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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-04-20
PARROT SCARES AWAY RATS
Washington Poultry Raiser Adopts
Unique but Effective Plan TO Drive
Away Hawks and Rodents.

A poultry farmer living In Washing.
ton has several parrots on his ranch
as policemen TO drive away hawks
and rats. The parrots are in deadly
fear OF the hawks and rats, and when
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-04-20

In prescriptions we give the high
est quality and charge the lowest pos
sible prioe.-Hickman Drug Co.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-04-20

j. II. Nelson orders the Courier
sent to his sister. Mrs. f. j. Mason,
at Memphis, Tenn.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1911-04-20

one appears begin to screech and yell.
Get out. get Quit" The rats had al
most broken up the poultrymans bus
mess when the parrot idea struck him,
since when he says he has had no
trouble.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20
RAIN HELPS M'CRAW AND
 GIANTS HOPE TO WIN OUT
Sloppy Weather Postpones Fourth Game of
 Series Once More and Fans Are Sore

ing staff. They could alternate and still go back fresh. And Coombs was an iron man," he could repeat. It was to the benefit of the Athletics to pay game a day.
 Mathewson will probably be Man ager McGraw's next choice, though there are those who still believe the New York leader will Send Ames in to stop the Athletics rush. Dozens Of experts have declared the only thing the Athletics can't hit is a curve ball propelled with speed that approximates greased chain lightning. Ames is the Giant finger who can deliver that kind of shoot. He has more curves than a burlesque queen and more speed than the late lament ed Nancy Hanks, deceased. It is be- lieved it will be one of the two whom McGraw will select.
 It is hard to say whom Mack will put on the mound. Bender is willing to go another crack at the Giants. But Bender lost his first game and Mack may decide to let we'll enough alone, Plank is physically fit. Coombs, the 'iron man." with three days rest, thinks he can repeat his performance of last Tuesday, when he yielded only three hits in II in- n1ngs. Many believe Mack will use one of his victorious pitchers-Plank or Coombs and hold Bender in re serve.
 The next battle in Philadelphia may show some visible outcropping of the bad blood existing between the Giants and Athletics. McGraw is not in happy frame of mind over the sting ing letter written him by the Ma tional Commission. Fred Merkle is sweet tempered over the $1OQ fine. J. Franklin Baker is peeIsh over be- ing spiked. Fred Snodgrass is angry over being hissed and called a dirty player" Mack doesn't like the way Baker was spiked-you might go on and find some individual grievance of every player.
 There is bad blood and the umpires have been. notified by the Nationai Commission to prevent it's display. But the umpires cannot control the fans-and the Quaker City fans are going after Snodgrass when he puts in appearance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20
(By Grantland Rice.)

Philadelphia, Oct. 2O.-The fourth game between the Athletics and the Giants, was postponed again, today,
 Rain, rain, please go away" beg ged Connie Mack, today, but there was no answer to his prayer. In- stead, the rains descended and the moods came and the owners of Shibe Park were requested to name their figure for leasing the park. to Vene- tlan amusement company and a big sh1pyards company wanted to use the park for trying out a battleship.
 Inere wasn't a prospect in the the Giants and the Athletics Shibe Park was knee deep and getting deeper. It was rain, rain, rain
 And every day of delay adds to Giants chances and to the same ex- tent decreases Athletic hopes. For rest will give Manager McGraw a re- make it possible for Mathewson to do slab work again, tomorrow, should he be needed, and it will give Rube MarQuard sufficient strength to take up the Giants burden if he is called upon. And the oftener Matty can pitch. the oftener McGraw figures he can win.
 McGraw went into this series with two pitchers upon whom he had pin ned his faith, only two. Mathewson had never been beaten in a worlds series. Marquard had brought the National League pennant to New York. Of course, there were Ames and Wfltse and Crandall, but McGraw did not count upon them in his call culations. He laid his plan of battle about Marquard and Mathewson. But the two twirlers couldn't go in every other day. Time was needed for them to regain their strength.
 And the only way to gain that re- spite was for rain-copious rain to fall. And the rain came It came as a blessing to the Giant leader.
 But not so with Mack. With Bend CT. Plank and Coombs in tip top con- dition, the leader of the Athletics didn't have to worry about his pitch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20
McGraW Censured For Conduct In
 Tuesdays Game
National Commission Rebukes Him and Also Fines
 Merkle $1OO

