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BOY WHO FOUGHT DRAW WITH ONCE
DURABLE DANE MAY APPEAR HERE
Antone la Grave Taking Look at Local Boxing Field and Will Per
haps Be Given Date During Holidays-Montana Dan Sulli
van Seeks to Follow in Brother's Footsteps and Is
Out with Defi to Box Jim Flynn - Frankie
White Is on His Way from Chicago
for His Match with Webster
Los Angeles fight fans may have a chance soon to see Antone
ILa Grave in action. The San Francisco boy who last week marked
the passing of Bai Nelson from the rank- of top notch fighters has
(written to friends in this city, asking them to look around and see
if there isn't something doing before the local club. If boxing is re
sumed on ite old basis La Grave will undoubtedly be given a date,
for he is considered a fair card now and could draw a good house.
La Grave is one of those boys without a wallop. Had he pos
sessed the necessary kick he might have put the ten-second bee on
iNelson, for Bat is not the iron man he once was, and any hard
puncher should find him easy pickings.
What may be looked on as Nelsons Patti appearance is sched
uled for San Francisco a few weeks hence, when the Dane and Owen
IMoran hook up. Moran is there with the sting that La Grave lacks,
and if he allows the once formidable Nelson to stay the limit it will
be because Charlie Harvey's star has also gone the way of all good
growlers—once too often to the family entrance.
Manager McCarey Is feeling around
for a match between Jim Flynn and
Tony Caponi, and If negotiations are
finally closed the bout will be staged
the first Saturday in December, In the
afternoon. However, if Caponi is not
brought to terms Flynn need not go
(hungry for a match, for he can find
tin opponent much nearer home. The
■writer has been commissioned to act
for Montana Dan Sullivan regarding
n match with (he fireman, and any
kind of terms will suit. All Sullivan
risks is a winner's and loser's end on
TO per cent of the gate, and any bo
nuses Flynn can get will be his own
business,
Flynn has already stacked up
ft gainst one member of the Sullivan
clan, and to his Borrow. The Pueblo
plugger thought he had a mark in the
other Sully, but when It came to ring
craft Flynn was bested. Now Dan
Bulllvan says he is better than his
brother, and can do the trick in even
Perry Is Leading Batter of 1910,
While Lively Is Star on Mound
Unofficial averages of the Pacific Coast Baseball league show that Perry,
the outfielder of tin- Sacramento club, is entitled to the distinction of being
classed the loading batsman of the sluggers. Perry's hitting toward the close
of tho season, and especially the last two weeks, has placed him high above all
< ompetltors.
Shaw, who promised to be a contender for this honor, fell dnwn tho last two
weeks of the race and was knocked out of the competition. The same records
will show Howard "f Los Angeles us the leading basa-stealer and Wares of
Oakland the man who lias the most sacrifice hits to Tils credit, «
Jack Lively of Oakland has the credit of winning the most games this year.
With Gregg of Portland second, Henley of San Francisco third and Krapp of
Portland fourth.
The following tables show th," leaders:
RATTING AVERAGES.
Player and Club. Games. AH. R. H. PB. SH. Pet.
Perry, Sacramento 189 HO3 78 196 34 21 .2R3
Fisher Portland 164 oM 67 147 13 10 .27(5
Kruger Portland 63 233 2S 61 8 9 .275
PITCHERS 1 AVERAGES.
Player and Club. Games. Won. T.nst. Tied. Pet.
Lively, Oakland 46 83 13 1 .706
Oregg, Portland « 2fl 17 0 .630
Henley, San Francisco 49 SI Ifl 1 .62T
WRESTLING FAKERS A
MENACE TO SPORTDOM
invasion of Foreign Mat Artists
Begins and Public Is Ready
for Hoodwinking
KAN9A.B CITY, Mo., Nov. 6.—The
regular annual invasion of this
country by foreign wrestlers lins be-
Hacken:ichmldt, Zbyszko and
Mahmout art; among the army of
grapplers being Imported. Within the
next lew w« ka we can expect to .see
The bills announcing wrestling matches
In this and oth.er cities. The public
■xvill pay high pria it thesi men
co through the campaign as ordered
i, y the wrestling trust, and I
Frank >;otch In a championship bat?
