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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10
NASHVILLE EASY
 FOR THE MEMPHII
SUNDAY GAME BREED BY LOOSE PLAYlNG-PITCHE IN BAD sHAPE-SEVEN BASES WERE STOLEN.

Memphis June 9.-Memphis scored an easy victory over Nashville today. The game was never In doubt and except for some brilliant plays was rather uninter-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10
Walters Error Opened the Gates. In Seventh, Clark Was Hit by Batted BalI-Disastrous
 Defeat.
THE STANDING,
Results Yesteruay.

Shreveport 8, Birmingham l. Memphis 9. Nashville 3.
 Montgomery 8, New Orleans 2.
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Shreveport, June 9.-(Special )-After pitching phenomenal ball for five innings this afternoon, "Gnger" Clark was slaughtered by the Pirates in the sixth and seventh innings, when five of the first seven hits made off his delivery came to- gether.
 For five innings, while Ginger" and his teammates were playing rings around the locals, with a chorus of hammers work ing overtime in the grandstand and bleachers, q remarkably fast game was enjoyed. The Barons were accorded an ovation as they stepped out to begin practice, and the Pirates, just returning from a disastrou trip to the east. weI e hammered good and strong. The un- friendly demonstration of the crowd was unexDected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10
DO YOU KNOW

The highest class of electric work. from the installation of wires to the manufacturing of fixtures. is done by the
 United Electric Go. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10
OTHER GAMES.

Carrollton, June s.-(special, )-Carroll- ton wiped up the Spring Hill team on Friday by score of to o. For the frs five innings not a man crossed home plate. The features of the game was the steady work of the fielders on both sides The batteries were Parker and Rozzelle for Carrollton and Mullins and Wright for Spring Hill The work of the batter ies on both sides was capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10

Vicksburg, Miss, June 9.--It is an- nounced today that Bernie McCay. mana ger of the Mobile Sea Gulls of the Cotton pended.
 In the game played here between Vicks burg and Mobile Thursday, as has been stated, McCay was fined by Umpire Daw kins. When McCay insisted that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10
GRIFFITH WAN7S PASKERT

9Specal)Manager Clark Griffith of the New anxious get his clutches George Paskert the  Dixie, the is setting O n Ike a
 asks
  A New rk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10
ERRORLESS GAME
 WON BY PRETZELS
(CHARLlE) FRANK AGAIN USES HOLLAND AND KELLEY, BUT IN SPITE OF THIS, MONTGOMERY TRIMS HIM NEATLY.

Jew Orleans, June 9.-Montgomery played an errorless game today and won from the locals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10
Games Today.

Birmingham iu Shreveport. Montgomery in New Orleans. Nashville in Memphis. Atlanta In Little Rock.
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Massine's Home Run.

In the sixth, Lew Walters opened the gates, and four big runs were annexed before the third out. Walters allowed an easy bounder to get away from him, War render resting on second before the out field could return the sphere. Lewee sin gled nicely and Carr followed suit with a line drive over second base, scoring the tieing run, with Lewee and Carr on bases. Big Massing sent q line drive over left field fence, 6 terrific smash. making three disastrous hits in one inning, including the costly four-sacker
 In the next inning in attempting to stop q line drive. Ginger was hit in the left breast. and then 1t became a matter of only how many runs would be scored.
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Kennedy, June 9.-(Special) )-vernon de- feated Kennedy here Saturday in a one sided contest. The score was 13 to 8. Batteries, Clardy and Richards; Morton and Edgeworth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10

Albertvlle, June s.-(Special) )-White Oak was beaten by Albertville by a score of to IA
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Montgomery .. .. .. ......... .001 200 0O0-3 New Orleans .. . .. ~ 200 GOO 0OO-2
 Summary: Three base hits, Holland, Baxter Stolen bases. Perry. Sacrifice hits Phillips. Malarkey, Nye. Gaston. Struck out. Phillips ., Walsh ?. Bases on balls, Walsh l. Ilit by pitched ball, Walsh (Stratton). Time, ;35. Umpire, Zimmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10
COTTON STATES LEAGUE

Jackson, |; vicksburg. 0 co inninss,.
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Macon has tied the tin can to Loucks. Loucks started with Memphis, but was released. It is said that his arm has gone back on him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-10

Molesworth is improved in his hitting and his average Is running up in jumps Gardner, too, is hitting hard.
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If Frank plays Gulfport against Bir- mingham, the Barons will beat him, and in addition put the case up to Judge Kay anaugh
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Wilhelm does not pitch on Sunday. FoI that reason, Clarke was sent to the slat yesterday in Shreveport.
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08
Rev. Houses Meeting.

