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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22
banyfiie Going Good


nanNiile may get one OF the first
tlffes games. the way the team is
going now. They have among the
hanites pitcher named Hanks He
appears To be come hurler and Rich
mond bat,ers have poor eyesighi at
times.
Besides, the Danville aeid is one
thar IS famous throughout the circuit
Tor fayor!ng home players. To a new
conner, or one unaccnstoTne to It's pc
euliarittes. II liz a delusion and u
snare,
Jack Barker grows eloquent when
he talks ~ the Danville bail park.
It's like playing on one Of those
rolling rrairies you used TO read
about said MIR. Rarker Is Harry
Levy and Brother Frank.
THE outfield takes dip and "A ball
hit past the inheid ia Just rs liable to
he "A home run az single, mis-
judged drive 20 the outheld Is good
for four bases anytime. The bali rolls
down hill. once II lands, faster than
fielder can chase II,
ITS no use to throw home. ON a
fly 10 the outfielder. for you can't see
The plate. The left fielder when he
plays deep, cant see the batsnan or
catcher He merely listens for the
crack Of the bat and then looks for
the bali.
Great Fielding Explained.
I've heard and read about great
nelders who could judge where the
ball would sc from the sound of the
bat against the ball. Those fellows
must have learned that stunt playing
left field In Danyiie. Poissenuny. /
think that any fellow who can play
the outfleid in Danwtlle. and get away
with perfect fielding average. is ut
to play in the sfse seag#e with haa~
ny Murphy. Ty Cobb and iris Speak
err"
Mr.. Barker In an outaelder these
DAYS. as Mr.. Wallace liz on the hos
pital list with a bad knee. He Is play
ing a mighty good game In the centre
garden. too. and battiug-~as an out
iieIder--hetter than 400.
Haweyer, L., III a. a pitcher Mr.
Barker la expected TO show class.
He exhibited enough OF that during
the cooler weather To last until he
becomes aeciEmated, He IL suffering
from an overdose OF warm weather,
but Is gradually coming around, and
probably will be all right again soon,
Team Coming Around.
The team had quite slump during
the last two weeks. losing six straight
games before the luck changed. II Is
coming around, however.
What the boys did to Colonel Otis
Stocksdale Saturday must have made
that veteran think that he was up
against the Athletics. ote Was a
mark. and Maths. the demon home
run hitter, delighted the fans by CIV
ing the bali ride over that dear left
field fence. Some day Matty Will slam
a shoot over the right garden wall
and his cup of happiness will be filled.
Johnny verbout was there with his
little bat and got two TWO haKgers.
Pop Egan got triple. Barker got
two beautiful singles. and every man
on the team got a hit each in Satur-
days game.
Morrison. of Lynchburg, also did
some cloutinE. getting three hits off
Verbout. and Mcdonnell got two, But
Lynchburg lost. 10 to 3. and the home
fans were happy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22
RICHMOND TEAM
PLAYS DANv|LLE
SIX GAMES WITH RED sOx TAIL
ENDERs SHOULD HELP
SOME.
CLUB IN SECOND PLACE
HoODOO APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
SHAKEN AND PLAYERS ARE
HITTING IN OLD-TIME
STYLE.
CLUB IN SECOND PLACE
Results Saturday.

Richmond. 10. Lynchburg. 3.
Roanoke. s. Norfolk, /.
Petersburg, ); Danville, 3 televen
tnningsl.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22

If Harvard only defeats Cornell at
Ithaca. Saturday, the Crimson crew
will have reason for rejoicing. Their
way to undisputed Championship on
the water wifi be open.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22
Standing OF the Clubs.


Newport News at Elizabeth CRY. =
Suffolk at Portsmouth
Old Point at Norfolk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22

President John /. Taylor Of the Bos
ton Red sox has paid $4,000 for the
release Of Paul strand. 17year old
boy. now with the Spokane Wash.
team. He will Join the Boston team
next fall. Strand lis left -1ander. six
feet tall and weighs $50 pounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22
Standing of Clubs.

Where They Play Monday.
Boston at st. Louis
Washington at Detroit.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22
Standing of Clubs.


Richmond at Danville.
Norfolk at Lynch burg.
Petersburg at Roanok
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22
RICHMOND AMATEUR
LEAGUE STATISTICS
Rlchmond Icaguc standing.
Results Saturday.

Results Saturday.
Barton Heights, IL; Virginians, s.
Athletics. s; Aicos. T.
Highianders, s; c. &, A. 4.
Battle Axe. Is; skreemers, 8.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22
Standing of Clubs

No national League games Sunday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22

May Sutton and her sister Birdie
Sutton, will ba seen or Eastern tennis
courts this season.
Norman Brooks, the great Austrat
ian tennis player, will not aid in the
defense OF the Davis cup. Wtlding also
Taylor the Antipodeans have three
crack raeketers who are quite I'D 10
the form of the older men.
Jim Corbetts hired man Is sarcastic
about the loyalty Of the sporting public
and cites the case of X. o. Brown. This
boxer, has lost his popularity the writ
er says, since he failed to beat Muir
ply.
The sporting public may be hch1e
but It ever has good reasons. II mas
been "stuns" often enough, But In the
case of Brown the sporting public" Ii
merely the chorus IN New York VINO
thought Brown was champion wnen
he held off Ad Woigast In two limited
round affairs. Any good secondrater
could have done the same, Woigast
was Just recovering from the effects OF
a broken arm.
Corbett himself should not and prob
ably never would. himself-take
fiing at the sporting public. He draws
very pretty salary because ne once
was a champion boxer. In a. clever ad-
vertiser, a fluent talker, and has a good
stage presence. The public forghVe
him for fs errors In the Sharkey and
Kid Mccoy affairs, which speaks very
we'll for it's loyalty.
Corbett should chaxten his amenu-
ensis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-22

May Sutton and her sister, Birdie
Sutton, Will be seen or Eastern tennis
courts this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
JOURNEY OF 5000 MILES
BEGUN BY BRIDE-EIECT
Will Be Kept Busy on Voyage to
Buenos Aires Acknowledge
ing Wedding Gifts.

NEW YORK, January 2l.-Journeying
5000 miles to wed Harry F.. Ewing, the
sweetheart of her college days, Miss
Mabel Carlson of Denver. Col, was a
passenger aboard the Verdi of the Lam
port & Holt Line, which steamed yes
terday for South America.
When Miss Carlson arrived at the COM
pany's pier in Brooklyn. yesterday she
found 2S1 letters and fifty-siX packages
awaiting her. The purser asked that she
sign a receipt for them, and he prom
Used to assign her a special desk in the
writing room on board the steamship,
with an attending stewardess, SO that
she could answer all of the letters be-
fore the Verdi touches. at Rio Janeiro. She
admitted that the fifty-six packages were
wedding gifts.
Miss Carlson and Mr.. Ewing were both
students in the University of Colorado, in
Colorado Springs. The young man gradu-
ated from the class of 'OS, and she gradu-
ated in the following year Mr. Ewing
entered the work of the Young Mems
Christian Association and was appointed
general secretary in Buenos Aires after
after a few months. When he had been
in South America a year he wrote Miss
Carlson and asked her to share his new
home in the southern republic. As Mr.
Ewing could not leave his post. Miss
Carlson decided to go to South America
to marry him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21

WIFE DECLARED DEAD,
Woman Disappeared Years Ago,
Husband Permitted to Remarry.

RICHMOND. Va. January 2l.-After
waiting fourteen years for wife. 10
disappeared subsequent 10 taking a steam
er from Boston for San Francisco around
Cape Horn and leaving "A husband and 4
baby girl, Miles Rowlett. the husband.
has obtained license 10 we'd Miss Sarah
Frances Hin. Both are Of this city.
The Rowletts had been married srv raj
years and were apparently happy. VIII
Mrs. Rowlett decided to take an oGoa i
voyage TO the Pacific coast. SHE started
from Boston, but what became Of her TIL.
husband never Earned. Indeed. there IS
no record whatever of her existence.
Mr.. Rowlett applied To the clerk Of the
court several days ago for license to
wed Miss Hill, but the CLERK of the court
refused to issue the document as the ap-
plicant was unwilling to swear that his
wife was dead.
The case was taken into court and this
afternoon Judge Ingram issued a man
damus ordering the clerk 10 issue the L.
cense. declaring that there sufficient
evidence to legalize the death of the wife.
Declaring that his wife was dead, Row
lett declined to begin suit for divorce
against her.
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ASK CONGRESS TO GIVE
MEDAL TO AVIATOR ELY
Representative Kahn Receives Tele-
gram Asking for Recognition Of
Recent Flight.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, January 21.-
President r. E. Scotford of the aviation
committee has sent a telegram to Repre-
sentative julius Kahn of California urg-
ing that he introduce bill providing for
special congressional medal for Eugene
Ely for his fight Wednesday from shore
to the deck of the cruiser Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Ely is now considering suggestion
that he fly across the Isthmus of Panama,
from Panama to Colon.
1T would be the first ocean-to-ocean
flight in history said Mr.. Ely yesterday.
II can't think of anything else that would
so clearly indicate the passing of the
barrier that has divided east from west
and isolated San Francisco at seaport
from Europe and the eastern states"
Matsuzo Nagai, Japanese consul gen.
eral at this port, confirmed yesterday the
report that his government had cabled an
order to the Wright brothers for five of
their biplanes, and has sent a request for
an aviator to teach the use of the ma
chimes. Mr. Nagai said that Japan had
become so interested in the work of the
aviators that it would conduct extensive
experiments with the view of using the
machines for military purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
FIGHTING PLAGUE IN CHINA.
Physicians Sent to Hardin and a
Rigid Quarantine Established.

According 10 cablegram received yes
terday at the Chinese legation, the plague
conditions in Hardin are improving rap-
idly. Large staffs OF physicians have
been sent into the affected districts, and
quarantine measures are being enforced.
so that there shall be no danger of the
disease spreading into Picking.
The cablegram read as follows:
Plague in Hardin mitigated during
past Few DAYS. Has not spread into
Shan-IIai-Kwan. This ministry (foreign
office) has sent experienced physicians.
with a staff of medical officers, both Chi
nese and foreign, and students, TO render
medical aid. Ministry OF war also has
dispatched medical officers, with de-
tachment of soldiers. A quarantine mea
sure has been enforced in Manchuria and
Saskatchewan and at all other ports
Second and third class cars on Fengtien-
Shan-Hai-Kwan line are not running. To
prevent disease spreading into Picking.
ministry for interior has formed a so.
ciety for the prevention of plague; all
provincial governments have been wired
10 enforce sanitary measures. All ar
ranged most satisfactorily. No fear OF
prevalence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
DISTRICT BILLS BEFORE
SENATE SUBCOMMITTEES
Special Inquiries Being Made Into
the Merits Of Most
Of Them.

Several recent bills that have been re-
ferred to the Senate District committee
have been, i'm turn, referred to subcOm-
mittees for special inquiries into their
merits.
To the subcommittee on public utilities,
of which Senator Carter is chairman, has
been referred the bill requiring the Wash
ington. Spa Springs and Gretta railroad
and the Washington Railway and Electric
Company to issue transfers from one line
10 the other. There is a junction of the
two lines at the intersection of 10Th and
III streets and Bladensburg road north
east The same subcommittee will also
look into the bill presented at the last
session by Senator Fletcher TO incor-
porate the East Washington Suburban
Railway Company, TO operate an electric
railway from Nichols avenue and Good
Hope road along or near the Bowen road
10 the Suitland road and thence along
the Suitland road to the District line.
To the subcommittee on streets and
avenues, of which Senator Scott is chair
man. has been referred the bill for the
extension Of Grant street northeast from
its present terminus near 5Ith street east
TO point near Castle Place northeast,
and to extend Deane avenue from it's
present terminus west of 18th street to
a point east of 18th street east.
Bills to provide for the punishment for
larceny of public property from the work.
house and the refOrmatory in the District.
for the payment of certain sums found
due by the auditor of the District SUI
preme Court in connection with the demo-
lition of the old market that stood on the
present site of the Public Library, and for
directing the Secretary of War to convey
the outstanding legal title of the United
States TO sublots 81, :52 and 3:s of the
original lot numbered g. square so, in
the city of Washington, will be consid
cred by the subcommittee on judiciary,
Senator Dillingham;, chairman.
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RAZOR AS HIS PERSUADER
Sir Thomas Upton Threatened
by Supposed Lunatic, Who
Wanted Money.

LONDON. January 2l.-Sir Thomas
Upton had an awkward adventure at his
country place today with supposed
lunatic. who exhibited a razor to empha-
size a request for financial assistance.
Sir Thomas excused himself from the
visitor and notified the police, who took
the man into custody.
Early in the day Sir Thomas had re-
cNved telephone message supporting
10 come from Scotland Yard headauar-
tiers and asking him to make an appoint
ment for a detective who wished to see
him.
Later the alleged detective called. and,
saying that he was in desperate financial
straits and must have help, produced a
razor. Sir Thomas made an excuse to
leave the room and quickly commune
Gated with the police.
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the statement made today to Star
reporter by one of the best known ath-
letic instructors in the schools.
Il have heard the boys speaking time
and again of slipping out to get slug
The reason Is that some OF the class
rooms are separated from the school and
are in small buildings. 1t is easy for a
boy 10 break away while going from
the main building to one of the outside
buildings and slip into barroom. How
ever, | think the general practice among
the Tech boys who drink is TO buy 'pints
from some wholesale place and go into
some alley with it.
AS for their smoking. | don't know of
a high school i'm the city where there Is
not daily and wholesale violation of the
tobacco rule. Any high school teacher
az principal who cares To can see ii in
many OF the little lunchroomS that spring
up near tho schools. The trouble lies
with the principals. They don't want to
have people bearing tales to them. Yet
see in certain private schools a teacher
or instructor is with the boys all during
recess time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
WILL CONSIDER CHARGES.
Board of Trade Committee to In.
quire Into School Conditions.

The public school committee of the
Board of Trade, at meeting next We'd
nesday night. will consider charges that
the public school system of Washington
is not efficiently and economically con-
Quoted, and will also consider a plan
to do away with the present board 81
education and place the control of the
schools in the hands Of the District
commiS SionerS. Members of the board
of education have been invited IL ar
pear before the committee and reply 10
the charges. and il is understood that
they will do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
STEELE NOT INSANE,
JUDGE CLABAUGH SAYS
Orders Release of Man Detained at
Government Hospital for
Examination.

Charles 5. Steele. sixty-three years old,
scholar man of letters and one-time
friend of John Wilkes Booth, was late
yesterday afternoon acquitted by order
Of Chief Justice Clabaugh of being in
sane He was arrested December IL on
the charge of making threats and after
weeks observation at the Washington
Asylum Hospital was removed to the
Government Hospital for the Insane. The
charge of threats was dropped.
Drs. Reed, Hickling and Logee declared
that the temporary disability under which
Mr.. Steele seemed to be suffering at the
time OF his arrest is now removed. They
said Steele had complained to them that
he was under the hypnotic. influence of a
beautiful woman.
On cross-examination Attorney Andrew
A. Lipscomb representing Steele, asked
the physicians If they We're told the story
of the influence eXerted by a woman. who
was not named, over the patient was true
would they consider Mr.. Steele fit sub
iect for further detention. The experts
declared they would not.
The court took the matter from the
Jury and directed the release of Steele.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
MAY RETURN MONDAY.
Probable Concessions to Republicans
of West Virginia Senate.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 21.-The
fifteen voluntarily exiled West Virginia
state senators who are in Cincinnati may
return home Monday. Senator Meredith,
the chairman. said today:
1.-THE democratic members of the senate
give indications of being willing to treat
us fairly, so we may go home Monday,
although that is not vet definitely deter
mined. No plans for reaching an agree
ment with the democrats have yet been
made, and there will be no agreement
unless they allow the election of repub-
lican for president of the senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
DEFENSE IN KETCHEL TRIAL.
Likely Mother Of Murdered Pugilist
Will Be Called.

MARSHFIELD. Mo-, January oi.-At
the opening Of today's session of the trial
Of Walter Dipley and Goldie Smith,
charged with the murder Of Stanley
Ketchel. champion middleweight pugilist,
introduction of testimony for the defense
began. Mrs. Julia Ketchel. mother of
the slain man, will arrive here today
from her home In Grand Rapids, Mich.
1t is expected she will be put on the
stand by the defense.
II. T.. Dickerson, at whose ranch
hetchel was staying when shot COLLAPSED
last night. it is said as a result of the
strain of yesterdays session. At his
home this morning II was stated his con-
dition Is serious. Callers were refused
admission 10 the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21

gress. In order to placate him he has
been promised the craftsmanship of the
District committee, place that he de-
sires.
Mr.. Pou served on the District COM
mittee in the Fifty-ninth Congress.
Effect of New Rule.
Representative Shackleford Of Mis-
souri, is the senior minority member of
the District committee. But Mr..
Shackleford, at the recent caucus of
the democrats of the House, was nomi
mated member Of the ways and means
committee. AS at that caucus the
democrats adopted a resolution that
no member of the ways and means
committee, which will also fill the COM
mittee places of the House. is eligible
to serve on any other, Mr.. Shackleford
was eliminated.
Mr.. Pou is young man. He says
he is very much interested in the well
fare of the District Of Columbia and
will give his best efforts to the Nation
al Capital as chairman Of the District
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
MADE INSANE BY PAIN.
Small Boy Throws Snow Bail, Victim
in ASYLUM.

POCGHkEEPSIE, y. Y, January q. :
Made insane from pain after being hit in
the eve with a SNOWFALL thrown by a
small boy. Herbert G. Porter, editor Of a
weekly newspaper. has been committed
10 the state hospital here.
AIR. Porter was walking near a crowd
of school children engaged in a SNOWFALL
night when one SNOWFALL. packed very
hard. hit him squarely in the eve He
was unconscious for some time and later
suffered excruciating pain in the head
and neck. lie lost the sight OF his eve
completely and month later was ad-
judged insane. Specialists say there Is
little chance of a cure being effected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
EXPECTS TARIFF COMMISSION
President Cobb Thinks Bill Will Pass
Congress This Session

John G. Cobb of Boston, president of the
National Tariff Commission Association.
arrived here this morning for the purpose
of helping straighten out the legislative
tangle that has developed over the va
rious bills in Congress providing for a
tariff commission. He says he is very
hopeful of seeing measure put through
that will meet the wishes of his associa-
ton.
/ ~ have just come from a conference
with some of the members of the WAYS
and means committee. and other leaders
at the Capitol he said. land | am very
much pleased with the outlook as they
have presented ii To me. There are a few
minor details over which there is still
some difference of opinion, but on the
whole the situa ton is very encoura sing. >
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
POU SELECTED TO HEAD
DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Named by House Organization
to Serve During the Six
ty-Second Congress.

Representative Edward William Pou
of North Carolina will be the chairman
Of the House committee on the District
Of Columbia in the Sixty-second Con-
gress. Mr.. Pou is now a member of
the ways and means committee, but as
result OF his tariff views, he will
not serve on that body in the next Con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
Balloting at Des Moines.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, January 21.-The
joint ballot on United States senator by
the Iowa legislature today resulted as
follows:
Young, 28 Funk. 90; Kenyon, "a; Byers,
II; Garst, Z; FRANKIE, =; Judge II. M.
Towner, 1: Claude Porter (dem.), 40.
Absent and not voting, 20. Necessary to
elect, 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
WILL USE AUTO IN FLIGHT,
Lieut.. H. E. Honeywell to Take One
Up With Balloon.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. January FL
Using neutrality-suspicious. touring
automobile as a basket, Lieut.. H. f.
Honeywell will make Il cross country
balloon flight from San Pedro Park sun
day afternoon. Besides himself there
will be one passenger. When the balloon
lands it will be slowed in the car and
brought back to the city.
Sundays freak flight will probably be
the last Lieut.. Honeywell will make be-
fore starting on his long-distance flight
to Canada. in an attempt to break the
worlds record. No date has been set
for the start, everything depending on
the weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
Car Inspector Dies of Burns.

CONNELLSVILLE. Pa. January 21-
While under a car working on a hot
box Robert Hindley. aged forty-four.
a car inspector for the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad here, was so badly burned
last night that he died soon after in a
hospital IIindley's clothing became is-
nitcd and he was fatally burned before
he could be taken out The accident is
unique in railroad circles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
Returns From Trial Trip Under Tow

COPENHAGEN. Denmark, January 81.
The newly built torpedo boat Vesta,
which left Karlskrona, Sweden. yester-
day, on a trial trip, and was later re-
ported as missing, was toWed into this
port today. She was discovered i'm a
drifting condition, with her propeller
shaft broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
Woman Suffrage in Arkansas Sought.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, January 81
Suffrage for the women of Arkansas is
proposed in a bill offered in the house
of representatives yesterday. Women
over twenty-one years OF age who are
citizens of Arkansas will be allowed the
right of suffrage II the bill becomes q
law. The reading OF the bill was greeted
with applause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
Propeller Broken at Sea,

NEW YORK. January 21.-The Ward
line steamer Merida crept into New
York harbor from Havana today on one
propeller. The vessel broke her port
propeller leo miles out from Havana
last Sunday and the remainder of the
voyage was made with the starboard
screw.