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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-03
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TOLEDO GRAIN.

TOLEDO. March 3.--Cash wheat
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-03
LOCAL STOCKS.

Following quotations furnished by
Lewis G.. Corton. 1413 Majestic building.
March 900.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-03
CLEVELAND LIVE sTOCk.
Hover u Hover special Market Report
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK,
BOSTON COPPER.

Reported for The Times by Hayden.
stone X Co. ll6-lls Griswold st:
open. High Low. Noon.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-03
PRODUCE

Commission men reported steady
and rather quiet market this morning.
The egg deal is. az course. the leader In
interest just now. and dealers here are
inclined TO think the decline has rul
its course for the time being. but the
action OF the market VIII depend
wholly on the news from outside. But
ter is steady at tie decline, Poultry
Was In light supply and demand. bat
eVerything cleaned up. Calves are
quiet hut firm. Very few dressed hogs
are coming In now. Rabbits are dull
and potatoes quiet AS quoted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
CHlOROFORMED
THIS BILL

OLYMPIA, Feb. 26.--The bill
passed by the senate, which would
disqualify legislators who made
any prediction pledges has been
sent to the house judiciary COM
mittee with the understanding that
It. be chloroformed there. The
measure was a little too raw for
the majority in the house, although
those who spoke in its favor ex-
hausted their oratory. One would
think from the stand taken by
some that they were compelled
much against their will to become
members of the legislature, and
that anything that caused any in
convenience to them was in the
nature of heaping on impositions.
The bill carried a clearly uncon-
stitutional provision disbarring
from the legislature any person
holding a retainer from a corpora
ton. The trainers of the bill knew
that this would not hold for sec
ond in the court and intended II
to be sort of sugar coating to
induce some members to swallow
the whole thing. The opposition
to the bill grew so warm in the
house that it was agreed that 1t
should go to the judiciary commit
tee and stay there, and barring bad
faith the bill is dead one.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
An Open Letter to the
People Of Spokane
From the Electro
Dentists

The Electro Dentists never need
to appeal to the public for support
on hot air methods and promises
that are ambiguous. We have been
established in this city for long
time. We have placed our PROPOSE
tion before the people of Spokane
as openly as possible. We tell
them now, as We have told in past
times, that what we promise we
perform. When we say that We
have the most expert staff of assist
ants i'm the state We do not overrate.
ourselves. We are not school boys
who had their first taste of business
life and who naturally think that
the whole world is going to fan
down and give them obeisance.
In our advertising we don't tell
you that WE ARE THE ONLY
PEOPLE WHO CAN DO THINGS
we cannot do that for there are
always others who can do the same
things, nor do We tell you that W.
charge less than others do. Some
people would give away their work
for the sake of saying certain par
ty was their client, but we do tell
you that when quality of work is
considered, we charge as little as
any and less than most. Certainly
less than the man who to gain eX-
perience is experimenting on pa
tients.
One Thing We Dove guaran-
tee every piece of work we do. We
pronounce it perfect, and if we do
not satisfy you, We don't want to
be paid.
The Office of the Electro Dentists
is the most modern in the city. 1t
has taken years of study and prae-
tice to bring us to the point where
we are now. Age brings wisdom
and we have learned wisdom as the
years have gone by. Youth is al
ways foolish, it's prone to make
mistakes and because of youthful
ness. we feel sure that the public
will pardon the mistakes and pat
ronize reliable, reputable dentists,
whether it be the Electro Dentists
or some of our friends in town.
Our Office address is 51S River
side avenue, upstairs-one door
east of Hills shoe store.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
READY AND CONFIDENT.

Manager Blomberg of the S. A. A.
c. is confident that his four men
will win the laurels in the final box
ing and wrestling match of the sea
son, which is slated for the athletes
club tonight, although the Multno.
NAH club of Portland has sent some
hard men in futile, Dranga and
Hughes. A good house is assured
at the bouts tonight
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26

Mrs. Amelia Wechter against the
Great Northern for $4,000 damages
for the loss of the life of her hus-
band. H. A. Wechter, a brakeman,
who was killed at Deer Park last
October. Wechter was found dead
along the track. 1t was alleged he
was killed by being Jared from the
top of car by a sudden jerk of the
engine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
LOVE OUT ON BONDS.

Stewart Love, former o. r. &
N. clerk, charged with forgery, has
been released on a bond of $500.
His case has been set for March 2.
Love is charged with having forged
an Endorsement on an o. r. & n.
check for $169.S2.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26
UHogN MAY ENrA RAee.

