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Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-09
fBy Tim Murnane.)

BOSTON, Aug. S.-Baseball IS truly
the one great sport of today of The
world. You can no more kill the pop
uiarity of this great game than you
can stop the whirlpools that play tag
from the great falls of Niagara TO the
placid lake beyond. No doubt man
could in time turn this troubled stream
into a muddy composition, just as un-
bridled baseball players can foul the
great game, but so well has the founda-
ton been laid that time would soon
clear the conditions and the pastime
of nation come back with renewed
popularity.
Last week / spent several DAYS va
cation at a summer hotel on the
shores of Vineyard Sound, away from
the local fans, but IN the midst of
men and boys who followed the news
papers closely, to note how the games
were coming out all over the country
/ found that the general public knew
very little about the game outside OF
the playing end. and many were per
fectly amazed to hear of the wonder
full institution We have in this country
handling the business. | found, how
ever. the questions ! was called on e
answer most interesting, and always
pertaining to the playing end OF the
sport For example, one man from
New Jersey wanted 10 know why q
left-hand pitcher was commonly styled
a south paw"
! was perhaps too slow with my
answer, and the man from Jersey gave
his version about as follows:
My idea is that the term was in
vented by some enc who had an i'm
preston that ball grounds were lait
out So that a left-hand pitcher would
throw the ball in southerly direc
ton"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-09

Coming back to the south paw in
terrogation, the first time | ever saw
the phrase used was by a St Louis
writer in rs. The Philadelphia club
beat the ST. Louis reds one Sunday by
a score Of 4 to 8 with Joe Blong pitch
ing for the reds. / was with the quak-
srs and scored three of the four runs,
Mike McGeary sending me home each
time with a sigle and scoring the
fourth run himself. The next morn
ing the st. Louis paper referred to me
as the south paw, as | was left
handed batsman. For the last 90 years
l have referred to all left-handed
pitchers as south paws simply because
they were left-handed and not be-
cause they pitched the ball toward the
sunny south on certain grounds.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-09

the delights of opera, to the enrich
ment of their lives. A stimulus viii
be afforded to the .dea of private and
public endowment o. opera in inilny
localities. A widespread interest in
opera will brilg out original effort
along operate lines 50 that The nun.
bers of American writer's of libretto
and composers of music will grow and
American artists may increasingly
compete with the artists of other
countries in winning hon5rs in the
field Of operate creation and interpre-
tation. Incidentally the Metropolitan
Opera hopes to solve that troublesome
problem OF recruiting an intelligent
chorus without having to depend upon
going abroad in search of desirable
material Participation by lovers OF
music in the local opera choruses viii
no doubt develop an abundance OF
latent talent.
The chief thought behind the or,
ganization OF the National League OF
Metropolitan Opera Clubs is that
opera is the most efficient; agency for
spreading musical culture. The in
crease of the leisure hours of the
working man in this country calls for
a corresponding increase of desirable
FORMS of amusement, for the welfare
of society alone, if for no other reas
ons. Music, because of the univer
salty of its appeal, combined with
drama, as it is in opera, is believed
to be peculiarly calculated TO get hold
of the whole man, and while affording
him pleasure and recreation, adds. al
the same time to the sum of culture.
The headquarters of the League viii
be the Metropolitan Opera in New
York City. Active membership is
/ limited to local clubs, life directors
and the permanent officers of the
| league. associate and sustaining mem
berships are open to individuals ant
/ organizations.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-09

The Roosevelt deficit for last month
has passed the $2O.O0O,OO0 mark. This
is nearly double the deficit for the
same period last year and year be-
fore, and this is also the last year of
Mr.. Roosevelt's administration.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-09

