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Times-promoter., 1908-02-28
NEWS and NOTES
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS AND
MISCELLANEOUS MATTER

DIR. Randle is visiting in Memphis
this week.
Mrs. Bette Solomon visited rela-
tives at Love Sunday.
Hon. Mial Wall left Tuesday for
New Orleans and Biloxi.
Mrs. L. L. Pointer is the guest OF
relatives at Ft. Smith, Ark.
Mrs. E. J. Manning, sister of J. w.
Barbee, is sick with lagrippe.
Miss Nfollie Phillips visited rela-
tives at Wootens last week.
Attorney r, L. Dabney was visit
or at Lake Cormorant this week.
w. H. Entrikin and Johnnie Barbee
were business visitors to Jackson last
week.
Mrs. May, Of Arkabutla, was a re-
cent guest of her daughter, Mrs. N.
E. Wilroy.
Mrs. Eta Oldenburg visited her
daughter, Mrs. Johnson at Coldwater
last week.
Mr.. w. D. Gooch, of Pas Christian,
was visitor last week to Capt. Dock
cry and family.
Mr.. Clint Wheeler has bought the
Meriwether home ond expect to move
into In, a foxy nBc
Mr.. E. d. Lauderdale has moved
his stock of merchandise to the store
house of Geo. Wood near the depot.
DR.. T. M. Jones, accompanied by
his nephew, Craig Boone, attended
Z the marriage Of his son Tuesday even
ing at Helena, Ark.
Bishop Bratton, of Jackson, Miss,
will preach at the Episcopal church
Tuesday evening, the 10th of March.
Everybody invited.
Mr.. Dave Dockery left Wednesday
to attend Mardi Gras, and before re
turning, will visit his sister, Mrs. w.
d. Gooch at Pas Christian.
Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist
church hrs changed the hour of meet
ing to 4 O'Clock. Brazil and Argen-
tine is the subject for next Monday.
Rev. O. w. Bradley was called to
the bedside of his brother at Duncan,
Miss, and who has since been car
ried to Memphis to be treated for ap-
pendecitis.
In the absence of the pastor last
Sunday, DR.. Randle delivered an in
teresting lecture on Creation at
the Methodist church. DR.. Randle
is a deep thinker; a fine scholar, and
it is a privilege to hear his lectures.
Rev. w. E. Lee was called to Vos-
burg, Miss, last Friday by the sad
news of the death Of his mother. She
retired the night previous to her
death apparently in good health, and
. next morning was found sleeping the
last long sleep to awaken in a better
world. The summons came in the
way she had often expressed a wish
lit shonld come, and she was ready.
Those who met her when on a visit
to her children here, will recall the
sweet face and gentle manner Of this
good mother. We join the many
I friends of the bereaved ones in sym
pathy.
The St. Johns Episcopal church,
Helena, Ark, was the scene of q bril-
liant wedding at high noon Tuesday
the 25th, when Miss Sarah Elizabeth
Tappan and Mr.. Elwyn Thornton
Jones were united In marriage, Rev.
C. Ell. Lockwood officiating. Both
young people are highly connected
and popular. Mr.. Jones, who is the
only son of DR.. and Mrs. r. M. Jones,
was born and reared in fernando
and is possessed of excellent traits of
character. He Is engaged in the
practice of law In Helena. The Times
Promoter joins the large circle Of
friends in wishing them long and
prosperous married life.
The bridal couple left at lao for New
Orleans.
To the u. D. 6.
Every member Of the Bedford For
Times-promoter., 1908-02-28
To the D. D. G.

Every member Of the Bedford For
rest Chapter is urged to meet with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-05
CHASE TO SUFFER
PuIliam Asserts That He Has
Committed an Offense
That Calls for Severe Punish
ment by the Commission.
TO BE DISCIPLINED.
Farrell Denies That He Wants
First Baseman Back.
New York Owner Says He Does
Not Need Hal.