Charles r. Uhden, commission
merchant, announced today that ne
was seriously considering the mat
ter of entering the race, for the re-
publican nomination forsmayor and
would decide in a day or two. Mr..
Uhden might split up the republican
vote still more than it Is divided at
present.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26

Registration of voters in each
precinct in the city every day this
week from 9 a. m. to $50 p. m. *"+
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Vast Sums Involved

An indication of the vast expense involved in
running big team is the rent paid for the Polo
ground, something like $4,000 year. OF course
New York is usually much better baseball town than
any other in the country, though conditions differ ac-
cording to he success of the club, and Chicago has
shown much larger attendance in years In
Guiding players and all other expenses it costs from
$250,OO0 to S5o0000 year to operate the New York
club. We keep force of 81 special policemen on the
grounds, condition which exists other city.
The gate keepers and other employees make total of
Us to $50 men to keep plant in running order.
II is safe to say that OF the big baseball parks
can be thrown open without an outlay of at least 500
day
Il suppose the American public is now paying in
the ncighborhood of S200o00oo for the national game
enough to buy two tickets for every of the p 000-
600 men OF voting age in the country and
the two major leagues last year the banner year up
to date. This makes somewhat more than $3O0O-
600 paid out by the large cities during season that
lasts about six months There about SO minor
club leagues of professionals which together would
make about Sl5,000000 in receipts. Then there are
the semiprofessona games, the college games and
the III cent games in the open places about every city
The American association and the Eastern league
have receipts averaging annually upward of 100000
for each club Teams from such cities as Buffalo.
Providence. Louisville and Kansas City must draw
about $4,000 each. The Pacific Coast league,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

When McGraw first put in an appearance on an
important diamond there big laugh. He is not a
tall man even (smlc) and at that time he num-
bercd exactly seventeen summers He was one OF
the youngest men who have entered professional
baseball Through the medium of the ribald testing
known to the fans of those days came storm of ap-
proved sarcasm about taking that mascot out OF
third base" and tossing the young one stick of
candy, together with various other cutting refer
cnces TO his size and obvious youth 1t was short
lived, that particular line of humorous effort
Those were the days of the real Giants" said
McGraw in retrospect Gap Arson and Roger Con-
nor and Long John Riley and Jack Milligan and
dozens OF others way the 200 mark were the
accepted stars. They could slam the cover off the
ball, and that was the game. | weighed 12l pounds
scant Willy Keller and | turned new trick on
them. We couldn't compete the smuggling SO we
developed tho Of bunting and beating out the ball
We were fast runners and we could circle all around
tho big fellows They couldn't figure it out at first
This is McGraw's way of indicating change of
great moment in baseball tactics which began at that
time and which he largely instrumental in devils
ing and putting into practice. Until then small man
had no place in major league. Afterward the light
quick player began to i'll and to assume the ire
mendous value he holds today.
John James McGraw is now the operating head Of
OF the most efficient baseball machines ever put
together. AS truly as the general manager of fac
tory he is responsible for the product of the estab-
lishment OF the assembled potentialities which he
must run and supervise To keep pace with the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
The Life of McGraw

II ii d matter OF diplomatic reception, in all
likelihood McGraw would not be invited Yet he is
diplomat, and clever one. If we were to hold an
the plotting of campaigns probably McGraw would
not have seat in the hall. Yet he is master of
strategy and of the best field generals of modern
times If there should be meeting of active man
ayers OF large enterprises perchancc he might not be
asked Yet he is manager who proves his superb
ority six days week, sometimes seven, in open
action and he has come from among the men he now
directs to the head OF a big business institution.
One kind OF collection of celebrities could not
afford count him out If there ever should be the
first annual gathering OF the Honorable Order OF Live
Wires McGraw would be on hand in front seat,
probably running the affair with decisive manner,
clean. determined jaw, calm, light brown eye and
way Of speaking that makes people walk around
This leader inthc baseball world began his career
the traditional plan-thc plan demanded of every
who IS to be dear 10 the gencrality-out in the
back lot with a wheel spoke for a bat and no glove
Get that about the glovc2 All truly great men in
the national game never used glove in their, early
youth. lie was born in Truxton ~ Y 1t is said of
the mature age OF years when he was dis
covered by the coal scutte, batting Jumps OF coal
about the kitchen with shovel with great accuracy
and telling effect. liule later he acquired ball Of
worstcd, and there holding him inside the
house. When ii came time for him TO 80 to school
tho future brains Of the New York Giants consented
to attend solely because it was the best method OF
breaking into available teams. Those who played
with him recall his feats in the cow pasture with
pride and retail them awe stricken audiences. As
Mc(iraw says himself, with betting modesty, he
was born TO baseball and grew up with it
The best players usually come from the back
lot he adds Its the kid that plays ball as soon as
he can toddle that becomes good material Ask the
youngsters that swarm the bleachers any afternoon
They know baseball And you'll see plays right in
the city. among the ash heaps and tin can Dumps
that viii make you stare
IN due nne Meeraw went to St Bonayenture
school al Allegheny. in western New York. where
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