tie. Gotch claims to have bivm the
title to Henry Ordkman of Minneapolis
ise Ordcman beat Cutler,
man Is a good wrestler, but when he
loses one or two matches Gotch will
come out of retirement again
the forelgni r who hai <
better of tlv lot through having
declared winner or the vi
matches, evei ' o is not •'.
man in i>
If wrestling in this country was
really on the level and the best man '
.mill be allowed to win every match
it would bi a great game. Faking has
killed the racing ,■•■■ In many places
;ind fool racing-, prlae lighting and
other sport where there lias been fak
ing. It is the same with wrest Ing. It
is aimobt impossible to get a wrestler
to wrestle on. the- level. There have
been fake wrestling matches pulled oft
in every city in the country. For ex
ample, a certain manager was here
last week. A match was arranged. He
went to the person who was to wrestle
against his contestant and tried to
arrange it so that hla contest would
lose on a foul purposely and they
could arrange a iinteh match iatc-r in
Convention hall, where they cnuld
make money. Fine for the public,
which gets buncoes] In this \,:<y every
month by a couple of fake wrestlers.
Last year .several wrestlers quit be
cause of alleged injuries. Physicians
examined them and found thai they
were not injured. But they quit just
the same. Naturally enough. They
hod been ordered to quit, and obeyed
orders.
Now, why do they ob y siu;h orders?
This Is the question the public natur
ally asks. Simply because they are
tolil that if they do not obey tho or
i,-I.; they will bo blacklisted by the
wrestling trust ami will be given no
more matches where they can make
good money. That Is the reason for
ho much wrestling bflnw on the level.
Tho wrestlers are (or d to lay down
or quit on the pretense of Injuries.
Of course many will say that they
can get matches without being under
die orders of the trust. But they will
find that thla la impossible, as the
wrettlera are controlled by this trust.
Wrestlers, as a rule, are not any too
HERALD SPORT PAGE
J. G. GRIFFIN
better style, if Flynn will give him a
chance. Now it.« up to the fireman.
Frankle White, the Chicago boxer
McCarey has paired with Danny Web
ster as his Initial offering of the win
ter, i? on his way from tho Windy
City and is due to arrive here and go
Into training before the end of the
week. Webster is already at work
on hli preliminary stuff nnd expects
to be fit In plenty of time for his
Thanksgiving engagement.
Evidently McCarey Is offering the
enrd as a feeler, and the fans -will
patronise it as such. Claps is lacking,
but the boys should put up a nice
mill and satisfy the fight hungry pop
ulace whlcTi has been ■without fistic
entertainment for months. If tho game
goes along as it should McCarey will
undoubtedly offer something vastly
lie Her, bo real goods can ".ie looked
for, with delivery time before next
summer.
honest at best, and are all willing to
Join in tho trust and make the change
easy, rather than li^ht for the honor
they get in the game.
There are wrestlers considered by
the public to be top-notchers who
COUld ti"t beat tenth-rater* if they
would wrestle on the level. Faking has
made them admired by the public for
their standing In tho game. It has
also made them wealthy, and the pub
lit continues to patronize their fake
game. Not all wrestling is fake, but
the amount that Is fake would sur
prise many followers of the game if
they ' ould learn the inside facts.
LACROSSE TEAMS WILL
PLAY AT FIESTA PARK
What promises to be one of the best and
most closely contested games of lacrosse will
take place .11 the Fiesta stadium Sunday next.
The series between the Los Angeles and the
University tee ma being a tie, a hot contest Is
promised.
The addition of strong defense, men on the.
Los AtißCles team will offer thf opponents'
fast attach some bard and scientific work to
register a point.
Hi.- apectacular work of .Mines ami McAtoer
anil the Campbell brothers
tn: c Lnnguenvan for the University plajen
:■ i.tin -. The local club.s
evenly matched as one could wish—,l
lion "I i 'i !i. in., an Interesting aftern
th»- loven of this spurt,
.'mlginf from the attendance at the Iwhl
workouta the kanif i fast becoming
■ cool aftemoona guarantei
nrh fur this atranuoua exercla*.
The ball Kill bf faced ;tt 2:46.
HOEGEES 11—DOWNEY 3
; The team of the William H. Hoegee com
pany went down to Downey yesterday and de-
I'euterl the Downey team by a score of 11 to 3.
