THE NORFOLK WBBKLh NEWS-JOURNAL , FRIDAY , .Tt'LY 15 , 1910.
Submarine Maket Good.
l\ Hamilton , Bermuda , July 11. The
Dnlh-d States submarine boat Salmon ,
which sailed from Qulncy , Mass. . at 2
o'clock on the afternoon of July 5
made St. David's light at 1 o'clock
yostorda } . She remained until r. a.
m. and then took on a pilot , arriving
at Hamilton three hours later. The
Salmon encountered n rough sea on
the < lth and nth , but suffered no dam
age. She fully demonstrated the prac-
tlcahlllty of the submarine for long
voyages. The distance between Quln-
cy and Hamilton IH about SCO miles ,
and the submarine made an average
speed of between G and 10 knots an.
hour. The seaworthiness of the little
craft was proved to the entire satis
faction of the experts of the navy
aboard and the builders. The sub
marine will proceed from Bermuda to
Hampton Roads , but the date of hera
Hailing has not yet been fixed. The
submarine Is under command of former -
mor Lieutenant Commander Gregory
C. Davlson and carries a crew of
twenty-one ofllccrs and men.
FAMOUS ASTRONOMER DIES.
Man Who Discovered Planet Neptune ,
Dead at Age of 98.
I'otsdam , July 11. Johann Gott
fried Oallce , a German astronomer ,
who was the llrst observer of the
planet Neptune , died hero yesterday.
Herr Gallco was horn June 9 , 1812.
Ho studied mathematics and the
natural sciences at Berlin from 1830
until ISM. Ho observed the phi net
Neptune on September 11 ! , 18)0. ) In
1851 he was made director of the observatory -
servatory at Break and professor of
astronomy. In 1SI19 to 1810 he dis
covered three comets.
Postal Deficit Is Reduced.
Washington , July 11 More than
$10,000,000 reduction in the postal defi
cit was made in the llrst nine months
of the fiscal year Just ended , accord
ing to returns Just recehcd by Postmaster -
master General Hitchcock fiom the
auditor for the poslolllco department.
Such a reduction is unprecedented In
the history of the department. The
deficit for the nine months was ? - ' , -
709,000 as against f12.832.000 In the
same period -of the preceding fiscal
year.
WANT A BATTLESHIP CHEAP ?
Three Outused American Warships to
Be Sold at Auction.
Washington ; July 11. Secretary of
the Navy Meyer has signed an order
authorizing the sale of the third class
cruisers Detroit and Boston , the gun
boat Concord and the torpedo boat
Winslow. From a military standpoint
the usefulness of these vessels has
passed. The amount of money re
quired to place them in condition was
so large and their value so small when
In service that the board of Inspec
tion and survey for ships , recommend
ed that It would be poor economy to
repair them. They will be advertised
for sale and disposed of In accordance
with the law to the highest bidder.
The Boston was one of the first
steel boats built for the new American
navy and the Concord took part in the
battle of Manila bay.
The former , which was authorized
In 1881 ! and completed four years later ,
Is a single screw protected cruiser
with n battery of eight guns and a
displacement of 3.000 tons. She had a
speed of 15.6 knots.
The Concord , a twin screw gunboat
of 1,710 tons displacement , has amain
battery of six guns and her speed is
1C.S knots. Her cost was $765,283.
KEEPS GIRL FROM SUICIDE.
Man Is Shot In Seeklno to Prevent
Sweetheart Ending Life.
La Crosse , Wis. , July 11. Mrs. Ber
tha McGovern and Roland Dlckson
Dreshach ( Minn. ) sweethearts , today
are at hospitals here with bullet
wounds as the result of an attempt
to commit suicide by the woman and
an effort on the part of the man to
prevent the shooting.
Dlckson says the woman turned the
revolver upon herself , shooting twice ,
one bullet being prevented from en
terlng the heart by a corset steel. In
trying to take the weapon from the
woman Dlckson was shot In the groin.
HEIRS ROW OVER CIRCUS BILLS.
Flaming Posters on Indiana Business
Block Cause Suit.
Richmond , Ind. , July 11. Circus
posters , red and flaming , announcing
the coming of a show , are the cause
of a suit In the Henry county circuit
court which will result in the sale of
the Murphy business block.
Some of the Murphy heirs consent
ed to the circus posters being placed
on the building , others objected and
tore them down. They were replaced ,
and torn down , and replaced.
