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'Bstted for Powers In the ninth inning.
St. Louis. s.................O o 0-3
Runs--St. Lous--wallacc. l; T. Jones, 1; Spencer.
I. Philadelphia Collins, 1. First base on errors
St Louis, I: Philadelphia, L.. Left on bases, st.
Louis. 8: Philadelphia, First base on balls.
on Plank. I: OF Powell. 2 Struck out-By Plank. 4.
by Powell. 2. Two base hitswaTace, Spencer.
Davis. Sacrifice hits-Fcrrls Powell ]. Collins,
Coombs. Stolen base-Sweitzer. umpires-Con-
nelly and Evans. T1mc-i hour and IS minutes.
AtiendAnce-a620
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Int erscholsstie Tennis.

The third round in the Columbia inter-
scholastic lawn tennis championships wore
reached yesterday afternoon. whsti Reinier
or Erasnns Hall defeated Bacon, Poly Prep.
e--i, 60, and Day OF Montclair beat BnffponS
Era1naus Hall. 5--s. 7--s. 20 =.
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Princeton, q; Pennsylvania. 4.

PRINCETON. May 90 Clark OF Princeton pitched
SO steadily and pulled himself out Of tight places
30 ceverly at University Field this afternoon that
the Tigers beat Pennsylvania By score OF 10 l.
Twitmire tM!rled in nnc style. except In q couple
OF places, when Prince ton landed for clean hits
For while II looked as though the contest would
go along neck and neck, but Vaughn came to the
was In the third inning. In the NTH and sixth
the Tigers Tailed again. The score:
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Baseball Notes.

PArLAprLPHIA, May ,0.-Rube Weddeli jumped
81. Louis to-day. Ha wanted as lass night and
when NcAicer offered 70 compromise on 81 Rubc
backed up. Itls understood that ne VIII pitch FOR
ngsInstca n. s-op Sstvrday, snd fcr bss HafbcF
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man, !. schIsGy, l. Mertts. l. PhyIe /: Cockman, /;
Applcgate. !. Two base hlt--Grlmshaw. Sacrifice
Gettnan O. cockman l,D, Frick 20, Grimshaw.
struck out BY Appleeate, q; by Hughes. 81 by
on Hughes, 3; on Miller. 5 Hi by pilcher--B BY
McIlveen. Double play-Mahlng. Mullen and
Sharpe. Left on bases-Toronto, 4; Newark, o.
umpires-Kerey and Conway. Tlme--2 hours
and 20 minutes. Attendance .s56.
AT EoCHEsTER.
RHE
Rochester. ........O o o u 0--i 1
Proyidence.......,0 3 o o. 10
Battcries-Barger. Mclean and Hurley: Clark
and Barry.
Al BuTalo--BufYalo--Ierscy City-Rain.
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- A. washingtsn Rain.

CLEVELAND. 4: RosroN "a, L.. g..
BosTos, May 20--A batting rally by Boston
In the ninth inning gave the locals two runs. and
the plate retipins Thoney the score would have
been tied Hnchman batted In all OF the visitors
runs. The score: E.l
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Games scheduled for To-day.
AMERICAN LEAouH

Chicago In New York; St. Louis In Boston; Cleve.
land In Philadelphia; Detroit In Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York In 81. Louis: Brooklyn 10 Pittsburg;
Boston in Chicago; Philadelphia In Cincinnati.
EABrKRE LEAGUE. -f|y
Jersey City In Buffalo: Newark In Toronto sBHfti.
more In Montreal: Providence In Rochester. VIZ
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American IAssocIatIon.

Al nneapolis-Mlnneapolis Il 81. Paul, g.
At Observation-Disclosures q Columbus, 1.
AZ Kansas Cty-Miiwaukee, q Kansas City, l.
AZ Toiedo-Tolcdo. 9; Louisville, o.
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Runs -Prnceton-Fish. 3; wlster, L. Pennsyi.
vania-Londrigan; Lsft on bases,, ennsyl ylyanla.
Dillon and Fish. Stolen bases-Wister, :; Fish.
struck out, BY T~lsmlre, 81 BY Clark; g. First
by pitcher--Pauxtis. Umpire Adams Time
hours and 10 minutes
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TO-DAy's CARD ron BELMONT.
PocanticO Stakes for Three Ncar.OIds the
Chief Attraction.

