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Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
SONOMA GIRL, QUEEN OF
THE TURF, SCARES RIVALS

Sonoma Girl, 2:05A, goes into winter
quarters the champion trotter of 1907.
The challenge issued on her behalf TO
meet Major Delmar. 2:O1A; Sweet Marie,
2:o2; George g.. 2:O5N, or any other trot-
ter in training, has been declined by those
in control of the cracks above named.
George NJ Webb. the manager OF Sweet
Marie says it is too late in the season
to make a race. Alta Mcdonald also
thinks it is too late for Major Delmar,
and as for George G., he says he cannot
get him out of the 2:06 class.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
WINTER LEAGUE GAMES TODAY

santa barbara vs. Meeks, at Santa
Barbara
Santa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Hall.
pitchers; Mangerina, catcher; johnson,
first base; Kelley, second base; Frank
lin third base; Smith. short stop; Mar
tinke, left field Crumine, right field;
Podratti, center field.
Meeks--Trager and Hemis, pitchers;
L. Lafferty and Platt. catchers; Reip-
linger, first base, Manaham, second
base; Bliss. third base Ornsby. short
stop; Cahill. left field; r. Rafferty,,
right field; Burnes, center field.
San Pedro VS.. Hoegee, at San Pedro:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
souIREs in Hor SPRINGS

Bill squires, the Australian boxer who
failed to live up to the expectations -
his friends. is in Hot Springs, Ark, where
he hopes to rid himself of {. painful at
tack of muscular rheumatism. Squires
viii never understand how 1t was that he
could hit Jack Sullivan almost at will and
not put him down. He knows he lost his
punch since he came to this country and
hopes to regain It at the springs
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03

other opportunities to display her abil-
ity' at throwing the baskets.
The second team and third team also
for there Is such an abundance OF
likely material that three fives seems
almost a necessity-will have plenty
of practice during the next two weeks
for additional interclass games are
being arranged and there is yet the
final game in the last series of contests
to be played, in which the champion
ship between college and academy Is
involved.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
FOOTBALL RESULTS
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov 2-Yale. II;
Washington and Jefferson, 9.
WEST POINT-Army 6. Colgate y.
ToPEKA-washburne l.. Kansas aTa .a O.
IINCOLN-Nebraska 10. Aines 0.
ST LoUIs-st. Louis university 7S' Wasn-
ington university o.
CHAMPLAIN, ILL.-Illinois 21. Purdue T.
ITHAcA-Cornell IS. Western University oil
Pennsylvania s.
NEW YORK-Princeton 49, Carlisle o..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO- La1ay-
ette o.
Observation-Disclosures g. Brown 8.
The Lesser neutrality-suspicious. am go
ing. to buy an automobile and want you 10
60 along and help me select one.
Cousin Jaclz--Not for me. little girl. why
wouldn't even pick you husband.-Puck.
e-l---~----
The Curse of Aloney-''Money doesn't always
bring happiness and peace OF mind"
You are right there" answered the man
with an anxious look. Sometimes It tempts
you to buy automobiles "-Washington Star
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
PORTLAND
SUMMARY

Two-base hits-Easterly. Johnson Sacrifice
hit-Gray. Left on bases-Los Angeles. I:
Portland. q Bases ON balls-oh Ford, 2; of
Gray, A. of Andrada. 2. Struck out-I3y Grav
4: by Ford, 8. Double plays-Johnson to Casey
to Kennedy; Casey to Kennedy; Gray to Ho-
Los Angeles. l; Portland. l. Time-l:so UNI
pire-Toman.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08

