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Show TnETJEAVEIt'.COOtJTY V,CELY'PliES3.' BE A V ER. UTAIf MARINES HEROIC MARCH THROUGH NATIONAL CAPITAL -- 1914 - 10.'' AND JESUS VEPT, "BELGIUM fff1' 4 - V PlM 1li.il , ri r: n-'- .A-,Jf- '. 4 . . . i v: t I 1 JLJ - Is Girl an Enthusiastic He explains the game to ber as It Rooter for New York Giants. GETS All THE GOOD POINTS Daughter or t Famoua Author and Composer Inherit Leva of Sport Is Like Ray . . , .from Father J of Sunshine. ' "j " .New o '" : York. Everybody! -whistling After Uie wasrhum-nilo- g Hull1? 25 ' years a "go. ' Charls K, Harris, author and composer of that popular song, was at that time a resident of Milwaukee, and frequent vMtqi-- : to C1iIcugotBe was an entlliislustie baseball fan.' The Harris lionie la now at 151 West Klghty-Klxtstreet, this city, and Miss Mildred Harris, the nineteen-year-olr, .daughter of the tins Inherited1 a love of baseball from her father and. despite her total blindness, - Is able to seet the same and enjoy It almost as keenly as. If, she had ber sight. For the last seven years she ' ' ; " has been a fari. " d author-compose- (She sits In- - the grandstand wearing" progresses by means of a conversational codev "When I was twelve years old," she r winning the said, "the Glanta pennant, and my father was tremendously excited about It, Of course I askea mm to explain, and be took a piece of cardboard and drew a diamond on It, marking the bases. While he told ma about the game I traced the diagram out with my lingers until I got the thing .visualized In my mind. Then I went to the games with him and soon learned to understand them by means of our rode, usually expressed in monosyllables, a word at a time. Soon I came to know the nlav- ers and, like others present, to get all wrought up over team work and brilliant individual performances.' In this way the blind cirl came to know the stars of the baseball world. She can tell you all about the wonder ful feats of Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb and those of more recent date, including Benny Eatiff, Ross Young and others. She laughingly says she has the time of her life when she goes to "balT BameVnShe Is "sure that she sees all that Is going on Just about as anyone else sees It r assm MI v ' T Richest :of Nations United States Is Put Far In by British Expert. Lead , Gtrmany Holds Second Place and England Third, According to Professor SUmp's Statistics. ; London. While the brain might reel at the many figures unloaded at a meeting of the Royal Statistical society, rfome Interesting details as to the world's wealth can be extracted from a pnptr written by Prof. J. C. Stamp. Comparing the prewar wealth and of Englhtid," Germany 'aud ll!ie United States, "Professor Stamp computes the respective totals at: -- Kntland in(H sut. ... Vlth. $ Tl.WO.ooo.ons tnrom. l1.i;.ooo.00 tt7M.ouooo io,7sn.ooo.oao n,ono.w,iio v K.sa,eaa.oo( On a wr cnplta basis aUo. America rvuies out easily the richest country . In the world. The capital per head of the population, according to Professor Stamp, was, before the war: Capital. Incom. nUnd $l.W live lie-- ' 1.C0 Uernany tlM . of Called Stat . ........ . All these figures must' 6e considerably Inflated to obtain the current year's trapltal and Income, but (he Increase would certainly be biggest In tlu. case of the United States, which cooltt boast at least treble Its prewar wealth. The thrifty habits of the French nation were reflected, said Professor Stamp;'1n a raptttit 'of 11513 pt't "liend," while Italy and Australia had only $G40 and $005, respectively. Jle computes Japan'a capital at $12,000,000,000. or oh a per capita "basis, 1230 capital, and Income per head of population. The capital and Income of Spain was probably as low as any In Europe, the Income per head not exceeding 5 ."A , ) If" If 1 ' v A I f 1 I ' ' I - i f I 11 l " . Miss Harris was born carries a ray of sunshine with her wherever she goei, for she Is cheerful and optimistic. She is fond of the outdoors and excels In walking, swimming and dancing.' She Is an accomplished pianist, speaks French fluently and during the war was a volunAlthough teer, worker lor ihe X W. C A, ,. Rooter for the Giants. It may be added that Miss