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The Washington times., 1910-04-17
JOE OIL SIGNS
WITH RICHMOND
Refused to Play for Mime
apoliS, and Was Released
by McAleer.

RICHMOND. Va. April 17.-FOllowing
out his efforts all the spring to set a
good left hand tWirler for use this sea
son. Manager LazEloT. Of the Richmond
Virginia League Club. has at last Sc
cured a man who viii very probably
make good and be g winner in the
league The new sOuthpaw is 10 less
than. Joe OIL. the big twiTler who had
been the property OF the washington
club Of the American League since
early slast fall
The negotiations were completed Fri
day and the pitcher VIII reach Rich-
mond IN few days ready TO take up
his share OF the work as soon az the
season opens.
Manager McAIeer. Of Washington. Of
sered the pitcher the choice of going
TO Minneapolis or accepting MS IN
conditional release He took his re-
lease and recently left Washington for
Philadelphia where he is now.
Manager Perry Ldpe. Of Macon, for
mer manager Of the Colts, heard Of the
facts in connection with OIL and made
a strong effort 10 get him. Manager
LaWlor got there first, however, and
barely beat out Lipe.
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
INDIANS PLAY HERE.

CARLISLE 70. April LIT Vas Of
fCially announced here tEis morning
that the Carlisle Indians have finally
completed an arrangements for the foot
ball game With Virginia at Washington
on November 3. The schedule, which
has just been cCul0le-sd. contains more
big games than The Indians have at
tempted in wears
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
BROOKLANDERS WIN
FROM MARYLANDERS
Catholic University Continues It's
Sensational Work by Beating
Visiting Varsity.

The Catholic University team. which
has been ahe decided sensation Of the
intercollegiate ranks here this spring.
mas another victory 10 its credit over
the University Of Maryland by 10 to L
Green pitched good ban for the Brook
ianders for while Re was touched. up for
seven Nus, ne was most effective when
the visitors Threatened to score The
winners punched their hits in a most
telling manner
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Earned rIIus-V-a shfnEton. 4 PhHadel-
phla- 2 First base on errors-Philade1-
phia- l. Left on sases-Vasbiurfor &
Phllaoeipilla- G Ff-o- base on baII-of
COMBS, T. Of Waller, J. Struck ont
BY CocmbS, s. by Walker, 2 Three-basa
nlts-tleSsler- Murphy. Barry. Tvvo-base
hitS-McBrIde- HartseI- Sacrifice fv-
DAVIS stolen base-EIberfeTd Hit nv
pitCher-By Walker lOIdrinr, VViI5
plJch-Coomhs- Passed baIl-Stroet- I'm
plres-AlesSrs- Evans and EEan. Time
OF game hours. Attendsuce-s,c s-.
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/ nation probably is that knowing him 70
( be a 90 man the pitchers take nDeItleS
With him they would not take y ~ 5rt,, 9
PLAYER of more formidable average. nay
give II 70 him over the plate tellIits
themselves that he can't DO mucn Hd-Ii
anyhow, then ne cuts loose Win q
whcle-souled waIlOp that brings amaze
meuI and grief 10 the oVercohnqleIle-
The feeders have A tendency 10 snare
the contempt Of the pitchers Tor SIC
Brides slugS11g anc either become care
less or lay out a campaign against him
as II he were mere joke. The troJh
IS Mcbride Is a husky athlete VINO eau
drive The ball mile when thorouEnly
aroused. and the pitcher VINO gets s'ty
with him in an emergency is gong 10
have his troU0ies~in punches.
Keep YOUR eyes on those Athletics
The team that beats them for the pen
nant IS going 20 furnish an article o.
baseball worth going miles 10 see
50 far, the moving or EIberfeld 10
fourth place IN the hating order has
worked extremely well. The KID Is
veteran and knows as much about the
game as any man on the team. II the
pilcEer Hlci'ers moment or there -
a TICK 70 be pulled on. he IS 1uSt tie
man To seize the opportunity His pres
ent position depends naturally on MS
batting average. but AZ that he Is a bet
ter man up there than a number OF
others whose aVeTa yes might be much
higher and who had nothing in their
repertoire except swsts- It was Ei5er-
Telf.s bang yesterday In the ninth in
ming right after clivelt had singled
which got Coomhs ratified and made him
slow up To the extent that Gessler and
Mcbride were able 10 connect safely.
II the weather next Tuesday Is good
IN Boston those two games on Patriots
Day VIII draw an enormous crowd and
make much money for the Washington
club.
The Improvement in AIuan-s bunting $
one Of the most noticeable features Of
TIE boys good work He had the thpc-V
OF 10 drilled into him BY the hour BY
SChasIeT, COurOy. ElbeTfeld and the
other taDDers AZ Norfolk, and their
la bors are bearing fruit Last season
many o. his efforts 70 drop the ball in
and when he Jried 10 change his srv1p
he was worse than before. Vow he not
only has the knaCk OF reaching the ball
properly. but he has not lost anv OF
his speed in getting away from the
plate.
Just between rs. and al in the Iodee.
this Is the first season since PATSY
Donovan was here that there has beeu
al the head Of the team a man who
could or would systeu1s tichTv. coach the
men in overcoming their deficiencies
That makes a lot Of difference NTcaIaar
was star al all the finer points OF
oaSenali m his day. and there IS u0t
nan IN the squad who does not fee
mat the manager knows enough 20 10
Elve.l serious consideration when he
propOunds a proposition
And thus il happened in making II
Two out OF three games from the Afn-
letlcs ana ttei1E Washington for the
1o9 round IN The American League
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Special Car Will Be Pro-
vided for Athletes
After Race.
TURKISH BATHS
AS THEY FINISH
Baggage Will Be in Waiting as
Men Cross Line at
Baltimore.
MARATHONERS ENTERED.

Among the Washington athletes
who have already entered the
TImes-A esyE EmferCity Marathon
race, from Laurel 70 Baltimore, on
May :, ares
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TRAINER STRICKEN.

BOSTON. april 17.-Tvord was received
IN cambridge today that James G. La
Ihrop, Tor twenty years trainer Of Har-
ward track athletes. suff cred a DaraIvtic
shock early this week in Wisconsin.
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Athletes are urged 20 fIe their
entry blanks at the earliest posi-
bic time in order that the complete
list may be prepared without delay.
The Washington times., 1910-04-17
BASEBALL RESULTS HERE.

Catholic University, 10; Maryland,
Virginia, 4; Georgetown, 2.
Business High, g. NJ A c. Re
serves, 2
CaithersbuTg, 5; Bliss School, ).
Eastern College, I; Gsilaudet, o.
Episcopal High, o; Georgetown
Props, =
Commercial Bank, %; American
National,
Gonzaga Props, IS; Tech High, 4.
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fort and convenience Of contestants and
their attendants in the Times-News In
5ercity Marathon race o. May 9. viii
be left Undone by those having IN charge
the manager ent Of the big run
Arrangements were finally completed
this morning for the handling Of the
runners after the finish Of the race IN
front Of the News building in Balti-
more. As soon as they check iu they
VIII be rushed to the Turkish baths.
which are directly across the street
and placed in charge Of expert rub
bers-
Clothes Await Them
Al the baths they win ind that their
clothes. for which they received checks
at Laurel. are all ready for them and
altar a short rest. VIII board a special
car, which viii be provided for the
exclusive use Of contestants and their
attendants. All Of this viii be free Of
charge. as Tie times is determined that
the race shah he d success in every
detail, ana wiz see 10 80 that the ath-
Ietes are wei cared for on ne day OF
the race
Another heavy demand for blanks was
made this morning, several Of the ap-
plicants declaring that. despite the rain.
they Intended 10 take long runs today
and then finally decide Il they are now
ready 10 start
Roads Are Slippery
In most cases this plan. however,
failed as the au-ElEh- rain made the
roads in all directions so heavy and
slippery that any attempt at speed was
most unsuccessful The athletes. how
ever, welcomed the rain. as il AFFORDED
them an excellent opportunity 10 pre-
pare themselves in case Il should rain
on May . As the inte-cit- Marathon
is now an accepted fixture. It viii be
held regardless Of conditions Of the
weather, and all the contestants are en-
tering with that understanding
As the time for the great race ap-
pTOaches. the details. one by one. are
being arranged Athletes must wear
the large numbers which VIII be fur
nished- by which means identification
can be easily made
Numbering Men.
This year a rather novel arrangement
has been made IN the number line.
which consists Of one piece Of cloth.
with a hole for the heaa. which will
be placed over the shoulders Of the
runner and fastened by strings around
his waist The number viii be printed
IN black ink. and the runners VIII not
have 70. WOrry FOR fear Of losing their
Identifying marks
The Baltimore total for the great race
GS increased 20 Az F. r. Watson OF the
Cross Country Club joseph y SOIau
o. the Lafayette 81 heelmeu. and Charles
3 WOCkenfusS. Of the Joliers' Athletic
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Today's Games.
Chicago at Cincinnati
PiJtsburz ~ St Louis.
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MAJOR LEAGUE STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE


ASsit41ag > KS ULAs-
VI aSHinGtOH. &. Athletics. g.
Detroit 5. Cleveland. 1
New York. f. Boston. .
St louise ago-Rain
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Standing of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results
New York. .. Boston. J.
Chicago. 10: Cincinnati. 5.
Philadelphia. .. Brooklyn. ,.
St LOuis-PttsburE-Rain.
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Today's Games
81. Louis at Chicago.
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And thus il happened in making II
Two out OF three games from the Afn-
letics and tieinE Washington for the
TOD round IN The American League
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

Title of Next Chapter: Training foT
the Great Championship Battle"
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

II the weather next Tuesday Is good
IN Boston those two games on Patriots
Day VIII draw an enormous crowd and
make much money for the Washington
club.
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

wouldn't IL be q good scheme 20 have
the season open April I, run 20 April a.
and then adjourn until May u That's
about the way the weather figures out
in this climate
The Washington times., 1910-04-17

Keep YOUR eyes on those Athletics
The team Chat beats them fer the pen
uant is going 20 furnish an article o.
baseball worth going miles 10 see.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

ished mans mouth TO stiae his cries for
help.
OF all the forms of hazing the most
brutal perhaps is the 'gantiet of fire.
The freshman upon whom that punishment
is to be visited is kept in a dark room
astride a wooden chair. to which he is
securely fastened In the next room his
tormentors are twisting newspapers into
imitation torches, which at a given signal
they light with matches. When the torches
are burning brightly. they form themselves
in two lines; another signal is sounded,
the door of the dark room is thrown open
and the freshman is ordered to ride be-
tween the lines. while he is mercilessly
Iashed with flaming brands.
However quickly he may run the CANT
let, by the time he has reached the end
of the blazing pathway his hair, his eye
skin. his eyelids are scared and swollen,
mis- lips blistered. his uniform hopelessly
damaged.
One of the surgeons in attendance COW
ers up the sores with bandages and sends
the singed plebe TO the infirmary for a
couple of days. The official report men
tions the explosion of an alcohol lamp or
some other accident of like nature
Not infrequentIy those "boyish pranks"
have tragic ending. More than once
cadets have been crippled for life, and there
are two cases on record where death was
the direct result of horseplay carried too
far.
A young fellow brought UP on a large
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
"Moonsbiners" Make Better Prisoners than Bankers

five or six years, as l have stated, and
then we shall have to find jobs for sew
eral thouasnd men. All convicted persons
who are able to work should he compelled
TO work If they are idle thcy soon be-
come demoralized physically and in other
ways Sometimes they commit suicide.
Formerly il was the custom of the states
10 hire their prisoners To contractors.
There we're foundries and shops at some
penitentiaries, and contractors came in
with their raw material and worked it
into marketable goods-stoves, clothing,
shoes and so on.
contractors wanted to make as much
money as possible, aud evils, easily imag
tined, crept In. Free labor. finding itself
undersold. naturally and loudly complained.
ghen followed the piece system. COntrae-
tors delivered cloth. leather. iron and lum-
Ser at the penitenuaries to he raanufact-
ured into various products, under the su-
psrvision of the prison officials. and TO be
paid for at a stipulated price. according TO
quantity However, competition with free
labor continued as before
There are sxty-six thousand prisoners
in the penitentiares OF the states and fed
eral government-two thousand at Atlanta,
Leavenworth and Mcneil Island To find
work for them Is one ef the greatest prob,
lens in penology. Experts i'm New York
think their system is hest Prisoners in
that state make certain things used by the
different units OF government. AT one peni-
tentiary, for example, garbage wagons, hary
ness and whips are manufactured and sold
to Buffalo Rochester and other large cities.
Elsewhere clothing is made for persons
who are clothed at public expense.
In Michigan prisoners ara engaged in
the manufacture OF chair, under sa arv
rangement with outside concerns that
prices are not TO be cut to where there Is
no profit Binding twine Is made in the
penitenuary OF Minnesota In competition
with what is called the eerasxs trust
Prices nave heen reduced Still u the grain
crop were to fail in that state or If the
great eordage company We're 10 slaughter
its prices under the pressure Of eornpeu-
TN, Minnesota might find binding tatns
losing undertaking.
"A bill was introduced in the last Con-
sIess' MT La Dow continued 10 say, FOR
'he construction Of a fine military road,
ehe Work TO be done by prisoners. between
49,, 1.e"N nNo'th and Fort Riley. in Kansas
nc P"'nt was raised that 1t would be un-
'oiis'i'o'ohal for federal prisoners to per-
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
youn&sferS in the Military Schools HoVe
Been Done TO Death by Their
Reckless TornenforS.

quickly noted and their owners made to
sit on the foor with their chins resting on
their knees: their ankles and wrists are
hound together solid stick passed under
the knee joints and forcing the forearm
back, prevents them from moving arms or
legs. and they are left there facing one
another in an unnatural, cramped and ridic-
ulous position.
Other forms of hazing are the stomach
dance with or without obstacles; finding
the keyhole, tossing in a blanket, and star
gazing In the stomach dance the cadet is
put fat on his stomach on a high table
and four tormentors take him by the hands
and feet and whirl him around the
table. In the case of serious offences a
few hard objects or obstacles" are scat
tered over the table making the dance
rather painful
Then comes finding the keyhole. The
cadet stands in front of a locker and is
blindfolded: he has 10 feel for the keyhoe
with his forefnger. Then another cadet
places his head between the locker and
the finger opens his mouth and bites the
finger till its owner howls.
Star gazing consists in being made to
watch the stars at night through a coat
sleeve held like a telescope by two cadets.
third cadet then pours glass of muddy
water in at ths top of the sleeve.
When a cadet is guilty of behavior un-
becoming to gentleman, disgraces his
class by some breach of etiquette or COM
mits some petty theft, he is generally
sentenced by the holy vehm,'' or court of
honor" TO the rod. The penalty is applied
ruthlessly. a gag being placed in the pun
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

estate in a little civilized section of Pom
erania joined one of the Prussian schools.
From the first day his farmerlke ndivete,
his lanky frame, his red hands and his
awkward gait designated him as target
for the schools banter. He was constant
ly reproVed for imaginary offences against
a mysterious code of honor. He was made
TO shine hundreds of shoes, to polish thou
sands of brass buttons during recess. One
day q cadet was expelled from the acad-
emy. Poor Fritz had absolutely nothing
to do with the incident He was neVerthe-
less commanded to appear before the court
of the Holy Vs'1ln. There he was bulled
into confessng that he was responsible
for his classmates dismissal.
The prosecuting officer made terrible
charge against him After deliberation the
jury rendered & verdict of guilty on all
decapitation. Fritz received some note
paper and wrote under dictation a letter
to his family explaining tha his death
was voluntary, etc.
Masked men then entered the room car
rying a block and a sharp, glittering axe.
Fritz, blindfolded. stripped TO the waist,
let the eXecutioner place his head. on the
block. He heard a noise as a man would
make lifting and swinging a heavy axe.
sharp, singing sensation on his neck,
and with cry of terror he seemed to fall
into dark, bottomless pit.
The executioner, still holding the wet
towel with which he had lashed Fritz
neck, picked him up and tried to revive
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

form public work of that kind within a
single state. A suggestion was offered that
the road be laid by way of the city of New
York OF course the bill failed to pass.
"The construction of wagon roads BY
prisoners has always seemed practicable 10
many persons, but the actual difficulties
to be overcome are so serious and numer-
Gus as to make any enterprise of the kind
very doubtful. First. the cost of guarding
the workers would be increased enormousIv
Feeding them would be another Siffirult
and costly matter. Camp followers weuJd
prove an ever present nuisance. and dsnsar
Furthermore. il should be remembered that
the average days work of the nosn in
prison is but two-hfths of an aversss sav.s
work OF the man out of prison. We have one
Thousand acres Of good land az Issvepvorth
and nifty men. perhaps, are er,nlovad IN
farming. but agriculture goes bv seasons.
and very little work is necessary in winter
Farming. therefore. offers no SOLUTION Of
the labor problem
What is done for man who has oo,,
nleted his term In az governments pepi,en-
tisry,''
taiiefs whom We pay 500 each
iHohtn' 1hey are supposed TO know
are bolts of different colered cIot, =, our
TAILOR shops, A prisoner soen to ra,, his
liberty may choose the cloth he ukes for a
sur Or clothes, he is also given sno.s in
stsed ef eroGans. and stiR hat His cut.
ns' however, is limited TO sl1 In cos, Than
~ - supplied with IS IN money aud a rail-
Foao uekes back 70 his home Or the place
?. ssnslo.ioh II ne had more than $ ne
4,
esueh." :" oN7 ''
made in the mountainsr"
lAntA we're 'moonshiners' Tbs,. -, ,,,o-
late any OF the rules and fee, Nc ssu,ora,-
lzation or degradation in heInc tau'nara,,Iv
Withdrawn from association win frss men.
Nature, BY their philosophy. prod,oss corn
ana they are not hlameworthv sar convert
hs tue corn into an Intoxicating drink and
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06
Man t0bo Holds Morse i'm Safe Keeping
Nos0 0broaOS Some Light on Prison
Rules and Manners.

