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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1913
Page
2
Montreal Wanderers forged a point margin over the Ottawa Senators in the first game of a two night series here. After a 1-1 first period, Ottawa led in the second before Wanderers struck twice in the third to win 7 to 3. The clubs meet again next week for the return.
Art Ross of the Wanderers scored twice as his team led. The second game will be played Monday as Champion Basketers compete. The New York State champion Troy may face the Eastern League champion in a five game series to decide the national title. The Eastern League season ends Saturday March 22 with Reading leading as Play De Neri of Philadelphia challenges Reading in Reading.
A Berlin engineer Dr. J. Michel Schmierer unveils a telegraphic picture system using a camera, selenium plate, and a mirror to transmit images by dots. The receiving end reproduces light points to form a true picture seen across vast distances. The setup promises a faithful reproduction of shade and light beyond the transmitting site.
Washington reports German police admit dogs aid detection but have limits. A Frankfort retrial reduced a murder sentence after a Berlin lieutenant questioned the dogs' testimony. Lieut Most says dogs are reliable only to defend an officer and may abandon a trail for a fresher lead. Yet police dogs remain a valuable arm of the service.
Special to The Washington Post New York March 2 1913 millions of dollars and many lives saved as arson class is restricted and fire departments costs drop through the bureau of fire prevention headed by Commissioner Joseph Johnson. In its first year 40 arsons convicted 132601 inspections 13684 orders issued and average fire loss cut from 855 to 580.16 dollars since Triangle Shirtwaist Factory disaster.
Special Cable from London reports chimpanzees and two new cats delight visitors at the London Zoo. A jungle cat and a tabby form an unlikely pair, living with a keeper, while two young chimpanzees play a guessing game with fruit hidden in a hand.
London report recalls lighthouse dangers after Wolf Rock station keeper drowned. A wave saved an engineer plunging eighty feet at sea and he swam to safety. The incident underscores peril faced by crew guarding Wolf Rock lighthouse.
A winter incident at Longship Rock lighthouse near Lands End describes a colossal wave flooding the storeroom beneath the keeper. The trapped man emerged unharmed as the engineer Douglass survived a Bishops Rock near fall and wave, a famed maritime rescue moment.
The German Union of Gymnasts totals 1,956,000 members, far ahead of other sports bodies in the empire. The Athletic Union has 1,250,000, the Football League 160,000, the Amateur Athletic Union 126,000, the Cyclists' League 68,000, and the Lawn Tennis League 30,000. Overall, gymnasts and athletes under the German Olympics committee number about 2,500,000.
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