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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01
Arms company.

Arms company.
If it is seen there will be a game at
West End park. If it is not seen there
will be no game.
The ball takes up its burden today and
will be used throughout the ensuing sea-
son.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

After retiring from behind the bat
to give Massing a chance. Garvin es-
tablish ed himself on the third base
coaching line and handed out line
of talk that kept everybody laughing
When one of the batsmen half way
swung at ball as it came from the
pitcher, and the umpire called it a
ball. Garvin shouted out. almost per-
suadedm-Mobile Register.
If Lee played half as well as he
talks, "Muggsy" would have had him
years ago
Mobile came forward again with q
Sunday game. l don't think ball should
be played on the Sabbath when there
is a law against it. Why violate the
law? Why not take the matter to the
court- and settle 1t?
This open violation of the law on
the part of the club owners Is con
demned by every w-abiding citizen
What's the use to make laws Il they
are not to be enforced? 1 hope that
the Mobile management will not at
tempt to play Sunday ball during the
league series, before bringing the mat :
ter to the courts.-Montgomery Jour-
nal
Since when, o Horace, are you such
inoralist?
baseball players union is tn
fastest thing to spring into existence
1t was organized by the members Of
the Washington club of the American
league, with James J. Callahan of Chi
cago one of the moving spirits. Gala
han Is here working with Cantillon's
men. and the scheme is said to be mis-,
but he is allowed to play in organized
baseball.
According to Callahan. the new union
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

Alfalfa, March (Special)-The first
game of the season was played this after
noon between the Alfalfa Athletic club
ard the Gadsden "Pugs," Alfalfa win
ming by the score of to O. Two errors
and two hits were made by each team.
Batteries, Thompson and Stewart; Steven
son and Stevenson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

is to be affiliated with the Federation
of Labor under Samuel Gompers and
its object will be mutual protection. 1t
Is also aimed to create fund for q
baseball players home modelled on the
general idea of the Actors fund.-GaI-
weston Dispatch
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

The newspaper writers with the Cubs
have made hosts of friends in the short
time they have been in Atlanta. Every
one of the party is a star in his par
ticular line and some of the brightest
baseball stuff ever sent to the weS.
IS being produced by them.-Atlanta
Journal.
Well size 'em up today ourselves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01
The World BeaterS In Bir-
mingham fer a Three
Game Series
GREATEST STARS
OF THE DIAMOND
Manager Vaughn Expects His Men To
Make Good Showing-Game Will
Be Called at 3:3o-Great
Crowd.
az BILL Ak,

That greatest Of all baseball organiza-
tons. the Chicago Cubs, twice winners
of the pennant of the National league,
arrive in Birmingham today
The visitors will meet the Barons this
afternoon, tomorrow and Friday. and to
these games the largest crowds of the
preseason period will flock.
1t will be disappointment to the fans
TO learn that Charles Murphy, president
Of the Cubs, is not making the southern
trip this year. The president is we'll
known in Birmingham and justly popu-
lar. However, all the others will be on
hand, from Mordecai Brown to the bat
boy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

Eirmingham's guests today are twice
winners of the National league champion
snip and present holders of the worlds
Championship.
In 1906 the Cubs won lie games, the
greatest number ever won by a member
ot the big leagues That year, however,
they were defeated in the worlds cham
pionship series by the Chicago White
Sox. champions of the American league.
In 1907 the Cubs again landed the PEN
ant of the National league, and turned
the trick without overtaxing themselves.
Then they met Detroit, the champions OF
The American league, and everyone knows
tic story. Four successive engagements
tossed their laurels to the Cubs.
Frank Chance is again after the pen
nAnt of the National league He has prac-
tically his champions intact, and no
prophet could be excused unless he saw,
n the hazy days of next September, the
Cubs again heading the National league
column.
The reason why the Cubs compose the
greatest and most effective baseball ma
chine is that they combine all the ele-
rlents of baseball-hitting. fielding, pitch
ing, base running. team and noodle
work-into a perfect whole which is IT.
resistible
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01
BASEBALL RESULTS.
AUGUSTA Defeats Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga, March 3-(Special.)-Th
Clamps got theirs" this afternoon at the
bands of bush leaguers, too. Bill Smith
decided to test the ability of Sitton. His
wildness in the sixth was fatal Score
by innings: R.H Il.
Atlanta .....O 10 900 000-1 0
Augusta .................OO O OU5 wv l
Batteries: Sitton and McMurray;
Schmick and Carson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

