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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22

when he was ten years old, but studied
at night when not working in the coal
mines. He has been an organizer in the
United Mine Workers since 1897 and was
president OF the organization from 1899 to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22
GOMPERS Ill; MEETING OFF.

The public meeting which was to have
been held at the Society for Ethical
Culture by the business mems group
this evening has been indefinitely post
pun.d. cwing to the Illness of Samuel
Gompers in Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22
SULzER ACCEPTS
TAMMANY'S ORDERS
Continued from first page.

the important legislation remaining i'm
passed i'm an effort 10 adjourn inside
Of two weeks.
The one thing which promises any
kind of real trouble for Tammany, with
its heavy majority in both houses. is
the SulZer direct primary bill. This
was introduced and went TO third read
ing in the Senate tonight. Senator
Mcknight. of Rensselaer, County, i'll
troduced il. Assemblyman Eisncr. Of
New York. tried TO Introduce it in the
lower house. but as that required
unanimous consent, and Assemblyman
Yale. Of Putnam. objected, IT went
over.
An effort will be made tomorrow 70
suspend the rules 10 permit the bills
introduction. The organization wants
{ do this so the measure can he con-
sidered and beaten in the Assembly.
II is the plan to beat it on the floor in
both houses. Then if the Governor
wants TO call an extra session 10 press
II Tammany figures he will get little
sympathy and less public support as
ne will be appealing for a measure
which the LEGISLATURE acted on fully
and completely in both houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22
Boston G. Maine Merger.

The merger Of the New Haven and the
Eoston & Maine systems was next taken
nm. In 1901. Mr.. Brown said. the New
ENGLAND Navigation Company Me-"
Haven subsidiary. operating steamship
lines. agreed to buy from the American
EXPRESS Company 800 shares OF Boston
4 Maine stock. paying one share or Ne"
Haven stock for each share OF Boston *
Maine I'm the same year the navigation
companv agreed to purchase from Lee.
uieeipson n CO.. OF this city, all the
poston A. Maine stock il could acquire.
navinp share for share IN New Haven
stock. The result Of these agreements
was that 100 9iS shares OF Boston & Maine
were acquired by the navigation company.
which sold them i'm June, 1905, to j. i.
Billiard for $l3.7l3.5cD
Later. Mr. Brown said. the New Eng
land Navigation Company bought back
the Boston q Maine stock from Billiard
for $50 "A share. The books of the COM
many. Mr. Brown said. did not show that
any Of this profit ever went back 10 the
New Haven company.
Louis D. Brandeis. representing the
Roston Fruit and Produce Exchange.
questioned Mr.. Brown, who said the New
Ravens system of bookkeeping differed
considerably from that employed by other
railroad companies with which he was
familiar. II was difficult. he said TO tell
bv examination OF the books what was
o,d what was not cash" on account or
tho method Of journalzing through the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22
Praises His Appointments.

Governor Sulzer made public tonight
q set Of statements regarding his APP
pointces in which h. lauded them 10
the skies. admitted that he liked Mr..
Delaney and WAS sure Kings County
would he gratided at the appointment.
said bee of Mr.. Delaney:
lie demonstrated his peculiar quail
locations for his Office by the great
work De- did FOR the people OF the state
as member Of the committee OF in
qury. That important work is mon
ument 10 his ability. his industry and
his sagacity. lie earned this reward.
/ know he VIII make good. He Will
save thousands and hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars every year To the tax
payers of tie state by the waste and
the eNtraVagances he will stop and the
economies ne will institute He knows
what is wrong in the state. and he will
aid me In putting the states admins
tration on an honest business basis
establishing every wise economy, pro-
noting every good efficiency and look
ing after the interests Of the taxpayer.
at al times"
John Mitchell. the Governor said. had
to Doe pressed 10 accept the appointment
as head OF the Labor Department. but
this the Governor considered SO i'm
portant in view u the new factory re-
form laws. that ne was determined "a
have him.
81 made mp my mind in selecting the
head of this important department.
said SulZer. "to select man for the
position regardless Of politics. but sim
ply ON account of his worth. his cx-
pcricnce. his abilities and his capacities
to administer the office along high lines
i'm the interest Of the common veal and
for the good ~ humanity.
"Mr. Mitchell is a man Of million
men and measures up to all the re-
quiremcnts OF this great Office. He IS
world man. he has II great heart and
great head, and the State Of New
York is most fortunate 10 acquire his
services
81 stand for John Mitchell. I am
satisfied his appointment will give hope
TO the toilers, restore confidence be-
tween employer and employe and 90
far 10 prevent Industrial disturbances
i'm The future"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22
Hioh Price for Trolley.

