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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-17
BOY KILLED BY BROTHER.

WENATCHEE, Sept. lin
climbing tree to escape a mad
bull at Boards mill, 20 miles from
here, the son of Il. T.. Shihett, age
II, was accidentally shot by his
brother. Before help could be So
cured all hope of saving the boys
life was gone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-17
\ WORD FROM JOSH WISE.

" S o m g m g n
would b e too
lazy ter climb
tn ladder O. sue
cess eff 1t were
a elevator"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-17

When people find it necessary to
boast you may be sure it is the
only way others ever learned they
had nothing to boast of.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

Talking about umpires, Bill Bailey
tells the following about Tim Hurst:
"Tim Hurst is a living. breathing,
moving refaation of the theory that q
loud voice is the greatest asset Of a
big league umpire II Tim lost his
voice today he could 80 right along UNI
piring. Wouldnt make a particle of
difference to him, save he would have
to employ a substitute to shout the
batteries. Kid Elberfeld discovered
that fact in the last game between the
Yanks and the Sox. Tim and Evans
were the jumps Evans was on the
bases and Tim behind the catcher.
Manuel was in the box for the Sox and
shot one to first that came near catch
ing a Yank asleep. Elberleld was
at that corner.
How's that, Tim?' yelled the short
stop Wasn't that balkg
Tim said nothing.
"Elherfeld came running down tho
first base line Say wasn't that a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
HARVARD CREW NOT INVITED

London. June 29.--lnere Is little
prospect of the Harvard varsity eight
dat vanquished Yale at New London
Thursday getting race in England
his year. The Harvard crew can not
row I'm the annual Henley regatta, as
The stewards have decided nor to ac-
,ept foreign crews to compete in the
regatta of 1908. and they are too late
to enter for the Olympic regatta, to
be held July 2S the entries for which
closed June /. An exception has been
made in the case of some countries;
for example, Canada and a few con.
tinental countries have until June 80
to enter for the Olympic but 1t was
decided that names of the American
and some other crews must be in the
hands of the secretary of the Olympic
association moi later than June l.
When shown the dispatch from New
Haven, saying that the Harvard crew
was to sail next week. with the idea
IF rowing here on July 2S, the secre.
tary of the British association said:
u am afraid there is some misappre-
hension. We have not received their
entry, and as the time expired June
1, | am certain the association would
not accept The entry should 1t como
this late"
Mr. Stuart the Cambridge stroke,
when questioned today regarding Hai
wards coming over. said:
Il know nothing of Harvard being
invited 10 row
Air. Stuart last year objected TO rae
ing with Harvard on the ground that
the English oarsmen did not care to
extend their period Of training which
now lasts over six months.
Mr. Kirby, president of the oxford
University Boat club, said today that
he had heard nothing of a race be-
tween Harvard and any British uni
yersity
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
Smith QUITS THE WHITE s0y

Chicago, June 29.--.President Chas
A. Comiskey, of the White Sox Is con
siderably put out by the deserion OF
Pitcher Frank Smith II was an
nounced this morning he packed ~
bis duds gathered his wife and boy
under his heaying wing and departed
for his home IN Pittsburg, after hay
ing had some sort OF row with the
"Old Roman" Comiskey was reluct
ant to discuss the incident but finally
said that trouble had been imminent
for some time, with the pitcher look.
ing for n.
Smith would not report for morning
practice as often as | thought neces
sary" said the owner OF the leaders in
the American league pennant race.
He did not make valid excuse for
his absence and as consider that
morning practice Is absolutely essen.
tial for a team when it is at home and
can practice then, simply told him
So
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
y Y X y sg X X Il IS y y M II * IS IS J Il 3 M v x M
Tim Hurst, Umpire


balk2 You gettin' SO old you can't see
10 the pitchers box?'
Hurst said never a word But he
waved his hands towards first base
- don't believe you'd know a balk
n you saw one. Probably they hadn't
been invented when you broke into the
game And they began callin balks
in 1899
Hurst said never a word But ne
waved his hands gently toward the Wis
ilors box
What's the use of talkin' to a guy
that won't answer back2 he chortled,
and started back TO the coaching line.
But Charlie Hemphill whirled him
around and started him toward the
bench
What's the gag. Hemp? demand.
ed Norman.
You're fired out of the game
Who said so? Old Hurst didn't
open his head
No, but he waved bis hands, an
Iswered Hemphill as he went to bat"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

