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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-06-01

The criminal works In the dar r.
ness OF the night. The corrupt and
unscrupulous politicians have SO.
lected the anonymous letter as a
means Of ofdefeating Jonathan Bourne
and the primary law. These let
ters have been received within the
past few days by nearly every re-
publican in the state Of Oregon and
after making an attack upon the
character Of Mr.. Bourne which is
founded in pure unadulerated NAL
ice they call upon republicans to
TO vote for Mr.. Gearin and in the
same breath state that The defeat
of Bournein June will not deprive
Oregon Of a republican Senator for
the legislature being republican
will elect a senator who belongs to
that party" 1t is clearly a con-
spiracy to defeat the primary law.
Whether by fair means or foul il is
evident that they are determined
to defeat the will of the people.
Such communication is an insult
to the recipient, No fair minded
man will pay any attention to such
a letter. Hundreds of democrats
who had expected to vote for Gear
in will now vote for Bourne rather
than see the primary law defeated
and the Office of U. s. Senator auc.
toned off to the highest bidder at
at the next session of the legislature.
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Joe simon, who is respected most
where he 10 known least, is a law
partner OF John NJ. Gearin. Meth
or Joe Simon, Jack Mathews, or
any other politician Of like stand.
ing is the least bit enthusiastic for
Jonathan Bourne. Ask any poll.
tical boss Of any county in the
state how he stands on the U. s.
senatorship. As unit they are
opposed 10 Jonathan Bourne. Ask
the American Tobacco Trust, the
Standard Oil Go or any other cor
poration how they stand on the
senatorship. They too are opposed
10 Bourne. Neither the trusts or the
politicians believe that the u. s.
Senators should be elected by the
direct vote Of the people, they have
no faith In the primary law or in
anything which is not to the inter.
ests Of the special privilege class.
Bourne on the contrary takes issue
with them on these questions. He
has worked for years for q primary
law which would give the people an
opportunity TO select their own Of.
ticers without the dictation Of po-
litical boss II Bourne is elected
he will be under obligations to the
common people.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-06-01

The scandal mongers and ped
dlers Of campain lies who have been
sending out anonymous letters "a
Oregon republicans during the last
few days were wise enough 10 mix
a grain Of truth with their Islander
aud prevarication. They state
with much emphasis that Jonathan
Bourne was free silver republican
some ten years ago and quote the
0regouian Of that year TO substan-
tiate the statement, That Bourne
wac free silver republican at that
time we will not deny. So was
Mitchell, Fulton, Tongue, who was
4 member Of Congress at that time
and host Of other prominent re-.
publicans in Oregon were guilty
Of the same crime but we have not
heard Of anyone questioning their
honesty or fitness for political Office
until we received this circular let.
ter which was reeking with politi-
cal rotteness. They claim that
Bourne tied up the state Legislature.
Granting for the sake Of argument
that he with other members
did so did he violate any prece-
dent in 20 doing Hasn't the same
thing been done time and time
again in every state in the Union?
Senator Fulton did it. Mitchell
did il. Joe Simon, the law partner
OF John NJ. Gearin did the self same
thing. Bourne has labored for
years to get the present primary
law enacted into a law to prevent
these legislative holdups. He has
succeeded in getting the law enact
cd and il is up for trial At the June
election. The senders of these an.
onymous letters are not only en-
emies Of Bourne but enemies of the
primary law. Will you cast your
ballot for these scurvy, lying black
mailers, who have resorted to the
anonymous letter as the only means
available to defeat Bourne and the
will of the people or will you cast
your ballot for the champion of the
primary law, the friend of the COM
mon people and the enemy of the
trusts and corrut politicians2
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Jack Mathews, that great past

Jack Mathews, that great past
master of dirty politics has buck
led on his armor and now strides
into the political arena as the
champion of some unknown can
didate for the U. s. Senate. In
an anonymous circular, republi-
cans are advised to vote for Gear.
in but in the same letter are told
that the election of the democratic
nominee in June,xyill not deprive
Oregon of a republican U. S. SEN
ator Will the dem &c ratio voters
of Oregon allow themselves to be
made the tool of Jack Matthews?
Will they vote for Gearin believing
that a republican legislature will
neither elect the republican or the
democratic nominee in case
Gearin be elected next Monday,
but will select some creature of
Jack Mathews for the senator
ship. If Bourne is elected at the
coming election the republican
legislature must ratify such an
election.
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FRIDAY, JUNE /, 1905.

