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New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
GRUMPY" AT PARSONS
 ]. THEATER TONIGHT

Cyril Maude, with his complete company, direct from the Empire theater, New York, comes to the Par sons theater tonight for an engage ment of, four performances in his re- markable melodramatic comedy suc- cess, Grumpy" It is safe to assert that MT. Maude in his celebrated character of the grouchy, lovable Grumpy has attracted from the theater-going public, a greater degree of attention in the two years that he has played the part, than has any other star now appearing in this country
 Adelaide in which, as Beethoven, David Bispham will be seen here at Parsons on Thursday night, is found- ed upon fact and depicts a romantic episode in the life of the great com poser. Tn conjunction with the pres entation of Adelaide" Mir. Bisp- ham and his company of actor-musi- clans will offer miscellaneous con- cert called "The Rehearsal" Henri Barron, the distinguished Russian tenor, who will appear with Bispham, was the first to sing Puccini's opera, The Girl of the Golden West,' in English E.>.r.
 John Mccormack, who was crowned | with the title, King of Concert Sing. ers,'' by, one of the New York musica critics a short time ago. will give a
 concert at the Parsons theater on Friday night ~st..-.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
The Art Society of Hartford

Announces the opening of the class In decorative design and applied art' Saturday, October 30. Eveing classes in drawing, design and modelling, Monday, Nov. l. Portrait painting, Oct. 25 instructor, Robt. F. Logan. Class in costume illustration, Friday, Oct. 29; instructor, Grace Olmstead Clarke, director costume illustration dept, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. Full information on request. Appli- oants should register at office, Tues- day, Friday, Saturday, g to 12 a. m. Apply, 2S Prospect St., Hartford.
 -advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
CAMERON

Of their pay envelopes"
 People Who Lve i'm Glass Houses
 An absence Of sympathy and fur- bearance for the mistakes of othSes is a lack that only those who never make mistakes have right to.
 And yet how many of us, who can by no means qualify for the mis- takeless class. show an utter lack of sympathy for the mistakes of that big army of public servants whom the humblest of us have in our ems ploy.
 Whenever a person over whom Ne have power by reason of the fact that our trade helps pay him, makes some small mistake. we give free reln to the natural inclination to find fault Clothed with q little brief au~ thority." how we'll that describes the pompous consciousness with which many of us deal with such situatiops.
 We are always demanding allor'- ances and always forgetting to mako them.
 We Forget We Aren't Served
 by Machines.
 Another reason for our harshness. l think, is that we lose sight of the personal end of the service we re- ceive. When the woman said, ad make them send it right up noH" them" didn't stand for anything per- sonal in her mind. She didn't thin& of a delivery clerk kept overtime and his wife waiting dinner.
 That's the whole trouble; we for~ get that the service we arceive isn'h . rendered by machines, but by flesh and blood people who have mes hours and headaches and sleeples nights and engagements to keep ana hopes and dreams to distract them front heir duty. Even as you ana Ii
New Britain herald., 1915-10-25
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AWARDED GOLD MEDAL SAN FRANCISCO EXPOSITION

