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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
Chief f.. Meyers Tells How Players Spend Time
Diamond Warriors Are QanniSh Off the Field

mond. That seems to be the badge
Of big league class.
one thing we hear from strang-
ers most frequently Is. Have a
drink, old man? Lets drink one
for good luck in todays game"
That invitation is invariably re-
fused. Few of the boys drink anv-
thing at all, and those who do take
a glass of beer occasionally do it
among themselves always. The
present-day player differs greatly
from the old timer who mixed with
every one.
Pleasant strangers, with sensible
questions, we don't mind, but they
are in the minority to the buffers
in who simply want to tell their
friends that they are the associ-
ates OF ball players.
There's no morning practice on
the road so we're free Each man
goes to his favorite pastime. A
good many play pool or billiards in
the hotel. Matty chases off and
plays chess or checkers with some
local expert. OF course, every one
knows the big fellows skin at all
those heavy thinking games
For my part. I'm an art bug: so
dig up some collection that is
on exhibition, or find museum.
where there are good paintings
and statuary. and spend all my
time there. The Chicago museum
and the Carnegie institute in Pitts
burg are favorite morning haunts
of mine
Ihen, too. every one has friends
in each Of the cities. and those of
us who We're college mcn have
their clubs to go to. spend
good bit of time in the Dartmouth
club in Chicago.
In the evenings on the road the
atergoing is the favorite occupation
of most of the boys. Mr. Brush
the owner of the Giants. is a mem
Der of the Lambs club in New
York, and extends the courtesies of
'Ai' htRiA btaA N AZ me dNNtiS. In re-
turn the Giants are invited to the
theaters wherever any of the
Lambs are playing. We go i'm
body just as we go about every
thing. If there are no shows. or
we've seen the shows before. We
go to the movies" for were all
picture fans
! don't suppose the average fan
ever hears much about another
subject I'm going to touch upon
the letters that bali players get
These come much more frequently
10 the club house at home. but we
get them on the road. too
Women Write to Players.
good many are from women.
You wouldn't think that "A ball
player would have the same expe-
rience as matinee idol. but he
does. Some Of the letters are
mighty funny | got one the other
DAY from girl who merely signed
an initial, in which she told me
where she was going to sit that
afternoon i'm the grandstand de-
scribed her costume and then add
ed:
When YOU turn around and run
back toward the stand for foul
fly. as YOU often do. | wish that
YOU would see nae ana give me
some sign Of recognition.
Imagine a bail player in tight
pinch Of a game looking after
nigh fly and at the same time
handing "A Woman the t.hIlfg1lY,f4
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
NAT THORNTON VICTOR
IN MATCH AT CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND. OHIO. Sept. 10.-Nl.
thornton. Southern tennis champion
won his opening match in the Ohio
state tourney which began here yes,e
day He defeated S A. Manchester III
straight sets The competition is I'm"
the state championship. and uumbe
Of PLAYERS from the middle West aye
PARTICIPATING
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10

No games we're played in the Amer
can league yesterday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
CLEAR SAILING FOR
GIANTS NOW, SAYS :
CHRIS. MATHE.WSON :

9 NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Serene .
. sailing to a second National league .
. pennant for the Giants will be q
. enjoyed from now ION. Our team .
has returned to that brilliant Q
. form which marked the early cam .
. paign, while the scrappy Cub team .
. has verify crumpled and broken
in the face of disoouragine pitch
. ing. .
McGraw deserves all the credit. .
It was his relentless driving pow .
err that pushed the pacemakers out .
to fifteen game lead in the early .
summer. II was his never say .
die" spirit that tided us over the Q
disastrous sIun1ps of the near past, .
with the breath of the onrushing .
Cubs warm on our heels. .
Next to McGraw | believe Tes. .
reau has done the most for US. .
He is a remarkable younester. .
Outside of the box | believe the .
Cubs are the same old irrepress- .
BILE machine A gamer team never .
lived than that Chicago bunch. .
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
The Big Race

Here is the up to the minute dope
on how the Pig Five" batters of the
American LEAGUE are hittipo:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10

