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The Washington herald., 1911-10-21

that Jared, but the manner in which 1t
was said. AS he does everything else,
McGraw thought it about time to crab
at the umpires, so as to get all the close
decisions. He found himself up against
Tommy Connolly, and the latter didn t
pay any more attention to him than a
mastif to a mongrel. Sporting writer's
claim that the bulldozing tactics of Nc
Graw have been responsible for most OF
the inflated base-stealing records of the
Giants. in that they have been given ev-
cry close decision. 1t looks much like
that now, and McGraw will be kicked
out OF the series If he persists in this
sort of business
Baker Hero of Series.
Each worlds series develops its dis
tlnctive hero. This has found John
Franklin Baker, the third baseman OF
the Athletics. Two months ago the name
Of Baker was hagy appellation to those
who inhabit the Polo Grounds when the
Giants are home.
Now the name of John Franklin Baker
has been praised from coast to coast:
not only has he been the man who won
both games for his team mates. but he
has stuck to his work though spiked.
cut. and torn by Snodgrass' spikes.
To Washington fans Baker needs no
introduction. His home runs off Mar
guard and MathewSOn brought no star
Ting Information or news to them,
though 1t dumfounded New York Baker
has smashed the pill fifteen times over
the wall Of Shibe Park-it's a habit
The writer had 4 nice little chat with
Baker this afternoon and asked him II he
would state just what balls Matty and
Marquard pitched him when he connect
ed for those two notable home runs. and
the third baseman smilingly agreed.
Marquard pitched. Baker said. a high
fast ball on the inside, as ball players
would term the ball thrown. This means
that the ball is thrown by the pitcher
with all the speed at his command in an
endeavOr TO keep the ball close to the
batter. and with a hop that prevents the
latter from getting a clean swing at it,
However there are some players who
feed on this sort of ball, and Baker IS
one of them.
Matthewson pitched a curve that broke
low or around the knees. The ball came
up to the PLAYER with eOout half speed.
and just before 1t reached the batter
took a sweep toward his knees and broke
on the inside of the plate. Baker was
set for the pitch and met It fairly. This
shows that Bake is a versatile hitter
and likes them anywhere that he can
reach them.
Davis Charges to BE PrObed.
Ban johnson, president of the Amer
lean League. will take up the charges
made by Harry Davis, captain Of the
Athletics, that Hugh Jennings, manager
The Washington herald., 1911-10-21
Davis Charges to Be Probed.

Ban johnson, president of the Amer
lean League. will take up the charges
made by Harry Davis, captain Of the
Athletics, that Hugh Jennings, manager
The Washington herald., 1911-10-21
STOCK INCREASED.
Washington Club Votes for Larger
Capitalization.

Shares OF the Washington American
League Baseball Club have gone soaring
to the winds. At meeting OF the stock
holders, in the office of Benjamin S
Minor, 705 Colorado Building, resolutions
We're passed increasing the capitalization
OF the club from 1000 shares. the par
value being $40, aggregsting the sum OF
800 coo, to 10000 shares OF the total par
value of $500, 900.
business OF minor Importance was
brought before the stockholders, which
they passed upon I'm short order. Those
present at the meeting were Thomas C.
Noyes, president: E. J. Walsh, vice pres
ident: Benjamin S. Minor. secretary:
Rudolph Kaufman, director, and Henry
p. Blair, director.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-21
BY HUGH FULLERTON.

