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D THE OMAHA SUNDAY REE: JANUARY 13, 1007. SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK TofcU Team ii Left Paiellac Between Two Ltteuri far ths Fretent. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TAKES NO ACTION Dr. PhlTFlr rnwllllasj to Allan Kaa saa Capital to (Jet Inte Faster Company, bat May Yet He Forced to Kabntlt. Just at present the matter between ths TVestrrn lrnuua and tl. wn.t ...i.. tln aa regards which rimiif Tr,ru m-m appear In la lip In tha air. The mating cf tha National association at New York did not take action on the matter, and unless It enn be put up to the supreme court of base ball, the National commis sion. It will likely be settled In the gnd old way of "ket him take who has the power, and let him kmp who can." To peka doesn't want to stay In the Shlvely fold, and the good doctor doesn't want to (et the Kansas capital get away. That Is. not without a quid pro quo. He would be willing enough to let Topeka go if he could get Kansas City, Kan., Instead. Word has come that Ave of the Hliively teams are willing enough to see the de;l proposed by the Western league put inrougn, out another story has It that even teams are back of Phlvely. At any rate. It seems unjust to Topeka to keep It In a bush league when It has a chance to get Into better company and Is anxious to do It. Omaha has been up agamut that proposition and knows Just how It feels. A few weeks will tell the tale. Taklr the Interstate Into the fold left tha rubber legs with no place to light. The new Atlantic league is not likely to prove Very formidable, but will, of course, make some trouble, but not so much aa might be thought at first. As a matter of fact, the leaders of organized bill are to blame for the whole condition of affairs. If they Leonid simply stick to their laws on the topic, and black list any player who Jumps a contract, rubber legltta would soon be an unknown disease. Paps Rill ROurke tept away from the meeting at New York for the first time lnce the association was organized. He was represei.ted by Norrls I O'Nell, presi dent of the Western league, who presented the matter of the draft cf Topeka from the Western association. Aside from this Bill was Interested In the case of Buck Connor, who was drafted by Omuha and then sold by Tcrre Haute to Toronto. This dral has some features that ought to be investigated. It may develop a cue of cover up, and If It does, somebody Is going to get Into trouble. Toronto has no use for Connor, and Is willing to turn him over to Omaha at a slight advance on purchase price. But It la the rights and wrongs of the rose that are more ltnerrstlng. Buck Franks hasn't been heard from for several weeks, nnd there's no telling where he 4a now. He will play In Omaha next Bummer If he plays In organized ball at all. During the week Pa's headquarters at tha smokehouse looked like the evening before the game. Ball players and fans and boosters were busy there and .the whole place had an air of activity seldom seen In midwinter. Among other things Pnpa Bill la figuring on some Improve ments, at the park, including changes tn the grand stand that will make It more comfortable, and expects to provide for Several thousand more people at the games next summer. He Is "lowly putting to gether the team that w!ll wear th Omaha uniform, and each day his smile grows brighter. It won't coir.e off any more. 4 TlMMint Run Johnjinn made m lilt with the fans when he decreed the umpires In Ms. league should use their hands In um piring, for that remedies one of the most aggravating featurea of the game. It was hard on tha nerves to alt on the bleachers or in the grandstand and when a ball was pitched at A critical stage not to be able to tell whether It waa a ball or a strike, either because of the Inability to hear the umpire or to understand what he said. This rule will apply not only on balla and strikes, but also on base- decisions. Oft times there has been a wait of several minutes before the crowd could find out whether a player was out or not. and this waa annoying. The plan of numbering the players, so all may know what la going on, will also be most welcome. It Is hard on a fan from the weet to go to Chicago, see the third baseman pull off some startling play, and never know until he picks up the morning paper It waa only a substi tute who waa filling In. . The annual stories of some of the lead ing stare quitting the game of bnje ball bocause they cannot have a sufficient