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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-21
JOSEPH GOUuOMB.

Joseph GOllomb, who is graduate
Of c, G. n. Y, and master of arts
Of Columbia university. comes from
the editorial staff of the New York
Eevening Mail to the Eastern Scenario
department of the Universal
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MARY FULLER, MODEL.

Mary Fuller is becoming quite used
to sitting for portrait drawing while
she writes or makes up. for recently
she has been deluged by artists who
want poster or cover reproductions of
the Universal star
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PHoToPLAYWRiTEs, ATTENTION

George Hall, eastern scenario editor
for the Universal. announces that he
is ready to buy all kinds of stories.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-21
MOVIE FLASHES
VIOLET RERSEREAu

Miss Violet Mersereau, the charm
ing Imp actress. recently for the bene-
1T OF her fans delivered two addresses
the first at the Harlem theatre, Mex
York, and the second at Keith's Jer-
sey City theatre. Both were received
with wild ovation, so delighted were
the audiences at seeing their favorite
in real flesh and blood
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-21

900, and Dora introduces him to her
father. Clark then using his own name,
induces Clarence to invest his money
in his new departure, which is an
other sWindle. Clarence proposes to
Effie Ryan and Dora, witnessing the
scene. is broken hearted
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-23
you want to toss that money off,"

you want to toss that money off,"
"Now, Pm going to tell you some
thing said Solomon Lee. DO you
remember what they said about me be-
fore l went away? They said I'd been
q bad int1uence-and l had. They said,
l left nothing but a bad name behind
me. 1t was true. l didn't see it then.
but l have since. | never forgot what
that fellow wrote about me. | couldn't
get rid of it. 1t got on my nerve. I
thought maybe. if l could send up a
man as good as l used to be l could
square myself. Kind Of play even
somehow.
Listen. | found this kid out there
in the woods. and l saw that he could
be taught. He had the markings of a
great pitcher. After | got to working
with him and saw how easy he learn
ed and how natural it was for him to-
do the same things that | used to do,
it came to me M day that l might
make him another Solomon Lee. You
see. Billy. knew you and Mike and
a few of the oldtimers would know
where he got the stuff. l wanted you
to recognize it, so l started in to make
him work my way. l wouldn't let
him make a move in the box unless [
taught it to him. You know l used to
be Il pretty pitcher to watch, Billy"
Bigelow nodded, and Lee lifted his
glass and drained it in a breath.
1T took me more than two years,
Billy" he continued. Il hid him out
from the other scouts. l scared them
off when they wanted to talk about
him.. | wanted to ave him for you.
but didn't want him to go until he
was ripe. When l had him in shape
when I'd given him all my stuff and
coached him to use it naturally and
easy-l tipped it off in the right place,
and Sladdin came up to look him over.
This kids got everything that l can
give him. Billy-everything but a thirst
for this
solomon Lee lifted the champagne
bottle and retilled his glass, watching
the tiny bubbles curiously as they
raced to the surface.
Hes the fellow / might have been
if I'd got started right, but-you know
how it was with me. | got to travel
ing with the wrong bunch. He mustn't
do that, Billy. He's a good kid. He
doesn't know what booze tastes like,
and he's got Il nice girl back there in
the bushes. That'l help some. I'd
have been better off if I-well, never
mind that, Billy, I've taken a lot Of
pains With this boy. He's Just like a
son to me, and he's got to make good
where | fell down. He must be the
fellow Solomon Lee might have been
but fOr-this stuff" .
The manager nodded his gray head
over his empty glass.
you've squared it, Solly." he said
gently. Don't think any more about
it. You've made good. It's ali right
now. Come on; let's get out into the
air. We've had enough Of this stuff"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-23
VIII.-THE
From The Ten Thousand Dollar Arm
and Other Tales of the Big League"
Copyright. 1912. by Small. Maynard & companv
That's the stuff" said Bicelow.

1HdLS Tie SIuH. SAID BlgelOW.
Solomon Lee really meant it at the
time, but he found the minor league a
little faster than he had expected. All
leagues are a tritie fast for the ball
player who does not take care of him
self. He did not even finish the season
with the Glass A club.
Next year there was a Lee pitching
in an outlaw league on the Pacific
coast, but not for long. 1t is many
miles from the Sierras to the bright
news will always find its own messen-
%gers-that this Lee was the once cele-
brated Solomon, all in, down and out
and drinking like a fish.
After the outlaws dismissed him he
dropped out Of sight entirely. Solo
MOI Lee became no more than a men,
Dry, which stirred slightly in the
springtime when the papers were full
OF the doingS Of the new men at the
training camps.
This recruit the dispatches might
say, "is another Solomon Lee or
''The new pitcher reminds one strong
ly Of Solomon Lee. He has many of
the mannerisms of that unfortunate
athlete"
Solomon Lee was gone. and he had
left nothing but a bad name behind
him.
Years wheeled along; teams changed
from bat boy to manager; stars of the
diamond rose. shone and tlickered
away into minor league gloom. In
time Ed Terrill said goodby to public
life and went out on the western slope
of the Rockies, there to raise apples
and mediate upon his glorious past.
The owners of the CorSuir franchise,
casting about for a man to fill TerrilPs
shoes. went 10 further than their own
inlield, whore they hit upon the aging
Billy Bigelow. The great shortstop
was arching them over to first. His
whip" was dead. and he was no
longer Il shadow on the bases. But
he still had his baseball brain, and it
would have been a thousand pitics to
waste that gray matter upon a minor
league payroll.
Billy Bigelow made good as q man
ager. and out in 4 timber league in the
northwest Il fat nan With q stubby
mustache read the news of Bigelow's
promotion in Il Seattle paper, and the
date line stirred a thousand bitter men,
cries into life. He took pen and pa
per and sat down to write IL letter:
Dear Old Friend Bill-I'm glad to see
that you got what was coming to you.
Then he sat still for a long time
with the pen in his fingers. after
which he tore the sheet into bits and
went out to get a drink and stayed to
get several more.
The fat mans name was Smith, and
he was managing the Fremontville
team in Il very bush league on a salary
limit which would have made a real
ball PLAYER grin. Smith had an object
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-23

front row of the grand stand and hur-
ried after the Manager of the COrsairS.
"That's Il great kid. that Marsh,"
said the stranger as he ranged along
side.
You bet he is! said BigeIow
heartily.
sort of reminded me of Il man who
used to pitch for this club a long time
ago" said the stranger. Did he make
you think of anybody you ever saw be-
fore!"
1t WAS the tone more than the words
that made B.lly Bigelow turn his eyes.
"Think of #%uybody,." said he. "NVhy,
he's Solomon Lee all over again.
YES" said the fat man quietly. Il
thought you'd get the old stuff, Billy"
Ri&pIow stopped in his tracks, and
then. With - wild yell, he launched
himself at the fat man.
"Solly," he cried, "where on earth
did YOU come FROM"
Prom til" ~h@Shcs." said Solomon
Lee. And tlIatS where ! trained this
kid"
That night the Old friends had dinner
together. and Solomon Lee. running
true to his old time form. took more
than was good for him. Billy Bigelow
also, alleging that the occasion war
ranted it. stepped down from the wa
ter wagon, but wet no more than the
soles of his feet.
you've got to let me pay my price
for this kid" said the manager. II
wont take him unless | can pay what
| think he's worth"
You'll take him rs Il gift said Solo
MOI Lee, a bit thickly. For Il gift,
Billy. Understands"
40. | don't understand. WHY would
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-23

no ghost. am after he had famed five
of them and sneaked the return strike
over on the dangerous 'Raus" Kenne-
dy they began to take notice. How
ever. it is not with the game that we
have to do, but with something which
happened after it was over.
Marsh won by q score of 4 to 0. and
Billy Bigelow. still under the spell of
memory. started across the field to-
ward the clubhouse. A fat man with
a stubby mustache dropped out Of the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-23

could you do that? If he's another
Solomon Lee
Never you mind how l did it." said
Smith. I've made you a business
proposition. Does it go or not"
And we get him for nothing?'
"Ab-so-lute-ly."
You're m" said the scout. "And
l don't mind telling you that you've
skinned yourself out of a nice chunk
OF money. | was going to grab him
anyway and take no chances on the
draft
You let you was going to take
him." said Smith warmly. IF had
to jam him down your throat. | wish
ed him on you"
Toward the middle of September
the timber wolf from the Tillamook
league dropped in on Billy Bigelow.
h manager had heard just enough
about him to be interested. and he pro-
ceeded to look the gift wolf in the
mouth.
And you're the fellow who looks
so much like Solomon Lee. are you?"
he said. I'D give Il nice piece of mon
ey to know that you could pitch like
that old horse"
Mlk Mulrooney. the old time catch
er, who was in his prime when Solly
Lee was burning up the big league
and who now devoted his time to work
ing out with the recruit pitchers, was
instructed 10 put the boy through his
PAGES and report. Marsh had his first
trial at the park in the morning, and
when Billy Bigclow arrived at the
clubhouse in the afternoon he found
Mike sitting on the porch in the sun
and talking to himself.
go away, Billy" said Mike. ""Tis
a ghost I've seen today. This kid
this Marsh-d'ye know who he is?
What he is? None but ovid Solly Lee
come back to life. Its the truth I'm
tellin' We. Billy. Wait till We see him
go. Every little wiggIe in that box,
every move of his hands, the funny
Winoup, everything even to the return
s~trike-Solly Ice, to the life!'
Hes good. is he::"
"Oh, man. but he's a sweet pitcher,
d sweet pitcher.
"l}ut where did he get it,"
God knows" said Mulrooney sol
EMMY. lie Says Il man named Smith
taught it to him out in the bushes
s~omewheres. l tell We. he'll give We a
chill the first time We see him come
back with that return ball. It's like
catchin' a ghost
You think he could 20 III some dav
this week?' asked Bigelow.
"-Anny day-auny day at all, III all"
said Mike earnestly.
Friday was the day Bigelow selected,
and Bud Marsh walked out into the
diamond as cool and collected as il he
had been pitching against big league
teams ali his iitc.
Only look at him." said Mike Mul-
rooney to Rigelow as the two old
timers sat on the bench, their cl.ins in
their fists. Look at him, He takes
it as aisy as if be was but steppin' into
a sody parlor."
Then the boy began to pitch, anu
the two men watched him breathlessly.
Where did he get it," said Bigelow.
Look at that windup! Ii it wasn't for
this gray hair Of mine I'd think |
ought to be out there behind him at
short"
And me behind the bat said Mike
softly. Dye mind the way he kind
OF chucks the ball out from his chest
before he Winds up? Solly used TO Go
that. Don't it give We a chill to see
him? Yes; l thought so. Could it be
q ghost he is?'
The Reds found the recruit nitchnr
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-23

POSED by Moran of the Phillies.I
in paying as little as possible. for he
was the wner as we'll as the manager
Of the ~Fremontville club. In the win
ter time he gave his attention to his
billiard parlor and bowling alley and
when perfectly sober was regarded as
Il Keel business man. His players had
to respect him. for he knew more base
ball than any man in the Tillamook
league had any right to know, but they
did not love him, for he was a hard
taskmaster. He would not have a
drinking man on his team. and his mot
to was, do as l say and not as I do"
After Bigelow was we'll in his stride
as manager the fat a subscribed
to several eastern papers and watched
the progress Of the Corsairs with an
interest which was almost painful.
Several times he was tempted to write
that letter. but always stuck after the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-23

Dyspepsia is Americas curse. To re-
store digestion, normal weight. good
health and purify the blood, use Bur
dock blood b%itters, Sold at all drug
stores, price 81.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-23

For any pain, burn, scald or bruise
apply DIR. Thomas electric oil-the best
household remedy, At all drug stores
two sizes, 25e and SOC.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-23
Position.

"What was Weggie on the college
crew. 81 think he wa what thev
call til" ioke."-Town Topics.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
CHINESE.JAPAN QUARREL
Capture Of German Submarine From
China by Japanese Causes a Row.

Peking.-Hostile incidents between
the Chinese and the Japanese contin
ue. The Chinese government still is
protesting against the presence of
Japanese forces in China, but re.
strains its soldiers from any overt
acts.
The latest protest concerns the Jap,
anese seizure of the German torpedo
boat destroyer $50. This vessel, after
having sunk the Japanese cruiser TAX
achiho, was run upon the Chinese
coast go miles to the south Of Using.
tau. The Chinese authorities took
possession of her, but the Japanese
came by sea and drove the Chinese
away.
Herr Won Nathan, German minis.
ter in Peking, has protested to the
Foreign Office against the interning
of the $50 crew by China, contending
that the Chinese government has per,
mitted Japanese soldiers to land on
her territory without taking them un.
der arrest.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
LONGEST SESSION QUITS
Collapse Of All Efforts to Secure Cot
ton Legislation for South.

Washington. - After nearly. 10
months of continuous session since
the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson.
the Sixty-third Congress adjourned
its second session Saturday after Q
collapse of prolonged efforts to pro-
cure cotton growers relief legislation.
Leaders in the movement agreed to
adjourn. however, only on the condi-
tion that pending cotton relief meas
ures would have right OF way in the
house when Congress reconvenes De
cember T.
Not more than so members OF the
house and less than a quorum of the
Senate were in attendance. The end
was accomplished through the pas
sage of a concurrent resolution end
ing the session at o'cfoC.s IN the
afternoon. but clocks were turned
ahead, actual adjournment in the
house occurring at 4:22, and in the
Senate a 1927.
AS the altered hands of the house
clock drew near 4, while the Senate
was winding up executive business,
Speaker Clark arose at his desk and.
facing the scattered attendance on the
floor, said:
This is the longest and most labo-
rious session that Congress has ever
known. ! congratulate you most
heartily on being able to adjourn at
last. I wish TO thank every member
of the house, Democratic. Republican.
Progressive and Independent, for uni
form courtesy shown to the speaker.
Now, in the language of Tiny Tim.'
God bless us every one"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
AMERICAN COTTON
CAN Be SHIPPED
ENGLAND ASSURES U. S. 1T WILL
NOT INTERFERE WITH
SHIPMENTS.
NOT CONTRABAND OF WAR
British Ship Laden With American
Cotton Held at Scotch Port Be-
cause Of Disagreement.

Western Newspaper uui"u Nvws Service.
Washington. - SIR Edward Grev,
British minister for foreign affairs.
has assured the United States
through Ambassador Page at London.
that England will not interfere with
American cotton shipments as con
traband OF war y is announced at
the State Department.
Ambassador PAGE said the British
ship Camperdoon. laden with Ameri-
can cotton and products, detained at
Stornoway, Scotland. is held only be-
cause of disagreement between her
owners and the charter party.
This attitude of the British govern
ment Will permit the safe movement
OF American cotton to any point, in
cluding Germany. where a market
may be found. Moreover, Sir Edward
Grey's statement is construed as
meaning there is to be no interfer.
ence with any non -contraband car
goes from a neutral c0untry carried
in neutral ships, even when consigned
to a belligerent
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31

that the operations of the allied ves-
sells in the North sea, Of the Belgian
coast and in the vicinity of the Straits
OF Dover, may cause the German tieet
to come out and give battle.
In naval circles here 1t is consider
ed that the German submarines, al.
though they have proved deadly to
ships steaming slowly, will not be so
effective against ship steaming and
maneuvering at high speed and in
shallow waters, as the British moni-
tors and their auxiliaries have been
doing.
German Guns at the Coast.
There is some talk of the Germans
bringing their big 42-centimeter guns
to the coast to use against the alnes'
warships, but the British sailors are
credited with saying that their vessels
can prevent these guns being put in
position. They claim that even If they
should be mounted, they will not be
so deadly against fast moving target
as they were against the stationary
forts which they destroyed so easily.
While this life and death struggle Is
going on in the west the French have
become more active in the east along
Alsatian border and are said to be
making preparations and securing ad.
yanced positions, in view of possible
attacks by the Germans, with their
big siege guns.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
Austria Will Surrender Italians.

ROme.-The Russian ambassador to
Italy has notified the Italian govern
ment that Emperor Nicholas, desiring
to give Italy a further proof of his
friendship. is ready to free all Austrian
prisoners OF Italian nationality taken
by Russian troops in Galicia. He will
send these men to Italy on condition
that the Italian government does not
return them to Austria,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
Shins Shell Inland Trenches.

Dover, via London.-In addition 10
killing General Won Trip and all oil
his staff to the west OF Westende on
Trafalgar Day October 2D, the Brit
fish fleet. In its bombardment OF the
Germans advaning along the Belgian
coast, did enormous damage. Firing
continued without intermission for
IL hours. The range OF the ships
guns enabled them to shell the Ger.
man trenches three miles inland. and
they did great execution to the bat.
teries placed amid the sand dunes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
GERMAN ADVANCE
SHORT OF RAT|ONS
TEUToNIc CHARACTERISTICS
ARE ENDURANCE, DARING AND
SKILL IN MANEUVERS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-Another descriptive reci
tai of events in the north of France
from an eye witness attached to the
British General Headquarters, dated
October II, was issued Sunday by the
official information bureau. 1t speaks
of the fitness of the troops, and de.
clares that the fact that we are
steadily advancing and that the en-.
emy is giving way has proved an in.
spring change"
Continuing, the report says:
This is not the only advantage we
possess, for We still hear from prison
ers that their advance troops are
short of food and exhausted from con-
tinual outpost work. We can afford
to give our troops more rest, and
there is no lack Of food. Many of
the men opposed to us have had only
two months service, and prisoners
declare that they will no. expose
themselves in the trenches.
Nevertheless, the enemy in front
of us is fighting well and skillfully,
and showing endurance. They gen.
orally contrive to remove their
wounded and often to bury their kill.
ed before they retise. Their escape
often is facilitated by numerous deep
bitches.
Many German cavalry patrols are
wearing Belgian uniforms, practice
not excusable on the ground of any
lack Of their own.
AN incident on October 13 shows
the resource and bravery of some
of our enemy's scouts. A detachment
of German artillery was retiring, oc-
casionally coming into action. A
British officer had been standing for
some minutes under tree. when he
noticed a fine wire hanging down
close to the trunk. Looking up, he
saw one of the enemy in the tree.
Him he shot and killed.
"As the campaign goes on the ten
dency of the Germans to rely on
masses of men has become less mark.
ed. There are indications, however,
that the supply of war material is not
inexhaustible, and the significant cir.
clar of the Prussian minister of war
enjoining careful search of battle
fields for equipment, and even the col.
lection of empty cartridge cases has
been quoted in a previous letter.
This circular seems to have been
prompted more by necessity than by
habits of economy for in recent fight.
ing both gun and rifle ammunition OF
old patterns have been found in
trenches evacuated by the enemy, on
their dead and on prisoners.
The narrative then quotes from
pamphlets dropped by German airmen
summoning the French to surrender
on the ground that they are only
pulling chestnuts out of the fire for
the English.
News of a sort is disseminated
among the German soldiers by means
of a special military newspaper call.
ed The Patrol, which is published in
Berlin" ii continues. Its historical
value may be gagged by the s.atemen:
made IN its issue of September 6. as
follows:
"It may confidently be asserted