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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
CORPORATION TAX
NOT HIGH ENoueH,
GOVERNOR THINKS
Reassessment Of Railroads
Favored by 0ffutt,

Oklahoma City corporations and
the corporation, OF the entire state
are not assessed high enough and the
state board Of squalisatioa still has .
chance 10 raise their valuation" said
Governor William today.
o Glad Of Statsmsot.
The Oklahoma county excise board
has seen III to criticize the state board
for not assessing fpsblie service cor
porations higher" said the governor.
II am glad the board has raised this
point have contended all along
that corporations were not assessed
high enough and |, Is not too late to
change them. II wouldn't surprise me
II this wouldn't provide interesting
work for the state board at in next
meeting August 10"
Governor Williams today reiterated
his threat TO withhold $4,000 from
Oklahoma county for the building Of
the Newcastle bridge " q Satisfactory
tax assessment Is not made, q.
Up to County.
The state board has instructed the
county to raise the valulSon OF Okla
homa City 10 pessent and Il is up to
the county, excise board 10 do S the
state directed" he said.
The county need not expect credit
for higher assessments Of public sery-
tcootlnued on Pace Q, Column A.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
WILL
DEellttIlM M.lBeg
SCHOOL MONDAY:
New Courses Of Study An
nounced for This Year.

Record-breaking enrolment is ex-
pected at the high school for the school
year which wifi open September TO- En-
rolment will start next Monday under
the direction Of w. O. Moore, high
school principal Last years enrolment
was 1000, The graduating class alone
numbered 207. The new freshman class
w1I be the largest in the history Of the
school and . expected TO 10 far beyond
the S00-mark.
!, juniors Enroll Monday.
Under the schedule. outlined Juniors
will enroll next Mondsy, sophomores
Tuesday aid freshmen llA'0 Wednes-
day. The freshmen lbs from the city
schools enorlled last spring and will not
need to enroll again. There are ISL In
this division Of the freshman class.
All new students from out-of-town
schools will Be required to present their
credits before they will be enrolled.
-First-year pupils from out-of-sown
schools must present their diplomas or
promotion cards. New students may
enroll any time next week.
The high school will offer three years
Of French and three of Spanish. Sopho-
mores will be admitted b the beginning
classes in these subjsetse s.,
New History ccsrss.
The history depsrtmsst uader C. w.
Turner. also offers e. cotrses this
year. During the past yeat experiments
were made in teaching classes In social
problems. This couree,kas proved its
worth along several lines. and two or
three large clsstes YIN Be organized, the
first week Of school,
Another new courst which will be Of
fered for the first Hme At the beginning
Of the fall tenn " ths history Of indus
tcsutirusd a paes n, Column ~
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uN1D1o HOPEFUL
Of EARLY RELEASE

District Judge Oldfield today issued
an attachment for Robert Cook, cour,
reporter, to be brought into oeurt q,
! 30 o'clock this afternoon to read the
testimony and present = transcript oi
the testimony taken In the preliminary
hearing Of Karl M Lindberg, charged
with wife murder, whose habsas corpus
application was set for today The
habess eorpp hearing will be held a,
i;N o'clock, II members of the sheriffs
force succeed In locating Cook
Lindberg received a number Of Wis
itors at the county jail today and stated
that ne believed he could secure bond
in Q nominal sum " II wss allowed.
He seemed confident that he would Sc
cure his release, for a short time, At
least,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
TWO BIO BvllDnlo
PERMITS ISSUED

Two building permits amounting 10
$4,000 or more were issued from the
office Of the building inspector today.
Both were taken out by Stewart 4
Wilderson, contractors. One is for the
erection OF a two.stoty stucco and hol-
low tile residence at 1912 West Four
teen,h street a. a cost Of $4,000. The
other is for repairs on the old city
hall building at the corner OF Grand
and Broadway, which will cost ap.
proximately $1,000,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
SANTA Re MINES
TO Be OPERATED
IN TINS STATE
eolspm-Morris Company Dis
regards immediate Loss,
PATRIOTISM IS FIRST"
Welfare Of Nation Above In
dividual, Says Carter,

