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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16
MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
BY BUGS" BAER.
.kU1py

TT requires Q
split second watch
to catch one of
the Yank es'
spurts."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16
League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Where They Play.
Yesterdays Results.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Boston, ]; Wash, O. IN. Y, 6; Ath,, O.
"a innings).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

To the crooked all things arc crooked
IT'S Ike that old stony about the dealer
IN tho poker game ,oho oompIdined the
other players Ueren't playing 10Th tho
cards he dealt them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16
Conviction grows more and more
that the father Of baseball is the
Marquis of Queensbury.

Western athletes have proved their super
iority on land and water but the East can
claim ali the rest,f
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

Where They Play.
TODAY. TOMORROW.
pittsburgh at st,-L. Brooklyn at Pitts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

The Giants have recalled Ave players show
ing they are doing their utmost TO boost their
attendance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

Although they ICON game recently
II didn't take the Athletics long to get
back into their stride.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

When it comes to seeing bia
league baseball, New Workers. are
finding that the Brooklyn bridge
comes in very handy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

Enwright. Gilman and Boles are again elig-
ible to represent Harvard in football this sea
son having passed stringent examination In
HoyIe and modern mythology.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

In the last half Barry beat out a slow
ono over Johnson's head. The. next two
Barry at third. Gardeners single scored
Barry with the lone run Of the game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

when Ainsmith opened with a double
that ratified the numbers on the score
board. McBride's perfect sacrifice put
him on third. but johnson popped to
Hobby. and Gardner threw out Morgan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

With two gone in the ninth Gardner
slammed q triple between Milan and
Shanks. II looked like q score. but
johnson picked UP Shorten's roller and
got him at first, ending the spasmodic
assault Of the champions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

One Of silent Martins deaf mute sec
onds broke two fingers shouting an
coura cement to him in a recent tight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

yanvrin's pass opened the last half
Of the twelfth. A sacrince by Thomas
followed. Ruth flied to Milan In deep
center, and Mcbride took Hooper's pop.
leaving Janvrin on third.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-08-16

with one out in the thirteenth Morgan
lived on q bad throw by Janvrin. A
Hobby and Morgan was doubled at
second.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
CHAPTER XVII.
The New lawyer.

H7 ORE Respondent than he had
INNI been since the discovery of the
III crime, Abner started for his of
fee. A bell in the steeple of
distant church was tolling, and cross
ing the street couple of squares be
low he saw crude hearse followed by
a few buggiesN and carriages slowly
moving toward the cemetery on a red
hill to the west. It was the burial pro
cession of the murdered man.
just as he was about to ascend the
stairs Abner met a young man coming
down 1t was William Barnett, a ris-
ing young lawyer, whom Abner. had
known from his boyhood.
"Hel1o, Billy!' Abner greeted him
warmly. ''Whar've you been? hain't
seed you fer month
Been away on business" the lawyer
answered. lie was of medium height,
rather slender in build and ford com
plexfon. He had face that indicated
the possession. of rare intelligence, a
clear blue eye and active body. I'm
about to induce some big cotton mills
to locate at barley. Yore paper has
started boom, Uncle Alb"
II hope So" Abner answered list
s1sssiy. You've heard Of Howard's
trouble / know.
Eyes, hurried home on that account
Barnett answered, his face falling into
gravity. give just been up to see him.
He and I are very close friends.
Roomed together at college and been
chums5 ever since. We used to share
our pocket money between US. Uncle
Alb, this thing has hit me hard You
see, know from experience what a
sensitive fellow Howard is. He almost.
cried up there just now. I tried to
cheer i'm up with my cotton mill news.
but he hardly heard what I was say
ing. He blames himself for getting you
and his family into such great trouble
do you think an arrest will be
made % Abner faltered.
"Oh, yes; there is no getting around
that, and it will happen at any minute
now The grand jury has found a bill.
The sheriff is only delaying because he
Yes. it is awful, Uncle Alb, for an inno-
rent young man to be accused'-
Then you think he is innocentT' Alb
ner exclaimed gratefully.
''I not only think it, but I know it,
Barnett returned. Anybody that looks
in Towards face can see the truth
beaming out of it. Knowing him as
do, I'd take his word for any statement
that he would make I don't believe
he ever lied in his life. He's true blue
and finer now under this cloud than he
ever was. God knows this is terribly
Unfair. Uncle Alb. He has a temper
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

