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pulled me up. you are better
this morning, darling" he said.
"Margie-sweetheart, you must
live for me-" he whispered.
| looked at him in a dazed sort
of way and then turned my eyes
to Aunt Mary on whose face was
a troubled look although her lips
wore the same sweet smile.
"I-want you to get well so that
We can take you home" said
Dick.
YEARLY closed my eyes.
Don't you want to go homer"
asked Aunt Mary.
"If you want me to go I'll go"
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A Fitting Celebration

It is difficult to think of fitting in which
Tacoma could celebrate Fourth of July which happened to
fall Sunday than Tacoma will celebrate in 1915.
arenext Sunday going to be ypcay glorious
summer day.
At $50 the hour set for the great Stadium gather
ing imagine 1.-THE mountain that was God " will be
looming out in all its cool spendor The bay will lie placid
below.
Thus with nature participating with coast artillery
band playing trained chorus of 500 voices singing
the vocal masterpieces of all time and renowned bishop
speaking will Tacomans observe the 10th anniversary of
national mile stone.
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Grim Tragedy Stalks Through Margie Waverly's Home

Lets give her that little book
she was always writing in and
which she loved SO much" said
Aunt Mary, perhaps the sight of
this repository of all her secrets,
will awaken her."
DO you know where 1t Isl"
asked Dick.
Yes, Margie sealed the books
up in the box in which she has
always kept them and told me to
give them to you il anything hap
pened to her. l am going to bring
her the box and ask her If she
does not want to have a talk with
her oldest and best friend"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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| said, and then | opened my eyes
and looked about, for even to me
my voice sounded utterly lifeless
all joy, all hope, all anticipa-
tion had gone from it.
For a minute | wondered idly
what had happened to me. and
then l knew--oh, God, l knew
my baby was dead. Put me
down, please" said to Dick, and
then turned my face to the wall.
The sight of them hurt me. The
sunshine streaming into the room
was like molten lead burning it.
self into my heart.
A baby cried somewhere down
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the corridor. clinched my
hands until the nails fairly bur
led themselves in my thin palms.
And then-it all came over me
that l could do nothing-except
to try not to suffer. What was
the use-nothing mattered-my
baby was dead.
"Margie--Margie," exclaimed
Dick, look at NEEDN'T you love
me any more?"
raised my eyes to his. I tried
to think if l did love him. IL there
was anything in my body that
was alive enough to respond to
the word love. The effort was
too much and with a sigh
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turned again away from them all
i wanted to be let alone. |
wanted to go out into that space
where my baby was. l wanted it
in my arms even If it was only
by ghostly arms | must clasp it
to the wrath of a heart.
Then it came to me that at this
very moment millions of women
were MISUNDERSTANDING the same
as |, but | could not feel sorry
for them. l could not feel sorry
for myself.
How long ] lay there thinking
thus ] do not know, but finally
whispered voices again penetrated
my consciousness.
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cared to come back to you two
girls they would speedily find an
excuse to do SO.
But do not martyr yourself by
trying 90 shut the young men from
your mind sforever. Look upon
them ~ you would upon other cas-
uaI acquaintance. Morbi<lness h
unwlaolesome. and II you let regret
for yoisr former 'ssteady company"
sDerrist Il will spool sll yosur future
good times with ofher respcctab1s
and nice looking youag nssn-
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much time TO NEEDLE In other peo-
pies affairs. 1t Isn't what you
have been, it's what you are to-
day; 80 lock the skeleton OF the
past In the closet and throw the
key away.
Prove TO Yourself and to the
girl that you are sincere In your
good intentions, and that you are
perfectly able to keep % your
new plano OF morals. Then let
the gossips talk.
WHY 1T them discourage you as
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The Eye of the Savage
EDITOR THE TIMES-Do savages have be
sight than civilized people? have been told that tn