Mr. Brown detailed the facts Zoo d." ac-
oui,ition by the New Haven company oi
the Rhode Island company. which oper-
atcs trolley lines 90 Rhode Island. and
said the Sew Uaven's ownership OF Jess
than NO0ocO worth Of stock cost the
railroad s24oOloco lie had found nothing.
ne said. that would Justify the nigh price
paid
The New York. Wcstchester x Boston
rosd. which extends from i2sth street New
York civ. 10 White Plains. y. y. cost
the New Haven road r3.0o.r' in pi!ncl-
pal and Interest. or about N.'0t"1 mile
Connecticut trolley lines operated by the
Connecticut company. a New raven SHn-
sidfarV. were purchased nj IL" Ioilo"iHr
rates per share. accoIdirE 10 the witness
fairhaven d WcstvilIo. par g.. SOFA 10 we
NV Haven for 50. Hartford l'allI"a"
uar 500. sold for So; MOntville street
Halfway. par sion sold for 500. New Lon
don street Railway, par 500. sold lgi an
average price Of Sllj 81; Norwich Stfct,
Pailwav. par Slc0 sold for an avcIdsr oi
sin. Sufiield street RAILWAY. par 500 SOFA
for $50. and East Hartford ~ Hlasloh-
burv Horse Railisad, par 800, SOLD ioI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22
Made 81 a Share.

Reference was made by Commissioner
Prouty 10 various issues Of New Maven
stock in 1906. and Mr.. Brown testified
that Mr.. Melen. as president of the New
Haven company. sold 10 himself as prcsi-
dent of the New England Navigation
Company. H. 90 shares of Sew Haven
stock at 1ef. which 10 mad bought from
the New Haven Railroad al le5. and am
other ] go shares disposed of in the same
way brought % profit OF 81 share.
T.. G. auckland. vicc-preSideut 81 the
New Haven road. who appeared as coun-
sci for the railroad brought out from Nj
Brown that in the hrst instance Mr. Mel
lens action was authorized by the New
Haven directors. Nj Brown said that 100
his inquiry me- had not asked coucrrniug
any of the other transactions. but. he
ADDED. he did not intend 10 intimate that
Nh Mellcus actions had not always been
authorized
According to tie testimony OF Mr.
Brown. the capital stock of the Now
Haven system has increased from $3.50
Ooo in 1903 to Sls0Ot1o0o. and the total lia-
biitics iu the same period from Sf""oooo
10 tn5.ob0o0D.
The roads operated mileage in 1893 was
2051 ana i'm 1872 il Was 200. OF the mile
age operated i'm le03 the road owned ONLY
As miles. while to-day IL owns l.23o miles
The additional mileage was acquired at
an expenditure Of little less than So
t.u ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-22
NAVIGATION Company's Affairs.

The New England Navigation Com
rony,e affairs were probed at length by
Ar prandeis. who drew from the witness
tho statement that while the gross earn
inps of the company FOR the year ended
T,po 20. 1912 showed decrease OF nearly
ttol oo as compared with the figures for
Tho wear ended June 30. 1896. the gross
earnings of the New York, New Haven *
Hartford Railroad Increased from S'i'-
a,o o7o in 1906 to sGI,9SS,o6i in 1912.
NJ Rrandeis called attention to an in
- IN the navigation company s
as.o,s Of ss.5OiOlo in one year, which was
GO, down as good will" Mr.. Brown said
,,is examination of the books indicated
fbat the company took its outstanding
dnho,,ures and divided them by four,
riving the increased assets.
.,rhen. the more they owed the flcher
81. ,ore." commented Commissioner
Prouty.
The hearin. will bs resumed tn u'"rr"''''
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
For Bright Eyes
and Clear Nose


