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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
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ny HARRY uuSrooS
fheastF's t.sm made "a bis gain IN
tho percentage column Ia the t1ty
i-asue last scrk. THY ruled tho
bIH total sf zsao. and took thr~s
straight frum the iun,berfa~p.
The Eihs No. sprung the surprise o.
the weak BY taking two out Of thfra
from the Eita No. }. niii Muas outnt
was off stride
Tn. DENLY Truck team ''rat going
again and rolled three swell games. hut
iest game a that. aa the orpheum
bunch rolled a i.ooe the last game.
After getting off 10 y had start.
tn. flpp~'s Cafe team came strong
and shot two nice Eams-, winning
sa~iis from tho Essiss.
The Brooks five IL settled In second
took the nuhe's Cafe down the line two
out Of three,
Stewart Wright led the Denny Truck
TO victory with s5t total. That's show
lnx the way. steve.
Tho new man. I.-. Of the Or
ph-an.s. shot = nice 5es total, and
will certainly help tho tail enders ~
he keeps that up
daibraith. Of chsasty's. shot the high
est total Of the week Ills aza al and
$50 scores are nice 20 look a. Paul
Meyers aiso crashed the wood for a coed
total Ills average climbs a little every
week
PIN uossy. Of hlppss Cafe. had jus,
received his contract 70 pitch for Tacoma.
ia tho f.si league. and shot only &ss.
Hut he certainly knocks 'sm dead ia the
pot games.
w~rts and o'Dans~il. 81 the
Eaxi-~. had q bad week. aud dropped
a point in tho Individual averages.
white ituntaaa va. climbing, Walden
hrid hi. average. and stu r~-fs Ia
fourth place. with ttsrry bensos and
faai Mey~s Gloss fifth and sisth.
pobta went ssoa for the Eiks No /
Thursday. and helped carr them 70 two
more ~tnA lie made a shot that Isn't
s.ea very oftsn ~hsn be cleaned W the
T-t-t9
Henry Mahnken. Of brooks. wss there
~ish another ia total. and looks better
sVsry ~eek.
hrrnsrman wa. ases, the eaiy
enc Of tho Iiks Nc. that visa
shaotinx THURSDAY. He rolled sis
tatai. Capt. biii Nsss and p.nst
Kept tn. crying rom ecapi~d all
esoainE. biii Wiiiar. would have
nk~d 10 aso ~. but didnt xrt =
chance.
c. strans. anchor man rur the union
rasiofa. shot uhfea alec zoe games Tor
els tataL
webh MnfFs- sptpnr . good one on
ulil Miiiefs the ether day IL seems
that shsn nun had iuss started 10 bgel.
over 10 Menisns. thak they belonged 70 a
eiab that .besisd oAeN sssh ons ~
the rules ~ shn club uaa that every lime
man foaisi he 0ls nt cents IN a fund
for the club. Miliafx usrd - pat couple
81 dollars IN She fund .Fsfy niEhs thsr
rolled One ntxht after he hAd rolled
Tor menth o. more. and had DEBATED
qali. fe@ sheckte. far fouls be called
/ Mafruw TO en~ side and said Say.
weht. -het is this faui iins. snY-ay. ia
| coetiaK me lot Of 6oakn.~
Jimmy Heftren. ens % Purfisrd's W.li
hnasn pin men. uas In seattle tor fr~
E days isst ~eea. ard reported that 81
teams are already catered fsF IN. Pacific
/ International tournaments al Portland
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
BOXING IN
INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. s.
Prospects Of a revival of htg boxing
bouts In Indiana doomed brighter to.
day an result of boxing TIN pass.
INK second reading in the state an.
scmhly here yesterday. Mrs. Julia
y. Nelson. only woman member Of
the lower house, voted for the meas.
urc.
Tho bin ms amended now provides
for is-round decision bouts TO be
supervised by n state commission OF
three members.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
BOWLING