Huntingdon, Ark, Jan. 2s. Editor News: l noticed the ac- count of our meeting in last weeks News, but the meeting had not yet closed when you re- eeived your report. There were 115 conversions ir all. l receiv- ed 46 into our church yesterday, and have 24 others to receive la ter. About 30 of the converts made application for membership into the Presbyterian and Bap- tist churches.
 Rev. ]. T. Newsom from Ken lucky and Prof. Shook, singer, assisted most of the time in the meeting, and they are most ex- cellent help. Bro. Newsom was
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08
urder in West
 Part of the County

Sloan Springs, Feb. 1,-The dead body of Arthur Parker was found near Trident, nine miles south of this place, last night. The body was lying in ravine, half mile from his home. He had been shot and killed, two charges having apparently been fired into his body from behind breastwork of logs built near the path over which Parker went to and from his work.
 The body was found by mem bers of his family and had been lying i'll the ravine twenty-four hours before 1t was discovered.
 The tracks of man wearing overShoeS were found on the ground behind the breaStworks, which had evidently concealed the murderer. The coroner be- gan an investigation today, but 1t was not concluded and adjourn ment was taken until Saturday. It iS expected that some arrests will be made in connection with the case by tomorrow.
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08

Arthur Parker, whose dead body Wes found in d rayine half mile from his home near Trident Thursday. Beck's arrest is based upon trouble, which IS said te have arisen oyer the will of the murdered mans father, Jack Parker, who died six weeks ago. Arthur was the favorite son and received a large part of the property. Beck, the man under arrest, was neighbor of Parker. The officers are working on the theory that the murder was the result of some kind of a plot.
 Further details that have come out regarding the shooting con firm the first report that Parker was deliberately shot from am- bush while lie was walking along a path leading to his home. The assassin apparently erouehed be- hind large log, upon which he had placed d block to further conceal his movements. The position of the murderer is plain ly shown by footprints in the soft mud. He apparently did not approach his victim after firing the fatal shots.
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08

Prosecuting attorney Rhoton in letter to Attorney Genera w. F. Kirby. declines to accep' the proffered services of United States Senator Jeff Davis in the poodle prosecutions, accusing tht former governor of insincerity and d desire to play to the galler- les. He says:
 Little Rock. Jan. 51, 1907 Hon. N. F. Kirby, Attorney Gen.
 eral, City:
 Dear Sir-In reply to your val ucd letter of the S0th instant, have to say that l shall be glad to have your personal and ofhcia' cooperation in assisting in the investigation that IS now going on touching official corruption.
 1 am, however, constrained tc respectfully decline your kind tender of the services of the Hon. Jeff Davis. I do this because:
 First The Hon. Jeff Davis is, as he knows, and as he knew when lie volunteered his services, my personal enemy, though he poses at times as my friend; sec ond, because lie Is, as he knows and as he knew when he yolun- teered his services, ny political enemy, and he further knows and knows that l know. that lie used his official and personal influence to defeat me with Republican in the late general election, when l was the nominee of the Demo- cratic party of this judicial cir cult; third, because the Hon. Jeff Davis injects politics into everything lie touches and poli- tics can serve no useful purpose in the promotion of an investiga- tion. whose only object should be to discover the truth and admin 1ster justice. The persistent ef- fort to inject politics into tile present time has done more to impede and embarras the investi- gation than any other thing; and fourth. because the Hon. Jeff Davis did in the very beginning of this investigation insist and at times even demand. that l. as prosecuting attorney, should give immunity to NJ. D. L. Cook and IL. Cox If they would furnish testimony to indict one certain man. whether he could be convic- ted or not; and he asked He to assure them that if, in furnishing such testimony, they should so far incrimindte themselves as 10 render conviction of them impera- tive, that lie, as governor, would pardon both Of them before they could be ineareerated in the penl- tentiary. And he was insisting upon this grant of immunity to these two confessed boodlers at the very time he was going over this State telling the people that he would have Cook and Cox in the penltentiary in sixty days. To the objection that to follow the course suggested by him
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08
Prosecutor Rhoton
 a|ks About Davis

