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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17

one window in the morning, there 1
see the little boy sitting by the win
dow. In the afternoon when / choose
an entirely different part of the house
to shine in the windows, there is the
little boy again. And for two weeks
he has been doing this. Just follow
ing me around. l do feel so honored.
And you, my good Sun Ray children,
you should feel honored too"
"We do" said the Sun Rays.
Listen now!" said the sun. And
they all stopped talking to listen.
There was the little boy sitting by
the window, and by him stood his
mother and a big man with a low
voice. The man was carrying n little
black satchel and he was talking
"Well, how are you today, my boy?"
he asked
"Oh, much stronger and better" said
the boy Il almost feel like getting
out again."
you'll be able to in a very few
days now"
"Oh, doctor" said the mother, 'you
have saved my little boys life. He
was so sick" But the. doctor shook
his head.
Il did not save his life," he said.
"The Sun did that. The Sun fights
germs better than medicines or doc
tors. We are needed to tell the
People to take advantage of the Sun
and use it, and we have to tell them
What the trouble is. For the Sun
can't talk. If he could and would tell
Folks what allied them, he would be
one of the greatest doctors in the
world. For he always carries his cure
with him. All, now he helps me drive
| away the colds, the many horrid sick
nesses that come when little boys have
to stay in the house."
Dear father" said the Sun Rays,
you are really Doctor SUM-"
And you my little assistant
nurses" said the Sun.
But once more they heard the doctor
alklng. and this is what he said: in
-wo days you can go out to play if
you will stay In the Sum-"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17
BASEBALL
STORIES
The average youngster in the big
leagues is about one to n club.

The average youngster in the big
leagues is about one to club.
They used to call them another Ty
Cobb Now it's another George Sis.
ler."
The Newark International league
team hereafter will be known as the
Bears.
Fielder Jones thinks he has an iron
man in George Pennington, II recruit
hurler.
Sam Rice, Senator outhclder, is be-
ing made over into n first-sacker by
Manager Griffith.
Matty doesn't want to pitch for Gin
cinnatl. lie hates to see himself go-
Ing back that far.
Take away George SiSler and Roger
lIarnsby and the two 81. Louis teams
would have TO quit.
When Benny Kauff IS hitting he
quits ordering bats and orders an
other new suit of clothes.
Warren Adams Fittsburgh's new
first baseman, is n lad of distinguished
South Carolina connections.
Reds and Cardinals would sur be
playing on the tie for last place IL they
We're in the Glass a Billiard league.
one hundred ST. Louis business men
have bought the Cardinals. Sure of
some one seeing the games, anyway.
=
Ban Johnson gets $4,000 per annum
for hiring the umplrcs, McGraw gets
$4,000 per season for batting them.
The Athletics have bats, balls, uni
forms, masks, gloves, ball park, and
everything, just like regular big
league club.
NhflStN M0theNson IDEA, IT is re-
ported, is 10 take slice out OF the
Reds pay envelopes for the time they
are 81 at sea.
Speaking Of conservation we OBJ
serve that the baseball guides sti.l re-
fer TO It as baseball, in spite OF the
high cost of white paper.
Experts figure that seven clubs In
the American league have a chance TO
cop the pennant, but only one has a
chance TO finish in the cellar.
TheEe is one Tiger recruit who does
not have to worry over The blue en-
velope, He is John Couch, a pitcher.
John and his five brothers own n 10,-
000-acre cattle ranch In Montana.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17

his league when II comes to all-around
point at the drop of a hat on the field
Of play.
If Evers has a good season his pres
ence In the Braves lineup day in and
day out will mean much to. Boston. 1t
will also mean much to Maranville, for
with Evers on second the little Rabbit
Is said to play snappler brand of ball
because they work together with ma
chine-llke precseness.
During the winter Evers attended
the National league meeting, and at
that time lie looked to be in good
health. He said he had high hopes of
Il banner year, and If he succeeds In
keeping his health all season he may
make this his last year In the majors.
=. Eve,s is the last of the grand old
Cub inheld. He stands alone as a land
mark of one of the greatest inneld com
| binations evergot together, for Tinker
Chance and Steinfedt have passed.
Evers and Frank Schultz are the
only members of the Cub champions
of 1908 who played in the memorable
game In which Fred Merkle pulled his
famous boner in New York by forget
ting to touch second. Evers' presence
of mind In that game marked him as O
brainy player and today there is nc
smarter man in baseball than the. little
Trojan. .y..
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17
MORE MONEY WANTED
Strike Threat Throws Light on
MerCenary Motives.
Not offended to Protect Mlsused Minor
Brothers, but to Bluff Msgnates
Into Paying Larger Salaries
to Themselves.

The death blow struck the players
threatened baseball strike at the Ma
tional league meeting brought docu-
mentary proof that the strike was pri-
marlly called, not for the unselhsh
motive of protecting the mlsused minor
league brothers. as had been annouced
but for the pure reason that the play
ers believed they would be able to
blum mngnates into paying them larg-
er salaries.
All Of which suggests that base
ball would be greater game and Il
bigger drawing card If the players
would take little more interest In
baseball and little less in what they
were going to get out Of II.
The really great players of today
and OF the past generation were the
players who were actually interested
In the game-the men who loved base
ball on and off the field.
Played for Love Of Game.
In the days when $1,000 year sal
aries were practically unheard OF ev-
cry player had his heart in the game
and was out for his love of the sport
and not his love of the coin he was to
| get out of II.
Iris Speaker and Ty Cobb with
the highest salaries in baseball may
not seem to be good examples to Illus.
trate this point in prasent-dny base
ball, but nevertheless these two stars
.are always in the game when they nre
on the field and are always planning
off the field to devise some system to
! improve their play.
II is brains and deep thought as
much as anything else that makes Iris
Speaker the greatest outiielder in the
game and he is constantly striving
to improve. The same thing may he
said of Cobbs hitting and base-run'
ming.
A couple OF months after Jim Dunn
had bought the Indians he declared
that Speaker was always trying-not
only to help his fellow players and tC
do anything in his power to help the
ball club and win games and make
money.
If more ball players would wori
with their club owners there woulc
be less friction and better baseball.
Dreyfuss Friendly.
For years Barney Dreyfuss used tc
travel with his ball club. He liked tn,
atmosphere and wanted to be OF
friendly terms with his players.
A few years ago lie noticed diff
ference in their attitude to him
They avoided him and gradually lie
him see that they wished to hav,
nothing In common with him.
This caused Dreyfuss to dlscon
tlnue his trips with the club anC
caused him to lose interest in then
as individuals.
Feeling of that sort Is not n gooC
thing for baseball, and the soone
the players learn 1t, the better.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17

DY JACK vEIOCK, International News
Sports EditorD
The Boston Braves have somewhat
of reputation as fightln' ball club.
The Braves are fighters on the field
of play, and In this years campaign
they may be counted upon to make n
hot fight for the rag.
But whatever may be said of those
Braves, one thing stands out as an un-
usual feature:
They have more temperament and
nervous energy anchored around Sec
ond base than any club in the two big
leagues.
with the veteran Johnny Evers on
second and that little pepper box,
Walter Maranville, AT short, 1t can be
truthfully said that there Is more en-
ergy and fighting spirit TO the square
inch represented by these Joint guard
ians of the keystone cushion than any
other club can boast Of
Evers IL entering upon his sixteenth
year in baseball, and he hopes to make
1917 one of the best seasons of his
long career. Nervous temperament on
the field of play IS Characteristic of
Evers, and no doubt his hgh-strung
nerves have helped to keep him In the
game this long, although last season n
breakdown threatened 20 put an end
to his career.
AIaranvllle Is little cyclone of ener-
gy. He Is the ranking shortstopper of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17
DELIGHTED AT BAWLING OUT
It Was Happy Moment fsrJOhn Tenner
When Cap AnEon Gated Him
for Making Blunder.

~ shall never forget" says John Il.
rener, show happy was one day when
Uncle Anson walked over to me ON the
field ana called me one hundred and
seyenty-seyen assorted kinds OF names,
all different and each more personal
than the one preceding IT,. Anson was
always gentle and kindly to newcom-
ers and bushers, but when player had
become thoroughly slSilled-when a
man was really big league bah toss
er--then uncle would open up and
abuse him when he blundered, In 9TH
er words, getting bawilng out from
Anson was the sign that you had ar
rived, and were worthy OF his rage -
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17
DADDY'SEVZNDN(
[ARY TALL Nl
~ MARY GRAHAM M BONNER
DR.. SUN.

"Dld you ever in all your life see
anything to equal that?" asked Mr..
Sun of his children, the rays.
"Dld we ever see anything to equal
what?" asked the sun Rays, for they
did not at all know what Mr.. Sun was
talking about.
"Weli. I'm surprised you haven't
noticed" said Mr.. Sun. "The very
same thing has been happening for
weeks-yes, two weeks at least"
The sun Rays looked stlll more puz-
zled. Something had been happening
for two weeks that their wise father,
Mr.. Sun, knew all about, and which
they hadn't an idea Of.
"Do tell us, father" said the Sun
Rays.
"In yonder house" commenced Mr..
Sun, nodding his head in certain
direction, so the sun in that direction
seemed to be growing warmer, sin that
house" he continued, "there lives IA
little boy"
"Well," said the Sun Rays. "1here
is nothing so very astonishing in that,
Is there? There are many little boys
in many houses, and they are apt to
stay two weeks. You said the same
thing has been happening for about
two weeks"
$50 1t has" agreed Mr. Sun.
"There is nothing strange or wonder
full about little boy being seen for
two weeks in the same house. They
live in the same place for years, don't
they?"
"Yes, children" said Mr., Sun, 'you
are quite right in what you say"
"We are quite right" beamed the
Sun Rays.
''But you have not yet heard just
why l said / had seen something so
wonderful. You guessed at it ALL"
$50 we did" said the Sun Rays.
won't you tell us?"
"For over two weeks n little boy
has followed me around"
"Whatever do you mean" asked the
Sun Rays.
''He has been i'll. He has had n
very, very bad cold. Oh, he has been
so wretched and he has not felt like
doing anything. A little boy is pretty
i'll when he doesn't feel like doing
anything and wants to stay quiet"
That's true" said the Sun Rays.
For how often they had seen small
boys scampering and playing, and
sometimes they had danced too for
JOY.
"The doctor comes every day." con-
tinued' the Sun. sometimes he comes
twice day, and once he came three
times. But every time he comes he
tells the little boy always to sit in
the sun! And he has been following
me around. When 1 am shining into
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17
MUST REBUILD HIS SIGNALS
chrlsty. Mathewson With Cincinnati
q and Larry Doyle With Cubs Mana
ger MeGraw Is Worried.

John McGraw IS going to have a.
hard time Of 1t with his signals this
season. They say he has system that
he has used for years-a sort of deaf
and dumb alphabet scheme. Now that
Mathewson.is is with the Reds and Larry
Doyle with the Cubs, McGraw Will
have to change his style. When Me-
Graw is shouting at player and shak-
ing his fist at him, he Is giving n slg-
nal according to the way his fingers are
held
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17

Ter I'm the pitchers box again. After
pitching Slsler 6nds that his shoulder
muscles tighten mp for several days,
throwing him of his batting stride,
Sisler is n wonderful pitcher, but he
IS more valuable 20 the Browns MS II
batter. Jones, who was inclined TO
belittle Sisler when he first took hold
OF the Browns, now halls the colleglan
as the most wonderful player he ever
saw. "Greater in some respects than
Cobb says Jones, "and before the
year ends likely TO replace Cobb us the
Best Ever"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17
BY MARY PARRISH
Copyright. by W. @. Chapman.)


Jean Thayer having for the past ten
years earned her living In office posi-
tons, and the occasional acceptance of
story at very small pay, and with
long intervals between the checks, was
very glad to find herself in u position
with better pay, shorter hours, and
some promise Of permahency. Like
many other women not trained to any
trade or profession. when she found
herself thrown on her own resources 1t
was case. of experimenting to see
what she could do, and like many more
women who have not the faith in them
selves that moves mountains, her ex-
periments had not met with much sue
cess.
When Peter Shields had asked her
TO be his private secretary she had at
once accepted the offer. He was the
senior member Of a publishing firm,
and had begun to withdraw from an ac-
tive participation In the business. He
came down to the office for an hour or
two, sometimes only three or four
times week. He was a collector of
autograph letters and manuscripts, and
was becoming more and more devoted
to his hobby. Jean working in the of
fee as n stenographer had attracted
his attention. She was not "girlie"
with very short skirts, very high heels,
and wildly tinted cheeks and lips, and
she attended to her work without side
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17

TheEe is one Tiger recruit who does
not have to worry over The blue en-
velope. He is John Couch, a pitcher.
John and his five brothers own 10,-
000-acre cattle ranch In Montana.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17

Speaking Of conservation we oh
serve that the baseball guides sti.l. re
fer to It as baseball in spite OF th,
high cost of white paper.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17
LAJOlE TO PLAY FIRST BASE
Veteran Keystone King will Hold
Down Initial Sack and Act as
Manager of Torontos.

Napoleon Lajoie, late of the Phila-
delphia Athletics, and veteran second
base star, plans to play first base with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-05-17
is MOST WONDERFUL PLAYER
That Is Opinion Of Manager Fielder
Jones Who Was Inclined TO Be-
little Sister at First.

Manager Fielder Jones of the st.
Louis Browns Is out with n declara-
tlon that he never viii use George Sis
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-30
DAVID X. SIMONDS DEAD.
Trustee of Middlebury College
Editor. Writer and Former
Senator.

A telegram announcing the death of
David X. Simonds Of Manchester was
received by President Thomas Thursday
afternoon. Mr.. Simonds was trustee
of Middlebury College, from which he
graduated in 1862. After service with
the 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Volun-
ters, he returned to Vermont and edited
the Newport Express. In 1871 he pur-
chased the Manchester Journal, which
he conducted for many years. He
served also as Town Clerk of Manches-
ter and was postmaster during most of
the Republican administrations since
1875. He represented Manchester in
the legislature several terms and in 1888
was State Senator from Bennington
county.
Mr.. Simonds was an easy and effective
writer and older Vermonters will recall
many products of his pen. He COM
piled volume entitled american Wit
and Humor" He was elected trustee
of Middebury College in 1885, He has
been for many years also trustee of
Burr and Burton Seminary. He was a
member of the Chi Psi fraternity and of
Phi Beta Kappa.
Mr.. Simonds was married in 1873 to
Ellen l.. Clark, who survives him, with
a son, Clark David, and daughter,
Mrs. George A. Orvis. The funeral
will be held in Manchester on Monday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-30
MILITARY ACTIVITY HERE
Legislature May Appropriate A
Million Dollars.
Census Of Addison County Men of
Soldier Age Is Taken by Town
Listers Impressive Flag
Ceremony at Middle
bury College.

The convening Of Congress in extra
session next Monday, with Washington
reports that the session may be followed
by an immediate declaration VI war; and
Governor Graham's apecia message to
the Vermont Legislature to hold over its
session 10 readiness TO act on the recon-
mendation to appropriate a million dol
lars to provide for military preparation
in Vermont, have stirred the state with
patriotism this week.
Addison County has felt its share of
the military activity, Today the town
listers are completing a census Of all
men of military age in the county, in
accordance with orders Of the Governor
to all town listers in the state, 1t is
believed to be the first time a military
census has been taken in Addison
county, Although the orders for the
census-taking were received in Middle
bury a week ago today, the listers have
been so prompt in compliance with the
Governors call that the census is prac
ticaly complete and it is probable the
results Of it will be forwarded to Adju-
tant General TilIotson Of the Governors
Staff on Monday, coincdent, it happens,
with the meeting of Congress,
The census-takng is described as
merely an inventory Of Vermonts sol
der material, and it places those sub
iect to it under no further obligation
than is always incurred by every citizen
of the state. The idea has met with Il
patriotic reception in Middlebury ac-
cordng to Lister A. N. Brown who has
been Governing the village proper, while
Listers Charles Cady and c. O. Seeey
have been attending to the balance OF
the work in the town.
1t is estimated by Mr. Brown that
about 500 of the 800 registered voters
in the township come within the mill
tary age limits. In addition Middiebury
College is taking similar census among
the students, the returns Of which will
be turned over to Mr. Brown and the
whole be forwarded to General Tillotson.
CAN males who have arrived at their
eight enth birthday and not yet reached
their forty-slxth' are specified as sub
ject to the military census. They are
required to furnish the listers with in
formation concerning their occupation,
height, weight, age, the number of per-
sons dependent upon them for support,
and to specify what military training
they have had.
Only two per cent. of the men thus
far listed in Middlebury have reported
any previous military training accord
ing to Mr.. Brown estimate.
Continued on Page 5.)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-30
HONOR FOR JUDGE WEEKS.
Governor Names Him as Director
of State Institutions.

Judge John f. Weeks of Middebury,
who has been chairman of the State
Board of Penal Institutions since its
creation, was named by the Governor
in the list of appointments sent to the
Senate today, to fill the newly created
office of Director of State Institutions
Telephone inquiry was made by The
Register to the State House at Mont
pelier at noon today to learn if the nom
ination had been confirmed by the
Senate, and it was said that that body
was still in executive session and might
not make any announcement until late
today. However, it was said at Mont
pelier that no opposition whatever had
been heard to the Governors choice of
Judge Weeks for what is deemed one of
the most important of his appoint
ments, since it carries with it member
ship on the State Board Control 1t
was taken for granted at the State
House that the nomination would be
confirmed forthwith, which was not the
case with some of the other appoint
ments.
Judge Weeks has seen so many years
service in both houses of the legisla-
ture, and made such an efficient head
of the penal board for the past ten
years that he easily qualities as one of
the best informed men in respect to
state institutions. Newspaper comment
by many of the state papers in antici-
patton of his appointment has been in
general applause of the Governors
choice of him.
He is now In his 63d year but as
active as a man of half his age, and is
possessed of remarkable genius for ad-
ministrative work, accomplishing large
tasks in an unostenatious way. His in
nate kindliness and humanitarian have
made him an ideal leader in penal uplift
work, and he has friends in both private
and public life all over the state who
congratulate both the Governor and
Judge Weeks on the occasion of his
taking a still larger hold of state affairs.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-03-30
Housekeepers

During the next few weeks your Carpets and Rugs
will be subjected to the most trying wear Of the
season.
DOOR MATS are a necessity. We have the super
ior Cocoa Mats in various sizes and also the Wire
Mats. small amount invested in Door Mat
will do much to lessen the wear and tear on
carpets.
Perhaps no one benefits more from the Spring than
the Baby. From now on he will spend much of
his time outdoors but to do this, he must have a
suitable Carriage We have the F A NOUS
PULLMAN CARRIAGE in variety of styles
As its name indicates it is unequalled for ease
and durability.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-16

proficient in putting over Irish sengs
For this engagement she WIN feature
G. new patriotic song blk entitled "lts
Time For Every Boy TO BE Sol
der. written py Harry Tierney. In
recent years Miss Murray has been a
valuable asset 60 many cf the blk
musical shows Madame sherry
High links watch Your Step and
the George a. Ccsan Revue OF 1916
owed much OF their success 20 this
clever woman. Edwlns stevens rs
many sided genuis-singer actor, hu-
morist and student There IS a SUI
periority and dignity in all that he
does In his vaudeville ventures for
the past several years ne has been
assisted by clever and charming Tina
Marshall Together they are now Of
feFing a new musical character sketen
called "Doillvers Birthday" in which
Mr.. stevens plays the role - an Old
song composer while Miss MarshaN
imperssnates a boarding house maid
of-ali-work other numbers pro-
xramfned are Nat NaxarrQ and com
pAny in Wonderful athletic novelty
kerney & Nobody In an original Of
fsrtnK entitled Nobody Is With Ne
Jansen clever transt0rmist Ear
Beerran and Claude Anderson, billed
a. Two Spf6d Boys" Joyce, West 4
Yam. newcomers Kitner Hawksley
A NcClRy In The stowaway." and
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