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The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Mike Martin Visits
Next Years Camp

CHARLOTTESVILLE Dec. l6-Sc,-
ting all doubts about the training
camp of the Nationals the spring oil
1915. Mike Martin hove into Charlottes-
Vile and straiPhtway began a search
for quarters for his Grifites. He
stated that if good quarters could be
secured this town would see the Ma
tionals in the spring. a. it has for sew
eral years in the past. Many good 10.
cations are in view. and there is little
doubt that fitting arrangements will be
rnade
The Washington times., 1915-12-16

7 he Chinese
game of Yang
Tang is played
backward. The
game starts im-
mediately after
the cessation of
play. The game
is over when the
referee blows the
starting whistle.
The players are
allowed to bawl
the uup because
he knows they
mean e X a c t ly
the opposite. If
a third strike
clears the fence,
t h e player is
awarded a home
run. In order to
understand this
p,athod af r,laV-
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Agreement Here.

Attorney for the defense-Iou are a
blackSuard and a bluft. sir.
Ntorney tor the prosecution-A And
you. sir. are shy steT and a rogue:
The EoWt~-CoTiH. come, gentlemen.
let us get down to the disputed points
OF the case, Exchange
The Washington times., 1915-12-16

The rule revisors are endeavorne to
make the game Of water polo trifle
less hazardous on the contestants. The
first step in the reform should be to
play the game on a dry field
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Answers To Queries.

EDITOR-Do the rules require
that each team have nine baseball
players on the field for each game? /?
Yours queerily,
The Washington times., 1915-12-16

The Yale coaches are playing fay
orites II they don't give tne tackling
dummy a letter also
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Called To the Colors.

Christmas comes but once a year,
We're ddsh-ddsh glad of that.
Our red bedk neper matches totth
A heliotrope crdrot.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16

DEAR EDITOR-Do you mind
printing the rules for the Chinese
game of Yang Tang? Yours sin
cerely, ORVILLE PAYNE.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
BY BUGS" BAER.

If the Feds put big league team
in New York next year, it is prob
able that the American League will
be forced to do the same.
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
Killeen leafs Bartelmes.

Killeen defeated Bartelmes in hard
fought game in the tournament being
held at the Grand Central Palace by a
score of 100 to -. Both players made
high runs Of a. killeen viii! play Swan
at Sis tonight
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
RUUNpY
"S q M e folks
will wish each
other the Merry
Double Xxmas."

The bushleasuers who are 20 anxious to
win a berth In the big league change their
minds after trying to undress in an upper
ore
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
The Weak Spot.

The Weak Spot.
Brunch Rickeys case is r.,y sad.
He's c0pD'd n uondrops baseball lad,
George SiSieJ is his auIus.
TINS George CnH prdnce in any piuce
OUtfieid, pitcher, or each case.
Each postsh looks the same.
In each nook he plays demon ball
He'd strengthen any niche at dH
Plays both W'th dome ard hands,
NED strengthen en- 1Heid aud bat
BW that dinf tchere Rrorch weeds
Strength at,
He needs II in the stands
The Washington times., 1915-12-16
MAJOR TYRED.

Not at all. The rules simply state
that each team must have nine men on
the field for each game. You made us
tired all right
The Washington times., 1915-12-16

ing the game backward, you should
first see the st. Looeys play the
Yanks. Then all would 'e clear. We
print herewith the entire set of
rules
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06

a bottle of champagne, swiped while
the Germans were in Rheims.
Here's your health, feliJws, the
German said. Drink hearty" And
back he ran.
"Hey!" the Frenchmen shouted
laughing. You've got the nerve Of a
burglarl You are giving US back our
own champagne!"
"Oh, that's all right" the German
replied Your cigars were made In
Germany! l recognize the stencil"
Later in the day the German was
killed and the news was shouted
across the road. He simply would
keep sticking his head above the
trench during business hours. But in
the night a wreath of wild flowers,
gathered by the Freshmen from
heavens knows where, and at no one
knows what risks, fell into the
trench where he was wont to have his
place.
All is not cutting and slashing and
shooting and gore; the spice of good
humor and the milk of human kind
ness often, in this fighting, lessen the
sting of hatred between the races
of which one hears so much.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
ARRANGING FOR FARMERS wEEl
Commercial Club Is Making List of
Available Rooms.


