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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
AID d. S. EXPERIMENTS.
Ten Thousand Persons Plant Strange
Shrubs, Fruits and Grains.

The extent of the cooperation the De-
partment of Agriculture is receiving
from persons entirely outside the gov
eminent service is revealed by the
statement today that at present about
10000 persons are experimenting with
new varieties OF foreign plants sent in
by the departments explorers from all
parts Of the world. The department Is
seeking to ascertain where and under
what conditions these strange shrubs
fruits and grains will thrive.
The governments increase in this kind
of experimental work is shown by the
announcement that, whereas about TO-
GOO plants were distributed last season.
fully 600 will be sent out the coming
season. In order not to waste money
and energy, the department sends speci-
mems only to those who can show they
are really interested In the experiments.
AS soon as favorable reports on new
plant are received from one or moro re-
gionr the department seeks to popularize
It.. After 1t is commerciaiized the de-
partment has nothing more to do with IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
BOATS BROUGHT TO TINE.
Trip of Navigation Officer to st. Law
renee River of Value,

The inspection trip OF Navigation
officer Dryden OF the Department or
Commerce to the st. Lawrence river to
observe the motor boats there Is ex-
pected to have its moral effect on motor
boat owners who are careless about COM
plying with the law, according TO q
statement issued by the Department OF
Commerce.
trip will result in safer conditions among
the Loo boats In the region visited, and
that during the season, especially dur
ing the coming regatta week, customs
officers along the st. Lawrence and Lake
Ontario will be alert. Mr.. Dryden found
"a violations out of 80 vessels examined
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
DISCUSS C0RN-GRowING WORK.
Federal Field Agents Plan for Slim
ulating Southern Development.

Field agents connected with the farm
demonstration work OF the Department
of Agriculture throughout the south
have gathered at the ONCE OF DIR. Brad
ford Knapp this week to discuss the
corn-growing work OF the boys clubs
and of the adults in the south. and map
plans for stimulating agricultural de-
yelopment in that section.
No definite program has yet bean an
nounced. but IL is Intended during the
coming year to introduce cattle raising
as largely as possible In the regions
that already have been freed OF the
cattle tick, and to introduce as many
new crops possible to further the
general plan for more diversified farm
ING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
Naval Commanders Commended.

Acting Secretary Roosevelt has written
congratulatofy letters to Capt w. B.
Benson. U. 8. n, commander Of the bat
tleship Utah. to Lieut.. Commander J. #
Heliweg. commanding the torpedo boat
destroyer Burrows. and to Ensign w. r.
Carter. commanding the submarine D3
the vessels which won the engineering
trophies In their respective classes dur
Ing the competition last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
The Illinois Leaves Gibraltar.
Peruvian Official Protected.

The Italian minister in Lima. Peru,
granted asylum to Vice President Seguia
during the recent disorders in the Peru
Wan capital. according to a report re-
ceived at the State Department The
Vice Presidents brother. ex-President
Leguia, against whose life a plot was
made, is still held a prisoner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
Washingtonians in London.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON, August 2.-The following
Neutrality-suspicious. have registered at the
London Office Of The Washington Star:
Mfr. and Mrs. II. #. Frank, Miss A. F..
Walker and Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Becker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
MARRIED.

Observation-Disclosures On Thursday. July
81. 19l3 at ST. 0swald's Parish Church,
Grasmere, England. LYDIA BELL HUM
PHREYS, daughter OF the late J. Lowrie
Bell and Laura r. Bell. and FRANKLIN
BUTLER kIRKBRIDE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02