- MINES belonging to the
~ Folsom Morris Coal Mining
SS company in the Lehish coal
field will continue to be op-
Grated to capacity under
President Wilson's recent pricefixing
order, irrespective OF immediate pros
Dects for either diminished profit or
AcAual loss, according to Dorset Carter,
president Of the company. in an inter
tiew here today.
Heavy Producer.
The Folson Morris company, which
supplies coal to the Santa Fe railway,
produces about one-fifth OF the coal
mined in Oklahoma and is one OF the
largest producing com banies in the
Iouthwest
Patriotism before profit" was the
substance Of Mr.. Carter1 statement.
THE country can no more afford to
have industrial revolutions At this time
than it can afford 10 have military
yeyolutions." said Mr.. Carter. 81 think
that industry owes as muck to the ma
lion as does the individual. and in view
sf the published statements that some
" the Oklahoma operators intend clos
heir plants | wanted to make It clear
MAT our properties will continue to
perate."
Carter to Warrington.
Mr.. Carter, however, said that he
would be = member Of the committee
n operators. soon to leave for WaAh-
lngtou 10 place The exact sisustion In
ssess.i = ess1' q The gov '''
IT wouId b unreasonable 70 expect
nine ownerS to eoppnus operating long
ate loss" he said, but \ is my opinion
that the properties In this state should
be conducted temporarily even at loss
until the figures hsve been placed with
those having charge OF the eountry's
coal supply. Then, IL the operator is
given no relief, he can do nothing else
han close down his mines"
Operators returning today from u
Jtate- wide meeting Of coal men held at
MChIesteI yebteToAy say inst Tue
owners nsAicularly in the McAlester-
HaileyviMS field have been hard hit
BY the price.fixins order,
Los On Screened Coal.
Run-of-mine coal cannot be produced
At the maximum price set in the order,
they declare; and as for screened coal
and slack, loss at government figures
would be very heavy. 4
In the Lehigh, Coalgate and Henry.
eta fields, however, some Of the coal
men say, run-of- mime coal can be pro-
duced at q small margin Of profit even
under the government figures. Screened
coal and high grade coal cannot be
produced At federal prices, though.
Operators at the MtAlester meeting
had prepared exact figures as to cost
OF production in their properties. These
figures will be given government rep
resentatves when representatives OF the
mining companies arrive for their
Washington conference.
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Ssslatssa Ar, 1lis n
4 I 1fe 1|'| :!

! HOUSTON Texas Aug 24.-&isrs than 100 nsevV ol4j
o2 the two companies Of the Twenty fourth infantry wch
gagged IN riot last night and caused the death Of sevenssn
the wounding Of than Of personG being
today by strong patrols Of regulars and lpo naonal e
men under the command Of General John Husn govot
of the city now under martial law. f'h IA M
+ Three Companjn a ,AStlhv.
Three companies Of coast artilleU rNgulAn frem
Crockett fsinfoYssd the 1000 Or more IIne Suardssn
and order which was iestelSd early th m9nine = be
tainsd Roll call this morning by Captain Snow, n cee
the battalion Of negroes developed l2G msn wsse abo
teen Of these have surrendered and ohs ate being rou
by the military patrols the sssssh II W. Negro district
reseeO. 5a< n NSt o @H5
Ssldisu Nay - ohsl III
Under martial law, II was stated sSldsrs may bs shot
having mutnied and fired on Their officers y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
Ganless Troops
. Locked Up To
Auert Massacre
Texas National Guardsmen
Are Hold Back; Illinois
Negroes Keep Out,

HOUSTON. Texas. Aug, A.--The
Texas national guardsmen here await
ING training orders 10 60 ito Camp
Bowie, were without arms during last
nights rioting and their officers quick
ly mobililed their men at armories and
held them under restraint. IN one case
behind locked iron gates, TO pesvsns
their being uselessly ssesiflcsd before
the guns OF the negro ,rnvtinssvs.
OF the troops In the eity 1t he tims
the rioting started, aside Rom ths 1at-
talon OF negro soldiers of Tie Twenty.
fourth infantry, the following were I'M.
nois units.
Comp.ny n, secoad infantry, CHI.
eago, ~ men, Asssa s(fieess. N
Company r, SssSad in(sutry, Chi-
cago, 81 men, three oillcsso. W
Company G, TMfd -lnisatsy, Ottaws.
lR men, three officers, -I
CompSay 3. Fourh ia(shtry, Cor.
bcndsie, ~ men, thsse olilesrs.
Ccmp1W Z, Filto t1ilatry, Hills.
bofo, - WoA, lhre& o(61eesS.
, CompSny A, SevsAlH intAaAry, chi.
eago. i02 men, three ofiieerS. n
Company 6. Eighth infantry. co,eeld
Chicago. ~ Aken. three ofhepf1 IA
Battery A. Second Field I'll ~
Chicago, I'D men, five officers. ~
First Field Hospital company. Ch,.
caSo, % men, six officers.
Company Z, First engineers, Chi
caGo, i6@ men. four officers, s
The negro guardsmen from Illinois
took no part In the disturbance. Sc
naming In their quarters and under
control Of their officers throughout
the night Today they were likewise
held 10 quarters and special precau'
tions were taken to prevent an out
break. though the men we're not Under
armed s5rrd.
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McALESTER, Okla. Aug. A-(Spe-
cial)-Cancellaiion cf coal orders BY
dealers has compelled the closing down
Of all the commercial mines in thi,
field. Most Of them continued to work
yesterday but loaded cars stand on all
switch tracks without any orders The
Rock Island Coal and Mining com
psny t Hartshorne, Gowan and Alder
son, continue to give employment to
the ll00 men there. There are about
1900 idle. They are taking the affair
calmly. Operators today commenced
10 compile data on the cost Of produc-
iion to present TO the government They
expect to leave for Washington Mon
day night.
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Senator Asserts Rioters
ToLeaue Texas AT OncS
Baker Says No Order ~
Thorough Investiga ton Of Houston 0peg
break as City Is Placed. Under Mafti&
Law and Search for 100 Missing NUCi
Soldiers Is Begun.