The Commercial Club is busy pre-
pairing for Farmers Week, which be-
gins next Monday. Three thousand
visitors are expected. The club is
compiling a register of rooms to take
care of the guests. These can be
accommodated only with the co-opera-
ton of the people of Columbia.
The club requests all those con-
Quoting rooming or boarding houses to
telephone the club rooms any after
noon after o'clock and tell how many
they can accommodate.
The prevailing price will be so cents
for rooms and rs cents for meals un-
less arrangements to the contrary are
made Blanks for registering rooms
will also be left at each of the banks
to be used in case the information
cannot be given at the club rooms.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
THE FIRST POSTAL PROFIT.

Postmaster General Burleson re-
ports to President Wilson in his an
nual report a profit of $3,569,545 for
this year. It is the first time since
the system was established by Ben
jamin Franklin that the Post-Office
Department has attained a self-sus-
tanning basis. The opportunity to
serve the public at low cost and yet
be self sustaining has been present
in the administration of the depart
ment probably for some time. 1t is
merely case of finding a sufficiently
capable business manager. Mr.. Burle-
son has evinced good intent and abil-
ity in many ways in the department,
in his appointments based upon ability
of his postmasters, in being willing to
try out such big things as the parcel
post, in watching over the postal
banks.
The latter two innovations in the
service are largely responsible for
the money made. But the credit for
making them a success as we'll as es-
tablishing them is due Mr.. Burleson.
His administration has been careful
and for the interests of the people. He
makes an official of whom the people
may be proud and of whom the pres
ident who appointed him may be
proud. Hats off to Postmaster Gener-
al Burlesoni
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
The Literary Trawler


Mn Bryan is typical, too, OF the
American in temperament and intel
lectual outlook. 1t is the tempera-
ment of youth, incident to a people In
the making and to light and stimu-
lating air. The wine is new in the
bottle. 1t lacks the mellowness Of the
vintage that has been
Cooled long age in the deep
delved earth"
It is exhilarating and expresses itself
itself in a sanguine and dazzling OPP
timism that goes to meet great ad-
venture with a challenging heart.
There is a certain crudity in Mr.. Bry-
ans mind. 1t seems the product not of
centuries of civilization, but of a
civilization that has just real
ised itself The obvious has still
the bloom of the dawn upon it, and that
which the sophisticated mind takes
for understood is subject to elaborate
exposition. His intellect Is bold rath-
er than subtle. masculine rather
than meticulous. His eye ranges
over great horizons and sees the
landscape in the large. His weapon
is not the rapier, but the hammer of
Thor. He is elemental and not
precious" If you talk to him Of
poetry you will find him Indifferent
to the heavy-laden incense of Keats,
but quickly responsive to the austere
note of Milton. For his mind is
charged with the spirit of New Eng
land Puritanism, and if ever mon
ument is erected to him it should be
on Plymouth Rock.
For had Mr.. Bryan not been poll
tician, he would have been the great
est revivalist of our time. His quail
tiles as a statesman have yet to be
proved. and may be very seriously
doubted. But his qualities as
preacher are indisputable. He is,
before all else. the gospeller of ma
tional Righteousness. Even in ap-
pearance, with his expanse of white
front" anG his black cravat, he
suggests the Methodist divine. His
appeal is always to the moral con-
science. The name of the Almighty
is as familiar on his lips as it was on
the lips of Gladstone. And it is the
highest tribute to his sincerity that
in employing it he never gives you
the sense of canting, The truth is
that he lives in an atmosphere out Of
which our politics have passed. No
one to-day in the House of Commons
ever touches the spiritual note. When
we say that oratory is dead we mean
that faith. which is the soul of oratory,
is dead. Oratory fell to earth when
Gladstone and Bright ceased to wing
it with spiritual passion, and to asso-
ciate the thunders of Sinai with the
ideals of politics.-A. G. Gardiner.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
The Open Column
Vacation-R. /. p.

