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Amador ledger., 1909-05-21
Biliouskin.

I am the god of grouchiness.
/ hate like sin to smile,
For life is mere existence;
Not cussed things worth while
put the worker on his neck
Really it is no sin
For I'm the god of grouchiness.
My name is Biliouskin.
New York Telegram.
Amador ledger., 1909-05-21
Probably Not.

Ella-Does Fred kiss you for your
mother?
Stella-Well, don't think it's for
father.-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1909-05-21
JAcKsoN..........CAL.

nISTRIBUTING AGENTS FOR F. MAR.
IL tell Cognac, Moet & Chaudon, White Seal
and Private Cuvee Champagne; Morgan Bros
Puerto de Santa Maria Sherries: Royal Wine
Company, Oporto Port Wines; Dubois Freres,
Bordeaux, Ciarets and Sauternes; CANADIAN
CLUB WHISKY. Hiram Walker & Sons Linz
tied, WalkerVille. Ontario Canada John do,
Kuyper zoon, Cotterdam, Gin; Glka Kuem-
mel, from j. A, Gilka Berlin; BarthloOmay,
booker Beer; Dogshead Brand OF Guinness,
Stout and Bass Ale (bottled by Read Bros,
Londonl; Cantrell Cochrane, Belfast, GinzeF,
Ale; Naglee Brandy; Rein ported American
Whiskies
Amador ledger., 1909-05-21
Eeminina Amenities.

Feminine Amenities.
Ella-Bella never passes q mirror
without looking In it.
Stella-Brave girl.-Harper's Week
ly.
Amador ledger., 1909-05-21

q 81 - .- - I'd 4 -ka-s
sso,s tbo n Iha Kind You Have Always BOugh
signature ai &zHZA1Mex
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

many supporters, who. basing their
judgment upon his performance in the
was a distinct disappointment to his
five mile race at the annual cham
pionShip meet of the A. A. L. here last
August, looked upon him as a can
didate for first honors The long dis
lance was too much for him though,
and after plugging along for % miles
dropped out exhausted. He was car
ried from the field in d state of col
lapse, but his condition was not ser
ious and he was soon about again
The race was run upon a newly
made track at the baseball park Thu
day was perfect for a race of this
kind. being clear and cool. The con.
test was witnessed by an inmens,
crowd The spectators repeatedly en-.
couraged the runners with cheers, anG
went wild with enthusiasm when it be-
came known that new WORLDS recort
had been made.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
ST. YVES WINS THE
SEATTLE MARATHON
WITH RECORD TIME

When the shot was fired for that final
lap the French runner let himself
out and made the round in whirlwind
fashion, crossing the tape at full speed.
He appeared to be in good condition at
the end of the race.
Besides finishing second. Marsh has
the honor of breaking the ten mile
record of 81 minutes Is is seconds
made by ST Yves last April. MarsE's
time for the ten miles was 81 minutes
so seconds fat. At this time Marsh
was running a yard ahead of ST. Yves.
who soon passed him.
Hayes Is Outclassed.
Johnny Hayes, the winner of the
Olympic marathon, was plainly out
classed by Marsh as we'll as st. Yves.
He logged along at a steady gait
through the entire race. coming in a
distant third.
One Of the surprises of the day was
the work of Fitzgerald. the Calgary
runner who finished fourth. This was
his first marathon race and little was
expected of him.
The failure on the part of Harry
Mclean, the Arizona Indian. to finish
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

NEW YORK, Oct 1S.-James j. JET
fries. former pugilist and Los Angeles
liuuor dealer, who has been doing a
hon yivant stunt in gay Paree and
other European centers of art and Gull
ture. is homeward bound and his ar
rival in American soil promises to De
one of the most prolific sources OF
news this week
,Jeffries has announced that if he
re-epters the ring he must have a
nurse of $4,000 He has been talk
ing pretty freely on the other side,
according to reliable messages re-
ceived here. and told F'renchmen that
no is still the champion heavyweight
nuoi,ist of the world. 1t is just pos
sible. though. that the boilermaker is
,okinp in regard to the $4,000 purse.
for sbould he make such demand
after his arrival here there is no doubt
that the sporting public would jump
to the conclusion that Jeffries doesn't
want to fight Johnson or anybody else.
Jeffries may be on the level regard
;rs rho making of a match, but his
methods ever since the matter was
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SEATTLE, Oct. lS-Henri ST. Yves
Non the marathon derby at the base
bsii grounds Yesterday in 3:32:39.
breaking his own worlds record OF
>. 1888 ga. made at the New York
marathon derby. John Marsh. the
EngiiSh'uan. was second. several laps
behind. Johnny Hayes OF New York
vas thlEd ard J. T. Fitzgerald fourth
Harry Mclean, the Hopi Indian from
FhoentX, Ariz, from whom much was
expected, ran beautifully for the first
]" miles, then began 10 lose steam, and
collapsed completely il the 22nd mile
ami vas carried from the field in the
arms Oh his Indian trainer. Thirteen
started
Leads by Four Laps.
81 Yves Won the race over the full
marathon distance of IS miles 3S5
'SFes With ease having n lead of fully
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

