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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30

as a manager at the tender age
(speaking from a baseball Slant Of
%.
Stranger still, he secured his first
job as manager when he had been
playing baseball but two years.
Imagine starting Dug" Harbt-
son or kid" Howard off next
spring as a manager. Yet they
have had two years experience and
they are nearly the age of Bill
Smith when he started.
Perhaps more marvellous still.
this Ohio kid bumped right into
hot race in the Virginia league
and as manager of Lynchburg he
finished second. The next year,
his fourth in baseball and his seq
ond as manager, he won pen
nant. Some managers have been
IN baseball twenty years without
having the good fortune that came
to Bill Smith his second year out.
In ALL Bill Smith has won Eve
pennants in seventeen years.
HERE is Bill Smiths complete
record as a manager, giving
the year, the team, the league and
the positions that Bills team An
ished:
1S95-Lynchburg, Virginia, Sec
ond.
1S96-Lynchburg Virginia, first.
1897-Norfolk, Atlantic, third.
1S9S-Ottumwa, Western associ-
alton, fourth.
1899-Knoxville, independent.
1900-Albany, New York State,
third
1aO1-Davenport, Three Eye.
third
19O2-Davenport, Three Eye,
fourth.
1sO3-Greenville. Cotton States,
third.
1904-Macon, South Atlantic, first.
1905-Macon, South. Atlantic, first.
1906-Atlanta. Southern, third.
1s07-Atlanta. Southern, first.
1e0S-Atlanta, Southern, sixth.
I5OO-tA COullltIIs lITt-
1910-Buffalo. Eastern. fifth.
1911-Chattanoogas Southern.
fifth.
A MOTHER record that Bill holds
is all his own and is one that
nobody will contest with him. Will
liam has, beyond all question, con-
sumed more tobacco during the
playing season than any living
manager.
Bill hasn't any fixed amount per
day or per game. But he comes to
every game provided with two lib.
eralsize plugs. II his team is a
winner all the way, he WILL Just nib
BILE the edges Of one OF them. II
it is a close contest he will eat
most of both of them.
1t would be fair estimate to say
that Smith ruins one plug of to-
bacco a game and one more during
the course Of the days business
Now, In the last seventeen years
Smith has witnessed or played in
something like 5000 games. count
ing spring exhibitions, post-season
affairs and the like. On a basis Of
two plugs of tobacco a day, this
means that he has worried away
close to 5000 plugs during the
playing seasons.
Placed end to end, these plugs
would measure 500 yards-over a
quarter of a mile.
Stacked on top OF each other,
they would rise to height Of 1853
feet.
They cost an aggregate Of 5000.
Their weight was approximately
$50 pounds.
AS a tobacco f1end, Smith stands
unequaled. 1t is his prize dissipa-
ton. And he goes to it strong.
A MOTHER chauter in Bill Smiths
career is drawing to an end.
1t hasn't been particularly pleas
ing chapter. On October / he will
turn over a new page, take hold of
the team that brought him his
greatest glory and set out on voy-
age of two years duration-with
the destination Pennantville-but
with reefs, Lodges, hurricanes. pi-
rates and half a million sorts Of
trouble between him and his tenta-
tive terminus.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30

TITS Speaker fell of a fraction overI
two points yesterday when he failed tot
connect more than once in four at
tempts. Collins was UP four times and
didn't secure blooming hit. He lost
three points thereby. Cobb, Jackson andi
lajoie didn't play, as Detroit and CIeve Il
land did not participate in battle.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
FIVE MATCHES SHOT AND
WON AT SEAGIRT RANGE

RIFLE RANGE. SEAGIRT. y. j..
Aug So.-Five matches were decided
yesterday at the Seagtrt shooting tour
nament. Sergeant Perry 5. Schodeld.
of Massachusetts. won the Nevada tro-
ply match, the field and staff of the
Third infantry, New Jersey National
Guard won the cavalry team match;
the Manhattan Rife and Revolver club.
OF New York, won the revolver team
match, A p. Lane. -of New York. won
the au-comet~ suuadded military
match. J. n. Shook, of Ohio. won the
all-comers souaddeG rapid-fre match.
Shooting conditions were excellent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
The Big Race

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Should Appraise Coal Lands.

