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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-07
Oldest Music House ir Vir-
ginia and North Carolina.
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came. and 1t looked ns II A. smits
might pass away on third, but 1t wa
all mistake. That pestiferous Jack
son came forward with q hit up hii
sleeve that brought Smith home, and
made the grand total Of tallies
In the seventh inning Tltman. 4,
an attempt TO steal second, slid and
cut his thigh So that he viii hardly
he able to play FOR. a week. Will.
he cannot exactly dope out how ht
managed to do II. the right ncldc,
opened u wound across the big muscl.
in his thigh about four inches lonu
and rather deep. Irvine took his pIac,
IN right field and Mcssiti became behind
the bat.
Three double plays marked the game
and although Peterson and Levy toop
great deal of time with their de,
liveries Umpire Davis did what he
could TO make IL fast. After the fourth
inning the PLAY was SO tight that
neither side could do thing. alt.onrt
the. Colts had several opportunities L.
make good. Not a man came forth
to save the country, and the enemy
took the bali park without hit to
clean the bags or an error to make
scoring easy.
n
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ENDU RANCE run SCENES ALONG THE WAY.

day. At intervals of ten to fifteen
minutes others came. and by $40 six
teen had gone by. Two others follow
ed about $50 and o'clock.
The weather was ideal. and the
party seemed in fine spirits. and their
cars in excellent condition. Although
there have been endurance runs
through this town before, there was
more interest manifested In this than
in any previous one.
People were lined up on both sides
of Main Street. through which the
cars passed, and attempts We're made
to get snapshots of some of the party.
None Of the cars stopped here. but
continued their course toward Win
chester, where stop was to be made
before going through the Valley.
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up. Sometimes. as two cars got close
together, the dust was so binding that
the car ahead could not be seen.
EencIi Harrisonburg.
every one was coated with dust. II
sifted through ones clothes. 1t got
into mouth and nostrils, it got every
where that 1t was not wanted, but for
all that 1t was tremendous run and
o good one.
Sometimes only the high places were
touched, and it seemed at times as
If the cars jumped from ridge to ridge
and hill to hill People appeared to
have heard all about the run days
ahead and the road was clear. Few
vehicles were encountered, and they
were generally drawn up close to the
roadside, hugging the fence. So there
was little danger of accident. Word
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-07
Bigbie's Wild Throw Does Bunch Of Mischief
That Cannot Be Wiped Out by Eight Innings
of Good Play-Titman Cut Stealing Second.

with a dash Of hard luck to improve
the taste, 1t wasn't Peterson either
for that youngster did all that was
expected OF him and carried his good
work clean to tho last inning.
The real point of the game was
when a. Smith hunted weak attempt
down the first base line, Bigbie came
IN on 1t like n hawk and got 1t In
plenty of time to put Smith out, He
swung around so quickly letting the
ball fly as he swung. that no missed
Landgrarf. on first base by about four
feet. Before that ball had been re-
covered p. Smith was happy at home
and A., Smith was safe on the third
Of Blgbies was not enough. Jackson
got u hit, which allowed A Smith to
score.
Peterson had the best appearance ho
has shown since the departure OF the
big leaguers yesterday afternoon, and
the to 2 scoress really no reflection
on his good taste. The things that
happened TO work against him hap-
peped at the time that would Insure
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----------------------------------
HUPM0BILE RETURNS
Car In Accident Returns From Ornng.
InMCr It's Own pnYYrr.

The Iiupmobiic. entered in Thu
Times Dispatch endurance run by tn,
Richmond Motor COMPANY. returned Il
the city yesterday morning under its
own power. after its accident near
Woodberrv Forest on Thursday Driy.
left Orange at T:1o a. NJ and arrived
here Mt 1876 a. NJ. which was GOO
running time for q bigger one. 5fucl
regret was expressed that IT could nor
continue the run 10 Washington. but
officers OF the company said yesterday
that they would have another machine
In the North Carolina contest next
month
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with their hose and sprinklcd the
streets.
The way lay through Georgetown,
over the Aqueduct bridge, Rosslyn.
Fort Myer, Alexandria, Falls Church,
Leesburs Pike to Lecsburg. over the
mountains and through Berryville to
winchester. where the midday control
was held.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-07
Grent Crowds mt wOodstock.
ISnnni a q II hn rNifn nj Snaf IA

