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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
CHAPTER XIV,
The Persian's Narrative Continued.

The Persian's Narrative Continued.
| have said that the room in which
NJ. lie Vicomte de Chagny and L were
imprisoned was a regular hexagon,
lined entirely with mirrors. Plenty
of these rooms have been seen since,
mainly at exhibitions; they are called
palaces of Illusion" or some such
name. But the invention belongs en-
tirely to Erik, who built the first room
Of this kind under my eyes, at the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Troublesome Account.

my husband has given me d
checking account"
isn't that lovely? Now you can
buy anything you want and just write
out check for it,
yes. I'm rather sorry on one &C
count. though. 1t seems such a lot
Of trouble to have to write out p
check for ones car fare, especiall,
when the cars are crowded or whei
you have to pay as you enter"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Practical Old Fouy.

Sentimental Young Lady-Ah. pro-
lessor, what would this ole oak say IL
t could talk?
Professor-It would say, II am an
elm i"-F'liegende Blaetter.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Laundry Hint.

When washing dresses with patent
fasteners on them. fasten them before
washing This keeps the springs all
right and raves time and trouble.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Old One.

"Why do girls find the social swim
30 particularly attractive at the sea-
shore?"
81 guess it is on account Of the
buoys."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
Quite the THING.

Small hats are going out this year"
We'll. you know, few people do put
hem on to wear In the house"
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25
". N. u, MILWAUKEE, NO. 3o-1sfs

Most OF us like to take a chance.
ties are we wouldn't care to pluck 1t.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-07-25

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup for Chiidrsz
ieething, softens the gums, reduces inHamma-
lion aIay pain cures wind collie &c n botteAsv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24
CLARK, TRUE SPORTSMAN,
ORDERS CUP DEFENDED

DHTLaADELPHIAh has taken hand in
the plan to represent America next
year when Sir Thomas Upton sends
his new challenger across the sea to
try to lift Americas cup.
Tt was learned recently that e. Wall
ter Clark, millionaire member OF a
Philadelphia banking firm, and George
N. Pynchon of New York have placed
q contract for a Herreshofr s1oop to de-
fend the cup.
porter that he would be willing to con-
tribute toward such a boat IL four or
I'VE persons would contribute an equal
--- Il was difacult 70 and contrtbu-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

o'clock. After eating a meal this
brought him into the ring at $50.
It has always been q matter OF re-
gret that the Chicago wizard wastes
his wonderful skill on men who are no
match for him. The welterweight
chanpionship appears to be at his
mercy If he only cares to go after It.
But there are ne big purses being Of
fered the men in that class, whereas
the lightweights always draw well.
This seems to. be the only reason why
Mcfarland seeks to masquerade as q
member of the lightweight division, for
no one who has seen him in action can
question his courage. Mcfarland is now
in good shape from outdoor training.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24
War on Lynch In
the National League

REFORH August Hermann of Gin
ctnnad and other National league
club owners can bring about the de-
feat of Thomas J. Lynch and the cleo
ton OF r, w. Brown as president of
that turbulent organization they will be
asked to make public reasons for their
antipathy to Lynch. The friends of
Lynch in organized baseball have de-
clared that the plot to remove Lynch
would be exposed from top to bottom
before the annual election is held in
December. AS a matter of fact, it may
be taken for granted that the American
league is directly interested in the
present controversy inasmuch as the
president of the National league must
sit as a member of the national COM
mission with B. B. johnson. Herr
mann is elected chairman OF the COM
mission from year to year by votes of
the rival league presidents. SO that un-
less johnson and his club owners APP
prove OF Lynch's possible successor
trouble is expected.
1t is known that Johnson and the
American league men are not in ac-
cord with the plan to elect Brown in
stead of Lynch. They have considered
the matter thoroughly and they re-
gard Brown as Herrmann's candidate,
possibly Herrmann's assistant In get
ting control of the national commission
machinery. Johnson and the American
league have no fault to ind with
Lynch. They do not understand why
Lynch is facing such determined op-
position or why a man of practically
no baseball experience is being groom
ed for the presidency of the National
league.
It is reasonable to believe. therefore,
that johnson and his colleagues soon
will notify Hermann, who is nnanag-
ing Browns campaign, that reasons
why Lynch should not be retained in
office must be made clear; also that be-
cause of his lack of experience Brown
is not the man for the National league
presidency and third member of the
commission Meanwhile Lynch is keep
ing in close touch with the situation
When asked to declare himself he re-
piled:
"As far as the coming election is
concerned, I stand on my record as
president of the National league for
four years which speaks for itself. If
it is necessary to go to the club own
ers, asking for their votes, I consider
that the position isn't worth dime
If cannot be reelected on what I
have accomplished in this office it is
up to the league. That is all care to
say now except that I will make a
tight and will not resign under fire."
Lynch's friends said recently that it
was hard for him to believe that Herr
mann was opposed to him. Lynch al
ways has regarded Hermann as his
friend. but in baseball politics friend
ship doesn't amount to much. Lynch
has incurred the en1nity of at least half
of the National league rnagnates be-
cause he has ruled without fear or ia
vor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24
TENNIS POLITICIANS TO
WAR AT WINTER MEETINGS

