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The Bourbon news., 1908-01-14
Legislature to Investigate.

The Senate at Frankfort adopted a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of joint committee to thorough
ly investigate the tobacco situation in
Kentucky. The committee is given
power to summon witnesses and en-
ploy legal counsel. 1t will also be in.
structed to inquire into the feasibility
of using convict and reform school
labor in the manufacture of tobacco.
The Bourbon news., 1908-01-14
Lame Shoulder Cured.

Lame shoulder is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles and quickly
yields to few applications of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. Mrs. F. H. Nc
Elwee, of Biostown, New Brunswick,
writes: Having been troubled for
some time with a pain in my shoulder,
/ decided to give Chamberlsin's Pain
Balm trial, with the result that got
prompt relief." For sale by w. T.
Brooks. You need 70 other guarantee.
The Bourbon news., 1908-01-14

Insure your property against
fire and wind in Old Line Com
panies with Miss Anna Thorn
ton. She will also sign your
bond. Agent for Bankers
Surety Co.
The Bourbon news., 1908-01-14
Lexingt

The price |
IN the Lex
reached the
day when 4
Shelburen vi
of Valley vi
$500 per hl
beraks the II
the white bd
The ano1
$50, l6O pOun|
usually actij
the averagel
shows. |
The tobacd
all parts of
growers ali |
ing highly pl
ceived. |
The And
purchases q /
the oferingd
competitive
interesting.
which sold al
offer and thd
IN a few nI
ever recOrdd|
co.
The Bourbon news., 1908-01-14
Eighty Injured.

Eighty or more of Ohio excursionists
were injured by the wrecking of a
special train on a trestle between
Dallas and Hiram, Ga. The engineer
was killed. Three of the injured will
die.
The Bourbon news., 1908-01-14

Beginning Jan. 1st. 1908. our terms
will be cash in 80 days; all bills due
first of each month.
w. C. DODSON.
YERKES & KENNEY.
]. S. WILSON. & BRO,
STUART & O'BRIEN,
20-8t E. F. SPEARS & SONS.
The Bourbon news., 1908-01-14
Mind

If you don
business to /
you can and
of liver and
DR.. King s !
biljousnesss,
of your sys
drug store.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
ATHLETES RESENT
LACK OF COURTESY

LOesEON, Eng, July 1.-THE fee ing
Is growing among our men that Il WI
be a long time before big American
team journeys 10 London 70 compete IN
an athletic meeting
The Stadium is splendldly planned. its
appointments almost perfect. the details
OF me meeting generally wei looked
after, but there rs no spirit OF hOEpi-
the chill Of wet weather 1t is rather
0lscOuraglng after travelling several
thousand miles % be greeted so c0ldiy-
II IS not that the men wish TO be enter
talned particularly; IN fact, they know
no expensive entertainment can De DO
vlded where the fund 10 which the pub
lie was asked 20 subscribe amounted 70
so little. but IL would be comforting 20
our fellows IL they could only be made
TO feel that the people were glad 70 see
them
II does not seem right when the presi-
dent Of the A A T. and the represent
aIlVe OF Roosevelt is not allowed on
the field Of the Stadium There are
scores OF British officials allowed on the
held. so many thaL they are IN each
others and in the athletes way.
Yesterday one Of these walked casu-
ally across the track and upset the
leader and faVOriye IN the bicycle race.
Inc oInclal was merely knocked down.
but the cyclists head was knocked into
the cement track and he went out OF
commission Men as useless as that
are al over the neld, but the American
/ Representatives, with years Of athletic
experience behind them are not allowed
/ 70 ofdciate.
Up 70 last night not one OF the four
American visitors has received as much
( as q handslake from any but compa-
I trlOts- These little things are getting
on the nerves Of the American team.
and IL is q fOolhardy person who pre-
/ sumes today 10 utter IN the American
{ dressing room at the Stadium the famIl-
I lar sentiment Of Hands across The sea;
I one speech one blood"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

