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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
AS 1T SOMETIMES HAPPENS
Proof That Reality and Romance May
Sometimes Be Things That Are
Far Apart.

A glorious, clear October moon sill
vered the autumn tints of forest and
glade that lay spread out before the
silent pair.
Reverently he turned and gazed on
her beautiful face. How he loved her!
A longing to confess his passion
welled upward from his very soul, but
the words would not come.
"Darling!" he murmured.
But she did not hear him-she
thought he was swearing at the
weather.
Then courage came to him.
Il love you!" he whispered, a little
louder, and, trembling at his own dar-
ing, stood watching the effect of his
avowal.
Joy!-and all that sort of thing. Her
color came and went in a most be-
witching manner. Her lips trenfbled
with unspoken words.
He silently took her little hand.
II love you!" he repeated, with
much feeling and little originality.
Slowly the heavy lids opened wide,
showing a look of expectancy in her
violet eyes. With eyes still wide open
she half turned from him, and
sneeZed!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
i MAY ADOPT THE STONE BAT
Federal League Sluggers Consider
ACCESSIBILITY of Using War Club
Made Famous by Veteran.

Kauff, Kenworthy, Tobin, Art Viii.
son and several other of the premier
batsmen of the Federal league are
considering adopting the style of bat
made famous by George Stone when
he led the American league swatters,
believing that this type of bat might
increase their already high batting
averages.
Stone, viewing the construction of
bat from a mathematical angle, had
bat constructed which did away with
some of the angles that handicap the
batter. He figured that when
rounded surface meets rounded sur
face if the meeting is at a right an.
gle the batter has a much greater
chance to drive out a safe hit than II
the ball hits the bat where the bat
grows smaller as it nears the handle
In other words, the style of bat used
by Stone was the same size from the
end down to about eighteen inches
from the handle and then tapered
rapidly to the handle.
The Federal swat kings are consid
ering having bats of this style CON
structed for them, bats that instead
of tapering steadily from the end to
the handle are of the same size in di
ameter until a point about eighteen
inches from the handle
1t is figured that the new style OF
bat would not be any harder to use,
as the weight could be regulated by
the manufacturer, and there is moth.
ing in the rules to prohibit this style
of bat, as the only rules that govern
the style of bat refer. to the length
and diameter, but do not sitpulate
at what point the tapering toward
the handle shall start.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

When Bill Donovan civilian e. in
private life) was spoken of in con-
nection with the sale, disposition, pur-
chase, etc, etc, of the New York
Americans, he was one of 629 indi-
viduals upon whom the sporting writ
ers were attempting to wish the man
agement of the team. This being so,
here's a little biographical sketch Of
Sir William:
Donovan is a Massachusetts man,
having been born in Lawrence. noted
for it's production of baseball Dono-
vans, the esteemed Red Sox scout,
Patsy Donovan, sharing the distinc-
ton Of having helped to put the city
on the map.
According to the records, Wild
Bill is alleged to have been born
there in 1877, which makes 1t ap-
parent that he is not so old for q
manager His early career, previous
to becoming a major Lacquer, was as
a member of the Sunbury, Pawtucket
Or. u and Waterbury Comm teams.
His acquaintance with big league
baseball dates from 1898, when he
made his debut with the Washington
National league club, coming to that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

club from Waterbury, Conn, by pur-
chase.
In 1899, when the Washington club
disbanded, Donovan went to the
Brooklyn club, with which he played
four years. In 1902 just before the
close of the war between the Amer
can and National leagues, he signed
Detroit contract, and up to the time
of his release at the breaking up Of
the famous Tigers, few years ago,
he was rated as the teams mainstay
in the box.
In 1908, when his pitching was a
big factor in the winning CT the Amer
lean league pennant by Detroit, his
record embraced Is games won and
lost, while in 1907 he won 25 out OF
20 games.
When in good shape Donovan had
fine speed, a wonderful break on his
fast ball and was generally regarded
as one of the greatest fielding pitch
ers in the history of the game. He
was also a heavy hitter.
Last year, as manager of the Provi-
dence international league team, he
came to the fore as the manager of a
| championship aggregation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
ARE NOT YET GOOD FRIENDS
Reported Incident Seems to Show That
BeIgians and Germans Do Not
Fraternize.

One hears (by way of France) that
the German conQuerors in Brussels af-
feet an elaborate politeness toward
the inhabitants. How the inhabitants
sometimes receive these amenities Is
indicated by the following story: On
the platform of tramcar stood
worthy Belgian smoking his cigarette.
Aboard came a Prussian officer with
a monocle.
Your pardon, SIR" says he with the
monocle, would you be so very oblig-
ing as to lend me light?"
Gravely and in silence the Belgian
offers his cigarette.
Thank you a thousand times for
your extreme Kindness" says the Ger
man, handing back the cigarette.
But the Belgian wears an air OF
utter establishment THANK YOU" he
says. II do not smoke"
And so the German remains some
what abashed with one cigarette in
his mouth and another in his fingers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
The Prune Club.

