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Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
Nothing on Her.

Margery and Helen lived quite near
each other and occasionally played to
gether. One day, when they met
Helen said boastfully:
1--WE keep a butler"
Margery remained thoughtful for
moment. then suddenly cried, exult.
ingly:
That's nothing. We keep board.
ers!"
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
Regents Honor Retiring President.

Regents Honor Retiring President.
Boulder. - President James H..
Baker, retiring head of the University
of Colorado was rendered farewell
reception by the regents and faculty
of the school. Alumnae from all over
Colorado attended. President Baker
retires from educational work Janu-
ary /.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
Unabl. to Buy Presents; Shoots Self.

Pueblo. - Despondent because he
was unable to buy Christmas presents
for his bride of seven weeks. Giovanni
Canddani. steel worker, shot him
self in the head in his home. His wife
witnessed the deed. Canddani was
taken to st. Mary's hospital and it
is believed he cannot recover. He re-
Gently lost his Job and had been brood
ing since.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
Report Lions Killing Many Cattle,

Loveland.-Reports from the noun
tain districts are that, while the cat
tie survived the snowstorm in better
condition than was first anticipated,
the ranchers are suffering losses from
the ravages of mountain lions which
prey upon their herds, killing young
stock. The cold has made the ami
mails ravenous and they have made
their approaches in a number OF dis
tricts.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
Found Guilty Of Murder.

Pueblo.-John de Felice. an Aus
trian. was found guilty of murder in
the first degree by jury in the Dis
trict Court. He killed Noe Rails, a
countryman. September IS. with o
knife.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
Fort Lupton Man Dies at 72.

Fort Lupton.-James Morris, seven
ty.two. for twenty-five years resi-.
dent Of northern Colorado. is dead a
victim of tuberculosis, at the home Of
r. A. Whiteside. -
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
A Mean Trick.

What are you punching your broth
er for?"
He went and used the clean place
! had picked out on the roller towel.
1t was the only one left. too?"
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
Destitute Woman Saved From Snow

Fort Collins.-Miss Gloria Norcross
sixty-five, was found destitute and
alone In her cabin in the Redstone dis
trict when rescuers made their way to
her through eight miles of snow. She
had no food and no fire.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01

Smile on wash day. That's when you
use Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter
than snow. All grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
Quite a Pet.

my wife is making herself ridi.
culous over that dog of hers"
How now?"
Now she has to take 1t to see the
moving pictures"
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01

Stubborn Throat troubles are easily re.
leved by Deans Mentholated Cough Drops
They act like magic-5c at all Druggists.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
They All Can.

Has your wife good memory?"
Splendid. She can remember ey-
erything I've done wrong since we
we're married.
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01
Not So Easy as That.

mo use has ever been found for
cast off porous plasters."
Il wouldn't say cast on You've
never heard OF anybody casting of
porous plaster. have your"
Gilpin observer., 1914-01-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethlng, softens the gums, reduces infnmmn-
uon,allays pain cures wind collie ,25c n bottle N
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

from that practiced in Washington az
Nadra IL from Zenith. In every corner
Of the city where any one of the COM
peting rollers may be today. post
mortems are sure to be held, but un-
less the members of the coroner's jury
are familiar with the game the Wash
ingtonians were up against, they are
unfit to sit at the inquest
The pins used in Brockton are Just
two-thirds as large at their broadest
point as those used here They are the
same height. have smaller bases and
heads. The balls are the size Of a
healthy orange. and the alleys are the
only ones of their kind in the town or
in that section Of the country. The
Bijou No. ] team has been rolling to-
gether on those two alleys for seven
Der Of the quint is so similar that the
alleys axe naturally worn to the effect
i've curve which Is used by each. Bowl
ing alley builders and experts admit
that without varnish and shellac to
protect an alley. its continued use. even
IL planed every month. will cause a
perceptible groove along that part of 1t
which Is used the most.
The fact that the Brocbton alleys
have adapted themselves to the ball
which proved. the undoing Of the
Washingtonians is asserted by every
member. Of the local team. Due credit
is given the Massachusetts team FOR
becoming so expert. but l. Is obvious
that constant practice alone has made
II so. In Boston, the Brockton team
has a reputation of never being de-
feated on its homo alleys and 1t also
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
MAKES PLEA FOR
CR|TTENTON HOMES
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett Tells
of Reclamation of Social
Evils Victims.

