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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26

a candidate for left field and Is a former
bis Lacquer. having played with the Chi
csso and Philadelphia Nationals. He
was with Rochester last season.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. S.-The Phila-
delphia National league base ball club
announced today that Ben Hunt. a
pitcher OF tho Sacramento. Cal. club had
signed contract to play here tho COM
Ing season. Fred Beck. last years sub
stitute outfielder. also has signed for the
year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
HILL SKI RECORD is BROKEN
AT ST0UGHT0N TOURNAMENT

sToUGHToN, wis, Jan. S.-Iianson Of
Fergus Falls, Mlnn.,. broke the hill SKI
record at the annual Stoughton hill
tournament when he made a jump Of al
feet as compared with the previous figure
OF ias feet. This wins him the professions
class contest with ee2s points and also
gives him the prize for form. Jacob
0jes,sd OF stoughton was second.
Carl aolberg Of ST. Paul won the
amateur event with score OF ss5ss
points. He also made the longest standing
Jump with III feet sigurd Bergeson Of
Virginia. MINI. was second with assss
points.
Features Of the day we're the jumping
OF Melvin Hendrickson OF Eau Claire
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
Jack Britton Gets
Decision Over Burns

OAKLAND. Cal. Jan. 3.-Jsek Britton.
the Chicago lightweight, won a decision
here tonight In a ten-round bout with
Frankie Burns. Burns was q 10 to 5
fayorite In today's betting.
In the second round Britton closed
Burns eyes and from then on the latter
had no ohsnee. In eight Of the ten rounds
Britton forced his opponent around the
rms hsmmering him at. VII. but the
locsi mans stamina saved MIN from
knockout
In two rounds. the sixth and the ninth.
Burns showed some sIsns Of his former
rins ability and In those two he only
broke even.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26

Wis, who is only II years old and who
made jumps OF III and III feet. but fell
on both occasions. David Lind. the one
armed skier Of Ishpeming, Mich. jumped
loo and Io4 feet.
Scores and Jumps on this. the opening
day OF the tournament. were the best Of
the season.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26

Inis Is the season OF the year vhe,
mothers feel very much concerned oy.,
the frequent colds contracted By their
children and have abundant reason for
1t, as every. cold weskens the lungs, low.
ers the vitality and paves the way To-
the more serious diseases that so Otter
follow. chamberlain's Cough Remedy 4,
famous for its cures. and is pleasant ana
safe to take. For sale by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
Y, M. G. A. Pirates
Lose to Columbus

COLUMBUS. Neb,. Jan 2l-Cspeclal
Telesram)-In a fast and exciting game
last evening the Omaha Young Mems
Christian association Pirates lost to The
Columbus Young Mems Christian ASSOC
ciation' 20 TO 20. There were no indl-
yidusl stars and at times the team work
was Brilliant Columbus led at the end
Of the first half. IS TO IL The lineup:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
American FIsh,er. win.

PARIS. Jan. e5-American fighters
scored heavily In series OF bouts here
tonight, Frank Loughrey Of Manuuk
Pa, knocked out the Englishman. Dick
Roberts, in the second round; Frank
Moran. the Pittsburgh heavyweigiit,
knocked out the Englishman, "stoker''
smith, In the first round: the American,
Swamont. fought draw with the Eng
lishman Dramont.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
Bowling Record Broken.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-what ia he.
leved, to be worlds record for nno
game by two-man team was established
To-Day oy Relsky and Kondoif. bowling
keisky rolled 81 and Kondolf aeS for q
total OF 49, 'o'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
COLUMBUS.
OMAHA.
Barry Defeats Lang.

SYDNEY. Australia Jan. 5.-Jan,es
barry the heavyweight pugilist OF chi
esso. defeated "Blli' Lang OF Victoria.
Australia. at the Stadium here todav
The contest lasted the whole - ROUNDS
barry eventually winning on points.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26

Field goals: Wesleyan. Kerster 90,
Gary 0, Mccandless (o. swan ts]:
Kietsinger. dJ. Free throws; Emsn , az
McCandiess 80. Referee: Gilbert OF
Crete. Umpire: Clark OF Wesleyan.
Tine OF halves: Twenty minutes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. &.-Announce-
ment was made here today that "Packey''
Mcfarland OF Chicago. and Young
Erne OF Philadelphia have been matched
to fight six rounds at the National Ath-
letlc club here on February q The
fighters will weigh in at Is pounds at
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26