WITH the end of the tennis tourna-
nent season the close follower of
the game now has his eye on the exec
utive end of the sport. Foremost, of
course, is the probable ranking of the
ten foremost players. Those who
watch every tourney believe the COM
mfttee on ranking has on its hands a
slightly easier proposition than hereto
fore The form Of the California con-
tingent was such that the placing is not
so hard as it would have been had the
western invaders not played In three
big series.
In order to place the players proper
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

ly the committee finds it essential to
have at least three important strug-
giles to gauge by. This year there will
be the biggest sort Of shift, and IL
half of last years leading ten are in
cIuded in the list again it win be sur
prfsing.
Naturally no one will dispute the
right of Maurice e. Mclaughlin to
championship safely slowed away.
Neither will any one deny second place
to Richard Norris Williams I'd, because
he is ENTHUSIASTICALLY the best player,
barring McLough1in, in the country.
Third place should go to william J..
ClotFlier, but for the rest the Califor-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

Mcfarland has shown himself able to
handle big men without coming to any
more harm than when opposed by a
fast lightweight. He has often spared
with Eddie McGoorty while training in
Chicago, and he always made the man
from Oshkosh look like row amateur
with the gloves,
Paclzey names LAG pounds r1ngside as
the weight for the match. AS he him
self would scale at least 142 this would
place him at no great disadvantage.
There IS little doubt that Gibbons
can make the weight demanded. More
than once he has accepted matches in
which he was forced to scale AS at g
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

nsnts play, and BY his generalshfp in
digposing the line to meet it and By
strengthening the threatened point
himself did more than all other play
ers combined. Now he is gone and the
1inemen this year VIII have to rely on
themselves, but Storer and Hitchcock
at the tackles and Pennoclr. TrumbuI1.
Mills and the other men trying for the
center trio are not OF such ca1iber thaE
they can alone meet q heavy, well or
ganized and concentrated attack.
These men. as compared. fer Instance.
with the Harvard line OF 1910, with
Macl1ay and wilmington at tackle and
Fisher. ATinot and Perkins in the CEN
ter would be outclassed-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24
Other Sport Topics

An Unexpected Roast For Harvard.
A well known Boston sporting au-
thority has thrown q wordy bombshen
into the Harvard football camp, and
the Crimson athletes are considering
whether not they should hold a
pleasant little tar and feather party
with one invited guest.
Here ts an extract from the article:
1.-THE most crucial position ia that of
quarterback. Without q man for this
position who can not only drive the
team, but also direct 1t with good
judgment and handle the ball smoothly
and accurately, no team can be effec-
tive. Last year Gardner fulfilled all
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

takes place at the Gay league hotel.
Montgomery. Ala, on Sunday evening.
Dec. IA. at o'clock.
In addition to the purse the club will
award handsome silver cup to the
owner of the dog winning nrst in each
stake. The Derby is open to all point
ers and settlers whelped on or after
Jan. I. 1912, and the all age stake to
all pointers and settlers regardless of
previous winnings, stipulation being
that all starters in both stakes shall be
registered either in the 3. D. 8. B. or
the A K. c. S. B.
The officers and members Of the new
club embrace number OF the leading
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

