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Williams news., 1916-08-17
Sensational Reporter.

It occurred in one of the gambling dens of the far West. such as are only to be found in films and fiction. AS the croup of COW punchers lost or won huge fortunes on the turn of a pack of greasy cards, newcomer burst excit- edly into the place.
 "Heard about Dickson getting shot3 he gasped to his astonished audience.
 The COW punchers gathered round him to hear the news.
 "No!" they cried. When"
 "'Bout half an hour ago." came the reply. "I was there and saw 1t all."
 "Where did he get shot?" was the next question flung ct him, while hands frightened ominously on revolver butts.
 Down at the store," chuckled the jester, calmly. "He bought a couple of pounds of it."
Williams news., 1916-08-17

Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, Jimmy Sheckard, Artie Hoffman, Harry Stein feldt and Frank Chance were idols on the West side in the pennant winning days, but it is doubtful if they com manded more admiration than Cy Will Hams, Frank Schulte, Heinie Zimmer- man, Jimmy Archer and Vic Safer are getting at present on the North side from the Cub fans, writes Oscar Ref chow in Chicago Daily News. These men have won the respect of the fol lowers through their earnest efforts and brilliant playing and richly de serve what they are getting in the way of applause and encouragement.
 Fans were somewhat worried before the opening of the season whether Zimmerman, Williams, Safer, Schulte and Archer would play up to their standard for Manager Tinker. They have learned since that these star play
Williams news., 1916-08-17
AEzzyzE Zlz2zz7HlzHH

CTS are surpassing their 1915 perform. ance in every respect and it has been their combined assiduous efforts that have kept the club in a position to bat tie for a first division place. It has been years since the Cub fans have looked at such playing as Williams, Schulte, Safer and Zimmerman have been supplying to date.
 From close observation one is almost compelled to say that the task of keep. ing the Cubs in the race will fall upon Zimmerman, Williams, Schulte and Safer. Their batting is the big point
 If they can keep it up and the twirlers hold up their end the Cubs are certain to be on top or near at every stage o1 the skirmish. What they have accom- plished to date is sufficient proof o1 that, and it is doubtful if four mer can be found in the National league tt equal the work they are doing.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
NORTHWEST IS WITH WILSON
Many Reasons Why the Democrats Can Confidently Count Upon Victory
 in Those States.

"Once upon a time the northwest was regarded as safely Republican, and rightly so," remarked J. Bruce Kremer of Butte, Democratic national committeeman for Montana, in an in- terview at Washington. "But that time has passed, and now the north west is not only debatable territory but is leaning largely to the Democ- racy. If our Republican friends are counting on carrying the northwestern states, they had better revise their cal culations.
 'Tn tell you why the northwest is Democratic now, and why, in my judg- ment, the president will carry the northwest this year. There are three great industries in Montana, for in stance stock raising, which includes wool production, ranching, which would be called farming in the East, and mining. The stockmen are getting g higher price for their cattle than evel known before, and for the hides rec ord price. Wool is bringing 34 cents a pound, and I can recall when IA cents was cause for great jubilation and oc casional shooting up of the town. Int farmers are selling their wheat for $1 a bushel, and have sold most of theil horses at unheard-of prices. The mine owners, of course, are making Ire mendous profits, and the workers 1T the mines are getting $4.50 and $5 { day.
 "So much for the industries; now al | to the politics. Montana has a com plete Democratic state administration Wyoming has a Democratic governor Idaho has Democratic governor; Ore gon has two Democratic senators Washington has a Democratic gov ernor; North Dakota will elect Dem ocratic United States senator this fall Everything points to Democratic sue
 cess in the northwest this year"
Williams news., 1916-08-17
How About President Tafrs AetIon7

The instant success of one display of manliness shows the criminal folly of three years of epicene diplomacy. Mir. Wilson's watchful waiting stands condemned alike in the crisis into which 1t fructified and in the solution which one week of action foreshad- ows.-New York Evening Sun.
 This is the longest week on record. On the 9th of March, 1911, two years before Mir. Wilson took office, Presi- dent Taft ordered 10000 troops to the Mexican border and they have been there ever since, re-enforced from time to time, and now to be supported by the entire National Guard. If mili. tary display was all that was neces. sary to command respect for the Unit ed States in Mexico. there must have been a good deal of epicene diplo
 macy, whatever that may be, in tho good old Republican days.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
BEAT AT THEIR OWN GAME
Tenderfoot Turned Neat Trick on Card Sharks" Who Had Considered
 Him Easy Picking.

