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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
COURTESY MADE A FINE ART
Japanese Excel All Peoples In Flow
cry Expressions Of Polite.
ness.

Courtesy is characteristic OF the
Japanese, especially amongst Off
Gals, and Mr.. A. M. Thompson, in
describing his travels through the
Land OF the Chrysanthemum, says
that even the word please" is in
Japan elaborated into a lingual art.
Here is an example,
"The guard in the train to Toxic
caused US much amusement. When he
came round to examine tickets he be-
gan by standing at the end of the car,
took off his cap to the honorable as
sembly, bowed to the ground, rubbed
his knees with his hands, drew in his
breath audibly, and delivered himself
Of an announcement in Japanese which
I translate as follows:-
"'Your most honorable excellencies
and most NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
pleased ones, hope you will pardon
this creature of mud for having been
born into this world to ask you, most
gracious and superior ones, to show
your augustly blessed tickets, after
which beg you will honorably deign
to grind and crush me, who am but
as snail of the soil beneath your
kindly sandals!'
"The passengers bowed profoundly
in return, rubbed their knees with
their hands, sucked in their breath
with the peculiar whistlfng sound
which is the special expression of q
japanese greeting, and then produced
their honorable tickets. After this
there was more bowling on both sides.
and the guard. still bowink. vanished. &
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Best for Actor to Fit PIay,

Eugene Walter, playwright, said:
ut is bad art to write a play around
an actor. Write the best play you.
can, regardless of this actor and that.
The other method suggests Gimlets.
Gimlets-a great bore-was play
wright He said to friend one day,
excitedly: Congratulate me. I've got
an order for another me.odrama from
Snowman Did Snowman supply the
plot?' the friend asked. weller
said Gimlets, he showed me all the
scenery he had" - 5za8g..E
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Rabbit Fur for Felt Hats.

Rabbit fur has supplanted wool in
felt-hat making in Sydney, Australia,
where 30 factories are in operation.
The fur is considerably superior to
the finest merino for this purpose, and
millions of rabbit skins are used an
nually. 1t takes the fur of about six
average skins to make fur.felt hat.
In one factory the consumption of
skins ranges from $4,000 to 10000 per
week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Humorist's Talk on CRAM

Humorist's Talk on Grammar.
George AIDE, at a dinner In Chicago.
delivered an amusing little address on
grammar. Don't" he began, don't
say, Mamie and me have been to
church." when you mean Mamie and I
have been to church, Why, though.
lie about it at all? Don't use the
word got too much. 1t is inelegant.5
Il have got million is not nearly 50
refined as I have q. million From
whom you got it is, after all, nobody's
affair but your own"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Lincoln Climatic Paint Simplifies the Paint

1t Is easy for you to secure just the right
paint for our locality paint particularly
manufactured to fit the climate we live in.
Merely refer to the map above-or to the
elaborate china map on exhibition at our
store-and you can determine the correct
formula of Lincoln Climatic Paint you need.
This paint, barely a year on the market,
has fairly lcape1 to fame. Its success has
been overwhelming. Nothing like it has ever
been made before. Other manufacturers
make their paints on the same formula for
D. damp and dry sections
t,o
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
An Appropriate
Verse
Copyright, lsl1, By Associstsd Literary Presa)