games that he lost In succession he
allowed jbut one run in each; he al
lowed but four runs in five games. His
record Is eleven Victories and six de-
feats. and in four of his defeats his
team was shut out benind him,
Marquard who is 10 join Detroit,
pitched twenty-three games for lndi-
annapolis in two months. He won sew,
enteen and lost six Carr's team Is
leading the American association, with
forty-threa victories and twcnty-four
defeats Ii can be seen how valuable
this lefthander was,
Vic Willis has now won six straight
games, this coming after losing four
out of seven.
sioyan. eighteen; Hoffman. Giessler
and MILAN six each; Crawford four
are the leaders OF the American league
in doubles, triples and home runs, re-
spectlvely.
Schultz aas The lead in doubles with
fifteen. L0beri. in three-base hits. with
nine and Wagner IN homers with four
Rossman Is The besi hitting first
baseman IN the Americap league, Dels-
NahtV leads the secthld sackers. Wall
lace tops the shorislops and Lord is tie
pest hliting third baseman. Cobb.
Stone and DOughcrty command the
regular outfielders.
Camel Is ahead OF renney hy one
point as tne best hitting initial sack
er in The older league Everson, al
second. Wagner al short and i.obert
al third would complete an infieid
that would be hard io improve on. Don
lin Titus aad Murray would do The
garden duty.
Criss ard mis- would be- The hat
terry for tho American leagues slug
glng team while Wllise and DOOM
would be IN the points for rulllam
fence breakers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
BASEBALL
GOOSE EGGS
FOR CRESCENT

Manager wilson's colts shut out The
Cresceht Mexicans" yesterday after.
noon in the fastest game ever played
on the local diamond by the score Of
3 to o. with four Of the regular team
members out at the game. Stats"
Willis the young Kansas twirler, was
in tho box fot The locals He allowed
but two hits and not a visitor saw sec
ond base until the seventh inning,
when man went 10 second on a wild
pitch. breaking the spell Anr ser
visitor got TO second on a fielder
ch9lce between first and second. Mac
osbourne was i'm the box for trr Yi5.
itors and was pounded for eight hits
although he shut of seven, as did VIII
lis. al tho pan. Willis won his own
game. bringing IN the first score W
good base running and sending in two
more scores with two-base hit MOI
a score was made by either side or
man 70 beyond first until the last half
OF the fourth inning when Big Un'
Barry landed on the first ball over fo-
s .hrec.base bit between l9ft and CEN
ter field. up close 10 the fence. lie
was scored BY willis who ran out a
ball feided clean Singles by Hennes
sey and Goldwaii and a two-bagger by
Willis were productive of two runs In
the sixth inning
The tabflated score follows:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
LEADS NATIONALS BIG BATTERs

Pittsburg June 29.-Hans Wagner.
the important link in the Pitsburg
chain has come into his own and tops
the National league batters, in all
probability never to be headed His
mark is .315, low for TIE mighty mas
ter of swat. but at the rate he has
been advancing he will 10 doubt soon
distance his field
Michael Donlin. former Cardinal.
and the truly live member OF J. Muggsy
McGraws Gay White Way athletes.
trails the Carnegie citizen one point.
Titus. last weeks leader. Is now $40.
running third Leach, Waner.s team
mate and leader OF the league, alter
mating with Doom throughout the
spring battling is lowering around the
300 mark with 30l Steinfeldt and
Evers. the two top regulars of tho
Cubs are separated by but one point
-.29f-.293. Murray and Delehanty ara
high for the Cardinals and the rest
are lost far down the column.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
Picked Up Diamond Auerages
FRl ~

