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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06
BUYING EGGS IN PERU.
Purchase Must Be Made With All Re-
GARD to Dignity Of Vender.

gard to Dignity OF Venoer.
Harry A. Franck, the wandering
author of "a Vagabond Journey
Around the World" and Zone Police
man 49," is somewhere in the wilds of
South America One of his most re-
Gently received letters, mailed from
La Paz, Bolivia, told in humorous de-
tail of his long trip down the spine Of
the South American continent from
Bogota to Buenos Aires. He writes,
in part:
"From the day l left Lima till
landed here. 1 did not have n single
cold meal So much for the cooking
outfit: carry one by all means. Forty
per cent alcohol is to be had at sol
a bottle in some six or seven towns
along the way. Eggs are plentiful
enough though in the Andes, when you
enter a shop with four bushel baskets
of them sitting around in various cor
ners, the invariable reply is. They are
not for sale The proper answer to
this is to say in your most fluent and
regal Quechua: OF course, l know
very we'll they are not for sale: no
Andine lady who considers herself a
lady would think of selling eggs
meanwhile you are filling your basket
or sacks-but-er-Ih have taken three
dozen, how much do l owe you?
1.-The answer is sure to be meek
Dos realeS, Senor."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06

One q the latest fade q he Ne
toeist u ths muslcal. automobile. AZ
tached 70 the side OF The car . . soel
u pipe organ calliops aPranUs0sat
The wind pressure to operaAs ~
pipes 10 supplied with power iron III
engins. There are ten pipes. giviAl
khs player" range Of IN octave VIII
svo half notes" included. The stopa
ne operated from the rear seat q III
ear. BY means OF wires running 70 Z
miniature keyboard attached to thu
hack OF the front seat. The instru
msnt can b used for the double pur
poss Of amusement And . warning
% pedestrians.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06
CHAPTER XII
The Echo.
S-AE1Nx a

The Echo.
When the major entered his room.
Jereboam. his ancient body-servant,
was dawdling about putting things to
rights. his scanned visage under his
white wool suggesting . charred
stump beneath Q crisp powdee1ng Of
snow. "Jedge Chaamahs done telly-
foam ter AZ 70 ovah ter Glahden Hall
ter suppah ter.nisht, suh," hs said.
Tell him not tonight, Jerry" said
the other YEARLY. Some other time. /"
Tho old dairy ruminated - he
plodded down to the Doctors tele-
phone. "Whut de mattah now! He
got dat ar way-on-yundah look efgen."
He shook his head forebodinsly.
The major had. indeed, farawsy
hook - be eat there. . heavy lonely
llgre that bright morning. It had
slipped to Ids face With the news of
the arrival 1T DsDory Court. He told
himself that no oelt queer.
Suddenly he seemed to hear chm
voices close to his ear:
Which vas Il she lovea' Valiant
or sassoonf" Is.
It was % distinct that he stmted,
vexed and disturbed Really. It was
absurd. He would be seeing things
next! "Southall may be right about
that exercise" he muttered; III walk
more" He began the projected 10
form without delay. striding up and
down the room. But the little voices
presently sounded again, shouting hke
gnomes inside . hill:
which was s.: Valiant or 6aS
soon?"
II wish to God I knew" said the
major roughly, standing still It 81.
fenced them, but the sound OF his own
voice, as though It had been Pre-.
concerted signal, drew together hun
,dred inchoate images Of other days.
There was the well-ordered garden Of
Damory Court-it rose up. gloomy
with night shadows. across his great
clothes-press against the wall-with
himself sitting on q rustic bench
smoking and behind him the candle
lighted library window with Beauty
Valiant pacing up and down, waiting
for daylight. There was . sun.
lighted stretch between two hemlocks,
with Southall and he measuring the
ground-the grass all dewy sparhlea
and an, early robin teetefmg on Z
thorn-bush. Eight -he
caught himsalf counting the PAGES.
He wiped his forehead. Between
the hemlocn now were two figures
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06

