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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-30
FRECKLES
DON'T Hide Them With a Veil; Remove
Them with The New Drug.

DON'T Hide Them With a Veil; Remove
Them with The New Drug.
An eminent skin specialist recently
discovered "a new drug, othine-dou-
BILE strength, which is so uniformly
successful in removing freckles and
giving dear, beautiful complexion
that it is sold by any first class drug
gist under an absolute guarantee to
refund the money if it fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a
veil; get am ounce of othine and re-
move them. Even the first nights
use will show wonderful improve
ment, some of the tighter freckles van
ishing entirely 1t is absolutely harm
less, and cRnnot injure the most ten
der skin.
Be sure ito ask for the double
strength othine; it is this that is sold
on the money back guarantee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-30

County, Mississippi, ON the 4th Mon
day of September, 1912. at the court
house therein, to show cause. If any
you can, why the final account of
E. B. King, Executor Of the estate
of B. q. Hemphill, deceased, should
not be allowed. approved and con-
firmed, and said executor discharged,
to which you are defendant.
Witness my signature this August
20, 1912.
Herbert ellis, chancery Clerk.
23-4fris By M. ellis, D. C.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-30
Evil oof Artificial Lakes.

According to a German investigator
the artificial lakes that have been con
,structed at several places in his coun
try decrease the temperature apprecf
ably and cause an increase in the mum
her of foggy days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-30
Improved Envelope,

A New York man has obtained
patent upon an envelope that is in
reality a blank, cut, marked and
gummed SO that it can be folded ovei
a letter and fastened.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-30
Important Point.

Would you die for me?" she muir
INJURED. GLADYS, darling" he an
'swered. "And would there" she con
tinued, softly, ''be anything left fol-
me after the undertaker's bill was
paid?7-The Bachelors Casket.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-30
Why Some Men. Don't Wed.

An unhappy gentleman, resolving to
wed nothing short of perfection, keeps
his heart and hand till both get so old
and withered that no tolerable WON
an will accept them.-Hawthorne.
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CITATION NOTICE.

The State of Mississippi
To Curry c. Hemphill, New Orleans,
La:
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of Forrest
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WHISTLER Summerson; Dickens Finest Woman Character

wouldn't lot him stay out; but he re-
fusod to read any of the papers that
were ground out by the ton. he re-
fuscd to go near the court. no refused
to let his lawyers DO anything that tho
law did not compel. He had saved
himself from the blight and despair
and ruin that had fallen on Jarndycc
after Jarndyce; and he had made Bleak
House tho cO6iest ana brightest of
houses, whose masters heart was not
bit less warm and CHEEKY than were
the fros that blazed on it's hospitable
hearths.
1t came out through the accidental
adniss on by Mr.. Jarndycc that he
had visited tho vicinity OF the school
surrcptitiously several times to sec
now Esther WAS getting along lie
looked so alarmed when he perceived
what he had confessed that Esther did
not dare look at him, for fear he
would get up and run away instan,
~. Nor did she dare thank him for
his confidence when a maid delivered a
great bunch OF keys to her. and she
found that she was TO he installed ms
houSckccper of Bleak House and that
everything was to he in her charge
There were so many rooms and cor
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1a-Aour Portraits of Dcker1ss Greatest Characters

