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THR OTARTOTTE NK vv , DtCEMbEK l6, 9ll II Usual Dispute Foi Championship FoUowi> 1912 Football Season / \vl (3y MONTY.) irk, Dec. 7.—The ecIlo«fl of season have not yet died iF. the echo is even at this I 'ud. if not lounder than nn! noise. It is the season 1 .Ifs, arsxiiments and boasts ; -.n US. ; inpi'inship of ^he east Is in •■'ninipionyhip of the west I. thp chnmi'ionship of the ■ ■ 'US determined, by debate; vlonshlp of the country is ' ;1, And the season of 1911 .\’avy and Princeton have :i's Tnr tha supremacy of . . since those two ’ to a tif in the early sea- an claim superiority over course thsir captains, who are almost always meinbers of the senior class. Captain Dalton, of the Navy, is prob ably the greatest captain of the year. He was more than half of the Navy team, being its best ground gainer, its only good kicker, and a wonderful one, too, and one of its defensive bul warks. Dalton is the first man who has been the deciding factor in more than one Army-Navy battle. He will go dov/n to history as one of the great est drop-kickers of all time. Captain Arthur Howe, of Yale, is probably the next greatest of the re tiring captains. His kicking and gen eral all-around work were of a high order throughout the season, and he wcild have been a greater shining light if Yale had played on dry fields more of the time. Howe was strictly an open-field man. and his light weight made him infinitely less valuable in the mi;d. r ;' Fisher, of Harvard, by virtue of Si United States Amy Offices Camed Off Ribbons in National Horse Show at Madison Square (By SIDNEY ESPEY) hi Vc' i^omr way of deter- !.;»u ; .1’ It could bfc no (loi'.i.t about that, i ro;:!il ’'e cTented. mado | his .ftreat line play, deserves to rank ..iifivr., of ray clcv n of alo''5r side rf Glass and Hoffelflnger, inent universities in the,the cld Yale guards. He was a Gi- ■ hpso experts could gather • ' f IVc. 1 of e^ch year, con- f^'aims of each of the teams (: iu-> to a concl'.ision and I ('ha’ui'ion of the year, winuiT some cup or ban- • c:.'^5e£sion during the year, c of the cham.pionship. The ’he triumphant institutions cn->aved upon the cup or . ii upon the banner, which- •ijght be. There would be footi>all enthusiasts willing such a trophy or contribute braltar on defense and a wonder on opening iioies in the opposing line for Wendell to rlow through. He was re ally l!'e only stroAg point in Harvard’s line this year and his abssnce next year will be a severe blow to the Crimson. the championship board—it ' fomposrd in pari at least, of li^rs of tJ'e present Rules o. The institutions repre- = ulJ include Yal«, Harvard, Captain Hyatt, of the Army, compar ed with the leading quarterbacks of the year. His judgment was excellent at all times, he handled the ball cleanly, was good on quarterback runs, could punt in a pinch and was one of the stars of the season at running back kicks. He used wonderful judgment in deciding whether to make a fair catch or attempt to carry the ball back. Eddie Hart, of Princeton, was one Dartmouth, Cornell, Penn-’of the big surprises of the season. A .\rmv, Navy, Chicago, Michi-|year ago he held down a halfback job , 'hree or four others. The and was. at best, only a fair sort of a n should be an odd number. | player. However, when he essayed to r’’ Of there were several right-■ become a lineman, he made the wisest nfs to the title, the question'move of his career. At tackle Hfert c decided by an elimination j was a star of the first water. Consid- i he three leaders on the first ering that it was his first year as a n M be candidates on the sec-jtackle, '^and that he outshone every- ' n it would narrow down to body he met, his work was little short H the odd number would com-jof w’onderful. It will be several years . iority of at least one. In thisjbefore Princeton has another such bul- ^ ..re would be no danger of the.wark in her line, unless we miss our ^^e not being able to select a guess. , ,lon. I Eddie Daly was the strength of the chief objection to such a plan Dartmouth team. He held d^n his 1 be that some college or severarend in such fashion that not in^a single ■ m would be dissatisfied and'game on Green’s