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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-13
GARAGE BURNS.

strOyed At White River Junction.
White River Junction. Dec. THE auto
salesroom and garage Of W. G. BALKAN
was totally destroyed by IRE that broke
out at four o'clock this afternoon. Five
autos and trucks were destroyed. along
with supplies. The building was the prop
erty OF Attorney Roland f.. Stevens and
had been leased by Mr.. BALKAN for the
past four years.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-09
MRS. ANSON P. Stokes
GUEST At THE HOTEL
CLARENDON FOR VISIT

distinguished visitor. who is a
Suee. dt the Clarendon for a several
49, stay Is Mrs. Arson Phelns
stokes, wife of the secretary of vale
III isity. Well kOwn man of letters
o pniiantnropiSt. Dr. Stokes relin-
Iuisheu the deafOnship of the Profess
oa' episcopal church during 1900 to
."Ae up MS duties as assistant minis
y, " ot Pauls. New Haven. Among
o'her activities his work in the edu.
,a'ioh ana unfit OF the negro race has
neeii vital factor in bringing the
piooleln nome to American men and
~oi,leh. lie IS secretary Of the Phelps
otohes FOUNDATION, for educational
WI among the negroes in addition
" ioilg list OF directOrships includ.
,"S tne american Academy. Rome
iealy organized Charities association
'i.u 1aie Foreign Missionary society.
Win many others. DR. Stokes has CON
.iiputeu much to contemporary litera-
lures WIN MS Memorials of Eminent
die Men, Historic Universities in a
democracy. The Educational Sig
hlHcdhee OF the Home" and a number
~ other important works. Mrs.
stokes, whose charming personality
- potent influence in New York and
We" Raven club and society circles.
- accompanied to SeabreeZe bv Miss
Helen Phelps Stokes, Miss Emma 7.
PARSONS and Miss Mary r. Sanford
ne party IS travelling bv automobile
and VIII later go to Palm Beach
Mrs. Charles f. Clark and Mrs. En-
lua y COOK OF Derby. Conn are again
dt the Clarendon according TO their
annual custom to spend a part of each
season at the hotel Owing to the ill
ness OF Mrs Clark's son their visit
was deferred this year until later than
usual wide circle OF friends are
extending cordial welcome.
Mr. and Mrs p. w Vail. of Newark
\. j entertained Mr.. and Mrs Aari.
an River, of Newark at luncheon Wed
nesday
quartetfe of charming Minneapo-
IS people who are guests at the Clar-
endon IS composed of Mr.. ard Mrs.
eor@e II. Warren ard Mr. and Mrs
frank N Warren The four expect
% snend the next fortnight at the
hotel
Miss Stewart Miss Austin \ p
Fay ard II B JACQUES motored 10
Dele SDrinss yesterday for nicnic
nar'v IN tho picturesque SURROUNDINGS
Of the springs
Miss Bertha Tremaine. who since
her arrival AZ the Clarendon Saturday
has been ore OF the most SOUGHT for
members OF the Younger contingent.
was horseback rider noted on the
heach Yesterday Miss Trcmaine rides
with the grace of a born h0rsewoman
and is striking figure on her mount.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Thorn Vars
md Miss Mardevilie Of Buffalo \ Y
are decided additions TO the Claren-
don colony having Joined friends at
the hotel Wednesday.
An automobile party who were
luncheon guests at the Clarendon We'd
nesdav WAS composed OF Mr. and Mrs
W Mckinney. Mrs w. A Nvles
ard Miss Janet Mckinney. Of Pitts
burg. Pa
With the s. Patrick's dinrer dance
10 be given March II at the Clarendon
the brilliant life at the resort viii
reach its climax Elaborate prepara
tons are being made for the affair and
the event promises TO surpass any of
preyionS vears Alf'fope9h trn fete
vet a week of many reservations have
already been made for dinner
Everyone in the Younger married
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Mr and Mrs Michael Sholtz enter
tanned informally at dinner in the Clar-
eEdon grill Wednesday night, making
he affair altogether charming for
tier guests Those seated at table
We're Dr and Mrs Lincoln Hullev. OF
Stetson university DeLand M, ana
Mrs. S A. Wood Judge and Mrs
lohn Graham Mt. and Mrs r y Con
rad, F. z Thagard. David Sholtz and
Nj and Mrs Michael Sholtz
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CLARENDON ARRIVALS +.


