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WHEN THE NURSE POURS
the medicine for the patient she has more faith in it if
she knows we made up the perscription. She knows that
at this pharmacy purity, strength and accuracy are assured.
Please the nurse and.help the invalid in your house by
bringing your prescriptions here.
RED CROSS DRUG STORE
Billings, Montana
Local and PRrsonal
G. M. Simpson was in Custer yester
day transacting business. He has
been compelled to give up his trip to
California on account of being held
as a witness in a Red Lodge case.
S. H. Mendenhall went to Miles City
yesterday, where the will make his
home in the future. Mr. Mendenhall
intends to open an employment bu
reau in Miles City soon.
Mrs. H. T. Allen and daughter, Na
omi, left last night for Carrolton,
>Mo., where they will spend the sum
mer as the guests of relatives.
Mrs. A. S. Hanson, who has been
spending the past few weeks in this
city, left yesterday for her ranch
home near Joliet, where she will
spend the summer.
Miss Estella Gibson of Columbus,
Miss., and Miss Alice Rubush of
Gainsville, Texas, spent a few hours
visiting with friends in this city yes
terday while en route to Seattle.
F. R. Upjohn, traveling' auditor of
the Burlington with headquarters in
Sheridan, was a business visitor in
Billings yesterday.
C. S. Prater, court stenographer,
left yesterday for Red Lodge. He
will spend a few weeks fishing on
Clarks Fork.
W. G. Ballack and W. M. Voorhies
of Caldwell, Idaho, are spending a
few days in this city on business in
terests.
Mrs. C. B. Taylor went to Sheridan
yesterday. She will visit with her
parents in that city for a few weeks.
W. B. Calhoun, deputy county as
sessor, went to Bridger yesterday on
a short business trip.
Will Adler went to Red Lodge yes
terday and will spend a week on a
ranch near that city.
J. W. Johnston and wife of Hardin,
are spending a few days in this city
the guests of friends.
Harry Sparr, a young business man
of Columbus, was the guest of friends
in this city Sunday.
The Ladies of the Maccabees will
meet on Thursday evening, June 3,
for a social session.
Mr. and Mrs. E. White of Park
city, were in Billings yesterday visit
ing friends.
Mrs. Ida Endeley of Thermopolis, is
the guest of relatives in this city.
Dr. Kahala of Crookston, Minn., is
the guest of friends in Billings.
Miss Myrtle Phillips of Hardin, was
shopping in Billings yesterday.
From Sunday's Daily.
A. Holm, better known as "Tex,"
the famous Yellowstone park guide
who makes his headquarters in Cody,
left this city yesterday for Livingston:
He will make the trip through the
park on foot, returning to Cody by
way of Sylvan pass. Mr. Holm is
preparing to establish a summer re
sort on the shore of the immense lake
which will be formed upon the com
pletion of the Shoshone dam. He will
put a steam launch on the lake and
build a number of cottages.
Peter Yegen and family and John
Bronger and David Trepp of Lewis
town, expect to leave this city Mon
day for New York. They will sail the
latter part of the week for Europe
and will spend the summer visiting
with relatives in Switzerland, their
native land.
Mr. McArthur, a business man of
Wibaux, Mont., was in this city yes
terday on business. He says that the
dry farmers in that section are antici
pating a good crop this year.
R. E. Shepherd has gone east on a
short business trip. His family will
return with him after a visit of some
time with relatives in Wisconsin.
H. V. Bailey and wife of Miles City,
are visiting for a few days in Billings.
Mr. Bailey is now manager of the
Jordan and company store.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Matheson have
returned from Miles City, where they
have been spending the past few days
as the guests of friends.
Max Gruel of Boyd, Montana, has
filed upon an isolated piece of land,
consisting of about 40 acres, lying a
few miles west of Joliet.
City Clerk J. D. Matheson left yes
terday for Red Lodge, where he will
spend a few days in the hope of im
proving his health.
