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Evening journal., 1916-08-16
PORT PENN AVERAGES.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
PORT PENN, Del, Aug. 16.-The
batting averages Of the local team
shows why the visiting teams are all
falling before them. Hoover has
passed Hickman for the batting hon
ors.
The team average including every
man who has played this season. is
.37S, which is better than any other
team in this county can boast Of
There are only two men on the team
who are batting below 300.
The averages follow.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
ST. MARY,S WANT CAME.

Being without games for Labor
Day, st. Mary's would like to book
two for that date with some fast team
in or out Of the city. preferably Port
Penn. Yorklyn, Odessa or some SINH
lar nine, For further particulars ad-
dress John Hayes, No. els e. Tenth
street.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
HAS LONGEST Lees IN
MAJORS

Joe Without. California outhelder
now with the Braves, has the long
est legs in captivity. They seem to
start under his collarbone and Of his
total heights feet 1 inch-about 4
feet inches appear to be reserved
for legs.
When Without is circling the bases
under full steam he resembles a pair
.of calliDers violently agitated and
covering ground with terrific speed.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
TO SHOOT IN GRAND AMERICAN.

Entered in the Grand American
Trapshooting tournament, which is to
be held in ST. Louis. Mo-. during the
week OF August 81. are Miss Harriet
d. Hammond and W. A. Simonton of
this city. and G. H. Pierce Of Holly
Oak There have so far been Sos en-
trants.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
SNkLLENRnRG WANTS. GAME.

Being without game for tomor-
row afternoon. the Snellenburg base
ball team is on the lookout for a nine
to fill in. preferable a team OF store
or bank of this city. The snellenburg
players have been practicing faith
fully and can put up strong fight
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
RUNS OF THE WEEK.

Runs scored by all teams in Ameri-
can and National Leagues from Sun
day, August 9, to Tuesday. August Is,
inclusive. Only runs that figure in
Official averages are included Scores
OF incomplete games are not counted.
bat the scores Of games Of five innings
or more are included in the table.
American League.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
MIDDLETOWN PICK UPS

George Lefty" Finn was in top notch
form on Saturday afternoon against
Penlyn. OF course he won. What else
could one expect.
Several new faces were in the lineup
to take the places of those who are in
a batting and fielding slump. And the
lineup was the best seen here this
season.
Local fans are beginning to think that
members of opposing teams have their
sweethearts sitting in the right field
most of the hatters walk to the plate
and wave their stick three times toward
that section Of the park.
Port PENIS bluff is called. The Mid
dlctown Grammar School has decided
to challenge the Port Penn team to a
series OF seven games. The grammar
boys have already placed those games
on the won side.
Hofiecker pitched a great game for
/ Pcnlyn. lie would have beaten anyone
but Finn
Middletown rooters think that Finn is
in a batting slump. He only got three
hits Saturday.
Port Penn backs down. The players
from the Rubetown have refused TO play
the Middletown Grammar School be-
cause they do not wish to play club
that can beat them.
Never mind, Scoop your team Of
never -weres, not nows, and going
to hes, can get a game with the primary
school. You might get a foul off their
pitcher, but we doubt it.
We advise Scoop" to keep his mouth
shut tight. because if he opens it again
shark might Jump in. You know
sharks hang around fish towns.
Lefty" Finn caused Ia mon to dent
the ozone. And the Penlyn club has
some good batters. Wonder how many
Port Penners would Whit the air.
II Port Penn wants game with a
fast team let them challenge Penlyn..
Can Doc Harris or Mr.. Butler
please tell us where Culver is? Port
, Penn needs good pitcher, as they
haven't any twirler of irst-class calibre
Manager Walls must be regular
/ Connie Mack. The three games he has
managed have all been victories. Finn
won his fourth straight on Saturda!
under Mr.. Walls tutorage.
Some men are born foolish, q
SCOOP" who thinks Port Penn can hcl
Middletown; some men achieve foolish
ness, as the Port Penners, who believ
Scoops" dope and some have foolish
ness thrust at them, as Scoop" Is try
ing TO do TO the local boys.
Yes. Scoop Alec advises you TO lool
at your score book for last year. Il
our first bombardment on your self
STYLED great pitchers, we scored s run
before a man was put out, or even I
strike was called. And we're lot bet
ter now.
each won two games. You can't see IN
lose, can you, Lefty Of course not.
Assistant Scorekeeper Foster johnson
said last night. "The boys are hot afte
a game with Port Penn. They realiz
that their batting averages are very low
and that the only team now playing b.
] which they can collect a total of 20 o
"a hits is the Port Penn Club. But tina
team refuses TO play us, although VI
have tried several times TO schedule
series of games. They are afraid tina
we will beat them by a disgracefu
score"
Come on, Port Penn, be sports. Civ
ms a game. We promise not to scor
over dozen runs.
No cHnnn IN rDlVn ANrrnVrlW
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Scores Of Yesterday.

