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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
AIRSHlP MEET
IS APPROVED

(By United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23.-With
the sanctioning of the Los Angeles
aviation meet, for which there
are So entries, by the Aero clIo
of America. the chief stumbling
block in the great project has
been removed. There are still
grounds for trouble with the Aero
club because of foreign pilots
unlicensed in the United States
who win compete.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
O'MALLEY TO BOX
DAVE JOHNSON
TONIGHT

For the second time in "a hours
SLACK" OMalley, local heavy
weight boxer, was summoned to
Aberdeen last night to meet
Dave Johnson in a six-round bout
tonight.
Johnson's knockout at Hoqulam
Tuesday night threatened to break
his engagement with O'Malley b 1t
the Aberdeen promoters finally
decided to put it through. O'Mal-
ley was accompanied by Lee Croft
as manager.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
SCHOOLS
MAY TAKE PART IN
STANFORD MEET

IA proposition to have the
High schools represent
ed in the annual interscholastlc
track meet held at Stanford uni
versity each spring is being agt-
tated by Stanford alumni.
The matter will be discussed
before the Washington High
School Athletic association, which
will meet in Tacoma next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
SHARKEY SAYS
JEfFR|ES IS THE
GREATEST EVER

(By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-"If Je.-
fries gets back his wind there
won't be a fight when he meets
Johnson. there'll be a slaughter.
If the big fellow doesn't get back
his wind, he'll be Just an ordinary
prize fighter and there'll be one
grand battle"
Thus Tom Sharkey, ex-pngilist,
delivered himself today after de-
claring Jeffries is "TEIE" fighter
of the century.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23

Cue ball as below, u left,
object ball " left; stroke ordi-
nary. Cue ball cushions at A, B,
effecting carom on ball 2. OBJ
jeet ball cushions at Z, C, and
rests at ID.
Carom may also be effected
from object ball 1 by direct kiss
to ball 2. In this strike, cue ball
1s left. Il above; object ball Is
left; stroke " in excess of me-
dunn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
TACOMA PLAYS
BELLINCHAM

Tacoma High school and Bell
ingham High school will meet o.
the Bellingham basketball court
tomorrow night. This will be
the first game of the season Tor
the local team.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23

will deliver the goods in the ring.
Two well known Tacoma lads
We're refused permission to fight
by their parents but Manager
Quick had no difficulty in replac-
ing them.
Roscoe Taylor is training daily
with early morning runs to Atm
letic park, where he punches the
bag and takes other exercises.
His quarters are located at the
fire house on Tacoma avenue.
Pete McVeigh is being groomed AT
the Seattle Athletic club.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
TODA Y'S SPORTING NEWS
Spicy Fight Card
Is Announced

Eddie Shepler Young Harrigan, las lbs rounds
James oMaley Sailor" Ford, 100 lbs, A rounds
Jack Farrell, of Montana, Mike Holman rounds
Billy Chapman, of Seattle, Frank Street. rounds.
Pete McVegh of Seattle Roscoe Taylor 1913 bs rounds
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23

Sale handmade fancy articles.
Fine Xmas gifts. Mrs. Kloss,
Theater Bldg, sos So. C. s*s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23

OPEN UNTIL 8 O'CLOCK
FRIDAY, DEC. PATH
VIII be closed AN day Xmas
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23

DR.. Thomas, Osteopaths.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23

Details for the Nc
Veigh-Taylor six-round
bout before the Artif-
lery Athletic club on
New Years have been
completed and there is
nothing to do but let
the fighters get into
condition. Manager
Quick today announced
the completed card,
consisting of four pre-
liminaries, and then
the big mill.
Standing Room Only
Dreamland rink has
been secured for the
f1stic entertainment.
The bandstand will be
'emoved and a tenn
porary ring erected n
the middle of the floor.
Indications are that
Tacoma fight fans will
see the Standing
room only" sign out
early In the game.
Roy s. Walker,
formerly of the Chi
cago Athletic club, but
now employed in Ia
coma, will referee the
preliminaries. TIL e
main event will De
handled by Herman
Landfeld, whose real
name is kid Her.
man.
Il h e preliminary
q nhtAvra ~ oil lr
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
Large Goal Deal Closed.

