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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29

| structions as to how You should bet"
were their orders. When We tell you
to bet, then go to the biggest poolroom
in town and bet the limit of your bank
rolls. Don't place your bets all in one
place. It is likely to excite suspicion
As soon as possible after the race Is
over cash in tickets and beat 1t from
that town In case you can't get your
tickets cashed within an hour after the
race don't wait. Beat it,
About four days later the tools" in
the different cities got their orders:
Bet on Royal Nettie to win the race
in which she is entered today"
And the tools followed the orders
Royal Nettie didn't win that race.
She finished among the also-rans. But
every one of the four operators who
were sending out the race reports from
that track performed his crooked job
he took the name Of the winning horse
from first position, placed her among
the alSO-ranS and lifted the name OF
Royal Nettie into the winning position.
And so it was flashed from the race
track that Royal Nettie, 20 to l shot,
had won the race
Combinations Were Sent.
When the fake result trickled into
the poolrooms some of the proprietors
felt that some error had been made in
the transmission of the result. So they
asked for a confirmation as to Royal
Nettie winning the race The requests
for confirmation We're flashed through
to New Orleans and into the track.
We are questioning result of race
Did Royal Nettie win or was that an
error was the query
And the operators at the track
flashed Back:
Result sent is correct. Royal Nettie
won the race"
1t Was Big, Crooked Cleanup.
In the face Of this confirmation the
bulk Of the poOlrOom keepers cashed
the winning tickets. Some poOlrOOm
keepers, however, were a little sus-
picious and announced that the cashing
of the tickets on that race would be
postponed until the next day Those
tickets never were cashed because. the
tools" following orders to the letter,
moved from town when they had spent
an hour in a vain attempt to collect
their winnings"
The gross cleanup on that killing
never will be known definitely, but it
surely was around $500, 0OO-undoubt-
edly the biggest. the most spectacular
and the. crookedest coup ever en-
gineered in entire history of the racing
game.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
B. r. Person, Who Has Been
Manager, Is to Return
to Memphis Office.

An important change on automobile
row is announced by H L Wil1iford,
secretary OF the Quick Tire Service,
Inc, who is here from Dallas B. Rush
Person, who has gained many friends
in E. Paso as manager Of the local
branch of the Quick Tire Service since
its opening, is TO return to the head
office at Memphis and viii then take
hold Of one Of the new eastern
branches, as Mr.. Persons speciality is
getting footholds for the company in
new territory.
D. c. Booth, manager of a local oil
company for the past five years, and
city auditor prior TO going into the oil
business. succeeds Mr.. Person as man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
IS NOW
WELTER CHAMP
Engishman Beats Richie
in Nine of Ten Rounds
in New York Bout.

New York. Dec. 29.-Ted C.Kid-)
Lewis, OF England, outfought Willie
Richie, Of San Francisco. in every
round except one, of their 20 round
bout at Madison Square Garden last
Richie was the aggressor at the
outset Of every round but failed TO
follow up his advantage with force or
cieFerness sufficiently to mark him as
the master Of the Englisnman. only
IN the third round did Richie have
anything like an even break with his
opponent
Richie was willing all of the wav.
showing pluck and at the end of the
bout appeared 10 have lost little Of
his speed
Lewis's most effective attack was a
snort left arm jolt TO the head Lewis
was unmarked at the end Of the bout,
ms right eye, bore evidence Of the
losing end Of a fast encounter. Lewis
weighted lSS 81 and Richie 143 "a.
GriffIths Beats Britton.
Akron. O.. Dec 2s.-Johnny Crit
nths, of Akron, by a slight margin.
outpointed Jack BrittOn of Chicago in
y fast rounds. last night Britton
had the better Of the early rounds but
toward the close he tired and Griffiths
won the last three rounds by a large
margin
Gallant Trims YOahum.
Denver. Colo, Dec. 2s.-Gilbert Cal
liant. of Boston, was given the referees
decision over Stanley Yoakuru of Den
Yer, at the end of Is rounds. here last
night. The men fought at catch
weights The fight was fast and rough.
and both men were bloody from the
first round
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
TOM SHEVLlN, FOOTBALL
HERO OF YALE, IS ILL

