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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-06
THE THEATRES
JACKSON'S
BILLY, THE KID."

BILLY, THE K1D.
 Among the attractions booked to ap- pear at this theatre, during the sea son, is the successful Western play, Billy, the Kid,'' headed by Frank Dickson. Producers of the plays of to- day, as we'll as the dramatic authors are keenly alive to the fact that the public who patronize the theatre de mand a great deal of realism in all productions. In the writing of melo- dramas, the authors of recent years have relied to a great extent for their effects upon the mechanics of the stage craftsmen. Nearly everything, from the fire engine to the steam hammer, has at some time or other been util- ized. It is therefore refreshing when the announcement is made that "Bil- ly, the Kid,' is not a melodrama whose stage mechanics dwarf the ac- tor, but one where the situations are brought about by logical action of the well defined story the play tells, and they are said to be of exceptional strength. Novelties of many kinds abound and there is a lot of of com edy. Billy, the Kid" will be the of fcring at Jacksons Theatre, the first three days of next week with mati- nees on Tuesday and Wednesday. Seat sale starts tomorrow morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-06
THREE MORE BODIES
 WASHED ON BEACH
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Cape Town, Aug. 6.-The bodies of three more members of the crew of the sunken Maori were washed up on the beach to-day. making 13 bodies that have been recovered of the 46 who lost their lives in the sinking of the ship and her life boats in We'd nesday nights storm off Strang Bay. No word has yet been received from the Warath which is believed to have been lost en route from Durban to Cape Town. The vessel is ten days over due and warshiDs that went in search of her yesterday report. no trace of her. The, Warath carried 300 passengers and crew.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-06
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
 OF STREET CAR FATALITY

Special from United Press.)
 Chicago. Aug. 6.-Oficials of the East Chicago and Whiting Electric Line will start an investigation to-day in an effort to place the responsibility for the collision between one of their cars and a South-bound Pennsylvania train in which one man was killed and a score injured There were at least seventy persons on the street car at the time of the accident
 The train struck the street car about the middle throwing it 35 feet and completely demolishing it. Conductor Best was near the front of the car and was instantly killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-06
SEARCHING PARTIES

IO FEsoCU E bODIEIS. Baltimore, Aug. 6.-Searching parties worked all night with the hope of re- covering the bodies of three of five persons known to have been drowned when the launch 70 U Kid.' in which the party was riding. struck a sub merged sDile near Dundalk Station Baltimore County, late yesterday aft ternoon. throwing the occupants into the Patapsco river. The victims were members of the Huntingdon Baptist Church which was giving a picnic.
 The drowned are: Mrs. Abraham Browne Marie Hawes. daughter of John l.. Hawes. Frank Pierce, 19; Will liam Leach, 13, and Brantley L. Anne land, 10 years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-06
POL.I'S

One of the events of the stock sea son at Polls will be the presentation of that great play, ''The Squawman. ' Without doubt this play is one of the strongest that has been presented this season. It is the play in which Vim. Faversffam, that well known favorite, starred with success. playing to crowded houses everywhere. It will be played in stock for the first time at Polls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-06

The last performance of Lovers S Lane'' will be given today and to- morrow Those who have not seen it have missed a treat. It is a play that appeals to all Each individual part is almost a play in itself.
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game win or lose. Beckley was a
great fielding first baseman, and was
always feared as a hitter. He is now
with the Kansas City team He may
not. play this season. as there are
some younger men who are crowding
him pretty close, but he will be re-
tanned nevertheless, for even his pres
ence alone is worth the active services
of any two other players.
Beckley sprung a number of other
baseball stories which would make
interesting reading to Topeka fans. but
space does not permit their publlca-
ton. In 1902, Beckley was mem
Der of a picked National league team
which toured the country playing
against team of picked American
leaguers Cooley, Willie Keeler and a
number of others played with the Ma
tionals. They were seen at WASH
burn park in October, 1902. Beckley
sprung one good one in connection
with that trip. in which Dick Cooley
trotted off with the money in foot
race against number of Mexican
greasers.
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ST. YVES THE VICTOR.
Frenchman Led in Big Marathon
IOngbOat Quit.