Parents need TO know the kind OF
zrnusernent their children have said
Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. telling the
fr<t step necessary to protect the
.-cunEe- generation from the social evil.
sst night in Gunton Temple Memorial
hurch. Mrs Barrett made a plea for
ssistance TO the Florence Crittenton
iome
Help OF any kind is welcomed by
re workers in the Florence Crittenton
0rnes. said Mrs Barrett The
1Irches, as churches. cannot help, be
ause these poor girls feel that they
IN never hold up their heads or gain
ne courage to enter a church until they
, re leading honest lives. 4 country
o1ne is needed where they can have
: ~esh air and live rightly.
The trouble is we let the boys and
Urls grow UP selishly and in iGnor-
nee. II they knew the terrible penal
es, they would hesitate long before
liking the first step toward the depths
~ degradation. Girls do not imagine
= the start that they are going to end
heir careers in a Florence Crittenton
Home
An We need is TO turn on the light
HVe must famili2rize ourselves with
-ordiuons that cause the terrible So
al evil. II takes courage TO look such
urditions IN the face: but until IL is
irrc no remedy can be found.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
English Team, Assisted BY
Rhodes Scholars, viii Travel
Fast at Penn Meet.

LONDON. March 2s.-The OXFORD four
mile relay team which will compete at
Franklin Field on April q expects to
break the record. The team, composed
of two Rhodes scholars. one Of them an
American. and two Englishmen. forms q
quartet the equal Of which is seldom
found in the college world today.
Arnold Jackson, who won the ], 800
meter race at Stockholm. in 1856 4-5. Is
the captain. His right-hand man is
Norman Taber. the Rhodes scholar from
Brown University. who represented the
United States in the 1.5Oo-meter event
at the Olympic games. running second
to Jackson. He is very popular at Ok
ford, being a member Of the University
Athletic Club. Another Rhodes scholar.
G. NJ. Sproule. of Australia captain Of
the Oxford cross-country team, won a
blue against Cambridge in the mile run
last year. He is famous on Australian
tracks for his endurance and sprinting
finishes. The fourth member Of the
team is an Englishman. D. N. .Gaussen,
who won the most tlaurels against Cam
bridge. jackson and Taber both do the
mile repeatedly under AS. In the Cam
bridge trials, on a slow track. Jackson
ran the distance in 4:S 40, and TABOR
in 4:24 with apparent ease. Gaussen and
Sproule are both counted on for AS or
better.
The Boston Amateur Athletic team
holds the amateur American record.
made in June. 1913. with mark OF II
minutes 81 is seconds. while the inter-
collegiate record was fixed by Cornell
In 1911 at II minutes IS seconds.
The Oxford quartet In ordinary cir
cumstances. expects to equal or lower
the Boston teams record. The Pennsyl-
vania teams record last year of IS
minutes 2-5 seconds is expected 20 be
easily smashed.
All four members Of the Oxford relay
team will compete on March q against
Cambridge in the annual intervarsity
fields and track sports. Tabor will sail
for America Immediately afterward to
arrange for the entertainment Of the
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
Promises Help Making Dckpn Tournament Huge Success
JAMESTOWN READY
FOR Big MEETING
6. E. Enzor Already Has Hall a
Dozen Horses at Moriok
Track Being ~Prspped."


NORFOLK. Va. March z-No. race
meeting ever held At the Jamestcvn
Jockey Club TRACK ID attracting a hish
class horses ~ the SPRING nesting
which opens April 1 to continue fIfteer
daya
A big portion Of the horses already
assigned stable room at the track are
from Washington, New York. Balti-
more. and Kentucky They are a bof-
ter claD Of horses than the maioffty
OF those that are now racinS Al
Charleston Several OF the best table.
fhat competed Tor purses at the South
Caroline track have already arrived 1T
Norfolk. These include the Beverwyck
stable, William Walker and others.
g. e. Enxor, Of Washington, has al
ready shipped half dozen good ones.
and Robert I. Miller win have hts
string here tomorrow.
A. Fl. Bradley. Of Charles City, Va.
will have five horses at Jamestown thsf
have never started before. Thsy are
not all two-year-oids. either. He has
Jud Toliver and Brown Bess. four
year-oldS: Check Book and Greenway
Boy. three-year-oldA and . two-year-
old named Greenways Queen.
HorBemen arc considerably interested
In the Bradley outfit. Few tnrf fol-
lowets know anything about this string.
but their owner says they are mt. A.
H. Bradley II q son Of Robert BRADLEY.
who owned = big breeding farm in
Virginis.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

has a record Of refusing to enter into
competition with any team on abso-
lttely neutral alleys. The Washing
tonians were assured on all sides, be-
fcre ever landing in Brockton, that the
latter team would whip 4. by 500 pins.
mo team on earth can win from those
boys on those alleys" was the remark
OF a bowling alley proprietor in Bos-
ton. This bold assurance of sending
Washington home a defeated team by
so great a margin that it could never
make il up here. was equally impress
ed upon the visitors Sy no less than
the members Of the Bijou team them
selves. while entertaining the former at
q most friendly and amicable banquet
before the match.
These facts and conditions are not
recounted above FOR the purpose of es-
tahlishing alibis or excuses, but merely
to enliGhten come Of the more skepticaI
of the District bowling contingent who
are inclined to be critical Of the show
ing made in the New England town
last Friday night.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
Al COPELAND Will Coach
Austrian Olympic Team

