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The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
SHIvERS FROM ZERO
WEATHER FELT IN
LEADING LoBBIEs

'Tother morning while the city editor
and one OF the real. energetic reporters
were doping out a cold wave" yarn for
the first page, these two happenings In
"a prominent hostelry'' escaped their at
tention.
One Of the biped adJuncts to the hotel
is known as pipe fiNer." When the
radiator in room lOOT doesn't radiate, the
phone rings: one Of the clerks-f not
too busy-pays attention and summons
pipe fixer.''
Well, the lady from, never-mind where,
rang up. 'Biess me, its freezing in my
room" she said.
When 'fxer' got there. he found
madam in sweater, bathrobe. and blan-
ket. She Was about to call for her bill.
settle, and scoot. "F1xer" explained that
only once in thirteen years is Washing
ton so chilly as at present.
We'll" said the lady, as the radi-
ator began to seem less arctic than the
manager of the hotel, you see, I've
just arrived from Palm Beach. Bless
my eyes, l never struck such a cold
dump as this. Do you smoke? Here's
a quarter"
Next call was a phony one. "Fixer"
rushed to room 649, found portly gent IN
pajamas tanning himself, while windows
were open.
"whadcher want?' asked the pajama-
ite.
Didn't you ring for heat?" responded
hxer.
Say, me man, look on the register and
you'll see that l hail from Edmonton,
in the British Northwest. What I want
Is an electric fam
And the fixer fed to the basement.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
!" Reform Glen Echo? Sure"
Says ex-MayOr WitkowSki
VIII Begin His Activities at Park Next
Spring-f Nothing Prevents.

Out Of the retirement OF Kensington,
where silence reigns undisturbed by the
blatant note of merFy-go-round music
and the giddy whine Of the Ferris wheel,
there came a voice last week. and, like
the voice Of John in the wilderness, It
portended future events. Former Mayor
Louis Witkowski, the human cyclone
the man who stirred up all Glen Echo
and most of the State OF Maryland with
his campaign OF reform-is growing tired
of the sadsome solitude OF Kensington.
where he has moved, lifted UP his voice.
II was his voice that unnerved Kenslng-
tonians with the declaration that he,
backed by his new home town. was go
ing to enforce the law at Glen Echo this
summer whether he was mayor or not
Former Mayor Wit1owsh moved away
from Glen Echo when the furor there
was at its height. Former Mayor wit
kowski, like Napoleon returning from
Elba, will assemble his old guard and
take up the battle just where he left
II last fall.
Lack of Excitement.
This lack Of excitement" said the for
mer mayor last week, ''is becoming tire
some. Kensington is a model town. It
is in every way a respectable, law-abid-
ing place. but II lacks the nerve. There
Is no sitting up nights. no petition every
twenty minutes, no wholesale arresting
Of officers. no recrimnation, and the
like
But" said friend OF the mayor, 'it
was generally supposed that you left
Glen Echo for Just these reasons"
When / left Glen Echo" said the
mayor impressively, ''it wasn't a town at
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
No, Indeed: Not MANI.

''N-n-no," said MANI shrinkingly. MANI
seemed to think the major was going to
shoot on the slightest indication OF a
breach of etiquette was standing be-
hind MANI, who is not much of shelter,
but better than nothing.
I'VE work for a living" 1 explained
The major reached for a button. MANI
Jumped apprehensively.
What will II be?'' he asked, and he
started to. recount something. Had he
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
THIS REFEREES SHAPE
GETS HIN SYMPATHY
AT WRESTLING BOUT

w. Peet, who. next to Dunk. the eIe-
phant at the Zoo. is the fattest thing
in town. was called upon to referee a
wrestling bout at a Washington theater
last week. During the second fall the
two wrestlers started to rough II and
Bill, who kept jumping around in an
effort to quiet them. began to take on
the color and consistency of boiled
beet. There was a luIl during which
enc Of the men mauled the other in calm.
deliberate fashion. while the referee
pulled and hauled like a steam shovel
Finally, he got them apart and, as he
stepped back, a sympathetic voice from
the audience called out:
''Ah. ehee. stop de bout De fat
guy in de sporty suit is takin' all de
punishment
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
THERE ARE HOLMES AND
HOLMES, BUT IT'S ALWAYS
WELL TO BE CAREFUL

