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To stamo out LawIessness.

CHICAGO. March l6.-On Italian
committee OF safety" headed By a
Chicago italian millionaire, was
formed today. to aid the police in put
flng stop to Blaes Hand ortrages
and running down the r.urdcrers OF
Philipp' Manisclssco snd Antonio
nrso. the lates. Black Hand victims.
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Mr. Emily eorke Gets plvorce.

A divorce was granted Emily Borke
from her husband. Albert Borke, by
Judge Murphy. Thursday Mrs. Borke
charged that her husband mistreated
her and her children She was grant.
ed the custody OF the children.
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eva Booth To speak Here.

Miss Evangeline Booth, commander
OF the Salvation army forces in the
United States, Will speak In Detroit.
In the citadel Monday, March %.
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Clarence Richard. s45 los. campau
William Brown, 2t2 Locust. )
william Norris, 476 Crawford
Adam Liedel. 34l Lyman.
Harry Woods. 1850 Central
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Albert Chrysier. 145s Sixteenth.
William Karn. i26 Lyman
Albert Rivard. 364 Alger. -
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Charles Bell. l4s n Elizabeth
Robert Ross. Sc Fifteenth
Frank Gryka, 9a7 Frederic
Jake Saloske. al Morrell
Gaspare Ylviano. 40 Antoine.
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The Washington times., 1911-06-13
What You Missed
II you did not read the baseball
news in yesterdays edition of The
Times:

II you did not read the baseball
news in yesterdays edition of The
Times:
Complete batting and fielding
statistics for all amateur
leagues of the city.
Individual batting averages of
the Capital City League.
Individual batting averages of
the Bankers League.
Individual batting averages of
the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.
League.
Notes and standings of each Of
the twelve leagues here.
Number of runs scored by each
major league, club during
week.
Standings of eleven of the
most important minor leagues
Of country.
How each major league club
stands in its series against
each other club.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
TWENTY BUSINESS
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
GET COVETED g.
Receive Award at Faculty
Banquet and Dance for
Athletes.

Twenty Business High School athletes
today have the privilege of wearing
the school B, having been awarded the
letter at the annual banquet and dance
given by the faculty for the athletes
last night in the gymnasium.
Allen Davis, principal of the school,
congratulated the members of the ath-
letic association upon the good showing
made during the last year, while
speeches were also made by several girl
students. Charles Hart was toastmas-
ter.
The letter was awarded to the follow
ing students: Dodge, Wood, Flax, Nash,
Burley, Hunterman, Bridget, Shore,
Burdstte, knight. Harr. Black. Dillon,
Speare, Boernstein, Zupnik, ord, Der
rick, Wharthem, and Rathbone.
Following the dance, the athletic as
sociation held its final meeting for the
year and elected the following mana
gers: Baseball, Charles Morgan; basket
ball, J. Molineau; football. William
Moore, and track team, A. Speare.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Agriculture.
Technical High Teachers
Will Run in Relay Race

The alumni association Of the Tech
High School has completed all plans for
the second annual excursion, which will
be held at River View tomorrow, and is
looked forward to with unusual inter-
est.
In the morning Flag Day exercises
will be observed at the school and the
association has arranged to have early
closing, so that the students can get the
2 o'clock boat. The first event Of the
DAY will be a track meet, which will
consist Of some ten events, open to all
members Of the school.
ThraIl, Offutt, De Grange, Morris,
Eckendorf, Garland, Davis, and other
point winners in the spring meet have
promised to enter. Two relays have
been carded, and section teams are out
is expected that a faculty. relay team
win te pitted against one Of the teams.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
District League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No game; rain

