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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05

The Giants and Superbas will ring down
the curtain on the National League season
at Washington Park, Brooklyn, to-day,
and in view of the fact that 1t will be
the last league game ever played on the
grounds Charles II. Ebbets has engaged
Shannon's 23d Regiment Band to lend, II
possible festive air Aud Lang Syne,'
of course, will be the closing number after
the last man has been retired but II will
be auld lang syne only for the diamond,
as the Superbas will open the 1919 sea-
son in their brand new park which Is
now nearing completion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05
Baseball Standing
in Major Leagues

NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY.
New York at Brooklyn.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
st. Louis at Chicago.
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
Brooklyn, 8; New York, 3.
Boston, u: Philadelphia, 2.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
W. l.. PC. W. l.. PC.
New York 1O2 as $50 Pbila.... % 1S .tSS
Pitts . 92 SO .6l3 st. Louis So rs All
Chicago. 90 80 Goa BkIyp, 81 81 $3.50
Cin'nat. "a 81 .480l Boston. 81 101 .35e
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY.
Washington at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
Washington, 4; New York, 2.
Philadelphia, 4; Boston. g.
Chicago, :; Detroit. z.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
w. L.P.C. w. l.. &c.
Boston. .1Oi 81 $50 CIeverd. - 81 400
Wash'ton 81 60 1903 Detroit go ~ 40,
Phila. 90 81 .599 II. Louis 81 100 .3i@
Chicago. IS 20 .j0OlNew S'k. 40 10" $50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05

Charles II. Ebbets, Edward ]. Mckeey-
er and George Solomon are now in full
control OF the Newark Club. OF the Inter
national League The Formally Of sign
ing the papers and turning over the stock
previously owned by II. Clay Smith and
Joe McGinnity was completed yesterday.
Mr.. Smith, before closing the deal, in
sisted that a clause should be inserted
giving Iron Man" McGinnity, manager
Of the Indians for two or three years and
formerly pitcher with the Giants, his I'M
conditional release.
The stock Of the club Is valued at S40,-
600, and is divided into 233 shares. ns fol-
lows c. II. Ebbets. 20; Edward Mickey
or. 40: George Solomon. A., giving this
combination control of 1S5 shares. The
rest of the stock Is scattered among bust
ness men In Newark
John Heydler, secretary Of the National
League and the representative OF the Ma
tional Commission in handling the worlds
series, was in Boston yesterday. supervis
ing the distribution Of the reserved seat
tickets In that city. He left New York
at midnight of Thursday, and hopes TO be
back this morning to wind up his work
here.
Joe O'Brien, secretary OF the New York
Club. was so busy yesterday that he hard
" had time to take long breath, much
less talk He did say however, that while
hundreds, II not thousands, of persons
were being disappointed IN their efforts
10 get tickets in advance, II could not
be avoided under the plan decided on to
foil the ticket scalpers and give every
body an equal chance in buying the pre-
cious pasteboards. He added that, all
things considered. there should be no
confusion this year or charges OF unfair
distribution OF the tickets which may
more than make up for the Inconvenience
of getting seats.
All holders of reserved seat tickets must
enter the grounds on Tuesday by the
gates from the Speedway. This Will avoid
clash with those who are buying seats
for the lower tier of the grandstand and
the bleachers.
The New York Club will establish a
press bureau In the Hotel Imperial for the
accommodation of out-of-town newspaper
men and baseball writer's.
Frank Chance, manager of the Cubs,
now admits that he sold his stock in the
Chicago Club to Harry Ackerland OF
Pittsburgh, for $4,000. quite nest egg!
With only one more game to play, the
Senators are practically sure of second
place in the American League race. The
worst they can get is tie.
j. Franklin Baker Is in worlds series
form. He hammered out home run off
Woods's delivery on Thursday and treat
ed Ray Collins to the same dose yester
day. Trouble is j. Franklin will not play
in the worlds series.
The Giants have won 102 games and the
Yankees have lost 1O2 games. Such is
baseball.
"Packey" Mcfarland has been matched
to box kid" Alberts, of Perth Amboy.
N. j., at Cleveland on october IS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05