Rolling out OF bed on the second floor
at the home of ". E. Middlekauff, near
Funkstown, Md. Mr.. Middlekauffs nine
month-old baby fell out of a window to q
concrete pavement, distance of eighteen
feet. The child sustained only few
bruises
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
EXTRA TIME FOR M|DD|ES
Vacation Will Be Heightened
by Early Return From
Practice Cruises.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, August NAVAL
Academy authorities announce that the
battleships Of the Atlantic fleet bearing
the midshipmen Of the first and second
classes on their annual summer practice
cruises will return to Annapolis about
August "A. several days ahead Of the pre-
viously scheduled time.
This will be joyous news to the future
officers, for, according to the arrange
ment. they will disembark from the YES
sells Immediately after their arrival here
and start on their annual vacations,
which means that they will get one week
more compared to previous years, in
which the month OF September was the
time set apart for their annual leave.
The change in the itinerary Of the fleet
has been necessitated by the plans for
the Mediterranean cruise, which will start
In the early fall.
The Illinois Leaves Gibraltar.
The local authorities have been advised
of the sailing Of the battleship Illinois
from Gibraltar for Funchal, Madeira Is
lands. The Illinois has on board the
midshipmen of the third class, and she
was the only vessel to make foreign
cruise. Funcha1 will be the last stop be-
fore starting the homeward voyage. The
Illinois will sail from there August Z, and
is due to arrive off the coast of Maine
about August 10. She will proceed direct
ly to the waters of the Chesapeake, and
will engage In target practice for several
days of Cape Henry before returning to
Annapolis.
1t is expected the itinerary of the I'LL
nois will be arranged SO that the third
class men also will be enabled to start
on leave several days ahead Of the regu-
lar time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02

umns Of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02
MEN

HI. If you contemplate buying new was-
- ons, take advantage Of this special sale
T. e. YOUNG cs...sss Pr ssD ss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw were
the guests while In the city of Mrs.
Helen II. Gardner at her home on La
mont street, which she returned from
the mountains to open up to receive
them. She will return at once to the
mountains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02

Misses Marcia and Elizabeth Swine
ford, daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Swineford Of Drewrys Bluff, Va, and
nieces Of Mrs. Rachel r. Brown and
William H. Richardson, are on a visit
to this city to their uncle, at 1923 A
street northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02

Robert Lister Macneil and his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Macneil, have left on q
several weeks trip through Nova Scotia
and Prince Edward Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02

Misses Mary Belle and Nettie Flowers
of Red Springs. N. c., who have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Preston Johnson, left yesterday for Vir-
ginia Beach and Franklin, Va, where
thew will visit relatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02

DR. and Mrs. William Byrns Of Wash
ington are at the Hotel Tudor, Nahant,
Mass, for the remainder of the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-02

Mrs Ruth A. Gibson of 800 10th street
northeast is spending the summer at
Berkeley Springs, w. Va.
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National League Games.
Cubs Defeat Brooklyn.

CHICAGO. August 4.-Chicago defeated
Brooklyn, II to 5. yesterday. The contest
was a slugging match from start to finish,
total Of thirty hits being made between
the two teams. OF these. there were
home runs by Leach. Stengel. Schultz
and Williams: triples by Fisher. Need
ham, Stengel and Cutshaw and doubles
by Leach and Needham.
Chicago started right after Pitcher Ra-
gan in the opening inning and forced the
Brooklynite to retire after the second in
ming. Wagner came to the rescue and for
a moment checked the smuggling of Man.
ager Evers' men; but this stop was only
Of short duration, when the locals again
commenced their fusillade of hits.
Lavender was on the mound for Chi
cago, and he. too, was hammered, the Wis
itors never going an inning without a hit
or two. Manager Dahlen objected to
Schulte's home run. claiming that the
ball did not clear the screen in right
field but Umpire Brennan contended that
1t did. At another stage of the game
Dahlen commended that one of his bat
tiers was entitled to his base on four
balls. but Brennan said there We're only
three. Score:
Chicago ...........2 = II2
Brooklyn -.----..... v d = ,
Two-base hits-Needham. Leach. Three base
hits-Fisher. Needham, stengel, Cutshaw. Home
runs-Leach. Stengel Schultz, Williams. Hits
on Ragan. in innings; or Wagner: in .
innings sacrifice sfe,.a Sacrifice hy
bases Brooklyn. II; Chicago: 2 First base on
balls-On Lavender. .; of Wagner. 1. Struck
out-By Lavender 9: by Ragan; . q by Wagner
Brennan and Eason. Time of game-1 hour and
56 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-04
.LANCFORD MATCHED
TO FIGHT JOHNSON
Rival CoIored HeavyWeights
to Clash in Paris for
Title in the Fall.