Alfred Noyes, the English poet. who
is in this country lecturing in the
cause OF world peace, may become a
professor IN The faculty Of Princeton
university. His election, 1t Is said. will
be sanctioned by the trustees at their
meeting in April.
The position which Mr.. Noyes may
fill is a visiting professorship. with lee
lures on modern English literature. 1t
will begin about the middle Of next
February and extend thru the second
term of the university and, it Is un-
derstood, will continue in this way for
several years, from February to June.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06
ORRIl'J||||'':''
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So uniformly successful haD o.
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the Drink Habit" into sober and No..
full citizens. and % strong y our 60
fdence In its curative powers. thai -
want to emphasize the fact thai o.
RINE II sold under this positive goAS-
antee. II. after q trial. you get ~
benefit, your money will b Eeeunded
ORRINE costs only 800 Per box -
for Free Booklet. Nc Bride = VAL
corner Center and Main.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06

Another high record, estimated from
565. 100000 to 575,000,000 short tons,
was made in the coal production Of the
United States in 1913, an increase over
1912 Of at least 100000 tons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06

err and q book-rack.
He fingered longest in . room
whose door was painted The Hilarium.
It had evidently been . nursery and
tschoolroom. Here on the walls were
many shelves wound over with net
works Of cobwebs, and piled with the
oldest assemblage Of toys. There
were school.books, too, thumbed and
dog-eared. from First Reader to
Caesars Gallo Wars, with names Of
small valiants scrawled on their fly
leaves. He carefully relocked the door
Of this room; he wanted to dust those
toys and books with his own hands.
In the upper hall again he leaned
from the window, shifting the far
hung scent Of orchards and peach
blown fencerows. The soft whirring
sound Of . birds wing went past, al
most brushing his startled face, and
the old oaks seemed to stretch their
bent limbs with . faithful brute-like
yawn Of pleasure. In the room below
he could hear the vigorous sound Of
Aunt Daphne's hard-driven broom and
the sound flooded the echoing space
with Q comfortable coMmotion.
He went to his trunk and hshed out
. set shirt On which he knotted .
looeS tie. exchanged his Panama for
. sloach hat, and whistling the bar.
carole non Tales Of Hoffman. went
gaily out Il feel tremendously alive
today" he connded to the dog, n no
tramped through tho lush grass. II
you see me ladlo the muck out Of
that fountain with my own fair hands.
don't have . At Tn liable TO DO any.
thln4. Z s ~ - 35si4 = -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-04
NORTH BENNINGTON


Mr. and Mrs. George d. yelling
and Miss Harriet yelling enjoyed an
auto trip TO Troy Wednesday.
Tucker chapter. No. 80. o. Il. s..
will hold their regular monthly meet
ing Friday evening. June 5, in Mason
ic hall.
Mrs. Frederick ID. Ranney and Mrs.
Helen c. Cole are in attendance at
the second annual meeting of the
Vermont Order of Eastern Star. held
at Burlington.
Mrs. Ruby Jones. who has been
spending a week with friends and rel
atives in town. has gone to Berlin, n.
Y, to visit before returning to her
home in Oneonta, n. Y.
The Woman's Missionary society OF
the Baptist church will meet in the
church parlor Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock Miss Ada Brigham win be
present to tell of her recent trip TO
the Orient in the interest of missions.
The meeting promises TO be one of in
terest as Miss Brigham is an enter
tanning speaker. as those who heard
her last year can testify. A cordial
invitation is extended TO all.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-06-04
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
ns4s q IA Ts~a I'D vlhsss Ted Brisfb
- n.ns $780,