Editor The Missourian: get
ting back is boresome stuff; no glamor
1t contains. to turn from cultivating
sleep to cultivating brains. The study
lights are burning now where festive
lanterns hung. The songs of work we
sing to day are not the songs we sung
wnen Ma and Dad and sister Ann aud
Willie, too. and Jack were gathered
round the festal board to pat Us on
the back. Vacations gone and with
1t, too, a pleasure all too fleet of lean
ing up to homemade stacks" and
clearing up complete.
Vacations gone; we're back at
work with books and books and
books. We drop tear, remembering
the homemade kind of cooks.
v
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
HIGH SCHOOL REGULARS WIN


Defeat All.class Team b Opening
Game, 45 to
The first game Of the Columbia Hlgn
School basketball team was played
yesterday evening with the all-class
team of the high school. The regular
team won by score Of IS to z. The
score at the end of the first half was
g to 3.
''The team made poor showing,
said Coach e. M. Todd. There Is
only one old man on the team. and 1t
is not easy to develop a good team
out of green men in two or three
days"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
SOLDIERS HAVE
OFFICE HOURS, TOO
Trenches Are Close and
Men Become Friendly
at Times.
By William Philip Simms

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY AT
THE FRONT, Nov. 20 (By Mail to New
York).-At places, here in the Ar
gonne, the French and German
trenches are so close together that in
the weeks the two armies have been
thus face to face, the soldiers are,
after fashion, personally acquainted
with each other.
Here, the fighting has become sys-
tematized and follows a routine. At
certain sections of the trenches the
French and Germans have an agree
ment that before certain hour in
the morning there is to be no killing;
in the opposing trenches the men are
to be allowed to wash up and make
gong taps, fguratively speaking, any
head showing above the level Of the
ground gets promptly taken off.
Rock battles often take place be-
tween the opposing sides. The men
grow tired of having nothing to, shoot
at for hours at time and in order to
amuse themselves they lombard each
other without the thrower. exposing
his person to the bullets of the enemy.
The old-fashioned hand grenades
have come back into style with this
close trench fighting, the Germans
using them frequently. They steal
up to the trenches in the night or
through the heavy fogs now of al
most daily occurrence in this region,
and let go into the midst Of a crowd
of men.
Almost Friendly at Times.
At times the enemies, however, be-
come almost friendly.
Say, over there!" German shout
ed from his trench. Have you guys
got anything to smoker
"Sure!" the chorus came back from
the French. Have you?"
Not a crumb!"
Too bad. You ought to write the
Kaiser"
Gimme the makin's."
Come and get EN-"
A giant of young fellow stuck
his head and shoulders above the
ground, placed his hands on the edge
of the trench and vaulted out on the
side towards the French. A month
old faxen beard stood out about a
very round face. Mud covered his
formerly grayish-bluish, greenish uni
form. A little round, visorless ia
tigue cap made him look like
young Santa Claus. STOPPING, he ran
swiftly across the highway which sep
arated the trenches at this point, and.
falling fiat on his stomach, peered
down into the enemy's trench.
Where's them cigars?" he demand
ed.
Here they are" Frenchman re-
piled. You deserve them. Six, and
they're worth louis apiece"
"Mercii" said the German as he
scurried back to his burrow.
"Say!" this same German shouted
between puffs, These cigars are
great. Real imported hempi"
Out of His Trench Again.
A rock the size of a mans fist was
the reply to this sally.
Hey, you Frenchers," the German
kept on, you're a pretty decent lot.
I'm going to give you a present too.
Will you shoot me if 1 come over
again?"
I'VE will that! After what you said
about the cigars"
Once more the numbering giant cap
tapulted out of his trench and ran low
over to the French, dropping on his
stomach as before. In his hand was
an object, a dark green one, with tin
foil around the neck and the words
"Gout American" ON a slip of paper
acrose the sloning shouldar II was
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
THE FARMERS ARE COMING.

If Columbia ever had an incentive
to dress up and smile and look pleas
ant, she has it now. Next week will
be Farmers Week at the University OF
Missouri and something like three
thousand guests are expected.
These visiting farmers will be the
pick of the agriculturists of the
state. They will be the men and wom-
en- who have the desire-and the
money-to broaden their horizons in
regard to matters agricultural. In
many cases this broadness extends
beyond the limits of their own calling.
They have the forward-looking idea
which leads them to give their sons
and daughters the best that is to be
had in the way of a secondary educa-
tion.
Moreover, these progressive farm
ers believe in the higher education
also; as the registrars list of the Uni
versity will show. A majority of the
students here report their fathers to
be either farmers or retired farmers.
The percentage is considerably more
than half
The University of Missouri occu-
pies big place in the life of Colum-
bia. Missouri's farmers, who,
through their sons and daughters, are
the University's best patrons, are
coming to visit Columbia. Therefore
it behooves Columbia and Columbians
to put on mantle of hospitality and
to be waiting at the portal with out
stretched hands.
Three thousand of Missouri's best
farmers are coming next week. They
are people well worth knowing.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
One Good Story
Sufferers From Insomnia.