that starts cheer for him and makes him talked
about Baseball players have nothing on actors in
this respect An actor has to walk the tracks too
sometimes, when he belongs in small company but
the worst he get is Kisses. maybe suspicious
egg But the fallen baseball hero is lucky if they
don't chase him off the field with rocks
"In general, however, baseball is safe PROPOSE
ton 1t is bound to grow. From year to year, in
the long rum the attendance will increase 1t is sure
to with larger populations in the cities better means
of transit and baseball education you might call it.
for the public Extraordinary struggles for suprem-
acy, such last year. may pile up
phenomenal totals of the line of steady growth
but the progress of the game will catch up with and
pass old records.
The profession is attracting high class of men.
| have a large number of college graduates on the
Giants this year and more recruits from such sources
coming in each year They can make good money
for four five years and go into something else
benefited by the fine of physical training and
the knowledge of men and places they have picked up
while playing The average playing life from four
to FIVE years. A'mans eyes the first thing to go
back on him. He has to be able to follow streak of
lightning be good. If he has lost his eyesight
entirely after few years he is still eligible for the
job of umpire There i'll that branch who
entirely blnd--seems to be recommendation for
the place But, as was saying, it's the eye that
counts To meet twirling curved surface with
another curved surface at just the identical point
where they will not glance has come to be pretty
difficult problem these days.
McGraw is entering upon his twentieth year
OF professional baseball though for the last six years
he has done playing for the edhcaton the fans
He still up with the youngsters and in fact.
has but just recovered from the effects of an injury
received at practice But his triumphs are no longer
of the spectacular kind, the kind that the occasional
spectator notes and cheers to the echo. His good
work is not done with the bat clever catches or
speed To the casual onlookcr he has no particular
part in the game, beyond doing lot of talking and
being the spot every second. But anv one who
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
When Trouble Comes

This applies, OF frequently to the
smaller clubs. In the bush leagues if the gods of
the weather hand down rainy Memorial day, rainy
fourth of July and rainy Labor day there is fat
deficit in the treasury. Sometimes the team breaks
up and the players take to the tracks on the hoof
The stronger teams not forced out of business
by bad weather, but their receipts may be down,
after the weeks of preliminary training when nothing
is coming in.
81 said the public is tickle. So it is Not only to
teams. but to individual players. may be a
favorte, nothing too good for him day, and then.
in the snap of finger his popularity is wiped out
He has reinst state himself by pulling off some play
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

astounding public demand with the marvellous increase
in business, baseball has had be highly organized
perfected specialized From the inside 1t is wholly
commercial
Like any other industry which produces something
that must be sold it has developed into system. de-
pendent upon the directing mind for its results Per-
haps far the manipulation OF the forces goes,
the analogy is closer in the direction OF army by
its chief. But from the professional attitude base
ball is primarily affair representing outlay OF
money, from which profit must be drawn McGraw
IS the type of the man who his position to his
ability to conduct the works successfully, to
satisfy the public and produce dividends for his en-
pioyers
'Of all the amusement industries the theatcrs and
the theatrical profession in general of repre-
sent the largest investment" says McGraw. Second
to this stands baseball There time not so
long ago, when in sporting matters baseball stood
second horse racing; but that has passed. The
exact amount in values represented by baseball so
far as know, has been estimated. AT best it
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

