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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
Brooklyn Nationals May
Play BeIIaire Athletics

ranged for two games with the fast
tayette City aggregation. which will he
played at the sixteenth street hall para.
Bellaire. Saturday and Sunday altar
Moons OF this week. The team 10 conn.,
posed OF q classy bunch Of ball players
and two fast and interesting games are
expected.
Manager Kennedy n communicative
with the management OF the Manning
ton club for a series OF games. An ef-
fort II being made 90 play a hve-ganns
>eries-two games at Manningt satur-
day and two at Bellaire sunday. aiso
The deciding game at the Reliaire park-
This club Is undoubtedly the fastest
sver seen on the local lot and last year
defeated the Athletics The Manning on
aggregation IL anxious to play Beliair ~
and the games will undoubtedly be ar
ranged
Several other teams In this vicinity
ore trying 20 arrange games with the
local team. but none have been accented
couple or games will probably BE-
played with the winner OF the series be-
tween the Ideal ana Anchor Inn teams
OF Martins Ferry. but no arrangement
have been made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
RETIRING STOGIE PILOT WILL
MANAGE NORFOLK, VA. TEAM
le players than on any other team tina,

the players than on any other team that
have worked. or course. there were
ZINES "hen some one or other OF the
players might have a feeling OF resent
meht nut this was never long The
noys worked together well. with the eN-
cepton as I have said. when they We're
III or injured. and then one cannot 81
pect the best OF any man. The report
was false In every particular. and I can
not Understand how II ever originated"
Players GO Also.
In addition TO Manager RYAN five
Stogtes will DE on the Norfolk team This
players TO accompany him are We!sher
burden. Gray. Moren and Steinhrennsr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
NEW ORDERS
Chairman FARRELL OF ArhatrAt1on DcNrd
OF National BAse Bali Association
Hands Down Dec1adona

AtB BURN. y. Y. July chairman
Farrell. or the National Board OF Arhi-
tration. governing minor base ball. to-
day gave out the following orders rela-
tive TO the sale and trading OF players
among major and minor leagues:
All optional agreements must be sx-
ercised on or before August Is.
The sale or the release OF players
within twenty days OF the commence
ment OF the major league drafting per-
Tod or within twenty days OF the close
OF the season Of the club disposinx OF
the players II prohibited
The sale OF a players release by ono
national association to another shah be
null and void against the selection by
draft or the player BY major league
club from the selling club. unless he N.
In the actual service Of the purchasing
club for twenty days before the orening
81 tho drafting season for major league
clubs"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

~ i'r1' frrs 'apren ~ link ~ a Norfs. K
PAPER dI-f's f.a uent feT DAYS AM SEQ
OBJ" .ne.p. they VII doubtless imaE. %
Ice ther hre reading report 80 '.~
= .felifS team. RS the lineup wi'I 81. most
.s .H-ruInf.
81 Ryan stated TAT - Iif r.. nov
.rf' o." other PLAYERS are going .rf
e..l mat re f.HHE rf f.Ff Jones ~ ro.-e
Do toronto. 'rrtfI .r the Iufe-raffnraf
l.'a- .". and eliot hammond ~ ggir,y r.,
fitr ton. Fnip. Dol f.- D.l1 state ieaEua
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
HANAoE1 KEHHEDY RECEIVED
LETTER r1oM OWNED or
BrQ LEAGUE TEAM
Date Tor Exhieataoa Game WIN Bs An
nouncsd Soon-Othsr 0amss
Have Been Arranged
Yesterday ManaEer Kennedr receiv,

Yesterday Manager Kennedy received
a letter from Charles Ebbets OF the
BROOKLYN club stating that the Brook
agcr Kennedy was a member OF this
club for "A number OF years and was one
or the most popular players IN the
league. The Brooklyn management has
not forgotten his part IN the winning OF
the pennant and offers TO come to Bel
friendship for the old veteran. The
game will undoubtedly be arranged and
additions will probably be built to the
park as ~ would not he able TO seat the
The Rellaire Athletics are booked TO
play some very fast teams In the next
few weeks. Manager Kennedy has ar
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BAKER
SINGLED, AHD WITH LIT AID NM
ScXEn DROVE N T"EE RuHs.
Athist1cs won the oams Prom browns
~ punching Eight Kats and
q Sacrifice

