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The Washington times., 1915-12-28


ark club. which will use the Federal
League park at Harrison. n. j., he will
be at his old roost In the international
League. He has managed both the
Newark and the Buffalo clubs in thai
circuit with great success.
Joe Birmingham, who was dropped in
midseason last year by Charlie Somers,
may be found at the head of the Toron-
to Internationals next summer. He has
had several conferences with President
McCaffery recently, and 10 expected to
come to terms shortly.
Charlie Smith, once a twirler with
the Nationals, later going to the Cubs,
has been given his unconditional re-
lease by San Francisco.
Tommy Leach. the veteran outfieId :
er of the National League, has been
dropped unconditionally by the Gin
cinnati Reds and Is looking for Il
job. Leach is still a capable per-
former. despite his many years in
the game. and should have little
trouble hooking up with some ma COR
league club before the training sea
son gets under way.
Bob Unglaub, once a first baseman
and captain of the Nationals. vii
manage the Fargo club in the North
ern League next year.
The acquisition of Sam Agnew by
the Red Sox has pleased Providence
fans. who now look to have Bill Car
riGan return Pat Haley to the Clam
diggers. Haley caught in fine style
for Providence last season until or
dered to join the Red SoX and, with
Agnew in line. he will drop back 20
the minors.
Eddie Hooper. coach OF the Johns
Hopkins varsity nine is to manage
the Chambersburg team of the Blue
Ridge League in 1916.
Jack Leary. the BROWNS utility man.
may go to Cleveland next season.
There is no place for him in St. Louis,
now that the Browns and Sloufeds
have merged. He has been offered to
the Indians for nothing.
Ty Cobb. a promising young ster
with the Detroit Tigers, will not re-
port to Jennings until a day or SO
before the Jungaleers start North.
was in perfect condition the day he
start and by the middle of August
found himself stale. Harry Tuthill.
he Tigers trainer, has told Jennings
that IL will be better for Ty to report
later next spring and so the Georgia
Peach" will follow his own sweet will
in the matter. Cobb has written to
ruthill saying that he will attempt to
break all his own records in 1915.
All big leaguers please take notice.
Herbert Thormahlen, the long left
| hander who received a trial with the
Griffmen last spring at Charlottes-
vile, will report to Jack Dunns
| Richmond club next spring Thor
mahlen did not have sufficient eX-
| perience to hang on with the Griffs
| last year, but is said to have pick ed
| up lot of knowledge since than.
Though the dates have vet to be
officially announced, the Griffmen
will play two games in Richmond
next spring.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Hobey Baker Refuses to
Play Professional Hockey

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2S.-Hobey Baker.
former Princeton athletic star Is in
great demand this season. Hobey is the
greatest hockey player in the amateur
ranks. and his playing is attracting the
attention Of coaches of professional
teams from far and near. Hobey is a
member OF the St. Nicholas team, and
probably will remain there for some
time, as only last week he refused an
offer OF $500 to finish the season with
pro. team. Art Ross made the offer
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
FEBRUARY MEETINGS
OF BIG SHOW OUGHT
TO TOHAVEEXCITEMENT
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

The meetings of the big leagues in New York toward
the end February should trades than occurred
baseball 1t doubtful the many Federal
will found their 1915 beth by that time and
will have to be dug hem This will make players
big unnecessary and will stimulate trading Many
able to be cared for the circuits will slide back the
minors Thus with major league and there will be
large attendance of minor league intent getting
of the crumbs from the big fellows table,
The February meetings will be scheduled for the metropolis both
the American and National Leagues attending This will admit Of
teamwork between the circuits also both
publicity either would obtain if the meetings staged
Chicago New York the In New York the
will opportunity having their dong their
spread abroad the printed In the this has been
excellent advantage for both big leagues, and will aid
boosting the Baseball straits Tie fans have
their the dngs of the
They recalled the will make
strike by staging both big meetings in New York
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Ingram Girls to Bowl
Boys On New Year Day

The Ingram Girls will bowl the Y.
NJ. c. A. team at the New Year Day
reception at the "S' and expect to
make a fine showing against the men.
Last year the girls earned praise fer
the work on the alley.
The Ingram girls will be captained by
Miss Williams. Miss Thomas. Miss
Desio, Miss smith and Mrs. Greenwood
will play on the Ingram team. skunk,
FaTwell. Bartner. McClary, and II.
Thomas will roll for the ''Y" team. The
game lie scheduled for 1 y. IN.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Thomas to Shift From
Cubs to Toledo Outfit

