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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-24

up on that dreadful bridge for anyone
to see After twelve years, Mrs SEQ
Vile, After
Miss Weeks" All. the oil Of
that golden speech on troubled wa
ters! What was it's charm? Let me
see those lines or what there is left
of them SO that | may share your
feelings. They must be dreadful"
They are more than dreadful. They
are for the kitchen fire Wait a mo-
ment and then we will talk
But Deborah had no mind to let
these pieces escape her eye. Nor did
utes she had the torn bits Of paper
arranged in their proper position and
was reading these words:
The scene OF Olive ders crime.
The beginning OF the end!" was
Deborah's thought. IF. after Mr..
Blacks efforts. a charge like this Is
found posted up in the public ways.
the ruin OF the Ostranders is deter
mined upon. and nothing we can do
can stop IL"
In five minutes more she had said
goodby to Miss Weeks and was on
her way to the courthouse. Ae she
approached it she was still further
alarmed by finding this square full OF
people, standing in groups or walk
ing impatiently up and down with
their eyes fixed on the courthouse
doors. Within, there was the uneasy
hum, the anxious look. the subdued
movement which marks an universal
suspense. Announcement had been
made that the jury had reached their
verdict. and counsel we're resuming
their places and the Judge his seat.
Those who had eyes only for the
latter-and these were many-noticed
a change in him. He looked older by
years than when he delivered his
charge. Not the prisoner himself
gave greater evidence Of the effect
which this hour of waiting had had
upon a heart whose covered griefs
were, consciously or unconsciouely. re-
vealing themselves to the public eye.
He did not wish this man sentenced.
This was shown by his charge-the
most one-sided one he had given in
all his career.
Silence. that awful precursor of
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-24

doom. lay in all itA weight upon every
ear and heart. as the clerk. advancing
with the cry. Order in the court" put
his momentous question:
Gentlemen of the Jury. are you
ready with your verdict?"
A hush!-then. the clear voice OF
the foreman:
I'VE are"
How do you find? Guilty or not
guilty."
Another hesitation Did the fore
about him? If SO. he failed to show
it in his tones as he uttered the words
which released the prisoner:
Not guilty"
A growl from the crowd, almost like
that of a beast stirring in its lair.
then quick cessation of all hubbub
as every one turned to the Judge to
whose one-sided charge they attrib-
uted this release.
Deborah experienced in her quiet
corner no alienation OF the fear which
had brought her into this forbidding
spot and held her breathless through
these formalities.
For the end was not yet Through
all the turmoil of noisy departure and
the drifting out into the square OF
vast. dissatisfied throng. she had
caught the fash of bit of paper chow
introduced into this moving mass OF
people no one ever knew passing
from hand to hand. toward the soil
tary figure of the Judge. its delay as
it reached the open space between the
last row of seats and the judges
bench and its final delivery by some
ofticous hand. who thrust it upon his
notice just as he was rising to leave.
Deborah saw his finger tear its way
through the envelope and his eyes fall
frowningly on the paper he drew out.
Then the peoples counsel and the
counsel for the defense and such
clerks and hangers-on as still fingered
in the upper room experienced de
cided sensation
The Judge, who moment before
had lowered above them all in mel
ancholy but impressive dignity shrunk
with one gasp into feebleness and
SANK DaCh stricken, II not uucOu-
scious. into his chair.
1t happened suddenly and showed
her the same figure she had seen once
before-a man with faculties sus-
pended, but not impaired, facing them
all with open gaze but absolutely dead
for the moment to his own condition
and to the world about
But, horrible as this was, what she
saw going on behind him was infinite
ly worse A man had caught up the
bit of paper Judge Ostrander had let
fall from his hand and was opening
his lips to read it to the curious people
surrounding him.
She tried to stop him. She forced
q cry to her lips which should have
rung through the room. but which
died away on the air unheard. The
terror which had paralyzed her limbs
had choked her voice
But her ears remained true. Low as
he spoke. no trumpet-call could have
made its meaning clearer to Deborah
Scoville than did these words:
We know why you favor criminals
Twelve years is a long time, but not long
enough to make wise men forget.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-24
FOUGHT TO DEATH OVER PIG
Possession Of Porker the Cause Of
Sharp Skirmish Between Ger
mans and French.

