davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-25

old ranges where now so much al
falfa is being cultivated.
The riding leggings of the cattle
men are called chaps, which is a
shortened form of chaparigos, while
in the early days the scarcity of iron
on the plains neoessitated some sub
stitute for buckles. SO that the cinch
was used for the girth. with the lati-
go, strap to fasten it. The hacka-
more was a bride without a bit, with
its BASAL or nose piece. The cattle
were roped with a lariat, and the
raw-hide ring for the moose was call
ed a honda, while the cowboy used
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-25

From the southeastern portion of
the United States we have words
with characteristics associated with
that section-alligator, mosquito, sor-
ghum, sassafras, savanna, negro, mu-
latto. quadroon and octoroon, as well
as creole and piccaninny.
Florida was given its name by
Ponce de Leon, while Cortez gave the
name California, which is perpetu-
al reminder of him. The dark red
waters of the Colorado river gave it
its Spanish name which has since
been extended TO the state, and in a
similar way the Spanish word for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-25

snow-clad mountains became the
name Nevada
The wide prairies Of the southwest
which were at one time part Of the
Spanish dominion became in time the
range for the cattle Of the American
cowboys. and II is but natural not
only that some Spanish word should
have become Incorporated into our
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-25
Odd Reminders Of Spanish Settle
mont


The methods of the ancient Greeks
and Romans in building their houses
around an open court was adopted by
the Spaniards and by them introduced
into America, and today this custom
is still found in Oregon where some
times the livery stable, or corral con-
sists of a large central enclosure sur
rounded by sheds opening into it,
which is one of the surviving memo
rials OF the' time when the southern
boundary of Oregon was the northern
boundary of Spanish territory.
Both the southeastern and the
southwestern portions of the United
States were once occupied by the
Spaniards, and the flag OF Spain once
waved over ST. Louis, No, and al
though the tide of Anglo Saxon civil
lization has flowed over their ancient
dominions it is but natural that there
should be found here and there much
that reminds one of those earliest
white settlers. and it is interesting to
notice how certain Spanish words
have become Incorporated into our
language, and also how Characters
tic they are to those parts of the
country where the Spaniard lived.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-25

language, but also that they should
be characteristic of that section.
The Spanish rancho has become our
Eord ranch, and their word pueblo
Esed for the aboriginal towns is still
associated with adobe, the dried mud
which was the most available build
ing material in that tinberless region
of scanty rainfall, while cactus and
chaparral have distinct flavor Of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-25

sons burro, and the clerk in the rail-
road office in Indianapolis not being
familiar with the Spanish word tele-
graphed that the freight car had ar
rived short one bureau, long one
donkey" TO which General Wallace
telegrapher in reply change places
with the donkey"
The Sawtooth Mountains of the
west are known by the Spanish equi-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-25

Confined on page eighteen.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
UNIFORM PRICE FOR THEM.
Clark Griffith Has Plan for Sale Of
Ball Tossers

Clark Griffith. the old fox in cone
mand of the Washington club, also bids
fair to cop headline role by demand
ing Il shake-up in the rules governing
the sale Of players from one club in
the league to another at fabulous
prices. Griff would make the value Of
every American league pastimer equal.
If q club desires to dispose of one of
its athletes to a rival crew, he argues,
it can DO 50 at = stipulated amount
the figure being named by the regHla-
ton governing such dealings.
The present sale system is all wrong.
Grit AYERS. He went on the warpath
early last season when the Athletics
took to marketing diamond greats.
When Connie Mack completed his sales
the lump sum represented in the ne
gotiations read 100000 or there
about. President Comislcy Of the
White Sox set the pace with his
$4,000 transaction for Eddie Collins.
The old fox rises to d point of order,
contending that such deals have the
effect of giving players false impress
sions Of their value to a team and
hence cause them to expect more sal
airy than is really possible for them to
earn for their clubs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
BAILEY SHOWS EN-
HOW IN NEW YORK
Work Of Brattleborc Man at Interna-
tional Wrestling Tournament Gets
Good Press Notices.

