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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
Hack Takes Up
GOtCh's Def

(By United Press Leased Wire.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-George
Hackenschmidt, the Russian
Lion" today picked up the gaunt-
let thrown down by Farmer Burns
in behalf of Frank Gotch, the re-
tired champion. Through Jack
|Curley, his manager, Hack posted
IA forfeit with a Chicago sporting
editor, and wired Bob Edgren,
sporting editor of the New York
World, that he would accept the
side bet of $4,000 imposed as a
condition of the match by Gotch.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

shown much Improvement. Les
ter has been under the care of
Tommy Burn sand Burns says
Lester will show them some new
sped when he gets in the ring
tonight.
Jack Grant of Portland will
boss the ring combat.
Heavyweights to Box.
The preliminaries will be Just
as interesting to the sports to-
night as the big event. Charley
Parker, the 236 pound Salt Lake
giant, will go after Jack Mace, the
6 foot-3 South Tacoman, for eight
rounds. Mace has a reach of "a
inches and if he can Just keep his
arms in front of him Parker will
never be able to reach his body.
Bill Phillips of Tacoma and Ed
die Shannon of San Francisco
will also go ten rounds in a pre-
'liminary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
CHICAGO, Zee. 29.-The meet
ing of the American Base Ball as
sociation, at which 1t is believed
the decision of base ball peace or
war will be determined, will be
held here in January, according to
announcement today.
At this meeting the question of
re-classification and the abolition
of the draft rule are expected to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
McGann Left $4,000

Dan McGann, the baseball play
err who recently committed suicide
left an estate of $4,000 earned
on the diamond.
MoGann was the fourth in the
family to meet a violent death.
a sister took poison when 20
years old, a brother committed
suicide four months ago and an
other brother was accidentally
shot and killed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
New Years Water Carnival
Promises to Be Big Event

panies will enter for a emile race
up to Browns point and back
again.
There are races for sailing craft
of all kinds, canoes, rowboats,
launches and everything that
floats.
Even a swimming contest is on
the bill and at least two swim
mers have entered to swim from
the Foss boathouse to the Yacht
clubhouse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
Special Corporation
Taxes Net $265, 900

The Tacoma internal revenue
office collected from corporations
in this district under the new cor
poration tax law 1000 last
year. There are 5000 corpora
lions in this district that have to
report. Only those whose net
profits amount to over $4,000 are
required to pay the tax, and it is
one per cent on the excess.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

The New Years water carniva
of the Tacoma Pacht club is going
to be a winner from all evidences
at hand now. The festivities will
start at 10 O'Clock Monday with a
water parade. 1t will not close
until dark. There are Il events.
One of the features of the day
will be the commercial boat race.
A number of launches that are in
service for commercial purposes
by boat houses and shipping COM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
NAIL DRIVEN INTO
HEAD rs FATAL

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
MONTREAL, Dec. 20.-Ernest
Bigras, a young French Canadian,
died at the hospital yesterday
from nail being driven into his
brain. Paul CaSsavant Is said to
have struck him with a club in
which the nail protruded In a
quarrel over a girl.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
.zBYSzSCO WILLING
TO MEET GOTCR
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 20
Zbyszsco, the Polish wrestler, is
the first to meet the challenge is
sued yesterday by retired Cham
pion Frank Gotch. A thousand
dollars to bind match with
Goteh was posted by the Pole to-
day. He announced he would
meet Gotch any time, and at any
place. His only alteration in the
terms proposed by Gotch is that
the side bet be for $4,000 in
stead of $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
TODAYS SPORTING NEWS
American Meeting to
Be Held i'm January

become the principal topics OF
discussion. Whether the associa-
ton will decide to break with the
National association at the expira-
ton of it's present agreement and
classify itself as a major league
is matter of much discussion. If
it does, a merry base ball war will
be on in earnest, but fans are in
clined to believe that an amicable
agreement will be reached.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
WISCONSIN COACH
LOSES HIS JOB

