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New Britain herald., 1924-01-10

Jim Delahanty, formerly big league star, who is to umpire in the Ameri- can association the coming season, was always very popular as a player. Jim may find it difficult to retain that popularity with the athletes now that he is a judge of play instead of one of them.
 During his career in the American league. Jim was much in favor with the arbitrators. They liked his rough but always honest style.
 Delahanty was in his element when he could start a friendly argument. He had a way of working up a dis cussion and then dropping entirely out of it when the going became heat cd. Often Jim would mildly protest some decision, just to see if he couldn't come out on top in the battle of wits with the umpire. In particu- Ter, Jim liked to pick on the late Tim Hurst, despite the fact that the two were the very best of friaoks.
 Billy Evans, umpire, in discussing him, recalls: "I never will forget an episode that took place in the old American League park in New York, with Hurst and Delehanty as the cen- tral figures,
 Jack Chesbro. the great spitball pitcher, then in his prime, was pitch ing for New York, Jack Kleinow was the catcher Delahanty. with Wash ington at the time, was the batter. Chesbro had n very deceptive spitball that broke sharply in the last few feet it travelled. If an umpire called it too quickly he was always in trouble. With the count two balls and two strikes, Chesbro threw n splitter that Hurst ruled ball. A couple of rnn- ners were on at the time and ches- bro and Klcinow rayed at Hurst for not calling Delahanty out on strikes, which would have retired the side. | Jim was always a dangerous hitter, highly respected by tho American league pitchers. In an effort to ap- pease Chesbro and Kleinow, Hurst got 1 himself into trouble.
 "T say the ball was too low said | Hurst. so sure am I that am right | l will leave it to Dclahanty. What | about it, Jim?'
 Tn a matter of fact, conveying the | impression that he was bored at being drawn into the argument, Delahanty replied: Why, you little blind bum, it was right through the heart Of the plate, six Inches above my knee Deahanty simply so replied to make Hurst rave and he succeeded. Right through the heart Of the plate. Well what do you think Of that? Get ready, Mir Delahanty, and take a swing at the next one, it's strike no matter where it is chesbro and Kleinow, knowing that Hurst never backed down, took chance and threw high last ball that was foot over Della hanty's head.
 "Deiahanty started for first, believ- Ing he had been passed, only 10 hear the raucous strike three from Hurst. m
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10
HOCKEY

Boston, Jan. i0.--tlarvard ', Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology O.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10

Positively fresh eggs. Gle dog. Russell Bros, 3O1 Main street.--Adv.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10

Gymnasium classes for boys will start al tho school next week. An assistant will be chosen 10 help Physical Director Cassidy with the classes. He will also help to train the athletic teams, it is expected.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10

A crowd of some 50 students will accompany the team 10 Hartford 10 sec them play the St. Thomas team Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10

"Delahanty started for first, believ- ing he had been passed, only to hear the raucous strike three from Hurst. Then 1t was Dclahanty's turn 10 rave and he did"
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10

Positively fresh eggs. Sic dog. Russell Bros, s01 Main street--Adv.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10
HIGH SCHOOL
 SPORTS

The intor-class league opened with q bang at the school yesterday after noon. All six teams representing the classes at the school fought for the honor of their respective classes, and fought they did. In their anxiety 10 help dheir team to victory many per- sonal fouls were called, but as most of the would-be foul shooters did not have their eyes on the basket they gained little in the line of points by this method. In fact there was so much wrestling about for the ball there was little scoring done by any of the teams.
 The big surprise Of the afternoon was the junior team, last years champions by the Seniors. The score. to 3, sounds like d polo game. Ii was more like it than a basketball game. Duke" Rogin talked a good game for the winners.
 The freshman team was defeated by the team Of the flmid-freshman class. The score ot this game was 6 to ,.
 The last game Of the afternoon was between the senior mid-year and junior mid-year teams. For long time it looked as if an overtime game would have to be played since neither team scored. but the third year boys managed to score enough points 10 give them the game. Score: Junior mid-years, |, senior id-ycars. .. Charley" Covert Is telling every one today how he happened to score tho lone point.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10
 
THREE GAMES WITH
 HARTFORD OUTFITS
Locals Play West Sides Tonight, DiXiS Sat-, KaceyS Next Week

