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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-30

many who had fitted themselves fol
teachers. The normal school al
Cedar Falls furnished a fine oppor-
tunity for any who cared to improve
it. There were also several good
musicians in the village, notably the
Wyant family, who had charge of the
music in the church. Carl, Mabel
and Wylie Wyant were all superior
singers. Mabel was also line organ
ist, while both Carl and Wylie were
successful composers of music. AS
an instance of the ability of our peo-
pie in this direction, the choir, under
the direction of Carl Wyant, assisted
by other young people of the COM
munity, rendered Mozart's Twelfth
Mass" with such success as to win
high praise from musical people who
We're present from Waterloo, Cedar
Falls and Waverly. 1t occurred to
me that with the large amount of
talent the village afforded something
ought to be done to utilize it for
the good of the young people. After
talking the matter over with them,
an association was formed which we
named the GAINESVILLE Literary So
ciety." We held weekly meetings
for the study of history and kindred
topics, which we interspersed with
music. Every alternate week, how
ever, the evening was given over to
session of congress, and as / had
been chosen president of the society,"
1T became my duty to fill the role OF
Speaker of the House, most diff
cult and trying position. OF course
the members represented the differ
ent states, some of which were re-
publican, others democratic, also two
or three greenbackers. Bills were
introduced, discussed and DISPOSED
of as is done in congress. Much
enthusiasm was shown on different
occasions when the importance of the
measure and the familiarity of the
members with its provisions would
interest them. Occasionally the men,
bers would become so deeply inter-
ested, that when the hour for ad-
journment was reached, l could with
difficulty prevail upon them to
Hrnit - oll thncA
of congress to be wonderfully allur-
ing, especially to the young men. i
think much good came of them as
also OF the other exercises in one way
or anOthsyr. 1t must be remembered
that this was prior to the institution
of the Epworth League or any of
the young peoples societies in the
church. Even now, | am not sure
that something of that kind would
not be of value in addition to the
strictly religious exercises of the
Epworth League.
At the Usage Conference | had
been appointed one of the Triers OF
Appeals for the western states and
in December was called to Freeport,
Illinois, where the court was held.
had been there but few days when
telegram came, calling me to the
bedside of my wife who was very i'll.
Reaching home l found her dflerious
with erysipilas, and in serious con-
dition. For four weeks she was con-
fined to her bed, ten days OF the
time unconscious, and for several
days lowering between life and
death. 1t was a close call, only the
skill of DR.. Bradford and the con-
slant attentions of our friends who
watched by her bedside day and
night, enabled her to pull through it
without leaving any serious conse-
quences.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-30

But there isn't much consolation
for the man who finds money is tight
in the fact that jim Hill recently
borrowed 100000, 900.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-30

A wag says the reason why that
sweet girl of is married old John
Jacob Astor was because John Jacob
Astor.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-30
Drum Corps Gives Concert.

Herb. Baker has been out from
Chicago for a couple of weeks, visit
ing his mother, and as he walked
about the old town of his boyhood
days his "reminiscences brought him
back to the old drum corps days,
when Decorah had the best drum
corps in the world. He wanted TO
get hold of a drum again, and so the
boys got together Friday night, all
the old timers who live here, and a
dozen members of the juvenile corps
organized a year or two ago, and
the music they played was caution.
AS they marched up the street from
the city hall, the streets began to
fill with people, and when they cir
cled in front of the Winneshiek the
walks were packed for blocks. They
played for an hour or two, played
mighty we'll, and everybody was
tickled as they listened to the old
tunes of fifty years ago. It's a mighty
cold day-or night, when there's not
something doing in Decorah.
Besides Herb. Baker, the mem.
bers of the old drum corps who came
out We're Otto SOlberg, b. B. Morss
w. f. Abbey, Ole Lomen and Ere
mont Anderson, while O. n. Guam
dahl, Will Tyler, C. F. and Z. j
Ambli, Martin Fitch. Melvin Satire
and Harold Anderson, members il
more recent years, assisted them.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-30

