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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
WON'T FIGHT NELSON
TILL NEXT SPRING
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CADILLAC, Mich, Nov. IL
Tom Jones, manager of AID VOL
CAST, declared today that 1t was
he and not Wolgast who made
arrangements for the Nelson-Wol-
CAST fight in San Francisco in De-
eember, contrary to the report
that Promoter Louis Blot had
dealt with Wolgast directly.
Jonen refused to admit that VOL
CAST had run out" of the match.
81 never agreed upon any exact
date" said Jones today. 81 told
Nelson he could have the first
chance and that spring would
suit u.s."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
'BLANKENSH|P To
MANAGE SALT LAKE

Cliff Blankenship yesterday
signed up to manage the new
Salt Lake Baseball club next sea-
son in the new league being or
ganized by w. H. Lucas. Blank
enship was offered a flattering sal
airy and he turned down several
good propositions in the Coast
and Northwestern leagues for the
Salt Lake job.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
HLOCK|NG TO CALIFORNIA
FOR OPENING OF THE RACING GAME

San Francisco, Nov. 1.-THE
bookmakers, the tin horn sports.
the horse owners and the riff raft
that follows in the wake of the
racing game have flocked to San
Francisco. The Emeryvlle race
track was thrown open to the race
followers last Saturday, and. as in
years past, the public will be bled
for all it will stand, and perhaps
just trifle more.
Tom Williams, owner of the
course and car of the remnants
of the game in California, has an
nounced that there will be a 90
day meeting, but it will undoubted-
ly be extended to 100 days and
possibly more if the public still
has any money left at the end of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
TTELL.MOORE BOUT
IS POSTPONED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE
Attell-Moore fight scheduled to
take place here next week, was
postponed today until November
30 in order to give Attell more
time for training. The postpone
ment was granted at Attell's re-
quest. The featherweight cham
pion declared he was a "bit off
his feed"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

THAT time.
And there will be gambling.
The oral betting system will be
in ovgue. Despite the fact that
the California legislature of 1908
passed an anti-gambling bill which
was intended to end race track
gambling in the state, there will
be almost as much betting as in
the old days of the block when
odds were posted openly and bets
recorded in plain lew of all.
The only difference in the oral
system is that the boOkmaker has
no stand; he must lean against a
conenient post, and ~ gives no
receipt in the form let to
the man who lays J. - with
him. =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
DO WE LIKE BASEBALL?

During the 1910 season the
major leagues drew more than
100000 paid admissions.
About SO minor leagues are do
ing business.
The clubs average $50 games
each, total of 10000.
The average minor league at
tendance is 500.
This gives total minor league
attendance of 24,000,000.
Added to the 100000 major
league attendance the grand total
in round numbers is $4,000, 000
paid admissions.
In. cash this represents about
100000.
Yes, it looks as If we do like
baseball.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
WRESTLING MEET
To RAISE FUNDS

The wrestling meet for the
High school to raise funds to
start plans for a new gymnasium
at the High school will take place
December 10 in the High school
auditorium.
Frank Denny yesterday quail
fed to meet Will Olson in the
finals for the 145 pound class by
defeating Barch. Olson was last
years champion.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
.SCOFF At CLAIM
Of MINNESOTA
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
NEW YORK, Nov. f7.-Should
Minnesota follow its avowed in
tention of claiming the national
football championship, if it beats
Michigan Saturday, its followers
will have no end of argument on
their hands.
Eastern football enthusiasts
read the announcement today
with considerable amusement.
They refuse to concede that the
Gophers are better than either
Harvard or Yale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

Within few miles of her des-
tination the British steamer Ley
land Brothers, which left Port
land June 20, was forced TO jetti-
son a portion of her deck load.
She encountered storm that
swept her decks down to the life
boats and she went aground at
Lorenzo Marquee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
NOTHING DOING ON
WASH.,ORE. GAME

(Iy United Press Leased Wirc.)
UNIVERSITY OF WASHING
TON, Nov. 17.-Washington alb
solutely will not meet oregon this
year on the football field, in sea-
son or out. according to a final
statement given out by Graduate
Manager Victor Zednick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
START INTER.CLASS
BASKETBALL LEAGUE

