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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

moved south and Joined the Phillies
at Atlantic City where played my
first major league game on August
H.. 1896. Billy Nash was managing
the Phillies then and Ed Delehanty
was a member of the club. adj
mired both and obtained close views
of Jesse Burkett. Willie Keller, Fred
Clarke and Hughie Jennings and the:
other hard hitters OF the game.
we'll remember. after getting
few hits shortly after I had joined
the Phillies how I wrote to chum
in Woonsocket that. some day you
will see Jajoie's name at the top of
the batting list. In the fall OF 1896
a played first base and occupied the
same position In / 897. when George
Stallings was manager, but wanted
to play second base. The next year
was satisfied when I was assigned
to the place vacated by Billy Hall
man and then another ambition
cropped out. Biddy Nc hee, the old
Cincinnati second sacker, was the
star then and IL made up my mind to
equal Biddy and surpass him If Dos
sible. I didn't have the satisfaction,
Of leading the league in batting nor
did 4surpass the other second base
men in fielding. but 1t tickledS my.
vanity when. with the expansion Of
the American League, I was one OF
4 thesp1ayeraE sought. ssS 4
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Illus on to
right I:l:...:a;:joie's
famous: u (: tSbat-
ting eyes be-.
fore which
many expert
enced pit hers
have
cru.l:ml:lbled.

began my baseball life.
Like every kid, I was proud of
my speed and curves and had also
been catcher on the village team
when the regular occupant OF that
position was incapacitated. After
reporting to Marston at Fall River,
the first shock came when he res
fused to think Of me as a pitcher.
Instead. I was used behind the bat.
played every position in the intield
and outfeld and finally wound up
with batting average of .421. One
week at Fall River, with a respecta-
bic number Of hits coming my way
and the fans generous in their APP
probation turned my billions into
another channel-I started to work
for major-league recognition. was
twenty years old then. full OF hope
and with my ambition running wild.
When Charley Marston informed me
early in August that i had been sold
to the Philadelphia club for imme-
date delivery. I was living in the
seventh heaven Of bliss and with my
head in the skies: "
One ambit ton realized. with con-
siderable pride In my abIlityto crack
out my modicum Of safeties every
day. q profound admiration OF the
great hitters Of the time, and a.
/ determined mbiti on to- gain addi-
Ftional admiration In that line. III
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

think that a change Of scenery Will
rebound greatly to his credit and
conf IDENTIFY expect him to be one Of
the stars Of the American league
next year and I5think he viii have
one Of the greatest years IN his ca
sreer. He is popular in Philadelphia
and will fill the position vacated by
Collins better than any other man &
know OF whom I could get my hands
on. 1t looked to me last year that
while Larry was a little slower GET
ting, down to first, he was fielding
just as fast as ever and that 81 dgwar
club OF his can still connect with the
ball know he 5is going to make
good man for me. 2 N
And Connie. ministerial appearing
Gillicudy knows a. bali player
when he sees him.
In nineteen years OF servicesin.th the
major leagues, the great Frenchman
has batted for a composite average
of 1888 games and has been at bat
8.673 times and has scored 43fl
runs: He has & led " the American
League In batting three times in
sl901aw ith al. 1904 with .39l ana IN
the FOLLOWING year ith GAG.
Bis going forced the cieyala ma
team to change It's name from NanasF
which yyassta zen sfirsts
name. apoleon. tai ndians Rhich rs I
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