stop and add to my fortune--and once
or twice It has been so easy that
have yielded and made some more
money.
. Perhaps 1t Is harder for the man
who earns barely enough to live on
to see the chances than 1t Is for one
who, like myself, has enough for him
self and desires no great wealth.
However, have seen scores upon
scores OF chances to make n compe-
tonce from nothing and with prncti-
cally no original Investment. / made
my money In the first two ventures
entered. worked hard, made the
ventures go-and then retired.
That explains why now I some
times nm panied to hear young men
complain that they have no chance.
DO not misunderstood me. am
not n gambler, nor do | even counton-
ance "get rich quick" schemes. In
these statements I mean only legfti
mate business ventures. / am getting
to he an old man. I am wotrh n
quarter OF n million of dollars. honest
ly made in honest business deals.
spend the interest-and then some.
never gamble.
1t has given me great pleasure to
advise boys and young men who come
to advise boys and young men who
como to me for advice Most OF them
have como with sort OF idea that
would back them financially. This
| never do. simply tell them what
would do. Sometimes promise to
look around and see IL can find nm
opening for them. Half of the time
they laugh Mt me for~"an old crank"
ana refuse the advice.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
coIorIess Paper Names.


There is n fascinating If consIdera.
bly, discredited branch of phllology In
which the facts of language are, In
the absence of other documents, made
to imply the facts of history. Many
of us preserve from college days n
complete and engaging picture of
that Aryan race which descended
from the plateau of Iran to rule the
world and that linguistic pastoral
still imposes itself in the face of n
more skeptical science. Now, d phi
lologer who studied the development
of proper names from this point of
view would not fail to note their
melancholy tendency to bleach out in
the wearing. At any early period,
and indeed well toward the begin.
nings of modern history proper names
told something as to paternity, occu-
patton and habitation; today they
are quite colorless. A new Ulysses
would no longer be Laertides; no Pet
er indicates that he is the son Of
Paul. A Carpenter of Weaver is
likely to be lily-fingered stockbrok-
er. Even the place names have pref.
ty much disappeared, except in tho
case of nobility. and since the aver
age gentle family has not for years
lived on its titular estate, or perhaps
has had none at all, our new Gastons
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
Women,s Honesty.

Here Is another feather to he worn
proudly In the cap of the weaker sex,
says the New York Sun. A man svho
had Just moved into boarding house
stopped into tho nearest stationery
store and left an order for a newsp l.
per to be delivered at his address
every morning.
Zone weeks payment In advance
please" said the stationer.
What" exclaimed the man. "One
week In advanced! Why. never
heard Of such n thing. That is out.
rageous."
ut Is rule in this neighborhood,
just the same" said the dealer.
The man continued to get madden
and madden.
What kind of bluff is that?" he
said why know n CIR! In our
house who left an order here yester.
day and you didn't ask her for al.
vance payment
"Oh, we'll" said the proprietor, "she
was woman. We're not afraid to
trust women. You see, this Is n board
ing house neighborhood. People come
and they go. Here today, there to,
morrow. Sometimes they pny bills,
sometimes they don't. Very Otter they
don't. 1t is the easiest thing III the
world to move away leaving these lii
tie bills unsettled and many men
would slip away If they had tho
chance. But not the women They
are conscientious in such matters.
Most women who live IN boarding
house neighborhood are business wo.
men, and they are honast TO The core.
Ask anybody around here. They can
get credit at the statsorcr's. The shoe
makers. the grocer's. any old place.
Men have to pay cash."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
Easy to Make Money.

