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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-29
BANKS THEIR VICTIMS
NEAT swINpLE PRAcTIcEp ~
PAIR OF RocUEs.
Man With Certified Check, and Fat
Detective" Make a Handsome
Sum Easily and Run Small
Risk Of Detection.

A tall, well.dressed young man
strobe vigorously into a larse bank.
He walked to one OF the glass-covered
desks. took from his pocket a piece of
paper, scrubbed something upon II
and went to the paying teller's win
dow.
Il would be obliged IL you will give
me that in new fifties," said the young
man with a certain air Of positive
ness.
1t was a certified check for $3.50.
The paying teller examined 1t, rec
ogniZed the signature of the bank and
counted out II new $50 bills and
slipped a little rubber band around
them.
Just as the tall man started from
the window with his money In his
overcoat pocket a shorter, older and
fatter man edged up alongside of him.
"If you move a step or say word
I'll shoot you for the crook you are"
said the stout one.
At the same time he showed a pis-
toll against the side of the younger
man and handed a card through the
window to the paying teller. "Pinker-
ton" was there in big type and below
a mans name as special detective.
This fellow" said the man with the
man with the gun, is a counterfeiter
wanted in Cincinnati. Now hand back
that money he said to the captured
criminal. The little sheaf of new
fifties was returned.
IF you will let me take that check
I'll do the rest" added the detective,
and the obliging teller returned it,
There had been no noise, no excite.
ment and no observers to this odd
transaction. When the pair left the
bank they didn't go to a police sta
ton, but to another bank not 200 feet
away.
There they went through exactly the
same performance-got II nice new
$50 bills, handed the little bundle back
and also got their alleged bogus
check.
And from this second bank they
than an hour. Later in the day when
counting up their cash eight bank
tellers made a remarkable discovery.
Each one was Shy as the poker
players say, exactly $3.50
What happened was this: While
the stout confederate posing as a de-
tective went through his role, the 9TH
er slipped three of the $50 bills from
the rubber-bound sheaf and returned
not II, but only IA.
Unless you stop TO count them, IA
new bills feel and look as much like
II as one guinea pig looks like an
other. 1t was done so quickly the
tellers didn't seem to think it neces-
sary to count the returned cash.
AS for the check for $3.50, it was
really genuine and the swindlers got
back that money before leaving town
with their $1,000 in those nice new
fifties.-Philadelph Ledger.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-29
Cottage For Rent.

Seven-room cottage at 104 w. 18th
street. Good repair, bath and electric
lights, garden and fruit trees. One
square from Main. Immediate pos
session.
CHAS. NJ. MEACHAM
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-29
British Savings Are LARGE.

In written answer to parliament
tary question. Pike Pease says that the
amount OF deposits in the post Office
savings banks in England and Wales,
according to the last return, dated De-
cember 81. 1914, was $s4,77S,OOO. The
total for the whole of the United King
dom was $s52.666,OOO.
1t is estimated that the total at
the present time is amout ten million
less than this figure.
Deposits have exceeded Withdrawals
during many months of the current
year, but some twenty million have
been diverted to the war loan.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-29
Eggs For Matching.

Barred Plymouth Rocks, Thompson
strain with new blood from Holder
man, Miles and Latham. Fine winter
layers, 10 dozen eggs from one pen
in January. Eggs Is for $3.50 or 80
for $3.50 Phone "a or 449.
STANDARD POULTRY CO.,
Hopkinsville, Ky
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Her Punishment.

He-Does your father object to my
staying 30 late?
She-Nol He says II serves me
right for being In when you call.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-29
Daily Thouaht.

The word tomorrow" was invented
'or irresolute people and for children.
-Turgenieff.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-29

food morningl Have you
seen The Courierf
Evansville's best paper.
advertisement
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-02-29

See j. n. Dagg for contracting
building and general repair worn Of
all kinds. Phone 476.
Advertiser
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For Sale

Four II. P. Gasoline tark cooled
International engine. in good condi-
ton, at very low price May be
seen at PLANTERS HOW. co
Incorporated
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Qualified.

