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BLOOMFIELD GIRL GETS CLAIM
AND.A HUSBAND

Bloomfleld.-When Miss Belle Grant,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Grant, of this city, left July first for
Pierre, S. D.. with the expressed in
tention Of filing on a claim near that
city, many Of her Bloomfield friends
expressed their sympathy for the
young whom they pictured
living a lonely life in her prairie
shack for the next fourteen months.
The young lady seemed not in the
least daunted by the prospect, how
ever, and the friends who SO much
! admired hc~ bravery will be pleased
to learn tina the object Of their solicit
tude had, with great foresight, provid-
ed for the best Of companionship by
proving up on her claim to the farmer,
the day after filing her claim to the
farm. William H. Vaughan and Miss
Belle Grant were married Tuesday,
July I, at Marietta, s. D., near which
place their home is located. Mr.
Vaughan was formerly an employ OF
the Chicago p~ostoffice and it was in
that city that he and Miss Grant, now
Mrs. Vaughan first became %acquaint-
ed.
] Oscar and Earl GRAY. Of Kansas CITY
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AKEs1UR

Blakesburg.-Mrs. Hannah Weidman
and Mrs. Eliza Snow went to Moravio
Saturday to visit with friends over
Sunday.
Dollie Cloyd. of Ottumwa,o and Lille
Names, Of Moravia are visiting with
Fay Fritz for a few days.
Frank Fritz Is visiting in Missouri
with his son, Edward.
May Schoech, Of Union Chapel. Wis
tied with Leila Snow Thursday and
Friday.
Harold Ward is visiting at the Ira
Glorer home.
Annie Vincent is visiting in Ottum-
wa with her FRIEND May Cation.
Sidney Snow visited in Ottumwa
Friday with DR.. w. N. Hurst.
Mrs. A. Judson and daughter came
UP from Ottumwa Saturday.
Mesdames Kate Jones and Candace
Jay visited with Mrs. AL Mounts and
other friends here recently.
Mrs. Evelyn Peck Is spending a few
days with her daughter near Ottum'
wa.
DR.. Terrence returned Saturday
from Denver, Colo.
DR.. P. c. Justice, Of Lancaster, Mo.
visited here recently.
S. c. Snow and family, E. ]. Cohagaf
and family and Bessie Cohagan spen
Sunday at the home of S. I. Cohagan
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law at Waukesha, Wis, for twenty
hve years, holding a number OF city
offices, including that Of police justics.
He was state president Of the Ep-
worth League two terms, and grand
chisf templar OF the state good tenn
plaEs four years, was a candidate on
the Prohibition ticket for attorney
general OF Wisconsin twice and for
governor in 1898.
In 1901 he removed to Chicago to
take charge as superintendent of the
Washingtonian home, which place he
filled for nearly three years. and has
been grand chief templar OF the good
templars Of the state OF Illinois. Since
residing in Chicago he has been a
candidate on the Prohibition ticket for
congress, circuit Judge and in 1904 for
attorney general.
Mr.. Chain belongs to the %Independ-
ent Order of Foresters, good templars
and Sons Of Temperance. He is a
Methodist, and has a wife and one
daughter.
Wanted to be Governor.
When nominated for president today
Mr.. Chain was escorted to the plat.
form by Alonzo E. Wilson Of Chicago
and MI. Wolfenbarger.
"No man in the United States would
be more honored by this nomination.
said MT. Chafin, In accepting the hon
or. II had set my heart on being
governor of Illinois and did not aspire
to the presidency. shall work from
now until election to get as many
votes for this great party as I can.
II did not come here as an avowed
candidate, but I thank you from the
bottom Of my heart for this great
honor. Believe me, I'd rather be the
candidate Of the Prohibition party
than president Of the United States
at the hands Of the liquor interests o,
Of any other party"
AS the convention adjourned the
delegates gave three mighty cheers
for the candidates, who stood arm II
arm on the platform receiving the ova
ton accorded them. Then all joine!
in singing GLORY, Glory Hallelujah."
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Blakesburg-Lester Jay, who has
been visiting friends In Des Moines
returned home Tuesday.
Lillian Porter, of Morav1a, who has
been visiting Faye Fritz. returned to
her home Monday.
Mrs. Peck, OF this place, returned
home today after a few days visit
with her daughter. MRS. Joe BOSNIAN
Miss Dorothy Cloyd returned honi2
Tuesday evening after a few days
visit with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Eliza Snow and Mrs. Weidmar
visited friends in Moravia over Sun
day.
Mrs. Nan Peck is visiting hez
brother, Nelson Derby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crowell and family
have been visiting Newt Vancleve this
week.
Mrs. James Angel is visiting he.
daughter, Mrs. Bruce Grooms.
Albert Jay returned home from
Ames Saturday.
Henry Trussel, Of Nebraska, Is Wis
ifing his sister, Kate Sncw, Of this
place,
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spending the day in the city on bust.