The Inter-elass Basketball
league got started at the Y. M. c.
A. last night in the league race
with three games, taking in all
six of the teams.
The real battle of the night
was between the Columbias and
Students, the Columbus winning
out 16 to ~.
The Busy Men had a walk
away with the Eurekas, winning
13 to /, and the Diamonds beat
the Juniors IL to 6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
100 Will Follow Team
to Aberdeen Saturday

Aberdeen is saying nothing
about what she intends to spring
on Tacoma in the way of plays.
The team, however, insists that If
Tacoma wins the championship
will still be unsettled as they will
be even then and the Grays Har-
Dor fellows are suggesting a third
game If Tacoma should win.
They do not expect Tacoma to
win, however, and betting sports
at Aberdeen were yesterday offer
ing to / on Aberdeen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
BEN KAUFMAN ''TOUGn KID

Philadelphia, Nov. 17.-"He's a
tough kid" they all say of Benny
Kaufman, the Philadelphia feath-
erweight, who is lowering around
the top of his division, all but
ready to take a crack at the title.
Kaufman, according to students
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
BOXERS HARD
AT WORK

All ringside seats have been
Sold for the Jack Lester-Ed Ha-
gen jrize fight at Dreamland rink
next Tuesday night. Hagen is
working out at Seattle and re-
ports say he is showing great
science and speed. Lester will
be here at the beginning of the
week to finally shape up.
One $500 bet on the fight has
heen made between James Martin
of Seattle and Mike Shea of Gle
Elum. Martin thinks Hagen has
a cinch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
PAT DONOVAN IS MARRIED

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
LAWRENCE, Mass, Nov. IL
Patrick Donovan, manager of the
Boston American league baseball
team, was married here yesterday
to Miss Theresa Maloney of Bos-
ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

Arrangements are being made
today for the football excursion
to Aberdeen Saturday. The train
will leave Tacoma at 9 O'Clock,
arrive at Aberdeen at 1880 and
start back at 6 in the evening.
Yesterday 60 of the required
100 students signed up in a few
minutes, agreeing to make the
trip. 1t is expected three or four
hundred Tacomans all told will
go down.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

The Balfour-Guthrie steamer,
the Penrith Castle, arrived in port
Tuesday and is loading wheat at
the Balfour dock for the United
Kingdom.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

The Bank of California bowlers
defeated the postoffice team in
the Bankers league last night
2,10S to 2, 0S6. Cunningham of
the bankers team was high man
of the evening with a score of
1876 in one game. Nordyke of
the postoffice team had 1872.
There were no scores less than
100 during the evening.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

The British ship lakewood,
which departed from Tacoma
June 10, with a cargo of wheat, is
reported to have arrived at
Queenstown Monday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
HARVARD IS HOT
FAvOR|TE
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Bet-
ting on the big football game
between Harvard and Yale Satur-
day began today with Harvard a
red hot favorite. A great deal
of Crimson money was in evidence
and went begging at the juicy
odds of 2 " and to 1. Even
money was offered that Yale
would not score.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

For Sale-Three Hambletonian
colts, l, 2 and years old. The
finest breed in the land. Get in
quick and talk with o. f. Burke
at the Tourist hotel. **"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

How lang may Miss Liberty be
expected to maintain that ancient
pose with those dashing airmen
flirting around?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

Countess Swirsky insists the an
swer to why shouldn't women
smoker" is, They do" and men,
lions Mrs. Haggin, Mrs. Oelrichs
Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Pearson and the
other girls in our set to prove she
wins.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

Who ever heard of a ball play
er with $4,000? In the winter
time?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
TIDES TOMORROW
Height.

