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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-27
THE Triple TIE
A Story for Baseball Fans That Will Interest
Every Lover of the National Game

Of the National League in the annual
series OF games for the worlds cham
pionhhip. The first week in October
had gone by the season was growing
late and II was imperative that things
should be hurried to a conclusion.
The Boston club wired one OF its
stockholders who lived in Chicago, c.
NJ. Randle, TO act for the Red Sox
The Philadelphia club selected Presi-
dent T. NJ. ChivingtOn, Of the Ameri-
can Association of Baseball Clubs
whose headquarters we're in Chicago,
to represent them. while Charles A.
Comiskey, owner of the Chicago
White Sox, represented himself These
three men met in President John
sons Office in the Fisher Building
Chicago. on Monday morning. Octo-
her 6. at 10 o'clock. Johnson opened
the meeting with these remarks:
Gentlemen. It Is absolutely neces-
sary that the triple tie be played of
on neutral grounds. It is also alb
solutely necessary that no time be
lost in beginning the series Am l
right?"
The three Representatives made
sign of assent.
Il knew that you would agree with
me, so last night l got into communi-
cation over the long distance tele-
phone with President Hampstead Of
the New York National League Club
and have secured his consent to play
off the triple tie on the Polo Grounds,
New York II this meets your ap-
proval. What is your pleasure, gem
tlemen?"
Il move the triple tie be played off
on the Polo Grounds" said Comiskey
Second the notion" said Randle
Looks as though I would be out
voted II ! opposed" smiled Chiving-
ton, but as a matter of fact / hear
tily agree with you. gentlemen. The
Philadelphia Club votes for the Polo
Grounds"
THE next question to be settled"
said Johnson, rs the schedule. There
are but two ways of settling It. The
first is to draw lots TO determine
which two clubs shall play the first
game and the second Is to select the
teams arbitrarily on the ground of
eXpediency. If the second plan were
adopted, the Boston and Philadelphia
clubs could start right in Tomorrow
afternoon and play the first game,
while the Chicago club was travelling
to New York on the fastest train.
This plan would work a slight hard
ship on the Chicago Club, because 1t
would have TO play the loser of the
first game on Wednesday afternoon
after a tiresome ride on the train.
would like your views on this ques-
ton"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-27

A TRIPLE tie Never was there
"A such an ending of a cham
pionship pennant race. Pos
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27

10VO 4S0tSs
there were many towns like it TAR.
Their west. Betty became convinced
that the writer Of the advertising fol-
der could not have resided in the town
he described.
A few days later Betty visited the
brooks and the shady pool below the
rocks where the trout leaped now and
then. Time and again she was seized
with a desire to communicate her own
enthusiasm to some M ap%preciative
Of natures wonders. and found to her
regret that there was no one to share
her Joy. She began to reproach her
self for having gone without telling
Jack-Jack. who was always kind and
loving. and who never kept any secrets
from her.
On one Of the last days Of that week
a penient and lSneseiue Girl watched
the sunset fade behind the hills from
the window OF her room In the hotel
without emotion. Attacked. by that
sense Of loneliness which seems most
acute in the midst Of a concourse Of
strangers, Betty struggled to keep
back the tears and to maintain cour.
age to carry out her plan to the end.
When she realized that human beings
find most satisfaction in sharing their
joys with others she was bitter in
self-accusation.
I've been selfish; I've been mean"
said Betty to herself. II should have
tried to find something worth doing
in Wildwood instead Of criticizing. I
wonder II Jack will ever want to speak
to me again?"
That night she despatched a hastily
written postal TO the suburb. which
said:
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27
BANKERS AND SOIL ROBBERS.