George Washington Bailey (Bayley
in New York; has been making good
in his appearances in the international
wrestling tournament in the Manhat-
tan opera house in New York and has
been receiving some good press no
tees.
Bailey planned to go to New York
at the opening of the tournament, but
a business opportunity that opened here
for him at the time caused him to
change his mind. Last week he slip
ped quietly down to New York to
learn whether there was a chance for
him to make late entry and was sue
cessful in getting his name on the list
of wrestlers.
George tackled Berner, a German,
last Tuesday night. When the time
limit of 20 minutes had expired there
had been no fall. Of this bout one of
the New York papers said:
Berner ran into another marvel
named George Bayley, who showed the
German lot of new stuff which en-
abled the newcomer to go to a good
draw"
OF this same match another paper
said, among other things:
"The Vermont farmer was placed
against that good old trial horse Will
| helm Berner (who also discovered the
prowess of the masked marveD, and
showed the aggressive Berner how they
do things down East His work so i'm
pressed George Bothner that between
the periods he confded to the news
lpaper scribes that the down Easter was
a revelation to him.
''Rayley showed himself q master
with his legs and can break a hold in
a manner all his own. Bayley s awk-
ward style made a hit with the fan
and his bow when called to the eur
tain is worth a trip to New York to
see -
In = published interview Bailey tells
of his one-hour match with DIR. Roller
in Woonsocket, r. l., when he was
forced to Quit when the doctor pulled
one arm out of joint. Bailey told the
interviewer that he had never been de-
feated since then. In conclusion the
| same account said:
| " His future will be watched with
much interest, especially after reeeiv
ing such Q compliment from so good a
Judge as George Bothner. -
On his second appearance Wednesday
| night Bailey spent only one minute
and nine seconds IN plnmng Baisa OF
Spain to the mat. Thursday night hf
went Commute draw with Hjalmel
Lundin of Worcester, an old timC
wrestler who was once as good as any
but the top notehers.
All in all, Bailey must be pretty
well satisfied with his experiences il
the big show. This calls to mind
statement made here two years ago b,
DR.. Ben F. Roller, after defeating Bal
ley. The noted physician-wrestler sal,
from the stage of the Auditorium tina
Bailey was much better man that H.
was credited with being in his hom
town
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
TOWN SHEND.

Mrs. Mason Aldrich of Landgrove is
working for Mrs. Frank Hilliard. Her
daughter, Mary, is with her
DIR. and Mrs. c. F. Dalton of Bur
hngton came Friday to spend the holi-
days with Rev. and Mrs. R. IL. Bos-
worth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Morse and lit
tie daughter spent Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Trevarrow, in
Dover.
Mrs Sadie Sparks and children.
Ruth and Myrtle Sparks. are spending
several days IN the home of her par
ents In Westminster West
Among Christmas visitors at various
homes in the village were Miss Cola
Martin Of Brattleboro at Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Martin s; Theodore Ockles OF
Burlington at l.. II. Allbee $; Ray
mond Watson of the University of
Vermont and Mr.. and Mrs. Hector Fill
ION of BrattIeboro at f. w Watson s.,
Mrs Anne Carr and son, Charles Carr.
Of West Townshcnd at Mrs Della
Hall s; Hayden Marsh of Springfield
at Almon Marsh :; Miss Elizabeth
Dauchy of the University of Vermont
at o. B. Dauehy :; Mr.. and Mrs. c.
G. Lake of SaXtons River at r. /.
Fitch s V. w. Boydcn and c. D. Boy
den of West Townshend at II. f. How
ard 5; Mrs. Rena Morse of Williams
vile at r. L. Fitch s; Miss Lottie
Jones of Chicopee Falls at II. S. Kid
der s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
HOCKEY SEASON SOON ON.
Canadians Circuit Will Begin Annual
Campaign Shortly.

Campaign Shortly.
1t is no use denying the fact, profes-
sionGl hockey is not on the same foot
ing in Canada this season as last The
senseless war talk, which has empha-
sized the fact that they have been
playing syndicate hockey on the Pacific
coast, and the inability Of the Toronto
people this year to run successfully
two teams there has hurt the game
to some extent. 1t is the old weak
ness of professional promoters-they
overdo things.
Both press and public treated them
well-more than generous, In fact
but they were not satisfied, with the
result that their circus stunts have
done them harm. Hamilton, Ont, an
hours ride from Toronto, has been
mentioned as the place where the
Shamrock franchise, the one which
seemed to be de trop'' this season. is
to be operated; but, though the rink
there has fine sheet Of ice, its seating
capacity is apparently too small to
make a paying venture.
New York, Boston and Pittsburgh
have been mentioned, but no one ex-
poets that they win be available, and
it is more than likely that there will be
only five instead of six clubs in the
National Hockey association circuit
this year, the Shamrock franchise be-
ing laid on the table for one season.
though there might be triple schedule
instead of a double one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
1t is the general opinion in
Boston that
THE Only Girl

is the most delightful of all
the collaborations of Victor
Herbert, who composed the
music; and of Henry Blossom,
who adapted the story. So
we'll was this tuneful offering
received in that critical city,
that its allotted time had to
be extended. 1t is now at the
Majestic Theater, and as
usual delighting full houses
daily.
Brattleboro always wants
the best of everything, and it
certainly will have the best In
musical comedy when "The
/ Only Girl arrives.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27

tinued throughout June, and at the end
of the month the Teutons were across
the Dniester river in eastern Galicia.
Turkey, Italy and Bulgaria.
This eastward sweep of the Ger
mans promised important develop
ments far to the north. Austria, how
ever, had been confronted by a new
foe far to the south and west of the
scene of her energies thus far May
9th the king of Italy declared war on
Austria; hostilities were begun, and
the Italians set out to capture Trieste.
They crossed the Isonzo river, upon
which Goritz is situated, entering upon
the campaign which held them upon
the Isonzo all summer and fall.
Turkey has acted on the defensive In
Europe, but in Asia threatened the
Suez canal and forced Great Britain
to send troops to Egypt. Attacks aim
ed at the canal failed, but early in De
cember the British were beaten near
Bagdad
Bulgarian troops, supported by Ger.
mans and Austrians, defeated the
Servian army during October and No
tember, opening rail communication
from the Danube to the Bosporus
Servia was thus eliminated as a ma
tional factor
Bulgaria's sudden espousal of the
cause of the Teutonic powers seriously
disturbed the Balkan situation but IL
spite OF pressure Greece and Roumanis
promptly refused to take sides for Of
against their fighting neighbors, Bull
garia and Servia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
BILL CARRIGAN MAY
LOSE OUT AS LEADER
OF BOSTON RED SOX

Bill Carrigan may lose his Job as
manager of the Boston Red Sox. An
other mystery! Why fire a manager
for putting a winner in the field? The
Boston American jinX hobs up every
time the team wins a worlds cham
pionship. Jimmy Collins was all
chunky dory" in Boston till his club
beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in a
worlds series.
Two years later Jimmy's team went
all to smash, and Collins lost his job.
Next time the Red Sox won worlds
series. Jake Stahl led the team. The
following season the team Cracked"
and Stahl was released in the middle
of the campaign. Carrigan's Red Sox
went over last fall Now they are
greasing the skids for him. Poor Bill!
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
PERSONAL.

Mrs. F. I. Swift is visiting several
days in Athol, Mass.
Mrs. Lucy Bellows was the guest of
Mrs. Lucy Reed over Christmas
Samuel G. Brown was home from
| Springfield (Vt.) for the holiday.
Miss Ethel Wilmington spent Chris
mas in Greenfield, Mass, with her sis
ter
Mrs. Eunice Sprague who was in
town several days, has returned to her
home in Jamaica.
/ Raymond Adams of Myrtle street
was guest of friends in Spofford, n
H., over Christmas.
Miss Goldie Johnson, assistant town
clerk, has recovered from her illness.
She resumed her duties TODAY.
Miss Pauline Smith, who has been
i'll in the home of Mrs. D. w. Felch. is
improving, but is still confined to the
| house.
S. f. Breeze Morse and TAYLOR J.
Morse of Bridgeport, Conn, spent
Christmas day and yesterday in the
home of their mother here.
Mrs. Lester c. Akeley was operated
upon in the Memorial hospital Friday.
She is reported today to be resting as
comfortably as could be expected
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Davenport will
leave Wednesday to visit in Lowell.
Mass, and Providence, r. l., before go
ing TO Philadelphia to spend several
| weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Tucker. Mrs.
Greenwood and daughter, Mildred
Greenwood, spent Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Howard and family in
Putney.
Miss Edith Watts of Toronto, Onta-
rio, came on Christmas eve to spend
Christmas and New Year s with her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Monta-
que Watts.
Jenner H. Chamberlain and son
George, of Aberdeen, S. D., are visit.
ing Mr.. Chamberlain 5 mother and sis.
ter, Mrs H. K. Chamberlain and Mrs
Maverette Fisher.
Mrs. Oscar Dion of Schenectady, y
Y, and Perley Holmes of Boston
spent Christmas with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. E. f. Holmes Mrs. Dior
will remain until after New Year s.
Francis Kellogg of the University
of Vermont is spending a few days OF
the holiday vacation with his brother
Rev. Nelson Kellogg. He will go t.
| " OECeSIeE, MISS, before returning IL
his studies.
Mrs. Robert T. Pretlow and mother
Mrs. Hanna Good, who has been visit
ing her. expect to leave Thurs lay 70,
Lebanon, Pa. Mr.. Pretlow will g
there next week, after shipping theiI
household goods there.
C. \. Bond, who for nearly six year
has been a clerk in Freeman Scott :
grocery store, win give up his position
there Jan. 1. A little more than a yea
ago he built his first greenhouse an,
began in small way the florist bust
ness This business has increased s.
much during the past few months tina
lit will now take all of his time an,
energy, also that of an experience,
grower and designer who has been wit
Mr.. Bond since last June. One part o
his new venture will be a display o
potted plants and cut flowers in tn
new drug store which G. F. Thoma
VIII open in the Brooks House block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
Sporting Notes.

The Yankees are not to have new
ball park in New York. They Will
take probobly a long term lease of the
Polo grounds
Hank O'Day wrote President
Tener Of the National league that he
wanted to be on the staff of umpires
and was the recipient Of u contract by
return mail.
Harry Shot, medical student in
the University of Pittsburg, died last
Washington and jefferson gene in
1913.
They say now that it begins to look
like DR.. H. l.. Williams, Yale 81, as the
coach for the Yale team. He has been
doing wonders in the coaching line a.
the University of Minnesota.
Tommy Burns, promoter of the Viii
lard-Fulton bout at New Orleans
wants to call it off because he says tbs
| New Orleans papers are not showing
enough energy and enthusiasm over
the affair.
Charlie Brickley has decided tt
coach next year at Johns Hopkins
again. Now the question is: Has Joe
Brickley decided to play football a
Trinity again if Trinity is able to get
any teams to play against2
They are now telling the story O.
how Frank Hinkey. deposed heao
coach of the Yale team three weeks be
fore the Princeton game, saved tina
game for Yale by notifying Shevin
who had succeeded him, that Jim Shel
don was in state of collapse and tina
it was through him that the Tiger
were making consistent gains in tn
closing minutes Of the game Waldo
was rushed into the game ana save
the day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27

slams had been driven back to their
main line of defense east of Warsaw.
Meanwhile interest in the movements
on the eastern frontier was enlarged
by the developments southwark, in
volving most directly Russia and Aus
tria. The allies under the leadership
of Great Britain attempted in Febru-
airy to open up ConstantinOple for Rus
STA. This would enable Russia to re-
ceive supplies from the Mediterranean.
The movement began by a lombard
ment of the Dardanelles in February
by allied warships. This failed, but
in March another and more powerful
feet opened fire on the Turkish forts
along shore. The ships were roughly
handled, three battleships being sunk
and two put out of action in a single
day.
Throughout the spring and summer
months operations of the allied fleets
and armies before Constantinople were
fitful, and toward the close of the year
the expedition seemed q failure.
Spring Drives In France.
Meanwhile the allies on the western
front eSsayed an early spring drive
and on March 10 broke through the
German line at Neuye Chapelle,
France, where a three days battle en-
sued. Nothing definite was gained by
either side. Again, at the end of April,
spring operations began in France, this
, time the Germans taking the often
siye, along the Meuse river and in the
Vosges mountains. In Belgium they
broke up an offensive by the allies by
letting loose volumes of asphyxiating
gas, which para1yzed the energy of
the foe. The battle ragged at Ypres
for two days, to the advantage of the
| Germans.
No vigorous drive was made on this
| front till September, this notwith-
| standing the intense occupation of the
| Germans and Austrians on other fields.
! Early in May the Germans and Aus
| TRANS started eastward from the
| CracOw base. On the 18th they were
at the gates of Przemysl and had re-
| captured the railway center Of the re-
/ gion, at Jaroslaw. Przemysl fell on
the Sd of June, and the Teutons went
| to the relief of Lemberg, capital of
Gaiicia, which the Russians had occu-
pied early in the war This drive con-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
g SPORTING NEW
%~**************s
NAME DOESN'T COUNT
ANYWAY WITH THIS BOY.

