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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
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Clark Griffith, Cincinnati man.
ager, says he will not allow a mem
Der of his team to wear a glove the
first week in training. "Griff' says
that If players are not allowed
gloves they will not slam the ball
around hard enough to hurt their
arms. o- "t
The trouble with youngsters is
that they get the impression that
to make good It is necessary to
show speed and curves the first
days in the south.
The veteran is not liable to hurt
himself in this manner, but it's
= hard even for him to keep from let
ting out, especially on a warm day.
With no gloves on the field it is
going to be hard to get anyone to
handle speed, and naturally there
will be little Smoke displayed
until the big mitt makes its appear
ance.
Players have found that to get in
shape the first week out, running
around the park and picking up
hunts for 10 or Is minutes, twice a
day. gets the results. II the player
be afflicted with weight. he finds
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dent, the secretary of the navy and
others. In addition, the battleships
will fire salutes for everybody that
has the slightest claim for having a
salute fired, and there will be a big
time generally.
The fleet will remain in the
roads for two weeks. during which
there will be a continual round of
social activity. There will be
dances on every ship every night.
The wives and sweethearts of the
sailors will be on hand Every one
of the tars except the engineers
and the dog watchers will have a
leave of absence, and taps will not
be sounded until morning
After the two weeks of rest in
the roads the main division of the
fleet will proceed to Cuban waters,
where the annual spring target
practice and maneuvers will be
held. After that the ships will dis
perse to the various navy yards for
repairs and a general overhauling.
At lantic fleet in action, showing
six of the giant Is ships ploughing
back to the shadow of the Atlantic
Goddess of Liberty. A fleet of "a
ships will assemble at Hampton
Roads on Washington's birthday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

