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The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
make Clean SWEEP
IN HERALD LEAGUE
Roycrofts Draw Near League Leaders
by Taking Set from Caslon
Team.

The Roycrofts made q clean sweep Of
the games with the Casions yesterday in
The Washington Herald Duckpin League.
and drew within a few points Of the Be-
wicks and Jensen teams. which are tied
for first place. Both teams were on their
punch In the final boxes OF each game
and romped In with a victory.
Twenty three pins separated the teams
in the first game. The Roycrofts rolled
543. while the Caslons were gathering SO
In the midway game the Roycrofts fin
ished 10 pins ahead of the Caslons. while
the final went To Capt. Sheer's crew by
sA to 81. Stewart Lynch led the field
with a 3oo-set- while Meals followed with
n set of 30. The scores:
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
CORNELL PROFESSOR
NVENTS NEW GAME

new game, which Is q combination of
football and basketball. is being tried
out at Cornell "Gridiron'' is the name
of the new sport which has been invented
by Prof c. V. P. Young. 1t is played with
a rugby football on the regular gridiron.
by teams OF eleven men. but has some
likeness to basketball. Running with
the ball for more than five yards is H.
legal tackling below the waist is forbid
den. and frequent passing Of the ball Is
encouraged. The game may be developed
to take the place Of soccer in collegiate
sport at Cornell.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
Frank Laporte Is Slated
For Berth with Brookfeds

Brooklyn. Dec. 1t-Frank La
porte. the burly second baseman
OF the 1915 Newark Pops, is now
a prominent member Of the
Brooklyn Federal League team.
He WAS a part OF the deal by
which Tom Seaton went to New
ark last fall in the trade for Fred
Falkenberg, but delivery Of the in
fielder was delayed until after the
season. Present announcements
by Business Manager Dick Carroll
are that Laporte will be utility In
fielder, but all signs point to him
as the regular second bsser OF the
Brookfeds. with Lee Magee per-
manently stationed at first.
Senator Nash. the st. Louis, re-
calcitrant, will doubtless be Man
ager Cancels choice for short,
and Peck. secured from Richmond.
is to hold down third base.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
Evers and Magee Sing Praises
y OF Pipp and Mullen, New Workers

New York. Dec. 4L--According to such
good judges as Johnny Evers and Sher-
wood Magec. Of tine Braves. the Yankees
have two great men In Walter Pipp and
Charlie Mullen. These players covered
first and second bases. respectively, on
the recent tour to the Coast Of Frank
Baucroft's All-Stars.
''Pfpp played the greatest first base
game L ever saw" declared Evers. Hal
Chase at his very best never fielded bet
ter. And how he hit, He must have
swatted above 900 on the journey. He
knocked out ten homers or more and
busted the ball over fences that never
before had been scaled. The trip was
the making Of Mullen. He came with a
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
Telegraph's Juarez Selections.

First race-Scallywag, Beanspiller.
The Monk.
Second race-Mack r. Eubanks.
Robert Mantell. Dixie Nina.
Third race-Brooks, Dolina, Baby
Cal.
Fourth race-Maznik, Royal Interest.
Seneca II.
Fifth race-Sieffield, Ambri. Wake
nall.
Sixth race-Eastman. Charley Nc
Ferran. Rey.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
Insure Football PLAYERS.

Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. l4-The sug-
gestion of a university professor that
football players be insured against acct
dents. the premiums to be paid from the
gate receipts. is not likely to find favor
with accident insurance companies. While
football playing Is not specifically classi-
fed. II would be grouped with extremely
hazardous occupations or pastimes and
II is doubtful II any company would is
sue policies except on almost prohibitive
terms
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15

Honolulu, Dec 15.-Duke Kahanamoku.
the worlds greatest swimmer and holder
of practically all the worlds short-dis-
lance swimming records. will defend his
title against the best swimmers the Uni
ted States and Hawaii can produce on
washington's Birthday. February 2. 1916.
The races will be held here under the
supervision of William @. Rawlins. pres-
dent of the Hawaiian Association Of the
A. A. L.. and under the auspices OF the
Mid-Pacific Carnival, which this coming
year will occupy the week Of February
21-S.
Arthur Raithel. Perry McGillivray and
Ludy hangers are expected to compete
against the duke.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
Babcock and Wilcox Win

Bayonne. y. J.. Dec. 1.-THE Rochester
IN. " Field Club. which had won seven
games and was undefeated. met a snaS
here yesterday afternoon when ii tackled
the Babcock & Wilson team. Of this city.
In a National Cup game. The visitors
were outplayed at every stage OF the
game and were defeated, S to 0.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
Handball League Dates.

New York. Dec. H-Further plans for
the Intercollegiate Handball League. In.
Guiding a tentative schedule. were an
nounced yesterday by DIR. George L.
Meylan, director Of physical education at
Columbia. who Is responsible for Column
bias joining the league with Yale. Prince
ton and Rutgers.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
HAGERSTOWN BOWLERS
BEATEN BY LOCALS

George Iseman's all-stars won the final
five games from the Diamonds. of
Haserstown. last night at the Grand Cen
trail alleys by rolling a total of 2.sS2
pins. while the visitors were gathering
I'd
Johnny Baum set the record for the
five games by splitting a total of SIS.
while Capt Iseman. Of the locals. and
Capt. Nicely. of the Diamonds were tied
for second honors with totals OF 5J5 each
The scores follow:
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15

The Eagles surprised the Rosedale boys
by handing them a defeat by a ls-to-ls
score.
Heinie Schultz was again the star for
the Eagles. scoring IL of his teams points
Eagieston and Cuneo played well on the
defense. Wright and Campbell played
well for the losers. Lineup and sum-
mary.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
ROSEDAI.E.

observation-disclosures for Murphy. O'Brien for
LoIeI-s. Goals from field Schultz g.. Eagles
ton Wright 81. Short. Goals from foul-SchuItz IT,
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15

Substitution Grisuold for Lee Field goals
LIB a.. Martin ~. Clinton. Tarbert e.. Crvwn.
Adm 49,. Goals from fouI-Msrtn O.. TsIbcrt
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
FEDERALS
AN ERICANS.

Subsututons -Tweedale for Miller Jones for
shrere. Goals from ieid-Amenco a.. Drc1ler o..
Hook a.. Martin. Thomas. Goals from foul
America 81. DrcXler t2l.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
Federals Win.

In the second game the Federals de-
feated the Americans. "A to O. The game
was won in the last few minutes OF play.
Drexler. Hook and America were the
stars Of their respective teams. Lineup
and summary:
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
THREE GAMES FEATURE
NOVEL HOUSE PLAY
Carlyles Thin Royals at Basketball
While Federals Defeat
Americans.

Three games were played in the Noel
House League last night In the first
game the Carlyies defeated the Royals.
% to II. Martin and Leib for Carlyies
and Alden and Talbert for the Royals
were the stars. Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
DOWN THE ALLEYS.

MOUNT PLEASANT DUCKPIN LEAGUE.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-15
BOXING TONIGHT
ARDMORE, MD.
Intercity Boxing Carnival.
WASHINGTON vs.. BALTIMORE.
Kid Greek ". Harry Glenn, Young
Thomas ". Soldier Epstein, Bert
Green ". Kentucky Smith,
w, 3. & y cars leave 14th street and

w. 3. & y. cars leave 14th street and
n. Y. avenue and White House Station
at $50, 700. 1880 and p. m.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-30
would stand for that kind of pre-
paredness.-N. D. C.

DARE YOU ANSWER? - What
does this country want me to do?
Commit crime and go to prison or
lie down meekly and starve to
death?" L
Thus concluded a letter received
by the from a man who has
for months been vainly seeking en-
ployment. Reader of this, we will
assume that you are good, substan-
tial citizen of this community, re-
spected by your neighborS, loved by
your family and trusted by your fell
lows. We hope you are all three, for
to such is this little editorial directed.
Consider the question this hapless
man puts to society; to YOU, for you
are society, in its real significance.
Having considered the question,
answer it!
Put yourself in that mans place if
you can. Paint a mental picture of
yourself in hunger, without a roof to
shelter you, passing on and on in
your unceasing rounds as you search
for work, meeting rebuffs here, jeer-
ing insults there, until your heart
grows sick unto death. You shudder
at the thought. do you not. But wait.
Reach out and draw your offspring
into the picture frame, helpless, de-
pendent, crying eternally for bread.
That gets you, doesn't it? This man
had an S-year-old son we forgot to
mention. Now that you have COM
pleted your mind picture, friend,
search your soul and answer. man to
man, and before your Maker and his.
Would you beg, or steal, or lie
down, your loved one by your side,
to die?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-30

= PREPAREDNESS we are 60
ing to have military preparedness
and compulsory service in some sort
of continental army Pm for the
Swiss plan, with at least one proViso.
won't object seriously to all boys
getting thorough physical training
and building up their bodies. I won't
object to them learning how to han
die gun-provided
l can see how a certain amount of
training which would treat all boys
and young men alike, with no spe-
cial exemption for sons of the rich,
might make for democracy.
can see how democracy might be
much safer in this country with every
able-bodied man we'll drilled and all
that-provided.
Now we come to the provided
thing. l mean, provided that a rifle
then becomes a part of the house
hold furniture of every working
man in the country.
For 1 imagine such military pre-
paredness as that might be demo-
cratic preparedness as well, by MAX
ing it easily possible for the bone and
sinew of our citizenship to protect
our democratic institutions against
attacks from within as well as
against attacks from without.
And it would take us all back to |
our constitutional right to bear arms.
/ have a bunch that democracy
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-12-30

Under an old treaty with the Chip
pewas, Northern Wisconsin is likely
to be declared dry" Cold day for
old Demon Rum when even the In
dams begin to soak him.
THE president is care-free," says
a headline. Married and care-free
in the Christmas present seasoAf
Oh, Paradise! .-..-.-,
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
City Election Returns

For Mayor-Dr. Douglass g; J. s. Turner 47. For Recorder-J. c. McIlroy 80. For Aldermen Walter William son 6S; J. c. Wakefield 66; Farris Greer Y; Carl Strong 70; Whit Martin "A.
 Total vote cast S1.
 The city went practically solid for the five aldermen. The bal ance of the Sl votes being scat tered among 15 candidates.
 The only show of a fight was between Dr. Douglass and J. s. Turner for mayor, they being almost equally divided.
 The vote was surprisingly heavy considering the interest shown.
 The vote last year was about 56.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
Can You Spell?

1 At kokomo, Indiana, few days ago the superintendent of the schools hald a spelling con. test. Every person of the city was eligible and six hundred took the test. Of that number only fifty-two made a perfect score.
 Newspaper men. doctors, law yers, merchants, teachers and scholars submitted lists of tWen- ty words each and from that total. twenty words were select ed. The complete list with the number of times each word was mispelled, follows: Miscellan- eous, 364; parallel. 273; privilege, 270; superintendent, PAS; princi- pie, PAP; niece, 223; lose, POI; separate. 196; disappoint, 177; disease. 164; principal, l42; ne- cessary. 137; business, 130; re- lieve, 125; receive, 109; truly, 85; grammar, 79; believe, 73.
 One woman, who made a per feet score. had been a servant for siXty-three years and had had only eight weeks schooling. A county official, who had been in business all his life missed every word. Another man only got one right. One woman missed all but three.
 Here are the words arranged in the form of two sentences. Hand this to friend, ask him to dictate the sentences to you. write down the words and see how many you misspell:
 The privilege of separating ninety miscellaneous calendars. arranged in two parallel lines. was against the principles of the superintendent, so his niece, not to disappoint the government nor cause it to lose business, re- moved the principal calendars and thus relieved her uncle of a strain which might have brought on a disease. Then she believed it had become truly necessary for her to receive her instruction in grammar. "
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
OBITUARY
Mrs Rosetta Westpate Coo

