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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-24
.EvERs SAYS CUBS
WILL Be BETTER
EVEN WITHOUT CHANCE AND
TINKER THEY WILL BE IN
RACE.
NEEDS ONLY TWO MEN
INFIELD AND OUTFIELD SUITS
HIM, BUT HE CAN STILL USE
A COUPLE OF STAR
PLAYERS.
NEEDS ONLY TWO MEN

TROY, n. Y. Dec. 23.-Johnny
Evers, new manager of the Chicago
Cubs, Is spending the winter at his
home here. He declares that the
Cubs will be much stronger than last
season, even without the services of
Joe Tinker, Frank Chance and Miner
Brown. Evers says that the departure
Of Tinker would guarantees harmony
in the team, even though the posi-
ton of shortstop might not be go eff
fectively covered in future.
Fans and critics who seern to be
ready TO throw the Cubs in the dis
card because Chance and Tinker have
gone, forget that we have other good
ball players" continued the nervy
Chicago leader. lis there a better
catcher than Jimmy Archer No,
He will be In there every day, and
that means a lot, for he is the great
est thrower to bases II, the game and
knows how to get the best Results OUT
OF the pitchers.
I'm the box the Cubs viii not be
weaker than last season. They will
be stronger. II anything. Jimmy Law
ender Will improve. Ii was his first
experience IN major league company
this year. yet he was a wonder. Lou
Richie will be on deck again. too, for
another vigorous campaign. particu-
larry against the Giants. Lefty Lei
field has plenty left and so has Ed
Reulbach. / intend 10 have those
four boxnen in tiptop shape when
the season opens on April 10th and
hx n - tn "A
go along.
Vic Saier has developed into one
of the best first hasemen in the big
leagues He took on weight last sea-
son and his hitting improved won
derfuliy. Heinie Zimmerman. with his
big bat, Will be a. tower of strength
at third base. while your Uncle Dud-
ley expects to show his best form
at the middle bag. I'm not worrying
about filling Tinker's place at short
field. Art Pneian, secured from the
Reds. is a high class youngster. He
can play short or third base almost
as well as the best men in the game.
Then we have Corridor from Detroit,
who Ia very promising. He played
wonderful ball in Kansas City last
season, but was worn out and stale
when Detroit tried him In the fall.
AL Bridnen. too. has chance TO get
Tinker's place. II his UNDERMINING
il ali right he may excel both Phelan
and Corridor.
The Cubs will have a better out
field than before Mike Mitchell Is
sure Of place. He is a corking hit
ter and thrower. Schultz ought to
excel the others. Jimmy Sheckard
isn't back number yet. but he will
have 10 compete with Clyme-. Goode,
Williams. kniseIy and several others.
IL can make a trade or two for a
couple of men with other National
league teams, our chances will be i'm
proved, but If not l shall not worry.
The Cubs will fight harder than ever
and II we gst an even break in the
luck watch uss"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-24
MRS. WHITNEY TO
STUDY SCULPTURE

NEW YORK, Dec 21.--Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney. who re-
Gently sold their Fifth avenue resi-
dence. have acquired the beautiful
Moncure Robinson residence in Paris.
where Mrs. Whitney. who was Ger
trude Vanderbilt before her marriage.
will devote herself to sculpture, an art
to which she has been devoted for the
past ten years.
II Is expected that the wnitneys
will spend much more OF their time
abroad than u the past.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-24
BOY SCOUTS SEARCH
FOR MISSING YOUTH

YoNKERs. N. r.. Dec. 23.--Twen
ty-four Boy Scouts were drafted into
service today in search for ffteen-'
year-old George Young. an academy
student, whose home IL in Minneap-
oils, Mimi, who mysteriously disap-
peared from the home of relatives here
three days ago. The company search
Cd through the sparssly settled sec
tons of North Yonkers, Hastings.
uniontown and Mount Hope. but OBJ
tanned no clue. Fifty more scouts will
take up tho trail tornosuow. md scour
the, woods within q ten mile radius
The boy II student at Rlverview
Academy IN Poughkeepsie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-24
Nebraska Eleven
Wins Home Leave

