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The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-10-16
JOHN E. HUMPHREYS.
Right of Free Speech.

| had made up my mind before the
arrival of this letter that had con-
Guided my criticism of HUMPHREYS and
his doings. This conclusion was pred
icated on two reasons: First, I dislike
discussing dead ones" and, second,
was convinced that the spectacle
which the judge made of himself a
year ago was so well known to the
voters of this state that further detail
ing of such acts would not enlighten
anyone-and this column is, pre-emi-
nently, one in which information is
disseminated. I felt that HUMPHREYS
had about as much chance of being
elected to the supreme bench of this
state as I have of being named pope
of Rome-and just now I don't recall
that one of Swedish extraction was
ever elected to that exalted position.
However, whenever anyone, be he
intellectual giant or plain fool of the
great common or garden variety, at
tempts to muzzle me in the discus
sion of men who set themselves up for
public office, I want to assure the
judge or others that they have "the
wrong pig by the ear" The right of
free discussion of candidates for poll
teal preferment is the cornerstone Of
our political liberties and I, for one,
don't propose to forego that right be-
cause of fool letters from all the three
ply cyclists this side of hell
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-10-16

newspaper printed and published in
said Snohomish county and of general
circulation therein.
Done in open court this 14th day of
October, 1914.
GUY c. ASTON,
Judge.
Date of first publication October
16, 1914.
Date of last publication November
13, 1914.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-10-16
]. {. CAMPBELL
Progressive Candidate for
c Q CRES
SECOND DISTRICT

If you want National Legislation in
favor of the people, elect a man with
legislative experience.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-10-16
SHORT JABS.
By A. w. SWENSON
ditor Gets 4 | etter.

By A. w. SWENSON
Editor Gets a Letter.
On the return of Editor Ault from
his vacation he handed me the follow
ing letter from Judge John E. Hum
phries:
Seattle, Sept. 21st, 1914.
Union Record,
Seattle, Washington.
Gentlemen:
I suppose you know that the Jabs
by Swenson published by you, are in
violation of the laws of the state,
r. & B., Code Sections 1854 and 1865
Laws of 1909, page 9S5, Sections 312
e 313, the articles are also criminal
libels, Sections 2424 Laws 1909 page
$40, Section 172 You do not want to
violate the laws of the state.
Respectfully,
JOHN E. HUMPHREYS.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-10-16
IN PROBATE.

No 299S.
Order Fixing Time to Hear Final Ac-
count and to Show Cause Why
Distribution Should Not
Be Made.
In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, in the County of Sno-
homish.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Thomas Brooks Fletcher is the edi-
tor of 4 daily newspaper at Marion.
O.. and iecturer who travels each
year into nearly 300 cities. delivering
his famous Tragedies OF the Umpire
pared under Lyceun or ChaItauqua
management
He won the title dramatic orator"
by an unusual amount OF energy which
he displays al all his work He never
knows when 10 stop. In this Chautau-
qua tour Of twelve weeks through
seven states OF the central west he
wanted to lecture twice every day in
stead OF once. brit the management
would not give him the chance for fear
it would be too big a physical under
taking
He lectures every night and writes
editorials and looks after many of the
details OF his newspaper all day He
has two other lecture subjects which
have become popular. The MartyrdOm
Of Fools and The Modern Judas -
One of these three he will give here
Chautauqua week
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Aflene Petit is the viOlinist with the
Military Girls. the opening musical al
traction of our Chautauqua-
Her sister. Fac Petit, is also a mem
Der of the company. She has been on
the Lyceum and Chautauqua platform
two years. Her work has not been
what one would call spectacular. but
has been completely satisfying 10 the
hundreds of Chautauqua and Lyceum
audiences who have heard her. because
she knows what they want She is
both pretty and decidedly artistic in
her nature.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Miss Petit is the captain of the
broomstick brigade and leading lady"
in the Military Girls Company. the
opening attraction in music Chautau-
qua week.
She reads The Family Drum Corps
and altogether plays a prominent part
in this novel musical company
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Nine Bingham heads her own com
pany the Christine Bingham
Company. which comes on the last day
of the Chautauqua- Her husband
Ralph Bingham. is known throughout
the Lyceum and Chautauqua. and she
was quite as well known five or six
years ago As Miss Giles she headed
her own company several years. but
this is the first year she has been out
since her marriage. although she has
accompanied her husband on his tours
and assisted him in his work.
She has n lyric soprano voice. Is also
a violinist and IS the only violinist in
the Chautauqua who plays her own
violin accOmpanimentS as she sings.
With her are Olga TrumbulL ceIllst:
Mr. Small fiutist. and Harold W.
Yates. pianist
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

shape for plowiaz ard thst IS ten.
No. toward good wheat crop. But
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-07-25

