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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-15
lANcFORD IS FEARED
BY OTHER FIGHTERS

hear any of the bunch making
much loud championship talk.
Stanley Ketchell, god as he is,
isn't very brash in the neighbor-
hood where the black dumping
herds. Stanley's the white cham
|pion all right, but he isn't taking
amy chances on having his crown
soiled. One black champion is
sufficient for the present, and
Langford's Just good enough to
make even Willus Britt, who
thinks Ketchell can beat 'em all,
one after the other, talk with the
soft pedal on.
You don't see Jack Johnson
working up a Precipitation making
a match with his sawed-off broth
er, do you? Jack was matched
with Langford at the National
Sporting club, London, but as soon
as he landed from Australia he
the match.
Sam and / won't draw" he
said in explanation. Jack will have
to be more original, because Joe
Jeanette and Sam McVey turned
them away over there. They
aren't aware of the existence of
the color line on the other side,
and the "toffs" turn out to see
anything that is second cousin to a
fight, no matter what its COM
pIexion is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-15

ST. LOUIS, April 15.-Today,
with the opening of the 1909 base
bali season, the Cleveland club of
the American league is about to
uncover one of those rare birds
found once in a generation-a
great catcher.
Star pitchers, infielders and
Ioutfielders arc common, but first
water backstops may be counted
upon the fingers of one hand.
Bresnahan, King, Criger. Sui
|livan are the only men playing
to-day who can be cfassed with
Buck Ewing, Charlie Bennett. Sill
yer Flint and the stars OF yore.
The youngster who threatens to
break into this exclusive set is
Ted Easterly, who last season was
the star backstop of tho Los An
geles team. He is .he most prom
Using young backstop In the ma
jors today.
Easterly Joined the Cleveland
club and faced strong opposition
in Harry Bemis and Mig ,Clarke,1
regular backstops, and Grover
Land, the husky Kentuckian Sc
cured from Toledo last summer.
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PROVE
HARD H|TTERs

It looks as II the Tigers will
get away from that hoodoo repu-
tation as q non-hitting aggrega-
ton this year II the practice
games are any indication. Seven
of the team have hit the ball
above the 500 mark and Captain
Bill, Hurley got q mark of .4S8.
II half this many can keep above
the line In the league contests
Tacoma will make trouble for the
rest OF them this season.
With the exception OF Hall and
Mackin. the Tigers are all in good
shape for the opening Saturday.
Hall has q sprained ankle and
Is sick.
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.PARKLAND HOLDS
TIGERS DOWN
WELL

The Falkland academy boys put
up the best amateur baseball seen
this year against the Tigers yes
terday. holding the professionals
down to a T. to 1 score. The in
field work Of the Falkland lads
was great.
The Tigers got nine hits and
the enemy five of Clafiin and But
Ter. This was the last practice
game of the Tigers before the
opening of the season Saturday.
Today and tomorrow secret signal
work will be In order.
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|TODAYS SPORTING. NEWS
|DnNSON AND
[ET CnEL ARE
MA TcnED

~ United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW FORK, April 15.-Stan-
~ Ketchel and Jack johnson
Were matched yesterday to fight
- rounds for the worlds champ
lonnhip at Colma on October IL.
They will get so per cent of the
cite receipts. divided s. per cent
- the winner and 35 to the loser.
Beth must put up forfeit of
s. 900 ct once.
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BY Tip Wright.

What's the matter with Sam
IAngford?
Has he got something that's
1ntching?
You'd think SO, from the way
these fighters get into the clear
whenever he heaves into sight. If
crowd mills in New York, where
Kaufmann. Ketchell, Sullivan,
johnson and the lesser lights are
telling how good they are, and
Sam hobs up on the outer edge,
the monologist evaporates like
Christy Mathewson's fadeaway.
There sure must be something
wrong with Sam or he could get
m argument.
And Is long as Langford per-
eistz in hanging around you don't
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. The Highlanders' lineup for the
opening of the American league
season is shy the services of Hal
Chase, the man who made the
playing of first base a fine art.
Chase was laid out by old Gen
eral Debility when the team was
in Augusta, Ca, and Geo. Nc
Connell, the giant pitcher, has
been performing at the initial sack
for Stallings ever since. McCon-
nell broke into the game as5s "a
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BIG WRESTlERS
AT THE FAIR

