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The evening world., 1912-01-18
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A CHARACTERISTIC EPISODE.

THOSE good women, wives Of officers, who nc laboring now for
the restoration Of the army canteen which Congress abol
ished in 1901 at the instgation of the W. {, L. u, will have
their labor for their pains. They have set themselves against the
national instinct for humbug-which holds the same position III poll
tics that gravitation does in physics.
The army, as Congress has dccrccd, the country overwhelmingly
concurring, is 10 be an institution on which the "moral ycarning' Of
Americans shall wreak itself without stint. 1t must body forth the
vicarious ethics of communities in which drug stores do n land office
business and beer has been ousted by "hittcrs." 1t must cxemplfy
ne lurking Orientalsm Of the American temperament by Saving
the face" Of reformers at whatever violence to the soldiers fibre and
morale. The demon rum in the form Of beer and light wine, drunk
10 the orderly atmosphere of the post exchange, must be driven out,
even though seven worse devils take It's place.
That they have taken its place, the army reports on drunkenness,
desertons and disease tell every year with eloquent but vain iteration,
The alternative Of the antcen Is the grog shop and next door to
the grog shop is the brothel. Both have been we'll patrouurl. lIum
bug can show no more pcrect-and disastrous work than in this
attempt of the American public to bind It's fighting men by rules
which it does not observe itself.
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- HERE are Americans who re-
fer to Mr.. TAFT. ciressinsly
as Bill" but n!cknames
really went out of the White
House for a time with
Teddy" in 1859. They came into the
Presidential order early and have been
persistent.
1N~nnlIan.nn l. Neu known TO hLstOrE
The evening world., 1912-01-18
Sermonettes for Statesmen.

crack. be II ever so small. place in your
wedge and drive 1t home; but never
put your wedge against the grain
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his good fellow.
ship.
Cleveland " a .
called the Man OF
Destiny" but by
his foes ths
Stuffed Prophet
Political satir.
lists called Ben.
m NJ His Gran0e
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GrvIE MORNING WORLD lsuds the late Justice Harlan for
leaving an estate of but $4,000. There have boon others
When Keith, hereditary Earl Marshal Of scotland, died in
the service of Frederick the Great. his brother, lie Genera, re
marked: my brother has left Inc a noble inheritance. He was master
o6 . province and his estate is seven guineas.'
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Reflections Of a Bachelor Girl IS
BY Helen Rowland

Copyright. 1912. By The Pr. Publishing Co. crhs New York World.
= Nat ancient Sophistry, IT'S going to De dt1er.
ct pith as has soapM the slippery matri.
monidl stairs for many an optimist.
II Is not the drst quarrel that toreshddOrs the
pdninO Of the honeyMoon-but the frst ydtcn.
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U@oo60 W

Copyright, 1919, ~ TIE rreN Publishing co.
LIns Ncx oh n A-llL.
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A mans notion Of "ideaHstnO' a uondn Is TO stand her In a corner
nick a halo o her head. and then 90 ont to celebrate. Nth the injunction
you be good IN I con back"
The fut step fOudrd the Economic Independence OF woman - u
oi a husband TO earn IunO for yu, so that you WH hare plenty O.
tina Il derofc to the study Of The subject.
Noeadoys uc mover JUMP at tho concIusion that q tromdn hds ma
The evening world., 1912-01-18

Mr. Smith has done we'll But he has not spoken for Inc con
sumner Of high-priced farm products. "The Man with tho Baked
Potato is yet unwritten.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
PICKS
AN ALL-STAR TEAM

Philadelphia. Feb. l6.--Umpirc
Tom Connolly has compiled n list of
tho players whom he considers the
hest in the American league. Here
they are: Classiest pitcher. Chief
Bender: best waiter" Harry Hooper:
best squeeze" player. Hal Chase: best
on hit and run play, Harry Lord; best
all-around player, Ty Cobb.
Picks All-Star Team.
.All-American league team--Oscar
Stanagc. catcher: Chief Bender and
ED Walsh. pitchers; Hal Chase, first
base: Eddie Collins. sccond base: Jack
Barry. shortstop: Frank Baker. third
base: Crawford. Speaker and Cobb,
outficlders. Observation-Disclosures,
catcher: Lajoie. inficlder: Hooper,
Jackson and Milan. outtielders.
Bender. Best Pitcher.
In explaining his selections, Connol-
~ said:
''If ! had to pick my one choice
from tho American league pitchers, l
would call Bender. The "Chief." still
a young man. is tho classiest of them
all. He has the speed of Walter John
son, but does not need to use it, and
has tho curvcs, and always is a cool
master of the game. He knows every
batter. the result Of constant study.
Johnson is an easy pitcher with ter
rifle speed, but give me Bender in a
pinch.
There never WAS Il basc stealcr
like Ty Cobb. There is nothing to
touch but Tvs shoestring, so fast and
clever is his slide"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
CAPRON LEAVES
FOR COAST CITIES

Minneapolis. Feb. 16.-Ccorge Cap-
ron. former Minnesota uni icrsity ath-
l"tic star, who recently received a.
blank contract from the Pittsburg
National league club With n letter to
fill in his own salary figures. will not
r.-cnt"r The national pastimc. After
do'ihrrtting owe the proposition for
tM" weeks. Capron yesterday arrived
at the conclusion that he would be
doing himself an injustice in giving
up his land business to play baseball
ANA HcrordinclN h" wrote President
Barney Dr"Nfuss of the Pittsburg club
thanking him for the offer and ex-
,'lalninE his position. Accompanied
by his Wife Capron left las, night for
klalnmath Fails. Ore. where he has
lhrg" land holdings and a lucrative
business. II want to play hall and
want t" play badly" said Gnors" last
night. but ! cannot SCI" where ] could
afford To neglect my business TO take
up in" pastime. | have hc.n out OF
baseball for two wears anyway and
might prove a dismal failure in the
gam" this year. The money I would
%r"reiN" as a paid PLAYER or tho Pitts
burg club would not begin tu offset
the loss would incur by quitting my
business. expect To attend strictly
L" business from NOW until next octo-
her. whom Will return tu follow tho
work Of nay brother Nalph ON tho
Minnesota football team"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE RATIFul:s.

New York. Feb. 16.--Thc National
league yesterday adopted the new ma
tionhl agreement. Tho revised peace
pact being approved rs it VAS read,
section ny section. nj the closing sos
sion of the m]agnateS' annual meeting
here. by Chairman August Hermann
Of the national commission. No word
had ON to the National league own
ers of any adverse legislation by the
American league on tho new agree
mont and Chairman Hermann in
formed them hat action similar to
this would be taken by the younger
organization.
session. when tho announcement of
the approval of the new agreement
was made. coupled with the statement
thai tho club owners had pledged
themselves by Il resolution to support
the agreement i'm every detail and de-
claring that omissions which were en-
clIScd in the past would not be toll
Grated in tho future. Hearty approval
of the new agreement was expressed
and it seemed to he the prevailing
opinion that it. promised to- open up
u new era of good feeling between the
big league organizations. Although
there had been no joint meeting ot
tho playing rules committees of the
two leagues, it was announced that
the National league rules committee
had suggested that action be taken to
stop h practice of raising the pitch
ing box above its legal maximum.
A resolution offered by William
Locke. secretary of the Pittsburg club,
was adopted providing for stringent
methods to suppress Wagers in pools
or any other form of gambling on the
grounds n party to the agreement.
The league took no action on the
question of how the ticket sales for
the worlds series games should be
handled. leaving the whole question in
the hands of the national commits
sion.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
PUGILIST RUHLIN
TAKES LAST COUNT

New YORK. Feb. lG.--Gus Rlhlin.
famous - decade ago as a pugilist.
c"nGn"rrr OF Tom Sharkcy and Other
men of lesser note. died suddenly in
his cafe in Brooklyn as the result OF
a stroke of apop1cXy.
Rnhlin fought his last big fight on
Nov. Is. 1901. in IA Francisco, when
jim Letfrics defeated him in five
rounds. His fight with Sharkey took
place in 1900. when Rubin made the
sailor throw up the sponge after flf-
teen hard POUNDS. In 1897 Rubin
fought a tWonty-round draw with JEFF
fries: i'll 1898 he lost to Kid McCoy
i'm twenty rounds; to Tom Sl1arkey the
same YEAR i'll one round. and in 1900
ne was knocked out by Bob Fitzsim.
mons in sin rounds. Rubin was born
in Canton. Ohio. forty years ago and
fought his first battle in 1896.
Ruhlin's death has caused deem
gloom among many fighters. past and
present, who made his Brooklyn cafe
th"ir Headquarters. Rubin had been
laughing and joking with his patrons
yesterday afternoon and went to his
rooms for dinner. seemingly i'll the
best ut health. is dinner ready?"
ne called out to Mrs. Rubin as he
stepped in the front door. I'm a few
minutes" his wife replied. The big
fighter picked up a newspaper and
was glancing over the sport page
when he gave a cry of pain and fell
dead. Physicians say death was caus.
ed by a rupture of the heart.
In recent years Rubin had not take
en- any active part in ring affairs. His
wife is the founder and president Of
the Progressive Political league, u
suffrage organization. and Gu often
aided the women in their work. Re-
Gently he spoke in favor Of suffrage
: at Il meeting of the organizations, held
In his cafe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
BETWEEN
A

Detroit, Feb. 16-Ty Cobb will have
a Samson to the right If him and a.
Samson to h loft of hi milf Henry
Perry makes good with the Tigers. In
build Perry is an exact duplicate of
Sam Crawford. lie has the same type
OF massive shoulders and Il like de-
velopment of the torso.
At present Henry is q trifle over
weighed. He tips the scales at a few
He does not want to weigh more than
1856. To bring him down to this figure
President Navin had Trainer Harry
Tuthill rushed to the baseball office
last evening for a session with Henry
and give him some straight dope on
h art of reducing weight. The result
of the interview was that Henry car
ried away with him a rule for dieting
and an order to start south on Feb
ruary IL. a week before the other re-
cruits get under way. Harry and
Henry will do some hard work at
Monroe. La.
Placed on u Dict
The Tiger chief figures that with
Tuthill's daily Instructions Perry will
be hardened by the time Hughie and
the squad get to Monroe. He wants
Perry to have his wind in shape and
be SO much ahead of the other fellows.
Perry has experienced trouble with
his legs n tho early start is to over
come this previous weakness.
For the mex two months Perry will
be kept on a special training dict and
have a special program OF exercises
mapped out for him. Tho Tiger boss
does not wan this outjield recruit to
start In with Il burst of speed and end
his major league career with a dull
thud style of finish. tho way man, OF
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
DULUTH CURRIERS'
FALL BY

Winnipeg. Man., Feb. 16.-Oldham
of Duluth and Mcmillan of Butte were
put out of h Dingwall event i'm the
bonspiel here yesterday. Both Kinks
have made Il splendid showing since
the opening Of tho bonspiel. Jturdon
of Duluth won from Lowe of the ter
minals. in the McIl,ren event, by four
points. Dunbar of st. Paul won from
Aldus by II score OF II to 6.
In the Tctley Tea. Dunbar of ST.
Paul put out DIR. Alexander Of the
Winnipeg GRANTEES, one Of the hitller-
to unbeaten inks. Mcleod Of Duluth
was put out of the Tetley by Grady of
Regina, who has not vet been beaten
in m open event. In the play for
h S%trathcona cup. III ci~ghteen-end
contest. tho Scotch cuYlers We're badly
beaten by the Manitoba Kinks, 1879 TO
80. but as the Ontario curriers' two
weeks beat the Scotch curriers' i'm
h same competition by 60 points. the
cup goes to Ontario.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
Of HARMONY
IN BIG LEAGUES
American Does Not Ratify
National Agreement -
National League Does

Chicago. Feb. l6.-Aft"r an cXtcnd-
cd session here Yesterday. the Alncri-
can Baseball league owners refused to
ratify the revised national agreement.
and referred it rs Il Who'll" to President
johnson for revision.
Numerous objections were offered
to the agreement. but the most N
popular clause seemed to be h one
relating to intcr-lcaguc waivers ON
drafted and purchased major league
players. 1t provides. among other
things, that neither Il drafted nor pur-
chased player be sent tn IL minor
league club until all clubs. both
leagues shah have had an opportunity
to waive on him.
Drafted players must be delivered
immediately. But i'm the ease of II
purchased player. tho claus" provides
the waiver price of the purchased
tween the Interested clubs and in the
event of their inability to ;tgrrc. lay
the commission. whose decision shall
be final, of the drafted PLAYER, he
amount paid for his selection plus
S2!0."
In the past il llas not been nccrs-
sirN by team owners in either of the
chased players outside of their uwn
organization II eases where high
priced players were concerned. ii has
been customary to practically fully
reimburse the seller for his OUTLAY
in obtaining the player.
Under the proposed ruling several
team owners sec the possibility of
high priced players. going for II
waiver price. IL few hundred dollars
for scouting expenses and $50.
Although the agreement was not
ratified today, all conferceS are CONT
dent that it soon will be. With ::
few changes they say the whole docu-
ment will be satisfactory To them.
The club owners voted unanimously
To empower President johnson to use
whatever measures he might sec lit
to suppress betting in all league
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
CHAMP JOHNSON'S
TRAIL is

Chicago. Feb. l6.-Rcports wcro
current i'll III" federal building vester-
day that special agents of thc secrc-
ttrN nj TN" tr"aSrirnr'S pfiic" had visit
ed til" homo "f Jack Johnson. tho
p1:ilist, nj %&l+ South Wabash AVE.
ill". and seized n $4,000 diamond
nH"kia"" which tn" priH fighter WAS
said t" HAY" brought To the United
states with him from Europe when
II" returned from the coronation.
Government officials refused to Gcnv
or affirm the report. 1t Was said that
johnson is liable IT, Il penalty OF S.
"on. the value of tho necklace. and
AN additional penalty nf $4,000, should
IL turn ont that h" had not declared
INC ilccklac" on his arrival at New
York
johnson said there WAS no truth in
th" reported raid. Absolutely no
basis For any such report" he said.
There has been no raid of any kind
Al my home and thcrc'u be none. That
is all | car, to say"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
REPORT
TRADES

Chicago, Feb. l6.-St. Louis. WASH
ington. New York and Cleveland were
on the ground last night looking for
trades. apparently. but none SO far as
could be learned. was made. The
representatives Of Boston. Philadel-
phia and Detroit were late in arriv-
Ing.
Little or no friction is expected at
the meeting. The adoption Of the
schedule. 1t was expected. will take
only a few minutes. The new ma
tional agreement made necessary by
the reclassitication of minor league
clubs was to be ratified and then so
far as the club knew there is
to he nc further business.
President Ban Johnson has an
nounced. however. that there are some
other important matters to be dis
cussed which might hold the baseball
leaders over another day. ,
Team n Inc managers began
to arrive last night. The schedule has
been drawn up. and probably will be
accepted with few If any changes. The
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
H SCOUTS MUST
HAVE

New York. Fob. 16.-Somctimcs il
is a small matter which induces the
scout for a major league team to rec
ommcnd IL ball player to Il major
league manager. True the personality
of the scout is likely to have III
who have been on the trail for the last
two or three Years who lack keen per-
ception in estimating the possibilities
Of young players. The man who is
doing his best in the minor leagues
must do a very good best to convince
the scout that he is worth having.
Probably that scout isn't worth so
much as q scout as his employer
thinks he is. 1T doesn't take sudden
telligcnce to- tell first class ball play
ing from second class ball playing,
even if it, happens to he going on in Il
minor league circuit. so the scout who
can sec deeper than the surface is
likely. in the long run to he of more
assistance t" his major league club
than the scout who can only pick out
the player who is sure to finish ON
top in the minor league averages.
The Case Of Stock.
There is Il; young player who is T."
go to Marlin With the Giants this YEAR
who was recommended not 50 much
oII ITO d'JIl'H 10 n JltIIlbtI III wv
Fond du Lac club, which finished at
the bottom of the race of the Wiscnn-
sin-Illinois league in 1911. as for the
reaSO that the man who took Il u
at him one afternoon happened to OBJ
serve that stock. the player in q,les-
ton. knew what to do with the ball
when he had ii.
There arc some major league play
ers who to this day are not wholly
sure on that score. They need Il warm
ing voice to tell them what to do
when there is a quick move To be
made. Frequently there is a pinch in
IL game whcn the observant bali play
or catches some unwary chap off third
base instead of throwing the ball owe
to first, where everybody expected
thai it would he hrown That ore
play might win a championship. This
scout. who had his eyes on stock last
season, discovered. that one thing in
which he cxccllcd was handing the
Young md was doing fairly wcll, in
fact quite we'll with a tail-cnh club. he
told the Now York people that il
would moi he Il bad idea 4" go after
him on general principles.
Stock played in 1l9 games will, the
Fond du Lac club. He was at hat 49,
times. made 81 runs. III hits. stole
90 bases and found himself h proud
possessor of fourteen sacrifices and Il
batting average of .26S. That's not
so bad for a boy who is not out of
school. In tho field he had I'll put
uts at shortstop. SIS assists and GO
errors. His fielding average was .S97.
which could hc better without dc
manding too much of the doctor.
He may not get an opportunity to
play with Tho Giants this Year. Play
crs never KIN" what is going to hap
pen when they Join the Giants for tho
spring training trip, hut possibly he
will have an opportunity to play with
Il; better team thar that with which
he was connected in 1911. and If he
shows any class as Il hall player he is
directly on tho VA to promotion in
the New York club. for sooner or later
McGraw will add him to the roster if
the championship material is there.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
LEAGUE GAMES
TO START

New York. Feb. 16--New York will
join the district OF cities in which
national league hall games arc start
cd mt an earlier hour than 4 o'clock
IL the recommendation of Manager
McC;raw and Secretary O'Brien to
John 4. Brush. owner of the Giants,
is approved. Their plan is to begin the
games at 3:30 p. M. The main rea-
son for adhcring to tho later hour has
been that Wall street patrons who can-
after 3 o'clock We're Inconvenience.
Both President Frank Farrell of the
local Americans, who is in Chicago.
and Charles Il. Ebbcts. head of the
Brooklyn club, are said to be willing
to Join in tho movement for beginning
play in season to give patrons a. chance
tn get home from games in time for
dinner.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
NEWS OF
main interest in the meeting centers

main interest i'll tho meeting centers
in tho possibility of some big trades.
Foremost of all these is tho casc of
George Stovall. the former manager
of the Cleveland team. 1t has been
said throughout the winter, that. as
Harry Davis probably will play first
base for the team next season. Stovall
is for sale. Jimmy Callahan. man.
agcr of the Chicago Americans, is ono
of the bidders for Stovall and several
other managers have expressed 81 de-
sire to acquire the player.
st. Louis is known to be in tho mar
lsct or a good catcher and as Robert
S. Hedges expressed it, ANY good
player can get"
Clark Griffith. manager of the
Washington team. has been here two
days angling for a pitcher. lie and
Callahan have had several confer
cnces. AS vet Griffith is without the
much desired player.
Among those present arc Robert $.
Hedges and Bobby Wallace. st. Louis;
u. s. Barnard. Cleveland: Frank s.
NaviM. Detroit. and Clark Griffith.
Washington. Others will arrive today.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
IS
NEW CHAMPION

New York, Feb. 16.-J. +. Poggen-
burg, former national champion. de-
feated Edward w. Gardner in the in
te%rnational amateur 1872 balk line
championship tournament now in pro-
gress here. The score was 400 points
1858.
Poggenburg's average was 8 22-42
INC his high runs As. 35 and 81.
Gardeners average was S 2o-42 and his
high runs "a, 80 and II.
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tinued his sluSsins habits and battcd
we'll above 800.
Home runs and triples arc Pcrry'S
speciality. lie stands at the plate like
Crawford and uses his upper muscles
whom going after the ball just like
San does.
General impression of Perry is that
he has the nrevc. If he shows it up
here. Frank ]. Navin and Hugh a.
Jennings will show Detroit an outticId
That will outhit amy trio in baseball,
and not Onc OF them should be lower
than 800,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
KID

indianapolis. Fob. 16.-lf Kid Nc
COY. ~cN-worId's champion. listens tn
'l" N"ir" of his mother. Mrs. Mary
T.. Sclhy, he will abandon the prizs
ring tn MA i'm a bout of an UNI
limited umhc of rounds that may
I've announced as kid Mccoy VS.. the
world of sinners.
Mrs .Sclhy. Whose. home is in Los
Angeles. is here assisting i'm revival
conducted by Mrs. Maria Woodwork
iLtter. Il faith healer.
Mrs. Srlhy has written the Kid urg-
ing him t" give lp prize fighting ana
To hcrom" an evangelist. She pro
poses a worlds tour with him.
II believe he is getting tired Of
that kind of thing. of course. he
has s"n" hack nj ii again. hut it's
only Just temporarily. 1Ie Just wants
4" show people that he still has some
tight left in him."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16

The baseball Fan-This is a de-
jighttul winter. ! hop" spring never
comes around.
Ty cobb I've los, nay batting eye.
Rub" Wcdd"Il-Ncvcr again.
I:1sS Isaymnmd-Quotc rubr for
me.
Stats Sailct-Not for a year for
imjDr.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
BIG ll:\GrI. CALENDAR.

Jaui1ary--tluh mIgmat"s sent ont
contracts. Players send th"n> back
unsigned With threats 10 r"turm t"
farming. paperhanein" OF harhrrinG
I'rbrualN-rlub owners get a look
at the schedules and dcrlnr" they arc
perfectly satisfied. They have L" say
so for their protests would he in vain.
Marrh-Cluhs train for the summer
campaign. Glowing reports come
from the south toutin% the ccrui,s
as embryo tohbs. M~ntthcwsonS and
LA ioic:.
April ~-Scason ems Usual crop
of players with bad arms. Recruits
do no, look So good.
May-lterruits start toward tho
minor leagues. Supposedly cellar
champions arc neck in mock for tho
leadership of league.
Junc-CIass begins tn assert itself.
the second division.
~July-rld timers hit like n nous"
aiirc and recruit ph"nou,S taken seats
in the background.
August---t'lub owners announce
they certainly will be onc-lwo-three
the following season.
Observation-Disclosures clubs in the
two big leagues try out recruits. Other
two don't have t".
Octohcr-Ticket scandal occupies
columns in tho papers. Incidentally.
this is the month of the worlds So
ries.
Novcmbcr--Tickct scandal "rhocs.
December--Big league magnets
meet. talk trade and don't trade. Bark
"A little at their rivals and then go
home and say they don't mean it. Ev-
cryunc claims ~ tirs, division team
for the following season.