Spalal 10 The washington Herald.
New York, Oct. 2O.-Christopher Column
bus, Charles Murphy, and Charles Eb-
belts came in for a deal of cussing to-
day. Chris discovered a stray bit Of
America on October r. and the two
Chassis q believe that is good auto lam
guage) discovered that Chris anniver-
sary could be turned into cash. Had it
not been for them the worlds series
would have been over long ago and most
every one would have been fishing. AS
it is. We are petitioning the much wet
down national commission to declare
Christmas and New Years as vacant
dates in the worlds series schedule.
The whole trouble appears to be that
Philadelphia is in the edge of a storm
that is some storm. 1t appears to be a
commission sprinkling cart and gyprups.
1t turns around and keeps sprinkling the
Quaker City all the time. Last night 1t
really looked as If that storm edge
would go somewhere else and that there
would be a game to-day, though the
grounds were about in the condition or
good old Lake Michigan, but then we
hoped Connie Mack could make land as
fast as Corbett and Connolly can and
get the field into condition. But shortly
after daybreak the weather man got the
edge on us and tore loose again, sending
down some more of that warm, muggy
drizzle. BY o'clock every one in Phila-
delphia, except the now loaded-down
ticket scalpers. had given up hope.
UmpIres Are Faithful.
The umpires, faithful to. their jobs.
waded out to Shibe Park, and Connie
Mack gave an imitation of a sacred ibis
and stuck one leg into the mud. Then
he spoke as follows:
II have nothing to say, but privately
confidentially and not for publication
water and just combining makes mud.
This must not be construed into criti-
cism of the national commission" Mean
while some one in New York thought
he saw the sun. Maybe it was Gary
Herriman's face. Anyhow, the national
commission arose and paid us the honor
of a two-hour visit. They arrived IN
Philadelphia stayed long enough to force
the head barkeeps to order the porter 10
put on some more ice, and went back
to New York, where more is kept cold
all the time.
During their stay in Philadelphia they
went into secret session and discussed
the charges made by Philadelphia ano
New York against each concerning the
scandals connected with the present
\ series Getting serious, ] talked to-day
| with at least thirty baseball men, man
ayers, magnates. players, and others d.
rectIy connected with the game, and
they were unanimously Of the opinion
The Washington herald., 1911-10-21
PRINCETON PLAYS NAVY.
Expect Tough Game with MIddics
at Annapolis.

Princeton, n. J.. Oct. 2O.-The Tiger
eleven were sent through short, snappy
signal drills early this afternoon in final
preparation for the struggle with the
Navy tomorrow at Annapolis. They
were rushed from the field house in cabs,
and left for Baltimore at S:S2 this after
noon. Three coaches, Trainer Fitzpat-
rick, and twenty-five players made up
the party. Eight more substitutes will
join the squad tomorrow at Annapolis.
The Washington herald., 1911-10-21
Strong Prospectsof
Big Game Today
Commission Says Oil viii Be Burned Over Shibe
Field, but Connie Mack Puts Damper
on High MogulS
BY WILLIAM PEET.
Special to The Washington Herald.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 2O-Although weather in
dications for clear day tomorrow are not over
bright, every possible effort will be made to have the
fourth game of the worlds championship battle be-
tween the Giants and Athletics played Thus spoke
Secretary Gray, of the New York club and he added:
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d summary:

Srbstitute-MCDonouEh Tor ZaTonne. TOuchd0vn
King. Goal from tOuchdown-KinE Referee-Mr
GAS. Lehigh. Umpire-Mr. Nielsen. Nebraska
Head lnesman-Staccy Sullivan, Georgetown. Lines
McCSthrsn Central and Cunningham
Western. Time Of quarters-lO minutes
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09
BUNYlP MERELY LARGE SEAL
Scientist Sheds Light on Mysterious
Animal That Terrified Aus
traIlan AborIgInes.

Early settlers in Australia learned
from the blacks the legend of the
'bunyip." fearsome creature sup
posed to dwell in the swamps and to
terrify beholders from time to time.
Many appearances of this mysterious
animal have been reported. but In no
case. was the evidence satisfactory or
conclusive. The latest story of the
"bunyip" comes from the Black
swamp near Stawell. 10 miles from
Melbourne. The director of the Mel
bourne zoo went up and succeeded in
viewing the animal through power
full field glass. He pronounced 1t to
be an unusually large seal The zoo
authorities have offered a reward of
$50 for its capture.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09