schedule did an op- ven rebel and leave the “Na-|posing team try to skirt hia fiank more • onference,” or whatever it’than three or four times. He in- • l ulled. But^ there is no rea-!variably ploughed through the inter- v i this should occur. The col-jference, singled out the runner, and ery one of them—abide by. slamed him down for a loss. Daly was ion of the Rules Committee'a remainder of Frank Hlnkey, the old .,1.1 to changes In the playing Yale star. \ hv shouldn’t they abide by ion of a National Conference Just one more suggestion a to the championship. A CAPTAINS WHO HAVE PLAYED LAST GAME Captains of big Eastern elevens whose graduation will be a big loss to their respective teams for nexf year. Above are Captain Arthur Howe, of Yale (on the left) and Captain Bob Fisher, of Harvard. Below are Captain Johnny Dalton, of the Navy (on the left) and Captain Bob Hyatt, of the Army. Monday Entries At Columbia Columbia, S. C., Dec. 9.—Entries at Fair Giounds Monday: First f race, two year olds, selling, 5 1-2 furlongs: x Reine Margot 102; Arany 105; Bettie Fuller 107; Exx- calibur, 110; Ney 110; x Nello 105; X American Girl 102; Silas Cromu 115. Second race, three year olds and up, five furlongs: Susan vll2; x Chilton Squaw 107; x V. Powers 107; Western for a change in the football rules, to make scoring easier—alter the rule that al- X leading teams on the east j lows a team to bring the ball out of r could be designated as its 26-yard line after it has been kick- m. Navy, Harvard, Army, YaJe'ed behnd the goal, make the rule give mouth. Each one of these the team the option of a free kick from ■Rill lose several star players,its own goal line, or putting the ball - duation next June, Including of in scrimmage on its ten-yard line. Ring Championship In An Extremely Demoialized Stale (BY W. W. NAUQHTON.) San Francisco, Dec. 10.—^Who ar© the world’s champions In the various - ses? Just think It over. iJcfore you have your thoughts in shape to reply, you will admit that championship situation from .‘Ortli to South and from East to '’’e::, is in an extremely demoralized condition. B* .-in with the heaviest. Is JacK ’ ion the duly recognized king ol i 1“ big fellows? ' k says he has retired and that ' aoi. not care a rap who the • ionFhip falls to, or whether It '• iemred by usurpation or conquest. surely should be allowed to k lO'-v hi« own business and If he has ed himself out of commission, '■ the heavyweight class without ' I-angford says he has the best T)^: i *0 succeed Jonhson. Joe Jean- r 'e declares he chased Langford ■ t of :hec ountry and has a better a m on Johnson's abandoned lau r ’ »han any of them. Sam McVea, '“ a in far oft Australia, will also ■ n? to be heard from, while Jim 1 nr. albeit he Is not enamored ol ''’■"g colored men, is also putting forih a small voiced claim to the tuU ^''11 It -will take some time tc r: . n out matters and mean- "I ii.- the heavy division remains un r> f! by any one man. ! tt rs are in an equally chaotic in the middleweight class and 'I'ftision dates back to the tlmt ' ’ 1 Ketchel was murdered. ■ I' 1 .T right to be boss of the 15^? i-- 'incl men, there was none to dls* pu* but after his taking off, there ^'a.s a plague of claimants. ^'lly Papke seemed to be *the best ^'■'1 f-riiitled to the distinction. But I P'named impossible conditions, "iin ^(1 middleweights to box as ''vyv/piRhts, and this weakened him ^ h the public. On the top of that r performed so wretchedly on va- 1 ous ocraslons, that he not only dls- '*'(1 the fight fans, but disgusted 'I" If. Very recently he declared ; '11 - If out of the game. So that ' I' t liol and Papke retired, the ii'idl-'Tvpight class may be likened ' i'ip which is in temporary com- ‘i’ the second mate. We don’t ' ‘11 now who the second mate is. ; ;t the muddle the light- ■ -lit, ju'p in. On the eve of a con- >t international Imporance. Ad WolgEBt Is seizea with appendicitis and has to submit to the knife. What ever the future holds out to Wolgast is wrapped in doubt. He certainly will not enter the ring again before eight or ten months have passed, it is now supposed, for that matter, that the last has been seen of Wolgast, the rlngman. If he should be patch ed up for fighting purposes,'he Is not likely to be as formidable as he was in the past. While Ad’s fate as a rlngman hangs In the balance It may be interesting to listen to the arguments of the near lightweights who think them selves best fitted to jump into the stricken champion’s shoes. One of the bones of contention among the American contestants ;wili be the weight question. Some of the best of the so-called lightweights no tably Packey McFarland, and Matt Wells, cannot do "133 ringside.’ Some of the others, Freddie Walsh and “Knockout” Brown, for instance insists on ringside weighti and the result may mean a dead-lod^, so L*ar as high class matches are con ’erned. And through It all the public will feel that It Is listening to a dis cussion from which the real cham pion has through misfortune, been jliminated. In the featherweight division, hings are not much better, Abe At- ell Is supposed to be the champion of his class, but Abie, who probably eels that he Is not as young as He -sed to be, wants to make a clean-up. le Is holding out for a bigger sum ;f money than the promoters feel ible to give, and Is permitting tHe silvers, the Conleys, the Kllbanes ind a few others to engage In elim ination bouts that after all, seem to mean nothing and lead to nowhere. Assuredly a bona fide world s champion, secure In his title, and ready to defend It, Is a rare bird, jUSt at present. Valuable Jewel* Returned. Pittsburg, Dec. '9.—Jewels valued at $35,000 stolen from the residence of Mrs. William Thaw, Jr., last Jan uary were returned through ne gotiations with the thieves, it was reported here today. Negotiations leading up to the re turn of the jewels were conducted through an unidentified member ot the thieves’ gang, with headquarters in Chicago. It is said $20,000 ransom was paid for the jewel®. Belle 112; x Tennessee Boj'’ 112; Dr. Burch 117; J. H. Barr 117; Sabo Blend 117; Elizabeth O. 117; x Rose- burg II 112; Sewell 120; Carroll 117. Third race, 3 year olds and up, sell ing, seven furlongs: Cu Bon 107; x Camel 105; Outpost, 108; Cat 105; Berkley 112; x Troy WeigM 110; JEJlla Bryson 106. Fourth race, two year olds, selling, six furlongs: Miss Stanell 92; x Lucky Wish 97; Maxim B. 97; Judge Howell 105; Deduction, 97; Vesper 97; Stel- cliffe 100; x Henock 97; Lewis 100; {Electric 107; x Orperth 92; Fanchette 107. Fifth race, three year olds and up, selling, one mile: x Rue 104; x Halde- man 107; x Duke of Bridgewater 109'; Wilfred Gerdes, 112; x Moltke, 109; Golden Treasure, 109; Colcpnda, 114; Barney Igoe 107; x Muff, 104; x Doc tor Bodine, 104; Irish Kid, 109; x Otilo 109. I Sixth race, three year olds and up, selling, 5 1-2 furlongs: Grenlda 110; King Avondale 111; x Pajorlta 108; Seneca II 113; Rash, 110; Union Jack 105; West Point 108; Eagle Bird 105; X Salvolatlle 108. 10 u. SEUDT M-IIMEIIICIIIIFOOT- i-(IIUII CnOIEE OF TUBEE By W. S. FARNSWORTH. with Kilpatrick and Poe as a wing ' man. It is a tough job to select his Because of the running mate, but Smith, of Harvard, New York, Dec. 9 new game It is harder than usual to who was a unanimous choice for the select an All-American football team All-American eleven last season, play- this season. The writer, not having ed every bit as well this season and witnessed any of the Western elevens therefore I give him the call over in action this fall, is forced to pick Bomels-ler, of Yale; Daley, of Dart- hl» team from the Eastern colleges mouth; Ashbaugh, of Brown; Very, of only. After going over the “dope” Penn. State. Gut West they proclaim thoroughly I have decided that the Welles, of Michigan, to be the greatest three following aggregations are the ever. But I did not see him work best: FIRST ELEVEN. White (Princeton). cannot put him on my teams. ITiere was a comparative lack of finished tackles this season, but Cap tain Eddie Hart, of Princeton, after being shifted from the backfield to Smith (Harvard) left tackle earned a name for himself Ends. ' that will always be remembered, by Hart (Princeton) .. followers of the pigS'kin. He was by Elcock (Dartmoutn) far the best defensive player of the Tackles Fisher (Harvard).. Duff (Princeton) Guards Blumenthal (Princeton) Center, Howe (Yale) Quarterback Wendell (Harvard) * year. On the offense he