New York, April 5.-Henri st. Yves
of France won the great international
Marathon derby for professional run /,
ners at the National league basepali
park here Saturday. Dorando Pletri
of Italy was second; John j. Hayes OF
New York, third, and Matthew Ma
loney of Yonkers, N. Y, fourth. rom
Longboat, the Canadian Indian, Qult
the track in the twentieth mile, and
Alfred Shrubb of England gave up IN
the twentieth-fifth mile. Both were
completely exhausted in trying to keep
the terrific pace set by the French
man. Shrubb made a game struggle
from the twentieth to the twenty-hrtn
mile, but the pace was too fast and
the distance too far for him.
st. Yves, the almost unknown, VINO
figured but little in the forecasts or the
race, covered the Marathon distance,
twenty-six miles 1856 yards in 2 hours
40 minutes SO 3-5 seconds, remark
able performance under the condl-
tions, and finished with fast sprint
in good condition. Dorando was 4
minutes AT 3-5 seconds behind the
Frenchman, while Hayes followed the
Italian across the finish line minutes
and SO seconds later. No time was
taken on Maloney, the fourth man
st. Yves took $4,000 of the prize
money, Dorando $4,000. Hayes $l,5O0
and Maloney $1,000. Shrubb ano
Longboat go unrewarded for thelr
brave efforts.
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UP TO DATE GRAFTERS.
Name of State Used by Southern Kan
SaS Falxirs.

Wichita, April 5.-A clever graft
being worked in southern Kansas has
just been brought to the attention of
the authorities in Wichita. Persons
are going through the country mark
ing trees for San Jose scale and
charging the people 25 cents for
spraying under threat that they will
be cut down. Usually one person goes
around in advance and marks the
trees. He is followed by a second
person who calls and says he is sent
out under instructions from state
authorities and the trees must be
sprayed or cut down. There are sew
era1 persons working the scheme and
they are said to be cleaning up much
money
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Garden City Needs a Larger Building
for Immediate Use

Garden City Kan, April 5.-A petit
ton is being circulated asking the
board of education to call an election
for the purpose of voting bonds to
build a new high school building and
the petition is being generally signed.
The question was submitted last
year but was voted down, but since
then the need of more school room
has been impressed upon the people
for the present buildings are entirely
inadequate to accommodate the schol-
ars and temporary quarters had to be
obtained in other parts of the city.
This is very unsatisfactory and many
who opposed the bonds last year are
now in favor of them.
The district is in good financial con-
dition. There is but little bonded debt
and it can well afford to erect the new
building but in any event the new
building is an absolute necessity for
five or six new rooms and thar many
new teachers can be used to advant-
age. ~
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sox DEFEATED WICHITA.
Game Called in Seventh Inning OF
Account of Dust

Wichita, Kan, April 5.-The Chi
cago White Sox won from Wichita
Sunday by score of IL to 4. The
game was played in a dust storm and
was called at the end of the seventh
inning. Notwithstanding the weather
$500 people turned out to honor
Isbell, the White Sox player, and part
owner of the Wichita club, and
Pitcher Scott who went to the big
league last year from Wichita. Four
home runs were made, three by Chi
cago andtone by Wichita.
Score r. H z.
Wichita ..1 0 / IA S 5
Chicago 100 0 L 1 Ill 9 2
Batteries: Wichita-Shaner West
colt and Queisser and Weaver; Chi
cago-Scott, Sullivan and Owens.
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TIGERS ARE COMING.
Detroit Team Will Be Attraction at
Association Park Tomorrow.

The real treat of the exhibition sea-
son will come to the Topeka fans to-
morrow afternoon when the Detroit
Tigers will battle with the local pen
nant chasers at Association park.
This is a noteworthy attraction in
asmuch as it will be the regular team
which will play here, not a bunch of
amateurs who are composing the Sec
ond team. 1t will be the great team
which enabled Manager Jennings to
win two lpennants in the close Amer
lean league races of the past two
years.
Topeka will have an opportunity of
seeing some real ball players. In the
first place there is the Hon. T,y Cobb
whose fame as a baseball player is
well known here and elsewhere. De-
troit has never played in Topeka, and
but few of the fans who spend a part
of the summer in the east have seen
this wonderful ball player in action.
There will also be the other two
members of the hitting trio" which
enabled Detroit to cop the rag last
season-"Wahoo Sam Crawford and
Claude Rossman. Crawford played in
an exhibition game at Washburn
park seven years ago, but has not
been seen here. Another player whom
the metropolitan sport writer's are
featuring is Owen Bush the fast little
shortstop who went from Indianapolis
to Detroit last season In July, and
made good right from the start.
Wild Bill Donovan. Killian and few
other pitchers of note will also be
here.
The following is the way the team
will line up against the Cooleysox to-
morrow afternoon:
Mcintyre. left field; Bush. shortstop;
Crawford, centerfield: Cobb, right
field; Rossman, first base; Moriarty,
third base; Schaffer, second base;
Beckendorf or Spiesman, catcher:
Summers, Donovan. Killian. La Fitte,
Speer. Jones, Works, or Suggs,
pitcher.
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1T TOOK ELEVEN INNINGS.
Cooleysox Downed Tebeauites in Elk
citing Game Saturday.