Minneapolis, MINI, Dec 29.-Thomas
L Shevlin, millionaire lumberman and
former Yale football star, is seriously
i'll at his home here from pneumonia
Shevlin won football renOwn while at
Yale and again leaped into prominence
last fall when he went to New Haven
to take up the work of preparing the
Eli football team for the Harvard
game.
In the first game under Nj Shevlin's
coaching, Yale upset all calculations
and defeated Princeton The Ellis lost
the Harvard game however.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
D. c. BOOTH JOINS QUICK TIRE Co.

ager OF the tire service and will take
charge next Saturday when the COM
pany opens its new salesrooms at the
corner of Kansas and Texas streets in
the old Ford salesroom, which has been
fitted up in elaborate fashion.
The appointment Of Mr. Booth means
that the Quick Tire Service is here to
stay" said Mr.. Williford. I'VE are do
ing a grand business in FL Paso and
now want man who is in close touch
with the local situation and believe that
We have the desired man in our new
manager"
Mr. Booth promises that he will car
~ the largest stock of tires in the en-
tire southwest and the largest in any
city Of Ell PasO's size in the country.
"One Of our changes will be the in
stalation Of Of q women's rest room
where women motorists may wait while
tires are pumped up or changed, use
the telephone or write a note said Mr.
Booth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
''Beck's" Amen Corner
BY ~BECKr

FAST plays west in football on
Saturday at Pasadena, Calf,
when the Brown university eleven
from Providence, R. L, viii stack up
against the Washington State col
lege eleven. It should be a great
game with the westerners ruling
favorites. The western teams are
playing football of a caliber quite
equal to that Of the fasteners and
Washington States record is much
better than Browns.
SOCCER is reported to be drawing
good crowds IN England this year,
despite the war, and several crowds
Of from 10000 to 10000 persons are
reported as attending the games in
Manchester, London and other pig
oenters.
EEDERALS lost 100000 IN the
war on organized baseball, &C
cording to o. B. dope. However, the
Feds have a number Of baseball
parks to show for this and it can
hardly be called all loss for the parks
viii be worth something, though
probably not as much as they would
together with a league franchise.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29

The motor is SO-SS horsepower
The price Of the Roadster or Touring Car
complete Is S7S5
e. O. b. Detroftl
Canadian price S11OO (add freight fron
Detroit)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
ANNOUNCE LEADERS in
NATIONAL RIFLE SHOOT

Washington, D. c., Dec. 29-High
scores in the first weeks shooting of
the championship match now in prog
ress among p rifle clubs throughout
the country. have been announced as
follows, by the National Rifle associa-
ton of America, giving the leading
club in each Of the six classes: Class
A, Kings Mills. Ohio, 9S8; B. Water
town, s. D, sS3; St. Paul. Mimi, 976; D,
New Haven. Conn, Quinnipiaca, $50:
=, Bedford, Ohio, 951; F, Taunton,
Mass, $50
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29

mike" NEFF has taken charge
of the organization of a golf
team to represent the FL Paso Coun-
Try club in the southwestern tourna-
ment at Tucson and says he will
have a team which Will more than
hold its own. Mr.. Neff was asked
about his entry in the proposed mid
winter tennis tournament but asserts
that the "old sports" can't timber up
in midwinter as they can In the hot
summer and he's content to play golf
until next May.
WILLIE RICHIE has been urg-
" ing, for some time, his claims on
the lightweight championship of
America and asserting that he should
have another crack at Welsh for the
world title As Willie weighed nearly
IA pounds for his bout in New York
with Ted Lewis on Tuesday night,
MS claim of even being a lightweight,
let alone a champion, viii not have
much influence with the fight fans.
JOHN R. ROBINSON, former man
ager of Battling Nelson, is the
author of a new series of articles on
the Willard Johnson fight which
have made their appearance in
COllyer's Eye, Chicago sport paper.
Rob" is rather handing it to the
promoters in the early chapters and
asserts that he will @prove" the fight
to have been a flake" though viii
lard himself was not party to any
deal"
TED LEWIS will now be recognized
by the American Boxing asso-
citation as the welterweight cham
piOn- The promoters recognized
Willie Richie as the welterweight
champion recently and gave him a
short time in which to meet Lewis
and some other contenders. He met
Lewis in New York Tuesday night
and Ted put it all over" Willie.
While it was a mo decision" bout,
the verdict viii unquestionably go TO
Lewis from the association.
BASKETBALL fans should have
plenty of excitement this week
end. The Church leaguers viii play
again on Friday night when there
are two games on the card for the
'Y" while the City league opens its
season on Saturday night. The Wall
and Feldman teams meet in the first
game and the FL Paso Milling and
high school fives meet in the second
contest. Next week, there viii be
games Wednesday and Saturday
nights. The Wednesday night game
will bring the School of Mines
against the Cactus club.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-29
GIANrs opEN ArnA11.As