Two-base hit-Speaker Three-base little wis.
Home run-Baker. Sacrifice hit-McInnis Sac
rihce hy-Stahl. Stolen bases-Hooper Wagner,
Murphy. struck Out-By II. Collins. 8; by
Houck, 4. Double pisy-Barry, Collins and
McInnis. JTft on bases Boston s. Philadel-
phia. 4. First base on errors-Boston, /: Phila-
delphia. 2. First base on balls-On X. COLI
Inns, 3; of Houck 3. Hit by pitcher-By Houck
(Wagner. II. Collins Hooper. StahD. Umpires
--Egan and Evans. Time-2:eo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05

baseball To-day, 3 p. Nm Y. Americans
pwsshington. Amer. League Park Adm. soc.
--AdyL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05

II turns out that the closing OF Wash
ngton Park as the home for the Superbas
falls on the anniversary OF the birth Of
Henry Chadwick, for many years called
the father Of baseball. In view Of this
instructions have been given 10y Mr.
Ebbets to have Mr. Chadwick grave In
Greenwood Cemetery decorated with
towers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
National League President Aims
Blow at Horace FOgeI.
THEN COMES A NEW ALIBI
Boss of the Phillies Says He
Made No Charges Against
the Umpires.

Thomas ]. Lynch, president Of the Ma
tional League. aimed a direct blow at
Horace Fogel president of the Philadel-
phia Club, yesterday by practically ad-
vising Eason. one of his umpires. not to
serve I'm the post-season series or games
between the Phillies and the Athletics on
Monday This action was taken because
Of the fact that Fogel had cast retec-
ton on the honesty Of the umpires in the
league.
Eason had promised TO umpire the eX-
hibition game between the Giants and the
Yankees at the Polo Grounds on Monday,
which will be played as part of the city's
entertainment to the officers and sailors
of the North Atlantic fleet ON being
asked however To act as one OF the
umpires for the games in Philadelphia
Eason directed telegram to President
Lynch asking that he be released from
his engagement in New York. To this
Mr.. Lynch replied:
President Fogel of the Philadelphia
Baseball Club has made serious charges
against the honesty of National League
umpires. Until those charges have been
investigated no National League umpire
adelphia club except those called for by
his National League contract.
This brought statement from Fogel III
Philadelphia, last night. He said
Lynch is not annoying Inc by such
narrowmndedness. as he evidently for
gets that the receipts of the series so 10
the players instead of the clubs.
when Lynch says have attacked the
National League staff of umpires with
some awful charges, he doesn't know
what he is talking about. | made no
charges myself In the article in Chi
cago newspaper, TO which he evidently re-
fers. / simply gave my reasons why
there should be a change in the method
of selecting umpires for the worlds series
so as TO knock in the head an evil--and
not a specific wrong-that had sprung up
the last year or two, and which might
result in injury to the sport unless 1t was
checked now. / made no direct charges,
simply expressed an opinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05
PHILADELPHIA.

T0tals. ...gs47 gll6sI T0taIs. sss2llls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-05
'Batted for Ford in ninth inning.

Totals. IS Al p 1881 T.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
Cracker Lunches.

New York city alone has nearly 750.OOO children attending the public schools What splendid opportunity to provide this vast army of healthy youngsters with a wholesome and ap- petizing cracker lunch, done up in a neat package and still cheap enough to be within the reach of even the poorer parents.
 We once saw one of these cracker lunches as got up by a large biscuit concern in Germany. The paper box contained six delicious crackers with a marmalade filling, and. there was an empty compartment for a nice red apple or a couple of plums, which of course were added by the mother of the child. These school lunches. ex- elusive of the fruit. were sold at 5 pfennings, or about 1A cents.-Ba- ker's Weekly
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