spending the day ia the city on bust.
ness.
Mrs. e. s.. Dorothy of Hedrick, re-
turned home last evening after spend
ing the day in the city visiting with
friends and shopping.
Mrs. George Morris Of Rutledge.
spent yesterday in the city on bust
ness and returned home last evening
over the Milwaukee.
Mrs. L. R. Plommer OF KiIbourne
returned home last evening after
spending the day in this city on bust
ness.
Mrs. Emma Walker Of Eldon return
ed home last evening after a short
visit with friends and relatives in this
city.
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CENTER.

Highland Center.-Jane Allison. dis
trict deputy of Kirkville, was hero
Wednesday evening to install the new
officers In Adelia Rebekah lodge,
Those installed were: Mrs. HATH
Funk, N. G., Mrs. c. F. Bresmenan, "
G., Mary Rogers, recording secretary,
Mrs. B. L. Denny, financial secretary,
Julia Alberty, treasurer.
Mrs. Louisa Brown returned home
recently after visiting several days
with friends and relatives in Illinois.
Mrs. Hattie White, Of Kirkyille
Mo-, came Wednesday evening to spend
a few days with her father, Johr
Sawson and other relatives and friends
Miss Martha Wolfe was in Ottumwa
recently shopping.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Henry Spilman wednesday
afternoon, July 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Allison were thu
guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. l. DEM.
recently.
DR.. Sawson repots the birth of
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wolfe
July 4.
Rev. Petit, of Farson, was a Gale
| recently.
Miss Beddle and Miss Bell will
teach here again this winter.
Marion Bennett was in OttumW;
last Wednesday on business.
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Facts for Women

