Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 August 1913 — Page 7

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Judge J. W. Gerard Named Ambassador to Germany.

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The appointment of Justice James W. Gerard of New York to the important post of / ambassador to Germany is generally regarded as a recognition of special titness for the position. The new ambassador, those who know him best say, is a man of strength, character, ability and culture—a worthy representative of Uncle Sam. The new envoy to Berlin is a native of tiie Empire State and is forty-six years of age. lie was graduated from the New York Law school in 1S ( J2 and began the practice of his profession in New York city. lie went to the front in the Spanish war, serving as an aid-de-camp on the staff of General McCoskry Butt After the war he resumed the practice of law and in 1907 was elected to the supreme court bench on the Democratic ticket for a term of fourteen years. Justice Gerard is president of the Mexican Society of New York and was one of the three civilian commissioners appointed in 1910 by President Taft to represent the United States at the centennial celebration in Mexico. During the preconvention presidential campaign he was an active Wilson man. Justice Gerard’s wife is a daughter of the late Marcus Daly, one time copper king of Montana. Minister to China. Dr. Daul S. Reinsch, professor of political economy in the University of Wisconsin, who has been appointed minister to China, is a writer of recognized authority on oriental topics and far eastern politics. His works <?n those subjects have been translated into both Japanese and Chinese. Born in Milwaukee In 1SG9, he was graduated from the state university in 1892 and from the law school in

DR. PAUIi 8. BEINSCH. 1894. Going abroad, be studied at the University of Berlin and also at Paris and Rome, returning to continue his graduate work at Wisconsin. In 1911-' 12 he was Roosevelt exchange profess sor at the University of Berlin, where he delivered a series of lectures on “Present Conditions In America.” Dr. Reinsch has been active in panAmerican conferences and in societies for the study of International law and historical research and has won wide reputation as a lecturer on international politics. He has been head of the department of political science at the University of Wisconsin since 1908.

Youngest Railroad President. J. M. Fitzgerald, head of the Western Maryland railroad and the youngest railroad president in this country, began as office boy for the Columbus, Sandusky and Hocking at the age of seventeen. After various experiences be went west and put in a year in the engineering department of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf line. Then he turned eastward, to take charge of the Virginia and Southwestern. a seemingly hopeless proposition. Within fifteen months he had it on a paying basis.

FOR THE CHILDREN

Duck on a Rock. This game has been the delight of many generations of boys. A large rough stone is chosen for the ‘‘rock,’' and each player provides himself with a stone-rabout as large as can be conveniently held in the band. A line is then drawn about ten or twelve yards from the block, beyond which is “home.” They then “pink for duck”—that is. each boy throws bis stone toward the rock, and the one whose stone is farthest from it becomes “it” and must place his stone on the rock as a murk for the rest This Is the first “duck.” After placing his stone on the rock “it” stands near by. The rest In turn throw their stones so as to try to knock off the duck stone. When one succeeds there is a general stampede for "home.” but if “it” can replace his stone and then touch any one before he passes the home line the one touched is “it" and places his stone on the rook for the rest to throw at Occasionally a fleet runner, so touched. will put his stone on the rock and touch the former “it” before he has had time to get his stone and reach “home.” If all the stones fail to dislodge the “duck” their owners cannot touch them. They are forfeited to “it” and must make terms with him to recover their stones and carry them “home.” One may be allowed to “jump” home —which means to hold the stone between the feet, and, so loaded, hop home. Another may ask the privilege of “kicking.” The stone is worked on to the foot, without using the hands, and kicked homeward. Or “heeling” may be allowed. This is a backward kick of the stone toward home, made with the heel. While the test is going on no other players may go “home.” The right to try these various feats is eagerly sought, and the first one who fails to get his stone home must become “it.”

The Mysterious Problem. The performer displays a large sheet of white paper, calling attention to the fact that it contains no writing or marking of any kind. This is suspended from a frame or rested against an easel in full view of the spectators. Then the entertainer addresses the audience and requests them to think of a number. This being done, they are asked to multiply the number thought of by 2. The next step in the process Is to add G and then to divide the result thus obtained by 2. Next, direct them to subtract the number originally thought of and to add 4 to the final result The conjurer then applies a match to the paper, which is seen to burn up with the exception of a strip that resembles the figure 7 very distinctly. Seven proves to be the answer to everybody's problem, regardless of the fact that each person thought of a different number to begin with. To ♦obtain the effect with the paper the reader must add a few drops of nitric acid to a sufficient quantity of asbestos paint and with a brush outline the figure on the paper and allow it to dry. This, of course, must be done prior to giving the exhibition. Seven will always be the [answer if the above formula is employed.—Scientific American.

