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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Omaha 3, Sioux City 2.

Omaha Neb.. Aug 9.-Under the
leadership of the new manager Billy
Fox, the Omaha team won from Sioux
City yesterday by a score Of to ..
The score was tied in the ninth in
ming when PittsbUrS Jim Kane hit for
two bases and scored when Johnny
Pendry hit into the crowd. The
crowd which surged over the entire
field made ground rules necessary.
Umpire Derrick made his initial APP
pearance in the Western league work
ing with Umpire Clark. He did good
work.
The score:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Four in a row for the Topeka team
on the road. and this too in Colorado.
Who would have thought it thus from
the previous dope? Only two more
games and the team will be home.
Could the locals take the next two the
team would return with a 500 percent
age. which is better than the team left
with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Milwaukee 3, Louisville 2.

Milwaukee, Aug. 9.-Though Hogg was
hit hard, the game was closer than the
score Indicates, Milwaukee having 10
men left on bases. The home club won
the game in the opening inning when
four singles, mixed with RandalFs dou-
BILE, gave them three runs. Doubles by
Strunk. Mccain and Randall added
two more in the eighth. Schneiberg
pitched fine ball. Barry's hitting and
Strunk's all-around work furnished the
features.
Score: R.H.E
I1oufsviue ..O Il 1 O 0 0 o. 6 2
-Schneiberg and Warner;
Hogg and Hughes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

The Sioux Tribune has the following
to say of Ferdinand Rulo Jarrett. Il
pitcher who tried out with Dick Cooley
on the local baseball lot last spring:
Poor old Rulo Jarrett. who has been
tossed from pillar to post since being
let out a year and a half ago by Man
ager "Ducky'' Holmes. apparently is all
in as a twirler. In a game at Broken
Bow, Neb., on Wednesday the former
Western Lacquer was in the box for
Merna and was hammered all over the
lot by the semiprofessionals on the
Broken Bow team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Luckily Mr.. OImstead escapes the
credit for yesterdays defeat He is i
lucky pitcher when working against
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Doc Miller of Pueblo still leads the
league in hitting. That doctor-pitcher-
outfielder looks like he meant to lead
the league in hitting.
The Topecks will home Thursday
with the wichita Izzies who will re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Des AIoines 3. Sioux City 3.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 9.-In the most
exciting game of the year Des Moines
defeated Sioux City Saturday by the
score of to through the wonderful
pitching of Lange. who struck out 10
men.
Score: RHE
Des Moines ....o12ooo2 O*-5 10 o
Sioux City 80 o 0 o 2-S 2
Batteries-Lange and Lewis; john
son and ToWne and Shea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Arkansas CITY ). Newton o.

Arkansas City, Aug. 9.-Arkansas City
played an errorless game yesterday and
0, making the second taken from the
Raiiroaders in the present series.
Score: R.H E.
Newton .........O 0OOO0OO 900 3
Arkansas City. Il 0 0 2 0 80 0
Batte-ies-KeIIer and Walker: Will
Jams and McClintOck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Winnebago Johnson got the nick
name of Dog Soup" from one of the
Sioux City scribes The Indian never
did like it. and now that he viii be
with Sioux City in the future this dis
agreeable nomenclature will proba bly,
be left off. Johnson hasn't been doing
the work that was expected of him this
season. 1t is reported that he was at
outs with one of *he players, ard that
this was detrimental to his success in
the Nebraska capital He ought to
make D. Holmes a good man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Philadelphia s. Cincinnati .


Cincinnati, Aug. 9.-PhiladeIphia won
IN a rather poorly played game yester-
day
Score: RIFE
Cincinnati .......2 OOc O0OoO-2 s 3
Philadelphia 20 0 o 0 0 2-6 10 )
Batteries-Space. Dubuc and Mclean;
Corridor and Deoin. Two base hits
Cakes, Bransfield- Three base hits-Ti-
tus, Magee- Bases on balls-Spade 3,
Corridor 1. Struck odt-By Dubtc /. by
Corridor L Umrire-Rigler
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Frank Judge who was traded to
Ducky Holmes for T. Campbell, will be
able to get back into the game some
time this week, and viii materially
strengthen the Sioux. Tribal barriers
among the American Aborigines must
be breaking down. Anyway, a Chippe-
wa and a Winnebago. have been adopt
ed by the Sioux.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

handler from California, worked for ST.
Louis and in eight innings held the
visitors to three hits.
Score: RuE
St Louis. 0 0 o oO0O-0 5 D
New York 100 Q 0 0 0 0 1 Is 5 ,
Batteries-Raleigh. Lush and Phelps;
Raleigh B. off Lush >. off Wiltse l.
struck out-By Raleigh ?, by Wiltsc g.
umpfres-O'Day and Emslie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