The (••atur-q of the itame was the hitting, run
ninpr and fielding o£ Lehman. The score was
as fallows:
I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. I. 9. R II X
Hot-Rep's 0 0 L' 1 0 0 2 6 I—ll 7 2
Downey 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 — 3 2 4
Two-base htu—Chess. Sacrifice hit—Price.
Stolen bnsea—Rlley, Burden. lilts made ■
Huskell, 7; oft ownli c, 2. Struck out —Uy
Haskell, IE; by Brownlee, 6. Bases on balls-
By Haskell, 6; by ltic.wnlee, 2. Time of (inn
— 1:45. Umpire—Williams.
WISE AND OTHERWISE
She brought him cut a wedge of pumpkin
pin and a CUP of coffee. "And you only visit
this section of country during golden-rod
time? ' she Interrogated Innocently, "How po
etlcall" "Well, you «cc, niutn, it Isn't exactly
poetical," replied Dusty Dan with v smile;
"but when de golden rod blooms it Is too latu
to cut i!< grass an.l too early to shovel enow."
—'. 'hlcago Nows.
Hatred doei not erase by hatred at any
times; hatred ceases by love; this Is an old
Buddha. •
"What makes yen] think he had boen to a
drinking party?" "Ho tamo home," sobbed the
yotjnff wife, "wearing a phonograph liorn for
a "—Louisville Courier-Journal.
The first wraith la health.—-Kmerson.
Young bride—l didn't accept Harry the first
time he proposed, Ml an Ryval No, dear; you
weren't there. —Boston Transcript.
As much of heaven la visible as we have
eyes to lee.— William Winter.
"I must have Iwen a fool Whl n 1 married
her." "Certainly. It couldn't have coma on
so badly in two > curs."—New York Kveningr
Telegram.
Rich In laving common sense—Tennyson.
"A girl < ( M Is ever la much oiler than a
boy of the mm* ui;<\" 'Sura. I know a girl of
50 v, I' >-■■ family HIM* shown that (he was
born In IRSO."- Cleveland Lender.
No path of flowers leads to glory. -Lo Fon
taine,
"You say you once had a home?" "Dats
what I had " "Why didn't ) iii do Bouiolhlriic
to make your folks comfortable mid hapnvf"
"I dl 1. I I. K." Boston Record
LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY.MOHNING, NOVEMBER 0, 1010.
Nelson's Near-Conqueror, Who Is
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SPORTING GOSSIP
Los Angeles Is coming into base
ball prominence as Frisco la boom
log in the fight line. The winter
season of the national game in this
locality promises a quality of ball
far In advance of anything in the
■way of out-of-season play South
ern California lias been able to
boast in the past, and with major
leaguers anil the beat of the minors
flocking to the Angel city, plenty
of A-l sport may be expected. With
all the good things coming this way
it seems like coals of lire on the
crabbing, random which has held
forth hero during the Coast league
season. The support of the fan's
goes a long way to pennant win
ning and the Angeleno variety had
better cast the mote before they
begin bemoaning the fact that the
local team* have not been In the
money. Portland, Frisco and Oak
land have been giving their teams
enthusiastic support, winning or
losing; in the east the fan who
crabs is rare, the home team can
have no flaw, and a little of that
kind of spirit would do wonders to
ward making Los Angeles a ball
city to which the best of the dia
mond stars would be glad to come.
The home team series will prob
ably bo the last of the year on the
Chutes nark grounds, as prepara
tions will be immediately started
for next year's play. The diamond
will be made over and covered with
turf, while the Old bleachers will be
winked and S emu rete steel struc
ture similar to the eastern fields
erected. Environment is a big item
to classy ball playing and the sea
son of 191 l promises well.
Willie Hen Berry is planning
wholesale Improvements liero tho
Beavers and Seals have also b«en
busy. Mack will erect new steel
bleachers, while the Frisco direct
ors have purchased a plot of ground
to lay out an ideal ball field. Rec
reation park has long been inade
quate for a ball town like Frisco
and the new park fs the eoutcome
of several months of planning.