Before the largest crowd Of the
s~ason tho Seattle National team
showed they were tho class Of the
league by taking two out OF thr~e
from the Dexter.HortOn five and
cinchcd first place. The Federal Hs-
serve took three straight frvm the
National city cellar champs.
Van oruum tied the league record
for high score with 257. he also had
high total OF sss.
In The hon Marche league. No. !
and No. J teams took the odd game
from No. and No. ?. respectively
Wick rolled high score. .i.. and VIII
iursau Ind I'll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
ABOUT
UMPIRES

II won't be long before Prexy Nc
Carthy oS the Coast league appoints
his umpires for the 1871 season. I'm
pires, or rather good umpires- are
hard to get. but II seems. with little
effort. that Mccarthy should be able
% improve upon the officiating In
the Coast league this year. The ma
5ority Of the Indicator men In the
Coast circuit last year were good
men, but In one or two cases there's
no doubt but what better men can
BE- obtained Word from San Fran
cisco to the effect that BIZ Guthrie
may return to the Coast league Is
welcome news. The big fellow was
Just about the best umpire that ever
worked here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
SPECIAL
A. L. MEET
SOON

CHICAGO. Feb. s.--A special meet.
ing OF American league magnates. 20
bo held within the next 10 days. has
been called by President Ban John.
BON. Il was stated here today.
Tho BASEBALL rnoguin are expected
10 confer with Federal Judge lands.
hnacllail's new commissioner. on de
tails ~ tho iaitcr's plans for keep
Ing the games reputation spoticsa.
II ls also probable that many Of
the magnatea viii take part in the
trial Of tho eight indicted White aox
players. who VIII be tried within the
next two weeks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
CRAvATH HAS
WEAK LEGS

Salt Lake fans have been warned
not TO expect much OF Gavvy
Cravath, their new manager, when II
comes 10 speed. They say In the
East that Cravath's pins have gone
hAck on him and that he won't be
abie 70 play regularly. Chances are
that he will start the season AZ a
regular outfielder with the Bees. un-
til he obtains someone 10 play his
berth. But he will undoubtedly act
as a pinch hitter frequently turnout
the season and he ought TO give the
pitchers plenty TO worry about, be-
cause his bat has lost mono OF its
charm for long hits.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

The prccocious infant had just re
turned from his first day at school
registering intense ennui. The anx.
ious family gathered around.
Donald asked his mother. what
did you learn today.
Nothing"
what. nothing at ail7-
Nope; there was n woman there
who wanted 10 know how to spell
cat. so / told her. That's all.'--
American Legion Weekly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
LASKER IN
II. S.

NEW YORK. Feb. s--Dr. En-.
manuel I.aaker. Berlin. worlds cham.
pion chess player. who was denied ad.
mission TO America In recent ruling
OF tn. state department. win be al.
lowed 20 stop here on his way 10 Ha.
vana. the Manhattan Chess club has
been notified by the state department.
Lasier probably viii play here before
he goes to Havana to play Jose Casa.
blanca
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
MITCHELL TO
ST. LOUIS?

VIII Johnny Mitchell be traded TO
the ST. Louis Americans by the New
York Yanks7 Talk is rife that the
Yanks are trying to swing deal for
baby Doll" Jacobson, the star out
fielder OF the Browns. The 81. Louis
club needs infielders while they have
wealth of good outfielders. And
Mitchell would fill In nicely at second
base, left open by Joe Gedeon, who Is
out of baseball. due TO the Chicago
scandal
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
HURLEY GETS
COIN

Bill Hurley. the veteran minor
Ieulxue manager. dropped into the Of
nee the other day to tell us that he
had finally obtained Judgment
against the Great Falls club OF tho
Northwestern league for salary that
they owed him In 1916. There was
= big sauabbie over It at the time
and Bin lost out In the lower court.
but the supreme court Of Montana
finally decided IN Bits favor and he
has a nice wad Of dough coming from
the Great Falls club.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
BRITTON
RETAINS
WELLER
TITLE
nv HENRY n. FARRELL