- WASHINGTON, Aug. a4.-ssnstor Sheppard Of T1
after conference with Sscretary Baker, today
nounced that the negro tfUtps concerned In the y)o
1t Houston would Be withdrawn from Texas fn
datsly v sT g&
DAksr Tates No Astisn IM
Later Secretary Baker Gftsr reading first official rspe
announced that hs could take action Of any kind until
affair had been investigated fully .%A
Secretary Baker also said that the Houston affair did
affect the policy Of training negro oeps the south
within the Jurisdiction Of the commander Of the
department to the troops 70 sny other point II w
territory without orders from Wa6hinston. sjA
Affair censidsrsd Mest 1oeiewa A
The affair regarded most serious pssiculash 0
view d the fact that the negro troops encsgned rs
and not national guardsm6n drafted roobs 10
army discipline. .gst, SlX
Tho similarity Of the pccursncs to the celebrated BseW
vile otns the rssult Of which President Roosevelt M
mafiy dmssed two battsons Of negro roopA b marked
officials indicate that the affair viii bs investigated ju
thoroughly and dealt with vigorously ID nature demA
They realize that accentuatse ne delicate question q
zns negro troops In the south, against which pfotee1 NJ
been coming in and which hls confronted the %sr
with On embarrassing situation. 5s ssa,, ~ 4ssii
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'I's::;s ~: ;s'';;:: s::;: ..A

|SSS& Z. sta Y; = g. ~; :.
E ssssss l! ::...yiss s.
.xe somlan'fs q Ka!sAs shgshesr.. In
edition to hes1quaftesy and sanitary
details. was In charge Of Major Leigh
Hgnt Of the Ksnsss engineers The
second train was commanded by Msjor
Slayton. engineers, and included Z bat
TALON Of Missouri engineers. There
wers 2s msn on the Missouri train
and 500 on the Ksnsss train. Ten car
loads Of MiAsoVi field artillery are es-
peeted here tonight The engineers
will b. qusrtered st Camp Doniphan
and will lay out the camp.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
oklANo|llIl e!|R||'AFI,
.B'l''sl!ll!l|l|lEl
First Third Can BE Sent ID
Camp by September 7 or8,

Oklahoma will not hsve one.thifd Of
its dSait army ready to be sent to the
training camp September S, Al. Gen.
Anrsl Earp today telegraphed to Tie
war department.
DetA Divisions Slow.
The notice to the war department fol-
lowed q visit to Tulsa by General carp.
From his investigation Of conditions
there, he says Il will be q physical iu-
TO get the quota from district
No. z Of the eastern division In time to
get the men away by September 3. II
aho appears Improbable that the west
ern division, Of which Oklahoma City 10
= member. will have one-third OF its
quota certified II Nms. a
The first dlSesist d the eastern d.
vision. whosss IN Dllste board meets ss
Muskoeee, has certified ons.thifd Of
it, quota 10 the adiutsrt senetai Lo-
cal boards In this district showed more
speed than those In the remainder Of
the state. B. -
Local, Boards Dhnsl.
The necessity for quick action on the
part Of local Boards vas reiterated BY
General Essp today. TIE kands Of
the appellate boards which meet .,
Tulsa and Oklahoma City have been
tied by the slowness Of the local
boards, he says. -'-''
In his telegram to the war depart.
ment today. General Earp sueGtsted
that Oklahoma's first third eculd b<
ready by September 7 OF 9. No rspiy
had been received from he war DE-
paytnent this afternooo.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
FERGUSON 0lloeS
DEMO PREPARED