Hen Berry declares Pacific Coast
league ball Is not so far below the
major league variety tin many of
the funs are prone to think. The
local magnate thinks the reputa
tions of the eastern clubs- have
come from individuals rather than
trams, and without Hans Was
ner, Cobb, Collins, Kling, Mathew-
BOn and a few more of the* stellar
tribe the ball teams of the east
would not rank any higher than our
own Coast league nines.
If tho plans «f Manager Charley
Graham of the Sacramento ball
team materialise, thf 1911 Senators
nill bo undei ili»- guidance ol Bec
<mcl Baseman o'liourke, this year's
captain <>f the Albany team or 1 the
Eastern league. O'Rourke has been
turned over to tlm Sacramento club
by the Boston Americans and Is
.said to )je an aggressive and scrap
pj pi tyer.. Graham*! idea la to re
tire as active manager <>f. the Sen
ators andi he is preparing to get
Into a new linn of business, the na
tu ■ of which h« floes not care to
state :.t present. He may still con
trol i. hare of the Sacramento
club stock, in any event, O'Rourke
will be the Infield captain of the
team and it' Graham retires from
thti game he will be installed as
thi ! laying manager. O'Rourke has
LATONIA WINNERS
I/ATONIA, Nov. I.—A handicap nt six fur
loiiks today furnished one of the moft Melting
SnUheg of the I.atc.-nia meeting, when Helmet
mi Magaslne, runnltis nose and noM for the
last nlxtetnth, llnislied 10 I |OI l that it re
quire I the offlrlßl eye of the; judges to deeldo
the winner. Ililmet was rhallenged by Mas
asinß In thi ilnal drive, but proved tha winner.
Thi third race provided a groat finish when
Jeanne d'ArCi Kthel-lit and Woodlano flashed
home houl.-i apart, Summary:
First race, five an 1 a half furlongs—Union
Jack won. Outlaw ecoi I, Bob Farley third;
lime 1:01
Second- race, six furlongs—Star won, I-oewen
aaeondi V v Day third; time 1:14.
Third ra* c, six fu-.-longH—Jeanne d'ArQ won,
Ethelda second. Wiodiane third; time, 1:11 -■:.
Fourth rice, nix furlongs-Hohnot won, Mag
azine second, rireen Peal third; time 1:13 4-5.
Fifth race, mlln and seventy yards—Console
won, Camel second, Had Ni wi third; time
1:43 4-5.
sixth race, mile ai.l three-sixteenths—Ques
tion Mark >• m, dnirella second, Charles K.
Grainger third; time I:H ; i.
FERNANDO 6—MONETA 5
Fernando defeated the Moncta Mer
chants i to 5 at Fernando yesterday.
Candelol and Clarcia acted an the bat
tery for Fernando, Saddler and Hub-
Hter for the losing squad. Jeuisf 1 se
cured v four-sai kei
ANTONE I. A URAVE
boon playing in organized ball five
years and comes highly recom
mended. He played with the St.
Louis Americans for a tlmr and
was then sent back to Albany,
which team he captained this year,
lie has a playing mate at short
this year in Gilbert of the New
York Giants.
The Oakland club has purchased
Thin I Baseman Hotling from the
Portland team. Hetling Is the
player over whom such a fuss was
made lately. The McCredlea want
ed to turn him into the Portland
Northwest team aixl asked waivers
on him. The Oakland club refused
to walvftr and paid the regular price
of $600 for him.
Kitty Brnshonr is some horsemnn
—NOT. The corpulent first Backer,
with Brackenrtdge, Hap Hogan and
Ed Maler, took a run up to the
letter's ranch yesterday and cor
raled a few old plugs to convey
them to the hunting grounds. Some
one slipped Kit's skate a speed ball
and It decided to run away with the
ball player. Brashear tossed a nice
new gun up against a rock and
smashed it, and then followed by
falling off himself. Now he's going
to break in with the Journalists and
write a book on how to be a jockey,
though fat. Aside from Brashear's
slip, tho party enjoyed good sport
and bagged the limit on quail.
Jimmie Toman will havo another
chance to show local fans he is
competent to handle the indicator
in bigr company. The former Angel
shortstop will call the turns this
week when the Vllagers and re
formed Angels get together in their
post season series, and players and
fans are all glad that Jlmmio has
"lit."
