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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
TuMeLES FROM BEAM
TO GlRDER ON BRIDGE
Finally PIunses Into Swift Stream and
10 Fished Out Unconscious
and Revived

MONTESANO, Dec. 81. Uncon.
scious for 20 hours as the result of
a tall of 60 feet from the new O-W
r. & n. bridge. Ray Sturgis now is on
the road to recovery. Sturgis while
running along the top beam stubbed
his toe and fell headlong for 40 feet,
where struck on steel girder. frac-
tnring his skull and sustaining other
injuries before he tumoled into the
swift water below. He was quickly
taken from the water and brought to
local hospital where he is now get
ting better.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
HOPKINS HAS CLOSE GALL

MONTESANO, Dec 81. County
Commissioner w. G. Hopkins had
narrow escape from death several
days ago, when he was struck by a
locomotive. While AZ his logging camp
he attempted TO board passing en-
CINE with serious results.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
MoNTEsANo PRIZE WINNERS

MONTESANO, Dec. 21.-Among a
few Of the prize winners announced
early in the poultry show competition
appear the names of DR.. S. L. Moak,
and Frank Winkleman, of this city.
DR.. Moak received third place on a
barred Plymouth Rock hen and third
on cockerel; Mr.. Winkleman was
awarded first cockerel and first pull
let in the White Leghorn class.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
FARMER is BURNED OUT

MONTESANO. Dec. 20.-The home
and barn belonging to William Cald.
we'll. a farmer up the Wynooche riv-
err. was destroyed Wednesday night
by FIRE. The loss will reach approx.
imately $4,000. Caldwell succeeded
in saving his cattle, but his house
hold effects were all destroyed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
FINISHING HANDSOME HOME

ELMA, Dec. 21-The handsome
residence of ]. w. Strubel is now
ready for the stairways and other in.
terror finishings When these arrive
the residence will be rapidly COM
been having hard time getting ma
terial for this job.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
STEVENS ACQUITTED OF
MAKING FALSE RATING
oakviile Man Was Charged With Mis-
representing Standing to
Secure Rating

SEATTLE. Dec. 20-A jury in Judge
Mitchell Gilliam's branch of the SUI.
perior court Thursday found F. H.
Stevens not guilty of the crime of
making false representations concern.
ing his credit. Mr.. Stevens is a mer-
chant at Oakville.
1t was charged by the state that
ahe defendant made false representa-.
fions to Schwabacher Bros. Co. to
Cbtain credit and financial rating.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
BUY ADJOINING LAND

ELMA, Dec. 21.-Frank Ground
water and J. J. Anderson, this week.
took an option on the land owned by
VIM. Harding lying next to the STAN
dard Oil tract.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23

Particular Printers. Aberdeen
Printing Co.. 800 East Wishkah ST.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23

II you read 1t in the Herald you
Know it's 20.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23

Christmas Cards.
The Christmas card has grown a bur.
den. and the voice Of the shopper Is
heard in our land Not only Is 1t a
trouble to pick out appropriate cards.
but they are not in the best taste even
when found. A better method often
is to write our Christmas greetings on
a visiting card. This Is more personal
entails less labor and Is in better taste
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23
Must Be Married.

Must Be Married.
II didn't know she was married"
"She isn't"
"She must be-"
why"
II just heard her say she didn't e.
pect much this Christmas"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-12-23

Every one sings rs ha has tie gift
and marries rs ne has tiie inck.-Fr0f;
The l'nriIy,...Sp.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