New York, Dec. 5.-According to the
feeling in baseball circles here, Hal
Chase, the youthful but talented first
baseman, will not be allowed to play
with the Yankees next year because of
his derelictions during the season past
Harry c. Pulliam, president of the
National league, is quoted here today
as follows:
Chase committed one of the most
grievous sins of baseball He violated
the sacredness of his contract, and, in
circumstances, so far as 1 can learn,
which leave him without one prop of
justification. 1 will not say that the
commission could not pardon such an
offenSe. But 1 do know that the COM
mission will, without doubt, make such
an example of Hal Chase that other
players may well stop and consider be-
fore taking such a course as he did,
President Frank Furrell denies that
he has made any move looking to the
return of First Baseman Hal Chase to
the Yankees in 1909. The president of
the Greater New York club is much an
noyed by the reports that he is relent-
ing in his feelings toward Chase and
was negotiating for his return. He
says he has not written to Chase since
his desertion last summer, nor has he
authorized any one to see the first
baseman. Manager Stallings is equally
emphatic that he has had no communi-
cation directly or indirectly with Chase.
He says the prospects of Chase ever
playing On the New York American
league team are exceedingly remote.
Chase, it is alleged, has been guilty of
the most serious transgressions OF
baseball, that of deliberately breaking
his contract without justification and
deserving his club. Contract jumping
Is punishable with most severe PEN
atty by the national commission.
Under these conditions President
Farrell is practically helpless. Even If
he desired to secure the return of Chase
he could do no more than appear be-
fore the national commission and plead
leniency for his former first baseman
and this, he says, he has not the
slightest intention of doing.
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so that the value of the thistle as a
foundation for paper may be deter
mined.
The greater part of the white paper
on the market today is made from
wood pulp but the manufacturers claim
that there is a shortage in the supply
and that it will be but a few years I'M
til the supply is exhausted and then a
substitute must be found. The stalks
of various kinds of grains have been
utilized in the manufacture of paper.
Cane and Kaffir corn have been tried as
we'll as cornstalks and found to make
fair grade of paper though of not such
a quality as could be used in printing
newspapers.
The Russian thistle is woody fbrous
growth, tough and pliable and there
seems to be no good reason why it
cannot be made into a firSt-claSs grade
of paper. AS it is now the farmers are
building tight fences to keep the this
tie out of their fields and burning the
piles which accumulate along their
fences.
Under the new regime the farmers
will construct their fences higher and
tighter so that their crop of Russian
thiStles can be kept on their farms I'M
til such a time as they are ready for
the paper mill market. Before the wa
ter can be turned in the bitches in the
spring it is necessary that they be
cleaned of the Russian thistles which
accumulate during the winter months.
Thousands or tons OF thlstleS are
burned every season and many more
tons plowed under each spring but the
seeds with which the plants are loaded
cannot be collected and the roadways
threaten to become veritable Russian
thickets if something is not done to
prevent the plants spreading.
A paper mill using Russian thistles
would do away with this menace, throt-
tie the paper trust. again place white
paper on the market at such price
that the publisher would not be threat
ened with heart failure every time he
receives a bill from paper house and
the lot of the thistle raisers of western
Kansas would be an enviable one. The
man who demonstrates the possibility
of manufacturing white paper, or any
other for that matter from the Russian
thistle. would be entitled to knighthood
and the western Kansas farmers would
crown him lord of that portion of the
state
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DEDICATING THE MARKERS.
Strong and Geo. w. Martin
Speak at the X. U. Services.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. 5.-F'ormal
services dedicating seven markers that
have been placed on historic spots in
Lawrence, were held in the chapel at
secretary of the State Historical So
ciety, delivered the address.
In speaking of the freesoilers and
the anti-slavery settlers of Kansas
Mr.. Martin said that, although the cit
liens OF Missouri would raid, pillage
and destroy life and property in Kan
Sas, when this state was in its infancy,
all of that had been forgotten and no
malice now exists against Missouri.
When Mr.. Martin concluded his
speech Chancellor Strong of the uni
versity said there was one statement
made by Mr.. Martin which he wanted
to correct. That statement" said
the chancellor, sis concerning the
feeling Kansans have for citizens of
Missouri. Although there is no ma
lice we are getting revenge from Mis-
souri, every Thanksgiving day"
The seven markers which were
dedicated are placed in Lawrence, as
follows:
One in Professor Holders front
yard at Ills Louisiana street, marks
the site of Governor Charles Robin
sons first house in Lawrence; at the
office of the Pierson Milling company,
a marble slab states that fifty feet east
of that spot the first house in Law
renee was erected; on the west side
of Ohio street, just north of Berke-
ley, a stone marks the location of the
old Unitarian church, in which was
held the first public school of Kansas;
two of the stones commemorate in
cidents of the Quantrel raid; on the
west side of New Hampshire street in
the 90 block, stone is placed to mark
the spot where a score of unarmed
recruits for the Union army were shot
down by the raiders; another is plac-
ed at the corner of Indiana and Win
throp streets, where Trask, Thorp and
Griswold, free state men, were killed.
Another marble slab was placed in
the wall at the northeast corner of the
Eldridge house to mark the site of the
Old Free State hotel, and the other is
located in front of Fraser hall on the
University campus, marking the site
where the barracks of the Union SOL
dierS stood in 1868.
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UNIVERSITY TO PAY TAXES.
Franklin County Thinks the Ottawa
school Should Be Assessed.

Ottawa, Kan, Dec. 5.-Can Franklin
county collect taxes from Ottawa uni
The county officials, for the first
time since the founding of the institu-
ton, are trying to do it. The college
trustees claim exemption from taxa
ton, and are prepared to fight the
assessment in the courts if necessary:
The question as to the exemption OF
the college property involves the con-
stitutionality of the tax law enacted
by the 1907 legislature. The law
adopted at that session, and effective
after July 1, 1907, provides that land
used for educational purposes, not to
exceed ten acres in any one case. snail
be exempt from taxation besides all
buildings used for such purposes. The
Ottawa university campus comprises
little less than 33 acres. Exempting
the remaining 22A acres were assess
ed this year at $1,000, which makes
the tax amount to $94
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DIFFER OVER A SALARY.
Overall and Murphy Fail to Agree At
ter Two Hours Session.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-Pitcher overall
of the Cubs had a two hours star
chamber session with President
Murphy yesterday, during which
disagreement arose over Orvie's sal
airy clause in next years contract. The
big pitcher refused to sign at the
terms quoted.
Last season was a checkered one
for Overall He started out as
world beaten and pitched splendid
ball until disabled by an injury May
80. The big fellow was two months
getting back into shape, but rounded
to just in time to finish the campaign
at his highest speed. He worked in
the final game of the worlds series
and shut the Detroit Tigers out, be-
sides setting ten of them down on
strikes.
Manager Chance was so impressed
by the form shown by Overall when
he was really fit that he ventured the
statement that in 1909 Overall would
be the best pitcher in the National
league, with the possible exception of
Brown.
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COMMON SENSE

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pers and attest its correctness under oath,
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use OF drop of alcohol, triple-refined and
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stead IN extracting and preserving the
curative virtues residing in the roots
employed, these medicines are entirely
free from the objection of doing harm
by creating an appetite for either al
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drugs. Examine the formula on their
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DIR. Pierce, and you will find that his
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regulator-the medicine which, while not
recommended to cure consumption in it's
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Take the HGolden Medical Discovery
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They are not given away to be expert
mented with but are sold by all dealers in
medicines at reasonabI hricsa.
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WOULD BUY X. c. CLUB.
Clark Griffith After a Ball Franchise
in the Missouri Town.

New York, Dec. CLARK Griffith,
the former manager of the Highland
ers, is in New York and will not leave
the city until after the baseball meet
ings are concluded next week. If
he can succeed in purchasing the
franchise of the Kansas City club, for
which he is negotiating, the major
leagues will not see him as mana
ger next season and probably not for
many seasons to come.
He admits that he is DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning possession of the Kansas City
club and believes that it will make his
financial future assured in profession
al baseball If he is unable to buy
that property, it is quite certain he
will accept the offer which has been
made to him to take charge of the
Cincinnati club in 1903.
Should Griffith not go to Cincinnati
it is an open question who will be en-
gagged to handle the Cincinnati team
another year, although there is a
bare possibility that Higgins, the
present second baseman, may be ask
ed to assume the position of manager
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EBBETs SIGNS UP GRIFF.
The Latest Report Is That the "Old
FoX', VIII Manage BROOKLYN.

