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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
JOHNSON READY FOR WAR.
American League Head 10 Offer Ser.
VICE. on Monday

Chicago. Oct le.-B b. Johnson
president Of the American league. an
nounees that he has arranged 10 meet
AdJutant General Mccain OF the army
In Washington on Monday, ut which
time he will formally offer his SER
vice 10 the government The league
executive said he did not know
whether his services would be accent
ed. but That he was anxious TO serve
In any capacity, without oonpensa
ton.
am sincere in my Intention. /"
johnson said, and / sincerely hone
that ! shall ha accepted for any duty
whether in this country or IN France -
In anticipation that Johnson's ser
vices Rill be accepted. IL was an
nounced that the annual meeting of
lne league. usually held In Decem Der.
VII pc held month earlier TO settle
the seasons business. The meeting
will be held in Chicago.
After dividing the winners share of
the world series spoils the victorious
White Eox made q liberal purchase to-
day OF liberty bonds Pitcher Joe
Benz Invested his entire share
1J,e6e--tn bonds. while other mem
oers ct the eiab bought amounts from
400 UP.
President johnson said "Bilh"
Evans and "2iik" O'Loughnn. the
american league umpires in the Sc
xIes- invested the i 9ee they received
in bonds.
James c. Dunn. president of The
Cleveland Americans, announced that
tbs sfreen members Of the club who
iii invade Montgomery. Ala, to play
4 series OF games al Camp Sheridan.
the army cantonment, have been In
atfucted TO report at Montgomerv an
Nevcnhber !. The players, who VOL
enteNred to. make the. trim, Will 4nl.y
~ many games with the soldier teams
- are desired.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
SPIDERS PROMISE
BIG GAME TO-DAY
Richmond College and Hampden-
Sidney Football Teams Out
for Championship.
STRUGGLE MAY RE DECISIVE
Institutions Have Been Evenly Match.
ed Observation-Disclosures Dobson Takes
Steps TO Strengthen Line.

When the Richmond college Spiders
day at 3 o'clock on boulevard field.
the result will be most probably the
greatest football struggle in the cham
pionship series.
The first game between the Spiders
and the Tigers has proven OF unusual
interest In the past few years to foot
ball enthusiasts because it is the one
game that will mark the turning point
In Eastern Virginia honors, If Rich
mond college wins, she will have n
good lead in the race; If Ham pden-
Sidney wins, each team will hava d.
500 average In the race.
The weeks practice ended in a.
light signal drill yesterday afternoon.
Coach Dobson is looking forward to
the game enthusiastically and the men,
tai attitude of the players is fine.
The Spiders line from tackle to tackle
has been considerably strengthened
this week. Coach Dobson recognizing
the line as the one weakening link
In his machine. set to overcome this
weakness in the scrimmage practice
this week and in this matter he Is
very much pleased. The second team
men have showed remarkable i'm
provement thsi week in the face of
the game with Chatham Training
school on Monday on Stadium field
This will give more efficient reserve
material in case any of the regulars
should get hurt during Saturday
game. .-t
Richmond faYIepn uev,py1ar, Sidpex
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20

The meaning Of the rite Of break.
Ing the bottle" at the launching Of
SHIPS was originally nothing short Of
sacrifice. Building town or launch
ing ship were solemn matters to
our forefathers. not to be done with.
out devoting life to propitiate the
gods. Our timid civlllzaAon no long
er dares to sacri6ce slave or a pris.
oner on such occasions. and therefore
We break the bottle. signifytrg the
taking Of mana lin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
BENEDICrINE COLLEGE, II,
INQUIRIES UNIVERSITY. 4

The Benedictinc college football.
team met McGuire's university eleven
at Byrd park yesterday afternoon, IN
battle royal which resulted In the
score OF IL TO 0 in favor of Benedic-
tine.
The first half of the game was play.
ed without either side scoring. but in
the last half the Benedictine boys
showed better form and succeeding In
scoring two touchdowns but failed to
kick both goals.
The Benedictine lineup for the game
was. Hating. left end. klevesahi. left
tackle; Doyle. left guard: keiliher or
Grimm. center Williams. right guard.
Roster, right tackle; Eacho. right end
Directing. quarter back: r. Hating. left
half back; Keller. right half back. and
HenninR, full back
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
BOSTON PLAYERS JOIN NAVY.
Barry. shorten, McNaiiy, Shore and
Lewis Enlist as Yeomcn

Boston. Oct. 1s.-Manager Jack
Barry, OF the Boston American base,
ball team. and four OF his players whc
serves. have been called for active ser
vice and ordered 70 report for dut,
November s. All arc rated as first
class yeomen.
Manager Barry and Chick Shorten
have hsen assigned to the enrolling
office here, McNaily and Ernie Shore
are assigned to tho first district pay
masters office Duffy Lewis has not
yet received his assignment, bat IL In
believed he will be sent TO the Mare
Island navy yard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
RICHMOND COLI EGE MEETS SIDNEY TODAY
FOOTBALL GAMES TODAY.
East.


