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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15
LOCATING JESSIE.

leging that Miss Jessie Elisabeth Cope.
who charges Col. Charles Alexander
with having toyed with her affections.
Is a native Of Cherokee, Is reinindful
OF George AIDES introduction OF GER
tain speaker at banquet. Mr.. AIDE
said the gentleman he was about to
present was possessed Of. an unusual
distinctiOn-that the honor OF being his
place of nativity was claimed for two
cities-Lafayette claimed 1t for Fort
Wayne. and Fort Wayne insisted that
II belonged to Lafayette.
BACK TO THE FAR SIDE"
Huntington Gazette.1
No. we do not mean the fire side;
we mean exactly what we say-"the
far side'-in other words, the far side
of the street as stopping place for
the street cars. The near side stopping
innovation that was ordered by the
city council about two weeks ago has
been suspended by the city council and
next Monday the motormen will stop
their cars on the far side as of yore.
forced back to the old method by pub
lie disapproval. The people found that
the near side really was the far side.
and when 1t came to hiking from the
far side to the near side, after discov-
ering that the far side was not the
near side. but that the near side was
the far side. 1t was almost enough to
drive man to the bar side. thence to
the beer side or suicide. And when
you got to the car side you had to walk
to the rear side in order to get to the
inside from the outside. This natural
~ caused a disposition to commit
homicide, especially when you halted
on the offside and should have halted
on the onside. AZ the public and the
street car men were growing gray and
bald under the pressure and it was only
a question Of time until they would
have to resort to herpicide as it was
hard to stop the cars on the hillside.
the city council took mercy and decided
to go back to the old method.
The Gazette was willing TO permit
the near side stop rule to have fair
workout. II is doubtful II the traffic in
this city warranted the change and the
Typographical ARRANGEMENT of the city
was such az to make 1t 1oubly difficult
on account of the hills. The public by
big majority showed that It did not
tAG SiidhSt- duQ pubic OPINION
prevailed.
In order 70 properly regulate the
traffic officers should be stationed at
the busiest street intersections to sup
ervise the traffic and see that street
cars. autos. teams and pedestrians get
square deal. IT Is useless to keep an
officer at crossing for week or two
He should be there all the time. The
Gazette has often advocated this re-
form. and 1t has partially been car
ried out. but the policemen were even
tually returned to their beats where
they aimlessly wander and can never
be found when wanted. A little COM
mon sense in this street; traffic regu-
lation business would form the real So
luton. Station the police at fixed
posts. They can always be located and
they win prevent confusion and acct
dents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15

Arkansas crackers are to enjoy
to the Monroe county line 20 be built
from the proceeds of 100000 bond is
sue and $4,000 has already oeen raised
by public subscription for stone road
from Little Rock to Jefferson City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-15

The most intense interest is being
shown over what the war corresr ond-
emit had to eat and how he slept-by
the war correspondent.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
HARVARD CREWS
TAKE TWO MINOR
EVENTS FROM ELI
Second Varsity Eight Takes a
10-Length victory From
Its Yale Rival
FRESHMEN EIGHT WINS
BY THREE BOAT LENGTHS
Betting on the Main Event of
the Day, the Varsity Fights,
is 10-7 on Harvard

NEW YONDON, Conn, June 10
Harvard started for a clean sweep in
the annual regatta wlth Yale here to-
day. by winning both morning events.
After an easy 1O-length victory in the
second varsity Fights. the Crimson
won the freshmen Fights by three
lengths
The time for first two-mile event
between the second varsity crews
was
Harvard. II minutes and 40 sec
onds: Yale. outdistanced.
The time for the second event, the
freshmen Fights was Harvard, III
minutes and a. seconds; Yale. IL min
utes and 4 seconds.
The main event OF the day, then
held the only hope for Yale, but
cold drizzle was falling and the spirit
OF the supporters OF the Blue damp
indeed. The varsity Fights will start
on the four-mile grind. weather per-
hitting. at 4:45 this afternoon.
There was very little betting, al
though the odds were nominally said
TO be 10 20 in favor of Harvard.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
SATISFIED TIGERS REFUSE
TOBE BOTHERED WITH FEDS
COmiSkey Says War
CurtdiLS Receipts

