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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-13
LIZZIE o. THOMAS



Dear Miss Thomas. The s.meIsacho,, H.,
are coming and there are some OF US 80 upfor.
llnae a. to need a mental stimulant. an nm.
~ occasionally. when We think OF tho Ions
months ahead OF us. You who i've IN tn. sunnv
eimes, the land OF balmy sunshine cannot ires3
r-,,abS- se dread being shut Up day after day
sane routine Of work that becomes Ipecbanic.i I
ailfe saved mp number Of helps some i have
I-ainen ana some are pasted on large sheets of
paler that push pin viii hold over the sewing
machine, the sink or wherever l think 7 sal
seed that one. Here IS one especiallv bal,se,,I
- % ~ VIII not help even you. Miss Thoma :.
Ie-i sure that there are times when even vonr
optimism comes TO hail. when some -sod vor
would have done Is flung back trnannracfataa snS
ne human part Of you wonders II it's worth
Come what may succeed or fail what viii.
nrea pe no failure Ny field may be strong
al sgampy my plough may be poor. my strength
small, the weather bad; but III heartily A. ,5to
nay Lord do the best can and look not bach.
but keep right on. I am no failure
This u one that IL good 10 remember.
Aeep yonr race always toward the sunshine.
and the shadows win fan behind you"
When We get % the place where We feel sure
We cannot bear another thing this one com.
lerts tnany 4 neart. We may have trouble in
II helps.
.Any one can carry his burden, however heavy
tin nightfan Anyone can do bis work, how
ever hard, for one day. Anyone can live sweetly.
patiently. lovingly. purely tin the sun goes
down And this is all that life ever really
During the long winter. the children at
school. the men off for the day, one would
think q great many letters could be written.
used 10 wonder what the women did TO kill
time. Experience has taught me that one pair
q hands and feet and the work piled up almost
too high for the one woman, and many duty
Is put aside for the time that should be spent
IN rest At such times one forgets perhaps that
e friend may be just as busy, perhaps, with
an added burden on the heart, and cannot
write 70 him; We need not reinforce ourselves
time Here are some thoughts for such &C
casions:
''Frindship like love. must be largely taken
for better or for worse IL is idle 10 throw
over friend who IN many ways gives you pleas
and and agreeable cOmpanionship because. in
dsad. you discover faults not az first preceived.
II one waits 70 find perfection In bis friend,
Be win probably wait long and die unfriended
at last"
Ralph Waldo Emerson had the true idea Of
friendship when he said, 1T Is sublime to say
of another I need never meet, speak, or
write 10 him. we need not reinforce ourslvs
or send tokens Of remembrance; rely on him
Is on myself: II be did thus or thus know
IL was right"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-13


Dear Miss Thomas Many OF Us remember
the poor ignorant foreigner that was put In
jail at Hackensack. n. J. She a woman
with only the erudest instincts. and when the
occasion 70 kill arose she only carried out her
ideas in committing the murder. This was all
she knew 10 do. The law put her in place
where she could do that more and three
times she stood in the shadow OF the reaper
who spares none she a woman who APP
pesled 10 many. Her story was sad, and the
circumstances not her making, each time
mercy was shown her
DO you want 70 know who stuck closest 20
her: who was really her trueet friend IN ad-
versityf IL was the sheriff's wife. Many
signed petitions, spent money for lawyers and
did all they could - save her life. But this
sheriff.s wife realized that the crime was
as much because she did not understand Eng
lish, that our speech and our ways were con-
fusine 70 her. that In her peasant life Il had
truly been the survival Of the fittest, 50 this
sherifrs wife ightened the gloom OF those
prison days by teaching this unfortunate sister
from q foregn land 70 speak English; as the
months passed she added 70 her teaching sew
ing and embroidery, and the fingers that In
another country would had done mans work,
in the American Jail lying Idle in her lap or
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-13

General Gordon was man OF very
charitable nature and in a quiet way
did much to alleviate the sufferings
of unfortunates. He was much inter
ested in work of benevolent order and
for two years, from 1890 to 1882, he was
president Of the Savannah Benevolent
association. After his retirement from
the presidency he continued to take great
interest in the affairs of the organiza-
ton and retained his membership therein
until his death.
From 1894 until 1898, up to the time
Of the war with Spain, General Gordon
was vice president of the Merchants
National hank.
He entered the war against Spain as
brigadier general of the United States
volunteer forces. He served from May
n, 1898. until March q. 1899. For several
months during 1899 he was a member OF
the Porto Rican evacuation commission
serving with Rear Admiral Winfield
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
(By Toste.)