A coal deal involving IL, 900
acres in Kentucky, near the West
Virginia border line, was closed at
a meeting at the Hotel Henry,
Pittsburg, recently, when the Ken
lucky people holding the options
sold the property to S. A. Moore
and Charles Teter of Philippl, w.
Va, Joseph Barnes of Pittsburg
aud several Pittsburg capitalists.
The purchase price was on a basis
of $50 an acre.
The block of coal is in an IN.
developed field and adioins the
Fairmont Coal compaDy's holdings
just across the Kentucky line,
which have just been opened. The
vein is fine steam coal eight feet
thick. AT least $4,000 will be
spent in first development and the
total investment before any coal is
mined will stand the purchasers
about $4OO, 900.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
Tailored Suits.

In an exhaustive article on fall
fashions, in Woman's Home Com
panion for September, Grace Mar
garet Gould says:
"The straight lines of last sea
sons silhouette are passing. The
new tailored suits and the one.
piece dresses are daring to show
the curves of the figure. Through
the early autumn tailored coats
are not actually tight-itting, yet
the new tendency is toward reveal
ing rather than concealing the
figure. The loose fit seen in the
spring models has entirely gone,
though the slender hip Is still with
us.
''The trade refer to the new
coats as 'seven-eighths fitting The
tailored suit for fall is much smart
or In appearance than last year.
The coat is long, varying from
about forty to forty-elght inches in
length.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
Costly Economy.

man who was too economical to
subscribe for his home paper, sent his
little boy to borrow the copy taken bv
his neighbor. In his haste the boy ran
over 81 stand of bees and in ten min
utes looked like warty summer SQUASH
His cries reached his father, who ran to
his assistance and failing to notice n
barbed wire fence, ran into it breaking
1t down, cutting handful of flesh from
his anatomy, and running So pair of
pants. The old cow took advantage of
the gap in the fence and got out into
the corntield and killed herself eating
corn. Hearing the racket the wife
ran, upset a four gallon churn of rich
cream into basket of kittens. drown
ing the whole flock. In her hurry she
droppeda $50 set of false teeth. The
baby left alone, crawled through the
spilled cream and into the parlor ruin
ing $50 carpet. During the excite
ment the oldest daughter ran away
with the hired man, the dog broke up
eleven setting hens and the calves got
out and chewed the tails off of four fine
shirts.-
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
New Rival for Hot SPRINGS,

1t is reported that the Chease.
peake & Ohio railroad is negotiat-
ing for the purchase Of the famous
Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs.
If the company i. successful In sc.
curing the place, it is said TO be
their intention to erect a modern
hotel and other buildings and make
the resort in every way a rival of
the famous Hot Springs in Vir-
ginia as watering place and sum
mer resort. The location is ideal
for the purpose and negotiations will
likely be concluded in a day OF
two.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
The Business Outlook.

Crops have so far advanced that
1T is safe to predict a yield to the
American farmer of many millions
In excess Of the crop IN 1908 and
1907, with prospects for all pre-.
Vious crop records to be broken.
From the farmer's standpoint, an
unusually satisfactory feature is
the ruling high prices for all our
principal farm products. The iron
and steel markets continue to show
great activity. Railroads which
have been holding back their i'm
Provement orders for months have
at last appeared az buyers, with
the result that the largest railroad
tonnage ever recorded for the first
two weeks in August have been
placed.
Prosperity of solid and endur.
ing kind is we'll under way, if it il
not already here. The next twelve
months ought to witness a constant
1y increasing and altogether salts.
factory measure of business aotiv-
ity.- Intelligencer.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01

The n. d w. has been permit
ted TO return to the three cent fare
rate. The Wheeling Intelligencer
commenting on 1t says: "Here-
after it will cost three cents a mile
to travel on the Norfolk e West
ern. A Judge in a circuit, no part
of which Is touched by the railroad.
gave permission. That is one of
the curiosities of West Virginia
laws"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
The Parties.

