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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

fine bond paper used in Offices. But
now that the price of paper is going
up by leaps and bounds owing to the
fact that the war prevents this coun-
try from getting most of the material
from which paper is made. Business
houses are being advised to lay in a
supTS Of paper now in anticipation
pf the time soon to come when they
will be unable to get any.
In fact some of the standard pa
pcrs are even now unobtainable. That
some large firms are already antici-
pating shortage was brought to the
attention of the employees Of one of
the largest newspaper publishing
houses in the West within the month.
when old show, fashion, theatrical
and political posters were cut up into
typewriting paper size, and furnished
to members of the staff to be used
for copy" paper.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14
SANCTUM
VAUDEVILLE

Good gracious, girl, sent you to
get me fifty postcards nearly an hour
ago! What's kept you?"
We'll. sir. had to pick EN- out.
I wasn't very sure which you'd like
best, so I got half actresses and half
comics. London Opinion.
Manager-Dld you ask that new
chap why ne left his last job?
Foreman-No, gov'nor, l didn't.
Sunposin' ed said murder" an like
as not q might, what should we do
then? 1t don't do to be too partlcu-
lar these days.-Passing snow.
"That parrot of theirs. Why, it
rattles off all OF the gossip OF the
Yes. When it was learning to talk
tbev forgot to take 1t out OF the
room the day the sewing society met.
--Browning's magazine.
Billy Sunday morning)-Gee
whiz! me mother gimme nicKel I"
nut ON the plate fer the heather ana
i've lost 1t shooting crapss
J,mmy-Wot of It! II tn heathen
had got It they'd have iost ~ SHOOT
ing craps, too!-Philadelphia Ledger
"say," said the landlord to the ten n,
ant, who was two months shy with
his rent, when am going to see inc
color OF your money. :.
"Can't say" replied the party OIL
the second part. THE color Just now
Is an invisible green."-IndianaDolis
Star.
"Would you consider me presump-
tuous If asked you for kiss, In
nuired the new arrival in the hos
rital. ,,,., 49, ,,rsa
Have you fallen in love win me
Cant say that have in this snort
time. But I've never had sterilizea
Kiss. "-Kansas City Journal.
"Nv moor woman" said the settle
ment worker, what can l do to re-
iieve your distress?"
"Can you sing, ma'am"
"Why-er-A little"
~ wish you'd sing some OF the new
regtime songs. ma'am. Nc and my
husband amt been to cabaret IN
two years."-san Francisco Chroni-
Gle.
Dora-And so you quarreled?
LallIe-Yes, and l returned all his
presents, and what do you think he
did?
Dora-something horrid, I'm sure.
Lallie-He sent me half dozen
boxes of face powder with note ex-
planning that he thought he had TAX
On as much as that home on his coat
since he first met me.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
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Canadian Suffrage.

THREE Canadian provinces Alberta Saskatchewan and Mani
tooa have granted full provincial suffrage women within the
last nree months Thus suffrage Canada covers total
OF loo square miles equal the of all the states
east OF the Mississippi with the exception Georgia and twice the
g0moned area of California Oregon Washington Nevada
1,312,709. " ~ "
From Manitoba comes the following statement concerning
the newly-granted franchise:
O The franchise is granted the conditions as to
-
(2) They granted vote in provincial elections
IS (3 They must be twenty-one years of age
tS (5 They need not nave any property qualifications
& (5 The law applies equally to married single women
(6 The law does not extend to the Dominion franchise
cause the province has right to egsate dominion
1t may be- therefore, that while they have provincial
elections they not have in Dominion elections
calculated that the newpassed franchise bill affects approx
maey 10000 this province the age twentone
years.
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' SKETCHES OF LITTLE w.
DIP N EW y, .. l:,. 9RK
o. o. McINTYRE
Room, Isl-ras Hotel Majestic IVES. sersn.y-'soond
Street

