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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

Mr.. Root has formally announced
that he will not be the Republican can
didate for president next summer.
There were a lot of people who knew
it without the formal announcement
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

Just as a reminder: 1916 is going
to be the year when the young ladies
have the chance to go right to it and
pick out any man they want to and
marry him if they can. It's the bless
ed leap year privilege.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

One of the most interesting develop
ments of the Christmas business was
the srowth of bank balances. Evident
ly some of the people were not afraid
to let 60 of their money this year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

The appearance of case of diph-
liberia in the city is another cause for
extra caution with the children. The
health department is going to do its
part to prevent spread of the disease.
See that you do yours. Cooperation
is the real recipe for healthful city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

Somebody just naturally forgot to
drop that new Y. M. G. A. building in
to Kenosha's Christmas stocking. May
be by the time Old Saint Nick comes
round again the stocking will be large
enough to receive it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

It's beginning to look as if when the
war is over the United States will have
something to settle with all of the ma
tions in Europe. Well, this may be
properly considered excepting neutral. :
However, the peace-maker usually gets
the raw end Of the deal.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

1t looks as if the La Follette-Philipp
battle is going to get into the courts.
The governor is threatening to go up
and down the state reading a "roll
call" If he does, it S certain that Bob
will have him arrested for stealing po-
litical thunder.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

The poor tired shop girls are on the
job again. This time they are just ma
turally worn out from exchanging I'M
satisfactory Xmas gifts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

Never mind what the council may or
may not do in regard to changing the
ward lines. Pick out your good man
for alderman now and get an organiza-
ton to elect him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

Postmaster German is wearing the
smile that won't come off. At any rate
it has excellent chances to decorate his
countenance for four, full years from
December 18th.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

The generous supply of Christmas
candy and the epidemic of the grippe
is at least pleasing to the doctors. At
that some of them would like to have
a breathing spell.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

1t can also be stated in passing that
the two dollars you got for Christmas
present is just as good for the opening
Of savings account as any other
money.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

Cupid must have been sleeping this
year. Not single Christmas wedding
was reported in Kenosha. A bride was
always considered the supreme Christ
mas present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

The man with the virtuous look on
his face is the fellow who has shown
some real civic patriotism by paying
his taxes early.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

1t is noticed however that the COM
manders of the German submarines are
getting SO they can recognize the
!" Union Jack = little better
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

Ahl Ha! Likewise Oh! Hoi We
are indicated. Mr.. Roosevelt declares
that he would be satisfied with Hadley.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

IF you forgot to give it to them on
Christmas there is another holiday of
feasting on next Saturday.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-30

worked out that there will not be any
thing to interfere with the completion
of the new plant in the fall of 1916.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
SPORTING y
ONCE.OVERS - q! J,
AN. 80 ~ BY peter"


unfair the in combine
doesn't it?
b. Foster agent, a great
recenty-in act getting
bit
ne
schedule printed where typographical had
made
And he them. A Is a calf h
to trouble
- =
lightweight going box Bayey
Canadian lightweight te
Of
Seattle predict
for Neff. a.
boxing Ludwig
lowing having a
trusty prisoner the King
Corridors
down Second avenue in charge of a deputy
appearance of a captive balloon.
sadly though the European going big
stations taking couple of thousand
vcinies Of these two Cities and there
of ceasing
won't be anybody but FANS peanut
witness by the time the
starts April 20.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
FAMOUS AUTO RACERS WIFE HAS
SUSPENSIONS Joy BECAUSE OF
POSTPONEMENT IN BIG CONTEST

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. =
"Oh, I'm glad they postponed the
race. had superstitious dread
Sunday night over chat race on
Washington birthday. was
afraid for Ralph. felt that
something was going to happen.
| was the most relieved woman In
the United States, l think, when
the announcement was made that
the race would be postponed until
March g."
Mrs. Ralph De Palma, wife Of
the famous auto racer, admits =
superstitious JOY over the fact
that the Vanderbilt race was
postponed last Monday. Yet she
Is not entirely happy. even now,
over the prospects of the coming
race.
THE waiting!-that is the ter
ror of automobile racing" said
Mrs. De Palma.
TITS the waiting on the course
when I am there and the waiting
for the messages when / am
home. ! can't always be present,
and when l am not my friends
send me wire upon wire telling
how the race goes. And as soon
as 1t is over l hear from Ralph
himself; he never fails me. But
1t is the suspense between tele-
grams that is so terrible-that
awful fear that the next one Will
be that he is wrecked, hurt, per-
haps killed.
"And IL l am on the course
there Is that same suspense
dread to combat. For, you know,
In road race the cars are visible
only when they pass you at a
given point. And as lap follows
lap at death-defying speed that
keeps the drivers life hanging
by the flimsiest thread ! thank
God every time Ralph passes the
grand stand. Another lap gone
and he's still SAFE l always say
to myself.
1T is not for him to win the
race that ! hope-only to come
through safely. That is the fore
most thing.
"Of course, l like to see him
win and i am very proud of his
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
III MATCHES
ON TONIGHT