CHICAGO. Dec. 2-Charlie Thomas.
president Of the Chicago Cubs. appeared
likely today to transfer his baseball
activities to Toledo. When he is dis
possessed of the Bruins by Charles
Weeghman, Thomas plans to secure
control of the cleveland American AS
sociation club and transfer 1t to To-
ledo. it was reported.
Thirty players will make the spring
training trip of the amalgamated Cub
Whale teams. Charles Weeghman said
today. He expects to weed out a bunch
of the players he has on hand.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Les Darcy Will Visit
This Country in March

SYDNEY, New South Wales. Dec. 2S.
Les Darcy, the Australian middle
weight. who stopped Eddie McGoorty
in eight rounds here yesterday. will visit
the United States in March seeking
matches with the best men in his class
to be found by American promoters
Dsrcy's victory over McGoorty was
clean cut in every way, He chopped
the American to pieces. never trying for
a knockout blow. In the eighth round
McGoorty's second tossed up the
sponge.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Wrenn Will Drop Helm
Of Tennis Management

NEW YORK. Dec. s.-Robert d.
Wrenn. president of the United States
National Law Tennis Association, an
nounces publicly his retirement from
that office. owing to a press OF outside
business. However. he will retain in
terest in the association. and offers his
services whenever they are required.
the West Side Tennis Club. may succeed
him.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Expect to See Bout.

GARY. Ind, Dee. 2S.-The night con-
tingent here received assurances today
that the Knockout Rrown-Ever Ham
mer bout. scheduled for Wednesday
night will not be called Of by the gov
ernor.
The executives order was interpreted
as barring prize fights" hut permit
ting boxing bouts
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Boston Clubmen Escape
When Fire Menaces Them

BOSTON, Dec. 2S-Fire starting in
the locker room of tho nine-story build
ing of the Boston Athletic Association
on Exeter street early today drove ten
guests from their beds on the seventh
and eighth floors. The flames were
confined to the three upper floors, but
water caused heavy damage in the low
er rooms.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
"Where's My Job ?"

BUFFALO, Dec. 2S.-John Gan
eel has joined The field asking
where's my job?" John leaped
from the Rochester Unterna-
tional League) club last sum-
mer to become manager of the
Brooklyn Federals. The Brook
lyn franchise departs with
baseball peace, and John is on
the anxious seat.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Cleveland Will Have
Only One Team in 1916

CLEVELAND. Dec. 2S.--Only one
ball club will play here next season.
Ban b. Johnson has ordered the
American Association to Nacate the
territory and the Spiders, handled so
well last year by Jack knight, will
be transferred to Toledo. It is under
stood that the bankers committee in
charge OF Charlie Somers affairs has
placed a price OF S150,0OO on the To-
leao franchise. park and players.
The Washington times., 1915-12-28
Marvel Still Unknown.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-The masked
marvel" is still as mysterious as ever.
He had promised to unmask il he threw
Alexander Aberg i'm the international
wrestling tournament last night. The
two wrcstled for two hours and forty
minutes to a draw
The Washington times., 1915-12-28

Eddie Hooper, coach Of the Johns
Hopkins varsity nine. is to manage
the Chambersburg team of the Blue
Ridge League in 1916
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Litehfeld County News
ais License Returned.


Thomas P. Temple, of Waterbury,
was exonerated Wednesday by Secre-
tary OF the State Burnes at the hear
ing on the automobile accident
which caused the death of Alva Nc
Cle1Iand of Torrington. Accor ding to
Mr.. Temples story, the boy was coast
ing down steep hill path, December
80 Mr.. Temple had a party of
friends were travelling toward Iitch-
field and the lad suddenly shot in
front Of them, too suddenly for Mr..
Temple, who was driving, to avoid the
lad. The boys head struck the hind
wheel and his skull was fra ctured- He
died the following day. The finding
of Coroner Samuel A. Herman OF
Litchfield county exonerated Mr..
Temple, and the case against him was
dismissed in police court. His license
which was suspended January z pend
ing an investigation was returned to
him Wednesday by Secretary Burnes.
Many Requests
BY the will Of Mrs Emily G. Steele,
widow of DIR. H. B. Steele, admitted
to probate at Winsted. Wednesday,
Miss Laura Caroline Granam OF Hart
ford will receive an annuity of $500
Other requests were:
To Fred G.. Stanvood, a nephew, OF
Highland Heights. n. J., $4,000 and
an AUTOMOBILES; to Fred G. StanWood
$4,000 in cash. the interest of Whicf
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cences