The Poca ntico Stakes. for three year -olds.
at mile and sixteenth. Is feature OF the
Robert Cooper and Question Mark perhaps
the best In handicap at six furlcngs
Lawrence P. Daley, Masquerade and Red
River may go well Maiden two-year.o .old
longs. with Selectman, Statesman and Harri-
gan having good chances.
In the third event. for maiden two-year-
old fiiies and geldings, -four and q half FUR
longs Lady Hubbard, The Pippin and Wild
PIGEON frure we'll For the steeplechsse. at
about two miles, Economy. the Rainey entry
iSt. Kelvin and Sanctusl and Palm appear TO
be Sactors, while 10 the last race. at mile and
q six teenth. Blandy, Tom Dolan and Brother
Jonathan seem best. The entries follow
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TORONTO, 0: NEWARK, I.

TORONTO. Ont. May 2o.--Toronto batted Hughes
out OF the box In the third inning OF to days game
with the Newarks and won In a canter by TO
Ths
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Stable: trained By u. woodford.
ATTN RACE.
selling; for four.year olds and upward

Fair start; won driving: MasanieiIo; Oh, G.. 8. by
Kingston -Pastorels: owned and trained by ". A.
Mckinney.
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Connecticut LeaRus,

AZ Hartford-Hsrtford. s; New Britain. uen
inplugS.
oi Al Menden--Mcriden, a. Holyoke, 2.
lAs New Haven Bridgeport, Il New Haven, ..
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southern League.

A. New Orieans--New Orleans, s: Birming cha m, !
At Memphls--Atlanta, 3. Memphis, 2.
At tgomery, 10; Mobile, 7.
AZ Little Rock-Lntlc Rock, 10; Nashvil 1.
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New ENGLAND, Ieague.

Al lawrence s: Lowell. 4.
AZ Lynn-Lynn, q; Worcester, 1.
AZ tHavcrhilt--HAverhlll. Q; New Bedford, :.
At Brockson--Fali, River. 2; Brockton, 1.
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Totals. % sa7 II n Totals. 20 4 - 10 3
Ctneinnatl.. ..,.,...,.,..,o o ..-J
1I's!!see ee:phis. s...,..,.,,.,0 . o o o 90
Z Runs Cincinnati Huggins, 1; Kane, 4: CoakIey,
J.. Stolen base. .Lobert; Double plays -Schlel and
CoaEley, .: by Mcouien, .. First base on balls
on Coakiey. I; on McQulllen, o. umplre-Emse.
AttendAnCe-gbOO.
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ONE RUN NOT By NEW YORKS
ANOTHER DAY OF YICIsSTTUDE
FOR MGRAW AND MEN.

shut Gut by the St. Louis Team -Brookiyns
to the Front with Victory Over the
Pittsbursa- Cincinnatis Humble the
Quskcrs Champions Beat Dostonians.
vioissitude laid It's heavy hand on tho New
York Nationals again yesterday vicissitude
was represented by the St. Louis Cardinals.
who made the only run Of the game. This
makes six defeats and two victories for the
New Yorks since they went West. The Brook
lyns upheld the glory Of our fair city. however.
by throwing the harpoon into the Pirates Of
Pittsburg. The horrible spectre Of the New
Yorks being In the second division Ia In our
midst this morning. They are tied for fifth
place with the Bostons. who were beaten by
the Chicagos. The Cincinnatis. who did up
the Philadelphias. are In fourth place. The
Chlcagos. between showers. are grabbing
of enough games to m aintain big lead. The
results.
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Tri.state League.

A. Trenton.-Lancaster, 9; Tren ton, o.
AZ Johnstown-- Johnstown, 4 W1ihamsport. a.
Al Wilmington Reading, .; wiIminston. L
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New York state fcag,ie.