is obvious, escapes and murders would be
common.
Money is contraband, because with it
favors might he purchased Prisoners are
permitted TO have beds, bed clothing, wash
basins, and so on, and they may have Bibles
and the photographs of their relatives
Even so small thing as a lead pencil is
denied them, for the reason that If they
( had any Of the facilities for writing they
could pass notes back and forth and work
Up a rnutiny. They can write letters on
stated days in a room set apart for that
purpose. but guards are with them con
stantly."
Morse was confined in an isolated cell for
, dsy or two I said Does that mean
he was put in a dungeon? ?"
There are no dungeons in federal prisons
We have dark. isolated cells, but they are
only used in exceptional cases. Prisoners
no longer can be whipped or punished
physically. However, some OF them must
be disciplined occasionally. So they are
sent 10 isolated cells, where. away from sll
sights and sounds, they have opportunity
10 regret their violations of the rules and te
make good resolutions for the future. Iso-
lated cells are mads OF concrete and are
feet wide, IA feet long and % feet high
Edch CELL ngntSC Sy z WlHlOW FOUR 1Se'
square, contains one electric globe and i:
heated by steam and is properly ventilated
Prisoners are sometimes required TO crack
stone while undergoing solitary punishment
They sleep In the cells and eat there
throughout the disciplinary psriod. There
is no physical suffering
! who Is the shrewdest criminal you have
/ ever kndwn?" I asked.
Il suppose an Englishman, whom / shal
/ call Blank, was about as versatile as any
prisoner we have had in recent years ant
about the most interesting from a pena
point of view. He was arrested In Tennes
see, | think, while engaged in the business
OF notifying selected list OF persons living
/ in foreign lands that relatives of theirs haf
died. leaving large estates, and that he wal
! legally authorized To find the heirs.
Yen see, he practised an old swindie
! but he reversed it. employing II agains
New-York tribune., 1910-11-06

; Europe instead of the United States He
was convicted of violating the postal laws
and sent to the Ohio penitentiary al Co
lumbus, where he soon became editor of
newspaper published In the prison He
was a bright fellow and wrote intelligently,
moderately and scientifically about peni-
tentiaries and their management. In his
lighter touches, which he concentrated
under a heading called Peters Pick-ups,'
he was about as witty as the ordinary pro-
fessional paragrapher. Many a man. he
once wrote, would rather stay here than
go home and face his mother-in-law.'
by printing the pictures of the guards
from issue to issue he accumulated a fund
of S36. One Saturday night-he was what is
known as a 'trusty and had certain
privileges-he walked away in the dark and
neglected to come back. He was traced to
Toledo and then to Detroit, where he
crossed the river into Canada. Five or six
years afterward a commercial traveller
stopping at Houghton, in Michigan. over
night, went to a revival meeting to hear a.
much praised evangelist who was rapidly
converting everybody in town. He had
known Blank, and recognized him as he
forth in the pulpit and urged sinners 10 for
sake their ways and seek safety in being
good Well, We got Blank and kept him
under lock and bolt until his term was out
How many federal penitentiaries are
there?' l inquired.
/ "Three-one at Atlanta. one at Leaven-
worth, and one on Mcneil Island, in Puget
Sound, twelve miles from Tacoma. Work
on the prison at Leavenworth was started
in 1886 It is occupied now, but will not
be completed for several years The bui4d-
iags are ot brick. they occupy sixteen
acres of ground, including walks and open
spaces, and are inclosed by brick wall
thirty feet high. There will Z 10 con-
crete cells. The bricks were made by pris-
oners, and they are doing most OF the con-
structive work.
THE prison at Atlanta, also in course OF
building. will contain 100 cells. It is made
of stone cut by the prisoners Indeed.
many of the prisoners have become ga
pert stonemasons. and as their terms ex-
pire can get employment at the quarries
| in Georgia at 81 day. A mana vaga-
bond in reality-comng from the old
Indian Territory, learned TO forge the finest
kind of steel tools. Some of his work was
so excellent that it was sent to the James
town Exposition,