The Kansas State league season will
end Sunday. Each team has two more
series Of games to play, with neither
Of the three leading teams having any
particular advantage in the schedule.
Each of the three leaders plays one ser
les at home and one on the road. That
race is going to be great one TINS
V eek. and no matter which OF the I!ree
ultimately lands the rag. the other two
V i'll be in no disgrace for losing such
a close race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Wooley, Belden, Jones. Three base
hit-Bohannon. Sacrifice hit-Kun-
kle. Struck out-Wasson, 1; Adams,
l; kaufman, 6. Bases on balls-Was-
son, 3; Adams. 1; Kaufman. /.
Double plays-Stankard to Bo-
harmon; Anderson to Kahl to Abbott.
Hit by pitched ball-By WATSON, /.
Left on bases-Denver, s; Topeka, 6.
Time-1:4S. Automatically 600. UNI
pire-HaskelI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Wichita 3. Pueblo ..

Pueblo. Colo, Aug 9.-The Indians
were unable to hit Brennan with tell
ing effect and lost Saturdays game to
the locals by a score of to ,. An in
field fly which fell safe and another one
misjudged gave the game to Wichita.
GORE: R.HE
Pueblo 1 0 0 0 0 % 2
Wichita O1OO1O 1-3 9 4
Observation-Disclosures and Mite; Bren-
nan and Weaver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Lincoln News: The pitching in the
Western league this season is for below
par The topnotch twirlers appear TO
be decidedly scarce. Six games, two
doubleheaders included. were staged in
the circuit Thursday and the scoring
and the hitting were terrific. In the
six games 106 runs were scored, while
the pitchers were bumped for 141 hits
an average of seventeen runs and
twenty-three hits to the game. Twen-
ty-one pitchers were in action-almOst
four to the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
R.H.E


Mayetta, Kan. Aug. 9-The Mayetta
Browns defeated the Topeka Owls in a
batting rally in the eighth inning, run
ming in nine scores in the one inning.
Score: R.H.E.
Mayetta e. 30 OOOoOOsO-9 s 4
Topeka ..-...1 0 0 0 o. s
Batteries-Mayetta Quick Sowalls
and Crane; Owls: Rice and Shaw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Jim Mcclure. the veteran Cleveland
scout. and former catcher, is now
scouting in the Texas league, and the
Daily Oklahoman says he is negOtiat-
ing for the sale of the Oklahoma City
franchise. Moist the present owner,
wants $4,000 for his club. In the event
that a change takes place it will not
come this season anyhow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

The Kansas State league players who
night ought to go over to the Central
Kansas league where they will doubt
less find many berths waiting for them.
The Kansas State league on the face
of the dope should be some faster than
the Central Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

herself. who, too. has been at the wheel
from the start. The run has proven
beyond the slightest doubt that trip
across the country in a motor car is
none too difficult for women, and so
far as safety is concerned, they are as
Well off as while tourir~ a state in the
east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Berryton. Kan, Aug. 9-Pauline has
made it 3 games out of from Berry
ton Saturday. The feature of the
game was the pitching of Boley. who
struck out Is men.
Score: RHE
Pauline e. e. .31OO2 O10O-7 IL 5
Berryton =. 40 0 0 0 % 2 Z
Batteries-Pauline: Boley and BoIey;
Berryton: Harris and KOlk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Des NIoines 9, Lincoln 5.

Des Moines. Ia. Aug. 9.-Without
undue exertion Miller held the Links
safe here, yesterday and Des Moines
romped off with the big end of the
score of a Istless game. Davidson s
batting and fielding was the only
The score:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Junction City lost out in the appeal
to President Hoffman for the tactics
employed by Manager Quigley of Sa-
lima. when he warmed up another pitch
err using some prctext to give him the
time. Now the Saiina Journal admits
unquestionably that it was real base
ball which QUisIey pulled off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Pueblo IA, Wichita ?.

