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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-12

quotation run out of the clock on the
following day. lie went into this
branch. .
HE was the controlling figure in
the pool rooms in the early sos. Ed
Corrigan, head Of Chicago Driving
Driving Park, declared open warfare
upon him for a share of this business.
Corrigan didn't succeed in getting
this business but he did succeed in
driving Condor into the racing game.
Condor became interested in Gar.
field park and other racing tracks and
it was a long wal between the two,
a war in which many race courses
were burned down, but Condor came
out On top. With Sid Mickey, the
millionaire bucketshop man, he built
Harlem track. -. r
after the killing of Jim Brown at
Garfield park track, there was a per-
iod of no racing in Illinois. growing
out of that shooting. BY watching his
opportunity and judging when the
time was right to come back into ILL
nois, he made a million dollars out of
80 days racing at Harlem, when there
was no opposition. This was in 1897.
1.-THE only losing fight he ever
made, was that which killed the rag,
ing game. 1t is generally supposed
that the fight made upon John r.
Walsh, the banker, upon Mayor Har'
rison through his newspaper, result
I'd in the closing down of Washington
park.
! GAS a matter of fact, it was Con.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-12
FALLS FROM CHERRY TREE
boy Berry Picker Sues Owner 81
Property for Damages-Wants
$4,000 for Injured Spine.

Bridgeport, Conn.-Fifteen-yearold
Addison F. Ferris Of Stamford, who
fell from . cherry tree, wants $4,000
damages. He has brought suit through
. guardian at law against Harriet x.
Miller Of Stamford, on whose property
the tree stands. :
Addison says he was told to climb
the tree June %, 1914, and pick cher.
ries. a branch broke, threw him 70
the ground and fractured his spine.
He says the tree owner. should have
warned him Of "the dangers incident
10 the work of gathering cherries"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-12
INDIAN TO Be ARMY OFFICER
This 10 Ambition Of Sylvester Long
Lance, Z Cherokee, New West
Point Appolntso.

Observation-Disclosures Long.Lance,
the first ull-blooded Cherokee Indian
to receive an appointment to the Mill.
tary academy at West Point, is q
member Of the class which was gradu,
ated this year from St Johns school
at Manlius, N. Y.
Long.Lance had been . student at
the school for three years and stood
high In his work and was also active
in athletics.
He also is a graduate Of the Carlisle
Indian school, which he entered when
he was twelve years old. Some time
ago he determined to become an army
officer. President Wilson became In.
terested in him and several weeks ago
Long.Laace received notification that
he had been selected as one Of the six
presidential appointees to the military
academy.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-12

CONS effort to control Washington
park with his partners, Hinky Dink
and Tom McGinnis. l was the mos
senger who went 10 see Walsh in be.
half of Condor. This is the message
I gave him: Unless you turn over
the field book and ring, we to put up
100000 for the field book privilege,
and a further payment for the bet
ting, to be arrived at later, you will
receive information from the mayors
office that there will be no betting at
Washington park"
"This was in the latter part of
March, 1908, and the state book an
nouncing the meet was already out,
but John R. Walsh was a good, game
fighter.
His answer was tn kick me out OF
his Office. He said: You boys may be
able to carry out your threat, but r
you do, hang crepe on the gate OF
every race track in illinois,
"The Washington park meet did not
take place, as everyone knows, but
John r. Walsh was as good as his
word. Racing in. Illinois has bees
dead ever since.
"That's the story of Blind John
Condor. He kept the reins as long
as his health held out. Some time
ago he suffered a stroke Of paralysis,
and then he resigned his throne to
Mont Tennes." SRI. ,asf
Condor had good taste as a collec-
tor OF art. His beautiful home at
1923 Michigan avenue, built at a cost
of $4,000 and decorated inside at a
cost of $4,000 contains a remarkable
art gallery. One of his finest can
vases is "~Napoleon's coronation" by
Davies, which he picked up in the
Swiss Alps for a few pounds.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-12
At GAluPOl| BASE.
Some Sidelights on a Most In.
terestng Assembly.
Mixed With Regular Soldiers Of
France and England Are Flight
ere ~ Many Varieties
and Types.