Mrs. Rosetta Westgate Cooper, was born at Liverpool, N. Y. Oct. 29, 1852, and lived there until July 1864 when they moved to Canton, Minn. From there they moved to Dedhaw, Minn. where she met and married MT. Henry Cooper, Dec. 25, 1868, and lived there until the spring of 1872 when they went to Tracy, Lyon county, Minn., and there they lived until the fall of 1895 when they moved to Linnville, Ark, Johnson county, where she lived until her death, March 27, 1915.
 There were eight children born to this happy union, one who died at birth and John, who passed away since. Clifford, Alex, Frank, Mabel, Albert and Floyd survive their mother. Two sisters and a brother were present when death came to her.
 She was a true christian wo- man and belonged to the Method ist church. She was a devoted mother and wife, and was loved by all who knew her. She leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss.
 A precious one from us has gone
 A voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our home
 Which never can be filled. God in his wisdom has recalled
 The voice that he has given; And tho her body slumbers here,
 Her soul is safe in Heaven.
 Her Children.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
Chicken vs. Garden

The case of Chicken vs. Gar den, which has been in the court of the people ever since chick ems and gardens were invented, is again being discussed, now that chickens are beginning to range abroad and gardeners to delve in the earth again. One man relates an experience he had last summer. His newly made garden was torn up sever al times by a neighbours biddies and he made complaint politely asking that the chickens be re- strained. He was coolly told to fence his garden up. Another man who was pestered by chick en visitors to his garden last summer has strung a lot of grains of corn for this spring. To each string he has attached a bit of cardboard and on these has written such notices as:
 Keep your derned old chick ems at home.
 Give my garden liberty or Pll give your chickens death. :"
 This time a tag; next time a 22-calibre bullet.
 Bullets for bullets next.
 He believes that by the time his neighbors have read a few of these notices suspended from their chickens bills it will dawn upon them that their poultry has been raising the deuce in Friend Neighber's sass patch and they will then act accord ingly. -Ex.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
Read This

Bentonville. Ark. March 27, 1915 Dear Sir:-1 beg to advise you, that under a decision issued by the Treasury Department Jan. 23. 1915, it is held. that mort gages containing the power of sale clause authorizing the mort gagee. in case of default in any of the mortgage agreements, to sell and foreclose and convey title to the purchaser is subject to a 25c revenue stamp. This is required in states where the right to sell and foreclose under the mortgage is held to be valid. As the laws of Arkansas hold this to be a valid right of the mortgagee, such mortg ages con- taining the power of sale clause issued in this state. are subject to 25c stamp This decision also holds. that in trust deed where the trustee is given no other rights or power than that which the instrument itself vests in him. that such instru- ment would not be taxable as a power of attorney.
 Very truly yours,
 Marion Douglas,
 Deputy Collector The above ruling of the Treas ury Department received today. March 29th speaks plainly on the matter of mortgages and by it's requirements all of us have been in error it seems as to the re- quirements of the law on this point,
 This ruling seems to imply unmistakably that all mortgages, Chattel and Real, must bear a 25c stamp. and this being the case. it behooves all who have taken mortgages to see to 1t at earliest convenience that the stamp be affixed to the instru- ment and the record in this office show the same.
 l expect to go to Little Rock Friday and will see Jack Walker, the revenue collector, and get more information on this much mooted question and will let the people know through the press next week what Mir. Walker says about it.
 Yours truly.
 M. Y. Waterfield,
 Circuit Clerk and Recorder.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
Methodist Note A Great Day

Easter was a great day at the Methodist church. From the large Sunday school in the morn ing the services were all inter esting and impressive. The splendid personal work that was done during the Presbyterian meeting and the week following was gratifying.
 Twenty-three were received into the church during the day nineteen baptized. As a result of much earnest work of the pastor and the cooperative spirit of the members the church has been greatly strengthened.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06

Next Sunday is family day at the Methodist church.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
Hello Cirl." !"