Everybody's doing it: doing what?
Talking about Billy Norton and his
curves at the Sunday game; changing
their opinion about the team as a.
whole, now hat the Straine has been
relieved at second and other changes
made.
In regard to Billy Norton, who held
the Winnipeg team down to one run.
and. who pitched his team to victory in
MS hrst tryout with fast company
that boy is a conner, as his work YES
terday showed. when in the eighth.
with only one man down and the bases
full, he famed Cummings and Freer.
jerry Edmunds is going to take
Norton in hand, and if he does not
turn out to be the fastest southpaw
In the league, or some few leagues. II
will not be the local catcher's fault.
Errorless ball. is going some. Not
one measley little miscue, that might
De construed or twisted or called an
error. Clean baseball. the kind the
local fans like and are going to get
from now on. That was the particular
trademark stamped on the package
passed out to the fans Sunday. Those
who saw the game last Friday, when
superior walked all over the locals,
owing to pretty punk fielding. were
more than agreeably surprised at he
fielding qualities shown and the tight
game played. "
Inc fans are all boosters now. and
are remembering that although the
first team of the old Northern league.
which represented Grand Forks. lost
sixteen straight games at the start of
the season. they COPIED off the rag.
There were over 1000 fans at the
game, who saw Billy Norton make
good.
How 1t Happened.
Cummings was landed on for three
hlts IN the first inning. and the dea-
cons grabbed two scores by that meth
od. walked and was sent to
second on DeHaven's single. Hyser
shot the pill with perfect precision in
to McMurdo's nit at first and was an
easy out, but the celebration started
when Edmunds and Van Dine, clouted
out singles and two scores crossed the
pan.
In the third inning. Hyzer got in the
way of a pitched ball and limped to
hrSt. He was sacrificed to second by
Edmunds and scored on Fosters hit.
Score 3 to o..
In the sixth inning. Van Dine got a
pretty single and fastened to the sec
ond sand plot, when Foster sacrificed.
he scored on Bells single. The final
score came in the eighth inning, when
Edmunds whammed out a three sta
ton swat and scored on Fosters fast
one to Kirkham at third. which he
could not field in time to shut off the
run at the plate, although he got Fos-
ter at first.
Winnipeg scored their only run in
the eighth inning. McMurdo. who
leads the Peggers in hitting ability,
singled and Went to second and third
on fielder's choice plays. He scored
when Straine. who was released from
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27

other cities.
Each Of the tw~enty-seven entrants
u show today a speed of seventy
five miles ar hour for one lap of two
and one-half miles or be disqualified.
Motor enthusiasts are pouring in
from all over the country. many in
their own touring cars. S%eventy-fve
thousand people. it is estimated, will
be in the stands and parking places
next Thursday for the great speed
event. The speedway gates will be
opened at 5 O'Clock in the morning.
The race will be started at 10 O'Clock.
1t is expected that last years mark
for the classic will be beaten because
OF the change in the specifications for
disqualifications and hot rivalry of the
drivers to step up into the place O;
honor held now by Ray Harroun who
in his Marmon Wasp won the race in.
402:S, an average of 74.61 miles an
hour. Harroun is not driving this
year.
Fifty thousand dollars in prizes il
offered. The winner will get $40, 900
and the driver that finishes second
$4,000. Most of the noted American
and foreign speed kings" are in the
contest which demands that the driv.
ers who hope to win must risk death
- 3v0S2 SOtU4 >.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
FIRST SUNDAY GAME Of SEASON
STOPPED BY COUNTY OFFICERS
With Man on Third and Things Looking up, Sheriff.
Judge McLoughlin-Crowd Enjoys all the Fun.

