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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-14
mitchell answers
ATTACK BY M'CAll
On CATSK|LL PURCHASE
Denies He Was on Committee
That Arranged Deal for
~ 100000.

collsoess John Pureey n11tcnsi, when
Asked to-day regarding Judge MocAirs
statement last night that Mitdhsi had
bsen an instrument In the 0ty's pur.
chase Of the right Of way Of Q small
railroad In he CatslEillb for 100000,
when Il could have teen bought for
etp.Ooo. said:
"As far a. can recoliect. was not
. member OF any committee having this
matter In charge Mr.. MoCail's state.
Oe0t " A. gross . Misrepresentation a.
] would have expected from him.
Judge McCalrs reference to the Ulster
end Delaware Railroad. In ne AQueduot
region. came after . statement made
- Collector Mitchell last night in which
. Tammany candidate for oiioe. No
Gall asserted that Collector Mitchell
know very veil Just what sort Of 81.
tsavagancs In the administration Of city
aRairs he proposed to 20 after.
Tell him." said the Judge. that I
would not sanction the city's buying Q
watershed railroads right Of way for
eLooo.ooo when It could have been &C.
CURED for s4oo, ooo."
Mccall further stated that the guild
ins mind In that transaction was John
Purroy Mitchell" and. further. that It
was on Mr.. Mitchels report that the
purchase was confirmed.
A. bearing on the controversy as tend
ing to show that Mayor 0aynor wAs
the active force In the purchase Of the
gail-oad, the friends Of Collector Mitchell
produced a letter written by 0aynor TO
Charles Strauss. President Of the Board
Of Water Supply, on May Il. 1911. The
letter read In part
When the negotiations were opened
IN my office by YOU and Mr. Coyken-
dali, president Of the road and his coIn-
Sci. Judge Clearwater. not three months
ago Il did not seem to me possible that
the matter could be brought to a head
90 speedily. but your daily persistence
IN the matter soon brought Il TO a head
and 10 a complete settlement"
Presiiout Mitchell was a member OF
The Board of Estimate when the present
Fusion Board OF Estimate authorized
the purchase OF the railroad.
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Fashionable to Their Fi.gertips
The Thousands of Pairs of WOn,en's Chores
In This BON MARCHE SALE

There's an excellent reason for the unvaryng desr-
ability of these Gloves.
THEY WE'RE ALL MADE ESPECIALLY FOR
GIMBELS BY OUR REGULAR MAKERS in the
styles knec would be good. They have been arriving
for several weeks in preparation for this Saethe last
Of them getting through the Custom House from Gren
noble France barely in time to be advertised for opening
day of the Sale
NINETY PER CENT. of the Gloves in the Sale
are WHITE many of them with the heavily black en-
broidered backs so much in demand There are Gloves
for street wear well for afternoon and evening
casions. The society girl who is wise will save ONE
THIRD on her seasons supply Of long white Gloves.
Womens White 0lace Gloves, black and self-em-
broidered csc pair
Womens White French Kid Gloves, black embroid-
cred, csc pair.
womens White French Kid Gloves, black ombroid-
cred, or white self-embroidered, $1.36 pair
women's 1e-button 0lsee Gloves e1.s6 pair.
women's ls-button French Kid Gloves, s2.i6 pair.
women's White Dosskin Gloves Washable $50 pair.
Main Floor
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ond and was left when Wagner flied
to MOeller.
Bedient seemed to find himself after
the awful larruping the Nationals handed
him in the second. and we did not again
have a chance to score until the sixth
when Shanks and Mcbride singled in
turn. Henry forced Mcbride at second.
Shanks making third on the play, but
no runs came in as Engel famed and
Moeller flied to Speaker.
Engel became involved in difficulties
when he passed his namesake in the
Red Sox fourth, for Speaker followed
Will. a single and Rehg beat out a bunt
filling the bases before anybody could
be retired. The kid pitcher took his
time and struck out Gardner always
Z dangerous batter, and when Yerkes hit
into a double play all danger was over.
SOx Score in Sixth.
The Red Sox managed to score in the
sixth. Hooper led of with a triple, and
came home when Morgan threw out
Engle. In the Boston eighth things
looked black for My Poy Choe." A bad
reg by Morgan gave Cady a life. and
the last named went to second or Hoop
er's single. One was down at the time
and Griffith drew a sigh Of relief as
Clyde Engle hit into a double play, re-
firing the side.
As a pinch hitter had been substituted
for Bedient in the Red Sox eighth. Dutch
Leonard faced the Nationals when the
ninth inning opened and held our side
runless. Engel also set down the Red
Sox in order during the final half Of the
ninth.
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Boating News and Comment Of Horsemen and Turf