Mr. and Mrs George II Warren.
Mr. and Mrs Frank VI Warren Min
apols. MINI Mrs Arson Phelps
stokes and chauffeur Miss Helen
phelps stokes Miss Emma L. Par
sous, Miss Mary K. Sanford New York
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h. Miss NJ. GUM. OF Huntington

Mich Miss NJ Guin. OF Huntington
Pa and Mrs f Torbut. OF Chicago
~ At another table were Mr. and
Mrs " f. Triton. Miss L. VI Tilton
VI and Mrs VI I, Genning and Mrs
\ NJ Campbell 81 Mt Vernon. y Y
\ third group VAS composed Of Mrs
Richard Mitchell of Worcester Mass
Miss Perry and Miss Parsons. OF Per
lAyille. Mass
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i: Mr.. and Mrs Henry Thorn

Vars. Miss Vaudeville. Buffalo. \ 4.
Mrs Charles + Clark. Mrs Emma
Mock Derby Conn
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bananas Steady Rise

Panama is iisIus three fe+t in each
injury
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,a 1gra oa. q. T IN H ..s. s ns -
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Everyone in the Younger married
contingent at the Clarendon Was sorry
70 say good hve TO Mr. and Mrs Jahez
WoOlley. who left yesterday for their
home in Evansville Ind Since their
arrival q week ago the Woollevs have
been active members or the resort life
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
PRIZE LUMP OF AMBEReRIs
Chunk Taken From Sperm Whale Near
Cape Hatteras Weighed 12f Pounds
and Was Valued at $685. ZOO.

A prize lump Of ambergrts secured
by the whaling brig Viola is reported
by Capt. John A. Cook of Province
town. owner Of the vessels. The
chunk Of ambergns, taken from a
sperm whale captured just south Of
Cape Hatteras, weighed 121 pounds
and was valued at $4,000. Each man
of a crew of 10 will have a share In
the prize.
Another old whaling bark Of the
New Bedford fleet returned to port
after a four years. cruise. This was
the Wanderer, built at M~attapoisett In
1878 and still apparently as sound as
the day she was launched. The Wan
derer had pretty good luck on her
cruise. In all she took 600 barrels
Of sperm oil, valued at 100000.
Most Of this was sent home via the
Azores and Barbados. Capt. Antonio
Edwards, commander of the vessel, fg-
ured that an average catch of $4,000
u year was not so bad these days.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

Babe Ruth and Dutch Leonard must
shoulder the heavy end Of the box
work II the Red Sox are to win the
American league pennant this year.
During the first ven weeks Of the
ace Manager Barry depended almost
entirely on these two pitchers to keep
his club in the running. and they
came through nobly. Ernie Shore
and Carl Mays, although both are
good pitchers, cannot be classed with
the first two mentioned, and the fact
that Barry has not used them in a
greater number Of games indicates
that he is not confident Of their ability
to "coine through" Bader, the new
member OF the Red Sox regular staff,
Is an experiment. Although he pitched
several good games for the Sox, he
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
LAUDS HIS OLD.nMERS
Were Superior to Modern Crop Of
Players, Says Arson.
Amos RusIe, Buck Ewing and Bill
LANCE Best Men Game Has Ever
known.-Tim keefe Also Was
Powerful Pitcher.

Cap Arson. one of the daddies OF
baseball. believes the old-time ball
players were superior TO the modern
crop. "Good baseball was played 20
years before the game was taken In
hand by the National league In 1876"
said Arson. recently. "But, Of course.
In those days there were not so many
ball players to be had.
"Yet with the present wealth Of ma
terial In the big leagues there are COM
p%aratively few really good players. In
my opinion, Wagner and LaJoie, though
they r growing old, possess more
natural skill than the younger stars Of
today, with the possible exception Of
Ty Cobb and Iris Speaker"
When asked II he had v seer any
pitchers better than Walter Johnson,
Christy Mathewson, Alexander and
other modern stars, Arson said, YES"
He believes that Amos Rusie. who
pitched for the Giants from 1890 un'
til 1899, raj the greatest Of them all.
"Rusic had No much speed as John
son, better control and the fastest
curve ball I ever saw" said Anson. "Hs
was physically the superior Of John
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son, Mathewson and Alexander. ana
was built like Jef Tesreau Of the
Giants. There was no limit to his en-
durance.
"Tim Keefe, who was with the Giants
back in 1888, was also a master. He
was among the first pitchers to perfect
what is known ms change of pace
1.-THE best catcher l ever saw was
Buck Ewing, who caught for the Giants
when they won the worlds champion
ship in 1888 anc 1880. I have never to
this day seen his equal, but little Wal
tiers of the New York Yankees, reminds
me of Ewing's throwing on bases.
Ewing was a quick thinker and a
natural born leader. Bill LANCE, who
played for me when I had charge of the
Chicago National league club, was In a
class by himself as an outielder. He
was n better outfielder than Cobb or
Speaker and a phenomenal thrower.
and one year he stole 100 bases"
SLOW about Billy Sunday?" Cap was
asked.
"Billy IL n better evangelist than q
ball player" was the reply. "He was
the fastest runner that ever drew on a
spiked shoe when we played on the
Chicago team. but he didn't always ex-
ercIse the best judgment In stealing
bases. He was an excellent outfielder
and a fair hitter and his influence
among the Chicago players was good"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
RAPID RISE OF PUG GRIFFIN
lincoIn's Sensational First Stacker
Has Been Picked Up by PhlIa-
deIphia Athletics.