Roy Thomas IS the tenth player IN
The National league 10 make four hits
in a game, the other being Joe Dele
manly, Leach, Tenney, Steinfeldt Ev.
ers, Beaumont, Schultz twice Kane
OF Pirshurg. and l.obert. The two la:-
ier made five each.
Carlisle the Outfield sold by Bos-
ton 10 Kansas City, made six hits in
his first seven games and played an
errOrless game In the field
The old timers seem TO be the best
pitchers nowadays Bill Dineen. Jack
Powell Cy Young. Chick Fraser Don
.oyan, Cheshro, Tom Hughes and Sam
LeeYer are All going far better than
The average
June l3 was true 10 It's name for two
Cincinnati Reds Johnny Kane and
Paskert made their first errors OF the
season on that date.
From June 10 10 % Knabe the
Quaker second bnseman made but one
hit that being gond for TWO bases.
Fielder Jonas he1Mhte S0x leader
Is certainly iu ciaas by bimRell1as a
run getfer. lie has made blIs thirlys
eight hits This season and scored as
many runs.
IN three games THAT Sparks offlclat
ed in ne allowed bur one run I'm each
and sllll LOST two OF them
In the recent NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
natl series of The four games played
IAN resulted Ia shuiouis Cincinnati
was the victor IN three contents. while
In the last game MuIrays men turned
the tables
During recent batting slump in
eight games Philadelphia was shut out
in five OF them.
McQuillen deserves better hating
support in his first year m fast COM
pany, as he has pitched ~ good bssl
as amy man In the country an three
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
MANAGER WILSON MADE GOOD

Manager "Biir' Wilson made good.
rhe local fans sent for htnf Knowing
that he could manage q team II SUP.
ported and would have a winning team.
fhe locals played thirty games this
season and lost but four Yesterdays
game showed Wilson's value. With q
days coaching he shut out the Cres-
cent team to o, with four new men
n the game, handling first base in an
able manner himself Manager VIII
son would have kept the team togeth-
sr had there been any possible chance
II the local merchants supporting an
Independent team He has been Of.
cred the management Of another team
aud will doubtless make good, as Bill
goes in to win Svery time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

The merits of the Texas Wonder
you would never suffer from kidney
bladder or rheumatic trouble. 81 bot
le two months treatment Sold by
Wallace drug store. call for testi-
nony.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

Tulsa, Okla. June 29.-The locals by
hard and safe batting in the last half
of the eighth scored five runs and won
Sundays game, when il looked as
though McAlester had IT, having scored
four runs and obtained a lead Of two
In their half of the eighth.
Score r. II. h
Tulsa .......... OO2 600 05F-7 IL
McAlester ..... 600 600 040-7 6 3
Batteries Klllilay and Kelley; Page,
Bell and Page.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

a powder for swollen, tired, hot,
marting feet Sample sent FREE.
Nlso Free Sample of the Foot Ease
sanitary Corn-Pad, a new invention.
ADDRESS, Allen S. Olmstead, lie Roy.
y. Y.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
SPORTS
AND
OTHER
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Chicago. June 90 Detroit defeated
Chicago In a game marked by heavy
hitting. the suore being 10 to s.Sehaef
en- the first man 10 faceI Walsh hit a.
home run to left field with the bascs
full in the second inning The locals
batted well, but showed poor judgment
on the bases and fieided badly.
Score RH.E.
Detroit .......0 06i OH 000--fO II 1
Chicago ........2f1 100 600 5 Ia 4
Batteries Mullin. Summers and
Schmidt; Walsh. Altrock and Sullivan
and Weaver.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

Springfield NO. June 29.-rhe
home run of Nichols for The locals and
the running match OF the visitors wese
the only features OF the game an
Score HE
Topeka ........2l2 Ol0 O04-lO s 8
Springfield 0O0 OOl 000 9 &
Batteries Hagerman and Brennan;
Root and MilsAp
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
National League.
okLAHoMA.kANsAs LEAGUE.
lola. 5. lndependence. 3.

Independence, Kas., June 29.--ln one
Of the most exciting games OF the sea
son lola defeated Independence by the
score of to 3. Collins made home
run.
Score RHE.
lola ........ 600 Oc0 200 O3--5 S 3
lndepend .O1O Ol0 900 lO--3 .
Batteries; Brennan and Erloff Hall.
Price and Stringer
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
WANTS TO HOLD GOOD THING

Topeka, Kan. June 20 Oklahoma
wants to pick out about onehalf Of the
800 Oklahoma prisoners confined In
be Kansas penitentiary and use them
or building ROADS in the new state
Governor Hoch and the prison offic
ais. IN letter to Governor Haskell
says that it Will not be permitted
Under the contract between the two
states Oklahoma must give foui
months notice before the prisoners are
removed
r. W Caldwell of the Caldwell Man
ufaoturing Co, Of Kansas City. is a
Guthrie visitor today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
HE.
Joplin, 10; webb CIV. o.