raise In salaries are going the rounds. George Btone la reported to have said he will re main on his Nebraska farm unless he Is given a good raise. A year ago he waa working for 13,400 a year and after a hard kick he was raised to 11.700. Now, as lead ing batter In the American league, if not In the entire base ball world, he thinks he Is entitled to another more substantial raise. He ia reported aa saying that if THE GUARANTEED COLO CURE Your Druggist Guarantoej Every Box of raROKJO-a-Af ViXJ CONTAINS NO QUIN1N aV Ifc To Cure Colds and Stop Headaches ft does the Work Quickly Safely Leaving; no Bad After-Effects Like Quinine Preparations Because THERE IS KO.QUiKlNE IN IT In the Orange Colored Box at all Drug Stores 25 cents or by Mail. BROalO CHEMICAL CO CHICAGO STORZ BEER won Highest Award at Lincoln State Fair. 188 J. Highest Awtird ana Gold Medal at Trana- Mlaaisalppl txpoeuion. Omaha, 189s. Highest Award and Gold Medal at Lewis and Clark Cen t e n n 1 a 1 Exposition. Portland, Ore., 105. Thia, when In competi tion with the renowned beers of the world, and when judged by a Jury of the moat critical ex parts. No other beer ment. Prlnlc Stora lie 1 Tor your Keep a case In your home. Store lirew lug Co Omaha. 1 i i i Wllc was worth to.ono aa a shortstop he, ae leading hitter, waa entitled to aa much money. Manager Glllan has derided to add an amusement feature to the automobile show which will be Interesting. He has secured a moving picture machine, which will show some of the late thrilling automobile racing pictures. These have attracted at tention all over the country and have been a decided hit An automobile show wss re cently produced on the stage of the Boyd, and the pictures were the talk of the town. It Is really exciting to tee one of those giant care coming at you at the rate of a mile a minute, and more exciting still to see the machine turn sharp corners while going at the limit of their speed. These plcturea show the drivers do not slacken their pace In the least while making a difficult turn. The Omaha automobile show will follow the shew at Kansas City, and many of the exhibitors at that Show will come to the Omaha show. Sports start the year of 1307 under the most favorable conditions, and the year rw bids fair to le the tanner In all branches. It Is always customary for writ ers to say the year Just closed was the best In the history of any game, but such could truthfully be said of 10O8. As noth ing has been done to turn popular preju dice against any of the aporta, It seems fair to presume the coming year will again take the persimmons. It Is truly a fact that within the last few years a great in creae has been shown In the Interest In all sports. They have been more and more attracting the Interest and attention of the more serious-minded writers and readers, and newspapers and magazines have been filled with more eerloua and technical arti cles on the different sports. Sports are be coming more and mbre to be recognized as a national Institution and are continually getting more aupport and encouragement. The general air of mtisfactlon which pre vades foot ball circles ha made a quick ending of the discussion over any changes which might be made. Last year It waa late In the spring before the rules were all fixed and not until late In the summer be fore all the colleges had decided to abide by the rules. As soon as the season waa over last fall several of the college presi dents, some of Whom were knockers against thj. game before the season opened, de clared themselves satisfied with the game aa played under the revised rules. With these expression from the top, few have been heard from who are complaining, and the general feeling Is that It la best to give the rules another trial for another season when they will be butter understood. It takes a truly live fan to keep up with the changes which are daily being made In bass ball. Not ao much In the playing of the game, but In the changes and trades which are continuously going on of play ers and managers. When the lfneup of some of the teams Is given out In tho spring the team will not be recognized by a majority of the fans and they will have to start afresh to learn the players over again. Most of these changes have been made for the better, surely lit tho eyes of the owners, or they would not have been made, and again In the eyes of the fans. Joe Cantillon seems to be the liveliest trader at the present time and hardlv a day passes but what he la called upon to sanction or deny a rumored trade. Each team will have some new favorite for the fans to hitch to and the dopists will soon have to begin figuring the relative strength of the different teams on paper. Progress la being made in the organiza tion of . the new Elmwood club, and F. A. Nash, president, before leaving for New York last week made the announcement that twarly fifty roerneers had signed up, which Insures the entire success of the un dertaking. The lease has been secured and J. T. Crelghton stande ready to have the club house built as soon as the contractors can begin operations In the spring. The announcement or the formation of this club has thrown new life into the horse lovers, for they will have a place where they may work . their horses and spend an afternoon In congenial company. Many who have kept nothing but the short-tailed heavy harness horses which could be shown at the horse show, have declared their Intention of having a roadster or two. and It la a safe guess the splendid mile track win on gept warm during the months. summer Manager Glllan will put a wrestling ex hibition on at the Auditorium some time In February with some topnotchers as the contestants. The wrestling game has been on the ascendancy for some time and Is arousing considerable Interest all over the country. Even old Lunnon has been aroused and thousands have turned out to see the big fellows go to the mat. Along with the Increase In Interest in boxing and all sports, wrestling has come Infor Its share. All over the country boxing Is more tnan any one sport because of the enormous purs-s which are being hung up by the athletic clubs of Nevada. These clubs are doing this more for an advertisement than anything else but they have succeeded In arousing new Interest In the boxing game. Preparations are already being made for a large variety of water enft at Cut Cff lake for next summer. An automobile firm In Omaha has added a new motor boat to Ita stock and is d spleylnj it In Its Fa na-n street window. Members of the Omaha Rod and Gun club are now active In hiving boats made to be ready for the first coming of. boating weather. Dr. Dcspeoher le hav ing a sailing boat built and the Bloom hoys have also pUced their orJer for a good sired boat. Resides the sailing and rowing boats, several have placed their orders for canoes and others have signified their In tentlon of dclrg likewise. M tor bra's will also be plentiful and the Influence of the Omaha Rod and Gun club will be felt more during the coming summer than ever. One noteworthy feature of the next base ball campaign Is the fact that all of th American league teams except one will be leu by a manager In uniform. Connie Mack, who has won two championship ss a bench ! tnansger. is the exception. Every year the fans debate on the comparative strength of me t,wo t g leaeues and if a vrt wpre Ihrlr methods and comnare them to d?- I vices for winning as emi-ltyed In the Amer- taken the American league probably would sioner of Minmsjta is endeavorirg to have for shopping and other duties. France's proposed new automobile law win. It ia hard to mk. , the time-honored custom of "wcrking out" Too Utt!e attention is often paid to the prohibits speeds higher than about eight nlAv.r. bt .h .v V compnnsons or d MM abolished. proper Inl'.atlon of pneumatic tires. It is and one-fourth miles In cities and about piayers. out tho methods of managers are w M h els-ted D-.si e t nuite as easy to ruin a tire by running It twelve and one-half miles in the country, mire easily cls-fcfd. Frank Pele won 1 JYh.HNat sJ Good Ro'd uasocfatlon. ai while there Is not enough air in the tube Deprivation of the right to drive an auto, more penant. than any other bench man- Muskogee "li Ti) meeting. 1. a staunch '" Whe" the contrttr' '3 the caM- Tor Arsons Tnylcted theth rd tlnM ager. Ned Hanlon orce enjoyed Just es friend of eutomobilisia. V.?"" farme" are opposed to auto- iawnak!i"g good a reputation, but of recent seasons j Cincinnati Is to have an automobile show Si niSiul!? their use ttonubricb7o"adilkoo The cranking of a motor car is by no with .M,-v t? get the'hest on, of ht. pl.y- TAILr. mtcr .