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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24
"Pag" Bennett, Team Captain, Expected to Arrive To.
night From the South.

Tomorrow morning the majority
of the ball players Who Will repre-
sant the local team In the North
vest league Tor the eamiag sea
son can be found out az nuE
dates park On Neslcr way Pug
Bennett. who viii play second
base aud captain nugs aggrega
tien. IS expected 10 reach the citN
thls evening with his family from
los Angeles. aud will BE- on hand
60 take charge OF the unimbcFlnE
process
nag was fust tickled all over
himself today At the chance OF sec
ing hts boys In action again. Most
Of the PLAYERS were around head
quarters during the day. and u was
certainly e hig Jolly lot OF ball
PLAYERS There are n few OF the
1907 team. but the majority are
res faces. aud az no time In the
history of hail In the northwest
has the local manager had such a
largo number under contract 90 -.
fect from. All told. nugdaie now
has twentysfour men signed and
ready Cor the tap Of the gong. and
with Emil FFisk. Bennett and
ether reliable stars 10 steady them
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

it, ali off with DuEdsiese bunch
nos When the leeal baseball trust
huara tho nrwm. be u .xpeeted 60
silver a shake n IL supposed 10
Be secret. bat the sporting editor
wtii take . chance and tip It of
20 Yuu.
They have organized a baseball
team In Maje CASES department. At
the county court house This EsuFs
qua uewn Was greeted with loud
shouts and hafEaa BY the gang when
e pefcoiatad through the depart
ment Maze Caar vas tiekied TO
death He saN a chance to make
VOTES So did sonn ofths others,
The world beating segregation
fthls ~ also eonfla~ntiaii will tn
cinde r. Tsamsny. catcher. nsFt
Taylor. pitcher. q. A. oraat. first
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24
COUNTY CLERKS ORGANIZE
A BASEBALL TEAM

base. q a. Myers. second base u.
harrington. nharfRtop. Cole haftis.
third base Henry doom. ieftflesd .
A. n csse. csntrrfieid. and J Iifu2
Ncmnn. sightfieid
Papa Parish. tho urbsue snd
dlenlfled couuty assessor. has been
aaseeates for umpire. bat II IL
feared that the Parish family may
object Mr.. Parish himself insists
u WITH b. much safer 10 piaf the
andfsnrn part
The boys anticipate some wonder.
fal thlnka from bert Tafiof. TsY.
lor is Recognised As an adept a.
linguistic curves. and there l. no
question expressed bot What. II he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24
MASS Meeting IS CALLED
TO DISCUSS ROWING

~ speaking The southern crews
have given u out that thor wefe
shy on coin to guarantee any eK'
penAes Ia return the local oars
mon ell notify both stanford and
California that the Washington
crew wiii pay i,a own expenses 10
the south "a paf the expenses 81
the southern teams 60 make the
trip 10 Seattle N0s u the tali.
fofnla crews fsti TO make good
there wiii be- only QUO conclusion
lsft--thaf they are afraid 70 meet
the Washington oafsmsn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

up there IL no reason why. Seattle
should not cop that penaant this
year,
In the seven years Of organized
hasehall IN the northwest. Seattle
has never landed a pennaat This
i hy far the best baseball town on
the circuit and the outside teaniH
want all the games they can set
here. a. Il Il one 81 the best paving
points ON the circuit
BUTTE has won the championship
twice. nalse twice. Portland once,
Tacoma once and Aberdeen once.
Spokane has the honor of an
aexing the tailend championship
four times In the seven seasons OF
play.
The records show that John Mo
closkey has had quite a corner In
the pcnnant market. anaexsng the
raE -four times. twice With Butte
aud twice with Boise,
nugdAle has n dopcd cut that
the pcnnant IL his this year, lilo
announces that the SlSaahes are
going Go be In the race from be
GINNING to end.
Well. there certainly will be =
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24
AUTO RACERS MAY
GO on C0RWIM

The managers of the automobiles
that are ahead in the raee from
New YORK 10 Paris overland ara
In communication with l.. n Gray
a Co. OF the steamer rorwin
These people are endeaxoriuE "a
arrange 60 ship these machines
from Seattle on the Corwin May
10. and II Is possible they will AZ.
rive In Nome on or about May %
As aeon az the Ice goes out Of 81.
heFian waters the Corwin would
take the machines over 10 Siberia
on a special trip.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24
ENTERS 10 GLASSES; WINS IN ALL

from the contest With seventeen
blue ribbons and 40 champion
ships
Magistrate Russell. ON behalf Of
the Judges. ia a speech warmly
thanted the Seattle man aud
praised his exhibit predicting that
ID would have Non almost equal
pfirea IN the Madison square show
Mrs. considine was given awards
for driving aud their hon Won a
prize for horseback riding
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