Munitions Manufacturer-So you
think you could make shells, Ell?
Applicant-Well sir, used to de-
sign hobble sklrts.-Judge.
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Mrs. Outlate-Why are you so late?
outlate-My dear, wash all ready to
come home at twelve, but couldn't
think OF an excushe till three.
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NOTICE

| wish to say to my friends that |
am no longer with w. A. P'Pool &c
Son, but am prepared to handle any
business in the Undertaking line. Any
call, day or night, given my prompt
and personal attention. Phone 1884
II. L. HARTON.
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lime to sack your hams. Big sup
ply for sale at this office.
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Smithson Water delivered Tues
days and Saturdays. Phone 633.1.
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Time Card
Effective January 10. 1916.
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Ham Sacks.

Plenty of ham sacks just received
at this office. Call and get your
supply.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
ATHLETES
PICKED AS WINNERS
Senior Championships To Be
Decided Today, Many Stars
To Compete
BY H. H. Hamilton,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.)
Newark, n. j., Sept. 9.-Every indi-
cation is that athletes representing
eastern clubs will recover laurels lost
year ago to the Olympic club of San
Francisco, when the national senior
championships of the Amateur Athletic
Unions are decided here this afternoon.
Several western stars were unable to
make the trip and the east will have a
stronger battle line than when the
athletes went to the coast last year.
The hurdle races, especially the l2O
yard event, promises to bring out the
finest competition. -Four men, each of
whom has done the high sticks in
worlds record time, will compete: Bob
Simon of the University of Missouri,
who holds a record of IA 3-5 seconds,
two fifths of second better than the
recognized mark, is favored to win
this event.
Other stars in the race are Fred 5.
Murray, Earl Thomson and Fred w.
Kelly, the worlds champion.
Joe Loomis of the Chicago A. A. will
have strong opposition in the sprints.
Alva Myer, New York athlete, is ex-
pected to be the Chicagoan IS strongest
, opponent. Andrew Ward of Chicago
and H. N. Williams of Spokane also
are certain to be well up at the finish.
Hannes Kohlemainen will be forced
to his best efforts to win the five mile
championships and Joe Ray promises to
give him strong argument.
Pat Ryan and Matt McGrath, the
two famous New York weight men, will
decide their dispute in the event with
the 16 pound hammer and Arlie Mucks.
the Wisconsin University giant, will
try his strength against Pat Me cDonald,
world IS champion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

Doubtless, his brain has been developed
and his mental machinery somewhat inn
proved, but ais complicated physical
structure is but little altered. To keep
that physical structure in good repair
and TO keep the entire human machine
in high state of efficiency, man has
found that he needs variety of food.
As consequence he has from time TO
time discovered new things that are
"good to eat", things that contain the
chemical elements in one form or ano-
ther that he needs to replace the tis-
sues of nerve, muscle, bone, and fat
the brain and brawn-that are wasted
during the day of activity. Meat con
tains some Of these elements, as do nuts,
and fruits, but the greatest of all the
grains, the one most recently made
known to what we are pleased to call
the "civilized' world is the one given
to il by the Americas, viz, Indian corn,
better known beyond the confines Of
the United States by the name of
maize", the spelling o. the word vary
ing somewhat in the several languages
into which it has been incorporated.
"That maize was unknown to Euro
pean, Asiatic and African peoples be-
fore the discovery of America is now
well established fact. Aside from the
testimony of Humboldt, Darwin and
others, the matter of the origin of maize
was finally settled by the celebrated
Swiss botanist. Alphonse De Condolle,
who, after sitting all the evidence,
makes the statement in thp revised 1889
edition of his "Origin of Cultivated
Plants" that "Maize is of American
origin, and has only been introduced
into the old world since the discovery
of the new"
"Just where in the Americas It ori.
ginated is a mooted question. Accord
ing to Condolle, at the time Of the dis.
eovery of the new continent maize was
one Of the staples of its agriculture
from the La Porte valley TO the United
States. The natives planted il around
their temporary dwellings where they
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

