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~ W NV
plttsburg In 81. Louis.
chicago In Kansas Ci'y
George tpham, the hoy wonder or the
Tip Tops. ou,pitched Moran. the sensa-
ton Of the Newfcds. at Washington
pai" yesterday afternoon and scored n
shutout by the east possible, score. ]
to o.
Moran was at his very best too. but
was unfortunate enough to pass his con
temporary at a critical moment. Brook
,yn got only six scattered hits Off Moran.
but punched two of these in the third
inning for victory.
In this round after Pratt fled out
Tpham outguesscd Moran and drcv-h
pass Cooper then doubled off the right
field wall. sending Gpnam to third. Ma
gee hit hard. but Hum, from a Drawn
in position, made a pretty stop and
heaved the ball to Rariden IN time TO
flag tpham at the plate. Up then came
the reliable Benny Kauff. who poked a
single into left centre, scoring Cooper
from third.
Though Newark out hit Brooklyn,
making nine safetles. the visitors were
unable to connect IN the pinches. Up
ham was NJ his very best with men on
bases. Moreover. he was backed by fine
fielding. in which the infield in p%articu-
lar did Itself great Justice. The score:
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The eastern set OF the American
League made It unanimous yesterday,
They cleaned up. The Yankees druhhed
the Browns, the Bostons nosed out the
White Sox into amp and the Athletics
won a thirteen inning game from De-
troit. No changes in the standing TOOK
place.
Yesterdays Results.
New York. .. 81. Louis. 5.
Boston. 8, cleveland, 4.
Washington. ., chicago, !.
philadei phta. :; Detroit, s ID inningsl
Detailed standing Of the Clubs
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EAsroN, Pa, June l2-Lafayette de-
ie"fed Swarthmore this afternoon, q TO
., In a game featured by the pitching
I Hammer and a nome u by Hell
inch IN the nan, which brought in
another man ahead Of him. Lafayette
norrncd MS In the second and aided
by two passes scored two runs. Safe
hitting In IN" seventh added two more,
Lafayett"'s fielding was almost fault
less, Swa'thmorc scored On a home run
~ white ~ -" r"vCnth ard hy n base
on balls, Two sacrifices and a hi In the
ninth. The score
n. II r
Lafayette ..... q o q % n . IS
Batteries -T"Miug and White. Hammer
and Wright.
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FOURTEEN PASSES ISSUED
Newark Takes Advantage ~ Mn.
Against NIchmnnd

NEWARK. June l2.-It was q BATH. N,
wildness W BIZ Morisctte, IN.
Richmond twirler. and Johnnie EN-.
mann this afternoon. johnnie won
the number Of passes issued with nins
While Bill handsd out five. 81, 70.
mesnfs team took advantage OF zach
pass issued by his opponent and nv ,o,.
lowing them up with hits succeeded In
tallying ten times. The batters o, ,hs
other side, with the exception OF M. mai,
inning. were helpless when the bases
were occupied. The score.
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GIANTS CAN'T SEE
WELL AS PITCHER
WITH ~SPECTACLES
Unable to fit Offerings Of Lee
Meadows. They Bow to
Cardinals.
RTBE MARQUARD BATTED
OFT OF BOX BY NICTORS

A remarkable shakeup took place yes
t,rday In the National League. Every
enc Of the eight clubs changed posi-
;ion. The Giants lost in st LOUIS
where they did poorly and dropped three
out OF four. and the general shakeup
landed them at the foot OF the class.
The Reds. who braced In their series
with Brooklyn. beat the latter again and
took seventh place. The Phlllies
smothcred tie cubs and went to the
. from, and the Braves beat Pittsburg and
moved to third place.
Yesterdays Results.
e.. Louis S New York. 3.
Cincinnati. s. BROOKLYN. l.
Philadelphia, 10, chicago. o.
Boston. \; pIttsburg, ?.
Detailed standing Of the Clubs.
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ATHLETICS TAKE LONG GAME.
Double and Two singles NnnGuish
Tigers In thirteenth.