back and bring Underwood with him. I pushed the dressing table and bed back in their places-I really was heartily ashamed of the childish terror that had made me push them against the door-and lay down to wait for whatever tht morning would bring me. 4
 But I was not to remain uncomfoE@ CT. however The door had closed after Dicky but q few minutes when a timid knock sounded on my door, and I heard Katie's excited voice:
 oh. Miss Graham, dear Misses Graham, are you all right?"
 Quite all right, thank you. Katie. Why arc you out of bed?'
 "Oh! please. Missis Graham, comr~ out here where I can see you. go scared for fear you scared at Meester Graham I shake in my bed Please come out here" Katie's voice held threat of tears that I did not care to disregard. I had enough scenes for one night.
 I unlocked my door and came out. to be seized by Katie's warm hands.
 "oh, I so glad you all right" she exclaimed, evidently treasured by my appearance. 'T so 'fraid you scared of Meester Graham. You see. you no married long, maybe you never see heem-upset--" Katie hesitated del- icately-before."
 No, Katie" I answered. Even if I had wished if. there was no re- sisting Katie. She made her own rules of conduct and then acted upon them.
 A Cup of Tea. He no mean noting by dot she went on. He no drink much. not like odder mems at the flat. but jooss sometimes. He say such funny tings when he drink too much. I near heem tonight. tink you no like it. you run in room. I scared for ywn. so glad you all right
 Thank you Katie" repiitds warmed by the girls concern for me. TT think I'll sit up for a while. Go ! back to bed and don't worry about me"
 Me go back to bed. now7 No. no" returned Katie, vehemcntly. I saw i that she had the appetite for excite- ! ment of any kind which her raEe.l : youth and temperament demanded. She could not sleep If she went back
 to bed. knew. So she might as well
 stay up with me.
 Here, you cold" she exclaimed as
 she saw me shiver. You sit here lqueeck. I fix"
 She pushed me into the big chair In
 front of the gas grate. iihgted <f1e grate and rushing into my bedroom seized a blanket which she wrapped around me. Then she went to the
 kitchen where heard her hurryinx 1 around as if life and death depend- | cd upon her haste. When she came back, in an incredibly short time, she bore in her hand n cup of hot tea. l "Dere, drink dot queeck. she cons manded. You feel better den.' | I decided that Katie was worth a little spelling. ! T will gladly drink 1t, Katie" said. If you will bring cup of tea l for yourself here and drink it with me ! by the fire" .."
 "oh. that will be so-o nice" Katie l caroled her usual appreciation, and was back in an instant with her own | cup of tea.
 The hot drink was very grateful. Io | me. It stopped the nervous trern- bling of my limbs, and warmed me i through and through. Katie drank | hers with gusto We had barely finished when the telephone bell rang. I looked at Katie. a sudden feaf clutching my heart. Had anything !! happened to Dicky? ~
Evening star., 1915-03-12
RITCHIE SHADES WELSH.
hampton Content to Remain on De-
fensive in Tame Contest.

Jew YORK, March 12.-Willie
tchie shaded Freddie Welsh, the
chtweight champion. at Madison
uare Garden last night in one of the
nest ten-round fights ever seen in
~ for two champions, and at the end
was almost impossible to pick a
nner, so slight was Ritchie's margin.
was really mo contest" Ritchie
! all the forcing, and if it came right
.iyn to a fine point he deserved a
:,de Welsh blocked most of his Of
..ings. but landed the cieanest blows
the bout. few as they were.
Welsh gave one of the poorest ex-
,itions for a champion in the an
Is of the game. He fought on the
.ensive throughout, absolutely re-
sing TO stand up and exchange with
: Californian. Welsh was as wild
a March hare from start to finish.
tchie deserved what credit there was
. be had He q. least tried from the
mute he climbed into the ring. His
e hope was to drop Welsh for the
,unt.
The only real round of the fight was
e seventh. Ritchie started out as IN
e other rounds by swinging both
.nds continually for the body. and.
allie Welsh blocked most of these.
20 hard ones shot through his guard
the bell.
Welsh made his best showing in the
nth round. He boxed cleverly and
,r the first time during the fight
med his straight left and right hooks
ith precision.
IF they had been preliminary fight
$ both would have been thrown out
: the ring.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
TRI-sTATE LEAGUE WoBBLY.
Report Pennsylvania Organization
Will Not Open Season.

