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He told me about this one afternoon
when l visited him at his office. One
OF the Office boys hung about as we
talked, in way that l did not like,
and cautioned Majors lest he be over
heard and Halliday warned, but he
scoffed at my fears and said he trusted
the boy. Nevertheless, | didn't ike
the CLEAN that came into the boys
eyes when he heard what Majors had
to say about Halliday. Things looked
threatening for the delegate. l knew
that he was a dangerous character
and l feared that he might try to es-
cape from the net that Majors was
weaving about him by trying to silence
Majors in the only way that was pos
sible.
That night Majors had promised to
call on me at my hotel to sample a
bottle of 3O-year-old liquor that a
friend in the. revenue service had sent
me from Kentucky. ! had invited
Majors more to get him away from his
work than with any idea that he would
care especially for the liquor, as l
knew that he was temperate in all his
tastes and habits l knew that he
needed the rest, that he was overtaX-
ing himself with the war he was wag-
ing with the strikers, and / had not
liked the haunted, worried expression
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his cause in the insolent manner he
displayed during the interview.
Majors heard the imprisoned adj
dress of the delegate without inter-
rupting him and, when he had finished,
turned to the others, whom he called
by name, and whom he addressed as
follows:
Boys, I have looked into your case
as carefully as if it were my own. You
are in the wrong; there is no virtue in
your contentious and l cannot consider
them further. You have been receiv-
ing better wages and better and fairer
treatment than the employees of any
other road in this state. You haven't
a legitimate cause of complaint and
you are wasting your own time and
mine as well to seek further confer
ence with me until you come to your
senses and are willing to return to
work on the old terms. Any of you
who wish to return to the service may
do so without prejudice You are be-
ing deluded by a selfish agitator who
is profiting by the misfortunes which
his counsel has brought upon you. If
you prefer to follow him rather than
me, have nothing farther to say to
you. l am going to run the P. e O..
in spite of you or anything that you
do. If you resort to violence I will
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road. 1t was a silver mine, and that
metal was quoted at a good figure just
then. Consequently, he chafed at the
forced inactivity of his mine and IA
vored granting the concessions asked
by the men. But Majors was as firm
as rock, his position once taken, and
he fought the president himself with
the same logged determination he had
displayed towards the men.
Majors was the key to the situation,
the stumbling block to both interests,
and ugly threats were made against
him by the strikers. He had succeed
ed in operating the line after a
fashion, although schedules were dis
arranged and the service was general
ly demoralized. 1t was only his force
full personality that had accomplished
even this, and as soon as made even
a cursory examination of conditions
saw that my friend held dangerous
as we'll as difficult position.
The day after my arrival 1 was pres
ent when he received a delegation of
the strikers, and was more than ever
impressed with his indomitable will by
this interview. There were four of the
strikers, headed by man named Hal
iday, the walking delegate to whom
have referred. He was pompous, over
bearing, pudgy, INSCRIPTIONS, and a
man of most malignant countenance.
He was the speaker for the strikers.
and l thought that 1 detected some
thing more dangerous than ardor for
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that he had assumed lately. 1t was
Saturday night and, as the road did
not operate a Sunday train, Majors
could afford to take the night off and
enjoy the rest he needed so badly. l
think he appreciated this, for he ac-
cepted my invitation with alacrity.
He came in late, and | saw at once
that something was preying upon his
mind. l was far from guessing the
real nature of his trouble for I at
tributed it to the strike. We made a
sorry endeavor to renew our old col
lege gayety, but it wouldn't work.
Majors was distracted and let me do
most of the talking. told him what
I knew of the old boys, and recalled
many amusing incidents OF our school
life, but l could not rouse him from
the fit of dependence into which he
was sunk. And through it all, Majors
sat with a far-away look on his face,
and l saw that he was not following
my rambling talk, for once or twice
when 1 paused for him to answer some
question, he was so deeply involved In
his own gloomy thoughts that he didn't
know had stopped speaking.
Nevertheless, am convinced that
he enjoyed the evening, poor fellow,
for towards the end of it he rallied a
bit. and we had lively half hour Of
it before he had to take his departure.
I wanted to walk with him to his
rooms, which were over his Office. but
he would not permit me to accompany
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mands. Majors, my friend, had duly
investigated their complaints and cor
sidered their demands and had found
that there was virtue in neither, but
that both were inspired by labor
agitators who saw chance to advance
their own selfish interests by bringing
about difficulty between the road and
it's employees. The demands had been
refused and the men had gone out on
strike.
Majors had come up from the ranks
himself and had every sympathy for
the men until he had convinced him
self that they were in the wrong. Once
convinced on this point, he had bowed
his neck and refused to treat with
them further unless they returned to
work Internationally. The men knew
his determined character and they
realized that he meant just what he
had said. / believe they would have
discontinued the strike, so popular
was Majors with the men and so well
was his honesty known, if it had not
been for the activity of a walking dele
gate of the trainmen's union.
Another obstacle to a settlement of
the trouble was the president of the
road. He was a wealthy mine owner,
and one of the best paying properties
was situated at the terminus of the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-01-14