thor, came over from Indianapolis
this week to lunch with his old pub
fishers and see some new plays. AT
dinner given in his honor he told
Of an old colored man who went TO
the polls one day to register.
Whats your name, uncle?" the
clerk asked.
NAH name am George washin'-
ton, sah," the old fellow replied.
George Washington. eh?" said the
clerk. well, George. are you the fell
low that cut down the cherry tree"
mo sab, no sah!" said the old
man. at wasn't me. amt done
no work at all, sab, TO nigh onter
free years"
H. T. Webster, the cartoonist.
started for Washington this week in
his "Mangle-' Emit Quick" car. Web
ster calls the whopplechoks of his
car. The whopplechoks is directly
under the rInctumtazzle and feeds
feeds fivver grease to. the pahzazza.
1t was necessary to go to a farm
house for aid III taking the car 20
the nearest garage. A negro care
taker offered the services of a mule
that was unemployed for the moment.
He led it down to the car and 1t i'm
mediately prlcked UP its ears.
Mr.. Webster circled about and f.
nally querled: Jasper, there is no
danger of the mule kicking, is
there?"
Eyes, sab, yes there is, boss. Dis
here mule can kick the dandruff
right outen yore hair"
Several of the roof tops on the
large Broadway buildings are being
converted into golf courses for the
It. B. NJ. this summer. The T. B. NJ.
Is the Broadway term for the tired
business man and he may go around
the course before lunching or before
he goes home in the evening.
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LARGER SUMS.

VIENNA, May 13.-In conse-
quence OF the general rise in prices,
the Vienna Dorotheum, the state
pawnshop. has announced that lar
ger sums will be advanced than
hitherto. Present holders OF pawn
tickets have been invited to have
their pledges re-valued and receive
the increase in the value.
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TO USE SMALL SHEETS.

BERLIN, May 13.-The various
departments of the Prussian govern
ment have issued detailed instruc-
tons for the utmost economy OF the
use of paper in all public Offices.
officials are ordered in all possible
cases to use small sheets of paper,
and also to amend the style OF 9TH
clal communications by emitting all
unnecessary phraseology.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

NEW YORK, May 13.-If you
want your young hopeful to be Il
good soldier, raise him amid the
bright lights of Broadway. Forward
Americas first line of defense-the
brigade Of the Midnight Sons! Inc
physical director of the Young Men
Christian Association in New YORK
has found a perfectly good new eX-
cuse for that three o'clock In the
morning habit.
He says that the New York boy
used to late hours, will make a bet
ter lighting man than the country BOY
whose habit of going to bed with rae
chicken makes him a sleepy sentry
The city chap who goes to tango par
ties and after the theater suppers sew
eral nights a week doesn't mind SEN
try duty at all. He only regrets that
he has no partner with whom 20
uance through the night.
Also the New Yorker has threaded
his tortuous way through subway eX-
cayatIons for the last two years and
has little to learn about life in the
trenches. The stomach of the New
York boy Is also used to the 1000 OF
the Lobster Belt. the table de hotes
and the like and canned stuff will be
like a picnic for him to digest.
Preparedness stuff has produced a
cron of song writer's. The latest Is
written by the writer's of the popular
dIttv "Don't Bite the Hand That's
Feeding You" 1t is a tribute to
President Wilson and the title Is
"Four years more in the White House
Should Be the Nations Gift to
You" In all of the Broadway music
ghops the music is displayed with the
American flag carefully draped about.
The title page carries photograph
Of President Wilson autographed.
TpIfopo NJ
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BIG ARMY PAY.

SYDNEY. Australia, May 13.--It
Is estimated that Australia. with a
population of 100000 will be pay
ing It's soldiers in June at the rate
of more than s165, 100000 per an
mum, plus the cost of maintenance,
transport. equipment and waste. This
Is exclusive, OF liberal pensions and
allowances. The calculation is based
on q force Of $4,000.
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ESPIONAGE CHARGED.

GENEVA. Switzerland. May "a
A number of employees OF one OF
the Geneva's palatial hotels have just
been arrested on charge of esplon-
age for the benefit Of Germany. The
hotel. run by two Germans natural
ized Swiss, is popular resort for
english and American tourists.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

own country but there different story to tell when man is
wanted to study the prospects of selling goods foreign
FOR South America for example the bureau of foreign and
stand their particular line well enough to learn the
necessary to American exporters when in possession
these facts write them cearcu logical convincing
fashion Such men are For investigations in the East
foreign language essential although extra credit will be
given in the examination of knowledge of French German or
Spanish.
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A Morninq Motto.

SINCERITY and honesty carry one through many difficulties
@ an the arts he can invent would help him through
lor hog does real mischief in the world than to be
suspected OF too much craft because every stands upon his
sara against him and suspects plots and designs where there
none intended nsomuh that though speaks with all the sim
Staingfleet.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-05-14

Americans
are accused Of
thriftlessness
and waste in
many particu-
lars, especially
the people OF
the cities, and
paper is ono
source, from
the c o ar {
wrapping pa
per that comes
into the home
and W hic h
might be used
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INCREASE CAPITAL.

