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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
BASEBALL TEAM MORE
COSTLY THAN STABLE
F. j. Farrell, Owner Of Yankees, One
of Wol' S Most Prominent Men
N Two Big Sports.

1t will surprise many people i'm the
sporting world to learn that il costs
more to run a major league baseball
team than fair sized racing stable
But such is the fact, and Frank j.
Farrell the owner of the Yankees.
can vOuch for the truth of it, Farrell
enjoys the unique distinction Of being
one of the most prominent men in
the two big professional sports He
is a power in baseball to-day and
every racing man knows of his turf
operations
On the two sports he spends at a
conservative estimate $13S,OOO a year
and of this close to $4,000 is spent
on the team that is managed by
Clark Griffith. Farrell is a regular
bettor, but, of course, his profits or
losses in the ring are not included in
the above estimate.
The cost of running his ball team
is about as follows: Salaries of %
players, 100000 travelling expenses
$1,000; hotel bills, $6,375; spring
training trip, $4,000; incldentals.
clerks and attendants, $4,000, making
total of $97375.
Mr.. Farells racing stable cost last
year about as follows: Twelve horses
at $75 month and extras, $4,000:
entry fees, $4,000; jockey fees (regu-
lar price of $40 a mounD. $4,000; for
feits in stake races, $4,000; travelling
expenses and attendants. $4,000; sala-
ries Of three betting commissioners.
$4,000, making total of $4,000. AL
though Mr.. Farrell like all game men.
is IS silent about his winnings as he
is when he loses, il can safely be said
that racing pays him we'll i'm the long
run. In TACT it is several years since
his stable has failed to pay expenses.
As for the ball team, it has been a
financial success from the start Mr..
Farrell was recently asked which he
liked better, racing or baseball.
ITS hard to say which / like the
better-racing or baseball" he an.
swercd AS a steady money maker.
baseball is undoubtedly the better.
but there is a fascination about the
turf which / cannot get over" Mr..
Farrell admitted that as a personal
amusement he would choose the
ponies but he thought as a scientific
sport baseball had a much deeper
hold ON the public The proof of this
is that baseball draws enthusiastic
crowds year after year without the
aid of the attraction of gambling.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
cHINAMAN CAN BE SARCASTIC
Many Of Their Sayings in Common
Use Have Real Wit

Once in a while you meet a com
mon Chinaman who has some OF the
wit OF Mr.. WI. One such has a laun-
dry In Lexington avenue, not far from
Fwenty-third street The other day |
heard him yell at recalcitrant Gus
toner: You no pay? Then you paper
uger!" / asked what he meant by a
paper tiger" and he replied: "Oh. in
China paper tiger is blackguard who
blows much but is harmless" He add
ed: When a man is very proud OF
himself, what Americans call stuck
up we compare to rat falling into
a scale and weighing itself When a
Chinaman oyerdoes a thing we say he
is a hunchback making a bow. The
rich son who quickly spends his IA
Tiers money we call a rocket which
goes off at once. We say OF you rich
Americans who send money to heath
ems by missionaries and neglect their
family at home: They hang their
lantern on pole which is seen from
atar, but gives no light below New
York Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
MANY ADMIRALS
WILL REACH
LIMIT
AMONG THOSE WHO WILL BE
"FIGHTING BOB" EVANS, WHO
IL NOW on THE LONGEST
CRUISE N NAVAL HISTORY.

