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BIRTHDAY OF POET
RILEY CELEBRATED
Whole Kation Aidi is Observing
Occasion Which it Made Happy
One for Eooiier Einjer.
GZT3 GIFT3 AM) KESSA0E3
INDIANAPOLJ8, la A., Oct I
James Whltcotnb Riley, aided by the
state and nation, yesterday cele
brated one of the happiest birthdays
of hie life. He was the honor guest
et a theatrical performance In the
afternoon and tonight attended a
banquet given in hie honor.
More than S.000 of the poet's,
friends greeted him at the theater.
A number of his poems had been set
to music and these were Interpreted
by dancers. Some of the most prom
inent men in the world of letters
iipoke at the banquet.
floods ef Covtrratalatleae.
The flood ef congratulation which has
poured In on Mr. iUley for the laat two
weeks reached iU crest today. Thar
wars cheery messages from peopla la
every walk of life. Tha poet evlnoad a
keen delight at each of thaae tribute.
A message of congratulation from Presi
dent Wllaon waa racalvad.
One of tha unique presents received at
tha Riley home waa a birthday caka
shaped and colored like a pumpkin.
Crowutng It waa a layer of fronting. It
typifies Mr. Rlley'a poem, "Tha froat la
n th' punkln'." A card bore tha me
g that the donor desired to be known
only ae "Old Aunt Mary."
Two hlackamUha annt vlfls. One was
a hand-made allver horseshoe. The
other waa a liny hammer, to which a
card win attached aaylng. "Thla Is big
enough for alt the knocking you will
aver want lit do."
Holiday Aaard,
Governor Samuel M. flalaton recently
Issued a proclamation asking every com
munity in the state to aet aside the dey
for tha honoring of "Indiana's most be
loved cltlsen." Ills plan waa to have busi
ness suspended as much as possible. The
proclamation la being generally observed
in every city, town and village, from
Indianapolis down to Greenfield, where
Mr. Riley waa born, and Carleton, the
tiny hamlet, under the name of Tallholt
the praise of which the poet sane with
the lines:
You kin hoast about yer rlttes, and their
ailitdy growth and stse,
And brK about yer county seats and
buvtiiens enterprise.
And railroads and factories, and all slch
fMery
But the little town of Tallholt la big
enough far met
Greenfield took particular Interest In
the celebration. Many of the older In
habitants remembered James Whltcomb
IUley as a little boy, unknown to the
world except ft the son of Captain
Reubea Riley, a highly respected eltl
sen. Also It recalled that It la situated
n the banks ef the Brendywlne, the little
stream whose Joys the poet ohronloled
la "The Old Swlmmln' Hole." sad of
which be has said, that, wandering? p
sad down It, be "had more fun to the
square Inch than ever anywhere."
Governor Ralston, Mayor Joseph F.
SteD, Charles Warren Fairbanks, Mere
dith Nicholson and Osorge Ade had
uharge of the celebration la Indianapolis,
la order to lead nation-wide iuterest l
tt they invited celebrated persons from
all over th eountry te attend. Many as
OPted. William Allen White earn from Em
poria, Kan.; Dr. John H, Muley ajnd
Colonel George Harvey, from New Tork;
EJIery Bedgwlch, from Boston, and
Toung F. Allison from LoulsvUla, iCy to
help honor Mr. RUey.
Tb list of Indlaa cdUaens takiaf part
ta the oelebraUoo Is bis. la addition to
the members of the committee of ar
ranremeata, there were former Senator
Albert i. Bevertdge. Borwa tor Kern, Vios
Freaident Mars hall and others.
Baacaet ta the Efiilis.
The program of th day called for aa
entertainment In a local theater la the
ftwroooa ao4 n banquet at which Mr.
Riley waa the tut ef honor.
At the entertainment, several of Mr.
RUey1 poems. IncludUul "Th Raggedy
Man" and "Llttl Orphant Annie. were
set te must by Mr. Ward-Stephen.