The rise Of Pug Griffin, Lincoln's
sensational first sacker, is one Of the
most remarkable In baseball. He was
picked up on the lots to start the sea
o when Ray Schmandt was injured
in the last practice game prior to open.
ing the season. He started with q
rush and kept 1t up 81 that Schmandt
never got a chance to get back on the
bag. Now II Is announced that Grimm
has been sold to Connie Mack. He Ia
green and not a finished fielder. but
ne has murdered Western league pitch
ing from the day he broke In.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
Fraternity Men Make Quilts.

BY making 25 quilts the men of
Acacia fraternity In the University Of
Kansas have r~eplenished their houses
supply Of bed clothing and saved the
chapter $56.25. The cold nights found
the bed clothing supply of the Acacia
uncomfortably scarce. The lowest bid
on supplying the house with % quilts
was 500. A senior suggested a quilt.
ing bee, and 3O'men spent all day Sat.
urday In a quilting bee directed by
their house mother. Except q small
part Of the work done by. the house
mother. the men did the work. The
IS quilts cost them $48.75.-Kansas
City Star.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
BARcER is MANAGER AGAIN
Pitcher 10 seventh Leader Team Has
Had Since Nike Finn Pileted
That q ~'panlxation.

Pitcher Ezra Barger. who acted as
manager Of the Memphis team In the
latter part Of 1915, when George Mo-
rlarity wac stricken with a fever, Is
back on the Job again, having been put
in charge Of the team after Mike Dom
lin quit last week. Barger Is the sew
enth manager the Chicks have had
since the 1914 season. when Mike Finn
piioted the team. Bris Lord sfartedin
1915. Dolly Stark started In 1915, and
Donlin started 1917. Lord was the
only n to last a full season. Mori-
arity succeeded Stark In mld-seas0n.
Barger succeeded Moriarity, Donlin
succeeded Barger. and now 1t In Barger
asain until another change u made.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
His
Atonernent
Copyright. by w. q. Chapman.)
BY Florence L. Henderson


"The board Of pardons has acted in
your behnlf." spoke the warden Of the
penitentiary to the serious-faced, erect
young man In convict stripes.
II am deeply grateful" came the
calm reply. but there was a certain
quaver to the accents.
The warden made an entry in the
prison book before him and handed out
an envelope. "You will find in this
the usual cash to carry you to your
home," he said.
II have no home." spoke the man in
stripes.
"You cease to be No. 1904" went on
the warden. "You are once again Har-
vey Mills; you have been the best prfs.
oner we have ever had. In recognition
Of that and the fact Of your preventing
. wholesale stampede when the fire
broke out In the cell house, the board
has granted you q Communication of
your five-year sentence, after serving
two. I hope you will reform"
II reformed the hour I came within
these wallis" pronounced Harvey Mills
sOlemnly. 81 saw my error and intend
to retrieve myself. YOu have been
kind to me here; you have made me
forget my wretchedness by making me
q trusty. Sir, I shall follow the straight
and narrow path after this, do not
doubt It."
And SO within the hour convict No.
1904 that was, left the dreary penal
institution q free man. He took his
freedom calmly, for he had forestalled
It in his thoughts for many months.
Clearly his course was marked out and
he proceeded to follow it without dis
trust or deviation. He took the first
train from the p~enitentiary town for
the city. It was at five o'clock that
afternoon that he entered the office of
John Briscoe. broker. The latter
stared hard at his unexpected visitor.
Then. recognizing him, he scowled.
Your he uttered, as IL the other
were pestilentlal.
Eyes, 1t Is l." came the steady re-
Spouse. "Sit down, John Briscoe. for
you have got to listen to me and help
me-"
"Convict-dlsgrace to the family
half fluttered the broker.
st was yOu." pursued Mills in on
even and serious tone, "who lured me
to speculate with the money of my EN-.
ployer. You lost 1t all for me and the
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Nothing Is more fatal to q girl than
to get the fancy that the easy life 10
the ideal. There r some people. Il
IL true, who slip through the world
without encountering any difnculties.
without shouldering any responsible
ties. or bearing any burdens. but they
are 70 worthless that It almost seems
q misuse OF language TO call them hu-
beings. II would DO better to
scrub for . living from youth to old
age than to join the ranks Of idlers
who were ambitious for an easy tine
md realise their ambiden-0lns,
Companion. u
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was used against the weaker teams.
From Indications 1t will be up to
Leonard and Ruth to hold the fort
against the White Sox, Yankees and
Indians, or Mt least do 40 per cent Of
the pitching against these clubs.
The heavy strain Of hard pitching
will o % begin to make itself felt In
Red Sox ranks, and unless Mays and
Shore round into the pink Of form and
are capable Of holding up their end
along with Leonard and Ruth from
nov till the wire Is reached, look out
for a pitching slump, which is very liza.
BILE to come. All things considered, O
pitching slump is the n big danger
In the path Of the Boyton club, yet
Barry may solve the problem. big az
1t appears to be.
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'Ycs, Il 10 d"

five thousand dollars crippled my gen.
erOus-hearted employer and landed me
in Jail. I understand he is continu-
ing the business In an Indifferent way
and suffering financially on account Of
my delinquency. l wish to make resti-
tuition"
"HOw" challenged Briscoe skepti.
cally.
"By giving him five years, ten years,
all the years of my life In his behalf, IL
necessary" answered Mills steadily.
There has not been a waking hour
since I became a prisoner that the
thought has not been with me. Day
after day I have planned out all I can
do and shall do. I had a brilliant fu-
ture before me, which my reckless
faith in your honesty wrecked. You
must take your share In this atone
ment by securing for me the Oppor-
tunity Of becoming the travelling agent
Of James DarrOw."
BriscOe uttered a harsh, derisive
laugh. II fancy that won't be a very
easy task" he sneered.
A&ocy W oAAANohts . iu5S O0 0OAACt
declared Mills firmly. mo man knows
the line Of goods James barrow car
ries better than !. During my impris-
onment I have studied over every
phase Of craftsmanship. ! have trained
myself to meet men. to impress them.
shall be tireless. I shall laugh at dis-
appointments, / shall succeed, for a
man who has patiently endured two
years In a lonely prison cell Is able to
face whiriwinds. I ask very little Of
your time and l will pay you for that.
James barrow never heard of You.
You will 60 and see him and arrange
to act a. travelling salesman. All your
repOrts-my reports, rather-under an
assumed name. will be made by mail.
You need not meet him personally af'
ter the first interview, as all remit.
tances for 60 DDS ordered will be sent
70 the factory cirect and ] naail not
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09

STORIES
A double-header In the capital city
Is a warning. not an attraction.

A double-header In the capital city
Is q warning, not an attraction.
Johnny Evers is In the game. but he
is not playing like the Trojan Of old.
There Is many n pitching corps that
should be spelled with an re" on the
end.
The Yankees are not out Of the run
ming for the American league pennant
by any means.
Haven't had much rain In Washing
ton this season, and they haven't had
much baseball.
Pittsburgh critics are hailing Jake
Pitler as the best double-play starter
In the big show.
Rube Schauer and Ping Bodie are
showing up well under the manage
ment of Connie Mack.
Red Sox made nine runs In one In
ming the other day. Still they call the
sox "A weak-hitting team.
Cincinnati won a ball game from
New York, which 81 vs. that the day
Of miracles has not passed.
Pat Moran still says that Niehoff Of
the Phillies, Is the best second base
man in the National league.
CONSUMPTION can do n lot of the
teams some good IL any of the regulars
come within the drafting age.
And some Of the American league
tail enders seem to think 1t Is plnochle
they IRE playing, not baseball.
Watching the ticker from Shibe park
Is getting almost as exciting as unfold
Ing the contents Of a rea pun.
Even a good right-handed pitcher
can't undo all the harm perpetrated
by u team Of left-handed thinkers.
Crane, the Washington shOrtstop, Is
kept on the team because the fans at
home have soured on George Mcbride.
There IL some talk about giving the
Washington franchise to some other
city. Question Is, "who would want
itf"
The Pirates have gone to the Poles
for recruits. Joseph Kowalski, a right
handed pitcher, who has been physical
director with st. Mary's college, is the
new man.
Happy Felsch has not been hitting
the ball as well this year az he did
last summer. but II IL a little early
for the Milwaukee German to get 10
his best wallops.
HaMH $3.50 49,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
PITCHER BULLET JoE' BUSH
One Of the Outstanding Figures In
Baseball Because Of His Loyalty
to Connie Mack.

When Connie Mack promised the
fans that he would get into the Amerl-
can league pennant race this year. he
based his statement on the belief that
some Of his new pitchers would come
through. Myers, Majors and others
gave signs Of this last season, but their
failure has been absolute. The result
was that Mack was left with only Joe
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disgrace you by troubling you again.s
And the plan was put through. Rris.
coe, under an assumed name, visited
James barrow In his home town and
left 1t the accredited agent Of the
struggling manufacturer. Once
month the latter was to send a check
for Briscoe to a city address, covering
the commissions earned by his travel.
ing salesman.
During the next year Harvey Mills
throve. He worked day and night.
He was. indeed, t~ireless and diligent.
His mental training during his incar-
ceration had fitted him marvelously
well for the business line he followed.
He received a letter from James
barrow asking him to visit him and
inclosing n handsome cash bonus for
his able cooperation. Thesletter was
kindly, grateful, almost affectionate.
II frankly attributed to the efforts of
Mills the solid establishment Of a wa
vering business enterprise. Mills
evaded making the visit. The second
year there came a most urgent second
letter. 1t limited ut n possible partner
ship arrangement. Again Mills made
some excuse for not meeting with the
wishes of his employer. And then, n
bright wintry day, a hungry longing
came to Mills to visit the town where
the factory was located, and where he
was not known, as his trial and con.
viction had taken place In the city.
1t was nearly dusk and after a stroll
all about the little town he was cross.
ing a bridge spanning a swiftly rolling
stream. The Ice vas breaking up and
was coming down with the current in
huge. rushing cakes. Halfway across
the bridge q ringing cry broke upon his
hearing and scanning the river surface
he saw floating down the stream a
young girl on a great cake Of Ice. She
had attempted to cross the stream on
the ~disintegrating ice further up the
stream and the cake she was on had
become separated from the pack.
What Harvey Mills did within the
ensuing five minutes was all impulse
and heroic. From the bridge he leaped
to the cake of ice on which wavered
the frenzied young girl. He seized her
to steady her, for she was almost
fainting. lie made a leap into the wa
ter and fairly flung her ashore In safe
ty. just as two wavering cakes Of ice
caught him In a cruel embrace, and,
but for her selling his arm and pull
ing him ashore he would have beeL
submerged.
As he sank back. inert and insen'
sible, his last vision was Of the anx'
ious, beautiful face bending over him
He awoke, little dreaming that 1t was
two days later, to find himself in bed
In a warm, comfortable room, hall
darkened. He listened to voices In
the next room.
"Oh, father !" spoke the voice Of the
young girl whom Mills had rescued
"be kind, be very kind. to the man who
has saved my life. Do not his papers
your sure knowledge OF his identity
prove that he was never q willing
criminal"
do not fear" answered the tones
of James barrow. "Never has a mar
made nObler restitution"
II hear him moving about" fiutteret
Ethel barrow, and her father hastenet
to the bedside of Mills. His face wa.
beaming. He held out his hands, boil
welcoming hands to the patient. ant
two words he spoke cleared all thu
past, and were hopeful tokens for thu
future to worn. weary Harvey Mills
"My sOn!"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
Cardinal Caught Red.Handed.

In some New York suburban public
schools the teachers give readings
from works of fctlbn. To stimulate
interest the pupils are required to
nominate members Of the class to Inn
p~ersonate the characters In the book.
At such a reading recently In a Long
Island school, one of the boys was
Cardinal Richelieu Of France, in a
story b. Dumas. When interest In the
talo. was at Its height, a perfect PEN
rod Of a lad-his school name Il "Odd
an Even" his real name Avery Eden
called out: "Hey, teacher, the card
malls got his hand u ny pocket
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-08-09
MISTAKE MADE BY MITCHELL
Seems TO Have Erred In Judgment
When He Let Catcher Bill Fischer
90 TO Pirates.

Fred Mitchell Is a great manager, no
doubt, but he seems to have made Q
mistake when he let Catcher Bill
Fischer go to the Pirates. The Ger.
man nobleman Is putting up a wonder
full game for Callahan's crew. Chicago
Il said to have let him 60 because Il
had too many ~left-handed hitters. bu
Bill hits both kinds Of pitching with
abandon.