Censserz are Ae=eby earnestly Re-
qussssd TO meet at ths LibraEg On sss-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
learn to do it before trying IL.

learn to do 1t before trying IL.
Before I had the nerve to use g
spitball in a game I practiced 1t fol-
II used It for eth The % fl T""t time in des,
peration. + was pitching against
Cleveland in 1909, and they were muir.
dering me. 1t was awful. I never got
such a lacing in my life. Then I pull
ed this new splitter on them, and got
Il had worked very hard on 1t. ]
mad worked on 1t all that first year at
ter l learned it at Marlin Springs. Then
tor TWO years thereafter, every minute
that was not actually at work in a
game. l was out behind the g~randstand
WORKING on hat splitter.
"Of course, to throw q wet ball with
accuracy Is difficult at first. But you
can learn 1t like anything else.
Il think that many pitchers smear
the ball with an unnecessary amount
and rub them on the ball until it Ia
damp. Then 1 reach down and pick IN
some dirt and rub the dirt on the wet
spot until 1t is thoroughly black. Fin
Then I am ready to throw the spit
as 1t running my pitching arm? Non
sense! Nothing IN that. No pitcher
need be afraid of throwing spitbalIs
for that reason. I had a bad season
balls.
Want hurt me last season was
partly lack or training, partly an in
jury received early in the season.
"As a matter of fact, the spitbaIl IS
less trying to the arm than an ordinary
a. twist as you deliver the bali.
When the White Sox came out here
to train I neglected my work. I was
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09

had something good. That was enough
for me. I certainly hadn't All / had
was a 50-cent piece in my pocket So
when Elmer went out to work ! was
my neck off. What I saw was the first
spitball. Wv 80 @'%@'"
Il saw how stricklett did it and 7
tried 1t myself. You hear all kinds OF
stories about the birth OF the splibaIl,
hut I believe that Elmer Stricklett was
the first pitcher who used 1T.
TITS a wonderful ball. Many people
nave an idea that you can only throw
one kind of a twister with it; as a
matter OF fact, you can make a spit
bali do anything, follow any curve.
The physics back Of e spitball Is
ers held on tor, of the ball, and keep
ing your thumb perfectly dry, you
make the a spin over and over for
ward-that is to say, it spins away
thumb. The eject Is a perfectly as
founding pitch downward. It goes
straight for a batter's head, then
swerves out, and takes a sudden dive
downward.
SAY, that spitball is such a. wonder
full thing that 7 would like nothing bet
ter than to fac an all-star team OF the
best batters in both leagues and show
what I could do against them with my
s~pitter-you know. some time when T
am feeling just right.
AFTER you learn to control 1t, a
splitter Is an assasirator of batting
averages. I have frequently allowed
a batter to pile up three balls lust for
fun, then cut over three spitters on the
corner n struck him out.
IT hear a lot Of pitchers complain
that it is q wild, erratic ball that goes
its own way without discipline. THAT
isn't SO. The trouble is that they don't
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
fine BANQUET FOR
QUESTION LEAGUE

About twenty-five boys Of the High
School Question league gathered last
night, with physical directors and
guests, for a fine banquet in celebra-
ton OF the close Of the basketball
contests in the league.
The banquet was one Of the most
excellent had at the w for some
time. and swas served by members of
the Ladies' auxiliary, assisted nv
Misses Chilson, King, Dawson and
Ball. Miss Helen Chilson a the
piano during h banquet, adding very
greatly to the enjoyment of the
guests.
Following the banquet proper,
Toastmaster Upshaw called on the
captains OF h cams and others for
short speeches. Those who responded
were Earl Burns. captain Of the win
ming team; Frank CLANCY, captain of
the team which came within one point
OF the victors; Morris Dial, Claude
Warde. Sec. r. r, Wolf, Ted Hale,
l.. 3. Goodwin, H. F. White. |
Coach Upshaw briefly reviewed the
season and the prospects for next
season, at the conclusion of the
toaSts. He also announced the mean
Ing Of the various names by which
the teams have been designated.
c. c. U. ]. G., the initials of the win
ners. means cabbage cut UP is good
S. r. A, H. T. P. means small pota-
toes are hard to peel" T. III. A. G..
NJ. 8. means tomatoes have a great
many seeds" B. T. G. T.. NJ, w.
means bigger the cucumber, the
more seeds"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
In the World of Sport
Bush, the Brainerd, Mimi, Boy,
Hero Of Last World Series,
Showed Great Form Yesterday

Brooklyn, N. Y, April 9.-Two runs
behind at the end of the seventh. he
Brooklyn Nationals won in the last
two innings against the Philadelphia
Americans yesterday. scoring twice in
the eighth n once in the ninth. The
score was 3 to 2. :
For five innings Bush held the locals
70 n scratch hit. Burning relieved
him and was wild, passing three bat
ters n hitting another, which, with
a sacrifice fly, enabled Brooklyn to tie
IN the eighth. The winning run came
with one out. Smith singing, steal
ing second. and coming home on Stem
gers smash to center. Score:
Philadelphia 1000 001 100 8 0
Brooklyn .........000 900 021-3 8 6
Bush. burning and Schang; Raglan,
Allen, Pfeffer and Fischer.
Snow Storms Raise Havoc.
Chicago, April 9.-Snow storms
throughout the central west yesterday
caused a score of exhibition games
scheduled for American and National
league teams to be called off. The fol-
lowing games were cancelled:
Detroit Americans at Cincinnati:
Chicago Nationals at Dayton, O.; Min
~neapolis American association team at
st. Joseph, Mo-; Cleveland Americans
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
MILLERS NEARLY
. FREEZE TO DEATH

st. Joseph, Mo, Apeil 9.-W1th
pneumonia stalking through the
crowd, which consisted Of seven, and
ch1lolains swapping savagely at the
men on the green. Minneapolis won a
xrost-bttten contest from the local
Wesern leaguers on the snow tipped
steppes here Tuesday. The score
was II to 9.
AS though by preconcerted signal
both parties to the argument fed from
the field of battle at the completion Of
the eighth round The umpire tried to
rorce a yell out Of his frozen throat
IN an attempt to stop the retreat. His
attempt was futile, and he, too, limped
into the house and chafed his
purple limbs to start circulation.
Furs May Be in Demand.
II there isn't a sudden Upward
bulge in the mercury soon, fur coats,
sealsk1n caps and overshoes may be
round on the expense o Of the
Minneapolis baseball company at the
end Of the season.
Trainers Of both clubs worked until
dark trying to thaw out the frozen
gladtators. 1t looked for a time as
though pulmotors would be needed to
restore some Of the victims Of this
merry spring day in Missouri. The
trainers say they rubbed enough ice
out of the high priced limbs to supply
a good sized city for the hottest kind
of a summer.
Shower Baths, Too.
It was by all odds the coolest day
the visitors have experienced since
their arrival. To add to the Joys OF
living, the shower baths refused to
Kick in with a solitary drop Of water
warmer tina 40 Fahrenheit, It has
been so long since the b%aseballers have
seen the sun that they think there
amt no such animile.
The game was another thing. Meth
er side would take the game seriously.
The batterynlen were the only ones
able to come anywhere near keeping
warm. Each outfielder stood perched
on one leg with the other pin drawn
up under him, and the infelders ran
around in circles to keep from freez-
ing in their tracks. Base runners tried
to steal on every possible opportunity
merely for the sake Of keeping warm.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09

at Indianapolis; Chicago Americans
second team at Topeka, Kan; st.
Louis Americans and st. Louis Ma
tionals at St. Louis. .. ..
Rain caused a postponement Of the
game scheduled between the New
York Americans at Philadelphia and
the Boston Nationals at Baltimore.
Struck Out Wagner.
Omaha, Neb., April 9.-Pitcher
Stevenson of the Omaha Western
league won the plaudits of 1900 shiv-
ering fans when he struck u Henus
Wagner, with a man On third base and
two outs.
Pittsburgh won the game, Is to 8.
Score:
Pittsburgh ~ 9
o1uoLa s 10 7
MammauX, Duffy and Brenesan.
Coleman; Stevenson, Closman, Orms-
by and Shestak. .
Lincoln Beat Sox.
Lincoln, Neb., April 9.-Playing in a
temperature not far above freezing,
the Lincoln Western league team de-
feated the Chicago Americans No. 2
by a score of 8 to 2. Score: !
Lincoln T .
chicago 7 2
Munno, Claus, Scoggins and Never
and Carney; Benz and Sullivan.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09

Tuxedo 10 the favorite tobacco Of
critical American smokers-a refined
tobacco for men OF refined taste. No
other tobacco has eve received the
endorsement Of 90 many famous
Americans leaders in their different
spheres OF activity, whose Judgment
carries weight and commands con-
sideration.
Tuxedo 10 made from the very
mildest, ripest Kentucky Burley to-
bacco-aged until perfectly mellow.
Then treated by the original Tuxedo
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
MINNEAPOLIS May
HAVE JAP TEAM

w. Minneapolis, April 9. - Minneapolis
Will have the only Japanese baseball
team east of the Pacific coast if the
bright dreams of Arthur Naow are
realized. He has collected a dozen
honest Japanese school boys, whom
ne thinks he can mold into a team
or more than average strength.
The honorable game of baseball con-
sclentlonsly played will be an exploit
In thorough and workmanlike fashion.
Practice each day in the afternoon
VIII be made and skill and superior
manipulation of the honorable base
ball will be aim of players OF the we'll
known contest.
Faithful effort will be attempt to
arrangement conflict with organiza-
lions of similar build. Nippon bows
much familiarity have had with the
sport OF American and high class per-
Is anticipation for summer OF
great interest and high enjoyment. BE-
ginning work will be had of this week
on the grounds parade and seriously
study VIII be attended the preparing
for the balmy season.
Overlooked will be not a thing con-
ducing to the peace and happy OF
them involved in the adventure. It is
the faithful hope that all Japanese
school boy Of this vicinity of locality
Will join in the sporting. The aspiring
Will hope for respectful ending OF their
plans n they are hoping to present
the honorable city with some high or
der playing that will meet with urgent
satisfaction of the concerned.
Manager Naow Is making no proud
boasts for his players. He thinks he
has a club that will win q place in
amateur baseball circles on its merits.
He respectfully furnishes the follow
ing honorable list of prospective play
ers: First base, f. Kosaki; second
oase. q. shlma; third base, +. Tahashi:
catcher, A. Naow; pitcher III. Fslii.
wara; center field. p. Kitaji; left field
G. Noda right field, G.. Hori; short
stop, Tommy Mass.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09

are then notified, and they and the cy-
cilsts close in on the robbers. The
motorcyclists are to receive pay for
the time they are on the traiI.
Governor Hughes is deeply interest
ed in this new idea and has Suggested
that II the officers OF the cycle club
will make the patrol a. permanent or
~ganizations he will assist all that he
can in getting proper recognition from
the state. Each member of this patrol
will be made q deputy sheriff OF the
county In which he lives.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
Ed WALSH TALKS
ON THE SPIT BALL

Duluth News Tribune: "How did I
learn to throw the spitball?" said Ed
Walsh. ""Well, I'll have to tell you
that with a confession. I always have
made a practice OF grabbing anything
that any other pitcher had whenever 7
saw 1t. That is the way I have per-
fected my pitching No pitching secret
is safe around me-.
"In the early. nineteen hundreds T
was a big, husky Irish Mick, and I got
the idea that I wanted to be a baseball
pitcher. One spring / reported to the
White Sox in Marlin Springs, where the
Giants now train.
There was another young pitcher
there named Elmer S%tricklett. He and
key got him out to see what he could
do, and I heard Elmer tell him that he
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
Looking to Your P~Iurnhina.