Ned Holmes. the press agent. tells this
yarn on himself: 9
When he was ahead oS little shoW
he stopped one day at a sanan country
town, and during the afternoon was In
terviewed by the local reporter.
What is your name?" asked tire young
man.
Ned Holmes" replied the other broth
er OF the well-known detective. Sherlock
Holmes"
That night the country paper came out
with this:
Ned Holmes. brother OF the famous
detective. Sherlock Holmes has come to
this city in the disguise Of a press agent.
He won't tell anybody Of his mission
here"
And IL wasn't until he read this some
weeks afterward that Holnes understood
why he had been thrown out by the
house manager when he called the fol-
lowing morning.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
SOME THOUGHTS FROM GUS
AS TO CLEAR CONSCIENCE,
CONFINEMENT, AND "A. T

TITS well to be good and it's good to be
we'll
Clear conscience. contentment and
G. A. T. are about as necessary and de-
sirable as a happy home and clean
nightshirt.' GUS KAHLERT.
Seen at the Mystic Schriners. the
''suave and Immediately clad" Gus
refrained from handing out recipes for
clear conscience or a contented mind.
After some persuasion he yielded the
formula for c. a. T, or In the Language
OF Fourteenth street. that ''cold apple
toddy."
Never put 10 much Of any ingredient
in anything beveragible." said Gus.
Now, for instance, this c. A. 7. Well.
brother, I've been making II forty years
next Michaelmas and guess this Is
about right: Apple brandy, quite some;
real cider, similar quantity; sugar (welL
you know, fruit-that is baked apples
like mother used to bake; then some
allspice and cloves. Stir well, drink
slowly, and go home"
And Gus flecked a speck OF dust from
his Tuxedo and the Lyman page editor
passed out of the mystic Schriners.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

all. 1t was a horrible example of ths
evils of mob rule. II was a knock-dOwT
and drag-out sort Of a place. Thus
sought quieter chimes for rest. recupera.
tion. and retrenchment Now / have re-
trenched, recuperated. and rested unit
I am fit for anything. Glen Echo is q
nest Of evil where birds of prey fly like
insects around a molasses barrel
Il am told the deputy sheriff OF
Montgomery County will run Ferris
wheel at Glen Echo next year. The
place will be open upon the holy Sab
bath and 5000 washingtonians will
raucously shatter the peace OF the sc
lit is S6 since ! left-residents."
No stopping Him.
The mayor was getting excited, and
there seemed TO be no stopping him. He
waved his arms and continued:
with a valorous throng OF we'll
wishers, will visit Glen Echo next
summer. Let him stop me who dares.
I will close that place on Sunday and
keep it closed. Reform will be the
battle cry. and rejuvenation the watch
word of the hour. l am"
Good night" said a gentle voice out
side It was the next-door Kensing-
tonIan speeding a parting guest. The
former mayor paused, refiectively.
That may be an Omen." he said. at
last, but II will not deter me. 1 will
reform Glen Echo"
As the former mayors inquisitor
arose and took his leave, there came
back to him through the stilly dark
ness of a Kensington night those sim
pie words:
Breathes there a mar with soul 20 dead
Who never to himself hath said:
This is my own my native land. :"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
BLANKET YOUR HORSES
AND DON'T PULL THIS
ONE ON YOUR FRIEND

A stout man, during the last cold spell,
bought one OF those thick coat sweaters
and exhibited It TO friend In F street.
After the friend had praised the garment,
he turned to the fat man and asked:
when did you join?''
Join what?" demanded the fat man,
mystified.
THAT society that's been yelling about
blanketing tired truck horses"
The fat person hasn't gotten II yet.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