Pueblo, Aug. I'm one of the most
one sided games of the season the
Izzies dropped the second of the
series to Pueblo here yesterday Both
Shaner and Beard were wild and this
fact together with a fly misjudged by
Cole in center field was responsible
for mort of Pueb1o's runs Wichita
scored two Off Locke in the first but
for six innings after that he did not
allow hit and then towards the end
of the game he eased UP a little.
Shaner passed several men in the
third and Beard who relieved him
contributed several more walks. Then
Coles misjudged fly sweued the total
of the inning to seven runs.
The score:
WICHITA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

SIOUX aa City......S Q Q dd-5
Summary: Two base hits-Kane
Towne, Holmes. Three base hits
Pendry, Alderman. Passed ball
Cadman- Bases on balls+Off HoIIen-
beck, 3; off Alderman. ;. Hit by
pitched ball-By HoTenbeck, 8; by
Alderman. . Struck out-By HoIlen-
beck. 5; by Alderman. s. Left on
bases-Omaha, 10; Sioux City, Z.
Double plays-Fox to Kane, Kane to
King to Kane. Stolen bases-Fisher,
? Welch. Holmes. Andreas. Sacrifice
hits-Pendry. Edmondson. Time
2:4o. Umpires- Clark and Derrick.
500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Where They Play Tomorrow

KANSAS STATE LEAGUE.
Hutchinson at Newton.
Great Bend at Arkansas CITY.
Larned ut Mcpherson.
Wellington at Lyons.
CENTRAL KANSAS Lea CUE.
Minneapolis at Beloit-
Junction City at Abilene.
CLAY Cer1er at Manhattan.
Salina at Ellsworth.
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Columbus Z, Minneapolis 5.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 9.-Colum-
bus took the opening game of the ser
les, nosing out the locals by score of
to =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Omaha 6, Lincoln I.

Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 9.-Omaha made
it four straight from Lincoln by TAX
ing Saturdays game to 1.
Score: R.H.E.
Omaha T.. =. ....oO11 O2OO2-6 II ?
Lincoln e. =. 20 0 o 1 0 0 0 o. l
Batteries - Nagle and Creighton;
Lower and Gonding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Clyde Hall an Omaha pitcher who
has been holding out all season, has
been sold to Seattle. Notice how the
clubs in that Northwestern league arc
TRYING to strengthen. With all the Wis
itors' in the northwest, this should be 4
banner year for the club owners of
that circuit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Marysville, Aug. 9.-MarysviIIe de-
feated Barneston in a fast game here
yesterday by score of to 1.
Score: RHE
Barneston .. 20 OOO1OO-1 5 5
MarysVille 30 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-5 I 2
Batteries = Devault and Milicky;
Grindle and Carmen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Not only $1,000 was paid the Lincoln
owners for Billy Fox, but the Links
get Jack Pendry until new manager
is secured, and Jack is the property of
the Links until the season is ended,
provided a new man is not secured in
the meantime. However the loss of
Fox is worth fully that much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
PUEBLO

Pueblo ..............O 7 0 0 IA
Summary: Stolen bases-Hughes,
Spencer. Two base hits-Mitze Sac
5. Bases on baIIs-Of Shaner, 5; off
Locke, 1; off Beard, 6. Double plays
Hughes to Pencil, Curtis to Wal
ters to Corhan. Wild pitches-Shaner.
Hit by pitcher-Shaner, Curtis. Time
300. Umpire-Mullen. Attend
ance-1,500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Toledo 80. St. Paul 81.

St. Paul Mimi. Aug. I'm yester-
days double header the teams divided
honors Toledo won the first by a score
of 3 to 2, while ST. Paul scored the
only run of the second game in the last
half of the eleventh. Both games were
great exhibitions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Winnebago- johnson lost his first
game for the Sioux Saturday.
Omaha takino his measure. At that.
however he is badly needed by Ducky.
Freeman is said to be suffering from a
cracked rib. while the other pitchers
are going none too well. Were it not
for Tessfe Alderman the team would
be away down in the list
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

The veteran Buck Weaver. not the
younger Wichita receiver. but the CID
timer who lives near Garden City. is
said to be managing the Larned team
and giving Butch Freese. the former
manage orders. Buck in his prime
would -ake off his hat to no catcher
IN the business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Indian Choteau. the pride of the Abb.
lene pitching staff, has jumped the Ar
ilenas, and Manager Afy Wilson finds
bimself up against a pitching shortage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

by Manager Quigley of Salina, but in
nearly every game that he has started
for the past month he has been yank-
eo. Baird once got a tryOUt with Cooley
but didn't stick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

