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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30
PROVES A STUMBLING BLOCK
Babe Adams, Star Twlrler Of Pitts.
bursh Team, viii Be Worked
Hard During This Season.

Babe Adams will likely prove a
stumbling block for many National
league batsmen this season, as he has
in the past. Clarke Is prepared to work
his star twirler hard in an endeavor
to capture the pennant. Baseball fans
here think the outlook was never
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

over the field. tent In the form Of
q pyramid or cone with its center
over the pitchers box Ia let down and
anchored with It's edges outside the
baselines. In either form. the cover
can be quickly spread over the field
or cleared away, by electric power.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30
No Tomfooiery With Chance.

Frank Chance will not stand for
any fooling from the Yankees this sea.
son. Any OF the players caught
breaking the rules will be dealt with
harshly. Chance intends to keep his
men in the best condition possible
and II they do not make better
showing than last year It will not be
through lack of physical condition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30
iris Speakers AGE.

iris Speaker is older than most
fans think. The famous member OF
the Red Sox is 81 years of age and is
Just at the time In his career when
he can be\expected to start downhill,
but so far the Texan has shown no
signs OF slipping.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

Can last years diamond luminaries
repeat, or will new constellation
hold the public eye during this sea-
sons pennant race?
This Is the burning question Of the
hour. Judging from the early season
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30
SPORT and POLITICS
Notes About Men and Their Doin9s in
the Two Great Fields of National
Pastime.

back rooms, pool rooms and similar
places. The object Is to terminate the
system by which ward bosses sug.
gested or dictated the appointment of
election officials in nearly all pre-.
cincts.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

idol Of fans falls by the wayside and
one Of the great army Of debutants
steps into the vacant niche. Among
last years number. however, there is
none who IL In danger Of being dis.
placed.
Cobb, the kingpin Of them all. is
tearing around the paths at the same
binding pace, but his batting Is not up
to standard yet. Matty will have little
difficulty In making the sluggers swing
at his slow one and expects to stand
them all on their heads in the next
worlds series.
Plank, the wonderful portsider Of
Connie Mack's White Elephants. was
the pitching sensation Of last years
worlds series and bids fair to repeat
this year. Plank has been in the game
longer than any other southpaw and
will probably be the first Of the 1918
list to leave the big show.
As for Honus Wagner, he Is just q
little slower. maybe. on hard.hit ground
balls, but the eagle eye and the big
mitts are still at the old stand. and It
will take sulphuric smash to pene.
trate the Pirates short field while he
ID playing his position.
II iris Speakers record.breaking
salary doesn't 60 to his head he should
shine as brightly as ever in the Red
Sox roster, both at bat and in the
field. Joe Jackson, the Big Dipper Of
the Cleveland Maps, has youth In his
favor coupled with desire to beat
Ty Cobb.
There IL little doubt Of his staying
among the leaders.
Walter Johnson still burns them
across the dish with the same old snap
and zing.
Then, too, there are Eddie Collins
and Frank Baker Of the Athletics;
Milan and Joe Boehling Of the Sena.
tors, Reb Russell Of the White Sox,
Archer Of the Cubs, Demaree Of the
Giants, Daubert Of Brooklyn, Evers
and Maranville Of Boston, and all the
other sparkles in the big league dia'
mond.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

The Eighteenth Ward has been a
stencil in the public nostrils under the
Gazzolo aldermanic regime. Judge
owens has decided to remove all OF
the judges and clerks over there.
The order will follow similar moves
in the First and Second Wards. Suf'
frage, civic and reform associations
will be asked to investigate conditions
In the ward and recommend appoint
ments to fill the vacancies.
After the removal Of the clerks and
judges, 1t Is planned to do away with
more than half Of the polling places,
which have been located In Easements
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

under the caves Of the grandstand and
anchored beyond the outside baseline;
canvas or tarpaulin cover. attached
to hangers sliding on the cables.
makes sloping roof over the
skinned" portion Of the field. says the
Popular Mechanics. In the other form.
the cover Is supported by a steel mast
and swinging boom placed near the
field. When the boom Is swung out
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