One of the most fallaclous Ideas In
the world is contained in the COM
plant so often made to me, ""There
isn't room for anything in our town;
everything's filled up" says wealthy
Chicago man in the Tribune. Perhaps
five out of six boys who leave their
own home towns leave with the idea
that the field there Is exhausted and
boy from q strange town jumps right
In, finds n place where he not only
has a chance, but fills what the
country paper would call "a long felt
want"
often have wondered why 1t is
that the big opportunities in cities, as
well MS small towns, always are selZ-
ed upon by outsiders. The home
people go along in the old rutland il
they are looking for business open
ings, or chance for Investments, they
have their eye fixed on some town
other than their own. They suffer
from business hypermetropy The
things close at hand are entirely Nyer.
looked. Many young men come to me
asking where they can "locate" and
complaining bitterly that they "have
chance" and that "a boy hasn't
the opportunities now that his father
had" / might stand fof that except
that lave heard their fathers and
their grandfathers say the same
thing.
AS matter of fact there are in
every town, village and hamlet in this
country-even in the backwoods ana
along the back roads," chances SIM
ply waiting to be grabbed up. They
are overlooked. The persons who
are seeking opportunities gaze away
toward the horizon and old Opportuni-
ty almost breaks panel knocking on
the door at home without arousing
them.
Only last week met a young
friend who had gone to the Klondilie.
! then hurried to the Philippines, and
pursued opportunity everywhere. He
is getting rich in his home town in
| the huckster business. Experience in
the far West called his attentiCN to
poultry. He saw that there was big
| chance for some one to handle poul-
try in his own town. SO he hurried
back and went to work.
1t has been my good fortune to
travel much and to work little, which
combination gives an opportunity for
! observing opportunities. Also 1t has
been n kind of fad with me-since |
have plenty of money-to tell others
how to make 1t. John w. Gates re-
marked not long since that any one
could make a million. That is true.
Since got money enough to have
leisure to observe have seen o thou
sand chances to make n fortune
Sometimes / have been tempted to
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
.,,-noua ALLISON THE FIRST.
Went Up Close Behind Bat Before Nat
y. Hicks Did.

=. fflCNS DtC.
NAT Hicks was great catcher for
the short period that he stood in the
limelight of public opinion, but the
press of the country Is away off in
giving him credit as the Original up
behind-the-bat man." said the veteran
catcher Douglas Allison to a Star re-
preventative yesterday.
Not that | wish to claim any such
record" said Allison, for after all
1t does not carry any great weight or
glory but Just the same think figures
Wlll'|prove that was among the first.
if not the first, of any of the back
stops to attempt that trick that was
the mystery of the game.
~ was young mechanic at the
time. following the stonecutter's trade
In that sport-loving section of Phila-
tdelphia known as Manayunk, and
while catching with the Mechanics
Of that place l Logan to believe 1t
possible to get close UP to the bat,
80 as to catch the ball, and thereby
5prevent SO many runners from steal
Hhg second and third bases. put
bny theory In action. and that was
way black IN 1866. / first tried it, 60
mg DIP on the side in order to allow
the pitcher to throw them wide, but
gradually worked over behind the bat
teGsHeSaa to fool him as well as the
base runner.
6, safMyi success In this style of play
was remarkable, and naturally the
talk of, the place, until our games be-
gan to draw crowds sim,Sy because
sAllison was behind the lat This
is n5t&egotism, but the fact, and my
fhethod soon had lots of imitators in
And around Philadelphia, but, strange
10 say, few made success of it.
81 "In 1867 played with the Gearys,
the leading amateur team Of Philadei-
Nhia, and there attracted the atten-
MaHs, Of that. greatest of all baseball
generals--Harry Wright He induced
mesto 60 with him-to become n mem
Der of the most famous American
baseball team since the game began,
the Red Stockings of Cincinnati,
where continued up under the bat
With plenty of success.
s:"Now my friend Nat Hicks did not
break into the game at all until 1870
and lconldgnot have started that play
for which so many newspapers have
been giving him credit, and while
disliking to cloud their stories. II
seems, right to correct the popular
impression on this important epoch In
the history of baseball"
Allison talks amusingly of the many
mishaps that came his way while ur
under the bat-how often he had been
put to sleep" by catching foul tips
in the face by mistake, or winded by
Asa Brainard's inshoots landing In
the solar plexns. His hands give ties
timony, for, as he says, "they arc
monuments for work well DONE" The!
are'sbut a mass of knotted and twist
ed Joints, showing what torture the
catcher of those days had to endure
without any protection. whatever.
Allison also said that Charley Sny
der was another who had made sue
cess Of catching behind the bnt before
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
Two Three-baaaers.