Now that election is a thing of
the past George McKeaby will once
more turn his attention to hunting,
and by Saturday plans to be in the
thick of tho fray. McKeeby, to
gethor with Dave Katz and a few
other chosen nimrods, will invade
the duck territory of San Diego
county, and plenty of game is ex
pected to he found. The party will
be gone three or four days.
There is a rumor going the
rounds that George Wheeler, Los
Angeles utility player, will be sold
to Srm Francisco. Wheeler was for
merly with the Bay City nine, and
the change may afford him the
needed atmosphere for an improve
ment in bitting and fielding.
Kid Mohler and Tommy Tonnant
will leave for Los Angeles today.
Th« two Seals arc slated for Kitty
Brashear's Winter league club.
Sid Neighbors, U. S. C. star half
bail;, will probably be in the Po
mona game November 19. His
presence will add a great deal to
the chances of the Methodists.
Borne of the all-stars ex-Angels
now major leaguers have boon put
ting in some strenuous practice for
the l>iK scries. Wouldn't it be great
to nee the Villagers hammer Dolly
out of the box? Kitty and Roy are
planning some terrible beatings for
the old and original Seraphs, and
!is are in a quandary when
nea to figuring out the dope.
JAMESTOWN RACES
JAMESTOWN, Nov. 8. —First race, seven
furlongs -Horizon won, Hudaa Sister second,
Fear Naught third: time 1:27 4-5.
Second race, five furloncs—King Pin won,
Susan tec I. Trustee third; time 1:02.
Third rare, mile and three-quarters—Nick |
o'Tlrae won, i:ssrx second, (Juncotton third;
time 8:44.
Fourth race, handicap, mile— Guy Fixher
won, Practical second, Dull Care third; time
1:40 2-5.
Fifth race, one mile— Neoskaleta won, French
Girl ncond, Aunt Kate third; time 1:42.
Sixth rare, one —Anna 1.. Daley won,
Harvey F. second, Tho Monk third; time
1:414-5.
$1000 PRIZE WINNING
IMPORTED COLLIE DIES
i.omsvir.i.K. Ky., Nov. S—A collie dog
(or which it:, owner retimed IUXJO, the winner
of tlio International ribbon at Cincinnati re
cently, ami one of Die world* most valuable
dogs, died hen last night. The (log was Irn
jjorted from England, and although but 3 years
old i,.i.i won 153 blue ribbons In this country
and England.
(iraystcme Mlue ' 'harm wju the nntn« of tlio
collie. Ho wail owned by W. M. McDeruiott of
.toaiiviu
WORLD MARKS ARE
MADE AT PHOENIX
Lady Maud C. Equals Paced Rec
ord and Sets New Time
Unpaced
PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. B.—High
lights at the Territorial fair today
wera 1 exhibitions of tho Savage stable.
Minor Heir in an effort to beat his
own and the world's unpaeed, pacing
record of 1 :f>s l-L'. failed but gave a
fine exhibition in 1:58 1-4.
Lady Maud C, a piuvr, In an effort
to bi'ikt her own record of 2:02 1-2, went
a mile in 2:001-2, equaling without a
pacemaker the world's record of Dar
iel for a mare with a pacemaker and
setting a new record for an unpaced
niiiir. tin- former mark being 2:00 3-4.
Qeorge <ians, in an effort to beat
his record of i':o:i paced in 2:03 3-4.
There were three running races and
thin- harness events additional but
nothing sensational, the fastest time
of any being 2:09 1-4 In the 2:IS pace,
niaijr by Buck.
A tares attendance watched the time
clipping.
The automobile mon nre banqueting
hero tonight, Governor Sloan riding
to the hall in the winning Kissel Kar.
LABORER'S BROKEN
BACK IS MENDED
Surgeon Performs Rare Opera
tion on Mutilated Verte
brae of Italian
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. With back
broken and more than half of his body
paralyzed, Joseph Wnoto. an Italian,
aged 24 years, la lying In the German
town hospital with an excellent chance
of recovering from his injuries, as the
result of a remarkable surgical opera
tion performed yesterday morning by
Dr. Charles Mitchs.'l of this city. The
' operation, whichc necessitated the re
moval of shattered pieces of the ver
tebrae and a bloody tumor, which was
found resting on the spinal cord, as
well as the reduction of a- dislocation
of the twelfth vertebra, was witnessed
by a number of physicians and nurses,
who were present by invitation, and
who expressed the opinion that the
case was one of the most remarkable
ever brought to their attention.