Giants play little poker, of course.
but It's only a 25-cent limit game.
where a man in hard luck may lose
as much as 50 or IS in a session.
Occasionally youH hear a little
singing, Some of the boys have
really good voices Others fancy
themselves as vocalists. anyhow
Larry Doyle for instance. He has
voice like silk" OI.oughlin. the
umpire. But he sings. He has one
pet song about In the river you
may fall and they'll bury you for
nothin'-it's a good world after all"
Leon Ames gets up sometimes
and gives us his speciality. He re-
cites kiplings poem, "On the Road
to Mandalay,' in imitation OF
hair-lipped man That always gets
a laugh. The younger, smaller play
ers buzz around Big jeff Tesreau
like a flock Of mosquitoes attack
ing an elephant, giving him a good
natured kidding until he sweeps his
big arms and Chases them.
Noisy Bunch of Pals.
It's like one big family-a lively.
noisy bunch of pals Once in a
while some fellow gets crouch
and sits off by himself for time.
but he always comes out of it soon.
I never saw a group Of men in any
business SO genuinely attached to
each other as the Giants. Occa-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10

theless managed to run down two
puts of about six or seven yards,
which managed to put his head
well above water.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
BAPTISTS AT HOT SPRINGS
MEETING is PRELIMINARY TO
CONVENTION OF STATE AS
ISOLATION TODAY.

Hot Springs, Nov. ll-The pastors
and laymen of the Baptist churches
throughout Arkansas met in annual
convention in the First Baptist church
yesterday
The meeting is preparatory gath
ering to the annual convention of the
Arkansas Baptist Association, which
convened this morning The members
of the women's auxiliary to the con-
vention also began their session yes
terday, meeting at 9;30 in Central
Methodist church.
The pastors and laymen were wei
coined to the city by the Rev. j. w.
Mcdonald of the Second Baptist
church. Rev E. H. Garrett of Forest
City, one of the secretaries of the as
sociation, responded Judge H. T.
Bradford of Lonoke then delivered a
short talk, in which he said that the
pastors and laymen had much to con-
slider, among other things, state, for
eign and home missions, ministerial
education, orphans home work, college
work, female education and many 9th
er subjects.
Mrs. NJ. G. Thompson called the
meeting of the Woman's Missionary
Auxiliary to the convention to order.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Mrs. c. J. Tate. Mrs. W. f. Mas
sey of Hot Springs welcomed the dele
gates Mrs. w A. Brocksher of Fort
Smith responded Mrs. Thompson
made lengthy report, in which she
told of all the good work that the
au,ilialy had accomplished.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
Admission S and 10 Cents
". f. M'KNICHT
FOR CONGRESS-

Little Rock, Nov. 14.-While it is
yet nearly two years before the next
congressional election, candidates for
representatives of the various dis
tricts in congress are beginning to
creep forth The first to speak for a
position in the lower house of congress
is w. f. Mcknight, at present a
member of the Arkansas Railroad
Commission. Mcknight would repre-
sent the people of the Seventh district
which is now looked after very eff
cently by w. s. Goodwin of Warren.
In his race for railroad commission
er, Mcknight was scarcely heard of
in the race until the result was an
nounced He drove over the entire
district, stopping at every house. The
two candidates who were supposed to
be the leaders, We're from towns and
made the most of their canvass in the
cities and towns. Mcknight says he
will conduct a similar campaign for
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
HOLDS BOWEN
IN CONTEMPT
IN ROAD OYERSEER CASE
JUDGE WILL ASSESS PUNISH
MENT ON ROAD OVERSEER
TOMORROW.

After hearing argument of attor-
neys on both sides, County Judge j.
w. Holt, at 3 o'clock this afternoon
decided that J. W. Bowen, who is
claiming the office of road overseer of
Cadron township, was in contempt of
court in refusing to obey the order of
the county court directing him to turn
over the tools of the district to K. L..
Green, who Judge Holt had appoint
ed to succeed him 1t was contended
by BoWen's attorneys that the act of
1909, providing for the election of
road oyerseers in Faulkner county,
had never been repealed, and that in
aSmuch as there was no election, Bow
en- was entitled to hold over until his
successor was duly elected and quail
fed. It was eontended by the attor-
neys employed by Judge Holt that
there was a vacancy in the office
which the county judge had the right
to fill. Judge Holt stated in his de
cislon that he was of the opinion that
he had the right to fill the office by
appointment, and that Mr.. Bowen was
in contempt for failing to comply with
his orders, but stated that he would
reserve his decision inficting punish
ment on Bowen until tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock, at which time he
would assess punishment. 1t is ex-
pected that Mr.. Bowen will immedi-
ately appeal from the decision, and
that the case will be carried to circuit
court.
A number of other overseers who
are holding over under the same con-
tention as made by Bowen are in at
tendance at the hearing. So far no
orders have been made against any
overseer except Mr.. Bowen
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
JUDGE MILWEf
FIXING FENCES

Little Rock, Nov. l4.-Judge X. f.
Milwee, former speaker of the Arkan-
sas house of representatives, came to
Little Rock from Clarendon Wednes-
day for the purpose of fixing up his
fences in the race for the position of
United States marshal of the Eastern
district of Arkansas. Judge Milwee
spent several hours in consultation
with local politicians and left for Hot
Springs to spend several days at the
fair. Judge Milwee was Wilson
worker from Arkansas at the Balti-
more convention, and afterwards at
tended the notification at Sea Girt.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
SECTIONAL FEELING
TO BE ELIMINATED
PRESIDENT TAFT SPEAKS
SAYS SOUTH WILL HAVE A
GREATER FEELING OF
OWNERSHIP.