New York, Dec. 5.-Clark Griffith,
former manager of the Yankees. is
now slated to manage the Brooklyn
Trolley Dodgers next season. AL
though neither President G. H. Ebbets,
of the club from across the East river,
nor the "Old Fox would confirm the
report in circulation today about the
latter being the next director of the
Dodgers.
There is only one thing in the way
of Griffith being the next manager of
the Brooklyn team, and that is that
Ebbets will give 'Wild Bill" Dahlen
the position if President George
Dewey, of the Boston Nationals, turns
him over to Ebbets, as the latter
claims he promised to do at the meet
ing of the board of directors of the
National league in Cincinnati last
Septem Der, when the protested
Giants-Cubs game was settled.
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FOR A COUNTRY CLUB"
Wichita Rural Residents Plan Swell
Organization.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 5.-This city
Is TO have q new country club. A
number of the residents of Riverside,
Wiley, Buffum and other streets west
of the Little Arkansas river are Or
ganizing 1.-THE Central Riverside Coun-
trv club" A tract of land comprising
about three acres will be purchased
west of Central Riverside park. This
location is an ideal one. A commodious
club house will be built in the center
of the tract. Arrangements Will pc
made for swimming and boating.
The natural advantages of the Little
Arkansas river will enable the club to
provide swimming and boating facflt-
ties For those persons desiring out
door sports, there will be tennis,
bowling and croqUet.
The membership will be limited to
about 500 persons, but it will not be
restricted to persons residing near the
club house.
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GIFTS FOR MRS. 1oNGwoRrH.
Presents for Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt
From Dead Chinese Empress.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Mrs Nicholas
Longworth, daughter of President
Roosevelt has been presented with a
pair of beautiful jeweled bracelets,
the gift of the late empress dowager
of China. to whom she paid Il visit
some years ago. The presentation
was made by Tong Shoa VI the special
ambassador.
There are also some presents for
Mrs. Roosevelt while to the president
are to be given several hundred vol
umes of Chinese literature printed in
the Chinese language and hand
somely bound.
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Trade Has Been Stimulated
Throughout the Country.
Tariff Uncertainty Now theOnly
Drawback Noted.
EXPANSION OFOUTPUT
Continues to Be a Feature of
Manufacturing Industries.
only One City Shows Il Loss in
Bank Clearings.
SATURDAY.

New York, Dec. 5.-Bradstreets saws.
weather conditions have been irregu-
lar but the arrival of cold wave fol-
lowing unreasonable mild temperatures
has stimulated retail trade north. west
and east, and even helped business at
the south at some points, though hold
ing of cotton and low prices therefor
have tended to check buying in the cot
ton belt as a whole. Collections have
shared in the irregularity in trade and
there is noticeable more complaint as
to these than as to business generally,
more particularly in the south.
Heavy wearing apparel, shoes and
coal have been helped by climatic de-
velopments. Holiday trade, too. shows
signs of expansion and comparisons
with year ago in all lines are natur-
ally in favor Of current business. In
some lines of wholesale trade there are
evidences of more quiet conditions
Thus in raw wool, leather and some
lines of cottonS and iron and steel
there is rather less doing, party because
of large business recently booked, part
ly because of a desire to see what the
next month or so will bring forth, and
also because of recent advances in
many prices. Many early spring trade
wants have, in fact, been filled, and
buying ahead, more particularly as the
tariff situation is still a subject of con-
gresSional inquiry.
In manufacturing there is no evil
dence of hating in the tendency tow
ard expansion of output previously no.
ted and the preparations made or in
making in this line give signs of
large trade being looked for 1909.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending December num-
Der ODD against 100 last week, 272 in
the like week of 1907 PIC in 1906, 203
in 1905. and 231 in 1904
Business failures in Canada for the
week number SO against 80 last week
and &c last year.
Wheat, including flour exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending December 3, aggregate
6,106, 258 bushels against 4,936.242 last
week and $780, this week last year.
For the % weeks ending December
g. this year the exports are 1OO,426,O54
bushels against 96.675,O59 in the cores
ponding period last year.
Corn exports for the week are 1,oO6,29O
bushels against S64, 500 last week and l.
1SO,276 in 1907. For the % weeks ending
December 3, corn exports are 5,3O2,675
bushels against q. 664,347 last year.
Bank Clearings.
Bradstreets bank clearings report for
the week ending December shows an
aggregate of s.. 519 $4,000 as against S2'54S,-
$4,000 last week and $2.474,059OOO In the
week last year. The tol-
lowing is a list of the cities:
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Funeral of ID. 10. Potter.