ing as Eoverncss. and she was pcr-
nittcd TO instruct others as soon as
possipie' with this exception. sbo
m"s treated exactly like the rost; and
enc never saw in any face there that
~ would have been better had she never
peeh porn Indeed It soon became the
practlce to confdc all new nupIls TO
hef care: and her room was filled with
such tokens OF uffectionatc remem-
prance that it made her feel almost
ashamed to have done so little and
nave won so much.
When these six years had posscd. I,
ie'ter came from the lawyer saving
that Mr.. Jarndyco was about 10 rn-
cei'c into his house ward In
chanccry. and that he wished for Miss
sumnerson's services as companion
TO her
The letter gave her only Ave days'
ho'ice. When the five days had pass
CO. she went through the school rooms
10 see them for the last time: and onc
Shl cried: Esther. dear. say good Inv
10 me here. In my room where vol,
hrst spoke so kindly TO me-" ANA
others asked her to write something
with Esther's love-. ana they All
surrounded her with parting presents
ana chung To her. Even the ugly old
gardener who. She thought. hardly
had noticed her In all the years. came
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John Jarndyce. choerily making light
of il.
And often still she blesses her
Guardian" said Esther then.
They never made any reference
again 10 tho old story, 10 the old
pain of childhood but turned their
backs on the old shadows. and put
their hands to the things that the
living day brought for them to do.
John Jarndyce had so many people
to look after that Dame burden could
not possibly fail to do the same. She
thanked Heaven with now JOY each
n ght for tho many, many happincsscs
that camc to her. for the smiles and
love that went out to her from poor
a' wei az rich. and for the little deeds
that she had been privileged to do.
Yet while Bleak House refused so
chcerfnlly to look back OF any old
dark past, shrewd, cold. implacab lc
hunter was busted with her secret.
and was 10 come awfully with 1t into
her life. though even the hunter did
not dream of her
The hunter was old Mr. Tulking-
horn. lawyer for the great Sir
leicester Dedloch, whose ancestry was
as old as the hills and. in his mind.
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painting after the coach and brought
her bunch Of scraniums
She was quite bowed down in the
coach, and only succeeded In COM
posing herself and cooling her eyes
with lavender water when the vehicle
entered London. Tho lawyers people
mot her to take her before the ire
mendous Lord Chancellor, who was to
sec her that he might satisfy himself
that she would he a proper companion
for the Ward in Chanccry Esther
gathered that this was n ward In Il
great case famous case, 81 case that
had be, before chnnccry so many
years, had cost 50 much and hedc
fair 10 ,inuc 10 cost so much. that
the case as entitled TO rank among
the greatest national institutions. AS
something for EuEIshmen Ia be proud
Of The case was Jarndycc versus
Jnrudyce.
Tie Ward in Chanccry was waiting
iii the Lord Chanecllors room The
ward was 4 young girl with rich
golden hair and soft blue eyes and
such bright Innocent. trusting face
that Esthers dithdcncc fled instantly
ana they kissed each other as by one
impulse The wards name was Ada
Glare, and before they had been talk
ing long they found that neither Of
mem fNcI uuN seen JDnn IarU1NCp,
who was .\da's cousin. Presently a
young man was introduced as Richard
/ Carstonr, He was 81 handsome youth.
with an ingenious face and a most
eueaS ms laugh. lie turned out 10
. be another cousin OF John Jarndytc,
ana also Ward Of Chamccry. and
liz, Ada, he had been invited hy
Iarndyc" 10 make his home with him.
The tremendous Lord Chancellor was
Graciously pleased 10 approve Mis-,
! sun!m"rson and the three soon were
on III" road 10 Blcal. House. Mr. .yarn-
dTccs estate IN lIcrtfordshIrc. very
much oecupi"d IN spcculatins on what