CHICAGO, Oct. 1S-Since the Uni
versity of Chicago football team
trounced Indiana by the score of 21 to
0 in a spectacular and loose jointed
battle at Marshall field, Coach Alonzo
Stage has had his men hard at work
on the new plays that he invented this
and more will follow. The
result is an entirely new repertory for
the Midway eleven this year, some
thing produced for the sole purpose
of winning the western championship.
The University of Chicago tricks will
be new. ones from the blow of the
whistle. The plays are the result of
Stages summer meditations on the
subject of the forward pass and the
ultra modern game of football. Ac--
cording to Stage, TIE players all show
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Sporting Calendar For the
- Week -

first preached have not inspired sport
ing men with supreme confidence
Jeffries has not acted like the Jeffries
of old. He has permitted Johnson to
challenge him repeatedly. and also to
ridicule him He had at least two
chances to cover Johnson's forfeits,
which were put up with conditional
time limits attached, but he paid no
attention to them. When Jeffries
finally did put up $4,000 he selected Il
stakeholder who was cordially dislik-
ed by Johnson and with whom the
negro would not post a dollar But
when Johnson put up $4,000 with a
Chicago man and signed tentative ar
ticles of agreement with Berger. JEFF
fries. in Europe made no attempt to
transfer his forfeit To the Windy City
stakeholder. and even repudiated the
authority of Berger to act in his be-
half Since then Berger has made
no further attempts to arrange pre-
liminary details and has stated that
he can do nothing until Jeffries re-
turns from abroad. The boilermak-
er when he left here in August de-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
AMERICAN HIT BEST
NATIONALS COPFIELD


of ne
of
a
the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

advanced form over last year and the
coach thinks they will be able to make
q glittering success of his new plan.
Stage sees in the new plays the only
method of doing up Minnesota, the
team that is now considered the
strongest rival of Chicago. The two
elevens are to clash in Minneapolis.
October 80. The back field, which was
Supposed to be so weak. has shown up
far better than was expected in the
early scrim1nages. and it seems prob
able that the offense leaders will be
able to hold their own in the opening
games. Sauer has been at halfback
in all of the opposition play, and his
work has been strong. Sauer is built
on the same general plan with Crow
ley, the other halfback, and the two
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18

work we'll tigether. Although not
quite as heavy, the new back is just
as fast as his mate. and together with
Worthwine, who apparently has the
fullback position cinched. they arc a
formidable trio of attackers behind
the line. The playing of Rogers. lead
err of one of the scrimmage teams, at
quarterback has led to the conclusion
that he will be given the regular berth.
He has run his team well and has
proved the best on the field and deliv-
ering the forward pass. He throws
low, swift and with accuracy. 1t looks
as if Captain Page will be shifted back
to his old position at right end. Illus
trstion shows mass play i'm recent In
diana Chicago game.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-10-18
Batonyi Divorce Suit.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-MrS. Frances
Work Batonyi's suit for absolute di-
vorce from Aurel Batonyi is set for
trial today in the supreme court
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over which this race is to be held are
the finest in California, there being
the course and very few turns in the
other half
done over the course are unanimous
in the opinion that record breaking
speed can be made voer the entire
route
Next Saturday the rah-rali boys of
the various big football institutions OF
the country will get lung action dur
ing the following games:
Yale versus Volgate at New Haven,
Harvard versus Brown at Cambridge,
Princeton versus Lafayette at Prince
ton Penn versus Penn State at Phila
delphia, Carluisle Indians versus Pitts
burg at Pittsburg, Cornell versus ver-
mont at Ithaca, West Point versus Lee
high at West Point, Annapolis versus
Virginia at Annapolis, Syracuse, YER
sus Niagara at Syracure, Dartrn outh
versus Amherst at Amherst, Haver-
ford versus Franklin and Marshall at
Lancaster, Pa: Dickinson versus Ur-
sinus at Carlisle, Gettysburg versus
Delaware at Gettysburg, Wesleyan
versus Hamilton at Middleton, VII
liams versus Massachusetts Aggies 81
Williamstown, Trinity versus Norwich
at Hartford, Holy ross versus Bow
dom at Worcester, Maine versus TUFTS
at OrOno. Union versus Rochester at
Schenectady, New York versus Stev
ems at Hoboken. Yale Freshmen YER
sus Exeter at Exeter. Andover versus
Harvard Freshmen at Andover. Mi6hl-
gan versus Marquette at milwaukee,
ST. Louis versus Wabash at ST. Louis
Iowa versus Nebraska at Lincoln
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.S.S over Marsh, his closest COM
'''l'of He was in excellent form and
frequent sprints before the
7'anaStand. passing competing runners
spectacular manner.
'' marsh and st. Yves set out at
pace and few spectators expected
either of them finish. St. Yves
'''''ed rapidly on all but Marsh whom
vas unable to tap until the seven
nile After this he gained
'eAoiiy on the Englishman. increasing
'eaa at every round.
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e. LIVE NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD :=~