Webb City Mo, June 29-Jopln
defeated The Triplets. shutting them
out Three pitchers were used and all
tared badly
Score R.H. r.
Webb city $50 600 600 000- 0 6
Joplin .... 900 S02 000-l0 III o
Batteries. Burnam, Roach O'Brien
and Cheek; Moore, Nagle and Noyes
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

It Is vain world. Just about the
time when a woman becomes salts
fled with herself she gets dissatisfied
with her husband.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

Oklahoma City. Okla. June 29.-Fol-
bre lei Wichita down With only two
hits and won The game for The Nets
By ne score OF 9.to 2 One o. the big
gesi snnday crowds ever known here
Witnessed lhe game. --s..-4 >.
Score r. n. p
Oklahoma City O04 30l 0is-9 2 z
Wichita .. 00i 900 0Ol-2 2 a
Batteries Folbre and Kelsey: Scoit
espslrons
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
Chicago, 80; Cincinnati. 10.

Chicago, June 29--Chicago won
both games. two fast and nearly per-
fectly played contests Campbell held
the locals without a bit for five in
nings in the first game, but was found
easily in the last three Pfeister held
the visitors down to three scattered
hits in the second only one Cincinnati
player reaching third base. Triples oy
Schultz and Zimmerman gave Chicago
one run in the third Stelnfeldts
double and Kings long single scored
the other.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Enid. Z; Iutchinnon. 4.

Enid Okla. June 90 Enid out
played the Salt Packers and easily
won IN the best game seen on the To-
cal diamond Ashley for the Railroad
ers, and Freeso for Hutchinson each
made a nome run.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
ST. Louis, 6: Cleveland, I.

81 Louis, June 29.-St. Louis In
creased their hold on first place by
defeating Cleveland. 6 to /. before the
largest crowd of the season Singles
by Ferris and Criss batting fog Petty
aud errors by Laioie and j. Clarke
gave the locals ,hree runs in the sec
ond joss retired in favor OF Thiel.
man. Dineen relieved Poity and gave
but one hit.
Score r. H. T.
ST. Louis .4.....131 600 1875 10 0
Cleveland ..... .0lO 600 000-1 3 4
Batteries. Petty. Dineen and Stev.
ems, Spencer; Joss, Thielman and Dav-
ids9n.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

Muskoaee 4-s: nartIesvIIIe. nd.

Mushogee Okla, June 29-Before
record breaking crowd Muskogee
took a double-header from Bartlesyilla
and gained first place.
First Game.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

Summary. Three.basa hit Barry.
two.base hit willis. Struck ont, by
Osbonrne. z Willis. {. bases on balls,
Off Osbourne. l. Hit by pitcher. by
Csbonrne. j. Stolen bases Wilson,
Wells. Willis G. Mize. Time, 1872.
Umpire. Dishman.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
cklahoma Kansas Leaoue.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
American League.

American League.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Boston at New York
National League.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburg at st Louis.
New York at Brooklyn.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Western Association.
Joplin al Springfield.
Topeka at Webb City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29
r. II. Il
1871 600 1915 10 o
am nm ogo D A
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


Pittsburg, Ga; ST. Louis, 81.
ST. 1otiis. June 29--PittSburg took
both games Of a doube-headar from
ST. Louis The first went to 3, the
second to l. In the first game Pitts
burg won out in the last three innings
by pounding Beebe and Raymond out
Of the box. Lush succeeded In holding
the visitors down TO one run. The
second game was closer, but Pittsburg
bit Higginbotham hard enough TO win,
while Camnitz held the locals safe at
all stages.
First Game.
Score r. II T.
St Louis ....... 900 ITO 1908 3 :
pittsburg .... 600 900 23i--6 8 J.
Batteries. Beebc, Raymond Lush
and Hostetter; Willis and Phelps,
Second Game.
Score r. II. Il.
st. Louis ..10 100 600 000-1 5 /
Pittsburg ..... 020 O01 010-4 s 1
Batteries: Higginbotham and Bliss;
Camnitz and Gibson
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-29

Contractor Joe seyerns has returned
to Oklahoma City.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
NEW PARTY IS BORN
s. c. TAPP, AN ENGLIsHMAN, FOR
 PRESIDENT.
ft i. Formally Proclaimed and Its Platform of Principles Announce ed--would Give Suffrage to
 <the Women.


 Chattanooga. Tenn. Oct. s.--The Lib- eral Party held it's first national con- vention here to nominate candidates for the Presidency and Vtce-Presi- dency of the United States and adopt a platform The following nomina- tions were made:
 For President, Sidney c. Tapp of Atlanta; for President John Mad dox, of Minnesota.
 MT. Maddox was also selected as chairman of the National Executive Committee. tended. many. delegates sending their views in letters. Although the leaders had emphasized the fact that the party IS the cham nion of woman's suffrage. not wo- man was present. The meeting was held behind closed doors;
 Mir. Tapp called the convention 10 order as temporary chairlnan anu oeS Iivered an address
 Charles J. Moore. of Atlanta. was elected permanent chairman ana upon assuming the gavel made a speech.
 After the address of the permanent ehairman the convention unanimously sdonted the platform as follows;
 sWe demand such amendments to constitutions of the various states or the Union, and to the corstitution or inc United States as will permit Wo- men to vote on equal basis, terms and conditions with men. and grant unto women all legal rights and privileges which are granted unto men under the law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09

t
 eve demand such constitutionai amendments as may be necessary 70 provide A system of direct taxation 70 support the Federal government. Any other system of taxation is an insult to the people of republican form oi government.
 referendum be adopted Into our sss tenn of government.
 will provide that when a citizen hus accumulated millions Of dollars by virtua of increase of population or other causes produced by the public, and his millions make him menace to society. that a certain portion Of his property and income thereby re- vert to the government to be used for the support of the government ana distributed to the public for humani- tarian purposes.
 eve demand such legal restrictions as will prevent any citizen ar indi- vidual from owning properties to such extent as to make him menace ta the public good.
 "Wo demand the absolute separa- the restoration of the church to a purely spiritual institution and its elimination from politics. "We demand the preservation of the national and State governments in their constitutional limitations. I've denounce the present methods and practices of the dominant politl' | cal parties"
 The platform then goes into a de. nunciation of Bryan, Taft, President l Roosevelt and wm. R. Hearst ana closes by urging all women suffra
 gists throughout the country to or ganize and cooperate in making th' principles of the liberal party effect | i've
 After the convention had adjourned | Mr. Maddox the Vice-Presidential l candidate. was interviewed. During
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
weIeom. peis gations.

Budapest, Oct. S.-Emperor ffAncis- Joseph today welcomed in this city the Austrian and the Hungarian dele- cations. Replying to the address of inc president of the delegations. the Emperor alluded to recent events and his intention to create constitutional institutions In Bosnia and Herzegovina He then said
 ''The powers. animated entirely by peaceful intentions, are endeavortng in mutual understanding to mitigate and remove the difficulties from which the European situation is not yet free. Thanks to our alliance with Germany and Italy and our friendly relations with the other powers. Austria Hun gary Is in a position to cooperate prominently in the maintenance of peace.
 "The monarchy can only perform this task effectually if it is powerful and armed. It is a task commensurate with it's traditions and it's position in Europe. I am confident that you will examine the demands of my govern ment, especially those in relation to the development of our forces by land and sea in this spirit and that you will be guided by patriotic insight and self denial.
 T bid you a hearty welcome"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-09
A Brighter Outlook.

Paris. Oct. 9.-The frank explana- tion of M. Iswolsky. the Russian for eign minister to the French govern ment Ia largely responsible for the hrighter outlook for an international conference with regard to the sltua- ton in the Balkans
 The fact that NJ, Iswolsky had not nromptiy communicated to France and Great Britain what he had learned ebout the forthcoming Balkan changes at his recent interviews with Baron s,o, Arenthal, the Austria Hungarian foreign minister and Signor Tittoni, Inc italian foreign minister, created ,aors than an unfavorable impression in Paris and London. The Russian soreign minister. however. has now s,cceaded in allaying whatever suspicion existed and the conviction Is general here that Great Britain. Fance snd Russia can agree on a program Sor tbe conference and will henceforth march shoulder to shoulder.