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he had fearlessly sought out and
told the truth about corrupt poll
ticians and officials. about cor
rupt courts and judges, about the
rich and powerful depressing the
poor and helpless.
In season and out of season
with a pen both sharp and pow
erful, has he fearlessly champion
ed the cause of justice and prog
ress, and fought injustice and OPP
preston with all the strength and
vigor at his command.
So persistent and powerful has
been his work that he has long
been the target for the best ef-
forts of the tools of capitalism.
And now they have got him.
he must go to Jail for six onths
at hard labor and pay a fine and
court costs, amounting to $4,000.
And what are we going to do
about IT.
Did he commit a crime, or has
the u. s. federal court commit a
crime In prosecuting an innocent
mani Il. n. BROWN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

popular government. Incidentally
the late elections were a wonder
full vindication of the plan The
old crowd made their final desper-
ate effort to recapture control.
They were routed at every point.
Now the people are supreme In
Oregon"
Just south of the treasury build
ing there is monument to Will
lam Tecumseh Sherman. Like
all monuments except the shaft TO
Washington, 1t is inartistic and
grotesque. At recent meeting of
iconoclasts it was suggested that
the pedestal be cut down so as TO
bring the figure of William closer
to the admiring mob. But there
was a quick amendment proposed,
that instead 1t be built higher, so
that none but aviators might be
troubled by the sight Nothing
was done, so you can take your
choice. Sincerely,
RATH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

Washington, ID. c., Dec. A.
Dear Dad
At the recent freight rate hear
ings it was disclosed that the pub
LEFTY departments of the railroads
had circulated literature "bearing"
market values of all railway stocks
and showing how needy are the
roads. This was preliminary to
the request that they be permitted
to raise rates. Among these used
for this purpose by the roads was
Fra Ebert Hubbard. A little
piece, suppose, of handmade roy
graft.
had the pleasure last night of
meeting Uren, the man who made
the Oregon system of popular gov
eminent, including Sen. Bourne.
| found him a quiet, patient. listen
ing kind of a man. What he said
about the election of Bourne to the
senate interested me much. when
Bourne first became a candidate
said Uren, there was not a man
in the state who believed he had
a ghost of chance ever to become
senator. / went to him and told
him We needed man to make a
losing fight. Not only that, told
him we wanted a man who would
pay $4,000 for the privilege of
making this losing fight. Bourne
came through like trump. He
said he would make the fight. con-
tribute the fifteen thousand. and as
much as might be needed. In con-
sequence he has become the father,
as sswere. of the Oregon plan Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
IN ABOUT FOUR YEARS THEY TOOK OUT
CASH AND SECURITIES TO THE VALUE OF
FORTY MILLION DOLLARS.

CASH AND SECURITIES III The VALUE OF
FORTY MILLION DOLLARS.
That only the beginning. The struggling
railroad became the Great Northern, the Great
Northern swallowed the Northern Pacific and the
two together acquired many other lines. AT every
turn of the Wheel the millions were multiplied by
means of clever mergers, bold stock watering, and
the stead >and rise of land including iron
ore land, which fell into the hands of bold nanciers.
In about thirty years, Jim Hill and his partners
piled fortunes vast that it is hard to calculate
them, fortunes that have enabled them to dominate
not only the business, but the politics. of empire
Some will say they "earned'' it. Certainly they
had the imagination to foresee what must happen in
the expansion of the great northwest They had
the brains to discern the strategic points, and the
courage to take possession of them.
But after all the credit fairly due them is ackpowl-
edged three outstanding facts remain.
First-These men capitalized the future by water
ing stocks and bonds then levied tribute upon the
industry of the region to make those fictitious
tiles pay dividends
Second-They acquired vast areas of natural re-
sources originally belonging to all the people and
realized the profits which came with the inevitable
development of these resources.
Thirdly means of their monopoly of transpor-
tation, they took to themselves tremendous share
of all that was produced by the presence and the
labor of mutitudes of men-by society
Without these three sources of profit they could
not have made their multi-millions. NO MAN
SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO GET RICH THAT
WAY AGAIN.
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So. Tacoma, Dec. 4, 1910