New York. Dec 2s.-The New York
National league club today issued its
1916 training schedule, which includes
the FLOWING games: March II and
II, Dallas, Texas; March IS, Galveston,
Texas: March 19. Houston. Texas: March
3 and p. Detroit Americans in Dallas
Texas; March 81. Houston. Texas:
April 1, Beaumont, Texas; April ?. De-
troit Americans IN Houston. Texas.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01

Lefty Gleason made friends with her.
Lefty was Kenneth's worst enemy.
What fun she'll have telling the
girl how diligently l practice on the
piano." he thought bitterly.
That story-a true one-was one Of
Letty's best pieces of evidence against
him.
For time he let his piano go un-
touched. He preferred to play in the
wtnter-when the windows could be
down. In Greenville Center it was
disgrace for a man to have an accom-
plishment OF this sort.
Then. one night, he few to the old
friendly piano, in spite of the fact
that the window was open. This was
the night of the entertainment in the
town hall. Under other conditions,
not for anything would he have
missed the entertainment But-she
would be there.
For by this time he had grown to
avoid her for other reasons than rea-
sons of sensitiveness; he had grown to
love her. Her pretty face and dark hair
haunted him. Her shell-like fingers,
SO unlike any other girls he had ever
seen, seemed to be always in his sight.
She seemed to him a fairy thing-a
girl not for such man as he.
That's why she hasn't gone out
with Bob Granville. or any of the rest"
he realized, sensibly. She's too good
for US. She is here only for rest"
OF late he had worn a duller polish
on his nails. Now, as his hands trailed
over the piano keys they looked lesE
garish-more as though they might
have belonged to a cultured man of
the world. He played softly, not over
happily. He was thinking of what he
had better advantages.
such a woman as she couldn't
laugh at-a faultlessly dressed and
kept man" he thought, with little
twist of the mouth.
Then he started. He was conscious
that some one else was in the room.
Turning quickly he was amazed to
fnd-The Girl,
The girl stepped forward.
Il couldn't bear to stop you-tt was
SO beautiful" she said in a low. music
al voice. so ! came right In ! hope
you'll excuse mel know you SO
slightly-but some one told me that
you own the, Fifth Chopin Sonata, ."
and that's the one I'm to play to night
in the town hall-and l forgot to bring
mine with me in my trunk"
He sprang to the piano. He found
the piece of music. Eagerly, inarticu-
lately he offered it to her.
IF there's any other piece l could
lend you?" he faltered, eagerly.
Through the dim light the girls face
shone sweetly. ethereally. One fine,
delicately kept hand toyed with the
sheet OF music.
There's nothing you could lend
me-" she answered, but there is
something you could do for me-you
could come to the hall and turn my
music as play; you see, no one else
knows enough about it to do that"
He never could remember, after.
ward how he found his hat and asked
her II he might not escort her there
Not even long after-when he had won
her.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01
MARKS OF VANISHING YOUTH
Absence Of Eaoerness Or Hope In the
Face 10 Always Sign Of Ad-
vancins Age.

"Once that winter l encountered my
double on the Shelburne car line, rec
ognized her at once and-disapproved
of her at sight! Yes, she was very
like. The eyes. the chin. the shape OF
the face. were all as familiar as the
looking-glass. What was 1t that was
different and depressing?" The girl sat
in her corner while the car leisurel.
logged downtown, studying the face OF
the woman across the aisle. How did
one know she was anywhere from sew
en- to twelve years ones senior. since,
at that, she was still young? What
betrayed It? Her skin was smooth,
her color fresh. Yet something. GER.
tainly. was very different. Slowly II
dawned upon the girl. The elder face
showed no eagerness; II was no long
er avid of life rs was the face that
met her own in the mirror. II was
done with expectation.
That" said the girl to herself. rs
the real difference between us. That
Ia what makes one grow old. But has
II got to come? II there's nothing
more to expect on earth, surely there's
all OF heaven left to hope for! Now,
II one could get that into ones face"
-Cornelia A. p, Conner. in the Allan
tic.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01
ALL EYES ON THE PUPPY
Baby Decidedly Second Choice In the
Attentions Of Crowd Of Men
on the Street Car.