HARRISBURG. Pa. March 12.-With
the official release of four players to
the Binghamton club of the New York
State League yesterday aud the closing
deals for the sale of two others, the
Harrisburg TriStatc club passed into
history. Simultaneously with this came
the announcement from one of the club
owners that the Tri-State League
would disband, and the meeting sched-
uled to be held at the Hotel Majestic,
Philadelphia, March 19, would see the
finish of the organization.
The releases include Emerson, CAP
tain of last years team; DietZ, Ru-
dolph and OConnor. Fox and Cruick-
shank will be sold. 1t was sta ted here
that the leagues probable demise had
been known for some time, but had
been kept under cover so that berths
might be obtained for the different
players with other minor organizations
No official action is possible OH tn.
league affairs until the owners meet
with President Graham, but no encour-
agement has been given the league in
any of the different cities.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
100000 AUTO RACE.
indianapolis Speedway Probably
Will Stage 1000 Mile Event.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March IA
super sweepstakes for a purse Of
100000 in gold is the new plan an
nounced by the mana cement of the
Indianapolis motor speedway, it being
the elimination of all 5oe-milc events,
and to be for a distance Of ! 900 miles
The originator of the plan IS ~ &.
Newby, president of the Nationa
Motor Vehicle Company ana a director
of the speedway. who plans to stage It
contest such AS the world has never
seen.
The race is to be by invitation, cntr"
being limited to makes of cars having <
Won previous 5o0-milc contests. To
date four such makes are eligible. Mar
mon, National, Peugeot and Dclagc
with possibly fifth after the next
contest has been run. Entering three
ears each or possibly five. rs did Mer-
cedeS in the last French Grand friN
this " oulL make field of from fifteen
to tweIt y-hEe machines.
TO qualify a speed of ninety miles
an hour for twenty laps of the speed
way would be necessary. with the start
Of 80 miles each during the contest,
to avoid every possibility Of fatigue.
No definite date has been set for tile
event as Yet. but il is likely that ii
will be held either next fall or tai Ike
the date Of the regular 3op-mtic event
next year.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
FOUR PAIRS EVEN AT "a NET.
Mr.. Robson and Mrs. Jillson Again
Among Leaders.

PINEHURST. y. C., March i2-Yes-
terday's Tin Whistle mixed foursomes
went Wednesdays Silver Foil event
one better, four couples tying for first
prize with net scores of Si each. 1rv-
ing s. Robson and Mrs. Herbert T..
Jillson had u generous gross margin
over the field. They also tied for the
lead Wednesday. Their handicap was
reduced stroke to > yesterday. 9th
ers in the quadruple tie We're c. s. Nc
Donald and Mrs. g. NJ. Howard 1J)
W. u. Truesdel and Mrs. J. D. &. Rum
sey 600 and II. ". Ormsbee and Miss
Lucy K Priest 900.
Charles z. Fowues and Miss Louise
Elkins 90, L. q. chandlte and Mrs w
J. Foss '2ID and j. ID. c. Rumsey OF
Brooklyn and Mrs. ". +. Truesdell
,.3). All made s. net. while +. e. bbe
and Miss Cross f2D finished with So
The field numbered forty seven cou-
pies. and the only couple who did not
return Il card was Robert Hunter and
Mrs. J. Y. Hurd. Mrs. X, ". BARLOW
played with John H. Clapp. Their han
dicap was and net score 81.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
PRINCETON RELAY WINS.
Tigers Outrun Pennsylvania Team
at Interclass Games.

PRINCETON. ~ j., March l2-
Princcton's tWo-mile relay team won
from Pennsy yivania in the gymnasium
here last night by margin of Il third
of Il lap. The Tigers victory came east
ly. Meredith, who ran last for Penn
sylvania, had lead of Il quarter of Il
lap to overcome when he started and
ne was unable to gain on Hayes
Princeton's anchor man. Atha, running
second for Princeton against Dorsey,
made the fastest time fthe race and
added twenty-five yards to the lead
that Moore had obtained for the Tigers
Meredith. in the final half mile, made
4 desperate effort to overtake Hayes
who al one time had d lead of :: III. Ii
lap. The task was too much and Mere
dith ran himself out in 4 series of
sprints. Hayes was not pushed hard at
the finish.
The distance WAS forty-eight wards
over two miles. Princeton's time for
the race being minutes 20 seconds
Billy Moore, the former De Witt Clin-
ton High School star: Atha, Macken-
Zie and Hayes ran for Princeton
The relay race was the feature OF the
annual interclaSS indoor games which
was won by the Juniors. with a total of
"a points. The Seniors took second
place with % 1-3, and the Freshmen
Ia st with 1-3.
Morrison's performance in the mile
was the best of the evening. He COW
cred the distance in LIS. Il credita bic
performance for tweive-iap indoor
track. Barr. 1916, a:id Durrell. 1917, had
IL nip and tuck struggle in tile half
mile. Barr winning in minutes s sec
ondS. in the closest finish of the meet
In the interclass six x-man rela. races
the SophomorcS defeated the Seniors
and the Freshmen won from the Ju-
nj 10 al in, nil Ln
run off today. The Sophonores won the
tug-o-war with the Freshmen easily
Evening star., 1915-03-12
HIGH-CLASS BILLIARDS.
Mayer Defeats Gardner in Tourney
for Amateur Title,