Editor Tacoma Times:
Dear Sir: AS we read in the
pages of history about the perse-
cution of men who were loyal to
truth. justice and natural rights
of man, we burn with indigna-
tion at the people and government
guilty of such injustice. Yet we
will read about the injustice of
the present and not even make a
protest.
But our federal courts have
recently turned out case of in
justice that should shock our
sensibilities, blnted though they
are.
Fred d. Warren. editor OF the
Appeal to Reason, as a result OF
nearly four years of legal perse-
ot1tfon has had a big fine and
jail sentence confirmed by the u.
s. circsft court OF appeals at st.
Paul.
And for what reason?
For alleged violation OF U. 8.
postal ia VS.. but f. reality because
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What Are You Kicking

Please remember Mr. Man and Mrs Lady If times
and there's work 20 do If things and the is al
most DUE II the higher cost of living cuts down Irish
the buffers rancid and the milk kyblqe If the dollars that
all clothes Willie
sister Sue sisters got the mumps and things look blue and
another hole ladies little the bill collectors
adunning that
and begin cusng the whole blamed
brought got
through; if expected brought
really felt that you'd have boohoo
of the little boy girl who being
Claus is myth fake fraud pipe dream,
that it's only dad plus few pillows and whskers.
That is something to downhearted about!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
A Burst of Sunshine

the depths of
sunshine burst the
haired with
the paper" 1t looking,
OF Tacoma who asked of the
than minute he explained that noticed
ing through the shops blowing the
I notice that have considerable dphthera Tacoma at
the present he remarked maybe children will
the disease by blowing these horns they find in the stores
Maybe child
blow the child will the disease.
had rushed
he has little child he
the of this notice
venting of dphteria Tacoma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

The speed with which this simple
home mixture takes hold of a cough
and conquers it will surprise you.
The recipe given below makes more
and better cough syrup than you can
buy ready-made for $3.50.
Mix one pint of grannlated sugar
with " pint of warm water, and stir
| for 2 minutes. Put az ounces of
PineX (fifty cents WORTH in a pint
bottle; then add the Sugar Syrup. 1t
keeps perfectly. Take a teaspoonful
every one, two or three hours.
This gives almost instant relief,
and usually stops q deep-seated
cough inside of "a hours. Splendid,
too, for whooping cough, chest pains,
bronchitis, hoarseness, etc. he taste
is pleasant, and 1t is Just laxative
enough to help cure a cough. Its
tonic properties restore the appetite
which a cough tends to destroy.
This recipe Is now used in thou
sands of homes in the United States
and Canada. Its popularity has re-
suited in many infitations-none of
them as good as the old successful
formula. 1t will not work unless you
use thhe pure, genuine Pinex, which
lis the most valuable concentrated
Tcompound of Norwegian white pine
lextract, and contains tho necessary
quantity of guiaciol and other heal
ing pine elements.
A guarantee of absolute satisfac-
ton. or money promptly refunded,
goes with this recipe. Your drug
gist has Pinex or Will get 1t for
you If not. send to The PineX Co,
FIT Wayne, Ind. (Advt.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
BY Fred Schaefer

