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The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
Sam McVey Should Have Been
Gladiator In the DAYS of Nero

times. Sam was born too late. II
he had lived In the age OF the Ro-
mans and their gladiatorial combats
he would have been invincible.
In those gruesome days when the
people OF Rome forced their captives
OF war to fight to death In the arena
to make a Roman holiday" the
strongest man usually won. Brute
strength was more necessary than
science. Drawn won over brains In
those days when the populace
laughed at death.
McVey returns 10 this country az
ter an absence of nearly eight years.
And there was not a white hope at
the pier to meet him.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

n Sam Mcvey had lived in the
days OF the Romans he would have
been a champion. He is all power, a
perfect type of the ancient gladiator.
The ring has never known another
such specimen of physical and brutal
strength. Probably a more terrible
appearing gladiator never climbed be
tween the ropes. Sam Us nearly six
feet tall and weighs 220 pounds of
iron muscles. He is stronger than
Johnson, Langford. or any white hope
that ever lived His physique Is per-
feet. IL is extremely difficult to
imagine any one whipping such a
monster.
Yet he has been beaten-many
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
Uncle Sans Fish
Beat Reds to 1t

The Cincinnati Reds are nursing a
bitter disappointment. Last year.
next door TO the Hermann training
camp. was an attractive little artiti.
cial lake, just the place for wearied
athletes to lave their forms. But
IL was too cold last year for outdoor
swimming. Alexandria sharing the
freeze up that refrigerated all south
ern training camps at that time.
However, the Reds planned all sorts
of aquatic parties for 1915, when IL
was sure to be warm, and have since
lived In roseate anticipation. Then
came the blow. The government.
turned the lake into a fish hatchery,
and the mermen of the Herzog crew
will have to continue to perform
their marine exploits in the shower
baths-'tis a tough world.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
BELGIAN WOODEN SHOE
HOLDS $6 RELIEF FUND

APPLETON Wis. Dec. l6.-while
passing through the streets OF Bel.
gian town four years ago. DR.. w. ].
Pearce was stopped by a nine-year-old
girl, who tried TO sell him postcards.
Insteed he offered to purchase her
wooden shoes and she accepted the
oner. He made a pin-cushion out OF
one OF the clogs and yesterday dis
played Its mate In the pulpit OF the
Baptist church. He spoke OF the SUI.
ferings OF the Belgian women and
children and following his sermon he
stood at the door with the shoe in
hand receiving offerings for relief OF
the women and children Of that coun.
try. Twenty-Five dollars wss col
lected. One travelling salesman con.
trjbuted IS.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
MOSIERS VICTORS
OVER MACON BOWLERS

While Tom Haley was the star per.
former Of the evening, with q game
record of 279. the battle between the
Mosiers and the Formacons at the
Garden Alleys last night did not prove
TO be the scoring melee that was
thought probable. The Moosiers took
the evenings honors. winning two
games. The Thiesens defeated the
Journals, the Glines won from the
Maxines and the Garden Five were
victorious over the Woodwards. John
Higgins. of the Journal, got 706. the
high pin spilljng total.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

Massey first attracted attention in
1912, while playing with the Orange.
Tex. Independents. At this time he
received offers from the Athletics
and Giants. The following fall he
came to the university, and made the
team the first year. Massey deyel
oped speedily under the tutelage OF
Disch, who is the best baseball coach
In the south. Last season he batted
.379, stole 40 bases and scored Al runs
In the 80 games played.
Massey viii captain the team next
spring. aud Immediately after the
season he will probably Join the Maps.
He is built along the racy lines Of
Tyrus Cobb Last spring as a mem
Der Of the track team he did the 100
repeatedly In 10 fat.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
Chicago Is City of
Second Base Kings

Chicago has added another distinc-
ton to its already abundant harvest
|of fame Chicago may now be termed
the home OF peerless secondbasers.
liz, was while playing with the CUBS
that Johnny Evers was hailed the
keystone king Evers at that time
was at the height of his form and the
title probably was deserved. Now
Chicago becomes the baseball resi-
dence of Eddie Collins. Less than 10
months ago McGraw declared Collins
the greatest player in the game. But
it must be remembered Collins and
Evers came into their own at time
when Larry Lajoie was just beginning
10 go hack
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
GIRL FINDS CALENDAR
HANDY THING IN SUIT

CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Marija Kisich
Is not a young woman to take chances
on forgetting important dates in her
life. She keeps a calendar and she
makes little marks on It occasionally
The value OF this little habit was
demonstrated when she decided to sue
Josip Rutter for breach Of promise
In her complaint she sets forth that
on two specific days-July 25 and
Sept. 13, of this year-Joslp promised
TO wed her. Then she adds another
date-Oct. 4-as that upon which
she says he refused TO do so.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
Cincy Caddies Get
$4,000 In Season

With the aid OF Pinkerton and a
Burroughs II has been discovered
that the sum of $3O.0s5 was paid to
Cincinnati caddies during the past
golfng season. During the summer
an average of 755 caddies were en-
ployed each Saturday and Sunday at
the Ohio city. Two clubs turned over
more than $4,000 each to the young
brigands who tote clubs and lose golf
balls, and the members of three other
golflng organizations dug down into
their jeans for more than $4,000 for
eacE club. That shows what some OF
the former baseball fans were doing
-strrnmpr.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
Cleveland Maps to Sign Fastest
College Player In All Dixie

II you're going In for baseball and
aspire TO unusual heights you don't
want name like Herbert on your
bat bag. Change IL to Mike or Bill or
something like that. Young Mr.. Mas
sey thought Mike would be the prop
er thing as a proper name. and II is
as Mike Massey that he will float into
the Maps camp next season.
I Mike Massey. 800 hitter. 10-second
man and clever fielder, who special
lees at shortstop. That's the index TO
the new man. He hasn't signed with
the Maps yet. but he has promised
the officials TO come to terms In due
time. Massey Is at present attending
the University OF Texas. Last season
he was rated as the best college play
er In the south.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
Ned Hunt Certainly Earned That
Pension, If History Tells No Lies

8 Johnny OF
The feather to fight ightweghts.
fame lwh
Ned Hunt accomplished
12s pounds giant
utes took place in England
Two years Hunt Dick Mills
Mills hard the big man was out for half minute but his back
Hunts life unless
battling forced quit because foul blow
tured sever his ribes and rendered him
Wales by pensonng
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
Ducks craws Yield Gold.

ST. HELENS, Ore, Dec. 1s.-S.
Saulser. q farmer living near Yank-
ton. came into town today with sew
eral pieces OF natural gold. Mr.. Saul
ser killed eight ducks last week and
each time found little nuggets OF
solid gold I'm the ducks craws. His
duckpen IL on a side hill Of rock. Ex-
perts tell him there IL probably
pocket Of placer gold on his place.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
PEST PREYS ON
XMAS TREES,
SAY EXPERTS
Bad News For Santa Claus An
nounced by Agriculture
Department ~
HOUSEWIVES URGED TO
USE COTTONSEED OIL
AS Good as Olive Product and
Helps South, Says Uncle
Sam

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Bad news
for Santa Claus: The department OF
agriculture announced that Christmas
pines. have been attacked by a pest
new TO this country--the European
pine shoot moth-and serious damage
Is threatened.
The insect Is an orange-red moth.
the larva OF which hollows out new
buds and kills or Injuries the ends of
twigs OF pine trees. This injury
causes q deformity which Is serious
In ornamental trees, and In trees
grown for lumber makes a crooked
growth and a consequent waste when
the tree Is cut
In Europe the insect not only at,
tacks all native pines but is equally
Injurious to American species cult.
waited there. The department states
that the young larvae came into this
country within the buds or imported
pine seedlings which have come from
France. England, Holland, Belgium or
Germany.
The departments investigators have
discovered II In 10 localities, In six
|, states from Massachusetts, to Penn
sylvania, but II Is feared that Il will
be found In many other localities. II
Is usually being found on European
pines In nurseries and private parks
IL has been found to have existed on
Long Island for more than two years
1T Is hoped that the new pest may
be stamped out before II becomes to
widespread to be controlled" said the
agricultural department. "At present
the problem Of Its elimination Is con.
fined mainly to nursuries, IL II II
once gets into the native pine forests
the experts think IL would be beyond
control. In It's larval stage. the moth
is so effectively protected In the buds
and shoots that II cannot be reached
by any insecticide and the only
method OF getting rid Of Il Is to prune
out and destroy the shoots which con
tain the insect. This should prefer
ably be done during the fall and win.
ter Though IL Is easier TO locate the
injured tips and shoots after growth
has started in the spring. II Is safer
and better for the tree to have II done
In the fall. Measures for control, 70
be effective. cannot be accomplished
without the cooperative action OF ali
who grow or plant European pines OF
deal In them"
The European war. according Il
specialists In the department OF agri
culture. affords the American house
wife an excellent opportunity TO be
come better acquainted with a very
useful native product which has SUI
fered much from a popular prejudice
BY using cottonseeS instead OF olive
oil, Americans can not only save
themselves money but can benefit
southern cotton growers who have
suffered from the war.
In the year ending, June Oh, 1913,
nearly $40.000,000 worth OF cotton
seed products were shipped to Eu-
rope. The department repudiates the
popular belief that cotton seed oil is
used chiefly to initiate or counterfeit
olive of.
GAS a matter OF fact" says the de.
partment," II is fully as nutritive as
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
Then They'll Raid China,
Egypt and the War Zone

