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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-03

william II. Lothrop. assistant manager,
shot himself dead in the ONCE Of the
Boston Theatre last night.
Martin Beck has sailed for four weeks
in Europe In seroh OF new vaudeville
stars for the KedSh and Orpheum cir.
cults.
Among the chorus men at the Lambs
0ambol Friday night will DO Otto 0or.ts,
Andrea dc Segurola, De Wolf Hopper,
Edwin Stevens and George MacFar-
Lana.
stop Thief closes down tonight ana
wili rcstart nrst week In August. Sew
eral members OF the company are play
ing In London during the summer.
The Conspiracy" ends tonight and
may 90 10 ChcaSo nert season.
Otis skinner. VINO b in hospital at In
dianapOhs after an operation for the
removal OF an ahscass back Of tho car,
! 10 improving. but the doctors say II will
be four or five days yet before he Is
| out Of danger.
Rozlka Dolly and Martin Brown Will
be at the Victoria the week OF May l2.
John p. Hogan Of Hogan q Hughes,
one OF the last Of the old school of min
strels. Is dead In his sixty-eighth year
at mis- nome. NJ. 5s West Sixty-sixth
street.
The Lleblers are sulng Robert Lorraine
for the return OF 2.li750 paid him -
his share OF the profits on the run Of
Man and Superman" They say there
was no profit left N the end.
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THEATRE NOTES.

Anna Held Is coming back in ssptem.
Der TO tour In vaudeville under John
Cort.
"Oh! Oh Deiphine" closes tonight At
the New Amsterdam with . record OF
eS performances.
Lee shubert sailed to-day on tho
Olympic for five or six weeks in Europe
hunting for new attractions.
Henry w. Savage has obtained Lehar
and Icons new opera. ''Das Fursten-
kind" and will present II under the
name OF The King Of the Mountsins."
While the house was nlling and onS
Q moment after Joking with friends.
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900 JANIT0RS SET FREE.
Not the Right Day t0 Arrest Thsm
says MAglstpate.

Three hundred janitors Of apartment
ana tenement houses In Harlem were
before Magistrate corrigan In the
Harlem Police Court this morning, sum
monsed for not providing their ash cans
With covers. The Magistrate was angry
AZ no surveyed the group.
who 10 responsible for the appear
anco Of these men?" he asked.
why. the Merchants Association
replied Policeman rafferty,
mot Mt ALL" returned Ills Honor.
ITS the Police Department. The police
should have more sense than TO bring
these men here on Saturday, their day
of rest and religious observance.
don't want anything like this 10 occur
again In this court"
He discharged every enc.
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xNows EVERY NATIONAL
eATrER's WEAKNESS.

uEINIE PETIT who was In the game
men Matty was kid. says Matty never
had an equal He may not be as fast now
an he was atone time, but he knows
h.an more about his opponents than he
formerly did. There Is not a batter In
Tho National League that Matty docs not
know, he knows his weakness and uses
his brains on every occasion.
UMPIRE NAL EAsON-Mathewson
/. the creates. pitcher this or any other
league ever possessed. I have seen
some pretty nifty pitching in my time
but I never met a pitcher who could
handle a bail like the New York twirler
does. / have pitched against him and
umpired before him and can truthfully
say ne 10 In class by himself now and
In fact ever since he started. His IL
years has II anything improved him for
no Is doing Just as good twirling now an
he ever did. Any pitcher who can win
games like Matty did the other day In
Brooklyn 10 a wonder.
WILLIAM BRENNAN. Eason's UNI
pire partner. remarks that Mathewson
would have been a success In any sus-
ness he had started IN. Why. he . .
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-03
MATHIS ASSORTMENT
OF CURVES IS
BETTER THAN SPEED.
Zimmerman.

SS1 DO not know anything about
what Mathewson was ten
= years ago. but do know that
he IL Inc best pitcher In the League
at the present time. and has been
since I came In several years ago."
said Heine Zimmerman. Ills won
derful control makes II easy for him
to fool the batters for he can stick
the ball Just where he wants to and
when he wants to. lie uses his head
more than the ordinary run Of pitch
ers. and knows exactly what a bat
ter can hit and what no cannot hit. I
always like 10 face him because I
know that can feel safe and take
chances on swinging on the ball. He
still has . lot Of speed. but does not
have to use II often because no has
such . Grand assortment Of curves"
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WHEN MArTY CONVINCED VET
FRAN JAMEe M'ALEER.

