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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

Cushman always seemed to talk with out preparation. But like many another good speaker, he did lot of work hs- forehand on his speeches. It was his custom at the beginning of campaign over 1t and bored over it, pairing 1t down here and adding a sentence there, in- jecting a. dash of humor or wit some where else, until he had got 1t in the shape that suited him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

to entry. But 4,000,o00 acres, contain ing many valuable water powers, had already been thrown open and no doubt some of the properties have now been seized although MT. Taft has instructed the geological survey to report on them.
 What Mr. Taft himself will do has scarcely thus far been disclosed-and 1t Is for this reason that the country Is in a state of suspended judgment. The people are waiting to find out just how
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

long to them, should be part of their or ganization for making money. The critic knows he belongs to the newspaper that pays him his salary and to the theatre goer who looks to that newspaper for advice as to where he can most advan- tageously spend his money for amuse- ment. This distinction is at the root of the antagonism between the two classes.
 Stop, look, read, Airdome meeting tonight at 8 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

When playwrights and managers raise their voices in bitter protest against the injustice and incompentency of dramatic critics, the wailing is in pretty direct proportion to the amount of money in- volved.
 Those responsible for the plays-writers and producers-think the critic should be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
He Learned Too Much.

From the Western Christian Advocate. Pisa noted?
 Teacher to stupid pupiD-For what is Stupid pil-For-for--
 Bright little scholar (prompting in a whisper)-Leani ming tower.
 Stupid pupil (eagerly)-Linen towels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

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Cushman's place in the House was as- sured from the time he made his first speech. This was in December, 1899
 It was in support of sound money. Cushman was recognized for 20 minutes. and when he stretched out his long. mn ga1nly form the House began to laugh.
 It kept on laughing and applauding un- Ill he got through, and when he sat down and wound himself up again in his seat he had established his reputa tlon With the House members He said he had lived tn Nebraska him self once, and that he knew MT Bryan as well as if he'd been through him with lantern.
 Cushman's biggest hit in this speech was his story about the Washington man learned in the arts and sciences who set out to take trip by boat from Ta- coma to San Francisco
 The captain the first day made his ob- servations and figured out the latitudA and longitude of the ship. The learned man from Washington was deeply inter ested, being versed much in the higher mathematics.
 The next day he got permission to make the reckonings himself and in a humorous way Cushman told how he did 1t. When he had finished the iob he turned proudly to the captain and had the ship located zoo miles in the middle or the mountains of Idaho'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
The Critics Side,

dry the legal atmosphere at Washing ton Is destined to be-
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Then cushman turned to the democrats
 

Then Cushman turned to the democrats and said
 And you. my friends, theorized the people of the United States into a condi- ton of opulence and plenty, but unim- peachable history has recorded the fact to be that you left them stranded on tke financial rocks and commercial shoals 'W mics rom the shore of prosperity"
 Had Cushman lived he would hsve come to the Senate as the successor to Senator Piles. This fact was well uu- derstood by the politicians of the state Of Washington. That state has the di rect primary and 1t would not have been possible to defeat him in a. popular con test. As a stumper he was highly popu- lar, and 1t was conceded that he would defeat Piles. He had an ambition for the senate, and for this reason in later years did not indulge in the business of funmaking too freely, lest his constitu- ents should get in the way of not taking him seriously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
HOW CUSHMAN
 BEAT "JIM HAM" Characteristic Story of Witty
 Representative WHO HAS RECENTLY OItD Place Assured in House From Time He Made His First speech-Proud
 That He Was Homeiest
 Man in Congress.
WHO HAS RECENTLY DItD

