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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
Children Benefit Even from
the Most Hair.Raising
Ones, She Says.

Imagine a school teacher, a high-mind.
ed. middle-aged. what the humorists
would call typical" schoolmarm. coming
TO the defence Of moving pictures! II
would be putting It mildly to say that the
little circle Of the woman teachers friends
were amazed. They would as soon think
OF approving Of a Spanish bullfight as Of
the average melodramatic movies"
i don't care II they are cheap and sem
satlonal and full OF criminal suggestions"
she maintained They educate the chill
dren more than we do rye been noticing
lately that the children seem ever so
much more intelligent than they used to
a few years ago before there were moving
pictures They have a fund Of general in
formation. They realize that the big
world is quite as live and interesting a
place as the corner lot behind the bill
boards. In the old days when we asked
class about the Desert Of Sahara il was
a large pink place on the map and its
chlef products were camels, which meant
to the boys mind the dirty, NANCY crea-
lures with silly eyes he once saw at the
ZOO If the boy remembered the pct-
ures OF the desert in the geography book.
II was with the secret scorn which YOUR
real boy feels for book learning about
so much of II must be endured lest great
er unhappiness accrue not from the lack
OF it, but from his parents knowledge OF
his lack Of it. A description of the Des-
ert OK sahara was not OF vital interest in
MS lie like the corner lot or the Ice
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
CLOSE FINISHES THE RULE
Glencoe Defeats Morningside in
One Mile Relay Race.

Stirring races and close finishes proved
features OF the monthly games OF the
Glencoe Athletic Club. which were held
on It's oval at 127th street and Second
avenue, yesterday. The one-mile relay
race between the Glencoe Athletic Club
and the Morningside Athletic Club for the
championship Of Harlem was on the pro-
gramme. The Winged G." sprinters were
far superior to their west Harlem oppo-
nents The home club won as II pleased.
Benny Mann. the oldtime walker. capt
ured the mile handicap walk In a driving
finish from Jack McSorley. who also COM
peted from scratch, by a yard. James
Crowley ran a creditable race from the
honor mark in winning the two-mile run,
while Tom Purtell showed burst of
speed in the relay event.
The summaries follow:
Fifty-yard dash (hnal heau-Won by G.
McMahon % feeu; ". Walsh - feet, second.
Z. Meyerheim Is feep, third. Time 0.O5 3-5
sS0-yard run (noyicel-Won by O. Busch; J.
sullivan. second; g. Livingston. third. Time,
44O-yard run Chandicap)-won by L. Schwartz
90 YARDS; w. Walsh 40 yards. second; y.
Nelson Is YARDS third. Time, O:5s 40.
one-mile walk Chandicapl-won by Benny
Mann tscratch); J, McSorloy (soratch). second
w. Allen t5cr0tch). third. Time, 1900 80.
Two-mile run thandicap)-Won by James
Crowley scratch: A Buris (scratch), second;
]. Cleary 600 YARDS. third. Time. 1887.
Two-Inile run Nnyitation)-Wo by Tom
Harris. unattached; Frank Mccullough, I'M
attached. second; @. Greed. Salem-Crescent
A c.. third. Time, 1922
One-mile relay (Giencoe VS.. Morningside.
championship Of Hsrlem)--won by Glencoe
Athletic Club. with T. Qulnlan. W. skea, O..
Brown and T. Purtell; Morningsde Athletic
Club. with J. J. Williams. NJ. Murphy, f..
Brennesen and W. Wilson. second. Time. 345.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
ANXIOUS TO SEE M'G00RTY
Many Boxing Fans Will See
Eddie Against Jack Denning.

While II is true that Eddie McGoorty.
the Oshkosh mddleweight who has
claimed the championship of the world,
put to sleep the English and Australian
title holders. Jack Harrison and Dave
Smith, respectively. in less than a round
each, many doubling Thomascs will be
in Madison Square Garden this evening to
see what he can do with Jack Dcnning,
really clever boxer. Denning will not
be stage struck. neither will he be weak
ened by weight conditions He IS stronger
as middleweight than when he twice
boxed ten rounds as a welterweight with
Mike Gibbons.
The other ten-round bouts are interna-
tional affairs. In one Eddie Morgan, ban.
tamweight champion Of Great Britain,
will hook up with frankie Burns. of Jer-
sey City. In the other Louis De Ponthieu,
lightweight champion of France. who is
star boxer will meet Eddie Kelly, 9
heavy hitting local boy. who has been
waiting for chance to tackle the hand
some young Partisan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
KRAMER WINS TWO RACES
Champion Rides in His Best
Form at Newark Velodrome.