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, April 15.-The an
nouncement was made in this city
today that Frank Gotch, who last
night easily defeated Mahmout,
the Turk, in Chicago, and Hacken-
schmidt will wrestle in Seattle at
the exposition II an offer of sixty
per cent of the gate receipts or a
guarantee of $4,000 will induce
the two big men to get together.
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JEFF" TO DECIDE
WITHIN 80 DAYS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, April 15.-Before
sailing for London yesterday Hugh
Mcintosh stated that Jeffries has
promised to decide within a
month as to whether or not he
will fight Jack Johnson. McIn-
tosh will return in 80 days to get
the final answer of the former
champion.
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IS EASY
FOR G0TCH
{By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire
CHICAGO, April 15.-Frank
Gotch is still champion wrestler
of the world. He threw Yusof
Hahmout, the Turk from But
garia. twice In 20 minutes last
night. Both falls were secured
on crotch and half-nelson holds.
The first fall came in 8 minutes
and the second in 9:10. The
Turk was easy for Gotch.
DR.. B. F.. Roller was Eat the
match but took no part in tho
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Despite this trio, Easterly has, by
sheer ability, forced recognition,
and in the opinion of the veteran
Jim Mcclure, he will be the senss-
ton of the league. az
Easterly hit more consistently
than any Nap during the training
season and will be used by Lajoie
as pinch hitter more thans1pnce
before the snow flies. AltlS ugh
a little fellow, he gives Very
promise of Decorating a wonder be.
fore he is much older.
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For fishing tackle go to e. e.
Peterson, 924 Tacoma av. go
New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
CHAPTER XIII.
The Furnace OF Cod

a IL the following c-y winch Was thursday,
Y Two small companies were out II the hills.
1uc was Beth s. where She. Glen. and Pratt
t.t-el slowly over miles and miles II baking
1..uutaIus and desert slopes and rocks. tracing
01t the re-ervation boundary with a long
slender rllbou q steel. The other group.
equally II less openly active. comprised the
sheriff and three # his men. They were trail
lug out the boundary II one mans endurance
against fatigue starvation and the hatred Of
81, kind
BargeT had been ~ bis work once more >lay-
ing and r.ttIug for ll- needs lie had killed q
Plure trailer. pun upon his tracks he had
robbed stage three private travellers. and "a
freight team loaded with provisions. He had
..ed on canned tomatoes ant gln9eTsnap- Tor
? week and tho empty TINS efficiently llazcl
h orbit lie was luown u be mounted
armed sul once more reduced 10 extremItle-
.- -.t way ot procuring food a trap had been
. highway baircd with an apparent de-
t.r-e. wagon wlth two mere desert pros
-e.r.r and the-r outnt tar load-and this be-
F expected o. attack
IT, ming Waucd and the afternoon Was
r...--g old Pratt with Beth and Glen
eager q. Finish bv sunset. The farther hc
f., more the surveyor apparently
r.s- q. work Beth hcsau, toot-ore
..r SD, made ua compliant She
..D- u.HEe1lE ahead Tho rh1aulEe cham
-.'f.ug ike q ec-pert a1 and .u before her.
' tac tra.rd end Glen was dragging the
ag le- t.lt.g over l.l> and dales and bear
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-11
EXPOSITION TO GIVE DIA-
MOND STUDDED GOLD
WATCH TO MOST LOVELY
WOMAN ON GROUNDS AU-
GUST %.

SEATTLE, Aug. 11.-Aug. 23
has been selected as international
beauty day at the A. Y. P. exposi-
ton; and, Willingly or unwit-
tingly, every woman on the
grounds between IL a. m. and
4:30 p. m. of that day will be a
competitor for the prize-a hand
some diamond-set gold watch,
suitably engraved.
1t is officially announced that
no one will be barred by reason
of "age, race. color, previous or
present condition of servitude, :"
and the contest will be judged by
a secret committee of ten con-
noisseurs of pulchritude. The
contest will be open to the fam
mime beauty of the whole world.
No one except the exposition
management will know who the
judges are. and the persons who
compete for the prize will do so
unconsciously. Beauty of face, in
telligent expression, grace appro-
priateness of costume ,gentility of
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COILS ARE TIGHTENING