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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22

shortstop Capt Harrywrigbt pulled
down 81 200 for HIS sharp. The pitch.
or who went through The season Will
clean record. got $500. Six men
drew $500 4
And last year Hans agnor pllleu
down cool $4,000 or Call.pins
around somewhere Riweon sdond
and third, puuishing q Pill and run
ming bases.
Some difference, wha
Tyus Cobb got SsOot last season
and Is said to be drawifg $4,000 this
season
Now you could take Wlgner's salary
and Ty Cobb's salary lump them AND
you have two world bgutcrs-bacE in
1869.
Last year the sum paid out as fll
aries to the players Ut the National
League ran pretty close TO $500, 600
Harking back, The payroll OF That
little old club IN the 90s that went
clear through withoui sustaining de
feat looks picayunish DOESN'T IL!
Wonder what a club that could p,
through season those days woul,
cost? Wonder how h,en a pitcher Nh'
never lost would come with Waite
Johnson getting $1,000?
And those fellows played bali IN
different way than o. IS played today
/ They didn't have gloves. siasks' shoes
protectors and the thousand and ON
things that The modern diamond sra
has 10 guard himself IN. The gam.
were riots. when ih re was no bloc
shod the fans demanded their none
back.
lrs great game The immons
business called major eague baseball
for which fans sp'rl annually IN
SUM Of 100000 bad very humid
beginnings.
Here's the SALARY ust OF the III
g prcSo slonal ball c.aa taken rcd-hf
from the ledger Of the treasurer.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
POSTALS DEFEATED
BY INCANDESCENTs
FACE sHuTOrT AZ HANDS OF
INNINCiiIIE LEADERS IN
CITY LEAGUE.

The lncandescents are said to be
seriously thinking of changing their
name 10 the lnyincibles, and public
suspicion Is growing that they have
imported some of the big leaguers
under assumed names To glue the
cily league pennant for them.
BE that as it may they won their
seventh consecutive victory AZ Glen
wood Yesterday afternoon, defeating
the Postals by the score OF Is to o.
and maintaining their unbrokon thou
sand percentage.
Though the game was shut-out for
the Postals. it was not lacking IN Tea
lures of interest. TWO bases ON balls
bv Crotty followed by a sizzling nit
hv Cummings cinchcd the game for
the lncandesconis In the second. Az
Tor that the honors were nearer even.
Alban for the lncaudcscouts pitch
ed a stellar game. and was accorded
machine support AT every stage OF
the battle.
batteries. lucandcsconts Alnai
land Crudgington, Posials Orolty
IWhito and Marshall White relieV
ed Crotty IN the fourth.
The Iucaudosccnts got three hits
In, pOstals tWo.
The Blue Bells and Pauhandler
win do battle at Glenwood This after
noon. The game will bee called at
IN. m.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22


Harry Hooper mover considered
great hitter has been haling the ball
a. a remarkable c'n Iately.
Toledo heads tic american baseball
association no lhe rong end The
worms 90 not car. .ll baseball
Inaolder Ona nodd who refused 70
70 20 San Francisco nas been satisfied
with a berth IN The class p league
with Columbus.
Bob Harmonic two-hlt game
AGAINST the Giants vas a great stunt
but u must o.. rem ubercd hat HUI
pcrduo do the same
Williams went and broke Yale's long
vlnuinF baseball a'rcak Williams
alumni best have n0 dealings with ex.
/ Yale men Tor a Jess days.
A recomprnse FOR dropping the
whole series ln chicago the Yankees
v.ro usid for an Tendance close "a
I 20 600 for tlc fogT day stay.
lack Herbert b,eIns his third veal
a. manager Of the Pekin team d The
Illinois. Missouri 1agse which Il
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
|$6 6R \! X SIX ! <: ON
CORNELL DEFEATED IN
E|GHT-OARED CONTEST

POUGHKEEPsii-, Is. T., June 81
Cornell. usually conceded the lead
ing American University In rowing,
was defeated in the eight-oar four
mile race by Syracuse, and narrowly
escaped defeat by two western crews,
Wisconsin and Washington.
In spectacular finish. Syracuse
crossed the line by scant length
ahead of Cornell, with Washington
less than a lcnsth behind and Wis
consin overlapping for fourth place,
Coumbig fifth, and Pennsylvania far
IN the rear Official time of the
winners was 10 minutes % So see.
onds.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
SECOND BOUT FATAL
To PUG|L|ST GRANT