Northwestern Asriculturist: The
bankers of Minnesota have always
shown considerable interest in the de.
velopnent Of agriculture in the north.
west. They have been, really. the
farmers friends in bringing influence
to bear upon the legislature to stand
back of agricultural education through
the state agricultural college and agri-
cultural high schools throughout the
state. 1t was the bankers. also. of
Minnesota, as well as Of North Dakota,
who fathered the work of the Improv.
ed Farming association Of North Da-
kota, go that there ran be no question
as to the sincerity Of the bankers sup.
port of agriculture.
Now comes a declaration by Mr.. E.
W. Decker. president Of the North
western National Bank OF Minneapolis,
one of the largest banks Of the west,
recommending that hereafter the
bankers throughout the northwest
should discriminate against farmers
who refuse or neglect to raise live
stock on their farms, and should re.
fuse to lend money to such farmers.
At first this seems like a harsh and
arbitrary declaration, but serious con.
s%ideration Of 1t proves that 1t Is only
a step in the right direction. 1t fore
stalls the inevitable failure Of any
farmer who does not take that stand
Of refusing to use up-to-date methods
in maintaining the fertility Of his soil.
No farming is real farming that does
not include live stock; no farmer can
maintain bis soil fertility without sys-
tematically using manure upon the
field. and it is the proper function OF
bankers to see to it that the general
prosperity Of the country served by
the bank is truly maintained. II the
farmers will be so shortsishted as to
60 N robhing their soil, there is no
reason why the bankers should be
equally sh%ortsighted in supporting
such robbery. The ultimate failure
Of such farmer, Is certain. and their
credit at bank. or in general, is not
to be recommended.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27

Dear Jack-I'm dreadfully lone
some hSrs. I'm coming home tou1or-
row on the late express"
She boarded the train with eager.
9 and watched e~xpectantly for ia.
miliar scenes from tho car window.
h longedr for q sight Of tho clouds
u smoke which hung YER her own
city. She compared tho comforts OF
a coy apartment In Wildwood to
those OF the old hotel In Poplar Blum,
much to tho disparagsnmcnt Of tho
later. Over and " again she
thought OF Jack. and tried to drown
growing fear that he might not be
at hand to- meet her.
It was a miserable. companionless
ride for Betty. A drizzling rain was
falling when the train finally entered
metropolis. 1t was evening. and
on tho wet pavcments. The gloom in.
creased Betty's depression. she stood
impatiently in the aisle as the express
pulled into the terminal station. She
tried o q distance to ind one ia
miliar face in the crowd grouped in
the corridor beyond the iron gates,
Betty hesitatsd at the edge OF the
crowd. but no one came forward to
greet her. She passed on with the
other travellers. There was another
station Tor her to visit and a suburban
train to take. but she did not expect
TO ma Jack there. II he cared at all
o her he would. have been at the
terminal. Betty thought to herself.
h discovery that he was missing
confirmed her worst fears. She had
been = culprit, but she had not ex-
pected the punishment to be So severe.
Betty dropped her bag just outside the
main doors Of the station, and lean.
ing against a pillar, broken into tears.
1t was then that a young man who
was dashtng towrd the entrance in
great haste stopped suddenly upon OBJ
serving the bent figure Of the little
traveller.
why: girlie!" he exclaimed. "lt's
you! What are you crying TORE"
I'm crying because I'm SO glad"
sobbed Betty-"so glad that you've
come for me-"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27

Mayor Nye. Of Minneapolis. is re-
ported to have a plan to keep beggars
OF the streets Of the city. Most pco-
pie will agree that this should be done.
For one thing, there is an immense
amount Of fraud committed under the
suise Of public begging. There are
beggars who are in need. who are un-
able to support themselves. and who
ought to have care given them by the
public. On the other hand. there are
many people who make a business Of
begging who are able to work. but
who perfer not to do so because Of
natural Discrimination. and because
they ind begging profitable. And. IL
public begging Is permitted. the pass
er-by Il unable to distinguish between
the appeal made by the worthy and
needy and that made by the shark
who takes this means Of making an
easy living. It is easy to say. as some
say SO glibly. that there should be no
poverty. The fact is that poverty is
a present condition, and, 50 long as
men and women are indolent. or i'm.
provident. or ineficient. poverty will
be a condition for US to deal with. But
to permit it to parade itself on the
street is not the best way to deal with
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27