Washington, Nov. IA greater
opportunity to give the South feel
ing of ownership" in the government
Will be given the Woodrow Wilson ad-
ministration than was accorded the
present Republican regime, President
Taft told the United Daughters of the
Confederacy at the opening session of
their annual convention here.
The president declared that cir
cumstances had rendered it more diff
ficult for Republican administration
than for a Democratic one to give our
Southern brothers and sisters the feel
ing of close relationship and owner
ship in the government of the United
States.
Activity of Southelners in Off
cial life consequent to Democratic con
troll of the government. he said.
would give the South feeling OF
partnership in the conduct of the
countTy's affairs that would do much
toward eliminating sectional feeling.
In solving the mystery of that
providential dispensation which now
brings on a Democratic administra-
ton to succeed this we must admit
the good that will come to the whole
country in more confirmed sense of
partnership in this government which
our brothers and sisters of the South
land will enjoy in an administration in
which Southern opinion will naturally
have greater influence and the South
greater proportionate representation
in the cabinet, in congress and in 9th
er nigh official station Viii. | re.
joice in the steps that have been able
to take to heal the wounds of section
alism and to convey to the Southern
people, as far as | could, my earnest
desire to make this country one, can
not deny that my worthy and distin-
guished successor has greater appor-
tunity and | doubt not he will use it
for the benefit of the nation at large"
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
ARKANSAS EDITORS
AT HOT SPRINGS

Little Rock, Nov. 14.-At least 80
Arkansas editors passed through Lit
tie Rock last night and this morning
en- route to Hot Springs. where a spe-
cial program has been arranged for
Them by the Hot Springs Press Club
and the Arkansas State Fair Associa-
tion. This is a social gathering of the
quill drivers, and follows a small or
ganization which was created at the
fair last year. A 'possum SUPPER will
be the feature of the entertainment
tonight
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
r. II. CANNON.

N. II. IA N NUN.
Honor roll for the month ending
November s, includes all who have
made f, meaning excellent" a grade
of 80 to 100, on majority of their
subjects, department included, and
nothing below G, meaning good a
grade of IS to 90.
Following is the list of honor pupils
by grades;
First Grade Margery Hogan, Ju-
liza Camp, Buford Robins, Evelyn viii
liams, Leila Leslie, Layman Morris.
Bernard Glenn. Maude Hickman, Mar
ia Alaman, Benjamin Robins, Eliza
beth Harton, Hugh Robins.
Second Grade - Laura Alaman,
Dymple Snow, Jesse Reid, Lois Crow,
Clara Mai Markham, Kitty Newbern,
Elizabeth Pence. Julia Randell.
Third Grade Gillian Sammons.
Glib Barton, Florence Davis, Estella
Major, Flora Camp, Margaret Moore,
Marion Brown, Grady Settler, Gail
Robins, Guy Simmons, Wilma Howell,
Bernice Major
Fourth Grade-Annie May Akin,
Leila Pearson, Melvin Thompson, Rob
ert Howell, Bert Leslie. Thomas Viii
son, Minnie Ethridge, Alynne Davis,
Mamie Fiddler, Fred Spires, Charles
Muse.
Fifth Grade-Lillian Stroup, Charles
Leslie, Everett Jones, Edwin Charles,
Lois Van Duzen, Mary Kinsey, Louis
Taylor, Jesse Salter, Ellis Mosely, Eu-
eneg Allison.
Sixth Grade-Jim Thompson, Neal
Bishop, Elmer Mum, Robert Bauh,
Orvie Grow, Gladys Brady, Eufala
Snow.
Seventh Grade-Vida Adams, Jew
ell Herrod.
Eighth Grade-Erma Gray, Elma
Hickman, John Harton.
Ninth Grade-Fay Blair, Ella
Bragg, Fay Adams, Lucille Moore, Ell
sic Thompson, Harry Adams, Maarice
Hall
Tenth Grade-N Manila Pendergrass.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
ONE MORE VOTE
FOR LUDWIG