At this point R. T. Goodwin's pa
tience becoming exhausted , he filed
suit The three circuses are to ap
pear at New Castle this month and
are fighting for advertising space.
PICKPOCKETS GET $1,600 , LOOT.
Chicago Man Is Robbed on Train In
Wisconsin.
Sheboygan , Wis. , July 11. August
Lefiln of Chicago was robbed of $1-
500 in cash by pickpockets , either In
this city or soon after boarding a train
for Port Washington. He bad dis
played his money in a saloon a short
time before. The purse , containing a
$1,000 bill and other money , had been
in his hip pocket. When no started
to give the conductor his ticket ho
found that the purse , which ho had
not seen since leaving the saloon , was
gone.
A TRAIN ROBBERY AVERTED.
Cleverness of Engineer Prevents Boy
Bandits From Doing Deed.
St. Louis , July 11. Cleverness on
the part of the engineer prevented
hrce youthful bandits from robbing
he Missouri , Kansas and Texas South
' western flyer No. \ at an early hour
I'osterday near Larrymore , St. Louis
county , about fifteen miles from St.
Louis. Three were arrested as BUB-
I1 lects and are In Jail pending Investi
gation.
Engineer Qiiliin. through a ruse , pro-
r'onted the baggage car and passenger
coaches from being robbed. The ban-
< illts ' compelled the engineer and ilro-li
" nan , at the point of revolvers , to de
scend from the cab and go with theme
. o the baggage car to assist them In
| incoupllng It. While tinkering about
. he coupling the engineer and fireman
11' n ' the darkness managed to glide
iway from the bandits.
The two started on a run for the
ah. The bandits soon became aware
hat the crew was dashing for the cab
) and opened a rain of lire.
Five miles further on , at Spanish
. ake , Qulnn rang up O. C. Hill , yard-
| Hauler of the St. Louis , Keokuk and
Northwestern In St. Louts , and told
ilm of the robbery.
Several shots were fired during the
attempted holdup and the passengers ,
who filled live coaches , were thrown
nto a panic. Conductor Walker , who
also displayed great coolness in the
crisis , devoted his time to calming
ho passcngercs. The train was in
he hands of the robbers for forty
minutes.
LOST IN A COUNTyjyAIL 37 DAYS
Official Coonizance of Two Prisoners
Misplaced With the Evidence.
Denver , July 11. Lost in the county
all has been the peculiar predicament
of Joseph 12. Lewis and Charl6s E.
Jautcrlch for the last thirty-seven
lays.
The men were arrested on a charge |
of burglary. They were given a hear-
ng before a Justice of the peace and
bound over to the district court , pond-
ng action by which they were re-
uandcd to the county Jail.
Thiotigh an o\erslght , the trail-
icrlpt of the case was never sent from
he Justice to the district court and ,
officially , no trace of the priboners
jould he found.
Their odd situation was discovered
oday by accident. They will be" given
in immediate trial.
A HERO "JUST PRAYED. "
'The Almighty Saved Us , " Engineer *
of a Burned Steamer Says.
New York , July 11. "It wasn't me
It was the Almighty I'm Just a
llain man who had faith In God , and
that's what pulled us through. "
Samuel Howard , the engineer who
by sticking to his post saved the pas
sengers and crew of the burned
steamer Grand Republic , made this
statement t6day.
"Why , this is a lot of fuss about
nothing , " Howard said , as I held out
ny hand. "I'm surprised you people
think so much of a little blaze. "
The engineer blushed and stammer
ed a bit and ended by pushing a hand
twice the size and strength of my own
very gingerly in my direction.
"And say , I didn't faint and reel
and cut up like a boarding school girl ,
either , " he added , when I had placed
before him the enthusiastic accounts
of his struggle with the fire. "My
my ! " he said , shaking his head slowly
from side to side. "Did I do all those
things ? "
"Well , didn't you ? "
Well , I stood by and prayed God
that we wouldn't be burned alive
that's all. "
What did you think about In the
smoke and flames ? "
The big man's brown eyes grew
wistful.
thought of that good , patient
wife of mine who is at home , dying , " .
he said , simply. "I have a wife and' '
a daughter. My wife is an invalid and
can't live very much longer , and I
Just said to myself , 'Well , I guess my
time has come now , but I don't care
very much because she will Join me
soon. "
Then ho changed the subject.
