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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-03
McCracken is Warming His Seat.

Some little time ago The Tribune
got to wondering what had become of
Robert M. McCracken. A number of
other newspapers got to wondering
too. None of them was able to To-
cate him. However he has been dis
covered. He is warming his congress
sional seat. We get the following
paragraph from the Grangeville
Globe: '''i0
A few of the sensation-lovinq edi-
tors of the state have been sarcastic
ally incuiring What has become Of
Congressman McCrackenY These
editors evidently have become so en-
amored of the red poster" ADVERTISING
OF Governor Alexander and the scare
mead announcements in his state-sal-
AIRED Capital News of what Gov
alexander is going to do" and what
Gov. Alexander has promised to do"
that they have reached the conclusion
that such hot-air stunts cut some ice
and deliver the real goods; but thew
40 not. If those editors with the
tinglng nerves were disposed to he
tair minded they would not give the
public an entirely erroneous imnres-
sion as they do with such Unfair
queries, but would state the fact that
congressman McCracken while elect.
ed year ago, has not yet had an on.
portunity to get the congressional
seat warm. Mr.. McCracken, like anv
decent and reasonably modest mar
do, has kept in the BACKGROUND
ana has refused to make inflated nro-
misses OF What | will do for the dear
peePul' how i will right the wrongs
OF the oppressed as soon as | hit The
upholstered seat at the national can't
loL And in observing this resnert-
aOle silence, instead of carving on ,
Drass band and tinpan parade of i'm
possible stunts for future performance
ne has earned the esteem, instead oi
me censure of all fair minded neonic
and should be treated accordingly
mere recently was an investigation
10 determine where the w;dow's
money goes. A good deal of il 6ndS
us way to a second husband
Buck Kilby says when a man -,
mink OF nothing else to twit va,
ABOUT ne advises you to have a thons'
when a man is Cup" the people call
nm Uncle Joe" or Honest Ios"
" zen nc is down" they call him
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-03

lhere recently was an investigation
10 determine where the widow
money goes. A good deal of il 6nds
IT'S way to a second husband
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-03

Clearly the Democratic party is 60
ing to attempt to repudiate the single
term plank in the Baltimore platform,
and it is up to the Republicans to
hold them to the plank by electing a
Republican president.-Pend d'Oreille
Review.
W. H. Mason, formerly one of the
publishers of the Nampa Record.
later associated with Story Buck in
the publication of the Lewiston Jour
nal, is now editor of the Vollmer
Spokesman. Mr.. Mason is one of the
best newspapermen in the state. The
Spokesman will improve under his
management.
The New Freedom of Boise, the
mouthpiece of the Democratic party,
states that Hon. T. A. Walters of
Caldwell, who was the nominee of
the party for encouragement at the
last election, is being urged to make
the run again. Mr.. Walters is a splen-
did campaigner, an attorney of at
tainment, and broad-minded citizen.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-03

When a man is up" the peopIe cal,
mn mn Uncle Joe" or Honest Ios"
"Old joe" my '''l MN
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-12-03

Buck Kilby says when a man c,o
. mink OF nothing else to twit Won
and dollars. NV nous,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
39l 413 389-ll93
Sporting Notes.