The Mexico Maru, of the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha line, arrived in port
last night, having completed her
first voyage. across the Pacific.
She brings Che second largest
consignment of silk that has yet
been brought since the o. S. X.
line began to operate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

floid dog had with the asbestos
cat.
With the big 'uns on the shelf,
the wees are enjoying the har-
vest - referring to the boxing
game, old top.
Lima says she's coming across,
but not to sue Sheriff Bob. What's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

Mr.. Windleague Fletcher will
soon realize the difference between
contracts calling for $4,000 for
feits should the party of the sec
ond part sign with some other
league, and collecting the same
S., 900 from the players.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17
TODAYS SPORTING NEWS

the use? She has Prince Doggy, a
helofalot OF advertising and good
contracts. What more can she ask ?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

Try our Csc eggs. They are
fresh, give satisfaction of locals.
Jersey Butter Store, 1114 G st. =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

The fly Gnsect) in the aviation
ointment is the fact that oMissant,
the Chicagoan, used French ma
chine to take the $40, 900 Belmont
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. trick.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-17

The rest of the balk line sharks
have as much business fooling
around Willie Hoppe as that cellu-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
Casino Girls.

Mr. Jess Burns, of New York City,
will offer the amusement lovers Of this
city on Saturday night, Oct s, the Ca
sino Girls" Company in Smiling Is
land, musical opera-ganza, 5" pro-
duced with the original New York cast.
This is a high-cIass attraction, and it
has been presented in all of the larger
cities of the East with great success.
The piece is a legitimate comedy that is
full of funny situations, great lines and
beautiful music. The entire production
has been carefully staged by capable di-
rectors and the musical numbers have
been carefully put together to give them
the best effect Some of the principal
musical numbers are Just for Girl.
Won't Go Home Until Morning,
III Build Fence Around You,
Dougherty, which will not be heard
in any production with the exception Of
the Casino Girls Company; Betty
Brown, Tickle Toes. Sugar Moon, "
When the Clouds Roll By, When
Mr. Yankee Doodle Comes to Town"
are some of the other successes that
have helped to make the piece so popu-
lar. The Casino Girls Company is here
for one time and one night only on Oc-
tober S. Don't forget the date
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
Smith Johnson.

A secret marriage took place on the
9th of last August in the city of Mem
phis uniting in the bonds of holy we'd
lock Mr.. w. J. Smith and Miss Hattie
Johnson, the latter a sister of Mrs. E.
p. Grissom, this city
A notice of the wedding found its
way in the Memphis papers, but was
discovered by very few of Miss John
sons friends here.
Mr.. Smith was formerly a resident Of
this city, but has been located in Mem
phis for a number of years. 1t was
while here that he became acquainted
with Miss Johnson, and thus the friend
ship was formed. Miss johnson was
visiting Memphis during the summer
and the marriage was then planned and
consummated. An effort was made to
keep it a secret for a longer period, but
the news leaked out. So Mr.. Smith
CdlIt up llllS NcGh " NIdlll MS VI lNltY
and on Wednesday they left for Mem
phis to live
Mr.. Smith is engaged in Memphis as
the proprietor of the Courthouse Clean
ing and Pressing Works, very extern
sive establishment of its kind.
The marriage ceremony took place
at the First Methodist Church parson-
age, by the pastor, Rev Powell, and
among the witnesses were w. f. Mitch
ell and Miss Holiday.
The bride is a very popular young
woman, charming and attractive, and |
has hosts Of good friends who are very |
warm in their congratulations.
May their lives be abundantly blessed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
Mrs. Webster Entertains.

AT her pretty country home near
Rives, Friday evening, Mrs. Roy Web
ster entertained a few of her friends in
honor of her sister, Miss Blankenship,
of WiCkliffe. The house was tastefully
decorated with golden rod. Mrs. Web
ster was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Phebus A very unique part was the
clothes pin contest, the prize, a box of
Lowneys, was given to Miss Eudora
McCaw AT late hour dainty refresh
ments of ices and cake were served.
Mrs. Webster was declared to be an ideal
hostess by the following, who were pres
ent: Misses Edna Clark, Eunice Shore,
Jessie Callicott, Ola Petty, Eudora Nc
Cav, nellie Blankenship and Ethel Rags
dale; Messrs. Moss Fisher, r. L. john
son, Leslie Shore, Hardy and Grover
Petty Claude Bolts, Preston Shore and
Cothron Bonner
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
Close Us Saloons.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 26.-With
the work of serving distress warrants
on liquor dealers and either collecting
the license tax or closing the places of
business, the results are approximately
obtainable There has been paid into
the county court clerk S office about
$50, 900 in currency and checks. Adj
dtional amount Of about So, 600 has
been secured and will be paid within
the next few days, making total of APP
proximately 500, 900 in revenue received
by the county and State as the result of
the distress warrants issued.
Practically all of those dealers who
have paid did so for a period of three
months, and the amount now in the
hands of the clerk and that certain to
be received represents the payment of
115 or 125 dealers. In the neighbor-
hood of 125 saloons have been closed
and the stock and fixtures taken in
charge by the officers. OF those be-
tween fifteen and twenty have opened
a second time and again been closed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
Judge Maiden Slightly Injured.

