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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07

When the up-country fans and the
small boy all around and up and down
the country, too, toss their first breezy
challenge, play Ball!"-when the lazy,
Ssazy, day days Of spring are over
end the summer sun keeps beating
down and down, there are any number
Of Florida baseball enthusiasts and any
number of Florida newspaper men who
know very well enough that the most
unique and the most widely advertised
game Of the season in the state is
already brewing-that of the Pensa-
cola Journal versus the Pensacola
Evening News.
The spectacle OF two rival newspa-
pers. coming together in a pure spirit
of fun once a year, playing always to
the best crowd of the season, and un-
failingly giving the proceeds to charity
has become feature in Florida base
ball and in Florida and Alabama news.
paperdom which has attracted all man
ner of attention during the years thaI
the custom has been observed.
OF course, both teams have theil
stars, but as general thing, when tn.
playing is the crudest. and the mos
thoroughly unprofessional, the fun /!
at its height-the best of feeling al.
ways prevailing among Pensacola'l
very clever and thoroughly squar'
press fraternity.
But the publicity work!
And the challenges!
And the awful amount of mud
that is "slung'' on both sides OF tn,
fence before the game is fairly si1
weeks off!
Nothing is too clumsily uncompli
mentary, no gibe or side-light too Sc
we're for the papers to get off on on
another-only one rule prevailing
however. and that being that the spiri
of fun, only, shall prevail, and that no
body's feelings be hurt.
In this way, the game becomes thor
oughly aired" throughout the stat
press and in Alabama.
Comments crop out editorially al
over Florida, and the most blood curd
ling yarns" and prophecies are forth
coming.
The result is your wen advertise,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07

I'm be down along some OF these
days, and II you can show me that
Mcvtckar isn't going into politics any
further than you have gone here to-
night I'll promise you to come back
here and tell the boys that the Jig Is
up"
Five minutes later the branch train
fellow committeeman gave the depart
ing joint debater three cheers and an
other. When the red tail lights Of the
train had disappeared around the FIRST
curve Steuchfeld turned to his fellow
conspirators.
"WeI. boys" he said. with q grin
that went from ear to ear, II guess
we did it up all right and according to
orders. don't know what sort of
game the Hon. Dave Sagebrush is
playing this time, but whatever he
says goes, and reckon we gave the
young man a right pleasant time.
Anyway, he seemed to think So"
Blount did not reach his ONCE In the
capital until the afternoon Of the sec
ond day. His first care was to call
up the Inter-Mountain. and when the
clerk disappointed him BY telling him
that his father. Mrs Blount and their
guest had gone out to Wartrace Hall
he counted it as one more opportunity
missed and settled down to business
First in the memoranda on his desk
was a stenographer's note asking him
to make an appointment with one S.
P. Hathaway, whose address was the
Inter-Mountatn hotel. Since the note
was marked Important he told the
clerk to call up the hotel at once, and
IN due time the gentleman. who, the
stenographer said, had called several
times during the day, made his ap-
pearance at the door of the private Of
fee.
1t was a mutual shock. Blount rec
ognized instantly his companion OF the
Omaha-Aretas Pullman smoking com
partment and the man who had doubt
less sent the three highbinders after
him on the night OF mysteries and who
had been the prime mover in the Sc
RES Of singular incidents ending in the
midnight homecoming to Wartrace
Hall.
On the other hand, the president saw
before him the supposed agent OF the
forestry service.
We'll, I'll be hangedy" he etaculRt-
ed. dropping into the nearest chair.
You needn't be-" laughed Blount
easily. 'Pu admit that It was partly
my fault Mr.. Hathaway. What can
do for you today?"
By this time the lumber king had re-
covered his breath and some measure
Of his composure.
Great Scott" he said. "If you had
given me half a hint that you were
Dave Blounts son, but you didn't, you
know, and now am handicapped Just
at the time when oughtn't to be.
have come to talk business with you
today. Mr.. Blount, and you've got me
going when ought to be coming. I've
been given to understand that you are
handling the political end for the
railroad company in this campaign. Mr..
Blount Is that rightT'
1T is and it isn't" was the quick
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07
CHAPTER XII.
THE GAME.


