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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-05

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noon YOU should be- at the lot sale
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-05
SKATE. SKATE.

Thursday night June G. 1907.
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-27

| Ter this same man was kneeling a,
/ the feei of justice pleading for mer-
cy lie had been guilty OF accepting
| a bribe He said the man who lives
every day for his country Is the man
/ the country needs jnst now II IL just
az patriotic 10 live for ones country
as 10 die for IT. II is the patriotism
OF peace upon which the perpetuity
OF the government rests. He said he
did not want the vote of grafters,
boodiers. gamblers and dram shop
outlaw keepers. III | can please the
good people OF my state. he deciar-
ed and incur the enmiiy OF the
grafters and gamblers | shall be
satisfied =" He said We do not want
politics In our religion. but We want
good old fashioned religion In poll
tics The greatest enemy TO represen-
tatiye government Is privilege; priv
ilege of lawlessness, privilege of
graft aud privilege OF monopoly,
The only way the people can govern
Is through their own lawmakers, and
we do not need new laws so much as
we do an earnest enforcement OF the
laws now on the statute books. Any
law can be enforced II the people
want 1t enforced and officials desire
its enforcement. Wherever you find
a non-enforcement of the law some
body is getting graft. He said st.
Louis and San Francisco did not be-
come corrupt In a day, or month, or
year. but corruption began many
years ago when the first saloon was
permitted to open in violation of
l.. ,t.ty v1.ay, of
power Just as there is an embezzle
ment of money. Some times when
saloon keepers want TO break the
law they secure promises from can
didates for office not to molest
them in the event of election Then
1t is that the hands of the officials
are tied. The officer who uses the
place entrusted to him by the people
to pay his political debts is just as
guilty of embezzlement as the Off
cial who appropriates public moneys
to his private use. The only defini-
tion of the word graft known five
years ago was that found in the die
tionary. Today graft is defined as
taking money corruptly. Then it was
that men would give and take bribes
and think nothing of it. Legislative
halls had been turned into dens or
thieves Up to five years ago only
thirty-four cases of bribery had been
reported in this country. Men would
sell their votes and consider them
selves honest. No man today accepts
a bribe and considers himself an
honest man. This remarkable change
in conditions is the result or an
aroused public conscience. One or
the most insiduous Iorms of corrup,
ton is the acceptance OF q railroad
pass by legislators. Many legislator
expect to be honest. hut when III IL
seduced by railroad pass tne Foa
to destruction is easy. A represent;
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-27

not evidence of hostility TO railroads
as business enterprises. | do not be-
lleye there is any enmity anywhere
in this country to the fair and legiti-
mate business of railroads. The peo-
pie are glad when they are prosper
Gus, and take pride in their develop
ment in every lawful direction They
do not complain against the honest
earnings of a railroad company or of
just dividends on it's capital stock
The people are beginning to realize
however that the railroads are pub
lie highways, and what they charge
for the carriage of passengers and
freight is in the nature of a tax on
the public, and that they have the
right to make such charges as will
afford them a reasonable return on
| the value of the property. and no
| more When the people demand that
they shall obey the peopas,. : 49,;
) anan ne Hapr.rns over tnssa Il = NJ
!, evidence ~ h0sAisty.
v When we are in the midst OF the
% most dramatic period of American
70 history, the period in which the peO-
J., ples rights are to be defined ana
!. observed as they never have been
before. There are some who see dan
, ger to our Institutions in the agra
tions resulting from the exposure or
wrong doing in official and business
| life | do not share in this view. To
my mind the hope for the perpetufty
of this government by the people
WAS never brighter than now. The
fact that this awakening of the peo-
pie to their power nas come at
time Of great prosperity shows that
il does not proceed from spirit or
discomfort. but springs from the
moral sense of the average individ-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-07-27