Washington. Jan. 2S.-With the
retirement today of Rear Admiral
Robert NJ Berry. the navy suffers
the loss of the first OF many distin-
guishcd officers who Will reach the
age limit for active service during
The present year. Admiral Berry is
a Kentuckian, having been born in
Henry county January 2S. 1876. At
the age of 20 he graduated from the
naval academy. as we'll as serving
as the commandant of war, and has
commanded raj vessels as well
as serving as the commandant of
navy yards at Charleston, S. c., PEN
sacola, Fla, and Norfolk, Va.
The number Of well-known naval
officers who will be iItirei during
the year breaks all pre- Nous records.
Fighting Bob" Evans, commander
in-chief of the Pacific feet. will be
GO years of age on August IS, and
will go on the retired list that day.
In all, twenty-three faHous commits
stoned officers will leave the service
during 1906, in addition to Admiral
Berry.
The list includes Capt John FL
lott Pillsbury, who recently took
charge of the bureau of navigation
as result of the resignation of Rear
Admiral Brownson, thus assuming
the rank of rear admiral He will be
60 on December 10.
Another distinguished officer who
will suffer official decapitation is
Capt William Sheffield Cowles,
brother-in-law of President Roose-
welt, who will go out August 1.
Henry b. Mansf Id, who COM
manded the launch from the frigate
Mohican in the expedition which de-
stroyed the piratical steamer For
ward in Tecupan river. Mexico. will
retire March >. r ar Admiral Will
liam Hemsley Emory, who Will re-
tire December II, was commander of
the Bear in the Greeley relief expe-
dition in 1884 Richardson Glover.
who will retire July II, had the
honor of accompanying General
Grant on his famous trip around the
world.
The complete list of rear admirals
who will follow Admiral Berry out
of the service this year is as fol-
lows:
S. ". Very April %; G. A. Bick-
nell, May 49, w, r. Burwen. July
10; r. d. Evans, August IS; J. p.
Merrell, September Z; C. NJ. Thorn
as October /; j. II. Dayton, Octo-
Der 25; A. r. Coud n, October 80.
and w. II. Emory. December II.
Rear Admirals Thomas and Emory
are division commanders on the Pa
cifc fleet.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
Queer Ad

IAN Italian with a piano organ was
turning the handle of his machine
rapidly, but not a note was TO be
heard. stopped at once. What on
earth could be the matter?"
The speaker. an Advertising agent,
smiled
'+inally," he said, Il went up close
to the man.
A breakdown | asked.
He pointed to a small placard on
the organs front, and 1 read:
The interior of the instrument has
been removed. The relief that in con.
sequence you experience is as nothing
compared with that which Immediately
follows a dose of Surecure Cough Mix.
ture'
1T was an original ad.." the expert
ended, and l followed it up. From
what the Surecure people told me. |
found that the same ingenuity and
money put in legitimate newspaper ad-
yertising would have brought so per
cent. more returns. "-Exchange
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
SHERIFF DEAD;
MURDER TRIAL
POSTPONED
DEATH OF OFFICER WAS Due To
ACUTE STOMACH TROUBLE
PAIRING FOR TRIAL.

Bristol. Va. Jan. 2S.-Sherln W.
Nj. Newland, who had charge of Ack
Hale. the noted prisoner. who is
charged with having murdered Lille
Davis, of Bristol died suddenly Sun
day. He had been busy making
preparations for the trial. which was
due to begin yesterday until he be
came i'll a few days ago. His death
was due to acute stomach trouble
and enlargement of the liver
Sheriff Newland was about GO
years old. He had been strong
man all his life. and the decline in
his health came unexpectedly He
was very anxious to see the Hale
case disposed of, and had repeated
ly said that Hale should not get
away as had been predicted.
Sheriff Newland served two years
in the civil war, having been n Con-
federate soldier. His wife and sev-
eral children survive. His body was
taken to the old home near Arcadia
yesterday for burial
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
SOMETHING hs NEEDN'T KNOW
Purchase Not Likely to Have Inter
ested Him. Anyway

A condition when II Is a temptation
TO patronize the exchange desk of the
store is brought about by the receipt
Of a gift that is a duplicate OF some
thing already possessed One girl
was made miserable By receiving a
most beautiful inlaid desk simply be-
cause she had two desks already
After giving the subject deliberate
thought she decided TO lay the matter
before the young man who sent her
the desk. She felt he would not be
so unreasonable as to be offended.
And ne wasn't. Get II exchanged
for whatever you want" he said. "Of
course. want to see you pleased"
So she sailed forth
II was difficult to find anything that
Just fitted the price. The first thing
selected was a dainty effect In cameo:
then came a belt buckle, then a pair
Of gloves.
After making these purchases with
the exchange check there was still a
goodly sum over. The girl could not
make up her mind what she wanted.
Then she thought very deeply. smiled
10 herself once or twice and completed
her shopping tour on the desk pro
cecds.
What she bought was flmy and
acy.
And she never includes 1t in the list
she gives the young man OF his "vari-
)us' gifts TO her.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
HISTORY OF SIX-DAY
RACING ON BICYCLES
Riders Formerly Rode Alone and Until
Physically Exhausted-Two Men
Now Comprise Teams.