A. Mould OF NeWariy. MI. is spend
ing the summer az the Locus Shea
farm.
IaGreoqne Tailored Underwear az
cost. a n. C.. Kloeks. $40 Main 81
Adv. Az
Olin ~. harNood has purchased n
building lot on South street of Elmer
Redwood.
The repairs which are being made
on the residence Of Miss johnson Of
Old Bennington are about completed
There viii be a meeting OF the Al
TAR Guild Immediately after the serg-
ice at ST. Peters church, Friday even
ing
home less than a year ago. a broth
er. Able Wyman. who served in the
second regiment. Is living In Spring
field. Mass
The business meeting OF the ". n.
e.. Friday evening will be short o.
enable the ladies 10 attend the Sons
OF Veterans fair.
Miss Mclean. Marjorie Smith. Hell
en- White. Helen lockwood. IIilda
lockwood. Zada Nichols and Margar-
et Field spent yesterday afternoon
and the early evening at Peaks
pines.
June 9Th. this year viii be the 10Th
anniversary OF the Y. NJ. c. A.. found
ed in London by Sir George Williams
10 help himself and a group of fellow
clerks In one OF the stores there. The
movement has grown until now theirs
are about 5000 organizations with l..
loo. 600 members. The local society
is nearing it's 25th anniversary which
will doubtless be celebrated with pro
per exercises.
George Wyman who enlisted from
Peru in company 1. 10th Vermont vol
unteers. during the civil war and who
rose 10 the rank OF corporal. died
Wednesday night at the Vermont sol
diers' home here. lie was a native OF
Peru. where he was born In iSii. lie
was first admitted to the home in Sep
TENDER. 1911. later he was transferr-
ed TO the Massachusetts home at Chel
sea. but returned 70 the Vermont
open.air meetings at the soldiers
home for Sunday afternoons during
the three months OF the summer will
be started on Sunday. June 9Th.
these gatherings have been in charge
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. and the friends of
the association have assisted In one
way and another To make them sue.
cessful. II is desirable that all who
are interested in this phase of religi.
Gus work will lend their assistance
and presence at the meetings
The local Woodmen are making
preparations to hold 4 celebration at
Hunts upper grove on July 4. The
plans OF the local camp are not yet
completed. but It has been decided
that some OF the features will consist
of an outdoor picnic with a dancing
platform and other attractions. There
will also be n big clambake and a
baseball game. There has not been a
picnic In Bennington on the Fourth
of July for a number of years and the
Woodmen are looking for a good at
tendance. Adv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11
SAYS FEDERALS
WILL NOT LAST
Chairman Hermann of Ma
tionaI Commission Predicts
Short Life for Outlaws.
SORRY FOR PLAYERS WHO
DON'T GET MONEY FIRST
Commends Knabe. Tinker and Brown
on Being Wise-Big Leagues
Cant Pay Big Salaries.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January
Io.-';1f the Federal League ap-
proaches players who are already
under contract what will prevent
us from increasing the price they
have paid for the contracts OF Ger
tain players and thus retaking
them > and in this short sentence
August Hermann, chairman OF
the national base ball commits
sion, today disposed OF the rumors
that the new league might seize
Hobiitzeli. Daubert or any otl1er
star actually under legal obliga-
tons to his club.
The l'edcrals, therefore" re-
stunned Mr. Hermann. are sim
ply trying for advertisement il,
butlcrlr2 Daubert and Hoblitzell
eiliicr that. or else, not knowing
that these men arc under contrac1.
they We're trying 10 get inforrna
tlUn as 10 their chance OF landing
new acccssions. Their leaders
have often stated publicly that
they will make no effort to get
signed players, and believe them,
Tor what on earth could prevent
us from using their own weapons
against them if they did,
Il am sorry for Gene Packard.
though. He is young fellow
with a family to support and
seemed to have brilliant future.
Brown, Tinker and Knabe were wise
enough to get their money first. or get
it 50 bonded that it cannot escape.
Packard, ] understand. like some
of the other youngsters. got no such
protection. Where then. viii he get off
when the Federal League blows up. as
it will surely do? No league, not even
the banded forces of the two major
bodies. can afford to spend any such
cNtravasant sums as promised by the
Federals: that league is sure and GER
tain to explode. and then what will be-
come of the youngsters who did not
get their pay ahead Of time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11
DOOM TO GET BUSY.
Intends to Send Out Contracts in
Hope of Saving His Team.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PHILADELPHIA. January 10-Man-
:.-er Charles $. Doom of the Philles
win arrive in Philadelphia tomorrow
morning to bolster UP the fast-desert
ing forces of his team. whip contracts
and letters all over the country and
try to protect the assets of the club.
for the franchise without players Is
worth nothing.
President Baker is expected in Phila-
Ge!phia Tuesday. and he will imme-
diately take up the base ball situation
with Manager Doom. The Phillies are
about th= worst p1ucked team in base
ball as a result of the raids of the
Federal League. Otto Knabe. Jimmy
Walsh. Doc Miller "Addie" Brennan
and Billy kiliifer have jumped the
fence and gone with the Federals.
Il is said by National League mag
mates that one reason why the Ma
tionals were SO badly blistered by the
Federals was that the former presi-
dent, Thomas ]. Lynch. refused to read
the writing on the wall and had the
National Leaguers waiting until after
the meeting of the national commits
sion. when the fight with the Payers
Fraternity was Strengthened out. Lynch
was ouSted, but he mad clogSed up the
works so thoroughly that President
Tener could not make a move until
after the big league powow.
1t was limited today that Sherwood
Magee had jumped. He is not to be
found at Logan nor at his winter home
in Buffalo. His father-in-law was in Phil
adelphia and he admitted that he did not
know where the left fielder was at pres
ent. He stated that he was sure Magee
would not leave the Phillies.
hot ta1{
OF the Phillies, said he thought that
many of the players who jumped would
be back before the season ended. but
that they would have to come back to
the clubs they jumped and would not
De permitted to go to another league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11
sHECKARD FOR PITTSBURGH.
Former Cub Star Slated for Mana
gerial Job in Smoketown.

