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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23
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Ty Cobb has never had n horse or
cigar named after him.
The veteran Clyde Milan Is the only
Senator batting in the 300 set.
Aragon. left fielder for New York,
Is playing out OF position. He is an
infielder.
Germany Schaefer, the veteran play
or, is doing scout duty for the Giants
this year.
Wnlly Schang of the Athletics hits
the ball n terrific blow, but hits in
hard luck.
The Browns and Athletics are hav.
Ing II lot of fun flirting with the cellar
championship.
It's n fine thing for Clutch" Leonard
that the Red Sox pay for pitching and
not for batting.
Bernie BOland. Detroit pitcher, has
set back the New York Yankees eight
times In II row.
With Johnny Evers fighting his bat
ties for him. Pat Moran thinks he can
head or the Giants.
The main reason hat Schupp Is such
a great pitcher Is that he is not left.
handed In the head.
Birmingham has n pitcher named
Loveless. He ought to be an umpire.
Nobody loves an ump.
Benny Kauf is hitting .315, but the
"vlolet" is not setting the league on
fire, which he vowed he would.
Fred Mitchell Is as big a favorIte In
| Chicago as was Frank Chance when
he was called the Peerless Leader"
II Is hard to say which Is the tough
est job-being czar Of Russia, king OF
Greece, or president Of the National
league.
Bates, the smuggling Philadelphia
thlrdsacker, Is a Pacific Coast phe.
nom. He has been hammerlng the ball
for Connie Mack.
Roger Hornsby. the Cards infelder,
was called "a flash in the PAM" by
some OF the critics. The flash keeps
burning rather brightly.
Hughie Jennings says n reason he
Is low In the pack IL that In three
games he had 10 men, II men and then
IL men left on the bags.
Gene Dumont Of the Washington
club looms up as n of the prize pack.
ages picked up In the minors. He has
pitched fine ball all season.
The Cards paid S15, 1000 In cash and
players for Pitcher Goodwin of Nil.
waukee. When the Cards give $4,000
for u hurler he's got to be a Goodwin
"If players would pay more atten'
ton to Cicotte's ready pitching they
might hit him now and then" says
silk OLoughlin. 1.-THE shine ball Is
n myth"
Al Maui, when he was with the
Baltimore club In 1893, won % out OF
% games, and he says he worked
three times a week. and was better toi
going up SO often.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23
Interesting Races.

The International league and Ameri-
can association races are very much
more interesting than those Of the Ma.
tional and American leagues. There
seems to be much more ginger In the
former than In the latter.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23

OF the 32,27S students enrolled 10
the public schools Of the Territory Of
Hawaii 1880 are japanese.
Italian canners are nov utilizing the
skins and seeds Of tomatoes. the for
mer for stock food and the latter for
oil, in Its crude form for soap and H.
Elimination. and when refined for table
use.
The term Stocks" as an instrument
OF punishment, Is applied In the au-
thorized version Of the Bible to two
different articles. a Of which an
swers rather TO the pillory. The 9TH
er nswers to the stocks. ths feet alone
being confined N Il.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23
References.

ibid the new cook have any refer
ences?"
NO" replied Mrs. Crosslots. "The
nearest she came to references were
II lot ~ uncomplimeutary illusions to
her previous employers"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23
Victory In Europe.

A Victory already won by the Ameri.
ran forces In Europe Is that of base
Nall. the national game having com.
letely conquered the other nationals.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23

Al Maui, when he was with the
Baltimore club In 1893, won 22 out OF
% games, and he says he worked
three times a week. and vas better toi
going up SO often.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23

"If players would pay more atten.
ton to Cicotte's ready pitching they
might hit him now and them" says
silk OLoughlln. "The shine ball is
n myth"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23

Gene Dumont OF the Washington
club looms up rs n of the prize pack
ages picked up In the minors. He has
pitched fine ball all season.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23

The Cards paid $4,000 In cash and
players for Pitcher Goodwin of MIL
waukee. When the Cards give $4,000
for u hurler he's got to be a Goodwin.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-26
You All Know Me, S( lnGo Right On With
 My Introduction
 A BUSINESS ROMANCE

Most rOmances have hero and heroine but this one has only one hero and no heroine
 Furthermore this hero is not book hero.
 He does not resemble Cuett Peabody fashion, has he, far know posed model before Charles Dana Gibson.
 He is just young man-~plain sincere, hard work ing young man-the kind that make the world go round ....
 He is great for he has led colonists into a world freed down-trodden race nor invent cd device that marks an epoch. . But he is a soldier of the common good He belongs to that ever increasing army of men who transform ing business mOrals-men who realize that the Golden Rule not only right but beautiful; who recognize that the Square Deal not only expedient but necessary
 This young man has made his work his hobby and he is riding his hobby the Highway of Achievement the road that leads to the town of Make Good" t
 RALPH WALDO EMERSON made very bold but true statement he said that the greatest have the shortest biographies. w. CONNORS will require official biographer His epaphs will be graven in these few words: He lived his life on the Golden Rule basis"
 But w. Connors has received the blessing that only comes to men who have done their work we'll.
 And what greater joy can man experience on this earth than to hear his Othersef say encOuragng1y: "Ihat's fine, old man keep it up you're doing nobly?
 
 J. w. Connors had an uphill struggle, but he got to the top like LocomObie takes steep hill high speed only the Loconobile never struggles.
 These stories of success all read easy-they roll off the tongue.
 Take little honesty, some brains, right proportion of harwork shake we'll before using and 10, you have success.
 That seems to be the formula.
 But there is no formua-there is no receipt.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-26

Yet all this has been achieved and if someone ased the "wfy," could only point to the live, mtensNe Golden Rule business methods they employ.
 Furthermore believe that if they could sell better merchandise for the money, they'd do it, for Mr. COnnD working to how much goodness he could put into hs merchandise not how much profit he can take out of t Business to him is what baseball is to Eddie Collins, pr what piano is to Josef Hoffman, It's their very ife-hey give it every drop of their blood and when go at work with cenched fist with zeal with love, with patience, Pay transformed into Play and To, we have success.
 ,.....................
 Mr. Connors' policies are an ideal made into the real MT. Connors started his business in Norwich eleven years ago. he pledged his word to himself that day he'd work his enthusiasm and ideals into bs of his
 This little story shows the promise fulfilled So, New Britain will now have store conducted on the same basis where men, yunger and youngsters will be able to get standard merchandise at moderate prices. Yet like most ventures the public take nothing for granted all from that grand old state of Missouri-they want to be shown-and that's exactly what intend doing
 You will get the benefit of our cash buying methods.
 You don't pay for the heavy losses on charge accounts for sell for cash only.
 You will not have to trade in Hartford now and pay for those tremendous rents and big profts
 You can now enjoy the advantages of shopping in New Britain with the satisfaction of knowing that you will get the latest styles that the market affords.
 ...................... This little human story is incomplete bescause it only tells the result of two and half years wor-and play Some day sequel will be written. l don't know who'll write it, but predict that the events of the second period will surpass those of the first. That bird, Success" which flew through the window not long ago is lodged permanently in "Jms" oice and he will continue to grow and grow and grow.
 Do your duty and little more" q,loth this bird, "fOrevermore.'
 JOS. M. HALLORAN.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-26

"CHARLIE" sCHWAB couldn't have told us how he "did it, to his life.
 Success, like art, seems to from mans finger
 You say it's God-gven energy? Perhaps it is-let it go at that
 Eleven years ago remember how this boy started.
 ...................... ......................
 Norwich was his first battle-ground. He realized his limitations there.
 Then for seven years he was connected with Holan- ders of Hartford He received good schooling there
 Then, he again became restless, and like Alexander sighed for worlds to conquer.
 Bridgeport loomed large his horizon of possbil ties Thinking is acting with "Jm" he soon had store of his own at 1154 Main street, Bridgeport, That August, 1915. :
 It wasn't long before he saw the need of supplying the needs of the community in another section of Bridge port.
 When the "gong" sounded for the second round, he of his with rush and in September 1916 opened his second store at 1870 State street
 His success was phenomenal. It took microscope to see it. He didn't "back away" He didn't "staI- didn't "clinch-ddnt have to apologize for his business methods Here business that caught the breeze o public favor from the very jump Here was success made by one unknown that knocked out all competition with single punch Business continued to grow-then some more and still more.
 One day a said to him. "Connors, why don't you open a store in secton?"
 And he did. His third store opened at 687 B. Main street, Bridgeport, in February, 1917
 Now let it be said that even Mr. Connors began to rub his eyes. Could it be? Was it a dream?
 Pinch me- Bill said Jim to his brother one morn- ing 'eNo need of it 'Jim'" replied "BAl," "you're awake"
 And he was rght-he was awake-wide awake, for that old bird Success had flown through the window and lighted in his Office
 Poets, Dramatsts and Biographers enjoy a certain . privilege denied other They span period of one five ten fifty years and need not apply to the Sec retary of State for special license. ~~<**
 How The Connors Clothing Go. in two and onehaf years have developed the most remarkable in the history of retailing, would, in itself, be interesting theme.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Jottings from Jokers

Alice-Jack told me last night that
was beautiful
Marie-And yet you say he lacks in
ina Transcript
Il read your ode to Nliady's Hair
"WelI?'' said the poet Il thought maybe
We could hire you TO write an advertise
ment in poetry for our hair goods depart
ment. There's where she bought that
hair. ir."-Louisville Courier-JOurnal.
The Delinquent-"Td pay YOU If l
could It's no crime to be poor. is it,
The Office Man-"Really sir. you should
submit that question to our legal depart
ment. I'm the credit man"
Demonstration Cafter the spilD-"How
can | explain to him that it wasn't the
fault Of the car while he is quite senseless
and after that it will be too late"'
Ballard Singer-"I write all the song 5
| use in my act
Soubrette-"They might go real well
if you could only get some one else to
sing them. But l suppose that's impossl-
BILE"
Poct-"Iove! Just as I decide to hang
myself l get a check for $40! l must
wait till I spend this. as I have sworn
never TO die rich"
Minster-"Of course you would like to
g to heaven. Dorothy?'
Small Girl-"Oh. yes, it would at least
he a Change
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
I'M NOT TO BLAME.

BY T. SWAMI HARDING.
When butter goes a-sOaring up and all
food follows suit,
And clothes ascend and paper too and
meat and booze to boot.
And when We ask the merchant who's
guilty of this wrong,
The dealers one and all reply with this
unvaried song
Wen put it on the other guy: it IS a
shame. it Is a shame,
It's too darn bad, Oh me- Oh MY but
he's to blame; he's to blame.
The other guy is not here now
Hes out conversing with a COW.
But gOlly day, don't raise a row
I'm not to blame; it's him.
And when a neutral ship goes out Don
stormy sea
And Willie's U-boat blows her clean into
eternity
The Kaiser gets his trusty pen and writes
a gentle note
And sings the dealers fav'rite song-he
knows the thing by rote-
You see it was the sailor guy, II is a
shame. il Is a shame,
Ny poor heart bleeds. Oh me. Oh nv,
But he's to blame. he's to blame,
The captain had cannot be seen
He's now MESA Ging his submarine.
Mein Gott dot would be so mean!
I'm not to blame; It's him!
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Interesting Chats
From Hotel Lobbies

r. p. Miller. of Jacksonville, Fla, was
at the Ebbitt yesterday and told Herald
reporter Of the large tourist travel 10
the South this season.
FLORIDA is having one of its best tour
ist seasons" he said "AIl the hotels
down the east and west coasts are
crowded. The weather has been fairly
pleasant except for one big freeze. though
we are afraid that one greatly injured the
fruit crop. Most of the orange growers
are fairly prosperous, however, and one
bad season will not bankrupt them The
number of orange groves is increasing
and our main trouble is lack of cheaper
transportation"
Mr.. Miller said some years the fruit
just rots on the ground because 1t can
not be hauled to the North and sold at a
profit
Orange growers get just a fraction of
a cent for an orange, and the large prof
its go to the railroads and the middle
men. The dining cars coming up from
Florida charge 20 cents or more for a
grapefruit and down in Jacksonville they
can buy them for practically nothing. |
have seen grapefruit and oranges piled up
under trees and rotting simply because
there was no market for them"
Mr.. Miller said new hotels were being
built in many OF the resort towns and
''S't 'ii' '''dt'' a. a nHOie, was prosper
Gus.
I'VE are prosperous down in Mississippi
now on account of the high price of cot
ton" said Frank Spencer travelling
man from Jackson Miss, at the Raleigh
yesterday. This year many of the farm
ers got as high as IS cents for their cot
ton and all the poor ones managed to get
out Of debt, and the rich ones TO salt
away some money. The year before we
got 10 to L cents a pound for cotton
and the year before that We got only 4
or cents. Most OF the farmers cut down
their acreage last year on account of the
low prices for the past several years. but
they nevertheless made a good profit.
This coming year a large acreage will be
planted, on account of the war and high
prices"
Mr.. Spencer explained what cotton cost
to raise
1t really costs US about cents a pound
to raise" he said, and unless we get
our cents we don't get penny for A
Years work. Most of the cotton planting
and picking is done by negroes, who work
small patches Of land on shares. but they
ing loans that have been advanced by
the planters TO help them along until the
cotton Is sold And that costs money.
The boil wecvl is getting into our cot
ton now from Texas and when the pest
Is bad il sometimes cuts a crop in two.
The best thing tls at can happen to the
South is the discovery of some way to
fight the boil weevil"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
EULOGIZE FUNSTON
AT A. AND N. MEETING

Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston, U. S. A,
commanding the troops on the Mexican
border. who died Monday night at San
Antonio, Tex, was eulogized last night
at Presidents Own Garrison, No. 1o4,
Army and Navy Union, in G. A. R. Hall.
Resolutions of respect to the memory of
Gen. Funston were passed. An engrossed
copy of the resolutions will be forward
ed to Mrs. Funston.
Commander N. D. Schoonmaker ap-
pointed a committee to arrange for the
reception of comrades on their return
from the Mexican border. William Hor-
rigan, formerly of Company G, Seventh
Infantry, and Leland L. Holmes, former
ly of the United States Navy, were elect
ed to membership.
Col. w. l., Hull was appointed to ar
range public entertainment by the gar
rison. The garrison again expressed
a desire to volunteer in the event of
war. All members of the organization
have served In the United States Army,
navy or Marine Corps.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Today's Event.

Meeting Of wom.n's Brnenosnt so1esy d the Peo-
pses church. ss y street southwest p m.
Private view and RECEPTION q twenty sixth annual
exhibition Of Society of Washington Artis,A, Cor
coran Galley Of An, Su y m
Aodrez, The Amsr1cxn sparit IN Au and the
Drama" by Percysl Chubb. auditorium q the
Meeting q the wsshinstnn Board q Tnde. tho
New Willard. D. m
Nestins q National Committee of Patriotic and
Deien- soc's'ies. the New Willard si'en0'a
Meeting Of the Board Of Educsuou. FrankIin School
Building. 3o D. m.
wsshingtOn Birthday c1ecises. GrTa Cleveland
fflustrsted lecture on The A. B. ses Eiezno
Eerstor.' by ]. NJ Winnemore. beiorU the
Washington Association. No. l. NstionsI Asso-
cistion q Stationary EngineenH ia PennEl-
vsniA avenue northwest. y m.
Entertainment and dsnos By Judd DeiseiieT
Benehcihl Society. R1Ouda avenue and EsinGon
ptso Northeast, D m.
lecture Pod Values and Nutrition b Dr.
Bsrey Vile. lss Twentieth strret northwest.
ng a. m.
csdet regiments. RsIegh Hotel D. an.
Masonic Washington Centennial. No. a. OsnN
No D: last Gate. No - Potomac. No J.
kuishts Tempaar: Areuas, No. 70; Unity. No. 2
Federal City, No. %: Friendship. No. Y: Mount
Nebo. No. Z. Encamument
knights q Pythiss-Eaual. No. r. Friendship
Temp4c. No. ?. Pythixn Sisiers-
National Union Treasury Courtil. No ~: Pos
Ohice DepaHment Council No. N: CoasEcs-
siunsl Council. No s9 and Mount yeDon COun-
aL No fsi
An Evening with Jspes Whtoomb RILEY" ~
Dr. John T. HuddIe, Friendf' Church. nIrteeuth
and Irving streets northwest. .. m
Dance. Dixie Chapter Of the United Daughter a
the COufederacy. Confederate Memorial Home ,
, m
Get-tosether meeting. Young Mems Hebrew Ass0-
cation National Hotel. .. N
Meeting. Northeastern Suburban CIt1ens' Ass1cla-
ton LSngdon NJ. T. Church. 8 p.
Meeting South WsshinFtOn Citizens Associsti0Tl. .
Jefferson School Assembly Hall, y.
AMUsEMENTs
BelAscD-''The Nss7ner4der" 2z1 and s0.
Nstiousl-"Pom- Pom 2I5 and sI5
Poli's-"t Pays 10 AdveTtise." 2:l5 ard SlS
Keith's s-vauderine, 2l5 and SIS.
Gaycty- Burleslue 215 and SIS
Cosmos-Ns sudeville. l25o 20 Il % y. N
Columbia-PhUtcSlsys. lO=0 a N. 10 II ?. m
StrSnd-PhotOplayF. II a m 10 Il p.
Garden-Ph0toplsys. Il A. m. 10 II D. m
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
WHAT THE HOBO WANTED,

Speaking of tramps in a recent address,
Travis Whitney, public service commits
sioner of New York City. said it was
quite refreshing to run across one who
was a bit original and told the follow
ing story:
Some time ago dilapidated looking
hobo rambled up the garden walk of a
suburban residence and meekly knocked
on the back door.
Lady said he. pulling a small bottle
from his pocket and holding it up for
the inspection of the woman who came TO
the door, 'the doctor just gave me this
medicine and II you please l would like
something to take It with"
Il see," kindly responded the woman,
You want spoon and a glass of water"
1T amt that, lady" returned the hobo.
THE direction on the bottle says the
medicine is to be taken after meals, and
I haven't got the meal."-Philadelph
Evening Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Plenty of Accommodations.

In the advance list of places in
Washington where visitors can Sc
cure decent accommodations within
the reach Of the average pocketbook,
the Inaugural committee has offered
the best argument against the charge
that local residents are waiting like
vultures to prey upon the purses of
the Inaugural tourists.
The list shows hundreds of re-
spectacle rooming and boarding
houses, apartments and hotels OF
modest and commodious size where
the tourist can secure food and shell
ter at prices between $3.50 and So per
day and sleeping quarters from Is
cents to 81 per night.
The impressive feature of this list
is that most of the houses scheduled
offer this service for less than s. per
day, and that they have been pru-
IDENTIFY scanned by the subcommittee,
and classified, so that unescortcd
women tourists may secure comfort
and safety at a reasonable cost and
men tourists, capable of less privacy
and willing to brave slight discom-
forts for the Inaugural days, can be
quartered for even less.
Hotel keepers have complained that
the impression has been created
throughout the country that the pur-
pose Of the people of the District was
to wax fat on Inaugural profits. The
stories circulated have brought about
many cancellations, according to re-
liable sources.
The hotel which offers greater
comforts and conveniences and mod
ern service is never available to the
tourist at the same price as that at
which rooms, in private rooming
houses can be secured, even in nor
NAL times.
For that reason it seems unfair
that the hotels, pressed for reserva-
tions for this short period, should be
so severely criticised. 1t is more un-
just when an investigation of condi-
tions discloses that there are plenty
of accommodations for those visitors
not accustomed nor expecting luxu-
ries for this brief visit.
The list of places to stop is avail
able to friends Of those anticipating
visitors for the Inaugural. 1t is COM
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
TECHNIQUE OF PIANIST
DELIGHTS AT RECITAL
Mile. Leginska Charms Audience With
Delicacy of Tone.

An enthusiastic audience greeted Ethel
Leginska at her recital at the National
Theater yesterday afternoon She dis
played the same masterful technique and
dehcacy of tone that charmed her audi
tors on her previous appearance here.
Mile. Deginska is a pupil Of Leschetizky,
and her playing yesterday reflected the
temperament of the master teacher who
helped pyramid the genius of Paderewski.
Her audience was thrilled.
The program of Mile. Leginska ran the
gamut OF temperament II ranged from
the mother love sentiment of Beethoven
TO the whimsical caprices Of MacDowell.
with interspersions Of the flashing works
Of CHOPIN and Llszt
The program follows:
GaVotte and Variations, Rameau. lie
Coucou, Daquin. Two dances-c major
and major. Beethoven. Rondo a Ca
nricco. Beethoven. Nocturne in minor,
op. IS; ScherZo in b minor op. co. Chopin.
Sonata Keltic) op. So MacDoweI. Macs
toso. Semplice ct Teneramente Motto
Allegro con fuocO. Etude neroique,
Leschchzky. Legende CSt. Francis Walk
Ing on the Waves). List. lie Campanel-
la, Liszt. Arabesques on the Blue Dan
ube Valse, Schulz-Evler.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
HOUSATONIC CAPTAIN
TELLS OF SUB ATTACK

New York, Feb. 2O.-Capt. Thomas
Enon. master of the American steamer
HousatOniC, the first American ship to
be sunk by German submarine after
the diplomatic break, arrived here today
on the Cunarder Orduna from Liverpool.
The HousatoniC was sunk on Febru-
airy near the Scilly Islands, while
bound for London with a cargo of wheat.
Capt. Enon declared that the vessel was
given ample warning. and the crew al
lowed sufficient time to make their es-
cape in life-boats
After the Housatonic settled under the
waves, the submarine commander tossed
the boats a line and towed them for
an hour and a half in the direction OF
land. At the end of that time he sent
up signal. attracting a British patrol
boat. and then disappeared. The crew
OF 81 passengers were landed at Pen
Zance. One of them. named Braddock,
came over I'm the Orduna's steerage