Even pigs figure sometimes in the
news from the front and as might be
expected, in somewhat OF a comical
light. But. says a Paris dispatch. they
have caused tragedy also. One pig
was the cause Of battle in which ~
Germans were killed and another was
made to pose as a corpse to save him
from the enemy.
In Ban-dc-Sapt north of Saint Die,
both French and Germans from their
trenches soi.d out fine fat p,rker in
a pen. Just between the. two lines. Both
formed parties to go out and capture
the porcine delicacy. but the French
reached there first. They fastened a
rope about the animals hind legs and
dragged him back to their trenches
with the Germans close behind
So heated did the controversy over
the pig become that it finally de-
veloped into a night battle in which
the Germans were beaten. losing. be-
sides the 80 dead. number OF
wounded
The other pig had just been killed
by farmer in Flanders when it was
reported that the Germans. always
eager for such titbits as fresh pork.
were near at hand Determined to
save his property. the quick-witted Bel.
gian took the carcass to his room,
tucked it in his bed. placed candles
over the sheeted form and was pray
ing fervently when a German soldier
entered the room. The soldier tip
toed out when he discovered that be
had come upon a chamber of death.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1915-09-24
unklnd Comment.

Recently while going through q Gem.
etery in = California town the visitor
came upon this on a tombstone: Il
would not live Away" Beneath the
inscription some irreverent person Aa6
peucilsd. Sour 0rapes."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14

Willie Richie, II his plans carry
through, will dance himself back into
possession Of the lightweight cham
pionship of the world. Willie has been
performing in a dancing act assisted
with his sister, and according to those
who have seen him work he is quite as
adept an exponent of the art OF Terpsi-
chore as he is Of the boxing game. In
fact, there are many who believe that
Willie can fox trot and tango more
gracefully than he can spar.
Willie is enthusiastic over dancing
as training exercise. He says that
the fox trot, danced properly. will AT
ford rs much exercise as skipping the
rope for an equal length Of time, and
serves a better purpose in that one has
70 change position quickly and grace
fully. The one-step and all the other
dances are also recommended, espe-
cially the make.
When Richie started the act he
weighed somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of 1855 pounds. He now weighs
40 pounds, and can do 1876 pounds
easily. He includes q course of train
ing exercises in the act and goes at
them quite as vigorously as though he
were in the ring He Is eager to make
good and win back the title.
Charley Baker. who manages the
pueilistic affairs of Battling Reddy. an
aspirant for the bantam title. and
Johnny Harvey, seryiceRble light
weight, is looking for action. He is
especially anxious to send Reddy into
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Richie Dances as Aid
in PugiliStic Training

the ring with Kid Williams, and will
accept any reasonable terms.
lie feels that Reddy is worthy Of the
champions consideration, inasmuch as
the boys met twice in ten-round bouts
in this city, which were considered two
of the fastest ever seen. Those battles
were held before Williams won the
title, and of course he has improved
wonderfully since then. This holds
good for Reddy also.
The boxing promoters are willing to
conduct such a match. Not long ago
the Mcmahon brothers offered Williams
q guaranteed purse Of $500 to meet
Reddy in ten-round bout. ID. J. Tor
torich, Of New Orleans, has also en-
deavored to bind a match between
these boys. In every case il was Will
Jams who declined the issue.
Baker wants 10 know il Williams
can make lie pounds ringside and de-
fend his title. In letter TO the sport
ing editor of The Tribune he offered to
post a certified check for $500 to 20 as
q forfeit guaranteeing weight and APP
pearance at any club which can coax
Williams into the ring. Baker is also
anxious to send Harvey against the
best of the lightweights and bars no
body in the world st 1873 pounds.
A. present Harvey is matched 10 box
Willie Beecher in a ffteen-round bout
at New Haven, on February l9. while
on March he will box twelve rounds
with Sammy Trot, Of Columbus, Ohio
One week later Harvey will enter the
ring against Mitchell, at Cincinnati.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
That Juarez Battle
Hinged with Mystery