(By United Press Leased Wire
MADISON, Wis, Dec. 20
Coach Tom Barry of the football
team will not be back at Wiseon-
sin university next year. Physical
Director Professor Ehler and the
entire managing board is in favor
of having a coach who will teach
as we'll as coach.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
WHY WHITNEY DIsLIKEs MICHIGAN

ANN ARBOR Dec 29Su dents the University
charge Casar Whitney with malice aforethought
hatred of Yost rating Michigan ball
1911 elevens.
A number of when turning champion
gaining much Whitney
sporting Whitney requesting article
ball.
Yost does things by halves
while In the of time he received
framed it and still has it to show told Whitney
latter asked him why it cashed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

The best bowling yet seen in
the Bankers Bowling league took
place lastn light when the Fidelity
Trust boys defeated the Pacific
Nationals 2,340 to 2,237. Every
game ran over the 700 mark on
both sides. Kiser was the only
man to get in the 200 class, bowl
ing 203.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
Y.M.C.A. TO MEET
VANCOUVER TEAM

Arrangements were made yes
terday for the Y. M. G. A. basket
ball team to go to Vancouver to
meet the fast Vancouver Y. NJ. C.
A. team next Monday night. This
will be the first match game for
the local boys this year. To get
ready the boys will play the ALI
Star team tomorrow might.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
GEHRING w ms

(By United Press Leased Wire
CLEVELAND, Dec. 29.-Henry
.Gehring of this city won the mid
dleweight wrestling champion
ship from Walter Willoughby of
Buffalo last night in two straight
falls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
Kelly Claims
Championship

(By United Press Leased Wire.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. - Hugo
Kelly, the Italian prize fighter,
who was whipped once and who
fought two draws with Billy
Papke, says he will claim the mid
dleweight championship since
Papke has been whipped by Dave
Smith.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
Jockey Reinstated

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LEXINGTON, Ky, Dec. %
Jockey James Mcintyre, who was
ruled off the track in 1908 for a
poor ride of Prince Gal at Latonia,
was reinstated by the state racing
commission yesterday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
HOGAN AND FRANKIE
BURNS MATCHED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %
zone Round Hogan and frankie
Burns with fight at San Francisco
January 81. The match will be
20 rounds for a side bet of 1000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

Jack Lester. the Gle Elum box
er, and Ed Hagen, the Seattle po-
liceman, will fight it out again to-
night at Dreamland rink in Ia
coma. Practically every seat had
been sold this morning and the
crowd will be the largest that ever
saw prize fight in Tacoma.
Lester won the last match, but
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

railroads, it is generally rumored
here today that the trainmen's de-
mand for a 15 per cent wage in
crease will be settled on a basis
of about 10 " per cent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

Rapid progress toward a final
settlement is being made. 1t is
understood that the managers
have already offered an increase
of something over eight per cent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
OAK PARK TEAM OFF
FOR PORTLAND

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Dec. 29.-The Oak
Park football team of Chicago
High school left last night for
Portland to get ready for their
contest Monday. The team has
not been scored against since start
ing on their trip.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
Hagen Gets Chance To
Come Back Tonight
Bout Between Him and Jack Lester Draws Much In
terest Among Fans Big Crowd Certain

he did not have much to brag
about and Hagen is not lightly re-
gandeid by the sports. He has
been training with George Paris,
who helped Jack Johnson to shape
UP, and his friends say he has
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
Yale Beats Princeton
In Hockey Game

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CLEVELAND, Dec. 29.-Ya1e
defeated Princeton here last night
in the second of series of
hockey games by a score of 6 to 8.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
NOT THE sUFFRAGTsTs.

