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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20

Now Manager McGraw is trying Jim
Thorpe, worlds greatest athlete, in the
outfield. Jim has played first base
with Indifferent success, has been
nursed along as a possible pitcher by
Coach Wilbert Robinson, and now
finds himself where he can do the least
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20
HOUR SALE

$50 to $3.50, 81 pounds
granulated sugar for S1.0O.
Southern Sales & Bankrupt
Co., 216 E. Wright St.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20
HARBOR AND
MARINE NEWS
PASSED SAND KEY.

PASSED SAND KEY.
March 1S.-6 p. m, schooner Maud
B. Drum, bound west.
March 19.--7 f. M, steamer Robert
G. Clowry, bound west; IL a. m, steam
er William P. Palmer. bound east: IL
a. m, steamer Chatham, bound west;
2 D. m, steamer Elalba. bound west;
3 D. m. steamer Elbe, bound west.
Arrived.
George r ScanneH, Am sch, Thorn
dixie, Ats, Havana to master.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20

A man with a fishing pole sat on
the river bank near the Atcs1fson wa
terworks intake. How many have
You caught? - someone asked him.
When ] get another I'll have one" he
rcpiied.-Kansas City star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20

Western states can't seem to get to-
gethe- in their opinions on boxing.
Here, just the other day, Montana
passed a bill legalizing twelve-round
boxing contests; while Colorado, next
door in the sisterhood of states, on the
same day killed a bill to permit box
ing contests under the supervision of
state commission. Opinions of pu
gilism apparently are as varied as
ever.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20
CPORT g
AOnap ShotA
BY DAN MecARTY.

possible harm, in right field. They say
he mas had some trouble in sizing up
his new position. But how that red
skin can bat!
The unpleasant experience of the
United States league which last year
tried to compete in a small way with
the American and National leagues,
apparently Is no deterrent to ambitious
baseball promoters. The Federal league
has risen out of the ashes of the de-
funct U. S. circuit, and the promoters
profess to believe that they can make
it co. The big leagues apparently are
not doing any worrying about curtail-
ment of their profits. Taking most in
dications, 1t would appear that the
country has about as much baseball as
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20

Jake Stahl is flle reminiscent bal
player. He's going to stop off with
the champion Boston Red Sox, for two
games early in April with his old MI
nois University team at Urbana, Ill.
He is especially anxious to point out
the old trace in center field into which
he knocked q home run with three
Michigan men on bases in. 1901.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20

Another hoid-out has come into the
fold. Rube Marquard, demon south
paw who won nineteen straight games
for the New York Giants last season,
Is said to have thought better OF his
reiterated determination to stay on
the stage rather than accept the terms
Manager McGraw offered him. He is
expected TO report March 20. He got
lot of perfectly good press agent
stuff out OF it, at any rate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20

A greater runner even than Ted
Meredith, the Mercersburg academy
boy who was the hero of the 1912
Olympic games, is thought to exist in
the person of another Mercersburg boy,
Arthur Robinson, who. did not lose
race last year, running the hundred
yard dash in ten seconds consistently,
the 220-yard dash in 221-5 seconds.
and the quarter mile in fifty seconds.
Veteran trainers say that he IS faster,
than the sensational Meredith at any
distance from so to 440 yards and that
he is the one spripter in the country
who seems to have a chance to break
the old record set by Duffy and Kelley
OF 100 yards in 3-5 seconds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-20
STATIONS.

Use "The Journals Want
Ad. Way"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
FAVOR HOME RULE
FOR CAPITAL CITY
West End Citizens Go on Rec
ord as Advocates of Dis
trict Suffrage.
LIVELY DEBATE BEFORE
VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION
Present Form of Government Is At.
tackled and in Turn Warmly
Defended.

