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PUS ENP OF
RAILROAD CONTROL
I C. 0. CHAIRMAN SAYS AM
ERiCA NEVER AGAIN WILL
CONTROL THE ROADS
THE PiLICJfS-THE COST
Wartime Control and Operation
dost the Public a Handsome
Sum Chairman Clark
Says in Speech.
Vt . ttly Associated Presil
WASHINGTON. IX C. Nov. 0. Am-
crfan writ never again have private
control and operation of railroads un-
ntecompiuiTccl tiy stale nnd ledeml reg-
ulation Chairman Clark of the Inter-
stnte cOitttnefee romiuisflion declared
mffli4Tbnarr. "Even If o nhntl roini to
goVei'nment ownership and operation"
added Mr. Clarke the neressity for a
nepafnto tribunal with Jurisdiction to
determine question of rcnHimnhloncw
it ohnrge nud alleged discrimination
wll bo prdsont."
Referring to federal control of tho
railroad the chiiliman onid:
"When Iho final balance sheet shnll
have boon completed It will be round
tlint the Americiltl ilcoplc imid n timid-
omi sum foi tho use and operation
re?nattofnal VrmlS asrecongUed
throURhont the transportation net and
ho ursed co-operntlon hotweon tho
f-tato nnd federal commlwions. nH au-
tiihrlri..! iiv iii inv '
Asserts Clothing
Prices Are Coming:
Down Rapidly Now
CHICAGO. 111. Nov. 9. Men's
clothlnK for Immediate delivery was
offered today nt nrlces 10 to 00 ter
oent below present wholesale price
Goods for spring and Rummer dollvo.y
were shown nt prices 10 to 33 1-3 per
pt under those of a your ago and
uiun'x FlilrtH nnd similar article were
iown nt grontly retlUoud pricHntihe
"42f jiiu'h in mi. ui-.i..m wiioav tmmc expense nro the light-
eron of the tlilrty Mci)nil annual -st; ih county whose farmer got the
invention of the National Association most stttlsTuctlon out of ulalmlng- It ui
Of HnllWav and Public Utilities rum. Iwmu. mi ...il .thi iu ...ii i.. m..
" "'. "" ...... ...... iui uui altering the sliced mn tprln.lv of ttir
nsmich use and operation .was ecn- chicle Lter wuilr Iim iiSro i
tS'dnlnlrnesrconrtarrnarl wffitt&So5tli
Hon is belhg attended by retail cloth- distrlcta of tho couniy have nil enter-
ing denloiH from seven teen middle ed into the successful project of mnk-
nnd western Htnten and has taken Ihe inz good roads for Taylor county
form of a huge display of made-up Today Taylor county receives mire
gnrments ' .praise from the traveling public anil
"The public Is not buying; mftnufae. from the traveling iilesmen who tra-
turers and dealerM are overstocked.' verse AVest Texas than any other
wild AV. ti Mohr troaauror and gen- county In West Texas It Jinn been
era! mannger 0 the association today. truly said that a blind man. rid-
"Tho price must come down. We have 1 ing In a car could easily detect croic-
passed tho peak in high prices in wcuf J Ing the Tnyior county line In almost
ing apparol. Men's clothing will bo any direction from Abilene. Thote is
considerably cheaper from now on. la notlcable ohungo jn tho riding com-
the rotaller can afford to sell at 1(W. fort and ease In Taylor county and
for his costs are becoming lower. rome of tho adjoining counties.
"Hero nro nomc menu enins." iii
said. Indloutlnc an exhibition
"which
wholemlnd at 145.00 a dozen
tt fcv
months uko. Now- they are offered ut
Iin.ou a iioaeii- "' " "u1' "" "
offered at $10 60. hiiIIh that original!)