Mildred this year is betting on the Giants, but the fact Is she has always been a "rooter,,ior the Giants. More than once, however, she had lost money oil them, but is hoping that ahe, will b locky enough to get some of it back this year. Sho feels It "in her bones that nothing can head the Giants off " this year. '. The ball game Is the one place she can go where she can throw asld. formality and do Just as she pleases and for this reason it Is her greatest recre " - ation. j "You see," she explains, "you don't have to be subdued and but can holler your head off If you" want to, and nobody pays any atten tion. When the game Is not gotnj Just right to suit everybody pandemonium reigns and the whole crowd is In a state of frenzy. 'If certainly fs great .. ; , sport." Mlus Harris modestly saya she hns been given credit for having converted many others Into fans. She talk base ball enthusiastically to her friends and acquaintances and naturally they be come Interested and follow the crowd to witness the great American game. i if i . blind, she V V V"J J ft: .iJ.f with Christ In the foreguiiud weeping at thu procession of helgian widows anu ..as-relle- t wmiu t y. This conception of the tragedy of Belgium is by Onorio Ruotolo of New York city. Italian sculptor, and. cast In bronze, it will be presented to Cardinal Mercler by a committee of New York Catholic priests when the Belgian j . primate comes to America. - t THE IDAHO ARRIVES AT RIO WITH PRESIDENT PESSOA y. ....... i, 0,w'" t! - - n.....1r ' ' Z, -'- -i )V 1 ed An Adamless Eden smoked classes and la alwaya on band when the Giants are playing She Jjir.p.s up and dWa and cheers the players Just like other excited spectators. Behind her unseeing eyes la a ' mind of extraordinary perception, Illinois 'Girls Want to Have Colswift to. grasp what Is going on about ony in Far West her. Some of the experts say she "sees" the game more Intelligently than those who hart all their senses. 8uggest That Govarnor of Wyoming Sees Through Father's Eyea.' ' . Procure for Them "Bad Lands" j Mlsa Mildred's escort is her father, ' Tract as Soon as Possible. aud It is through his eyes that she Is able to see baseball and understand all Bloomington, III. A group o.f.KR the nice points of the game, as she has been doing for the last seven years. county girls plan to found an "Adam-les- s Eden" In Wyoming or some other far western state. THE TANKATF.EN IN LONDON Mlsa Nellie Grant Is sponsor for the movement and has written to Gov. R. D. Carey for his assistance In starting a woman colony rar xrom tne nnums of man. In making her unique request. Miss Grant stated that the party will be made up of twenty, of whom ten are employed in a watch factory, seven are housekeepers, two are nurses and one Is a school teacher. All are dlasatlsfled with their lot and assert that the future holds forth nothing that Is sufficiently encourag ing -- to warrant their - remaining at home. , They believe that they can nmke a success of farming and would -like to obtain a section of land. rf0 acres, In some unsettled region, far railroad and little frequented from f" rr-t" by man." Miss Grant suggested to the Wyo ming fvcutlve a tract in southwestern Wyoming known as the "Bad r- Lands," and which Is realty a jdeserj. No tiian will be allowed about the The tnnkateen Is i new automobile premises." Governor Carey aammeo: tnat it was with a three-Hors- e power motor whlrh has appeare-- 1 in London and Is being the most unusual request that he had k tlislAA ta.1ii Ark ttnt lllr im ever received. - He Lturned,Jhe letter over to the Immigration commissioner laoTorcjeie. " I V'' Men of trie tutu ami Sixth marine pusslug tne treasury building lu Washington wbeu they were reviewed by Pres Ident Wilson and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Roosevelt. Blind r ... it I Sees Game With Teacher Ey es - ' with a suggestion that he do everything in bis power to find such a tract for the party from Illinois. The young women are ready to pay for the tract, but have limited funds, and can only finance a section that has not yet felt the advancing tide of civilization In the way of price. Some members of the proposed colony object to Wyoming and believe that Montana or Idaho tffer greater possibilities. The decision, however, has been left with Miss Grant and the choice will follow the Investigation of various sites now being made. The various members are studying farming. EPresident 'i " ' ', the An airplane view of tiny president-elec- t of Brasll. . craft greeting the C. 8. & Idaho a sue arrived at the port of ' ' GERMANS FIGHTING ' .... ' .,, .it Hi til' . , . i' . rtmiiir UIo wiUi Doctor Vessou . . THEY ARE TRUE R00EVELTS' REDS NEAR RIGA ' ; - l .....v.r.