Neighbor-"The baby suffers from
sleeplessness, does it?"
Mr.. Jeroloman (haggard and hol-
low eyed)-"I don't say it suffered. 1t
seems to enjoy it. I'm the one that
suffers" London Evening Standard.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
FARMERS HEAR d. H. DOANE
c. NJ. Long Retained as Farm Adviser
of Johnson County.

Prof. d. H. Doane of the faculty of
the College of Agriculture of the Uni
versity spoke to the farmers of John
son County Monday afternoon in the
Commercial Club rooms at Warrens-
burg. About 100 men attended the
meeting.
Money was raised to continue the
Johnson County farm bureau another
year. c. M. Long, who was graduated
from the College of Agriculture of the
University in 1905 and received his
Masters degree in 1906, was retained
as county farm adviser.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06

Redpsth- h-Horner Try-Outs Here Soon.
Miss Joe Proctor. of the Redpath-
Horner Chautauqua Bureau of Kan
sas City, will be in Columbia soon to
examine applicants for work with the
chautauqua next summer
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
A TIGER MAY COACH. CARLISLE
"Tubby" Graves, Former Missouri
Star, Is Being Considered.

DIV. c'Tubby") Graves, who starred
on the Tiger football team in 1906
'07 and 'OS, may land the position OF
coach of the Carlisle Indians. Car
Isle University is looking for a man
since the resignation of Glenn War
ner, who will coach the University of
Pittsburg team next year. Graves is
among those being considered. For
the last three years he has been
coaching the Alabama University
eleven. He is a brother of Toby"
Graves, who kicked the field goal that
beat Kansas in 1914.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
Cadet Band to Play for Pn

Cadet Band 70 Piay for RnPr
The University Cadet Band Il r
nish the music for the eveninx +
ings during Farmers Week. ~
sic used I'm the Kansas City e
by the band last fall will maks !,
programs. s.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06

Foard Addresses "Ag" Prafer1 s
Gamma Sigma Delta, an houc1
agricultural fraternity, met Mn1
w. e. Foard, Of the farm mana
department, told of a trip In
Southeast Missouri which he q,
during the holidays.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
Brings Immigration to Minnesota.

Brings Immigration to Minnesota.
By United Press.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 6.-That $50 fam
lilies have moved to northern Mime
sofa during the last two months,
which months are admittedly poor for
immigration, was the statement of
Fred d. Sherman. covering a period
ending today. There were 1,000.0 900
acres of undeveloped land In Mime
sofa last fall. Much of this is tam
arac swamp, which is being drained
through state aid.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06
PRAISES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Educational Writer Comes to Investi
gate Methods Here.


gate Methods Here.
]. Preston Search, a lecturer and
educational writer of Carmel, CAL, is
visiting the University Elementary
School and ]. L. Merriam, professor Of
school supervision at the University.
today.
Mr.. Search first gained prominence
as superintendent of the public schools
of Pueblo, Colo, several years ago.
when he insisted upon the value of
looking after the individual needs of
the child. His ideas have been en-
bodied in book, "An Ideal School"
MY ideals are much more than
realized" he said of the elementary
school, which he came here to see.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-01-06

New Periodical for Library.
School and Society" a new scien-
tific monthly, has been added to the
list of periodicals at the University IL
brary.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-22

definite. But he saw them put the dia-
monds back into the water bottle
Then they drew out Of the range Of his
vision. What now? he wondered.
Bruce opened up plank in the floor
and hid the bag. Then he and Gyp left
the kitchen. Hunt came down from
the porch, waited until Bruce and Gyp
left the house, then crawled In ut the
window. He saw the loose plank and
straightway Investigated. He chuckled.
Here were the goods, all right He was
surely lucky man. and Bruce was be-
coming a careless one. A fine days
work; Zudora freed and the struggled
diamonds under his vest. AS he came
out of the house lie espied Baird hot
footing 1t up the path.
Hello! Where did you come fromT'
cried Hunt.
Got lost. Saw Bruce and his man
leaving and concluded that they had
done for you" answered Baird, rather
breathlessly.
Not so you'd notice it. Jim. I've
got the diamonds"
"By George, that's great work! Sup
pose we hike after Mr.. Bruce and nail
him while the nailing's good"
my idea"
They ran down the path to the road
but the quarry had disappeared. They
hunted thoroughly, but for long time
failed to make any Roadway.
They'll be around the boat landing
Hustler
Near the dock where they, had land
ed was an old steamer. They arrived
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-22