Philadelphia. New York. 0.
Boston, 4; Brooklyn, l.
Pittsburgh, / ST Louis, 0.
Pittsburgh. 2. St. Louis. l.
Cincinnati and Chicago game pre-
vented by rain.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
CAMBRIDGE. 4; STAFFORD. I.

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Aug. 16.-Sea-
ford and Cambridge played here yes
terday and Cambridge won 4 to /.
A big league scout was one OF the in
terested spectators in the grand.
stand. The score:
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
Club Standing.
No Games Today.

AS the eastern clubs are now on
their way west no games are sched-
uled for today. The Phillies do not
play until Friday and then at Gin
cinnati.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Scores of Yesterday.

New York, 8: Athletics, 2.
Boston. L; Washington, 0 az in
nings).
other clubs not scheduled
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
Peninsula BASEBALL


SALISBURY, Md. Aug 16.-Mil-
ford beat Salisbury yesterday in a
smuggling match, in which Mahaffy
Jared worse than Jones, z to 5. The
score:
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
PLAYGROuND BASEBALL.

Playing more consistent game,
the Kirkwood Playground baseball
team yesterday afternoon defeated
the Peoples Settlement. to 1.
Hayes had a little the better OF his
opponent on the firing line, and re-
ceived better support. Each team
drew FIVE hits.
Score by Innings; RH.E.
Kirkwood ....O1 Ill 001o0O-3 5 2
Settlement 1000 0l0 000-1 s 2
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Salisbury.
ScOre bY InnlnRs.

Milford .....O 0 90 0 0 3 2 2-7
Salisbury ...O 90 O1OO O-5
Bases on balls, of Mehaffey, 3; off
Jones, 2. Struck out, by Jones, 6;
by Mehaffey, 4. nwo-base hits,
Jones, Miner Miller, Bateman,
Smith. Double plays, homer to Pierce.
to Rath; Homer to Rath. Umpire,
MCGOWAN.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
Club Standing.
Today's Games.

81. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
Detroit al Washington.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16
Score BY Innings.

Score ny Innings.
Cambridge 100 0 0 0 I x--4
Seaford ......O 0 0 90 0 OIL
Two-base hits-Mallonee. Dalton.
Three-base hits - Miller, Pickup.
Stolen bases-Miller, Porte. Double
play-Dykes to Fieley. Struck out
BY Cantwell. "A; by Mallonee. 3.
Bases on balls-off CantweIl, 2; off
Mallonee. 4.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16

Come on. Port Penn, be sports. Give
ms game. We promise not to score
over a dozen runs.
Evening journal., 1916-08-16

1t that NEW quality IN a cigarette that does
for your smoking exactly what drink of cold water does
for your thirst!
To satisfy, cigarette must do far than just
please you- must let you knol0 you pe been smoking.
That's what ChesterfieIds do-they satisfy! And yet
they're MILD!
For the first time in the history of cigarettes, here's
cigarette that satisfies and yet is mild! CheserfeIds!
Other cigarettes may be mild but they don't satisfy.
BUT, Chesterfeds satisfS-yet they're mild!
This is enjoyment for cigarette to give It Is
something that cigarette, except Cheserelds give
you-regardess of price.
Why?
Because cigarette maker copy the Chesterfield
bLend!"
Try Chesterfields-todoy!
Evening journal., 1916-08-16

2l2 TROT-PURsE $4,000.
Al. Mack, b. h., by Mc1,intock
Evening journal., 1916-08-16

Yes, Scoop Alec advises you TO look
at your score book for last year. In
our first bombardment on your self
styled great pitchers, we scored runs
before a man was put out, or even a
strike was called. And we're a lot bet
ter now.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
HOBBY WORKS A HARDSHIP
Massanets Patronage Enables His
Bookbnder to Retire to coun-
try Home.

