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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-11

advantage or to the detriment of the
game.
The idea is to attach to the back
AT each player large number, which
number will indicate on score card
-..,------oo->o--,, who the player is
By means of this
Snoutu number the spec
] Number All tators will be en-.
! Players. abled TO ten read
Ss--''------------ player is making
o oersatn good or bad play, whereas
without such distinguishing mark
Il is almost impossible for one person
IN a hundred at the games to recog-
uiDe individual players.
For some years | have urged this
gyweem of numbering not only for
football but for baseball men as well.
In baseball the players are much
po0ge widely scattered than they are
h q football contest, and when In
the field at least they may generally
be identified by reference to the po-
sftfcns they are playing, which posi-
tdons are indicated on the score card.
But when they come to the plate to
bat there is no way of making out
VINO they are unless one is personally
familiar with the features or physical
appearance of the player and with
his name; or unless they screw up
courage enough to trespass on the
good nature Of a neighbor who may
or may not know it all.
And not only do we sometimes
want very much to know the identity
Of the batter, but Of several base run
ners who may be on ahead OF him.
Perhaps we are trying to keep the
score, and, though we make no pre-
tensions to being an expert scorer,
vet it affords us a certain small sat
isfaction to keep a score OF the game
in our own humble way. But we are
not as familiar with the personal ap-
pearance of the players as they come
TO the plate as are the regular official
scorers and sporting editors, and so
we are pretty apt to make a complete
fizzle of any attempt to keep an in
telligent score.
The club owners would aid us
greatly in this respect if they would
number the players, and they would
be doing something to make the en-
joyment of the games all the keener
on the part of their patrons, the fans,
il they would act on this suggestion.
While this is only my personal opin-
ion, I am we'll satisfied that my sug-
gestion will meet with the hearty con-
currence of a large number of fans
But if it would be a good idea to
number baseball players, how much
more valuable and pleasing would 1t
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-11

be to the game
going public to
number the grid
iron h ero g S J.!
These, as l have
said, it is almost
impossible to dis
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-11

who the player is.
By means of this
number the spec
tators will be en-
abled to ten read
lily just who the
player is making
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

asked for pen and ink and had written
a letter. The letter was not mailed
until Wednesday. All of Tuesday Mrs
Bellows had spent in her room. and
Mrs. ShaefTer had driven to the village
in the afternoon with word that she
had been crying all day and bought
some headache medicine for her.
On Wednesday morning. however
she had appeared at breakfast, eaten
heartily and had asked Miss ShaeffeI
to take her letter 10 the postoffice
1t was addressed TO Mr.. Ellis Howell
in care OF a Pittsburgh newspaper.
That night when Miss Eliza went
home. about half past =, the woman
was gone. She had paid for her room
and had been driven as far as Thorn
vile. where all trace of her had been
lost On account OF the disappearance
of Jennie Brice being published short
~ after that, she and her mother had
driven to Thornville, but the station
agent there was surly as well as stu
pid. They had learned nothing about
the woman.
Since that time three men had made
inquiries about the woman in question
second. from n description. | fancied
must have been Mr.. Graves. The
third. without doubt. was Mr.. Howell
Eliza Shaeffer said that this last man
had seemed half frantic ] brought
her n photograph OF Jennie Brice as
'TOpsy' and another one as Juliet"
She said there was a resemblance. but
IL ended there. But OF course. as Mr.
Graves had said. by the time an actress
gets her photograph retouched to suit
her IT doesn't particularly resemble
her And unless | had known Jennie
Brice myself ] should hardly nave
recognized the pictures.
Well. in spite OF all that. there seem
ed no doubt that Jennie Brice had
been living three days after her dis
appearance and that would clear Mr..
LIa-il>- nA-s .-Lah i.@5 A. IauAII tn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