The club. which Is for Roosevelt, Ia
Toilette or any progressive for president,
win soon select progressive candidates
for delegates 10 the natiousl convention
from this congressional district. Head
quarters Will be opened at an early date
and the work Of organization for the
April primaries win be pushed with vigor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26

The key TO success In business Is the
judiclous and persistent use OF newspaper
advertising
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
Skinned from Head 70 Heel

was Ben Pool, Threet. Ala, when dragged
over rough road. but Bucklen,s Ar
nica sslve healed all his injuries. &c.
For sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26

TIE key to success in business is thhe
iudieious and persistent use Of Newspaper
advertising.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
MINNESOTA FOOT BALL
TEAM TO PLAY WISCONSIN

MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 5.-University OF
Minnesota's foot bali team win meet that
Of the University OF Wisconsin. on No
venser . according to an announcement
made here today. As result OF the
protest made hast fall which took Captain
Earl Pickering from the Wisconsin game
there was considerable talk at the Uni
versity OF Minnesota that the team would
not meet Wisconsin next fall. but the
athletic authorities opposed the boycott
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
Or. ROLLER CATCHES
TARTAR At PLAINvlEW

PLA1EyIEw. Nes.. Jan. 3.-tspeeiall
Dr. Roller Of Seattle. wash. undoubt-
ediy had the surprise OF his life in this
cffy Tuesday evening when he endeav-
ornd 70 throw Ben Paveika Of verdixris
two falls In one hour. AT the and OF the
hepr Paveika was The asgresssr. and had
the match lasted ten minutes longer
Psfeika probably would have plnsed the
famous mat artist A finish match be-
tseen PnveikA and Roller will be pulled
on Ia This city tomorrow night
Csrkmsn to Manage Grand I.I.na.
LINCOLN. Jan. z5.-James cockrnsr-
former third baseman or the fdncolr
Western i<zxue club and q player on va
xi1zs. c1Vbs u the. old Western and East
erns Ie1 xsikt, 80 kee1 sstEned as Hssnxss-
~ fhe Grana Isiard club An ne NsbHaz.a
otateH s go - <sss~tas<--
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26
Douglas County
Progressive Club
is Against Taft

The Douglas County Progressive Re-
publican club has organised with the fol-
lowing officers:
President, Nelson c. Pratt. vice presi-
dent Nathan Merriam, secretary. L. C.
Holder, treasurer. N. p. Dodge, ir.
The executive hnard cnnsists nf. I.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-26

George b. Powell
w. II. Graham
Michael Lee
d. c. Patterson
John Lewis
Frank II. woodland
G. p. Denny
III, Z, Cochran
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-05
THF NAVY LEAGUES PLAN TO HAVE
FOUR BATTLESH|PS A YEAR PROGRAM

vidng, with every group OF battle
ships. all OF the necessary auXiliaries
and personnel should keep pace with
the increase in materials
Our policy of battleship construc-
ton in the past has been somewhat
irregular. Some years disturbed IN
ternational conditions would influence
congress to provide for increases in
our naval strength, even beyond the
hopes of naval officers, and again the
next year the navy would he almost
entirely neglected. 1t is agreed by
naval experts that the United States
should settle upon some definite pro-
gram OF construction and adhere to
it. Four battleShips each year they
contend, should be the minimum
provided for by congress.
The war with Spain cost our gov
ernmcnt over -four million dollars per
day. \ war with great power would
prove many times more costly. II
is authoritatiyelv estimated that the
cost of war between two firs, class
Erropcan powers would be ten mill
ion dollars per day-thc cost of one
dycadnought.
\ navy affords cheap insurance
against the more material cost of
war. \ naval appropriation of one
! hundred and twenty-five millions rep
rescnts an insurance premium OF
/ three forticths of one ner cent of tho
capit,ljzcd value. of our agricultural
/ interests alone
( ,on. ,.o,r. ..a ,ir., olos. l.,.
,Iost;o ,ould no 1,r;l, ,o, o1or, t,ro,
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-05

