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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-30

oteele5 JOnn ~ chapman; EiDerL
H. Gary; Thomas D. Jones; John
P. Wilson; William 1. Saunders;
George w. Perkins.
Great outfit, isn't it2
The petition charges the trust
with using unfair methods, mac
curate/ an dmisleading state
ments; Misrepresentation to in
duce competitors agents to leave
them; divers attempts to destroy
competitors by unfair methods;
selling below cost in certain To-
calities.
The petition shows the trust
was organized in 1902 with cap
ital of $120,000,O00. Since then
more water has been added, so its
capital stock now stands at $lA0,-
100000.
The petition also mentions that
Pierp Morgan and Company
drew cool $3,451 1908 for Ser
vices rendered" in organizing the
trust.
Apparently the only one of the
PlunderbuRd who wasn't in on
the harvester was John D. Rookie
Teller. He probably horned in on
the side.
Probably not much will be
heard about the suit after the
Massachusetts, primaries are over
unless the Chicago Tribune sits
up and squalls about it, the Har-
vester Trust being the Tribune's
pet trust.
New York, April 3o.-One
hour after +he 6lioo of fha oro11-
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TIM KEEFE, WHO PITCHED 1000 PER CENT.

In some circles 1t is customary to look upon Timothy J. Keefe al the
SD degree member in baseball A mere sensbly intelligent summing is
tha $50 degree Mason is the Tim Kede of the free and accepted.
ut q ring around Keefe and let him go first. AS an exponent of the
secret STUFF n was asst grand master Any mai that a pitch cham
pionship ball FOL q little matter Of 1000 per cent is distinctly a pattern
cornered the star market and . making the other fellow settle. He had
Tim>Feefe M Mickey" WEIGH and Buck" Ewing and Roger Conner and
Dan Richardson and John Ward. Jim ORourke, George Gore and the VIZ
Mikes SaHery and Herman, working for him. and 81 he just naturally
couldn't lose Not the least OF these a Tim Kefe, the pitching party
When the END OF the eason rolled round. 1t a found that not only had
but individually, Tim Keefe had topped everybody else sin the pitching line
and made them look amateury besides.
This was the National league situation. In the American association,
m St. Louis Browns were to III FORE That ws a habit they had formed.
Fourth time Tor them % lead their league. and sc they went into the wind
up cheered and SUSTAINED by their glad record and brimful of confidence
m hey would De able to finish q mastery performance of the favonte
Jackth -Giant-K killer specially.
Unafraid and valent, Tim Keefe took the wesurners o n FOL the first
battle. This being In the nature Of q fea-out. Tim q not letter per-
fcttn the part . he later came to be- The consequence val that the
Giants won by the too close for comfort score OF Q to l. Mr. Keefe a-
cepted the congratulations Of his friends. family tnot always synonymous)
and acQuaintances. II was very well to win the break but he should have
done better He would try o do o next time. he started And thankee,
kindly gents
So. the second game OF the series having gon to St Louis, Jim Mutre
$3.50 to ss-ss. and Timothy said GLADLY" which he did, properly
enough. the Giants coming out with the long end OF a 4 to 3 score. Then
there was another games rest for the championship, and following this, he
got nut n the box once more, and yielded up the mysterious movement
which has called up to your correspondent the idea Of masonic secrecy. In
This nth frame. the Giants again prevailed. to the tune OF 8 to l.
a little more 81 breathing rNpfe between rounds and u bold Keefe
p ready for EN- again. The fourth and final game he pitched in that
@Glants -. Browns 3 On that record Jimmy rested He had turned the
trick for 1000 per cent and won the worlds championship for his team In
addition to leading his own league On the season Fame enough fr one
man. ven q Kecc. @-SM
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ELMER STRIcKLETT, MASTER OF The moIsr