Woodstock. Va, May 6.--The con-
testants OF The Dispatch en-
DURANGO run were met hero by crowds
OF people. Almost the whole town
turned out. and many from the sur
rounding country came In to see the
run. The pilot car arrived here at 4 :15
being followed bv several cars in quick
order. The last car passed at $40
The authorities here sprinkled Main
Street, through which the cars passed
and no attention was paid to any
speed ordinance
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-07

their doing the most harm. and there
was no DOUBT that the harm was done
He allowed only seven hits in all. and
only one or them was for an extra
bag. Levy. the pitcher. got that one.
and he had II coming to him.
Not SIR. Il. H.. Mark.
The fans that thought Levy was tho
original Mr.. L.. u. Mark yesterday had
the shock of week thrown into their
constitutions. The lengthy one was
on the job from start TO finish. and
when Colt got TO first bag he had
earned his place. Seven hits were
picked off his delivery, and the absence
of errors held MIN up to what ne was
entitled to-
The hard luck crimp came in the
third inning, when. things looked love
Is for q grand slam. Enough men
corraled TO hiring them home. but
something happened. Irvine got his
name in the book FIRST by pulling down
q base on balls. Peterson next took
the spotlight with a classy. sacrifice
hit that took nightly with the crowd,
Then LandgraH got strange hold
on the affections of the bleacherites h.
slamming beautiful drive TO the left
field. Irvine scored. Baker drew n
base on balls, and the crowd began
TO take large hunks OF notice whom
Wallace steprnd up to the plate. With
out giving due notice or anything else.
Wallace picked out a vacant got be-
tween third and second and slid a
ball that burned the ground through
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Mnen Hnrd Luck comcs.

There Is where the hard luck came.
Landgraff was glazing far off second,
and when the bat smacked he was OFF
like shot. He tried to step orot
the ball as it spun by, but, like
Achilles, his heel was vulnerable, and
the ball tapped him on the Vulnerable
spot. That left two men on bags, but
with two men out. II did not look
so sweet as it might. Titman managed
to put one over that brought Baker
home. and that was the last run that
scored for Richmond on May G.
The downfall of the Colts came in
the fourth inning. when the error
counted as big as they say planets arr
D. Smith made a killing on a straight
ball the first jump into the box, and
then came BiGbie's error. The quick
turn to throw did the awful worl
and Arthur Smith was fast enough
TO get to third before the bali cam
back. D. Smith scored. Levy took Q
base on balls, which put two men on
bags, and then Peterson began to dc
yeoman's work.
Two men punched great holes in the
foreground, hoping for hits that never
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was passed from village to village
that the cars were coming, and every
street was cleared in readiness. The
Valley people are nothing. If not hos
pitable, and they feel justly proud of
their pike. They wanted other Vlr-
ginlans to see it, and so they let the
Automobiles have it all to themselves.
The police force of every village WAS
on the job keeping the way clear like
the corner and waved the cars ahead,
and when you have the Valley police
force with you there is little to fear.
A few miles out of Harrisonburg the
automobiles were met by committee
of the citizens. composed OF Mayor o.
B. Roller. Councilman John p. Burke.
John j. Hawse, ". j. Dingledine.
Charles H. Chandler. J. II. Robertson,
city editor of the Daily News; w. B.
Allen, city editor of the Daily Times.
durance run were escorted to the
Kavanaush Hotel, where the cars were
parked.
To Get EARLY Start.
Through the kindness Of Chief OF
Police j. L. Armentrout. they were
carefully guarded during the night.
Most OF the work of replenishing
supplies was done tonight 30 that
the cars may be ready for an early
start tomorrow at 1880 o'clock. Rio
NlStd SUOulu We IedCuSo CdA - III S''S
afternoon If the record breaking pace
| is kept up. The Richmond Automobile
! Club will be communicated with by
| the pilot car, so that those who wish
| to come out to welcome the autoists
| back home may know when to expect
| them.
To-morrow's run over Rockfish Gap
will probably be the hardest test OF
all, and 1t Will be a good car shat Will
come through without having to stop
nv hare haSNu IAvo NJ
for repairs. But it Is home tomorrow
and a good long rest, for the run has
been as much OF a physical test to
/ those taking part as for their ma
| chimes. Most of them sought their
| pillows early tonight. for they will
need q steady hand and a strong back
bone to crawl safely over the noun
tatns on the morrow.
DcrryvilIe Citizens Interested:
Crh ri a trf I, rt,>,n en- n n
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Richmond, .; Lynchburg, ..
ROnnokc, ~ Dunville, y.
Norfolk, z; Portsmouth,, s.
STANDING or CLUBS.

WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
LynchburE at Richmond.
DnnYile at Roanoke.
Norfolk mt Portsmouth.
Nay. nay. Geraldine. 1t was neither
the grayitation of IIalley's comet nor
the waning influence of the moon.
Was Just v plain skyrootlc hlElpRll
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16
Conditions of Crops Shown
BY Annual Report to Bank

Ia ten years average crop The oats
yield will exceed last years excellent
production with total of 1.O71 600, 900
bushels, 200, 100000 bushels over the
ten-year average. Barley will equal
last years crop of 12S.O0O, 600 bushels,
and rye will exceed the previous sea-
son, being 81 100000 bushels, compar-
ing with sO.OOO.0OO bushels. The total
production of these grains, as reported
to us, is 100000, 600 bushels, while
the ten-year average is 4.431 100000
bushels Cotton condition indicates a
crop of 100000 bales, or 100000
bales above last year.
Agricultural Investment and energy
is we'll repaid for seldom has a year of
such changeable conditions resulted in
so large production of foodstuffs.
The farmer has cause for rejoicing
and the nation for thanksgiving, that
Its. material affairs will be preserved
and expanded through the sufficiency
of its food supplies.
The chief feature of the ample crops
| is the surety Of a reinstatement of the
food animals, which had been ,sping
below the normal number "A, past
three years, on account Of shortage Of
food and excessive demand. The Inn
pairment OF our herds and fiocks was
a cause of great alarm a year ago, but
the large corn crop last year, despite
its inferior shipping quality enabled
the farmer to increase his hogs and
cattle. This years crop of corn and
oats promises ample food to bring the
stock to maturity and to provide for
further increase.
There has been small shortage of
hay over most of the country. but this
great forage crop is up to the average
OF 6o,OOO.oOO tons and the supplies
| from former years are estimated at
Iequal to a full years demand. It is
one crop that is stored on the farm
from year to year to provide against
contingency Of short growth. The
cold weather in the later spring and
early summer. which made the great
wheat yields. cut of the hay crop and
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

Nature has not been prodigal in her
yields of grains. forage. vegetables and
fruits, but has given US harvests this
year ample for the requirements Of
the country. Without exhausting the
supplies from former harvests. The
year has been unpropitious at times,
and, as usual captious In localities.
While the southwest suffered discom-
fort in small yields on account of the
drouth last season, the norwest has
been the sufferer this season. The
winter rigors greatly reduced the in
creased acreage in the winter wheat
section. but the yield Of the feriain-
der was far above the average and
what at one time promised to be a
calamitous wheat crop ended in gen
erous one in this variety Of the chief
breadstuff The spring wheat crop
has been cut short through the disast-
rous drouth Of North Dakota and por-
tons of the other states. but on the
whole the total wheat out-turn exceeds
the demand for bread and seed
The frealish warmth of the early
spring, which caused vigorous
growth of wheat and oats. induced
earlier corn planting The long cold
period tha. settled over the continent
in the month of May and a portion of
June caused frequent replanting of
corn, and for a while made gloomy
outlook. But the big portion of the
ern section passed through a dry sea-
son, and when despair OF making a
crop was setting in, timely rains and
cooler weather came to the relief OF
the stricken section and this great eer.
cal, upon which so much of the ma
tons prosperity and support depends,
promises an excellent yield
Our reports indicate total wheat
crop of 657.O0O0O0 bushels, or SO.000.-
600 bushels less than last years rec.
ord production, but equal to ten
years average production. Corn
promises a yield of s.ooO.0OO,O0O bush
belt recovered quickly, while the west.
els, or 225,OO0.00O bushels above the
previous season and 25 per cent over
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16