A man will pass a dozen baby car
riages in the street without so much
as a glance at the little faces under
the hoods, but If stray puppy wad'
dies along. indulging in the leading
puppy sport of trying to make its
back legs go faster than its front
ones. he acts differently. Seldom is
he so busy that he can't bestow a pat
on its head, and If he has the time, as
likely as not he will stoop and ask
the puppy how he is feeling. The
other day a woman was seen to enter
a street car with small Boston ter
rier under her arm. The car was
packed, but she might have had any
one of a half dozen seats. The men
about her forgot their newspapers,
and the puppy claimed every eye. An
elderly man standing in front of her
chucked the puppy under the chin and
addressed him familiarly as Mike
Mike opened his mouth and displayed
unmistakable signs of desire to play
with the elderly mans finger, and the
elderly man was so obliging thai
when he hurriedly left the car he was
heard to say that he had gone two
streets beyond his stop. 1t is prob
able that he could not have told wheth'
er Mikes guardian wore a sunbonnet
or the latest hat. nor could the other
men who watched him play with the
puppy. 1t is certain, however. that
a blue-eyed baby across the aisle
gurgfed in vain. for not a masculine
glance was directed toward It
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01
~@%e4osose%@%oe@s@s@e@~@@a
ONLY A REPORTER
BY ALvA4 ,oaooN GARTH.

Ned Bartels was q reporter for the
Empire Commercial Agency. BY
chance or mischance he had fallen In
love with q most estimable young
lady.
This was Lille Wayne. Her father
was wealthy. That fact did not make
her despise Ned, who was poor. He
had . chance for her company with
half q dozen other social admirers.
Ned was aware, however. that her IA
ther was not SO democratic in his
leanings az his sole child and heiress.
One morning the superintendent OF
the Empire called Ned to his private
office. He held telegram In his
hand.
"Bartels,' he said, here is a spe-
cial by wire. Robert Wayne-know of
him?"
''Oh, yes nodded Ned. somewhat
fustered at being thus brought in
close business contact with the father
of his inamorata-"quite well.
''All right, look him up little, get
an estimate on him and hand in the
report SO we can telegraph 1t this aft
ernoon."
Ned departed on his mission. He
was an expert in his line. He soon
gathered up the antecedents OF Mr..
Wayne. saw his bank, and according
to what he learned felt safe in quot
ing the subject on quarter of mil
lion dollar basis and in high credit
standing Then fortified with the es'
sentials for his report he proceeded to
the ONCE OF Mr. Wayne. II was mere
ly as a matter of form. but 1t was a
rule of the agency that in all cases
where possible the reporter should
personally interview the party under
inquiry.
The extent OF Ned's acquaintance
with Mr. Wayne was an informal In
PRODUCTION at a reception at his home,
Ned naturally felt impressed at the
thought OF interviewing the father OF
his adored one. He dressed IN his
best. he figured out how he would ap-
proach Mr.. Wayne so as to convey
to him an idea OF the importance and
dignity OF the Commercial Agency.
BE seated. please. Mr.. Wayne will
be at leisure shortly the stenogra.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01
snm.thlna Of the sort.

"I see you have buckwheat for pam
cakes" she said to the grocer.
"Yes'm."
MY husband was saying this morn
ing that We ought to have some"
"Just so, ma'am."
1T ought to have maple molassee to
so with them. hadn't III"
ITO be sure"
And you have got some Just fresh
from the trees7"
''I couldn't say that, maam.~
But isn't 1t the season when they
make itf"
''lt is and II isn't. They make one
kind OF maple sugar up in New Eng
land from the trees in the spring. and
another kind from sorghum in New
Jersey in the fall. You are too late
for the spring brand. and too early for
the fall kind. but you will find our all
pickles an excellent substitute for the
interval"
The woman thought II over and then
took a quart OF vinegar.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01
Suddenly Ned Started In the Chair.