There may be some big league
catchers that can put it on Hardy a nj
Seabough, but as far as the Southern
league big nit artists there's strictly
nothing stirring. 1t is likely that
Whitley" Morse will be retained as
utility man after the crack first bass
man Berry has in view shows up
Nashville American.
1t was only yesterday that Ewing
dubbed Hardy the pin head" of the
lea que.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

Anyhow, Gilks is certainly the gamer
by the transaction. Schmidt hasn't a
man on his hinging staff who can
touch Schultz, and it's doubtful If the
Cotton States contains his equal 70
day. He's too good for a Glass D our
ft-Mobile Herald.
Charlie Babb didn't think so well of
Schultz.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

Save on your doctors bills. How? Eat
delicious Sugar Glen molasses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

Van Anda won't have any cinch on
that job. There are others.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-01

THAT Ryan sure has a nice raise
ball" said Lajoie last night ut is
the same ball that old Red Ehret used
in his palmiest days."-New Orleans
World.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
"BROkE ERITIS.n
Everybody's Magazine.

Everybody's Magazine.
Nearly all of our big speculating
brokers, by the time they are making
large incomes. have developed pro
nounced cases Of .brokeritis," a psy
Geological malady so marked that it's
symptoms can be diagnosed as readily
as those of any physical Illness. This
"brokeritis," or 'promotormania," is
one of the most fatal diseases of the
age. Appendicitis is nothing in com
parison with 1t; smallpox Is no more
certain to leave its indelible mark,
the plague is not more contagious.
The representative young men of our
best society-and usually. therefore,
the husbands of our typically helpless
young women-are the ones most liza
BILE to become its victims.
The get-rich-Quick notion Is the first
symptom of "brokeritis." John Brown
leaves college with the world before
him. He is in love with a pretty and
rather frail girl-the sort a boy like
young Brown seems invariably to Sc
lect. He can not marry her until he
has enough money to take care of her
She is not the sort of girl who ever
could rough it. So the boy looks about
for the quickest way to provide for
her.
He goes into brokers' office. AS
time goes on a friend of his fathers
advances him money enough to buy a
seat on the exchange, and with few
lucky turns" and some really hard
work he succeeds in eventually paying
off the amount. He ;oes into part
nership with the son of rich man;
he marries the girl; he spends still
more money Why doesn't he save?
That is another of the symptoms of
'Drokeritis"-they never dol
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22

tion of Mr.. Kuebler's whereabouts
since leaving Durango. Hts sui .,de
makes it evident he became derargei 4
after leaving here some weeks ago.
1t is not believed he had any inten.
tion OF going for-good. as he took with
him very few Of his belongings. Cut
continued use Of dope got ir Its york
and the Kuebler we have known The
past twenty-five years is no more
Mr.. Kuebler came to Durango In the
early days and for years worked as
a dry goods clerk. He was an Al
salesman. He liked to sport, h,wcver.
and took to cards and forcwed gam.
bling for many years. For ;hs past
two or three years he has ooen as
ISOLATED with AL Grant in the CONNER.
cial club. AL was known as square"
sport but had one trouble-got stuck,
quite often and overplayei himself
and 1t required months to rs.uperate.
Al was baseball enthusiast and man.
aged the Durango club several differ.
ent years, being very successful last
season.
Deceased has a brother who ia a
priest and also brothers and siste~s
In Ohio who are prominent people
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
A LYING pEBAUcH.