You know w1ar happens In q house
in which the plumbing is in poor con-
dition-everybody in the house is liable
to contract typhoid or some other few
er. The digestive organs perform the
same functions in the human body as
he plumbing does for the house, and
they should be kept in first class con
dition all the time. If you have n
trouble with your digestion take
Chamberlain's Tablets and you are
certain to get quick relief. For sale
by all dealers.-Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09

those outside the new organization. 1t
was conceded that the Chicago and st.
Louis Federal clubs would adhere to
the big league tariff of rs cents for
grandstand and 81 for box seats, but
1t was thought so cents might be the
prevailing grandstand price in some OF
the smaller cities. -.
In the collection of revenue for
league expenses, the Federals will fol-
low the American league plan of TAX
ing a percentage from the receipts of
each game, rather than the National
league plans of a pro rata assessment
among the clubs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
NOVEL PLAN TO
CATCH BURGLARS

Exchange: A novel plan for the
capture Of bank robbers in Kansas is
being promoted by DR.. B. j. Patterson,
national president of the Federation of
American Motorcyclist, and president
of the Short Grass Motor Cycle club
of Pratt, Kan. DR.. Patterson Is now
making arrangements with the Bank
ers' association to establish a motor
cycle patrol for this purpose.
The plan is to have a motorcycle
captain for each congressional district
and a lieutenant for each town. II a
bank is robbed, the lieutenant is to be
notified Immediately. He calls out all
the motorcyclists In a wide radius, and
they patrol all the roads until trace of
the robbers is obtained. The police
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
Nestors
KELLY Wins FROM WILDCAT

Superior, Wis. April 9.-"Wildcat"
Ferns, Kansas City, denied Wednesday
that he had Intentionally fouled Spike
Kelly, Superior. in their match here.
The bout was scarcely q. minute old
and neither fighter had done any dam
age when Ferns slipped over a punch
that sent Kelly home on a stretcher.
The referee at once gave the match
to Kelly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
N'GRAW HAS Big SUN IDLE

Dallas. Texas, April 9.-That John
McGraW, manager OF the New York
Giants, confessed to having $4,000
lying around in New York banks.
drawing but IA per cent, which he
desired to invest in Texas baseball
property, was the statement Of Doak
Koperts, n OF the owners of the
Houston team. while visiting here.
McesaW told me that he thought
he could make a much better ret.1rn
on his money il he had 1t in the Hous-
ton team" said Roberts. HE said that
II the deal went through he would
his brother out to take charge
of the team
The deal is still pending.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09

tearing all around southern California
taking photographs OF old missions,
and seeing the orange groves tJ;j1g
consequence was when the season
opened in the east I wasn't in share
to do the work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-09
THE BOWLERS
WIN THREE.

The Nestors won all three games
last night from the Walker Bros. team,
and as a result are now tied with the
Union Light team for first place in
the Handicap league.
The Nestors made a steady inn
provement each game, and in the last
game rolled a total of 1889 pins. with
no handicap Benarfa's ankle was
troubling him, and he was unable to
roll the first game, Hoenck substitute
ing for him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-02-25
Education Invaluable.

Education is companion that no stroy, no enemy alienate, no despotism enslave; at home friend, abroad an introduction, in society an ornament, in solitude a solace. It chastens vice. guides virtue, and gives at once grace and government to genius. Without it, what is man? A splendid slave, 9 the dignity of an intelligence derived from God, and the degradation of pas sions participated by brutes.-Cole- ridge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-02-25
Utter Sounds While Still in Shell,

So long ago as 1899 Dr. Voeltzkow noticed that unmatched Madagascar crocodiles uttered cry from the egg at considerable depth and that any shock, as heavy tread near the egg, caused the baby crocodile to produce this sound with the mouth closed, as we produce hiccough sounds. In this way they inform the female crocodile, when she visits the nest, that they want her aid, where upon she scrapes the sand away and they emerge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-02-25
superstitions of Miners.

As man of perilous occupation. the miner has many superstitions. One widespread belief is that to introduce a rabbit into mine is to court disas- ter, and many stories are current of <atastrophes heralded by the appear ance of white rabbit to the men who were doomed to die. He would be a bold miner, too, who would whistle at work for whistling is direct in. vitation to disaster, and though miners are cleanly folk, very few ever wash the small of their back. lest the roof should fall on them