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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-12-17

the palace attendants, shutting to ana
fro along the corridors in their felt
slippers. At the far end of the long
passage, at the back entrance to the
state apartments, we saw an anxious
throng assembled, and, as we were
about to enter the ambassadors rooms,
we saw the crowd suddenly PROSTATE
itself as tiny lady, attired in Eu-
ropean court dress, with low neck and
sweeping train upheld by four pages,
passed by.
Her highness, the royal concubine,
Otura,' explained the ambassador.
Lets get inside before we meet her.
Sometimes one requires tact in meet
ing certain court situations. don't you
know"
Inside the rooms a tall man, with a
clean-shaven, anxious face, was seated
beside the fire, reading the Daily Her.
aid. AS we entered, he sprang to his
feet, and l recognized the American
minister.
'How do you do, Sir Arthur" he
cried heartily. "Have you heard the
news? His majesty is dying. l got
the tip from my Chinese boy. and hur-
ried round to be in attendance"
Eyes, it is very sad," said Sir Ar
thur solemnly.
Ellis case is considered hopeless, !
believe" continued the American min
ister "At least / met Count Okuma
on my way, and he looked very de.
spondent. What charming, enlight-
ened man the count is! He was so
friendly, in spite of his preoccupation,
that was almost tempted to suggest
calling in Doctor Phineas, OF our lega
ton, who took his degree at Johns
Hopkins. However-would you have
suggested it?"
ut is always little dubious, max.
ing suggestions" said Sir Arthur
thoughtfully.
''But Count Okuma is SO transpar.
emily simple like one of us, .
said the American minister. II really
wanted-however, I've no doubt these
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Precious Stones.