COURT coNDoN, No. 81, v. OF A. MEETS
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This paper invites communications on cur.
rent topics OF general interest but the editor dis.
claims any responsibility for statements made
pr opinions expressed BY correspondents.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29
TEAM IS BATTING
At A HIGHER Rate
Coal Barons' Average is Now
Up to ,248
OYLER is STILL LEADING
The Team lie Fielding at ,s74, With
Matthews and Elsey at the Top.
Have Made Good
Records.
oYLER is STILL LEADING

The batting and fielding averages of the
Coal Barons SO far this season. up TO
and including Fridays game, show that
the team has improved IN batting and
flelded at about the same pace.
The Nashville and Montgomery series
fattened the Barons' averages consid-
erably. The team average for the first,
home series of eight games was .21s. For
the season It is now .24s. showing a good
increase. Vaughan holds the honor Of
leading the league. although he has made
but one hit It must be remembered,
however, that he was at bat but once.
Oyler still leads the team, his average
being ss6 Smith has made the greatest
improvement of any man on the team.
his average in Nashville being .5ss Mat
thews Gear and Wordsworth have also
increased their averages.
In fielding. Matthews stands at the top,
having caught every game this season,
with a record of 90 chances and not an
error. Elsey accepted IA chances with
but one error. and that was very ex-
ousable, IL IT was an error at all. The
team average in fielding was .s74, which is
regarded as high.
The batting averages for the season,
including Fridays game, are as follows;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29

dowed with as much power in his one leg
as most men have In their two, If we
consider the many daring feats he has
accomplished on his cycle foremost among
which are his standing with his machine
on the summit of the 1OO-foot high Laxey
Wheel. in the Isle OF Man, and his de-
scendng at breakneek speed the east
steps of the capitol at Washington
The annals of foot racing contain more
than one record In point, We read how
once Newmarket Heath, was the scene of
a race between two cripples. each having
a wooden leg In the presence of a good
ly throng, among whom was the Merry
Monarch, they started fair, and hob
bled a good pace, which caused great
admiration and laughter among the be-
holders; but the tallest of the two won
by two or three yards" Again. over
hundred years later, in 1899, certain one
legged man. named Carter, backed him
self to cover six miles within the hour,
and performed the feat with six minutes
to spare.
Some years since a wrestler named BIZ
net gained much kudos among the habit
ues of Continental fairs less by his wrest-
ling prowess, although that was not in
considerable, than by his being handi-
capped by the loss of a leg. This not
WltnSIdnulng. ne always maze Salldnt
and not lnfrequently a successful show,
his great height. strength and weight
standing him In good stead. He excelled,
too, in feats of strength, and was es-
pecially notable for his skill in casting
a heavy blacksnlith's hammer. To trial
of skill with this implement he was want
to issue a general challenge and it was
but seldom he found his master
Nothing, one would say, is more calcu-
lated to place a boxer al a disadvantage
than the loss of leg. Yet Thomas Kench.
a burly 10 stone man, topping sir feet by
some three inches. well held his own
with the gloves with such as had the
temerity to face him in the arena of the
booth with which he and other boxers
Travelled the fairs and race courses in
the days when pugilism fiourished.
Not only did he take on all corners at
mimic warfare but on one occasion at
least he stripped in the ring for serious
fray. his opponent being Leicester
butcher, who thought to compensate for
his inferiority in pounds and inches by
his superior activity. In this. however.
he was mistaken. for the long left of
the cripple, which he was unable to avoid
put him out OF time after seventeen well
fought rounds
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of Sunday games. and in many instances
the clubs have attempted to evade them
by technicalities.
The most unique scheme to get around
the law was tried by the Brooklyn club.
The game was announced and advertised
No admission was charged, but "contribu-
ton" boxes we're placed In convenient
places, and every one was expected TO
donate the usual amount charged for
admission. Officers were present, and
when any one did not make the free
will Offering" he was allowed to enter
Notwithstanding 1t is hardly probable
that the plan will last Even II the au-
thorities do not interfere. the generous
spirit of the baseball public may decline
TO such an extent that the offerings will
not be sufficient to support the cause.
In the Southern league 1t will probably
continue as 1t is now, unless a vigorous
campaign against the Sunday game
should be waged. The four western cities
allow It, and the four eastern cities do
not. It is the same way in many other
leagues. 1t is hardly probable that Sun
day baseball will ever be allowed In cities
of the southeast and the plan may be
discarded in the north.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29
The FutllltY Of Advice.