did not shine quite so brightly however. In the Dartmouth game he showed a weak ness against straight-arming. But his work in the Harvard and Yale games, both on the defense and offense, was immense. Elcock; of Dartmouth, was the next best tackle of the season, although Dalton (Navy) not In the same clas with Hart, by a long shot. Littlejohn, of the Army; Scully, of Yale; Kratz, of Brown; Munk, of Cornell; Probst, of Lafay ette, played fairly consistent foot ball. Fisher, of Harvard, and Duff, of Princeton, were the two best guards-. These two men were far above any Littlejohn (Army) other pair of guards, and, for that Tackles matter, either of them W9uld have McDevitt (Yale) • made a credi^ble showing against Bebout (Penn. State) the great Glass, who was the best Halfbacks Mercer (Pennsylvania) Fullback SECOND ELEVEN. Bomelsler (Yale Dailey (Dartmouth) / Ends Scully (Yale).. 'Thorpe Guards Ketcham (Yale) ^ Center Sprackllng (Brown) Quarterback (Carlisle) Camp (Yale) Halfbacks Snow (i;)artmouth) Fullback THIRD ELEVEN. As>hbaugh (Brown).. ., .. .Very (Penn. State) Ends . r Munk (Cornell) • • Kratz (Brown) Tackles Bennett (Dartmouth),. ., Arnold (Army) Guards Ayling (Syracuse) ' -y' Center Miller (Penn. State) Quarterback Pendleton (Princeton) Hogsett (Dartmouth) Halfbacks Hurson (Trinity) Fullback guard that ever wore the colesklns. Duff’s playing In the Harvard and Yale games was especially “‘sensation al. Fisher did not get into his true stride until late in the season, but against Princeton, Dartihouth and Yale he displayed all of his 1910 form. The other guards who did good work were; McDevitt, Yale;. Bebout, Penn. State; Arnold, Army; Bennett, Dartmouth. Blumenthal, of Princeton, was the Sprackjing did not live up to his 1910 -record, although he was not fav ored by the same strong eleven that represented Brown twelve months ago. At that, Sprackllng proved every bit as good as a man in a broken field a» the Yale captain. Miller, of Penh. State, while not as flashy a performer as either Howe or Sprackling proved a consistent worker and it is not un likely that Walter Camn may give him the call over both/of the men I have placed ahead of him. Wendell, of Harvard; Dalton, of Navy; Mercer, of Pennsylvania form a great backfield. The Harvard back, as last year, was the greatest line plunger of the season. He exhibited a greater ability to keep his feet than any other back'. Deaton’s work in the Navy game earned him the other halfback posi tion. Not only Is he a great drop kick er but he is a fast man circling the ends and a llne-plunger of nearly the same ability as Wendell. Thorpe, of Carlisle, Is sure to be selected ^r the first team by many of the experts. The writer, had to fig ure a long time before he gave Dal ton the call over the* great Indian athlete. Camp, of Yale; Pendleton, of Princeton; Hogsett, of Dartmouth, were right up near the top, too. Mercer was, without doubt, the greatest fullback of the season and again deserves the All-American hon or. He is a good line-plunger, but it was his defensive work yiat eam- him the position. Mercer was out of the game against the Indians and Penn. State, but with his return the team took a big brace. Snow, of Dartmouth; Huntington, of Harvard; Hudson, of Trinity, were the next best. Washington, DeC. 9.—The humilia tion which the officers of the United States army suffered at the National Horse Show at Madison Square Gar den, a little more than a year ago, when they saw every ribbon in the charger classes easily won by officers from foreign countries, has been pro ductive in a high degree. As a result of that stinging defeat, nearly every prize offered in similar classes this year was won by an American officer, astride an American mount. This was brought ibout by the en ergy of a few private individuals and the co-operation of officers of the Unit ed States army and officials of the war department at Washington. The Ataer- Ican horses had barely been given the gate at the time of their memorable defeat when August Belmont present ed the government with his famous stallions, Henry of Navarro, and Oc tagon, with a view to reversing the order of things at the next horse show. The army officers who judged at the show were forced to send the animals ridden by their fellow officers down to defeat before the braided and gilded officers from beyond the sea, because of their manifest inferit^rity, at once started a movement to improve the American cavalry horse. In this they had the hearty co-operation of the secretary of war. Not long afterward a group ot men headed by Judge William H. Moore of New York raised a subscription fund to purchase mounts to be sent to the International Horse Show held in I^on- don last June. A large sum of money was raised and a large sum /paid for the best hunters, jumpers and charg ers w^hlch New York State,, Virginia and Kentucky could furnish. Among these animals were the famous Knight of Elway, Chiswell and Tampico, be sides a number of horses of lesser fame. As aoon as these horses were de livered to the government' they were turned over to the keeping- of well recognized stock breeders in Virginia, who bred them to the best mares in the state. This w’as done under the joint supervision of the department.-of agriculture and the war department. About a month before the Olympia show in London, the first annuaJ Na tional Capital Horse Show was held In Washington. The government ani mals were entered in the charger and jumping classes at the National Capi tal show and did well. In a number of classes they were defeated by the horses of private owners, notably those of the Blenheim stables of Bal timore, owned b3^ Walter Abell, but on the whole their* showing was cred itable. The earliest evidence of the revivi fied interest in the cavalary horse was manifest when the first annual Military Horse Show was held at Fort Myer, Va., in March, 1911. This show was organized chiefly by the officers at Forty Myer, but Rresident Taft and Secretary of War Dickinson evidenced a keeni interest in it. It was attended by all the army officers in Washing ton, besides practically the entire dip lomatic corps, and members of con gress interested in the cavalry horse improvement. The class of animals shown was poor, but the great amount of interest was considered encourag ing. \ When the time for the National Capital Horse Show came around the universal interest in the development of the army horse had reached such a point that the executive committee of the show was headed by Major Henry T. Allen, one of the recognized au thorities on the subject In the ser vice, and its membership was made UP of the most prominent horsemen of Virginia. The board of directors of the show was composed of the foremost men of the nation- 'The secretary of war, the secretary of the navy, the attor ney general. United States Senators Wetmore, of Rhode Island, and Bailey of Texas; Henry Fairfax, fourth as sistant postmaster general McGraw and . many other prominent men serv ed upon tt while President Taft was the patron of the Show. While the show was still in progress Judge Moore, who acted as one of the judges in the ring, purchased Rous tabout, a famous high-bumper, owned by Louis Leith, of Virginia, an ani mal of the same strain as Heather- bloom, which held the high jump re cord for many years. Immediately upon purchasing Roustabout, Judge Moore presented it to the United States to further the development of the cavalry horse. second Military Horse Show, to be held early in the spring at Fprt Myer. The attention of the entire military of the nation will be focussed on the show. The Hard-Headed Mr. Williams. On the plantation of Senator Jo^n Sharp Williams, of Misslsippi, there is an old negro who was a slave of Mr. Williams’ grandfather. When Wil liams left home and went to Washing- centerqt'’tte year^Hrplwed tlp tto; football in all Princeton’s games; was.who is now nearly 100 years old, limp- most consistent in his passing and ed up to the big house and asked made no mistakes no matter how tight he was ^squeezed. Ketcham, of Yale, deserves second call, but Blum enthal made the New Haven pivot look like counterfeit money In the Yale-Prlnceton battle. Ayling, qf Syra cuse, did exceptionally good \^rk, as did Huntington of Harvard. Johnnie done young Mr. Williams: ‘‘Whar’ is Marse gone?” ’‘Why, -uncle, father has gone to Washington to be sworn in as a mem her of the United States senate.” “You tryin’ to fool this ole nigger. Marse Johnnie done gone up dar to straighten out dls war down in Mexi The quarterback position was hotly contested, but Howe^ of Yale, figured,co,” replied the old man.