The State journal has a special
baseball telephone or all baseball
information. ores. etc, call In
dependent phone No. SIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Mssss54s g league.
WHERE THEY PLAY TOMORROW:
TC-eka at Denver.
Wichita at Pueblo.
Lincoln at Des Moines.
Sioux City at Omaha

question is settled. Owing to the fail
ure of the recent bargain day affairs
to strengthen the club the business
men of the city took up the question OF
keeping the club there and decided that
it would be a poor piece of advertising
for the club to be taken away, Hence
they all put up the money and have
announced that not onlv this years
finances will be cared for but that five
thousand dollars viii be placed at the
disposal of the club next spring for the
purpose of buying new players to
strengthen and keep the club up in the
running.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

main here for four struggles. Likely
the locals will even up for that string
of three disasters which recently |
transpired on the Wichita battle
ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Omaha is destined to come up the
line again after the recent defeats.
Two straight over the Sioux have glVer
the club no small amount of encour-
agement Looks like q three cornered
fight between Sioux City, Omaha and
Des Moines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Jack Root. the former Topeka pitch
er. and with practically every club in
the old Western Association, is pitching
for Abilene according to the Hutchin-
son News. Jack wanted 2 job at Hutch
in son accord ding to the News, and ex
pressed his willingness to come all the
V ay from Maryland for one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Jimmy Sullivan. the Lincoln catcher
is in Junction City looking over Pitcher
JepSon. Sullivan isn't the first scout to
lcok this twirier over. but none of the
others were much pleased with the big
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
TOPEKA.
SCORE BY INNINGS:

SCORE BY INNINGS:
RBe eRR2ssTr : ..:.:.:.:...5 70
Summary. Stolen bases-Maag,
Cassidy, WOoley, Fenlon, Kahl,
Henry, Anderson. Two base hits
Jones, Hartman, Fenlon, Bohannon,
Kunkle, Cassidy. Three base hit
Jones. Sacrifice hits-WOoley, Kun
kle, KahI. Wright. Passed ball
Haas. Sacrifice f1y-Hartman, Jones.
Struck out-By WATSON, 6; by Wright,
4 Bases on balls-Off WATSON, .; off
Wright, 4. Left on bases-Denver,
10; Topeka. 9. Time of game-2:O5.
Attendance-70O. Umpire-Haskel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Pleasant Valley 5. DibbIes 2

The Pleasant Valley team defeated
the Dibhle team by a score of 5 to 8
yesterday on the Oakland diamond.
The feature Of the game was the pitch
Ing of Fritze, who struck out tw4lve
men.
Score: RHE
Pleasant Valley -. . ....5 s 4
DlppIe -. ............... z 5
Batteries--F'ritze and Copeland; Cal
kins and Welke
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Manager West. owner of the Man
lattan club who has generally been
known as the most unpopular man in
Manhattan on account of the low posi-
ton of his bail club. is making a great
lid for popularity. He has fired all his
ed team with the exceptions of one or
two of the best layers and has engag-
"a a new field manager The new man
ager is Pat Murphy who comes from
the Hobart team Of the, oklahoma
State league Murphy Will bring a
string of PLAYERS with him and viii have
nothing 10 do during the remainder Of
the sea son but 10 strengthen the team.
In this way Manager West hopes to re-
gain some lost prestige, besides putting
Manhattan a little higher in the race
and getting a good start for next sea-
sen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

with Sa1ina playing a scries OF three
games at Ellsworth the pefpIeNIIS
6I1nstion of the superiority of one of the
two teams over the other should be set
tied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

SCORE BY INNINGS:
Pes T;4o3 Nyoines--...-.- g Q o 2 Q 20
Summary; Two base hits-Bader,
Mattick. Three base hits-Davfdson,
Neihoff. Bases on balls-Of Miller.
.; off Farthing, ?. Hit by pitched
baIl-Bader. Struck out-By Miller,
z; by Farthing, 8. Stolen bases
Niehoff, Dalton. Thomas Sacrifice
hits - Niehoff, Miller, McCafferty.
Left on bases-Des Moines. II: Lin
coin, 10. Time of game-2:1O. At
tendance-2,212 Umpire-Glenalvin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Bill link is about right, when he says
that Hutchinson would have the rag
tucked away by this time, had the
Packers been strong instead of weak
ct the shortstop position. link has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
[. NJ. PenWeII
Undertaken and EmbaImeP
5II Quincy Street
Both Phones 1872

tried out y mon in this position and
every one has been a failure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

