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The Washington times., 1914-04-28
Introducing the Amherst
Collegian, Mr.. John
Henry, Premier
Backstop of
Them All.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

Amherst College sent John Henry
to the Griffmen.
In 1910. Amherst had a pitcher
named Mcclure, whose record at
tracted the attention Of McAleer,
who dispatched Mike Kahoe to
Massachusetts to give the twirler
the once-over. One look convinced
the scout that Mcclure was too
small to make a success in speedy
society, but the catcher-Henry-
looked like a real ball player. Henry
was approached, but did not want
to go into the professional ranks
until after graduation, but he signed
and came here in June.
An injured knee proved a draw
back at times, but, at that, Henry is
ranked,by many as one Of the BRAIN
lest catchers IN the game. This
spring he has been hitting better
than at any other time since COM
ing here.
Henry makes his home in Amherst,
Mass. where he first played ball on
the local high school nine During
the winter months he Is kept busy
coaching the college hockey team,
being one of the leading expcnents
of the art Of driving the puck on
the frozen lakes and rivers Of New
England
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
Leach Cross to Make
Last Stand for Glory

Leach Cross will make his last stand
in the struggle for recognition in the
ranks of the lightweights tonight. In
Tom McCarey's arena. out in Los An
eeles. the popular East Slider will box
twenty rounds with Freddie Welsh. Ihe
lightweight champion Of Great Britain.
If he is decisive!y defeated Cross will
lose his chance at forcing Willie
Ritchie into a mattel, for the titlo.
Welsh is a prohibitrve favorite in Inc
betting The odds are 10 to T. with
little Cross money in sight. The Eng
Iishrnan's victory over Joe Rivers. who
has three times defeated Cross, has
m;.,Ic him NOR" ,h-n popular.
Welsh is desiroUs of winning most
decisiyely. Cor he believes tina; by so
doing he will gain that much desired
battle with Ritchie.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28

physically fit he may be. That John
Cocmbs has made such a remarkable
record in the box, is due chiefly to his
ability to get all he has on the ball
with a minimum of effort.
At this perplexing stage of the game,
when Connie Mack has to use all OF
his Witness I'm handling his pitchers,
Coombs would make the American
League race a farce IL he were ready
to enter the box as of yore. He can't
do that soon, but his teammates be-
lieve that he will be right again by
the middle Of July at the latest By
that time the race will be well along.
but games count as much then as they
do now, So that Johns presence as an
active member Of the Athletic pitching
corps will help wonderfully.
When Coombs left Philadelphia last
fall he was begirdled with steel braces
and straps. Now no brace We see. He
Is strong and as far as his feelings are
concerned he is a well man. But he has
been out of the game so long now that
ii would be foolish for him to attempt
to do any pitching for a number Of
weeks. For this reason he will take
things slowly and go just as he has
been going for the past two months,
taking plenty of exercise, but being ex-
tremely careful about straining himself.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
Commissioner Newman
maugurates Tourney

Commissioner Oliver p. Newman, by
rolling the first ball down No. alley.
inaugurated the big duckpin tourney
at the Palace alleys last night. John
Baum. one of the best bowlers In the
District. hung up the highest indi-
vidual total for the first night OF the
tournament with three strings Of 34.
Aracadians, In class A, rolled for
l!GH, the highest team mark In its
company. with Treasury's 1.472 highest
for class B.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
KEEN COMPETITION IS
LOOKEDFOR SATURDAY

some prizes offered by the management
Interest here centers around the
dashes, in which some of the flyers,
looked upon to lead the interschola site
Championships, are to take part. The
meet in one sense will be measure OF
the strength Of the nigh schools fer
the coming title meet.
In the hundred, Brewer, the Cathe-
dral school star, who has defeated all
of the schoolboys during the winter and
sprinters. will be pitted against a strong
field. IL Kelley. the Baltimore Poly
technic Institute runner. Is eligible.
there should be some exceptional work.
Donaldson and Maxam, of Western
Bob Marsh. OF Army and Navy; Mil
ers may force the cracks to the limit
to win.
Bowling. Of Central; Hardell. of
Tech: Maxam. of Western; Marsh, of
Army and Navy, and Brewer, Of Cath
all expected to do better than "a fiat
for the quarter. and it would surprise
no one to see quarter recled on
faster than the collegiate event Satur-
day
The high school baseball teams are to
a player somewhat peeved over the
criticism that the standard of baseball
played this year is below that usual
ly shown and point to the fact that 1t
has been well-nigh impossible to get
proper practice.
going for proper baseball weather. Then
ten-day stretch of holiday interviewed.
The teams have gotten less than three
weeks of actual playing since the start
OF the campaign and say they are un-
able to do themselevs justice.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
ROCKVILLE.