Mrs. J. N. Miller of Joplin, who has
been the guest of Mrs. S. a. Love re-
turned home this morning.
Miss Mary LIewelyn of Tulsa was
here today en- route home from Che
topa.
FOR RENT-A five room house, gas
and water. close in. L. B: Campbell
4 97-tf
Misses Lille and Vera Agee went
to Tulsa today for visit with their
brother.
Mrs. Robert Gray viii arrive from
Europe today and will visit her sister,
Mrs. A. A. Ladd of the Jumbo
LOST OR STRAYED-Au Angoria
goat. Reward J. R. Campbell. II
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duncan and
Luther Duncan returned to Chetopa
last evening after visit with rela-
tives here.
Oliver typewriter for sale at bar
gain. Apply here.
"To waste is an offense," so SELL
those secondhand things you've ceas-
ed to USE Such sales are want ad
business"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET

Governor~-l4ee Cruce. Of Ardmore
Lieutenant-G -Goyernor--J J. McAles
ter, of MeAlester.
Treasurer Robert Dunlop, of New.
kirk.
Auditor
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion--R. H. Wilson. of Chickasha.
Attorney General--Charles West, Of
Enid
Commissioner of Charities and Cor
rections-- Kate Barnard. of Oklahoma
City
Labor Commissioner Charles r.
Daugherty, of Oklahoma City.
Corporation Commissoner-Ge George
A. Henshaw, Of Madill.
President Board of Agriculture =
Thomas Bryan, of Perry
State Printer-Giles Farris, of Man
gum.
Inspector and Examiner C. A.
Taylor, of Pond Greek.
Mine Inspector = Peter Hanraty, OF
McAlester.
Insurance Commissioner-P A. Bal
lard, of Coyle.
Clerk Supreme Court-W Il l..
Campbell. of Ada.
Supreme Court.
For Associate Justice-M. J. Kane,
of Kinghsher.
For Associate JUSTICE. ]. Dunn,
of Alva.
Congressional.
First District-N. E. Mcneil, of
Pawnee.
Second District e. L. Fulton, of
Oklahoma City.
Third District-James Davenport, of
Vinita.
Fourth District-charles Carter, Of
Ardmore.
Fifth District-seott Ferris, of Law
ton,
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

later the west was held back by the
drouth, and the northwest lost its crop
almost entirely.
Potatoes are smaller in yield-again
the influence of the alternate cold and
dry seasons. While the production will
fall below last years excessive crop,
the total win be above the ten-year
average of 27S,OO0.OO0 bushels, and
There is no cause to anticipate excess
sive prices of famine shortage of sup
lply.
The south promises a better cotton
crop than last year, but the south is
breaking away from the domination
of this one staple; the Dol weevil and
1.-THE uncertainty of last years crop led
Ito a larger wheat average and great
lily increased corn acreage. Yields of
Iboth these grains have been phenom-
lenally large, especially corn, the south
ern states almost doubling the crop of
last year, and the value thereof more
THAN exceeds the difference between a
bumper and short cotton crop. The
southern states are promising to take
more important place in the agri-
lcultural production of the country
since it has been found that oats, corn,
wheat and alfalfa pay better for the
investment and the labor than cotton.
The diversification of crops may inn
pair the worlds cotton supply, but it
will make the south as strong and as
lcertain each year of profitable farm
ling as the north and west.
The berry crop was reduced by the
Icold spring, the fruit crop in many
sections being hurt by the late frosts,
| but these are minor farm products.
The country is SO large and conditions
$50 varied that the favored sections
| find in their fruit crop compensation
for the curtailment of other produce,
and the unfavored their compensation
in the great yields OF the cereals.
| While there is disappointment in
Isome localities, It is to be remembered
that crop damage somewhere is the
Icommon order of nature, and that av-
Ierage crops have been the basis of
Jour past prosperity. The crops of 1910
Twill show good average yield, and
fully support the buying power Of the
great agricultural districts-From An
nual Report of the Continental and
Commercial National Bank of Chicago.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

ut is quite easy to say one who
makes charge is a liar" says the
Boston Transcript ''but in a case
where the proof is as handy as this
lone, the answer isn't very convincing
The tariff on manufactured rubber
was increased per cent by Senator
Aldrich's finance eommitte. That isn't
a lie. A new rubber trust was organic
ed with a capital of s4OOO0,000. That
isn't lie Senator Aldrich, his son
and various friends are directors in
the new company That isn't a lie,
THE trust paid dividends aggregating
1872 per cent in the first six months
of its existence. That isn't lie. !"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