Before Steve got in, however, Co., miskey had cooled down completely.
 Don't anybody say a word to him. I'll handle him. he ordered.
 "Td have made it sure if I hadn't slipped turning second,' said Brodie by way of opening his alibi, though he knew and everybody else knew that this wasn't so.
 Certainly you'd have made it, Wal ter came back Commy, all smiles. It was the proper play to try it.
 Another time IsbeIl was on third base with one out and a run needed to tie when somebody came up and hit a short fly to left field. John Anderson was playing so close in that he could have tossed the ball home and beaten Issy, but Frank decided that he ought to score.
 "The minute he started for the plate Commy began to rave.
 "1s the man crazy| shouted the boss. Is that chump going to try to score I'll fine him $100 for making such an attempt, and I'll have his head ex- amined to see if he has gone insane
 With that the old Roman started out toward the plate to meet Isbell and thus lose no time in telling him what he thought of a man who would at tempt to score on a fly that the short stop could have caught. Commy was
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

money and is told to vamoose This rule is followed closely and has become so well known that there are very few offenders.
 Of course it is hard to enforce any kind of discipline in cities where the municipal police are not allowed with in the park. In New York policemen cannot even be hired for ball park service. The city authority who would order bluecoats to the park, even if the city were paid, would be guilty of a penal offenSe. New York holds that the police are only to be called in case of trouble. Their real mission should be to prevent trouble, and that is the basis on which they work in Pitts burgh, where the club officials annually contribute several thousand dollars to the city treasury for the police service they obtain.
 It is likely that the recent uprising in New York will result in reforms in the laws there which will permit the commissioner of police to send his off cers to the parks to prevent trouble.
 The Tigers strike resulted in a re- vival of the talk of ball players union, but the likelihood is that noth- ing but talk will come of it. Such things have been tried before, but have never succeeded. There is no valid reason. of course, why the players
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

THE prompt settlement of the Detroit
 players strike was a good thing for baseball. Ty was reinstated, and the entire matter is now history, so far as the incident itself is concerned, but it is believed that good effects will fol- low the trouble.
 Already notices have been posted in all American league parks that here after any demonstration by the fans against either the home or visiting players will be followed by expulsion from the park and that boisterous roofing of any kind will not be toler- ated. This is a move in the right di- rection and one that will be appre ciated not alone by the players but by the followers of the sport who like to enjoy a good game of ball, but find it difficult to tolerate the senSelesS yells and howls put up by a few distracted fans who lose all control of themselves the moment they hear an umpire call Play ball"
 Such trouble as occurred in New York and which led up to the strike would be impossible in Pittsburgh, where the players are protected from the fans and the fans from the players At Forbes field the moment a spectator becomes rabid and unreasonable in his roofing he is led from the stand by an officer, is handed back his admission
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

sociation and its board ever since the formation of this body.
 There are thus special associations Tor athletics, canoeing, cycling, fenc- ing, football, golf gymnastics, lawn tennis, rowing, skate sailing, skating and swimming, each of which has the independent care of it's special branch Of sport and represents its branch in all dealings abroad, but co-operates with the board of the national asso- citation.
 The district associations, twenty one Tn number, are for the most part divid- ed into branches whose limits agree with those of the Swedish provinces.
 With each district association are af- filiated all the athletic clubs existing within its boundaries. It is the task or these district associations, controlled
 by the special associations to be the directing power for. every branch of sport in their respective districts. to see that championship meetings, etc, are arranged, and also to decide Ques- t1ons regarding athletics. that may arise within the respective territories.
 The administration of the district as- sociations is in the hands of a commit tee elected at a general meeting of the clubs affiliated with the district as- sociation or, in the case of the larger district associations, is undertaken by special committees for the various branches of sport
 In order to encourage the exercise of athletics in general, and more especial ly the keeping up of these pursuits aft CT attaining manhood, the national as- sociation has issued an athletic badge" which may be awarded to ev- cry sportsman who is a Swedish sub ject, belongs to some club affiliated with the national association and who has merited the distinction in accord ance with the conditions mentioned below. The badge has three distinct grades and, in agreement with these is awarded in bronze, silver and gold.
 The bronze badge may be given to every athlete who, during the same calender year, passes one test in each group of exercises. The sportsman who during every one of four years (whether in succession or noD passes one test in each group is entitled to the silver badge, while the one who satisfies the same conditions during each of eight years (whether successive or noD is entitled to a gold badge. That athlete, however. who during the course of the year. when he reaches his thirty second birthday, or at a later date. passes one test in every group shall also be awarded the gold badge, irrespective of whether he has previ- ously obtained the other badges or not.
 The tests which must be passed in order to gain the athletic badge arc di- vided into the following five groups: CD Swimming 200 meters (swimming tesD or gymnastics; CD high jump, minimum 135 centimeters, or long jump, minimum 475 centimeters; {3) running 100 meters, maximum 13 sec onds or running 400 meters, maximum time l minutes seconds, or running 1,500 meters, maximum time 5 minutes 15 seconds; (4) fencing or throwing the discus, minimum 40 meters, or throw
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24
AMERICA SHOULD SWEEP
 THINGS IN OLYMPIC MEET