PITTSBURG, PA. June THE
Pittsburgers today defeated the Bos-
tonians by scoring the winning run in
the eighth inning OH three, baggers by
Mailman and Leach ana n single by
Wagner. Score:
II. II. &c.
Pittsburg ...O2OOO1O2x-5 . 3
Boston ......0011O2000 ~ 2
Lever, Phillips and Gibson: Young
and Needham. Time 1:40. Umpires
Johnstone and Klein.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08

the advent of Hicks into the game,
and two others, VINO graduated from
the local Creightons. Allison Is now
clerk in the Postoffice Department,
still in good health, and is never so
happy as when out with the young
sters Of the Postoffice Department
nine. He is n close follower of the
Nationals chances, and is one of the
few who are hopeful, minus the knock
iDg
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
Ten Innino Contest.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, June T.
Philadelphia defeated Chicago today
in ten-inning contest, both pitchers
being hit hard. The home team won
out on n single and Wild throw.
Score:
X. IL. E.
Chicago =. O22GOOOU-4 10 b
Philadelphia 10006OO3Ol-5 IL )
White and Mcfarland; Plank ana
Schreck. Time 2:10. Umpires, Con
molly and Hurst
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.
St Louis ut Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.
Detroit at New York
Washlnoton Beats ST. Louis.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Juno o.
Two base hits. one error and wild
pitch scored two runs for Washington
today, and they We're enough to defeat
st. Louis 2 to 1. Patten was very
effective with runners on the bases,
nine men being left. The score:
II. ii. Il.
Washington ..oO02OOOOO-2 3 1
ell and Beulow. Time, 1896. Umpire
O'LouEhlan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
Glaze's WiIdness Did II.

BOSTON, MASS, June 7.-Glaze's
wildness and the poor support ac-
corded him by his teammates gave
Score:
X. II. n.
Detroit ........10l011 1905 ]
Boston ..000O3 OOU0-3 z )
Siever, Donovan and Archer; Glaze
and Shaw. Time 1924. empires,
Stafford and Rigler.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
Third Victory for Cleveland.

NEW YORK, June 7.-Clevelanu
ended it's first series OF the season
here today with third victory over
the New Workers. The score was
6 to 4.
X. II. IL.
Cleveland ....Ol00104OO- 10 4
New York 0200O0O2-i . 3
Joss and Clark; Orth and Itlcinow.
Time 1916. Umpire, Sheridan.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Resulto Yesterday.

q Chicago.New York, postponed on
ACCOUNT OF rain.
n st. Louis philadelphia, called IN
ithird inning On account OF rain.
y Cincinnati-Brooklyn. postponed on
account OF wet grounds.
: Pittsburg 8; Boston d.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
unwrit.en Law Saves Negro.
my Associated press.1

COLUMBIA, s. c., June John
Jacobs, colorcd. was acquitted In tho
Circuit Court OF Richland county this
afternoon, Of numbering his wife. Hes.
Sic Jacobs. and her paramount. John
johnson, on tho night OF May g. The
verdict was heartily ohccred by the
large audience OF negroes present.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08

dc Folk give MS name about as
snpless as John Jonos.--Now York
Post.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
Norfolk & Washington
Steamboat Go.

Steamboat Go.
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eDaily. 'sDaily except Sunday.
The trip down the historic Potomac
River and Chesapeake Bay on the
elegant steamers of this company IL
unsurpassed. The steamers are com
paratively new, having been built IL
1891, and arc fitted up In the most
lnsurlant manner, with electric lights
call bells and steam heat In each
room. The tables nre supplie9 with
every delicacy OF the EeaHon from
tho markets OF Washington and Nor
folk. For tickets, reservation oil
ataterooma, and further information
apply to d. J. CALLAHAN, Agent
Norfolk. Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
TRANSFORMATION GUIDE.
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Ohio Railway
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Local for Richmond and James River
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Local for RIchmonds
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08

7 Atlanta, 5; New Orleans, 4.
\ Birmingham, a; Memphis, 2.
: Nashville, A Little Rock, 3 (12 in
nings).
Montgomery. 4; Shreveport, 2.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
World of Sport
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ResuIts Yesterday

Results Yesterday.
Washington .; St. Louis l.
Philadelphia o.; Chicago A TO in
nings).
New York 4: Cleveland &.
Boston 3; Detroit D.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today.
New York ut Chicago
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08