FAUSTIN. Texas, Aug. A-Af,er a
committee OF nine members Of the
house had been appointed today to draw
up impeachment charges against Gov.
ernor James Z, Ferguson, for presetsa.
tion to the senate, the house recessed
until 3 o'clock this afternoon. The
house committee d the whole which
heard the charges against the governor
which were preferred BY Speaker +. o,
Fuller, late yesterday voted to ptesen,
impeachment charges to the senate.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24

MONTANA 00PPER. ~
MINES SMUT DoVvu

BUTTE, Mont, Aug A--Becsu,e Of
the strike Of smeltermen st the Wa,hoe
works at Anaconda, the Anseonds
Copper Mining company today an
nounced another shutdown Of im prop
critics In Montana. All the mines will
be closed, together with the smelters
At Anaconda an1 Great Fslls. Other
mines that de0end upon these smelters
also will be compsllsd 10 cease opera
tions. Approximately 5000 men will
be affected.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-24
HUNDRED MILLION
LOAN TO RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, Aue. A--Ano,hsr
credi, Of $l0O,0o0m to Russia was
made today by the American govern
ment. 90
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successfully all the trying tests imposed
upon embryo birdmen and was seSt to
the naval aviation training school ct
Warrington station near Pensacola.
Fla. He had only become q years old
few days befoyf mis- enlistment.
During his month OF training he has
made rapid progress and 10 now per-
mitted to handle one OF the ground
machines" by himself. Three other Ok
iahoma City boys are with him At the
station.
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Long experience in motorcycle riding
and racing which familiarized him with
gas engine construction. repsir and
theory and which immunired him to the
terrors of speed aud the fear Of acci-
dent are son,e Of the factors which have
transformed Del Cecil OF this city into
not unskillful aviator within thirty
days
Cecil enlisted in the aviation branch
Of the navy At the local recruiting sta
tion about 4 month ago. He passed
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clSss q ~ Rist1As. 8p
The rislins, according v ~ ~!
counts available, was caused y n
feeling bred among the negroes shss
ths .rsAtment seeordsd soats ef
BY city pslles otfissss. AS Wllll
police the negroes palsolled C
sifoas of The city Whea ~ M
" bsttahsn were rel6ase4 M
camp on pass. 4 "a sEEss' 4
Several minor elaAAas se6uv
tween the whhte bel5so ~ ~
the latest pseeedloe Gla NV i
IN the arrest d Two eqDse 0(41
interfering whlA . v0(ef ~
car sfr<Sssd = aeGfe tsel ,.F
Ne. Atnsa - p
Ovdep ~ -
70 watch tll ~ 68 ~
y DesWit aSln1 ~ ~,
enter ~ CIV. 4 rsooeS 6
.the, elty1 shosllS ~ =
Hsustps f!Sa seul
sSsnSes - n,S kSSA T.
Whse ~ t ~ n sSnlila1t ~
sivs1 ~ ~ = ~ sSoeGVslS I
CsaesA no1o ~ oe@ess. Ssss. :
kese WtlS ls9A1s1 u 70 b CSS,l
LoQoa. OoHeet Vefe assl6ned 10 d0tl
n u, ,etH m scldi(ss were detalle(
= eecA SteoD esr h TIE city and tn
more vefe 6tlailed to each street cor
teef n ~ 6pWnsswn section Of u
city Or11fy were given 10 prevent IN
sseemolhi Of citizens in crowds oa ~
streets. 8
Oituatioa wsli b Aaal. ys
CITY and county Officers ere ce-egoes
sting with and ioilowlng ne i9suo
tions Of the military officer. snc e
officially stated that the sitveticn Y
40 we'll in hand Lhst ualess cvowds eM
permitted 20 assemble and incendnry
Action breaks out. there will BE- no mr.
thes trouble
.ro se,seant. Vida Henry, believed -
Ssv. 49,, Inc rineleader In the rlces,
'ins. Henrys body was found rid4
With buckshot about quarter g.
nil, distant from the camp llmItA
score or more persons ere wctq1
wsuAasl ofnsss poeA
Horace Moody. one q ~
pohce otficess, wAo -
iion OF The NJ ~
the HOSPITAL &J.
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Cecil has On snviabie reputation o. Z
motorcycle rider, On September n Of
last year he finished second In q Rad
race between OklahomA City apd 81
Reno and vtvrn Engine trouble pst
vented him from coming In first. He
received his edvcstioa In the local
schools and lived here at the home Of
an aunt and uncle, 70p Hast Sixth street.
There are twenty-five hAdonfs 1t the
Warrington station. Each boasss three
aeropisnes. b
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LOVES A DOLLAR
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ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Nov. l.-Declarine
that the American business man has
become so prosperous and snug look
ing for the dollar that he has become
almost atrophie1." former President
Taft, speaking here tonight, urged St
Louisans TO stop their business long
enough to contribute to the Y NJ. C.
A. fund for work among the soldiers
The meeting was preliminary to the
drive to raise S35,OOO,OOO for the Y. NJ
c. A.. which begins November IL.
Vice IS always modified, said Mr.
Taft. and 1t is essential that these
organizations hat per battling TO keep
up the morale of the troops be sup
ported that they may fight vice.
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NINE HoUsAN psTRIke.
