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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-08-08
The TRUTH ABOUT
THOSE DELEGATES
Roosevelt Contests Instlgaiet
to Deceive the Public.
ALL BUT IA WERE ABANDONED

An Examination Of the Facts Shows
That the Tribunals Which Decided
These Contests In Favor Of Mr.. Taft
Were Right In Every lnstance-The
Remaining 1874 Contests Were FrivoI-
Gus, and Their Prompt Abandonment
Reflects Upon the Genuineness and
Validity Of the Remainder.
Washington. July 29.-Here are the
facts In relation to the contested seats
In the Republican national convention.
II Is q summary Of a detailed state
ment going carefully into all Of the
cases, a statement so thorough that 1t
takes up $50 pages OF printed matter.
This statement Is signed by Mr.. Victor
Rosewater, chairman of the former Re
publican national committees; by Mr.. J.
FL. Devine of Colorado, chairman of the
committee on credentials of the Repub-
lican national convention. and by Mr..
Charles ID. Hilles, chairman Of the
present Republican national committee.
The total number Of delegates sum
moned to the convention under It's call
was LOTS, with $40 necessary to a
choice. Mi. Taft had 661 votes on the
frst and only ballot and was declared
the nominee. There were instituted
against 23S OF the delegates regularly
elected for Taft contests on behalf Of
Roosevelt. These contests were avow-
edly instigated not for the purpose of
really securing seats In the convention.
not for the purpose OF adducing EVIL
dsnce which would lead any respect
able court to entertain the contests, but
for the purpose of deceiving the public
into the belief that Mr.. Roosevelt had
more votes than he really had, as the
conventions and primaries were In
progress for the selection Of delegates
This II not only a necessary inference
from the character of the contests, but
70 was boldly avowed by the chief edi.
tor Of the newspapers owned by Mr..
Nunsey. who has been Mr.. Roosevelt's
chief financial and newspaper sup
porter. The 23S contests were reduced
by abandonment to s~eventy-four.
The very fact Of these 164 frivolous
contests itself reflects upon the genu-
i~neness and validity Of the remainder
The s~eventy-four delegates include six
ut large from Arizona, four at large
from Kentucky. four at large from In
diana, six at large from Michigan,
eight at large from Texas and eight at
large from Washington. and also two
district delegates each from the Ninth
Alabama, the Fifth Arkansas, the
Thirteenth Indiana, the Seventh.
Eighth and Eleventh Kentucky. the
Third Oklahoma. the Second Tennes-
zee and from each Of nine districts. the
First, Second. Fourth. Fifth. Seventh.
Eighth. Ninth. Tenth and Fourteenth
Of Texas.
CONTESTED DELEGATES AT
LARGE
Arixooa
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Notice to Creditors

Plaintiffs Attorney,
Webster, South Dakota.
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whoop scared the birds. Hence. II can
hardly be considered startling or wen
remarkable to find good games In full
blast upon the Rio Grande-games
which may not be played with big
league skill, but which are filled with
liveliness and pepper. loud outcries
and troubles for the umpire.
The second game of the great Sc
ries between the Fourth cavalry and
The common citizens promised to be
the warmest battle seer on the banks
OF the big river In several moons.
While the cavalry had won the first
contest II to 9 on heavier hitting,
the common citizens--war corresponds
ents and camera artists In the main
had been reinforced the night before
the second tussle. Two 1.-THE, sinewy
youngsters had blown into camp, as
sorting that they had some small. I'M
important business with the COM
mander. AS that official had tempo
rary business at San Antonio, the
boys had been made welcome and CIV
en- quarters while awaiting his return.
Baseball, of course, had been n OF
II earliest topics OF conversation, and
the newcomers showed intense age
ness to break into the game. As any.
one outside OF army circles was eligi-
BILE and the common citizens were
short-handed, the new arrivals were
promptly drafted into service. Brock
EFT was detailed 20 guard centerfield,
while Ramon Solano was listed for
third base. Both youngsters, while
wild to have at least one day OF diver
sion, were modest and difident when
asked to play, and declared that they
didn't want to crowd any other fell
lows of the team. 1t was explained,
however, that Sanborn, the estimable
wal correspondent of the New York
Whirl, had counted himself out with a
charley. horse. while Summers, kodak.
man of the Chicago Blizzard, had been
stung by a scorpion-not seriously.
but squarely on the right wrist, dis
abiing him from further baseball do
ings. That left two vacancies, and
the appearance OF the boys was a
blessing to the common citizens ar
ray.
