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Ladies'" Short. Coats . .81.93 to $ 7.50
2 Ladies' Walking Skirts, $3.00 to $10.50
,4 Ladies' B"urs $1.50 to $15.00
Ladies' Waists $1.50 to S 7.50
Ladies' .Shoes $1.75 to $ 4.50
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Men's Overcoats $7.50 to $22.00
Men's Trousers $2.00 to $ 5.00
Men's Shoes $2.25 to $ 5.00
Men's Hats $1.50 to $ 3.50
Boys' Suits $1.50 to $ 5.50
Ladies' Late Style Hats, Half Price. 50c Weekly.
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'lack Says There's No Use
Tinkering With the Game.
Easehall Public (.'ares Only for
Closest Contest.
0B I IXTS TO FOUL RULE
American League Can't Win the
Nationals Over.
Connie Would Like to See His
Crowd Hit More.
rhihiiL.'lphia, Pa., Jan. 2tS. Connie
Mack, who lias been appointed as one
cf the American league's rule commit
tee, does not expect to see many changes
mad 0. The American league has always
been opposed to the foul strike liile,
hut it has never been successful in win
ning the Nationals over to this way of
thinking-.
"There are some hardshrips about the
foul strike rule, but I Tiardly think there
is any chance to have therule repealed,"
Connie said. "The best we can look for
is some modification. Take, for instance,
the foul tip that goes back straight over
the catcher's head. Now, I don't think
it is fair to call a strike on a man for a
tip of this sort unless it is evident that
the batsman is trying to foul them.
There is no man living so clever as to
be able to tip the ball over the catcher's
heai. if we could havp tb1' s-v't r" oul
strike cut out it w 1 . i : in ji 's. ..- j. 'the
foul strike ruie, however,-has Its " ad
vantBOT -nd will be retained. -
"Ev ry year there is a cry 'change
the rules,' No matter' Tiow good the
rules could be nmdethe same "wry
would arise from some quarter. Well,
In the American league we would like
to see a. little more hitting, but no one
seems able to suggest the proper rem
edy. Did you ever take into considera
tion tbe improvement ill the pitchers in
the last ten years?
"A - batsman who is hitting- .275 now
adays is as good as the man who ten
years ago hit .IISO. In those days each
club had one or two good piteners and
the batsmen would lay for the poor
ones, clout them all over the lot and
give their batting avers? --a- good
boost. But when two good pitchers met
in those days they had low scores, too.
Well, at ttie present time ach c!ui)
carries four or five first class pitchers
end the batsmen seldom get a chance
fit anything easy to boost up their
batting averages,
"Why, I don't think we had more
than six or eight what you might call
easy games all last season. With such
close contests that each team has a
chance to the very end of the game it
looks to me as though the rules were
gool enough. The people want a con
test and we could hardly improve in
that line by changing rules."
Connie Mack has not as yet sent out
contracts to his players and for that
reason "he has thus far signed but two
men, Harry Davis and Rube Waddell.
No difficulty is expected in getting the
men to sign and the contracts will be
mailed this week.
Thirteen of the Phillies have signed
their contracts for 1906 and President
Shettsline has received letters from a
number of others who state that the
terms are entirely satisfactory and will
either send on their signatures or bring
them along when they report on March
1. The men who have signed are:
Catchers Munson, Crist and Donovan,
Infielders Gleason, Courtney, Doolin,
Ward and Harper, Outfielder Johnson
from Atlantic City and Pitchers Kane,
Lush, Duggleby and Brad.y.
Manager Duffy will also send his
signed contract along in a few days.
Catcher Dooin arrived in town about
the middle of last week and paid Presi
dent Shettsline a visit. The "fashion
plate" will return to Cincinnati to bring
on his wardrobe for the season. Duiing
Dooin's stay in tow n President Shetteline
expects to have him affix his signature
to a contract.
Garland Stahl Is Married.
Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 26. Garland
Stahl. captain and manager of the
American league Washington baseball
team, and Miss Jean Mahan of Chicago
were married at the winter home of the
bride at 357 Grat street. Pasadena. The
ceremony was conducted by Mr. Lam
part of the First Methodist church. A
large number of friends of Miss Mahan
attended. Mr. and Mrs. Stahl will make
a tour of the west and south, afier
which they intend to visit Mr. Stahl's
parents at Elkhart. Ind., before going
to their home at Washington. v
Cans 10 Quit. .Faking. ,
Chicago, Jan. 26. Joe-Gans. claimant
for the lightweight and welterweight
pugilistic championship, said here that
he was going to reform. "When I did
not fight on the level," he said, "I was
under orders. I am not under orders
any longer, and from now on I will do
what 1 can to make up for past mis
deeds. I find it mighty galling to con
fess that I was ever mixed up in any
shady deals, but I might just as well
own up. The truth of the matter is
that whenever I did not do my best it
was the easiest thing in the world to
'get next,' for the simple reason that
I could never fake with any degree of
skill."
Zimmer to Quit Umpiring.
Cleveland, O.. Jan. 28, Charles Zim
mer, the veteran player and umpire,
will resign as an "arbitrator" for one
year at least. and resume xlaying.
"Chief" has been the recipient of offers
from Altoona. Rochester, Toledo, Nash
ville, and Little Rock this year, and
expect3 to close with one of them. Lit
tle Rock wants him as playing manager.
A Friend in Need
iHAT thin, Utile, 10-cent Box of
Cascarets.
When carried constantly in
your Vest Pocket, or in "my
Lady's" Purse it will ward off ninety per
cent of Life's ordinary Ills.
Eat one cf the six candy tablets con
tained in that "Vest Pocket Box" whenever
you suspect you need one.
tt can't hurt you, and is sure Insurance
against serious sickness.
Vv'ant of Exercise, indoor Employment,
weaken the Bowel Muscles, just as they
weaken Arm and Leg Muscles .
The Muscles losetor.e, tension, strength,
f nrce the food onward.
ijid the longer they stay in that state
the weaker they become, because the less
exercise they get through the slow pass
Bgv. of food.
Ca.carets contain the only combination
cf drugs that acts on the Muscles of the
Bowels and Intestines, just as Cold Water,
cr Exercise, act on a Lazy man.
They act like Exercise.
Vhen you have Heartburn, Colic, Coated
Tongue, Suspected Breath, Acid-rising-in-throat,
Gas-belching, or an incipient Cold,
lake a Cascaret.
Remember, all these are not merely
E:scomforts, but indications of a serious
Caure.
Nip them in the bud eat a Candy
Cs.5caret. Cascarets don't purge, nor
punish the stomach like "Bile-driving"
"Physics."
They act like Exercise on the Bowei
f !u;c'es that propel Food, and that squeeze
the natural Digestive Juices of the body
Into Food.
Cascarets ward off, or cure, the follow-
. cjseasest
Constipation. Bad Breath
Ziiliousness ' Diabetes
Indigestion Headachl
Dyspepsia Diarrhara
Torpid Liver Flatulence
Appendicitis Hives
Rheumatism Jaundice
Catarrh Nausea
Colic Vertigo
Scrofula Pimples
Womanly Troubles
Worms Blotches
Piles Eczema
Ulcers Dysentery
In such cases a little Cascaret in time is
worth fifty dollars worth of Treatment
later on, to say nothing of the suffering,
discomfort, loss of Business Energy, and
loss of Social Sunshine it saves.
A coming Headache can be warded off
in short order, by a single Cascaret, and
the cause removed.
Heartburn, Gas-belching, Acid-risings in
the throat, and Colicky feeling are sure
signs of bowel trouble from food poisons,
and should be dealt with promptly
One Cascaret will stop the coming trou
ble, and move on the Bowel load, if taken
at the first signs.
Don't fail to carry the Vest Pocket Box
of Cascarets with you constantly.
All Druggists sell them over ten million
boxes a year.