broken knife and its blade the slipper
that had been floating in the parlor
and the rope that had fastened my
boat TO the staircase Somewhere
wherever they keep such things-was
the headlesS body OF a woman. with n
hard missing and with a curious scar
across the left breast. The slip OF
paper however. which l had found
behind the Dashboard. was still I'm Mr.
Holcombe's possession. nor had he
mentioned IL to the police.
Mr.. Holcombe had not come back
He wrote me twice asking me TO hold
his room. once from New York and
once from Chicago. To the second let
ter he added postscript:
Have not found what / wanted. but am
getting warm. II any news. address me
al Des Moines. Ia, general delivery. II.
1t was nearly the end OF April when
l saw Ida again. l had seen by the
newspapers that she and her mother
had heard from Mr.. Howell. for had
not. and l wondered. too. il she would
send for me again.
But she came herself. on foot, late
one afternoon. and. the school teacher
bedroom. She looked thinner than he
fore and rather white. My heart ached
for her
II have been away" she explained.
II thought you might wonder why you
did not hear from me. But you see,
my mother"-she stopped and flushed
~ would have written you from Ber-
muda, but-my mother watched my
so / could not
No. l knew she could not. Alma had
once found letter of mine to Mr..
Piiman. Very little escaped Alma.
81 wondered If you hive heard any
thingT" she asked.
Il have heard nothing. Mr.. Howell
was here once. just after ! saw you.
do not believe he Is in the city.
Perhaps not, although-Mrs. Pit
man, l believe he is in the city. hid
inap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08


Horn might have stood for horn
swoggle" for all | knew. The story of
the man who thought Of what he
would do II he were Il horse came back
to me. and for an hour or so | tried TO
think I was Jennie Brice trying To get
away and hide from my rascal or Il
husband. But / made no Roadway. /
would never have gone to Horner or to
any small town if | had wanted TO
hide. / think l should have gone
around the corner and taken n room in
my own neighborhood or have lost my
self in some large city.
II was that same day that since / did
not go TO Horner Homer came TO me.
The bell rang about 3 o'clock. and l
answered 1t myself. for with times
hard and only two or three roomers all
winter l had not had a servant except
Terry to do odd jobs Tor some months.
There stood a fresh faced young girl.
with a covered basket in her hand.
Are you Mrs. Pitman%' she asked.
81 don't need anything today" said.
trying to shut the door. And at that
minute something in the basket cbeep-
ed. Young women selling poultry are
What have you there?' i asked more
agreeably.
Chicks. day old chicks. but I'm not
trying to sell you any. may 1 come
in?'
II was dawning on me then that per
haps this was Eliza Shaeffer. led her
back 10 the dining room. with Peter
smiling mt the basket.
MY name Is Shaefrer," she said.
1--WE seen your name in the papers.
and ! believe | know something about
Jennie Brice."
Eliza Shaeffer's story was curious.
She said that she was postmistress at
Horner and lived with her mother on a
farm q mile out OF the town. driving in
and out each day in a buggy.
On Monday afternoon. March ).
woman had alighted at the station
from a train and had taken luncheon
at the hotel. She told the clerk she was
on the road. selling corsets. and was
much disappointed to find no store OF
any size in the town. The woman. who
had registered rs Mrs. Jane Bellows.
said she WIS tired and would like to
rest for a dag or two on n farm. She
was told 10 see Eliza Shaeffer at the
pOStOmce. ana as a result GROVE out
with her 10 the farm after the last mail
came In that evening.
Asked 10 describe her-sbe was over
medium height. light haired. quick in
her movements and wore a black and
white striped dress with n red collar
and a hat 10 match. She carried a
small brown valise that Miss Shaeffer
presumed contained her samples.
hnH 10 har
although they did not usually take |
borders until June She had not eaten |
much supper. and thai night she had !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

rs they nnd happened and study them
over. and especially | worried over
how we could have found n slip OF
paper in Mr. Ladley's room with list.
almost exact of the things we had
discovered there. ! used 70 read 1t
over. rope. knife. shoe. towel. Horn
and get more and more bewiidered.
"Horn"-might have been a town. or
IL might not have been. There was
such a town. according 10 Mr.. Graves.
but apparently he had made nothing
OF IT, Was IL q town that was meant:
The dictionary gave only few
words. beginning with ''horn''-hornet.
hornbleude. hornpipe and horny-nUne
OF which was of any assistance. And
then one morning | happened TO see in
the personal column OF one of the
newspapers that n woman named Eliza
Sbaeffer of Horner had day old Bun
OrpinSton and Plymouth Rock chicks
for sale. and IL started me Ia puZZiing
again. Perhaps IL had been Horner
aud possibly this very Eliza Shaeffcr-
| suppose my lack of experience was
in my favor. for. after all. Eliza Shaef
fer is a common enough name. and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08
Hiding, Why"