Federal League fans will have big
treat on Decoration Day when the
Chicago club plays two games at
weeghman Park with indianapolis.
The same teams will play here on
Sunday.
The White Sox will be home Sun.
day for game with Cleveland at
Comlskey Park.
The Eighteenth ward needs new
deal in the City Council.
George w. Weber. the well known
and able political writer, is opposed to
a general consolidation of local munici.
pal governments under present condi.
lions. In Weber's Weekly for May
90 he says. in discussing the matter:
Chicago is the worst alderman.rid.
den city in the world-and this Is not
saying anything against the aldermen
as individuals. II 20 Of the best In.
formed, best intentioned persons In
Chicago were to be put into the City
Council by mere ward constituencies
and compelled to confront approval or
condemnation at the next primary and
election, council conditions would not
be ideal, perhaps not commendable,
and. indeed, possibly bad. Therefore,
there Is fault In the system. We need
fewer ward ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
clansmen-and more men who are
larger than ward. Perhaps 1t would
be advisable to elect one.half the al.
dermen from the city at large. But
am not going to discuss that subject.
II Is enough to point out that the pres.
ent Chicago municipal system Is an
unfit system to consolidate the other
municipal governments into"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

Clark & Trainer, taxed $1,000 on
personal property, have had a great
deal to say about their fine new Mich.
igan Avenue Boulevard Building, at
Michigan avenue and Washington
street.
The following from the Economist
Of December 10, 1913, reads as II the
facts were furnished by the firm and
the firm Is referred to, you will notice,
as owners Of this great structure.
Here Is the item:
y. Milton Trainer Of Clark & Train.
er, states that So per cent Of the space
In the Michigan avenue building,
which the firm, along with Jarvis
Hunt, own at the southwest corner of
Michigan boulevard and Washington
street. has been signed, sealed and de.
livered. He states that the steel is
all up and on Monday the terra Gotta
was up to the thirteenth story of the
exterior. the building to be enclosed
by December q; the structure to be in
ample condition to give possession
May /. The building is attracting
much attention because Of the beauty
OF the exterior. Mr.. Trainer states
that the renting Is going on satisfac.
torily. Physicians and surgeons have
taken six entire floors in the building.
including. among others, DIR. w. L.
Baum, DR.. Marquis. DR.. F. H. Martin,
DR.. Halsted, DR.. Harsha, DR.. Quine and
DR.. Nieman."
Clark & Trainer built over 25
houses on Flournoy street, Lexington
street and other West side streets.
The rents from these are said to net
quite fortune. Besides that, they
are said to get the rents from the
Michigan Boulevard Building and
large amount Of other valuable prop.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30
POLITICAL TALK
Heard from the Various Camps
During the Week About
Men Prominent In
Politics.
What the Leaders Are Doing and
What People Have to Say
About Them.

James c. Mcshane, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for United
States Senator, in an address Tuesday
night, said:
1T Is as unjust as It Is foolish to
rail against corporations and big bust.
ress generally, merely because they
are corporations, or the business IL
big, for corporations and big business
may be and often are entirely unob.
jectionable. It Is the illegal conduct
and unfair practices Of many of them,
especially in improperly influencing
and controlling public officials and leg.
islation, that furnish just ground for
complaint. That many Of them do
exercise a great and evil influence
over public officials is a matter Of
common knowledge.
This fact was emphasized a few
days ago by the testimony given be.
fore the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission by former President Mellen
Of the New Haven Railroad. Their &C.
hvities In this regard is the greatest
evil that confronts the American PEG.
pie today. They usually obtain their
influence and control over public off,
Gals and legislation through the
agency Of political bosses, who secure
the election or appointment of public
officials and control their conduct,
when elected or appointed. The SER
vices the bosses thus render the 'in.
terests' strike at the very foundation
Of representative government and are
crimes against the people,"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

Here are the tax schedules Of the
$200, 100000 International Harvester
crowd:
Taxable personal property OF the
International Harvester Company and
Of the Mccormick family scheduled at
only $13.952,0O0. OF this amount $1O..
$4,000 belongs to the company. and
$3,670,OOO to members OF the family,
according to figures furnished to the
board Of assessors. The schedule fol.
lows:
International Harvester Company Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