Be very careful to get the genuine,
made only by the Sterling Remedy Corri
parly and never sold in bulk. Every tablet
stamped "CCC."
rW FREE. TO OUR. FRIEN33S1
We want to send to oer friends a bea-rtifni
French-desiroed. GOLD-PLATED BOIiBOp) BOX,
hard-enaroeied in colors, it is a beauty for tt?
dressing tasne. Tn cents in stamps is askea as u
measure of gwd hits ami to carer costof Cascamst
with which Cats ctsrity trinket is loaded. 719
Send ts-fsay, mentioning tms fii?er. Adre&s
Sterling Ketnedy Company, Chicago at Ksw tour
and it is probable he will accept this
offer. He says: "Perhaps I may not.be
as fast on the bases as I was, but I am
in perfect health and physical condition."
A BIG AUTO SPEEDWAY.
A Thirty Mile Course Is Planned for
New Jersey.
New York, Jan. 26. The building
of a thirty mile automobile speedway,
beginning at Pennington, N. J., now
seems assured. The Automobile Club
of America has taken up the matter
and wealthy men interested in the
sport have promised financial assist
ance. At a meeting of the club held
during the show the project was given
definite impetus.
At the meeting a representative was
empowered to go to Ormond beach
and arouse interest in the project
there. It is expected that the track
will be ready for racing purposes
within a year. Colonel John Jacob
Astor is interested in the undertaking.
W. C. Temple is also giving it his sup
port. Options on land have already been
secured sufficient to provide for a
twenty mile course, but it has been
decided to secure additional ground so
that a course thirty miles in length
can be laid out.
The route as laid out parallels for
five miles the Central railroad. This
line has a superb roadbed at this
point. The speedway will cro?s all
railroads and highways by means of
bridges. The plans include the erec
tion of an immense grand stand.
Manufacturers of automobiles have
signified their willingness to contribute
generously to the project.
Ranking in Tennis.
Chicago, Jan. 26. Western tennis play
ers have been officially rated for their
work during 1905 by the Western associ
ation and the list was given out today.
It was headed, as usual, by Kreigh Col
Tins, with L. H. Waidner and Nat Emer
son tied for second place honors. In
doubles Collins and Waidner lead the
list.-- with the sou t iv. " a and
Cresson,- In second- f . 1 - .'.plete
ranking follows:
Singles 1, K. Collins; 2. L. H. WBid
ner; 2, Nat Emerson; 3, R. G. Hunt; 4,
C. S. Peters; 5, Semp Russ: 6, W. C.
Burton; 7, E. Morley; S, Buell McKeev
er; 9. C. C. Cresson; 10, S. F. Stern; 11,
H. T. Byford; 12, A. Ross; 13, Sunder
land. Doubles 1, Collins. and Waidner: 2,
Ross and Cresson: 3. Emerson and W.
Hunt; 4. R. G. Hunt and Burton; 5,
Morley and R. G. Hunt; 6, McKeever and
Beard.
Big Offer for the Bostons.
New York, Jan. 26. George "Honey
Boy" Evans has organized a syndicate
of theatrical players to purchase the
Boston National league club franchise,
players and real estate. He and forty
nine others of his profession offer
$255,000 for the property. W. H.
Soden and W. B. Conant, the owners
of the club, recently refused an offer
of $250,000 for their holdings, ten
dered by a syndicate of wealthy Bos
ton enthusiasts, headed by Michael J.
Regan, a well known fan of that city.
Indoor Sooker Football Event.
New York, Jan. 26. For the first
time since the game has been played in
America socker football will be seen
indoors at Madison Square Garden
Friday, when the annual meet of the
Columbia university athletic associa
tion will be held. The All-New York
ers of the Metropolitan league and the
New York and district team selected
from all teams in and around New
York will be the contesting elevens.
Ryan and Dauglierty May Not Meet
Chicago. Jan. 26. The referee ques
tion is the hitch that will in all proba
bility prevent a fight between Buddy
Ryan and Jack Daugherty February 2.