Cuba boasts OF about 20 ball
players who are said to have ma
jor league caliber. and some OF
the scouts from the big leagues
are planning Journey down there
to look them over. The Federal
league folks think pretty well OF
the Cubans, too, and II Is likely
that they will pluck few young
sters from their Cuban roosts and
bring them north this spring.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

olive OIL. and on account OF its bland
flavor, 10 actually preferred by many.
IL lacks, OF course, the distinctive
olive flavor which many persons. espe-
cially the Italians. find desirable.
Those who prefer their food less high
ly seasoned. will hnd cotton seed oil
pleasant In French dressing or salads.
In mayonnaise dressing, where mus
tard or other condiments are used.
the cotton seed oil gives the dressing
a rich, creamy taste. The great ad-
vantage with cotton seed oil, however,
Is, OF course. It's cheapness."
The department OF agriculture, in
an amended regulation. requires that
all coverings or wrappers OF prints
bricks, or rolls OF renovated butter
must have the words Renovated But
ter" printed In letters not less than
three-eighths of an inch square on
them.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
DATES SET FOR GREAT
LOUISVILLE RACES

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 15.-Again
the season OF 1915 will see two great
races run off in Louisville, with an
added value OF $4,000 each. These
are the Kentucky derby at Churchill
Downs and the third renewal OF the
Kentucky handicap, which will be de-
cided at Douglas park. The Ken
lucky derby will be run on May 8,
the Kentucky handicap will be decid-
ed on May "a.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
seribes Agree for Once.

Sporting experts sometimes do
agree. We didn't lamp an all-Ameri-
can team selected In 1913 that didn't
have Charley Brickley's name in the
lineup. We haven't seen one this
year that names Charley. All agreed.
however. that excepting for that miss
ing appendix, Brickley would have
landed regular job as the best play.
er who ever drew on a pair OF mole
skin trousers.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16
Guess Again, Old chappIe.

A current magazine has picked an
all-American baseball team. The three
pitchers chosen are Alexander, Math-
ewson and Johnson. Perhaps the
picker considered Bill James and Dick
Rudolph tired themselves to death
winning a majority Of games for the
Braves last summer, and therefore
wouldn't make good on his nine.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

~ AT ALL
~ ROUND
$ASPortS.

We would love to be present when
Clark Griffith commences to kick
about Walter Johnson jumping a con-
tract and Uncle Ben Shibe is present.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

Ban Johnson evidently has descov.
cred the correct recipe for baking
the Feds-whenever they buy a Wal
ter Johnson he can put an Eddie Col
Inns on the rival team.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

Not one OF the International league
clubs has signed manager for next
season. What's the use; the National
commission will manage them any.
how.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

Anyhow. Eddie Collins will find
quite change of climate on the
white Sox benefit Is warm there.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

II Is fine to have been great: but
the pawnbroker will not lend much
on an iron cross.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

We sincerely hope that Eddie Col
lins does not die of inconsistencies.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

Among the pleasant events to come
is, to sit on the bench. and listen to
Jawn McGraw the first day Rube
Marquard pitches for the Giants next
spring.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-16

Artie Irwin spent three days at the
National league meeting explaining
what happened to the Yankees last
summer-and Artie knows better
than anyone else just what happened.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25

FOR THE BEST REAL ESTATE IN
VESTMENT in Tampa suburban
lots, see or write L. j. Sloan,
Lakeland, Fla. 2641
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25
SASHES NOW IN GREAT FAVOR
Particularly Pretty Effect ls Velvet
ArtisticaIly Draped Over
Linen Dress.