Copyright, lsl1, BY Associated Literary Presa)
"Why are you so particular which
postal card you purchaser" asked
Olive of her friend Gwendolyn as they
stood before a postal rack in an up-to.
date drug store. 1t couldn't have
taken England longer to purchase the
Suez canal than it takes you to decide
upon a little piece of pasteboard.
Promise you'll not tell. Jim sent
me a card all decorated with forget.
me-nots, and a little verse saying:
"'Bossons Blue as the sky
To my friend will say
Kindest thoughts and good will
This card brings with it today
"Now I'm trying to find an appro.
pirate one to send in return"
Don't waste your time. Jim Ger.
tainly didn't. He must have bought
those cards by the gross, as five girls.
including myself, received similar
ones. So you're not the favored one,
said Olive carelessly.
If that's true, then any old card
will do. I'll scribble the address on
this one without even looking on the
other side," returned Gwendolyn, her
cheeks blushing from the humiliating
thought, how she had searched, east,
west, north and south for a card.
All Gwendolyn's waking and sleep
ing hours had been occupied with
Jim's image. Never again could she
hope to meet anyone so congenial, and
now she knew positively that she was
only one amongst many in his
thoughts.
"Your name should have been Gwen
dolyn Regretful instead of Gwendolyn
Barrett" Olive told her. "Whatever you
do you regret it, so it doesn't matter
much what you d." as Gwendolyn
kept repeating how sorry she was that
she mailed the card in such haste.
The following day Gwendolyn was
greatly perplexed to receive tele.
gram.
ARRIVE at 10 a. m. Have tho cour-
age now to tell you everything"
Gwendolyn could not solve the mys-
terry. Jim was always so confidential
with her. Was he going to announce
his engagement to some other girl?
How could she stand the strain?
When Jim met Gwendolyn he tried
to embrace her in the most lover-like
fashion.
How dare you," said Gwendolyn, in
dignantly pushing the young man
aside. "Since when are you accustom-
ed to taking such liberties? No man
but the man l marry will l allow to
kiss me-"
"Then I'm the man." announced JIM
aren't We engaged? Didn't you pity
me because I wasn't courageous
enough to propose and sent me this
postal?"
Gwendolyn, taking the card, read:
Here's a lovers knot
Can you tie it?
know the way.
So let's try it,
Then she attempted to explain how
and why she had sent that one.
my DEAR" said Jim. Il only sent
you the same as the others who were
kind to me while l was here, for you
never showed any special interest, and
usually acted like human icicle when
l was around"
"That's because l cared so much.
was too proud to show my feelings"
said Gwendolyn.
chose cards didn't signify any
thing, but this one," he added in ten
der tone, lis worth more than all the
power, money and glory in the world
to me-"
''Oh. Jim, to think I had to propose
to you, but I'm glad l am a victim Of
circumstances only if you really, truly
love me, don't ever tell how we be-
came engaged"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
.WItticism at Lambs' Frollc.

It. was at one of the famous "frol-
les" given by the Lambs. Mr.. Charles
Frohman had made an extremely neat
and appropriate speech. There was loud
applause at it's finisE, and then, "Au-
thor" 'Author!" cried Mr.. Augustus
& Thomas, standing up on his chair.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Brightest LIaht IN the World.

The inhabitants of the Uruguayan
capital are seeking fame by adver-
Using the claim that it has the strong.
est searchlight in existence. 1t has
recently been placed on the roof of the
Bank of international Pensions. in the
Plaza Libertad, Montevideo. The cam
die power is 9O,OO0.000 and the light
can be seen II miles and Eliminates
every portion of the city. TIL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
In No Dancer,

Hawkshaw Holiness wish to be
vaccinated." Doctor What's your
business?" Hawkshaw Holmes-..'I
am detective" Doctor--"Stand out
Of line, please. and give somebody
else q chance. There IL no danger a
your ever catching anything.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-16
Sounded Like ! Threat.

I'm going to ride at the country"
said Frenchman, whose English was
not very perfect, to friend in town,
''You should say ride in the country
remarked the friend. "Oh! yes very
good, responded the Frenchman. "and
when come back 4 will knock a
your door. :" ia N
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Ut is
quite possible that Harvard will fail
to secure the one point necessary to
win possession of the Isaac II.
Clothier cup when the finals in the
intercollegiate singles and doubles are
played or at the Merton Cricket
Club, Haverford, today.
AS Princetpn is represented in the
finals in both singles and doubles, the
Orange and Black may spring a u r
prise by snatching the Clothier cup
from under the noses Of Harvard and
Pennsylvania. A win in both singles
and doubles today for the Tigers
would turn the trick.
E. H. Whitney, the Harvard title
holder, yesterday went down to defeat
in the singles before @. M. Church,
the brilliant Princetonian. There was
not the semblance of a fiuke about
Church's victory.
The summary:
Championship singles, semi-inal
round-G. NJ. Church, Princeton, de-
feated E. H. Whitney. Harvard, 60.
6-3. Ga: j. G. Nelson, Dartmouth.
defeated H. w. Page, Pennsylvania.
rs, 60. 6-1.
Championship doubles. second round
e H. Whitney and w. M. Wash
burn, Harvard. defeated j. r. Mont
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
REFUSES TO RIDE
AT MOTORDROME ANY MORE