EDITOR THE TIMES DO savages have better eye
sight than civilized people? have been told that they have
READER.
1t is true declares eminent student prof HaddOn of
Cambridge, Engand) that savage and half civilized people
have better eyesgh than the normal European American
But he adds the degree of superiority not very marked
1t is no doubt true that the great strain upon civilized
eyes, the constant Of Them and the work done in artificial
light is responsible for the inferiority.
On the other hand this partly balanced by the and
expert treatment that it possible for the civilized person to
give his eyes, and which is entirely unknown the savage
This leads to the observation that the eyes today
very similar to the eyes of who lived thousands of
ago. This is shown by the writings of the ancens The
normal today many stars could the who
lived thousands of years ago. He with the naked eye
the number of stars, more-AND NO LESS
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what to do. Will you kindly
answer at once as / have
more faith in your advice
than that Of any other GER
SON. ANNOYED.
A--Gasoline Is effective If its
use Is continued for some time,
but as its gas is 80 inflammable
its use is often inadyisabIe. A
recommends pyre-
thrum powder rs more efficacious
and safer to use than gasoline. 1t
chokes up the breathing apparatus
Of the bugs and kills them. Small
blowers are sold with the powder.
which must be distributed once or
twice to allow for later hatch.
ings.
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OIL am a young man. rs

Q.-I am a young man, rs
years old and am engaged to
a girl whom l love devotedly.
My life before meeting her
was none too good, but since
I have been going with her
l have reformed in every
way. and am trying to live a
moral life. The people In the
locality where we live are
constantly bringing up the
past and they say things that
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Yesterday | looked up listless-
ly from my hospital bed. A muir
muir of voices had penetrated my
predetermined brain.
l saw Dick and Aunt Mary in
consultation with the nurse.
She must be made to notice
something or | fear for her
mind" | heard Aunt Mary say,
and then the nurse held up a
warning finger for she caught a
new expression on my face.
Dick came quickly to my bed
and putting his arms about me
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Owe are two working
girls Is years old. We we're
both keeping steady company,
but have quarreled with the
young men. They are consid-
cred good looking, and they
are nice and respectable. Ev-
cry time we go out with other
young men We just picture
our former company, and II
seems as IL we can't get
used to our present company.
Now, IL our old friends
speak to us on the street.
shall we stop them7 Or let
them pass out of our minds
forever? ID. AND l..
A.-Speak 10 your forme
OF course. for that is onl
nm ordinary courtesy, bnt do nc
stop to talk with them ON Oh
street. Rensemsser tisat man doe
not surrender with meekness an,
fhAng which lzs really wants. IN
hnt - tlse~e <ws bsys Actually
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are not so about me. IL
causes general talk all over
town, and also in her family.
II has been this way for six
months. I have worried
about 1t until l am about at
my journeys end. What can
l do? She is a good girl and
i owe my whole life to her
for what she has done for me.
TRYING TO DO RIGHT.
A.--This letter ought to be Al
ryo-opcner TO those who have 20,
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and cut into small pieces. or else
leave in the big pieces that slip
from the bones. Let the liquid
cool sufficiently SO that all fat
can be removed Then season the
liquid we'll with salt and paprika.
heat and half an ounce Of gelatin.
and pour over the chicken, I'm a
wet mold. Garnish with stuffed
olives, parsley and slices of lemon.
Q.-Where can | enter a
training school to become
nurse? AMY.
Apply ut local hospitals for
details of training courses.
Q.-I have moved into a
nice looking house. but find
the bedrooms are infested
with vermin. Please tell me
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long as you have faith I'm yourself,
and as long ms the girl also has
faith i'm you?
Never give the girl a reason 20 .
regret her attempt to reform you,
and she will never listen 70 what
the gossips say.
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OWN you tell me
through your columns how to
prepare jellied chicken?
MRS. c.
A.-Sinsner q chicken until
tho meat slips from the bones.
Reduce the water in which the
chicken hollis to about a pint. In
the meantime remove all the skin,
fst and gristle from the chicken
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Q.---Piease tell me who
should pay for a wedding din
ner, the brides people or
the groom. v.
A.---The bridc's parents.
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Phone Main 882f and We Will
Call for your Suit Immediately
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
SYRACUSE SEEKS
BOB FOLWEI.L
AS GRID COACH