Never count your chickens before
they are hatched," said the surgeon
who was advising his son. "All right,
dad" the boy replied, "but ! noticed
that when they telephoned you yester'
day that Mr.. Scaddsin Gobbs was
threatened with appendicitis you told
mother to go ahead and get the run
about she had been looking at"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-08-30

Fifty years ago the farmers of
this country were lucky If they had
a yoke of oxen and a home made
wagon, says an exchange, and if they
were in hurry they had to "hoof'
it; forty years ago horses and lum-
ber wagons were a luxury; thirty
years ago spring seats and open bug
sies were ''out of sight" twenty
years ago the top buggy relieved the
umbrella, and ten years ago the sur
rey was all the go" Now every
body has the automobile fever, and
we are wondering il we will be pro-
pelling a flying machine in 1920 or
not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
START FINAL
SERIES WITH YANKEES TO-DAY
Weather Has Cleared Up and Groom May
Oppose the Classy Russell
Ford.

on the other side Of the mountains, al
though at Cleveland and Detroit the
attendance showed some indication of
picking up. The players seem to think
that Detroit has had about all the
championship that 1t can stand. and
that there will be a general tapering
OF in that city until enthusiasm has
had time to grow again over another
team of pennant winners which is
brought together Detroit always has
fuctuated in base ball enthusiasm. al
though, on the whole. the city has not
been bad base ball proposition. The
base ball mostly comes out of the city,
for the floating population is not very
large.
Il hope that we get out of New York
this time without losing any of our
players said McAleer. The last time
that we were here we came pretty near
filling all the hospitals in the neighbor-
hood Now that the team is going
right. l want it to stick good and win
as many games as it can before the
end of the season. OF course, there is
nothing in sight for a championship
for us. but the moral effect of a good
finish is a good thing for the team
which is to start the next season.
Many Of the players who are with US
this year will be with us next year If
they make up their minds that we can
play we'll enough to finish we'll in 1911
/ don't see any particular reason why
we can't win more games in 1912, be-
cause there will be confidence in the
team"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
List of Players and Their Positions for
Which Washington Has Put in Drafts

1t will be noticed that the Nationals
list takes in players from Montreal to
the Pacific coast. showing that a thorough
search of the leagues has been made by
the clubs scouts.
Every one of these players had been
looked over by one of the scouts In the
case of Dubeck and one or two others
an effort was made to buy them out
right, hut the price asked was so high
that the club, failing to get its price, de-
termined to take a chance on the draft.
1t is. Of course. POSSIBLE that not a
single one of the players will be awarded
to the Washington club but it stands as
good chance as do any Of the Others
A check for few dollars shy of ten
thousand accompanied this list to pay
for the players should the Nationals sue
coed in securing any or all Of them.
The drafts will be decided some time
today, though it may not be until late
tonight before the list is completed, as It
is said to be the heaviest draft in the
history OF base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
YOUTH AGAINST EXPERIENCE
IN CORNELL-BANKERS GAME
Contest Will Be One in Which Men Who
Have Seen Best Days Will Be
Pitted Against Youngsters.