Wholesaled nt $4f..50. Tli ago of yx-
iravusnnco h i.u-ii . '"
irUl let me (juuun
t the goods rot on the sheiyn.
anufacturers are getting what
in out of In ti.
tho manufacturers
they on
IiOCHBSTER. N. Y. Nov. 9. A re
duction of 33 1-3 ner cunt In the
wholesale prices of clothing is announ-
ced hy one of ItQchenter's largent cloth-
lair manufacturing cone-rnH. The re-
1 not Ion lu effective from November 1
and applies to milts and overcoat. 0TlnR nVked Voada now
Jt ia said thai "'f"0;"0"-''1 n". Ale Mo tho
is n addition to the usual tohIv db.- lne OI hp Anson rpa( ft
count of 7 per cent represents a cut
tm.r. il h .iniMiinir fall wholuaale
from '" " "nn"? "n
price to approximately .0.
DOG HILL
By GEORGE BINQHAM
"
r.ok Hocks has closed down the
halrwsuttinK part of hi barb. .-shop
is everybody wema Inclined to wait
until next spring and then get a bb:
yjuy nw Biit o
n"-
There are several large cracks In
the postofflce that ought to be iixeu.;
before the cold weather sets In. but
tjhe postmaster hasn't got time aid
ijBet find hb liatchet and nails.
Yam Sims slipped off last Sunday
and went to see a young lady residing cently finished roads have been biytt
near Thunderatlon. He was not aim- by construction companies. The Me--ing
to say anything about It to his gurl kel Highway contraU and 22 miles of
here but the one he went to see sent surfacing on Highway No. 30 was done
this one word right away J (Continued on page four)
GOOD ROADS ARE
PRIDEOFCOUfiltRYf
TAYLOR COUNTY IS PIONEER
IN CONSTRUCTION OP BET-
TER HIGHWAYS.
MINT RDflDSCOMPLETED
The County Has Over 127 Miles of
First Class Piked Roads
Best. Record In West
Texas.
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"A ehnln Is no stronger OifinVfi
weakest link." A county' good road
reputation I ho stronger that Il worm
nud hole. Tlio county that iecolven the
niosi prnuw.- irnm tourists; tno county
wIioho citizens get the maximum on
Joyment from their automobiles and
lrilllkotlllir center with llm Irnnl ov
ortloti nud in the minimum length of
time. Is the county that has tho most
mile? of Rood roads reaching nil sec-
tions of the county.
Taylor county can now claim Tll
hotmit of hnvlm nerhnnn 11m r-riii.t
mileage of good roads In any county in
ini ivauh. i m'l r nun ui't'ii compiei-
ed In Taylor county n total of 127 W
miles of pood roads piked with gml
or asphalt roads that onn be tru.-
elled nil kinds of weather without
... ...... ........ ii irt -. . . .
.?unly "l now aVna 'ko'1
.... .
Ablloi.e.tho county wat can pow hi
ynPloV1 fr"m 'h1t different dlrotl
ina via piked ronds. Mneteen out o
ii-iu).ii voiinK ini'CinciH in inyiiir
county can now be reached on piked
ronds nnd one or two additional vot
ing boxes will in the next few months
be connected up with these pikes.
Practically every conceivable nieniiH
of rnlliiR money to build hlRhwayn ii.id
Rood roads lias been exhntisted by tho
of retain of Taylor county In nn ef-
fort to Rive the majority of the "U-
Uens (which Include. the farmer) a
room rond to travel over to and from
marketinR and (ratting centers. County
bond Issues totaling sevornl hundre.1
thousand dollars state and federal aid
rittuiliu: into hundreds of thousandn
of dollars county warrants aggregot
itiu.iU Conmlciiii
Taylor county began her good roads
project ln 1911. during the ndmln'.s
trntlou of County Judge Tom llledw..
t which time a bond Issue for JlfcO.
ooowuh voted in the Abilene preceuu-t.
u-hlch set the hall to rolling. Sine
mat time every precinct in the couiny
UH voU iomlH u beliiir ueceswirv pi
Homo r0.ne lo )lIt tno proposltu-n
lUp to the people morp than one tlm.
in sections where trnvolliitr by auto
mobile was not extensive as In other
ttootlons.
Tlie last highway completed is 0t-
Abllene-TCunnels count line hlghwtiy
known as Highway No. 30 whloh Wiij
comtiiletud only last week. Tho fol-
load out of
Jones county
1 .HalnrlPA sf T
.. r.i.. n ..... 4 ..