PHILADELPHIA. June ia double
and two singles CAV the Athletics the
winning run in the thirteenth inning
over Detroit to-day. the final score being
I to 6. The game was brimful OF SEN
sational plays. Wyckon. who relieved
Shawkey in the fourth round. allowed
only three hits in the remaining ten
innings. Both Shawkey and Dubuc wsr~
batted out Of the box 1t was Ty Cobb
day and the Georgian received a present
OF n shotgun from local admirers. The
score:
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MAYER SILENCES CUB BATS.
Two Hits Rnd No Runs on Him
PhiIIies Amass Thirteen Scores.

CHICAGO. June l2-While MAYER was
holding the Cubs runlcss ana To two
hits to-day the phillics swattcd Pierce.
label and Standridge nineteen times
and Tailed thirteen runs. Two OF the
Philadelphia hits were home runs by
paskert and Becker. SAFER reached
Mayer for a double IN the second and
Fisher scratched a sirgle in the ninth.
Eu,sely hit into a double play which
helped shorten the combat The score
pHlLA n, L. CHICAGO -, h.
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GANDn's HIT BEATS CHICAGO.
REM Hold. Washington In All hut
One Inning.

WAsHrSGToS, June l2-Gandn's
timely single in the third inning gave
WashinGtor enough runs to heat the
chicago White Sox 2 to | in the open.
ing game Of the series here to-day
Bcuz was effective In every inning but
the third, striking ont eight. Boehling
ho started for the senators, was taken
NJ IN the MN on account OF w!ldness
Ayers. who replaced RnehlinC. pitched
airtight hail. Shauks's running catch
IN deep lcr, field was the fielding fea'
'urp. The score
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BRAVES BUNCH EIGHT TALES
Assault on Adams and Cooper ~
seventh OverwheIms Pirates.

PiTTSRuRG. June 1.-THE Braves !el'
upon Adans's offerings in the seventh
inning OF to-daN's game ard hef re he
retired he had been nit for seven safe
ties and six runs Cooper relieved him,
and another hit brought In two more
runs. McQuillan retired the side. The
score wound up S to . In favor Of Bos-
ton. Ragan pitched goo ball The two
pittshurg runs came in the only inning
the Pirates were able to bunch Their hits
the sixth Tho score
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Runs rooklyn -o'Mara; Cinrunatl Leach
{: Hcrzog {. Klllifer Won Kolnitz Olson :.
First base on halls-of Galore, |; off .Altchi'
son. .; of Lear, 2 Sacrihor hit Killifcr
Two base h' Won Kolni,H Stolen bases
Olson, CrtshaU, Leach Double plays-H"r
1og Groh and Olson Cu'shaw, psuhcrt
O'Mars and McCarty Wild pitch Lear I'm
. minutes
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WEIRD GAME GOES TO RED SOX
Cleveland One Run Behind In
SpiritIeas Contest.

BosroS, June l2-Roston won an UNI
certain sort Of game from Cleveland to-
day Poor throws. porr base runn!nc
ard lackadaisicaI coaching fattened the
interest. Gregg was back in the hoN
for the Red SoN at the start II d!l
fairly vel. until taken out for a pinch
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Hartford. 4, Fan River, , tnrst game.
Hartford. :, Fall RIVER, 8 second game,
Rrorktnn, Z Taunton, .
New BEDFORD, 3, New Haven. 0
PHwtuck"t. ., Springfield, 3,
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IN. Cleveland sourhvorh. Chapman.

Runs Cleveland 90 Southvorth, Chapman,
wamhs-anss Hammond; Boston-Wssner >;
sneaker. IIohltyell. Foster Two base ht
W,mh-gan.s Three base hts Grancy. Eos
ter. %southworth HohlIt1ell Stolen base
Chairman Sacrih~" ny speaker Sacrifice
hts Turner. Gregg Thomas Mays, lHlholi
Left on bases Cleveland Buston. : First
base on error Boston First haSe on balls
m Coumbe T. of Jones, /. off Mays. |
struck out nv MAYS, 4 by Gregg. 2 I'm
pres -Hldebrand and ol.oughlln. Time >
hours and = minutes
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GRAYS BY A RALLY
SQUELCH SHELTERS
Ring Sandwiches Two Passes
and n Wild Pitch Among
-Four Hits in Seventh.
no ERRORS BY WINNERS
Yesterdays Results.

