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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-20
AFTER SMALL FELLOWS
Announcement That Steel Market Is
Open Is Taken to Mean War
Against the Independents.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 20.-The action
of the steel corporation in declaring
for an open market is considered
here as a declaration of war against
the small Independent concerns. And
despite the optimistic tone of the
trust statement it is believed the big
corporation is going after the small
concerns, with a price cutting war
A general reduction in wages is also
expected to accompany the price cut
ting. Well informed steel men think
this fact will develop shortly.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-20
SMELL WILL FIGHT
Is to Be Renewed In the Courts at
Clinton, Illinois.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Clinton, ILL.,, Feb. pa renewal OF
the Smell will fight is expected in the
courts here as a result of the reversal
of the decision of the lower courts de-
cision by the supreme court. Mabel
Mcnamara is expected to begin pro-
ceedings to get her share of the es-
tate, while the son will again make an
effort to break the will
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-20
For Fertilization of Galveston.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 19.-The
house this afternoon adopted the sec
lions of the Notifications bill appro-
priating 1851, 1855 for the Galveston
Notifications. The items were $780,
900 for seawall and fill at Fort Travis
and S247065 for system of fire con-
troll at Fort Crockett.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-20
GOT THIRTY YEARS.
Robert BIedsoe, a Dallas Man, Pleads
Guilty to Attempted Extortion.

Special to the Herald.
Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 20.-Robert
Bledsoe, who claims Dallas as his
hone, where he has a family, and who
tried to force Millionaire Jones to
pay7ilim $1,000 on threat of death, en-
tered plea of guilty this morning
and3was sentenced to thirty years in
the penitentiary.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-20
Steel Prices Take Drop.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
New York, Feb. 20.-It is stated in
Wall street today that the prices on
steel rails have been cut and orders
are being placed at three dollars be-
low the former official price.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-02-20
VESSEL OVER THE FALLS.
Twenty of the Crew of the
Stesestrom Went to Their
Sudden Death.
Special to the Herald.

; Special to the Herald
; Antwerp, Feb. 20.-News
; was received here today that
; the Congo State steamer Ste
; gestrom was swept over the
; Stanley Falls. The vessel be-
) came unmanageable because of
. a broken rudder and went
; over the falls to destruction.
; Twenty of the twenty-one
; members of the crew were
; drowned. The captain of the
. vessel seeing that the disas-
. ter was unavoidable, drew his
; revolver and shot himself
; dead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05
JOHNNY HAYES LOOKS GOOD
TO SEATTLE SP0RT|NS MEN

honts Mcrah bids fair become the Marathonc
the Pacific He McGrath
Marathon and is behind Little Tim the present venture
Guggenhem that he pleased with
than sport he mixed in From financial stand
Marathon much
while the
Seattle
book will receive McGrath touch
Robert Guggenhem, McGraths financial
Spokane the Marathon Sunday
will be by delegation of
Sound city Who according reports coming back Johnny
Hayes in the coming
Seattle realize the handicap under which Hayes the
Seattle grueng
convinced will
of the
Olympic" N during
the week have maveld his
Copeland a
that there comparison between his running
The two JohnniesHayes and Marshtook mile along
the Pacific railroad while
Fitzgerald conented themselves with ourmle the Rec
field firm believers
plenty of road while the latter stick the
which their be
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05
BRITT ONE OF GREAT MANA GERS

The sudden
maker OF pugc champions had passed in San Francisco
shockf
ing throughout the United States had
his himself the public
whenever the
he continually watch
sporting world His death marks the of of the
unique characters the history Fistana this
Bts life chiefly remarkable for the work and
element he crowded STILL
country
their making himself generally indispensable
whoever he
the Although Britt
his fighters
of his he always there with the logical ngsde advice and CHEEKY
confidence
brother Jimmy through tight holes by his
sporting by
ur boxing, the ceverest
when switched
Jimmy
and made of him champion When the Baer able
himself Willis hooked
made him the talked of man in the ring with the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05
JACK JOHNSON
A GENTLEMAN