William Hale Thompson was the
father Of the children's Fairgrounds
Of Chicago. As alderman, he intro
duced and had passed through the
City Council, by his own efforts, the
ordinance that gave Chicago its first
Children's Playground.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

How long can the Democratic party
stand for a trust that throws thou.
sands Of men out of employment by
consolidating the business?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

The Mclaughlin Building Material
Co. has moved to its new Office, 324
National Life Building, 20 South La
Sale street.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-05-30

Walter Barbara, the New Orleans
substitute shortstop, who got his
chance when knapp was injured, is
hailed as one Of the Southern leagues
biggest finds.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20

nessee was unanimous, as ex.
pressed In the combined vote Of
both parties, for both the repub-
licans and the democrats had de-
clared against the liquor traffic
aud for the rule Of the law
Tennessean and American.
But one candidate was elect.
ed by 10000 majority, on pro.
nouncement against the only
feasible means by which the
lawless saloons may be closed in
lawless Memphis, Nashville and
Chattanooga, where nullifcation
is the place Of the lawless may.
ors Of those cities. Mr.. Gov.
Elect Rye being "agin" remov-
al Of law defying mayors by the
Chief Executive, his own inven-
tive genius is anxiously awaited
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20
4. e. Church.

The work Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church is getting we'll
started. A nice increase in the
attendance at Sunday School last
Sunday and four accessionG to
the church.
The regular prayer meeting
has been started and will meet
for the winter il the homes of
the mem bers as a cottage meet.
ing. The service will be held
on Tuesday night of each week
at 6 80. 1t was held this week
in the home OF the pastor and
will meet next week in the home
of Mr.. Z, L. Fesmire.
A ladies prayer meeting will
be started today FRIDAY after
noon) In the home of Mrs. +.
Azbill and will meet on Friday
Of each week OF 2 .. M. with the
different lady memb ers and
friends of the church. This is
felt to be very important for
some Of the hns bands and snnsof
these good women are unsaved
and If they should die in their
present condition it would be
too fearful to contemplate.
Material is now being put on
the grounds for concrete walks
aud steps and the building will
be other wise improved and beau.
tilted as the mem bers are able to
have it done. The pastor and
his family greatly appreciate the
Interest shown in the work.
V. Paford.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20
The Next Democratic
Candidate.

Those Of the Republican party
who were antagonistic to Presi-
dent Wilson and never tired of
predicting failure for him as the
chief executive of the nation,
agreed long before the test was
made that il the President made
a success of this administration
none but the president could or
should secure the nomination for
1916, and if he made q failure
the nomination woni1 be q hol-
low honor, critics were right, for
the issues of the campaign OF
1915 will be the record Of the
present democratic administra.
ton, and as President Wilson is
largely responsible for what has
been done, it will be logical
thing for him to stand before the
American people for endorse
ment or conde mnation.
II President Wilson has re-
deemed the pledges Of the dem
ocratic party and met the de-
mands and needs of the people
he deserves to be the nominee
OF the democratic party in 1915
AMI will be entitled to re.elec-
ton. II, however, he should
fail TO meet the requirements of
the public and his administra-
tion should prove to be failure
he would deserve to meet defeat
at the polls as the standard bear
er of the democracy OF the ma
tion. = Tennessean and Ameri-
can.
Woodrow Wilson, as President
has already made good" in
deed and in fact, as the cham
pion Of the people instead Of be-
ing a tool Of the heretofore "sa
cred" interests. We can advo-
cate his denomination and work
and hope for his re election but
the people are such an "uncer-
tain quantity that the election
of 1915 might bring land slide
for W ilson's opponent.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20
Many Troubles Due to
An Inactive Liver.