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. H.
Here's a man who sees the finish
of the mosquito. Councilman
Frawley is to the fore with a
worm which he will back against
the stegomia fasciata for any
number Of rounds. winner take
all.
ut has been proved" he de.
clares, that the hair worm has
a feud with the mosquito. Why
not sic the hair worm on the
mosquito? Stock the swamps.
cutters and cisterns with the hair
worm, and then leave the pest to
dts fate.'
1t rs stated that the hair worm.
which is no thicker than a horse
hair, will coil itself round a mos
quito and squash him till life is
extinct. Then 1t will make a Sc
past of the remains.
All of which is fine, If you can
stand for demonstrating the hair
worm.
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PRIMARY ELECTION
DATE NOT SET

The other candidates all declare
themselves confident.
Link Davis has already goi
cards clear to the Columbia river.
Frank Latcham says the other
fellows should Just watch his
smoke in the South End wards
B. w. Conner Is being doomed
by the Bolo club and the Roose-
welt republicans are rallying TO
Frank Baker.
The announcement following
the passage of the tariff bill
from Senator Cummings of Iowa
that the fight against the old
Cannon-Aldrioh special privilege
regime has just started and that
coming elections will send to
Washington floods ofg new men
lined up against this order has
put courage into the forces of
Frank Baker, who is open in his
advocacy of the Roosevelt meas
ures and avows his intention of
standing with Judge Poindexter
against the encroachments of the
special interests.
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TERMS OF BIG
Fight Are
FIXED
CONTINUED From Page One. J

Continued From Page One.)
operate as a side bet.
6. The club before which the
contest is to take place to be Sc
lected within so days, at which
time all further details will be
agreed upon.
7. The contest to take place
not later than six months from the
date of the selection of the club
and the signing of the final arti-
cles.
After these articles had been
signed, Berger announced that
Jeffries would return to this coun-
try within two months to meet
Johnson and select the club before
which the fight will be held.
Berger arrived In Chicago this
morning, coming from New York
In response to the message sent
him yesterday by Johnson. He
found Johnson and Lyle waiting
for him and they Immediately went
into conference. The meeting was
a brief but stormy one, the lie
being passed number of times.
Berger wanted Jeffries referred
to in the articles as champion of
the world" Johnson Indignantly
refused to grant this concession,
claiming that he had turned the
title over to Tommy Burns.
That's a lie!" shouted Berger.
For a moment 1t looked as
though the big black and the San
Francisco heavyweight were about
to come to blows, but friends in
terposed and peace was restored.
Johnson announced that he
would deposit his $4,000 with
Comiskey before he departs on
Saturday for San Francisco, where
he expects to arrange a match with
philadelphia Jack" O'Brien.
Berger said he would wire Bob
Edgren of the New York Evening
World, with whom Jeffries depos-
tied $1,000 on July 20, to forward
the money at once to Comiskey.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-11
Chamberlain
Stands By
PinChOt

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Senator
Chamberlain, of Oregon, accom-
panying the irrigation committee
westward, today declared that he
believed Chief Forester Pinchot
took the right stand in connection
with the conservation of water
power and forests. He said:
eff the law does not provide
a preventative for water pow er
grabs, the law should be recti-
fled"
He expressed surprise at the
reported differences between Sec
rotary of the Interior Ballfnger
and Pinchot, indicating that he
thought they were working in
harmony.
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The county republican execu-
live committee met this after
noon ait the court house and
called a meeting of the central
committee for 10 o'clock, August
as. at Odd Fellows temple to fix
a date for the primaries in this
county to select a candidate for
congress.
In the meantime the effort To
launch j. M. Ashton as a candi-
date has not been given up. 1t is
limited now that the whole NOV e-
ment of the business men 8
meetings" was smoothly gotten
up scheme to put Jim In the race
In such a manner that opposition
that was faered would be sill
enced.
AS the thing did not work an
other dodge is now to be tried
and petitions are being circulated
by Jim Drake and Others calling
on Ashton to run. After due urg-
ing by the people" it is expected
Ashton will get In the race.
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WHEAT ONCE A
"DEGRADED LILY"

Wheat, to the botanist, Is a
grass-"a degraded lily 1t
was originally a flower that
was tanned by man and
trained from beauty to useful
ness. We do not know when
or where the prehistoric Bur-
bank lived who undertook
this education of the wheat
lily. But we do know that
wheat has ben a food for at
least 5000 years. We find 1t
in the Oldest tombs of Egypt
and pictured on the stones of
the pyramids. We know that
Solomon sent wheat as a
present to his friend the king
of Tyre; and we have reason
to believe that its first ap-
pearance was in the valley of
the Tigris and the Eupharates
near where the ancient city of
Babylon rose to greatness
Harper's Weekly.
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Ballinger Is Cautious
In Controversy

