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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
JOE MAYER MAY FORSAKE
AMATEUR BILLIARD RANKS
Winner of Tourney Here to Play Gut
ler in New York.

Nldw YORK. April 5.-Joseph Mayer, who
recently won the national class A amateur
billiard championship in Philadelphia, will
play a match OF 5000 points 1872 balkne at
Doyle's 42d street academy during the week
Of April IL. with Albert q, Cutler.
Mayer won the amateur championship with
such ease as to cause him to think seriously
or entering the professional ranks 1t would
not surprise his friends II he announced his
intention OF so doing before his coming AFFAIR
with Cutler.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
PENN FENCER WINS HoNORs

vr To to The honors rs t1r ne
States Naval academy. The team, consisting
OF Philip 4. Glennon, Henry l. White and
Melville c. ,Partello, won 80 bouts and LOST LOST
1E The Individual title was won by Harold
Van BuEkrk, of the University of PennsyI-
yania. who lost only one bout out of rs. Roy
Des Horn, of the Naval Academy took the
Dew. Headlee.
Cornell finished second in the team fencing
contest with 2S wins and II losses. University
of Pennsylvania was third with 23-23: Har-
ward fourth, 1925 Columbia ifth, 1927, and
Yale sixth 17-28,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
Los Angeles Seeks Olympics

the latest city 10 shy IT'S hat In the Tins for
the Olympic games IN 1915. It IS generally
believed now that Berlin will abandon any
attempt 70 hold the worlds greatest athletic
meet. ana II seems obvious that the contests
should be held In a neutral country
Los Angeles contends that II could furnish
practically as large attendance as either Phila-
delphla or New York. The opening of the
Panama Canal has brought southern California
In touch with European countries by boat so
that distance would not figure materially.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
Rra.es Sien New shorstop

+. Low, a Dartmouth senior, shortstop
on last seasons baseball team. has signed
q contract to play with the Boston
Braves. Last week. through the medium
Of Coach Woods and Fred Mitchell, the
veteran scout, the Dartmouth infielder
afi5xed his signature TO a Boston contract.
Although the terms of the contract were
not made public It Il known that Low is
found under a long-term agreement. He
elll not report until June.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
$4,000 FOR WINDSOR STAKES
Jockey Club Adds Attractive Prizes
for Summer Meet.

NEW YORE. Nnr :.
The high cost Of living has been unable 10
conuuer the Windsor Jockey Club, " one may
Judge from it's list OF stakes for the summer
meeting July II to 81 and August II to 81.
double meeting, and $4,000 has been added to
these feature events. .
Chief among these stakes. according to the
prospectus, Just issued, is the frontier handl-
cap with an added valuation OF $1,000 This
sum will bring the total worth OF the race up
TO at least $4,000. making the event one Of the
richest run off in the Dominion. The Terry
handicap too, Is well taken care of with 5000
added. The other stakes comprise the ID. and
G. stake the Edenwold stake. the WINDSOR
double event, the George Hendrie Memorial
and the Canadian handicap.
Scotch Wins Sydney Cup
SYDNEY, April 5.--'The sydney CUP race
was won today by Scotch; Farsca was second
and OmaZer third.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
After Ten Rounds

At the age of 3s Johnson may be able
to offer an old-fashioned fight for 10
rounds. But when he starts slipping his
descent Will be fast and certain His
only chance Is to either knock out VIII
lard in 10 or 10 rounds or punish him so
badly that little opposition will remain.
But, after all, the big guess is all as to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
The Done lncarnate

on, sag The soul from star TO star. With
rictorg tcinJed, leap OF through space; !;
ana scale the FASHIONED nights that bar
The secrets inner dtCClliuG place:
or say il cror roam dim giddcS 1Uhcre pal
lid iCruihs of lon0-dcdd moons
Flit like biOtUn feathers through the
gIddCS. borne on the breath OF SObbinI
tunes:
say dny tidc OF any time, of all the tides
that eBB aud HoW,
shall buoy us on tOiUdrd am CLINE: but
Sdy-at last you do not kmot0.
Don Marquis.
Or SAP that willard has the apipc-or say
thdt johnson looks more it,;
or sag the white Hope is a pipe athtUdrt
the big HardlG Skit;
Then say at length that johnson knoiUs
the proper tody to block and 8Ublg;
Or sag again that Villdrd's bLotUs are
todded 1Cih the deeper sting:
sag, all you experts of the pagc-thdt nge
toH crush younger foe
or say that yOuth tCW conquer agc-but
Sdy-dt iost-yoW do not know.
One trouble about doping out this john
SON willard fight is that the sporadic
Dope intersects itself in so many impor-
tant places. For example we have this
NO ]. No champion ever successfully
defended his title at Johnson's age.
= willard never whipped n frst-class
hshter in his life.
And so it goes. There are a number
or things TO prove why either should
Iose' but not nearly so many to show
why either should win.
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RICE

Johnson's condition, and the answer TO
this will not he returned until the end
of the fight. IF this be inside stuff, place
your own bets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
With ApOlOgies

With Apologies
The shades Of night toere falling fast
As up and down the course they passed
Loud rOiccs echoing 1Oith rage
And t0ordS unit for This here page
Boybringmeunibick"-
From trap 10 trap I heard the cry
4 mWtered CrSo--d Smothered Sigh
4 howi of anguish dOlOh the yale
Thdt ended eUer in This Daii--
BOybringmGGniDiCk."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-05
A Linz FOR Stallings' Consideration

OF
kin n Atcho
the Braves
he themI Iackb and a h
Braves rushing of July
Aitcson
eighty weref
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Or san thnt 1Yillnrd hna Lhc artnc-nr 81

Ana so 1t goes There are a number
or thinss to prove why either should
lose but not nearly so many to show
why either should win.
Evening star., 1915-12-25

prelude. Grand Choeur in C, Salome;
hymn No. 73. Hark! the Herald Angels
Sing, Mendelssohn; invocation, st. Cecilia.
Charles Gounod (trio. Mrs Gawler. Mr.:
Backing, Mr.. Humphrey Merciful
and Gracious Lord. trio and chorus; Glory
to God in the Highest. trio and chorus;
We Believe in One God, trio and chorus;
offertory, organ; Holy, Holy. Holy (Mr:
Backing and chofus) /; Blessed Is He That
Cometh Mrs Gawler and chorus): O
Lamb Of God (Mrs. Gawler. Mr.. Backing
and chorus) hymn No: 176. Christians
Awake. Wainwright: offertory solo. Re-
Joice Greatly, o Daughter of Zion (Mes-
siah), Handel (Mrs. Gawler) anthem.
Sing and Rejoice, Barnby; organ post
lude. March (Judas Maccabeus), Handel.
The evening exercises are to be held at
8 o'clock. A choir Of 100 voices and
double quartet are to participate in the
program The opening number is to be
an organ prelude, Largo, Handel; hymn
(unannounced) ITO. o Come All Ye Faith
full. Adeste Ffdeles anthem, For Unto Us
a Child Is Born (Messiah), Handel
hymn III, Joy to the World, Handel
bass solo, recit, Thus Saith the Lord |;
aria, But Who May Abide (Messiah). .
Handel (Mr Gorbach) anthem. Surely
He Hath Borne Our Griefs (Messiah),
Handel; hymn 173, Hark! the Herald
Angels Sing, Mendelssohn; offertory an
them, Worthy Is the Lamb That Was
Slain (Messiah). Handel; anthem, Halle
lujah Chorus (Messiah), Handel: Seven
fold Amen. Stainer; organ postlude, Then
Round About the Starry Throne (Sam-
son), Handel
Evening star., 1915-12-25

tury-old elms. 1t was a tradition with
Woodend folk that the elms were
planted the year Mrs Helm was born
to commemorate her birth. But Christ
mas week to Mrs. Helm was no differ
ent from any other week. Sometimes
a passing neighbor would salute her
with a MERRY Christmas. Mrs. Helm"
but that was all. Somehow, tonight.
sitting there alone, she felt curiously
unlike herself. Sarah was gone. and:
despite her anger. Mrs. Helm missed
the companionship OF her old servant:
She thought of many things. even II
she did eat the peaches and insist on
having real coffee. Sarah had been al
mistress should be promptly served.
What If were to die here. quite by
myself" reflected Mrs. Helm, bitterly.
Sarah was always fearing I might.
but I won't" and she looked at the
clock. Nearing midnight I must 60
to bed" But she sat till it seemed to
her the clock did not tick right. It
seemed to tick slowly, and, as she
listened to it. more slowly still: She
stretched out her hand toward the
throat; her hand fell; her breath came
in long, slow gasps. But she rallied.
Really. this Is very strange" she
thought, confused1y. I'm SO old.
her head nodded-"snuff of-a-can-
die" She made one last great effort
to pull her forces together. but failed.
Her mind was clear. "Guess-Fm a
goner," she thought. "9erhaps-this is
death" She settled down in hert
chair, her head tilted against the cush-
ions.
Mrs Helms old eyes opened upon
new scenes. She quite understood that
she was dead to the world she had for
merly lived in. Yet. If this were death,
how curiously like life 1t was after all.
Yet there was difference. too.
Throngs of people were walking all
about her, some of whom she recog-
Evening star., 1915-12-25
THE EVENING STORY.
Mrs. Helms Christmas Gift.
Copyright. 1915, by W. Werner.)