The All-Ncw Britain five goes to Hartford tonight to meet up with the West Sides quintet and it is disap- pointed bunch of players they will be if they do not return late this eve- ming with victory under their belt. After dropping four straight games by marrow margins, they feel they are due to come out of their slump. get the breaks and another run of vic- tories. The teams will line up to- night as follows, with Brennan cs.ii- ing them:
 ALL-NEW BRITAIN W. SIDES DdpCoCh MurpHy
 Left forward Iaylor ............ Bennett
 Right forward WoJack ................. Herman
 Center Pelletier ................ Beckwith
 Left guard Larson .................. Harmon
 Right guard MCNdHidrd f9tuFhi
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10
DiNicS Saturday.

Tonight's game with Hartford is one of a series of three straight with capital city teams for Saturday night,~at the Arch street armory, they will again try conclusions with the Dixie Speed Boys who have one victory over them this season. The DiXies took another game last night when they defeated the All-Torring- ton outfit, S9-ls. The Dixies lined up last night as follows. the accompany ing figures also showing how their shooting eyes were against the up- state outfit,
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10
Seminary Boys Have Fast Outfit But Locals Are Practicing Faithfully in Hopes of Regaining LaureIs Lost Year Ago.


 GOrnlan ..s...,...... ..''' "th"
 Right Guard.
 It will be q veteran team that will face the New Britain high school Sat urday The St. Thomas Seminary team has three Of it's regular backs from last year. and all three are stars of the first caliber. The New Britain team will have a tough task on their hands to hold the fast Hartford team, and confidence of victory is not run ming very high at the school The game will be played at the West Mid dle gymnasium, and will be called at 5 o'clock.
 Last Years Record.
 Last year the championship team Of the New Britain high school met their first reverse of the season at the hand of tho seminary team. From the beginning of the game the New Britain team was not in the running, and was outplayed in every depart ment of the game, Last year the seminary team defeated the New Brit ain team once, and the Hartford pub lie high school team twice, This year the Hardware City aggregation had only one veteran left while the Saints have three. They lost Mike Long. their captain and center, and butch" Deschamps, who is now playing with the Hartford public high school team, Followers Of the seminary team claim that this years team will be one of the best in history.
 Practicing Very Hard.
 The Red and Gold team is putting fin a hard week Of practice in prepa- ration for the game, and are hopeful Of victory. The same lineup will be relied upon to carry the hopes Of the Hardware cIrg. The boys are not cX- perienced as a unit, but as individuals they seem to do fairly well. They will be drilled along the lines of team work this week For team that was hit so badly by graduation they have done remarkably well so far this sea son. There is only one veteran in the lincnp The rest Of the team con sists Of material from tho second team, and tho interclass league. Despite this. however. they have sue ceeded in defeating the Weaver high school and the Wesleyan college team, and in holding the fast alumni team to a one point victory. The vic tory ovsr the Weaver team can best be appreciated when one considers only two days practice.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10

Billy Evans. umpire. in discussing him, recalls: T never will forget an episode that took place in the old American League park in New York, with Hurst and Delehanty as the cen- tral figures.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10
.DELAHANTY ALWAYS l
 A POPULAR PLAYER
New Umpire However, May Have
 Rough Road Ahead

Jim Delahanty, formerly big league star, who is to umpire in the Ameri- can association the coming season, was always very popular as a player. Jim may find it difficult to retain that popularity with the athletes now that he is a judge of play instead of one of them.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10

"I say the ball was too low, said Hurst, so sure am I that am right l will leave it to Dolahanty. What about it, Jim?'
New Britain herald., 1924-01-10

During his career in the American league. Jim was much in favor with the arbitrators. They liked his rough but always honest style.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
U. S. AS "M0NEY MAKER"
$11, 100000 in Paper Currency
Turned Out Daily by Bureau.