Brockett and Solano warmed up
with real delight when the teams were
summoned to the field. They had
found friends-a jovial crowd OF news
paper men and Photographic experts
and the minor officers of the regi.
ment had likewise extended them a
warm welcome. The Polo Grounds,
as the troopers proudly styled the ball
yard. was somewhat humpy in places,
and rather diversified with cactus In
others. but everybody concerned had
seen far worse arena for the game.
Grandstand there was none, but long
lines OF cracker-boxes, beer cases and
brush heaps afforded sitting room.
while hundreds of the enthusiastic
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MRHV7WH RUHLNHMTMP m eS1MEpIS

reported to the captain OF Company c..
Two was Mexicans, one a cheap fell
low that didn't amount to much, and
the other a vaquero, with new, high
heeled shoes, and a new black vel
veteen jacket. His arm caught on
some thorns, sir, and here's a bit OF
the goods. The third one was a lit
tie man-at least. his feet were very
smali-and he wore regular city
shoes. That's all the trail tells, sir.
I suppose they had horses the other
side OF this brush, and are a long
ways from here by now"
Six troopers rode out, beating the
chaparral, but with little hope OF owe
taking the lasso-throwers. The tri-
umphant common citizens and the de-
feated cavalry returned to camp, ex-
changing much persiiage, and map
ping out the preliminaries for the
third game Of the series. Brockett
and Solano. assigned to a comfortable
tent. started a debate as 10 the iden-
tity of their latest adversary.
1.-THE fact that he was a small man.
leaving a small track" said Solano.
seems to indicate that our Japanese
friend swan out OF the North river.
Doesn't 1t look that wayg
III surely dUes." assented Brockett.
"Still. the German baron may have n
few small msn as Lis ~confedasstsa.
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isles Of SCLLY
Group That Are Situated South
west of England.
Period at Which Islands Were Sep3
rated from the Mainland Must Be
Far Beyond the Reach Of
History.

London-People sometimes apply
the term Lyonesse to the whole Of
Cornwall, which Is a mistake. If there
ever was such a land at all it lay west
ward Of Cornwall, and the Scilly Isles
are its relics. The name Of Arthur
plays like a lambert light about the
district; but the period at which the
Settles were separated from the
mainland must be far beyond the
reach of history. which in England can
only explore about two thousand years
backward. The Lyonesse of romance
extended to the southwest OF Lands
End, and was connected in race and
legend with the Leon of Brittany. AS
a matter Of geology the tradition has
no satisfactory basis, though there
are traces of submerged forests In
Mounts Bay, and the old Cornish
name of st. Michaels Mount repre-
sents that rock as having once stood
In the center of woodland. In reality
the islands are the last upheavals of
that backbone of granite which is SO
impressive on Dartmoor and which
again comes into notice on the Bod
min Moors. True, ocean depths do not
begin till far beyond the islands, SO
that in its relation to the great sub
marine platform Scilly may be con
sidered structurally attached to Brit
ain, as Britain Is to the Continent.
Some portion of the vanished region
may have survived, adjoining the
coasts Of Mounts Bay, till the year
1899, when, according to the Saxon
chronicle. Lyonesse was destroyed in
a great tempest.
When we come to the genuine his
tory Of Scilly there are some interest
Ing things to notice. The islands seem
to have been used as a penal settle
ment In Roman times: and in the sixth
century they gave a home to the
WEIGH St. Samson, who became bish-
op of Dol, and who has left footprints
In Guernsey as we'll as in Devon and
Cornwall. The Isle Of Samson is now
u~ninhabited, but 1t may have had a
fairly large population when the saint
established an oratory here; there
are many traces of early occupation.
To many 1t is still more interesting as
the home Of Walter Besant's Armorel.
Early In the tenth century Athelstan
made a c%onquering expedition through
Cornwall, and is said to have spied
these isles from the high land at st.
Buryan-the day must have been un-
commonly clear. He vowed to build a
church on the spot where he stood If
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CHAPTER XIV.

There isn't much that a be said
about certain stretches along the Rio
Grande. except that they are undoubt-
edfy those portions of Texas which
made a great general declare that II
ne had that state and the internal
regIons mt his disposal he'd live In
nell anil rent out Texas. Mesquite and
prlckIy brush: jungles bisected here
and there with thorny trails: habita-
sfcns almost as scattered and as sell
dom wisible as I'm the days when the
Cpmanche ard the Lipan rode abroad
in me ~land-that Is the Rio Crande
border. II Is an ideal country for
smuxglcrs, c~attle-thieves and revolu-
sionists, Just az II was ono the happy
ssnntlng ground OF the most pernicious
red me II
sflil. IL doesn't much matter what
fhe section Of the land may be. or
vrbat the scenery may amount to. II
q a. IN these FUnited S~tates--andI
tbere Is :, patch Of fairly level ground
arsecrnAbye-thera viii be . ball game
a progress any PLEASANT AFTERNOON.
,..d the crack OF the bat will rou
ne echoes whsrs nrca the Indian war
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dc returned safely from their cos
quest. Probably he met with little re-
sistance on the islands, where he Is
supposed to have founded Tresco Alb
hey. Later, In the same century, q
S~cillonian had the credit of convert
ing the fierce King Olaf Of Norway.
After marrying the coast of Britain
and Ireland Olaf sighted the Settles
and ran his vessel into what Is now
the harbor Of st. Mary's. A hermit
here gave him timely warning Of a
mutiny that was about to take place
among his own troops; he crushed the
revolt, but was severely wounded.
Carried to the monastery at Tresco.
he was there nursed into health and
Christianity, consenting to receive
baptism.
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T-hat would be possfbis. woudat Rr
The baron ~ stiii locked Np ~
Little Rock objected Solano. vHs
would have considerable difficulty IA
directing any operations from thu cell
where we last saw him. can't Q
anyone in this but the gentle Jap.
Can your"
"It appear to be some OF his play
full doings," said Brockett. II hiss
Kept himself well under cover, though.
The oficers-who keep their eyes and
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English" said Solano, amiably. TEs
Mexican at once started a briet, bun
energetic Grafton In the CastiliAn
tongue. and wound 1t up by pressing
a soiled piece of cardboard into so.
lano's hand.
He says" interpreted SoIano,
that he was a poor peon, very muih
in debt; that he had saved a little
money. and took a gambling chance to.
day by stalking 1t on the ball game.
Says he got five TO one for his money.
He avs that the catch you made
saved him; that he can now hot only
pay of his debt. but that he will be
quite a rich man, for Mexico. Just to
express his gratitude he also says that
his brother, Juan Torrejon, is a very
noted bad man on the Mexican side OF
the river. and that II we should ev,r
encounter Mr.. Torrejon the card ne
has just handed me will recommend
us quite highly to his good graces.
Very civilized of the gentleman. isn't
it,"
"You can never tell. That card mas
be more than useful yet. Let's hurry
along to supper"
GRO BE coNTINUED)
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mis- pockets inside out. His assafiants,
whoever they might have been. had
vanished into the chaparral. n the
cracking OF the underbrush gave EVIL
dence that they were rapidly widen
ing the distance between themselves
and the ~avenging cavalry.
What was IT." who roped your
Are you hurt?" the players chorused.
as they picked up the rumpled but
uninjured centerfieider. Brockett,
freed from the tangling rope, shook
himself, made an effort to readjust his
torn clothing, and then sat down on
the grass, rocking with laughter.
I'm not hurt he explained, be-
tween spasms OF merriment, but |
think somebody's feelings will be In
jured. Somebody is going to be badly
stung.''
Your belt is gone!" cried Solano.
"Yes. That's the best part OF 1t"
gurgled Brockett. Half an hour be-
fore the game, not wishing to be too
heavily weighted, l took my money,
my packets of letters-everything OF
any value or any weight-and placed
them in the safe at headquarters. The
captain of Company F fixed 1t all up
for me. That took two or three
pounds and a lot of bulk off my waist,
and gave me a chance to work more
freely. Whoever lassoed NE wanted
that belt. They jerked me In among
these bushes, flung me on my face,
and went through me in less than five
seconds time. And they got the belt.
they got the belt. and ran away with
IT," Brockett again collapsed with
laughter.
Didn't you see them at all, my
boy?" questioned the chaplain.
NO, sir" Brockett replied. They
| jerked me In here so fast / had no
chance to turn, and then laid me face
downward, so that / couldn't see them
They didn't even speak, but robbed
me and were gone before l could even
roll over and look after them. 1t was
finely done-just the way the wild
west m~elodramas used to have the
Mexican villain lasso the heroic COW
boy"
Didn't they get anything besides
the belt?' asked Solano.
"Yes, they did" And again Brock
EFT was convulsed. They got a nice
set Of ~nonsensical messages ant
faxed ciphers that l put in four hours
constructing on the train. hope they
get rich with their plumber"
An old trooper, a veteran of the
plains. had pushed a short distance
into the chaparral while this CONVEX
sation was going ON.
There was three Of 'em, sir" h,
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bugs stood as close to the base lines
as they dared. Mexican ranchers.
Mexican poems. rurales on short fur
.loughs, "lungers' who had sought that
region for their health. and soldiers by
the hundred-such was the assembly.
and It Is doubtful II any ball game
evsr was played before a more up
roarious crowd.
A college man who was directing
things for q moving picture c
want In "a pitcher for tbs common
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PLAN TO w LIVING COST
Columbus Graduates Say Auction Of
Foodstuffs Would Help the
People.

New York.-The establishment of
city markets at which food products
shall be sold by auction to retailers
and consumers ia the remedy for the
high cost of living proposed by a COM
mittee of Columbus graduate students
which has been making an extensive
inquiry into the subject. This scheme.
the committee believes, is the best
means Of cutting down unnecessary
costs In distribution, as 1t would do
away with jobbers.
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lance between the home plate and GEN.
terield. AS Brockett disappeared be-
hind the mesquite. half a dozen ball
players. with a yell OF surprise ana
rage. dashed across the diamond. 1t
vas less than half a minute before
they reached the point where the las
seed youngster had last been visible.
but all that they found was Crockett
himself. stM mixed up with the coils
Of a larIat. his shirt half-torn on. the
~vaistband Of nis trousers ripped and
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citizens, and seemed Yairfy capable.
He. stopped the cavalry hitless for
two innings. pop flies and s~trikeouts
quickly disposing Of the warriors. The
common citizens were equally help
less with the stick. Brockett and So
lano, the newcomers, on whom the
common citizens were counting for
material batting help, failed In the
pinch on their first times up. Brock
EFT raised a foul fly to the fat SER
geant, who was catching, and Solano
grounded to a farrier who was play
ing short.
In the third Inning the troopers be-
gan to land on the moving-picture
man and two hits were followed by a
tumble on the part of a contractors
agent, who was covering second. With
the bases full, the moving picture man
put on the steam, struck out the chap
lain of the regiment-usually a cork
ing good batter-and made the bugler
pop to the first baseman. The next
man up was the captain OF Company
G, a portly gentleman who had struck
out on his last previous appearance
He barely grazed the ball and raised
a tiny fly that lowered over third.
Solano settled with eager hands for
the catch. Just as the ball landed in
his glove, the trooper who was coach
Ing at third beloved, like a foghorn:
The spider! Look out for the taran'
tula, boy-look out for the spider!"
With a startled yell Solano sprang
nimbly backward. The ball fell with
a chugging thud and rolled away. Two
runs crossed the platter, and the
whole regiment gave vent to wild and
woolly bowls of glee. Solano, a bright
crimson suffusing his olive counte-
nance, said never a word. but Brock
EFT, far out, shrieked at the absurdity
of the thing.
After this the tide Of battle ebbed
and flowed. The common citizens be
gan to hit the distinguished marks
man who was pitching, and got bach
those two runs in the fifth inning
They accumulated two more in the
sixth, thanks to a neat drive by
Brockett, and Solano got some meas
ure of revenge In the seventh when nc
caught a liner and stepped on third
before a runner could get back. The
cavalry rallied in the eighth. but could
push in only one man. They turned
into the ninth with the score 4 to I
In favor of the common citizens, anC
the audience roofing like wild men.
The moving picture man fed the
first batsman a high, fast ball, and II
whizzed past first for two bases. A
strikeout disposed OF the next man
while the next drew foul balls. The
chaplain came up, tried to catch the
infield mapping with a bunt, and was
thrown out at first, leaving men or
third and second, with two down.
The bugler caught a slow, tantaliz
ing curve squarely on the trademark
and 1t scared out over center field
Brockett ran back, back and kept or
travelling. At the very edge of a mos
quite clump far behind his position be
gathered In the ball and heard a tire
mendous outburst of applause from
the assemblage. He arched the bal
back into the infield, started TO wall
back to the bench--and then some
thing swished through the air, and 6
loop settled round his shoulders. The
lasso was pulled in with rapid hands
and Brockett vanished behind the
mesquite clump before he could eve
| give a warning cry.
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ears open-all tell me that no JAP
anese gentlemen have been seer In
this vicinity"
Solano smiled, significantly. That
may be-but did 1t Y occur to you
that the average Chinaman looks very
much like the average Japanese? And
there are quite a few Cinnamon along
the river, so I'm told"
The boys looked out OF the tent and
gazed upon the dreary panorama Of
brush, rock, sand and turbid river
Then, smitten with the pangs Of OK
cellent appetites and remembering an
invitation to the eating-place of the
war correspondents, they stepped over
the threshold. A Mexican-poorly
clad, miserable Of appearance. intor
cepted them.
II beg pardon, s%enores."
Tell 1t In Spanish, il you can't IN
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CHAPTER xxul.-(contlnued.)

~No. ON. they don't look mat way,
!and they amt gurgled the delighted
tMr Morgan. whats more. there
never was no man-eatin' dawgs used
!ser chase nobody, not even niggers'
I'm me old slavery days, when a mig
dwcr run away, the thing to do was tuh
irasch him, but not tub Kill him. hiii
la 81. 900 niger? Son, that would be
jnIrmb idIotic. wouldn't II? The hounds
fxvux simply Used tub foller him. To-
cate him. an make a racket Till the
hnnters could come up an get the
man"
-In Cuba" put In Solano. the Span
fsrds used real bloodhounds, and
fierce ones too. to run down and Kill
the Indians
We'll, assented Mr.. Morgan. that
would be plumb diffrunt. An Injun Is
a dsrfrunt beast from a niger. Your
slrssuger was mighty valuable-you had
Ito look out fer his hide. Your lnjun
WAS mighty dangerous. an better dead
,hhan liyln'. See the diffrunce, sonny!
rTen we, whar did you pick up that
pepper trick?"
Cuban scheme" explained Solano.
an the Ten Years war, my father
IAN. lis friends threw h Spaniards
on the trail a dozen times that way"
Great idee." quoth MI, Morgan. Il
don't bear you boys the least ill-wiil
fer it-but somebody's got tub make
sgooc fer them dawgs, an ! reckon It'll
thave tuh be the German"
- The travellers were accustomed to
Avecelving notes by now and they were
eardly surprised when Brockett. as
line train moved out, received a small
white envelope from the hand OF the
friendly sheriff.
Game by mail this afternoon"
scried the sheriff as the station receded
Into distance. Mote to me with II.
Note said to give 1t to you as the
train started. Goodbye. boys. and
good luck go with you'll"
And the note bore. In the same mys-
iferious code, simply these directions:
~3BH Fin w w wP Pos Pc TC e
lam PB Pc TIC TIC BA TIC Fin TO
;SB TIC w TO w TIC Fin ALB Pc SH."
Hurry along and look out for
trouble" Brockett translated. "Td risk
ssmething that there's plenty OF that
article still ahead OF us"
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Hurt SAVING Doll.

South Norwalk. Conn.-Little Mary
Fitzgerald. daughter of e. e. Fitz-
gerald. is dying from injuries received
In rescuing her doll from the path of
a train.
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Meanest Thief souoht.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The police are
searching for the meanest thief In
the world. who stole s2.01 which Lois
Sample. aged twelve years, had
saved.