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Evening star., 1915-03-29

She would take some cake to Mrs Bur-
der. She filled q silver cake basket,
covered 1t all with q monogramed dolly
and ran across lots with it. Her first
knock brought no response. But her
SECOND was followed by a faint Come
lounge in the front room lay Mrs. Bur-
der. Tho kitten slept under her hand.
''Oh, it's you!" she said.
I've brought you some cake" Helen
said. setting the basket on the table.
The woman's eyes frightened. Thank
to your house last night. ! heard the
music and the laughing. heard some
body singing Annie Laurie Lot me
tell you what I did. l went over and
stood under the window. 1t was most
as good as being inside"
took cold!
mot a mite. I'm weatherproof. I
guess"
"What ails you then? Sick head
ache?'
Mrs. Burder shook her head. Nom
all me-only lack Of gumption. I ex-
pect I'm just letting go."
Letting go-of what?" Helen ques-
toned.
"of everything. They amt no reason
for me to hang on; Say. do you know
your fellow. amt he?-snging Annie
Laurie last night it took mo back to
my young days.
"Tel me about them,' Helen urged
softly. She reached over and took the
thin. worn hand nearest her.
the woman began lifeIessly. "Well. I
was real kind OF pretty. they said. And,
would you believe It, had most every
thing I wanted. for my folks was well
Evening star., 1915-03-29

of? Then married Keen Burder." She
paused. II amt got nothing more to
say about that I thought once, though
two or three years afterward, l was go
! That was when my boy came. was Just
died. He was only ave. And something
died with him. I lost interest, and
kept on losing it. until now It don't
seem I've got any call to keep going.
forr' She brought herself back from
the verge Of further revelation and
looked at Helen with her faded eyes.
That's pretty talk for me to make be-
fore a young lady like you. amt it? I
ought to know better" she said. She
sat up. The kitten moved and she patted
1t gently: Cunning little fellow" she
knew I needed something" Loneliness
ancient heart hunger. soul destitution
spoke in the words.
Helen's eyes were full Of tears. I'm
pulsively she plunged. In a few words
she had told the whole story Of the
to Join. I want you to come to the next
meeting-you and your husband both"
"You don't mean itr' Mrs. Burder
gasped. Her skinny throat quivered. ''If
thought it'd keep Burder out Of the
saloon nights I'd be minded to try it"
face.
'Tn have my father talk to him." said
Helen But. remember, Mrs- Burder.
you must como, anyway"
Half an hour later she was telling the
whole story to Mrs. Tabor.
Good land, We must be heather at
heart" Mrs. Tabor said. Helen. you've
got more sense than any Of US I'll go
right over and see that poor creature
this very afternoon. And rn take her
Evening star., 1915-03-29
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Panza's report excellent They had round by
the Penand Firth and reached their cruising ground the
fourth day Already they had destroyed twenty vessels with
out mshap ordered the Beta divide her oil and tor
pedoes among the other three that they good cond
ton continue their cruise Then the Beta and headed for
home, reaching base upon Sunday April 25 OFF Cape
Wrath picked up a paper from small schooner
Wheat, 81; maize, Co. barley, g." What battles
and bombardments compared to that!
The whole coast of Norand closely bockaded BY
Gordon within Gordon and every port the smallest held
by the British But why should they suspect my
ectones villa than any other of the houses that
the scar I glad when picked up its homey white
front in periscope. That night landed and ouad
intact Before morning the Beta reported ITSELF for
had the windows lit guide
1t is not for the messages which found
waiting for my humble headquarters They shall
remain the Of nobility Of family Among others
that forgotten sautation from my king He
desired to present myself at Haupvie but for
took it upon myself dsobey his commands
days. rather nights for sank ourselves during the
daylight hoursto get all stores board but my
needful every minute of the time On the third
ing o'clock the Beta and my little flagship
bound for original station off the mouth OF the
Thames.
had time to read papers while reftting,
but gathered the after got under way The British
occupied all ports but otherwise suffered
ALL since have excellent railway communications with
Europe Prices had altered little and industries continued
before There talk Of British INVASION but this
knew be absolute nonsense for the British
learned by this time that would be sheer murder
full of soldiers in the face OF submarines
When they have tunnel they their fine expedition
force the continent but until then might just
well exist far Europe is concerned Ny
try therefore in good and had nothing fear
Great Britain, however already feeling my grip upon
her throat AS in normal times four-fhs OF
ported prices rising by leaps and The supplies in
the country beginning show signs Of depletion while
little coming replace them The insurance Loyds
had risen to figure which made the price Of food prohbve
the Of the people by the time reached the
ke The loaf which under ordinary circumstances stood
Evening star., 1915-03-29