Frank Kramer, the Jersey racing cyclist
who holds the worlds championship
showed his versatility yesterday after
noon at the Newark Velodrome by win
ming both match race and fve-miIe
race. His victory In the match race was
over Andre Perchicot, the French cham
pion, whom he downed In two straight
heats. In the fve-mile open race the
field was not very strong. owing to the
absence Of some OF the good men. Kram.
err led John Bedell home IN this event, n
dozen others trailing.
Alfred Gunda, the Australian, defeated
his fellow countryman. Jackie Clarke, In
two straight heats of a match race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

admit II may not be so popular, an<
therefore. not so long remembered. This
is the purely educational one. the one
which depicts the processes of tea or
coffee raising, showing the native workers
going out. to the fields. and the packers
loading into ships at strange looking for
eign wharves.
Just the other day we came TO the
cotton lesson in commercial geography.
That stupid little Sallie Schmidt, VINO
can't remember anything in the book,
actually raised her hand and informed
me that cotton was white on the bushes,
like snowbalIs, and she knew Il grew in
the South cause 1t was darkies that
was a plckin' it in the movin' picture
show
These children pick up all kinds OF
knowledge at the movies that the!
would never get anywhere else. They
don't read books. A few are devoted
patrons of the fiction department In the
public library, but the great majority
prefer TO be screaming and racing In the
street to sitting quietly in library Under
some womans stern eye. It's too mueh
like school. However. they will all SIT
patiently through an instructive number
OF a theatre programme and so cannot
help but imbibe little information.
The listening group admitted there
might be something in the speakers
views, but they looked unhappy. Finally
the pert young thing came out with It.
That's all very well" she said, but
what good does it do to have the chill
dren know things II they are asleep all
the time. That little Sally is the palest,
crossest child In the room, and twice
this week she has gone sound asleep In
my class at 10 o'clock. These children
are up until late almost every night In
the week In the good old days they
got more sleep. even II they didn't know
so much. II only-it's big IT, know
if only the mothers would make tho
children go to the moving pictures on
Friday and Saturday evenings, and put
them TO bed the rest of the time. 1t woulo
be very useful and instructive"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
A Teacher Speaks a Good
Word for the "Movies +"

wagon. II was something to be forgotten
he die than let his fellows know he was
interested In II.
Nowadays, the Desert OF Sahara comes
into his life on the tide Of his most vital
interest. 1t is not a dead thing in school
Il is a movie His young eyes bulge
with terror for the fleeing robber or the
kidnapped heiress as the sandstorm
RACES, while the cames stagger along in
the face Of the binding. swirllng gale.
The next time Jimmy has lesson about
Sahara he will have a vivid mental pict-
ure of the place.
"Oh yes. l know you all say he
shouldn't be seeing stories OF fleeing rob-
bers or kidnapped heiresses even to help
out his sense OF geography. I say he for
gets the kidnapper and remembers the
sardstorm.
Then there are the Indian pictures,
full Of murders and horse thievng, but
they don't hurt the boys, and they do
stimulate his interest in history. | adj
nit that pictures of schoolboys engaged
in murder and horse thieving would be
demoralizing. but not pictures of Indians.
What the red man does is as distinctive
as his skin and no more to be copied
Yes. a few boys will copy It, just as a
few went to the bad from reading dime
novels, but the vast majority of the
youngsters who used to sneak away be-
hind the barn with the forbidden litera-
ture took II out in reading. They salts
fled their desire TO be wicked and they
stimulated their imagination at the same
time.
There is another kind OF motion
picture, which IL even more useful TO
the school teacher than the stories of
wild adventure In foreign lands, but /
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
Useful Household Tips

This department will pay for household tips
~ found available Tor Its purpose Address
..I,seful Household Tips Department" New
York Tribune, No. t54 Nassau street.
TO REMOVE MACHINE OIL.-Do not
pour boiling water over a stain made by
machine oil. as 1t is apt to "set" the
stain Try washing 1t out with cold
water and soap before giving 1t any
other treatment
MAKING OVER BLANKETS.-When
woollen blankets show signs Of wear they
NAV be preserved for use by covering
them with some such material as silko-
line They should be tackled like conf
forter They need not be tied closely.
however, as the woollen blankets will not
slip or pack as cotton ones would. Worn
out cotton or feeced blankets NAV ha
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
EASY VICTORY FOR SMITH
Champion Leads Field in Run
of Bradhurst Club.