would mean to turn the investi- gation into political fight and thereby, probably result in the uI- tinate escape of all guilty par ties, came his reply that he was seeking votes more than the con- viction of boodlerS. 1 may be wrong but l have an abiding con- vlct1on that any man who for po lltlcal purposes, would be willing to grant immunity to men like Cook and Cox, cannot be sincere in an offer of his services in the investigation of men charged with bribery. And, finally, am moved to decline this offer be- cause the Hon. Jeff Davis, once before in January, 1905, volun- teered his services to assist me in discovering those who were guilty of crime ill high places, and then when called upon him to do he very thing lie volunteered to do, he refused to do so, and assigned as his reason for refusing that lie was afraid that If any of the members should discover that he was assisting, the Legislature might attempt to impeach him. And as l am again of the opinion that any man who can be deterred from doing his duty by the fear that he will lose his office or an opportunity to get an office, can be of little service in the work that ought to be done i'll this in- yeStigatlon.
 l again assure you that l shall appreciate your service or the service of anybody actually se- lected by you, the Governor or the Legislature, but still respect fully decline to accept the servi- ces of this volunteer. Very re- speetfully, LEWIS RHoToN, Prosecuting Attorney of the
 Sixth Judicial Circuit.
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08

V idtINNi NohAA NCi' - Fayetteville next Monday There are seventeen divorce cases on the docket.
 The Farmers Union have open ed a store in the Red front build ing on lower Mock street. Clifford Neal is in charge of the business Prairie Grove Herald.
 $. w. Vawter, living up neal Lowell. was in town Saturday and called on The News. Mir, Vawter returned last week from visit with relatives at Edna Kansas.
 Ed. A. Hale writes The News to change his paper to Boston, Mass, to which place lie Was recently transferred from New York City. Ed. says itis mighty cold up there.
 Frank Howard and family, of Monett, Mo-, were down last week visiting the former parents, Alr. and Mrs. (. W Howard, residing short distance west of town.
 Frank Wilkerson, who had been down visiting his father, Dr.J. N. Wilkerson, returned latter part of last week to Spring field. Mo-, where lie has q posi- ton with wholesale fruit com pany.
 Col. W. C. Vinceuhel1er return ed last night from Dardanelle He n1et with painful accident while there. He fell from porch and disleeated his arm. The accident was painful, but not serious. Fayetteville Daily.
 County Clerk Ben Greer bought the abstract books of the Wolf Abstract Company this week and then combined with the Jones Gravens Company which Is now known as the Jones-Cravens- Greer Abstract Co.-Fayetteville Review.
 \ search was made this morn ing by the officers of the drug stores of (. l.. Benbrook and W. \. Jones and something over d gallon of whisky was found which the officers seized and will hold for legal di>position.-Fayette- vile Daily.
 Charles knoble, who had beer here for several weeks resting IT aud visiting with relatives, left Sunday for Washington City where he has position i'll the government printing office. Mrs. knoble will remain here with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Propst.
 J. l.. Sword, son of John Sword of Harris, was taken to the in- sane asylum at Little Rock Mon- day. The young man has been acting very queer lately and It was decided that If taken at once proper treatment would restore his mind in a short time. Fay etteville Review.
 Dot Robinson. who has d posi- ton as conductor on the street railway at Fort Smith, was Up latter part of last week on busi- ness. He will be interested with his brother, Monroe Robinson, in the grocery store being put III near the post office. Dot will continue his work at Fort Smith while his brother will manage the business here.
 James D. Hughes, Madison County boy who came to Fayette- vile several years ago and has
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08
Chas. Beck Arrested.

