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The Washington times., 1915-10-21

THE gray days are here. the most
melancholy OF the year Misty.
moisty mornings. and fristy
frosty nights now drive you
within. The heydey OF the happy out
of-doors. the lure OF the open air and
the call of the green grass has in a
measure lapsed for a few months.
The time has arrived, when sneezes
and wheezes. typhoid and para-typhoid.
smallpox and pneumonia begin to assail
the human kind.
with the advent Of cold weather. such
summer maladies ds the popularity called
cholera infantum, dysenteries, food
poisonings, 'ptomaine' and "autotoxic'
complaints give way to nose, throat and
bronchial distenpers.
The fare-up Of autumnal typhoid is
easily explained. Nowadays, those who
were negligent enough to omit three
time injection u anti-typhoid vaccine
may have returned from their summer
vacations with nest OF slowly growing
bacilli hidden away somewhere.
II you had bathed in fetid water or
had drunk of some clear. sparkling
musical spring. which tempted you bv
its purity-to the eye-though II was
filled with invisible typhoid germs, you
may have walked up some weeks later tC
two or three months OF fever.
The "Huddling" Menace.
why does smallpox suddenly re.
appear at some places In the winter?
why do smallpox epidemics decline ir
intensity as hot weather approsches?"
The solution OF what seems to be su.
perfciaily a mystery rests upon two
facts. First. many good people de.
ceived by the partial Information oi
some who are shut out from full knowl
edge. fail to nave themselves re-vaccin
ated every six or seven years.
Second, In the cool days. many per
sons are huddled together in hot. stuffy
window-tight rooms. who would not b,
| In such close contact were they in n,
great outdoors. Briefly, the contagior
| of smallpox, and many other epidemic
, infections. is always hot upon it's human
prey when mortal men are. closel,
| housed up and virtually shoulder Il
| shoulder. as they are In the winter.
| Colds" begin t. obtain euay vic
Tins in the fall. Then people leave
the parks. front stoops. and open
The Washington times., 1915-10-21
Miss Elizabeth johnson, of
Neighborhood House, Has
Sympathetic A II d lien c e
During Narration of Deeds
of Red-Haired Heroes and
Blonde HeroineS.

, you want another storyF"
- inquired Teacher.
please tell one that
starts Once upon a time
pleaded small voice.
"Aw. no, we want a John story"
chimcd in another.
I'VE had a John story last time.
Let's have a once upon n time"
Teacher stood more firmly and
waited for the murmur to quiet q
bit, for the respective admirers OF
John" and "Once-upon-a-time" re-
fused to become reconciled.
At length there seemed some
chance of being heard.
"Once upon n time" she began ten.
tatively "there was a little boy
Tea cher, that's.not n John story.
you told that story before. insisted
another.
"Oh, no. this Is another little boy.
Now do you want story or do you
not?'
Tho fifty or more listeners set
tied themselves anew. assumed con-
sciously attentive attitudes and reg
istered polite enthusiasm.
"One upon time there was n lit
tie boy" began Teacher hopefully
Tor the second tlIlt, anu Ie "nh'''
a princess for a sister and a queen
for a mother"
Open To Conviction.
So far. so good. The audienc" was
open to conviction on the subject.
In fact, some OF them heartily
agreed with the little boy.
The princess had the lovcliest
golden curls you could imagine.
Teacher continued
The feminine portion OF the audi
enc" vas distinctly impressed.
"One day. when the little boy was
tending his flOCk of sheep and lambs,
he saw what nc thought was great
shadow approaching. Then he heard
n mighty voice calling to him. and,
looking up. saw giant 30 tall that
he quite overtopped the trees
That completely won the masculine
section. and the story proceeded
The Washington times., 1915-10-21
THE TINES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG
|Official Story Teller Thrills Children
|And Nurtures Desire for Good Books
Story-Tellers Note!