and NJ. Stanchfield of the Grand Forks
baseball association, Manager Lohr
was called aside and informed that
he and his men were under arrest.
Jim Brown, manager of the Maroons,
was also told that the law was taking
its course. Jumps McGloom was in
turn informed of the arrest and ne
called the game. Mr.. S%tanchfield then
announced that the game had been
called off for a few minutes and ex-
planned the reason for the interruption
In the brilliant diamond contest. The
players of the two clubs then took
automobiles and. in charge of the Off
GERS of the county, were whisked ur
town at a rate that would almost
make any speed law look sick.
While the nlayers were being piled
bit excited and surged about the Off.
GERS, jollying them good naturally. A
few persons started to hiss, but gentle
men in the crowd soon stopped this
The fans were prepared for the fun
apparently. and for such a lot Of them
and to have to subject themselves te
the disappointment of having their ex-
cellent game stopped, they conducted
themselves in a surprisingly nice man.
ner.
Throughout yesterdays game, which
was 'replete with thrilling situations
and an abundance of wholesome
amusement there was nothing objec.
tionable done on the grounds to ma,
the good clean exhibition of the great.
est game in the world of sports.
When the players came back from
Judge McLoughlin's court they were
given cheer after cheer. Hardly a per.
son had left the stands during the hall
hour that the game was off. The mer
warmed up while volunteer messen
gers vent back to the court fol
the Winniueg shoes and bats that hat
been forgotten in the hurry attendant
upon leaving the Justices office.
The game was started again where
1t had been left off. with DeHaven OF
third and Billy Norton ready to finish
the excellent showing he made up te
the time of the arrests.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
BILLY NORTON, THE GRAND FORKS
BOY, WINS BIG SUNDAY GAME
Young Twirler Makes Decidedly Good Impression With
Fans and Managers With His Splendid Head Work
and Ability to Get Away From Tight Places.

the local club the latter part Of last
week, and who has been signed on by
Brown of the Pegs. singled.
Several Classy Plays.
To tell of the number of fancy
stunts pulled off at the game Sunday
would be a big job and require a
government specialist. Van Dine
speared a hot n at third off McMur-
dos bat that would have swelled that
gentleman's batting average.
And then there was that great twirl-
ing OF Norton's in the fifth, when after
walking n man, allowing one hit,
n hitting a third. filling the bases
with only n down. he Whitfield Cum
mlngs and Freer on nine pitched balls.
Norton also stopped one that might
have been a hit in that same fifth in
ming. Kirkham lined out "A sizzling
grounder. that Billy nabbed with his
right gloved mitt. and shot to first,
completing the assist.
Freer made a fancy peg in the fifth
inning. DeHaven had tripled and aft
er Hyzer had grounded out to McMur-
do at first. Edmunds lined a long high
one out to Freer in center field. After
the catch DeHaven started for home,
but Freer threw the ball from middle
center garden right into Shea's hands
and DeHaven was caught at the plate
The score:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
(By Hank.)

The program as announced Satur-
day was carried out in full at Dacotah
park yesterday afternoon and the fans
were given the double amount of
amusement promised them.
Two thousand five hundred per-
sons, all dressed up in their Sundays
best. enjoyed the contest to the limit
up to the last half of the fourth in
ming. when the sheriff and his depu-
ties interrupted the game-not be
cause they were sore on the jumps, but
because they were doing their duty
as best they knew how. AS many
fans made merry while the players
were being taken to the office of Judge
Mclaughlin, where they gave their
bail-$100-was put up for their APP
pearance in court this morning.
Eighteen men, the players of the
Grand Forks and Winnipeg clubs,
were arrested for violating the state
law regarding Sunday observance.
The game was called for about half
an hour while the law was in opera
ton. The big crowd, in which were
represented some of the leading men
the enforced intermission as when tho
game first started. Nobody seemed
to have much of q kick coming. The
fans appreciated the situation and
made the best of funny mess. While
the players were at the court of Judge
Mclaughlin, two teams of youngsters
took possession Of the diamond, and
initiated the home and visiting teams
to the best of their ability. They bur-
lesqued everything to a glossy finish;
even the efforts of Jumps McGloom
were given to the crowd all over again.
DeHaven had just alighted on
ger, when Sheriff Benson and his
deputies entered the. grounds. The
sheriff walked quietly to the bench of
the Dacotahs and sat down. After a
short conference between the sheriff
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
TAYLOR IS PUT
OFF GROUNDS
O'Brien also F~ired-Umpire
Gets in Mighty
Bad.

