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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
C0FFR0TH AFTER
BIG OUNCE BOUT


SAN FRANCISCO. April. L.
James W. Coffroth. fight promoter
is angling today for u match here
between Al kaufman and Charley
Horn, heavywcights. IL is expected
tho mon will be aligned up within
a day or two.
Kaufman has done no boxing
sinee he was defeated Ia New YORK
several months ago by Al Paixer.
He has Just returned from . long
trsu In the mountains and y ANXIOUS
10 get back into the ring. 40 y ~
thought he viii readily accept the
proposed bout. -.
Worn has been climbing the hope
ladder steadily and In said 70 %
eager for chance against MAUI
man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
NEW ATHLETES
FOR MUlTn0MA An

PORTLAND. Ore. April Port.
land fnna today are iuhiiant be-
cause Of two athletic stars the
Multnomah Athletic club has
landed. One IL DR. Edmund G. Has.
lop. New England swimming cham
plon. aud the other II l.. G. Holman.
former Dartmouth low hurdles
crack and star pole yanlter. Win
the two men adding strength to an
already formidable Organization.
club members figure that Mutno.
nah ought 10 have the strongest
track team in tho Northwest this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

feeders who may sone =,
not this year--suecsel In .
2. 9. Crayath LED Xeriss. Z
sociatton batters u ysas'
cracked out - hons ma -
be 10 pinch hitter an6 ufiIIly y
fielder with The PhflHm a
been Ia fast company Sefora n
failed 10 stick.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
Hoffman on Shelf

OAKLAND, April IL Bud Sharpe.
manager Of the Oakland Coasters.
would make no announcement to-
day as TO the team he will have
In the field against San Francisco
when the league season opens to-
morrow afternoon. The dVg6bt4M
quantity just now is ''Issy' Hoff-
man. who strained liRaHent Nm
his right side recently. YESTERDAY
he was unable to practice with the
squad. II his injury prevents him
taking part In the opener. natter.
son probably will play In left field
and Coy In right. Ables will PITCH
for the Oaks.
HALF PRICE SALE OF JEv ELRY
Elegant stock OF Watch Dia.
monds, VIM. Rogers SiIv4mare.
etc, now being sold at half3rice.
The best bargains you ever saw.
FRANK BRIGGS
1880 First Ave.
Arcade Annex Building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

IncvsatoTs ss.0o-The Ideal. Bulit
for tais climate. Sixty-egg. $500.
ar sixes Ia proportion. Sold by
o Chas. II. Lilly Co. Foot Of Main
~. Seattle. zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

The annual spring vacation IN
the Seattle schools has at last ar
rove" This means that school sc.
tiyitlea will be suspended until
April =. when all will return Tor
another long session OF grind. Base
bail practice in the high schools
will be-rcsumed with great energy
IA the season will be officially
opened on Friday. April IL. when
Queen Anne plays Broadway and
Tacoma comes TO Seattle To play
Lincoln. The track season will be
opened on April n By broadway
aud Tacoma.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
|. COAST LEAGUE TOMORROW

4 COAST LEAGUE to@Snn~
4 SAN FRANCISCO, ApFh l.
I President Baum OF the fa
4 clfic Coast league announces
4 the umpires who s~ouia o
4 ficlatc In the opening series o1
4 The different games when the
: ,aaxue season begins tomor' :
4 row. They are:
! AZ san Franclsco--George :
: Hildebraud and George Wheel
: err for San Francisco VI. OAK :
4 land. - , !
= Al sacramcnto--kd ftnncy !.
4 and Perl Casey. for saeramen'
4 to vs.. Vernon.
= Al Los Angeles - Eugene :
= McGreevy and Sam Mestes,
= for Portland Va. Los Angeles :
t<tttt&+ttsft 4 :
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

LOS ANGELES. April IA new
worlds record for mile on a
motorcycle belongs 20 w. 4. Hasha.
who flashed over tho distance In
% IS seconds az the Los Angeles
stadium. tn. previous record WA
Al 20 seconds. also held BY Hasba.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

Outficlder John Titus. whose
broken leg was the first check the
Phiiiics received in their march
toward tho National league pen
nans last summer. shows no indica-
tior OF bis injury this spring. The
auburn-haired siugger favored his
leg a. first. but discovered IL was
40 strong 40 ever. Titus batting
Is terrific. The photograph. made
nj Fogel field. hot Springs. Ark.
shows Titus just as he has batted
a fufgo TO ono OF the recruit out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
: SHERWOOD MACEE
. IS TAME NOW

