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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
have a lot to learn-only didn't think

have lot TO learn-only 1 didn't think
so.
Anyway, I continued to try, because
I loved to play ball and felt an urge
to make good, even if my brother
didn't think I could.
Without my knowing it, my brother
went to Joe Gardner, who owned the
Dallas club, told him about me, and
asked that I be taken to Dallas the
following Spring and given a chance
to show what 1 could do. Mr.. Gard
ner agreed, and it was about the hap
piest moment of my life when my
brother came home and told me the
good news.
had visions of the big leagues right
then and there. Maybe in another year
or two would be in the big show with
Cobb and Eddie Collins and ChriSty
Mathewson. refused to quit dream
ing, even when my brother said, Get
out and hustle hard, and maybe Dallas
can place you as a regular in some
Glass 3 league"
I did hustle hard when Spring
training began, but I felt awfully small
among those professionals, and no one
seemed bit interested in what I was
doing. Regardless of that. continued
to hustle and think about Cobb and
wonder how soon would get into the
big league.
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gts Was Like Play Richard Hornsby Cashed Day Dreams

boys were there but nobody bothered
them. They had done our town NO
harm, and the citizens felt the visit was
none of their business. Most every
family did just what we did-put out
the lights and looked through the lat
tice work in the blinds. know, though
that I had the best and closest view
saw Jesse James kiss his sister
laugh and romp around. He didn't
seem at all like an outlaw ought to
look to me.
The one thing I watched closely
though, was the famous outlaws belt
and holsters. The belt was there as
had expected. That belt, by the way
well, that is story in itself.
(Next-A Bigger Belt than John l..
Sulliyan's.)
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written exclusively. for The Star and the
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Copyright 1929. by The North American
Newspaper Alliance.)
CHAPTER III.
1@ HERE'S an old saying that what
ever is worth doing is worth
doing well, and fathers and
Il mothers have pounded it into
their children for centuries.
I don't doubt there are Soundness
and truth in the maxim, and I would
give the same advice to boys myself.
But at the same time I would have a
warm place in my heart for boy who
failed at the tasks because his day
dreams interfered.
If boys ever stop having day dreams,
then, when they grow up, they will not
advance to such heights in business,
science, art, and I might add, base ball.
The youthful dreamer may fail to be
a good wood chopper or an expert
cornhusker, but meanwhile he may be
developing into a great financier or a
scientist or even into a ball player.
The day dreams of youth, properly
followed up, have brought many a man
out of obScurity and made him world
figure.
My youthful day dreams were about
base ball, and Ty Cobb was my ideal.
He had risen to the heights in the game
when I was just lad in my late teens,
and was longing for such life. 1t
was bitter disappointment to me when
my brother, a professional ball player
in the Texas League, watched me in a
game In which / thought had played
we'll, and only said: kid, you've got a
lot to learn, but keep on hustling."
True, But Didn't Know 1t.
I didn't know then that my brother
really was impressed with my playing,
and simply had put it that way so I
wouldn't get swelled head and quit
trying. It was true, too, that I did
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10

BY the Associated=Press.
~ OSTON, January 10-The &C
- cuser was the accused in this
city's Sunday base ball bribery
IL scandal today.
Dan Carroll, manager of boxers
and a truckman, testified before the
finance commission yesterday that the
charge that Councilman William G..
Lynch sought bride for his vote in
the councils ratification of the law per-
hitting Sunday sports was invented by
Emil E. Fuchs, president of the Boston
National League Base Ball Club, in order
to shake down. Charles F. Adams,
vice president of the club, for 100000.
Carroll, called by the finance COM
mission to tell what occurred when he
and Lynch visited Fuchs on the night
when, Fuchs alleges, Lynch asked for the
$4,000 brides for himself and II other
councilmen, denied brides had been
mentioned. He said Fuch threatened
Lynch with political defeat if he opposed
Sunday ball.
Carroll quoted Fuchs as saying:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
BY RAY II. VESSELS.
Press Sports Writer.