Siloam Springs, Feb. 2.-Upon orders from the coroner'S jury, Charles Beck was arrested today on the charge of murdering
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08

In a published letter former Governor Davis denies that lie of fered immunity to Cox and Cook, and also denies that he told Rho- ton that It was votes he was after instead of convictions. He charges Rhoton with being need- lesSly slow in his prosecution of the poodle cases, and asks why Caldwell and Drake, the capitol contractors have not been indict- ed, He also asks AIr. Rhoton if he has not i'll his possession an affidavit of former senator, stating that the latter demanded and received s. 500 from a busi- ness man of Little Rock in con- nection with the beer inspection bill that was before the last gen. eral assembey. Davis expresses sympathy for ''poor Butt, and says If he were governor he'd pardon him within six months If the prosecuting attorney did not convict others.
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08
nn tbe Gown and County.

been acting as book keeper for the Charlesworth Lumber Com. pany, received an appointment in the L. $. War Department at Washington, D. c., last week al 5000 a year for d starter and will leave February sth to begin work. -=Fayetteville Review.
 Elmer Bement and George Marr left first of the week for Lexington, Kentucky. where they will attend business col lege. They will stop III St. Louis for d brief visit. Both are excellent young men, living in the country, southwest of Spring dale, and both are former stu dents of Springdale high school. They have numerous friends here who wish them much success.
 H. B. Robertson and wife of Goffeyville, Kan, have been In Prairie Grove this week. Mr. Robertson Is the man who Is backing the enterprise of pros-  pecting for oil and gas i'll this part of the country. He k high ly pleased with the prospects. IS indicated by the first well now being drilled, and which has reached q depth of between 100 and 500 feet.=Prairie Grove Herald.
 Mr. and Mrs r r. Barnettand daughter Lillie left Friday for Cleburne, Texas, where they will make thelr home Mr. Barnett las purchased tract of 200 acres of land i'll Starr county to which he will give his attention for some time, making his head- quarters at Cleburne. His daughter Lillie will attend the female college at that place. Mrs. Pearl Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barnett, will re- main in Springdale for the pres- ent, making her home with Mrs. E. B. Wirt on Holcomb Street.
 There k little=to report this week in regard to the railroad surveyors that have been working in this section for several weeks. They have completed the survey on the North side of the mountain and through the Gap, and on Mon day moved their camp to the Nor row school house on Cove Creek. At last report the engineering corps that has been at work on the South side of the mountain had passed the Barker Gap, and the two corps were only few miles apart, and 1t was thought they would complete the work on Cove Creek in a few days Prairie Grove Herald.
 A meeting of the stochh olders and directors of the Springdale Shippers Union was held Friday afternoon, and five new members, representing more than 100 acres of berries, were taken iu. The growers reported that the berry vines are in much better condi- tion than they were this time last year, and that a number of new  patches will be put out this spring. The acreage of the Un- ion this year will probably be Is or 20 per cent greater than last year. At the directors meeting l. NJ. Philips was reelected gem eral manager, which IS d deserved recognition of his splendid work last year. The contract for mak- ing the crates was awarded to Al Baggett, who is now in Cliff ton, Arizona, but will be home in ample time to fill his contract.
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08

taken violently ill Saturday night, and Prof. Shook had al ready gone to another appoint ment, so that the whole responsi- bility of the meeting fell upon the pastor, and he did the work till the close of the meeting Wednes- day n1ght.
 Enclosed you will find Sl to be applied on my subscription to The News. The News is as ea- gerly received and gladly read as any paper that comes to our home I like your stand on all moral and progressive questions.
 Resp, J W. HoUsE.
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08
The Only Guaranteed. Kidney Cure

is smiths Sure Kidney Cure. Your drnggiSt Will refund Annr money II af- ter aking one botGl., vau are not sat- isted with results. 50 cents.-2l-6m
The Springdale news., 1907-02-08

Isn't it funny how we'll preserved mans summer trousers look to nun W hen the tbermameter k pointing to ten or twelve below?
Evening journal., 1907-01-30
To Lecture About Labrador.