sister Helen to secrecy; she would de-
part suddenly, ostensibly to visit a
friend, but in reality to lose herself
Tor two glorious weeks in romance
land.
Betty's plan succeeded better than
she had hoped for. Jack was inquisi-
tive at first, then sullen. and finally
refused to mention the subject Of her
departure.
1t was q trim. appealing figure
which arrived late one afternoon at
the -dingy station Of Poplar Bluff and
proceeded up the hall to the hotel
which had discharged its duties since
frontier days. Betty's trip had height.
ened her expectations, but it was evil
dent that she realized them all in the
pleasure she found in her new sur.
roundings. Unlike incidents in most
fiction. however. Betty's arrival failed
to excite the slightest Interest among
tho loungers on the station platform.
ana the men Who were occupied in
watering their horses before the tay-
ern glanced ~indifferently at the strang-
or and then proceeded with their oc.
cupation.
That evening Betty watched the
sunset fade behind the hills with q
sense OF satisfaction, oblivious Of tho
fact that the same heliotropean hues
were painted on clouds ignored BY
me hurrytng residents Of Wildood.
h next day Betty set. out by her.
self to explore the mysteries Of Pop.
lar BLUM. There were many enticins
gardens. Tho stage driver, it is true.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27
The Evening Story
i

could not reca1f having seen any when
appealed to. but Betty found some In
q ten minutes walk down u shady
street. There wvre sunlowers, honey.
suckles. and hollyhocks in p%rofusicn.
ana under the caves Of an old barn
Betty found u swarm Of bees building
tneir COMBS and fitting To and from
the open blossoms. Betty walked
BACK to the hotel with a discoverer's
pride and then found that no one was
interested In what she had to disclose.
Them gardens amt much to look
at" confded an old woman who sat
opposite Betty. at dinner. ITO tell
ne truth. they need weedin.' Now
back east, in New England. I've seen
some real gardens"
But the hills are lovely" inter.
posed Betty, trying to hide her dis.
cImfiture.
They might be to such ~ Amt
seen the Alps."' said the old woman,
n Betty hated her for the compari.
son.
Betty soon learned that no ono SON.
stdered her discoveries novel or In.
tsresting. Most Of the hotel guests
with whom she was brought In contact
mad como to Poplar Blum for reasons
other han that nature was In full
oioom. A man who was on the way to
higher attitudes for the good Of his
health complained at having to stay
over night In Poplar Bluff because he
mad missed train connections. Per-
sons who lived In tho state SAID that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27
THE BUDGET SYSTEM.

Yesterday The Times published a
summary of the special message of the
president to congress urging the adop-
tion Of a budget system for the han
ding of appropriations. and in the
same issue was given the substance Of
the budget bill just introduced in the
house at Bismarck in conformity with
the recommendation contained in Gov
Hanna's inaugural message. The
argument for state and national bud
gets are the same. The system is
business like; it enables legislative
bodies to act intelligently. and it pro-
vides opportunity for the people to be
better informed on what the legisla-
tive bodies are doing and planning.
The president points out that ours
is now the only civilized nation i'll
the world which attempts to handle
It's finances without a budget. The
present practice is wasteful. and con-
fuses both the legislature and the pub.
lie. The private individual finds it
easy to spend a little money for this
and a little for for that, so long as he
has money in his pocket. and the
things for which the money is spent
may be quite proper and desirable.
But If he spends in this hit.and-mies
manner is apt to reach the bottom Of
the pocket with a number of very es-
Rential things u%nprovided for. If he
starts out at the beginning and sizes
up his pile. and sets apart so much
for this thing and so much for that.
and then goes over it all again and
trims a little here and expands a little
there. he will be able, in the end. to
get the matter properly adjusted. with
the really necessary things provided
for. and the things Of secondary i'm.
portance taking second place. And
it is surprising how many things
which, considered by themselves. APP
pear to be almost necessary, can be
eliminated entirely without great in.
convenience.
There is no difference in principle
between the financial affairs Of the
individual and those Of the public. A
systematic plan Is the thing.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27