NEW YORK. Feb s.--Hrsidca
being tho worlds wcitcrwcight king.
Old Man Jaels Britton Is mono.
logue champion.
Perhaps running tine OF tauns.
Ing talk from the first to last
gong had as much 10 do with
his victory over Ted Lewis In
Madison Square Garden last night
as the tantalixinr left which he
kept In the Engiishman's face.
IL was a great exhibition OF what
Lewis doesn't know about boxing.
Brftton gave a marvellous exhibi.
ton Of blocking and defensive tao
tics. Lewis missed enough blows
10 pound all the nails in a bunga.
low.
In the rs rounds he didn't hit
g.hs champion solidly half dozen
times.
In the sixth and tenth rounds
only, Lewis looked unlike a novice.
Tho champion was a bundle Of
confidence and he let his feelings
out thru his tongue.
Between the rounds Britton fol-
lowed Lewis to his corner mutter.
Ing:
Listen. n you don't tame down.
III take you to school while"
Lewis hit him low in the fourth
round and the champion Missed thru
his teeth--"Thats your game. EN-.
kiddo7 Trying to sneak out on n
foul7''
In n clinch during the firth round.
Britton. close TO the EngliHhman's
ear. barked. Hear 'em out there.
Teddy: they're razzin' and laughin'
at you"
In the seventh round Britton
gave him this vertal punch
You'd make n good sparring part.
ner: want a Sby'
In tho ninth the referee warned.
Don't wrestle. boys" and the
champion interrupted: TN do any
thing he wants to-"
Again in the tenth the referee
warned. Watch your elbows.
Lewis" and Britton shot back:
GIVE i'm a ball bat IL he wants
IT,"
In the final round Lewis was
holding with both arms around his
waist and Britton said. Hold
tight. Teddy. or III push you out
a bed in "A minute"
Brtton's sentences were pune.
tuated always with nasty lefts and
wicked night hooks. Lewis didn't
answer to either. He had rubber
guard IN his mouth and couldn't
talk and as far as being able TO
hit him. his hands might just as
well have been tied.
NEW YORK. Feb. s.-More than
10000 spectators saw Jack Britton
defeat Ted Lewis last night in Madi.
son Square Garden. The gross re-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

Sammy Bohne. seattie's third
smoker. who has Just returned from
his trip to the Orient. was very much
surprised when he learned that Bert
Ellison had been shipped from De-
tfult to the San Francisco Seals
II played with Ellison In St
Paul . few years ago" says Bohne.
and he was a corking good bah
player then. He's hard hitter and
should DO played either at second
base or In the outfield"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb. s.
Frank Carbone. OF New York. com
pIetely outclassed and won 15-round
decision over Sailor Petrovskey, OF
California. here last night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

Goal summary

Goal summary
FIRST period. i--Taneouyer. Cook from
J. Adams. tiae
Second period s-~vanrouver Duncan
1888. s@Saneouves. MAekay. los -
Victoria. oatruan from bsnderdala. tstt.
Third period s--Naneogver Harris
tft7. e--NictsFla. Froderirkson, attN -
Vancouver. Harris from Cook ssi1
suh-titufions
First period victoria-H. MeekinK for
Dunderdaie Second period Victoria
Dunderdaie fer u. MeskinE. ~ MsckinK
for puudsfdsis: pundardAia for Freder.
icksen. Third period virtofia--H
aeekiuE for W. touehiin. q Msekine for
, Satnan. Naneoayer--AdAms for Harris.
Dusireau for Aackay
pesalfI~~
First period Vancouver. Adams. :
rninuisa Second period. None. Third
period Vancouver Mackay. } minutes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
STANFORD
CAGERS BEAT
WASHINGTON

