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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-04
CLASSY CATCHERS
BRING BIG SUMS
Next to Pitchers, They Are
Most In Demand
RAY SCHALK COST FORTUNE.
Former Milwaukee Backstop Is Sixth
Player Whose Release Has Brought
Price In Five Figures-He Has Made
Good Since Joining Chicago Team.

Good Since Joining Chicago Team.
Next to pitchers, their battcry part
'ners, catchers, now seem ~ bring
about the highest price on the open
baseball market.
one of them, Ray Schalk, recently
brought $4,000, that sum having been
paid 10y the Chicago Americans to the
milwaukee club of the American asso-
,iation.
Schalk thus becomes the second back
Ftop to be purchased at a price running
into the five figures. His only prede-
tessor backstOp to cost that much was
Mike Kelly, who was sold by Chicago
o Boston for $4,000 in the same trade
hat took Mike Kelly to the Hub two
hnd a half decades ago, but it must be
remembered that Mike Kelly was the
Xry Cobb Of his day. universal genius
who could play any position, was
great hitter and base runner and the
pest drawing card in baseball.
Boston didn't gamble in buying Kelly.
The Chicago Americans did undergo a
ertain risk In adding to their team at
uch a cost a minor Lacquer who has
ct to prove his right to membership
n the fastest company.
Schalk thus becomes the sixth ball
layer whose release has cost into the
I've figures, the other five being
bToole, Marquard, Lefty" Russell,
'larkson and Kelly.
For Catcher Kelly, O'Toole's back
topping partner, Pittsburgh paid So
90, which up to that time was the
ighest purchase price for minor
aague catcher.
Schalk has now been playing with
he White Sox for several weeks, and
is the general opinion Of those who
ave studied his work that he Is going
make good.
Schalk is twenty years old. He was
orn at Harvel, ILL.,, OF German par
nts, but his home Is in Lltchfeld.
lme state. He has been playing base
all for about three years and began
st season with the Taylorvllle, ILL.,,
ub In the Illinois and Missouri
ague.
In July year ago a scout in the
nploy of the Milwaukee American
ssociation club saw the young man
itch several games and then recon-
ended his purchase. The Milwaukee
ub bought him for $1,000 and he
ught in about thirty games before
e season closed.
When the 1912 campaign opened
ugh Duffy, the Milwaukee manager
Pcided to make Schalk his regular
tcher The youngster quickly sur
Used the critics with his wonderful
tching and throwing and as he i'm
owed steadily the major league
outs flocked to Milwaukee to look
m over.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-04
AMENDMENTS

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT
TED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION, BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYL-
VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PUR-
SUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF
THE CONSTITUTION.
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to article
nine, section four, of the Constitu-
tion of the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania, authorizing the
State to issue bonds to the amount
of fifty millions of dollars for the
Improvement of the highways of
the Commonwealth.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania in General Assembly met, That
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania be, and the same is
the eighteenth article thereof
That section four of article nine,
which reads as follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be Great
ed by or on behalf of the State, ex-
cept to supply casual deficiencies Of
revenue, repel invasion, suppress in
surrection, defend the State in war,
or to pay existing debt; and the debt
created to supply deficiency in reve-
nue. shall never exceed, in the aggre-
gate at anyone time, one million of
dollars" be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 4. No debt shall be created
by or on behalf of the State, except
to supply casual deficiencies of rev.
enue, repel invasion, suppress insur-
rection, defend the State in war, or
to pay existing debt; and the debt
created to supply deficiencies in rev.
enue shall never exceed, in the ag-
gregate at any one time, one million
of dollars; Provided, however, That
the General Assembly, irrespective of
any debt, may authorize the State to
issue bonds to the amount OF fifty
| millions of dollars for the purpose of
improving and rebuilding the high
ways of the Commonwealth.
A true copy of Joint Resolution
! No. l.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-04
HOW AN UMP CURED
AN IRAscIBLE MANAGER.

