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The Washington times., 1915-08-15

such circumstances, ! would not tako
ss e.t T:s Sf siss nssay * ss
play short and make sure Of a tie SO
on that line OF reasoning. and II met
into n direes sees sonfies sf Tor The tsle we had
an up-and-down struggle: ! was lead
ing by five strokes at the end Of six
holes. but at the second hole In the at.
we wers Level .ns From tina.
and when a long putt fell with a Erati-
teenth green. ] felt safe. ! was nov
After that. championships became COM
paratively easy. / had one year Of per-
turbation in striving to uphold a new
position, and IN 1897. 1 finished six
but felt that could win again and
once this confidence was completely es-
tablished. all the difficulties disappear
SO far As concerns the playing OF Of
ties. I have memories Of greater excite
msnt in connection with that meeting at
Brookline. Mass. In 1913. than in the
esse ., the 'trSss!s sert with asS peXl0r
1 was intensely keen on winning the
American championship two years ago
because Ray and I had been sent out
BY an enthusiastic supporter Of the ne
game WIN IliCVldT uuJuhGtsouC W
apture the title: there was to be no
excuse for defeat. well. there was no
excuse: we were beaten BY a man who:
during that week, played the best golf
and played 1t with tust that regard
which have already recommended for
not losing ones head In an effort to ae-
complish prodigious things. Mr.. Fran
els Ouimet hit his shots as though ne
had been engaged In one OF his In
Vulnerable private rounds on his
mother-course: he knew just how TO
win.
have always felt that the turning
point In that contest occurred on the
tenth green. Mr.. Ouimet Ray. ana
| were level at the turn. The tenth: q
] short hole. demanded q mashie shot
on to a green that was soaked as q
| consequence Of the heavy rains Of the
previous days. A rule had been MADE
! that. in the event Of q ball being en-
| bedded in the mud Of a green. It should
be lifted and placed beside the spot
where it had stuck. Both Ray and
pitched short Of the hole. and the slope
| Of the green was such that In each
case the ball Jumped back a few inches,
! leaving in front OF 1t q mark In the
ground at the place where 1t had
pitched.
Mr.. Ouimet sent his ball about eigh,
yards past the hole. and as 1t stuck. he
was entitled to lift it. Thus he had q
clear putt while Ray and had to take
mid-irons In order to chip over the dent
In the turf Just in front Of -. W.
! dropped stroke each. 1t was ,ne Of
The Washington times., 1915-08-15

BOSTON. Aug. 15-Olaf Henriksen
and Babe Ruth copped the second game
for the Red Sox from the Griffs. I to 3.
They took the heart out Of the great
Walter Johnson. and lesser souls. like
Harry Hooper and Doc Hoblitxell. were
able to hanG the old knockout on the
Kansas Zephyr. What happened at
Fenway Park only went to show the In
herent strength OF the coming cham
pjons Of the American League for his.
They were equal to the emergency. and
teams able to do that usually win.
Therefore. the Griffs have yet to win =
ball game at Fenway Park this season.
The Griffs came into the last OF the
eighth q run ahead, 3 to Z. Bill Carrisan
sent Olaf Henrjksen to bat for Thomas,
the slow-footed catcher. Olaf slammed
. single to left field A. starter Of the
session. and the B.el2 paid fans yelled
In concert with the deadheads. The end
was in sight right then, though the Old
that: Babe Ruth followed with . fine
single to right. putting Olaf on third.
johnson was visibly weakening under
the strain Of the contest. and the fans
We're yelling their hetds on when Harry Y
with a drive to left. scoring Henriksen
with the tying tally. SCOTS sacrifice
advanced both Ruth and Hooper. and
made It possible for Hoblitzell. after
Speaker had been puYposely passed. to
send q long fly to Milan. scoring Ruth
with the run that won.
Ruth pitched a hne ball game. having
but ono bad frame In which the Griff-
men made three runs and apparently
settled the result. That was the cruel
joke Of the Red sox. who had that
eighth inning up their sleeves. Only Ave
blows were made of the Red sox south
paw, three coming In that eventful third.
johnson was touched up for eight wal
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AMATEUR GAMES TO
CONTINUE TOMORROW
Agriculture and Emmanuel Are
Successful in Opening Day
Of Post.Season Series.

