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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-15
HUGH F'[ i R26 I9 {El}jtP FE5EIEI6{ FIGHT,

worse conditions at Birmingham and
other points. was flooded out Of its
" grounds. and forced to seek dry
land anywhere to finish. 1t will start
on a miserable field. covered with the
mud and slime of the flood if the
water subsidies in time for the grounds
to dry out at all. The conditions hurt
Cincinnati terribly. 1t is a team that
ought to have had the start to do its
best.
The eastern teams-with the excep-
tons of those that trained in the west
have all the advantage. as all the
western teams. excepting the White
SoX. were damaged by flood condi-
tons. The Cubs. after working into
condition at Tampa, practically closed
their training season when they left
Florida. and have gone back in con-
dition since then. =.
1t seems to me that the Athletics.
Washington and the White Sox are in
the best condition of the American
league teams, and that Philadelphia
has whatever advantage accrued from
training in the National. We must
expect rather bad baseball for a
month at least, and bad pitching for
six weeks. This is good in the sense
that the teams with weaker pitching
STATS will have a chance to win
games they would lost later in the
year.
The St. Louis Browns ought to do
we'll at h tart. as their pitchers
seem in fine condition. to Judge from
their showing against the Cardinals in
the preseason series.
In doping the probable finish Of the
teams l have taken the players in
each position in each team, studied
them as individuals, as base runners.
tables showing the players in each
position and studied them in COMPARE
son with the players in the same po-
sition in the rival teams. This year
l took seven pitchers for each club
and studied them. calculating how
many games each ought to pitch and
what proportion of those games he
ought to win. considering the clubs
each is likely to work against. and the
defensive strength of his own club. I
have figured carefully what proper.
ton of games each catcher should
work and calculated his value to the
team on that basis.
Having figured each mans value to
his own team, and his value as COM
pared with that Of the rival players
Of the same position. 1 figured the VAL
Tie Of the positions themselves as to
defensive work.
Having reached the value, defen-
sive and offensive, of each man, 1 fig
ured the team values, and by c~alculat-
ing the defensive value of a club, its
pitching and offensive strength, I fig
ured the comparative value of teams,
and reduced this value to games won
and lost.
Remember there is always an un-
known quantity in baseball-luck. No
one can figure on that. Luck in q
single game has been calculated at
anything from IL to Z per cent. In a
series the luck of the games run
about 60 per GER against 40 per cent
in favor of the better team. The
erect Of luck upon a team Is a differ
r~n.t,.m.l - 49, -
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-15
Dodgers Best Giants.

Philadelphia, April 14.-Philadel.
phia- Boston game postponed on ac-
count Of wet grounds.
Cincinnati, April 14.-Cincinnati.
st. Louis air postponed on account
of wet grounds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAMES YESTERDAY.
Browns Best White Sox.
r. H. E.
chicago S 2
81. Louis ........ 6
White. Benz and Schalks; Weilman
and Agnew.
r. H. E.
Boston 2 9 0
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-15

Lincoln Beachy. aviator, is both
wise and lucky. He has accumulated
a ftltune. and also retired from the
flying game.
There will be no booze in thu White
House during Wilson'S sotour:1, bar
ring that carried in pocket TASKS Of
visiting statesmen.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-15

Cincinnati practically has no train.
ing at all worth mentioning. The team
hit rain and bad conditions at Mobile,
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Sports-Baseball, the Ring, the Mat, Golf, Tennis and Track-Sports
Wood and Nunamaker: Caldwell
and Sweeney.
By warren

Game Postponed.
The Washington Philadelphia gams
was postponed; wet grounds.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-15

Cy Seymour is back again in the big
show. That il, he's with S%tallings'
Braves!
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-15

1t seems to me that the White sox,
Detroit, and the New York Highland
ers had all the better of the spring
training advantages. Cincinnati, Bos-
tor (both teams), and Brooklyn suf-
fered worst from weather conditions.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-15

Why not an upside down worlds
series In the fall?4 Both. st. Louis
clubs could begin preparations now!
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
CRITICISM MADE
OF us. SENATORS
REPRESENTATIVE CLYDE TAVEN
NER OF ILLINOIS SAYS IN
TEREsTs CONTROL. -.

