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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18
Goodbye. Rose
We will meet again. s-eetRose till then Coodbys.
e>sgnsAi ssAS-N

The music is said to possess the
sweetest music ever welded to a
song-a fact readily seen in trying
over the above strains, although the
fine harmony is lacking because space
prohibits the entire extract.
Ingraham was the author OF many
songs that appealed to womensamong
these: You Are the Ideal of My
Dreams" "All That | Ask Is Love, "
and kindred works; but none is said
to possess the lasting quality OF the
above named song II contains about
fifteen different classical harmonies
SO ingeniously worked out as to be
used either for male or female voices
duets or quartets.
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faculties have objected to the stu
dents being charged mere 10 soe
their fellows combat Yet all tho
seats are sold for big. kames. aud
seats command a premium when n
the hands of scalpers.
Football players receive no salaries
and while the expenses OF coaches
and trainers Is comparatively heavy.
football h expected to make up the
deficit for baseball. track athletics,
crews and other sports not self-sup-
porting.
To certain extent foot ball "A anal
ogous TO foot ball i'm the matter OF at
tendance. especially when the contests
are played In the large cities. There.
at any rate. the Importance OF the
game and the relation OF the contest
ants to championship title are deter
mining factor in the size OF the
crowd. This Is not SO when the games
are played on college gridirons, for
student loyalty usually brings out all
the roofing lungs on the campus. But
the games played in the large cities
are the ones expected to swell the
athletic treasury.
At racetracks the patron is charged
from 81 up for the privilege OF an on
portunity to wager his money. with
an extra charge for admittance 20 the
paddock. In the closing days OF racing
In Chicago and California this admis-
York the price for clubhouse privi-
leges was raised to SO and IS.
In England admission to the big
soccer football matches usually ia .
shilling. or 20 cents, with seats for the
internationals sometimes selling for
sl.5O. and SIPS for ladies.
Compare with other sports. baseball
thus Is offered to it's followers at low
price. This. OF course. is possible be-
cause games may be played every day.
weather permitting, whereas football
players must have rest between hard
games, fighters cannot appear too
often, and different horses must APP
pear at the racetracks.
Popular prices make baseball popu-
lar. The youngster who thinks a
bleacher seat the acme of enjoyment
In his younger days, will choose the
grandstand when he grows up and Is
able to AFFORD IL. II Is notable. too,
that the tendency of late years has
been to occupy the higher priced seats
and some owners have helped this
tendency along by reducing the num-
Der OF cheaper seats to a minimum
and forcing their patrons into the
more expensive sittings. The natural
American habit of extravagance is
almost enough to make such question:
able business acumen unnecessary.
The far-sighted owners usually build
their parks with view TO catering to
the "two-bit" patrons. They know
that IL the patrons enjoy prosperity
and the club enjoys prosperity there
will be n move toward the higher
priced seats. They also know that IL
their club happens TO be down in tho
race the patrons will be less likely 70
discontinue patronage IL he can Sc
cure seat for a quarter than II he
must pay so or 75 cents.
Most fans want TO see the home club
win, but there is a growing class who
will 20 TO games TO see the other fell
lows perform, too, nursing only fee
BILE hope that the home club will win.
And did you ever notice that you can
see as we'll for less choice location
when the home club is the under dog?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18
BASEBALL GAMES
CHEAP AMUSEMENT
FURNISHED THE AMERICAN pue.
Lie At NOMINAL COST.
Even the Economical Clubs Must
Figure On Big sums for Main
tenanee Through Season.