The National Commission, the ruling body in baseball. yesterday. for the first time took vigorous disciplinary played in a Worlds series by admon- ishing John J. McGraw. manager of the Giants and f1ning Fred Merkle. McGraw's first baseman $10O. That action was based on language Merkle used in last Tuesdays game on the Polo Grounds between the Giants and the Athletics to Tom Connolly, umpire, and to remarks made by McGraw in returning from the first base coach- ing line to the home players bench in regard to a decision. Merkle lost his temper because he was caught stealing a base toward the end of the game.
 McGraw found fault with Umpire Brennan when that official refused to allow Snodgrass to go to first base after being hit by Coombs in the tenth inning, and also had several argu- ments with Connolly when that veter- an arbitrator made some close deci- sions at second base. When Merkle kicked at being called out on his steal it was observed that McGraw pushed him aside and ordered him to the bench. The Little Napoleon knew if Merkle kept up his kicking the first baseman would have been banished for the series, which would have been hard blow to the Giants.
 Garry Hermann, president and own- CT of the Cincinnati club of the Na- tional league, is chairman of the Ma tional commission. The two other members of the commission are Pres- ident Thomas J. Lynch of the Ma tiOnal league and President Ban B. Johnson of the American league. The National league, it will be noticed has two men on the commission to the American leagues one. In the cases of McGraw and Merkle the commission acted unanimously.
 McGraw, in letter addressed to him and made public by the National commission. not only is criticised for his words and demeanor, but is warm ed that a repetition thereof will mean banishment from the field. exclusion from further participation in the worlds series and heavy fine. Warn ing is given to Merkle that if he re- from the remaining worlds series games. The letter to McGraw fol. lows:
 New York, Oct IS, 1911. MT. John J. McGraw. Manager New
 York National League Baseball
 Team, New York city:
 Dear Sir-In the discharge of it's duty to maintain order and discipline in the series now in progress for the Championship of the World, as re- quired by the rules and regulations, jointly enacted by the National and American leagues on February 16 1905, for the control of this event, the Ma tionaI commission has taken official cognizance of your unwarranted con- duct and language while passing from the coacher's line to your teams bench during the last few innings of the game played on the Polo Grounds on Tuesday. Oct IT, 1911.
 Notice is hereby served on you that a repetition of this misconduct on your part. will at once be called to the attention of the unpire-in-chief
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20

in the game in which it occurs, with instructions to remove you from the field and the commission will bar you from all subsequent games. In ad- dition to this penalty, a severe fine will be inflicted upon you.
 The commission will not permit a manager or player to attempt to in fluence, by word Or deed, public opin- ion against capable and consoien- tious official of the game, and unless decisions are accepted by you in a spirit of sportsmanship, you will be dealt with as indicated in this letter. Respectfully,
 AUGUST HERMANN,
 B. B. JOHNSON,
 T. J. LYNCH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20
.BUNC0 STEERER WHO
 LED VICTIM HERE IS
 JAILED AT SCRANTON ImpresariO of Avon Park Nam moth Prize Fight Swindle,
 is Sentenced But Holznagel, the Hotel Keeper Victimized, Fails to Re-
 cover Coin

Acknowledging his guilt. E.. A. Ber- man, alias E. A. Weber, who figured in one of the boldest and most sensa- tional confidence games ever operated in the history of Connecticut, has been sentenced to jail for six months in Scranton, Pa, for conspiring to swim dle Fritz Holznagel, a lumberman and proprietor of the St. Charles Hotel in Scranton.
 German has been in jail for more than five months awaiting trial, and in his sentence of six months the court stipulated that the time he had spent should be allowed to apply to his sentence.
 Three years ago Holznagel was in duced to drop nearly $20.000 on two fake prize fights, one of which was held in Avon Park, Stratford; the other in Boston. He and a party of men whom he supposed to be million aire packers, and others made the trip here from New York and then on to Boston, in a private car. Holzna- gel never recovered his money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20
McGraW InsuIted
 Baseball MoguIs
National Commission Sore at Remarks Publicly Made by
 Giants Leader
Especial from United Press. }

