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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

away from Valentia laying another
cable. July u the cable was complete
ly laid at Hearts Content, Newfound-
land, and the queen and the president
again exchanged greetings. Soon after
this happy event the lost cable of 1865
was recovered and placed in service.
In addition to the cables between Va
lentia and Hearts Content, Newfound-
land, there are now cable lines between
Waterville, Ireland, and Canso, n. S.
New York and Rockport, Mass; Ben
zance, England, and Bay Roberts, N
F.; Canso, N. S., and New York; Bal
linskellig's Bay, Ireland, and Halifax,
N. S., and Rye Beach, N. H., and Brest,
France, and Cape Cod, Mass.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
REVISION OF SCORING CODE
President jackson of Baseball Writ
ers' Association to Ask for Rul-
ing on Several Points.

Joe S. Jackson Of Detroit, who is
president Of the Baseball Writers as
ISOLATION, at It's fall meeting will ask
for a revision of several sections of the
scoring code.
He points out one play for which an
official ruling is necessary. When two
infielders collide after one has caught
the ball and the ball is dropped as a
result, there is no uniform rule, says
Jackson.
Some scorers credit the batsman
with a hit and others charge an error
against the fielder who dropped the
ball.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Decimal system for ENGLAND.

According to the British and Colo
NAL Printer and StatiOner, there Is
now well-organized movement In
Great Britain to secure the Immediate
adoption in that country of the deci-
NAL system of coinage and weights and
measures.
The handicap in securing new for
eign trade, with nine-tenths Of the
world on the decimal basis, is the
prime argument in the propaganda,
and 1t is pointed out that in the even
keener trade competition after the war
this added handicap may prove ruin
Gus.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Road to Fame.

William Dean Howells was talking,
at his cottage at Kittery Point, Me-,
about writer who, after a good be-
ginning, had degenerated into pro-
Queer of trash.
II suppose" said Mr.. Howells, che
got discouraged with the moderate sale
of his good work, and now hopes to
sell his poor work abundantly."
Mr.. HOwells shook his head and
smiled grimly.
'"The road to fame" he said, sis
crowded with men who, discouraged,
are hurrying back"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

Florita goes out to her Workshop
and with hammer, saw and chisel the
need is supplied and the family hasn't
paid out cent except for the lumber.
Miss Florita Won Mandescheld is an
expert carpenter and joiner. She takes
to tools as the ordinary girl takes to
curling irons. She has been hammer
ing away for several years now, and
has never so much as knocked the
beauty parlor finish off her thumb nail.
She made a mahogany library table
OF such craftsmanship that Principal
George c. Thompson of the Alameda
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

recover for several days. The spikes
ievery time for mine. ALI you have
ito watch then is the runners feet.
"When / first broke into baseball !
made the mistake of waiting for the
runner, then trying to tag him after
the manner of an infjelder, but soon
lquit doing that and have since kept
lmy eyes on the spikes"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
GIRL IS EXPERT CARPENTER
Young Lady Makes About All the
Furniture Needed in the
Household.

Alameda, Cal.-When anything is
needed in the furniture line in the Won
handkerchief home in Alameda, they
call in F1orita and say:
Father needs a shaving cabinet" or
Mother needs q mahogany bedroom
set" or Little sister needs q high
chair"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
BRIGHTEST STAR OF SEASON
Roger Hornsby, Who Is Doing So Well
With st. Louis, Was Recon-
mended to Other Clubs.

If you should happen to meet three
certain major-league managers, do not
mention the name Of Roger Hornsby.
This young man was recommended to
three clubs while he was playing with
the Denison team of the Western as
ISOLATION last season, but the scouts
sent to look him over declared that
he would not do.
Hornsby is batting well over the 300
mark at present, stands fourth in
extra-base hitting, and has played
third, short and first in brilliant fash
ion. He is the star recruit of the sea-
SON.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
CABLE IN Use
HALF Century
CYRUS w. Fields Faith in Ocean
TeIegraphs Was Justified
in 1866.
EARLY PROJECTS FAILURES
Since July 81, 1866, New World Has
Been in Continuous Communica-
ton With Old by Subma-
rine Cable.