Lawn Bowls. Each player is provided with two balls gayly colored, a little larger than tennis balls. A white ball called Jack is first thrown to the end of the lawn. The players who stand at this end aim to send their balls so they may lie as close to the white ball as possible. Sides and colors are chosen. The side whose balls are nearest to the white ball counts one point for each ball so placed. Seven, fourteen or twenty- one makes a game, as agreed upon before beginning. The art of bowling In this play consists in knocking away the opponent’s balls from their positions near the Jack or in striking the Jack itself from among them; also in bowling nearer than any other withoyt disturbing one’s own balls. This game does not require much space, but the ground must t)e level, grass short and well mowed. Girls and even women enjoy this play.

A Costly Bean. The vanilla beau Is said to be the costliest bean on earth. It’s home is in Mexico, cMefly in Papantla and Misantla. It g'rows wild and is gath ered solely by natives. Just as they come from the wilderness of forests the beans sell at $10 per 1,000. After they are dried and cured they are worth from $10 to $11 per pound, according to their quality. They are used extensively by druggists and confectioners and form quite an important Mexican product

Nonsense. One whispers to his neighbor an article, the next one an adjective, next a singular noun, verb, adverb, a number, adjective and plural noun. The last one whispers to the first Each says aloud what he has heard, and a complete sentence is formed.

A Dangerous Game. A doggie whose name was Theophllus Tray Tore a hat and two shoes Into rags t’other day. "You have had a nice game, but there’s trouble ahead When they see what you've done,” Mrs. Pussy Cat said. Then she smiled to herself, and she chuckled: “Hee, heel What he’ll get he’ll deserve, always barking at me!”

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THE MESSAGE IN THE BOTTLE

A Romance That Began In a Most Unusual Way.

“You are acting like a ninny, sir. 1 am very much disappqited iu you.” The words were spoken by old Mar shall Humphrey to his son Joe, who had reached the age of twenty-five, which his father considered ample to show that he was exactly what that father wished him to be. And what his father wished him to be was tins: First, he should be devoted to business and predisposed to carry on the concern his father had built up; second, he should marry and bring forth a son; through whom all this growth of wealth could be transmitted. To the old man’s chagrin, the boy would have nothing to do with the business and showed every symptom of becoming a coufirmed bachelor. Since, be was an only child he was old Mr. Humphrey's sole hope. Joe Humphrey, matrimonially considered. was like a wild auimaJ that needs to he caught and trained, after which it loves its master devotedly. Leaving his father to nurse his disappointment. he went to his boathouse, intending to have a pull in ills boat on the river. Just as he was about to embark he saw something red dancing on the wavelets among some rushes near by. Getting into the boat, be gave a couple of strokes, seized the red thing aud drew out n bottle of pickles, as he supposed, the red thing being sealing wax covering the cork. It was a pickle bottle, but no pickles. Breaking the seal, he shook out a card, on which was written, “Irma Whiting, aged eighteen years, six months and twenty days.” Tacked to the card with a bit of thread was a lock of auburn hair in circular form. Below this was the address. There was nothing to explain why the articles had been placed in the bottle. If there had been there would be no story. Nature has laid a number of traps to insure the propagation of the human species., but the one she keeps for a starter in difficult cases is curiosity. By this she excites attention. which is held and enlarged by romance. In this case the starter was Miss Whiting’s card floating in a bottle without a reason given. The interest it excited was enhanced by the little circlet of hair. Joe Humphrey pulled to the shade of some trees overhanging the river bank and, with the card in bis band, gave himself up to wonder. What did the girl want anyway? What was she like? He had had girls in dozens thrown at him by designing mothers without feeling anything but repugnance. There was neither curiosity nor romance, and above all was wanting the excitement of the chase. If this girl was angling for a lover It was not him especially. He pulled back to the boathouse, climbed to a furnished upper room, where he kept writing materials, and inclosed the card with his own. on which he wrote: “Picked up this day of . 190—. ‘Cast your bread on the waters, and it shall be returned to you an hundredfold.’ ” In due time he received a duplicate card with the insoription, “Better on* gold dollar than a hundred copper pennies.” His reply: “No puny gold dollar ce*> resents the writer. He may rather be likened to a big silver coin. Y-wr circlet of golden hair may have suggested your simile.” Her reply: “It’s all the gold I have.” His reply: 'T have only a heart of oak.” That was the beginning of the end. The correspondence went on. Miss Whiting finally explaining that she was a poor girl with a stepmother and no one to love her. She had sent her card adrift hoping that it might change her life and make it happier. Supplementary. to this Humphrey informed her that he was a poet whose verses were too far above the market to be acceptable to publishers, but be thought that together they might be happy in each other’s love in a cottage and asked permission to call. It was granted. and be met the girl In a small house on a country road. She was dressed in calico, and he wore a woolen shirt under a threadbare suit There was a courtship. One day Miss Whiting told him that she had been playing a part She did not live in the house where she received him. She was rich and had been hounded by fortune hunters. She wished to be loved for herself only. Then Humphrey admitted that he. too, had been playing a game. He was not a pauper, but heir to a big business and a fortune. One day Joe Humphrey informed his father that he wished to take bold of the business and learn it with a view to running it The old man was delighted. and the young man took hold with a zeal that was surprising. One day the father asked the son why he had so suddenly changed his mind. “I’ll tell you, father.” said Joe. “I’ve got a girl who says she won’t marry a man who has no object in life. Since she won’t have a loafer I must bestir myself.” This announcement doubled the father’s pleasure. In due time Joe married the lady who bad sent out her card bearing a fictitious name for a husband, and a few years later the old man retired, leaving the business to his son. Meanwhile there is a small boy who it is Intended shall hand the business on down to future generations.