If the Cooleysox manage to break
even with Denver, it will be a whole
lot better than the fans expected them
to do especially after the disastrous
series in Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Pa Rourke has finally landed Billy
Fox OF Lincoln who will captain and
manage the team for the remainder of
the season. Fox is a clever manager
and from now on. thI Rourkes may be
considered. dangerous factors in the
pennant race Fox Joined the Omaha
team yesterday, taking his position a.
second base. and batting his regular
position in the batting order-second.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
Chicago Z, Brooklyn o.

Chicago. Aug. 9.-Chicago won its
tenth straight game yesterday, beat
ing Brooklyn to 0. Brown allowed
the visitors but three hits.
Score: RH.E
Chicago ...1 o 0O2 80 L
Brooklyn ......-.0 o 0 0 0 90 4
Batteries-Brown and Archer; McIn-
tyre and Bergen. Two base hits-Tink-
or, Hunter, Burch. Three base hits
Schultz Hoffman. Bases on balls-Off
McIntire Q Struck out-By Brown Z,
by Mcintyre !. Umpire-Johnstone.
New York 3, St. Louis O.
st. Louis. Aug. 9.-New York, with
WiItse pitching, defeated st. Louis in
the second game of the series here yes
terday, 3 to 0. Raleigh, a young left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09

Tip O'Neill should call in Umpire
Cleary from the Kansas State league
and give him 4 chance on the western
T,eagIJa staff. He should also furnish
him with plenty of tobacco If he does.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-09
Lyons 3, Larned 2.

Larned, Aug. 9.-Lyons took the sec
ond game with Larned by a score of
to ?. yesterday.
Score: RHE.
T,arned Observation-Disclosures. 5
LYONS, 9 .
Observation-Disclosures and Freeze; Has
Sler and Brammell.
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Western Association Games
NIarysviIIe 5. Barneston +

Muskogee IL. Guthrie 1.
Enid 6. Pittsburg f.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-28
DiscOvered-A plot"

President Taft, according to Wash.
ington dispatches, has just discovered
the existence of another plot to dis
credit his administration. His as
sumption that a conspiracy" exists is
based on the theory that the repeated
attacks on BaIlinger and the latter's
conduct of the general land office are
in reality but canards invented to in
jure the present administration.
This. then, is the third conspiracy"
that has been Matched against the
president since he assumed Office.
The discovery of the first plot" oc-
CURED about the time the president
prevented the unseating of Speaker
Cannon and the Improvement of the
house rules. Some of the party lead
ers. particularly AIdrich and Cannon,
apparently expected that the president
was to be roasted" for rescuing Can
non and the old rules from defeat.
So a story was started to the effect
that information from authentic
sources showed the big undertaking
magazines to be in a conspiracy 10
discredit the Taft administration"
However, most of the magazines
named in the conspiracy" did not pub
fish a single article relative to the
Taft-Aldrich-Cannon triumyirate, and
those magazines which did handle the
subject very generously left the presi-
dent out of the discussion altogether.
Now as to the second plot" 1t
was discovered and laid bare by a big
New York newspaper just after Taft
declared at Winona that the Payne
Aldrich-Smoot tariff bill was the best
legislation of the kind ever enacted
The ringleaders of the plot" were dis
clared to be Senator LaFonette Of
Wisconsin, ex-Secretary of the Interior
James R. Garfield and others The
object of the plot" was to "discredit
the Taft administration"
Oh, fiddlesticks,
Had the president cooperated with
the insurgents when they were en-
deavOring to dethrone Cannon, "plOt"
No. 1 would never have been Matched.
Had the president stated in his Wi
mona speech that the new tariff law
was the most Infamous ever created,
and that it would be likely to have
the effect of further advancing the
cost of living, there would have been
no necessity for the second 'conspir-
acy."
And if the president was now sup
porting Pinchot instead Of Ballinger
there would be no necessity for the
latest plot" nor even an inYestiga-
ton of the general land office.
Who are Mr.. Taft's advisers and
nally taking a position on public ques-
tions that is offensive to nine-tenths
of the people of the United States?