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The Washington times., 1912-07-26
BINGLES AND BUNTS
By Grdntland Rice.

We see great harm in studying the time tables be-
tween New York and Boston, II at the last moment
one had to switch suddenly another time tables
between New York and Washington In either event
those who follow the late Mr. Greeleys advice will not
sit in on the next world series.
The Cubs still carry this 1ookn--by winning above
threefourths of their remaining games while tho Giants
losing than half left to them another 1908 tie
might result We slip the odds for this along
One expert predicts sudden slump for the Red Sox
Yes. they're likely to lose game any day now and
slough OF at least Ave points.
f. p. A. forecasts the world series opening as Law
ender vs. Wood He's evidently gotten the world series
mixed up with the Chicago championship of Lavender
w. Walsh" II we wrong about It we are in po-
sition to be stung heavily in financial way graciousy
permitting party OF the first part to frame his own odds
Some of the Giants beginning to wonder
what Joe Wood has pitcher. Not baly thing out
side OF smoke. great curve ball. control, puszlins
slow ball. and the knack Of winning Outside OF these
manhandle In scrap.
Over in Redland they are wondering what strange
shift Of and customs has attacked c. Grifith
this season. The sudden shift has them stalled with
ready anwer in sight. Having lost the services of
Mathewson, Crawford, Donlin, Overall Steinfeldt,
OTooe, Dubuc and others, Redland rooters are now
beginning to wonder whether they have lost another
McGraw, Mack, Jennings, Chance Clarke
II Gr gets young Mr.. Collins, Of Vanderbilt he'll
have the fastest In baseball. Last fall Dan Nc
Guigan the Vanderbilt coach kidded Ty Cobb into a
100-yard dash against Collins. Bring him on" re-
marked Ty 1--WE heard about these college wonders be-
fore" At the fy-yard mark Collins looking over
his left shoulder Ty and the end of the stretch
him ten yards the good Any sprinter who beat
Cobb yards in 1ooyard dash is fairly active and
alert upon his pins
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Fournier breaks in.

Jacques Fournier, recently let go by
the White Sox. broke into the game
for the Montreal team yesterday and
got two hits out of two times at the bat
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
McGraw Praises Quick
Work of Hans Wagner

NEW YORK, July es.--what McGraw
describes as one of the Quickest think
Ing plays be ever saw was made by
day. There were men on second and
hrst when the ball was hit deep to the
Dutchman; He picked II up cleanly and
brought his arm up for a throw to Sec
there, he simply elaborated the move
ment SO that he could throw to first,
getting the batter. He didn't make
hitch In the motion. but after q quick
glance at second simply let his arm go
smart work. changing your plans while
your arm is In notion" says McGraw.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
PRICES OF MEAT
CHANGE QUICKLY
IN MARKET HERE
Startling Fluctuations Noted
in Quotations for Food
Supply.

The local meat market has seldom
passed through week of more general
surprises In quotations on certain vur-
ieties OF poultry and fish than this one.
The most startling fiuctuation is sharp
advance In the price of veal, and local
dealers who a month ago prophesied
that fresh meat would drop this month,
are now unable to offer any explanation
Tor the quotations as they stand.
Veal has jumped $1.5O or g. a hun
dred wholesale, and the Increase in re-
taii prices has been corresponding. Veal
breast. for instance. has jumped from
a2h to Is cents; outlets from rs to 30
cents; chops from Is to 20 and rs cents;
and the other veal products show a
similar increase In quotations.
The fish market remains the same,
put queer turn occurred today in
croakers, when the retailers were sur
prised to find that 1t was next to i'm
possible to buy a croaker. The first
part OF the week the market was flooded
with croakers, and the price dropped
" per cent. 1t is supposed that the
nshermen learned of this, and stopped
bringing them In, with the result that
there are practically no croakers to be
found today. The supply will probably
pe Increased next week, ana prices
brought back to normal.
Poultry dealers said today they are
unable to understand how chickens con-
tinue to hold up as they do. The price
OF spring chickens is 25 per cent higher
than normal, and there are no indica-
tiops that there will be fall any time
soon. The only explanation offered Is
that the high price of beef and veal
turns people from that market to the
poultry market, and keeps the price Of
the feathered tribe high above normal.
No changes of Importance were eri-
denced on the vegetable market today
except an advance in string beans ami
new potatoes. Squash cymblings drop
ped q little, as did peppers and celery,
but in general the vegetable market II:
fairly firm for this season of the year.
Tomatoes are scarce today. but grocers
Believe the supply will be, replenished
tomorrow or Monday, and the normal
price resumed. Peaches are still to be
found in great abundance, and thefe
are also some bell pears which bring
20 cents pan. The market has been
somewhat overloaded with eggs of an
Inferior quality, but this has not had
much effect on the market for first
class eggs.
Following is list of average prices
on the market today.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Double-headers coming.

ThJ Climbers have grand chance
to make up in the next two days what
little has been lost at home. Better than
an even break was expected in the last
home series, but the Tigers took two
games. II the old double-header hoodoo
idea can be shaken OF at Cleveland to-
morrow and Sunday. and the team can
come through with victories. Griff will
stand good show to walk somewhere
near even with the Red Sox.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
A fan was elected.

Umpire Evans was we'll within his
rights In asking that the person In the
box who was directing remarks at
him be elected during yesterdays game.
This is the first instance In Washing
ton that an umpire has asked the man
agement TO assist him in matter Of
this sort. and the dispatch with which
the AFFAIR was handled and the good
grace with which the spectator with
drew after an apology, relieved what
might have been a more unpleasant cir
cumstance.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Great game yesterday.

Yesterdays second game combined
about everything known to baseball, and
contrived to keep the fans on edge all
during the contest. Good and bad base
ball was sandwiched in between great
stops and pretty throws, and It Is this
sort of thing and the uncertainty Of the
result that keeps the game alive. The
first game was tiresome after the pitch
ers settled down as the batters went
out almost in order.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Joe McGinnity wins.

Winning two games in double
header against Rochester, champions Of
the International League and leader In
the race, was not enough for Iron
Man" McGinnity. who must needs go In
yesterday and show that 1t was not luck
by handing the champions another de-
feat McGinnity won three games in
the series from the leaders, which Is
nothing short of brilliant.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
"Chick" Gandil shines.

Had Gandil come across in the first
game in two instances the result would
have been In favor Of the Climbers. In
the second game. 1t was up to Chick"
twice. and he delivered with a single
all. 1t is to be hoped that the great
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Callahan is canned.

With all due respect to "Jeems' Gala
han yesterdays call which Sheridan
handed him in the Sox-Yankees game
wss deserved and will probably draw a
long lay-off for the Sox leader. Cars
highland stalling methods have done
little to make him popular with the
fans over the circuit, and he has gotten
away with more raw stuff than any
other manager this season.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Gaynor Contributes.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Mayor Gay
nor today personally offered the ANA
teur Athletic Union a contribution to
help defray expenses of a reception
He told Vice President Ruben the
city could make no appropriation.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
Cobb fails here.

Nothing like the brilliant work which
marked the Athletics Detroit series
marked Cobb's work here lin the last
four games. The peerless outfelder
batted for .352, getting six hits out of
seventeen attempts. which, however was
far behind his record at Philadelphia.
Crawford, supposed to be easy against
the Nationals pitchers. put several
points on his batting mark.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
J Song of the American Ivory Hunter.

= Song OF the American Ivory Hunter.
I've taed their spoors from Portland Maine to Nash
vtile Tennessee;
I've beat the bush from old Fort Wayne across
kakee;
Let T. r. seek the Congo sweep and Rainey haunt the
Nile,
But the tusks I'll get from the Michigan League will
have theirs trimmed a mile
Two hundred backmen dance and cheer the old sa-
fari swings;
They've got their camels and their dogs and ninety 9TH
trail alone from tank to tank. wherever game is
played
But the tusks I'll get from the Cotton States are
the Congo grade.
I've seen veldt or kop-not even from the train
I've yet to lamp an elephant upon his native plain;
No swarthy bearer Of stands waiting for CALL
And yet gather in the bone which makes the billiard
ball f
I've traed their spoors from Old Kantuck to Brockon
by the sea;
I've hunted them alone and punched and trapped them
with fee;
Let T. R. haunt Somaliland and Rainey trek the Nile,
But the ivory from old Vermont has got theirs trimmed
mile.
To be entirely safe, and conservative might
add that this is the Browns last stand for the flag
unless they make better showing at home these
two weeks the odds are against them finishing first.
In the meanwhile what has become of the old-fash-
ioned Washington ball club which used to finish in
seventh place?
T. The battle between Rube Marquard and Joe Wood
still RACES apace, whatever apace might signify Rube
has 81 and g. while Joe has only chaked up 20 and
the poor miserable old man these two were on the
same club the Spratt family wouldn't be one-two-seven
in the Cleanup League.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26

incidentally, our one-time friend Dixie
Walker, was batted out of the box.
Walker has not been doing well Of late.
For that matter Jack Dunn's team
seems to have gotten in a slump, hit
ters have been falling down and the
pitching stan has not been showing its
strength.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26

In the meanwhile, what has become of the oldfash-
| ioned Washington ball club which used to finish in
| seventh place?
The Washington times., 1912-07-26
BOB TtiAYER's SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST"

first sacker has gotten out Of the slump
that has been his misfortune during the
past week. With Gandf failing to hit
the Climbers will be in bad way.
The Washington times., 1912-07-26

'Eigin Creamery, a Ssc
Renovated. a III soc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
ST. MARY'S PICNIC.
Arrangements Being Completed for
Large Crowd at Patterson's
Farm.

The picnic for the benefit Of st.
Mary's Church, given at Mr.. Patter-
sons farm last year, having proved
financial and successful event be-
yond ali expectation, that it is a mat
ter of great pleasure to announce
that Mr.. Patterson has again placed
his beautiful country home and
grounds at the disposal of the congre-
cation and its friends for days out
ing and amusement.
The experience gained last year
enables the management to make the
21st of August 1912, a red letter day
in the arrival of st. Mary's Church.
Four large powerful and comfortable
automobiles will leave the corner Of
King and Washington streets every
half hour, first thip 9:30 a. m. Lun-
ches and refreshments will be served
on the grounds and at night the
grounds will be Illuminated by AS
ceylene gas.
Ample arrangements have been
made by the ladies in charge to pro-
vide for the comfort and enjoyment OF
even larger members than attended
last year.
The transportation department Will
be under the personal supervision and
direction of Mr.. James Patterson,him-
self. which fact stands for safety and
comfort.
In word everything will be done
for the comfort and enjoyment of
everyone who comes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12

LARGE CROP THIS YEAR
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
Makes Forecast of Lower Prices of
Beef Next Year. :. -. -. .......


Washington, Aug. 12.-High meat
prices are caused by short corn crops,
and since this seasons yield of the
cereal will probably be the third larg-
est in the history of the country, the
housewife may expect material re-
duction in beef prices next winter.
This was the opinion expressed to-
day by Secretary of Agriculture Will
son.
"Beef will be cheaper than it has
been for number of years." said the
secretary. "The best beef is fed on
corn, but with that cereal so scarce
that it scared to 70 cents a bushel,
many cattle raisers felt they could not
feed their cattle for slaughtering pur-
posses on corn, and get their money
back. The result was that little
goods quality beef entered Chicago,
and prices rose.
"This year the corn will reach more
than 2,SO0,OOO,00O bushels. This will
appreciably lower beef prices, aided
by the splendid hay and oats crop.
"But the price of beef will never be
as low as it was a decade ago. This
is due to the fact that the broad
grazing lands have been split into
homesteads.
"The oats crop is expected to be
the biggest ever harvested; the hay
crop will be enormous. Cotton is
about the only crop that will fall
slightly below the average. The
good peach crop now being gathered
is taken as an indication that all
fruits will be plentiful this fall.
"Altogether, the outlook is SO
promising as to indicate reduction
in the cost of living next winter"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
NassACRES IN MhAiCo

Two hundred and ten reS'ueil.S -
,ttt1o town of Puruandiro Micho-
aor Meyico, at least half OF Whoni
wore boys, we're slaughtered at 'n'
,snost of the Jefe Politico in June
aaoordinr TO story brought TO MeA-
80 citv bv a commission when can
Cd upon the Minister OF the ln'e. ,..
,or osking for guarantee. Melhpet
~ tho commission declared 'ne "
po1i,ico caused to be posted on tne
o.o of tho town cemetery a list oL
.bo dead, which was added 10 lt'iN
time 10 time.
Tho sacrifice was the price eNactea
bv the Jefe politico fof the sacK'hs
of tha town which had occurred sew
oral weeks before by rebels. Ihe
1ofo politico was powerless TO reSlS.
tha attack andin retaliation ordered
the slaughter, protesting to believe
that in killing the people he was p""
ishing the rebels
The butchery began in the !an,
where all the prisoners were kl'ieu
hv the guards. The citizens were
hutchcred. The people became ~
torror-stricken they refused to DIS
cuss If and for this reason 1t was
M, called 10 the attention of Fhe fed'
eral authorities until Saturday
The Minister of the Interior de-
c1ared the slaughter the most ".i y,
cious in the history OF the repuDiic
and said the perpetrators would De
scverly punished.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
KILLED N|EE AND
INFANT CHILD
Young Man, After Double
Murder, Blows Out His
Brains.
WIFE II YEARS OLD.
Couple, II is Said, Quareled Frequent
ly Because of .Groundless Jealousy
of Husband.

Brockton, Mass, Aug. 12.-Crazed
because of jcalously Stephen Kostoff,
% years old, murdered his wife and
their two months old baby in their
home here today. He then blew out
his own brains. The girl victim was
only seventeen years old. Since the
couple were married they have lived
at the home of the girls father, John
w. Gillis, on Torrey street, this city.
They quarreled frequently because of
Kostoff's jealously although he was
assured that it was groundless.
Yesterday he went to Providence
and when he came home last night he
took his wife and their baby for a
trolley ride. When they returned
they had assumed a very lover-like
attitude and there was general re-
joicing in the Gillis household.
Today while Kos5off was preparing
to start for work he and his wife be-
came involved in quarrel. He final
ly took an automatic pistol and shot
his wife and babe and then killed HIM
self before anyone could interfere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
MURDERS IN Nj" ho''N

Tbere has been murder das ~
croator New York during the mon.n
Of July, according to statiS'''s w
tained on the last day of the month
from the homisidc bureaus and DIS
trict Attorneys in the i've poro"snS
In ,he Boroughs OF MahhaVla" anu
,ho pronx alone there were % nom
icides. .;o,;ro for
II NAV be worth mentioning loa
nurnose of comparison thas iol "i' :! :
months of last year in the entire DIS, ),
trict Of London there we're only %
murders. hors ri
IN the extraordinary numbers ol
crimes in Manhattan and the bTonS ,
are not included NUMBER ol .Iolen, ~,
assaults in which the victlh IS SUI
alive. and may recover. 1t does IN IN
clude cases where murder was Cd,
yious or where the circumstances 81
sa,tb we're suspicious, though the
assailant could not be found.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12

Startling disclosures followed
rigid investigation into the cause and
circumstances of the explosion of an
Internal machine in the High Point
N. c., office of the Southern Express
Company Saturday, and by which
Manager w. w. Bucbee was prob
ABLY hurt and his cashier, Al
ton Morton, seriously burned. Of
ficers are searching for young
Thomasville business man of proml-
nent social connections. The young
woman to whom the package was ad-
dressed is reputed to have declared
that the suspect became inturlated
last fall when she scorned an otfer Oh
marriage. and that he left the house
in a rage, declaring that he would
send Immediately by express certain
trinkets which he held as presents
from her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
CAUCUS CALLED.

Washington, Aug. PA call for a
caucus of the House Democrats late
Wednesday afternoon would settle the
deadlock over battleship construction
was issued today by Rep. Burlesen'
Dem. Tex.), chairman of the caucus
1t was signed by more than 100 mem
bers. 1t provides for compromise
in the batleship fight upon approprla
tions for one super-dreadnought YES
sel-the "Tepor Of the Seas" to be the
largest and fastest fighting machine
afoat.
Rep. Sulzer, (Dem. N. Y.,) today re-
iterated the intention OF more IMAM
score of Democrats to insist upon pro-
yiding funds for two new batleshipS'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
PUT To DEATH
FOR MURDER
Five of the Condemned Men
Protest Their Innocence
to the Last.
ONE MAN COLLAPSES.
Victims Six Italians and Negro
Each of Whom Had Been Convict
ed of Capital Crimes.