Meredith Nicholson. In The Reader Maya
zine.
We invoke dear old Experience as
though he We're a god, fondly imagin-
ing that an honest impulse demands
that we appeal to him as an arbiter.
But when we have submitted our case
and listened to his verdict we express
our thanks and go away an DIDO exactly
as we please. We all carry our troubles
to the friends whose sympathy we
know outweighs their wisdom. We
want them to pat us on the back and
tell us that we are doing exactly right.
II they by any chance are bold enough
TO give us an honest judgment based
on real convictions, we depart with a
grievance. our confidence shaken. We
lean upon our friends, to be sure; but
we rely upon them more to bail us out
after the forts of folly have crashed
about our ears and we pine In the dom
jon, than on their advice that might
possibly have preserved us on the right
side of the barricade. And may note
here, that of all the offices that man
may undertake, that Of the frank
friend Is the most thankless. The
frank friend! II is he, my comrade,
who told you yesterday that you were
looking wretchedly i'll. DR.. Experience
had warned him; and he was anxious
to stop you In your headlong plunge
he felt a duty In the matter. Tomorrow
he will drop in to tell you in gentle
terms that your new poem is-well,
he hates to say it-but he fears it
isn't up to your old mark The frank
friend, you may remember, was Doctor
Experiences favorite pupil
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The fifth amateur championship tourn-
ament Of the Southern Golf association.
which begins in New Orleans Wednes-
day, will be attended BY number Of Blr-
mingham men. Among those who will en-
ter the events are r. II. Baugh. secretary
Of the association: Z. L. Brown. J. B.
Cobbs, R. H Thach, Harry stringfellow,
w. P. Ward.
The Birmingham players viii enter the
tournament individually and not as a
team. They are good players and stand
excellent chances of carrying of some Of
the prizes. They Will stop over In Mo
bile for preliminary tournament there.
The programme for the tournament is
as follows
Wednesday. May 2-Morning qualifying
round, Is holes. medal play. Lowest Is
for championship cup. Second Is for Dixie
cup. Third 1s for Audubon cup. Fourth 10
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29
BIRMINGHAM MEN IN THE
NEW ORLEANS TOURNAMENT

for consolation cup. The club team COM
petition will be determined by the ag-
gregate scores OF the four members OF
each team In the qualifying round.
Afternoon-Best ball foursome, Is holes
medal play Entries not limited to mem
bers OF same club.
Night-Annual meeting of the Southern
Golf association.
Thursday. May 3. Morning-First round.
IS holes. championship cup. Dixie cup.
Audubon cup. Consolation cup.
Afternoon-Second round, is holes,
championship cup Dixie cup. Audubon
cup. Consolation cup. Invitation competi-
ton at New Orleans Country club.
Friday. May T. Morning-Third round, Is
holes. championship cup. Dixie cup. Aa-
dubon cup. Consolation cup.
Afternoon-Handicap tournament South
ern Golf association.
Saturday, May g. Morning-Finals, 80
holes, championship cup. Dixie cup. Au-
dubon cup. Consolation cup.
Afternoon--Award Of prizes,
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A Hartford Editors Dream.

From the Hartford Times.
Will there come a time when the whole
American people will unite In support of
some one man for the presidency, no other
candidate being proposed or thought of?
1t may be so. We wish II might come
about In 1903.
Should such a situation arise, the plat
form on which the American people will
stand all together-not kicker among
them-will naturally be very short and
simple. Indeed, 1t may consist of less than
half line of the narrowest column of
the smallest newspaper in the land
Give us a rest"
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Barred Red.HaIred Jurors.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Six red haired talesmen who had been
accepted by the state in the select IN OF
jury to try Sabine Perielle, charged with
the murder of fellow Italian, were ex-
cused by Jacob B. Goodhart, attorney for
the accused, In the Waterbury superior
court at Derby. Conn. Mr. Goodhart held
that his client because of his swarthy
hue would not be so likely to receive inn
partial Judgment from men of sandy COM
plexion as from those of darker features.
The authenticated talesmen barred by
Mr. Goodhart all have red WHISPERS also
of the flowing variety. Four of them are
farmers.
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oNE-LEGGED ATHLETES.
Records Made BY Men With Serious
Handicaps.

Although most of us have seen, or at
least have heard Of the one legged
cricketers-eleven of whom were often
wont. In the days when the game was
not so strictly disciplined as it is at pres
ent, to oppose an eleven of one armed
players-one legged athletes are by no
means common, and a one legged golfer is
probably unique. Yet such phenomenon
does exist. in the person of a member of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29

HACKENSCHMIDT HERE
TO WRFSTLE lEONHARD7

ond a Graeco- Roman, and the third the
choice of the wrestler throwing his OPP
ponent in the shortest time. The weight
of the wrestlers is fixed at 165 pounds
with margin OF three pounds over or
under.
Haekenschmidt said last night:
u have been in hard training at Hot
Springs for a month and am in the best
shape 1 ever was in my life. hope that
Mr.. Leonhardt is also in good shape,
and If he is, the public will be treated
to a close match. 1 am perfectly confident,
however, that 1 will win. If the best man
wins, there will be no complaint irons
me-"
Leonhardt is considered strong at
Graeco- Roman, and Hackenschmidt also
ranks this as one of his strong points.
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mosa. For hundreds of years the
tribes, eight in number, have with
stood their enemies, who have never
been able to penetrate to- their fast
nesses. 1t remains to be seen what
success the more systematic Japan
anese will achieve.
It seems almost incredible that the
station of military force should not
be safe from the raids of these head
hunters, but it was the case a few
years ago. At that time one of the
tribes crept In upon the post of the
Japanese and made off with score Of
heads.
Their more usual method is to stalk
the Chinese of either sex when they
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29