event Of the national pastime But
his twentieth year-when he has
lost his youth and pep. but still has
full: possession over that wonderful
6clubLhe has the chance for Larry
has passed from the annals of Cleye-
{ 1apdssport and will henceforth wear
the tcolors Of Connie Mack. and if
thissastute leader Of menscan man
age ITO grab another American
Il League flag. a not =unlikely possibil-
ity.Nthe giant French Imam will, have
his sEreatest desire and ambition
fulfilled
When Larry stepped to the plate
onsSt1nday, September 90 ofilast year
he mad thes3 ,00Oth hit Of his base
Il ball career and ended his service
with the then Maps. For thirteen
years he had been the big star of
Charlie Somer's crew. There had
( been sothers-Addie Joss, lank Ey
Falkenberg. Elmer Flick. HarryaBay
and many more but they have all
disappeared from the big spotlight.
joss the Y Mighty, was taken by the
Grim Reaper. Bay and Flick sue
scumbed to-the attack OF old age as
st Is &reckoned IN baseba ll-and Ma
poleon the! King, remains alone in
his soHtude /.
as IInthe little town of Woonsocket,
Mass, Napoleon La joie, in 1896, was
employed IN the fire departmental at a
spring of that year saw his gradua-
Y ton into the then youthful but
healthy national nonsense
We found Larry the other day on
Y his farm. nesting Just outside OF
Cleveland where he has made his
home ever since he has been CON
nected with the Cleveland team He
was just in the act Of administering
the daily meal to his many chickens
who were gathered around him. I'LL
ing the air4with their varied vocal
efforts. When asked to. sketch his
career in baseball the. great French
man laughed and sat on a rude
bench, and throwing out the remain
der Of the corn to the chickens, be-
gan: 3s
.'The first great crisis in my life
came In the spring of 1896. Charley
\ Marston. manager OF the Fall River
club of the New England club thrust.
"a contract into my hands calling for
500 a month and asked me TO sign
1t. That century looked like a stun
a9n wad OF coin I thought OF the
difference between that sum and the
$64 7 was drawing from the Woon-F
socket hre-fghting department and
u figured that $54 equalled $648 q
year, while that 500 only came to
$500. counting six months in the
playing season.
But despite the difference IN mon
Hey. wanted to play baseball and
& Chief Neil or the fire department had
Convinced me that a. great future ex-
listed In this line for me- If the
truth must be told, it wasn't a very
hard job to convince me Of that fact
i and anybody who said I wouldn't be
@a@succese was flirting with a fight
But my family stood In the way and
4 advanced many argalme She un-s
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-21

certainty of baseball career and
the assurance that had life job
as fireman with the prospects of
some day getting $50 or s70con-
siderable coin then-had me guess
ing.
But 7 was crazy over baseball
and suppose that is the primary rea-
son for my success. Then as now,
the joy of singing out hit IN time
Of need was my greatest pleasure.
The day I received the contract, I
also received my weekly salary Of
ia. That was the turning point.
The thought Of drawing S25 every
week later instead of s14 did the
deed signed the contract and thus
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Zone chance TO compete in a.
worlds series-eYeR if I did not
draw one cent for my serYices-and
Z could go into retirement feeling
that I had enjoyed MI of the good
things which can come from base
ballT-NapoIeon Lajole.
They dubbed him the King, but
unlike the other stars in the constel-
lation Of major league baseball, Ma
poleon. (Larry Lajoie. has never
had a chance to perform in the
worlds series-he has never had the
opportunity to play before the thou
sands Of fans who screech and
scream at this-the blue ribbon
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
FOR IMPROVING STATE LANDS
Northern Minnesota Development As
ISOLATION Cons ders Leg s!ation-
Adopts Slogan for Meetina.

Bemidji. 49, "On to Bemidji, the
Magic City of the No~th," is the slogan
of the Northern Minnesota Develop
ment associatita More than 300 dele
gates representing not less than thirty
counties of this section of the state
and number from other sections
were expected to be present at the
meeting, for the sixth annual winter
session.
OF many matters coming before the
association this year for considera-
ton, the most important will be
amendment No. 1 providing that the
legislature set aside $25O,O00 from the
state school funds for the purpose of
improving state lands.
Another important matter to be con-
sidered is legislation to affect more
than 100000 acres in Northern Min
nesota, by providing for the lowering
OF high waters in the vicinity of Leech
Lake. Representatives from all towns
and villages along the Mississippi
river valley district affected by the six
federal reservoirs located at Leech,
Winnibigoshish, Pokegama, Sand and
Gull lakes and at Pine river, are ex-
pected to be present.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
WEEK FOR FARMERS
AND H0ME-MAKERS
MINNESOTA COLLEGE OF AGRI-
CULTURE PREPARING FOR
ATTENDANCE OF 1900.
PROVIDES FOR LECTURES
Program Expected to interest Dele
81. gates From Cities 40 Well as From
Country-conference Of Farm
ers' Clubs Planned.