Senator Fall of Three Rivers was talking at the Republican convention in Chicago about political tricks.
 'aThe trouble with all tricks" he said, Ifs that they are apt to be called. The tenderest political tenderfoot Is apt to call the slickest trickster.
 'It's like the tenderfoot in the Tin Gan poker game. He was very. very tender, and they dealt him four aces; then, when he turned his back to or der a sandwich, the dealer slipped sixth card on to his pile. thus nullify- ing his good hand.
 "The tenderfoot said nothing. ap- parently. He munched his sandwich and bet, and bet, and bet. An enor- nous sum soon lay on the table. Tho dealer and his pals were more than pleased, but they could not understand the bartender, who kept making the queerest faces at them from the bar.
 "The tenderfoot finished his sand wich at last, called the betting, and laid down his cards. There were only five of them; the sixth had disap- peared.
 "He gathered up his winnings, nod ded cool goodnight and walked out The dealer, cursing and swearing. roared:
 "'What did he do with that sixth cardY
 "What did he do with it.? howled the bartender. Didn't you see me signaling? He ate 1t with bis sand wichr"
Williams news., 1916-08-17
DAISY FLY KILLER
w. N. U., DENVER, NO. s2-1s1s.:
Just a Hint.

Mayor Smith of Utica was urging a municipal reform.
 "It will best be put through by gen. tie methods, by hints and suggestions" he said. Hints and suggestions are often more eff1cacious than heroic measures.
 "A man in a barber's chair had big claw on his watchchain."
 "Bear clawY said the barber. "Yep.'
 CT suppose you killed 1t yourself. sir?'
 "Yep.'
 "'Was 1t big bearr
 "'About as big as two-year-old steer.'
 "My goodness, sir, how many bull lets did 1t take to kill himT
 "sNone.'
 "My goodness, did you kill him with a knifer
 "'No.'
 Then-then, err
 "T talked him to death,' said the man in the chair significantly"
Williams news., 1916-08-17
Republican IneffieIeney.

The reason of Republican ineff1cien- cy is clear. Republican government was not truly representative. The congress elected in 1908 did not try to serve the popular interest; 1t served special interests. It took orders from Wall street, from the wool growers, the wool manufacturers, the steel barons, the coal-land sharks-always from the few and in the interest of the few. In legislating for its real masters, the special interests, 1t was always held back by fear of the popu- lar wrath which finally overwhelmed the Taft administration in 1912. AS result, it was satisfactory neither to its friends nor to its enemies.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
DIAMOND NOTES

Seven National league managers would like to see President Wilson or der the Phils to Mexico.
 Weather man has hurt the big leagues more this season than the Federal league man did last year.
 Charles Ebbets graciously allows all soldiers in military uniform the cour- tesy of Ebbets field without paying.
 
 Here's what a baseball owner said the other day: q would pay more at tention to baseball, if it wasn't for golf"
 Connie Mack owns no diploma, but he makes 15 or 20 highly educated university youths jump through his fingers.
 Oh, yes, Hans Wagner is an old man. All of the guides tell you that, but you would never secure such an impress sion by his work in the field. To the great disappointment of every American league member, Tyrus R. Cobb is not member of the National Guard of Georgia.
 Somebody will swear out warrant for those Cub pitchers pretty soon on a charge of vagrancy, since they have no visible support. No; the leading professions won't be overcrowded with new college gradu- ates as long as Connie Mack is try ing to build team.
 Perhaps 1t was just common sense that enabled the Cleveland club to land Fred Beebe at the time they needed him so much.
 Joe Jackson has received a letter from a man signing himself "A Fan and inclosing three hairpins, Joe's chief omen of good luck.
 If the Giants do not win, the pen nant, McGraw will blame it on the schedule makers, who require them to play 77 games at the Polo grounds. r
 It is understood that several big league managers have written to Sec retary Baker at Washington, asserting that they could tip off a number o1 "soldiers'' to him.
 The Pirates have Honus Wagner the king of pastimers !; Max Carey, the king of base stealers, and Al Mamaux crown prince among pitchers. But it'i tough year on royalty.
 In stating that his team is as goot as it was last year, Manager Pa Moran of the Phillies hasn't anything Ion Connie Mack. The Athletics alst are as good as they were last year.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
POOR IN ARGUMENT
Republican Error Marks Begin-
 ming of Campaign.
Assertion That Present Prosperity is Only Temporary Will Have Little
 Effect on the Voter conver- sant With History.