be sung at the Old First Presbyterian
Church tomorrow by an augmented
choir. under the direction OF DR.. VIII.
lam c. Carl. and Margaret Harrison,
Elizabeth Canfield. Charles w. Harrison
and J. William F!lson as soloists.
Columbia University announces a con-
cert OF original compositions by stu
dents Of the Department Of Music at
the Horace Mann Auditorium on Wed.
nesday at 40 =. NJ. The public In In.
vited.
Prof. Samuel A. Baldwin will give free
organ recitals at the City College on to-
morrow and Wednesday afternoons at
1 o'clock,
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'Matty" Pitching Marvel, Say AU Batting Opponents,
And Good To- Day When He Started - Years Ago
Matty's OuUn Story Is Pitching Lesson
By Christv Mathesrs0n.

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to
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here nd bes I ADV tn va
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-03
GREASE MAKES 4 eve elJm


Naasi WeeAaWhsa 0ssesaU0A
TAsifat trying sxs31lag e - -.
bttt's soeo wosels - 0anA1A 1aop
Weshawksn. burned cory <oAnN
Il % . four-storv STRUCTURE - ~
VIDE end 10 test long a. ~
saturated with UrsasA 01oloyoao, -
fhs factory ran from thsir homes 0aaR
10Y. manned the nrs oghtinS system -
the plant and Kept the are from sDseal.
Ing out Of the building until tho toWO
nremen arrived ana made L esrtnln ~
the rest OF the tbuildinsD weulo ~ -
destroyed. The fsrs burned, an Aay, ut
was we'll under controe Tue - =
estimated at Q00,0oo
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MARVEL, SAYS CLARKE
OF MATTY, AND STAR
FOR THIRTEEN YEARS.
Special 10 The Evening World,
Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.

May g.
N think Of Matty AS a pitcher?
~'A After pause he replied:
We'll. that Is q pretty hard matter
to say. l always considered him TO
be . marvel. Why. look upon the
big fellow as the greatest pitcher we
have ever had. and, although have
not batted against many OF the
American League pitchers I have no
fear In saying that the Giant twirler
10 better than any Of them. Some
pitchers come into the league and for
. couple Of years. set the world afire,
but they depart to the bushes. Not
70 with Matty. for ever since he
started In 1900 he has been star"
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only hope that viii DO able to 80 along
and pitch a. he has for a. many years.
RARELY PITCHES TWO eALls
ALIKE, SAYS koNETcHY.

MANAGER HUGGINS Of the st.
Louis team-With his wonderful con-
troll Matty does not have to use speed.
The reason Mathewson Ia pitching such
wonderful ball to-day Is because no
knows every minute what no Is going
to do with the ball. I never saw any
pitcher who could put the ball where
he wanted 1t like the big fellow.
ED KONETCHY. st. Louis first base
man-why. never could nit MIN
and expect to 80 along the same way.
He Is the most remarkable pitcher I
ever batted against. Many times nave
I had three balls in my favor. but he
would shoot the next three over and l
stood nat.footed waiting for walk.
Some players have told me they cou'a
hit him, but I can't and that Is al
have to say. Matty Is as good to-day
a. he was ten years ago and ranks with
the hest in the game. His effectiveness
/. due TO his great control and reserve
mower. Matty never pitches hard TO a
batter unless he Is in a hole ana theh
Won can bank on It that you VIII never
ceA two balls alike. and they all nave
a lot of stun on them too
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Has Reached Stage Where
Ability to Control the
Ball Does More to Battle
Batsmen Than Binding
Speed Of Old Days.
Mattv Has Great Record
Nof .66l for II Years
IN the National League.

The following table gives
Mathewson's pitching averages for
fourteen years. his entire big league
career. from the time he Joined the
New York Nationals in 1900 to the
present day. In that long stretch
Of time, in which many star
twirlers have dropped into oblivion
that started with him. Matty has
won . grand total of 314 games
md lost las,
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NINE. bERNHAROT
TOPRESENT PLAY
HER SON WROTE
"Her First Divorce" and
Lambs Cambol Events of
Coming Week.
<xY TER FIRST DIVORCE" a com.