From the Baltimore News.
 Representative Cushman, who died yes- terday, began his congressional career with his election to the Fifty-slxth Con gress. That was back in Spanish war times. He defeated that indefatigable politician with the flowing side whskers, James Hamilton Lewis, now of Chicago and well known in Washington. It was a great surprise when Cowboy Cush- man defeated Lewis, for Cushman had never held any political office before. Jim Ham rose up from being a long shoreman in Seattle to a good position at the bar. He became famous as a silver-tongued orator and there was not a poor man in Seattle whose case he wouldn't take if the man needed help, and wouldn't charge him a cent for it. either
 Lewis came to Congress as the suc- eessor to a republican named Doolittle. Doolittle was silver man and had sworn a mighty oath that he would never support the gold standard till the snows melted on Mount Ranier
 The republican party took up the gold standard and Doolittle took the nonnina- ton in spite of his VOW. Lewis proceeded to mop the ground up with him. That was in the 1896 campaign
 When the next campaign came on the republicans were casting about for some one to beat Lewis. It wasn't an easy job. Doolittle wouldn't do It so hap pened that Lewis had been in the quartermasters service in the Span- lsh war and had learned a lot about embalmed beef. He proceeded to talk ahout the embalmed beef scandals all over his district, but didn't confine him self to straight facts and indulged in a lot or exaggeration and hyperbole At least that was what the republican papers charged, and they ran the speeches of Lewis alongside of statements in refuta- ton Of Lewis charges in such fashion as to hurt James Hamilton's case greatly.
 The convention had taken up with Cushman not because he was known in politics, but because 1t was thought that as a speaker he might be a match for Lewis, and in his speeches Cushman ham oled the embalmed beef charges in clever fashion.
 Cushman worked like a mailer through the campaign. He simply camped on the trail of Lewis. He followed Lewis at day distance, speaking just behind him. lie brought all his energy and his mex hausuble fund of wit and humor to his aid. When the election was over Lewis mad been defeated by 5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11

Cushnnan used to be water boy on a railroad and later was a waiter. One day after he had been elected to Con gress, he wandered back to the old stamping ground and into the old rea- taurant. He Dund one of the men stiJl there with whom he had waited on tahle In the early days The friend was waiter now.
 Look here, Frank" said be to Cush man after the first greetings, you ought never have left here. Why, if yoII,d stayed you might have had my tob and be head waiter now"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
HOGAN
LOSES ANOTHER
PUNCHED TRIPLES WIN FOR
SENATORS
SACRAMENTO CONTINUES IN
WINNING STREAK
Both Pitchers Are Hit Hard, but Good
Support Saves Baum from De-
feat-Third Inning Is
Decisive
Especial to The Herald.l

SACRAMENTO, Aus. 21.-Happy
Hogan's Iuckless tailender suffered an
other defeat from the Senators today,
and the home team rubbed it in by
winning, although outhit by the south
erners. Roy Hit came back for his
second successive appearance and
pitched as though his relief of Schafer
yesterday only warmed him up. The
locals, however, punched hard hits off
him, and coming as they did with men
on bases, accounted for the winning
score, which was to a. Triples by
Gandil and Ray1ner in the third with
men on bases won the game for Gra-
hams men, and the big center-fielder
cinched matters by repeating with
three-sacker in the seventh.
Spider Baum was easy for the Ho-
ganites who secured six hits off him
in the last three innings, but perfect
support behind him enabled the Senator
to pull out of several bad holes. Score:
XrTRNON
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
BOXING ATHLETICS
WINS WORLDS TITLE
IN BUCKING CONTESTS
AT CHEYENNE TOURNEY

= CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 21.- !
:. Before 10000 people Clayton (
\ Danks, after a sensational ride on =
+ Steamboat, the famous outlaw =
4 horse, was awarded the world $ =
\ championship in the bucking con- :
X test finals at the frontier celebra- I
X tion this afternoon. =
:. Danks won the championship =
\ here two years ago, and in Denver =
< three years ago. =
\ Ed Mccarthy Of the Cheyenne :
;. high school won the worlds cham <
\ pionship in roping in Thursdays =
!: throw of a steer, in "A seconds. !
\ w. H. Garrett of New Mexico :"
X was second, with a time of so 40 =
K seconds.
X The Humane society prevented =
\ the finals In the roping contest to- =
\ day on the ground that the sport :
\ was too cruel. =
!. Miss Nicholson won the woman's =
\ relay race, getting eight f1rsts out =
X of nine in the three days races. :
i In the final riding bucking con- =
\ test, Harry Brennan won, Sam =
4 uel Scoville third and Ed Nc :
< Nurlin fourth. y
!. This years celebration drew =
4 people from all over the west and :
\ from many parts of the east. \
X X 4 !. \ 4 4 \ X 4 \ K 4 4 \ y y
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