LADIES - II the Goth Century was
not the safest and best syringe, why
do so many proclaim its superiority
The Goth Century Syringe embodies
all the essential features required.
hence the user enjoys safe and salts
factory results. Why waste money on
an article you know nothing about?
The goth Century Syringe Is in 200
homes in Ottumwa. 1t is endorsed by
II of our leading physicians. 1t is used
In the best medical colleges in Iowa.
You certainly cannot doubt the sound
logic and wisdom of the many argyll
ments we have advanced in favor OF
the Goth Century Syringe. All drug.
gists sell them. Accept no other.
Write for descriptive folder.
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spent Monday at the home of Their.
grandparents, Mr.. n Mrs. L. T.
Halton.
Miss Frona Fuller arrived home to-
day from a weeks visit with Mrs. w.
B. Downing in Des Moines.
Miss Jennie Burgess Sunday school
class of twelve girls picnicked at the
c~hautauqua grounds Wednesday even
ing. The crowd was taken out to the
grounds in a lumber wagon which fur
nished standing room only. A hilarious
evening and a fine supper were enjoy
ed. Miss Burgess and Miss Ger-;s
Greenleaf acted as ~chaperones.
Miss Audrey and Iris Burgess en-.
%tertained twelve of their girl friends
at 6 o'clock dinner Wednesday even
ing. Misses Marie and Evelyn Mittz
being the guests of honor. During the
musical concert. Miss Blanch Songec
winning the prize.
County Treasurer Ralph Stafford, OF
Muscatine, Is here for a ten days va
cation at the parental, c. L. Ctafford
home.
Miss Coda McCants and Miss Thel-
ma Overturf left last week to visit
friends at Saltwater, kla
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, of
Greenwood. Miss, arrived Thursday TIC
visit Mrs. Wilson'S mother, Mrs,
SNA "~y "a StSSSht 49, y ~ -
lace.
The members of the Christian
church choir enjoyed a picnic suppers
Wednesday evening at the Dave
Davies pasture.
Miss Clara Horn and Miss Gertrude
Conover spent Thursday In Ottumwa.
Mrs. r. o. Russell M Mrs. Fred
Lowenberg were Ottumwa visitorst
Wednesday.
S.. A.. Hutton made a business trip
to Bladensburg tuesday, returning
Wednesday.
Mrs. Matte Walker left Wednesday
for her home in Omaha, Neb, follow
ing a visit with her siters, Mrs. Mary
Latimer.
Miss Bessie Smith, of Chicago, ar
rived Tuesday for a months visit with
her brother James Smith n aunt,
Mrs. K. T. Hotchkiss.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hawkins OF
Muscatine, were called here the first
of the week by the illness Of Mrs.
Hawkins mother, Mrs. VIM. Songer,
who has been suffering from malarial
fever. but is now improving.
Cad Spurgeon, Youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. J.. K. Spurgeon. is very low
with lung trouble.
Miss Vera Mills is suffering from
appendicitis and it is feared an op.
Grafton will be necessary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sayler and littls
son returned the first of the week to
their home in Kansas City, after a
visit with Mr.. Sayles' parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Sayles.
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Continued From Page ~

God that now the whole world will
know that Lillian was my child. l had
not dared to be cen with her for
many long years, because / hadn't the
heart to reveal her secret. She was
pretty, almost white, and the avenues
Of life were broader for her than for
me, and 1 wasn't going to lay any OBJ
stacles in her way"
Case Of Suicide for Love.
The coroner's jury was not long in
deciding it to be a case of suicide.
The young woman frequently spoke of
connection with Kennedy's name.
Mrs. Elizabeth Phinney, the woman
at whose house she roomed, tried to
cheer her out of her dependency on
Wednesday, but Miss Watkins re-
piled:
Whats the use? The body is moth
ing more than earth's resting place
for the soul. When the body perishes
the soul goes on to its affinity In
heaven"
well, If you intend committing
suicide, kindly do 1t where it will not
Inconvenience people," suggested Mrs.
Phinney.
20. 1 just love the sight Of blood"
was L1llian's retort.
That was all until Miss Watkins
fired a bullet into her right temple,
just as Kennedy had killed himself.
The jury decided that her despon-
dency was caused through brooding
over the death of Kennedy.
Father is White, Mother Black.
Miss Watkins was born in Hamilton,
O., twenty-six years ago. Her mother
married William j. Watkins, a white
man, when she was IA years old. LII
liam was their only child. The mother
toiled as a seamstress and sent Lii,
lian through the public school OF Ham
ilton, then to a seminary at South
Charleston, and when Lillian became
16 years Of age she was Sent to Chi
cago to earn her own livelihood.
Previous to their parting, mother
and daughter entered a compact
whereby it was agreed that all their
meetings should be clandestine and
the mother was eve to recognize tho
daughter If they met by chance In
strange places. Nevertheless they
were in constant communication with
each other, and while the mother has
been a resident of the "black belt for
the last sever years, she never went
north to the neighborhood where her
daughter roomed and associated with
white people. Last fall Lillian attend
ed the University Of Chicago for q
brief time, and subsequently travelled
through California, returning on
March i.
Hindu Doctor Prevents Match.
The black mother proudly displays
photographs of groups Of white PEG.
pie with Lillian usually near the cen.
ter, taken at leading hotels and sum
mer resorts. Kennedy met her after
being divorced from his first wife, on
August %, 1902, and got her a post
tion as stenographer with the dental
concern. For a time previous to en-
tering the University of Chicago she
worked as a stenographer in the bond
department of the First Trust and
Savings bank.
Lillian would have become the
bride of Kennedy last December had
not a Hindu doctor happened along
and advised her against the match
said her aunt, Mrs. Ella Harndon, col.
ored. who lives at 3003 Fifth avenue
Lillian advised Kennedy to marry
the white girl. She did not believe in
these earthly marriages. Her religion
taught her that the only real matches
were made in heaven, and now she
has gone to join her affinity"
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FORMER ALBIANS
Want DIVORCE
IsoRA CHERRY STARTS ACTION
IN POLK COUNTY COURT
AGAINST WIN. CHERRY.