full, because there are three men on the
Cornell team who generally hit that
kind of a ball a mile, more or less, and
there is another who is partial to just
that kind of pitching.
II Fienli fails to go the route against
the Cornell team it is probable that
Boteler will be the man sent in. it
is doubtful If he could last against the
Capital City League stickers- Boteler
showed lots of stuff against the South
land club, and while the Olympia League
team is not a har6-hitting bunch Of
players. Boteler had good enough curves
and control to get away with a much bet
ter aggregation. If Boteler could work
form he did against Southland he would
come just as near winning as either of
the other two twirlers on whom the
Bankers depend.
Much of the success of the Cornell team
will derend on whether Dutch Hessler
hits anywhere up to his standard. If the
Catholic University man toes the mark
pable of doing. it is likely that the Cor
nell nine will be 20 per cent stronger on
the offense that it is with Hessler not hit
ting the ball. With Hessler hitting in
form. the first five men to face the pitch
er are dangerous combination. and are
liable to break up the game at any min
ute. especially since all five are more or
less left-aeld hitters. and that fence
Is not far away. as has been amply dem
onstrated by the same Ave men in previ-
Gus contests.
Mullin, who took Merrill Vaughn's place
at third for Cornell after it was found
that that player had to give his servic es
to the Post Office nine in the post-season
series. seems to be weak on fielding slow
balls-more so, in fact. than he is in
fielding hard-hit ones. This seems rather
strange in view of the fact that in the
general run of things it Is much harder
for a third sacker to get the hard-hit
balls in good style than it is for him to
handle he easy rollers, but just the oppo-
site seems to be true in Mullins case
Davis. the Bankers third baseman. is a
mighty good ball player, and looks the
part. too. in the field but he is weak
with the stick. 1t has been said by a
competent Judge that Davis. if he were
able to hit the ball effectively. would be
worth a trial in the big leagues 1t
was said by this same man that Davis
looked good enough around third to make
him eligible for professional rating, and
at bat he stood up and looked the ball
over in good style. but for some reason
or other he could not connect with the
ball squarely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01

OF the twelve players for which drafts
have been put in at least three have
had a taste of major league ball. They
are Rath, now with Baltimore: Flynn
of st. Paul and Dubeck Of Montreal.
Rath was with Connie Mack a year or
so ago and was traded to Cleveland,
where. however, he failed to make good.
Since joining Baltimore he has played
brilliantly and McAleer figures that he
might help his infield. Flynn was with
Pittsburgh until a few weeks ago, when
he figured in the deal which gave Pitts
burgh Catcher Kelley, ORIOLES famous
battery partner. Flynn is a younester
and was not given a chance to show
what he could do with Pittsburgh.
Dubeck of Montreal had short trial
with Cincinnati two years ago. That
club secured him from Notre Dame Col
lege, but, while he showed flashes, he
needed experience. This he has had at
Montreal, and it is figured that he would
prove a valuable man for the team II
he can be secured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
Luck Will Decide How Many
of These Nationals Will
Secure.
FLYNN, RATH AND DUBECK
HAVE BEEN UP BEFORE
List Includes Players From
Canada to CaIifornia-Most
of Them Are Pitchers.
BY j. ED GRILLO.

When the national commission takes
up the drafts Of the various major league
clubs at its meeting at Cincinnati some
time today 1t will find list of twelve
names Of players submitted by the
Washington club, which appears here
with.
OF the twelve players wanted six are
pitchers. three outfielders and three in
f1elders. Just how many Of these will
be awarded to the Washington club. of
course, remains to be seen. There is no
doubt that several of these players have
been drafted by more than one club
and in other instances more than one
player has beer drafted from a club
where the rules allow but one man to be
drafted. This applies only to the class
A clubs.
In such cases the club to draft or the
player to be drafted is decided by lot.
and much depends on luck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
Morris and Flynn Will
Fight on September Is

NEW YORK, September L.
Final arrangements for the bat
tie between Carl Morris, the
Oklahoma giant, and Fireman
Jim Flynn OF Pueblo were made
yesterday. The big fellows will
meet In q ten-rOund bout I'm
Madison Square Garden Septem-
her Is. Flynn held out for q
bunch of big money until the
matter was compromised late
Wednesday night. 1t is said that
Flynn will receive a six-thOu-
sand-dollar guarantee, with the
privilege Of taking % per cent
Of the gross receipts instead. He
took up his quarters ut Cannon's
roadhouse in Westchester yester-
day afternoon and wired trans
pOrtation to n couple Of handlers
in Pueblo. Morris is working at
AlIenhurst, and those who have
seen him are circulating favor
able reports n to His condition
and ability. Billy Roche will
probably be selected N referee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
6ERTlNENI @nl1ENT
EssHappenin&$s1 Sportdom

