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20 TITE OltEGON DAILY JOTTRTfAL, " rOKTLAyiy SATTODAY EVENING. APBID 18,' 100X HowTommyFosterMade a Gean-Up His Backers at. Bcnning's Landed ' ) at Two Huodrcd to :.-y": . . One. WASHINGTON, D. C. April 18. The Chicago Inter-Ocean correiondent says that to horsemen her are still talking ot the big killing: that was made ly Tommy Foster at Bennlngs recently. The average prloe against him at poat time u 100 to 1, but thera waa plenty of S00 to 1 on tap 10 mlnutea before Uie frugl Bounded. . Rarely have ao many Incidents clus- , tered about a notable killing. A large j number of men and women won heavily ( on tha ooira victory, and yet the great majority of them made their Tommy ; Foster investments on pure hunch. Th ' oolt's part profited very largely, of ' oourse, pat their secret waa well kept. I nd verr few outsldars had any line on the actual condition of the horae. Moat of the-women In the stand who won handsomely on the event played : Tommy Foster solely on accountof the 1 rwiif ituhlnr and handsome aDDvarance, '! which he cot from his sire, the famous old Fonsa, who for many years took the ; blue ribbon as the handsomest thorough bred stallion In .Kentucky. It Is a trait ! of feminine race visitors to bet on the mIimi with the handsome looks. ' A young Baltimore woman, the leading soprano In the choir oi a Monumental City church, attended the Bennlnga races on that day with her somewhat woriaiy When Tommy Foster headed the procession to the post In the first race . with hla burnished chestnut coat gleam ing la the mellow spring sunshine, she deliberately opened her purse and handed 'a, no bill to her escort - "That's all the money I have with me,1 ' aha said to him. "and I suppose I'll lose ' It anyhow, but I would not feel right If X old not bet on such a beautiful creature as that. Please play Tommy Foster for ana." TO basal any chance.' good-natured IT replied tha young man, "but I'm glad i to see rotrra got a little sporting piooo. , If Tommy doesn't win I'll make good to you," and he bustled down Into the ring and placed the 110 on Tommy Foster at ISO to 1 to win. ;' She was a very pale and speechless .' ejoprano when Tommy Foster's number r hotatjtA mm thm winner and for Quite five minutes she eat perfectly still and almost rigid, gaslng at the far-away bills. The return of her escort from the betting ting aroused her from the trance. lie counted Into her lap li $100 bills and a $10 bill. Then she dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief. "It's wicked; I know It's wicked, and live," she almost sobbed, as, with feml ; nine Inconsistency she stuffed the neat , a tack of bills Into her purse. Must Have Been Hysterical. i ' Her actional must have been purely hysterical, however, for when the third : race ' came ' around she had recovered herself and sent a $100 bill Into the ring - on another handsome horse that pulled down the event. She bet on three of ; the remaining races and won two. v Four very - black and gorgeously at tired colored' women in .the stand were ; seised with tha Tommy Foster hunch aa the field paraded to the barrier, and they . made up a It pool of I1.2J each and , put the money on the colt straight at vv w m waw wv ui a, iauu pi ram. , commissioner. Their roofings as Tom- my Foster turned Into the stretch well i in advance of his field were entertain in T4vin easy," one ot them rapturous- , ID screeched. TBrln dem poTt chops home," screamed j another, leaning; far over the grand I atand rau. 'Ahm ub, shuan-Bough garn-buh-luh," . sang another of the black women ecatat- tc&lly In syncopated coon-song time as i Tommy Foster easily drew away from I bis field bait way down the stretch. I "Bosh me whlspuh," shrieked the j fourth when Tommy Foster crossed the f Una a length or so to the good. It waa worth the price of admission ' to witness -the ecstasy of the quartet ! when tha grand stand commissioner i counted $116.16 Into the hand of each of - them. They declared all bets off tor the day and directly they had re ceived their winnings chartered an auto ' mobile and were hauled Into Washing- ton royally. A hunchback who strolls around the Bennlnga betting ring during the meet V Ing here profiting by giving the superstl- tlous horse players the chance to touch i bis hump before getting their bets down V made a big thing out of the Tommy -; who-touch the hump of a hunchback in j a race track betting ring offer him a fait Of money for the privilege, but this particular hunchback started in to work a different system ar this meeting. "What are you going to play?" he asks the bettors who gently place a Anger or two on his deformity. The bettor laughingly names his horse, . 