Malachy Hogan has been procured by
the Cream City club to officiate, but
Ryan objects to him. asking for Joe
Coffey. The club refuses to accept
Coffey, and the chances are that the
match will be declared off, so as to
give the matchmaker time to sign up
another pair for the date.
Joe Tinker .Signs Up.
Chicago, Jan. 26. The contract of Joe
Tinker, signed with many of the flour
ishes Joe makes around the short field.
was received yesterday at the offices of
the Chicago National League club. Boss
Murphy of the cubs left last night for
Cincinnati for a conference with Garry
Herrmann.
Frank Smith Dissatisfied.
Pittsburg, Jan. 26. A dispatch from
Hamsburg reports that frank Smith
pitcher of the Chicago Americans, may
join the outlaw league for the season to
come. Dissatisfied witn his berth witn
the white sox. Smith is flirting with the
Harrisburg team. He thinks he can get
as much money as m the big league.
Nelson Bars Joe Cans,
Milwaukee, Jan. 26. Billy Nolan
manager of Battling Nelson, said that
the effort of Joe Gans to get a match
with Nelson would avail him nothing
as he would not consider him for a mo
ment, as he thinks it would hurt Nel
son's reputation to mix with Gans,
whom Nolan terms "a ranic faker.
Nolan says he does rot bar colored box
ers but he does bar Gans.
where he will pi-ay left field for the Bir
mingham Southern league team the
coming season. -My experience last
season was enough to discourage me
with baseball," he said. "This is my
last season. Next fall I shall come to
Kansas City and resume practice of
law. The trouble with the quarantine
on account of yellow fever in the south
last season was enough for me."
COACH Mei.KAV REMOVED.
M. U. Instructor's ' Goinsr Reeora
mend by Hetheiington.
Columbia. Mo.. .Tan. 26 .Tnhn F. Mc
Lean, instructor in athletics at the Uni
versity of Missouri, and for three years
iootnan coacn, was today removed troni
the service of the university by the ex
ecutive board of curators, upon recom
mendation of Dr. C. W. Hetherington,
the director of athletics.
The removal of McLean came as a
result of the strict insistence upon the
university's policy of clean nonrecruit-
ing athletics. In 1904, according to
statements made by McLean today, he
brought about the playing of Akerson,
a star football player, upon the univer
sity team, by promises of support. Sub
serptions of money were pad to Aker
son, party through McLean and partly
arect. one of the alumni who subscrirj-
ed to the fund is a prominent lawyer,
wno was formerly president ot the .Kan
sas City alumni and was instrumental in
bringing about the arrangement for Ak
erson in which McLean participated.
The occurrence took Place during me
year when Dr. Hetherington was absent
trom the university upon a furiougn. jll
was brought to the attention of Dr.
Hetherington a short time ago. Investi
gation was at once instituted by him,
and when the proofs were completed the
matter was presented to the executive
board, which took immediate and sum
mary action.
THE SOUTH CEXTRAIj LEAGUE.
New Baseball Circuit Is Formed at
Muskogee.
Muskogee, I. T.'Jan. 26. The Mis
souri Valley Baseball league was reorr
ganized here under toe tame of tne
South Central Basebaill League. Fran
chises were given to Guthrie, Shawnee
and Enid, in Oklahoma; Muskogee,
Tulsa and South McAlester in Indian
Territory; Fort Smith, in Arkansas, and
Arkansas City, in Kansas. Pittsburg,
Parsons and Fort Scott, which were 111
the Missouri Valley league last year,
w-ere not given places in the new league.
The officers of the league elected are:
Richard Robertson, Jr., of Kansas City,
president and secretary; J. F. Darby,
of Muskogee, treasurer. The vote on
these officers was unanimous.
All the towns which were admitted to
the league were represented with dele
gates except Enid, which was repre
sented by proxy by J. F. Darby, and
Shaw-nee, for which Joseph E. Rose was
proxy.
The next meeting of the South Central
league will be held at Guthrie, O.. T.,
on February 23, at which time the
schedule for 1906 will be adopted and
reports of committees heard.
HERE'S HIGH BOWLING.