Little Rock, Nov l4.-When o. C.
Ludwig, former secretary of state, be-
gan raising his family of dozen or
so children, he counted so many votes
for future Democracy, but never once
did he consider that he had an addi-
tlonal voter in Mrs. Ludwig, for he
never dreamed the franchise would be
extended to her. Imagine his surprise
when he received a letter from one of
his sons in California, stating that
Mrs. Ludwig had gone with her son to
the polls and deposited one of the
votes which made the coast state go
for Wilson. Mrs Ludwig has been in
California for two years for her
health. and is now qualified voter
of that state. "Lud" says it is all off
now, and that he can hope to be the
head of the family no longer, but will
have to move to state where he can
count on one sure vote for him, be-
sides his own.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
TO PUT ON PLAY
AT PUBLIC SCHOOL

The pupils of the public school are
preparing to give play entitled Lit
tie Princess" in the near future, un-
der the auspices of the S. |. A. The
play is planned, written and elaborat-
ed by Mrs. H. H. Donohoo of Little
Rock, who is here to stage and drill
the children. 1t will be quite a spec
tacu'ar play with more than a hun
dred and fifty children on the stage
at one time 1t will be given at the
Grand opera house.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
FRED A. |SCR|C
RECEIVES HONORS

Fred A. Isgrig of Little Rock has
recently been elected first vice presi-
dent of the board of governors to the
Chamber of Commerce, and his pic
ture appeared in the Arkansas Demo-
crat of the 18th, with the other mem
bers of that board Mr. Isgrig was a
citizen Of Conway for a number OF
years and has host of friends here
who are watching his career with in
terest
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14

Old papers for sale at this office,
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
BRINGS COTTON IS
MILES TO CONWAY

S. G, Smith bought seven bales Of
cotton yesterday from f. Nord, who
lives near Shiloh on the Red river in
Cleburne county, IS miles from Con-
way, 1t took five wagons to bring the
cotton and four days to make the trip,
but Mr.. Nord was satisfied that the
experiment Of marketing his cotton in
Conway was a paying one, as he re-
ceived the top market price.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14

for president at 10 o'clock last night
AS occurred yesterday, Wilson en-
joyed tieeting plurality on the face
of returns for about - minutes last
night, when he was shown to be one
vote ahead Revised figures from a
mountain county, however, threw II
more votes to Roosevelt. In San Fran
cisco no changes in the previously re-
corded vote was shown.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
ROOSEVELT LEADS BY 10
FOR Is MINUTES WILSON HAD
PLURALITY IN CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY.

San Francisco, Nov. 14.-Theodore
Roosevelt, by latest official and unof-
fetal returns, was 10 votes ahead of
Woodrow Wilson in Californias vote
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-14
ATTENDANCE NOW
DAILY INCREASING
CONWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL
INCREASE DURING PAST MONTH
FORTY-TOTAL ENROLL
rMENT 641.

Superintendent r. H. Cannon of
the Conway public school reports an
increased attendance and good results
from the changes that the board and
teachers found necessary on account
Of the crowded condition Of two of the
grades. This report in full is as fol
lows:
The total enrolment in the Conway
public school to date is 641. One
month ago it was COL, an increased
enrolment Of 40 during the month. A
little more than 25 per cent of this in
crease has been in the high school.
The present enrolment by grades
is: First grade, 100; second grade,
%; third grade, 50; fourth grade, 66; !;
fifth grade, 20; sixth grade 50; sew
enth grade, So; eighth grade. 81;
ninth grade, So; tenth grade, a;
eleventh grade, IA; total. GIL.
The enrolment in the eolored school
to date is l55. Grand total, 796.
am giad 10 ne able to state to the pa
irons that, Notwithstanding all the
fears and fore-drawn conclusions ut
tered or uneXpressed as to the results
Of the recent action taken in dividing
fourth and fifth grades into halliday
sections, with very few exceptions,
pupils have not only not suffered, but
have shown decided improvement over
results that were being obtained un-
der the former crowded conditions.
We are endeavoring to make the best
Of conditions as they arise, and not to
test an untried theory. We are labor
ing under condition for which no one
person is responsible, nor can one
alone remedy them. The cooperation
of all is earnestly sought. Knocking
helps nothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
SUICIDES IN fa11