!, a. UNea -scFss,Oa. 2; !llIes. I. . "a, ,H r
a 4 4sss 4 ! ssEss';si s:sS sA
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s.s se'is. Tiss:s !. 4 sssss: ss::s;s l..sss
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EASTERN LEAGUE.

srASpISa OF TIE CLUES
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alshWsleMs, M hs1diSap for ,hrse,ysss ear -oas and


Good start: won galloplng: Roseben. b. e., aged,
by Ben Strome Rose Leaf; owned by d. c. Johnson:
trained by +. ID. Weir.
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the sharpshooters did not care to let any
horse from this powerful stable run unbacked.
George Odom had another chance to gloat
over n I Grimm when franc e beat Fitz
Herbert in the Bouquet Stakes. Griffin sold
Trance to odom believing that she was on
the verge OF breakdown. but the Ben Brush
hlly has never been defeated since and h
already top moi cher. 0dom said he could
not lose this race unless she broke leg and
the Ally made good In superb style. She
vas heavily backed BY the public at to %,
hut the sharp insiders who did not care for
that short price went to Fitz Herbert. who
carried a lot OF coin at II TO 10. Trance did
not have to turn hair to win and Odom " as
kept busy shaking hands the rest OF the day.
Previous winners OF this event at Belmont
Park were Anodyne, McCarter and Ella
ONeill Trance was entered to be sold for
$4,000, but there was no bid
y. n. Bradley and his friends got the coin
In bundles when Blacksheep won the fourth
race. This colt, a noted mudiark, was back ed
from to to i3 to and came home as II he
had wings. The paddock players. however,
went to Bonnie Alan and reduced him from
g to 10 to 9. The public took Frizette, who
went IN from to 3, and was then left at the
post "a usual. Obert, a colt by ALBEIT
Bonnie Ola. who was bred TO run In the mud.
being full brother to Herbert, was solidy
backed In all the books place and show.
T.. A. Celia had narrow escape from Sc
rons injury while looking over Uncle Jim
inst after the second race. The colt, who
was in a playful mood. suddenly kicked up
his heels and landed one OF them on Celia y
thigh. Celia jumped back Just in time to
avoid knockout blow in the groin.
I'pto the Belmont Park meeting majority
Of the hooks were losers. But since Metro
politan Handicap day they have been winning
steadily. The running or races the reverse
way OF the track Is aScrihed as a reason why
form Is not what II should be. 4 he straight
away races have all been hard TO pick because
ssnsrsily prevail IN thsss sysnts. -----
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Totals. 20 sA u
'Bstted for McG!nnty In the eighth inning.

Totals, 81 8 81 10 ojTsyior. p
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03
Real Estate Transfers

J. w. Alexander, trustee, and q
E. Curtin to Edgar Bramham, inter
est in lot in No, 2, $3.50.
c. M. Russell and wife to Hugh
Mcdaniel, interest in land in Nos
2 and 3, $3.50.
Frank Oliver and wife TO ]. D
HALEY and wife, lot in No. l, $500
Bob Cole and wife to o. M. Cole,
10 acres in No. 8, $3.50.
B. B. Bramham and wife to Wal.
ter Howell, lot in Union City, $375,
J. w. Caldwell and wife to Rufus
Gray, 116acres in No. 8, ST., 100.
Grishan. Steele & Co. to W. R.
Garrett and wife, lot in Obion 500.
Daniel Boone and wife to J.x A.
Boone, lot in Union City, 81, 900.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03
Ely ID these things, e5

| wi n w ttAerc lAkugn3 ~
e g such . part as may b
made within the limits Of its fnan
Icial capacity We believe ia 4 tas
rate commensurate with the city,
needs, assessed with q view d
economy, but not altogether rigic
and uncomfortable (thereis a hap
Ply mean to everything, but VIZ
do not believe in taxing the peo-
pie for improvements that are moi
necessary for their health anJ
comfort. It lays burden upon
some Of the people which they
cannot, or can i'll afford to bear.
If the citizens of a town are en-
terprising and in earnest they will
not ask this of the city administra-
ton. They will not ask the citi-
zen who is not favored by fortune
as they are to make extensive and
ornamental improvements. We
are in favor Of all such improve
ments, but you and / and all who
want them should be willing to
bear the expense. The city should
not be compelled to do it without
the consent Of the taxpayers.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03

