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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

Frank Chance dabbles with the
ponies little out of ball season.
Every year for the past several
seasons he has been daily seen on
Cy Myrick's stool watching the
prices and some times taking the
cash. Frank, when he does bet,
goes fairly heavy. He lost at
least one bet of $500 last year,
wiring from Los Angeles on a
Frisco nag which did everything
but win.
Johnny (Muggsy) McGraw, is
one ball player daffy on the bang
tails. Three different years he bet
the whole season at Ascot and
Santa Anita. When Jockey Bull
man was riding McGraw made
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
COIN SIGNS
MORE MEN

Secretary Jim Brown of the In
dams received a wire from Presi-
dent Joe Cohn yesterday to the ef-
feet that Paul Brown, HEAVIER who
worked in semi-pro company at
Minneapolis last season, and
Fielder Keener of the Kalamazoo
club of the Michigan league have
signed for the 1910 Indians. Keener
hit at a .294 clip last season and
comes to Spokane on the recon-
mendation of President Murphy OF
the Cubs, who also spoke highly of
Brown. the latest addition to the
heaving department.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
JEFF COMING"
TALK OF TOWN

The announcement made In yes
terday's Press that Jim a da
Jeff" the "champeen" of them all,
Is to appear in Spokane on Feb
ruary 3, was received with great
delight by all fight fans of Spo-
kane. While the average citizen
cannot be styled flight bug 1t
is safe to say that the average citl-
zen of Spokane is interested in the
coming fight for the worlds cham
pionship, and is bug" to that
extent.
That Jeff will be received with
open arms here is a superfluous
statement. He has many personal
friends in this city and will be ban
Quoted here as well as other places
along the route.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
KAUFMAN ALMOST
"GETS" O'BRIEN

AL Kaufman, the alleged con-
tender for the heavyweight title, al
most knocked out Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien in six rounds at Philadel-
phia last night, If the reports are
correct
O'Brien is reported to be call in"
He had much difficulty in evading
some of the Kaufman swings, and
while the old timer showed flashes
of his former speed, he tired within
four rounds and was an easy mark
for a mixer with a good wallop.
O'Brien is evidently almost
through with the short round game.
Even that is too strenuous for him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
will game
4mth Mhan permit % o
BASKETBALL

Houston, 70; POST FaIIs, Is.
The Houston school lads had lit
tie. difficulty in annexing the game
from the Post Falls five yesterday
afternoon in the Houston gym, the
score OF 20 to 10 showing the rela-
tive abilities of the two aggrega.
tons. Wheeler and Logsdon starred
for the locals, while Dunbar tossed
the largest number of goals for the
visitors. The lineup and score fol-
lows:
Houston. Position. Post Falls.
Huntley co.. ........ Dunbar co.
Forward.
Taylor Sheppard
Forward.
brown ........ ...... WOrten
s. Center.
LOSSdOn ...s..... Eglepla1t
Guard.
Wheeler ........'.....P runner
,+~. IL. 70 Guard.
Goals-Huntley 2, Taylor 2. Logs
don 2, Wheeler 2, Brown 1, Dunbar
2, Worten 1. Foul goals-Taylor 2,
Dunbar z.
Idaho Gonzaga Friday.
The Idaho university Gonzaga COL
lege basketball mixup is scheduled
for Friday night on the Gonzaga
floor. Manager Carolan has been
putting forth every effort to whip
his men into shape and expects to
take the university lads into camp.
South Central at Almira.
The South Central quintet left
this. afternoon for Almira, where
they play the high school five of
that town. Saturday night the men
journey to Post Falls, the Friday
night game with Wilbur having
been called off. The 8. c. H. s.
squad will be composed of the fol-
lowing: Gietz and Pedicord. for
wards; Miller and Pynn, guards;
Fancher, CENTER. Campbell, sub.
HiIIyard Team Plays.
The Hillyard high Five will open
its basket ball season Friday night
with contest with a team from the
Catholic church. The quintet is
planning tour commencing Janu-
airy %, which will take it to Har-
rington, Edwall and other towns.
North Central VS.. Cheney.
Tomorrow afternoon the North
Central boys will play the Cheney
high quintet on the South Central
gym floor, to be followed by a game
between the girls teams Of the two
schools.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
PERSONALS OF MEN IN
THE WORLD OF SPORT