Dor: Il mean everybody on this street.
This street Is our real neighborhood.
hadn't thought OF turning corners.
IL we begin to turn corners there's no
end TO it. There's sixteen families on
this street That makes forty people
! "a good big houseful every time You
can't get dozen folks together and
as far as I know were ali Just as con-
genial as II we were one family"
| Mrs. Burder-" Helen began.
Mrs. Burder," Mrs Tabor received
the name like slight dose of cleo
tricity. Goodness me! I'd forgotten
all about her"
Il though, you had" said Helen.
quietly. 'She lives in the neighbor-
hood. you know, She lives on this
Right next to you. But that makes
we, She doesn't belong. as Len says"
NO, she assuredly doesn't belong,
| Helen replied, smiling.
| When In the fading afternoon she
left Mrs. Tabor's the date was set for
the hrst meeting. Helen walked
| quickly through the sharp air. AS she
turned In toward her own door she sa W
a woman kneeltng in the hard snow.
| peering under the veranda- An old rag
OF shawl had half slipped from her
| gray head.
Lost ANYTHING. Mrs. Burderr' she
The woman looked back over her
shoulder. Its my little kitty" she
said. I've only had him two days.
/ He's got away under your veranda here.
I can just see him. but he won't come
Get up" Helen said. You'll get
your death In that snow. I'll run in
and get q bit Of fresh meat That will
COAX him out Wait Just . minute"
Evening star., 1915-03-29

fvepence already and pence Beef three
shlngs and ourpence pound and mutton shngs and
nnepence Everything else proportion The govern
had acted with energy and offered bounty
be planted 1t could only be reaped FIVE months
hence however and long before then the pointed
out half the island would be dead from starvation
Strong appeals had been made the patriotism of the
people and they that interference with
temporary and that with little patience all would be we'll
Blu already there marked the death especially
among children who suffered from of milk the cattle be-
ing slaughtered for food There ron the Lam
AYRSHIRE coal fields and in the Mdlands together with social
c upheava in the Of London which had assumed the
proportions of civil Already there responsible pa
which declared that England impossible position
and that immediate peace necessary prevent of
the greatest tragedies history. It task
to them that they right
It May when l found myself back at the Maplin
Sands the north of the estuary of the Thames The
Solent and take the place OF
the lamented Kappa. And throttling Britain in
deedLondon Southampton the Bristol channel Liverpool
the North channel the Glasgow approaches each guarded
by boats Great liners learned afteward pour
their supplies into Galway and the of Ireland
provisions cheaper than has been known Tens of
thousands ebarng from Britain ireland
themselves from starvation But transplant
whole dense population The main body Of the people by the
middle of May actually starving At that date
maize and barley Even the obstinate had
begun that the situation could possibly
In the great towns starving crowds clamored for bread
before the municipal Offices and public officials everywhere
attacked and often murdered by mobs composed
largely OF desperate who had their perish
before their eyes In the country roots bark and weeds of
every used food In private mansions
Of ministers guarded by strong pckets soldiers while
battalion of guards camped permanently round the
Houses Of Parliament The lives the prime minister and
of the foreign secretary continually threatened and oc
casonay attempted
Yet the government upon the war with the full
Of every party the The cuprts were those
be they politicians journalists who had foresight to
understand that unless Britain her supplies unless
Evening star., 1915-03-29
ALECK ROSS WINS OUT.
Beats 0ufmet by Three Strokes II
Big Golf Event at Pinehurst.