In favor of suffrage and home rule for
the District of Columbia and for con-
sressionai consideration to devise a plan
of government to meet these conditions,
the West End Citizens Association has
gone on record. BY a vote of fifteen to
nine resolutions addressed to Congress
embodying these views. were adopted at
meeting last night in kidder's Hall,
$50 Goth street.
The resolutions as adopted were offered
by DR.. J. D. Robinson as an amendment
to resolutions offered by the law and
order committee against suffrage and in
dOrsing the present form of government.
The latter resolutions were submitted at
the February meeting, and went over for
general discussion, which was had last
night.
Morris Hahn. f. NJ Dulin and J. H.
Randall Webb, the latter member Of
the committee, spoke against change in
the administration plan. For suffrage.
George E. Strobel. Fred W. Krichelt, j.
NJ. Woodward and Hugh NJ. Harvey were
the champions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
QUEER THINGS IN MAIL
OF A CABINET OFFICER
Love Song and Requests for Money
Reach Secretary Hous-
toms Desk.

Melody reached Secretary Houston of
the Department of Agriculture through
his mail today In the guise Of three pieces
OF music. one love song. the others pa
triotic in their appeals. Furthermore,
one of the worlds dreamers had sought
his support in trying to establish a
world center" for the promotion OF
broad humanitarian principles.
A third contribution in the polygot mass
of matter was Formidable sized volume
containing a jumbled mass of alleged
universal genealogical information, col
lected from almost every source under
the sun, astronomy and mythology, signs
and symbols, all having been utilized
One palpably spurious and one evident
ly genuine request for financial aid in
agricultural work and several requests
for autographs also came in the days
grist of mail. The bona-fide request for
aid, which was from western home
steaders wife, was answered, although
OF course. no money could be sent, as
the department has no funds for such
relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
FILES MAINTENANCE SUIT.
Melvin Taylor Is Made Defendant
in Wife's Action.

Alleging that her husband has treated
her cruelty ever since their marriage,
and February IS last, after beating her.
set her trunk on the pavement and
elected her from his home. Mrs. Ger
trude B. Taylor today fled suit TO:
maintenance against Melvin Taylor. The
husband is employed at the government
printing office at $65 per month.
They were married November ), 1906.
and have no children. Mrs. Taylor says
although her husband treated her in a
selfish and cruel manner for a long time.
she submitted to these alleged hardships
in the hope that he would mend his
ways. She several times left him
through fear. but returned on his prom
Use to reform. The wife claims to be
wrecked in health and to be destitute
because of alleged failure of the husband
to contribute to her support since the
last separation. Attorneys Topper &
Gusack appear for the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
MRS. E. S. STANDBY DEAD.
Burial Will Be at Girlhood Home in
Leesburg, Va.

Mrs. Elizabeth Chichester Standby died
at the residence Of her son, William Burr
Harrison. 1922 P street northwest, yes
terday.
Mrs. STANDBY was born in Leesburg.
Va. Her father was Thomas W. Ed
wards. lawyer of recognized ability
Her mothers maiden name was Sarah
Chichester In early life she married
William E. Harrison. a member Of the
Harrison family of Virginia. Four chill
dren were born to them-William Burr
Harrison and Sadie E. Harrison now of
this city, and Mrs. Frederick E. Saunders
and Mrs. William Dade Hempstone of
Leesburg, Va.
Mrs. Standley's first husband died eight
years after their marriage. and in 1852
she married Capt. James S. STANDBY of
Indian Territory, whom she survived
eight years.
She will be buried in Union cemetery, at
Leesburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29

expected under the circumstances, Mr..
Harvey declared that the circumstances
are not good. He desired test of the
ability of citizens of the District of CO.
lumbia to govern themselves, to see if
they could not at least make as good a
record as the existing form of govern
ment.
One great objection to the existing
order of things he found in the distribu-
ton Of offices to outsiders. The President.
under pressure from congressman, might
evade the pressure by delegating selec-
ton to the District of Columbia Commits
sioners, but they would be under the
should have voice in saying who should
govern over them.
The resignation of the secretary, Adam
]. Dickhaut, rendered because he was
removed from the West End, was accept
ed. Luther w. Linkins was elected sec
rotary in his stead.
A resolution was adopted directing the
president, Mr.. Evans. to appeal to the
authorities of the District of Columbia to
oh tain the extension of the permanent
lighting system for Pennsylvania avenue
from the Treasury building to Rock Creek
bridge. Other resolutions were referred
to committees.
J. f. Durham. Lawrence f. Walker,
Edward Block, Capt. Charles Ebert.
Joseph d. Gatti, J. Harold Morgan, Henry
r. Elliott. r. l.. Quigley and B. w. Sum-
my were elected to membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Excellent Summer Hotels in the
Rocky Mountains Of Colorado

Each year Colorado becomes more and
more the summer playground. not only for
our own people but for those who come from
abroad.
One reason is that in addition to the mar
Vicious health giving climate. and the JOY
OF living that one feels in Colorado. the peo-
pie there have been wise in establishing
thoroughly good and comfortable hotels,
boarding houses and ranch houses. where
visitors can live on the fat Of the land and
even in luxury il that Is demanded.
We have books and maps and pamphlets
describing Colorado and telling In detail about
these living places, the prices charged and
the names of the proprietors. In looking
forward 10 your summer trip, will you allow
me TO send you these. and will you also call
on me for further detailed information about
Colorado. for it is my duty and pleasure to
assist In making plans for Colorado outings
No charge. 1t is part OF the Burlington
Route &c. B. Q. n. r. service. Just let
me know that you are interested.
wM. AUSTIN, General Agent Passenger
Depts.. c.. b. & Q. X. r. Co., S36 Chestnut
ST.. Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
WILL OF MRS. CLOSS0N.
Estate to Daughters, Subject to Life
Interest Of Husband.

The will OF Mrs. Julia w. Closson dat
ed March 23, 1895, has been filed for pro-
bate. 1t provides a life estate in prem
Uses 1859 Columbia road for her husband,
Henry W. Closson. Subject to his life
estate, one-third the property is given to
her. daughter. Olivia 7. Closson, for life
and the remaining two-thirds to her
daughters. Julia C. kenly and Ellen W.
Ciosson, absolutely.
The remaining estate is to be equally
divided between the TWO last named.
Henry b. Clossou. son. il named as
executor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Charges Unequal Taxation.

Taxation without representation, in the
opinion of Mr.. Krichelt. as obtains in the
District of Columbia, should not be ac-
ceptable to any American. No one should
be willing to live under such govern
ment. He Endorsed the view that the
Southeast and Southwest get practically
none of the benefits of Improvements, al
though they are also taxpayers. He also
declared that the tax rate paid is higher
in those sections than In the section
where favoritism prevailed. and cited the
case of one piece of property assessed at
q valuation which it could not bring in
the most favored market, while in the
northwest valuations were far below the
estimated worth of real estate.
With suffrage, he contended, the dis
tr.bution of benefits would be equalized
IL the government did not show willing
rive no benefits from the municipal taxes.
and would take care of its own. He could
see no hurt to either party in that plan.
Mr.. Woodward pointed out the shadow
of coming events thrown before them in
the growing sentiment in Congress for
the appointment OF Commissioners who
shall not be citizens of the District of
Columbia. He said that President Will
son would select a nonresident at this
moment il the ability under the law was
his.
The proposer of the suffrage PROPOSE
ton under discussion, DIR. Robinson, as
serted his confidence that Congress was
able and would be willing to work out q
plan for home rule in the District of Co.
lumbia.
Wants Test of Suffrage.
Expressing the view that the govern
rant NJ 10 Ms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Rev. DR.. Briggs Seriously Ill.

NEW YORK, April 29.-Rev. DR..
Charles Augustus Briggs, lecturer and
writer on theological subjects. is seri-
ously ill from a disease of the heart in
his apartment at the Union Theological
Seminary Three physicians called in
consultation announced that mis- condi-
ton is grave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Strength of France Quoted.

The same magazine is authority for a
detailed statement OF the French aerial
strength. That is placed at fifteen diri-
gfbles. most of them of more than 100
horsepower and some as high as 200.
The magazine goes into q long compari-
son Of the aeroplane and the dirigible
from a fighting standpoint, concluding
that as the dirigible has so much longer
radius of action and is capable of such
destruction If she is unframed on her
voyage. that England, depending as she
has to do on imported foodstuffs, must
have dirigibles to protect her feet. but
that for defense against foreign dirig
ibles she must have aeroplanes.
The German navy department has just
issued specifications for naval hydro
aeroplanes. These are required to carry
a passenger and pilot Weighing together
396 pounds, besides fuel and supplies for a
fight Of four hours, and must be capable
of a speed of sixy-two miles per hour.
They are required to be able to light on
and rise from rough water with the wind
blowing twenty-five miles an hour, and
TO remain on rough water for an hour
with the motor stopped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Points to Empty Houses.

Empty houses and unimproved streets
of the West End were pointed to by Mr..
Strobel. speaking for suffrage, as an ex-
ample of the sort of conditions that OBJ
tain under the present form of govern
ment.
Mr. Strobel complained that he had
been "slewed down and snubbed' when he
had appeared before officials of the Dis
trict of Columbia on municipal business.
He had rather be ''slewed down and
snubbed'' with the right to redress his
grievance with his vote than without it.
he said.
He described how the West End had
suffered by alleged favoritism. Fine
houses had been built and occupied by
the best citizens of the community: these
houses, through neglect of improving the
section, are now occupied by the poorer
classes, an dthe vicinity is run down.
THE haif-and-half system has been di-
verted from its original purpose of max
ing city all beautiful from Anacostia to
Aqueduct bridge, and diverted to beauti-
flying the holdings Of real estate dealers
in one section of the town. he said. re-
ferring to the operations of the organic
act of 1873. We're lying in the dirt. Our
neighborhood is part of the sums. Our
streets are not as good as in a country
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29

Arrangements have been made for
flying boat endurance and reliability
cruise. starting from Chicago July and
ending at Detroit at a date not yet
named. There are seven makes of hydro
aeropianes already entered. One of the
pilots will be Antony Janus OF Washing
ton. who this winter made 2,OO-mile
cruise down the Mississippi from Oma ha
TO New Orleans. There probably will be
fifteen boats in the cruise.
The event is being promoted by an
aeronautic magazine OF Chicago. The
prizes for the journey aggregate $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
LAWYER BRINGS SUIT
TO COLLECT BIG FEE
0rmsby McHarg Claims $685.
600 for Alleged Breach
of Contract.

Damages for alleged breach of contract
to the extent Of $4,000 is asked by Orms-
by McHarg, New York lawyer, former
assistant secretary of commerce and Ia
Dor, in suit filed today in the District
Supreme Court against the Thomas r.
Riley Lumber Company and Thomas r.
Riley, individually.
Mr.. McHarg states that February &c
last the defendants represented to him
that the corporation owned 10000 acres
of timber land in North Carolina on
which they wished to negotiate loan OF
$500, 200. payable in ten years in the form
of per cent interest-bearing bonds. The
lawyer was to whip the matter into prop
er business shape and negotiate the
sale of the bonds. he tells the court. and
cash and two notes Of $4,000 each, pay
able in one and two years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Judge Seeds to Lecture.

Judge T. p. Seeds. formerly of the
supreme court Of New Mexico, is
scheduled 10 lecture tonight at the
New Raleigh Hotel before the League
of American Penwomen. The subject
of the lecture will be Visits TO the
Homes of English Authors" the ad-
dress being "A narrative of a tour OF
England, made last summer by Judge
Seeds.
The meeting will be the last social
meeting of the League Of American
Renw omen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Put Through the Deal.

Relying on the alleged representations
and the promise, Mr.. McHarg says he put
the matter into shape and arranged with
a responsible banking house to finance the
undertaking. provided the representations
were true. Mr.. McHarg says it appeared
neither of the defendants had a good fee
simple title to the land and the nego-
tiations failed through no fault of the
lawyer He fulfilled his portion of the
agreement, he AYERS, but declares that
when he made demand April 10 for COM
pensation he was refused and has been
DANA ged to the extent claimed.
Attorneys Cuttings & Chamberlin APP
pear for Mr.. McHarg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Near Clash With Chair.

George w. Evans. president. in the
chair. and Mr. Strobel, speaking to the
subject of discussion. came near a
clash. Mr.. Strobel, in the course of
his argument, proposed to read an edi
torial from Washington paper The
chair asked if 1T was a long article.
Does that make any difference"
Mr.. StrObel asked.
President Evans declared he had no
desire to shut off debate. but it was
his duty to confine the discussion to
the subject matter. He asked if the
editorial SO confined itself.
Mr.. Strobel declared the chair was
then attempting to rule on something
it did not know about, and proceed
ed to instruct the chair He said
that it was the right Of the chair
if the article was not on the subject
under discussion. He also intimated
that he would have had time already
to read it IL the chair had not interposed.
He was allowed to proceed
The arguments for and against suf-
frage were varied. For the present
form of government, the argument of
III. Is. F. Mcfarland, chairman of the
law and legislation committee of the
association, in favor of it's original
resolution. was read by the chair. This
asserted the substantial justice of the
present form of government, and the
impossibility of any benefit and the
surety of loss of benefit by change to
suffrage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29

Three candidates are in the field for the
house of delegates for the legislative
district composed of Essex and King and
Queen counties. Virginia. They are E.
w. Smith. incumbent: Judge ]. /. New
bill and Manly Broaddus. t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29

A parade of fremea will be held at
Westernport, Md. June II, while the
Maryland State Firemen's Association is
in session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Defends Present Government.

Declaring the present government to
be as clean as any in the world, Nor
ris Hahn spoke for it's retention. He
said the Commissioners are doing their
full duty in furthering the best inter-
ests of the citizens of the District of
Columbia. With politics injected into
local affairs with the adoption of suf-
frage. he warned of dangers ahead. in
the form OF corruption and other evils.
AS the seat of government, in Mr.
Dulin's opinion, residents should not
want to vote here. He attested to the
generosity of Congress, which he felt
confident would make this the finest
city in the world. Concerted action
among citizens, in appealing for mu-
nicipal benefits, is always successful in
obtaining desired results. Those who
complain to the contrary, he asserted,
are those who fail to be part of a con-
cert in advocating what they want in
the proper way. Grievances of other
fident if they sent delegations to Con-
gress in the right spirit.
What remedy therS is in suffrage to
evils in present conditions, Mr. Webb
could not see, and asked for light. He
was confident that Congress would not
go to the extent of devising a new plan
of government. although there was pos
sibilty that it might act on some con-
crete suggestion that would not involve
a change of the Constitution of the Unit
ed States. There would be no change in
the Constitution, he was certain, to en-
able the District of Columbia to be rep
resented in Congress by delegates repre-
sentatives or senators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
Another Attack of "Airshipitis."

England is having another severe at
tack of "airshipitis'' owing to the num-
Der and activity of the German dirigibles
One of the most conservative of the Eng
lish magazines, after an exhaustive in
vestigation of the subject, says that it
is hard to get an exact statement of the
number Of German aerial dreadnaughts
but prints a detailed list of twelve gov
eminent owned vessels that were in COM
mission at the beginning Of 1912, adding
two Zepplins privately owned that would
be at the disposal Of the government in
case of war. With the activity of Ger
man balloon building, it estimates that
the force Of German dirigibles is almost
twenty owned by the government and
from twenty to twenty-five privately
owned that are at the governments
service.
The government balloons average fifty
miles per hour. The slowest for which
detailed figures are Obtainable is thirty
miles an hour and the fastest f1fty-tWo.
They run in size from a little under half
a million cubic feet to three-quarters of
a million and the latest Zeppelin is the
largest yet, having made an acceptance
flight Of sixteen hours. Most Of them are
good for from forty to forty-eight hours
in the air without landing All of them
carry small arms and light rapid firing
guns and most of them have platform
above the balloon body for mounting ar
tillery to protect them against aero
planes