terested crowd what the Secretary OF
State had said 10 him that Snorning.
sim We saw no one whom we knew.
Politics by Experts.
A large. fat man, sslightly boiled, an
nounced that he was going to buy him
self something to drink, and forthwith
he went and bought It. A grim-lOoking
humorist with scant black hair and eye
glasses led i frightened Sunday editor
into the room. and in a voice that sound
ed like the lower end OF a trombone
began to abuse him. The Sunday editor
apologized and scooted. rabbit-like, for
his hat and coat Still the throng. ebb-
ing and flowing, contained no one we
knew. POlitics-consisting in the main OF
what Il said to him" and what he said
to me''-sailed quickly through the air.
lowering over the domelike heads of the
correspondents. Somebody laughed out
aloud, and from the expression that
came over the faces OF the remaining
idlers a stranger would have been salts
fed that his death was imminent.
Finally Manz bounded into the air with
a cry Of happiness. He ran over TO a
newcomer, threw his arms around his
neck. and wept like a little child. Then
he brought him over and introduced him
as a police reporter.
Finds Some One He Knew.
Isn't this great" cried Manz, as tears
Of ecstacy streamed down his furrowed
face. I've been here sixteen times. and
this is the first occasion when I've met
anybody / knew"
We left the reporter in a few moments,
and he seemed disconsolate when we
started forth. His face showed the same
stolid agony that one finds on portraits
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21

OF early Christian martyrs when the
lions make the grand entrance. He was
club member and he was determined
to stick. So we left him rejecting upon
the time when he could become a cor
respondent and Join the upper circles
and punish the newer generation OF police
reporters.
Forth then and to the Republican Club.
The Republican. as you remember, Is
the old Garrick. arisen from its ashes
with all the Old-time splendor of other
days. Here we had the pleasure Of meet
ing the hoi pOllol. including politicians
who are neither OF the masses nor the
classes. and therefore are the only natu-
rally adaptable members Of the organ
ization. Ed Snyder greeted us in that
n b / e Observation-Disclosures
way OF his and purchased beer. We sat
in the assembly room. pondering on what
We had seen and wondering whether the
time would come when we could estab-
lish a club of our own.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-21
Just Like Human Beings.

We visited this leading places OF the
city. We saw tho haunts Of science and
plutocracy and valor and wit. Most Of
the places were less different from what
we had been led to expect. The doors
OF the Metropolitan are not solid gold.
Rear admirals do not drink liquid fire
with their dinner. Newspaper correspond
ents are frequently without a sense Of
humor. What. then. does II all meant
A club. beloved brother. is a place
where the genus male can quench its
thirst. Clubs are cases II they are
aught else the aught else Is a distinctive
feature. When Washington goes prohi-
bition-and destroys the locker system
clubs will 90 out OF business.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
BROWNS EVEN Up
IN SECOND GAME
OF CITY SERIES
Bresnahan Drops Ball and
Laporte Scores-Big
Crowd on Hand.

Bre snahan's Cardinals expect to win
out today and promise no repetition OF
the ninth inning rally which Yesterday
won the second game Of the city cham
pionshp for the Browns by 6 to 5; Yes
scored Austin on HoEan's single and
allowed Laporte 20 score when Bresna-
han dropped the ball at the plate, ia
rrsponsibls for the Browns' victory.
Hogan scored from 5Hcond tase when
Konet;hy stood with the ball in his
Bre6nahan, who was directly rcspon-
sible for the win In the first game,
tried 20 even matters up in the ninth.
He opened with a single, went to Sec
Ond ON a base on balls, and counted on
Cakes double. The Browns won In
rjfice by Compton and singles by Aus
lin and Shotten. Stovall, was robbed
OF a homer by a backhand catch of
Ellis, who went to deep centerfield for
the drive. A crowd of 25,000 saw the
game. The score:
Cardinals ............0 ! Is
(2). Austin (2), Stovall. Laporte. Hogan, and
stephens Two-bsse hits-Konetchy. Hogan,
and Cakes. Three-base hit-Austin. Sacri-
Ace hit-Compton. Sacrifice hy-Harmon.
all; Huggins TO Hauser to Konetchy. Stolen
basee-Stovall and Hogan. Hit by pitcher
BY C. Brown, Huggtns and Evans. Wild
pitch-C. Brown First base on balls-on G;
Steele, ]. Struck out-By G. Brown, 4: by
Hamilton, 2; by Harmon, 3. Pitching rec
ord-On C. Brown, hits. 3 runs in in.
nings; off Harmon. 10 hits. runs in
T. Umpires-Messrs. Jchnstone and Egan
Time of game hours and Is minutes.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
.H|GHLANDERS MUST
PLAY INDIANAPOLIS
EXHIBITION BATTLE
eos NJ
Jimmy Burke Insists on
Manager Wolverton Keep
ing Agreement.