1F Evan Blount had been anticfpat-
ing an unfriendly reception at the
~ great mining camp In the Carna-
dine hills he was agreeably dis
appointed. 4 committee Of prominent
citizens, headed by Jasper Steuchheld,
the reform chairman for Carnadtne
county, met him at the train, escorted
him to the hotel and during the after
noon, which was at his disposal, gave
him joyously and hilariously the free
dom Of the camp.
The political meeting. which was
held in the Carnadine Mining com
pany's electric lighted ore shed, was
packed with an enthusiastic audience,
and there were prolonged cheers and
handclappings when the railroad rep
resentative took his seat on the I'm
provised platform as the guest Of the
committee
Later, when Judge Crowley, the re-
form candidate for the state senate,
had opened the joint debate with q
sharp arraignment of the railroads.
methods, not only in its dealings with
its patrons as a common carrier, but
also In the pertinacity with which it
/ invaded the political field, there was
tumultuous applause. But it was no
heartier than that which greeted
Blount when he rose to present the
railroads side of the argument.
During the journey from the capital,
which had consumed the night and the
greater portion Of the forenoon, he
had prepared his speech. His argu-
ment-the one unanswerable argument,
as it seemed to him-was the existence
Of a law which presumed to limit the
earnings Of a private or at most a
quasi public corporation. without max
ing a corresponding regulation limit
ing the cost OF such a corporation's
service. Upon this foundation he was
able to build a very fair structure Of
| oratory.
The Judge, his opponent. was a rath-
e. turgid man, whose speech abounded
IN flights Of spread eagle eloquence
and whose appeal was to the emotions
| <4AO LIE Impulses VI LIS dAhASASC'
Blount, on the other hand, made a
typical lawyers speech, calmly deliv-
cred, logical In every. syllogism and
| appealing frankly to the intelligence
Of his hearers. In every period Of it
he was greeted with generous ap-
plause, and at the close Of the meet
ing he had what the editor Of the local
paper called in his issue Of the follow
ing day IAN ovation"
Steuchf1eld and his fellow commit
| teemen escorted him to the midnight
train, and no one in the crowd of con-
/ gratulators was more enthusiastic than
the opposition chairman.
THAT was a great speech, MI.
Blount," he said at parting. IF You
can go ell over the state making as
good talks as you have made here to-
night you'll de Us all up in a hard
knot But Mcvickar won't let you do
1t, not by long shot"
BIount laughed. There are no
strings tied TO me, Mr.. Steuchheld," he
declared. This is a new deal, and ]
am the dealer. Come down to the
capital and let me convince you that
we are out for open publicity and q
square deal for every man. including
the railroad man"
IAN right" was the ccsdiai rely.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07

reply. ''The railroad company is not
In politics in this campaign-as a pc
ntical factor. mean. What we are
trying to do-what we mean to dos
to lay the entire matter plainly and
fairly before the people with a plea
for a square deal"
"H'm, yes" said the trust president.
who was evidently suffering from
fresh alta, 4 of embarrassment. "But
there are certain little business mat
tiers which have to enter into every
campaign. and your company, like my
own, is obliged to take cogniZance Of
them. Two years ago the railroad
people found it advisable and profit
able to-er-make a little arrangement.
with us which was to our mutual ad-
vantage, and called to see II it could
not be made again"
Blount sat back In his chair, and the
conciliatory smile disappeared. State
the facts, if you please, Mr.. Hatha-
way" he said CURLY.
''well, it was like this. As you know.
we have great many sawmills scat
tered around In different places In the
state, and we employ a good many
men While our employees are resi-
dents of the state, they are not chi
Gems in the sense that they take any
active interest in state politics. They
may be here this year and up among
the Oregon redwoods next year and
somewhere else the year following.
That being the case, when they vote
at all they naturally ask US how we
would like 10 have them vote"
go on" said Blount
well, as say, such being the case.
we are able to control at least four
and probably five of the legislative
districts in this state. The control Is
worth something to your people, and
In the last election that fact was rec
ognized. Since the Twin Buttes Lum-
Der company is practically the only
heavy lumber shipper In this region, it
was given a preferential rate on it's
products, not at all as a guild quo.
you understand, but merely In friend
~ recognition Of our help in the last
election.
Really, it was not such a great
thing that was done for us, Mr..
Blount. II you are familiar with lum-
Der rates in this territory you VIII
know that the special tariff made for
Us is all that enables us TO live. With
out it we would go into bankruptcy
inside of year"
AnI L. a..
was absently sharpening a pencil.
This special rate you speak of, Mr..
Hathaway" he said, speaking slowly
II imagine IT is not confined to this
state"
"Wen-er-no," was the hesitating
reply. TO meet competition it has
been made to apply also on through
shipments"
~And it is covered by rebates, I sup
poser
''N-not exactly" was the reluctant
admission. The Transcontinental
company is heavy purchaser of lum-
Der, and the greater part Of the differ
ence between the preferential and the
regular tariff rate is taken up in our
bills for stock sold to the railroad"
Let me be quite clear upon that
point, Mr.. Hathaway. You mean that
you are allowed to charge the railroad
company more than the market price
on the lumber it buysY'
The president of the lumber trust
nodded. yes; that's practically the
way Of it" he admitted. Then he
once more pressed the time worn ar
gument: Its the only way we can
1--we and Do business nowadays, Mr..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07