H. Gilmore. a stockman of Custer,
was in Billings yesterday transacting
business.
Harry B. Drum of Painted Robe
was in the city yesterday transacting
business.
Cashier Fudge of the Citizens' Na
tional bank of Laurel, spent the
week's end in this city transacting
business matters.
J. B. Rupp and wife of La Crosse,
Wis., arrived in this city yesterday
and will visit for a few days with
Billings friends.
Deputy Game Warden Neat left yes
terday for Bridger, where he will
spend a few days looking after busi
ness matters.
George Parker of Custer, superin
tendent of the new Sanders ditch, was
in this city yesterday transacting bus
iness.
J. W. Combs and Sam Holmsland,
ranchers from Laurel, were in the
city yesterday.
J. F. McKeon of Custer, was a busi
ness visitor in this city the latter part
of last week.
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From Saturday's Daily.
M. G. Stubbs of Queensland, Austra
lia, arrived in this city yesterday and
will spend a week looking over the
county. Mr. Stubbs has been attract
ed to Billings by the coming Dry
Farming congress and the literature
which has been distributed through
the office of the congress.
E. S. Judd, secretary of the Frater
nal Order of Mountaineers, returned
Thursday night from Aurora, Ill.,
where he was called a few weeks ago
by the news of the serious illness of
his mother. He says that his moth
er's condition is slightly improved.
Henry Gerharz, who is city engi
from Laurel yesterday. He has been
spending the week making prelimi
nary surveys for the new water works
and will report to the town council at
an early meeting on the approximate
cost of the work.
Toston R. Thompson and daughter,
Miss Julia Thompson of Broadview,
are spending a few days in this city.
Leo Helm, who came to this county
a few weeks ago from Salina, Iowa,
has decided to locate in the Yellow
stone valley and has filed upon a unit
of the Huntley project.
Hiram Dillon, formerly of Fairview,
Va., has decided to make Yellowstone
county his home and has filed upon a
quarter section on the ceded portion
of the Crow reservation.
W. H. Taylor of Raymond, Wash., is
spending a few days in Billings with
a view to making his home in this
county.
J. B. Whaley, a prominent mer
chant of Cody, Wyo., was in this city
yesterday attending to business mat
ters.
Mrs. F. W. Otto and Miss Lenora F.
Smith of Columbus, are the guests of
friends in this city for a few days.
R. E. Frazier, a business man of
Kansas City, is spending a few days
in Billings.
Chas. B. Tabor, a business man of
Forsyth, was in this city yesterday.
FURTHER PROSECUTION.
Union Leaders Guilty of Extortion not
Yet Through With Law.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, May 31.-Fu'rther prose
cution of Martin B. "Skinny" Madden
and his associates, M. J. Boyle and
Fred M. Poudhatt, who were convicted
on a charge of extortion Saturday, is
to Abe pushed by State's Attorney Way
man. That was the definite announce
ment which came from the puiblic
prosecutor yesterday.
No date has been set for beginning
the trial of the labor leaders again,
but it is thought it will not be earlier
than six weeks from now, because of
the difficulty of getting a jury on ac
count of the public attention centered
on the case. The men were Saturday
found guilty of graft and extortion in
connection with calling and settling
strikes.
STATE TREASURY STATEMENT.
(Speelal to The Gamette.)
HELENA, May 31.-State Treasurer
Esselstyn today submitted his report
for May to Governor Norris, which
shows that the commonwealth's
finances are in excellent condition.
The cash balance is $455,651 and
bond investments $2,773,931, making
resources well above the three-million
mark.
KANSAS CITY MARATHON.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 31.-Geo.
Dunning of Kansas City, won the
dove-alled Marathon race here today.
Frank Johnson of Granite City, Ill.,
was second, and S. G. Harrison of St.
Louis, third. Dunning finished one
and two-thirds miles ahead of John
son, who 'was Just in front of Harri
son. Time, 2:15, 2:28 1-2 and 2:34, re
spectively.