Pa, he starts Mt early morn
To face the wlde,bme world,
He gets his strength and health
BY using Rocky Mountain Tea,
II. G.. Gorsuch &. co.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-08
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
Results Yesterday.
Richmond /; Norfolk 10.
Roanoke A; Portsmouth 6.
Lynchburg z; Danvilie 5.
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today.
Portsmouth at Roanoke.
s:W Norfolk at Richmond.
--f. Danville ut Lynchburg.
The Washington times., 1907-04-30

over the land. TO the end that such en-
dowment, coming from the whole cOun-
try. may thereby carry TO the remotest
hearthstOne over which despair broods
the inspiring lesson OF General Grants
middle life failure and subsequent IN
paralleled success.
To add 10 the sacredness OF Memorial
Day sentiment by the wide distribution
or Memorial Day souvenir as an evil
dence Of membership in and a means OF
endowment OF the Grant cabin museum,
as well as beautiful reminder OF ma
uOnal peace and concord.
All persons contributing or aiding the
work are made honorary members and
their names are enrolled in the archives
Of the Grant cabin museum. Thus FAR
900 country and city superintendents Of
schools. ]. 900 teachers and about 1000
veterans of the Civil war have enrolled
as honorary members.
The Union Trust and Savings Bank
OF 81. Louis IS made a depository Of
funds. Richard Bartholdt is president
OF the association and /. G. Irvine sec
Rotary, with. offices in the Victoria build
ing. St. Louis.
Frederick Saugrain. q son OF the great
DR.. Saugrain.. friend and ward OF Ben
1amin Franklin and himself the oldest
native Of the Louisiana purchase, helped
General Grant lay the first log of the
now famous Grant cabin. He celebrated
on February "A last his 1Glst birthday
in q reunion of over 100 descendants.
He is yet in wonderful strength. and
enjoys relating his experiences with
both the humble cabin farmer and the
great general
The Washington times., 1907-04-30
CHURCH PEOPLE
IN LIQUOR CASE
Butler, Pa, People to Tell
Court What They Drank
Sundays in Drug Store.

BUTLER, Pa, April sO.-It Is unsafe
now 10 take ones wife or best girl into
any OF the drug stores Of Butler on
Sunday for soda water or for anything
else
About thirty Of the best class OF peo-
pie OF the city have been served with
subpoenas calling them 10 give test
mOny against Nicholas GazetOs. who for
some months past has been defying Of
fciais Of the Sunday closing crusade by
keeping his place open on Sundays. Each
Monday morning he would be fined He
would pay HIS fine willingly and laugh
al the Sunday closing crusade, on the
following Sunday making many times
The price OF his fine.
! But last Monday afternoon subpoenas
were served on thirty church attendants
as witnesses against GazetOs. The hear
ing is set for next Monday, when the
good people Will be compelled TO stand
IN police court and tell what they
bought in Gazetos' place last Sunday.
The Washington times., 1907-04-30
.FRANCO-AMERICAN
TARIFF MEETING


In order to prevent a tariff war be-
tween the United States and France. and
a repetition Of the serious trade condl-
tons that have existed for a year or
more between this country and Germany,
it is expected that Secretary Root. OF
the State Department. and NJ Jusser-
and, the French ambassador. will short
" take up the matter together, looking
10 satisfactory adjustment
The French financial and foreign Of
ficials have already entered into a Sc
rious discussion Of the situation, accord
ing TO reports reaching Washington. and
Il is understood that Ambassador White
and Consul General Mason, at Paris.
have jointly recommended that this
Government propose the appointment OF
a joint tariff commission, similar to the
North commission. which was in ses-
sion in Berlin with like German body.
4 Ambassador JuSserand spent some time
late yesterday afternoon with Secretary
Eortelyou, and laid before him the rem
Presentations that the action Of increas-
iing the Invoice was embarrassing q large
French industry, and he also conveyed
assurances that the goods were rca "
not undervalued. Secretary COrtelyou
is said 10 have indicated that the i'm
porters could easily release their goods
by placing an indemnifying bond To as
sure the Government against loss. The
Ambassador has expressed himself as
confident that a satisfactory agreement
viii be reached.