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Evening star., 1916-09-17

The committee of the Dunbarton Club
which is in charge Of the District
championship 10 be played at the Wis
consm avenue courts starting Satur-
day. September l6. has announced that
IL will rigidly enforce the foot fault
rule. This was done last year and re-
suited in a better brand of tennis
There is no doubt that many times,
without thinking about IT at all, tho
foot of the server crosses or steps on
the line. and particularly is this true aof
the American service. a corallary Of
which seems TO he little step or hop
Just before the racket meets the bali
Rule s in the tennis laws reads: BE
fore commencing TO serve. the server
shall stand with both feet at rest behind
tho base line and within the confine of
the imaginary limits Of the continue
tion of the half court and side lines,
and thereafter the server shall not run,
walk. hop or jump before the service
has been delivered. but the server may
raise one foot from the ground. pro-
rided that both feet are kept behind
, the base line until the service has been
delivered. II foot be lifted and re-
placed there must be no change Of po-
sition that can be considered STEP"
Evening star., 1916-09-17
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

a queer story comes from out of the
camp of the New York Giants. 1t is that
whatever the situation in the game
John McGraw has told Benny kauf he
must bunt at least twice every day.
Doubtless Kauff thinks it is part of a
conspiracy to keep him from busting all
smuggling records. but McGraW says it
! is part of plan to teach Benny how to
bat.
Pipp and Baker of the Yankees have
made more home runs this season than
has any other entire club in the Ameri
can League. The Yankees have made
more home runs than any two rivals
combined. The charge cannot be made
that the right field stand at the Polo
Grounds is the cause, as Donovan's
team has made almost as many homers
away from the Polo Grounds as some
teams have made on their home grounds
and abroad.
Home runs figured prominently in
the game of August 29, in which Min
neapolis defeated Kansas City, s to I, in
ten innings Menoskey hit one in the
second inning. Knights four-base drive
came with two men on sbases in the
seventh. With one man on in the
eighth Acosta hit the ball over the
fence. Pitcher Sanders homer in the
ninth scored a man ahead of him, tying
the count and forcing the game into
extra innings.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

ton ball club made its long run OF
wins in the west?
How many games did it win in a
row?
Did 1t win or lose the first game at
home after that winning streak?
A. l. MERRILL.
In 1912 the Nationals Won sixteen
straight games on the road, and beat
the athletics on the local grounds for
the seventeenth straight.
The next day, Tom Hughes pitching,
had the .Mackmen / to 0 in the ninth,
two strikes on Baker. when he foul
tipped: Henry, catching. dropped the
ball.
Baker then tied the score by hitting
over right field wall, and Washington
lost. 2 to 1. in the eleventh inning,
when Umpire Egan called player safe
at the plate who really never reached
there. Henry having him blocked four
feet.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
lnquisitive Fans.

Sporting Editor Star:
Kindly publish in the sporting sheet
of The Sunday star the following:
What was the largest amount of
games won by Bob Groom while with
the Washington club?
Who. in your opinion. is the most
valuable player. Bert Shotton of st.
Louis or Amos Strunk OF PhIladelphia':
A SUBSCRIBER
l. Groom had his best year while with
Washington in 1912, when he won "a
games and lost 13, for percentage of
$40
2. This column is not intended for the
expression of opinions.
Sporting Editor Star:
Please answer in the sporting sheet,
In query column, the following:
What year was It that the Washing
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Sporting Editor Star:
Will you kindly answer in your Sun
day column whether or not Fridays
tie game will count in the batting av-
erages of the players, and oblige,
Yours very truly.
JAMES KATZ.
The tie game, in which no runs We're
scored. reverts back to six innings and
everything that happened worthy of
record goes into the official score, both
the batting and fielding.
Evening star., 1916-09-17
Fhillies Get Pitcher Kantlehner.