WARRINGTON, June 25.-The atten.
ton Of the interior department has
been called by Representative Pray to
the coal lands near Fort Benton which
are withdrawn for classification. I'm
der the present law no authority can
be given to work the mines until they
have been classified, appraised and re-
stored to entry. Mr.. Pray has re-
quested the secretary of the interior
that immediate steps be taken to ap-
praise the land 90 that the settlers
may have the benefit OF the coal.
This is in regard to what ia known
as the Thrailkill property. A grea,
many settlers in that vicinity are now
compelled to go from % to 40 miles to
obtain coal for domestic proposes
simply because coal lands at thei,
doors are withdrawn. Mr.. Pray be.
lieves that as q result OF his talk with
Secretary Fisher 90 the subject, there
Is reason to believe that this tuatior
will be looked into and favorable at
tention be paid the matter in a shor
time.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Will Organize New Party.

CHICAGO, June PA new party
from the ground up is the Roosevelt
program. After q series of discus
sions with his lieutenants, in which
there were several clashes, Colonel
Roosevelt decided after leaving Chi
cago to cut entirely away from the
party with which his whole public
career had been identified.
His decision was a disappointment
to those who favored the organization
of what might be considered an indie
pendent republican party with which
various state organizations might CO.
operate and still maintain, it was
hoped, a nominal regularity.
"There must be no compromise, no
straddle," Colonel Roosevelt said.
AS an indication of his determina-
ton, he said that when he returned to
Oyster Bay he would communicate
with q number of democrats who, be
thought, might wish to join the new
party.
When he had left Chicago, with the
first plans completed and his leaders
81 scattered to all parts of the country,
Colonel Roosevelt expressed himself
as pleased with the outcome of conven.
tion week. He said he has a mass of
letters and kilograms from democra ats
and republicans Offering support.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Will Grow Seed Peas.

BOHEMIAN, June 26.-Though this is
only the second year from its begin.
ming here, the seed pea industry of the
United States centers in the Gallatin
valley, according to W. A. Davis, the
seed expert who fret selected this place
a. an ideal one for the purpose. Ac.
cording to Mr.. Davis, Is per cent of
this years seed pea crop for the Unit.
ed States will be raised In this vicinity.
Under contract with the company for
which he formerly worked as expert.
he is handling about 900 acres this
year. and figures on q yield of from
Is to so bushels per acre.
In this valley about 10000 acres
have been planted this year, all irri-
gated land and some OF the choicest
In the valley. Everywhere the crop Is
doing very we'll, and is in prime con-
dition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Warm Political Contests.

The rather warm proceedings in
Chicago during the past few days have
brought out all sorts of "reminiscences
of previous hot political contests. A
gentleman from Oklahoma tells of an
incident which occurred in Ardmore
when that town was in the old Indian
Territory.
r. L. Williams ia q little fellow,
weighing not more than q hundred
pounds. George Mansfield is a six.
footer aud ia all bone and sinew. They
sat opposite each other at a hotel din
ing table or one occasion when Mans.
field made 'rather nawsty" remarks
about those who favored a man whom
Mansfield opposed. Williams said
"Of cours you don't intend your re-
marks to apply to present company
Mansfield replied to the effect that the
man whom the cap fitted was privi.
legged to wear 1t. Whereupon Will.
Jams picked up q quart pitcher filed
with Oklahoma molasses and landed II
forcibly upon the forehead of the
giant. Two hours were required tc
remove the molasses and the broker
crockery from Mr.. Mansfeld's brow
and the incident resulted in electine
Mr.. Williams to the bench in Okla
homa. He Is still one of the judges o
the state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Milwaukee Plans Extension.

TACOMA, June 25.-1t Is reliably An
nounced today that the Milwaukee
railways next large extension will be
. 30O-mile line from Missoula via
Flathesd valley and Kalispell to Fer
ME, British Columbia. To develop
Montana, open the rich Flsthesd
country and the valuable hard coal
fields of Crows Nest pass district are
among the objects sought. Another
ia to connect with the Canadian Pa
cifc railway, by which the Milwaukee
road will enter several Canadian traf-
6c centers.
In return, the Canadian Pacific will
reach into Montana and some parts Of
w ashington via Milwaukee rails,
That Sir William Van Horn and Sil
Thomas Shaughnessy we're Milwaukee
superintendents back in Wisconsin 81
years ago has facilitated the amicablt
traffic understanding now obtained be
tween these systems.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.