"And what were the people on deck
doing while the fire raged below ? "
came the next question.
"Why , they were Just the quietest |
and finest lot you ever saw. There
were some real heroes among the wo
men and children , I can tell you. They
Just gathered on the upper deck as
much out of harm's way as they could
get and waited patiently. There was' '
no uproar or trouble in fact , I guess
a lot of 'em didn't realize what was ,
going on until it was all over ,
"Did you think of the Slocum ? " 1
suggested , when the engineer lapsed
into a shy silence again. .
"Oh , yes ; but I Just prayed to God.
That is the best. It keeps you cool
headed and prevents you from doing
anything rash. I have been In two
collisions and a few accidents , but I
don't think I ever had such a close
call as this one. But it wasn't the
boat's fault , you know. You might
meet up with a fire in an apartment
house or a railroad train , or any other
place.
"This boat didn't have much of n
chance to 'go up1 after the quick
work of my boys. Say , if you want the
real heroes' names , Just remember Mr.
Garrett and Mower and Whltley
they were the boys who helped me
keep steady. And they worked better
than the city firemen
"And you might give us a good bill
of health while you are about It , " ho
added. "We've all got our lives and
our health with us this time. I al
ways have prayed I should never lose
my life ID a fire , and I guess I never
shall. That was an answer to my
prayer , all right. The Almighty saved
me and that was how I am alive 10
tell It now. "
Diaz Still President.
Mexico City , July 11 General Forj j
flrio Diaz , who will bo SO years old on .
September 13 next , was yesterday reelected - i
elected president of the Mexico for a
| term of six years , this being the
seventh time he has been chouen as
the head of the government. Ramon
Corral was elected vice president. Re
ports from all the states In the Mexi
can union are to the effect that In
the elcctorial colleges Diaz and Cor
ral won overwhelming victories and
that no disorder of any kind occmred
In any section of the country. Presi
dent Diaz was first elected president
| In 1S7C to serve a term of four years.
Ho has been president of Mexico ever
since with the exception of four years
1SSO to 1884 when Manuel Gonzalez
zalez was chief executive. Until 1892
the president was chosen for four
| years ; since that time the term has
been blyears. . President Diaz is
hale and heaity.
POLICEMAN'S VICTIM DIES
j During Fight Officer is Beaten With
His-Own Night Stick.
Boston , July 11. William Degan of
Somcrvllle , died at the Relief hobr-I-
al today from a bullet wound Inflict-
id by Patrolman Dennis Leary In
harlestown last night , during an at
tack on the officer. During the fight , |
the officer was beaten with his own
night htlck , after which he shot and
wounded four of his asallants.
JOHN D. TALKS RELIGION.
Says Time Is Here for Universal
Creed ; Ic Devoted to His Church.
Cleveland , O. , July 11. John D.
lockefeller , speaking before the Eu
clid Avenue Baptist church Sunday
school , declared that the time had
come for a universal religion. In his
; iddrcss Mr. Rockefeller declared that
tils church and Sunday school work
vas one of the things in life which
; ave the sweetest pleasure.
SOCIETY WOMEN WANT TO FLY.
But George Russell's Biplane Engine )
Wouldn't Go Blew Off Hats.
Mineola , N. Y. , July 11. A dozen or
nore society women flocked around
George Ru&hell when he brought his
aeroplane out of Its shed. Every one
of . the women was eager to make a
light. They were standing in an ani
mated group behind the biplane when
Russell cranked the engine.
The propeller whirling around with
errilllc speed raised a wind that blew
off the women's hats , filled their
faces with dust and sent their hair
iti earning in all directions. Then
came a chorus of screams when "rats"
went soarin'g into the air. Russell's
engine did not work right , so he made
no attempt to fly.
Aviator Fatally Hurt.'l
Ghent , Belgium , July 11. Daniel
Klnet , the Belgian aviator , wad ser-
lously hurt while making a flight. The
rudder of his machine broke when
he was at considerable height , and
the aeroplane turned over several
times , dropping like a stone in a
wheat field. It is thought that Kinet.
Is fatally injured.
In another flight Morane further re
duced the time for five kilometres ,
covering the distance in 2 minutes and
48 seconds , a speed of more than 110
kilometres (08.42 ( miles an hour ) .
WHY COLLIER WAS REMARRIED.
