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The Washington herald., 1912-02-06
Representative Lawrence to Retire.

Representative George P. Lawrence, of
Massachusetts,, has authorized the an
nouncement that he viii not be a can
iidate for reelection. Mr.. Lawrence has
been a member Of the House for fourteen
years. being first elected in November,
1897, and is the ranking Republican mem
Der of the Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors. Prior to election TO the House.
Mr.. Lawrence was a member of the
Massachusetts, senate and for two terms
its president. He had no opposition for
denomination, but has made plans which
will take the time necessary for Con-
gressional duties.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-06
HOUSE.

An unsuccessful effort was
made to secure a vote on the
slayden antI-third term resolu-
ton.
A bill was passed requiring re-
ports Of cotton acreage on July
!, instead of June /.
Secretary Fisher appeared be-
. fore the Committee on Public
Lands and urged a reclassifica-
tion Of the land laws.
The judiciary Committee voted
to report a bill appropriating ST.
10000 to acquire Mammoth Cave,
KY, as a national park.
Representative Higgins intro
duced a bill to change the term
of tho President to six years and
to make him ineligible for re-
election
Representative Berger intro
duced a measure to change the
form of the District, substituting
a mayor and an elective assembly
for the Commissioners and pro-
viding for the municipal owner
ship of public utilities.
Debate on army Appropriation
bill continued.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-06
RooseveIt's Supporter. Active.

The Roosevelt supporters in Congress
were busy comforting yesterday over the
situation confronting them as the result
Of the collapse OF the La Toilette boom.
They realize that something will have to
be done by them without delay IL the
advance that President Taft is steadily
making is 10 be checked. 1t is expected
that steps will be taken within the next
week to appoint a manager for the
Roosevelt boom, the initiative coming
from the coloners friends, but being ac-
Quiesced in by him.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-06
NomIn.tions by the PresIdent.

The President sent TO the Senate yes
terday the following nominations:
State-To be consuls: Walter c. Hamm.
Of Pennsylvania, at Newcastle-on-Tyne,
England; Lewis W. Haskell, Of South
Carolina, at Hull, England.
Treasury-To be collector Of customs
for the district Of Genesee, N. z:
George F. Roth. of New York To be
collector Of customs for the district of
Philadelphia, Pa: Chester w. Hills, of
Pennsylvania. To be assistant surgeon
in the Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service: Nelson Duval Brecht, Of
the District OF Columbia
Justice-To be United States attorney,
district of Delaware: John p. Nields,
Of Delaware.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-06
Says Kentucky VIII BE Democratic

Kentucky is placed in the Democratic
column by E. @. Logan. formerly editor
Of the Louisville Times. He declares
that the State will pile up from 1900
to 5000 majority for the Democratic
candidate in November. He says that
his first impressions were that Wilson
and Underwood would comprise the
ticket. but that he has now been in
formed that Mr.. Underwood will not ac-
cept the nomination as Vice President.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
SENATE.

Ii was decided TO vote upon the
arbitration treaties on March s.
A heated debate occurred be-
tween Senator'S Hepburn. OF Ida
no, and williams. OF Mississippi,
over the bill to erect a monument
to the Confederate dead at Yicks-
burg. No action was taken on
the measure.
A bill authorizing the appro-
priation OF -s25o,0OO for the semi
centennial emancipation celebra-
tion at Savannah was favorably
reported.
Senator Bristow, Of Kansas, Sc
cured the adoption of resolu-
tion calling on the District Com
missioners for names of employees
active in District politics.
Milton w. BlumenbeTB was
suspended as offcial stenogra-
pher OF the Lorimer investigat-
ing committee, and called to the
witness stand.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-06
wants E1pOsItion Of Resources.

In a resolution. introduced by Rep
resentative TurnbulI. Of Virginia, yes
terday afternoon. the Secretary Of State,
the Secretary Of War, the Secretary OF
the Treasury, and four other persons.
to be appointed by the President, were
named as a commission to investigate.
consider, and report upon the advisable
ity Of establishing national exposition
Of State resources in or near Washington.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-06

erage build and height, with smooth face
and dark overcoat and derby.
As the description fits several thousand
meR in this city the police have little
hope OF capturing the man. His motive
is as much a mystery as his identity.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-06
SEEKS SUFFRAGE FOR DISTRICT
Berger Introduces Bill Changing
Government Here.

Government Here.
Suffrage for the citizens of the Dis
triCt Of Columbia and a complete change
in the form OF the local government is
proposed in a bill introduced in the
House yesterday by Representative Ber-
GER the Socialist member.
The Berger bill provides for a mayor
and an elective assembly to supplant the
commission form of government. Mr.
Berger also proposes the abolition of the
"half-and-half' taxation system, by
which the Federal government pays hall
Of the expenses of the District, and the
municipal ownership of public utilities
The Washington herald., 1912-02-06

Tennessee and Delaware were given the
right to name their members of the COM
mittee later without the formality OF a
ratification.
At a dinner 20 be held the latter part
Of this month the committee will organize
and elect the rest of its officers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
Athletic Club Will
Have Course Immense
For Big Tournament

The Atlanta Athletic club is using
thirteen men half dozen mule teams,
two mule drawn lawn mowers. one
gasoline mower and a key of money in
getting its course ready for the invi-
tation tournament that will be started
Thursday morning
Not since the last Southern champion
ship was played in Atlanta have such
preparations been made for an event.
The tees have been re -turfed and rest
ed the greens have been carefully
sanded and cut. the fair green has been
manicured to the last gasp and all is
ready for the tournament
Probably something like so Atlanta
players will take part in the tourna-
ment In addition there should be fully
as many from other clubs If there
are it will be the largest and most
successful invitation event of Southern
year-around- course history
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

HART and Fitzsimmons, the two
umpires who have followed
Billy Carpenter into the discard.
were among the best in the league.
Old Bill Hart was no wonder. but
everybody was so entirely CON
WINGED of his honesty of purpose
that he got past with a lot Of stuff
that would have ruined other UNI
pires. Bill was on the square. He
was doing his best all the time.
The players all liked him He knew
the game. His eyesight might not
have been the best, but it was
good enough.
Dan Fitzsimmons has ranked next
to Carpenter as the best umpire Of
en- all. He has always been fair.
impartial and efficient
And what does it leave us-Dan
Pfenninger weH meaning but in
competent and cursed with a back
bone the consistency of mush. Rud-
derham, well meaning but slipping
O'Toole. who makes a good deci-
sion once in a while. but a lot of
bad ones, too Kelum. who is
passa BILE man but no wonder. and
Breitenstein, who has never been
as good as an umpire al he was as
tWirler.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

The Senators have already won as many
games from Cleveland as they grabbed all
last season
The Phillies admit that they put a dis
Infectant on the ball the other day when
Marty OToole was pitching They claim
that the spit ball is insanitary and that
they have to protect themselves. The
Pirates are asking tina some of the Phil
lies be fined for the. offense
Manager Edward Mcguire. of the Brock
ton team, has been suspended for failure
header At that few fans blame him
The Highlanders are to he reconstructed
around Birdie Cree. Ed Sweeney and Hal
Chase That's all that IS left of the old
Highlanders
The announcement of bad business in
the Southern league has led to the report
that there will be changes in ownership
Of several cities and possibly a change in
circuit
From a mere foot blister an injury to
Charley Case has developed into threat
ened attack of blood poisoning. He has
been in toleraby bad condition as re-
suit of the injury
Charley Dryden says that Just before
the Giants left Chicago McGraw bought a
bottle Of Grubbn's Foot Ease for Man and
Beast
Ty Cobb is being greatly touted as Jen-
nings' successor az Detroit
Charley Faust, the Giants mascot has
gone to Cincinnati to appear before the
national commission in person to ask for
a years salary from the Giants His
chance of getting it is fat one.
1t is probably lucky for the Peicans
that President Ilavanaugh decided to re-
tain Theodore Breitenstein as an umpire.
He would never have done as a pitcher
Rock Island may get the Dubuque fran
chse in the. Three-l league. Attendance
is off at Dubuque and the hackers of the
club are discouraged.
In the Texas league they are talking
Of recruiting their teams from across the
Mexican border They say the Mexicans
are better players than the Cubans, The
only trouble is in overcoming the Texan
natural antipathy. for all 'greasers
Despite all the reports that the Yankees
would use the Polo grounds in the future
work will be started next week on the
Yanks' new grounds.
Harry Wolter has been suspended by
Manager Nolverton This is done because
over the PLAYER limit of % He gets his
salary Just the same as though he was
working.
Mrs Coline Grineau Laioie. mother Of
Larry Lajoie, died Friday night
Manager Doom is trying to develop
"Runt' Walsh into a catcher That's the
only position he doesn know how 70 play
now.
Young pitchers on the Browns STAFF are
catching thunder and blazes these days
StoVall doesn't care a hang bout winnig
games But he does want to know what
his recruit hurlers can do under fire And
he's finding out Some team is going to
make hundred hits in one game against
the Browns while Brother George is in
vestigatng some youug hurler
rhe International league circuit may he
changed soon by the substitution Of SYRIA
cuse for Montreal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
Money Running Weather. Southern EMPIRES
BAD SEASON MAY CAUSE CHANGES IN CIRCUIT

more than probable it willard if
the weather braces up a bit, the
Southern league may yet emerge
from this season with prosperity
and honor, despite the worst start
it ever made.
If these things 90 not happen.
look out for changes in the South
ern league. One thing that is like
ly to happen is that franchise or
two will change ownership but will
stay in the same town. There are
several clubs in the league that tot
ter every year things break bad
They are tottering worse than
usual this year and may need some
rescuing before the season goes
much further
There is always an extra likeli-
hood of a change in circuit on an
off year
The Mobile and Montgomery
franchises are always tenta lively
on the market The Little Rock
Baseball associa ton is always ac-
lively in the market for a franchise.
1t viii be immensely surprising II
there aren't some franchise deals
pulled before this season ends
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
CRACKERS WILL
FIGHT HARD To
WIN LAST GAME

MOBILE, July ts.-It is getaway day
for the Crackers here. and Manager
Charley Hemphin announced this noon
that hts warriors were going 10 cop the
Anal game OF the series or bust in the
attempt Hemp has not fully decided
Just which pitcher he viii use this aft
ernoon, but Atkins is long overdue and
will proba bly, decorate the mound with
his presence Berger IS slated to work
for the Gulls
Yesterday the Crackers went down to
defeat again to the tune Of no q.
losing out in the las, or the ninth
Hemps men tallied fret in the thud
inning The run was forthcoming on
Donahue single walk ~ Waldorf
wild pitch and Alpernan one bag
ger
Mobile tied VI the count in the sew
snth after two were out Jacobsen sin
gled. moved up notch when Paulet
was slammed in the ribs with an IN
shoot and casned on OBriens timely
bingle
In the eighth the Crackers again took
the lead Agler was safe when Paulet
fumbled his grasser. He went to third
on Alperman's double and tailed on
McElveen's sacrifice hoist
But in the last spasm the home team
won out O'Den singled ana scored
when McElveen threw Longs efesser a
mile over Agler's head. Long cot all
the way TO third on the peg ana on a
semi passed ball and Waldorfs muff If
Donahue' s recovery he brought in the
deciding run
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
BOXING
Late News and Views

ranging to stage a fight between Willie
Gibbs and Monte Attel in that city some
time in the near future. Monte, who is a
brother of Abe Atten was at one time
weight class.
Jimmy Barry. the Chicago HEAVYWEIGHT
IS doing eight days in a Vancouver Jail
The big fighter, who was returning from
Australia recently thought he owned the
boat, and because the captain of the ship
disa greed with him he proceeded to hand
the officer a few uppercuts and left la BIS
much to the latters dslking When the
| boat landed in Vancouver Barry was
placed under arrest and the imprisonment
followed
When the officer nabbed Jimmy as he
left the gangplank he denied beating up
the superior officer, but one look al the
latter's face dispelled all doubt as to the
lacing he administered.
Young Jack Brien has signed con
tract with Manager Billy Gibson of the
Garden A. c.. in New York to appear in
three bouts a Gibson's club before Labor
day.
No opponents have been announced as
yet for the Philadelphia lightweight. but
i Is known they will be selected from
list including Ad Wolgast, Joe Rivers,
Willie Ritchie. Packey Mcfarland and
possibly Jack Brtton.
In meeting any of the above pugs
Young Jack would be forced to extend
himself. However Big Jawn places much
confidence in his little brothers ability
Tommy O'Keefe and Joe Mandot are
scheduled to box eight rounds in Memphis
the first week in August.
II O'Keefe is defeated by Mattv Bald
win In Boston tonight it is likely Matty
viii be given the Mandot date at Mem
phis in place Of the Philadelphia pug
The bout between Harry Trendall and
Jack Britton. scheduled for st. Louis
July Z. has been called off because Brit
tons left arm is affected with poison
caused by run-in with an ivy vine.
Bombardier Wells will have to deliver
the goods Friday night when he is billed
10 meet Tom Kennedy or he will have to
step back to make room for some other
promising White. Hone
There were but two blows struck in the
Carl Morris-C Con Comiskey fight staged at
Sapuipa recently. Inc eX-engineer struck
put Comiskey to sleep The fighters were
scheduled to go fifteen rounds.
Petitions TO restore horse racing and do
MIA are being circulated throughout the
state for the signature Of the voters
Although Johnny Knbane has chal-
lenged Ad Wolgast for the lightweight
championship, he says he would prefer to
meet Joe Rivers. as he thinks the Mexican
would he better drawing card than the
titleholder.
johnny Kilbane accompanied BY his
wife and manager, Jimmy Dunn. has
left his home in Cleveland for several
weeks vacation in Canada
Harry Pollock has taken Johnny DAILY
under his wing and has already chal-
lenged Johnny Coulon for the bantam
weight title
CurieN Jordan remains a favorite in his
eight-round 60 with Terry Nelson at
Chattanooga tonight Red Ames and
card and should furnish a good bout
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
HART AND FlTZSIMMONS
RESIGN UMPIRE BERTHS

MEMPHIS. TENN. July 1s.-Dan
Fitzsimmons and Bill Hart umpired
their last games in the Southern league
yesterday, at least for the present sea
son Hart went to his home in Cincin-
natl and Fitzsimmons left for his home
in Rochester.
Hart stated he resigned on account
of the illness of his wife. F'itzsimmons
intimated that he resigned on account
of the recent decision of Judge Kava
naugh in cutting down the umpire staff
Fitzsimmons stated that he would not
work single handed as hot as the
weather is in the Southern league. Fitz-
simmons also intimated that the rea-
son of Harris resignation was also on
account of not being willing to work
single handed in such hot weather
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
FRISCO CLUB
AF TER RIVERS
AND WOLGAS7
BY Tad

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. july is
Lightweight Champion Ad wolgast and
Joe Rivers. of Los Angeles, NAV
straighten out the tangle caused bv
the outcome Of their bout on July bv
coming together in a return match in
this city on Admission day, September
9. The dispute connected with the end
ing of the Los Angeles bout lie bound to
force the rival hghtweights into an
other meeting, and Jimmy Coffroth
seeks to be the lucky promoter to grab
the plum
Coffroth has already made move n
making q Aattering offer to Wolgast.
and is confident that if he lands the
champion Rivers will be only too glad
of the opportunity to take another shot
at the championship Coffroth quite
naturally would not divulge the terms
he offered. but It is known to run well
up in the thousands.
AtteII to Get Winner
James was in Los Angeles when Riv-
ers and Wolgast fought on the after
noon of July 4 and he lost no time in
getting to Manager Jones for Wolgast's
services. Coffroth realized that ths
ending left lots of doubt in the minds
of the fans and that battles of just such
unsatisfactory finishes draw big gates
Then, too. the local promoter saws the
boys are well matched and that every
spectator would get a run for his
money. It Is Jims plan to send the
winner against Abe Attell, who nov
is q fullhedged lightweight Abe has
been in the care of Billy Nolan for
months now and the former feather
weight has packed on so much solid
weight that he will never again fight in
the class of which he was champion so
long.
Kaufman May Box Flynn.
True. the supervisors Of old Gonna
refused Attell and Murphy the right TO
fight, but Attel is not barred from bal
Ting hereabouts And the fans here
would welcome a meeting between the
lightweight champion and Attell They
are wondering whether the Hebrew is
still as clever as lightweight as he
was as a featherWeight
With these fights in mind. Coffroth Is
also laying plans for a match in which
Jim Flynn will figure. If he can secure
a suitable heavyweight he would stage
the go Al Kaufman Is likely to be
selected by Coffroth as Flynn's oppo
nent. for there are a number here who
still believe Al has a good fght left
in him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
MACK SELLS CY MORGAN
TO KANSAS CITY CLUB

PHILADELPHIA, July 16.-The first
break in the quartet of great pitchers
that helped to bring two American
league pennants to this city came when
Manager Mack announced that he had
released Harry R. (Cy) Morgan to the
Kansas City team of the American
association. Morgan came to the Phil
adelphia team in 1909 from the Boston
Americans
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
LACK wHlrE rRAlNlNe.

Los ANGELES, July 16.-Jack
White. the Chicago lightweight. has
begun training for his scheduled TWEEN
ty-round fight with Owen Moran at
Vernon July 20 The Chicago scrap
per's sojourn at Wheeler Springs has
put him in tip-top condition.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

~ couple Of teams in the league
begin 70 close in ON Birming-
ham, as might easily happen, and
if Atlanta takes brace--as it Is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
Bv Percy H. Whiting.

"A
wv began cutting the umpire
staff of the Southern
league by sending Billy Carpenter
to the International and letting Bill
Hart and Dan Fitzsimmons resign,
he hit the game in the South a
sma hing blow Nothing is much
less likely to promote a successful
financial sea son for the league than
a poor staff of umpires And Kav-
anaugh certainly sent away some
Of his best ones Bill Carpenter
was easily the best Of Southern
league umpires of modern days He
made mistakes bad ones, some
times. which the league reversed
as when last year he let game
in Atlanta run beyond the fixed
time instead OF FORGETTING II against
Atlanta. a : he should have done
But in the main Billy Carpenter
was the king pin umpire of the
Southern
The departure Of Carpenter and
the cutting Of expenses is one of
the by products of bad season
Another is likely to be the chang
ing of ownership of some Southern
league franchises before the year is
out
IT'S been hard season financial
". Never in the history OF
Southern baseball has there been
so much rain during a baseball sea
SON II has caused the postpone
ment Of innumerable games. II has
scared half the normal attendance
away from a lot of games that
were actually played.
Then there have been other trou-
bles In Nashville they tried to
play Sunday ball ran foul of a
state law and were in an awful
pickle for time Then Atlanta, a
town where all the visiting teams
EXPECT to make money well in ex-
cess of the guarantee out Of every
series has had tail-end team
And that. on top of a tail-ender last
year. mas kept tut tttciPNS hSl'N
normal.
OF course. smaller gate receipts
cut into the leagues finances The
league is run out of a fund created
by taking ten per cent out Of the
gross receipts of every game. Nat
urauy when the receipts fall off
the leagues income falls off ac-
cordingly And when the slump
hit the league this year President
kavanaugh. who is nothing if not
good dnaAcier, began cutting eN-
penses. He couldn't cut the scorers
without danger of their putting up
ven He certainly didn't intend
10 cut into his own salary. So
there was nobody left TO economic
ON except the umpires
Hence the eur in umpires
J,HE leagues hope Of pulling out
| If the hole this season lies In
certainly tight. Atlanta. even
though last. is still less than 200
points behind the league leaders
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16
Crackers Batting
Averages, Including
Yesterdays Game

These averages include all game
piaved to date:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

Mrs Colne Grineau Lajoie. mother @
Larry Lajoie, died Friday night
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

Manager Doom is trying TO develop
"Runt Walsh into a catcher That's the
only position he doesn know how TO play
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-16

Harry Wolter has been suspended by
Manager Wolverton This is done because
the Yanks were threatened with going
over the PLAYER limit of %. He gets his
salary just the same as though he was
working.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-22
TO ATTEND RIFLE PRACTICE.
Over $50 Men of National Guard to
Participate i'm shoot for Ten DAYS.

The annual rifle practice of the Ma
tional Guard of South Carolina will
begin this morning Il the Charleston
range. continuing until May %. over
go officers and men will engage in
the practice. details Of one officer and
six men being sent from each COM
pany. Col. -. w. Babb. assistant ad-
jutant general. will Get as chief range
officer. the practice being under the
direction II Mai. T. T. Hyde. executive
officer.
Tho team Ia represent the Sumter
Light Infantry at the practice left this
morning alon'. With other teams It
Is composed of the following mem-
hcrs: capt. George {. Warren: Sgts.
T.. biadford. T. Bradford; Frivates:
Julius Phelps, 1-ek owen. and Law
renee Folsom.