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The Idaho Republican., 1914-05-29
WHAT GOD WROUGHT

1t was seventy years ago today on
the morning of May "a, 1914, that
Professor Samuel F. B. Morse re-
ceived word that congress had ap-
propriated 100000 for official tests
of the telegraph line which Professor
Morse, with the assistance of a skill
ed mechanic, Alfred Vail, had con.
structed between Washington and
Baltimore. Morse, in the fullness of
his heart, reached for the sounding
key and licked off the message,
What hath God wrought" The
first public news to be transmitted
over the wires was two days later
when it was announced that James
X. Polk had been nominated for
president by the democrats at Balti-
more.
Several attempts to invent tele-
graph had been made prior to the
time Morse solved the problem, and
his success was due in great part to
the discovery, in 1881, by Professor
Joseph Henry that a piece of soft
iron could be instantly magnetized
by passing an electric current through
coil of wire surrounding it; also
that it could be as quickly demag-
netized by breaking the circuit.
Morse seized upon the idea of max
ing use of this principle as means
of communication, and while on a
return voyage from Europe he made
the drawings and perfected the plan
for the necessary apparatus.
Professor Morse gave the first ex-
hibition of the apparatus in 1887.
Three years later a patent was OBJ
tanned, and the inventor applied to
congress for an appropriation to con-
struct a telegraph line from Wash
ington to Baltimore. A majority of
the hard-headed congressman of four
score years ago did not believe
Morse's idea was practical, and it was
not until some years later that the
desired appropriation was secured.
What God hath wrought in connec-
tion with the telegraph since May
"a, 1874, could not be accurately de-
scribed without using volumes of
books, many Of them too technical for
the layman. Suffice it to say that
instead of single wire stretching
from Washington to Baltimore, a dis
tance of forty miles, practically all
Of the important settlements of the
world are connected by wire and
nearly 100000 miles of submarine
telegraph lines have been laid. It
is worthy of mention that Cyrus w.
Field, another American, successfully
laid the first cable under the Atlantic
ocean after several disheartening
failures.
Still another American, whose
name stands out in bold relief when
the telegraph is mentioned, isl
Thomas A. Edison, the Wizard of
Menlo Park" who in 1872 invented
a device for sending two messages
in opposite directions at the same
time over the same wire. There
The Idaho Republican., 1914-05-29

To be continued
The Idaho Republican., 1914-05-29
OLD MASTERS
ZACHARY TAYLOR
By G. G. G.

General Taylor was born in
Orange county, Virginia, September
"a, 1884.
1t is wonderful to note how many
men in our country made great
names, who were born when the war
for independence was raging or just
of their parents were all enlisted in
the great cause out of which a ma
tion emerged, founded on a plan
which if clug to would give equal
opportunities under it's flag. Zach
airy Taylor was one of these. The
picture of his face looking up to it as
it is suspended on the wall of our
country's history, contains nothing to
attract attention save it's resemblance
to some of the great indian chief
tains who for two hundred and sixty
years and more, from time to time
made their impossible fight against
the pale-faced invader upon their ter
ritory. Dress the picture in indian
costume with the head-dress of
quills and feathers and it would pass
for King Phillip, or Red Cloud, or
the great Shawnee.
General Taylor was not a great
captain in any scientific sence, but
he was a great fighter of the kind
that never knows when he is beaten.
He was generally stationed on the
frontier and his fighting was against
savages until the Mexican war came
on. He was then siXty-two years of
age but he never thought Of retiring.
He did not believe that we ought to
have war with Mexico, but he was an
American soldier, and with him it
was not to question why and if in
doing that he was to die, that with
him would have been but an incident.
He was sent with an army to the Rio
Granie frontier of Texas. His was
but little army but the material in
it was marvellous.
Of the old army officers he had
Generals Wool and Worth and others,
while of the younger set splendid
array was present eager to make
names.
Then aside from a few regulars
there were state regiments and all
these were determined that their par
ticular state should bear off the
highest honors. Many of these were
killed in the first two battles, per-
haps the most famous one being
Colonel Ringold. In those battles
South Carolina claimed first honors.
Then General Taylor moved against
Monterey.
There stubborn resistance await
ed them. They had to take the city
street by street, the enemy opposing
them in front and fighting, too, from
the fiat house tops as they did the
other day at Vera Cruz. An old
black church with three foot adobe
walls held out two or three days after
the balance of the city was taken.
That church was finally taken one
morning by General Worth with a
regiment of regulars and the New
York Volunteers. There was no
large sacrifice of life, the church was
taken by Worth's strategy and the
superb discipline of his command.
The eliminating battle under
General Taylor was Buena Vista.
There in the open field he was OPP
The Idaho Republican., 1914-05-29

The Idaho Republican has one of
the best equipped Jop Departments
In this section of the state and can
turn out work of the highest order.
See The Republican for those le-
gal blanks. They are carried in stock.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-05-29
WE HAVE YOUR NOTE.