DAYTON, Ohio, June 2l.-Patrick
Grant was carried unconscious from
the ring at the end OF the seventh
round bout with Kid Batty last night
and died today without regainins
consciousness.
Some dispute whether death result
ed from q knockout blow or from oy-
er-exertion and excessive heat. This
was Grants second pugilistic encoun-
ter
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22

Guiding cvoy cent that went 10 the
players IN salaries. was $500
There was ten players on the club.
OF which one was a pitcher Asa Brain
ard. and another was substitute
Tho average salary per player was
less then a thousand dollars or. to be
exac, $3.50 The hirhost paid man was
George Wright. who got Sl40o th'
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22

Forty.four years ago the FIRST pro
,enfional bali club IN the world was
organized. Il was the famous Ciucin-
natl Reds. the pioneer paid baseball
club. in whose existence the great ma
,ional game. a. II exists today, had
Us inception.
ia 1863 This club played through the
entire season. from March 18th TIL
November 18Th. and never lost q game
n finished the season with n standing
Of 1000 u nayr-Ll Tor The year. In
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22

Walter johnson beat every team
in tho lesruo before be lost bis eley-
onth game
Billy Cnbor. is Giant again, but
only uomlnauy. NcGraw has made
him a scout
Clark Griffith thinks Hullin wiz BE-
The deciding factor Tor him IN win
nlng The pcuuant
shcristop ireland turned back 70
the Phlllica BY Sacramento, has been
sold to Rochester.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
WH|sK BROOM SECOND
WINS BROOKLYN RACE

NEW YORK, June ELL. 7.
Whitneys six-ycar old Chestnut
horse. Whist Broom H.. won the re-
yiyod Brooklyn handicap mile and
"a quarter race I'm impressive style,
time 1908 20.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22

game OF the series the visitors eN-
planned the upset. In part. by the
statement that since their arrival IN
this country they had been unable TO
obtain continuous practice against
fast playing. high calibred iours.
This statement was true, but the
fault lay not with either Polo As
sociation or any of its individual
members. but the game itself. Polo
In the United States is of compare
lively recent origin and polo players
capable of trying out the English
four to the limit. are Few and TAR
between. Whereas thousands play
the game IN England and the various
British possessions, there are but
few IN comparison who participate
in polo IN the States.
The very fact that the few players
of sufficient strength 10 give the
lchallencers a thorough tryout we're
needed for the American team and
reserve. placed an unintentional han
dicap upon the invading players. De
Icasionally one OF the Meadow BROOK
Big Four" or an American reserv
ist practiccd against the ENGLISH
but this was avoided as FAR as pos
sible I'm order that the charge Nigh
not be- made later that the defender
we're familiar with the English slyl'
of attack and defense. In years u
leone perhaps polo viii reach pom
of popularity in this country wher
Inn numbers of followers It will com
pare fayorably with England. lnu
such time however. the condition
!, of which the Enslish players spok
Unjust continue.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
WESTERN LEAGUE
STANDING OF TEAMS

Lincoln . po Moinca q.
Denver e.. So Joseph %.
Wichita o. Omaha
Topeka 3D.. Sioux city o.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
standing ofIcaguc
COLUMBUS PITCHER IS
HIT BY BATTED BALL

%
COIIMBUs. ohio. juno Ill
Gcorrc NoOlillan. pitcher of the As
socisiiou team. of Columbus, was
hi. u hc head an inch above the
rieht ear by q hattcd bail aud was
hurried 20 hospital 20 was am
rouucod that hc b. not $50 SERIOUSLY
boz urcd COS fcared.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
Tennis Team

