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The midland journal., 1916-04-28

There were hooks that were satisfied
and held back from further encroach-
ment and there were outstanding cor
ners that jutted boldly out over the
sloping lawns and threatened a further
raid.
Inside, the paths of daily life ran
clearly enough through the maze, but
on their fianks hung many somber
den for ambush or retreat. Cavernous
closets, shadowy corners, numbered at
tics and half-forgotten interstices of
discarded space opened dark gorges to
the intrepid. and threatened the nerv-
Gus and unwary with what they might
bring forth. The gods of chlldhood's
games themselves could not have
bullded better scene for that most
palpitating Of sports, hide and seek
on rainy day.
Alan soon entered into the spirit OF
the game. He found himself recollect-
ing things about Maple House that he
had more than half forgotten; strange
byways under the roof; a vacant cham
ber, turned into q trunk room because
one by one 1t had been robbed of Its
windows; and lastly the little attic
that had been, as it were, left behind
wall.
Through this dreamland Of hun
dred children fitted the brood OF the
day, marshaled rather breathlessIy by
Clem and Alan. Anxious. whispers.
the scurrying of lightly shod feet, then
sudden silence but for the fiutelike
counting of some juvenile 1t, were fol-
lowed by sudden screams and wild
race for the goal. Maple House had
never countenanced the effete and di-
luted sport OF Spy; it was all for
hide and seek, where you had TO hold
your man when found or beat him
to the goal.
Great was the excitement when the
Iittlest 1t of all caught Cousin Alan
by tackle around the ankle that
spoke volume Of promise for the
littlest It's academic career and
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HIS AFFIDAVIT
IS AGAINST Him
Federal Officials Sure They Can
Hold Won lgel.
PAPERS WILL BE RETAINED
Department OF Justice introduces the
Lease AS Evidence To Show That
the Rooms Were Not a
Part OF Embassy.

New York. - Evidence presented
here before the Federal Grand Jury
investigating the alleged plot to de-
stroy the Welland Canal, established.
according to Federal authorities, that
Capt Franz Won Papen's former Office
at so Wall Street was not brsnch OF
the German Embassy, when Wolfe Won
Igel was arrested there on April 18 and
papers claimed by the German Ambas-
sador, seized.
The papers now are in the custody
of the Department of Justice in Wash
ington They were sent to the Capital
by United States Attorney Marshall at
the request of the State Department
after Ambassador Won Bernstorffs de-
mand for their return on the ground
that they were seized on German ter
ritory.
Attorney General Gregory and the
local prosecuting officers insisted that
the former Office of Won Papen was not
German territory. The State Depart
ment announced that the return of the
papers rested on this point 1t also
had an important bearing, it was said.
on the status of Won Igel whose re-
lease the German Ambassador de-
manded, representing that he became
a member of the Embassy staff in De-
cember, 1915.
Assistant United States Attorney
Roger B. Wood, in charge of the prose-
cution, is understood to be confident
that as result of testimony Won Igel
will have to stand trial and that the
papers will not be returned. His be-
lief is based, it was learned, on che
story told the grand jurors by Arthur
A. Hassell of Plainfeld. N. j., employ
ed by real estate firm as the agent
for so Wall street.
Az Advertising Agent.
Hassell, It was said. identified the
leases for Won Papen's Office. On the
lease. dated June "a, 1915, to expire
May /, next, at an annual rental Of
$4,000, was the signature of Wolfe Won
Igel as lessee. Swearing before
notary public, Won Igel stated in the
document that the rooms are to be
used by him "as an advertising agent
and for no other purpose"
Won Igel's own sworn statement,
Federal officers here assert, denies the
claim of the German ambassador that
Won Igel was member of his star
and that the rooms were part of the
German Embassy. If the rooms were
hired as an advertising agency, it Is
Grx \
not claim title to them. The informa-
ton regarding the lease, it was said
at the Federal building, already is in
the possession of the State Depart
ment.
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ckKAsIis3)E51 AsIs)B5 J