any way that he. can establish an alibi
prove where he spent the night on
which Craig was shot2"
mo, Idon't, if the boys word won't
co." AbRer answered. TT goes with
me-
'.wel, you ought to know that it
won't go in court Quinby retorted
quite angrily.s IF you don't 1 do. You
seem to think lawyer ought to fight
case on any lines suggested by an
excited client. 4 don't. I lost cases
in that way when, as a beardless boy,
first hung out my shingle. I've made
a reputation for lowering fines and
penalties, and I don't want to go back
ward. I could make myself the laugh
ing stock of the bar of the whole state
if went against my Judgment"
81 see yore pint Abner- sneered
Circumstances by accident git tangled
about innocent man, an he is advised
by high an mighty legal expert to
plead guilty SOFAS to git as light pun
ish1nent as possible. A fel1er as miser-
able as Howard is has to add to his
sufferin' by swearin' a lie an disgrace
in his folks to save his neck. don't
know how Howard is, but I wouldn't
take advice like that to save mine
ttI'm afraid you are unreasonable,
Quinby retorted loftily. 81 haven't
said yet that L thought positively that
Howard was guilty"
mo, but you said some'n' jest as
bad" Abner fared back. e"You init
mated that you was goin' to put the
boy on some sort O. rack to make i'm
own up. Now, eff owe you anything
fer yore advice-sech as it is-you may
send me yore bill, but I'd cut off my
right arm ruther'n trust Howard's life
in yore hands,"
ST didn't ask for the case, under
stand that Quinby was now flushed
with fury And, moreover, when it
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

mas peen tArashed out in court on any
other line you'll regret that you didn't
listen to me- You don't owe me a cent.
You are a farmer, Abner, not a lawyer,
and you have let your emotions run
away with you. Now that I'm out of
the case I'll speak more plainly. That
boy shot Craig, and eeshot him DELHI
erately and in revenge. He said he
would do it, armed himself and was
seen at Craig's gate half an hour be-
fore the killing. He started to escape
through. the woods. He spent the re-
mainder of the night tramping about
no doubt half crazy. I'm glad I'm out
of the case
.'So'm I. judge" Abner rose and put
on his SLOUGH hat. 'sI've got a terrible
hard fight before me, an I amt lookin'
fer yore sort to help
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

Over and over he felt his determined
finger press the trigger of the weapon
SO relentlessly aimed.
- Over and over he saw the human
form fall to the ground and lie limp.
in the thick dust of the road. Perhaps
already some passer by had found the
corpse or, at least, met the fleeing.
riderless horse which would lead to
discovery. Abe's blood ran cold and
sluggfshly. in his veins How could he
meet the sensation that would surely
stir the community tomorrow? Could
he look men in the face and calmly
talk about it as others would talk
about it? Could he speak to his wife.
about it as if it were a casual occur
renee?
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17
CHAPTER XVII.
Abner In a Difficulty.

AbnersIn a Difficulty.
f S soon as Abner arrived in town
"a on the morning of his CONVEX
III vi sation with Mary while at his
@ early breakfast he went to the
office Howard was there already and
at work on an editorial The young
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-17

brought out at the induest?
Eyes, / have AbneF answered blunt
~. ST have, but that made no odds,
KNOWN what l know"
TheF lawyers heavy .brows met in q
belligerent frown- 'Do you know of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11
Story For the Little Ones
uncle Wiggily and the Birch Tree"
By HOWARD, B. GARIS.