f1dNlllB SuCCCeuSu III u diiihS -
gar with the aid of Kit Carson
Boone, the real Boy Scout, Adolf
felt very chesty. OSCAR was COM
PEELED to make the best OF the sit
uation, but he was not pleased at
having some one around who knew
more about scouting that he. With
infinite craftiness he decided 10
bide him time and show the in
terloper that he himself was per-
fectly qualified to be the undisput-
ed authority in all operations of
Schnitzelbank Patrol No.
Therefore he seemingly fell in
with q proposition by Kit Carson
Boone to coach them in scouting
tactics.
Boone-Men, if you were going
on a long hike what provisions
would you take?
Adolf-Pretzels, handkaese, sis
sage, marinierte heringe und a
bungstarter.
Osgar-Ach, dose amt brovis-
ions-dose iss brivations. / voult
take along talbot rations-for in
stance, pearl onions.
Boone am afraid l cannot
teach you anything about boy
scouting if you have such ideas as
that. Now, when you have sighted
an enemy you must cry three times
like a night bird. How would you
do it, Mr.. Adolf?
Adolf - Me-ouw! Me-cuw! Me-
ouw!
Boone-Oh! What Kind of a
night bird is that?
Adolf--A tomcat.
Osgar-Fool! A tomcat ISIS nod a
might bird. Id ISIS day animal init
a latchkey.
Boone-Then you make a noise
like a night bird, Mr.. OSCAR.
Osgar-M-m! Nm! MN!
Boone-Why, when does night
bird maks such a muffled noise
like that?
Osgar-Ven id hass ids head un.
der ids wing, tee-hee
Boone - I beg pardon, Boy
Scouts do not sleep on duty. l will
tell you how to approach a bird
or animal so as to study its habits
if you really wish to learn them,
Go slowly and cautiously up to it
Adolf-Blease, how do you get
close to smoked goose or a quail
on toast?
Osgar-Obese gourmand! Vot
der boy ISIS trying to tell you ISIS
to conceal yourself behint a holly
hook, all der time noting init der
rapidity of a snail-dot iss much
faster dan you usually mole. Alzo
kip ouid of der sky line or der
Dirt will dink you are a grass
tank or rount house. Ven i'd
turns in your DIRECTION look mo-
tionless. Led your Globes be in
harmony nit der scenery. Eff id
ISIS in der open country wear your
vest unbuttoned; of id ISIS in der
Alpine hills wear dottet Swiss.
Boone-But, Mr.. OSCAR
Osgar-Blease, you can nod
teach Adolf anydings. Your teo-
ries ISIS too highbrow und Adolf's
INTELLECT ISIS in hiss feet. Besites
id ISIS yust so easy for Adolf to
me as you. Und
anyhow 1 am der cheneral of diss
nafy. Ain'd dot so, Adolf Say
yess.
Adolf, Yess Your Oxcellency!
Boone-Very well, sir. will
leave. Butt have seen enough of
you two doubtful characters to
convince me that you are not Boy
Scouts. Have a care and do not
commit any depredations or Griz-
ely Bear Patrol No. SO will bring
you to justice. Goo by.
Osgar-Au reservoir, young fell
Ter Ito Adolf Now see vot you
hat done, impossible pigsnuckle!
Eff you Yoult nod hat fount a real
Boy Scouid we could look each cd
der in der face mitould blushing
for your stuporous ignoraDeeness!
NEXT TIME they are caught
read handed posing as Boy Scouts
when they try to work a confidence
game.
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A haggard man entered the Of
flee of the district attorney and
waited diffidently for an hour to
get a word with him. Finally ne
obtained audience with the official,
who asked him what his business
was.
"I've cheated the government"
whispered the haggard man, ner-
vously lingering the hat in his
hands.
And you want to make resti-
Ftution?" inquired the district at
|torney. He had heard of such
cases. How did you cheat the
government - evade the customs
duty, or steal something from the
mint?"
"No, no, neither of those
things"
did you embezzle from a ma
tional bank, perhaps?"
mo, never had anything to 40
with national bank"
Ibid you overcharge Uncle Sam
on a contract?"
t''Not that, either -
did you crack country post
Officer"
No."
Then how did you cheat the
governments?
Why, you remember tie cen
sus, don't your"
Yes, yes, go on" said the dis
trict attorney.
Well" Kissed the man, looking
over his shoulder furtiyely.
when the census man came to my
house | didn't give him my middle
name.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
Brazil had a mutiny,

Brazil had a mutiny,
Mexico revolted;
All the kinks are scared to death |;
Manuel has bo]ted.
Which brings up the question
of getting the usual supply of
peace ON Earth" for Christmas
consumption.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
TODAY IN HISTORY

ECE M B E r 6,
1893, Nine. Du
Barry was gull
lotined at Paris.
If he had lived
all the lives that
have since been
written for her
in paper COW
ers --she would
have richly de-
served guillotin-
ing. She was not
the inventor of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

messenger U II
these cards ARE
our most wide
ly read authors,
Mrs. A g n e S
Greene Foster,
of Chicago, so far
as known. was
the first person
to write messag.
es for postcards
that were person
al, the thought
addressed direct
ly by the sender
to the recipient.
Her poem-card
you" has been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
LOVE LETTERS Of
A SCHOOL MA AM
Gathered by
Dora w. Featherstone.