Ceremony Was Necessary to be Sure
His Wife Would Inherit Estate.
San Francisco , July 11. "I wanted
to make sure that she could inherit
my fortune in the event of my death , " |
was the explanation made by Willie
Collier for marrying his actress wife ,
formerly Paula Marr , a second time
yesterday. Mrs. Collier , who was
formerly Mrs. C. W. Gall , went
through the marriage ceremony with
the actor at the Hotel Metropole , Oak
land. J. G. Qulnn , Justice of the peace ,
officiated.
It was less than two months ago |
that the Colliers were married at
Davenport , la. It took a lawyer to de
termine that no matter how much
:
Collier and his wife think of each oth
er , legal complications might prevent
Mrs. Collier from inheriting her hus
band's ' $100,000 estate in case he died.
The situation was due to the fact that
while the present Mrs. Collier was
Mrs. C. W. Gall she was divorced from
her husband in the San Francisco
courts five years ago , and that was
before she met Collier. She married
Collier while he was a legal resident |
of St. James , N. Y.
ETHEL LEVY A BRIDE AGAIN.
French Whip the Husband of George
M. Cohan's Divorced Wife.
New York , July 11. A letter received -
ceived from Paris yesterday an
nounced the marriage of Ethel Levy ,
divorced wife of George M. Cohan , to
Pierre Crepln , a professional whip of
the French capital. They were mar
ried in a province outside of London
last October and lived at the Hotel
Carlton for several months following
the ceremony , but managed to keep
the marriage a secret until recently.
Mr. Crepin is 24 years old , tall , and
athletic. He Is one of the most expert
equestrians of the continent and holds
many records for high Jumping. It
is Miss Levy's intention to return to
New York in August and assist her
husband in feats of horsemanship In
this country.
NEW AEROPLANE RECORDS.
Meeting at Rhelms Comes to End ;
Forecast Safe Travel Soon.
Bethany Plains , July 11. The avia
tion meeting , at which new records
for height , distance , speed and time
were set , came to a close. The meet
Ing was a triumph for the monoplanes ,
which made all the records and car
ried off the majority of the prizes.
The exports declare that the most
important achievement was the record
made by Leon Moron , who attained a
speed of IOC kilometers ( G5.93 miles )
an hour
They believe that this will be fol-
lowed soon by a speed of 180 to 200
kilometers , at which speed aeroplanes
would bo little affected by the wind.
The moment IB In sight , they think ,
when traveling by aeroplane will bo
as safe and easy as fast trains.
The distance and duration records
made by Labouche , 310 kilometers
(211.14 ( miles ) In 4 hours 3-7 minutes
and 45 seconds were broken by Gilesli
lagers , who made a flight of 393 kilometers -
meters (241.44 ( miles ) In 5 hums 2
minutes and 48 seconds. On landing ,
Olleslagers was handed a telegram of
congratulation from the king of the
Belgians.
The only American competitor ,
Weymann , while he did not win a
prize , made a good showing.
KILLS MAN TO SAVE WOMAN.
Young Hoosler Shoots
Brother-ln-Law j
( When Latter Attacks Wife.
Vlncennes , Ind. , July 11. In defense I
| of his sister , Mrs. Carl Miller , Chester |
Dale , 24 years old , shot and Instantly
killed his brother-in-law , Carl Miller , i
| 34 years old , In Dale's kitchen. Dale |
was arrested at the scene of the mur
der. Dale told the police that Miller
came to Dale's home and abused his
wife and her daughter by a former
marriage , and that when Dale remon
strated Miller drew n knife.
HAS ANYBODY SEEN PERCY ?
If They Have , Mrs. Proctor Would
Like to Know Where.
New York , July 11. Has anybody
here seen Percy ? Percy Proctor ,
whose family is In the soap company
of Proctor & Gamble ? Apparently no
body here has , least of all his wife.
Most everybody believe Mr. Proctor
doesn't wish to be seen. Maybe so ,
but Mrs. Proctor doesn't believe It.
But I she couldn't find him in Cincin
nati and now she has come here to
look around a hit.
For a pair of newlyweds the rela
tions of Mr. and Mrs. Proctor since
they were married in London last
October , have been peculiar. They
went for a honeymoon to Mentone on
the Riviera. That had been their
llrst , meeting place in the preceding
year , when he was n millionaire and.
a widower calling himself 5C and she
25 and the wife of Baron de Klifuss ,
who had a villa there.