/ SPOKANE, Aug. 11.-Al
though declaring adherence to the
principles Of, conservation, Secre-
tary Ballinger, who defended him
self from the attack of Chief For
ester Pinchot, this afternoon made
a guarded attack on conservation
and left the matter Of the person
mel of the reclamation service un'
touched In his speech before the
delegates of the Irrigation con
lgress.
"Since the adoption of the
homestead and mineral land law
said Ballinger, public lands have
been considered less as q direct
national asset, than as a means
for the advancement of ouI
people, the encouragement of ag.
riculture and of industrial and
commercial growth.
1.-THE nation, therefore, is to be
congratulated that we have ven
tured upon period of rational
protection and saving of resources
in the public domain. You may
be assured that all the energies
of the government will be put for
ward to make effective the means
necessary to the accomplishment
| of this result.
ut is not the policy of the gov
eminent in the administration OF
the reclamation act to hinder OF
interfere with the investment OF
private capital in the construction
of irrigation works, but rather to
lend it's encouragement. / am not
believer in the government en-
tering into competition with le-
climate private enterprises.
at is also the declared purpose
of the law, that the secretary of
the interior, in carrying out its
provisions, shall proceed in con-
formity with the laws of the
states and territories where fri
cation works are situated and is
bound by these laws in respect to
the appropriation and use of wa
ters within those boundaries.
"The reclamation service has
suffered in not carrying to COM
pletion a lesser number of prof.
ects than it is now engaged up
on"
Ballinger declared that the
settlement of government irrigat-
ed lands was. not a poor mans
proposition in defense of his dec
laration that Garfield's plan per-
hitting settlers to work out part
payment on their land by digging
iitches was illegal. Commenting
on this, he said:
while it is possible that per-
sons of limited means may sue
cessfully enter and acquire irrigat-
ed lands, it will be found generally
that 1t is not a poor mans propo-
sition."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-11
FIFTY CHILDREN
FAINT in GREAT
VETERANSPARADE

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug.
12.-More than SO children faint
ed from heat and excitement in
the great annual G.. A. R. parade
here today. wearing clothes of red,
white and blue and forming the
Stars and Stripes.
The heat was too much for them
and scores fell to the street. The
ambulances were busy carrying
children and many veterans also
to the hospitals this afternoon. The
long march proved too much for
many of the gray haired wearers
OF the blue who were overcome
with fatigue and heat.
The start of the parade was an
nounced by steam whistles in all
parts Of the city. The fifteenth in
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fantry was at the head of the pro-
cession and it received a tremen-
dous cheer as 1t swung past the
Brigham Young monument into
Main street and passed before the
reviewing stand.
With the general staff of the
G. A. r. in the stand were Cover
nor Spry of Utah, Cardinal Glib
bons and many other prominent
visitors.
There were 30 bands 1 n the
parade. One feature was the
women's G. A. r. band. Colorado's
delegation, the biggest present,
was headed by Cooks drum corps,
and was one of the hits of the day.
1t took two hours for the parade
to pass the reviewing stand.
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ELLIOT OPPOSED
To 8 HOUR DAY

SPOKANE, Aug. ia gen.
eral discussion of lands and irri-
CATION marked the morning ses-
sion OF the National Irrigation
congress here today. Beginning
with a remarkable speech by
Howard Elliott, of st. Paul, Mimi,
president of the Northern Pacific
railroad, to the address of Will
liam L. Dinley OF. the Audubon
societies, the morning program
was an interesting one through
out.
Elliott chose for his subject
1.-THE Land of Fortune" Com
mending the reclamation service,
condemning the Roosevelt policies
as useless agitation and express
ing confidence that the present
administration will not disturb
business Elliott said in part:
businesscmfwy cmfw shrdl uuu
A Great Work
1.-THE reclamation service is do
Ing one OF the greatest works of
the age. In the reclamation SER
vice there are many strong and
good men and much credit should
be given them"
Elliott then branched into a
discussion of the eight hour a day
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high"
And so, as you wander through
this fairy land of wheat and corn
your secondary thoughts are on
the avalanche Of gold that is pour
ing into the western country every
day, and will continue to pour for
la good two months yet.
It's the busiest time of the year
for the man in the city who has
money and makes business of
getting more out of the nations
crops. l Just heard of one Chi
|cago bank that is shipping HALF
MILLION DOLLARS A DAY OUT
TO THE HARVEST COUNTRY.
Another big Chicago institution
has arranged for more than $5.-
100000 of currency in the east,
and 1t expects to send over $40.-
.000,000 to the country before the
middle of October.
A man who works out big
strings of figures says that for
every $4,000 pounds of wheat that
goes into the city there will 60
back to the farmer ONE POUND
OF GOLD.
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take place.
In expressing his views on So
cialism Monaghan said:
My objection to socialism is
because it is a policy disloyal to
the country. Citizens won't stand
for a revolution. but an evolution
under the law.
Men who have achieved sue
cess didn't waste time Iamentine
like some socialists today. II
socialists looked more for oppor-
tunities than for a chance to stir
up discomfort they would be more
worth WHILE"
This afternoon election OF Of
aicers was held and Edward G.
Feeney was chosen president OF
the organization. immediately
following the election vote was
cast to decide the next meetIne
place for the federation In 1910.
New Orleans was choeen.
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SUTTON WANTED
TO FIGHT A
DUEL