wadS of money. Bullman had a
way of knowing just when he was
going to win and just when he
wasn't. McGraw drank pretty
heavily during one training season
in the south. His nose was all to
the flannel before he eased off.
Several of the boys handed him
some straight talk and McGraw
took the hint. He cut the liquor
and started for Marlin Springs,
Texas, where the Giants were to
train.
Just a year before Harry
Pulliam committed suicide he de-
clared that when he left the posi-
ton that he held he would be
through with baseball forever.
Rather prophetic.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20
NORTH CENTRAL AT
CHENEY TONIGHT

The North Central Hi boys and
girls basket ball teams journey to
Cheney tonight, the boys to play
the Cheney normal quintet and the
girls to play the high school flve.
Tomorrow afternoon the cheney
Hi boys and girls play double
header against the North Central
teams in the South Central gym.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-20

1t has been definitely announced that the 1Oround pro
fessonal game will open at Hill yard February 10 with
an exhibition between Fritz Holland and Tom Carter.
There possibility that Maurice Thompson the Butte
welterweght will be substituted for Carter Thompson
is out with challenge Holland and is anxious to meet
the local crack.
The of the opening Of the fight game at
Hillvard was made in these columns weeks ago.
With the by President Jesse Jenes OF Feb
ruary Is as the date of the initial smoker the gloom OF
the local fight bugs will be raised.
It's only few minutes ride to Hillyard. If that town
thrves under the we'll regulated 1Oround fight Spo
kane fans will remain cast down long the action
of the local authorities in regiousy enforcing laws
which are considered null and void elsewhere IN tins state
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
Judge Randall Fails to Hold
Lois Barrett for Trial ON
ChargeofStealingPlume
WOMEN NEAR CLASH IN COURT

Lois Barrett, the fourteen year old
vaudeville actress who was brought to
Kenosha On Tuesday to answer a charge
Of grand larceny in the municipal court
tion of Judge Randall after an all
day hearing on Thursday and she was
discharged from custody late Thursday
evening and in company with her moth
er and q retinue of attorneys and
friends returned to Chicago bearing
with her the willow plume which had
been the bone of contention in one OF
the most exciting hearings held in the
municipal court in many months. The
hearing of the case was not completed
until after six o'clock and when the
final decision Of the court was made
there was some excitement. The Bar
ret child had been defended by Kate
Kane Rossi, the famous woman lawyer
and in her argument she made bitter
attack on Mrs. Joseph Biennemann and
the members of the Biennemann family
on account of the part that they had
taken in the prosecution. At the close
Of the hearing Mrs. Biennemann and
the lawyer FLASHED and it looked for
time as if they would meet in personal
encounter but both of the women left
the court room without a blow being
struck. The evidence in the case was
the most complete series of contradic-
tions ever heard in court of law.
This was the second time that
the girl had been arrested on the charge
of taking the plume and the case at
tracted big crowd of spectators to
the court room. The young woman is
known on the stage as Gwendolyn
Barrymore and it was under this name
that she appeared in West Side Thea
tire in Kenosha at the time she was
alleged to have purloined the plume
which caused the fight in the courts. It
is thought that the decision of Judge
Randall will be the end of the case.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
MANY SEEK JOBS.
Men From Cities Would Get on Kenosha
Police Force.