Miss LYDIA Ruckle Norris, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Eppa r. Norris, of Ken
sington. and George Burton Buck. also
of Kensington. were married at S.3O
O'Clock last evening in st. Paurs Metho-
dist Church. the Rev. Harry G. Spen-
Ger, formerly pastor of the church.
performing the ceremony in the pres
ence of a large assemblage.
The bride wore gown Of white satin
meteor. She was given On marriage
BY her father. and was attended by
Miss Lucille Jones. of Chevy Chase, as
maid of honor. and Miss Emma Burg
and Anna Duchay, of Washington
Virginia Buck, of Baltimore, and Mary
Chaplin, of Kensington, as bridesmaids
The best man was Lewis Merriam. of
kensington. and the ushers were Eppa
Sorris, brother OF the bride, and will
son Townsend. of Kensington; Thomas
Creekmore. of Portsmouth, Va, and
Thomas Wilson, of Washington.
Daniel F. Tucker. of Washington, and
Miss Beatrice Rollins, Of Minde's Store,
Va, were married yesterday by the
Rev. Samuel r. White.
Charles KohIhoss, seventy-three
years old, is dead at his home at
Poolesville, after a long illness. Four
sons and a daughter survive. Mr..
kohIhoss had lived in the upper section
of the country nearly sixty years.
A marriage license was issued here
yesterday to Raymond G. KidweIl,
aged thirty-three, and Miss Estelle
Adelaide Hammock, aged thitry-one,
both OF Washington.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS:

Cleveland A. c. wins q telegraphic
bowling contest, in which teams all
over the U. S. took part. Good idea.
but puts the kbosh on some clever
alibis. You can't claim the wires
are sandpapered. or the telegraph
ing apparatus grooved
Branch Hickey never goes to see Iis
team play on SundaysJ That, one doy
out Of seven, so he Is only batting Ia
In the good Judgment league.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
ANACOSTIA.

The monthly meeting of the Randle
highlands Citizens Association, which
as scheduled for last night, was post
oncd Until next Monday.
The men of Emmanuel Episcopal
hurch last evening completed plans
or the circus TO be given on May %,
+ and p. J. w. folsom is chairman
. the general committee.
The Rev. E NJ. Ramsay, pastor of the
ancle Highlands Baptist Church, is
1nduCtinE revival meetings, which viii
'ntinue through the week.
Anacostia Chapter, No. 12, Royal Arcn
.asOns. met last evening, with Eugene
. Thompson, high priest, in the chair.
begree work was accomplished.
Anacostia Tent. No. Z. Knights of the
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
Metzger Will Coach
West Virginia Team

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. April 2s.-
Sol Netzger, former Pennsylvania cap
tain and coach. has beel selected as
football coach for the West Virginia
University for the season of 1914. Metz
ger is 4 graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania. He was fullback and
captain of the freshman team and filed
the position of fullback on the varsity
for three years, being captain during his
senior year.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
Washington Is Interested in
Dash Events at Maryland
Aggies' Big Gathering.
By BRYAN MORSE.

A glance over the entries sent in to
the Maryland Aggies track meet to take
place at College Park Saturday leaves
the impression that there will be the
keenest sort of competition among the
various schoolboy runners from Cen
trail, Cathedral, the Georgetown Preps,
ARMY and Navy, Tech, Eastern, West
ern and Friends School.
Practically every school OF any size
In the District and Baltimore Is going
10 give its best cinder patchers primed
and ready to take crack at the hand
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
HYATTSVILLE.

The mayor and common council last
night received a decision from the pub
lc service commission in which that
body stated that the Washington.
Westminster & Gettysburg railway
could not cross the City &. Suburban
electric railway at grade at Brentwood,
and that it could cross Columbia ave-
nus. in this town, either underground
or overhead. as it may elect, but not
at grade. On motion of Councilman
Albert II. Clark, resolutions of regret
were passed on the death of John
Fainter. father of Councilman John
Fainter.
The armory and equipment OF Com
pany +, First regiment, are all spick
and span awaiting the inspection of the
War Department officers tonight
Much to the surprise of the followers
of the Maryland Agricultural College
baseball team, that organization de-
feated the strong team representing the
University of Georgia yesterday by the
scoIe OF to 1.
The Hyattsville baseball team opened
its home season yesterday afternoon
with defeat at the hands of the
BerWyn team. The score was to g.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
Overton Is Captain.

