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New-York tribune., 1909-12-09
BID FOR 10000 BALES OF COTTON

fBy Telegram 10 The Tribune1
New Orleans. Dec. s-Frank r. Hayne bid
I45. cents on the Cotton Exchange to-day
for the entire New Orleans stock OF cotton
confisfing OF I30 600 bales. The bid was
not ac.epted The offer was made on the
basis ~ middling or any otner grade at
oficial quotations. The market closed At
~ 7-ls.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-09
THE HOLIDAY RECESS.

Washington. Dec As Christmas falls
on saturday this year. IL II likely that
Congress will adjourn on Wednesday or
Thursday OF that weak Until Monday. Jam
uAEy
New-York tribune., 1909-12-09

Judson ". Lyons. former Register Of
the Treasury and National Committeeman
from Georgia. Is soon 70 be nominated
for Minister 70 Liberia. according 10 com
petent negro authorities. including MI
Lyons himself. II has long been the
custom Of this government 70 appoint a
negro Minister 10 Liberia. but the selec-
ton al this time must be regarded as
more than ordinary expression Of con-
fdence in the ability OF Mr.. Lyons. The
President in his message yesterday. dis
cussed the Liberian situation at some
length Placing Liberia. by the way.
under the heading Europe" he says. 1T
is hoped that there may result some help
ful measure, in which case IL may be my
duty again 70 invite your attention 70
this subject" Nr Tart refers TO the re-
port Of the recent commission sent 70
Liberia The new minister may be called
upon 70 carry out the recommendations
made by that body. G. G. H
New-York tribune., 1909-12-09
LAW TROUBLES

Perhaps resI-estste s~ Is founded
On common sense. but sometimes inc
Connection is hare 10 see. Fortunate
y, the Gay has gone by when real
estate ls~ need trouble YOU
You leave those worries oenino
Shen you employ US 10 search your
tile. Our capital and surplus Is tne
lsrseSt. Our equipment Is the oest.
Common sense says ~Use US
New-York tribune., 1909-12-09

President Taft. Senator Root and Joseph
H Choate have consented 70 address the
special meeting of the American Institute
OF Architects which. on December is. is
TO hold services in memory of the life and
work OF Charles 2. McKim. The meeting.
which is 10 be held in the Corcorsn Gal
lery Of Art. Will be the occasion OF the
presentation 10 representatives OF Mr.. Nc
kim's family Of the special gold medal
awarded 10 him a year ago by the insti-
tute- Gass Gilbert will make the presen-
tation address. and William Rutherford
Mead will receive the medal
New-York tribune., 1909-12-09
the senatorship or tie Governorship or
something else.

Confirmation OF the repo-ts that zelsva
IS doing his utmost TO promote anti
american demonstrations in Nicaragua
out that his efforts have thus far met with
lsiiure. was received at the Department OF
STATE to-day. That the news that Zelaya's
enorts have proved so futile was welcomed
cah hardly be asserted with truthfulness.
Should these laudable efforts OF the Nicar-
1suan executive be crowned with a mod
icun OF success the circumstance might
anord precisely the opportunity most well
come 70 the Administration 10 deal with
Zeiaya as he deserves. Highly trustworthy
reports have reached the Nicaraglan
Charge d'A1aires TO the effect that Zelaya
mas Overwhelmingly defeated the Estrada
forces. and possibly equally trustworthy
reports have reached the agent OF the rev.
oiuuonists that unqualified success has
crowned the Estrada campaign. Presum-
ably some Of the American naval vessels
are approaching Nicaraguan waters. but IL
is noticeable that there has recently been
a curtailment of the published arrivals and
departures OF the ships OF war
Neither house of Congress was in session
to-day. but several Of the committees were.
IN vehement terms their disapproval OF the
recent Executive order. which prescribed
that no subordinate OF any department
shall respond 10 any request from a COM
mittee Of Congress. except as authorized
oy the head OF his department Senator
Hale was especially emphatic in his denun-
citation Of what he termed the gag rule"
and Representative Foss. chairman Of the
House Naval Committee indorsed Mr..
Hale's sentiments in cordial. IL less ex-
pleuve. terms II was rumored at the
Navy Department that a bureau chief had
incurred the censure or Secretary Meyer by
appearing before the House committee
without the consent OF his superior. al
though the rumor could not be confirmed.
The real purpose OF the Presidents order
was 10 rob the members OF his Cabinet OF
all opportunity 70 make the excuse that
suoordinates had made representations TO
committees Of Congress without the consent
or their superior.. and grew out OF certain
developments OF the conservation move
ment, although Messrs- Hale and Foss
could not be persuaded that the Executive
had not deliberately sought 70 circumscribe
their sources Of information Despite the
indignation OF members OF Congress. the
President is in earnest in his purpose to
enforce the order. and the members OF his
Cabinet are with him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
PLEASE, SIR, PITY POOR MAGNATES
BY Tip Wright


of baseball that should make the fans hair
baseball writer's owners and managers
a baseball writer
who is
thoughtless
chunk They think nothing
them
this transforming tendency in the
Now wouldn't curdle lobster Newberg?
isn't it? What the
owners? Answer: Not Whoops.
individual the public and his
It's the the players if he hopes
in the boXofce How he hem
what is not the fans business
Then why this appeal for sympathy for the poor dowroddn
making only about 40 his invest
of having
popularhe Modecai Brown,
the RUDE Wadden and Bugs Raymond
type?
the
Raymond Wadde laughs
The others the big money ana
the esteem of the thousands
of Chicago
his
King his effort the
underfed struggling has exist patry
while the who
munfcent $500 in
which succeed extract
with the aid of a shoe horn and dynamite
The suffering having much the worst OF must now
his earning little extra money
off
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
READY FOR
THE PREPS

The s. A. A. G. basketball five
promises to be in great form when
it lines up against the Idaho Props
at the association Monday night.
The boys have been practicing each
night, tossing baskets, developing
wind and series of plays which
are calculated to run the visitors
off their feet.
Manager Melin expects a hard
struggle with the Idahoans. but
predicts that his crew will be re-
turned the winners.
Russ Mann, the player who de-
cided to quit the game a couple of
weeks ago, has changed his mind
and will be seen in the club lineup
against the Idaho Props Monday
night. Orman is being tried out for
the forward position left vacant by
Warren Belt. the former All-North-
west forward and intercollegiate
captain.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
SPORT PAGE
AUTOMOBILE GOSSIP

size of Spokane in the east, thre9
times as many people order cars III
the winter for spring delivery" de.
clared one of the local dealers yes
terday. when spring rolls around
and they begin to think of a car.
they will expect to enter sales.
room and leave with a machine,
when, nine times out of ten, he
must wait until the car can be sent
from the factory, or is met with the
No more cars this season sign"
January Is is the time set for
the opening up of the auto market,
and local dealers are lowering
about their shops, casting maledic.
tions upon the weather, waiting inn
patiently for what they fondly hope
Will be "the best season ever"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
HANDBALL TITLE
STILL IN DOUBT

With the four leading teams ir
the handball tournament at the S
A. A. C. grouped so that it is 6
tossup who will win the title, more
interest is shown in the game thar
for several years.
Bigelow and Edge have Slightly
the best of the argument, with /
games played and II victories tC
their credit. They still have tC
play Coin and Powell and Parsons
and Single, and one defeat would
send them down on level with
Slater and Phillips, who have fin.
ished their schedule with II victor.
les and one one defeat.
No games will be played until
after the first Of the year, when
the series will be brought to an
end. The present standing of the
teams follows: Bigelow and Edge,
won II, lost 0: Slater and Phillips,
won II. lost /; Parsons and Stingle,
won, 10, lost l; Cohn and Powell,
won 10, lost I.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
OFFICIAL CHOICE SHOWS
NO CHANGE IN TEAM

Mccoy, Kelly, Brechin and &C.
SEX, the s. A. A. G. quartet of de-
tenders, nofficially announced on
this page as the defenders in the
vancouver-Spokane mixup on Janu-
airy Il, were officially chosen to
represent the club yesterday. The
forfeit talk proved TO be- prema-
ture, for Cisco Bullivant received a
letter from Manager Binmore OF
Vancouver yesterday, in which
Spokane was offered her choice
OF six weights.
Vancouver named the following
weights: l05, 1876, 1856 and 145-
pound boxing and 145 and 1853
pound wrestling. Lyle (Kid) Nc
Coy at los and Tommy Kelly at 125
pounds. will make up the fighting
squad, while George Brechin at 1876
and Chris Gesek at 1853 will turn
the graphing trick.
Mccoy may have difficulty In
making l05 pounds. and II he is
unable enter the ring fit at that
weight, Red Hughes will take a
whirl 1t the yancouverite. George
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
&3u g GA
SALT LAKE ACCEPTS
SERIES OF SMOKERS

A fight meet between Salt Lake
and Spokane during February,
1910, will inaugurate series of
three meets at the S. A. A. c. to
feature the monhs of February
March and April. Cisco Bullivant
received letter from Mike Yokel
of Salt Lake city yesterday accept
ing the challenge and offering to
send two boxers here whenever
the local club is ready for them.
Jimmy Carroll will bring a delega-
ton from Tacoma in March, while
Butte or Seattle club will prob
ably appear on the April program.
Cisco Bullivant plans to pull off
the first meet, that with Salt Lake
city, Immediately before the trip
to Seattle on February 18. Within
two weeks classy card can be ar
ranged, consisting of boxing and
wrestling, which, together with the
main events, will prove a godsend
to the sports of the town.
Carroll's aggregation will show
here Immediately prior to the jour
ney to Portland in March, while the
final smoker will be staged prior to
the p, N. A. meet at Vancouver.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
JEFF'S UNIQUE JOB---TO REGAIN TITLE OF
RING CHAMPION THAT HE NEVER LOST

James ]. Jeffries occupies a
unique position in the pugilistic
world, in that he is soon to go
into the ring to fight to regain the
championship title which he vol
unfairly surrendered.
Corbett had won the title of
champion of America from John
l.. Sullivan in 1892, and had lost
it to Bob Fitzsimmons March II,
1897. Fitzsimmons was the I'M
disputed champion for two years
In the meantime a good deal was
being said about one Jeffries.
He was first heard of in 1896,
when he beat Dan Long in two
rounds in San Francisco. In 1897
he fought T. Van Buskirk, Henry
Baker, Gus Rubin and Joe Choyn-
ski.
The Rubin and Choynski fights
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

drew a big, but not a record
breaking crowd. Bob started in
with his usual whirlwind speed
and clever tactics, but it was
soon apparent that he had met his
conqueror In the eleventh round
Jeffries got in the blow that
brought him the title of cham
piOn.
FAILED TO REGAIN.
Fitzsimmons tried to regain the
crown at San Francisco July %,
1902, but this time he lasted only
eight rounds.
After fighting Tom Sharkey,
Griffin, Corbett, Finnegan. Mum
roe and a few others, Jeffries re-
tired to his California farm in
1905 and presented the title he
had held for five years to Marvin
Hart, who had just defeated Jack
Root
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

pitched straight at Moore's feet,
and with terrific force.
The pitcher bent over for the
pickup, only to feet the ball crash
against the toe of his left shoe and
to see it bound up in the air and
disappear over his head.
The runner from third was across
the plate, and Moore had started
for the Maps bench in disgust,
when Umpire Sheridans out" was
heard and Anderson was seen walk
ing away from first.
At the crack of the bat Gochnaur
had made a mad dash in the direc-
ton of the ball. AS it bounded high
Dutch fairly leaped into the box,
thrust Moore aside, caught the ball
as it came down. and, as it seemed
to me, while still in the air shot the
sphere to first, fraction of sec
ond ahead of the numbering runner.
Cleveland won the game in the
tenth.
Dutch you're a pretty rotten
player went you want to be-" said
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

ner took "Dutch's" place.
Cleveland was playing in Wash
ington one day in 1903 and had the
Nationals beaten to when the
last half of the ninth inning begun.
Earl Moore was pitching a superb
game for the Maps, and Harry Bay
in center was playing so magnifi,
Gently that even the insanely parti-
san fans in Washington cheered.
With three men on bases and two
out in the Nationals half of the
ninth Bay muffed an easy fly in
deep center, and the score was tied
in a jiffy. The batter stopped on
third and then John Anderson came
up. The play was for the batter of
course, and the infielders stayed
back.
Anderson hit the first ball
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
MOTOR PUFES