We have all kinds OF promissory
notes that anybody wants, and can
fill your orders for large or small
packages on a moments notice, at
the Republican Office. tt.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-05-29
KNIFE ACCIDENT AT THOMAS

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Fl. Hoare, of Thomas, fell upon
the upturned point of knife last
week and drove it into his side so
that it cut the lung and pierced the
membrane covering the heart.
The Idaho Republican., 1914-05-29

See The Republican for those le-
gal blanks. They are carried in stock.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-24

'Tnever dreamed that he would be
killed when he was. But it had to
come. There was no other way out"
Because she hungered for love, did
Mrs Werner break the marriage
bond?
Werner found letters. His wife had
written them. One read:
81 love you just the same. Be care
full who you trust. l am-not mad at
you and will love you always"
. Henry Werner had been killed with
two weapons a knife and a mattock.
Does murderer pause in the COM
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-24

mission Of murder to change weap-
ons?
81 don't believe it" said Prosecutor
Wright, who is handling the case.
Who, then, used the mattock?
The morning Of the murder man
disappeared. Roderigo Rocco, they
called him, though that is not his
name. He was Italian-young, curly
headed, good-looking, whose laugh
ing lips paid the young wife compli-
ments. And on the morning of the
murder he was seen at the Werner
ranch.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-24

TWO weapons knife and mattOck.
Does murderer pause in the COM
LOCAL. DOINGS II
Mrs Potter Palmer may tell about
SGT, 900 if she finds time.
Edward NJ. Breitung, Chicago
banker, confirms marriage of daugh-
ter to gardener. May be aQnulled.
Jury in koetters' murder trial COM
pleted. State to demand death.
Lawrence Nolan, 10, and Irene, II,
GOAL S. Elizabeth ST., claim to have
been kidnapped by man in taxi and
thrown into basement. Police doubt
story.
Mrs. Anna Liebrich, IS, 1886 Cam
bridge av, saved aged husband from
death. Dragged him to safety from
burning house.
Mrs. Alice cohIgraff, 1881 N. Ra-
cine ST., robbed by man impersonat-
ing fireman. Lost $40.
Special States Attorney Northrup
to drop vote fraud trials unless money
is furnished to continue prosecution.
Only one. subway plan to appear
on ballot. Initial subway plan elimi-
mated
Corporation counsel ruling uphoIds
single fare. Passengers may reverse
direction on street cars. Company
objects.
Temporary injunction granted 10
milk dealers. City enjoined from en-
forcing use of temperature-recording
device.
Frank MeizeI used $1,000 violin as
club. Arrested. Discharged. .Destruc-
ton of violin considered sufficient
punishment co.. ,...,-,-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-24
LOCAL DOINGs in TABLOID FORM

Y TABLOID FORM
Auto coIIided with wagon on DrexeI
blvd. Martin McHugh, driver, slightly
hurt.
Two starving Cinnamon found in
box car at Michigan Central yards.
Will be examined for deportation.
DR.. Thomas A. Dupuis, SO S. Dear
born ST., held as alleged quack."
Inventory of Solomon Lifts estate
shows total of 100000
Oatmeal trust" quiz to be resumed
today.
Special order issued by Gleason on
street sidewalk roller skating. Chill
dren to be turned over to Juvenile
Court.
Five overcome by gas at SIS
Bowen av. All revived.
Auto bandits tried to raid Ellis aV.
81" station. Frightened away.
Abraham Katz, widower, sued for
$4,000 by Mrs. Frieda Ginsburg,
widow. Breech of promise.
G. A. Grants, held for alleged en-
bezzlement of $1,000 from Roemer
Novelty Co., released Was i'll in bed
when assumed to be missing.
Thomas J. Sullivan, member of
safety first committee, fined SIS.
Speeding.
SafebIowers looted Boyle &
O'Hara's store, 1915 W. Madison st.
Got 5000.
Michigan and jackson bIvds. in
darkness. Short circuit blamed.
Case of r. E. StancIiffe, 4707 Cot
tage Grove av., charged with hugging
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
SCHANG is BEST CATCHER IN
EITHER OF THE RIVAL TEAMS