Two amateur teams which have sur
vived the long season and won their
way into the finals today have extra
pennant aspirations as result Of VIC
tories in their first post season at
tempts. Two other teams who played
to tie. are not dampened in the least
In their ardor.
Emmanuel won from Rosedale by 8 to
2, In Section A. while Machinists and
Marines were at q sail count when the
game was called In the eighth inning.
as per agreement. In Section B. Agri-
culture doubled the score on Keller.
making the figures s to 4. The con-
tests continue In the two sections to-
morrow as follows:
Section A-Machinists vs.. Emmanuel.
at south end Of Anacostia bridge; Ma
rines VS.. Rosedales. at Georgia avenue
and Kenyon street northwest.
Section B-Agriculture VS.. General
Office. at grounds east of Union Sta
ton.
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GriffS Have Yet To
Win at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox Show The mselves to Be of Cham
pionship Caliber as Walter Johnson Is Nick
ed for 8 to Defeat
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

lops. and his excellent support saved
several more from getting into the
With one down. Mcbride splashed q
uieA" up when i Moeiler walked, foIloWins
Johnson's death on q fly to Scott. Fos.
ter purChed q single to center. scoring
Mcbride. and Moeller was declared safe
when Thomas let Speakers peg roll to
fnr,xsie%en tes ssaea Of ns. the Rea sos SatSored
around Umpire Wallace TO Insist that
Mcbride inferfercd with Thomas. but
the former Brownie held to his decision
and the run counted. Foster had hiked
Milan singled to left. Milan tried steal
Ing, ending the Griffmen's one rally with
The srst run Of the Red J., ses s,,;ss Ess
along the left feid line and was tagged
BY Shanks when Lewis rolled to the
Monacan. Gardner fouled to Henry. but
Berry doubled to left. scoring Lewis.
Thomas fted to Acosta. closing the ses-
In the NTH the Red sox crawied up
closer 10 the Griffs. Gardner hoisted a
double to left center. Barry's bunt was
a pop hy to Gandil. and Thomas Whit
fed. Ruth. who is a real big league
the a' box to center, scoring GARDNER.
Hooper forced Ruth and the Red Sox
had to wait till the eighth for their fire.
v orks.
Duty Lewis made a catch seldom
eoualed in major league baseball when
he Travelled almost to the bank In LETT
ant' caught Gandil's long fly one hand-
ed in the seventh inning. The momen-
tum took Lewis up the bank and he
held up bis gloved hand to show to
Umpire Wallace that he had caught
the ball. The brilliant catch was loudly
checred by the big throng. Gandi
didn't grin, for 1t robbed him OF a clear
tuo-baSger.
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As to the best means Of gaining that
initial victory. can only cay that expe-
rfence has shown me that 1t comes most
readily when q player does not strain
desperately for It.
Some two years ago I told J. Douglas
Edgar-a truly splendid golfer who had
never won q solitary event worth men,
tioning-that victory would come to him
as surely as the rising Of the sun II
ments as naturally and easily as in pri-
vate games on his own course. and not
try SO hard to make every. stroke better
than any he hnd accomplished IN the
past. Edgar created the outstanding
French open championship at lie Tou-
quet Che put me into second place In a
competition which I particularly wanted
to VIM and directly the affair was over.
the first thing he did was to walk UP
Il owe this to you. never forgot
what you told me about not trying tco
hard. / have made a point OF being
just my natura! self In this competition.
and its come on.
mention this matter not IN the
spirit OF a self-satisfed sage: but merely
to AFFORD concrete support for the con-
,snt'9s IN, that b.svy on tSs ink.
the hardest to win IL we leave out Of
the reckoning last years AFFAIR at Prest.
wick. when the circumstances wers ex.
centional: vet on that vividly remem-
bered occasion at Muirfield. In 1898. l %
not think I ever made the mistake ot
trying to play better than In a quiet
game on my home course.
I'm connection with that event. l de.
rived a great deal Of encouragement
from a Victory gained month earlier
over J. H. Taylor. who had then oeen
champion for two years A team OF
Southern amateurs came up to canton
in Yorkshire, where ] was professional.
TO meet a northern side. and IT happen
ed that with them they brought IayioI:
1t was arranged that he and ! should "a
contest a match. and to the surpr'ee OF
most people. including mysen l won;
The moral effect OF that small incioene
was considerable.
In tho championship itself, was well
In the running from beginning to end.
and when four holes remained TO- be
piayed. knew exactly what had to
40 In order to beat Taylor. who had just
finished / could not afford to make
mistakes; fortunately. matters prog
ressed steadily and when arrived on
the last teeing ground. I had to tie
and i TO win. The drive was a good
one. and then came q very ticklish prob
lem. A perfect brassie shot over the
bunker guarding the green would enable
me 10 secure a I and win the champ
ionship the safe game Of playing short
with an iron would result In 2 o and
leave me to contest a tie with Taylor.
l reflected that II I were at home In
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Griffin and Johnson
Will Play for Title

