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The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28

publicanS, | can see no other result
than a Democratic house and Demo-
cratic president in 1913.
President Taft still refuses to relent
in his opposition to Congressional
investigation of either the sugar un-
derweighing frauds or the sale by the
government of valuable sugar lands
to the sugar trust. The first reSolu-
ton introduced by Rep. John A. Mar
tin, of Colorado, providing for an in
vestigation by Congress was smoth-
cred to death. Mr.. Martin has now
introduced second resolution. He
alleges that the sugar trust has been
allowed to acquire 55, 600 acres OF the
richest sugar lands in the Philippines,
and that the validity of this transac-
ton is open to most serious question,
in view of the fact that the law of the
Philippines expressly'declares that not
more than $500 acres of land shall be
sold to any single corporation. Sane,
ton was given to the transaction in
question by Attorney General Wick
ersham, who was former member
of the New York sugar law firm o.
Strong G. Cadwalader, which firm Mr.
Martin declares was directly concern
ed with the alleged illegal sale. Pres
ident Taft's brother is still member
of this firm. Whether the President
can much longer prevent sweeping
investigation of the entire scandal is
extremely doubtful.
Offices of standpat Republicans re-
semble mail order houses these days
To head off impending defeat, the
standpatters are burdening the mails
with millions of packages of garder
seeds, farmers bulletins, maps
speeches and horse doctor books
Not few of the regulars are uneasy
as result of the recent election il
the Thirty-second New York district
in which Havens, the Democratic
candidate, changed the 1908 Republi
can plurality of 10, ,l67 into Demo
cratic plurality of 5,83l.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
Globe Trading Co


| wonder how many readers Of this
page ever grew lavender in their
gardens? Many people have never
seen it growing or inhaled its fra
GRANGE, yet the very name calls up
thoughts of things dainty and sweet
ly scented.
Two or three generations ago it
was highly priced and grew in many
old fashioned gardens. Nor is there
any reason why it should be relegat-
ed to the past, for it is not only of ex-
quisite fragrance, but laid among
linens or among clothing that is
packed away, it imparts a delicate
and lasting odor that is most refresh
ing.
In the sick room it acts as mild
disinfectant and is not disagreeable
as most things used for that purpose.
Moths will not inhabit a chest contain
ing lavender and flies are glad to
leave a room that holds a boquet OF
this fragrant plant.
1t tgrows fairly easily from seed, re-
quiring two weeks or more to ger
inmate, and the young plants need
urging along a little if any benefit is
to be taken the first season. A very
satisfactory way is to buy small
plant or two from the greenhouse
and thus save several weeks of labor.
The true lavender is known as laven.
dula vera. Just as the flowers are
opening is the time to pick II for best
results. Break off part Of the twie
with the flower, for both leaves and
stem are fragrant.
Once grown in your garden and
venture to predict that it is given
permanent place among your favor
| ties. -Ruralist.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
Sympathy For Mrs. T. r.
X. G. Post

X. c. Post
81 lift my glass also," said Presi-
dent Fallieres, "in honor of Mrs.
Roosevelt, to whom goes out the
homage of our respectful sympathy. "
What pity it is that French idioms
and shades of meaning are pot trans
latable into English. That toast
sounds as if M. Fallieres was really
sorry for Mrs. Roosevelt, and wanted
everyone to join in an expression of
coincidence.
What he really meant to say was
but if the thing cannot be translated,
how is anyone to explain what he
really meant to say? We will take it
for granted that his intentions were
good, and let it go at that.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
Twitted Cannon of Election.

Washington, April 20.-The sweep
ing Democratic victory in the Thirty
second New York Congressional
District yesterday was brought to the
attention of the House today by Rep
resentative Rucker of Missouri, a
Democrat.
"Mr. Speaker" he said, 81 desire
to inquire if the House has heard
from the Thirty-second New York
District"
A storm of applause swept over
the Democratic side before Speaker
Cannon could reply. Finally he said:
Zone side of the House and the
gentleman from Missouri seem to be
very enthusiastic. The chair, an
swering the parliamentary inquiry Of
the gentleman, will state that he
laughs best who laughs last"
Then the Republicans cheered and
applauded.
"Mr. Speaker, said Mr.. Robinson
of Arkansas, Gas | passed through
the lobby this morning | heard the
speaker of the House droning Whom
the Lord loveth he chasteneth' in
connection with the election in New
York yesterday"
Speaker Cannon made no reply.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
Carl ]. Henry and Major F. H.
CrOwell.