to see the negro fight the veriest dub,
if only to get a close view of him in
action. Johnson has not appeared in
Los Angeles ring for years. There
fore, local fistic followers, in view of
the negotiations looking to the fight
with Jeffries, would pay a stiff admis-
sion price. for the sole purpose of
watching him in action against a man
who would stand up and endeavor to
fight.
Johnson has seen the Jeffries ghost.
1t has stared him straight in the face,
and on a brightly lit avenue at that.
Jack wandered away from the crowd
of satellites Saturday evening shortly
Mel Nordlinger found a big black man
stationed on the curbing opposite the
Jeffries suds parlor, glooming at the
big sign which flashes the name of
the retired and undefeated, etc, afar
down Spring street.
whats matter, Johnson?" asked
Mel, who has known the big smoke for
years.
"Nuthin'," answered Jack, as he
shifted onto his left foot, cooked his
head, and slowly spelled out "J-e-f-
f-r-i-e-s' in the brightly colored lights.
'"Homesick?" mildly queried Mel.
''Nope," answered Jack. Just Won
dering if that there man am ever a
goin' to fight me-"
"Shucks," pops back Mel, with the
assurance of old friendship. why,
man, when you meet that man you'll
crawl into the ring so sick that you'll
wish you had your nanny here to
nurse you out of it. And you'll be sick
er when you get out of the ring, if you
ever do" And Mel, having done his
duty. strode buoyantly in the direction
of the flaming sign.
In the neighborhood of the Arcadia
race track the followers of the sport of
kings are beginning to whisper divers
bits of gossip which seem to have a
pleasing effect. Activity has been noted
at the Santa Anita course since the
announcement by Tom Williams and
George Rose that there will be winter
racing in California. Already five car
loads of hay have been shipped to the
various stables at the track. Inquiry
brings to light that several horsemen
already have made requests for reser-
vations of dwellings and apartments
in the racing colony, and plans nave
been made by several of the horsemen
to ship to Arcadia within couple or
months.
Tim Barry did some good work yes
terdav in preparation for his ten-round
contest with Jack Burns at McCarey S
pavilion next Tuesday evening. He did
seven miles on the road at Venice in
the morning and in the afternoon he
boxed four rounds with Young solomon
and four with Steeplejack Martin. Bar
ry is down to 100 pounds and will enter
the ring at about that figure. This at
ternoon Barry will box with Young
solomon, william Rose, SteepleJack
Martin and Bob walker at the Arcade
gym for the benefit of the spectators
who may come to Venice TO see MIN
At Doyle's camp at Vernon Jack
Burns went through his regular pre-
paratory stunts, boxing four rounds
with Dick Allen and six with, Jim
TrembIe. He weighed 1861 pounds at-
ter his workout.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE

DETROIT, Aug. 21.-Detroit took a
big lead in the. first inning today, but
Washington started to hit Killian. and
it was necessary to remove him in the
sixth. Summers, taking his place, won
the game single-handed. throwing out
five men and striking out five in his
four innings. Score:
Detroit 8, hits Is, errors 4.
Washington 7. hits II, errors 1.
Batteries-Killian, Summers and
Schmidt; Reisling and Street.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 21.-Philadelphia
made it three straight today from
Cleveland, winning in the poorest con-
test of the year in Cleveland. Umpire
Evans had to retire in consequence of
beng hit on the head with a thrown
ball. Score:
Cleveland 6, hits II, errors 4.
Philadelphia TO- hits Is, errors 2.
Batteries-Berger, Young and East
erly; Dygert, Vickers, Morgan and
Livingston.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.-Boston opened
it's final western trip with an easy vic
tory over st. Louis. No st. Louis
player reached third Score:
St. Louis 0, hits 3, errors 4.
Boston 6, hits IS, errors l.
Batteries-Waddel Dineen and
Stephens; Arrellanes and Donahue.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Chicago won the
opening game of the series with New
York today in thirteen innings. Score
New York 4, hits IL, errors 2.
Chicago 8, hits 10, errors 2.
Batteries: Doyle, Quinn and Klein
ow; Scott, Smith and owens.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
ANGELS POUND
STATS NELSON
THIRD OF TALL TRIO HANDED
DEFEAT
SIXTH INNING FINDS LOCALS
WELL IN LEAD
Three Singles and a Hit by Pitched
Ball Bring Over Three TaIIies,
and Wild HeaVe Scores
Fourth
Los Angeles q, Oakland 2