Washington, May 16.-Criticism OF
the United States senate was INDUCED
in by Representative Clyde H. Taven
ner of Illinois in statement advo
eating Senator Kern's resolution for
an investigation Of the West Virginia
coal miners strike situation. s.
"The senate is having hard time,
he said, trying to prevent the passage
of the Kern resolution. Some OF the
senators who dance when the special
interests pull the strings are giving a
surprising exhibition .of political agility
in the opposition to 1t.
cites Stories Of Horrors.
Senator Goff of West Virginia.
taken from the federal bench by a
republican legislature to sit In the
senate, has delivered speech upon 1t,
every word Of which is a legal quib'
BILE. It was just the sort of speech
and the sort Of legal logic that Is
creating among the people mighty
wrath against courts and lawyers.
For years tales Of horrors have
drifted out Of the West Virginia coal
fields, stories of peonage, of outraged
women, of murdered men, terrorism,
suppression of news and free speech,
and a population held in bondage by
the coal barons. West Virginia coal
mining wages are less than in any
|other eastern mining district"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
THREATS MADE
BY STRIKERS To-
DESTROY POWER
Industrial Workers of the
World Plan to Tie up the
Public Utilities of Pater-
son, N. j. ...

Paterson, N. j., May 16.-AlI power
plants in the city are under guard to-
day in view of threats of general
strike made by speakers yesterday at
the great meeting Of striking silk mill
workers called to protest against the
conviction OF Patrick Quinlan, Indus
trial Workers of the World leader
found guilty of melting riot. His fel
low leaders, among them big Bill
Haywood, are yet to be tried on
similar charge. The maximum penalty
Is seven years in prison.
Ten thousand strikers and sympa-
thizers attended the protest meeting,
cheering madly when Adolph Lessig,
one Of those indicted, advised them to
"tie up every garage and street car
line in the city and put out all the
lights for couple of nights"
Quinlan spoke of his conviction and
predicted. that Haywood, Lessig, Carlo
Treska and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
would also be ''railroaded by perjuring
police" He advised boycott of all
merchants who advertised In news
papers which did not favor the Indus.
trial Works Of the World.
Haywood spoke of the possibility Of
his conviction and added that there
were others ready to- take his place
# he went to prison. 49,.
"Ettor will take my place" he
shouted. "Giovannitti will take Tres.
ka's, Matilda Rabinovitz will take Miss
Flynn's and others will come to take
the place of Quinlan and Lessig, We
are out for the eight hour work day
and we are going to get 1t and no court
in New Jersey can declare our law un.
constitutional. Yes, Itell you. we are
going to get eight hours this year and
next year we will strike and demand
six hours as work day and we will
get 1t, too"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
PEPPER MAKES .
NEW RECORD IN
NUMBER BILLS
Congressman From Second
District Introduces IA
Measures in the House in
One Day.
IBY e. H. HANsON.l

! Washington, D. c., May 16.-Repre
sentative Pepper OF the second district
this week broke all records for Iowans
when he introduced seventy-four bills
into the house Of representatives in
one day.
True the majority of these measures
are private pension bills, but in the list
there were several important public
ones. The pension bills include those
he put In last congress and failed to
ones.
Chief of interest to Iowans in the lat.
ter list Is one granting thirty working
days leave Of absence in each year
without forfeiture of pay to employees
at arsenals, gun factories. proving
grounds, supply stations and navy
yards. There is no reason why it
should not be passed for in nearly
every branch of the government serv-
ice leave on pay is granted each year.
It ranges from fifteen days in some de-
partments to two months in other, very
few of the latter now, though.
Mr. Pepper reintroduced his bill to
direct the attorney general to reopen
the suit dissolving the powder trust,
which resulted in a dissolution decree,
but decree really favorable to the e.
I. Du Pont de Nemours concern of
Delaware, the powder trust
Likewise he is making another &C.
fort to get the governments consent
for the construction Of dam across
the Mississippi river, for power pur-
poses, between Davenport and Rock
Island. The Great Northern Develop
ment Co. is still ready to carry on the
project, with congressional sanction.
Besides the leave of absence bill,
Mr.. Pepper has one other affecting
government employees and one affect
ing employees Of large manufacturing
concerns in general.
Senator Kenyon has about reached
the conclusion that free cattle will
benefit Iowa farmers more than the
raising of the duty on meats and he
will attempt to have the duty on cat
tie reduced 50 that it will be the same
as meats, which are now on the free
list
The chief fight which Senator Ken.
yon will make during the discussion of
the tariff bill In the senate will be to
reduce the income tax limit to $2,5C0,
putting a tax of one-half Of one per
cent on the excess over $4,000 between
that sum and $4,000. This would
really amount to very little to the tax
payer, but great deal to the govern
ment, s... - -@...
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
DEMOCRATS DRAW UP
CAMPAIGN PLANS

Washington, D. c.. May 16.-Plans
for drawing the political battle lines of
1914 and 1915 were talked over today
at the conference of the executive
committee of the national democratic
committee.
The committee which met at it's
permanent offices is composed OF Com
mitteemen Palmer of Pennsylvania,
Clark Howell Of Georgia, Cato Sells of
Texas, Homer Cummings Of Connecti-
cut and Fred Lynch Of Minnesota.
Concentration, anticipation, amalga-
nation, confederation, harmonization'
of methods is the way member Of the
executive committee epitomized the
plans of the conference.
Today marked the opening Of the
permanent Offices of the democratic
national committee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
TROOPS CALLED TO
STAY A LYNCH|NG
SOLDIERS ON DUTY IN TEXAS
CITY WHILE TRIAL OF NEGRO
MURDERER IS ON.

For. Worth, Texas, May 16.-State
troops continue on guard today at the
Tarrant county jail to prevent the
lynching Of Tom Lee, the negro who
yesterday killed Policeman Ogiltree
and wounded three men before he took
refuge in sewer and shot himself.
Last nights rioting resulted in con-
siderable property damage in the
negro section Of the city, practically
every house on East Ninth street oc-
cupied or frequented by negroes. be-
ing wrecked. Big fires fed principally
by liquors and trash were Astarted
early today by small crowds but the
activity of the police and property
owners prevented the flames from
gaining any headway.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
WOMEN RESUME
BOMB PLACING
I. TO FORCE ISSUE
Fruitless Attempt Made to
Destroy Public Library in
the Southwestern Part of
London.

London, May 16.-The militant suf.
fragettes campaign of placing bombs
in public institutions to coerce the
government in granting the parlia.
mentary franchise to women was
carried on in several sections Of Lon.
don and the provinces today.
A workman.like canister of explo-
sives with a clock work attachment
was found in the Rotherhithe public
library in southeast London this morn.
ing 1t was labeled "Votes for Wom-
en-" According to belief in some
quarters it was placed there by a man.
Indeed the police suspect many men
have been engaged by the militants
for this work. -.'
Another machine was found today
in the letter box of the Wandsworth
district postoff1ce in southwest London.
1t consisted of glass tube contain
ing full. A partly burned fuse was
attached to one end. The police be-
lieve the bomb was set there by mill
tants.
Another canister Of explosive with a
partially burned fuse was for today
in tn, Holy Trinity church at Hast
ings, on the south coast where the
militants have bIen most active dur
ing the week. -.....
Government Backs Up.
A defeat has been inflicted on the
government by the wild women" in
the matter of suppression of the mill
tant suffragettes newspaper, 'ie Suf-
tragette. .... ...
Sir Archibald Bodkin, counsel for the
treasury, had announced that the
government would prosecute any one
printing the newspaper in the future.
The labor press, and some of :. the
liberal newspapers which are the
strongest supporters OF the present
cabinet, protested that this was an
|infringment of the liberty of the press.
The former socialist member of parlia-
ment Geo. Landsdura and the socialist
member, James Keir Hardie offered
personally to undertake the publication
of the paper but the suffragettes de-
clined their offer with scorn.
Thereupon the home Office issued a
statement declaring that Mr.. Bodkin's s
pronouncement had been misconstrued
duO LudL LAC VVOllCA OOSIoA eSAu vi"
tical union or any publisher could 1s-
sue the Suffragette so long as 1t did
not contain any Indictments to crime.
r...rt- Paper Less Rabid.
The general tone of the most recent
issue of the newspaper is much milder
than it was before the raid on the
militant suffrage headquarters and
printing Office.
Miss Zelie Emerson, the militant
suffragette of Jackson, Mich, was
operated on today for appendicitis
which is said to have developed owing
to the privations she underwent while
she was carrying out hunger
strike" in Holloway jail. She was
released on April 8. on account Of her
weakened condition and some time
afterward was taken to a private hos
pital in the country to prepare herself
for the operation. She was sentenced
to six weeks imprisonment on Feb.
IA for smashing shop windows.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
Attempts to Prove That
Money Panic 1888 Was
Deliberately Planned

+ + + = + + + + + + + + + Z ~ = =
16Th tariff bill IN the
sensational by SEN
discussed business
Underwood bill becomes law.
reading
ce which the panic of 1898 BANK
of the Sherman silver pur
chase I
New YORK
banks a their circulation and
in a forcing conges1
Senator Norris expr ra. r1rusD slas circular
give IN n Senator
said THE senator knows perhaps pe
where from
Colorado
such absurd the senate based upon COM
municationA apparently unsigned. ..".
Colorado doesn't have to take instructions from
Senator Thomas said
He
q absurd not"
the Of Vermont
position
afirm that received It, Senator
thing the bankers Of Utah
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
TODAY IN CONGRESS

SENATE-Resumed debate on motion
to refer tariff bill to finance commit
tee with instructions for public hear
ings. .='
Kern resolution for Investigation Of
West Virginia coal mine strike de-
bated.
Postoff1ce committee postponed until
Monday public hearings on contro-
versy over Mrs. Longstreet's dis
placement as postmaster at Gaines
vile, Ga. ... s..
Chief Forester Graves testified be.
fore territories committee regarding
Chugach national forest. 2,.
Indian affairs committee agreed to
amendment of Indian appropriation
bill SO as to provide for congression-
al investigation of well-being Of In.
dians and betterment of Indian serv-
ice. .. + .. ...
Senator Norris denounced interna-
tional bankers who furnished money
for Brazilian coffee valorization
scheme. sr. .
up conference report
on sundry civil bill.
Representative Smith of New York,
introduced bill to print record of all
companies in congressional record.
Refused to recede from its stand on
sundry civil bill and sent it back for
further conference.
Adjourned at 1905 p. M, until noon
Thursday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
PEACE DELEGATES
VISIT AT CHICAGO

Chicago, May 16.-,The peace dele
gates touring the country in the in.
terest of the centennial celebration Of
peace among the English speaking
peoples participated in mass meet
ing at the University of Chicago today.
Plans for the 1915 celebration were
discussed. Later they visited the
stock yards and we're entertained at
luncheon at the Press club. After a
banquet tonight the delegates will
leave for Detroit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
BRIEF ITEMS OF
THE DAYS NEWS

NEW YORK-The BARRIERS strike con
tinued into the fifth day today Win
the men who are out busy trying 70
bring the shaving and hair cutting
industry to a standstill. Posing as or
dnary patrons the strikers 1ndlv1du-
ally invaded the hotel shops ano
while submitting to 20 cent shave
they quietly sought to spread their
'cause" Fifteen arrests Of str1kerse
were made yesterday.
WASHINGTON. D. C.-When Secre-
tary Daniels leaves the navy depart
ment tonight he will do so to prepare
for trip from Washington D. G.. to
washington, N. c., the latter being
his birthplace and Sunday being the
51st anniversary of his arrival there
NEW YORK-Three hundred Luther
ans from New England, New York
state and New Jersey who are in con
vention, have voted to urge all state
legislatures to make the 400th ann :
versary of the birth Of Luther a legal
holiday. The date falls on October 81
1917.
CINCINNATI, O.-Reports and ad-
dresses on subjects of interest to Y
M, c. A. workers were on the pro-
gram today for the second days ses-
sion of the international convention
of that association.
WASHINGTON, %. D.-iC.--Charles q
Burns. an assistant foreman In the
weather bureau suspended at the
time Of the dismissal Of Chief Willis
L. Moore. today was reduced IN RANK
and salary by Secretary Houston
who declared Burns guilty of mis-
conduct in the performance Of his
duties" Et .# .
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.-Deputy dis
trict attorney Frank Blair began, to-
day the states argument for the con-
viction Of Lee Rial, on trial on
charge Of embezzling $514o from G..
p. Friesz at the instigation Of the
so-called 'ebunco trust" The case was
expected to reach the jury tomorrow.
BELGRADE, SERVIA.-The semi of
flcial news agency declares that the
report published by the London Ex-
press Of the engagement Of Prince
King Peter of Servia, to Mrs. H.
Pratt, formerly Of New York, is in
correct. Prince Arsene Is with the
Servian troops in the field.
d. C.-Hopewell Fl.
Darneille. former tax assessor in the
District of Columbia and a recogniz-
ed authority on realty values in the
capital met death late last night
through fall in the area Of his home
in Cleveland Park, a suburb. Hearing
the sound Of bis fall his 16-year-old
daughter found him unconscious. Be-
fore medical aid could be summoned
he died Of hemorrhage of the brain.
NEW YORK-The appellate division
of the state supreme court today re-
versed the conviction in the supreme
court Of Charles Hyde, former city
chamberlain and ordered new trial.
Hyde was found guilty Of bribery in
connection with the deposit Of city
funds in the defunct Northern Bank
and Carnegie Trust Co. .-.. .'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
PRESBYTERIANS TO
CONSIDER A MERGER

Atlanta, Ca, May 16.-With the elec-
tion of moderators disposed of dele
gates to the Northern, Southern and
United Presbyterian assemblies, IN
session here today, took up at their
respective meetings annual business of
more routine nature.
There was considerable speculation
among commissioners Of the three as
semblies regarding the stand the newly
elected moderators might take to-
ward the proposal to merge all
branches Of Presbyterianism.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17

Continued on Pasa s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17
SPENDS CENTURY ON FARM.

Uniontown, Pa, May 16.-Louis
Eberhart, aged 81, who died at Mon.
ongahela township, Green county, Pa,
Wednesday, spent his life, according to
relatives on his farm. He was never
on train. street car or steamboat, al
though he lived mile and half from
the Monongahela river and the same
distance from the Monongahela rail-
road.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17

O.-Reports and ad-
dresses on subjects Of interest to Y.
M. c.. A. workers were on the pro-
gram today for the second days ses-
: sion OF the international convention
of that association.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-17

Broke One Minute
and P0SSess0r of
Big Estate the Next
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Chicago, May 16.-Out Of a
Job and with just As cents In
his pocket, James Walters in
quired at the general delivery
window yesterday at the post
Office if there was any mail
for him. To his surprise he
was handed letter which,
upon opening, informed him
that his father had died and left
him an estate worth upwards OF
$4,000. The letter was from
his aunt, Mrs. P. G. Petty OF
Knoxville, Tenn, and was the
first word Walters had received
from relatives since he. ran
away from his home at Nash
Vile thirteen years ago.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-03
RLIMSY CONSTRUCTION
AND TORNADOES

Disaster brings an aftermath of counsel.
Following any calamity, the newspapers
print guide books of how not to do it next
time. The CHASTITY tornadoes at Omaha
and elsewhere, however seem SO far be-
yond human control that there seems little
to do but read, pity, and subscribe to the
relief funds. lrs
Still with 1900 persons homeless al
Omaha, with tornado losses almost yearly,
running up to the destruction Of 10000
buildings In the storm OF February 9, 1884,
this human problem is worth study.
Other things being equal, the worst tor
nado losses take place where the eonstruc-
ton Is the least substantial, though this did
not happen to be the case at Omaha.
The restless haste Of the American people,
their slight valuation of pcrmanency, has
led to veritable card house construction
OF light wood buildings. After seeing the
stone and brick cities of Europe, a typical
American factory town seems to the tour
ist like a ciild's paper camp.
This does not mean that wood construc-
ton Is to be abandoned, Our grandfathers
built wood houses that would stand any
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-04-03
TO THE TEMPTED

You can put your money to work any
where you please, for any sort of master.
But-you must learn to choose the master
who handles your money with as much
care as you choose your own employer.
If you are competent worker in any
established industry you know there is a
standard OF wages. And if an employer
offers you twice that he is either such a
fool as not to know his business or rogue
who does not intend to pay you what he
promised.
Your money has absolutely no more pur-
chasing power than any other money used
in the thousands of industrial operations
OF the world; and if a man asks you to let
him use your money and promises to pay
you more than the easily asceTtained rate
you must conclude that he is either ignor-
ant or knave. in either case your money
is not safe with him.