At Fresno. Cal, a butcher has been
arrested on the charge of gathering in
many stray dogs and working them
up into bologna. Somebody must
have found a piece of the muzzle in
his sausage.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-09

swI Of them Dogs they gist pitched onto
ZIP
I wuz afrade he wuz dun for that trip!
Tiger" he got a good holt on -Yip's"
never hurt ''Yip"-he han SIGH a thick
cote!
anvil they could do wuz bite in his Hair
they couldn't reach HIM, so why should
he kare?
next Thing they knOed he had '"Tige'' by
the Hip
kracky. yewd ought seen Hnly's dog
skip
Fatty's pup didn't hang on very long,
sumhow he scanned Have fingered it
ronEl
Zip" grabbed him Hard by the ear and
he yield
nuthin sed didn't matter-he held.
Fat wuz a kicking at him let go
I wouldn't stand that-i hit Fat a blow!
Fat has been shining around mi new
guri-
30 we gist had Il rite out with whirl!
We licked 'em awi and we done IT Up
rite
Zip" is a awful good dog in ftei
Say. / gist snesked him half OF a
kake.
ma Licked me hard; II WIS hot bake,
bet we won't heer no moar rum that
Gang
Dragging about how their nteing Dogs
hanRi
Zip" is thee champeen dog nter in
town
n ysu don't think 50 ysv bring yswr Dos
aewA-
Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-09
OF the exhibit,

Other cities of the country are Plan
ming for buildings and the manage
ment expects to have many city oui d.
ings in addition to the large number
.of state structures
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-20

WILL BUY BALLOON.

Il has been announced that Cap
tain Baldwin's dirigible balloon will
be purchased by the war department
for $1,000. and that Congress will
be asked for 100000 with which to
build other airships OF similar pat
tern. The announcement by Major
squires that Captain Baldwin's bal
loon fulfilled all requirements deter
mined the sale.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-20
or VAST SIGNIFICANCE.

On Monday eight general supcrin,
teudents OF as many divisions ut the
Hartman system, arrived In Port.
land IN their private cars, tor their
semi-annual meeting These officials
are from all over the United States,
and represent the Union Pacific. ore.
gon Short Line. u. Il. \ n southern
Pacific and Galveston. Harrisburc 4
san Antonio roads. which are known
as the Hartman lines.
II is of vast significance that thrs"
men should select Orcgon's mctropo'
lis Tor their conference. but It only
proves that the times are changing
and that instead OF the railroad bus
iucss OF the west being conducted In
the east. as 1t has been In the past.
ihc future will see headquarters cs-
tablished nearer the base oi opera
tions and the big conferences pertain
ing to practical railroadine. will be
held where the officials will be In
close touch and can Investigate. II
necessary. the important matters I'M
der discussion.
Twice each year these meetings are |
held at which rate questions are dis /
cussed and all other matters which 1
will lead to the betterment and at /
the same time facilitate conditions !
in the general management Of the .
roads. The last meeting was held In
Chicago In March.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-20
$$%
NAY BE MANY VICTIMS.

Another atrocious murder has been
unearthed In Portland. Walter VI.
Johnson has been arrested Tor the
murder OF Elmer Perdue. July T. and
has been confined In the HIllsboro
Jail johnson is also suspected OF
killing and coneealing the bodies OF
several other victims. lie took sew
erai parties to the woods to locate
them on timber claims and number
OF them are reported as missing.
johnson may turn out to be one
OF the most eold-blooded. cowardly
murderers OF the country. lie con-
fesses that he killed Perdue while
sitting In a bunk and that he dragged
the body TO Il fallen tree. where he
rIaed the clothing and then covered
the body with sticks. stones and
leaves. The confession made By
Johnson was obtained only after he
had been sweated for several hours.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-20
ADVERTISE IDAHO PROBE,

The Boise Valley Water Users It's
sociation has just devised 4 scheme
10 advertise Idaho irrigation projects
In the east and south. The states OF
Iowa. Minnesota. Wisconsin, Kansas.
Illinois. Missouri and Texas are 10 be
visited by representatives from that
state. who will exhibit moving pie
lures at the fairs showing what is
being done In the matter of irriga-
tion In Idaho.
The Water Users association has
also prepared souvenir postal cards
by which residents here may inform
friends In the above named states OF
the dates and places OF the proposed
picture entertainments. at the same
time sending them tickets OF adnis-
sion
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-20

HNTrLESiIIrS on the Future.