Making money is one of the big
government industries. according to
THE American Government" by
Frederic j. Haskin. An average Of
s11 900. 900 worth of paper money is
printed every working day Of the
year at the bureau of engraving and
printing, he says. American paper
money Is made of the toughest linen.
but the lifetime of bill Is generally
less than two years. Low denomina-
tion certificates have the most strenu-
Gus and briefest careers and return to
the government in. u year and half.
The last scene in the dramatic his
tory of Il dollar bill takes place in the
Treasury. The old and outworn bills
are fed into a huge macerator, which
sometimes chews up a million dollars
in a. mouthful. Yellow, gold back
certificates, the aristocracy of the
paper money, have a less wearing
existence than the plebeian dollar
bills. But after three years on an
average. the gold note rubs shoulders
with the dollar in the macerator,
which reduces both to common pulp.
A new, revised and enlarged cdi-
tion OF "The American Government"
Is just off the press.
Furnished to readers Of this paper
at a nominal expense, as explained in
coupon published elsewhere in this
newspaper.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Parent-Teacher Activities

ing to the engagements of the speak
er. the date was changed to w ednes-
day. The executive board of this as
sociation met Wednesday afternoon
and was informed that electric lights
are being installed in the Peabody
School and that the heating plant at
the Hilton. will soon be improved.
The Parent-Teachers' Association
Of the Wormley School elected Off
GERS Thursday evening as follows:
George Parker, president; DR.. Charles
Marshall, vice president; Miss Jessie
B. Parks, secretary. and the principal.
Miss Laura G. Arnold. treasurer. AS
sistant Supt. Wilkinson and Super
visor j. c. Nalle made addresses. Miss
Jessie Parks contributed a solo. Miss
a. Silence gave Rotations.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Monkey Taught in Reason.

Instinct is supposed to guide beasts
and birds exclusively. but a captive
monkey has been taught to reason,
according to eminent naturaliSts VINO
have reported one capable OF select
ing a lever to perform a mechanical
piece Of work. The particular mon
key under observation confronted
with the task of lifting a lid on a
box Wondered a while and then Sc
lected a strong stick to use as a
prying lever.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

District of Colum-
bia Congress of
Mothers and Par
ent-Teacher Asso-
citation. AS her
husband was an
Army officer, Mrs.
Patterson h a s
lived in the vari-
ous Army posts
until recently, but
has been in Wash
ington a little
over two years,
and Is much grati-
fed to be able to
educate her little
girl in our schools.
The child began
Evening star., 1924-03-02

Ask your druggist for genuine
California Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, which has direc-
tions for babies and children Of all
You must say "California" or you
may get an imitation fig syrup.
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Dependable Laxative for Sick Baby or Child Harmless

Hurry, Mother. Even fretful,
peevish child loves. the pleasant
taste Of California" Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA and it never
fails to open the bowels. A tea
spoonful today may prevent sick
child tomorrow
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Overtaken.

From the Cornell Widow.
May-She had a lively race for a
husband.
Sue-Yes, I heard she married q
rundown nobleman. I
Evening star., 1924-03-02
Depends.

From Life.
Rastus-Gwine have a garden this
yeah?
Rufus-Yas. deed. if NAH wife's
back gifts better
Evening star., 1924-03-02

The Peabody Hilton Parent-Teach-
ers' Association will meet in the
school Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock. The speaker will be DR..
Copeland and the entire program will
be one on health. The regular day
for the meeting is Tuesday. but, ow-
Evening star., 1924-03-02

The Maury Home and School Asso-
citation will meet March in the
eighth grade room at 3:15 o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

This column Is conducted by the
District of Columbia Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associa-
tious; headquarters, 406 5th street
northwest.
Mrs. Z. W. Patterson is the press
chairman CT the wallach-Towers
Parent-Teacher Association and is the
chairman Of the hope chest OF the
Evening star., 1924-03-02

The Henry-Polk Parent-Teachers'
Association met Wednesday night
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter was the
speaker.
Evening star., 1924-03-02

The Adams Parent-Teachers' Asso-
clation will meet at the school tomor-
row at 3:15 o'clock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10
Removed Billbodrds
From All Highways

Definite steps by civic organizations
TO eliminate billboards from the high
ways of the Pacific coast are expected
10 result from the impetus given the
movement by the Standard Oil COM
pany of California, which has torn
down 1000 of its roadway signs in
California, Oregon and Washington.
The company removed its highway
advertisements on the ground that
they detracted from the beauty of the
roads, and ordered that hereafter such
signs should be confined to CONNER
cial zones.
There was instant public response
up and down the coast" said Kenneth
R. Kingsbury, president Of the COM
pany I'VE have had editorials, let
tiers and kilograms by the hundreds
indicating that a keen feeling exists
concerning the marring of our great
highways by signs"
The Skyline boulevard, great high
way being completed from San Fran
cisco southwark along the high ridges
overlooking the Pacific ocean, is re-
ported to be insured against billboa~ds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10
UgIiness a Liability