New York, Sept. 9.-Tris Speaker,
with an average of 1888 is still on top
in the American league race for bat
ting honors. Ty Cobb is second with
1864 and Joe Jackson of Chicago has
an average of .35l. In the National
league Hal Chase leads the hitters
with an average of .32l. Jake Daubert
of Brooklyn is second with .320 and
Hans Wagner is third with .31S.
Eddie Collins, in the American league
is drawing near the 300 mark, the lat
est averages showing his mark at ,295.
Benny Kauff also is improving in the
National league. He now has a count
of .272.
Cullop of New York still is the best
of the American league pitchers. He
now has record of l2 games won and
four lost. Boland, Detroit, is second
with 9 won and 3 lost and Joe Benz,
Chicago, is next with 8 won and 4
lost. Walter johnson has won "a and
lost l6.
Hughes, Boston, still leads the Ma
tional league moundsmen with IA won
and 3 lost Allen, Boston, is second
with seven won and lost. Alexander,
Philadelphia, is third with q victor
les and 8 defeats.
This week has been one of changes
in the National league. Brooklyn re-
linauisned the lead to Philadelphia
when the Philies made a clean sweep
of the series with the Dodgers and con
tinued the slashing work by cleaning
M Boston. The Phlles first reverse
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
GREAT BALL GAME If
WEATHER BEHAVES
McMinnyil!e Will Play Loius
at East State Street
Grounds

If the weather remains favorable,
Salem folks who enjoy lively baseball
will have treat tomorrow afternoon
when the McMinnville aggregation of
Tigers clashes with the almost cham
pion Lojus at the East State street
grounds.
Manager Klett has what he considers
for thinking that the local team will
walk away with the bacon on this
occasion, but it is a well known fact in
the baseball circles of this region that
a ball game is never won easily from
McMinnville.
One thing is certain however, the
westsiders will be compelled to fight
for every score they get, and by the
same token they will need to play high
class ball all the time to prevent the
Lojus from scoring with fatal fire.
quency.
Nothing spoils baseball game so
much as fatal frequency in the max
ing of scores by one side. There is like
Iy to be very little of it noticeable to-
morrow.
1t is stated that a special train will
be run from McMinnville, but this
statement has not been verified.
A Portland umpire will officiate.
"Frisco' Edwards, who has played
with the Lojus in the past several
games, is slated to catch for the visitors
tomorrow. The old reliable Foster will
be on the mound. The balance of the
lineup follows: Pearso lst base, Bishop
short stop, ParrOtt Sd base, Hutt I'd
base, Delashmutt right field, Fenton
center field. Knickerbocker left field.
The Salem lineup: Cole pitcher,
Hauser catcher, Keene lst base,
Humphrey I'd base, Wilson Sd base,
Miller short stop, Teaca right field,
Gill left field, Nickel center field,
Tasto substitute.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
Robert Gardner to
Play "Chick" Evans

Merton Cricket Club, Haverford, Pa,
Sept. 9.-Robert Gardner of Chicago,
amateur champion and Charles Evans,
Jr., open champion, met in the finals
of the United States amateur golf
championship here today, the first time
in the history of the ancient game that
two such title holders have ever met
in the final rounds.
"Chick" Evans, at the top of his
game. taking but two puts to green,
can defeat Gardner, golfing experts be.
heve. But the amateur champion has
been driving straight and long and
putting with deadly accuracy, and
Evans will have TO play his most bril-
liant game to defeat him. His putting
game has also been somewhat off.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
Indian Corn---the
Greatest of All Amer
ican Food Products

