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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
SHAGGY LOCKS GOING
AFTER STAKEHOLDER

NEW YORK, July 12.-Charles c.
Mott, the assistant district attorney
who is acting prosecutor of New York
county in Mr. Whitman's absence, has
decided to attempt proceedings against
State Senator Timothy Sullivan for
holding the stakes in connection with
the recent prize fight at Reno. While
the money was supposed to have been
collected in Hoboken, Mr.. Mott has
been informed that the actual deposit
ing of the cash took place here. 1t was
announced unofficially that Mr.. Mott
would call the matter to the attention
Of the grand jury.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
WHITNEY WINS TWO STAKES

NEWMARKET, England, July 12.-
Harry Payne Whitney's Newcastle III
today won the Beaufort stake, welter
handicap, of 10 sovereigns each. with
300 sovereigns added. Thirteen horses
started. The Springhall plate of 200
sovereigns, seven furlongs, was won
by Mr.. Whieney's Hillside III.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
FOUR BASES ON BALLS
THROW CAME TO OAKS
Knapp Walks Four Commuters
After One Man Is on CuSh-
ion, Forcing in Two

PORTLAND, July 12.-Oakland won
the opening game Of the series with
Portland today in the seventh inning.
The score was . to 0. Knapp had been
pitching a steady game, allowing only
one hit to each inning and an occa-
sional base on balls, which had no
effect on the score. In the seventh,
however, the Portland pitcher, with
one man on base, lost control and
walked four men, one right after the
other This forced in two runs, the
only scoring of the day. Willis pitched
a superb game, allowing but two hits
and one base on balls. He was accord
ed perfect support. Score:
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
WESTERN LEAGUE

AT Des Moines-Des Moines, 2; Lin
coin, l.
At Sioux City-Sioux City, 3; Oma-
ha, 3.
At st. Joseph-St. Joseph, 13; To-
peka, 3.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
SUMMARY

Six runs and ten hits off Browning in
seven innings. Sacrifice hy-Tennant. Home
run-Tennant. Two-base hits-Bodie, Witt,
Danzig. Sacrifice hits-BWns 2, Van Buren,
WIT. Danzig Bases on balls-OR Browning
l. Vhalen A. Struck out-By Browning 2,
NVhalen 2, stewart 3. Double plays-Perry 70
Shinn 20 LaLonge; Shnn to Burns. Time of
game-l:45 Umplre-Van Haltren.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT
RAGING POSTPONED ONE DAY

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 12.-
Races of the opening day Of the Great
Western circuit, to have been held here
this afternoon, have been postponed on
account Of heavy rains. The meet now
carries over until Saturday.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
PORTLAND
matted for Knapp in elghth.
SCOHE ~ INNINGS
SUMMARY

Struck out-By Knapp, Z; by seaton, I; by
Wills. g. Bases on balls-Of Krapp, s; off
willis l. Two-base hlts--Cutshaw Swander.
Double play-Rapps to Casey. Sacrifice hits
Wolverton Wares Hit by pitcher-Wolverton
by Knapp, Passed ball-Fisher. First base on
sTrors~Oakland, l. Left on hases-Oakland, 10;
Portland, l. Innings pltched-Krapp S; Seaton,
l. Base hits-Krapp Z, runs 2; Seaton, / Time
of Eame-2. Umpires-Finney and Hildebrand.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
pAsADENAN GOES TO REDLANDs

REDLANDs, July 12.--w b winters Pas
adena business man and lieutenant or company
/. has purchased an interest IN the Peterson
McIntire clothing store and moved to Redlands,
tc ing up his work.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13

IT'S as easy % a bargain in a used
automobile, through want advertising, as II
used to be-and still iB-to secure a horse
nd
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
SACRAMENTO
SAN FRANCISCO
SCORE BY INNINGS