STANDING
65Gys!n. 6d% .f. sSS sSS eg5sagss esIsa5;. 5 sss
Adams E1... 8 I solo. P. . o.. Ii .S .Sg
TODAY-Columbia QO1), VS.. AIoysius, at
First and NJ streets northeast.
The heavy fall of rain put a stop to
the proceedings Yesterday IN thS Iast
half of SSe fourth inning. Bureau had
the long end OF 6 5-to-4 score against
G. P. D.
Charlie Beard. first baseman on the
Bureau team. will depart for the big
Doyle, who is the local scout for the
Savannah team, has tackled his sigma
ture to contract Of that club.
pitcher for the Bureau yesterday, and
though he was bumped hard by the
Printers in the first inning, he settled
down and was heaving in clever style
when the rain fell.
Eddie Herbert, manager Of the @. P.
o. team, assigned himself to first base
and came in for applause in the fourth
inning, when he caught Rob Jones pop
fy in short right after a desperate run.
G. P. o. has one of the fastest field
ing third baSemen in the league In
Smith. He accepted three difficult
chances yesterday, each time making
an accurate throw to first in ample
time to nail the runner.
Some amusing playing was pulled of
in the first inning. When Plunkett, the
Bureau left fielder, was running back
ward after Cockrilrs long fly, he stum-
bled and took complete somersault
and then lost sight Of the ball.
Dave Venable made his first appear
ance as official umpire, and though he
ran up against some close decisions, he
called the plays to the satisfaction Of
both teams. Dave kept the boys on the
jump from the start. and tried hard to
beat the storm.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Olympia League.
By Goldberg
YESTERDAY RESULTS.
No game; rain.

YEsTERDAY's RESULTS.
STANDING
Clubs. W.LPct. Clubs w.LPct.
southland... .1O0 Woodland. 400
HMESsdd0fk; MSi,a asx.n .sss siI Spring" s .s92
ToDAY-sIlver Spring vs.. Emmanuel. Six
teenth street and Columbia road.
With the score standing to 2 in
favor Of Woodland over Braddock, rain
broke up what promised to be one of
the most interesting games of the
season.
II: Benten, of Braddock, and Munich.
of Woodland, we're on the mound and
just settling down to work when the
torrent descended.
Woodland scored first, putting three
over in the last of the second, only to
have Braddock come back within one of
tying in their half of the third.
Both sides had the bags filled in the
first inning, yet neither scored.
Remsburg was forced at home in the
first when he forgot that there were
three men on base. Robinson, of Wood
land, did the same kind of stunt in the
third. being forced at third.
Grace tried to score from second on
an infield out in the second. and was
nabbed by inches only. Had he slid he
would have had the decision.
Remsburg looked Ty Cobb when he
went from first to THIRD on Cashs sacri-
fee in the first inning.
''UmpS" Sheckells was rather hot un-
der the collar when a ball knocked
back of the stands refused to come
back.
With three men on base and one out,
H. Benten promptly famed the next
two men up, retiring Woodland without
a run.
Chick" Riddle made an error in the
first when he dropped Cusack's pop fly.
Luckily for him, the game did not go
five innings, and he will not get the
black mark charged to him in the off,
cial averages.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
COhhERCE-LAOOR
HEADS BATTING IN
THE DEPARTMENTS
Has Three Hundred and
Seventy Average for
Club Slugging.
BARNHARDT STILL
PREMIER STICKER
Postofice Star Has Hit for Four
Hundred and Seventy-four in
Eleven Games.

Commerce and Labor is topping the
teams in club batting in the Depart
mental League with an average Of 800,
having several heavy hitters on the
team. Postofhce is next with mark
OF .2SS, while Interior, Navy, Interstate,
and Agriculture follow in order.
Barnhardt, Of Postoffice, continues
his lead as premier slugger, having
MT Tor .474 in eleven games. Jimmy
Kerr, Of the same team, is next with
:4Ss in the same number of games.
Barnhardt and Kerr are tied for run
getting honors with eleven each. while
Sonover, OF Interior, has eleven. LIE
Due, Of the Aggies, is the stolen-base
arust with seven, while Bradley, Of
Postoffice, has sacrificed four times.
The averages, which do not include
yesterdays games, follow:
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Gallaudet Awards.

directors yesterday ratified the
awarding of varsity letters to: Cap
tain Battiste, Morris, Howard, and
Blanchard in baseball; Captain Bat
tiste, Morris, and Grace in track
sports, and honorary letters to Track
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Bankers League.
Yesterday RESULTS.
No game scheduled.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No game scheduled.
STANDING.
Clubs. W.L.Pct Clubs. W.LPct-
A S. 1 t.. .sssIpistrict. s SO
Com. Nat. l .S33l Sec. Wash. 200
First Nat. 5 4 .429l
ToDAY-District National vs.. First Ma
tional, White Lot Ellipse.
District National and the Hyatts-
Vile bank team will play this after
noon and from past performances the
teams look to be evenly matched.
1t was known that the team batting
of American Security was high but
a mark of 1874 was larger than was
looked for.
Depenbrock was sent to bat as q
pinch hitter for the American Secur-
ity team in but one game and failed
to get a hit. He Is the only men,
Der of the team who has not an av-
erage of better than 800.
In extra bases American Security
is far ahead of the others. Bases
stolen by the team are Al. almost
twice the amount of the next team.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Commercial League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Willard. l; Telephone. l a innings).

TODAY-Andrews vs. waIford. Georgia
avenue and Kenyon street northwest
The rain broke up what would prob
ably have been an excellent game yes
terday in the fourth inning, with the
score standing tie.
Each team recorded four hits, but one
being good for extra bases, that by
Mcbride. of Telephone, being a three
Dagger.
Each team scored its tally in the third
inning, that of Telephone. however, be-
ing cleanly earned on a three -bagger, by
Mcbride, followed by a scratch hit.
With three men on bases and one out,
Telephone made a fast double play In
the second inning that prevented Will
lard from scoring. Thompson made a
good catch and threw to Mcbride, fore
ing the runner. Mac" by a quick
throw to Evans, got his man at third,
completing the play.
Telephone was greatly strengthened
by Mcbride, of the Cardinal Athletic
Club, of Alexandria. Besides holding
Thompson in fine style, ne got the only
extra base hit of the game, a clean
three-bagger. Heretofore Telephone has
been weak in the catching line, and
Manager Hughes appears to have got
ten a man to hold that end up well.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Suburban League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No game; postponed.
STANDING.

STANDING.
Bs5SS:56, :sSS S. S5s5;.ood SSS Is
ToDAY-Petworth vs.. Brightwood. New
Hampshire avenue and Cpshur street north
west.
The game which was scheduled to
be played yesterday in the Suburban
League between Parkview and Sill
YER Spring was postponed and will
be played at a later date.
Mitchell, the young man who was
unfortunately burned to death in an
automob bile accident Sunday night had
been signed by Parkview and as a
mark of respect the game was not
played.
views crack pitcher, who was an oc-
cupant of the automobile at the time
of the accident. While he was not
seriously injured, he received a
sprained wrist which will handicap
him for some time.
1t is doubtful If a game could have
been completed had one beeH started
as the storm made its appearance
shortly after the time fo< starting.
The many friends of Sid Lodge will
be glad to learn that his finger which
was recently broken has mended and
that the popular catcher Is ready to
get back into the game.
Silver Spring was out in force yester-
day, and had the game been played the
fans would have no doubt been accord
ed a treat
Douglas Diamond. former Georgetown
pitcher, was to have twirled for the
Silver Spring team, and when he IS
going right he is. in the opinion Of
many, one Of the leagues star twirlers.
On the occasion of his last start his
teammates supported him miserably.
which was responsible in n large meas
ure for the defeat which was handed.
Petworth and Brightwood are carded
to meet this afternoon, and last sea-
sons pennant winners will have to win
to stay anywhere near the leaders.
Brightwood has made rapid strides in
the acquisition Of Strengthening material
and Manager Cole is confident that he
now has a team which will give the
others a hard fight to win games.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
R. r. Y. Nj. G. A.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
No game; rain

STANDING.
Clubs W.LPct Clubs. w.LPct
Car Dept. 1000 B. & O..... 1856
Southern. 5 .S33lStation ..... o 900
TODAY-Open date.
Yesterdays game would have un-
doubtedly proven to be the best Of the
season had 1t not been stopped by rain
in the second half Of the third inning,
the score standing 1 to in favor Of the
Car Department.
A great pitchers battle was promised
Hughes allowed one hit and struck out
four, while Stroebel gave two hits and
struck out five.
A peculiar thing about the games Is
that many of the teams, after having
obtained a good lead in the beginning
Of the game, practically give the game
to the opposing team.
The open date today was caused by
the annual excursion given by the Car
Department to Chesapeake Beach.
F. Callow has hit we'll in the four
games he has played, getting an aver
age Of .357.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
1ntercitY Boxing Match.

and Baltimore will hold an intercity
boxing match here Wednesday, June q.
The bouts will be between the young
sters Of the two cities and is being ar
ranged by Joe Barrett, Of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Sunday School League.

TODAY-Anacostia VS.. Ingram, Thirteenth
and streets northeast.
Sherwood surprised the Hamline
crowd by handing them their worst de-
feat of the year. ~
Dusty Rhoades pitched a beautiful
game for the Langdon crowd, and Por-
ter held him I'D behind the bat in great
shape. 49,. ....... -
+ Sayres, who is hitting in good form,
clouted out a double and two singles.
Brauner also fattened his average with
two singles.
The Hamline team gave a poor fielding
exhibition. several bad plays resulting
in runs.
Pitcher Henderson, Of the North Caro-
lima team. caught three men mapping Off
first in the game with Anacostia last
Friday.
Ingram will have to face what is re-
ported to be a better team in the Ana
costa outfit today. than 1t has at any
time this year. -.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

STANDING.
Sew. Pump. Ii 3 1856 Navy Yard. AIS
Cornell. 49,. 4 .667l Eastern...... q II .153
TODAY-Eastern A. c. vs.. Navy Yard.
North Capitol and L streets.
When Umpire Belts called yester-
day's game in. the sixth inning, the
score stood tie, each team having made
a run. The two counts were made in
the fifth lining by each team.
Two men were out on Navy Yard
when the storm came on.
The game had gone long enough for
SluRRer Steele to getCa hit. He is
credited with twice at the bat, and an
nexed one safety.
Miles, league leader in stolen, bases,
did not get on enough to fatten his
record yesterday. Davis, OF Pumping
Station, in stealing a base yesterday, is
but one behind the leader.
What should be a good game is on
the card for today. AS Eastern A. c.
has been considerably strengthened and
Navy Yard is putting up fast game,
the two should draw well and furnish
q fast game.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

The game was full of excitement, par
ticularly in the last inning. Traffic
lost hard and would have played in the
rain had Umpire Credible given his con-
seit.. The Traffic outhit its opponents,
but the winners were timely and sent
runs over the platter.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

There were two games staged in this
league yesterday, :.avy trimming Agri-
cultural in a postponed game on the
west diamond, while the regularly
scheduled Postoffce-Interior game end
ed in a mix-up.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Soon after the departure Of the Inte-
waiting ten minutes, Umpire Erwin de-
clered the game forfeited to Postoffice,
players and spectators scuttling to shell
ter before the storm broke. It is under
stood that the decision of the umpire
will be contested by the Interior team.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Watson and Beasley each made grand
stand catches in the outfield for the
doctors
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Times Pressmen Win.

The Times Pressmen beat the Nativ-
fly team yesterday in a loosely PLAYED
game When rain stopped the game
the score was to 2.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Little Johnny Jones" was the shin
ing light IN the field, accepting every
chance that came into his territory in
sensa tional style.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

The only extra base hit of the game
came in the fourth, when c. Donaldson
doubled.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Southern Railway League.
TODAY-No game.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Treasurers. 4; Traffic, 8.

The storm put an end to an exciting
game yesterday, but five innings were
played, enough for the Treasurers to
take another one from Traffic.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

The Treasurers made three safe drives
and every one sent runs over. In the
first Herring sent Cooke home with a
safe drive and in the fourth, with two,
Cooke doubled and two more Treasurer
ties scampered over the pan.' Cooke,
also sent one in when he singled in the
second
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
independence League.
Yesterdays RESULTS.
No game; rain.

TODAY-Kendall VS.. Manhattan, North
Capitol and V streets northwest.
Weather permitting. today should see
the biggest game thus far this season.
Manhattan and Kendall are the partici-
pants in the contest which will decide
which team takes first place.
Manager Stanton, OF Waverley has
taken steps toward strengthening his
team. having added Ernie Menefee, the
former high school catcher, to his
STAFF. He has also signed two good men
In James O'Leary and r. Murdock.
The game yesterday went just two
and half innings, ending with st. Paul
at The bat, having gained a three-run
lead in its part of the third.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Marquette League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Naval Medico, s; Tenleytown, !.
STANDING.

STANDING.
Clubn. W.LPct., Clubs w.LPct.
Medico. -. 10 .s09 Tenleytown- 5 40
Corcoran.... Z 8 100 Ind Office 10 Col
TODAY-Corcoran vs. st. Stephens, Thir-
ty-ifth street and Wisconsin avenue.
Both pitchers twirled excellent ball.
but Rice. on the slab for the doctors,
was a shade better than his opponent
Staub. The former famed eight men
and allowed but four scattered hits
while the suburbanite box artist struck
out six, issued three passes, which
played an important part in the regis
tering of the students tallies, and gave
five hits.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

In all probability Burke, who was
participant in the near-riot the other
day, will do the box duty for the
Commerce Commission team, while
Richmond will likely be sent back to
oppose him.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Mitchell, the young man who was
unfortunately burned to death in an
automo bile accident Sunday night had
been signed by Parkview and as a
mark of respect the game was not
played.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

The game which was scheduled to
be played yesterday in the Suburban
League between Parkview and Sill
YER Spring was postponed and will
be played at a later date.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Two men were out on Navy Yard
when the storm came on.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Capital City League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS,
Sewage Pumping Station. /; Navy Yard, J.
(SiX innings)
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

TODAY-Petworth vs.. Brightwood, New
Hampshire avenue and Cpshur street north
The Washington times., 1911-06-13
Departmental League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Postoffice, 3; Interior. Gorfeited).
Navy, II; Agriculture. 8.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

DAlVOOTnMerC ana IdDOT Ns. Inter-
state, south diamond, Ellipse.
Commerce and Labor and Interstate
play today, and a battle can be ex-
pected in more ways than one. The
feeling between the two clubs is said
to be bitter, and there is not doubt
but that the game will be hotly con-
tested up until the last out.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

F. Callow has hit we'll in the four
games he has played, getting an aver.
age Of .357.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

H. Benten, of Braddock, and MUNICH.
of Woodlan nd, were on the mound and
just settling down to work when the
torrent descended
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

STANDING.
Clubs. W.L.Pct Clubs. w.LPct
oysius.... 8 2 .S0OI Bureaus. s 6 .I5S
I'M m'ers..... 8 700 columbia Z 800
dams Elk. 9 4 .sOolG. P. o.. / IL .01
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Chick Riddle made an error in the
first when he dropped Cusack's pop fly.
Luckily for him, the game did not go
five innings, and he will not get the
black mark charged to him in the Off
cial averages.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Woodland scored first, putting three
over in the last of the second, only to
have Braddock come back within one of
tying in their half of the third.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

The heavy fall Of rain put a stop to
the proceedings Yesterday IN th> 1ast
half of SSs fourth inning. Bureau had
the long end OF 6 6-to-4 score against
q D n
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

TODAY-Columbia 001), VS.. Aloysius, at
First and NJ streets northeast
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

TODAY-Eastern A. c. VS.. Ma
North Capitol and L streets.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

Eddie Herbert, manager Of the g. P
o. team. assigned himself to first base
inning, when he caught Rob Jones pop
f!y in short right after a desperate run.
The Washington times., 1911-06-13

With three men on base and one out,
II. Benten promptly famed the next
two men up, retiring Woodland without
a run.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-18

1t is quite as easy 10 take the tenn
perature OF a star that may ne dis
tant from us many billions of miles
as for a doctor to feel the pulse Of a
child. The method is built upon the
following very simple experiment. If
in a dark room you viii heat a piece
of iron by means of an electric cur
rent and suffer the light from the
burning metal to pass through three
cornered piece of glass and fall mon
screen, all the colors of the rain
bow, one after another, will be throw
upon the screen AS the iron begins
to glow it will first cast red band
on the screen. As the temperature
in the metal rises it will next form
band or orange. Heating 1t still
more the iron win add in succession
TO these colors bands of yellow, green,
blue, indigo and violet Our eyes are
net able to interpret the heat waves
beyond the violet color, but a photo
graphic plate will 10 so, and by IT'S
ana We IRE dUit 10 t&ttlii llle SIbfb
If increasing heat far beyond the VIC
| let band So, taking the light Of q
star in the same manner and causing
it to pass through PRISM, We know
if it produces 4 red band 1t is the
same degree Of heat with the burn
ing iron when it made the band Ct
red The more bands OF color pro
duced By the light of a star, the hot
ter will be the star that produces tne
light We call this series Of coloes
a spectrum, and thus the spectrum be
comes a convenient star thermometer
to ascertain it's pulse. OF course, it
is easy to know the exact degree of
neat in the iron as 1t makes the diff
ferent colors on the screen, and the
same heat must be in the distant star
! 10 do the same thing.