Des Moines, July 17.-Isora Cherry
has started action in district court to
secure a divorce from her husband
William Cherry on the grounds Of
drunkenness and improper relations
with other women. She wants perma-
nent alimony, and the custody of their
minor child Vera, age IL. The Cher.
rsy formerly resided in Abba.
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ELDON.

Eldon.-Misses. June Roberts and
Bertha Huffstetter were in Ottumwn
Tuesday.
Fred Haight, Of Columbus Junction
was in Eldon on business Wednesday.
F. o. Weber was in 0ttumwa Wed
nesday.
F. j. Greaves, of Ottumwa, was Ia
Eldon Wednesday.
= Mrs. Grant Wear was in Ottumwa
Wednesday. =
Harry Weist and Miss Ada Tupts
were marNried last evening.
Miss Katherine Connell, who has
been visiting friends in Eldon for q
few weeks, returned to her home In
Chillicothe yesterday.
J. J. Barrett is OF the sick list.
The Christian church Sunday schoo.
enjoyed an outing at the fair GROUND
| grove Wednesday afternoon.
The Peoples Theatre Co. present
ing repestorie productions 'nder can.
vas all his week. are being well re-
ceived. Eldon should have an airdom'
| DR.. S. H. Sawyer Is ON the sick lisa
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whisky. You don't set a chicken to
hatch eggs and then put a wolf over
her"
Nominate, nominate" yelled dele
gates, becoming impatient.
Eyes, l will nominate" cried Mrs
Nation. 81 nominate any prohibition.
list for president of the United States
The speech was greeted with cheers
Chain Native Of Wisconsin.
Eugene W. Chain, the new driver
of the water wagon, was born in Wal
worth county, Wisconsin, Nov. 1
1852. He graduated in 1875 from the
University of Wisconsin, and practicet
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ABINGDON.

Abingdon.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gobble We're Monday evening cal.Ar
at the home of Mr.. N Mrs. Robert
Ryman. of Packwood.
Gaylord Mowery and Carl Israel, of
Ottumwa. spent Sunday at the F. T.
Mowery home.
Mrs. John McCreery and children,
of Batavia. returned home Sunday
after a weeks visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Campbell mails
a business trip to Fairfield Monday.
to Ottumwa Monday.
Henry Moore, of Ioka. was here on
business one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Loehr, Of Fair
field, are visiting relatives here.
Some men never seem to realize
that thar are rnallr married
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@ NEWS ITEMS