-V- Receives 1,825 Mystery Notes CnL Former every nay tor the last- - five years has received from Home unknown person of this city a letter bearing a signature which resembles the tracks of a struggling fly escaping an ink bath. None of the writing Is decipherable. - Postmaster" Demon d' received a communication from the former chief executive nsklng relief from the correspondent and requesting that the local police .'investigate the "situation- .In all, "1.825 letters from the mystery author have been re' celved. the letter to the local Long Bench," rresujent lart 7 -A A German armored train crew repelling a bolshevik 1 postmaster . attack near RIgal . HIS HOME TOWN 'TO GREET PERSHING t These three grandchildren late Theodore Roosevelt of the ind children of Lieut. Col. Theodore .Roosevelt are Beach, the liveliest at Southampton states.. was"" taken." thelr.,ni,usg:Joua. grandfather, they ire full of "pep" jind they bear a marked resemblance to hlra. " ' where-thflphntogr- nph" jy , HELP GERMANS TO FIGHT FIRE The Rubber-TireGoral. Amflfll the ' strange nntmals thnt West Pointers and Amarlean Doughcame under ' the ' observation . of M r, boys Go to Aid of Moravian Roy ChspmanAndrtwa, who conduct' Colony. ed an expedition Into farther China, ander the aunrHces of the American Coblenx, Germany Two hiindri Museum of Natural Hlstary.,wa the officers who recently' were grndnated ihountaln goat of extraordi fTforal, from West Point military academy, , .... agility. nary Joined hands with hundreds of Ameri.J have seen a goral. says the explorcan doughboys and civilians In fighting er, rati at full speed down the face of a fire which threatened to destroy the a cUJT that appeared to be almost Moravian colony, an ancient order of The d"RS aid not venture V- jaaa-v'Tr m religious workers at the Neuwled headtO;toIIow It. As the aAriial landed on quarters, of the First division. Laclede, ilo, la brushing Its hair and shining Its shoes and putting on Its I projecting rock; It would bounce off g The Wext I'ofnters, who are on a best tucker In preparation for the of Ue. John J. as tf made of rubber and leap t.ght tour of the- - ImtUufMdi and the occuIn a commander American to cable from the mayor of or ten feet to a narrow ledge that The reply Per.hlng. pied area, were attending a dunce glv-ethat city asking the general If he would visit his home answered: "I have did not seem large enough to support In their honor when the fire was beard the call(and will be there soon after my arrival In the United State.' a rabbit discovered Just after nililnlht... Jthe. The photograph bQA f U jrBleti&Jattfm naims' got" the wmiriA of' th .. , General Persuing. ' ' An Easy Plan. German firemen and the Went Pointer ' "Our house" Is full of old furniture and the doughboys were summoned b; that we ought to throw away, yet my" Col. Stephen O. Fuqua. chief of stall gflilnese fathers fannot leave more husband think s It Is too good to de-- I INTERESTING ITEMS. of the rilvtxlon. to aid In queiii-hlnproperty to one son than to another. stroy. I wish knew of some way of them. The Americans fnnaht the fire the All must have an equnl share, v belongs Dartmouth college wearing It out quickly." says the bily To until dayllt'hl. when It brought" fsonor of New York state protlures about ' ! with the coral eardrops. having published the first col, under control. cf all the vegetable Ivoy butwas It America.h don't rent the "Why, yoa printed fur The LltiM ras couCn ta i,uo blovk. lege pm''" Oiixt'tte. and one of Its tons and a half of the finished pearl nlshed for the summer asks the lal ViHtl tin In buttons made the United States. s IVinlel Webster. with tin purpi e veil. 7T7 .. ' d ' 't , bib--an- home-comin- n ' '' ..' ' two-thln- - con-iti'H-i- hue |