In the recently published recolleo
tions of Massanet a story is told, says
the Hamburger Nachrichten, illus
trating the composers passionate ad-
miration for beautiful bindings. Not
a week passed without visit from
him to his bookbinder. when he
brought a new book or new edition
to be bound. In the course Of time
he and his bookbinder became the
best of friends. and when Massanet
arrived the talk was at first of every
thing on earth except the real OBJ
iect of his visit.
Look here!" Massenet would say
eventually. giving the man the volume
to be bound.
Splendid" replied the bookbinder,
and then for his customer and friend
he would devise some fresh wonder
In the art Of binding.
One morning Masssnet suddenly
learned that his friend was giving up
business. He hurried to his shop.
Heaven! Is 1t true you are leaving
PARISH" he asked.
why, certainly; l have bought .
charming little country house asar
lantes.-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
AUTHOR OF THE CITY THAT WAS, ETC..
ILLUSTRATED erHarryR.G .GriSSin6er
RIGHT 1912 BOBBS-nERRILL CO

know about the death Of Captain John
II. Hanska-"
Miss Estrilla gave little scream
which died in a rattle of her throat.
Her eyes caught at Rosalie. "Traitor!"
she managed to gasp before she gave
another scream-and tainted, as Rosa
lie Le Grange expected that she would.
Rosalie rushed for water and re-
storatives.
Get right at her as she comes out"
she whispered to Inspector MCGEE In
passing. That's the time"
Amt you going to stayf" inquired
McGee.
mo. She'll be too busy hatin' me
ever to talk. An there's two things
/ never want to watch. Ones hang
in, an the others the third degree"
And by the time that Miss Estrilla
was conscious again of the sights and
sounds of this, her terrible world, Ros-
allie was gone from the room. and De-
tecuve Kennedy, police stenographer.
who had been listening at the open
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
Oriqin of Life AoaIn,

been working upon the question of the
origin of life. At the meeting OF the
British Association DR.. Benjamin
Moore of Liverpool made the claim
that strong sunlight or the light from
a mercury lamp acting upon certain
solutions can convert the lifeless into
living matter.
Sir Oliver Lodge objected that the
Investigator had only succeeded In Sc
curing potential living metter. a phys.
ical and chemical vehicle which could
be made use of by life.
Most of the specialists dealing with
chemical reactions deceive themselves
in Just this way. mistaking the appear
ance OF life for life itself
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. s Moore's s Boarding. o1 ho1ss " at s:se a q.
another roomer. with knife wound on
hfS breast. Suspicion rests upon a man
giving the name of Lawrence Wade. who
During the excitement a strange woman
who gives her name a. Rosalie LeGrange.
boarders. including Miss Estrilla. an IN
valid. whose brother was a fayonte
restsd Mrs. Lsaranse. who. while plying
her trade az trance medium, had aided
pse a ct Mn ss to MsSse se uss, sa
Constance Hanska, widow Of the murder
known. appears. Mrs: H.nska. say. .he
bad left her husband and dseiosss disc .s tn. the
admits Wade was in love with her. Wade
of Sy .hi hsd
E sfssis q rs s.,.z g bss
sss:h sa aas &c + ass
Msdss. dRss .Ismin.s snss he ssuss % Whsrs 's 'Hsn-
ska was killed and finds on the nse rs es-
Grange secretly examines the shoes Of her
boarders in search of one the red button
in Miss Estrflia's room and communes
with spirits. Rosalie secures from In
spector McGee the services of an italian
detective, to work under her direction.
Rosaiie finds evidence to show that Es-
trflla's real name is Perez and that they
formerly lived in Port of Spain. Rosalio
goes into another trance in Miss Estrilla's 5
room and gains the young woman's con-
fdence. In succeeding seances Rosane
leads Miss Estrflla to believe sho 10 talk
ing with the spirit of John Hanska. and
gets Information that leads her to pre-
pare for supreme test
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
Girls Swimming Feat.

Miss Nora Cochrane. an East Cowes
young lady. eighteen years Of age.
has succeeded in swimming across
the Solent from Lepe. on the Hamp-
shire coast. to Egypt Point. at Cowes.
which is Just under four miles. in one
hour twenty-eight minutes.
She had no refreshment on the
way, and was not exhausted by her
effort. The young lady. who is on
the teaching stan of the Council
schools at East Cowes. holds the GER
tificate of the Royal Life-Saving So
Mail
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09