ana Whom they might md
bcIorc they reached tho place n
messenger from Break House met them
and delivered a letter to each Each
note was IKE the other II said: al
look forward, my dear. To our meet
ing without; Restraint on either side.
{ therefore have to propose Tint we
meet as Old friends ana take the PAST
for granted II VIII be a relief to YOU
possibly ana 10 me certainly. ana SO
ans love to YOU"
'rNr notes revived in bo,h Ada ana
RICHARD %eu"Ijl Impression. gained
from rHmny ,raairiu', mat John .Iain-
"yc' cn'iid SO itlle bcui thanfe FOR
'"ry Eindh"ss 81" did that he had been
lNo"u 20 nan away ana avoid peonlc
for mpntas after hcing guilty Of some
ancomuou grn"tos.ty
y was WEh; whou thoy rcnchod tho
h"Hsc. y great hell rang as the coach
u"cw W. nlnry logs larkci, lne!c was
Sueh ~ .iAh, from tho opening door,
aud hnndHuno, rohust man Had his
arms nr"uud Adl and T. stncr ana borc
them into ruddy room ali aglow
with hl71ins are Ills hair was a
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hai prepared herself for it, and that
IL was no shock now. 1T matters very
iittle, Charley" she said. taking tho
maid into her arms ~ hope ! can do
without my old face very we'll"
John 1arndycc camc as soon as abr
permitted II. Pi could only hold her
10 his arms and say; MY dear. dear
girl She had long known what n
deep fountain of affection and Eenr
osity his heart was. and she thought:
lie has seen me. aud ne loves IN,
better than he hid. He has seen me
and is even fondcr! What have to
mourn for?"
They arranged that She was to go
for while to a country place owned
ny friend. II was near an estate
known ms Chesncy Void.
She did not look into a mirror till
she got there. When she did, she
started back. Her. own face was
strange 10 her. II was changed
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more important Between mod.st
Bleak House and magnificent Chesncy
OLD with It's thousands Of acres ,ha,
had been ruled for countless genera
lion by noble Dedloclts: between Esther
Sunmcrson with her little bunch ~
housekeeping keys and Lady Dedlock
the reigning beauty OF England. the
del Sht OF the Fashionable In
ielliscncc, the crown OF well-hr,d So
c'ety, there was q vast chasni, indeed
ret the hun,er--a rusty. specialized.
dry withcrcA old huntcr--was hunt
ing l.ady Dediock And one day, when
ms hunting was done. he told her "a
story. lie told her of n beautiful
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not asked this when she was better
looking. but asked it now--th .se
things only showed her anew his
ndclity. To devote her life to his hap
pincas was to thank him but poorly
Proudly and lovingly she knew what
her answer should be.
Still she cried Very much. and not
only in the fulness of her heart. There
was something. that she had to nut
a'ray forever, before she could go to
John Iarndycc.
she went to her desk and took out
hook. In ii were some withcred flow
ers They had been given to her by a
poor young surgeon. whom she and
her guardian had met many times
when they visited people whom John
Jarndycc was helping Esther had
thought. sometimes. that he loved her.
ana that II he had been richer he
would have told her 50. Bu, he had
gone away--to lndla-withou, speak
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mars mn ,,,,t,
closets US an" drawers ana
ana Es,hnr i<no,yin inv" ~, ~ 'lt"N ilouse'
i"S tH'' she was not
'"nu 20 DC so nethodical
,i ", lo' ~ anu She was 80 de-
l.,,i't,., &c eN''E ,'hc 'hlhS IN her
mouse should always be
'1u,tS' anu nest that she was
~, i, "o''''" from we very
mig
n""N was so Kind that she
QUA hot he anything but bright and
happy. Instead of realizing that l.,
was bieali House. and everything con.
hcctcd with IL that made her Sunni
uv ,'u't"'ous peonle around her per
whn rada ,,n,i','S '"a' IL was she
no bcci,,,,i,,,, sunny II was
II. nId 49, W w icing called LII
Shin,nr 49, ""n ooWeo' ana Mrs.
pI,,don ~ i'""p"ra and Dame