In Trinity parish house tomorrow al S'eo
DR. wiefred T. Grenfell, c. NJ G..
a graduate Of oxford University VIII
lecture on his work in Labrador. Dr.
Grenfell comes here upon the invitation
Of Bishop Coleman.
To most people the work OF Dr. Sren-
fell Is known in a partial way but 70
the world al large it is accepted as a fine
record OF practical medical missionary
work. He Is known as the great friend
Of the deep-sea fishermen OF Labrador.
After being graduated from oxford he
went to Labrador and set about to I'M
prove the existing conditions. He has suc-
ceeded. In recognition OF his fine SER
vices-and he Is vet young mamie was
admitted by King Edward TO the COM
panionship OF ST. Michael and St. George.
hence the Initials after his name. lie Is
now making a series OF addresses in this
country and Bishop Coleman was fortu.
nate enough to secure him for an after
noon. Admission will be free, but a col
lection will be takcn0to help the WORK
the speaker is doing 50 welL Mayor VIII
son will preside.
Evening journal., 1907-01-30
Wednesday, January 80, 1907.
NEW RULES MAKE LONGER PLAY.

THE football rules committee has made sew
era changes in the regulations which will
delight the lovers OF the sport who were inn
menselv pleased with the new rules as they de-
velopcd last autumn 1t was felt, however that
the period Of play was altogether too short
There was little or no lost time because OF inlur-
les Of PLAYERS and disputes and the actual time
during which the ball was in motion was brief
indeed. The committee has heightened each halt
bv FIVE minutes. which will make a difference,
although most spectators would prefer an IN
crease of ten minutes of each half Even then
the PLAYING would be five minutes shorter than
II was when the open style OF football was in
vogue years ago.
The forward pass is retained for another sea-
son. This proved a popular and spectacular fea-
ture notwithstanding attempts at criticism that
the play was turning football into basketball
The penalty for failure of the forward pass, how
ever. is not the surrender OF the ball under the
amended rules but merely loss OF distance,
This change will be accepted in good grace, as 1t
will mean that the forward pass will be more used
than ever There is no provision for the decis-
ion of ties In some quarters it was suggested
that when neither side had scored they should
continue until points were made or at least hi-
teen minutes should be added to give an addition
al opportunity of scoring. This suggestion, how
ever. was not adopted. Some Of the larger teams
that are afraid OF each other do not object to the
tie. It is not so bad as a defeat. Had the Yale
Princeton game last autumn been continued a
little longer the Blue would likely have Won
Evening journal., 1907-01-30
NEW YORK AND osALoME."

nj EW YORK has at last discovered an oper-
attic production against which there is a
revolt The directors OF the Metropolitan Opera
Company have notified Herr Conreid that they
want no more of the Strauss opera "Salome"
The words of it came from the pen of the late
Oscar Wilde, he of unpleasant memory There
is not an elevating thought in the opera. The
piece is a story Of John the Baptist which Wilde
distorted into a tale too horrible for repetition
In one of the scenes the girl is made to seize the
head OF John the Baptist dripping with blood
from charger and shower upon the lips the
kisses which the prophet when alive spurned
II is hardly to be believed that such recital
should draw any large gathering Of sensible per-
sons and yet the desire for the morbid and the
shocking is SO great that apparently there is no
limit Unfortunately the directors of the Metro
politan Opera House cannot by mere protests end
the matter Conreid will endeavor to continue
his productions. But the performance is to be
rendered only ten times.
Evening journal., 1907-01-30
Jests and Jin9Ies

Frieda-Fraulein, what is love?
Teaoher-Love is itching in the heart which you
can't scratch away.-Die Muskete
"Do walk to and from business for exerclse2"
mo; walk for rest When want exercise ride and
hang the straps.-Washington Star
Have you any decorations in America like tho Vic
toria Cross. for exampeg"
"Er-er-we think perhaps double cross is our
nearest approach it"-New Orleans Times-Democrat
OF all the would-be genteel rot
The most insaney rotten
Is changing simply, honest got
To namby- pamby gotten" ~ Y SUM-
Husband-surely IL wasn't necessary for you TO buy
two brand-new dresses for our vacation trip?
wifs-Dont be penurious Max. know I bought
the guide book second hand.-Bombe.