soon as he gathers a little more expert
ence. Becker. is of course. an unknown
quantity. He made brilliant start, but
has not shown much on the road. II is
doubted if McAleer is figuring on Groom,
and it is known that he is through with
Dolly Gray. So he needs pair of pitch
ers more and expects to get them from
the material which he has tried to draft.
Should the local club succeed In secur-
ing Jack Flynn from st. Paul by the
draft route ii would mean a saving OF
$1,000 for only two weeks ago McAleer
now he is in a position to draft him for
$1,000 Just how good a ball player Flynn
is he has never had real chance to
show. He played in nearly 100 games for
a few points Of the 300 mark. yet play
ers of apparently less ability were given
the preference over him this spring by
the Pittsburgh club.
opinion Of many good judges has the
making of a really good ball player. 1t
Is on the advice of these critics that Nc
Aeer is acting in his efforts to secure
Flynn.
of anything that Is in motion. from PAGERS.
trotters, automobiles to aeroplanes. has
become interested in the speed OF ball
players and he declares that In his opdn-
ion Joe Jackson Of Cleveland Is the fast-
est man in base ball.
II am positive" said Dietrich. that
II this Is not record time. IL - precious
close to il. I have timed good many
other players over the same route. and
never caught another man under two
and three-ouarter seconds. The only two
men who. according to my watch. made
the distance from the plate to first In
two and three-quarter seconds are ~
Cobb and Wilbur Goode.
I'm timing ball players. start the
watch going as the crack OF the bat
reaches my ears. and stop II as I see tho
runner touch the bag.
II have timed .'n-kson from the plato
to second base in SIX and one-quarter SEC
onds This is very fast time when you
remember that the runner. in going on
from first to second, describes long arc
probably travelling 14O feet. instead OF
90 feet that separate the two bases on
straight line.
II really believe jackson to be the fast
est man in running out a hit that has
ever been seen in base ball. I know he
is the fastest man / ever have seen, and
/ have been watching the major league
boys more than twenty years"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
GoTCH DEMANDS OLD RULES.
American Says He Will Agree to
No New Ones.

HUMBOLDT. Iowa. September L.
Frank Gotch in his forthcoming Labor
day match with George Hackenschmidt
at Chicago wifi submit to no rules
formulated specially for that occasion.
He so informed Referee E. ". Smith at
his camp here yesterday afternoon.
Gotch said the old rules would be in
sisted upon. particularly that which
makes hanging on the ropes foul. The
champion claimed that in the last match
Hackenschmidt resorted much to that
practice.
According to Referee Smith, Hacken-
schmidt will pursue entirely new tactics
on Labor day in order. as Smith quoted
him. Ito redeem himself for having
played the defensive in the last half hour
of his last match with Gotch. Smith
brought the information that Hacken-
schmidt intends to rush the match and
be on the offensive all the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
BACK TRAINING.
Matt Wells Resumes Work for q
Chance at Wolgast.

RYE. N. Y. September Matt Wells.
the English lightweight champion, who
defeated Knockout Brown in the Garden
Wednesday night. Is back in his quar-
tiers here and will start in hard training
again next week, after his announcement
that he is ready to make a match with
any lightweight in the world. Wells in
tends to visit Milwaukee September Is to
witness the ten-round bout between VOL
CAST and Mcfarland
The Englishman will challenge the win
ner to meet him at any reasonable
weight, although he prefers 1875 pounos
at 3 o'clock. He expresses a willingness
to make 1913 at 3 O'Clock for Wolgast,
however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
KENTUCKY STAKES.
Many Entries for Fall Events Which
Close Tomorrow. =

LOUISVILLE. KY. September Every
mail brings additional entries for stake
events to be decided at the fall meeting
at Churchill Downs. Entries to all Ken
lucky fall stakes win close tomorrow.
The ST. Leger handicap, the feature event
for the opening day. September 8. prom
Uses to bring out an exceptional lot Of
sprinters. So far the entries for the four
mile race for the state racing commits
sion's endurance cup. to be run October
Z, total nineteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
Names Of players for Whom Washington Has PuinDaftS 0he
CLOSE CALL FOR
FIRST RASEMAN FISHER