VeHIlou 10 eIect celegaLeS 10 attend
the national Democratic conven-
tion and to elect State committee
men. A platform can be built
then-at time when the dele
gates are not harassed with nerve
racking excitement, the like of
which prevailed at the last State
convention. 1t will be the duty
of this convention also to indorse
the nominee of the primary.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03

Richard Pearson Hobson, b
Alabama, has a new scheme. He
wants the United States Govern.
ment to run a newspaper. An
original idea, extremely Hobsonian.
When we comesto dissect this Won.
derful suggestion the light bursts
upon us in a perfect stream.
Suppose the Government should
become afflicted with the appendi-
citis. With a newspaper of its
own the appendix could be easily
located. Why. oh why, didn't
Hobson break into Congress be-
fore.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03
THE WAY IT LOOKS In CHICAGO


M. S. Moore, in a private let
Ter from Chicago, INDUCES in
4 little politics, and deprecatingl,
/ speaks of the decadence of goot
timber from the South. He re
fers, OF course, to the is-TiIl
nicholson kind. We must con-
fess IT does look a little bit shy in
comparison with the old days Of
statesmanahip, or even later pc
Rod. W&are not altogether pes
simistic, however, when we look
at the other side Of the house.
Where is there any towering tai
ent and patriotism among the Re-
publican Representatives and Sem
ators2 Who are the greatest cor
ruptionists? When we begin to
analyze the situation it is to be
found that there is q great deal off
honesty and patriotism and brains.
in the old South yet, notwithstand-
ing JEFF Davis is in the Senate. In
measuring up the standards Dem
ocrats down here do not have
cause to feel very bad.
Mr.. Moore continues BY saying
that if Teddy is out of the rum
ming it looks like Bryan for Pres
ident. He says: 81 hear great
number of good Republicans say
hat if Teddy does not come out
hey will vote for Billy Bryan.
But you know that the Republic
ANS have peculiarly constituted
whip which drives them back into
ine.n
Yes, it will be Billy Bryan I'M
ess something very unexpected
happens. This paper has believed
t to be the best for the party if
'ryan would rise above his per-
onal ambition and throw the
Veight of his support to some
ther Rsaa this time, but that
Gems to be impossible. That
ryan will be nominated is in all !
reliability inevitable, and this !
aper will be the last one to sulk.
n the contrary, we expect to en- i
II the fight with as much deter ,
ination to win as would be prop !
under what we deemed the /
ost favorable circumstances. I
Though Bryan should advocate !
oternment ownership of all pub /
, utilities, which we believe to /
as foreign to republican or n
sfnocratic principles as the anti t
'des, our undivided support W ill Q
to William Jennings Bryan, the r
of the Democratic party, v
long as he is in the ''running.n 7
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03
Municipal Election.

We, the election commissioners OF
Obion County, Tennessee, do hereby
call an election to be held in Union
City, Tennessee, for the purpose of
electing Mayor and six Aldermen for
said town for term Of two years.
Said election to be held Saturday, Jan.
4, 1908.
ia WHlPPLE, Chairman,
J. @. BURDIcK, Secretary,
A. X. WELLS.
Election Commissioners of Obion
County.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03