st. Paul. - The Minnesota College
of Agriculture is making preparations
for an attendance of from 1900 to
l,500 at Farmers and Home Makers
Week to be held at University farm,
St. Paul, Jan. 3-8, 1915. This week,
as it is called, is in fact, expected to
become great annual rural-life school
and conference, and on the home
makers side it is expected to inter-
est not only the women of the coun-
try, but the women of the city as we'll.
Farmers program for this year pro-
vides for lectures and demonstrations
in dairy and animal husbandry; farm
crops, farm management, and soils;
agricultural engineering, diseases of
farm animals, horticulture, botany and
insect pests, poultry and bees.
The home-makers' program provides
tor lectures and demonstrations in
health and home nursing, child well
fare, textiles and clothing: foods,
their cost and values: family budgets
and household management.
A score of meetings and confer
ences of statewide organizations will
be held.
A big feature of the week will be
the conference Of delegates from the
states 900 farmers clubs, who will
meet to decide upon the question of
organizing state federation of farm
ers' clubs.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
IRELAND May BE CARDINAL
Pope in Consistory hiiI Urge Quick
Conclusion Of Peace, Favoring
None Of HeIligerents.

St. Psui.-Archbishop John Ire
land of st. Paul again stands in the
line for the red hat. His name, it is
said, will be before Pope Benedict
shortly in a cons.story at the Vatican
in Rome, at which it is believed the
Pope may appoint a new cardinal,
whose name will be reserved En-
petto"; that is, whose name will be
withheld until the Pope chooses to re-
veal it.
At the archbishop's residence it was
said the prelate had no comment to
make.
The names of several cardinals who
will be created have been announced
already. Several names have been
mentioned in addition to that of Arch
bishop Ireland for the special cardinal
ship.
The pope will announce in the con-
sistory the appointment of the Right
Rev. Joseph F. Busch, bishop of Lead,
s. D., as bishop of st. Cloud, MINI.
The dispatch from Rome says:
"The pope will deliver an allocu-
ton, again deploring the horrors of the
war and commits Grating the Arme.
Mans.
THE pontiff will urge the quick
conclusion of peace, which should be
Just and durable, favoring none of the
belligerents.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
Offers Astronomical cnservator,

Duluth.-~Major John H. Darling.
assistant Enited States engineer in
this district for 80 years until he re-
tired three weeks ago, has offered to
build end equip an astronomical obser-
vatory for Duluth, free of charge, and
asks only that the council grant him
location on a piece of property owned
~ the city. The authority of the couu-
Ill In such matters is being looked up
~ the legal department, and # the
rant can be made the council will
AXE favorable action. Major Darling
s well-kncwn student of astronomy.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
URGES d: o. P. GET TOGETHER
James A.. Peterson Advocates Abra-
ham Lincoln Tariff Plank in Plat
form In 1916.

Maurice p. McInerney, former a.
derman Of the Seventh ward, proposed
a resolution indorsing James A. Peter
son as the candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor, for
which he ran IN 1912. A unanimous
standing vote passed the resolution.
Minneapolis. - A strong appeal for
unity and forward movement of the
party was made by James A. Peter.
son, in an address before the Get To
get1er banquet of the Seventh Ward
Republican club, Minneapolis.
"The Republican party met defeat
1T the polls three years ago." he said,
mot because the people disagreed on
Fundamentally, but because they could
not agree on certain new issues that
had arisen. The Republican party has
succeeded in accomplishing great
things because it has represented all
classes in society. It has hal the fac
ulty of taking hold of the big things
that interest every portion of the ma
ton"
Mr.. Peterson declared that a plat
form upon which all Republicans can
get together was that concerning
protective tariff-one of the chief
planks upon which Abraham Lincoln
stood when he was elected president
IF had my way about it," he said,
II would put this Abraham Lincoln
tariff plank into the Republican plat
form in 1916. Let me read it to you:
THAT while providing revenue for
by duties upon imP9rts. sound policy
requires such an adjustment of these
imports as to encourage the develop
whole country; and we commend that
that policy of national exchanges,
which secures to the working men lib
eral wages; to agriculture, remunerat-
ing prices; to mechanics, and manufac-
t3rers and adequate reward for their
skill labor and enterprise and to the
nation. commercial prosperity and in
In his closing appeal for all to get
together, to fall in with the great Re-
publican army and march to victory
in 1915, Mr.. Peterson quoted from
speech of Abraham Lincoln, delivered
in tie campaign of 1860, when condi-
tons were much the same as they are
now:
"All Of US who did not vote for Mr..
Buchanan, taken together, are a ma
!ority Of four hundred thousand, but
in the late contest we were divided be-
tween Fremont and Fillmore. Can we
not come together for the future? Let
everyone who really believes and is re-
solved that free society is not and shall
not be a failure, and who can con-
scientiously declare that in the last
thought best-let every such one have
charity to believe that every other one
can say as much. Thus let by-goues
be .by-gones; let past differences as
nothing be-: and with steady eye on the
real issue let US reinaugurate the good
old central idea Of the republic, we
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
STAYS WITH VICTIMS PISTOL
Unidentified AssaiIant Uses Revolver
Minneapolis Man Had Looked to
for Protection.