citing Game Saturday.
The local baseball squad emerged
with the happy end of the score of the
first extra inning affair of the season
Saturday afternoon. At the end of the
eleventh round the figures showed To-
peka one better on the score of to &.
With a run needed to tie the score in
the ninth inning, Fenlon hit safe, beat
ing out a grounder on very close de-
cision at the initial sack. 1t was so
close that Mr. Beckley, the K. c..
Yannigan protested. Fenlon scored a
stolen base and when the Boss crack
ed one to right field, -Fenlon scored
the tieing run.
In the eleventh an error by Burnum
gave Hamilton life at first. Mailman
bingled safe and when Burnum spoil
ed another infield roller, Hamilton
scored.
The Topeka contingent however
evened up in the last half and then
went one better. With one down, Hen
lon walked. Cooley hit safe, advancing
the left gardener to third and on the
throw in Richard himself took second.
Kahl poled one over the infield and
the game was over.
The main feature of the game was a
young pitching prodigy, Hamilton,
aged Is, who comes from southeastern
Missouri, the home of the much re-
spected Mr.. Beltz of the Topeka team.
Hamilton had curves and speed mixed
in compound which considering the
time of the season was great. If he
can maintain the pace he set he will
make some of the Tebeau pitching
fixtures look elsewhere for employ
ment.
The score:
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Was Signed at the Throop Hotel in
Topeka in July, 1886.

AT the Throop hotel, where we are
now stopping I signed my first con-
tract with big league team. That
was in July, 1887, almost twenty-five
years ago, when most of the ball play
ers of the present day were wearing
their swaddling garments"
This interesting statement was made
by Jake Beckley, manager of the
Kansas City Yannigans at a Sunday
evening tanning bee, at which Dick
and Topeka ball players. and the
sporting editor of the State Journal,
were attentive listeners.
cat that time continued Beckley,
II was with the Lincoln team in the
old Western league. We were pIay-
the officers of the Pittsburg team had
heard about me and was out here to
watch me play I had a good day of
it, and in the evening he came up to
my room at the hotel. This was the
first time had ever heard of him be-
something that seemed good to me
then, which was a lot more than /
could get in the Western league, so I
signed up in less than five minutes.
I am not saying what I got, but
youngsters nowadays who have been
in the brush a year or two and get a
chance to tryout with a major league
team, would get houghy and think
some ugly thought, if he couldn't get
| more than I did then.
THAT year was the year Topeka
won the pennant. Goldsby was your
| manager then and it was certainly a
| great team which he got together
| There was Bug Holiday, Perry
| Werden and a number of others whom
I afterwards met in the big leagues ]
| can remember number of times
when the Topeka team would bat out
| eight and ten runs near the end OF
| a game and win out
THAT was long time ago, though
| 1t was so long ago that we never
| used to hear of Dick Cooley. I re-
| member once there was little skinny
black headed kid, who tended to oul
| bats here, and 1 have often after
wards thought that maybe it was Dick
| Cooley. Anyhow he used to want to
take our gloves and balls and play
catch with them, much to our annoy
ance. He was also a very witty little
kid, so 1 guess it must have beer
| Dick. I never heard of Cooley I'M
til he went to ST. Louis in 1893. six
| years later.
1--WE used to play some great bal
| in the old National league. There
were players in those days who would
make some of your latter day stars
| look like drop in the milky way
| Take for instance Old Dan Brouthers
Amos Rusie, Arson, Fred Pfeffer
John Garrison. Gus, weighing. Breiten.
stein, Bid McPhee, George Van Halt
| rem, Larry Twitchel1, and a number Of
| others which could talk about
There were some ball players. Latel
| Dick Cooley was as good as any O.
them and was one of the most dreaded
batters in the league
/ And in the above galaxy of star
Beckley could well have named him
self, for he was one of the creates
players the game has ever known
Eagle Eye as he was known gracet
| the big league diamonds for a seor,
of years, during which time he wa
always a popular favorite. There wa
probably never player who coult
| inspire a team with more ginger thai
Beckley, and none could be de
/ pended upon more to play a hare
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OTTAWA DEBATERS WON.
Verdict of the Judges Unanimous in
Favor of Home Team.