TWO CLEVER PERFORMERS.

Efficient Work of Misses King and Gee Worthy of Praise. By WH1TTJER. H. WRIGHT. Philadelphia.—In no other field have colored Americans with artistic aspirations found the road to success so hard as that leading to prominence upon the stage. As a rule, those who have selected the stage for their professional career have been given very little consideration by our winters and critics. It is true, however, that the profession has in the past merited severe criticism; but, like any other thrifty vocation, it has improved with time. There are many clever, honest and well deserving colored men and women following this profession. Conspicuous on the roll of those who are endeavoring daily to raise the standard of acts upon the stage may

M.TSS EFFIE KFNO AND MISS LOTTIE GEE. be mentioned the Misses Effie King and Lottie Gee. the Ginger Girls, in a refined singing and dancing act. These talented young women have one of the best “sister” acts in vaudeville. Both have excellent voices and know bow to use them. The act is beautifully costumed and staged with artistic taste. They are conscientious workers, and their services are constantly iu demand. Miss King was born in Lima, O., and educated iu the public and high schools of that city. She began her musical career in the A. M. E. church of that city, and later joined the Mitchell Sisters of Wilberforce university in the American Jubilee chorus. Miss King appeared with Williams and Walker for two years, and with the Smart Set company for two years, and later joined hey present partner in vaudeville. There is no more ambitious student among the colored performers than Miss Lottie Gee. Her aim has been to please, as she has successfully done. To this end she lias thoroughly prepared herself. Miss Gee is a native of Virginia. She, with Miss King, joined the American Jubilee company, Williams and Walker company and later entered vaudeville. These young women represent the better element of young colored performers on the American stage. Both own property, thus showing that their efforts^have not been in vain.

RACIAL QUESTIONS ARE AMONG MOST IMPORTANT.

Colored American* Taking Care of Own Problem, Says Dr. MacArthur.

In an able address at the national convention of Baptist young people of America, which held its sessions at the Baptist temple, Brooklyn, for five days recently, the Rev. Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur, who was for forty years or more pastor of the Calvary Baptist church in New York city, referring to the unjust discrimination and prejudice practiced against the colored people, made the following sweeping declaration: “The question of religion must be studied racially. Racial questions are among the most important considerations of the hour. We hear persons talk of the Negro question, but this is a question of minor importance. The Negro is an American. He speaks English. He is vastly more American than many of us who affect to be his superior. He is taking care of his own question in an interesting way. The serfs of Russia were liberated before Mr. Lincoln issued his emancipation proclamation. The Negro in America has made vastly greater strides in the acquisition of property, in the possession of education and in the development of Christian life than have the serfs of Russia. “The whole problem in America is finding its own solution. Perhaps the greatest danger we have today is with the ignorant white people rather than with the Negro. “There are enormously difficult racial questions in several states today, but they are largely questions affecting the white race rather than the Negro. “The Anglo-Saxon race is autocratic, proud and self opinionated. It is extremely hard to get on with it in many parts of the world. It treats not only the black race, but also the brown race, as if both races were greatly inferior.”

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ooxers ana Doxing nave been very busy the past few weeks picking op ponents for Lightweight Champion Willie Ritchie. And. strange to tell, a boy has been overlooked whose chances to defeat the champion—if it can be done—would seem to compare favorably with those of the others named, among them Leach Cros«j. Tommy Murphy, Jack Britton and Freddy Walsh. I refer to young Joe Shugrue, the Jersey City boxer, who i< one of the best lightweight' prospects developed In this section of the conn try in years ”

Charley Herzog of the New York Nationals has made a hit with tbej Gotham fans this year by his infield playing and his batting. He seems to be able to play any of the infield positions well, although McGraw keeps him at third most of the time. McGraw claims the credit for developing Herzog into the sterling player he is. He let him go to the Boston Nationals about two years ago, but later made a deal that brought him back.