FrumThursdHy's Daily.
Rea6 Facts for Women"
Neasham sells the best watches.
Bickmores-GaT~C Cure at Sargent's.
Whiriing Spray Syringes at sar-
gents.
MRS.. 4Devaul Of Fonda is visiting
with her mother and brothers at 315
.West%Second street.
Mrs. Ruth A. James Of Douds-Le-
anod returned home last evening
after spending the day in the city
visiting and shopping.
Mrs. Mary,strang spent yesterday in
this city shopping and visiting and re-
turned to her home in Douds- Leando
last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Swinney Of Flor
is returned home Wednesday, after a
short business trip to this city.
Mrs. Fred H. Rowe of Pennington
returned home last evening after
spending the day in this city on a
short business trip.
Mrs. William Hager Of Selma, was
in this city yesterday on business and
returned home last evening over the
Rock Island.
h Gallon Fruit Jars (heavy glass)
&c Sargent's.
Mrs. M. Post OF Rutledge passed
through this city yesterday morning
enroute to Laddsdale. where she will
visit with friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Russell and chill
dren of Selma, who lave been visiting
with friends and relatives in Walla
Walla, Wash, passed through the city
yesterday enroute home.
Mrs. Elsie Cook of C~enterville re.
turned home Wednesday, after spend
ing the past few days visiting with
friends and relatives in this city.
Miss Eva Knox Of Selma returned
home last evening after spending the
day in this city visiting and shopping.
Absorbine and Gombaults Caustic
Balsam, Sargent's.
Mrs ]. Strong who has been visit
Ing with friends and relatives in this
city for the past few days, returned
to her home in Selma last evening.
MISS Blanche Miller of Abba return
ed home last evening after spending
the cause of much jubiliation at AIR.
with friends and relatives.
jackson and Sloans Liniment at
S~argent's.
Mrs. W. H. Hook Of Birmingham
passed through the city last evening
enroute to Valley Junction where she
will spend a few days visiting with
friends and relatives.
Miss Pearl Fair OF Agency who has
been visiting with Mrs. Earl Slater of
s29 North Wapello street loft last
evening for Charlton where she will
be a guest at a house party given by
Miss Dorothy Mccullough of that city.
Read Facts for Women"
From Fridays Daily.
Rubber Urinals for day or night at
Sargents.
Mrs. H. E. Walker of %Sigourney re.
turned home last evening after spend
ing the day in this city on business.
Mrs. c. A. Owens of Eldon returned
home last evening after spending the
day in this city shopping and visiting
Everything in Rubber goods at Sar
gents.
Mrs. w. G. Noble of Hedrick re
turned home last evening after spend
ing yesterday in this city visiting and
shopping.
Mrs. F. o. Walford of M%artinsbure
returned home last evening after
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THE LOAR CO.,
OttufnWa, Iowa.
Tri-W eekly Courier

CHANGING ADDRESSES.
Subscribers wishing theIr address
changed Will please give thu name Of
the P%ostofaoe, to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Postofflce
where. they desire it to be changed to.
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Siashed With a Razor
wounded with a gun, or pierced by a
rusty nail; Bucklen,s Arnica Salve
heals the wound. Guaranteed. 25c F.
B. Clark & ]. H. L. Swenson.
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sonI Beqins FIGHT for Children.

Paris, July 17.-Count Boni de
Castellane today formally filed a suit
for such revision of the decree of d.
vorce obtained against him bv his
wife as will give him the custody Of
his three children.
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There is nothing that SO quickly
subjugates enthusiasm as a sprained
ankle.
1t is curious how a can make
an inverted V of herself when her
| shoelace is undone.
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Marriage Licenses.

A marriage license has been grant
ed Fred Erickson and Bertha Grunig,
and Frank Risley and Mary F~eldavers.
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Frlohtened Into Fts

Frightened Into FITS
by fear of appendicitis, take Or. Kings
New Life Pills, and away goes bowel
trouble Guaranteed. Csc F. B. Clark
& ] H. L.. Swenson.
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Some men compromise on bowling
up by Just bowling.
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DEATH PROVES GIRL NEaREss
THOUGHT TO BE WHITE
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Some men never seem to realize
that they are really married.
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CHICAGO MAN LEAVES
BRIGADE OF DRY HOSTS

Continued from page 1.
Evening journal., 1908-08-10
LEADS IN
TRI-STATE HITTING

big Bill" Clay, Of Reading, now tops
the i-staters in batting Ills squirt
OF the past week placed him two points
ahead OF Pop" Foster. the Lancaster
manager Deiningep OF Altoona, is
third on the list, and one point below
is "Home Run" Johnson, OF Johnstown.
Three other hitters are above the 800
mark, but Wilmington has not got one
man in the class. The nearest man to
it is Hartley. with .2s5. other local
averages are: Catlz. .2ss; Curtis, 1854;
Millman. .24O; zollers, .2SS; owens.
.22S; Topham. .220; Hunter, .212; Hoch,
POS; Gleason. 1872.
Williamsport tops the league in club
batting Wilmington Is eighth The
locals are seventh in long hits by clubs
and eighth in club fielding. Catiz
leads the locals in long hits. OF all
the league pitchers. Jackson is twelfth
IN a class OF twenty-eight. Millman
Is last OF the fifteen league catchers;
Hunter last OF the eight first base
men: Owens last Of eight second base
men. Catiz sixth OF the nine third
basemen, and Gleason last OF the eight
shortstops.
Evening journal., 1908-08-10
SUNDAY PROMENADING
BARRED AT THIS CAMP

DENTON. Nd. Aug. 1o.-The tenth an
nual Holiness camp has begun at Pente-
costal Grove. near Denton, and will con-
tinue over two Sundays. This is the larg-
est campmeeting of the Holiness Church
in the East. and among the tenters are
many from Washington, Baltimore Della
ware. New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
A spacious tabernacle, erected a few
years ago, will accommodate about 1900
worshpers. The camp-meeting this year
is i'm charge of Rev. G. L. Helsby, pas
tor of the church of the denomination at
Denton, and he will be assisted by Rev.
George B. Culp. general superintendent
of the Apostolic Holiness Union, Battle
Creek. Mich; Rev. Lucius B. Compton.
Asheville, n. c.; Rev. j. Wesley Lee,
Reading, Pa. Rev F. T. Tabier. Sails
bury, Nd. and a number Of evangelists
Of the Cincinnati Bible School.
A feature of this camp is that no meal
tickets or lunches are sold on Sunday,
and those wishing such accommodation
are required to purchase their tickets be-
fore 10 o'clock on Saturday night, and no
promenading is allowed on the ground
at any time.
Evening journal., 1908-08-10
SAYS TRI-STATE
LEAGUE Will STICK
Carpenter Declares Organiza-.
ton is on Splendid Bust
ness Basis

ALTOONA, Aug 1O-President
Charles F. Carpenter, NJ the Tri-State,
does not regard as worthy Of consider
alton the reports that the Tri-State
will pass out Of existence at the enc Of
the season. He laughs at the report
that the best teams of his league ana
the New York State League will be
combined into an entirely new league.
ITO begin with" he said 'the Tri-
State was never in better shape than
just this minute. 1t Is The most COM
pact league in tie country; jumps are
short the towns are good and the
clubs are well pat-onizod. OF course,
some of them may not make money
this year. owing to the financial de-
preston. but they are just now getting
in shape to make money. and with u
return Of prosperity next year the profit
ought to be on the right side of the
ledger.
They say that some teams are not
making the guarantee. Suppose they
are not. It does not matter whether
there are 10 or 1000 PEOPLE at a game.
the visiting club gets It's guarantees
just the same. If a club is not maxi
ing money that club must stand t. The
others clubs are not seriously affected.
Another thing, these new league
boomers fail to take 'ntc consideration.
is that no league has Z right to abolish
or throw out clubs that hold franchises
in it. Suppose the Tri-State and tho
New York State League were to COM
bine? Suppose it Tas made an eight
or ten-club circuit? What would be-
come of the other teams? They would
have an action for damages right of,
and bust the new league into a thous-
and pieces.
IT do not look for any changes in
the Tri-State next season. although il
is possible that it may be necessary
10 move one of two Of the clubs. But
the league will continue in existence.
We are on a splendid business basis
to-day, with good people back Of the
clubs, and I see no prospect of q
change"