'"-"a' wmih i" '"IM) .uiob. ni
ine to Potost 12 mllos; Abilene to
lElmdsln 5 1-2 miles. Abilene to Cap-
and View 15 mllca; Abilene to Ty
..vri.ll- Illll 1111' h IIIV1I F1 111111. Iff Iff III
STus mil." AhuVn" to ffa.o .L.."' b'!l?.? Jffirl S iSS? l2
ir.i.Ai M.i . . kt..ihk ....... it .
and thence to Tuscola 22 miles; and '"IJ1 """"'" "" -
Abilene to Cedai Gap. Iberls Tuscoiu. I suri"w-
Ovaio. anion flradshaw and the The corporation. It was said will
1 Runnels county line 32 miles making ot undertake to maku any new loan.
a total of 1ST 1-2 miles of piked roads U will confine it operations to tho ex-
I The latest project on foot Is tho tension of credit to live stock produce.
'Lawn highway a distance of 11 and rs whose loans have been called by the
16-10 miles know as Highway No. 7. banku and who as a consequence are
whloh will connect with tllcnwav NO.
30 at the j. ai. utazo farm 16 mit-s
south of Abilene. This will connect
Abilene .with the Coleman county line.
Ronds for this project have been voted
and the money la in the county treas'
ury awaiting the approval of the
plane. The cost of this project Is es-
timated at $66000. it being necessary
to construct three steel bridges at aa
I approximate cost of 3O0Q0. State
land Federal aid In. the sum of $42000
I has been granted on the Lavn project
I Of the completed roads mentioned
I above the following all in Precinct
1 (the Abilene district) were built
during the admlnstration of Judgo
liledsoe: Ablene toward Anson 7 mil-
es. Abilene toward Cais 7 1-2 miles.
Abilene toward Tye7mlles; Abilene
toward Potosl 7 mlliwl Abilene toward
Elmdale 4 mllos: Abilene t
bv 3 miles and Abilene toward Buffalo
Uai 7 miles: making a total of 42 1-2
mile?. All of these roads with the ex-
ception of the Anson road have beoi I
extended during the administration of
Judge E- M Overshtner. The Ansun
road had already been built to the
Jom county lhm Of the $150009
bond issue voted in the 1911. all but
about $5000 had been spent on the
142 1-J mites. ThU $5000 -was later ex-
1 ponded under the administration of
judge Oven.mner on the Haraty piKe
Cost of Construction
The good roads constructed
prior
to the war were built directly by toe;
county no contract belae let lo any J
. construction companies. The 'more re-
OUR NEXT
1 mWr as- jsfe mw
Hen. U tlm IntcsU nortralt of tho
nn.iujm Uie diKtlnctlAn wJth tho Innuartiratldrt of Senator "Warren G. Hanllni;
to the ifeldenc- oK tho United Staus on March. 4 next
BANKERS DISCUSS
LIVESTOEK 00TL00K
HOW TO FIXAXC15 TUB INDUSTRY
IS IHO QUESTION IIiqFOUK
CONI-'KUnNCK
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO. III.. Nov. U. Hankers of
Chicago and other cities met h"ie to-
day to complete arrangement for tJi
fin matlon of a $300001100 lmnklng
pool for tho purpose of iiHx&.tlr.g in the
nnancint; or the live stoi'k tndtmtry.
New York. Boston and St. Iiuls bankHi
will be invited to take iwrt In the ar- I1K perekop and fresh storm troop
rangement. it was announced. bUpiiorted by artillery are being ruh-
The conference Is the outgrowth of led southward from Salkovo nnd Gen-
the plea for aid carried to tho federal I luchesk to force their way Into CrJ-
roserve board at Washington recently 1 mea from the northeast. It is said
by live stock producer packers and J the bolshovlkl fear their armies will
bankers. . WasliliiRton wnB unable to bo caught by winter before they are
furnish material aid. Hence tho bank- J successful In orushing Wronged and
era said tlny have decided to proceel I that they will become demoralised.
independently.
It is proponed to form a corpora-
tion with a nominal capital which will
be subscribed on a pro-rata basis by
the participating banks. These banks
ir11I n 1 ! fit fiif nfuVi n itftmifirn ! vt
mum sum to the corporation for ;"" tno ''.Trliim. rt.'.rii. hli"
loaning purposes. Thse cpiotas also! elect Warren . Harding during ha
mreieiiru una nc uultiiuiiyc ui
marketing immature utock.
ARRESTS MADE IN
(By Th Associated Press)
KANSAS CITY Nov. 9. Plans
obtain tho extradition for Dennis
Chester arrested yesterday at Great
talis. Montana and return him to
Kansas City to face a charge of firet1
degree murder for the killing of MUs
Florence Barton a Kansas City so-
ciety girl who was shot to death (h
night of October 2 on a lonely subur-
ban road were mad.e by officials heio
today. According to dispatches froui
Great Falls. Chester denied- the charge
and officials here prepared to combat
any legal fight Chester may make ta
resist extradition j
Miss Bartou. thedaughter of a
wealthy shoe manufacturer was killed
when three men in a motor car drew
up beside the automobile in which he
and her finance. Howard Winter.
were riding. Winter was wounded In
on arm. Bobbery was believed to have
been the motive of the attack.
Local police said another man sus
pected of complicity in the killing
was in Jail at ta. Joseph on too same
cbaree and that a third suspect had
been located and would b? arrested)
soon.
M
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"FIRST LADY"
nOXt Flnit Lady of tho tJind 8I10 will
BOLSHEVIK) MAKE
EIGHT ON liANGEL
iii 1
(Dy thn Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE Nov. C Tho
Russian Holshovikl forces aro making
determined efforts to crash through
General Baron Wronger lines on tho
Perekop isthmus leading northward
from Crimea (o tho mainland of Ru -sla
and aro massing forcea further to
the eastward with a view to taking the
Ioiik tongue or land known as tho
! Ixitimiix of TnliniiL'iir.
vivi. Infnntrv divisions nre attack-
A IJiimclt for Harding
AUSTIN. Tux.. Nov. 9. aoyernor
Hobbv today ptaced tho launch Jim
Duko one of the largest crafts of tho
state game tlsh and oyster uepart
Mlty III l-HIIIl IWIIVI. 4HV lM.
expiri-d to j-em'Ii Point Isabel Thurs-
da;.
WEATHER
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Department of Agriculture
Weutlicr Bureau
For Abilene and vicinity tonight
cloudy local rains colder Wednesday
partly cloudy colder. Cold wave freez-
ing Wednesday night.
For East Texas: tonight cloudy lo-
cal rains colder in the Interior Wed
Iiesday partly cloudy colden Cdld wave
Jn north portion freezing In the inter-
ior Wednesday night.
For West Texas: tonight partly
nloudv: much colder: Cold wae in
to north portion with temperature 2(1 tQ
is2C degrees. Wednesday fair; colder
tout beast" Vortlon.
in southwest portion; cold wave m
Gather or protect garden truck
W. H. Green. Observer
"v . . 1 Temperatures
Cc thtuMM - Mpiid. Tutm.
f arrM.c.irTaoM07 --
V. oiik-. -f .... 69 64
S - '' 8 69 64
r" 3 71 63
jFrg3&$&r Noor .69
' -.. j 7 Sunrise ... 7.3
I' "ZinMiie sunt ... 543
7 p.ra. 7 a.m. 13:39
Wet thermometer 62 60 6ft
Dry thermometer 66 62 67
Relative humidity 82 88 89
-Degree
(TMMl?D WlliSOX
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Br Awftwlnted tfm. 4i
lNr)IANAOUlSi Ind. ?ov... 1
S. I'ns.iidenl WIlxohM nfu?ni 1
to pardon SuRne V. DMj s- 1
"lAll randhlnte for ptrwldent 1
who Is nmv nervlnR a twin In t
the fedca! prlBf.n at Atlanta
Georgia for violation of the es- $
plonnge act. was Indorsed bS' 1
department adjutants of the j
American Legion who are met 1
hiR here today. The legion
"views with lienrifelt imtisfne- '
lion thta vltnl net in suptwrt ol
lite fuudnmentn doctrines ol
the const It utloti." wiv a tel
? fundamenlai '."ocIrK "
gram to the president
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IN TRE HEAR EAST
HKI.lKl' OIKi WIZATIGN WII.I. UK-
CAM. ITS MKU1CAN WOltll-
mis Tin:iti:
fBy Associated 4riwt
NEW YORK. N. Y.. No . a. Condi-
tions In AiIn Minor and Turkey In Eu-
rope nre so serious that the nenr cant
relief will not run the risk of sacri-
t'iding American liven by sending fur-
ther relief workers to the war torn
areas
this announcement was mado.hero
'oday by a national official of the'iienr
art relief following receipt of cables
'rum Constantinople reporting that J.
It. Coombs Is being held by Turkish nn
tlomtllsts nt nmsouii. Coombs Is di-
rector of the relief's activities in the
Kniiwoun region.
Fear It.r the safety of other mem-
iei of Cot.mbs" detachment was nlso
ypren?ed by officers of the near east
elti'i ncsldcH Melville Chnrter tt
rltor who accompanied Coombs on
ill his tours of inspection through the
wnr nreas. the patty cotwlsts of five
Americans three of whom nro women'.
At last advices these were quartered
nt Kamsouu nnd reported cafe for th
hmntedlate present.
On the strength of nn alarming ca-
ble received nt the commtivilon head-
quarters here today the imssnge of MS
relief workers who were to have willed
for Constantinople tomorrow hns been
cancelled The cable signed by the
general director of near east relief nt
CoiiHtnutlnaple rend!
'Situation extremely pcrlnus. Hem
no more personnel."
The commission's otflce here ha-i re-
ceived no direct ndvlces rcgnrdtnt! the
plight of Coombs whose home hi at
Apajacplcoln Florida.
oiher members of the Coombs- party
at PAtiisQUtt itrK-Knox of Providence
Rhode Inland i)r. GeyrjTO T. PomroV.
of Uurhu4ikMtTallfo'njmr-MitJirff" De
Pfelrfer and Dr. and Mrs. Robert If.
McDowell of New York.
DISORDERS IN YUCATAN
CALL FOllTH ACTION
MEXICO CITY. D. F. Nov. 9.
Frequent nrme'd conflicts resulting "n
numerous deaths nre occurring be-
tween Hoclnlists and liberals In Yu-
cntnn nnd dispatches from Merlda dc-
claro the serious situation which de-
veloped last week continues. Aft'ir
receiving n detailed offlctnl report of
disorders. Minister of War Cnllcs or-
dered "all neceHsary mensureM" to bo
taken to give security to the Inhabi-
tants of the disturbed area nud that nil
member of political parties be din-
armed. OIIREGON UNABLE TO
MEET PRESIDENT ELECT
MEXICO CITY. Mex. Nov. 9 It
would be Impossible for General AI-
varo Obregon. president-elect of Mex-
ico to meet Senator Hurding at 1
border oJty. oven should arrangement
for such a conference be completed
said a statement. issued Inst nluht from
General Obregon'M headquarters bo-
cause of tho short time which Inter-
venes before his Inauguration on De-
cember !
aertcral Obregon realized tho bene-
fits to bo derived from such a meet-
ing nnd personally desired It.
Ul III .IIIIurvillX5
AUSTIN. Nov. 9. The question of
the eligibility of Kyle (Slippery)
T
IS
:yle (Slippery) Klam.u" . -
Ti-as university quarterback to ar-
t'.clpute in southwestern conference
football games was in effect pushed to
the conference when university auth-
orltle declared they considered ntni
eligible but If other members protect
against his playing the confenncf
must decide on the protests.
ClLDJlfClINC
TI
(By The Associated Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oklu. Nov.
9. Sweeping down from the
.Vnrtheni Booklet ami Dakota
qer the plains sta tit) the flnt
old yao of tho winter la. bolnjj
felt today In OklaTioina.
The thereinonieter U falling
steadily and it was miouiuitl by
the Meather bureau shortly before
noon tliat temperatures bo i veil
20 to 30 are vxpecteU over tlu
fcUHc by morning. No snow w'll
at'coiiiany the cold ae it Is
predicted
MRS. GUARD DIES AT LOCAL
SANITARIUM FROM INJURIES
Mrs. Gyrace M. Guard aged 30
years member of Brunk's Comedians
who was injured at Merkel last week
when struck by an aulomobUe. died at
a local sanitarium Tuesday moraing
as a result of the injuries reeeleiL
Mrs. Guard was rushed to a sanitar-
ium here following the accident
The remains -were taken In eba-ge
by the Laughter Undertaking com-
pany Tuesday morning and will be
shipped to Deeatur. III. Tuesday night
Mr. Guard is survived by her hus-
band. R. . Guard. She was born in
Wnnuas unit u-aa a member of the OD-
RU DMA
era ctompaay that played at MerkellwutheWppuag between
... I. 'nnlflil In tkW wulf'l r
. WCfJk.
BASEBALL LEAGUES
IN WAR TO A FINISH
OVER NEW CONTROL
J;Ban Johnson Will Not
vi iew iNauonai JLeasue lYiniors Are up-
poscd to the Proposed Reorganization.
(By Associated Press
KANXah CITY Mo. Nov. 9. War
to n rlttish was declared here today by
President II. M. Jnhnwiri of the Amer-
ican Iimgue mid hi flvn "Irtyal" olub
ownerw In the fight ngnhmt the forma-
tion of n new iwcIt pltib lenglie.
President Jnlmpon deolnrcil Hint
rlub would 1 OxtHhlifhcd In Chicago
Ilnstnu nnd facw York noxt !Mnsoii to
lake plnccH of til elillw the revolution
ar.V movement to renrwtutltn baHclmll
would n fleet.
"Wo nre prcpnrcd to glfe them nil
of the battle they wsiil." Preside.it
Johnson dwlnreil. "The ' American
lengue is going nlmut Its tiimlupitq nnd
will have elubrt In eight cltlet which
have composed lis circuit for years.
We will not back tip for a second.
"Wnr. In my judgement is the he.t
j oleander. I ntn for it n I believe it
. :; " ' " r !" IV ""V."
".". 1.V'.".MV. """"':"". '.'"v " ' P
everyiniiiK oie. v lint me gnmo ITilliy
needs hi to be ctcntixod of some of iu
undiMlrnlile club tiwnent.
"The Nntlimul league neier had any
vomni'ii mi a tigiu. it in an impos
hioik organisation
"The flVi- ellibi In lhn Amnrlcmi Inn
gin which remnlncd with me nie tho
only decent eleiii(nt In the major lea- Laiker plan of bnxebatl re-organlza-gur.
They huve fought with me to Hon with idighl iiindliicntlon. chief
Hln m p f.t the gambling evil. 1 got:r w-hlch was that the minor leagues'
tin nHsintniice whatever from the nth Nhould ho requested nud permitted to
nrs.
President Johnson with his party nr
rived here shortly before noon nnd
went into n conference nt a hotel a
block away frt-ni tho meeting of tho
minor Icaguch which opened nt one
o'clock. PiTildent Johnson will nd-
drOsH the minor league oftlclnts this
ilflernonn.
lllv llin Ailjirwhiti.il lr0M
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 0 Wnr cloud
loomed dark nnd forbidding for tho
proponents of the l-n niter plan for baso
ball reorganization when the presi-
dent nud club owners of tho 21 minor
lenKue of the nation mot in conven-
tion hero today to vote on the propos-
ed civilian tribunal ns the supremo
governing body of organized baseball.
-Whim the committee of threo" ni-
llolntd liy tjijfe.twelvo-club Now NtJ
Utiunl lenguft-orgnnlxod yesterday In
Ciueiigo nrnved hero to present5- the
Latikcr plan for the consideration of
tho minor league indication were
that It would be dverwhelmlngly do
fen ted. Th minor lenclio leader do-
vitticn uiviiinyiven eui niiiu Ol "i'"K
tneir own dispute and conducting
their own nffalr.
i.n nfnliu
Tho committee which brought to
the minor leaguer tho announcement
of the nctlon of tho 'eight National
League club owner nnd the threo club
owner of the American League In dis-
rupting tho structure of the major
leagues In favor of a twelve club
league governed by a civilian tribunal
consisted of Gary Hermann chair-
man Barney Dreyfu. nnd Charles
Ebbets. These representative were
iiretiarcd to offer the minors tho op-
portunity of selecting an associate
member of the national hoard of con-
trol under the La.tkur plan.
London Art OppoMl.
ThomiiH J. Hiekey president of the
Amet'lcun AHsii'iatlon; David L Ftiltc.
hind of the International League and
A. R. Tlnney. president of tho Western
and Throe I league all recognized
tenders in minor affair were unani-
mous In expressing their disapproval
of the l-'iuker plan.
"To have the major leagues to elect
the official to govern us would bo
merely to go back to the old system
from which the minor withdrew last
winter."
"The major leagues do not have to
solect member of tho new commission
for us. We are capable of taking care
of our own affair. Twenty-nine nun-
- - ' . V. . . tnan .
r leuBuc" uiumivu i -- """
IH'Al M'UDUII
"We employ more player than do
the malor league combined; we have
at least us much money Invested and
never will consent to a scheme by
whloh .wo would have no voice In the
selection of the men to handl&jour af
fairs.
"We went along without the majors
and enjoyed prosperity and I am con
fident we can continue to nanme our
own business."
With a revolutionary movement
sweeping through the major leagues.
h minor leneuers themselves started
a campaign Involving a shake-up with
in their own organization.
To Renune Official. '
The campaign Involved the removal
of John H Fareet of Auburn. N. Y-.
who has been wcretary and treasurer
of the association since its formation
twenty years ago and the election of
M. 1L Sexton of Bock Island. 1 1 lino Is.
as his auecesaOr-
Sexton fur a score of years haa heen
dominant figure In minor league af-
fairs. He formerly was president of
tho Three I League and for several
vears has been president of the Nat
ional Association of Minor Leagues
an honorary office carrying no U
HU supporters ctelm to have enough
vote to Insure his election. It to
plasned to .te a saUry of $7580 and
move the minor league Heauituarii
from Auburn to Chicago.
LIVESTOCK SHIPMENTS
SHOW BIG INCREASE
(By Ase9attd Press
FORT WORTH. Tx.. Kov 9.Cat-
il shianisBtii from Txas BOiats. at a
U-v ebb for months sujdealy &ereas-
BU tn paw wve. uccvfutMS m ishww
from range iasfieetors u the eattle
Fu&Herw umwi4wii - r' '-
iK Monday. The iara lal
huted to am lwprovea aark. K.awa
coadKlotw eoaimuw exceiieut
raaeaaa
noted la tbla waak'a rajwrts.
GiVrG In tothc Demandg
(By The Associated Prese)
CHICAGO. Nov. 9. The new Na
tlonni league hna been launched
Word Wan nwn.terf today from Judge
KenesHW Mountain Landis Judge of
the district coilrt of the United States
for CfilCHgn. ns to whether he would
nocept position of chairman of the
board cit contol lor n term of seven
years nt an anmtnl wilnry of $ifl000.
The Judg had tho matter under ad
Vfcemenf itnd iwid he would make
kiinwn Iihi decision within A few days
fhtchffii tmlny was no longer the
reinlHtwura of leitdlug minor and ma-
jor league imreball officials. Presi-
dent Onn .Johnson nnd nevernl of hi
friends left Inst night for Knmtn City
wher the meeting of tho National
association of Minor LeaRUm was
scheduled for today. The city wax
bereft of Other bnsebnll men who be
gan leaving for Kansas City as soon a
the announcement of the new league
was made yesterday.
With the appointment of Judge Lnn-
rtH nt Chlfcngo en chairman of the tri-
bunal which will Rovrrn the game
i pending his nccoptnncc tho orsntitza-
t.'tion of the new league included re-nf-
nrmnllon of the acceptance of the
icnjxise an associate inemlicr of the
hoard of control of their own aelec-
tlon.
In deciding nil baseball matters the
Vole in the "New Natloanl League"
will be cast by clubs and not by lea-
gues under the new plan. It wa an-
nounced. tin Tuchc Ciulw
Tho leaauc comm-foc at tireaent the
Roiton Ilrnves. Boston Red Sox Chl-
engo Culn. Cincinnati Chicago Whlti
Sox. Pittsburgh and St. Utils. These
are the club of tho now defunct na-
tional lengue nnd the Chicago New
York nud Ronton club of the Ameri-
can league whose representative sign
ed the resolution In Chicago October
18 favoring a reorganization of biue-
liull islng the application upon the
plan proposed by Laxkor calling for
a civilian tribunal.
The tirif remaining clubs'of the Am-
erican Ieagun were DetroJI; Philadel-
phia Cleyoland Washington and St.
Louis.
The new National league itive New
York Chicago and Boston two club
ln the same leaimo. Brooklyn also wa
i.i.i .ii ;.. -. t.-
I H.M..VU n. . (. tivn -win. tl.tru I -
preocntntlves. Beside the other mem-
ber. Cincinnati Plttburgh St. Loul
(National) and Philadelphia (Nation-
al) the twelfth member which. It was
announced I to be the first of the five
dissenting American league club ap-
plying for membership. Tho proviso
wn further mado that "falling to re-
ceive such application within a reason
able time a twelfth club Is to be es-
tablished by the new National lea-
gue and It in not the intention that
minor league territory bo Invaded."
Contributory cause of the formation
of the new league which hod It In-
ception in the baueball scandal were
the lack of a chairman for tho na-
tional commission for many month
and the enmity of the three American
league cluba for Dan Johnson. These
three. Chicago New York and Boston.
American clubs- Joining In the plan
have oppesed Johnson in league af-
fair for yean and nearly disrupted the
league last year. The charge John
son with being the "Czar of baseball"
while cluba friendly io him counter
charged thai the proposed reorganisa
tion was merely a plan to depose
Johnson.
American Duchess
Granted a Diverce
. In English Court
Ilu ntr. a at aaU tariff YM
LONDON. Nov. 9. The DucHeM -it
Marlborough formerly Consuelo VaHt
de)rblt. wss today awarded a eere
of divorce from the Dik of Marlborough-
Allegations of desertion and "site-
conduct were made by the DucHe-
Formal denial of the charges wa
made by the duke'a counsel but
evidence was given.
The charge of desertion Waa bA
upon the duke's disobedient f th
order for the restitution o oonJul
rights which the duchess ebtalw
March. . .
The ease lasted only 25 mlnut
Edward Carson appearing f t
Duehess. and Boberc Bayfr lor t
duke.
Onlv two witnesses wera caltod. an
I English dtie4tlv wha watckad- 3Iar
helm palace the auKe'a rasiaeacM
and shadowed the Duka aat a -
panlon on a trip to Pari and a aole-
jtora clerk who witBessed th aer
vice of the eourt papers on tn i
ffendant.
J fc.dv.ara -www "TT JT
'court that the duchess w.itlVlg""
and was ot la fit physical e4titt
I to appear.-
iv ! in -- r
inu eourt room. yww "
that the duke bad oei4ti a roe
U a sQBa4. hotel ta Pari Jra
ruary 38 test wRb a woana who Uw
deteetive dtoribd ax "t4 ar ti vaara
of age." The wanna waa aot tmm
TahHw other ramutp are tart-
gat by the 4wka tlaa Vaora w
ed Uutosuatiealb- jbuaiaa S"'"'
at the af aw
I
Attar. . "Slav- t "-.
wir tNT aMMOated th aii
lrm aaeh Taaaa county tu ia ta-raa-
iatara maUeaal oagrM to be t4 4
C4ualtaV Ohio JNOVeasbw' it It a.
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