settle that was started in the West
last season
Seymour had his motor out yes
terday, N after turning three laps
in close to record time, ~expresse"
himself as being perfectly satisfied
with the way it was running.
He said, II expect to take a few
seconds from some of the track time,
and will try to lower my W wold's
record for the mile" Albright feels
equally as confident. and promises to
force the riding every inch of the
way.
The motordrome sweepstakes will
be another of the feature races. and
as this race, which is run as an elm
nation, started at the bottom of
class B and has worked its way
through to the class A, some excite
ment is predicted as the top notchers
pursue one another around the sau-
GER.
A special three-mile professional
~footrace will be an added attraction
that has been arranged for tomorrow
afternoon. William Kohlemainen,
|Karl Niminen and Jim Crowley will
try to outdistance each other in this
event. This will be Kohlemainen's
first appearance in this country. hav-
ing only arrived last Sunday from
Sweden.
The three races each for class 4
and B riders, the free-for-all n an
| amateur race, will make up the res
of the interesting program.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
ANOTHER RECORD
CROWD FOR BOSTON

BOSTON, Sept. THE Senators
went into today's game with the Red
Sox, the last of the present series,
with the hope of stopping Boston,
succession of victories. which have
not only increased the Red Sox's lead
in the American League pennant
race, but also forced Washington
from second to third place.
Boston's victory yesterday, with
Joe Wood besting Walter Johnson for
his fourteenth consecutive victory, at
tracted no greater crowd tina that
expected to see today's game.
Bob Groome, for Washington, n
Hugh Bedient for Boston, were the
probable twirlers for today. FAR
weather was in prospect. Washing
toms fight now is admittedly to secure
second place from the Athletics. Bos-
ton, practically assured of the pen
nant, is out to create a new Amerl-
can League record in the number of
games won in a season. The Red SoX
to date have won n~inety-two games.
The record is 102 games, made by
Philadelphia in 1910. OF the twenty
five games to be played Boston must
win only eleven to beat he new
mark
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
PITCHES PERFECT
GAME 10 INNINGS

LYNN, Mass, Sept, For ten
innings Melvin Wolfgang, of Lowell,
held Lynn to no hits and no runs
without a man reaching first base In
a New England Baseball League
game here yesterday. This Is be-
lieved to be a new record for or
ganized baseball under the National
Commission.
The records show four no-hit. no.
run games for ten innings, but Wolf
gangs feat of allowing no man to
reach first in ten innings is said to
be unique. In the eleventh. Logan
of Lynn, the first man up, singled
over second base, but Wolfgang
again frightened up and not another
hit was made by Lynn until circuit
got a luckily single in the twelfth.
Lowell won, l to 0. Waller, for Lynn,
gave four bases on balls and allowed
only five hits, striking out ten. Wolf
gang struck out five and gave no
passes. Lynn had only one man LETT
on bases. while Lowell had four.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
GRAND CIRCUIT
GOES TO SYRACUSE

HARTFORD, Conn. Sept. with
four races on the care the grand cir
cult meeting at Charter Oak Park
closes today. and the horsemen will
pack UP quickly and take the cars,
with their favorite animals, for SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, where a meeting begins
Monday. The stormy weather OF the
early week and heavy track compelled
so many postponements that the clos
ing card is not only larger than eX-
pected, but 1t is one day late. The
days races are the 2:06 trot, the 2:10
trot. 2:12 pace and the 2:24 trot. A
81. 900 purse is hung up for zach and
the entries give promise of some stiff
brushes.
Cheney. the little Texas mare, won
the 2:2S trot at Charter Oak Park
yesterday afternoon, in six heats. The
record for the sixth heat is 2:09, made
by Demarest in 1910. Yesterday
Cheney went around in 2:10. Baron
A. won the 2:07 pace in slow time.
The 2:15 trot was won easily by
Deauchester.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
Gives Management but Short
Notice of His Inten-
ton.