Superior, May 27.-It took two
hours and forty minutes to settle the
dispute on the local
grounds yesterday. the White Sox
crew winning IL to 6 in a wild assault
on Rhoades in the ninth inning. Man
ager Taylor Of the local team was put
off the grounds at the very beginning
Of the game and O'Brien canned from
the lineup in the ninth. Several of
the umpire's decisions met with i'll
favor and the contest was played un-
der O'Brien's protest. Heavy hitting
featured. A home run and eleven
two baggers were recorded. Menice
made three two baggers.
Chase started the pitching for Su-
perior but was yanked in the third.
Rhoades succeeded him and vas 60
ing along good until the final frame.
O'Brien derricked Smith at the end of
the second and Foss who succeeded
did good work for the remainder of
the mill. Twenty-Five hundred fans
witnessed the game. The score:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27

irish, New an York A Nay 27 Ma McGrath; the giant weight thrower of the
Anne Atnlet1c club. sad recently that he would not compete
IN tn o. %y hno ga games at; 1T Stockholm nhoam next July. He said that his worx
ina ne ouid not anaord tn time necessary to train for and compete in
best condition" he said. II couldn't win otherwise. Tom Nicholson OF
m west Scotland Harriers is a angerou man in the hammer throwing.
is making record throws yer day in practice" With McGrath
u of the competition there is ltu, chance OF America carrying off the
hammer evaat He is Americas most available man and experts say the
We nastf lilly recently Gently ,.u i by a letter from John Flanagan saying tuat
i peat NM 1 QUIZ nave to han ny a new record. H hs improve
only man VIII oIld beat tn Scotch champion: McGiath is hi American
feet 4 inches. made last year At Celtic park.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27

Summary-Two base hits: Francis,
Briggs 2. Foss 1. Menice 3, Blume 1.
kuehn. McGraw 2; Home run: Keuhn;
Stalen bases: Leber, Olson, Dunn; Gao
rifice hits: Leber. Erickson. Briggs:
Bases on balls: Anderson, Popham;
Hit by pitched ball: Popham. Menice.
O'Brien; Wild pitches: Rhoades;
Struck out: by Smith 0. Foss Z. Chase
1. Rhoades S. Umpire Hall. Time of
game, 2:40.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
DRIVERS MUST
SHOW Is MILES
Great Racing Cars of Four
Countries Warm up on
the Speedway.

Indianapolis. Ind. May 27.-The
motors entered in the second annual
500 mile rac to be u at the speed
way here on Memorial day were final
ly tuned yesterday for today's elimin-
alton trials. Driven by the worlds
famous pilots, the great cars Of Amer
lea. France. Italy and Germany roared
around the brick track yesterday hour
after hour under the eyes Of Thousands
Of motor: enthusiasts Of. this and many
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
American Assn.
Standing of the Clubs.
Columbus Wins.

Columbus. May 27.--Cooper who
went in t o Packard's rescue in the
second inning with the bases full and
none out did no permit Indianapolis
a timely hit after a single by Williams
which tied the score in the third. Co.
lumbus won in the eighth on Cooper's
Single and a pass to Shelton who sac
rificed.
Score r. n. r.
Columbus 7 2
Indianapolis 9 8
Batteries:' Packard, Cooper and
Smith; Schiller and Casey. Clark.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
II
LOST TO "Y"

The Times-Herald was defeated Sat.
night by the Y. NJ. c. A. in the Com
mercial league, 10 to 3. The Times
Herald appeared on the diamond in
new uniforms. and presented a decid-
Campbell officiated as battery for the
Times-Herald. and Goodwin and Mum
son for the Y. NC. A..
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
\ FOR BOUT.

indianapolis. Ind. May 27.-Ray
Bronson yesterday got down to 1913
pounds, the weight required by Pack
ey Mcfarland of Chicago, for their
ten round bout here next Wednesday
night. the night before the 500 mile
race. Chick Hayes. a local bantam.
ILL.,, in the semi-wind up. The fights
will be held at the Indianapolis ball
park,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27

A tube skirt. saith our own infor-
nation bureau. is one which is hobble
all the way down.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
ATHLETICS WIN.

Fargo. N. D., May 27.-The Moor
head Aathletics defeated the Fargo
White Sox at Nokken's grove yester-
day afternoon by a score Of 8 to /.
Fielder and Rusness handled the ball
for the Athletics.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27

SUMMARY: Stolen bases-Van Dine.
Altman, Baker. Three base hits-Ed-
munds. DeHaven. Double plays
Strain to McMurdo. Freer to Shea.
Sacrifice hits-Foster, Edmunds.
Bases on balls-Norton 3. Cummings
.. Hit by pitched ball-Heyser, Shea
.. Altman .. Earned runs-Winnipeg
l. Grand Forks 8. Struck out-By
Norton s. Cummings 5. Left on bases
Winnipeg II, Grand Forks 3. Um-
pire-McCiloom. Time of game-2:35.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
Colonies Lose to TOIcdo-

Louisville. May 27.-Toledo defeat
ed Louisville in the first game of the
series. ~Falkenberg had the locals at
his mercy and kept the hits down to
n per inning. A running catch by
Bell which he converted into a double
play. Chapman's all around work and
Hayden's batting were the features.
score r. H. e.
Louisville 8 2
Ioledo 10 2
Batteries: Rowan, Snyder and
Spencer; ~Falkenberg and Land.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
Standing of the Clubs.
o'Toole Wins Game.