"Why is the bass drummer always
q dyspeptic?" asked the thin boarder,
coming to breakfast.
Because the bass drum is tough, y
said the giddy blonde typewriter be-
tween bites.
mot right" said the thin man.
Because beats don't agree with
him." suggested the fat boarder, wip-
Ing his brow with his paper napkin.
"All wrong" came from the thin
one Guess you'll give it up. Be-
cause the drum goes against his stom'
ach."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
COMING LEFT-HAND PITCHER
Raymond BressIer, Protege OF Eddie
Plank, Has All the Ear-Marks OF
Star Southpaw.

1t looks as If the Athletics have
the coming left-hander of the coun-
try in Raymond Bressler, who was for
merly with George Cockill's Harris
burg Tri-State league team. When
Mack signed Bressler it caused some
comment, for while he was promis-
ing youth Tri-State league sharps be-
lieved that there were several other
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Ranks Collins Above Cobb.

Chief Bender, who was signed by
the Baltimore Federals, declares that
Eddie Collins will be a serious loss
to the Mackmen. Eddie Collins loss
will be the worst kind of a blow to
the pennant aspirations of Connie
Mack" asserted Bender. collins is a
wonder and will help to give the Chi
cago White Sox a powerful infield. If
1 were asked to pick the star players
of the world 1 would name Collins first
and Ty Cobb second"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

pitchers in the circuit who looked bet
ter than Bressler. But Mack makes
few mistakes when it comes to select
ing players. He saw ability in the
southpaw that was obscured to less
gifted eyes and the result has vindi-
Gated his judgment.
Bressler is a protege of Eddie Plank.
The Gettysburg man took him in
charge and taught many of the fine
points of the southpaw's art.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Dummy TAYLOR Is Umpire.

Dummy Taylor, former New York
Giant pitcher, has signed as umpire
in the Kansas State league. Dummy
will not be hampered by his lack of
speech or hearing, as he will use a
whistle to designate balls and strikes.
The usual signals can be used by the
old hurler to decide the plays on
bases
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
CUTICURA SOAP BATHS
Followed by a Little Ointment for
Haby's Tender Skin. Trial Free.

They afford infants and children
great comfort, permit rest and sleep
and point to speedy healment of &C.
zemas, rashes, itchings, chafngs and
other sleep destroying skin troubles.
Nothing better at any price for the
nursery and toilet.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

s d1zE7#fS
DIAMOND

The White Sox are wondering if Ed
Walsh's arm will come back in shape
this year.
Callahan Of the Portland team is
left handler with a spit ball and a
knuckle ball.
Pittsburgh will have to dig up a first
baseman to replace Ed Konetchy, who
has gone over to the Feds.
William Martin, infielder of the Bos.
ton Nationals, broke his right ankle
while practicing at Macon, Ga.
1t would not be surprising if the in
field of the Athletics this year were
made up of Lajoie, McInnis, Barry and
Kopf.
Ray Fisher, the Yankees pitcher. is
studying law nights and playing ball
daytimes, getting in training for any
thing that may turn up.
Jack Powell, former Brown, and
whose latest engagement was with the
Sloufeds, will pitch semipro ball this
summer for Mound City club.
Manager Tinker of Chicago is bank.
ing heavily on the successful develop
ment of the pineteen-year-old short
stop. Jimmy Smith, semipro player
whom Tinker picked up in Pittsburgh
last fall. ,s- ,.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Busy Over Here.

Bacon-My neighbor thinks he could
settle the fighting over in Europe.
Egbert-Why doesn't he go over
there and do it?
ooh, he's too busy trying to settle
the fighting in his own home"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Make the Most of
Each Day
By S. MARTINSON. Chicago. iii.

Each day what make it. Suppose that salary has doubled
that forgotten uncle has left $OOooo What about
the weather them Or suppose the love dying Unexpectedly
turn for the better comes The doctor your dear will live
What if it hotter than Tophe? is good day. great day. happy
day. 1t what think and feel about that makes each what
Put down in the notebook your the poet Runbrgs thought
Each day life When up the morning throw back
shoulders take deep breath and meet the day like Say
yourself another le!" all know,
only day shall have Let make the best day Let
strive to make it day worth WHILE do all the good ea get all the
happiness today.
Right the only you control Yesterday
Tomorrow is a secret Today is yours and mine
The latest style of female hat the submarine Perhaps will
torpedo the deadly hatpin at the too fondy gazing
Opms already looking forward to the time when revolving
doors will be folded fiat for the
Some failures because they have pinned all their faith to the
horseshoe their door.
All wounded feelings stolen kiss sometimes by
giving it back sa
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Hickey Has system of His Own.

While other managers are turning
players loose Internationally. Mana
ger Branch Hickey is having great
success in placing his surplus, exact
ing in each case the pick of the team
e which players are sent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

An unseen power has in
tervened to stop what man
would not abolish, wickedly
converting the subhumah
kingdom into food.
Thinking people will rea-
son that the RAPIDLY spread
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
Does EGO Dance at seventy-EIght.

Albert Pankopf, seventy-eight years
old, bent and white-haired, danced
blindfolded among Is eggs, laid In
two rooms at intervals of foot, foE
several minutes without breaking q
shell. For more than fifty years Pros
fessor Pankopf has been performing
this feat, but at the annual Schlachb'
fest of the Saxonia and General GER
man Benevolent association he danced
as never before. The years dropped
from him as he danced. When the
music stopped the old man fell into
the arms of a spectator. "WeaE
heart" he gasped. He soon recov-
cred himself and bowed In response
to the cheers.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

Things haven't changed
so very much in the last
1900 years. We have lots
Of things now which we con-
slider new, but which are
not. Only today [ visited
the museum of the Johns
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

While walking in the
streets one is often greeted
with the cheerful remark:
otis a nice dayr' Good
days and bad days exist only
in the mind. The weather
has nothing to do with If.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29
A Familiar Cackle.

Fine music and fine poultry were
two things of which little Elias father
was very fond. Recently he bought a
talking machine, and among other
records was one of a very brilliant
aria. by a great coloratura soprano.
The baby listened closely to the runs
of the bewildering music until the
singer struck some high arpeggios
and triils at the close, when she ex-
claimed:
Daddy, listen! She's laid an egg!"
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

/ am a woman in busl-
ness and have a chance to
observe a fair average of
the women who are on the
streets of Chicago, and 1
must say l cannot see any
excuse for all this agitation
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

Some men spend money as if they
can afford it because they can't.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

A mans sins seldom find him out
until after his neighbors get next.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and Granulated Eyelids; No Smarting-
By mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

In His Vocabulary.
She WRITING letter)-What is q
synonym Of artistic?
Eet-Expensive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

Opmists already looking forward to the time when
loors will be folded fiat for the summer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

Some failures because they have pinned all their a
horseshoe their door.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

The latest style of female hat is the submarine Perhaps
orpedo the deadly hapin at the too fondy gazing
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-04-29

All wounded feelings stolen kiss sometimes be healed by
giving it back. su
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-06

ANSWER TO A PARK BENCH
PHILOSOPHERS have been read
ing the different views on the great
est fake in Chicago with much inter
est and amusement, and to my mind
no one has yet pointed out with any
precision or exactness just what is
the greatest fooler in Chicago.
l shall quote an extract from one
of the letters printed in The Public
Forum of last Thursdays issue of the
Day Book. 1t reads as follows: ''The
greatest fake in Chicago is the peo-
pie themselves. Why? Because
it is their fakish ideas and ideals that
make such little fakes as Billy Sun
day, the charities, morals squad, ex-
cellent street car service, two phones
and two or three hundred little fakes
not only possible but absolutely nee
eSsary."
This extract is very cleverly writ
ten and apparently it looks pretty
good in the eyes of the layman and
the unstudious; and just such wild
and unthoughtful conclusions have
a tendency to convince and impress
the mediocre mind and make them
feel that the author of such a writing
is perfectly right in his logic
But a second reflection of the ex-
tract and applying the acid test to it,
this argument crumbles like a house
of cards and the absurdities and in
consistencies become visible to an
infant mind.
The author of the letter Classics
Billy Sunday, charities, morals squad,
etc., as a fake and therefore a det-
riment instead of a benefit to the city
of Chicago. l shall not dispute the
merits of these movements, and
shall even grant him that what he
says about them is absolutely true,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-06