It is not definitely known III" ..o.
names of certain months became a'1v -,
ciated with the names OF cei Lot
stones. 1t is thought, however ~. -od
there is relation, real or suppo 18th
between the character OF the nO ror.
and the stone which has come u i .ts
resent it. April, for instance in@ nom
the beginning of spring weather S s.a.t
the sun shines brilliantly in con~ Sond
with the winter sun, and the ol1n aUtn
appropriately represents TINS n ~ tbs
In May green foliage appears, @HI aer,
emerald is therefore fitting g. 4
There are many different ns. ionsd
months and the birthstones assn ,e q
to them, but the one which lon u.nted
commonly accepted. 1t was a q, lew
BY the American National Retah , SI
eiers, in convention, August ., .s sy
January, garnet; February, ame erins;
March, bloodstone and aqualp4 nns
April, diamond; May, emerald, AID, "A. 40
pearl and moonstone; July, ruby .+ n
gust. sardonyx and peridot' o = .orr
Der. sapphire; october, opal ana mn u,
maline: November, topaz; Do'
turquoise and lapis-LaEan.
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backward. 9ul0usG
And it was evident that c,...
Okuma had not the slightest srss UUues
of what had happened. Sir aa
had stepped hastily back to bi a''aar
and the American minister was - sue 10
room. ~ ~ tne
Il have the great sorrow =.
nouncing to you, sir, the demise ~ =, an
imperial majesty, ten minutes VI als
said Count Okuma to the ministo asO
With few mIrmured words ~
row, the minister quickly prodna. SUI
written memorandum of condoSos u
which the count placed amono :.
others on his desk. 'us
"Your excellency," he con+,u
there is communication of soma 1 y
portance which 1 have to map e ill'
you on behalf Of the imperial Tana o u
government. l do so, for reoa a'ss
which this communication makes ' "H
parent In the presence of his eyo NJ
lency. the British ambassador 4'''
And he handed the minister tbo :.
envelope. ' icy
The American minister took tbo :,
velope and, bowling, withdrew u.
hesitated at the door, and seemed ~
sirous of addressing Sir Arthur Nv,
the latter hurried past him to NJ.
apartment and we left together . fa~ s
minutes later, as the thunder of snns
announced the accession of Yosb
hito, the new emperor of Japan
How nearly a great war betweo,
Japan and America, and another Na
tween the two English-speaking n.
tons, was frustrated, becomes cIp,,
from the following letter, which "a
ceived from Sir Arthur in Shanghai.
"The American minister called nm
me at ten o'clock the morning of tba
day you left.
"'I never heard that the Japanese
were an absent-minded people, Sir Ar
thur he said. laughingly, but this i,
| too good to hold. Permit me to show
you what Count Okuma handed to me
last night. telephoned to ask if a
mistake had been made, but the count
had been taken Ill and was in bed, his
secretary told me-
"And he pulled the red envelopeOut
of his pocket and handed me-Count
Okuma's laundry list! Three pairs Of
silk pajamas, dozen linen handker
chiefs, and numerous other items
prove that the counts Spartan sim.
plicity is more apparent than real No
wonder that Okuma was taken ill af
| ter the discovery.
IT owe you a thousand thanks for
your assistance. Doctor Fongs re-
venge had all the Chinese sabtlety,
did it not? But I often wonder wheth.
er the laundryman received a com.
municat1on instructing him to aban.
don his premises under threat of naval
intervention.
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| Japanese doctors are competent to
| handle the situation. / won't keep you,
Sir Arthur, but if / hear of any devel-
opments in the situation, shall let
you know at once"
II am infinitely obliged to you, my
dear colleague" replied Sir Arthur,
shaking him warmly by the hand.
"Do you know" he said to me,
when the minister had gone, that sort
Of man makes the best possible am
bassador? Directness, guilelessness
are awfully puzzling for the sophisti-
Gated Japanese mind. However-here
is our friend
Doctor Fong was just entering the
doorway, and, though it was years
since l had seen him, knew him i'm
mediately. The yellow, wrinkled skin
looked as much like parchment, the
wiry, thin mustache still dropped
blackly on either side of the sensi-
tive mouth, and the eyes, behind their
heavy convex lenses, were shrewd,
kindly, and yet impenetrable.
Doctor Fong murmured my name as
he shook hands with me.
II see you have a long memory for
faces, DOCTOR" said Sir Arthur.
81 never forget anything" replied
Fong quietly.
'Mr. * is to be trusted implicit
~" said Sir Arthur. "He understands
the entire situation, and thoroughly in
dorses your ability"
ST am delighted" murmured F'ong,
in his monotonous, soft tone. And
now, we will begin by trusting one an
other completely in this affair. It is
your exceliency's desire to obtain a
certain document now in the posses
sion of distinguished diplomatist?"
eff it can be done honestly" said
Sir Arthur. Il mean he added, 4
cannot countenance any Objectionable
methods. Confound it, Doctor Fong,
we have got to get possession of that
document before SHUTDOWN" he added.
where is it,"
upon the person Of the distin-
guished diplomatist, answered the
doctor.
How can you get it,"
..Win you permit me to show your
excellency in pantomime?' inquired
FonG.
certainly" said Sir Arthur, grow
ing evidently interested as ne saw the
| doctor take a small pnlaI from ms
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pocket, half full Of clear, slightly
opalescent liquid. You are not plan
ming to chloroform the count, hopper"
he continued. Il cannot counte-
nance
"Chloroform? The invention of a
barbarian" murmured Doctor Fong
CONTEMPORARY 1--WE discarded chic
reform in B. C. 1774. There is no need
to use chloroform, nor the opportunity.
Besides, it always requires methodical
application, and cannot be used upon
a man against his will. No" He
picked up piece of note paper that
lay upon the table. "This represents
the document, your excellency, and
you are now delivering it to me. Hold
it firmly in your right hand, so. Now
have the goodness to look carefully at
this vial. Observe the twinkling
| lights"
I thought at first that Doctor Fong
was trying to hypnotic the ambassa-
dor, for he held the vial closely under
his face Then saw that Sir Arthur
was standing as rigid as a statue, his
eyes fixed firmly upon the vial; but
| there was not the smallest expression
upon his face, and he was as rigid as
cataleptic. I knew that catalepsy
cannot be induced Immediately by
hypnotism. I could not detect the
slightest odor from the vial.
Doctor Fong opened the ambassa-
doris fingers and took the paper. Turn
| ing toward the table, he took up pen
and wrote something upon it. Then
he replaced it between Sir Arthur's
fingers, recorked the vial, and placed
it in his pocket. Half minute later
/ saw Sir Arthur's muscles lose their
rigfdity and the natural expression
come back to his face.
"But you have taken it away" he
said.
"The vial?" inquired the doctor
blandly.
"You asked me to look at it," said
Sir Arthur.
mo, no, your excellency. should
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
WELTER.WEIGHT TITLE
RESURRECTED TONIGHT
Battle at Madison Square Garden Be,
tween Ritchie and Lewis Should
Be Hummer.
By ED. CURLE.