Very unexpectedly came the n
nouneement last night that Eddie
Hasha had refused to ride in any of
the races at the Stadium Motordrome
hereafter.
Two days ago when Hasha was
offered a match rae with Ray Sey-
mour he refused to ride this race,
but said he would enter in the open
events.
1t was in these races last Sunday
hat Seymour led Hasha home, be-
ing the first man at the local track
to show the Texan the way to the
finish. Hasha's ambition was to go
through this season without taking
anybody's dust. The management
claims it is not a case of money with
Hasha. but that Seymour's visit to
the East made the situation such
that there was one man with whom
he would have to share honors.
Ray Seymour and Johnny Albright,
two of the best-known motor pilots
In the country. will battle tomorrow
for supremacy in a special match
race, best two out of three heats.
This race will be we'll worth watch
ing, as both boys have a difference to
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07

Elmer Collins, the three-times win
ner of the motor paced championship
of America, and the runner-up in the
worlds championship this year, fell
in a motor-paced race at New Haven
last night and was badly injured.
Collins sustained a broken collarbone
and was badly cut and bruised orthe
face and body.
The accident occurred in a twenty
mile a in which George Wiley, the
worlds champion, and Jimmy Moran
were competing. The accident was
caused by the explosion of a tire on
Collins's racing machine.
The injuries to Collins will keep him
out of the worlds championship re-
venge, a rerun of the paced champion
ship of the world that is one of the
features of the program at the Velo-
drome tomorrow. In this race all of
the defeated riders in the worlds
championship were to meet h Win
ner of the title. The race will be run
with Jimmy Moran, who hnished
third: Menus Bedell. who was fourth,
and Jules Rudolphe, who was fifth,
and Wiley, the winner, starting.
Collins had hopes of winning this
race. He is at his best in a race OF
the distance of the revenge which
is thirty-one and one-half miles, just
half of the distance of the final of the
championship contest. Collins Will be
out of the game for at least a month.
Kramer Expects ts Repeat.
Frank Kramer. the winner of the
sprint championship of the world,
will give the defeated aspirants in
the sprint championship a chance to
avenge their humiliation in another
worlds championship revenge to"
morrow. With his title secure l<ra-
mer is not worrying any about this
race.
He expects to give ALI Grenda n
Andre Perchicot, the defeated ones,
the same dose administered in the
championship race. Perchicot, the
Frenchman, bubbles with enthusiasm
at all times, and he really believes
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
TIGERS HAVE FIGHT ON
THEIR HANDS TO REMAIN
IN THE THIRD POSITION
Lead Baltimore by a Fraction of a Point.
Skeeters in Different Place Now Than
Upon Last Visit--KelIy May Manage
the Royals Next Year.

so far as is known, but Kel seems
to have the proper qualities, and he
may be at the head of some minor
league organization next year. IL
the efforts of Sam Lichtenhein to
obtain Harry Smith from Brooklyn
are futile 1t would be no surprise if
Kelly were offered the job. Lichten-
helm always liked Kelly's style and
Kel would not be adverse to going to
Montreal, according to his own adj
missions.
Meanwhile the Tigers will have
their work cut out for them todaS'
and tomorrow. While the Orioles are
playing two games the Bengals viii
take part in four contents. Two of
them will be staged with Jersey City
today, and two more with Providence
tomorrow. The Grays will also be
the attraction here early next week,
being scheduled for contests on Mon
day and Tuesday. The following four
days will find the Tigers at Balti-
more, the Bengals returning to give
battle to the Birds here on the fol-
lowing Sunday, which opens the clos
ing week of the schedule.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
NEW JERSEY LAWN TENNIS
TOURNEY STARTS MONDAY

All of the leading performers with
the racquet are rallying for the New
Jersey State championship lawn ten
mis- tournament which will begin on
Monday, September 9. on the courts of
the Morristown Field Club, at Norris
town. 1t is the last of the premier
tournaments of the year.
Five fixtures will be played, C. K. F.
Andrews holding the mems singles
title and Mrs. Marshall Mclean the
women's title. A distinct departure
will be the official position of Mrs.
Frederick Schmitz, who will act as
referee. Entries close today with. III.
S. Tenney, room 1901. Is Dey street,
New York city, and at the clubhouse
at Morristown. by telephone.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
MAY BE CALLED OFF

NEW YORK, Sept. although NJ
definite announcement has been made
by the management of the Garden
Athletic Club that the bout between
Packey Mcfarland and AID Nolgast,
scheduled for this city on September
%. is off, it is generally understood
by followers of the sport that the
fight will not take place.
The demand of Wolgast for more
money after his failure to dispose of
his share of the moving-picture priv
ileges, has not been met by the Gar
den A. c., and will not be met
Neither is it expected that Wolgas,
will come here for the $1,000 winch
the club will give him.
Meanwhile Freddie Welsh. the Eng
fish lightweight, who lost the title to
Matt Wells last year, has arrived IN
New York and has Ms
willingness to take Wolgasts place
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
MINOR HEIRS NEW
MARX NOT ALLOWED