Harry ]. Smith. who recently won the
iunior and senior hve-mile championships,
ran in brilliant form In the weekly run
Of the Bradhurst Field Club held over the
Harlem roads yesterday. Smith was
pressed hard In the early stages. but speed
carried him away from the field of fifty
starters In the last two miles and he won
with ease. Henry Jameson. formerly with
the Glencoe Athletic Club, ran well. fin
ishing second, two hundred yards behind,
with William Horton. the frail. diminutive
athlete, in third place. Smiths time was
p minutes 80 seconds over the four and
half mile course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
SOCCER ON MANY FIELDS
Jersey City Surprises the Wan
derers with a Defeat.

Opening the National League season at
Jersey City yesterday afternoon, the new
ly formed Wanderers Of Brooklyn, suf-
fered a reverse when they tackled the
Jersey City eleven. The home contingent
won by a score OF TO 0.
Although a New York State League rul-
ing kept several OF their star players
out Of the game. the st. George eleven
managed to draw their contest with the
Clan McKenzies at Celtic Field. Brooklyn,
Yesterday. The score was to goals
each.
In q New York State championship
game played at Van Cortlandt Park the
camerons succumbed to the Brooklyn
CeItics by a score of 3 to o. At half-time
neither outfit had procured a point.
The Clan McDuffs lowered the colors OF
the Spanish-Americans al Van Cortlandt
Park. in a second section league game by
a score Of 3 to 0. The game was nip ana
,uck throughout the first half, neither
team being able TO register point.
At Van Cortlandt Park the Columbus
Oval Football Club met and defeated the
Washington eleven by score OF to l.
no.scoring game was the result OF
the encounter between the St George
United and the Overseas team, at Ma
combs Dam Park, in a second section
league game.
AT Olympic Park. Paterson, the SCOT
tish-Americans went down to defeat at
the hands OF the Paterson Rangers by
s. ore of to 0.
Handicapped by the ABSENCE OF severai
OF their lcod players. the Brooklyn root
ball Club were defeated by the WIDER
force contingent at Willard fark' Fater-
son. by a score Of to j.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

buffers who desire chance OF playing
more golf than that provided by an ordi-
nary qualifying round will be given that
opportunity in the annual fall tourna-
nent of the Country club Of Atlantic City,
scheduled for November 7. 8 and 8, for
the reason that provision is made in the
programme announced for no less than
five siXteens end beaten eight divisions In
each.
The qualifying round is down on the
card for Thursday. November Z, the GUS
tomary eighteen holes being In order, the
whole day being devoted TO that purpose
The first match round will be run of on
Friday morning, November s. with the
semi-fnals and finals on Saturday. No
Ncmber 10. There will be handicap In
which the players surviving in the tour
nament on Saturday will be ineligible.
Women golfers will have practically the
entire field TO themselves this week. for
the only new competitors carded are two
one-day tournaments Of the Women's
Metropolitan Golf Association. To-day the
scene will be laid at Garden City. while
On FIlCdy DuU"OOule VIII Df Nlslttu
the near future an invitation tourna-
ment for women OF more or less n private
nature will be held at Tuxedo.
The latest performance OF an unusual
nature was that OF J. w. Gillette. jr.. OF
Hudson. n. Y. who while playing over
the nine-hole course al Blddeford Pool
de. went around in the remarkable
figures Of 2s, aided by the even more un-
usual stunt" OF making two holes in enc
shot each. The first time a midiron was
the weapon used. and in the second In
stance II was a mashle. This is the first
recorded case OF where golfer has had
two Is on his card In a single round.
Gillette. who is student at Williams. is a
nephew of Chester r. Giilett and w. n.
Gillett. OF Wykagyl. neither Of whom
makes holes in or spells his name with
a final "e." For that matter. the Gilletts
are seniors, while Gillette is still In his
teens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
The summary follows:
MoRN1NasIDE ATHLETIC CLUB.

