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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12
s the clock strikes 4 o'clock this
afternoon, eight blue-coated UNI

a s the clock strikes 4 o'clock this
~ afternoon, eight blue-coated UNI
pires, In eight different big
league cities, will cry "Play ball!D and
the curtain will roll up on another
major league season. At New York,
where the fans are as enthusiastic as
they make EN-, the outlook has never
been more promising for a champion
ship team. All winter long the scrib IS
the country over nave been boosting
the Giants, and the McGrawites have
certainly lived up to their winter repu-
tation in the games played during the
spring.
McGraw has been a long time devel-
oIing his machine. His youngsters are
now thoroughly seasoned, his pitching
staff one of the best in either league,
and Chief Meyers la shown enough
Improvement to give the ANS hope
that he will develop into a backstop
of championship timber this year.
The schedule-makers decreed hat
Philadelphia should open the season
in Gotham on the Polo grounds, while
the other New York representatives in
the American League pried off the lid
at Philadelphia with the worlds cham
pion Athletics. Chase's men are a
dark horse In a way. Opinion is di-
vided. Chase has not had a chance to
show his ability as a manager, and
the fans will watch closely just what
he will be able to accomplish. with
practically the same team with which
George Stallings finished second. The
concensus of opinion is that the. team
will be in the race all the time. So
New York, therefore, should be due
to high-class baseball this season.
At Polo Grounds.
Both the Giants and the Phillies
seemed well conditioned, and the field
was put In the pink of condition for
the occasion. Weather pro poets were
better than the most sanguine had
hoped for, the day starting clear and
the air was degrees milder than for
days past.
Mayor Caynor vas scheduled to toss
out the rev ball to start play, and
long before the hour 1t looked as if
the crowd might be a record one.
Manager Doom early announced that
his pitching selection would be Earle
Moore, with the player-manager him.
self at the receiving end. McGraw
was less communicative, but there
were indications h a Leon Ames would
oppose Moore. with Myers to catch him
Jim tombstone, the Newark man. and
Nal Eason were the umpires selected
by president Thomas ] Lynch.
In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, April 12.-The
championship season in the American
League opened this afternoon at Shibe
Park, with a game between the worlds
champions and the New YORK team,
under the management of Hal Chase.
The weather this morning was clear
and cool, out the prospects are that
before the start of the game it will be
considerably warmer.
Manager Chase said today that he
was entirely satisfied with the con-
dtfion of hin man hut that I'm To the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

The Parkview A. C.. VIII open the
with the South NewarkF
merry Of the County League at Park
view Oval sunday afternoon
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McGraw Gwen Credit for Hav-
ing Best Show for Hon0rs
in Years.
OPENING DAY SCHEDULE
IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK
BROOKLYN AT BOSTON
81. LOUIS Al CHICAGO
PITTSBURG AT CINCINNATI
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The first meet Of the bicycle track at
New Haven will, In all probability, take
pIac on Decoration Day.
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Opinion Divided as to Possible
ties of the Highlanders.
Rain in West.
FIRST GAMES IN THE
AMERICAN LEAGUE TODAY.

NEW YORK Al PHILADELPHIA
BOSTON AT WASHINGTON
CLEVELAND AT ST. LOUIS
CHICAGO AT DETROIT r.
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The season in the American Associi L.
ton was inaugurated today.
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BARRINGER REGULARS WIN.

The Newark High Schools Varsity
and Tannigan teams engaged IN a six
inning practise game on Roseville Ovsl
yesterday morning. The regulars cap
tured the contest, s to Q. Practise was
held on the same grounds this morn
ing.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

Patsy Kline is feeling fine. according
to reports. His eye is clearing up rap
idly. Patsy will meet Tommy O'Toole
in Philadelphia at the America A. C.
a week or so later This Is a match
that has been on for a long time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

In preparation for their game With
the Ciasson Point Military Academy
this afternoon. the ST. Benedict Col
lege nine INDUCED In a hard after
moons workout Yesterday. Most Of the
day was devoted to batting and all
showed good form with the stick.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

