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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
OVERLAPPING
SCHEME ALMOST
PROVES WINNER.
New York Pool Rooms
Narrowly Escape
Heavy Losses.
ATTEM COUP
Is W ELL PLA YED.
Experienced Operators Handling
Wire Catch Quick Change in
Sending, and This Leads to
Investigation, Which Pre-
vents Success Of
Plans.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatc I,

lDPcc'ai 70 mo Times DispatC hI S45A
New York. April 1.-The poolrooms
OF New York City (and their name is
tesion) narrowly escaped the loss Of
thousands OF dollars late to-day
through the boldest wtra-ta ming
scheme that has been attempted in
many years. Tho medium OF tba AZ
tempted coup was Sure On. In TIA +hIr,
race 1T Juarez, quoted at % 20 Eor
= 'ine the rooms greedily snapped I'M
al Inc money offered at this price. IA
i, men the play grew SO stron r that
tne rooms began TO cut the price. 7b,,t
no nash OF big play" at the track
= 49, nseh received Down to 30 to L
oropped the odds In the New yor,,
Poolrooms. and then to Is to / The
eecond betting came in with Sure AZ,
e.iH u 90 70 l, but the poolrooms eff
,ie odds down to 10 to L, than ~ se+o.
~, = ana nnaily, finding themselves loaded
~ iciased to take in any more money
- tAc morse at any price ls1'.i
In Line to Lose s5n.ono
All together, the pooIrooms d, ~
~ were IN line TO lose about $50. 0oo
oll what appeared at the tt,na =
one OF the biggest betting co,,ns ~ ~
season, and the hackers Of the roon,s
49,. almost frantic. 1t Is an aid
IN noo,r ~. semen to back their horses
-. -. Pooirooms. in order not "a q &c..
ene ooas at the track. and tho n,s -
n pure On was believed to be ons -.
these occasions. 1e u
nc telephone operators In al, ~
~. rooms repeating from the centra,
eNohange Of the pool rooms h..n. tthi
cali orr description" of ~ 49,, ~
race at Juarez ne tTird
~ or at Juarez.' droned the oner.+
Mea Carmack In the lead, Gene w. ?;
Sacoho. sure On third. At tho- ar., vou
1.n..,,, "ood was In the lead. bv .
~. ...a IT, Ned Carmack second: snra 81,
.'',fu' Al the half, Gene Wood h,,ShoI..
= !eHslh; Ned Carmack half a Iene4h
ana sure On Stretch. Gene wood se ~;
q iehsth Sure On. second: NtiIea NJ
leu. half length away. yvfnnar So
"a WINS by g. length: Mike MoIlett SEQ
one .a Gene Wood. third" 81 ~
stung." exclaimed the moo, $50.
keepers with one breath Tbev co,,,i
nnaruty believe their ears, and waItad
10. 10, Inc repeated message and the f1nsI
=. n. while In eli the rooms me =,
Win tickets calling for big beta 1inaa
~ III ~ 'front.' Of the cashiers windows
me repeated message givinr rs
Winners and the final 10 X" yuera "a,
eeiVed by all the pool rooms. hui n
mo meantime telephones had been hns,.a
a Ell, me UP Was spread around amonc,
lhe pool rooms that perhaps wire tan.
pers were NJ work. and it was agreed
20 reIuse payment of bets on Sure on
Continued on parc SIytoa1 -----------
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
JE VEL ERS 0 R
. THE ENGRAvERS?
Five Points Separate Two
Teams, and Games Monday
Night Decide Winner.