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HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 1.-More
nine thousand oil workers in Texas
and Louisiana were on strike tonight,
representatives of the workers declar-
ed, and in the few remaining fields OF
the gulf coast district there is no ap-
Grafton of importance. The strike was
called at midnight Wednesday night.
Some of the larger operators assert
ed, however, that many of their EN-
ployes have remained at work.
Reports from local secretaries IN
seventeen fields were authority for the
statement by George Slater, secretary
of the Texas Federation of Labor. that
1926 men have walked out OF that
number 522 men were not employed in
the fields proper, but were at work on
various wild cat" propositions and
pipe line construction.
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FiUe Members of
CGbinetApprOUe
Suffrage Stand
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NE WYORK, Nov Five mem
bers of President Wilson's cabinet in.
dorsed woman suffrage in statements
made public here today by Mrs Nor
man D. Whitehouse. chairman of the
New York state wonen-s suffrage
party. Following are extracts from
statements:
Josephus Daniels. secretary of the
navy:
1.-THE mothers of men train their
boys for citizens and if they are to
be trusted with the early education
and shaping of the character of the
boys is there any reason on earth
why they should not be trusted with
the ballot"
Franklin Z. Lane, secretary of the
interior:
q see no reason to fear women suf
frage. 1t has not worked disaster in
California AS a matter of political
philosophy suffrage cannot be aside
and as a matter Of wise policy it is
not to be denied"
David F. Houston, secretary of agri
culture:
''The patriotism, self-control and in
telligent action of women in the pres
ent emergency lend additional sup
port to the argument and should dis
pei any doubts fair-minded men may
have entertained as othe wisdom O.
enfranchising them"
William G. McAdoo, secretary of the
treasury:
"Tne time has come when suffrage
should be given TO the women OF
America 1t should be given promptly
and ungrudgingly. The women of the
United States have in every way since
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this war has broken out SHOWN them
selves qualified for the right of suf
frage."
William C. Redfieid, secretary OF
commerce:
81 am an earnest believer in suf-
frage for women There are large sec
lions of our public affairs in which
women-merely because they are wo-
men-are experts The cause of edu
cation is one of these matters; an
other is the whole question of deal
ing with the liquor traffic in all its
forms: SO also are questions of child
labor and OF women in industry"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
GRANDMOTHER KNEW
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the old-fashioned mustard-plaster
burned and blistered while it acted. Get
the relief and help that mustard
plasters gave, without the plaster and
without the blister.
Musterole does II. II is clean, white
ointment, made with oil of mustard. 1t is
scientifically prepared. so that it works
wonders, and yet does not blister the
tenderest skin.
Just massage Musterole in with the fin
ger-tips gently. See how quickly it brings
.elief-how speedily the pain disappears.
Use Musterole for sore throat, bron-
hits, tonsilitis. Group, stiff neck, asthma,
neuralgia, headache, congestion, plcurisy,
rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches Of
the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles
bruises, chilblains, fro-tcd lc-t ccids c
the chest lit often prev P,cumcnia
SOC and 60c jars; hos2i--l ci1e $3.50
I Ig
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Hun Under Water
Craft Losses In
War are Enormous

CONTINUED From Page one)
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HUNDREDS IMPERILED
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CLEVELAND. Nov. Hundreds
employed at a Cleveland garment
plant were imperiled recently as a
result of an l. w. w. plot to blow up
the factory, IT became known tonight
when District Attorney Wertz re
ceived orders from Washington for
the internment of William Bosinger,
|. w. w. organizer. charged with at
tempting to carry out the plot.
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OLD Lacquer DIES
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HARTFORD. Conn. Nov. 1.-Steph-
en- A Brady, for. six years captain of
the old champion Metropolitan base
ball club of New York City, died here
today, aged So Brady played with
Hartford in the 70's when this city
was a member of the National league.
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MINER KILLED
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10y htNltW ItdScu hht.f
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Nov. L
James w. Blair. a timberman. 30
years old, was killed today when he
fell 21S feet from the 1So0-foot level
of mine here in which he was EN-
ployed to the bottom of the shaft.
He was unloading heavy timbers and
lost his balance.