The convention at Baltimore is thu
twenty-6rst national assemblage o
the democratic party, while the Chi
cago convention was only the fifteenth
republican national gathering. But
the democratic party exceeds the re
publican organization in age much
more than this difference would indi
cate. Born in the bank controversy
of 1901, christened by Jefferson, it:
founder, In 1892. und strengthened If
the division among the people with
Washington's neutrality proclamation
at the beginning of the Anglo.French
war in 1895, the democratic party
passed its centennial mark more than
q decade ago.
But the history of the psrty's con-
ventions dates back to only 1882. in
which year the national delegate con-
vention method of nomin ating candi-
dates for president and vice president
was adopted. The first ational demo-
cratic convention was held on May II,
1882, at Baltimore, and adopted two
rules which have guided the actions
OF all subsequent conventions. One OF
these provided that the delegs tes,
when 80 instructed should cast the
votes of their states as a unit and the
other that no candid ate should be
nomina ted without q two-thirds ma
iority. Andrew Jackson was nomi-
mated for president and Martin Van
Buren, for vice president. They were
elected.
The second national democratic con.
vention met May Is, 1886, also at
Baltimore, and nominated Martin Van
Buren, for president aud Richard H.
Johnson for vice president. The
ticket was successful in the subsequent
election.
The third convention held on May 5,
1910, at Baltimore, re-nomin ated Van
Buren,, but named no candidate for
vice president, leaving that to the
several states. 1t also put forward
the fret complete platform ever adopt
ed by the party. Parts of this plat.
form were incorporated into the de
liverance of every national democratic
convention prior to the Civil War,
and it's leading ideas have re. appeared
in many of the party platforms Of the
last fifty years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Court Defends Commissioners.

HELENA, June 25.-Boards OF couu-
ty commissioners have been clothed
with large discretionary powers and it
nice t~echnicalities of law are continu-
ally raised to harass them, the devel-
opment of "this vast northwestern en-
pire will be greatly impeded and re-
t~arded," remarks the supreme court
IN an opinion by Justice Henry C.
Smith, affirming the decision of dis
trict court of Libby in favor of Lin
coin county in the suit instituted by
Robert Reid to restrain the issuance
of bonds in the sum of S125 600, the
proceeds of which were to be used for
building highways and bridges. The
court held the complaint did not state
facts sufficient to constitute a cause OF
action and in the course of the opinion
remarks:
1.-THE opportunity lie perhaps as
propitious Is any which may occur,
for a declaration by this court that
our constitutional and statutory laws
were designed to clothe the boards Of
county commissioners of the state
with large discretionary powers in
dealing with projects like the one We
have under consideration.
"Certain well.de6ned constitutions
restrictions must at all times be rec
| ognized and observed, but aside from
these, the policy of the law is tha'
the mere details of contemplated public
improvements shall be left to theil
discretion. Where explicit statutory
directions are given, they must o
course, be complied with, but all tina
is necessary in the initiation of q plar
like the instant one is, in general, tina
the people shall be given an oppor
tunitv to intelligently exercise theil
judgment.
"If county boards and similar ad
ministrative bodies are to be continu
ally harassed and hampered by tn
nice technicalities OF the law, often
times lacking In substance and devote
OF real merit, the settlement and de
velopment of this vast Northwestern
empire will be greatly impeded ant
patarded.O
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
POLITICAL