BuNalo, 3 Rochester. 0 thrst gamel.
Buffalo, &: Rochester. . (tcn innings
Second gameD.
Providence. &. Jersey City.
Newark. 10: Richmond. !
Toronto. 10; Montreal. !.
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Runs Washington. Roohling, Nocllor. CHI
ago. Fnurricr. First has on errors Washing
ton t. Chlragol. Lotto m bases Washington .,
Chicago T. FIRST base ON balls OF Rn"hllug
Z. or Ayers .. of Bcn2 | Innings Pitched
Ry Roohlug 4 by Ayers " HIT. on Boch
/. by Ayers :. by REM Three base hit
Fourier sacrifice hts NoCll"r, Milan.
Weaver. SrhnIk SarwtiCr Nv j Collins
stolen base Schalk Double plays Foster.
Morgan and Gandl Mocllcr- amt Ganill
rmwres -Dlnccn and Nanln Time hours.
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- Louis
New York

Runs st Louis. Shoiton, .; Howard. Pratt,
l%.avan; New York, Pcckinpaugh, Malsel
llpp' High, Boone, ., Sweeney, Cald.
on bases ~. Lons, a. New York. I
flrs' base on balls on Hamilton, .: OF
bergman, l.; on Caldwell, / Struck out
hy W''iman. by Caldwell, Home runs
base hi's-C Walker. Hi,h sarrifcr flies
{ walker Williams, Hartzcll, stolen base.
MaiSel, Plpp Double play Peckinpaugh
Boone and ppm Wild pitch-Caldw we'll III,
by, pitched hall BY Caldwell l.caryl. hts
on Hamilton, d IN four innings; of Perry
man, , IN two innings, ON alma Z IL
Two innings Earned runs on Hamilton, 4
OF Peruvian, /; on wcllman, Il; on Cald
well ump,re in chief Chill Field uni
pirc-Evans. TIME hour - minutes.
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Kansas CITY,. o D ! q ~ I
s..... o u . q u q q - . .
Batteries Rsgau. Allison and Alex
ander. WOODBURY.. Scheneberg. Ferry and
Coleman.
AT CLEVELAND
Minneapolis .... 100000 % : o
ClevcIand ...... oso % 8 .
Patteries-wiliams. Yingling and suit
van: Collamore and Devogt.
At iSDtANArOIIS.
n. II. F.
-. paul...... 900 q o-0 6 5
IndiannpoI,s. zoo 2 2 x--ii II q
patterie-Steele, Dyer and Glenn Triple
and Gpssett.
At LOUISVILLE.
n. II. r..
Milwaukee. I o--il Is 2
Louisville. 49,. aSO o q q lie II 4
Batteries-Siapnicka. Gnsnorn. walker.
Young and Hughes. Middleton. Danforth,
Taylor. Ellis. Reynolds ana Clemons.
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Baseball To-day. Q games. skt. Newark
VS.. Buffalo, Federal League Park. Hud-
son Tube to grounds.-Adv,
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NINE HITS, BUT NOT
A RUN OFF UPHAM
Shuts Out Ncwfeds by STEADY
Work in Pinchcs-MOran
Lapses Once.
KATFF DRIVES TALLY IN
Ye@terday's Results.

Brooklyn. /: Newark. o.
Baltimore, 2: Buffalo. :?
Kansas cry. g. chicago. T.
81. Louis. 4: pl''sburg. l.
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litter. The score
BOSTON "A IL