In view of the constant agitation
and misrepresentation with regard
to the treatment of consumption,
the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tubercu-
losis has issued a statement in
which it states that the only sure
cure for this disease is fresh air,
rest and wholesome food.
Hardly a week passes without
some quack doctor" or eminent
specialist" informing the public
that he has at last discovered the
sure cure for tuberculosis. After
examining every one of these So
called cures, several hundred in
number. the national association
states that, one and all. they are
Misrepresentation or fakes.
These socalled cures" are di-
yided into two general classes.
The first class of cures" includes
the quack remedies and nostrums
with which the public is being con-
stantly deceived. These range in
kind from good whiskey" to pigs
blood or ultraviolet rays. Some
few of them, for instance. are cod
liver oil, lime dust, malt extract,
goats meat, corn oil, clabbered
milk, vegetable teas and numerous
inhalations of supposed germicides.
besides large number of well
known patent and proprietary
medicines and numerous disinfect-
ants. None of these are cures for
consumption. They are rather for
the most part of dangerous char
acter. and patients who take them
may be running a serious risk.
Consumption Is caused by a germ
which destroys portions of the
lungs or other affected tissues. No
drugs. medicines, inhalted gas. or
homemade remedies can, by any
means, kill the germ or close up
the cavity in the lungs, as Is so
often claimed for these specific.
Neither is 1t possible to inhale a
sufficiently strong germicide to kill
the consumption germ. Such an
inhalation would kill the patient
before 1t would kill the germ.
Another class OF cures" for con,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, Feb. ia race
of battleships across the Atlantic
is on. The race really started Feb.
Z when the fleet left Negro bay
for it's 5000 mile cruise home, but
the contest didn't become intense
until Feb. ~, when a squadron put
out from Norfolk to meet the home
coming fleet.
Two fleets, one of them return
ing home from it's 42,227 mile trip
around the world, and the other on
its way out to meet and welcome
the prOdigals, are rushing toward
each other as fast as steam can
carry them through water.
The race is real especially on
the part of the outgoing fleet, for
the first ship to catch a glimpse of
the returning world cruisers is to
have the honor of firing the first
official greeting. And from reports
that are reaching the navy depart
ment the sailors are as keen for
this honor as were the men in the
three little caravals of Columbus to
be first in sighting the promised
land.
The third squadron of the Allan
tic fleet, under command of Rear
Admiral Conway H. Arnold, u. s.
N, was ordered to leave New York
about Feb. IL, and to meet the re-
turning battleship fleet in the east
ern Atlantic. This squadron is
made up of the battleships Maine,
Mississippi, Montana, North Caro-
lima, Idaho and New Hampshire.
and of the swift scout cruisers
Birmingham, Salem and Chester.
These last three cruisers are
known as the swiftest fighting yes
sells afloat, and each of them is
capable of making 26 knots per
hour.
When 1t was first decided to send
the third squadron out to meet the
ICtul Hill SbdltlCSIIpo NHCIS DcSdu
to be rumors of a race between the
three scout cruisers. This talk had
it's basis in the wording of the navy
department order, which said that
1.-The first ship to catch sight of the
returning battleship fleet shall fire
salute in greeting" No sooner
was this order read to the officers
of the scout cruisers than prepare
tons were made for a test of speed
between the three cruisers, for
each was anxious, not only to greet
the homeward bound battleships,
but to demonstrate it's superiority
over its sister cruisers. When the
navy department officials heard OF
the proposed race they promptly
issued an order forbidding it. but
this order, so it is, said. was given
out by men who had their fingers
crossed. Consequently the three
cruisers are tearing toward the big
homecoming battleships as fast as
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fact that on the way down to the
first floor. as they were bound for
the taxicab that was going to take
them to the Grand Central palace
for the dance. Boruch gave Esther
a little poke in the ribs and
chuckled. You want to watch me
dance tonight
The elevator man heard Esther
reply something about Mendell's
dancing ability, and her doubt as
to Boruch's grace.
Boruch was talking pretty ener-
getically to his companions as they
left the building.
Their dance later in the evening,
however. showed that peace had
been restored.
They're together a whole lot of
the time" said one of the nurses
in the home. They're just like
sweethearts.'
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Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 1J.--if you
could have seen jeremiah Krevu-
liam. a chap of 101 years. dance the
Russian kozotsky ut the Grand Cen
trail palace the other night, you
would have realized how true is
the saying, "A man is as old as he
feels.' .''.t.
jeremiah got through the dance
right well. considering it has been
20 years since he danced it. He
was 81 then. Once when he was 20
the newspapers had story about
him. at THAT age, dancing the kozot-
sky.
Little Mendell Diamond stepped
to the floor after jeremiah quit.
Mendell is LOG. At the home of the
Little Sisters of Jacob, where Men
dell and jeremiah live, there has
been good deal of talk lately
about how old Mendell was getting.
But Mendell did the kozotsky in
sue ha fine, crisp style this time
that he says he's sure the folks will
stop talking about his age now.
Boruch Weber, however, took II
the honors Boruch is 1903. or
course his being older than the
others might have had something
to do with his knowing more about
the kozotsky dance than the others.
There was n finish about Weher's
dance that the. others didn't dis
play. It's true that Boruch didn't
get around quite as lively as Men
dell did His legs didn't work as
rapidly. But Boruch's arm and pos
ture work was all that could be de-
sired. And then--as Rose Stahl
said In the Chorus Lady" "it isn't
all In the dance; it's the smile that
counts Weher's smile
helped immensely.
Micha Schtelsky, who win be 10S
years old in June. did dance with
Mendell that was popular in Russia
a century ago. Even the historians
of dancing have forgotten it.
Esther Davis, age 106. danced n
minute with Boruch. This made up
a quarrel they had earlier In the
evening. The elevator man at the
old folks home was witness to the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