prisoners Of both sexes. The men are
confined in the new prison; the wom-
en-, fewertn number. III what remains Of
the old building. Only the center OF each
door being taken up with the rows
of narrow cells. there remains a broad
corridor. running all the way round
and thanked on the right By high walls
with small barred windows. An OBJ
server from the street glanc1ng up at
the windows might conclude that they
were those Of the cells In which pris-
oners were confined. As a matter Of
fact, the cells have no windows. only a
grating which looks directly out Into
the circular corridor.
At the fourth door the elevator
stopped and the heavy iron door
swung back.
This way" said the keeper. step
ping out and quickly walking along
the corridor. Hes in cell No. 466."
A lump rose in Annie's throat. The
place was well ventilated. yet she
thought she would faint from a cho-
king feeling Of restraint All along
the corridor to the left were iron
doors painted yellow. In the upper
part OF the door were half dozen
broad Sits through which one could
see what was going on inside.
Those are the cells" volunteered
her guide.
Annie shuddered as, mentally. she
pictured Howard locked up in such a
dreadful place. She peered through
one OF the Sits and saw narrow cell
abouf fen feet Ion1 nv afx wide The
only furnishings we're a folding cot
with blanket. wash bowl and lava
tory. Each cell had Its occupant. men
and youths Of all ages Some were
reading. some playing cards. Some
were lying asleep on their cots. per
haps dreaming of home, but most Of
them leaning dejectedly against the
iron bars wondering when they would
regain their liberty.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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manner and careworn faces rejecting
silently the humiliation and shame
they felt ut their kinaman's disgrace.
The small barred windows did not
permit Of much ventilation and. az
the day was warm. the odor was sick
ening. Annie looked around fearfully
and humbly took her place at the end
Of the long line which slowly worked
its way to the narrow inner grating,
where credentials were closely scruti-
nixed. The horror Of the place seized
upon her. She wondered who all these
poor people were and what the pris-
oners whom they came to see had
done to offend the majesty OF the law.
The prison was filled with policemen
and keepers and running In and out
with messages and packages were a
number OF men In neat linen suits.
She asked woman who they were.
"Them's TRUSTEES - prisoners that
work they does about the prison.
The credentials were passed upon
slowly and Annie. being the twentieth
In line. found 1t tedious wait. In
front of her was bestial looking ne
gro. behind her woman whose CHEAP
jewelry. roused face and extravaGant
dress proclaimed her profession to be
the most ancient in the world. But
at last the gate was reached. As the
doorkseper examined her ticket he
looked up at her with curiosity.
murderer is rare enough even in the
Tombs. to excite interest. and as she
passed on the attendants whispered
among themselves. She knew they
were talking about her. but she
steeled herself not to care 1t was
only foretaste of other humiliations
which she must expect
A keeper now took charge OF her
and led her to room where she was
searched by a matron for concealed
weapons. humiliating ordeal. to
which even the richest and most In
fiuential visitors must submit with as
good grace as possible. The matron
was a hard looking woman OF about
so years. In whom every spark of hui
man pity and sympathy had been
killed during her many years of con-
slant association with criminals. The
word 'prison" had lost its meaning to
her. She saw nothing undesirable in
jail life. but looked upon the Tombs
rather as kind of boarding house in
which people made short or long so
journs. according to their luck She
treated Annie unceremoniously. yet
not unkiudly.
$50 you're the wife of Jenries,
whom they've got for murder. eh?"
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The vi ussncs d Robert Dn @e
feIlow-etudent 1t Yale, leads . life OF dis
aipation, marr1es the daughter OF = gam
blef WHO died ~ prison. and II disowned
M '1 ssTs SSs % G0r Who hsa
once been. engagsd to Towards step
mother. Alicia. IL apparently in prosper
Gus circumstances- Taxing sdyantsEs Of
his intimacy with Alicia. he beccmss =
his tfu. charaetsr. xilcin Denies i him tie
houee. He sends her . note threatening
suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted
e. commissioner, demand an accounting.
He cannot make. good. Howard calls at
tfon 70 request a loan OF 1900 70 enabie
him to take up q business proposition
Underwood tells him no Is In debt up to
his eyes. Howard drinks himself into a
g;Sn cond19tIon; and goes 70 sleep on
wood draw. screen around tho drunken
promise from Underwood that he will not
take his life He refuses unless she will
ana taxes ieays Una sse deflsfS xii:
kens Howard He 1nds Underwood dead.
Eealizing his predicament he attempts to
nee and Is met by Underwood's valet.
Capt. Clinton, notorious for HIS brutal
treatment, Of prisoners. puts Howard
through the third degree, and fnally gets
an alleged. confession. from the hnrassed
man. Annie, Howard's wife. declares her
says she will clear him. She calls on
Jenrios; sr. He refuses to help unless
she Will consent to n divorce. To save
Howard she consents. but when she finds
stand by his son. except financially. she
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glad did, for 1t has cured me.
"I know of so many cases where wo-
men have been cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound that l can
say to every suffering woman If that
medicine does not help her, there is
nothing that williams. JANETzKI.
298S Arch st., Chicago, Ill
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want a cure should insist
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which tho
druggist can make little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills pc
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
Of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is made from roots and herbs,
has been the standard remedy for fe-
male ills. In almost every community
you will find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09