Danoor from Anna Pavlowa's company
Interpreted a number ef th verse.
Hundred wb had hoped t attend the
banquet this evening were disappointed
Th commlUe la charge bav been com
pelled to reject cores of appeals for
aoooanmedaUoa a there are seals for
but o. ronoer Vic President Charles
W. Fairbanks waa toastroaater.
The coming of his birthday In October
ha a peeiliar happiness for Mr. RUey.
h amid tb other day. It I hi favorite
month, as he attest In hi poem. "Old
October. Ia It be says;
I lvve old October so,
I tan't bear to ae her e"o '
H.m to me Ilk loeln' aunt
Old tiom relative er churn
n tike sort o setiln by
eV.uia old friend 'at elxh by aWb
Hm a-pj.Jn' out o" alht
Into everUstlii' night.
, Jajaes Hhlteoiob RUey was bora at
Or-eenfield, Ind , October T. IMS. the eon
4 Captain Ksulea A. Riley and Kllaa-
Official Score of First
Game of the World's Series
Philadelphia: AB.
Stock, 3b 3
Bancroft, is 4
Paskert, cf 3
Cravath, rf. 2
Lndcrna, lb a...' 4
Whitted, If. 2
iehoff , 2b .3
Burns, c. 3
Alexander, p 3
Totals , 27
Boston: AB.
Hooper, rf .. 5
Scott, ss 3
Speaker, cf : 2
Hoblitxel, lb. . 4
Lewis, If. 4
Gardner, 3b 3
Barry, 2b 4
Cady, & , 2
Henriksen 1
Shore, p. . 3
Euth 1
Totals 32
Batted for Cady in ninth.
. Batted for Shore In ninth.
Boston 0
Philadelphia 0
R, BE. PO. A.
10 0 2
114 1
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0 0 10
0 1 10 0
0 13 0
0 0 14
0 0 7 0
0 10 5
3 6 27 12
B. BH. PO. A.
0 1 0 0
0 12 2
1 0 10
0 1 12 0
0 2 2 0
0 1 0.1
0 1 44
0 0 3 2
0 0 0 0
0 10 4
0 0 0 0
1 8 24 13
0 0 0 0 0 11
0 1 0 0 0 2
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Alexander Wins
His First Game
(Oontlnued From Pag Eight.)
epeclal attentloa to trying bounding balls
from the short outfield fences. Tbs left
fielder had the sun in his eye and Lewis
wore smoked glasses. During th practice
Alexander for Philadelphia and Ernest
Bl.prs warmed up on tb sidelines. The
stands at 1: e'ciock war pracUca.ly
filled. Down off third base the Royal
Rooters, with an industrious bras band,
kept thlncs livened up.
First la.
I Boston Hooper up. There was a delay
0 until a moving picture man could be sent
Ofroro th field. Hooper singled vr sec
ond. Tb Boston crowd howled. Scott np.
Btrlk on. Soott sacrificed. Alexander
4 to Luderus, Hooper going to second.
Luderus
to Boot.
was out trying to steal, Cady
Two runs, two hits, no errors.
Math laaslni.
Boston Barry fanned. He missed the
third strik by a foot. Henrlksen bat
ted for Cady. Henrlksen was safe when
Luderus fumbled his grounder. Ruth
batted for Bhore. Ruth was out at first,
Luderus unasklsted. Henrlksen went to
second. Hooper filed to Luderus. No
runs, no hits, one error.
by Mr Patrick during his many trips
abroad. He called It Happy Hollow, the
club now- located on a part of the old
Patrick estate retaining that name.
These men will serve aa honorary pall
bearers: Casper E. Yost, Luther Drake,
Seven American
Aviators Scouting
foY French Army
PARIS, Oct 1 Seven American volun
teer aviators took part In aerial recon
Inolssances In the battle In Champagne.
