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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-09-23

his feet. Now and then he looked
hxedly toward Dodge Hall.
Suddenly his vigilant attention
seemed to be riveted on the house.
He drew a field glass from his pocket
and leyeled II. Sure enough. there
was a man coming out OF n window.
pulling himself up TO the roof by a
rope and going across tho rooftree.
He lowered the glasses quickly and
climbed of the fence with a hitherto
unwonted energy.
Come, Searchlight," no called 20 the
dog. as together they moved of quick.
ly In the direction he had been look.
ing.
Del Mars men were coming through
the hedge that surrounded the Dodge
estnte Just as the farmer and his dog
stepped out In front OF them from be.
hind a thicket.
Just a minute" he called. Il want
TO speak tsyou."
He enforced his words with a vi.
cious looking gun. II was two TO enc
e-N eHNy SAOoNb WIN Hlhls btlbIt ut
could shoot, they had knocked the gun
out OF his hand. Then they tried TO
break away and run.
But the farmer seized one OF them
and held him. Meanwhile the dog de.
veloped traits all his own. lie ran In
and out between the legs OF the other
man until he threw him. There he
stood. over him. The man attempted
to rise. Again the dog threw him and
kept him down. lie vas a trained Bel.
gian sheep hound. q splendid police
dog.
"Confound the brute" growled the
man, reaching for his gun.
A. he drew II, the dog seized his
wrist and with a cry the man dropped
the gun. That. too. was part OF the
dogs training.
While the farmer and the other man
struggled on the ground. the torpedo
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
5 WARD WITH LOSERS.

& In a letter received by the sporting ssditor of the Herald, from F. c. Hart man of Worcester, Mass, the latter writes of witnessing baseball game recently for the championship of
 the factory league in Fitchburg,
 Mass, in which ''Chappie" Ward the
 former idol of the New Britain base
 ball team under the management of Billy Hanna was participant. Ward
 played right field for the losers. and
 hit the pill in . savage fashion. In showed great interest in affairs in ! this city. He is now employed in one kof the mills in Fitchburg. On tho leame team with "Chappie" Is Ru-
 Eange, brother of the lamented
 Rufe'' Rufiange.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
DOUBLES ONLY FOR JOHNSON.
Champion Will Not Play In Sim
 gles at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, Sept. 14.-William M ;. Johnston of San Francisco, the nav tional tennis champion, with his part ner in doubles, Clarence J. Griffin, played an exhibition match against Fila Fottrell of California and Irving c. Wright of Boston at the tri-State tennis tournament here yesterday, los- ing one and winning one set. Previ- ously Johnston said that on advice of his physician he would not play in the singles, but would appear as a reg ular entrant in the doubles later in the tourney.
 Miss Molia Bjurstedt of Norway tholder of the women's singles cham pionship of the United States, won her first match. defeating Miss Iris Wilder in straight sets, %, 6-2.
 Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco, champion in doubles with Johnston, played one round of singles and de- feated Francis Benson, co, 6-2. Ella Fottrell of California won his way to the third round, defeating Henry Beckett, 6-2, 6-2.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

The only man of the hundreds of thousands at the British front who
 wears the crossed batons of a. field
 marshal on his shoulders appeared in
 an opening in the shrnbbery which
 bordered the field where a machine gun battery of the new army was waiting for orders to move, says 8 correspondent at the front in France. None of the men in the battery had any idea that he was coming. They were lounging and chatting as they waited. In 8 glance every one iden- tified the figure with it's square chin and the white dropping mustache with the pictures they had seen in the papers. There was no need for a call to attention. The effect was like and electric shock which was every man to his place and made his backbone a steel rod. Does Sir John
 French often slip up on you that way?" gasped one of the battery lieu tenants, who was all of nineteen years old. The battery had just come out from England. It took the command
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
NO COLLATERAL FOR BlG WAR LOAN
Trade With America Will Cease Unless Funds Are Forthcoming

New York, Sept 14.--The report that the Anglo-French financial com- mission contemp plated borrowing a bil- lion dollars here without collateral or any sort and solely on government notes of Great Britain and France overshadowed all other topics in the financial section today.
 All calculations of American finan- ciers prior to the commissions arrival here had been based upon the as- sumption that Great Britain and France would secure the proposed loan by American securities, dollar for dollar, or by some other accept able form of collateral.
 It was the consensus of financial opinion that the commission would find difficult task in the negotia- tions of an unsecured loan than would be the case were the proposed credit
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
SQUAD OF NINETY
 REPORTS AT HARVARD
Largest Batch of Tryouts in Years, Reports to Haughton and Mahan
 at the Stadium

