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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-18

while acknowledging that they had
viewed something that nightly re-
sembled a funeral, were sure that
baseball was only in cOmatose COLI
dition. and, were for opening the grave
and taking a peep at the condition
Of the body. Cook at this critical
moment was called away on business
and with him went most of the en-
thusiasm. II IL had not been dead be-
fore there was no manner of doubling
that baseball in Great Britain was
now deader than the proYerbili door
nail
WORKED ALL AVENUES.
Despite this disappointment, Cook
had gathered rrom his experience in
London that the game OF baseball If
givcn half a chance, would work Its
way to a soft spot next to the heart
a the English people. He determine
cd that at some opportune time, not
then far distant. he would have an
other try at making the British pub
lie Swallow the American game. But
man proposes and the pursuit of the
elusive dollar Gisposes and business
kept the faithful fan trotting around
England for many years thereafter
During all those years. however, he
talked baseball to all and sundry, in
spiring newspaper articles on the sub
iect and polishing up a; short inter-
walls his own faith in the ultimate
triumph of the game. But try as he
might it was not until carly in 1906
that Cook was able TO locate In Lon
don and again turn his attention to an
active propaganda in the interests of
baseball.
DISCOVERED BUT THREE.
When he started that year Cook was
able to discover three, and only three,
men in the whole of London who could
and would play the game. on this
small foundation he set To work to
build the British Baseball association.
and in the attempt he trusted half
blindly to the fates that seem TO at
tend the real enthusiast and to the
spectacular qualities OF the game.
FOOTBALL CRAZE.
Football was then, as now, the great
Saturday afternoon game in Great
Britain. In the 10 years previous TO
1906 II had made marvellous strides in
popular favor The lover of baseball
who IL fain TO boast of the big crowds
which attended the matches in the Inn
portant cities of the United States
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-18

about to be served up by the new
league. an exhibition game was played
between the Rhodes scholars OF OK
ford university and team represent
ing All-LOndon at the Woolwich Ar
senal grounds. The Rhodes scholars
had Il walkover winning by 10 to Z.
GAME CAUGHT ON"
The league games began early in June
and, from the first, caught on" The
attendance grow from Il mere handful
Of 200 half-interested spectators to 1900
wildly enthusiastic rooters, exhibiting
oil the earmarks of the real. genuine.
American original. The final game for
the British cup--one OF the two tro-
phies-between the Tottenham Hot
spurs and the Nondescripts, was wit
messed ny upward of 1900 spectators.
and II was evident that baseball had
made lasting place for itself In Eng
lish sport. To be sure, its public was
still very limited. but start had been
made and in those days Cook wore Il
smile that wouldn't and hasn't come
OFF.
GOOD RAW MATERIAL
In the course OF the same summer
that OF 1g06-in addition to the major
league. various junior clubs were form
ed and knocked into playing form, and
tne season OF t5ut Openeu WIFI 10 CluDS
in existence And while the clubs wero
increasing and the attendance growing
the players were adding considerably to
their skill. Cook regards the Englsh-
man as the best raw baseball material
IL the whole world and the results no
has obtained seem To bear him out.
The feature of the season of 1907 was
a game between an American team
made up of men who had played the
game In the United States and an ALL
British team made up of men who,
with four exceptions, had never seen
q baseball game before the season OPEN
ed. And tho All-Britlsh team won in
q rather tight mattel. The natural sup
position Is that the all-American team
were lot of dubs at the game, but
such is not the fact, for they were
very snappy bunch of ball tossers.
LABOR OF LOVE.
The casual reader can have very lit
tie idea of the difficulties that have
been suTmounted by Nelson Cook in
planting baseball In England. His has
been in the best sense OF the word
labor OF love. for the organizations
that have bean brought into existence
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-18

CONTINUED on page f0arteen,)
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-04-18

Are You Progressing OF Just Excepting
Shop" In Other Words: Arc You
Advertising or Not?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10
Justice Was a Diplomat.

When "Jim" Watson OF Indiana was
practicing law in Winchester he had a
case before local judge involving the
ownership of a pig. Testimony was
submitted and the justice reserved
decision.
The justice was a candidate for
mayor of the town, and Watson and
the opposing counsel thought they
saw an opportunity for little fun.
"See here, judge" said Watson,
meeting the justice on the street one
day, unless I get judgment in my
favor in that pig case I'm going to OPP
pose your election as mayor" Oppos-
ing counsel met the justice and talked
in the same strain.
A couple of days later they went to-
gether to the Justices office. He was
out, but his docket lay open. Opposite
the pig case was the entry: Dis
agreed"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10
Notice to Contractors

First published 80 day Of October)
Notice is hereby given that the city
council of the city of Vinita Oklahoma
will receive bids for the construction Of a
sanitary sewer in the alley through blocks
So, So and rs of the city Of Vinita.
Bids will be received until 8 o'clock p
m, on November 10 1908.
All bids shall be accompanied by GER
titled check two hundred and fifty dollars
The city council reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
The work shall be in accordance witt
the plans and specifications on file in thu
Office of the City Engineer.
City of Vinita
By g. p FoGLE
1888 City Clerk
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10
Paris Gets Acquisition.

The American telephone girl has
been transplanted to Paris, and ac-
cording to reports she has lost none of
the qualities which distinguish her in
this country, but is quite as ready to
break in upon her own private con-
versation to oblige a customer Of the
telephone at any time, and her re-
plies to irate and disobliging people
asking for connections are of the same
temperate and high-class English she
employs at home.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10
First Published October 20, l908)
Notice of Publication.

STATE OF OKLAHOMA, e
COUNTY OF CRAIG,
In the District Court of said County.
j. w. Craig, Plaintiff,
Clara D. Craig, Defendant.
Said defendant, Clara D. Craig. will take
notice that she has been sued in the above
named Court upon petition of j. W. Craig
for an absolute divorce. and must answer
the petition filed therein by said plaintiff
on or before the 7th day of December, A.
D. 1908, or said petition will be taken as
true and judgment for said plaintiff for
divorce will be rendered and granted,
Attest: D. B. STUTsMAN.
Clerk of Said Court
lsEALl By ]. v. Roberts, Deputy
C. CALDWELL. Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10
Psychology In Clothes.

DR.. Thomas Claye Shaw Of London,
speaking on the subject lf the special
psychology OF women, says that there
is a psychology in clothes. 1t is use
less to say that they dress as they
do to please other women or please
men. They dress simply because they
have to in their own way and to their
own satisfaction. The psychology of
dress is that it appears to make you
be what you profess to be.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10
Personals

Jasper Martins little son is sick
L. P. Garrison was in Alton today.
D. W, Harrison was here from Alton
today
Penn Philips came up from Turkey last
nights
Morris Knight has gone to Arkansas
on businesses.
Dick Krebbs returned from the Choctaw
county last night.
Oswego friends are visiting Mr,and Mrs.
w. H. Stalesmith.
Work on the new Congregational church
is progressing nicely.
W. S. Stanfield returned to his home at
Sapulpa this morning.
JT Cole and son, of Haskell were in
the city this morning
J. " Holt of Checotah was transact
ing business here today.
DIR. Lowe was here last night from
Chelsea visiting friends
The case of Carlyle VS. Huitt is still in
progress in the county court.
W. H. Walker, of Stilwell is among the
throng of visitors here today.
HI. Reich Of Marionville, Mo-. is here
looking over the land situation.
W. C. Andrews came upfrom Muskogee
last night on business mission.
JE. Shut. loan inspector of Butler,
Mo-, was here today on business.
Alvin Meeks will leave in few days
from Nevada to spend the winter
RI. Barlow, Of Belleforte, Mo- arrived
in vinita last night on prospecting tour.
A MESSAGE from Colorado this after
noon says John 0skinson is very much
better.
Gus Muropulous. this morning shipped
demiiohn of Artesian water to G. Magln
at Joplin.
Dudley Ellis is here from Oklahoma
City in the interest Of the Pioneer Iele-
phone company.
Frank vann was fined $25-00 and cost
in the county court today and committed
to jail until paid.
J.k jackson and wife Of Wallace,
Idaho, arrived in the city last night and
may locate here.
Gordon Raines is now at Muskoeee em-
ployed as driver for the American Ex-
press Company.
Misses Garnet, Pendergrass and Mae
Cash of Muskogee arrived last night TO
accept position at the telephone office
Mr. and Mrs Gentrysthe parents OF Mrs
G. w. Mitchell, arrived last night from
Kansas City and will make Vinita their
home.
Mrs. John Agenurthy's grandmother
who is 81 years old, suffered stroke OF
apopexy yesterday and it is feared she
will not recover.
Ross Blevins, who has been confined to
his home for the past several weeks, is
| again able to be up and expects to be
down town in few days.
For SALE OR TRADE.---l have lo,OOo
good brick at Big Cabin, that will trade
for stock of any kind, or sell at l-3 off for
cash. Enquire for A. R, Love, at Chieftain
office. lo1-oo
w. L. Bailey and daughter, Mrs. Sam
Hudson and Miss Manda Hudson are ex-
pected to arrive here tonight en- route
from Ell Dorado Springs, Mo-, to Mrs Hud-
sons home near Chelsea.
DIR. Louis Bagby received a message
from Adair this morning stating that the
little Jurgsen girl, whom he operated upon
Yesterday for membraneous Group was
doing nicely and would recover rapidly.
A twin sister of this little girl died OF the
same affiiction last week.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10

Tonight and Tuesday fair and
colder.
Local observations, for day pre-
ceding, furnished by C. Z. Lanman;
Maximum temperature, 81 dees
Minimum temperature, 36
Temperature at 7 p. m, SO
Precipitation. w o
Wind direction. south.
Clear.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10
Before He Was Known

They say your brother used to have
great luck as fisherman" Eyes. he
did Nearly everybody used to believe
him. Pick Me-Up.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10
Now and Always.

It's a good plan to believe only halt.
you hear, and then forget most OF that.
Washington Star.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-10
A few shoes left. The Fair.

Board and lodging for two gent emen
who can occupy the same room. Nice
room and good board close in. Apply to
Mrs. Andy Williams. North Scraper street
1884.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14
The Presidents Salary.

1t is safe to say that very few of the
people living in this country know how
the president of the United States
draws his salary of $4,000 year. OF
those few who may have given the
matter thought large majority do
not know whether he receives his sal
airy monthly, quarterly or semiannuai-
ly. AS a matter of fact. the salary due
the president is taken to the White
House by trusted messenger from the
Office Of the treasurer of the United
States on the last day of each month
and handed over to the official whose
business it is to look after it. The
president receives his salary in the
shape of a check, the $4,000 being di-
vided into eight checks of 81, 1867 each
and four checks of $4166.66 each.
Thus one moIfeh out of every three the
president receives l cent less on his
check than he does the other two. Some
such arrangement as this is necessary
as, of course. $4,000 is not exactly di-
visible by twelve
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14
BANKERS CONVENE
Men of Money Meet in Annual Con-
ventiOn at Pasadena.

Pasadena, Cal, May 14.-Pasade-
ma, California'S center of wealth and
fashion, gave cordial reception to
the men of money of the golden state
who assembled here today in the
fourteenth annual convention of the
California Bankers Association. The
meeting will last through tomorrow
and Saturday. The entertainments
include a reception and ball this
evening, trip to Mount Lowe, with
dinner at the Alpine tavern tomor-
row, and automobile trips on Satur
day.
Among the papers to be read and
addresses that Will be delivered are
the following; A lecture on banking
law. by Judge Alfred Burnett of the
Appellate court; humorous address
along banking lines by Rev. Robt.
j. Burdette of Pasadena; THE Tor
rens Land Act from the Bankers
Standpoint by John Ginty. cashier
of the FrenchAmerican Bank, San
Francisco; Needed Refors in Our
Banking Laws by H. W. Magee Of
Pasadena. former member of the
board of bank commissioners Pot
pourri of Banking Laconics, II. S.
Fletcher. president of the bank of
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14
DISSOLVE VOTING TRUST.
Voting Certificates Have Been EX-
changed for Actual stock.

Baltimore, May 14.-As the re-
suit of the decision of the voting
trustees of the Seaboard Air Line,
made at meeting last March, the
existing voting trust of the road will
be formally dissolved tmorrow.
Holders of voting trust certificates
have exchanged them for actual
stock of the railway company, ar
rangements for such an exchange
having been made by local trust
companies.
Practically the entire capital stock
of the railway, including SIS 1000
900 of the preferred stock and about
S37 600 600 of common stock, has
been held since the organization of
the Seaboard system about eight
years ago by the eight voting trus-
tees. These trustees are; John Skel-
ton Williams of Richmond; S. Davis
Warfield of Baltimore; Thomas F.
Ryan, James A. Blair, John B. Dem
mis-, J, T. Coolidge, Jr., B. F. Yoak-
| um and H. G. Pierce.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14
How to Guess Any Number.

Desire one of the company to think
of any number she chooses, provided
it be even. Tell her to triple it, halve
the product. triple this half and then
tell you how many times nine will go
into this last number Multiply this
by two and it will produce the original
number. Thus suppose 4 to be the
number thought of. You triple it
making it -: halve this product, leav-
ing 6; again triple this, making IS in
which will go twice. This twice
multiplied by 2, gives you 4, the num-
Der thought of Or, to give another
example, suppose 6 to be the number.
Triple it. IS; halve this, 8; triple it
again, 81. You ask how many times
9 will go into the result and. being told
three times, multiply 3 by 2, and the
answer Is 6,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14

During the week certain members of
the Scotch minister's flock had been
paying overmuch attention to sampling
the local whisky. and the minister took
advantage of his position in the pulpit
to administer gentle reproof. An |
tell We. one an all, yere on the way to
perdeetion." be cried AT that moment
fly settled on the Bible before him
He raised his fist "Ye're gaein' tae
hell" he shouted AN ye'll all get
there. just sac sure as-sae sure as
ding the life out O this fee" His fist
crashed down as he uttered the words.
Then he looked to see the result of
his handiwork. Missed he ejaculat-
ed. "Ah. weel. maybe there's a chance
for some o. We yet"-London Bellman.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14
Feminine inconsistency.

A clubwoman, writing in the Phila-
delphia Record, reveals a feminine in
consistency in the peculiar views held
first names. She says:
"A couple of years ago l had occa-
sion to send a letter to a married we-
man, and in addressing her | wrote
Mrs. Henry - Imagine my sur
prise when in reply | received an in
dignant letter from her, in which she
said: 1 do not at all like to have my
identity submerged in that of my hus-
band. do not see why l cannot be
addressed by my own name. Because
am married is that any reason why
should lose my individuality? My
name is Anna The next letter |
wrote to the indignant wife you can
woman in question, but the climax
came recently, when the husband died
and my fastidious friend was left a
widow. | wrote her on club business
and, bearing In mind her first scold
Ing, took particular pains to address
her as Mrs. Anna - The answer
to this from her makes me shiver to
think about Do you think l have 50
far forgotten my beloved Henry she
said, as to be willing to abandon his
name altogether? ] wish you would
address me as Mrs. Henry in the fu-
ture, please. l may be an unfortunate
| widow, but l still bear my husbands
name. l think"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14
NO ARMY LIFE FOR HIM.
West Point Graduate Resigns From
Official Position in Army.

Washington, May 14.-Fi st Ct
the graduates of this years West
Point class to resign his commission,
after brief experience as a soldier
of Uncle Sam, is Second Lieutenant
H. Fairfax Ayres, Seventh Calvary,
who leaves the army today. Las,
year four officers resigned within
three months after leaving the Mil
itary Academy. This was considered
an unusually large number, and was
partly responsible for Mr. Taft's tell
ing this years graduates that the
war department expected them to
stay in the army. 1t was therefore
rather unexpected that Lieut.. Ayres
should have so little difficulty in get
ting his resignation accepted. APP
parently the war department is not
going to stand on the letter of the
law which binds a lieutenant to
serve eight years from the time of
entering West Point.
In the early part of last cen
tury there was a different feeling
about designations of graduates.
There was so little chance for pro-
motion because of the absence of
retired list that many officers re-
signed. A classic example of this is
afforded by the class of 1881, which
has had some distinguished officers
in it and numbered in all thirty-siX
graduates. Within six years after
leaving West Point twenty-three of
that years class had left the service
for other pursuits. The first five Of
1881 resigned within five years after
graduating, the sixth on the list
died in Florida in 1889, and the
next two also resigned within five
years. Three of the members of that
class died within eight years, leav-
ling but seven officers on the rolls
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14

One OF the smaller morning papers
of the state says that the reason the
morning paper is so much better an
advertising medium than the even
ing paper is that the morning paper
gets into the homes so that the wom-
en- can read it before they start out
shopping. AS a matter of fact the
per going all over the country on
the home circulation and the adver-
Users are recognizing 1t. The even
ing papers are making big gains in
Standardization Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14

Says the Savoy Star: "The streets
that have been graded and dragged
are in splendid condition. One can
tell to an inch where the drag
stopped Yes, We have noticed as
much-wherever we have been able
to find a street that has been seas
onably dragged The great trouble
that We find with the drag is that it
is too simple to engage the attention
of scientific road builders. II does
the work but that is not enough for
some people.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14

Speaking of politics, the benson
Herald SAYS: The people of Texas
have suffered enough at the hands
of the politicians. Political buncomoe
has been the cause of holding the
state hack and il is high time there
was a change for the better. Inc
Herald believes that the time is ripe
for it and that the people VIII take
to the movement which will make
for the best interest of all.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14
How tho Dutch Eat.

A Dutch meal is always reminiscent
Of a game Of cards, for the mother
deals out all round the table. and when
that first hand is played out she deals
afresh, and SO on until the dish is
empty. There is no promiscuous serv-
ing, as with us, and the quick feeder
Of such person could exist in leisure
ly Holand) reaps no advantage, If
meals are TO be likened to games of
cards, our meals in Dutch eyes must
look like games of grab" -London
Queen
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-14
THE CRY OF THE COUNTRY

Let US alone 10 do business.
These words are across the cover
of the Manufacturers Record of Bal
timore, that journal describing them
as THE cry of the country.
Let us alone to do business.
The cry is an appeal to the dema-
gogues and pretenders in politics. 1t
wells up from all the avenues of
trade, and is mighty protest against
that most pernicious of all pests
the unwise and unskilled meddler
buffers in" upon affairs, concern
ing which they have no more knowl
edge than woodman has of the
high sea; reformers, earnest enough,
perhaps, meaning well; but seeing
only one side Of the question and
shutting their minds to all further
knowledge, crafty politicians playing
upon the prejudices of men to their
own personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT and
pretenders hiding selfishness behind
the cloak of virtue--all have done
their worst to cripple and assassinate
the industries of the nation.
The south, especially, has suffered
from these factors in politics, and it
is high time for the sensiblA bust
ness man of this section to come to
the front and take at least the law
making power from the hands of
those who have brought US to this
condition.
1T is time for the wise men who
own property to take charge of our
southern states" says writer to
the Record. 1T has run far enough
in a careless way. Our legislators
should be chosen from our big-mind-
ed, successful business men and
drive out the demagogue and boy
members who have not borne the
burden of building up the indus
tries of the south. These men now
in public Office are tearing down
what we have made, and they are
| not able to restore what they have
| nearly ruined. 1t takes skill to make
watch, but a fool or child viii
| take it to pieces to see what makes
the wheels go around and the watch
i is ruined. SO it is with the youne
generation. They mean well, but il
hurts just the same"
This is aptly put and should
| have inflAnce with the bette1
minds of the south. Let us get liC
of the boy legislator, let us get rio
of the man who has capacity onl!
| for good fellowship; let us get rio
of the pretender and the demagogue
If the south wants to save itsel
from the folly of Gripping itself b!
retarding its development its people
those who make the watch mus
assert themselves or else the delicat,
instrument Will be ruined beyond re
pair.-Memphis Commercial-Appeal