NORFOLK. VA. Dec. 23.-Spurred
on by the promise OF fourteen day
Christmas leave to spend at home IL
they won the members OF the bat
tleship Nebraska eleven gave the foot
ball team from the battleship Michi-
gan the surprise of its life by defeat
ing 1t 9 to 0 on the St. Helena grid
iron this morning.
The victory meant more than a
pleasant Christmas for the Nebras-
kans. for 1t gave them the football
championship of the Atlantic fleet. the
highest athletic honcrs in the Ameri-
can navy for the enlisted men.
Five thousand sailors watched the
contest and cheered their favorites.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-24
Tennis Star Has Pneumonia.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 2x.--WaI-
lace +. Johnson. Of Havarford. run
ner up to Maurice Mclaughlin. the
national tennis champion. 1t Newport
last summer. ID III at his home with
pneumonia. Johnson has held several
tennis titles. among them being the
American interecholAstic and Inter-
COLLEGIATE chAmpionshtps
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-24

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
HEATHSvILLE, VA. Dec. 23,--Mr.
Warren l.. Lewis and Miss Mary c.
DUNCAN were married at the Metho-
dist parsonage here by Rev. ]. f.
Hearn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-24
UNWRITTEN LAW IN
FRANCE FOR WOMEN

PARIS, Dec e3.--The circumstances
of her crime won an acouittal today
in the assixe court OF Nine. Block. q
French novelist, who on July 31st last
shot and killed Mrs. Minnie Bridge
man, wife OF James Bridgeman. who
is connected with the Parts branch OF
the New York Life. Insurance com.
pany
Mrs Bridgemsn was formerly Min
ME Behar. daughter OF Henry Behar
of Milwaukee. where she lived for sew
eral years.
Nine, Block sought out Mrs Bridge
man at her home, after receiving de.
finite information that her husband
was again paying ardent court to Mrs.
Brfdgeman, who had separated her
insisted that Mrs, Bridgemnn cease re-
ceiving the ncvelists husband. vio-
lent quarrel followed, resulting in Nine.
Block shooting her rival twice with
revolver and Instantly killing her. She
The Jury, which was out only few
minutes. based it's verdict on justin
able homicide.
Lahor>r FaIis.
Willard Robinson. OF Tie Nicholson
street. Fulton, employed as a lAborer
on the new Murphy's hotel now in
course OF erection at Eighth and Broad
street. fell from the first story yes
terday afternoon, and was painfully
injured about the head and hack.
Though the fall was severe, Robinson,
who Is steel worker by trade. did
not lose consciousness, and was abb.
TO walk to the city ambulance. He
was taken To the City hospital by DIR.
J. n. WilliamE. and afterwards lsft
for his home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-24
New Map Of Virginia.

The center page feature of The Mo-
torisf for this month Is a reduced
FAC simile OF the new edition OF the
map Of Virginia issued by the Tour
Ing Bureau of the American Automo-
bile association. This map was orig
inally brought out In the fall of 1911
and was then-as It Ia now---the only
road map for the Old Dominion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-24
The King Exiward HIGHWAY.

The provincial government OF Que
bee, 10 now engaged in the construc-
ton OF the King Edward highway.
which Ia part Of the Canadian por-
ton Of the Montreal and Miami high
boundary.
1t is reported that twelve road
building plants have been esta blishe d
along this stretch of road Among
the equipments mentioned are IL
stone crushers. 40 stone wagons. 7
engines. Is road grading machines
and tank wagons for watering.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
PoIson-Iaden Fruit.

From the Boston Herald
When trees and shrubs have been
sprayed with insecticides. warnings are
carefully posted. lest by chance man or
beast be harmed But when growing
things designed for food have been
sprayed with the same poisons and are
sold not long after to uninformed con-
sumers, neither farmer nor mIddIeman
points out the lurking danger.
Yet many products Of farm and ga. den
are now coming to market and TO our
dinner tables with at least a trace OF
active mineral poison. Even il tank
washed before shipping. vegetables are
not freed from the chemicals that have
repelled insect and bacterial invasion.
II not washed before shipping. the vege-
tables. and especially the small fruits.
bring to the consumer whatever poison
has not been washed of by dew and
summer rain: and the advertisers count
adhesiveness as the CrowninG merit OF
a good spray These facts should he
clearly understood by city householders.
Every buyer of fruit or garden truck
should at least read once the so-called
spraying calendars and learn thereby
how many different kinds Of poison are
advised In successive application
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
Dust and street Pavements.