Twenty-Five amateur boxers are
ready for the tap of the gong
this evening that will mark the
winters best amateur smoker
staged in Tacoma.
There are IL contests on the
program, and the boxers have
been evenly matched. They re-
ceive no cash prizes, because that
would disqualify them as anna
teurs, but the winners will re-
ceive gold and silver medals.
Capt. HI. w. Palmer of troop
b will act as master of cere-
monies, and enlisted men of the
troop will have charge of the
floor. Winners in most of the
bouts will go to Spokane later 10
the season to compete there for
the Northwest championship.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
LESTER WILSON,
''H0lD-0UT, !" IS
GIVEN TO tigers

Lester Wilson of Seattle, who
played in the outfield for Ed
monitor last year, and was re-
leased to Tacoma by Bill Hurley,
belongs to Tacoma, according to
a decision handed down yesterday,
afternoon by the arbitration
board of the National Association
of Professional Baseball Leagues,
sitting at Auburn, N. Y. Victoria
fought for Wilson. The outfield-
er is said to be a classy player.
He has joined the "hold-outs"
and demands more money, but
Russ Hall expects him to sign up
in few days.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
The Funniest Baseball
PLAY / Ever SaW--NO. 2
ny AID BRENNAN.

The funniest thing I ever
heard in my life was on the ball
field. It happened in 1908 at
Springfield, Mo-, in q game
against Hutchinson, Kas. Jay An
drews, the perennial, was sman-
ager and third baseman of Hutch
ison. Jay holds the record OF the
world for Furnishing the chewing
gum in a ball game.
Atchison, now pitching flor
Brooklyn, was pitching for
Hutchinson and Butch Freeze was
catching him. The Springfield
batters were hitting Atchison
hard and 1t seemed that every
ball they hit whizzed past third
base or bounded off Jays shins.
Each time Jay would yell:
Raleigh" tAtchison's first
name) and motion to him to
pitch the ball on the outside cor
ner of the plate SO they would hit
1t In some other direction.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Willie
Richie has an excellent chance
to get back his laurels he lost to
Freddie Welsh over in Englana
last July. when they meet at
Madison Square Garden March
II. True, he would have to knock
the champion out to win the title,
and that seems wholly unlikely,
but It Is the belief in sporting
orioles that he will make a show
ing that will lead to a long dis
tance bout for the title. Certain
Il IL that II Willie makes a good
showing he will demand such a
mix and Welsh will be forced by
popular demand to give 1t to him.
II II customary for a champion to
give a return bout to the man he
defeated.
From early indications the bout
should be q hummer. There Ii
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
|ClJRLEY IS.
|NOTHAPPY.

Ell PASO. Feb. 25.-.Jack Cur
leo, promoter of the Johnson
Willard championship match, is
preparing to leave for Havana
this afternoon to confer with
johnson. Curley Is reticent over
the bout. There is less interest
in the match than In any heavy
weight championship fight ever
scheduled. Curley said today
that his trip to Havana would
have nothing to do with the pos
sible change OF location of the
fight from Juarez to Cuba.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
VARIED CAREER
FOR JOE BONDS

The career Of Joe Bonds. heavy
weight boxer of Tacoma. is about
- varied as that Of hero In one
Of Horati0 Alger's famous novels.
After studying law, appearing
IN few cases, and setting his eye
on . legal career, Bonds has
found the law less exciting than
he expected, and has entered the
moving picture business. He IL
now manager Of Z downtown mo-
ton picture Rouse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
.COMISKEY IS
VERY SICK man

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3d.
Charles A. Comiskey, who owns
the Chicago White Sox, and who
came to San Francisco to see the
exposition, and to get his team
started on spring training, is Sc
riously i'll at his hotel. He has
suffered from stomache trouble
ever since his arrival.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

Bonds will boz Jack Swinton
at Astoria March S. The bout
was recently postponed because
Swinton, who is the best boxer in
Northern Oregon. claimed he had
not sufficient time to prepare for
the match. Joe says that he ia
open for matches at any time, but
that none of the boxers in this
part of the country seem at all
enthusiastic over q fight with
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

lot of animosity in Willie's
craw over that English brawl last
summer. He claimed at the time
that he was unjustly uncrowned
and more recently came out with
the assertion that he was jobbed
out of the championship. That
ought to inject a little feeling
into the battle. Richie came to
New York today to start training
for the bout.
1t is pretty much agreed that
the first really good man that
gets a crack at Welsh over the
long route is going to be the new
champion. Freddie's showing in
his last few affairs haven't been
very classy exhibitions. Freddie
has been performing pretty regu-
larly of late and is to mix with
Charley White in Milwaukee be-
fore he meets Richie in New
York is likely to be conditioner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
CRUNEN WHIPS
JIMMY DUFFY