^ No use tell- a trifle better than Sprackling, of t in’ me nuffin else. Marse Johnnie is Brown, and Miller, of Penn. State.! gwine to fix up dat war. Ml the niggers True, Howe’s generalship in the Prince- been tellin’ me dat fac’. ’* ton game was severely criticised, but | In spite of everything that yotmg , he more than made up for this weak- Williams could say, the old man stuck Sammy Whke of Princeton, hero of ness in his running back of kicks, to his original belief, and wound up the Princeton-Harvard and Princeton- Against Harvard he was a demon and with: Yale games earned the reputation got all that Wag possible out of his: “Marse Johnnie done gone to fix up of being the greatest player of the men. And his running back of punts dat war. An' he is so hard-headed dat, season. His ability to follow the ball was even more sensational than in the ’ once he put his hand to it, he’s gwine and ever be prepared for an opponent’s game agalnstt the Tigers at New Ha-. finish it.”—Twice-a-Mo|xth Popular fumble puts him in the same class.ven. _ (Magazine. Business Men at Chicago Monday Chicago, Dec. 9.—The foremost men of business from all parts of th« country are gathering in Chicago to night and will continue to arrive all day tomorrow to be present for the opening^sesslon on Monday of the National Business Congress. The con ference will assemble in the “Gold Room” of the Congress hotel. Imperative measures for the gen eral welfare” constitutes the general impulse that is bringing these promi- nent kings of commerce together, and the most Important of the specific sub- jects to be consideed are the crea-||‘ tlon of an American Merchant Marine, the promotion of American foreign commerce, pressing needs fw currency legislation, permanent exposition of American products abroad and trans- portation- The liroject for the creation of an American Merchant Marine is one of . ^tal weight to the entire country. America pays more than $200,000,000^' a year to foreign countries for her oversea transportation and the cost in creases as time goes on, therefore as| a measure for the conservation of financial resources, a merchant marine. It is declared is of the utmost impor tance to the nation. Among the speak ers on this subject is Bernard N, Ba ker, of Baltimore, president of the At lantic and Pacific Transportation Com* pany, formerly president of the Na-j tional Conservation Congress. His re marks are anticipated with great inter est, as it is he who is planning a steamship line for business solely through the Panama Canal between] the two coasts, Atlantic and Pacific Other speakers on this topic are ert Dollar, proprietor of the Orient: Steamship Lines, San Francisco fessor Emory R .Johnson, Unive,rsit of Pennsylvania, and Benjamin J. senthal, of Chicago. Promotion of American foreign com mence will be dealt with by John S. Osborne, chief of the Burea of Trade Relations. Department State and John Kirby, Ji*., president o the National Association of Manufac turers. Under this division there wil be addresses on the reorganization the American Consular Service upon merit ahd business basis, under ni tional statute. Currency legislation, a topic w was declared by one of the dele^ tonight to be “the supreme proble confronting American industrial, com' merCial and flhancifii Interests for s lutibn,” will be handled by men co spicuous in the money councils of country in a complete manner. Th statement of the delegates referred continued. “Inevitably this questioil; involves the even-flowing of the cur| rents of commerce and the welfare o| the people. It will be one of the most; important measures before congresr until adequate legislation is secured. Leading the list of speakers on tht topic are Robert W. Bonynge, of Den| ver, member of the National Monetar:J'i| Commission and George M. Reynoldi^|^|? .president of the Continental and Co mercial National Bank of Chicago, 'A distinctly novel idea is that a vanced by Benjamin J. Rosenthal, Oi Chicago, for a permanent exposition American products