AT a meeting ofsthe city council,
Tuesday, April 10, the following re-
solution was passed and ordered
spread upon the records and publish
ed.
Be it resolved by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Butler, as fol-
lows:
That the Mayor and Council of the
City of Butler at this time upon the
retirement of Carl j. Henry from the
office of City Attorney and Clerk of
the Council wish to express to him
their appreciation of his earnest and
faithful service to the city during the
past four years.
That this public expression be Civ
en- commencing him as strong and
able as an attorney and accurate and
efficient in his capacity as Clerk and
in the keeping OF all the city's rec
ordS.
And be il further resolved that the
Mayor and Council express their ap-
probation of the faithful service of
Councilman F. H. Crowell during his
term of office just closed, and COM
mend him for his active and efficient
work in committee and council for
the welfare of the city.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28

Raymond, the .7-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Gench, was slight
ly injured last evening by being run
over by the delivery rig Of Allen
Wright, the grocer. The youngster
attempted to catch the runaway ami
NAL near the Walnut st. M. E.
Church. The horse kicked him in the
stomach, and he was picked up un-
conscious and taken to his home. II
was feared he was dangerously in
jured, but all will be glad to know
that the youngster is able to play
about today and is suffering no IL
effects Is a result Of his experience
Rich Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
Cow Test Period Extended.

Columbia, Mo-, April 25.-The first
three-month period of the test by the
College Of Agriculture Of the amount
of milk produced by the Holstein
cow Missouri Chief Josephine has
been extended to May 4. 1--WE are
allowed, in a test of this kind, to take
any consecutive period that we
choose. The cow is doing so good
now that we shall begin the test at
seventeen days after she began Civ
ing milk, instead Of at four days, as
we had intended, said l. 7. Van Note,
herdsman.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
Rich Hill Review.

Rich Hill Review.
Street work has begun in Rich Hill,
and it is hoped that it will be kept up
until every street and alley in the
town has been smoothed over. This
is the proper season for road drags,
and every country district should get
busy. While conditions are not good
for cultivating on the farm, they are
excellent for dragging the roads.
First provide a way for the water,
then 90 ahead on the roads, and you
will reap the benefit of whatever la
Dor you expend.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
Wilderness Death Cruel.

Theodore Roosevelt In Scribners.)
The game is ever on the alert
against the lion, this greatest OF foes,
and every herd, almost every indi-
vidual, is in imminent and deadly
peril every few days or nights, and
of course suffers in addition from
countless false alarms. But no sooner
is the danger over than the animals
resume their feeding or love-making,
or their fighting among themselves.
Two bucks will do battle the minute
the herd has stopped running from
the foe that has seized one ofits num-
Der, and a buck resumes his love-
making with ardor in the brief inter-
val between the first and the second
alarm, from hunter or lion. Zebra
will make much noise when one OF
their number has been killed; but
their fight has vanished when once
they begin their barking calls.
Death by violence, death by cold,
death by starvation-these are the
normal endings Of the stately and
beautiful creatures of the wilderness.
The sentimentalists who prattle about
the peaceful life of nature do not
realize its utter mercilessness, al
though all they would have to do
would be to look at the birds in the
winter woods, or even at the insects
on cold morning or cold evening.
Life is hard and cruel for all the low
er creatures, and for man also, in
what the sentimentalists call Estate
of nature" The savage Of today
shows us what the fancied age Of
gold of our ancestors was really like;
il was an age when hunger, cold,
violence and iron cruelty were the
ordinary accompaniment of life. II
Mathew Arnold, when he expressed
the wish to know the thoughts Of
earth's vigorous, primitive" tribes
Of the past. had really desired an an.
swer to his question, he would have
done well to visit the homes OF the
existing representatives of his wig
>orous, primitive" ancestors, and te
watch them feasting on blood and
rutS while as for the ''pellucid and
pure" feelings Of his imaginary prim
tive maiden, they were those of any
meek cowlike creature, who accepted
marriage BY purchase or OF convent
ence 8 I matter Of course.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
Taft to Meet His Double.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 25.-Thomas
Morley, a police sergeant here, who
is a double of President Taft in stat
ure and features, will sit beside the
President next Monday at the ball
game between Pittsburg and Chi
cago. A friend sent Mr.. Taft a
photograph Of Sergeant Morley, and
the President expressed the desire tc
meet Morley and have him sit beside
him at the game.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28