From the viewpoint OF capital in
vested and expense OF operation and
maintenance. baseball is offered &C
the American public at a lower prics
than any other sport.
There is scarcely a club in the two
major leagues which could be valued
at less than 100000 IL IL were offered
Tor SALE The park alone OF man,
clubs would be worth more than thai
inquire. What valuation would be
placed upon the franchise, players and
new stadium OF the New York Giants
can only be roughly estimated, for
the franchise has an immense tangible
value.
When this property investment Is
out OF the way the cost of maintain.
ing club must be considered. Even
the economical clubs, with smaller
salary lists. must figure on running
expenses well up toward the $3.50. 600
marx. including the money which
should be spent for recruits each
season as an insurance for the future.
some clubs must approximate $3.50.
VoO In expenses, when ground rent
or taxes. salaries. travelling expenses,
and new players are taken into con.
sideration.
Yet with all this Investment. the
baseball fan for 25 cents may see an
afternoon OF the highest grade sport
in the country. or course. he NAV
pay 81 for a box seat and at some
parks as high as $50 for a seat IL he
wishes. but the fan who pays more
tnan the 75 cents necessary to secure
a grand stand seat is in the afnuent
minority, which, by the way. is be.
coming less OF a minority each season
While the grand stand patron gets
closer view OF the proceedings, the
more distant bleacherite seldom loses
much OF the finer points OF play. and
as matter OF fact the more discerning
critics frequently are found in the
cheaper seats.
Compare these prices. or even the
grand opera" double prices when a
worlds championship IS staged, with
the prices charged at a first-class bout
The 81 box seat patron at a basehau
game pays IS TO $40 for a box seat a,
an attractive boxing match. II IL be
real championship affair he NAV
pay $25. or $50. for a ringside seat
with IS and SO for general admission
Fairly good bouts command 81. 50
and IS.
IL Is a pretty good excuse for a
wrestling match where the promoters
put the general admission at less
. thon 81. At the Gotch. Hacken-
schmidt Championship fasco in Chi.
cago last Labor day box seats sold at
So and So with rpservad eaats N,
% and S.. There were some seats
In the far distant bleachers of Co
miskey's White Sox park where the
admission was only 81 and 81, the
lower figure being enough to secure
the best seat IL a baseball match
were in progress in the same park.
At the big college football matches
81 to SO is the usual sale. often with
student rate OF so cents in some
OF the western colleges, where the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18
BEAUTIFUL NEW SONG
insrsham's Good Bye. Ress- Written
A He Died.

A pathetic incident in the career
OF the late Virginia writer. Herbert
Ingraham. whose many famous songs
are known all over the world. was the
penning OF love ballad as he recent
ly died In New York city. His demise
had been hourly expected and IL was
only at the last moment that he drew
his faithful young wife to his side
and had her take down a melody
which had haunted him in his fire.
Quent delirium. With tears she did
so. Then he fondly whispered the
farewell words ere his passing away
Here is the chorus clipped from q
sheet OF the music just received:
Good- Rve Do.>T
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18
The Only Key

And where. my fellow citizens. %
appealed the political speaker. can
We Ind an instrument 20 NJ. 10 deli
cate. 20 adjustable and a. the same
time 20 uuassuming and popular that
10 viii unlock every department ~
state for the benefit Of the people7" .
The hairpin'" shrikcd an onthusi.
astic sunragist In the audience.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18
IN THE BEST OF HUMoR.

First F1y-Eh. what's all this rum
puH about?
Second FIy-why. they are going
to exterminate us again.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
DO you believe politics make
strange bedfellows@s"
Not these days" replied Senator
Sorghum. Politics doesn't give a man
chance to sleep at all"-Washington
star.
Mrs. Dashaway-How long had you
known your husband before you were
inarrISo?
Ms. Gnasgs-I didn't know him at
all. only thought I did-Philadel-
phia Record
"She went crazy over bridge"
Sad. very sad"
-Oh. no great harm done. Her fam.
fly placed her In a fashionable sanato.
rum, and she's playing a better game
than ever now."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Maud-when you broke the engage
ment. Of course you returned the dia-
mond ring he gave you.
Ethel-Certainly not! ] don't care
for Jack any more. but my feelings
have not changed toward the ring
Boston Transcript.
Proud Pa-Oh. Ed. Maize sings in
three octaves now.
Pa-How many octaves on the pi-
ano
Proud Ma-Only about six.
pa-Huhi When she can go a few
more I suppose we've got TO get a
bigger piano! Chicago News.
Baker, was out in Blakesley's mo-
tor last week. He has everything in
II. even a pedometer.
Barker-You mean speedometer.
old man. A pedometer Is an instru-
ment for measuring how far you walk.
Baker-All right. Ill stick to ped
ometer-Harper's Bazaar.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18

The next time you spill your coffee
on the tablecloth, don't try to hide IL
by setting the cup on IT, will notice
II, anyway, when clean up"
Yes. but ! am in the Office by that
time. '-Meggendorfer Blaetter.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18