One day in midsummer Alan, to his
disgust, was summoned peremptorily
by McDale & McDale. Half an hours
consultation was all they required and
Alan was pleased to find as he left
their offices that he still had plenty
of time to catch the early train back to
Red Hill. There were only two after
noon trains for that difficult goal
AS he strolled up the avenue he was
arrested by the sight of tall figure
standing on the curb watching the
swirl of the traffic. The figure was
dressed in a heavy whipcord suit and
StetsOn hat, uncompromisingly
domed in the very form in which 1t
had been blocked by the makers. A
street gamin yelled, eli! fellers, look
what's got away from Buffalo Bill"
Kemp gazed sad-eyed but unmoved
over his dropping mustaches. doubt
less mourning the passing of the shoot
ing iron and the consequent unanswer-
able affronts of fostered civilization.
Alan elbowed his way across the
stream of pedestrians and clutched him
by the arm. Kemp whirled around as
If to meet attack. but smiled when he
saw Alan's face. 81 was jest calcu-
latin on roundin' you up" he drawled.
"Where did you come from? Where
are you off to?" cried Alan, and without
waiting for an answer he hailed cab,
hustled Kemp into it and ordered 1t
to his club. He forgot his early train.
In the club lobby Kemp surrendered
his hat reluctantly to the ready attend
ant and followed Alan across soft car
pets to a quiet corner where two enor-
nous chairs seemed to be making con-
fidences to each other. One could
imagine them aggrieved at being Inter-
rupted and sat upon.
well, Kemp" said Alan, "I'm glad
to see you. What's yours?"
RYE md a chaser" said Kemp.
"Same for me, waiter" ordered
Alan. Now. Kemp. tell me all about
it,
II just blowec in from Lieber's. Mr..
Wayne, and I'm headed west"
"How's Lieber and where's Gerry?
Did Lieber get my cabIe?"
Kemp looked sadly out through the
window. "Lieber's dead"
.'Dead? Iieber deadg
Kemp nodded. 81 found him with
everything fixed for kickin' the bucket.
He knew what was the matter, but he
didn't tell me what it was. Said it
had been comm on him for some while
an thet the want no hep for 1t. But
he got your cable, Mr.. Wayne. and he
wanted should tell you that what you
done want wasted He said there
WANT nothin' thet could hep him
through the way that cable did He
said it was the passpo't he'd been
waitin' for an thet you want to. think
il come too late. because be reekoned
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brought q glow Of achievement to his
perspiring face. Alan was placed at
the newell at the foot Of the great stair
case and duly admonlshed in treble
voices not to look. The treble voices
rained excited instructions on him, car
ried away by youths confidence in its
ability to teach its grandmother how
to suck eggs. Alan started to count
slowly In sonorous tones. With last
shrek and the patter Of many feet the
trebles faded away into silence.
Alan crept stealthily up the stairs.
Out OF the corner OF his eye he caught
sight OF the twftching jumpers Of the
.Iittlest. who was too fat to quite fit the
retreat he had chosen. But Alan did
not quite see until 1t was too late. The
tlfttIest exploded the vast breath he
had been holding in and plunged head
long down the stairs. AS he rolled by
the newell he stuck out sturdy arm
and held fast. He shouted pean Of
victory and once more palpitating ST.
lence fell on the house.
{ Alan wondered If he could find the
way. to the little attic. He hurried
along the twisted halls. up tiny flight
of steps, turned, dived through low.
narrow tunnel and threw open the
long-forgotten door. It was as though
he had suddenly opened portal on his
own childhood. A great, pensioned
rocking chair held the middle of the
floor as within his ken it always had
held it. Ancient garments hung from
pegs on the walls and from hooks on
the rafters. A box or two and more
disabled furniture Uttered the floor.
The whole was family lit up by the
light from little dormer window.
Nothing stirred. Alan drew a long
breath. He was not disappointed. No
one had thought to come here but him
self.
Suddenly BIT of the pendent ward
robe was flung aside and an apparition
dashed for the door. Alan sprang in
front of it, threw his arms around it.
held it tight. 1t struggled, laughed,
ceased to struggle, and looked up as
Alan looked down. Clem's face was
very near to his. Her body, still throb-
bing with excitement, was in his arms.
Alan felt such a rfoting surge in his
blood as he had never known before.
He wanted to kiss Glen. He felt that
he must kiss her, that there was not
strength enough left in him to do any
thing else. Then his eyes met hers
and he forgot himself and remembered
Glen. His soul cried, "Sacrilege," and
he dropped his arms from about her
and stepped back.
Clem stood before him, dazed. She
was in her stockinged feet In each
hand she held a little slipper. Her
eyes were big and full of the soft re-
proach OF the mortally wounded. Alan
felt ashamed and looked away. He
had to break the silence. "Well, you're
caught" he said lamely.
Glenn dropped one slipper. threw up
her hand and brushed the disordered
hair from her forehead. ''Yes, I'm
caught" she said. and her lip trembled
on the words.
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Clem's was not the only troubled
heart on the Hill. At The FRS Mrs.
Lansing moved restlessly from room
to room and stopped often to read and
re-read crumpled note-Gerry's note
70 Alix.
Allx was still in town. Mrs. Ian
sing had written to her and then wired.
Alix replied telling her not to come,
shat she wished to be alone. For hours
at a time Mrs. Lansing replaced the
nurse at Gerry, juniors. side. He
helped her. She felt that he could help
Alix.
She was almost glad when he devel-
4oped some trifiing ailment becoming
20 his years. She wired again and this
time Alix came, frightened. Alix was
like a wilted flower, but she braced
herself until Gerry. junior, recovered
into his healthy self Then she dropped
once more and refused to be COM
9orted.
IL 1t had not been for Alan, Alix'
trouble would have cast a gloom over
the rest OF Red Hill, but 1t was known
that Alan had sought out Mrs. Lam
sing and told her that not even he
knew just how Gerry's battle stood.
but that he did know that there was
s,attle and that Gerry would surely
come back as soon as he had fought
his way clear.
So the Fill in general went almost
untroubled on its way trying to forget
that 1t was still awaiting fulfillment,
and even Alix began to CLEAN little
comfort from the thought that hope
was but deferred Her heart was sick.
Aer faith weak. but hope still lived.
She clung through the long days to
Gerry. junior, and waited.
At Maple House the beating OF
young hearts amounted to din, but
1t was suddenly stilled by a day of
.drenchlng rain. After the very tame
; excitement of seeing j. z. and the
Judge of for the city, gloom settled
In the. faces of the children. Cousin
Tom. in rubber boots and coat, came
down the road from Elm House to
find company for misery. The barn
was requIsitioned and became the
scene of a subdued frolic. but it af-
forlcd meager diversion. The hay
was not IL yet the empty lofts were
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
WAITE HELD TO BE SANE.
Alienitsts Find Confessed Murderer
"somewhat Abnormal"