Mrs. Helm was old and rich. She still
had another quality that endeared hel
to nobody in spite of her age and hel
wealth. and that quality was miserli.
ness. The neighbors said she scarcel,
allowed herself enough to eat and wore
her clothes until they were in tatters
Nobody could remember when Mrs
Helm did not live In the great rec
brick house on Helm hill. That splen.
did mansion was built by her great.
great-grandfather. and Helms ha6
lived in 1t ever since. But. as the years
came and went, the Helm family had
gone to decay. From time out of mino
Helms had married Helms. Finally i,
was observed that fewer children came
to romp through the vast rooms, ano
at last no children came at ALL The
older members died. leaving none to
replace them. The roomy pew in the
old Presbyterian Church that in earlier
times had scarcely suf1iced to hold the
great brood that had foregathered in
1t was now seldom occupied, and then
only by this one old woman, the last
Of her race, who must be assisted into
1t. And she. SO old in years that she
had outlfved every acquaintance of
her youth. was yet SO poor in spirit
the veriest beggar at the gate could
have given her spiritual aims. A poor
mans only cow died. Would she helm
a little toward replacing his loss? Not
she. One of her tenants, an honest
poor man, who had been with her for
years. was down with a broken leg
his rent, since he had an ailing wife
and a houseful of little ones depend
ant on his labor. Oh, no, no, no. She
really did not want to know the
troubles of the unfortunate. He should
have known better than to break his
crate. very.
And yet troubles came to her. Her
maid Sarah. who had waited on her
for years and had served her from
too infirm to continue service and gave
up the position. Mrs. Helm was NOR
tally affronted at such audacity. The
ways of the world were. changing, 1t
must be. And Sarah hadsadded to her
ow with a puny child to take her
place.
Mrs. Helm sat by her CRATE, ponder
ing over the matter. Perhaps, after all,
younger woman ma n"nsn Wonio .hs 0e better t to
grateful Sarah. Yet she was so ac-
customed to Sarah. She poked the
Goals into a blaze. But them" Mrs
Helm meditated. the old servant was
grown peevish and short-tempered. Be-
sides, lately she was extravagant in
her tastes; must have real coffee in
stead Of the parched wheat they had
always used, and there must be both
cream and sugar to trim it UP, know
ing all the while that sugar and cream
cost a good price. And she craved the
peach Conserve and ate hot biscuits
and honey on the, sly" Thinking of
these delinquencies Mrs. Helm wagged
her old head. Yes, on the whole,
Sarah might go and good riddance go
with her. The young widow was in
the house and should have a trial"
As Mrs Helm ruminated the fire
died slowly down to a few smolder-
ing ashes. It was Christmas week and
snow lay deep on the ground. weigh
ing heavily on the branches Of the CEN
Evening star., 1915-12-25
Takoma Park.