-. ha. P, n"e wfltteYlV tne!X rrs. The Naticnal league has several bench I donated a perpetual chllengo troi hy for he char I Cuito It 7. ,,m and P'ston P""- "nd thu " ls K"erally managers and It will be Interesting to note ' annual competition by members of the Au- pote1 , "."arte thV rhlif.V from V tPa possible to start them by switching on the lean lesgue, where seven managers will be relation will ask the legislature to allow In a position to roar at the umpire and at convict labor on highways, opposing pltche's. Net all of the Amer c n ' At the Ormond-Daytona Beach touma league team directors will bo pliylrg m in-' nient phctogrt pheis will hive cin e as agerj. Joe Canttlllcn haa r,ut hi. n'.v..1 "iul to speed, of twenty-five sect nds tJ . . . , . - - " - ua ',1,11.1 ti.iii, nut i"n iuie un a uni form. 8 dees Jimmy MeVeer. H can still play a gcod game of bill, for he prac tices an hour or two every morning during the season. Hughey Jennings will get Into a gme rcesslonsl'y fo- Pet-'t. Tte la Ing managers are Griffith. Lajole. Chick Bt.hl and Fielder Jonea. The National league will have but three playing man agers, thoueh five of them still affect bise oaii togs, rat ucno van seldom gets In a game nowadays and McGraw rarely doe mnr Vin n oka .t Vv. . . , .w. " . ,1 , . "M .... vuiuo. .u. ... ,.,.,...B unci ur iwice a season, area Tenner 4 Boston, FredSuaits tUmuU, Federal! Clarke of ttttsburg and Frank Chance of Chicago are the only player managers tn the old league. Hanlon. Murray and Mc Closkry are never seen In uniform. , While In the east fo attend the meeting of the foot bell rules committee. Athl-tlc Director Etsgg of the 1'nlverslty of Chi cago Is believed In Chicago to have paved the way for an Invasion of the east next fall by the Chicago team. Pennnylvani.i and Annapolis both have Invited Chicago to become a foot ball opponent next season, and If the faculty is willing the Maroons are assured of at leist one contest with a team of rank. It Is whispered that Btagg Is contemplating even bigger game and would be more satisfied with a try at his alma mater, Yale. Both stand for the more open game, and It Is snld thnt buth Yale and Chicago have played the new game to Its best advantage, more so than by their rivals In either section. Stagg's phenomenal offense last fall has mail." nn Impression In the east, and Is said to be a strong Inclination to see what the Marocns have to offer. More than a mere majority of the eastern collegians and critics hold the west cheaply now as a result of the comparative showing by the Carlisle-Minnesota and Pennsylvania Michigan games, and apparently are more willing to meet western tcama than here tofore. This probably has been responsi ble for the free will offerings from Penn sylvania and Annapolis to Chicago. WeidensaU Letter (Continued from Page One.) surround the various docks. Ships from all countries are constantly In this great harbor and traffic with all nations makes Hamburg a cosmopolitan city. The Rathhans Is perhaps the finest In Europe. The Et. Nicholas Lutheran church, first built In lf(?, destroyed by Are In 1811 rebuilt and finished In 1SA Is a very notable structure. Its tower, 4K3 feet high. Is the third highest in Germany and the fourth highest church tower In the world. The building cost 4,300,000 marks. The organ has 101 stops, 5,808 pipes, cost 70.000 marks and Is the largest in Europe. The Bismarck granite monument, like Gen eral Grant's, Is one of the largest and finest in the world. The botannlcal and zoological gardens are exceedingly beau tiful. The Inner And Outer Alster lakes have been very Justly styled the pride and ornament of Hamburg and unrivaled In the world. Dresdon is a large city of 600,000 In habitants, a charming city, beautifully situated upon tha upper Elba river. It has several fine avenues or esplanades, one of which Is much more beautiful In Itself than the Unter den Linden of Berlin. Tho park or garden In front of the large pic ture gallery Is artfully laid out and very beautiful. The Bruhl terrace, a notable and picturesque place In Itself, affords a most charming view of the river, its splen did bridges and Its banks on both sides, up and down the river. The famous picture gallery, with the Slstine Madonna of Raphael, and many other superior attrac tions which I have not space to mention, make Dresden a superior city. Germany Is a remarkable country, filled with attractive towns and cities of histori cal note. It is doubtless the strongest and most advanced nation in Europe. It de serves great credit for maintaining such a position in the very center of Europe, sur rounded aa it Is by other more or less hostile nations and with scarcely a natural barrier dividing them from Its borders. Much of this credit is due to the German people themselves apart from the govern men, who love their little kingdoms and are Intensely loyal to the