HAMLIN, Mimi, Sept. Pacing
the three-quarters in the remarkable
time of 1882. Minor Heir, 1857, yes
terday spoiled a chance Of lowering
the worlds record of 2:02A for a pac-
ing team, held by Hedgewood Boy
and Lady Maud c., when he broke
$50 yards from the finish. His team
mate, George Gano, never lost his
stride, however, and the team I'm
ished the mile in 2:01, one second bet
ter than George Gano's record alone.
Because of Minor Heirs break, how
ever, the judges refused to allow the
record to stand as official. The team
was paced by a runner.
Dazzle Patch, a son of Dan Patch.
lowered his own worlds record for a
~2-year-old, half-mile pace, going the
distance In .5sh, one second better
than the time he made last week.
Dazzle Patch was paced by q run
nef.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
j. TRAvERS IS
CONFIDENT OF
GOLF TITLE
Before Going Into Came He
Said He Expected TO Play
His Best Game.

WHEATON, H., Sept. 7--Charle5
Evans, jr.,' of Edgswater. western
champion, and Jerome Travers, of
Upper Montclair, twice holder of the
national title, met today to battle for
the national amateur golf champions
ship.
Travers was able yesterday to use
his wooden clubs to advantage for
the first time during the tournament.
His iron shots. however, have been
accurate all week, and he said be-
fore play opened today that he ex-
pected to put up one of the best
games of his career.
Evans has been a triffe off in his
putting. but his driving and iron
shots throughout the tournament have
been almost perfect.
Evans and Harold H. Hilton. of the
Royal Liverpool Golf Club, former ma
tional champion, tomorrow will play
off their tie for the low qualifying
medal.
Travers defeated Hamilton Kerr
yesterday, Z up and five to play. The
Upper Montclairite has worked his
way through the tournament by de-
feating Sheriff. Sherman, of Yahun-
OASIS, ) to 4; Walter j. Travis. Q to
/; Mason Phelps, of Midlothian, 2
to /. and Hamilton Kerr, of Ekwanok-
Chic" Evans went into the final veg
terday when he defeated Warren X.
Wood, of Homewood, who carried the
match to the thirty-third hole. Wood
was recently runner-up to Evans II
the Western championship at Dem
YER. Evans vent through the field,
defeating. in turn A. w: Tillinghast,
OF Shawnee, 3 to 2; II. b.. Lee, OF
Detroit. 8 to s; Heinrich Schmidt, OF
Worcester, 6 to ., and Warren X.
Wood, 4 to 8. Norman Hunter, OF
Edinburgh, who on Thursday COLI
lapsed because of the heat and was
forced to withdraw from his match
with Wood, remained in bed yester-
day. His condition is not serious.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
AND COMISKEY
TALK ABOUT FRATERNITY

CHICAGO, Sept. president Fan
h. Johnson. of the American League,
and Charles A. Comiskey, owner Of
the White Sox Club, declared last
night that they could see no objection
to the Baseball Players Fraternity,
which has just been Incorporated in
New York State.
Il am sure the leagues and owners
will raise no objection to any such
organization in the event hat 1t is
formed to better conditions for the
players" said Mr.. Johnson.
ut looks to me- said Mr.. Conn
iskey, "as If a lot of good might be
done both the players and the owners
with such a body at the head of the
men engaged in the game. / don't
think any unreasonable demands will
be made, and l don't believe the play
ers intend to wreck the game, which
just now is at the height OF its pros
perity. With sensible men at the
head of the fraternity, who will con-
fer with league officials on important
questions, 1t looks to me as If all
sides should profit"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-07
PIGEON RACING

The 1OO-mile young bird race of the
Roseville district was fiown Sunday,
September l. from Wilmington, Del.
John c.. Green wired that birds were
liberated at 1905 a. M; weather
cloudy; no wind. The first bird ar
rived at the loft of Charles Eggers at
3!2S:3S, making the trip in 3 hours 81
minutes, "a seconds. The order of
race is as follows: Charles Eggers,
Frank Falk, Thomas Wilson, Mahr
Landmesser, Albert Schwankert.