LONDON, July I7.-America's grand
little athletic squadron threw such a
scare INTO the British Olympic Commit
tee in the athletic competitions Of the
fourth day OF the Olympiad at Shep-
herds Bush Stadium that the Britons
were practically forced TO a new tack
10 uphold the honor Of the Union
Jack
The athletes Of the United States
swept everything before them in the
discus throw. free style, and carried on
first and third honOrs in the shot-puL
As a result, II is rumOred tonight that
the British committed. supported by the
leading journals OF England, has hit
upon me newell scheme OF evolving a
new system OF awarding points only
winners. II Is said. will figure. one
point viii be awarded for each event,
and all sports on the calendar. within
and without the Stadium, are 70 figure.
Britons' Great Scheme.
For instance, a victory in yachting.
solfng. association football or shooting
would count just as much as that OF
winning the mig jump. AS the sports
without the Stadium will continue until
snow flies, q champion could not well
be inquired until some time in the neigh
bOrhOod OF christmas The British,
however. would have the satisfaction
Of knowing beforehand 10 whom the
championship would fall. They have
enough events in which not an outsider
Is represented 10 decide the champion
ship. according TO the new scheme, II
they lost every competition In which
foreign cOntenders figured
f@reat scheme that for the English
men, Unfortunately. the Britons are
overlooking the fact that they have
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
British Concoct a Novel Scheme
Of Scoring Points to Beat
Yankee O1ympians.

not complete jurisdiction in the matter
and there are the presidents Of four
previous Olympiads TO be followed The
prescribed twenty-five events which de-
terInlne the track and field rhampiou-
ships are so Enthusiastically defined ir-
respective Of British diplomacy that
such move would only call down sd-
diticnal ridicule on the worlds hard
est losing nation.
Lord DesborOugh Explains.
Pre- ident James E. Sullivan. Of the
A A L, received a lengthy communi-
cation from Lord DesborOugh today, in
which the English athletic magnate
carefully side-stepped the points Of is
sue with the American team His lord
ship deplOred the fact that America s
As 70 the pole vault. the question Ofper-
hitting the Americans 70 dig a hole for
the pole had been referred 70 he ANA
teur Athletic Association. who had
vetoed the plan. but had decided TO al
low the Americans 70 have pits filed
ter OF heat drawings was also gone in
TO by his lordship. Lord DesDOrOugh
pointed out that already the drawings
had been maze in the various heats AMI
could not be altered.
The Athletic Association. he said. had
invited the American committee 20 have
a man in the arena during the progress
OF the events in which America was
interested. and Matt Halpin. the Amer
lean manager. had been appointed u
this post. Strange 10 say Lord DeS-
borough said nothing in answer TO Mr.
Sullivan's request that America be no
titled Of the drawings before the day
on which the events are contested This
is & privilege that has not as yet been
accOr,ed the Yankees
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
GO TWENTY ROUNDS;
STRONG AT FINISH
Bender and Smith Give Rolsing
Exhibition Before Select Crowd
Near New York.

NEW YORK, July lin a clearing
on the edge Of a little clump OF woods
within ten miles Of New York city. Tony
Bender and Howard Smith. two well
known lightweight prize fighters. fought
twenty rounds before sixty members OF
the New York and Elizabeth sporting
fraternity, yesterday evening.
The fight which was scheduled to 20
forty-fiye rounds. was called off at the
end Of the twentieth because Of dark
ness.
For ten rounds Bender had nearly
everything his own way. but after that
Smith came back at him with such
vigor that two OF three times II seemed
that he must win. Both fighters We're
knocked through the ropes at various
times, but neither stayed down for more
than q few seconds
The fight was strictly a private af-
fair. and only those who were known to
the promoters or who secured the prop
er introduction were allowed 10 witness
IL
Both men were strong at the finish,
although il looked certain that the fight
could not have continued many rounds
more without one Of the contestants
sucCumbing through sheer weakness if
knockout was not delivered
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
SWARTHMORE FIVE
GRANTED SANCTION
Faculty Grants Students Petition
for Continuance of Winter
Sport This Season.

SWARTHMORE, Pa. July I7.-Acting
upon the petition of a number Of stu
dents of Swarthmore College. the facul-
~ athletic committee has decided TO al
low the students to engage in a limited
number OF basketball games during the
coming season.
On May s the faculty of the college
recommended 10 the board Of managers
the abandonment of football and basket
ball. On the following day the students
held a meeting and expressed "A willing
ness 10 cooperate with the faculty in
regard TO athletics. but asked that
basketball be reinstated
AS basketball will be the only inter
collegiate sport at SwaTthmOre until the
spring athletic season opens. il is the
intention OF the management to begin
practice early in the fall Interclass and
practice games will be scheduled and
an effort made to develop one Of the
best basketball teams in the history OF
the institution Frank II. Griffin Of
Chester, Pa, a former Drexel star, will
captain the team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
PLANS TO WELCOME
AMERICAN MARKSMEN
Rifle Team viii Be Greeted by
Prominent Officials on Re-
turn From Abroad.