Peabody. Kan, Dec. Rev.
Dwight E. Potter, son of T. NJ. Potter.
state senator-elect from the Twenty
third district, was buried at Peabody
Friday. His death occurred at Oak
land, Cal, last week, after long hos
pita1 illness following an operation
for sacroma and the body was
brought by the father to Peabody.
Dwight Potter was one of the most
gifted men in the ministry of the
Presbyterian church giving up a sue
cessful pastorate at Oakland, Cal, to
became Pacific coast secretary of the
board of missions.
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BOOTHS wardrobe at Auction.

New York, Dec. 5.-Two hundred
and fifty pieces of theatrical wardrobe
of Edwin Booth, the tragedian, and
nearly as many pieces of furniture and
bric-a-brac from his collection have
been sold at auction here. The prices
paid were considered small A pair of
Shylock bag with keys $12 and a Shy
lock knife often sharpened stage
fashion, on the shoe, $40. A Richard
III mace, jeweled, was bought for SIS;
his steel coat of mail, with buckles,
$27; Brutus sword, in deerskin scab-
bard, ST. A Hamlet wig brought $40.
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Gotch and Hack to Meet Again.

London, Dec 5.-Frank Gotch and
George Hackenschmidt met today,
thrashed over their differences and
buried the Ratchet, Hack apologizing
for many of his severe criticisms on
the ground that the sting of I'M
expected defeat had affected his
judgment. The two men named a
committee to take charge of the de-
tails of the match. Gotch has cabled
to Wittig, the American manager of
Hackenschmfdt, to come to England
to look after the match.
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GOLD WATCH FOR BATES.
Coach Is Given a Farewell
Retention

Wichita, Dec. 5.-WiIlis Bates. who
recently resigned his position as ath-
letic director at Paramount, was ten
dered a reception by the faculty and
students of Paramount college.
The reception, which was attended
by $50 was held in the F'iske hall A
banquet was later given in the dining
ROOM
Bates was presented with a gold
watch by the students, Tom Elcock,
senior student was POSTMASTER and
also made the presentation speech.
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Des Nloines Teams New Home.

Des Moines. Dec. 5.-After having
superintendent the building of his new
ball park here Owner John f. Hig-
gins of Chicago has returned to his
home. An up-to-date grand stand
has been built and a grass infield and
outfield arranged for on the site of
the old Sunday park in East Des
Moines. A new clubhouse has been
built for the ball players and the new
bleachers are more comfortable than
the old ones at the downtown park.
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SOLD DILUTED MILK.
Wichita Dairyman's Milk Contained
Too Large Per Cent of Water.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 81. N. Jur-
gems, a local dairyman, arrested on a
charge of selling and delivering di-
luted and unwholesome milk. was fined
$40 in police court last night. AL
though Jurgens would not say that he
was guilty, he would not fight the
case. Jurgens said that while he did
not deny that his milk contained more
than SO per cent watery fluids, he had
not diluted the milk. He seemed I'M
der the impression that as long as he
had no hand in the dilution he was
free from prosecution.