Boston is well equipped in the
catching line for the worlds series
games. Stallings has two capable
receivers in Gowdy and Whaling.
Gowdy is one Of the biggest reasons
. why Boston captured the pennant In
the National League. 1t was the ex-
cellent work of Hank behind the plate
that steadied Rudolph, Tyler and
James and enabled them to stand the
strain of pitching every third day.
He also did high class work with the
second string pitchers.
Gowdy is a smooth performer. He
knows the National League hitters
and uses his knowledge to advantage.
The Big Three pitchers themselves
claim that not little of their sue
cess is due to him. He is one of the
star catchers of the big leagues.
Whaling Is also a good catcher, but
Gowdy has kept him on the bench
most of the season. However, he
will be ready to jump in should any
misfortune put Gowdy out Of the
series.
Both are good peggers to the bases
and fairly good stickers.
The Athletics will go into the
worlds series with the same catch
ing staff as last year. Schang and
Iapp probably will do most of the
work, with Thomas remaining In re-
serve. McAvoy. newcomer. is sec
ond string catcher.
AS last year, also. Schang Is ok
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
results by keeping the headpin score |

results by keeping the headpin score
in connection with a regulation game.
The conditions of the competition.
in The Star headpin tournament
will be just as fair as it is possible
for them to be made. The alleys are
to be true. The pins will be of regu-
lation size and weight and will be
changed often, so as to furnish each
team with the same test Rubber
balls are available for all who wish
to use them, and this fact will un-
doubtedly result in a good many
more watchfobs being won than
would otherwise be the case. The
bowlers find it possible to put the
rubber balls right in the pocket,
whereas the ordinary wooden ball is
apt to go over too far or fall to
come up to the headpin, in spite of
the well-meant efforts of the bowler.
The competition for the silver
watchfobs given to all who have
scores between 100 ana 40, and for
the gold fobs, which go to those with
marks of ITO or better, is expected
to be as lively as ever during the
coming competition. A diamond will
be put in the gold fob of the bowler
making the best score, and this
trophy will be emblematic of the in
dividual championship for the sea-
son.
The team prizes will total $50, to
be divided as follows: First, $780,
second, $25; third, SIS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
COMPLETE PLANS
Over 400 Entries Received for
Big Meet at City Field
Tomorrow.

Preparations for the second annual
field day of the Federation of Sunday
School Boys Clubs of Essex County,
which will be held tomorrow after
noon at the City Athletic Field,
Bloomfield and Roseville avenues,
have been completed. over 400 en-
tries have been received. and there
will be competition in three divisions
senior, Junior and midget.
Plat Adams, of Olympic fame who
Is a resident of this city, will exhibit
his skill in high jumping.
Six events are carded for the SEN
iorS as fellows: Half-mile run, 100
yard dash, 12-pound shotput, running
broad jump. running high jump and
SS0-yard relay race. The junior
events will be three in number, Nance
ly, a. 660- yard relay race, running
broad jump and running high jump.
For the midgets there will be a fifty
yard dash, running broad jump, run
ming high jump and 440- yard relay
event.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
LIVELY BATTLES
ARE LOOKED FOR
Bouts at Bay View WheeImen
Show Tonight Expected to
Be Interesting.
RING RIVALS CONFIDENT

IF a boxers word counts for any
thing, the card offered at the Bay
View Wheelmen Club, South sixth
street. tonight should furnish lively
excitement. Mickey Donley and
Sammy Clark and Joe Cassidy and
Jackie Dobbs. the four contestants
in the main bouts. are quoted as
having said they are in the best
possible shape, and each as being
confident that he will be returned
the victor.
The Donley-Clark match is ere
ating interest among local follow
ers. Although Donley is the favor
lite, Clark's friends express conf
dence in their idol. Both are of the
clever sort, but Donley has had the
more experience.
Joe Cassidy is expected to have
some trouble with Jackie Dobbs, a
rugged youth. Cassidy is clever and
carries a wallop, but Dobbs is a
mixer of no mean order, and may
surprise the followers or the IRON
bound pugihst
The semi-final will bring together
Young Pavese, who has boxed in
New York and Philadelphia, and
Battling Larry. The preliminaries,
four in number, will bring together
the following boys: Kid Singer and
Phil Krug, Benny O'Neil and Tom
Henry, Harry Dawson and Tom
Mack and Tommy Florence and Will
lie Leblein.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
GIANTS LEADING IN
MANHATTAN SERIES
McGraw's Team Captures First
Game in Tenth Inning by
6-5 Score.
BOTH PITCHERS HIT HARD
N. Y. City Series Statistics