On Washingon's birthday "a ships of the United
. will have assembled at Hampton
. These vessels will represent a value of $7S997550
When George Washington president of the United
his first message to December 17s3 contained these
.
IF desire to avoid insult be able repe
. II desire
ments of prosperity it be
. times ready for
= Congress then appropriated 100000 for a navy.
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their propellers can push them.
There is going to be big time
down at Hampton Roads when the
fleet gets home. From all over the
country the wives and sweethearts
of the sailor boys are coming to
welcome them home from their
worldwide cruise. Practically every
member of congress who can get.
away, together with all official
Washington from the president
down, will be on hand to welcome
back the sea fighters. The house
and senate committees on naval
affairs have already made arrange
ments to leave Washington on the
yacht Dolphin, SO as to be in Hamp-t
ton Roads when the big ships ar
rive. The president, together with
the secretary of the navy and such
other cabient and navy department
officials as sare to make the trip,
will take the Mayflower. Both
yachts will be gayly decorated for
the occasion.
All eastern railroads are plan
ming to run excursions to Hampton
Roads to meet the fleet when 1T
returns on WashIngton's birthday.
A fare of one and one-third fare
for the round trip has been prom
Used from all points along the At
lantic seaboard, and this is ex-
pected to bring a crowd of any
where from $4,000 to $4,000 people
to the roads when the fleet steams
in from it's long trip. There will be
an elaborate program. with
speeches of welcome by the presi-
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plans for the contest are now be-
ing worked up by the exposition
management The Seattle Auto
mobile club is sponsor for the
movement and trophy cup valued
at $4,000 had been offered for the
first prize, while $1,000 will be dis
tributed between the first five to
finish. 1t is planned to have the
cars leave New York May Is.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
THREE RECORDS BROKEN

ST. PAUL, Feb. 15.-Three in
door ice skating records were
broken here yesterday. Norvel
Baptie clipped second off the half
mile record, covering the distance
in 1:17R. Jim Nilsson broke the
mile and two mile records, max
ing 1898 and 5:45:2 respectively
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
EASY FOR TRUNKS

The Spokane Trunk bowling
team won in easy style Saturday
at Occur d'Alene over the lake
team, winning three straight games
with total score of 1888 to 2379
The game with Wallace was can
celled owing to the lateness of the
hour.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
NEED A RABBITS FOOT

Company team got another de-
cisive defeat Saturday night at Ro-
salia when the latter team walked
away with basketball victory to
the tune of 80 to 7. Company
team is a consistent loser.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
COIN CONSERVATIVES
HOPES INTO DOLLARS

sumption by which many people
are deceived includes the secret
remedies advertised by unscrupu-
lous doctors and professors" at
the heads of so-called institutes"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

Keeper-Terrible accident to the
glass snake? .
Zoo Manager-What's the mat
ter? an
Keeper-lt swallowed dyna-
mite cap and now its nervous sys,
tenn Is completely shattered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
WESTERN SCHEDULE

The schedule for the games In
the Western league has been
agreed upon. There will be 154
games and the season will open
April 20 and close September %.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

The S. A. A. c. bowlers won from
the Walkovers OF the City league
yesterday afternoon and evened up
a score or two The total for the
three games was 2693 to 1854. Lund
of the Walkowsrs got high score
with 226. .'.'.. ..
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

Charley Murphy on one side and
President Harry Pulliam and Garry
Hermann on the other. The trou-
BILE between the owner of the Cubs
and the members of the national
commission arises over Murphy's
request that he be permitted to pay
his champions $4,000 bonus for
winning the worlds series games,
after he had succeeded In getting a
rule passed to put n stop to the
payment of bonuses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

Sociologist-What fun do you
find watching other people work?
Idler-What fun does anybody
find in watching moving pictures?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
ACROSS CONTINENT RACE

One of the sporting features of
the A.-Y.-P. as now planned will be
an endurance run for automobiles
from New York city to Seattle. The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15
OWNER OF CUBS
AGAIN IN TROUBLE

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.---When the
National league magnates get to-
gether In annual session there will
be merry little war, with Chubby
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-15

II 10 the pltcneT.
The pitching of no hit game is
rare and something to be proud of
At the same time the box artist
who performs this feat is plastered
with horseshoe luck.
To go through nine innings with
out hit carries with it something
besides ability on the part of the
pitcher. r.
How many times does one see a
twirler go along for seven or eight
innings without hit against him ?
When everyone has settled back
with the expectation of seeing the
box artist accomplish the feat
somebody will swing wild and pop
a Texas Lacquer
Without trying to take away any
credit from the pitcher who has
been fortunate enough to go
through game without anyone
making hit against him, the fact
remains that 1t takes considerable
luck to get away with game of
this kind
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ADDIE JOSS 8

this work will help reduce, as it
keeps him bending over to get the
ball and then Strengthening to. toss
it to the pitcher.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-23
NEW YORK, April IA, 1909.