at took an umpire in the Nir-
ginla State league last year to
hang one on TO Il fiery manager"
Frank Shaughnessy said in tell
ing a story he was In on. "We
were playing In Richmond and
Just before the game the jumps
came to me for the batteries. /
told who would work for Roa-
noke and he went over to the
Richmond bench to get that
clubs batteries. l knew the
manager was sore on him and
was surprised to see him walk
away a few seconds later seem
ingly satisfied. as ! thought the
manager would give him a rat
ting.
"He announced the Roanoke
batteries to the grand stand and
bleachers and then shouted, The
batteries for Richmond today l
don't know. l asked the man
ager and he told mo To go to
blazes. Play ball"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-04

The man who votes the Democratic
presidential ticket this year votes for
free trade bankruptcy and ruin. The
man who votes the Republican ticket
votes for protection and prosperity.
Theer is no escape from that conclu-
sion.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-04

A tariff for revenue "only" means
free trade. Farmers do not want free
trade. Laboring men do not want
free trade. Better think pretty hard
for a time II you have an inclination
to vote that way.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-04
LIVING COST NOT
CAUSED BY TARIFF
General jackson in 1924 Out
lined His VitWS,
DECLARES FOR PROTECTION

Favors a Tariff For Preserving With
in Ourselves the Means Of National
Defense and ependenee-Some
Figures to Show the 5enefieent e.
feet of a Protective Tariff.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-04
|RARIDEN GREAT BLOCKER.

piston Catcher Best In Game at Pre-
venting Players In Reaching Plato.
There is not backstop In the Ma
|pnal league who has 1t ON Bill Rart-
IN Of the Boston Braves when 1t
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-04

|hoto by American Press Association.
FCHRR RARIDEN OF BOSTON NATIONALS.
mes to blocking players at the plate,
Fakes nerve to do 1t, too, more nerve
n 1t does at the second sack, but
! t is where Rariden shines.
|He's an earnest, hardworking young
low, and the more games he is al
|ed to catch the better he likes It,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-04

Great French Hurdler Coming.
|ean Anderson, the greatest hurdle
|h jumper and all round athlete in
|bnce, is getting ready TO come to
country and enter the University
California. He Is expected In De
nber.
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WASHINGTON and satins Of
w world renowned are made In
turn to pay their tribute to the church
by Sister Clara, the Mile. Modiste"
of the convent.
Day long she sits in St. Roses
Industrial school, where many wom-
en- of wealth and culture known In
Official and diplomatic Washington
circles come to be fitted with gowns
which rival those of PaQuin and
which are the product of Sister
Clara's creative genius.
No fashionable atelier can boast of
more distinguished patronage than
can the little room where Sister Clara
meets her clients.
The wife and daughters of Presi'
dent Roosevelt wore gowns of her
design when they lived in the White
House, and the list now includes
society danes such as Mrs. Nicho
las LongWorth. Mrs. Martha Eichboru
Pearsall, Mrs. Townsend and her
daughter Mathilde, who is now the
Wife of Peter Goelet Gerry; Mrs. l.
kins and her daughter. Miss Kath
crime lkins; Mrs. George E. Howard
and Nine. Pederne1ras, wife of the
attache of the Brazilian embassy. In
the past the list included Sonora and
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Jlts PHILOSOPHER for Man With Money

ID HILADELPH1A,-Guy Carlton Lee
widely known throughout the
country as a lecturer and a philoso
pher, sat in the St. James hotel the
other day contemplating a marriage
license which he had procured, think
ing he was to marry DR.. Hildegarde
H. Langsdorf of Carlisle, Pa.
He was taking one last look at the
marriage license prior to returning II
to the bureau with the notation: mot
used. She married another
Dr. Langsdorf became the bride OF
John L. Aver Of Chester, Pa, q
wealthy young man who doesn't have
to do anything but spend his money
They were married the day before al
Media after a race between the two
men for the hand of the bride.
In his downcast way Lee told all
about it. He said he had lost and he
felt grieved
Il love DR.. Langsdorf, dearly" he
said, land l thought she was going to
marry me. She seemed to doubt it.
but wouldn't take no for an answer
Il came to Philadelphia with the
understanding that DR.. Langsdor1
would follow me. She did. l went tc
the marriage license Office and obtain
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Military Guard Urged for White House