- - F<'F * 49, X y NNse = k% a a ~ = = =
It was nice day. Ii was at /.
nice place. # was By q man witt
q nice reputation, though a LITTLE
ancient. AT the First Baptist
3 Church In Nashville Sunday after,
boon . city crowd assembled IL
ear q sermon BY Ira Landrith.
i We speaker bumped his back,
i Bwed his neck, picked one eye
! out ike hat peg, set bis tail in
the ali like unto mad bull and,
lin part, this is what he said:
I'VE baye no scourge with which to
drive tlie money changers from the
temple Of our Government said DR..
Landrith, except the American bal
lot and an omnipotent Christian pub
lie sentiment. but before these they
will have to 60. Now, somebody is
going to say. He's spanking the DEM
ocratic party II the Democratic
party is in the way Of a blow like
this, 1 apologize to ii; 4 didn't know
it was there. Meanwhile, if it was
hit, II is because it was there. am
a Democrat, but / am the sort Of a
Democrat that scratches the dirt out
OF the ticket then throws the ticket
away if there's nothing left worth
voting for. This is all I've said, and
1 don't apologize for saying it; but be-
cause | did SAY something like this
some weeks ago, certain people tore
their editorial hair, and one paper
down in Memphis. naneless here for
ever and shameless everywhere, called
me q skunk, all because it smelt its
own breath.
IF a man can't be both decent and |
a Democrat, he ought to be decent;
and If he can't be respectable and be
Republican he ought to be respect-l
able. If the Democratic party can,tI
give US respectable man to vote for,
the Christian man ought to hunt for
one somewhere else, and II he can't
ind him, he ought to exercise the
privilege of an American citizen and /
'tay at home. No man has a right to
90. to prayermeeting, look up and say,
Thy kingdom come, and then 60 to
he ballot box and look down and say,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03
FLOATER
d. r. M,.DADE.

We are authorized to announce g
II. McDade as candidate for Floater
to represent Dyer, Lake and Obion
Counties at the next session of the
Tennessee General Assembly.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03
FOR THE LEGISL.ATURE.
e. N. MOORE.

We are authorized to announce e.
n Moore as a candidate to represent
Obion County at the next session of
the General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee, subject TO the action OF
the Democratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03

John Temple Graves as a proph
ct has lost his Sc cond sight.
Roosevelt is not a candidate and
Bryan will not have the chance of
ainating him for President.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03
FOR MAYOR.

election Jan. 4, 1908.
We are authorized to announce al
candidates for Mayor:
DIR. t. D. EDWARDS.
w. II. GARDNER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03
FOR ALDERMAN.

We aro authorized to announce as
candidates for Aldermen:
S. S. ALEXANDER.
o JOHN ADAMS.
J.F. GREGORY.
J. G. BURDICK.
RIM. wHIPPLE.
j. W. BRANsFoRD.
CHAs. BURCHARD.
JOHN sEMoNEs.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1908-01-03

Use Bells furniture polish, sold
at 25cts bottle and guaranteed BY
Bell Furniture Co.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-13
WIVES COST
HUSBANDS JOBS
RIoeELVs WILL BE oUsTED FROM
BANK BECAUSE sPousEs
sNuR OTHER WOMEN.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1S.-The re.
suit Of the financial war within the
directorate of the National Bank of
Commerce is that the Ridgelys will
retire from the active management
Of the institution shortly after Janu.
airy. This is not because the bank has
not prospered under the management
Of William B. Ridgely, who was for.
merly Comptroller of tie Currency.
It mas prospered. But financial strug.
GLE. made. tiercer by social war in
which Mrs. w. B. Rtdgely and Mrs.
Edward Ridgely play an important
part, has ben waglng since the tirst
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-13
NEW IDEA IN GOLD COINS.
The 1908 pieces Have Figures Below
the Surface Instead Of In
Relief.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Specimens
of the new United States gold $3.50
and IS pieces of 1908 have just come
into the hands of Thomas l.. Elder,
the Twenty-third street coin dealer.
They represent several striking limo.
vations for coins of this country. The
designs of both diverse snd reverse
are what are known in numismatic
science as incused-that is, instead
of being in relief. as have been all the
designs of coins hitherto made, tina
devices and inscriptions are sunk be-
low the surface, each side Of the coins
being perfectly flat, and presenting
absolutely no projection that may
wear away the metal.
This gives the new coin the double
advantage Of reducing the loss from
wear in circulation and at the same
time facilitating their being stacked.
the principal objection raised to the
st. Gaudens gold pieces 'cf 1907.
The diverse of the new $3.50 and s.
pieces shows characteristic head Of
an Indian Chief, with headdress of
feathers and prominent masculine fea.
lures. This is ute different from tie
face of Miss Cunningham on the st.
Gaudens eagle. At the top is tlA in.
cused word Liberty" with the date
below, and thirteen stars around the
border. Below the head are the ini-
tials "B. L. p" for a new engraver.
whose work has not been seen here.
totore.
The reverse shows a standing eagle
somewhat similar to that Of the st.
Gaudens ten.dollar piece, with the de.
nomination Five Dollars" below.
Around the border at the top is in.
scribed UNITED States of America"
In front of the eagle is the motto "E
Pluribus Unum," while on the right
hand side is "In God We Trust" Thu
reverse of the $3.50 is the same. bu:
"2k Dollars" is below the eagle.
A want ad. Is the modern way.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-13
THE EATNEss OF HEALTH.
samOse Fills Out the Curves AMI
Makes Thin People Fat.


Makes Thin People Fat.
If YOU are thin, your health is not
what 1t should be. IF you are losing
weight steadily, there is something
wrong that should be attended to at
once. You cannot be healthy and
strong If you are thin.
This makes the thing and scrawny
plump and robust, It mixes with the
food so that all of the elements that
make solid bone, firm muscle and good
flesh are thoroughly assfmlated and
retained in the system.
Samose Is not drug or stimulant;
it is scientific aesh-forming food that
restores thin people to a normal condi.
ton Of good healthy flesh.
There are thousands of unhappy
nervous thin people who would look
and feel entirely different If they were
only fat and plump. Let them use sa,
NOSE and they will soon notice re.
marnble results.
These statements are confirmed by
Nj. D. Chrtstie's offer to refund the
money to anyone buying and using
samose who does not gain in weight
as promised. The risk is all his. The
thin and scrawny can buy Samose at
Druggist Christie's store, with the
knowledge that If it Is not successful
it will cost absolutely nothing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-13

week OF The Rldgelys stay 70 Kansas
ciiy md the Riaselys hive been de.
4 Is eEted that as result d
The socsIsWar the bank has Isl bust
ness among fhs kansas city nief.
chants and capitalists who Say that.
their wives were snnbbed by tae two
Mrs. Ridgelys Tdey say that al each
of the social functions which have
been attended by the wives Il the
Dlstern hnanciers they hayeheid aloof
from the major portion Of the. guests
and have shown no tendency to "mix."
TIE story gees that within a week
after The arrival of the Ridgely party
il Kansas city and during their resi-.
dence at the Baltimore Hotel, the wife
of every member OF the Board OF Di.
rectors called upon them.
1t is said that from that date to the
present time the oils have not been
returned.
The next president of the National
Bank Of Commerce will be Missouri.
ian and Kansas City man. who will
e2nduct the bank according to the
ideas Of the members OF tne board OF
directors for Kansas City people and
the country tributary to this city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-13
Rotten to Core
DISCOVERIES SHOW ENORMOUS
CORRUPTION IN RUSSIAN
ARMY AND NAVY.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 13.-With
the retirement of the IA admlrals and
an indefinite number Of generals
whose prospective designations were
announced week ago, Indications are
that the most violent shake-up will
son begin in the Russian naval and
military establishments that any coun.
try has ever known.
The explosion is attributed to dis.
coveries incident to the re.organiza-
ton OF the two branches OF the service
in connection with the preparation Cor
expected troubles in the Balkans.
OF reorganization plans there had
been much talk ever since the Russo
Japanese war, but little actual work
was done until His Majestiy's advisors
warned him that the Balkan situation
was too threatening to be disregarded.
The Oyerhauling of the army and
navy followed so quickly that scores
oil corrupt ohlcers were unable to find
cover. Both branches were found TO
he rotten with bribery. Evidence was
found Of wholesale grating as a regu.
lar business from top to bottom OF the
two services.
Colonel Joselor, commanding, the
Cronstadt fortihcations. and his aide,
Lieutenant Beschoff, who killed them
selves, and General Howaisky, of the
reserves, who was arrested at the
outset Of the investigation arc said to
be three comparatively obscure figures
in the gigantic fraud, which it is pre-.
dicted will involve men of information.
al reputation and the highest proml.
hence at the imperial court.