these requisites perfectly, but this year
there is no candidate who shows any
think like his promise. Bradlee, Lo-
gan and Freddy all have serious
weaknesses. True, 1t is early in the sea-
son, but the trouble is that no one of
the quarterback candidates apparently
has the capacity to develop into a drst
class man.
"Here at the very outset is an almost
insuperab1e obstacle to the making of
a machine which will be effective
against strong opposition.
''The back field is generally supposed
to be Harvard's strongest point. Yet
it can be said with absolute certainty
that no combination OF players now
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

mans make their bid. Just wIara
Johnston and the other Westeruers pTho
made their initial eastern invasion Win
be placed is hard to ten. Then well
lace 2. Johnson. q. r. Touchards Thee
dore n. PelI, G. p. Gardner and a few
others of their strength VIII be looking
fer positions in the hrsE ten Certain
1t IL, however that the committee this
year has no dearth Of results to con-
tend with. as has sonetines been thS
case.
Rivals For Newport.
Next to the question Of ranking tn
regular tennis players are more inter
ested in the question OF els Il TO BE-
Newport again2' p than any other sub
1ect to be considered at the annual
meeting in che winter. This question
has cropped up annually fer the DoDs
three years, but Newport has a1Way1
been awarded the national tournament
The hardest fight occurred three years
ago, when several cities tried unsuc-
cessfulIy to shift the champtonsh1p
from the Casino courts. At that tine
1t was pointed out that the playsru
were treated as puppets and were
gathered more for the amusement 0G
the Four Hundred than for any real
tennis display. Dances and clambake8
since then have que1led the incipiens
riot among the tennis stars but there
are runors current that the old ngnE
will once again be waged at the na1ce
meeting.
The ~oId guard win stick to New
port because the old timers know the
courts. many OF the wealthy residents
and because they deplore any change
Wrenn Opposed to Change.
President Robert D. Wrenn Is unal-
terably opposed to any shift View
port he says, has proved very salts
factory to a great majority OF the play
ers for many years. Why start q XII
kenny fight for the Championship evsry
year? Personally and strictly nom
ofacia11y I greatly favor making No
change. Newport is adapted for the
struggle in every respect except pos
sfbly location. Tennis is appreciated
there without a doubt"
On the other hand, those who favor
a change point to the new courts on
Long Island, N. z, and the great are
ray of tennis followers around New
York, philadelphia and In the middle
west These people declare that the
association would make more money
and that tennis would be doomed IL
there was an annual change OF scene
for the championship fixture II is also
commended that the expenses IN New
port are beyond the means OF many
players and that the average New
yorker or Philadelphia cannot afford
to go to the summer capital OF this
-Four Hundred to watch the tourna-
ment
Newport is very conndeht OF retain
ing the series, and the Casino manage
ment is already figuring on stands Tor
next year that will accommodate 5000
persons. New courts are also plan
ned.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

eligible can be made as effective as last
years trio. Mahan's playing has been
striking, but it is the kind of playing
that shines against weaker teams. Its
effectiveness against a strong line f.
doubtful and certainly Is not OF com
parable value with the plunges OF Wen
dell, which always threatened the -Op-
posing line unless it closed up SO that
more open plays would gain.
'The weakness OF Harvard's line last
year was never fully disclosed. The
man who prevented this disclosure was
Parmenter. who, besides playing his
own position well, had an almost un-
canny ability in diagnosing an oppo-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24
Elevens Weak In Executing Forward Pass

following a successful Forward pass
are so important that captains and
coaches will do we'll by their followers
in making a speciality of the maneuver.
The chief difficulty in this respect
seems to be in passing the ball ac-
curately. The players cast the pigskin
either too high or too low and show
lack of systematic training.
Many a game has been won or lost
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24
MlrcHELL,s COMPLAINT.

A BE MITCHELL, England's noted
mechanic golfer, says that he was
driven into the professional ranks on
account of the intense hostility shown
to him In the last two amateur tourna-
ments because of the fact that he is a
worlxingman- Mitchell says that he
fully intended to cross the Atlantic to
compete in both the amateur and open
Journeys IN this country. but was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

% HAT the leading college teams
aRe. deficient In executing the
forward pass effectively is an
unpleasant conclusion that
must be reached by any critic who OBJ
serves the football elsvens in action.
Difficulties exist in using this play
Hafelys Of course but there is no rea-
SON why the teams cannot overcome
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24
IA a1.ooo Doc perhy

The National Field Trial club. the
latest addition to the ranks of the
leading field trial clubs, has issued en-
try blanks for its inaugural trials to be
run over the grounds of the Southern
Field Trial club at I1etohatchie, Ala-s
commencing on Dec. 2. Two stakes
will be run-a Derby and an all age,
each with a purse OF $1,000, divided
$500 to the first, $500 to the second and
5000 to the third. The first forfeit in
each stake is SIS. payable on or before
Nov. 1. and the final payment Of SIS is
due at the time Of drawing. which
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24
AHEARN VERSUS PLATTs.

WHEN Young Ahearn arrives in Eng
land he will not have to wait long
for a match, for Gus P1atts, the Eng
1ish welterweight, will be ready to take
him on in a twenty round bout, and
the 1atters manager will back him for
$1,000 on the result of the contest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

tors, however, and SO. 1t is said. Mr..
Clark and MIR. Pynchon have divided
the expense between them. The boat
win cost about 100000. necessitating
contributions from the two men of
S1OO. 900 each
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24
MeFarIand veraua aihhon..


AT last Pacley Mcfarland is report
ed to be seriously thinking Of signing
articles for a bout with Mike Gibbons.
This is good news for the fans IL true.
Mcfarland against a boxer who would
have an equal chance would be about
the last word in boxing attractions.
Big and clever as Gibbons is, he
would be no more than an equal choice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

through the forward pass, and, consi6-
ering the length of time it has been all
lowed by the rules, L am astonished at
the lack of expertness evidenced by the
players. even the players Of three years
experience.
venture the prediction that the
team that develops the forward pass
the best this year will make inn
pressive showing, and while Harvard
is generally credited with having the
strongest team in the east, yet Yale
and Princeton can offset much OF the
supremacy of this Crimson eleven by
using the forward pass intel1tgently
and correctly. In fact, Yale and
Princeton would hardly have chance
against Harvard were it not for the
forward pass.
In most OF the games played by the
we'll known teams thus far the forward
pass has proved a failure, owing to the
lack of training Of the men who at
tempt it When In one day teams like
Princeton, Yale, University of Penn
sylva.nia and Cornell bungle the play
it Is time to throw wordy harpoons
and earn reputation as knocker.
Wonderful Young Champion.
The sporting world was greatly sur.
prised at the victory of young Bonnie
Allen over the veteran De Orc for the
ROOA
championship title.
Allen was not born until three years
after the wonderful Cuban won his
first championship. At eighteen he
finished fifth in masters tournament,
and three times since then he has cha1-
lenged for the title. In two of those
games he was beaten by less than
fifty points. =
De Orc captured his first title back
in 1857, when he was just about the
age that Allen is now. Three years
later his opponent was born in Kansas
City. Allen Is therefore twenty three
years old.
Allen comes of good stock and has
had the advantage of association with
Johnny Killing, who at one time held
the pool championship and even now is
rated as one Of the best players in the
country. The famous baseball catcher
and pool player is an uncle OF Allen.
his sister being the young mans
mother.
Killing is proprietor of the finest bill
Hard room in Kansas City, and Bonnie
Allen and his father are associated
with him. Johnny taught Bonnie the
nne points Of the game and practiced
with him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

EDWARD RAY and Harry vardo the noted British pro so now
or break their nerve since
They have defeated large num-
to IN n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-24

sportsmen of the country, all Of whom
are actively interested in the field
trials. With two such able and ed1ci-
emit judges as w. W. Titus and Theo-.
dore Sturges. capab1y handled and sue
cessfulIy run trials may be predicted.
The sun., 1913-10-14
pRENDERGAsT ISSUES REPORT.
shows saving Of R3,aI4.25O In EIwh
NOnths Bustnrss.