Fight fans who take keen de.
light in reading of Jack JOhnson's
10y rides and frequent arrests
for breaking speed limits often
wonder how it is that he, a color
ed pugilist, is never barred from
swell hotels as has been the fate
of Battling Nelson and Jack
O'Brien, white fighters.
The answer is this: Johnson
knows his place. He knows the
prejudice that exists in many
quarters concerning the black man,
Outside of that he knows that
many exclusive hostelries do not
care for the patronage of prize
fighters. Therefore he never puts
himself in the way of trouble. He
never seeks accommodation at
these hotels, and is therefore never
turned down.
When he travels he makes it a
point to ride on the best and fast
est of trains. but seldom shows
himself to the passengers. Reser-
vations are usually made through
his manager and he takes a state
room or drawing room to himself
There he is served with his meals
and it goes without saying that
he receives every attention posi-.
BILE from the beaming and admiring
porters and colored walters.
At stations where stops of five
or 10 minutes are made the black
fighter quietly steps out to the
platform to stretch his elongated
limbs, and just as unostentatiously
goes back to his apartment.
He never makes himself con-
squicuous and when in the pres.
ence of white men he conducts
himself in most unassuming
manner.
Prize fighting, like politics,
makes queer bed-fellows at times,
and by staying in his place
Johnson is warmly welcomed by
all with whom he comes in con
tact.
He prides himself upon being
a gentleman and boasts that he
has always acted in a manner tC
which no one might take excep
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05
CRIDIRON GOSSIP

Houston school and Cheney Hi
hook up at 3:15 this afternoon at
Recreation park in a return foot
ball game. Houston defeated
Cheney % to 0 afew weeks ago
on the latter's ground, but the Wis
itors are confident that with the
addition of several men who were
ineligible on account of their stud
les, the tables will be turned on
Coach Sanford's men.
w. S. c. and Idaho hold their an
nual football struggle at Moscow
this afternoon Eleven times the
rival huskies have mixed it on the
gridiron, and the record stands
five to five, with one tie. Despite
the fact that Pullman is doped to
win, Grogan's crew have been
working strenuously of late and
are determined to atone for their
overwhelming defeat of a week ago
by taking their rivals down the to-
boggan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05
SPORT PAGE
THE INVASION OF WALL STREET
BY 7. CLARENCE M'CRATH

Ever hear of Tim McGrath in
Wall street?
Well, he was there, but 1t was
T. Clarence then as it is today.
There was this difference, how
ever: When Tim first reached the
street he had visions of millions
and could fondle many thousands,
while now Tim asserts that he is
practically down and out.
Tim broke into the limelight in
GOldfield after his man Bat Mel
son had had slightly the worst of
an argument with one Josephus
Cans, by beating the faro bank to
the tune of 5000 rocks.
Then in a moment of forgetful-
ness he was induced to sink his
coin into Daisy stock at 35 cents
share. Tim was mighty sore I'M
til he found that the joke was on
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05
OFFERS $40 TO RUNNERS
WHO. LEAD At EACy MILE

"That $40 extra for the leader
at each mile. which was offered
last Saturday, still goes" de-
clared T. Clarence last night. 81
am determined that there will be
some speed shown Sunday, and II
those $40 bills loom up before the
lads at each mile post, maybe
there won't be some sprinting,
eh?"
The proposition certainly looks
good to the runners, and some of
them are going out Sunday after
noon to grab a number of those
ten-spots.
According to past performances,
Fitzgerald and Marsh should cop
a number of the eagles. However,
this question crops up. Can they
set the pace for 10 miles and last
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05

ing pear by, their mouths watering.
1t will be observed that the white
man has his back turned to the
grinning negro. There is no love
lost between them. Jeffries is a
minister's son and thinks it is
rather degrading to fight an ETH
opean. The Jackpot" on the ia
Bile, however, is interesting to Jeff
ries. whether Jack is or not.
The two gentlemen in the pic
ture represent the top of the So
called manly sport" of body-beat-
ing. They are seen here in the
midst of the luxury the metropo-
Ii sofferse to such heroes. When
they fight, another picture will be
made of them in roped arena.
They will be smeared with blood,
their eyes will be deep red, they
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05

fled that everything possible has
been done to put his proteges in
trim for the battle, and if the
tide goes against them, predicts
that 1t will be superior weight and
experience rather than fighting
spirit and willingness to mix it at
all stages of the game.
A rally was held at the high
school yesterday afternoon, and
after a number of spirited speech.
es. school songs and yells were
practiced.
With the exception of Lefthalt
Warren, the lineup of the visitors
will be similar to that of last Sa.
turday, when they lost to Tacoma
Hi. Warren was the strongest
Broadway player on that occasion;
in fact, he was worked so much
that he has been ordered to take a
rest. The partial Broadway line
up follows: Tyrer, r. e.; Kerr, l.
e.; PRESLEY, r. t.; Patten, L. t.;
Seymour, r. g.; Burt, !. g.; Wilson,
c.; Burke, r. h.; Abbot, f.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05
FRIDAYS
SOUTH CENTRAL HUSK|ES
FIGHT BROADWAY TOMORROW

The supreme test of the foot
ball season-because it involves
the state championship as well as
a struggle with one of the strong
est pikskin aggregations in Wash
fngton preparatory schools-con-
fronts the huskies of South Gen.
trail Hi tomorrow afternoon when
the Broadway Hi lads of Seattle,
a heavier and more experienced
eleven, lines up against Kennedy's
stalwarts at Recreation park.
If the locals can defeat the WISH
tors they will be in fair way to-
wards TIE state championship. If
they lose they are eliminated from
the contest for the state title.
Coach Kennedy has put his men
through week of practice never
before witnessed in this city. The
scrub eleven has been sent to the
slaughter almost nightly, and the
Gonzaga tribe were used in a prac-
tice match to condition the South
Central lads. Kennedy is salts
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05

Here is an accurate reproduction
of a photograph made in a Broad.
way hotel, New York.
Two worthy gentlemen are seat
ed at a table discussing a business
transaction which involves some
$4,000 The transaction is a prize
fight. The dark man in the pic.
ture is Jack Johnson, noble pre-.
tender to the worlds heavyweight
championship. The white man is
James Jeffries, defender of the
championship.
These worthless have before them
some bottles of wine worth 81. so
per bottle. They will not drink the
wheat least not all of it-but
will open 1T for their low-browed
thick-necked friends, with the small
eyes, number of whom are stand.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05

the kind friend-for Daisy began
to soar.
With q wheelbarrow full of
stocks and visions, as Tim express
ed it. of getting. INTO Morgan's
class" he invaded street.
The stock went M$6 before the
crash came. Tim disposed of
enough stock to grab a few checks
with follish numbers on them at
Belmont and do the town in mil
lionaire style, but the wheelbarrow
was little depleted when Tim was
met on every hand with offers to
match stocks-everybody was
selling, Kidding themselves Of Ne
vada mining stocks at any sacri-
flee.
Things got SO bad with me-"
quoth Timothy with reminiscent
smile, that I had to put weights
in my pockets to keep from going
I'D in the air"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05

If your boy smokes cornsilk
cigars, threaten him with pellagr7.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05
"Itated hfgansc II
Tim in 81
HIT IN THE
SYNAGOGUE

. 1t wasn't so very long ago 4
. that Howard Wilson was play
. ing ballss He was with Phila-
. delphia and Washington for
. time, and while in the big
. league was one Of the most
. popular of pitchers. Wilson
. was Hebrew, the essence of 4
= good nature, and although 4
= put through ses~Te course
= Of sprouts, always came back 4
. strong.
. While playing with the
= Athletics Wilson was at bat 4
. one day and Cy Young was 4
= doing the heavy work for Bos- 4
= tom, Misjudging one of the
= big fellows fast ones, How
= ard was cracked on the head 4
= and went down as if shot. 4
. The injury wasn't serious, 4
. and in a few hours the young
= ster was as good as ever. 4
. That evening Eddie Plank,
. who had been away from
= town for the day, met Wilson 4
. in the hotel and said:
= Il hear you stopped one 4
. of Cy's fast ones today, kid" 4
= Yes drawled Howard, 4
. yawning, Il got it right in 4
. the synagogue"
= "Where?" inquired the be- 4
. wildered southpaw.
= why, in the temple" re- 4
. piled Wilson, innocently, as
. he beckoned to the barkeep,
. and Plank bought.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05

O'Connor never waited to hear
the rest. but slid for home as
though the championship depend
ed on it. He was met at the door
of his bungalow by the grinning
doctor.
Score two, Paddy" said the
man of medicine.
.'Twins?'' gasped the catcher
boy and girl" said the doctor,
''and both fine and dandy"
"Geei" said Paddy.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05
TWINS AT END
OF HOME RUN

HARTFORD, Conn, Nov s.
Catcher Patrick r.. Conner. of the
Pittsburg Pirates was sitting on a
cracker barrel I'm the grocery at
Windsor. Locks. last evening telling
the opcn-mouthed villagers !. how
Al the last game Of the worlds
championship series the score
stood 0 ID D when Hans Wagner
went "a tie bat anda +
Say. Pat yer wanted up to the
house" broke III i tow-headed boy
- the doorway. The missus"--r
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05

the remaining 10?" Marsh states
that he is not going to set the
pace, SO that eliminates him from
strong competition for the ten.
Stanley, Terway and Burns, who,
on paper do not figure to last with
the big Four" over the route, fig
ure to cash in for a few of those
tens.
If st. Yves jumps into the lead
at the outset of the race and at
tempts to set the pace over the en-.
tire distance, he will undoubtedly
cop most of the tens II the pace
setting kills him off before the
finish.
Hayes will probably hang back
and depend on his reserve
strength to shoot him across the
tape a winner.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-11-05

will be limping to their corners,
and one or the other will be her
aided the best man." The brutal
performance will take place either
in California or Nevada, all other
states having made this sport" il
legal.
Idleness and money gained with
out equivalent breed dissipation
and reckless living. There's a long
list of prize fighters who have
drunk wine at $3.50 a bottle, in
their heyday, and have died from
drinking scent whiskey.
So it is doubtful is any thinking
man will find anything in this pic.
ture to admire or envy.
hC>Ir L
Arizona republican., 1909-09-16

The best authorities on information al law insist that the acquisition of sovereignty is involved with effective occupation-that is, accompanied or followed by the commencement of ad ministrative organization or commer- cial and industrial exploitation. The simple planting of the flag is the first step only. Of course. if the American government, or citizens of the Ameri- can government, should within a reasonable time occupy for any pur- pose the region claimed by Peary. there could be no question of Ameri- can ownership.
 Commercially the polar region Is not deemed of any value whatever. and the only practical question seems to be whether the north pole shall here after be marked on the maps of the world as part of the United States. American pride would rather wei come this change in the maps, and no doubt it is jealousy of Uncle Sam which leads the French papers to in- terpose their objections.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-16
JUNIOR MORGAN AS !. HARR|MAN's SUCCESSOR

New York. Sept. 15.-J. P Morgan. Jr.. has been elected to Harriman's place on the board of directors ofithe National City bank. By Wall street the election is regarded as one of the most significant of the weeks finan- cial developments, presumably indi- eating that harmonious relations exist between Morgan and the Kuhn. Loeb and Standard oil groups of financiers.
 Added weight was given the event because it followed closely upon re- ports that the Morgan interests are about to take active interest in gov erning the Hartman roads and the younger Morgan was slated as the ul- innate successor of Hartman in com mand of the Southern Pacific systems, The National City bank is controlled by Kuhn. Loeb and Standard oil in terests, which yesterday assumed posi- ton for the time being at least in the Union Pacific executive committee. Geo. w. Perkins of the firm of J. P. Morgan X CO. is already a director in the bank.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-16
Ownership of the Pole.

