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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
WTHDRAWS OFFER TO
RELEASE HENDRICKS

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20. - The
offer to release Jack Hendricks,
manager of the Indianapolis Ameri-
can association baseball club for
$4,000, was withdraw Wednesday
by ]. c. McGin president Of the
club. in a telegram received from
him by Hendricks.
Negotiations have been Under way
for some time for Hendricks re-
lease. he having been offered the
management of the St. Louis Ma
tionals if he could get away from
his contract here. McGill first de-
manded $4,000. Branch Hickey Of
the St. Louis club, offered $4,000.
McGn then asked $4,000 where the
matter stood.
The option given TO a local syn
dicate for the purchase of the In
dianapolis club from McGill and the
other present owners will be with
drawn at s o'clock Thursday even
ing. McGul wired. McGill. who is
now in Los Angeles, Cal. says he eX-
poets to return to indianapolis soon
TO start building a team for next
season if he does not sell.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
ST. ALOYSIUS SOCIETY
GETS ATHLETIC MANAGER

Frank Beczkiewicz, formerly man.
ager of st. Florian's indoor baseball
team, champions for several years
in northern Indiana and southern
Michigan, has accepted the position
Of athletic manager Of the St. Alloy
sius society. Mr.. Beczkiewicz will
take charge Of his duties immediate
ly after the holidays and will short
~ issue a call for candidates for
a basketball team.
There is some good material in
this line of sport among the men,
bers OF the above society and no
doubt will he able to put out a strong
team this year. Among some of the
candidates may be mentioned At
towski, formerly of the Z. b. cham
pions of the city, and Makielski,
former football star on the high
school eleven.
Any teams wishing games will
please communicate with +. Becz-
kIewicZ.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
u. S. RADIO STATIONS
GO HALF ROUND GLOBE

WASHINGTON, Dec. pa wire
less message relayed Wednesday
from Admiral Knight at Cavite, p.
l., 10 Sec'y Daniels here. announced
completion of the chain of govern
ment radio stations extending half
way round the globe.
From the Philippines the message
was flashed 400 miles 10 Pearl har-
Dor, Hawaii, then 10 the Pacific
coast and finally across the contin-
ent TO Arlington. The admiral eX-
tended TO Mr.. Daniels the Christ
mas and New Years greetings of
the men of the Asiatic station. The
secretary's response Immediately
was flashed back 10 Cavite.
Since congress made the neces-
sary appropriations for the constIuc-
ton of the stations five high-pow-
cred plants have been completed at
Arlington, San Diego, Darien, Pearl
Harbor and CaVite
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
GLAUERS AND
SPIROS WINNERS
Commercial League QuintetS
Open SeaS0n-ShOW
Flashes of Form.

At the opening Of the CONNER
cial Basketball league season at the
=. II. c. 4. Wednesday night the
C'lauers and Spires came through
their contests with clean states.
The Clauer five won from Elbels by
ne close margin OF IS 20 Il. while
Spires defeated the Smith & Wher-
rett aggregation by the score Of 80
20 16 The games were poor i'm
spots. but flashes OF form promises
that the teams will stage some ex-
citing battles when they hit their
stride
The EIbel and Clauer game was
close from start TO finish and al
though the Elbei quintet never
went into the lead they pressed the
winners al the way and seemed to
just get 20 going toward the end Of
the game Cochevety and Chad
borne started the scoring shortly
after the ball was tossed into play
and showed real speed all through
the hrst half. but in the second they
were unable 10 register a basket
Leiniger. at forward, played
good game as did Sousley. his run
ming mate Besides scoring most of
their teams points they handled the
bali we'll and executed some clever
passing. The lineup;
Claurs t1s). Elbels 90.
Cochevety CCapt) ....... Leiniger
Forward
Claiborne .............. Sousley
Forward
GARFIELD ..-..-......-. ...... Meyers
Center
Eckman ....---...-- snyder
Guard.
Nykos .......... Capt ElDel
Guard.
Baskets. claiborne. 3. COchev-
ETY.. 9; Leiniger. 3; Sousley. .. Goal
from foul. Meyers. Referee
smith Time Of halves-15. min
utes.
second Game Snappier
Play IN the second game was
snapper throughout the Spires
main cog I'm the team work. besides
winning easily by the count Of 33
10 IS from the Smith & Whereof
team For several minutes after the
first whistle neither team even sue
ceeded in getting a shot but Capt
3hodes started the music when he
Gagged "a pretty basket with a long
shot After this the scoring came
faster and the Spires soon mad "a
substantial lead. Smith & Wher-
retts came back strong. however. in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
WHITE S0X SECOND IN
FIELDING IN AMERICAN

CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-The Chicago
Americans. the team which won the
worlds championship. was second
in club helding in the American
league Boston with a total Of .972.
being hve points 10 the good in this
department of the game. This was
shown i'm the onlcial fielding aver
ages announced by Is. b. Johnson
president of the league. today.
Among the regulars" Chick Gan
dill. Chicago. lead the initial base
men. with Stuny McInnis. Philadel-
phia. second Jack Barry. manager
OF Boston, topped his rivals at the
keystone sack with an average Of
.g52. Eddie Collins. his former
teammate and now captain OF the
Chicago White SoX. was four points
lower
The fourth member Of Connie
Mack's old $4,000 inneld-Baker
now playing with New York. was
tied with Weaver OF Chicago. among
the third basemeu. each nelding for
a mark OF gag Scott of Boston was
first among the shortstops. John
Henry OF Washington. topped the
catchers.
Four pitchers went through the
season without a nelding error.
These performers were Walter
Johnson, Washington; Earl Hamil-
ton. ST. Louis. a. ]. Schauer. Phila-
delphia. and George Mogridge. New
York.
John Collins. Chicago lead the
outdelders He took part in 30
games and was four points I'm front
OF jacobson. St Louis. who went
through I41 contests with five black
marks against him
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
HUNGARIANS IN u. S.
HIDE S100,000,0OC

NEW YORK, Dec. 20. - Hun
garians throughout the United
states are carrying around in their
pockets or hiding in their homes
approximately 100000 900, drawn
from banks since this country de
clared war on Austria Hungary in
the fear that the money would be
confiscated by the government, ac-
cording to an announcement here
Wednesday by "A local trust com
pany. In letters sent TO its Hun
sarian customers the company urg-
ed them to deposit this money at
once with banking houses. so that
it may earn interest for its owners
and at he same time help the
United States win the war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
CZECHS AND SL0VACS
ARRIVING IN FRANCE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-Arrival
liz France of hundreds Of Czechs
and Slovacs from the United States
20 join a Czech-Slovac legion which
viii night with the allies was an
nounced Wednesday in official dis
patches. The force is being organ
lied by the French government and
has been raised through the activi-
ties OF the national council Of the
Czech states in Paris.
The number OF Czechs- SlOvacs
who viii hgat for their national in
dependence is large in the entente
countries.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20

fight if not in scores ana made the
game interesting throughout. II
first night form indicates anything.
the Spiro team looks like a winner.
Their basket shooting was accurate
and their passing and team work
fast and sure. They handled them
selves better than any Of the teams
that played and looked 10 be in bet
ter shape Especially Rhodes, who
was the star of the evenings pro-
gram.
He guarded well and was the
shooting I'VE clean goals. Chol-
meyer, at center. pla. ed a fast game
and also counted five markers.
Trumbo. his rival at center, played
a winning brand OF basketball and
appeared TO be a conner.
Physical Director Cooper express
ed his satisfaction at the way in
which the first games went off and
predicts a hot race when the teams
round into form. The lineup:
Spires (33). :. * W. u6).
Engdahl ............. Shanafelt
Forward
McEndarfer .... Goodenough
Forward.
Trumbo ........ (Capt.) ChOlmeyeT
Center.
Webster .. Burns Hershenow
Guard.
Rhodes CCaptD ........ Johnson
Guard.
Baskets; Rhodes, .; Cholmeyer,
>. Eugdahl @; McEndarfer. 3;
Trumbo, g; Sbanafelt, >; Gooden-
ough Goals from foul Engdahl.
3. Referee Smith Time of halves
--15 minutes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20

K X :. X X x x X x x X x \ X :
BARDEENs' TOURNAMENT.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
HUFFINE TO LEAD PURDUE

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 90. -
Kenneth Huffine was selected to
lead the Purdue university football
eleven in 1918 at an election held
Wednesday afternoon. Huffine is a
junior in the school Of agriculture
and his home is at Kirklin, Ind.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
BOWLING SCORES

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20
SENIORS AND JUNIORS
WIN CLASS GAMES

In two fast but one sided game
the seniors defeated the SOphs 1913
while the juniors disposed OF tn
first year men in clever style, tn,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-20

A pair of gold glasses will make
a fine Xmas gift. Glasses pur-
chased for gifts will be Teftted free
after the holidays. DR.. ]. Burke,
ESQ s. Michigan st. Adv. 624-22
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
The Alamo.

The Alamo is a mission church at
San Antonio, in what is now Bexar
county, Texas. In 1886 it was occu-
pied by about 80 of the revolutionists
in the Mexican war. Though attacked
by 1000 Mexicans under Santa Ana
the Texans held it from February %
to March g. when Santa Ana took it by
storm. All but seven Of the garrison
persisted, six Of these being murdered
after their surrender, and one man
escaping to report the affair. In this
garrison were the celebrated David
Crockett and Col. James Bowie, in
ventor Of the bowie knife. The men,
DRY of this massacre became an in
element to the Texans in subsequent
encounters, and Remember the Ala
MOI" became a war cry in their strug-
gle for freedom.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
TO SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE
Butler Not Required to Wear Full
Dress Suit When There Was Com
pany as Employer Needed 1t.

A Southern lawyer of prominence re-
Gently went to Chicago to become gen.
eral counsel for big lumber company.
Having been reared in Kentucky, and
being an old-fashioned Democrat, he
rather prides himself on the fact that
he has always lived in a state of JEFF
fersonian and Jacksonian simplicity.
After the family had moved North
and taken home, it was decided that
the household would not be complete
without a butler. An advertisement
was inserted in the paper inviting ap-
plicants to call. Almost the first tc
answer the advertisement was a dap,
per negro. His references proving sat.
isfactory, it seemed probable that he
would be engaged.
"Does you 'spect me to wear nah
full dress suit ever night at dinner?"
he asked.
"Well, no." answered the lawyer
"On nights when we have company I'd
like for you to let me wear it."-Sat.
urday Evening Post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
WINTER CONCERTS IN JAPAN
pills Are Great Social Events and
Source of Profit to Teachers.

The winter concerts given by the
foremost music teachers of Tokyo,
manly, singing, koto (harp), samisen
(three-stringed guitar) or dancing
teachers, are great social occasions,
says East and West. The pupils, all
girls, are the performers. For this day
in the teachers house the screens (fu-
suma and shojD are removed to turn
the available rooms into a large hall
and a raised platform is improvised in
the studio to accommodate half dozen
Or more musicians and instruments. In
one corner are piled up little souvenirs
sweets, fruits, fancy napkins Or
fancy food-presented by the pupils
and to be distributed among those
present. The rest Of the house is oc-
cupied by the pupils, present and past,
their mothers and sisters, the teachers
friends and relatives.
Such a public rehearsal begins in the
morning; luncheon is furnished by the
teacher or hostess and the professional
friends who accompany the pupils stay
to dinner after the rehearsal is over. A
girl who sings or plays once during the
day pays at least one yen for the honor
of showing her attainment, but her
grownup relatives as audience do like
wise to contribute to the teachers ex-
penses. The latter's colleagues who
accompany the girl on koto, samisen
or kokyu receive gratuities from the
pupil in question which range between
one yen and fifty yen, according to the
Importance Of the parts they take. Sup
posing there are twenty girls to play
during the day, those music teachers
being skilled in two or three instru-
ments their parts are so arranged that
the days proceeds are about equal.
Mothers, sisters, aunts, friends and all
enjoy the occasion highly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
Old Ace.

The Youth who sees the feeble Sire
and signs: "Ah, shall the years con
spire to bring me aches and fretful
means and hating gait and palsied
bones? Shall l go grumbling on my
way, unmindful of the golden day, as
glum as yon old bearded guy shall be
bent and gray, shall /, who feel my life
in every limb some day have eyes as
blear and dim?' The Youth who thus
will muse, ah mel how very seldom
do we see. The heat of Youth but sci.
dom fears the chills of life's last win
try years. For thus with Youth it otter
goes, he seems unwilling to suppose g
later day will find himself forlorn and
feeble on the shelf. Though many are
the old he sees and notes their lame
rheumatic knees, their hairs all sill
vered DER and few, their teeth where
with they cannot chew, he sees then
every day or so, yet somehow never
seems to know that he upon a later day
will be as old and bent as they. YET
even so perhaps it's best, for should
he wall and smite his chest, for all his
signs and means and tears he could MOI
stay the speeding years. He's wise
who wears a peaceful phiZ whatever
time of life is his.-Illinois State Regis
for
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
HUMMING BIRDS NEST SMALL
When Completed 1t Is Scarcely Larger
Than Walnut She'll but 1t with
stands the Elements.

The most dainty structure built in
this country by the bill and feet of
birds is the nest made by the ruby
throated humming bird, writes t. Gill
bert Pearson. When completed it is
scarcely larger than an English wal
nut, and is saddled on a small hOri-
zontal limb of a tree, often many feet
from the ground. 1t is composed al
most entirely of soft plant fbers, frag-
ments of spiders webs sometimes be-
ing used to hold them in shape. The
outer sides are thickly studded with
bits Of lichen, and practiced, indeed, is
the eye of man or woman that can dis
tinguish it from knot on q limb.
Although the humming birds nest is
exceedingly frail, there is nothing on
record to show that any great number
of them come to grief during the sum-
mer rains. It is, however, not called
upon for long term Of occupation.
Within a month after two white eggs
are laid the young depart on their
tiny pinions. Young birds that require
a longer period for growth before leav-
ing the nest are furnished usually with
more enduring abiding places. In the
case of the bald eagle, the young of
which do not fly until they are many
weeks old, a most substantial struc-
ture is provided.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
WOMEN MARTYRS TO CAUSE
Endure All Varieties of Torture Tn.
complainingly in Their Strenuous
Efforts to Grow Thin.

In the American Magazine there is q
story about a woman who wanted to
save her husbands love. The writer
says:
Instead of the Saturday night bath
in warm weather-Nancy learned to
take cold bath every morning and q
hot one every night. A wicked waste
of water from her point of view, but
wasted in a good cause. Twice a day
she exercised for 20 minutes, until
every muscle in her body protested
painfully. Clad only in loose Moth
er Hubbard Nancy twisted and turned
bent forward and backward, endeavor-
ing to touch the floor with her finger
tips, stood storklike, first on one foot
and then on the other, it's mate max
ing wild plunges through the air in an
endeavor to keep her bulky frame in
an upright position. She stretched her
arms imploringly heavenward, protest
ingly toward the other place; she
kicked, she hoped, she rolled, she per,
spired gallons; and she did it all un-
complainingly and with an expression
of logged determination that helped
to stimulate my own often waning en-
thusiasm. No Christian martyr that
ever lived, or died, was more entitled
to the desired reward than Nancy
Gladly would she have burned at the
stake, if by so doing she could have &C
complished her purpose"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
ORIGIN of the Silhouette,

A man there was in France, in the
last Of the eighteenth century, who be-
came minister of finance, and was so
economical and babe the French people
to be equally SO that all manner of fun
was made of him, and the cheapest ar
ticles were named for him. One day
painter said: "To be economical we
must stop using paints and colors.
"Here," he said to lady sitting in
the sun, ''let me draw you in black and
save colors," and he drew her profile
as it cast shadow against his panel.
"There," he said. "There is likeness
Of you without expense OF paints. Let
us name it for our worthy minister of
finance" And they did. The minis
ter's name was Etienne de Silhouette.
And that's how the silhouette came to
be-as joke.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
Jap Marriage Rites Valid.

The United States government now
recognizes the japanese form of mar
riage, and it is no longer necessary for
the picture bride" from Japan to fol
low the American custom, according to
a statement made in San Francisco, by
Commissioner Edward White Of the de-
partment of labor. It is not necessary
for the man to be present at the cere-
mony according to the japanese rites.
The signature of the woman to the
family record of the man constitutes a
full japanese marriage ceremony.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
Antiquity.

Antiquity! thou wondrous charm
what art thou? that, being nothing, ar
everything! When thou were, thou
were not antiquity-then thou vert
nothing, but hadst a remoter antiquity
as thou calledst it, to look back to with
blind generation; thou myself being tc
myself fiat, jejune, modern! What mys-
terry turks in this retroversion? Or what
half Januses are we, that cannot look
forward with the same idolatry with
which we forever revert! The mighty
future is as nothing, being everything
the past is everything, being nothing
Charles Lamb.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
The Three White Lines.

1t is said that the three white lines
which appear on the collars of sailors
blouses in the United Kingdom, the
lines being straight for men Of the
regular navy and wavy for men Of the
naval volunteer force, represent the
battles of the Nile, Copenhagen and
Trafalgar. No one can say who orig
mated the idea Of these lines, or when
they were first used, but there is a
story that their significance is as ex-
planned above.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
"Meow, Meow" Said the Stray Cat.

very scOrnful way at the poor stray
cat. L shouldn't say that your master
made much money. He must be very
poor
"'He u.s. said the stray cat. He is
only a little boy. But he rescued me
when [ was a tiny kitten, and some
day, he says, when he makes enough
money selling papers he is going to let
me sit on a cushion in a show and that
then [ will make money for him. All,
the happy day seems far Off
"T could make money if I wanted
to- said Tiger West, for I am hand
some enough. But I don't need to
work. This he said in an ugly snarl-
ing voice.
"'Well, should think you would be
pretty tired of sitting on cushions and
eating and drinking whenever you
wanted. Food can never be great joy
to you because you always know you
can get it. Now, my master gives me
milk and what he can, but [ have to
depend on the garbage tins for a great
deal Of my food
"'HOw horrid! said Tiger West.
"'NOt at ALL said the stray cat. 1T
is quite natural for cats to like garbage
tins. Come with me and will show
you. But may I have a little of the
milk and bacon you are 1eavingY
"'0h, yes,' said Tiger West. 4
might as we'll do you a good turn
"'You think I envy you,' said the
stray cat. But I don't. Wait until I
tell you the history Of my life
"And the stray cat told such thrilling
adventures of food-gathering and mar
row escapes with his life, that Tiger
West felt as if his life had been dull
indeed. He told how he had been res
cued as a kitten and how all his life
since then his master had had to sell
papers and couldn't look after him. But
he had worked too. He had been able
to get almost all his own meals-and
when people threw things at him from
the kitchens when he was after the
garbage tins, he had to run for his very
life. You see,' he said. Life is very
dull when you just sit around and sleep
and eat I have adventures and you,
proud cat, are really very much bored
cit was true. For the first time Of
his life Tiger West had been interested
and hadn't yawned for ten minutes. He
started off with the stray cat, and
what a time they had--wild escapes
and fun such as Tiger West never
knew existed. STILL he said, it is
nice to know have a good home to go
to-
ayes said the stray cat. 4 am
enough of a cat to like comfort too,
but oh, how love garbage tins!
"They are NICE said the proud
Tiger West, for he had found that he
really was fond Of other things than
silken cushions and milk and a fine
bowl.
'I'll tell you what We'll do said the
stray cat. I will give you adventures
and you can give me some food now
and again-good, rich food SO the
cats agreed and Tiger West took many
adventuresome trips while the stray
cat felt happy that at the end of every
trip there was at least food awaiting
them in Tigers private yard where
nothing was thrown at poor, forlorn
cat.'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-07-12
A misunderstanding.

MAY" said lady to her servant
II am very tired, and am going to liz
down for awhile. If l should happier
to drop off call me at five" eyes
ma'am," replied the doubtful maid
The lady lay down on the couch, closed
her eyes, and was soon in the land OF
dreams. She was awakened by the
clock striking six. "May, why didn't
you call me at five, as told you to
do?" she said to the maid, Indignantly
"Well, ma'am, you told me to call you
If you dropped off. I looked in at
five, and you hadn't droped off at ALL
You were lying on the couch fast
asleepw