Another American will sail Thursday
from New York to act as Olympic
II amer for a foreign team. Alexander
Forbes COPELAND will be the fourth to
accept work abroad. He will act as
head trainer for the Austrian Olympic
team for the Berlin games of 1916 and
expects to develop squad of good
marathoners and jumpers in the Tyrol
district. COPELAND follows Ernie Hjert-
berg, Sweden's coach; A. c. Kranez-
lein. Germany's coach. and w. R. Knox.
Ell glands head trainer. in accepting
work abroad. James Lightbody and
Joseph Horner are considering offers to
help coach foreign teams for the big
games.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
Griffith's Permission S, II To Be Granted.

Although Ray Morgan l% = oech
approached on the subject pI citing
Grif-s permission to line w 10 :rbers
c- his team on the Palace all when
51e big duckpin tourney is rHened.
since he returned from Charlotte lille,
ro will today be reminded Of his
r,-omfse to do SO by President HALEY. As
u fifth and Morgan, as well as many
. hers on the Old Fox's stan. are al
ssncb supporters of the alley sport,
{ ere is little doubt in the minds OF the
9 6cials of the tournament out tnat
: a Climbers crafty manager VIII give
: 20 boys his permission TO lend ther
, laruing presence to the pinners Tor
irief hour on the evening OF April q.
Ray Morgan tentatively outlined his
8 sSestion was first put up TO him. be-
= des himself, the second baseman eG-
/ essed a belief that Chick Gandll.
idle Foster. >Alva Williams. and
{, Gorge Mcbride would make an eHectiNe
:, am. At the same time Morgan was
,,-1nroa ched on the matter OF recruiting
!; team for one night from the ranks
a. the hall tossers, il was intimated
lat Schaefer could easily general an
a. her team. which will oppose Nor,
: ms pin spillers- Dutch is 1ono O.
; g bowling game, and spends many
rurs on the alleys during his spare
I, .urs in Washington On his team
, re mentioned Howard Shanks. Joe
T.usel. Mike Martin, and Nick Altrock
ur perhaps Old Fox Griffith himself;
II this latter parsonage can be invelsied
10 agreeing to the above. the opening
:. sion of the monster tournament Is
-ure to attract the largest throng which
az everpacked the Palace alleys
Today a committee of the Duckpin
: ssociation viii formulate plans to per
,oCt the idea set forth above. and II II
!. successful it viii furnish an incsn-
.I.e for one of the largest entries ever
known in the four years the local duck- sk
pin body has been in existence. Nor
xsn and Griffith will both be ap-
,roached on the subject, and their ap-
besides that Of those VINO
AVE been selected to roll. is awaited
" washington's entire bowling family.
Chick Gandil is known to be greatly
~terested in the approaching string Oh
,uckpin games which will hold the in
crest of all the city. Gendil is to oper-
, e the Arcade alleys next year, and
as the deepest kind Of feeling for the
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

big aiiG little pin knights of Washing
ton. Al o he Is a bowler OF some marked
ability, and this statement also goes for
George Mcbride. Eddie Foster is an
ether Of the infielders who has been a
slave to the maplewoods for years and
together with the others named should
complete a baseball-bowling combina-
ton next to none in the country.
"Straight-edge'' Joseph Michaud. john
nv Baum and Harry Ar1niger remained
over In New York Sunday morning to
get little closer peek at the big city.
This is Baum's first experience in Man.
haitian ard ne declared there is too
much to 1t. to skimp over II in one day.
Michaud and Armiger offered no excuse,
of taking care Of Baum. They promised
to return tonight or tomorrow morning.
There was something "pathetically
funny" attendant to sudden quiet
which hovered over the section occu-
train pulled UP at Union Station.
Throughout the return trip, the entire
party IVES lively, but when Baltimore
was passed and the vanquished rollers
entertained the though of facing their
friends ia Washington. the bewildered
which none but those who saw then,
doing their best on strange alleys will
ever know.
Suddenly. when each became aware
that the others were occupied with the
very same feeling. skinny" Carroll
broke the silence with one of his typical
Navy Yard laughs and the others joined
in. krauss suggested that the party go
through Washington and on to Palm
Beach. tie destination Of the train. Bill
Rider proposed getting OF at the round
house. lest a delegation OF Washington
'kidders be at Union Station to meet
the prodigal sons. Pop HALEY and
that grand old fellow. Manager Roder-
lex. offered their usual exquisite advice
when they told the boys that nothing
to be ashamed Of had happened and
that those who went to Brockton were
merely the subjects of unknown con-
dltions which unfortunately had not
been investigated before the trip was
Whatever amount Of "kidding," which
in instances may verge on criticism.
may be done. the fact remains that it
will be entirely unwarranted, for
Brcckton's duckpin game is as foreign
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
Bowling. Schedule
for Tonight

Navy Yard-Brseeh Asehanic VI. West
Gun.
District W. shsrmans-
Terminal Railway r. n. c. ,A.-shsp
w. Southern.
Patent Atto-neys =. coismsn Va
Owen.
Y. N. C. A.-Wachusatt VI. Yakimas
Mt Pleasant-BelmontS VS. Kenyons-
Westminster-Reds W. Greens; Whites
VI. Blues.
Northeast-washington Abattoir ".
AuacoGtia.
Departmental = Commissioners VS..
Pensions.
Warrington CounciHBalboas vs. La
Salles: ChamplAins Va. De SotOs.
ArcAde-HolmeAds va Argyies.,
Georgetown Commercaal-Ariington
W. Baltimore and OHIO.
National CApatal-velvet Kind W. Ca
Sino. s-S
CommercialEEvenine star va. Toll
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
Fred Mcleod Will Play
For Healthy Side Bet

Fred Mcleod. professional at the O.
lumbia Country Club. and Walter shsr.
wood, Of the Memphis Country Club.
will compete against II. 81. Baker and
w. w. Hall, Of the birmingham, Ala.
Country Club in a home-and-homs
foursome that carries a side bet Of
$1,000 Thirty-six holes VIII bs played
in Memphis, Tenn, and thirty-six In
Birmingham, trophy going to the WIN
ming pair. They win play in Mem
phis April 3 and two days later IN Biz
mingham.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

Brownell Riggs. first basc; NinSon
Peter, second base; Russell IIouser.
third base: Oscar Hilton. shortstop:
Earle Lechlider. Robert II. Peter. and
John Mcdonald, outficlders.
The Rockville High School will have
a team in the field. Donald Clarke has
been elected manager and Steadman
Prescott, captain.
The trial Of Thomas J. Garrett. ir-
dicted for assault with intent to kill
as a result Of the shooting affair at
Linden, in which both Garrett and Mrs.
Saidee G. Hutton were seriously
wounded last autumn, has been set by
Judge Peter for ueXt Friday.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
OXFORD REL AYERS OUT
TO SMASH ALL RECORDS

team during the visit jackson and the
others will sail on April II. All are in
excellent condition. training steadily.
Taber. Sproule, and Gaussen doing
cross-country work In addition to the
mile. which Is a short distance for all
three.
jackson Is usually pretty we'll ex-
hausted by the tremendous spurts ut
the finish Of the mile, which he runs
like q 100-yard dash.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
Says Navy Officers and
Men Welcome Ship Schoo!

Enlisted men Of the navy. as well as
Ulcers, are Displaying interest in the
EDUCATIONAL work recently Instituted by
Secretary Daniels according to George
A Feeder. shipboard secretary of the
V NJ. - A.. assigned TO the ATLANTIC
tfcet
Secretary Reeder said the lack Of
hisckhoairis did not deter tire men who
vent to school 20 the officers who were
ia the habit 81 commanding tl:en1.
Tirculsr gun shields were used Sor map
craving and figuring
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
BALL PLAYERS LIKELY
TO FEATURE INAUGURAL
NIGHT OF TOURNAMENT.
Say Morgan Has Promised His Help Making Duckpn Series
of City Association Successful, and May Head Squad
of Climbers in One Game Contest at Opening.
By KIRK c. MILLER.