'Can you go a dollar on that one for - tneT" the hunchback Inquires then. ' ' The men who are up on such suoer atltlons of the track are liberal and they always laugnlngly agree to the hunch -back's proposition In lieu of giving him bit of change. a On the Tommy Foster day no fewer, than seven long-shot players on the point - or majctng 'investments on the. Kongo colt touched the hunchback's hump, in " addition to the large- number of other fellows who were about to put their money down on other horses In the race. Tbns the hunchback had all of the horses 'in the race running for him an unlm ,'peachable system when no money has to . be invested. The seven hump-touchers who played Tommy Foster all kept their word with the hunchback and some of them trot as good as zoo to l for the dollar that they put. down for.hlm. The hunchback cleaned up $1,100 on the race., and he Is convinced that his present system is unbeatable. - ... y The most diverting sharer, In the kill ing was a hobo who rede up from Geor gia In the same car with the horse. The tramp wanted to come North on his an nual pilgrimage and he climbed onto the brake beam "of the horse car as the most likely transporting - vehicle. The two stable hands accompanying Tommy ib WHOLE WORLD WATCHNG SITUATION IN BALKANS ' mmmmummmjmmummmmjmmm' " ' ' ''' '" : IA V S , v-; ?r-t '., Jps' . -Wr"'-( $ rtai Turkish troops hunting Bulgarian bands. Sorts Sanaf off. The situation In Macedonia continues to cause rumblings of coming conflict of the. most serious character to agitate the European capitals. Daily cablo dispatches hint at alliances secretly forming between the big powers. Russia 'and Austria, in accord, are reported ready to Intervene and oc cupy Mltrovltsa unless Turkey can at once put down the formidable Albanian revolt. England,, France and Italy are rumored to be consummating an al ' llance. Meanwhile Bulgaria continues to be the scene of bloody strife between the Sultan's troops and the Insurgents. various ways, and, when they saw that he waa a taciturn individual, they dropped a hint or so as to what was In prospect for Tommy Foster, telling him to keep his head closed about the mat ter. The tramp borrowed a sickle at Bennings when the car arrived there with the horse, and entering Washing ton picked up many grass-cutting jobs. Oct t00-4o-l Bt. He made a little more than $5 inside of three days and on the day of the killing he was on the traok, a queer- looking tatterdemalion, with $3 to Invest on the chances of the horse. He got 200 to 1 for his 13, and when he collected his winnings he marched straight out of the gate, chartered a coupe and rode into Washington, the most complete picture of Wandering WlUle happiness that was ever observed in this locality. The name Thomas Foster was behind a lot or winnings on ine coil a new York tailor on his way home from Palm Beach stopped off for the Bennings races. He placed 120 straight on Tommy Foster at 200 to 1. . "The reason I made the bet." he .said, as he tucked his $4,000, roll away, "was that a few years ago I employed a cut ter named Thomas Foster, who was about- the fastest proposition' that ever hit up a dirt road. He was so blamed speedy that I couldn't get more than three days' work a week out of him, and I finally had to fire him, although he waa a great workman. So I argued that there couldn't be any kind of proposi tion, two or four-legged, with a swifter gait than Tommy Foster, my nred cut ter, and I played the colt purely on that hunch." FACTS ABOUT THE FAMOUS MASON AND DIXON'S LINE Why Boundary Was 'Established and Hoy It Figured in the History of the United States. Base Ingratitude. The prison authorities of Torbcl, Switzerland, are grieved at the Ingrati tude of three murderers who recently strolled away from the pleasant quarters provided for them, .and have not yet re turned. Jt is said to be the first time on record a prisoner ever voluntarily left the Trobel lockup. It Is the aim of those In charge of that charming resort to make the Jail such an attractive'' place prisoners will be contented with their lot and not strive No discussion of slavery In the United States is complete without reference to Mason and Dixon's line. Commencement orations and polltlcul speeches are full cf stilted paragraphs alluding to the famous .lines as the division between the Confederate States and the United States. It Is frequently pictured as the boundary between the slave and antl slave states. Vet comparatively few people know the exact location and his tory of the line. L.nHt week the Washington Times re ceived the following query concerning tho famous boundary surveyed by Mason and Dixon: "Ts Mason and Plxon's line north or south of Washington? How far is it from the city, and how is it marked? J. O." Mason and Dixon's line Is north of Washington. It was originally surveyed tenuous stone was to be placed, upon the Maryland f:ice of which was to be the coat of aims of Lord Baltimore, while the Penn coat of arms waa to be on the Pennsylvania Side. This plan was abandoned, however, as the country was so wild In Western Maryland that it was impossible to transport the stones over uie mountains. Crownstones ami milestones were placed on the line until the surveyors reached Sideling Hill. From there on to the Alleghenies piles of stones eight feet hitjh were heaped up to mark the miles, and from the Allcghenies on to Dun card's Creek posts were set, about which stones were piled. Differ From Native Stone. The milestones mid crownstones were all about 12 incln-s square and varied in length -from three to Ave feet. The stones arc oolite, a sort Of a lime sand stone, mid ore purposed to have been quarried near Portsmouth. England. They ere almost white in color and are in Ii63 and Is the division line between , po different from nny stone found in the states of Maryland and Pennsyl- j Maryland mid Pennsylvania, that it has vanla and Delaware nnd Pennsylvania. ; been possible to locate them when they As originally surveyed the line extend- 1 have been carried far from the division ed 244 miles west from the Delaware i line of the two Ktates. . . River. Delaware, which is south of the fter the completion tot the survey line, was never a slave state, fio it Is i of thfr' Pcnns.vlvr.nla boundary in 1774, i no attention was paid to the markings j until 1M5. In tin' meantime vandals had I erroneous to refer to the hlstorio boun ' dary as the division between free and slave states. It Is frequently confound ed with 3C degrees 30 minutef. the lino to escape. There are few guardsonly j ''reated by the Missouri compromise one to every 25 prisoners and they never think of offending their guests by carrying arms. They keep themselves out of sight as much as possible, so as to not hurt the tender feeling of the In mates. .., The cells are left open, so the prls- north of which slavery was not to exist lu the territories. Purpose of the Boundary. The line was originally run to mark tho division between the estates of Ce cil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, and lord proprietor of Maryland, and of oners can conJmnnlcat freely with each i William Penn, lord proprietor of Penn- other, and newspapers, writing materials and magazines are provided for their amusement. Cider and various dainties from the kitchen are furnished. Naturally such an earthly paradise Is most popular, and Inmates leave it with regrt. Therefore, th authorities were shocked when the three murderers went away without even Saying good-by. Foster took pity. On him and admitted fclm to the car. , ' He mad himself handy to them In The Swan, Song of March. am dying, April, dying; Ebbs the frozen lifetide fast. And the Hyperoorean -shadows Scatter In the evening blast. Let thy spirit. April, cheer me. Ijfi tne shadows or thy tears Fall In tenderness upon me. Wash away all frosty fears. am dying, April, dying; Hark, the coming bluebirds crv: They are warbling in the meadows. 1 can now- them as they flv. Ah. no more shall I, this season, Feel my winds exulting swell: They are warmed by springtime zephyrs iiy thee. April; March, farewell, Wm. j. Lampton in N. Y. Herald. Buddhist Soldier. Tale University numbers among the students taking the post-graduate course a Buddhist priest named Ichino ShibaSa. He Is a soldier and .fought with great distinction" and great bravery In the Japanese-Chinese war In 1894. He re ceived at the close of the war a bronze medal, presented by the Mikado himself. J vanla side. Every five miles a more pre- sytvanla. The Culverts and Penns had had a long and bitter dispute concern ing the boundaries of their respective estates. The division line had never been definitely established, and it was shifted back nnd forth by agreement until 1763. In that ye.ar Thomas rtnd Richard Penn and Lord Baltimore, went to London, and while there engaged Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixpn, two of .the best-known mathematicians and surveyors of that 'day, -to run a line be tween the two great estates in the new world. Mason anV Dixon arrived in this coun try in November of .1763. They Imme diately determined the latitude and longitude of Philadelphia, and estab llnhed the circular boundary, "of JUela ware by running the arc of a circle, with a radius of 12 miles, having Its cen ter in -Newcastle, Del. From thei Dela ware River -they then surveyed a line in a westerly direction for 244' miles. At Dunoard's Creek they were threat ened by the Indians, and were compelled to abandon their work. In 1774 the line was computed by other surveyors to Jhe wst border of Pennsylvania. Milestones Brought From England. Stone were brought from Kngland to mark the line. It was the original plan to locate a stone every mile bearing 'on the Maryland side the letty "M" and having the letter "P" on tfie Pennsyl destroyed many of the stones. The stone marking the point where Maryland, Del aware and Pennsylvania touch each oth er was washed nwsy, and It was found necessary to re-establish the line. The legislatures of Maryland. Pennsylvania and Delawnre appointed a Joint com mission to review the work of Mason and Dixon under the direction of Lieut. Col. James D. Oaham. The work' of fhls commission showed that the Eng lish surveyors' work had been well done, and only a ft minor changes were made in the 1 i n Mutilated by Vandals. Vandals agnin demolished ' the mile stones and along in the eighties a move ment was started to; have the famous !lne re-marked. The Legislature of Maryland appropriated ,16,000 for the re marking of its northern boundary, and Pennsylvania set aside $5,000 to assist in re-establishing its southern bound ary. Maryland named ; Prof. William Bullock. State Geologist, as Its mem ber of a commission to look after the re marking of the line, and - Pennsylvania selected Gen. J. w. Lfttta as Its mem ber. , - v " W. C. Hodgkins was deputised by the Const and Geodetic Survey to take fehargo of the work, which was begun In I960, and is now almost completed.: Tonnd In Queer Places. Mr. Hodgkins and his assistants have had many strange experiences In their re-establishment of the line and re covered a number of missing milestones and crownstones under unusual circum stances. Two of the treasured crown stones were found serving as doorsteps in tho Mutual Rights Church, a queer old house of worship on Licking Creek, near Hancock. Md., srhloh wa estab lished by an eccentric Marylander who stipulated that it was always to be open; to persons of all faiths and was never I to come under the control of one de nomination. Abraham Ditto is now the chief officer In the church. When Mr. Hodgkins and his assistants made It known to Mr. Ditto that two of the stones which they were In search of were In his church, the old gentleman consented to their removal and the surveyors replaced them with Maryland stone. Other stones were recovered with greater difficulty. In Washington Coun ty, Md., not far from Hagerstown. a crownstone was missing. Inquiry proved that the stone disappeared In 1876. Finally a farmhand was found who said that he had assisted in boxing it, up and shipping It to Baltimore. He said that the stone had been admired by a lialtlmorean who waa thinking of buy ing coal land In the neighborhood. A farmer who was anxious to sell his land stole the stone and shipped it to the Baltlmorean. Mr. Hodgkins and his as sistants traced the stone to a certain house in Baltimore, where they found it hidden In the cellar. The stone waa given to the Pennsylvania Historical Society, which had a duplicate carved to be placed" on the Mason and Dixon line. Built Into Walls of Houses. Near Big Pool, Md., Mr. Hodgkins and his assistants have located six of the original milestones In the walls of houses. The house of Joseph Slebert, near Hagerstown, contains three of the stones. A house belonging to Mrs. Prather, and located near Big Pool Sta tion. Md., contains several of the stones. A flight of steps entirely made up of milestones was found at this house nd removed by the men who are re establishing the line. Mrs. Prather was also willing to allow the surveyors to have the atones from the wall 'of her house until she learned that neighbors had refused to make a similar conces Xtawyert Advised Against Surrender. Attorneys advised owners of property against allowing the surveyors to re cover the stones, and set up the claim that the statute of limitations' worked against any replevin suit after the stones had