clared that he would return by Octo-
Der l. but few believed that he would
keep the promise. He has been at
Carlsbad taking the baths, but aside
from road work he has done practical
~ no training and is said to weigh
245 pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
COLONEL PRATT AGAIN
COMMANDS. AT PRESIDE
Resumes Charge OF. Department
on Return From North

Colonel Edward B. Pratt resumed
command of the department of Cali
fornia yesterday. Colonel Pratt has
been before the retiring board at Van
couver barracks, Washington, and re-
turned from the north Sunday He. did
not know the findings of-sthe board.
which was presided over BY General
Marion p. Maus.
During Colonel Pratt's absence
Colonel Walter l. Finley, chief of STAFF,
assumed duties as the department
commander.
Sympathies were extended yesterday
by the officers of the department. as
well as those of the post to General
and Mrs. Funston in the loss of their
eldest son, who died suddenly at the
residence of his grandfather. Otto
Blankart, in. Oakland.
Captain Moor n. Falls. quarter
master. U. s. A, is appointed acting
eommissary in charge of the subsist-
ence depot at Honolulu.
Lieutenant Colonel George F.. Cooke.
Twenty second infantry, who has. been
with the regiment In Alaska for the
last year, is on his way back to San
Francisco. He is at present in Seattle.
Despite; General Westen's assertion
that he will be back in his Office to
take command of this department be-
fore the date of his retirement. Novem-
ber Is, it is doubtful if he will have suf-
fciently recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
ORDERS SCANDAL0US -.
RECORD STRICKEN OUT
Chief Justice Fuller Furnishes
Impertinent Appellant

WASHINGTON. Nov. Chief JUS
tice Fuller today created a mild SEN
sation in the supreme court of the
United States by: announcing that
papers in the case OF. the. yellow. Poplar
lumber company vs. s. f. Chapman
would be stricken. from the: records of
the court because of their ''scandalens
nature
The controversy. involves a lumber
deal in Virginia The court of appeals
decided in favor of Chapman and in its
petition the company asks review
on various grounds. one Of which is
stated as follows
THE opinion of the court of APP
peals is SO grotesque in its. conclusions
of law and prepared with so little
care and study as to be almost unin-
tellgibIe, even dramatically, not to
say legally"
The chief justice did not quote. any
portion of .the papers, but said they
were so impertinent and improper that
they would be stricken from the
docket"
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
ACCUSES POLICE OF
BRUTAL I0RIURfS
Seattle Professor Swears lie
Was Cruelty Beaten to
Extort Confession

SEATTLE, Nov. 1.-Peter Miller.
physician. lecturer on economics. and
holder of degrees from European col
Ieges. who is on trial for burglary. took
the witness stand in his own defense
today and told a horrible story Of beat
ings. administered to him by the police
in 'erder@to extort confession. Miller
is his own attorney, and asked himself
questions and then answered them.
lie charged Captain of. Detectives
Charles Tenant with assaulting him
and kicking him in: the face after
Knocking. him down with a bludgeon
in order to obtain a confession
He said that finally Prosecuting. At
torney. George F.. Nanderyeer came to
the assistance of :Tennant and by
threats and intiniidations sought to
make him admit something that he
was not guilty of and that he stead
fastly refused. until after 10 days OF
torture his body: was so racked with
pain that to escape losing his mind
he pleaded guilty to anything the po-
lice asked him. -
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02

captains breast, expressed" the, hope
that when San Francisco opened its
worlds fair, four years hence, the
commander in chief of :the Pacific feet
would be Admiral GleaVes.:
FLOWERS FOR SAILORS
A carnation was left for every mem
ber of the crew. with a special basket
Of fruit for the captain and a whole
pile of fruit in boxes for the grew.
AS the committee left they We're. paid
a compliment greater, perhaps. than
some of them realized. When a navy
ship is engaged in coaling nothing is
allowed to stand in. the way Of the
speedy completion of that. disagree
able but necessary task. Oficers and
men mingle in the CRIME and all. the
usual ceremonies are temporarily sus-
pended. The st. Louis. was coalfng and
in a hurry TO get to sea- but s the
committee went over the side all work
was suspended. and those bluejaekets
not on the barge alongside lined the
cruisers rail. As the committee launch
showed OFF all hands on the St. Louis.
led by Captain G1ea YES. gave: three
rousing cheers, to which the little,
delegation on the launch replied in kfnd
if not in volume.
Among those who said goodby to the
St. Louis were: ames Rolph r.. Ed
gar .Peixotto. Harry 6. kannay. repre-
senting Mayor Taylor, and Theodore
p Murphy. -
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
WHY NOT STOP THAT 1TcHs
The Owl Drug Company Assures
Relief With Every rs
Cent Bottle.

The Owl Drug Co. of this town
says that they have found indisputable
proof that eczema can be cured-nOt
in one or two cases. but in scores of
cases which they have studied.
They would. of course, not think
of making such recommendation to
their neighbors and patrons, were it
not that their years and years of sue
cess with d. d. D. Prescription en-
ables them to speak of this remedy
with confidence 1t is gentle. sooth-
ing wash with the mild oil of winter
green as base All the cures seem
TO be permanent; at any rate, a trial
bottle at 25 cents will take away the
itch at once-instantly We are sure
of this.
Owl Drug Co, 77S Market Street,
10 Market street. 943 Kearny street.
Sutter and Van Ness Ave, 10th and
Mission
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
PEARY SUBMITS NEW
s. PROOFS OF HIS TRIP
Carries to Washington Records
of Attaining Pole

WASHINGTON. Nov 1.-Bringing
with him additional proofs of his dis
covery .of the north pole not included
in the records previously sent to the
National geographic society: Comma nd :
er Robert e. Peary slipped into Wash
ington today from New York city. His
coming was at the request. of the soci-
ety. whose subcommittee. consisting of
Rear Admiral Colbey Chester, L. S. NJ:
Henry Gannett of the geological sur
:vey. and o. H. Tittnan of. the coast and
geodetic survey, today began an exam
ination of Peary's- arctic, records.
Commander Peary appeared person
ally. before the subcommittee and sub
mitted records which he had heretofore
refused to permit out of his custody.
The subcommittee will not conclude
its examination of the data: within two
months, when report will be made on
the one: points under consideration
whether Peary. REACHED the north pole
on fhe date ella med
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
SEEK TO IDENTIFY
LADY OF TIE II Poem
English Politicians Think They
Recognize Watson's woman
3 With Serpent's Tongue
:
[ Special Gable. 10 The CALI

=:
:. LONDON, Nov: I.--While no word has
been published in the English papers
regarding the identity of william Wat
sons. "Woman. With the Serpents
Tongue" there is no topic discussed
with keener interest among those be-,
hind the scenes of English political
and literary life In the former class
it is the personality of the woman that
is in debate; among the latter the. COM
position and publication of such an on
slaught are the points of discussion.
=. Those who doubt the correctness :of
ntifeation OF the Woman With the
Serpents Tongue. with the lady whose
political ''indiscretions have twice
within the last year attracted public
attention are relatively few.
I. There can be no possible doubt about
it, said one informant. Every point
fits.
ut is notorious that the lady. in
titular honors;. that she Is, in the cur
rent phrase. hard up and know she
has tried to make money in this way.
Usually contributions to the party
funds are the means. by which the:
peerage or knighthood is bought
: John Lane, Watsons publisher, was
asked by Your correspondent who was
/ II do not know he replied, NOR do
L even know if Mr.. Watson had any
one particularly in view when he wrote
It.
= When the name Of the lady currently
spoken of as the original of the poetic
picture was mentioned, Lane said:
That is impossible. / know that Mr.
Watson is on very friendly terms with
both the lady and her husband and
appreciates many kindnesses they have
shown him..
.. But evidently he has attacked some
body" was remarked.
We'll, perhaps, it was -" an
swered Lane.
While the name he mentioned, of a
SaIome dancer, has been frequently
used in connection with that of the sup
posed original of Watson's Woman
With the Serpent.s Tongue" there is
but little in the poem to suggest that it
is her picture that Watson has drawn
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
TURKEYS OLD. WARSHIPS
WILL BE SOLD AS JUNK
Five Antiquated Battleships to
= Be Replaced by New Ones i

+. WASHINGTON, Nov .1.--Anerican
iron and steel manufacturers have re-
.ceived requests from. the Turkish gov
efnment to submit offers. on one of the
most notable piles of scrap iron ever
pat up for sale, nearly half of the: 0t-
to1flan =Ravy,>as it appears on paper.
r. November IL bids will he received
by tire porte for. the: sale of FIVE bat
tleships.
Their construction made Turkey. the
third naval power I'M the world. their
at a time when that coun-
try nears the. bottom of the list of
naval powers, is "a step by the. new
regime to regain the empires lost pres.
-ffge. :. New ships will. take: the places
of the discarded ones.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
COTTON MARKET SCARS
ITO TWO NEW RECORDS
Bull Leaders Surprised as Fig
ureS Climb

NEW YORK. Nov. Lin spite of
enormous realizing sales. today's. cot
ton market showed strength that sur
prised the bun. leaders and sent all
deliveries ito two high records for. the
season. with March selling ct 1l1e. and
May at 1915, the highest figures s.exer.
reached at; this season since the civil
war.
. This big advance followed a weaker.
opening. There was little show of aE=
gressiveness on the part of the recog-
nized. leaders, but Chicago houses were
buyers and there was big public busi-.
ness on the advance. from. l4:s6, the
for May.
The market closed firm and within.
twp- or. three points of .stlIe highest
prices. for the day:
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
NO SMOKING ORDER
ANSWERED WITH PUFFS
Attempt of Chicago Elevated to
Enforce Rule Fails

CHICAGO. Nov: 1.-The first days
test of the ".rlo. smoking order ofthe
-Chica go and Oak Park elevated rail-
road resulted in victory. for the
smokers. The signs mo smoking al
lowed in the coaches formerly segre-
gated for users of tobacco were OBJ
scured in the blue haze which unfolded
from users of pipes. cigars and cigar
cites
Train guards reminding the recalci-
trant passengers that smoking has
been abolished on this road were the
Victims Of endless sarcasm in the form
of smoke blown in their faces. The
guards at first did their duty patiently;
but by evening they seemed discour-
aged and their. warnings were half
hearted. They were not allowed to
eject violators of the new rule from
the. cars and were helpless.
Clarence A; Knight, president of the
road, limited tonight that sterner meth
ods would be adopted
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
TAFT URGES YOUTH TO
REMAIN ON FARMS.
Advises Mississippians to Re-
turn to Soil

JACKSON. Miss. Nov. president
Taft would have young men of America
stay on the farm with its plenty and
certainty rather than decide: on a. life
in the city. Taft indicated his senti-
:mentsr in this respect insan address at
the state fair here today.
1--WE have arrived at a time in. the
development of this country and the
world when ofd> methods: of agriculture
must be discarded, If we would keep UP
with the procession. Land is becom-
ing too:valuable. to trea:t 1t in the old
wasteful way. y
"ff L were advising d young man as
to his future profession 4 should say
to him there probably was greater op-
portunity for real reward in the pro-
fession of agriculture than in any
other"
President Taft left at midnight for
Columbus, Miss, birthplace Of Secre-
tary Dickinson. He will spend three
hours there and will reach Birming-
ham at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow evening.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
ELECTION ISSUES THAT ].
WILL BE VOTED UPONAT
POLLS In EAST TODAY

-:
New York campaign closes.
with Tammany confident of Gay
nor's election and Barnard and
Hearst managers. both claiming
victory.
Penrose faction involved in.
bitter struggle for district at
torneyship in Philadelphia.
Odds favor reelection of
Mayor Tom L. Johnson at Cleve-
land with silent vote holding
balance of power.
Liquor issue stirs voters to
fever pitch throughout Indiana,
and violence. at polls is feared.
Militia takes control of situa-
tion at Jackson, KY. following
outbreak of. rival parties with
arms.
The San Francisco call., 1909-11-02
SEEKS. LOST PEARLS ON.
BOTTOM. OF THE OCEAN
Diver Gives Up Quest for Gems
of Los Angeles Woman

AVALON. Catalina Island. Nov. r.
The effort to- recover a string of pearls
valued at $4,000, which were supposed
TO have been. lost, overheard from one
T. Earl of Los Angeles. while the
steamer was lying at the dock In
Avalon harbor. was abandoned tonight:
A. Christie, a professional diver from
San Pedro, who has been working upon
the bottom of the ocean around the
piling of the wharf. for several DAYS.
gives it as his opinion that the jewels
will never be found.
He has made a thorough search. and
a generous reward Of
fered to him If successful, has decided
10 give ii I'D.