VIENNA, May 1s.-The skoda
works the Krupps of Austria-Hun-
cary, have decided to increase tneF
Capital by $65O,OOO to ss,ooo,oOO.
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Booth Harrington, the Indiana au-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-13
SPOKANE BOY HAS
NARROW ESCAPE IN
RACE WITH SHARK

Being chased by shark was a SEN
sation experienced by Herbert C. AL
eXander, a Spokane boy, while he was
swimming early this month at Homo
lulu, where he is working as a printer.
In letter to his father, Spencer l..
Alexander, manager of the Alexander
Print shop of Spokane, the young man
describes the experience. -. -. Il.
- had been in the habit of going
in swimming for an hour each night
after work" he says. Il started to
swim across the harb0r from the Hea-
lani boathouse to the transport wharf,
about 500 yards. and VIXEN | got half
way across, swimming slowly and
watching some men on the opposite
wharf, | noticed them jump up and
yell 10 me. | thought they meant for
me to look out for boat. but | turned
and didn't see any, Then the bunch
from the boathouse~ started to shout
almost at the same time,
Didn't larry ........ ~. ST.:
Il knew what they meant. so did
not tarry any longer, but started to
scrawI stroke toward the nearest
wharf The Americana Hawaiian S. S.
Floridan was the nearest and I Gov
cred the 100 yards in the best time Of
my life Funny thoughts sure do ram
bic through ones mind at a time when
you think ESCAPE would be the one
and only thought: l. could hear the
people yelling Shark, shark. and
was a nice, fresh piece Of bait happy
thought ..:-..=..
:. Il noticed the people on the wharf
looking in front Of ME and / knew that
the shark had passed me. reached
the ship and climbed on to the rudder
and got some rest there, then had TO.
jump into the water" again to get to
the dpck. 1t nearly got my 'Angora.
] don't want any more races like
that. .......
. Herbert Alexander was prominent
in athletics at the Y. NJ. c. A. before
he left Spokane
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guards look strong and IL they can
withstand the bucks OF the heavy
Lacks the high school may not make
such a sorry showing despite ne loss
Of nearly every veteran.
Thompson and Tsukiyama haye
been playing a good game IN tie
star baseball player, has made good
light from tie start lie went Out for
tne. second team, but his ability 10
run low and hit the tine gave him a
lace en- the flrst squad Thompson.
who was in the line last year. il a
riucky PLAYER, who gets all that u
possible out OF the game
Poor Interference
Kan did not secure all that was
possible out of the game with Puma
hou and although IL gained more yard.
age than the Blue and Gold team. IL
failed 10 take advantage OF its oppOr-
tanities Eaton played a star game
in hitting the line and Hussey made
/ number OF good gains Dover did
lot have q chance The interference
was lacking and he never mad an %
rOrtunity to get past the end for a
run
At quarter DE la NuX did nos show
mp to last years form. although he
was injured early in the game and
was at a disadvantage There are
Plenty of chances OF Improvement ON
the KAN squad and this may be
brought out in the coming contest
with the high school squad.
The games are still being staged
on different fields and on Saturday the
football fans will not know which
game to attend Had the committee
taken some action on planning two
games on one field. the fans would
have supported the game more Mid,
kiff and Booth were opposed to the
plan. Midkiff says that he will favor
ii If Booth does, and the fans are still
tossing up to see which game they
shall attend The fans want to see
football and will gladly pay more TO
see two contests
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-13
.FEDERALS PULL
AIRED SOXON
,H.-.. HIN
COIN JUGGLERS
They Didn't Win BY a Large
Margin, But Brought Home
the Rind in Bowling -. +.

The Federals walloped the Finan-
ciers 4 to 0 in last nights games of
the Commercial Bowling League on
the Y. NJ. G.. A. alleys Things went
the Federalsr way in all games, the
first going to their credit by four pins
and the second and third games go
ing to them by six pins each. Total
pinfali went to the Federals by only
.16 pins. ~. ...=> i:
H. Morgan and H.. S: Canarlo OF the
Federals and o. P. Soares of the Fin
anciers were double century men.
Soares was highest single score man.
making 204 in his third game. High
est total went to H. S. Canario, who
rolled 54S. ........-.. .... r.
The Printers and the Sugar Factors
bowl tonight and some of the Printers
are figuring on repeating their per-
Torrance of last week, when they
took the Clericals into camp 4 90.
Scores last night: r.. 49, ... ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-13
REFUSE DECORATIONS
lBy Associated Prsssl