Mrs. Proctor has a paper purportIng -
Ing to be a copy of an exchange be-
tween herself and her husband several
months before their marriage , in
which he pledged with her 100 shares
of Proctor & Gamble stock on condi
tion that she obtain a divorce from
Baron de Klifuss , to whom she had 'B '
been married when 1C years old.
Tuberculosis saved the trouble of I
divorce , and when the widow mar
ried Mr. Proctor the stock , she as
serts , was passed by him to her out
right as a dot. Her appraisal of it
was $40,000. She says he promised
her also an additional $40,000.
"No one can make me believe , " she
said , "that Mr. Proctor remains away .
from me of his own will on account of
the 100 shares of stock. He knew
on our wedding day that I had passed
the certificate over to Mr. Wyckoff.
On the train as we wete leaving Lon
don that day he asked i.ie if I still
had it 'below * where I usually carried
it. and I said that I h-id given It to
Wyckoff in London. lie seemed satis-
flcd-
flcd'After
'After ' he left me at Mentone , be-
cause he said , it was necessary for
him ' to return to America , he wrote to
me every week. His letters were al
ways loving. I received an allowance
of $200 a month from him. Finally he
telegraphed me to come over.
"When I arrived by the Mauretanla ,
May 23 , I could not understand his ,
failure to meet me. I went on to Cin
cinnati and tried to find Mr. Proctor ,
but could not. Neither his family nor
his ' lawyers would meet me. Then a
suit was brought against me to re
cover the stock.
"What has become of my husband
I do not know. I cannot understand
why he remains away from me. There
has never been anything in our rel
tlons to estrange us. and T came to
this country because he wished me to
do so. There is a mystery mat I wish
someone would clear. I hope I shall
not be forced to make a contest for
the $80,000 promised me. "
By birth Mrs. Proctor Is Russian ,
her ' father , Gregor Wengeroff , and her
mother both being physicians in St.
Petersburg. She has certificates as a
practioner in Carlsbad. She had a
daughter , Leonie , by Baron de K1I <
fuss.
"WOMEN DON'T LIKE WORK. "
o
Mrs. Valesh , Unionist and Organizer ,
k
Tells Her Views.
New York , July 11. "In fifteen
years of active experience among the
working women in the United States ,
I have never known one woman who
worked for a living for any other rea
son than necessity , " said Mrs. Eva
McDonald Valesh.
"Here and there , in the arts and
professions , we find a girl who paints
or writes or follows the law or medl
cine from some compelling talent , in
dependently of financial pressure. But
tradeswomen work only because they
have to work. "
This is the answer of Mrs. Vnlesh , I
general organizer of working women
for the Federation of Labor , to the
criticism voiced recently by the Eeg
llsh countess of Carlisle that America
produces annually thousands of girls
who have no need to earn a living ,
but who become wage earners simply $
because they are tired of homo life.
Mrs. Valesh Is the general secretary
of the women's committee on Indus
trial problems , of which Miss Anne $
Morgan , a daughter of J. Piorpont
Morgan. Is a member. Foremost
among this committee's work is the
organization Into trades unions of em
ployed women and the collection of
statistics concerning thfein ,
"Working women , " Mrs. Valesh con
| tinned , "not only have their own trou
bles to endure , but also must put up
with two distinct annoyances from
the outside , harsh and Ignorant trill-
dun like Hint of Ladv Cu'Hsle , M
-n.'Miienta ! rot. T'lj ' latter Is ui -
naiifer to : < ' and It lee , rore Harm
[ 'Have jr.ii ever renii-'i'd tha' al !
tl't t > e semi pHlanthropi" Ut"ln ) and
Ill-tuts for n 01 king glriq , though tht-y
hnu1 a heni'tifiil sentl'iiMit ' iiiMin.,1
t lie-in , acttmMv help t'imploypr ' to
keep down wages , and damage the
women they want (6 ( aid ?
"One of the first things the woman's
industrial committee will attempt Is
the organization of shop girls. Today
the employer who Is urged to pay a
living wage can shrug his shoulders
and reply , 'What Is a living wage ?
I pay girls what they are willing to
work for. ' And even more frequent
than the man who tells a girl to ge"t
a 'gentleman friend' if she can't Hvo
on $4.50 or $5.50 the average pay of
women in the industries Is the em
ployer who says , 'Oh , yes , you can.
manage on $4.50. You can get board |
at Saint Somebody's home for $3.50 a
week. '
"Our aim will be to better general
conditions , to raise wages by organiza
tion. No amount of philanthropy ever
raised wages. In fact , It lowers them.
The only thing that ever raised the
wages in this world Is a union. " Mrs.
Vnlesh added with profound convic
tion.
tion."And
"And you don't ' think there are
thousands of women In America who
work only for luxuries ? "
"It depends on what you call luxu
ries , " replied the general organizer.
"Pretty clothes are as much a neces
sity of youth as food or shelter or
sunlight. I've known a few girls who
worked because their fathers couldn't
buy them proper clothes. But no wo
man In a trade works except from
necessity. "
,
BUT SHE'S STILL CHAMPION. |
Bessie Oliver , Oklahoma's Best Spell
er , Got No Contest in Boston.
Boston , July 11. A week ago Miss
Bessie Oliver of McAlester , Ok. , won
the championship of Oklahoma In n
spelling "bee" in McAlester , spelling
a list of 2,021 words , the last of which
'laudanum , " her opponent misspelled.
Miss Oliver was assured that her suc
cess would not only make her par
ents proud of her , but would select
jj icr ( as the representative of Okla
homa j ( In a national spelling contest
to be held by the National Educational
association in Boston.
Accordingly , Miss Oliver went to
Boston after receiving the congratula
tions of her friends in McAlester. Her
mother came with her and President
Evans of Oklahoma university came
hero > at about the same time to make
sure that Oklahoma's representative
61n
received fair treatment.
Mrs. Oliver and her daughter went
to Joseph W. Lund , chairman of the
executive committee of the Boston
branch of the Nation Educational as
sociation ( , to find out where and when
, .
the national spelling contest was to
be held. .
"What contest ? " inquired Mr. Lund.
They repeated their questions.
Then , slowly and sadly , he told
them that there was to be no spelling
contest , that the National Educational
association had never held a spelling
contest , and never would hold a spell
ing contest , especially in Boston. Mrs.
Oliver and her daughter have not re
turned to the olllces of the assocla
tion.
"But she is still champion of Okla
homa , " said President Evans.
Oklahoma City , Ok. , July 11. Ac
cording to Mary D. Couch , county superintendent - ]
erintendent of schools In Oklahoma ,
the idea of a national spelling contest
was conceived by the state superln
tendent of schools of South Dakota
and E. M. Sherry , a county superin
tendent of that state. These two men
arranged for the national match to be
held In Boston at the meeting of the
National Educational association. The
date was set for July 2. A state spell
ing contest was held in Oklahoma City
June 15 , Miss Oliver winning.
Newport Wins Game.
Sprlngviow , Neb. , July 11. Special
to The News : The Newport Haymak
ers took away the laurels In what
proved to be the fastest game of base
ball here this season Friday afternoon.
Both teams were on their mettle ,
Sprlngview from the start and the
Newport boys when they discovered "
that they would have to play ball to
win. The score was 4 to 2 in favor
of the visitors.
Keya Palm county received another
good rain Friday night , with indlca d
tlons of more to follow. r
HOW HE GOT THE BIG FIGHT. | n
nQ
Rlckard Tells a Few Inside Facts of |
the Big Deal.
San Francisco , July 11.7-"Tex'
Rickard has given some Inside facts , „
about the deal by which he secured a
the Jeffries-Johnson flght two days.
B
before bids were opened in Jersey
City.
"The fighters were signed up with
v
me two days before the opening of
the bids , " he said yesterday. "When
went to New York I saw a Joker In
their contract. It stated that 'best.
Inducements' would bo accepted. I
know that meant they could do as
they pleased.
"I worked on Johnson and also IIB !
wife. I offered Johnson a bonus of
$10,000 and told his wife I would buy
her a sealskin coat , If her husband
would sign. The champion accepted
and in addition I had to loan him
$2.500 when the articles were slgiv
cd.
"Most of the negotiations with Jef
fries were worked through Berger ,
Berger told mo that ho had promisee
Gleason the flght and ho said'You'j
combine. My contract with Gleason
That was why I took Gleason Into the ) c
combine. My contract wltho Glennon
called for me to furnish all the money
while he was to have half the profits.