been in the possession of property owners for three years. m, a - , t. . . m Pool are supposed to 'be stone which were not set up on the line because it was impossible to transport thera across the mountains. It is thought that about 50 stones were brought up the Po tomac on ' flat boats and abandoned In Waahington County on account of the lack of transportation facilities. Made Grit for Chickens. At Clear Spring, Md., a .milestone was found set up in front of a business house. The stone had been broken re cently, and ope of the surveyors ques tioned the merchant about it Finally they man admitted that he found that it pulverized readily and took the surveyor to his home, where part of the stone was furnishing grit for a yard full of chickens. ' The marks along the line were found well preserved , in thinly populated places, but where they wWe"near towns they had suffered at the hands of van dals. One of the stones located near Mount St. Mary's College, at Eramlts- hurg, Md., has been chipped by souvenir hunters until Tmly a small portion of It npw stands above ground. At Hlgh- neia, Md near penmar, a wire cage has been erected over a crownstone to protect the carving from vandals. One of the most celebrated stones along the line is the "secession stone." This Is a milestone . which formerly bore the letters W. and "P.' It is lo cated between Fawn Grove and Delta, Pa. j On the night that South Carolina seceded from the Union the Maryland side of the ' stone, bearing the letter "M-fell away. The local tradition Is that the Pennsylvania half of the post could no longer endure association with tha letter "M," because Maryland was the noma of many prominent Confeder ates. . t HE IS HANGED . . QN EVERY DAY u 1 mm ' ere) w of Note; Freak (Journal Special Service.) , WASHINGTON, April U. Id ' thl period of j&tgp sclentlfio research, a dla oovery, Inventloa or Innovation Must be truly wonderful to . create a sensation. The world has become accustomed to revelations. It has grown blase to tha ordinary product of science. The orea tlon of today must be above th unusual It It Is booked to cause astonishment, ' Under these conditions the people of Washington may look with robust In terest upon a freak of medioal science that has held the attention of local phy sicians. It Is not a marvel of Intricacy, but simply an extraordinary treatment te correct a sharp- curve In the spinal column of a policeman who was Injured nearly a year ago.- Twice a day be Is hanged, by the neck from an apparatus constructed especially for such cases. Bo Sanger of Strangulation. ' To those unacquainted with the secrets of surgery this statement may appear absurd. 'Naturally the layman 'would, think that strangulation should, follow such a strain. But, fortunately, thera Is no evil result like. that. Indeed, tho pa tient has become accustomed to being hanged, having undergone the treatment for over four months. He Is suspended from the contrivance for about forty-live minutes eacn time. , The patient is Oeorga Knupfer, a pri vate of the Ninth precinct . He sus tained the Injury last spring while en deavoring to stop a team of runaway horses near tRe Banning race track. Be fore the animals were brought to a halt Knupfer was turown violently to tbe ground, striking his back on the hard road. Paralysed la Both Anna. Shortly after the accident he became partly paralysed In botn arms. It waa evident that the fall had injured the spine. An examination of tho wound waa made,. and disclosed that the back bone had been hurt near the first dor sal and seventh cervical, causing pres sure paralysis or compression myelitis. This resulted In a "kiak" appearing In the vertebral column. The "gallows" treatment waa begun after Knupfer had been taken to Sib ley Hospital about the 1st of. December. The apparatus ooaslated of a long plank, highly polished, with a padded notoh at one end for the patient's head to rest upon. There are also a number of leather straps to fasten on the chin and the base of the skulL On either side of the board were loops for the support of the arms, to bo used in an emergency. The contrivance Is so constructed that It lies parallel with the floor la Its normal position. Thus tha patient la permitted to lie down en it, his head Is strapped tightly to the gearing, and the plank Is slowly raised. This ac tion causes the body to slide down the glassy surface until its weight rests upon the neck. The board la slanted according to the desired pressure. In this case. 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