fatherland as a whole. Germany's future geratness and glory must depend upon peaceful conditions. It could not embark upon a great outside war like Russia without like peril to Its present high standing aa a ebpire, since It Is danger existence as an empire, alnce it is danger ously vulnerable from without by so many nations surrounding It and from within by many dissatisfied elements. Along with Its own development Germany haa a splen did opportunity to take the lead In an un selfish movement for the betterment of the whole continent of Europe and thereby ac quire additional strength and glory In the Newsy Gossip Kansas City's first show will be held the first week In March. I'rovldonce, K. I., will hold Its first show from March U to 23. Tho annual show at Portland, Me., will be held from February 24 to March 2. The Wilktnsburg Automobile club haa J lned the I ennsylvar.l.i Mo. or Feueratiju. Charlee Jeantaud, the pioneer Fvench e'.ectr.o vehlcla builder, died at Pa: is te cently. The annual show of the Automobile club of Maryland will be held at Baltimore Jan uary 19 to iai. . Many of the best known coachmen of New York are qualifying themselves to drive motor cats. Automobile raiment, once the roott hide ous of disguises, Is taking to the most fetching coquetries. Don't try to rebuild your car, a your method of construction may nut coincide with the original plan. The three days' tour and economy ttst cf the New Yolk Motor club is l.kely to be repeated In May or June. A Ntw York Insurance firm did mo e than twice aa much business insuring automo biles In 19od than the previous year. France proposes to make a ce nso. ipt roll of motor cars, to harnts them, as it were, in an emergency to the chariot of war. Ia Great Britain $58 r8,i Is Inverted In the automobile Industry. During 1906 18.000 vehicles were turned out, valued at .1.!S9. 200. The Motor Boat clui) of Ameilca will have a handsome headquarters on the Hudson river in time for the opening of the sptiag season. Jamaica is a paradise for motorists, a network of rosds covering the island, built bv the British government, being excep tionally fine. Springfield, Mass.. is to motcrixe Its flte department. A combination hose and chem ical wagon haa proved Its worth and more will be purchased. A strotg argument In favor of u Ing de natured alcohol in place of gaaollne Is thit when it catches fire water easily extin guishes the flames. Baltimore has tqu'pprd a squad of p li e with hifh mmr nuiior cvcles to run down chauffeurs a;id cureles motorists w ho break the speed law. ' Th Htata Board of Hlghwsy Conim's- tomobile club of Maryland. A Joint committee of the Arkansas Farm- i the mile, tne most ntpja ever maae. The Automobile club of California has put its foot down on road races between San Francisco and Los Angelu and short distance sprints over public highways. The Niagara County IS. T.) Board of Supervisors has rulvd that no wagons with tires lets than two and flve-eighih. tnche wide Will be allowed on Improved high ways. Secretary Shaw has ruled that automo biles repaired abroad shall pay duty at full value on their teturn to this country if i ln Pir wtccg iv yr w iu ongi- 1 nal CC'St. Consular reports say there is groat de. the maud fur automobiles In Singapore. Malay minds and hearts of Its own and other peoples. From September II to 2ft I wss In Berlin and spent much of that time with the Young Men's Christian association. On Saturday, the 22d, I attended large and enthusiastic imetlngs for boys, youths ami for young men. After all of thexe meet ings there were smaller meetings from them for prayer and testimony. I took more or less part In all of these meetings. During the whole evening the association rooms, restaurant, library, rending room and oth ers were crowded with young men Intensely enjoying all that was being done. Sunday, the 23d, In the morning I attended the Protestant cathedral, a royal audience room and dcnsrly crowded. The music. Instrumental and vocal, was without doubt the finest I had heard In all my world trip. I spent the afternoon and evening at the association rooms. I attended the Bible class for bakers, the large meeting of the Invitation committee, two crowded meetings for young men, at which tho gospel was most earnestly and clearly presented, and a Bible clasa for barbers. At all of these meetings, by request, I took part. The whole association building was like a bee hive of workers and others unusually lnterestd In all that was going on. The president. Baron von Rothklrch, and