New York.-Alienists who spent
more than an hour examining DR..
Arthur Warren Waite, confessed slay-
er of his father-in-law, John e. Peek. a
wealthy drug manufactured Of Grand
Rapids, Mich, reported to District At
torney Swami that in their opinion
Waite is sane, but somewhat alb
normal While being returned to the
Tombs from the District Attorneys
Office, Waite is alleged to have de-
clared to detectives that he was
anxious to pay the penalty for his
crime "and have it over with as soon
as possible"
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
COLUMBUS RAIDERS TO DIE.
Seven Convicted OF Murder viii BE
Executed May 10.

Deming, N. M-The seven Villa fol-
lowers who were captured after the
raid on Columbus and convicted of
murder in the first degree were con-
demned by Judge Edward l.. Medler to
die May 10. The prisoners pleaded
that they were ignorant of where they
were going at the time Of the raid and
that they were forced to follow villa
under penalty Of death.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
FOUR vlLLIsrAs TO BE SHOT.
Bandit Chief Reported To Plan Attack
On Americans.

Ell Paso, Texas.--Public execution in
the Plaza at Chihuahua City is to end
the career of Pablo Lopez, the villa
bandit captured Saturday near Santa
Ysabel. according to passengers arriv-
ing here. A similar fate awaited tha
three men taken with Lopez.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
cARuso SANG TO HELEN KELLER.
Tears In His Eyes As Blind and Deaf
Woman Touched Lips.

Atlanta, Ga.Enrico Caruso sang
for Helen Keller here In Miss Kel-
ler's rooms at local hotel the famous
tenor, with tears in his eyes, sang the
song of the blinded Samson from
Samson and Delilah," while the blind
and deaf woman touched his throat
and lips with her finger tips.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
EIieh Explosive Necessary.

cro BE coNrINuEp.l
The midland journal., 1916-04-28

Edith-If you didn't want Mr.. Bore
leigh to stay SO late why didn't you
drop hint2
Ethel Dropping q hint wouldn't
move him- -rniess it was made ct ds
Mantle.
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devouring a sacrifice of cake. Charlie
Sterling lay full length on the ground
while his brood, with shrill cries at his
frequent eruptions, buried and re-
buried him with sofa pillows. Nance,
Alan and Glen slipped tea and cheered
on the children's efforts.
Kemp turned twinkling eye on
Mrs. J. Y. 81 amt sayin', ma'am. thet
this mixture Is my usual bev'rage. but
man don't expect to have his usual
handed down I'm pulpit. and like
wise see no call for folks turnin' their
front lawns into BAR"
Kemp could feel scene; his strange
nature was moved at finding itself
rubbing elbows with such group
and when Kemp was moved he al
ways talked to hide his emotion. Mrs.
]. US kindly eyes led him on. made
him feel weirdly akin to those quiet.
contented men and women and clean
frocked. rosy-cheeked children frolick-
ing against the peaceful setting of
shady trees. old lawns and the ram
bling house that staidly watched them
like some motheriy hen. wings out
spread. ever ready to brood and shell
ter.
Kemp's eyes left Mrs. J. US face
and swept over the scene again.
'Speakin' of bars" he went on in his
soft drawl. Il don't think a missus
ever has no call TO handle drinks over
an above what goes In nd out Of q
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With the
Am ateurS
Manager earns OF the NJ. q. y