;. LOUIS. July 21.-Philadeiphia. by
punching eight hits with a sacrifice In
the sixth inning won. II 10 g. from st
Louis. and made IL two victories in sue
cession.
In the sixth inning. after three runs
had been scored off Metlman. Stone WAS
sent in to take his place but ne failed to
stop the slaughter and when the inning
was over the leaders had scored four
moro runs. In this inning Baker singled
twice and scored once. his last single on
the MT and the run. driving In three
runs. Score:
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JOHNSON NOT WATER
SOAKED; WINS oAMp

CHICAGO. July 2l.-walter Johnson's
Pitching coupled with opportune hits ana
eiiOrs by " suveI and Russell allowed
Washing Ten 70 make - two straight IRON
Chicago to-Gsy. the .Ecore was 10 ;
SaappeIle 60 on base three times the
firsI time on Gandi!s error, tae second
Time On balls ana a tniro time on a sim
sic. his fourth time Up ne grounded
cat Score.
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PIRATES
LOSE oA1G TO suPERlAs BY En-
Bo38 AID P008 JUDGMENT
Up 70 Seventh rnnang. C1Arfs Nan wero
IN ths Lead But Hush was lGAds
ana Boors Changed

BROoRLYS. n. Y. July zi.-Errors
OF omission by Pittsburgh in the seventh
inning to-day gave Brooklyn the oppor-
tunity TO turn an apparent 10 7 defeat
INTO Is To victory. In the fifth
tareys homer past Moran. who fell
with two on bases. had given the visitors
their three run lead.
simon caught a poor game. Brooklyn
stealing ak bases. Moran had a peculiar
batting record. getting four hits "A pass
and sacrifice in siN trips to tie plate.
put railing 10 score. Ragon is credited
with the game. Score:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
kid" JONES WANTS
TO ARRANGE A PIoHr

ANY ies pound boxers VINO would Ike
10 compete with KID Jones. are re-
queStcd 10 make the same known so that
bout can ne arranged. Jones T. not
part" Ular who lis opponent may De nor
concerning time and place. lie only asks
Tat las opponent lie ~ tie required
weight and that the fight be between six
and twelve rounds The challenger IL In
training and will give his opponent a
good fight Answer through this paper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
RAYMOND RYAN WILL LEAVE
CITY THIS EVENING FOR
VIRGINIA CITY.
WIN BE Accompanied by Five Plsysr-
Other Players to yro Elsewhere.

Raymond j. RYAN. who for the past
Tow months has directed the Stogie
rev IA the Iute--State Baseball league
"il! leaN" this evening for Norfolk Va
20 again engage IN baseball He has ac-
.pI.i the position OF manager OF the
and during Tho rcmai ndcr OF the base
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
sEHsArToNAL FIELDING
WINS GAME FOR QUAKERS

PHILADELPHIA. July 81 -Seaton--
tNirling backed up by splendid support.
especially by Becker ana DOolan whose
sensational work deprived N" visitors ~
several days hitE. enabled Philadelphia
20 defeat Cincinnati to-day 10y , - Z.
iscberts stick work PLAYED a prominent
part IN the victory. score
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

Clareuce-As ! understand H. me boy.
old GotroN first told YOU that you could
have his daughter. and then went back
ON his word
WHY That's fust bout IN size ~ H.
nah 1pNe
Clarence Then. deuce H. OLD chap Z
should Just sue him Tor nonsupport.
THAT'S ail Puck
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

TWO base hits Pratt BRIEF Barry
Compton, Schang. Three base hits: shot
Ton. Alexander. Home run. Compton.
sacrifice hits L. Murphy. Barry. Sacri-
Base On balls OFF ShaWkey. 4. OFF Well
man. =. OFF Bush. 3. struck out. BY
Busa. ?, by stone. !. Umpire-. Lvans
and sheridan
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
CHICAGO wIEs By
BUNCHING THEIR HTS

BOSTON. July - by ullcGins HRS
n f~" siNf. seventh and VI ntl innings
t0..I-. st asI tie series witch Boston
uy e. IH''rL fo-faN. 20 .
Good nlse INNING gave the ,ocals the
LEAD = rms tr- or gf-f ~ re came
blt after ft" siN-u 'rutrg bfsrafIs
curves were puzzle which THO Boston
"a -en--- -..LL -.t an-Nn l-nrn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