The politicians are yielding to the
wishes of the people. They seem &c
imagine they a stop yielding when
they please. But revolutions do no,
stop at halfway measures. The ques.
ton is not SO much one of improving
party machinery as of wiping out par.
ties entirely.
Let US see what has already hap
pened. In cities where the direct pri.
mary was first used, the people soon
moved toward direct primaries with
out party designations. They said
there is no partisan politics in the
running OF q city and all that is needed
is candida tes VIII orepresent policies in
city government. Boston was the first
great city to establish that kind of q
primary.
This movement toward non.partisan
primaries will spread next to the
states. 1t has already appeared in
national politics indirectly through
the Oregon law, which prescribed that
the Legislature shall choose to the SEN
ate the man who receives q plurality
OF the popular vote. Under this law q
legislature republican In both branches
elected q democrat to the United States
senate. Az soon as party prima aries
are we'll established in the states, there
will be q demand for non-partis an
primaries, on the ground that there is
little or no politics in the Office Of
governor, that it is an administra alive
Office whose incumbent should serve
all the people alike. This demand
will be listened to the more readily
because by the time state wide primar.
les have been in operation two or
three years there will have been enough
cross voting to weaken party loyalty.
Now these changes may be desir-
able, but those who ire working for
direct party primaries have not con.
sidered them at at all. If these workers
were asked today, they would say that
parties are necessary and that their
annlhllatlOn would be a calamity. Yet
these men are urging action that will
bring about exactly that result.
Parties in these days lack defend
ers. The word ''politics' has signif-
cantly fallen into bad repute. 1t ia
used now almost exclusively to de-
scribe personal seeking of public Of
fee or power. 1t Is seldom used in
the dictionary sense of that branch
| OF civics which treats of the admins
tration of public affairs. The sor of
politics that is in parties today is the
kind that people do not like. But
instead of elimin ating that sort OF
politics from parties, they are moving
toward the elimination of the parties
themselves .-Minneapoli Journal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
BRYAN MEETS DEFEAT,
Opponents Win First Round In
Baltimore Convention.

baltimore Convention,
BALTIMORE, June 25.-soon after
the opening of the democratic nationa al
convention, scheduled for noon today
in the Fifth regiment armory, William
Jennings Bry "a was due to have op-
portunity to test his power az q con.
trolling factor in that body. AS in
Chicago last week the opening of the
fight vas on the selection of q tenn
| porary chairman.
Former Judge Alton B. Parker Of
New York was the choice OF the ma.
tional committee in the face OF Mr..
Brysn's opposition to him as the al.
legged agent of ''predstory interests"
Judge Parker vas named temporary
chairman of the democratic national
convention today, winning over Will
lam j. Bryan of Nebraska. The vote
was:
Parker 579
Dry an ............ ..... ........ QUO
And thus Bry an lost his fret fight
for the progressive control of the con-
vention.
The Nebraskan made an eloquent
plea 'for the cause he had represented
for 16 years." But it was unavailng.
The debate preceding the roll call
threw the convention into wild dis.
order.
A last desperate effort to avert q
bitter factional fight was made by the
Bryan forces when the convention
took up the problemI of selecting q
temporary chairman today.
So sharp did the lines divide that
MIR. Bryan himself became q candi-
date for the temporary Craftsmanship.
After Bryan had made a speech
nominating Senator Kernllof Indiana
and attacking Alton 3. Parker, nom.
mated for temporary chairman by the
national committee by q vote of 81 to
%, Kern took the stand. He made q
plea for harmony, asked Parker to
Join him in Withdrawing from the con-
test for temporary chairman and SUBJ
stituting any q of the list OF several
men. After waiting in vain for a
reply from Parker, Kernthimself with
drew and nomin ated Bryan.
Again Bryan took the platform. He
accepted the nomination and the line
up for the final struggle was complete.
Cone johnson of Texas aroused q
tremendous outburst by declaring:
"The fight is now on with Bryan on
one side and Wall street on the
Other.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
STEAM ROLLER METHODS,

The defeat of the Brya an forces in
the democratic national convention
is viewed with alarm and other SEN
sations) by Montana progressive
democrats. The exhibition of ste am
roller methods brings these remarks
from the Great Falls Tribune, the
chief northern Montana exponent of
pure democracy:
The first days work at Baltimore
by the democratic national convention
is one that causes apprehension, grief
and indign alton in the hearts OF mil
lions of progressive democr attic voters
In the United States. They have seen
the leadership of Mr.. Bryan in that
convention o%verthrown by an alliance
of the men most distrusted by the pro.
gressive democrat The big three In
the work of yesterday were Boss Muir
ply OF Tammany hall, Roger Sullivan
OF Illinois, and Tom Taggart Of Indi-
ana. These were aided by more than
halt the Clark delegates, who were
elected as progressives, but who
seemed to think that they were helping
their candida ate by assisting the Wall
street crowd to repudiate Mr.. Bryan
and what he stands for, and substitute
in place of it q candid ate selected by
Wall street influence.
Mr.. Bryan made the issue clear,
and he lost. The democratic party
also lost by yesterdays work in the
convention. Some of this loss may
yet be recovered by judicious efforts
to undoe the impression given GU,
yesterday that the corrupt and un'
principled leadership of Boss Murphy
controls the democr attic convention a
Baltimore.
Mr.. Bryan represents the views of
very large majority of the democra att,
voters of the United States. Mr.. Fitz
gerald, of Tammany, acting for hi,
master, Boss Murphy, who again acts
for his master, the predatory interest
OF Wall street. does not represent tn
majority OF the plain democrati
voters. he did not represent theu
when he sold out the democrats an,
i%nsurgent republicans to Joe Cannon
delivering to him q score of Tammau
democrats and their allies when b
needed them to hog.tie the house wit
arbitrary rules. Mr.. Fitzgerald re
ceived his price for that act of treact
cry toward the democrats.
Az far as The Tribune is concerne
1t repudiates the whole rotten, reacl
erous. selfish. tricky aggreg alton
political grafters known IS Tammau
hall. They have never failed
secretly butcher a democratic cand
date for president when they cou.
make any profit out of it during Il
last of years. Until the dem
cratic party gets rid OF this bunch
political bush whackers marching u
der the Tammany banner, 1t will new
enjoy the confidence 1t deserves. Rog
Sullivan, whose followers elected +
publican senator In Illinois, raising
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
St. Paul Wants Convention.