in-law, or try to thaw out powder, or
mistake cyanide of potassium for
sugar. or start off a county seat re-
moval racket. Some die of old age,
some old partners of Daniel Boone,
but none have ever been known to
die from physical irregularities con-
tracted IN Tombstone, aside from the
above mentioned causes, and occasion
ally an abnormal tightness about the
throat, superinduced by a coil of ma
nilla rope, or from cold caught
through a hole made by .4s.--Tolnb-
stone Epitaph.
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Sixty Different Kinds of Bananas.

To mose persons in the temperate
zones a banana is banana. But the
truth is that there are over 90 known
varieties of the fruit, with as great,
or greater variation in character as IN
the different kinds of apples. Hawaii
is said to have something over Az DIS
tinct varieties of the fruit. most OF
which have been introduced by the
whites. Some of these are of extreme
" delicate and delicious flavor, while
other kinds are used, If at all, only when
cooked in various ways. There is
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-01-14
His Pedigree.

The calf, which Gideon King had
taken the summer resident to see,
surveyed his owner and the stranger
with wary eye. "Er-what breed is
your calf?" asked the visitor.
Mr.. King removed wisp of straw
from his mouth and said:
THAT critters father gored justice
o the peace, knocked lightning-rod
agent end over end, and lifted tramp
over a picket fence; and as for his
mother, she chased the whole Ran
bury brass band out o. town last
Fourth o. July. If that amt breed
enough to pay Sc for, you can leave
him be. I'm not pressing him on any.
body."-Youth's Companion.
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scarcely city house lot, or country
"kuleana" or homestead which does
not have a clump or two of bananas,
which grow with practically no care.
new plants, or suckers, shooting up to
replace the ones which have fruited
and been removed.
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HAD TOO MUCH INTELLIGENCE

but it actually shielded the little
but that is the limit What became
of these wonderful incubators?"
chicks from a hawk Just like an old
hen. Then Pete Hams got busy and
went one better. He built an incu-
bator with photograph arrange
ment that would 'cluck-cluck' to the
chicks and scratch up worms for
them
"Whewi" gasped the starch drum
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mer. 81 have heard a lot OF yarns,
Busted, stranger, busted all to bits.
You see them thar incubators were so
intelligent they soon grew jealous OF
one another and first thing you know
there was scrap to equal any game
chicken fight that ever come OF. When
it was over both were only fit for the
junk heap. Thanks. stranger, I'll
take a cigar"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-01-14
Calculating Childhood.

1t is a curious sign of the times that
children nowadays show a remarkable
interest in money. They want to know
the cost Of objects, they love to play
with coins, and money seems to be
the present they prefer. - Zeitung.
Vienna.
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Usefulness of Marvellous lncubators
Ended by "Scrap."

Speaking about incubators,"
drawled old JEFF Weatherby, in the
back of Jason's general store, re
mains me of the wonderful chicken
hatchers built by the Hams boys. Bill
Hams invented the most marvellous
incubator ever seen in these parts.
1t not only Matched the chickens cut,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-01-14
A Rare CHANGE.

A Boston woman says she can't live
with her husband because he is too
good.
And the wicked bromide user will
probably suggest that he is too good
to be true.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-01-14

Nine out of every ten men are just
insane enough to keep out Of the hos.
pital.-Manchester Union.
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Z IS human nature for
very man to think that
his troubles are greater
than those Of any other
son, but no one really ever
knows the sorrows gnaw-
ing at another persons
heart, even though the
other be ones dearest
friend. This fact was i'm
pressed upon me in a man
ner that / shall never for
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DOMESTIC REPARTEE,

Mr.. Knagg-Before you met me you
said you wouldn't marry the best man
N the world.
Mrs. Knagg-And you are the only
one who thinks that l broke my word.
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Conscience and the Mind.
Addison: A good conscience is to
the mind what health is to the body
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-01-14
Wisdom Is Cheerful.