Sueciat Dispatch 20 i ne sun
PITTSBURGH, Pa. January lO.-That
Jimmy Sheckard. the veteran major
league outfieider. will be the manager
Of the Pittsburgh base bali team IN the
Federal League the coming season was
admitted today by officials OF the local
club in the new circuit.
Deacon Phillip. last years manager,
is sore over the local Federal declination
To resign him and his friends declare
there will be a row over back pay.
Secretary William I. Mccullough said
today that there is no longer any doubt
as to the identity Of the new manager.
"Sheckard will be the man." he said.
land he will be signed in a short time.
All the details have been arranged to
the satisfaction of both sides.
Secretary Mccullough says Sheckard
was not the only big Lacquer in confer
euce with President John b. Barbour
here Another man just as well known
in the base ball world was visitor at
our headquarters" he stated. And
While he viii not get the managerial
position. his visit shows that many
things are going on of which the organ
lied base ball men know nothlns- Sec
rotary Mccullough then made the asser-
tion thar within the next ten days the
local officials will announce the names Of
seven ior league PLAYERS who hav-
signed to play with the Pittsburgh Fec
erals.
I'VE have these men as good sewed
mn said the secretary, but the time is
not quite ripe to give out their names
There won't be any hitch. We have the
seven men. all right. and all are National
League PLAYERS The Pittsburgh Fed
eral League club, for one, does not intend
to touch any American League player.
Every major Lacquer We take will come
from the Nationals.
Mccullough admitted that one Of the
PLAYERS sought by the local club is Pitch.
er Bert Humphries of the Chicago Cubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11
HOUSING ATHLETES
Biz Problem for the German
Olympic Committee to Solve.
CAMPS OUTSIDE STADIUM
Other Nations to Bear Part of the
Expense of Erecting
Quarters.