The 1907 Wisconsin continues to sell,
and there have been some transactions
in Connecticut Havana Seed light wrap
pers. But at best it cannot be, said
that the market has been brisk. Sales
have been scattered, and the volume OF
business done has not been large. The
scarcity of good filler stock is feature
of the market, and the dealers feel
sure that as soon as business gets bet
ter with the manufacturers an active
market is sure to develop among the
leaf men.
Sumatra. High prices continue to be
paid in the inscriptions, and as yet
American houses have bought only
when they found something exceedingly
we'll suited for their needs. However,
those who have received and examined
samples of the new tobacco are enthu-
siastic in its praise, yield, color and
texture making it very desirable stock.
Havana. Considerable business has
been done during the past week in this
type by local houses. One firm reports
having sold in the neighborhood of 1000
bales, the sales being broken up into
small lots.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-23
New York.
NEW YORK, April II, 100.

NEW ORk, Aprll IL, 1JUJ.
Reports on the activity of the leaf
market during the week were not en-
couraging. The situation is one of ex-
Tpectency rather than accomplishment.
There is something doing in ever line,
but not much in either. Some houses,
however, appear to be surrounded by a
buster air than others, though the trans
actions of even the busiest of them
were limited as to quantity.
Out-of-town business continued to
decline and there has been a consider
able falling off in the volume of West
ern and Southern orders within the past
three weeks. The dullness of trade
was pronounced, last week, and manu-
facturers rest their only hope on the
belief that bottom has been reached
and that an upward trend will soon sci
in as matter of course. 1t can not
come too soon, for many of the fac
tories have got to point where an ex-
tensive laying-off of help is indespen-
sable. Houses depending on the nickel
trade do not seem to be feeling the de-
preston to any great extent; although
these lines are not moving with any
great rapidity But the higher grades
are weaker than they have been at any
time since the panic and few orders of
any account have been noted. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-23
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, April 13, 1909.

LANCASTER, Pa, April 13, 1909.
The fact that there has been a slight
improvement in the cigar industry en-
courages the local leaf tobacco dealers
to hope for better things in the near
future, as this may be the turning of
the tide For many months it has been
"out'' with the packers, their expenses
going ahead of their receipts. The new
tobacco coming in meant cash pay
ments, and then came the expenses of
packing, a work not yet finished for
most of the dealers. A week or two
more, however, will see all of the 1908
packed and started in the sweat, and
then about all the dealer can do will be
to sit down and wait. Those who have
any old tobacco on hand will get rid of
it gradually, in job lots to manufacture
erS.
So few crops of the 1908 tobacco re-
main unsold as not to amount to any,
thing, and the holders cling to them in
the hope of getting higher prices than
they could get by selling now. They
could have had more by letting go ear
lier. There is still plenty of 1908 to-
bacco to be had in York county, and
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-23
New England.