4 report issued yesterday IL, Comp
troller william A. prendergtst in regard
to the financial transactions Of the city
for the Hrst eight months OF 1918 shows
that $3.4l4.25O was saved by adjustments
IN the Comptroller's office from s442, 7i7,- =
So. the aggregate amount OF the citys
transactions for that period
The report shows further that In the
administration of the budget during the
last three years 81 sl2.U64.7IS has been
saved and paid into the general fund for
the reduction of taxes
Two Of the largest expenditures We're
for taxes to the State of New York and
the expenditure for city government all
Of which called for S99. 565.79i, as com
pared with $9S,033.034 during the cor
responding period OF 1912.
Public Improvements and "quipmen,
cost s5' 2a3.555; the interest on the city
debt called for S2s,5399sl, and the re-
uemption OF corporate stock bonds special
revenue bonds and revenue bonds re-
qu!red the disbursement of s224s2l326.
Payroll expenditures amounted to SG9
6S3.s9<. o: which sum $236S4l23 was
Tor educational purposes. The total
amount Of the payrolls for the Police
Department tho Fire Department, the
Department Of Correction and the Armory
Board was sl6.0s3.G7A.
The contract Outlays during the frat
eight months Of this year amounted to
S62.O4?,s2l. of which $lO,37e 26O was ex
pended fo' the new water supply and
s'''S'126 FOR subway construction
The sun., 1913-10-14
LAUREL RACING RESULTS.

rig', EseeMFiys a, and hal, furor:s
won, Redpath, no tGeutry). TO for
mace, second: OrtyN lo7 tKarrick), 9 TO 8
% show. third. Time ;03 80 lambs
eail Behest. Buigar. scarlet Letter Fool o.
For une. I.ancewOOd. FL Mahdt and No
Manager also ran.
Fammarion. l02 tSathan), to straight.
Tor pace s's setona Snne+ +he Rump. III waits.
/. to : to show. third. Time, I:4s Gerard,
i'no,ic Frog, Mary Ann X and Ella
Third Ra"e--on. mile and a sixtsen,h---
superstition. 1917 lNathan), ia to 9 straight.
Won Ronnie Eloise. LOG ~ McTaggart.
70 " for place second: J. H. Houghton: 1903
'Waldron,, even to show. third Time.
~ 30 Charles =. Grainger, Master Jim
'stes Kinder Lou and Fairy Godmother
also ran.
Fourth Raee--six tsrlenss-Campeon. 1903
Z, lhnei, 10 'BurlInsame). to l for place
,soond, sherwood. Ill tWattsl. 2 to to
thow thlrd. Time l:l5 l-b. Water Welles
Aorklng Lad. Phyllis Antoinette and Pro-
Iitssite also ran.
,itiith Race.one mile-Noble Grand rs
nd Cap. 80 tAmbrosej. even for place:
'e'onf; The urchin. ss 81. McTaggartl.
. 10 show. third Time. 1:<1 l-6. Sher-
= Holmes Abdon. Sir Dawn. Fathom.
'Ehn'feen. Elegan2a ana silent Pilot also
,S'Y,h Racs--six fur ronss--Royal Message.
-"'"H- March. l0s tJackson. > to ! for place.
ST, on1 tftergiow, lO2 tCsliahanl. . to 1 to
t"" thlrd. Time. 1914 2-s. Joe Knight.
nHifr loyal Vested Rights. Feather Duster.
'lss Edith and York Lad also ran.
The sun., 1913-10-14
GASPS And GIGGLES
FOR N. POIRET'S GOWNS
Audience Not SO Interested in
Decoration Talk ~
in Movies.

toi the first time New York refused 10
take Paul Poiret seriously last night and
the Carnegie Lyceum audience altcfnated
between gasps and Riggles. Gone was
the reverent attention with which the
merchants and nodistes had rega rded the
sits and hoops at the Plaza. and AS O
result NJ. poiret did not thank this audi
ence for their kind attention.
His lecture on interior decorating was
heard by an audience which probably
did not thoroughly understand NJ. Poiret's
French and had come not to hear the
ideas of the noted decorator. the head
of the firm of Maxims. but to take ad.
vantage of the first public opportunity
to see for an admission fee Of 81 moving
pictures OF gowns The proceeds Of the
lecture went to the French Hospital
Americans 20 In for too much trim
ming said NJ. POiret There IL hotel
In New York the largest In the world.
that is sad mixture OF architectures
from Renaissance to Louis XIV. Now
Louis Quatorze. when he walked through
Versailles in his silks and velvets. fitted
his furniture. but how do sack suits
and tuxedos look sitting about on gilt
chairs
Americans must learn TO suppress
decoration and appreciate the beauty
Of HAT surfaces and simple lines Color
is of course OF the greatest Importance,
and he who would understond beauty
must learn TO appreciate color combina.
tions.
But he must learn TOO that the colors
he puts into house must explain and set
off the people who lv. there. For the
house I'm which man lives should be AN
outward symbol Of his soul, interpreting
him to the world.