BERLIN, January lO.-The German
Olympic committee, in its efforts to solve
the problem of quarterins the hundreds
of athletes who will compete here in
1916. has evolved the plan of offering
private training camps to those nations
which Will bear a proportion of the ex-
pense necessary for the building of these
quarters.
In order that the teams of the various
countries may reside in the desired Sc
clusion. with their own cooks and train
ing tables and with an athletic field
adjacent, the committee has secured a
large plot of land in the Grunewald pine
| forest, almost at the doors of the
stadium, and is now approaching the
participant nations with an offer to pay
portion of the cost of erecting and
furnishing the houses.
1t also offers to place at the disposal
OF such countries as do not care to incur
the expense Of building a special club
house. portable barracks in which the
competitors can be housed during the
games. Sweden has already decided to
take advantage of the proposal and will
erect characteristic Swedish country
house. A representative of the Ameri-
can committee. who for several months
has been vainly looking for a good hotel,
with field for practice nearby, outside
of town and vet easily accessible, and
with accommoda tons for from 100 to $50
athletes. which he was instructed to en-
gage, has interrupted his search. think
ing that the committees plan may offer
just the accommodations desired by the
American committee.
The committee Is rapidly arranging the
many details incidental to the games of
1916, and removing various causes of
friction among local and international
bodies. Disputes between the German
Olympic committee and the German tur-
ner guild relative to the program have
is now an enthusiastic supporter of the
games.
The draft of the program for submits
sion to the international committee at
Paris for track and field athletics. fol-
lows closely that drawn up at the In
ternational Federation last summer, and
will be favorably received in the United
States. 1t includes all the standard
events practiced there eliminates the
''two-handed' weight events and adds
only one walking event. the hundred
kilometer 621a-mile) walk.
The general rules contain proviso
aimed at migrating athletes. Under this
an athlete competing at one set of
games for a particular country cannot
enter later games from another country,
although he may have become naturally
ed in the meantime.
The German committee has also adopt
ed a new amateur definition much shorter
than that drafted by the international
Federation. 1t differs from it and the
accepted American rule by professional
izing amateurs competing against profess
SIGNALS only if this occurs without the
permission Of the Amateurs Club Fed
GRAFTON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11
Bill Armour Signs to
Manage Kansas City

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis.,. january
1O.-Wflliam ("BilI'') Armour. who
was scout and business director
of the Milwaukee bail ciab last
year. today signed n contract with
George Tebenu to manage Kan
sas City club for 1914.
Mr. Armour will have complete
charge of the club. and Will
handle the team from the bench,
having Heine Peitz to take
charge Of the field work and
coach the players.
Armour had three offers, two
from major league clubs to do
scout duty next season. and the
other from Kansas City. After
a conference with owner George
Tebeau today he decided to again
tuke mp the reins of active inan-
aRement and handle the team for
the Kansas City magnatc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11
GRIFF'S PLAYERS HURRYING
TO SIGN THEIR CONTRACTS
Henry Writes That He Wants to Get in the Fold and
Engel Is Sixth Player to Offer Signature
Base Ball Gossip.
BY ]. ED GR1LLo.

Nlung offers from the Federal League going dis
Clark Gh Just the players receiving
their for they them, and
least player has written asking that his contract be
forwarded a for his signature.
This John Henry who, having returned iron,
he member of the Players
conference Immediately down and wrote
ready sign for and would like to
submitted.
Henry said that the
that he felt there would be
the players and the that be to hold
Henry added that he better shape this winter than
has that he is
ing He said been approached by the Fedora!
probably because they know that he has intention OF
anywhere Washington. incidentally Henry believes
that the Nationals have finish first in the
and ne tells Cri that hopes be able do his share bring
about this result
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11
Gafney's Talk.
GOTHAM RACQUETERS WIN.
Defeat Philadelphia for Intercity
Championship.

PHILADELPHIA, January 1o-New
York defeated Philadelphia here this
afternoon in the first of the series of
matches for the intercity racquet cham
pionship. George Mortimer and George
c. Clarke. New Iork's first team, defeat
ed George II. Brooke and c. II. Bromley
Philadelphia. in hard seven-set match.
The scores were s-15. is, 15-4 1a-5,
l0-15. 10. LIB.
New York's second team, Morris Heck
scher and ". P. Burden. defeated A. j.
Drexel Paul and J. X. Mohr, Philadel-
phia, I'LL, .lI-l5. 12-l5. 15-6. Isl.
ia