pher In the Office advised Ned. and
he stepped into an ante-room.
Beyond It was the private Office OF
Mr.. Wayne. Its transom was open.
Suddenly Ned started in the chair in
which he sat. Drifting through the
transom came a startling sentence.
"Mr. Wayne" spoke a voice. you
sent for me for legal advice. As your
lawyer ! am bound to tell you the
truth. You are on the rocks"
There was n low murmurirg re-
sponse. Then the lawyer went on:
Let us not disguise the fact. for as
I have told you an inspection Of your
books shows that you are insolvent
The world thinks you wealthy. In
reality, with the enormous debts you
owe. II thrown into bankruptcy your
estate would not pay fifty cents on the
dollar"
An exclamation OF desperate help.
lessness reached Ned's appalled, ears.
my advice is to call in your cred
itors. offer a composition. get two
years time for the payment OF the
same. and by hard work you may pull
the business through"
Ned arose to his feet In sheer as
tonishment. Bankrupt-the man sup
posed by banks and the business com-
munity to possess a million Oh.
this was CHASTITY! A sensitive flush of
shame passed over Ned's face as he
realized that he had unconsciously
played the part Of the eavesdropper.
Then, set look In his eyes, he
walked out of the place.
"Duty!" he breathed hoarsely. once
out in the street. And then: Poor
Lillie!"
Ned WINGED as he realized that he
must aim blow at the business stand
ing of the father OF the girl he loved.
His duty to the agency was plain and
clear, however. He wrote out the
facts OF his discovery.
'Whew!" calculated his manager.
as he inspected the report. I'VE
won't send this out generally till We
have made closer investigation
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01
Llfe,. oontroIIIna Power..

The controlling powers In human
life are not intellectual, but emotion
al Logic may fail, science may fall
proofs may be discredited. philoso
phies given up, theologies passed by:
but the hearts affections and aspira.
tions abide forever.-Samuel A. Eliot.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01

Wanted-Second-han lumber W.
H. Overbay, Delta Colorado. Phone
rs. R. 3.
First, second and third cutting of
alfalfa for sale. Mckee.
Wanted Plain Sewing. Misses
Chilcott. 319 Columbia street.
Juanita coal. Orders promptly fill
ed. Phone Guy Blair.
Blue Monday" will aold no terroTs
for you if you will try the Delta Steam
Laundry's rough-dry system. The cost
is within the reach of the humblest
household. 33tf
Why not? We will do your family
washing cheaper than you can do It
at home.-Delta Steam Laundry.
Now is the time to have your coal
bins filled. Leave your orders with
Guy Blair, if you want the best.
FOR SALE-My home on Second
street, between Silver and Kellogg
streets. Inquire of C. E. Paul. Rudolph
Paulus.
room furniture, leather rockers, brass
and iron beds, dressers, kitchen range
and heating stove. Gentle driving
horse, buggy and harness. Fancy
Barred Rock chickens. Cyphers and
Buckeye Incubators and two hot wa
ter brooders. E. T. Minney, Garnet
mesa.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01

FOR TRADE-Three alfalfa. potato
and grain farms to trade for Delta. or
Cedaredge town property, 20 to 200
acre tracts. f. S.Corbin, Delta.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01

What is wet wash? Our driver Il
anxious to tell you.-Delta Steam
Laundry.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01

Norway has 1.l0o registered motor
vehicles. ....---..---.-.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01

FOR RENT-Three unfurnishe
rooms. Enquire at 63S Meeker st.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01
Q . o . o . . . . . . .
BUSINESS LOCALS
. . . . . . . . . o . 4

Advertisers in these olumns are
worthy of your patronage
-Beardless barley. Also
Early Ohiot potatoes. W. H. Over
bay, Delta, Colorado. Phone 75R3.
wANTED.-To rent a piano. In
quire at this office.
FOR SALE.-Four fine fresh milk
COWS. Call on Walter Raynor, near
depot, Delta, Colorado.
FOR RENT-Rooms, furnished or
unfurnished. Lulu |. Doughty, 249
Grand avenue.
For Sale-Barred Plymouth Rock
Cockrels and Pullets. w. L. johnson,
Delta. IT
Protect your nome against fire by
insuring with Stephan & Upert.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01

FOR SALE-My home on Second
street, between Silver and Kellogg
streets Inquire of C. E. Paul. Rudolph
Paulus.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01

Protect your nome against fire b.
insuring with Stephan & Upert.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01
To the Coal Wagon Trade

We are making extensive improvements at
our Fairview mine and now assure you
large Jumps and prompt loading.
The Delta independent., 1915-01-01

Now is the time to have your coal
bins filled. Leave your orders with
Guy Blair, if you want the best.