Especial from United Press.)
 New York, Oct. 20.-Ban Johnson is camping on the trail of Manager McGraw,. of the Giants, and unless the New York leader is guarded i'll his actions, the team may have to get along without manager during the remainder of the games with the Athletics. Following the sending to McGraw of 8 letter from the National Baseball Commission, warning Mc- Graw that further unseemly conduct would result in his suspension from the series. Johnson said, today:
 During last Tuesdays game at the Polo grounds, Manager McGraw, from the sidelines, continually made re- marks toward the box in which the members of the commission were sit ting. After Merkle had been called out when he tried to steal second. McGraw walked toward the bench, calling out so the members of the commission must hear him:
 This is the sure thing game! Old American League methods. You wanted 200 per cent. the best of it and you're getting it now. It's fine thing to have Connolly, who is Con- nie/ Mack's brother-in-law, umpire for you. You've got it all framed up Mack and is eminently fair as an umpire. He treated the Giants squarely. I called the attention of Lynch and Hermann to McGraw's behavior and they agreed with me that something should be done.''
 Something was done. McGraw was notified that all the umpires had been cautioned to send him from the field the moment he broke forth. Fred Merkle was fineds $100Nat the same time for using improper and inde- cent language" on the same occasion and was warned that a repetition of the offence would result in his dis barment from playing in the remaind- CT of the games. Chairman Herr mann, of the Commission, declared, today, that the umpires had been cautioned to enforce the rules with out fear or favor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20

Hampstead, l.. l., Oct. 19-Fire today destroyed the country place of Robert Bacon, a former partner of J. Pier pont Morgan and now ambassador to France The loss is over $200, 900.
 Several of the volunteer firemen and servants narrowly escaped serious in- jury by falling timbers in their eff forts to save the valuable paintings and household effects.
 Bacon left two weeks ago for his diplomatic post, in France, and Mrs. Bacon and her children left their coun- try home last night for Manhattan, expecting to sail for France this morn ing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20
WoIgast- Wells
 Bout Will Go On
Abe AtteIl and Johnny Ki.banef Matched to Fight For
 Title

The wo1gast-Wells fight will take place at the Madison A. C., on Nov. 3, all reports to the contrary not withstanding. It seems the story that the moving picture firm which has a contract to take the fighters in action had run out' originated with a disgruntled promoter who set the report afloat because he had failed to obtain the bout.
 All the men interested in the match said that the bout would take place as scheduled. Tom Jones, man. ager of Wolgast, said:
 ''The match is on all right You don't suppose I would hang around this big city several weeks for noth- ing, do you? I have the guarantee Wolgast will start for New York on Saturday from his home town of Cadillac
 J. N. Berset, the vice-president of the picture company, declared the guarantee and contract were in the hands of Gil Boag, manager of the Madison A. C., and that his company would live up to the terms of the agreement. ~
 Abe Attell. champion featherweight of the world, was tentatively match ed yesterday to fight Johnnie Kill bane, the little Cleveland boxer, who looms up on the fighting horizon as AtteH's most dangerous rival. For feits were posted for the men to fight before the club that offers the most Attell, and Johnny Dunn, the Cleve- land manager of Kilbane, completed all arrangements for the bout. The lads will box at 122 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20
YOUNG McAULTFFE WINS
 FROM SHEA IN DERBY.