Il don't know. But last night !
thought | saw him below my window.
| opened the window. so If IL were he
he could make some sign. But he
moved on without Il word. Later. who
ever ii WAS came back. | put out my
light and watched. Some one stood
there. in the shadow. until after this
morning. Part OF the time he was
looking up"
Don't you think. had it been ne. he
would have spoken when lie saw you:"
She shool; her head He is in iron.
ble," she said HE has not heard
from me. and he-thinks 1 don't care
any more. Just look at me. Mrs. Pit
man. Do look as if l don't care:"
She looked half killed. poor lamb.
HE may be out of town searching
for better position l tried to com
fort her. He wants TO have some
thing to offer more than himself"
Il only want him." she said, looking
at me frankly. II don't know why
tell you all this. but you are so kind.
and l must talk to some one"
She sat there in the coy corner the
schoolteacher had made. with por-
there and some cushions. and saw she
was about ready TO break down ana
cry | went over to her and took her
hand, for she was my own niece. al
though she didn't suspect it. and had
never had child of my own.
But, after all. l could not help her
much. | could only assure her that he
would come back and explain every
thing and that he was all right and
that the last time l had seen him he
had spoken of her and had said she
was the best ever" My heart fairly
yearned over the girl. and think she
felt il, for she kissed me shyiy when
she was leaving.
With the newspaper files before me
II is not hard TO give the details OF that
sensational trial II commenced on
Monday. the 9Th of May. but 1t We
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

over ten years with IL until it got 50 bad I
was ashamed to 90 to 4 barber to get my
hair cut.
Il tried everything could get hold Of.
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until commenced using Cuticura Soap and
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

Ia Know anything dt"ht the law e
- believe that the Ladiey case
s5S9 WIS uuuSua! in several ways
Mr. i.adley bad once been well known
in New York among the people who
frequent the theaterS, aud Jennie Brice
was even better known. good many
lawyers. believe. said that the police
had lot . Lex Ia stand on. and know
the case was watched with much IN
terest 10y the legal profession People
wrote letters tO the newspapers pro
testing against Mr.. i.adley being held
And I hciiev.. that tile district attOr-
neg in taking him before the grand
jury hardly hoped IL make "A case
But he did. 10 his own surprise
fancy. AMI the trial WAS set for May.
But in tile meantime many curious
things bad happened.
In the first pincc. the week following
Mr.. LIdIcy's arrest my house WIS NIL
ed up with eight or ten members OF
rUnipauy from tile Gai-ty theater. very
cheerful aud Jolly and well behaved
Three men. / thiuk- and the rest girls
one of the men WAS named Bellows.
John Bellows. and il turned out thar
ne had known Jennie Brice very well.
From the moment he Learned that
Mir. UplcOuIIie hardly left him. He
waiked To the theIter with him and
waited TO walk nome again He took
him ont {" restaurants and for long
.rreet car rides ia the mornings. and
un the last night ~ their stay. Shtur-
lay. they got clnr.ously drunk to-
-ether-Mr HoIcOmbc. no doubt. in his
.haracter OF I.adIey--and came Keeling
in ar 3 in ;he morning. singing Mr.
lIuicumbc Was very sick the next day.
hut ny Monday ne WIS all right. ana
he called me into tie room.
We've got hin. Mrs. Pitman." he
>aid. To- king mortified lint cheerful AS
-ure aS 'ioI made little fishes. we've
cot him Thai WIS all he would say.
however II >ee;Drd he was going 10
New YGrs and might tie gone :nr
month ..I'vp no family hp said. ''atd
enough nI"npy to keep me. ~ mai
my relaxation Ia hunting down crInni-
mails. its Il harmless ard cheap amuse-
ment. Hnd-it'S my own business"
He Went away that night. and I
must admit | missed him. rented
the pIrlOr bedroom the next day To Il
school teacher. and found the peri
scope affair very handy. | could see
Just how much gas she used. and a.
though Thn notice on each door forbidS
cooking and washing in rooms. found
she WAS doing both: milking coffee
and boiling an egg in the morning. and
rubbing ont stockings and handker-
chiefs IN her washbOwl. I'd much ratb-
or have men as bOarders than women.
The women are always lighting alcohol
lamps OH the bureau and wanting the
bed turned into II coy corner so they
can see their gentlemen friends in
their rooms.
Well. with Mr.. Holcombe gone and
Mr.. Reynolds busy all day and half
the night getting out the summer
silks and preparing for remnant day.
and with Mr.. Ladiey in Jail and Ida
out OF the city-for / saw in the papers
that she was not well. and her mother
had taken her to Bermuda had n
good bit of time on my hands. AND
so got i'm the habit OF thinking things
over and trying TO draw conclusions.
as I had seen Mr.. Holcombe do.
would sit down and write things out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08
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HAVE said before that 1 do not
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believe that the Ladley case
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

menced to itch and I would
scratch them and in time
they got larger. forming =
scale or scab with n little pus.
and chunks OF hair would
come out when I would
scratch them of. IL caused
me 20 lose most OF my hair.
1t became thin and dry and
llfeless. I was troubled for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