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.-Bob
Folwell. the noted Washington and
Jefferson football coach. probably
viii accept the position as head
coach CT the University OF Syracuse
eleven in place OF Buck O'Neill. who
has resigned TO devote his time to
law practice. This became known
when II was learned that +. r..
Southworth. an alumnus OF the New
York institution. had been in Phila-
delphia all Of last week. and had
held many conferences with Fol
we'll.
Folwell has not signed contract
with Washington and Jefferson for
next year. He asked time to con-
slider the offer they made him. and
will give them an answer at the be-
ginning of the year.
Yes. have spoken 10 Mr.. South.
worth Of Syracuse regarding a coach
ing position next fall" said Folwell.
"bu, nothing definite has been done.
II am not wanted at Pennsylvania.
shall accept the Syracuse offer.
provided the terms are satisfactory"
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16

going into the clubhouse and sing
ing at the top of their voices? That's
what happens every day after the
game at the present time. Imme-
diately after the last man is out
the players make dash for the
clubhouse, the quartet hits up a
song and the whole squad joins in.
In my days the players went into
the clubhouse after n losing game
with murder in their hearts. They
would have thrown any guy out on
his neck II they had even suspected
him of intentions OF singing. In
my days the man who was respon.
slbie for having lost n game was
told In a mans way by n lot of men
what a rotten ball player ~ really
vas. Generally he was told TO go
back TO carrying the hod or 10 the
police force. II makes me weep TO
think Of the men of the old days
who played the game and the boys of
today. It's positively shame and
they are getting big money for it.
too"
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
Leagues Peace Ship Sails From Chicago Today With Ban Johnson

bile. All the riders lose weight.
After the second day they COM
mence To Gain 1t back, and II is
not unusual for a rider to finish
The big grind weighing more than
When he began. The knee joints
are often very painful-as though
lhcre was a lack of fabrication.
The Cyclers average about three
or four hours sleep I'm every "a.
Grenda averaged three. Morphine
or other stimulants are admins
tered TO the men on the last day, at
times of fierce "jams." Otherwise
it would be a physical impossibili'
ty 10 keep going. They eat almost
continuously-every time they come
OF the track.
Even after the race is over the
riders find il difficult to sleep. The
first night after the finish Of a six
day race is decidedly unrestful. The
men wake up as usual at short In
teryals and often spring out of bed
before they realize they are not
at the race
But Grenda was dressed.
My. But it seems good to have
my clothes on again. Just like
getting out of Jail" he called as
he went out the door into the fresh
air-the first time in a week.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
What of Fed Players?

this thing
all with
mashup the outlaw orde Long time
will be troublesome chief
all will be with
material The the ball that
circuit folks find for real ball players than the
Feds have ready along
They had
Brooklyn and OConnor.
Brooklyn. Baltimore,
the or the outlaw hchasers
Brooklyn
Doolan, Baltimore
Stoval
the frsbase
Plank
Hendricks Fakenburg hardly
bad
enough overlooked developed take their places
Cardinals knowledge OF the
organized
Gmories asked his
number possessed by the
follows:
Not eight, and possibly only six There is
Lee who jumped
team former Pittsburgh kaun
fielder, a he probably could
be "A
is OF he s.,
a Perhaps
list carefully, but these
only that me right now
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
"BUYING IN" is
BIG PROBLEM

NEW YORK. Dec. l6.--Many ru-
mors roamed about the corridors Of
the Waldorf today Regarding the
ultimate redistribution Of players
and allotments of stock when the
peace settlement is made, but base
ball men said not even the mag.
mates were forming any trade plans
or making demands for stock until
assured of the establishment of
peace.
The most popular theory was that
Messrs. Weeghman and Ball would
buy the Cubs and Cardinals. re-
spectively. and Harry Sinclair would
buy into the Giants. There was n
strcng report, however. that Presl-
dent Brittol, OF the Cardinals,
would not consent TO a partnership
agreement and would insist that
Ball buy all or none OF his baseball
properties. and at Brittons price.
which is said TO scale half a million
dollars. The Cardinal situation was
IA tough morsel as any the
baseball men were asked to masti-
cate today.
The Newark and Baltimore clubs
of the Feds are slated TO go 90 the
Internationals, and /; was for this
reason that the Barrow circuit own
ers we're invitel into tomorrow's
pow.wow.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16

has won the most money gross.
Should there be a tie IN the gross
amount won the horses tied shall
race a fourth heat to determine the
winner
A horse entered in these events
shall be eligible TO start until IL has
won $1,000 gross in them. when il
becomes ineligible to start again in
them, and all entrance money in the
stakes TO which it has become in
eligible shall be refunded and It
shall be entitled to start in any
early closing event to which its
winning race record made II eligible
at the time 1t was barred
Three thousand dollars for PAGERS
that have never won over $4,000
gross. To be raced for in three
heats: 1920 for the first heat, 5000
for the second heat, $l.0S0 for the
third heat. Purse in each heat to
be divided 80. 25, Is and 10 per
cent or the balance. 500 to the
winner of the event, SIS to the
driver Of the winner and S125 to
the horse standing fifth and sixth
iE the final summary. of which 20
per cent to the horse standing fifth
and 30 per cent. TO the horse stand
ing sixth. Any division OF the money
not won by any other starter to go
to the winner of the race. 4 dis
tanced or drawn horse retains what
money he has won, but loses his
position in the race.
or the horses that start in the
third heat. the winner OF the event
shall be the horse. not distanced,
that has won the most money gross.
Should there be a tie in the gross
amount won the horses tied shall
race a fourth heat to determine the
winner.
A horse entered in these events
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
Bill Joyce RecOunts
Glory of Days That
Are Gone

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 16.-Bill Joyce,
the Giants broke into tanning bee
the other day with wall that mod
ern baseball doesn't have the fiery.
red blood coursing through it's veins
that IL once did. Joyce was just
getting through in time TO mourn
the trading Of Amos Rusie for
Matthewson. Last season he was
scout for the ST. Louis Feds.
Baseball today Is not what IL
should ne" said Bill. The players
do not try to learn all the fine points
of the gene as in the days OF old.
but simply try TO get by. They con.
tent themselves IL they get a couple
Of hits every afternoon and play an
errorless game. The first thing
they do each morning is to get the
papers and look at the hit and error
columns. If they don't see them
some sport writer gets a terrific
panning. OF which he never hears.
when ! was playing ball there
WdS not move maze on the nelu'
that did not cause every one on
the opposing team TO mention some
thing about II. All were trying to
figure Why IL had been done and
TO watch and see what the result
would be. That same move could
never be pulled again without every
one on our bench knowing just what
was going to happen.
II feel sure that the same condi-
tions do not prevail today. The
boys go out to the plate. take
slam at the ball. pray that they'll
get n hit and just let II go at that.
They are not fighting as In the days
OF old. Who ever heard OF a gang
of ball players, after losing a game.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
Devereaux Grand Circuit Prexy, Wants Big Purses
For Harness Horses That Fail to Win Other Stakes

Five thousand dollars for trotters
that have never won over $4,000
gross. To be raced for i'm three
heats: $1,000 for first heat. l,500
for second heat, s1.S00 for third
heat. Purse in each heat to be di-
vided so, %. 10 and 10 per cent. Or
the balance, $3.50 to the winner OF
event, balance, $3.50 10 the driver of
the winner and 5000 to the horses
standing fifth and sixth respectively
in the final summary. OF which 20
per cent goes to the horse standing
fifth and 80 per cent. TO the horse
standing sixth. Any division of the
money not won by any other starter
TO go to the winner of the race. 4
distanced or drawn horse retains
what money he may have won, but
loses his position in the race
or the horses that start in the
third heat the winner OF the event
shall be the horse not distanced that
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
AMERICAN
LEAGUE IS
WON over
Peace Board Goes East
Today to Talk
Treaty
REIMBURSEMENT
TO BE BIG JOB
Many Things Enter In
to Settlement of
Difficulties

CHICAGO, Dec. 1G.-American
league magnates who will leave Chi
cago today as delegates 10 the base
ball peace conference In New York
tomorrow admitted that fiIal settle
ment Of the O. B.-Feds war will in.
yolve weeping, wailing. gnashing OF
teeth and a loC of disappointment.
Henry Ford has nothing on us
when II comes 10 overriding dific6l-
ties" said one of the magnates.
There will be teams TO bc sold, the
players who Jumped must be salts
factorily cared for. the price Of
clubs to be sold will have TO be de
termined, the umpires who jumped
viii have 10 he looked after, and the
horde OF Federal league players un-
der contract will have 10 be appor.
toned"
The American league. which did
not finally announce acceptance OF
the preliminarY peace plans until
after midnight was as enthusiastic
for peace TO-DAY as the Nationals and
Federals
Barney Dreyfuss, who brought the
olive branch vest, was en- route TO
New York today TO arrange prelim.
lnaries of tomcrrow's joint confer
ence.
The American league committee
planned 10 leave Chicago on the
Twentieth Century limited at noon.
The members OF the committee
are:
President Johnson. chairman;
Charles Comiskey. of the White
Sox: Ben Minor, OF the Washington
club; Colonel Rupert, OF the New
York club. and j. j. Lannin, OF Bos.
ton
The peace talk crowded out a thor
ough hearing of the Cleveland In.
dians' troubles by the leaguers.
Shortly Eefore adjournment OF their
session the magnates voted TO have
President Johnson visit Cleveland
on his way back from New York. All
were confident tha; the clubs diff
culties could be arranged with the
Cleveland bankers committee so
that Scmers will stick as head OF
the club.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16