N YEW YORK, January 10.-He's
N coming back, the picturesque
old racing mechanic of dec
/ ade ago. And take it from
Waldo Stein, riding pal Of Bar
ney Oldfield, he is going to bring back
something that 500-mile speedway COM
petition needs.
Perhaps the new mechanic at first
will lack the color of the old fashioned
second" of racers, who could pump oil
with one hand, pump air and fuel with
the other and signal to his riding mate
and the pits with his grease-smeared
head But he will prove his worth In
the field of high-powered speed events.
So reasons stein. now a tire firm official,
who rode with the immortal Barney for
10 years.
Victory for Manufacturers.
A victory for manufacturers was this
move which to them amounts to the
restoration of vast laboratory for the
whole automobile world. 1.-The cars
have been refined until they are superb
racing machines, but of less value to the
engineering fraternity" the contest
board of the American Automobile As
ISOLATION stated in its announcement
yesterday that the two-man car would
be restored to the Indianapolis 500-mile
race, effective in 1880.
The ruling is of utmost Importance
to the motoring world, for that reason
obviously it meant much to the board
itself. Still there was unmistakable
enthusiasm over the pending return of
one of the colorful figures in the early
days of twentieth century speed compe-
tition.
There was Stein, just spectator
when the board gave its decision. Aft
erward as fan with a racing past he
eagerly. but with due modesty. gave his
own opinions as to the significance OF
the change.
lit is simply a case of two men
thinking and acting better than one in
Car roaring through space" he said.
1.-THE new school of mechanics will have
no Oil, fuel or air to pump since that is
done mechanically now, but there are
many jobs that only can be done at the
right time by second man.
For instance the myriad guages
characteristic of the modern racing
machines cannot be properly watched
by the man at the wheel. Valve springs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
SPRING CONFAB is OFF
FOR AMERICAN LEAGUE

CHICAGO, January 10 (P.-The
affairs of the American League are in
such excellent shape that the club
owners decided yesterday that Spring
meeting would not be necessary.
This is the first time in history of
the circuit that the club owners decided
to forego the Spring session. All of the
business was cleared up at the De-
cember meeting in Chicago.
E. S. Barnard, president of the league,
has gone to ST. Petersburg, Fla, for a
vacation until February /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
PIRATES GET JUNIOR
WORLD SERIES HERO
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 10
Steve Swetonic, product of the Pitts
burgh sandlots and a star of the mound
squad of the Indianapolis club of the
American Association last season, has
been secured by the Pittsburgh club.
Clyde Barnhart, veteran outfielder. a
pitcher to be delivered later and an UNI
stated amount of cash were given in
exchange for the hurler.
Swetonic is IS and bats and throws
right handed. He won 10 games and
lost 8 for Indianapolis last year and
was the hero of the junior world series,
which Indianapolis won from Rochester
by annexing five out of six games. He
won three of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
BUSH, CHICUB ROOKIE
PITCHER, RARIN' TO GO

CHICAGO, January 10 R.-The
mississippi Mudcat," Guy Bush, just
can't wait for the stentorian command,
PLAY BALL"
Bush, youngster who throws fast
ones for the Cubs, dropped his Winter
sales kit yesterday. strolled into the
supply Office at Wrigley Field, donned a
suit and started to practice.
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NO NERVE NEEDED,
I. SAYS RING M0GUL
Tex Always Depended or
II Honesty Of People and
IA Found That 1t Paid.

This Is the only autobiography
aDritten By TeT Ricgdrd. 1t Dds
prepared in collaboration NTH Boze-
man Buloer for publication erclu-
siDely BY The StGr and the North
American Newspaper Alliance.
Shortly before Richards death he
discussed Nth Bulger plans for pub
LEGATION of these memories in book
form. FOLLOWING is the third INSTALL
r1ent OF the autobiography, Which is
appearing in daily chapters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
DELANEY, ILL, UNLIKELY
TO FIGHT FEBRUARY