tors 10 the league treasury WcIc III
terested in the passage of shipsub-
sidy bill merely as American patriots
anxious to see the merchant marine
built up, cross examination OF the
very witnesses who made such asser-
tons brought out the fact that two OF
the vice-presidents of the league were
directors of the steel trust, and that
another vice-president was the gener-
al manager of a Newport News, Va,
shipbuilding company, concerns which
might easily profit through the OPEN
ing of the pork barrel by the passage
of a ship subsidy measure.
"The Democrats are nearer to elect
| ing a President of the United States
than they have been since 1892, says
Governor Claude A. Swanson, of Vir-
ginia, who recently completed tour
that extended to the Pacific coast
'Not in years have the Democrats
shown so much activity, so much de-
sire to shake off lethargy, to hold
harmony banquets, and to get togeth-
er as is manifested in all sections Of
the country at this time. With such
a spirit prevailing the leaders and the
rank and file Of Democracy, taken to-
lQether with the dissension among Re-
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
OKLAHOMA TO TRY TO
GUST WATERS PIERCE.
Attorney General Will File Suit
Similar to Texas Liti-
cations.
cations.

Guthrie, Ok, April 2l.-The State
of Oklahoma, through Attorney Gen.
eral West, will start proceedings Sat
urday at Enid against the Waters
Pierce Oil Company similar to those
recently brought in Texas, which re-
suited in victory for the State. AT.
torney General West will ask that a
receiver be appointed for the oil COM
pany, alleging that the State antitrust
law has been violated.
The State is endeavoring to force
the price of oil to one level, and, if il
is shown that the antitrust law has
been violated in the regulation Of
prices, it is believed the properties ol
the company will be sold and the
company legally put out of business
If the application for receiver is
granted Saturday, the company will
be operated under the jurisdiction ol
the court until the final custer pro
ceedings are instituted.
1t is expected the oil company viii
re-organize by forming a,ioint stocl
company in continuing its business
as was done in Texas. The actor
against the company has been pend
ing for two years.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
Spelling Bee.

A spelling bee will be held at the
Prairie Rose school house, 2 miles
west of Passaic, Friday night April
%, 1910.
The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-28
RECEIVERS SALE
Going Right along. No matter the weather.
Hot or Cold, Rain or Snow

Goods adapted all and kind
Price
Hitch
Shoes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28
Skat Tournament,

Players to the number of 6S attended
the skat tournament held at the Rock
Island Turner hall Monday. The con-
testants came from the neighboring
towns in Iowa and Illinois, and the
play was very interesting. The prize
winners follow:
First prize-Otto Eckhardt, 20 won
plays, 2 lost, with plus of 76S.
Second prizes. W. Sieh, 69S plus.
Third prize-John H. Strohbehn of
Walcott, grand solo, without four, total
100 points.
Fourth prize - Robert Stoelting of
Moline. 20 won plays and lost with a
plus of CO.
Fifth prize - H. P. Oetzmann, 652
points.
Sixth prize-W. H. Stark, who had
an individual play of 140 with 39S plus.
Seventh prize - William Rohlf, who
played a club tournee solo without
four, total 4.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28

to the fru!I al iuc Gag. low throw
brings the baSrman in In this case
the best way is 10 circle him from be
hind. No two men have the same met b.
eds Of sliding Some try for the bag
feet first. There is less personal risk.
though when the ground is insecure n
twisted ankle is the result The slide
varies with the baScman. and expert
cnce alone can improve this. Some
like throws TO one side. while others
may excel just the opposite way.
There are players in the big leagues
today who never improve in base run
ming. Many have the requisite speed
but poor managers have done more to
handicap base running than good man
ayers have improved it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28

toyed with Hyland, hitting him when
and where he pleased. Dicks counte-
nance began to assume a swollen and
beefy expression, but there was also
discernible a puzzled and worried ex-
preston on the Californian's visage.
Hyland pounded terrific left to the
body in the fourth session and put a
right cross to the face that brought the
claret in a stream from the mouth.
Dick got over several other good body
punches in this round, but Mcfarland
was at all times master Of the situa-
ton.
The sixth period was a repetition of
the previous rounds. Mcfarland was
always after Hyland, but Dick was
game and took it.
Pounds the Californian.
In the seventh session, after Packey
had pounded Hyland about the ring,
Dick suddenly swung hard right that
shook up the pride of the yards" but
the latter came back stronger than
ever and whaled his antagonist fiercely
until the bell rang.
HyIand's seconds began to call Nc
Farland uncompIimentary names in the
eighth round. This only served TO
make Packey fight harder, and he beat
Hyland numerically.
In the ninth round Mcfarland gave
pretty exhibition of boxing at the ex-
pense of Hyland. Toward the end of
this round both cut loose and slammed
away. A right swing caught Packey
on the nose and drew the blood.
They shook hands for the final tilt.
and Mcfarland damned his right fist
hard against Hyland's jaw. Then be-
gan the real fireworks. They fought
from one end of the ring to the other
and back again. and it was always Hy-
land who was backing up. They were
locked in a clinch when the bell rang.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28
is PACKEY'S FIGHT
Pride of Chicago Stockyards
Has Better of Dick Hyland
in 10 Rounds.
MASTER OF CALIFORNIAN
New York Bout Is Fierce One, but
There Are No Knockouts-
Settle an Old Grudge.