Letter No. Is.
FROM GREATER NEW YORK
Dear Mis-:
l said l would write to you from
New York and | will now tell you
of the Sites l am seeing. There is
many. l see some every day. You
can never guess what | saw yester-
day; | will tell you what l saw
yesterday. % you will be sprized
when you hear what it was. just
think Miss - yesterday l saw
the Bone of Mammoth. | did,
BOBBY.
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English currants" are proba-
bly, so-called because they come
from Greece, or some other land
of the vine-never from England
and because they are grapes
not currants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
Labor 100 Per Cent Efficient

TIE Walst Journal quoting IAN official railroad"
-
1.-THE only time that to
efficient in hard times
applying his
chased by grizzly bear lonely
But that's argument for allowing
ther is why he should
heeno
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

money, but few people have ever
known it's uses better. She al
ways complained that life was dull
till she got busy-but Paris gave
her a death by no means dull.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

= Brandeis charges that the rail-
roads waste a mihion dollars
day. But not on individual drink
ing cups for passengers
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

This is her 47th birthday, but she
says birthdays count for naught,
unless each milestone's mortised
in securely by right thought"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
''They Never Will Be Missed'-

Senator Nell
son w. Aldrich
was seriously
bumped by an
automobile not
long ago.
S e n a { o r
Hughes of Coll
orado and ]. P.
Morgan are also
on the list.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

Force of habit have forced
more than one man to vote
against his honest convictions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
OBSERVATIONS

IF Miss Ens really wants he duke and If the duke wants
change of thought!
GENERAL FRED GRANT every be a
merely the upft of military discipline
all afford the luxury at $13 per month
MISSOURI defeated prohibition 218,125 majority which
pretty
BUY the Red Cross an-tubercuos pennies
fellows lfe OF won't know it,
twohirds of the things probably without
your knowing it.
LOUIS GLASS, telephone official bribng
Schm Frisco
judge didn't instruct the
things like this Justice always pictured with
OCTAVE CHANUTE of Chicago a outlining
strucion the ahips Is
Father the Aeoplane but till he dead The
fate of the who the before
MEETINGS to protest against high
all Europe What remedy they
kes American beef" Do they price? got
got it?
GOOD from the ynchngs and black
children in school han before That's
for civilization.
SAY the railroads
only $100,000G00." What's that
MARY GARDENS "Salome" by Chicago people
bodest of artistic ndecency
The despatch adds cher packed
of society,""
DR. COOK he's not he reached
Neither
PENNSYLVANIA senator has married his
hospital beats matrimonial
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
Anti Treating Ordinance

Despite the that
Mayor Fawcets antieatng ordinance there
minds of whether will develop
mandate the angaret and antpping
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

There is one local woman who
has not only finished her Christ
mas shopping, but remembers ex-
actly where she stored the Fourth
of July decorations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

Speaking of Xmas, would you
write it Howard Chandler KY, or
Xopher Columbus, or even Khan
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

Unconfirmed rumors from Mex
leo may be discounted on the
same basis we discount Mexican
money-about so per cent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

The cigaret fiend who pollutes
the\back platform air has been
suppressed by some street car
companies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

Diaz calls his insurgents anar-
chists. Taft calls 'em--shucks!
you've guessed it.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

Fish in Copenhagen are bought
splashing around in tanks. The
will not buy fish until
she sees them alive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

{ Wanted-.Boys TO sell papers
on the most prominent corners or
the city. Good pay. Apply to
Mr.. Perkins. Tacoma Times, or
phone A17s3-Mair T33. T"'l
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In the Edifor'cMoi

Short letters Times printed in this
column when they Of sufficient
write about anything anybody long personal
your motive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

France eats 29,8O0,OOO pounds
of horse and mule flesh annually.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

About $4,000, 700 domestic
money orders were issued last
year. That shows what very
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
Slams, Jabs, Boosts and
MOST
ANYTHING
JOSH WISE SAYS:

9Th closes friend is tn one We
kin tomch."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
OUR DAILY
Birthday Party

More postcards are being sent
each year, and the writer's of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

: Hand-painted china. Cochran
Studio, The Hyson. zee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06
7KIT CARSON DROPS DEW LIKE A HO! KART0FFEi

