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Evening journal., 1912-04-23
BOXING
Late News and Views

Bill Nolan. former manager Of
Battling Nelson. has taken charge of
Abe Attell. Nolan VIII ship Abe
off to the mountains and start him
training. He says Attell will be as
good as ever within three months Of
hard training.
frankie White. of Chicago. who
gained decision over Johnny Moran.
is continuing to do good fighting He
fought an eight-round draw with Bat
tling Minor at Nashville few nights
ago.
George stevens and frankie Burns
have practically signed articles tor a
ten-round fight at Fond sdAa4sstos.sl'ii-.
No date has been set for the bout.
Promoter Tom McCarey has order
ed the stands at Vernon, where the
Wolgast- Rivers match will be staged,
increased so as to accommodate 49,
600 persons.
The referee for the Wolgast- Rivers
championship fight Will be nmade
June l
Billy Papke has made his home
with his new manager. Jimmy Dime,
and is training hard. Papke says that
in Ave weeks he will be ready TO take
on any one in the world at his
weight.
The latest victim for Frank Whit
nov to take into camp was Jimmy
Evans. II took the Fighting Car
penter" fifteen rounds at st. Joseph
a few nights ago, but he finally gain
ed the decision.
Promoters are trying to arrange for
Jack Johnson TO box ten rounds in
Madison Square Garden with either
Sam Langford or Joe jeanette as mis-
opponent. The promoters think the
state athletic committission would
not object 10 Johnson appearing
against one Of his own color.
Managers Of Packey Mcfarland and
Matt Wells. who will met in New
York on Friday night and the match
makers OF the Garden A. c., in ses.
! sion today. attempted to select a ref
! cree for the bout. The fighters favor
3, Charley White. but the club manager:
r oppose him.The name of James j Cor
bett and Jack McGuigan have beer
} proposed, but since both are non-resi-
dents. they will probably be rejected
John Pollock. who has been officiat
: ing in numerous battles. may be Sc
! lected as the third man in the ring.
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HEAVY ARTILLERY WOULD FIRE.

The Heavy Artillery Of Gander
sIill, would like 10 hear from any
16 to 1Syear-old baseball team for
Saturday. April 27 Send challenges
to Joe Tillman, No 1926 East Davis
street
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CALL sPEAKMAN no PRACTICE.

Manager slomanson requests that
all Spsakman players report for prac-
-tice at 5 o'clock on both Tuesday and
Thursday Of this week. al the grounds
Thirtiath and Spruce streets.
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Yesterdays BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati. o; st. Louis, 8.
Other games postponed
AMERICAN LEAGUE
st. Louis. 2; Detroit, 4.
Other games postponed.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY.
National League.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston az Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh az Chicago.
st. Louis az Cincinnati.
American League.
Athletics at New York.
Detroit al ST. Louis.
Washington az Boston.
Chicago at Cleveland.
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PRACTICE FOR sT. ALOYsIUs.

NfN II TWW NJ NIV 7II0'
Captain William Swift Of the St.
Aloysius A. c. would like to see all
the boys out for practice at Horse
Show Park tonight and Thursday
night II possible the boys should
meet at the club at $50 o'clock every
Tuesday and Thursday.
Evening journal., 1912-04-23
Notes on the Game.

VICTORIOUS
Murphy performed we'll for the Wis
itors
McGonigh was batted rather hard
Keep steady kiddo.
McGuigan broke into the game for
the Kentmerites and cracked out two
singles and double besides performs
ing well on first
Boulden certainly can iuggle some
Kentmere is to get a brand new out
fielder and a new pitcher
A c. Boulden performed we'll at the
Keystone sack. besides having a good
day with the stick.
McGuigan will be seen on third
hereafter
Hfafrmah fg's been secured 10 play
first
Hamilton had hard luck on third
That's all right spud
Hamilton and A. c. Boulden. the
Stanton boys, are showing class.
Kane is a conner
McGuigan, Kane, McGonigle and W
Boulden figured il, several nice double
plays.
Dean worked hard for his team.
Kentmere would like to hear from
Hillside. Jrs
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Rail- PLAYER AFFLICTED.

Blood poisoning OF the right hand
has followed the injury Of a knuckle
by Edward Mcdaniel. second baseman
of the New Castle Athletic Club.
Evening journal., 1912-04-23
CHINGSPAR

Your dishes should be wssked with ssni-
tary CHINGSpAR. No sospy taste and
cloudy look. TRY CHtNGsPAR.
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BEACON LIGHTS ANXIOrs.