PHILADELPHIA, March I2.-Joseph
Mayer, Philadelphtas representative in
the national amateur class A tourna-
lnent. defeated Edward W. Gardner of
New York. the champion, at the Union
League last night in a brilliantly
fought game. Score, 400 to $50.
The victory was Mayors NTH straight
In the tourney. and he only has Pog-
genburg to play. They Will clash to-
night.
Gardner gave Mayer a keen game last
night, and the big crowd was thrilled
by some Of the clever shots. Mayer
had high run of Ill.
A margin of ten points gave J. Ferdi-
nand Poggenburg Of New York a vic
tory over Robert N. Lord of Chicago in
the afternoon game of the national
amateur class A billiard tournament at
the Union League. Final score. 400 to
$50.
The young Chicago player gave the
International champion a keen battle,
but had to bow to the veteran. 1t was
Poggenburgs fourth victory out Of five
games.
Lord made his highest run of the
tournament, a 10. His previous best
run was SO.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
MAY BE SUSPENDED.
Amateur Union Warns Soldiers
Against MeadoWbrook Games.

NEW YORK, March l2.-Thc local
registration committee of the Amateur
Athletic Union. in an announcement
made public today. declared that All
the members Of the relay team of the
18th and list Regiments who competed
in the military athletic league relay
race at the Meadow brook games in
Philadelphia tomorrow night would be
suspended from further competition.
This action was decided upon after
it became known that the contest will
be an open one, as soldiers from Penn
sylvania and Maryland. neither OF
which states is represented i'll the mill
tary league will be allowed to COM :
pete. 1t was stated that one of the New
York teams would compete In the
MeadowbrOok races, and it was feared
that this nigh, result in Il clash OF the
two organizations.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
THREE-CUSHION VICTORS.
Ills. Interstate League Leader
Beats Hahman. so to 40.

CHICAGO, March 12.-Charles Ellis.
rader in the Interstate Three-Cusnion
.caguc contest. defeated John Hahnan
u Minneapolis in the world champion
ship billiard match last night, 80 10 40,
IN sixty-nine innings. The high run of
each was 4.
August kieckhefer Of milwaukee, de-
feated Jess Lean. 80 70 is, i'll seventy
seven innings. His high run was s.,
Leans, 4.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
CUBS MAKE UPHILL FIGHT.
Athletics Three Run Lead Pared
DoWn-Chicago Wins, 5 to 4.

TAMPA. Fla, March 12.-1he Cubs
came from behind again yesterday aft
ernoon and beat the Athletics after the
latter had piled up a lead of three runs
in the first two innings. The Chica-
goans gathered one run in the second,
two more in the third. another in the
fourth and the winning run in the
eighth. The score: R.H.E.
Athletics / 0 o 0 0 o. S
Cubs. / 0 D N-5 10
Observation-Disclosures, Harper, BressIer
and McAvoy: Cubs. Adams, label,
Standridge and Hargrove.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
VIRGINIA IN TITLE RELAY.
Seeks Mile Championship in Penn
Carniyal-Extends Cornell.