New York, DEE. T-James Jay Johnston
today cleared his throat and delivered
himself of this wisdom:
Suppose Ted Lewis clips Willie Ritchie
hard enough on the jaw tomorrow evening
at the Garden. Then.~on the other hand.
suppose Willie Ritchie slams Ted Lewis
with Knockout bam. Then what?
Why the poor old welter-weight title will
be resurrected and the winner will be de-
clared welter-weight champion of the
world. So be prepared to see q whirlwind
BATTLE
We heartily agree with Joimes. The
battle should be a smart affair. There's
one thing to be said in favor OF Willie
and Teddie. Each carries a kick in
either glove and that each lets it fly as
often and as hard as possible. Each has
trained hard and neither has lost any
flesh. speed or stamina in getting to the
142-pound limit
Ritchie's every fight around these parts
has been a humdinger There is no fanc-
ing stepping in WilIie's makeup: he's
always fighting. Lewis is one of the
cleverest boxers in the country. He can
feint until his opponent thinks he's up a
tree and then Teddie c4n paste him with
a hook that will plant him on the floor.
In tomorrow nights fracas Lewis has
declared he is going to do more fighting
than boxing. Ecu wouldn't believe there
was going to be any second round to hear
the Britisher. Johnston is hoping for a
Knockout, but only by Lewis, under
stand-only by Lewis.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28

New York, Dec E.-"what is an ANA
teurT'
A morality play dealing with the high
er ideals OF sport was put through Its
first rehearsal at the Hotel Astor to-
day.
Among those who witnessed the per
Torrance and took part in it were a
number of the leading sport authorities
and amateurs in the country. Harry Le-
gore, George Brickley. Abel r. Kiviat
and Harry J. Smith. however, were not
present.
1t is expected that the play will be
the near future.
Another rehearsal has been scheduled
for Thursday. and IL necessary still an
other will be held some time next month.
Gustavus Kirby. the director. and his as
sociates are undecided. Our opinion.
based upon today's rehearsal. Is that the
play is now ready for public presenta-
tion.-
The players know their parts. and play
them with thorough understanding. They
are all united in making the play q great
success They evidenced no selfish
jealousies today, and from their state
ments made upon the rostrum indicated
that their respective followings would
support the purpose of the play. which
also has to do with the publication of
amateur sport In general.
The actors are representatives OF ath-
letic organizations from all over the
country and are amateurs in the athletic
sense of the word: they are receiving no
compensation for their services. They
indulged in no squabbles over the billing,
and all love their director. They were
deliciously law-abiidng. Justice Barlow
S. Weeks was among those present. and
played a leading part.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
anxious Public Still in Dark
AS to Definition of Amateur

I The governing bodies of the Amateur
Athletic Union. the American Lawn Ten
mis- Association, the United States Golf
Association. the Intercollegiate Assoc.a-
ton Of Amateur Athletes Of America
were all represented In the cast Dele
gates from the organizations represent
ing basketball players, fencers soccer
billiardists. skaters. symnasts and every
conceivable form of sports were also
present. and in all respects the cast was
remarkable one
The play was produced under the aus
pices Of the intercollegiate Association
Of Amateurs Athletes of America and in
appreciation of that body's motive. Gus
tavus T. Kirby, chairman Of its advisory
committee and former president of the
A. A. c.. was unanimously elected 10
conduct the proceedings. To show his
appreciation he did not make a speech
He did. however. point out the pur-
pose of the meeting. He said that the
problems attending amateur sports were
many and that a wholesome effect upon
all branches of sport would surely re-
suit from such a representative meeting
He also pointed out that while there were
many complicated angles to each prob
lem. he did not doubt that a general
definition Of an amateur would be de-
rived.
Each of the representatives, Of the Or
ganization present were in turn called
upon to present his conception of an
amateur. Gases peculiar to each sport
were brought up and discussed and .su--
Gestion made. Howard F. Whitney, =
the United States Golf Association. said
that in his opinion there should be =
court OF equity. where all debated ques-
tions could come I'm for final and dc
cisive action.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
WAREZ ENTRIES,