n,,i,n ,ns o"h name became
4" I,u,lo ola ~
,..Ia. "''''"h' ana WHITTIER 80
.T mtsh
sI,r eoo"eoS out of the
Iot,, t
"se" 10 sing
re made her call him Guardian. as
Ada and Richard did. ana soon she
aian.s ho.,, uihr seat by her Guar
c,n,-,e,, ""th ne retired to his
n was ~ '"li@i tho study.
MIN ""d erlm drowlery' though
be,n n,'i,o 1850" mat IL had
t,a,n Igi' 'eFoeious place before
!, H., , became an occupant or
,.i,, ~ 7" '"a' before then the
c,,,,.,.,, east wth surprising
LII, M, 9'H't "hIy laughed. for
rv.r iobn n,n, ,rrS carly mat when
,.ni,,, D"a' '"'hnEee met some disnr-
wy, ,tn. or 'toNoit mat he could
sclf hn,,t,,a ,o ,n sse,yDodT he hid him
M nt''lha 'hc excuse that the wind
en.,.n
=" ''uen reason to be happy,
,aa, w" su',' reason to be grateful.
gr ErieNcd over The sor-
rn,a,, ny 'hat EMBODIED her
s,an,i.. ~ pml II away from her in
orcun,. ~ '"rneu TO s"me work to
,ho hcejnn,nr r'"s ",d more ore, ScnsiDiS. From
sho va -" "Tn Mr JaFnayce nothing for
.,,.,,,. 'i'ru 'h"t IF he knew
,ho,,ohN """in zen her If he
,,n.inra, 'es' somehow this was
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great Crisis. and was now returning
home again. She took the withcrcd
flowers from the book, pressed them &c
her lips. and then burned them at the
candle. They wore dust in an instant
She went downstairs next morning
and put her arms around John JarIl-
dycc's neck and kissed him, and said
this was her answer.
In all his happiness and Joy. Lonn
Jnrndycc still Insisted that she luust
not be hurried, nor takon by surprise
and that she must hav> time to re-
consider before che bound her youth
10 his age. So nothing was .atd To
any one In Bleak House or out, and
things went on in their quiet. even
way till one mornnS a startling niece
of news shook tn ain.
The news was that Mr.. Tu,kiuchorn
had been found dead In his room, ana
that he had been shot through the
heart.
Her mothers dread Of the man. the
reasons she had for wishing him dead
rushed on Esthcr's mind in an instant.
For an instant she felt such a shud-
der as If tho dead man had touched
her. Then she was Indignantly sure
of there being no possibility OF any
reason for being afraid.
BEFORE the shock Of the .veat had
subsidized there came to Bleak House
IN the dead Of night. In wind and slcct
and storm, Inspector Bucket a IA.
nous detective. who asked for Miss
3umiherson on matter OF life or
uea'n. snc arose and dressed hurried.
an ,,a,sii,,a 81 my 10 snFe ever see
Japdyce that Lady Dedlock had b.er
at the lawyers Office secretly on ;h.
night Of his murder that when II,
came 10 hcr knowledge THAT the 20
cd 49,, a., r,,,,i '.'1 ~" rear
muricr. ana ina, sho ,aI ns,,
very day.
"I a., ,,.d
tho dr,cr,,yn ~ o,,h ap"",' $50
icn,r"d 49,, ny" heI ne h's
,ios,,rc. ro,a1 .'0rsn M d'3
don do.,r S., - -" SUI
ia, 40 ,or,.,,e, M 20 VT h'i
Nh - ~. en-" ih3i y wants
10 snv. bor a, INV co., +, ~
her alone. and hnd nor rnt,.t,, III,
her to some dcypcri.,, sten ill.,.
VIII thirk that want Nor for ,,,ir.
der ''%ui" salI ~ arsw,.-,, .t
look in Estaer's face. $50" NJ d..-,
arrested ;u. rr.,I u,t,rJcrc t,,,i, -
Eu, wan, YOU, AK NJ, .n.s,,a,s
and ruu Il ed t.l ru. uo,bitc "a,
IL, me conc np with I.ady D.iloct, q,
Your conlpnnv and IA, ,.ni ..,,.c
credit 70; being frlcndlt l,on,t ,.,,,
Don't waste "a moment Sbc has ,,,,t,
hours start. and every hour ,s y,or,t,
a hundrcl pounds
E5ther ala no, need 20 ba rrrcd
She was ready before he iiad dom, ,,lk.
!nr Tie detective. kind ana =en,i.
despite tho frantic haste I'm whiTb NJ
""s. neined h,r Into waiting CURT.
az" neg raced headione aud ,uriou.
through the storm
Again ana again ,hcy rutl,t an
sharply for Quick cun;crpiIrey vim p,.
iccucn IN lonely places From nc..
the detective reformed win God ON
lads Get on" % tho driver AMI po.t.
boy As they approached Iondou M,
conferences became more frcuutn, AND
Ia. "a
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1872 Feb.7 1912