New York-It is a little more than
a half century since the completion OF
the first permanent Atlantic telegraph,
observes the New York Evening World.
Since July q, 1866, the new world has
been in continuous and uninterrupted
communication with the old world by
means of the submarine cable. The
final success was achieved only after
several disheartening failures. AS
early as 1S43 Prof. Samuel F. B.
Morse suggested the possibility of an
Atlantic telegraph line.
Just a decade later Cyrus w. Field,
a wealthy merchant, became interested
in a plan for laying an underground
cable across Newfoundland and in the
following year, 1851, he secured the CO.
operation of Peter Cooper, Moses Tay-
lor and others in scheme for trans
Atlantic cable. The manufacture of
$500 miles of wire was completed in
1857 and the task of laying it was COM
menced at Valentia, Ireland, in August
Of that year, two American and two
British vessels being engaged. After
few miles had been laid the cable
snapped. This was repaired, but after
800 miles of wire had been put down
it snapped again and the vessels re-
turned to Plymouth.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
HAPPY BECAUSE FEDS EXCEL
Pleasing to President of Now Extinct
Federal League That Players
Are Making Good.

"Fighting Jim Gilmore" once the
peppery president of the now extinct
Federal league, believes a majority OF
the former Federal league ball players,
who are now In the American and Ma
tional leagues, are making good. Gill
more is now selling paper, being one
member of a stationery firm.
Gilmore is happy over the fact that
he is no longer president of baseball
league.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
NEEDS OF CINCINNATI REDS
MANAGER Mathewson Wants Few More
Pitchers and Some Hard-Ritting
Players in Outfield.

Mathewson has found out what Is
the matter with the Reds during the
few weeks he has been at the head OF
the team. He needs few more pitch
ers, two or three more hard-hitting out
felders able to hang onto the ball.
Outside of that he thinks he has
good team.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

ing up. When you
see those gleam-
ing spikes coming
your way you
have something
to work on. When
q runner comes
in standing up at
the same time the
ball arrives, you
never know where
he is going to
nit you, Salu
Ray Schalk of the
Chicago w h i t e
SOX the other day.
II have had
men come in that
way and give me
bumpings fro 10
which / did not
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Drinks Act Like Maaic.

st. Louis, Mo.-"Where am I?''
asked Harry :McStravick, thirty-one
years old, when he came to at the city
dispensary after Sergeant Peters found
him in stupor in front Of 1912 North
Leffingwell avenue. "St. Louisl' he
exclaimed, when his query was an
swered. I'D like to know how I got
here. The last remember I was leav-
ing home in New Orleans and starting
for show" McStravick said he had
taken one or two drinks in New Or
leans.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Browns Get Dick Kerr.

The st. Louis Browns, through
their option arrangement with the
Memphis club, will get Pitcher DICK
Kerr, who has proved himself one OF
the greatest little men who ever toed
the mark in the Southern league. In
Kerr and Tom Rogers, says Southern
critics, the Browns have drawn the
best two pitchers in the league.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Not an Endurance Test.

Two soldiers caused some amuse-
ment at a golf course the other day.
The first man teed up and made a
mighty swipe, but failed to shift the
ball. The miss was repeated no fewer
than three times.
His pal was unable to stand 1t any
longer.
"For heavens sake, BILL" he broke
out, "hit the thing. You know we
have only four days leave"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
University of Pittsburgh Coach.

Walter Blair, now acting as playing
manager of the Harrisburg team, is TO
be the coach of the University of PITTS
burgh baseball team next spring, ac-
cording to reports from Pittsburgh
However, Monte Cross and Chick Fras-
er also are candidates for the job so
it is not settled.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

Umpire Bill Dineen says his winter
speciality is making million-d0llar Ieln-
on pies. Having been in baseball aDouI
twenty years, Bill is well verseu III
lemons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Observation-Disclosures
BASEBALL IN THE BIBLE {

. Where are the nine? Luke,
. 1917.
: And they said one to another,
. let us make a captain. Num-
. berS ii Il.
. Search you out place to {
. pitch. Deuteronomy :33.
. And one went out into the {
. field. II Kings, 4 :39.
. They shall run like mighty
. men. Joel, 2:7.
. And the bases which Solomon
. had made. II Kings, 25 :16.
> Now the men did diligently OBJ
, serve whether anything did come {
; from him and did catch it. l
> Kings, 20 :33.
> And gave judgment upon him. {
, II Kings, 25 :6.-Boston Tran
> script. {
1900 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Diver Tells of Difficulty in Locat-
ing Wreck Of Treasure
Ship.
Cash and Silver BULLION
Other Wrecks Are Found by treasure
Hunting Crew, One of Them APP
parentIy Being That OF
a Steamer.