should say, averages $65O0O for each club, and the
Southern league teams 100000 year each. The
clubs from such places as Albany. New Haven, Utica
and Scranton probably average $4,000 to $4,000 in
annual receipts, with almost equal amount to the
credit of clubs from Savannah, Galveston, Pough-
kecpsie and Richmond.
The number of engaged in professional
baseball makes an astonishing total There about
80 club leagues in all, | think-eagues that
entitled TO protection of their territory and their
tracts by the National baseball commission. Say that
the average number of clubs in league is eight.
That makes 464 professional clubs AS average
suppose there about l8 the payroll of each
club. That makes 1852 professional ball players.
The semprofessionals arc another enormous army.
The outlay from professional sources for balls
and bats mean nearly $4,000 a season-say
about ZOO bats and many dozen balls. This is
a detail to the outsider, but it counts up.
The sum tied up in grounds, stands and beachers
is entirely matter of conjecture. Ii varies accord
ing to the place and the arrangements. 1t has been
said that the average value of National league grounds
is $250000 and OF American league grounds 100000.
This tremendous aggregation of capital is. in
some ways stake in big gamble. Baseball is
subject all kinds of changeable conditions The
public is tickle. Box office receipts depend upon the
standing of the team to large extent Weather may
knock XIV HIGH
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Admission Tickets Sold Each Year Placed End to End
Would Stretch from New York to Salt Lake City

would be but an estimate. Probably the actual pres
ent value of the franchises i'll the National league
and American league would be- on the average and
roughly, 100000 apiece, although of course this
sum much larger than that originally invested since
values have UP. The franchise OF the New York
National team could not be purchased for 100000,
possibly not for S5,0O0000 maybe In the
Eastern league and the American association the
franchises are worth the average, about $4,000.
Going down the scale, Class B franchises may be
worth $4,000, Class $4,000, and those of the State
leagues $1,000 or more
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

he improved his educational opportunities by playing
baseball whenever he got could make the chance
From there he stepped into the profession by way
the Olean team, in the Western New York and Penn
sylvania league. His light not long hidden under
a rural bushel, however Some one found him for
the Baltimore team of the American association and
he graduated class higher
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

has had glimpse of the inside of big baseball game
knows that il will not be by the brilliant per-
Torrance of the individual players 1t viii be the
hit or the miss OF the who is mapping out the
plays, arranging the batting order and flashing his
orders and signals from the sidelines.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20

~ AN in baseball parlsnce means fanatic"
And whoever picked the word builded we'll
for there is no fanatic like the baseball one
There IS hobby chaser like the denizcn
of the bleachers All ranks are lcvelcd
when the bases full and nobody out All men
arc when the umpire is biased or supposed TO
be, which is just the same, and age and youth fore
gather in great when the Casey of the day
splits his hands and faces the hated common foe
the pitcher of the visiting nine
The industrial king the man who shakes
sultan of his throne is but mere incident when
compared with the person who can tell exactly when
10 put in pitcher.
There are two men who,a are perhaps better known
10 and more cordially hated by more persons who
love baseball than any other human beings For the
ian takes his pleasures tragcaly No follower of
the Giants be found say anything that doesn't
border on the abusive OF Chance. the triumphant man
sger of the Chicago Cubs while to mention the name
OF McGraw to Cub rooter is to bring down shower
Of such invectives only real fan knows how to
set loose.
As to McGrsw Some there be who love him and
yet call him "Muggsy,g while others use this same
unhsndsomc name, or that of "Scrappy,7 to show
derison. But ALL friend and foe, deep down where
the mental reservations lie there is still tie one con
1iction-Joh James McGrsw in baseball is master
builder
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
Fun for the Fans"

uated a class higher.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-18

months use of them. Mrs. S. A.
WILLIAMS, R. F. D. No. "A, Box SO,
Gardiner, Me.
No woman should submit to surgi-
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive
ly from roots and herbs, fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proVedto be the
most valuable tonic and remover of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
It cures female ills, and creates rad
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are i'll, for your own sake as well as
those you love, give it trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-18

parlors of the church Friday afternoon.
There was a large attendance and a
good sum was realized.
Frank Tessar was in New Haven Sat
urday.f
Fred ]. Brown of Lebanon was a
caller here Friday.
Harry Tew and son of Salem were In
town Saturday.
Dr. Shurtliff, who has been in the
hospital in Willimantic for the past
six weeks, has returned to his home,
on Broadway.
The board of selectmen held a meet
ing in their rooms in Curtis block on
Saturday.
H. Leonard of Leonard's Bridge was
a guest Saturday at S. w. Carvers.
Saturday was the coolest morning Of
the season, the Thermometer register
ing as low as degrees above zero.
Addison Chapman of Wilmington was
a visitor in town Saturday.