Strength is not thing usually con-
nected with maidenhair fern, yet II
Its roots have not sufficient room they
break the pot In which the plant
grows. Blades of grass will force
the curbstones between which they
spring up out of their place. and in a
single night crop Of small mush-
rooms have lifted large stone. In
deed. plants have been known to
break the hardest rocks.
The Islano of Aldabra. to the north
west OF Madagascar. is becoming
smaller and smaller through the &C.
ton of the mangroves that grow along
the foot Of the cliffs. They eat their
way into the rock In all directions.
and into the gaps thus formed the
waves force their way. In time they
will probably reduce the island to
pieces
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09
Fable Of tho Mica.

The Town Mouse and the Country
Mouse engaged in a friendly rivalry
to see which could best entertain the
other.
The Town Mouse led on He intro
duced the Country Mouse to a great
many people OF the right sort, who
graciously Tapped up all the cham
payne he cared to buy-in short. ex-
hausted the resources of urban hos
pitality.
Pretty good!" the Country Mouse
admitted But say. you come out to
my place in your car and run as fast
as you like. I'm Justice OF the
Peace"
Thereupon the Town Mouse had to
acknowledge that the rustic life held
the greater NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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was almost paralyzed. l hobbled
around'with cane as weak as child.
/ was affiicted with a bladder weak
ness and was compelled to arise sew
eral times during the night. Shortly
after commenced to use .Doan's Kid
nelly Pills, could>do work, that was
before impossible. l am stronger and
better than in years
Remember the name-Doan's.
FQr sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09
Hypnotism and WIN Power.

People used to think that persons
who could be hypnotized were deh-
cient in will power. that 1t was some
thing of a stigma on their mental
equipment. The experts know better
now. A writer in the Woman's Home
Companion goes so far as to say that
more readily he can be hypnotized
Dr. voisin. French alienist. found
that he could not hypnotize more than
ten per cent. Of the inmates OF the
ssylum with which he was connected.
Whereas an English experimenter
named Vincent nypnotized with ease
s6 per cent of large group of uni
versfty men.
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call up the goodman at the most In
convenient hours of tho night. 'Tup-
ping IT would call. master wants the
horses-master wants the carriagel'
Tipping used to think the summons
came from one Of the maids and one
night he had actually got the horses
into the carriage before discovering
the deception"
A. T. Dickens does not remember
bis grandfather. who. however, he II
convinced was the original Of Micaw-
Der. the gentleman who was always
waiting for something TO turn up"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09

victoria's (Australia) five hundredth
free library was opened lately. One
and all OF the older libraries are well
patronized. The gross revenue re-
ceivsd by them in the aggregate from
halls, members subscriptions. and
grants is about $4,000. There are
about million books in these libra
ries and 1t was claimed that some
thing like 3.50o.0o0 visits are paid to
them In year. While works Of fic-
ton are read to the greatest extent,
general literature and history receive
a good deal of attention.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09

In February of this year Wiscon-
ain farmer took his twelye-year-old boy
to . village for the first time. and
there the lad saw train Of cars. He
was 80 astonished at the sight that he
lost the power of speech for three
weeks.
II that youngster is ever taken to q
circus or . geological garden he'll
surely be struck dumb for the rest OF
his life. His fathers farm must be
hidden away In hole In the ground.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09
IN rAE COOP Ole SUMNER rIME