Leader OF the National leaEus
batters ia 1910 and up In front lasi
summsr when no bsahed Umpire
rinnsrhn and was retired BY Pfrs'
dent lynch. Sherwood Mages IL 4
tanned Individual now.
With team picked by man,
10 VITA the National league flag
Mage. cannot afford 20 DO sun
pended Manager pooIn VII
watch him closely. TO prevent hys
terical outburats. for his star 10 :
marked man.
A marvellous bsssmsn and Z
fielder OF the Jim McAleer order
Magec Is one Of the phiilies' great
eat players. He IL hitting the bal
on a line. with terrific force tbs
spring. ever since he first picked
up bat. on Fogel field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01

a GALL PLAYER SHOULD
&c a GENTLEMAN. SAYS
PRESIDENT OF PACIFIC
COAST LEAGUE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-04-01
BUCK" o'BHiEN.

Photographed at Majestic Hotel
Field. Hot Springs, Ark.
O'Brien is the wonderful spit
ball pitcher OF the Boston Red
Sox. He joined the team last fall,
after great season with Denver.
and on one trip around the big
wheel earned the praise Of players
and critics. He has been called
the greatest spitball pitcher In
America. by some enthusiasts.
Newark post., 1912-08-14
Improvements At Center Depot

With the idea of offering better
service to manufacturers. the
Pennsylvania Railroad is install
ing an iron derrick at the Center
Depot for the loading and unload
ing of heavy machinery. This der
rick is of 15 tons capacity and re-
places wooden one of two tons.
1t is one that has been in use on a
wreckino train Of the Maryland
Division. It will be placed on a
concrete foundation, a 15 feet cube
and operated by windlass
This installation has been made
for the convenience of heavy ship.
pers Of machinery to and from
this point. Newark is one Of the
few points on this division that
will be thus equipped for handling
heavy freight. The derrick is be-
inc conveniently placed near the
freight house platform. The i'm
provements will be completed in a
few days and placed in service.
Newark post., 1912-08-14
CONSOLIDATION OF RURAL Schools
AS VIEWED BY MILFORD CHRONICLE

cause of the advantages they will
have for getting better education,
for the benefit it will be to the
children by having graded schools,
for their general health and from
the moral conditions which follow
rural consolidation. and above all
this it will create school advantages
which will keep the boys and girls
at their homes, and will not bring
them into contact with the disad-
vantages Of town life. thereby
creating an inclination to desert the
farm, and further draw from the
already depleted army of agricul-
turalists in Delaware. Think about
rural consolidation Of the schools,
get information as to it's advantages
and then intelligently approach the
question. Do not display the flag
of ignorance, by declaring that the
schools are now better than those
you attended. OF course they are
better, you would at once prove
this by your opposition, yet that is
no reason why the children should
not have still better advantages to
be educated under We hope that
the snperintendents of Kent and
Sussex counties will be able to bring
about the condition which Superin-
tendent Spaid has just accomplish
ed in New Castle county in at least
one or more places in each Of their
counties before the year closes. 1t
will take some activity on their part
and effective work on the part of
their country school commission in
backing their efforts, but it can be
done.
Newark post., 1912-08-14
Food Show At Springs

Unquestionably the biggest at
traction ever offered at local park
will be the Food Show and Indus
trial Exhibition which will open at
Brandywine Springs on Wednes-
day of this week and continue for
ten days. In all there will be more
than fifty exhibitors, local and
national. and the exhibition will be
held in the building near the en-
trance to the park, where the booths
have been erected and have been
handsomely decorated. The exhi-
bition will include various articles
Of foodstutfs as well as articles for
domestic and household use. 1t will
be interesting as well as instruc-
tive. There will be souvenirs and
premiums distributed each after
noon and evening and this is ex-
pected to prove an attractive por.
ton of the exhibition. There will
be no admission to the food show
but on the contrary il will be free
to all the patrons of the park.
Newark post., 1912-08-14
Fraternity Brothers AT Rehoboth

The annual reunion of Beta
Epsilon Chapter Kappa Alpha, Of
Delaware College was held at Re-
hoboth from Friday Of last week
until Monday Of this week. About
80 members were present, which
included a number of the alumni
members from Baltimore. Wash
ington. Philadelphia and Will
mingtOn. Arthur S. HOuchin and
Norris Wright were the Newark
members who attended the re
union. A cottage was rented for
the four days and it proved to be
one Of the most delightful reun-
ions the fraternity has ever held
y dance was given on Saturday
night by the fraternity at the Ho.
tel Henlopcn, and on Sunday the
party went on a sail up the Indian
river.
Sigma Nh Fraternity of Della
ware College is also preparing tc
hold its annual reunion at the
same place
Newark post., 1912-08-14
Shipments Over Delaware Road

The report of fruit shipments
for the week ended August 10. over
the Delaware railroad, sent to the
State Board of Agriculture, last
evening. show the following. includ-
ING comparisons with 1911 ship
mentS:
Berries-1S, ,533,957 quarts: last
year, II AT .7O7.
Applcs-4O5. .6S1 baskets; last
year. SO,251.
Peaches -. .129 baskets; last
year. 34,204,
Pears--S.751 baskets; last year
1850.
Tomatoes--4.611 baskets; last
year. 6.235.
Grapes-255.5O7 pounds; last
year sO7.372.
Plums -57O,074 pounds; last
year, 1,445.
Potatoes--134.57O barrels; last
wear. 2,445.
Cantaloupes-139, ,597 carriers
last year, l46.37O.
Watermelons-2S carloads; last
wear, 124.
Newark post., 1912-08-14

According to government re-
port. the average condition Of va
rious crops in Delaware, on Au-
gust lst, 1912, as compared with
their average condition (not nor
NAL on August 1st of recent years
was 1861 per cent.
Crop conditions in general Au-
gust 1st average for the United
States materially better (12.3 per
cent? than on same date last year.
and slightly better (O.3 per cent?
than the average condition of recent
wears. The month of July was
slightly more favorable for crops
than the average July and much
more favorable than July OF last
wear. The acreage in field crops IS
about - per cent smaller than
last year.
The condition Of various crops on
August 1st compared with their
average condition mot normal) on
August 1st of recent years follows: !:
Peaches. 1881; apples, 122.1 !;
spring wheat. 1925; oats, lO.9: hay,
11O.2; barley, 1912; millet, 1912 !;
flax, 1862; grapes, 1861 tomatoes,
1853; pears, 1858; hops. 1850;
alfalfa. 1919; timothy, 1O4.3 lima,
beans. 1O4.3; hemp, 1899; canta-
loupes. lO3.S; cabbage, 1881; katfir
corn. 1923: onions. 1O3.5; potatoes,
1O3.5: broom corn, 1922; water
melons. 101.S ;clover for hay, 1O1.7 ;
oranges. 1O15 5: tobacco, 1912
raspberries. 100; pasture. 99.9
sorghum, 99.5; peanuts, 99.4 sweet
potatoes, 9s.6; beans (dry,) 9S.5
sugar beets. 9S.3; rice. 9S.2; buck
wheat. 90; corn. 96.6; cotton, 94.9 ;
lemons. GAL; sugar cane, 93.2 ;
blackberries. 9O.5. The yield per
acre Of winter wheat is 97.4 per
cent Of a 1O-year average and OF rye
1881 per cent.
The indications are for a total
production of all cereals (125, ,O7O,-
600 tons) of about 1871 per cent
more than last year, O.1 per cent
more than in 1910 and 9.8 per cent
more than in 1909. Potato pros
poets are for. about 27 per cent
Newark post., 1912-08-14
Farmers Day At
Brandywine Summit

Farmers Day was observed at
Brandyvine Summit yesterday.
Professor Harry Hayward, was the
principal speaker, in the morning
discussing. "The Present Condi-
ton of Farming, and in the after
noon. "The Problem of the Coun-
try Church. -
Professor Hayward said the two
great questions on the farm today
are how to get a maximum result
and to make farm life attractive to
the Young people. He advised less
theology and more practical talk by
the country minister. He said the
State Changers could do valuable
work by making a study OF Della
wares rural schools and planning
for sanitary buildings and courses
OF studies preparing the scholars
for farm life.
Newark post., 1912-08-14
Local Democrats Hold Meeting

At IA meeting Of local Democrats
last week Joseph Hossinger with
drew his name as a candidate for
representative from White Clay
Creek hundred. No other candi-
date has been announced. 1t is
known that leaders of the party
have approached several promi-
nent citizens urging them to enter
the contest and pledging their
support. To date, however, these
efforts have been unsuccessful
Friends Of Frank Luton are urg.
ing his candidacy, while J. p
Cam is also being doomed
The contest in White Clay
promises to be a strenuous one and
the present indecision promises
good omen to the Republicans. BY
concerted action if is the general
prediction that the Republicans
can redeem the hundred from the
last election defeat. This can bC
done by cooperation and recog
milton Of leadership.
Newark post., 1912-08-14
BIG CROPS in DELAWARE
ADVANCE OVER LAST YEAR

more than last year, 3 per cent
more than in 1910, but 5 per cent
less than in 1909 Hay prospects
are for about one-third more than
last year. and 6 per cent more than
in 1910 and 1909.
Prices paid to producers OF the
United States on August 1st OF
1912 and 1911, respectively, aver
aged as follows: Corn, 1913 cents,
65.s cents per bushel; wheat, S9.7.
S2.7 cents; oats, 44.3 cents; 4O.2
cents barley, 66.S cents; 69.3cents !;
rye. 77.9 cents; 1875 cents; buck
wheat. S3.6 cents; 76.O cents; flax
seed. 1852 cents; 1892 cents; po-
tatoes. S6.5 cents, 1860 cents; hay,
x12.9S S14.67 per ton; cotton, 12.O,
1872 cents per pound, (the average
Of prices of above crops, which re-
present above three-fOurths OF the
value of all crops, declined 10 per
cent during July, whereas in July,
1911, they advanced 81 per cent
they averaged on August 1st about
O,1 per cent lower than on August
1st last year on July 1st they aver
aged 17.5 per cent higher than on
July 1st last year;> butter, 23.7
cents. 21.7 cents per pound
chickens. lib cents, 11.2 cents;
eggs, ia cents, 15.5 cents per
dozen.
Prices on July 18th Of 1912
and 1911. respectively, averaged
Hogs, 1864, $5.92 per 100 pounds
beef cattle, 1914, 1928 veal calves
$6.33, 1914; sheep, $421, s4.19
lambs, 1913. $5.42; milch cows
$45.41. $424 each; horses. $142
$139: milk. 22.2 cents. 2O9 cents
per gallon; apples, 80 cents. 95
cents, per bushel; beans, $2.47
1928; sweet potatoes, $1.13, $1.O4
onions, $l.14. $1.22; clover seed
$1O.64, 1888; timothy seed, 1896
So. 4S; honey comb, 1879 cents, 13. I
cents per pound; wool. unwashed
1879 cents, l5.4 cents; peanuts, As
cents. so cents; cabbage, 81. 20
1923 per 100 pounds; broom corn
$S5, $68 per ton; cotton seed
*19.O4, $22.7O; bran, $2S.41, $25. 80
Newark post., 1912-08-14

The first real attempt to consoli-
date public schools in rural dis
tricts in Delaware has just been
crowned with success, and the SUI
perintendent Of the public schools
in New Castle county is to be con-
graduated in bringing the school
voters to act favorably in this most
important school matter. There is
urgent need for rural consolidation
of rural schools in both Kent and
Sussex counties, and the superin-
tendents must urge and push the
question persistently upon the
voters of the districts affected, so
that there may be general enlight-
enment as to the advantages to be
had for the children by consolida.
tion. 1t must always be kept in
mind that it is the children of your
own people to whom the advantages
cone. and that each time the mat
ter is postponed. the children of
that period will lose the advantages
for a better education. 1t should
not matter to any parent what the
cost to the public is. so that they
get real value for the money ex-
pended. No man or woman ever
gained penny by depriving their
children of the opportunity to get
good education and for thai rea-
son we say from our personal OBJ
servation Of the condition of the
public schools in Delaware, that
there is immediate and urgent need
for rural consolidation of the cOlln-
try schools and for hauling OF
school houses. 1t is necessary be
Newark post., 1912-08-14
THIS TIME LAST YEAR
News Items From The Post

Inquiries received by Newark
Board Of Trade from Empire
State Metal Wheel Co.
Building committee instructed
to install new sewerage system at
college farm.
State farm sends live stock eX-
hibit to Salisbury Fair.
Hoog Circus gives two perform
ances in Newark.
Mr. Frazer receives cablegram
from Oruro stating illness of his
son. Joseph Frazer.
DR.. Lee Porter's barn struck by
lightning and completely burned,
Local members &. A. r. leave
for national encampment at Ro-
chester, n. Y.
Board of Health meet and start
a cleaning-up campaign.
Newark baseball team defeats
Ayonoale 4 to 5.
Committee reports to State
Board Of Education on subject of
rural schools.
Annual meeting of New Castle
County Farmers Institute, held at
Stanton.
Dir. Charles f. Dawson s. an
thrax cure successfully used by
Dr.. kuhns, of Dover.
Newark post., 1912-08-14
College Men In Maryland