York agency for a small asphalt COM
ceal our real reason for being here.
On the voyage. my eyes grew worse
I cried 80 much. / was very Ill with
them when l landed.
Juan and took rooms apart. We
had learned enough about Captain
Hanska to know where we might look
for him. Juan traced him to Mrs.
Moore's boarding house. 1t seemed
certain that Captain Hanska had not
sold the jewels yet. else he would not
be living SO cheaply. The first thing
was to find where they were. Finally
Juan and l formed a plan and acted
upon 1t.
Juan had discovered that the back
room on the top floor of Mrs. Moore's
boarding house was vacant. Captain
Hanska lived below; there was no
good reason for him ever to come up
on that floor. I took the vacant ROOM
calling myself Miss Estrilla, as you
know. Juan had been watching Cap
tain Hanska like a detective. He
moved me in one day when the cap
tain had gone to Staten island. Ny
presence in the house was safer than
1t may seem to you. l did not leave
my room even for meals, since my
eyes were really in very bad condition.
Then, l wore dark glasses. an eye
shade and a heavy scarf about my
head-I do not believe my own mother
would have known me. Captain Han
ska had never seen Juan or his picture
1T Just happened that there were NO
photographs OF him in our house at
Port Of Spain.
Juan lived in an apartment hotel
We were in communication all the
time by telephone. He was careful to
avoid the captain when he visited me.
1t was all dangerous. for at any time
we might be discovered. But we had
our plan-I was to enter Captain Han
ska's room with a pass-key and search
for the Jewels or the bill of sale.
Whenever I made this search, Juan
was to be following Captain Hanska-
II the captain showed signs OF rs-
turning. Juan was to call me up on the
telephone-the ringing Of the bell In
my room. which informed me from
downstairs that I was wanted on the
extension telephone by my door, was
to be my warning signal. could hear
that bell from Captain Hanska's room.
There could be no mistake. because
Juan was the only person in New York
who would be telephoning to me.
But when l tried Captain Hanska's
door with my paes-key. found that he
had Installed a new patent spring lock.
The next time Juan called. he looked
over the house. He found that you
could enter Captain Hanska's room
from the fire escape-and that you
could get on to the fire ESCAPE from
the window Of the lumber room across
the hall from mine. That room was
never locked. 1t was only a question
of prying open the catch on Captain
Hanska's window. One night about a
week before Captain Hanska died. l
began the search. went down the
fire escape. carrying a pocket electric
torch which Juan had bought for mo
CTO BE CONTINUEDD
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
IMPROVING PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.
Important Routes All Over Colorado
to Be Opened for Motor Tourists.

Important Routes All Over Colorado
to Be Opened for Motor Tourists.
Denver.-Improveme on public
highways in every part of Colorado
are being made under the supervision
of the State Highway Department.
Advertisements appeared for bids for
a $4,000 job on the Denver-Morrison
road which will complete the last mile
and a quarter of the highway between
these two points. Under the plans
which have been drawn up, big hill
on the Bancroft property not far from
Morrison will be cut down and other
portions of the road filled in. The
improvements will assure a better
grade and a straight alignment, be-
sides doing away with big reverse
curve in the road. Three concrete
bridges also will be built to complete
the highway.
On the Denver-Limon road, which
also is heavily travelled, contract
has been let for a 40O-foot bridge on
Bijou creek at Byers in Arapahoe
county which will cost about $500.
On the same road $4,000 contract
has been let for a bridge on East Col
fax crossing Tollgate creek. Work
on it will be started in about two
weeks.
Work on the Wolf creek pass road,
between the towns of South Fork and
Pagosa Springs. is being rushed in
the effort to complete it by July II,
when a big celebration is planned.
The highway is the only one to south.
western Colorado and opens new
section of the state to motorists. In
the same district work is being done
on the highway between Pagosa
Springs and Chama, New Mexico. T.
]. Ehrhart, state highway commits.
sioner. has received word from the
state engineer of New Mexico that
the authorities Of that state have ap-
propriated money to improve the
road from Chama to Santa Fe, SO that
when the work is completed there
will be an excellent road from points
in Colorado through to Santa Fe.
In Moffat county, $1,000 is being
spent improving the road between
craig and Meeker, Strengthening the
alignment and building five bridges.
while in Garfield county advertise
ments have appeared for bids on a
$4,000 job finishing the road between
Rifle and Meeker. which will give a
good highway through to the county
line on the north.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
CHAPTER XVII.
The Third Degree.