Many Of the troubles Of lise
such as headache, indigestion,
constipation and lack Of energy
are due to inactive livers.
GRIGBY'S LlV.VER LAX is
a natural, vegetable remedy that
will get the liver right aud maze
these troubles disappear. 1t
has none Of the dangerous or die
agreeable after effects of Gallo
mel.
Get a soc or 81 bottle o. this
splendid remedy from your drug.
gist today. Euery bottle bears
the likeness of L. K. Grigsby,
who guarantees it through Wat
son.McHaney Drug Company.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20

chester, Tenn, The catalog con.
tains an especially fine list Of
fruit and shade trees, sh abs,
ETC., with the best illustrated
instructions on What, Where
and How to Plant" We have
ever seen. We have done bust.
ness with the Winchester Nur.
sery Company snd can cheerful
~ recon mend them to our
friends as everything thing We
have bought from them has been
exactly as represented and tbs
prices are reasonable.
ADV.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20
What's Going on In West
Tennessee.

81. S. Nichols, one of the men
in charge of the farm demonstra.
ton work for the government in
West Tennessee, reports facts
highly encouraging to those who
believe in diversifcation.
The corn club boys throughout
West Tennessee are growing from
so to 105 bushels to the acre.
This year more than 10000
acres in West Tennessee have
been sown in crimson clover.
Last year 5000 acres were
planted in small cover crops.
This year already more than 3d.
900 acres have been planted in
small cover crops.
Small cover crops" are usu.
ally rye, wheat or oats. They
are used for grazing and holding
the land IN the winter and in
the spring are plowed under.
In all the counties of West
Tennessee north of the Louisville
4 Nashville road the wheat acre.
age has been increased.
In Upton county last year very
little wheat was grown. More
than 5000 acres have been sown
this year and oats have been
sown in Fayette County. In
some parts Of Shelby the wheat
acreage has been largely increas.
ed.
II West Tennessee keeps up
this work and does diversified
farming under intelligent. direc.
ton, the good results will be
phenomenal.
Already in certain parts of
Tennessee great progress has
been made in agriculture, and
there is also efficiency in mar.
keting. .~
Along the main line Of the II.
linois Central In Lauderdale and
Dyer counties cattle, rawber.
res, wheat, hogs and corn are as
much in evidence as cotton. On
the l., u n. from Arlington to
Paris truck farming Is we'll IN.
der way and profitable.
Truck farming in Gibson and
Haywood is not only succeeding,
but the growers are ~ ficiantly
numerous to make a market at
the depots,
Tennessee is on the road to
better things.
A little energy and co opera
lion on our part, aud every coun-
ty in this state could not only
become self.sustaining, but have
4 surplus Ia small crops, hogs
aud cattle every year and then
could sell the cotton and tobacco
as q strictly money crop. Com.
mercial Appeal.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20
A Call.
For r1eeting of Rural Car.
riers, Nov. 70.

riers, NOV. 20.
guess all of you carriers saw
the call for a big rally in the diff
ferent congressional Districts of
Tennessee. | hope you will all
heed it aud go. would be glad
if the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
districts could meet at Hum
boldt. Now, we want it under
stood right now that this call is
for all the carriers, not just the
members Of the association, but
those on the outside, and the
su bstitutes asso. This is the
most important meeting that has
ever been called for rural car
riers. There is more at stake;
their jobs are threatened, and
the only way to save them is by
prompt action, Put yourself on
record as to where you stand. If
you keep your mouth shut now
and sit back and wait for some
one else to do your fighting, as
you have in the past, you will
wake up some morning and find
yourself out Of a job. Now, the
contract system suggested by
our worthy postmaster general
will come up for consideration
in December. If you favor it,
why yeu need not bother about
going to these meetings; just
stay at home and don't make
any effort to help yourself. And
after next July be out Of Q job
or be working for q syndicate for
glory. These meetings are ma
tion wide. The 44,000 carriers
are not the only ones interested.
There are $4,000, 900 patrons who
should be as much interested as
the carriers, for such a change
would almost fossilize the rural
service. 1t would be stepping
back Is years, and then keep go.
ing. We expect to have our
congressman with US. We want
to discuss this question with
them, and IL they favor it and
can show us that it is q good
thing, we want to advocate it,
but self preservation is the first
law of nature and the carriers,
many of them have made debts
expecting to hold their jobs and
liQuldate same. They have
about 100000 invested in
equipment that would have to
be sacrificed. Now | appeal to
you fellows to stop and think,
which is worth more, to 60 hunt.
lag that DAY or go to this meet.
ing, and say by word and action
that you are a man and your bus
iuess interest comes before pleas
ure? Many Of you have stayed
at home and let the other boys
do your lighting, but the time
has come when you will have to
show what you are. Any man,
if he has any care for his job,
will sing clear note. Now. Of
course, it may not be possible
for some Of you to come, but
send proxy. But come your
self il possible. Don't fool
yourself by thinking your stay.
ing at home will make no differ
ence, for every one OF you is
1ed. Now ! want you fell
lows to write me and say you
are coming, We should have
800 there. at least. Respect,
fully,
A. N. PowRLL, Pres. Tenn, h.
|. q A
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20
Cotton I'm 1901.