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, January 10
R).-Jack Delaney, former light heavy
weight boxing champion. is i'll with in
fluenza at his home here.
He has been sick since last Friday
and his physician intimated that he
would probably be too weak to fight
Jimmy Slattery in Madison Square Gar.
den on February /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DURHAM, N. C.-Young Stribling,
Macon, Ga, knocked out Tommy Stone,
Detroit (2).
ANDERSON, Ind, Vincent Hambright
outpointed Louis La Vale, Anderson
(10).
NORFOLK, Va-Rufino Alvarez
Spain, outpointed Will Matthews, Balti-
more 90; Freddie Mutter, Portsmouth
outpointed Doc Belcher, Petersburg, Va
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GOT HIS FIRST PRO
CHANCE AT DALLAS
After Playing in Tank Town
He Gets Thrill of Sum-
mons to st. Louis.
BY ROGERS HORNSBY.

written exclusively for The Star and the
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Copyright, 1929. by The North American
Newspaper Alliance0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-10

In Collaboration with Bozeman Bulger.
lCopyright, 1929, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
LET'S GO OVER THE TOP

In the past twenty years the num-
Der of deaths caused by tuberculosis
has been cut in half When the
Christmas Seal work started in Min
nesota in 1908, the death rate was
107.46 per 100000. In 1928 it was
$3.50. Only eight states in the union
have death rate caused from this
disease lower than Minnesota's.
But all this does not mean that we
should rest on our oars The fight
has just begun. With the wonderful
climate Minnesota boasts, further in
roads into this ancient and prevent
able cause of death can yet be made
and the people of this state are the
ones that can do it. Up and at 'em!
Buy and use the little Christmas Seals
freely. The sale of these seals is now
on until Christmas. Get them from
your local chairman or places desig-
mated by him or her!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
A MECHANICAL MINDREADER

If the recent experiment of a ma
chine used in gaining the con-
fession of criminal in Maine
who had committed murder over a
year before, is successful in other
cases then it is highly possible that the
method in trying criminals will be
revolutioniZed. The machine used
was what is called lie detectOr"
and registers changes in blood pres
sure and respiration in response to
emotional reaction. For instance
when the average person is telling
a falsehOod or is trying to hide some
thing from his inquiSitOrs, his heart
beats little faster and the nerve
system may become just a little ag-
gravated. All this is not detected by
the eye but the little machine which
science is claimed to have perfected
accurately records these slight varia-
lions from normally and causes the
subject under examination to become
desperate thus making known what
he is hiding.
AS was stated before if this device
is successful in few cases and be-
comes widely used. it will simplify
and reduce the expense of criminal
courts and possibly work to advantage
in reducing crime.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
POULTRY STEALING

At various times during the past
few weeks reports have come to this
office as they do at this time almost
every year. involving the theft of tur-
keys and chickens. This is one of
the lowest forms of stealing and the
one who commits this kind of a deed
is one of the most dispicable towards
living and if the identity of each
poultry thief were known. it would
probably be found that a lazy good
for-nothing scamp was the guilty one.
In may cases poultry raising on the
farm is left largely to the women and
children and to think of sneak thief
that has nothing else to do through
out the year but loaf and sneak around
i'm order to find place suitable for
his fall depredations, makes the true
humans blood boil.
1t is so easy to hang around during
the summer months, doing nothing
but keeping in touch with an appoint
ed theft harvest and then swcop down
some time when the family is either
asleep or away, carry off the booty
and sell them at rich prehOliday
prices making, in few minutes the
proceeds that Woodworking woman
or child has worked all summer to
get ready for the market.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
CONGRESSMAN GOODWIN WARNS
OF CENSUS REAPPORTIONMEN

Censuring the steel manufacturers
and eastern industrial interests for
the active part they took in the writ
ing of the present tariff bill, Congress-
man G. G. Goodwin of Minnesota, has
issued warning to the farmers urg-
ing them to insist on adequate farm
relief in the next regular session. He
also told the farmers in his message
that unless they received a protective
agricultural tariff now their chances
for doing so in succeeding Congresses
would be rather remote
His statement discussed the "amaz-
ing facts revealed by the committee in
the Senate investigating the activity
of paid lobbyists" and characterized
them as being no less important than
surprising. He deplored the fact that
the paid lobbyists have been permitted
to assist in writing rates into the bill
now pending. This, said Congressman
Goodwin, explains why the steel in
terests in part have been able to show
such enormous earnings under similar
conditions.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
THIS THANKSGIVING