Minneapolis, MINI. - For several
weeks John Dudas had a premonition
of violent death. He carried a re-
volver all those weeks to protect him.
self from this danger His wife says
he kept it under his pillow at night.
He was shot to death by an unidenti-
fled assailant who used the revolver
Dudas looked to for protection.
After the murder, on Second street
north the gun was replaced in Dudas
overcoat pocket A short distance
away from Duda's body the police
found an exploded cartridge. Coroner
Seashore said death had been instan-
taneous.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
Dyers Fight Logwood Embargo,

Paterson, N. j., Dec. 11..-Aroused
by the seriousness of the dye situa
ton brought about by the placing o.
an embargo by Great Britain on log
wood, the principal Ingredient in tn
dyeing Of all black silks, representa-
tives from every silk dyeing concer,
in this city left for Washington wher
they will confer with Secretary Lar
sing at once. They will urge tha
steps be taken by the American aoy
eminent to have England remov.
this embargo.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30

For Breeding Of Thoroughbred Stock.
Alexandria. - The Douglas County
Breeders association, which, in many
respects, is model organization, he'd
Its annual meeting here, re-electing
officers and planning extension of it's
work next year. The object of the
association is to encourage the breed
ing of thoroughbred stock, by the ex-
change of registered sires in the sew
eral divisions which constitute the
association. Many of these members
have also introduced thoroughbred
COWS. In this manner the stock OF
the county is being raised in quality.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
VILLA BEATEN AT FRONTERAS
Three Hundred Killed and Remainder
Of Forces Dispersed by
Carranza Troops.

Douglas, AriZ., Dec II. 49, Three
hundred Villa soldiers were killed,
a hundred taken prisoners, and the
remainder of the forces under Gen.
eral Jose Rodriguez dispersed, FIVE
miles north of Fronteras when Gen.
eral P. Elias Gales rushed in from
the south to the rescue of the be.
leagued Carranza detachment under
General Angel Flores, according to
reports received here.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
$4,000 Fire Threatens Lewiston.

Lewiston. - The family of Ellis
worth Gray escaped from burning
building here only because of ladder
that had been left at the side of the
structure the day before by repairers.
When the Krenzke block, the princi-
pal business section Of IT,: village,
was discovered to be af1re, flames had
enveloped the stairway, cutting off all
means Of egress. Mr. Gray, his wife
and children fled in their night
clothes down the ladder. The store
buildings were burned at a loss of
about $4,000
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
FALLING BACK BEFORE SuPE.
RioR STRENGTH OF THE
RuLGARiANS.
ALLIES MUST NOT ABANDON
BASE, SAYS FRENCH GENERAL
To the Force at Saloniki Must Be
Added 100000 British Troops Now
at DardanelIes, Who Are In Dan
ger Of Being Hurled Into
the Sea.