1t Will take the final games in the
tournament of the Richmond Bowling
Association TO determine which team
will be the winner OF the loving cup
offered by The Times Dispatch. The
Engravers and the jewelers. are the
possible winners. Monday night tho
final games Will be played between The
Times Dispatch team and the Jewellers
Should the jewelers. win two out OF
three games in the series, they VIII be
the winners. as but live points now
separate the leaders and the second
team
All Of the teams, In the final games
Of he race have been putting up Il
credita Bile article OF bowling. Each
team has eXerted every effort to win,
but. in the nature of things. not every
team could finish first 1t has been
case Of the survival Of the tittcst
and ii is certain that the best team
is going TO be the winner.
Until two weeks ago The Times
Dispatch had chance to win out, but
Il slump VAS taken at that time, and
the two leading teams By winning
consistently widencd the gap 1t Is
probably one OF the closest races ever
held in q bowling tournament Not
frequently is 1t witnessed that the
very last games scheduled decide the
winner.
Interest Is Intense.
Interest in the outcome Is literally
a fever heat All OF the members OF
the association WIFI DO on nand Mon
day night 10 watch the games. rhs
Jewelers. arc the favorttes, as many
think that they will have little trouble
winning ii majority of the games from
the newspaper men. On the othe,
hand, Captain Bancy feels sure that
his team can hold It's own against all
corners
at least twenty prizes will he dis
tributcd by the prize committee at the
annual banquet, which 1t had been in
tended to hold to- morrow night. Look
Ing over the scheduled games it was
found that some postponed games had
not been played off, and for that rea-
son the season was extended After
the games arc all played a meeting OF
tic association will be held at which
the date for the annual banquet will
lac definitely determined upon.
Following Will be found the schedule
, of games for the week and tho stand
ing OF the teams:
Scheduled t;nnes.
Monday niEht-Times-D Dispatch VS..
jewelers..
Tuesday night-Amerlcan Locomo-
tive Company vs.. Plumbers
Standing of the CItI1,s.
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pIeimonts win from, Euul
Need Automobiles

meeting Of the committee hny-
ing In charge the parade which VIII
be Inntic by the members OF the
Richmond Amateur baseball League
VIII he held Tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock for the purpose OF try
Ing TO secure NIL of the automobiles
required. Already thirty machinea
have been pledged. Nearly forty
Ave arc needed, md II IN to get the
dealers in line that the meeting hns
beeu chilled. The committee IA COM
posed of DIR. w. VI. Parker, Walter
Calvin, John Dunn and Gus Malbcrt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
DATES ron TENNIS MEETS.
Schedule for Tournn n,ents to Be Held In
| GnIlfI l

Boston. April The delayed schedule OF
lawn tennis tournaments for tho coming sea-
son. TO be held under tho auspices OF tho
United States National Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation. Issued by President James
Dwight in this city day. Tho loca tons
OF the sectional championships IN doubles
and national singles. doubles and interschol-
astic championships. remain unchanged
The principal Southern events for the sea-
son are:
June Montgomery. Ala. Cotton States
championship. h
June ls--New orleans. Gulf States cham
ptonship.
Juno 2l-lNorfolk, Virginia championship.
June ?6-Atianta. South Atlantic States
championship. st
June e6--Mcmphis. Tennessee champion
snip.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
"NANCIES" rs SELECTED
AS NAME FOR SUFFOLK CYJTH

suffolk. Va. April I.--.'Nancies; e.. aav
vas selected as the official nickname az tho
suffolk club. Underwater League The name
vas CHOSEN among list OF nifty seven sug-
EeStions by committee comprised OF Mayor
John ID. Soraeet, Rev. G.. II. MoFaden
President G. y. Shoop OF the BOARD OF
TRADE; PRESIDENT j. Thornton Withers OF
tho haseba, association. and r, 4. rruden
newspaper correspondent
"NanciSs" is a corruption or Eansemond
Tue county OF which Suffolk Is tho capital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02

lContipued on Twelfth pago.) j
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
We Company vs.. Plumbers.
Standing Of the (,Iuhs.
EMORY AND HENRY AGAIN
DEFEATED ny v. r. T. CLUE

Especial 10 Tho Times Dispatchl
BlacksburE. Va, April 1.--V. T.. L. defeated
Emory and Henry here this afternoon for
the second time this week by n score OF I
10 ?. Neither side scored until tho sixth
Inning, and a high wind made Il, uncor-
Portable for players and spectators.
iSattcrics--N. =. l.. Evans. Vcrnier and
l.egg: Emory. Dyer and Thomas. Umpire.
iiods son. OF Emory.
Piehmnnts win from Eagles
rho Piedmonts defeated the Eagles by the
score OF y TO yesterday.
Observation-Disclosures q. Hancock and H.
FitzhuSh Eagles, Martin and scott.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
Hou Gertrude
Set The Robin
Free

