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I n9 LATE NEWS - Sacramento, Cal. Dick Strand, well-known athlete, drowned while, bathing in Sacramento riven Kansas City. W. T. Vernon, negro educator and lawyer of this city, has been appointed president of Campbell College, Jackson, Miss. Vernon was register of U. S. treasury under Roosevelt. Paris. Rumored that Italy is willing to pay Turkey cash in demnity in effort to end war. Flushing, N. Y. Postmaster will seize all postal cards for young girls sent to general de livery and turn them over to par ents. Hope sto do away with secret love affair. New York. Body of John Mitchell, 73, retired business man, found on sloping cliff near speedway. Washington. During last 3 months postoffice has had largest business for that period ever known by department before. Louisville, Ky. Charles T. Rogers, newspaper man, who re ceived severe burns several weeks ago, is lying in hot salt solution in effort to save life. Michigan City, Ind. Patrol man T. W. Weaver, on force for several years, arrested. Charged with setting fire to fee dstore. $12,000 loss. Some Montana bee raisers take their bees to California every winter for a vacation. HQW;THEY STAND. Official Baseball Leaders.' Leading Batters. - u, Gr Av. Cobb, Detroit, Amer I . .- Z0 :406 ZimmermanCubs, Nat: 67 .402 Club Batting Leaders. Boston, Americans 280 N. Y., National '...... .298 Leaderscin Stolen Bases. Milan, Wa'sh., Amer! t. . . 42 Bescher, Cincinnati, Nat'l... 26 Leading Pitchers. (T 'W. L'. Plank, Athletics, Amen . 12 2 Marquard, N. Y., Nat'l. . 19 1 O Q MAYBE BOTH ARE RIGHT. She He- -Such poor taste. -Sucl good form. -o o- WEATHER FORECAST Probably .local showers this afternoon and tonight, -followed by fair weather Sunday f or Chi cago and vicinity; no important change in temperature; moderate westerly winds ( tonight, becom ing variable Sunday. jsyMjfeatB' dMM t. .&,-, 4 cv -fcaei