yet win argue that these fakes are
just as essential and important for
the uplift and intellectual betterment
of municipality or nation or of So
ciety as some of the worlds great
est minds, like Shakespeare, Herbert
Spencer or Thomas E. Edison and
thousands of others.
My point is this. The world needs
these foolish, fakish and idiotic per-
sonages and organizations like Billy
Sunday, United Charities, moral
squad, etc., just as much as the in
ventor, the philosopher and the sci
enlist because the former demon
strate practically to the latter by &C
tual experience the absurdity of their
teachings and doctrines and that
their path is the wrong way to the
truth.
To make myself more clear 1 will
give an example by demonstrating
the evolution of the automobile, the,
wonder of the twentieth century,
When the first specie of the automoS
bile was invented it was merely a
piece of junk and too awkward to
make an impression. This showed
the other inventors that it was Ri
diculous and they, instead of dupli-g
eating. it, improved upon it and by
such a process, step by step conn.,
pleted a wonderful achievement. I
In short, my point is merely this,1
that we need the foolish to show theT
Billy Sunday, the morals squad, /
United Charities and so forth are al
blessing to Chicago instead of det-o
riment to the culture and education9
of its citizens.-NichoIas A. Pope, 611s
Lyle St. j
4
HOW TO END THE WAR.-There
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-06
HOW TO END THE WAR;

is sign on moving picture on Nj
Clark st. offering $4,000 to any oneo
who could suggest anything how to-
end the war in Europe. .
This is the only way: The export
priation of private property would notIi
only put an end to this terrible strug-q
gle but would also secure an eternal
peace. o
1 do not pretend to get the 100000
because this is not new and many"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-06

that capitalists are not wearing gold
medals. have read many articles in
The Day Book of people writing on
graft and fake, but how many of
these people really believe in a move
ment that will abolish graft, fake and
profit. There are many sympathiz-
ers, but they are not real believers
Frank J. Burke. 2o13 N. Kedzie aV.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-09-09
. Editorial Section Of Me Ontario Hrgus=

writer's get the spirit of the college into the
articles as far as possible and we think they have
done so to remarkable degree. AT least one
can tell the difference i'm reading them and in
reading college catalogue.
We have likewise been pleased to note that
there has been no tendency to belittle other
institutions. AS matter of fact the Northwest
is not over supplied with institutions of higher
learning. Each one has it's work to do and each
one is doubtless doing as much as it can do with
its limited resources. There is for the present
at least and as far as we can see into the future
more work to be done than all of them put to-
gether can possibly do There is therefore some
reason in the tendency which we are sure the
colleges of the Northwest have to work together
and to help each other as much as possible to
prove to men of affairs that college education
is worth while
The matter of going away to college is mat
ter of habit for any community. The more the
high school graduates go the more will the Gus
tom be established and others will undoubtedly
follow. Nearly anyone who has brains and
health can get college education if he wants it
bad enough to 60 after it with a little vim and
vigor college education is now comparative
ly easy to obtain as far finances are concerned
If the student is backed by his parents for third
or half of the expense. Few people are sorry
for having gone to college and few parents are
sorry for having sent their children there. On
the other hand many are sorry that they have
not done so. We realize welltcnough that the
colleges are not perfect but we believe too that
there is nowhere to be found cleaner and more
sincere group of young men and women than il
our educational institutions
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-09-09
NATIONS GOING BANKRUPT.

1t does not take much to convince one that the
warning nations of Europe are on the verge of
bankruptcy Indeed when we remember the
tremendous cost of CARRYING on the war we are
only surprised that the value Of foreign money
in American gold has not become cheaper than
it is We wonder if the enormous debts these
nations are pilmg up will ever be paid and how
We are not skeptical, therefore about the an
thcnticty of story which come from German
resources that Russia is about ''all n'' fnancia-
lly having failed to realize more than about one
half of the last loan of billion rubles. Ger
man newspaper processes to have the stenOgra-
phic notes of secret meeting of the Russian
finance committee at which the desperate situa
tion was discussed France and Great Britain
could not come to Russia s relief any longer, and
her only hope was the United States. This is
not the first time Russia was reported to be in
bad way financially.
The Amsterdam Tclegraf published an article
few days ago saying that at a secret meeting of
cabinet ministers, political leaders and influen-
tial writer's, Just before the session of the Ger
man rcichstag, the secretary of the treasury eX-
planned that the new German war loan would
completely exhaust the empire s financial rcsou-
rccs and that the issuance of eXchcquer bonds
would cause bankruptcy The article said that
the financial secretary therefore urged an early
peace. France too, is in bad way financially,
according to German report. France has
strained the last pound and bankruptcy stares
her i'm the face. Even Great Britansupposed to
be the strongest of financial powers ut war, is
said to be up against it. She must pay out so
much gold because of heavy imports and reduced
exports
Probably there is an element of truth in all
these contentious. Very likely, too, most of the
countries ut war are in practically the same fix.
But war can be wagcd while there is food and
clothes for soldiers Even if the belligerents
do violate the laws of sound finance il does not
mean that fighting must therefore stop.