ATLANTA, Ga. April 1-"Harry''
Wolverton, manager of the Highland
ers, is somewhat peeved today-that is,
he is as peeved as he ever gets. The
cause of the trouble is the fact that the
management of the Indianapolis club
has refused TO cancel the games sched-
uled TO be played there by the New
York Americans.
When Garry Herman. president OF
the Cincinnati club, decided that II
would be out of the question to hold the
series between the Reds and Yankees as
previously arranged. Wolverton was
joyous and Immediately tried TO cancel
the dates in Indianapolis, so that he
could keep the club here most of this
week playing exhibition games in the
vicinity.
Late last night these plans got black
eye, q rap on the chin and took the
count. The Indianapolis bunch couldn't
see passing up any gate receipts. So
tomorrow. Wednesday. and Thursday
the Highlanders will play the Hoosiers,
On Friday they will be in Dayton, Sat
urday and Sunday in Columbus. Mon
day and Tuesday (April s and 81 in To-
ledo. Had Indianapolis acceded to Vol.
verton's request 1t Is possible all OF
these dates could have been dropped.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Newark Ties Champs
In Overtime Game

NEWARK. N. J., April 1.-Stuffy Nc
Innes' hitting and baserunnIng was all
that saved the champion Athletics from
defeat by Newark in a fourteen inning
game which ended in a 3 to 3 tie yes
terday. The Athletics had their regu-
lar lineup with the exception of two
youngsters in the box. Roger Salmon,
Mack's recruit OF whom great things
are expected. got his first try-out, and
was visiby nervous.
Murphy made the record smash when
his homer rolled thirty feet farther
than Grant Merkle's hit OF last season.
McInnes got three hits and led his
team at the bat That Newark tied UP
in the tenth is due to Swacina's time
ly hitting. He drove out his third hit
of the afternoon but was caught at
the plate when trying to score. Two
singles followed, and Bonner cut loose
on a wide one and allowed Zimmerman
to score. The score:
Newark ....... OOO1l,O 0OOo-a
Athletics ...... OOO100O1 OOOO-3
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
THINKS COV|NGTON
JUST AS SPEEDY AS
OUR KANSASCYCLONE
Detroit First Baseman Is
Strong for Tigers
Young Twirler.

VICKSBURG, April 1.-"TheyI can
talk about Walter johnson, Chief Ben.
der. Joe Woods. Ed Walsh and the rest
of the speedy pitchers of the American
League, but I will lay a bet on Tex
Covington when 1t comes to throwing a
fast ball." declared Del Gainer.
"Covington has as much speed as any
pitcher in baseball. And he has more
than 80 per cent of them. What ID
more to the point, Tex seems to have
acquired control of his fast one, and he
is going to make few American
League batters cross-eyed during the
coming season."
"All Covington now needs is a
change of pace, and he Is rapidly ac-
qulring that" said Oscar Stanage. TEX
has an abundance of speed. He can
throw a ball like a rifle shot, and he
has 100 per cent better control of his
fast one this year than he had at any
time in the 1911 season.
TEX will have slow ball that will
make batters appear foolish. His slow
one has a nasty curve, and as he
throws 1t with the same movement as
his fast one, it will be impossible for
American League batters to tell just
what Is coming.
"Covington will not need a repertoire
OF curves to carry him through the
major leagues. And 1 predict that he
will become a star"
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
THREE CANDIDATES
CHOSEN BY DAVIS
FOR THIRD BASE
Turner, Bronkie, and Stans.
bury to Work for Nap
Manager. /

NEW ORLEANS. April 1.-MahageI
Harry Davis decided upon another DO
sition today. That is, he made up his
mind to keep three candidates for third
base until he has had a chance to
watch the trio work under fire. Terry
Turner. Herman Bronkie. and Jack
Stansbury are to be retained until May
and possibly longer.
The reason is that Davis has been
unable to make a choice. Each is an
expert fielder. None is in J. Franklin
Bakers class as a swatsman. The best
sticker will get the call as a regular
and It remains to be seen who is the
best. Terry Turner batted .252 fol-
Cleveland last year, Bronkie hit 81
for Toledo, and Stansbury batter .2S
for Louisville. The last Is the Kid ot
the trio and looks to be too good q
prospect to be let out.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
"Birdie" Cree milne
With Yankee Outfit