Never in the years since our Pill
grim fathers and mothers brought
thanks to God amid the welcome and
invited assemblage of friendly Indians
on that first Thanksgiving day, have
the people of the United States had
as much to be thankful for. as on
this Thanksgiving day. Never in all
time have prospects been so bright
for continued prosperity and peace
a direct contrast to that first Thanks
giving day when the sturdy pioneers
of our country having so much to be
thankful for in the way of food sus-
tenance were in momentary danger
of being ambushed by savage red
SKINS
The standard of living in our United
States far surpasses that of former
generations and Outstrips even royal
ties of the past. Mechanical achieve
ments have reached a perfection far
beyond the dreams of fiction writer's.
Dfudgeries of the home have been
lightened and woman now holds rights
never before hers and man has bound
less opportunities.
But all these blessings fall short
of the meaning of Americas greatest
thanksgiving. That to which the
human race should give the greatest
thanks is the apparent outlawry OF
war War, the most dreaded of all
monsters, has trodden the best efforts
of the nations of the world under its
armored feet for ages and ages. 1t
has Slapped the strength and energy
of that element of advancement which
should always be present to adequate
ly take care of the ever increasing
demands which rapidly growing
population presents to the earth. 1t
has taken the flower of the earth
it's young manhood. 1t has trampled
the heart of womanhood and has
waded through the tears and blood OF
its victims to gain selfish treaties
signed with blood. From the begin
ming of time when the human race
made a business of war until the
armistice eleven years ago this month,
war had held the stage. But alas,
through the advancement of civiliza-
ton, the time has come when the
people of the earth are about to COM
bine, not to fight their neighbOrs, but
to slaughter the demon of war; to
forever thrust it into the background
and to turn their faces toward the
star of peace which will guide them
over pathways paved with love and
the friendship of their fellowmen.
The heart of every American should
throb with pride at his country
achievements and our lips should ut
ter prayer on this Thanksgiving
day for the sumptuousness of the
blessings amid which we live.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28

The warning issue was a prelude to
the major part of his statement which
emphasized the fact that with the an
nouncement of the census figures a
reapportionment of the house of rep
resentatives would be made. Such a
reapportionment would result in more
urban representatives being sent to
Congress. These urbanites would, ac-
cording to Congressman Goodwin, ma
turally be industrialists in view of
the fact that their political strength
comes from manufacturing centers.
Alarming as his statement may
seem as to the pending conditions po-
litical observers claim that he did not
go far enough in the warning and
should have made it even more dras-
tic. These observers lay much stress
on the fact that while the urban rep
resentation would be increased, the
rural legislators would lose a large
number of seats, thus doubly strength
ening the industrialists' hold
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
EMPEY ANSWERS ZTGMANT
Editor AskOV American:

Editor Askov American:
1t gives me pleasure to reply to a
communication of Mr.. Stanley Zig
mant in your last issue because he
says he wants to know the facts, some
of which l will be glad to furnish, as
am satisfied that his attitude toward
the entire proposition is based upon
incorrect information.
First about that sO-called Job of
tax collector; l do not know of any
one who has attempted to create such
job or has been candidate for any
such position, think the editor of the
American called the position one of
mediator.
Both of these terms have scriptural
illusions, although the second is of
course the more complimentary; the
tax collectors of old were called pub
licans and were classed with sinners,
although it is true that one of the IL
apostles belonged to this class hated
by the Jews.
The use in either term in connection
with the proposed work in Pine county
is misleading and a misnomer, and
shows on the part of those using these
terms a woeful ignorance of the en-
tire proposition.
In brief the work needed and the
work contemplated is to work in con-
nectiOn with the local officials in the
towns most affected with delinquency
on a readjustment of assessed values
and a careful budgeting of expendi-
lures so as to relieve, what Mr.. Zig
mant admits to be a tax burden
against many of our lands which it is
absolutely hopeless to collect. The
effort would be to get back onto the
paying tax rolls of the county as much
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
A WINNER