| Inc Kansas Slty star, perhaps
the most independent aud iufluen-
tlal newspaper of the west, thus
scores the democratic party:
"The republican party is tue great
conservative party of the nation,
while the democratic organization,
rent by internal dissensIou and
distracted by the conflicting pur-
poses of inharmouious leaders, has,
from time TO time, accepted the
nearest issue that promised .mme-
date success The republican par
", cohesive and deliberate, has
gone ahead with its business of
holding the electoral majority and
keeping control oil Legislation.
The democrats, for forty years or
more, have repeatedly forfeited the
confidence of that great share of
the citizenship of the nation which
holds the balance of power in gen
eral elections. 1t has again aud
again abandoned principle for the
mirage of opportunity. 1t has
been az unstable as the sea.
Iu 1880, the democratic party
refused the opportunity Of vindlca-
ton TO its great leader, Samuel j.
Tilden, wfo had been elected to
the presidency in 1876 aud whose
splendid patriotism aud forebear.
ance alone had saved the nation
from civil conflict. With VIOLA
Utility, it turned aside from Tilden
In 1880 and sought out new leader,
an amiable and irreproachable
gentleman, who, however, repres-
ented nothing.
When, in Mr.. Cleveland, tn,
party found another leader capa
BILE of victory and worthy t. es
tablish it's standards upon basi.
of solidity and permanent self-re
spect, 1t refused him support il
congress and feel again to the sen
satlonal and the untried.
When, still later, the party fell
into such utter DISCRIMINATION tina,
its technical control pa .sed int
the hands of the unblemished uu
Importance was selected, the dem,
ocracy was merely made ridiculous
Nothing was accomplished TOWARD
demonstrating that the party wa,
either conservative CT trustworthy
For forty years the tariff has
been the one continual opportunit,
of the democratic party-the one
great issue upon which, with con
centrated effort and intelligen
leadership, it might have made it
self the majority party of the ma
ton.
1t has failed to accept the op
portunity, 1t has sought to STAN
pede the country, not to convinc,
1t. 1t has reformed nothing, no
even itself. 1t is the minorit,
party and deserves to be. With
out the Solid South-bound to i
by an issue that is not national bu
is forced upon the southern states
by lamentable condition in which
the rest of the county is hopeless,
to give 1T ald-the democratic par
ty would be an uncomfortable fac
tor in national affairs"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER /, 1909

The Fortieth Annual Conven
ton of the Grand Lodge knights
of Pythias of West Virginia will
convene at odd Fellows Temple,
on Fifth street, in the city of
Parkersburg, on the S.h day of
September.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
Go With a Rush.

The demand for that wonderful stom.
ach' liver and kidney cure-Dr. Kings
new LIE Pills-is astounding. The
Bloss Drug Store, Ceredo, and X New
Williams, Kenova, say they never saw
the IKE. It's because they never fail to
cure sour stomach, constipation, indiges-
tlon, Diiousness, Jaundice, sick head
ache, chills and malaria. Only 25c
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01

WANTED-Salesmen 20 represent us
in the sale of our High Grade Goods
Don't delay, apply at once. Steady en-
ployment; liberal terms. Experience
not necessary. ALLEN NURERYS
co, ROCHESTER,, N.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01

Rev. j. ID. Garrett of near
Wayne was in town Saturday en-
route to the Pythian district con.
vention which met at st. Adams
Monday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
@. ". DODGE.
kenOva, w. Va.
To the Mothers Of Wayne County

10 the Mothers OF Wayne County
If YOU or your DAUGHTERS
are suffering from NERV OUS
TROUBLE, commonly called FEE
MALE TROUBLE, WE aek YOU
TO lay aside your prejudice against
PATENT MEOIGINES and give
DR. PARSONS BLACKO PRE-.
SCRIPTION fair trial.
"BLACKO" is ON SALE BY
ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS and
GENERAL STORES in YOUR
county.
After you have used ONE-HALF
BOTTLE, if you are. in any way
dissatisfied with the RESULTS
the merchant from whom YOU
purchased same Will refund YOUR
money in full.
WE GUARANTEE BLACK0
in any case OF Liver, Kidney,
Stomach or Heart Trouble, and In
all cases Of female trouble.
If others have failed try Blacko.
You can't lose, as your money will
be refunded if dissatisfied.
the BLAcK0 MEDICINE CO..
Spencer, w. Va.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01

Eldridge Smith, a prominent
farmer of near Lavalette, passed
through town last Saturday even
ing en route to Huntington.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01
1.-THE BRASS BOWL"

Miss Julia Wright has returned
from pleasant visit with relatives
at Portsmouth, Ohio.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-09-01

Miss Marie Shirley of Middle.
town, Ohio, is visiting Mrs. b.
F. Wilson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
0'R0URKE LEAVES
 FOR MEMPHIS
Local Baseball Magnate to Attend An.
 nraI Gabfest.