Chicago. Aug. l6.-Clarence J. Griffin
and w. H. Johnson, San Francisco.
Pacific coast doubles champions. climbed
into national championship class when
they ronped away with three straight
wins from the middle-western title hold
ers. Walter T. Hayes and Ralph II. Bur-
dick. Chicago, at the Onwentsia Club.
The scores So. So. and So.
They will meet Maurice Z. McLoughln
and Tom Bundy for the national cham
pionship in New York late this month.
In a singles challenge match, Alex S.
NJ. Church. of Princeton. winner OF the
western tournament this year. Squair
won one set. The score rs. 81. SIS, and
Ga
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Tennis Club
Holds Matches Today

Thomas Grant and Thurston West
meet A. NJ. Burt and W. c. Henderson
on the Argyle courts today to play off
the final match OF the annual doubles
championship tournament OF the Argyle
Tennis Club. The doubles were started
a week ago. and since that time more
than twenty couples have met to test
their powers. The feature OF the pro-
gram occurred when Fitzpatrick and
Chamberlain were defeated by A. NJ.
Burt and w. c. Henderson in the semi
finals. The score of the deciding set
was 13 to II.
The committee In charge of the tour
nanlent has arranged a match between
picked teams. which started yesterday y
and is in progress today. There are
both singles and doubles under this
classification. which was made In all
attempt to exhibit the clubs best tall
ent
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Slaven and King Win
In Columbia Tourney

In the first sixteen OF the August
tournament at the Columbia Club. DR..
Howard p. Cobey lost to John F. Slaven
by half hole. while Charles NJ. King
got q decision over Arthur Shelton by
tn same margin. But the most interest
ing match In this fight was between
Donald woodward and e. NJ. Posey, the
former winning ba 3 up and to play
at thirty six holes. The first round
ended with the players ali-even and
cen holes.
There were few close matches in the
second flight. but the third found most
Of the pairs evenly matched. W. f.
Fowler beating Graham, up on the
last hole. while H. p. Siedemann and
Eugene Gott lost opportunities to end
their round all-even on the home hole
when playing II. H. Saum and J. N.
Perry. respectively.
The Washington times., 1915-08-15
Congress Heights to
Hold Meeting Monday

The Congress Heights baseball COM
mission will hold a meeting Monday
night to settle up Its first years busi-
ness. The season has been a very sue
cessful one. all bills incurred In pre-
pairing the diamond and running expen-
ses Of the game having been paid. with
a balance on the right side OF the ledger
to be divided among the franchise hold
ers.
games with tthe teams Of this league
should address all communications to
President A. FORMAL. Congress Heignts,
ID. q
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J. Douglas Edgar Wins Competition Writer Was Par
ticularly Anxious to Distinguish Himself In,
After He Had Advised Him.
BY HARRY VARDON,
= The British Champion,

has remarked while golfers
competitions others who almost quite
much playing ability scarcely struggles into the eish
field day. often asked dvuge the Of
ments It is to be found think in first important
He handicap who has set his securing
second medal luckily endowed individual who feels that he
capable championship is the first triumph that
further him. For time he suffer from
responsibility born of the fact that he enhanced reputation
maintain that little trouble Nothing
kill him the faith that he has done do again
Temperament certainly hss important effects have
known golfers hsv gachved ambition have found much
satisfaction enjoy the incentive to rise to grester
The Washington times., 1915-08-15
Chevy Chase Golf Is
Won by e. M. Talcott

OF the thirty-two entries for the Sat-
urday afternoon golf tournament at
the Chevy Chase Club. but five start
ers appeared. E. NJ. Talcott won with
| down. The scores of the others fol-
low: w. Kelly. down; d. w. Wurts-
baugh, s down: j. H. Rice. s down; E.
Z. whiteshouAe. II down.
The Washington times., 1915-08-15
Tilting Contest Won
By Washington Men

Jim Birch. fitting. with Reginald
Rutherford as paddler, won first place,
while E. c, Wagner. fitting. and VIII
liam A. Rogers as paddler. Won second
place in the fitting contest at Sufar
Island.
The Washington times., 1915-08-15
Four Ball Tourney
For Bannockburn Club

\ tournament consisting OF four ball
matches is carded at the Bannockburn
Club during the month Of August. while
Labor Day will find a special holida y
August event. players will select their
own partners and there will be no
qualifying rounds. Handbags posted on
August u viii apply.
The Washington times., 1915-08-15

League Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Todsy's Games.