The announcement that Kenosha is
short of police officers has gone broad
cast over the state and as a result the
Chief of the department in receiving
letters from many cities offering serv-
ices More than twenty letters have al
ready reached the Chief and thew come
from all sorts and classes of men from
as many cities. One of the men seek
ing place is a former chief of police
at Tomah, while a half a dozen rail.
way men are anxious to change their
overalls for the regulation uniform of
police officer. 1t will be impossible
for the board of police and fire COM
missioners to consider any of the ap-
pllcations as man to get on the force
IN Kenosha must have been resident
of the city for at least three years.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
MAKE WAR ON DEAD BEATS
Ninety Per Cent of the Retail Dealers
in Meats are Already Members Of
the New Organization and Others
VIII Follow

If you see your fayorite meat dealer
holdiDg his hands aloft or rubbing his
right ankle with his left great toe don It
get excited and believe that he las
gone insane over the reduced price of
meats for it's dollars to doughnuts that
ne is simply giving the hailing sign to
one of the members of the Master But
cher s association of Kenosha which
came into being at Schlitz hall on We'd
nesday evening when q large number
of the retail dealers of the city met and
organized a chapter of the National
Butchers Association. The new or
aaniHation will include all the retail
meat dealers in the city, It is q secret
organization but the head officials de-
clare it has nothing to do with the
raising of the price of meats in the city
or any where else and that it is simply
a protective organization for the bene-
fit Of the men in the business. The
National Organization of the United
Master Butcher IS Association of the
United States now has membership
of more than 10000 and ala o. these
men have been given the grips, signs,
pass words and other secrets of the
organization, The main object of the
organization is to protect its members
against the ravages of "dead beats, !"
to prevent wholesalers from selling to
customers of retail shops and for Soc
ial purposes. The work of organizing
the local men was in charge Of Presi-
dent John III. Scofield of st. Louis and
O. number of the members Of the Ma
tional Organization were present at
the meeting. The next meeting of the
Kenosha Association will be held at
Schlitz hall on November so. The fol-
lowing were elected as officers of the
association for the remainder of the
year:
PresldenC. ole. ..........s.C Chris Heinz
First vice president r. J. Flbin
Second vice president. /. Nicholas Gehl
Third vice president. 80. Fred Beck
Secretary. .............E Edward Degan
Treasurer. ................ John Wade
Financial Secretary. Ira whitehead
Master at Arms. Charles Labanoswski
Inside Guard. .......... .Jo ohm Rosing
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
A. G. Frost Former Head of
G. 4 NJ. Buys Great Timber
Tract in Northwest
TO PUSH Northwestern DEAL

A. G. Frost former owner, president
and manager of the Chicago & North
western Electric Railroad Company,
has just brought to a successful con-
clusion deal for 100000 acres of tim
Der lands in British Columbia.
Says the British Columbia Bulletin
of Information:
1.-THE Prince Rupert Journal reports
the conclusion of deal by which the
immediate timber areas on Moresby Is
land held by the Corbett interests have
passed into the hands of A. G. Frost, a
well known capitalist of Chicago. The
deal was consummated there, Reginald
Brown of Vancouver acting as inter
mediary in connection with the deal.
The areas had been gone over care
fully by cruisers in the employ of Mr..
Frost who himself has spent day or
two in the city in company with Mr..
Brown.
In connection with the limits is a
saw mill located at Queen Charlotte
City. This MILL it has been reported
was to have been shut. down. 1t has
continued to operate, however, and Mr..
Frost before leaving last evening for
the south stated that he expected to
continue the running of the mill. The
limits are, of course, purchased as a
speculation far beyond the capacity of
the mill at Queen Charlotte City.
The area involved is about 100000
acres and while the exact price is
not made known the cash which chang
ed hands in connection with it was
100000. The area is very heavily
timbered and the investment is one of
the best in northern British Columbia
Mr.. Frost is man of wealth He
is interested in coal measures in the
vicinity of Masset as well as in the
timber of the islands. Formerly he
was very closely identified with the coal
fields Of Alaska.
Mr.. Frost was formerly president of
the Chicago & Milwaukee Street Rail
way and is accustomed to dealing with
enterprises of large character. His
acquisition of the timber lands of
Morseby island viii mean much for
this northern portion of the province
as he has the means and the ability
to handle it to the very best advan.
tage."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24