When we prophesed yesterday, rev
garding a third chapter of the expert
ences of the Oakland trio of elongated
pitchers, entitled the agony of the
Faithful Trio" that prediction was
merely an alluring hope that third
victory might find the last of the band,
tall Nelson, the unabridged, a victim
to the onslaughts of the Angels. Today
it can be writ down in baseball annals
that the Dillonites have completed one
of the neatest and most interesting
volumes ever bound in leather. An au-
tograph copy signed by Messrs Daley,
Beall Wheeler, Smith, Ross, Howard,
Thorsen, Nagle, Tozer, and a few other
of those who have contributed to the
happy events TO which the short and
simple story is given up, will be sent
to Bill Reidy, the sad-hearted leader
of the Oaks.
"Slats" Nelson got his yesterday.
Thursday it was Boice day, Friday the
victim was wigs. yesterday Nelson
bore the brunt of the assault. This
interesting trio, all of them more than
six feet tall, thin like a toothpick smil-
ing and sprightly, has been sent over
the road to defeat in three successive
games, and it was punched hits in al
most every case that led to the final
result.
Tozer in Fine Form
AS far as detailed results go, the
game was not one of absorbing inter-
est. In fact ii was rather loosely
played, since four errors were accredit-
ed to the locals and one to the visitors.
Bill Tozer went into the box for the
Champions, pitched that kind of ball
that has won him his last three games
in easy fashion, and held the oaks
down to four hits.
There were only two innings of real
moment in the game. The sixth found
the Angels in the midst of a batting
rally that brought them four runs, and
in the seventh the Oaks made a des-
perate attempt to tie up matters, with
a net result of two runs. This was
all the scoring in the game
Four Runs in Bunch
Ross was hit by a pitched ball, stole
second and was singled to third by
Johnny Beall. Howard singled over
third base, sending Ross homeward
bound on a happy cruise past the run
port, and hard smashed single by Jud
Smith, which shot to center, brought
over Beall and Howard, Smith taking
third when Kelly nervously allowed the
ball to ramble by him. This ratified
quiver and he tossed wild pitch over,
which gave Jud a chance to pull him
self over the pan. Result-four runs.
Cameron opened up for Oakland by
doubling to center and took third on
Kelly's single to right. McKune sacri-
ficed Kelly to second. and when john
son went out by the Wheeler
route, Cameron slid home. Thomas
hit a bouncer to George Wheeler and
the latter fumbled a difficult attempt,
allowing Kelly to score. Then Tozer
shut down tight, and Nelson flew the
side out with a long high one into
Daley's glove. Fast infield and out
field work held the visitors below water
thereafter, and it was a breeze in for
the Champions. The score In detail:
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ORANGE CITY BOYS
ARE EASY WCT0RS
Fast Game of Baseball is Featured by
Heavy Hitting-Aeinrich TWirls
Nice Ball

ORANGE, Aug. 21-The orange City
team today defeated the fast Redlands
team on the home grounds by the score
of 13 to 0.
The game was not as slow as the
score would indicate. orange scored
one in the first on an error and one OF
the longest hits ever seen on the local
ground Orange started a batting rally
in the fifth which netted them seven
runs, and another in the eighth which
netted them five runs.
Redlands could not touch Heinrichs,
the big Orange boy, better than two
hits, and he struck out nine. Orange
had their batting togs on today, get
ting twelve hits off Sutor. In the first
inning Meats of orange got on first on
error and Salack, the next man up,
knocked one over the barn, but by fast
fielding of Best he got only three
Dagger. Valencie for Orange also got
a three bagger. Witt, Meats and Helm
richs got doubles This is, the second
time this year orange has beaten Red
lands, and makes the fifteenth straight
victory for Orange.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21.-Phila-
delphia today defeated Pittsburg in the
twelfth inning. Pittsburg failed to get
a hit off Sparks in the last five innings
Score:
Philadelphia 6, hits IL, errors 2.
Pittsburg 8, hits Z, errors 5.
Batteries-Corridon, Sparks and Doc
in; Camnitz, Maddox, Willis and Glib
son, Umpires--Emslie and JohnstOne.
BOSTON, Aug. 21.-Chicago took
both games of a double-header from
Boston today. Scores:
First game
Chicago s. hits II, errors 2.
Boston 8, hits 6, errors 1.
Batteries-Brown and Archer; Fergu-
son and Graham.
Second game
Chicago 3, hits 6, errors 2.
Boston 2, hits 5, errors 4.
Batteries-Pfeister and Needham;
Mattern and Shaw. Umpire-O'Day.
BROOKLYN, Aug. 21.-Brooklyn won
both games of a double-header today,
the first game going thirteen innings.
Scores:
First game
st. Louis O, hits 9, errors 1.
Brooklyn 1, hits g. errors 0.
Batteries-Backman and Bliss; Scan
Ion and Marshall.
Second game
ST. Louis 3, hits s, errors 1.
Brooklyn 6, hits 6, errors 2.
Batteries-Harmon, Melter and Bliss;
Mcintyre and Marshall. Umpire
KLEIN.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Mathewson
was in rare form today and shut out
Cincinnati. Score:
New York l. hits 4, errors 0.
Cincinnati 0, hits 5, errors 2.
Batteries: Mathewson and Myers;
Rowan and Roth. Umpires-Rigler and
Kane.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
CAL EWING LINES UP
AGAINST VERN0NITES