ottawa, Kan, April OTTAWA
Won the debate from Southwestern
college team. The debate was held in
the college chapel and was well at
tended. The judges gave a unanimous
decision in favor of the negative,
which Ottawa supported.
The question which was debated
was. Should the United States subsi-
die her merchant marine" Ottawa
was represented by Hubert Rishel,
Robert Shaw and Frank Price. The
Southwestern debaters were Stead
man Adds, Walter Meyer and Joe
Hamilton. Frank Price and Walter
Meyer gave the rebuttals.
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pected that more than 100 shooters
will be present, and among them will
be some Of the very best crack shots
of the country. The events will be
twenty target with the exception of the
specials, and the prize for each will
be SIS, with an entrance fee of $2.40.
More than $500 in prizes is up On
the first day the prize in the special
event will be an imported carving set;
the second day the prize in the special
will be a 500 Ithaca gun. while on
the third day will occur the contest for
the amateur championship and a
trophy of a $50 watch charm.
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ARREST THE GAME HOGS.
Stop Poaching and Stock the State
With Fish and Game.

Minneapolis, Kan, April 5.-Bert
Murdoch the new fish and game
warden says that channel cat. bass
and crappie abound in Kansas streams
and we should have them in album
dance. That was once true as to chan
mel cat in the Solomon river, but it is
not true now. The fish hogs with their
nets have about cleaned them out.
Everybody knows who the poachers
are but nobody wants to prosecute. If
the warden could find out a plan to
stop the netting of fish it might be
worth while to stock up the streams
again.
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DYNAMITE FOR A NEWSPAPER.
Attempt Made to Destroy Plant of
Independent News.

Girard. Kan, April 5.-An attempt
was made to blow up the building oc-
cupied by the Independent News, a
weekly paper here. An internal ma
chine and three sticks of dynamite
were discovered by Editor Ben R.
Beezley at IL O'Clock. The clock was
set to alarm at IL. The explosion, had
it been successful, would have blown
the rear end of the building out, be-
sides damaging the linotype and
printing materials. 1t is supposed to
be the work of incendiaries. who were
scared away before the trap was COM
pleted
An unsigned note was found about
10 O'Clock today reading as follows:
'Beezley-Before you wake you and
yours will be blown harder than the
blow you tried to give others"
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HEAVY FINE FOR A JoINTIsr.
One Year in Jail and 1000 Fine for
Pratt Man.

Pratt, Kan, April 5.-The heaviest
sentence ever imposed upon a man
for the violation of the prohibitory
law in this county was imposed in the
district court. when Ira French was
convicted on five counts. His SEN
tence was for one year in the county
Jail and he was fined 5000 on each
count, or $1,000 in the aggregate. The
people of this county are behind the
county attorney in his efforts to clean
up the town, even to the bootleg
gers and French is about the last
one on the list of suspects.
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FINE PROSPECTS FOR WHEAT.
Conditions Around Sabetha Favorable
for Bumper Crop.

Sabetha, Kan, April 5.-The pros
pect for a big wheat crop never look
ed better than it does now for this
time of the year. Last fall it was very
dry at seeding time. and some of the
wheat started to grow and was killed
by the drought, but wheat put in
the ground with good drills never
looked finer. There has been rain and
snow enough to keep it growing and
the ground is in fine shape for spring
crops. The acreage of corn will be
large this year for the reason the
price of corn has been good and far
mers are talking of planting more
this wear
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VICTIM OF APoPLExY.
DIR. Miller Drove Six Miles, After He
Was Stricken

Salina, Kan, April 5.-Dr. w. A.
Miller, prominent Saline county phy-
sician. practicing at New Cambria.
but residing in Salina, Twas stricken Sat
urday by apoplexy and is in a serious
condition. He was taken sick at New
Cambria, and in spite of the fact that
hitch up his horse and drive by him
self to Salfna, a distance of six miles.
Here he was Immediately placed, un-
der the care of his brother, DR.. j. r..
Miller
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TO INITIATE MAJOR BISHOP.
Spanish War Veterans to Meet at Sa-
lima This Week.