According to John H. Farrell secre- tary of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, who left today for Memphis. Tenn, for the annual meeting of the association which convenes Tuesday. more ques- tions will come before the meeting than ever before. Three hundred dele gates from 257 cities in the United State. Canada and Mexico. will be present.
 The tentative program calls for an all-day session over the application of the famous California outlaw league for membership Farrell thinks the application will be granted
 The disposition to be made of P1tch- CT James wiggs of the Oakland team of the outlaw league will be watched with interest as Wiggs has developed into a star since jumping to the coast. and at least six big league scouts will be on hand to bid on his application if he is reinstated-
 A feature of the Memphis meeting will be the large number of new leagues that will be organized. all of which win be admitted without oppo- sition-- The National Board will also settle many questions of players in volving many thousands of dollars in draft and purchase money
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
The Witches Tree.

Country people speak of the elder tree as "the witches tree" and planted it near farm buildings and dairies to keep off witches They also say that the roots should never come near a well, still less grow into it, or the water will be spoiled Evelyn's opinion was also unfavorable. He says: "I do by no means commend the scent of 1t, which is very noxious to the air.
 eve learn from Biesius that a cer- tain house in Spain, seated among many elder trees. diseased and killed nearly all its inhabitants. which, when at last they were grubbed up. became q very healthy and wholesome place."
 Cattle scarcely touch the elder, and the mole is driven away by the scent Carters often place branches on their horses heads to keep off flies. Noth- ing will grow we'll in the company of the elder. and when it has b re- moved and all its roots care ly grubbed up it is some few years be- fore the ground becomes perfectly sweet and good for anything.-Sel- borne's Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
Chief of the Orchid Tribe.

The giant orchid is the chieftain of the orchid tribe. It attains propor- tions which make all other orchids ap- pear as miniatures in comparison
 A gigantic specimen may be seen in Ceylon which is credited with being the largest in the world. It under went a growth of forty years before it first lowered. 1t bears about seventy stems or pseudos bulbs. which vary from siK to ten feet in leugth. each carrying oyer a hundred rlbbon-like leaves. which are from twenty to thir- ty inches long. The enormous flower stalks are from five and a half to eight feet long. each bearing . bout a hun dred flowers. The plant remains in flower for about two months. and as many as 5000 flowers may be counted on 1t at once. The flowers. which are scented. measure individually five and a half to six Inches across. their color being yellow ground with large pur- plish or chocolate blotches.-London Strand Ma gazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
FOOTBALL

There are more good games on to- cay's football schedule than any Sat urday 90 far this season November finds the teams. big and little. mar rowing down to either their hardest or most important games. in some cases hardest and most important The goal is in sight now ard all hands are get ting down to stern business. Yaie and Princeton will both play their last game prior to their own annual meet ing Their games today, being against elevens of class. will be hard ones and in addition will be watched with interest as a possible pointer for next
 Harvard. the dopists have it. is to have an easier time. being booked to take on Cornell. while Pennsylvania hooks up with Princeton's conqueror. Lafayette The Quakers have struck their gait and there will be great dis appointment in Philadelphia tonight if they do not take care of the Easton- ians- Other games to be played are Williams vs- Wesleyan, New York University vs- Rutgers. Swarthmore vs vIIlanova, and Minnesota vs- Wis consin-
 Today's schedule:
 Harvard vs Cornell. at Cambridge.
 Yale vs. Brown. at New Haven
 Princeton vs. Dartmouth. at Prince ton
 Pennsylvania vs- Lafayette. at Phil
 Navy vs Washington and Jefferson. at Annapolis
 Syracuse vs Tufts at Syracuse.
 Williams vs. Wesleyan. at Middle town
 Carlisle vs George Washington, at Washington.
 swarthmore vs. vIlanova, at Swarth- more
 Bowdoin vs. Bates. at Lewiston.
 Amherst ys. Vermont, at Amherst
 Pennsylvania State vs- Bucknell. at Iewisburg-
 Trinity vs Connecticut State. at Hartford.
 Yale Freshmen vs- Princeton Fresh men, st New Haven
 Andover vs. Exeter. at Andover
 Minnesota vs. Wisconsin. at Madi- son
 Michigan vs. Notre Dame. at Ann A Arbor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
HART IS DOOMED
 FOR PRESIEDNT

