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The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Three Great Athletes
Will Compete on Coast

NEW YORK, June 24.--Three of the
greatest athletes of the New York A.
c. will not be with the team that goes
to the Pacific coast for the National
Track and Field Championships In Au-
gust, II was learned today. They are
ships than any individual; Wesley
Oler, jr., intercollegiate high Jump
champion. and Willie Gordon, mile ma
tioEal junior champion.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
"Shag" Thompson Hit
On Head By Baseball

PROVIDENCE. r. l., June 24-"shas'
Thompson, the young outfielder sent by
Connie Mack. of the Philadelphia Amer
lean League club is in a serious condi-
ton in hospital here.
He was hit on the head with a pitched
ball by Cooper in Mondays Providence
Richmond game. and was unconscious
for several hours.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
roday's Games

Boston at Washington
New York at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Cleveland.
ST. Louis at Detroit.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Yesterday's Results.

Washington. s; Boston. o.
New York. 3; Athletics .
New York. Is: Athletics, I.
Chicago. 8: Cleveland, !.
Chicago, l. Cleveland, 3.
Detroit, 4; ST. Louis, 3
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Yesterdays Results.

4; Chicago, 2.
st. Louis. .; Brooklyn. |.
Pittsburgh. II; Newark. l.
Buffalo Kansas City cold weather
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
sent to the showers. Dale and Lear re-
placing him.

1t took Jim Vaughn and the Chicago
Cubs to put dent in the armor plato
OF the ST. Louis Cardinals. s to 3. Sallee
went along In fine style till the fourth,
when the Cubs slammed out two TRIPLES.
two doubles, two singles, and a pair Of
sacrifices. Five runs came over in that
one frame before Dan Griner could un-
Timber his artillery and stop the
slaughter
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Standing of Clubs.

TJmorrow's Games.
Boston al New York
St. Louis at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
Today's Games

Today's Games.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
St. Louis at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

Yesterdays Results.
Boston. 8; Brooklyn. 2.
Chicago, 3: ST. Louis, 3.
Iittsburgh. 6; Cincinnati, 2.
Phillies ?; New York. III innings).
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
League Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.

TOmOrrOw's Games.
Philadelphia at Washington.
New York at Boston
The Washington times., 1915-06-24
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.
Today's Games.

ONICdRO at bTOOhTyH
st. Louis at Baltimore.
Kansas City at Newark.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo.
The Washington times., 1915-06-24

TOmorrow's Games.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
St Louis at Baltimore.
Kansas City at Newark.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
Testament STOPS BULLET
british Soldier Saved by Bible
That Was Pierced Through to
Corinthians.

Charles M. Alexander, singing evan
gelist and partner of Rev. DIR. J, viii
our Chapman. who passed through this
city yesterday on his way to North.
held, said thousands Of British sol.
dlers were carrying pocket Bibles az
they went to the front. The evangelist
believed that the Pocket Testament
league, which distributed the Scrip.
lures. would evangelize the British
army. both at the front and at home. "
me league was organized in Philadel-
phia In the course of the Chapman
campaign.
Bodies as well as souls are being
saved by the pocket Testaments. in
proof of which Mr.. Alexander shows
New Testament pierced by a Ger
man bullet. This book was hit while
reposing in the pocket of British sol
der in a trench in Flanders. The
steel pellet plowed through 400 pages.
stopping at First Corinthians. This
Testament saved its owners life.
Since the war began Mr. Alexander
has devoted considerable attention to
distributing Testaments among Kftch.
ener's soldiers. The plan is to have
every recipient sign a pledge card sig
nifying his Willingness to carry the
Testament always and read a chapter
each day Mr.. Alexander spent two
months in the training camps on Sal.
isbury plain, in which time 9,7O8 sol
diers Joined the league-Philadelph
Public Ledger
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
Wasps and Ventilation.

An English gentleman lately took 8
small wasps nest. about the size q,
an apple. and. after stupefying its in
mates, placed it in large cage inside
81 his house, leaving an opening for
egress through tho wall, according 10
an exchange. Here the nest was an.
larged to foot in diameter. holding
thousands of wasps. He was able now
to watch their movements. and he not.
ed one new fact-namely. their syste-
matte attention to ventilation.
In hot weather from four to six
wasps were continually stationed at
the place of egress. and while leaving
space for entrance or exit. they Great.
ed steady current of fresh air by the
exceedingly rapid motion of their
wings. After long course of this vic.
orous exercise, the ventilators were re-
heved by other wasps. During coo,
weather only two wasps at a Tina wsrs
usually thus engaged.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08

as If the whole face CT the earth was
being blown away.
Now, boys!" came down the line
Jimmy waited The whistle sounded
and Instantly he was upon his feet
and running like mad against the
enemy.
A line of men, extending as far as
the eye could reach. hurled themselves
upon the devastated rifle pits. At first,
whlie their own shells continued to
shrlek over them. they seemed unop.
posed, Then. when they were with.
in hundred yards, the Smelling
ceased.
instantly an inferno of fire was
opened upon the advancing legion.
Men dropped by scores. To take the
hostile lines was futile. The high she'll
explosives had failed to shake the mo.
raie OF the German forces, though II
mad knocked their intrenchments
about their ears.
They would not retrVat-it is not
the tradition of the F3r ign legion tc
retire. But. riddled ard confused, the
whole line doubled unon itself ard dis.
solved into little groups and clusters
IL edged sidewise along the German
'front.' and sought the shelter of one
or two unchanged houses that had
escaped the hostile artillery.
From among these a hundred Ger.
mans leaped forward to meet the an.
preaching legionaries. A hand.to-hand
hght followed. Jimmy found himself
engaged with huge fellow. wearing
a tattered helmet whose spike
emerged through its khaki covering
The fellow disappeared suddenly. and
he found himself jabbing viciously at
the air.
suddenly a shot was fired at him
from an old barn. 1t grazed his cheek
and Jimmy rushed into the barn.
II was half full of moldy hay. A
German was upon the other side Of
the central mass. Round and round |
the nay they lodged, Jimmy after the |
German. then the German after Jimmy
each trying to get point of vantage
from which to shoot down the other
Panting, exhausted, they halted. one
on either side of the haysack. Jimmy |
waited. Presently he saw the rife
barrel of the German begin to pro.
lrude through loose part of the stack.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
WHAT HAS BECOME
OF PROFESSOR WILEY

| A good many people in Marion
county are beginning to wonder
what has become of Prof. Jos. -.
Wiley, for ten years or more prin'
cipal of Fessenden Academy at Fes-
sender, eight miles north of Ocala.
He, left here two months ago and
has not been heard from since.
Fessenden Academy, often refer
req to as the Tuskegee of Florida.
was founded by a Massachusetts,
man, Samuel Fessenden, number
of years ago, he intending it as an
industrial school for colored chii-
dren. 1t has been very successful,
particularly since Wiley became
principal.
The school is under the manage
ment of the American Missionary
Society, and it has also had the help
and cooperation of the Marion coun-
ty school board, the school authori-
tlco occluS tudt IL was uOiu5 a SUOu
work for colored children and being
willing to help. This arrangement
was carried on very harmoniosuly
for a number of years. Professor
Wiley was probably more than any
other one man responsible for the ar
rangement lasting so long. He is a
very intelligent man, well educated,
and with great amount of tact;
quality much needed in the position.
He gave good satisfaction to the
school board, and seemed to be Civ,
ing it to the society; so everybody
was surprised to learn a few weeks
ago that he had resigned.
The Star is informed that the mis-
sionary society says there had been
friction between it and
Wiley for some time. He did not
always approve of the teachers it
sent here, and there were other
troubles, so it requested his resigna-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
Poisons and Disinfectants

The poisons and disagreeable odors
are always associated In our minds
with the disinfectants. We know
germs are routed and destroyed by
the liberal use of ill-smelling drugs.
Fragrance and sweetness, too, play an
active part in disposing of unwelcome
germs. The odor of cloves has been
known to destroy microbes in 35 min
utes: cinnamon kills some species in
II minutes. and thyme in IS minutes
The common wild verbena is found to
be an effective DESTROYER of microbes
in 40 minutes. The odor of some ge-
ranium flowers has destroyed various
forms of microbes in so minutes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08

what Did Tell You'll" He crowed
the cherished goal, he came into tn,
mouse IN a great state of drink ant
glee.
What did | tell you!" he crowed
I'm appointed superintendent of the
ward water department district al
Just double what l was earning be
fore"
Then, to the silent gnawing sorrow
OF Mrs Foley, he was gone for two
days. He did not come home at all
during that period. Mrs. Foley learned
tnat ne was celebrating" his acces.
sion to supposed power Of Winning and
dining his faithful adherents. Her Gun
OF misery seemed full to the brim
when they brought him home on a
stretcher one night In a fight with
MS irritated political opponents Den.
mis- had got the worst of it. They
had beaten him up terribly. For a
week ne lay in bed mending up. in
discomfort and pain, but by no means
penitent or forgiving.
I'm Just waiting to get back my
strength to pay of the gang that
downed me-, he told his wife. .I'n
show them!'
Dennis came home the next night,
uproarlous. A disorderly crowd com
posed of his adherents followed him
TO the door. They cheered him and
made great hurrah Dennis made a
maudiin speech in reply to their noisy
congratulations.
Mrs. Foley, peering timorously from
behind a curtain, discerned that the
occasion memorized Some signal ac-
ton against his enemies on the part
of her husband.
She gathered from the exultant re-
marks of the crowd that the new wa
ter department superintendent had
put 1t over on his adversaries. They
chuckled. they gloated. and left their
political leader to stagger into the
house with the braggadocio of some
triumphant war hero.
He was too muddled to give a co.
herent explanation to his wife of the
doings OF the night. Early the next
morning, however a neighbor came
over with the morning paper.
There II was all in type-the mad
frolic of her helpmeet 1t appeared
that he had braced himself up with
drinks innumerable. Then he and his
cohorts had started out on a wild cam.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
THE Ham SLICER
BY FRANK FILSON.

II anybody had told Jimmy Byrnt
five weeks before that on a certain
day in summer he would be lying in
a French trench among the men Of
the Foreign legion and aiming his rife
at the periscope Of German sergeant
he would have laughed. Yet such had
happened. Caught in France on the
outbreak of the war. while on his way
nome after a years tour on his
! wealthy fathers money, he had sim.
ply gone to see the fun. He thought
1t would be matter of a month or
two. So did many then.
The mail from home had been first
angry and pleading. then resigned.
His father, whose big house on Fifth
avenue seemed strangely empty, tried
to get Jimmy out through the Ameri-
can ambassador. But Jimmy was oh
durate; he liked his taste of war.
III you could only be here" his sis
ter Mary had written. "Katz, the deli.
catessen man. who hurried off to Ger.
many when war was declared, has in.
herited ten thousand dollars. and his
wife Is frantic about him. The flowers
are prettier than ever this year. Our
new automobile is dandy. ;"
What's that?" asked Jimmy, as his
neighbor. interrupting his reading,
whispered something He was a ri.
gantic Turk named Crusoe, a sample
OF the miscellaneous population Of
that daredevil brigade. the Foreign
legion. Going to have a hit at the
Bches?"
The Turk nodded. In half an
hour" he said. Orders are to have
bayonets fixed and a hundred rounds
extra In our belts. See! There's our
artillery starts!"
1t was Jimmy's first chance of see
ing anything but trench service. In
stantly the letter was thrust into his
pocket and forgotten. He moistened
his lips; he felt a strange exultation.
mixed with-not exactly fear, but
something that made his flesh insensi. |
tive and his hands clammy.
The artillery had opened a deafen. |
ing attack. The shells. whistling over
head without cessation, filled the air
with sound. Lines of smoke rose
from the German trenches. II seemed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
llFEB0AT MADE OF PAPER
'"Se"''on OF Japanese That Should Be
OF Great Value In the Event
Of Shipwreek.

A paper lifeboat that can ha n,cLo,
away in the space Of about one cubi,
1901, but that, when inflated, ia sea
worthy and durable, Is the invention
OF a retired admiral of the JAPANESE
navy. says Tit.Bits.
Inc coat Is constructed from the
Japanese paper called hasikirazu
winch is treated chemically to make II
waterproof. The paper comes from
the mulberry tree. 1t is unusua,lv
durable and possesses great strength
when the stresses are in the direction
Of the fiber
A thin sheet Of paper that is strong
when stressed in any direction ia
made by FASTING together two sheets
win the fibers crossing at right an.
gies' The first boat that the admiral
made was merely kind of large nil.
low with depression in the center
the whole being inflated with air. Re.
cause of the ease with which naner
can be punctured. 1t was necessary to
change the method Of construction. so
several pipe-like bags were made and
placed side by side in the form of
rait' and that raft finally modified to
a craft something like boat in shape.
The result is life-saving craft al.
most immune to wreck, for even if
one or two of The pipes are punctured
or broken, the beat is still buoyant
enough to be seaworthy.
owing to its strength and lightness
ana Its waterproof qualities, the hashi.
kirazu paper is evidently adapted to
wide range of uses, among which are
Inc making of coverings for aeroplane
wings and for dirigible balloons
Youths Companion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
HIS LESSON
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB,
Don't do it, Dennis!" pleaded Mrs.

Don't do it, Dennis!" pleaded Mrs
Foley
I've made up my mind" responded
her husband in his usual set and de.
termined way. It's the call of ambi.
ton, woman! I've been humble and
lowly too long. It's the chance OF my
life, and I'm going to take it."
Aren't we well enough OF, Dennis,
dear?' objected Mrs. Foley. You've
got steady Job. It's in a line you
understand. Better to be foreman of
the ward sewer and paving gang than
some hifalutin position you may not
be able to hold year"
Il know my powers, woman; know
my powers The new reform candi-
date is going to win, and if l stump
for him he's promised me a better 20.
sition"
Mrs. Foley sighed. They we're hum
BILE folk. Dennis was uneducated,
their little home was located In a poor
section. But it was all their own and
Dennis was good husband and a
kind father.
Their daughter Nora was earning
fair salary as stenographer. She
was engaged to an estimable young
man, a budding architect and en-
gineer They were all looked up to in
their own social sphere, humble as 1t
was, because they were respectable.
Once, in the far past, Dennis had
been drinking man, but that was
long gone by.
And now came the break that wor-
ried and grieved the good housewife. |
Dennis was bent on breaking into poll !
tics. In vain Mrs Foley pictured the !
downfall of Mr.. Herndon, whose son,
Sidney, was engaged to Nora. Politics |
had ruined the elder Herndon and he |
had died of broken fortunes and a
broken heart
Dennis went his own way. For two
months he was away from home often
until midnight. More than once he
had come under the influence Of
liquor. He had mortgaged the little
home to the full limit to secure cam
paign funds.
1T will all come back, Mary" he
declared ten times over. my candi-
date is sure to win"
And the day after the election,
when his candidate had. indeed, won
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08

lily ne lodged. and the discharge
u the powder blackened his tunic as
the bullet sped across the barn and
buried itself in the opposite wall.
With a yell. the German sprang
round the stack. Jimmy was waiting
for that. He let his dubbed rife fall.
The German started back, but 1t
struck him on the foot, and he howled
with pain as he retired into the OBJ.
security the other side Of the hay.
They waited. Night was already
Falling, the sounds of the fighting be-
came less audible. 1t was quite dark
inside the barn. Jimmy listened as a
cat listens for mouse Suddenly the
German called from behind the hay:
"kamerad! Pardon! Surrender to
me and you shall not be harmed. You
see. my friend, we shall wait here all
night unless you surrender"
That's all very WE'LL" answered
Jimmy, but suppose you surrender to
me-"
we are not allowed to surrender"
answered the German plaintively.
You had better surrender. Think It
over! l will wait ten minutes!"
Jimmy could see the tip of the Ger
mans bayonet. It was moving, not
up and down, but backward and for.
ward in a manner which seemed
somehow familiar to Jimmy. The
movements were unconscious, and it
was evident that the fellow was labor.
ing under strong emotion.
He spoke again. Suppose we both
come out into the open," he said. II
shall count hundred. While l am
counting you will turn your back and
walk away. When l have finished
counting hundred will call. and we
will both fire."
Nothing doing" said Jimmy.
The German uttered an oath and
leaped from behind the haystack. Jim.
my was just in time to parry the lev.
eled blade. He struck it up and drew
back for lunge. Then he looked into
MS opponents face. and the recogni.
ton was mutual.
hatz! The delicatessen mani" he
cried.
Jimmy Penderby!" cried Katz
Gosh! What are you doing here, Mr.. |
Penderby?"
Oh, Just looking round" said Jim.
my. Say. l knew it was you, Katz. |
rom the way you used that bayonet. |
are you going to surrender"
i daren't," said KATE. my wife
said l must bring back an iron cross.
Your wife is crazy because you've
inherited ten thousand dollars" said
Jimmy, "and-"
"What?" yelled Katz. 1T must he
ny uncle Simon. never thought he'd
asst out the year Mr.. Penderby take
ne to your camp, and hurry! Hurry,
mo don't let any Of those shells hit
ne before I see the color of it,"
Safe In the camp Of the DICTIONARIES.
Aatz recovered all his animation.
"Mr. Penderby." he implored. won
lidn't tell me how you knew it was me
'ehlhd the hay. BY my bayonet, you
now" wv
oh, yes" said Jimmy. II suppose
man gets the tricks Of his trade
-atz You see, bayonet isn't for
sing like a ham-slicing machine"
Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chairman,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08

paign of retribution against their Ok
litical foes.
What Dennis had done was to full
assume the authority of the city waite
department He had supplied himsel
with the official water shut-off rod
One after the other, whether delin
quent in the payment of their waite
tax or not, he had proceeded to tur,
OF the hydrant supply from tn,
street.
So drastic had been his action tina
one entire end of the ward had nj
water for twelve hours. The parched
indignant victims of this official frolis
had at once sent a committee of pro
test to the mayor. 1t was after mid
night when they reached that func
uonary. His action was summary
The newspaper announced the dis
missal of the new water department
superintendent from his official duties
and Dennis was out of a job.
Then Dennis Foley went I'd pieces.
He became an idler, spending his time
Fostering his former political spon.
sors, haranguing crowds in his favor.
lite saloon on the ingratitude of an
unappreciative municipality He neg.
lected his family. A shrewd, tricky
crowd involved him in a fragrant DO
litical conspiracy and all hands were
sent to the house Of correction for a
year.
Mary visited him there weekly. but
she had little to tell him that was
comforting. Their little property had
been foreclosed on. Sidney had mar.
ried Nora and they had removed to a
bnst'ing little interior town where
Sidney had secured a position. Too
proud to live on them, Mrs. Foley
was sustaining herself by working az
1anftress in an Office building.
The day that Dennis was released
from prison. he was amazed and EN-.
barrassed to have his son-in-law ap-
pear as the first one to greet him at
the steps of the reformatory.
We'll, father he said in a friendly
way, Il hope you've seen the folly of
politics.
When you see me back at pickax
and Shovel" observed Dennis, DE
lieve me that have!"
oh. fancy you won't have to 20
way back to those rudimentals,"
smiled Sidney. slapping his contrite
relative briskly on the shoulder. III
there's to be no more drinking"
Try me and see!" muttered Dennis
between his set teeth.
Then Nora and l have blocked out
fine future for you. They have an.
pointed me business agent Of the
town where we live. They are going
70 put in water and gas and pave the
streets. See here, you're an expert in
hose lines. How would you like to |
De my superintendent"
Ihere were tears in the eyes of |
Dennis Foley. All his wretched mis-.
axes seemed fading away like a bad
lream as he and Mary reached the
rain with Sidney. The old woman
'roke down utterly when their daugh.
er welcomed them to her neat hos.
'ltable home and Sidney pointed from
ne window to a lonely little cottage.
See that house, father" he In.
uired. We'll. it's furnished, a COW
the shed and coop full of chick
ms, two years improvements ordered
or the town and all you've got to do
, to work"
"And forget" murmured the crate.
III Mary softly.
Copyright, 1916 BY w. a. chanman,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
Oanperous Method

what are your usual modes of pun.
ishment?" was among the questions
submitted to a teacher in a rural dis.
trlct In Ohio. Her answer was. Il try
moral suaSion first, and if that does
NOT work ] use capital punishment. +"
AS II was neighborhood where moral
suasion had not been a success. and
.ne children we're scarce, the commit.
tee took no risks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
To Make 6sndaues

Bandages can be prepared from the
GOOD parts of worn sheets or pillow
slips IL perfectly clean. Rolls six to
eight yards in length are most con-
venient-one inch wide for fingers. two
inches for feet, two and one-half to
three inches for head and arms and
four inches for legs. A good way of
keeping them in copdition for use is
to seal the oils i .lrsectly clean
glass fruit ;.r.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
The Bilious optInIs4

"nen man with noticeable b,lto..
:, - rs, ano liver spots on the projection,
u ms iace lays himself out" tn .aIs
eptamism to US, sometbinS go ~ 'a.k
self ter 70 US that he is blufing him.
s 3. .or usl for some little purposs ~
60. oNn. Because when a bilious mar
sun taiks optimism, his conyer..t,on
sests supercrescence OF emo,
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