The Christmas cantata, The Alteration
(Nevin) will be sung tomorrow evening
at the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church by the choir. Solo parts will be
taken by Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Hawley and
L. w. Hawley. During the evening the
following numbers also will be given:
Bass solo, o Holy Night, Ben Nor
rison; Inf1ammatus, from Stabat Mater,
soprano solo and chorus. Miss Edith
Graham and choir; Christmas anthem.
Glory to God, by the Christian En-
deavor choir.
At the beginning of the service there
will be congregational song service,
led by the two choirs of forty voices.
Both piano and organ will be used with
the choruses, the former played by Mrs.
Hicks and the organ by Mr.. Morrison.
James w. Dyre, the director Of the reg
ular church choir, will be in charge of
the service.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
Washington Mother Seeks to Pre-
vent the Marriage Of
Her Son.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, December 25.-In
the belief that her son, Samuel P. Jar
rell, contemplates visiting Rockville to
get married, Mrs. FARRELL of 615 A
street southeast, Washington, has writ
ten to the clerk of the circuit court
here. asking him to refuse to issue a
license to the youth should he apply
rfor such a paper. Mrs. FARRELL in
forms the clerk that her son is but
eighteen years old and that she con-
siders him entirely too young to even
think about marrying" In view Of
the contents of the letter, disappoint-
ment probably awaits the young man
should he visit Rockville for the pur-
pose indicated.
Miss Ada Virginia Forbes. twenty
five years old, and Andrew W. Mynes.
aged twenty-five, both of Raphine.
Va. were married in Rockville Thurs
day evening by Rev. John r. Hender-
son, pastor of the Presbyterian Church.
A license to marry has been issued
here to Floyd Winfield Smith and Miss
Florine Alvira Swartout, both of Ia
koma Park.
The conference which the Montgom-
School Associations had arranged to
hold here December 2S with the coun-
tvs representatives in the legislature,
with a view to enlisting the aid of
the legislators IN having the lesisia-
ture. which meets next month. so
change the public school law of the
state as to make women eligible to
appointment as county school commits
sioners. has been postponed until after
the holidays. the change Of date being
made necessary by inability to get de-
sired speakers for the original date.
The season for shooting partridges,
rabbits. squirrels and other kinds of
game in Montgomery county closed
Yesterday to remain closed until No
vember 10 of next year. Heavy pen
alties are provided for cunning out of
season.
Miss Susie Elizabeth Devers. nine
teen years old, and William Lawrence
Dotts, aged twenty-one, both of Wash
ington, were married in Rockville yes
terday afternoon by Rev. Samuel r.
White of the Baptist Church.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
BLAMES SIGNAL SYSTEM.
N. c. and St. L. Officials Say Crossed
Wires Caused Wreck.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. December 25.-
Officials OF the Nashville. Chattanooga
and st. Louis railway has given out
the following statement regarding a
collision occurring Thursday between
Sherwood and Rockledge, in which ten
persons were killed and thirty
wounded:
The train movements in the terri
tory in which the wreck occurred are
under the controlled manual block sys-
tenn. Signals cannot be given to op-
posing trains without cooperation of
the operator at each end of the block.
Investigation shows that the signal to
the southbound freight train was not
given by the operator. but was caused
by current from outside source pick
ing up the signal relay. The signal
were on the same pole the signal wire
being beneath those of the Western
Union.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
''K|DD|ES" MADE HAPPY
AT TCH|LDREN'S HOSPITAL
Seventy or More Little Ones Each
Have q Stocking and a Present.
Big Dinner for All.

When the seveHty-odd little ones at
the Children's Hospital, 18th and w
streets, opened their eyes this morning
they were confident that they at last
had reached the land Of Santa"
My dweems come true" gasped one
little fellow. as he rubbed his eyes and
gazed at a stocking-miles too big for
him-at the foot of his bed. Giving
his eyes a good rubbing to make sure
that he was in truth awake. he glanced
toward the center of the ward. where
a large Christmas tree had been placed.
His first thought was to jump from bed
and touch the pretty ornaments. but
one effort was enough, for he sank back
on his cot. his crippled form hunching
the nurse, We'll, Use can see the
pretty things"
Toys and other things on the tree
soon were brought to him. and the
twisted leg was forgotten in his sin
cere joy of the gifts.
Little Girl Gets a Big Doll.
Across the way was little girl hug
ging. with all the strength of her small
fingers. a big doll. 1t was nearly as
large as she, but the size did not mat
ter-it was what the thing represented
that counted. A nurse whispered that
the little girls cry for many weeks
had been that IF Santa loves me he
will give me a doll" Santa evidently
loved her, and she in return certainly
loved him, for she was telling the doll
disconnected story OF the Christ
Child in the manger and how Santa"
was his special messenger. The doll
seemed to understand. for her head
bobbed to and fro. AS the reporter
moved away to see other happy faces
the little girl looked UP and said. MY,
but it's like homei"
There are Ave wards. and each has a
Christmas tree decorated with things
dear to the heart of a child. Each one
was given toys. dolls and almost every
thing the heart could yearn for. At the
Christmas dinner a scene of big,
happy family was presented which for
pure Joy made the family with six
servants and a menu mile long rest
in the background.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
REFORMED CHURCH.
Grace.

A special service of historic interest
because of it's preparation by DR..
Henry Harbaugh. eighty years old. and
known as the poet-preacher Of the Re-
formed Church, was held today at 6
o'clock at Grace Church.
1t consisted of old Christmas hymns.
the gospel story in the language of
the evangelists and the old chants
Magnificat, Benedictus. Annunciato An
geli, Gloria and Nunc Dimittis.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
UNITARIAN.
All Souls.

Music appropriate to Christmas will
be rendered at All Souls Unitarian
Church tomorrow morning. Mrs. Ger
trude Lyons. soprano, will assist. She
will sing the aria from Bach's Penta-
cost Cantata. My Heart Ever Faithful
and Come Unto Him, from The Mes
siah. Mr., Tittmann. the regular solo,
ist, will sing a fifteenth century Christ
mas lullaby by D. Corner, and the ira
ditional Christmas song, Silent Night,
Holy Night. Mr.. Atwater at the organ
will play as prelude (a) Pastorale, by
Laidlaw; (b), March Of the Magi. Du
Bois: as offertory. some well known
Noels, and as postlude. Adeste Fideles.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
Central.