some mud and down he went, head
| first into. puddle of water coughing
! and sneezing.
Come on, Uncle Wiggily." quickly
cried Billie and Johnnie 'This is our
/ chance Wen run away before the
! fox gets the water out Of his eyes. He
/ can't see us now"
SO away ran the rabbit gentleman
| and the squirrel boys. but soon tho
! fox had. dried his eyes on his big
brush Of tail, and on he came after
! them,
"Oh, I'll get you, I'll get vou,p he
cried. running very fast. But Uncle
Wiggily and Billie and Johnnie ran fast
too. The toX was coming closer. how
ever, and Billie, looking back, said;
v-, on l. SNOW what let's do. Uncle
( leads over the duck pond ocean. That's
shorter and we can get to your bum
galOW before the fox can catch us. He
won't dare come across the bridge over
the duck pond, for Old Dog Percival
viii come out and bite him II he
does"
Very well" said Uncle Wiggilv.
over the bridge we win go"
But alas, Also sorrowfulness and
sadness, When the three friends cot
TO the bridge il wasn't there ,Tbe
wind had blown the bridge down. and
there was no way of getting across
the duck pond ocean, for neither Uncle
Niggily nor the squirrel boys could
swim very well.
oh what are we going to do?" cried
We must get across somehow
Chartered Johnnie, for here comes the
And, surely enough the fox was COM
ing, having gotten all the water ont OF
his eyes, so he could see
on, If we only had boati7 ex-
claimed Uncle Wiggily, looking along
the shore Of the pond, but there was M
boat to be seen.
Nearer and nearer came the fox
Uncle Wiggily and the squirrel bows
were Just going 70 jump in the water
whether or not they could swim. then.
an az once. big white birch tree on
said: PO"u'
save YOU. Strip off some of nv barl-
1t viii notfhurt me, and you can make
little boat Of it, as the Indians used
10 do. Then, in the birch bark boar
you can san across the water and the
FOX can't get you"
Good Thank you" cried the bunny
uncle. With their sharp teeth he. BiIJis
and Johnnie peeled off long strips OF
Dlrch bark. They bent them in the
shape Of boat, sewed up the ends wifi
long thorns for needles and ribbon
grass for thread.
Quick, Into the birch bark boatr-
cried Uncle Wiggily and they all
4IS1,Ii4ped IN just as the fox came along.
Billie and Johnnie held up their bushv
tails, and Uncle WiggiIy held up his
tan silk hat for sails. and soon they .
were safe on the other shore and fbe 4
ioX, not being able TO swim, could nor |
get them. nus
So that's how the birch tree saved 1
me bunny uncle and the squirrels. for ,
Whlch, 1 am very glad, as [ want TO I
write more stories about them. And /
II the good fish doesn't bite tbe way
uolIs nose when she looks in the tank
70 see what he has for breakfast iii /
.eu you next about Uncle Wiggily and /
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11
Little Bobbie S Pa
ny WILLIAM f. KIRK.

WTiEN Pa calm hoam last mite
w he had a big picter with him,
he showed it to Ma the minnit
that me calm in the house I guess Pa
was anXshus to show Ma something be-
Klaus he calm hoam lait
This wonderful painting. sed Pa. I
bought for meer song, it is called
The Choice Of Paris Paris is the naim
OF yung gent. sed Pa, that used to
live in Troy.
l dident know anybody by that naim
nearly 20 yeers, sed Ma
Ihat Is a inherent Troy, sed "a.
You lived i'm Troy. New York. &. Mister
Iaris lived i'm a other Troy That was
Q long time ago. sed Pa. How do you
like the pictcr2
1t IS vary buuful. sed Ma. but we
have no place to hang it. The next
time you cum hoam lait, sed Ma. YOU
mite bring sumthing like a new hat
Tor me, or sum fruit or sumthing. You
have been bringing hoam pfcters for
nearly o yeers, sed Ma
] newer thought Of that. sed Pa.
Yes, sed Ma. picters, picters. picters.
Thay seem like milestones on our LONG.
married Jurncy, sed Ma. Sumtimcs [
look at them Dicters thinksof all the
mites you calm hOam lait Them Dic-
ters haunts me like ghosts scd Ma.
call them my Tardy Picters.
Jest then Missus Blueface calm in to
call on Ma. How are YOU this eevning.
my deer, she sed to Ma
Splendid, sed Ma. how do Won like
this picter my deer husband brought
hoam TO me2
] see, a peace offering. sed NTissus
BlUefacc. Ny poor deer husband mad
the saim trick beefoar he died. Drink
killed him. she sed. He was one az
natures noblemen & like lot Of ma
lures noblemen he had a noble thirst.
Yes indeed. sed Missus BIueface. he
brought me hoam prubly a thousand
picters in his short life. to say moth
ing Of cut flowers & candy.
Between bartenders & the fine
things Of life he was the bizziest man
you ever saw. Poor George. ] sum-
times think that in "a preevus in-car-
nashun he was a camel. she said
7 meerly purchased this picter beel1aus
Of its buty, sed Pa, ] had no Thought
of squaring myself I newer have to
do that. Pa sed.
see. sed Missus Bueface You are
one Of them Cavemen that beleeve
might has not Vanished from the erth.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11
Ago Today
1FrOm The Herald Of This
Date, 1902.