Brown We. Boston, at Providence.
Carnegie Tech VS.. Ohio university
at Pittsburg.
Catholic university VS.. villanova. a.
Washington.
Columbia VS.. Union. at New York
Cornell VIZ. Colgate, at Ithaca.
Dartmouth va. West Virginia uni.
versity. at Hanover.
Fordham VS.. Holy Cross, at New
York.
Georgetown vs.. Franklin. at George.
town.
Johns Hopkins VS.. Dickinson, a,
Baltimore.
Lehigh vs.. Georgetown, at South
Bethlehem.
Army vs. Springfield, at West Point
University of Pennsylvania VS.
Bucknell, at Philadelphia.
University of Maine vs. Bates, al
Orono.
Pittsburg VS. Syracuse. at Pittsburg
Williams VS.. Vermont, at williams
town.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20

IN view OF the known propensity of
young. unbroken colts when startled to
rush about and to kick. 1t In negligence
TO conduct such colt along the high
way at night by leading . mare which
u was accustomed to follow. without
securing II In any way. 80 a. to render
Its owner liable where the colt, being
startled BY the light on bicycle com.
Ing from the opposite direction. sud
denly ran across the road and collided
With and injured the cyclist.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
Hustne-s prope it,on.

A little lad came In the grocery store
for a five-cent head Of lettuce. The
leaves and told the boy they cost ten
cents. whereupon he remarked. Cant
you take off few leaves and make 1t
Ave centsr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20

Laurel, Md, Oct. 1,-The 'Sammiast,
liberty bond handicap was the out
standing feature of an ordinary card
atNaurel Park today. only four horses
faced the starter and il was walk
for Crimper. Flittergold went to the
post IA heavy fap4F4te.-------
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20

F9fxsfmmons' Condition Unchanged.
Chicago. Oct. ie.--Robert Fitxsim-
mons, former worlds champion heavy
weight fighter. is tonight still lighting
his battle with death at the Michael
Reese hospital here, Reports from the
hospital say his condition lis "nn-
changed"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
Standing of Clubs.

The tentative schedule for next
week is as follows: Wednesday night
Tigers We Giants: Friday night, In
dams Va. Cubs. The Giants are now
leading the league with three victor
les and no defeats. while the Tigers
are one end two. but the former will
have no easy time making three
straight from c. II. Cosby's team
AS soon as the regular schedule for
the season Ia arranged and released,
IL will be published in this column
The com parative strength of the
quartette of clubs In total number of
pins for the first three games is as
follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20

ReIeree-Barrow Georgetown.
mpire-Frank Morris, Pennsyl-
vania.
Head LAnesman-Boyle Da wilson.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
Household Hints

A little methylated spirit added to
the rinsing water will make white silk
look equal to new.
A siphon of soda water should be al.
ways kept in the nursery. as 1t Ii q
good fire extinguisher.
For sealing bottles Of fruit or pickles
an excellent wax Is obtained by melt
ing together equal parts of resin and
beef suet.
To revive faded carpet sweep thor.
oughly, then wipe with a clean cloth
that has been soaked In weak solu-
ton of ammonia and water and well
wrung.
Black lead mixed with turpentine in.
stead of water gives a more brilliant
and lasting polish and prevents the
stove from rusting. no matter bow
damp the weather.
When buying nutmegs choose small
ones. They have better favor than
large nuts. To test nutmeg prick
with . needle. If good the oil will In
stantly spread round the puncture.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
Prepare to Make q Back
Yard Vegetable Garden