situation In our cotton trade is
worked out, it is calling atten.
tion now to another sensational
chapter in our cotton trade his.
tory. which presents q curious
combination of contrast and re-
semblances to the present posi-.
ton. In this one respect, the
problem of tie Southern planter
in 1851 was identical with his
problem of 19l4-that the out.
side market for his product was
in large degree cut off.
The attitude of the South
itself was, however, widely diff
ferent on the two occasions. 1t
was as convinced in April, 1851,
that the outside world would
have to buy its cotton as the
western farmers Of this season
were convinced that Europe
would have to buy our wheat.
American cotton was considered
q necessity Of Europe's life,
Europe would get it, and cotton
would finance the war. So posi-.
tive was this belief that the
Confederate government itself
began by forbidding any ship.
ment of its own cotton to the
Northern States.
We know what happened. The
Union government blockaded
the Southern ports. Europe had
to do without. At once, the
Southern planter was in a SINH.
lar position to that which he &C.
cupies to-day, but which, in 1851
and the three succeeding years,
was in reality vastly worse. Re.
lief measures were introduced
by the Confederacy, but they
consisted only Of buying cotton
from the planters with irredeeln.
able paper money, and the pledg-
ing of that cotton for q foreign
loan to which some trustful Eng.
lishmen subscribed. A commit
tee with power to agita.e for the
pay ment Of that loan is still in
nominal existence at London.
The outcome was peculiar. On
the New York market, cotton's
price had advanced by 1884 to
sl.9O per hundred, or nearly
twenty times the average price
.ot recent years. But in Central
Georgia, Alabama or Carolina, it
is safe to cay that planter could
not then have sold his cotton,
even for this weeks low South
srn prices. Nobody knows what
was the cotton production Of the
South in the civil war; the prob.
ability is that the planters turn
ed in q body to raising corn,
which, at least they could them.
selves consume.
Now the least striking sequel
came when the war was over and
the EN- barge raised. There was
no suddsn rush into cotto n. grow
ing, to make good the four.year
shortage. 1t was five years at.
ter Lees surrender before the
country's total cotton crop came
within . million bales Of the
crop Of 1859 and 1850 New
York Post.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20
Nothing to Fight Over.

7 The fact that most Of the Bull
Moose have returned to the Re-
publican fold recalls to our mind
something that DR.. r. 9. Lillard
Of the State Board Of Health
said recently. W. vera doubt
ING the probability Of the Re-
publicAnsl gettinG together in the
neaf future when the Doctor
saii They Ars already togsthr
sfs m AVA 1oo separate the Re,
psbIicanS from tue pie counter,
they are hstIhonizsd RIGHT
NOW NJ,
Y Iadications sfs s6st III. Lin
n.n dsEse|1
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20

All sorts of animals growl or
fight while they are feeding-or
wanting to be fed--and the Reg.
ulars are going to be no excep.
ti)n III the distribution of 300
wedges Of Rye pie. We are for
our purps first. - 4
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20

Penrose landed and Uucle Joe
comes back, but where il, Lori,
mer?-Tennessean and Ameri-
can.
Suffering the penalty for the
1lth commandment--Thou shalt
not be Found Out.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20

The Nashville morning paper
says the Lord hates a poor loser
and, we are constrained to
add, a crooked winner.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-11-20

Cotton is bringing Is cents q
pound 10 Germany, but as the
boy said, there is a place where
lemonade 10 bringinga dollar q
Drop" The trouble 10 to get IL
there .--Tennessean aud Ameri-
can.
It's Just cold water, not lem.
onade.