Clarence Brayshaw, of the Peoria
Team, Rolls 30 Straight Strikes.
Peoria, III., Jan. 26. In a tournament
of bowling for the state championship
outside Chicago between the Peoria and
Bradford teams, Clarence Brayshaw, of
the Peoria team, broke all records. He
rolled 30 straight strikes completing two
consecutive 300 games, one in the three
men team contest and the other in the
individuals. His . average ,.for the, lo
games was 2"2 pins'..
Frank GotcH Defeats .Burns.
Kansas City, Jan.' 26. Frank Gotch,
champion catch-as-catch-can wrestler
of the world,, successfully defended the
title last night in his match with Burns,
throwing ths "Farmer" in the first and
third falls. Burns won the second fall
on a fluke. The last bout of the evening
was between Billy Hawkins and Harry
Edwards. The latter was sent down
and out in the first round by a hard
right in the jaw. All five bouts resulted
in knockouts. Four thousand persons
witnessed the show.
Manhattan 31, Salina 30.
Manhattan, Kan., Jan. 26. In a. bas
ket ball game here last evening between
the Kansas State Agricultural college
team and the St. John's military acad
emy the K. S. A. C. won by a score of
36 to 30. It was a good game.
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GROCERY DAMAGED.
Grillo Weedlni? Out.
Toledo, O.. Jan. 26. The first step
in the weeding out process was taken
by President Grillo of the Toledo club
in releasing Catcher Roy Clark to the
Springfield club of the Central league.
Grillo has signed Bill Clark and Fred
Abbott as catchers.
Dale Gear to Quit Baseball.
Kansas City, Jan. 26. Dale Gear,
formerly manager of the Kansa3 City
Blues, was in the city yesterday. He
left last night for Birmingham, Ala.,
Few People Realize the Importance of
Good Digestion Until It Is Lost.
Many people suffer from dyspepsia
and do not know it. They feel mean
out of sorts, peevish, do not sleep weil
do not have a good keen appetite, do
not have the inclination and energy
for physical or mental work thev once
had, but at the same time do not feel
any particular pain or distress in the
stomach. Yet all this is the result of
poor digestion, an insidious form "of
Dyspepsia which can only be cured by
a remedy specially intended to cure it
and make the digestive organs act nat
urally, and properly digest the food
eaten. Bitters, after dinner pills and
nerve tonics will never help the trou
ble; they don't reach it. The new
medical discovery does. It is called
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and is a
specific for dyspesia and indigestion.
It cures because it thoroughly digests
all wholesome food taken into the
stomach, whether the stomach is in
good working order or not.
Stuart's Dyspepsia. Tablets, by di
gesting the food, instead of making
the worn out stomach do all the work,
gives it a much needed rest and a cure
of dyspepsia is the natural result.
When you are nervous, run down
and sleepless, don't make the common
mistake of supposing your nervous
system needs treatment and fill your
stomach writh powerful nerve tomes
which make you feel good for a little
while only to fall back farther than
ever.
Your nerves are all right but they
are starved, they want food.
Nourish them with wholesome
everyday food and plenty of it, well
digested, and you can laugh at nerve
tonics and medicine.
But the nerves will not be nourish
ed from a weak, abused stomach, but
when the digestion has been made per
fect by the use of this remedy all
nervous symptoms disappear.
Who ever heard of a man or woman
blessed with a vigorous digestion and
good appetite being troubled with
their nerves?
Good digestion means a strong nerv
ous svstem. abundance of energy, and
capacity to enjoy the good things of
life.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will cer
tainly set your stomach and digestive
organs right: they can't help but do
it because they nourish the body by
digesting the food eaten, and rest the
stomach.
You get nourishment and rest at one
and the same time, and that is all the
worn out dyspeptic needs to build him
up and give new life to every organ
and an added zest to every pleasure.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are a
god-send to the army of men and wom
en with weak stomachs and nerves and
justly merits the claim of being one of
the most w orthy medical discoveries of
the time.
Colonial, on East Sixth Avenue, Nearly
Destroyed by Fire.