TOXIC, Japan.-A sensation has
been caused in Japan by the refusal
of two prominent japanese to accept
decorations granted by the. emperor in
connection with the war with Ger
many The recipients are Yosabufa'
Takekoshi. a well-known journalist,
who was a member OF the diet last
year, and Masutaro Takagi, who is
now a member OF the house of repre-
sentatiYes. They base their refusal
upon the fact that, as members of the
diet, they are the representatives OF
the people whose duty il is to watch
over the work of the government
They hold that acceptance of decor.
alton is against the spirit of the con-
stitution and almost in the nature OF
a bride Also, they declare that Ii is
improper to accept honors while the
war I'm Europe is still raging, merely
because the Japanese troops had been
victorious at Tsing-tau.
Al government official insists that
it is not within the power of any
Japanese to decline an honor bestowed
by the emperor
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-13

With only echoes of the world series
Inging In their ears and no more calls
y the megaphone man. followers OF
thIetics will turn their attention 70
aefball. locally. and football Then
mis- Tennis will be with the fans
I1e more after lapse Of many
lonths.
The first tennis tournament to be
aged on the new courts of the Ha-
nfl Polo & Racing Club at Kapio-
Inl Park viii begin ON Friday. 0eto-
er ~. This tournament should Gre
Ie much interest among the followers
The racquet games. as the new
)nfts are especially adapted for fast
nay.
adles' and Mems Events
The events viii be open and viii con.
81 Of ladies' singles, mixed doubles,
ems singles and mems doubles The
dies singles and mixed doubles will
held on Friday and Saturday after
oons The mems events will be held
) Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
The Hawaii Polo & Racing Club
nxIous to encourage tennis here.
"a will present handsome prizes TO
/, winners. The cups will be award.
10 those winning the events three
mes. There are a number of good
ayers In Honolulu at present, and
Ie events should be holly contested,
hampton 70 Play
IN the singles play, William Elk
nd. Hawaiian champion, Billy Hoogs
! Castle. Alan Eowrey, Stanley Ken
.1Y BILLY Warren, Walter billing
AM. Lieut. Jones. Harold Dillingham;.
1f6|d Castle, DR.. Williams and others
|on|d be entered, and these players
||| perhaps appear in the doubles
H'||y Hoogs will be paired this year
|I Alan Lowrey, while Billy War
A. last years partner with Hoogs,
4 elect another player, Castle and
|'Ind will perhaps play together,
/. Charley Littlejohn will have TO
nnofher partner, as O'Dowda is
school on the coast Norton and
.|.Ihouse may play as partners
IA he ladies' singles, the Hawaiian
IM1Idh. Miss Clara Scott Goodloe,
/. california. Miss Richards, who
.I1I IN the finals, will be read
Iompetition, as will Miss Pauline
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-13
HEAD. SPl Mn ERS PERFORM
TONIGHT =.

TarrO AEiyake, champion jiU- =
= Utsu wrestler OF the world. will :
= meet F. B. Williams Of the 18th =
= Infantry at the Skating Rink to- =
= night in a bout, the winner get =
= ting two out of three falls Viii =
= Hams is champion of the island, =
= and has a reputation in local :
y snort circles. He is expected TO =
= give the Japanese title holder =
, hard battle, using catch-as-catth- =
y can against jiu-jitsu.
y Three goo~ preliminary bouts =
= will be staged Y. Kitayama, a =
= local jiu-jitsu man, and Alexan- =
= der of the 25th Infantry will =
y meet in one of the preliminary =
: bouts. Pete Barron has been Sc =
= leeted as referee and Nigel Jack :
= son viii be the announcer The =
= first bout will begin at $50 p. m. =
= On Saturday evening Miyake =
= will Hrestle Williams. using the =
\ catch-as-catch.can style. and in =
\ this match the local fans believe y
= that Williams will win.~ Miyake =
= is best at the Japanese style, but =
\ has wrestled catch-as-Catch%can a =
= number of times. 49,. =
Il L a = Il 4 L l. -
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FOOTBALL STARS
BAT TIE IN MANY
GAMES SATURDAY
Washington State Meets Ore.
gon Aquies:: Illinois VS.. COL
gate; Navy VS.. PittSburg