London, Dec. 11.-Defeat of tho Brit
ish expeditionary forces west Of Lake
Dorian, on the Greek border, was ad-
mitted in war office statement.
Paris, Dec 1.-THE Allies are fight.
ing valiantly On both BANKS OF the
Vardar, are repulsing all attacks and
are holding the enemy while rein
forcements are arriving methodically.
Whatever is the result of the Vardar
fighting the Allies must not abandon
Saloniki The moral, political and
military consequences of such action
would be disastrous. while it would
render Italian and Roumanian cooper
alton in the Balkans impossible, just
when it is about to begin.
To Strengthen SaIoniki.
The question is whether the Allies
can gain time to strengthen their base
at Saloniki. One hundred and fifty
thousand troops are not enough for
this purpose To that force must be
added the 100000 British now at the
Dardanelles. This army has ninety
nine chances out of 100 of being hurl-
ed into the sea within two or three
months if It does not evacuate the
Gallipoli peninsula
With the Serbian army of 100000
still existing and $4,000 Italians, to
say nothing of the Russians and $780,
900 Franco-British at Saloniki, we can
prevent Germany from proiting from
the occupation Of Serbia and prepare
for a vigorous offensive across Mace
donia.
British Retire Before Buigars.
London, Dec. II. 49, A dispatch to
Reuters Telegram company from Brit
ish headquarters In Macedonia says:
''The Bulgarian attacks during the last
two or three days have been more
serious than were originally report
ed. The Bulgarians show constantly
increasing strength and seem to be
well supplied with artillery, which
Keeps up a constant fire.
Like the Germans, the Bulgarians
deluge their objective with shell fire
before attacking with infantry.
Do Not Want to Fight Allies.
"The British lines have engaged
the principal share of their attention
and before the superior strength of
the enemy our outposts are gradually
falling back to the main positions.
Some hand to hand fighting has &C.
Cured.
"The few Bulgarian prisoners TAX
en- declare they have no wish to fight
against the Entente allies, but are
anxious to meet the Greeks and wipe
out old scores.
LAS the lines of the Entente allies
contract upon the Creek frontier the
problem Of the attitude of the Greek
government becomes more and more
acute.
''The French withdrawal to Oemir
Kaput was most orderly. They
brought away even their stores of
hay and forage"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
Drainage System to Cost $3.50. 900

Wheaton. - Petitions have been
filed for the establishment o. four jul
dicial drainage systems, which will af-
feet Traverse, Big Stone, Wilkin,
Grant AMI Stevens counties. One CT
the bitches will change the course of
two or three rivers, will provide a
cutoff of approximately 80 miles and
possibly cost upward of $250,000. The
construction of this ditch, which is
known as the Herman cutoff, will ben
eft practically all the land in Ira
verse county, and parts of Grant,
Stevens and Big Stone counties.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
BAN ON DYESTUFFS ISLlFTED
Britain to Permit Expectation From
Germany Of Material to Supply
American Industries.

Washington. Dec. 11.-Great Britain
has announced it's willingness to per-
nit expectation from Germany of suf-
ficient dyestuffs to supply the immedi-
ate needs Of American industries. Me-
gotiations with Germany based upon
this assurance, it was learned, have.
been begun Informally by the state de-.
partment
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
Lesches Sent to ASYLUM.

Wincna.-Rev. Father L. NJ. Lesches
was sentenced to the hospital for the
insane at st. Peter by Judge Granger
in district court for his assault upon
Bishop P. R. Hebron Of the diocese
Of Winona on August q last
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30

Insane Mother Stays Son and Self.
Cleveland. 49, While temporarily in.
sane, Mrs. David Marsh, 80, wife of
telephone lineman, cut the throat of
her o-year-old son, Vernon, and then,
using the same weapon, a butcher
knife, slashed her own throat.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
Foreign

Three outbreaks by rebels have been
put down by the authorities at Shang.
hal. who apparently have the situation
well in hand The cruiser Chao- Ho
was abandoned by the rebels after it
had been shelled and set on fire.
Destruction of a large ammunition
factory at Halle, Prussian Saxony, by
an explosion, with the loss OF seve, al
hundred lives. is reported in mes
sage from Holding, Denmark. to Co
peohagen.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
Personal

PeTSOn0I
Rear Admiral Nicoll Ludlow. u. s.
NJ, retired, is in a serious condition at
his hotel as a result of an attack Of
apoplexy suffered in New York.
According to cable from Bourne.
mouth. England. received at Newport
R. l., Mrs Francis Ormond French,
mother of Mrs. Elsie Vanderbilt. is
dead.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-12-30
Mexican Revolt

Typhus fever has grown to such
alarming proportions in Mexico City
deaths from the disease now exceed
1870 a day.