Cambridge, Mass, Sept 14.-More than ninety foo5ball players, the largest squad that has reported in years at Harvard, were on hand for the Crinson's first day of football drill yesterday. The squad com prised practically all of the old men who are back, all save a few of the most promising freshmen and dozens who have previousy played on their class teams and the scrub. In point of size and experience it was the husktest and likeliest look ing squad Haugnton ever has had on the first day.
 Capt. Mahan was in charge of the practice, but Parson, the tackle, was the only regular left from last year. Wallace, the center, not being on hand. The first substitute list, how evere, was we'll represented by Wat son; the quarterback; Bigelow, R. Curtis, c. Coolidge and Soucy, line men, and McKinlock, Rollins King, Whitney and Wilcox for the back field. Gilman 9 varsity tackle two years ago, reported for work although with a slightly lamed ankle, while Lyman and Gamer, two strong men
 
 not eligible last fall, were on the field.
 The work was light because of the weather, but the coaches got right down to work with the position squad. Percy Haughton, Bob Storer and Derric Parmenter were the only old varsity coaches, but Nal Logan and Harry Gardner, the veterans, looked over the quarterback material, and Gil Brown and Frank O'Brien were in charge Of the ends. Pennock who was an all American guard for three years, will help coach the line- men until college opens.
 The material from last years fresh man team was out full force and some of 1t looked mighty good. Enwright, Taylor, Robinson and Wiggin all sized up well for varsity timber. Rob- inson was coached in kicking by Percy Haughton and his bunting was re- markab1e for .he first day.
 Reggie Brown, the strategy man, also came out for an hour and watch ed the back field men closely. Joseph A. Pipal of Oriental college, Los An Geles, was on tbe field as the guest of Percy Haughton. He has been suc- cessful as a forward and lateral pass coach and will be at Cambridge for few days. In addition to the var sity coaches, Bob Giuld, former tackle, who will coach the second team again, was on the field, and so was Saltonstall the freshman team coach This week and next the yar- sity squad will have two sessions a day. Twenty more men are expected tomorrow, and by Wednesday the squad probably wilNbe 125 strong.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
MEMORIES OF FRED" McKENNA.
Bone Head Play That Eclipsed Me- Kcnna's Stunt at Electric Field.

f lu.
 According to Ned Egan the Connie Mack of the minors" more bonehead plays are made in Class c and D leagues in a week than you see in the big leagues in 8 season. Egan describes play made in the Central association that kept the circuit amused for several days.
 Waterloo was playing at Muscatine and Werzell, Muscantines right field CT, was at first base, with Sours, of the same team, at bat Sours gave the hit-and-run signal and Wetzel started down for second base as soon as the pitcher began to wind up. Sours hit long fly. Just as he reached second base Wetzell thought he saw Hill, Waterloo's left fielder, reaching up to catch the ball.
 Without waiting to see whether the fielder made the catch, Wetzell raced back to first base. Meantime the ball had scared high over Hills head, and Sours turned first base and raced for second. Wetzell passed him at full speed, going in the opposite direction. When Sours reached second he thought that he had made a mis- take about seeing the ball fall safe, and started A a.lS to first.
 Simultaneously Wetzell saw Hill chasing the sphere and he again pe- gan the dash for second and once more both players passed each other on the dead run, both badly confus- ed. The result was that a hit that should have been for triple and a score went for a double.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
FRED CLARKE RELEASED.

Pittsburg. Sept. 14.-F'red Clarke, who recently resigned as manager Of the Pittsburg National league Base ball club, after continuous service of sixteen years, today asked Barney Dreyfus, president of the club, for his unconditional release. Clarke ex- plained that in his 24 years as d baseball player he had never received a. release and he would like to have the document to show he had been honorably discharged from the ser- vice and to add 70 his other souvenirs of the game MT. Dreyfus readily consented.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
Tanks Weak at Bat.