in Paris. Buyer and tourists from all nations visit th French capital for business as well a for recreation. The cosmopolitan pri cession is never ending. It is declare by Mr. Rosenthal that in that grea foreign commercial center there shoul be established and maintained, in building constructed for the purpos a continuous exhibit of American p ducts, with a well organized sellin; campaign by efficient sales agents. M Rosenthal will ^e heard on the sul ject during the congress. Frederic A. Delano, president of thi Wabash Railroad Company, will spea on the important subject of transpor tion from the viewpoint of a ca rier covering the ground in thorougJ fashion, showing the relation ot trau portation to the production of ou| farms, mines and forests, and to man factures, not only with reference railroads, but also waterways, and wa^ on-ways. Other speakers will discu - - „ ^ « *1, the subject from the viewpoint of thi At all the shows of the Virginia cir- f _it last summer, special The ingress is under the ausplc® ; placed on the programs ® ® of the National Business League and after the return of tbe gove nm America, whose Board of Directors vof^f^ animals from London, where the did ^ ^.v well considering the fields they show ed against, they were entered in sever al of the shows, winning consistefitly. The movement for the improvement of the American cavalary horse has resulted in the permanent establish ment of two important horse shows. The Military Horse Show at Fort My er and the National Capital Horse Show at Washington. Both shows bid fair to become international events. At the last eesslon Slxty-flrst o,%usiiejs'totVrests'f41t; congress an effort was made to of th« lareer Dublic mean ^ untarily assumed the responsibility issuing a call for the meeting. In t official call, it was said: “The r purpose of the congress will be ti find common ground on measures no hampered by several different pla: and opinions, upon which basis a way agree; thus, insuring unity of a tlon In the various campaigns for tional legislation. It is hardly expec ed that the congress of the Unit States will be promptly responsive special bill ures, unless it is reasonably certaij appropriation for ^ ^ , 'ithat an overwhelming demand exist airy horse. Hence the absolute necessity for unite^ postponed until the^es^o_^ ^ concurrent efforts to identic*' portant business crowded it out. A bill probably will be inti*oduced and passed at the coming session of congress which will make ample pro vision for the purpose- Whether this work will be placed under the super vision of the departnaent of agriculture or the war department Is at present uncertain. It is reluctantly conceded by the United States army officers that this country ranks near the bottom as far as its cavalry is concerned. This is not due so much to the fact tha't the country is without resources for the organization of a well equipped cav alry, but rather because available re sources have been sadly neglected. There are in the country many stal lions of excellent breeding, the use of which would insure to the government J. superior cavalry. It is the desire of the army officers behind the present movement to secure these animals. Th^ most of them are owned by private in dividuals and are held at high prices, but an efficient stud is rapidly being accumulated. Very different results from those ends.’ DYNAMITING^ PLOT KNOWN TO MANY^ Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 9.—A rej resentatlve of the National Erectoi^’J Association here today declared thj the organizations investigatli growing out of the McNamara pose, showed that several hundrc men in all parts of the country h« knowledge of plans for destructlc explosions. Evidence along tnis 11 will be submitted to the Feder^ grand jury investigating the alleg« dynamiting conspiracy next week. RELEASING HOLDINGS IN SUGAR CANE FACT0RI6I shown last yftar axa AxxM%ctA4 thAi tioda.v. Washington, Dec. 9.—^Ellminatic^ of some of Its holdings in beet ai sugar cane factories is under w^^ by the American Sugar Reflnii Company, according to a letter mac public at a meeting of the congr^ sional sugar investigating committc Hr.
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