slon.
Illlnnl Wonld Admit rrofeitlonala.
At a meeting ot tho Illinois division
L. A. W., held at Springfield rocently;
tho delegates voted to work for tho
admission of professionals' to member
ship! in tho league and Instructed tho,
delegates to the Nntlonal Assembly to,
cast their votes and influence to that''
end.nt ProvlIence. The action means
that the west will mako a strong fight
for the pros and will Join forces with
the eastern division that are Interested
In the movement.
Algerian Intereited la Race.
The first meet of the European wio
ter circuit held on African soil was run
at Oran, Algeria, Dec. 10, and Urow an
Immense attendance. Banker won the
1,000 meter handicap from scratch In
1:24, with Tommaselll, 15 motors, sec
ond, and Grogna, 25 meters, third.
These three won their heata in -ther
grand prize of Oran, the final ot whit!)
was to be run Christmas.
"Maud toys Bho Is madly In Jove
with her new bicycle." "Huh! Another
cose where man Is displaced by ma
chinery." ' .
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