Gertrude James was twelve years OF
age. She had two brothers, King and
Grant, aged respectively, the and
fourteen. The James lived in large
country town which was located IN
the midst of a fertile, wooded coun-
try. It often afforded the children
great pleasure to go to the woods for
an outing, and sometimes they would
invite many of their young friends to
accompany them on these rustic
jaunts," as Gertrude called their ex-
cursions into the country.
One day, however, Grant and King
set out towards the woods without
their sister. They had seen robins
nest in a tree on the last trip there,
and very much wished to rob the nest
of its little fledgelings. Grant was
especially fond of birds, but not fond
enough of them to resist taking them
into captivity. He admired the dear
little songsters, and wanted to study
them close-hand." Whenever he sug
gested this, however, his sister would
very strenuously object, and would de
clare: eff you endeavor to catch 8
wild bird, Grant, I shall have to &c
to Mamma and Papa about it. YOU
know 1t Is their strict orders that yor
never modest a wild creature, or rot
it of its freedom"
So on this occasion of which l an
about to tell you, Grant suggested II
King that they steal off to the woods
without Gertrude, and try to catch
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24
Rebecca Bernice and Martha Eliza.

Rebecca Bernice and Martha Eliza
beth.
Did you have good time Easter? ]
did. Some Of US children had an
Easter picnic up at Rock Bluffs. The
ones that were there were: Arthur,
Olive and Florence Crabb, Don
schamp, Jennie and Roy Brown, my
two sisters. Ethel, Cecilia and |.
What school do you go to now? Our
school is out. We had q program the
last day. l spoke a piece. What are
your studies? Mine are: Reading,
Physiology, Arithmetic, Grammar,
History, Geography and Spelling.
What study do you like best? I like
spelling the best. My teachers name
Is Mrs. Pauline Cottrell. What Is your
teachers name?
We live close to the creek and my
sisters and I@have little place there
where we play. We play as II the
creek is q large river. We have
boats and little boat house and some
paper dolls. We make the dolls go
boat riding. Two of the boats have
fiags on them and they sail just hne.
Along the bank of the creek we have
small swings and hammocks for the
paper dolls to swing in. We surely
do have some fun with them.
Please answer my letter soon.
Elva Huffman, Age IA.
Chilicothe, Iowa, Route No. l.
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MAUDE TO IRENE.
| Miss Irene Smith,
Greeley, Colo.

Miss Irene Smith,
Greeley, Colo.
Dear Friend:
/ read the letter written to me by
you In the Junior last Friday and was
very glad to have a letter in it to me.
I sent YOU card Saturday. Did you
get It? My papa takes the Ottumwa
Courier, too. I am daily Junior and
have been for three or four years.
am always glad when Friday comes
for we get the Junior on that day.
I live on Charles Horan's farm
which consists of 240 acres about nine
miles south Of Ottumwa. Two creeks
run through the farm. One Of them Is
called Soap Creek and the other Is a
branch Of it. There are good many
of violets down along the creek. The
cherry trees are almost all red now
and they look very pretty.
Do you go to school? do but our
school is out now. The Koran school,
the one I attend, Is Just across the
pa sture from our house There are
seventeen scholars going to our school.
I am in the 7th and 8th grades. I sit
by myself as we have single seats at
school. Ny sister, Mabel is M class
mate. She is the same age as am as
we are twins.
HOW old are you? am 10. When is
your birthday? Mine is. April 10.
We have 240 little chickens that
were all Matched out Of an incubator.
Part of them are over three weeks old
and part have just been Matched. All
of the last ones except one are Rhode
Island Reds. We have eleven little
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-24

Dear Editor:
AS have not written to the Courier
Junior for a long time thought !
would write
For pets have three little colts.
Their names are Dolly, Deck and
Bessie. We bought Dolly at sale, SO
I don't know what her mothers name
is. Deck and Bessies mothers names
are Bird and Nell.
am always glad to get the Junior
page. Our Courier for Saturday ala
not come till the twelfth.
I have twelve little chickens.
Mamma has two hundred.
My school was out May rs. We had
a picnic. There was only five scholars,
so we couldn't have program.
have three post cards from the
Courier Junior. have one Easter card
The picture on the first one / got was
a fire engine going to fire. The name
of it was "a Call" The second was a
valentine message.
would like to exchange post cards
with some OF the Juniors. Hoping to
see this in print I will close.
Your Junior Friend,
Helen Louise Larkin age y.
Charlton, Iowa.
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"ADvERTlSlNG."

The first thing I will mention IN the
advertising of the Tri-Weekly Courier
June 10, 1911, is the free Gleason's
book with the Daily Courier for one
year for three dollars and the Tri-
Weekly Courier for one year with the
the same free book for $3.50. This Is
the advertising of the dear old Junior
page, on page 4, Saturdays paper OF
June 10, 1911.
The next l will mention is the adj
ertising of D. Glen Deaver for New
Government Irrigated Lands to be
opened in the Big Horn Basin, on
page 3.
The next is the advertising of the
Tri-Weekly Courier on page 3, telling
that the Courier was founded August
8, 1s43, Jas. F. Powell, publisher and
]. K. Dougherty, MANAGING editor;
Courier Office 117-119 East Second
street, Ottumwa, Iowa; telephone Bell
editorial or business office) No. "A;
new telephone, business office, NO. a.
new telephone. editorial office 1G7,
Address, Courier Printing company,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
The next is the new dental parlors
by DR.. w. L. Dunning. He is very
good dentist. Miss Hendricks is the
assistant. This is on page 3, too.
And on page also the advertise.
ment of DR.. Hansell's office. Just
above this advertisement is DR.. Lam
bert's advertisement: Glasses fitted
Leighton building, Ottumwa. Also
on page 3 is the advertisement OF
Clark's drug store. Ottumwa.
On page you will notice the adver
tisement of Dr. Benjamin f. Stricken
1O5 South Market st. upstairs. On
the same page are the following adj
vertisements: Hand Bros, & Co., OF
tumwa Brick Co., Ottumwa; Lode
Medicine Co., Davenport, Ia; Charles
T Sullivan. undertaken, Walter Ros
coe, assistant, opposite Y. M. G. A
building, Ottumwa; Hall.Ekfelt, Furn
iture company, complete house furnish
ings. Ottumwa; Church notices, OF
tumwa M. E. circuit, Sunday, June IL
1891. Ormanville and Zion churches
Rev. Robert Hall, 1876 North Sheridan
avenue, Ottumwa, pastor OF botf
churches and some of the other adver
tisements on page are: The Fair, liz
%. Main ST.. Ottumwa; Sargent's Drus
store: Church Shoe company, Soutf
Side.
Next is the want ads, consisting O
articles for sale ad articles wanted
This is on page Z. One the same page
are the following advertisements: OF
tumwa Rug Works; Reeves Auto Co.
r. Collingwood, violin maker. new
phone, 375-K.; Ford's Harness store
10 South Market street; DR.. D. L
Graham, Ennis Office building. Ottum
wa: Phoenix Trust Co., Harper & Nc
1ntire Co., Jas. H. Shepherd, 2O9-2l
West Main street, Ottumwa.
On page 2 are the following adver
tisements: DR.. Shallenberger, Otttum
wa, Ballingall hotel, June 80, 1911, Dr.
]. c. Bonham, Elks building, Ottumwa
Leona Vest, Age Is.
Nttumwa, Iowa
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DIDN'T HAVE GOOD LUCK WITH
HER CHICKENS.

Miss Lydia Miller,
Eldon, Ia. Il
Dear Cousin:
This Is my third time. to write. How
are all you folks? We are all well.
have received two cards from the
Courier and I thank the editor for
them.
Our corn is all up fine. We only have
1os little chickens. We did not have
good luck raising chickens.
One of the post cards I received
had the picture OF Lincoln and the
other has the picture of Lincoln
school.
with white and red face. 1t Is pretty.
We milk two cows.
We have our papering all done.
Is you school out? Ours was out
four weeks ago.
Have you got your new hat yet?
Gladys Miller. age 10,
Agency, Ia, Box 81.
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STORIES and LETTERS
AN IMAGINARY TRIP TO SEE THE
1IRDMEN FLY IN OTTUMWA.