Totals ....'...,....'....' .'dz - ~
sShaw batted for Mohler in ninth Inning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-11
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, on the End day OF Febru'
airy, 1910, there was presented to the
Board of County Commissioners OF
Barton County, Kansas, petition ask
ing that an election be. called and OF.
dered for the qualified electors OF
Great Bend Township, Barton County,
Kansas, to vote upon the proposition
as to whether said Township of Great
Bend should subscribe to the capital
stock of the Kansas Northwestern
Railway Company and issue in pay
ment therefor the bonds Of said Great
Bend Township, to the amount and
under the conditions set forth in said
petition, and whereas the said board
Of County Commissioners, did accord
ing to law convene in special session
and duly determine after investigation
that said petition was signed by more
than twofifths of the resident taxpay'
ers of said Township of Great Bend
and did as by law required, after as
certaining such fact, issue the follow,
ing order; g. g.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-11

ship of Great Bend, in Barton County,
Kansas, respectfully petition your hon
orable body to submit to the qualified
electors of Great Bend township, for
their acceptance or rejection, at q
special election to be ordered by your
honorable body, under and in pur'
suance of the provisions of Chap. "a,
Article 2, General Statutes of Kansas
1901, the following proposition, with
terms and conditions herein specified
to-wit:- e..
Shall the Township Of Great Bend
in Barton County, Kansas, subscribe
for One Hundred shares of 800 each
of the capital stock Of the Kansas
North Western Railway Company,
corporation organized and doing bust
ness under the laws of the State Of
Kansas, and in payment therefore Is
sue to said Railway Company Ten
Bonds of said Township, Of the de
nomination of $1,000 each, payable Il
bearer at the fiscal agency at the cit.
Of Topeka, Kansas, twenty years atbel
the date thereof, and bearing inter
est at the rate Of 40 per cent, pay
able annually, for which interest cou
pons shall be attached, payable al
the fiscal agency Of the State OF Kan
sas at Topeka
This subscription Of stock and Is
sue of bonds shall be upon the follow
ing conditions, viz: AS soonas sait
proposition shall be determined in tbs
affirmative, by a canvas OF the votes
cast at the said election, the Board ol
County Commissioners OF said County
of Barton, fol and in behalf OF sand
Great Bend Township. shall order the
County Clerl; of said county to make
and the county clerk shall rake sale
subscription in the name Of saiG
Township for One Hundred Shares
of the capital stock of said Railway
Con pany; and when the railroad 81
said Company shall be built, Of stand
ard gauge and completed and in open
alton from some point in the City Of
Great Bend to Galatia, Barton County
Kansas, The said Railway Compan!
shall receive Ten Thousand Dollars
Of said bonds, and issue One Hundred
Shares of Stock therefor.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-11

It is therefore by, the County Com
missioners OF the County Of Barton,
State of Kansas, ordered and directed
that special election be held in
the township Of Great Bend, County
of Barton, State of Kansas, on Tues
day, the 9Th day of March, 1910, to
determine whether the proposition 10
subscribe for the stock Of The Kan
sas North Western Railway Company
and issue the bonds of the Township
Of Great Bend, County of Barton, in
payment therefor, ON the conditions
contained in said petition, shall be
adopted or rejected. The special cleo
tion shall be held and returns made
and result aScertaincd and declared IN
the same manner as provided by law
for general elections. The ballots to
be used in said election shall be Of
the form and contain the words
stated In said petition. Thirty days
notice of said election shall first be
given according to law, by publishing
this order in the Barton County Dem
ocrat for said period Of thirty days,
and the Sheriff of Barton County is
hereby directed TO give said notice an
mako due proclamation Of said cleo
ton.
Done at the city of Great Bend,
Kansas, this End day Of February,
1910.
P. E. Murphy, Chr'mn.
Frank Wood,
N. W.Klepper,
Board ofCounty Commissioners.
Atbest-C. F. Younkin, County Clerk.
(Seal)
Mrs. ]. C. WilcOns was down from
HoIakio hhio uyooly
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-11
ORDER.

WHEREAS, a petition, signed by
T. o. Cole and thirtynine other per
sons, the same being more than two
fifths of the resident tax payers OF
the township Of Great Bend, county
Of Barton, state of Kansas, has been
presented to the Board of County
Commissioners of the County Of Bar
ton asking that a special election be
called and. ordered in said township o.
Great Bend, county of Barton, for the
purpose of voting upon a proposition
to subscribe to the capital stock Of
The Kansas Northwestern Railway
Company and issue the bonds of said
township of Great Bend, county oi
Barton, in payment therefore: Which
petition exclusive of the signatures Is
In words and figures as follows, to
witt
To The County Commissioners o.
Barton County, Kansas:
We, the undersigned, resident tai
payers and legal voters of the Town
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-11