Two were hurt and four had narrow
escapes from death Saturday evening at
6.45 o'clock when a touring ear occu-
pied by Judge r. f. Maiden, a well
known attorney Michael ]. Kelly, a
brick contractor, and negro chauffeur,
Grover Cleveland while going at a rate
said to be at least forty-fye miles an
hour, struck coping and skidded into
a vacant field opposite the Auditorium
on Madison avenue, in attempting to
avoid collision with a buggy.
Judge Maiden was hurled fully twenty
feet. He was, picked up unconscious
and conveyed to his home where ply
sicians found that his injuries were not
serious. Mr.. Kelly was thrown to the
bottom of the car. He was painfully
cut about the face and slightly bruised.
Cleveland the chauffeur, escaped with
out d scratch For four or five minutes
after the accident he sat like statute
holding tight to the steering wheel and
looking straight ahead as il the wrecked
car were going along at its normal gait.
II was not until he had been called sew
era times and finally threatened with
violence that he came out OF his trance
and lost no time in disappearing.
At least three people escaped losing
their lives or being manned for life by
only few feet. When the automobile
struck the coping and turned off to-
wards the field Mrs A. B. Douglass,
1909 Madison avenue, was walking to-
wards home with her two Children Miss
Lucille, age IA years, and Eugene, Jr,,
Is years. The little girl was about six
feet ahead of her mother and brother
when almost without the slightest warn
ing the big red touring car shot be.
tween them as if it had been thrown
from a catapult. The next instant they
were covered with shower of dirt and
rubbish
Mr.. Douglass, who is a member Of
the cotton firm of Douglass Bros, was
a witness of the affair.
The anxious man could not discern
whether or not his wife and children
had escaped He dashed down the street
fearing that the worst had happened.
Then he caught sight of white dress
scurrying in an opposite direction; an
ether smaller figure followed close be
hind His son. Eugene, appeared on
the edge of the dust cloud. and he |
knew that his own were safe.
Mr.. Douglass found Judge Maiden
unconscious a score of feet away from
the automobile.
Yesterday afternoon Judge Maiden
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
A Remarkable Editor.

In spite of his rs years of age and the
fact that he has already established 15e
newspapers, Col. John Harper is about
to bring another newspaper into exist
ence at Leroy, ILL.,, which he will call
the Leroy Free Press.
Col. Harper is a native Of Kentucky
and has a record in the newspaper world
which is without parallel He was born
at Maysville and as boy loafed about
his fathers store, which was rendez-
vous for John c. Breckenridge, Henry
Clay and other famous Kentuckians.
Early in life he went to Louisville and
began his newspaper career under Geo.
ID. Prentice
From Louisville Col. Harper went to
Illinois and founded paper at Galena.
Later he went to Mt Carroll and then
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30

had sufficiently recovered from his in
juries to sit up. He was kept busy re-
spending to numerous congratulations
of his friends who had heard Of his
narrow escape.
Every wheel but one was torn from
his machine, parts Of his engine we're
strewn along the street for fifty feet,
while the rest was buried foot or so in
the soft dirt, yet the negro sat cIench-
ing the wheel as if his forty-fye mile
an hour flight had been uninterrupted
He was spoken to several times, but
seemed to be in stupor.-Commercial
ADnnaI
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
Busy Court in Fulton.