Entries for nineteen Of the twenty
events on the program OF the Middle
States Regatta, TO be held on the Har-
lem River tomorrow, have been re-
ceived by the committee. the event not
having any entries being the junior
four-oared barge. and this event is now
eliminated from the schedule Prom
inent oarsmen from the Eastern section
OF the country are to compete and
along with our local Potomac outfit
there will be crews from Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Boston.
Outside OF the entries from little old
New York. the largest number come
from Philadelphia, the Quaker City clubs
having a representative in nearly every
race.
Sol Weisbader, the well-known aquatic
sportsman OF the, Lone Star Boat Club,
OF New York City, will be the official
starter of the races. while Philip Mas.
OF the Crescent Boat Club, of Philadel-
phia, will act as referee.
Crews from the Potomac Boat Club,
which will be the only aquatic outfit
from this city in the Middle States Re-
gatta, arrived safely in New York yes
terday afternoon, and today all the oars
on the famous Harlem course. The
local oarsmen are making their head
quarters at the Union Boat Club. The
Red Shirt and White Star outfit will
have entries in four different events,
and all local followers of the water
game will be pulling for the District
boys. The intermediate eight will be
made up as follows: Bow, appone: 2,
Foster: 3, G. Hutterly; 4, Dulin; 5, Sup
plee; g. a. Hutterly; 7, Baumgartner.
stroke, Macdonald; coxswain, KentZ.
Barring accidents, the Junior crew which
will face Starter Weisbaders gun will be
the same as the intermediate. and the
same with but one exception as the one
which carried the colors Of the Poto-
mac in the Peoples Regatta at Phila-
1elphia on Independence Day.
The big outfit which has been causing
30 much talk among the local oarsmen
will be represented by four of Potomacs
ace high" athletes. Vandergrift will be
DOW, Capt Evans will pull No. with
CouItry settled behind him, while
Chamberlin will stroke the boat. In
he intermediate doubles the local club
will have two of the best oarsmen in
his section OF the country pulling the
,ars, Bill Thrau in the bow, and
Dutch" Mueller in the stroke. This
,oat is Potomac's one best bet, and il
his crew is not returned the winner
here will be mourning in the Union
8oathouse tomorrow night. Every one
in the water game in this
ocaltty will be pulling for the Potomac
'rews. but if this pair of cracks fail
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CONTRACTORS PREPARE
PARK FOR Big MATCH
Electricity to Be Installed and Ringside
Seats Provided at Vigilant Air
dome for Wrestling Bout.
TURNER AND JORDAN TO MEET

Immediately after tomorrows baseball
games at Vigilant Park, contractors will
take possession of the inclosure to put
wrestling match between Jack Jordan,
present title holder, and Joe Turner, of
Washington, on Thursday night, in the
open air. Electricity is to be installed
in the grandstand and bleachers and
over the specially built ring which will
be located at the home plate, giving
every spectator in the grandstand an
excellent view of the matches Also a
limited number OF ring-side seats will
be provided to accommodate those who
wish to see the wrestling matches at
close range.
Young Olsen. Of Sweden, is to take on
Con Albright OF Binghamton, \. Y, in
the second preliminary. These wrestlers
have met once before, having gone one
hour to a draw. Each is anxious to
have this decision Offset and their meet
ing is bound to develop some fast mat
work. Bumps" Turner and Frank
ZereGa meet in a thirty minute time
limit bout in the opening match.
The belt for which Jack Jordan and
Joe Turner will meet Is the one pre-
sented to Turner two years ago by the
Police Gazette, and represents the high
est standard in wrestling. Until last
spring, Turner successfully defended this
belt. having lost it then to Jordan in
giving him a return match after having
him early in the winter After
Jordan got the belt, he defeated Mike
Yokel. Of Salt Lake City. thereby get
ting exclusive title to the middle-we.ght
Tickets for Thursdays
matches are on sale at Spaldings and
at the National Sporting Goods Com
pany.
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ourney, as Carrigan's heave to w
'as a glaring error, the ball ski
lithely into center field.
Groom Pulls Through.
Thinnr lnnlrna arl,in..a e.. na
sCoREBoARD TO SHOW.
5ayety to Give Full Returns OF
Both Games Monday.

Both games between the Nationals and
Athletics on Labor Day will be shown
on the wonderful Nokes Electrascore
board at the Gayety Theater. The morn
ing game will start at 10 a. m. and the
afternoon game at D. m. This perfect
scoreboard makes game doubly inter
esting to the fans as 1t shows every play
as 1t happens on the field.
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THE SECOND GAME.

with a double, allowed himself TO be
caught mapping at the keystone and was
snuffed out, Groom TO Mcbride. It was
lucky for our side that Gardner pulled
a rip Van Winkle.'' for, while Yerkes,
the next man up. died, Foster to Gandil.
Henie Wagner hit the left field score
board for a two-bagger, and this blow
would have sent Gardner home.
The Climbers sent over two more tai
lies in the seventh inning, which was
opened by Groom, who took three swings.
Moeller tripled over Hooper's head. and.
watching his chance while Leonard was
winding up, stole home in a clean-cut
manner. Carrigan never had a chance
to tag the Rochester Rambler. Foster
struck out, but Milan walked, and, draw
ing a throw from Leonard, started for
second Engle, in bis haste, threw the
bail over Wagner's head, and Milan was
safe. A minute later, when Carrigan
attempted to catch Milan off second, the
speed merchant, instead of scra1nbIing
back, dashed for third, not only making
that base in safety, but completing the
journey, as Carrigan's heave TO Wagner
was gIaring error, the ball skipping
blithely into center field.
Groom Pulls Through.
Things looked dubious for Groom in
the sixth and eighth, but he pulled
through nicely, and in the ninth real
trouble lurked near, as Wagner led on
with a double and reached third on
Lewis single. Thomas, batting for
died, Foster to Gandil and
Hooper struck out. Clyde Engle closed
the dual sketch by going down, Morgan
to Gandil.
The Climbers fourth tally came in the
ninth inning as the result of double
BY Henry, Groom's sacrifice, and Noel
er's single to left field.
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ADOPTS SCHEDULE.

Monumental Junior League An
nOunces Games for Next Week.
The schedule for the week ending Sep
tember 6 in the Monumental Junior
League will be as follows:
Monday-Open date. Tuesday-Poto-
macs VS.. Newarks; Yankees VS.. Rough
Riders. wednesday-Speed Boys vs..
Rough Riders; Orioles vs.. Newarks.
Thursday-Potomacs VS.. Orioles. Friday
-Newarks VS.. Yankees: Orioles VS.. Poto-
macs. Saturday-Yankees VS.. Newarks;
Speed Boys VS.. Orioles
Tex westerzil is playing good ball for
st. Joseph, and, having fully recovered
from his bad knee, is said to be ready
for another trial in the majors.
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Danny Hoffman's wife III.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, Aug. 30-Outfelder
Danny Hoffman, slugger of the Wilkes
barre Coal Barons, was called tn his
home in Bridgeport, Conn, today by the
serious illness of his wife.
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Grand Rapid. Gets Bel.

Hastings, Mich, Aug. 3O.-Don Bell, the
former pitcher for Yysilanti Normal Col
lege, whose work at Hastings has at
tracted wide attention. has been signed
for next season by the Grand Rapids
Central League) club. Bell will finish
the season with Hastings
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Pitcher Drucke ReIcn.ed.

Oakland. Cal, Aug. SO.-Pitcher Louis
Drucke, who has also seen service with
Sacramento and Venice. has been ten
dered his unconditional release by the
Oakland club
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New white sox Pitchers.

Chicago. Ill. Aug. D.-President Comis-
key. OF the White Sox. announces the
purchase of Pitcher Faber from the Des
Moines club. OF the Western League. and
Pitcher Ed Monroe from the Lexington
club, OF the Ohio State League.
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OF THE CLUBS AUGUST 81, 1872
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

New York, 0; Philadelphia, o.
PIttsburgh, 81 Chicago, 1.
Cincinnati, z; st. Louis, 4.
Boston, 13; Brooklyn, q.
Boston, g; BrooLIyn,T
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FIGHTERS POST FORFEIT.
Ritcbie and Welsh Agree to Weight
135 Pounds for FIGHT,

Vancouver. British Columbia, Aug. go
Forfeits were posted here today by Will
lie Ritchie. the light weight champion,
and Freddie Welsh, the British cham
pion. for their fight in this city on Sep
tember 20 Each fighter put up $3.50,
and have agreed to weigh in at 135
pounds at noon on the day of the fight,
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LONG SETS RECORD
IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Tommy Long, the young ont
fielder Manager Griffith sent TO
the Atlanta club, of the Southern
League, set n record Wednesday
for that circuit, by scoring three
runs. making his total 1OI. The
previous record was 20, made by
Outfelder Hill, of Nashville. In
1902.
Long Is hitting the ball hard
In the Southern League, and has
Improved wonderfully In iieldins.
u is reported that several scouts
have recommended that he be
drafted. and It would not he sur
the big show next season.
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BATTING AVERAGES

Records of players who nave taken
par: in - or more games up TO and in
rlCding Wednesday, August q:
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AustraI, Jr., William LeaBIey, Owner.
When the brown gelding, Austral. jr.,
was destroyed by fire a short time since.
PAGER Of much promise was lost. With
Indifferent training ne showed 30 or bet
ter speed.
Had Austral, jr., been placed in the
hands of a master mechanic, instead of
being hacked about in his owners busI-
ness, he would have paced to a low
record. BY AustraL a son of Bowbells,
2:lg ii, a sire of extreme speed, and his
dam. Pilot. Medium Lass 2:l3 l-2. by Pilot
Medium, he was bred to race fast and be
game. AustraL jr., was by far the best
green pacing prospect owned in the Dis
trict. and his death is an irreparable loss
to his owner.
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GAMES TODAY.

Pittsburgh mt Chicago.
81. Louis at Cincinnati.
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NATIONALS TAKE TWO
FROM THE RED SOX
THE FIRST GAME.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Detroit at Chicago.
Cleveland at ST. Louis.
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HENRY LANE WILSON
 SAYS OLD MAIDS

policy u.' ',,'r home So.'r'. | '.t wa That they were handicap"-r T by va citation an,! procrastinatoii at Wash nEt"n anu had become l'.,. .,rrateSt diplomatic i,kr of the c"rt':y among the representatives of other foreign powers in Mexico.
 The lecture of the cx-minister was listened to with interest by all of thOsa present and some of his remarks were greeted with applause while ccrtaia of his stricturcs on the present ad. ministration were received in silencA
 In summing up Wilson said that even yet a firm and decided policy on the part of the United States whic., could be made known to the world and then adhered to would do more tc settle the unrest in Mexico than the cvcrchaneinE attitude that has pre- vailed for the last two years
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Special Nugget Service.

WASHI\GTDN %dN. 2l.--HenrN Lane Wilson. the discrcdted ambas- sador l." Mexico. who was dismisse from the diplomatic service by Presi- dent Wilson for his participation in the plot with resulted in the murder O: Mndcro and the assumption of the presidency by Huerta delivered lec- turc n'thc BelascO thea,cr here last night on the conditions in Mexico.
 The theatcr was packed to it's ut omst capacity as it was expected that Wilson would disclose some inside facts in regard to the workings of the diplomatic end "f the Mexican troubles as well as the real history of the plot against the life of the Ma deros. There were many senators and members of congress in the audience but officials of the administration were not in evidence.
 C.Iirary to expectations therc were no sensat onal charges preferred against the administration by the ex- ambassador other than general crit icism of the policy so far persued which Wilson sneeringly referred to as q mother hubbard diplomacy and and the policy of a lot of old maids.
 Wilson said that from the incep. ton of the Mexican trouble which originated with the success of the Madero revolution and the expulsion of President Diaz that the Americ 1T diplomatic officers had never known from one day to another what the
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Special Nugget Service

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24.-AIre. Vera Scott, who was formerly Vera Prosser, and who was tried some time ago for the killing of her husband on a train in Montana, confessed today that she had killed Marshall Field ii her apartments while trying to worN the old time badger game on the mil lionaire.
 It has been supposed that Field was shot accidentally until the arrest ol the Scott woman on another chars'' and her confession of the murder 1f the millionaire.
 After being freed from the charge of killing her husband, Reese T. Pros ser, the woman. who is of the beauti full blonde type and strangely fascin- ating took up with Il sporting man named Delgarde. In her confession she says that it was this man wh" planned the duping of the Chicag money king
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YOUNG FIELD WAS SHOT
 IN OLD BADGER CAME

Travelling as Mrs. Delgarde, Mrs Scott made the acquaintance of Field and he was attracted by her beauty and charming personality.
 The young man lavished presen s of jewclry and other valuable things upon the woman and became infatuat ed with her
 Finally when the affair had pro aressed to the proper stage DelEardc was sent for by the woman and was told when it would be the proper time to enter her apartments and find Field in a compromising position.
 The plan worked to perfection an l the womans' accomplict arrived on the scene in the role of the injured hus- band. After d sham show of anger Dclgarde proposed that the matter could be hushed up if Field would sign Il check for large amount and re . main where he was until the check had been presented to the bank and payment received.
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BIG BATTLE In PROGRESS
 SOUTH OF JAuREz

mud some miles behind their present position
 AS his line of retreat to Juare2 can not be cut Villa will bring forwaI all available troops and It Is expected that when he renews his attack one of tn. decisive battles of the presen campaign in the north will be fought
 This will be one of the fiercest con test that has yet taken place durin thu. present revolution for both com manders realize the importance Uf winning the engagement
 If Nilla loses he will probably he forced to abandon Iuhrrz which ia important Us a port of entry and as the largest town at present in the hands of the rebels and if he wins and puts the federal force to com plr,c rout his way to the south will b,. open This will give him Juarez as base and he will he in a post ton to continue on towards his oh- i"ctiv" which is Mexico City.
 The federal commanders realize the importance of checking the rebel ad- vance and every effort will be made to hold their position.
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FLEET NOT COMING
 TO SEATTLE P0TlATCH

tleship fleet to proceed to Seattle for the Potlatch celebration after it has passed through the canal illicited tho information that there were no defi- mite plans of any kind for the move ment of the fleet and that at present none would be made farther than keeping all of the ships prepared for instant service. While the secretary had been forced to cancel the ar engagements for sending the ships to the west coast this was only tcntatv" and if foreign conditions were such that it would be considered wise to allow the fleet to go to Seattle il might yet he ordered there in the spring.
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Special Nugget Service.

WASIIlNGTON. Nov. 24 Th-r, has been such a storm of criticism of the administration on account nf the report that il was at the request of the American government that tn. English men of war were withdrawn from Vera Cruz and the only sur. protection that foreigners could c"un, on taken away from that port that Secretary of State Bryan today issu- ed t strong denial of the reports that E, had anything to ,lu with the rec:t of the British cruiser squadron.
 It is thought n official circles her. that the ships were ordered ava, from Vera Cruz as an act of inter natnnal courtesy on the part "f Eng land when her admiral reported that there was a strong American naval ."'ce there amply able to protect o'. foreign interests.
 should the English ships remain ai th" port and land marines for the pro- tcotion of British subjects it would be- conclusive evidence that Enslan doubted the sincerity of the United states government in it's statement ; U at it would afford ample protccti II tu all foreigners.
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THE NUGGET
 BASE BALL CUPS

The set of silver cups which F.. C Divine and George Maynard. proprie tors of the NTGGET have put up as d trophy for the indoor ba aseball leagil' are now on exhibition in the window of the NUGGET office.
 There is one large cup for the cap tain of the successful team and q smal one for each of the nine players and three substitutes.
 The presenting of these trophies ii the interest of good sport will lcn' enthusiasm to the season of indoor baseball and each player in the league has his eve on the prize.
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This was done and the woman wa' left to guard the millionaire while her companion went after the money
 When they were alone Field decide that he would not stand for tn. swindle and he attempted to leav, the apartment A struggle cnsucd i' winch Field was shot by the woman.
 Becoming badly frightened at what she had done Mrs. Scott hid the re- \"lvcr, took what money her victip had in his pockets and fled from th' place.
 Sh" warned the man Delearde am, they fled in opposite directions
 The police have not yet located th' man hut have track of him and a~ the woman's confession made aft t.i being taken into custody is full and complete they will both probably h. convicted.
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GOMPERS REELECTED.
Special Nugget Service.

SEATTLE. Nov. 2+.--President Sam Gompcrs was today e-elected to head the American Federation of Labor. MT Gompcrs election was by acclama ton John F. White and Frank Duff fy were elected seventh and eight T vice. presidents reSpccttively All other old officers of the Federation were retired ..
 A resolution favorinE the construc tion of government railroads in Alas ka was referred to the executive coun cil