the same thing a million times this
week as | rode around the track,
continued Grenda weakly as he
reached for bottle of champagne.
which he proceeded 10 drink right
ont OF the bottle.
ITS part OF the game, guess.
Tha; is all We say ali week, all of
us. What darn fools we are What
darn fools we are Ooh, I guess
we will be back in here next year.
But not me. I'm through for good;
that is, they will have to make me
a pretty fine offer if they get me to
ride in another grind.
'But this race wasn't such a ter
rible ono, even though we did break
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
Alfred
(aenda
WINNER

a record. Ii was not as bad as last
years race, or some others that
have ridden in went on the big fel-
low as he tore several porous plas-
ters off his anatomy. You see. all
the riders are almost completely
covered with huge plasters. II re-
lieves the muscles and prevents IA
tigue, they say
Grenda was very tired. lie told
his story intermittently. We learned
sore interesting things. however
The arms become more tired than
the legs. The second day of the
race is the worst II is even more
exhaust.ng than the sixth and last
day. The first two days are terri
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
Old Timer Thinks Modern
Ball Is Pink Tea Stuff
ONE GUESS ENOUGH
TO SPOT THIS UMPS

NEW YORK. Dec. 1..-At the
meeting of the baseball rules
committee of the major leagues a
special ruling will be requested
to cover the following instance,
which occurred on q southern
professional diamond last sum-
mer. An umpire. very recently
promoted from the playing ranks,
was officiating behind the pitch.
er's box. With a runner of sec.
ond the batter drove high line
drive over the hurlcr's head and
the umpire. thinking that he was
still shortstOpping. speared the
ball and threw 10 second, thus
completing double play.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16

shall be eligible to start in them
until il has won $4,000 gross in
them, when it becomes ineligible TO
start again in them and all en-
trance money shall be refunded in
such stakes TO which II has become
ineligible, and 1t shall be entitled to
start in any early closing event to
which its winning race record made
it eligible at the time il was barred
Mr.. Devereux will endeavor to
have the stewards vote to make
these events compulsory In 1916 at
their annual meeting in Cleveland
Jan. II.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
BY ROBERT L. RIPLEY.

Never again"
II was Alfred Grenda, the big Tas-
manian, speaking. He and his part
ner. Fred Hill OF Boston, had just
won the annual six-day race in fa-
nous old Madison Square Garden
and established a new worlds rec
ord with a final score of 2,770 miles
aud eight laps.
That was what you said last
year." We reminded
"Nes, ] know ii. But ! mean ii
this time. A man Is fool to pun
ish himself in this way. I'll never
ride in another one. | know | have
sad it before, and | bet I've said
The Detroit times., 1915-12-16
PEACE Du
.T0M0RR(|
Four Leagues Inv0lyl
to Hold POwwOW.3 Il
Friday

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.--Peacs ioH
hand in baseball. The IagnatoDJ )
the National. American. Fe1
and International leagues viii 60
together hmere tomorrow In t.
meeting to settle the strife Oe q
wears. This was considered 4
sured today. following tidings fy
Chicago where Barney Dreyf,lSs ~
terday presented tne Nationally
eral plan to the American leaeuQ
that Ban Johnson had approved
plan.
The American league owners II
arrive here tomorrow and imnlG|
ately 90 into conference with t
cohorts, the Nationals and Inter
tionals, and their enemies. the II
erals.
President Garibaldi Herrmanns
the Cincinanti Reds, acting a
spokesman for the National lea0|
cleared the situation today with &
announcement of tomorrow's plo1
Though President Dreyfuss IL Z
pected to arrive this afternoons &
is not believed his coming WIN
the baseball seismograph.
needle has fluttered like . SCI
girl at a charity ball for two d
and Dreyfuss could hardly say n1
thing impressive today with tori
rows conference looming 10 q
biggest baseball development In
the war WITH the outlaws began.