New York. Sept 14.-A major league team that can crowdN no more than two safe blows into nine innings stands convicted. Wherefore there are no excuses for the defeat of the Yankees at the claws of the 'Tygers yesterday afternoon. Tn behalf of Bill Donovan it must be said that he made every available effort to handle the Jennings gang without kid gloves. But his boys could do little with Bill James; they couldn't get even one run with their paucity of safeties. Ray Fisher therefore wasted pretty we'll pitched game and was shut out to boot by a score of 2 to o.. The score:
 . r. h. e. Detroit ..... .o110ooooo- 10 o 'New York o00O00o00--o ? o ] Batteries:-James and .Stanage; Fisher. Russell and Nunamaker.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
RAIN AT SYRACUSE.
But One Race Run On Account fof
 Inclement Weather.

Syracuse, N. Y, Sept. 14.-Rain caused a postponement of the Grand Circuit program here yesterday, only the first heat of the Messina Springs Amateur Sweepstakes for two-year- old trotters being raced The 2:07 pace, 2:14 pace, 2:1s trot, Messina Springs the 2:O5 trot are on the card for tomorrow.
 A field of six horses started in the Messina Springs event for two-year- olds. Sunloch won by a neck with Revelry second. Summary: Messina Springs Sweepstakes for Two-
 Year-Old Colts; Purse About
 . $1,2OO (Unfinished) Sunloch, b. C. by Sahib-Miss Sub
 Rosa (Jones) i Revelry, blk. g. (White). 2 Roy Bingen, b. s. (Mitchell) N. =. 8 Peters Pride, b. c. (Breese). ...... 4 Lord Monte, b. c. (Hopkins) ..... 5 Monoma, b. f. (Wetmore) ........ 6
 Time, 2;20 IA.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
VOTE ON pRor.

Columbia, s. c = Carolina voters wsm day to decide whethe> hibition should be a6 present system of coun tained. Prohibition, if become effective Jan l. the "A counties now or dispensaries.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
WE AGREE WITH HIM.
Illinois Superintendent to Start Gamc Which May Prove Beneficial.

a Golf as treatment for insanity is to be tried at the Elgin State hos- ~pita1 for Insane, of Illinois. # H. J. Gahagan, superintendent of the hospital, is having a 9-hole course laid out as his latest innovation in the application of the theory that kindness and granting of liberties ! form the most effective cure for men, tai ills.
 M, He, believes the outdoor exercise land the competition of the game will have an amazing effect on the pa- tents.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
FROM ANVID TO FAME.
Darcy Once Blacksmith Now on
 Road to a Fortune.

Les Darcy, the Australian, who Handed sleep punch upon the jaw of Eddie McGoorty, is only 19 years old. He used to be 8 blacksmith, but quit the forge about a year ago, when friends convinced him that a great future was in store for him in the fighting game.
 Darcy's first real ring encounter ; took place last January. His rise in the pugilistic game has been meteor ic. He is regarded as a born fighter and Australians predict that he will rank soon as the greatest middle weight battler of all time
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
SeIf-ReIiant Home

is what women are call#| over this broad land rnaI nual collections of roote and rely upon recipes wt| neer mothers found der
 different family ailmentH
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 Vegetable Compound haI and so successful has fl
 there is hardly a city, fo' let in America where s< who has been restored t' its use does not reside.ra|
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

loan based upon collateral of Amer ican bonds and stock, as at first sug- l gested.
 Action Unneutral. Whether a strict interpretation of American neutrality would permit the issuance of straight commercial loan on bonds of two of the allied warning nations was topic of con- siderable conjecture. While it was the general belief that the admins tration at Washington would not in- terfere, no one could be found to stand sponsor for public announce ment to that effect. nor was any one, apparently, willing to say upon what the opinion was based.
 Plan of Commission.
 In brief, the reported plan of the commission, so far as it could be called plan in the present some what nebulous nature of the commits sion's program, was as follows: The establishment here of man. moth credit loan from the proceeds of which would be paid all bills for exports to Great Britain and France, and probably Russia.
 To fix the amount of this loan at as nearly a billion dollars as possi- ble.
 The commission itself declined pos itively to discuss the report that this was it's plan.
 CurtaiImcnt Of Exports.
 In case the commission should fail in it's plan, it was said, Wholesale curtailment of American exports iS nothing. was said, that Great Britain and France buy here that they could not obtain elsewhere with the single ex- ception of munitions of war.
 These they were prepared to pay for in gold if necessary, the wheat they will need for the next year, it was said, could be bought in Can ada, Argentina, Australia, India and Russia, should the Dardanelles be forced by next March Irrespective of the Russian supply the visible ex- port supplies of wheat in Canada. Argentina, Australia and India were placed at 5,000,000 bushels or su1- ficient to last till March.
 Cotton is already held in large quantities in Great Britain, it was said, and by stinting the supply could
 