When the siX-day bicycle race was
started it was an individual contest
and the riders were compelled to go II
alone for the full time, resting only
when it was absolutely necessary and
reauming the long journey after cat
nap of an hour or two.
Their food was handed to them az
they swung round and round. and at
the end of the time the riders STAYED
awake only long enough to walk from
lhe track to their temporary quarters
III the garden, where they droDped like
logs
This style of riding was continued
through 1898, and then the legislature
considering this form of amusement
too wearing for the human bodv
passed law that no competitor in any
race of six days could ride more than
IL hours each day.
This law threatened to mt Ionq.dis.
lance racing out Of commission but
the promoters conceived the idea nj
forming teams of two men. each man
10 ride II hours and rest ~. entering
ihe race whenever it suited him.
by TINS arrangement there were al.
ways the same number of contestants
on the track, and the race under this
plan proved more interesting than the
ora style one-man grind, inasmuch as
1t partakes now of the nature of n re.
lay race The fact remains. however
that despite the ideas of the wise law,
makers the men who formerly went
INTO the race alone made fully as good
records as have been made since 1899
rms hrst race, held in 1891 was
won by "Plugger' Bill Martin who
rode an old-style ordinary wheel In
the year following Charles Asbinger
on high wheel, was first mast tho
wire. During the same year safety
DIcycles were put on the market. and
IN the race Of the following year AL
pert Shock rode a safety wheel while
many OF the other men rode high
wheels. The superiority of the safety
was plainly demonstrated as SbocI,
won quite handily. No races were held
in 1894, and in 1895 ladies' bicvcIe
race was held, and was won bv Miss
FRANKIE Nelson. In the following
year Teddy Hale. the champion Of Ire.
land, defeated one Of the best fields
ever started He was the only for.
eigner who ever won the race.
Miller won the race in 1s97-9s and
the following year. when the team
races were inaugurated, he doubled mn
with Dutch Waller, and between
them they won first prize. FIovd Nc.
Farland and Harry Elkes. the first
representative team of America Young
men Of the modern school OF riding
carried Off first honors in 1900. and In
1901 Bobby Walthour and Archie Nc
hachcm were the victorious pair.
In 1902 George Leander and his
partner Floyd Krebs, had the honor
of winning the race. Bobby WaIthour
and Benny Munroe we're first past the
tape in 1903 In 1904 the Little old
New York team Eddie Root and
oliver Dorlon. took first prize Eddie
Root and Joe Fogler won the race in
1905 and again I'm 1906. Root won I'm
The final sprint in 1905. but Fogler
went out and captured the prize.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
CANADA WANTED
THE YELLOW
LABOR
COMMISSIONERS BLAMES COM
MERCIAL INTERESTS FOR IN
FLUX OF ORIENTALS.

Ottawa, Ont. Jan. 2S.-The re-
port of w. l.. Mackenzie King. the
royal commissioner appointed 10 in
quire into the influx OF Oriental IN
Dor into Canada, presented to par
lament. reveals the fact that the
japanese government abided by it's
regulations and only changed last
summer. at the instance of the Ca
madam Nippon Steamship company.
backed by the Canadian Pacific rail-
way and other influential Canadian
interests, which represented ar To-
kio that Japanese labor was needed
and desired in this country.
Besides the contract with the Ca
madam Pacific railway. the Nippon
company obtained assurance OF a
contract with James Dunsmuir, pres
ident Of the Wellington Collier COM
pany and lieutenant governor of
British Columbia. for the supply Of
miners from Japan, Application was
made to the Grand Trunk Pacific for
contract, but the answer was non
committal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
Getting His Own Back.

An ironworker. having had the
worst OF an argument with a friend.
decided to get even with him.
Waiting, therefore, until his enemy
had retired to rest one night. he ap.
preached his street door. and knocked
loudly In order to wake him. Open.
ing the bedroom window. the other
hurriedly inquired what the noise was
all about
Why replied the outside one. one
Of your windows is wide open"
Which one?"
Why, the one you have your head
through" chuckled the other. as he
went away satisfied with the success
OF his plot.-Illustrated Bits.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION
DELEGATE McGREW, OF MONON-
GALA, PATRON OF THE BILL.
TO REGULATE COMMON CAR
RIERS AND ALL PUBLIC UTIL-
ITY CORPORATIONS.