Overton, of Nashville, Tenr.. was
elected captain OF the YaLe freshman
track team at a meeting today. over
ton. aside possibly from LegOrn, who
is playing baseball and is captain OF
his team. is the most promising man
on the freshman team this year. James
T.. Sullivan, of the A. A. y. last sea-
son picked him as the fastest half
miller among preparatory school athe
letes in the United States.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
DECIDING SINGLES
ON CARD FOR TODAY
Spencer Gordon Defends Court
Title Successfully Against
]. Ballard Moore.

In the mems and wonen's classes ar
Chevy Chase today. Dudley Morgan and
Il B. Babbftt battling for, the honors
In one class and Mrs. DuBose and Miss
Luetze in the other.
Spencer Gordon, while forced to show
his best game successfully defended his
title yesterd ay against ]. Ballard
Moore and thus got grip on the sec
ond leg of the navy cup. donated by
Secretary Newberry last year. He won
all three sets. 81. Ga. and 6-a
BY taking great care and seldom
risking anything Gordon vanquished
his speedy opponent Moore's splendid
net game forced Gordon to the limit
many times
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
MINCE PIE
By BUGS" BAER.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.

Danny Moeller hit limousine In
Rock Creek Park on Sunday, and a
three-bagger in National Park on Mon
day. Griff has ordered all the lads
owning automobiles to drive as reck-
lessIy as possible.
In a mistaken idea Of strengthening the
Baltimore 1nternationals, Connie Mack has
sent them a couple Of players, instead Of q
few spectators.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
AnacoStia, Hyattspille

Maccabees. with Herman WilIer, COM
mander. in the chair, met last night in
Masonic Hall. Reports of the officers
were heard and a social time was en-
joyed.
Funeral services will be held this
Afternoon. for the twenty-one-month-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Horton. with
the Rev. W. o. Roome. jr., rector OF
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, in charge
1nterment will be in Congressional
Cemetery.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made for the opening of the 1914 base
ball season of the Potomac League on
Saturday. The Fairlawn and G. H. l.
teams VIII be the attraction.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
Got EffuSiVe Blessing.

PALISADES PARK. y. j.. April 2S.-
NJ. A Smith and Miss Mary Florence
ParHlyn ma rried quietly. They tele-
PhOned her father to meet them and
rctor his blessing. He ~et them, hit
Smith on the jaw and had him ar
rested.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28

Jack Knight has now been re-
leased by the Mackmen, Yankees,
Boston, Nationals and the Maps.
He has never been released by the
three other clubs in the American
League, but, however, he is young
yet and will grow.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28

Incidentally, or accidentally,
every Sunday he stays apdy
tbs team t1i,ls- The br1idders
an sisters toiU notc rise and
sing, "Euery Day WiH Be
Sunday By an By"
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
ALEXANDRIA TO PICK
POLICE HEAD TONIGHT

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 8-The
y council, at its meeting tonight, is
Npected to elect a police commissioner
VI fill the vacancy caused by the deatE
10 Commissioner Oehlert. The board
aldermen will take up the annual ap-
ropraitlOn bill. and the lower board
III fix the annual tax rate, which was
assed by the board of aldermen at its
81 meeting.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28
RELEASE.

Count that season lost whose low de-
scending sun
Fails to view Jack knight getting
handed one.
The Washington times., 1914-04-28