A comparison of the sum which must
be paid this year for vegetables. with
prices ruling year ago. although 1919
was year in which much complaint
was heard of the high cost Of living.
Is really startling.
The situation suggests that every
body who has patch Of ground in the
back yard. even though 1t contain only
n few dozen square feet. should utilize
1t In vegetable raising. Persons who
have never made garden" will be sur
prised at the results which can be OBJ
taincd from a small piece Of ground
carefully cultivated. and they will be
still more surprised at the difference 1t
will make In their green grocery bills
to be able to get lettuce. cabbages, to-
matoes. peas. beans, spinach, onions
and potatoes from their own garden.
More than that. the exercise of gar
dening is beneficial. and there will be
an increase in health as the cost Of liv-
ing decreases. Let everybody make
garden" this spring who can possibly
do So
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
Mother. Doll Story
Adopted Friends

You children must never forget that
since the great war lots Of little chill
dren have not had nearly enough bread
and milk. Oftentimes thousands of
children go to bed hungry.
So some kind folks thought how
happy it would be II the children in
America, where most children have q
good supper before they go to bed.
would buy some dolls. The money they
paid for the dolls, you see. would help
to buy bread and milk for hungry chill
dren.
SO hundreds OF kind people set to
work to paint. make. stuff. dress and
sell dolls for the little European chill
dren. Not to play with. you under
stand, but to be sold to children who
can play. the money going for bread
1t is interesting to know how many
American children are playing with
dolls all dressed In bits of silk and vel
vet. just like the peasants of Europe.
Then there are little boy and girl dolls
from Poland. Jan and Hanska by
name, and no end of dolls who wear
wooden shoes like the Belgian children.
These European dollies say that they
like to be adopted into American nur.
series. Little folks here are very kind
to them and find them delightful to
take to bed and to push about outdoors
In a cart,
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
STYLES IN CHINA.
Six Timss . Year Clothing Changes -
if BY eianal.

BY signal.
The Chinese are nothing II not con.
servative In the matter Of dress. 1t Is
the custom in China. as II by direct or
der. to change regularly the style Of
dress. 1t appears that there are no
less than xix distinct changes Of attire
that every self respecting Chinese of
any importance must make. according
to the season-heavy furs in the depth
of winter. then light furs. then wadded
garments. then lined clothes. unlined.
and finally what the Chinese them
selves call ''summer clothes" made of
China grass. These are in white md
blue.
The Chinese wear caps made OF
plated bamboo. lightly covered with
silk. In the height Of summer none
but officials wear caps. There are or
binary black covered lined caps, and
there are fur trimmed hats and fur
caps
Foreigners have been particularly
struck by the fact that on the same
day and throughout the vast country
stretching over nc,,rly as many degrees
Of latitude us America men change
from one cap to another. from one style
Of clothing to another. as though by
signal. t
Occidental tnilnrs have a good word
for Chinese clothes. They aver that
the Celestial cut for jackets is per
feet SO far as convenience goes. and
In the opinion OF many they are peculi-
arly elegant.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
Pure Bred Fowls Most
Profitable to Raise

No reliance can be placed upon q
fowl that is not pure in blood. There
il a downward tendency in the hap
hazard mixture of breeds. The purs
breds Of today not only possess the
strong constitution of the crossbreds,
but they combine with 1t wonderful
powers for the production of eggs and
the growing Of meaty carcasses, quail
ties that are more or less unsatisfac-
tory In mongrels, says the Farm Jour
nal.
It was pure breds that solved the
possibility Of winter egg production.
Mongrel hens are not found in the list
of phenomenal layers: neither are they
a factor in establishing poultry farms.
In fowls that are pure we have hab-
Its, abilities and characteristics prac-
tically the same. This enables us to
feed and care for them more intslli-
gently.
There is ordinarily more profit in q
dozen pure breds than in fifty dunkhill
FOWLS As rule, mongrels are Of q
hardy nature. They are not inbred.
The continual mixture Of blood avoids
any bad effects such as come from close
relationship.
In pure breds We also have beauty.
The uniformity of marking, color,
shape and size makes them attractive.
What success would the broiler
plants have II mongrels and not pure
breeds were employed1 Uniformity Of
size and condition is Of untold value
In shipping carcasses to market, and 20
1t Is with eggs, and surely we cannot
expect uniformity II we use stock that
VIII produce all sorts Of sizes. colors
and conditions.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
Official Censor For the
Navy Department

Before our relations with the central
European rowers became strnined news
Of the movements OF the ships of our
neet was easily obtained and freely pub
lfshed. That Is no no longer. for moth
ing IL sent out that hns not come under
the eye Of the official censor OF the
navy. For thnt duty Lieutenant Com
mander Charles Belknap. Jr.. has been
assigned. He has an office In the suit
Of Rear Admiral Benson, chief OF naval
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
Origin Of Fox.'. "sook Of Martyrs"