NEW YORK. August Sam Langford,
who has arrived at his home near Bos-
ton after the long trip from Australia,
confirms the story that he will go TO Eu-
rope in the fall TO fight Jack Johnson
for the heavyweight championship of the
world. Langford's manager, Joe Wood
man, has received cable advices from a
leading French promoter. who says that
he already has signed Johnson to arti-
Giles OF agreement for twenty-round
battle with the Tar Baby in Paris next
October or November. Johnson will re-
eeive rty-thousand-dollar guarantee,
win. lose draw, and Langford has re-
ceived anooffer of % per cent of the
gross. In Paris it is figured that this
fignt will draw hundred-thousand-do dol
lar gate. Woodman will cable his accept
ance this week aud Langford will sail
for the other side about the middle of
September.
The Tar Baby before leaving is plan
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Tried to Buy Chase.

y y true that you tried to obtain Hal
chase from the New Yorks?" Jennings
Was asked
les. but We had no players 10 offer
That Chance wanted. We were ready Ia
pay cash for Chase, however. In fac,
We made a money offer for him. Bu,
since then nave come to the conclusion
That base is not the Chase or old
mink ne has lost much of his speed ana
stamina, although. Of course, he still is
great ball player. | never thought
much of Borton. who. with Zeider. was
traded to Chance for Chase. but il Zeidei
gets wei lie cannot help being Of much
service To the New Yorks"
What is your opinion OF Joe Boehliny
the young Washington pitcher" was the
aext query
lie l. pretty fair boxman.'' was the
reply. but not as good az his record
would seem to indicate. The same nigh,
be said OF Brown. Houck and Bush Con
received credit for classy work, but the
real reason Is that they have the Attn
letics behind them. Put these young
fellows in a second division team and
they wouldn't amount to much"
do YOU think the Athletics will win
the American League pennantc''
II can't see how they can be beaten
On form they seem TO outclass the Maps
with something to spare. or course il
the Maps should happen to win three
ont OF four games to be played with the
Athletics this week there might be a
different outcome. Base ball is uncer-
tain, you know. and anything is likely
TO happen to upset our calculations In
order TO win pennant a team must beat
all opponents. So far the Maps have
whipped q majority Of the other teams
10 I standstili, but not the Athletics
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Phillies Clinch Game Early.

ST. LOUIS. August 4.-Philadelphia
punched hits for enough runs in the first
three innings to win from st. Louis YES
terday afternoon. The score was B to g.
Paskert's triple and a single by Knabe
started the scoring in the first for the
visitors. Successive singles by Doolan
Killifer and Brennan counted one more In
the second. In the third Knabe singled
and was sacrificed to second. Gather s
two-base mum of Magee's pop Tailed tn.
second baseman. Magee scored when
Luderus singled
Sallee was relieved by Geyer. who pitch
ed fair ball for six and two-third innings.
yielding but one run.
St. Louis tailed its first runs in the sec
ond on Gathers triple, Mowrey's double
and a single by OLeary. In the fourth
konetchy was safe on knabe's error. He
stole second and went to third when
Doolan, angered at a decision, threw the
ball away. He got home on Wingo's out.
The score:
St. Iouls. ... ..: %
Two-base hits-Mowrey, Whitfield. DooIan.
Three base hits-Cather, Paskert. Hits-On
SaIlee Z in 2 1-3 innings: on Geyer, In q %
innings. Sacrifice hits-Lobert. OLeary. Khabe.
Stolen bases-Kouetchy. Winso. Double plays
Geycr, Whitfield to Konerchy: Konetchy To
U'Leary. Left on bases-St. Louis. B: Philadei-
phia, g.. First base on balls-O6 Sallee, !; Oh
Geyer. p OF Brennan. l.. SEack out-By Bren-
nan, 8: by Salee, I. Unfdres-Messrs KLEIN
and Orth. Time Of game-l k1ur and 10 minutes
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TYRUS COBB'S CASE
Georgia Peach Never Has
Shown Dissatisfaction.
TIGERS IMPROVING FAST
Hughey Pick: Athletics, But De-
clares Giants May Go Strong
in Worlds Series.
TIGERS IMPROVING FAST