 of Egypt. now idle and untitled could be made to produce sufficient to take the place of what otherwise would De bought from the southern states.
 Meats From Argentina.
 Meats would be bought, to large extent, it was said, from Argentina and manufactured goods from the neutral nations of Europe. Amer ican exports would dwindle to the leanest figures of the leanest years, It was said, for all Europe that could import goods would import from whatever other markets 1t could ma.
 Such was the dark picture held up by financiers who spoke of the possi- ble failure of the commission to es- tablish it's hoped-for loan here. It is more to the interest of the United States, they said, than to that if either Great Britain Or France that the mammoth credit be forthcoming.
 Before the commission reached New York, the belief was prevalent in some quarters here that Europe was virtually on her knees to the United States, begging for money and that the American bankers were con- sequently, in a position to dictate the terms Those who held this view are said to have awakened with some- what of shock to find that the American bankers would be, to great extent, suppliants themselves for fav- orable terms. -. .r.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
SUFFRAGETTES MEET.

San Francisco. Sept 14.-The first women voters convention ever held in the United States opened here to- day with Mrs. Q. H. P. Belmont of New York, as general chairman. The convention is being held under he auspices of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
WAIVERS GOAT IS
 CAPTURED BY FANS
BleaCherites Jibe White Sox h. fielder, Who Wants to Lick Them

Boston, Sept. 14.-Dutch Leonard and Ernie Shore were equal to the yesterday afternoon, and consequently the Red Sox gained half a game on Detroit. In the opener Leonard held Chicago to three hits and Shore du- plicated in the closing game. Buck Weaver became so heated under gibing during the second game that he invited three men in a box back 2 of the plate to step into the field for 8, whipping. Eddie Collins forced him to desist. The score:
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
CANAL CLEARED.

! Washington, Sept. 14.-The Pan- anna Canal has cleared of recent slides so that ships drawing not more than 2S feet may now navigate the waterway, according to official dis patches received today at the war department
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
Same Old Story.

Philadelphia, Sept. 14.-The Browns defeated the Athletics yesterday by -score of to ?. Sheehan was on the mound for the locals and was touched for nine hits in four innings. Eccles, a youngster from Jamestown, N. Y., was trotted out and made a favorable impression. There will be no games here Wednesday and Thursday. The Athletics play at Wilmington, Del, Wednesday and at Salisbury, Md, Thursday. There will be two games here Friday with Cleveland. The score:
 r. h. @. St. Louis ..lO23OO0l1-S l2 Philadelphia ... .0010O1000-2 Batteries--Philips and Leary; Sheehan, Eccles and McAvoy.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
PIRATES SIGN SCHMIDT.

San Francisco. Sept. 1.-The San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast league announced yesterday that it had sold to Catcher Schmidt his un- conditional release. Schmidt imm edi- ately signed with the Pittsburg Ma tionals.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
GalIia to the Rescue.

{ Washington, Sept 14.-Washington won a hard game from Cleveland here yesterday, to 2. Gallia relieved Boehling in the ninth inning with the bases full and only one out. Cleve- ing considerable of a puzzle.
 The Senators scored all of their runs in the first inning off Garrett, one of Cleveland's recruit pitchers. The score: ..-
 E@f...- r. h. e.. Washington ....30000000*-3 6 l
 Batteries-Garrett, Jones, Carter and O'Nen; Boehling, Gallia and V Henry.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14
ATHLETICS SIGN ANOTHER.