TO the Sporting Editor of the Evening Star:
To decide a bet, will you kindly pub
lish in your paper the answer to this
question: What nationality is Tinker,
Fhortstop for the Chicago Cubs? Yours
truly, s. S.
N Tinker Is an American of Irish de-
scent, we understandable.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

To tho Sporting Editor Of the Evening Star:
AL Burns, the local ~110-pound ban
tam, easily beat Young Abe Attell, of
Allentown, Pa, at Easton, Pa, in the
armory. Attell had height, reach and
fifteen pounds on Burns, who fought
Attell to a standstill for eight rounds
Attell refused to fight the last two
rounds. and stalled out by hugging,
the bell saving him from a knockout.
- HULFISHB, Manager.
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Lee O~ttolengui, manager OF wald-
mann's Theatre. will have the Royals
and Tigers as his guests the night of
the opening day. The players will oc-
cupy the two lower boxes on either
side.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

Why Johnny Flater, who has a split
finger, was sent in to pitch against the
Giants when the Newarkers were maxi
ing a creditable showing is a mystery
to some people. WEI, It's better for
managers to pull the bonehead stunts
early.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

New York scribes were loud In their
praises for Nee. One of them boosts
him as a second Eddie Collins. Nee is
good at picking up ground balls and
pulled off some nice plays yesterday.
cady struck the fancy Of some of the
experts. too. This fellow looks as If
he'll do.
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Elmer Collins started training yes
terday. Collins has not signed yet, but
remarked that the Nelodronle looked so
good he would probably settle his
troubles with Messrs. Million and Chap
mar at once and get busy.
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Larry Schlafy's team plays here to-
day and tomorrow. The Trojans are
fast combination and should draw
well. despite the counter attraction of
the major league openings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

NNE Of the largest shoots in this
section Of the State was held at
the Speedway traps yesterda
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Hymie Gross dropped in to say that
he would bet Percy Woodruff any part
Of $500 that Kid Wilson cannot knock
out Young Kurtz In ten rounds. Hy-
ME is confident of Kurz and declared
he stood ready to bet real money!
if Woodruff would give odds that his
mar could stow away Wilson within
the ten-rourd limit. Tickets for the
fight, which will be held tomorrow
night. in New York, at the Long Acre
Club.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

Joe Kelley has asked for waivers on
Delehanty and o'Hara. o'Hara was
about h only man on the Toronto
team who showed n speed on the
bases last year. Wyatt Lee says that
Joe Kelley likes the vets" in order
that he himself will not feel out Of
place. The consensus of opinion among
Eastern League scribes is that Toronto
will not finish as well as last year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

Tommy BresnahHn. of Omaha, Neb ;,
and Earl Williams, of ClevSand,
fought ten fast even rounds near
Cleveland last night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-12

Herbie Moran is leading off for the
Hustlers and is getting in two and
three hits in every game. Moeller has
been dropped to third place in the
batting order. Batch has not been
playing for some reason or other.
though Hienie is one of the best pinch
hitters In the squad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-03
FALLS THREE
STORIES;
HOHaaH@
DYING


Supposedly while intoxicated
William Egan, laborer, fell from a
window in his room on the third
story of the Homewood at South
Fourteenth and d, about $50
O'Clock this morning, sustaining
injuries which will probably result
in his death.
The fall was not noticed until a
passerby saw him writhing in a
heap Of rubbish In a vacant lot
on the north side of the building.
The police patrol was called and
Egan taken to the county hospital.
Three ribs on the left side and
his right leg were badly fractured
and HIS face cut in several places.
He was unable to give an ex-
PLANTATION as to the cause of the
accident.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-03