Attractiveness has been deemed an
important asset in the development of
such thoroughfares as Fifth avenue in
New York and Michigan boulevard in
Chicago. There is no question that
the beautiful home in an attractive
residence district has value far in
excess of the commonplace home in a
district of uneven development. But
does attractiveness pay in commercial
building in general as in the case of
residences? Is it good business to put
up an attractive Office or store building
rather than a plain, unadorned struc-
ture. even an ugly structure? 1t was
observed in one of the large cities re-
Gently that the ugly commercial build
ing was the one most often without
tenants and the structure that as a
rule was the first to be torn down and
replaced. No doubt that observation
would hold in many instances, in many
cities.-Kansas City Times
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10
Sleeping Porch Should
Be Open on Three Sides

Growing interest is being mani
tested in the sleeping porch, that
curious modification OF covenants
standards, writes Estelle H. Refs in
the american Builder" Human per-
yersity is such that if we had to
be exposed to the wind and the cold
and the rain we would be more than
likely to rebel. But the plan has
so many advantages in hardness and
the sense of wellbeing that comes with
out-of-doors sleeping that it has wide
ly commended itself. Especially when
all the dangers have been eliminated,
as in our modern sleeping pOrches, is
this reversion to an ancient practice
worthy of continuance.
The sleeping porch should be open
on three sides. but screened in sum-
mer with rustproof screens and pro-
vided with sliding windows for WIN
ter. If it is located cn the second
floor of the house it will have greater
privacy and less possible annoyance
from insects and traffic.
People who like sleeping porches
have found it convenient to build one
over a first story veranda. This is
called a double-deck arrangement and
is convenient and inexpensive TO con-
struct. Such an arrangement, extend
ing at the side of the house in the
form of a wing, may be covered by the
main roof of the house and increase
its apparent size.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10

= Building
Advisory Committees
for To,Un Beautifying

Ugliness is becoming the rule in
many of the extreme aspects of modern
town life, the Literary Digest COM
ments sadly. The suave writer calls
it Indifference of the greater public
to "the general artistic and natural
amenities of towns and rural areas"
The beauty of the past is sacrificed TO
make way for modern Improvements,
says the Christian Science Monitor,
voicing a plea for concerted effort at
tOwn-beautifying:
1T is when things get bad when
they seem at their worst. that endur-
ance reaches its limit. Already in
parts of America something has been
done toward the suppression of bill
boards that babe fair to conceal the
country as completely as the smoke
screen in battle at sea shields the
fleet, and without the same reason or
necessity. The preservation of the
American amenities, if too local for
the art commission in Washington, is
left largely TO woman's clubs. The Eng
fish would take more thorough meas
ures. Architects. reused to a realiza-
ton of the sadness of a land from
which beauty has. flown, and eager TO
stay its flight. suggest the formation
of advisory art committees in towns
and country both. Their function
would be much the same, though on a
more restricted scale, as that of the
English art commission modelled after
the pattern of the American The COM
mittees would advise and interfere in
their own districts-interfere when
some avoidable piece of vandalism
was proposed; advise when new build
ings were TO besput up, new streets
laid, new open spaces planned.
''They would have no power but, the
hope is, would exercise an influence
gradually growing irresistible as the
public consciousness should awaken to
sense of the part beauty plays in
life. Such, in a few words, is the
scheme suggested by the Royal Insti-
tute of British Architects for the guar
dianship of beauty in England"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10
Make Home "Eire-Safeo

The man who builds fire-safe
home is good citizen. He is adding
something permanent to the wealth
of his community, and he has provid-
ed a fire barrier that in itself will
tend to lessen conflagration and pro-
vide stepping points for them.
Put fire-safe roof covering on
your home. Various kinds of fre-re-
sistive roofing have been tested and
tried and found to be well worth their
slight extra cost.
The man with fire-safe home will
generally find that his banker will
grant a larger proportion of its cost
on first mortgage loans owing to the
added security.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10
Linoleum Will Harmonic
With Plan of Decoration