It is said that the county option
members of the legislature are prepar-
ing to spring a coup when the legis-
lature meets and the county option bill
is brought up and defeated by demand
ing referendum on it but the powers
that be who will have charge of the
situation at Madison for the liquor
interests do not appear to be very
much alarmed at the prospect. It is
true that all political parties in the
state are pledged to the referendum
principle but what it a little matter
of campaign pledge between friends2
Much of the money spent in the prim
aries to secure the nomination of men
known to be opposed to county option
would be considered wasted if the state
is to be plunged into another big fight
on this question within few months.
What the voters opposed to a county
option law wanted and expected when
they sent their men to the legislature
was peace for two years not another
bitter and expensive battle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
GET QUESTION TO PEOPLE
Members Elect of the Legislature Al
ready in Line for Committee Ap-
pointments and Plums Are Being
Promised

The county optionists have trick
up their sleeve which in the legisla-
ture next winter they believe will
bring that issue to the fore and keep
it there. Some time ago it was stated
that county option bills would be in
troduced next winter in each house of
the legislature. The announcement was
received with equanimity, as it was
we'll known that such measure could
not carry in either house Of the legis-
lature. The Introduction is only part
of the game, however, and the smallest
part. 1t is the intention to ask that
the bills be given to the people for
referendum vote. On such a pro
position it is felt many more votes
can be secured, as each one of the
parties in the state have declared for
the initiative, the referendum and the
recall
Those back of the plan figure that
under the circumstances neither as
semblymen or senators can reasonably
refuse to send the measure to the peo-
pie for their determination as to
whether it shall be law or not. In
support Of their contention they viii
cite the action of the legislature in the
matter of the primary law which, was
submitted to referendum vote of the
people before it becomes law The So
clal democrats especially, would be in
an awkward position and It is said that
they realize this and it has been whis-
pered that if such proposition is put
up to the legislature the members of
that party will vote in favor of it.
Should this scheme carry the state
would at once be plunged into a coun-
ty option fight such as have been wit
messed In other states. While county
option is not likely to carry in state
with such large percentage of foreign
born citizens as Wisconsin, the struggle
would unquestionably be bitter and
tend to still further increase the dis
sensions already existing.
While the legislature is still two
months away speculation as to its make
up is beginning to be heard. Mem
bers elect are getting into line for
committee assignments to the extent of
trying to get in touch with those who
will be influential in making up the
prize packages in that line. Little will
be done SO far as the assembly commit
tees are concerned las these will depend
on the result of the speakership contest.
The senate, on the contrary makes up
its own committees In caucus. AS the
La Toilette men have complete control
of the senate it is admitted that the
committees In that house of the Ieois-
lature will be made up so as to be sure
that all the La Toilette policies as out
lined in the senate platform will be
carried out. There-are seven holdover
senators who are On that side of the
fractional fence and of the old senator's
three have been reelected.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
WEDDINGS FOR THANKSGIVING.
Many Kenosha Couples to Celebrate the
Annual Holiday With Weddings.

Kenosha county promises to have
plenty of wedding bells ringing on next
Wednesday and Thursday in celebra-
tion of the Thanksgiving Day holiday
and the marriage license clerk at the
court house is being kept busy in issu-
ing the licenses for the weddings The
most notable celebration of the day
will be double wedding in the town
of Paris. The brides will be Emma
L. Haney and Miss Louisa E. Fonk and
the grooms Michael L. Fonk and Hen
ny M. Terry. Other licenses issued in
elude Ray G. Gates and Miss Della
Gilmore Of Bristol; Edwin A. voss and
Miss Martha M. Bernhoft both of
Bassett's Station and Nicholas P. Will
komm and Josephine M. Neu both of
the town of Paris.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
SEASON TO CLOSE DECEMBER
Insurance Will Expire on That Date aud
Boats Prepare for Winter Quarters.

Boats Prepare for Winter Quarters.
Two weeks from yesterday the season
on the Great Lakes will officially end.
On that date marine insurance will
expire-fve days earlier than last year
and all boats leaving port thereafter
viii sail at owner IS risk or on a spec
ial rate Of insurance. Nearly the en-
tire fleet will go into winter quarters
at that time, and only a few boats
will make December trips.
This week will wind up the season
so far as the Pittsburg Steamship
company is concerned, and aside from
shifting to lay up, no boats of that
big feet will sail after next Saturday.
With the exception of a few steamers
that will load coal during the next few
days, the last upbound boats sailed yes
terday. Steamers of the feet that are
bound down with ore Will be sent to
winter quarters as soon as they are
loaded.
President Coulby announced last De-
cember that so long as he was connect
ed with the company there would be no
more sailing in December and all the
vessels Of the feet will be in winter
quarters before the end of November.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
WOMEN URGE PARK PURCHASE
City Council Will be Asked to Provide
for a Bond Issue to Take Care Of the
Purchase Price Which HAS Been Set
at $4,000.

The city council is being asked to
again take up the question of providing
for parks for the city of Kenosha and
at the next regular meeting of the coun-
Gil the aldermen will be asked to take
some action on the purchase of the
property owned by Mrs. James Hannah
and, situated just west of the city on
Prairie avenue. There is some doubt as
to the value of the property for Park
purposes but many of the organizations
in the city will join in a petition to
the council asking that plan be work
ed out by which this property may be
purchased and held for park for the
people of the city. If the city intends
to take any action to purchase the
Hannah property it must be taken now
as Mrs. Hannah has had agents here
during the past week asking to pur-
chase the timber on the property. The
greatest value in the property is in the
splendid woodland. There is about rs
acres in the Hannah farm and it is to
be offered to the city at price of
$4,000. The council us to be asked
to issue bonds to provide for the pur-
chase. Many of the aldermen realize
the demand for more park lands for
the city but many of them feel that
the price demanded for the Hannah
property is too high and it is doubtful
if the council would consent to pur-
chase the property at this price. Mrs.
Hannah has announced that she is will
ing to sell the property to the city with
the understanding that no payments
shall be made on it more than the in
terest on the purchase price until 1915
OF that she will extend the payments
for even a longer term if necessary The
Woman's Club of Kenosha and the
Kenosha Play Grounds Association are
both expected to join in the movement
to secure the purchase of the property
and Mrs. Hannah feels convinced that
these women will be able to make the
council see the ACCESSIBILITY of the pur-
chase of this property. Several other
pieces of property have been suggested
as sites for parks and it is not improb-
able that the agitation at this time
will result in the council making some
provisions for the extension of the park
lands of the city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24

It is rather a pity that some of the
able bodied men from other cities who
are applying for places on the police
force cannot acquire residence in
Kenosha as easily as a foreigner who
arrives just before election for they
appear to be just about the kind of
men the police and fire commissioners
are looking for. This shortage of men
for the force is getting serious and if
the board continues to have as much
difficulty filing vacancies as at pres
emit 1T may be necessary to change the
rules and open the places to all corners
but that will only be done as last
resort. It is better of course in almost
every way to have local men on the
force but if the commissioners cannot
get the men they want and must have
here in Kenosha what are they going
to do9
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24

The board of supervisors was right
in settling the eligibility of all of its
members to participate in the delibera-
tions of the board at the beginning of
the session before any important work
was taken up even though it did take
few hours time. Had they gone on
and it had happened that the vote of
the member whose right to sit on the
board had been called into question
had decided some, important matter it
might have been necessary for all of
the work of the board to be done over
again and the county would have been
put to considerable expense. After the
decision Of the committee on creden-
tails the supervisors can proceed to
business without any fears that the
acts of the board can be successfully
challenged.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
MARRIED AT CROWN POINT.
Miss Mabel Schnell and G. e. Schultz
Give Friends Surprise.

Mr.. and Mrs. P. III. Schnell announce
the marriage of their daughter Mabel
to G. z. Schultz of Sheboygan, Wis.
The marriage of Miss Schnell took place
at Crown Point, Ind, Tuesday morn
ing Miss Schnell went to Crown Point
a week ago to visit relatives. The
marriage of the couple was complete
surprise to their friends. They will
make their future home in Sheboygan
and will be at home to their friends
after December LIST, at 1913 Bell avenue.