rounds, for while Welsh is no part Of
reach Welsh Is shifty enough TO out
point any of the present contingent,
although q man like Richie or White,
being in possession of a regular wal
lop, would have good chance TO up
set the champion over the twenty
round march.
We can all get . better line on
Richie when he fights Welsh here in
March. II the ex-chsmp makes a
favorable impression in that fight he
can demand twenty-round jaunt with
his conqueror and force the match
or force Welsh out of business. The
public at large has become bit nau-
seated with Freddy and the ten
round smear. The odor Is getting to
be too pronounced. 1t is becoming too
easy to write the entire fight up sew
eral days in advance without overlook
ing any details. So this Welsh Richie
contest should be interesting for that
one reason--we'll know then just what
shape Willie happens to be in and
what chance he might have over the
longer route.
Kilbane and Williams still have their
fields pretty we'll tied up. There
doesn't seem to be any one in sight
with a chance to beat either at the
weight. So about the only chance for
a champion to be overthrown is for
Willard TO beat Johnson or for Mccoy
to meet Gibbons. Championships run
longer in the fight game than any
other sport. IL is harder in this game
to drive champion from the top. For
after obtaining the championship the
next step by any fighter Is arranging
the proper match, until forced st last
to meet the logical candidate for the
crest.
Last season there were three champs
OF pugdom set down from their estate.
Williams beat Coulon, Welsh dethroned
Richie and chap named Chip. sup
posed to be middleweight champion,
was evicted by Al Mccoy. This clean
up was well above the record. There
is q strong chance this season that at
least one champ will tumble, and pos
sibly two, especially if Mr. Mccoy de-
cides to anchor some night within
reach of Gibbons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
WINS SQUASH TITLE
Pearson Defeats Haines for
National Honors.

Boston, Feb. 13.-Stanley W. Pear
son, Of Philadelphia, champion squash
racquet player of Pennsylvania, won
the national title here to-day by de-
feating II. A. Hsines, of Baltimore, in
the finals at the Boston Athletic Asso-
citation clubhouse.
Haines won the first game, but his
opponent proved much too strong for
him in the next three.
The scores were 7-15, l5-s, 1910,
1E-1O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
The JohnsOn-Willard Bout
One That Doesn't Yield
to the Dope.
NEGRO MUST WIN
IN EARLY ROUNDS
Otherwise Younger Man Will
Stand Good Chance-McCoy
Not Much of a Champion.
NO. 4-BOXING.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

Provided John Arthur Johnson can
transport $50 pounds of dark meat into
Jusrez by the proper date, the heavy
weight championship is the one that
draws its first Official showdown for the
new sporting year.
In many ways q comparison OF John
son with Willard Is 3 comparison OF a
Hss-Been with a Never-Was. This
should make il 5000, or in the imme-
date vicinity OF such. But concerning
this classic combat there is entirely too
much mystery.
The Juarez Mystery.
Among the list OF piercing mysteries
might be named the following:
/. Whether the fight will even take
place at Juarez on March 6.
2. Just what condition Jack Johnson
is really in.
8. whether It is on the level or a de-
cidedly pungent frsme-up.
In this fight there seems to be no
present angle 70 hang any dope on.
Every one knows how good Johnson
WAS when he was right. But every one
knows he is not within II kilometres of
the old Johnson, for Nature doesn't
operate in that fashion.
Also every one knows that Willard,
with fine physical advantages, is q good
bit OF boob at heart, and that he has
made little or no effort for the last
year TO get the experience and training
for any such test. Willard is no part
of q natural fighter. He hasn't the
heart for IL nor the skill nor the knsck.
But he is big enough and he carries
the kick, and he should be in condition
to travel long way.
The Two Combinations.
Under ordinary conditions in the
meeting Of s Hss-Been and Never
Was well back the Has-Been. But q
Has-Been isn't as likely to last 10
rounds as the other. provided the other
is younger. Johnson will certainly be
in no condition TO battle more than p
rounds and have anything left. II he
doesn't get Willard within 10 rounds
he will hardly get him at all. And since
neither Willard nor Johnson is aggres-
sive, there is a very good chance that
nothing very exciting will happen in
the first 10 rounds.
Willard, through his great height and
reach, Is & fair defensive fighter: lie
isn't any too easy to get TO. And WILL
ard hasn't anything to break down
Johnson's defence until the big black
begins TO tire out and lose his grip
So on this basis Willard undoubtedly
has a fair chance TO win, the only
chance any one has had TO beat John
son for FIVE years.
The chief title in the middleweight
division is q trifie clouded. Al Mccoy
is supposed TO be the citizen in charge
of the laurel operating at Ketchels
old stand, but Mike Gibbons can beat
Mccoy TO death in four rounds.
Gibbons is the boy in that division
and more than worthy Of the top. lie
has everything a champion needs.
The Welsh Status.
As long as Mr.. Welsh sticks 70 the
ten-round- Shugrue stuff he will remain
lightweight champion. 1t is even Q
matter OF doubt as 10 whether any OF
those present can beat him at twenty
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Here's a Race
Not of Baseball

Johnny Evers watches With peculiar
interest the work Of Frank Schultz, his
old team mate. for he and Frank sre
competitors In . race. or, rather. an
endurance contest.
"Of the old Cub machine Frank
Schultz and myself are sll that are
left In big league baseball" writes
Evers. land Frank has to go some to
beat me out.
II don't mean BY this that ! think
Frank 10 slowing up or GOING back In
sny way. because l don't. but I Just
take this means Of challenging him to
. race for the honor OF being the last
member Of the greatest baseball me-
chine Of all time TO pass out from
under the Big Tent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Kings County Runners to Meet

The Kings County Athletic Assoeis-
ton will hold its weekly 'cross-eoun-
try run this morning at IL o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
Presentation Club Run of.