Interior decorators are of late rec
ommending linoleum as an additional
means of lending harmony to the gen.
eral plan of decoration.
The many hundreds of beautiful pat
terms and designs manufactured in
this material are such that almost any
general plan OF decoration can be
made to harmonic with the floor
through the skillful handling of the
many beautiful tones and shades now
perfectedy in this material.
Linoleum, when properly laid. IL OF
a sufficiently high grade, will last al
most indefinitely and requires little or
no expense for upkeep, taking about
1he same finish as would finished
hardwood floor. Waxing Is considered
the best method of treatment for limo
leum. filling up the pores and bringing
out the brightness of the design as
well as removing the necessity for
washing.
Sleeping porches. halls and Kitchens
have long found linOleum almost ne
ce-ssitv. bnt its entrance into other
nortions OF the home has been OF late
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10
Good Construction Will
Pay When Building House

In these days when building costs
so much more than formerly il is
doubly important TO get ones moneys
worth in good substantial material
that will last. 1t is far better to
build a small house of good material
and add 10 it later than TO build a
larger house of fimsy construction
for the same money with cheap tri.a-
mings and material that will not last.
The life of a ,cheaply built house is
seldom more than thirty-five years; by
that time the amount of repairs it has
required TO keep it standing is almost
equal 10 the cost Of rebuilding it.
There are many houses of masonry in
this country which are more than 100
years old and in Europe there are
many more than 500 years. Most of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10
Daddyyker,i!nS
Fairy Ials'&
~r1ary Graham LII
b Bonner q !1se:g #. i SEl
BAcON's GRADUATION

"Grunt, grunt," said Grandfather
Perky Pig. 'are you going to Brother
Bacon's graduation
"Grunt. grunt," said Miss Ham, II
didn't know anything about it, but il
it is not being held far away l will
be only too glad to CO."
1T will be held here in the pen."
said Grandfather Porky Pig.
"rll be on hand. or rather on foot,
or rather on four feet" said Miss
Ham.
whats this / hear? Some excite
ment?" squealed Pinky Pigs mother.
Are you going to Brother Bacon's
graduation?" Porky Pig asked.
81 hadn't heard about it, but I'll at
tend the ceremonies" said Pinky Pigs
mother
Then the news began to fly about
the Pig Pen.
."Are you going to Brother Bacon's
graduation" Pinky Pigs mother
asked Master Pink Pigs mother, and
Master Pink Pigs mother said she
hadn't heard of it, but that she would
be glad to attend, too.
Pinky Pig and Master Pink Pig and
Mrs. Pinky and Mrs. Pink all said
they would like to attend.
Sir Percivalf Pork said he would
like to go to. the graduation and Sir
Benjamin Bacon said so, too.
Little Black Squealer was excited,
indeed. when he was told he could at
tend.
what is it all about, Brother Ba-
CONF? asked Sammy Sausage.
Come to it, Sammy, and you'll find
out" said Brother Bacon.
So Sammy Sausage agreed that he
would not fail to be there.
But you must tell US just where II
will. be and at just what hour
at will be held in the pen promptly
at three o'clock this afternoon" said
Brother Bacon.
Mothers may come and bring the
children; gentlemen may bring the
ladies.
"AIl may come.
"Of course, it is considered nice to
give the one graduating some flow
ers.
"Pigweed will do nicely for me-"
The pigs all looked at each other and
grinned.
Brother Bacon never forgets some
thing of that sort" they all said.
"Squeal, squeal, / won't be able to
find time to get you a bouquet" said
Little Black Squealer.
81 have neither the time nor the
wish" said Sammy Sausage, ''but my
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10

enthusiasm and grace of a bootblack
working on some generous bloke. 1t
has been said that he knows the his
tory of every ball that goes into a
game and that the spheroids will al
most answer by name.
OF course Sammy keeps a pretty
close watch on the balls Should some
one in the bleachers or grand stand
get away with a new one he is apt to
be charged with grand larceny, while
the theft of soiled or refinished pei
let is equivalent to petty larceny.
The climax TO Sammy's frugality