Origin OF Foxes "book OF Martyrs"
Foxes "Rook Of Martyrs was pub
lished In March. 1862. as the "Actes
and Monuments" OF the martyrs. q
title borrowed from an earlier book.
says the London Chronicle. The IA
nous volume might never have ap-
peared at all but for the association Of
Foxe with the printer Day Of Alders-
gate street. in whose business Foxe
took an active part On the tomb
stone Of Day in the church OF Little
Bradley. Suffolk. the partnership Is
thus immortalized:
He ct a Fox to writ how martyrs runns
BY death to Iyfs, Fox .ventured paynes
and health
To give them light. Days spent in print
his wealth.
Even In those days the alien prob
lem troubled Industry. for we find
Foxe appealing to Cecil to relax the
law and permit his friend Day to en-
gage more than four foreign printers
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
LEGEND OF THE CLOCK DIAL.
II Tolls Why the Figures W Wsrs A.
tered to Read III.

x0f00 10 uOSA
II ia a tradition among watchmasrr n
TINT the first clock that In any way
resembled those now tn use was made
by Henry Wick in 1870. He mnde 1t for
Charles v. Of France. who hiss been
called THE Wise"
Charles was wise In good many
WAYS. He was wise enough to recover
from England most Of the land which
Edward Ill. had conquered. and he did
n good many other things which bene-
flted France. But his early education
had been somewhat neglected. Still.
he had reputation for wisdom. and
thought at 1t was necessary. In order
to keep 1t up. that he should also be
supposed to possess book learning. The
latter was IA subject he was extremely
touchy about.
So the story runs in this fashion:
"Yes, the clock works we'll" said
Charles. but" being anxious to find
some fault with thing he did not I'M
derstand. "you have the figures on the
dial wrong"
"wherein. your majesty asked
Wick.
THAT four should be four ones" said
the king.
"You are wrong. your majesty" said
Wick.
II nm never wrongr' thundered the
king. Take 1t away and correct the
mistaken! And corrected 1t was. and
from that day to this O'Clock on a
watch or clock dial has been I'LL. in
stead of ~. The tradition has been
faithfully followed.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
Careful Car Drivers
Economic on Gasoline

Soft tires require more power for
the propulsion Of the car and add to
the repair bill. If the motor is left
running idle tile amount of gasoline
used is about the same as that used
for propelling the car at the rate Of
Ave or ten miles an hour, says the Au-
tomobile Dealer and Repairer.
There is an art In driving car, and
good drivers are those who can drive
farthest on a given amount of gaso-
line. Stopping the motor while coast
ing down long hills adds to the zest of
motoring and saves gasoline as well as
wear and tear on the motor. II the
motor Is stopped some time before
making an intentional stop the car
can be allowed to coast to gradual
stop. thus saving wear on brakes and
tires. as well as saving gasoline.
There is a good average speed at
which every car can travel most eco
nomically without wasting fuel or
time. 1t is up to each car owner to
determine. by test and practice. just
what this speed is for his own particu-
lar car. 1t is often more economical
Of gasoline, as well as easier on the
motor, to drop into second gear and
partially close the throttle than to at
tempt to force the car up steep hill
on high gear with the throttle wide
open.
Good drivers watch the road far
ahead and by skillful planning utilize
every drop Of gasoline to the best ad
vantage. This is test Of the drivers
mettle that forms game well worth
Ia I'M
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
Waansr stilI on Deck.

Honus Wagner at forty-three is an
ticIpating another active season on the
diamond. He is an exception to the
rule of athletic life which brings one to
the sixth age of lean and slippered pan
taloon at thirty-fve or SO. Pity it is
that men Of his age should not be the
rule instead of the exception, and no
doubt they would be with the same
natural, easy way of living TINT has
kept Wagner In the front rank long
beyond the time usually allotted to
baseball players.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23

Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge, Ark.
1.-The last noticed he had dug himself
into hollow tree. l Judge by the
racket that the enemy is still assault
ing him in mass formation and that
the rest of the children are standing
Off and asking him II 1t hurts him
much. Looks sorter llke"-yawns-
rain OF to the southland, don't it,"
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23

who looked first.
declared he could
see the minute
hand on the clock
four or five miles
away.
II can see the
minute hand Of
the same clock
moving" said the
Scotchman.
Pat stoo ID In
am azement lis
teninG to his CON-
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
International Soccer Postponed.