They are William Thaw of Pittsburgh,
Sergeant Elliott C. Cowdtn of New Tork,
Bergeant Norman Prince of Boston, D. C.
E. croft to Nlehoff. Hooper went to third, i Maason of San Francisco. Bert Hall of
Trf. ... H.Mtta.l waa rauaht ff first, cowling ureen. vy.; James l. tsacn 01
Alexander to Luderus. No run one hit,
no error.
Speaker walks. Alexander appeared
'nervous. Hoblttaet ' forced Speaker, Ban-
0
0
0! Philadelphia Btock out on a foul to
Cady. sancrort ruen out to Harry, ras
kert fouled out to Hoblltsel. No run, no
.hit, no error.
I Seeead laalagr.
Boston Lewis shot a hot slngls to left.
, Gardner sacrificed,- Alexander to Luderus.
, Lewi went to second. Barry hit to
0-1
3
fitolon basest. Whlttenl, Hoblltsel. K&rnrd runsi Boston, It PhlUu
delphin, 8. Sacrifice hitst Scott, Gardner, Cady, Grswath. Left on
basest Iloston, B; Philadelphia. 5. First base oa errors: 'Boston, 1;
rhiladolphla, 1. Bancs on balls I Off Alexander, S; off Shore, 4. Strut,
out) By Alexander, A by Bhore, 9. Vmplrcs: At plate, Klemt bases,
O'liouehlln; left field, Evans) right field, Rlglcr. Time: ltSS. ,
The official attendance was 19,343. Total receipts, $51,066.
National commission's share, $5,106.60; players share, $27,
575.64 ; each olub 's share, $0,191.88.
bath RUey. He first began contributions
to Indiana papers in 171 HI dialect
poems brought him his greatest fame.
Ilia first book appealed under th pen
name, "Benjamin F. Johnson of Boone."
Among his best known poems are: "Lit
tle Orphant Annie." "The Rasgedy Man."
"Leedle Dutch Baby," "Th" Old Swlmmln'
Hole," "An' Old Sweetheart ' Mm" and
"Ho John Quit tha Farm."
BIQ SUIT GROWS OUT OF
. DOVEY ESTATE TANGLE
PLATTflMOUTH. Neb., Oct t.-8pe-clal.)
A suit has been filed In district
court hare entitled George E. Dovey, ad
ministrator of the aetata ef H. O. Dovey,
deceased; H. Q. Dovey A Son, a partner
ship, and Oeorg B. Dovey against
Frank . Bchlater. special admin
istrator of th estate of Jan A. Dovey,
.deceased; Horatio N. Dovey and Oliver C.
I Dovey, and th sheriff f Case county.
jTh case Is on where the plaintiff re
i alsts an execution made against IHivey A
'Bon for a Judgment of IM.Ouu, which Is
held to be the char of th Jane A.
Dovey eetate In the firm of Dovey A Bon.
A restraining order In the case has been
Issued by District Judge James T. Bag
ley to stop tha execution on th stock
of Dovey A Son. Th hearing on th
restraining order will be bad in district
court October U.
APPLE EXPOSITION WILL
BE HELP AT ATLANTIC
ATLANTIC, la.. Oct. I. (Special. )
Preparations are under way here for the
annual meeting and apple show of the
Southwestern Iowa Horticultural society,
to be held In this city December 1-3. The
meetlna was held her last year and was
so successful that the association voted
to come to Atlantic again this year. It
I expected that the display of apples will
b large, as that of laat year waa enor
mous and brought many exhibitors from
different part of th state.
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Sfalla-Aadereea.
SHENANDOAH. Ia., Oct I. (Special.)
Mies El phi n Anderson, daughter ef Mr.
and fra A n Anderson, waa m&rrlivt
a a o cioca yeeieruay aiternoon 10 t-esue
R. BJulln. Mr. SJulln. who la a graduate
of th University of Iowa, is connected
with the Shenandoah nurseries, where his
bride ha been bookkeeper for several
year.