The bill for a change in the permit
Law, depriving judges Of discretionary
power in the matter Of granting liq-
uor permits to druggists, does not
look like good legislation. II the
Judge is to have no discretionary au-
thority in the matter. why trouble him
with the subject at all? There are
cases in which a man may make a
very good showing on paper. ana yet
in which a Judge may be convinced
from all the surrounding circum-
stances Of the situation, that he
should not be granted a liquor permit.
The present law gives him authority
to deny the permit. Under the pro.
posed change he would not have that
power. and the proceedings in connec-
ton with an application for a permit
would become largely formal and
meaningless.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27
. (Copyright. 1919, by ". werner.J
Betty reached the end Of the chap.

NSOpSTl8nt 1S1d, on w. werner
Betty reached the end Of the chap
ter and closed the book. She had left
the hero and the heroine standing In
Of the western hills. Now. as she
looked out of the window. she beheld
rows of uniformly built apartment
houses which contrasted strangely
with the picture still lingering in her
mind, and sho turned away with dis.
appointment and disdain reflected in
her troubled eyes.
This is such a monotonous old
suburb" she commented. party to her.
self and partly to her sister Helen.
Nothing ever happens in Wildwood.
wonder how 1t got its name: 1t
isn't wild II there are no woods
within ten miles. l find so little in
this place to interest me. ! take the
train to the city in the morning and
back home at night just like thous-
ands Of others. and I'm beginning to
have that tired. bored look which 1
see In the faces Of so many persons
who never have any romance in their
lives"
you have no reason to complain.
my dear" her sister said. "a girl who
has a man like Jack in love with her
ought to congratulate herself"
I'm not finding fault with Jack. but
with WILDWOOD" said Betty. What
I need is a change Of scene. 1 have
Just about decided that II Dur office
manager will give mo a few weeks
leave TIL 60 to Poplar Bluff. I have
a booklet telling all about It," She
produced a folder with a cover print
ed in bright orange and bearing the
dgure Of an Indian woman. bent over
a nAfiC,A rlr nf farjlioN HoStun UDn~
lar Blum is full Of charm because
civilization has not spoiled Its old
fashioned frontier customs" continued
Betty. There is a stage coach which
with the towns beyond the
mountains. an old wooden roadhouse
which the residents call q hotel, and
scores OF quaint two story frame hous-
es. Then there r s%plashing brooks
OK cool water which come from high
up in the mountains and quiet pools
where the fish leap in the sunshine.
What JOY life must hold for the peo-
PIE who live there!!"
Perhaps they lead rather common.
place lives" suggested Helen. "Ill
wager most Of the people out there
are longing to be in a big city"
II don't believe it." declared Betty,
def1antly. "one Of these days you'll
wish you had gone with me-" she add
ed.
Betty's plans were contaminated
sooner than she had expected. Her
employer regarded her request for q
cave Of absence favorably. and she
Immediately began preparations for a
trip to regions which. in her mind.
We're but a stones throw from fairy
land. True. she hesitated when she
considered that possibly Jack Aller-
ton might think her treatment of him
cruel and unusual. Betty knew that
Jack had been looking forward to her
vacation as a period when he could
see more Of her than was possible at
other times. She suspected that he
was planning for several days leave
himself. 80 that they might enjoy a
few matinees together and stay down.
town for supper in one Of the more
popular cafes. Upon elaboration.
however. she determined to proceed
with her plan. She would swear her
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27

The Chinese government is making
a vigorous tight against the opium
evil. which has been the country.s
greatest curse. It seems likely that
this time an agreement will be reach.
ed with Great Britain absolutely pro.
hibitlng the opium trade between Chi.
M and India. No matter what com.
mercial explanations may be made,
the attitude Of Great Britain on this
subject Is a cause for national humili.
alton.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27

intent. ana thus to prove merely a vex-
alton and an annoyance. he will veto
It. It he concludes that it Is constitu.
tional and will achieve the end which,
has been sought and urged by moder-
ate and reasonable people, he will sign
it. The Times has no inside informa-
ton as to tho presidents attitude. but
judging from his course on such mat.
tiers in the past It does MT hesitate
to make these predictions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27
THE SCRAP.