International Soccer Postponed.
Postponement until fall Of the inter-
national soccer matches between the
United States and Canada, which were
to have been played this spring, has
been announced. The action was TAX
en- at the request Of the Dominion Foot
ball association.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
hs Stood the Test.

what assurance have that you do
not wish TO marry me merely for my
money! demanded the heiress.
The impecunious sutton drew himself
up proudly.
money IL nothing to me-" he xneered.
II shall be happy In the prospect Of
never earning cent in my life. 80 long
as I have you"
And. having put him to the test. she
was supremeIy content.-Nsw York
Times.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
IntheArena
Of Sports
New Heavyweight Aspirant

BY virtue OF his recent easy defeats
Of Tom Cowler and Charley Weinert.
Fred Fulton Of Minnesota looms up M
the logical contender for the heavy
weight title Fulton Is six feet and
half in height. and weighs In ring Co.'S
tune about 222 pounds. In Ills recent
fights Fulton has shown q great left
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23

KNAPP, JR.
operations, and he liz present with Sec
rotary Daniels whenever the latter Is
interviewed by newspaper men.
The war department has had Major
Douglass Macarthur us censor since
the Pershing expedition was sent into
Mexico. Prior to that Secretary Baker
saw the newspaper men twice daily.
When Major Macarthur was designat-
ed as war department censor Secretary
Baker discontinued these daily confer
ences.
Lieutenant Commander Belknap is a
native of Maryland and in his thirty
seventh year. He was appointed to the
Naval academy ut Annapolis in May.
1900. from Massachusetts,. graduating
four years Later. Since then he has
seen much service at sea.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23

Joie Ray, the Illinois runner, seems
to have acquired the habit of smash
Ing long standing mark every time
he starts. Ray added to his string of
notable feats at the recent games OF the
New York Athletic club when he broke
the two mile indoor record made BY
George Bonhag In 1910. Ray set a
new mark Of minutes II rs seconds
for the distance.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
APPEARANCES.

Appearances to the mind are of
four kinds. Things either are
what they appear to be or they
neither are nor appear to be, or
they are and do not appear to be,
or they are not and yet appear
to be. Rightly to aim in all these
cases is the wise mans task
Epictetus.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23

In the island Of santo Domingo there
IL remarkable salt mountains mass
Of crystalline salt nearly four miles
long. estimated to contain nearly no..
10000 tons. and the crystallized salt
IL said to he so clear that medium
sized print can be read through block
foot thick.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
coNTENTMENT.

II one door should be shut God
will open another II the peas do
not yield well the beans may. II
) one hen leaves her eggs another
; will bring out all her brood.
) There's bright side to all things
; and good God everywhere.
; Somewhere or other in the worst
) flood of trouble there always Is
) dry spot for cOntentment to get
) its foot on, and II there were not
1t would learn to swim.-C. II.
; Sturgeon.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23

scene-Train stopping at small sta
ton. irritable Old ;entlemnn-What
on earth do they stop at station like
this for? Objectionable Passenger
,alighting,-To allow me to get out
irritable Old Gentleman-Ah! ! see It
has its advantages then.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23

Robert Gill, who. pitching for the
Boston college nine last season, scored
victories over several leading college
teams, has signed contract with the,
Boston Nationals. His services had
been sought by the Chicago Nationals.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23

willie--why r. a wife called her hus
hands better half. dad? Crnbshnw-I
suppose It's becnnse she isn't satisfied
with splitting his salary dfty-0fty.-
New York Times.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
IntheArena
Of Sports
Alexander, Famou. Twirler

Grover Cleveland Alexander. star
pitcher of the Philadelphia Nationals
and premier pitcher of the League, has
finally jumped into the class OF ball
players who receive big snlaries. He
recently signed a contract that calls
for a salary. 1t u generally believed. of
$12,5OO a year. As pitcher Alexander
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
E.

Do not waste time, for that Ia
tho stuff life is made of.-Frank-
} lin.
God never imposes duty with
out giving time to do it.-Ruskin.
Stay not until you are told of
opportunities to do good. Inquire
after them as a man.-Webster.
Idleness is costly without being
a luxury. II is hard work for
those who are not used to it and
dull work for those who are
Horace Smith.
The Meeker herald., 1917-06-23
The cIsarsst Vision.

An Englishman. an Irishman and a
Scotchman once went into a tower
to decide who could see the farthest
through q telescope. The EnglIshman.