The most manifest sign of wisdom
is continued Observation-Disclosures.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-01-14

Government Probe
Into Affairs in
We Sfern S tate
Where Mail Threat
ened to Be Delayed
Because of WaIkOuf
Brings a Friend
Strange Condition
of Affairs Related
by Man Directly Inn
pHCafed in Them. o
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-01-14

Resurrection of an Old
Chum of College Days
in the Far West Its
Consequences - Thrilling
Episodes of fhe Labor
Trouble Reunited Two
Men Majors Death
and It's Tragic Revelation,
Which Captain Dickson
Saw In a Picture and
Wlsp of Hair. 3 o 3
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02

right for the reason that his contract
has been signed and his money has
been posted for his appearance in the
Mission street arena on that particular
date Evidently Johnson is very well
satisfied with the financial outlook and
he does not care to agree upon post
ponement for the sake Of a few more
dollars.
Though Cofroth has not given up all
hope of bringing about postponement
he as much as says that the battle Will
be fought on the original date This
is one of the few occasions where any
fighter ever managed to outtalk and
outargue the willy promoter. Johnson
has shown that he is a man of his word
and that when he agrees to anything
he intends TO so right through with
il, even to the most remote detail
Speculation was rife along the line
yesterday as to what steps, II any, the
authorities would take regarding that
the principals say goes to the winner
of the big fight. There is no question
but that this could be construed as in
direct violation of the Walter-Otis bill,
which stopped the racing game, so il
looks as though the matter viii be up
TO the county or city officials if they
care to interfere.
Were the wager a small one il might
be overlooked by nearly everybody. but
the very fact that it is q S., 600 bird and
is being advertised so prominently by
Promoter CoffFoth is enough to call the
attention of the authorities to it with
out loss of time.
Strange TO say, the fighters never
figured on this end of the case at all.
Johnson is chuckling with glee. for the
reason that ne has just six points the
better of it. Ketchel. on the other
hand, is giving away this amount to
the black champion because he was
so eager TO make the match many
months ago when there was no talk OF
betting al all.
If the authorities do act, they GER
tainly can find plenty of evidence. The
names of both fighters are signed to
agreed to post the $4,000 with the
stake holder. If some action is taken
there is every likelihood that the side
bet will be quickly crushed and that
Johnson's feelings will be ruffied once
again.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
TENNIS EVENTS FOR PORTOLA
TOURNEY WILL BE EXCITING

the Sutton sisters in doubles in the
afternoon This will also be in the
nature of return match.
In the afternoon Coast Champion
George James will meet Nat Brown,
the Los Angeles champion. The for
mer will have his hands full when he
goes up against Brown, and it would
not be surprising if the latter carried
off the honors.
Rogers and Robert Strachan. the for
mer the present junior coast champion,
and the latter a former holder of the
same title, will furnish one of the best
matches of the meet. Rogers took a
set from James in the finals of the
senior championship event at Del Monte
last month. AS against this. Strachan
at Santa Barbara last year took all of
With the exception of James. He beat
Bundy and Melville Long. Strachan,
however, has not given much time to
the game in the last year. but even
SO. he figures TO make it interesting
for the present junior champion
The most promising match in mems
doubles looks to be that between simp-
son Sinsabaugh and Nat Drown. the
southern California champions, and DIR.
Sumner Hardy and T. A. Jriscol. both
former champions of the coast. in
timer, but will open the eyes of the
present generation with his speed and
brilliancy. Hardy needs no introduc-
tion, his recent appearances being proof
that he is far from the has been"
class. The veterans promise to make
it warm for the champions from the
south, and look to have good chance
to win even without any team work
The program follows:
COURT /, 10:30 A. NJ
Miss Hazel Hotchkss. United States champion
VS.. Miss Florence Sutton, Pacific states cham
COURT 2, lo:3o A. NJ.
Charles Rogers, Pacific states junior champion
VS.. Robert Strachan. San Francisco junior cham
pion.
COURT 1, 1i3O A. NJ
Miss Golda Myer San Francisco champion VS.
Mrs. b. o. Bruce. Los Angeles champion
COURT 2, 80 A. NJ.
Strachan brothers VS.. Rogers and johnson
-Four Of the best junior players Of the coast
COURT j. p. NJ.
Misses Hotchkiss and Myer, Pacific states
b. o. Bruce.
COURT 2, p NJ
George James. Pacific states champion VS. Nat
Brown, Los Angeles champion.
COURT l. 3 p. NJ.
Sinsabaugh and Brown, champions of southern
California. VS. L. A. Driscoll and Sumner Hardy.
former champions of Pacific states in singles and
doubles
COURT 2. p NJ
g. J. James and c. p. Murdoek VS.. r. G. Hunt
and Charles Foley.
All matches will be two sets out Of three.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
Tennis Entries for Stanford
Tournament