Young McAuliffe of this city beat Tommy Shea of New Haven in a fast bout held last evening in Derby. A number of local fight fans saw the bout. No decision was given, but the majority of those present thought Mo- Auliffe had the best of it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20

New York-When Policeman Michial Lincoln was shot and killed by ne- groes, members of the department felt so sorry for his widow and children they raised $6,540 for her by one and 50 cent contributions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-20

\ FEW WORDS T0 YOU FROM R|KERS Our business career in Bridgeport is young. We have had doors opened just about two weeks and already have to feel very we'll pleased with the excellent indication of prosperous business in store for US in this city.
 Before coming Bridgeport wereived edencora fnn Rike Rike policies and Rker methods We opened our store informally be considered excnen for old established store shape ntouchs articles could
 
 dourf Oct 2Sth n+a will m eect order or stock cenily articles everything condition give the immense crowd satisfactory
 ndoyou uannotha vlcomeY in anseeo handsomely tusuanyo Q in imported the kinds of Brushes and Toilet Articles for ladies ana gen for the comfort and convenience d the idandau Hat of
 We will have some interesting offers tor you in our opening announcement, and will present pur- chasers with unusually attractive and valuable sou- VenfrS.
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23
MAKING A RIVER A THIEF

Not only with the farmers of the
middle and western states realize
soon that swamp reclamation is bring
Ing iorth a strong competitor, but
when the facts are known they will
look upon the Missouri river and it's
northern continents as great thieves,
for the rich soil that covers the SUBJ
soil in the wet lands OF LotiisiaI, ia and
Mississippi wac stolen FROM the nils
and plains of the states through
which rivers flow and deposited in
the lower delta to mingle with the
deeayed vegetable matter of ages and
create as rich soil as exists in the
world. Popular Mechanies
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23
WHAT is THE ANSWER?

Does the president want to split the
party which elected him? If so he is
taking a ready method TO do that
Does he imagine that a proposition
which is supported chiefly by democrats
is just the right sort of measure for a
republican president to push? Here
are some of the questions which re-
pubhcans are beginning to ask. When
the bill passed the republican house it
had only II republican votes in its
favor, while it received 144 democratic
votes. Only four democrats voted
against 1t, while Is republicans OPP
posed 1t. Despite the influence of the
administration only half as many re-
puohcans as democrats supported the
bill in republican house. If it comes
to vote in the senate in the present
session the division as between the
parties will probably be still more one
sided If, by the solid vote of the
democrats, aided by few republicans,
the measure be pushed through the re-
publican senate, will MIR. Taft or any
oody else have the audacity, in the
campaign of 1912, to cite this as one OF
the republican party's achievements?
st Louis Globe Democrat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23
A FINE OBJECT LESSON

Two things are powerfully making
public sentiment for direct elections
OF Y ). senators. One is the dead
locks IN legislatures; the other is the
Lorlmer case. In New York, Iowa
Colorado and Montana there have
been protracted deadlocks, democrat
Nlng legislation and defeating the
real objects for which legislatures
convene.
These deadiocks not only delay
legislation and prevent the proper
attention to important subjects, but
out of them grow combinations,
Jackpots" and corruption which
have largely made our state legisla-
lures a byword. Every person fa-
mlllar with state legislatures knows
the demoralizing effect of contest
for the election of u. S. senators.
Popular election of u. S. senators
viii put an end to all that.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23
THE GOOD ROADS BILL

The good roads bill as it was finally
passed may discriminate against the
towns, but something is to be said for
the ciai!n that the towns are benefited
by having good roads leading into them
IRON the surrounding country. The
common cry of the rural voters is:
You fix your streets to suit your
selves, let US take care of our own
roads. :" Probably no effective good
roads bill could have been passed that
does not give the country districts the
best OF it. The present bill may result
IN no improvements in many counties.
1t is county option bill as The Press
mas before pointed out, and any county
can vote not to adopt it, There is a
township option feature connected with
it also. In general it provides that poll
taxes be paid in cash, but any township
may reject this feature by majority
vote.
fhe main thing is that start has
been made. 1t is sure to be tried out
IN many counties, and the history of
good roads movement is that farmers
5eeoTile as enthusiastic good roads men
as any one else after they are able to
see results. There is good reason to
believe that the bill passed by the legis-
lature marks the dawning of a good
roads era in South Dakota. Sioux
Falls Press.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23
A EAR DEAL