NeW 1OTk IA. l4.Js..... uVu
Johnny McGraw's New York Giants
drew first blood In the city champion
ship series of New York played yes
terday at the Polo Grounds. The
score was 6-5 at the end OF ten in
nings. Ray Heating and Christy
Mathewson, the opposing pitchers,
both found it hard to get the ball by
the stickwielders of the rival clubs.
The Yanks threw away many oppor-
tunities by bonehead work on the de-
fensive, Ed Sweeney being a star Of
fender.
1t was a case of nip-and-tuck all
the way. Fred Merkle opened the
scoring with two out in the second
round when he damned the ball over
Cree's head for a terrific four-bag
drive. The Yanks tied 1t in the next
inning, only to lose the lead when
the Giants scored again in the third
round.
Both teams had a big inning, in
which three runs were scored, Fletch-
er's two errors helping the Yanks i'm
mensely. In the ninth the Yanks were
one run behind, but tied 1t up, only
to lose in the tenth on Bescher's
triple and Doyle's wallop, which
would have been good for a double
had the game not ended when
Bescher crossed the plate. Burns of
the Giants, was the star of the game,
getting four hits in five attempts,
stealing two bases and making sem
sational catch.
Tho second game of the series will
be played today with the Yanks as
the "home team" batting last. The
score for the first game:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
FINAL ROUND FOR
TENNIS PLAYERS
September Tournament of
Northern New Jersey Assn
Near Completion.
"PRU" TO PLAY MONTCLAIR

The final round of the September
tennis tournament. under the direc-
ton of the Northern New Jersey Ten
mis- Association, will be decided be-
tween the Prudential Athletic Assoc
citation and Montclair Athletic Club
teams on the Criterion Club courts,
Lincoln and Belleville avenues, to-
morrow and Monday afternoons. The
final round was originally set for
Sunday and Monday. but the COM
mittee thought it advisable to play
the first half tomorrow and the sec
ond half on Monday, which is Column
bus Day
1t is the first attempt of the Pru
team in tournament play. and consid-
ering this fact, the team has Jared
remarkably WELL The Montclair men
have had wide experience in tourna-
ments and are looked upon as the
favorites. The Pru boys, however.
are confident of coming through with
flying colors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
White SOx Snatch Game
from the Cubs in Ninth

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The local Amer
lean League team evened up the Sc
rieS for the city championship with
the Chicago Nationals yesterday by
winning the second game, to 2. The
Americans won the game in the
ninth inning, when Cheney weakened
and lost control After he had re-
tired two batters on strikes, Weaver
singled. Cheney attempted to catch
him off first base and threw to the
stand. Blackburn singled and Wea-
yer scored the winning run. The
game was clinched when zimmer-
man fumbled Collins's grounder. Che
ney made a wild pitch and Fournier
doubled Scott allowed his opponents
but four hits, three of which were
made In the second inning.
+. h. e.
Americans =. O100 00O1s-5 10 /
Nationals ). 0 0 0 0 o. 8
Batteries-Scott and Schalk, Ameri-
cans; Cheney and Bresnahan, Ma
tiOnals,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
PAT DOUGHERTY ONLY PLAYER
TO MAKE TWO HOMERS IN GAME