Charles Hackenschmidt. the 1S0-pound
champion wrestler of Europe, will meet
Charles Leonhardt in a mixed match at
the Birmingham Athletic club next
Thursday evening.
Hackenschmidt defeated Griffin in a
match here last season, securing two out
of three falls in catch-as-catch-ean style.
Leonhardt, 1t will be remembered, made
fine showing against Dwyer here last
season, throwing him in the last match,
straight Graeco- Roman. Both men are
in fine condition and believe they should
be able to win the match.
The match will consist of three falls
for the best two out of three. The first
fall will be catch-as-catch-can, the Sec
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-29
HEAD HUNTERS OF FoRMosA.
They Have an Unpleasant Mania for
Decapitation.

The mountainous interior of Formosa
is inhabited by race of bloodthirsty
savages, whose chief delight is to sally
forth on head-huting raids. Few strang-
ers (the exceptions being some intrepid
Japanese explorers) have ever pene-
trated far into the wild mountain coun-
try which is the home of these sayages.
They appear TO be akin to the Dy-
axis of Borneo, says McMillan's, but no
definite study of their language or hab-
its has yet been made, though interest
ing details will be found In Consul
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the Bulwell Artisans club, who, it is said,
plays very sound game, He, in all prob
ability, however. acquired the rudiments
of the science when acting as a caddie in
days previous to the accident that neeessi-
tated the amputation of his limb.
That such a handicap as the loss of a
leg does not incapacitate a man from ex-
ceiling as a swimmer says the London
Tit Bits. has been conclusiveiy proved on
more than one occasion, One of the fore
most opponents of the natatory art at
the present day labors under this dsavan-
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but couldn't keep on the right track in
other respects. II Minahan takes care
of himself and works hard he will make
a good pitcher.
There has been more talk of organic
ing a city league in Birmingham, and
while there is opposition 1t is not I'M
probable that such movement may be
started. Some good teams have already
been organized.
1t Is said that the Cincinnati Reds may
secure Frand Delehanty, now with the
New York Americans. He was with the
Barons last season and was one of the
strikers" He is a good hitter and will
no doubt make good in the big leagues.
The fight in the American association
over the official ball is reaching serious
proportions. President O. Brien ordered the
managers TO use only the Victor, and 1t
is claimed his action was not authorized
There are two factions, one for the
Reach and one for the Victor ball.
From the balls used in the games here
this season, It looks like the Reach ball.
is not equal to the others used hereto
fore. 1t sounds too punk to speak
plainly.
President Powers of the National As
ISOLATION of Baseball Clubs has offered
financial aid to the Pacific Coast league
which received a hard blow as a result
OF the earthquake The league will not
be disbanded.
Henry Matthewson, Christy's brother
Is with the Giants, and is said to be a
future great pitcher. He is just 10 years
old, Is over six feet tall and weighs 1856
pounds. Christy believes that his kid"
brother will be great twrler.
Birmingham gave another evidence of
that never-saydie spirit when she won
out in the last inning Wednesday. The
ball club that is playing for the Smoky
City is doing some tall hustling and MAX
ing the best Of them work to keep up
There is ginger in that gang of scrap
pers and while none of them wear dress
suits in the evening or carry calling
cards when they go out, they are ball
players and that is what the fans want.
Watch Matty Matthews when the Ba-
rons get to Atlanta, Matty Is another of
the boys who were turned loose by At
lapta to go out In the old fields and not
the ball field.
Matty has fooled some of the wise ones
and has proven that ginger and that
never-say-die spirit are worth a whole
lot.
Matty has some of the bulldog in his
makeup and once he takes hold never
let's go.-Atlanta Journal.
George Tebeau has gotten up novel
and unique uniform for the Colonies to
wear at home this season, The uniform
will be white with black vertical stripes
about one inch and a quarter apart. and
the effect of the latter will be striking A
black Boston cap will be worn and the
stockings will also be black
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tage, and many old frequenters of Brills
Baths at Brighton will remember the head
swimming master, Camp, who, despite the
fact that he had but one leg, was not only
an adept at trick swimming, but in the
matter of pace could give a start and q
beating to many who had the normal
number of limbs.
More than once has a one-legged cyclist
won race, and not so long since such
a one, named West, used, with a liberal
start. to hold his own with the speediest
professionals. Fitzpatrick. too, must be en-