Cadillac owners are pointing
with pride to one of. the latest
achievements of their machine, the
winning Of the Oklahoma road race
from Oklahoma City to Eel Reno
and return the other day. The
distance, 67 miles of rough road,
was negotiated in 1:53:13.
A carload of Cadillacs, the first
1910 shipment since the demon
strator arrived, is due here about
January Is.
Vance Wolverton is the owner of
new Hudson go"
Manager Hodges sold Hudson
"20s' to Or. O. I. Cole and Ed
Hickman of Colfax during the past
week. He is practically the only
dealer in town who succeeded In
breaking the calm of the week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

Almost complete stagnation
marks the auto market in Spokane
this week. Those who can afford
it haven't been educated to the
point of giving autos for Christmas
presents, and the town itself hasn't
reached the point where the order
ing of the automobile in the winter
for spring delivery is the thing.
"Ill wager that in a town the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
CARTER WILSON
GO is CINCHED

Arrangements have been com
pleted for a Is round fight between
Fred Carter and Tug Wilson at
Wallace, Idaho, in January. The
men will battle for a $500 side bet
and share in the gate receipts.
Carter is a San Francisco welter.
weight who has shown considerable
class as fighter, while Tug Wilson
is the former title holder of Eng
land
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

Brechin will give over seven
pounds to the invader, but he is
picked to win with ease. Gesek
will go on the mat at his favorite
weight, and can be depended on
to annex his share of the program.
Eigh preliminaries have already
been arranged for the coming smo-
ker, the last of the season between
p. N. A. entrants in this city, with
several more on the cards. 1t is
planned to give every wrestler and
fighter a bout.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
q . . = . o . . q G . o . . =
= HE KNEW ALASKA
q LIKE A GUIDE

. Ball players are telling a
D story about Pitcher wish" 4
. Egan. A new player came to
. bat when Egan was working 4
. in a game in California last
. summer. 4
q Hello, Rube," said Egan,
= where do you hail from?' 4
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. reply. 4
= ALASKAN" sneered Egan. 4
D You don't know where
3 Alaska is"
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3 conner, as he drove the ball far Z
. over the north fence for a 4
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. ball"
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
dinSaD
that will e"-Tex
JOHNNY POE, GENERAL
q Princeton Haifback, Home
. Now, Won Rank In
Honduras


= WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.- I
. Johnny Poe, Princeton's great
. halfback, is back in the United
= States, general. He got the Z
= rank in Honduras, a friend
. wrote to the state department. 4
= The general had command of
. a one gun shore battery. He Z
. got tired of peace in Honduras Z
. and resigned his commission
. and came back to the states Z
. on an American gunboat. Z
. According to General Poe's Z
. friend, he brought back with Z
. him 81 pieces of baggage Z
. pair of socks and deck Of 4
= playing cards. Z
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

were drawn battles, but all the
strength and confidence, and the
next year-1S9S--he met and de.
feated old Joe Goddard in four
rounds, ePter Jackson in three,
Pete Everett in three, Tom Shar.
key in 20 and Bob Armstrong in
10 rounds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

Mrs. Theodosia Beacham is n
contractor who builds railroads,
many hundreds of miles of rail
road lines having been bossed and
turned over completed to the com
panies by her.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
SATURDAYS
PORT SPICE
- e A G G
COMING TO THEIR SENSES
Y c A S S