This is the season of the year
when mothers feel very much con
cerned over the frequent colds con
tracted by their children, and have
abundant reason for it as every cold
weakens the lungs, lowers the vi.
tally and raves the way for tie
more serious diseases that so often
follow. Chamberlain Cough Rem-
edy is famous for its cures. and is
pleasant and safe to take. For sale
by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-05

lave is a message of hope and
good cheer from Mrs. c. j. Martin,
Boone Mill, Va, who is the mother
OF eighteen children. Mrs Martin
was cured of stomach trouble and
con ,ipation by Chamberlain's Tab
lets after five years of suffering, ana
now recommends these tablets to
tn public Sold by all dealers.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-05

Feed ARCO, a mixed feed for
horses and cows; put up in 100-lb.
sacks, delivered in barn for 80 cts.
cwt. This is a carefully prepared
feed manufactured by the Ardmore
Oil & Milling Co. 16tt
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-02-05
Judge Stringer Of Illinois Recog-
nlzes Him as the Logical
Leader of the Party.
is FITTED FOR WHITE HOUSE
Statesman, Scholar and Proved 'rao-
tlcAl Executive. New Jersey States
man Would Be Ideal Occupant
Of the Presidential Chair.
BY JUDGE LAWRENCE B.
STRiNGER.

Democratic Candidate For the v. D.
Senate From Illinois Against
lorlmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13

Rub My-1'i,m will cure YOU.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13

Rub My-Tism will cure YOU.
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feel like a rainbow gone wrong. Just
my luck to have to borrow from
everybody. Look at me! This collar
TX MIR. Welington's makes me feel like
peanut In n rubber tire" He turned
to Fosdick.
." say. Mr.. Fosdick. what size col.
lar do You wear?"
Fourteen and q hail." said Fosdick.
Fourteen and half!-why don't
you get a neck? You haven't got a
plain white shirt. have you? Our
English friend lent me this, but it's
purple, and Mr.. Ashtons socks are
maroon. and this peacock blue tie is
very unhappy"
II think I can at you out" said Fos-
dick.
And II you had an extra pair Of
socks" Mallory pleaded-"just one
pair OF Unconditional socks"
I'll show you my repertoire"
"All right. I'll see you later" Then
he went up to Wellington. with much
hesitance OF manner. by the way.
Mr.. Wellington. do you suppose Mrs.
Wellington could lend Miss-Mrs.-
could lend Marjorie some-some-"
Wellington waved him aside with
magnificent scorn: IL am no longer
In Mrs. wellington's confidence"
oh. excuse me-" said Mallory. He
had noted that the Wellingtons occu-
pied separate compartments, but for
oil he knew their reason was as TO
mantle a. his own.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
\ Narrow Escape For Nuto Party.

Thr motor car of Miss Annie Tim
mons driven hy Miss Mamie Sturgcs
ran int" q ditch ON the Timmonsvinc
r''d near tn" city Yesterday ana the
""uopnntS Miss Mamie Surpos. Mrs
has Spencer ANA hcr baby and
Miss Myrtle David were saved from
t"lhe crushed under the car only hv
the top catching "n the opposite
SID" "f the ditch. Tho car would
hay" gone into the ditch ON tom of
TIC party. Florence Times
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
III SI\ISS HOUSES BURNED \T
OL\\TA


There was Il Very considerable fire
AT the busy little city of Olanta on
the morning of the 18th The large
lram" building occupied by the
.cndon-Cole Co.. was burned with
all the stock Of goods consisting of
general merchandise and owned bv
the company.
The loss is estimated at about S11
o'' ana the insurance on it 1T about
$4,000. The origin Of the fire is not
reported d.-t'lorcncc Times
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IHE NEWS FROM WEDGEFIEI.D
comments ON State and County Poll.
tr>-Corn Poor and Cotton Look
.nG Wei!-Pcrsouais.

NedSetie!d, July 9.-Both OF the
national conventions are over now so
the minds of our county folks Will
naturally turn t. state ana county
politics again. | think it is we'll
enough for the candidates in the
county to have few meetings in
"rdcr To become acquainted with the
folks and also to discuss the county
issues.
The state campaign it seems has
"utIived its usefulness. 1t looks as if
1t is the sole purpose of some candi-
dates to try and prove the other to
be the thief, liar and traitor.
Let us hope, though, foy the dawn
%! "a brighter day. politically. for our
state when all factionaliSm and strife
shall have disappeared
Mr.. Editor. lots Of IL agree with
your expressions in your editorial of
sometime ago. Such things as the
IL rrenS ystem of land registra o
>; nS Offering better educational adj
antaSeS for the country at large
AoW to MAKE our homes more sani-
AIRY. and numbers of other things
should he discussed freely by thos,.
Offering themselves for the iegisla
;ure The question as to politics,
are YOU a Jones man or "a Blease man
should have nothing to do with the
selection of representatives from sum
ter county to the legislature. We want
men who will look out for the in
,ereSt Of the citizens Cf the county at
large.
is first good rain since the eth of
June this afternoon and no doubt viz
be of great benefit to crops The
prospect for corn crop is the poor
rst ever seen in this section.
The condition of the soil. wet nnd
}cold during the spring must he tn.
excuse. The condition must have Doe,
| similar To- that summer we have hearC
lof i'm the eighties when frost wa
seen every month in the year eXcep'
July and August.
The cotton crop is looking fairly
well.
Misss Jannette Thomas is Visiting
| friends at Kingstree.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mellette is spendinz
| 'ometime with relatives 1T Olante
and Greeleyville.
! Miss Eunice Cain is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Il. y. Thompson. nea,
jGreeleyvile.
Misses Marion Meliette and Harold
Chandler spent last SUNDAY with
relatives at Benncttsvile.
Mrs. Il. l.. Harvin and daughters
Misses Minnie and Thelma, are spend.
ing sometime with relatives at Pine.
wood.
Mrs. f.. NJ. Mcllette is visiting hcl
sister. Mrs. q. II. Mcmillan, at Mul.
lns.
Rev J. y. Wright after spending 8
few weeks al Glenn Springs has re.
turned home. having been greatly
| benefited hy his trip.
| Rural Policeman Norris has q
good eye which he is using success
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
In the Police Court.

The following cases were tried ~
tn" police court Tuesday:
p |" McbanicL drunk and carrying
concealed Weapons. 81 or 10 davs. and
SD or 80 days. on the two charges.
respectively.
i. /. scott, riding bicycle on fp"-
hidden sidewalk, tried in absence and
sentenced To pay 50 or serve four
days.
Elliott McCray. cur4ng. drunk ;lid
disordclN "'induct. $40 or % days ON
each charge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
Ba-cbali Thur~day Afternoon.

The Tigers and the Dodgers miN
un the baseball grounds Thursday al
tcrn""n in what promises To hc a.
ilnc game of baseball. The game will
hc called promptly at u o'clock and
a hig crowd of spectators should h.,
on hand To- cheer their faVoritcs ON
To victory
The game Tuesday afternoon was
not ~ welt attended as it might have
ben and Is the attendance il hia,
Factor I'm the games. the people should
com" "Gt and encourage the mem
hcr~ "i the teams 10y their presence
.,ud boosting.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13

tn" health officer stated Tuesday
ia answer to- questions of tho Itcu
reporter that hc was kept busy thcs,
days putting disiuf"ctautS i'm puddIos
{" N''ndlne water IN tho northern and
western parts of the town hut that
n'th'ns along snuuy hur~ could hc
SousrlctorlIy accomplished untr h,,
ter dran"+c WAS pat i'm i'm these Soc.
tons
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13

. or 6 doses 666 will break any case
ot chill and fever; ii acts on the liver
better than Calomel, and does not
sripc or sickcn. csc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-13
NftiiB\LD DENIES GlUT.
Through Counsel. ASKS for Supcn>.on
of Judgment

Washington. July ?.-CuunScI for
Judge Robert w. Archibald Of the
c"hin"rc" court, against whom ~
tcl"s of Impeachment have been re-.
ported iu the house. ISSUED u state
h'nt today in the Judges behalf ask
ing that public opinion i'm the cas,. lee
suspended until the accused uri~t
mas had Hn opportunity tu prc-cut his
d"i"nS" I" the senate. which -itting
as a court viii ty tho charges
AGAINST him
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22
The Cowardly Captain
By CAROLINE NELSON

sent for me and told me that they
We're asking at general headquarters
for the papers i'll the Troop case and
he must forward them. If he disap-
proved of them without reason it
would place him i'll Il bad position and
would not save the prisoner. AS l had
nothing on which to base my faith in
Troops innocence except his remark
when convicted, l could do nothing
The general approved the papers and
sent them onward and upward. In a
few weeks they We're returned, with
an order to carry out the sentence
Shortly before the execution was to
take place an outpost defended by
Captain Croker was attacked and the
captain, deserving his command. fled to
the rear. There being only one other
officer present with the company and
he being a weallling, the men stuck
together and without leader beat off
the enemy.
Then came charges of cowardice
against Captain Croker. l reported the
matter to the general. asking if he
could not stave off Troops execution in
the hope that something might turn I'D
to throw light on his case. Unfortu-
nately there was no court in session to
try Captain Croker. and there was an
imperative order to shoot Sergeant
Troop At the generals suggestion I
visited Croker and asked him if he
did not have some further informa-
ton as to Troops desertion that had
not appeared at the trial. / found him
logged, though respondent, and left
him without gaining anything.
The general made up his mind to
q try
once. The court met. Croker was
brought before it, convicted of cow
ardice and sentenced to be dismissed
from the service. AS soon as the pa-
pers We're forwarded. to the general for
his approval he sent for me.
Go to Captain Croker he said.
land tell him that if he can and will
clear Sergeant Troop will dislppruye
the findings of tie court and permit
him to resign
l found the coward disposed to save
what he could of his reputation by
confessing himself a villain. He had
overheard Il conversation between two
of his men detailing Il plan TO depose
him. Their difficulty was first. that
they did not know how to 20 about it.
and, second, there was no officer in the
company fit to put in his place. They
finally decided upon Sergeant Troop,
who, though Il noncommissioned off,
Ger, would be acceptable to all if they
could secure his appointment Troop
had gone on his scout Immediately aft
er this conversation. and when he was
recaptured the temptation to get him
out of the way was too great for the
captain to withstand
Troop was pardoned for an offense
he had never committed as the SIM
plest way out of Il pretty mess" and
made captain of his company Cookers
resignation was accepted, and he has
since become prominent citizen of his
town.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-22

In 1868 1 was detailed on court mar
tial to sit at Nashville for the purpose
of trying cases of delinquency that had
occurred in the Army of the Cumber-
land. One young fellow, Sergeant Mil
ton Troop, who was brought before US,
engaged my attention the moment
saw him. His bearing was soldierly.
and his countenance bore the stamp of
a strong character. He was charged
with deSertion to the enemy
His disappearance occurred while his
regiment was in proximity to the Con-
federates. Later on the command at
tackled and surprised a small body of
the enemy taking number of prison
ers, among them the accused. His sto
ry was that on the evening of his dis
appearance he had pointed out to his
captain that the command was liable
to be surrounded by the enemy. The
captain had declared that there was no
enemy near. Troop offered to ride out
and reconnoitef. The captain gave his
consent. Troop had not gone far be-
fore he was called upon from the rear
to surrender. He had ridden between
the enemy's vedettes.
The captain, Croker, being called,
fatty denied the whole story, declared
that he had had no such warning and
had not given the sergeant permission
or orders to scout. The matter rested
on a question of veracity between the
two men, The scale was turned against
the accused by the producing of a
scrap of paper found in his knapsack
on which was written, Meet me to-
night at the bridge south of the tav-
ern-" 1t was not signed, and as the
handwriting was manifestly disguised
it was impossible to tell whether the
writer was man or woman. At the
time the message was written the Local
ton described was within the enemy's
lines. When asked to explain this pa
per the prisoner at first refused to do
so, but afterward said that he had
formed the acquaintance of a young
country girl. who had appointed the
meeting.
The captains evidence was so direct
and the accused's explanation SO lame
that he was found guilty and sentenced
to be shot As he was led away he
made an exclamation which convinced
me of his innocence:
Here's ii pretty mess
1t seemed Il very small and unirnpor-
tant piece of evidence on which to adj
judge Il man innocent. and yet it oc-
Cured to me very natural remark
for an innocent one to make under the
circumstances. \ tinlid man would be
crushed 10y fcnr of the galIows. II
plucky man would naturally first con-
slider what terrible scrape he had got
into
! called on the general commanding.
before whom the verdict must go for
approval. and told him that feared
ar innocent man was to suffer. giving
him my Impressions, for / had no real
SON The general said that he would
not hurry i'll approving the sentence.
a month passed, when the general