were favorable for the opening game.
The day was partly cloudy, with &C.
casional bursts of sunshine. The
temperature was just right for base
ball.
The fortunate possessors of APP
proved applications for worlds series
reservations were in no hurry today
to exchange them for tickets at Bos-
ton. the, management allowing them
until Monday forenoon to cash in"
Less than a score of holders of appli-
cation cards were in line when the
box office opened. and at no time dur
ing the day was there rush.
Spectators lined the streets leading
to Fenway Park with offers to buy
either tickets or approved application
cards. For several hours there was a
near approach to q curb exchange.
with bids ranging between 200 and 300
per cent. about par purchase prices.
Bobby Caruthers, pitching for the
st. Louis and Brooklyn teams of the
American Association, took part in
sixteen worlds series games, and
holds the record In this respect. He
won seven, lost eight and tied one.
McInnes. the first baseman of the
Athletics, was prevented from play
ing in tho worlds series of 1911
through an injured wrist, but man.
aged to get his name in the final box
score when Connie Mack put him in
the game after two were out in the
ninth inning. The fates were work.
ing d-in-hand with Mack, for
they afforded McInnes the opportu-
nifty of making the last putout of the
series.
r. w. Graether, a Newark boy,
reaped harvest in Philadelphia yes
terday by selling camp-stools he had
spent twenty-five cents to obtain at
fifty cents apiece. The tired men in
line we're glad to buy them.
Baseball scores will be furnished on
Lehigh Valley railroad trains during
the worlds series. The scores will be
announced by trainmen and posted
in the smoking compartments.
Manager Herzog of the Reds was
the batting star of the Giants in the
series Of 1912 against the Red Sox.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
Reilly Brothers Association to
Select Date at Next
Meeting.
VESTER Primers IN LINE
lroquois Alleys in Shape and
Bowlers Start Practice
Work.

Two local associations have Just
made application for special nights
in The Star headpin tournament.
Both expect to have a big turnout.
One of them had a monster special
affair last season, one of the biggest
in The Star headpin tournament for
the season of 19l3-1914. 1t was the
Reilly Brothers Association, which
had nineteen teams out Thursday
night, January 49, This association
has applied for a special tournament
night this season, and the date to be
asked for will be definitely decided
on at a meeting of the association at
its headquarters, 321 Bank street,
Friday night, October 23. The Reilly
Brothers Association will hold its
annual reception at Dodgers Hall
tomorrow night. The manager of the
special night for the Reillys In The
Star headpin tournament will be
Vincent Murphy, who managed the
affair last season.
The members Of the Emil Vester
1870 Main street, have also asked for
a special night in The Star headpin
tournament. and wanted to be as
signed Tuesday night in Novem-
Der. Emil Vester Is the manager of
the affair, and he says that the boys
will be out good and strong and that
they expect to account, for a lot of
the watchfobs which The Star offers
for scores of 100 or better. The
Katzenjammer Family and the Kull
Five are special features which the
Emil Vester Association promises for
their big night.
Two teams from the Sacred Heart
Club, of Elizabeth, have also just
entered for The Star headpin tour
nament. They asked to be assigned
the earliest night possible, and it
may be that room will be found for
them during the first week of the
competition, which will open Mon
day night, October 10.
The tournament alleys at the Iro-
quois Academy are now in excellent
shape, and not a few bowlers are
already doing a little practicing SO
as to be in form for the headpin
game. 1t is good policy to do little
headpin bowling. The ordinary game
does not afford just the necessary
practice, though some try to get the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
STALLINGS WOULD HAVE TRADED
HIS OUTFIELD. FOR THE TIGERS

George Stallings can afford to lay
back and smile just now, even though
he is not doing that. Big Georges
path was not Uttered with roses this
year. There were times in the spring
training trip that the Georgia planter
wished he were back at Haddocks
and that he had never heard of base
ball. The Braves were training at
Macon, Ca, when the Newark In
ternational League team ran over for
a couple of games from Columbus
The Boston team beat Newark, but
in one of the games Stallings had to
use Tyler-the best pitcher he had
then-to stop Newark.
After one of the battles Stallings re-
marked that he'd trade his outfield,
Gilbert and Griffith for Dalton, Myers
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-09
Smith, the Fighter, Ready
for Levinsky, the Boxer

Gunboat Smith. the fighter, and
Battling Levinsky the boxer. are re-
ported to be in fine shape for their
ten-round battle at the Manhattan
Casino, 155th street and Eighth ave.
nue., New York, tonight. Smith may
knock out Levinsky, and then again
the latter may outpoint the Cum
ner." Interest is conferred on the out
come on the fact that both are popu-
lar in New York The bout has been
hanging fire for some time. Smith
will probably tip the beam at 1877
pounds, while Levinsky will scale III
pounds. Dan Tone will be the third
man in the ring.