Lewiston, Me, Sept. 14,--"Buck" Danner, shortstop of the Rumford Falls baseball team, an independent organization, has been signed by the Philadelphia Athletics, it was an- nounced yesterday by Harry Davis, scout for the Athletics. He will re- port immediately.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-14

 er in chief abo nis Judgment nlne months pra asked a few qucs{I over each gun and goou' he said. and speo' some other idea ,hat the comnaI Spe,o9 taIanh "l. a, his time 0 4,noer %n el ae,H1plaaasaaasd, is ~<
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
Pure English

Those that make sport of puris-
tic perfection in the spoken word
and then assert that slang adds
vigor to the language, should be
honest. Will they not admit that
there are words enough OF good
and regular standing in Webstcr's
to express any thought? Skill
fully combined cannot such words
be made to hew like a meat axe
or cut with a razor's keenness:
Addison, the writer of the Gle
CANT essay, could not have been
more choice in his vocabulary
than local citizen was the other
dav in discussing a man he didn t
like. His language was as chaste
as Phrygian marble, as pure as
ice blocks of distilled water.
There was not a word that would
have been out of place in a pulpit
or an argument before the su-
preme court. And it cut and
flayed like a scourge.
There is plenty of vigor in pure
English. 1t is only because peo-
pie do not know how to use 1t,
that they call in slang and profan-
ity as auxiliaries.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29

Legislative jokes are very anus
ing, except to the man who has
the joke played on him, but some
times there is a comeback on the
part of the unfortunate, as the
following dialogue will illustrate
"Mr. Mapoles, won't you vote for
Forest Lake for speaker of the
house he has had considerable cX-
perience and would make a most
excellent pre- 81 d in G fiji e + -
."Who? That Forrest Lake who
was in the house last time!" eX-
claimed Mr.. Mapoles, who faith
fully fought for pure shoe bill
in the last session. "No, sir, !
won't vote for him. Why, he is
the man who wanted to amend my
pure shoe bill by inserting the
word horse in front of the word
shoe. Jacksonville State
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
DRAINAGE BILL URGED
IN SENATE BY COOPER
Wants Model District in DeSoto-
Outlines Provisions Tor Its
Establishment

Tallahassee-SenatOr COOpe r
has introduced a bill providing for
the establishment of drainage dis
tricts in DeSoto county that is a
model of its kind. He says that
if proper drainage districts were
established throughout the south
ern part of the state that thous-
ands of acres of the most fertile
lands to be found in the world
would be made available. Putting
a few minor amendments to the
bill, which strengthens the meas
ure, Mr.. Cooper yesterday, intro
duced the bill in the senate.
Being local measure for De-
Soto county, the bill will be given
speedy passage.
Under this bill the County Com,
missioners of DeSoto County shall
have power, when the same will
be conducive to public health, con
venience or welfare, or be Of pub
lie utility, to establish and cause
to be constructed public bitches
canals and levees, in the manner
prescribed. Two members of the
board are to act as drainage trus
tees, one to serve for one yeal
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
CIRCUIT COURT WAS
CONVENED AT ARCADIA
Spring Term-Judge Whitney
Compliments Officials-List Of
Grand Jurors-No CIR m i n a !
Gases this Week.

The spring term of Circuit
Court for DeSoto county, conven-
ed in Arcadia Monday morning,
Judge Whitney presiding and
States Attorney Burton present IN
his official capacity.
Judge Whitney made an adj
dress of unusual interest to the
jury venire, which is also interest
ing to the people of the county
generally. Judge Whitney stated
that conditions in this county as
to criminal matters, are in better
shape than in any other county
that he has been in or that he has
heard of in a long time, He re-
minded them of the remarkable
scarcity of criminal commissions,
and said that the vigilance on the
part of officials in keeping things
in check that tend to create a law
less state among lawless element
was responsible for the good order
prevailing. He stated that the
liquor traffic was reduced to the
minimum in DeSoto county. lie
stated that there is not a single
murder case or other crime where
violence was used on the person
of another to be ON the docket for
investigation of the present grand
jury, which he emphasized as
very remarkable.
He complimented the Sheriff s
office, stating that Sheriff Dishong
is most diligent officer. He COM
mended Clerk A. l.. Durrance for
the excellent preparations for this
term OF court.
Names of eighteen men to con-
stitute the grand jury were drawn
as follows:
w. 4. Folsom, John P. Hendry,
j. l.. Golden, V. o. Russell, T. E.
Mizell, w. M. Barley, H. L. Blake
lily, Pedon Barnhill, j. F. Skipper,
Henry Downing, R. F. Saxon, ST.,
A. B. Stroud, A. G. Albritton, j. B.
Sauls, M. A. Miller, j. W. Farr,
Walter Altman, j. L. Livingston.
After being sworn and told OF
their proper functions the grand
jurymen returned to their room
and elected j. l.. Livingston as
foreman and V. 0. Russell as
clerk.
Among the prominent attorneys