There are still in the valley few
scattered crops held by farmers outside
of the packers and some of these will
likely be held over summer, as has
usually been the case Very little has
been. done in fitting or sowing the plant
beds, but good many growers have
already sown their seed beds. The re-
| currence of the frost has deferred the
farmers from getting early to work
with the planting. The talk of reduc-
ton of acreage is mostly confined to
the holders of small lots.
The Connecticut valley is dotted with
the white expanse of seed beds. Hun
dreds of acres of land have been plow-
ed the past week. In Suffield, Conn,
and other large centers about the usual
acreage will be set out. In no town, in
either Massachusetts or Connecticut, is
a probable increase In acreage reported.
In Sufield, the results from picking
or prining Havana tobacco have been
so advantageous from financial stand
point that number of growers are ar
ranging shed room to cure the whole or
large portion of their crops IN this
summer.
Drawing of fertilizer is in progress,
but the tobacco has reaped but scant
benefit from the heralded fall in the
prices of commodities. Taking into
consideration all the items involved in
tobacco production the present cost per
pound is probably as large as at any
time in the history of the industry. On
the other hand the farmer is stacking
up against three years Of the lowest
average prices since the passage of the
Mckinley bill.
The Ugh wind last week Friday an
rooted several tobacco barns. Ha the
wind occurred a few weeks lat ]. un-
told damage would have resulted t. ire
plants in the fields.
Sufield Conn officials profess con-
fidence that the rulings in regard to
taxes on tobacco in warehouses win not
result in any of the outside packers
leaving town. The officials claim that
the assessment of 20 cents a case is
ridiculously small and that, moreover,
it is levied without distinction upon
both resident and nonresident packers.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-23
GAYS MILLS, WIS, April Is, 1909.

M. w. Twining received some four
or five banner tobacco crops here Fri
day last for Barnard & Wilder of Ev-
ansville Among those who delivered
were B. III. Twining & Ernest Haynes
to the amount of $616.22; George T.
Atwood, $1525; F. C. Brown, $194, and
Albert Collins, $500. The advance
money is not included in the figures
given for the last two crops. Twining
& Haynes received $61622 from acres
and 10 rods. John Mcfarland of Clay
ton also delivered his crop the same
day. Independent.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-23
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS.,, April 16, 1909.


A slight revival of buying that has
been quietly proceeding of late, has
lifted several hundred acres of the
remnants of last seasons tobacco crop
and is fast cleaning up the last of the
bundle goods. The prices that main
tain range around the cent mark, as
the following transactions will Indicate:
Thos. Stearns, 16a at 1880.
VIM. Wilder, 10a at &c.
VIM. LaFay, 10a at 73c.
Herried & Osterberg, ga at TIC.
Ed. Bitters, Ga at Tie.
A. Nettum, Ga at TIC.
Olson & Burie, ga at 71c.
O. Viney, 4aa at TIC.
O.. Webb, 5a at TIC.
j. Bitters, 3a at 73c.
There is some tobacco still standing
out on contracts to be delivered which
will prolong the handling season, but
many of the warehouses at packing
centers have about finished.
There is little news to note in old
leaf market The sale of 250cs pack
ing of '07 at DeForest is reported to
Friedman of Cincinnati, aside from
some minor transactions.
A few seed beds have been laid but
most growers are awaiting the coming
of warmer weather before sowing the
sprouted seed.
The shipments out of storage reach
594 cases and / car load of bundle
goods. Since last report 21 car loads
have been received at this market.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-04-23

numbers of our packers are gathering
up crops there.
The weather has not been favorable
for planting the seed beds, yet good
many have already been made. New
Bra
The Washington times., 1909-11-15
REAL CIRCUS MEN
IN GOOD OLD DAYS
Stunts of Montgomery and
Stone Taken From
Real Life.

In George AIDES newest play. The
OLD Town, at the New National this
week, Montgomery and Stone appear as
two circus men who have met disaster
and who are stranded with their troupe
II Florida. The members of their com
peny, having been without food and
money for days. desert them, and they
attempt to give an entire performance
by themselves, doing Juggling, magic.
and other acts" in a manner which
proves that they are adopts at the bust
ness,
They ought TO be. Both Of the boys"
as Moutsomery and Stone are known
10 their friends. were with a one-ring
circus when they first started as per
formers. and they went through all the
vicissitudes attached to the life of the
performer with a wagon show in the
earlier days. before the huge combina-
lions had been effected
Fourteen years ago, a year after Mont
gOmery and Stone had formed their
partnership, they had nothing 70 do one
summer. and Montgomery, who in the
new AIDE play figures as the manager OF
the two was really the manager. They
learned that there was a little park.
in which there was a theater, and he
and Fred stone determined TO operate
the place. Accordingly they were in
stalled as real managers They had
minstrel first part" with "specialties''
following. Besides managing the place
and doing everything about It except
sweeping out. they also were end men.