PLNEHURST. N. c.. March z9.-Alex.
ander Ross OF the Pinehurst Country
Club won the open event OF the If
teenth annual United North and South
amateur golf championship Saturday.
with a card Of 146, defeating Francis
Ouimet. national amateur champion. who
made 149. and Walter Hagan. national
open champion. with $50.
Ouimet virtually lost his chance OF
winning the match BY taking eight
strokes on the first hole in the morn
ing round. In the afternoon he broke
the amateur record for No. course,
with q card Of 10.
Jesse Guilford Of Manchester, N H.,
was next to Ouimet among the anna
tsurs. Walter J. Travis did not return
. card.
Evening star., 1915-03-29
THE EVENING STORY.
The Neighborhood Club.
Copyright. 1915. BY W. werner.)


II was Mrs. Tabor's idea Mrs. Ia
Dor was a leading spirit everywhere.
II she lived In a bigger town than
Westmore she would have become the
champion and organizer Of women to
an extent that would have given her
national renown. AS it was. she was
much restricted. But she did what
she could.
After the holidays. when the winter
began TO grow dull. she proposed to
Helen Morse that they organize a
neighborhood club. Helen Morse was
engaged to Len Tabor. and she thought
his mother was about perfect. They
talked the scheme over one whole
afternoon. There was no end to the
good times q neighborhood club was
capable of. They could have cards.
music, readings. and eats" of course.
Helen suggested that She said no
gathering was worthy the name with
out refreshmentA Mrs- Tabor conceded
that point and the plan went merriyy
tRWASd Q 1Alsh
gVR - SvVs51o1Y.- nd KSA ~
Evening star., 1915-03-29

Tho elimination of the tale print
ed today In conclusion Of the pre-
vious instaIlment points out the sig
nif3eant moral Of Conan Doyle's
prophecy.
Tho story deals with a conflict
between . minor European nation
presumably Holland, although not
distinctly 70 stated-and Great Brit
ain The minor nation was about
10 yield to an ultimatum when Capt.
John Sirius, who Is in command of
a small submarine feet, objected and
proposed to settle matters by sub
marine campaign similar to that now
waged by Germany. The story re-
lated by Capt. Sirius tells Of operat-
ing Of the mouth Of the Thames and
torpedoing one merchant vessel after
another, British and neutral alike. As
for the rights of neutrals, he says,
the lawyers can settle all that after
the war. The elimination Of his sue
cess Is when he sinks the queenIy
Olympic Of the White Star line. He
then makes a rendezvous with Panza,
who has been operating off the mouth
of the Solent.
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a glass Of my grape Jelly. I'll tell you
what, Helen. Well give the Neighbor-
hood Club some purpose besides having
q good time Well make 1t look after
all our neighbors like Mrs. Burder. And
don't care how many corners We turn"
cried Mrs. Tabor. earnestly.
(THE END)
Evening star., 1915-03-29

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Evening star., 1915-03-29

It was the morning after the second
meeting. Helen was clearing up the
litter. There had been cake and cream
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-18
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1789-Ben Brain defeated Tom Tring in 30 minutes at Dartford, Eng. This, was a memorable battle, for it marked what was practically the be ginning of the ring career of big Ben Brain, who afterward reigned as champion, while it also marked the downfall of royal favorite. Tom Tring, who stood we'll over $ feet, was a favorite of the Prince of Wales, 1af- terward King George ", who had employed him as g. porter at. Carlton House. The prince arranged that Tom should be trained a pugilist by Tom Johnson, the champion, and after a few private battles, in which the big fellow was the victor Tring was matched with Brain. The Prince backed his man to the tune of $5,0o0, and, with many other representatives of royal and noble families, witnessed the battle. Big Ben had all the best of the milling from the first round, and after taking an awful 1acing for half an hour, poor Tring was felled and could not get up. Tring was dis missed from the Princes service in disgrace, while Brain soon afterward fought and defeated Johnson, and was champion until his death in 1T94.
 -1S8S-Jack McAuliffe defeated Sam CoIlyer: English lightweight in rounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-18
AND WHITE.
 BOUT CALLED .OFI