PALo ALTO. Feb. s.-Stanfords
cage team defeated Washington here
last night rs 10 IL. The second
game viii be played here tonight.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
NEWCOMER AT
LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles has three men con-
euFting for the hot corner job. Bert
N1ehcff and Tex Mcdonald. who
pAycd the bag last year. Will fight
u out with newcomer named
Ilndamorc. who served time with the
Oklahoma City club IN the Western
league last year. They say that
Ilndamorc Is the goods.
Two teams are without third sack
ers 10 far. They're Portland and
0An Lake. Neither team has much
a bali club TO date and unless they
noap out and line up some bail play
err In a hurry they're going TO have
: hard time to keep from falling out
Of the bottom OF the league.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

In the other game Of tho day
Franklin and Ballard were due 20
tangic. They meet at Franklin. In
their first meeting Ballard won hs'
one point In an overtime game.
Lincoln was scheduled TO play
West Seattle. but the game has been
postponed because OF the vacinna.
ton OF the West Side men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
SCHULTZ DROPS

Those veterans surely stick to
hassbaIl. Noticed the other day In
IN Eastern paper that Frank
Schultz. the home run king OF the
chicago Cubs, when they were In
their prime. has been sold to the At
Ianta club In the Southern league by
M Syracuse International league
club.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
MARYLAND
PRODUCES
HOME RUN
KINGS
ARyI.AND Is the

AitffsAND In the
home run" state.
Il h r g g swat
kings hail from
the Oyster state.
Each has earned
tn e "homerun"
prefix.
They're Home
run" II "A k g r,
"fIomerun" Babe
Ruth and Home
run" Jack Bent
ley.
Their motto
Over the fence is
out.
Each believes
a.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
MIDGET
CAGE
LEADERS
WIN

Franklin stayed I'm the running for
the midget basketball title Monday
by nosing out Lincoln at the Lincoln
sym by a II TO count. The score
was close turnout
The llneupa
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]
the secret oi
ionE>rangc hitting ia due TO different
sectionh OF their anatomy.
"Homerun" Baker says It's the
hands.
''iIomerun" Baho says It's tho eyes
and the swing.
"Homerun" bentley says It's the
feet.
They're all right. Close checking
shows that each gets results by a
combination OF the three.
SAYS
BAkEIi--
tits the way grasp the hat" Aays
''iiomcrun" Baker.
Grab u right down at the knob
No long distance hitter holds the hat
far up.
Use all the wood In the hat.
"iiit from tho shoulder. Us. a
heavy hat.
That's my secret"
Baker once held the swat crown
He's silil Yankee. After a years
layoff he plans n comeback 60 fight
iiamhino Babe homerin duel.
SAYS
nABi.--
'"rhe eye and the swings the
thing" nays 'iIomerun" Hab..
"coordinating the two-times the
ball and the hat. That makes the
hall travel.
Swing a fraction Of a aerond too
early or too late and YOU don't HIT a
homer.
The old eye counts most. without
keen eye you fiiyver."
Il hit 81 last year because timed
my swing. When was making
movies my eye went had. dldn',
bus, one for three weeks. No pic
lures for me this summer.
I'm shootin' at rs"
Babe h now hunting quail down lr
Dixie. He's knocking down IN.
brides like champion. His rocc
eye does the business
SAYS
BENTLEY
''Homerunninr depends on hos
you place your feet" Hays Home
run" Bentley.
That gives a latter poise.
Keep your. feet together. Your,
set 90 step M or hack then.
last r~ason tried for whii- q
keep my feet apart hit hattins
slump.
| Manager Jack Dunn told me q
get my feet together. I did. Then
started bouncing 'rrn over the waflm.
Bentley n combination OF pitcho
and awattnr
Ills orioic boss could sen him I,
the hg leagues for $50. eao~-if h,
wanted IN.
Maryiander- are proud Of thoi
homerun products.
BABE grew up In Baltimore. Bakr'
lives NJ Trappe. Bentley farms noal
Sandy Spring
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

Swiss cheese Is now bctng exported
from the United States to Swi,zer-
land.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
NEW THIRD
SACKERS
FOR COAST
LEAGUE
BY LEO n. I.ASsEN

Only two clubs are slated 20 be-
atm the 1871 Coast league race with
the same third sackers that played
tho hot corner for them last season.
Those clubs arr san Francisco.
whore Willie kamm h again almost
certain Go play third. and Vernon.
whore Red Smith ~ due TO per.
form az the look.in corner again.
Smith Is almost cinch, while
kamm will have plenty OF com
petition. There's Morris Rath, due
from Cincinnati. and Bert Ellison.
turned over 60 the Seals by Detroit.
who may figure at the third base
hcrth for the Seals.
SEATTLE Is
WELL. FINED
Seattle win be well fortified with
Tex wisterxil at third He's taking
tho place OF sammy Bohne. by FAR
the best third sacker In the league
hast year but Tex Is a good. steady
player. good hitter and a fine all
around ball player. In our opinion
the club couldn't have landed bet
ter man TO step into Sans shoes
Oakland may or may not have
~Babc" pineri at third base. rinelli
was turned over TO Oakland by the
Detroit Tigers on the condition that
Carl Holdings. pitcher. be turned over
TO the Tigers. But Carl has been
hooked up Il. some sort OF a burglary
charge In san Francisco and the deal
may be Off. In that case the former
Sacramento third sacker won't per-
form for the Oaks and Manager How
ard may have 10 depend upon the
veteran Jack Knight to take care OF
third base again.
Sacramento win have Charley Pick
~ third base this year. Pick. who
graduated to the majors from San
Francisco. returns TO the Coast
lcAgue from tho Boston Nationals
after n couple OF years OF service In
the btg show. He ought 20 make a
valuable man for tho Soions II his in.
N1red ankle has rounded into shape
again
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

VANCOUVER. II. C.. Fch. s.--van.
couvcr IL back In the lead In the
Coast puck race due TO their 6 10 :.
Vancouver got AN early lead and was
never headed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08
TACOMA FANS ARE DUE
QUAY CAGE
MEN TO
PLAY
TIGERS

Chances for the Broadway Tigers
and the Queen Anne Hoopers 10 stay
In the race for the high school
basketball championship depended
largely upon tho outcome OF their
game nj Queen Anne this afternoon.
The big TIFF WAS scheduled TO get
under way at 3.5o.
Broadway has just about been
knocked out % the running by their
defeats by Lincoln and Franklin.
Queen Anne. on the other Mind. has
lost but one game. and that TO Broad.
way In the Tigers gym.
But this p. m. the game was
scheduled for the Queen Anne floor
and the hin boys always have an ad-
vantage when playing on their own
floor because Of the small size OF
the gym and because The baskets
arc located right on the end walls.
Queen Anne was a favorite 10 win
this game.
The teams were scheduled 10 line
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

NEW YORK. Feb. s.-More than
10000 spectators saw Jack Britton
defeat Ted Lewis last night in Madi.
son Square Garden. The gross re-
ceipts from 1i.7O0 paid admissions
were s60.23l. Britton received $40.
1926. the largest purse OF his career,
and Lewis got si1,443.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

After getting off 10 y had start,
IN. itipp~'s Cafe team came strong
and shot two nice Eame-, winning
essiis from tho Eagles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

daibraith. ~ chsasiy's. shot the high.
est total Of the week His ga. al and
$50 scores are nice 20 look At Paul
Meyers aiso crashed the wood for coed
total Ills average climbs little even
week
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

The brooks five IL settled IN second
place for another week or 30. ~ they
took the Hube'a Cafe down the line two
out Of three.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

Stewart Wright led the DENLY Truck
10 victory with s5e total. That's show
ting the way. Steve.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

The DENLY Truck team -rat going
again and rolled three swell games. hut
lost game NJ that, aa the prpheum
bunch rolled a 4. zoe the last game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

PM iiossy. Of hlppe's Cafe. had Just
received his eontfasf % pitch for Tacoma,
Ia tho f.-t league. and shot only &ss
hut he certainly knocks EN- dead Ia the
pot games.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

The Eihs No. sprung the surprise 81
the week BY taking two out Of three
from the EihH No. }. Hiii Muas outfii
was off stride.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-08

ny uAHHy urSrooS
fhsasts's tssfn made "a bis gain IN
tho percentage column la the sIty
i-ssue last scrk. Ti,cy ruled tho
hiH total .f zsao. and took throo
straight frufu the f.untbertarp.
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I'D Ward DiUisiOn
Report Is Qudshed

Continued from Pagc One
the same person should be both judge
and party While in this case but
one Of the five commissioners must be
found not to be impartial within the
meaning of the act. the legal taint Is
as great. in strictnesS Of application
Of the requirement Of the act, as in
the Forty sixth Ward case, in which
four of the commissioners were signerS
of the petition for division. Since the
act provides for five. any less is not
in strict conformity with the require
mcnt, and the report of an improperly
constituted commission cannot be suS-
tainCd.'
The commissioners who recommended
the division Of the ward are: J. Lee
Patton, chairman; LysandNr p. Pratt,
secretary; George W. Geasey. William
Z. Murphy and Mr.. Smith. They were
appointed June by Judge Stake in
Quarter Sessions Court, and after con-
ducting several hearings in Germantown
and Chestnut Hill filed their report
July 81.
a rule was then taken by attorneys
representing Mrs. II. s. prentiss Mich
OILS, William II. Emhardt and. the Ger
mantown and Chestnut Hill Improve
ment Association to have the report
quashed
Judge Barratts action leaves the
original petition for division Of the ward
before the Court with now commis-
sion to conduct hearings. and the entire
work of the original commission ap-
pointed by Judge Stake is wiped out.
Commenting on the decision, Mrs.
Nichols said:
Il think that Judge Barratt made n
very fair decision in the matter. It is
what | had hoped for"
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Full Body to Act on
Subcommittee Work


ulpd 10 meet the women were "Tom"
Cunningham. chairman of the Repub-
licon civ Committee. Senator Vnre.
Corntr Commissioner George Holmes
CIorIcs CIInS "a Hall voro reutenont in
Sn"nnu n"n,Ii o,d Ricbord woglcin nres;.
, ouiCt'' os C"mno;i man, "o '>e' '
'ciIS ~, VI om onno-o,tlr aid n ,i,t,o Go.
uring in advance, and came to the con
clusion that being on time at such an
affair, when they would meet women
who were leaders In society, as well as
In politics, was 'betise, to say the
least. At any event, they sedulously
avoided being there. at the time sched-
uled for the meeting. Senator Ware
was the last to arrive, getting in short
ly after II. The committee went into
executive session exactly at IL 10.
The first man on the job was tom
Cunningham. Tom" as most people
know. Is big and horid. He has a large
and shining rubicund countenance, with
pleasant and broad smile.
He was tastefully and more or less
quietly dressed in a brown suit His
face was bright and beaming MS lie en-
, tered the red -carpctcd room and made
n low bow 10 the ladies grouped over
near one of the windows.
Perhaps tom" expected to find them
talking politics. A careful attendant
kept a large half of the room clear Of
other visitors for the greater privacy Of
the women as they waited, but it was
very evident from the gestures that Mrs
Altemus was making Just before Tom"
entered that they were talking on the
perennially interesting topic-clothes.
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Mrs. Altemus was making large and
sweeping gestures. and the other women
were smiling aprreciatively. She couldn
have been describing anything but n
perfectly lovely hat and gown: