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The Washington times., 1912-01-01
FIRE IN BALTIMORE
STOCK YARD CAUSES
|. Loss OF THOUSANDS
Plant of D. B. Martin Com.
pany Greatly Damaged.
One Man Hurt.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1.-Causing dam
age estimated at about $l50.0O one OF
the most stubborn blazes that firemen
have had to fight for some time occur
ed early today when several buildings
OF the d. B. Martin Company at the
Union Stock Yards were destroyed by
flames. One hundred and fifty thousand
dollars is a conservative estimate. and
some place the figures much higher.
The loss Is fully covered by insurance.
The main buildings which fell before
the flames were the fertilizer and rem
dering plants, located In q hollow beside
Gwynns Falls, and number of she'd
like structures, including the pump
house. The fire is supposed to have
started In the fertilizer works, but the
officials are at q loss to 9ccount for
ua,S,,s.o Its origin unless caused BY spontaneous
Although the burning buildings were
situated so as to make II difficult for
the flremen to work. only one man was
hurt. Roland b. Shaffer. an employe of
the Baltimore Bridge Company, was
caught when a blazing roof collapsed,
and his right arm was broken.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Few Customers in
Capital Markets TODAY

But few persons were drawn from
the comfort of their firesides to do
arketing for their New Year din
ner today. Most Of the housewives
of the city had Completed their pur-
chases last Saturday. and although
the various markets of the city re-
matned obligingly open most OF the
forenoon, all report a decided scarcity
of customers, which may influence
them to remain closed all Of next
New Year day.
The Arcad and o street markets
remained open until IL o'clock. when
the last struggling marketer had
made the last purchase. The Center,
Eastern, Western, Louisiana avenue,
and Riggs markets closed at 10
o'clock. There was practically no ac-
tivity along wholesale and commits
sion rows. although the fruit dealers
early this morning. Immense shin.
ments Of the new crop of oranges are
being received daily. and wholesalers
and commission men are busy caring
for the sales.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Snow for Christmas
Sleds Not in Sight

II there is to be any snow early in
January. the Weather Bureau is unable
to locate 1t. Today there are no signs
Of that accompaniment Of winter, save
In the far northern New England States,
and that 10 not scheduled to visit the
South.
Clear and colder weather is promised
for tomorrow. Today the thermometer
is at 81 degrees. and by tomorrow morn
ing It IL expected to go down to Is de-
grees There will be light northwest
winds to make 1t seem colder.
The cold wave In the Western and
Northwestern States Is unusually pro-
longed. In the Dakotas. Minnesota, and
Wisconsin, the thermometer has not
climbed above 20 degrees below zero for
the last week. In the Middle West II is
AT zero as far south as the Gulf States.
Florida only, Of the Southeastern States.
escaped q freeze last night.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Boundary Commission
Prepares to Organize

Plans have been perfected for the
organization. January TO- Of the Joint
International Commission under the
treaty OF 1908. ''etween the United States
and Canada. This commission has i'm
portant powers for the settlement of
boundary disputes and the settlement of
questions relnting to the streams and
lakes along the boundary.
James a. Tawney, chairman of the
American section of the commission,
has been advised by wire that the Cana
dian members Of the commission will
lie IL. Washington January 10 for the
first meeting. T. c. Casgrain, of Mon
treal. Is chairman of the Canadian sec
ton % the commission. Many important
boundary problems await adjustment,
and u dozen Of more power irrigation,
and sanitary canal projects await the
Judgment Of the commission.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Memuers of Y. M. G. A.
Hold Open House

''Open house is the sic gar OF the cen.
trail branch Of the Washington Y. NJ
c. A. today. and members are busy vel
coming their friends.
Advantage was taken Of the hospl
tality Of the association, hnd many peo
pie arc visiting the institution. Exhihl
tion class drills, the swimming FOOL and
gymnasium, concerts and exhibits OF
work done at the association are form.
ing the program O: the day.
Tonight in the gymnasium a playlet
BOX and Cox" will be presented. A
concert OF seven numbers will follow
the play, with Ernest Lent, 'cellIst; Miss
Mary Sherrier, soprano; and Jcbn Ken.
nedy. baritone, as the soloists.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
School Motion Pictures
Described in MunSey's

In an article entitled Education by
Moving Pictures" in the Munsey fol
January, Walter Prichard Eaton says
In part:
Already private schools are install.
ing projecting machines. A new public
school building in Connecticut has q
special motion-picture hall attached
And elsewhere the attention of educa.
tors is turning seriously to this new
weapon of instruction.
4 THE University of Wisconsin, how.
ever, has gone q step further, and has
taken definite measures to incorporate
the moving-picture machine into its edu.
cational extension work"
The Washington times., 1912-01-01

Second floor. The little girl was search
Ing for ono OF her toys and in-lookins
under the lounge a candle. which she
carried. ignitcd the sofa.
Seeinr his daughters danger, Mr..
Morrison attacked the flames with his
hands. but with but little success.
EreakIng away from him the girl ran
out to the kitchen. climbed into the eink.
and was attempting to turn on the fau-
Get when her father caught her and
irenched her from head to foot
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Masses Conducted on
Day of Obligation

Masses were celebrated in ST.
Joseph's Church at 7. Q and 1890
day of obligation. The last mass
was celebrated by the Rev. ". f..
Schmltt, pastor of the church, and the
Rev. Ignatius Fealy, assistant pastor,
delivered the sermon.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Girl Fatally Burned
While Hunting Toy

DANNY, Pa. Jan. 1.--Murie! Morrison.
hsed eight years. OF $50 Main street,
was, perhaps, fatally burned and her
,alner. Charles +. Morrison, painfully
nurned on the hands. in attempting to
AFTER accidentally limiting q sofa on the
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Railways Must Buy
Cups I0r Passengers

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 1.-The New
yersey p,,,s,,. pupmc ues ,, n,,,as ,,t uusy
ing all railroad companies doing fusi-
ness In the State to provide on their
passenger trains. free OF charge, mex
pensive Individual drinking cups for
common use in public places.
The Washington times., 1912-01-01
Electric Headlights
Required in Kansas

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. 1.-Among the
new State laws which become operative
in Kansas today is one requiring the
railroads to equip all of their passenger
and freight locomotives with electric
headlights.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14

joie, Ty Cobb and other hitting stars
of the American league will tell you
the same story. Ask Lajoie about the
time l famed him in Cleveland with
the American league championship at
stake.
THE splitter is terror when it
works right. One day 1 had Detroit
in the nine-hole, and you know the
Tigers are some hitters. think Cobb
and Crawford are two of the greatest
strikers the game ever produced. The
splitter had them all standing on their
heads. Neither Ty nor Sam could get
it out of the infield. 1 held them hit
less for eight rounds and had two
gents gone in the ninth when my
catcher muffed foul tip. If he had
only held the leather it would have
meant another out and given me no
hit game against the Tigers. The muff
gave the batsman one more chance.
He dumped a roller to Tannehill, who
had hard play to make and missed
his man. The scorer called it hit.
Elmer Stricklett invented the spit
ball in 1904. / swiped the idea from
Elmer and have been perfecting it
ever since. Now I think I've got the
spitball down finer than any other
man in the game"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14

of grape and canister. 1t was like
shooting into flock Of chickens. The
Confederates spread for a moment
and then came back again to the
charge. They were piled five and six
high in front of the guns before. they
were ordered back to their lines.
Evening came, and there was no
more fighting, and in the morning
when we expected to be attacked we
found that the enemy had left. So
we went down and took Van Buren,
and Fort Smith. There was not much
trouble there. We came down from
the high ground into the city after
an engagement with some Texas rang
ers, and we found the place deserted
by the men. The secesh were on the
other side of the river with a battery
and they shot canister and grape
across the water and up the streets.
We put Union flag on the courthouse,
and they shelled it, but their aim was
not good, and the flag stayed With
all their firing they did not hit one
man OF us, but they did kill several
hogs and one woman"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
Not Yet.

When some Union soldiers were
scouting In the mountains of western
North Carolina they came to a cabin
in clearing which might have been
across the sea 80 far as its being
disturbed by the war was concerned
Laziness was in the air The hogs
slept where they had fallen without
grunt. thin claybank mule grazed
round and round In a circle to save
the effort of walking, and a lean,
lank man, whose garments were the
color of the mule, dozed in the shade
of a sycamore and let time roll by
"Howdy do?" shouted a soldier
when the man showed signs of life.
"Howdy," came the answer.
Pleasant country"
Fur them as likes It."
Lived here all your life?''
The southerner spat pensively Ia
the dust: Not yit."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
SHANTUNG FOR CHILD'S WEAR
Coats and Frocks of This Material
Are Being Worn by Tots of
All Ages.