On June 10, 1911 I started from my
home In Pennington, Iowa to Ottum.
wa to see the birdmen fly.
Having some purchases to make
concluded to make a business and
pleasure trip combined.
On arriving in Ottumwa, before
making any purchases as have weak
eyes called on DR.. Lambert in
Leighton luilding. I found DR.. Lam
bert pleasing and fine doctor and
soon had glasses fitted in fine style.
Being troubled with my throat I cal,
led on DR.. Hansell and soon had my
throat in fine stlye.
then thought had better have
some dentist work done so l went to
the New System Dental parlors and
was waited on with care. A..
Wishing to purchase pair of pumps
I then called on the Fair 118 East
Main street and was soon fitted in
fine style.
then called on Hand Bros. and Co.
for the purpose of purchasing an oil
stove. I found the brothers most
pleasing gentlemen to deal with and
soon made my purchase. g..
next called at Ford's harness store
lilo South Market street for the pur
pose of protecting my pony from the
flies. I found B. H. Elliott to be
pleasant and easy man to deal with anc
soon made my purchase.
Wishing to purchase an auto to re
turn home In l next called on Reeves
Auto Co next to Washington hotel and
soon owned Hudson "33.
Being in need Of some violin strings
then called on J. Collingwood violir
maker 235 East Main street.
I then visited the Ottumwa rug
works and soon had an order to have
nv old brussel carpet made in new
pretty rug.
Then wishing to purchase a brass
bed for these summer days l called or
Hall-Ekfelt Furniture company and
soon made a fine purchase.
Having some business with an alb
stracter, next called on Pheon11
Trust Co., ia South Market street.
AS my father needed some repairs
for his Mccormick binder next cal
led on Jas. H. Shepherd new Shep
herds Rancho.
Inext called at the Courier Office anc
renewed my subscription for the
Courier and received Prof. o. w. Glea
son veterinary hand book as
premium.
I then started in my auto on my
homeward trip feeling had been yer,
much benefited by the advertisements
in the Courier.
Retta Ruark, age 10.
Pennington, Iowa, R. R. No 8.
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CEDRlCK LOVES THE JUNIOR
PAGE,

Dear Editor: ~
AS my papa renews his paper today.
want him to send a letter for me. |
am a little boy six years old, but large
for my age, and I do SO love the Jun
Tor page.
And l thought other little folks
might like to read letter from me. I
have a Shetland pony. Her name IS
Daisy May. I got her when she was
six months old and I was four and
one half years old and I have ridden
and driven here since. Papa made me
a cart and I can haul things any Place.
I also have pig that I can ride as
fast as she can run and she layS down
for me to scratch her. Her name is
Jill.
l have enc hen and chicks and many
other fine things TO play with but best
of all is my baby brother, Russell Dale.
Cedrick L. Stanley,
r. No. 4. Mt. Pleasant, Ia.
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/ much it would cost to go to hotel
and he said it was $500 which
thought was high for the kind OF an
auto he had, so I walked to the Palace
LOT Sweets" to get cold drink OF pop:
I then went to the Courier ONCE and
visited our editor and took "lowas
Best Paper" (Ottumwa Daily Courier)
for one year.
I then went to hotel and stayed
all night. The next morning took q
train for Chicago and went to New
York City and Boston on the New YORK
Central lines.
came back homo hale and hearty
and glad to know that the Courier
Junior had 500 members that had
came in since left for New York and
Boston.
l will choose for my prize a shirt.
size IL at Doty Clothing Store.
Yours truly,
Alden Doud, age IL,
Douds-Leando, Iowa, Box SO.
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ADVERTISING CONTEST

AS I have not written to the Junior
for long time will try and write IN
the Advertising contest.
June the eighth was great day IN
Ottumwa, as there were three birdmen
here making flights. Thursday was the
most successful day, as the wind was
not blowing, and it brought great
crowds of people to Ottumwa from
different towns, to see the sights ana
to do trading while here in town.
town.
MY aunt and uncle came down from
Abba to do some trading and see what
was going on. We went up town In the
afternoon, and my! such crowds, and
the stores were 80 busy, all the people
doing trading while they were here.
We went into Friedman's as they were
having great sales and pay railroad
fare, and also give green trading
stamps and got what drygoods she
wanted, then we went over to Hall
Ekfelts and purchased a rug; came
back to Putnam's and got some post
cards; called on DR.. Hansell as my
aunt wanted to have her eyes tested;
left suit at e. r. Kirkland's to be
cleaned, and stopped into Donelan's
to see what was on the remnant
table. Then went over to H. & F. shoe
store and got pair Of shoes. Came
down to Sargent's and got box of
Jap Rose soap, and a box OF. Tiz, as
my aunt's feet hurt her SO. Stopped In
Neasham's and left watch to be
repaired. BY this time it was getting
nearly supper time. Took the Of
tumwa electric car, home and after
supper we went to the airdome to see
the Howard Stock company. After 1t
was out we went around by Claud
Myers ice cream parlor and had some
refreshment, and then took the car
home, thinking we had put in good
day OF shopping. My aunt returned
home the next day by the c., B. & @.
railway. -.
Forest Weber,
II years old-A Daily Junior.
1905 East Main street, City. %