In sending Maurice r. McLough-
I'm. Il. Norris Williams, End. Harold
If sacEett and Wallace +. Johnson
To England 10 continue the hunt for
the Davis cup. the American Lawn
TENTS Association has named the
strongest team possible, Judged from
the 1912 rankings. Mclaughlin,
Williams and Johnson are the three
TOD rankers IN the singles and Hack
ett Is found IN the second line OF
doubles. Had Z. G.. Bundy who with
Mclaughlin. won the United States
double championship at Newport
been able 10 accept the invitation "a
compete abroad the champions
would an have been battling for The
cup
THAT this team will give an excel
lent account Of itself during the CON
Ing play both b. English champion
shlps and the succeeding Davis Cut
plav goes without saying. In skin
land strength II combines the hes
In tennis in United States, and ha
1.-THE added advantage OF youth in d.
case OF three OF the four player
| wnHams. Johnson and McLoushii
are scarcely out OF their teens ye
they have had plenty OF experienc
IN tennis play both at home an
abroad. With Hackeft. who haf %
superior IN the matter OF court strn'
eay. 10 advise and coach them. Oh
. Younger combination MAY be- cNpec
+ cd 20 carry OF the burden OF atiae
Z with reasonable success.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
HARVARD uEIEATS YALE
WINNING CHAMPIONSHIP

By Associated Press.
BRoOKIYN. y. y, june 2l.-llar-
ward defeated Wait 40 baseball 100 ln'
5.cidine came for tho championship
sorics. Score, % to b..
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22

batteries: Moore, Mayer ana MI
HER: PerGuc. James and Rariden'
Whaling.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22

Unttcrics. CamnilI. ItoulhHoh dUU
Coleman. surgs. llartcr, Brown aud
Clarke.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING OF TEAMS.

Batteries RiXey. Chalmers, Mayer
Soalon aud Killifcr, Doom, Rudolph
| porduc and Rtridcn,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22

Following the defeat Of The Engl-
ian rolo cup challenging team by
the American four 10 the 0peH'Hs
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-22

batteries liuuli' i.N ii''
,u.ar. Bob0, llaigh. Umpire A'h'e.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-21
RETURN FROM A TRIP
TO EXPOSITION CITIES
L. A. Merrill and Glen Miller Home
After Visit to San Francisco and
San Diego.

L. A. Merrill and Glen Miller, who
with John Q. Critchlow, were ap.
pointed committee by the Utah ex-
position commission to visit Cali
fornia and look over the sites of the
Panama-Pacifc and the Panama Cali.
fornia expositions at San Francisco and
San Diego, respectively, returned to
Salt Lake City yesterday. Mr.. Critch-
low was with them on the trip, but
when the work was finished he left his
colleagues to report and returned to
Los Angeles, where his family is at
present. Work everywhere in counec-
tion with the preparation for the two
exhibitions IN 1915 is progressing rapid
", according TO Mr. Merrill and Mr..
Miller, many Of the buildings being
completed and thousands Of men work,
ing on the grounds
Although expressing satisfaction with
the work done and being done in both
Of the exposition cities, each Of the
committeeman declined 20 say whether
he would recommend that exhibits be
placed in either or both Of the places.
Mr.. Critchlow will be here within a
few days, and then an informal meet
ing of the members of the committee
will be held for the purpose Of decid-
ing on the report TO be made to the
members Of the commission.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-21
INJURIES ARE FATAL
TO DRAPER RESIDENT
A, r. Ballard Dies as Result of Acci-
dent While Loading Car
Of Silica

A. Ballard OF Draper died Sunday
as result OF injuries sustained at 4;3o
o, clock Saturday afternoon while loading
silica In car i'll the beds owned by State
Senator .. o. Rideout. Ballard was 66
years old and member OF the G. a. r.
He is survived by a widow and six chill
dren.
The silica Is loaded from the top OF an
incline about seventy five feet long. a
horse draws a scraper load of the sand
up the incline and It is dumped Ballard
started to drive his horse up with a load
when 1t slipped back. He was caught be-
tween the humping post at the bottom
Of the incline and the scraper. The right
clavcle and six ribs on the left side were
broken. The left lung was perforated.
Ballard died at S1:20 o'clock Sunday
morning, escape OF air from the lung
and hemorrhaGes into II being fatal,
Funeral services will be held under the
auspices OF the Maxwell Mexican post OF
the G, A. r. at Draper tomorrow after
noon at 1 o'clock. Mr.. Ballard was a
veteran OF the civil war, serving as a pri-
Vate In company F. OF the Seventy sec
ond regiment, Ohio infantry.
Those who go from Salt Lake TO at
tend the funeral will take the street cars
to Murray, From there they will go to
Draper by vehicles to be provided.