CHICAGO, June - -Bickerlnga
and litigation between organized
baseball and the Federal mogulS
has caused the fans 10 lose inter
est and put a big dent in thus
years gate receipts IN the MAJOR
leagues President Comiskey, OF
the White SoN declared today
What is the use OF trying TO
hide actual conditions said co
mlskey. The three major leagues
will not make as much money THIS
year as the two did last season
The minor leagues are affected
too Contract jumping and lltlga-
ton has resulted in general de
moralization OF the players. ne
public is getting tired Of this olcN.
ering and tired OF seeing a star
playing with one club one day and
another the next
II was seated here today that
Boston, Detroit, St Louis and chi
cago are the only American league
teams drawing normal crowds this
season. and that Cincinnati ana
New York are the only National
league clubs mp to standard. Bur
falo, Baltimore and Chicago are
the best paying Federal league
cities.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19

Collins,

and saw mediocre and badly bal
anced clubs.
The brand OF baseball served was
not up TO standard OF major league
baseball. They quit going. Attend
ance fell Off They had damaged the
older leagues without helping them
selves
The promoters were in so deep they
could not quit. Either they had TO
force their way into organized ball
as an equal major league or break
up one OF the existing leagues.
All over the country the minor
leagues were crying for protection
and not getting IL. The National
league was badly crippled. The
American league seemed intent upon
a watchfuf waiting policy, standing
ready 10 intervene.
| helped organize the Federal
league. The promoters came to me
for my opinion as to the success OF
the venture. | told them there we're
TWO ways-one TO raise a $4,000. 600
war fund and raid the old leagues
quickly. the other TO start an indie.
pendent league, worry along two
years, develop it's own players and
grow into a major league
The original promoters chose the
second plan. They were driven out.
and new element came into control
and changed the policy. Instead OF
adopting the raiding policy they
chose a halfway one
AT the start they did not know the
business. Had they intended 10
spend half the money they have
spent, or a quarter what they will
spend, they could have grabbed 200
major league players before the de-
Tense could have organized.
The Feds are now in this position:
They must get great stars 10 renew
interest In their organization They
have built up fair following In sew
eral cities, but not enough 70 pay.
They need great players-and they
are after them-Johnson. Cobb.
Chase, more than a dozen others have
gone or agreed TO go 10 the Feds
More than 40 star players are bound
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
Flashes From the
Big League Diamonds

Walter JosnsOn. once advertised
for 100000, was marked down an
other $4,000 today after the Tigers
eased him his third successive
defeat.
The Washington wonder has
now lost more games than he lost
all last season.
Nv beating BROOKLYN, while the
Pirates trounced the Giants, Gin
cinnatt moved closer TO the Na-
tIonRI league pinnacle.
Third Bnseman stock. OF the
Mctsraws, bounced out three dou-
blgs. hut his two fOozies I'm the
eighth helped thet Pirates 90
yhts victory.
i'm men faced Jim Scott, Of the
white SON, I'm the seventhg seven
OF khem hit safely for n total Of
-ixj runs. giving the Red SoK an
e9ty win.
- The WORLDS champions bowed
before the -. Louis Browns, who
went into third place.
Strunk. OF the Macks, smashed
out home run with two on
bases.
ny winning tO-round battle
with Pittsburgh. the Chifeds took
the lead I'm the Federal rnce.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
OUIMET HOPELESSLY
IN THE REAR NOW

PRESTwICK. Scotland. June 10
Still badly of form. the best
Francis Ouimet. American open golf
champion. could do today in the third
round OF Is holes in the play for the
British open championship was IS.
This makes his total for the rounds
so far played $50, which II Is believed
will leave him hopelessly in the rear
Ouimet is the only American. left
in the match, the others going out In
trials.
Ouimet was "a behind his nearest
competitor John Henry Taylor, the
British crack who five times has won
the open championship title. led all
entrants. with a total OF 226, az the
end OF the third round. lie made the
third round in "a.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
Short Ship Results
2iis PAGES 3 Ia ,, Purse $500.
(UnnnishedD


flaNy ~. b. m, BY Quaker X.
Doctor Gar ch. n tHarrisoni 49,. = 2
Patches br. m. (Newell) .... 4
Abilene, b, h. (MallowD ........ 5 3
RIVAL Direct blk, h. (Taylor) ~. 8
baron Wood, b Y tMiller) ....,.. b
Time-2:i4Is 2;liA
2if TrOtt 3 In - stake $1,000.
Unanished
F3I Mckerron, b. m, by John A.
MCherron (Gray) ............. 8
junior Watts b h.. by General
watts tReal ....,...........
King Brook blk * (AicCarthy) 3 :
merry Gentry, b. m. tkimbro and
Nutline, Ch x. (Erwin) ......S 4
irving Heart, b. h. (Banta), .4 Q
Angie 3D.. b. m O.ine) 7
Homeno b, m. Garrison ..,..s 9
Kittie Sidmont. x m (phelpsO 10 10
Time -2I4is 2:I5n.
1922 TrotI In ~ Purse $500.
(UnnnishedD
Peter Pearl br G., by Peter the
Great (Nuckolls) .,.......... 1
virginia Hill b. m. Jamison) ..
fancy parkway, b. m, (Hopkins).
Red Prodigal br h. (Mallow) .....
EKotist Wilkes, b. N. (Whitahead)
Accoun tant b. h (Seeley) . d
Joe Douglass, blk h. (wilson) -
Astral RoNie CHI m (SweeneyD :
IRENE De Menthe. hF Cares
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The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
Wind and Rain Spoil Racing
At the State Fair Grounds

1t looked very doubtful this morn
ing that there would be any racing
at the state fair grounds today, the
prospects OF rain spelling the outlook.
Weather conditions permitting the
races were scheduled TO start at
o'clock TO allow the finishing OF three
races left unfinished yesterday.
Yesterdays racing was cut short
by A terrific wind and rain storm at
the beginning of the second heat OF
the 2:22 trot. one favorite had al
ready been dumped in two heats in
the 2:14 trot Cherry Gentry looked
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
Baseball is Experiencing Terrific Loss;
War of Major Leagues Sounds Doom of Game
~ man \. FTLLERTOA

~ mum y. r LLtNI tA
%HE time has come 20 speak a
few plain words about base
bail, for the Information OF
lovers OF the game. who are rapidly
cooling IN their love, and 90 certain
PLAYERS, owners and promoters
The warning elements DO not seem
10 realize that they are killing base
bail as a sport, as well as an amuse-
-ifftAft enterprise Fhe rHblit- t-Fet-
ting disgusted with all OF them. and
more especially with players The
latest Federal league move Is but n
new blow 20 the game II will take
the game i've years % get back TO
where II was year ago, il h ever
does This applies 20 the major
leagues II is doubtful whether the
harm done 20 the minor leagues ever
can be repaired
The Federal league is in had tacti-
cal position. II shot Us bolt early IN
the season The fans who welcomed
the new league Rocked 10 It's parks
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19

by written agreements TO join the
new league when their contracts per
NIT.
The latest idea is 10 have the play
ers serve Today notices upon their
employers It's poor rule that won't
work both ways and il the courts
sustain the owners right 10 release
players on 10 days notice. why not
the other way round? They are do
ing Il, and il will be fought in the
court
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19

oest 10 the bettors, but failed to show
In the race. Par McKerron and Junior
Watts each taking a heat. Flaxy Is.
took two straight heats in the 2;lS
pace
The entries for today follow:
2t22 pace IN 3, purse 5000 Myra
Petite plpuo kvworthy Lady Halle,
lillian Bond Fanny Foster, Hedger'
Argcline g. Don w
2.os pace IN 8. stake $1,000 Flower
Direct Peter stevens Giftiine Silhert
N Babe 800
2.i0 pace ~ 3 purse $500, Wild
pRtChen Don Patch st AnthohN,
Prince Arlington Michigan KING SIN
MrGreg0r. Blue Belle.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
Q0AKLEY BEATS GAVIGAN
IN A POOR EXHIBITION

TOLEDO, o., June 19-Tommy
Gsyigan, the Cleveland middlewelght
left here today after his liberal beat
ing by Glenn Coakley. Fort Wayne
fighter, last night. The i0-round bout
drew uncomplimentsry comment
from fans. and was slow and uninter-
estirg Coakley led all the way and
the verdict in . his favor was unan-
irnous.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
Mrs. Bush Coming to Keep House
For DOME and Three of His Pals

- BUSH, mother OF owen Tigers little
NJ is coming Detroit keep
Az his pals,
oft he club.
rent house his
him He plans to have plenty Of
ment n that the
looking for ennui dspee lie will have billiard table
at
mothers las
he cots time
this spring journeyed
Louisville him.
time ~
Tigers named present staying a
hotel When the central part Of the there
Of nd
McAlliser few doors
ord on
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
MOUNT WILLIAM WINS
THE NOTTINGHAM STAKES

ASCOT. Eng June l9-Mount Will
liam belonging TO r. j Garquharsons,
this afternoon won the Nottingham
stakes. a six-furong sprint valued a.
$4,000. G. Hubert's Mercuri was So
ond. and w. Raphaels Lord AnnRl-
dale was third There we're "a start
ers. The king appeared in felt hat
and lounge suit
After pounding out home run
md two doubles OF Cub twlriers,
Becker. % the Fhillies, pulled -
prIEe homer. trying 10 steal second
with Oscbger the base.
The Detroit times., 1914-06-19
COCHRAN SATISFIED
WITH The VANITlE
Believes Present Rig for lach'
is All Right-Plans Special
Race Tuesday

