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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-10
GEORCETOWN'S ENTIRE
SQUAD At PRACTICE
Davis Will Be Allowed to Play,
But ToIson Is Barred as
a Pitcher.

Taking advantage of the beautiful
weather which presented itself yesterday
Capt Fury had all his base ball candi
dates at work on Georgetown Field
Coach Harley. who left here Friday fo'
his home in Philadelphia, notified Capt
Fury that every man intending to TT,
out for the team should be on hand Sun
day.
The twenty-five men who reported yes
terday indicate that Coach Harley will
have his troubles selecting the team. HI
has only q little over a week to pick hi,
team for the championship games. and
this Is too short a time. Georgetown
meets Mount St Joseph's OF Baltimore
here one week from next Wednesday, and
on ! the following Saturday Princeton
comes here for two games. This means
that from now on the hardest kind Of
work Will be INDUCED in by the candi-
dates in the hope Of whipping q formi-
dabie aggregation together before the
opening game.
Capt. Fury stated that Inky Davis
will play for Georgetown this spring,
contrary to the reports circulated that
Davis would not be allowed to play.
Jimmie Walsh stated some time ago
that Davis would not be allowed to
play this spring IL he had signed q con-
tract with Cincinnati Walsh said that
the faculty would by no means allow
Davis to play. Now Fury makes the
statement that the crack third sacker
OF the Hilltop team during the past two
years will be allowed to play, and it
seems that Capt Fury is in q position
to know.
Tolson, the crack pitcher of the
squad, will not be allowed to play.
This was learned by a man in authori-
ty at the Hilltop yesterday. 1t seems
that Tolson pitched for Roanoke in the
Virginia League some time ago. and for
this reason he will not be allowed to
! represent the Blue and Gray in the
box The loss of Tolson will be a Sc
we're blow to the squad. as he was
counted upon to do the bulk of the
work In the box during the coming
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-10
SCHEDULE MAKING IS
PRACTICALLY ENDED
Nearly Two Score Profess
sionaI Leagues Ready for
Business.

NEW YORK, March 1O.-Schedule MAX
ing of the nearly two score OF recognized
professional base ball leagues in the
country is practically complete for the
1913 season. with only few departures
from the general program which was fol-
lowed last year.
The first pennant race is to be started
as usual by the Pacific Coast League.
whose season opens the first Of April.
and which is the last to close-October %.
April. 10 is the big opening day Of the
year, marking not only the commence
but those of the American Association.
the Texas League and the Southern
League. The Western League, whose
season opens April IS and closes Octo-
Der 8, has voted to retain the 16S-game
schedule. which makes three minor
leagues now playing longer schedules
cific Coast League, the American Assoc
citation and the Western League.
Among the changes this year In the va
rious circuits there 10 the probable shift
of the Fall River. Mass. franchise to
League; the return Of waterbury. Conn,
to the old Connecticut League, which
will be called the Eastern Association
this year, and the addition OF New Lon
don and Pittsdeid, with the loss OF New
Britain, makes an eight-club circuit. Last
year there were but six teams.
The Central League is considerably
changed, being reduced from q twelve
club circuit to one OF six cities-Fort
Wayne. Terre Haute and Evansville. Ind. :
Dayton and Springfield. Ohio. and Grand
Rapids. Mich. The The Tri-state League
includes Atlantic City. N. j., and Chester.
Pa. this year in place OF Altoona and
Johnstown, Pa. The Ohio State League
Is reduced to . six-club circuit Of aronton
and Newark, Ohio.
The opening and closing dates Of most
Of the leagues whose schedules are avail
able are given below:
April Pacific Coast League October
April 10-American League-October s.
April 10-National League-Oct0ber 5
April 10-American Association septem-
Der %.
April 1O-Texas League-September7 I.
April lO-southern League September Z.
April 15.-Northwestern League-Sep-
TENDER %.
April 1e-Internat.ona League-septem.
April 17-south Atlantic Leasue-sep-
April 17-Virginia League-September Is.
April 18-WeStern League-October Z.
April 23-Central League-September Z.
April 28-Central League-September Z.
April 33-Eastern Association formerly
Connecticut League)-September z.
April SO-New York State League-Sep-
TENDER II.
April ao-New England League septem-
Der I.
April 9o-central Association Septem-
Der /.
May 7-southern Michigan Leasue-sep
TENDER II.
May s-ohio State League-september
81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-10
BIG PITTSBURGH PLANS.
Grand Circuit Card Shows $26, 900
in Early Closing Stakes.