British Eastern Mediterranean Base.
The most Interesting and striking
feature this base provides is the
unique spectacle of the assembly of
10 many varieties and types Of sol.
Observation-Disclosures, New Zealanders,
Ghurkas, Parsees, Sikhs, Senegalese
and Turcos, mixed with regular sol.
diers and sailors of England and
France.
To add to this agglomeration n
sees strings OF Turkish prisoners
working under the supervision of Of
toman Christians, who, on their own
accord, volunteered for the service.
A good many wounded from the
days landing on the Gallipoli PENN.
sula were brought in, and have now
recovered. All of them evince impa'
thence to return to the front. In fact.
the war Is creating a spirit Of devil.
may.care among the troops.
This Is a dull place." a young
French soldier remarked to me.
Down there" (meaning at the front
of the G%allipoli) ut is better. We are
all comrades In the trenches. There
is some risk Of losing ones life, but
that does not matter"
l asked another soldier, who was
carrying a dog in his arms, whether
he had the dog with him In the
trenches.
NO." he said. THAT Is just why
we objected, but the captain would
not have it, as the animal insisted on
barking when the bullets were whis.
thing over us"
This soldier received a bullet
through his hand. The wound has
now healed, and he is under orders to
return to the front. He was telling
me his experiences during the French
landing at Kun Kale. Seventeen are
all that remain from his battalion,
l called his attention to the fact
that he would be late for roll call at
his camp.
"Oh, no." he said, with a shade Of
sadness in his voice; there Is no roll
call for US. A roll call for seventeen
Is not worth doing"
An instance of GOODNESS In danger
Is the story, repeated to me by sew.
eral survivors Of the %battleship Tri.
umph, Of one sailor finding time while
the ship was laundering to light his
pipe and sing "Tipperary."
The losses have been heavy, but
there is no sign Of wavering among
the men, and the. preparedness on a
vast scale now proceeding show clear.
ly the allies determination to get at
the goal at any price. 1t may be slow
work, but final success is doubted by
no one here.
Galvanized by the remarkably or.
ganized defense set up, by the Ger.
mans, the Turk is putting up a good
fight, and to his credit let it be said
that he fights clean. Instances have
been quoted to me in which Turkish
soldiers had shown consideration both
to British wounded and the prisoners
that fell into their hands. The atroci.
ties reported as having been commit.
ted by them were committed by their
auxiliaries, the Kurds, and not by
their regular soldiers. .
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-12
MITES FURNISH BIBLES

Petrograd, Aug. 10.-Mites contri-
buted by American Sunday school
children have provided thousands OF
Testaments, printed in Russian, for
soldiers in the field. The first INSTALL
ment of 10000 or more, is now being
printed. They are being sent out in
the name of the young Czarevitch.
Through efforts of the American
Branch of the Worlds Sunday School
association a fund has been raised for
the purchase of these Testaments.
Sunday schools throughout the United
States have contributed. The assO-
citation expects to devote $4,000 to
this work.
The Empress, Ale andria Feodoro-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-12

WA, has taken a personal interest in
the project and has authorized the
placing Of the following inscription on
the ny-leaf of each Testament.
Ellis Imperial Highness the Heir
Apparent Czarevitch and Grand Duke
Alexi Nicolaivitch, most graciously
gives this Gospel, which has been sent
to him by a Sunday School scholar or
America"
The Holy Synod, the governing
body of the Russian church, is pre-
pairing the books, which consist OF
four Gospels bound in one volume and
the Russian government has agreed to
transport them to the front and to the
hundreds of military camps and place
them in the hands of he soldiers free
Of charge.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-12
R. TIME TABLE
NORTHERN PACIFIC

No. /, North Coast Limited 1923 nm
No. Z, Western Express Est pm
No. 3. Nor. Pac. Express 1l.61 am
Mott train, daily ex. Sum-, w 700 am
Mott train ar Bismarck Go pm
GOING EAST.
No. 2, North Coast Limited 1917 pm
NO. 8 Eastern Express 1923 pm
No. A, Atlantic Express 1902 am
Stanton Br., daily, " 700 am
stanton IT,, ar Bismarck S10Dm
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-08-12
Killed n His sieep.

Marion, Ind.-Trying to board .
freight train while asleep cost the life
Of Henry NJ. Gossett here. Gossett
had gone to tho railway station TO
meet his father, ana u said TO have
been standing asleep q the platform.
When the freight train 1undered past
he apparently thought Il was . -.
Donger train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
Light and Airy
Question.

