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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
SPORTOGRAPHY By Crazy

lis last season in % games with hi.
Columbus club. And to think thai
just a few short years ago he haC
Christy Mathewson worried TO death
+ +
The Browns are a patriotic
bunch, but still they are hoping
Hank SeverOfd won't enlist, as he
said he would. They'll miss him
badly II he joins the eoIOrs-fOr
personal rs well as professional
reasons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12

w ! HILE Davis o. Robertson Of
M the Giants and Clifford c.
Cravath OF the Phillies ran
a dead heat for the home run honors
Of the National league last season,
the decision, on points, should go to
the New Yorker. as he did two things
his Quaker rival was unable to do
one. land on a pitcher OF each Of the
seven opposing clubs for a four fur
long drive and the other. get a circuit
blow when the three bases had ten
ants Cravath got homers off five
sets Of pitchers. the much desired
Roger Hornsby Of the Cardinals, who
made eight drives for the grand tour,
! hitting for the full distance against
hurlers Of six clubs. The Brooklyn
boXmen prevented HCrnsby from
equalling RobertsOn's record OF hits
Tor four cushions against each Of the
seven teams.
Did Good Work.
The st. LOuisian, however. did turn
the same trick as the Giant-that OF
contributing a home run when three
Of his team associates were waiting
to be driven plateward Hornsby. IN
the third inning Of the game OF June
s with the Braves. scored three men
and himself with a homer CLEANED off
Artie Nehf, Stalling's Ferdie Schupp-
feat that Robertson duplicated in
the first inning OF the afternoon
game Of Independence day against the
pitching Of John COMBS Of Brooklyn,
long one Of the greatest Of the Giants
Jinxes-
There was only one man in the
National, last season. who was
able to insert pair OF home runs
into one game. He was catcher
William Charles Fischer of the
Pirates and he accomplished the
feat At Philadelphia on May I6,
the vfctlntzed EInbman being Joe
OesehEer. whom Pat Moran ex-
poets to be his Grover Cleveland
Alexander next season.
What made Fishers two home
runs in one game performance out OF
the ordinary was that his circuit
blows came in successive innings
the third and fourth. The last time
National league was at the Polo
grounds on August 10. 1918. Max
Carey Of the Pirates then striking four
furlong blows against Arthur From
me Of the Giants in the first and sec
ond chapters.
Others Did Well.
Half a dozen men besides Fischer
were able to collect a pair Of home
runs off the same boxmen, though
not in the same game. The slugging
SIX were 4NOltELSOA OF me AIA1MAHs
against Doak Of the Cardinals: Kauff
OF the Giants. against Douglas OF the
Cubs; Neihoff OF the Phillies. against
the same pitcher: Cravath Of the
Phillies, against Sallee OF the Giants;
Smith OF the Braves, against Demaree
Of the Cubs, and HOrnsby OF the
Cardinals, against Grimes OF the
Pirates
John ETerH, free agent at pres
enf. says that the most useful
home run made I'm the National
league last season vFus that
smashed out by Benjamin Michael
Kauff In the eighth inning Of the
curtain raiser of the double
header at the Polo grounds on
September ). when the Phillies.
with visions OF the pennant. were
showing the way TO the Giants,
to o.
Kauffs blow made the score to ?.
according to Evers. made a terrible
difference in the mental condition OF
the two teams and New York went
in and took the second battle. the
Quakers right after that cracking
under the well known and often al
luded to strain The Giants immed-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
HANILToN Is PuRCHAsEn.

Pittsburg. Pa. Jan. i2.-Purchase
by the Pittsburg Nationals of Earl
Hamilton. pitcher. from the Columbus
nounced Friday. Hamilton was with
the st. Louis American league club
for seven years and was acquired by
Columbus near the close of the 1917
season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
ALEXANDER rs vALUABI.F.

Another reason for the Chicago
Cubs wanting Alexander: Grover
pitched eight games against the Cubs
last season and put seven OF them in
the win column for himself No other
team lost as many games to one
pitcher in the National league.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
BOWLERS WILL DO THEIR SHARE
WILL ORGANIZE A RELIEF FUND

already in the service, and should
they be crippled they will be taken
care Of by the members of their own
fraternity. They will not be forced
to depend on outside sources for aid.
It's a great move and certainly
worthy one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12

Johnny Tillman put up a game
fight in his bout with Jack Britton
er was a bit too clever for the Mime
sofa battler.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
aIAYER N TRAINING.

Outfielder Sammy Mayer, OF the
Atlanta southern league club, for
merly with the Athletics, has entered
an officers training camp and is
studying for a commission in the
army,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
FRAME al BIC pEAI.

Predictions from Los Angeles.
where Nike Kelley. manager OF the
manager OF the salt Lake Bees. are
Wlntering, are that the two VIII
frame Up q deal that will mean the
switch OF q number OF players from
the American association to the Pa
cific Coast league Kelly wants
pitchers for his Saints and McCredis
wants fielders and q catcher for his
Bees.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12

In Russia women are doing much Of
the work in the shops. along railway
tracks and in the fields, and even acting
as brakemen- Where one woman Is work
ing 800 men are loafing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12

BASKETBALL POPULAR.
Certain Boston baseball
followers who viewed the
enlistment of numerous play
ers as navy yeomen without
being disturbed are now con-
siderably wrought up be-
cause these same players are
taking an active part in navy
basketball Walter Maran-
vile has been made manager
Of the Charlestown navy
yard basketball team and he
has enlisted several OF the
Red Sox yeomen as mem
bers- By playing basketball,
according to the Boston
critics, these players are en-
dangering their usefulness to
baseball. But aren't they
lost to baseball, anyway, be-
cause Of their joining the
service OF Uncle Sam. and so
what is the concern of the
Boston fan II they do cripple
themselves playing basket
ball?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12

Women convicts have been appointed "a
act as income tax collectors IN New York
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12

GUESS AGAIN.
A guy named-ThO shOne
At Third, in his class stood alone;
Can you guess the name
of the hoy who gained fame
By pulling n worlds series b0neg
X
Gee, don't some OF those managers
wish they could grab off players with
the ease that Uncle Sam takes them
for his big league team.
=
Poor old Joe Tinker, he batted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12

Jew YORK, Jan. 1.-THE bowl
n ers Of the country are going
= to DO their bit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-12
Ann m HAD PIFNTY

AND HE HAD PLENTY
OF SUGAR. TOO
Jack Spratt could eat no fat;
But then there was plenty to eat;
You might call Jack n duffer,
But he didn't suffer
From the present day prices of
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06
AUTOS CAN MAKE TRIP
THRU PHANTOM CANON

Altho the. highway, is not yet COM
pleted. motorists can now make the
trip from Canon City or Florence to
Victor and Cripple Creek thru Phan-
tom Canon If they are willing to tra-
verse a rough. temporary roadway for
a couple of miles between Coleman
and Meredith's construction camps.
A good many Canon City cars have
already made the trip and expert
enced no serious difficulty in doing so.
A number of cars from the district
have also made the run down to the
Arkansas valley by the same route.
In the course of another month or
six weeks the highway will be fin
ished and all bridges in position.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bash were among
the Canon City people making the
trip thru the canon Sunday They re-
turned home by way of Cripple Creek
and Colorado Springs.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06
News Notes
MRS. BON pURANT's COUSIN
DIED LOVER THERE"

Mrs. E. f. Bon Durant of els Col
lege avenue is in receipt of letter
from Forest Grove. Ore. containing
an account of the death from disease
of her cousin. Levi 3. Dixon. some
where with the American military
forces in Europe. 1t is not known
whether he died in England or France.
but it is presumed that it was in Eng
land, as he sailed from an Atlantic
port for that country with military
unit on March 26th. He was attached
to an artillery company and was but
% years of age. Five of his grand
uncles served in the Civil war and his
great great grandfather was soldier
in the Revolutionary war. One of his
uncles was in the Spanisli-American
war and is now fighting with the allied
troops in Italy. Young Dixon volun-
teered in the army as an engineer
and was transferred to the coast artil-
lery. For some time before being sent
to Europe he was in training at Camp
n. j.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06
SUNRISE. WYo., LOYAL TO
RED CROSS.

Earl Fulkerson, who left here re-
Gently to take the position OF indus
trial secretary for the Y. NJ. c. A. at
Sunrise, Wyo., writes that the quota
of Sunrise. small coal mining town.
in the recent Red Cross drive was 5000
but that the sum OF $1,000 was raised
there during the campaign. which was
more than the amount apportioned
to the county in which the town is
located OF the 400 miners at Sun
rise all willingly subscribed to the
Red Cross except one man who re-
fused. He was given twenty-four
hours to leave the community.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06
POSTAGE STAMPS
ON SALE HERE.

The Canon City postoffice received
its first consignment of the 24-cent
aeroplane postage stamps the first of
the week and they may now be pur.
chased there by all who desire them.
They may be used for the payment of
any kind of postage for which stamps
are required by the governmen Mt They
are printed so as to show the ma
tional colors. the most conspicuous
feature being an aeroplane in blue on
a white field, surrounded by border
OF red. By placing one of them on an
ordinary letter addressed to Wash
ington, ID. C.. via New York. or vice
versa. and marked 'aeroplane serv-
ice" the letter will be carried over
the aerial route between tn two places.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06
MR.. AND MRS. GUY HARDY
GO TO LILLE ROCK.

Mr. and Mrs. Guy U. Hardy have
gone to Little Rock. Ark, to attend the
annual meeting of the National Edi-
torial Association. The association
will hold meetings for three days at
Little Rock and four days at Hot
Springs. The next week will be spent
on special train touring Arkansas.
visiting about forty different points
of interest
Mr.. Hardy is vice president OF the
National Editorial Association and is
on the program for talk at Hot
springs.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06
CLAUDE BENTON WITH CANON
RUBBER CO.

Claude Benton. who was formerly
office manager for the Canon Auto
company. is now holding the same po-
sition with the Canon Rubber com
pany of which c. C. Henderson is the
proprietor Mr.. Benton and family re-
Gently moved to s23 Rover street He
is also the new secretary of the Ere
mont County Auto Trades association.
having taken the place of Jack Beatty.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06

Blackburn Studio for instruction in
Blackburn system of designing. dress
cutting and pattern making. Hem
stitching specially
White cotton thread, 1oc per yd
( silk thread matched. 15c per yd
Canon 2S7.
n WHALEN C LARSON
Biggs Bldg.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06
ROCKvALE NEWS
tBy Roy Eyerly).

/ There were ninety.seven present a,
the NJ. f, Sunday school last Sundty.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Smith and fam
. lily. Miss Belle Smith and Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Newcomb picnicked at the
city park at Canon City last Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. F. Easton. who has been very
ill. is at Miunequa hospital and seems
to be improving.
Mrs. James Muir was a Florence
visitor Monday.
Mrs. Thomas Grassland was in
Florence Monday.
Miss Minnie Grant was Florence
visitor Monday.
Miss Belle Smith visited. out at the
Nushaft with relatives Monday.
Mrs. John Kochan was Florence
shopper Monday.
Molly Strubel visited in Florence
Monday.
Mrs. Louis Krall spent Monday in
Florence on her way to California.
James Howerson was Florence
visitor Monday.
Mike Smith was in Florence Mon
day.
Mrs Louis Job and Celia were in
Canon City Monday.
Misses Mae Nash and Emily Agard
were in Florence Monday.
Michael Janovitch was in Florence
on busisness Monday.
Monday evening John D. Rockefeller
Jr. held meeting in the town hall to
which all employees and families were
invited. Those on the stage were
John ID. Rockefeller and wife of New
York. E. II. Wetzel. general manager.
of Pueblo, Mackenzie King of New
York. w. c. Gilbert of Coal Creek.
Henry John. Ben Beach and VIM. Da-
who was chairman. Speeches were
made by MIR. Rockefeller, who cited
the coal problem as one help to win
the war. proving himself 100 per
cent American citizen. Mr.. Wetzel of
Pueblo also delivered a speech along
the same lines. Solos by Miss Mary
Price and George Remey and selec-
tions by the Rockvale band and 9TH
ers This was one of the best gath
erings for some time. The hall was
crowded to tbs capacity. Cigars were
given the men.
VIM. f. Bragg of the educational
department of the C. F. and ]. Co.
and David Griffiths of Canon City,
president of the Industrial represent
atiye plan of the company. were also
in town Monday visiting.
Monday afternoon Mrs. John ID.
Rockefeller was a guest of the local
chapter of the Red Cross.
Prayer meeting and Bible study at
the home of j. c. Howard Wednesday
evening.
Senator F. A. Moore of Florence
was in town Tuesday.
Red Cross meets Tuesday and We'd
nesday Be sure and come.
Mrs. John d. Jones of LaVeta was
up for Memorial day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Erskine of Ideal
were up for Memorial day. visiting
Mrs. Thomas l.. Everly and family.
Mrs. Thomas of Florence was visit
ing with Mrs. Thomas Davis and fam
lily the first of the week.
Edward NJ. Jones, student at Boul-
der, is here visiting his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Jones.
II is now Rockvale's time to, cele-
5iate the Fourth OF July. and 1t could
be made one of the best ever pulled
off in Fremont county. Don't forget
Rockvale for the Fourth of July
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06
NEWS
(Wet Mountain Tribune)

Mrs. Ray vickerman came home
from the hospital in Canon City Mon
day ana VIII soon recover her former
health
Miss Helen Menzel. who wen; tn
the hospital In Canon City last we, X.
is reported as getting aicng nicely
Dave Cowan spent a day or Sc, in
Canon City. returning Monday.
biariei Attorney =. yen, witohrr
was up from Canon the first of the
week.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-06-06
MR.. E. r. cHAPPELL
RETURNED FROM DENVER.

Mr.. 4. Il. Chappell returned today
ness trip in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
PLAN TO PRESERVE
J0BSFOR D. c. MEN
NONRESIDENT Returning Sol.
diers Should Go to Former
Homes for Work.

r turning soldiers who are not
res. dents of Washington will not be
encouraged to stay here. They will
be passed on to their own towns.
Local labor community boards will
be expected to see that they are
placed in positions. This policy was
outlined yesterday by r. L. Living
stone, chairman Of the Washington
community labor board.
Mr.. Livingstone said the board
feared that many soldiers who do not
belong here will come to the city,
planning to settle themselves in posi-
tons. If any appreciate number OF
them succeed in doing this it will be
difficult to find employment for all the
Washington men when they are dis
charged from the camps or return
from the front, Mr.. Livingstone point
ed out.
MANY service men who live in other
communities will naturally desire to
SOUTH" said Mr.. Livingstone. when
they stop they will be likely to want
to stay. That must be discouraged
'Of course, we will give the visitors
all the help we can. but the board
thinks responsibility for finding posi-
ions LOT lnein Sloulu ne assumed Dy
the boards in their own communities.
Mr.. Livingstone said he was sure
all the Washington men could obtain
employment here. But he declared
that some of them would want better
positions than those they left to serve
the cause of liberty. If that proves to
be the case the problem will be COM
plicated. Mr.. Livingstone said
But l don't think we will expert
ence any difficulty that can't be sur
mounted by intelligent patience" said
Mr.. Livingstone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
z OFFICERS DISMISSED
Maj. Taussig and Capt. White Con-
victed Of Negligence Regarding
Disciplinary Measures.

Dismissal from the Army of Maj. Gus
tav c. Taussig and Capt. Frank S.
White for negligence, IT. connection
with unduly severe disciplinary meas
ures against Army conscientious OBJ
jectors in a detention section at Camp
Funston. Kan, was announced yester-
Gay by Secretary Baker.
Maj Taussig was in charge Of the
section. He was convicted of having
permitted undue severity before the
prisoners had been formally convicted of
any offense.
Capt. White, as judge advocate, was
charged with having made only a su-
perficial investigation of the case when
it was brought to his attention.
Secretary Baker said that several
Regular Army officers were implicated.
and the cases of these will be taken up
in the regular routine of the depart
Elent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
SPEAKS AT K. A. SMOKER,
Col. Kelton Tells of Deeds of Yank:
at Chateau Thierry.

Col. Robert H. Kelton of the general
staff of the War Department, who
was chief of staff of Maj. Gen. Dick
man in France. was the chief speaker
last night at the anniversary smoker
of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity at its
chapter house. 1898 kalorama road
northwest.
Col. kelton told of the part the
Americans played at Chateau Thierry,
declaring that the work of the Yam
KEGS on that occasion greatly in
creased the morale of the allied
forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
MUSICAL FESTIVAL At HUT.
Colored Public Schools to Render
Carols Tomorrow Night.

The music department of the col
ored public schools, the community
center department of the public
schools and the municipal play
grounds are cooperating in plans for
a festival of Christmas music. The
Union station hut" of the Y. NJ. c. A.
has been secured for the festival,
which is scheduled for tomorrow
evening at s o'clock. Community
singing by the audience is to be a
feature. community choruses of the
community centers will assist and
the children will sing the carols
which they have been learning as
part of their school work. The ar
engagements have been made through
Miss Josephine Wormley. assistant
director of music for the colored
schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
F. P. WALSH CHIEF SPEAKER,
Central Labor Union to Protest Con.
viction of T. J. Mooney.

Frank P. Walsh will be the chief
speaker at mass meeting upder the
auspices of the Central Labor Union
in the old Masonic building at 2
o'clock this afternoon. The object
Of the melting is to protest against
the conviction of Thomas J. Mooney
in connection with the preparedness day
parade in San Francisco
Delegates representing the local
Mooney committee will attend a con-
ference in Chicago January IA. when
an effort will be made to crystalline
national sentiment favoring the re-
lease OF Mooney from the California
penitentiary
Mooney had been sentenced to die
for his alleged crime but the Cover
nor Of California committed his SEN
tence to life Imprisonment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

LONDON, December 21.-The whole
country is preparing for the first old
fashioned English Christmas in five
years with more than old-fashioned en-
thusiasm Nearly all the soldiers in
Great Britain are flocking to their
homes on twelveday leave; thou
sands more are coming across the chan
mel. while colonials and Americans are
pouring in for sightseeing.
London is the clearing house for SOL
diers from every section. muddy and
loaded with equipment, but with holly
in their caps They fill all the incom-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
Belgium Gets German Gold.

BRUSSELS, December 21.-German
representatives have brought here
from Cologne $50, 1000. 900 marks in
gold which is being restored by Ger
many to Belgium. CThe armistice
with Germany provided for the return
Of the cash deposit of the National
Bank Of Belgium which was removed
by the GerUa..l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
OLD-TIME CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
STIRS WHOLE BRITISH NATION

ing and outgoing trains. The shopping
districts are crowded with such masses
of Christmas buyers as have never be-
fore been known. The prices are higher
than ever. also, but the shop shelves
are being swept clean.
The theaters and restaurants are do
ing record business. No hotel rooms
are vacant and seaside and inland re-
sorts are filing up with city people.
while the country people are coming
into the city.
The east coast resorts, which were
deserted for nearly four years because
they were in the first line of naval bonn
bardment and air raids, are resaining
their old-time prosperity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
PALMISTRY.
WOULD HONOR CIVILIANS.
Bill Would Give Medals for Emf
nent Service Abroad.

At the request of Secretary Baker
Of the War Department, Chairman
Dent Of the House military committee
yesterday introduced a bill author
izing the presentation of eminent
service medals to persons who. while
serving in a civilian capacity with
the Army in Europe during the war
rendered distinguished service that
directly contributed to winning the
war"
The bill was drafted at the Wa
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
ASKS UNENDING DAY SAVING
Representative Cramton Proposes
MICHIGAN system for Country.

A daylight-saving law, to be eff
fective the entire year. is proposed in
bill introduced yesterday by Rep
resentative Cramton of Michigan, re-
publican. He explained that in De-
troit and other Michigan cities the
clock was not changed in October.
which has resulted in much con-
fusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22
FOUR BOY PRISONERS ESCAPE.
One Armed Colored Lad in Quartet
Fleeing Training School.

Jesse Mellard, a one-armed colored
boy, was one of quartet of prisoners
who escaped from the National Training
School for Boys Friday evening. The
others were James Edwards and John
Tomey. colored, and Marion Jones.
white.
clothes.