NEW YORK. July I7.-Signal honors
win be paid To the American rife team
on its return victorious from The Oiym-
pic games, WI ere IL vanquished teams
from all the leading shooting cOun-
tries.
II is expected that the team viii
reach New York on Saturday, July .,
and preparations are being made for a
semi-official welcome Of imposing though
simple character. Mr.. Oliver. president
Of the National Board for the Promo
ton OF Rifle Practice, has appointed a
committee from that board TO act with
a similar committee from the National
Rifle Association as a committee OF
r -eptiOn-
The United States revenue cutter Mo-
hawk has been placed at the disposal
Of this committee by the Treasury De-
partment, and in addition 20 this COM
mission a large party Of officials and
civilians will meet the rifle team at
Quarantine. They will be taken aboard
the cutter, and on the way up the bay
refreshments will be served and ad-
dresses Of welcome made by prominent
guests.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
NO PARLOR BOXING
FOR THE BATTLER
Forty-Five Rounds or Finish
Fight, Writes Willus
Britt.
By TAD.


NEW FORK. July I7.-There viii be
no more six or ten-round fights in the
record Of Battling Nelson if WHlus
Britt, who manages the Dane now, has
anything TO say.
Willus writes from Frisco that the old
forty -five-round thing, or the finish
fights, go for the future and nothing
else
Here's his letter:
Friend Tad:
Wei. old boy, please refer 10 your
hles II you used my letter in connection
with the GanS-NelsOn fight He Is the
greatest little man that ever scraped the
roSin in a ring floor. OF course there
are knockers who do not wish 20 give
him credit AID others who envy the
credit he is getting.
Before he beat Cans the eX-champlOn
was the greatest Of the great. When
Battling Nelson crushed. crumbled. and
shattered him as easy as if he were a
nabiscO, they said Poor Joe once too
often.
Tad. Mr.. Cans was as good Joe
Cans the other day out at CO1rOth s
arena as ever he was in his life II
Nelson fought Cans at GOldneld the
way ] made him fight on the Fourth.
he would have won up there just as
easily as he did the other day
1t viii be many "A long day before
you see Battling Nelson on the hOor Tor
the ten Trying 10 hurt him with the
hardest kind OF a wallOp Is Ike trying
10 open ROckefeller'S safe with a tack
hammer. While he Is under my man
agement aHy OF the boys who want a
crack at him will have 10 qualify for
/ the Thornton Stakes. that old four-mile
boy We have over at Tom Williams
race track once a year. None Of those
/ short Derby routes for the Battler. he
is not a parlor boxer Every time he
knocked Cans down he begged him 20
get up and fight.
WILLIS BRITT
Frisco, July 9, 1898"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

Earned runs-Washington. .; Cleve-
land, /. First base by errOTs-WashiLg 2
ton, I Cleveland = Left on bases
Washington, 5; Cleveland l. First base
on talls-On Liebhardt, g. Innings
pitched-By LiebhaTdt, 3; by Ryan. ).
Hits made-Oh Liebhardt, 5. of Ryan.
p Struck Out-By Hughes. S; by Lieb-
hardt. 4: BY Ryan, ?. Three-base hit
hughes. Two-base hits-L1ajOie, Birm-
ingham. Sacrifice hits-Shipke. Ganley.
Bradley. Stolen baSes-Milan. Shipke,
GanIey. Passed ball-Bemis. Umpire.
Mr.. Egan. Time Of game-l hour and
30 minutes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
EXETERS VICTORIOUS.

The Exeter Athletic Club defeated tie
Maryland Social Club by II TO 10 The
game was well played. although it de-
veloped into a SUGGEST toward the
close. The Exeters' lineup follows:
Lewis, catcher; Swan, left field and
pitcher; Lee, first base; Mcintosh, cen
ter field: Grays, third base; Blake, sec
end base; AmIos, right field. Beatty,
shortstop; Walker pitcher; Lumpsy,
left field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.