The national ownership of the north cient importance to provoke a quarrel, but the papers of Paris are working themselves into a fret over Peary's statement that he "hoisted the Ameri- can flag on the north pole and form ally took possession of that entire re- zion and adjacent territory for and in the name of the president of the United States of America"
 The French press is not much in clined to dwell on the question whether the ice in the region of the pole is sufficiently stable to make the region land" for all practical pur- poses, and perhaps it is well for the French argument that this question is not made prominent. But the Frenchmen are on safer ground when they argue that the rule applying to national sovereignty over newly dis covered territory is practically the same as the rule governing the ap- propriation of water in Arizona for purposes of irrigation: a mere notice of appropriation is worth practically nothing unless it be followed by act ual taking of the water.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-16
Noblesse Obliqe.

The courage of Vice. President Sher- man will not be doubted. since he questioned the decision of a baseball umpire at Kansas City the other day But did not Mir. Sherman overlook the little matter of courtesy which tlemen engaged in the same calling MT. Sherman. as the presiding officer of the United States senate, is con- siderable of an umpire himself-al- though the average citizen will not accord to him the importance allotted to a baseball umpire-and he knows how an autocrat feels when his de- cisions are questioned.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-16
Beginning at Home.

The board of trade at Jacksonville Florida, is like the board of trade at Phoenix. made up of live, enterpris- ing men of the community. Not long ago the Jacksonville board adopted an extensive program of advertising their city among prospective home seekers. The campaign of advertising bore such good results in bringing people in that the board was shortly confronted by an embarrassing situ- ation. Comments of visitors. pros pective purchaser of property. brought home to the boosters the fact that the city was not exactly ''mak- ing good" in some respects.
 The natural attractions were all that had been claimed, and there was no disputing that the city had an ex- cellent future. But critical visitors pointed out that the streets needed fixing up; that the sewer system was not what it should be, and that there was a general lack of tidiness in the appearance of Jacksonville.
 Instead of losing their tempers be- cause of these criticisms, the mem .bers of the live board of trade met and considered the situation and reached the conclusion that there was merit in the adverse comments. They decided that there were abundant req sons for expecting vigorous growth Of their city under favoring conditions. and that they would make the con- ditions favorable in every possible way. They decided that a systematic plan of public improvements must be adopted and carried out, and that they would then return with renewed vigor to the original scheme of ad- vertising abroad the many attractions of the place. And these plans of i'm provement are actively under way.
 There is an object lesson in this Jacksonville incident which should be profitable to every city similarly sit uated.
 There probably is no young city in the United States that today has future as promising as the future of Phoenix. Predictions that this city will have a population of 5O,OOO with in five years from now are not at all visionary The size predicted, or greater one, can easily be achieved by the proper effort
 But in order to make the growth indicated We must pay the price. The people of Phoenix should make up their minds now that Phoenix must have an adequate sewer system, and must have better streets.
 The advertising of a city is in every way governed by the laws which ap- ply to business advertising. It is one of the easiest things in the world to bring customers into a store-if the advertisements are properly worded and wisely placed. But the custom CTS cannot be held unless the business house honestly backs up the advertis- ing by making good in its claims.
 Precisely the same rule applies to cities.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-16

Your complexion as well as your temper is rendered miserable by dis
 ordered liver. By taking Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets you can improve both Sold by all dealers.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-16

itors are made welcome and comfort able in every way.
Arizona republican., 1909-09-16

Governor Sloan's invitation to the the mayors of other cities to join in the reception of President Taft at Phoenix is meeting a hearty reception everywhere. Large delegations of rep resentative citizens will be here from all sections of the territory on. the 18th of october, and it becomes the duty of Phoenix to see that the wis