Diekcns's good women urc not his
"stronEcNr characters. Madeline
Bray and I<atc Nici<Icby In .NichuIns
'Nlcklcby.". Mary Graham in "uar-
tin Chuzylcwit'; Rose Maybe in
SOLVER Twist; Florence nop,bcy In
"Dombry and Som; i3mmn Hurcdnic
ip "bnrnahy RudEcr; Little norrit
TN the novel of that nnmc, cvcu Liz
Eic HcInm in "0ur "NIutuai Friend >,
ncrneid.' all remain very much in
the background. In this. they arc
true TO life in certain large sense.
The good women. tho women whom
men wish to marry, urc not
Rdrcnturers or advcrturous; they
arc mot eccentric or super
normal They do not. usually,
Htnnd pasnion-torn between good and
CYL. struggling which to choose. The
Rspcct TINT they present TO the gem
crnl world IL the harmony nnd
beauty of simplicity.
I IN cney enough to make n good man
interesting In iitcrnturc. lie may
hnyc his little tnnd big, weak,
ncssc>. lie Inny even 80 wrong. md
still remain n thoroughly good male
haure. Hut woman couldn't.
woman couldn't very well trnmu the
~ ",
with EtrollinE company, bent
scbaOimaste and nobicmcu. and
still remain In our minds an i,,ngc
Of idcm beauty und charm. She
COULDN'T worry wei! be II druniSar
Ike sydney Carton and still remain
noble figure. Agnes couldn't have
pitched head over shoulders Into
love on every occasion ns David Com
perfcld did, md stu remain mn
AgncH TO br worshiped.
10 IL happened that almost nil
Dickens's good, women stand nIoof.
like figures of Faith, Hone and
Charity. looking down, beautiful. bur
withdrawn. from tall mud noble
atnincd-ElRsn nrches.
hat this nloofncss wn. not due tn
any lack of talent for drawing N
good woman and making her
powerful and dominating character.
is proved by one great exception In
pickcns's novels. II is the novel Of
.Blcah House." This novel Nv one or
such great passions and great TRACE
dies TINT IL would rcmnin one Of
Dickcns's finest bnoIis even IL there
were no Esther SumIncrson In II M nil.
Indeed, IL would huNc ben easy T.,
construct the novel subA4nntIaIiy
as IL Is, lenNing out Esther SUM
mcrSon entirely. Though her flute is
ahSicd with MI the fates In the
novel; she docs nothing hcrscIT-
nothing except to be Il good woman.
let In being that-thut and noIbInu
nore-Esthcr summerson becomes nor
only the dominant figure OF Tho
story, hut It's vital csBcnce, its pcr
meHtinE spirit. 1T coping commission
ateiE 10 every sorrow In IL, entering
every shadow In the tRIe, yet shIp
INK beyond and standing above the
SORROW and SIN AMI SHADOW, ns No-
man in real life takes on herself
the burdens md still stnnds above
me Hihs and sorrows and shadows
OF our world.
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IT "as a dark and st!ll and stern
~ house in which Esther Sumrncrson
- Z grew UP, II was so heavy and an
Schangins with repressing gloom that
sspho became shy little thing. relicv.
tirg her mind OF It's thoughts only when
lfhe sat st'ching alone in her own tiny
3room. and she could connde in her
pool. who sat staring at her
/ She knew that sho was shy. and sh,.
iknew that sh%'was got Bit clever.
1she often wished tina, she could make
3un Tor these defects by loving her god :
fmother more than she did Her god
1nothcI--who brought her up-wns
livery handsome, with dark, stern
beauty Esther thought that If she
! would only smile. she would look like
an angel but she never smiled.
( Ono DAY she said TO the child: Il,
,*ould have been far better. lit,lc
.Esther. had YOU never been born"
Esther began TO cry and said "Oh.
.near godmo,her tell me. please tel
me. did mamma die on my birthda 70,
NO said she. Your mother
Hsther, is your disgrace ana Won
were hers. The time viii come when
you VIII understand this better. ana
;seel II, too. as only woman eau do
fNow go"
she crept up 10 her room ana laid
80 "'iiS !"'' AGAINST he! own that
| vas set with tears, aud huIdln., ria,
SOLITARY friend agains, hcr bosom SIN.
X opbed herself to steep. imperfect a.
her understanding was, she knew ,lti
she mad brought no 10y a, any tim.
t1o%hnybod%'s heart. ana ihat sh. was
F"Eno one on earth what tho dolly
iwas TO her
This sense Of something wrong. for
! winch she fcit that she was 70 blame
tthough she did nor know why. made
,her shy and reserved with other ohil-
cen, as weIl as in the house
50 shc grew up till size was four
seen Then one night. when she was
tfeaoins me Bible aloud. as sha lid
ghtly, she rad from ST Iohu ho,y
y inc Saviour STOPPED down. writing win
~ hngcr In the dust, when thcy
brought the sinful woman 10 iim
! ne ilteu uP Himself and said Unite
them. He thai is without SIN tuoua
;sou, let him FIRST car. stone a, hcr..
her Gcdmolher roso mt hcr huud
so@h"r head ann "riod ont i'm a terr'-
Die5 voice Ihcn SIC f"lI "a tho Goor
J or more than q w""k sic law in BOD
with the old rcsolutc frownit,at l:s,bc,
knew 30 wei! cartcd au hcr fa,o
Many hnd many ttue u tine d;,y
aud the night Eathc. kIss,d to,
thanked her, played for h. mk.d
for her blessing and forgiveness M
tsreated her-to give the Icnsl slgn Via,
fnhe i!new or heard Hcr face remain.
yea im"oyable TO tho last. ana .v4r
efterward. her frown rcmained I'M.
taoftened.
-aftor thc luhcral lawyer arrive
- ho Mtorned Esiher that thc den,
ia oman was her aunt ana iunt mo-,
she was quite without swing rclatiyc
hut said he, a client Of his vrboi.. b.
Edcscribcd AK "a humane. put a, ia.
lTrme time singular man" named JOIN
iJtrndyce, had taken 1t on Inns eli 1,
;Iay for her tuition IN school wncr
! sle might learn to support hcrsolt
she passed AT this school sis duic,
sfarpy years. 1t was understood ther
liza, he was TO depend hy-anI- by
[ on her qualifications to earn her Nv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-09-07
HENRY F. VANDIVER
CANNOT Be FOUND
Prominent Montgomery Cit
izen Wanted on Assault
and Battery Charge