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Ralph
Grunen, lightweight from Cali
fornia, defeated Jimmy Duffy
here last night in a hard-fought
10-round battle. 1t was Grun-
ems first appearance in the east.
He made a good impression on
the fans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

prowess as a driver; l think 1t is
magnificent, but there are times
when the risk all but takes the
glory out of victory for me-"
Would l like to see Ralph wild
this race? Don't ask me that
Think of all the other boys who
have entered who are equally
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

anxious to win. OF course, Ralph
has won the Vanderbilt trophy
twice, as has Harry Grant. who
is racing against him this time.
There will be keen rivalry be-
tween the two, and naturally as
long as Ralph MUST race 1 WANT
TO SEE HIM WIN"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

This pitcher is recognized as one of the best in
the world and yet in his first major league season
he did not uiY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
b AS E Is ALL
BOXING
IT'S. A PITCHER TODAY,
FANS---KNOW HIM?
Gentlemen, we have with us today

Gentlemen we have with us today
But first, let us ask what luck you are having
with the baseball contest
There's several thousand fans in Tacoma puz-
zling over the difficult problems. They led on
by their pride in knowing ball players and base
ball dope, together with their desirie to win
one OF those season passes to the ball park, a
share OF stock in the Tacoma team
AS we have said before, this isn't an easy puzzle.
If anyone in Tacoma guesses all nine players Of
The Times all-star ball team, he ought to get a
medal as the prize fan, besides the prize.
Here's today's payer-he s pitcher-he ought
to be easy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25

o@AS
He holds the majol
league record for Ions
distance hits and has
batted a ball furthe,
than any other man il
known to have done it
He once stole four base
in one game, making !:
record for pitchers. Il
one exhibition game he
struck out % men an
was beaten, although his
opponents made only
one scratch hit off him
CAN YOU NAME
HIM?
THE TIMES GREAT
BASEBALL PUZZLE
MASKED ALL-STAR
MAJOR TEAM.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-02-25
BERT HALL

BENT HALL
Bert Hall left for Salt Lake,
to try his fortunes with the Salt
Lake Coast team. There is a diff
ference In the stories of how Bert
got his release from Vancouver.
Some ball men say that Hall was
sold to Cliff Blankenship, while
others assert that Hall arranged
the negotiations himself, through
permission of Bob Brown.
At least, Bert is getting into
the big leagues. And all Tacoma
wishes him luck.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-29
CONCRETE cULvERT is BEST
Flat-Top style Being Built In Kansas
Is Shown In iIIustratIon--coo
Roads Save Money.

Had we begun not more than flf-
teen years ago to build concrete cul-
verts and bridges In this township.
and continued at the rate we have
been building them the last three
years, we would now have no place to
put another one Besides our expenses
would not have been much more than
they have been In building the wooden
oues, writes ]. r. King, trustee of Lin
coin township, Lebo, Kan, In Farmers
Mail and Breeze. We began with the
full-arch style of concrete culverts.
That was before we knew the good of
the fat-top kind We now use the full
arch only where there are high banks
on both sides, so we can grade up to
the top OF the arch and make the
road level. For all other places we
prefer the fat top. We build them
from 2 by l6 feet, to 20 by 16 feet.
All concrete work must be well re-
enforced with iron wire. We use any
kind OF bar iron In the tops, laid hit
and miss lengthwise with the road.
Heavy woven hog wire Is laid cross.
wise OF the top and In the wings, In
termingied, so as to unite the whole
culvert into one piece. The tops have
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-29

r RHINE is for those who may In
Il dulge in Injuries and buy other
furs for real utility. Not that the roy.
al fur is not durable enough. but be-
cause its creamy Wilderness makes 1t
impractical for the workaday world.
II Is a FUR for occasional wear and.
since 1t will last for a long time.
should be selected in shapes of muffs
and neckpieces that are always In
style. The rather large fat puff and
the plain straight scarf are never
passe. and therefore the safest choice
In the richest furs.
Narrow boas of ermine and small
neckpieces are really more chic than
any other finish to the pretty midwin-
ter promenade or visiting toilette.
Muffs. whether made to wear with
large or small scarfs and neckpieces.
are usually rather large. But ermine
Is Que of those splendid things that
look best when sparingly used. Like
diamonds that are too large, and
rich lace recklessly used. as II 1t were
of little account. something is lost OF
The best effects when ermine Is made
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-29
TEACH GOOD ROAD BUILDING
One Sentence In Discussion Of Con-
crete Construction Worthy Of Be-
ing Printed In Big Type.