PORTLAND, Ore. September 1.
Losing his temper at the jeers
Of the bleachers when he jugEled
n grounder in the game with
Portland yesterday, First Base
man Fisher Of the Tacoma team
of the Western League hurled
the ball mt the dense crowd In
the right field bIenchers. The
ball broke the arm Of q spectn-
tor. When the bleacherites saw
that the man wan injured they
swnrmed onto the field and gath
cred around Fisher. sheriff stew
ems and n deputy attempted to
rescue the player. hut all three
men were being roughly handled
when the injured man pushed
through the crowd and begged
that Fisher he allowed to go.
The crowd finally complied with
his request.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01

Catchers may go and catchers may
come. but Billy Sullivan OF the White Sox
goes on forever. There are only four play
ers In active service in the American
League now who broke into the Ameri.
can League when IL was organized. Sui
Ivan. .Conroy. Elberfeld and Hemphill are
the men. Right now Sullivan is catching
fine ball for the Chicago team. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01

There is a lengthy hiatus between
Schulte's twentieth and twenty-first
homer He has five to go before tying
Buck Freeman's record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
INTERSECTION GAMES
To BE Played Today
And Team S<om d1n~a
d Team Standings.

Bankers VI. Cornell, at Capital
City League Park, at 3 pm.
Bankers W.. Southland, at Capt.
tai City League Park, Mt ) pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
Schedules.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
TODAY TOMORROW.
Wash'n at New York. Wash'n at New York.
Philadelp'a at Boston. Philadelp'a at Boston.
Cleveland at Chicago. Cleveland at Chicago.
Detroit at st. Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
TODAY. TOMORROW.
New York at Philad'a. New York ut Philad'a.
Boston at Brooklyn. Boston at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
st. Louis at Pittsb'gh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01

Yesterdays Results.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia Boston. rain.
No others scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
st. Louis New York. rain.
Cincinnati Brooklyn. rain.
Observation-Disclosures. rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
WESTERN LEAGU,

At Albany-Albany -Binghamton. rain.
At Troy-Troy Emira. wet grounds.
At Srranton-Uticn- Scranton. rain.
At -Wflkcsbarre- Syracuse, rain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
MINOR LEAGUE GAMES.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE,

II New Orleans-New Orleans. 2: Mobile, 1.
II Memphis-Chattanooga. 4; Memphis, g.
1t Notwithstanding, 2; Atlanta, /.
1t Montgomery-Montgomery s; Birmingham, O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
NEw YORk STATE LEaGUE.

At Observation-Disclosures. :: Jersey City, o.
At Buffalo--Baltimore. 5; Buffalo. o.
At Montreal-Mon:real, Z; Newark, 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE,
EASTERN LEAGUE.

1t Albany-Albany. s.: Macon. 2.
1t Observation-Disclosures. ;; Jacksonville. 2
1t Savannah-Columbia, 2; Savannah, o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-01

Naturally. the Washington players,
being young men of sense. cannot figure
that there is a possible chance to beat
the Athletics out of the championship.
From the tone of the players 1t is easy
to see that the race in the American
League has not been as satisfactory
this year as had been expected. The
players only reflect what they hear
dropped from the management. and 1t
is possible that the weak western sec
ton of the American League had a
great deal to do with killing business
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-29
First Arrest Made
in Fallers Case

The first suspect TO be arrested in con-
nection with the murder of Horace f.
Fallers, the missing bridge toll collector,
was taken into custody at a late hour
last night. He is l.. c. White, an old
man above "a years old, who lives close
to the east end of the bridge.
The information upon which White was
arrested was furnished largely by him,
self and consisted of numerous rather
strange remarks by him since the muir
der. He has told Mrs. Fallers and a
number of people about hearing a shot
fired on the bridge at about the hour
Fallers is supposed to have been mur-
dered. Whether the remarks are due to
Authorizations that have arisen from long
broodIng over the crime which happened
so close to his home, or come from
guilty knowledge is the problem that will
now be investigated. White has always
horne a good reputation and has long
lived I'm the little cottage near the bridge
with his aged wife. He was greatly dis
turbed by his arrest last night. The Pc,
lice have placed no charge against him
but are holding him for Investigation.