The sawdust is first subjected to a process of fermentation and various chemical manipulations Finally it is mixed with one-third part of rye flour. formed into loaves and baked in ovens like any other bread
 Although this new pain de bois.v v as the French call it. is meant for consumption by horses only, claim is made by the manufacturers that in case of famine it would furnish a nu- tritious and highly satisfactory food for human beings.
 Sawdust bread may not taste so bad as it sounds. In various parts of the world bread Is obtained from trees. For example. in the Molucca islands the starchy pith of the sago palm furnishes a white. floury meal which is made into fiat, oblong Ioaves and baked in curious little ovens di- vided into small oblong cells just big enough to receive the loaves.
 In Lapland the inner bark of pine trees. well ground and mixed with oat flour. is made into cakes. which are cooked in a pan over the fire. In AAdAASAdlhd plnC anu OAlSh OaA n are used for bread without the addi- ton of any other substance. being re- duced to powder by pounding. made into loaves and baked.
 Along the Columbia river bread is made from kind of moss that grows on a species of fir trees. After being dried 1t is sprinkled with water. al lowed to ferment. rolled into balls as big as a mans head and baked in pits. with the help of hot stones Travel CTS who have tasted it say that 1t is by no means unpalatable.
 The Californian Indians collect the pollen of cattails in large quantities by beating it of the plants and catch ing it on blankets. They make bread of 1t. But as a delicacy they prefer bread of grasshopper flour.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

operator in another room on the farther side of the building So dis tinct and faithful was the transmits sion that the experts in attendance were actually able to hear the tick of his watch, notwithstanding the al most impenetrable mass beween the two instruments.
 The inventor contemplates a furth- CT test through five miles of solid rock In speaking about the aero phone he said that vibrations pro- duced in the air by his apparatus do not take the form of the Hertzian waves. as in the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy. In fact. they are not waves al all. inasmuch as the, dis turbances are of such high frequency that there is no appreciable break be- tween them. and their action is rath- CT continuous than fitfuI and separate. as in the case of Hertzian waves
 It is estimated that a complete set of instruments by means of which 1t will be possible to carry on a con versation through walls. mountains or any other objects within a radius of five miles will cost s4S
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
AID FOR THE LONELY SOULS
Des Moines Opens Matrimonial Bureau and Mayor VIII Tie Knots
 Free of Charge.

Des Moines, Ia.-The municipal matrimonial bureau is the latest in- novation in connection with the Des Moines plan of city government, and Edward c. Lytton, the mayors secre- tary, has been designated general manager of the bureau, which is an nounced as the clearing house for lonely souls" The advisory board consists of Dr. H. L. Saylor. city physician; Mayor James Hanna, Hor- ace Susong, city clerk. and MT. Lyt- ton.
 Women wishing husbands will be requested by MT. Lytton to send to him their names, addresses and photo graphs. He will keep a classified waiting list from which to make rec concentrations to wife seeking applica- tions.
 Mayor Hanna has agreed to marry free of charge all couples matched through the aid of the municipal bu. reau.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
MANY USES OF THE MAGUEY
Species of Cactus That Supplies the MexIeans With Medicine, Drink
 and Fiber.

In Mexico there is 6 plant that feeds a greater number of persons in more different ways than is known perhaps in any other country of the world.
 The maguey is a species of cactus which thrives in profusion on the great mesa of the republic of Mexico. It is perhaps the most remarkable plant, as regards its utilization, of all the more common tropical plants on earth
 In this country plant of the same family is known as the century plant, but of course the variety in Mexico is different, and here apparently the plant is used for ornamental purposes
 This plant throws out tiny sprouts with from five to eight branches edged with small espinas, or needles, which identify it as of the cactus family. It does not attain to its full growth until It's fifth year, but it may be made useful two years earlier. In it's third year one or all of it's branches are tapped, making cavities in the sides of the branch in which the sap or juice of the plant collects.
 This latter liquid Is what Is known. tn Mexico as aqua miel, an efficacious medicine in many disorders of the hu- man system, but 1t must be used as such the first day after 1t is picked. If allowed to stand fermentation takes place and the aqua miel changes into what is known as the most common of the intoxicating drinks of Mexico pulque
 When distilled, puIque is the great national drink of Mexico and is known as mescal. The mescal distilled in the state of San Luis Potosi is re- gaTced as the best quality and is called tequila
 It Is not only in it's medicinal and drinking qualities that the maguey plant is useful It is one of the most important fiber plants in Mexico. and is utilized in the weaving of baskets and clothing. It is a tough fiber. but as flexible as a linen thread--Wash. ington Post.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