A more brazen, lying newspaper
was never published than the Du.
range Democrat. 1t has lied, wifully
In and out of season, regarding the
Colorado State bank and we can prove
it. and still 1t has been upheld and
its editor taken into confidence by
those who should be above II. The
Herald is onto the dirty work. Ben
Freeman sleeps off more honor every
night than the Democrat outfit. That
Mr.. Freeman has friends is indicated
by the proposition of monied men to
back him. From the day The Herald
started in to secure dollar for dollar
for depositors. at time the bank
assets were being decried and made
to appear worthless and depositors
scared into selling for a song, we know
positively II was the desire OF the bank
officials TO take care of depositors,
They knew If the bank assets were
handled right they would pay off
the depositors. but when an attempt
was made to make them appear worth
less and the Democrat gloried In the
outlook for only 20 to rs cents on the
dollar. the bankers we're determined
to make good and to this end have
labored industriously. They have had
nothing to fear in way of trial. Many
have urged them to go ahead with the
trial and let depositors take what they
could get, but the bank officials have
the welfare of depositors who en-
trusted their funds to the keeping OF
the Colorado State bank, and not
withstanding the billingsgate that has
been heaped upon them from day 10
day and upheld by those in authority
they have gone on about their bust
ness with but one oDJect. the protec
tion of the creditors OF the bank. Show
US set Of men who have made such
heroic efforts? There are those ira
ducing them who are unworthy 10
unlace their shoes and the day L.;
coming when the cat will turn.
In the meantime Dave Day owes the
Smelter City State bank SITS. 1t IL
such men who are bank wreckers-
obtain depositors' money on loans un
der false promises to pay. The good
Lord never spared life to a greater
back.bitc- man the man who pretendi
honesty. He has tried, convicted ant
sentenced these men without a wort
OF protest from those in authority
But deccncy will win in the long run
And every depositor will receive al,
money. thanks TO the efforts Of ths
bank officials. II given a show.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
THE BUSINESS MEMS BANQUET

The banquet at the Strater hotel last
evening in honor of the visiting mem
bers of the st. Joe Commercial club.
under the auspices of the board of
trade, was a decided success In every
way. Covers were laid for over 100
there being two long rows of tables
the full length of the dining room. It
was Just few minutes after nine
when the large company gathered
around the festal board and partook Of
splendid repast after which the COM
pany listened to some highly inter
esting talks by home people as well as
visitors. Mr.. A. L. Nathan, as presi-
dent OF the board of trade, presided
and all the speeches were informal.
Edgar Buchanan was the first called
on and in an able manner extended
a welcome and outlined to the visitors
the resources Of this southwest sec
tion. Other Durango speakers were
l. c. Jakwsy. who delivered a splen-
did address, T. C. Graden. DR.. A l..
Davis and A. p. Camp. T. B. Camp
bell and W. p. Mcdonald responded in
behalf of the st. Joe people, while
Profs. Bennett and whipple Of the
Colorado Agricultural college made In
teresting talks.
The banquet proved profitable in
many ways. First, 1t was a popular
priced affair. wines and liquors being
omitted, and there were many Of the
younger element Of our city in attend.
ance. 1t WIS one Of those kind OF
get together" affairs and should be
OF more frequent occurrence. The
Strater management was courteous
and carefully looked after the pleas.
ure OF the company.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
COUPLE WE'D AFTER TEN YEARS

The Denver Post of Monday CON
tains the following of special interest
10 Durangoites:
Lawrence Sheets ardent wooing of
beautiful Verne f. jackson which had
been stopped for ten years on account
OF lovers quarrel, was renewed
again last week here in Denver, and
Saturday night they were married at
the brides home, 3062 Meade street.
The couple We're sweethearts in Du-
range ten years ago. They became
engaged and theii wedding arrange
ments were being made when a mis-
understanding occurred
Sheets went away. No word came
from the young woman. and they did
not correspond in all the ten years.
Seven years ago the young woman
moved to Denver with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Jackson.
few months ago Sheets came to
Denver to take charge of the cement
curbing contracts of his firm In North
Denver, One day he met Miss Jack
son. He had loved her more and more
as the days heightened into months
and years. She, too, had been faithful
= her first love and they decided to
get married right away.
Saturday Sheets went to the court
house To get the license. He reached
there fifteen minutes after the office
had closed He determined not to
let another day with It's uncertainties
come between him and his wedding,
so he tipped the ianitor at the court
house 81 to get Mrs. Maude Felner
back to the office.
This was done and Saturday night
they were married
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
To the Depositors Of the Colorado
State Bank Of Durango, and
the Public:

Every statement published, writ
ten or verbal, that In the admin
istration Of the Colorado State
bank, any wrongful act was ever
done by me, Mr.. Chapman or Mr..
Eldredoe, or any dollar Of the
banks money directly or indirect
iy taken, that we or any Of US
ever even used the bank In the
least for our own personal oain,
that any company was ever form
ed for such purpose or used there
for, or that the slightest appear
ance Of such being the case ex.
lists, that the bank has directly or
indirectly, now or at other time,
the slightest interest In the Free
man Investment company or In
any Of the property Of that com.
any, that any bank was ever ad-
ministered more uprightIy or with
more single aim to the banks
good than was the Colorado State
bank under my administration, I
hereby charge to be false, and to
this statement may be added BY
any reader all the force and viaor
afforded by use Of any language.
have no fear Of final outcome
and Of the complete vindicstion Of
our good names.
make this statement to all per-
sons for all time.
q. N. FREEMAN.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
COLORADO POTATOES AND ~
HOW THEY ARE GROWN

II there is any one man rho knows
anything about potato growing 1t is
Prof. Bennett. who has made the sub
ject = study from every viewpoin.
and practical demonstrations. hence
we take pleasure IN giving some Of
his remarks on the subject:
None OF the quick return crops Of
Colorado are making the money per
acre that the potatoes bring. There
are many conditions that combine to
bring about this result. First. the eli
mate Of Colorado Is sdsptec to pro
ducing the highest quality Ia potatoes
Tho potato (salaRum tuberosusn) LIS :
native Of the high attitudes Of South
America 1t needs cool nights and
dry sunny days to reach Its best de
velopment This fact is shown by
the statistics Of production Of the po-
tato In the Uuited States. More than
50 per cent Of the total production
&c In the north ten states, including
Maine. New York. Pennsylvania. Ohio,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, In
diana. Illinois and Iowa. The southern
states produce very few. This differ
ence in place Of production makes a
big difference In prics. According tc
the United States statistics the prizes
OF potatoes In these tan states for lxst
December was not to sxcsed 45 cent,
per bushel. At tts sans time In Ala
bama- rezas, oklahona and New
Mezicos the prtcs was cas dollar Of
above.
The geographical position Of Colo
rado L. susAsthat re can sasiiy com
pete with the nnrttArn states In thes,
southern maststs. Coiosado u At pres
ent producing only about seven mil
lion bushels Of potatoes psr year.
In cost OF pro4pction Colorado ha
reat adveAtsap ovse tksse rtats1
Ia practically ~ Of ths old potat.
producins sfstss tAs laals require tb
addition Of potassium. phosphoru
acid and nitrogen IN tbs form Of con,
mercai fertilizers. This fertilizini
eests frem u 70 ~ ~ acre. Cox
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22

for members of the legislature In
the recent election in Oregon It is
figured that the Republican national
ticket will carry that state in 1908
by plurality of at least 25,OO0 If
Oregon should turn out TO be fair
register of the relative strength of
the two parties in the campaign. then
the Republican presidential candidate
ought 10 have large majority in the
electoral college this year. In 1896
The Republicans carried Oregon for
president by only 1000. They had a
margin of $4,000 in 1900. while Roose-
welt carried 1t by $1,000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
pAul,s EouRrh OF July.

Paul was q little boy born on the
4th OF July. He was the eldest of
three children. The other two being
girls. slf4
Paul's playmates used to tease him
and tell him the decoration and fire
crackers were In honor OF his birth
day. When he was nine years old his
mother died and following her death
the large house In which the small
family lived caught nre at night and
burned to the ground, the occupants
barely escaping With their lives. Then
bank failed and the discouraged
father lost most of his money. One
misfortune followed another till the
father finally decided to so back
across the ocean to his old home in
Belfast. Ireland.
He called America cursed place.
And wanted his little ones to forget
such q country. His only regret was
as he sailed away the faithful wife
and mother lay buried there. But no.
so with little Paul. 1t was the only
home or country he ever knew and
he loved II. He loved the beautiful
mountains, the blue sky and pretty
scenery OF Colorado. He loved the
flag and each 4th of July had placed
ON over the front porch with his own
little hands. His heart seemed bro
ken as he bid his playEates all good
bye and sailed away on the big ship.
He resolved when he got TO be n man
he would come to America aud make
his home.
The father had only been a few
months In Ireland when II was near
Ing the 4th Of July. Little Paul AS
usual saved his nickels to buy fire.
crackers and a flag. Quite umidly
he approached his father and ssked
permission to buy an American flag
and put 1t over the front porch on the
Fourth. He was rudeiy told by his
father no American flag could CIV jr
float over their home in Ireland. To
never mention tne NAME OIL AuleilsH
again. Where the father had o1l,
known trouble and misfortune. Pau
has never disobeyed his father, but
he was very much disappointed. and
cried himself 10 sleep and dreamed liz
saw such pretty fireworks and the
grand old stars and stripes floating
proudly from many buildings. The
sight was 10 beautiful to him as the
poor little fellow WAS homesick. Then
In his troubled sleep he missed the
flag from the front porch and getting
out of bed he climbed on top OF the
porch. The climbing was hard work
and he could not make much head.
way but the flag must be there as II
had been every year since he had
been large enough to place it there. Al
he reached the top he suddenly awoke
and fell. 1t was only short distance
but his head struck rock and he was
badly injured.
The third day they propped him W
in bed with soft pillows. He smiled
as he saw floating proudly from the
porch large flag. The stars and
stripes Of America the land he loved.
IVA b. HUSSEY.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
COLORADO NEWS.