Chairman Wilcox assures the peo- pie that prosperity is only temporary, hoping to scare many people who are enjoying 1t into voting the Republican ticket, remarks correspondent of the New York World. Perhaps Chairman Wilcox is right, for while Democrats are calling attention to 1t, no one is taking out an insurance policy on it's permanency. To do so would be to fly in the face of history.
 From the close of the Civil war up to 1873 this country enjoyed unprece- dented flush times. Mark Twain called it the "gilded age" so lavish were cer- tain people with their money. The Merrill tariff law was in force, the Re publican party in power. But despite the assurance of leaders of that party that all this prosperity was the result of Republican rule and was bound to stay, the crash of 1873 came and ruin followed in its wake the like of which the country had never known. Good times came back shortly after Cleve- land was elected, and endured up to 1891, when, through the evil influence of Harrison's administration and the Mckinley tariff, another panic came, and again business suffered.
 In the autumn of 1896 affairs began to right themselves. A new tariff law was written-the great Dingley bill- the Spanish and Boer wars came, new gold mines were opened, and again prosperity strode forth, all smiles and hope. Again our Republican knowit- alls pointed to good times as the result of Republican management.
 Then came November, 1907, and with 1t a monetary crisis that shook the country from Atlantic to Pacific, from Duluth to Key West, causing pracd' cally every bank in the country to sus pend payments and locking up every dollar of deposits for many dreary months. From the ruinous effects oi the panic of 1907 the country did no fully recover for over seven years.
 MT. Wilcox is simply parrcting Mir Hughes, who seems to have borrowed many of his ideas from Theodor' Roosevelt, and, of course, predict early failure of our splendid prosperit. because it is Democratic and brough out under Democratic auspices. Thi at best is a very silly reason and on you would hardly expect to emanat from men who arrogate to themselve all wisdom.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
President Wilson's Handicap.

AS in the tariff and currency fields of legislation, so in the field of na- tional defense President Wilson is the heir of Republican extravagance and Republican ineficiency. To expect him to do away at a stroke with the paralyzing results of half century of paltering with opportunity, and wastefulness where there was bitter need of thrift is as unreasonable as to assert that we can best get out of the fix Republican incompetence got us into by putting them back into power.
 If there was ever a case of "the statesmanship of hindsight" 1t Is pre- sented by Republican critics of the administration today.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
wiu Surely Be Democratic.

From a political standpoint, the Democracy will face the polls in No vember supported by a genuine and widely diffused prosperity. For quite a period merchants were very eau tious about purchasing, but conditions warrant them now in going to the wholesalers and manufacturers with impressive orders. As the autumn ap- proaches the West will give more heed to politics. It looks like a close fight now, but the sentiment of the last week in October will decide, and it will be Democratic.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
PLAY AFTER THREE ARE OUT
Batter Hit Home Run, With Bases Full, After Side Had Been Re-
 tired-Umpire Asleep.

They must play a lively wideawake sort of game in the Ohio State. In a recent Frankfort-Maysville game, after three men were out a batter hit homer with the bases full. After all four men had crossed the plate some body aroused enough from his nap to acquaint the sleepy umpire and play CTS that it was against the rules of the game to require four outs, so the umpire said the runs didn't count.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
PITCHER WORKS IN "M0VIES"
Rather Than Join Vancouver Team He Secures Engagement With Mov-
 ing Picture Concern.

Ralph Works, who used to pitch for the Detroit Tigers, does not have to play ball in order to earn a living. He was released by the Los Angeles club the other day and orc cred to report to the Vancouver club. But he did not follow instructions. He just breezed up to Santa Barbara and joined a moving picture company at a salary which he claims is fatter than any he ever received as diamond performer.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
"Mother" of Vineqar.

Mother" of vinegar is so called be- cause it is the mass of germs which produce the vinegar from the alcohol of the hard cider. The mother" can be dissolved in strong oxidizing agents, but will be killed by such treatment.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
Declares Kentucky Is Democratic

Kentucky will be Democratic this fall, believe" remarked Gen. Percy Haley, a prominent Democrat of Frankfort and formerly political lieu tenant of the late John c. c. Mayo. "Of course Kentucky Is close state and has been for the last twenty years. Last year the governor was elected by a very narrow margin, but that does not mean that this year the Re ,publicans will poll in the national election anywhere near the number of votes they did last year. The presi- dent Is popular in Kentucky.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
Wise Don't"

Don't knock man who is "mak- ing good" About 999 times out of a 1000 the success of a man Is also success for the entire community Atchison Globe.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
Pessimistie Logic for the Season

Pessimistfc Logic TOT the season.
 In almost every family there is one member who simply has to work hard and save his money. in order to have 1t on hand to lend to the others when they need it, and who thus gets the reputation among them of being stin- gy.-Ohio State Journal.
Williams news., 1916-08-17

Lately, however, the noted walloper has been hitting the ball with his ac- customed vigor. The Yankees have shown a big improvement with Baker in the ranks and his. mighty bat is bound to be a great factor in winning games for them.
Williams news., 1916-08-17
BIG IMPROVEMENT OF TANKS
Mighty Bat of John Franklin Baker Great Factor in Winning Games
 for New York Team.

John Franklin Baker, the home-run artist, did not live up to his reputa- ton as a slugger in the early games in which the Yankees participated.
Williams news., 1916-08-17

Ten smiles for . nickel. Always buy Red Cross Bag Blue;. have beautiful. clear white clothes. Adv.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11

The rider appeared to have been mutually agreed to by MT. Hopkins and the defendant but the latter failed to file a copy of the rider with the state superintendent of insurance to obtain his approval of it. nor did it lear the name of any executive officer of the company It was signed by the corporate agents of the com pany Wells, Potter, Fisk & Ustick, Inc.
 The plaintiff contended that the rider was invalid because of the failure of the defendant company to comply with the provisions of Chap ter 155 of the laws of 1913, which re- quired the filing of any paper making 8 change in a policy, and thSt the change should be "printed in bold face type and with greater pronli- hence than any other portion of the text of the policy.''
 The trial court found that the de- fendant had failed to comply with the law, but that the violation did not in validate the rider; that it effected no change in the policy, and therefore did not need approval. The decision of the appellate division said that the rider was made a part of the policy by the terms of the policy itself. The purpose of the statute calling for the requirements was to "carry out the public policy of the state to take con- trol of all forms of insurance con- tracts and prevent insurance com ranies from issuing policies without the approval of the superintendent of l1Surance.'
 It was pointed out that part of the policy clearly covered such a loss as had occurred and that the rider cut down the risk and so changed it's form. The defendant contended that even if the issuance of an unified and unapproved rider or policy was a vio- Iation of the law the policy was made good by subdivision l of Section 107, which declared that a policy issued in violation of the section should be held to be valid. The appellate division
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
LUSITANIA WIDOW
 GETS BIG VERDICT
Court Rules She Is Entitled to h.
 SuranCe Despite Rider

New York, June 1.-The decision of the supreme court in holding that Mrs May Davies Hopkins had no claim against the Connecticut Gen. eral Life Insurance company because her husband, Albert l.. Hopkins, had signed rider releasing the company from liability in the event of his death through European war con- ditions, was reversed yesterday by the appellate division, which gave the plaintiff judgment for $40, ,000, the full amount of the insurance and costs.
 MT. Hopkins lost his life through the sinking of the Lusitania on May r 1915. He was president of the Newport News Shipbuilding company. The opinion of the court was written by Justice Clarke. It was agreed that but for the war rider the plaintiff would have been concededly entitled to recover the insurance, because all ot the other facts set forth in the pleadings were admitted.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11

said this contention was unsound, and that the policy must be construed ac. Cording to the law. The opinion read:
 When the legislature made it a criminal offense to issue policies in wilful violation of Section 1O7 it thereby emphasized the importance which it attached to state control over the issuance of policies of insurance The assured signed this rider, and it is claimed that this made the rider legal. It Is sufficient to say that the parties by their agreemen could not make valid a provision of the policy which was expressly forbidden by law under important considerations of public policy We think, therefore, that the court below erred in dismiss ing this complaint.
 Tt may appear at first sight that the result of this conclusion is to allow the plaintiff to sue on contract which neither party intended to make The answer to this objection is that the company, when it issued the policy, must have known that the rider was issued contrary to law. In ether words the company issued this policy with full knowledge that the iluer Would not De enIOrced ana that other valid points could be enforced. Probably in it's haste to issue this policy it took the chance of succeeding in limiting the scope of it's risk by a rider winch it knew to be nValid."
 The court called attention to the fact that a hernia rider attached to the policy had been filed with and approved by the state superintendent, thereby proving that the cOmDany knew that such action was necessary
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
PULLAR & MVEN
LICENSE REFUSED
 10 AGED COUPLE
Town Clerk Refuses to Issue It As
 Children Object

Huntington, N. T., July 1.-The service of a notice> by his children, charging incompetency, prevented Town Clerk William B. Trainer of Huntington from issuing a license to marry to Rinaldo Sammis, 85 years Northport, who is nearly 80 years old, when they applied at the license bu- reau. MT. Sammis was greatly an- gered, and after the refusal of the rlerk to issue the license declared he would take the matter to the courts.
 Last Thursday MT. Sammis and Mrs. Conklin called at the marriage license bureau and were told to come on Monday. In the meantime his children were notified, and the notice to the town clerk followed.
 The children charge that their father is not strong physically, and that he Is unsound and feeble men, tally, and is not competent to make contract, particularly on so import ant a subject as matrimony. The chill nren are Mrs. Mary Jane Lewis, wife of Charles Lewis of Northport; Mrs. Nathaniel Hendrickson of Northport, and Gilbert and Richard Sammis New Jersey farmers.
 When the license to marry had been refused, Mrs. Conklin said her hancee wanted home, and that he was welcome to hang up his hat in her house as soon as he choose to. MT. Sammis declared that he wanted home not having any of his own.
 MT. Sammis a few years ago sold his farm for a large sum. He is re- garded as a man of means. His first wife died many years ago. Mrs. Conk- lin, who is 8 neighbor to MT. Sammis sees no objection to the marriage, and dismissed the financial question by saying that money isn't everything ir the world.
 MT Sanmis is a brother of the late Charles Sammis. former tax col lector of Huntington, who at 76 years of age, five years ago, married Miss Ella Nissan, thirty years his junior Both brothers paid suit to Miss Kis. sam while they were spending the winter in the south, but Charles wa: the lucky man.
 Richard Sanmis declared that hi' father was welcome to make his home with any of the children if he would only stay with them and be contented
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
State of Ohio. City of Toledo.
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State of Ohio, City of Toledo.
 Lucas County, ss.
 Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of E. J. Cheney & Co.,, doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State afore- said. and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of Decem- Der, A. D. 188s A. W. GLEASON,
 (SeaO Notary Public.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern ally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System Send for testimonials, free
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O.
 Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11
Boston Store
 Ladies'
 Night Gowns For "Wednesday Morning Special" we will place on sale Seventy-hve Dozen Ladies' Night Gowns, at the Special Price-Sixty-nine Cents.

In considering the present market conditions and pre- vailing high prices it is evil dent that these Gowns are priced extremely low.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-11

Showing in North Window. On Sale Wednesday Morn- ing.