In one of the most exciting finishes
ever seen in 'cross-country run, Charles
Mccain, the sterling 'cross-country run
rer of the Mornings.de Athletic Club.
nosed out his clubmate, Jack Williams,
by one second, in the weekly fixture OF
the club yesterday. held over it's splen-
aid three and three fourths mile course.
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
Seen in the Shops.

The names of shops where articles men
toned on this page were seen can be obtained
by sending a stamped and addressed envelope
10 Seen in the Shops" New-York Tribune.
To insure a prompt reply, the date OF publ
cation should be given.
The softiest and woolliest Of suftings 10
the new velour de laine, which comes In
beautiful. rich shades of brown, blue and
wine color 1t is fifty-four inches wide
and sells for 50 50 and S75 yard. The
same material in diagonal weave Is "a %.
Ratlne for winter suits and dresses costs
"a 50 a yard and is fifty-four inches wide.
1t comes in plain colors only.
Crepe de chine four-in-hand ties in two
shades or two contrasting colors, with
a deep silk fringe, cost only IS cents.
frivolous little bundle OF six sachets
made OF white silk tied with pink ribbon
and topped with silk flowers which indi-
cate the odor costs 81 so. Each little
sachet has tiny gilt safety pin attached.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
Almost Mad from Thirst.

I'VE suffered for the want of water, as
we had net one drop even for the wound
ed. and had had none for thirty-slx hours.
our throats were parched and our lips
swollen and we could hardly speak. We
we're almost mad from thirst Finally II
was resolved TO get water which lay
about seven hundred yards away. down
the bluff and through ravine near by.
This water was guarded from the
other side of the stream by Indians. as
well as by others on the top of the ravine.
We had fifty men volunteer as forlorn
hone TO make a rush for the water. They
were protected by skirmishers so far as
could be done. The volunteers had can
teens and kettles, and the rush was made
DESPITE the shower OF bullets from the
Indians.
1.-THE men had also to cross an open
space for one hundred yards. They filled
the canteens and kettles under an inces-
SAINT fire and brought in the water which
saved maI.y poor fellow. while 1t was
podstnd to some who were dying. or the
volunteers, fortunately only one man Was
killed and six were wounded. we mad
exrected a very heavy loss.
ION the night of June % the Indians
suddenly began to draw away They had
got wind of the main column, under Gen.
ersl Glbbon, approac. Ing, and that saved
us. We could not have held out more
thar few hours longer.
blow Custer and all his men were
found naked and mutilated on the battle
field is a matter Of history. want to
,ay. how, YER. that Major Reno In the
opinion OF myself and all the other troop
ers in his command. was a brave man
and tried TO help Custer but II was I'M
possible against such odds. He did the
h.s, hs could and behay ed like a soldier"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

interest In the Chicago club. the passing
OF one OF the best managers in the his
tory of baseball seems ~ a question of
time. 1t is not going too far, In my opin-
ION, TO say that II he retires as manager
of the Cubs II will mean the passing Of
great baseball machine. for such the
Chicago team has been. year in and
year out since 1906. In that time Chance
has won tour National League pennan S
and two worlds championships with the
Cubs. In spite of this Charles Webb
Murphy. a child of fortune. who by a
clever stroke gained control of the team
in 1906. has so little feeling or sentiment
that he did hts best to force the hand Of
his manager when the latter was barely
out of bed from a delicate operation.
Frank Chance will be missed Murphy. it
seems. must be suffered.
John J. McGraw is too willy 10 divulge
his pitching plans for the opening strug-
gle with the Red Sox. but II Joe Wood
goes 10 the box for Boston 1t will sur
prise me II Matty king OF them all,
is not found on the firing line for the
Giants. HERBERT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
Recipes Tested and
Found Good

All recipes appearing in these columns have
been tested
Level measurements are used unless other
wise stated.
This department will be glad 10 answer any
culinary question submitted by readers and
will buy recipes
Address Culinary Editor. Nev-York Tribune.
No. i64 Nassau street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

a BOON FOR THE WEA ".
Tho Tribuns's Room and Board Reg
lister 10 for your benefit. Consult IT,
Mo. 32o Tribune Buildina.-Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