PITTSBURGH. March 1O.-The Pitts
burgh Driving Club has announced the
program for the grand circuit meeting
July II to 10. inclusive. The plans are
moro ambitious than last year. The fol-
lowing stakes were agreed upon:
The Pennsylvania, 2.1O trot, in 5,
5000; the Professional Drivers. 2.15 trot.
5000; the Duquesne. 2.O7 trot. in 8.
5000; the keystone. for three-year-oids.
2 in 8, 5000: the Fort Pitt. 40 pace, 8
In 5, $1,000; the Iron City. 2.05 pace. 2 in
3. 5000. and the Homewood, 30 pace. 3
in 5. 5000.
This is total Of $4,000 in early closing
stakes and means that more than $4,000
will be distributed among winners at the
July meeting. Last season the club Of
fered &c. in early closing stakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-10
KOLEHkAINEN BREAKS DOWN.
Olympic Star Out Of Running Game
for Several Months.

NEW YORK. March Johannes Koleh
mainen. the Finnish Olympic champion
runner. who recently has been breaking
records ut amateur meets here. has tenn.
porarily broken down. according to re.
ports in athletic circles last night. Con.
slant pounding on board floors at indoor
meets has brought about '.shin splints. =
it is understood and the speedy Finn will
not be able to run again for several
months. it IL feared.
II was his trouble with his shins that
caused him to quit after running q Few
laps Of the two-miIe race at Madison
Square Garden last Thursday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-10
WASHINGTON RUNNER FIRST.
Ed O'Neill Beats Thirty Rivals and
Sets New Course Record.

NEW YORK. March 1O.-Ed O'Neill OF
the American A. c. of Washington, D. c.,
won the five-mile road run OF the Morn
ingside A. c. yesterday from field OF
thirty The visitor clipped one minute
and eleven seconds from the course rec
ord made recently by j. Carpenter OF the
Yonkers Y. NJ. C.. A.
O'Neill covered the course in IS minutes
and 10 seconds. and won by more
Morningside A. C. Frank Masterson, rum
ming unattached. finished third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-10
RAIN KEEPS NATIONALS
FROM BALL FIELD
BIZ J. ED 0RILLo.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va,
March 10-F9r the Arst time
since the players have been IN
training here they were unable t.
30 on the Aeld today. A drisslang
rain greeted them when they
arOse this morning, and by 10
o'clock Grimth had HIS FIRST squad
working out In the gymnaslum
for nm hour, after which the
second division went info action.
Grimth had planned for two
games today. and the change In
the weather was q bitter disaD-
pOlntment to him.
He figured that BY giving His
players q couple Of strcnueus
days he would be prepared fer
the rain, which n always expeef-
Cd ut this season Of the year, but
his plans were upset. He ex-
poets, however, to keep the
players I'm action by giving them
two sessions I'm the gym. IT con-
ditions are satisfactory zeal work
will begin tomorrow.
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Birthday Greetings
CONGRATULATIONs TO SAM THOMPSON.


Danvile
TO- 1850 working in panve and playing ball at
indianapolis Dan looked
Nationals
in he
dealer Straits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-10

John Bjork,and Of Boston, an outfelder,
is going to Athens. Ca, at hfs own ex-
pense to show Manager Stallings what
he can do. Bjorkland was at one time
captain, pitcher and outfielder OF the
Mechanic Arts High School team OF
Boston. He has been playing semi pro-
fessionai base bali for five or six years,
and was at ore time on the Beverly team,
and also on the team on which 's6tuRy's
McInnes OF the Athletics played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-10
Setter Dogs Are Badly Hurt.