In 1911, for the first time, the sui
eide rate of small cities in the United
States exceeded the rate for cities uf
over 100000 population. The rate in
our small cities last year was 1913 per
hundred thousand, whereas the rate
of suicide in 21 cities with 100000 or
over was 1875 per hundred thousand
population. In 70 small cities out of
100 cities of all sizes, 1895 persons
killed themselves during 1911
In 100 American cities Cseventy-
nine under $4,000 and 21 over that
population) the rate of suicide mas
grown steadily from 1913 per hundred
thousand twenty years ago, to 20.3 III
the five-year period ending with 1911
In 1910 the rate throughout our reg
istration area was sixteen per hun
dred thousand, SO that there must
have been $4,000 suicides in the
United States last year.
These figures are taken from the
tables of DR.. Hoffman, actuary for the
Prudential Life. Insurance company,
and are commented on in a recent is
sue of The Journal of the American
Medical Association. COMPARING
these figures with Prussia's record,
DR.. Hoffman shows that the Pruss;an
SuANtuC Idl6 QuTtuS 19IU was twenty
one per 100000, about that of Ameri-
can cities. There were thirty-two male
suicides as against ten female suicides.
The suicide mortality under Is years
is 0.6S, rising to 1851 between the fif-
teenth and nineteenth years, and to
1854 between the ages of 20 to "a;
during the latter period defective edu-
cation, mental, moral and economical,
seems responsible for the very high
suicide frequency. But the highest
rates are frem s4.s9 at 40 years to
5S.71 at the seventy-ninth year-the
period when those given to mental de-
preston manifest decadence of mind
and body.
For all ages the principal cause in
Prussia was unsoundness of mind
GAS per cent of the male and 4O.6
per cent of the female suicides); next
came bodily disease 90 per cent
males and SO per cent females.) Ner-
Vous diseases accounted for 4.3 and
IA per cent, respectively. Alcoholism
was blamed for 10.1 per cent male,
and but is per cent female suicides
Sorrow and distress accounted for 49,
male and IA per cent female suicides,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09

Genevieve declared enthusiastically.
-Oh-h, here comes fether with a tall,
dark man."
Mr.. Marston had found his friend
waiting patiently at the station at
Jamaica, he having decided that his
host had missed the regular train.
1t was not half hour until Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson came anxiousIy along
the road in their automobile searching
both sides of the street for their guest
who had been so inhospitably treated
at their home.
st can assure you Mr. and Miss
Marston have made up for the sus-
picfon of your servants" he laughing
~ told Mrs. Thompson II have no
grievance whatever" he added, look
ing at Genevieve. at ask only this
that you invite me often hereafter and
let me come to see my new made
friends, Mrs Thompson, as we'll as
your two good selves"
Mrs. Thompson's eyes twinkled. she
had a keen intuition and som ething
told her that a romance had been
begun between her bachelor land
scape artist and Miss Marston.
My intuition never fails me-, she
said to Mr.. Thompson the following
June when they were all busy with
preparations for an out-of-door we'd
ding, a wedding among the roses
where James Kensington first saw
his bride. 1T never fails me, dear"
she copyrighted. 1912, by
Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-09
SAYS UNCLE CAV

AS well seek the pot of gold at the
end of the rainbow as long for an
ideal existence foreig-: to the everyday
affairs of life. The naudlin soul that
finds no excellence here, but pines for
another sphere. is poor-Tcm-A-Cold
fleeing the fire beside which his dis
ordered wits discern the demon of
the commonplace
The ideal existence is not foreign to,
but the very essence of. common,
things. He only finds it who has
learned that all things are beautiful
and that there is naught common in
jective, is not actual. but an attitude.
1t is q relation rather than thing,
Whose looks afar for his happiness
puts himself out of harmony with the
things about him He chases the
rainbow only to fall and get wet in
the pool that mirrors April skies. His
trouble is that he uses the pool for
footpath rather than a mirror.
The earth is all Of piece and there
is no escape, this side Of insanity,
from the commonplace. 1t is from
the commonplace that we ourselves
clay like ours but. when all is said
and done they are naught but clay.
They are bright and sparkling and in
spring because of the angle of vision.
So with the old familiar things of
which we tire-there is naught else,
and what glistens tantalizingly with all
the colors Of the prisn-the thing we
pursue, calling it a rainbow, is only
the same old light on the same kind
of water that vets our feet in the
pool.
Kant, the philosopher. knew this
truth better than all the famboy ant
seers since time began. And knowing
the earth to be all of a piece, as we
have observed, he kept within ten
miles of his birthplace until the day
Of his death, making use of the good
material at hand. And Kant unlocked
and made clear and glorious many
secrets of existence. He found his
great ideal where you and 1 must find
there and now and among these
despised common things-in the earth
in which, seen Alright, there is nought
corn mon ar mean