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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-15
THRIFTY HpTE- GUESTS.
The Mania For Stealing Little Sou
venirs Of Their Visits.

The Mania For Stealing Little Sou
venirs Of Their Visits.
We often hear complaints from tour
lists about innttentiou and lack Of
courtesy on the part OF those whose
duty ii Is to cater tn the travelling pub
lie. Hut there is another side TO the
story For instance. the custodians OF
places of historic or scenic interest
Frequently visited by travellers are
obliged 70 maintain constant watch
against the vandalism of souvenir
hunters.
What satisfaction can be found In
mutilating and demolishing things of
Interest and value TO procure a souve-
mir or In approIriating from well
known hotels such property as knives,
FORKS. pepper and salt shakers. nap
kins. towels and bath mats? The man
ager of II prominent hotel in New
York even reports the disappearance
Of pillows from the bedrooms
The value of this stolen property
yearly amount TO a very large sum
1t has beer the underlying cause for
the appearance of such items as the
following ON menus: Chicken en- cas-
serole In individual souvenir" or
Souvenir cocktail" in which the ap
petizer is served In n container bear
ing the house name and which CON
tainer is given 10 the patron.
There are numerous little souvenirs.
such as silver plated trays. teaspoons,
etc. for sale by various hotels to
satisfy collectors
Not all things that disappear from
hotels are taken with deliberate inten
ton. The manager of one of the most
fashionable hotels in New York has
concluded that linen is not always
%purloined. but is taken away uncon
~sciously. as wrappers for shoes and
other articles when packing, and men,
be says. unconsciously tuck bar doilies
In their coat pockets after using them.
and these are dropped at the next ho
tel visited
This wholesale %purloining OF hotel
articles has led to the formation of q
linen exchange. Many of the leading
managerssnow have stock taken of all
the foreign linen in their hotels, and
at regular intervals this material is
sent to its rightful owners. who then
return linens not belonging to them
Leslie's.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-15

undertaken in England or France.
even the tremendous responsibilities
Of the affair In the Black Forest car
ried with them none of the personal
dangers that this did. Pressed for a
decision, I requested some little time
to think things over. Asking me to
telephone his home before one o'clock
at the latest and let him know what
[ was going to do. Won Stammer de-
parted.
Matter of Solitaire.
l hope l am still a Christian, but
contact and intercourse with the
mysticism of Africa and India have
made me superstitious. l have a
curious habit at momentous times of
indecision of taking two full packages
of cards and playing Napoleon's soil
taire. If I get it out once in three
times l generally go into the matter
in hand without question. It never
has failed me. Twice in my life l
went against it; twice / had bitter
cause for regret.
Well. l didn't give Won Stamer his
decision on the moment because 1
wanted to try the old test. Kim pro
duced the cards and I began to play.
l got 1t out the second time. Going
to the telephone, I called Won SIAM
mer and told him ! would undertake
ITO Be Continued.)
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-15

GuHs OF the Zeppelln8.
The operating sphere of the new
balloons has extended from 100 to
1,400 kilometers. Secret trial trips of
a fully equipped Zeppelin like X Is,
carrying a crew Of "a men, six quick
firing guns, seven tons of explosives,
have extended from Stettin, over the
Baltic, owe the Swedish coast. re-
crossing the Baltic and landing at
S~winemunde, with enough gas. fuel
and provisions left to keep aloft an
other SO hours. The distance all told
covered on one of these trips was
1,180 kilometers. This fact speaks
for itself. The return distance from
Helgoland to London. or any midland
towns in England, corresponds to the
mileage covered on recent trips.
Picture the havoc a dozen such vul-
lures could create attacking a city
like London or Paris. In attacking
large places the zeppelins would rise
to a height of from 5000 to 5000 feet,
at which distance these huge cigar
shaped engines of death, 700 feet long,
would appear the size of a football,
and no bigger. / know that Zeppelins
have successfully sailed aloft at an
altitude of 10000 feet. Picture them
at that elevation, everybody aboard
In warm, comfortable quarters, ready
to drop explosives to the ground
The opponents Of the dirigible say
that a flock of a~eroplanes can put q
dirigible out of business. Here is the
answer of the German war machine:
Consider an ~aeroplane at an elevation
of 5000 feet and remember that tho
new zeppeIins have gone thousands of
feet higher. An aviator at 5000 feet
is SO cold that he is practically useless
for anything but guiding his machine.
How In the world is he or his seat
mate going to do harm to a big craft
the size of the Zeppelin hat is far
above him? Any aviator who has eve
gone up, say 5000 feet. will tell you
when he comes down what a harrow
ing experience he has had. What good
can an individual be, exposed to the
temperature and the elements at such
an altitude, In doing harm to the calm,
comfortable gentlemen in the heated
compartments of the Zeppelin p
Quatsch! which is a German army
term for pifiei
At 5000 feet the small target a Yep
pelin affords would move at a rate of
speed of from thirty-fve to sixty miles
an hour. The possible chances of be-
ing hit by terrestrial gunfire are infini-
tesimally small. This does not take
into account the vast opportunities
that a dirigible has for night attacks
or the possibility of hiding among the
clouds. The x Is, sailing over London
or Paris, could drop explosives down
and create terrible havoc. They don't
have to aim. They simply dump over
board some of the new explosive of
the German government, this new
chemical having the property Of set
ting on fire anything that 1t hits, and
they sail On.
Aeroplanes, %biplanes, m~onoplanes
and the other innumerable host of
small craft SO often quoted as a pos
sible counter-defense against the Yep
pelin are overrated, according to the
German military authorities. And they
base this belief on vast and exhaustive
trials in these matters.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-15