AVuoto was injured while making an
excavation on grounds of the Nelson
Valve company at Kdge Hill. Mont
gomery county. He was working at
the bottom of a twelve-foot hole when
the embankment of dirt and stone gave
way and buried him from sight. Fel
low workmen labored heroically to ex
tricate him, and he was sent, more
dead than alive, to the hospital. He
regained consciousness, however, short-
Jy after reaching tne institution.
SPIN 13 18 SHATTERED
Having a broken back, it was be
lieved at first that his case was hope
less and that he would die, but Dis.
Swartley, Bowen and Parker deter
mined to leave nothing undone to try
and preserve his life, and so sum
moned Dr. Mitchell, who decided to
adopt heroic measures and perform an
operation. Following the operation,
which was of an extremely delicate na
ture, the patient was placed on a heavy
water bed, with weights attached to
his legs to prevent any possible move
ment that might disturb the readjusted
and weakened spine.
The case has attracted considerable
attention throughout the city, and
many doctors who had heard of the
operation telephoned for Information as
to tho progress being made In the pa
tient's condition, which at a late hour
last evening was reported as being
quite favorable to recovery.-Many phy
sicians also called at the hospital to
ascertain further details of the, raro
operation.
Wuolo, according to a statement
made yesterday by his two brothers,
who called to see him at the hospital,
arrived in this country ' from Italy
about one year ago, taking leave of his
wife, whom he promised to bring to
Philadelphia shortly.
STRANGER VOLVNTEKKS
Another surgical case 'that is attract
ing considerable attention, because of
the interesting facts brought to light
concerning blood transfusion, is that of
Miss Kva Itoscnsteln of 711 Mor
ris street, a patient in the Jefferson
hospital, whose life Is believed to have
been saved by the Injection into her
arteries of blood taken from Simeon
Taylor, of Wilmington. Miss Rosen
stein, who but last week was thought
to be dying, a victim of pernicious
anaemia, could only be saved, the phy
sicians said, by radical treatment.
Her blood, when examined, showed
only a 10 per cent haemoglobin count,
when 100 per cent is normal. She was
under the care of Dr. Francis.T. Stew
art, and he said the transfusion of
blood was the last resort, and promptly
a number of heroic young men offered
to save the young woman's life. /
Dr. E. J. Klopp, who is Dr. Stewart's
first assistant, prepared a blood count
of each volunteer, only to find in every
case the blood was "incompatible" with
that of the patient, until he made a
test of Simeon Taylor of Wilmington,
whom ho found to have blood of Just
the right consistency. Taylor, though
a patient In the hospital, and while un
acquainted with Miss Rosensteln, was
willing to have the operation per
formed. Yesterday Miss Rosenstein
was in a much improved condition, the
haemoglobin count increased from 10
to 41 per cent and her chances for re
covery are excellent.
Speaking of the matter yesterday,
Dr. Klopp said: "The average layman
does not realise that any blood will not
do; it must be blood of the same type.
Why, medical science has made such
strides that we now know that the blood
of certain consistency is absolute
poison to some people, and only when
Just the right kind is at hand it is
worse than useless to perform trans
fusion. This is a record case and is
doing wonderfully well."
HOW IT WENT
The Picture of Misery— Tv«, lldy. there
■was a time w p'en I 'ad money to burn, an 1
where I made the mistake was Wen I dlv
burn It.
Tlio Old Tarty—And pray,' what did you
bum it with? . , "
The ricture of Misery—Wlv an old dame
•o' mine.—lunch. »? ■
DRUMMER BOY OF
SHILOH TO RETIRE
Friends of Col. John Clem Predict
His Pensioning With Rank
of Major-General
WENT TO WAR AT AGE OF TEN
Quartermaster Department of
Texas One of But Seven Vet
erans Still On Active List '
[Special to Th» Herald]
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Nov. B—Col.