cial associations representing various branches of sport which are without expensive arrangements and apparatus By this means 1t has been possible to introduce uniform rules, promote CO., operation between the associations and by means of one common direction of the whole support, promote and di- rect the athletic life of the country
 The national association is the high est authority in the active Swedish athletic movement and consists of representatives, first, from sections each of which sends two members and. second, from the district associations, which send one delegate for every full 500 members up to the limit total of twelve representatives.
 The athletic clubs are affiliated with the special associations, and also with the respective district associations. Each club pays very low fee to the association to which it is affiliated. In order for an athletic club to become a member of a special association it is necessary for the club to show that it really practices the form of athletics it professes to exercise.
 The crown prince of Sweden has been the president of the national as-
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

A CCORDING to Joe Sugden, Charlie
 Comiskey, president of the Chicago American league club, owes much of his success in baseball to his unfailing tact and his quick wit "The Old Ro man" is a wonder when it comes to handling men, says the veteran Ti- ger scout and coach, who tells of some incidents showing how that magnate used to meet situations as they arose.
 T remember one afternoon when we were playing a close game in Chicago and Commy was on the bench, as he always was in those days" says Jo- seph We had two men on the sacks when Walter Brodie came along with a two base hit and tied the score for us. For some reason that only Brodie knew he tried to stretch the hit into triple, although there wasn't a possible chance to make it. He was thrown out by forty feet, and Comiskey fairly tore his hair.
 Look at that bonehead idiot trying to go to third on that hit he yelled. I'll fine him a months pay and suspend him for life for making such a fool play. 1 ought to hit him over the head with bat
 We thought that Commy would have apoplexy. he was so mad, and every body looked for a fine scene when Bro- die came back to the bench.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

frothing at the mouth and tearing his hair out by the handful. I seldom have seen such a rage as he was in.
 "Well, Anderson was so sure of his play that he got careless and hit the runner in the back with the ball, the error giving us the game. You ought to have seen Comiskey change front
 Great work. Frank he shouted, shaking Isbell by the hand, that's the way to play. Take chance and keep them guessing. If there is any thing that I like it is to see man use his head in a pinch.'
 And to this day I suppose Isbell thinks that Commy really admired his judgment in taking that fool chance. Such incidents as these go to show why Comiskey always got good work out of his ball players"
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24
CHANGE OF SCENE OFTEN sENE-
 FITS BALL PLAYER.

fINHERE are 1nnumeraDle instances
 where good ball players have been let out by one major league club only to become stars for another after a little experience in a minor league. Eddie Foster of the Washingtons is one of these The question is often asked how Foster came to get away from New York. That club sent him to Rochester with the agreement that it would have the pick of the team in the fall.
 It is said that John GanZel the man. ager of that club, gave it as his opin- ion to the owner of the New York club that Foster would not be of any help to his team, and he then consented to the sale of Foster to Washington.
 Maurice Rath furnishes another in stance of where good ball player was allowed to slip through the hands of two major league clubs and is now making good for the Chicago White Sox with a vengeance. Philadelphia and Cleveland both had Rath. but he made good for neither because he was not played at the position where he belon ed. They tried him at third and he f. led, while he appears to be a wonderfully clever player at second.
 Until Foster went to Washington he was considered only a shortStop, yet he seems to have developed into one of the best third baseman in the league.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

A M ERICA will be we'll
 looked after in the run ming high jump in the Olym- pics. Uncle Sam has two great men in George Horine of Stanford. Cal.,> and Egon Erickson of New York. The former is the holder of the worlds record jump of 6 feet 7 inches. made in California a short time ago. In practice in New York recently he went over the bar at 6 feet 8s inches. In the event of Horine falling down or going stale the stars and stripes will be we'll taken care of by Erickson. The last named has been in rare form all sea- son and can go over the stick around 6 feet 3 or 4 inches almost any day.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24
HARD TO HIT PITCHERS ON THE
 COAST.
T is harder to get :

TT is harder to get a good batting
 average on the Pacific coast than in the interior" declares Oscar Witt, one of the candidates for George Mori- arty's third base job with the Detroits.
 "On the coast pitcher can get more stuff on the ball. Vean Gregg had more stuff when he was in the Pacific Coast league than in the American league last year. At least Vean says he had, and his statement is in accordance with the statements of other coast pitchers who have gone into the ma jors.
 Playing on the coast is. however undesirable for pitchers and batters In San Francisco there is fog, in Sac 'ramento blistering hot weather, in Portland rain is always threa tening"
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24
GOLF IS A DUTCH GAME.

CONTRARY to all belief. golf is nei
 ther Scotch nor an English game. according to George Turnbull, promi- nent professional golf player of Port land, Ore, who says it is Dutch game and should be called "gauwff." It started in the Netherlands and made its way to England and Scotland.
 In America the taking up of "cow pasture pool' has been rapid
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

should not combine if they want to, but it is doubtful if a majority of them would consent to go into any such an organization. It must be remembered that most ball players believe they are always fairly treated by their employ
 CTS and that the rules of organized baseball protect them sufficiently from any employer who might endeavor to deprive them of any of their rights.
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24
By TOMMY CLARK.

Photos by American Press Association. ,sss13Fa2$ HERE seems to be little ques-
 E tion as to which nation will
 E win the Olympic meet at
 Stockholm this year At pres ent it does not appear that the com bined nations of the world could score many more than enough points to beat America in the most classic of all ath- ietic games. Judging by the perform ances of the athletes in the clubs and colleges during the past spring, there is every reason to believe that the United States will make a clean sweep iu almost every event in which it is represented.
 The records established in the inter-
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

collegiate meet in Philadelphia recently and the high class performances which were exhibited in all the events shook off whatever doubt remained as to the fact that America had the best chance in years to make a wonderful showing in the Olympiad, and that notwith
 standing the fact that it has won every set of games that has been held since the revival in 1896, but the general high standard set in every event that took place a week later in the Harvard stadium leaves no room to think any thing other than that this country will win the great meet by rolling up a far greater total of points than it has ever achieved previously. --..
 The team that has been sent across the Atlantic to carry away the honors
Arizona republican., 1912-06-24