"It was further stipulated that he
was not to have any partner , and
whether Berger was In with him I do
not know. I knew If I didn't take
Gleaoon In with mo ho might bid SO
percent and they would call that the
best offer. "
Rlckard refused to state whether he
gave Sam Berger a bonus , but on the
best of authority It may be stated
Berger received $2,500.
Johnson signed his contract with
Jeffries two days before bids were
opened and Berger and Jeffries sign
ed the day before.
Rlckard says If he can Blgn up Sam
Langford and Tommy Burns for Sep
( ember In Reno he may pull off , thls
bout. He thinks this Is the only good
fight In sight.
WHY LITTLE WAS FIRED ?
Johnson Says He Was Asked to Throw
the Fight.
Chicago , July 11. With the return
of Champion Jack Johnson to the
city from Reno , where ho defeated
James J. Jeffries for the world's heavy
weight title , the real reason for the
split between the champion and his
former manager , George Little , be
came known. According to Johnson ,
who is not a bit backward In saying
harsh things about his former niana-
: er , Little tried to persuade Jack to
throw the light to Jeffries. The
champion said Little had been offered
a Jar go sum of money to bring about
his result. Ho would not mention
the names of the persons who were
nixed up In the deal , but ho Inti
mated that they were men connected
closely with the Jeffries cami > .
When Little presented the situation
cw Johnson a wordy war followed , in
which Jack upbraided Little for ever
thinking of such a thing , and finally !
wound up by breaking off all relations' '
with the mah who had taken care of
his , [ Interests since ho returned fiom' '
Australia , where he wrested the title
from Tommy Burns.
Johnson said that his former mana
ger followed him around the camp af
ter the trouble and that finally ho had '
to ask assistance from the authorities' '
to keep Little away from the place. !
After his dismissal , Johnson assort
ed , Little circulated stories about San
Francisco that Johnson was not train
ing , that he was sick and In no con
dition to defend his title against Jef
fries.
"Little came to me one day and
asked : 'Jack , how much will you take
to throw the flght ? ' " Johnson said.
'I asked him what he meant by ask
ing me to throw away the title which
I had worked hard for eight years to
win and he answered by saying that
he had been approached by a person
who represented a syndicate , which
was planning to pay an exorbitant
sum If I would lay down.
"It took me some seconds to gather
my composure for I never thought
for an Instant that Little would approach
preach me with such a proposition.
If ever I called a man In my life , I
certainly told Little a few things and
wound up by telling him that I was
through with him forever and that I
didn't want him around the camp an
other day. "
SUNSHADES TO MATCH FROCKS.
Simple Cover May be Put on a Parasol
at Little Expense.
New York , July 11. Pretty little I
wash frocks are often accompanied
with sunshades that
match them in i
material. Printed and plain lawns
and batistes are used in this way , and
if t the dress is embroidered the sun- j
shade is also apt to have a touch of 111
the needlework. A plain cover in any
material can be put on a sunshade' '
at a little more than a dollar and _
often an old fiaino may be made tov ]
match a gown with little expense.
The parasol Is taking a good many
airs and graces to itself In this day
of multitudinous combinations. The
newest idea is the use of black and a
white even striped silk with cerise. |
The striped silk makes gores which \
include each rib , while the other covp
ers the top of the shade. Some- j
times this order Is reversed and the
plain silk is used for the small gores J t
and the stripe for the other part. 11
Carved sticks of sunshades are one of
the fads and they copy all sorts ofc ,
animal heads and bird forms.
forms.'c
"INCOG" FAILS ROOSEVELT BRIDE V
Pair Forsakes Auto for Buckboard , but
Crowd Pierces Disguise.
Los Angeles , July 11. Since Theo
dore Roosevelt , Jr. , and his bride ar
rived at Miramar , near Santa Barbara ,
ten days ago to enjoy their honey
moon they have resorted to many nov
el schemes to avoid publicity.
The climax was capped today , however -
ever , when they drove Into Santa
Barbara In a buckboard drawn by a
scrawny old horse rather than ride
in the automobile which Is at their
service.
They devoted an hour to shopping ,
young Roosevelt holding the horse
while the bride made her purchases.
Running out of money , she rushed
from the store and asked for more.
Mr. Roosevelt gave up , but her re
quest ' attracted attention and dis
closed their Identity.