: Veteran followers of the turf :
may recall a great jumping horse :
; named Coligney. He was a :
: splendid animal and made a :
: magnificent record in steeple- :
+ chase events.
: A colored boy had him in :
: charge almost from the first and :
!. grew much attached to him. =
: This boy could never pronounce Z
+ the horses name, however. The
closest he came was Cologne.
: In fact, he thought the nag
was named after some sort of
+ perfume. At any rate, he pre-
: pared him for Il certain big stee-
: plechase and wound up by bet
: ting every penny he had on
!. Coligney.
: Coligney was leading at the
!. turn and was still ahead as they
+ rounded into the home stretch.
: The colored boy, wild eyed
. with excitement. tried to climb
+ out on the track and yelled:
+ Come on, you sweet smelling
; animule! Come on, Cologne, you
: sweet smeller"
!. His horse won, and the train
+ err could scarcely be kept inside
I. the county.
4. i. j. :. :. =. J. r 4 + :. :. + :. :. - j.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
LELIVELT LEADS HIS LEAGUE.
Heads American Association at Bat,
With Compton Second.

Outfielder Jack Lelivelt, formerly
member of the Washington, Detroit,
New York and Cleveland American
league clubs, proved the best batter in
the American association last season,
according to the official averages just
released by President Chivington.
In 1872 games LeliveIt hit .346.
Mayer of Kansas City, teammate of
Lelivelt, was technical champion, with
n percentage of .361 but he took part
in only seventeen games. Lelivelt's
fine batting was effected for a club
that finished fifth in an eight club race.
Compton, also of Kansas City, who
finished the season with the Braves,
stood second to Lelivelt, with .343.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27
UNIQUE FOOTBALL RECORD.
Rutherford of Nebraska Plays Seven
Years Without a Defeat.

Dick Rutherford of Nebraska may
not be the greatest back field man in
football, but he has a record that is
probably unique. Rutherford played
seven years of football without suffer
ing a defeat,
He performed four years with the
unbeaten Beatrice high school eleven
and during his three years at Nebras-
ka the Cornhuskers never lost a game
His football time is now up, so he
goes into retirement an unbeaten
champion. Two or three experts
named Rutherford for the All Western
eleven.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-27

the Russians. This move compelled
the Russians to abandon their at
tempts in East Prussia, and by the
end of the month the Germans had
pushed the foe across the Russian
border
About the same time the Austrian
forces had defeated the Russians so
decisively in the Carpathian mountains
that they had been compelled to aban-
don nearly all of Galicia and Buko-
wilma. German soil was at last vir-
tually free of enemies.
An attempt to capture Cracow, in
western Galicia, had followed as a
part of the Russian plan to gain foot
hold in Austrian territory. They had
pushed their column westward from
Lemberg in the autumn of 1914 and
left behind them the Austrian citadel
of Przemysl. This place capitulated
late in March. 1915, and Russians be
gan new drive over the Carpathians
to Hungary with the troops which had
been laying siege to PrzemysL. But the
Austrians promptly launched a force
eastward from the Cracow base This
was SUCCESSFUL anu turned Cne huSS1dn
line, facing southwark upon the slopes
of the mountains.
! Throughout the winter the allies had
/ announced a spring drive, 1.-The real be-
ginning of the war; About that time
there was beginning of a new phase
on the eastern front. German and Aus
trian troops having formed a junction
in central Galicia during the winter
For them the spring drive began in
May and did not stop until the Rus
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