" you don't want that water cut off,
come in and pay up. Too many de-
A. j. GREEN.
|100-5 Water Clerk.
A. B. c. Allen and family have re
turned from weeks outing on Spav-
inaw.
WANTED-FIides, poultry and eggs,
You will get true weights yinita
Produce Co., w. G. Reamer isnsser,
9otf
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16
Opposite Postoffice

The McAlester News-Capital sug-
gests that Bird Mcclure sue all the
papers in Oklahoma that say uncompli-
mentary things about him. Up to the
hour of going to press no suits have
been filed :
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

Missouri is the home of Josephine,
the most gifted of milch cows. She
produced in one hundred and eighty
consecutive days sixteen thousand
seven hundred and forty-four pounds
OF milk-almost forty-five quarts day
She earns over twenty-five hundred
dollars year for her owner. If all
our cows were Josephines there would
be small danger of milk famine.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16
HAYl HAvl HAYI

We are in the market to buy hay
WIN pay the top of the market. See
us before you sell. HUMPHREY
COM. CO., Corner Illinois and Thomp
son streets. S3-ti
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16
HAyl HAYl HAYl

We are in the market to buy hay.
VIII pay the top of the market. See
JUS before you sell. HUMPHREY
|COM. CO.. Corner Illinois and Thomp.
son streets. SS-tf
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

A little less than one month from
now the schools will open and prepara-
tion should now begin for the attend
ance of every boy and grill Of school
age in the city
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

The fact that these are dog days
should not be any cause for men MAX
:ng dogs of themselves. Every dog
has his day and many are entitled TO
more than one day.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

The defeated candidates for COVER
nor on the republican side in Oklahoma
have not been running over each other
in declaring for the ticket.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

Read the advertisements in the
Daily Chieftain and you will always
know where to trade.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-08-16

High license and local option would
be fine thing for Oklahoma if she
could get it.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-27

with the sacks occupied. The pitcher
ID worried, the inlelde1s are guessing,
and when you do hit the ball the fy-
ing base runners rattle and discon-
cert the men who are trying to handle
the ball
When men are on bases | generally
lay for the first bali the twIrler hands
over. It's dollars to doughnuts THAI II
lie can lay that first one straight over
the pan he'll do 1t, and soak quite a
few Of them. The majority Of batters
will pass up the first ball, no matter II
it cuts the plate in half. But youll
never get 1'yrus overlooking any Of
that kind Nine times oat Of ten ! go
to the plate prepared to hit the first
ball IL the pitcher lays it over
never take a long swing at the
sphere any more like to do It, but
you can't get anything in the major
leagues swinging the willow Ifyou
do the spitball pitchers would make
Ounce of sou In short order. to say
nothing Of the slabhlsls WHO have mas
tered good change Of pace. They'll
shoot one over that looks like pea.
then feed you slow one that comes
floating up al big as a balloon. But
you are set for the fast one and nearly
break yon back reaching FOR the slow
ball
III The old days the great batters
were Pete Browning. Ed Delehanty
Dan Broutbers ana Pop Arson. who
swung on to a ball with the force Of
hammer We're any of them 10 the biz
leagues today the modern twirlers
would make EN- look like jokes.
You cannot grab wagon tongue
down at the handle. reach back and
swing halfway around for curve
pitcher. He'd make You look foolish,
and you wouldnt have enough batting
average at the end of the month to get
your name 10 the percentage column
The star battera Of today grab their
batting sticks a foot or more from the
handle and, instead Of swinging, aim
u meet the bali dueh. Nothing suits
me better than Ia take good crack
at tho leather. but can't afford 70
get out Of my stride, 80 I stick to the
sure system OK just meeting the bah
with halfway erip on my warclub.