Fr-,rn the Scientific American
In a recent article published in "Hy-
Sirur" Or. RAISER draws attention TO the
considerable danger connected with
street lust. the action OF which on the
human organs Of respiration IS respon-
sfhle tn a great extent for the origin of
tuberculosis and similar diseases Of the
lungs and windpipe. But. apart from
this kind of trouble. dangerous chronic
irf.r.ultt ttions Of the eye should be put
down 10 the action Of street dust. In
fact an increase in the frequency OF ca
tarrhs mas been observed with continued
DIV weather and a reduction on the oc-
curreucc Of the first rain Under these
conditions road engineering, apart from
its technical task, has primarily to fulfill
4 sanitary task As the production OF
dus, depends on the fixing OF roads,
Pavement complying with all hygienic
requirements should be looked for. As
phalted streets would seem to comply
With most OF these conditions. provided
there he an extensive and thorough re-
moval of waste matter. followed by an
abundant =prinkling of the road surface.
Caoutchouc pavement. as used with espe-
cially satisfactory results in London,
would seem 10 be most desirable. DR..
Rasser does not seem to think very
highly of the sPrinkling of roads with
chemicals. such as salts and tar. An
ideals means Of laying street dust which
has been suggested of late years is
Sprinkling with a solution of sulphite
pitch in water which would seem to
avoid any dust for at least six weeks.
Sulphite pitch is obtained as a by-prod-
uCt in manufacturing CeliulOse.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
Titanic Memorial.

The shock the world was given last
April when the appalling news was
received of the Titanic disaster caused
such a wave of sorrow TO sweep over
the country that it had to find an out
let. The result was there was born
in Washington a movement for a
"Wonlan's Titanic Memorial" which
has reached such proportions as to
include representation in every State
in the Union
No one can adequately express in
language the thoughts that surged
through the hearts of all when
the terribly sad significance of the news
was first received. 1t was so awful
the effect will never wear Off This
is shown by the great tribute paid to
the memorial movement in New York
on Friday last, when rich and poor,
aristocrat and artisan, focked to a
theater 10 add their check or their
mite to further the beautiful idea that
had its origin in Washington.
1t is a good suggestion, and one
that will undoubtedly be taken ad-
vantage Of by other cities and commu-
mites
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

situation. polling less votes than Bfyan
twelve years ago. and this notvith.
standing the fact that thousands OF Re
publicans voted for him. We know
also that house divided against it
self cannot stand. Still further it is
certain that the Progrsssiyes propose
to capture the Republican organization,
IL possible, while the men who have
been lifelong and loyal members of
that party will fight this effort to the
last ditch.
1t is a great political drama which
is about to be unfoided. Every act
will be full Of interest and significance.
The climaxes will be numerous and
stirring. Some one will find in the
Developments of the next four years
the material for novel or play
which will grip with tremendous force
every man who is in the least con-
cerned with political affairs.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
where the Town Crier Survives.

Frrm ''Pruyinortuvn.' in the July Metropolitan
Magazine.
II is very meet and very right that
Provtncetown should be the only Amcri-
can community to retain It's town crier.
Almost any day you may catch the clang
Of his bell ami see him pass, clad in 4
sort Of blue jerkin and chanting some
thing or other with an indistinCtness
that must be de rigueur for such funC-
tionaries everywhere. He made me think
again Of little Klausen across the seas.
whose night watChmcn used to cry the
hours In a tumble of ancient rhyme
which took up some attentive weeks OF
insomnia TO unraveI. Perhaps. however.
it were as well not TO pry too Curiously
into exactly what II is that the pic
turesque figure prOcIaims. 1t Is that,
having been eXhOrted TO cry more clear
~. he passed through town enunciating
the following with considerable distinct
ness:
Table wax and sanctuary Tho en-
tertainment will conclude with a roaring
hearse. entitled Honey on Both Sides %
A announcement which was his official
rendering Of the notice: "TableaUx and
statuary' The entertainment will con-
clude with roaring farce. entitled Done
on Both Sides.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
THE OPEN FORUM
DID A PUBLIC SERVICE.
Thinks Mrs. Dabois Could DeIve
Deeper and BE Helpful.