the general secretary, Mr. E. Wlttmer, were everywhere doing what they could to make the most of what was being done for the buys, the youth and the young men. The Berlin association is second to no Other association I know of In Its spiritual work. On Monday, the 24th, In the morn ing, I held a conference with Genera) Sec retary Wlttmer and his assistants on the association work and the secretaryship. In the afternoon I met with President von Rothklrch and others of the board of di rectors and held a conference with them on the association work and thMr relation to It. Both of these conferences seemed to make a deep Impression upon all present and I feel sure will . rsult In real good for the Berlin and German association work. My whole stay In Berlin was to me very enjoyable. At or near Stuttgart I spent the time from September 30 to October 6, Including a short trla to the city of Vim. Sunday, September SO, I attended two monster an niversary meetings of the South German union of the Young Men's Christian asso ciation, one in the large Sllffts Lutheran church and the other In the largest h.a!l in the city. In the evening I met with the principal official workers of . the union. Including its chairman, Rev. Dean Helnrlch Dipper, and lis traveling secretary, Rev. Bruno Mehmke. Monday, October 1, was fully occupied In the morning with a re markable conference of 200 association dele pates from associations of the South I'nlon district of Germany, and In the afternoon with a like remarkable conference of the commltee in charge of this district. I was present most of the time in these confer ences and by request addressed both of them. Many ministers, chiefly Lutheran, were present, who were prominently iden tified with this association work nnd very deeply interested in it. The conferences were manifestly spiritual and made pro vision for much spiritual work during the year they were entering upon. I had sim ilar gratifying experiences in the large and enthusiastic spiritual meetings of the Stuttgart association that I had at Berlin a large young men's meeting on Tuesday evening, a large bakers' Bible class Wednesday evening and a large meeting of the singers and other musicians of the Stuttgart association on Thursday evening. With Assistant Secretary Chr. Buyer I visited several, of the residential associa tion buildings of Stuttgart. They are doubtless the most complete and are doing perhaps' the best residential association work that ia being done. I was delighted with it. With Secretary Buyer I went to the old city of t'lm, Oermany, Thursday, October 4. I visited the new association building, finely equipped to do its threefold work for boys, young men and for soldiers. I also vlsil"J the old and most Interesting Lutheran cathedral, which has the highest tower In the world, 171 meters, or over 513 feet high. I had freq'Uent conferences with Rev. for Owners of Automobiles States and the Islands of Java, Borneo and Sumatra. The Automobile club of southern Cali fornia, with headquarters at Los Angeles, had erected enameled signs on the road to Santa Barbara and un the inland San Dlego road. The Motor league of" Louisiana has been permanently organized under the laws of the state, and a definite campaign for road improvement has been mapped out for the coming year. A syndicate has been formed to operate automobile freight and passenger lines throughout Italy, taking advantage of the government subsidy allowed promoters of transportation. A bill before the Massachusetts legisla ture provides that fines for violation of the automobile laws shall be used for highway improvement. A similar bill last year was sidetracked. Ernest Rogers, the Brookllne (Mass.) raoer, has two steam cars entered for the Ormond-Laytona Beach races. One al ready has done better than 1J miles an hour on ordinary roads. Automobiles are piaised In the annual report to the secretary of the interior by the governor of New Mexico, who tells of the establishment of several passenger and iruiglit motor car lines. A government consular report from Aus tralia shows that good French cars sell at Adelaide for $1,400. Amorkun makes at from $400 to $tju less, while English autos are practically unknown. , Some modest Plttsburgers who refuse to allow their names to be made public are said to be contemplating the formation of a stock company to promote automobile races all over the country, Glassless goggles are being extensively Worn in France. The "lenses" are made of thin steel pistes In