Little boys like red-haired
heroes, giants, and plenty of
. fights.
Little girls prefer blonde hero
ines with curly hair and vel
vet dresses and jewels.
They all like fairy stories bet
ter than any other kind, and
this applies to children from
three to thirteen.
When they once hear tn,
stories they want to read the
books they came from, and
the library increases in popu-
larity.-Miss Elizabeth John
son, expert story teller for
Neighborhood House.
The Washington times., 1915-10-21
Paid For the Blind.

A tradcsman in a certain town put
n box outside his shop one day, labeled.
For the blind" a few weeks after the
box disappeared.
Hello. What's happened to the box
for the 'hlind?'" he was asked
"Oh. | got enough money" he re-
piled. "And." pointing upward to the
new canvas blind that sheltered his
shop window. there's the blind. Not
bad. Is it?'-London Answers.
The Washington times., 1915-10-21

without interruption save for the
comments OF two-year-old. who
thought he wanted mother. and
brief set-to In which a chair figured
largely and noissly.
Tho little hoy was allow cd to bring
succor to the giant. who had step
ped on several thorns: to journey on
the giants shoulder TO the country
where he lived: to acquire larg"
sums OF gold from a magic loaf OF
bread: to secure prestige at court by
virtue OF his boundlcss wealth. ana
finally to win the little princess. not
for sister. but for a wife. with tho
queen in the necessary role OF moth
The Washington times., 1915-10-21
Postponing the Inevitable.

There should be comfort for the
New Jersey suffragists in the fact
that, though they were defeated.
they were not defeated by anything
like the Overwhelming vote their op-
ponents had expected. Against the
ateam-roller tactics OF the political
machines they made a highly cred
table showing of strength. That
strength, II the experience of other
states counts for anything. Will
grow under the sting OF defeat. New
Jersey this year was not ready to
abolish sex privilege in governments
suffragists ought to be sufficient
testimony. even for the most obtus".
that the demand for such abolish
ment cannot be silenced-
Much stress has been laid on the
theory that the results In New J"r-
sey would be an index OF the fate
Of the suffrage campaign in THIS
State. That Is by no means neccs-
sarilS true. The women across tn"
river had several difficulties to con-
tend with from which happily. their
sisters here are free. The New York
State campaign Is excellently organ
iZed The various groups or associa-
tons are working in thorough har-
mony. While the opposition of tn"
political machines may not he less
bitter, II is hardly to he expected
that 1t viii he carried to such an 'N'
tent, and manifested so openly. aS
was the case in the special election
Yesterday organized labor strange
" enough. largely opposed to woman
suffrage in New Jersey at the bchest
"f come uf its leaders, appears to u"
pretty completely for votes Tor
women here.
The defeat in New Jersey Is dis
couraGing for the sutfragists. nut IL
Is by no means fatal. II Will spur
the campaiEners here and IN INC
other campaign States to redoubl"d
efforts. 1t ought to inspire in the
voters thoughts of the lamentapl"
waste Of time and money caused ny
prolongation of fight against the
inevitable. New York Tribune.
Tom Reeds Suffrage Argument.
A remarkable report was written
In 1884 by Thomas b. Reed as
member Sf the judiciary Committee
OF the House of Representatives At
that time no State had granted suf-
frage to women, although tn" right
had been conceded in the Territory
OF Wyoming. The cause that has
since made such remarkable prog
ress was then almost exclusively
supported by persons ridiCuled as
long haired men and short-halred
women. Suffragist women we're IN,
sultingly referred to as "Sunerin
The Washington times., 1915-10-21

MOTHER-Pleasc tell q mother Of
eleven. with an income of only SIS a
week, how to get safe milk for her
twenty baby.
Avoid all condensed milk and artificial
foods. Boil every drop OF milk. water
and every particle OF food which enters
tho child's stomach. Milk in summer
should be boiled when received and be-
fore using. Boil all bottles. nipples and
milk dishes. Shun ice cream from un-
boiled milk. cream and water. And
remember. do not blame sickness on
teethng or second summers.
L. c. FL have a heavy growth of
The Washington times., 1915-10-21

Only such letters as present SONS
pro blcn. Of general personoI interest can
be dns,cercd IN this CoIuun. Legal dd-
vice cannot be Diren. Miss Laurie Uill
be glad TO dnsTer specific personal in
quirIes y a stamped. addressed envelope
Is Enclosed
The Washington times., 1915-10-21
ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

stars she escaped marrying such a
variable person.
AS for the second girl-wel. I
should rather hate to he her third
choice. after she has neatly disposed
of two others by ways as yet un-
known. However, II you are also
experienced in matrimonial matters,
you may be safe.
The Washington times., 1915-10-21

Dear Miss Laurie: I am girl
sixteen years OF age and am IN
love with man of twenty-five.
We have been going together for
two years, and he has not men
toned love to me as yet. Do you
think that should drop him?
BERTHA V. r.
you are very silly to expect
" the man to make love to
you. Just consider that he
is nine years older than you
and you only sixteen. You are
probably regarded by him as very
young lady--since you still have a
few more teens ahead of you.
II you care for the mans person
ality and think you would like his
company even though he does not
mention love 20 you. 1t would be
extremely childish of you to drop"
him
The Washington times., 1915-10-21

W Er-would YOU advise using either
tho white or yolk of egg to promote the
growth of hair on the scalp?
The use of eggs In anv form In the
hair. as shampoo or otherwise. Is
neither helpful nor healthful.
The Washington times., 1915-10-21
Courtesy To Children
Their Right; PoliteneSS
To Interiors Necessary
To Feel Superior, to Try to Humate Others Is Always
' Mark of Inferiority and ignorance and
Lack of Self-Respect
BY WINIFRED BLACK.


woman
as
The Washington times., 1915-10-21

+. O.-My baby has worms She is
also teething. She cries out at night
and erits her teeth and squirms during
the day.
You are more than likely In error.
Worms" and "tecthing" are scapc-
goats of home doctors" and ready
made gucsses as to human ailments.
Worms are very rare causes of anything
and when present arc usually harmless
and unfclt. Similarly "teethirg" Is gen
orally wrongly blamed for children &
mnladies. The teeth Of children. az a
rule. grow just as the fnsernails do.
that Is. without pain or knowledge Of
the child. Moreover. they are always
coming from tire sixth month to the
second year. II Is, therefore. worse
than idiotic to call "teething" the
cause of anything and thus delay the
doctors finding Of the real cause. Germs
in the tonsils, faulty adenoids, infian,,
nations. wrong food. loss of sleep and
many other 1aladies which home
Ruesses cannot And. but through e%'
animation the doctor must.
Mrs. Al am a heavy-set woman oi
twenty-eight years. ! have been IN
able to move my arms freely for tn
past fcw years. while my hands can
not he closed tightly, neither can the,
be opened to full extent 1t is not az
easy matter for me to get up on my
feet either. What will you prescribe
Is this rheumatism or paralysis?
1t Is neither II II due to some in
fection or chemical change In the move
ments and Joints. Swedish movement!
and electricity are helpful. and no
W E.-Woud YOU advise using eithe
The Washington times., 1915-10-21

l.. c. FL have heavy growth o
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
Play TODAY WILL
Decide Tennis match