The visiting chemist came up out Of
the hole by special request
.sWell, what have you fOund2" de-
manded Grouge, with spotted eyed dis
trust.
Nothing replied the visiting chem
list truthfulIy. There isn't<a trace OF
anything valuable in this mine"
.aThen you may as well so back
homei'' snapped Mr.. Grouge.
..AII right agreed the visiting chem
list easily II think III stay over till
tomorrow night. however. for the club
concert. This is a tine crowd Of boys
seYour expenses stop FROM this min
ute Mr.. Grouge Immediately remind
ed him
That's all right put in the spec
tacled young man. ''He may not look
the part. but he's a good sport We'd
like to have him stay over as q guest
of the club"
Mr.. Grouge regarded his chemist
with a darkening brow That INFER,
nal muller he swore. 81 knew these
fellows would get to you with a briba
If let you get out of eyesight! There's
Iridium
He found himself looking at the
knuckIes of a bony Est. just under his
nose The visiting chemist did not look
it, but he was d seal sport!
A new actor arrived on the scene.
in the person Of a chunky young man
with a pompadour, who registered az
Paul Poliet and he held a long CONVEX
sation with BIackie Daw In a corner
of the Office of the Heap House.
when they began that conversation,
the landlord went upstairs ana came
down with Henry 2. Grouee, who
leaned across the desk where he could
watch the interview in the corner. At
the conclusion OF the interview Paul
Pollet passed a small bundle OF pur-
pie stock certificates to Mr., Daw. and
10 return Mr.. Davv wrote Mr.. Pollet a
check. While doing so Mr.. Daw nmil-
ingly displayed another check. a pink
one. which he immediately returned to
his pocket.
Mr. Wallingford came downstairs
and left another small package to be
expressed to the Eagle Gold Pen Con.
soIfdati Efr. WalIingford was in-
PRODUCED TO Mr.. PoIlet by Mr.. Daw.
Mr.. WalIfngford and Mr.. Daw walked
away uogeCner.
Mr.. Grouge went over and took Mr..
DAVIS vacated chair. Fine weather
he suggested.
Great" agreed Mr. Pollet briskiy
and felt In his pocket to see il his
check was still safe.
'sYou dvm't happen to be a stock
holder in the Cinder Heap Ocher Metal
Prospect. do your" inquired Me.
tro Be contlnued.1
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ToDAY's POEM
THE LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS.

Oft in the Silly nightQ
Ere slumber's chain has bouno me-
Fond memory brings the light
OF other days around me;
The smiles, the tears
OF boyhood's years,
The words Of love then spoken;
The eyes that shone,
Now dimmed and gone,
The cheerful hearts now broken!
Thus in the Silly night
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Sad memory brings the light
Of other days around me-
When remember all
The friends so linked together
I've seen around me fall -
Like leaves in wintry weather,
- I feel like one
Who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted,
Whose lights. are fled
Whose garlands dead,
And all but he Departed
Thus in the Silly night
Ere slumbe r's chain has bound me,
Sad memory brings the light
. OF other days around me.
IT. Moore.
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oARBoLIo Ao1D.

The nrat to use carbolje acid as
a disinfectant was DR.. William
Thompson. an eminent American
surgeon. who was born eighty two
years ago today. jan. Is. 1888, Car
bolic acid, obtained by the disti1la--
ton of sa1icylic acid. is also formed
by the dry distiflation OF coal. 1t
was originally produced by the latter
method. the invention of Laurent, an
English scientist, in 1916. Laurent
used ptt-coal in his experiment, and
the product was originally called
Picnic acid. It remained for the
American surgeon TO discover its uses
as az powerful disinfectant and anti.
septic ITS great value was first fully
demonstrated during the prevalence
of cholera in London IN 1885, The
disease ragged 1ercely for a. short time,
and in one week it caused 366 deaths
in London, but the use Of carbolic
acid and other preventative measures
the plague quickly subsidized. Since
then carboIic acid has come into such
general use that its manufacture is
an important industry.
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L do not want you, Wnen your IeoC,
With buoyant footsteps, tread on air
And Danish care,
But when the path is dark and cold
And cruel seem the ways Of men,
And you are weary, sad and old
Come then
With every budget of letters that
come to me am fortunate if there's
not a score or more from young girls
asking me how they can win the love
of this one or that one. ThA amusing
part OF it is that they naively tell me
in their sweet, girlish fashion, that
they have just been introduced to the
young man who has captivated their
fancy or their interest has been awAl1-
ened by some young man whom they
do not as yet know-wI1o passes them
on the street daily. CHANGING eagerly
in their direction as he fits by. Or a
young man may have called upon
them once or twice, making so good
an impression that he has caught their
fancy. Straightway comes the query:
How can I win his love2''
The anxious ones never think of in
vestigating first whether or no he is
heartwhoIe and fancy free, a merry,
happy -go-1ucky free lance, coQuetting
with pretty young women, or an earn
est young fellow intent upon seeking
the right one to WOO and wed.
Although this is a. progressive age,
/ it has not progressed SO far that mod
| est young woman should take the in
itiative in attempting to start the WOO
ing. That should be properly left to
the young man to signify that his in
terest has been awakened and adnira
ton kindled.
These are the first tokens of that
deeper sentiment called love. Sensible
young men refuse to be rushed in this
all-important matter, which invokes
\ A.
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CHAPTER XIV.
erouse Gets Control.

OEOu9S GGCS SCHSE0te
"a LACKIE left Grouge undis-
turbed until II 80. then he
went out and conversed. He
spoke earnestly OF the need
of money for future development and
of his plan to vote an issue OF treasury
stock for that purpose.
IF we ever ind anything in this
hole weIll have plenty of ground to
work on he conaded. I'VE have sew
eral claims here. l suppose You know
that I've started to open another shaft
around back of the mill? Would you
like to see it ?''
Mr. Grouge. tired and stiff from his
and up at the sun. IF it amt too
far he accepted.
.tOh, we'll drive around promised
Blackie easily. .tI've made it there
and back in fifteen minutes" and he
stepped to the side of the wall where
his blackboard stood
He scratched Percival between the
eyes as he unhitched that intelligent
within. and Percival winked one ragged
ear at him. Just around the hill
Blackie touched Percival with his whip
IN front of the right flank, and Perci-
val. without stopping to take a breath,
ran straight away six miles into the
country. with Blackie standing up in
the blackboard saving at the reins and
yelling at the top of his voice.
In the meantime came the lunch
hour, and the gIee club windlassed
the visiting chemist out of the hole
and gave him hot coffee and other re-
freshments. He was not exactly a So
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ALL is WELL
THAT ENDS WELL


Dear Miss Libbey:
am a girl Of twenty, much in love
with a lawyer. I met him twice at his
office with my father Con business0.
He seems to think quite a bit Of me-
My father says he thinks he is a nice
fellow I wai1tS your advice how to
win his love. 1t has been only about
two weeks since I first met him. Faith
and brother have known him for over
a year have asked him to come
over and see me and he said yes
I might come over some day. that
been about two weeks ago. He has
been over. He treats me awfuIly nice
and the rest of the folks. When we
were at his office there were also a
few 6ther people there. We were the
only ones he paid any attention to.
He said he, was glad that he met me.
B. E..
The courtesy he showed you in his
office is just what you would expect
from a gentleman whom your father
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PARTED, YET ASKS
TO MAKE Up

Dear Miss Libbey:
Reading your heart talks, I ask your
advice. am eighteen past, consid-
cred good looking. am in love with
with a girl eighteen. with all my heart.
I lost her friendship by a quarrel. I
was in the company OF several girls.
Do not care. for any OF them. Think
constantly of her. I wrote a letter to
her some time, ago. A friend says she
is not going with any one, but often
mentions my name. What can do to
regain her friendship and her true
love again, please?
C. V.
If she is as eager to regain your
friendship and love, as you are for her
affection you may soon have the pleas
nre of making up with her. Keep UP
courage and send her a message that
you would be glad to visit her if agree
able. L am sure your parting will Ibe
forgotten.
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~What are you 6nGing?"
TN this old hole in the ground2''
laughed Blackie. ''Dirt, that's ALL"
whats that you just tore up?'
Analysis Sheets" admitted Blackie,
smiling frankly.
81 thought so,' stated Mr.. Grouge,
his spotted eyes almost closing. Ell got
right to see them
E'They wouldn't do you any good
responded Blackie briskly. And, open
ing the door of the big cannon ball
we, he dumped the torn papers into
the blaze and slammed the door shut
They don't show valuable deposits or
any sort. They've been accommodating
here until they're nuisance
Mr.. Grouge giared at the cannon bah
stove and then he looked hungrlly at
Blaclxie's desk. There's Shenandoah
going on here he decided. otherwise
you wouldn't tear up those analysis
sheets the minute stakeholder shows
up. There's iridium in this miner
There's wilatg' exclaimed Blackie.
Iridium" repeated Mr.. Grouge arm
~. tits a rare ana valuable metal
that's used for pointing gold pens, ana
it's worth several times it's weight in
gold.'~
What do you think OF that boys ''
shouted Blackie. This is Mr.. Grouge,
one of our most influential stockhold-
Sers. He has just brought me the news
that we are mining iridium here
A burst OF incredulous laughter fol-
| lowed this announcement.
.sWelI, know what I'm talking
abouty' persisted Mr.. Grouge, raising
| his voice. You're taking over $4,000
| worth of iridium week out Of herey'
| BIackie turned to his assembled
| chemists and raised his hand. Boys.
| tell the gentleman your opinion of this
despicable Islander" he commanded.
'sNow, all together. Que, two. three!
yell answered Mr. Grouges base accu-
sation.
ssHee-hawF' brayed Perciyal, outside
the door, with all his lungs.
Mr. Grouge glared at the assembled
/ idiots with rage unspeakable.. YOU'RE
all in caf1oots.'' he finally snorted, and
going outside, he interviewed Jake Pet
tus, who confirmed the influential
stockholders suspicion of conspiracy
/ by deriding with hilarious scorn, the
/ idea that there ever had been or eveI
/ would be anything more useful thar
i plain mud or gravel brought mp. from
/ the bowels of the earth at that partic
| ular spot
/ In the hotel Grouge sought WaIling
ford and engaged him in conversation
81 understand yon buy ana sell trid
ium.'' he yeBtured-
WHO told you sop inquired Walling
ford coldly.
i Don't make any difference where
i got my. information" responded Mr.
Grouge determinedly. Its correct, al
right. Now, what l want to know /:
where you get that iridinmT'
WaIIingford rose and gazed down a
him with justly offended dignity. 1T:
none of your business he stated ant
walked away.
/ MFR. GrOuge caught the next train 70
| the city, and the following morning HI
returned with grim looking. asher
faced. stoop shouldered chemist.
This is my own chemist Mr.
Grouge advised BIackie. Hes coins
to do his analysing right down in tn
mine, and if you won't let him I'll &c
a court order, SO you might just a
/ well save time and trouble
So saying. he went out to the min
and invited the diggers to come out o
the shaft ana had his chemist Ioweree
and sat grimIy at the edge of the hole
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EORGE. RANDOLPH CHESTER,

ciaple parry to look at. apparently par
taking much of the nature of old
Grouse himself, but the boys were
healthy, and they had Blackie's IN
structfons to give him d good time.
so they attempted to do 1t. The ianlSy
one tried to talk shop. but awakened
no enthusiasm; the fat one tried to In
terest him in food; the red headed one
tried music; the handsome one tried
dogs; the loose 5ointed one tried base
ball; the specialized one caught aim
where ne lived. He introduced the
topic of chorus girls. At quarter to
4. when the frothing Grouge and the
apologize BlaclSie and the placidly
contented Percfvai returned from their
little excursion, the specialized saz0-
phone player was down in the holg
with the visiting chemist, helping him
analyze and absorbing information
from the elder mans stock Of rerninis-
cenceS
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A CHANGED, HEART
Dear Miss Libbey:

Dear Miss Lfbbey:
Please tell me what to do. I am a
young man engaged to a young girl
three years my senior. She is away,
going to school. I have fallen in love
with another girl Do you think had
better marry the girl I am engaged to?
do not love her now.
FEE
You are not desirable lover for
the young lady who is at school and
engaged to you. If. as you come out
and own, you love another girl bet
ter whom you have fallen in love with
during her absence, no doubt the first
love would gladly give you UP to the
second one, as your heart is change
able. Write her frankly