gloomy inded Much has been written al one time and another regarding the ability of the white man to live in the tropics and to retain his bodily and mental vigor The consensus of opin- ion. as pointed out by the Medical Rec ord. has been that he cannot do so. but that after time he will surely de- teriorate. physically and mentally. Fur thermore. white natives whose ances- tors have lived three or more genera tions in the tropics are not. with rare exceptions, the peers either in body or mind of their relatives living in the temperate zone.
 Prof Lyde not only insists that the white man cannot live in health in tropical countries. but he also pro fesses to believe that the white man is doomed tn vanish from the face of the earth, giving way to the colored races The English professor bases his belief on the theory that the orig inal color of the human skin was dark brown, the variations of that color be- ing the results of the weakening or strengthening of the pigment under different climatic conditions.
 
 Taking ordinary precautions, it may be possible for the white man. after two years of standardization, to live in the tropics even more immune from tropical diseases than the black. But this period of immunity lasts for only about seven years. after which the deteriorating effects of the strong solar light and heat begin to show themselves on the white skin. and render the possessor thereof peculiar ly susceptible to tropical diseases. In consequence the permanent settlement of the tropics by white men is impos- sible. But while the pigment with which the colored races is provided is indispensable for life in the trop- ics, it is a source of no danger in the temperate or frigid zones; therefore the dark or yellow man can intrude upon the domain of the man o flair skin with little or no danger.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

prisonment for those who follow the old-fashioned custom of country court ship known by the name of Fen sterln." Oddly enough, the new laws were enacted to aid in suppressing the foot-and-mouth disease. which is affecting animals in the upper prov inces. The disease has spread in spite of all precautions.
 Some time ago a medical man ex- pressed the opinion that the microbe i of the disease was distributed by hu- man agency. Stop the courting in the ancient way and the disease will not be carried from farm to farm," he said The authorities immediately sent orders to police and constables to put a stop to. "Fensterln."
 From immemorial past the country folk have made love with "Fensterln, |" which is a form of serenading both TO- mantle and picturesque After the days toll the love-sick young peasant throws of his smock and farm boots and arrays himself in his best clothes and after nightfall slips away to the farm where the rosy-cheeked maid of his affection lives. There. standing beneath her bedroom window. he sings old folk tunes The girls par ents sit behind closed shutters. They understand it. If the girl is favorably inclined toward the rustic serenadeT she appears at the easement and al lows the swain to kiss her hand That constitutes the first and most impor- tant stage of their engagement The others are more formal.
 Among the lassies of the mountain side there is a great feeling of resent ment against the new regulations. Many sturdy young peasants have de clared themselves as willing to be- come martyrs to preserve the ancient custom.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
Manila on the Map.

The decision of the North German Lloyd Steamship company to make Manila a port of call for its steamers plying between Bremen and Yoko- hama puts Manila on the map of the world in the view of the globe trot- ters who have up to now passed no nearer than Hongkong-
 The Cablenews-American observes that 1t is the business future of the Philippines that causes the North Ger man-Lloyd line to send its steamers to Manila. At any rate. the business outlook should be helped by an i'm provement in transportation facilities that will bring many more travellers to Manila and give 1t a good deal of freo advertisement-Lo Louisville Cour- aer-Journal
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

the natural law governing the sur vival of the fittest it looked as if the horse had almost outlived it's useful ness and soon would be practically ex- tinct But, according to the Harness World, there are today more than twice as many horses in the United States as there were in 1900, the very year that the motor-driven vehicle be- gan to demonstrate its independence of the horse.
 According to the latest statistics there are more than 32.OOO.OOO horses -one horse to every three individuals in the United States. Their total val uation, in round figures, is three bill lion dollars. In 1900 there were 14,- 000.000 horses in this country. with an average value of $44.61 each, a total valuation of $625, ,OOO. .OOO. In 1909 there were 3O,0OO, 900 horses, average value $95.64 each.
 It is interesting to note that the horse makes and maintains the mar ket for nearly all the oat crop. worth $334, 100000. most of the hay crop, worth SPAS, ,000 000, and a large part of the corn crop. worth 1887. .OOO, 900. If we also consider the horse equip ments-carriages wagons. harness, clothing, saddles, brides. shoes and bits, private stables, blacksmith shops and horse repositories. it will be readily understood that the horse creates business interests ranking with the railroads and agriculture and other colossal affairs of the country.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
Paper and Ink for Our Money.

The materials that go to make up our paper money are gathered to- eether from all parts of the world. Part of the paper fiber is linen rag from the Orient The silk comes from China or Italy The blue ink is made from German or Canadian cobalt. The black ink is made from Niagara falls acetylene gas smoke. and most of the green ink is green color mixed in white zinc sulphite made in Germany. The red color in the seal is obtained from a pigment imported from Cen sral America. -Sciert'e- American
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
ReadiiY Ansmele I'd.

Sir Edward Carson. famous British lawyer, was noted for his ready wit On one occasion in court, when the fudge. with whom he had had more than one passage of arms, pointed out to him the discrepancy between the evidence of two of his witnesses, one . carpenter and the other saloon keeper. he answered.: That's so, my lord. Yet another case of difference between bench and bar"
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
Need Generous Atmosphere.

The more freely sympathy and af- lection are extended, and the more gladly they are welcomed, the more they bless mankind. Their very life depends upon a generous atmos- phere of both giving and taking. Coldness, reserve, suspicion, pride, kill them as the biting frost kills them tender plants.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

fail to penetrate. United States Con sul-General John L. Grifhths of Lon don in a consular report says that MT. Matthews was placed in the strong room of big London commer- cial house and locked in, with nine inches of armor steel. nine inches of fire brick and six feet of concrete be- tween him and the outer world. By means of his small portable apparatus he carried on a conversation with an
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
Bow choked by Golf Ball.

Chicago Eager to know what is in a golf ball, Charles Wilson, aged nine years, placed the ball in his month and bit. The ball flew back in his throat and lodged there causing the boys death at his home in this city.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

truck a great deal was said and writte n about the i'm pending doom of the horse and the ap- preaching of the 'horseless age" In ac- cOrdance with
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

stitute for four in b e m a kin g of bread. but ali the same there is a large bak- cry in Berlin turning ou [ 10000 loaves of S a W d u s [ bread daily
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

thews, an Eng
 fish inventor. has just sue ceeded in pro jecting tn e sound of his voice through material which the big g e s [ steel projectile AA
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
Worked Overtime.

"Yes," said Farmer CorntoSsA, n read every one of those speeches you printed in The Record"
 "Did they benefit you?"
 ''Yes, sir won the t2 Feb Pen kins bet that 1t couldn't be done"
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
SEES EXTINCTION OF WHITES
English Scientific Authority Declares That CoIored Races Will Event
 ualIy Rule the Earth.
If we are to take

If we are to take seriously the pre- dictions of Profes- sor Lionel w. Lyde of London University the out lool- for the white man on the face of the earth is
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
LIMIT ACTIVITY OF CUPID
New Regulations Put in Force in Aus tria Are Much Resented by
 Ardent Swains.

New laws and regulations limit ing the activity of Cupid have re- gently been pro mulgated by the Austrian govern ment. They pro vide fines and i'm
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
ExnIodlna Trunk KIIIa.

Lacombe, Alberta.-The explosion of a trunk owned by two Italians wrecked the c. F. R. station here and caused the death of B. c. Mcleod, the baggageman. The Italians have been arrested
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
HoRSELESS AGE ONLY MYTH
More Than Twice as Many Horses in United States as There Were
 In 1900.

With the introduction of the auto mobile, the taxicab and the motor
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
AN ARMoR-PIERcINe VOICE
New instrument Projects Voice Through Material Which Biggest
 Gun Could Not Penetrate.

With the aid of a $4s instrument known as the aerophone Grinden Mat
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19
MAKE BREAD FROM sAwDusT
Mixed With Rye Flour After Chem teal Manipulation and Turned
 Into Leaves.

Sawdust may not appeal to the pal ate as a digestible or appetizing sub.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

RADLE betrothals are stin common among the AL banians in spite of the eff forts of missionaries to do away with the custom. AS
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-19

bread daily