Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1913 — Page 3

NEW DOCK SHED AT CRISTOBAL IS DEDICATED

This is the first photograph of the Immense steel dock shed constructed by the American government at Cristobal, near the Atlantic terminus of the Panama canal, taken at the time of its dedication.

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Daughter of Engand’s Royal House Lacks Vivacity. . n . » Queen Mary Wilk Not Allow Her to Make Debut Until She Reachea the Age of 18-—Life She Leads at Home. London. —Engfish society has been Interested lately in the question of the coming out of her royal highness, the young Princess Mary. As the only daughter of the king of England it is natural that there should be much speculation as to her future prospects, and her name has already been coupled by matchmakers with those of several foreign royalties. Princess Mary was sixteen years old on April 26, but Queen Mary has no intention of introducing her daughter to the world as a grownup woman till after she Is eighteen. As a matter of fact, the princess looks younger than her real age, and In mind and education she is younger, for though naturally she has had every educational advantage she has been brought up so simply that In mind she remains somewhat undeveloped. To a certain extent she inherits her mother’s shyness and lack of geniality.

Princess Mary.

Queen Mary even now will shed tears of sheer nervousness at the of receiving an ambassador and his suite, though she will converse with perfect aplomb, intelligence and interest with a doctor at a large hospital, or will present prizes in public to poor children with a charming little greeting for each recipient in the view of cheering thousands. Princess Mary’s nervousness and want of aavoir folre were exemplified not long ago when she had to be fitted for a dress. Two dressmakers attended, and the young princess, after much thought and some hesitation, made a remark about the weather. Then, giving up the attempt to manufacture conversation, she occupied herself while altertions were being made by busily picking up the pins which had been dropped on the floor. "1 thought it was better than talig Ing when I had nothing to say,” she told her governess, "and at any rate it was useful.” It Is Interesting to note that she inherits some of the traits of her great grandmother, Queen Victoria. She has,

like her ancestress, no sense of humor, and in spite of the sensible upbringing of her parents has a considerable idea of her own importance. TJie writer can vouch for the following episode which happened at one of the large garden parties at Buckingham palace about two years ago. Princess Mary, dressed in a simple white dress, was allowed, rather as a favor, to mingle with the guests. Running up to a high court official whom she knew well, and who was in deep conversation with a member of the government, she pulled his coat sleeve several times to gain his attention. At last he turned and said courteously but rather impatiently, "Run away, little lady; I’m busy now.” The princess ran to her mother, who had observed the little scene from a distance. “Mother!” cried the Indignant daughter, “Sir called me ’little lady' and told be to run away.” “You had better go back to him, my dear,” said the queen, “and tell him that though you are a princess, that you have yet to learn to be a little lady.” ' Princess Mary is something of an autocrat among her brothers, and at Sandringham, the charming country bpuse of the king and queen in Norfolk, there is sometimes a good deal of sparring and an exchange of much plainness of speech. Once when games were being played with the children of the gamekeepers on the estate, the princess in a fit of temper pushed one of her playmates into a shallow pond and then ran away laughing. The Prince of Wales, then about thirteen, was very angry with his sister, and locked her up in a summer house.

BULLET PROOF WOLF KILLED

Old Whitey’s Depredations Cost Rancher $50,000 In Past" Five Years. Wheatland, Wyo.—Old Whitey, an unusually large gray wolf whose depredations have cost the stockmen of this section $50,000 during the past five years, was slain by George Koons on the Mertz ranch on the Laramie plains. Old Whitey was probably the most cunning wild animal that ever operated in southeast Wyoming. He sidestepped poisoned food and traps set out to catch him, while his fleetness of ifoot carried him out of reach of Russian etaghounds. He seemed bullet proof, for on many occasions ranchmen have heard the thud of their bullets as they struck his hide, but he always got away until this time. His hide is scarred by many bullet wounds and his feet and legs are knots of broken cords and muscles. Koons will obtain rewards of over SIOO for the capture of Old Whitey.

REVEALS HIS DOUBLE LIFE

Divorce Sult Shows Silk Salesman In New York Kept Up Two Homes. New York.—The successful suit for divorce brought by Mrs. Ada M. Clingen against John J. Clingen, a silk salesman, disclosed the tact that Clingen had maintained two establishments." with a family in each. The decree of divorce was granted to the wife by Justice Tompkins of the supreme court at White Plains. Until last December Clingen, it appears, lived with his wife, a son and daughter in Claremont avenue. Then it became known that he was maintaining another woman and two children in a home in Cedarhurst, L. I. The two children in Cedarhurst are very young, while his son and daughter are each more than seventeen years old. The name of the woman at Cedarhurst was not given in the papers.