The following story is told of Louis
XVIII. king of France, and Fouche,
who had been at one time Napoieon's
minister of police: After the Bourbon
restoration the king asked Fouche
whether he had set spies over him dur
ing the empire. Foucbe admitted that
he had. "Who was the spyY" the king
asked. and he was Informed that It
had been the Comte de Blacas. "How
much did he getT' continued the king
1.-TWO hundred thousand francs a year,
your majesty" -Ah. WELL" said Lou.
is. 'he was honest. then. after all /
had naIf."
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-15

ITO Be Continued d.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-15

Let me show you how the German
aerial corps is made up. 1t is called
the Luftschiffer Abteilung and Is COM
posed of ten battalions, each consist
ing OF $50 men. They are all absolute
ly trained for this branch of the serv-
ice. Only the smartest mechanics and
artificers are selected. In the higher
positions the. most intelligent and
bravest officers hold command.
Comparing the usual pay in CONT
mental armies, the wages OF the men
IN the German aerial corps are excep-
tionalIy high. In fact they are the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-22

ing my advice about paying Kitty
little more attention. She was as
happy as possible at the thought Of
going to the theater once more.
l expect it makes one just as UNI
comfortable to be neglected by ones
husband for church going and good
works as it does to be neglected for
cOnvivial friends and drink.
We started out in great spirits and
had fine time at the play, which was
pretty little story as unreal as a
fairy tale and as gripping as ideal love
could make it.
Herbert was as charmed with it as
all people who go to the theater sell
dom are with such plays.
After the second act Kitty said:
''Margie, if you would invite me to
stay all night with you I'd let Her
bert go home alone"
Although I did not want her to go
home with me, for l did not know
what condition Dick might be in when
he came hime, 1 said: "Al right,
Kitty. Come on. I'll lend you a
night dress"
1 wish 1 could get up courage
enough to tell people the truth under
these circumstances. 1 should have
said to Kitty: ct won't be convent
ent for me to have you tonight" and
if she were a real friend she would
have understood.
Mr.. Spencer. who has evidently
gotten over being surprised at any
thing that Kitty might do, seemed to
acquiesce in the plan which surmis-
ed Kitty had in her pretty little head
from the first,
When the play was over and we
were standing at the door waiting for
the taxi which would take Herbert to
the train and Kitty and home, Jim
Edie passed and stopped short as he.
saw me,
introduced him to Kitty and Her
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-02-22