whether o. no Bobby Matthews, Of the bygones was in te nosse--
SLOT o. TN splitter during his pitching activities. is a question rather diff
a determined tobacco chawer,. and that n day when he used a
paseoa In leu of q mouchoir, the moistening gave the ball h ID move
men winch o Is n a certainfa favor. Anyway, n matter what the merits
OF tn Matthews claim, 1t Is pretty well authenticated that to Elmer
baseball moderns.
Master Elmer "a q prop to the Brooklyn edifce. a gentleman who kent
MS W counsel and neve unnecessarily tipped his play. After going along
Ior a considerable time without attracting much more Of attention than
col naturally II q fairly effective finger. Mr.. Stricklet n day put over
q uzzler that q IS hard to hit a 8 the double o O n the roulette wheel
The batsmano o the lime didn't just know how to describe it. but h e RAJ GER
tain tn all wasn't anywhere in the neighborhood when he swung fol it
Strckett played fol a repeat and again there was a mysterious drop of the
"a Just as 1t should have cut the plate. Once moret the motion. inc the
DH Tell HAT, thst m to the right Of h batter, whereas the previous ones
had topped to the left The batter looked foolish, the catcher looked
scared, and Elmer SrnkLtt chawed doggedly o something II other in his
capacious mouth.
Their they noticed that the ball a Is vet IS seaweed and twice a
slippery. They also noticed that before delivery. Elmer conveyed the pill to
fac tina Sntcklett ws mdstening the ball for ach attack. n tht vas
how the splitter came into public notice.
Strtcklett covered the entire sphere with the exception OF a little space
where he rested his fingers fol the hurl He put o spin o 1t, but sent the
the momentum ceased-as 1t did about the time of approaching. the plate
the ball dropped swifter than n ball had yer dropped before, after eay-
ing q pitcher for the reason that there a 70 spin on 1t to bouy it u D Be-
ing lacking in revolving motion. the drop a the sharpest thing, when it
did come, that ball players had rel experienced.
Stricklett found that the effort raj harder on hisp pitching arm than any
other form he had ever used. This didn't dssuade him from using the noy
city. because It q effective and that what he a after But after a
time Strtcklett anne to zee the consequences. Others who followed him in
was old Happy Jack CHESHIRE. He cultivated the Strckett splitter, even
though each fling rave his arm a painful wrench. 1t was found that tn
pitcher had to do a certain amount of following up of the ball, beingu unable
to snap thu splitter off with a half arm motion q could be done with a dry
ball Happy Jack kept at It till he had nearly ton off a pennant fol the
New York Americans and q n arn for himself. Then he quit and is still quit
Elmer Stickletts development is a wonderful aid to a pitcher who ar
control It, and has an iron arm Anybody with these qualifications is hereby
licensed to practice
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BILLIE HAMILTON, AND HIS $50 RoBBERIEs.

IA glance at the record of bases stolen N the big leagues in the last 10
years. causes a cachinnahon to those who remember tn days and dongs
OF daring Billy Hamilton Their was IN appropriation If ever there lived
one Cobb. eh2 Collins is it? Bescher. forsooth! Why compared with old
Bill they are as the original Robert Fulton model to the Lusitania- They
eve started.
My young friend Collins of the revered Athletics, stakes himself to 81
mentions in the S. f. column for the yea 1910, and they print pieces in
the paper about him. And why not? "a the gentlemen responsible for the
printing of the pictures and the loud acclaim and the pomp m circum-
stance. Why notg Show u some boy that has grabbed off anything APP
proximating this handful in the last decade, and we'll give you a pretty.
Well. . for that It can't be done. and 81 stolen bases ar II very we'll
league. there Is the bold Bob Bescher demanding recognition because hi got
away with 10 petty larcenies in all the months of the last playing season.
And the commentators solemny add that this is some achieve. inasmuch
as 1t marks Bescher a q repeater, this boy having performed at the head
of the thieves in the yea previous. and won himself o fewer than "a
steals which q that years record.
All. well. in the absence Of nobler deeds. these must indeed suffice for
eulogy.s But there q q time
Ltsten-W. n. Hamilton. Of the Athletics of 20 years go, committed
$50 robberies in the on spell, and ever since that date a the feat beer
eQualed. That Is to "a lin fast company. Of course. Hamilton, h more
study you give him. looms strong and stronger a q a mosta admirable base
ball citizen There wasn't anyone playing the game at the time of his
ablest activities who had anything IN this amiable Phnadelphian He a
considered q marvel IS q fielder, a wonder as a batter, and on the bases,
wen-youS have the figures. Any of these, attributes is sufficient to
make 3 player proudli like When he has all three, he's something or the
fans to defy for his little day a8
Hamilton got away With the mark of champion left fielder of the Ma
tonal league In 1894, taking the .961 figure. which is put forward a some
figure to take. He LED the league In base running in 1890, 1891 1894 N
1896. And just to show you how these $50 stolen bases stack u o against
the figures If the las decade. let's look at the leaders in each league in these
10 years and take a average In the National. the toppers have been from
1901 to date. Wagner. Wagner. Chance, Wagner, Maloney. Chance. wag-
neE, Wagner, Eescher, Eescher, and in the American, IsbeI. Hartsel, Bay,
the Nationals the leaders stole 55 bases. or al average on the season of
$50. In the American league, the toal number a 5S, Or al average of
5S. Added they would average more than 100 bases. Makes old Bills rec
ord look pretty sassy yes? M8#
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CLARK GRIFFITH. THE PRoplGAL IN PITCHERS

Give n CIarkeG griffith enough OF pitchers h sew III m
easu ace In a month. Whatever OF success ME Griffith may have at
tanned in a long and honorable career on the diamond mas been due 20 his
innate foxibihty M lightning like perception. A particular instance of the
latter quality is Mr. Grtfnth's appreciation of the Importance of keeping a
pitcher fresh.
1t is interesting to reflect upon what Master Griffith would have done
had he been guiding a baseball ship of state in the infancy of the pro-
fesson when n pitcher a considered aplenty. The mere idea o
jures up frghtful possibilities of the frantic rage which would have
obessed u friend Clarke. If there is ne thing he must have, it is a full
hand Of Fingers. Nothing else matters much. One mn for each Of the
onditons would accuse Clarke Of being washfuIin tn matter of catch
ers when he was with Cincinnati before he went to Washington. One
Larry Mclean Is all that is required by the Cincinnati team. But pitch
eason that Mr. Griffith is SO wrapped up in h slabs is because
ace a time e a a shr pitcher his w self Anybody who re-
members N way back history of Chicago will recall this fact If you want
to know what kind o a pitcher he a he vas a heady pitcher You
couldnt uthful describe him a a phenom for speed or or curves O.. for
crosshre speciality or fol n m Of the other odd requirements which go
u n But Grifnthp pitched with his brain and lie prevailed. He had come
TON Bloomington. where Charley Radbourne car from and old bloom
es Of today couple Clarke II the getting with Charley, and wen they may.
Radbourne taught "Grhf' a good many O the things Radbourne 10
when n graduation day came After a while, Griffith was called to New
fork given thu guidance of the Yankees of the hilltop. Somehow or
the there seemed to develop a lack of coordination, or a s. o might ay.
there was Gehenna Ito pay from the start of things; and after a bit Clarke
that a
ut while he "a fusang around with the New York Americans, Grit
nth a still finding time to teach the boys a few things regarding general-
snip o one thing. he whipped his pitchers away from the sound at the
He ldn wai to let them lose the game, he just gave them the beckon M
they down te ball and sulked slowly to the bench. Then "Grtff' u
"a another man and II HI didn't pan out still another, and the result vas
at ne won many a game that looked hopeless. and after a while other
But a $ for thu pitchers themselves. Sore? Ugh!
nat m way "Grff' RAJ HI Cincy team. III liked to get "Buppsn
bnrns. Gaspar, Beebe, Rowan and Fronme IN the san game. and lust To
keep the afternoon from becoming salty, he took a whnll at the pitching end
his way, he'd Use a pitcher a n inning-f he a a good pitcher: Otherwise
half a n inning. "se'
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LLAHAN, WHO STRU OK OUT q MEN TN A GAME.

81 I y0u were asked Vi make IN q limited list 81 pitchers Of nos notable
attainment, I'll likely you'd include "Natty"--an such lists start naturally
With the name Of ~ gay young blade from observation-disclosures, Rusel
Walsh. Johnson Bender and, not to get into too deep difficulties by men
looming or n emitting some. q scere 0r 20 other abl seamen o I'M
pitching tide But the chances against your naming James J Callahan are
20 y the chances Of Brooklyn winning the pennant
Nevertheless. James J. Callahan holds q record that not Of the
fancy stars Of this o other days has Y appropriated. - far as the linz
ited ken Q your historian goes To De sure. Mr.. Callahan Is readily 9.
called " the able manager of the Chicago White Sox Of q decade ago. and
His efforts with the purity hose brigade are within memory. but not such
~ to demand his mention In a series such Al this. You have to SO back q
bit further In h history Of the game to arrive a the reasons why jim Cali
lahan should have honorable comment
And that harks us % the Bay State Mr.. Canahon Is a native o F1tch-
burg. Mass. which nobody an deny. Far from ny such intention Mr.
Callahan has repeatedly admitted the fact in terms almost of boast In
Fftchburg he was q plumber. and they d % say he plumbed better n nor
satisfactorily than any other plumber OF contemporary activity With n o
wish to upset tradition. It still must be set down that, despie n excellence
Of his open and old fashioned speciality. Plumber Callahan did not grow rich
1t the game. Perhaps this was due 10 the fact that his heart ws rather in
the work and play OF baseball and his efforts sin the line of the valves and
=uch more perfunctory than otherwise Anyway. Callahan In course Of
time abandoned plumbing to its fate and became Pitcher Callahan. OF
the Fftchburg finest
From Fhchburg, Master c. emigrated to the Pepperel team, and it
q with thisa aggregation hal he made te RECORD which a stood vel
since and probably viii stand SO long az the game lives II o. a recall
any pitcher who in q single season won rs games, lost 1 and tied 2 come
over nj get the money. That's what Callahan did. and he was only a
broth Of a boy of II when he did It, That alone should enttle the gentle
man. to Ill the bay leaves you al crowd n a bay window, ut 1t is W M
means LII he did.
In game when the Pepperen boys we're against their lost hated
rivals N that section o. Massachusetts,. young Callahan al sent in to
make q horrible example of the enemy He did. He started in by striking
out the entire side in one-two- three order PINNED with the encourage
ment which resulted from this brave achievement James J. went right
after the foe again, after tn Pepperens had had their ticks, and again
the ancient and honorable name. Well, srs to cut down the terrible de-
tails . much rs possible, and not to put too fine q point on things. this
Callahan when he retired from h game that day had struck out no fewer
than % men, and that's going o n son strike.
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FOR EVERY FAMILY
MEDICINE CHEST

To the head of every family the
health of its different members is
most important, and the value of an
agreeable laxative that is certain In
its effect is appreciated. One OF the
most popular remedies in the family
medicine chest is a combination OF
simple laxative herbs with pepsin that
is known to druggists and physicians
as DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. This
preparation is mild and gentle In Its
action on the bowels, yet positive In
its effect. A dose of Syrup Pepsin at
night means relief next morning,
while it's tonic properties tone up and
strengthen the muscles Of stomach,
liver and bowels SO that these organs
are able in a short time to again per-
form their natural functions without
help.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin in SOC and $1.OO
bottles. If you have never tried this
simple, inexpensive, yet effective
remedy, write to DR.. w. B. Caldwell.
POI Washington St., Monticello, ILL.,,
and ask for a sample bottle. DR.. Cald-
well will be glad to send it without
any expense to you whatever.
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FLEET-FOOTED COBB IN
SAME PICTURE TWICE

by side, they made q line too long for
an ordinary camera So q panorama
camera was used. Cobb was fourth
from the left end OF the line. The cam
era exposes only Q small portion of the
nlm Mt q time, the lens travelling in an
arc from one end OF the line to the 9TH
81.
When Cobb noticed the rate at which
Il Was going the idea popped into his
head that he could beat Il. SO the In
slant the lens passed him he dashed nj
around TO the rear Of the machine and
sprinted Tor the other end OF the limo,
like he goee when stealing home. He
arriyed IN time to take up q position 81
the aide Of Manager Jennings, and In
the photo appears smiling and COM
posed - he appears In the fourth place
from the right.
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ERUPTION COVERED BODY

