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The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30

An evenly balanced race in n
league made up of cities fairly well
matched In population and enter
prise Is the ideal business PROPOSE
tion. II also Is the hest kind of Il
sporting proposition. The tendency
often is for smaller cities 10 he too
ambitious and try to maintain clubs
In leagues containing cities with
which they canno, compete except nj
\ loss.
This was illustrated some years
ago by an eastern city Of which the
writer has authentic Information
from the inside. For seven or eight
years this city has tried 10 support
n team In Glass 4 league and ther"
Railways II deficit. Finally Tn" fans
and business men grew tired oi go
iny into their pockets 10 support u
club merely for the advert lsemcnt %!
fiorking with bigger cities on the
sporting pages OF newspapers.
One wise man took over the club
aud obtained n franchise in Glass B
league composed Of nearby cities
with which there WAS more bitter
rivalry. In five years tina, wis. man
made IL comfortable fortune without
any outside baokinK. sold his fran
ohisc ut Il fair figure aud another
owner has since started u good sized
bank roll with the same property.
The chief reason for the existence
which almost every baseball fan en-
tcrtains that he knows all about tn.
game from every angle. There Il
nothing concerning which people
think they know more and actually
know less. somebody interests u
clique Of business men who ARE fans
In III" backing Of n team In small
city. They start out with the Idea
II u merely matter Of spending
money enough To- WIN II p.nnant In
order To make the club pay. They
find II more difficult to get u win
ming team than they Thought and n
thcy get one the financial results 40
mol always prove satisfactory. AZ
ter n season. or perhaps Two seasons.
they are ready to quit. hut they can
usually find somc ono willing TO take
their elephant off thstr hsnds.
Another combination of fans In the
sam" towns gets together and buys
tho club. largely for the purpose Of
showing IN the other fcilows, They.
too. think they know all about II
aud tina, their predecessor ~.r"
bunch Of boobs. They run mn asains,
th" sam. problems and obstacles and
get wiser ~ they learn NOR" about
baseball. with the result that In a
little while shcy are perfectly w<!liUs
to acknowledge they don't know !,
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30
SEASON OF 1913 WAS TOUGH
ONE FOR ALL MINOR LEAGUES

The season o. 1913 has been a
tough one for the minor league. In
general. SAYS I. r.. S,nborn. There
have been exceptions. Of course. ~
there always are to every rt'l" or -.
mark. Thosc which have had cNc"p-
tionaliy close pcnngnt racer and a
few which have been conducted on
sound business principles have on
ioycd "a good year. hut the average
has been below the normal. One OF
the reasons iE that there siill ar" too
many minor leagues and the other j.
that TOO many Of them are conduct
cd on anything hut business prin-
ciplcs.
The boom which the national gam"
has enjoyed in III" last decade. since
tho American and National lcn sucs
stopped fighting each other aud lived
in peaceful but vigorous rivalry,
caused a tremendous increase In the
number OF minor leagues throughout
tho coun,r, ~< climax was reached
in 1911. and since that year the ton
dcncy has been more conscrV1'iv'
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30

Promoters ar" beginning TO learn
that baseball Is y business good
deal lik" amy other. and that money
can b. lost In I, n well as made.
II 60 the only business In Which
partners are arfay.d against each
other and consider u proper and
RboV" board to cheat cath other T
possible. The success of ans league
depends on the success of all the club
own-rE In the circuit. hut many OF
them vii! do his level nest 10 beat
another In q deal TO- play.rs II g.
just as jus,lfinbic as Boating n friend
in n horse trade.
Another thing. baseball rules ap-
rarcnily were made only FOR the 9th
or fellows. Each club Is justified in
disTcgaEdlng them /! /, can gc; awas
with u. Attempts have bccn made
to compel club oN ncrs to ador, bust
ness methods by restricting tho Eal
aries To he paid players AMI limit
ing the number OF players allowed .
club. These matters have been made
a part Of the national agreement af-
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30

all and pass the club along to any
one else who thinks he does. II takes
quite while for all the prosperous
citizens of n small city to learn how
little they know about running "
ball club. and that's one Of the main
reasons why 10 many towns remain
In baseball at II considerable aunu.l
expense to the men who back the
clubs.
The more practical baseball men.
who have had experience In the
game from the ground up. there are
in n league the better it's chances for
prosperity. as rule. The graduates
from the players ranks who were
born with or have acquired sonc
business ability have made good ~
baseball promoters almost without
exception and some OF them have as
quired fortunes. while better busi-
ness men. who knew little or moth
ing about baseball. have lost money.
or gone broke.
Luck plays some part. and fools
there are who have prospercd N
baseball hackers. hut they are fcw
and usually there has been n reason
In the shape of some wiser guy In tho
background.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30