tive has no more right to take a rail |
road pass than he does to take It's |
equivalent in money.
Governor Folk said he believed in |
publicity for wrong doing He be- |
lieved the people should know who |
the rascaIs are. Continuing he said, |
in part:
Wealth in itself Is a blessing; /
the abuse of wealth is a curse. The |
people do not object to riches hon
estly acquired, but have a right to |
protest against unjust privileges, out /
of which tainted riches grow. No |
man who is doing an honest bust |
ness need fear from the arousing of |
the conscience of the people against
wrong. The man or corporation do
ing a dishonest business has no
right to complain. Insurance policies
are more valuable today by reason
of the elimination of grafunE on
, the part OF insurance otfciaix. MS
can eat our meat With more sans
, faction since the scorreccon OF TN
: evils OF the beef packing industr'
When railroads are compelled
obey the law the same as any Oh
: else it will not retard their develoL
ment or fnjure their real progress
. but will put railroads on a ffrmel
and more substantial basis. Railroads
obtain their charters from the state;
they live by virtue of state laws.
Ye they seem unwilling TO trust the
people of the state, and create an un
necessary antagonism by their eff
forts to obtain all of the benefit OF
state laws that may confer privileges
upon them. and refusing obedience
to state laws regulating their con
I "a -
states may be safely depended upon l
to treat railroads and all other in /
terests fairly. If they cannot then |
our entire theory of government is |
wrong If the people of the states /
cannot be trusted to enact valid laws /
with respect to railroads by what /
process of reasoning can it be as
sumed that they have the capacity /
10 legislate for the individual ciu-
Zeu' If one We're to hunt for rail-
road corporation or any other KIND
of corporation be could not find TO-, |
he would simply find individuals eN-
c.pi-iur charter powers conferred hN
I'd state 20 the states are competent &
ro enact laws as 90 Iac-c individuals 7.
they ore iust Hs competent to lngi--
late concerning ail uf them tg-r'-H.
tod under Ihr form aud legal Fiction
uf corporation lf fhet are uDaH
abI, bf dealing fairly with iudiFId F.
u8ls chartered Ha corporations fh"t
would bo just ae uufrustVurt Iu
legislation rotating tn individual |.
uana UrfIeEr thrr are aH comp.
.rut .u Our instance He ,u 'tr other.
lnu .Hrt would uu moro huHw lunI'
IsaI uiu.ty wtth dozen ueH H.I.
.nr I. I .lIHuraLIIu fHIu HNUE would .
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
SQUIRREL WINS 3 TO 1.
Boothbay Harbor Defeated and the
Series is Tied Again.

Squirrel Island, Me, Aug. -. tSpc-
ciaD --Squirrel Island defeated Booth-
bay Harbor yesterday afternoon IN enc
of the fastest games ever played on ti'c
island. Both sides fought hard ana 'l't
game deserved much larger attei-
dance which was cOnSidcraol! uc
creased on account of Indictment Weltii-
cr. The ball occasionally lee anne WEI
which made it hard 70" the pitcher put
in spite Of this handicap both Mcrriil
and Bean pitched fine games. Squirr'i
owes considerable of its success 10 Mer-
riII who drew the home team OUT Oh
several tight places by clever pltcninS
and who drove out Il thre"-paSGcr.
Keanev made three catches that were
extremely sensational ana kept the Wis
itors from scoring. DcCrfoot made two
hits that figured in squirrels success
The fetc day game on saturday Is
bound to be a clipper and it Will pay
baseball fans To come miles to see 1t.
Both teams are determined to win and
the result will be interesting. III" score
of Wednesdays game was as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
PREFERS OUTLAW LEAGUE.
Tristate May Withdraw From Oraan.
lied Baseball Next Year.

Altoona. Pa, Aug. 22.-Sentimont. in
the Tri-State Baseball League. once the
Outlaw organization, is to return to thai
condition next year. Magnates in that
league are fretting under conditions i'm
posed by organized baseball. They are
finding this summer that all their COOL
players. the men who made it possible
to draw the crowds to support the
league. are either being bought by the
majors or are subject to draft. and this.
they fear. will mean that the Tri-State
League next year will he far below the
grade it maintained in the past.
That President Carpenters organiZa-
tion has not been paying business
proposition this year is generally con-
'eded To carry the players it had on its
roster the magnates had to pay big
salaries. in some instances as big as
those paid in the major leagues. This
Payroll has been heavy drain on the
Tri-State exchequer.
If it is decided 10 withdraw from or
Fanized baseball next year, as now
seems certain if the league continues.
president Carpenter will not be at tho
mead of the organization He was
largely instrumental in getting the TrI-
state organization under the cover of
the national agreement. and is said to
be unalterably opposed to any action
tending to return to the outlaw state
again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23

Readville. Mass, Aug. 22.-After three
Of the closest finishes seen in the pres
cnt Grand Circuit meetings here, kru-
ger was today returned the winner of
the Norfolk stake valued at $4,000. While
scoring for the first heat Sam Rysdyk,
Wilson Arlington and Miss Gay SOL
lided at the wire. Lester DOre of Taun-
ton. Mass, driver of Miss Gay, was
thrown 10 feet in the air and landed
fully 30 feet in front of his mare. lie
luckily escaped with a badly sprained
ankle. Cox, who was behind Wilson
Arlington. was thrown against the
fence, but was not injured. None of
tile horses was hurt in the mixup.
Geers set the pace in the opening
heat with John a. to the distance,
when Mcdonald brought IN kruger
with a rush, winning by neck. In the
following heat Geers allowed Kruger to
lead till nearing the finish when he
outbrushed the gelding. gaining the de-
ciSion BY a narrow margin. Repeating
these tactics in the final heat, McDon-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
THE DAYS DOINGS in THE WORLD OF SPORTS
BRESNAHAN RETAINS NERVE.
Roger Ghatters a Tradition Of j Quar-
ter of q Century.

There is great delight in fardom over
the knowledge that Roger Brcsnahan
has not lost his nerve as Il batter and
that lie has many more years of use
fulncs.5 in the National League.
When Roger faced Andy coallicy, the
same l.itChcr Who laid him OFT, the
baseball world was anxious.
Up to that time practically every lat
ter who lad been seriously injured by
:, pitched bah h;t;! been ruined as Il
valuable hitter the rom l!nG.r OF his
baseball! days.
EreSn;th;,n proved the exception to
the rule, which has held good for IL
quarter of a century. lie faced Coakley
without the least sign Of fear of bat
ShyneSS," and on two occasions laced
the ball out hard and clean for singles.
He proved that he had not lost his
nerve. In no instance did he pull away
from the plate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
LOOKS LIKE IARNED,
Expected to Capture Tennis Cham
ponship for Third Time.

Newport. r. l., Aug. 2o.-The nat
petition as a result of today's play has
narrowed down to 16 men, but the
playing which brought about this re-
suit provided very little of champion
ship quality.
Former champion w. a. Larned and
B. c. Wright. were given the grand
stand court but their match proved
very short. Larned quickly disposing
Of his opponent in straight sets, Go;
6-3: 6-3. The choppy strokes that
Wright had found SO effective yeSter-
day against f. c. Colston, gave easy
chances for Larncd. The former
champion was in excellent form, both
at the net and in the back court. His
passing strokes were very fine and laid
very close to the line. His service
gave Wright great deal Of difficulty
and whenever Larncd found himself In
trouble he ran up to the net for certain
points. His showing today strength
ened the impression that was already
strong here that he would win the nat
ional championship for the third time.
r. H. Palmer, the conqueror of
Karl Behr had considerable difficulty
today in his match with Clarence Pell,
taking four sets to win, 6-0; 6-3;
4-6; Cd. He took the last set only
after very hard struggle. Pelis
playing proved quite a surprise and
was much better than it has been be-
fore this wear in tournament play.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23

The rcarpearance OF Bresnahan and
his return to form, however, did not
turn the minds of the veteran fans frCrt
the unfortunate players who preceded
him. ana who failed to make good as
had Roger.
Not longer than four years age
Danny Hoffman, now centre fielder for
the New York Americans, was struck
by Il pitched ball from the arm of jesse
Tannchill in Boston. and since that
time he has never EeCn the batter that
he was Lofore. When Hoffman first
started out, Connie Mack said he was
the most natural hitter the game had
ever seen. He was fast as lightning
and is today, and he could field with
any of them. After that severe i.lnw
which knocked him senseless and laid
him in the hospital for weeks. he de
vclopcd what is technically known as
bat shynC IS, and hc woul'i Invariably
pull from the plate in nervous dread.
He couldn't help it. OF late. however,
he is getting back to his old time Con-
lid"nce.
Probably tho worst Of all accidents
at the lat WAS that Of Watkins. then
&; Indianapolis. and. queer to relate,
now the manager of the Indianapolis
team, when he was struck on the head
by Wild Will Widmer in Cincinnati,
During the night his hair turned per-
fectly white. 1t was several days be-
fore he recovered consciousness. He
WAS never any good as Il batter after
that.
When old Burdicll of Boston, Il third
baSeman at that time, was laid low by
pitched hall from the arm of Tim
Kecfe, he was ruined for life as q con-
sistent hitter.
Hughcy Jennings, now manager OF
Detroit, was another whom a pitched
ball ruined as a batter. HIc was knock
ed unconscious by Amos EuSic. and al
ways went to bat with fear and
trembling thereafter. Amos Rusie was
also affected by that accident and it
practically ruined him as a pitcher. He
WAS always afraid Of pitching them
too close to a batter after that.
One of the queercSt accidents Of the
diamond was the injurng of Frank
Dwyer who was hit in the groin by n
battcd ball from the bat of Al. Orth.
then of Philadelphia, but now pitcher
for +he Highlandcrs. The ball struck
Dryer. and he fell like Il log. He re-
covered his senses four days later In a
hospital. a rather grim joke Of that
incident is that Dwycr. on coming to
his senses as usual, asked: "Whcrc am
r."
They told him that he was in a hos
pital. and he then asked in q weak
voice:
rs it an expensive hospital?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23

the idea of lifting the cup are wrong.
He has never abandoned the hope that
the blue ribbon of the sea would in the
end fan TO his lot 10 take back home"
as he has frequently expressed it.
The size of the challenging craft had
not been decided upon a fortnight ago,
but may lie by this time. This import
ant point, and, in fact, all the details
of the challenge, will be kept secret un-
til the New York Yacht Club has been
notified. To do otherwise would
be discourteOuS to the club.
There has been no understanding
about the terms of the challenge. This
matter remains the same as ever. The
n. y. Y. G. has not made any promises
to Sir Thomas. nor given him the
slightest intimation that his challenge
will receive other than the usual club
consideration in such cases.
Sir Thomas will challenge, however,
and it may he just as well for those in.
terestcd in another international race to
make up their minds that this is the
situation at present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
Great Racing In the Grand
Circuit at Readville, Mass.

aid dropped directly behind John A,
and again brought Kruger ahead in a
desperate drive through the home
stretch. while Darky Hall just nipped
second position. Kruger il the property
of Ralph b. Williams. of Boston.
Athasham surprised the talent by
taking the Ponkapoag, valued at $500
Embcry attempted to spread-eagle his
field by gaining Il big lead through trot-
ting tn" first halves in better than 1903,
and lasted barely long enough to win
the first heat. In the following heats
the California stallion raced Embery
into submission in the final furlong
Bonnie Russell getting second in the
final.
Lolita, owned by Lolita Crabtree
handily got the better of the field in
the a0S trot. The summary:
THE; PONKAPOAG-2.1O TROT-PURSE
$45G-TIIREE HEATS.
Athasham. b h. by Athadon DeRy-
ieri ,.....;;:..;... .......:.'..-... 4 ]
Emirry', b q CIV. Mcdonald. ..1 A
Ri Flora, br m tSplam. .:.........,..2 3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
SECOND RATERs NOT ANXIOUS.
Squires May Not Be a Lemon After
All If He Gets Started.

Mike Schreck, who is one of the
three men who have gained a decision
against Tommy Burns. hopes to better
his claim for match with the little
"Canuck' by whipping Al Kaufman,
the one man whom Jack O'Brien seems
to have beaten fairly. Schreck and
Kaufman are to meet the last day of
this month in a 20-round contest on the
coast. Neither can be said to be fight
ers of class, but of the two Schreck is
the more dangerous man for really
good fighter Mike does not pay much
attention to boxing, but wades in with
damaging Wallops with either hand
and is likely to land in a mixup. His
blows hurt. and, as he glories in his
ability to take punishment. it takes a
lot of whipping to beat him. Schreck
should whip Kaufman unless AL lands
with one Of his famous firSt-reund
smashes on the jaw. The winner. how
ever, whoever it is, will poster the
champion for a match.
Bill Squires has quit wood-chopping
and returned to San Francisco looking
for match with Flynn or any other
man who can be induced to meet him.
The Australian is very anxious for a
chance to show that he is not quite
such a dub as Tommy Burns made
him appear to be. None of the second
raters seem anxious to fight Squires.
all recognizing that Jeffries spoke the
truth when he said that Bill would
have done better against Burns had he
once got going But that smash on
tho jaw in the first 10 seconds put
S1uircs to the bad and he never re-
covered until the next day. Sluires is
very likely to be matched with the
winner Of the Schreck- Kaufman fight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
CHALLENGE COMING SOON.
Upton Will Send Fourth Def to New
York in September or October.

New York. Aug. 22.-Thcrc are the
hest Of reasons for the statement that
Sir Thomas Lipton's fourth challenge
for the Americas cup will be received
by the New York Yacht Club either
during september or the early part of
October.
Sir Thomas has been making arrange
mcntS Il, this end ever since his af3ival
in London from his lengthy visit to this
country last fan He told his intimate
friends here Just before he sailed. or
practically told them. that he would
again be with them i'll 1908 acting a
very significant part in yachting mat
tiers.
Sir Thomas will keep his promise,
and will lie heard from this autumn
There has been no official expression
on the matter as yet, but the stories
abroad that Sir Thomas has given up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
Favorites Win at Saratoga.

Saratoga, n. Y, Aug. 22.-Jin CAT.
ney, backed down from to 1 to 70 >
favorite, easily won the Albany handl-
cap, six furlongs, on a heavy track
here Wednesday. Despite the fact that
he was top weight, 1913 pounds, ana
on a bad track, he was heavily playea;,
Knapp broke in front and he made an
the pace and won by six lengths. rms
makes his second stake of the meeting
he having won the rich Hopeful stakes
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23

THE NORFOLK-20S PACE-PURSE
s6oO0-THREE; HEATS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
TAYLOR SIGNS GESSLER.
Crack Outfielder Of Columbus Team "a
Wear Boston Uniform.

President Taylor has signed another
player for the foundation of his cham
plon aggregation for next year.
through the agency of Fred Lake
ana George Huff. the Hub scouts. Har-
~ Gessier of the Columbus team. the
outf'eider has been secured. Gesslcr is
10. unknown to Hub fans as he played
Win Brooklyn a couple of years ago
t"u WIS tried out also by the Chicago
Suos' Inc TWO experts who have looked
mn over say that he has increased a
ing. f''
Hessier certainly has the build 70
make a hall player of reputation. as he
Is sohdIy put together and is sound
from top to toe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
New Bedford Shows No Mercy.
Taking Two from Lowell. .
HaverhiII Eleven; Lawrence Twa
Lynn 4; Fall River 0.
N. z. LEAGUE STANDING.

Worcester, Aug. 2z.-Worcester was the
victor in the first game today 6 toassss
through unfortunate plays by Brockton i'm,
the ninth, but lost the second game, thass
score of which was ) to l. A base on
balls, two hits, an error and a wild pitch
served to give Worcester the first CANA
after Brockton seemed to have il well in !
hand. The feature Of the second game
was star catch by Russell of Worcester.
First game: VI
Worcester .....0 0 o 80 S. a,
Brockton ......1 0 0 OIL . 0-5-1I-2
Bat:eries-Sline and McCune; ]. O'Toole
and Waters. Time, La Umpire, Joseph
O'Brien. .'-
Second game: -
Brockton ...1 20 0 % G-5-lO-s
Worcester .....1 0 0 o 90 D O--I- 10
notwithstanding and McGovern: Dama
and LaviSne. Time, 1.50. Umpire, Joseph
O'Rrien. AZ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
THIS WEEKS GAMES.
NATIONAL LEAGUE

NATIONAL LEAGUE. RI KY
Thursday, Friday. Chicago'
Boston, st. Louis at Brooklyn, Fittsbu
at New York, Cincinnati at Philadelphia
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
characterization at Detroit, WashinU|
ton at Cleveland.
Friday, STANDARDIZATION at Cievelai
New York at Chicago, Washington at ~
troit. Athletics at st. Louis. M
Sunday-New York at Chicago. Athls4a
les at st. Louis.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUEt n
Thnrsday-TaH River at Lynn. Brocf3l
at Worcester. New Bedford at Low
Haverhill at Lawrence. -
Lawrence, New Bedford at Brockto n.sk
River at Worcester. "a ga - -
Saturdav-Lynn at Lawrence, New Bed
ford at Brockton. Haverhill at Lowell,
Fall River at Worcester. ~
EASTERN LEAGUE. M, IN
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Satunda{
Providence at Rochester, Jersey CITY Aa
Buffalo. Newark at Montreal, sBaltimors
at Toronto. 4 A
Sundav-Baltimore at Montreal. q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-23
PETER PAN RETlRES.
Is Injured in Training and May Never
Return to Racing.

James r. Keene's great horse. Peter
Pan, the champion money winner OF
the season, has closed his racing car
Ger as a three-year old. 1t is doubtful
if he ever will return to racing. Peter
Pans retirement is due to an injury
received recently during his work OF
training. Peter Pans turf winnings
aggregate $112,39O, of which $S5,2iO
was earned this season.