This department will not be responsible for
manuscript which is not accompanied by
stamps for return Kindly inclose stamps
with questions requiring an answer by letter.
Write on only one side OF the paper and see
that name and address accompany each Item.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
Postal Card Departments
a"
possible

used instead of cotton wadding to make
quilts. l.. L.
New York City
DECORATING A BIRTHDAY CAKE
For children's birthday party frost
the cake as usual. then make turtles OF
raisins with cloves stuck in for head, tail
and feet. Place these turtles on top
OF the cake and struggling UP the sides.
The delight OF the little folks will amply
pay for the effort. MEG.
Mcriden, Conn.
IMPROVING PRUNES. The flavor
Of prunes may be greatly improved by
adding a little cider to the water in which
they are cooked. l.. p.
New York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
Our Next
Sunday
Magazine

is going to be number worth ordering in advance,
you are not among those fortunate persons who read
regularly 1t will have stories and illustrations by some
of the cleverest people of the day. The leading article
is Joy both in theme and in style.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

Mine out of every ten publicity men-t make no dlf-
ference whether they work for theatrical managers Pres
Dental candidates. South American Republics titled fortune
hunters Horse Show drectorates-are paid salaries to
through the public prints favorable impressions OF
their clients"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

n. cause for congratulation that
t.sa as >. Lynch. president of the Mo-
49, League. has seen the necessity OF
hs. something TO curb the idle vapor-
ba.d Horace Fogel. president OF the
,.s'iphia club. II the board OF d.
shs. ooes not take him to task for
In. appears to be baseless charges
ss0@ the umplres, and Indirectly The
d. name OF the game, baseball will be
mat Frank Chance has sold his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

\. satisfying that Gardner, who broke
!, mle niger a few days ago. is back
,,. Aiiu base for the Red Sox, and APP
nsnuy none the worse for the accident.
~ wants want TO beat the best Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

W" that Frank Chance has sold his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07

literary geniuses OF the Giants and
REQ sox, of whom there appear to be
'Oo many, are to be pitied. They must
ss'e on the ball field by day ard
sue with the pen by night. And the
~pshsauOn, too-a mere pittance. Truly
e persons are sadly AFFLICTED in this
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-04

centers, and thus deprive the farming
communities of access to social, reli.
gious and education advantages which
can only be provided in cities and
towns.
We further believe that the mer-
chants Of the small cities and towns
are in measure responsible for the in
roads Of the mail order houses upon
their trade. Having the advantage of
immediate and personal contact with
their customers, they should, by adopt
ing modern merchandising methods and
through intelligent and persistent ad-
vertising, be able to compete success
fully with said mail order houses.
We hereby pledge our earnest sup
port to any worthy project which has
for it's object the honest development
of any section of the Inland Empire,
such as irrigation, good roads, etc., and
to discourage wildcat schemes and fake
boosting.
We urge the establishment of a per-
manent news bureau for the gathering
of development news and exploiting
the resources of the Inland Empire.
We express our appreciation to the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce for the
excellent entertainment and the mani
fest sympathies of Spokane business
interests with the development of the
Inland Empire towns and communities.
We express our appreciation of the
presence of the chief executive of the
state, M. E. Hay, also E. G. Hole of
Chicago and w. G. Hollis of Mime
apolis, and H. G. Sampson of Spokane,
for their cooperation in advancing the
purposes of this organization.
As an expression Of appreciation of
the work done by A. L. Porter, E. F.
Waggoner, E. E. Lucas and Philip Car
barry in bringing the editors here they
were elected honorary members.
The following committee was ap.
pointed to suggest a uniform rate for
political announcements during the i'm.
pending campaign: G. M. Allen, Top
penish; J. H. Johnson, Deer Park; j
H. Taylor, Wilson Creek; R. s. Crowl
chairman, Odessa; G. w. King, Bon
ners Ferry.
Motion carried that the committee or
constitution and bylaws be the execu
tive committee.
Motion prevailed that permanent
committee of five on community de
velopment' ideas and methods be ap
pointed.
Banquet.
The convention ended with a banquet
rendered by the chamber of commerce