A fire which involves the loss of
several thousand dollars to the Colo
nial Grocery company, at 111 East
Sixth avenue, was discovered at 9; 30
last evening, just in time to save the
surrounding buildings from a disas
trous fire.
The struck ;Of the entire store is
pretty badly ' damaged from fire,
smoke and water, while the rear of
the building has been burned out.
"The damage is covered by insur
ance, but I don't know what estimate
to give of it yet." said Clay O'Dell, the
proprietor of the grocery. The build
ing is owned by the grocery company.
Defective wiring at the rear of the
building is responsible for the fire.
L. M. Gorman, manager of the
Gaietv theater, which is just prepar
ing to open, at 10!) East Sixth avenue,
was the person who discovered the
fire. He was working about on the
stage in the rear of the building
when he smelled smoke and noticed
it filtering in through cracks in the
back part of the building. Looking
out he saw dense clouds of smoke
pouring out of the areaway of the
building of the grocery company next
door. He ran out in front and called
to a man passing by m a buggy to
drive to fire station No. 2, just a block
and a half away. At the same time
E. C. Thrall, of the Brunswick hotel,
heard Gorman call out and telephoned
an alarm to station No. 2. The two
alarms came just about the same
time. The companies from head
Quarters station were at the scene of
the fire in a few minutes, and then,
realizing the danger in the situation.
Chief Wilmarth turned in a general
alarm, bringing all of the companies
in the city. Four streams were played
into the building from the rear and
two from the front. In addition the
large steamer from headquarters sta
tion was held in reserve to increase
the pressure if need be. It was not
necessary, however, the pressure from
the plant being sufficient. "
An attempt to lower ladders into
the basement in the rear of the build
ing, where most of the fire was lo
cated, was rendered futile by the
dense smoke which came from oil
burning in the basement.
Twenty minutes after the first
alarm the fire was under control. The
fire from the defective wiring followed
the wire down and came in contact
with about 75 gallons of oil stored in
the basement. This added good fuel
to tbe beginning flames. In the base
ment w-ere stored from 300 to 400
cases of canned goods and about 200
boxes of soap. All of this was con
siderably damaged. In the rear part
of the store the stock was scorched,
while smoke got Into the front por
tion and damaged the stock on the
shelves there. The joists of the first
floor were charred, but not enough
to weaken the floor and cause it to
fall.
GEORGE ARTHUR HAD A SYSTEM.
Negro Worked Grocery Stores and
Commission Houses by Clever Ruse.
George Arthur, a young negro, has
invented a system, which, until Thurs
day when he was caught ,with the
goods, he considered an improvement
on buying groceries on credit. It was
to buy groceries on the credit of others,
thus eliminating the bother of col
lectors. Arthur has been collecting groceries
for some time, and has made small
hauls at several stores. His appetite
seemed to yearn for eggs, and al
though he secured other provender,
the bulk of his stealings were in the
hen-fruit line.
It was his custom to start out early
in the morning, when the stores w-ere
first opened, and when a block or more
from the store he had in mind, to drop
in some place and telephone something
like this: "Hello, this is the Cremerie,
I want three cases of eggs. I need
some right away, and I am sending a
'nigger' down after them. Give him
i rure watei
Phillips' famous Mineral
Water, delivered at your coor
pure and healthful. A'o ia
cases, carbonated.
Prof. J. W. Phillips,
Proprietor.
612 WEST EIGHTH SI.
Bell Fiione ?0fa Black.
half a case and delivery the others be
fore noon."
In this manner he worked Cone &
Co., and when he operated on Weber's
grocery he gave the name of some
other restaurant. He tried to tell the
clerk in the Exchange grocery tiiat
Vesper, the baker, had sent him after
some eggs, but the clerk was sus
picious, having heard of the other
operations, and called Vesper by
phone, whereupon the negro lied.
When "sweated" by the police, after
his arrest by Detectives Pavey and Golf
and Sergeant Voiles, he admitted sev
eral charges, and was identified by
clerks.
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