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The Washington times., 1913-05-17
FEAR TURNER MAY
LOSE TO JORDAN

! Keen discussion has arisen among
wrestling enthusiasts as to the out
come of the feature match of the benefit
tournament which will De given to
Manager George Peck. at the Gayety
Theater next Monday night. Joe Turn
or and Jack Jordan are the contest
arts who will furnish the big bout
of the evening. and there Is some dp-
prehension felt jas to whether or not
Turner can Keep his Police Gazette
middIeu eight belt.
Jack Jordan has been working
throughout New England and the South
this mast winter, and his mat perform
ances are the talk Of sporting circles
there Jordan is known To nave
whirIwind styIe that is always pruduc-
tive of the fastest kind of a match.
He will probably force Joe Turner 10
show everything he has. However, the
Washington boy Is not worrying. Joe
Is training diligently. and only predicts
that he will he ready for the bout or
his life
Louis Montana and Jess Hanscn viii
he seen i'm the first match to be staged.
These athletes are both anxious 81 bt
the winner. and no little amount Of
nr,paration is being made by each.
Their fast acrObatic style OF wrestling
has made for them many friends here.
Young Olsen and Con Albright will
face in the second bout OF The evening.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
COM|SKEY EXPECTS
TO BREAK RECORD
White Sox President Predicts
1911 Worlds Series Crowd
Will Be 0utnumbered.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE sun today
gave the lie to the weather man. who
had predicted rain, and Frank Chance,
New York manager. due to be honored
by his former fellow-townsmen; PrcsI-
dent Comiskey. of the White Sox. due
to reap a harvest of shekels. and thou
sands OF baseball bugs were happy
Il want TO make one little bet said
Comiskey before the bands began TO
tune UP fo- this afternoons parade.
This will be, the biggest crowd this
afternoon that ever turned out to tell
one ball player what they thought of
him, and IL may turn out to be the great
est crowd that ever saw a game"
The largest known paid attendance in
the history of the game is 36.2Sl. at the
Polo Grounds, New York. on the OPEN
ing day OF the worlds series in 1911
Eleven thousand reserved seats have
been sold for the Chance day ccle-
bration this afternoon. and GOO genc- al
admissions were placed on sale today.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Will Keep Mathewson
After Active Service

BOSTON. May 1T.-When Mathew
sons days of usefulness as a pitcher
for the New York Giants have ended
Manager McGraw is TO tender him 4
three-year contract without reduction
in salary. The extended contract will
be without the usual clause tor a tel
DAYS notice of release.
MCGr1w recently announced this plan
of retaining his star pitcher to ManaSsr
Joe Tinker. of the Cincinnati Nationals
according 10 statement by Tinker
here today.
That MathewSon would earn his sal
AIRY as coach of the Giants Young
pitchers. aside from any consideration
of the services he has rendered the
New York club in the past decade. was
McGraws reason. as Tinker gives l..
for thus continuing the veteran on the
payroll OF the club. But M;tty's ca
revr as an active pitcher has StilI some
time to run" Ihe New York manager
is said TO have added
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
SCHAEFER LEADING
CLIMBERSHITTERS
Veteran Who Is Not Regular, Is at the Top of the Gr
men in Couting-Ty Cobb Now Leads
the League.

But one member Of the Climbers. not
a regular is hitting in the select 800
class. according TO the averages this
week. all having slumped miserably dur
ing the past seven days.
Germany Schaefer Is at the top with
Danny Moeller. having dropped down
to .295.. Milan continues to lead the bas Sc
stealers. while Walter Johnsons pitch
ing continues 10 be the sensation of the
circuit
After wearing smoked glasses for a
week Ty Cobb's eyes recovered to such
an extent that. he finds himself with a
mark of only 1853 for his first appearance
in the averages
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
S. A. A. A. U. Events
Announced for Baltimore

The gymnastic championship meet
under the auspices of the South At
lantic Association to be held at the
Baltimore Athletic Club on Saturday
evening, May 81, is open to all register
cd athletes with the A. A. L. rules gov
eTning.
The following events will be contested
for the 4. A. L. South Atlantic cham
pionship medals, all trounG cha smpion-
ship. horizonal bars. side horse, par
a!!el bars and long horse. In the novice
events the horizontal bar and parallel
hars and the side horse will be con-
tested
There will also he a tumbling con-
test. John Lorett. chairman. 2lG7 4.
North avenue. Baltimore. Md. will ac-
cept entries up to May q The entrance
events.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
yALE'S TRACK TEAM
REPORTED IN SHAPE
Meets Harvard Today in An
nuaI Dual Games and New
Records Are Expected.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. May 17.-With
Yale represented by her best track
team in years. and Harvard fresh from
their victory over the crack Cornell
team. red-hot competition and possible
records are expected in the dual meet
this afternoon The betting was even
today. and non-partisans had any choice
for the winner.
The Ellis are depending on Captain
WAGNER and Achilles. in the pole
vault, Brown in the half-mile, Van
Wilkie in the quarter. and Cornell in
the dash. Gable, Harvard's colored star,
Is conceded the hammer throw and the
broad jump. while Cummings and Jack
son, hurdlers. and Barron, in the quar-
ter, and Boye In the two-mile run are
considered dangerous
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
First Canoe Regatta
Scheduled for Today

The first regatta of the Washington
Canoe Club. to be held on the river
in front of the clubhouse. is expect
ed to draw a banner crowd, as the
races ard various events Carded are
expected to furnish the closest sort
of competition.
Events start promptly at 5:l5 p. m.
and include novice singles for canoes
novice doubles, club singles. club dou-
bles, mixed doubles, hurry-skurry,
tail-end race, and club fours.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Is worth while.

# WOULD BE- well worth While to see
the Pemn-Cornell dual meet today for
the SAX" Of watching Nv" performances
Patterson. the lad VIII" used To run for
the Baltimore city college. and Keller.
,h, Cornell fyer. should furnish a
,hrjIIrr In the century. while Madeira,
he l'cnn miller. who took third in the
inter, "IIegiates last year is expected to
rush John Paul Jones to the limit to
Wlu.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Tech Crew to Row Its
First Race of Season

The Tech crew will tax" the wat r
against the Baltimore City College eight
on the lower Potomac this afternoon
al 80 O'Clock. The visitors average l6I
pounds The distance to be rowed Is
one milo.
Tech will taEe the water as follows:
FurkhauseT. bow; Chase. No. :, Burn
side. No. 3.Uhlman. No. 1. Hahn.
No. :. Royrer. 40. 6: Roberts. No. 9:
White. strore and Simpson CoXswaIn.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is q Boost"
Introducing Mr.. Mullin.

George Mu,lin. veteran Detroiter in
point of years of service. is a Climber
today. Whether or not he will be
winning pitcher for the Griffmen Is the
question only trials on the mound will
tell. Griff has been unfortunate with
veterans. One need but to point to
Vaughn and Petty TO prove this, and yet
Mullin may come through with many a
win Here's hoping.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Matty to be kept.

A fine tribute to the years of sus-
tained successful effort OF Christy
Mathewson is the announcement that
he will be rendered three-year con-
tract at no reduction in salary by Man
ager McGraw after his active career is
ended. And "Muggsey" slyly remarks
that Matty will have many more years
on the diamond.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Holy Cross Tries.

WORCESTER, Mass. May 17-Holy
Cross is prepared To put crimp in
Yale's record of fourteen consecutive
wins today. Buster" Brown is carded
to twirl for the Ellis. while r Murray
will do the honors for the local team.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
AmCpg the Minors.
American Association.

Indianapolis at ST. Paul. rain.
Columbus at Minneapolis. rain.
Kansas City. 5: Toledo. 5.
Milwaukee, s: Louisville, >.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Coombs nearly done.

Distressing is the news that Jack
Coombs is critically i'll and may never
be able to pitch again. The veteran
hurler has been confined to his bed
ever since his illness during the Ath-
letics- Climbers series here. which. by
the bye was not PLAYED. Coombs. II is
reported. constantly attended by physi-
clans. and may never he able to get
into the game again.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Laughed at Ebhets.

Everybody laughed al Owner Ebbets
last winter when he built a baseball
plant with q capacity of S5.00. And
now EDbets is laughing AT the erstwhile
laughers II the Dodgers keep up thei~
winning streak Ebbets may have to en-
large his park
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
others are crazy.

Because the Dodgers are tearing
things loose and winning game after
game on a mad career this spring. the
fans are for subscribing 5000 for an
automobile for Dahlen and bonuses for
the players. What will he appreciated
Is a determined stand in the hour of
reverse and defeat. which is sure to
come Look at the Reds this time last
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
The Latest Answer.
Those who

Those who still insist that they back"
only left and
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
crew Is rowing.

should like to see all Of the high
=. bonls take up rowing as an interhigh
s.boul sport. and think that in the end
:, would prove less expensive than base
-, III or football. There would be no in
,",',in,l II taking "a crew globe trottiny
~, maintaining an expensive establish
int hut the idea is a good one and
nnuId like TO see II put through her.
T., washington as II is in other large
,.ifiCg.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Toronto. =: Baltimore. l.
Newark. 8; Rochester. .: Is innings.
Buffalo. ,: Providence. !.
Jersey City at Montreal, rain.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
,u chance Day.

- !. not unlikely that Frank l..
,.na,,. will prove in Chicago TODAY
$40, he is the greatest drawing card
,n", .t, ever PLAYED at White Sox park.
,ri, Polo Grounds hold the record for
ATTENDANCE in the To,i iirst of the world, $
srrnsrted 10 be passed this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Southern League.

Montgomery. 3: Nashville, o
Birmingham. 5: Mobile. >
Chattanooga at Memphis. wet grounds
Atlanta at New Orleans, wet crumbs
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Federal League

Chicago. II: Covington. >
ST. Louis. :: Pittsburgh. q.
Indianapolis, ); Cleveland. l.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Bunkers as Is Bunkers.

number golfers have suggested that African
lions leopards
Of unkempt National
I'D rather pitch mashie charging lion writes
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Batting Averages.

Records OF all players who have
played in ten or more games up to and
including Wednesday, May Il:
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
Among the Amateurs
GAMES TODAY.

Capital Ci.y-Bsnkers ". Waiver
ley.
CentraI-Sherwood vs. First NJ. r.
(SUndav School Lsague)
Departmental-AEri vs IL
terror.
Federal-Takoma VS.. Stanton.
East Washington SUNDAY School
First Presbyterian VS.. United Ereth-
rem.
RaiIroand /. Il. c. A.-ppen dat
Northwest Sunday Schoo!-Nnii-
ney VS.. calvary.
Treasury-N 3. A. VS.. ElNh
Service
Southeas,ern-Moha wks ~. Con-
gressionals.
Marquette-Trinity VS.. War De
psrtment.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Which recalls problem considerable When
swallowed
thar niblick puer?
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Well satisfied until a match Of
fight the Longevity Championship?
The Washington times., 1913-05-17


ublant
after has OF the field
The Washington times., 1913-05-17


there's snothing ike he n
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

ILoI LhDfI - ItLo %
Capital City-Coraell. 5: South
land, o.
Central-Open date
Departmental - War, 3; Inter
state. 3.
Federal - Fairmont, 5; Tansie-
wood. .
East Washirercn Sunday School
Ninth, fs; Reformation, 0.
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A.-Southern, 10;
Station. atssI3
MarquettezSt. Stephens. 5; ST.
Joseph, /.
The Washington times., 1913-05-17
BINGLES AND BUNTS
Concerning Johnson's Speed.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

..rhe wind ID there, my bonny boy,
There's nothing to IL, sonny,
The bullet also pixies along
In time to get the money;
Hut when II comes to cold, raw spec
The brand that doesn't sag,
This JchnsOn's got 'em dancing to
The old Pallbeafer's RaG.r
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

"How fast In Walter johnson. Pa,
That people call him speedy3
Is he as fast aS Mercury, =
Or In the dope all seedyF
Is he as fast as wind or light,
Or say. . rifle bulletf
II you've the answer, put me next,
Get husS, Pop, and pull it,
The Washington times., 1913-05-17

Philadelphia
Habit after brief
todding
knows, produce the o. a wiggle,
Brooklyn Philadelphia
They
likely
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-18

Revolution, pauses to remark that
"the question is whether the suffrage
will be taken advantage of by the
right kind of women"
Doubtless if we leave it to this es-
Unable daughter of her ancestors she
will pick the right kind of women for
us. But would they have to have a
revolutionary nedigree?
Our notion is that the legislature
did the right thing in permitting the
Daughters of Adam and Eve to vote.
It's larger organization and much
more popular than the Daughters Of
Our Dads who fit into the war.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-18