AT r Err FIRST DIVORCE" q com.
edy by c. W. Reli, will b
offered At the Comedy Theatre
ON Monday night Tho story concerns
itself with the attempts OF q woman
lawyer to procure q divorce for q friend
following . sort OF scelsy dinner given
by the husband during his wife's alb
sence. A cast headed by Laura
Hopo Crews will also include Julian
l. Estranse. Allan Pollock. RUN Holt
Boucicauit. Adora Andrews. Harold Rus
sell. Crosby Httis and Harry Lillford.
Afternoon and evening performances
Of the picture mASQus "Hiawatha," with
II. q. Pigott ~ reader. wtll b Gtven at
the Berkeley Theatre for two weeks.
'PlnAfore' will be- revived by the OIL
belt q Sullivan Opera Company at the
Casino for the coming week.
The Lambs Annual Ladies' 0Ambol
takes place at the Metropolitan opera
House on friday afternoon. Among the
features will DO Montgomery and stone.
. piayist called what VIII the End
BeT Chinese play entitled The Green
Beetle" q comedy known a. Tho
Naked Man." . grand comic opera" by
Victor Herbert and George v. Hobart.
Richard Outcault In . monologus. a
confidential conversation by WhlS y.
Sweatnam and. "A Wolf In the fOld." .
Lambs Club skit introducing many not
able actors. authors and managers.
There will also be play by Clay n.
Greene called Even In the Wilderness"
Julian Eltinge brings The Fascinating
Widow to the Grand Opera House.
Tho Governors Lady" comes to tho
West End Theatre.
Sherlock Holmes" win be revived at
the Harlem Opera House.
| oct Rich Quick wallinGford" will he
presented by the stock company at the
Academy Of Music.
At the Prospect Theatre MADAME X"
will be the offering.
Tho Crackerjacks" will be at the
Columbia.
The Ginger Giris'' come to the Muir
ray Hin Theatre. Az
The Smart Set" will DO sesn at HUI
tig q ssamon's.
Tn. o,ympio Theatre will have "Ths
Merry Whirl''
A. Miner. rhsstr. in the Bronx will
no THE Merry Maidens.'
IN VAUDEVILLE "ooseo'
Nine. Sarah Bernhard. with her COM
pany oftwsnty-1vc. begins two weeks
engagement at the Palace Theatre on
Monday afternoon. For the mrs: week
the following arrangement OF plays mas
been made: Monday afternoon ana might.
"A Christmas Night Under the Terror
a one.sct play. written by Nine. Bern
hardts son, Maurice. ana Henri Gam
In which tho great actress mas the ro'e
Of former circus girl who becomes a
vivandiere In tho Revolutionary Army;
Tuesday. tho fourth act OF "Lucretia
BorSia;" Wednesday and Thursday. "A
Christmas Night Under the Terror
Friday and saturday. the hfth act oil
"Camille:" Sunday. the third act OF
Theodore" The vaudeville portion Of
the bill will include Joe WEIGH. Hebrew
comedian; Mile. TreEoleska. called THE
Roumanian Nightingale" seldom's
Poems In MARBLE ana other features.
At Hammerstein's will be Valcska
Suratt in . musical fantasy called
BLACK Crepe and Diamonds" Elisabeth
Murray in songs. John r. Conroy and
his Diving Models, w. c. Fields, comic
jugEler; Bert Fitsgibbons and Others.
Tho Colonial will have Joss Collin,
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Of last fall he was not At his best.
and must admit that I had some do,,b.
about his being the greatest. That
doubt disappeared when saw him
work against the Red Sox. In the last
game ! sat there and took my hat OIL.
His work was not only a revelation. but
felt that I was at last seeing what
had always longed to see-the ideal
pitcher. knew the failings Of our
batters and every time pulled for him
not 10 pitch . certain kind Of q ball that
was exactly tho one no pitched. His
control was perfect and his brain work
was uncanny. doubt II baseball ever
sees another pitcher like Mathewson.
He ought to last six or seven years
longer.
"Aog HELPs RATHER THAN
HURTS MATTv."-oooiN.
MANAGER DOOM Of the Philliss-
No man who has shown the remark
able pitching skill Of Christy Mathew.
aon. year after year. can do 10 unless
no takes the best care Of himself both
during and after the playing season.
Besides. Nathewson 10 . student Of the
game. He y always studying the
strong and weak points OF tho various
batsmsn. He knows what they can hit
and what they cannot hit-and he feeds
them what they cannot set their bats
against.
Then, too. Mathswson has wonder.
full control; no pitcher. In fact. has bet
ter. He knows Just where he wants
every bail to 80. and he usually get,
II just where no desires Each yea,
Mathewson's experience aids him more
and age instead Of hurting him has
been a help. He IL one Of the pitcher,
who depends as much on his head al
he does on his arm.
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last Tina think Mathewson viii b
one Of the worlds greatest pitchers for
many years to come. I have seen lots
Of pitching, but never saw. or expect
to see again. anything like the work Of
Aathewson In the last game at Boston
that We won. No pitcher can ever hope
to set any nearer perfection. He had
much more stun on the ball In 1917 than
no did In 1909. and In a week no had
discovered the weaknesses of our bat
tiers that other pitchers had not noticed
after working against them for several
years. Matty has a wonderful brain,
and his arm Is Just As good a. his
head"
WHEN MATTY CONVINCED VET
ERAN JAMES MAILER.
JAMES MAILER. former star and
now President OF Red Sox-I never
had q chance OF facing Mathswson
as q batter. but had heard Of
his work for years In the few games
I saw him prior to the worlds series
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;REATEeT PITCHER DAHlEN
-- EVER SAW IN ACTION.