The Shantung coat is seen in dou-
bIe-breasted form fastened with large
pearl buttons and having a wide col
lar of self-colored Shantung with re-
vers faced with blue or green or rose
For babies there are sweet little Shan
tung coats hung on a square yoke with
full sleeves pleated into embroidered
bands to form a cuff, a narrow band
of the same embroidery, either self
coIored or a contrasting shade, going
round the neck and down one side Of
the front.
Another wee coat has a round col
lar edged with braid in a herringbone
design, the collar and cuffs and the
hem of the skirt being sewn with
French knots.
AS to playing things, nothing could
well be prettier than a little frock Of
shocked Shantung shocking Is
never out of fashion-and with this
may be worn a sweet wee hood to
match with reVers turned back from
the face and sewn with blue forget
me-nOtS
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
PLAYERS RECALL OLD TIMES
Frank Smith and Harry Gaspar, For
mer Cincinnati Pitchers, Delay
Game to Talk.

Frank Smith and Harry Gaspar
pitched a game against each other
at Montreal the other day. There
was nothing the matter with the
pitching-both were, in good form and
showed all sorts of class-but the
game was prolonged way into dark
ness because Harry and Frank want
ed to exchange so many "reminiscences
of Cincinnati days. Once, when
Smithy was at bat. Harry came in
to hold a gabfest, and they talked
for II minutes about the good times
they had with the Reds. Then they
switched into opinions concerning H.
O'Day and the chances of the Reds,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
STORIES
8 MH3
DIAMOND

John Titus is just slamming that old
globule for the Boston Braves.
Cleveland has grabbed from it's To-
ledo farm Outfielder Arthur Hanger.
This Speaker is % years old. Five
years ago he cost the Boston manage
ment $500.
Pitcher Collins of Vanderbilt fame
is desired by Clark Griffith for the
Washington club.
Last year fans stopped going to
games in st. Louis. This year there
aren't any fans there.
Ray CaldweIrs bad arm is still bad
and it may be a long time before he
will pitch any real ball
Never has Charlie Wagner's work
with the Boston Red Sox been more
brilliant than at present.
Boston--frst in the American, last
in the National! New York-frst in
the National, last in the American!
Three times this season the Giants
have run up nine wins in a row, be-
sides their sixteen straight victories.
Dave Altizer was treated to a fine
of $50 for jawing with a spectator in
a recent American association game.
They call Mr.. Marqquard Rube, but
he has demonstrated that he is not en-
tirely unsophisticated In the art OF
pitching.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
Fashions FancIes
40 sS@@z@zz3z-1Z rs

Small and fat are the newest hats,
displaying the hair, and trimmed with
wisps of feathers. flowers and small
bows of velvet in a fascinating man
ner.
Most attractive is a belt of black
patent leather. edged top and bottom
with soft white kid. The eyelets are
white and the small white buckle IS
of mother of pearl.
Broad hats Of white linen for warm
days are trimmed often with bright
flowers or birds cut from cretonne and
fatty applied. The effect is odd and
pretty.
Shoes for the dressy frock are now
mere trifles of lace, embroidery, bro
cade and satin. Even the vanished
leather slIp yer is now tabooed, except
for the street
Lace still continues rage of the
hour. OF the handsome imported Iaces
there are myriads of kinds and quite
as many designs Some pretty com
binations Of filet and the heavy shad-
ow laces are seen on soft lingerie
frocks.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14

For the Fringe-Cut the wool into
24-inch lengths. Pass the hook I'M
der the end loop of the last row, fold
four strands of the wool exactly in
half and draw them a short distance
through, forming small loop; draw
the eight strands right through this
loop and pull gently, drawing the knot
close up to the work. Repeat this into
each of the other loops along the end
of the scarf, taking care that all the
knots are turned the same way.
To knot the fringe, take four threads
of the first tassel and four threads OF
the next one, and tie them together
about an inch below the other knots;
tie the remaining strands of the sec
ond tassel to four of the third one,
and repeat to end of row, being careful
to keep the knots quite level.
Tie another row of knots an inch be-
low these, but this time taking the
eight strands of each tassel and tying
them together
Fringe the other end of the scarf in
the same way and cut the ends level
with a pair of sharp scissors.
Along each side of the scarf work a
row of double crochet, with a four
chain picot at every fourth stitch.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
Hard Times Entertainment.