American like William Waldorf Astor
buying newspapers to try and sneak
into the English peerage.
If the British had any sense of
humor they'd get their revenge on
him by giving him the darned old
peerage.
The liquor men want Gov. Dunno
to veto the woman's suffrage bill.
But very likely Gov. Dunno has as
healthy a regard for his political
future as any other politician.
And the liquor men are lot of
boneheads. The women have de-
cided to keep out of the wet-dry fight
for the present, and now the liquor
men are inviting them to jump in
by urging the governor to deny them
the ballot.
my friends" said the Hon. Willie
RANDOLPH Hearst the other day, 81
do not intend to discuss direct pri-
maries. l intend to discuss political
honesty"
One would think that would be
rather a sore subject between Mr.
Hearst and his friends.
Does West Virginia belong to the
United States or to the coal barons?
Rep. German having apoIogized to
Rep. Wilson for knocking said VIII
son down, Rep. Wilson can now con-
slider himself as unknocked down.
And now the surgeons have taken
three inches of diseased spinal col
umn out of man and substituted
shin bone Great! In time they may
be able to remove the bone on top of
some mems shoulders and substitute
a regular head.
You never can tell where investiga-
tons viii stop. The people may be
investigating newspapers next.
The Hearst papers now have large
New York Central ads. There was
a time when there were no ads, but
a daily free advertisement of how
IoK n W.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-18

more popular than the Daughters Of
Our Dads who fit into the war.
BIG REWARDS OFFERED FOR
TRAIN BANDITS
One thousand dollars each for the
arrest and conviction of the two men
who held up the Diamond Special
passenger train near Springfield
early today, dynamiting two safes in
the express car, and escaping with
a sum said to be $500, was offered
this afternoon by the Illinois Central
Railroad and the American Express
Company.
Squads of special detectives were
sent to the scene Of the hold-up from
Chicago. The police believe the rob
bers were Chicago men, and that
they will head for this city.
The train, which runs between st.
Louis and Chicago without stop, car
ries shipments Of gold at regular in
terVals, and it is believed the ban
dts learned. that a shipment was to
be made last night.
Three miles out of Glenarm the
two bandits crawled over the ten
der, and, menacing the engineer and
firemen with reVOlveFs, forced the
latter to uncouple the express car
from the rest of train. The engineer
was then forced to run his engine
and the express car down the track
to deep cut in the right-of-way.
The express messengers and engine
crew were forced to leave thir posts.
Several blasts were set off under
the two safes, the express car being
almost demolished. The explosions
awakened passengers in the Pullman
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07


Miss Geraldine Mahaney was home
from the u. of M. over Sunday.
Last week IS insurance companies
paid into the state treasury IS, 400 az
fines for violating the state law, which
provides that no companies shall issue
siugle policies OF more than ten per
cent of their deposited capital in Michi
gan.
The Grand Rapids Herald has the
following to say of q former Owosso
man: James B. Davies. formerly OF
this city, and brother of Charles s.
Davies of Grand Rapids, has entered a
law partnership with William s. Elem.
ing III Shanghai China, resigning his
position as clerk of the United States
court at Shanghai. Davies served two
years as private secretary of Ambassa-
dor Thomas j. O'Brien in japan, was
stationed at Washington with the de-
partment of state, and was an attache
to the delegation sent ID the Hague to
decide the fishery disputes. He was
then sent to Shanghai as clerk of the
United States court
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

Mrs. Saral Hanna, aged 60 years
and tor half century resident of
this city, died at $3.50 Thursday
morning at her home, 1112 Adams
street. Pleuro-pneumonia and par
alysis caused death. Mrs. Hanna had
been i'll since last Friday.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the home,
Rev. G.. II .Wolford officiating. In
terment in West Haven cemetery.
Mrs. Hanna was born in Linden
AID came here from that place so
years ago. She was a member of the
Church of Christ and of the w. G.. r.
L. and w. r. G.
Surviving are her husband, ID.
Hanna, three daughters, Mrs. VIM.
Ohland of Chicago; Mrs. J. Fillinger
Of Oakley and Mrs. George Johnson
of Owosso; one son, Hugh Hanna of
Battle Creek and two brothers, Har-
rison Madison OF Tennessee and An
drew Madison of Dewey, Mont.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
The Ultimate Consumer.

Committees are being created to go to
Washington in the interest of industries
believed to be threatened with reduc.
ton of duties in the coming tariff revi
sion. One of the latest Of these com
mitteess represents the cu;elry industry
of this state, which Is large and impor-
tant The cutelry makers ask for re.
tention of the duties that give them
and their highly skilled workmen pro
lection. But do they not know that
the democratic part Is pledged to down
ward revision in behalf Of the ultimate
consumer?" And does democratic tariff
argument ever take into account the
fact that in the great majority of cases
the ultimate consumer" is the wage
Garner who is beneficiary of protec-
tion Troy Times.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
Obituary.