Ossining, N. Y, Aug. 12.-Seven
men were shocked to death in thelit-
tie brick anex to Sing Sing prison
soon after sunrise today.
Five passed into eternity protest
ing their innocence with their last
breath and calling on their maker
to prove that their hands were clean
from blood.
One, the sixth to die, collapsed in
a dead faint from the strain Of wait
ing back in the little death house
while his companions preceded him
one at time, into the Square room
with the little door," But the cruel
fix that fell from his nervelss hand
was replaced by the faithful priest
who had ministered to his soul and a
moment later unconsciousness had be-
come death.
The first man entered the death
chamber at $50 and was pronounced
dead at sos while the seventh at 6:O4
and was declared dead at 6:14. 1t
was the largest number of men ever
killed by electricity since the death
dealing fluid was substituted for the
other forms of carrying out the laws
extreme penalty. The authorities
pronounced the execution the most
successful and featureless ever held"
The victims were John ". Collins,
a negro. who, while insane from eX
-cessive drink shot and killed Police
man Michael Lynch in New York on
July l, 1911; Joseph Ferrone, who cut
his wife's throat because she refused
to lead life of shame and keep
him with her earnings, and Angelo
Guista, Lorenzo Leborio Cali, Fllepe
de Marco, Salvatore de Marco, and
Vincenzo Coma, who participated IN
the series of robberies through the
Groton Aqueduct section that ended
in the murder of Mrs. Mary Hall on
November Q last in her isolated home
in the mountains near Croton Lake.
New York, Aug. 12.-The Italian
colony today was in a state of high
indignation over the wholesale cleo
trocutions, as one man explained,
but because they felt that the execu-
tions were unjustifable.
"It's a fine advertisement for the
United States" said Giovanni Lordl,
Mulberry Street Italian banker and
member of the Italian Chamber OF
Commerce in New York.
BRUTAL butchery is all l can make
out of it. Four young men, guilty OF
nothing but burglary were sent out OF
the world by the state, under the
thin guise Of law
give Italians entered house for
robbery One of them killed a wom-
an. Four of them did not commit
murder yet all five were executed
We Italians oppose capital punishment
but the most rabid advocate OF an
eve for an eye and tooth for
tooth cannot justify the outrage tha'
this morning was perpctrated by the
state of New York in Sing Sing
| ci,r Prison"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
President Commutes Sentence.

Washington, Aug. 12-Wlth inc
seven-fold example of legallzed mur-
der before him, and following deter.
mined campaign by leading women % u
the National Capitol, President d
this afternoon committed to life I'M
prisonment the death sentence lmpos-
Cd on Matte Lomax, colored woman
convicted oe numbering her husband
.nd tho first woman held in the DIS
trict of Columbia Jail under the death
sentence since Mrs. Surratt, one oi
the Lincoln consplrators.
The Lomax woman is SAID TO Dc uS
ing of tuberculosis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
LOW DEATH RATE.

Reference was made in the Gazette d
few days ago to the fact that durihs
the month of July but nine "hi'e
adults died in Alexandria, and 1t ap-
pears that during the past two weeks
no deaths of infants have been cauSeo
by the torrid weather. This is gooo
record for our city, while thousands OIL
little ones pine and die in other places
during the prevalence Of warm waves
The purity of the water in TINS Guy
has long ben recognized, and the gen
eral health of the city during the most
irving spells is far above that Of many
other places.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
Postolfice Appropriation Bill.

Washington, Aug. 12.-By vote
of 81 to 21, the Senate this afternoon
adopted the Senate substitute to the
House provision in the postoffice ap-
propriation bill extending federal aid
to states in the improvement of high
wavs. The amendment creates q
commission to investigate the feast
bility of comprehensive system of
good roads work. The House provis-
ion contemplated scheme of federal
aid with an annual appropriation Of
SIS 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
Hanging to a Meat Hook.

New York, August 12-Opening the
door of the butcher shop of Henry Hots
man, a butchers boy to-1day found 4
body hanging on the hook upon which
it was his daily custom to hang quar-
ter of beef. Hastily calling Mrs.
Hoffman, the two made an investi-
cation and found the body to be that
of Hoffman. Money troubles the
woman said, probably caused the meat
dealers act.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.

Pittsburgh, Aug. 12-Police and de-
tectives today are looking for the wo.
man who early today carrying Lighted
lantern, is believed to have bent over
the dead body of an unidentified man
found later on the hillside near Sas
cola, station near Braddock on the
Union Railroad.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-08-12
Murder and Suicide.

Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-After shooting
and killing his wife and fatally
wounding his IS months old daughter
Frank Kenyon, sent bullet through
his own heart, dying instantly
shortly before noon today Inc
tragedy took place at the Lafayette
Hotel, not far from Union station,
where the trio registered last night
from Turtle Greek, Pa.