NEW YORK, August 4.--"lf Ty Cobb is
dissatisfied and is anxious to be traded
he hasn't told me anything about it." said
Hughey Jennings. manager of the Detroit
Tigers. who arrived here from Washing
ton yesterday and registered at Breton
Hall. Cobb played wonderful ball for
us in Washington and he has been doing
his level best all season. He was laid
up for time with an injured knee, but
he got back into the game at the earliest
possible moment. Perhaps the fact that
our team Is not at the top OF the heap
may have peeved Ty. because he loves
TO be with winner. but at no time has
he shirked or sulked. He hasn't been
roasted by Detroit sfans. either.
The story of a trade involving Cobb
and iris Speaker was a mystery to me-
don't know how il originated. In fact,
I've never taken time to consider the
merits OF such a deal one way or another
! have been trying for two years to re-
construct my team and I believe now that
my efforts soon will bear fruit We have
peen playing In greatly improved form
TOR the past two months and we are GO
ing TO beat out the Red Sox for fourth
positiu See IL we don't.
We had TO take Bauman from Provi-
dence To play second base instead of Witt
VINO Is in poor health Bauman, per-
haps. Is stronger hitter. but he isn't a
better fielder. Because Of Wits illness
We have been compelled to keen I.ouden
the inneider. who might otherwise haye
been sold to Frank Chance at the waiver
price.
Our recent successes have been large
J. due TO the sudden effectiveness of our
pitchers. Dubuc. of course has been our
hainstay all season. but now we can de-
pend upon Dauss. WiiIett. Hall and Lake
iiauss IL right-hander. a little fellow
We got from ST. Paul last autumn. and
he j. some pitcher too
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ming to take part in two bouts on Amer
lean soil. One will be ten-round affair
with Joe Jeanette at the st. Nicholas
A. c. Of this city on or about September
J. The o.ner will be with Porky Flynn
the Boston white hope, if Flynn will ac-
cept a challenge and club can be found
that will stage the match Langford is
extremely bitter toward Flynn because
the latter declared some time ago, after
q trip to the antipodes, that the Tar
Baby was back number. Langford
wants to prove to Flynns entire salts
faction that such is not the case. In
finally cornering Johnson Langford's I'M
firing efforts for four years to get a
match have been rewarded. but he says
that he will not believe that Johnson is
willing to try conclusions with him I'M
til the champion actually appears inside
the ropes. II the fight takes place Lang
ford will receive big backing, especially
in Great Britain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-04
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

While the Maps and Athletics are hook
ed IN over in Philadelphia the Chicago
White Sox will play four games here. and
the outcome OF this series may ule4D
-.luch to the Nationals. To make clean
swe,2 of the Sox stay here is sure to put
the Nationals in position To cope with
the two leaders for 1t is not likely that
either will make clean sweep OF the
series in Philadelphia. To date the Sox
have not been very troublesome for the
locals and to date their present trip has
been a disastrous one. But CallahanB
team is apt to take a brace at any t1me'
and II is just as likely 10 do II mere as
anywhere else, 50 that the Nationals
cannot be figured as having an easy
time.
Far the opening game today Griffith has
chosen Joe Engel to do the pitching. Inc
youngster has had ample rest since MS
strenuous time during the ST. Louis Sc
rles. when he pitched and won two games
in four days, and he is expected TO give
good account of himself. Callahan VIII
likely pitch "Reb'' Russell, his crack left
handler and real pitchers battle Is apt
10 result.
With Calvo on the injured list and
Acosta handicapped if a left-hander
pitches. Griffith is very apt to shove
Frank Laporte in right field. while Noel
Ter will remain in left where he Is show
ing improved form.
lust why it is that ball teams fall
into batting slumps is one of the mys-
teries that have never been explained.
and yet most every team has periods
during a campaign when it does not
hit up. to it's standard. Manager Jim
Callahan blames his teams failure on
this eastern trip TO the fact that his
players have not been hitting.
None OF them have been hitting up
to their standard said he this morning
and that is why We are not winning.
They will get going again one of these
days and then we will make up for
lost time. and ii is just as apt to be
while we are in Washington as any
where else"
Callahan has not definitely decided
whether he will pitch Russell or Benz
today, but the chances favor the for
mer.
While IL seems to be the general i'm
preston that Bender and Plank are
the pitching mainstays of the Athletics.
the fact should not be overlooked that
Mack's young pitchers have done some
excellent work this season. Brown,
Houck and Bush have won thirty-five
with but fourteen defeats
Brown leads the youngsters with Is
wins and . defeats. Houck comes next,
with 10 and 4, and Bush, with 3 and 5.
IT Is true that In some of these games
these pitchers have had to be relieved
by Bender and Plank. but for all that,
they seem to have done their share to
help the Athletics gain the lead in the
race.
Gillian and Moeller are easily leading
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the first mentioned may be won today.
but the latter will not reach decision
until the play-off series is completed. If
the Bank team wins from Cornell today
there will be no longer doubt as to the
Capital City League championship. There
IL a possibility that Emmanuel will lose
out I'm the Northwest Sunday School
League but it Is by no means probable.
The Maryland Athletic Club will make
another effort this fall to get into the in
the league, in which 1t plays in Baltimore
has been Of very high caliber. ana
there appears to be little doubt that 1t
will win the championship. 1t Is leading
by q good margin and experiencing little
trouble in beating the clubs 1t goes
against. The Maryland nine tried to get
into the series last year, but positive OBJ
1ections were made by the managers OF
the Richmond and Washington clubs.
1t is probable that the amateur season
will end earlier this year than last. The
first of the intercity series is double
header to be played here on Labor day.
1t happens that Labor day is the first day
Of September this fall and as the next
games will be played in Richmond the
following SATURDAY. the season will end
as far as the local teams are concerned.
There will be no more contests here
after September 1. II the Maryland Ath-
letic Club is allowed to enter the series.
though, it will probably mean that the
schedule will be heightened another week.
That would probably be necessary, al
though Objectionable. in order to play a
double-header in Baltimore.
The Northwest Sunday School League
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Japs and Athletics Cashg Nationals Stand Chance Improve
NATIONALS MUST BEAT SOX
TO HAVE CHANCE IN RACE
Locas in Good Position to Gain Ground
While Maps and Athletics
Clash.

the American League in base running.
Milan now has ffty-five steals to his
credit, while Moeller, who Is second In
the league. is credited with forty lone.
Eddie Collins comes next with thirty
four. On the whole there seems to
have been a falling off In the pilfering
over previous years. though there Is
still a chance of Milan equaling his
record OF last year. when he stole
eighty EIGHT bases The greatest i'm
provement in this respect is shown by
Dan Moeller, who during all OF last
season stole thirty mine bases lie has
already passed that mark this season
and is likely to double his record OF
3 Aast year
1t is more than likely that Harry
Harper will be given a chance to pltch
one of the games against the White
sox during their present stay here.
Manager Griffith is convinced that Har-
per can go through a ball game with
out much trouble. The fact that the
youngster has good control and Is cool
under all circumstances has convinced
every one of the players and Griffith
that Harper has a bright future before
him.
Jack Bentley. the Sandy Spring. Nd.
recruit. will be given thorough
into the game. Bentley has a lot Of
stuff and gives much promise, but. Of
course, he needs experience because
professional base ball is new to him.
Jack Ryan has taken both of the
young southpaws in charge, and they
will he developed under his super
vision.
What should prove a most important
series, and one in which local fans are
sure to greatly interested. opens IN
Philadelphia today. where Cleveland Is
scheduled to play four-game series:
Should the Maps win three out of four
from the leaders IL would give Biz
mingham's team q wonderful chance 10
and the flag. The teams playing in
New York and Boston has been re-
markable but the fact should not be
overlooked that these teams are easy
picking compared with the Athletics
Yet Birmingham's team is one which
when 1t is winning is hard to stop:
If the Maps are successful against the
be much more interesting than 1T was.
There are two months of the season
left and a great many things may hap
pen. While the Nationals received a set
back last week because Of their failure
against Detroit there is still q chance
against the Sox. With Cleveland and
Philadelphia clashing, one or the other
or both may suffer and if the Nationals
can regain their former speed, they may
gain on both of their rivals this week:
1t will be we'll for the members OF
Griffith's team to realize their chances.
If all hands will get down to real bust
ness and hustle as they did on the re-
cent trip, there may be remarkable
change in their prospects by the time
White Sox here comes Cleveland and it
is just barely possible that this series
will decide the Nationals position in the
race.