DO with 1t all? Why had he not told
the police OF the letter from Hornerg
or about the woman on the bridge:
Why had Mr.. Bronson, who was likely
the man with the pointed beard. said
nothing about having traced Jennie
Brice to Horner?
l did as / thought Mr. Holcombe
would have wished me to do. wrote
down on clean sheet of note paper
all that Eliza Shaeffer said-the de-
scription of the black and white dress.
the woman's height and the rest-and
then | took her to the courthouse.
chicks and all, and she told her story
there to one of the assistant district
attorneys.
The young man was interested. but
not convinced. He had her story taken
down and she signed it He was
smiling as he bowed us out. l turned
in the doorway
This will free Mr.. Ladley. L sup
pose?" / asked.
Not just yet" he said pleasantly.
This makes just eleven places where
Jennie Brice spent the first three days
after her death"
But 1 can positively identify the
Dress
MY good woman. that dress has
been described to the last stilted arch
and colonial volute in every newspaper
in the United States-"
That evening the newspapers an
nounced that during a conference mt
the Jail between Mr.. Ladley and James
Bronson. business manager at the
Liberty thea:er. Mr. Ladley had at
tackled Mr.. Bronson with chair and
almost Drained him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

Eliza Shaeffer went back to Horner
after delivering her chicks somewhere
in the city. Things went on as before.
The trial was set for May. The dis
trict attorneys office had all the things
We had found in the house that Mon
day afteruoon-the stained towel. the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-08

late wednesday when the jury wa
finally selected | was at the eou's
house early on Thursday. and SO wa
Mr. Reynolds.
The district attorney made a sn"'
speech. I'VE propose. gentlemen, '
prove that the prisoner. Philip Laole,'
murdered his WIFE," he said ID pay
we will show first that crime VA
committed: then we will show q Nv
tive for this crime. and finally we
pect to show that the body WASH
ashore ut Sewickley is the body Q, =.
murdered woman and thus eslaV'''-
oeyond doubt the prisoners gnlI -
(To be Continued Next Saturea!F
Mahlon Shaaber of Philadeipnn-
proud of his feet 61a inches oil he'sA'
because in civil war days his taiins'
attracted the attention OF AorSAa-
Lincoln.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15

attended that meeting in the prison
here-for their work in the main
which is not TO keep men in prison,
but to make them lit and worthy to
enter the walks of life again beyond
the walls.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15

Yep, we met certain geezer out
in the yard last Saturday. lie APP
preached us and wanted to know if
we was H. S. McD?. We Informed
him that we were, and were glad to
make his acquaintance. Well"
said he, i want you to give ME
little advice. Pm doing a five-to-
forty bit; now do you think that l
can get out of here in year from
nowY Well, we were stumped, as
the saying is. Being optimistic
and not wishing to discourage the
gentleman, or to raise false hopes
we were at loss for a reply and
scratched our think tank IN perplex-
ity. just then b.. spoke again:
The judge told me ! wouldn't have
bit of trouble getting out in one
year; do you think he's wrong?''
Well" said we. If you can jump
high enough and run fast enough
after you make the jump, perhaps
you can make it in year, but you
will have to do lot of training"
Geo." gurgled he. Is that all l
have to do? Training, eh? say was
trainer up in Canada for four
years before / came TO Minnesota"
That SOP" questioned we, and
what were you training?"
Well, you see." said he, getting
very confidential. I'm an engineer
and | was employed by the Cana
dian Pacific managers to train the
cars how to follow the Locomotives"
Umr' we exploded, that's pretty
good. but why didn't you train the
locomotives to follow the rails? 1t
appears that You had loco motives
on the brain when you came TO Min
nesota. old top" Now what We
want to know Is this; did he get US,
or, did we get him?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-10-15
JUST DO YOUR BEST
By Jassss Whitconsb Riley.

The signs Is bad when folks commence
A-finding fault with Providence.
And balkin' cause the earth don't shake
AT ev'ry prancin' step " take.
No man is great till he can see
How less than little he would be
Ef stripped to self. and stark and bare
He hung his sign out anywhere.
My doctri-e is to lay aside
Contentious, and be satisfied;
Jest do your best, and praise er blame
That folders that. counts jest the same.
Eye allus noticed great success
Is mixed with troubles more or less,
And it's the man who does the best
That gifts more kicks than all tho rest,