TEN DAYS OF MARRIED LIFE. a
Mrs. Singer , Now Divorced , Declined 8n 8t 8t
to Ask for Alimony. n
Now York , July 11. New Yorkers
who are familiar with the many matrlt c
monlal ventures of the children and
grandchildren of Isaac Singer , found
er of the Singer Sewing Machine com In
pany , were not surprised to hoar that
Maud Rudkln Singer was divorced In
Philadelphia from Daniel J Singer n
grandson of the Inventor The decree
was granted to Mrs , Singer In tho'i '
court of common pleas on the grounds
The
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Does all the cleaning
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and keeps everything spick
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The farmer's wife has a ready
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cleanser that will save her much
labor and time. It does the
work of all old-fashioned clean
ers easier , quicker , better
Cleans , Scrubs ,
$ coursPolishes
J'ots , 1'ant , Kettlci , Milk
J'ails , Ktjxirdlon , tic.
The Best Way
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pantry shelves , etc. , etc. Wet the
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ly and wipe dry.
It cleans clean
and is hygien
ic , no caustic or
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10 *
LARGE SIFTER CRN
of cruel and inhuman treatment with
other allegations , including that of
abandonment.
The Singers were married less than
three years ago. They lived together
only ten days after a fashionable wed
ding in New York , where both had
lived until Mrs. Singer brought suit
for divorce a year ago. Mrs. Singer
Is the daughter of George W. Rudkln ,
manufacturer. In her petition Mrs.
Singer declined to Insert n clause for
alimony. She is wealthy in her own
right.
Young Singer Is 31 years old and
the son of Joseph II. Singer. He is
rich and a familiar figure in the club
life of the Quaker City. He Is said
to own several thousand shares of
the Singer Machine company's stock.
In her plea for divorce Mrs. Singer
alleges that less than ten days .after
the ceremony her husband boat her
inhumanly and that they quarreled
violently directly after the ceremony.
FOR AN ELECTRICAL GARDEN.
New Experiment In Fruit Culture to
be Tried in New York.
New Yoik , July 11. Influenced by
leports < from Dresden of expeiiments
there in raising farm products by
forcing maturity thiough the aid of
elccti ical currents , Thomas H. Wil
liams is going to experiment at his
farm , Belle Crest , East Noithport , N.
Y. , In an endeavor to find out if he
cannot force the growth of fruits and
vegetables.
Mr. Williams is inclosing OIIP and
one-half acres of ground with a line of
wooden posts ten feet apart , on which
he is going to string uninsulated wires
short distance from the giound. He
Is erecting a small windmill , which ,
with storage batteries , will furnish
power for n dynamo from which an
excess current of electricity will bo
passed , the current thrown off from
the ! wires passing , by induction ,
through ! the ground , which will bo
under a constant "shower" of electri
city.
It has been demonstrated In the
German experiments , according to Mr.
Williams , that electricity stimulates
vegetable growth and ho says that
everything raised on his "electric
farm" not only will mature from three
weeks to a month before produce
grown in the ordinary manner , but
that it will be much larger anil of a
liner grade.
The corn crop prospects in north
ern Nebraska and southern South Da
kota are simply immense. People
who have traveled all over this ter
ritory within the pastsweek declare
that corn never has looked t > o well at
this time of year. The growth during
the past ten days has been phenome
nal. The fields are clean and the
great stalks of rich green maze stand
more than shoulder high , undulating
in the breezes of the northwest llko a
mammoth sea , hundreds of miles
square.
newnre of Olntmrutn for Cutnrrb Mint
Coiilnln Merrnrr ,
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely dorntiBo
the whole system when entering It
through the mucous surfaces Such
articles should never bo used except
on prescriptions from reputable physl-
clariH , us the dnmnpo they will do In
ten fold to the Rood you run possibly
derive from thorn. Hall's Catarrh Cure ,
manufactured by V. J. Chcrn-y .t Co ,
Toledo , Ohio , contains no inoroury nml
taken Internally. nctlnR illritiy up
on the .load and mucous nurfn < os of
the system In liviylnj ; Hall s Catarrh
Cure lie sure sou Rot the Konuino It
IH tulcen Internally and mndi > In To
ledo Ohio by F J Cheney & Co Tes
timonials free
Sold by DnigKlstB. Price. 7Cr- per
bottle
Take Hall's Family PI1U for consti
pation.