Clymer Back With Stallings. Otis Clymer is back playing for the manager who gave him bis first chance in really fast company—George Stallings. It was in 1909 that Clymer, last spring referred to as a “promising youngster” by President Murphy of the Cubs, joined Buffalo, then managed by Stallings. He came from the Tristate league. With Buffalo Clymer played such good bail that Pittsburgh secured him, but at the very start of his major league career he broke an ankle and was out for the rest of the season. Then Joe Cantillon, managing Washington, secured him from Pittsburgh, and after a stay with the Senators he followed Cantillon to Minneapolis. Clymer’s ankle, broken some years ago, is still incased in a bandage, but it does not appear to have bothered him in his work on-the bases, for he was a leading run getter and base stealer in the association. He did not meet expectations with the Cubs this year, however, and was released to the Boston Braves. Manager Stallings has not yet decided what he intends to do with him. His outfield is already well taken care of, and it is possible that Clymer was taken on with the intention of sending him to Buffalo. If so he will have completed the circle and returned to the club where he made his first real showing and incidentally play under the leadership of “Derby Day” Bill Clymer.

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Middle West Tennis Sharp. Joseph J. Armstrong, St Paul’s wonerful tennis player, is showing the est form of his career on the courts his summer. Joe has taken part in everal big tournaments since the close f the college season and has made an nviable record. His first matches rere in the tri-state tournament, rhich were held in Cincinnati. Joe eached the finals in the tri-state tourey, but was defeated by W. S. McElloy of Pittsburgh. He evened up for his defeat by winning from McEllroy a the finals of the bi-state tournament t Louisville. In this match Joe was t his best and after losing the first et, 0—6, be came back strong, winning bree straight sets, 6—2, 6—1, 6—3. Armstrong’s playing was one of the eatures in the Minnesota state tournaaent at Duluth.

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Rev. James Smith, pastor of the Second Baptist church, will leave for Indianapolis Tuesdaly to attend the Indiana Baptist Association, .; Miss Bettie L. Johnson and Mrs. Mary Miller are attending the Indiana Baptist and Woman’s Convention at Indianapolis. . . Mrs. Mary Rivers was called to atend the funeral of her aunt last week at Louisville. .. Rev. Melvin Walker, of Seymour, was the guest of Rev', and Mrs. Joseph Rivers last Sunday. .. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Johnson entertained last Sunday in honor of Mrs. Margaret Martin, of Shelbyvilie Mr. Franklin and William Hill, of Anderson, Miss Fannie Martin, of Edinburg, also Master Bantis Martin. . . Mrs. Mary Bowman is on the sick list. .. Rev. and Mrs. H. D. Cox, Miss Sadie Cox, of Louisville, Ky., will be' j the guests of the former’s daughter, Mrs. Goldie C. Smith, 1225 Ninth street, next week. .. Mrs. Mary Browning entertained at a three- : course dinner last Sunday in honor of Miss Carolyn Pennabaker, of Louisville, Ky. Other guests present were: Mrs. Frank Buckner, Ivory Johnson, i Miss Foustina Washington and R. i Pennabaker. .. Much interest is being 1 manifested in the Willing Workers’ j Club of the Second Baptist church, j At the last meeting the following officers were elected: President, Miss j Carrie Miller ; vice-president, Mrs. B. | Hubbard; recording secretary. Mrs. | Kosella Warthen; assistant secretary, Mrs. Goldie C. Smith; treasurer, Mrs. James Steward. The public is invited ' to attend our meetings. .. Mrs. E. F. Portee, of Decatur, 111., after spending | two weeks with her parents, Mr. and . Mrs. John Davis, and other relatives and friends, has returned home. 1 Services at the Second Baptist I church last Sunday were well attended and the entertainment given by the general committee was a grand success. .. Miss Fannie and Master Robert Davis are spending two weeks at Hufferman Camp with friends. .. Indiana, August 4th, 1913. Native African. Thomas B. Kalane will give a lecture at the 2d Baptist church on August 14th. He will talk about the customs and needs of Africa, Thomas B. Kalane walked two thousand miles from Inhamberne, East Africa, to Johannesburg, south, where he got the religion of Jesus Christ. He has an idol with him. He is an interesting speaker. Come all; don’t miss it. Bar keepers’ Friend “No polish gives as much satisfac yaas Birkeepers’ Friend.” Mrs. L. N, Greening, Philadelphia Pa* HADLEY BROS DRUGGISTS 781-783 mdlana Ave NearSt Clairs Your patrouaze is solicited. Try our Corn Remover, Syrup White Pine and Tar.

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