war. The veterans would be looked
up to with respect, he said, &nd DO
one could claim that they were I'M
democratic.
II can think ~ no greater induce
ment which could be offered to men
to enter the arEy than the thought
that some dn~ they might be detailed
in Washington as a guard Of honor tn
the presidsI; cf the republic" said
Colonel MoT1lru7. 1T would be g.
splendid Ira Many of the rationE
Of Europe aa:s such r. plan, and it
always ]v17 wicked admirably. This
is wnfh fer retired soldiers who
have not ous;|<ed their usefulness,
which sf:1lld &c advocated by all pat
riotic pe-,on.. 1t would be excellent
to have hen IN soldier uniform guard
ing both the inside aud the outside Of
the executive mansion.
Witt ths continued growth of the
city, !: IL asfi, all policemen will have
to be: recE:led from detail work, or
the 'orce yill have to be increased.
Sho'5id the military guard be estab-
lisotd. .h@y argue, the country would
ncf be py.: to any additional expense.
thu presence of the soldiers at the
Wa:te H ouse would add to the dignity
OF sbe Place, ard the Washington po
!jce force would be made more ef6-
1'eD..
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With 1888 Letters He Finds Brother

AEINNEAPOIIS.-To meet his broth
1vx er, whom he had never seen, in
order to find whom he had written
1888 letters, addressing every man
named Lundy that he learned of any
where in the world, c. A. Lundy, 4341
Twelfth avenue S., left the other day
for Ferryville, Wis, where he will
spend some time.
twenty-five years ago John Lundy
and wife and the little boy, who is
now C. A. Lundy, 81 years old, came
from near Bergen, Norway, and set
tied near Lanesboro, Fillmore county,
Minnesota. There Mrs. Lundy died
shortly after.
John Lundy married again, after a
time. c. A. Lundy went to live with
another family who brought him up.
Martin Lundy came into the world.
John Lundy died and his widow mar
ried again and became Mrs. E. Ander-
son. G.. A. Lundy knew shere had
been little child born to his father
and stepmother, but his stepmother
had left Minnesota and had married
somewhere out of the state and he
neither knew where, or what her
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Navy in Fight for "a Wooden Indian

THE authorities of the state Of Della
] re- have communicated to the nav
department a request that the wooden
statue of Tecumseh, Indian chihf,
which formed the figurehead Of "a:
old ship of the line Delaware, be turn-
ed over *. them, but the officers who
have graduated from the naval acac-
envy, where the figure of the old brrvs
is now, arg not likely to permit its 70
moval without vigorous protest.
Not only is the feeling general t'at
the naval academy is the proper loca-
ton for az many Of the relics of the
old navy as can be secured, but the
peculiar position Of old Tecumseh in
the traditions of the academy make
its removal almost out of the ques-
tor.
brought to Annapolis shortly after
the return of the academy from New
port, to which 1t was transferred dur
Ing the Civil war, and set up in a
prominent place between the old sea
manship building and the department
Of ordnance and gunnery, the mid
shipmen almost at once raised the
statue to the position Of an idol, and
daubed 1t 1.-THE God Of as the figure
being that which it is necessary to OBJ
tain in order to pass an examination
ut the academy. ~ - + K 1
Officers now grown gray remember
when they Frustrated themselves be-
tore the Aoc old relic Of tie byGone
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hosts stood midway between the two
ables and argued about the merits of
the rival feasts with all the imagina-
tive words picturings Of a pair OF
Lress agents. After each had failed
TO convince the other, Wiley suggest
ed a compromise. It was compro-
mise characteristic of Wiley, who has
one of those shaft-driven. internal ex-
banding appetites.
I'll admit that your table is in the
best location" began the doctor. sc
We'll move my costly least over tc
your table, and we'll eat bath din
ners!"
The guests who had brought only
appetite enough for one feast, looked
startled, but Wiley said it could DO
done.
First they'd have Moore's soup
course, then Wiley's soup course, and
so on, until everybody imagined he
looked like William H. 1'aft.
And when it was all over, Wiley
leaned back and expressed the hope
! that double dinners would become
popular. He said it WIS the only way
' to eat.
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Old Man Gives Pointers on Skating