Chrleston, Jan. 2S.-Major Nc
Grew, of Monongalia, has a bill
which he Will introduce in the house.
creating public service commits
sion. Under the governors call il
will be possible to provide for a
commission with full power to IN
vestigate the public service rendered
by common carriers and all publ,
utilities corporations Such a com.
mission would have nearly yea
In which to make a study OF our
transportation problems, and it
should be able to frame suitable
bill for the revision and amendment
Of our railroad laws.
THE McGREW BILL.
In speaking of the bill, the Nor
gantown Post says:
The Massachusetts railroad COM
mission has been doing good work
In that state for forty years. vet II
mas never possessed broader powers
than those with which Major Nc
Crews bill proposes to equip a pre-
liminary public service commission
at the special session. The power TO
hear complaints, to investigate con.
ditions and to report to the lawmak-
Ing body with recommendations ot
remedial legislation. is all that is
proposed 70 confer on the commits
sloners. Even If the state should
never 90 farther than that in the
creation Of special machinery for the
control Of public service corpora-
tions, the very creditabIe history of
the Massachusatt commission shows
that the enactment of the McGrew
Dill into law would be a great
gain.
At any rate the corporations
themselves can have little ground for
objection to the enactment of a bill
so conservative in its scope II is
doubtful II the railroad lobby will
Try very hard to defeat such meas
ure A commission working along
such lines would often be of as great
service 20 the roads as 10 the shin
pers. There should De no oppositiop
10 the bill except from parties prof
lung from existing abuses and un-
wiling 20 face an Investigation
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
capron Mav Enter No. poLnt-

Il is probable that George Capron
Minnes0ta's phenomenal drop kicker
VIII enter West Point Military acade
my next fall Coach Bob" Forbes of
the West Point football team was in
Minneapolis recently and during his
stay sought out Capron and preached
the proposition of his going east. Since
that time Capron has had several
communications from the West Point
leader repeating the proposition and
directing Capron toward action which
will almost certainly result in bis ap-
pointmCnl TO the academy The Min
nesota man is as yet undecided ON ma
king the change but is well enough
impressed with the opportunity TO give
10 consideration
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

OFTEN 1T Is incouvenicnt l0 get doc.
tor for a cut or abrasion whore there
might be danger Of blood poisoning. I'm
such case Try this simple home rem.
edy. After the wound ls thoroughly
washed with some auu.epuc solution
and the poison removed the cut will
often heal nicely u cloths wet iu sweet
oil are kept on the place until the flesh
has perfectly healed One young
woman. who this last summer tore her
hand badly on barbed wire fence
used nothing else on lt but these
sweetoiI cloths kept renewed when
ever they grew dry. and has not even
scar 20 show tor her injury.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
SMALL BOY CBEYEO ORDERS.
But Perhaps His Methods of Play
We're Toe Strcnuous.

He is a very small boy, but he has
a very much smaller sister. a wee
baby, who arrived only a few weeks
ago. The small boy was delighted.
Never had he seen anything so little
or so interesting
Could the baby see, could she hear,
could she eat, did she have teeth. and
why didn't she talk and walk? Those
were few Of the questions he asked.
Answers not being altogether sltisfac-
tory. he began personal invcstiga-
ton He opened the babys eyes when
she was asleep 20 see where her eyes
had gone to, anyway he opened her
mouth In search Of teeth. and fl was
here that the family came TO the res.
cue, and the small boy was told that
he could never visit his baby sister
without clasping his hands closely be.
hind him
"He loves the baby 50 that he
stands By the half hour just looking
at her" said the proud mother Of
both youngsters TO a visitor. and he
is so honorable that be- never thinks
Of taking his hands from behind his
back. Just come and see him now"
But as the two entered tho nursery
mamma gave q wild scream as she
rushed for her baby
There was the small boy. his hands
cIaspod tightly behind hiss back. to be
sure. but tho baby not having respond
cd To- bis challenge to play. he had
taken her silence for consent and
was bumrIrr Ir4f. lgi|I bar
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
Skating or SWIMMING

some one once asked Tim" SulH
van Of New York for information as
to the prospects of politician who
was popularity supposed to be "on the
ragged edge"
Well said Sullivan, "he seems ia
think he's getting on all right; but
there are other who entertain a diff
ferent opinion The situation re-
minds me Of the story Of the old WON
an mp IN Maine. Being asked as to the
whereabouts Of her husband. she re-
piled
II the ice Is as thick as Jim thinks
IT IS, he is skating; IN it is as thick
as / think It IS. be is swimming. "--
Sunday Magazine
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
About 5000. 90 stock of Shoes and