Salina, Kan, April 5.-The United
Spanish war veterans of this city will
muster Major William Bishop of Ma
Mia into Mar1alo camp Wednesday
evening. Several other ex-Twentieth
Kansas Volunteer soldiers will be TAX
en- into the camp at the same time.
Several prominent men OF the Tween
tieth Kansas will be present. among
whom will be Colonel Ed c. Little Of
Kansas City. Colonel Little will be
the chief officer of the day and the in
itiatory ceremonies will be conducted
by him. On the same evening and at
the conclusion of the order of bust
ness reception will be given for Ma
jor Bishop.
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KANSAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM.
Wild Goose AIights in Pen of Domestic
Fowls.

Mcpherson, Kan. April 5.-Mr. VIM.
Cherry, the new section foreman of
the Missouri Pacific, was greatly sur
prised this morning when he went into
his backyard to find a wild goose
feeding in his chicken pen. How the
wild creature ever got there he does
not have the slightest idea, but he
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RUSHING THE SEASON.
Newton Man Has Potatoes Grown in
Kansas This Year.

Newton, Kan, April SIS. H. Smith
will probably have to be awarded the
prize for having the first new pota-
toes of the season. They were not i'm
ported, either, but were grown on his
own property. He was digging around
in his garden and unearthed hill of
about a dozen, some of them as large
as hen egg. They had undoubtedly
started from seed that he had left in
the ground last fall, the weather this
winter not having been cold enough to
cause any injury. ,A,
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wATERWoRKs FOR NORTON.
Eleven Carloads of Material to BIZ
Used for Extensions.

Norton, Kan, April 5.-Eleven car
loads of pipe and fixtures for the
waterworks extension are now on the
way to Norton.
Water Commissioner Will Tasker
has received the bills for the material
the material has been shipped.
Work will commence in digging the
bitches as soon as the material is on
the ground.
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Emil Lambette Dies From Injuries
Received at Ellsworth

Salina, Kan, April 5.-Emile Lam
bette, 81 years old, for thirty years a
business man in this city, was struck
by Union Pacific passenger train at
Ellsworth and died several hours later
He had been in Colorado for year
and was on his way to Brookville in
this county. He came to Ellsworth
on train that did not stop at Brook
Vile and was changing cars when the
accident happened. -. He leaves a
widow and feur children.
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Epidemic of Measles at wichita.

Wichita, Kan, April 5.-An cpl
demic of measles has struck Wichita
and sixty-eight houses are under
quarantine. More than forty pupils of
one school have the disease. Fourteen
homes were quarantined. There are a
few cases OF other contagious dis
easec ~
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thinks that it became blinded by the
glare of the electric lights last night
and becoming entangled In wires and
just CHANGING to light in his Chicken
pen. The goose always starts to fly
close to the ground and as the pen is
not very large. it is thought that 1t
was unable to get a sufficient start to
take it above the wire fence.
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SCORE BY INNINGS,

Topeka ...........0- 1 o o 0 4 SIS
Kansas City. o o 90
Summary: Two base hits-Wooley,
Kern. Three base hit-Westerzil. Home
run-Long. Sacrifice fly-Funk. Stolen
bases-Fenlon, Funk, Brennan. Bases
on balls-Off Slapnicka L; off Thomson
8. off Brennan 1. Struck out-By Slap
nicka 5; by Thomason 1; by Atchison
S. by Brennan f. Left on bases-To-
peka 4; Kansas City IL. Double play
Kahl to Geier to Cooley. Passed ball
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STATE sPoRTsMEN TO MEET.
Twentieth Annual Tournament
Larned, April ii, Is and 16.

Larned, Kan. April 5.-The
twentieth annual tournament of the
Kansas State Sportsman's association
will be held in this city, April IA, Is
and 16. The programme which is an
enticing one. has been issued. 1t is ex-