The insurance committee of the
senate has prepared bill relative to
the printing of insurance statements.
Inc measure is in the manner of a
compromise and will receive the en-
dorsement of the publishers and the
authors of the bills affecting the pub
ljcation of these statements.
The bill provides that every legal
paper shall have one statement and
that the statements are to be of u
uniform length of ten inches. Pub
lication must be made before the first
day Of May.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23

The state of Nebraska has an GUS.
ter suit pending against the Armour
facklng company and the company
has decided to withdraw from the
state. Immediately thereafter Gar.
mour & Co. !" will take over the bust
ness OF the Armour Packing company
and matters viii proceed as before.
This little subterfuge is for the pur-
pose OF outwitting the state of Ne
braSka in it's suit and is a fayorite
dodge Of offending corporations.
South ns sesa ! has issst 4 d so111ewilat
similar experience. After passing a
Il y ordering express companies to
reduce express rates, one company
transferred its holdings to another.
which kept on doing business at the
old rate. 1t would be a popular de-
clsion for the courts to- hold that
such transfers are not legal, and do
not excuse the original company or
the property affected fEana the opera
ssii0oas Of the ixw.-slaux EalIs Press.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23

The different creameries which
operate west of the Missouri river.
ana which have been closed down for
.he winter, are making preparations
LOT opening up the first of April, and
The dairy COW is the one which is
most attractive to the people in the
vicinity of these institutions. Besides
Inc th:ee creameries already in oper-
atlon IN Stanley county. two more are
under construction, and that county
viii soon be well dotted over with
places where the farmer can be as
sured OF steady income from his
cows.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23
MAY Is, TIE DATE.

An Act Extending the time for GER
tam homesteaders to establish resi-
denee upon their lands.
be 1t enacted by the Senate and
iionse OF Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, That all persons who have
hetofore fled declaratory statements
OF nade homestead entries IN the
states of North Dakota, South Dako
ia. Nebraska, Idaho, Montana, Colo
RADIO, Utah, Wyoming, Minnesota.
Washington, and Oregon, and the
Ierfitorles of Arizona and New
Mexico, where the period in which
they were or are required by law TO
make entry under such declaratory
statements or to establish residence
expired or expires after December
iirst, nineteen hundred and ten. are
hereby granted until May fifteenth,
nineteen hundred and eleven, within
winch to make such entry or estab-
llsh such residence upon the lands so
entered by them Provided, That
this extension of time shall not short
en- either the period of communication
or actual residence required by the
homestead law: Provided further,
Ihat this Act shall not affect an ad-
verse claim initiated prior to the
passage of the Act and after the ex-
piration of the time allowed an en-
Try man for ablishing residence on
the land
SEC. 2, That homestead entrymen
on settlers upon the public domain in
the States and Territories above
named be, and the same are hereby,
relieved from the necessity of resi-
dence upon their lands from the date
of the approval of this Act to May
fifteenth, nineteen hundred and
eleven: Provided, That the time of
actual absence during the period
named shall not be deducted from
the full time OF residence required by
law.
Approved, February is, 1911
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23

Those ~he believe the legislature
would be incapable OF passing Senate
Bill III are respectfully asked to re
member the action of the legislature
of two years ago in passing the car
governor bill and the military bill.
Of course the people knocked both of
those out, but III the case of the tax
commission bill the emergency clause
is added in order to prevent submit
ting it under the referendum
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-02-23

President TAFT has made a ten
strike in his reciprocity treaty with
Canada. Nine tenths of the Ameri-
can people are with the president
heart and soul in this move for better
and more enlightened methods of
trade relations with our Canadian
aseiggsaEsei,ss. There There is ITO more sense
IN putting a tariff on Canadian farm
products, than there is in Philip put
ting g tariff of potatoes and flour
Brought into Philip. Last year some
twenty car loads of potatoes were
shipped INTO Philip and sold for 81. %
per bushel. Potato raisers around
Philip should have made a vigorous
kick aud compelled the city council
to place tariff Of 81 per bushei.
Inns added to sl25 would give the
home raiser 1925 per bushel for his
potatoes. 1t would be fine thing
for him, but how about the poor
consumers There is The rub. Bad
River News.