John L. Clem may retire from the army
with the rank of major general. If ho
docs. his frienda say, It will be noth
ing more than Just, a fitting recognition
of a remarkable cuso of bravery in a
lad who fought through the cjvll war
at an ago when most boys are tied to
their mothers' apron strings. Colone*
Clem Is now chief quartermaster of the
Department of Texas and li stationed
at Fort Sam Houston. Ho has risen to
that position through the various suc
cessive grades from the time he was
appointed a lieutenant by General
Grant. In many ways his service in
two wars was distinguished, and the
story of his achievements has added
several interesting chapters to history,
beginning with the romantic exploits
of his boyhood days when he earned
the title of "The ( Drummer Boy of
Shlloh," and up to the time when, as
chief quartermaster of tho Philippines,
he saved the government $2,500,000 by
the way he handled his department,
without crippling it in the least.
There are probably no survivors of
the great conflict between the north
and south who do not remember "Little
Johnny" Clem. He was born in New
ark, Onto, August 13, 1851, and was
motherless and alone when the war
broke out. In 1861, when 10 years old,
he offered his services as a drummer
boy, but owing to his small size he
was not accepted.
BEAT DRUM AT SHILOH
Again and again he tried to get to
tho front as a drummer boy, but with
out avail. He boarded the train with
a regiment that was going to the front
11 nd begged them to take htm, but they
declined. The boy's persistence finally
attracted the soldiers and they permit
ted him to ride with them. Reaching
the front, he eventually was assigned
to a regiment and given a drum. At
Shiloh, while in the thickest of the
tight, tho little drummer was sounding
the rolla when a piece of shell smashed
his drum, narrowly missing killing him.
When but 12 years old the youngster
was given a musket and took part tn
many fierce engagements, the only
diffloulty being his inability to lift the
heavy gun quickly when ordered to
fire. Tho drummor boy was once at
tacked by a mounted offlcer, but shot
the man from his horse and succeeded
in escaping.
The tiny drummer was captured near
Chattanooga white detailed to aid in
bringing up the supply train, and held
in captivity sixty-three days, during
Which time he was kept on the move,
until at length he was paroled at Talla
hasse, Fla., and sent to Camp Chase
for exciiange. Upon reaching the lines
nf his army again he found General
Thomas in command and was received
with the warmest enthusiasm, the
general making him an orderly ser
geant and attaching him to his staff.
UOE3 TO WKST POINT '
In addition to the battles at Rhlloh
and Chii-kainuga, lie was at Perryville,
Stone River, Reseca. Kenwnw, Peach
tree Crock, Atlanta, Nashville and
others. Besides the three balls (hut
passed through 1113 hat at Chkka
mauga he was struck with the
fragment of a shell upon his hip and
once by a ball. Upon the lattrr oc
castOD he was In the act of delivering
a ilispatoh from General Thomas tit
General Logan at Atlanta, -when a ball
struck his pony In the head and wound
ed the little rider. He served until the
end of the war, when ho was honor
ably mustered out, went to school and
later was appointed a cadet at large
at West Point by President Grant.
Under the law Colonel Clem may
serve five years before he ia retired, al
though he is eligible to retirement now.
At present he Is one of seven veterans
of the civil war on the active list In
the army, and before the end of five
years he will be the only one, the
limit of service of the others expiring
two years hence. The high esteem In
which Colonel Clem is held is best
shown perhafs by the breaking of an
ancient rule among the members of
the Grand Army of the Republic when
at their last general encampment they
laid aside precedent, and adopted a
resolution asking that Colonel Clem be
made a brigadier general before his
retirement, In ordsr that he might re
tire as major general. The old sol
diers, many of whom personally recall
the little drummer boy, could not re
sist the impulse to help one of their
oomradei In arms, If a mere resolution
could do it.
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE TO
DISCUSS SUEZ CANAL DUES
IAIN DON, Nov. B.—lt is understood
that (mo of the questions to bo placed
before the imperial conference next
year Is that of the Suez Canal dues,
aguinst which bitter complaint la made
by British, German, Dutch and other
.shipowners, and by the Australasians,
to say nothing of Indian and China
traders. As for South Africa, It makes
no sign at present, but probably will
do so when it has time to think of
things other than Union.
A prominent shipper today said:
"There cim be no doubt that the dues
will be discussed by the imperial con
ference. The subject is too important
to be omitted. 1 do not suppose that
the Uritish government would wish to
leave it out, but If It did, Australasia
would be sure to bring it forward. Our
kinsmen in that part of the world hold
that the present high rates charged
by the Canal company check the trade
between them and us. The prime min
ister of New Zealand, in particular.
has spoken very strongly on the sub
ject.