Hickman, Ky, Sept. 26.-The second
week of the Fulton County Circuit
Court convened at the branch court
house in Fulton this morning. The
past week S court held here was certainly
busy one, and court was in session
until late Saturday afternoon, Judge r..
j. Bugg presiding.
For many terms past court has adj
journed on Friday afternoon about 3
O'Clock, but this past week was a very
unusual one, and court was in full ses-
sion until the last minute The grand
jury indicted every business house in
town for opening their stores on Sunday
morning, and the drug stores, soda
fountains, barber shops and confection-
cries for remaining open on Sunday
Yesterday only confectionery stores
were open.
0. L. Wigs, the shoe salesman who
was arrested on SO many different
charges of forgery, was tried this week
and given from two to ten years in the
pententary on the first charge brought
against him. If he had been released
here by the court, Sheriff Johnson had
papers and was ready to arrest him on
the same charge and deliver him to the
authorities.
This week will be a busy one also at
the branch courthouse in Fulton.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
A Money-Making Proposition.

l LAP acres fine numbered land in Obi
on County for sale, close to railroad,
will cut so, 600 900 feet of timer, prin-
cipally white and red oak, poplar, hick
Dry, ash, cottonwood, gum, walnut,
satin walnut, blackberry, cypress and
beech. When cleared land is worth the
price asked for all. Fine rlch black
level land. Most Of this is virgin tim
ber.-Carter & White, real estate and
insurance people.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30
To Be Happy

you must have good health. You can t
have good health if your liver is not do
ing its duty-slow but sure poisoning is
going on all the time under such cir
cumstances. Billiards. Herbine makes
a perfectly healthy liyer-keeps the
stomach and bowels right and acts as a
tonic for the entire system. Sold by
the Red Cross Drug Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30

to Freeport, establishing a newspaper in
each of these places. He then turned
to Iowa, where sixteen papers were
brought into existence under his direc-
ton. -Four papers were established by
him in Kentucky, four in Missouri,
three in Wisconsin, two in Minnesota
and three in Indiana. Oregon also
claimed him for while and he opened
one paper there, but soon drifted back
into the Middle West and resumed OPP
erations in that section
Five years ago the veteran editor re-
tired from newspaper work, but he has
never been satisfied and has decided that
old age shall not prevent him from re-
Stunning activity as newspaper creator.
Tenn. Amer.
Western electrical telephone supplies
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-09-30

Western electrical telephone supplies
1T Mailing Keiser Hardware Co.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1910-09-24

una idea del alumbrado en-
el resto de la ciudad. u
Sc nos olvidan muchas CO.
sas, porque no tomamos apun
tes, caiculando que no ten
driamos espacio para dar
una cronica de los festejos
de Monterrey y porque no
disfrutamos del don de ubi.
cuidad, para estar en- todas
parties a la ..vez.
Pero no queremos pasar
en- silencio la gran manifes-
taci6n en- honor del Padre
Mier, aquel glorioso insur-
gente que tan alto puso ell
nombre de N. Leon en- Euro
pa y America.
iPero, como dar una idea
de aquella oleada de gente,
en- la que figuraban en- conf.
tiva, empleados federsles,
del Estado y del municipio,
10 menos 25 Institutes con
sus estandartes, 10 menos 25
gremios industriales, conner
ciales, cisntificos Y obreros,
Y 10 menos otras 25 Logias
mas6nicas, todos los gremios
y las Logias con sus lujosos
estandartes, carros aleg6ri.
cos, policia rnontada, Cuerpo
de Rurales de la federation,
dos batallones de infanteris.
un regimiento de cabGlleria,
cuatro bandas de m1siea v
un centenar de carruajes
cuando menos, sin contar
con la masa del pueblo aglo-
merado en- las Gales y for.
mando a la comitiva una in
mensa valla de cuarents 6
cincuenta cuadras de largo. 8
Con la vista congestionada
por tanta gente, por tanto
estandarte, por tanto movi-
miento kalsidoseopico,, ape
mas sentimos como un regus-
no de luz bienhechora, al yer
ell esfile de nuestros gloriosos
soldados, tar bien presenta.
dos, tan correctos, tan lin.
pics, con 81 brillante oficiali.