The Stars. Field and Kennel man has
trouble OF his own. Saturday afternoon
he had his fine pair of settlers, Beau and
ida, out for walk in the neighborhood
OF Dupont Circle. They were coupled to-
setiler and while crossing the street an
automobile ran into them and dragged
them fifty feet. Ida's collar was pulled
OF and she ran away and has not been
heard of since Beau was badly hurt.
The driver Of the car never even slowed
up,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
THE CITY'S FINANCES.

| The city budget for the ensuing year,
as proposed by the municipal commits.
sion, shows an increase in expenditures
OIL $l20,0oO; but the increase i'll the
assessment roll, added to the money on
hand, and supplemented by the now ex.
pected passage Of the bill by the Legis-
lature which imposes the burden Of paw
ing the street intersections upon the
adjacent property owners, is expected
to make the yearly account good with
the same levy as before for the general
OF contingent fund, of Is mills on the
dollar Of assessed valuation,
The appropriations made for depart
mental expenses total SI,395, ,3S9.47. The
total available revenue for the year,
based on the taxation rate as stated
and the revenue from licenses and other
sources, is estimated to amount to ST.
57,71S,9S, showing $162,329.5l sur.
plus; but of this amount some $4,000
or more is already practically taken
up, SO that the real surplus will amount
to about $4,000. From this there
should be substantial addition to the
fire department equipment, and the pub.
lie Improvement estimates will doubt.
less require the most of the remaining
surplus.
These figures show, first, that the
city requires a good round expenditure
to keep up its efficiency and provide
for public improvements, They show
that the city is advancing in tax values,
in population, and in public needs They
show also that the former administra
tion was reasonably economical, eff
cient, and active. The financial situa-
ton, taking it all together, in fact, is a
complete vindication of the American
party administrations as to all financial
matters and as to the value, economy,
and excellence Of the public improve,
mcnts made by those administrations.
The Tribune is not disposed to find
fault with the budget as prepared by
the city commission. We recognize the
needs Of the city, and the fact that the
expenditures necessarily increase in a
growing metropolis like this. The great
thing to be demanded by the taxpayers
is that full and good value be received
for their money in the way of efficient
service and public improvements, These
assured, and it being granted that no
more is planned than ought to be
planned, and that no oppressive exac
tions are made, the taxpayers have
reason to be content with the showing
made and the prospect which is before
them
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
PROPOSED UTILITY COMMISSION

| The hearing had before the Senate
Committee on Railroads on Wednesday
evening ought to have been an eye.
opener to that committee (and prob
ably was) as to the undesirability OF
passing the so-called public utilities
commission bill. This is an old offender
which has been cropping up in the Utah
Legislature for many years. The abso'
lutte superf1uousness of any such a
measure has been frequently and
abundantly shown. II was shown again
at the hearing referred to. The experts
in attendance demonstrated that some
% per cent of the railroad business OF
this State is interstate commerce
transportation, with which no State
commission would have any power to in
terfcre; and it would be an unjust
burden npon the remaining 6 per cent
pie TO pay for the npkcep Of a commits
sion of this kind that would have so
little to do. Besides all this. it is
generally recognized that commission
Of this kind would be here as generally
in other States which have the like,
a political body whose main purpose
would be to oxtort campaign funds
from various of the railroads and
other utilities of the State, and we
would be almost immediately involved
in a scandal and investigation such as
has been frequent in States where such
commissions have been created.
There is absolutely no need of such
a commission in this State. Speaking
in the most favorable terms that could
be possible to speak Of such commits
sion, the amount of business that it
would have to regulate would not pay
its salaries and Office expenses based on
anything like fair levy upon the bust
ness that would pass through It's hands.
The needlessness of commission of
this kind was clearly pointed out by
Mr.. George H. Smith, assistant general
counsel of the Oregon Short Line, by
Mr.. w. D. Ritter, by Mr.. u. G. Life,
and others who appeared. No one spoke
for the bill at this hearing. And yet
there is always an undercurrent Of sup
port for bill Of this kind. That sup
port can fairly be assumed to be preda-
tory and in the interest of political
jobbery. We trust that neither house
of the Legislature will give way to this
sort of pressure, but will act in the
interest of the public in this in resist.
ance to the desires Of the political
bosses
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07

bidding such dealing with him, il
strictly enforced against the ncwspa
pers, would make graft easy md
would make it impossible for the pub
lie TO learn either of the dishonesty
or of the unfitness Of any candidate for
Office. The most scandalous rascal in
the country could come up for public
office and under that statute. if any
newspaper snid anything calculated to
hold him up to "ridicule. hatred, OF
contempt" that newspaper would be
fined from $500 to $1,000 and its editors
and managers imprisoned, and this
merely because they had performed a
plain duty to the public, and had done
legitimate and perfectly proper public
service: for honest and truthful criti.
cism Of candidates for Office is the
only safety for the people in elections,
and if newspaper criticised a candi-
date dishonesty and maliciously there
is ample remedy for that candidate in
the libel laws of every State.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
UTAH FRUITGRoWERs.

The Utah fruitgrowers do well to or
ganize and get in working shape along
the same general lines that have been
so successful for fruitgrowers in Cali
fornia, Oregon, Washington and other
of the mountain States, This organiZa
tion will be not only for the protection
of the fruitgrowers, but it will be for
the benefit of the fruit consumers as
well.
First of all, the effort of the fruit.
growers will be to introduce better
forms Of fruit, better cultivation, and
to perfect variety and quality in such a
way as will make Utah fruit desirable
and famous. This will involve the bet.
ter selection of trees of all varieties,
better adaptation of the fruit to be
raised to the sites and soils, in order
that perfect adjustment to the best
advantage may be had Of the trees TO
the various soils and location of Or
chards. Next We should expect to see
the organization give explicit instruc,
tions to the fruitgrowers to take only
such amount of water as will be most
beneficial to their orchards, This will
restrict the lavish use Of water which
has been so prevalent, and this restric-
tion will be to the advantage of the
orchards and the fruit that is to be
produced. Next in order will be the
better methods of picking; no longer
will the trees be shaken and the fruit
be picked up from the ground. On the
contrary, the fruit will be carefully
hand-picked from the trees, with such
expertness as not TO make any dents
or abrasions. Then. for shipment
abroad, will come instruction in pack
ing, so that the fruit may be kept in
it's perfection until the market OF its
destination is reached
The organization will at the same
time take means to advertise Utah's
fruits everywhere where there is
market for them, and to open new mar.
kets and better facilities of reaching
those markets.
Taking it all together, the pro
gramme Of the Utah fruitgrowers is
thorough and complete. IT must neces.
sarily be so in order to attain the best
results, and the fruitgrowers' organiza-
tiou is getting the skilled aid aud guild
ance Of An expert from California,
whose experience gives him the best
possible practical ideas of what is to
be done. We Judge that the Utah fruit.
growers organization is starting in on
ian excellent basis, and see no reason
why it should not be factor for great
good IN this State.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
LET MODERATION PREVAIL.

In the matter of the revision of the
inheritance tax in Utah, provided it is
to be revised at all, humanitarian
suggestion may be in order, In con"
trast to the proposition to lower the
limit of exemptions, let us place the
proposition TO lift that exemption, say
TO double what it is. That would al
low the estates under exemption to
reach a total of 100000, That is a
reasonable figure or exemption, and 1T
would allow Of the conservation TO the
heirs in interest of the full benefit OF
such estates. When these estates
amount to no more than about 1000
it is often serious affair with the
heirs to pay an Inheritance tax, the ex-
penses attending a death, and the cost
Of the funeral are often very serious
drain, and in case the property is in
the form of homestead or realty, not
easy to dispose of quickly under sale,
large sacrifices may be and very likely
would DC involved in the requirement
for additional ready money. as TO pay
the tax.
Widows are often left with helpless
children. with nothing but small cs.
tstes upon which TO draw for their i'm
mediate sustenanee. In such cases an
estate of an amount up TO $4,000
might be seriously impaired in case of
the exaetious demanded by the cost of
sickness. of death and of funeral. with
an inheritance tax added thereto. All
possible values in such an estate are
needed absolutely for the widow and
the children.
And go We commend the humanita-
rian view TO the Legislature and be-
speak "A tenderness for widowhood and
bereaved families, urging that where
estates arc small. in fact insufficient
for the. needs Of the families. the State
can well afford TO grant exemption,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07

Philadelphia Record: "As TO one
point it is impossible TO disagree with
President Taft in his veto OF the Webb
bin TO forbid the shipment of alcoholic
beverages into dry States. Members
Of Congress are not less saeredly bound
than are Justices Of the Supreme Court
to observe the Constitution of the
United States. It is question, says
the President, whether the doubtful
constitutionality of bill ought not 20
furnish stronger reason for voting
against ii than for Court TO hold it
invalid. On the contrary. a Court is
justified only in annulling an Act Of
legislation when lis inconsistency with
the fundamental law is clear beyond
peradventure. II there be reasonable
doubt on the subject Court is bound
TO sustain the enactment, while legis-
lators may we'll hesitate, aud ought to
hesitate, IN voting for measure the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
,e gallant challenge which 81,

The gallant challenge which Sir
Thomas Upton has made for the
Americas Yacht cup is characteristic
of that gentleman, sportsmanlike, man
ly, and confident. He considers that
he has fair chance to win. and vet
would not try to win at the risk of the
lives Of his sailors in crossing the At
lantic in an unseaworthy yacht. He is
so enthusiastic, so honorable in his
quest of the cup, that if IL were not
America s loss one might heartily hope
that he might wiz, and retain the cup
as long as he lives.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-07
LEGISLATORS AND THE PRESS

1t is curious TO sec the anxious eff
forts of legislators in number OF
States to get control over the public
press. These legislators are not
willing to invest any money in the
newspaper business for themselves and
neither are they willing to appro-
pirate money from the State treasury
to run or reimburse newspapers. In
fact, it appears that the interference
with the newspaper business took form
first In Congress last year, in the
passage of some ridiculous and burden.
some laws. And yet, Congress, in spite
Of its effort to manage the public press,
did not appropriate dollar to reim-
burse that press for the burdens which
it put upon it. The daily press of the
United States has to carry falsely in
most cases) the legend "advertise.
ment" to accompany certain articles
arbitrarily singled out by the Congress"
sional statute to be so marked; and
this is serious burden upon a daily
newspaper, costing some Of them much
money every day in waste of space.
The Arkansas Legislature, following
the example Of Congress in mcddling
with the newspapers, has passed a
bill requiring newspapers in that State
not TO print stories Of crimes and d-
vorce prominently, but if they print
such news at all they must put it on
inside pages and under small head
lines, That law also requires news
papers to print all complaints made
about articles that have been printed
in that paper and these complaints
must be printed in display and size Of
type equal to that of the article com
planned of. Here again, although the
Legislature imposes serious burdens
upon the newspapers, there is no ap.
preparation made to cover the cost OF
such burdens. But it must be con
fessed that the legislators display Il
keen idea of the value of news iu
singing out those things that must be
printed obscurely OF not Mt all; for the
legislators recognize in the passage of
that law the fact that stories of crimes
anu ulpo poicN arc eOHSHI LOT ny inc pUD-
lie. and that they will be found in the
paper no matter how much they are
buried on inside pages or how small
the headlines over them.
The Indiana Legislature has fol
lowed suit in making it criminal for a
newspaper to publish "any article or
cartoon which might tend to expose to
ridicule, hatred, or contempt any
person at any election, and affixing a
fine OF from $500 to $1,000 and i'm
prisoument for not more than year
for each offense. Such a law as that,
Of course, is plain violation of the
Constitution, and is friendly to graft
and hostile to the public interests: for
during the tendency of m election, a
person might come up for Office (uot
iufrequently a fact) who should be
properly held to ridicule and contempt
before the public for his wrong
doing personally or in Office. Suppose
a man should be a defaulter, All en-
bezzler OF public funds, falsifying his
books and changing the record: if he is
q candidate for Office why should he not
be held up to contempt and his Of
fenses made publicl A statute for
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while at tho same time inviting the in
coming Of large amounts of capital in
the way OF personal or corporate in.
vestment as little burdened as possible
with inheritance or other special taxes.
Let mercy he heard, and let the herit-
ors of small estates off as easy as pos
sible, relying upon the larger invest
ments, freely invited and moderately
taxed. to meet the necessities Of the