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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25
MANY HANDSOME HOMES
BUILT IN SIX MONTHS.
add To CITY5 BEAUTY.

Hundreds Of Pretty Bungalows and Scores of Attractive
Residences Of Larger Type Are Added to Citys Home
Sections During First Half of Year; Attractive
Home Places Spring Up in Suburbs
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25
Halt Years Building S826,Z96
More Than First Part of 1916

HIS table building
I total ear sDeaE
Of K In
he figures nearly double those Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25
PERMITS NUMBER.
1870 SINCE JANUARY;
IS A GAIN Of 2B9
LARGE NEW BUSINESS AND
PUBLIC STRUCTURES BUILT

Eighteen Business Buildings Ranging Up to $4,000
Being Built; Factories Costing $4,000; Warehouses
to the Number Of 10; Cold Storage and Pack
ing Plants Included in the List.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-25

tractor. The building IS at tbs inter
section Of san Antonio and Durango
streets Lang and Witcheu are the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

might he the thing that made you hinch
uninowingly to the loss ot your sUoh',
There is no necessity for big blisters ana
sores. It is true that the grip tears the
skin of the palm during the swing and
especially at the impact therefore use
special care.
Begin your practice carefully, ana work
gradually up to your proper amount see
that your nails are cut close, so that wheh
YOU wrap your fingers around the grip
they do not dig into the palms.
Take Care of Your Hands
II in spite Of care your hands blister
advise letting the water out by prick
of the needle into the watery part from
a point on the outside. This leaves the
skin loose over it place a piece Of cloth
and a bit Of adhesive plaster over that
When 1 begin to practice each spring my
hands start TO get very sore. The moment
I detect n slight redness l put on the piece
of cloth and the adhesive plaster. Then at
night I put on and rub in thoroughly a
mixture composed Of half witch hazel and
half arnica. Of the skin is broken, arnica
cannot be used,) A physician might be able
to give YOU a better toughener than this,
which happens TO be my standby in time of
hand trouble,
This method has worked well with me
and never have any trouble after the first
two weeks I cannot use gloves for l seem
to lose the sense Of touch through them. /
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
LEAGUE HEAD URGES
MINORS TO SUSPEND

CHICAGO, June 15.-Thirtccn minor
leagues in various parts of tho country were
in receipt Of kilograms from Al TcarneE'
nresident of the Three l League, today
urrinr that they dicontinue their schedules
after July 4.
The appeal, which was directed TO every
organization Of importance below Glass a,
read:
In view Of war conditions and inclcmont
weather July has been suggested as the
proper time for minor leagues to dlsc0n-
tinue their seasons with honor II would
be q great saving 70 tho clubs and an
occasion for a big demonstration attract
inc enormous crowds, which will assist
tho clubs in defraying indebtedness.
Tearney pointed out that two minor
leagues--the North Carolina and the Nir-
ginia-already have tossed UP the sponge
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
Golfers To Aid Red Cross
BIZ TeR-CeRt Tax Per Round

A plan which should net many, thousand
dollnrs for the American Red Cross has
been devised by presidents Of clubs affiliated
with the Chicago District Golf association,
the idea being that members Of these clubs
should he asked for "a voluntary COntribu-
tinn OF ten cents for each round OF eighteen
holes played during the season.
Taking $50 rounds ms fair average for
each club on saturdays and sundays, this
would give $50 for each club for these days
As there are twenty y-clght organizations he
longing 70 the association, II would mean
approVimnteily $40 each week. exclusive of
tho returns from play the other I'VE days,
which probably would bring the total well
over SlH5U week.
The directors recommend that each club
approying the plan inform its members that
unless notified TO the contrary every mem
hers house account Will he charged ten
cents for each round during the season or
untn further notice,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
BARRON, WEST PHILLY LAD,
TO LEAD PENN STATE TEAM

Harold Il. Barron, of this city, Penn
states manstay in the hurdles, has been
elected captain of the Brue and White track
team for next season. The captain-elect
entered state College from West Philadel-
phia High School three years ago.
c. G. Hill, of Greensburg, was elected
track manager, with Marshall Clark, of
Washington, Pa. Il. II. Wilson, Of Pitts
burgh, and Carl Denny, of Harrisburg, as
his assistants.
The following awards were conferred on
the track team: Varsity IS" Barron, Beck
Ganzemuler, Hunter, Jeffries, Krall, Run
yon, Shields, Whiting, Foster Shea, Cub
bage, Dambley, Jones, Clark and Cotton
IS A. A." was voted to Pond and Enoch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