Corn is such commonplace, ordi-
narv sort of thing and so uninteresting
IN most of our citv.bred folks that ner.
4, H ;,a. 49,, A.,
maps lew oi thcn' reaii1e Jus. ~" in
porlan. - tne ioie ~ p'"Is ~ 'Hs .'o'
nonllc weii-peine ol 'ne ,,: Gnl'ea e. '9'"'ea' n
some ol tne i"oIe .;nI s.i,naG M, T5,o" 10 10
pIVuS". out N a. az ~ ~
AIDES ~ the pvi,etin Wnen: ~ '"G N "a a." an, am
eflcan ohion, Washlns 'on, ~ ". may
surPrlse sonle VI tne,i tIi lns'anIe, san,tl
'ne 1niteu 2e"'es l'iouueea III ~ iUui n,ia 'h'
1I tne en,ire eoih eiop W. .nG Win
IN ioi' 'ne eIH Eoc 9oo oho1s oho'J ha,'im %,m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09


did not form fixed population. Tho
burial mounds of the natives of North
America who preceded those of our day,
the tombs of the lncas-the catacombs
of Peru-contain ears or grains OF
maize, just as the monument of ancient
Egypt contain grains of barley, wheat,
and mllet seed. In Mexico goddess
who bore name derived from that OF
maize corresponded to the Ceres Of 'ho
Greeks, and the first fruits of the maizo
harvest were offered to her. At Cu~o
the virgins of the sun orrered sacnfie 9
of bread made from the meal of Indian
corn. Nothing is better calculated TO
show the antiquity and general y of
the cultivation of plant than this in-
innate connection with the religious
rites of the ancient inhabitants.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
Former Beaver Is
Now Chief Mainstay
of Cleveland Team

Iris Speaker had whole lot to do
with keeping the Cleveland Indians in
the race, but he is not entitled to all
the credit being handed him by players
and critics Not by u jugful.
While we are parceling out praise,
let's give Stanley Covaleski his just
dues. The former Portlander was the
"iron man" who came to Fohl s rescue
and worked his head off to keep the
team up and doing.
Just after Morton joined Klepfer in
the hospital, leaving the Indians with
a shattered pitching staff while they
were still in first place, Covaleski came
to the front In one week he pitched
in seven games, going the distance in
two of them and finishing in five for
other hurlers. His great work saved the
club.
Relief for Stan.
Right after that Foil got hold of
Gould and Lambeth, who have relieved
the Pole of the pitching burden. Klep-
fer is back and Stan will not be work
ed much more this season. He has per.
formed his part.
For Apples.
The Indians secured Covaleslli from
Portland, where he won about 16 and
lost the same number, last season. There
is story that McCredie got the star
from Connie Mack for box of apples.
Connie used to own Stan, but he forgot
all about him and Mac shipped the Ath-
letic boss box of apples and said he
wanted to keep Coveleski.
Needs Him.
Connie took the box of apples and
told Mae to keep Coveleski whoever he
was. Now, Connie knows knows who
Coveleski is and wishes he had told
Mac to take his apples and go to bla-
zes.-Portland Daily News:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
Growing Cautious.

"What ticket did you vote last cleo
tion?"
"Do I have to tell'" asked Farmer
Corntossel.
Not if YOU don't want TO.
"Well, ia rather keep it a secret.
The fellers that l vote for always turn
out TO be such disappointments that the
first thing l know there amt goin' to
be no demand fur my vote whatever"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

Vann of Oakland let in two runs in
the first by dropping two thrown balls'
The Salt Lakes won right there on two
hits and two walks.
Rudy Kaller of the Seals ozoned IL
Portland swatsmen, season s strike
out record, they aver. Seals won o.
Angels hammered their way into the
league leadership, beating Vernon seven
to four.
Maggert, Ellis, Woter and Boles OF
Los Angeles stole everything in slgnt'
Schultz and McLarry got three hits
out of four tries.
Yesterdays big league hero was wal
" Schang. The made over cateher
banged out brace OF home runs TOT
the Athletics. One of them came WIN
the bases choked.
Ten did the Yanks no good. They
scored only two runs.
A heave into right field by steve
O'Neill gave the White Sox an eiev-
enth inning victory over tne Indians
Sneaker gained on Cobb by clubbing
out four safe blows in five trips to tine
plate. Ty got none out of two at
tempts.
Three home runs featured the en-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
FULTON BEAT PoRKY FLYNN.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 9.-Fred Full
ton of Rochester, MINI, won the news
paper decision over Porky Flynn of
Boston, in ten round bout here last
night.
Mickey Sheridan of Chicago out
pointed Jack Torres of Kansas City in
the semi-windup.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