Sunday School Teacher-"Now,
who is it loves all men?"
Little Girl-"Please, miss, all
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
SPORT CHIPS

Mike Doolan is regarded as the
best throwing shortstop in the Ma
tional league. He can get the
ball away from lim from every
conceivable position and he sell
dom makes a wild throw of it.
The Cleveland Maps are still
looking for good first baseman.
Hornhort, the youngster who
showed flashes of real brilliancy
last fall, also showed unmistak-
able signs OF his minor league
training.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

If you are going to move, pack
or store your furniture, call Fidel-
ity Transfer Co., M. 83-A1497. **s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29
.TRA|NMEKS STRIKE
|. WILL Be SETTLED

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
E CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-AlthOugh
much care is being exercised in
guarding the communication be-
tween the union trainmen and the
officials of the sixty-one western
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

Wanted-Boys Over II Years.
to carry good paying Times
routes. Call Main 1873 or A1733.
Ask for Allen. 49,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

Secretary John II. Farrell of
the National association says there
was a mistaken regarding the
amount of salary he is to get in
the future. His salary was rails
Ell to a figure above $4,000 he
says.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

Joe OBrien evidently is not
we'll known in Philadelphia. One
of the baseball writer's there speaks
of John O'Brien, who has been at
the head of the American associa-
ton for one year. Joe O'Brien
was at the head of that league for
three long years and was quite an
active member of the National
Board of Arbitration during that
time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-12-29

Pitcher Burns of the Reds has
been placed on the market for
sale. Burns is the pitcher who
held the Cubs to one hit in Chi
cago last season. From several
minor league clubs has come the
word that they don't want him,
inasmuch as they say he won't
work and that he sleeps even be-
tween the innings of a game in
which he is working.
The Western Canada league was
la constant loser financially last
season, every club finishing with
a deficit. The general failure is
charged to gross Encouragement.
With the West growing at its
present rate baseball is bound to
become more and more popular.
Owners o franchises are trying
to hang on until the tide turns,
which must be soon.
What's the matter with Catcher
Street of Washington? According
to current rumors the star receiv-
er has rheumatism and will not
be able for every day work in
1911.
Umpire Billy Evans, back from
Cuba, says the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, with their patched-up team,
are not proving the drawing card
in Cuba that the Detroit Tigers
did.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
The New NeutritIs.

"Neuritis is in-appendicitis 10 out
1t is very old-fashioned to have ap
pendicitis now. but II you get dose
of neuritis you are to be congratu.
lated for your modernity."
The speaker. . physician. laughed
bitterly.
We doctors." he said. ARE as much
Influenced by fads and crazes In dis.
ease as the women are Influenced by
fashions fads and crazes. Every.
thing Is neuritis nowadays. The
dowager duchess Of Manchester died
OF neuritis. Edna Mays husband
went to Biarritz for his neuritis Lord
Curzon couldn't speak at the budget
debate in the house of lords-he was
suffering from an attack of neutitis.
Whats the matter with John D.?
The poor fellow has got neuritis.' I
didn't see Harry Lehr at the EN-
broidery bazar.' No. his neuritis has
come back ON him. John Jacob As
tors looking rather pale Didn't you
know the hurricane gave him neu
ritis?'
That's the talk nowadays, and
mark me well, Sedalia and Duluth
will be setting up neuritis clubs b.
fore the year 10 out"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
STARTS FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
2. Augustus Heinze Begins Battle In
Court on Day Friend Morse En-
ters Prison.

New York.-On the day Charles w.
Morse entered the federal prison at
Atlanta, his former friend and associ-
ate. F. Augustus Heinze, began legal
battle in the United States circuit
court here to avoid similar fate.
Surrounded by strong array Of
legal talent Heinze gave notice that
he intends to put up just as hard a
battle as did Morse or John r. Walsh,
the Chicago banker. who now faces a
term in prison. Heinze. like the
others always as been fighter. He
beat the Standard OIL crowd in the
great copper battle and was crowned
copper king" Heinze started as q
newsboy in Brooklyn and knows what
hard knocks mean. The charges
against Heinze are similar to those
against Morse, involving the failure of
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
INSOMNIA
Leads to Madness, II not Rsmsdisd In
Time.

Experiments satisfled me, some s
years ago." writes . Topeka woman,
shat coffee was the direct cause of the
Insomnia from which l suffered ter.
ribly. as we'll rs the extreme nervous
ness and acute dyspepsia which made
life most painful thing for me.
Il had been q coffee drinker since
childhood. and did not like to think
that the beverage was doing me all this
harm. But 1t was. and the time came
when I had to face the fact, and pro-
tect myself. therefore gave up coffee
abruptly and absolutely. and adopted
Postum as my hot drink at meals.
Il began to note improvement in my
condition very soon after l took on
Postum. The change proceeded grad
ually, but surely. and it was a matter Of
only few weeks before I found my
self entirely relieved-the nervousness
passed away. my digestive apparatus
was restored to normal efficiency. and
I began to sleep. restfully and peace
fully.
These happy conditions have con.
tinued during all of the years, and l
am safe in saying that owe them en-
tirely to Postum. for when 1 began to
drink 1t ceased to use medicine"
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellville, in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the ahsve letters A .ew
are se.si.e. srse. asS s.li e A.sss
AteRest.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28

John Killian of Denver had lot OF
blooded pigeons stolen and set trap
to catch the thief He caught wild
cat, but not until after the animal had
eaten fourteen birds.
There Is considerable opposition In
Boulder county to the proposal that
the government set aside q large tract
contiguous to Estes Park for a nation
al park or game preserve. The bound
aries proposed take in more than
1000 square miles in Boulder, Larimer
and Grand counties. In Boulder coun.
ty three and q half townships would
be included and the eastern line Of the
preserve would be about a half mile
west Of Lyons. with the south line ten
miles north of Boulder. Aliens park
and several other small settlements
would be included together with .
number Of working mines.
Prior to his departure from Denver.
James ]. Jeffries announced that after
the coming fight with johnson, 1t 10
his intention to go to Africa. in COM
pany with a coterie Of notables in the
sporting world, ON . big hunting trip,
starting as soon after July 4th ~ A.
rangements can be made.
Miss Arizona Owens. who has
walked from Shoshone. Wyo.. to Den
YER, has planned to walk to Kansas
City. The distance from Denver to
Kansas City 10 75l miles. and MIS-
Owens expects to make It in twenty.
i've days.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
Childish Inference,

noon walk with her mother Her at
tention was attracted for the first time
to a large church edifice on one Of the
street corners.
"Oh, mother!" she exclaimed
whose nice big house is that?"
THAT. Julia, is Gods house." ex.
planned the mother
Some time later it happened that
the child was again taken by the
church. this time on Sunday evening
when services were in progress.
Julia, noticing the brilliantly lighted
windows. drew her own conclusions.
"Oh, look, mother" she called out,
God must be having a party"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28

The Santa Fe New Mexican says:
Captain Fred Fornoff. who went to
Corona to investigate several shoot.
ing scrapes. including the killing Of
Deputy Sheriff W. 9. McAdans. found
that the affrays had nothing to do
with each other and were independent
outbreaks. similar to that which re.
suited in the killing in the same place
not % long ago of . cattlsman named
Chase, and for which Jap Clark is
serving . sentence in the penitentiary.
Captain Fornoff says that all these
shooting scrapes can be traced back
to one saloon in the community which
has been made the rendezvous Of des
perate characters and who. when full
of drink. do not hesitate to use the
gun freely.
A Roswell dispatch Of the 18th inst
says: c. c. Murray of Pittsburg, re-
ceiver of the New Mexico Central
Col. w. 8. Hopewell of Albuquerque
vice president Of the company; Chas
J. L. Lantry Of Kansas City. \ contrac
tor. and H. q. Wallace, an engineer Of
Kansas City. arrived tonight to inves
tigate the proposed extension Of the
road to Roswell Mr.. Hopeweh sale
the company went into the hands o.
. receiver to facilitate the financia
adjustment Of its affairs. and that II
would not effect ths sxtsasiea Of ths
road to Roswell
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
Why does Great Britain buy its
oatmeal Of us7

Why does Great Britain buy tts
oatmeal Of us7
Certainly 1t seems like carrying
Goals to Newcastle to speak Of export
ing oatmeal to Scotland and yet, every
year the Quaker Oats Company sends
hundreds Of thousands of cases Of
Quaker Oats to Great Britain and
Europe.
The reason 10 simple; while the
English and Scotch have for centuries
eaten oatmeal In quantities and with
regularity that has made them the
most rugged physically. and active
mentally Of all people. the American
has been eating oatmeal and trying all
the time to improve the methods Of
manufacture SO that he might get that
desirable foreign trade.
How we'll he has succeeded would
be seen at glance at the export re-
ports Of Quaker Oats. This brand 10
recognized as without q rival In cleaa-
liness and delicious flavor. 81
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28

Secretary Durbin and other EN-.
ployes Of the State Board Of Live
Stock commissioners, are very busy
at Cheyenne registering the brands
which have been filed under the new
law. Mr.. Durbin states that about
10000 brands have been filed. and
these have to be handled about seven
separate times in the new process Of
classifying. registering, proof-readins
and indexing. before = certificate can
be issued to the owner Of each brand.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
President TAFT on Discomfort.


President Taft, in one of his ad-
dresses to the farmers Of Florence, N.
c., told a story about discomfort.
mo man." he said. "can really un-
derstand chronic discomfort after hav-
ing eaten one Of those famous pine
stews of North Carolina. Chronic dis
content does. however. exist. Now
and then We find case or two among
farmers when the weather goes wrong
"'Ah, yes, Joseph, you have cause
TO complain lawyer said to farm
or. The harvest has been very bad.
NO doubt Of that. But you should re-
member that Providence cares for all,
and even the birds of the air are pro-
vided for
Eyes said the discontented farm
er, SO they are-off my potatoes. -
Washington Post.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
LEE STATUE IS TO REMAIN
Sreeests Against virsinis's Neoos -
Confederate Chief In Matioasl
Capitol Are UnAvaiiinO.

Washington.-Despite the protests
o. northern Grand Army posts the
statue of Gen. Robert f. Lee will re-
main in Statuary hall Of the national
capitol where it was placed recently.
When Virginia elected to thus honor
Lee and Washington as her most dis
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
uER vvElcs0T IsvcRfASd
FROM 100 10 40 POUA1o4
Wonderful Praise Accorded
Perunat the Household Remedy

Mrs. Nsris Goerts. Orisnts, Okls-
bona, writes:
"My husband, children and myself
have used your medicines, and We a.
ways keep them in tn" house in case OF
necessity. WAS restored to health BY
this medicine, and DIR. Hsrtman's in
valuable advice and books. People ssk
sbout me from different places, and are
surprised that can do all Of my house,
work alone, and that vas cured by the
doctor Of chronic catarrh. My hus band
vas cured Of asthma, my daughter Of
earache and catsrrh of the stomach, and
my son Of cstarrh OF the throat. When
was sick weighed 100 pounds; now I
weigh 40.
shave regained my health again, and
I cannot thank you enough for your
sdvice. May God give you long LIE
end bless your work"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
Shssp.
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs.
$1.S7 Rye. Colorado. bulk. per 100
lbs, S1.15. Colorado oats. sacked.
S1.70; Idaho oats. sacked, $1.s0; Ne
sacks, $1.34: corn chop. sacked. S1.35:
bran. Colo. per 100 lbs. $1.15.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28

unguished sons q great cry went up
against the Lee statue. The veterans
Of the northern army were against the
idea. but their protests are to be in
sists that the great leader of the con-
federate army shall be thus honored.
There will be no ceremonies connect
ed with the Lee statue and no effort
will be made to have congress formal
ly accept the statue.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
Hay.

Upland. per ton. $13.0O614oo: Sec
ond bottom. $12.O0@13.00; timothy.
S14.00@15.0O: alfalfa. 10000 11.00;
straw. $4.5O@5.5O: South Park wire
grass, $17.O0Q1S.00.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28

banks in which he was interested
when the panic Of 1907. precipitated
by the failure Of his brothers brok
erage llrm, began.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28
Game.
Butter.
E0as.

Eggs, case count ............$ 9.35
EGGS. candled, case. ......... 11.00
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-01-28

RON Loodoa I went to Dover.
and there took . Belgian
state steamer for Ostend-
the Atlantic City" Of north
ern Europe. and in season
one Of the gayest and liveli-