'•Jn more than one quarter It is felt
that the British government takes a
narrow view of its responsibility In
eonnrctlon with this matter. Half
owner of the canal and protector of
Egypt, through which the waterway
pusses, it nevertheless seems to think
of nothing bu* the dividends which It
may pocket, whereas the object should
be to so deal with the canal as to de
velop trade communications between
various parts of the Empire. Morover,
British shipping is not too powerful to
be above the need of help. Our su
premacy li"s been so great that we
l>ave lost sight of the progress made
by our rivals."
POTATO BLACKLEG
PUZZLES FARMERS
Agricultural Department Experts
Caution Growers Against
New Disease of Plants
VAST INTERESTS IN PERIL
Professor Morse Describes De
cay of Tissues Following Dis
coloration of Stem
WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—Every
schoolboy is iamiliar with the "eyea"
of the homely white potato, which ap
pears on the average American's ta
ble In some form at almost every meal,
but many of the oldest and moat ex
perienced farmers will look puealed
when they read Uncle Sam's latest
bullet in on the "blackleg of the Irish
potato."
"Blackleg" is a bacterial disease on
the stems of the potato, originating
in Europe, where in Germany It was
called "black stem" or "black shank."
Blackleg has been accepted as the
English translation of the German
name, even though it does not fit in
with the anatomy of the vegetable
which is sue* a great money maker In
many sections of the United States.
MSKA**; MOVES BAMDIA
Three and a half million acres of
land are planted to Irish potatoes in
this country, with an average yield of
about 106 bushels to tho acre, or a to
tal production of nearly 400,000,000
bushels, with tho enormous value of
more than $200,00u,000. With auch tre
mendous farm interests at stake, the
new disease is lLot to be considered
lightly, say tho experts. licporta to
the office of experiment stations in the
agricultural department show that it
ia becoming widely distributed
throughout much of the potato grow
ing area* of the United States. In
describing the disease, Prof. W. J.
Morse of the office of experiment sta
tions says:
"Blackleg probably was introduced
into Canada from England and from
there into tho United States. It oc
curs, to some extent, at least, over a
considerable area of the potato grow
ing sections in the eastern 'United
States and Canada. A similar disease
is also found in England, Germany,
Prance and other parts of Europe. It
has been reported from Charleston, S.
C, Norfolk and Portsmouth, and sev
eral points on tho eastern shore of
Virginia; Beltsville, Md.; ix>ng Island,
N. V.; Gurley, Colo., and Plainesville,
Ohio.
POTATO UROWJSKS WARNED
"The attacked plants are usually un
thrifty, light groen in color, or even
yellow and undersized. The branches
and loaves have a tendency to grow
upward, forming a. rattier compact top.
The most characteristic .symptom in
the inky black discoloration of t lie
stem at or bolow tho surface of the
ground. This discoloration often ex
tends two or three inches above the
surface, and the. invaded tissues show
a soft, wet decay during tiitj active
progress of the disease.
"It seems that the blackleg is. large
ly distributed by means of gorms In
the wounds, crack* and decayed areas
of the seed tubers. The propagation
and spread of the disoaso can prob
ably be controlled by the selection of
seed from fluids free from the disease,
tho rejection of all seed tubers which
have wounds, cracks or decayed areas,
and by treating the remainder with
corrosive sublimate or formaldehyde
solution or with formaldehyde gas, as
is done for potato scab.
"Potato growers should be on their
guard against its introduction into
now areas or its further dissemination
In regions already known to be in
fected."
ONLY TWO KIND 3
IJttle LAwrence's grandfather wu »»ry
ill says a woman 1» monthly maßazlne, and
a trained nurso had liern employed to care
for him. When he became convalescent ft
young woman, who had studied In a hos
pital for a snort time, was secured In her
place. A sympathetic neighbor meeting
I,awrenee, the following conversation too*
••How Is your dear grandpa thU morning,
Lawrence?"
"He Is better."
"Have you the trained nurse still?"
■'No, the trained nurso has gone away,
and the one we have now Is half trained
and half wild."
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