FITTSBCRGH. September 1s.-The
Pittsburgh National League club late
today released Pitcher Erving Kant
lchner 10 the Philadelphia National
League club by the waiver route for
$500. kantlehner who has beer with
Pittsburgh three years, Will leave at
once for Philadelphia, where he will
play the rest of the season.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Sporting Editor of Star:
]. Where is Smokey Joe Wood, who
was with the Boston Red Sox last sea-
son? .. Two strikes on batter. who fouls
next pitch directly to ground: ball
bounces and hits batter. then rolls on
fair ground. What is the ruling on this
play? PARKER.
J. Wood is at his home in PennsyIva-
mia. in idleness. because he could not
agree on salary with his club 2. It is
ground.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Now that Bob Moha, the Milwaukee
cave man. has made good in New York.
his manager, Patsy Callahan, is having
hard time trying to get some of the
alleged stars into the ring with Rugged
Robert. They have all been very busy
with prior engagements. They have
Evening star., 1916-09-17

i. When Bodie first came up to the
majors he had made a notable record as
home-run hitter in the Pacific Coast
League and was hailed as the famous
fence buster of the coast. 2. Johnson
was suspended because he jumped the
Fort Worth club. going to Arizona to
play Independent ball.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Sporting Editor Star:
Would you kindly publish the pitch
ers' record of the Rosedale Amateur
League for the season just closed in
your Sunday edition and obligs q true
Tan.
These records are not available.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Sporting Editor of Star:
Score stands 3 to 8 with home team to
bat in ninth; visiting team sends In re-
lief pitcher. who hits first two men up
Would 1t be best to take him out or let
him keep on pitching? HOOK
Well, how many other pitchers did the
visiting team have In reserve and was
there any guarantee that they would do
any better? Looks like game was about
to float away anyway, so would let him
stay and take it. unless Walter johnson
was on the bench.
Evening star., 1916-09-17

Sporting Editor Of Star:
l. Have read of the famous Ping
Bodie: what did he do to make him ia
nous? 2. Give particulars Of why Fort
Worth suspended Rankin Johnson?
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Big Hats AIIurinu.

Almost all women are heartily glad
that larger hats are the fashion. There
is a mysterious allure about the big
shady hat which shadows the face
that is wonderfully softening and be-
coming. To young faces the new
hats which curve deeply down at each
side make really bewitching frames. es-
pecially when they are of some dark
colors and lined underneath the brim
with some soft and delicate tint such
as egg-shell blue, oyster pink or the
pale putty shade that has proved so
valuable for the purpose. Never has
there been such cathOlicity Of choice.
For. according to your requirements
and what becomes you best, you can
have either the close-fitting swathed
tOQue. the tall, practically brimless hat
of COssack frame. surmounted by n
c0ckade or chou Of ribbon. the
dainty dropping Vatican or Dolly Var
den. The charming and less exacting
bell shape. or the great "cart wheel"
always dear to the feminine heart
and head.
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W.. nAt xseQ
Birds That Talk

In England more than in this coun-
try do we find birds that are taught to
talk. The raven, the jackdaw. the mag
pie and the jay may oil be trained to
initiate sounds and to utter words and
even sentences distinctly: but more
familiar TO most people are the talk
ing birds OF the parrot tribe which nc
quire the gift of speech In far greater
perfection than any other of their
species. The voice of the parrot is also
much more human in its tone: the
raven is too hOarse. the jay and the
magpie are too Shrill; but there are
mOdulations in the parrots notes when
speaking that are sometimes absolute
ly uncanny in their weird resemblance
Ia the human voice divine" This SUI
periority is due - the construction of
its beak. its tongue and head The par
rot, too. has Il wonderful memory, and
rarely forgetS what ii has once thor
Oughly learned
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tinuously looking after the details
of her children's welfare, so that they
are hardly ever out of her sight. But
when we consider the purpose of such
devotion we may we'll question wheth-
er, after all, the thought and care of
such mothers are wisely applied. If
we were to be merely the tenders and
housekeeperS for our children it would
be WE'LL in the interests of the chill
dren, that we took an occasional day
for resting and refreshing the spirit.
The mother who assumes her task
In meek resignation may glory in her
martyrdom; but she is likely to be-
come dreadfully mOnOtonOus-which
is not very good for the children. For
we expect the mother to be more than
a nurse or housekeeper. She is TO be
their companion and constant source
of inspiration. This she cannot be if
she allows herself to become a slave
to detail and routine.
In emergencies we all know that it
is possible to arrange for hurried
departure and an indefinite absence
from our regular duties With little
fOrethOught it should be possible to
arrange for a more pleasant eXcur-
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DAYS OF EXTRAVAGANT DRESS
Empress Eugene, Who Boosted She
Never Wore the Same Costume
Twice, Has Many lmitators.

1t is true that the cost OF woman's
dress has so increased that 1t is not
given TO the many TO be as truly ele-
CANT as their grandmothers were able
to be at comparatively small cost. But
then, those were the days when an
elaborate ball gown consisted of yards
of f1ounces of tarlatan or some other
light and 'uncostly material.
Empress Eugene, Ii is said. never
wore the same gown twice. She Ii was.
by the way, who made Worth. the re-
nowned Paris cOuturier, famous. The
great luxury in those days was TO wear
several ball gowns during the course
OF single ball. Dressing rooms were
provided and the ladies retired, to re-
appear resplendent and as fresh as at
the beginning of the evening. The
gowns Of the day. which were fiimsy OF
train, and spread by crinolines, suffer-
ed much from an evenings wear;
hence these wasteful ways.
There is a tale of the lovely Empress
Elizabeth OF Austria which recOunts
her appearing at a function I'm white
tulle gown, fiOunced and ample, deco
rated with garlands of real camellias.
and changing both gown and camellias
every now and then. to preserve the
impression of absolute and uncrumpled
freshness.-Vogue Magazine
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Mother Should Have a Vacation
SIDONIE MATZNER


sion in search of new strength and
new spirit. The cooperation Of rela-
tives and neighbors would seem to be
as welcome and as available when
there Is reasonable purpose in view
Us when there is, grief or dismay to
be relieved.
In thinking Of the beneficial effects
of an occasional vacation. we must
not let ourselves accept this as q sat
isfactOry compensation for years of
monotonous and colorless drudgery
The vacation should not be a substi-
tute for life's program that has in
ii enough variety TO insure constant
freshness and interest, but ii should
supplement such program The
mother who has some serious occupa-
ton in affairs not directly connected
with her domestic problem is likely
to that extent to be better mother.
Even where a woman is Obliged to do
all of her Homework in addition 70
caring for her children she Is likely
to neglect them so much that she will
come to them little fresher than she
would if she gave them all of her at
tentiOn. OF course, for mothers in
this situation there is the danger that
they will be too tired physically TO
give up the energy that profitable COM
partnership with children requires.
We must find ways for mothers to
have vacations" for a little while
daily, and for complete relief at long
er intervals. In the meantime, the
Overburdened mother should realize
that her sense of duty must be guided
by an intelligent appreciation of the
needs of her children.
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Lingerie FrockS Worn.

There is an effort being made to
make lingerie frOcks fashionable again
by some of the fine dressmakers. Now
that laces and embroidery are in again
this seems to be the moment Some
lovely frOcks are seen made of finest
white batiste with heavy French en-
hrOiderieS in very high relief and COM
inch filet. or lace OF the valenciennes
type. The loose fencelike collar, at
tached to Il wide shallow decOllete, and
made of lace lightly wired, is general
ly seen on these frOcks.
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BABIES MUST BE- MOTHERED
Have Natural Desire, Which. Not Be-
ing Gratified, Has Been Known
20 Cause Death.

In discussing measures directed to-
ward the prevention of infant mortal
ity. DIR. s G. Moore of HuddersfieId.
England. a specialist In hygiene and
sanitation. told the Royal College Of
Physicians in London of poor mother
who was taken with her triplets TO n
hospital, where the babies died one
after another. The mother never took
any interest in the babies, showed no
anxiety about them. nor even grieved
at their death. which led Doctor Moore
to the following comment:
when, notwithstanding everything
that was being done. the last baby
seemed likely TO die. / said 10 the
nurse: Whatever Is the matter? How
is Ii that nothing seems TO answer1
In a manner which showed that she
had solved the problem. she replied:
The child has never been mothered,
and babies need mothering'
81 had frequently heard similar ex-
pressions of opinion, but there was
something In the circumstances. or
perhaps in the tones OF the nurses
voice or in her SnanEer. which caused
me TO realize as / had not formerly
done the Importance and significance
of what the nurse called 'mothering'
No doubt robust infants can survive
in its absence, but, on the other hand.
1T is well to recognize the fact that
there is an inherent instinct and appe-
tite in the young mammal to huddle
and nestle against the mothers body
and 10 receive warmth and nourish-
ment therefrom.
This experience has led me TO be-
lieve that In all cases these things are
necessary for the well-being of infants,
and that there may be certain cases
where the lack OF them determines the
balance against the infant, even To the
extent of causing Its death"
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China Is PLANTING Trees