 New York. Dec. 18-AlI present ne gotiations for the Charley White Freddy Welsh lightweight world s championship match are temporarily suspended. Nate Lewis, manager of White, who has been in New York for the last two days trying to get Harry Pollok, manager of Welsh, to accept the Denver offer of $12, 500 for Welsh, left for Chicago yesterday.
 In addition to the SIP, 300 that Welsh is to receive from the Denver club. Lewis, on behalf of White, has offered Pollok $2,500 from Whites end, of the purse to accept the match. This means that White Is willing to fight Welsh for almost nothing in or der to get crack at the champion ship.
 Pollok, however, insists on waiting for bid from Juarez, Mexico. Lewis is convinced that the Juarez bid will not, be more advantageous for Welsh than the present offer from Denver, and. therefore, has temporarily aban- doned the idea of making the match.
 Nevis announced last night that as sooh as he gets back to Chicago he will start making matches for White wherever they are offered. When ever Pollok is ready to talk business in the matter of a 20tround or finish fight for the championship, Welsh s manager will find White just as eager te accept the best bid as he has been ever since such a match was first sug- gested.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-18
Danforth Gets Much E :.
 Boosting For Record
 I in Making Strikeouts

Davy sDanforth. the Louisville Col onels' remarkable strike-out artist is getting more advertising out Of his ascesion to the majors than any of the minors who have been drafted.
 New York papers have set themselves to the task. of explaining Danforth's s remarkable success in the American Association. Their explanations are as fancifu1 as some of the. yarns that developed while Danforth sNwas in Louisville. Here is one from the New York Mail:
 The emery ball and other pernicious deliveries safely 1egislated out of com mission there appears a new problem Tor the powers to rassle with in the announcement that Southpaw; Dan forth is coming up to the White Sox in the spring with what is described as the stwrinkle'' ball.
 Danforth, who was turned back by the Athletics after a long trial, had a tremendously successful season with the Louisville A. A. club last year. his improvement being largely due to a system of rubbing the ball on his trousers leg. 1oosenin the cover slight 1y, and gripping the loose section of hide with his finger nails. American Association umpires protested against the delivery in vain.
 Anyone who believes thate a pitcher can loosen the cover of a baseball enough to wrinkle it, and with this soft ball get ac urve or break ought to write for the movies. He has out grown the Held of news.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-18
FRANK BAKER NOT
 QUICK I TINKER IN
 RUNNING AFFAIRS

Confirmation of a long entertained suspicion that Frank Bakers thinking average is not so high as the one that he makes with his bat. is offered by proofs that he has learned nothing through last seasons experiences, writes Joe Jackson in the Detroit News Baker, the press dispatches tell us asked Bill Donovan for so high a salary that the New Yorker had to give him up as impossible. Will liam was given permission by Connie Mack to dicker with the slugger, the two clubs presumably having first come to an agreement as to the sale sum, if the player should go to New York
 Baker is bettered none by being out of baseball one year. He needs have but one bad season to go into the dis card, for he never has been an attrac- tive performer or a gate card, his vaI- ue being entirely in his ability to get long hits If he goes to the Feds no contract is going to save him. should he slip, as several other hurdIers have learned New York is the club he should join His fame rests largely on his Polo grounds fourbasers. And after he glances at this seasons official averages and sees what some of the Yankees did in the way of home run hitting, he won't be very sWeI1ed on his own work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-18
BOSSES HACKER WILL WAGER $I0O
 AGAINST PALMER

Slim Brennan, matchmaker of the Acorn A.8C-, has been attacked by the Christmas spirit. He is running around loose offering to bet $1O0 that Young Bosse will beat Bud Palmer in the bout at the Casino Christmas af- .ternoon. The boys will battle 5 rounds, if somebody doesn't take the count before that. The weight will be 136 ringside.
 Willie Condon -of the Acorn A. c. who claims he has never been de- feated, will stack up against Al KetcheI in the ten round senai- final Ketehel has done well since he re- turned to the ring and hopes to break CondoI1's record. Jerome Hennessy of Jersey City, sparring partner for Joe shugrue. will tackle Willie An drews of the Acorn A. c. in the six round preliminary.
 Arrangements about the time of starting the bouts will be announced soon. Matchmaker Holmes wants to give the fans plenty of time to consume the Christmas turkey.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-18
GOLFERS PUZZLED
 BY QUESTION OF
 COURSE FOR MEET