Miss Mollie d. Thayer. Philadelphia
Cricket Club, following up her victory
over Miss Agnes Kennedy the Merton
Club champion, on Monday, yesterday
PIT out the latter's sister Emily. in
the second round of the women's Phil
adelphia district lawn tennis cham
pionship tournament in progress on
the turf courts at the Germantown
Cricket Club, Mannheim. The scores
were 6-3. 3-6, 6-2.
Along with Miss Thayer, Miss e. G.
Ostheimer, Huntingdon Valley; Mrs
j. S. Taylor, Wilmington, holder or
the women's championship of Della
ware and Maryland Miss Sarah
Myers. Merton, Philadelphia junior
champion and Mrs. Francis Kerbaugh.
Cynwyd, entered the round before the
semi-final in singles where they join
ed Miss Alice Cunningham, Longwood,
Boston; Miss Sarah Nelson, German
town. and Mrs. Gilbert Harvey, Phil
adelphia County Club. Miss Cunning
ham and Mrs. Taylor are due to meet
today. anC the result of this match
will 80 & long way toward deciding
the winner of the tournament and the
challenger of the tournament and the
Philadelphia Cricket Club, for the
title.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23

Colonel Charles Holiday Ebbets has
just conceded the National League pen
nant to the Phillies. The colonel al
ways was little slow.
The Yanks recently took four straigat
games from the Red Sox. Yesterday the
St Louis Browns took two from The
Nanks. Consistency, thy name Is not
baseball
approximately thousand fans have
seen the last three games in New York.
And. yet they call Gotham "a big league
town.
The Giants are thinking OF wintering
in Chicago. The reason-they've found
team they can lick-the Cubs.
For the first time in Cornelius McGil-
licuddy's history his team has dropped
100 games. And it's quite probable
they'll drop enough more to beat CleVe-
lands record Of l02 psses.
The Pirates got two hits oil Larry
NhcneN, while the Dodgers were gclnng
thirteen of a rookie named Hill Yet
the Pirates won, , to !.
The s P. c. A. should he informed Of
what those Red SoX are doing to Lee
Fohl's poor Fohlies. A twin killing was
registered yesterday.
Is it necessary to remark that the
White SoN were again defeated?
Bankston, a NIackian recruit; Walter
Pipp. of the Nanks. and Doctor Lavan,
Of the Browns. were the fourply swat
ters of yesterday.
The battery for the third game might
be Alexander and Killifer. and again it
might ne Alexander and Burns.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
Use Braves GROUNDS
FOR WORLDS Series

BOSTON. Sept. "a Braves Field,
the largest baseball ground in the
country will stage one end of the
worlds series games next month un-
less the Red Sox are displaced from
leadership in the American League.
President Joseph J. Lannin, of the
Boston Club, has announced that he
had accepted the offer of President
Gaffney. of the Boston Nationals, eX-
tending the use of Braves Field for
all of the home games of the Red Sox
in the series. Last year the Braves
occupied Fenway Park in the games
which won them a worlds champion
ship. the payment covering only the
actual expenses. and IL is understood
that a similar financial arrangement
will govern the use of Braves Field
by the Red Sox.
For the big series the field probably
will be equipped to seat more than
300 persons Such an attendance
would break all records of the game in
this country. The present stands hold
42,500 seats anu il is possible to erect
a temporary stand in right centre field
seating about 10000 more.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
king FOOTBALL ON
The throne This week

King Football will take the throne
IN Wilmington Saturday when the vii.
mington High School eleven will meet
Downingtown High at Front and
Union streets.
The local eleven is In fine condition
for the fray They have been out
for practice for more than two weeks
and now with real football weather
win be just about right when the
whistle blows for the kick-off on Sat
urday.
The squad yesterday was put
through the stiffest practice of the
season when the dummy was brought
out and the candidates went after IL
Every man was given a number ol
chances 20 bring the dummy from IN,
wire. Two picked teams also scrim
mayed. The second team was fairl'
rushed of their feet by the rushinl
of the first eleven. Walt Daley. thi
most promising man for the quarter
hack position, was unable to be a
practice. owing to an injury receive
Monday.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
M'AVOY thinks 1915
SQUAD LOOKS Good
enerinl Al NM ENENING LOURNAI

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEN ARK. Del. Sept 23.-Ihe Della
ware College football squad was put
through another course Of hard practice
yesterday afternoon by Coach McAvoy
in an effort 90 get the players in shape
for the opening game Of the season with
Pennsylvania Military College. at Ches.
ter. on Saturday of next week Coach
Mc..voy is satisfied with the work of
his squad to date and expects TO be able
10 pick good team from the material
at hand His greatest difficulty is in
getting a backied man 10 take the
place of Crawford. who last year proved
3ne of the best men the old gold and
blue has ever had. Chester Smith is
expected hy many who have followed his
work on the scrubs 10 prove just the
man for Crawford's position There arc
several others. however. after the Job,
and it promises hot fight until the
final selection is made
Evening journal., 1915-09-23

Colburn A. Dunn, the star catcher
Of the Keystone Field Club. who led
the team in batting and also set u
new record by hitting safely in every
one Of the twenty games he played in
is due to 90 higher Several teams
were after "Dunn.e" this year, but
he held to his word to finish the sea-
son with Keystone and did not miss
one game. Although Keystone will
be handicapped without "Dunnie." ."
all the boys wish him sue
cess wherever he goes next year.
"Dunnie' has been playing with Edge
Moor of the Church League in the
last few games He is 19 years old
and weighs 140 pounds.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
ON HOME Stretch
FOR TWO PENNANTS
Boston and Phillies Go
Ahead With SmaShings
Toward the Top
0UAKERS HAVE BIG
JOB ON HAND TODAY
BY GEORGE n. HOLMES
United Press STAFF Correspondent.

United Press staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK. Sept 2S-None Of that
"watchful waiting" stuff for Bill Car
rigan. Instead Of sitting back and
waiting for the Tigers TO eliminate
themselves in the American League
pennant hunt by the mathematical
impossibility" route, Boss Bill goes
out and grabs a pair of games a day
so as TO hurry the eventful date
when cold figures declare it impos-
sible for him to lose the flag. To wit:
Boston's twin win over Cleveland's
Indians yesterday.
The Red Sox mentor is taking no
chances. either. OF the banner slip
ping away from him at this eleventh
hour. He worked Dutch" Leonard
and George Foster, two OF his premier
hurlers, yesterday despite cold wealth
er and the popularity believed theory
that anybody with a glove could lick
Cleveland The Carrigan plan ap-
parently is BE sure you've won,
then go ahead"
Today in Chicago. the home of
wrecked pennant hopes. Pat Moran's
Promenadin' Phils are billed to fight
twice with the Collapsed Cubs. II has
become a baseball axiom that the
Cubs always are dangerous whether
they be in first or last place and it's
a safe bet the Irish wizard is going 10
take no chances OF having the Chi
cago clan blackjack him with the
perfume Of a worlds series financial
feast already in his nostrils
From now on, it's everybody against
the winners-the Phils and Red Sox.
And both Moran and Carrigan. are
too foxy. both have seen too many
ball games won and lost in the ninth
after two were down. to take any
chances Of losing at this late stage.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
MADELEY VS.. PENNSY.

Manager Hackett's Madeley team
of the Church League will meet with
the Pennsylvania Railroad office
building team at the Thirty-sixth and
Spruce street grounds Saturday after
noon. The Bridgers are trying to
keep in condition for their game with
Edge Moor for the league pennant.
It is likely that the latter game.
will be played on the same grounds
Saturday a week.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
BROwNsON FOOTBALL PRACTICE.

The Brownson football team will
practice on the club house lawn this
evening at 7.3O o'clock Manager
Hance urges the following men tore
port on time: Schaible, Harrington.
Ferguson. Campbell, Allen. Saville.
Hubbard. Plystak. Reeder John Con-
nor Krejci. Gebhart, Lutz, Healey,
James Connor, Quill, Dineen. Lough-
cry. Dolan. Begley and Mitchell.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
D|RECTUM | SETS UP
NEW worlds RECORD
Goes Three Miles Over AL
lentown Track in Average
Time of 2.05 10
CUTS TINE OFF
THE TRACK RECORD

ALLENTOWN. Pa, Sept. 23.-It re-
1uired three well-contcsted heats for Di'
rectum TO defeat Peter Stevens in
their 5000 match race here yesterday,
establishing a worlds record for a three
heat race over half-mile track, with
an average Of 2,05 l-6, and reducing the
local track race record of 2.O4 -, made
four years ago by George Gano.
Peter Stevens has established track
records at Lebanon and kutztowH fairs,
and created three heat worlds race
record at the latter place. These per-
formances led many persons to believe
he would beat Directum ! over half
mile course. as the latter horse has been
raced exclusively over mile tracks this
gear.
Peter Stevens led to the third quar-
ter.pole in the opening heat. Murphy,
using him as a windshield, pulled Diroc-
tum J ont and was in front at the head
Of the stretch, winning in POS l-2. The
second heat reversed things. stevens
holding back Of Directum ] until well
into the stretch. and in splendid finish
passed him near the wire, winning by a
head in 204 Hat, new track race record.
The third heat found Drectum | trailing
until near the finish when Murphy in a
splendid drive went to the front, win
ming the race in 2.06 fat, reducing the
worlds record made by Peter Stevens
last month at Kutztown.
The summary:
Direclum l. ch h., by Directum
Kelly, NJ Z. Sturgis, n. Y.
fAiurphvl ..4...........l . l
Petcr Stevens, b. h.. by Peter
the Great. William Eckert,
Reading (Snodekerl ..... , ,
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
MORE ROUTES CONSOLIDATED.

Following the plan TO consolidate
the rural free delivery mail routes.
the postal authorities on September
! eo=-hined the routes extending from
Milford. This is the first important
si-.s-.- - a. 49,. 4s =
the country. Two routes were con-
verted into one. which is known as
the fifty mile route.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
RUNS FOR THE WEEK

Runs scored by all teams OF three
leagues from Thursday, September
l6. TO Wednesday, September % in
elusive. Only runs that figure in or
fetal averages are included Scores
Of incompleted games are not count
ed. but the scores OF tie games Of five
innings or more are included in the
table.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
TODAY'S BASEBALL CHANCES

National League.
Boston at Pittsburgh. cloudy.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati. clear.
Philadelphia at Chicago, two
games, clear
New York at st. Louis. clear.
American League.
st. Louis at New York two games,
clear.
Cleveland at Boston, two games,
clear.
Detroit at Philadelphia, clear.
Chicago at Washington, clear.
Federal League.
Newark at Chicago. two games,
clear.
Baltimore at st. Louis. clear.
Brooklyn at Kansas City, cloudy.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, clear.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23

Billikin Chimes. bay gelding driven by
Powell Peacock. took part in the 2.la
pace at the Carlisle, Pa, Fair yesterday.
The race was the best Of the day. hut
the Delaware horse was not in the
money.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
BETHANY no PLAY PORT PENN.

Bethany. Of the Church League, will
go to Port Penn on Saturday to play
the team Of that place. A fast game
is looked for Last Saturday Bethany
won from Port Penn by the score Of
3 to /.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
National Leagne.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
NATIONAL Lenrne.

Phillies at Chicago q gamesl
Brooklyn at Cincinanti.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
New York at St Louis.
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
Sport Editor. EVENING JOURNAL.

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL
In a little argument in an ice cream
parlor. A said that Mathewson came
from Cincinnati when Freedman bought
the Giants. in trade for Amos Rusie. B
claims that Rusic stopped playing IN
1900. ID.
A Is right. Matty went to New York
in 1000 from Norfolk He didn't show
much and was permitted to drift back
In the meantime CINCINNATI acquired
title 10 him. and New York decided il
Evening journal., 1915-09-23
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
American League.

Detroit at Philadelphia.
St. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.