With a clamp on her head like a cage for her hair. She sits all day on an upright chair And answers the calls that come over the wire From people of patience and people of ire; And "Number?" she queries of noble or churl- A wonderful voice has the telephone girl. She has to be pleasant, and hustling and keen. With a temper unruffled and ever serene. There are forty-five things she must think of at once. Or some rough subscriber will call her a dunce, Since it seems to be the custom to hurl The blame for a grouch on the telephone girl. Now, Central gets tired as other folk do And needs to be thoughtfully treated by you; So think of her doing her best mid the whirl And be more considerate of the Telephone Girl. Southwestern Telephone News.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
Champ Clark To
 Address Teachers

Speaker Champ Clark will address the teachers at the State Teachers Association Friday at II o'clock.
 Every teacher in the state should attend the association, and the address of Speaker Clark will be a great addition to the regular program.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
Willard-J Johnson Fight

Jess Willard. a Kansas cowboy and the worlds strongest white hope knocked out the celebrated negro champion, Jack Johnson, yesterday in a 26 round fight in Havana, Cuba. Johnson was the negro who knocked out the white champion. Jeffries, at Reno, Nev. five years ago.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
Church Reception

All members received into the church this year are invited to be present at the Methodist church Friday 7:30 p. m. as the church is giving a recep- ton in their honor. Let all the church members be present to make a great occasion.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
Dissolution Notice

The partnership of T. L. Dick erson and w. L. Haskew is dis solved. The Ozark Variety Co. :, Haskew and Hendrix to collect all accounts and assume all obli- gationS of Dickerson and Has kew. By consent this March 19, 1915. T. l.. Dickerson.
The Spectator., 1915-04-06
"What's In A Name?"

what Is the most Deautlfu word in the English language? 4 college professor, who has beer teaching for a number of years has collected some interesting facts concerning the preferences that school girls and school boys entertain for certain words. He has made the experiment with some twenty classes, all the way from an ungraded class in a country school to the senior class in college.
 At the conclusion of a recita. tion the teacher has had little slips of blank paper distributed. He has then requested each pupil to write down-w without consulting his neighbor what he thought the most beautiful word in the English language. giving consideration both tc sound and to sense.
 Of the six hundred pupils that he has had. four hundred and five wrote the name. Mother eighty-two wrote Home" twenty-two. Father" eighteen, "Daddy"; sixteen, Vacation" eleven ''Baseball'; nine, Foot ball':: seven, Love-: three, Sister; two. "Auntie", and two. Grandmother" :" The fol- lowing words received one vote each: Grandpa" ''Vesper, Moonlight. ' Hope" Rose, " "Hyacinth. Angel. Music and "Swimmin' Hole. y
 Of the remaining fourteen, one, a response from a very bright boy, puzzled the professor. That boy wrote, Cellar door" When asked about it, he pro- nounced 1t 'Cellah doah," and explained. "Oh. it just sounds pretty"
 The other thirteen ballots. all for the same word amused and perpleXed the professor. They were all handed in at the same time from a class of twenty-nine healthy, growing. hard-working country boys. There was. the teacher insists. no opportunity for collision. The ballot was taken silently. Each ballot was then folded and dropped into a hat that the teacher asked one of the boys to pass around.
 Those citizens-to-be deliberat- ely wrote down the ugly-sound- ing. greasy-looking. thoroughly unattractive word. ''Victuals. " What could have been more sug- gestive of that teachers oppor- tunity than the fact that nearly half of a class of tWenty-nine immortal souls thought ''vict- uals" the most beautiful word in the English language?
 And what higher compliment could be paid to motherhood and the American home than the fact that five hundred and twen- ty-seven of these six hundred boys and girls, young men and young women. independently. and at various times and places. selected words that suggested family relationship as the sweet est words in their language?
 Youths Companion.