ATLANTA, Ga, April 1.-"Birdie"
Cree signed a contract before the Yam
KEGS left for Indianapolis. How the
salary difference was adjusted is private
business, but Cree looks more clipper
than he did a couple of days ago. He
is not up to the mark yet, however, and
neither are Ford, Wolter and Williams.
A change of scene may help the ailing
players, though they have no fault to
find with Atlanta in itself as a train
ing place. In fact, they like It, or
would, with such weather as usually
prevails here in March.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Giants are here tomorrow.

ager Griffith for letting Eddie Gagnier
go without a trial at second or third.
The Lincoln star certainly did we'll
enough at Charlottesville to get trial
at either of these stations. He might
have made good and that would have
benefited the Nationals. The fans ars
inuuisitive, evidently.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Hard Work for Giants.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., April AFTER
today the New York Giants will have no
FUN, except what they get out OF being
driven hard by Manager McGraw for a
solid week. The Giants this afternoon
will play a team from the Bingham
Military School.
McGraw promised the school players
a battery and a shortstop.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Bill Lehman is wounded.

Bill Lehman. who used to perform -
admirably at the press gate at the bail
stalled, is carrying a wounded finger
around with him. the result OF an ex-
citing encounter with Clark Gr1ffith's
Rocky mountain goat. The goat bit the
end of II, just as Il It might have been
in linen and such.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Dave White is the pitcher.

The ambition of Jerry Akers, Eddie
Ainsmith, and John Henry is sure to
be rewarded. These youngsters put in
hard practice session yesterday at
the ball park, even though 1t was Sum-
day and their day OF rest, simply be-
cause they thought 1t might do them
good. That's the type of player who
makes good.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Amateur Day" is popular.

The announcement from Cornell that
Brewer Spransey, former Tech star
athlete, has made the crew IL another
feather in the cap for Washington ath.
Ietes who have made coed at college.
small and Spransey are following tha
footsteps of Chris Cox, formerly =
Central and stroke OF three winning
Cornell crews.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
GEORGETOWN faces Lefty. Holden.

Carl Morris, the Oklahoma giant, has
decided to retire from the ring. Had
he followed good advice, he would have
sorriest white hope" ever discovered.
1t is hardly fair for him, though, to
call all boxers and managers thugs, for
he has salted away several thousands
for his mediocre performances around
New York.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Joe BoehIing on the mound.

Anglers who take delight in catchinR
the gamy bass and rockfsh will be
forced to forego the pleasure for the
next eight weeks. The closed season
starts today and the followers Of Isaac
Walton will be forced to content them,
selves with telling what they are go
ing to do after June /.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Tech boys will row.

Private John" Allen 10 still young
and may develop into a good pitcher
as soon as he has imbibed some expert
ence such as is handed out in the min
ors. He's a big fellow, a hard worker
and deserves all success. Here's hop
twirler and a credit to himself
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Allen goes back.

Clarence r. Hecox, for years coach
OF the Tech football teams and coach
OF last years championship baseball
team, will no doubt put out a creditable
schoolboy crew. The candidates are All
big, strong. heavy boys who have had
considerable experience in other forms
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
Browns even II up.

All five high school baseball teams ard
planning to pat in the holidays to sd<
vantage In getting practice for the
series. which starts with Eastern ana
Western on April 10. The holidays start
Friday, and run through until April Is.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
DOnIin Is Regular.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, April 1.-Carey,
Wilson, and Donlin. as regular Pirates
outfieldcrs during 1911, and Tommy
Leach as adjutant coach, is the pro-
gram Of Manager Clarke as announced
today.
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
"Epery Knock Is a Boost"
Only ten days more.

The Nationals have q busy week ahead
OF them with games with the New York
Giants and the Boston Nationals. both
OF wnich teams number many real slug
gers In their line-ups. The Nationals
must begin to hit the ball II they ex-
pect to win many games from these Ma.
tional League teams
The Washington times., 1912-04-01
The Standings
PHILADELPHIA CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturdays Score.
National, 10; American, 8.
ST. LOUIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Won. Lost Pct.
American ... l. 500
National ....., l l 500
The Washington times., 1912-04-01

Yesterdays Score.
American, 6; National, 5.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1912-04-30
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