Norfolk. Va.-Searching for sunken
shin on which there Is over Sl,OOO,OOo
in money and silver bullion, the treas
ure-hunting crew of 81 men under the
command of Capt. George Stlllson' a
master diver, inventor and expert ID
submarine engineering, is not proving
an easy task, Stillson says.
The treasure-laden ship is, or was,
the Ward line steamer Merida. she
was sunk in the summer of 1911 ABOUT
fifty-fve miles off Cape Charles Light
ship when she was rammed by the
freight steamer Admiral Farragut.
The Merida carried over 300 passen-
gers, all of whom were taken Oft by
the Farragut and transferred to the
Old Dominion steamer Hamllton'
which landed them in Norfolk.
Among the passengers were a num-
Der of Americans fleeing from Mexico.
They had with them the savings OF
their lifetimes and these savings they
say. were locked in the safe in the
office of the purSer of the Merida.
When the steamer was struck the wa
ter poured through the hole In her
starboard side so fast that they dld
not have time to save any OF their
valuables.
The Merida also carried silver bull
ion said to have been worth over S6oO,-
600. The purser's safe is filled with
money and jewelry. The vessePs car
go was fruit.
Treasure-Hunting Fleet.
The treasure-hunting fleet is COM
posed of the yacht J. III. Beckwith, the
traWler Fearless and barge used by
divers. There are about a dozen
divers in the outfit, including +. Mil
son, who is said to have been the first
to explore the bottom of the Atlantic
near where the Merida went down.
Capt. G. Hermanson, who is in COM
mand of the flagship of the fleet, is
of the opinion that If the Merida is
found she will be some miles away
from the spot where she went down.
Divers have explored two miles OF
the Atlantic ocean, it is stated, and
have found several wrecks, one OF
them apparently a steamer, but it was
not the one they sought. Divers sent
ND portions of a deckhOuse of the
steamer. There was nothing Of value
in the wreck.
CAPTAIN StillsOn says he has not
given up hope of finding the Merida
and is not disappointed at not finding
~ fhn inf Nuh wont
down.
"a vessel seldom goes right straight
to the bottom when she Sinks" he
says, Especially where the water is
deep and the currents strong" 1t is
possible that the Merida is ten miles
away from the spot where she went
down. Under currents sometimes car
nv q vessel miles away before she set
ties on the bottom. And after she
strikes the bottom, shifting sands
sometimes carry a vessel several
miles.
opinion that the Merida will be found,
and the divers, too, are confident.
The men tell of encountering
strengthening objects under water,
of stumbling against sunl1en vessel,
or meeting shark face to face.
Search Is Thorough.
After searching five miles in one
direction, the treasure hunters will re-
turn to the spot where the Merida
went down and search five miles In
another direction. After they have
gone north south each and west for
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
CoIIeqian With Stuff.

Tommy Bryant, who made his repu.
tation as a pitcher at Cornell univer.
sity, seems to be one collegian with
the stuff. In his debut as a profes.
sional with Utica he held the hard-hit
ting Binghamton team to two hits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
GOLD IN CHICKENS CROPS

Auburn, Cal.-ThOmas Gam
lin of the Mount Vernon district
has some very valuable chick
ems. Recently he killed two and
found gold nuggets in their
craws valued at about one dol
lar.
AS the chickens were penned
in a small space on the hillside
Gamlin Immediately began in
vestigations and soon unearthed
a quartz ledge which he will
further prospect.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

Cullop, the Chilhowie, Va, side wheel
er. Nick had fine year with the Feds,
but it was suggested that he would
meet different reception when he
faced major league batting. He may
later on. But so far Nick hasn't found
any club that could beat him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
CULLOP IS STAR OF YANKEES
Side Wheeler Is Making Great Record
In American Eeague--Had Fine
Year With Feds.

Several of the Fed stars may have
slipped after reaching the National or
American league, but it is just as well
not to overlook the case Of Nicholas
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Great Britain Growing in Area.