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. H.
Versions concerning the character
of Lieut.. James N. Sutton, direct
ly contradicting each other, were
made ON the stand by witnesses
today during the progress OF the
investigation into the manner Of
the young officers tragic death
during a campus fight at Ann
apolis two years ago.
DR.. Gilbert Coleman, who with
Miss Mary Sutton, was Sutton's
companion before the fatal auto
mobile ride, declared Sutton to De
loveable and especially happy on
the night Of the tragedy. Later
Lieut.. Sumner averred that Lieut..
Sutton was overbear1ng and un-
truthful.
Summer was brought into the
case by one OF his calling cards
on which was written: Sutton,
I'm a d fool, call gun bnsi-
ness off," Signed Summer.
Sumner explained that a year
before Sutton's death Sutton chal.
lenged him to duel while the
two were drinking in a Washing
ton hotel.
Neither cared to apologize and
to settle the ddnficuity wdthou
either's honor being furnished
they agreed to write apologies a
THE same moment.
\ Summer was asked to produces
Sutbon's apology but he state,
THAT he had unfortunately lost II
while Sutton must have kept his
| DR.. ]. NJ. widefali. the Under
taker who prepared Sutkon's bod.
for burial following the shooting
gave greusome testimony regard.
ing the condition Of the youni
1ieutenantis body, but he was I'M
able TO say whether Suttonis arm
J was broken, which Was the poin
ne was called upon to determine.
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coward CHENEY
HEADS CATHOLIC
FEDERATION

PITTsBURG. Pa. Aug. IL
Delegates to the American Fedora
tion Of Catholic Societies, in SEES
sion here today. are discussing
che speech made by Prof. J. c.
Monaghan. who declared that, II
necessary. Cardinal Gibbons and
every priest OF the Catholic church
would melt down the sacred yes
sells Of the affairs 70 provide funds
II defense OF the United States
should 3 revolution or invasiOn
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Pistol Duel
At Wedding

(By United Press Leased Wire.
MERIDA. Yucatan, Aug. IL
A pistol duel today between Pc
dro Selos and Marcial Vidal
brought Seios' wedding breakfast
to a sudden end and resulted in
four fatalities and a score of in
juries among the guests who were
seated about the table when the
shooting began this morning.
Selos had been married but a
few moments before he and his
bride took their seats among a
large party of friends who had
congregated to wish him happi-
ness. Vidal formerly was suit
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or for the hand of Selos' bride,
and he resented being placed at
the opposite end of the table.
A quarrel started, and then,
furiously angry. Vidal drew his
gun and commenced firing, with
out leaving his chair. Selos shot
back, and a panic among the
guests ensued. The women made
trenzied efforts to leave the room,
while the men, taking sides, fired
at each other.
When the battle had ended a
eore were lying wounded on the
floor and four of them were
dead.
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FRIPPL1N G---GRAINS7QF WHEAT ON A
STALK AND TURNING THEM INTO GOLD


WONDER WORK OF PROF.
CROSSLEY OF IOWA, WHO
PLANTED ONE PERFECT
GRAIN OF WHEAT AND YEAR
AFTER NURTURED ITS PRO-
LIFTC PRO GENY - THE
FARMERS ONE POUND OF
GOLD FOR 5000 POUNDS OF
WHEAT.