BILL DAHLEN. Manager Of the
brooklyn Club-I look upon Mathew
son to-day as just as good a pitcher
n, he was years ago. In former years
hs worked harder while he was In the
hox, but he knows more now and. Of
course works much easier. After
watching him pitch that thirteen
inning game for the Giants against
my club a few days ago cannot help
but say what have always said about
MN, and that Is that he Is without any
question of doubt the greatest base
ball pitcher that ! have ever seen In
action.
NAP RUcKER HANDS PALM TO
r, Hle RIVAL, MATTv.
NAP RUCKER, star twirler OF the
Brooklyn Club-When you hear people
cay and read In the papers about
Mathewson being the greatest pitch
or in the country, that Is absolutely
the truth. and. furthermore. 1t Ii not
exasserating things bit Matty is GER
talniy . wonderful twirler. and ! am
sure that he will be Just a. good In
years q come ~ he IL at the prssen:
unA I wish him every sasesss. and ]
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-03

INV nave y man opponents
write Of his greatness Is q
tribute that IL seldom paid
. man. Christy Mathewson Is en-
titled to . feeling Of pride that he
should carry to his grave.
The work Of this great pitcher
this spring has attracted so much
attention that The Evening World
sent kilograms to all the leading
batters who have faced him asking
their opinions 20 to his ability and
their reasons for such. To . man
they award him the honor Of being
tAs king Of all pitchers and their
explanation Is: IAN unparalleled
combination Of brain and physical
ability"
In addition to the opinions Of Matty's
proves from famous batters and play
en- Of both leagues. scattered over the
accompanying layout. are the follow
ing. al . gladly given testimonial to
Mathswson. who despite his thirteen
ysars Of continuous service in the Ma
tional League ID regarded as the star
Of the game in his pitching speciality:
MIXTURE OF CURVES FOOLS
EVERYBODY, SAYS pAUeERr.
JAKE DAUBERT. captain Of the
Drookiyn Ciub-Christy Mathewson's
vonderful pitching % far this sea-
con has not been any surprise t. M.
Tar havs always regarded him az the
gveatest pitcher that ever stepped into
Q box. AMI after watching liT Pitch
thirteen innings against ,l- team Al
Ebbsts Field on Wednes lsy feel con-
WINGED that "Matty" Is still good for
years to come. During tho four years
that I have been playing with the
Dodgers havo had many oc-
caslons to bat against Mathewson, and
can truthfully say that I think he ia
Just AZ effective to-day as he was the
nrst time that I faced him. He has
everything that makes q successful
twirler. He 10 cool headed. whether In
pinches or not: has wonderful control.
speed and curves and he mikes his
curves up so we'll that he can fool the
star hltters as we'll as the lesser ones.
Matty Is not only q wonderful pitcher.
but he also uses excellent judgment
while at the bat. He fooled ME badly
during last Wednesdays game. fig
ured that It was up to him to sacrifice
and as I came running In. thinking I
would grab his hunt. he smashed the
ball over my head into right field for
base which scored a runner.
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BY Bohemian BuJGeY.

"O have . mans opponents
write Of his greatness Is q
- tribute that n seldom paid
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Msndslssohn's oratorio. "Elijah." will
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OS Nassau Street.
766 broadway, corner nth street.
853 Broadway. cor. iath st. Union SOL
1919 BrOnsi " ray. corner 36th street.
I405 broadway CTimss SQuars).
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llS2 Third Avenue.
SS0S Third Avenue. co!nSr isOsn nsrsss'
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o13 Eikhth Avenue.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-17
FLEETEST INTERIOR CRAFT
 ON UPPER YUKON RIVER

DAWSON, May 31.-In addition to operating steamers between Dawson and Whitehorse to connect with their big lower river packets the Northern Navigation Company has decided to put boats on the run directly between Fairbanks and Whitehorse. Accord ing to late adyices received at Daw. son the Panama river steamer Panama, probably the feetest steamer on the Yukon waterway, has been switched to the Fairbanks. .Whitehorse run, and will be operated in direct competition with the White Pass craft.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-17
WORK ON TEST PITS
 TO BEGIN AT ONCE

Work on digging the four test pits on the government property between Fourth and Fifth streets and. Main and Franklin streets will begin at once. The contract to do the work was let this morning to H. P. Growth CT. The test pits are being made that the architect might know what condi- tions will have to met in planning for the foundation for the government building that has been authorized.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-17
NOME TO GIVE
 BUILDING SITE

Mayor George A. Jones, of Nome, to whom was referred Gov. J. F. A. Strong's recent telegram relative to a site at that place for the proposed in- sane detention hospital, wired the Gov ernor's office on the l4th instant that the town of Nome will gladly donate a suitable site for the purpose. Gov. Strong has informed the Secretary of the Interior by wire that both Nome and Fairbanks will donate sites, and is awaiting instructions from the Sec retary as to details of the proposed transfers of title.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-17
BIG GAME HUNTER
 RETURNS TO CHASE

James Morris, the English big game hunter who came into port Sunday with the Santa Rita, which he has under charter, after having spent near ly a month hunting for bear, returned to the chase last night. MT. Morris, accompanied by his wife, is enjoying the time he is spending among Alaska islands immensely. They had secured only one bear, however, though they had seen many. The weather was so wet for considerable portion of the time that it interfered with their sport but not with the beauties of boating.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-17

Gov. J. F. A. Strong today appoint ed Walstein G. Smith. of Katalla, Alaska, to the position of Territorial Treasurer under the act of the first session of the Alaska Legislature, ap. proved April 30, 1913, for the term be- ginning July 29, 1913 and ending Jan uary l, 1915.
 Mir. Smith is a native of Columbus, Ohio. Since 1907 he has been cashier of the First Bank of Katalla. Prior to that time he was, for number of years, engaged in the banking busi- ness at Bellingham and Anacortes, Washington. He is first'class ac' countant and by his long experience in the banking business is thoroughly equipped for the duties of the posi-
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-17
WHITEHORSE WOMEN
 FIGHT FOR CHILD

Little Mildred Drewett, the two and a half year old daughter of William and Mamie Dreweet, divorced, is the the subject matter of a savage legal battle that is pending before Judge R. w. Jeunigs in the United States District Court today The fight in wolves the legal parentage of the child Mrs. Orion King. of White horse. who has been the legal custo- dian of the child since Judge Thomas R. Lyons gave the Drewett'S a divorce some time ago. is seeking to adopt it, and the child's mother, who also lives in Whitehorse. is opposing her appli- cation. While the mother does not ask for the physical possession of the child, she does not want it to be- come legally the child of it's pres eut custodian.
 Mrs. King has alleged that Mrs. Drewett, owning to moral infrmities, is not a proper person to have the child. and she is presenting evidence attacking the woman's character. The latter has made counter charges, al leging that Mrs. King is not proper person to become the legal parent of her child. and she, likewise is submit ting evidence in substantiation of the charge.
 Each side to the contest has filed numerous afidavits setting out the evidence on which its contention is based in circumstantial detail.
 Mrs. Drewett asks that Mildred be placed by the court in a Catholic home. and ayers that she is making an honorable living and is able to provide it with support.
 William Drewett, who secured di' vorce from his wife at Juneau some time ago. at which time the child was given into the possession of Mrs. King does not appear in the case.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-17
NEW GOOD OFFERING
 AT THE ORPHEUM
-O-O-

Last night witnessed the final ex- hibition of the great championship baseball series at the Orpheum and tonight an entire change will be put on. "The Adopted Child" is a two- reel drama and said to be very good. Another drama is entitled "A String of Beads" The program finishes with ripping Edison comedy-"The Angel and the Stranded Troupe"
 An added attraction at the Orpheum show tonight and tomorrow night with out any added cost will be the presen- tation of a speciality act by Ralph Saunders, the great Italian, Chinese, impersonator in monologue.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-06-17
JUDGE NETERER
 AFTER PLUM

WASHINGTON, June IT, - Judge Jeremiah Neterer, of Bellingham, is at Washington for the purpose of con- sulting with Attorney General James c. McReynolds with reference to the position of United States District Judge for the district of Western Washington Judge Neterer is can ddate for the appointment Other candidates are former Mayor William Hickman Moore and Judge J. T. Ron. aid, of Seattle, and Supreme Court Justice Overton G. Ellis, of Tacoma.