Oscar Wells was born in Morley. N.
Y, Feb. 8. 1882, and died at the same
city Feb. "a, 1918. after and illness OF
but "a hours. Funeral services were
held at Morley, the body reaching
Owosso Friday and were taken to Oak
Hill vault.
Mr.. Wells came to Owosso fifty years
ago and lived here until his death ex.
cept year spent in Rush township
The last two winters he visited his
nephew, Oscar Bartholomew, at Nor.
ley, N. Y. He was married Feb. 26,
1860, Mrs. Wells dying Jan. 8, 1910.
Three children were born to them, one
son dying in infancy, a daughter, Mrs.
Edith Wells Andrus, who died in May,
1893, and one son, Edward G., who
died April 81, 1908. Deceased was for
many years an alderman from the
second ward serving during the period
of Owosso's heaviest growth. He was
an active and much respected member
of o wosso Lodge, No. SO, Odd Fellows
and popular and well known citizen
whose cheerful greeting will be much
missed.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
Order of Publication.

State OF Michigan, County OF Shiawassee. So
At session OF the Probate Court for said
County held at the Probate ONCE, in the City OF
Corunna, on Tuesday the 25th day OF February
In the year one thousand nine hundred and
thirteen.
Pre- sent. Matthew Bush. Judge OF Probate.
In the matter OF the estate OF Celestial Root
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF Mable l
pease, praying that administration OF said
tate may be granted TO Albert L. Pierce or
some other suitable person.
IL IS ordered that the 3lst day OF March,
ne q, at ten clock in the forenoon, at said
rrobate office, be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And II Is further ordered, that copy of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF hearing In THE Owosso
TIMES newspaper printed ahd cireulr ting In
SAID County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
by fLoRENoE LINDSEY, Judge OF Probate.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07

twenty years. have been Frequently
criticized for advertising your remedy
on the ground that it contained alco-
hol and was therefore HARMFUL.
'I am not doctor myself and do
not profess TO know anything about
such subjects. But wish I had been
supplied with the information CON-
tanned In your article years ago. Your
article exactly meets all the objections
that l have had 10 contend with.
THAT alcohol Is a useful drug and
Is the active principle of wine, beers,
cider and other beverages is to me a
new thought. That il is Il useful rem
edy and assists the other ingredients
in making a cure, l cannot doubt after
reading your article.
81 think so much of your article
that I am going to have a reprint of 1t
made and strike off thousands of them,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-03-07
Exploiting Boys and Girls.

Gov Ferris in an address at Saginaw
recently made strong appeal for better
conditions in the home for the youth of
today, better social and industrial con.
ditions Spd above all careful safe.
guarding by parents of the moral char.
acter of the youth of Michigan and OF
the nation. Incidentally, he urged the
establishment of public Fairgrounds,
the abolition of child labor and exploit
alton of children for gain and declared
that the municipal ownership Of all
amusement places is one Of the fondest
dreams of his life.
He declared that the people of the
nation have disgraced their age by per-
hitting the exploitation of children for
gain and in his appeal for the abolition
of the practice of sapping the strength
of the children for money, made plea
for the Punishment of the boys and
girs from the workshops and factories.
There is only one place" he declar-
ed, "for the boy and the girl after the
curtain of night falls, and that place is
in the home. would not deprive
the children of their fun, their
sports and their smusements, but
if had my way, all amusement places
would be in the hands of the munich.
pality and would be for all the chill.
dren, the SONS and daughters of the rich
and the poor alike"
Public Fairgrounds. maintained by
the city and conducted under the super
vision of competent director, where
the youth of the city might indulge in
games, sports and amusements, were
also advocated by the governor in his
address. "A public playground is
something" he said, "of which a city
may we'll feel more proud than of its
finest school or public building"
That work is essential to the rearing
of generation of young men and
young women that will be q credit to
the state aud the nation was one of
Governor Ferris declarations.
May q I'd pity the young man who
hopes that he may some day be so rich
that he will not have to work. When
that time comes you're dead, young
man. you're lost, young woman II
would like" he cried, Ito hammer into
the brains Of the fathers and mothers
of this land that it is of.en their fault
when their sons are forced to plead for
mercy at the governors hand, all be.
cause they ruined the boys chances by
failing to make him work. May God
help us to teach our boys and girls the
art of work"