It is evident now that FL Paso county
has good deposits of salt petre, because
such report has been officially made
by state land agent o. L. SIaton.
specially delegated to investigate the
finds, in his report to state land COM
missioner Charles Rogan. These lands
as n result. have been classed as min
eral lands, and rush of prospectors
is at once expected.
Fred Fornoff, deputy United State,
marshal at Albuquerque, n. NJ, arrived
in the city.
J. A. Merrill arrived in the city from
Mexico. He will leave in a short time
for California.
superintendent NcNalIy Of the Rio
Grande division of the Santa Fe rail-
way, arrived in the city on business.
A, W. Clifford, secretary of the
Miners. ASSOCIATION, returned from
Lordsburg, where he went on business.
Jack Boyd, proprietor of the Plaza
hotel, left for his secret hunting place
in Mexico, in an effort to find noun
tain sheep.
A special agent of the United States
secret service arrested a Mexican Civ
ing the name Of Jesus Sanchez. on a
charge OF cOunterfeiting.
r. c. Morgan, superintendent OF the
FL Paso and Southwestern railway, ar
rived IN the city from Douglas, to con-
fer with general superintendent Choate.
El Pasoans who have rooms to rent
are being requested blythe ARRANGEMENT
committee Of the Knights Templar
convention to notify chairman G. W.
Davis.
At a meeting Of citizens to take pre-
liminary steps toward the organization
. of a social club this afternoon, several
plans were considered The meeting
was well attended.
D. W. Farris, an old time El Pasoan
and n former member of the Texas
rangers when that organization capti-
waited the world by its deeds OF daring.
is again In town shaking hands with
old friends
According to advices received in the
city. Gen. WadN Hampton. a famous
warrior statesman and writer died in
Columbia, S. c., OF general debility.
He was 4 rich cotton planter before tile |
war and served with distinction i'm the
Confederate army.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11

distinction by some public service Il Is
prOphesied-
The stars presage a return 70 mod
esty and even prudery after the war
and women are to be less eXtravagant
in dress. even when money Il plentiful
Grimes Of peculiar character are
likely to multiply under this sign.
The discovery Of a new fuel for mo-
tor cars or the utilization OF soms sub
stitute for gasoline is foreshadoWed.
Persons whose birthdate It is have a
happy augury for the year. They may
have q few business anxietles, but the
general forecast is good
Children born on this day probably
will be very successful in life These
subjects of Aries are usually ambitious
and practicaI-Copyrigh 1915. by the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11
Sand in Sugar Causes Jose to
Break Rock 50 Long Days

Sacks of sand and q five gallon lard
Gan with a thin layer Of grease on
top un6er which more sand had been
packed, were introduced as evidence
by city detectives in the case of Jose
de Ia Cruz, charged with vagrancy IN
corporation court Monday afternoon
before judge Paul Thomas. and SEN
fenced to 90 days on the city rock pile.
Evidence in the case showed that.
by placing five or six mounds of sugar
on top of sack of sand Cruz had
sold II TO housewives of the city at
greatly reduced price The can Of
lard was sold on the same principle,
a thin layer cOncealing the closely
packed sand underneath. He was ar
rested by city detective Varela.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11

such persons shud be pinched, not pet
ted. she sed.
see, sed Pa. You believe that hus-
bands shud be obeedient, like trained
seals.
/ certingly do, sed Missus Blueface.
When George was living he spent half
his time lerning my every wish &c
the other half trying to crafty il. &
he wud have if he hadent got in with
swift crowd The kind of men he
went with wuddent know what a pair
Of carpet slippers or a lOunging robe
was for. They newer went hoam, I
guess.
I'll bet he was a grand old sport.
sed Pa. 1 shud like to have known
him. 1t is too bad he died.
Maybe you will see him later on,
sed Nissus Blueface. You have his
traits. Then she wuddent talk any
mOar to Pa, she talked to Ma all the
eeVening-
Mas trends dOan't like Pa as much
as they like Ma, & Pa dOan't like
them as much as he likes Ma, eether-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11

and summer many war scares are prob
able and alarmists will gain attention,
but it is maintained by the seers that
this country will not become involved
in war, even though the remaining
neutral powers of Europe are drawn
in.
Neptune is in n place that is sup
posed 20 encourage false ideas and this
planets evil power may be felt in a
way that causes bitter agitation among
working men and women as well as
political feuds Of unusual character
This evening is a fortunate time for
entertainments of every sort. We'd
dings should be lucky and dinners
should bring benefits. especially IL
men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11