The said Board Of County Commits
sioners shall cause such bonds with In
terest coupons attached as aforesaid,
to be issued in the name Of Great
Bend Township, and shall deliver the
same to said Railway Company upon
deliver Of tender to the county treas
urer OF said County by the said Rail
way Company Of Certificate for
One Hundred Shares Of fully paid
up capital stock Of the said Rail
way Company, equal In, amount with
said bonds, dollar for dollar. Provided
however, that there shallTbe built
and constructed and In operation, said
Railway, with freight and passenger
depots or stations established and
ready for businecC on or before
March LIST, 1911.
=. = :. t1--,,s-I = -SiLss..gS IS 3.;;''
And said Railway Company will &c,
cept the bonds legally voted and ten
dered them under this proposition
and such acceptance shall be held as
a covenant banding upon said Railway
Company, their successors and as
signs to properly operate, land. main
tain said line Of Railway between
the points hereinbefore mentioned.
The form Of ballots 10 be used q
saidelection shall be as follows:
Shall the following be adopted?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-11

Shall the Township of Grnat
Bend Barton County, Kansas, III ,,
Subscribe for 100 shares of the ~ hi.
Capitol stock of The Kansas
Northwestern Railway Com! b S".i- +
pany, and issue the bonds of NJ
said township in paymentf.r g..
the same. 1892 ''h
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1910-02-11

Mrs. ]. c. Wilcons was down from
Galatia this week.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
COMMODORE PERRY'S GREAT VICTORY

ed his pennant and a special flag he
had brought from the Lawrence having
on a blue ground the words of the
heroic commander of the i'll fated Ches-
apeake. Don't give up the ship
Then he headed the Niagara straight
for the enemys line, as Nelson had
headed for the Spaniards at Trafalgar
This move had been pronounced su-
perb' by students of naval warfare.
Its results were to turn the tide of
the battle and bring speedy victory
for in taclling too close with him the
British ships Detroit and Queen Char
lotte fouled one another. While they
lay crippled Perry maneuvered to "a
point where he could rake them while
out of their range. The other Ameri-
can vessels closed in, and in 10 min
utes after Perry had made his dash to
the Niagaras S side the British flag was
struck and the battle won.
Captain Perry then sat down on the
quarterback OF the Niagara and wrote
one Of the most famous battle reports
since Caesars 1t was written in pen
ell on the back of an old letter, and
was directed to General William Henry
Harrison, who was in camp on the
south side of the lake with an army
intended for the relief of Detroit 1t
ran: I'VE have met the enemy and
they are ours. Two ships one brig, one
schooner and one sloop. Yours, with
very great respect and esteem, Q. II.
Perry
This was the first time in history
that British squadron in it's entirety
had been surrendered. BY effecting it's
capture Perry became famous in a day.
Not only was Captain Perry an ardent
church member, but like Commodores
Decatur, Preble, Tucker, Jones, Chaun-
cey, Lawrence and Whipple he was a
member of a Masonic lodge
He died Of yellow fever at the Port
of Spain, Trinidad. August 20, 1919, and
was buried there. On December 4.
1926, his remains were brought to New
port, where a suitable monument marks
his last resting place as evidence of q
grateful nation. He has left to poster :
ity name that will live as long as
the American navy rides the sea.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
r1SSsEE%& %&~ez9}y5Rp ".
.-----,E- ~
OLIVER AAZ ARO PERRT.

These were the brigs Lawrence (his
agship) and Niagara, to the command
of which Captain Elliott was assigned.
These vessels were 110 feet long and
were about as large as the larger
down east" coasting schooner of two
masts They carried 20 guns each,
chiefly OF short range The other nine
vessels in Perry's fleet were either con-
verted merchantmen or gunboats carry
ing but one or two guns each.
While the British had but six vessels
to Perrys nine. they had the advantage
of guns of longer range, concentrated
in heavier hulls. Their larger ships,
the new Detroit and the Queen Char
lotte could deliver an effective fire on
the Americans when beyond their
range This was decidedly proven in
battle. In the weight of metal thrown
the two fleets were about equal, but in
the range the British had decided ad-
vantage.
Here Captain Perry waited a month
for the British fleet to give him battle.
making his harbor at Put-In bay, a
group of islands several miles from
shore in the west end of the lake.
When Captain Barclay had finished
equipping his new ship and had every
thing In readiness in his feet, he stood
out from under the guns of the Detroit
river forts and sought the Americans.
1t was early in the morning of Sep
tember 10, 1913. that the masthead
lookout on the Lawrence saw the sails
of the British ships as they stood
southwark toward Put-In bay. and his
shout of Sail hos was the signal for
the American ships to clear for action
and stand out into the lake.
on the above date Perry was commits
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22

"Over. there" explained their guide,
whose name was Harry Leyden, ARE
some of the highest and widest noun
tains in Scotland. That big one which
peeps up above the others they call
Mont Rose, because of the brier roses
that grow there so abundantly"
The party climbed higher and higher
until they seemed to be swimming in
air Neither Bob nor Susie had ever
been so far above the earth's surface,
and they were glad when it was time
to leave the wild heights which were
used as game preserves, and go down
to the more settled part of the country,
which is kept for farming.
1t was next decided to make q visit
to the home of Bobby Burns and to
some others of the Scottish poets and
prose writer's.
Papa. is Leyden going with u.s."
asked Susie. who was very fond of the
guide.
NO" said Mr.. Van Brunt. that won T.
be necessary, and / am sure he will be
only too glad to get back to his family
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22

stoned captain, a rank given worthy
American at proper time.
The morning was overcast and the
wind light. The opposing squadrons
did not near each other until after
10 o'clock Meanwhile Perry had
made every preparation for sanguin-
airy encounter. A religious service was
held on the flagship, at which the
young commander of % and his equal
ly young subordinates stood with
bowed heads Offering up prayer to
the God of battles. In his prayer he
asked God to be with the young re-
public His prayer was answered. as
was that of Commodore Macdonough
upon a like occasion on Lake Champ
lain.
Then the decks were wet down and
sanded to prevent the men from slip
ming when the planks should be wet
with blood. The guns were loaded the
men were at their places, and as the
opposing columns neared each other
in the light breezes the crews strained
their eyes for the first puff of smoke
that should tell of the opening of the
battle.
1t came from a British ship before
the Americans were within range. At
last, when the breeze had fallen to
whisper the Detroit drifted within
range of the leading American ship.
the Lawrence, and opened on her
deadly fire with II long guns. To
these the Lawrence could oppose only
one gun of equal range She was, there
fore, helpless, without breeze enough
to maneuver, and the British command
en- was able to knock her to pieces in
detail.
This he did in a cannonade that last
ed from II AS in the morning until after
2 o'clock in the afternoon. The scenes
of carnage on the deck Of the Law
renee were terrible
At last but IA men in the entire ships
company of more than $50 remained
unhurt every gun was sllenced, the
rigging had been shot away, the spars
were In spIinters and the hull was rid
died with shot.
Viewing the wreck of his ship and
seeing that the Niagara which had
fallen far astern was now coming
up with a new breeze, Perry decided on
the bold expedient of shifting his flag
to her.
This was the brilliant stroke that
won him fame. With matchless courage
he showed off in a four cared boat from
the side OF his battered ship and made
his way amid a storm Of hot grape,
canister and musket balls to the side
OF the Niagara. The British directed all
their available fire on the little boat.
One shot shattered an oar, another went
through the boat. Perry coolly took
off his uniform coat and stuffed ii into
the hole TO keep the boat afloat. A line
In an old song goes:
He pulled on his coat.
And he plugged up his boat,
And away he went sailing 10 Ore and smoke
Arriving at the Niagara, Perry hoist
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22

burning came from the Kitchen, and
Mrs MacDougal excused herself while
she went to discover the cause.
Mrs. Merdum has let the hammock
burn" said Mr.. MacDougal jovially.
She's a good cook, but sometimes she
forgets about things
Just then Mrs. MacDougal came back
and assured them that it was all right,
as only one biscuit had been burned.
The next day they started out to do
some shopping and Mabel said that she
supposed they had seen much hand
somer clothes in the United States and
England than those in the Edinburgh
shops.
I'VE did not expect to find silks and
velvets in great variety" said Mrs Van
Brunt; but. Mabel, gingham from Scot
land is sent all over the world and sold
at the highest prices.
That afternoon they went to visit
some of the famous Edinburgh build
ings, and the next morning they left
the city and started out to see some of
the wild places of the country
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22

in Edinburgh"
No, sir" said Leyden, 81 haven't any
family, and | like you folks well
that I'll stay right with you if you'll
let me- and won't charge you anything
but my expenses.
So Leyden accompanied the family on
the rest of their trip, which was most
interesting. and then came home to
America with them as general utility
man, in which capacity he proved most
helpful.
Names of the hidden places in the
journey through Scotland will be an
nounced next week.
The hidden states and cities in last
weeks puzzling journey through the
United States We're; Ohio, Canton,
Lowell Concord, Bangor Richmond,
Nevada Salem, Erie, New York
The hidden cities in the journey
through England were: Reading, New
castle, York, Manchester, Windsor,
Leeds, Aldershot, Bath, Brighton Lon
don and Oxford.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22
Comrades