seated ourselves at table when the
door bell rang and Kitty and Herbert
Spencer came in.
Mr.. Spencer began to apologize for
calling so unceremoniOusly, but 1 cut
him short: 81 am more than glad to
see you, and you most know that you
and Kitty are always welcome. Aunt
Mary and I are just eating dinner and
we would be delighted to. have you
join us"
There, Herbert" exclaimed Kitty,
q told you Margie would be glad to
see me. You see, l persuaded Her
bert to stay over until late train
and=gO to the theater. 1 did not know
it was so late when I suggested that
we should come up and call on you"
7'sPm glad you did not, dear" said
ass4 ushered them into the dining
room.
isn't Dick homer" asked Kitty,
regretfuIly. 81 wanted Herbert to
meet him..
"Dick had some business down
town which he thought would keep
him late explained.
ooh, I wanted you both to go to
the theater with Herbert and me. 1
made him get four seats before we
came up here"
''WeI, Kitty, don't cry about it,
said Herbert with a laugh. Maybe
Mrs. WaVerly will go with us, any
way"
Sure I will. I have been rather
lonely all day and Aunt Mary always
goeB3to prayer meeting on Wednesday
night. 4"
Don't you think it would be better
for. us to go to prayer meeting with
Aunt Mary than to the theater?" ask
ed Herbert.
NO, sir! I don't" answered Kitty.
eve go to prayer meeting every We'd
nesday night ourselves, and haven't
been to the theater in ever so long
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-30
INFORM AGREEMENT BRINGS DIsCORD TO
UNION CARPENTER RANKS


ment, because they did not want to
compromise the individual agree
ment which had already been accept
ed by twO-thirds of the contractors.
Fright after that President JOS.
Metz of district council announced
that a strike settlement plan had
been agreed upon. He asked each
local to send one representative to a
central meeting to be held two days
later. If you can't elect a repre-
sentative in time, I'll name one for
you he said. think he named them
all.
cat that central meeting, July 10,
the Simon 0'Donneu agreement was
accepted. They didn't tell us for
weeks, however, that we were re-
turning to work under that obnox-
ious agreement.
"The O'DOnnen agreement pro-
vides that differences must be settled
by joint arbitration board. It says
all who lay down tools in protest
against unjust treatment or unfair
conditions without getting permits
sion from the joint arbitration board
must pay a fine of from $40 to 5000
each. By it contractors can replace
carpenters with helpers and inside
men who get lower wage. It holds
the power to destroy unionism."
"The ODonne1 agreement makes
the Carpenter Contractors assn a
powerful trust" said H R. Harm, Sc
w. Schiller St, union member. 'By
it carpenters are not permitted to
work for a contractor who is not reg
istered with joint board of arbitra-
ton, a thing the contractors assn
has long been striving for.
Article z of this agreement for
bids contractors to sublet work to
carpenters. In the past a carpenter
could take a sub-contract, hire one
or a few men to help him and do
much of the work himself. He can't
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-30

UNION CARPE
Court action is threatened by
some union carpenters who say their
leaders signed the Simon O'DonneU
uniform agreement against the wish
of the men.
Peace concluded July 10 between
Carpenters District Council and the
Carpenter Contractors assn en-
bodied the signing of the O'Donnel
agreement.
Of this, Sam Gompers, president of
the A. F. of L., said: This is the
worst I have ever seen proposed by
well organized labor men. 1 can
imagine men who have been defeat
ed after a long fight accepting. it
not otherwise.
When the carpenters strike was
called last April the impression was
given that a good agreement was
deemed as important as a wage adj
vance. The carpenters put forward
an agreement of their own, radically
different from the O'Donnel agree
ment.
In June the secretary OF dlsulcC
council announced that the only con-
tractors who had not signed the in
dividual agreement were about one
third of the total number, all Of
whom were members Of the Car
penters Contractors assn. Leaders
gave out statements saying the con-
tractors assn was whipped.
Then came the material dealers
threat to boycott contractors who
signed the individual agreements.
The boycott appeared frost.
about that time," said M, Good
ell. 1857 Chicago av., member Of
Local 1893, international President
Kirby was chosen to represent the
carpenters on an arbitration board.
The board was ready for business
L. L -
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-08
ThebO Kicks Away
Detroit Victory

\ person by the name OF Thebo
kicked away victory for the Detroit
hockey team last night and Hull col
lege evened up the series by winning
the second contest. To A. NJ. Thebo
should not be censured. however, as
he halls from Ottawa and it was his
duty 10 boot out OF danger such pucks
that came hurting and skiddng to-
ward him and the cage he guarded.
He performed his duty nobly, success
fully getting in the way OF more than
two dozen vicious drives for the net
ting. His work was the most remark.
able seen at the arena this winter,
and without question was responsible
for Detroits defeat
The game itself was full of action.
The two teams were we'll matched.
Detroit appearing stronger on the at.
tack and Hull best on defense, thanks
TO the aforementioned NJ Thebo.
There was not whole lot of team
work. both septets trusting largely to
individual rushing, but il was speedy
contest, and the large crowd showed
it's approval by a continuous roar.
Hull plays at Cleveland the rest OF the
week
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-08
LEARNED LOT FROM
HOUCK, SAYS SAMMY
Taylor Declares He Picked Up
Many Valuable
Pointers

~ learned a lot in my fight with
Tommy Houck Wednesday night
said Sammy Taylor. while discussing
the bout that boosted him out OF the
preliminary class for several years to
come. Next time | get into the
ring, | won't repeat lot OF mistakes
that ! made then. II seems that |
learn things never suspected every
time tight and believe me, am not
going 90 fail TO take advantage of
them.
sammy has three fights scheduled
al present and more in sight lie will
Chamber into the ring with Artie
Kaufman at Jackson on the twentieth,
and week later will take few wal.
lops at Kid Troubles, at Kalamazoo.
Troubles is a Chicago lad, who, like
Sammy, has made a lot OF trouble
(jokeJ for his early foes and is now
climbing. Taylor is slated to meet
Harry Bingham at Montreal on Feb.
IL.
Sammy suffered quite little pain
Wednesday night from his bruised
knuckle, but il is being given skilled
treatment, and he does not expect it
To bother him by the time he has to
fight again.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-08
BETTER JOCKEYS
in EAST THIS YEAR
Dearth of Racing in Europe
Sends Star Riders Back To
This Country

NEW YORK Jan. S.-With Eddie
Dugan riding for Mr. Belmont and
John LOTUS engaged to guido the
horses from the Karrick stable which
includes those owned by II * Knapp
and Schuyler Parsons the ranks OF
Jockeys who will ride i'm the east next
season viii be considerably augment.
ed
Besides these TWO frstclass riders
there will be Borel Butwell, MEGA.
hey. McTaggart. Turner. and few
others from the ranks of the later
school. some OF whom may turn out
TO be better than the average
There may also be others. as Shaw
Archibald, Rice, Garner, Miles and
Wiley have expressed their intentions
OF staying here il the war is not over
in time for the resumption OF racing in
Europe, whore they have been riding
for the last few years.
With such jockeys at command IL
will make the sport much more inter
esting. as many races were lost last
year through inferior jockeyship, and
il discouraged the turf followers 10
see a good horse beaten through an
incompetent ride.
While the heavier Jockeys may not
be able TO take part in all the races
run, they will at least be engaged in
the stakes and handicaps which will
certainly give spectators much great.
er confidence than they had in the
last two years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-08
M'GRAW WANTED TO
BUY CUBS, IS TALE
With Huston, Had Option on
Team, But Couldn't Get
His Release

NEW YORK. Jan S.-Several
months ago, when Charles Weeghman,
promoter of the Chicago Feds, was
vainly dickering for share in the
ownership of the Cubs. became
known that Charles p. Ia, had been
negotiating with other prospective
buyers who had secured an option on
the Cubs. the price being $500, 900
Mr.. Taft kept the names OF these per.
sons To himself
Capt, T. L. Huston, who has be-
come part owner of the Yankees, and
John j. McGraw. manager OF the
Giants, were the men who obtained
the mysterious option on the Cubs,
and If McGraw had been able TO Sc
cure his release from the New York
National league club Capt. Huston
would have bought Mr. Taft's base.
ball property in Chicago for figures
named above.
According to the story told by reli-
able baseball men, Hampstead refused
TO let McGraw leave New York and
thus queered the deal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-08
Experts Believe That Future
National Teams Will BE Pick
ed From Cavalry
WASHINGTON CEASING
TO FROWN UPON REPORT
Qaulity of Game Played Al
Posts Is Improving Very
Rapidly