II has reached the season OF the
year in football where the teams are
becomir@ evenly matched in the game
and TIC schedule for Saturday after
noon RINGS a number of strong teams
toge 2tr: Yale may strike tartar in
Lei irh IS last year the Blue won by
but lie point.
Ohio and Oberlin are expected to
fight Z hard game while the Army
viii have q hard battle with Holy
Cross. The soldier men look strong
this year and have a number of veter-
ans back. Navy win have a severe
test and the Pittsburg squad should
win out against the Annapolis players.
The first intersection game of the
year will be played when the Illinois
team meets Colgate Last year Col
gate swampei Yale, Is to 0, so Zuppke
Will lave a. job on his hands Per
haps. the contest which will be. watch
ed mrre throughout the country than
any other will be the battle between
Washington State who, with Cornell
and PittsbuTg. held the title last year.
and tho Oregon Aggies. One of these
tears f. I'M the section where football
is played, will be downed. and the
eastern fans will be watching for the
result. The following games are
scheduled for tomorrow: *.-:
At New Haven Yale VS.. Lehfgh.
At dge-Harvard VS.. North
Carolina I. =
At Tthaca-Corne1l VS.. Williams.
At nover--Dartmouth vs. Mass.
Aggies: .=... -. -
At Columbus-ohio VS.. oberIin. =:
At Princeton Princeton VS.. Tufts.
At West Point Army VS.. Holy
Cross ~. =,.-... a- Ill., /
f. At apolis--Navy VS. Pittsburg.
At Chicag o-Chicagn VS.. Indiana.
+ At Crbana-Ellinois VS. Colgate. =,
At Ann Arbor-Michigan VS.. Mount
Union ......-. " j..
At Observation-Disclosures vs., n.
Dakota -. .~.....- ~: ...<
At South Bend = Notre Dame VS..
Haskell ri: <-..''. -.
T. At Philadelphia Pennsylvania IS.
Swarthinore.- -. -.
At Madison Wisconsin ys. s. Da-
kOta. :.>-.. = 1872
At Berkelev- Whittier College vs..
University Of California. :. s..
AT Los Angeles Sherman. Indians
yS Occidental, college ..-.~.
At. Claremont- Univ Of Redlands
vs.. Pomona College. F."
/. At Eugene - AIultnomah Club VS.
University Of oregon. :..:"..
At Pullman Oregon Agri: College
vs.. WASHINGTON State Cdllpqe. - -:
A. NT;gcCIfla AT1pfara Is. 'Ccb1ol 80 cF.
Mines vs., Univ Of Montana" - =. -:
At Moscow-Gonzaga University OF
Idaho. T." Ill. r.
. n Ioga u---rr'oto. herf College VS..
Utah Agrf. College, -. ILL.,. .. =. T..
Al arar2ie--Univ of Denver VS.
.Untr. NJ Wyoming. Ill.,. ...>-..
At Colorado SBrings-COlo. School
of Mines VS.. Colorado College.
At Tucson Tempe Normal VS.. Uni
versify of Arizona.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-13

Brush has worked hard TO line up the
best squad in the service, and mas
much as the Brushers were able to
score on the 18th Infantry, while the
Chinese did not, is one thing that has
given the boys confidence.
Hoon XII or Luck zee will be on the
mound for the Chinese, with LeOng
behind the bat. Brush viii send in
Hollerback, who worked part of a
game against the Wreckers, Simmons
Tor Amama The latter HEAVIER held
the 25th Infantry team safe in one
game, and the Brushers lost out only
after hard fight.
Braves VS.. Hawaiis
In the first game of the day the
Braves will meet the Hawaiis. These
teams have met before, and The two
squads are anxious to demonstrate
their ability to play ball. In the last
game of the Pacific League the play
ers staged ninth-inning rally and the
Braves won out President Sam Mott
OF the Pacific League is confident that
the fans will see another good opening
game on Sunday.
Baseball hash { been dead, il has
only been sleeping. Despite the rain
we had a good crowd on Sunday said
Mott. The Pacific League is giving
the players the big share of the mon
ey, while the players who belong to
the Pacific League are playing for the
love of the game. We expect to have
banner crowd out on Sunday after
noon when the first game starts at
1880"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-13
LL-SERVICE TO
)EFEAT Chinese
IEAMON SUNDAY
says Brush, Manager of the
|rhy Squad; Has Lined Up
Best Players in Service

It are going to win from the Chi
On Sunday afternoon, said Man
Bfash OF the All-Seryice team
when asked regarding his
I'VE have a list OF players who
make good. and iTS addition TO be-
GOOD hitting team, are excellent
'.Is And we have got the pitch
....h Is confident of downing the
Luke aggregation. and will send
best pifcher in the lineup against
chinese. Brush is not the only
Who believes that the All-Service
. Vim win. as there are any num-
"a fans around the city who be-
. that the Brushers have the ne
.|I punch TO deliver. II will be a
battle. and the team winning will
.ocond place in the series.
e. Close
|& ZANE looks like close one
.1out, with but very little choice.
..t departments of the game the
.&t have an advantage, but the
|Iice have the best rounded ag-
Ion. They have a good pitching
md withal a Woodworking team.