Two base hits. HendrtN. Moran cut
shaw. Three base hits Butler. Home
runs. Carey. Smith. Sacrifice fly. MI
son. Sacrifice hits Moran. paupcrt.
stolen bases. Moran. CutshaW smith.
Fisher. -. -. Miller Double play Fisher.
Cutshaw and Dauhert baS. on balls.
or Hendrix. :, off Cooper e. orr Allen,
]. struck out. By Hendrix 3 by Ragan.
= by Allen. l. impires. RIgler and
Byron.
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Two base bite t.ooert. poolan Home
rIu LoJert Sa-rtfi-e ny CraVHth.
stolen base reNnr' Base on balls orr
SuEss. or S.aton. Struck out. BY
Sugss 2 'r brown. p Hy Ssston. .
mplre- KLEIN AMI prth.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

LAWYER Iu you mean to tcIl me this
plaintiff was drunk
Witness Wei. mo-. but YOU couldn't
call him oetcuta tiously soher.-Judgs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
GEMI-PRO.
OAMATEUR NOTES

The Triadelphia team defeated the
strong West Alexander nine last Satur-
day at Triadelphia in a Wcll-played
game. tine score being TO . As Sstnr-
day was boosters day there were AZ least
nNe hundred fans out 10 boost the boy =
10 another Victory.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
B. F. PERKINS WILL RETAIN
POSSESSION OF BASEBALL PARK
OWNER OF WHEELING FRANCHISE
SAYS THAT HE WILL HOLD on.
Doe. Not Promise . Team for Next
Year But Hope II Entertained
Suffers Defeat Silently.

Now that the death knell OF profess
Wheeling ~ might he well for local
fans TO reflect 81 ghtly on the past and
eufeaVor 10 discover a silver lining In
the present clouds OF gloom in the way
OF promises for the future. So far as
u. =. Perkins who has so Loyalty sup
ported the team during the present dis
aStrous season Is concerned, baseball
IN Wheeling is ended for this season.
Last night he said: The team has
now been paid on in full and for the
present season I am done | intend to
hold onto the mark. and while there are
"a cannot be stated AT this time Just
what will result by that time"
These words contain just the slight
est bit OF hope for local fans FOR II
Mr.. Perkins intends TO retain his base
ball holdings for the rest OF this year
~ would seem as if u were possible
that he still entertains hope that Wheel
ing will again be seen on the baseball
map once again. And when he says
that g. - uncertain what will matricr-
late by next year ~ again seems ~
ne IL look ng forward To another team
II ever anyone deserved all the praise
ana commentator that can be given
him. II is - = Perkins lie II was.
man in the city had declined To- r'sk
his money IN backing the team IN the
Interstate at the start ~ the season
stood faithfully by the baseball loving
public 90 Wheeling and despite almost
unsurinountable obstacles. aided 10y
"t together team that was hardly
second 10 none in the league. II the
team had received the support that It's
early playing merited u 81 not Al AL I'M
likely that they should have remained
right a. the top rung u the ladder with
Ell" and Youngstown throughout the
race
Gave Us a Team
Had e. not been for M Perkins there
would have been no baseball AZ all in
Wheeling THIS season. ana even n Man
aver Ryan and his team have passed IN
90 history. yet ~ was through no fault
~ tn" owners. II tho fans had stood by
Q. q team as Loyalty - the owners there
or Eht have been different story en-
firsiy
The club this year proved n big loas
ard - hardly aeems fair to ask the pres
CIT hltk "rs 20 look to Whecling'a base
TALL future. but ~ appears ~ ~ Perkins
II % n different caiihre from most men
ana - determined 10 show that he IL 4
dead game sport and one who can lose
as ~ cerfully - he can win. which. nrte-
al. s. the real test. wi'h this idea no
i7 holding on 20 the park and equipment
md % - not impossible that when some
hew league - gotten together as no
"nuht shall be that r. = Perkins will
SIN h." found AZ the helm guiding thu
.~sfirfes Of the club win tho same goof
spirit and fa.,a as Re nae shown in tie
-asf
Indeed. baseball" in wheeling so,fnit
Autonomous with ne very name ~
Perkins.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

Satetd Tor X sseiI 3D. 8-A
batfei - Ec.z 10 sth
go Han TOR EaSterly .E gt1.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

The Triadelphia team will play a prac-
tee game with the fast Elm Grove team
Wednesday evening. July %. Game VIII
be called AT $50 o'clock.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

TIE Moose Lodge No s.. easily defeat
20 Neffs Ohio. team on their grounds
sunday 10y the score 81 10 TO 3 TIE.
feature OF the game was tie p!tcnirg .f
Fink. who allow ed the Neffs team b.t
.its and Sai - str!Kecuts 20 his Gro. o.
score ~ innings = II T.
Moose 80 SO oO40sro s-lD rs
Neffs q" % 20 % % 3 90 O.
Batteries Moose. F!nk and W.Ir-.
Nsfta " cam ana Conroy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

TIE Mox-.t ~ gRe-s wee IafesreI nv
OH" ". li FaI.a SGutry morning -
score icing 20 fo costello was b. s-r.
form and held 're Mozarts % one rIf
Dr. t.e afternoon she faI.s defeat-I TIVE
Patterson bunch 90 t. E~Eie ~ .rltrE
the game TIE Fa.ls v.l. compete W.T.
TIE cal 4We.Ia Run stars SUNDAY ar .r
Tw'rty-ai sf.ce. playground and VIII
pla' ere FaIf.s frs. NJ Fulton IN re
Afternoon
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

The Myers Provision team will NAV
ne Jacky Arthurs next Sunday al IN.
Forty seventh street grounds fast
game IL anticipated
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he Jacky Arthurs next sunday AT IN.
FORTY seventh street grounds. fast
game IL anticipated.
Tho All-Stars Of BelIaire will play the
city Railway team Of Twenty-siNth
street. R'ilaire. next sunday Bellair.
fans please take note
The Philadelphia SUNDAY school team
hall"ng"~ some fast team for a game
Thursday evening At Triadelpnta. n ac-
""ptsd answer through the Intelligence
The AIl-Stars Of ReIlaira had a fine
game AZ Cambridge last sunday but We're
defeated ny tn" fast Cambridge team a.
ne tune or So.
TIC North Street NJ r. team defeated
the Warwood VI. r. aggregation the thirI
time IN succession by a score Of 10 The
Gosney who hla1kcd Warwood without
either hit or run. nile bennington al
toNed two nits. Wild throw by Tazu
N the sixth inning lost the game fo-
ror ard Warwood had two u was a
splendid pitchers battle IN roughout tno
entire nine innings
TIE fast Athletic hau team ~ Ron.
wood. was defeated 10y the Glencoe OIL 10
sunday. with TIE score taliying ? To- ..
Ihe feature ~ tre game was the good
pitching % Horar Nickers Glencoe
would Ike 20 play some strong team
Answer Through The lnteliiEencer.
Las; evening at warwood tho Nortr
street ". r team defeated the War
wood NJ Z. ssgreEation. : - Q. and re-
;ained the lead ~ the sunday schoo
N9Tt2 Street - S$IS5-3 5 ;
Batetries-&orth street. Gcsney an1
Stewart. warwood. - Benn'nston and
Lash.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

restsrday's Rssults
Philadelphia. II. ST Louis. 8
Detroit. 6. New York.
Washington. =. Chicago 1
Cleveland. s Boston. l.
rodAy's Games.
Washington at Chicago.
Philadelphia at 81. Louis
New York at Detroit.
Boston at Cleveland
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Isstsrday's Results.
Brooklyn. ID: Pittsburgh. s.
Philadelphia. 3; Cincinnati. 1.
Chicago. 8. Boston, 2
New York. s. 81. Louis. T.
Todays Games.
Cincinnati at Boston
~. Louis at BROOKLYN
Pittsburgh at New York
chicago at Philadelphia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-22

otAis -. III 10 - Is
'-Batted for Racan in eth
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Tho All-Stars Of Bellaire Will play the
city Railway team Of Twentv-sixfh
street. B'ilaire. next sunday Bellair.
FANS please take note
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-08
NeM-At the Grand-New.

Edwards & Merritt's Musical Com
edy company will open a season of
musical comedy on May S.-This COM
pany has met with great success in
all cities played so far Their bills
are all clean and up to date bills
that make you laugh and will not Of
fend the most exacting. The players
of this company are all entirely new
from the former of these companies
and each principal is an artist in his
or her line. The chorus is we'll above
the average seen in most companies.
The opening bill, "The King of
Bing Bong" is a musical opera of
high order. Mr.. Reno is giving the
public productions which are far
above the average show of this price.
Mr.. FRANC Confer is one of the
best comedians that is outside of the
big towns and has more than pleas
ed wherever this company has play
ed.
Don't miss the opening bill, The
King of Bing Bong" Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-08
WORLDS WORK FOR MAY.

The fifth article of President Will
sons The New Freedom" appears in
the Worlds Work for May. 1t is a
plea for publicity in all governmental
activities and is entitled Let There
Be Light" William Bayard Hale
writes on watching President Wilson
al Work"-a picture of the presi-
dents methods in the White House
and of the quickly shifting drama of
public events at the heart of the Ma
tional Government.
In the editorial department of the
Worlds Work for May is an especi-
ally complete review of the achieve
ments of the late ]. P. Morgan and
an analysis of his significance as the
leader of the movement which pro-
duced the most striking financial
phenomenon of our times. Small
Investors Money for Home Build
ing" is a review of the building and
loan associations as an investment op-
portunity for people of moderate
means. The career of THE New
Chief of the Secret Service" is de-
scribed by Frank NJ. White, who tells
especially of Chief Flynns exploits in
running to earth two leaders of the
American "black hand" Carl Holli-
day, in '"The Moving Picture Teach
er." describes some Of the many new
uses of the cinematograph in the
teaching Of history, science litera-
ture and other subjects. Thiiry-five
teachers of the Washington Irving
high school tell What We Are Try
ing to Do" to make healthy and sue
cessful women Of city-bred girls by
methods that subordinate high aver
ages in formal scholarship to the de-
velOpment Of capacity for interest and
happiness in real life. My Work for
Crippled Children" by Blanche van
Leuven Browne, is a cripple's story Of
her successful efforts to provide shell
ter and training for useful citizenship
for dozens of unfortunates like her
self John S. Gregory, describes the
vision Of The Coming City" as 1t Is
being realized by Mr. John Nolen, the
city planner of Cambridge, Mass.
who has prepared plans for more
than a score Of American municipal
tiles that are small enough 50 that it
is practicable for them to carry the
plans into execution Sarah Com
stock explains the new spirit of pub
lie library work in her article about
the New York Public Library entitl-
ed, Eight Million Books a Year"
THE March Of the Cities" tells how
st. Johns New Brunswick, has awak-
ened from a commercial lethargy Of
one hundred and fifty years. "a
Woman's Success on the Land" tells
a striking story Of Mrs. Ida E. Mathis
as an investor in farm lands.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-08

Good program for Fridays change
"The Little Tease" Vitagraph. Spe'
cial. Two reels. Featuring Mae
Marsh and william Christie Miller
1t is a story of the unsophisticateo
girl whose head is turned by 8
smooth stranger. She leaves hel
home and parents to go with him
only to discover that there is another
Of polish and worldly wise, with
whom her newly found friend and
protector is really in love. There
are many strong situations. one is
where the girl sees her supposed low
er embrace another A second is
where the girl found by her old
sweetheart, working in restaurant
declines to return to her home. The
best Of all, however, is where the
father puts the lantern in the window
and hangs out the latch string-and
the ensuing reconciliation.
"Broncho Billy's Reason.V Essa-
nay. A thrilling western drama with
G. NJ. Anderson.
"The Cimitar of the Prophet" ka-
lem. The staging of this offering Is
remarkably fine. Earl Fox with Al
ice Holster plays the lead. Wen sup
ported by Robert Vignola
"The Indestructable Mr.. jerks.
Kalem. A farce that is surely sue
cess as a laugh-getter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-08
FALL ING HAIR
Many People Have a Simple Way of
Stopping It.

1t was Dr. Sangerbond of Paris who
tlrst discovered that dandruff and
falling hair We're caused by a mi
crobe.
And now that Partisan Sage, the
remedy that kills the dandruff germ.
IS sold in every town in America. the
clean people of this country have
awakened to the fact that dandruff
is unnecessary; that falling hair and
Itching scalp can be quickly stopped.
and that people who use Partisan Sage
Will never grow bald.
To every reader of the East Orego-
nian who wishes to eradicate disgust
ing dandruff, stop falling hair and
have an Immediately clean scalp.
free from itchiness, we make this of
fer:
Partisan Sage is sold by druggists
everywhere, for so cents a large bot
tie. 1t is an ideal, daintily perfum-
ed hair dressing, free from grease and
sickness, and will cause hair to
grow lustrous and luxuriant. Sold and
guaranteed by Tallman G. Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-08
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-S"%A"@~

Only on grounds of the narrowest
partisanship cannot anyone criticise
the order of the pres
They Must ent administration
Meet The Test. requiring fourth
class postmasters to
take the civil service tests. The po-
sition taken by President Wilson
strengthens the Taft order; it does not
weaken it The Taft order was a
move in the. right direction but it was
weak in that it threw the civil service
cloak around $4,000 employees who
had not first met the civil service
tests. The present administration
simply rules that those who have
civil service protection must first
show they are worthy of that protec-
ton. The new order cannot in fair
ness be attacked as the work of spoils-
men. It is step in the direction of
efficiency and of enlarging the civil
service