A jolly party may be given with a
little preparation called hard times
party" Everyone comes robed in the
worst clothes he can find A prize
should be given to the most appropri'
ately dressed persons, making sure
that no prize is given to any one
wearing collars or cuffs, shoes that
match, jewelry or gloves. The room
should be furnished with rag rugs,
small boxes for chairs and large
boxes or barrels for tables. For light,
candles stuck into empty bottles
should be provided A supper Of pork
and beans, cider, doughnuts, rye
bread and cheese sandwiches would
be very appropriate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
STORIES AE S66Ag
CAMPgA ~.
ANDMAR %
SHARP BATTLE IN ARKANSAS
CHARGE and countercharee at Pralrio
Grove Is Graphically Related by
Veteran of Chicago.

Western fighting was not 30 dr@
matically set forth at the time OF the
war as were the campaigns OF the
east, but its picturesQueness Is I'M
questionable. 1t has q special claim
on Chicago's interest because many
of the men who fought In the army OF
the frontier are now living in Ch1ca-
go. One of these, George Rettig, VINO
lives at 2105 Leland avenue, tells OF
his experiences at Prairie Grove IN
the Arkansas-M Missouri campaign OF
1882 The story is as follows:
after the battle of Rhea's Mills we
came down to the place known as
Prairie Grove. Here our position was
on high ground on the concave SIDE OF
a bend made by the valley or little
stream Beyond the creek and the
level land that bordered it was an
other rise of ground on which the
Confederates had their battery hidden
in the woods.
1.-THE Third Wisconsin cavalry, my
regiment, was at the right, and the
Twentieth Wisconsin infantry was at
the center This regiment started out
first Down the hill they went. with
the fire of the rebel battery converged
on them, and across the level ground
and up the other hill they made their
way, climbing a fence to reach the
wooded ground. They reached the
guns and captain had planted a flag
on the battery when the whole line OF
Confederate infantry, which had been
reserved for this purpose, rose up and
threw the Wisconsin men back down
the hill More than 100 of our men
were left hanging on the fence or dy-
ing in the woods.
Then the secesh came out in turn.
They aimed for a point half way be-
tween my regiment and the Twentieth
Wisconsin. Here Rapp's Indiana bat
terry was set up The Confederates
tried to charge the battery, and every
time they were driven back by rain
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
NOTHING TAKEN FOR GRANTED
New York Giants Cannot Be Depend.
ed Upon to Win Pennant-Case
of Detroit Tigers.

Nothing in baseball can be taken
for granted. Not even the Giants
though they appear just at present to
be the real class of their league, SUI
perior in ability and condition, forti-
fed as no other team has ever been
before with substitutes as good as
their regulars, a perfect baseball ma
chine, every department intact and
with a manager second to none In
knowledge of the up-to-date game and
ability to handle men-can be put
down with absolute surety to be the
ones to go under the wire in the
lead.
The case of the Detroit Tigers last
season affords a convincing tllustra-
ton Of how suddenly he bottom drops
out of a fabric woven with baseball
threads. 1t may look strong and sup
pie enough to stand any kind OF a
strain, but the old baseball thread was
never known to be reliable enough to
bank on to the very limit of endur-
ance, and the Tiger fabric was inter-
woven with the same old threads of
uncertainty, anu co1ldpSSu.
The Giants fabric seems right now
to be much stronger than was the
Tigers of last season, but
All of the present Giant players,
with the exception of Mathewson,
Wiltse and Ames, got the first Whit IN
their nostrils of the delightful aroma
that is thrown off by the "long green"
that goes to the men who participate
in worlds series games. That fra
GRANGE still fingers with them and
has made them rabidly hungry for
another smell of the financial joy fluid
that will go with the worlds series
this fall.
They are more than anxious to be-
come saturated again with the add1-
tional fragrance of glory and honors
and money that is only to be obtained
by the pluclling of the rose that is
emblematic of the baseball champion
ship of the universe. This is their
one ambition now and they are after
it hotfoot and with confidence.
Then, again, a trip around the
world after the season is finished is
another probable reward that will &C
crue to the winners of the National
league pennant, and that is another
big inducement for them to put forth
their best efforts from start to finish
of this race.
Arrangements for such a trip have
gone so far and have been so well
perfected that it is virtually assured.
Even the money for it has been guar
anteed-furnished in fact.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14