Great Britain Is growing in area.
During the last 35 years about 6,640
acres have been lost by coast erosion,
while $4,000 acres have been reclaimed
from the sea.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

High school threw out the one he al
ready had and bought Florita's.
Florita has made, among other arti-
cles. two large mahogany library Ia
bles, walnut china closet, a shaving
cabinet, equipped with a bevel mirror
gun rack which looks like a china
closet, piano bench, tabouret, cozy-
corner seat and dolls chair. She Is
her own designer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Success Short Lived.

A storm caused the failure of a
second attempt, but the third voyage,
in 1853, was successful, and the juno
ton between the two continents was
effected by 2,059 miles of wire stretch
ing from the Irish coast to Newfound-
land. Messages were exchanged be-
tween Queen Victoria and President
Buchanan and there was great rejoic-
ing on both sides of the ocean.
The jubilation proved premature,
however, for in a short time the cable
ceased to work and was branded fail
ure. The faith of Field did not waver,
and, although the Civil war prevented
an early revival of the project, in 1865
q new company began the laying of
another cable. The famous vessel, the
Great Eastern, was dispatched to Ire
land with the wire, but again the
project ended in failure.
Mr. Field then launched the Anglo
American Telegraph company. and in
July, 1866. the Great Eastern steamed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

Electric burglar alarms surround the
treasury at Washington and are tested
every fifteen minutes, day and night.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
DIAMOND
NOTES

Fielder Jones says he has q star In,
Hank" SEVERED, catcher.
Lee Hobbs, the young shortstop the
Reds secured from Dayton, looks like
the goods.
The batting of Larry Doyle this year
is joke. Last year he topped the Ma
tional league.
Speaking of strikes reminds us that
the best kind are those you make on a
bowling alley.
The Pirates nearly signed Harry
Wolter, once the Yankees center field
er, two weeks ago.
Hughie Jennings has become one OF
the most ardent enthusiasts over golf
there is among ball men.
Fielder Jones has cut loose from an
other Brownie player. He sent Pitcher
Bill Fincher to Memphis, in the South
ern league.
Eddie Plank is patient bloke, even
if he did have to wait until he was
forty-one years old before he became
an iron man.
Garry Hermann, president of the
Reds, is the proprietor of an open air
concert garden in Cincinnati and Is
making money.
Artie Butler, st. Louis Cardinal
shortstop, will be sent to Los Angeles
next spring in exchange for Pitcher Os-
car HOrstman.
That Del Howard, Oakland manager,
will protest the signing of Ted Easter
ly, catcher, by Salt Lake, is expected
in Coast league circles.
Speaking of names, there's ROwdy
Elliott's. After looking him over, the
Cubs dubbed him Bunny. He Is almost
as ferocious as q rabbit.
In an effort to bolster up the pitch
ing staff of the Reds, Christy Mathew
son has sounded the recall of Stanley
Dougan of Salt Lake City.
"Jiggs" Donahue, former Somerville
high and Washington and Lee back
stop, has been signed by the Boston
Braves as a utility catcher.
The Pirates have signed a North
Carolina college pitcher named Bill
Evans. He is twenty-five years old, SIX
feet tall, and weighs 175 pounds.
Hughie High is thought whole lot
Of by Bill Donovan, who says that
Hughie Is one of the best defensive
outfielders in the big league.
Bill Shakespeare once said youth
will have it's fling. If there's any Turk
ing suspicion as to the truth Of this
statement Just ask Eddie Plank.
Eddie Rausch, the outfielder traded
TO the Reds in the deal that brought
Herzog to the Giants, is real ball
player, according to latest reports.
Capt. Johnny Evers of the Braves
would lead a fairly happy existence
if it wasn't for baseball league pres
idents, baseball umpires and such.
The Cincinnati Reds haven't gone
forward under Christy Mathewson's
mar agement as fast as Matty expect
ed and he didn't expect they would.
Buck Niehoff, second baseman for
the Phillies, has been doing some time,
~ hitting for Moran this year. Niehoff
is particularly reliable when up In a
pinch.
CoIIegan With Stuff.
Tommy Bryant, who made his repu.
tation as a pitcher at Cornell univer.
Ia e. ~
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
Bullet Between Vertebrae.

is uSeu Tor observation purposes.
Bullet Between Vertebrate.
Fort Wayne, Ind.-Surgeons sue
cessfully operated the other day on
Pete Annastropfe, an Assyrian, to re-
move bullet that had lodged between
vertebrate in his neck when he was
shot in the mouth at Van Vert, o.,
some weeks ago, and Annastropfe will
recover, the surgeons said, after having
been constantly in danger throughout
the five weeks. The position of the
bullet was such, it was said, that had
Annastropfe moved his head violently
he would have died. The bullet was
touching the spinal cord and the OPP
Grafton was regarded as extremely
serious.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12
RATHER HAVE SPIKES FIRST
Ray SchaIk, White Sox 5ackstop,
Don't Like to See Runners Com
ing at Him Standing Up.