Totals Z. : 81
Grated for Coumhe in the third inning
tBaitcd for Hageman IN the sixth min
HATED for Jones IN tho ninth nning
sRan for Cady IN the fourth inning
'Ratiel for Gregg
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In Newark 1.-TWO gamesD.
Providence In Jersey CITY 1.-TWO Ramos''
Toronto In Montreal
Providence made II two straight with
"A victory in Yesterdays game in Jersey
city by a score OF 6 TO 4. by n lively
batting streak the Grays wiped out the
four tallles garnered from four hits off
Ring. a pair of passes and a wild pitch.
Oeschger, who pitched for the Grays.
was effective after the second round.
The score
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Totals. e.. o. 9o4n
'Rattcd for Hamilton in the frh inning.
tbatted for Peruvian IN the seventh inning
tRdttcd for Wellman IN the ninth inning
- Louis .,........2 o q a o Is
New York ......3 q "A
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Totals 70 = u !
.Battci for Moran in the ninth inning
Ncwark. ......... a n o q q . %
Brooklvn........... n . | o o q q q NJ
Run brooklyn. Cooper First base on err.
ror- BrooKlyu Left on =:
Brooklyn. 3 Two base htts-McKechnle
Rousch. Cooper Bases on halls-On Moran.
>: IN l'pham. ? Struck out - By Moran, O.;
by Urban. . stolen hascs-Smith. M"kech.
mic Umpire In chief-Finncran Field Jim
pire-HoWcll Time hour and "a minutes.
Al Baltimore.
r. II r
Rurslo. ...... ooooeoooo- 2 :
baltimore. o q 0 I "a .
Batterics-Krspp and Blair; Bender and
Jsckli,sch.
A. Kansas City.
chicago .,,... loooo.ooo- % s o
Kansa. city. . Ks 10 !
Ratteries-HendriN. Brennan and VIII
son Packard and Easterly.
At. -. Louis.
Pi.tshurE. .... 0 o-l o
81. Louis ..... 2 ooos- 10 q
Rat'"ri-s-A'ler, RarEer and OConnor
frank and Hartley.
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'Ra,ted for Connolly in the seventh inning
tBattcd for MrQulllan IN the eighth inning
Boston. ........... q q q q n o = q Os
Plt,sburg ......,.... o q q n . q o %
Runs Boston Gather. Fitzpatrick Con
molly. schmidt. Magee. Meanwhile. Whaling.
Ragan; Pttshurg-Carcy Collins Two base
INT Adams Three base hit--Magee. Carey
Stolen hase-Magee Double plays -Gerher
and Johnston: Gibson and NioN First base
on balls or AdamH. ! Ralk-Ragnn Struck
out BY Raglan, 2: by Adams. .: by McQuil.
Ian, :; by Councilman. ? Empires Byron and
Cuckill Tine I hour and a. minutes
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To-day's schedule.
New York in cincinnati
Brooklyn IN -. Louis.
Boston in chicago.
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Columbus Columbia; rain.
Albany, o. savannah. I,
Macon. 2 Augusta. ?
Charleston, 10, jacksonville. o.
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Raleigh. 8. Wiuston-Salcm, 4
charlotte. g Durham. .
Greensboro. = Ashevil'c. q.
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To-day'- Schedule

TO-uaN'-
Buffalo In Newark.
plttsburg In 81. Louis.
chicago In Kansas cry
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Newport News. 3. Suno'k. Chi-aa
Innings.
Petersburg. 4; Portsmouth. /
Norfolk. ., Rocky Mount. O.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-07