Storm readily discovered her identity.
What did the woman want?
She wanted advice about some pa.
pers. When she brought them out OF
her hand bag Storm felt furry of ex.
element. But they We're only some In
surance papers regarding madame's
property. Storm managed TO read them
over carefully. He returned them with
the remark that they were perfectly
in good order. He named nominal
fee for his investigation. 1t was paid
and Nine Du Val left the Office.
well, hang me, If that isn't funny
game What the dickens can she want2
Or was she just getting the lay Of the
Office for some future workY
As he could not solve the enigma, he
went back 10 his own work. Zudora
would be along presently.
On going out of the office madame had
set the latch so that 1t would close but
not lock the door When she saw
Zudora coming in at the entrance of
the building she hid herself and fol.
lowed the girl back upstairs The typlst
was leaving.
Zudora ran into the office, threw her
arms around Johns neck and Rugged
him.
"And to think this morning was a
prisoner, wanting to die and be free OF
1t all. oh, I've gone through so much
that ] never want to hear the word
adventure again."
"And don't blame you"
Mime. Du Val stole In noiselessly and
tiptoed behind the screen.
"Do you believe that Nine. Du Va
was really made prisoner tooT"
Temporarily, yes. But II all looks O
bit fishy 10 me. Here's the postman
Let's see what he brings" He opened
up the letters one by one, why, heres
letter from that man Marcus Villiers
who is managing your mines in Mon
| tana."
"Rend IT,"
81 failed In my last effort to deliyeI
TO you some valuable papers concern
ing your late fathers estate. am nov
sending them by express and trust the,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-04-22

botlng the direction of their flight. But
In his eageruess he did hot notice that
only two men came into focus. The
minute the boat made landing he
jumped out and began running toward
the spot where he had seen the two
men last. Baird occupied himself with
the painter. The engineer knelt be-
fore his cylinders and hunted for u
possible bit of damage.
The man Ike thought that he might
Just as well dispose of Baird In that
event the detective would be between
two fires, and they might be able to
put him out of his misery. Baird was
In the act OF tying the painter when
Ike struck him violent but fortunate
ly a glancing blow on the head Baird
stumbled and fell. and Ike drew his
knife with murderous intentions But
Baird turned In time. caught the wrist
and fought savagely for all that his
head was ringing like discOrdant
chimes. He succeeded In making his
assailant drop the knife; then he step
ped back and began to spar. AS Ike
stopped TO recover the knife Baird
caught him fairly on the chin. Baird
did not wait to learn whether the man
was senselcss or not. He took to his
heels, confident that Hunt would pres.
emily have urgent need Of him.
Hunt was famous runner, and he
reached the house on the hill Just as
Bruce and Gyp entered It,
The two smugglers went directly to
the kitchen. Bruce dropped the water
bottle on the deal table, unscrewed the
top and dumped out the diamonds
Hunt saw this obliquely through the
kitchen window. He now wished he'd
brought Baird along with him.
And Baird had lost his way. Neither
Hunt nor the men he was pursuing
were anywhere In sight. Baird swore
and began rubbing the side of his head,
which ached painfully. Where the
deuce had Hunt gone?
Meantime Ike recovered. Instead OF
attempting to follow Baird he stag
gered off to the first telephone he could
find and called Radcliffe, who, he was
Suit' MINI i,u ~ = ny
this time. Radcliffe had his hands full
of documents, most of them rightfully
belonging to Zudora. when the tele-
phone rang.
Its Ike" he said to madame. He
says he needs us. Here, put those pa.
pers in your hand bag. Wen go right
to Storms office first Youth know
what to say"
Storm, having left Zudora safely at
home with Mrs. Ramsey, had returned
to his Office. He was vastly surprised
to see Nine. Du Val enter, but he man
aged to form his features into gracious
ness. He was curious to learn what
the woman wanted He dismissed his
typist, who, making pretense of leav-
ing the room. stole behind screen.
Nine. Du Val was yelled heavily. but