County Attorney Floyd Olson of Hen
nepin county, in company with some
friends visited at Pine City one day
last week, and in commenting on the
visit Editor McEachern of the Pine
Poker wrote in part:
1--WE enjoyed a very pleasant visit
with Mr.. Olson and his friends. Mr..
Olson is an interesting conversations
alist and is exceptionally well posted
on public questions with personality
that readily makes him friends"
In another column in brief resume
of politics, Editor McEachern wrote:
at seems to be foregone conclu-
sion that Floyd B. Olson, county at
torney for Hennepin county, will be
the Farmer-Labor candidate for gov
ernor. Political dopesters seem to
think Mr.. Olson will provide real op-
position and when possible Republi-
can candidates are mentioned the
question generally asked is, Can he
beat Floyd Olson?'"
The Poker editor has hit in on &
chord of thought that is sanctioned by
thousands of voters. Floyd Olson was
twice elected attorney of Hennepin
county, not because he belongs to any
certain party but because he appeals
to people who know him as a man OF
excellent personality, a splendid pub
lie speaker, a courageous prosecutor
of corrupt public officials, and pos
sesses a keen knowledge of govern
ment. He lost in the campaign for
governor i'm 1924 presidential year
by small margin, and which was
before he had built up the record
that he has since achieved. Mr. Olson
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
SPECIAL FAVORS
or Askov American:

Editor ASkOV Americans:
Another corporation gain! The re-
duction of taxes on the Twin City
busses is certainly lovely gift to
that corporation. The roads and
streets are built and paved by the
taxpayers and the bus company de-
rives most of the benefit This re-
duction has been designated by one
of the progressive representatives at
the state capital as sister law of
that special privilege, Brooks-Cole-
man law.
Heretofore, the tax on such busses
has been 1870 of the basic cost on
busses operating beween two or more
cities. Bills were introduced in both
house and senate amending that law
so as to take operation of busses with
in the limits of two or more cOntig
uous cities into another classification
thereby putting the bus corporation
into position where they get the
benefit of more than 1910 tax re-
duction--From 1870 to 2.4%. What
saving this is to the street car COM
pany which operates the busses.
Where they previouuly paid $780, they
now pay $24.
Here is a good example of the man
ner in which corporation legislation
is expedited. This bill for the tax
reduction on the busses was hardly
d month old before it became law.
1t was in one committee one day and
i'm another committee two days. Spe-
cial orders were granted to insure its
passage.
This large tax reduction was taken
out of the trunk highway fund so that
that fund was deprived of enough
money with which interest could be
paid on almost $1SO,000 worth of re-
funding bonds. This particular tax
reduction is hardly square deal
when we consider the continually
mounting taxes on farm lands. Re-
duce the taxes on the agricultural
investments instead of on the corpora
ton investments which already are
enjoying profitable returns on highly
inflated valuations.
The Minnesota legislature should
have killed this bill. Our governor
certainly made a grave mistake when
he signed it.
S. B. WELLS.
Pine City, Mimi, Nov. %, 1929.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28
AUCTION

To dispose of the entire stock of
merchandise at Denham, Mimi, Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Dec.
End, Bird, and 4th, consisting of fresh
stock of high grade groceries. Large
supply of shoes, rubbers, overshOes,
mems heavy woolens, also boys, girls
and women's wear. Hardware supplies
and in fact everything usually kept
in a general store. Candies and no
tions.
This will be a good time to do your
Christmas shopping.
Sale to start Monday morning, De-
cember End, and to continue the fol-
lowing Tuesday and Wednesday.
MARY CECILIA, Owner.
V. F. Pembleton, auctioneer.
F. L. Olson, clerk
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-28

Mile Laos County Times: There
is something rather pathetic about
iron range people Dragging as if their
towns were sitting on top of the world.
while at the same time the thing
that makes them possible is being
shoveled out from under them and
shipped away with as little benefit
to their home community, or to the
state, as is possible. 1t reminds US
of the hey-day of the lumber towns
it was big benefit to have enormous
areas of the forest timber slashed
down.