"Three years ago this winter l had
a breaking out hat covered my whole
body. 1t itched SO it seemed as If I
should go crazy. 1t first came out in
little pimples on my back and spread
till it covered my whole body and
limbs down to my knees, also my arms
down to my elbows. Where I
scratched it made sores, and the ter
rible itching and burning kept me
dies all to no purpose. Then con-
cluded to try the Cuticura Remedies. I
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, also the Resolvent, for
about four months, and they COM
pletely cured me Of eczema. / have
had no return Of the disease since. I
eve had a good nights rest after the
skin eruption first broke out till l CON-
menced using the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. I had only used them a
few days before I could see they were
beginning to heal, and the terrible
itching was gone.
"Those that lived in the house at
the time know how I suffered, and
how the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured me. / never take a bath with
out using the C%uticura Soap, and I
do not believe there are better REM
edies for any skin disease than the
Cuticura Soap and Ointment" (Signed)
Miss Sarah Calkins, Waukegan, ILL.,,
Mar. is, 1911. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug.
gists and dealers everywhere, a SAM
pie Of each. with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti.
cura," Dept. L, Boston.
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How tflo Drother ldtntiNed Him.
phcle HARRIS, On old negro, who has
= I seryant "a the family Or Colonel
u zEonticello. Ark, for the
last forty years., recently made 4 trip
q Memphis, Upon his return be was
ecllinG the colonies daughter Or his
MI ~ ths discovery -of i brother
1cm - had not seen for thirty
&r1s
fiss Gle1nmens aaked him how he
new hia brother aftor 70 long : time,
"A uncle HArris replied.
sI was walking along the street.
VHen ) spaSos INIT Jooking man came
r. "a ~ and aays: Say, Amt you
~ brotheff' and 4 said. Sure I Ii.
No y your"
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Admiral Evans was once taken
through h Vanderbilt stables In New
YORK;. The stable manager showed
him walls and floors of pale translncenr
thing, marble drinking troughs man
gers Of Circassian walnut, solid silver
fittings and 80 forth. do you find any-
thing lacking. admiral?' said the man
ager, proudly, al the end. Nothing"
h admiral replied. nothing except a
leather upholstered sofa for each
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Might Not Oct the Children.
= young lady of ten was discussing
Npr future with her mother.
Yes mommie," she said, Il shall
~ married and ! shall have four chill.
1ren."
THAT viii be NIGEL" commented the
mothor.
No" continued the young lady
19ksr 4 minute or two Of deep thought.
Laybe ! wont have four children.
night marry = enthusiastically
Seulng Post.
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BACKACHE
NOT A DISEASE
But . Symptom, a Danger Sig
nal Which Every Woman
Should Heed.

Backache is q symptom Of organic
weakness or arrangement. If you have
backache don't neglect it. To get per-
manent relief you must reach the root
of the trouble. Read about Mrs. Wood
all's experience.
Morton's Gap, Kentucky. IT suffered
two years with female disorders. nv
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ness in each side, could not stand tight
clothing, and was irregular. I was com.
pletely n down. On advice I took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and am enjoying good health. It
IL now o than two years and ! have
not had an ache or pain since. / do all
my own work, washing and everything,
and never have backache any more. I
think your medicine Is grand and I praise
it to all mysneighbors. IF you think my
testimony will help others you may pub
lish it"-Mrs. OLLIE WooDALL, Nor.
tons Gap, Kentucky.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confdentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter Will be opened,
read and answered by q woman,
and held In strict confidence.
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Saving Sters,

Gibson-But the house Is over =
mile from the station, you admit.
Agent-Yes, but the rooms are so
small you will only have to walk the
baby eight feet from his little crib
Harper's Bazaar.
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Become Rich


BfoWn-What reason have you for
NM Dlanki
k&WSli. ypu see. hes 4 reia-
M of mine, and
Drewn-Yes, yes. I know. but what
o3h6r reasonf-Harperss Bazaar.
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AS soop as a discovers that
she is unable to reform her husband
she begins on her neighbors.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-10
The Main Point.
From HarporsS Weekly

II see," said Wiggles. that Bobby
Fancier and his wife have got a di-
vorce."
Really - said Jiggies. What a sad
case. Who gets the custody Of the
poodlc7"
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A pure, mild and potent laxative, Garfield
Tea! All druggists.
The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-10

An analysis shows that IL per cent
OF the street dust in New York city
Ii pulverized rubber.
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On the road to success 1t isn't every
man who knows when to change cars.
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health was very bad
and ! had continual
backache which was
simply awful. Icould
stand on my feet
long enough to cook
q meals ~victuals
my back
nearly killing me,
and ! would have
such dragging sensa-
lions ! could hardly
bear IL had Sore