Many time this summer you're 60
Ing to be Just about done out by the
heat-hot, and so thirsty 1t just seems
nothing could quench It. When such
moments arrive or when you Just
want q delicious. palate tickling drink
step into the first place you can find
where they sell COCA-COLA- It's de-
licious. refreshing and completely
thirstQuenching. At soda-fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5o everywhere.
Send to the COCA-COLA CO.. Atlanta.
Ga, for their free booklet The Truth
COCA-COLA is and why 1t is SO deli
cious, cooling and wholesome.
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she said. as she rapidly ran her hands
through the visitors clothing.
YES" faltered Annie. but it's all
mistake, assure you. My husbands
perfectly innocent. He wouldn't hurt
fy'
The woman grinned.
They all say that. m'm.r Lugubri-
ously she added: II hope you'll be
more lucky than some others were"
Annie felt herself grow cold. Was
this sinister prophecy? She shud-
dered and. hastily taking dollar from
her purse. slipped it into the matron's
hand.
May l go now?' she said.
Yes. my dear; l guess you've got
nothing dangerous on you. We have
to be very careful. l remember once
when we had that Hoboken murderer
here. He's the Teller that cut his
wife's head off and stuffed the body
in barrel. His mother came here to
see him one day and what did | find
inside her stocking but an innocent
looking little round pill. and If you
please. 1t was nothing less than prus-
sic acid. He would have swallowed it
and the electric chair would have
been cheated. So you see how careful
we has to be-"
Annie could not listen to any more.
The horror of having Howard classed
with fiends of that description sickened
her. To the keeper she said quickly:
Please take me to my husband"
Taking another dollar from her
purse. she slipped the bill into the
mans hand. feeling that. here as
everywhere else one must pay for
privileges and courtesies. Her guide
led the way and ushered her into an
elevator. which. at signal. started
slowly upwards.
The cells in the Tombs are arranged
in rows in the form of an ellipse In
the center of each of the six floors.
There lis room to accommodate 800
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09
Rauen in "Barnaby Ridge"

In the course OF an interview re-
garding his fathers works Mr.. Dick
ems said: The original Of the raven
In 'Barnaby Rudge' was one we kept
at Tavistock House. not its successor,
which died at Gad's Hill. The former
bird. remember, was an intelligent,
although at the Same time trouble
some creature.
He was an excellent linguist, and
ono Of his fsvorite pastimes was to
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-09
CHAPTER KIN.

In the very heart OF Manhattan, right
in the center Of the city's most con-
gested district an Imposing edifice
OF gray stone. medieval in its style Of
architecture. lowered high above all
the surrounding dingy offices and
squalid tenemonts. Its massive con-
struction, steep walls. pointed turrets.
raised parapets and long. narrow, slit
like windows. heavily barred. gave It
the aspect of feudal fortress incon-
gruously set down plumb in the midst
of twentieth century New York. The
dull roar of Broadway hummed a
couple Of blocks away: in the distance
doomed the lofty. graceful spans Of
Brooklyn bridge. jammed with its op-
posing streams of busy interurban
traffic. The adjacent streets were
filled with the din of hurrying crowds
the rattle OF vehicles, the cries Of VEN
doris, the clang of street cars. the ughl
ughl Of speeding automobiles. The ac-
tive, pulsating life Of the metropolis
surged like rising food about the
tall gray walls. yet there was no re-
Spouse within. Grim. silent, sinister.
the city prison. populhrly known as
~the Tombs." seemed to have nothing
in common with the daily activities Of
the big town in which. notwithstand-
ing, 1t unhappily played an important
part
The present prison is vastly diff
ferent place TO the old Jail from
which It got its melancholy cognomen.
To-day there is not the slightest justi-
flcation for the lugubrious epithet ap-
piled to It, but in the old days, when
mans inhumRnity to man was less a
form Of speech than cold. merciless
fact. the "Tombs" described an intol-
cradle and disgraceful condition fairly
accurately. Formerly the cells in
which the unfortunate prisoners were
confined while awaiting trial were sit
uated deep under ground and had nell
Their light nor ventilation. A man
might be guiltless of the offense with
which he was charged. yet while
awaiting an opportunity to prove his
innocence he was condemned to spend
days. sometimes months, in what was
little better than a grave. Literally,
he was buried alive. A party OF for
eigners visiting the prison one day
were startled at seeing human beings
confined in such holes. They look
like tombs!" cried some one. New
York was amused at the singularly
appropriate appellative and It has
stuck to the prison ever since.
But times change and institutions
with them. As man becomes more
civilized he treats the lawbreaker
with more humanity Probably soci
ETY. win always need its prisoners
but as we become more enlightened
We insist on treating our criminals
more from the physiological and psy'
Geological standpoints than in the
cruel, brutal. barbarors manner OF the
dark ages. In other words the sociol
ogist insists that the lawbreaker has
greater need Of the physician than he
LAS Of the jailer.
To-day the city prison is tomt
in name only. 1t is admirably con
structed. commodious. well ventilated
Tho cells are large and well lighted
with comfortable cots and all the
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MY grandmother. however. 1 can we'll
recall" he added. "She visited Gad's
Hill in 1858. She was gentle, quiet,
simple lady and her character un-
doubtedly inspired to no small degree
that Of Mrs. Nicklsby."