New York, Dec. 18.-When the West ern Golf association holds It's annual meeting this year it will have the fol- lowing difficult question to answer: Is it to the best interests of the game that 8 championship should be played on an inferior golf couRse in order to popularize the game in that particular section of fne country? This question will arise when the formal bid for the western amateur championship by the Del Monte Golf and Country club or California is considered.
 The Del Monte club has a fair links, but in the opinion of experts 1t is not of championship calibre, and its only qualification is the fact that it is the best course in a large and hitherto unrepresented golf section. With the holding of a championship at such a place it is expected that the interest inn the game will be increased to the extent that more and better courses will be constructed.
 There is no doubt but that Ca1ifor- mia is an ideal spot for the game of golf, as 1t can be played practically all year, but the point to decide is, which goes first, the cart or the horse the championship golf course or the championship tournament? Another debatable point is the question as to which is the horse. Does the holding of the tournament make for the com struction of championship courses, or do the championship courses bring the tournaments
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-18
DENY AL SHARPE
 WILL COACH YALE

New York. Dec. 1s-s. B. Thorne, one Of the members of the commit tee appointed by the Yale Athletic association to name man to coach YaIe's football team. denied last night that the connnnittee had decided on Dr. Sharpe. coach at Cornell Uni versity as the man for the job.
 we have not decided on any one for the position yet.' said MT. Thorne We intend to go slowly fin our work and it will be some time before we are ready to report back to our association the name of the man we believe best fitted for the po- sitton.''
 That Dr. Sharpe will not go to Yale is almost certain. Even if selected it would be impossible for him to leave Cornell. He is now serving the first year of a five-year contract at Cornell, and Graduate Manager Kent declared last night that under no circum- stances would he release Dr. Sharpe from his contract.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-18
a LATEST TIDINCS FROM sPORTLAND G@@5
BRESNAHAN FOR TOLEDO AND
 HUGGINS GOES TO ST. PAUL
Magnates May Force Baker to Join Athletics orr
 Quit Game
Qulg Od1N0o

New York, Dec. 18-Through the courtesy of a major league and a Class A league club owner, it is possible to present the salient points of the base ball peace pact signed by the National, American and Federal league mag mates, and last night promulgated at a meeting of the National Commis- sion and the Federal League commit tee, at the Wa1dorf-Astoria. --f :. Up to a late hour last night no agreement had been reached for the sale of any American League club to Federal owners. However, it was agreed that Charley Weeghman, prin- cipal owner of the Chicago Feds, is to purchase the control of the Chi- cago Nationals, while Phil Ball of the St. Louis Feds is to buy the Cardinals.
 Harry Sinclair is in the market for the Giants, and he will undoubtedly buy the controlling interest in the club. However, the National League insists that no activity in the sale of the Giants be started until peace is assured and the excitement blows over. It does not like the idea of hav- ing three of it's clubs, especially the biggest organizations in baseball, the New York club,~ made the leading factors in the peace arrangements.
 The peace pact stipulates that Joe
 
 Cubs, and that Fielder Jones must assume command of the Cardinals. Both, these clubs will take in the leading players, of the companion Federal clubs in their cities.
 Weeghman will pay Roger Bresna- han the two years salary coming to him under his contract, and Roger will be assisted in purchasing the Cleveland American Association club, which will be moved back to Toledo. Bresnahan's home town. Miller Hug gins. manager of the Cardinals, will be helped in buying the St. Paul Ammerican Association club, which he tried to buy last winter.
 The Brooklyn Nationals will con itinue be the only club in Brooklyn. George g.. Ward yil1 retire altogether from baseball, but, he will be per mitted to realize on some of his play CTS, notably Benny Kauff, Fred Ander- son and Lee Magee, all of whom have been bid for by the Giants.
 The Federal International league is to place club in Pittsburgh ana an other in Baltimore. These clubs are