There is now a pretty fashion for
little children, that of wearing Veivet
sashes with their linen dresses. the
dresses are frequently embroidered.
The sashes are worn by both girls ana
very small boys, but more frequently
by girls. AS yet these sashes have not
been worn with the sheer dresses, but
only upon those of heavy materials,
such as linens. Small embroidered
tabs are used to hold the sash in place.
The tabs are placed at regular inter
walls about the dress and the velvet
sash is drawn through them and fast
ened in sort of loose knot at the
left side-front. The tabs may be either
stitched to the dress or separate, nav
ing a buttonhole at each end and Dut-
toned to the dress by tiny pearl or GRO
cheted buttons, the buttons being, OF
course, placed upon the dress. The
sashes come in dark and light colors'
red, black, dark blue and various otner
colors being used. One must be care,
full, however, not to have the child
wear a hair ribbon that will clash with
the sash. If the sash is black, any col
ored ribbon may be worn on the hair
but IL the sash is of another color
either the sash color or black or white
must be worn, If one would exhibit
good taste. The sashes are from four
to FIVE inches In width.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25

Special sale of trimmed hats at
PRS. Holders Millinery Parlors,
4 your own price. Positively no
pats held back. Mrs. Holders Mil
hhery Parlors will be closed for
ne season from July l to Oct. l..
2740
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25

R RENT-5-room furnished bun
blow, with all conveniences. APP
~ Mrs. Holders Millinery Par
prs 2741
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25

have THREE CARS for public
service at any and all hours. My
machines are Caddilacs and I ana
therefore fully equipped to give
ny patrons the best service OBJ
Haina0le. Day phone No. IS;
pignt, S13 Black. Fern ROGUE
'Aore' 1915
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25

Edward T. Stotesbury of Philadel.
phia, member of J. P, Morgan & Co.,
has been elected president of the Phil.
adelphia and Reading railway to sue
coed the late G. F. Baer. Stotesbury
Is sixty-fve years old and entered the
firm Of Drexel & Co. at the age Of sew
enteen years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25
POLICE CALLS

The public is requested to phone
all night calls to police after 6 D.
m. to Police Department. phone So.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25
Classified ADVERTISING


LoST-Gold crescent pin, set with
pearls and amethist. Return to
Telegram office. Reward. 2722
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25
WANTED-CORD WOOD
FOR LAKELAND LIGHT AND
WATER PLANT

The city commission of Lakeland
will receive bids on six months sup
ply of pine wood for fuel for the
light and water plant, at the meet
ing of the commission July Is, 1914.
Copies of the specifications may
be had at the city managers office
after June IS, 1914. The commits
sion reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
DONALD F. MCLEOD,
June 9. 1914. City Manager.
267S
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25

h RENT-One nicely furnished
|edroom, Apply 4O2 West Lemon.
2742
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25
u | S c E L L A N E o u S

ST IN THE CITY-one who
hoWs how-table board, 81 week.
latanzas. New management. 2714
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-06-25
The Professions.
THE EGYPTIAN SANITARIUM
OF CHRONIC DISEASES

Smith Hardin Bldg, Cor. Main and
Florida Ave.
Phone Sc Blue
Electricity, X-Ray, Light, Heat.
Hydrotherapy, Turkish Baths, Phys
ical Culture, Massage, Dietetics,
Etc.
You can get here what you get in
Battle Creek and Hot Springs and
save time and expense.
Evening journal., 1914-08-20
Department of Elections TO
Furnish Lists TO Committees

the said week cause one of said printed
copies of each of said lists to be posted
in at least ten of the most public places
in their election district, and shall use
the remaining copies in such a manner
az in their Judgment viii be most likely
to secure publicity and general inspee-
tion."
This law, so far as it goes in its origi-
nal form docs not require the registrars
to send the lists to their committees,
but the registrar who wrote the COM
munication to this paper seems to be un-
aware that the Legislature of 1911
passed an amendment TO this chapter
of the laws.
Chapter As, of Volume 26, of the Laws
of Delaware, which was approved on
March 20, A. d., 1911, known as "An Act
to amend Chapter 80, Volume p, Laws
of Delaware, being an act entitled An
Act providing for a Uniform system OF
Registration of all Qualified Voters in
the State reads as follows. pertain
ing to the printing of alphabetical lists
as mentioned above in the original law;
''That Section of said Chapter &C.
Volume 2l, Laws of Delaware, be amend
ed by changing the period at the end of
said Section 6 to a semicolon, and fur
ther by then adding to the end of said
Section the following, viz: Provided
however, that in the City of Whining
ton, the Department of Elections for the
Evening journal., 1914-08-20
VERY truly yours,
"William y. McCOrkindale.
RussIA cLAIMs SUCCESS
By The Omitted Press.

Hy The United Press
ST PETERSBURG, Aug. 20.-Discuss-
ing the operations OF the Russian army
along the Austrian frontier. the general
staff ia a statement today claims a mum
Der OF minor successes. On August 10,
Russian column engaged Austrians on
the road between Pintcher and Kielce,
the fighting lasting three hours and end
ing in the repulse Of the Austrians.
At about the same time, the Russians
along the Nistula encountered an Aus
trian cavalry detachment and defeated
il with great loss.
The Russian troops have repulsed an
other attempt of the Germans to re-
capture Eydtkuhnen and following up
their victory invaded the PriIssian iron
tier line, taking eight cannon and a
couple Of field guns.
On August IL Austrians attacked
Krassinkyk, but were defeated. the Rus.
SLAMS capturing two companies OF in
fantry with their officers. Russians
are now in force in Eastern Prussia and
have taken many prisoners.
Evening journal., 1914-08-20

That the registrars OF the city are
not entirely familiar with the laws OF
the State Of Delaware, relative to the
election, was again demonstrated this
morning. when the following communi-
cation was received by THE EVENING
JOURNAL:
81 noticed in Saturdays issue OF your
paper an article knocking the registrars
for not turning in their printed lists 10
the committees. II is not the registrars
fault. Read Section 8, Chapter S6, Vol
ume 2l.
This registrar probably has an i'm
preston that Section 6, Chapter 30, Vol
ume 2l. of the Laws of Delaware, Is still
a law in this State, and he, like many
others. do not know that this section OF
this chapter of the laws has been amend
ed. Section 6. Chapter 80, in its origi-
nal form. as passed by the General As
sernblv of 1895, reads as follows, upon
the subject of the printing of the alpha
betical lists of registered voters and the
posting of lists:
"The said registration officers shall
within one week after their third sit
ting as aforesaid. cause to be printed not
less than fifty copies of the alphabetical
lists of registered voters as contained IN
The Book of Registered Voters to-
gether with the entries opposite the
names in said books, and shall within
Evening journal., 1914-08-20
Pope Pined For Visit to
His Old Home at Venice

When one of his old Venetian
friends came to visit him and describ-
ed the completion of the new Campa-
nile or bell tower of the Cathedral of
st. Mark at Venice, the Pope said
During the last few years of my life,
it has come to be one of the last great
worldly pleasures which I desire to
have that l might go bach 10 Venice
even Tor one fleeting glance to see
whether they have been able to build
the new Campanile as beautiful as it
was before. To do this, willingly
would ! give at least two years Of my
life"
It was in the hope Of alleviating
this inconsistencies that on the urgent
advice OF the two pontifical physi-
clans. all Vatican precedents were
broken and the immediate members Of
Pope Plus family we're given resi-
dence in the Vatican for a time, and
were constantly near. AS a conse-
quence he always had during the last
year of his life, two. three or four,
of his sisters, niece, who always re-
mained with them, and his brother
Angelo Sarto, close at hand The
brother rose from the position of mail
carrier to that of postmaster in the
little village in which Pope Plus was
born, during the early years Of the
pontificate. His little son, who was
born after Cardinal Sarto became a
Pope, was a great favorite of His Hol-
mess. He had never seen his distin-
guished uncle until he visited the
Vatican with his father in 1911. One
of the touching scenes OF the con-
valescence at that time was when the
little nephew received his first COM
munion from his uncle.
The love of Pope Plus for children
was another of his chief characters
tics. It was he who established the
custom Of having children from the
various paroohial schools of Rome
and other parts of Italy, brought fire.
luently to the Vatican TO see him. His
love for the poorer and needier class
es was manifested time after time. In
the little town of Salzano, in NenetO,
where the Pope spent nine years of
his early life as a priest, slab has
been placed in presbytery in memory
of the services he rendered during the
cholera pestilence, in 1870. Father
SartO was with the sick and dying
day and night, ministering to them,
giving them the last rites and doing
all in mis- power to alleviate their suf-
ferings, both physically and spiritual
ly. The little town is very, very poor,
but the people we're able to raise the
money for the slab in honor of their
former priest.