] WIS Elilb IT i'lllltu,
and ! started my
prac;iCinE on a small
scale. because ! have
learned that on @
makes faster prog
ross If he practices
two or three days
before he plays a
round i'm the begin
ming Of the season.
There W as one
little thing that I
had to contend with
that golfers are in
c!ined to overlook,
and that was a little
trouble wit h my
hands.
To play golf well
the hands must be
in perfect condition.
A little hangnail
here, or a cut there,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
MARINES NINE TO PLAY
POTTER ON SATURDAY

The closing of marine week will be cele-
brated in North Philadelphia on Saturday
when the Soldiers that go to sea- will line
IN against Potter A. A. at Front street and
Erie avenue.
The factory boys have just begun to hit
their stride, while the ability of Uncle Sans
BOYS has been demonstrated time and again
The game should be a fitting close to the
weeks varied program.
Estne probably will hurl for Potter The
Marines choice at present Is unknown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
PIRATES BUY STEELE,
PITCHER, FROM CARDS

PITTSBURGH, June 15,-Purchase of
Robert w. Steele, left-handed pitcher, from
the st. Louis Nationals at the waiver price
of $500 has been announced here by Bar
ney Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburgh
team. He is TO report at once.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
Condition a Necessity

r LEARNED on the first day Of my first
L practice for the season many things. My
clubs seemed strange indeed as any clubs
must when one has let up playing for
awhile, but tho right feel soon comes back.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
Rairl Eennris TO ST. Lonis

PITTSBURGH June l4.-Douglas Baird
Pittsburgh third hascman, was sold TO tho St
price Of $500 yesterday, II was announced
here. Tho Pttsburgh team recently asked for
waivers on Baird. It is not known whether
other claims were put in for him. Baird re.
ported 10 Manager Hussns today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
The Big Push

Figuring the rest of 1t is soft enough.
II there are seventeen 800 hitters and forty
three between $50 and 800, there must be
ninety sunkissed athletes under $50.
Which Is to say that precisely 60 per
cent of all regulars bat under .250 on a
general average.
These figures may be shifted slightly later
on But not to any great extent. For
taking the entire major league averages
from last year we find that the figures are
,24S on the average for every ball player
that lifted a bat and made threatening ges-
lures at fast one or n curve. SO .2iS
batsman is not TO be listed as a weak men,
her Of the Society of Swat He is merely
an average member. If he ranges above
$50 he is a trine better than the average
up to .275 From that point he is well
beyond the sweltering, moody mass below
The Few
with PAS as the average, with so few up
around 800, you can understand why it is
that Wagner and Lajoic in their days were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

WASHINGTON. d. c., June 15-Elmer Smll
an outfieldcr, has been rcsold BY The WssbE.
ton Americans to the Cleveland American
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
The Second Wedge

Between $50 and 800 we como upon a
heavy extension, For we are now leaving
the roof for apartments further down-and
there is always n greater crowd well below
the top
There are now just forty-three Sons of
Swat ranged in the majors between .25O
and 300.
Forty-three, as we make it out, is 20
per cent Of 100. Which is to say that about
one ball player out Of every three is some
where between these fair to middling marks
neither marks Of greatness nor yet reek-
ing of the hush.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

1t has been so long since Ferdy schn.
has lost bail game that he is lahls \
blow any minute now just to vary M
monotony. Ferdy hasn't lost a game ss'l
last year. And in his last defeat he ~
mitted only three hits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
Avoid CallOuses

The hands Of some Of our greatest play
crs are amazingly calloused. jerome TRAY.
crs has two rows of callouses on his hands,
and they look like those of a laborer Many
golfers are delighted TO find that their cal
louscs are the same as those Of some fa-
nous player, for they believe that it shows
that they are gripping their clubs right
l would not like to say how that may be.
but for myself I avoid Callouses and hardly
have one on my hands. In my playing the
sense of touch seems to have a great deal
to do with my getting the most out of my
clubs. Experience will show each player
the best system for himself
Mr. EUGlS UiU be pleased to dnSiCer
questions from our readers on golf. Stamped
addressed envelopes must be iHcLoScd to in
sure reply.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
IUHCh)ENanSM M

saw Iawrie jenkins wearing gloves when
he won the British championship in 1914,
but they seemed to be peculiarly made so
that he could get the sense Of touch through
them. ! Judge from that that the wearing
Of gloves is largely a matter of individual
taste.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
800 and Above

In the two major leagues, excluding inc
pitchers, whose business is more to prevent
batting than to bat-but who frequently "Ie
more batted against than battinE-there are
something like $50 regulars listed; about
seventy-hve to n league.
Just at this precious moment, seventeen
Of these are batting 800 or moro. Seventeen
is TO all practical and working purposes
about II per cent of 150 Briefly, one man
out Of nine or one man TO ball cluD' II
a 800 hitter upon the general average
60 70 hat 400 is no light achievement
II Is a distinguishing mark, full proof that
the athlete 30 fixed is in the best baseball
society
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

Did it ever occur to you that N,,...
Wolgast, Richie and wesh-four ,ls,sl
weight champions in order-were en-,
their feet when the finish arrived y.
tough enough to lose without windir.
with your features in the resin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
Nothing to Rumor of Leonard Firing Gibson


denied the this
thinking with Gibson
of ingratiude in the annals of boxing
if New
and took cref atching and dgent boosting before Benn d @ p
always needed There isn't ungrau bone in Bennys body Gibson
n Monday
night with Johnny Nelson, of this city
ITO
Thomas tough Benny wouldn't be able the local
things interesting a
he o a lew
with Gibson doing the buying.
Baseball Machine Busted" on Account of EnstDents
EIE
busted" number of his best h the call
displayed their patriotism.
First Basean Jack Pasuuea Left Fielder Bill Wear Right Fielder colt" Bon
Pennsylvania National Guard McKeesport
showing his displaying
and their willingness hsh Manager Joe Mcguire declares that he intends
rehabe this end hustng
a and continue
Need of Competent Officials in Tennis Journeys
a
be
opponent
o
design nevertheless
entitled the victory
match puts player under strain He dans
end Of the court the other and oenes not IN TO
Yet he feel that he
players should moi oe eanea upon g can men own nes " W -
committees 70 supply upires for TN purpose
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
DC ANY PT AVER WHO CAN HAMMER THE SPHER(
MANY BATSMEN ARE CALLED, BUT
FEW ARE CHOSEN TO DECORATE
THE SELECT CIRCLE OF CIOu
Charmed Society Composed of One in M,
About One-fourth in Middle Ground, With
Rank and File Below 250 Mark
BY GRANTLAND RICE

sILTIIAT percentage Of big,league players
w bat 800 or ovcrT What percentage
hat between $50 and 900? What per-
centage bat under .260?'
Ouy first thought as this ponderous
o,,erv dropped upon us, via the daily mall
was virtually as follows: whats the dt-
ference?"
But before permitting It to go at that IL
occurred to us trfle later that some pug
might be as interested in having that query
answered ss some financler would be IN tne
forthcoming market price OF certain lhuus
nuIsorv. unless you too are an NJ. o. a. o.
N.-Member Of the Amalgamated order OF
Nuts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

Carl Morris has no one but ros, u.
lard between him and the hea,,,... " i
crown."-Exchange And Germanv' S,.sa SSe's.'
one between her and world donI,,au
America, England, France, Japan Pu.',.
Italy, Rumania and Serbia, -'1a''A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15

awarded such acclaim - WIN, g..
Speaker are so regarded now '0o n
Cobb's twelve.year average is 49,.
-l22 points above the normal ,ta,''uno ll|
average man, 1t is something 70 s. us q NJ
the average. But 70 beat nor,na1 ao1
tions 122 points over n span 20 .. ccnt|
thirteen years is even more of a,, we've n
Speaker, batting .3S6 last seaso,.af anaf
actly l3S points beyond the avo,on' Was IA
ana l3S points requires an unususI,,!p p,,al4|
addition OF base hits; 1873 is ss null
more than one ball player can ro,.lca uuca N
n year. 'Ouho up n
The fan is a queer institution "
hitting above every other detail a, ~ lancl1
His leading favorites have incI,,sie e san,|
ner, Lajoie, Cobb, Speaker Co,,s Wasl
Baker. They can hit the bail "a
Yet, he will pay out almost
and come out almost as auicltl,, :. nuen con
star pitcher drive the hitters 70 ,ss sse sont
dell They came in thousands ~ ne sosQ
cwson and Waddell. They can,o 1se Aatb'
as many flocks to see Ed WALSH alros
day they still flock to inspect Alcy,nsnn And "
johnson. 'eNohaer ani
And yet it isn't either battinr. -
ing which lures the fanatic OUT To-, m@'
ming. The team that wins has Us Us wa
soothing for the fanatical orh 'o'us'nils
ianatical breast. The Giants lac, Snu snu "
no great hitters and no spectac,,,a. ,Su ' ~
on display But when they were onan1 pNva'l
that wild dash they were paclins ,s. lsssea I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15


blaming golf for anything and please right that"
HOWEVER it
IL vash
If
Golf DUerg Minds Players Mdgdte8 From Baseball
playing tanning didn't
ball
a
the dfer the world and around the in 9oO yet the s
describing his baseball
would oke the
himself
It's all in the way you look at it.
take their
MILITARY
AA of the interest where like
thing While
Says There Is Too Much Golf Mixed Our Baseball
ONE
~ takes his folows
There
old national pasme by commeasm greed the fraternity idea
what not Now let look at this golf thing.
greatest concern 70 the Naturally expected
find all talking baseball
Here here here
paseoa Ihey taking go goH ana m
morn practice N headed for the nkS
The public ledger., 1917-01-24
A sPEAKERsHIP DEADLOCK

Since the November election both the Republicans the Dem
have been claiming control of the lower house OF the Sixty
fifth congress number of contests close that has taken
months determine the vcors and in district
Pennsylvania the result yet decided One thing certain
however neither the Republicans the Democrats
will have majority and either party succeeds in eecng speaker
will be with assistance of the few independents frogrves
and Socialists who have been elected to the house.
President conditions point deadlock the speakerhp but
congress does regular until next Dece
her and unless special called there will be long period
which other the great parties may the
sary 2lS for the first ballot
Champ Clark and James r. leading candidates for
the present time and is practically assured that ii
the Democrats successful the speaker will succeed him
self While Congressman Mann the logical candidate of the Re
pubican there opposition him within his party and
the Republicans present solid front and attract enough
Independent make majority they have to support
another candidate There also feeling among Republicans
would be advantageous politically for their party permit
the reelection of Speaker Clark.
prospect of a deadlock the house of the Sixyfth
congress calls mind famous deadoks of the past In the
Thirty congress which assembled in S49 there 1l2 Demo
O5 Wings and 13 Free Sellers The Free Sellers held the
balance power the Independents will this year Robert C.
Winthrop the speaker of the preceding Speaker
Clark Eight the Free Sellers refused support Winthrop
because he had ignored the ansavery sentiment the appoint
of committees Finally Howell Cobb Georgia Democrat
elected the sxyhd ballot after of wild disorder that
threatened bloodshed
1855 there almost complete obteraon of party lines
The Wings had practically dppeareda and the Democrats fac
oay divided The deadlocked for months the
speakesp The contest ended with the 33d ballot when Ma
thanie p Banks elected.
The Thirty congress- which in 1852 composed Of
100 Republicans SS Administration Democrats % Southern Ameri
and four Northern Americans No party had majority c. A.
Grow and John Sherman the leading Republican candidates
but Grow withdrew after the ballot and the Republicans rallied be
hind Sherman SO bitter fight made against Sherman that the
Republicans finally brought forward William Pennington
member with record make him enemies Pennington elect
ed on the forty fourth ballot.
The the speakershp the Sxyfth congress
exciting these three during the
that preceded the civil but promises excitement than
similar struggle within the memory of the present generation
The public ledger., 1917-01-24
HANS WAGNER ILL

Pittsburg, January 22-Hans Wag-
aer Pirate shortstoD, is sick for the
first time in his life. Three weeks ago
the great ball player married Miss
Bessie Blaine Smith, and they de-
parted for the South on their honey
moon, but the sudden illness of the
brides mother brought them back
from Danville. A few days ago Wag-
ner left his sisters home in Carnegie,
where he and his wife are living al
present, and went automObiling with
out his sweater something unusual
for him to do-and heavy dose of the
grip is the result. He said today he
would be out soon. He has plans ready
for new home that is to be built
while he is away with the Pirates at
the training grounds, and Mrs. Wag-
ner will remain at home superintend-
ing the erection of a beautiful resi-
dence at Carnegie, where the great
shortstop expects to spend his future
days.
The public ledger., 1917-01-24
AN EXTRA SESSION

The President srnks from calling extra session of Con-
1t would interfere with his golf and it would deprive him of
the monopoly of the spotlight Congress- oath to be put
the job in March.
Yet extra unavoidable unless present Congress-
shows speed and determination face the responsibilities
which the continued the hands of the Democratic
party
None of the programme which Mr. Wilson outlined be-.
ginning of the session anywhere passage though the
sion than third and effective steps have
to remedy the crying of all the ills which the administration
confronts-namey the growing deficit in the Treasury
This condition exclusively of Democratic creation There
comfortable surplus in the Treasury when Mr. Wilson his
party assumed control There on the statute
books which turning sufficient funds into the till
TO meet all reasonable needs of the government and the appca
ton of these laws brought appreciae hardship any citizen
Today expenditures they been some tmerunning
way ahead of receipts and the forms of taxation
pressv and nqustoria degree hitherto unknown The Demo
cratic Congress accomplished all thand small wonder that
they would like to postpone the day when they face
quence.
The public ledger., 1917-01-24

Some men are able to hold their
own, but prefer to hold others.
The public ledger., 1917-01-24
''sEPTEMBERsMOR
Coming to Washington Thenter Next
Tuesday After Successful Run
In Chicago.

The big musical comedy "Septem-
Der Morn" offers cute, lively story
that fairly convulses the audience as
every bit of crisp, witty dialogue and
laughable situation Is presentcd--and
one finds his or herself humming or
whistling the jlngly tunes after the
catchy music Is reeled of by the har-
monious voices OF the augmented cho-
rus and feature songs OF the princi-
pals. The story goes with hurrah as
Rudolph Plastric, w0uldbe artist
who claims to have painted the cele-
brated Chabas picture called "Septem-
ber Morn" (but in reality cannot paint
the side of a barn and do It well con-
tnues to get himself In tight places.
William Moore, the comedian Of real,
entertaining methods, has the role Of
Rudolph. and his antics 20 with a
scream. An actress claims to be the
original model of the popular picture
and she instructs her publicity pro-
ioter to boost her as the real Sep
embar Morn" who was not afraid to
)athe in the open. The lodging of
Rudolph and the actress, both know
ng they are imposters, creates no end
# jOvial line and situation. A bluff
rmy officer also gets mixed up in the
,ffairs of the lady thespian, in fact,
alls in love with her only to find that
he Is his wife's dearest friend-this
md the innumerable other complica-
ions keep those in front of the foot
lights convulsed with genuine laugh
ter and at intervals the big musical
numbers are introduced by a bevy OF
dancing experts who are seen in the
latest modern dances and famous Hes
itation Waltzes, which are decidedly
popular at this period. The company
numbers nearly fifty and is composed
Of many well-known musical comedy
artists who come to Washington
Theater, Tuesday night. January 3Oth,
with the organization from a long and
:uccessfu run at the I.aSalle Opera
House, Chicago.
Seats are on sale at Crane &
Shafer's Paint Store.
The public ledger., 1917-01-24

President Wilson who believes doing his Topping
early and often-Phiadelpha Inquirer
The public ledger., 1917-01-24
MOTHER Tells HOW V|N0l
Made Her Delicate Boy Strong

New York City,-"My little boy was
in very weak, delicate condition as a
result of gastritis and the measles
and there seemed no hope of saving
his life. The doctor prescribed cod
liver oil but he could not take it. !
t'oidcd to try Vinol-and with splen-
lid results. 1t seemed to agree with
him so that now he is strong
healthy boy."-Mrs. Thomas Fitzger-
aid, 1890 Parke Ave, n Y. City.
We guarantee Vinol, which contains
beef and cod liver peptones, iron,
manganese peptonates and glycero-
phosphates, for rundown conditions,
chronic coughs, colds and bronchitis.
John c. Pecor Drug Co.. Maysville,
Ky. Also at leading drug store in al!
Kentucky towns
The public ledger., 1917-01-24

Sound travels through dry air at the
rate Of 60 feet per second; through
water at 240 feet per second; in steel
wire at 1870 feet per second.