Have you seen them: Nelson Shoes:
$3.50 and S195: No. 422 Market St.
Evening journal., 1912-04-23

KENTMERE TRIMS CHRISTIANA.
In game featured by heavy hitting.
Christiana was taken into camp by
the spuds from Kentmere on Saturday
by the score of 10 to 3. The batteries
we're McGonigh and Sweeney for the
victors and Marshall and Murphy for
Christiana. The feature OF the games
was home run drive by Sweeney.
Evening journal., 1912-04-23

For the whole family. Nelson Shoes
s1.50 and S1.95; No. 422 Market St
Evening journal., 1912-04-23

The latest victim for Frank Whit
ney to take into camp was Jimmy
Evans. II took the Fighting Car
penter" fifteen rounds at St. Joseph
a few nights ago, but he finally gain
cd the decision.
Evening journal., 1912-04-23

frankie White. of Chicago. who
gained a decision over Johnny Moran
is continuing to do good fighting. He
fought an eight-round draw with Bat
tling Minor at Nashville few nights
apO
Evening journal., 1912-04-23

Billy Papke has made his home
with his new manager, Jimmy Dime,
and is training hard. Papke says that
in Ave weeks he will be ready to take
on any one in the world at his
weight.
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A Thrilling Spot.

Imagination had pretty play in
Washington this morning Seldom has
the public been so generally and deeply
unsettled by rumor and poor vision. Had
the word passed early In the day that for
some unaccountable reason dampness had
worked through the wall OF the Washing
ton Monument and shown in a large dis
celebration on the outer surface, there
would have been no excitement whatever,
People are not interested in damp walls
even big ones like that Of the tall shat,
down by the river. But when some per-
son with a vivid imagination saw that
damp spot and then after watching 1t
idly for q moment actually saw 1t move
the eye does strange things sometimes
there was but one conclusion TO be reach
ed man was actually climbing up the
face of the obelisk. Reason was swept
aside by the fact that a man was there
actually to be seen clinging to the face of
the marble. The word went to another and
then to . dozen. then to a hundred, and
in few minutes practically all Washing
ton within seeing distance of the Monu-
ment was staring at that wet spot. q few
with glasses. but the majority with unas-
sisted eyes that told all sorts Of fibs
about that dark area on the white sur
face. Roofa were crowded with excited
persons. half Of whom no doubt hoped
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that IL the man did fall they might wit
ness the catastrophe. They stood and
stared and watched and squinted and
peered until their eyes ached and per-
formed even more marvellous feats Of de-
ception. but the man did not fall Neither
did he rise. He chung. seemingly. to the
wall as though his strength were ex-
hausted, or his nerve had failed. It Is
useless to calculate upon the number OF
theories advanced for his predicament
or devices proposed for his rescue. There
he was. a most distinct and palpable
man, and there he stayed. And there
on the roofs and In the high commanding
windows stayed the watchers, for a
couple of hours, and the wet spot stayed
longer still 1t was there at latest ac-
counts.
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scheme Thus in thirty-six years the gov
| eminent would have put into operation
virtually without expense an entirely
self-supporting approximation plan
whereby the clerks would save their own
annuities.
In any contributary method Of provid-
ing for the retirement of the departmental
workers II would be necessary for the
government to start things going with q
considerable appropriation from year to
year This, of course, would give the
elder clerks now in service a decided ad-
vantage. inasmuch as they would not be
called upon to subscribe anything to the
fund. No other method Is possible, and
it is idle to postpone the adoption of
some sort OF retirement scheme from ses-
sion to session In the hope of finding a
way to finance it without this apparent
inequality and cost to the federal Treas
ury. The only physical possibility of
such solution would be for some phi
lanthropist of immense wealth to give the
government clerks a starting fund. There
are no symptoms now in evidence of any
such design.
The government clearly requires some
method of freeing the departmental
service of the elder workers. The or
ganization as it stands today is In a
most unbusinesslike state of superannu-
alton and yet proposals Of ruthless dis
charge such as that just made by the
House committee on appropriations evoke
instant Indignation. and it is doubtful
whether such a plan can get through
even the House of Representatives. The
Presidents proposition Is based upon a
painstaking study of not only the Amer
lean conditions, but those that exist
abroad 1t should be taken up by the
House and Senate committees immedi-
ately for direct study and for early re-
port The matter has already been
thoroughly canvassed in committees. and
on the Senate side it is understood
that bill is about to be reported favor
ably which in the broad aspects is similar
to the Presidents recommendation.
Congress will make a great mistake ii
| it continues to regard this as matter
solely affecting the welfare of the clerks
| 1t should be considered primarily as a
measure of government business. as some
| thing that must be done to put the public
service on business footing. 1t is hardly
to oe conceived that the House and Sem
ate are willing that the department
should drift along from year to year IN
definitely with the ranks choked with
elderly people who have passed their
point of real usefulness. but are re-
tanned out of consideration for their Tor
mer valuable services. Every year thar
is allowed to lapse without action ADDS
somewhat to the difficulty as the service
| grows in size. To continue to postpone
this matter would be in effect to acknowl-
edge inability to handle the practical al
fairs of the government on business
basis
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No Privacy Tolerated.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
In the early days of Leadville a ten
derfoot, who had not yet lost the habit,
desired to change his shirt, and his room
being on the ground floor of the hotel
and the window having neither blinds nor
shades. he pinned newspaper over It
newspaper were driven into the room by
an indignant resident, who shouted
"We'I have no d privacy here"
That is the attitude of Congress which
Is searching under the bed. jabbing holes
in the wall paper and probing the chair
cushions in efforts to find out what
malignant forces are secretly preying on
the community. Mr.. Pujo's committee
has sent out 100000 blanks to 3O.O0t
banks, and each blank is to be filed out,
and 100000 aff1davits are to be made. and
then, by a careful examination OF the
24O, 600 statems-ts, Mr.. Pujo's committee
and a sufIicis.. staff Of clerks will be
able to discover the trail of the money
power, II 1t is there.
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Departmental approximation.