Blount Like every other large cor
poratdon, we have a small army OF
kttle shareholders-widows. orphans,
charitable institutions and trustees
accounts. / have brought a list of
our stockholders, and I'd like to have
you look it over"
Blount took the paper mechanically
and quite AZ mechanically ran his eye
down the list Of names. At the BOT
tom Of Il. written in with a pen. VS.
the name of Patricia's father. with us
residence and occupation filed out In
full.
While Evan was staring at the pen
written name Hathaway went on elo.
quently emphasizing the disastrous re-
suits that would fall upon the people
for whom he was In the largest sense
the trustee, the disaster hanging upon
the withdrawal OF the preferential
rate.
Blount broke him IN the midst OF
the special pleadings, Il see you have
recently added one new name to this
list, that of Professor Anners."
"Yes," interrupted the Twin Buttes
president, '-and he is a good example
Of our stockholders. Those like An
ners-college professors, preachers and
the hke-buy stocks when they buy
'em at all for an investment and pay
for 'em out OF their hard earned saw
ings."
81 know" said Blount frowntng.
The fact that Patricia's father was in
volved added a fresh and exasperattng
complication. but he must come TO
some decision. LET us get down TO
the present fact" he went on brusque-
ly. what is it that you want me TO
do, Mr.. HathawayT
Il want you to set the machinery In
motion so that we can have our rate
continued for another two years on
the same terms as before. You are
going to need every vote you can get
this year, Mr.. Blount, and you can't
afford to turn US down"
Blount returned the printed list Of
stockholders and fell back upon the
pencil sharpening. lis 1t possible that
you don't recognize the bald criminal
ity Of such a transaction. Mr.. Hath
awayT' he asked quietly.
''Of course DON'T" was the ready
reply. '1t is the universal rule Of the
business world everywhere. You DO
something for me and I do something
for you You make IL possible for Us
to live and do business In lumber, and
we win do what we can to make II
possible for you to get your square
deal from the people OF this state
That's the whole thing in a nutsheIl,
Mr.. Blount"
zone question" snapped BIount,
trying to AZ the rowing gaze Of the
hawklike eyes. with whom did you
make this arrangement two years
ago?'
with Mr.. Mcvickar himself"
"And you. think you can do II
againY'
Il know can, but 1 don't want 20
go over your head They all tell me
that you are handling this end Of It
for the railroad company, and I'm not
going around hunting chance to
make enemies. There's no hurry.
Take your own time to think n over
and to communicate with Mr.. Nc
Vickar If you want to. When you get
things fixed you can wire me Just one
word to Aretas. Just say Yes and
sign your name to it, and that win be
enough"
For full half hour after the presi-
dent OF the lumber trust had closed
the door Of the private Office in the
Iemple court building behind HIM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07

doubt It's merit and have authorized
the drug stores to furnish a limited
number OF fun size SOC. packages
without cost
II you are a victim OF Indigestion
you can not afford to miss this oppor-
tunity TO get relief. Go to your drug
gist now and get a package without
cost The number is hmited-Better
20 now.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07
new MEDICINE SUPPLIED TO
DRUG STORES THROUGHOUT SOUTH
The Public is Given an Opportunity to Test the Merit Of
Di(eStit- The New Relief for StOmaChS.
Drug Stores Authorized Supply Limited Number of
Packages Without Costa Positive .
Proof of Merit.

An nrs1-c4ass drug stores 11gve-beer
Supplied with Dsgestit. ths nsw RENE
~ Cor indigestion ana alI stomach UD-
sets. and sufferers are invited 70 Try
Ehas new medicine with ne dasttnca
understanding that your druggist WI
refund the money II you are not pleas
cd with the results Of few doses.
Dieestft 10 q csrhaan rel1af Tor ali
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07

forms Of Indigestion. sour stomach.
heartburn. belching or that fun stuffy
feeling after eating hearty meal It
Is q harmless remedy absolutely free
from poisons or habit-formtng drugs;
II simply diseses food and tones the
stomach 10 3ts natural heaithful condi-
ten.
The distributors Of this remarkable
remedy propose 70 prove beyond q
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07
Stop that AeonIzInp ItchIne-Use letter.
Inc, the Great Skin Cure.

No matter what remedy you may have
tried, no matter that your physician could
not do you much goo6-take our advice
and use TETTERINE. It cures the most
severe cases Of skin disease and we have
plenty of testimonials to prove it. TET-
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ment and will bring instant relief
II you suffer with Eczema, letter
Ringworm. Infants sores, or scalp dis
ease, try Tetterine. At all druggists al
soc q box, but insist on the genuine don't
take a substitute. If your druggist cans
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-07

For full half hour after the presi-
dent OF the lumber trust had closed
the door Of the private Office in the
temple court building behind him
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
Patronize Home Industry.