I .
Year for Shot at Oataea Mas.
SHENANDOAH, Ia.. Oct. . (Special.)
Jealousy ooat Thomas Kaltner, a plumber,
one year la tha penitentiary. He wa
found guilty ef firing at Mr. Lulu
Ewell's escort, 8. I. Charif of Omaha,
one rJchl during the recent fair when
they drove up to the widow's home, where
Keltner hoarded.
FAST MAIL JRAIN ROBBED
Masked Hca Cat Off Car at Central,
W. Vs., and &ifl Eegiitred
, Packajfei.
LARGE AH0OT IS
WHEELING, W. Va., Tct I. Two
masked men oarly today ' held up and
robbed a Baltimore Ohio express train,
from New Tork to St Louis, two miles
west cf Central, W. Va Yiinir booty waa
taken from mail cars, according to th
reports received here, and wa believed
to be large.
Grant Helms, the engineer, wa first
attracted by a not from th tender.
Looking over hi shoulder n saw two
masked men climblnc over th coal, each
carrying a shotgun. Ons man ordered
Helms to cut off th eogin and through
mail car. They stood by Helm direct
ing th distance he should run It. Whan
two mile to th west th highwaymen
ordered Helm and th fireman to climb
down. On masked man took th throt
tle and ran th train a mile or two far
ther. Her th robber went through th
mall car, paying particular, attention to
th registered mall, which Uiey looted
completely. They then deserted the train,
frolng across th hlli In th direction ef
the Ohio river.
Meantime th orw left with th re
mainder of the train bad been trying to
find the engine. No attempt had been
made by the highwaymen to disturb the
sleeping' passengers. Men were sent for
ward. They picked up the fireman and
Engineer Helms and soon found the loco
motive on the rails with the fire drawn
from under the boiler.
Two hours elapaed from th time of
th robbery, about I o'clock, until th
news could b sent te division headquar
ters at Parkeraburg. Posses aggregating
more than loo men were out before day
break. Railroad authorities believe the
robbers hurried over to the hills to aa
automobile they had left waiting.
The train robbed Is one of th best on
th Baltimore A Ohio system. It left New
Tork yesterday morning at M o'clock.
Usually It carried lame numbers rf
through passengers 'and valuable regis
tered mall and express.
Th amount of booty obtained by th
robber la unknown. On unverified re-
Port eald that In th express car whloh
th robbers did not take with them dowa
the track waa la gold.
Bills Against Men
Who Killed General
Orozco Dismissed
VAN HORN, Tex., Oct 8. Indictment
against the members of the posse who
recently killed General Pascual Oroxco
and four companions In a battle In Green
river Canon, Culberson county, were dis
missed today by Judge Jackaon In th
district court.
Judge Jackson ordered all th property
of the deceased, consisting of guns and
1.600 rounds of ammunition, money and
horses, turned over to the.r families.
Us Tb Bee's "Swapper" oeluran.
Culls From the Wire
New Tork, H. G. Gertn. Five more Amer
ican airmen are scouting on other parts
of th French line and eleven are in
i training In an aviation school. These
twenty-three men form the France-American
flying corps, which has Just opened
an office and clubrooms on Kue de Pon
thleu, Paris.
Three of the Americans Lieutenant
Thaw and Sergeants Prince and Cowdin
K.ir. h.a. !,.. In th. nn..r. t h
Alexander, who threw to Stock to head eerBent Cowdln WM raentloned ,or hav.
off Lewis at third. Stock threw to Ban- nf enaaced two aeroplanes. His
croft who touched th runner out in French obMrver AiUitlta on, maChin by
th meantime Barry went to second on a hl flre mm, th othep
fielder's choks. Burn savd Alexander , The AnferlcaB corp hM two objects-i
a wild pitch by a nice .top. Cady struck : to ttMt France Rnd to American
out No run, en bit no error. aim,,,, experience In war so as to fit them
' Phlladelphla-Cravath up. Th crowd ! to Mrv, as pilots for officers In the
Cava th bom run hitter a bu hand , American aerial service should the occa
when he cam to bat. wall th ouUleld-1 Bton artac The French military admin
ers backed out acalnst th fenoea. Cra- 8trat0n Is giving the American volun
vath walked. Barry took Luderus' j teers every opportunity to gain thla ex
grounder and touched Cravath on the , perlence.
line. Luderus was aafa at first Barry's I
threw halna- lata ta catch th runner. I
Luderus was out stealing-, Cady to Barry.
Shore had fin speed and a puxxllng curve.
Whitted walked. Nlehoff struck out
No run, no bit n error.
Thlrn lajiiagr.
Boston Shore out Nlenoff to Luderus.
Alexander worked his low ball on
Hooper, who filed out to Whitted, who
had to back up to make th catch.
Soott sbot a hot liner to left-center for
a has. Speaker filed out to Whitted.
No run, on hit, no error.
Philadelphia Burns filed to Scott When
Alexander cam up th stands gave the
Philadelphia pitcher a great cheer. Alex
ander scratched an Infield hit which
Gardner could not field In time. (Hock
forced Alexander, Gardner to Barry.
Bancroft went out to Hoblltsel. unas
sisted. No run, on hit no error.
Fesrlk Inalagj.
Boston Hoblltsel was thrown out by
Nlehoff. Lewla fanned and th crowd
howled. Gardner put a single over the
sscond bav. Barry filed out to Cravath.
No run, one bit no error.
Philadelphia Paskert got a single to
right. It waa a Texas leaguer. Cravath
sacrificed, Shore to Hoblltsel, Paskert
going to second, Barry threw out Lu
derus. Paskert taking third. Paskert
scored on Whltted's slow In ft 4 hit which
Barry could not field In tlm. Nlehoff
out Scott to Hobtltaell. On run, two
hits, no error.
Fifth laala-.
Boston Nlehoff threw out Cady. Shorw
singled over second. Hooper popped out
to Bancroft Soott forced Shore. Nle
hoff to Bancroft N runs, on hit no
errors.
Philadelphia Burns fanned. Alexander
filed out to Lewla. Stock .waa safe on
Shore's fumble of Stock's grounder.
Shore threw out Bancroft No tuns, no
hits, en error.
Sixth Iwalan.
Boston Speaker filed out to Whitted.
who made a aio catch. Hoblltsel singled
to rlaiit Cravath almost making a shoe
string catch. Lewis fanned, Hoblltsel
stealing second as th batter struck out
rtardner mod out to Burn No runs,
one hit no errors.
Philadelphia Paskert out by tb Shore
Hobttuel rout. Cravath filed out to
Speaker, fearry threw out Luderus.
No run, bo bits, no errors.
Seveatte laalac
Boston Barry singled over short
Cady up; strik en. Cady sacrificed.
Alexander te Luderua. Barry took sec
ond. Shore struck out Hooper fanned.
No run, on hit no error.
Phlladelphlar-Whltted filed out to
Lewla. who made th catch near the
left field fence. It looked like a home
run when It started. Nlehoff went out
Bhore to Hoblltsel. Burns a p. Barry
t threw out Burns, a pretty field play. No
runs, no hit no srror.
Klahth Inala.
Boston Scott popped out to Bancroft
Speaker walked. Stuck threw out Hob
llleael. Speaker going to second. Speaker
scored oa Lewi slngl to left Lewis
went t second oa Whitted throw to th
plate. Gardner filed to Paskert who cut
f f a sure hit On run. one hit no error.
Philadelphia Barry threw out Alexan
der. Stork walked. Bancroft got a hit
when Soott waa slow In covering tb baa
to take Barry's throw of Bancroft's
Paakert walked and th base
Cravath up. Stock scored
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