Among ce which contemplated make the opening
tight Duckpfn Association tournament, April
the that such an event
made of members of Clark Grif
l,2r club Morgan, who has reputation
of the Climbers teams while
probability lead the second team.
will be but for ten frames.
Climbers r their of the with the Boston
the arcn and must retire early preparation
trip Philadelphia the following day. when series will be
edyjth tn.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
Company E to Take
On Aloysius Outfit

Company T. of the National Guards
is practicing faithfully for its cham
pionship basketball game Thursday
night with the speedy Aloysius five.
Aloysius won the title in the Washing
ton City League and the Guardsmen
are seeking to obtain the laurels. Com
pany E will practice tonight In its gym.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
Start to Put New Walks
And Trees in Pulaski Park

A force of workmen today began max
'ng Improvements In Pulaski Park,
Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. The paths roU leading
inte Pennsylvania avenue and z street
will he raised TO conform to general
aisinz of the parking, around which
III be constructed granite wall a
loot or so high with stone steps to the
evennent. Flower beds will be dug
and japanese mulberry trees planted.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
National Regatta Will
Be Held August 7 and s

The annual regatta of the Nationa!
Association Of Amateur Oarsmen will
be held at Philadelphia August Z and S,
be held On the Schuylkill river and the
biggest and most hotly contested in the
history Of the association is predicted.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

Miss Margaret Waters has resigned
as principal Of the public school at
.)awsonville. Next Saturday she will
become the bride of AR. Smith Allnutt.
Il ynung farmer OF Dawsonvilla Miss
Waters is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William r. Waters, Of Spencerville.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

on the Rockville academy baseball
team this season Otis Hicks viii be
captain and pitcher. Raymond Lochte.
catcher: John Mcdonald. pitcher;
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

crs' Club. at the home of John w. Will
Jams. near Laurel. DIR. II. B. Mcdonnell,
chemist at the Maryland Agricultural
College, was elected president. and 5. w.
Reall, of Beltsville, secretary.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
ROCKVILLE.

Miss Minnie May Gray and Roland
Page. both Of Travilah, were married
at Potomac yesterday by the Rev.
Homer Welsh.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
ANACOSTIA.

The Public Improvement Association of
Congress Heights will ask Congress to
appropriate money to make survey of
Oxen Run Valley preliminary to con-
committee has obtained data 10 show
the necessity of this park. This COM
mittee declares that the valley is equal
to Rock Creek Park in natural beauty.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
Alexandria, Anacostia,
HyaHSville, Rockville
ALEXANDRIA.

Creditors of the Virginia Safe Deposit
and Trust Corporation, which failed
three years ago. owing depositors more
than s5I5. 900, will receive an additional
dividend of per cent on April 15. Divi-
dends amounting to 40 per cent have
been paid.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

Miss Ollie Moran. a nurse at the Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane, has
gone TO her former home at Hughes
willie, Mr., to spend a vacation.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

The Commissioners contemplate the
extension of Morris road from its pres
cnt terminus in Anscostia through to
Garfield, This has been requested by
the civic bodies interested.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

The wonIan's Civic League will hold
a prize euchre party at Tovey's Hall
tonight.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

Morris C. COimer Of South Bend.
Ind, will spend the summer with his
uncle. NJ. c. Harmon.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

Mrs. Gilbert Osterman and children. Of
Wilmington. \. g. and Mrs. Edward
Hutchinson, of Atlanta, Ga, are visiting
at the home Of their brotoer William m
Leonard, who is critically i'll at the hos
uifal
The Washington times., 1914-03-23
MT. RAINIER.

At mass meeting in Potts Hall yes
terday, II was decided that taxpayers
should be assessed according to the
frontage in paying for the sewerage and
water bond issue. The meeting was
called by Mayor Venneman TO get the
opinion of the citizens as to the manner
in which they desired to be taxed. The
bill providing for the bond issue passed
the lower house. and was held UP in the
senate until the opinion Of the voters
here is secured
1t was explained at the meeting that
any person who has had his domicile in
Mt. Rainier one year previous to the
first Monday in next May, 10 matter
whether he was a legal voter in State
and county elections or not, would be
entitled to vote on the bond issue. The
registration books will open April and
=. from to s p. m, and April ., from
S a. m. to 6 p. m.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

Anacostia Chapter. No. L., Royal Arch
Masons, will meet tonight.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

Under the auspices of the AnacostIa
Federation Of Social Service a special
temperance rally is to be held tonight in
the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church. NJ. Clyde Kelly. OF Pittsburgh. e.
is to be the orator of the evening.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

The funeral OF John s. Hayes was
held today at Esther Memorial Eplsco-
pal chapel 1T Congress Heights.
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

On Wednesday evening Bishop Hard
ing will make his annual. visit to EN-
manuel Episcopal Church and will ad-
minister confirmation. The class will
number nearly thirty, most of whom are
adults
The Washington times., 1914-03-23

James McBurn escaped from the Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane yester-
day, but he was apprehended on Sumner
avenue. Hillsdale. by Officer Stewart. OF
the Eleventh police precinct.