There will be no Quirting or
fancy riding on this horse, because
he can BUCK! He's been chin
ming with the other horses on the
California cattle ranch where this
picture was snapped. and they
have put him wise. Maybe in
month or so the ranch owners
kids" will be riding him. But
you never can tell.
They're trying to tell us that
there's nothing picturesque left.
about the American cowboy. too!
Get aboard craft like the one
in this picture, and any cowboy
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. g.
Though she went out in cold
blood and shot her husband dead,
Annie Langley, 10, told a story
that brought tears even to the
eyes of the detectives and Chief
of Police White.
81 had been trying to make a
man of him." the girl said pathet-
Ically, "but it was no good. This
morning he left me. He even took
the marriage certificate from the
wall. I begged him to let me
keep It, but he just laughed.
"Then 1 went out and bought
a gum" the girls remarkable
story ran on. 81 asked for one
big enough to kill man or a dog.
Then l hunted up my husband. and
found him, as usual, in saloon.
HE begged me for $40 out of
the money I was saving from
my wages as stenographer to
build us a home. He wanted to
lend II to the saloon keeper-that
money that l had worked so hard
for. But I told him 1 would give
1t to him.
Then he turned on me and
called me vile names-said he
had no more respect for me than
for the girls north of Market
street. How could he do that?"
she broke off in fearful appeal to
her mother.
"Then I shot him." she con-
cluded, simply.
Where did you get the money
to buy the gum" her mother
asked.
II pawned the little watch you
gave me-" the girl answered. "I
was sorry, but just had to do IT."
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tell them. I couldn't tell them l
was unhappy. Now / have mother
again just as / had when / was a
little girl before l married Jim and
used to tell her everything"
Father Broken Up
The father stood by, his face
drawn into hard lines, sternly
silent, except when his daughter
touched his sleeve with little
|caressing movement. Then he
tried to smile. He gripped a pipe
between his teeth that had long
gone out and his hand shook so
he could not re-light 1t.
"It doesn't seem to me that the
law would kill me for shooting
Ihim-after what he said" the girl
went on. 'He said that thing to
me, and said he was going to kill
me. Then 1 shot him. 1 believe
they will let me go home to my
mother and try to begin over"
In the neighbOrhood of the
Gaffney home, nothing is heard
but praise of Anna Langley and
for the man.
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Club Women
Help Girl

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8. -
Moved by the plight of 19-year-old
Anna Langley, who killed her
husband when goaded to despera.
ton by IL months OF abuse, club
women ut the city already are plan
ming to save her.
Standing by their daughter,
James .3affney and his wife went
with her before the court.
~ couldn't sleep last night" the
girl-wife said piteously. at WASH I
that was afraid or had any re-
grets. was thinking of mother"
Her clutch on her sobbing moth
er's arm frightened.
And 1t was a strange place to
sleep, anyway. There were negro
women und awful people from the
Barbary Coast, and talk such as
never heard. 1t was like some hor-
rtble procession.
81 have no regrets at all. / had
to. Now I have mother again.
Don't you see-I was too proud to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-03
ROOSEVELT ATTACKS COURTS
Gum Shoe Plot
TONaln1e Sammy

all Iaid-very quietIy-to make
succeed the late r. L. Mccormick. 4
w. Coiner,
has called the meeting of the executive committee
o'clock today
except Moore of Spokane staunc progressive and W. W.
Hopkins of Olympia.
Conner is going nominate Sammy all himself
The executive committee authority q
committeeman Coiner of
ing to put the deal through regardless.
"It part of attempt make the think
Washington
Thomas Muphne Seattle,
during the last campaign.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-03
Washington Gets Two
New Congressman
REAPPoRTIONMENT PASSES SENATE - TOTAL MEN,
BERsHIP

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. g..
The senate today adopted with
out roll call the. house bill fixing
the number of Representatives in
the next congress at 433.
AS passed. the bill was changed
in two particulars, both Of them
amendments by Senator Burton.
One provides that candidates for
the house might be nominated in
the same manner as candidates for
the governorship.
The other was that re-district-
ing shall be done by state legisla-
lures except in those states where
the Initiative and referendum Is in
force where these laws might be
invoked.
The bill as passed provides for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-03
BANKER KILLS
SELF III JAIL
TIRED OF FIGHT
EMbEzzLER
SUICIDES
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. Sc.
A. Marker, former bank president
of Pearl. ILL.,, who was charged
with embezzling $4,000 and who
gave himself up here last week,
died at the Emergency hospital
as a result of self-inflicted stab
wounds In the neck from a rusty
penkpife.
Markers death Is the subject
of an investigation here today.
The police assert that when Man
ker was put In the cell at the
city prison, everything was taken
from him.
At the time Marker gave him
self up to the police here he SEEM
ed cheerful and declared he was
anxious to go back to Illinois and
face the people from whom he
stole.
Markers death is the tragic
climax of the three years evasion
of justice. He fled from Pearl
in December, 1908. Immediately
the expose of his 800
900 embezzlement. Taking his
family of three daughters and one
son to Eagle, Neb., to live with
his wife's mother, he hurried to
Canada. He returned to this
country later and last April came
west. He worked as carpenter,
draushtsman, waiter and dish
washer under an assumed name.
When Marker reached San Fran
cisco he was penniless and Ill.
Failing to secure work, Marker
decided that he could stand it. no
longer. went to the police station
and surrendered himself.
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CHAUFFEURS
PUNISHED
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, Aug. 3.-While the
coroner's jury was returning a
verdict of death from man un-
known" over the body of Chauf-
feur Joe Taro, killed by a passen-
ger Saturday night, two other
chauffeurs were in trouble in po-
lice court.
The police say that Taro had
pursued respectable young mar
ried woman to go Joy riding with
him shortly before his death and
hint that this may be the cause Of
the shooting.
The other chauffeurs, w. e.
Begg and Thomas Pope, were ac-
cused of taking two girls out on
joy ride. In a dark place on the
boulevard, the girls testified, the
men stopped the car and put out
the lights. The girls protested and
were told that they would have to
stand for it or walk home.
The girls walked. The men
were fined $40 and costs each.
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People Won't Stand for Courts
That Act AS Straight Jacket
fBv United Press Leased wire.) Sc

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LYONS, N. Y, Aug. 3.-That
the people of the United States
will not endure the reactionary
methods of the courts with re-
gard to the constitutionality of
laws in which they are deeply in
terssted, is the substance of for
mer President Roosevelt's attack
on the United States court of ap-
peals decision on the workmen's
compensation law. Letters writ
ten by Roosevelt to Editor Belts
of the Lyons Republican, who had
criticised him, were made public
today. The former president
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and
Scofield Are
Named
MAYOR SEYMOUR PICKS BUSI-
NESS MEN TO ACT ON CIVIL
SERVICE BOARD.

Mayor Seymour today nominal
ed George Scofleld and Elias F.
Messenger prominent business
men for the vacant places on the
civil service board.
"I think the commissioners will
confirm them" said the mayor.
and they're good men, with lots
of backbone. If we don't stand
by them then the people can hold
us responsible"
Scofield is a member of the firm
of Savage & Scofield, contractors
and real estate brokers. Messen-
ger is president of the Hunt &
Mottet company.
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says:
"It is simply nonsense to sup.
pose that the country will perma-
nently tolerate line of action
such as the court followed In de-
claring the. compensation act un-
constitutional. -Four federal
judges who have written me re-
garding the decision agree that
the action of the United States
court of appeals is utterly reac-
tionary and an invitation to revo-
luton. My plea is that the courts
act with ordinary craftsmanship
and ordinary regard for the con-
stitution as living aid to growth
not as a straitjacket."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-03

Society says It was q former
Sweetheart that Vincent Astor
greeted here today when he ex-
tended his hand to Madeline
Force, his fathers bride-to-be.
Col. John Jacob Astor first felt
his heart going out to the fair
Madeline, SO the story goes, at
time when. his son was showering
her with attentions. The romance
begun on the tennis courts 10
about to eliminate In marriage.
Young Aston, according to ru-
NOR, has found solace In Made
lines sister Katherine. 80 far
the rumor has gone without con-
tradiction.
The wedding ceremony will
probably take place In Newport, ~
Col. Astor's divorce decree pro'-
hibits remarriage in New York
state.
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SAN FRANCISCO Aug. s-Pole Judge Deasey refused to
Langley though urged to do SO by Chet
and Police Commissioner Sullivan. :.
will a precedent" Judge Deasey said
verdict of the coroners jury II you
gentlemen will at set low bail for
girls release. 80
Deputy Whaen communicated with and ad-
ysed Chief office could handle the inquest by
o'clock today.
Corporal DeGancourt to round up
their appearance at the coro
ners office early possible.
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of the Rancho Baluarte outfit will
gamble his stake against anything
you care to name, that before
you're through you'll find enough
of the picturesque to last you
we'll, at least until you can sus-
pend taking your grub from off
the dining room mantle.
You bet! There's just as much
of the, picturesque in the life of
the modern cowboy as there ever
was. And in some ways. more.
For the cowboy has developed to
the place where he can enjoy life
without whisky.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-"Isn' t
she cute?" Col. John Jacob Aston
asked the reporters as Miss Ma
define Talmake Force, his fiance,
went aboard a boat at the N. Y.
Yacht club with her mother.
And the colonel beamed and
blushed. He said the marriage
would probably take place in the
fall.
Aston was active in the Span
ish American war. While his first
wife was suing him for divorce
two years ago. Astor's yacht was
lost in a storm In the West In
dies, and there was talk that Mrs.
Aston would drop the suit. But
the colonel rode the waves safely,
the suit went on and everything
is now ready for Mrs. Aston No. 2.
NENNDnpr D Ann
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Is This What We
. Are Coming To?
(By United Press Leased wire.)

VIENNA, Aug result of the governments
hbion from Austrian and Hungarian
mportatiOns from Argentina meat
rising rapidly. of life
is-desperae
a the rich I'm Vienna af-
whole
wongmen families who the excessive
rents or hum best homes
through parents necessity
number of suicides the
situation
trbued of monopoles but
there sign of any change i'm its policy.
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ARTICLE NO. 2.
BY Nj. G. Larkin.

SMELLING. Cal, Aug. 8. -
"Whee-oo-ah! Look at him buck!"
Just a real photo of a real cow
boy on a real broncho.. The pic
ture doesn't need a story except
what 1t tells itself. The chap is
the kind of cowboy that will al
ways live because there's no way
to break a COW pony except to
ride him, and robody to ride him
but the cowboy. ="
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LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 3.-Mrs.
Carey A. Marker collapsed today
when apprised by telephone that
her husband had committed sui
eide in the San Francisco jail
while awaiting extradition to Il
linois on a charge of embezz1e-
ment. Mrs. Marker has been at
Eagle, Neb., where she made her
living as a dressmaker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-03
.Saloonists Il
OUerruLed

Judge Arntson this afternoon
overruled the motion that the anti
treat cases be dismissed. -
The case will be carried to the
higher courts. The de Tense based It's
claim ON the fact that the city BY.
employing stool pigeons to force
the saloon keepers to violate the
ordinance were a party to the crime.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-03
Adrift on the
Ocean

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug.
3. - Fifty members of the
Holy Ghost and Us society
are reported adrift off Cape
Hatteras in a disabled yacht
and the revenue cutters On
ondaga and Seminole today
were ordered to sea from
Norfolk to search for the dis
tressed vessel.
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40 KILLED

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 8.-Forty
persons are known to have lost
their lives today as a result of a
cloudburst which inundated the
town of Pachuca. X
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NEWS ITEMS FROM
THE HICKTOWN BEE

If anybody has seen a strange
Dung man around town, please fetch
him to the elm tree in front of the
Bee office and hitch him. He Is
the town fool of Willer Creek and Is
feared to be over here in Hicktown
today.
Miss Pheenie Phurr of Lower Mills
is visiting in town today.
Some good fellers is so good that
they make a Twin at 1t, LATE Water
tower remarks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-08-03

SPOKANE-To prove that the
Occur d'Alene and Spokane riv-
ers are navigable, Arnold Owen,
la former sailor, has set out for
Spokane from Wallace in a Ia
foot cat boat. The streams. are
dangerous and swift.
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VEN POLICE ARE STIRRED BY DRAMATIC PATHETIC STO
He Was No Good So
She Shot Him Dead

ANNIE IANGIEYS STORY NOV ES POLICE CHIEF AND HE
URGES COURT ONCE - WHEN THIS
FAILS HE HURRIEs NERS INQUEST so YOUNG
WIFE FREED FRO NJ JAIL.