! lows" It was during the same WIN
ter of this circumstance that l told
him that there was very lovely
young girl. absolutely unspoi,ed, a
perfect Maud Muller at that time
playing a small part in Charles
Hoyt's farce, The Midnight Bell, at
the Standard Theater, whom he ought
to see. He did. She became the
most popular woman on the stage
and the best paying star. Bily
started her out with most careful
dignity and full appreciation of the
unities, so to speak. No actress since
the charming Mary Anderson days
made such an immediate impression.
Her name was Maude Adams.
His enterprises were now becoming
world wide; he was controlling thea
tiers in all the large cities and two
or three in London. His own person.
al experiences and study had done
much for him; in his travels to the
capitals of Europe, he had been
uepD'N ODStTNlHH anu NHEOuSH lliS
contact with eminent people in the
higher professions he had imbibed a
great deal of the general knowledge
which he always thirsted for.
The story Of Billy, as have writ
ten It here, is as | told It one night
at the Lotus Club, to a number of
| actors and writer's. When | reached
the incident concerning Maude Ad-
ans, Maurice Barrymore stretched
out his legs and with a Dick Swiv-
eler relaxation, as he drained his
glass; musingly, said "But say, old
chap, who in hell was Billy"
BILLY? Well, Billy was the name
chose in telling the story so as to
keep you guessing to the very end
His real name was Charley as
knew him. He was Charles Froh
man"
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ISOLATION lasted until the fall; then
we returned to the New York office
as If nothing had happened.
One day, Billy came to my desk
and said, would you like to go to
Haverleys Minstrels tonight?" There
upon he produced a big bunch of tick
cts for the Fourteenth Street Theater
and offered me as many as | would
like to use.
Flows this?" | asked.
I'm going into the minstrel bust
ness. My brother Dams the mana
ger, and wants me to trim the house
for him at the opening tonight"
"I'm distinctly flattered, Billy, but
think you are making a serious mis-
take. You've done well with Good
sell, and you have a bigger chance
ahead than you will have in the the
atrical business.
But the boy only smiled, and look.
ed as though he had determined ex-
actly what to do. That night saw
him at the show flying through the
aisles and go back on the stage.
The next day he came to bid some
of the men goodby. remember them
as IL 'twere observation-disclosures,
Bunce, "Perk," Wurtele and Grow
All me, where be their merry jests
now Bunce was the closest In his
| nil 30 nc NNa
to call him 'little Bunce," for he was
small, blue eyed and blond. Years
after he became treasurer for the
Lyceum Theater, beloved by all as
sociates until ne died. "Perk' stood
for w. T.. Perkins, who boosted that
} James Lewis. the great comedian
then at the height of his popularity
at Days, was his uncle. remem
Der that was rather In awe OF Per
kins on that account. He used tC
tell us wonderful stories about the
stage life, evidently CLEANED from
uncle Jim" Then there was Wur
, tele. He stood for good deal II
] the Graphic office. He had charge
5 Of the cash, and was very unsus
| picious and generous gentleman. An!
body who was at all reputable on thu
- whole staff of the paper could get vi
10 u cashed at Wurtele's desk anC
] all he did was to smile and say, "Dt
d ever get this back?"
2 One day the polished and profcs
S sor like Samuel Elliott, one of the di
S rectors and auditor Of the company
h exclaimed very loudly, "You younl
/. gentlemen appear to think that tn,
C Graphic is a great golden goose Il
s be plucked!"
o mention all these circumstance
l. because these men all had goo
5. deal to do in fashionlng Billy's futur
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bert, garment. Still in all that sea
of heads that bobbed below me
only CHANGED upon one I recognized.
1t was the round, pudgy face Of Billy
mere boy, who was close to the
steps, his eyes upturned to mine in
envious usefulness.
The day before | embarked on my
joyful mission to Philadelphia q was
one of the most envied of people
among my newspaper brethren), &c.
M" said to me: 81 want you to take
Billy along with you-to follow you
up. Every time you describe an ex-
hibit, Billy will see the people and in
duce them to buy five or ten thous'
and copies of the paper containing
your article as the case may be.
Sabe? / want you to look out after
him; he's younger than you
"But who's Billy" I asked.
"Why don't you know Billy? Why,
he's the boy who sells the papers at
the front counter and collects the re-
turns-he's nearly as smart as chain
lightning. That's the reason I'm
sending him along with you-dont
you see? You ought to make good
team. You'll write and he'll work
Then he called out, "Billy!"
Billy came to the back part OF
the office, and We were formally in
troduced. After a few words of ex
planatory advice to both of us, Good
sell said: "Now get out OF here to
morrow-and get busy. Go to Wur
tele, the cashier, and get the rocks
you'll need"
Billy was fat and small; he hat
bright, smart eyes, and impressed mt
as an indefatigable youngster. o
course, the better he did in the worl
ahead OF us, the better would | stant
with Goodsell. Strange my youthful
fear of that man! He was overwhel
mingly important to me as the con
troller Of a great metropolitan news
paper; and now as realize It all, h
was the most appreciative friend
ever had. remember he Away
. mad a revolver on his desk in full
} view.
, "He'd use It too, II he got a chance,
? said Billy.
We both hustled at the Fair.
l may say that the boy worked so har
' that I had a difficult time keepin
D my subjects ahead of him. He wa
}. extremely modest, and seemed Away
!. TO hold me in a little awe--so muc
y so, indeed, that We seldom met on
d side. He WIS wonderfully energetI
d and absolutely dependable; but HI
development later on in life, in tn
= line he chose, never would have col
|. sidered. 1t was surprising Our a
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-12-07
'tBiAy''
The Surprisingly Story Of Lad Who
Became the Most Powerful The
atricaI Manager In the World
BY DeshLer WEIGH