ny L. b. HOUSE. Colorado Agricultural
Coliege.)
In the engineering record OF recent
issue is an interesting article concern
ing meeting for the purpose OF In
struction to road builders, by experts
In that line OF work.
Speaking of the meeting the Record
comments as follows: "One sentence
In the discussion of concrete road
building would have been worth put
ting in black type. II Is this: You
cannot design a concrete pavement
four miles long and assume that you
can use the same cross.section
throughout; you will have to design
II the same as foundations for build
ing. depending on the bearing power
Of the soil. etc."
This Is undoubtedly true, and yet
Il states a fact that is almost unlyer-
sally disregarded.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-29

talk In. Boston was spliced into the
line Monday. thirty feet of 1t at New
York and thirty feet at San Francisco.
Ever since the telephone was dis
covered, America, the land of its
birth. has kept the lead. using more
telephones than all the rest OF the
world. More than twenty-one million
miles of wire In this country now
unite nine million telephones in 10000
cities, towns and villages. All the rest
Of the world has less than five million
telephones.
In 1876 the longest telephone line in
the world was from Boston to Cam
bridge. two miles: In 1884 1t was ex-
tended to New York, 235 miles. Chi.
cago and New York we're connected In
1895, and In 1911 New York could say
Hello" to Denver.
In the forty years since the tele-
phone was invented nearly a hundred
types of transmitters, and numerous
repeating instruments and other de-
vices have been used and discarded
for something better, but II is asserted
tildl HO olIBit uCW uioCONOIy ldo UCtn
responsible for this latest and great
est achievement in the telephone art
In the two circuits of the transcon-
tinental line there are approximately
six million pounds of copper wire. or
about two hundred carloads. This
wire is stretched on 10000 poles.
which II they were loaded on railroad
cars would make twenty trains OF
thirty cars each.
The route of the transcontinental
telephone line is from New York to
Pittsburgh. thence to Chicago, Daven-
port. Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln,
Denver, Salt Lake City and to San
Francisco.
II is understood that the rate will
be about $2100 for three-minute talk
from New York to San Francisco.
Stationed along this great stretch
OF telephone line the day Il was open
ed were repairmen every few miles,
In the big centers, in the little towns.
on the prairies, In the mountains, and
out on the desert, ready to splice the
wires In case they were torn down by
sleet OF wind. to solder break or re-
place an insulator broken by storm
or a mischievous boy. Like soldiers
on picket duty, these repairmen will
be kept on constant vigil. night and
day, In good weather and In bad. for
II is advertised that this line Is soon
to be opened 20 the public Tor con
slant use.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-29

about the head. Its outlines and the
rich depth OF color In the kings blue
velvet make II rich and becoming be
fore the handsome furs are added
The two skins are mounted with heads
posed at the LETT front. One OF them
runs over the crown and the other fol
lows the line Of the velvet draping Oh
the side crown.
The reverse view shows the velvet
draping on the right side and the pose
of the hat on the head.
A handsome brimmed hat has q soft
crown. with collar of velvet and o
moderately wide. brim that lift at one
side. A short plume at the right side
curls downward from the collar TO the
brim, and second plume at the left
is mounted TO stand and curl down
ward. Hat and plumes are in black
and made just the right sort OF back
ground for the wreath OF mall bril-
liant, r'etallic flowers that -ncircI~
the crown. JULIA Hor-oMl
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-29
TELEPHONE TRIUMPH
COMPLETE CIRCUIT FROM NEW
YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO.
FIRST MESSAGE BY INVENTOR
Line OFFICIALLY Opened Jan. rs, 1915,
s,4oo Miles In Length. Trans
mission Clear and Distinct.

New York.--F'rom the fifteenth
floor OF New York skyscraper, in the
office of Theodore N. Vail, president
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company, Alexander Graham
Bell Monday afternoon telephoned to
Thomas A. Watson in San Francisco.
sending the first message ever tele-
phoned across the continent.
Although engineers and scientists
have worked for nearly forty years
perfecting transmitters, receivers,
lines. cables, switchboards and various
telephone apparatus that all COM
bined made transcontinental tele-
phoning possible, John ]. Carly, chief
engineer OF the Bell Telephone Sys-
TEN. insisted that the inventor of the
telephone should have the honor of
sending the first ocean to ocean mes
sage, and thus 1t was that DR.. Bell and
Mr.. Watson we're at either end OF the
line Monday afternoon.
In little workshop in Boston, June
2, 1875, IL was Alexander Graham Bell
who spoke and Thomas A. Watson
who heard the first message ever sent
by telephone. Come here Watson. /
want you" were the first words ever
conveyed over a wire. That wire was
only sixty feet in length. The line
used Monday is 3,400 miles long.
A bit of sentiment that entered into
the celebration of the opening of the
transcontinental line was that the
sixty feet of wire used in the first