WOMAN INJURED
IN AUTO WRECK
Huge Machine Turns Turtle, Pinning
Two of Its Occupants Under
the Tonnean.
HER LEG IS FRACTURED
Driver of Machine Beceives Badly
Sprained Ankle In Accident on
Road Ten Miles North of This
City.
An auto wreck which resulted in
the breaking of a woman's leg and
several minor injuries to other mem
bers of the party occurred yesterday
morning on the county road north of
this city leading to Lavina. Mrs. Car
ter, the injured woman, was brought
to her home in this city and is re
ported to be resting easily.
J. M. Carter, a musician employed
on the south side, in company with
his wife and three other women, left
Billings yesterday morning in a ma
chine which belongs to Mr. Baker of
Laurel, and which was formerly the
property of Colonel Rowley. Carter
was somewhat inexperienced in the
handling of the machine, and in go
ing up a steep grade his engines
balked on him. The brakes refused to
work and the auto started to glide
backward down the hill. Carter
made an attempt to keep the machine
in the road, but did not succeed in
backing it onto a small bridge at the
foot of the hill and as a result the
machine turned turtle, pinning two
of the women under the machine.
The other two women jumped out and
escaped injury.
Mirs. Carter received a broken limb
and lay in an unconscious condition
for hours. Her husband received a
badly sprained ankle and two of the
women who were uninjured had to
walk seven miles before they reach a
telephone and summon assistance.
Walter Scott went to the assist
ance of the party and says that the
machine is almost a total wreck.
FIRE THREATENS
N. P. FREIGHT YARDS
Burning Car of Shingles Is Hauled to
Fire Plug, Where Blaze Is
Quickly Extinguished.
A burning% carload of shingles
threatened the freight yards Sunday
night and but for the fact that the car
was quickly coupled to an engine and
brought within fighting distance of
the Billings fire department, the yards
might have been the scene of a disas
trous fire.
The car, which was being trans
ferred from the Great Northern to
the Burlington and which had been
standing all day in the'vicinity of the
roundhouse, was noticed to be ablaze
about 11 o'clock in the evening. A
call was turned in, and a switch en
gine was quickly attached to the
burning car, which was hauled to the
Twenty-ninth street crossing. When
once where the fire could be fought
the department made quick work of it,
and in a few moments the blaze was
extinguished. The contents of the
car are a total loss, but the car itself
did not sustain serious damage.
Many Are Poisoned
Because of Strike
Strike of Laborers in Fruit Industry
at Managua Is Growing
Intense.
NEW ORLEANS, May 31.-A dis
patch from Managua, Nicaragua, says
the strike over fruit shipments has
grown intense. Several cases of dy
namite were taken from the Lopez
Mining company by the strikers.
Many have been poisoned.
The steamers are all tied up to the
docks and are without crews.
JEWISH CONVENTION.
Noted Men Hope Dream of Centuries
Is About to Be Realized.
NEW YORK, May 31.-The largest
convention in the history of the Jew
ish national movement will open here
with a mass meeting by the federation
of Zionists on Saturday, June 12, and
will continue several days. Nearly
1.000 delegates from all parts of the
United States will take part in the
proceedings.
The recent taking from power of
Abdul Hamid and the resulting favor
able negotiations from the Jewish
colonization of Mesopotamie have led
the Zionists 'to hope that their dream
of centuries. is about to be fulfilled.
Many noted men, among them states
men, publicists, clergymen and busi
ness men, will attend the convention.
PEERED THROUGH KEYHOLE.
CHICAGO, May 31-Peering through
a keyhole, Joseph Megal, 5 years old,
received an injury in his right eye
from an umbrella in the hands of a
playmate on the other side of the
door which caused his death yester
day. The playmate was John Czern
ca, 11 years old, who lived in the
same house. The children were play
ing in the hall Saturday afternoon.