A pair of skates were produced and
Thompson put them on. He rose
shakily to his feet, his knees trem-
bling. A small boy skated up, and
proffered assistance
Come on, Mister, I'll help you
start. There! Steady now! Stroke,
mister; right-left-now you're going.
Gee. stroke slower; don't go so fast,
you'll fall. Hey! Where are you 60
ing. anyway. l can't keep up to you.
Leggo! Lego, say" And the
small boy was left behind, gazing in
establishment at the figure Fights and
the Dutch rolls" which the old man
with the flowing beard cut
After nearly an hour Thompson re-
turned to his admiring friend.
Il can't go like / used to-" he said.
MY knees are trihe wobbly and my
ankles are getin' weak for this kind
Of sport"
Thompson owns a large farm at
Farmersville, Cal, where he raises
prunes. He lived in Detroit before
the Civil war and saw service on the
Cumberland river during that strug-
gle. He declared that he might give
a little exhibition of fancy skating as
it existed in the old days at one of
the popular Kinks before he returned
to the west
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wooden navy, and are even now will
ing to give it the successful passage
Of examinations which were necessary
to them in order to hold their place
In the service. The custom has been
faithfully observed during half CEN
fury of the academy's existence, dur
ing which it has grown from hand
full of unpretentious structures to q
collection of magnificent buildings
costing $12,000,o00 and housing tho
best equipped school for naval aduca-
ton in the world. *,
The authorities of the academy are
now securing data about the history
of Tecumseh, the means by which It
reached the academy and the place Il
occupies In the tradition Of the insti-
tuition. There is no doubt that when
1t becomes generally known in the
navy that move is on foot to tear.
the old god Of a passing mark from
the surroundings IN which It has be-
come q tradition, protest win reach
the department which will make It I'm.
possible 70 remove L to less e,
mfliar location.
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How Two Department Heads Compromised

nR. WILEY, the pure FODDER, and
II Willis L. Moore the boss weather.
man, are great cronies. They are
drawn together by the fact that each
is daily victim of amateur testers
and sidewalk merry-makers who per-
sist in cracking the same old jokes
about the weather or things to eat.
Wiley and Moore were talking to a
couple Of friends the other day and
somebody suggested dinner Wiley
said he would be in for it, and Moore
said he would. So it was arranged
that the dinner should be held at the
Cosmos club the next night.
When the guests arrived, Moore, be-
lieving himself the host. indicated the
way to table where the feast he had
ordered was to be spread.
But the dinners to be served at
this table over here" said Wiley,
pointing to another end of the dining
room.
We'll, who's running this, any.
how?" inquired Moore. Il guess I'm,
the host
Il beg your pardon" said Wiley,
but I happen to be the host, and"
There it was. Each had thought
himself the host and ordered an elab-
crate and highly edible layout of stuff
in advance
Wiley's food scheme included milk
fed chickens, Matched from a Strictly
Fresh egg, and Moore had arranged
for a beefsteak the size of a doormat
AID as thick as law book. The two
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THE question of a military guard for
the While House is occasioning
much discussion, both among people
who think soldiers should be detailed
there and among others who oppose
that plan. Aflkerents to the plan for
a military guard had to combat the
objection of others that this would
be undemocra1ic, but they pointed out
that the president of practically every
republic in the world is guarded
against Danger by soldiers. 1t would
not be necessary to have such large
force of s'bd;ery as to lend too much
of a military air to the White House,
it was p''N:ed out. Col. John Noel.
roy, a prominent G. A. r. man, pro-
posed t:sas the presidents guard be
selected from among honorably dis
charger; soldiers. Such plan, he
said n:'t only would lend proper dig
nifty t., The White House, but would
terd n provide rewards for men who
have served thu nation creditablJ in
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I D1ANAPOLIS.-To be taken into
strange home by his wife and to
be told, while he admired the elegant
furnishings, that he was the owner of
the property, was the unusual expe-
rience the other afternoon of John E.
Keller, manager of department In a
local store. Until then Mr. and Mrs.
Keller resided in the Meridian fats
They now reside at 2535 Talbot ave.
nue. in a home that was chosen by
Mrs. Keller and completely furnished
by her without her husbands knowl.
edge.
The clever deception used by Mrs.
Keller to keep her husband ignorant
Of her plans to surprise him would
have bafled detective even If he
had been suspicious Of her intentions:
The elimination of her plans so star
tied Mr.. Keller that he declared that
he felt his brain was fuzzy"
"A short time ago. said Mr.. Keller,
we decided to give up our apartment
at the Meridian flats and to place our
furnishings in storage that we might
engage smaller apartment. / came
home one night from the store and a
part Of the furniture was gone. My
wife Informed me that she had stored
the furniture in the incest little place
Imaginable
"The next evening when I return
ed more of the furniture had been
taken away and I thought nothing of
it, as my wife seemed to have taken
the moving of our property in charge.
The following afternoon she suggest
ed that walk with her to Talbot
avenue to inspect home that was
for rent.
"She told me to wait and that she
would call at neighbours house for
the key. When she got the key the
whole family came to the porch and
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-02-23
NEW MINISTER TO PORTUGAL