All sorts Of things come to the desk
Of the editor. Requests that the paper
take a position for or against
thing in which somebody else is inter.
ested are as regular az the day. Just
now the editor Is requested by circular
to ask the presiden. to veto the Webb,
or Kenyon bill relating to the ship
ment Of intoxicating liquors from 9TH
er states into those states which have
prohibition laws. This request is has.
ed on the declaration that the bill
ts unconstitutional. which is the opin-
ion expressed by quite a number OF
prominent newspapers.
The identity OF the person or per.
sons thus urging the editor to per.
form what is declared to be his duty
is carefully concealed. Whether the
circular ezaanates from a brewery or
n distillery does o appear for no
business card accompanies it. and no
name or address is used Whereby it
may be identified.
The Times is not advising Mr.. Taft
as to the constitutionality Of this bill.
It is presumed that h, is something of
a Judge Of constitutionality himself,
aud while he is not infallible, ana
while neither he o any other man
car always guess what the supreme
court will guess in a close case. we
should accept the judgment of Will
lam H. Taft on a question of consti.
tutional law about as readily az that Of
any man whom we can think of.
There are features about the Webb
Dill which warrant doubts as to its
validity. It is not. a. some of the
comments describe it, plainly and
clearly" unconstitutional. 1t is not
plain ana clear at all. Some very
good arguments can be made In sup.
port Of its validity. Some very govd
arguments have been made. Some
quite able lawyers have taken the po.
sition that such legislation is quite
within the powers Of congress. Other
able lawyers have expressed the cor.
trary opinion. The situation, there.
fore. instead of being clear is very
Opaque. and it will take some argu.
mont. and possibly some judicial &C.
ton to clear 1t up.
II the Webb bill is constitutional,
and II It can be made to operate to
exclude from a state intoxicating liq.
uors shipped for the purpose Of VIC.
lating tho laws Of tho state. and IL It
can be so used without establishing
a principle which will be susceptible
Of application in other directions to
the annoyance Of the public and the
Interference Of the government with
things with which the government has
no right to NEEDLE. 1t is a good bill,
and should become a law. II It does
not meet these conditions 1t 10 a bad
bill. and should be killed.
The bill 10 before the president for
examination. and for the report OF his
legal advisers ~ to its constitutionality
ana general effect Il the president
determines that It 10 unconstitutional
he will veto It. OF that there need be
no question. Mr.. Taft IL not Q man
to sign unconstitutional laws merely
to accommodate people. II. in. bis
opinion. Il b constitutional, but v Hike.
" In its operation to 90 farther than
what .sppeaEs on it, surface to DO III
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-27
HOGS HOO TODAY
VINO GOT . bunch the world
was long on dry and musty tones,
and 40 who took hi. IN hand

was Ions on dry and musty tones,
ana 20 who took his pen in hand
and gave us Sherlock Holmes?
Who pipes his hero's deeds by
reams until his hand gets stiff,
and then who says goodbye-pro
tem-and shoves him of some
cliff? Who lets him lie until he
needs some pocket coin. and then
who %resurrects his dope fiend
nobs. and writes him up again?
Who gets ten bones q word or
some such ablebodied fee-two
bits besides to dot an "T-the
same to cross a 't"? Who struck
1t just as rich in Holmes as J.
D. r. in oil? (Ths needle. Wat
son. IL you please.) Tho Doc
4, Conan Doyle.