Montgomery, September 6.-(Spe-
cial Henry +. Vandiver, who was
mentioned many times during the trial
of c. Walter Jones for the murder Of
Sloan Rowan, cannot be found by the
sheriff's department and a summons
and complaint in a suit for 100000 was
returned to the city court Friday. me
suit was entered by r. N Chestnut
and alleged that Vandiver committed
an assault and battery on him. A capias
for Vandiver ordering him to appear
in the criminal division of the city
court and answer an Indictment charg-
ing him with assault and battery is in
the hands of Sheriff Horace Hood, but
the defendant cannot be found.
vandiver was indicted by the grand
jury several weeks ago and forfeit
ture was ordered by the criminal di-
vision several days ago when he failed
to appear. Another suit entered by the
Great Southern Life Insurance com
pany against vandiver and others asks
the court to order him to return 3
$40. 900 policy on the life of G. Walter
the murder of Rowan. During Jones
trial several weeks ago Vandivers
name was mentioned frequently.
Vandiver is president of the Vandi-
yer Planting and Canning company.
and was formerly member of whole
sale grocery company In Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-09-07
JOE WOOD DEFEATS
WALTER JOHNSON! IN
AP|TCHERS' BATTLE.
STANDING

Boston, September 6.-Joe Wood beat
Walter Johnson today, winning his
fourteenth straight victory in spec
tacular pitchers battle, which John
son sought in the hope of protecting
his American league record of 16 con-
secutive wins. The score was, Boston l.,
Washington 0.
The lone tally came in the sixth in
ming with two out. Speaker hit into
the crowd in left field for two bases.
Lewis. next up knocked into right
field for a double. hard fly, which
Moeller was barely able to touch.
Speaker scoring.
Washington had more opportunities
to score than Boston, but Wood was
at the top of his game in the pinches,
striking out nine men. Johnson famed
five, three of these being consecutive
outs in the fifth. The Senators filed
the bases, two men being passed in
the third and Wood famed Moeller for
the third out Washington had runners
on second in the sixth, eighth and
ninth, but they could get no farther,
Wood tanning men for the last out
on two of these occasions. The score: