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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-18

John D. Rockefeller has one soft
Spot in his gold plated harveyized
steel view Of things-the spot where
DR.. Simon F1exner stands. The OIL
King had granddaughter once who
became afflicted with spinal menin-
gifts. She died. Her death is the
first thing ever known to wiring tears
from the eyes of the man who made
the Oil Trust, the first thing to put a
touch of human feeling in him-at
least her death was the first occasion
the people had ever been given an
opportunity to see that Rockefeller
had a heart.
He determined that instead Of EN-
downing universities and libraries with
his kerosene millions he would de-
vote some of it to exploring the wilds
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-18

where bacteria live and have their
being with the idea of finding out
what causes meningitis Of the spine
and what could be done to cure it.
That is where DR.. Simon Flexner
comes in. Rockefeller found Flex-
ner in Philadelphia, where he was
studying bacteria in the University
hospital and the Aver Clinical labor
atory of the Pennsylvania hospital.
He presented FleNer with a book full
Of signed checks.and told him to find
what causes meningitis and how to
cure it. And if there were not enough
checks in the book to come back and
get another book.
And Flexner found the germ and
the thing to kill it, with the result
that the death rate from spinal mem
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Twin State Notes.

We end the regular season at Green
field Saturday.
Greenfield has played three less
games than Northampton.
One more home game after today and
Greenfield is the team and Friday the
day.
Now it seems that Manager Burns 5
kindness in giving a catcher to Hart
ford of the Eastern association brought
him Murray Parker when Burns wanted
to win a game from Greenfield.
Greenfield will play a double header
at Newport tomorrow to play off a
postponed game, and Greenfield has one
postponed game with Bellows Falls to
dispose of in addition to the regular
schedule.
The more we read and know of the
underhanded methods taken by the diff
ferent teams III the Twin State to win
games the better satisfied we are that
Brattleboro, while standing at the foot
of the ladder, has lived up to the rules
without bubble or question.
The Springfield Republican begins to
see an eight-team circuit next season
providing Newport sticks in the league.
Witness this: If Newport can stick, an
eight team league may be tried next
year. Dopesters around the circuit have
all kinds of combinations, including one
coming from Bellows Falls that Green
field and Northampton be dropped out
Those Massachusetts teams make dis
concerning struggle for the pennant any
way Among the new places suggested
are North Adams, Holvoke and West
field, any one of which would be a
drawing city. The carfare to North
| Adams is the biggest obstacle there, but
Holyoke and Westfield cost little more
for the northern teams to reach thar
Northampton. If Newport falls through
it seems probable that Holyoke will be
added keeping the six team circuit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
GREENFIELD CLAIMS
RULES WERE VIOLATED
VIII Protest Morning Game With
Larks Labor Day Because Champs
Used Eastern League Pitcher.

The Greenfield directors VIII protest
the morning game played at Northamp
ton because Murray Parker, an Eastern
Lacquer, pitched for Northampton.
There is a rule that the names of play
ers added to the roster of a team shall
be filed with the league president be
fore a game; also one that a player un-
der the national agreement shall not be
played by a Twin State team, but this
latter rule, with the exception of the
ease of - Paddy Green, has been hon
ored only in the breach.
The Northampton directors consider
that they are justified in pitching
Parker and the Hampshire Gazette
clearly emphasizes the spirit which has
pervaded the league this season, that
OF winning games AT any cost and by
any kind of twisting and otherwise
mistreating the rules. The Gazette
says:
1.-The directors of the Northampton
club think they were justified in using
Parker and Will put up a strong argu-
ment at the meeting of the Twin State
league, which is to be held next sun
day. Parker was the first man signed
by the Larks when Burns took the club
Parker accepted terms offered. but as
the season started later than was ex-
pected he caught on with Hartford and
has remained with them ever since.
Owner Clarkin Of the Hartford
team, was in need of a catcher shortly
after our league season opened. He
asked Burns for Muldoon, who was then
catching for the Larks. Burns let him
have Muldoon, who has since developed
into a star catcher and was the means
of giving Hartford a chance for the
pennant. To show his appreciation,
Clarkin told Burns the latter could have
Parker whenever he needed a pitcher.
We needed one this week and so we
got Parker. Whether he will play any
more games with the Larks or not is
left to Burns. He can have him for
the rest of the week if he wants him.
But we don I want him any more We
got what we wanted, two games from
Greenfield. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
STORY OF RED DONAHUE.
Roger Conner Tells About Reds First
Game With St. Louis

Roger Common says he Will never
forget the first game Red Donahue,
who died few days ago, pitched for
st. Louis, because 1T was the funniest
encounter he ever saw. Red had been
anxious to pitch all spring, but had Il
lame arm and Roger, who was manag
ing the club, refused to let him get
into action. The st. Louis club, ae-
"ording to Roger, was q poor bah club
ut that time and didn't amount to
much, so Roger consented to manage
the aggregation only on the condition
that the owner, the late Chris Won der
Abe, keep his hands off. One day they
had an argument, and Won der Abe,
sitting at his desk, asked Roger who
he was going to pitch that afternoon
against Cleveland, which had cork
ing good club.
IN going to use Donahue.
"Donahue, Look, dere s his re
lease, pointing to the desk.
Well, you just leave it there until
after the game, was Roger S only
reply.
Red went in and was beaten, though
he let the Clevelands down with three
hits. Roger SAYS he abused every bat
ter that came to the plate, reminded
him of his reputation, filled him full Of
sarcasm and wound up with the asser-
ton that he was going to show him
up. He did. Roger played first base
and says he laughed so much at Red 5
TRADES against opposing batters that he
could hardly stay on his feet. After
| the game Conner went to Won der Abe
and said:
elf you II give me that release now
Mr.. Won der Abe, II hand it to Mr..
Donahue -
No, you Won T. By gott, he S the
best pitcher We We got. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Scene From FINE FEATHERS''- Auditorium Sept g.

should forget the hundreds of others
who have made fatal failures Of. that
stunt
Jim Thorpe, the noted Indian ath-
lete, now a member of the Giants. who
occasionally energies from obscuritv to
run bases for a cripple. is to be mar
ried and take his Indian bride on the
world 5 tour Of the Giants
Lynch, who left the Brattleboro team
because he could not get raise he de
manded and who said that he did not
like to play with a losing team, is hang
ing around Rutland hoping to get some
money out of the management for his
work there. He SAYS he made a mis-
take to leave Brattleboro
Thomas J. Halpin and a few other
Boston and New York sporting writ
ers, who have been vearning for some
one to run 100 yards in the actual
time OF - seconds, ought to be sat
istied with Drew : performance at
Hartford, Conn, Labor day At sane
toned meet with five watches catch
ing him in that time and two others
one-tifth of second better, there
should be no question Of the record.
Lawrence sherman had the satisfac-
ton Of beating Brown of the Troy Con
ference academy both i'll the short dash
and the long sprint ut Rutland
Brown beat him in the 100
yards dash at Burlington, after
sherman had been set back for a false
start and it was a case of going the
limit for both men. Sherman : victory
in the 220 yards dash was easy for af-
ter the half way mark he opened up
aud Brown could not hold him.
The Olympic track ana field pro-
gram, if the views OF the International
athletic federation are accepted by
the Olympic committee viii include:
Standard runs up to 5000 and 10000
meters. 10 and 400-meters hurdles,
1000 meters stccplechase. 10000 meters
cross-countrv run. 3uO0-meters race for
teams of FIVE men. three to count, 100
meters ami l600-meters relay races,
5000 and 10000 meters walks. the
Marathon race, running broad and
running high jumps, pole vault, hop,
step and jump, throwing the javelin,
throwing the discus and putting the
shot, best hand only, throwing the
iavem with the javeln held IN the
middle, throwing the hammer, 81
pounds weight, tug f-war. teams of
eight men, the pentathlon and the de
cathlon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Newport Scored but Two Hits
Off Him Except in Fifth
Inning
FOUND CRAM
WHEN HITS COUNTED
Error by Proulx Taguer's Single and
Double by Gagain Sent Newport
Lone Run Across-Home Teams Err
rors Cost Tallies.
{ Especial to The Reformer.)

NEWPORT, n. H., Sept 3-Brattle-
boro, playing better ball and hitting
Cram when hits counted, easily defeat
ed Newport here yesterday by a score
of to |. Crandall was never in dan
ger OF being scored on except in the
fifth, when Proulx s error off Leonard,
Taguer 5 single and Gagain s double,
scored one run. The two other hits
which Crandall allowed were scattered
and did no damage
Dixie opened the sixth by hitting to
Taguer who fumbed and lost his man.
Solomon singled and both runners scored
ON ellie 5 single. solomon singled in the
eighth and Beran lifted a long fy to
O Mara, who muffed, Solomon getting
home ON the error Yelle singled and
Beran made third Yele was ordered
to try the delayed steal and when Cram
turned and threw high to second trying
to catch him. Beran scored easily
from third. The score:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
LARKS WIDENED GAP
BY EFFECTIVE RALLY
Beat Bellows Falls After Game Appear
ed to Be Lost-Leonard Presented
New York Lacquer.
Especial to The Reformer.)


NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Sept B
The Meadow Larks looked more and
more like Champs again after the game
here yesterday, in which they fought
out a lost cause to a victory by a score
Of to ) over Bellows Falls, increasing
their lead.
Manager Leonard presented Mcleod
Of Albany, Of the New York state
league team, on the slab and for six in
nings he made the home team look like
helpless wooden men at the bat Then
the rally came in the sixth and Bellows
Falls quit cold. Manager Burns shifted
his team rapidly to meet conditions as
Jennings was in no shape and was
vanked after one was out in the first
inning, Keegau, the left fielder, coming
III to pitch and Parle, who is lame, be
ing forced to take second base. Con
nelly pitched the last three innings and
held the schooImaster 5 grumblers safe
ly.
Errors by Miller and Donahue gave
Northampton two cheap runs in the
fourth, bringing the score to within one
OF a tie, but the visitors added "A run
in each OF the fifth and sixth innings
before Hamp got started. Singles by
Foran, Francis and Goodrich, with Con
ley 5 triple and an error by Donahue,
netted four runs. Two more were add
ed in the eighth on hits. The score:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
STATE OF VERMONT
The Adjutant Generals Office
st. Adams
AUGUST 26, 1913
Notice TO Contractors Who Desire to Submit
Bids for State Armory at Bellows Falls
AUGUST 26, 1913

sealed bids viii be received up to l.
o clock noon September 10, 1913. at
the office Of Paul Revere Henkel. Archi-
tect, 1903 Park Avenue, New York CITY.
for the erection and entire completion of
a two story and basement armorv for
the state Of Vermont on It's property
on Westminster street, Village of
Bellows Falls. Town of Rocking
ham. County Of Windham, State Of
Vermont Bids must be marked on the
outside 'Proposal for the erection Of
the Armory for the State of Yer
mont.
The successful contractor will be re
CURED to furnish bond to the amount
Of 80 per cent Of the contract price
a certified cheek for $4,000, payable
10 the Armory Board, State of Yer
mont, must accompany each bid to
guarantee the furnishing of such bond.
All such checks will be held ten days
10 give the successful bidder time to
quality, and if the contractor fails to
furnish a satisfactory bond he will for
felt his check.
Bids must state the number of work
ing days required to complete the con
tract. Plans and specifications can be
procured from the architect upon pay
meut of $1,000 to guarantee safe re
turn of the plans.
The state reserves the right to reject
any aud all bids.
For further information address the
architect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03

Hits, off jennings , in Is inning, off
Keegan in ) 2-3 innings, off Connolly
, in , innings; sacrifice hits, Foran,
Francis, Carolan, Miller, Robinson;
stolen bases, Robinson, Carolan, ConIey
Two-base hits, Conley, Francis, Con
roy Three base hits, Conley, Donahue
First base on balls, off Jennings / off
Keegen ), off Mcleod ,. Left on bases
Northampton 4, Bellows Falls s. Struck
out, by Keegan 7, by Mcleod >.
Double plays, Keegan, Francis and
Goodrich, Fishburn and Leonard; wild
pitch, Keegan. Time, 2.15. Umpires,
Elwood and Fahey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
The BRATTLEBORO
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Will Open for the Fall Term
Thursday, Sept. 1913

Examinations to remove conditions
in High School viii he given after
school opens. Dates to be made later.
Examinations for entrance to High
School for those who have not free
tuition certihcatesD will be given in
the High School Room Wednesday,,
September at 9 o'clock
Principal Smith will he in the High
School Room for conference with pa
rents or pupils Tuesday, Sept. ,, 9 to
ll.3o a. IN. and l.30 to $50 ?. m;
Wednesday, sept. >, 9 to ll.3o II. m.
Miss Wcllman, Supervisor of Grades,
viii hc in her Office in the High School
building to give examinations, to regis
ter new pupils. and to consult with
parents, Tuesday forenoon and after
uooH and Wednesday forenoon, Sept.
and 3.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Some Situation. 30!

The managers of a Brooklyn ceme-
terry advertise: Graves finely situated,
surrounded by the beauties of nature,
commanding a fine view of the bay
and, in short, meeting every require
ment of the human family People who
have tried them cannot be persuaded
TO go elsewhere"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Fell AWAY in Old Ace.

A reversal of the rule that 1t is
never too late to mend is found in the
case of a centenarian OF Hartford,
Conn, who, according to the Watch
man, lived up to the age of one hun
dred and since attaining that extra
grand climacteric has been arrested
six times for violating the excise law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Declaration of Independence.

My dear. | see you are having
some clothes made for your poodle. I"
Yes; it is the latest fad We'll. |
serve notice right here that | don't
button any dogs down the back -
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Australia Still Cnexpiored.

1t is curious to realize that vast
parts of the British empire have
never been seen by British eyes or
the eyes of any white man. Nearly
a quarter of Australia is still unex-
plored, mainly in the west, where the
population averages only one person
in every twenty miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03

Summary: Total bases, Brattleboro
s. Newport 6; sacrifice hits, Solomon,
Hammond, Gagain, Crowther; sacrifice
fly, Beran; stolen base, Sullivan; two
base hits, Gagain, Cram; first base on
balls, off Crandall ], off Cram /; left
on bases, Brattleboro 4; struck out, by
Cram :. bv Crandall ); wild pitch.
Cram; time, l.50; umpire, Reed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Sporting Notes.

Delaney is not doing much hitting
with Worcester, but is having a lot of
work in the field.
Mulvey, playing third for Fall River,
is hitting better than he did while in
the Twin State league.
Because one man has flown in an
aeroplane upside down and returned
safely to the ground is no reason we
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
BATTING AND FIELDING AVERAGES

The herewith only held his lead
The fielding generally
he of the
keene S Off Here are the average
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
TWIN STATE LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Rrattleboro 4, Newport |.
Northampton 8, Bellows Falls 5.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Games Today.

Newport at Brattleboro.
Northampton at Greenfield.
Bellows Falls at Keene.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03
Games Tomorrow.

Keene at Bellows Falls.
Greenfield at Newport-double header.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03

People cordially invited to come to
inspect a model stable and dairy.
Bring the little folks. They will en-
10Y seeing the 400 chickens, including
turkeys and ducks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-03

THE MORE YOU READ Re
FORMER ADVERTISEMENTS THE
BETTER WE CAN MAKE THE
REFORMER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-19
PUT MAKEUP STONE
ON EDITORS GRAVE
Remarkable Monument on the
Resting Place of Late j. A.
Howells in Ohio.

Jefferson, Ohio, July 19.-One of the
most remarkable gravestones on rec.
ord was placed in cemetery here to-
day. 1t stands at the head of the
grave of ]. A. Howells, veteran editor
of the Ashtabula Sentinel, who died
here recently. 1t consists of a make
up stone used by HoweIls during his
successive evolution as printers devil,
printer and editor. On it is inscribed
a verse written by William Rowells,
eldest brother of the dead man:
This stone, upon which with hands
of boy and man,
He framed the history of hi time
until,
Week after week the varying record
ran,
To its halfcenturied tale of well and
ill.
Remember now how true through all
those days,
He was friend, brother, husband
son;
Fill the whole limit of your space
with praise,
There needs no room for blame
blame there was none"
The boyhood of William Dean How
ellis was spent in the office of the Sen
tinel. The father of William and ]. A
Howells was editor of the paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-19

San also TO laugh she demonstrated
with him for his want of decorum in
tones that could be heard by those who
stood round the throne.
At that moment the most aged of the
Burman ambassadors reached the foot
of the throne in final somersault that
landed him PROSTATE at the feet of the
empress with such violence that his
headdress few off and with it, alas. his
long white beard. To the astonished
gaze of Eugene were revealed the fea.
lures of the Marquis de Gallifet, after
ward celebrated general and minister
of war, but then dashing cavalry cap
tain. Every one broke into shouts OF
laughter. especially when the remain
ing members of the embassy removed
their boards and turbans and were rec
ognized as members of the imperial
encourage.
Every one enjoyed the joke except
the empress. She burst into food of
tears, declared that she had been cruel
ly insulted, swept out of the throne
room and left Paris in anger on the
following morning. Every one who be-
lieves that practical jokes, even when
amusing, have a SAVIOR of meanness
will be glad to know that it was sew
eral weeks before Napoleon could make
his peace with her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-19

cOfnes'a pause, the short period when
the heart is resting, as 1t were.
The ''lub" sound is due to the blood
flowing out Of the heart, and the dup"
is the closing of the hearts valves.
Just by the loudness of these two syl-
tables the doctor knows if your heart
is working as it should do.
Surprising the dup" is very loud, for
instance, that tells him that the valves
are being slammed to-" just as door
is, and that the pressure is greater
than it should be. The cause of this is
generally what is known as an "aneu-
rism."
the doctor hears a sound very like
duff instead of dup" The heart is
then said to have ''murmur," and the
physician knows what steps to take to
correct it.
When the first sound, Tub" is sof-
tened into '1uff'' it warns the doctor
that his patient has something wrong
with the mitral valve. The Tub"
sound is always very much weaker
I when one is suffering from fever, and
it is this weakness, due to the weak
ness of the heart muscle, which makes
the doctor so anxious at those times.
When the heart says 'luff-duff" he
tells you to knock off work for time
and have a complete rest, for your
heart is in a bad way. - Pearson's
| Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-19
.IIlheG11rches

Gay school at 9:15 a. N. Young Peo-
pies meeting at $50 p. m. Services
at 1915 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
South Park Presbyterian, corner of
Thirtieth street and Fifteenth ave
nue.. Rev. W. G. Oglevee, pastor. Sun
day school at $3.50. Services at 1915
a. m. and 7:45 p. m. R. c. Smedley will
preach at the morning service. In
the evening the quarterly communion
will be in charge Of Dr.. W. S. Marquis
The Young Peoples society at Gas
will be led by Miss Alice Swami.
Aiken street chapel Aiken street,
South Rock Island. Sunday school at
.2:30 p. m. J. H. CleIand, superin-
tendent emeritus A. W. Coulter, su.
perintendent. Christian Endeavor at
Gas. Evening service at 1880.
United Presbyterian, Third avenue
and Fourteenth street Rev. J. l.
Vance, pastor. Bible school at $3.50
a. N. Young Peoples meeting at 6:4j
p. N. Services at 1O.45 a. N. and at
1880 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-19
A ROYAL FROLIC. sevI
NapoIeoH's Practical Joke InsuIted
Empress Eugene.

Napoleon's Practical Joke InsuIted
Empress Eugene.
a fondueSs for joking is often trait
of royal personages. who perhaps find
in nonsense cheerful relief from the
decOrous tedium OF their official ap-
pearance. The New York Times re-
calls an instance in which the beauti-
full Empress Eugene of France was
victimized. with the connivance OF her
husband, Napoleon Ill, by an amusing
pantomime.
special embassy had arrived in
Paris from Burma. Three days after
its arrival the court was notified that
the solemn reception of the mission by
their majesties would take place on
the following evening at the Tuileries.
At the appointed hour Napoleon and
Eugene. surrounded by all the princi-
pal members of their household, took
their places upon the dais in the throne
room.
The emperor gave orders for the in
PRODUCTION of the embassy, the folding
doors at the farther end of the great
hall were thrown open. and a number
of white robed and fantastically tur-
baned individuals. some OF them with
long, gray boards. crossed the threSh-
old. threw themselves PROSTATE upon
the floor and began TO crawl toward
the throne with the most extravagant
contortionS
The tax upon the gravity of the gen.
tlemen and ladies present was so great
that only the frowns of the empress
as usual. most concerned that proper
dignity and gravity should prevail
prevented them from laughing out
right
Two-thirds OF the way to the throne
the three venerable leaders of the en-
bassy stopped wriggliGg and began TO
turn somerSaultS. Ensenie evidently
believed that TO be the proper method
OF showing respect in Burma. for when
the ordinarily impaSsive emperor. be-