ter srvcral years OF careful consider
alton. Yc, few club owners feel
compelled TO obey the ruirs and In
the heat oI a p.nnant race many
break them. This season these have
been several eases where games have
had to be thrown ont either bccnusc
- club was paying more for salaries
than the limit prescribed for that
league or because II was carrying
more than the allotted number q
players.
Tho desire in win ., almost any
cost L. largely responsible for this
faui, in bascbail. There ia "a much
OF civic pride about II that th" club
owner IL sorcly tempted 10 ovcrsicp
the limit OF business sense AMI wit
~ pcnnant even nj % loss. That ts
why 20 many clubs resort to the cS-
pcdient OF holding fairs and passing
the hat IN other ways to help sup
port the team. The sensible way
would bc To keep expenses down To
receipts and make the gate. pay
the freight. Bet every manlg.r ana
club owner believes the only way To
make money In baseball is to win
v.nnnp,s.
TLil II true 10 considerable cN-
ten; in the minors. but there's Il liin-
(, and any top heavy pcnnan' rae" -
bound 10 prove had proposition for
all concerned. TIL" public likes y
battle and will stop pntroniz'ng a
team which cannot win one ont OF
ten games II plays.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30

stomach misery. II builds up and
strengthens the stomach walls aud
glands. improves quickly the discs-
tive system and asstsis nature to
proncri. digest the food. thus insur.
Ing health for I'll. entire System.
bo not ynfi.r another DAY. Get q
M, cent hoS of Mi-o-na Tablets nj
III" tiausman Drug Co. or your
rrars.t drug store-tccp them with
YOU constantly. they viii help YOU
vet well and stronK sud immediate
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30
If YOU SUFFER ANY
STOMACH DISTRESS
You Should Take Mona Now al
Once - Its Action is Immediate
Safe - Effective

When YOU feel nervous. irritable.
tired and dixxy-~htn YOU have
headaches. sour stomach. heartburn.
and pains In the colon and bowels -
you suffer from indiE"stion-Son
need Mi-o-na nj once.
Mi-o.na IL u specific for stomach
iii.-it Eo,- to I'll" seat OF your
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no danger Of laccrntion or other accident,
and the period will be- one Of supreme coin'
fort and joyful anticipat ti"n.
Mothers Friend Ia one Of the greatest
Of nil helpful influences. for 1t rol's child
birth of all It's ngonics and dangers. dispclS
nil the doubt nnd dread, nil sense Of fear,
mud thus enables the mind and body to
nwait the greatest event In woman's lifc
with untrnmmrlcd glndncss.
You will find II on sale ut all drug stores
mt S1.OO n bottle. or the druggist will gladly
ret for YOU. Mothers Friend Is prepared
only by The Bradhcld Regulator Co. 2i7
Lamar Bldg, Atlantn. Ga. who vii! mail
Write for II to-day,
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30

u penetrating external
application after the
formula Of a noted
family doctor. and lu-
bricatss every muscle,
nerve. Tissue or ten
don involved.
BY Its dnily use
there will be- no pain,
un sl,s,rcsa nn nm tixc,.
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he couLD STAND IT

From l.. Rirc.
i.rdy--a, piano-Th"y say YOU
low" GOOD music.
vcuth-Oh. that docsn't matter.
Pray 90 0sa ..,..
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30

relief Is sure. Do no, deiay-dcisya
are dangerous aud needless. u not
bcn"iitt"d Mi-o.na costs nothing.
The chronicle=news., 1913-10-30
The Joy o.
Coming Msths'hssd
a Wonderful Remedy That Is n Natural
AID and Relieves the Tension.

Mothers Friend In tho only remedy
known that Ia able TO reach all the different
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12
BILLIARDS. DRIVE
HOBO HORDE HERE

The snow and Billiards Of the north
and east have driven the t"sons of for
tune" to FL Paso. The city, accord
ing to chief Of detectives Jesse G. Stan
sci IS infested with hOboes, and com
plants Of burglaries or attempted
burglaries, the chief says, are numer-
Gus. He advocates a summary dealing
with the unemployed who are flock
ing TO FL PasO.
In line with the detectives sugges-
ton the police have placed the ban
on 'flOaters Hereafter those con-
Ticted on charges of vagfancy viii be
compelled to serve out the time on the
rock pile The time was when these
defendants on a plea that they would
leave the city would be allowed TO do
so. That time is no more, the police
say. Care free travellers who come to
FL PasO and who have no visible means
of support viii be sent out with the
city chain gang. After working out
their fines they viii then be sent out
of the city. There were Il city pris-
oners at the city jail for breakfast
Friday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12
WILSON WANTS I. 5. TO SEND
AN EXHIBIT TO LEIPSTl

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 12.-President
Wilson has decided to recommend to
congress an appropriation of $4,000
for participation by the United States
in the international exposition Of
graphic arts, to be held in Leipsic.
The state department brought the
Leipsic exposition to the attention of
the white house and il is felt that if
the United States participates III it,
German participation in the Panama
Pacific exposition at San Francisco in
1915 will be more probable.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12
DENVER POLICE DENY USE
OF THIRD DEGREE,, Me

Denver, Colo, Dec. 12-Chlef of police
Felix ONein and detectives Lane and
Houerin, in the criminal court, today
defended the Denver police depart
ment from the charges of third de-
gree methods, which have become an
Important factor in the trial of Harry
T. HiIen for the alleged murder of
Thomas j. Chase The police officers
testified that Hillen made his confess
sion voluntarily.
On the stand in his own defence yes
terdav afternoon Hillen declared that
he had been induced by threats and
violence to make false confession of
killing Chase.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12
CHARGE SOLDIERS WITH
MATCHING FIGHT IN RINK

Privates E. A. McRoe and C. W.
Fisher, troop @B, - 14th cavalry, arrest
ed by the police Thursday night, are
being held for the Fort Bliss military
authorities. The police say that the
men created a disturbance by matching
a fight in a skating rink.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12
TWO POsTMASTERs IN
ARIZONA APPOINTED

Washington. D. c.. Dec. I2.-George
H. Francis was today appointed post
master at Patagonia and John Murray
at Snowflake, Ariz.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12

St Louis, No, Dec 12.-WiIIiam JEFF
fersOn Pollard, who, as Judge Of a st.
Louis police court achieved national
fame by his system of paroling drunk
ards on condition that they sign the
pledge. died here today of heart dis
ease.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12
RUSSIA ASKS NATIONS TO
MLTHnR ALN TROOPS At BEELN =.

Pekin, China, Dec 12-The Russian
government today proposed he with
dIaWal OF all foreign troops from Pe41-
in and the entire province of Chi Ii,
including the Legation guards, the reg
lments at Tien Tsin and the troops
guarding the railway between the sea
end Pekin
Russia considers conditions in the
north OF China no longer dangerous to
foreigners
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12

Berlin. Germany, Dec 12-Germany
today signiGed her acceptance of the
invitation sent to her by the United
States government to send warshfps to
represent her at the opening of the
Panama canal She viii communicate
at a later period the composition of the
squadron.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12
Interest NotIee Id saxIngs Dena.ItoE..

interest NOtlce TO savings DeD9sitOFs'
Interest on your accounts TO Deem
Der 1st, 1913. has been credited on your
books, and may be drawn at any time
Those who prefer to let the interest re-
main, can have same entered on their
passbOoks at their convenience.
Rio Grande Valley Banks and Trust Co.
advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-12
400 Teams Work On Dona Ana Roads
FIRE IN BAKE OVEN CAUSES

091UeUUW IIUoS II NLANI > II
Manly, Ia, Dec. 12.-With hose at
tached to railroad water tanks and
bucket brigades hastily organized, a
fire which broke out shortly before
noon, was controlled about . o'clock this
afternoon, after a whole block of bust
ness houses on the north side of Main
street had been destroyed.
Fire companies from Mason City and
NOrthwOod, Ia, responded, but found
practically no fire fighting facilities.
The damage is estimated to reach $780,
600.
The fire originated in a bake oven
in q bakery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22
Boys tt New Eiui, Mqptinp.

The members of the Der Teuflich IhGn, new club. the members of which are boys of the Junior and senior High school clases, was en- tertained last night in royal man- ner by Read Fletcher. at his home on west Ihir0 aVenue. The interior of the home was magnficently decorat cd in the clubs colors. emblems and pennants and delicious refreshments were served. X most enjoyable eve ming was had by the members of the club and plans for future entertain ments were discussed.
 This club has recently been or eanized and this is it's second meet ing. Thise in attendance were John McGaughy, DeWoody Lyle, Morgan Toney. Leslie Mcintyre, Freelin Christopher, John Sorrels, James Reinberser, George and Jay Sloan and Read Fletcher Edgar Fletcher hrother of the host, was the guest of the club.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22
The Church of Christ.

Corner Sixth and Beech streets c. c. Cline, Minister. In the Wilson Futile revival which closed on the night of the 18th, there were added to the church 59 souls, 39 of which were by confession and baptism, and 20 by letter and statement. In the week following there has been added by letter and statement 32 more, a grand total of 91.
 These especially as well as all the other members of the church are most earnestly invited to enroll them selves in the Bible school which meets Sunday 9:45 a. m., A. s. Bayne superintendent. Also to hear the pas tors two sermons, the one in the morning on Religious Failures, , and at night, Religious Certainties. ; The Bible students will meet at D. m., Mrs. J. A. Rountree, teacher. The Christian Endeavor, Miss Nora Gale, president will meet at 6:3O D. m. The Prayer Meeting, on Wednes- day night will be led by J. L. War
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22
WORST STOMACH
 TROUBLE ENDED
No Indigestion, Gas. Heartburn or Dyspepsia Five Minutes After
 Taking "Pape's Diapcpsin.'

Every year regularly more than q million stomach sufferers in the Unit ed States, England and" Canada taEc Pape's Diapepsn, and realize nor only immediate but lasting relief
 This harmless preparation will di- gest anything you eat and overc ome a sour gassy or out-of-Order st0m ach five minutes afterwards
 If your meals don't fit comfortably, or what you eat lies like a lump ."f lead in your stomach. or if you have heartburn, that is a sign of indiges- tion
 Get from your pharmacist a filty- cent case of Pape's Diapepsin and take dost jlst as soon as you can.
 10 sour risines. no belchinr Of undigested food mied with acid, no stomach gas or heart burn, fullness or heavy feeling i'll the stomach, nausea, debiiitating head aches, dizziness or intestinal gripping. rms ,Nlll all go, allu, DeSlQcS, ltlefe will be no sour food left over in the stomach to poison your breath with nauSeOus OdOrS.
 Pape's Diapepsin is a certain cure for out1of-order stomachs, because ii takes hold of your food and digests it just the same as if your stomach wasn't there.
 Relief in five minutes from all stomach misery is waiting for you a. any drug store.
 These large fifty -cent cases con tain more than sufficient to thor oughly cure almost any ease of dys- pepsia, indigestion or any other stom- ach disorder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22
Lakeside Methodist

Programme of special Easter music to be rendered by the Lakeside Meth dist chorus choir Sunday morning at the eleven o'clock service which will be as follows
 Organ Prelude, "Cantilena" (Meyer- helmund), MT. Herman Hoffnagle, |. Organist.
 Anthem, Consider the Lilies (Topliff- -Meredith), Miss Kate Moore and chorus choir.
 Anthem, "Our Lord is Risen From the Dead" (Schnecker), Ladies' Sex tette and chorus choir
 Offertory "Traumeriex" (Schumann) Organ:st.
 Offertody duet, "There Was Joy in Heaven," (Smart), Misses Moore and Sage.
 Organ postlude, Easter March (Flagler), Organist
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22

year Would have to surrender all his interests over the minimum to the government.
 Corporations are taxed two per cent on their net profits under ex- isting laws. This tax has yielded the government special revenue of $27,- 000,000 a year. This revenue will be lost under the general insome tax.
 Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee, conferred to- day on the question of the rate to be charged with Representative Hull, of Tennessee, who is assigned to the duty of writing the new income tax law It is feared that the cuts in the cus- toms duties contemplated under the new tariff rate will result in loss of revenue exceeding $150,OO0,O0 The income tax must supply the deficit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22