New York, Sept. 2S.-Packey McFar-
land won all the way in his 10-round
bout with Fighting Dick Hyland at the
Fairmont Athletic club last night.
There was only a small crowd present
TO see the men, enemies of long stand
ing have it out
They spared cautiously at the start
and Mcfarland put light left upper
cut to the face and a right to the body
as they came to clinch. Then Packey
put a hard right to the face. Hyland
got home a few body blows, but Nc
Farland drove a left to the face that
set Fighting Dick back on his heels.
Hyland tried to force the milling, but
Packey blocked too cleverly for Dick
TO hurt him.
Mcfarland drove terrific jolting
right to the ribs in the second round.
Then, as Hyland rushed in, Packey
caught him with a straight left TO the
face that cut Dicks mouth Hyland
landed two good body punches, but
Mcfarland more than Offset these with
crushing rights and lefts to the face.
Packey Toys with Dick.
In the third round Mcfarland merely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28
in SECOND PLACE.
Semi Official Figures Place
Rock Island Next to Top
in Attendance.
57,O84 PAID ADMISSIONS
Only One Other City Ahead of This
Mark-Slump at Opening Pre-
vented New Record.

Semi-off1cial figures place the at
tendance at Island City park during
the past season at 57,OS4 which
means that Rock Island stands sec
ond best in point of attendance to
any of the cities in the Three-Eye
circuit. Semf-official figures from
Davenport give that city the lead in
attendance with 57,S71 while the
next best after Rock Island has about
$4,000. The showing made by Rock
Island in this respect is very graf
flying. 1t is easy to see that had it
not been for the slump which the
team experienced at the opening of
the season, Rock Island would have
been far ahead in point of attend
ance. The crowds that turned out
for the first few weeks pointed to
e new record in attendance, but
gradually the poor playing of the
team killed off interest and the num-
her of paid admissions rapidly fell
Off
End Up Strong.
Then came the reversal of form and
gradually the team climbed the lad
der from the DOItom almost TO the top
and just as gradually the fans began
Going back to the fold During the
last few weeks of the schedule the al
tendance approached what it had
been at the opening and the total mark
was greatly raised. When it is con-
sidered that the record last year of
about 1000 was almost reached, there
is reason TO be proud of the showing
inasmuch as last year the team ex-
perienced no prolonged slumps from
the opening to the close of the season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28

Three-Eye league magnates have
completed their reserve list of players
and forwarded the names to National
Secretary j. H. Farrell. 1t was re-
CURED that the list be in the posses
sion of the league secretary by Sept.
%. Clubs will be given another
chance to make corrections for final
list to be published one month later.
The men reserved in the Three-Eye for
next season are as follows:
Rock Island-Frank Lakaff, F. Dick,
and w. Queisser, pitchers; Dan o.
Leary, w. Jacobsen and Claude Stark,
catchers; ]. P Slattery, Otto Vogel,
Roy Snyder, Harry Kelley, infielders;
Paul Davidson, ]. J. Callahan and
George Manusch, outfielders; John
Tighe, manager.
Archer, c. Nelson, Ray Crabb, Pearl
Holycross and J. Pinnance, pitchers;
NJ. Walsh and ]. Coleman, catchers;
D. Foutz, Jeff Hickman, Ray Chapman
and c. Darringer. infielders; Phil Ma
deau. Harry Ohland, outfelders.
Peoria-Connie Walsh, Joseph How
Xix, f. Ovitz. w. Gilbert, E Veach,
pitchers: Thomas Asmussen o. A. ia
cobs, catchers; David Rowan, d. Pa
drone. Charles Moore, Fred Smith,
Charles Myers inielders; A. Biltz, j.
Johnson, outfelders.
Waterloo-C. Douthett, z. Hughes,
H. Chapman, r. Hendricks and P. Pc
terson, pitchers; P. Harrington and T.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28
THREE-EYE LEAGUE RESERVE LISTS