\ SAN JOSE, Aug. 21.-J. Cal !
\ Ewing, president of the Pacific <
\ Coast Baseball league, has ap- +
! preached Frank Coykendall, 4
\ business man of this city, with an I
\ offer of a coast league franchise X
!. for San Jose. \
\ He proposes to drop Vernon from /
\ the league next season and sub \
\ stitute San Jose. =
!. 4 !. 4 !. !. j. l. 4 + 4 4 \ i !. - J. !. i
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
NO-HITS=IN-TEN GLASS
PITCHERS ARE SCARCE

But three pitchers have pitched ten
innings without allowing a hit in the
history of baseball. They are:
1S90-King (Chicago) VS.. Brooklyn;
score, 0-2, Brooklyn winning on errors.
1906-McIntyre (Brooklyn) VS.. Pitts
burg: Pittsburg won in the eleventh.
19OS-Wiltse (New York; VS.. Phila-
delphia.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22

Herein is published letter, one of the
many of it's kind I have received this
week, giving plain intimation of the
feeling of the fans of Los Angeles re-
garding the handling of recent games
by the umpires who have officiated
locally. In view of the "off-color'' de-
cisions given by Van Haltren-and he
is not the only one-it is published, not
as slap at Van, whose record in base
ball has been as long as 1T has been
creditable and honorable-but with a
view to impressing on the umpires the
Importance of weighing carefully every
decision they make. My personal
opinion is that Van Haltren is thor
oughly honest official, just as he has
always been thoroughly hardworking
and conscientious player. The view of
an umpire may be radically different
from that of a fan. A holler by a player
may incite a whole grandstand to the
point of riot, especially If the race is
close, hot and the decision is close;
and the umpire may be entirely right
in his judgment. OF the incidents the
correspondent speaks there is little
question that Vans decisions in at least
three cases were bad. But hat does not
mean that Van is dishonest or that he
is prejudiced. However, with two
teams fighting it out for a pennant or
for place which will give them a chance
at battle for the top honors the UNI
pire should judge with utmost care.
There should be no taking for granted
that man is out or safe there should
be no hesitation. Clean-cut, fast and
accurate decisions are necessary in such
struggles. Taking a long breath and
thinking it all over, it seems fair to
give Van all opportunity to prove his
worth. He has disappointed his friends
in this series, but he is new at the
job. Following Is the letter received,
which it will not hurt Van to read:
Sporting Editor Herald-Dear Sir:
Will you stand for the raw work of
Van Haltren. deciding every point
against Los Angeles, with all teams,
umpires and conditions against Los An-
geles winning the pennant? Wednesday
Van absolutely gave the game to Oak
land and Thursday he tried hard to
throw it the same way. 1t certainly is
time that the fans took notice of such
rank work and either get some one who
will give Just decisions or else reduce
the attendance so that it will not be
profitable. Last week the double
umpire system seemed to be arranged
the same way. Do you notice that
Toman is not working up north? Re
spectfully, H. T. HUNTER"
AS predicted in these columns yes
terday morning, it now seems reason
ably certain that should the Tuesday
night battle between Jim Barry and
Jack Burns result in a knockout, the
winner will meet Jack Johnson in a
ten round bout at Maud Junction before
the Pacific Athletic club fans next
month. Johnson had several confer
ences with Manager McCarey yester-
day and the result was that it was
practically agreed that the big black
should appear at the Junction shed in
case either of Tuesday nights per-
formers make a sufficiently high-class
showing to warrant placing him against
a man Of Tohnson's caliber. Though
not one man in ninety-nine would give
either Barry or Burns a chance against
Johnson, the bout would draw i'm
nensely since the fans would turn out