Todays Games.
Detroit at Chicago.
st. Louis at Cleveland.
Tomorrow's Games.
Washington at Boston.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Chicago at ST. Louis.
Philadelphia at New York.
Yesterdays Results.
Boston, I; washington. 8.
New York, .; Philadelphia, s.
Detroit, 8; Chicago, 3.
st. Louis, 4; Cleveland, B.
Cleveland. I; st. Louis, 3.
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Yesterday Results.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing Of the Clubs.

Today's Games.
Chicago At st. Louis.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
TomorrOw'S Games.
Boston at Philadelphia
New York At Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh At Cincinnati.
Chicaso At 6t. L0uis.
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Yesterdays Results.
st. Louis. -; Chicago
Brooklyn. s: New York. l.
Cincinnati. 8; PittSburgh. l.
Cincinnati. .; Pittsburgh. o.
Philadelphia, .; Boston, 0
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men. Ten Of their victories have been
here, the GrifYs failing 90 far to hang
up one victory at FenWay Park. II Gal
liza wins tomorrow. he will have the dis
tinction Of being the only Grinman to
win game In Boston this season.
The Washington times., 1915-08-15

After tomorrow's contest the Griffs
will make a hurried exit from the park
to the station in order TO get the 6
o'clock train for Cleveland. where they
vii, arrive the next morning around II
O'Clock. Tuesday 10 an of day for them
and they will spend 1t sightseeing.
AS soon as Moeller begins another
slump. Acosta will be put in right field.
Manager Griffith says that Acosta Is
really rightnelder and that he peeds
as big Lacquer, The Old Fox seems
convinced at last Of the Cuhan's ability
ond 1t Is unlikely II he will be taken
ficm the lineup again this year.
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The summaries:

Contestants-Clubs. Time.
Everett b. Ansley, WASH Swim. Club. LII 10
". Brooks Nd. Swimming Club. ....... l:IS:00
j. NJ Cults Wash. Swimming Club. l:lS:l
F. C. Stetson, Wash. Swimming Club. l:lS:13
Percy d. Gibson, unattached ........... lis 20
Preston Petre, Doyle Athletic Club. -. l:lS42
Malcolm Davis, Wash. Swimming Club l:ls AS
Rldgeiy Lamdin, unattached ........... l:le:i3
Farnham Miller, Ascension Ath. Club. l:l9:+0
j. Brooks Md. Swimming Club. .,....... ):ls:45
j. E r. Bryan Western Ath. Club. >. l:l9 :63
Fred s. Cherry Wash. Swimming Club 20 IS
Carroll Grenfell. unattached ........... l:2l rs
Eric B. Stein, Nd. Swimming Club. l:2l ~
Charles F. Runge. Wash. Swim Club l:2l :02
F. Powell. Potomac Boat Club. l:22 AS
Edward Beck. unattached ............... l:2S :lS
f. J. Keiser. Wash. Swimming Club. l:23 10
John P. Eckert, unattached ............ ! :23 80
Frederic Becker. unattached ........... l:23 40
G. Rogers. unattached .;,.............. 20 ;t9
A. p. Starr. unattached ,............... 30 :+o
j. A. Hun. WASH Swimming Club..... l:4i 80
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ANSLEY IS OWNER
OF DISTANCE TITLE
Wins Annual Event of Wash.
ington Swimming Club on
Potomac River.

Everett B. Ansley is today possessor
Of the silver loving cup emblematical
OF the District OF Columbia long dis
tance swimming championship. having
won that event on the Potomac river
course in the race held by the Wash
ington Swimming Club. w. Brooks.
of the Maryland Swimming Club. Bal
timore, was second.
The Washington times., 1915-08-15

Bert Gallia. who was warming up yes
terGay when johnson was going bad.
is down to twirl the final clash with tho
Red Sox tomorrow. He will probably
oppose Joe Wood. who also warmed up
toward the close OF the big battle yes
terday
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
Fair Warning.

The lanky youth who occupied a
seat in a passenger coach persisted in
the window. The brakeman was pass
ing through the coach, and he touched
the youth on the back
Better keep your head inside this
window advised the brakeman.
81 kin look out the winder if want
to-" answered the youth
4 know you can" warned the
brakeman. But if you damage any
of the ironwork on the bridges you Il
pay for it,"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
Tells What's the Matter with Him.

We'll, what is the complaint" de-
manded Squire Peacy, the well-known
Arkansas justice of the peace, as
there entered his office Constable
Slackputter escorting a colored male
factor.
! DE complaint, yo' homeland
t'anky for de 'terrygation-" replied
the culprit, before the officer could
make answer, ''am posthumous
creech in muh back, dat kotches me
ker=blick every time I tries to run.
Yassah, if it hadn't uh been dat-uh-
way, de cap'n, yuh, wouldn't uh over
took me in a munt O. Sundays!"-
Kansas City Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
His Junior Partner Entered.

Littleman was telling the young
bachelors at a recent affair uptown
just how to manage a wife
when you young fellows are mar
ried you must take the upper hand
at once he said. mo weakness, no
sentiment! Make your wife under
stand that, though you love her and
so forth, she is the junior partner.
If necessary, resort to the effective
method of our cavemen ancestors:
use the heavy hand! Put her nose to
the domestic grindstone. Why, when
speak to my Wife
Littleman never finished. Why?
See headline.-New York Times
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
A Girls Throw.

Two young girls were drinking tea
at a fashionable restaurant wnen
young man raised his hat and passed
on. AS he passed the first girl blush
ed. displayed a beautiful ring on her
white hand and murmured: We'll,
Jack and l are to be married Easter
week"
But" said the other girl, L
thought you had thrown Jack overt"
"Oh, so l did, the first replied,
blushing again and hiding her face,
"but-but you know how a girl
throws!'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
No Chicken.

Lady (recently married)-Do you
know find it quite hard to remember
by new name.
Her Friend-Naturally dear; you
had the old one so long, you know
Detroit Free Press.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
How He Chose a Gem.

"How did you happen to pick out
ems you knew"
Il noticed she occasionally put on
something heavier than a lace wrap
when we have a blizzard Also, she
sometimes wears overshoes when it
is raining hard. l thought these
things displayed rare sense"
Exceedingly rare for these days.
young man. You have selected a
gen.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
TOUCHES OF ECZEMA
At Once Relieved by cuticura Quite
Easily. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better than these fragrant super
creamy emollients for all troubles af.
fecting the skin, scalp, hair and hands.
They mean a clear skin, clean scalp,
good hair and soft, white hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
In the Cold Grey Dawn.

Mr.. Pieklelily came home from his
club one morning about o'clock He
entered bis happy home, crept up the
stairs softly, SO as not to awaken hi,
spouse, then felt for the switch to
turn on the electric light He could
not find it, and in the darkness STUN
bied over chair .
What's that" came voice from
the bed. - - !.
Where in the deuce are the lights
in this house?" snarled Pickleli'y,
trying to put bold face on the mat
ter.
Lights!" cried Mrs. Picklelily
scathingly. Pull up the blinds!'-.
Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
Just a Social Call.

My wife and are coming around
to see you this evening"
That's right; but do me a favor,
old man. Don't let your wife wear
her new suit; l don't want my wife
to see it Just now"
Why, man alive, that's just why
we are coming"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
The silent Partner.

There's Perkins-ycu know Per
kins ?-entered into an agreement
with his wife soon after their mar
riage, twenty years ago, that when
ever either lost temper, or stormed.
the other was to keep silence
And the scheme worked?"
Admirably. Perkins has kept ST
lence for twenty years"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
Horror.

"Times have changed for the better.
Torture, for instance, is no longer al
lowed"
Il don't know about that There
are four families in this apartment
whose children take music lessons"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
choosIna a Profession.

Il don't know whether to make my
son preacher or a lawyer"
Make him a lawyer Then he'll
get five hundred or more for untying
knot AS preacher he would only
get ten for tying it,"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
Regulating the Watch.

If one has an opportunity to COM
pare his watch daily at certain time
with some source of standard time.
as with the time as sent by telegraph
or by wireless signals, or by regular
comparison with some accurate clock
as one daily passes a jewelers. store,
for instance, it would be we'll to es-
tablish the habit of winding the
watch at that time, as it is better to
have such daily comparisons at the
time the watch is wound, and moro
regular winding will usually ensue
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
WRONG Spoons.

Store Proprietor-What has become
of that clerk we hired last week?
Department Manager had to fire
him.
incompetent?
Nope. Too much of a joker"
al don't understand"
Miss Giddigad telephoned for a
spoonholder and he asked her if a
hammock would do."-Youngstown
Telegram.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
saueIched.

Old Sparkleigh trying to make an
impression) $50, Miss Bright. you
have taken up kindergarten work.
Deeply interested in childhood, l sup
pose.
Miss Bright-Not in second child
hood, Mr.. Sparkleigh.- Chicago Tri5-
une.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
After the Meeting.

Orators Wife-Did the people ap.
plaud?
Orator with bitterness) -Applaud I?
They made less noise than a rubber
heel in feather bed!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-23
More.

Cobb-Is it a privilege to know
Short?
Webb-Yes; an expense, Also
Judge.