An act abolishing the office of police
!suce in Alexandria, at present held
Justice Harry Il. Cation. Oh January
1916 requires that new official who
III have both criminal and civil juris-
..'uun IN cases up 10 800. be elected in
Novsmber. 1915. The same act takes all
nal pow ers away from the five justices
20 the peace in Alexandria,
ne salary Of the new office is to be
Ned by council, which also shall pro-
loe suitable court room and pay for
re services u bailiff. All fees re-
""IEed are TO be paid into the city
'F"asury. The candidate for election
- ust be lawyer. who has practiced for
Z, least hve years.
At a meeting Of Alexandria Lodge of
f.iks last night. Exalted Ruler Cation
announced the following appointments:
j. Armstead ksgborn. esquire; George
- Robinson, inner guard; the ReT.
'.ugar .,arpes.ter. chaplain, and Ernest
ut Ra.lmel, organist.
A total of sl5,GSl in subscriptions was
reported at the meeting Of the commit
tee of the Alexandria Hospital last
night Alexandria Lodge OF Elks, last
night, appropriated 800 for the fund
objections from the public and private
schools were made Yesterday and the
aides committee will make Its report
today.
Miss Belle Mankin, daughter Of Ar
hur Aankin, and George Dawson were
married last night at the PRESBYTERIAN
mEanse by the Rev. John Lee Allison.
The Rev. William ]. Norton. Pace
Kennedy. Edgar Carpenter, Bergman
Green and W. Crosby Bell are attend
Ing the meeting of the Piedmont Con-
70 cation Of the Diocese of Virginia,
NfiCh assembled in CulpepeF, Va, last
night.
large delegation OF Knights of
Iythlas from Washington is expected
70 attend the meeting of Oriental
Ledge tonight, when a class of thirty
hVe will be initiated by a picked team
from Washington which will be ac-
companied 10 this city by William
oarter's Co. No. Z, Uniform Fank OF
knights Pythias. banquet will be
given. Benjamin Baer, grand chancel-
Ior Of Virginia. In expected to be pres
The Washington times., 1914-04-28

Daniel F. Tucker. of Washington. and
Miss Beatrice Rollins, Of Minde's Store,
Va, were married yesterday by the
Rev. Samuel r. White.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03
MUSTN'T TOUCH"

Remember when you were little
tad, or taddess, and your mother or
father pointed out something to your
little eyes and said: "Mustn' touch
OF course you remember it. You'll
never forget as long as you live how
those very words threw a cloak of
mystery around the object that you
Mustn't touch" and how that phrase
started the determination in your
mind that you WOULD touch.
The other day a mother took her
two-year-old baby to call on neigh.
Dor The first thing the child no.
ticed in the room was the glare OF
the fire in a stove. She pointed nj
it and said, in her childish lisp:
PITY"
Mustn't touch, baby" warned hel
mother, drawing her away from the
stove.
Then the mother turned to talk
with her friend The very first thing
the baby did was to touch the hot
stove. The Mustn't touch" com
mand of her mother only whetted her
curiosity and MADE her touch the
stove. But she burned her hard and
learned through experience not to
touch.
The other day the mother of a
boy in town here made some pump.
kin pies. AS she placed them neav
a window to cool she saw her young
son looking longingly at tho steam
ing pies.
Mustn't touch" she warned, shak-
Ing finger at him. Then she left
the room. The first thing her son
did was to grab one of the pies and
eat it all. He became very i'll.
He learned, through experience, that
he shouldn't eat too much pie. The
Mustn't touch" warning had only
made him all the more curious.
Men and women are only big boys
and girls. They have almost the
same thoughts and identically the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03
FRlGHTFUL ACCIDENT
ON THE PAHSAMAROl

John Hammond, of May, is in tho
hospital at Challis as a result Of an
explosion of giant powder and so Sc
rious are his injuries that his re-
covery is doubtful A week ago Mr..
Hammond and Mr.. Jones wont to the
hills after wood and finding a pros
pector's tent nearby made themselves
at home, preparing their dinner on
cook stove in the tent. The smell
OF giant powder was detected by the
men as they were enjoying their meal
and the oven door of the stove was
opened disclosing to their startled
gaze a quantity of the treacherous
compound. Before the men could rush
from the tent the powder exploded
and both were seriously injured but
Mr.. Hammond received wounds on
his head that may prove fatal.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03
You'll Never Miss the Water
Till the Well Runs Dry"

Pumps have habit Of refusing work cold wny day.
when you busiest
If its the ORDINARY PU:1rP INSTALLED with | and
IA inch pipe you'll miss the just much if the well had
dry You must have for household purposes and for
stock SO PULL THE PU%rP PIPE, CYLINDER AND
ALL Oh! my back the hard workand and CUSSING
andthen find all the trouble caused by the wearing Of
sucker leather 1t DOESN'T COST MUCH for little piece Of
eatherbut-"a plenty for putting n
it had been A-So---Easy- --to---Fix Red Jacket"
pump the leather could have been Replaced any repair
made by with Monkey wrench He do the Work
in less than an hours time, matter how deep the we'll.
The "Red Jacket installed With pipe of the same diameter
as the Cylinder
This only makes possible repair Them but they will work
from onehd to OneHaf Easier Than pumps installed with
Small Pipe and steel rod.
We Garry complete stock Of Red Jacket Pumps for every
purpose.
Al-Cut Implement & Hardware Co.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03
WAR TAX BEGINS

Especial to the Optimist.
Denver, November 30.-The fal
reaching effects of the European wa
will be felt in a small way by tele
phone users according to the an
nouncement made here today by the
United States Internal Revenue Dc
partment. The new federal revenue
tax on telephone and telegraph mes
sages goes into effect December Isl
all over the country, and a govern
ment tax of one cent will be collect
ed for every message amounting to
fifteen cents or over.
Officials Of The Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
operating in the seven mountain
states, have been busy for the past
month notifying exchanges in all
parts of the system Of the manner
in which this tax is to be collected
and turned over to the government.
Notices have been sent to each of
the $50, subscribers in the system
and placads containing the provis
ions of the new law are to be posted
In every pay station. According to
the law, all long distance messages
amounting to fifteen cents or over
are taxed one cent, whether from pri-
vate telephones or from public or
pay stations. Toll calls from private
telephones will be counted by the
and taxed in lump sum on
the monthly bill Pay station GUS
toners will be required to drop a
penny in the coin box of the telephon
when their call is made. There will
be no tax on local messages where
no toll charge is made.
The effects Of the new law will be
interesting in this western country,
where tho number of pennies in cir
culation is proportionately small. Ac-
cording to officials of the United
States Mint in Denver, all pennies
arc coined in Philadelphia and ship
ped through the local mint and sub
treasury for distribution. No short
age of pennies is anticipated. as the
banks throughout the country have
been supplied in the last few weeks
In some cases, according to officials
of the telephone company, the cost
of collecting the tax from public pay
stations will exceed the tax itself, but
tho new law is stringent and requires
the collection to be made ON every
call.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03

same aversion to the phrase Mustn't
touch: Only in the realm Of big boy
and girlhood it isn't a mother or
father who says Mustn't touch" but
some law, framed by a zealot who
would try to make legislation de- what
nothing but education or experience
will accomplish. Such laws are al
ways broken and thus is generated a
diurespect for good and necessary
laws.
If law was passed today prohib-
iting a man having ham and eggs for
breakfast it would be a safe wager
that he would have ham and eggs
for breakfast for 1854 days out of
the year and on the 365th day he
would have ham and eggs.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03
Mrs. McCIains' Experience With
Group

When my boy, Ray, was small he
was subject to Group, and l was al
ways alarmed at such times. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy proved far
better than any other for this trouble
1t always relieved him quickly. l an
never without it in the house for
know it is a positive cure for Group
writes Mrs. w. r. McClain, Blairs
vile, Pa. For sale by all dealers. &C
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03
EVEN AS THE BEASTS

There is MO hope for nations-Search
the page
OF many thousand years-the daily
scene,
The flow and ebb of each recurring
age,
The everlasting To Be Which Has
Been,
Hath taught us naught, or little;
still we lean
On things that rot beneath our
weight, and wear
Our strength away in wrestling with
tho air;
For tits our nature strikes us down;
the beasts
Slaughtered in hourly hecatcmbs for
feasts
Are OF as high an crder-they must &C
Even where their driver goads them,
though to slaughter.
Ye men, who pour your blood for
kings as water,
What have they given your children
in return?
A heritage of servitude and woes,
A blindfold bondage. where your
hire is blows. Lord Byron.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03
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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03
IDAHO'S OFFICIAL VOTE

The official canvass by the state
canvassing board of the vote cast at
the last general election in this state
is as follows:
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03

Seventh District
Ed L. Bryan 49,. =. :. :. 1900
Walter Griffith $50. 80. -. 434
Eighth District
John M Flynn 80. :. :. 80. 4,457
Robert N. Dunn 49,. 80. 49,. 4.934
G. H. Martin .... 49,. :. :. =. 1898
Alfred A. Barnes go. :. :. :. 1925
Ninth District
James G. Gwinn -. 80. 49,. 3.446
Clarence E. Crowley go. 80. 2,O1S
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03

jamestown, N. Y.-The authorities
here have decided to install and op-
crate municipal milk plant. They
figure on buying milk for cents
a quart and selling it for cents. This
will mean an annual profit OF more
than $4,000.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-12-03

Gardner, Mass-The State colony
here has a modern Rip Van Wrinkle
who has been asleep for ten months.
He knows nothing of the present
war and physicians claim he may
sleep for years.