TT is a dark night (for the moon is
behind starr when first we meet
Oddzen Ends, the riddle fiend.
Suddenly there Is a sound as OF
knuckles against ivory For Oddzen
Ends has clapped his hand to his head.
"A masterpiece" he cried. IT must
tell somebody, quick,"
At that moment he bumped into
pole.
But stay! It is no Pole. It is a
policeman.
Officer cried Oddzen Ends, what
made Mary pick Ford?"
1T Is me you're addressin' when
you're speakin' to-" demanded officer
ODay. CFOr il was he.)
Give it up?' went on Oddzen Ends
excitedly. why. because she was
afraid Of OWN more. owen Moore,
see2 Owen
Then all was black. for policeman
ODay with a force OF % kilograms
TO the square inch, had hit him on the
southwest temple with his club. Short
ly afterwards the asylum ambulance
drove up and got him, the moon came
out from behind the star, and all was
serene.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11
CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY IS
IGNORED BY JAPAN. CLAIM

Pekin, China, April 1.-THE Japanese
government has formally advised the
Chlnese foreign office Of the appoint
ment OF Japanese consuls and 10
Chengtu. the capital of Szechuen nro,--
ince. which the revolutionaries are in
Nading- The japanese say these consuIs
nave been sent for the purpose of MAX
lEg investigations as to the conditions
alIectlng foreigners in the troubled dis
tricts- These appointments have canses7
much discussion in China. as thew were
made wholly without Chinas permits.
sion, and are regarded as violation Of
her sovereignty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11
By Edna Kent Forbes
Beauty Chats
Saving One's Beauty

For instance-that bugaboO-
dishwashing. Three times each
day, sigh the housewives-with hot
water and strong soap and at the
end Of a little time their hands be-
come rough and red and dried out.
Naturally-if they put their hands
into the water. My plan is better
Il have two pans Of scalding hot
water, and 1 hardly ever put my
hands into it. Dishes go into one pan
with soap powder or soap ends in
wire basket. 1 handle the dishes
from the side that sticks from the
water, washing them with a mop
with a long wooden handle paid
cents for it in a store. / lift the
dish from the dish water into the
rinse, and when that pan is full, I
hold an old cloth over the top to
keep the dishes in, pour of the
water, and set the dishes in wood
en- rack where the water drains
into the sink-and where, by the
time the pots and pans are done.
the dishes themselves have dried
ready to be put away. My pans
have been soaking, so they clean
easily-sOap powder and a wire
brush help when things have stuck
to them. My hands rarely get into
the water-but in case they have,
I keep a jar of cold cream on the
kitchen shelf, and rub my hands
hurriedly, wiping OF the cream for
the rest Of my homework.
Questions and Answers
Ny nose has lump on Il, 1ohich makes
e look longer than it IS. hare tried
nlGssd9ing y, but sec reTy little resulting
from tt. Hoo can Improve s.;
Reply-You could get quicker results
from a professional. who would likely use
a mould beside the massage. Amateurs
usually do not make much impression on
changing the shape Of the nose. II you
feel that 1t is a real Disagreement, It
would pay to consult beauty culturist.
Please tell me the best treatment for a
double chin. in the first stage Of depeIop-
tng. Thanking y0H.-A. 7.
Reply-You should massage both the
throat and face TO get the muscles back
to their healthy tone. Get rid OF the
fatty accumulation by exercising all the
throat muscles. Throw the head far back
on the shoulders, tensing the chin muscles.
Take the exercises OF rolling the head
around on neck, also. turning the head as
far to right as possible. then left. always
holding an instant and tensing. Put your
will into the efforts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-11
How We Can Increase
Our Weight

a little Sargol with meals for a few
weeks.
sargol does not OF itself make fat
but aims TO stop food waste and to
make your food make fat by making
it easier for your assimilative organs
to accept the fat and neshmaking
uourishment il contains.
That this principle is correct would
seem proved by the many remarkable
weight increases being reported by
those VINO tried #. Il have increased
is lbs in less than a month" says one
man from Colorado. A st. Louis lady
writes Gained Is pounds and still
gaining" And there are many more
The Sargol tablets are small, easily
swallowed, produce no disagreeable ef-
fects, contain no habit far drugs,
are harmless and not 10 aila9 asive
as compared with results said to be
obtained.