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kind-hearted girl; she didn't want to
hurt the feelings Of the rest by ma
king her choice.
"'I tell you what wen do, boys, she
said one evening, blushing prettily. I
love you all, and when Mr.. Holmes
goes back east next month I'd like to
get married, But I can't choose. That
wouldn't be fair, when you're all so
good to me- And then she outlined
her plan, which was nothing less than
this: Mr.. Holmes was to give coupons
with all his sales, and the purchaser
that had bought the most by six
o'clock on the night before he closed
up and left town, which would be in
just month, was to have Miss Ma
bel
You can guess what a sensation
this made in Coyotes Despair. Old
Jim Weatherbee, eighty-nine last birth
day, packed his kit on his old mule
and hiked out to find the lost gold
mine that everybody's been looking
for these fifty years and more. As for
the rest of us, we soon saw that it
would simmer down to Abe Finkel
and Sam, who were the richest men in
town. However, Miss Mabel wanted
it that way, and after while we got
sort Of reconciled.
"That was the busiest week that Cy
Holmes had ever known, but the next
three were buster AS for Sam and
Finkel, they didn't do ten cents worth
Of business day, and didn't seem to
care. Morning, afternoon and eve
ming, they were in Cy Holmes store
buying out his stock. Everything was
marked at its price. according to
agreement, SO that there could be no
crooked business, and every purchase
was marked on a slate and hung In
the middle of the store.
"Of course, there was a few who
tried to win Miss Mabel as well as
Sam and Abe, but they soon give up
when, at the end Of the first week,
Abe had total Of $1,265.1s to his ac-
count, while Sam was running him
close with $1,242. Then Sam made
spurt, and at the end Of the second
week had gone up about $50 ahead OF
Abe. BY the middle Of the third week
It was neck and neck race, along in
the two thousands, and Abe and Sam
had got So that they wouldn't speak to
each other when they met.
"As for Miss Mabel, she just sat
there behind the counter, when she
wasn't busy getting down things,
which wasn't often, and smiled on all
the boys impartial like.
"we had a sweepstakes on the re-
Las Vegas optic., 1914-01-02
FIVE ENTRIES FOR
Big AUTO CONTEST
LATEST CAR. FOR DECORATION
DAY EVENT IS THE
"REAVER BULLET"

indianapolis, Jan. 2.-Five entries
are now enrolled for the next 500
mile race on the motor speedway here
next Decoration day, the last being
a Beaver Bullet" made by the Bea-
yer Automobile company of Beaver
Falls, Pa. The firm is new one,
seeking to make good in a day. as
did the Stutz company, a number Of
years ago. With motor just under
the speedway cubic inch piston dis
placement limits, it expects to have
one of the fastest cars OF the season.
No driver has been nominated as yet,
though number are being consid-
cred.
Coincident with the entry Of the
Beaver comes unofficial announce
ment Of deal that may defraud the
speedway out of an additional attrac-
ton. A contract has been closed, it
is reported, whereby Bob Burrnan, the
speed king, is to take over the first
car entered, called AneI and to han
die it throughout the 1914 season. Bur
man special, or something similar
will be It's title, it is reported. II
Burman had not hooked up in this
fashion he would have competed fol
himself.
geE&ainty of at least two English
contestants is found in the report
Las Vegas optic., 1914-01-02

suit. as well as little money out, and
the general opinion was that, although
Abe had a little more money than
Sam, Sam would win out by logged
ness. Try as hard as he would, Abe
couldn't get away from Sam. BY the
end of the third week they we're ruls-
ming neck and neck, Abe with $3.000.20
and Sam with s2,99975. And when
the end of the fourth week come, and
it was within couple of hours Of
closing time, Abe was $4,S1709 and
Sam was $4.814 even.
They stood glaring at each other in
side Cy's store, which had been pretty
well divested Of everything. The
shelves was bare, and the show
cases was empty, and they was
looking around to see what could be
had
ell take that boiler!' shouts Sam,
pointing to an old, rusted-out boiler
in a corner. which nobody had thought
Of buying. How much, Cyl?
Fifty dollars, says Cy, and away
goes Sam ahead of Abe. Abe looks
round with a worse glare than ever
in his eye.
"I1l take the fittings!' he yells,
triumphant like. How much for the
shelves and show cases. Cy'
1.-TWO hundred and fifty, answers
Cy, coolly, and Abe gets the lead once
more, and then there didn't SzSem to be
anything left to be bought Abe sits
down and pulls out a fifty-cent cigar,
and leers at Miss Mabel as though he
owned her.
"The boys had been so interested
that nobody had thought to go down
to the coach office, but just then a
stranger, who had come in on the
stage, strolls into the store. He was
sort Of dude, built like Samson, six
feet five, or thereabouts in height and
with muscles like three trunks run.
ming all over him.
"'Can you oblige me with package
of cigarettes? he asks of Cy, mild
like; and all the boys grins. The Gig.
arettes had gone in the first week,
when the offers were low.
Sorry I'm out Of cigarettes Just
now Cy answers, winking at us.
"'Dear mel says the stranger. How
unfortunate! Haven't you got any.
thing to sell at alp
"T'm closing up for good Cy an
swers. Tonight's the last. l sell out
and get out
well, l guess I'll take the store,
then, answers the stranger. How
much?
"'Ten thousand answers Cy, and
the fellow pulls out wad and filings II
down.
There was a silence for about two
minutes, and then something hit the
floor. 1t was Abe's cigar, and, what's
strange, he never picked it up again
That's all, mister. The stranger
takes Miss Mabel by the arm and
leads her to the coach office, and some
how nobody didn't feel like doing any
thing about it. l heard, though, that
Miss Mabel had left a husband back
east, and that Cy Holmes was a sori
Of connection of his. But you hear
such lies nowadays you never know
what to believe. However, when Sam
and Abe gets their new stock in next
week guess things win be booming
some"
Copyright, 1918, by W. @. Chapman.)
Las Vegas optic., 1914-01-02

sneffels. Col. A. J. Walsh was
badly done up with rheumatism and
sent for Foley Kidney Pills which was
the only thing that would cure him
Geo. Potter of Pontiac, Mo-, was down
on his back with kidney and bladder
trouble and Foley Kidney Pills made
him we'll and able to work. It is a
splendid medicine and always helps.
lust try it. o. G. Schaefer and Red
Cross Drug Store.-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-01-02

In Hawaii one-third Of the total en-
rollment Of 10000 school children il
Japanese, and the Japanese are in
creasing their attendance more rapid
" than any other race. Americans
and other Caucasian races, exclusive
Of the Portuguese, constitute only IL
per cent. Of the enrolment
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BY J. ED GRILLO.

Just what the greatest the history of
base ball will be dares With but few
separating the first clubs and the standing of these be
turned topsyturvy by weeks play does look like safe
place for predictions the ultimate of the
The Athletics naturally still the public favores The
strength of that wonderful still recognized and while
is undoubtedly that the Mack pitching staff is form
dabe might be- there those who believe that Mack
the trick without pitchers Past performance has infu
these opinions doubt though conceded that
the chances for the Mackmen bright this they
last when this stage sailing with
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game was played last Friday between
Agriculture and War. The postponed
contents must be taken up though. In
order that the pennant race may be
decided. At present Agriculture is lit
tie in the lead, and if 1t wins both It's
postponed games it cannot be beaten
out for the title. Agriculture has two
games with the Commissioners and they
will be played Tuesday and Wednesday:
If the Farmers take the long end of
the score in both contests then there
will be no more booked. but If they
drop one or both. then the other games
will be listed. as it will be possible e to {,
under such conditions. If Agriculture
loses both its games. and Interior and
Post Office split even in the two they
are to play. then triple tie will re-
suit. That is possible. though not
probable. The Aggies are going after
those two games with the Commission
ers; they will work mighty hard to
win both and have high hopes Of 50
missioners have proved very hard for
them all the year.
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HUNTER IS HIGH GUN
At ANALOSTAN SHOOT
Kills SO Out Of 100 Birds, Giving
Him Best Average in
Spoon Shoot.

Joe H. Hunter was Thigh gun" yester-
day afternoon at the weekly shoot of the
Analostan Gun Club, held on the Eastern
branch grounds. near Benning BRIDGE as
he killed 81 birds out of 100, which gave
him high average in the spoon event
Hunter broke A saucers out of so in the
spoon shoot.
The veteran marksman made prfect
scores Of Is targets in each of the first
and second frames and lost 3 shots in
the third time up out Of 20. Hunter
broke 10 straight again in the next two
events and finished the program with 16
down out Of 20.
In class A of the spoon shoot Phil
Steubener was best. as he smashed Al
targets out of 80 while DIR. E. s. Ford
won first honors in the class with rs
down. With A broken saucers to his
credit A. B. Slime received first prize in
class c. while A. B. Parsons and Hal
Remington tied for first place In class
D. each getting % out of 80. Parsons
was awarded the prize as Remington
left the range and forfeited his rights.
Lester German. the greatest trapshooter
in the world. enjoyed the afternoon on
the range and. of course. did the best
shooting when he killed ninety eight
pigeons out Of 100, which was not only a
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FAV0R|TES IN RUCK
OnIy Two First Choices Win on
Fort Erie's Closing Day..
ROBERT BRADLEY VICTOR
Captures Feature Event at z to !
and Stable Makes
'Killing."

BUFFALO, n. Y, July 11.-Only two
first choices scored on getaway day at
Fort Erie, DR.. Samuel and Moss Fox
being the winning favorites. Robert
Bradley showed a sharp form reversal
when he won the feature, the Fort Erie
stakes. The winner was to ], and
the stable connections are accredited
with a killing on the colt.
The thoroughbreds will return to Fort
Erie August for another meeting.
Lindenthal and Star Shooter. both at
the Schorr stable, were taken down
with fever last night. Both were carded
to start today. but were Withdrawn.
Summary.
First race, purse. 5000; two-year-olds: fvt
and half furongs-Filizree, 10s Connolly,
2 to 8, / to and out, won; Heenan, Ill Jam
brose,. 6 to l, even and out. second; Ethan
Allen. 1Os Goldstein). 4 to l. to 5 and out
third. Time, LOT 3-5. Unity also ran.
Second race, steeplechase: handicap; purse
5000; four year odds and upward: short course
Dorothy Webb. 141 Dupee). to l. to l ant
even. won; Nottingham, la Boyle, to 2,
to 10 and 9 to ). second; Promoter. 147 Day
tom. to 5. to 10 and 2 to 5. third. Time
3.55 Is Orderly Nat. Port Arlington, Yarico
and Luckola also ran.
Third race. purse. 5000: three-year olds and
up; foaled in Canada: one mile-Moss Fox, 1Oe
tHanovery, . to 8, to and to 3. Won: Sea
Lord. 81 tSmyth), to l. 3 to l and to 2
second Amphion, 106 Could, Q to !. 2 to
and even third Time, ii. Mausolus Capei
Sauce and Irish Heart also ran.
Fourth race, Fort Erie stakes; 81 500 added
| three-y ear-ods and up: selling; six furlongs-.
Robert Bradley, 112 (Smyth). to l. to
and 3 to 2. won Back Bay. III tClaver), I tc
10. / to and out. second; Sherwood, IL:
1Shilling,, 5 to l. even and out. third. Time
113 Marjorie A. and Gar Michael also
Fifth race. purse. 500: three year-olds and
upward: one and one-sixteenth miles-Dr. Sam
uel 110 Connolly, to 5. to 2 and out. won
| Manasseh. 95 tSmyth), o to 2, to and t.
TO- second: Tactics, 1O4 Shilling, IL to l, L
| 1 and to 5. third. Time. LA 40 Lochie
| and Steppa also ran
Sixth race, purse. $500; three year olds ant
upward: selling: mile and seventy yards
Husky Lad, 100 tMetcalfe). to /, 5 to l ant
8 to 5. won: Sherlock Holmes. 1o7 Carter.
TO l. 5 to 2 and 9 to 5. second; Love Day. 10I
Gregory, IL TO l. ) to l and to 2, third
Time. la. Aprisa. Trovato. Sister Florence
Tweed and Jim Cafrey also ran.
Seventh race, purse, 5000: three year-olds ant
upward; selling: one and one-sixteenth miles
Irish Gentleman, lib BURNS, 3 to /. = to
and 1 to 2. won: Good Day. los Connolly,
| to l. 4 to / and 3 TO 2. second; Cliff Edge. IL:
I callahan. 5 to =. to and to ., third
| Time. l. 46 is. Just Y, Runaway, Harry Lauder
| and Bonanza also ran.
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CHICAGO, July 11.-Valiant. the new
class P sloop built for Fred A. Price, to-
day won both races of the trials to select
a challenger for the Richardson trophy
held by Canada. Michicago was second
and Olympian third in both races. The
final trials will be held Sunday.
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Steubener Second Rest

PM steubener. winner of many prizes
on the range. was second best among N.
amateurs in the singles. as he had ninetv
dead ones" to his credit out of 100 He
scored a perfect record of fifteen targets
in each of the first and fourth events.
Steubener's scores:
Shot at........ IS IL 20 IL IL oo-IOo
Broke ......-..... Is II Is Is IL II 30
Sixteen members shot in the single
events. while fifteen participated in the
spoon shoot. The official scores:
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ding OF July IL, 1913:
REFORMATION WINS EASILY.
Free Hitting and Ragged Support
Cause Defeat of Keller.

Reformation ran away from Keller in
the East Washington Sunday School
League yesterday, IL to 8. scoring al
most at will.
The batting Of Brosnan and Mold and
the fielding of Rohrman featured.
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remarkabl but an unusually inter.s.;u
e tx After dropping one o,I, n ~
hl'een IN the opening event the $780, o'
s,qnal shot fifteen straight and lost 0i an
p pe,e "a He the hso third frame at twenty tar
miss. Germans scores: WITHOUT
Sh"t at.------....- Is Is 20 Il I, ~ ,oo
Broke ..---...-... II IL 10 TX * ~ oS
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thought likely by the ones In closest
touch with affairs. there would be no
final fight between two clubs for the
honor of representing the organization in
the struggle for the District title.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Atlanta, 4; Montgomery. 3.
Atlanta. 8; Montgomery. (called after
thirteen innings on account of darkness)
Memphis. 4; New Orleans, S.
Nashville, O; Mobile. IL.
Chattanooga. 3; Birmingham. 0.
Chattanooga, S: Birmingham. Z.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee. 5; indianapolis, II.
Minneapolis, 2: Columbus, 1.
Kansas City, Is; Cleveland, 9.
st. Paul, 8; Louisville. 8.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto. s: Rochester. 8.
Montreal, 3; Buffalo. /.
Montreal, 2; Buffalo, o.
Providence, 0; Jersey City. 1.
Newark. o; Baltimore, 2.
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Pitcher Hirsch for Norfolk held Grand
Island to one hit In the game of June cs
Only twenty-one men faced him up to this
eighth inning. none reaching first base
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Valiant Wins Two Races.

Augusta. 3; Columbus, s.
Charleston. 5; Jacksonville, 0.
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"Ti1lie" Walker did noble work in
day. when he brought about the defeat
of the Athletics single-handed and
alone with two home runs. It is a
dangerous proposition to groove any
thing for Walker. Any time he gets
hold of a. ball he can drive it as far as
any batter. Shawkey learned this to
his sorrow on two different occasions
Yesterday
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TRI-sTATE LEAGUE.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LIE

Harrisburg. 5; Reading, 3.
Trenton. s; Lancaster. 2.
Wilmington. Is; Allentown. l.
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The Departmental League Is the flrst
to end its regular schedule. The dnal
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II is to be hoped that the Emeralds or
some other club will be the winner in
the second series in the Central League.
the final games for the title between
the fortunate club and kenilworth will
be very interesting and probably will help
TO ease the league considerably from a
financial standpoint. OF course. II Ken
:lworth 10 the victor again, which Is not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-30
STATE PLURALITLES GROW
WADSWORTH' IS WINNER
Late Figures Show Increase in Victories OF Whitman
Glynn Gerard and Davenport-Doubt on
Many Minor Offices

The primary came in slow" yesterday me Tb IN
incomplete many late hour last ng my %
dessd surprises and for the greater part the
winning candidates increased, - .or 4ho
District Attorney whimSns plurality over AinmSn and S S few
exceed $4,000 Wawor
hundred Of Republican Senatorial 80 b
the figures night likely, hewever that
all the missing upstate districts arc ne va
Virtually Greater New York ana %oe u m
districts upstate show these figures; WadSwoh 'OlO'i 0
1851. IL, 49,,
W. Gerard walked away
and United States senator @
plurality Hennessy throughout the state VIII prooaOS "
100000. Ger1rd's lead Roosevelt 10 $4,000 D.
the state outside this S % S %
gve nomination Davenport $3.50 and su'er V
complete but it looked like Davenport ~
by about 5000. -. om,os
Practically received last night for any the @
other upstate counties reP
in elections, and the vote IN V s
could tabulsted until to-day
degstesalarge for inc
convention headed by Senator Elhu Root wei" "
without opposition. , O.. .da, - tho Dri.
An analysis throughout the state on the hFst a % ;di
mary law from the available Eeturn shows that 1t WAS smarter ~
by the brisk the polls first opened 80.
of enrolled Republican vote IN TINS Guy
The Democrats poled Of their enrolled Voe III ~ III
state for all parties percentage Of the enrolled vote
sr ON the whole the primary vote that inc county
expected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-30
MAJORITY SEEKS
WAR TAX CHANGES
Measure To Be Modified in
Many Particulars by Senate
Committee.
From Tue tribune bureau

Washington, Sept. democratic
members of the Senate Finance COM
mittee, following the course it pursued
with respect to tho House tariff bill,
pulled the war revenue bill to pieces to-
day, and after several hours in jelib-
Grafton decided that it must be mod.
fed in many particulars. The measure
was partitioned of % subcommittee
for consideration, and pending their
report no definite action will be taken
BY the full committee.
The suggestion has been made that
disturbed financial conditions due to
the European war sni rcv!sion Of the
currency laws make ), Inwise TO levy
SO heavily on bank capital al this time,
and it has been proposed to cut the
assessment IN half.
Those who favor this action, in view
Of protests that are pouring in from
bankers all over the country, would
provide for the loss in revenue thus
oceasioned by an automobile tax, to be
substituted also for the tax Of two
cents a gallon on gasolene now pro-
vided in the bill. An automobile tax
based on horsepower, II is said, would
yield an enormous revenue, enough TO
make up for the estimated $20,000,0O
which would be derived frcm the gaso-
lene tax, and the amount to be lost e
the bank capital levy should be reduced
one-half.
The Senate committee also Is con-
sideriIg readjusting the proposed tax
on insurance policies with the proba-
BILE elimination altogether of a tax on
accident insurance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-30
TO CURTAIL COTTON CROP
State Governors in Conference
to Aid Producers.
Noon Tho TrIbune Dur0au.I

Washington, Sept. 2e.--The curtsll;;
ment Of next years cotton. crop anS
other measures to tide the farmers o.
the South over the crisis brought ABOUT
b. the war we're az: I'D on to-day by
the conference Of Governors OF num-
Der Of Southern states and members 0i
Congress. A. n.v-
ernors, which was unanimously aaopt-
cd, declares it to be the sense OF the
gathering that the acreage OF COTTON
10 be cultivated in the United STATES
should be materially reduced, and Ins'
every legitimate means be taken 10 ac-
complish this result.
The second purpose Of he CONFER
ence is declared to be an effort to Sc
cure federal legislation - enable ing
producers of cotton to Obtain loans Of
public funds deposited in banks at 2
Reasonable rate Of interest, to DO h%ed
by the government. Another resoiu-
ton proposes that the House Pa7s the
Senate bill allowing state banks 70 Is
sue emergency currency.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-30
ANTI.WOODWARD
Q CLUBHOUSE OPEN
Sweeping Whitman Vote in
Leaders District Heartens
His Opponents.

A revolt against the leadership Of
Collin H. Woodward, which started
when he declared for Harvey d. Hin
man, crystallized yesterday, when it
became known just how sweeping the
Whitman vote was IN Mr.. Woodward's
district, the 23d AS result, new
Republican clubhouse has been opened
at 146th st. and Seventh aY., where
the anti.Woodward faction will hold
forth.
DR.. Clarence Mayer, who Is leading
the fight against Mr.. Woodward, said
yesterday that it was now up to Mr.
Woodward TO retire gracefully from
the Republican leadership of the dis
trict.
"Mr. Woodward has ceased to be h
leader" said DR.. Mayer. "Thc Whit
man vote of 1888 against Humans
66S shows how the people of the dis
trict regard Mr.. Woodwsrd's leader
ship. 1t certainly proves that Mr..
Woodward no longer represents the
sentiment of the enrolled Republican
voters, and think he might retire now
without hurting the progress Of Re-
publicRnism one jot."
Among the more prominent Repub-
licans in the hight to GUST Mr.. Wood
ward who are associated with DR..
Mayer are John Kirkland Clark,
Emanuel Hertz, ex-Assemblyman James
Francis, upward Of score Of lawyers
and many business men of the district.