belle Vaughn, in Judge.)
It's not an easy thing, you know,
To dress ourselves just right,
For styles that make peach of ono
Will make the next fright.
The men all say. BE modest,
AS mothers used to be-
But let's turn back a moment
And see what we shall see.
The skirts they wore were very large
With hoops and things inside;
How could you tell, my gentlemen
Ahem.-what they might hide?
Maybe round, plump figure.
Or one-mayhap-all corners;
Many came blithely to the feast,
But stayed-alas.-as mourners.
And when the skirts were narrower
A man might be discreet
And know just what he could expect
A woman cannot cheat!
Still man just laughs and says, "Ab-
surd!"
And leaves poor woman guessing,
wonder If he'd be more pleased
II woman did less dressing.
We've tried skirts large, we've tried
skirts small;
Now what are we to do?
Just hang our clothes upon the wall
And wear a smile or two?
We only dress to please the men
ana lead them on to WOO;
Wen do away with hem and stay,
IL Just smile will do!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

tremendous importance OF this meas
ure which they said involved millions
of dollars, they lacked the foresight to
consult their own Attorney General as
to the possibility of enacting it into
law. They had vague idea Of what
they wanted, adopted a vague method
Of trying to secure it, and by careless
guess work threw the whole matter
into the courts.
Furthermore. even if the principle Of
discrimination had not been ques-
toned by the Attorney General the
provision was so clumsily drafted that
three different interpretations have
been placed upon it. Counsel for the
importers claimed one Interpretation.
government attorneys claimed another,
and the Board Of General Appraisers
furnish third different from all.
During the debate in Congress on
this provision, Republican members
repeatedly warned the Democrats that
quite apart from this policy. its
phraseology was meaningless and
should be corrected to become effect
i've.
1t was so much breath wasted. The
majority stubbornly refused to accept
either caution. suggestion or amend
ment. The result has been that this
very important clause has thus far
proven mere useless verbiage, except
to cause litigation and expense to- all
concerned. About the only purpose 1t
has served is to emphasize the fact
that the inefficient methods of Demo-
cratic legislators have made it impos-
sible for them to put even their own
ideas into effect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
"Siqns Of the Times"

Who would have thought the time
would ever come when a Chicago man
would consider it good local politics to
get on the water wagon? Yet that is
what the new mayor of that town has
done.-kansas City Journal.
A sign of the times.-BostOn Transcript.
And 1.-The times" have been created
by the unfiinching determination of
the "hypocrites." fanatics" liars, -.
and "old women" of temperance and
prohibition, in spite of the almost
universal support of the liquor inter-
ests by the press, constant fire Of
sophistry, a continuous appeal to the
baser passions and natural leanings
of the unfortunate and unthinking.
and a countrywide display of adj
vertising in magazines. newspapers.
circulars and windows. signs Of the
times" are today seen in many lands,
and the cringing coward that has fat
tened on the blood of innocents. nov
whines that he is being robbed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
The Othsr Basket.
1.-THE journal Pc

THE journal Peripateticl
startling knock upon the door,
The sound Of swift feet down the way
All, well. it has been done before
Up here in Maine the first of May.
The children scramble for the lead
Eager to match their May-time speed
With him who hung With VII, s Sa fear
Then Ma picks up the abandoned gift,
The Mayhowers laid thereon we lift
And pinned upon the handle see
This simple legend-"For Marie"
An hour or more goes on the chase
Before Marie with rose-hued face
Returns with the quite captured Bob
And takes the basket Oft the knob.
Then Ma begins to reminisce,
your Pa. Marie. when We we're young.
A basket for your mother hung;
He fled along across the field
While with shouts and giggles heeled
Until he passed into the lane
And then for long I searched in vain:
l tip-toed through each darkened spot
And not a single hide forgot;
I peeked behind each pile Of rails
And tried at last what seldom fails:
Right near the gate a willow stood.
A spreading giant Of the wood.
And lying still on one great limb
l rested there and watched for him.
The minutes passed: 1t seemed an hour
When higher in this king Of trees.
heard a deeply muf1led sneeze:
Well, then laughed right out. 'Ha Hal"
You see I knew I'd freed your Pa.
got to earth and called to him:
I've caught you, sir; good evening, JIM
Caught nothing. Sue.' your Pa called
back,
You've only just got on the track
But then one of those April showers
That come late in this State OF ours
Just opened up it's sprinklers wide
And your poor Pa slid down and sighed:
oh, well, II it has come to this"
paid, Of course, the May-night kiss"
Pa laughs; then says with quite a grim
lift hadn't rained, I'd have give in"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
SPORTS.