No Wonder, Ven OSCAR "Knows I'd
AIr' Und Proofs Id Indubiously
Nit Hiss Crazy Schmartness-
IND Den Dot Human MiCrocosin,
Adolf, Gets All Der Blame -
Sure, Dot ISIS Vot He Always
Gets.
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Gee, I love this noodle soup!"
80 l hear"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

IF Miss Ekns really wants he duke and the duke want
Miss Ekns, why they,
change thought! A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

GENERAL FRED GRANT should be soldie
the moral uplift military
all afford the luxury at $13 per month
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

domestic people we are-at least,
the mail section of us.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

Some hearts tick. Other hearts
beat.
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DHnMEC Business office Main 7S3, A1.33
] hlVNLO Circulation Dept. Main 733, Af.13
Editorial Dept. Main 7g4, AzT33
OFFICE-7Gs COMMERCE ST.
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MISSOURI defeated prohibition by 21s,125 majority,
wet
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-06

BUY the Red antiuberculoss
fellows won't know
two-hirds good you probably
Epnxui
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-03
NOTARY COMMISSIONS
AND CHARTER

Secretary of state Thomas P. Smith
issued nine notary public commits.
sions, and filed one amended charter
Those who received notary commits
sions are: Mary S. Stotler, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma county>, John Crisp
Ardmore, Carter county; Duncan RI
Nash, valiant, McCurtain county; l..
r. Bitter, Enid. Garfield county: Geo.
ID. Wyatt, Manitau, Swanson county;
Orel Busbv, Konowa, Seminole coun
ty; John Peacock, Okmulgee, Okmul-
gee county, and Bert l.. DeI.ozier, Sa,
pulpa, Creek county.
The Blackwell Oil and Gas company
OF Blackwell. Okla. increased It's cap
ital stock TO 100000 The directors
are: Ed. s. Peckham. 2. A. Harris, J
w Beatty, w. N. vickery, N. D. Rist.
Ter ana A. G. Barrett all of Blackwell.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-03
To PROBE EXPRESS CHARGES

companys clerk at Winston-Saem put
the two Jars on one bill OF lading, pre-
sLmably for the convenience Of him-
self and The other employees OF the
company The shipper complained In
that the billing clerk had made out
two bills, the charge for the trans
portation of the two jars would have
been but s120 The tobacco people
made formal demand for reparation
in the sum OF 5ce. The express com
Ipanies looked over their tariff and
found il was true, as asserted by the
tnhacco people, that Il would have
cost but s1.20. had the Jars been sent
singly, but II sent on one bill Of lad
ing the only legal charge would be
4tsse. inasinuril ar tine greater charge
was the Legal one II Is charged thai
the tariffs Of the express companies
are full OF Just such profitable provi
s;ons as that one. the average ship
per not caring 10 ask for thn return
81 i1e, lie Or even soc
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-03
ONE QUARTER DELINQUENT
SIS, 600 of$6o, ,oooP Paving Assess
rnent X c m a i n
Uncollected

Collection Of paving taxes to Sep
tenlber /. amounted to about $i5,00l
leaving $4,000 uncollected and sub.
iect 10 penalty This Is regarded as
q good showing This Is the ARA
heavy collection. and, naturally. IN u
matter involving 5000 or more pieces
OF property, many belonging to nor
residents and some being In dispute,
there VIII be many DELAYS in tax pay
ing
II IL expected that paving for the
season of 1910 viii be finished about
September Is, Superintendent Am
berg Of the Hill company said fodny
that the only gap TO be- closed up on
the West Side is on Warner avenue,
between Eleventh aud Fifteenth Only
the asphalting remains to be done.
The entire fcrce Is now wording on
Vine street
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-09-03
MAKES G0OD IN TEXAS LEAGUE

Jesse Clifton, the fast catcher, came
up from Oklahoma City last night,
returning in time today for double
header this afternoon. The Texas
league season will close Monday
Shreveport being the visiting team.
Clifton thinks the Texas league no
faster than the Western association.
He has caught eleven games.
Red Davis, former Guthrie play
err who has. been under suspension.
spent part OF his time In Guthrie and
he today returned to the game in Ok
lahoma City.
Tom Reed has made, since he join
ed the Texas league, the best batting
average in the league.