Marty O'Toole,'' says Hank O'Day,
manager of the Cincinnati Reds, "has
a spitball that breaks something like
Walsh's, but he has nowhere near as
much speed nor anything like as good
control, and yet he is getting more
strikeouts-getting them against good
batters, too. Rather hard to figure,
but he's getting away with it in clever
STYLE
Notwithstanding the Reds can't I'M
derstand how O'Toole gets away with
it, it is probable that he will be sue
cessful pitcher unless something hap
pens to his arm.
There is no greater pitcher than Ed
Walsh of the Chicago Americans, and
In intelligence Big Ed also ranks high.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
WOODEN MOTOR SCARF
FULL DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING
MOST USEFUL ACCESSORY.
May Be Worked In Almost Any Kind
of Wool, and in Width and Length
Desired-How the Fringe
Should Be Made.

This scarf may be worked in almost
any kind OF wool with a suitable hook,
also any width and length desired.
These directions, which may easily be
adapted to individual requirements,
are for a scarf about Is inches wide
and "a yards long, worked with a
No bone hook, and in peacock dou-
BILE knitting wool, about II ounces of
which would be required. This is long
enough to go twice round the neck
and cross over the chest.
Work a chain of 16 inches Cor width
desiTed), turn.
Row IA double crochet in every
stitch. turn.
Row 2.-One chain to stand as first
stitch Of row, draw loop through the
front or nearest top thread Of the sec
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
Injury TO Harrv MoItsr.

Harry Wolter, the Highlanders' star
outfelder, IS still on crutches and
will not play again this year. His
leg is broken just below the knee,
while the ligaments of the ankle are
badly torn. Wolter will draw full pay
and the club will settle the doctors
bills. He hobbies to American League
park every day to see the game from
the center field seats. VOTERS alb
sence from the team practically all
season has been a tremendous handi
cap, and Manager Wolverton says ii
viii be impossible to find his equal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14

He says the spitball is and will con-
tinue to be the most effective ball a
pitcher can throw.
One can understand how O'Toole
could fan Bescher Ca star hitter on
the Cincinnati team, three times
straight, and also make every other
man on the team miss them after
reading what Walsh says he can do
to such hitters as Cobb, Crawford and
Jackson, the stars of the American
league. The White Sox twirler says:
when I've got my splitter breaking
right I can beat any ball club in the
world. No use trying to bat against
i, it's simply unhittable. Larry La
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
stronner Chiffon Sleeves.

With the increasing desire for sheer
sleeves and yol1es an excellent chit
fon has been substituted by the max
ers for that perilous quality which
gave way with the slightest sugges-
ton OF wear. This is more readily
found in black. white and flesh color,
and win undoubtedly bring Joy to the
heart of the woman who has longed
for but bravely denied herself the
luxury of chiffon sleeves. 3
Bazaar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
Rnhasnierre Collar.

Notifications of the Robespierre col.
lar are appearing on all sides. In
stead of the simple straight collar,
from each end of which extends halt
of the jabot, there is a double collar.
The collar proper extends around to
the sides of the neck, and from under
the ends two lapels issue. The two
sides of the jabot are broader than
usual and reach to the waistline.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14

till the umpire finally had to pull a
watch and give them one minute to
go on with the game. Even then he
couldn't stop them, and was up a
tree, for the simple reason that, as
they were on different clubs, one
with Montreal and the other with To
ronto, he couldn't decide which one
to penalize and which one to forfeit
the game to.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-14
Perkins Was Collected.

y understand" said the fnvestigae
Ing officer, that you and Private
Perkins were calm and collected when
the explosion occurred at the powder
magazine"
''WeH-yes, sir replied the sol
der slowly. That is 1 was calm,
sut poor Perkins, he was collected"