War is again in the air - A.
have touched off the again and fire
will NOrtherners make the
fight for refusing to suoserve to the o0
S ere the opinion that Was for
night he declared that Coast club not desired in Seattle
Yesterday who audDy
out of the league unless he
join the Coasters while Shredder of Tacoma talking tight
said Things look mighty good to me- 1t
with promise Of victory Isn't 1t
for and then witness the
the Northwesterne solid front the enemy.
GREAT Feuo ENDED
Tommy Jeffries kiss make up the dis
WILL shall ended the famous of
sp from Bob Ftzsimmons the exboIea and Ryan
of her M have no
their ns on out one Ra1 dd not that had
in financial by Jeffe for teaching him to box for was Ryan
Jim the of the pugisc ladder When
the gloves essayed prize
full physique and ability stand punishment were 1e En g ham
forgotten a matter of something like $500
Fran
Ryan for @ se r w enSe Knn
ngratitude about be paid
out n the tenth round This only served to Ryan
se athGs he not H" the
that he has consented to act of the big
Well always Ryan undoubtedly
aurels from the black man.
OF
Charley comkey president of the White Soy spes to have the
County caSa Ireland the home the Comskes up
%oh where White leader expects cop
Comskey the
will be relocated the BACKGROUND The
than the the baseball field
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

Larry, as the boys got in the bus,
but if | ever make play like that
I'll quit right then and there and
rest on my laurels the rest of my
life"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
BY ELMER Bates,
little Old Man" of the Cleveland

Press.
The play that overcrowds every
other play in my memory was made
by Johnny Gochnaur, Cleveland's
brilliant but often erratic shortstop
in the days before Cotton Top Tur-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
MATCHED WITH FITZ

After a deal Of argument, Jeff
ries and Fit:simmons were
matched to fight at Coney Island,
June 8, 1899, for the heavyweight
championship. The east had seen
Jeffries only once, and that was
when he fought Bob Armstrong on
August 5, 1898, in New York. Fitz
was better known and the bulk of
the money was placed on the
champion.
The Jeffries- FitzSimmons fight
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25

William Watson may be fool,
but he has aefunny way Of showing
1t.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-25
PROFESSIONAL TOO SOON

PROFESSIONAL TOO SOON
the popular
S
The graduate from the simon
boxing sending bunch
capable
PROFESSIONALISM YOURSELF the few dollars to be gath
by
wait at least until know something the game mans strength
enable hold
time comeand all too soonwen he looks back with regret upon
boxing wishes ceverness
other his
ability
pugstic ladder With
a
the big gam
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03

because they thus develop their pow
ers and bring out their inherent posi-
bilities. One of the worst things about
a monarchy is that the. people learn to
depend on the king to do for them
what it would be better for them to do
for themselves. By depending on an
other their own faculties became
atrophied through lack of use Thus
the best one man government is worse
than the worst popular government
If the masses lean on one or on few
all their own higher powers which are
called forth in government remain
dormant. Men are as good and as
great for the most part as they think
themselves. They can do what they
are compelled to do. Tie reason that
government is best which governs
least is that it makes the individual
do for himself. Use makes for growth
The man who has to use his will, his
judgment and his inyentiveness devel-
ops his will. his Judgment and his In
ventiyeness Centuries Of popular gov
eminent. popular education. universal
self respect, equality and freedom
breed race worthy OF all these high
attributes OF the full grown man.
Lincoln knew these things, and.
what II better. he practiced them evefy
day Of his life- He wanted to get away
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
Lincoln Riding His Circuit.

coin was the most natural and unaS-
times. It must be understood that this
term is used in it's original and funda
mental not its derived and partisan
sense I have no desire to arouse par
tisan clamor in seeking to convey an
idea: Some things in partisan Democ
racy are as remote from real democ.
racy as some things in institutional;
Christianity are remote from the
teachings and life Of the NaZarene
There is more than pleasantly in
Lincoln's remark that "God must love
the common people, he made SO many
Of them" Like most of his humorous
quips, that will bear serious study.
Lincoln also said that nothing could be
inherently wrong which most of the
people practiced, or something to that
effect. / am not so sure about that
doctrine, but it shows the great lfber-
ator's attitude. 1t grew out of his
Overwhelming desire to make himself
one with his fellow men, especially
the poorest of his fellow men. He had
not In his makeup one shred OF the
"holier than thou" He was the fur
thest removed from the Pharisee. He
saw clearly the fundamental difference
hetween democrat and aristocrat. lie
not only perceived this, but lived :.