II would rather have runners come
into the plate spikes first than stand
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

More than 1000 kinds of sausages
are known in Germany.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

the either of the big
Turner the Cleveland
always in front of the ball. matter
difficult billiard shot His execution perfect and his Judgment
OF at first
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

Through With Shortstops.
Joe Tinker. manager of the Cubs, is
about through looking for shortstopS
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

After searching five miles in one
direction, the treasure hunters will re-
turn to the spot where the Merida
went down and search five miles in
another direction. After they have
gone north, south, each and west for
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

Capt. Johnny Evers of the Braves
would lead fairly happy existence
if it wasn't for baseball league pres
idents, baseball umpires and such.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

Eddie Rausch, the outfielder traded
TO the Reds in the deal that brought
Herzog to the Giants, is a real ball
player, according to latest reports.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

Bill Shakespeare once said youth
will have it's fling. If there's any Turk
ing suspicion as to the truth Of this
statement just ask Eddie Plank.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

The Cincinnati Reds haven't gone
forward under Christy Mathewson's
mar agement as fast as Matty expect
ed and he didn't expect they would.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-10-12

Buck Niehoff, second baseman for
the Phillies, has been doing some time,
~ hitting for Moran this year. Niehoff
is particularly reliable when up in a
pinch.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-03
For Assessor.

We are authorized to announce MIR. YOUNG B. ROYAL. as a candidate for Assessor of Drew county; subject to the action of the Dem- ocratic Primary election. adyt
 We are authorized to announce MIR. TUR- NER WELLS candidate for Assessor of Drew county; subject to the action of the Democratic Primary election. advt
 We are aut horized to announce MIR. B. z DUNLAP as candidate for Assessor of Drew county; subject to the action of the Demo- cratic Primary election advt
 We are authorized to announce MIR. GEO. R. CATER as candidate for reelection of Assessor for Drew county; subject to the ac- tion of the Democratic Primary election. adv.
 We are authorized to announce MIR. w. H. BOwDEN candidate for Assessor of Drew county; subject to the action of the Democrat ic Primary election. advt U
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-03

Hon. Earle w. Hodges must have made two speeches at Hamburg, on Saturday week, according to the account given by the Budget and Eagle. The Budget, says of the speech:
 He entertained his crowd with a good batch of funny stories. sang a few negro songs and declared he was winner, always had been and always would be. He did not discuss the issues of thecampaign, but the whole burden of his talk was to ridicule his opponent, Dr. Brough. y
 And here is the Eagles version:
 His speech was a clean cut advocacy of sound Democratic principles and white supremacy in the management of govern mental affairs, free from mud, 'linging of any kind. He com olimented Dr. Brough as being a highly polished and educated gentleman"
 This, of course, was not all hat either of these papers had 70 say about the speech, but is ufficient to show the different opinions, unless, indeed, there we're two speeches made by Mir lodges, when he spoke a Ham
 ,urg. which is improbable.
The Monticellonian., 1916-02-03
War Upon Pain.

Pain is visitor to every homo and usually 1t comes quite uneX- pectedly. But you are prepared for every emergency, if you keep a bottle of Sloan's Liniment handy. It is the greatest pain killer ever discovered. Simply laid on the skin-no rubbing re. qnired-it drives the pain away. It is really wonderful.
 Marvin H. Soister, Berkeley, Gal, writes: Hast Saturday af ter tramping around the Pana, ma Exposition with wet feet, came home with my neck so stiff that I couldn't turn. l applied Sloan's Eminent freely and went to bed. To my surprise, next morning the stiffness had almost disappeared, four hours after the second application l was as good new.'
 March, 1915. At Druggists 25c. advt