PHILADELPHIA. March l2.-Tht
University of Virginia will make 9
strong bid for honors at the relay meet
of the University of Pennsylvania. In
addition to putting team in their oWr
class relay. the champions of the south
will send on a quartet for the one-milt
championship. Nirginia's hopes in this
event are based on close race in the
mile relay against Cornell i'll the
Georgetown University games.
In the special events Virginia VII!
have several strong contenders. Cronly
has a record Of - IS for the high
hurdles. Gooch, who has cleared over
twenty three feet VIII try for the
broad jump, and Parker and Coleman
will compete III the weight events.
Evening star., 1915-03-12

Secretary Blackwood Of the Cleveland
team gets some publicity by anuounc-
ing he isn't superstitious and will oc-
cupy berth No. IS on all the club $
trips. Yes: but the real reason
takes IL is economy. He couldn't get
any ball player TO take it
Evening star., 1915-03-12

base on balls on Ayers. /. Innings pitched By
Ayers. 4; hy Gallia, :; by Shaw. (: by Hopper
=. Hits made-Of Ayers. 4: OF GalliH 81 of
shaw. ): of Hopper. =. Struck out-By Ayers, =
by Shaw, |. Three base hitShaw. TIro-base hit
BILE pay-Pick to Williams. Passed baII-Ain-
smith. Impire-Mr. Altnp.k. Time Of game
30 minutes.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
Collins Stars as Chicago Wins.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, March 12.-Solv-
ing Horstman's delivery in the tenth
inning. the Chicago Americans broke a
2-to-2 tie with the Los Angeles Coast
Leaguers in the first game Of the sec
ond exhibition series Yesterday and
won, to 2. Eddie Collins duplicated
his recent feat of getting four hits in
four times UP
Score. Ri 4,
Evening star., 1915-03-12

Cleveland has a new second sacker
He is Walter Hammond, purchased
from the Springfield club OF the East
ern Association, on recommendation Of
Lee Tohi.
Evening star., 1915-03-12

Rube Marquard. who has been pic
turcd as broken in health through
worry over base ball complications.
than he ever did in his life.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
odd Weather Causes Griffith Call Off Morning Game-Oher Sport
COLD WEATHER CAUSES
GAME TO BE CALLED OFF

CHAR LOTTEsvILIE. yn,
March 12-There WINS no game
this morning because OF the cold,
hut Griffith put his players
through a sfiff two hours of bat
ting practice. nevertheless. Bat
ting Is whnt the players need
and. Incidentally. enjoy most of
all the training stunts. and there
was a continuous fusiIlndc OF
drives
Walter Johnson, Doc Ayers and
Jim shaw went down to the ten
mis- COURTS where the wind docs
not blow ms II does on the play
ing field. and took long work
out.
Evening star., 1915-03-12
MACK DECLARES BAKER
IS NOT INDISPENSABLE
Manager Says There Is No Such
Thing In Any Business as Not
Replacing q Man.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March l.
.4-,,ere Is no such thing as not replacing
9 man in business. eird It applies to base
t,r. tes,' Is the opening broadside Con-
n. Mael. Aired IN commenting on j.
E,-a,,.,in Bakers retirement from the
r.,IIs of the Athletics. Mack was await
tne q car to go to the ball park for the
,aor1,ing practice yesterday when he was
cue-ied a. regards the latest heard IRON
Baker:
'IIas Baker communicated with you
in any way since his ultimatuln that lie
had quit the game?" Mack was asked,
..No, J haven't heard line from him.
was Mack's retort. You Know 1 am off
Bake Sure, 1 would like to see him
back In the lineup, but ! have done
about as much as I can do to bring him
around to my way of thinking.
"NIuch is appearing in print these days
about it being 4 money question with
him 7 have just heard from . person
who read that Bake said lie would play
ball again if some club would give him
d salary OF $4,000 Il year. If this is
what hc is waiting for. then ! think he
won't play in the big leagues, and he
can't get that money any other place.
No Higher Salary.
Would YOU pay him $l6.0oo Il year -
Mack was asked "Postivey no. lie
has a contract with me which still has
two years to run. must respect that
contract and | expect Bake to do the
same or stick to his retirement. But
Bake never brought up the money ques-
ton with me- I won't believe he is try
ing Il hold-up game until he tells me per
sonally that it is a question of money
with him. If this is the case, Bake will
get the greatest call he has ever had i'll
base ball"
II am not counting on him reporting.
No man is SO wonderful that he cannot
be replaced. 1t may take a little time,
but the right fellow comes along sooner
or later.
Sammy Mcconnell, the dimnutiye re
cruit infielder who has shown lots of
promise. then happened along and In a
semiserious tone Mack said: "They will
little fellow comes through and fills his
place. Bake would look good to US, but
We will be out there at Shibe Park play
ing ball just the same if he should stick
to his retirement"
Not Il word has been received by any
of the players, SO they say. from Baker,
who is ON his Trappe, Md, farm A
number of the Mackmen have written
him, some to wish him good luck in
the farming business and others in a
more serious vein regards his base
ball status. But, as yet no replies have
been received.
Evening star., 1915-03-12