The Presentation Club will not hold
J 'cross-country run this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14

Bowling Apsy. Billiard . ~
s,SA Table Mfrs Repairs OF
's supplies Marx srsi ssoA -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
A. A. u. Gets First
Woman Member

Chicago, Feb. 10. - Miss Mars's AZ.
Cunningham, of Indianapolis. We, Of
cepted in the Central Assoeisuon
the A. A. U. to-day as the hrst wo's .ss
amateur athlete to register under ven
new national ruling. She was =
registration card No. 2i.sis' one
swimmer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
More Baseball Confessions BY
Johnny Evers, of the braves
Diamond Star Tells How
Famous Cub Machine
Went to Pieces.
TROUBLE BEGAN IN
THE SPRING OF 1908
Brown, Overall and Pfeister
Reused Ire Of Murphy by
Demanding Bonus.

,,,. 4. a.. ,.v,s u, q ssrIss q artisi~ ~
snm ,,s' .s S%i u the ss,ten Braves. xhii
w, Ss,.d he nest ysIt abls slsy.f ". n,s ' :,
Isasu. iat y.sr; Eve, ,s" s.T,. l. his
IN Xxi, sefi.. 10 uU tsms io,lds facts wh,s.
esnnst falI to be Of Interest to ~ 'n, us
u tSs, wsndsrfui ss',sAh machine. me 0h'e'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
SAMUEL T. DAVIS, JR., DIES
AT CONNECTICUT HOME
President of Locomobile Company
Was Formerly a Resident
of Washington.

FAIRFIELD. Conn. September L.
Samuel T. Davis, jr.. president of the
Locomobile Company of America. died
at his summer home here this morn
ing after an illness of several days due
to ptomaine poisoning.
Mr. Davis was son of Samuel Todd
Davis, who formerly conducted the hat
store at 9th street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, under the name of
James Y. Davis Son. and a grandson of
the late James Y. Davis, who was in the
hat business in this city for many years.
His father died last November, and his
mother about three months ago. at Van
couver barracks. Wash.
He was born in Wash 'ngton forty odd
years ago, and was educated in this city
and at the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology at Boston. After his gradu-
alton he removed to Bridgeport. Conn.
and later became president of the Loco
mobile Company of America. which was
originally owned by his father-in-law. the
late A. l.. Barber. He is survived by his
widow, formerly Miss Lorena Barber; one
daughter and one brother, Reginald, who
lives in California, and two sisters, one
Of whom married in army circles, and is
now at Vancouver barracks, and the
other, Mrs. William S. Teel. living at
Bridgeport, Conn, and an uncle, George
J. Davis, who is connected with Slime
metz & Co. of this city. He lived in
Connecticut nearly twenty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
Ford Motor Company. to build six.
and John Marshall place; architect. AL
bert Kahn: estimated cost. 100000
A. c. Moses. to build four dwellings
at 415-11 5th street northwest and
430-32 t'pshur street northwest: archi
tect and contractor. A. c. Moses Con-
struction Company; estimated cost
$4,000.
of 80 u street southwest: estimated
cost. s490.
E. H. Bond. to build garage in rear
of 1885 kalorama road: architect and
contractor. V. 7. Fl. Bien; estimated
cost. $500.
Nat Loveless. to build store and
dwelling at 1904 Nichols avenue south
east: architect. Nat Loveless; builder
G. L. HUNT; estimated cost, $1,000.
J. s. Gruver. to build nine dwellings
from 1885 to 1851 Quincy street north
west: architect. George T. Santmyers:
builder. j. S. Gruver; estimated cost
$4,000.
Martha W. Goddard. to repair store
and fiat a 1900 18th street northwest
estimated cost, 500.
Esther W. Neill. to repair dwelling
at 1856 Macomb street northwest; esti-
mated cost. $500.
w O. n Scott, to repair building at
1929 F street northwest: estima led
cost. SIS.
ST. Patrick's Church. to repair church
at southeast corner of 10th and G.
streets northwest: estimated cost,
$1,000.
william Beuchert. to repair ware
house in rear OF 443 | street north
west: estimated cost. $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
DEFIANCE OF TEUTONS
BY RUMAN|A REPORTED