George Goode, well known saloon
man OF Cripple Greek. was frightfully
burned by the premature explosion Of
several pounds of powder, which he
touched off In his back yard In order
to berid Of 1t. The skin was burned
off both arms and his face was badly
burned, IT being feared for a time
that the sight Of one Of his eyes was
destroyed. Later he was reported q
resting easily.
After two years Of hard work, =
home for the assd Dlonssfs ef Colo.
raao = about to bscsas . rsaln1y.
Within the week articles Of incoeDoFa-
tion will be taken out for IL PSo
nssrs' Homo association anA ~ ~
work On = hons begun TAe aAsoela,
toa Mn q ~ ssssss . eDl1sa =
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
THE PARDON OF CALEB POWERS

The fact that nearly 100000 persons
of Kentucky for the pardon of Caleb
Powers, charged with completely In
the murder of Governor Goebel. and
that among the signatures to- this
petition were the names of some 240,-
600 Kentuckians, many OF them Demo
Gratis, might seem of itself sufficient
reason for the pardon which Governor
Wilson has issued.
The governor was. however, not
moved entirely by this consideration.
He examined closely into the circum.
tion of Goebel, read the evidence pro
duced upon the different trials OF
Powers, and upon the conclusion that
the accused man was entirely limo
cent based the order for his discharge
from custody.
1t is eight years since Governor
Goebel was assassinated. ard yet 1t
was only recently that public senti
ment in Kentucky became calm
enough 10 consider that crime In all
ir phases and to weigh with some
thing like deliberation the evidence
tending to show the guilt or innocence
of different persons charged with COM
plicity in the murder.
Powers was one of the accused, and
l.
quently placed on trial. 1t was i'm
possible In these trials to escape the
Influence of partisan feeling, so bit
ter was the sentiment against the
men who committed the deed and so
eager were the people TO see that the
crime did not go wholly unavenged.
Under the circumstances II was great
ly to the credit of the supreme court
OF the state that upon two occasions
1t reversed the judgment of the lower
court and reminded the case for re
disagreement of the jury, but the fact
was subsequently shown that ten OF
the jurors voted for acQuittal.
The case attracted wide attention.
n first because OF the distinction OF
the man who had been assassinated,
but later because of circumstances
tending to show that Powers had had
no connection whatever with the muir
der. Convinced OF his innocence. tens
of thousands of people in Kentucky
and almost as many residing in other
states urged that he be pardoned,
that the commonwealth be saved from
the horror of a judicial murder, and
that an innocent man be no longer
compelled to stand in jeopardy of his
life.
Some resentment may be felt among
the partisans of Goebel on account of
Governor Wilson's act in ordering that
Powers be set free, but it will not
express the feeling of a majority of
the people of Kentucky. His act will
De applauded throughout the country
as whole. and the day will come
1yhen without exception the citizens of
Kentucky Will rejoice that he chose
this course.-Denver Republican.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22

Sharon, Pa. gave Billy Sunday
s6.s30 as "a free will offering" for five
weeks work On returning to the lee.
ture platform Mr.. Bryan may find that
he has dropped TO second place.
If 1t is wrong to sell pools in Du-
range on races its wrong in Denver
But then Denver is ruled by mayor
who has profited at the expense oi
those who lose their roll at the gam
ing tables and race track.