Liutbicum put up a fine game at Sec
ond for Bethany, both in the field and
with the stick. He had nine fielding
chances. Of which five were put-outs
and four assists. He was at bat four
times, scored two runs. connected safe
ly three, for a homer and two singles,
and stole a base.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
Mack Has Hooks Out for
Hank Gehring- Concern
ing SouthpawS.
,SCHWEITZER TOUTED
THE WHOLE CHEESE
It Pays to Subscribe for Your
Home Paper Is McAleer's
Experience.

ore by one the wintertime phenoms
are beating it back TO the bushes, says
the New York Press.
Cleveland has returned TEX Latti-
more to the Toledo club, and the Phila-
delphla Americans have bought a ticket
10 Kansas City for Mick" Carter, who
faced Joe Doyle in the opening game in
New York Lattimore's best perform
auce this year was when he blanked
the White SOx. while Carriers star
stunt was taking the losing erd Of an
eleven-inning 1-tO-O battle against the
Iighlanders.
Mack is trying 10 get Hank Geh-
ring, who started the campaign with
washington, from the St Paul club,
and II successful in his effort will use
the juvenile in the Out1eld-
Gehring can hit like a fiend, and fiend-
fish hitters are needed by the Atlletics-
Lest season Gehring topped the West
eTn rappinS brigade, but that exploit
was not SUFFICIENT for Robin Red breast
Cantillon To keep Hank on the Seq
-atorial salary list.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
Today's Games.
Standing Of the CIubs
NEIL VS.. KIRK.

Frankie Neil. the coast featherygeight,
has agreed to meet Oliver Kirk in
ten--ound bout at ID pounds ringside.
the battle probably win take place at
Waukegan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
COLUMBIA LEAGUE.

The independents started out bravely
with a lead of three runs in the first,
but were caught and passed by the Car
dinaIs in the fifth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

Both Shepherd and Bullock. on the
winners, were right there with the
berries when flies were popped out in
their territory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

1t pays to have your name in the
newspapers Likewise IL pays TO sub
scribe. Gaze on the career of Mr..
Schweitzer, recently of the DeliCatessen
League and now OF the St. Louis
Browns Schweitzer was with NOungS-
town, Ohio, last year and Jimmy Nc
Aleer, manager CT the Browns. hailing
from there, subscribed tC the home
daily Ever and anon. jim saw items
about Mr.. SchweitZer being the whole
cheese and by his timely bingling pull
ing Youngstown out OF the agony col
umn- Mac decided to investigate
Schweitzer and see whether he would
size up TO major league aroma
A trip to Youngstown followed, and
SchweitZer was procured for $50. Sand
wiched into the Browns outGeld when
opposing teams were using left-handers
in the box, the young O.-P. graduate
has earned the o. k degree l. all cities
where he has paStimed SChWeitZcr
must have seen J. Emmett Heidrick
play at one time for the juvenile takes
q ball in the Same manner as RhOdy
Wallace'S Did side-partneT. Turing spec
tatOrs into the belief he intends 70 drop
the ball, but never doing so.
Timber Jones, boss Of the Chicago
White SOX, rises 10 remark that there
are other teams in the big leagues out
side Of the two St Louis combinations
which possess a trio OF left-handed
singers.
Comiskey's chief lieutenant started the
season with two pOTt-siders. in the per
sons Of Nicholas Altrock and DR.. c..
Harry White, and since then has picked
up a third in a youth named Nelson.
whose past performance is a mystery
and who is supposed to be n ringer.
CollegianS DESTROYS % cOncealins their
identities have been known In the past
20 invade the major leagues and play
under assumed cognonnens. One of these
men was Andrew Jackson COakley. now
the star slabman or the Cincinnati Reds,
who pitched three games for the Phila-
delphia Americans in 1902 under the
name Of MCAIister-
Eddie Collins DaSUmed with the Atb-
letics in the latter part Of the 1905 cam
palgn under the name Of Sullivan and
at the same time thought himself
eligible TO captain COlumbia-s team
Fans would like TO know VINO the rnys-
ferrous Nelson" is. Even the Windy
City scribes are not in possession of his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

Maley, who pitched for the Cardinals.
was hit promiscuously in the first two
innings. but did much better when he
was warmed up. He issued one pass
only
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

Ellis famed the Waugh batsmen who
faced him in the opening inning and
four n the remaining eight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

Three home runs in two games Is
fairly good batting This is Dutch"
Stuckert's record
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
Standing Of the Club.
National League.
Yesterdays ResuItk

Yesterdays Result&
Pittsburg, o: Boston 2
New York. (. Chicago. 3
Brooklyn, 8; Cincinnati, 4.
Philadelphia, =; St Louis. 4.
Today's Games.
Boston at Pittshurg.
New York at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at ST. Louis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

Buehler. Of the Independents, played
well at second.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

Carroll, who relieved McCarren after
the third inning, assisted in six put
outs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

BOnnaviers led the batting OF the day
with two singles and double
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

DIG&k. INTO Ire MAJORS again.
Ryan has been tried on the dog a
number of times when Cleveland was
ahead or away behind and has been
making good. LajOie may decide to
give HIM a full game in the near future.
Ed Foster, a young right-hander from
the Charleston, S. c, team Of the South
Atlantic League, joined Cleveland here
yesterday. He will be kept on the
bench TO learn major league ways until
later in the season
Lajoie had all his old cleverness and
gracefulness at second yesterday. He
was mixed up in three rafting good
plays, all OF which deserved a hand.
but which were performed so easily the
croWd hardly appreciated what he was
doing His double 20 left In the sew
enth .slning WAS the second hit made
of Hughes.
Could you beat those two sacrifice
hits in succession by Shipke and Ganley
in the seventh inning after Milan mad
reached second on Hickman's error
They were just the plays needed and
were delivered on the spot
Instead of being depressed, as he has
usually been, AltiZer has been putting
up a good game since the hard roasting
he received for his weird headwork on
Monday. His two hits were big fac
tors in the undoing OF Liebhardt.
Zowie, what a walloping those Browns
got in New York yesterday a few
more like that and the blow-up in
Washington. then watch the anvil
chorus IN St Louis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17
American League.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Washington, o. Cleveland. I.
Chicago. ,: Boston, 0.
New York, 10; St Louis, l.
Philadelphia. 5; Detroit, 3.
Today's Games
Cleveland al Washington.
Chicago at Boston.
81 LOC's at New York
Detroit AT Philadelphia.
Staining of the CIrh-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

Iinthicum. Stuckert. and Young each
olouted the sphere for four sacks yes
terlSeh
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

and they would be glad TO see hin
break into the majors again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-17

The error charged to Hughes was an
odd little trick in the first round He
knocked down Josh Clarke's high-iiying
contribution and then had plenty of
time 70 throw him out at first. but
booted the hall around until il was too
late TO get il to first
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-05-20

ment were involved, but now behold
a New South where science and com
mon are joining hands and the
religion of Humanity is welcomed
by alert and receptive minds.
While on a recent tour through
the South, a white-haired Colonel
said t o me in half apology for lack
of a sideboard, prohibition is mighty
inconvelient at times, but I can
stand it better than to see idling,
carousing and occasional shooting, al
though they do say I used to shoot
a little, myself, once. The trouble is
whiskey was bought by those who
could least afford it-white and
black-and the women and children
were the sufferers. The negroes
around here now have more clothes,
better houseS-and some of them
have books, where before the money
went for strong drink. 1t sounds
strange, I know, but I haven't
touched liquor in a I'll drink
openly or not at all-ald so I do not
drink at all, and I find myself just
well off. Come and We'll work the
pump"
And we worked the pump.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-05-20

known, and yet we find every town
in this country proud of its CONNER
cial" colleges. We find the people
proud of their colleges of "engineer-
ing" also; and yet without agricul-
ture, what would engineering am
cunt to?
We have no pau1ence with those
who are ashamed of the word "agri-
culture" and we hope those in auth
GRITTY who have to do with the naming
of state institutions will not listen
to the silly people who think the
name of the State Agricultural College
ought to be changed.
(For the benefit of the extra fastid-
ious the Eagle might we'll have add
ed that the Arya1 race, to which we
took its name from cultiva-
tion of the soil, and that an artist"
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-05-20
A SIGN.
Gilbert Hubbard in The Fra

Gilbert Hubbard in The Fra.)
The open saloon and the stand-up
bar is a menace and a curse. Why
the pest intelligence of the South
should come to this conclusion, seem
ingly all at once, is the most hopeful
sure and strong way the whole thing
has happened, we would regard as
miraculous, If the entire fabric OF
fetch and belief in miracles were
not sailing away with the demijohn
aid jug.
The North has always regarded the
South with a kind of patronizing pity,
when high questions of pith and mo-