The wonderful twirIer of the New
York Giants is showing as good form
as ever this season. and Manager Nc
Graw feels confident that he will win
another National League pennant be-
cause OF the fact that the big rain"
looks as though he will win a large
majority of his games
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18

OF the S. S. Californian. VINO. under
oath. fatty denied. the statements OF
those On his ship. to the effect that
the Californian, although within ten
miles OF the sinking Titanic. refused
to go to the aid of that vessel in
answer to the distress rockets sent up.
which we're seen by people on the
deck OF the Californian.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18

Manager-Could you do the landlord
In The Lady OF Lyons?
Actor-Well. should say so! I've
done good many.-Tattler.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18

BERLIN. May 12-Imporiai Chan.
sellor Dr. Won Bethmann-Iollew has
iust been asked through a rgsolution
introduced by the CLERGY in ne Reich
stag 10 take steps 10 end duelHng IN
ne army. particularly the practice
ih1t makes " compulsory for an o.
Tended person 10 challenge the Of
fender or leave the army.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18

A vacuum cleaner that can be
placed upon and operated in connec-
ton with an ordinary carpet sweeper
has been invented.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18

sc your son is going to high
SCR ~tT''
YES"
'ruw far has he got?"
TO u . point at which seem to nc
an intellectual wo-spot."-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18

She-I am going TO propose
He (nervously)-Why-er-I nver
suspected that
She-l am simply going to propose
that you say goodnight" I hear
father on the stairs.-Judge.
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IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR HoLI.
VEG.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-18

First F1y-Eh. what's all this rum
puH about?
to exterminate us again.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23
MAURITANIA STORMED
WITH RICE AND SHOES AS
HONEYM00NERS SAIL
Whitelaw Reid and r. B.
Strassburger, New Balkan
Envoy, Among Passengers.

The Mauretania OF the Cunard line
sailed at o'clock this morning for
Flshsuard and Liverpool. carrying 400
first cabin passengers. Most OF them
were In their berths before the big liner
left her dock. Among them were White
law Reid. Ambassador to Great Britain.
and Mrs. Reid, who have been home on
a visit for a few weeks.
Another passenger was Gen. Sir John
French, chief of STAFF of the British
Army and one Of the heroes Of the
Boer War. who has been visiting In this
country and Canada. He visited West
Point to see his friend, Gen. Leonard
Wood, but did not get = chance to see
him.
There were several honeymoon couples
and the parties accompanying them TO
the pier were well equipped with noise,
rice and old shoes.
Ralph Beaver strassburger and his
bride of a year. who WAS Miss May
Bourne, eldest daughter of Commodore
Bourne OF the Nav York Yacht Club.
formerly a football star at Annapolis,
Is going to the Balkans to take his ID
pointment as Consul-General Of the
United States TO Servia, Bulgaria and
Roumania.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23
WILL ADOPT FOUNDING
LEFT IN HER HOUSE.
Woman Wants Two-DayS'-Old
Infant Found in Baby
Carriage.

Allen Roberts, walter. was going to
his apartment at No. 243 West Fifteenth
street late last night when he heard the
wailing Of a child In the hallway on the
first floor. lie traced 1t to baby car
riage standing under the stairs and
found a two days old baby boy, wrapped
up in white cloth, over which had
been placed a child's coat Of good mate
rial but made for n child much older
He found the owner OF the baby car
rlage, Louis Elsenberg. a laundryman.
who lives in the house. but Eiscnberg
declared he knew nothing Of the child.
Patrolman Egan was called and he
took the infant to the West Seventeenth
| street station Later he took II to
Bellevue Hospital. Early to-day Mrs
Gertrude Peterson. wife of a chauffeur
living In the house, came to the station
house and said she wanted 10 adopt the
child. She said she would make applica-
ton TO the authorities.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23
WIFE LEFT BABY IN HALL,
SAYS ACCUSING HUSBAND.
Asks Separation From Woman Who
Didn't Want to Be Bothered
With Infant.