John ran into a room and closed the
door. Joseph "peeped" and the other
thrust the rod through as he placed
his eye at the keyhole. The eyeball
was destroyed and physicians were
unable to save the child's life.
BILL IS DEFEATED.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 31.-The
bill abolishing capital punishment was
defeated in the senate today.
FIRES RIFLE SHOT
THROUGH HIS HEART
Half Breed Creek Rancher Despondent
on Account of Ill Health,
Commits Suicide.
Despondent through long suffering
from consumption, William S. Thomp
son, a rancher residing on Half Breed
creek, this side of Roundup, committed
suicide early Sunday morning by
shooting himself through the heart
with a 30-40 rifle.
Going out to the barn under the pre
text of feeding some stock, he placed
the stock of the rifle in the manger
and pointing the gun toward his heart,
pulled the trigger with a string pass
ed around a poet. The bullet passed
through his heart coming out in the
middle of his back and lodging in the
wall of the barn.
His 14-year-old son discovered the
prostrate body of his father shortly
after and ran screaming to the house.
At first it was reported that a mur
der had 'been committed and word
was sent for Sheriff Orrick. A party
consisting of Coroner Herman Smith,
Sheriff Orrick and Deputy County At
torney Taylor left for Thompson's
ranch Sunday morning in an auto.
Finding that an inquest was neces
sary Coroner Smith summoned a jury
from among the neighbors. The jury
decided that Thompson came to his
death by a gunshot awound self-in
flited.
Thompson was about 40 years old.
He is survived by a wife and five
young children. The family moved to
eastern Montana from the south sev
eral years ago on account of Mr.
Thompson's health.
The body 'will 'be brought to Billings
and the burial held Wednesday.
Rail Coming Through
Car Injures a Man
Northern Pacifle Train No. 4 Derailed
East of Miles City-Traffic
Is Delayed..
MILES CITY, May 31.-Northern
Pacific train No. 4 was 'wrecked at
5:55 yesterday morning six miles east
of Miles City, supposed to be due to
the fore truck of the tender leaving
the rails at a sag in the track. The
engine, baggage and smoker were
overturned and are flat on their sides.
The day coach anr diner were tilted
over and Pullman car Kooskia and
the special car of the Black Patti com
pany remained on the track.
Only one man was seriously hurt.
He was sitting on a back seat in the
day coach and the end of a rail passed
through the closet and struck him in
the abdomen, laying the walls open
and disclosing, but not penetrating
the intestines.
Engineer Walseth and this fireman
felt the engine overturning and
jumped off on the left side. No others
were hurt beyond a few bruises.
Christians Can Do
More Than Jesus
Greater Miracles Are Possible Today,
Says Lombard College
President.
GALESBURG, May 31.-Taking for
his theme the words of Jesus that
those who believe in him can do
greater works than he, President
Fisher in his baccalaureate sermon to
the seniors of Lombard college con
tended that it is possible for Chris
tians to do greater work than did
Jesus.
Dr. Fisher compared to what Christ
did achievements of modern physi
cians and surgeons 'who have made
the art of healing universal and per
formed remarkable cures. To the
changing of water into 'wine he com
pared the irrigation schemes of the
'west by which water is transformed
into products of the fields and
orchards. Walking on 'water the
speaker declared too slow, and 'he
compared this to the modern wireless
telegraphli, 'by 'which speedy ships go
to the relief of the vessel in distress.
Attempt to Lynch
Slayer of Merchant
Negro, Who Stabbed White Man, Hur
ried to Jail at Kingfisher,
Oklahoma.
DOVER, Okla., May 31.-Leslie Al
len, a merchant, was stabbed to death
late today by Edward Zales, a negro.
A mob threatened to lynch Zales, but
he was hurried to jail at Kingfisher.
An attempt at lynching is still feared.
WILL TEACH MOTHERS,
School Girls WVIIl Show Parents How
to Care for Infants.
NEW YORK, May 31.-The girls of
public school No. 110 on the east side 4
have organized a junior city govern- I
ment with Jeannette Platt, 14 years
old, as mayor. All of the other city
oflcers have also been filled by girls.
The object of the organization is to
distribute literature for the board of
health, telling east side mothers how
to care for infants in ,warm weather.
The girls, whose ages range from 13
to 15 years, will give practical demon
strations to other mothers on the feed
ing and clothing of infants and other
wise act as adjutants for the health
department in the hope of diminish
ing the hot weather mortality among
the babies.
A hammer and a carpet tack causes
more infractions of the 10 command
ments than any other known cause.
REARRESTED ON
BURGLARY CHARGE
Alfred Ladt, Accused of Stealing Ra
zors from Laurel Trading
Company Lass Week.
Released April 28, from the county
Jail, after serving a 90-day term for
petty larceny, Alfred Ladt is once
more lodged in the bastile, this time
on the charge of burglary.
He was arrested last Saturday at
Huntley by Deputy Sheriff Kinnick at
the instance of Sheriff Orrick and
brought to Billings.
Ladt is accused of burglarizing the
store of the Laurel Trading company
at Laurel last week. Some jewelry,
razors and other articles were stolen.
Several of the razors stolen from
the Trading company rwere found on
the person of the prisoner.
NEW RESERVOIR IS
EASILY EXCAVATED
No Reeks Encountered In Digging
Equalizing Basin.-Concrete
Work This Week.
Work on the excavation for the
new equalizing reservoir, which is
being built for the city water works
company by the Piper Construction
company, is about completed and the
contractors say that they expect to
begin the cement work the latter part
of this week.
The new reservoir, which is situat
ed on the crest of the rimrock about
300 feet above the city, is some 125 by
100 feet and varies from 19 to 20 feet
in depth. As yet no rocks have been
struck in the excavation and the
work bas been easily accomplished.
The basin which has been dug will be
lined with concrete, and within a few
months all city water will be elevat
ed to the reservoir and gravity will
be used alone to give the water pres
sure in the city. The pressure will
at all times be uniform and will be
greater than heretofore.
BODY IS IDENTIFIED
BUT HE STILL WROTE
Now Believed That Despite Positive
Identification Atterbury Is
Still Alive.
(By Amsoelated PresE.)
SPOKANE, Wash., May 31.-Though
the body of a murdered man taken
from the Spokane river last night has
been positively identified by two per
sons as that of George Atterbury, a
North Dakota farmer, it is now bg
lieved that Atterbury is well and alive
at Eugene, Ore. A letter from that
point dated yesterday and signed by
him has been received at the Old Na
tional bank. The signature is identi
fied as being genuine.
MACHINIST ATTACKED PRIEST.
NEW YORK, May 31.-When the
Rev. Father Mlurray had finished his
sermon in St. Rose of Lima's Roman
Catholic church at Rockaway yester
day, John Stricka, a powerfully built
machinist, rose from his pew and de
nounced the priest in excited tones.
As the congregation fled the priest
approached Stricka and as he did so
the machinist attacked Father Murray
with his fists. Father Depoly and sev
eral men went to the assistance of
Father Murray and after several min
utes the man was subdued and was
taken to a hospital, where his men
tal condition will be inquired into.
Wife of Murdered
Man on the Stage
Mrs. Annis Plays Husband's Favorite
Air in Vaudeville and Responds
to Call for Speech.
NEW YORK, May 31.-The debut on
the vaudeville stage of Mrs. Wi~liam
E. Annis, widow of the man who was
slain by Capt. Peter C. Halns, Jr.,
was applauded last night in a theater
at Rockaway Beach.
She did a piano sketch 'with a sing
ing and dancing team of men and
played as a request number "The Ro
sary," which she announced was the
favorite of her husband.