STANFORD UNIVERSITY Oct. L.
Drawing for the interclass singles and
doubles tennis tournament were held
last night. The list of entries includes
35 names from the four different
classes
The winners in singles and doubles
will be given their class numerals. The
drawings were as follows:
1910-H. w. Beard tbye) against h. 5. Jordan
vs. e. Jordan, and II. Mann tbye) against NJ. g.
Parsons VS.. q. W. Wood
1911---G. e. La Grange VS.. d. $. Hackett, l..
E. McDougal VS.. w. E. Coils, j. Laugbitt VS.
I. Taiboy, W II. Mcconnell VS. A. l.. Jacobi
1912-L. II. Pienman lbye) against Nj. Fogel
vs. j. A. Davis. G.. s. Grace tbye) against H.
vs. w. Geary tbye)
1913-P. E. Jeffers (byel vs.. Lond tbyel: r.
L. Murray tbye) against Pierpont VS.. Pratt,
Fyfe Cbye) against w. NJ. Argabrite vs. Chat
field, L. Shaui (bye) II. s. Reed tbye).
3 DOUBLES
1910-H. w Beard and II. Mann VS.. G. Wood
and r. A. Parton, X. s. Jordan and Nj. G. Par
Jordan and c. Henry.
1911-J- Langhtt and w. H. Mcdonnell VS.: G.
E. La Grange and A. G. Talboy, ID. s. Hackett
and w. e. Coils VS.. L. McDougal and A. L..
Jacobi.
l912-W. f. Ferguson and J. A. Davis (byel VS..
$. c. Kennedy and w F. Geary tbyel, III. s.
Morgan and g. $. Grace against NJ Fogel and
Sullivan VS.. II. Rosse and L. H. Rieneman
1913-L. Shaul and F. s. Pratt tbye( vs. p II.
Jefers and II. f. Reed: r. {. Murray and G..
g. Argabrite against Chatheld and Flerpont vs.
Lond and Fyfe.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
Carney Takes the Measure
OF Willie Hoppe

Willie Hoppe, the worlds champion
billiard player. completed his engage
ment at the Graney billiard room last
night with the most interesting eXhi-
bition OF the series. He easily won
his balk line match from Ben Saylor,
200 70 49, but in the three cushion
match Joe Carney took him into camp
20 the tune OF 40 TO IS.
A large crowd OF ladies were much
interested in his exhibition of fancy
shots. He made several seemingly inn
possible masses and generally i'm
pressed the spectators with his re-
markable skill. Hoppe leaves the city
Monday, and after a visit to Los An
geles is TO open in vaudeville in New
York IN November.
Frank Coffin and T. s. O'Connor fig
ured in class B tournament game in
the afternoon. the former winning. 200
20 151. Neither contestant PLAYED nm
10 his best form. O'Connor being par
tfcularly of in his stroke Coffin PLAYED
good safety, and his high run of %
was the best OF the game. The score
by innings follows:
Cofan-O. 4. 0, 4. I. 2 l. l. 2s l. Is. 70 q
l. q. O. 6. 3. 1e. O. ?. 2. o. 0. !, o. q. o. J. o. L
q. % o. 0. s. ]. o. /. (. ?. o. !, 4. ]. l. O. 2 ?
j, IA. o. o ., ;. !. I0-200 Average. 8 1926.
o'conBor~7. ,. o. 5. 0. ?. o. o. ?. O. q q.
a. q. 3. o. Z. 3. 2. o. o. ,. ?, 4. Z. o. o. l. q.
o. g. J. 6. q. ]. ;. IL. o. s. 3 IL o. o. 4 3 q.
o. o. 3. !, O. 6, 9-l5l. Average, 4l-55. High
hun %.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02