Mrs. Mary Shanahan. white haired.
and dressed In mourning. told Supreme
Court Justice Glegerich to-day how her
son. Joseph +. Shanahan. had found
his own girl baby lying in the hail OF
their home. Young Shanahan Is suing
his wife. Sarah. for a separation.
The husband testified that he did not
live with his wife long after tho birth
OF the baby. They had been separated
only n little while. he said, when he
mot Mrs. Shanahan on the street and
she told him she did not want to lie
bothered with tho baby. lie offered 10
care for IT II he would bring IL to his
mothers home.
II have the child now" said old Mrs.
Shsnshan. MY son came into the
room where was sitting one day In
1901 with tho bnby In his arms. lie had
found tho child IN the hall"
Michael Happen. an old school chum
Of the husband. testified that he was
present when Mrs. Shanahan. the
younger, was served with her husbands
SUIT at NJ. $40 East One Hundred and
Thirty-eighth street. the Bronx
II knew her" said Happen. because
my friend Shanahan had pointed her
out to me in dance halls and other
places when he was telling me OF his
trouble"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23
ATTACKS THIRD DEGREE"
IN TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Police Captain Denies Unfairness in
Getting Admissions from
Mckenna.

When the trial OF Joseph r. McKenna
for tao murder OF slx-year-old Sig
ria Eks,rom last June was Resumed
to-day before Judge Rosalsky I'm Gem
eral sessions Police Capt. Price testi-
Nod to admissions made by McKenna at
the time of his arrest.
lie told me Capt. Price said. that
he had been playing with the child and
had carried her body into the cellar
of his home and hid It. lie told me
that he did not know whether the child
was alive or not"
Emanuel Klein. McKenna's counsel
CROSSE summing capt Price. attacked
what he termed the third degree
me thods OF the police. saying that Me
krnn1 had been coerced into maxim.
damaging statements.
You had this man alone when yo,
puizzed him. the lawyer asked Cant
| Price.
No. tr. Every conversation I haC
with him was in the presence or wit
nesses. Lieut.. Wines and a stcnogranhe
from the District torneys ONCE.
was very mild 9th him because
had been told II was the best way :.
handle him
James Hammill. a stenographer In TN
Homicide. Bureau of the District-Attor
ney's office, oorroborated capt. Prize
and read to the jury the admission
made by McKenna.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23
WALDO
2 ONCE MORE IN
POLICE INQUIRY
Attorney Buckner Declares
He'll Call Commissioner
Regarding Foody Case.

DEPUTY Police Commissioner James u
Dillon was again a witness to-day befors
the Curran Aldermanic Police Investiga.
ting Committee. II was announced the
case OF former lieut. Stanton, dismissed
by Commissioner waldo. would not bs
inquired into to-day. as reported.
|. II developed Ia the examination Of
Commissioner lHIlon. when he was aues.
TONED concerning the rchearing In The
case OF Lieut.. Foody. that Commissioners
Waldo held the rchcaring, or which nc
stenographic report was made.
well !" exclaimed Mr.. Buckner I'VE
shall ask Mr.. Waldo about the Fooly
case and We shall put him on the stand
again"
so another griilif9 on the stand before
the probers ls In store for the Com
missioner.
Mr.. Bucknsr sought to show that
Commissioner Dillon. ON Juno .. 1911.
gave capt. John II. Tappan n rchanrins
on an application To the department
Capt. Tappan haYlng been dlsmls'cd.
The following day. June y. 1911. com
missioner waldo Addressed II letter ia
the Mayor. asking pcrnissio, to grant
the rehcaring to Tappan. The Mayor
wrote In return, "Yes. let this case bc
reopenec."
II have stated to you several times
and make no further explanation now.
that I held that rehearing after I had
teen directed to do go" testified Com
missioner DILLON.
I.nals.nr rand ipfn thn r.anr1 D..
charges agains, Capt. Tappan on which
he was dismissed from the department
by Commissioner Cropsey.
"DH the charge against Tnppan con-
stitute conduct unbecomlng an officer?'
asked Mr.. Buckner.
II did not. Tappan did not tell n
malicious or deliberate lie. There are
two elements IN "A falsehood. Conduct
unbecoming an officer II an elastic term
The courts have so held" answered
COMMISSIONER Dillon.
Comm issioner Dillon was asked con.
cerniig the case of PatrolInan Rogers
who obtained "a leave Of absence to at.
tend tho funeral of Danny" Danny was
= dog.
rs there any difference between IN,
case OF Japan who was reinstated, and
| Rogers. who was dismissed. for niakint
n false statement ?" asked Mr.. Buckner.
There was no lie In the Tappan case
while lie and fallehood existed In III,
Rogers case" answered the witness
First mention OF the ease OF forma
Lieut.. Stanton was made by Mr.. Buckna
when he asked the Deputy COMMISSIONS
| Does the fact that stanton was dis
Charged for conduct unbccumng an ON
GER close the case forever. IN your opin
ion?"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23

District-Attorney Whitman was asked
by Comptroller Prendergast to-day to
investigate the statement of Mr.. Og-
den Mills. made before the Senate com
mittee at Washington that primary
election frauds were committed in the
Eight Assembly District. Mr.. Mills
made the statement under oath that he
had been Informed that Louis Freidel,
former Republican leader OF the dis
trict, was concerned In these alleged
fraud -perpetrated in the interests
of Col. Roosevelt. At present Freidei
is an employee in the Finance Depart
ment, having been appointed by Comp
,roller Prendergast In his letter to
the Dlstrfct-Attorney. the Comptroller
says he does not seek to protect Frei-
del or any other man, and adds that
col Roosevelts friends are not pro.
tecting wrong doers.'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23
LONG TERMS FOR TWO.
Convicted "wti.e s,av.r." sen.
| fenced Ia seven aud "a Hall
Years In PrisUn.

Division Superintendent William II.
oGley. of the Buttau of Investigation
Of the Department of Justice. with
headquarters In this City. announced
to-day that wo White slavcrs." iughcy
Martello, a lawyers runner. and Louis
ID. hi Giocoma. had been sentenced to
seven and half years Imprisonment
In the Federal Peniteniary at Atlanta.
Ga. by Judge Chatfield, in the Federal
District Court in Brooklyn.
Martello was convicted of selling Re.
becca 1iinkowitz. fifteen years old. Ia
the proprictress of disreputable house
nj bridgeport. Conn. and hi Giocoma
pleaded guilty to an indictment charg-
ing him with having taken Elsie Simon
eighteen years OF age. from this city 10
Newark and Paterson, y. j., for i'm
proper purposes.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23
AMAzoNs SPRING FROM GROUND
TO GIVE BATTLE.

Whereupon, out OF the ground. like
Polish fruit of Cadmus's teeth. sprang
the Amazons from the squatters' set
Elements. They came running by the
tens and dozens; they were armed with
rolling pins. sad irons, knives: they
shrieked like Harpies.
The desk lieutenant and wife OF tho
Force was not to be daunted She took
her stand before the door OF the station
with a policeman's long revolver In her
hand. For n half hour Mrs, william
Evans kept that round eye of the gun
barrel travelling slowly back and forth
over the line where more than 900
women stood, shrieking futile defiance.
Then back came the detectives and
| Evans, with the chained and gagged
Mary Gashatsky In the bottom OF the
wagon. They had to flght their way
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-23
Amazons Give Police Lively
Battle When Women Are
Arrested for Robbery.
TINPANS IN THE AIR.
One Lone Woman Stands Of
800 During Attack on
Island Prison.

list to the lay OF the Battle OF Bar
rem Island:
II began. oh king! with a two-bit
chirken-a Barren Island hen. ut that
and II ended. Most Exalted. with a
cloud of glory about the head of Mrs,
william Evans, desk lieutenant In the
Barren Island police sta ton and wife
OF the Barren Island police force, which
IL Policeman william Evans.
Already Il has been told how one
Jacob Golben was assaulted and robbed
by four barren Island Amasons when
ne displayed his roll OF ssl slmoleons In
cldentol to the purchase Of one Barren
Island fowl tprice 81 cents. The Bar-
rem Island police force went forth after
the assault and robbery OF GOlben ana
arrested Mrs Paulina Evon and Mrs
Martina Kostka They were waited on
the Barren Island breeze to the Flat
bush avenue court and there held yes
terday In S,.coo bail. each, for oxamina-
ton.
But two more OF the valiant women OF
the island were still at large. The
Magistrate ordered that they. too. he
brought to civilization and tho courts.
So Detectives John Fennessey and Syl-
vcstcr Brierton OF the Flatbush avenue
station Jared forth TO bring In the re-
naming culprits.