On the opening day Of the Phila-
delphia Centennial Exposition in
1876, l stood on the dais of the great
Corliss engine in Machinery Hall,
within a few inches of General Grant
and the Emperor Dom Pedro of Bra
iii. The contrasting appearance OF
tine two men l shall never forget.
Sturdy and stern was one, and the
other tall and magnificent, with white
hair and handsomely trimmed beard.
There were many other eminent per-
sons on that platform, and they be-
held tremendous concourse OF peo'
pie struggling to get a nearer view
of the chief actors of the day, and
be in at the moment when the Presi-
dent OF the United States was to
start the towering engine, and so Of
ficially open Americas first Worlds
Fair.
It was a big thing then, and amaz-
ed everybody more than such shows
do now. It seems but little while
ago. yet that was the first time we
ever saw Vienna bread and OMEN
back, French walters in long aprons
blazing rhodendrons and real nude
art Graham Bell astounded me
by letting me talk into box that
was to take the place OF speaking
tubes and would reach further. He
said It was a telephone and oherec
me stock in It at a price within my
modest means that had ! accepted
would have made me a millionaire
today. I was in my late teens then
precociously observing and tnat u
repressible dynamic and implacapi'
Charles M. Goodsell, publisher or I'M
New York Daily Graphic had appoint
ed me as a special hourly correspond
ent at the Fair, and I was to be o.
the job, from early morn till dew
eve, and then longer. You are I
bring me business" said he; write
ups, as we'll as anecdotal description
All the fancy stun will be done b
Olive Logan and George Alfre
Townsend" So 1. was that stoo
there that day and in order to max
good copy for my future reminiscel
ces leaned down and touched IN
hem of Grants long tailed Prince A
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PREPAREDNESS

A little dispatch says the presi !
dents first message to congress will
be devoted to urging the beginning
of that preparedness which this re-
public needs against possible attack
from outside foes.
That will be entirely legitimate
The experience of the past sixteen
months has established that the fore
most nations do not regard their most
sacred covenants when they are seek
ing added lands and power.
1t has made clear, too, the truth
of the words of Alexander Hamilton,
which were to the effect that a neu-
trail nation has no standing unless
prepared to enforce its neutrality.
Both Great Britain and Germany
have done things in the present war
| which neither would have thought OF
doing had the United States possess
| ed the means to enforce its neutral
ity.
| We have not only our own country
to look out for, but we are under
solemn obligations TO maintain the
Monroe doctrine in its entirety.
Whatever the cost may be, 1t should
be remembered that it is but insur.
ance money and however great the
sum it can be as nothing compared
/ with what six months war would
be.
or course, there should be a defn'
ed plan broad enough to cover all the
forms and methods of war-coast de
lenses. ships, inland depots, factor
les for making war material, SUB
marines, air ships, proper armament
for every branch of service and be
hind all the fitting of men for the du
ties they would be called upon to III
In the event of real war.
Indeed. It should go beyond all o
that. Chemistry, mechanics, inVen
! ton and experiments with explosive
and the searching for the yet un
known powers of electricity, snoul'
all be included in the search 10
more destructive agents winch are
I eventually, to make war posslbl
) through their very destructiyeness'
l The present war has taught tina
r only force is respected when all tn
fierce passion of men and nations ar
: aroused.
e It was said in ancient days tna
: 1.-THE tap of Caesars finger would aw
r a senate"
= That was simply because thos
. senators knew that old julius coul
n fight and was able to put up hr'
a class fight when he essayed TO.
s And that knowledge has been
controlling one through all the age
d Men and nations respect other me
and nations according to their abb
e ity to defend themselves against en-
II mics.
s When the present war ceases, tho'
b.. engaged in 1t now will be in sa
l. age humor and they will all look
e rich but undefended nation VIII
l. coyetous eyes