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COLLEGE MEN ARE PRAISED

Major General Wood Says They Advance Rapidly In the Arts of Wsr. Washington. College men are showing the greatest enthusiasm for military life and have the making of excellent soldiers, in the opinion of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, on returning from the maneuver camp at Gettysburg. He reported to this effect to Secretary Garrison, commending the progress being made by the students. Owing to the lack of time in the initial stages it was not possible to se> cure a large attendance of the collegians, but there are now 175 in camp

Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.

training with regular soldiers and receiving special lectures in military science from half a dozen war college officers. The students’ enthnsiasm, it is predicted, and their glowing reports will induce many of their college mates to participate, in the encampment next year. Similar satisfactory reports have been received by the war department from the Presidio at Monterey. A number of western college students are in <mmp there with the regulars during the school vacation periods.

NEW YORK FILM LAW SIGNED

Ordinance Safeguards Audiences In Moving Picture Theaters In Metro polla New York.—»fayor Gaynor . signed the new moving picture oidlnance which was passed recently by the board of aidermen. The ordinance goes into effect on Aug. 8. - The new ordinance provides bettei safeguards for the patrons of moving picture theaters by laying down stringent requirements concerning the con-' struction and fireproofing of the build Ings in which moving pictures are exhibited. The new regulation permits an increase in the seating capacity from the limit of 300 at the present r time to 600, 20 per cent, of whom may be seated in the gallery, provided the building in erected on a twenty-foot lot The ordinance was passed after rig orous opposition of the board of alder men for many months, and repeated urging by the mayor. Many moving picture building projects have been delayed in anticipation of the Folks ordinance. The additional seating capacity allowed will be welcomed by many exhibitors who up to the pres ent have been limited by the law to 300, but who have the room for many more.

MANAGER STAHL IS DEPOSED

According to Rumor George Stovall and Joe Birmingham Are Also Slated to Be Let Down. The release of Jake Stahl as manager of the Boston Red Sox, the present world’s champions, was a big jolt to the baseball world. It had been rumored that trouble was brewing between Stahl and McAleer, but both had denied these reports. That Stahl was ordered to step aside was due to his own action, and was not caused by any previous misunderstandings by the pair, it was learned from a trustworthy source. Stahl voluntarily went tn McAleer and asked him whether he was to manage the Boston team next year. “Not unless you are able to play first base,” replied McAleer. Stahl then told the Boston president that he was averse to continuing as manager unless he was to lead the team next season. “In that event you had better resign,” McAleer said ,to Stahl. Manager Stahl said he wouldn’t resign under any circumstances, and thereupon the head of the Red Sox deposed him as manager and appointed Catcher Bill Carrigan to take charge of the team. That other managerial heads in the American league will fail is not unlikely. Rumor has fastened on two in the persons of George Stovall and Joe Birmingham. The Ferguson incident, when Stovall was suspended, brought the ax very near to Brother George, but back of that were reasons that were not made public at the time and have not been. The three games taken from Detroit helped Stovall more than a little, for it was the position of the team and

Jake Stah!.

the way that it was'going that weighed more than anything else with the owner. Ban Johnson has never been friendly to Stovall nor has George held the most cordial feelings of good will toward the president of the league. Stovall did not better his position by openly siding with the striking Tigers a year ago, and it was freely predicted at the time that he had forfeited his chances of managing the Browns. This did not prove to be the case, but he certainly did not endear himself to Big Ban. Birmingham’s trouble is that he has made the Naps too aggressive. In his efforts to put fight in the team he has overdone the thing, but now promises to work with his foot on the soft pedal so that all may still be well.

Thieving His Forte.

Hap Meyers has done much to lift the Boston team from last place in the National league, because of daring on the bases. Meyers is a very weak hitter, drawing only a .224 average, but is leading the league in base stealing. Were he to hit above .300 his chances to pilfer would be greater on account of getting on first oftener. Meyers stole 115 bases in the Northwestern circuit last year and is undoubtedly the fastest youngster to break under the big tent this year.

Hedges Is Optimistic.

Bob Hedges, owner of the St Louis Americans, says the Tigers have no license to finish ahead of the Browns, "Stovall’s men ought to be ashamed pt themselves if they cannot climb above Detroit,” be adds, “but I am going to leave the team in George’s hands to see what he can do.”

High-Priced Twirler.

Walter Johnson, the great right hander of the Washington Americans, is going to be the highest priced twirler in baseball next season, according to the dope. His contract now calls for $7,000. but he has announced that with its expiration he will demand SIO,OOO. >

Cree Alone Holds His Job.

Birdie Cree is the only player on the New York American league team who held Ms place on the team since the opening of the season. Cree haa been playing left field right along, while Chance has used five men in the center pasture and two in right

NAP LAJOIE THINKS JOHNSON IS BEST

"Walter Johnson la far and. away a better pitcher than Joe Wood, or any other pitcher in the American league,” declared Larry Lajoie, than whom there could scarcely be a better judge of pitching. “Johnson simply has so much stuff and speed that if he turned loose his hardest throw with his stuff on, no catcher could get down in time to receive the ball. “Every ball he throws has stuff on itSome of the hops his fast ones take are bigger curves than the biggest the average pitcher has. I’ve seen him throw balls up to the plate that didn’t look larger than a pinhead. Wood is a good pitcher, all right, but he is simply not in Johnson’s class, nor is anybody “Wood broke into the league from Kansas City against us in 1908, in Boston. There was a little house in centen field, and we had about seven men who were hitting .300. “Wow! What a reception he got!

ONE ON THE UMPIRE.

American league players were rrinnlnr at the trick played by Jimmy Callahan at Chicago. Callahan does not like the umpires, particularly Umpire Hildebrand. As a result, when it came time to rive the arbitrators the official batting order. Callahan sent Acting Manager Gleason out to the plate with a Chinese laundry slip, containing nothing but a row of Chinese hieroglyphics. ‘‘What’s thatT” asked Hildebrand. “Our batting order.” replied Gleason. “The league rules do not say that It shall be written In English.” . , . Turning bis back, he hustled back to the bench, leaving Hildebrand standing there, dumfounded, with a laundry slip In bls hand.

NOTES of the DIAMOND

Otis Clymer, the ex-Cub, has a regular job with the Braves. * * • Springfield has secured First Baseman Tom Stankard from Holyoke. • • * Balks are getting to be rather frequent occurrences at the Senators’ park. • • • "Joe Boehling of the Washington club is the find of the season/' says the New York World. / •• • ■ Pitcher Doc Ayers, on whom Clark Griffith holds a string, is pitching great ball in the .Virginia league. e • • Fans are wondering how many of those now making up the Philadelphia regulars will drop out after this season. A • • • John Dodge, the new third sacker of the Rede, is a strenuous player and is making good for the TinJcerites. • • • The veteran Chariey Hickman is off on a scouting trip to the Pacific coast and intermediate points for the Cleveland Naps. • • • This year the Athletics are said to be the greatest drawing card on the American league circuit, supplanting the Tigers and Tyrus Cobb In that respect. • • • Whenever the Nap wrecking crew, comprised of Jajoie and Jackson, fails to connect, the team Is of seconddivision calibre, according to a Cleveland critic. Nick Altrock gets credit for most of the success of the sensational young Joe Boehling, and now he has taken the boy southpaw, Harry Harper, under his tutelage. • • • One mascot is not enough for Joe Jackson. He has two. One is a fighting bulldog. The. other is a bulldog, too, but according to Joe, -lhe'a more for looks than fighting."

Walter Johnson of Washington.

First we’d knock a brick out of the chimney, then a few shingles off' the roof, then we’d batter a window pane. “Nobody ever did anything like that, to Johnson, and never will. When a fellow is coaching off first when he’s pitching, it’s next to impossible to see his fast one. If he didn’t have good control, he would kill so many batters he would be barred from the league. He’d wreck every club he pitched against There’s next to no chance to duck or back away from hi* delivery. “Almost any time yon get a hit off Johnson don’t figure that you're smart. Just figure it that you’re lucky; lucky that you happen to make that blind swing in the spot where the ball came. If all the pitchers in the league were like Johnson the pitcher’s box would hove to be placed at second base so one club could get a run without the game going into extra innings.”

HERZOG IS A HARD SLUGGER

Stick Work With the Giants in World’s Series Last Fall Attracted Attention In Sport Charles Lincoln Herzog, infielder of the New York Giants, was born in Baltimore July 9, 1885. He began his baseball career at the University of Maryland in 1904; and for two years played shortstop on the college nine. In 1906 he managed a semi-professional team in Ridley, Md. One of his players van “Home Run” Baker, who now shines with the Athletics. The next season Herzog joined the professional ranks, playing with York and Reading in the

Tri-State league. He signed with th* Giants in 1908 and remained a member of McGraw’s team until traded to Boston in 1910. Owing to diseenafoas among the players the Boston club sent Hertog back to the Giants In return for Al Br id well and Hank Gawdy Since returning to New York Herzog has played great bolL His heavy hitting in the world’s series last fall ab* traded wide attention.

Charles Lincoln Herzog.