Colgate will have a hockey team this
winter, for the first time in the history
of the college.
bowling to occupy the attention of the
experts congress may receive some
attention.
Walter "Steve' Brodie, the former
famous centre fielder of the Baltimore
Orioles, has been engaged to coach the
Naval Academy baseball players.
There is lot of talk about merging
some of the minor leagues, but as yet
We have noticed nothing that included
the Twin State in such deal.
All the "big league sporting writ
ers approve the action of President
Gaffney of the Braves in notifying his
players that they are to cut out >
rowdyism on the field and must pay
fines imposed on them.
Now they claim in Cincinnati that
the members of the Reds refuse to
sign contracts if Herzog is to be con
tinued as manager From the same
source comes the claim that Herzog will
not serve in the ranks on that team,
which means his ultimate transfer. 1t
has been intimated in other quarters,
notably Boston, that Herzog would not
wear a Cincinnati uniform next season
1t seems probable that Yale, Harvard
and Princeton athletic authorities will
sanction restricted summer baseball for
college players and by so sanctioning
it viii let the players play for their
board and remain amateurs. Unless
| there is pairing down Of the Twin
State expense accounts players from
the universities mentioned will not be
! seen in and around Brattleboro in base
ball uniform.
| Three times now Ivan Linow, a Cos
| sack, has tried to throw George Both
ner, former lightweight champion
wrestler of America, but has failed
signalEy. Bothner. while refereeing one
of the bouts in New York disqualified
the COssack and Linow punched the
referee. Then they agreed to wrestle
and the Cossack, who greatly outweighs
Bothner, has been trying since to ''get
! him. -
/ BY the present system of figuring
| pitchers averages Joe Wood leads the
| pitchers of the American league. He
worked in only % games and allowed
an average of only LAC earned runs
per game of nine innings. Walter John,
son, who worked in Al games, allowed
an average of only 1.55 earned runs
per game. Wood passed II men in ,.
i games and Johnson only 56 in Al Wood
famed SO and Johnson 203. Johnson
by this system, is second in the stand
ing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
NEW BASKETBALL RULES.
Players May Shoot For Basket After
Dribble.

Officials of the National Collegiate
Athletic association, the Amateur Ath-
letic association and the Young Mems
Christian association met in New York
recently to interpret the new rules for
basketball formulated this year.
The bulk of the revised rules were
taken bodily from the collegiate code,
but several suggestions made through
the A. X q. were Incorporated in the
rules. These included permission to
shoot for the basket after a dribble,
holding one hand behind the back on a
jump ball and playing an extra period
to decide tie instead of playing for
one extra goal. 1t was decided also to
prohibit centers from playing ball a
second time at the face off until 1t has
been played by some other member Of
The team.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Hunter Found child's Body in Paper.

While hunting in the woods near
Fort Ethan Allen Saturday Edward
Gonyeau of Winooski saw newspaper
wrapped bundle protruding from a tree,
and upon investigating made the grue
some discovery that it contained the
body of a very young infant child.
Gonyeau FASTENED to notify Chief of
Police Barber Of Winooski who inn
mediately went to the place and took
charge OF affairs. Since the body was
found within the town limits of Essex
the health authorities of that town
were notified and later took the body
in charge. The age of the infant is es-
tinaated at from a day to a week, it be
ing difficult question to decide.
since the body was beginning to decom-
pose, although the flesh on the tiny
legs was firm. State s Attorney T. +.
Hopkins was notified and ordered the
body buried. DR.. c. NJ Ferrin, the
health officer of Essex Junction, re-
fused to discuss the case and Mr.. Hop
kins admitted that, although an in
vestigation has been made, the author
| tiles were without clue as to the in
| FAINT s identity and were wholly in the
dark as regarded any of the facts il
| the case. Il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
Worthy Successor of eotch.

The Bohemian race at last seems to
have produced a wrestler who has real
merit as high class mat artist capa-
Bile of being a worthy successor of
Gotch. The friends of this young farm
er from the corn belt of Nebraska are
hoping he early falls into the hands of
some such trainer as Farmer Burns, to
whom the worlds champion owes much
Of what he knows about the game.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
WILL JOE STECHER
SUCCEED GOTCH I?
Nebraska GrappI8r Has Proved
Himself to Be a Wonder.
SCISSORS HOLD HIS BEST.