FIRST RACE-sellins: 3year-osds; dvs and onsl
half furionss Rose Garden. 80: Anita R., q;
c. N. johnson. .: Zudora, l6; Smiling Masxie 10:
Rapid. l6: 'stsraniss. los: Meal Ticket, ls
Dcina. u.s.
SECOND RACE Selling: 3yesr-olds and upv,rd:
seven furionn. John wslten. -: NINA R., .;
'TOrdiIlo. %: sNIlctsun. .; 'shsrpef Knisht, Ms;
'valadolid. le; wild Bear. Ios: sOko. Is; Mo,
Alan. ios: 'Downland. l0; California sJack, 10;
Cecil. f0; Bonniss Buch. 10; Dssid Mentsunay.
l@; Transparent. los.
THIRD RACE-seilins: 3yesroids and UPWARD ;
one mile 'Molle Cad. 100; .MoonEsht 100:
'strsthesn. loa; Copper. l1; Fairly. lo; B.lses.
Ill.
FOURTH RACE-seIlns: syssr-olds and upv.rd ;
iI furionss. 'Zim. 100: Luke Nae. IG: Madeue,
l1: Tsctless to6 Billie Joe lU: Metropolitan. Ms;
Money Maker. lio: Beverly James. 10; Busy Edith,
uo; sBhshouse. III.
FIFTH RAcE-seIlins; Syssro dds s.d upward ;
siI furlcnss. Christmas Eve. i0; Andy a., ~;
Jennie Cnwford ~: John Spohn, ia; .Cho,tav,
lG: DR.. Dousherty. llo; Ffaneis, Ill; My liz:
Little Jake. IL: Robert Asntei liz; Orticulst,ou.
lle; Augustus Heinz. IL; Counsuxht, il2; BeEmu.
dian. IL: Custom House, llE
Sixth RACE-Selling: 3yeaf-olds and UPWARD :
seven furiouss Petit Bleu. .; bean sptiler. 1:
Bertha ". lp: 'Uprisht. 1p: .supsrl, in; :KM
Nelson. no; Deisney. 10: HenB waibsnk, n.
'Apprentice allowance e3aiued
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
YALE FOOTBALL PAYS
DESPITE LOSING GAMES

New Haven. Conn. Dec. H.-Even with
a losing team Yale has found the football
season this year the most profitable ever.
Football has proved more popular than
ever by the sale OF tickets At the Yale
Harvard games and by Yale's receipts
for the last season. 1t Is estimated that
Yale will receive the high-water mark
sum of $1l5.o0o from the sale Of tickets
last fall.
The total receipts from the H.75o tickets
sold for the Yale-Princeton game will be
s1lI 800: the receipts from the 1900 tickets
to the Yale-Harvard game will be $94. 900:
from the Yale-Brown game the receipts
were about $4,000. and from the six pre-
liminary games Of the season about
SIG. .0c0: making the total receipts Of the
season nearly a quarter Of q million-or.
to be exact, $231. 500
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
Pitcher EngeI to Remain with Minneapolis Racing Boxing Other
Joe Engel Home; Glad He
Don't Have to Pitch Here
Native Son and Former Washington Hurer Satisfied to Re
main in Minneapolis, Where Fans Give Him Square
Deal Other Sport Gossip.

yesterday. the kid pitcher said that in
Ed Charity. the Nationals would get Q
fine catching prospect, also that Morley
Jennings was greatly improved ball
player. Both Charity and Jennings were
on Cantillon's club during the last sea-
son.
Engel has been down in Joe Cantilion'a
hunting lodge somewhere In the wilds Of
Louisiana ever since the baseball season
closed. and only rushed home to spend
Christmas with his parents.
There u going to be 20 many changes
made In the major league teams this
winter that sizing up the teams for the
pennant races should be more Difficult,
than usual. The Stove League will have
food for endless arguments.
Billy Martin. former Georgetown ath-
lete, who for two years has been a men,
Der of the Boston Braves. signed a con-
tract yesterday with Manager McGraw.
Of the New York Giants. and will spring
train with this club at Marlin Springs.
Martin Is an aggressive player and
stands an excellent chance to be one Of
McGraw's regulars next summer.
The sale Of ball players under Federal
League contract begins today to reim-
burse Harry Sinclair as far as possible
for the losses he has incurred In being
angel for the outlaw league.
No matter how 1t breaks Mr.. Sinclair
is preparing to shoulder a loss Of nearly
500. 900 over and above his Investment at
Newark, N. J.
It also develops that every cent raised
from the sale Of these seventy-two play
ers goes to Mr.. Sinclair personally. The
league is deeply indebted to him finan-
cially and this IL the plan Of marking on
the deficit.
1t also means that Mr.. Sinclair ID to
retire from baseball unless he should
succeed in purchasing a part Of the
Giants. He sees little hope OF that right
now.
Says a Philadelphia sport scribe:
Frank Baker was In Philadelphia yes
terday and still insists that they will
have to come to him with a large con-
tract II any team wants him to return to
the game. II what the magnates broach-
ed on the subject at the peace meeting
can be taken as q criterion Baker 10 due
to remain out Of the game for another
season unless he drops his price,
Frank Baker will probably come down on
his price. for II is well known that the
famous slugger has had enough of loaf
ing and is anxious to get back into the
game again.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
BRICKLEY MENTIONED AS
HAUGHTON'S SUCCESSOR

Cambridge. Mass. Dec. Elf Percy
d. Haughton decides to lay aside the
togs of his football coachship at Har-
ward. one man who has no small back
ing as his successor Is Charles E.
Brickley, captain of the famous 1914
eleven. and the best drop kicker ever
developed.
Although Brickley has signed again
to coach the Johns Hopkins eleven
next fall. II Is believed he would be
permitted to cancel that contract II
Harvard tenders him the. position Of
head coach
Harvard's alumni are loath to see
Haughton pass out Of Crimson gridiorn
activities. but IL he declares that he
has made up his mind to quit the
active part Of coaching a big effort
will be made to have him act as advi-
sorry coach.
Brickley has demonstrated in more
ways than one that he has the knack
Of instilling into other men tho
points" which he picked up while q
pupils Of Haughton's.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
.By wILLIAl1 PEpr.

Joe Engel, native son. and until last
August a member Of the Washington
baseball club arrived in the Capital for
Christmas and called upon Clark Grif'
nth yesterday morning.
I'm glad to get home-glad to see
the folks. but am also glad that don't
have to pitch for the Nationals next sea.
son. vouchsafed the young pitcher tc
the writer.
For the last two years on accasioni
when have started q ball game In
Washington never knew who my catch.
er would be until he walked out to hii
position. ... -
THE announcer would shout through
his megaphone For Warrington Engel-
pitching-then a roar would 80 up from
the stands Take him out, etc. so l sci.
dom learned who would be behind the
bat until he got on the job.
Imagine my surprise when I Joined
the Minneapolis club and pitched my
first game for Joe Cantillon to hear the
fans yell Good boy Joe-werc for you
you can beat EN-. etc.
Say. they gave me such a reception
after I had retired the side in the first
inning that when / returned to the bench
/ inquired of Cantillon Are those peo-
pie kidding me or are they on the level
with that stun?
when Cantillon informed me that they
were pulling for me to win and not
against me I nearly collapsed. it was
a new sensation you can bet"
Engel was turned over to the Minneapo-
lis club last summer by Griffith and fin
ished the season with the "Millers'' as
this aggregation Is termed by sport writ
ers in the American Association circuit.
Confident that he has plenty Of pitch
ing strength lined up for next year and
believing that one more season with
Minneapolis will be Of inestimable benefit
to Ensel, Griff has decided to let Joe
pastime in the Association next year. and
the arrangement suits the youngster per-
fectly.
Wildness robbed Engel Of much of his
efficiency while with the Grinmen, and
now that Joe Is with a club where he
can get plenty Of work. he 10 sure to
be a greatly improved hurler when re-
called by the Old Fox as he most certain
ly will be at the close Of the 1916 season
IL not earlier.
Washington fans never really gave Joe
Engel a fair chance here.
1t was enough to take the heart out Of
any young pitcher the way Engel was
hooted and jeered by the very people
who should have offered him encourage
ment.
During the writer's talk with Engel
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
HAVANA ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-Pwse. tap: ceiling: maiden ?
year-olds; hye and ooe-hsH furlougA Mary Black.
Sood. iU Maryarst Elsn. l6; eArgumsnt. ios:
Immune. lD: 'Dsncins Scar, 10: omiYtinr. ia:
White Ese. 10: smilax. III; Gfapado, IN,
SECOND RAcE-Pwpe. $50: selling; Eve aud
ton. g; Casn0. 100; Bob r. 10; sSir D,fs. foi |:
yellow Eses. lol; sceost9. ~; Arctaru. ~;
Suffty Allen. N
THIRD RACE-PuDe. ~: selling: 3ysrs,ds
and upward: one mile .zoseastsr, lS: .Mit,
Cohen. l0: Lord wsllh 10: Marker no. sordeIIo,
lle; Charles Grsinsss. no: sepuiveda, la
FOURTH RACE-Pufs. $40: selling; ha,dicsp;
all asn; dx fufiooD. Reelection, g; akouchenee!
l0: Enver BU. ~; Eneas. 10; lnpsatas. III;
Wanda Pitsa. IL
FIFTH RAcE-Pus. ~: ailins; an seu; ays
fuhonN Ruth 6uiokinnd. .: P0anna 8;
'Ks,aA. i9: eChtn. ~: HudA. -; sBsuav D@.
m: ~ Ms;la1sy. ~: Susgk. ID: D1qsIas. n
SIXTH RAcE-Pwse. ~; slling: su sOo: slx
fuffneL 'B Nut. l9: 'eteIsta. ~: Lutha.
10; Dinah Do. 10: Ps<lor Boy. Us; Quiek, rs;
s1alg tsse ": Pcuta0HaA y; HasA ~
The Washington herald., 1915-12-28
A
BOUT new YEARS
Willie Houck, of Philadelphia,
Meets Tommy Lowe for
Third Time.

For the third time in the history
of the Maryland Athletic and Social
Club a twenty-round battle will be
staged. Manager La Fontaine has
matched Willie Houch. the Quaker City
"mauler" with Tommy Lowe, the local
veteran lightweight, in the main at
traction over the twenty-round route
for the New Year afternoon battle.
This will make the third meeting of
these slashing light-weights in this
city. On two occasions Houck and
Lowe have battled fifteen-rounds to a
draw decision and as each is anxious
to settle their differences the follow
ers of the fistic game should witness
a humI.ing affair in this matinee bat
tie.
Houck has had but one fight since
meeting Tommy Lowe here early in
this battle one week ago. He claims
he will be in tip-top shape and is con-
iident he can send the local light
weight to the canvass in this bat
lie. In the first two fights in which
these boys have met it mas always
been Lowe who stopped the rushing
tactics of the Quaker City battler. and
on two occasions he has sent Willie
40 the floor with a right jab.
In both fights Houck opened an old
cut over the veterans right eye, and
lie is confident if he can send this
right punch in a little lower Tommy
will flop.
Arrangements on the preliminary and
semi windup will be made today In
the main bout the boys have agreed to
weigh in at 1873 pounds at 6 O'Clock.
Special arrangements have been made
with the Washington. Baltimore and
Annapolis Railway to send special cars
from Fifteenth street and New York
avenue northwest and Fifteenth and FL
streets northeast. starting at l o'clock.
The first battle is scheduled to be held
at 2:30 o'clock sharp.