Thomas p. Tinney, M. f. and b.
S. Of Delaware College, Of the
Fourth district. has been chosen
by the Cecil school board as in
structor in manual training in the
North East High School. vice Ray
nor Carey, who resigned. to accept
like position in Sitka, Alaska.
Standley Evans, of Elkton, also IA
Delaware alumnus, principal of
the North East High School. has
resigned, and Guy johnson, of
Elkton, has been appointed his
successor.
Newark post., 1912-08-14

Elsie Burns. Messrs Rudolph
Gregg. Alvie Patterson, Harvey
Dayett, Elsie lie Sage. Aaron
Burns. Alexander Burns. Ernest
Lamborn, Leslie Mccormick.
Ralph Kee Hill. Fred Peterson
Thomas Cummins. Leroy G. Hill,
Levi Coke, Arthur Hill. Elmer
Burns, Thomas Hill, j. Sherman
Dayett. Mr.. and Mrs. d. Lenard
of Wilmington; Mr.. and Mrs. Ir-
win, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Croft,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Aiken, Mrs. Frank
Peterson.
Newark post., 1912-08-14
Watermelon Party

A very pleasant evening was
spent at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hill last Thursday when a
number Of young folk were enter
tanned at watermelon party.
Among the guests were Misses
Ada Mitchell, Florence Irwin,
Eliza Burns, Helen Dayett, Edith
Aikens, Edith Hill, Alice Aikens,
Emma Burns. Margaret Dayett.
Newark post., 1912-08-14
DELAWARE
STATE FAIR.
PREPARATIONS PROMISE TO BE
GREATEST EVER HELD

With much better and more elab-
crate facilities than ever before
which can be seen by the casual OBJ
server at glance-the Delaware
State Fair of 1912, which will open
on September 10th and close ON the
18th, is bound to reach the climax
in Delaware fairs. Stimulated by
the improved equipment, which
was accomplished only with large
outlay of money, and having the
knowledge that that Of itself would
prove especially attractive to ex-
hibitors, the Fair Association has
gone the limit in offering prizes
for which the exhibitors will COM
pete. 1t is, therefore. a foregone
conclusion that the entry lists will
be much larger than ever before,
and also that they will be more ex-
tensive and will cover a wider
scope.
At an expense Of about 100000,
the owners Of Wawaset Park. where
the fair is held, besides purchasing
the park during the year, have pro-
vlded fine new steel and concrete
grand stand. replacing the one that
was Formerly there, and have
| bought large tract Of land adj
joining the park. which has been
added to it, all having been fenced
in. The grand stand is not only a
stand from which a survey can be
had OF the track and the field, but
also is building Of itself, having
large rooms under the stand proper
in which some Of the departments
of the fair will be comfortably
housed, which was never possible
before. Other buildings have been
erected and those that were allow
ed to stand have been strengthened
some having been materially remod
eled.
1t is the aim Of the fair associa
ton to make the Delaware Fair 8
rival of the one at Mt. Holly, n. J..
Trenton, n. j.. Allentown. Pa. ant
some other places, and that is VIII,
SO much money is being spent OF
the permanent equipment. All o.
the necessary preliminary ar
rangements for this years fail
have been made and everything i,
in excellent shape. Every featur,
has been worked out through {
system which will make each de
tail complete in itself. For in
stance. the amusement feature
which calls for technical work anC
professional knowledge and skill
has been turned over to William
Il. DOckstader. whose ability a.
proprietor and manager of tht
Garricll Theatre is known far ant
wide, while each department ha!
been placed in the hands of one OF
more experts in that particulal
line of work. and there will be n,
difficulty in placing responsibilit,
it it becomes necessary to seel
technical information.
Another feature which has beer
made study by the fair manage
ment is that of protecting the eN
hibitors and the visitors. An,
fair is sure to prove attractive t.
the crook, but if it is possible t
eliminate him this time that vii
be done. Police arrangements hav
been made that will not be dis
cus-ed fully at this time for obv
ous reasons. but it is enough t
say that the crook who puts in a
appearance at that fair will TAX
a long chance and if he gets ther
and gets away he will be entitle
to a medal for his shrewdness.