'p.l the United States Gcologt,.
Survey. the last place at FIRST Ihou"h
that such prediction would cmaua.
from. comes thts pruphrc, 81 Hu1"
Hayward FrruaId. mechanical yu-Iu
Ger. who Tor several y,a5s has beet
connected with the fuel luyra,nu
't'uns OF the survey
The war vessel VI the future MI
be swift, smokcloss, uoisclcss Graf,
lying low In tho water. with cyrr.
vulnerable part below the water l,u,
the entire dock being given over &,
the work of the guns There will o.
no smoke. because there will De- %,
smokcstayks lu the uiSht tan
there will b" nothing to br,ray ,h,
prcson,y Of tHis uy'nylblr nshuu.
demon ul the enemy"
The Developments and the result
OF the tuel.testins operations at :
Louis have gone Tar toward furm.u-
Mr Fcrnald's opinion. Mt Fcrnala
believes that the gas engine. or 10
ternal combustion motor. As 1t is call
cd by engineers, will BE- Installed lu
naval vessels OF n" United States
within the next '"w wears
expect to see the United state.
ahead OF every other nation boo 'uI.
innovation. The gas engine Iu r.
op'nion. is l'asiblle on any yusrl p,.
cause Of H. economy over the steam
engine. but It Is especially drs!gaUl,
On the hshtins ships. Tor N" reason
that II makes no smoke. The g1s b.
generated In producer which has
no chimney and needs none The
coal is turned directly Into gas.
which goes straight to the engine.
The smoke nuisance has been O
serious problem to the nlyics n' tU.
world for number OF years. o.
the daytime the presence pf an en-
cmy's ship has been discovered mile.
away by the smoke from IT. STACKS.
and In IN" night the flames belchlug
from the tops Of the stacks have
spoiled many a wcll-laid plan Of al.
tack.
The vessel would have u IRE. deck
for the play Of its big guns There
would be 10 towing stacks to pune
turc or destroy, thus, perhaps. Grip.
pl!ng the boat. Then /, would b. un
necessary to carry ~ much coal for
the same power can be- developed
with one-third less than the steam
engine uses. The gas producers and
the gas engine would take up less
room and weigh less than the same
power Scotch boiler and steam nn.
CINE. II II were necessary II would
be possible to carry more coal. which
would give the vessel radius OF
travel far greater than at present.
or course. do not expect 10 see
the gas engine confined to the use
of the navy. The fact that II shows
such economies will compel It's in
srallation In all sorts Of vessels. One
Df the big items Of cxopnsc to
modern ocean liner Is It's coal bill.
These vessels will consume 10000
.ons Of high-grade coal on round
rip. With the gas engine this could
De- reduced 10 5000 or 1000 tons. Il
,Aying OF several thousand dollars
)he OF the big steamship companies
'f the great lakes Is about TO take
he initiative In this movement
'lans have been made for freighter
hat Will use 1000 horse power gas
'ngine
SS$
MONEY TO LOAN on ranches. city
and timber land. HALL
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-20
ASHLAND TIDi>,.S VIEW :,

\ camping party c"mp"a"i -.
I Thomas Fuson. Gru Srcncrr Mlasr7
| Nan McCallcn. Anna Stewart and
ucsslr Woods lcaN" Tits evening to
take In the klamath Lab" rra"rtn.
Mlss Louise Sargent. one ~ Ia,
bright and popular Young adtrn ul
klamath Fails, is visiting IN Ashland
Tor wock. u guest with Miss L,i,
Watson at the Watson home uu Eas'
Fork street
Mcssrs l.. \ Sell and q " Luoa
10y have returned from - trlp Il" th'
Fort klamath region Whrr" thw
have been buying tall and wlutcr
beef for Nrtl.L"oslr, Meat Company
Of this ctt, Thcy viii feed ou, there
and drive the ta,I"urd u',yca tu Nsh.
Land for slnughr,rIue
Mr aud VI, J " N,,"r tui u,
tie dausnl,r Margaret aud . :
EnElr. lr" sarurda, uu camping
expedition ~ couple uf weeks. dur.
luE which tho, expect ru 'ak" In IN,
attractions uI Crater Lake Nauouar
Park NJ Od,,.1. lhrf Will %, Jnin"d
d
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-20

FOR RENT--Once and hOusekeep.
Ing rooms In brick and stone building
on Main street. Very reasonable
rent. T W, STEPHENS, aim to be
reliable.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-20

Several i"sirabl" rooms FOR rent
Iuirc at the store S.3u
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-08-20

MONEY TO LOAN on ranches. city
property and timber land. HALL
co. 2stf
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
Democratic Candidate Will Contest
Election Of M. E. Hay, on Ground
Of Illegality.

SPOKANE, Dec. 26.-It is stated
here by friends of A. C. Edwards, de-
feated candidate for lieutenant gov.
ernOr, that the Democratic state COM
mittee is preparing to contest the
election of M. E. Hay to that office,
on the ground that at the time of
his election he was not a legal voter,
having abandoned his residence at
Wilbur, in Lincoln county, and not
having resided in Spokane county,
long enough to acquire voting resi-
dence.
When Mr.. Hay filed his declara-
tion Of candidacy he gave his resi-
dence as Wilbur. In September he
registered in Spokane, certifying that
he had resided in that city for seven
ty days prior to that time.
1t is said that affidavits have been
secured for the purpose of proving
these facts, and that two prominent
attorneys have been employed to
prosecute the contest. The fight is
especially important because of the
chance that Governor-elect S. G. Co.'S
grove may not be able to qualify
for his office.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
THROWN FROM TRAIN.
Frank Brady is Probably Fatally In
jured on Train Near Oakville
Thursday Night.

| OAKVILLE, Wash, Dec. 26.-
Frank Brady a cook aged 23 years
was fatally injured while en- route
on Northern Pacific passenger
! train from Elma to Olympia Thurs
day night. His assailant. an Austri-
an, was not apprehended, and there
is little likelihood the man will be
arrested.
Brady was removed to Olympia,
WI orN The doctors hold out no hope
for his recovery. Peritonitis had de-
veloped and there was little chance
for the man.
The alteration occurred on the
evening train out of the Harbor on
December "a. Brady took the train
at Elma for Olympia. He went to
the smoking car, where a party of
eight or ten Austrians were drinking.
The young man left his seat to get
a drink of water and during his alb
sence one of the Austrians took his
Austrian grew indignant.
About four miles east of Oakville,
while the train was running at a
good rate of speed, Brady left the
smoker and went to the platform.
The Austrian followed him and re-
newed the trouble. Brady declares
the Austrian drew a knife and stab
bed him in the groin, and then push
ed him from the train. He rolled
down an embankment. sustaining
very severe injuries. Apparently no
one on the train except the assail-
ant knew Of Bradys plight.
The trouble occurred about
o'clock Thursday night and it was
not until o'clock yesterday after
noon that Brady was discovered. He
was found by David Wheeless,an en-
ploye of the Elma Lumber Company,
who was walking from Gate to Ooak-
Vile.
When Brady was brought to Oak
vile he was conscious. but almost
dead from exposure. In the fall
from the train his hip had been
broken, his foot smashed and the
muscles Of the abdomen torn and per-
forated. He evidently struck upon
some blunt obstacle His face was
badly bruised. DR.. Van Wrinkle of
Oakville temporarily dressed Brady's
wounds and he was removed to
Olympia.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28

part of the country, for in the build
ing of many of these buildings ex-
pense has not been considered. 1t
has been used from choice because of
it's beauty. 1t is cheap in price only,
and because it is plentiful as compared
with some of the expensive hardwoods.
But it does not look cheap. 1t has a
rich deep color which makes it COM
pare tavorably with mahogany. In
grain much Of it resembles oak, and,
as said before, it can be finished to
'''' ii uhe hardwoods.
For particular and for general uses
Douglas fir is rapidly making a place
for itself as wood of general all
round value. mississippi Valley Lum-
herman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
The state railroad commission law

The state railroad commission law
forbidding the issuance of free pas
ses became effective in the summer
of 1905, but the interstate commerce
law to the same effect did not go
into effect until January, 1907. This
letter was written in September,
1906.
The letter without date or sigma
ture is in Judge Roots handwriting
on the stationery of the state su-
preme court.
Committee Has Other Letters.
The Root investigating committee
has several other letters written by
Judge Root to Attorney Gordon, most
OF which are of minor Importance, re-
ferring merely to conferences be.
tween the two. Among them, how
ever, are the letters relating to the
decision in the case of Harris VS..
the Great Northern Railway company
showing thrat the text Of the de-
cision, on rehearing was written by
Attorney Gordon while the represent
ed the railroad company as it's at
torney in the case. The committee
has, also from the stenographer' s
notes, the text of Attorney Gordon s
replies to these letters and copies of
his correspondence with the higher
officials of the Great Northern at
st. Paul regarding the Harris case
and other Great Northern matters
pending in the supreme court.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
MILK ADVANCES.

Milk will be advanced in price In
Aberdeen, January 1. owing to the
raise made by the dairy farmers on
the dealers. The new prices will be
22k cents per gallon; IA quarts for
$1.00; bottle milk, 10 cents per
quart. The increase is caused by
the improvements insisted upon at
the dairies by the state commission
er, and all milk herafter will be
sold under his rigid inspection.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
Use OF DOUGLAS FIR
PACIFIC COAST FOR LUMBER SUP
ERSEDING White Pine.
fir is Becoming More Appreciated in
the East for GeneraIU Use. It's Val.
ue as Finishing Wood is Rapidly
Spreading in Railroad Circles tC.
Car Finishing.

Not many years ago the upper Miss
issippi valley and considerable por7
ton of the country to the eastward
believed that there was no wood
which would ever compare with white
pine ip the number of uses to which
it could be put and serviceability
wherever it was used. Before it be-
came the fashion to finish expensive
houses in the finer hardwoods, white
| pine was used for sills, framework,
isheathing, roof boards, shingles, sid
ing, floors, doors, windows and inter-
for finish. 1t was sometimes stained
to initiate other woods, or it was fin
ished in the natural color, or it was
painted For general all aronnd SER
vice it had no superior, and in that
respect it still maintains it's position,
only it has become so reduced in sup
ply and so high in price that other
woods have taken it's place for many
uses. The price of white pine now
precludes it's use for framing purposes
and in the form of timbers, because
other and cheaper woods have been
found to serve the same purpose with
the same degree of satisfaction. No
, other wood, however, has been found
that is adaptable for all uses. Per-
haps the nearest to it in northern
markets is the fir of the west coast,
and fir is coming to be more and more
appreciated as wood which can be
used almost any place that wood will
serve any purpose.
Strictly on it's merits it is now gain
ing favor away from home. In the
west one of the most notable examples
of the use to which fir can be put is
found in the rooms of the Portland
Commercial Club. Here the finish
and fixed seats are of fir, selected for
beautiful grain and finished 50 as to
bring out the richness of the wood to
best advantage. So handsome is the
effect that upon recent visit to Port
land, E. H. Hartman announced that
he would probably use fir in the in
terror work of his country home,
which will be one of the most elabor-
ate structures of that character in the
country. The president of the Rock
Island road has determined to use fir
in the construction of a sleeping or
dining car, as sample, and those who
know the qualities of fir are confident
that when once it has been used for
this purpose new field will be open
for it. The American public is famil-
lar with the fact that no more beauti-
full interior finish is found than in the
interiors of first class sleeping and
dining cars, and when fir is thought
adaptable for that purpose, there can
be no further doubt of it's value as a
finishing wood.
The natural color of fir is pleasing
and it offers variety of grain and
figure that is unusually attractive to
the eye. 1t Is hard enough for finish
and for furniture and takes finish as
we'll as most of the hardwoods. In
addition to this it can be stained to
initiate other woods if imitation is
desired. Many of the finest residences
and business buildings on the west
coast have been finished in this wood,
not because it was cheaper in that
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
Gordon Turns Over Letters.

The originals Of those letters were
hrned over by Attorney Gordon
Aree months ago TO Nuzum & Nu-
hm, who represent Gordon as at
brneys in his efforts to procure a
bttlement Of his shortage with the
|reat Northern. From Nuzum &
Lum they passed into the hands OF
hank Graves. another of Gcdon's