A man of deeds the man ! wed
Must be. declared Miss Pell;
TLen m Try me. Bob Richmond said,
I've deeds and bonds as well.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
Yesterdays Results

ItSUtIudy rtsUIIS
AT Portand-San Francisco q, Port
land 2.
At Oakland-Salt Lake 3, Oakland ].
At Los Angeles-Los Angeles Z, Yer
non 4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
EARNS S1819 IN SIX YEAR
COLLEGE COURSE AT o. A. G

Edward +. Underwood of Boyd, Ore
gon, earned total of $lSl9.47 dur
ing six year college course at o. A.
c., sum within 800 of the entire
cost of the course, including travelling
and Incidental expenses. The average
cost was 1920 year, or $l2SO for
regular four year course.
Mr.. Boyd entered college in 1910,
to take the last two years of the high
school course in the secondary depart
ment then carried at o. A. c. Dur
ing the first year he boarded and his
entire expense was 1910. Tae next
wear he batched and reduced his ex-
penses TO $275. He then entered the
degree course in agriculture, which he
completed last June with a bachelor
degree.
He earned his expenses by working
at the college and in the filds dur
ing the summer. He worked on school
davs an average of three and half
hours a day, and on Saturdays eight
hours. aggregating about 100 hours a
month. He received 25 cents an hour,
making from 500 to $21 a month.
Since graduation he has been offered
numerous DOslllonS az 1iVV u hh"H'"j
or more. One of these he has now ae-
cepted.
He was member of the Amlcus
at the college and in the fields dur
club during his later college work and
thus had the advantage of more eco
nomical living and friendly, helpful
association.
counter of the Giants and Philles and
Jeff Tesreau was credited with one
of them.
The Robins came to life and walloped
the Braves twice.
1t was the first game Jeff Pfeffer
has won in six starts.
The Senators and Red Sox battled
six innings TO a seoreless tie and then
rain put stop to the proceedings.
Groom held the Tigers TO four hits
hnt passed eight men and Detroit again
stepped on the Browns.
It's poor memory that doesn 7 allow
a man ia FORGET what he owes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

It's poor memory that doesn t allow
a man to forget what he owes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

Amsterdam has the first crematoty in
the Netherlands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

Groom held the Tigers TO four hits
but passed eight men and Detroit again
stepped on the Browns.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

The Senators and Red S0x battled
six innings to a seoreless tie and then
rain put stop to the proceedings.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
Watching the Scoreboard

: 4 4 x x x x y 4 = 4 = \
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

1t was the first game Jeff Pfeffel
has won in six starts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

Frank Isbell, a former member of the
world IS champion White Sox when they
were piloted by Fielder Jones, is being
sounded by various western league club
owners who want him to take the presi-
dency of the western league. Frank C.
Zehrung is the present head. Isbell at
present owns the Des Moines club.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

y * * 4 x * = x x = X y X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09
&SPHIIN M RYSEEKIR
TR|S SPEAKER STILL
LEADS IN BATTING
Has An Average Of .383---Ty
Cobb Second 1854, Jack
son Third .35l
THE BIG STICK BATTLE

x x * x x x X * x x x x * * y
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

The Robins came to life and walloped
the Braves twice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

counter of the Giants and Philles and
Jeff Tesreau was credited with one
of them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

Three home runs featured the en-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

A heave into right field by steve
OyNeill gave the White Sox an elev'
enth inning victory over tne Indians
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

Ten did the Yanks no good. They
scored only two runs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-09

Angels hammered their way into the
league leadership, beating Vernon seven
to four.