Two games viii be played again to-
day, weather permitting. This system
of playing games is not only beneficial
to the athletes. but it gives Manager
Griffith a chance to get line on his
new players, for there are lots of action
in these games, which are played fast
and a lot of stuff used which would be
necessary during the championship sea
son. AS yet none of the pitchers has
Evening star., 1915-03-12

Young ThorInalilen is picked to make
d great left hander in due time He is
SO natural about every thing he does
that IL is only II question of time when
he viii lie developed into IA real star.
, Though lie is but eighteen years old
and has never had professional expert
euce. he has a smooth delivery, a lot
Of stuff, and, Furthermore, has a motion
toward first base which keeps the
baserunners guessing. Griffith is partic-
ularly impressed with Thormahlen' )
ability, and he Is of the opinion that
when this young man has had expert
ence he will be most consistent per-
former.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-16
FL carnaval en- Ponce

Por 10 que vemos, Ell Ponce Sc pro-
ponen celebrar esplendidamente las
fiestas de Carnaval De nuestro cole
ga Ell Aguila,' es esta information
''Anoche, en- session extraordinaria.
Sc reunlo la Directiva de la Liga Pro-
gresista y ell Comite de Attraction de
ForasterOs, para tratar sobre las fies-
tas de carnaval.
Sc nombro los senores Adolfo
Nones, Francisco Barnes, Francisco AL
varado y Fernando Luis Toro, para
que, en- union del Comite de Attraction
Gle Forasteros y representatives del Ca
sino de Ponce, Centro Espanol, Liga
de Detallistas, Association de Depen<
dientes, Club Ideal Cuerpo de Bonn
beros, estudien ell asunto den la ayu-
ola necesaria para poder preparar un
prOgrama atractivO
Desde luego, para este no dudamos
que POGO mucho, ell comercio infuira
con su acostumbrada ayuda Los fes-
teJos, por 10 que hemos podido oir, re-
sultaran muy lucidos.
Habra distintas diversiones seran
repartidos a]gunos premios; habra re
tretas, sc quemaran fuegos artifciales.
etc. etc. "
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-16
Ell progran1a del cine

Esta noche ell la tanda infantil seran
proyectadas varias cintas, todas de gran
interes. Ell programa Sc forma de siete
estrenos de pel1culas de vaqueros. En-
la function de las 8 y media: "La escale,
ra viviente", cuatro parties, "Carrera
hacia la muerte'', tres. La astucia de
los enamorados' tres "Primer desaffo
del Polidor'', dos
Domingo: En- la matinee, grandes es-
trenos En- la function de las y media
las cintas "Guerra entire franceses y
Mexicanos cuatro parties, "Zigomar
contra Pie de Anguila la famosa
cuadrilla de Bandidos la z" tomando
parte la eminente artista "Protea'.