The Third Degree.
And now we will take your state
ment," said Martin MCGEE.
The first brutal processes OF the
third degree were finished-the third
degree, that modern system of torture
more terrible than the medieval by
Just 80 much as the mind is more
sensitive than the body. We do well.
as Rosalie LIE Grange has said, not to
witness it. Miss Estrilla lies back on
ready now to tell all the truth be-
cause there is in her no more strength
to lie. The door has half-opened in
the midst OF the preliminary proceed
ings, and into the shadow outside
creeps Rosalie LIE Grange, to listen
with all her ears. The victim on the
couch is no mere pale and drawn than
Rosalie as she stands there. one hand
on the Intel.
Your name and all about yourself
first" says Inspector MCGEE. urging
gently now.
Let me omit. as the expert police
stenographer did, certain expletives.
repetitions. divagations. which always
mar testimony. Let me Just give the
document, as It was filed away in the
archives of the New York police de-
partment.
My name is Margarita Perez. am
thirty-five years old. and unmarried.
was born in the Island of Trinidad.
where I lived all my life. Juan Perez
is my half-brother. ten years younger
than l. Our father was the same, but
my mother was an Englishwoman. my
brothers mother was Spanish. My IA
ther was a cacao grower. He was very
rich once, but he lost much of his
money. When he died, four years ago,
he left my brother the plantations, and
me q very small income and the family
jewels-they were worth twenty thou
sand dollars of your money My
brother came into his property when
he was twenty-one. He managed poor
ly; and then he had bad luck. BY last
summer, he was SO near failure that
there seemed to be only one way out
for me to sell my jewels and give him
the money. / wanted to do that, but
he wouldn't let me make the sacrifice.
He saw one more chance to save u.s.
We had rich relatives in Caracas. on
the Venezuelan mainland He went
there to see IL they would help. He
was gone three or four weeks. He sent
me only one letter; and 1t was SO dis
couragfng that felt sure there was no
hope.
Just before that letter arrived, and
after Juan left for Caracas, Captain
John H. Hanska came to Port of Spain
from Antwerp. Though my father was
Spanish, We lived In the English fash
ion; l was free to meet men. I met
Captain Hanska and fell in love with
him.
(Here the police stenographer cut
corners. In this last phrase he con-
densed many divagations and evasions
on the part Of the witness; indeed, In
spector Martin MCGEE. expert inquisi-
tor that he was. spent five minutes
In bringing out that simple declaration
and the next.)
He said that he loved me. l be-
heved him It was all vsrJ sui.A.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09

had scattered-Hunter to the base
ment, Kennedy to Miss Hardings
room. Mrs. Leary, impersonating the
maid. to the front door-Rosalie stood
alone with Inspector MCGEE.
We'll. everything's ready" said the
inspector, "and times precious"
Yes; I'm goin' in a minute" she
responded; but her voice was dead.
Il feel-like / was going to be oper-
ated on. That's how / feel"
Jaw, brace upl" said Martin MCGEE.
Rosalie did not answer at once. Her
eyes. sweeping the room to avoid
direct gaze lighted on the dresser.
where stood a photograph of Con-
stance Hanska-a solicited gift. She
n1ed her gaze on that: and the fallen
Nnes of her face lifted with determine
lion
Yes" she said. I'm goin' to brace
rp."
She started upstairs to that room
- ths third door back. tho center Of
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
No Two Of Q Kind.

Great Picture Buyer Ito hostess)-
What do you think of an artist who
painted cobwebs on the ceiling 20
truthfully that the servant wore hss>
self into an attack Of nervous prostra
ton trying to sweep them DOWN.
Hostess Ia woman Of experiencs)-
There may have been such an srtiss
but there never waa such Q ssryank
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
CHAPTER xv,-contInued.


Reassured. Inspector MCGEE smiled
on her. Usually that smile. directed
on Rosalie Le Grange. brought re-
sponsive fash of coquettish dimples
and sparkling teeth. But 1t seemed
like trying to fire dead ashes now. Her
face was serious and drawn. Sud
denly It entered his mind that she
looked her age. Unacquainted with
that defiance of time by which a
charming woman may be fifty in one
minute and twenty in the next, he pom
dered on this with all his heavy men
tai processes. And suddenly it came
to Inspector McGee with kind Of
shock that he regarded her all the
more tenderly therefore. 1t was a
pity that such as Rosalie Le Grange
should lose her young looks.
"Of course you're goin' to leave 1t
to me! Now come on!" said Rosalie
Le Grange. breaking into his medita-
tons.
The two city detectives and the one
police matron were waiting silently in
Rosalie Le Oranges room. McGee
locked the door behind him. Rosalie
closed the transom.
"Is this place safe for talk. nowf"
Perfect" said Rosalie. i've tried
It. But talk low. to be sure"
The inspector opened the bag.
There's your felt Shoes" he said.
Now listen. boys-and you. Mrs.
Leary. This here lady is running this
thing, until tell you different. Got
your notes and pencils, Kennedy? All
right. Mrs. Le Grange. you tell 'em
Just what you want"
When Rosalie had rehearsed her
drama, with careful provision for un-
foreseen emergencies, when her forces
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-09
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What! A country house! And in
the provinces!" And he added sad
ly; "Ah! my poor friend. am partly
responsible for that"