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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-14

i. j. Burbage was unanimously elected
mayor Of Cape Charles. Va, to fill the
unexpircd term of John I. Daniel. re-
signed. MIR. Bulbage has been town
clerk for fourteen yearA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-14

Mrs. Sarah d. u. Kinckle. widow of
Roy William II. Kinckle. died TUESDAY
at the home of Prof. w. 5. Adams, IN
Lynchburg. Va She was seventy nine
years old.
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-26

No. l-Coughlin, chairman; Bolen,
Logan. Jones Pryor, Semple. Craw-
ford, Breedloye. Clark of Atoka,
Clark OF Grant and King.
Judiciary and judicial Department
No . -MaNey, chairman. Edwards,
Cornell. Champion, Chambers. Pat
chell. Frey, Emanuel Jackson. Clark
of PaWnee and Clayton
Criminal jurisprudence - Semple
chairman. Crawford, Cornell, Wright
| Logan, Harris, Coughlm Miller OF
Muskogee, Jones, ChrK OF Kay aud
Dividson.
Ghairmen of other standing commit
Iteaa are as follows Public 1epln
naiSanitafidn Tohgon SiPractiee ol
4 Meaiciaa Miller oi Nowata; state
/ National Guard Barrett Public
and Highways -Woodson, Pharmacs
Hammond. Leyees, Drains avn.
pitches Bawham; Federal Relations
Edwards Investigation ol ludicia
and Executive Departments lacN
son. Municipal Corporations. Bolc1
/ Cotton Warehouses ana Grain Elcya
tors Moore ol Coa; Protection %
Birds, Fish and Game knight. Con
stiWtonal Amendments Champion
labor ana Arbitration McDulrie, I'm
grossment, Aiken, Enrolment Now
Dentistry -Nisbett Libraries Moore
OF ottawa Education Williams. %
Comanche, Manufacturers aui Com
merce Searcy. canals and Notlga
tion Lindsay: House Expense ann
Public Accounts Webb, Rcucnch
ment and Reform Harris Publ
PRINTING! Whitman.
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OKLAHOMA HOUSE COMMITTEES
Appointments to Forty-FiVe Have
Been Made BY Durant

General Appropriations Crawford,
chairman Coughlin, Steen, Woodson,
Logan, Barnham. Miller, Of Muskogee,
McClintic, Semple and Charles.
Public Buildings -Tehee, chairman,
Crawford, Aiken, Harris, Jackson,
Jayne, Logan, Steen, Wright, Whit
man, Smith of Adair, New, Charles,
Kneeland and Vogle.
School lands-Logan, chairman
Anthony, James, Edwards, McDuffie,
MaXey, Frey, Smith OF Adair, Cornell,
Clark of Kay, and Vogle.
Revenue and TaXation-Bilburn,
chairman; Anthony, Coyne, Tabor
Kiliam, Rose and Tooley
Banks and Banking-Kiliam, chair
man; McClintic. Jackson. Wright, Full
Ter, Moore of ottawa, Miller OF No
wata, Charles and Deyereaux
Code COmmisson-Jones of Jeffer
son, chairman; Crawford, Maxey
patchell Coughlin, Bolen. Breedlove
Champion, Edwards, Clark of Atoka
Tehee. Chambers, Semple, Emanuel
Pryor, Cornell, Clark OF Grant, ant
Clar kof Pawnee.
|
chairman; Anthony, McDuffie, James
Smith OF Adair. Maxey, Cornell, Frey
Crawford, Clark of Kay and Vogle.
Five Civilized Indian Tribes ant
Other Oklahoma Indian Tribes
i Tribes-Chambers, chairman: Tehee
Smith of Adair. Semple, Breedlove
Knight Folsom, Coyne, Lindsay
Blackburn and Jeffords,
General Agriculture Rexroat, chai
, man. Brooks, Frey, Williams of &C
manche, James, Marshall, Ashby o
; Jackson, Brubaker, Roland, Lewis
:. Peebly Nesbett, Folsom, Clark Q
: Kay, and Davidson.
Fees and Salaries-Miller of Mus
kogee, chairman; Moss, Barnhan
) Broome, Edwards, Crawford, Rexroa
Fisher, Clark of Pawnee.
. Initiative and Referendum and Lel
islatiye department. Clark of Atok;
chairman; Cornell, Broome, Lewis
: Moss, Maxey, Clayton, Peebly, Fishe
/ Campbell and Acton.
/, Public Service Corporations
= chairman; Woodson, Logan, Jane
: Moss, Barnham, Semple, Gillespi
!. Searcy Watrous and Campbell
i, Purchase of Coal and Aspha
n Lands Folsom, Chairman; Scare
l. Smith of Adair, More Of Coal, Knigh
/. New, Semple, Ashby OF Pushmatah
Rexroat, Testerman and Shearer.
l, Private Corporations Jayne, chai
man, Frey, Harris, Pryor, Chamber
l, Madden of Roger Mills, McCdntic Al
Clark OF Kay.
l.. Judiciary and Judicial Departmer
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McIntosh-J. W. steen, Checotah,
Dem.
Majors. S. Da5IsOn, Falryiew,
Rep.
Dem.
alayes-R. W. LINDSEY Choteau,
Dem
Murray Charles r. Emanuel. Dem.
(Postoffice unknownl
Muskogee-W c. Jackson, Musko
gee, Dem; w ?. Miller, Muskogee,
Noble-E 7. Tesfermsp, Morrison,
faP faEPa4htn-a |. Hhuet Delaware.
okfuskee j. J. Poland. okemah,
4 Dem
Oklahoma-R. L. Peebley, r. F. D..
! No. 8, Oklahoma city, Dem; Hubert
/ l.. Belen, Oklahoma City. Dem; John
Ii. Wright, Oklahoma City DEM; G..
/ II. DeFord Harrah, Rep.
Okmulgee-J. NJ. Lenox, Boynton,
Dem.
Osage-Chas. b Peters, Hominy,
Dem
ottawa-James X. Moore, Miami,
Dem.
Pawnee-Ross Brubaker, Black
burn. Dem
Payne--T. H. stockton, Perkins
Rep
Pittsburgh. NJ McElhaney, In
dianoa. Dem; S, f. Whitman, Me
Alester. Dem.
Pontotoc--John r. Crawford, Ada
Dem
Pottawatome--C Charles F. Barrett
Shawnee, Dem: w s. Carson, Shaw
nee, Dem; b. F. 'esbett Tecumseh
Dem
Pushmataha-II ). p. Nshby Ant
lers, Dem.
Roger Mills-perry Madden, Roll
Dem.
Seminole p. f. Jayne, Wewoba
Dem,
Rogers-Joe Chambers, Claremore
Dem.
Sequoyah-James w Breedlove
p Sallisaw, Dem
; Stephens-W B. Anthony, NARROW
Dem. Governor lIaskells private
; secretary, and present postoftiee, OK
, lahoma city,
Texas n o. James. Guymon, Dem
Tilman Walter l.. Coughlin
Frederick, Dem
Tulsa. l.. Gillespie. Tulsa. Dem
Wagoner-John S. Moss, Porter
Dem.
Washington Lon Fisher, Bartles
Vile, Dem.
Washta-E. L. Harris, Cordell
Dem
Woods-D. s. Woodson, Alya. Dem
Wood ward-E g. Vossburgh, Woo
ward, Rep.
Pictorial representatives
Johnston and Cole-John NJ. Moore
'0lney, Dem.
: Bryan and Atoka--W. A, Durant
, urant, Dem.
Pontotoc and Seminole. S. Bal
y lam, Wewoka, Dem
Muskogee and Haskell-James A
= Cullop. Haskell, Dem. Has died sine
the election; governor probably III
l. points successor.
Pittsburg and Hughes-Wm A
Hammond, tlartshOrne, Dem.
Comanche and Stephens. s. Lief
: wich, Comanche, Dem.
Washita and Custer George "
l. Cornwell Wcatherford, Dem
Pottawatomie and Lncom-J /
Maxey, Jrt Shawnee, Dem.
J. Sequoyah and I.eFlore S. J. Fo
3 som, Poteau, Dem
Alafalfa and Grant-A J. Ranrroy
|, Pond Creek, Rep.
Craig ana Rogers-W. l.. Jenord
Chelsea, Dem
;, Garfield and King0sher--Eugeu
Watrous, Enid, Rep
:, Payne and Pawnee-E. NJ. Clar
Pawnee, Rep.
a, Creek and Tulsa-W r. Pryor, s.
pulpa. Dem.
t, Caddo, Canadian and Cleveland
Dan w. Peery, Carnegie. Dem.
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lhat he has nothing else to bFag
about,
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13

conditions. stated that not in the past
-FOUR or five years. has there been SO
much interest taken in skating
throughout this section of the state.
as this year. In Grand Forks especial
~ there arc many out for the winter
pastime. In all Of the smaller cities
IN this section in hich he has giyer,
exhibitions of late. those able to stand
1n n blades have the skating craze.
That Grand Forks woule be an ideal
place to start a rink for skating, cX-
nlplt,ons, hockey and curling is his
nrm belief and while he has long had
n ambition to st IT a rink in the
CITY n has never yet come near the
hope. "p
Would Have Backers.
IN case the champion skater should
start a rink here he would have many
Dackers Baptie has a great many
friends in Grand Forks who would be
glad to see h rink established. Hail
ing from Bathgate. Norval Baptie has
peen In this city on a great many oc-
casions and has given many exhibit
lions here. besides spending many
visits here calling on friends. While
ne makes his home at Bathgate,
as a home product.
SsoAASu shdIluS at ~ years
OF age and has been at it ever since.
IN talking over his skating experiences
today, he stated that contrary to his
own expectations and every n else's
that he would slow down with age.
ne believes he is just as fast as ever
n spite Of the fact that his thirty
third birthday comes next March. As
a young boy Baptie travelled round
me country and cleaned up some of
the fastest mon S1o<ove &. At -,
ity. His skating prowess is unoues
.ttoned as those who have seen him
perform know that he is as CLASSY an
article In cutting the figures as he is
on the speed question. He has raced
and won over 1900 match events. It
Is certain that when he leaves here
on Thursday to win further laurels hy
ms proves on the slippery. he will
many friends hero ~
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
GAN
HAVE HIS GOAT
Clarke. Griffith of Washing
ton Club Gets Unwelcome
Mascot

Washington, d. c., Dec. 13.-Any-
body who wishes 1t a have Clarke
Griffith's goat. And the Washington
manager won't be a bit sore on the
person who gets it. At present the
Angora is at the ball yard where it
stabbed in the basement of the apart
ment house in which Griffith lives,
where 1t was very greatly too much
in evidence.
For this is real live Angora and it
comes all the way from Craig, Mont.
Griff1thhasa
Griffith has a ranch there, where he
raises sheep. The foreman owned n
fine Angora goat. the only one on the
place, though there are many in the
region. When. Griffith was there re-
that the animal might make a fine
mascot for Washington. Griffith said
he would prefer to have it mascot
Montana. Then he forgot about it.
Sunday a wagon backed up to the
house where the manager lives, and
its driver told Mrs. Griffith that he
had some live stock to deliver and a
bill for $3.50 to collect. Mrs. Crit
fifth had the crate delivered to the
She wanted to know when he would
be home. and told him why. Where
at he decided that he wouldn't be
at home at all, or not until as late
as he dared stay away. Goats. espe-
cially wild Montana goats, are not
nice handling around an apartment
building. and Griffin didn't care to
wrestle with the problem.
ultimately the janitor solved it by
putting the animal out to pasture and
arranging to have it carted to the
ball ward TODAY. That's tho only way
it a get there. for the goats feet
are so sore from the long ride that
it cannot walk. Griffith will give it
the run of the ball lot and will save
g~rass-cutting bills. He says hat in
his country they use Angoras to clear
brush land. and that the grass
will get a close crop wherever this
fellow strays. Meantime. he is schem-
ing revenge Oh the ranchers who pull
the alleged what he supposes they
regard as n practical Joke and who
mnlcted him out of $3.50.
at might have been worse" he said
last night. "supposing they had sem
it by mail. Maybe I got off cheap"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
$4,000 SALARY
SIMPLY A MYTH
Detroit Authority Says Story
of Pay For Jennings Is
Joke

Fifty per cent Of Detroit's morning
newspaper sporting authority on mat
ters %baseballic insists that the $751;
900 salary which the invaded Hughie
Jennings Is supposed to have received
is a little ''yen hok' currency. In
other words. the talented baseball
writer Of the Free Press says that the
eastern men are having a dream when
they state those rotund figures to be
the E-yah's managerial stipend.
In order to produce the affidavit the
writer herewith presents the item from
fifty per cent of Detroit's morning
newspaper authority on things base
baltic:
BY e. A. Bachelor
Eastern baseball writer's are get
ting all stirred up over the startling
news that President Frank J. Ma
vim will go to Scranton, Pa, this week
for the purpose of rendering Hughie
Jennings, who lies injured in the state
hospital there. a three-year contract
calling for an annual salary Of $751;
600.
Same as Last Year
Jennings will receive the same
salary in 1912 that he got this sea-
n 1t is generally understood that
he is paid a straight salary and is CIV
en- q. certain percentage of the clubs
profits in addition. Should the Tigers
have a f%abulously prosperous season
it would be possible for Hughes earn
ings to reach the $4,000 that the
fasteners are having Mysteries over.
The club would have to literally coin
money to bring the manager this sum.
however. even added to a salary that
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
THREE LETTERS
GET THE STARS
Teams Composed of Players
initiated G. M. and S.
Are Strong

Three letters in the alphabet. G. NJ.
and S.. stand out most prominently in
baseball. Every position in the big
leagues has a player whose name be-
gins with these letters and teams pick
ed by the first letter Of the players
name would not be bad ones by any
means. A team made up of C's would
compare favOrably with any all-star
aggregation. Here it is:
Outtielders-Cobb, Detroit: Craw-
ford. Detroit: Clark, captain and man
ager of Pittsburg, and Cree. New York.
Infielders-Chase, New York; Collins,
Philadelphia; Corhan, Chicago: Con-
roy, Washington. Catchers-Clarke.
Cincinnati and Carrigan. Pitch
ers-Coombs. Philadelphia; Cole, Chi
cage; Camnitz, Pittsburg: Crandall.
The NJ team is:
Infielders-Mowrey, Cardinals; Mer-
kle, New York; Moriarty. Detroit; Nc
Innes. Philadelphia: Mcbride. Wash
ington and Miller. Philadelphia. Out
fielders-Magee, Philadelphia; Muir
ply. Philadelphia; Murray, New York;
and Milan. Washington. Catchers-
Meyers. New York and Mclean, Gin
cinnati. Pitchers-Mathewson, New
Detroit: Mitchell. Browns: Morgan.
Philadelphia, and Connie Mack, Phila-
delphia. manager.
In a league made up of these teams
S would probably be the weakest. 1t
Is:
Outfelders-Spcaker. Boston; and
Sheckard and Shuttle. Chicago. In
lelders-Steinfeldt. Chicago; Sweeney.
Boston; Schafer. Washington: Stovall,
Cleveland. Catchers-Stanagc. De-
troit; Street, Washington. Pitchers
Sailee and Steele, Cardinals; Suggs,
Cincinnati.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
Sporting lettings
MISCELLANEOUS SPORTS OF
ALL SORTS
HAYES Uses HIS HEAD

Philadelphia Evening Times: GROW
or Hayes, who has fought IL number
of times around the east but who
has been adding to his bank roll in
chunks by fighting in the south and
west. strikes the keynote when he says
that people get tired OF seeing tho
same faces in the ring all the time.
Grover says that it gets monotonous
to have the Yell the same
names every night. And here's where
Grover is entitled To Il lot of credit for
b%rainwork. Hayes says that owing to
the fact that the crowds won't turn
out the boys don't get any money out
of their fights. He cites his own ease
as an illustration. He quit Philadel-
phia and went south. His last fight
saw him get S2.400 for his bit which is:
more than Young Erne. who is the
busiest of tho local scrapperS. could
in three mouths.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
MAY NOT Be WORLDS SERIES
NEXT AR--RES0U1|0N IS ADOPTED

Jonn +. Bruce. secretary of the ma
ttonal commission, in the seat allotted
to ID. B. Johnson by Chairman Herr
man, for the third game. and he in
formed Chairman Hermann. Secrc-
tary Bruce and President Lynch, who
also sat next to Hermann, that he
bought the seat from a scalpcr out
side Of the park Cor IS.
u do not know how many tickets
Mr. johnson had out of the seven or
eight hundred secured by the national
commission in Philadelphia. but l do
know that MIR. Heydler. secretary of
the National league. reports that he
YORK. This Is the only fact that 1
nave been able to develop capable of
being substantiated that accounts for
the possession of tickets by scalpers.
IF the commission has sufficient in
formation to establish the guilt of
any individual connected with the
New York club ] am as anxious as
any one to know who it is that is in
volVed If the commission has Moth
ing but unsupported hearsay then it
is at fault in keeping this matter
alive and subjccting the New York
club to continued suspicion and abuse,
and should. if 1t cannot prove the
charge. eXonerate the club and it's
officials and censure the individual
~ IlduS IL.
To President johnson the American
league left the task of stopping
gambling in baseball pools in its cir
cult. He also was g IN full power
to act for the league on the request
OF the International and Pacific Coast
leagues and American association for
higher classification. Mr.. Johnson, it
is understood, will vote for the higher
rating they desire.
Other Business.
Purely routine matters were dis
cussed and transacted, it was given
cut. by the directors whose meeting
preceded the leagues session. This
applied also to the National league.
A statement issued by the National
league recites that 1880 baseballs
were used during 1911. st. Louis was
congratulated for it's department, but
one player being disciplined.
1t was announced that the league
had signed Umpire Owens, formerly
of the American association.
Tuesday night a banquet was given
by the Philadelphia Americans to the
Baseball Writer'S association. which
was attended by most of the mag
mates.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13

Norval Baptic of Bathgate. N. D.,
worlds champion ice skater. the only
worlds champion in any branch of
sport h state has ever known, has
been making Grand Forks his head
quarters for the past two or three
will probably be the most extensive
matched raj skating program the
world has ever seen.
Baptie has been in correspondence
with Mott Wood of Long Branch, N.
j. also one Of the best skaters of the
world and the w are planning on
meeting. together with Edward Lamy
series Of races throughout the United
States and Canada.
Wood has been lodging a match
race with Baptie for several years but
has finally decided to get into the
game. Lamy was disqualified as an
amateur last spring by the Amateur
Athletic union and as he Is not eligi-
bile for any of the amateur champion
ships. he has acknowledged his pro-
Lamy and Baptie. are beyond ques-
ton the three fastest men on the
steel blades in the country today. IN
less John Nelson Of Minneapolis be
counted in the running. While plans
are indefinite as yet. and while Lamy
has not as yet given his actual on
sent to a series Of races. 1t is expected
that the first will be pulled off in New
York city about the latter part of
January.
Baptie Goes West.
Baptie will leave here on Thursday
for Crookston where he has been en-
gagged to put on an exhibition on
Thursday evening. From there he
will strike for the northwest and will
look over that country with a view
of putting on a series of exhibitions.
He expects to go through to the coast.
regarding followers of the skating
game he stated that a number of Kinks
have been established. One of the
largest artificial ice Kinks in the con-
tinent Is under construction at the
present time in Vancouver. B. C.
Eaotie. in speaking of local skating