Practically All Of Dodge Farmers
Matches Have Been Won With This
Grip - Cornhusker Mat Artist Has
Saved Game From Dying Out In
America.
Joe Stecher, mystery man Of the mat
game, has emerged from obscurity in
the nick of time to save this favored
sport Of the ancient Greeks from dying
out in America. The wonderful popu-
larity of Frank Gotch brought profes-
sional wrestling to the fore, but the
sport was on the wane following the
retirement of the worlds champion be-
cause he had no more title holders to
conquer. Stecher has saved the game,
but has shown one weakness which he
may eventually overcome. He is an
exponent of the "one hold game in
graphing.
GOtch, too, had one great hold that
was terror to all his opponents. The
toe hold was a deadly weapon in the
hands Of the Humboldt giant that
made such strong men as Hacken-
schmidt, Zbyszko and AIahmout trem-
bic as they approached a clash with
the American mat idol.
Gotch Toe Hold Formidable.
The toe hold of Gotch, however, was
simply an invention of the champion
and Farmer Burns for the purpose of
making the Humboldt wrestler more
formidable. The champion could use
this effective hold when occasion de
manded, but was an adept in other
grips and didn't depend upon the toe
hold to down his most formidable OPP
pOnents.
If one goes through GOtch's record
he viii discover that the Humboldt
farmer kept his worlds title by the
use of other holds than his most effec
tive weapon Of offense and defense il
most of his important matches.
Gotch defeated Mahmout, the Bulga
rian grappler, twice with the half mel
son and crotch. He pinned Zbyszko
the bulkiest wrestler opposing him il
several seasons and one of the strong
est he ever faced, in flash with the
bar arm and half nelson.
Other important matches of Gotchs
long career were won with grips othe
than the toe hold, on which his abidin;
fame as a grappler principally rests.
Stecher Depends on One Hold.
The principal criticism of Stecher III
to date IS his tendency to depend upol
one grip-the scissors on the body-t
win his important matches. Practi
cally all Of Stecher's victories hav
been won with this one hold, and whe
a grappler appears on the scene capa
bic of solving this attack with a goo
defense, even though he might be @
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
PERSONAL.

Miss Matilda Ullery viii 90 to Con
cord, \. H., tomorrow to.Vist friends.
Mrs. f. r. Willard of Williamsville
visited in town yesterday with friends.
Mrs. Ralph Moore of Dover is visit
ing in town with her father, Barney
Iratt.
Mrs. A. c. Walker of Dummerston
is spending the day in town with
friends
f. c. Howard of Barre has taken
position with the National Automatic
Machine company.
Mrs. D. 2. Dewitt went yesterday to
Boston to visit a few days with her
mother, Mrs. Macomber
DR.. G. R. Anderson went to New
y ork Yesterday on business. He ex-
Gets to return tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs II. p. Boynton of ia
naica are guests today of his sister,
Mrs. Arthur P. Carpenter.
Irving Ellis returned to Portsmouth,
n. H., Yesterday, after having spent a
week at his home on Bullock street
Mrs. Sophia Clark of Charlestown,
n. H., is a guest in the home of her
sister, Mrs. f. NJ. Smith of High Lawn
road.
Mrs. Dora Benson has finished work
in the home Of L. L. Durham and has
gone to Boston to make her home near
her son.
John ". Hamilton, who has been
critically i'll several weeks with typhoid
fever, while not vet oat of danger, is
| more comfortable.
Miss Rena Dodge, stenographer for
the Estey Organ company, has moved
from E. G. Crosby on High street to
H. II. Amidon S ON Whipple street.
Mrs. Floyd E. Johnson, who had been
i'll in the Memorial hospital following
an operation for appendicitis, has re-
turned to her home on Oak Grove ave
nue..
Mrs. James p. Elmer is expected to
return tomorrow from St. Adams, where
she has been since before Thanksgiving
with her daughter, Mrs. George C
Wright.
Miss Harriet Morehouse of Myrtle
street and her mother, Mrs. Allen, OF
Chesterfield, n. H., returned last even
ing from visit with relatives in New
London and Bridgeport, Conn.
Mrs. Elizabeth Swanson, who haC
been in Chicago several weeks, calleC
there by the death of her husband, ha
returned to the home of Egbert Brasor
where she is employed as housekeeper
Roy Moore of the battleship Rhod
Island came yesterday to stay until at
ter Christmas with his parents, Nh
and Mrs. I. L. Moore, on Elm street
William Moore of Middletown, Conn
/, is expected with his wife and daughter
Dorothy, to spend Christmas with hi
! parents.
Rev and Mrs. E. W. Sharp are Ell
PERTAINING during this week Rev. s. Z
Smith of White River Junction, Rev
G.. w. Burke of Bellows Falls, Rev
Joseph Hamilton of Randolph, Rev
Ashfeld Ashford of Wardsboro, Rev
A. S. Charlton of Williamsville an
Mrs. Eugene Plastrege of Mortified
this state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
VERMONT ACADEMY NEWS

1t was decided at the assembly to
have the annual venison dinner at the
Grafton Inn Saturday, Dec. II, at 6
0 clock
President Ira L. Reeves of Norwich
university was visitor at the school
Tuesday and addressed the students
and faculty in the chapel.
The election of managers for the
hockey and baseball teams was held at
the weekly assembly Saturday night.
Bruce \. Coulter of Bridgeport. Conn,
was elected hockey manager and Win
sor Gushing of Philadelphia was chosen
baseball manager.
The ice ON Bowles pond has been de-
clared safe and the hockey candidates
have responded to Coach Keith 5 call.
Among last year s W. men who are
now available are Coulter, Holmes.
Lane, Douglass and Hersum. The new
men who show up well are Bowen.
FALSELY, Keppler, Cushing and White
A successful season is anticipated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

mediocre class, the man from Dodge
probably will suffer his first reverse.
There is no doubt concerning Stech-
ers class as grappler to be feared by
the greatest mat men in the world, but
n thorough schooling in the hands of
some old chap like Farmer Burns or
Dan Mcleod would do him no harm.
He needs to perfect more holds and
learn certain defensive moves to ward
off the horde Of foreign challengers
who will soon be after the title held for
nearly a decade by the athlete from
Humboldt.
Critcise Stecher's Matches.
Some have criticised Stecher for the
great length of some of his matches
and the brevity of others. This criti-
cism probably is not merited. George
Turner Wrestled more than three hours
with Stecher on Febs II, 1914, the
match terminating in a draw. Several
bouts of the Nebraska farmer recently
have been long drawn out battles. In
other matches this grappler has won
quickly. He defeated Americas recent
ly in jig time-one of the big upsets in
recent mat history.
The body scissors is usually secured
from standing position and might be
obtained in the first minute of wres-
thing or it might be an hour or more be
fore a grappler could trick his oppo-
nent into the grip. When Stecher gets
this hold on an opponent it usually
spells curtains" for this grappler.
Americas tried to rough his man and
employ his arm and leg combination in
quick order, which probably account
for his early reverse He played into
the hands of Stecher, who countered
with his best offensive and defensive
weapon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
BROWNS IN COLLEGE POOL.
Brown University Students Body
Found hI comrade.

PROVIDENCE, R. l.. Dee. S.-Ar-
thur f. Breckenridge, 10, of Providence,
a Junior at Brown university, was
drowned yesterday in the Colgate swim
ming pool at the college He was found
by fellow student lying face down
ward at the deep end. The attendants
were temporarily absent and how
Breckenridge met death is unknown
For more than an hour pulmotor
was used to try to resuseitate the stu
dent, but without effect
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

executive committee of the information
al conference to study basis of dur
able peace Will meet here on Dee. "A.
Among the Americans expected is Prof.
Batten, who already has arrived in
England The committee, made up OF
delegates from neutral and belligerenJ
countries. will prepare plans for confer
enee. the date of which has not been
settled. 1t is suggested that it be held
in April next.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

Practically All Of Dodge Farmers
Matches Have Been Won With This
Grip - Cornhusker Mat Artist Has
Saved Game From Dying Out In
America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
THE BEST ASSET A MAN HAS,

he is. Out of his earning capacity he
creates his estate. Life insurance
recognizes the principle, capitalizes the
estate, and. ma kes it certain III event
of death or old age. National Life ms
Co., of Vt. (AIutuaL) EARLE s.
KINSLEY, General Agent, Rutland,
Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
CONSISTENT WORK WON.
Team G Gets Margin of SO Over Ma
sonic League Team F.

Team G of the Masonic bowling
league rolled a consistent game last
evening and by piling up total of
! ,292 pins defeated team F by 90 pins
March of the losers captured high to-
tai with 277 while Spaulding of team
G sandwiched i'll Il string of 113 be-
tween two very ordinary efforts and
took high single string honors. The
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

MauIbetsch Chosen TO Lead Michigan.
John S. Maulbetsch of Ann Arbor
was elected captain of the University
Of Michigan football eleven for 1915.
Haulbetsch, Michigan's star halfback,
has played two years on the team. >
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

Nicholas, the Christian name of the Gar
means victorious; George means farmer;
Albert, illustrious; Peter, a rock; William,
a defender, and Francis, free.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has on
several occasions performed acts of great
daring and courage. He is noted for his
absolute lack of fear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02
WORKlNGMEN FAIL
TO SEE ANY DANGER
CONTINUED from First Pagcl

Continued from First Page.)
out any binding obligations for the
future.
The Belgian and tho German social
list, who stands face to face with war.
remains silent because he realizes that
IL Is not his old enemy. the capitalist.
VINO is bleeding him. but an even more
Dltiiess enemy ~ war. The British
workingman sees only the capitalist
who is here. but not the war which is
more distant.
! shall not try TO deny that there
nave been. and are. contractors who
have been smart and INSCRIPTIONS
enough to make use of present condi-
tons TO enrich themselves in the mos,
scandalous manner, but they are COM
parativcly few, and have not influenced
the general conditions. Contractors
are, besides, it appears. necessary
evil in wartime.
There is corruption in the British
business world so there is among
the working classes. 1t liz very com
mon complaint on the part of emplovers
that with the increased wages the mon
40 less work. In many highly maid
trades the workingmen remain away
from work often as much as two q,
even three, days week. Working
overtime on three or four days week
the weli-paid workers make enough N
get along, and that is all they care
for
II is hoped that conditions viii
ehanse now, for the intelligent nublic
are heartily tired of evcr-complaininr
employers, who cannot afford TO nav
wages though they are crowded with
orders. and workingmen, who are con-
thuously asking for higher nav
'housh theN can afford to loaf in
saloons and cinemas half of the week
instead OF working full time. Public
opinion Is thoroughly convinced that
those who suffer most, are silent and
those who are well off are alu,vs
growing. and is ready to approve of
any measure the government NAV soc
ut 10 adopt TO stop this senscless nom
sense in the midst OF a dangerous war
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02
PROSPEROUS COUNTRY
Is NOW DESERT WASTE
Continued from First pageJ


trcacherous. over which the automobiles
made their way with difficulty.
Lyck. Maggrabova and other little
towns on the German side Of the Dor
der. but near the Russion line. had left
much 10 be desired in the way of clean
Illness and general attractiveness. but
as compared to Crajcvo, when 1t finally
was reached, lrcy models OF
beauty and sanitation.
The nearest approach to similarity
was the inevitable market square al
most as big in size as all the rest of
the town together. But in place OF the
familiar brick buildings. often Of
handsome construction. there lined the
market nothing more prctentious than
dirty novels.
The dcsperatcness with which the
Russians had combated the Germans
for every foot OF the territory was
plainly evident in rows upon rows of
trenches. always when possible built
at the top OF rising ground covered
over with evergreen or other branches
ana made with cunningly constructed
ioopholcs. Rarely one saw trench
facing the other way-one that the
Germans had had time to build hastily
IN the night. For the most part the
advance had been possible only By
storming each separate height and by
driving the Russians out of their
strongholds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02

the paper veterans back TO their Sec
ond youth. In another room IA row OF
helpers stand packing volumes In the
special boxes which within a few days
will bc In the trenches.
All sorts of books find their way to
the committee. Contributors seem to
think that anything between two covers
Is acceptable. Several out dat.
guides to the London art galleries have
been sent, not to mention sales cata-
logucs telephone directories and rail
way time tables. 4 number Of title
deeds to some far land In the north OF
England were swept by accident into
one parcel. and many love letters h;,v"
been found between the pages Of the
books.
large package of candles is in
closed with every bundle of books sent
20 the Continent. SO that tho men can
read when daylight fails.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-02
SPRAYING THE ORCHARD:
LESSONS FOR AMATEURS

Continued from Second Page,
but perfect results cannot be had un
less the first spraying is followed up,
not only during the first season but for
every season.
For Instance, in spraying for cooling
moth The small apple grows so rapid :
~ that unless the first spraying is fol.
lowed by another in about ten DAYS. the
larvae that escaped the first spraying
VIII turn into insects within a short
time after the first apples drop, and
another spray should be given to pro-
tcct the fruit from the second brood
This should bc followed by II third or
even fourth spraying.
In spraying for bitter rot or scab. a
good mixture TO use is Bordeaux, and
this should he applied before the buds