ROME. September !, via Paris.-It is
understood here that the Rumanian
government has decided to stand firmly
by it's policy of declining to permit
the central empires to forward arms and
ammunition through Rumania to Tur-
key. The statement was made here to-
day on good authority that Rumania
has explained her attitude to the CEN
trail powers substantially as follows:
'Rumania desires to maintain strict
neutrality. She is confirmed in her at
titude by the existence Of war between
Italy and Turkey, desiring to preserve
the intimate relations and friendship
between herself and Italy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-01
Real Estate Transfers.

Ross ct ux. to Fredrick W. Watzel,
lot 2a7 and part lot 256: SO
BELLEVUE-Charle W. Morris ct uX.
to Charles NJ. James, lot 3; So:
stamps. $40.
ETWoRTH-William J. Vickery ct
ux: to Frederick Kuffner ct ux.
Elizabeth, lot Il. square 322s; $40;
stamps, $3.50
NO. 80 PATTERSON STREET NORTH
EAST-Frederick Kuffner ct TS to
Marie l.. Taylor. lot 204. square 672:
$40: sta mps. s1.50.
STREET NORTHWEST between oath
and 25th streets-Almanza s. Lindsey
ct ux. to James F. Aston. lot 127,
square %; SO: stamps. 50.
ELLASTON TERRACE-Catherne Toole
to Edward 8. Norris, lot 10, block g.;
$10 stamps. so cents.
PETWORTH-Alfred A. Walker ct ux to
Harmon A. Chapman, lot 80, square
a3: $40: stamps, so cents
NO. 1916 d STREET SOUTHEAST
Frank G. Davidson ct uX. to trustees
OF the Union Theological Seminary in
Virginia, lot q, square 1889: $40.
'CHILLuM CASTLE HEIGHTs--Con-
tinental Trust Company. trustee. 20
Washington Land and Mortgage COM
pany. lots IL and AZ, square 1898 :
$1,000
Trust Company, trustee. to Peter c.
Gohle. lot 81. square 3I0S: $1,000.
NO. 1852 C STREET NORTHWEST
John H. Ontrich ct uX. to August w.
Noack. part original lot Il. square
253: 81.
GRANT PARK-A. L. Murray ct ux. to
5247: $40.
NOS. 75s AND 761 9TH STREET
SOUTHEAST-Willia c. Sullivan.
trustee. to Mary G. E. Grinder, lots
"a and IS. square S41: 81.
NO. 119 18TH STREET NORTHEAST
Thornton Carusi to William L.
Fowler. lot Al. square 1869; $40;
NO III r STREET NORTHWEST
Gustav A. Giesler to Katherine a.
+. Thomas. part original lot :.
square 419: $40: stamps. 80 cHn's.
NO. ls45 COLUMBIA ROAD NORTH
WEsT-william J. Taylor to Sarah
r. Johnson. lot -, square 2S49. Co
lumbia Heights: $40; stamp. 80
cents.
John Fl. Lewis. lor :. block 5; $40;
NO :ssSs isT H STREET NORTHWEST
walker Memorial Church)-Horatio
L. Blanchard. lot 10. square 23G:
MISTWooD PLACE NORTHWEST
near Columbia road (the knicker-
Herndon Morsell and Minnesota NJ.
Tudor. lot sos. square $50 (subject
TO trust for 100000: stamps. s25.
PETWORTH-Midda & Shannon to
James p. Barrett. lot ia. square ~;
$40: stamps. So.
NO. 1881 c STREET SOUTHEAST
Charles l.. Benjamin ct al. to Henry
C. Espey. trustee. lot 5S. square
1917: $4,000.
EIGHT ZENITH AND ID STREETS
ORTHWEST-Herndon Morsell ct
al. to Leo Simmons. original lots II
to 15 and west half original lot 16,
square 17S: $40: stamps. S2150.
NO. l55 L STREET NORTHEAST
Zachariah Huntington ct ux. to
Harry Wardman and Thomas Bones,
lot 112. square 1888. Highview; $40;
stamp, so cents.
TWINING CITY-Adolph Feldvoss ct
al. trustees. to Elmer d. Pessagno,
lot 10. block /; $40; stamp. S1.50.