Cyrus E. Woods OF Greensburg, Pa.
will be nominated for the office Of
United States Minister to Portugal, &C.
cording to announcement made by
Secretary Of State Knox the other day.
Mr.. Woods will succeed Edwin "
Morgan, who has been promoted to be
ambassador to Brazil Senators Pen
rose and Oliver endorsed Mr. Woods
for diplomatic post, and Secretary
Knox was cutie willing to make the
appointment. At first Mr.. Woods was
considered Cor the vacant embassy at
Rio de Janeiro but there were rea-
sons why It was considered best to
send a man of experience to that pest
and consequently Mr.. Morgan was
chosen and Mr. Woods appointed to
his place. The salary of minister to
Portugal is $4,000, and the place is
considered a very desirable one.
Mr.. Woods served in the Pennsyl-
vania legislature from 1901 to 1908
and part of that time was president
pro tempore If the state senate. He
y Coal C0nnanA His nomination DrOb-
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New Home Secretly Furnished by Wife

smiled at me. Not understanding the
situation at the time l thought they
acted strangely. but said nothing
about it.
Il put the key in the lock, opened
the door and was surprised to see
that the house was furnished.
LOOK here I said, you've got me
In bad This house Is furnished and
occupied. Some one will be coming
after me in moment.
my wife replied that there surely
could not be mistake, and continued
talking to me, at the same time push
ing me through the door. 1 felt as
If were breaking into some ones
house, but what could I do?
II glanced about the hall and saw
ployed in my department at the store
standing in one corner, smiling at me.
I'VE sat down, but I was just nat
urally so embarrassed that could
not find a place to put my feet and
hands.
Il sat there, my wife and the young
woman staring at me. In few mo-
ments I noticed that seven or eight
of the young women who work in my
department were in an adjoining
room.
"All of them looked at me and be-
gan to look about the room. l saw a
picture hanging on the wall that for
merly was in my Meridian street
home. 1 was so dazed by the series
Of incidents that could hardly think,
but they took a lot of pressure off
my mind when I was told that l
owned the place. OF course, l could
not believe them at first, but after
arguing for a few moments they con-
vinced me. I was about the happiest
man in indianapolis. The home could
not have pleased me more If had
planned 1t all myself, and just think!
Moving day occurred in the expert
ence Of at least one married man
without his knowing anything about
it."
The change Of residence made by
Mr.. and Mrs. Keller was on their
ninth wedding anniversary.
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nETRO1T.-For the first time in
II 46 years, Charles Thompson. q
California fruit grower aged u years,
put on a pair of skates, a few days
ago, and caused the crowd of young
sters at the Hamtramck skating rink
to gasp in wonder and establishment
at his performance
Thompson, who lived in Detroit be-
fore the Civil war, Is visiting relatives
in Hamtramck, near the Holbrook
school. In search Of diversion, and
in an attempt to discover a few Of
the old landmarks of their boyhood,
he and his host started for walk.
About the first thing they encoun-
tered was the municipal skating rink,
crowded with small boys.
II believe that I am not too old
yet to go in for that" said Thompson,
stroking his flowing beard.
"Shouldn't wonder IL you weren't,
Charlie Like to see you try it," said
his companion.