Prizes valued ai several hundred
dollars were won BY john eoual'
dine the well known local iheatri'
cal man and horse owner At the
horse show at Vancouver Among
the trophies were twelve silver
cups. indym gold watch. mans
English saddle aud large easy
chair
canaldine'a exhibit won In every
one Of the nineteen classes 10
which he had an entry. emefEing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

A mass meeting OF the students
Interested will be held tonight al
the stat. university 90 discuss the
rowing situation. aud upon the out
eome of the meeting will depend
70 a great extent whether rowing
vii be a feature 81 th. college asa
son OF be dispensed sith entirely
The inability to get anything dafin
tie from either California of stan.
ford about an intercollegiate re-
gatfa has throsn tho local rowing
enthusiasts up IN the aif. tixufafiss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24
JEFFRIES HEAD OF
BIG FIGHT CLUB

maker and referee Of the principal
bouts
The new club proposes 10 stage
the first nsht during the Wait Of
the hattieahip fleet In April and
last night photographed an offer 20
Billy Paphe aud Stanley ketehsi 10
fight for the middieweiEht cham
pionship at that time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

LOS ANGELES. Cal. March - -
James J Ieffries' much discussed
fight club became reality today.
when the board of trustees of tho
town OF Vernon. south Of this city z.
granted a license Co Jeffrien 20 do
business with ssround bouts
JeifnoA ~ 10 be president. match
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24
Wife's Serious Illness Is Caused by Worry Over His
Fisic Encounters Burns Sister Living in
Seattle.

which has gradually become worse
On each occasion when Burns u
slated 10 engage in a fight.
II II not - much that Mrs
burns IL fearful OF the result 81
any OF her husbands battles nov
for abe believes that Tommy can
handle and beat any OF the men
in the heavyweight dlsizioa In the
world at the present time. but abe
simply does not want him tn fol'
low the fighting profession. She
looks into the future and pictures
20 herself. u he continues Ia box.
the day. which she Is ceftain No
p.rson can argue wtll not ccme.
whrn Tommy will lie on the ring
floor. unconscious that the ten arc.
nnds are toiiing the end and he u
beaten man
Fights Cause Mental Wreck.
For tao years this thonEht has
been uppcrmost In the mind OF
Msa. Burns. tn today abs IL = ncf.
vous wreck. For days before
anrns battles with o'hrten. FLYNN
and Squires. Mrs Burns suffered
severe nervous spells. but succeed.
ed in keeping her husband unaware
of her condition. fearing u would
tend TO make him less courageous
in London. on .ne night when
Burns and squlFea met. Mrs Burns
was notified no ieaa than three
times that Burns had met defeat.
b being knocked out She then
decided that she must lcave tho
old country. and get away from the
locality where Hnrns was to be.
come actively engaged. aud return
TO America.
She went 20 Preston. Canada
Even when she left London. Burns
did no, know the real cause of his
wifes departure. She conxincrd
atm that the climate was not agree.
lng with her.
But when h arrives AZ hts Cana.
dian home hts mother will tell him
the reason he was called TO the
bedside of his wife. She. too. H.
of a nervous Temperament and
awaits anxsouEly the result OF hts
engagements inside the ring
Burns muss oul, Ring.
When seen Saturday evening by
star representative. Mrs. Burns
sister stated that she knew Mrs.
Burns kept the fact of her real ~
ness from Burns \ am perfectly
satisfied" she said. that Nhen Mr..
Burns Is told how my sister Huf
fers. he will decide To give mp the
profession OF boxing. She wants
him to give IL up for all time.
4 cannot explain hos she snf
fers prior To. and on the days Of
his engagements In fact. ! cannot
bear TO be around on those occa
aions Another thing which
troubles her a lot is the though,
that Mr.. Burns may enter the ring
with Johnson. She does not even
wish 10 think OF n. She has the
most implicit confidence In the
ability of Tommy 10 thrash him
soundly. and 30 do I. for that mat.
ter. but she does not want him to
meet \ negro. She has lived Ia
the SOUTH
And so ron think Burns can
beat Johnson" she was asked.
Yes. indeed. she replied. And
know positively that johnson II
the one man Tommy honestly be.
Iievcs he can defeat.
When my sister was married
she was a strong. healthy girl,
weighing 40 pounds. To-day she
/ harafv uafghu 100 g. -. -
sOR BASEBALL GOODS sec
Piper 4 Taft. i02f-2s Second av. sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

That scheme OF puker 10 organ.
lac a second Northwest league to
include Vancouver, Victoria. Hell
bingham and Everett seems 10 have
gonn a.giimmefthg Everett has
side stepped the proposition. aud
without the smoke Eaters the
League would b. impossible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

Many practical farmers are TAX
Ing the agricultural course At 'he
Pullman college
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

Robert Carruthera. who VIII am
nlre for the Northwestern league
this season. has the distinction OF
having been one OF the hlksest
priced men IN the business during
his rnseata pitching days lie was
aald b. Chrih Won der Abe of st
Louis Co brooklyn Tor 81 500 In
the winter of lss7.ss. aud for four
years. while with brooklyn, he
drew a salary Of $4,000 a season.
carruthers pitched Tor eleven con
necutiye years. when bis arm gave
out aud he went 20 nmplrtnE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

he a matchmaker IL pays. Watch.
making school. 9Th and Pike. ss'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

PORT ORCHARD ROUTE.
Beats inaxr ten times DAILY from
pier ! for the 4. q navy yard 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24
SJWASHES WILL BEGIN TO
LINBER UP TOMORROW

gay old time among the fans II thie
prediction comes true.
ono thing IL certain. Dugdalc
has not been atiagy with money In
gathering together his team lie
announced yesterday TO date he
had paid out g. 500 In purchasing
PLAYERS. net one cent Of which
figures In advances 60 the players.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-24

soR BASEBALL GOODS sec
Piper 4 Taft. 102i-2s Second av. sss
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
Publications for Farmers.

The following publications OF interest
to farmers and others have been issued
by the Agricultural department of the
Federal government and will be fur
nished free, so long as they are avail
able, except where otherwise noted,
upon application to the Superintendent
of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. c.:
Bulletin No. l1e.-Report OF Irriga-
ton Investigations for 1901. under di-
rection of Elwood Mead, chief Of irriga-
ton investigations. PIP. 401, pls. "a,
fgs. 12. Price so cents. This is the
third Of the annual reports OF the irri.
cation Investigations Of this Office. II
deals chiefly with the duty OF water
but contains also reports from four sta
tions In the humid states, whore irriga
ton Is not a necessity, but means o
increasing the returns from farm lands
q report on the underground water sup
ply OF the San Bernardino valley Cali
fornia, and the second progress repor
on silt measurements.
Bulletin No. s6.-The Use Of Waite
in Irrigation. Report OF investigation
made in 1899, under the suverpision c
Elwosd Mead, expert In charge. and c
T. Johnston, assistant. PIP. 263. pls
so, figs. IA. Price 80 cents. This bul
lstin explains the methods in use Il
the arid states in the distribution an
use Of water in Irrigation. 1t gives
large number OF measurements made I
Determine the duty Of water and th
losses by seepage and evaporation froI
canals, and discusses the methods b
which the water supply may be NOR
effectively and economically utilized
the production Of crops
i Bulletin No. 104.-Report OF lrrigf
ton Investigations for 1900, under 81
pervision Of Elwood Mead, expert
charge OF irrigation Investigations. p
9s4, pls. 20, figs. 20. Price 80 cent
This report covers the second year
Investigations relating especially to Il
duty of water. The reports Of the fis
agents contain also large amount
information on laws and customs, agr
cultural methods, crop returns NJ
other subjects related to irrigation.
progress report on the quantities OF 81
carried by number OF southern rive
,, IL also contained in this volume.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
|ELKINS LAW
Is UPHELD
Can't Escape From Punishment for
Giving Rebates.
viii Mean That Standard Oil Com
pany Must Pay Its Big Fine-At-
tempt TO Play One Law Agains
Anothsr Fooled BY United States
Supreme Court.

Washington, Feb. 25.-One of the
roads which gave and the corpora
tions which received rebates hoped
to escape punishment was swept
away today by a decision OF the
United States supreme court. This
decision vitality affects the case I'M
der which the Standard Oil Co. was
fined $29,24O,0O0 for the same point
was raised.
The case upon which the decision
was rendered was instituted in the
United States District Court for the
District of Minnesota, which court
fined the Great Northern railroad
81 900 each for l 5 violations of the
first section of the Elkins law.
The alleged offenses against the
law were committed during the sum
mer of 1905, and consisted in grant
ing concessions to the w. P. De
vearaux Company on its shipments
of oats and corn from Minnesota L
points in Washington. The com
pany admitted the concessions an,
fought the prosecution on the grouns
that by amending the Elkins act 81
as to provide for punishment by i'm
lprisonment rather than by fines tn
Hepburn law had so modified the or
iginal law as to accomplish its re
peal and render punishment under /
impracticable Today's decision wa
announced by Justice White and al
firmed the finding of the Distric
court and the United States Circui
lCourt of Appeals.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
HeRoIsM ON MARYLAND.
Explosion Ayerted by instant Obedi
ence to Hurried Signal.

San Francisco, Feb. 25.-An act
of heroism performed by three blue
jackets on the United States cruiser
Maryland during the recent target
practice held at Magdalena Bay, was
all that prevented a repetition of the
Georgia. disaster of the Massachu-
sets coast last year, when Lieuten-
ant Goodrich, the son of Admiral
Goodrich, and 10 of his shipmates,
met death in the explosion OF one OF
the big guns
1t happened while the Maryland
was having her try at the navy rec
ord. After the second or third shot
from No. 4, one of the Maryland's
eight-inch guns, ]. ]. Donnelly, q
seaman, acting as first loader, dis
covered that two balls of fire were
spinning around within the screw
box. This fire should have gone ou
of the muzzle of the gun but it hat
failed to do so.
Without the loss of a moment
lDonnelly hastily signalled j. c. King
the hosting man, to lower the am
munition car into the handling-room
and King, with the assistance of
: Green, the hammer man, complies
with the formers request upon tn
instant. Twenty-Five seconds elapse'
before the fire in the screw-box wa
put out, but in that brief time
great disaster was averted
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
TRYING TO esT ENOUGH MEN
Railroads Have Ten Days Before New
Law Takes Effect.

Los Angeles, Feb. 25.-With less
than ten days until the new federal
law limiting the hours of labor OF
certain railroad employees shall be-
come effective, Los Angeles railway
officials are preparing as best they
can for the necessary changes which
must be made. Approximately lao
new telegraph operators will be re-
quired in the territory governed by
Los Angeles general offices. The
Santa Fe will need the greater por-
ton of these. If II keeps all its
Offices open it will require 81 men on
its coast line in addition to its pres
ent force. There is a possibility that
1t will not be able to get that num-
Der at once. If so, it will be neces-
sary to close a few offices all or
part of the time until the additions
men can be found.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
Good Judges

Americans as judges are keenly dis
wiminsting. They measure everything
~ IL success il attains, which meth
"a, considered in the light of the com
nou Experience Of mankind, 10 Ger
tninly not bad one. The high stand
ard q intelligence and discernment Il
this country, where education ID tn
rule. and not the exception, renders i
1imcult and surprising to find a genera
rational success not based on actua
worth. Hence it was that with tn
presentation of st. Jacobs Oil they cor
Tectly judged it at once, and decides
that rare intrinsic worth only could b
tho source OF its success. The decision
With them was equivalent 70 an sdor
e1on; and it ia q rare thing to find
family without st. Jacobs Oil In tn
houss.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
Esprit OF The GOLDEN WEST"
All Oregon Represented by Floats In
o;caf;vs of lts Resourcas.

Portland's great annual institution,
the Rose Festival, which was inaugu-
rated last June under such suspicious
circumstances, will, this coming June,
be contaminated on a scale 70 broad
and grand that it will have q general
appeal to the whole state Of Orge on,
and an individual appeal 10 every COM
munity in the commonwealth. The
grand jubilee, which will be one round
Of pleasure for the whole week begin
ming Monday, June l, and ending in =
blaze Of glory the following Saturday
night, Is net for Portland or Portland
people aisss.
Ons ST its most spectacular and brill
liant features Is to be the magnificent
street pageant. This 10 csnPstitivs
event spss ts ali cities and towns OF
Oregon outside Of the REESE City. There
will be grand prizes, the capital prize
being priHcsly sun in cash with .
number Of costly souvenir cups and
other trophies Of great value and
beauty.
Up to the present tine about &c
oitiss and tswns Of Oregon have bssr
heard from, each showing great inter
est in the special state parade, and
several Of these towns, through thsil
business organizations and boosting
clats, hsvs sent representatives to thi
city to confer with the Festival manage
ment with reference 10 character Of tn
floats which will make the most effect
i've showing for their communities.
The Festival association has secures
the services OF a master float builde
from the East, who is now hero with
corps OF assistants ready to advise wit
all who desire to enter the lists.
The railroads OF Oregon, and til
whole West, in fact, are planning {
give special reduced rates on all lines
good for tho whole week OF the Fest
val. Special low rates from Portlan
10 all points In Oregon.
Every town in Oregon is invited
enter come characteristics float In Ii
CAL Oregon" parade, and the FestivI
association invites corsspondencs an
personal conference with cities an
towns, large and small, In this all In
portant matter.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
Money Panic in Japan.

Berlin, Feb. 25.-The Tightening
of financial conditions in japan is
regarded by banks here as likely to
result In the transfer from London
to Toxic of a large portion of Jap
anese balances and somewhat to dis
|turb European money markets
Japan's balances in London are es-
timated at between s60,000,0O0 and
SIS, 600. At the Japanese EN-
bassy the news of panicky conditions
at Osaki, Kyoto and Kobe is dis
credited, but private advices to Ger
man firms trading in the Far East
confirm the scarcity ofmoney.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
Black Hand Threat. Terrori1s

Seattle. Wash, Feb. 25.-Black
Hand Society notices, sent through
the mails and posted on doors and
fences, with the object OF frignten-
ing Italians who have offended the
society in the mining village oil
Black Diamond, % miles from Sc
attic, reached a climax last Friday
night when ]. Vitero was shot al
three times while making his way
home. One bullet passed through
his left arm and another cut his
coat.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29

men. says DR.. McComb, and
~ that their nervous orgsniza-
ore delicate. True, and Hoods
- Is Just tho nerve-buiider, APP
-, and blood-purlfer they need
IN 3 foars-"I was troubled
ton for three years. / read OF
5apazills and tried It. After TAX
~ Of bottles I was completely
~ J. H. HALEY. DeSoto. Mo.
~, In Pain, No Appetite
A6alfh for years. pain In shoulders
1Ds. with constant headache. ner
I ~ ~ no sppetite Took Hoods Ssr
med strength and can work hard
r. ~ ~ heartily and sleep we'll" mRs z
xeosc Lake. MINI
tism-"I had rheumatism In on,
~. but Hoods Ssrsspsrilla sool
~ ooems nent relief. l recommend
e 2 = S1apariIla- HHs. Arm HUrcnrssos
n carsaparilia is sold everywhere
= 11ni liquid. or in tablet form cails'
49, 100 Doses One Dollar. Pre-
Z = ~ By G. 1. Hood Co.. Lowell, Mass
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29

Topeka, Feb. 25.-On the Santa
Fe railroad 4S6 new operators will
be required, the Gulf lines excepted,
to comply with the provisions of the
federal nine-hour law, TO go into
effect March 4. About so are re-
quired on the eastern grand divi-
sion. The officials do not know
whether they will be able to get the
requisite number of new men or not.
Notices were posted in the santa
Fe shops at Newton today that en-
ployes need not report for work till
Monday, March 2. About 200 men
are affected.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29

Charles. dear" said young Mrs Tor
kins why do you call racing calcula-
tions 'doper thought that was .
slang name for a drug"
You're quite right was the answer.
They call 1t that because all it gen.
orally gets you is a pleasant dream and
a rude awakening. "-Washington Star.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29

How do you dispose Of your garb-
age hereT' asked the stranger, who
was gathering data for purposes Of
publication
I'VE always throw ours in the garb-
age cam said the man with the chin
heard. but l don't know. OF course.
about the neighbors-T
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
E.huIous strIke /. Made

Rawhide, New. Feb. 25.-What is
said to be the most wonderful strike
in the history of mining in Nevada
was made today on the Happy Hooli-
gan claim. Assays OF the ore show
values as high as s7s,6O0 to the ton
The ground has been purchased by
e. w. King. banker of Bozeman,
Mont.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29

"LuckIest man ever knew. Every
thing succeeded with him. He had
only to say what be wanted. and hi
got IT. Why. confourd 1t, was walk
ing with him one day-the very las
day of bis llfe-aRd be said to me
When l die. want to die suddenly.
Cot run over that very night Eve
see such luck ."-London Mall.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-02-29
pi.cournri.x Prospects.

This government is becoming more
and more centralized every year" said
the student Of politics
Yes" answered Colonel stillwell Of
Kentucky. ~it's getting so that the
States don't do much more than fur
nish titles for battle ships and popu-
lar songs. "-Washingto Star.