NEW YORK June l9.-Enthuslasu'
over the way VaRitie, the cup defense
yacht, handles, Owner Cochran pe
stgner Gardner and Skipper hsl
agreed, today. that they will make ho
radical changes in her They De
lleved all she needs is chance 70
try out her several suits OF sail so
that alterations may be made therein
as needed.
Cochran planned today to send inc
boat into the special race OF the IN
dian Harbor Yacht club, next Tues
day. in practically the same sails s0e
carried on Sandy Hook.
The baltimore Feds went into
third place, losing 90 Kansas ~
while the Indianapolis Feds loon
their ninth straight victory
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-23
SIMPLE AND EASIER TO DO
Tramp's Method Not Altogether oTr
like That Followed by Too
Many Others.

Hoboes came up for discussion IN a
Washington club the other night, and
Senator Nathan P. Bryan of Florida
told this anecdote along the Weary
Willie line:
Some time ago q hobo meekly tap
ned on the back door Of suburban
home and asked for something to eat
The good housewife responded that
she would feed him on the back step
along with Fido, providing he was
willing to earn the meal by cleaning
out the gutter.
The tramp agreed, and when he had
eaten his way through several sand
wiches to a feeling Of happiness, the
housewife came out with reliable
looking hoe.
you needn't have gone to that trou
BILE, madam" said the hobo, sizing VI
the farm implement. Il never use
hoe in cleaning out gutter"
Never use a hoe!" said the womal
with wondering expression. VIVA
do you use, then, a shoyel?"
mo, madam" replied the hobo
starting for the back gate, my meth
cd is to pray for rain
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-23
falling HAIR MEANS
DkNDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get Is Cent sa,.,.
Of DanderIne Right Now--AIso
Stops itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle. colorleas and scragpv
hair is mute evidence Of a neglected.
scalp; Of dandruff-that awful sour,
There is nothing so destructive tn
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hal,
of it's luster, It's strength and its S4rv
life; eventually producing q feverish.
ness and itching Of the scalp, which
If not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then thu
hair falls out fast. A little Danderin,
tonight-now-any time-will surel,
save your hair.
Get a Is cent bottle OF Knowltonl
Danderine from any store, and aftel
the first application your hair will
take on that life. luster and luxurianc,
which Is so beautiful. It will becom,
wavy and fluffy and have the appear
ance Of abundance; an incomparab,
gloss and softness, but what will
please you most will be after just
few weeks use, when you will actual
ly see a lot Of fine, downy hair-ne,
hair-growing all over the scalp. ADJ
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-23
GOOD THINGS NEW AND OLD.

In making sponge cake, the eggs
should be beaten very light and care
should be taken not to lose that light
ness when stirring in the sugar ana
-four, Here is one which is called
Never Fail Sponge cake.-Beat to-
gether three eggs and cup and a nan
of sugar until creamy, then add hall
cup of cold water and two cRpfuls OF
flour sifted with two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder. Bake in two layers
and use any kind of filing desired.
Popovers.--Put cup of flour, cup
of milk, two eggs and fourth of a
teaspoonful of salt into bowl and
beat five minutes. Have the muffin
or gem pans smoking hot and well
creased, with red hot oven wait
ing, and you will have popoVers Whlcf
will pop over right into your mouth.
Two-Egg Sponge cake.-Separatt
the yolks from the whites of two
fresh eggs; beat the whites until stiff
and add half cup OF sugar. Beat ths
yolks five minutes without stopping
and add to them another half cup o
sugar with two tablespoonfuls OF lem
on juice Beat the two egg mixture
together and cut and fold In with tn
| highest hand q cup Of flour sifted witt
teaspoonful of baking powder and
pinch of salt, then add half cup o
hot water. Sprinkle sugar on tol
and bake 80 minutes. Invert the pa
until COOL
For the chafing Dish.-Beat 9 fou
eggs together in the upper pan, sea
son with salt and paprika, add four tt
blespoonfuls of chutney sauce. Mas
with this two dozen sardines whic
have been skinned; mix with cracke
crumbs until it can be nodded inS
small pats, and fry golden brown
butter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-23
CANAL FROM FLORIDA TO TEXAS
suL PROVIDING FOR WATERWAY
RECOMMENDED TO CONGRESS-
From Atlantic Coast on the East 70
Mexican Boundary on the South
Recommendations, Etc.

Washington.-The war department
saturday in report by Colonel bufl'
acting chief of the engineer corps
recommended to congress that the III
land. waterways from Florida TO the
mouth of the Rio Grande, including oil
the sections of the intercoastal cahai
of Texas, shall be treated hereafter
and finished as one project, instead OIL
constructed as at present IN secIlons'
The war department recommends thdt'
this inland waterway be maintalnea
at five feet instead of nine, but that
the right of way, where it is necessary
to obtain such a right OF way, De SUI
ffcient to enlarge the canal for a nlne-
foot depth. The cost of completing
the canal with a five-foot depth from
Choctawhatche Bay Florida, TO the
mouth of the RE Grande will be 3d.
632.91O, while a nine-foot canal would
cost nearly S24,O00,000. The war de-
partment recommends that the work
be completed under annual approprla-
tons of not less than SSOu,OOO
The report adds:
"The chief of engineers believes
that. as it is impracticable to improve
each of the smaller rivers OF the sull
coast to the extent of allowing to each
a free access to ocean steamers, II
will be very advantageous eventually
to all these states to connect the low
er end of these streams by an inside
coastal waterway which shall afford
at an early date a five-foot draft
waterway connection to all the sec
tons of this route, and especially tc
the nearest ocean port.
Under past appropriations or pro
visions Of congress deep-draft harDors
allowing ocean boats to reach tne
mainland and existing railroad sys
TENS now exist at st. Andrews Bay
Pensacola, Mobile, Gulfport, New Or
leans, Sabine Pass, Galveston, Brazo
and Arkansas Pass, but between thes'
deep-draft harbors many rivers ant
small streams of Alabama, Mississippi
Louisiana and Texas empty int
sounds. 0s
"In giew of the rapidly increasin
production of ali these states, and e.
pecially of their increasing output Q
coal and petroleum and other natura
resources, a continuous inland watel
way of even five feet draft from tlol
ida to the Rio Grands must be c
great value in the early future, nc
only to the development of the exis
ing ocean ports, but also to the d.
velopment of the inland and expol
commerce of all these states"
The five-foot channel recommends
by the army engineers would begi
at Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, an
traverse Pensacola Bay, Mobile Ba
the Mississippi River, the Sabir
River, Galveston Bay, the, Brazt
: River, Pass Cavallo, Brazos, SantiaG
{ and thence to the mouth of the R
Grande.
Naval, military and commercial pu
: poses require the development OF Il
n intercoastal waterway, the enginee
state, as an adjunct to the commerce
development of the several states tt
versed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-23
HAD YEARNING FOR ACTION
incident In the Early Life Of the Great
Hercules Not Hitherto Recorded
In Mythology.

The infant Hercules had tired OF hy-
gienic cuddling. Kicking the Stats
from his trundle bed, he tipped over
the table with the modified milk and
the distilled water and the govern
ment tested food and, making his way
to the pantry, put himself outside of a
pan of baked beans, a chunk of corned
beef, a mince pie, and then drank a
gallon Of fresh buttermilk. When his
frightened nurse found him he picked
her up and tossed her to the top shelf
of the china closet and playfully roar
ed, Good night, nurse"
After which he toddled out on the
front porch and looked up and down
the highway. AS he did so he tooth
lessly muttered:
"Why don't they bring on those I'm
sanitary snakes that the fairy books
say throttled?"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-01-23
INDUSTRIAL congress MEETS IN FEBRUARY
The $4,000 In Gold for Largest
Profits Per Acre to Farmers
VIII Be Distributed.

The fifth annual convention OF the
Texas Industrial Congress, which was
postponed from Dec. Is, on account
of the serious illness of Colonel Henry
Exall, the late president, will be held
during the National Corn Exposition
at Fair Park, in Dallas, on Feb FL.
The prizes offered by the congress for
the largest net profit per acre in the
several lines of farming, aggregating
$4,000 In gold, will be distributed at
the convention, and the program, to
include public memorial service in
commemoration of the great, unselfish
service of Colonel Exall, will be an
nounced later. All who were selected
as delegates to attend the convention
set for Dec. IS, last, are delegates for
the postponed meeting. A full attend
ance of the members, delegates and
friends of the congress is urged be
cause it will be decided then as tt
whether the congress will continue Its
work or not, and If the decision is
favorable, the officers and directors
will be chosen and the work outlined
/ for 1914.
The congress will have an exhibit al
a part of the National Corn Exposi
ton, which will last from Feb. 10 t.
Feb. "a, inclusive, and reduced rail
road rates to Dallas for visitors t
the exposition will be in effect from
every part of the State.