On insistent calls by her audience,
Mrs. Annis appeared before the cur
tain and announced that the death of
her husband made it necessary for her
to earn a living for herself and her
children and that she felt the stage
afforded her better opportunity than
anything else.
AGENCIES FURNISH STRIKE.
BREAKERS.
NEW YORK, May 31.-The execu
tive council of the American Federa
tion of Labor will meet here June 15
to consider the restriction of immigra
tion. The Central Federated union of
New York yesterday instructed a com
mittee to obtain all data and confer
with the executive council. Leon A.
Coakley, inspector man of the com
mittee on immigration of the Central
Federated union, said:
"Many of the employment agencies
are now doing an enormous business
in sending immigrants newly landed
in New York to all parts of the coun
try as strikebreakers. The American
Federation of Labor desires all the
information possible on this with a
view to breaking up the practice."
BATTLESHIP MAKES RECORD.
(By Assoelated Prema.)
LONDON, May 31.-The battleship
Invincible in an eight-hour speed
trial yesterday maintained 28 knots
throughout, and for a short time made
29 knots. It is claimed this is the
world's, record of any ship of its size
or type.
CHAPPLE'8 'CHAPPLE'S '© CHAPPL E' ~
That Pain in Your Back is
NOT a Little Thing
Don't make the mistake of which so many victims of
the dreaded Bright's disease have died.
. iThe neglect of the early syrmptoms of kidney trouble
a is rtoo dangerous. Take warning in time.
O The dizziness when stooping-the pain and soreness
over the kidneys, the lame back-the spots dancing before
the eyes-all are nature's signals that you need,
Bond's Kidney Pills r
Always sold in a Yellow Box to guard against substitution. g
Ask for Bond's.-50c
S "You Can Get it at Chapple's"
SCHAPPLE'S i Watch For Our Next Ad. ® CHAPPLE'S
Remarkable Art Collection
at Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Fair
SEATTLE, Wash., May 31.-The fine
arts exhibit of the Alaska-Yukon-Pa
cific exposition will show the very fin
est example of old and modern art in
existence. Among the thousands of
pictures comprising the collection,
there will be no single painting from
the brush of any other than the best.
The collection will be exhibited in
what may be called two halves; one
will be made up from the work of con
temporary artists of America, and
these pictures will all be taken from
medal winners, either here or abroad.
The second half will comprise ex
amples loaned by national private
museums and collections, and has
been assembled from domestic and
foreign countries. Of the school of
modern French art, some 50 paintings
have been in position since the first
of April and the entire collection of
European paintings, etchings and en
gravings is now unpacked and in
charge of the exposition art depart
ment. The insurance on the foreign
contributions amounts to $1,500,000,
and a like amount will be required to
cover the value of other departments.
Over 500 pictures will be embraced
in the first half of the art exhibit, and
among the contributors are to be not
ed J. C. Beckwith, Paul Dougherty,
Winslow Homer, Carl Melchers, Jas.
C. Nicoll, John La Farge. John Singer
Sargent, F. D. Millit, H. D. Murphey,
J. F. Murphey, Walter Nettleton, Har
ry Tanner, Jas. J. Shannon and a host
President Taft Says Baseball
Cleanest and Manliest Sport
(By Associated Preus.)
PITTSBURG, May 31.-All doubts
concerning Taft's opinion of baseball
were dispelled yesterday when the
president stated that in his opinion
baseball was the cleanest, the finest
and the manliest sport in all christen
dom.
"Baseball appeals to me as the one
clean sport," said Mr. Taft. "There
is no jockeying, no flimflamming, no
chicanery as in some other sports,
horse racing for instance. I enjoy
baseball, and especially did I enjoy
Saturday's magnificent contest be
Hill Makes Record
Time to Seattle
Great Northern Road Magnate and
Party Make Trip In 58 hours
from St. Paul.
SEATTLE, May 31.-James J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern board
of directors, and a party of friends
arrived last night from St. Paul on a
special train of the Great Northern
railroad, having made the journey in
the remarkable time of 53 hours.
With Mr. Hill were J. J. Carroll,
general counsel of the Burlington
railroad; W. B. Dean, a director of
the Great Northern road; E. C. Cook,
president of the Minnesota Trust com
pany and W. H. Dunwoody, president
of the St. Anthony and Dakota Lum
ber company.
Mr. Hill is to be principal speaker
at the opening exercises of the Alaska
Yukon - Pacific exposition tomorrow
morning and will also attend the 'ban
quet'at the New York building in the
evening.
After this banquet he will hurry to
his train and proceed to St. Paul as
rapidly as he came. Important mat
ters demand his presence in the east,
and only his great personal interest
in the exposition brings him west, he
says.
NOT TRAIN ROBBERS.
SPOKANE, Wash., May 31.-A. O.
Olmsted and John Hellups, arrested
here on suspicion of being the men
who held up the Great Northern mail
train on Mlay 16, were released today.
The train crew declared they were
not the right men.
of equally eminent and celebrated art
ists.
Among artists of world renown, a
number of the old masters will be ex
hibited, many for the first time ap
pearing on American walls. Rem
brandt, Gainsborough, Schryers and
Zeims will be represented by the
most noted canvasses from their
brushes, and these names are but a
small part of the long list of famous
contributors.
It has been the aim of the art com
mission of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition, to make this department
of the exposition the best then can be
assembled, and in their selection, the
matter of securing a great number has
been subjected to the matter of secur
ing the very highest quality. In this
they have been eminently successful.
The art exhibit will be displayed in
eight rooms of the fine arts building.
These rooms are in dimensions, 60 by
30 feet and their lighting facilities
leave nothing to be desired. The
halls and corridors will show num
bers of beautiful specimens of marble
and bronze and in this collection the
same care in selection has been ex
ercised as has been shown Ih the
choosing of paintings.
One room of the fine arts building
will be devoted to the world-noted
collection of Indian photographs by
Curtis, and this will present the most
complete and valuable gathering of
aboriginal American types that is pos
sible to secure.
tween Pittsburg and Chicago."
This indorsement of the national
game was uttered during a general
talk at the residence of T. K. Laugh
lin, Jr., rwhere Mr. Taft spent Sunday.
During the discussion the president
reiterated his dislike for the bunting
game. Several times Saturday when
a chit meant a run and when the batter
was ordered to bunt the president gave
utterances to impatient remarks.
"I believe," he said, "they should
hit it out. I like the games where
there is plenty of 'slugging,' I (believe
the sporting writers call it."
Rogers Secretly
Aided Negro Schools
Booker T. Washington Tells When
Millionaire Gave Him $10,000
for Tuskogee.
NEW YORK, May 31.-Booker T.
Washington has revealed the fact that
for many years H. H. Rogers aided in
the support of scores of schools in the
south. The Standard Oil officer asked
,Mr. Washington to act as his almoner
and insisted that his benefactions be
kept secret. In giving an account of
this unknown phase of Mr. Roger's
activities, Mr. Washington said:
"The first time I ever met Mr.
Rogers was in this manner: About
15 years ago a large meeting was held
in Madison Square Garden Concert
hall to obtain funds for the Tuskogee
institute. Mr. Rogers attended the
meeting but came late and as the
auditorium was crowded he could not
get a seat. He stood in the back part
of the hall, however, and listened to
the speaking.
"The next morning I received a
telegram from him asking me to call
at his offloe. When I entered be re
marked that he had been present at
the meeting the night previous and
expected the 'hat to be passed' but as
that was not done he wanted to 'chip
in' -something.. Thereupon he handed
me ten $1,000 bills for the Tuskogee
institute. In doing this he imposed
only one condition; that the gift
should be mentioned to no one.
"I cannot now recall the number of
times that he has helped us, but is
doing so he always insisted that his
name me never used."