Manager earns OF the W. o. ".
team, No. 1913, announced part
of his seasons schedule today.
His team plays the Colonials
Sunday. On May z, the w. o.
w. club meets Arlette; May
IL, Steilacoorm City league
team; May 81, McKenna; May
2S, Home Colony; June 4,
Mineral. The schedule is
complete for the entire season,
with only one or two oJen
dates left for any summer Sun
days.
The Arletta Reds are giving a
dance and super at Arletta hall
tonight. Dancing will continue
from 9:45 p. m. to 3:45 a. m.
The Tyrus will take Tacoma
players and friends over, leav-
ing the Muny dock at 1880.
o . o @
Among the amateur games sched-
uled for Sunday are the follow
ing:
ngshoremen VS.. Mckinley
A. c., at Stadium.
Logan Midgets VS.. Glide
Rink Midgets, at Logan
grounds, 1880 a. m.
Shamrock Juniors VS.. Ar
cades, G. p. S. grounds, 1880
y. m.
w. o. w. VS.. Colonials, Whit
man grounds, l p. m.
Tacoma Colts VS.. McAleer, at
Fife school.
Wilkeson vs.. Sumner, ut
Sumner.
Monograms VS.. Puyallup, at
Puyallup.
Moose VS.. Lake City, at Lake
City.
9 O. 9 q
The Tacoma Colts of Roosevelt
Heights will play the McAleer
team on the Fife school
grounds Sunday afternoon.
Frank Furlatt will pitch for
the Colts and Archie Reed will
catch. Any team wanting
games with the Colts should
write Manager A. Christoffer.
son, 1884 Roosevelt ave.
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FARME FISHES
FOR TRAINING

Frank Farmer has a knack OF
mixing business with. pleasure.
In training at Kapowsin for his
match with Joe Bonds week
from tonight, he spends part of
every day fishing In the Big
Mashell river, and he is having a
bully good time.
In the mornings Farmer does
road work, trotting about the
country roads that traverse the
mountains in the vicinity of Ka-
powsin. His gym work is done
in a vacant store building be-
tween 1880 and 8 o'clock in the
evening.
81 have large crowds of men.
women and children watching me
every evening as | go through my
gymnasium work. says Farmer,
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zee o . . 9 % % o . & b 3 . =
, HOW TIGERS HIT (.
q a a - = = 4 4 Z I. :. :. A :. "A

A crowd of Tacoma fans, esti-
mated at 5000 to 10000 per-
sons, yesterday afternoon saw
the new Tiger team roll George
Engle, star HEAVIER of the Great
Falls Veterans, in the dust of the
Stadium diamond, to the tune OF
al3 to 0 whitewash.
II was q decidedly popular re-
suit. Because many fans had
been skeptieal over the ability
of the new Tacoma team, which
Is composed almost solely of
players new to this city. But
after the fans had seen a few in
nings they were ready to admit
that Russ Hall had gathered to-
gether one of the best aggrega-
lions of ball tossers that has rep
resented Tacoma in years.
The Tigers made 10 hits
off Engle, and played an err
rorless game. Every Taco
man got at least one hit, and
every man made run. Hen
ry Peterson, Tiger pitcher,
did not allow Veteran to
reach second base until the
sixth inning, and didn't let
his opponents get "a safe hit
until the seventh.
Although Engle's inability 10
hold the Tiger batsmen made the
game very one-sided, the fans
were satisfied that Tacoma is
well represented this year. The
Great Falls team is not at all
bad, but 1t was simply outclassed
in every department.
One noticeable thing about
the Tigers Is their base-run-
ming. Four stolen bases
were recorded during the
game. Had any other catch
err than Danny Shea been at
work, they would have stolen
several more. Danny pegged
out four Tigers who were
trying to commit larceny
with the second sack.
The Tiger runs came in thu
first and fifth. The first innin.
demonstrated some startling evi
dences OF old ivory in the Grea
Falls infield. Bigbee walked
Leard singled and Dean walked
Carman's single scored Bigbe,
and Bohne walked, bringin,
Leard home. With the base
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
new LEAGUE
WILL START
ITS SEASON