About 100000 stock of Shoes and
Rubbers. complete line of Mems
Furnishing, some Groceries, Cloth
ing and other miscellaneous goods.
All must be sold before February / .
To make a clean sweep in quick
time another big reduction has been
made. Store opposite lumber yard
In the West End. r. S. PEDIGO.
1-2S-2t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

Guy II1skins. the University of
Pennsylvania runner, won the cham
pionshIp cross country race of the
Middle Atlantic association of The
a a o. which was run through Fair
mount park His time was 31.2J
About ~ runners started.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
Cue Expert Turns Professional

Arthur Narcotic. the amateur bill
Hard champion of Canada has Joined
the professional ranks and is going to
test bis uIowos5 with New York ex.
perts Tie viii begin with p. j. Nc.
Laughlin They will play 800 points
at the balk line game 1872. divided
into five blocks Of 900 points each.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
An Egolst

What we need said The student of
finance Is confidence.
That's what J say" answered SIR
Sirius Barker and yot the banks
Keep acting suspicious o. me- ever.
time ] hint at a loan Washington
Star
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

When 1 sees de- headaches some
men acquires while gittin rid Of deU
money" said Uncle Ebcn, 81 doosn
blame some o. desc famous rich folks
foh holdin' ON to- a dollar so hahd. -
Washington Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
- Ereauentea Of Her naunt,.

Fashionable Damo-That house we
just passed has a strangely familiar
look Have we ever been there,
JHmos2
Chauffeur Yes ma.am. You i've
there. maam baltimore American.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

Goats. Suits. rurs. all these going
az not - on IA or but Tor soc on
the dollar Of their cost. The Paris.
1-21-Gt
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

j don't rertoud to Doc no champion
of dc mule" said Uncle Eben but Q
win go aa fur as 20 say dat some hu.
man folks is jes as obstinate as ha q.
an not nigh so useful Washington
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28

500 Suits and Coats, $1.9S to
1898, worth from $500 to $4,000
each. The Paris. 1-21-6t
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-01-28
DRUGGIST SUPPLIES
Quality Rather Than Price

When ou are sick would
you sell your chances to
. get we'll tor Few cents?
Certainty not. Our policy
Is to give the best possible
quaIity at a reasonable
price. Ask your doctor IL
this is not a good store to
bring his prescription to
be compounded. We would
be pleased TO have you try
our nrescrIntion service
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-12
GERMANY SHOWS ENABLED
FIST" TOWARD ENTENTE
Threatened Triple Alliance Between
Great Britain, Russia and France
Regarded as Hostile to the
Kaiser, Is Report

ST. PETERSBURG, June lit was
learned here today from competent
source that the recent meeting between
King Edward and Emperor Nicholas at
Reval and the rapproachment between
Great Britain, Russia and France has
been made the subject of grave repre-
sensations on the part of Germany,
which has met the threatened birth of
new triple alliance" with a display
of the mailed fist"
After the announcement of the ReVal
meeting Russia was given to under
stand at Berlin that the conclusion of a
formal entente between these three
powers would be regarded as a measure
hostile in tendency, or, to quote the ex-
act terms used by the informant Of the
Associated Press, as a "Kriegesdro-
bund."
Whether such a development was
originally contemplated from the meet
ing between King Edward. and the
president of France and the emperor of
Russia Is not stated, but the immediate
result of the representations made in
Berlin was the publication Of an obvi-
ously inspired article in the official
Rossia, which. while speaking warmly
in favor of the meeting between King
Edward and Emperor Nicholas, de-
clared the suggestion of new grouping
of the powers at the present time was
impossible.
Furthermore, Foreign Secretary Grey
announced in the British house of COM
mons that no further expansion of the
Anglo Russian convention was contem-
plated.