The annual Christmas giving exer-
cises OF the Sunday school of the Gen.
trail Presbyterian Church were held
Monday evening. The program consist
ed of number of songs and recita-
tions by the members of the school
and a brief Christmas play. in which
more than fifty children took part
Santa Claus appeared In person to
welcome the children. The objects to
which gifts were made were the
Lynchburg. Va. Orphanaxe. the
Red Cross war fund; the city missions
and local charities. In addition to
books. clothing. toys. provisions. etc,
a large amount of money was given.
These will be distributed to the above
objects.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
SANTA CLAUS ALREADY
HAS.WSTED HOLLAND
Dutch Children Hang Up Their
Stockings the Evening Of
December 5.

THE HAGUE. December 25-Santa
Claus visits Holland and Belgium each
year about three weeks before he goes
to the United States, for the children
of these two countries honor their pa
tron saint and receive his annual gifts
st. Nicholas day, December s.
st. Nicholas lived in Holland and was
Bishop of Amsterdam. where his mem
ory is honored by a fine statue. His
traditional liberality to his parishion-
ers led to the custom of hanging up
the children's stockings on his feast
day so that he might drop a gift
therein. In Holland Santa Claus is not
only the patron saint of children, but
also the patron of scholars. prospective
brides, sailors and parish clerks. He
is also the patron saint of Russia.
Gifts Came From Germany.
AS in previous years, the st. Nicholas
day gifts in Holland this year were
largely of German manufacture. The
shops were flooded with clockwork toys
of new and ingenious design. most of
them naturally suggested by war. Pic
ture books and colored prints were in
infinite variety, and there was dis
play Of cheap jewelry and enamel work
rather finer than in any pre-war years.
when presumably much Of the best
wares went to markets overseas that
are closed to German goods this year.
There were Austrian gloves, hats.
candies in great abundance and at
lower prices than ever before. OF more
strictly Dutch manufacture were the
plaques and tiles. the chocolate birds
and beasts. and the fine sweetmeat al
phabets with letters sometimes six
inches high.
Big Dinner a Feature.
st. Nicholas day is celebrated
throughout Holland with much the
same festivities as those of Thanksgiv-
ing or Christmas in America. There
are no Christmas trees. but there is a
great dinner with an extraordinary va
riety of good things to eat. Neither
plum pudding. pumpkin pie nor tur-
key figure on the Dutch menu, how
ever. The children's stockings are
hung up on the night of December
and are discovered properly filled with
suitable presents at dawn OF tho 9Th.
Instead of oranges and apples. the
Dutch child finds a great variety of
those famous brown st. Nicholas cakes
rounding out the spaces in the long
stocking.
In a number of the towns the old
custom of a sort Of municipal celebra-
tion endures despite the pressure OF
war and hard times. Santa Claus him.
self rides through the streets at the
head of a motley collection of mask
ers, many Of whom carry money boxes,
wherein they gather up contributions
for various charitable objects. This
year the collections were almost sx-
clusively for war objects.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
Crew of the Yaqui Landed.
Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star.
TURKS ISLAND, West Indies. De-
cember 25-The steamer Yaqui has
landed here the crew Of the British
steamer Northmount from Newport
News for Trinidad. which was aban-
doned December IS. The Yaqui picked
up the Northmount's crew the day fol.
lowing. The Northmount sailed from
Newport News December liz
Evening star., 1915-12-25
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Cooperative Health Department.

Seven Massachusetts cities have COM
bined their resources to establish q
single public health department. By
this method each city secures more ef-
fcient medical inspection and SANTA
ton at a less cost than was possible
when each of them maintained an in
dependent bureau of public health.
Wellesley Framingham. Weston, Mel
rose, Needham, Winchester and Canton
have esta tablished this central organiza-
ton, which consists of a general ad-
ministrative officer. a chemist, bac-
and an inspector of plumb
ing and sanitation, together with a
corps of assistants. The movement
points a way by which the smallest
towns in thickly settled districts may
have their health safeguarded by ex-
perts as eminent as those employed in
the largest METROPOLIS.
Evening star., 1915-12-25
soap Box Club Elects Officers.

At a meeting of the Soap Box Club,
held wednesday night at the home Of
s. O. Plummer, the following were
elected: George L. Walton, president; !;
william P. Thomas, vice president; AL
bert H. Adams. financial secretary;
George A. Younger, recording secre-
tary; Nelson d. Newman, treasurer. ana
]. Garfield Harris. sergeant.et-arms,