which are three nar row silts through which tho wearer can see everything in front of him. Companies ar being formed In Connecti cut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island to build an Inclosed highway over private property from New York to Boston for tho exclusive use of automobiles. iJmotistnes and landauiets are being used more this season than ever, not only by men on t'-eir day to business, but by the women of the family, who use them largely ae from 2ft to V irancs. accoiaing to the else of the jx. Since the Frellnghuysen law went Into effect last summer New Jersey has licensed 15,0o0 chauffeurs. Their fees and fines col lected from violators, amounting to $ti2,ouO. will be expended In road improvement. According to a manufacturer of long ex perience it ls mcr. dlttlcult to build up a good line of agencies than to build a ko'mI car. He says inefficient ami irresponsible dealers will injure the reputation of any good rroduct. An automoblllst of considerable ex perience saya spark plug, whicn are used with a high tension magneto should have oniy a very small sran l-eiween the points. About one-slxty-founh of an Inch he has found the best distance. To attain the greatest amount of success In the operation of a machine one should have a partial knowledge of mechanics, chemistry and electricity, for in the gaso. line-driven type of automobile all of thes elements are Involved. To clean chains, soak them fnr an hour ed para and giv thcin clean wuo a brusU them ho- Bruno Mehmue, traveling secretary of the South German union, and with Mr. W. Klsasser, general secretory cf the Stutt gart association, and their assistants. These two principal secretaries are remarkable men and are doing a great work. Satur day, October , I spent at Speyer, Ger many, visiting the splendid memorial church, which commemorates the introduc tion of the name protestuot From October 7 to 12 1 was at Barmen and ElborftHd. where I was Invited by Mr. H. Helbing, national secretary of the Ger man Young Men's Christian association, to spend some time with him, and espe cially to attend the meeting of the Ger man national association committee Tues day and Wednesday, October and 10. I attended most of the sessions of the com mittee. I was delighted to meet among them my old friend. Count A. Bernstorff of Berlin. I waa deeply and favorably Im pressed with the Intensity and thorough ness that characterized the discussions of the members of this committee. National Secretary Mr. II. Helbing told me after a long discussion the Paris association basis was unanimously and harmoniously agreed upon, which, he assured me, was a great thing for the work in Germany. Thla will insure a very advanced spiritual work In all of the German Young Men's Chris tlon association effort. National Secretary II. Helbing Is a strong and popular asso ciation man, very enthusiastic and tactful in his work. The Gorman association work Is divided Into a number of district unions with f pedal committees and traveling soeretarice for these districts. I met a number of them, very capable men nnd all in accord with the work of the National con mttee and, of course, with the national secretary. This will soon place Germany In the front rank of association work in Europe, If not of the world. It Is Impossible for me to make mention of the Important thiu&s agreed upon in this committee meetlnff. I visited the association building In Bar men and Elberfeld and some association meetings. The buildings and association work In these two places are not quite in the some advanced line ns they are in the other German cities I visited. In n small village near by I went with Mr. Helbing to attend an association meeting. It began with a banquet and continued with music and addresses. It was one of the best as sociation meetings I attended anywhere. The instrumental and vocal music was un usually excellent. I was In Hambunr October 13, 14 and 15, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Visited the new association buildings, largely the gift of ono wealthy lady, one of them her own dwelling. On Sunday, October 14, I at tended several meetings In the building. In the morning a meeting of the St. Michael's Lutheran church, whose old historic church building was destroyed by fire. In the evening and night I attended two large meetings of young men, who were enter lanccd In various ways and a gospel meet ing later on. By request, I spoke In all of these meetings. On Monday, I met with the president and secretaries of the associ ation and emphasized the exceeding im portance of the association work and of their part in it. The president. Mr. E. Koehn, a noble Christian man, expressed most feelingly tho Importance of my visit, saying that the lord had sent me there at that time and voiced the thanks of all present for my helpful conference with them. The general secretary, Mr. John Mundt, who could not tnlk English, seemed to be a good and capable man. Evidently there Is a bright future for the Hamburg association. I have been very much Impressed with the association work I have seen in Ger many. The association workers have taken a bold advanced step on the Parts basis. The German national committee arid Its general secretary, the district unions and their traveling secretaries and the local associations and their general secretaries are pushing their work forward on pro nounced spiritual lines. They are sticking close to the old simple gospel and the holy spirit as the mightiest powers to savo the young men of Germany, and leaving to others the unprofitable discussion of false science and philosophy. ROBERT WEIDENSALL. Bordeaux, France, Dec. IS, 1W6. other dip in the paraffin. Then they are ready for a final Immersion in a graphite lubricant, heated over a slow Are. The Postofflce department having granted permission, Indlnna soon will see motor cycles used for the first time on rural de livery routes. Two carriers will try to demonstrate that they can do twice as much work with cycles as with horses. The Chauffeurs' club of Hartford, Conn., has announced that the co-operative move ment among manufacturers has proven so successful that the drivers of their ma chines could do no better than follow their example In combining for mutual benefit. Prof. C. E. Lucke of Columbia university, who has been experimenting for several months with denatured alcohol In gasoline engines, has demonstrated that the new fuel gives 16 per cent more power than gasoline, and about 10 per cent more speed. A. G. Spauldlng, the veteran base ball magnate, who siends most of his time in southern California, employs his chauffeur as his private secretary, and haa his automobile fitted with a typewriter to answer, his correspondence while on the road. During the seventeen months the Michi gan highway department has been In ex istence fifty-two miles of stone, thirty- three miles of flrst-clnst gravel and twenty and one-fourth miles of clay gravel rouds have been built, at a cost of $163,177, of which the state paid VA.bX. The Pennsylvania motor federation will ask the legislature to amend the present automobile law by allowing more claxtio speed regulations in the country districts, reciprocal licensing arrangements with other states and the increase of responsi bility of drivers In regard to accidents. In adopting the policy of encouraging state organizations, by allowing them a greater proportion of the dues, and giv ing them more prominence, the American Automobile association is pursuing a course well calculated to build up new state divisions and to strengthen the national body. The requirement of the Postofflce depart ment that roads over which rural free de livery routes are maintained shall be kept in good condition has resulted In the ex penditure of thousands of dollars and an awakening of Interest in good roads In localities where highways formerly were neglected. electric current, According to new regulations In France, it ls said, no ole will in future receive en automobile license who ls not able to prove, in addition to the possession of the necessary technical knowledge, exemption from any physical Infirmity which would tend to Involve unfitness for the control of an automobile. Owners whose cars are fitted with leather-faced clutches of the ordinary type are often bothered because the clutch be gins to take hold too fiercely. When this Laeus it will generally he found that the relieving springs under the forward edtje of the leather have become deranged and fall to act as they shoultl A project for the commercial Invasion of Europe by American automobile manu facturers under cover of a 4,t-niile endur ance race for a U.UiO trophy has been set on foot under the patronage of a number of wealthy and patriotic motoring enthusi asts. Tint .t heme contemplates a r. ad competition open to American manufac turers exclusively through France. Baln, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Ifcrmaiiy, Belgium anil Eng-aitd. 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