New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 8, 1929, Page 6

NEDNEN COLECT e == INDUANS 10 AVE “DATA N LINGOLN Documents and Relics il House Where “Honest Abe” Died Washington, Feb. 8 (¥—Two men who spend most of their time in the house where Abraham Lincoln died are probably more interested in the anniversary of his birth than any- one else in the country. They are Osborne Oldroyd, aged 87, who has spent 65 years collect- ing mementoes and documents re- lating to the life of Lincoln, and Lewis Gardner Reynolds, 71, who sat on Lincoln's knee as a little boy of six. The government purchased entire Lincoln collection from Oldroyd for the sum of $50,000 and put Mr, Reynolds in charge of it. Mr. Oldroyd, white-halred and fee- ble, still has his desk among the relies as they have become his ve life, Past Looms Brightly In the old hause of dim recesses and dim memories so far thousands of sightseekers who pour | through are concerned, the past burns brightly for the two men who dwell there. Through the windows where once the cold morning light fell across the deathbed of Lincoin, the sun now gilds the bible his mother gave him when he was nine years old. It is only one of the 3,000 memen- toes collected- by Osborne - Oldrovd. The halls and rooms are lined with pictures of Lincoln. Glass cases contain valuable papers. What Mr. Oldroyd regards as the most valu- able articles in the collection rest nnder a black cover in the front room. Lock of Lincoln's Hair There is a lock of Lincoln’s hair cut after the body had been re- moved to the White House from the humble little home where he died. There is the last message written by Lincoln just two hours before he was assassinated. It is merely a statement that passes are no longer required to go from Washington to Petersboro, Va., but momentous in its signiticgnce as related to the last acts of Lincoln's life. ‘With shaking hands Mr. Oldroyd sits at his desk lovingly handling some of the papers bearing Lin- coln’s handwriting and tells of how he started his vast collection. one of the ironies of fate that this man who has devoted most of his life to Lincoln never even saw the great emancipator, 4 “I had a little news stand in Mt AVMMMM‘A@@@@ Yy VY VY A sl oW s W AAALAAL 354 MAIN llm‘l Mr. as the| It is | “ “‘_y says Mr. Oldroyd. “He s0 aroused my admiration and loyalty that I began' collecting every scrap 1 could concerning him. Through loyalty to him I joined the Union army though I was not yet 21, but I put pleces of paper with the figures 21 in my shoes 30 when they asked me if 1 was over 21 I could say ‘yes’ without lying.” Mr. Reynolds in the last year has shown 20,000 persons from all over the world through the room where Lincoln died. Over the very spot there now hangs an impressive pic- ture of the deathbed scene painted by John Littlefield of New York from data obtained fom witnesses within three days after the tragedy. The only man now living who was present at that time is Dr. Charles A. Leale of New York city. |lndmns Protest Ban On Hunting Wild Game ldaho, Icb. 9 (P—Chief Scott of the Nez Perce Indians, friendly redmen of the northwest when 4t was settled by whites years 0, has informed state officials that a hunting treaty signed 50 years ago has been abrogated by new laws of the Great White Father. The tribal leader has appealed to R. E. Thomas, state game war- den, to permit his braves to hunt |and’ kill_ wild game that abounds Inear the Nez Perce reservation. Present federal and state statutes forbid the Indians from hunting ex- cept during the regular season. The old treaty, it is claimed, allowed Indians to kill wild animals at any time. Chiief Scott received little encour- agement from stale officials and [was advised fo institute a case in |the United States supreme court to | determine if rights of the Indians, las wards of the government, were {not heing violated by state and federal game laws. [Mrs. C Lapwai, “osman, Author, Feb. 8 (A—Mrs. author, Reno, Nev., Emma M. Cosman, granted a divorce from her hushand, Jack T. Cosman, New York millionaire and associate of leaders in the motion picture in- dustry. Mrs. Cosman alleged that her hus- band had trailed her to Lake Tahoe and later to Reno and spread ru- mors that she was insane. She also said that on two occasions jewelry, valued at $50,000 was stolen from her, but both times she recovered it by legal action. The couple married in London, Feb, 3, 1914, The decree allowed Mrs, Cosman to resume her maiden was name, Emma M. Shorts. & | Divorces Millionaire | here yesterday | CHANGED LINEUP Familiar Faces to Be Missing Whea Team Takes Field New York, Y¥eb, 8 (UP)—It may be difficult to recognize the Cleve- land Indians wthout numbers the coming season. The familiar figures of George Burns, Homer Summa, Garland Buckeye. George Uhle, Emil Levsen; George Gerken and Elton Langford will be missing. In building the Indians for the coming campaign, Billy Evans, gen- |eral manager, and Roger Peckin- paugh, playing manager, have ac- quired 20 new players out of 35 on the roster. Lou Fonseca, who broke his leg last season; Cliff Bolton, who hit .316 for Terre Haute and Johnny Hodapp, former third baseman, are contesting for first base. Carl Lind will be stationed at second and Joc Sewell will be moved from shortstgp to third base. Jackie Tavener, obtained from De- troit in the Uhle trade; John Bur- nett, who hit .326 for Terre Haute; and Jonah &ardner, who hit .270 for Decatur, will fight it out for short- stop. Burnett is a former University of Ilorida football star and is noted for his speed. Gardner was regard- ed as the best, shortstop in the Southern league last season. The Indians are still searching for some oné to take the place of Tris Speaker. They hope Dick Por- ter, purchased from Baltimore for $40.000, will be able fo plug the centerfield gap. 1In cight years at Baltimore Porter batted for a grand average of .333. Charley Jamieson again will play left, but right will have a new gardener, probably Earl Averill, the $50,000 rookie from San Francisco. Averill batted .353 in 1928, .324 In 1927 and .348 in 1926, . |He hit 37 home runs last season. Charley Dorman, who hit .408 for the Tyler (Tex.) Lone Star leaguc club; John Gill, who hit .311 for the Decatur Three-1 league club; and Ollie Tucker, who batted .321 for New Orleans, are other outfleld can- didates. Tucker has had trials with Brooklyn and Washington. Ed Mor- gan, who suffered from injuries last season but batted .313 in 76 games also will try for an outfield berth. Among the nine new hurlers are several with exceptional promise. Three of the most prominent are Clint Brown, who won 23 games and | lost 8 for the Harrisburg (Pa.) cluh of the New York-Pennsylvania league; Wesley Farrell, who won 18 By vequest and as a convenience to customers ~ NERAL @ ELECTRIC CLEANER 82 450 o¢l)0WN 5OAWEEK games and lost 9 for Terre Haute; and Harold McKain, who won 18 games and lost 6 for Decatur, Another youngster who may make the grade is Jimmy Moore, who won 15 games and lost 18 for Little Rock but who, scouts declare, is much better than his record indicates. 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