ST. PAUL, June 25.-St. Paul ia a
candidate for the convention OF the
new progressive party which is ex-
pected to ratify the nomination OF
Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency.
Leaders of the movement in Minnesota
sent kilograms last night to Governor
Hiram johnson of California. chair.
man of the executive committee of the
new party, extending the invitation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03

stencil not yet absted, Is q worthy
partner OF Tammany hall, and is al.
ways to be found with them. Tom
Taggart Of Indiana IL another of the
same kidney, and 60 is Stands ard Oil
Guffy of Pennsylvania.
And this is the crowd whose leader.
ship is endorsed by q majority of the
national convention in preference to
William j. Bryan.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03

He was speaking at a luncheon at the
Hamilton club in honor of Mrs. Flor
ence Collins Porter and Mrs. Isabella
w. Blapey. women delegates from
California to the recent republican
convention,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-07-03
Predict Universal Suffrage.

CHICAGO, June 25.-Former Gov
ernor Pardee of California predicted
that women suffrage coon would be-
come universal ia the United States.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-18
ADVERTISEMENT,
THECAIRO. VINCENNES 4 CHICA-
.afr 60 RAILWAY COMPANY,
afro, Illinois, September, 2bth, 191.

Cairo, Illinois, September, 2bth, 1912
Notice Is hereby given that a spec
ial meeting Of the stockholders of
The Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago
Railway Company Will be held at
the principal office of the company
in Cairo, Illinois, on Tuesday, the
26th day OF November, 1912, at IL
o'clock a. m, for the purpose Of con-
sidering and authorizing a sale and
conveyance by The Cairo, VinCennes
& Chicago Railway Company to the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & ST.
Louis Railway Company of the rail,
road, properties ana franchises OF
The Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago
Railway Company; and such other
matters and things as may be in
cident TO or necessary or appropriate
to be done in connection with said
sale and conveyance.
BY order of the Board of Directors
DWIGHT W. PARDEE. Secretary.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-18
Help Wanted Female.

WANTED-25 girls at the Overall
Factory; steady employment; goot
pay. Twenty-ninth street, near
Sycamire D. L. Marx & Co., 1l-2>
GIRL WANTED--1o feed presses
Apply Bulletin office.
WANTED--Dining room girl and
dishwasher. Mrs. Ladenberger, 227
Sixth street. 1920
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-18

FOR SALE Quick bargains in
house material, at half price for
cash. Doors windows, screens,
stairways, ceilings. floorings, poplar
rafters. jolsts, sheatirg, gas fixtures
and piping, electric fixtures and wir-
ing, cutters, dcwnsoouts, iron coll
umns. All lumber seasoned and in
good condition Can be seen In rear
of Parish House being built on Sixth
street, east Of Washington Ave. If
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-18
Must Have Becn in Boston.

The mother Of a prlggish little la
OF seven Inquired what allied him
drawing her deductions as to sone
troah mental or physical, from his
hehy tro%n Nothing ails me, man.
ma said the child slowly What
makes you ask me? 10 you think
that every timo my brow Is wrinkied
! have something On my mind~
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-18

FOR SALE Automobile, shop,
tools and outfit for sale. Bargain If
bought at once Good reason for
selling. Apply 415 Commercial
11-19