The Valley league, newest OF
the semi-pro leagues in Tacoma.
begins it's official season Sunday
with Wilkeson at Sumner, Mono
grams at Puyallup and Moose at
Lake City.
At q meeting OF the directors
last night, Russell Nelson, j. ].
Stevers and Ralph Votaw were
named league umpires. Women
fans will be admitted free to
games. ALI teams are in good
condition and some interesting
games are anticipated.
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in a letter today. at is new to
them and interests them very
much. l manage to get some of
the big fellows around here TO
put the gloves on with me now
and then, but | have no regular
sparring partner. At that, ! man
age to get about 10 or Is rounds
every night.
Through the middle of the
day | take things easy and do a
little fishing on the side. And
believe me, ! get some big ones
once in a while. And the row.
ing is just what l like. SO IL
things go along as smoothly in
the next few days as they have
the past week, l will be in first
class shape for my match with
Bonds"
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GREAT CROWD OF FANS
SEES TICE WIN OPENER

full, and no out, Thompson hit
a grounder just inside third.
Chick, king of the ivory souye-
Mrs, seized the pill, and instead
of touching third, which was a
foot away. made a mighty heave
home. His peg pulled Shea off
the plate and Dean scored. All
safe.
Wuffli, the next man up, sent
another grounder to Chick. The
third baseman threw to first pull
ed Hurley off the bag. Hurley
forgot all about throwing home,
and two runners scored.
The Tiger team Il ore of
the fastest that Tacoma has
ever been proud to have as
representative of the city.
Russ Hall deserves unlimit-
ed cr'iit for developing such
II team, under the weather
conditions that have hindered
baseball training. The dou-
ble steal of Bohne and Wuf-
iii In the fifth was as pretty
piece of ball playing as has
been seen here In years.
Today and tomorrow the teams
play at Athletic park. Monday
the Butte team comes, and with
ii will appear a big delegation of
Puyallup rooters.
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Baseball's champion rooter has
been crowned and it was some
coronation. Over $4,000 people
witnessed the event, the first of
its kind ever staged anywhere.
The ceremony came off at Red
land field, Cincinnati, just pre-
vious to the start of the game be-
TWEEN the Reds and Pittsburg.
Judge Frederick l.. Hoffman,
Casey Jones'" champion base
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ball fan of the world and the
members of the Cincinnati and
Pittsburg teams were the central
figures in the ceremony.
After explaining that Casey,
who in private life is Lycurgus
Mcdowell, railroad engineer, had
won the championship, Judge
Hoffman presented the champion
with a gold medal and creden-
tials which will admit him to any
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SHOOT SUNDAY

The regular shoot of the Ia
coma Gun club will be staged
Sunday at the Manitou traps.
Members will shoot for both the
Majestic cafe trophy and the
Mellinger medal. The big trophy
offered by Dave Bales must be
won five times by one member
during the season. Up to date
six members have won it once,
but no one has been able to get
it twice. Keen competition ex-
lists
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RAH RAH PITCHER
WEIGHS 255 POUNDS

g CHICAGO, April g.. -
Z. Northwestern university
Z. boasts the heaviest pitching
{. person in captivity in Baby
6, Smith, who scales 255
9 pounds on the hoof. Baby
g won his athletic spangles
@ last fall as center rush on
Z, the purple eleven. He start
@ ed the 1916 ball season by
9 working seven innings
(. against Armour institute
Q and in addition to granting
9 but four hits famed ten
9 hostiles. He issued but one
(. pass. At bat he compiled
o two singles and a double
{. and scored one run in North
9 Westerns s to 3 victory.
8 o @ Q o O o @ o o o o . . y
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BRITISH ANNIHILATED

CONSTANTINOPLE, April %.
The Turks annihilated 700
British cavalrymen in an attack
on Quatia, 1t was announced to-
day. hey destroyed larger part
of the British Notifications, and
their entire camp. The survivors
fled toward the canal. Avengine
the defeat, British aviators Tuss-
day raided Quatia. dropping 70
bombs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29

Introducing BENNY LEONARD
Of New York, considered by ex-
perts not only the greatest living
boxer, but the best exponent of
the mastery art since the halcyon
days of the late Joe Cans.
Leonard, 20 years old, sprang
into prominence three months ago
Fistic experts did not take him
seriously, however, until he de-
cisively defeated Lightweight
Champion Freddie Welsh in a
10-round, no-decision contest.
Leonard would be lightweight
champion today IL the laws of New
York allowed verdict to be rem
dered in glove contests.
Leonard recently was paid one
Of the greatest compliments ever
rendered a boxer. Moose" Taus-
sig, who knows boxing from every
angle, said that Leonard WAS a
Joe Cans. Battling Nelson and
Willie Richie all by himself.