t'iudy Oll DuSlleSS.
 Attorney F. w. Broeltman is in Star City on legal businfssA,
 F. B. Bloom wasfa business visitor in Little Rock yesterday.
 Attorney A. H. Rowell was a busi- ness visitor in Little Rock yester day
 J. T. Crawford, of Noble Lake, spent yesterday in the city on busi- ness.
 Mrs. T. H. Collier>of Altheimer vis- tied friends and relatives in the city yesterday.
 Irving I.oury arrived yesterday from Monticello to visit relatives here during Easter.
 M. J. Murphee went to Sheridan yesterday afternoon to attend to per. , 'onal business.
 Mrs. F. c. Naley of Denver, Colo, is visiting Mrs. J. Fl. Thompson of No. 71S Pine street.
 MT. and Mrs. Gwathmey, of New York, are in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lee Fox on Olive street. Mrs. VI. E. Smart has returned from Dallas. Texas, after spending a week with her son, pr. James Smart.
 Judge and Mrs. Joe Asher and Ed die Hahn. of Little Rock spent yes terday in the city visiting friends.
 Alien White returned yesterday from Little Rock, where he has been for several days transacting business.
 C. E. Alexander, of the Pine Bluff Commercial College, left yesterday to spend Easter with his family in War ren.
 B. Gottlieb and Sol Thalheimer re- turned yesterday from Mineral Wells, Texas, where they went for their health.
 w. s. Sitlington, of Cape Girardeau, Mo-, is in the city on business con- nected with the Arkansas Packing Company
 MT. and Mrs. Sennett" 'Seabrook and children left yesterday afternoon to spend Easter with friends and rela- tives at Camden.
 Miss Willie Hooker, designer of the state flag, left yesterday afternoon for Fort Worth, where she will visit her sister. Mrs. Louis Simpson.
 J. A. Laminack has gone to Hot Springs for his health. He recently left TeXarkana hospital, where he received treatment, and his condition is much improved. Mrs. Green, mother of Mrs. s. C. Alexander, who recently underwent an operation at the Florence Sanitar- ium, returned to the home of her daughter yesterday on West Sixth avenue, and is much improved in health
 Miss Georgia Jones left yesterday afternoon for Dardanelle where she ! will join a reunion of sisters, who 1 will give surprise party to their mother on her birthday. Miss Jones is very we'll known in this city and is employed as stenograDher al the Marco Mills.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22
Jnyincible Society.

With the entire school board in at tendance, the Invincible Literary So- ciety of the High School met in regu- lar session yesterday afternoon and an excellent program was rendered.
 The subject for the debate was, Resolved, That the Picture Shows as Conducted at the Present Are Detrimental to the Public Schools and the argument resulted in a vlc- tory for the affirmative side, which was upheld by Fulton Murphy and Billy Peebles. The negative side was argued by William Roe Brewster and Hartel Toney.
 After the debate Rev. Carol ID. Wood made a short talk which was instructive and entertaining.
 At the adjournment of the society the school board was shown over the various departments of the school and various lines of work were ll- frustrated to the members.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22
PhilOmatllpan Debate.

One of the most highly enjoyable and spirited debates ever heard at the local High School was that of the Philomathean Literary Society yes .erday afternoon.
 The subject of the debate was, Re solved. That Picture Shows as Con- ducted at the Present Are Detrimen- tai to the Public Schools. Ben Mat thews, Frank Byrd and John Harper argued for the affirmative. winning the debate over Smeade 'Maloch, James McGaughy and Aliff Smiser, who upheld the negative.
 This is said to have been the strongest and most interesting debate yet held in this society, and the two debaters presenting the most logical arguments were Ben Matthews for the affirmative and James McGaughy for the negative.
 The judges were Calvin Burkes, Jeff Allen and Dr. J. I. Norris, who rendered a decision in favor of the affirmative. The floor critic was Roger McNew.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22
Carter-RrOughtOn.

Mir. and Mrs. Kearsley Carter of Mobile, Ala, announce the engage ment of their daughter, Dorothy El- llott, to MT. Rollin Broughton, of that city. The ceremony will take place on the evening of Wednesday,, April 9. at the Government Street Presbyter- Ian church, Mobile Miss Carter is the charming niece of Judge and Mrs J. M. Elliott, of this city, and made many friends during her visit here With her mother two seasons ago. She IS one of the most popular members or the Mobiles social circle and is known for her marked personal beau " and charming personality.
 MISS Annie Martin, of this city, a cousin of Miss Carter, left this city several days ago to be maid-of- -honor en this occasion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22
.Sorosis Society.

The sorosis Society of the High School met in regular session yes terday and delightful program was rendered. A large attendance was recorded and the meeting was an en- one throughout.
 The following program was rem dered, every number of which was q feature:
 Instrumental solo, Margaret Brew ster.
 Reading, Helen Adams.
 Vocal solo. Jennie May Langston.
 Reading, Stella Hummer.
 Jokes, Ethel Galloway.
 Instrumental solo, Minnie Rafferty
 Instrumental solo, Etta Winters.
 Reading, Ellice BreathWit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-22
Lakeside Methodist Church

Corner 18th and Olive streets. R. R. Moore, pastor.
 9:30 a. m., Sunday School; il a. m, preaching by pastor, subject: Re surrection"; 6:45 D. m. Epworth League; 7:45 D. m. Easter program, rendered by the primary department of the Sunday school; 7:45 D. m. Wednesday the regular prayer meeting.
 We will have special Easter music for the Sunday morning service, and it will be worth hearing. Don't miss it. All are cordially invited to come to any or all these services.