President Taf,'s message to Congress
on the subject of departmental superan-
nuation comes at an opportune time and
should have the effect OF checking the
proposed action of the House OF Rem
resentatives In the way Of wholesale dis
: nissais beyond the age Of sixty-fve. The
plan recommended by the President for
adoption is from the economical point of
view calculated TO satisfy those who be-
ieve that the government should pay
the least possible for the maintenance OF
"a departmental pension fund. Under
this plan. which has been worked out
carefully by the economy and efficiency
commission. IL would cost the government
some $4,000 year during the next
twenty years in excess Of the loss sus-
tanned now by approximation but
during the succeeding sixteen years the
saving to the government would equal
the entire cest OF inaugurating the
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The Maryland Middle.
From the Baltimore American.

Nothing so Ubiquitous in the political
laws of this state has ever existed as the
preferential primaries. under which the
people or a fraction of them voted yester-
day So far from being a medium for
political expression and for party action
they proved stumbling block to the
voters Many republicans voted the
word republican" wherever 1t appeared
and thus invalidated their ballots. The
farcical nature of the law In its creation
of dummy delegates, the conditions Of
uncertainty and Of confusion that II bred.
the slowness OF the count that 1t en-
tailed, the forms Of complication that ran
counter to the interests of candidates
from the point Of view OF their popular
ity-all these are features Of the Law
that mark it as utterly depraved and a
blot upon the political institutions of
Maryland.
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MARYLAND and Roosevelt.

To what NAV be ascribed the strength
shown by MIR Roosevelt in the Maryland
contest?
Not to the issue of bosses. 1pon which
Z he dwells The Maryland republicans
have not suffered from bossism within
their own ranks. No name on the black
list which Mr. Roosevelt parades with so
much vociferation is a Maryland name.
Bossism in Maryland is associated with
the other party. MIR. German and Mr.
Rasin were in their day widely known
and eminently successful bosses If the
republicans ever made an effort to match
them ii was not successful. Bossism did
not support Mckinley for President. OF
: Iowndes or Goldsborough for governor
Republican success in those campaigns
was achieved by influences wholly supe-
rior to bossism.
Not to the issue of bad appointments by
the President. In Maryland good and
competent men are in office by the Presi-
dents favor. 1t is conceded that in the
main he made excellent selections. al
though in the contests for some of the
places some excellent men were disap-
pointed.
Not to the trust issue. the railroad Is
sue. or the conservation issue. Those Is
land with the heat engendered by the
discussion in other states.
Mr.. Taft's campaign was in good hands
!. Gov. Goldsborough favored it. The lead
ting republican newspaper of the state
supported 1t aggressively and with ability
At the close, Mr.. Taft visited the state,
and made a number of speeches keyed In
good temper and replete with good argu-
To xicf
have followed, but did not
What the Roosevelt people will do with
their latest figures is plain AS they
Illinois and Pennsylvania combined in
! Massachusetts,. and then their figures in
i, those three states in Maryland. so now
!. they will add their Maryland figures to
the others and move on Ohio with the
whole combination The anti-Taft men
: in the Presidents own state. and all
coming Mr.. Roosevelts way. and adjured
to break for the band wagon
Mr. Roosevelt as a campaigner is a
man of power He draws we'll. and
: knows how to handle crowds He argues
little, but asserts much. His appraise-
ment of himself Is high. and he has the
knack of imposing it on others. His
proposition in this campaign is that the
countrys affairs are dangerously out OF
joint. and that ne is the only man COM
petent to put everything in proper place
again and send us along the path of
progress.
a larger number of people show an ac-
ceptance of this view than at first seemed
: possible. But the advantage. by and
large. is still with the President. and the
prospect still il that he and that for
: which he stands-progressivenes on re-
publican and not populistic lines-will
: control the Chicago convention.
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Hurrah! Terrapin Is Coming Down
From the New York Her

Cheer up. you aggrieved and prosecuted
householder. and watch out. you heel
trust. The price of terrapin is coming
down The government has arranged fol
the employment Of an expert culturist
whose function will be to bring the dainty
diamond-back within the means Of every
one So what II beef Is sold at radium
prices and potatoes like so many Klon-
dixie nuggets and eggs and butter and
flour az IL all Americans were million
aires? The price of terrapin Is coming
down, for which let all give praise! Sup
pose the Coney Island hot dog will now
be sent to the pound, and the soup kitch-
ems substituting diamond-backs for
lamb stew"
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The Y. w. C. A. Building Fund.

When the project of raising 100000 for
a new home for the Young Woman
Christian Association was undertaken 1T
was hoped that the subscriptions might
be secured at the rate of $4,000 day.
This hope has not been fulfilled. notwith-
standing the hard work of the various
teams that are canvassing the city for
contributions. A total Of about $4,000
has been reported to date, which, while
gratifying, is not enough considering the
merits of the appeal
Washington needs a well equipped Y.
W. C. A. just as it needs its excellent
Y NJ C. A. This. Is not a mere matter
of an organization which seeks a house
in which to transact its affairs. 1t Is
an institution that requires an operating
plant. This institution makes for the
welfare OF Washington. morally and
physically. 1t affords to the working
women Of this community a safeguard
and an opportunity for improvement
which otherwise they would lack. Every
mother and father who has a daughter
engaged In any line of business activity
should regard this organization with more
than friendly eyes. Apart from those
who are employed 1t is a help and a
wholesome influence for every girl and
young woman.
The Y. w. c. A., IL properly equipped.
could reach hundreds instead Of scores.
1t could afford educational chances to
large classes Of girls and young women
otherwise deprived of opportunities to
improve their minds. 1t would give them
access to healthful diversions and exer-
cises. II would supply social distractions
and facilities that are now lacking and
that are now urgently needed when the
streets and cheap entertainments present
so many temptations to the young.
This matter Is squarely UP to the men
of Washington. from whom. In all but a
few instances, the funds must come for
the financing Of any such enterprise.
They should take just as much of an in
terest ia the development of model Y.
w. c. A as they hare shown In the ex-
pansion and maintenance of a Y. NJ. c. A.
that Is rated as one Of the most effective
in the country among organizations OF It's
kind. pro rata distribution Of the
estimated cost among the men of WASH
ington would work out to a trifling sum.
and surely there il enough local pride
and community spirit and earnest regard
for the welfare of the young womanhood
Of the capital to insure the prompt and
complete success Of this undertaking.
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The Red Cross Convention.

From all over the world have come
delegates to the International Red
Cross. which open its annual session
In this city today. Born in war, the
Red Cross is now the worlds greatest
agency for the succoring OF those who
suffer in times of peace. II stands
for the thought of universal brother
hood. and its activities have done much
TO break down race prejudice and ma
tional jealousies and to bring people
into common understanding. Vast
sums of money have been raised by
this organization for the benefit Of vic
tins of plague and famine. flood and
earthquake. and all other ills and
devastations. These funds have come
from the pockets of the poor and the
rich alike. and they have been admin
istered with fidelity until the name of
III" Red Cross stands for scrupulous
honesty and painstaking devotion to
the highest business principles in char
ity administration. The political work
of the Red Cross has been by no means
fnconsiderable. IT has unauest.onably
done much to bring about better con-
dition between the nations Warfare
Is no longer the ruthless, bafbaric
slaughter that 1t once was, and the
change to more humane mode Of
arbitrament by force has been due In
great measure to the influence OF this
world wide society whose represent
atives now assemble In Washington 10
discuss matters OF moment to the or
sanization. The debates of the Inter-
national Red Cross IN the course Of
this convention will be illuminating.
and will reveal the width of the scope
of this work for the benefit OF human
. ity. Washington is proud to entertain
s such an assemblage. being itself the
i headquarters Of the American Red
, Cross. which has won an honored name
by its promptness and efficiency in
dealing with great emergencies.
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