In any community, whether town or county where
the population large number the people
need of supporting each others business ENTERPRISES The
in such a community, who waits till he takes trip to
another town to buy suit of clothes, shoes
supplies for his family plug of tobacco bottle of
snake bite andoe because he be able get either
little cheaper "knocker to his community in one view
OF the matter. The merchant customer
willing pay little for a home raised product be it
wheat chill beans, egg, butter tafy candy
for foreign product, estimation is just much
"knocker to his home town county The person al
takes the paper from back home let's county
paper hog orde far he's concerned has bad
of null grubs and his neghbo should once assist
in getting him "back home where in his estimation
hens lay eggs per day. where things grow
ter and sweeter, and the paper has something in "Ex
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
How Baseballs Are Made.

"Outwardly the IO-cent ball
bears close resemblance to the
81 ball, but as every boy knows
there is a vast difference in the
life" and durability of the two
spheres. The center of the cheap
ball is made of ground.up car
pet bags pressed into a core by
machinery. Over this core string
is wound--a very little string
compared to the quantity used
in winding one of the profession
al league balls-and then the un-
finished article is sent to the
room where the women sewers
put the covers on, the seam be-
ing drawn together by hand" +"
'The league ball is very diff
erent product. In the first place
the construction of this ball has
been undergoing an evolution
for years. At the present time
there is much complaint from
some who would have few runs
and quick game, on account of
the way in which the batters are
hitting this new cork center ball.
The complaint is heard that the
ball is too fast and runs too fire.
quent. The explanations of the
experts is that a ball hit on the
ground with the old one, but
that a ball hit in the air goes
farther, thus accounting for the
great number of extra base hits
made in recent years.
"Some years ago the balls were
made with rubb centers. Then
in response to ademand for more
runs to make the game interest
ing to the spectators the expert
ment was tried of making ball
with a small piece of cork in the
center, in the heart OF the rub
Der core, This produced a little
of the desired effect, and every
year from that time the relative
sizes of the rubber and the cork
in the center of the spheres has
been changed until the present
fast ball was evolved "-Popu-
lar Magazine.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
Land Notice.
Serial Number O11632.

Serial Number O11632.
Phoenix Arizona, Land Office,
Phoenix, Arizona, Aug 8, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that
the Santa Fe Pacific RailroaI
Company, by Howell Jones, it's
Land Commissioner, filed in this
office June %, 1910, it's applica-
ton. Serial No. O11632, to enter
under the provisions of the Act
OF Congress approved April 21,
1904, (33 Stats. 211), the fol-
lowing described lands, viz;
The east half of the northwest
quarter, and lots one and two
of the northwest quarter of sec
tion ten; the north half of the
northeast quarter, east half of
the northwest quarter, and lots
one and two of the northwest
quarter of section thirty four, in
township nineteen north, of
range twelve and one. bali east;
The northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter, west half OF
the northwest quarter and the
west half of the southwest quar-
ter of section twenty-tw wo, all Of
section twenty-e1ght, the south
half, and the west half of the
northwest quarter OF section
thirty-four, the west half of the
southeast quarter OF section
twenty-seven, in township sew
enteen north, of range two west
of the ella and Salt River Base
and Meridian, Arizona.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the lands described, or
desiring to object because OF the
mineral character of the land, or
for any other reason, to the dis
posal to applicant, should file
their affidavits OF protest in this
office, on or before the Goth day
of September, 1911
FRANK II. PARKER,
Register.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
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The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
Holbrook Happenings
From the HoIbrook Argus.

Chas. Gardner awarded the
contract for building his five
room modern cottage to Con-
tractor A. Acosta the last week.
Mr.. and Mrs, K. S. Teeple
were visitors with Capt. and
Mrs. Warren of Joe City last
Sunday.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09
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The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09

A. M. Boyer, who has been
sick for the past month is now
able to be about and is improv-
ing rapidly.
Agent H. ]. Fouts was visi-
tor with friends at Winslow last
Sunday.
Digestion and Assimilation.
1t is not the quantity of food taken
but the amount digested and
assimilated that gives strength
and vitality to the system. Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's invlgorate the stomach and
liver and enable them to perform
their function naturally. For sale
by all dealers.
AdUertising is the life
blood of business, and you
can 0l1Onys get the best
results by dealing With q
concern Which has its
veins full of the Uit0l fuid
than NTH one that de-
pends upon life for the
sluggish circulation given
by oral 0dUertising and
other ott-of date methods.
The Winslow mail., 1911-09-09

STATE OFFICIALS.