! Searles, catchers; w. Leard, G. Belt
er, ]. Wilkes, T. Fremer and H Chase,
infielders; A. T. Long, E. c. Collins, R.
Reserved by suspension-H H. Hes
ter, John Fitzpatrick, Joseph Harring-
ton and l.. Soutz.
Bloomington-C. Roger, NJ. Prender-
CAST, w. Humes and C. Davidson,
pitchers; D. T. Erwin, catcher; Fred
Melchoir, Allen Roudebush, W. H.
Staten and Joseph keenan, infielders;
John Goodwin and M. Madigan, out
feeders. Reserved by suspension-Hal
Smith, Earl Graham.
Springfield. B. Middleton, George
DAILY, pitchers; f. Johnson, catcher;
Richard Smith, Lynn Bell, Ray Blaus-
ser, Joe Mcguire, inf1elders; Frank
Lotion and J. J. Collins, outfelders.
Reserved by suspension-J. ]. Jock
erst, S. B. Grandy, Ross Thornton, F.
Cooney, A. Burns, E. Barlow, H. War
ner.
Danville-John Loomis, Howard
Benz. L. Brenton, Milan Woods, pitch
ers; Orville Wolfe, M Hildebrand, F.
Pierce catchers; D. Staley, ]. Magee,
R. T. Fisher and j. ingalls,, infielders;
r. Hopkins. o. Kaylor and ]. McCar-
thy. outfelders.
Dubuque-C. B. Ferrias, Frank Ray
c. Parkins, Earl Akers, pitchers; Med
ric Boucher,.K. Kelly, catchers; Frank
Lerchen, Henry Jasper. R. Darringer,
Charles Buelow and E. Taylor, out
fielders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-28
,OME STORIES
FROM DIAMOND
ddie Collins Says Good Base
Runner Is Not Neces-
sarily Speedy.
IEAD PLAYS A BIG PART
kinks the Star Men on the Bags Are
Born to the Art, Instead of Be-
ing Trained to 1t.
No. XIV
By EDDIE COLLINS.

Copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation-I
Good base running consists in reach
ig the base safely: bad base running
insists in being caught. At least that
the verdict of the crowd. and even
n expert has hard time TO tell
ihether the base running is good OF
nd. Some of the worst breaks made
b bases win games. and some of the
est result in defeat. The expert can
Pill good base runner by the way he
cts the start. the ground he gains
thile the pitcher is delivering the ball,
be way lie slides to the objective base
nd the Judgment he uses when steal
hg.
Base running brings out most for
IDLY what is in Il player. 1t is here
There brains count most. Hitting
bility is natural gift 1t is some
hing that may be improved. but can
OF be acquired. Base running is like
lifting. Base runners are born, not
hade. In all srratcCies of attack as
Eell as defense speed is a fine equip
hent. 1t is not an essential. Few
I'm second men have bloSsomcd into
ig league material in the base run
ing department. Most of them lack
rains. Few use their speed to nd
iantage. More important than speed
! the ability to get quickly into mo
ion. The man who always depends
lpon Il coachcr to tell him what to
10 will never succeed y player must
IIways have the situation in mind
lie must be ready TO take advantage
If every little slip of an opponent
Making the most Of opportunities is
mother knack of base running The
ecord of stolen bases in players
Fverage is not always Il criterion of
lis ability. There is no better illus
ration afforded than in stretching q
lit
Should Always Make Turn.
! On hit 10 Jhc nU.i.c.G runner
hould always make the turn to sec
nd. He should run toward the next
Jag as far as possible without run
ing the risk of being trapped by a
luick. accurate throw. One should
,lso use variations to this play. 1t is
lot bad idea once in awhile to turn
quickly as If TO get back to first. This
will often take the fielder off his guard.
lie may throw the ball leiSurely, max
ng it easy to beat the throw to the
ushion. or bluff to take second may
make him throw wildly. 1t is also
God policy TO worry the pitcher and
atcher by leading off as far as posi-
lie and bluffing. You not only help
ourself but if the batter works in
onjunction with you it might lead to
he pitchers losing control.
Another highly important essential
j negotiating bases is the slide. The
rinciplc is easy, although methods
airy as much as the players. Always
Iide opposite to the direction in which
be fielder will take the throw. A
Ugh throw naturally goes in back of |
ne base line On this one should slide |