O'TooIe Wins Game.
Chicago, May 27.-Cheeny and
O'Toole pitched against each other
in a pitchers battle in which Pitts
burgh won over Chicago 3 to 1.
O'Toole was wild but pitched con-
sistent ball while Cheney weakened
in the seventh and allowed four hits
netting three runs. The game was
marked by sensational fielding on
both sides.
Score r. H. f.
Chicago 6 o
Pittsburgh Z o
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27
Kaws Defcat Sainte
Rube WaddclI Comes R.,,,

"NhUCN OOHICS LdCKe
Minneapolis. May 27.-Rube Wad-
Milwaukee 6 to 2 and allowing u
four hits of which two were scratches.
Capron's home run, Waddell's errors
and al inficld hit scored both the Mil
waukee runs in the ninth.
Score r. H. e.
Minneapolis IL 3
Milwaukee 1
Batteries: waddell and Owens;
Dougherty and Schalk.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27

the local club the latter part Of last
week, and who has been signed on by
Brown of the Pegs, singled.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-27

Score by Innings: r.
Winnipeg ......O 0 o 0 o 0 0 O-1
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-05
wHrrEHOI:sE WOMAN SAVES
 COMPANION FROM DROWNING

Redondo Beach, Cal. Aug. 24- Two young society matrons saved third from drowning here yesterday when Mrs ]. P. whitney, wife of q mining man of Alaska. and Mrs. z s. Paekson, of this city, rushed into the ocean and brought Mrs Sam ]. Mansfield. wife of wealthy msnn- facturer Of Tucson, Ariz, safely ashore after she had become ex- hausted. Mrs. Mansfield Is an eN- celient swimmer but became sudden Iy exhausted She threw up heF hands as a signal Of distress. Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Packson, who had just appeared upon the beach. rushed to her aid Mrs. Whitney carried iifesaving device into the water with her, while Mrs. Paekson reeled out the copper wire attached to it as Mrs. Whitney swan out tO Mrs. Mansfield, a distance Of soo feet.
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-05
COMPETITION STARTED
 BY WHITE PASS LINE

running regularly between White horse and Dawson. This will. how ever. be speedily remedied as I was very glad to learn upon my arrival that Mr. nickeson had already ar ranged to establish service in the | yowpr River field. It has always been my own idea since the incep- ttoD Of the White Pass Company that our service should have been extended Go the Fairbanks country and am glad indeed to note that he Coincides with my views on this point By thus increasing our traf- Hr We can afford, if conditions de mand i;. to reduce our rates, which vr believe Co be in the interest ot developing the country generally.
 The White Pass rates have been frequently publicly attacked and the larger companies trading in Dawson have made tho excuse for main tainiug their high prices that our rates were such that they could not afford tc sell at a lower rate In order Co meet this charge, we. hav- ing once established our legal rights to maintain the old rates, reduced tbe rates materially on large mum bar or commodities immediately fol- lowing the rate decision, and we no propose to carry this policy further and src that this pnefit reaches the public with this end in view we have established wholesale ware house in Dawson and win dispose ot ro,ds at heavy reductions as com pared with present prices In the tItrnsion cf our line the same polio pW be pursued wherever there Is monopoly of trade. as the high nrfres which generally follow a mo- napoIy arc extremely bad for tho dc ,n'Npment of any new country.
 .In addition Co being president of tho railway Nr. DlCkeson has he come a partner in our firm and he has now thc charge of our copper properties. Much of his time will 1p spent op tho ground personally Girccting the policies inaugnraied and wr have unlimited faith iu the ruturr outrome
The daily Alaskan., 1912-09-05
DIR. MGEE. aNTHRoPOLoGIsT
 DIES OF CANCER

Washington. D. C., Sept. 5-Dr. W. J. McGee. the noted American anthropologist died yesterday Of can cer at the age of sixty years He had travelled extensively collecting data for his published works on all branches of the science connected with the origin. classification and re lationship of the races. His dis coveries led him to the belief that the Alaskan natives were descend cnts or the Japanese who at some remote period drifted across the Behring sea and established villages on the northwest American contl- nent.