of another Olympia numbers in its ranks several holders of worlds rec ords. and almost every man who is given a place has held high marks at some time in his career. Abel Kiviat now holds the Olympic record, although not officially, in the 1,500 meter run, while John Paul Jones, who will pair off with him in that event, has the worlds mark for the mile, which in English measure corresponds to that event. Melvin Sheppard has held the Olympic records officially in both the 800 meter and 1,500 meter run. Reid path of Syracuse Is a faster man in the quarter than any other man in the world today, while both he and Mercer of Penn are better in the 200 meter run than any known amateur unless it be the German, Rau.
 In the field events there will be sev- eral champions Ralph Rose, worlds record holder in the shot put, will have for his mates Russell Beatty, intercol- 1egiate champion, and Pat Mcdonald, the New York star. Jim Duncan has thrown the discus farther than any other man. George Horine has the worlds mark in the high jump to his credit, with Egon Erickson close at his heels, while the only two men living today who have cleared more than thirteen feet in the pole vault will wear the red, white and blue shield on their shirt fronts.
 Until recently it has been thought America would be weak in the sprints, but the tryouts have proved that the United States is strong in the sprints. The tryouts at Cambridge brought out marvel in Howard Drew, the Spring field high school boy. The latter beat Ralph Craig twice on the same day in masterly style. Many experts predict he will win the 100 meter event with ease. Ira Courtney of the Seattle A. c. Is another speed demon who is expect ed to add some points to the American team.
 Judging the American team from the recent performances of the men, it looks as if Uncle Sam's boys will win every race that is run and every field event.
 At least there does not appear to be a single man in competition in any of the foreign meets who can take the meas ure of the mainstays of the American team. There is q possibility that some of the men will go stale and the calcu- lations prove extremely faulty, but the chances of such 8 contingency appear decidedly remote when it is considered that the men are in the hands of the best trainers the world has known. FOLLOWERS of athletics in America
 will probably be surprised to learn that Sweden, which has absolute con- trol of the fifth Olympiad, helps the cause of sport generally through the medium of a lottery. the annual in- come from which assures the National Association of the Swedish Gymnastic and Athletic clubs $5,5OO, which is used for administrative purposes
 It is this association which has help ed to place athletics in Sweden on a very firm haSiS and has united the Sna=
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05

ward +. BigeIow's MISUNDERSTANDING
Nature and Science and the st.
Nicholas League of worldwide men,
bership.
- - -
Price Collier in his article in Serb
ner's for December on German Poll
teal Parties and the Press, says
that IF the American people read the
German newspapers there would be
little love lost between u.s." He has
found that the German Press Is pain
fully narrow, frequently unfair, and
often purposely insulting to foreign
countries
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05
HIAWATHA'S WEDDING
Penn Choral Society Gives Excel
lent Rendition of Cantata.

The Penn Choral Society under the
leadership of Prof. Howard l.. Hook
EFT presented the Wedding Feast OF
Hiawatha in the chapel last evening.
The piece Is a cantata with the words
taken from Longfellow's Hiawatha'
and the music written by Coleridge
Taylor. Taylor was a negro and ma
tive of this country His greatest
work was along the line of Indian mu-
sic and in this he was considered to
be superior to all others by the great
music critics of the world. Professor
Hocketts Interpretation of this can
tata was very fine and his chorus sup
ported him well. They showed the
benefit OF much hard training which
they. have undergone in the last few
weeks. The love song in the cantata
was sung by David Dunbar, the great
Scotch tenor from Chicago. Mr..
Dunbar is one of the best tenor SOLO
lists that has come to this city for
some time. He has wonderful range
and quality to his voice and the vol
ume Is simply enormous. His voice
was really too large for the room he
had to work In last evening. Low
ers OF music certainly missed a great
treat II they did not hear Mr. Dunbar
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05
WHO KNOWS THIS MAN
Charlie Van Cunningham Wanted.
Father is Dead.

George Van Lanningham, of PEG,
ria, ILL.,, telegraphed to Chief of Police
Walls this morning asking that the
police locate Charlie Van Lanning-
ham, bridge contractor and builder,
working out of Oskaloosa. Father
is dead" concludes the message. Pc
lice officers have taken every possible
means of finding the party wanted but
without success. Anyone knowing of
the man desired will please communi-
cate with the mayors Office immedi-
ately,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-12-05

last evening. After the cantata, Mr..
Dunbar sang another group of songs
and was greeted with such great ap-
plause that he could hardly get away.
Owing to the lateness OF the ROCK
Island train last evening on when
Mr.. Dunbar came, the music dld not
start until late. The time before the
concert was taken up by readings by
Malcolm White and Miss Appleby, the
head of the department of Elocution'
Miss Appleby read Hiawathas We'd
ding Feast, from Longfellow. u