Ihiuks MRS. DuDohs OOuAo De"S
Deeper and BE Helpful.
To the Editor-I notice In your report
Of a lecture by Mrs. Fred Dubois that
she denominates the Mormon Church as
q Unreasonable instItution"-and that her
reason for so denouncing 1t Is that each
Mormon takes an oath which places the
church above the state.
Unless the lady II an apostate from the
Mormons (which I doubt, she does not
know and cannot give valid evidence re-
specting any OF their secret mummeries
In the endowment house or the temple
and so her attack on this score falls t.
the ground.
Every student of the worlds history
knows only too well that all theocratic
heirnrchies have sought for temporal do
minion, and that some have attained II.
for a time. The idea with the Mormon
theocracy Is an absolutely model state
under the direct rule Of Jesus Christ. or
his authorized agents on earth. How
We are to know these does not appear.
Mahomet declared himself a prophet
with the words, There Is but one God
and Mahomet is his prophet" meaning
through the vague terms that are ac-
cepted in all things theological-now and
gerent OF God on earth. As such he was
accepted by his race. and set out to rule
in all things by might Of the sword.
Joseph Smith, the founder Of Mormon
ism; a poor New England boy, whose an
cestors had gone through all the horrors
OF the American struggle for independ-
ence, also declared himself to be the
prophet OF God" and, like Mahomet, he,
too, has secured a following.
HsEe is the point / wish to make re-
spectIng the criticism OF Mrs. Dubois
that the Mormons are obliged to swear
their first allegiance TO their church-Or
its heirarchy-and that the state comes
last The assumption OF the heads Of
Mormonism, as Of all other theocracies,
is that they will ultimately make enough
converts to control the nation, and
hence, the nation will become Mormon.
Those learned in history are only too
well aware that such a calamity would
mean religious war and all the deviltry
and suffering which have afflicted the
world from similar causes in the past
Nothing has ever equaled for cruelty.
malice, and rapaclty the theOcracies that
have ruled any portion Of the earth in
the past. There are fundamental reasons
why II must always be so. The makers
OF theocracies always talk glibly about
establishing the kingdom Of God" on
earth, but thus far have only set up the
rule of the devil and enacted upon
living men what they have promised the
dead who IN life DEFY their mandates and
question their authority.
Mrs. Dublos has done public service
in calling attention to this one theOcracy.
But does she perceive no greater danger
TO the republic from a similar cause?
@. LAWSON SMITH.
December .. 1872
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
State and Church in Germany.

A formal declaration of hostilities
was made late on Wednesday in the
German Reichstag by DIR. SPAIN. leader
of the powerful Center (Catholic)
party, and at last war has broken out
openly between the Kaiser's govern
mcnt and that almost all-powerful po-
litical organization, hattie Scared, but
rarely beaten ever since in the days
of the Bismarck regime they fought
the repeal of the May laws as Ultra
montana party. C'Ultra Monies" mean
ing the other side of the Alps, viz,
Rome and the Eatican.)
True, matters since then had changed
somewhat. The Kaiser, seeing the far
reaching influence OF the Centrists and
the necessity for conciliating them, if
he would have a peaceful yeign-in-
ternally-had succeeded in gaining
their often grudging support in all
leading issues pertaining to the aggran-
dizement or the colonial policy OF the
+fatherland, but this occurrence has shat
tered all his pacifying intentions, and
the result may be far-reaching. lie
has no Bismarck now. the man OF
iron who did not hesitate in 1872 10
imprison the Primas OF Posen. the IA
nous Archbishop Count Ledochowsky
(later chief OF the propaganda of the
College OF the Cardinals) for two years
in the fortress OF Ostrowo for con-
tempt i'll opposing his DEGREES ordering
state control OF church lands in return
for paying the salaries of the priest
hood. &c.
The present conflict arose over the
Jesuit issue, the Centrists contending
that the Bundesrath's (senate's) inter
probation of the anti Jesuit law OF
1872 was making more severe the pro-
visions of the law, affecting some "a
100000 Catholics in the fatherland. DR.,
SPAIN exclaimed that under such
circumstances his party cannot con-
tinue to have confidence in the cabinet
or the Bundesrath that the Catholics
of the country will be meted out Just
treatment"
The chancellor, Won Bethmann-
Hollweg, in reply to this statement
which may seal his official doom, made
sweeping denial of the charges and
solemnly warned the Centrists against
making the Jesuit question the keynote
of their political programme, "as nc
less than 100000 of Protes-
tants were united in their opposition
to the Jesuit cause in Germany"
OF course, this remains a fact, and
no amount of rhetoric on the part OF
the Catholic party is able to obliterate
it. And as his declaration made an
excellent impression all over the non
Catholic part of the hall and he was
loudly cheered we foresee a strenuous
time for the Kaiser and his govern
ment with no one like Bismarck at the
helm to curb the religious strife the
worst kind of political dilemma
imaginable in any country.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
PERTINENT AND EXPERIMENT
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat

From the st. Louis GlobeDemocat
No matter whether Mr.. Bryan is in
the Cabinet or not, he will occupy the
seat of MacGregor.
From the st. Louis Republic
The Abyssinian gentleman who can
speak twenty-five languages might be
useful to any one who wants to know
how to pronounce the names in the
war news.
From the New York World
Gov. johnson of California sees moth
ing for his State to give thanks for
except ''the usual CUSTOM" and perhaps
he is right
Prom the Detroit Journal
A college for tramps is proposed in
st. Louis, but not on the lines Of Aris-
totle's peripatetic system.
From the Florida Times-Cniou
With Bryan Secretary of State, Clark
Speaker. and Wilson President, who will
prove the party leader?
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
MN. wrLsoN.

Underneath the spreading palm
Where the gentle zephyrs play
And the seas are always calm,
There he dreams the hours away.
Far from delegations now
He avoids the roar and rant
Underneath TIE friendly bougn
OF the sweet potato plant.
But upon his calm repose
There breaks in q muffied cry.
IT'S the rising wall OF those
Who are cIamoring for pie.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
UeIpInE the Tailor.

Really. Mr. wombat" declared the
tailor you must do something to catch
up with your account"
Il guess ! do owe you n good bit, -
admitted the delinquent one. We'll, I'll
tell you what I'll do to catch up. I'll
order only one suit this fall instead of
my usual three"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
Working with Words,

A lawyer can put 1.OO0 words together
and make them worth 5000. That's legal
ability.
A poet can put 1,OO0 words together and
make them worth fifteen plunks, payable
on publication. That's poetry.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
4 Movable Curl.

'T say she has curl hanging behind
her left ear"
'T say It hangs behind her right ear"
Here's her little brother. Let him
settle it,
Some days she hangs h behind the left
ear. some days she switches 1t TO the
right" was the youngsters verdict.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

the regular organization of which he
is the head.
From the pinnacle of success, the
Democratic leaders view the Repub=
lican efforts to get together with per-
feet equaniinity. The fact is that
they do not believe a union of the
two factions is possible and they look
forward TO an uninterrupted lease of
power.
As long as the Democrats remain
harmonious they can well afford to
smile at their opponents. 1t may be,
however, that their troubles are only
beginning. President-elect Wilson ad-
mits that there arescriss-cross lines in
his organization, but he is determined,
he says, not to allow any quarrehng.
1t must be admitted that up to the
present time he is acting with modera-
ton and wisdom. Unlike Cleveland,
whose blunt obstinacy made it difficult
to deal with him, Gov Wilson seems
to possess tact. He is not, as yet, max
ing enemies. One wonders, however,
what he means when he says that he
does not propose to deal with indi-
ViduaIs. The phrase is hardly intelli-
gibIe Take Bryan, for instance. He
is an individual and he must be dealt
with. The men who made Wilson's
nomination possible are individuals, and
they cannot be ignored The men who
represent the radical free trade SEN
timent, on the one hand, and conserva-
tive tariff legislation upon the other
are individuals, and unless President
Wilson prove himself as great COM
proniser as Henry Clay he must align
himself with one or the other. Mr..
Wilson will find that he will be sur
rounded with individuals, each OF
whom will represent type, and that
as he repudiates or indorses them he
will be judged. In other words, he
will find that he cannot drift in un-
decided fashion, or run with the hare
and the hounds at the same time. No
one believes that this is his desire,
but that when he has made up his
mind what to do and how to do it,
he will give evidence of the hrmness
and decision which the leader OF a
great party should possess.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
Helpful idea.

DO you think we ought to have women
on the police force?'
Yes; I believe It would be good
thing. Then a woman stranger In town
would know where to borrow a pin"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
About Out.

How many times have you been tried
for this shooting ARRAY
Twice replied the chorus girl, "and
the District Attorney threatens TO try me
again. II he does I'll have to have some
more photographs taken"
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
December y in History.

December s, l5ss-oueen Elizabeth tries
cooking In paper bags.
December s, T755-Boswell and DR.. John
son attended a pink tea, and the great
photographer eats forty-five lettuce sand
Wtches
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
MnX 1t Works.

Maud has had her shopping done
For a month or more.
Now she's missing all the fun.
Isn't that a bore?
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08
Uncle Pennyuise saysi

Maybe we'd better let California hold
her elections about month ahead. Then
she can finish her count along with the
rest.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

the
by mH
fnrm the finest
LARGE
of all
The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

and thus instill the feeling of hope into
the regular organization of which he
is the head.