Prominent poloists believe that
hereafter, American army oihcers VIII
take as prominent a part IN lnterha'
tional polo as do army men IN other
countries. The English challenging
teams have always been largely made
up OF captains and lieutenants, as Wen
as non-military members OF the no.
bility and il is believed that some
such roll.call will hereafter be claimed
by the champion American teams.
Polo is making great strides III the
service, despite serious handlcaps
which Washington red-tape and fegn'
lations have imposed upon the gallop-
ing game At least four army teams
will be represented at the san fran
cisco exposition tournament TINS sum
mer. and II is asserted that coast
people. who are familiar with the
game as played at the forts ana gar
risons six or seven years ago, viii be
amazed al the caliber OF play when
now prevails
Joshua Crane. the Boston crack,
said last week that as far as he can
see, Americas hopes OF recovering
The international trophy. which was
lost at Meadow brook last June, must
rest with the army players. That Is
rather strong statement, because
there are large number OF crack
civilian performers, but there is
sound reason for believing that with
The proper sort OF cooperation at
Washington. team of international
caiber could be more easily deyel-
oped in the army than elsewhere.
The regulations that at present
greatly hamper the sport IN the army
are those that require, for the first
and second mounts OF the officers,
horses that are too heavy for polo.
The expense OF keeping extra mounts
is too great for the purse OF the aver
age officer. Another regulation, OF re-
cent date, does not permit the transfer
OF polo ponies from one part OF the
country 10 another at government eX-
'pense.
The hopes OF the portsmen, who
are connected with the American
army, that these official handicaps
will be removed, are based on deyel-
opments during the present war in
Europe AT the front, the polo ponies
in the English cavalry are proving
themselves superior campaigners TO
the heavier Jumping type OF mount
that is In favor in this country at
present Because OF this fact il Is
believed that the ban on lighter
mounts will be shortly removed IL
has also been proven abroad that
polo is an excellent developer OF
horsemanship. and that fact seems 10
be taking root in official sentiment at
Washington,
In view OF the strides made in the
sport under the present handicaps.
the predictions that the army viii sup
ply the future crack teams OF this
country seem reasonable. especially
il Washington substantially approves
OF the game.
II is announced that Cincinnati will
be represented at the Frisco fair by
polo team, which will be mounted
on the famous Fleischman ponies. A
carload OF Cincinnati ponies were
shipped to California this week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-08
TED MEREDITH IS
UNDER A. A. U. BAN
Runs For Too Many Clubs, AS
serts Union-Penn AuthOri-
ties Protest

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. S.-The
track and field authorities at the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania are due for a
rude awakening when they attempt &c
include Ted Meredith upon one OF
the Penn relay teams at the Boston
Athletic association games In Feb
ruary, according to no less authority
than Alfred J. LII, the president OF
the Amateur Athletic union. Mere
dith will not be permitted To wear the
big up" either in the B. A. A. or any
open Amateur Athletic union affair
although il will be perfectly possible
for Meredith TO wear the Pennsyl
vania insignia in the intercollegiate
championships or any Of the Penn
dual meets.
Merediths offense. ii such ii may
be termed consists OF having repre-
scented the Meadowbrook club. OF
Philadelphia, rather than the Uniyer
sity OF Pennsylvania in his indoor
starts this winter in Boston, New
York and Buffalo
Athletic authorities al the univer.
sty protested the ruling and are plan.
ming TO fight IT,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-08
Offered
Fights In Gotham

NEW YORK, Jan. Following
his return from Cadillac. Mich
Jimmy Johnston, matchmaker for
the Garden A. c., today announced
he was dickering with AID Wolgast for
three New York bouts, 10 be staged
in the near future. Johnston went to
Michigan to talk with the former
champion. He found him still nurs.
ing his arm. which was injured in his
recent bout with Freddie Welsh VOL
CAST has never given the bones a
chance to knit, doctors say. but he
will be all right in about month and
in that case AID will be offered several
bouts here
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-08
TERN Turner Is NOW Dean of The
Naps---IOe Birnlinqhdnl Is Dean, Ir.

CLEVELAND, Jan. S.-Terry Turn.
or is now dean OF the Napless Maps.
Lajoie was the only survivor OF the
Cleveland teams OF 1902 and 1908.
Turner is now the only survivor of
the teams of 1904 and 1905. Joe
birmingham is now dean junior on
the team in point of service, having
gone to Cleveland in 1906
do you know that Larry and |
have seen a lot OF Maps come and
go?" said Turner. When | broke in
Charley Hickman was playing first,
Isajoie second. Bradley third, Lush.
Bay and Flick the outfield Bemis.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-08
MCNEIL WILL FIGHT
TONIGHT AT TOLEDO

Detroit fans are especially interest.
ed in the Kilbane DALEY fight at To
ledo tonight because Bonnie Mcneil
OF the Windsor stable, will appear in
the seminal. Mcneil is the young
Irishman who won his right 10 fight
in this match by knocking out Harry
White in one round at Windsor during
the holidays. Bonnie has trained hard
for his first battle away from home
and should give Knockout" Ginley.
OF Cleveland, his opponent. great
battle A number of Detroiters ex-
pect 10 attend the fight, returning on
the late car