The American commercial attache at
Picking reports that the gospel of tree
planting is spreading in China, the
New York Tribune states And Arbor
day, the truly great invention OF the
late j. Sterling Morton of Nebraska.
once secretary of agriculture, has been
added TO the calendar of public fes-
rivals. With Characteristic frugality.
however, the Chinese combine the OBJ
servance with their ancient one,
Ching Ming" when they visit the
graves of their ancestors-correspon
ing way to our Memorial day.
No country is more in need OF trees
than China. 1t has been styled the
'fOrestless nation In one of ex-
President Roosevelt's conservation
messages Photographic views were
printed TO show the desolation OF
great part OF the Chinese domain.
where in ancient times there had been
trees and streams.
No trees, no water-that theory Of
forestry is rather we'll substantfated.
And without water there can be no
life China is commonly spoken OF
as a densely populated country. But,
in fact, the density is in a small part
or the vast area, more than ninety
per cent of the population occupying
One-third OF the land.
To restore the forests to any con-
siderable part Of China would call for
DerSiStqnf DlaDfinC md cultivation
over long period. But a hundred or
even thousand years would not seem
long TO the Chinese.
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The Eeriie
Call
BY
Augustus Goodrich :Sherwin

Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman)
SLOW eerie!" siiuddered Constance
Merrill.
"Worse than that" growled her IA
Their. 1--WE would be doing something
else beside grubbing along as we are.
IL the man who owns. or owned that
rickety old place played me square"
81 have heard mother hint ut some
thing OF that sort" said Constance,
s<but she never went into details"
"No, 1t is n tabooed subject re-
spontled her father "Sorry 1t has come
up now. You ought TO know as much
a.s we do. though. so you can Join us In
hating the Russell family"
ooh. papa, 1t Is wicked to hate
anybody"
"Not old Jim Russell :" declared her
father vOlubly You must know that
the speciOus old scoundrel got into my
confidence. I had just inherited ten
thousand dollars. He induced me to
trust the funds with him. He said he
had twenty thousand dollars To- put
with 1t and buy piece of city property
at great bargain that he could later
turn for fifty. trusted him. was daz-
zled. Within a week he and his fam
fly. son and wife. disappeared. bag and
baggage. and have never been heard of
since. We found out later that his
old house here was mOrtgaged TO the
limit, so much SO, that the mortgage
has just let il stand there and rot
away. for no one would buy It,"
They say it is haunted" suggested
Constance.
"John Russell ought to be, if he has
any Conscience retorted Mr.. Merrill
bitterly. "He spoiled my lifel"
Kusseil's place had stood unoccupied
for five years. 1t was on a side road
and out of the regular course of travel.
Constance had not seen it half dozen
times in her life. Now. having heard
its story. she was interested. She took
occasion to ask an older friend about
1t.
There was a mystery" the latter in
formed her. 81 felt sorry for Mrs. Rus
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WIFE SET A TRAP FOR HUBBY
Suspicious HeIPmeet Most EfeetualIy
Cures Him of the Traditional Fail
ing Of Husbands.

The wife of a Dorchester man who
had the traditional failing-he forgot
to mail letterS-haS cured him. The
mail is delivered mt their home before
the breakfast hOur-which is cOlapara-
lively late. One morning she said TO
her husband:
did you have any mail this morn
ing. dear?"
"Only a circular" he answered. as
he bit into fine brown slice of toast
HIM" said wife by the way. did
YOU mail the letters l gave you yes
terday?"
sure did" was the righteously in
disnant reply.
Well answered wiley with an elo-
quent smile. tits funny. then. you had
10 letters this morning. because one
Of those l gave you 70 mail was ad-
dressed 10 you-juSt as a sort of key"
Boston Herald.
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There Are Trades That Cure
As Well as Some That Kill.

A great deal is written about trades
that kill-fOr instance lead poisoning
in the potteries, "phOssy jaw" in the
match factories, and so fOrth-but
few people are aware that there are
many trades which are medically rec
gienic grounds.
Thus, men who lay asphalt in the
streets rarely suffer from a days
illness, while those employed in places
where large amount of electricity is
generated enjoy a surprising abun-
dance of vitality.
Workers in salt mines enjoy almost
complete immunity from rheumatism.
The healthiest occupation for all is
said to be that in the American pc
suffer from sore thrOatS, diphtheria,
quinSy, or kindred ailments. Indeed,
petroleum fumes are SO good for the
throat that * is quite common for
sufferers from throat affections to
take the fumes" just as people take
the waters ut Harrogate or Bath.
4 well-known tenor who was in dan
ger of losing his voice once took on a
job in one of the petroleum refining
rooms as an ordinary employee, with
the result that he was soon able to re-
sumo his work on the concert plat
form.
Which reminds us that singing is
excellent for consumption. Sometimes
it assists as a cure, but it is nearly
always effective as preventive.-An-
SwerS.
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Ten Health Commandments.

l. Keep windows open day and
night.
,. Do not spit.
3. Breathe through the nose by keep
ing the mouth shut.
l. Drink pure water.
5. Eat slowly. take well-cooked
meals. and cultivate regular habits.
6. Wear loose clothing of reason
able material.
Z. Take regular Open-air exercises
in sunshine if possible.
S. Wash whole body at least once
week.
o. Work. but do not worry
10. Get house drains certified By
sanitary uthority.-Elizabeth Gregg
In Health.
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sell. She was a lovely woman. Her
husband was reserved sort OF man.
but had an anxious hunted look about
him, not the shrewd cunning look some
people tell Of. I felt sorry for the son
lie WAS just about your age and Was
doing welt i'm college when the break
came. I've often wondered what the
rights of the affair was-their leaving
~ suddenly"
Romance. mystery. perhaps tragedy
Constance dreamed over the intri-
cate situation. One day she and n
friend strolied I'm the direction OF the
Russell place. They ventured into the
cvergrown garden and finally upon the
brotien-down porch.
why. the door Is off its hinges" dis
covered Constance II would like to
have n peep inside. Sylvia, there's
some furniture and pictures on the
wall
$50 there is" quavered her compan-
Ion. IF it wasn't so ghouliSh. all the
sstory. I'd like TO see what the Russell
folks left behind them. And l wonder
why"
A step at a time. the .imid two adj
yanscd. Finally. trembling quite. they
stood within room OF the hall. A
vurl.coi and moidy rug lay on the floor
The furniture was mildewed and dusty
Some pictures on the wall still re-
manned.
THAT is Albion Russell" spoke Con
stances companion. indicating n
framed photograph. That is just aS
he looked the last time saw him"
The picture appealed 20 Constance
The face was distinctly good AMI hand
some. She experienced a sudden access
OF pity for the young man. his life
spelled by the misdoings of his father
II WIS a month later when the old
spell OF witchery. attaching the mind
of Constance To- the old ruined home,
lei her steps irreslstihly In its direc-
ton. She ended casual stroll m It's
broken gate. Then she walked around
the house. There was something sad
aud fOrlorfi In the long-neglected gar
den. oscrgrwn with words. yet here
land there q rose or a honeysucsle
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Organizes in High Favor.

Some of the loveliest frocks
of the summer are of organdie.
Organdie lends itself we'll TO the
billowy effects in fashion and
yards and yards of the crisp.
sheer fabric go into ruffies,
ilounces, puffings and shirrings
for the new Organdie dresses.
An organdie frock for a young
girl has skirt eight yards
around. tucked from hem 10 belt
by hand; the bodice is also
tucked across To match and the
sleeves are little puifs with
hand-hemmed ruffies. The com
plete effect is delightfully."- girl
ish and charming. There is
youthfulness also In second
organdie frock, model with
rows OF stirring around the
hips. Only slender, girlish fig
ure could stand this very bout
FAINT frock. with its full, gath
cred waist drawn down into a
tiny ribbon sash. The sash is
violet in color
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Raspberries in Snow.

Pour a cupful of cold water and
cupful of sugar over a package of gel
atine, stir until the sugar is dissolved,
and let stand until stiff. Add cup
full of boiling water and the juice of
two lemons. Beat the whites of four
eggs until frothy, add to the gelatine
and continue to beat until white, when
1t is ready to set; fold in pint of
ripe berries, pour into mold and set
away to harden. Serve cold with
whipped cream.