To complain is not a fault of age
alone; 1t is favorite pastime OF youth
also. "A writer in the Argonaut tells
the following story OF an incident in
a western university: The dean of
the institution was told by the stu
dents that the cook was turning out
food not "ft to eat"
The dean summoned the delinouent
lectured him on his shortcomings, and
threatened him with dismissal unless
conditions were bettered
why, sir" exclaimed the cook. you
oughtn't to place so much Importance
on what the young men tell YOU about
my meals. They come to me In uust
the same way about your lectures"
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22

" the cause OIL u SFateIul republic
the name of Oliver Hazard Perry
holds an honorable place. He was born
at South Kingston, washington coun-
ty r. H. August 81, 1885. the son OF
Christopher Raymond Perry and Sarah
Alexander. A picturesque place is this
old town on Nara gansett bay, opposite
Newport.
He was carefully trained by his Chris
tian mother, who, as one writer put it,
"fitted him to command others by
teaching him early to obey" Like
Franklin, Lincoln and other great
Americans, the Bible was his favorite
book in youth. In his boyhood days in
the private schools of Newport Tower
Hill and Kingston he made rapid prog
ress. In navigation and mathematics
he excelled all others for miles around.
He was pupil of the celebrated Count
Rocha mbeau. At the age of IL he was
confirmed in the Episcopal church In
1877 we find him at Warren. r. T.. with
his father, who supervised the building
of the frigate General Greene. On
April T. 1899. the one who was destined
to be the hero of Lake Erie was COM
missioned a midshipman in the United
States navy. He visited the West In
dies and cruised on the Constitution,
Essex, Adams and Constellation. We
will now look at him during the second
war with England. He had rendered
good service In the war with Tripoli.
On January Is. 1907. he had been com
missioned commander. and of this he
was justly proud Much Of the hardest
lighting during the war of 1812-1S15
was done on the lakes.
The Americans were at a loss to un-
derstand the disappearance of the Brit
ish squadron from Erie while Perry
was getting his ships over the bar
there, late in July, 1913.
when Cantain ParrV's Guuadron had
begun to cruise on the lake the rea-
son was learned. The British COM
mander. Captain Robert Heriot Bar
with Nelson at Trafalgar, was waiting
for the completion OF his largest ship,
the Detroit.
When Captain Perry stood across the
lake TO the Canadian side and recon
noitered Maiden he found the British
ships anchored under the ruins of the
fort there. while the new ship was still
up the Detroit river, where she was
built.
on August 10 he was relieved OF the
anxiety oecasioned by lack OF men by
the arrival from Lake Ontario of Cap
tain Jesse ID. Elliott and 100 men. This
reinforcement broughk his complement
up to 532 men for his nine vessels.
Only a few Of his men were sailors,
but by incessant drilling Perry had
brought them all up to a fair degree
OF proficiency ia handling the guns
OF his ships only two were large
enough TO be termed war vessels.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-22

~ OBJ and Susie Van Brunt had al
ready travelled through England
and the United states when their
parents decided to take them on a trip
through Scotland. They went drst to
stop at the home Of their Cousins,
Douglas and Mabel MacDougal in Edin-
burgh, and Bob proposed at once that all
four children should go for tour of
the town. The Scotch cousins hesi-
tated, for they were not accustomed to
as much liberty as American children,
but when Bob took the matter in his
own hands and said, eMayn't Mabel and
Douglas go walking, Auntie?" their
mother consented at once Before they
started Mabel changed her boots, be-
cause she said she had been wearing a
slipper that did not fit the heel and she
was afraid her ankle would turn. When
they at last got out on the streets and
began to see what the big Scotch city
was really like they Were SO interested
that it was quite dark before they
turned toward home.
When they reached the house they
were very hungry and were glad to get
a Whit of things cooking as they
passed the kitchen door.
'Our cook, Mrs. Merdum. fries fish like
nobody else. l know you'll like them"
Just then Mrs. MacDougal began
smiling vigorously and looking very
worried. A strong odor of something