New York Nov 6.-Has Charles Webb Murphy adopted new tactics? This question is being asked wherever baseball is being discussed these days For the first time since the chubby one has been connected with the na- failed to herald his doings to the pub lie. and instead of seeking notoriety he appears to prefer the shadow just outside the limelight. He doesn't de sire to be forgotten altogether. for if he did he wouldn't be c. w. M.. but he finds that his presence in this big baseball town is enough to keep the critics guessing. and therefore to keep him in print without divulging just why he is here
 Since the Giants can afford to pay more for Kling than any other club. toward the strengthening of his own club. it is beieived that there might be method in what the ChicRgoans are pleased to call Murphy's madness It Is a foregone conclusion that the Cub magnate is going to get just as much 1t will be case of McGraw's wits against those of the willy Westerner.
 Just at present then. 1t would appear that Murphy IS here to make arrange ments for the putting in the field of a candidate for the presidency of the National league It is said that his man is James A. Hart He is a corkinR good felolw and all that. but John A. Heydler will continue as the head Of the senior organization Pulifam' s successor is far too good a man to be lost and even if Murphy is against him. which. as a matter of fact. really strengthens the present incumbents s position the rest of the magnates aD- preciate his just and fair wark too much to let him go-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
A Rit TactleSx

''Dere cert'nly is a coolness between Mandy Jones an Clay Jefrson desc days" remarked Aunt Clorinda to. a caller. 'Is you got any idee what's de trouble?"
 .'Yes, I is." was the gratifying an- swer. Clay Jefrson he done hurt her feelings bad at de strawberry social, an Mandy is gwine t hab dat boy Parn to be mo carefuller in his talk befo' she lows any mo- co'ting."
 What did he do?" demanded Aunt Clorinda.
 "'Twan' what he do, 'twar what he say" replied the we'll informed visitor Miss Colby, dat was sarviDg de sho't- cake. she ax Mandy will she hab a second piece ob it, an Mandy say, .Jes, mouthful, Miss Colby, jes' a mouth full
 An dat triflin' Clay Jeff'son he up an say, All you kin get on de plate, Miss Colby he say.
 "Co'se he tried to explainify away all de trouble. but I reckon he's got to sarve his 'prenticeship befo' Mandy 'cepts any 'pologies."-Youth's Con- paniOn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
Many Entries for
 Billiard Melee

The billiard tournament at the Bridgeport club starts this evening with Prof. John Adam Hugo and Wil- liam P Case. who are scratch men. Attorney William H. O'Hara and Dr. F. J. Adams are the two string men. Those who will enjoy handicaps throughout the tournament are: E. NJ Christie. W. F.. Krause. F. H. Krause. J. A Hugo. J. H. Case. E. s. Warrens. Frederick Lebing and George Mehoney.
 The pool tournament for four classes begins next week The following have entered for the prizes: A Hugo. F. H Christie. W. E. Krause. F. J. Edgett. Charles H. Gernett. Robert Eadie. H. A Lessard. George J. Laborde. F.. P. Leonard. N. E. Vincent Joseph Berg llInd. H. ID. Murphy. IT. M. Robinson. F. ". Towne. A. J. Rock. John Petrie. N- H. Kincard. Thomas F.. Verin. Dan
 Taft. E. r. Davis. E. C. Stickles. Isaac
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06

to win with a Knockout. There have been but a few small bets recorded SO far.
 Philadelphia, Nov. 6.-Joe Thomas. of California, defeated Jack Fitzgerald in slow six-round bout at the Broadway A. c. Thursday night. Thomas took tn elead in the first round. the latter landing on Fitz's jaw and staggering him. F'itz recovered quickly and went after Thomas. pumping hard rights and lefts 10 stomach. Thomas used a clever jab to Ff:z's mouth and nose all through the fight. The Philadel- phia boy was out of the corner at the sound of each gong. rushing his oppo- nent around the ring. Both men used stiff punches to head and body.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss: PROBATE COURT.

NoVember ?, 1yO9. Estate of Mary NJ. B. Watson. late of the town of Bridgeport in said dis trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District six months from the date hereof for the creditors Of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neg. lect to present their accounts. properly attested within said time, will be de- barred a recovery. All persons in- debted to said estate are requested to make immediate nayment to
 D. F. WATSON. H 6 ST Administrator.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-06
BOXING B

San Francisco. Nov. 6.-Articles have been signed and forfeits posted for a twenty round bout between Lew Pow ell and Ad wolgast in the ring of the Mission Athletic club on the evening of November 23. The fighters will
 weigh in at 13S pounds. weight to be made at o'clock on the day of the fight. Powell is looked upon as the best lightweight in this section of the country, barring Nelson and expects