The program for the tennis matches
TO be held on the Golden Gate park
courts October % in connection with
the Portola festival was announced
yesterday and gives promise of some
high class tennis. While they will be
merely exhibition matches, with no
titles at stake, they will bring together
the best available talent from this and
the southern part of the state. and de-
spite the absence of Melville Long and
Maurice Mclaughlin there will be an
abundance of class.
The two upper courts at the park
will be used and grandstan nds with a
seating capacity of 1000 will be built
on two sides of them. With the stand
ing room on the two ends a crowd of
twice. this size can be accommodated,
arranged il is quite likely the grounds
will be taxed to their capacity. No
admission fee will be charged, which
is another reason for expecting
Five of the best players at present
in southern California have been in
vited TO participate and all have ac-
cepted except junior coast champion
The committee in charge expects to
receive his acceptance in day or two.
The other four players from the south
are Miss Florence Sutton and her sis
and Simnson Sinsa baugh.
Miss Florence Sutton last month won
the coast championship from Miss Hazel
Hotchkiss. the national champion
They will meet in the morning, and
this match should prove one of the best
of the day. 1t was thought that Miss
Hotchkiss had got safely by all the
Spttons except Miss May, but Miss
Florence Sutton upset calculations by
taking Miss Hotchkiss into camp at
Del Monte. The national champion is
anxious to wipe out this defeat and
prove her right to rank second to Miss
May Sutton in this country. Needless
TO say Miss Florence Sutton will be
equally as anxious to prove that her
victory over Miss Hotchkiss was not
a fiuke in any way.
Upon the conclusion of the Hotch-
kiss-Sutton match Mrs. B. o. Bruce and
Miss Coda Myer will try conclusions
Miss Myer, with Miss Hotchkiss, won
the doubles championship of the coast
from the Sutton sisters last month.
While she is hardly as clever as Miss
Hotchkiss or Miss Sutton. she plays a
more SNOWY game than they do, and
her fast back and fore hand drives will
prove a relief from the safe, get-back
game usually played by even the top
notchers among the women. Miss Myer
and Mrs. Bruce should furnish a good
match, as they both play a free hitting
game and are evenly matched. Miss
Hotchkiss and Miss Myer will meet
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02

Ketchels price rose a little yesterday
afternoon when Commissioner Tom
Corbett announced that the BOYS VS. were yer
he will last Is rounds against the
black. Up to yesterday II was II, all
of which goes to show that there are
many who believe that the middle
weight champion will make a strong
showing with Johnson.
There was no Johnson money at
these odds last night, and Corbett VEN
tured the opinion that in a day or two
they would be wagering that Ketchel
would last Is rounds with the heavy
weight champion The betting on the
general result remains unchanged. 10
ming TO. nibble at the four end Of the
bait
The training camp of Ketchel at
Colma was a busy looking place yes
terday afternoon in spite of the rain,
which failed to keep away big crowd
of fans, for whom Ketchel performed
many good stunts. He spent an hour
on the road in the morning and fol-
lowed this up with an hours work in
the gymnasium, after which he went
at the boxing game for a while.
for three rounds and finished up with
Kid Lafayette. Both men were roughly
hauled and mauled about by the man
from Michigan, who seemed bent upon
croWding plenty of action into the six
rounds of his afternoons exercise He
would have done even more boxing had
there been any more training mates
hanging around idle.
Johnson declared a Roman holiday
at his camp yesterday and consequent
ly the big crowd that made it's way
to the beach left in disappointment.
The champion did not see the neces-
sity of doing any gymnasium work in
the afternoon and he felt that a rest
would do him lot of good From ap-
pearances he does not need a whole lot
Of work to be right.
From the waV in whic IA heAr
working IL is apparent that johnson
has no idea of agreeing to postpone
ment. He is working to be fit and
ready for week from next Tuesday
afternoon, and apparently he is not
taking any chances. If he does not
prove more formidable gladiator than
when he fought Kaufman the knowing
ones will be sadly disappointed.