May 1-Maine-Colby dual track meet.
Waterville.
May 5Opening New England Lee que
game in Portland. with Lynn.
May 5-Opening New England League
game in Lewiston, with Lawrence.
May S-Dual track met. Bates VS.. u.
of NJ, Orono.
May sTennis. Bowdoin VS.. Portland
Country Club at Portland.
May 14-15-Annual interscholastic ten
mis- tournament, under auspices Bowdoin
College Tennis Association, at Brunswick.
May 15-Maine intercollegiate Athletic
Association meet, Waterville.
May 22-University of Maine interschol-
astic athletic meet, Orono.
May A-26-Maine intercollegiate lawn
tennis meet, Brunswick.
May E-Entries close for ten-mile road
race. open to amateurs from anywhere
and everywhere" to be held May 80, at
Lewiston.
May 2ABowdoin outdoor interscholas-
tic meet. Whittier field, Brunswick
May 30-Ten-mile road race for all am
ateurs.. staged by Lewiston Evening
journal, Lewiston.
June 5-P. H. S. and Y. NJ. C. A. track
met at Bayside Park.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
Association. Bridgton:

Agricultural Association, Bridgton.
Aug, sl-sept AHoMton Agricultural
society's annual fair. Hoglton.
Aug. e-Unifersity Of Maine summer
te Aas. cl is.is 9annoi fair.
Aug. n-19-W11d0 county fair. Belfast
soeiation fair end horse races. Water
Sept. s-s-Conference of Employed Off,
cers' Association of the Y. NJ. c. A. Cor
the State OF Maine. Lake Cobbosseecon-
'e Sept we mLaBor,s holiday.
! Sept. 7-Superior Court convenes civil
and criminal, Portland.
County Institute. Belfast.
Sept. 14-16-Oxford County Agricultural
Society fair, South Paris.
Sept. n-United States District Court.
Sept. @-so-Franklin County Agricul-
tural Society fair, Pennington.
Sept. 2S-30-Annual fall meeting Of
Maine Federation OF women's Clubs.
October-Annual convention Of Maine
State Sunday School Association, Bath
(date to be fixed).
Oct. l2-Supreme Court convenes. Port
land.
Oct. 12-Columbus day.
Oct. 19-Annual convention of Rebekah
Assembly of Maine, Portland.
Oct 19-Annual meeting and banquet Of
Past Grand Representatives Association,
Riverton Casino.
Oct. 19-Bangor & Aroostook Railroad,
annual meeting. Bangor.
Oct. 0-Annual meetings of Maine
Central Railroad and subsidiary COM
panies, Portland.
Oct. 0-Annual convention of Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows, Portland.
Oct 21-Annual Convention of Grand
Encampment, ]. o. o. F., Portland.
Oct. 26-Annual synod of Presbyterian
churches Of New England at Park Street
church, Portland.
Oct. 2S-2AAnnual meeting Of Maine
Teachers Association, Bangor.
Nov. -Superior Court convenes. civil
Nov. ao-Dec. 2-York County Poultry
Associations show, Sanford.
Nov. 3e-City election. Gardiner.
Dec. 1-C1ose time on sardines begins
in Maine.
Dec. Getty election. Portland.
Dec. 7-Superior Court convenes. civil
term, Portland.
Dec. 13-15-Annual meeting of Maine
State Grange. Portland.
Dec. 13-City election, Westbrook.
Dec. 14-Supreme Court law term, AL
gusta.
Portland.
Dec. 25-Christmas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

July 2Eastern Yacht Club CRUZ
Marblehead to Portland.
July 3-Eastern Y. c. race. Portland |
Bothbay Harbor. III
July 4-Eastern 7. c. cruise, Boothhl
Harbor to Tenants Harbor.
July 5Eastern Y. c. race. Tenn
July 6-Eastern Y. c. race, 1slesbGe
North Haven.
ven to Swans Island.
July S-Eastern Y. c. race. 81
Island to Northeast Harbor.
July eEastern Y. c. race, Nofthl
Harbor to Bar Harbor.
Aug. !Lawn Tennis tuornament1
Swimming Club, Bar Harbor
Aug. eLawn tennis tournament
championship of State of Maine doui
Swimming Club, Bar Harbor.
Aug. l6-Lawn tennis annual tou1
ment, Arundel Casino, kennebunkp1
Aug. 21-Lawn tennis tournament
Southern Maine championship, Squ4
Island Athletic Association, SQa
Island.
Oct. 1-open season on partridge bs1
in York. Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Y
coin, Waldo, Knox, Hancock and VA
ington counties.
Oct. deer hunting season open
Maine until Dec. Is.
Dec. 1o-Deer hunting season in ND
closes.
Dec. Moose hunting season in W
closes. ~
Dec. 15-Deer hunting season in
closes. SsJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

Farnin' s great, Just now we are ne
gotiating a swap of four barrels of pota-
toes for a box of observation-disclosures
bee Journal.
Well, what's the hitch? If the berries
are the Real Thing and there's chance
for an even swap, don't hesitate Sec
ond.-Biddeford Journal
Got 'em, by jingo But now We
hear that the fellow who raised them
would like to swap a whole crate of
them for a peck of potatoes. So
somehow it begins to commence to
start the idea in our mind that there's
a bigger crop for the snapper than
for the raiser
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

In the Boston Herald appears the fol-
lowing brief anecdote Of the late Mrs.
Charles D. Romans, whose life was
made noteworthy by friendships with
such men as Dickens, Thackeray, and
Hawthorne. and whose keen wit and
broad culture won for her no little dis
tinction.
Her son, a well-known Boston physi-
clan, had bought new horse to use In
visiting his patients, and he asked his
mother what she would suggest for a
name.
Roland" she said promptly.
"Why?" he asked in surprise.
Isn't he going to carry the good news
to Aix?" was Mrs. Romans retort.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

County Attorney Fisher Of Kennebec
has just caught an 1-2-pound salmon.
We hereby solemnly warn Ed Points
of the Boston Globe (anG his BoSs), Col.
Condor of the Manchester Union,
Squire Wormwood Of the Biddeford
Journal and any other similarly at
ficted, that they will be held strictly
accountable for any characteristic
comments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
ION Account of the War?

One of the classic blunders Of
"watchful waiting" for a reduction in
the high cost of living is now before
the court of Customs Appeals.
The court is expected to interpret the
meaning of the provision in the Under
wood tariff bill proposing to give a
FIVE per cent discount in customs du-
ties on merchandise imported in Am
erican vessels. Thus far that clause
has failed in it's purpose. just as the
tariff measure of which it is a part
failed to provide adequate revenue.
Enacted October 10, 1913, it failed on
its first test, and that test applied, too.
by the then Attorney General less than
30 days after the bill was signed.
No sooner had the tariff bill been
presented to the Secretary Of the
Treasury for administration than a
doubt arose in his mind as to the val
idity of the five per cent discount pro-
vision. He appealed for advice to At
torney General McReynolds, who is
now on the Supreme Court bench. The
provision was pronounced imperative.
1.-THE five per cent discount to Amer
lean vessels cannot be given,' is the
language Of the Attorney General
quoted by the Secretary. without inn
pairing the stipulations Of existing
treaties between the United States and
various other powers, and consequently
the subsection is imperative"
Acting on this opinion the Secretary
Of the Treasury issued an order to GUS
toms collectors, instructing them to
make no allowance of discount on du-
ties under this provision.
Importers who had relied on the law
appealed to the Board Of General APP
praisers. Their ruling resulted in
further confusion, and neither side be-
ing satisfied, the case was taken to the
Court of Customs Appeals, more than
a year after the law had passed.
The Democratic Committee report
on the five per cent provision defined
it as "a discrimination in favor Of Am
erican shipping, designed to build up
our merchant marine and keep at
home millions Of dollars now being
paid to foreign vessels to carry our
products to foreign markets"
Yet although they fully realized the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
comments.

Mr.. J. D. Young has commenced to can
sardines bearing his own name. The fish
are put up under the old method Of fry
ing and a more toothsome article would
be hard to find.-Eastport Sentinel.
Some stunt! We should think the
frying and packing might wrinkle the
signature, but waving that, we are
really C. to k. hoW he propagated the
breed. Seems to us Mr.. Young has
got Lutte Burbank spiked to the floor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

FOR SALE at my late house,
a two burner oil stove with two ovens.
bali bearings, a bed stead. ice tongs,
three crow bars. garden tools and other
household goods 1wS
We submit the above (minus placs
and signature) from a Maine ex-
change, as top notch in coming
back"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

If there is not room for shade trees in
your yard. why not plant q fruit tree
and so make things pleasant for the boys
few years from now?-Gloucester
Times.
What if the girls are boys?-Portland
Express.
Why, plant date and pear trees
land so make things pleasant for the
boys a few years from now"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

B. P. thinks should be incorporated in
this Carburetor Of Cachinnation. The
car was on top of the roof. and an in
quisitive gentleman asked the owner how
it got there. CO." he said, II was
cranking it, and 1t flew off the handle."-
So They Say. in Boston Globe.
Probably neglected to carefully d.
gest instructions.