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The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Cofroth Agrees.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 16-The Willie
Ritchie-Tommy Murphy tangle was
finally settled today. when Promoter
Coffroth agreed to the lightweight
champions demand of a $1,000 guaran-
tee for the February q date. Coffroth
and Murphy will split the remainder of
the gate receipts.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Shafer Is Through.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Dec 15.-"Tilly'
Shafer. New York Giants utility star
today announced he was through with
baseball. He said he told Manager Nc
Graw, when the latter was here, that
he had quit the game to take care oi
his fathers estate. McGraw's argL
ments and offer of 4 bigger salary, he
declared were unaVai!ing.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
On Garry Hermann.

President John Tener is likely to have
something to do now that Hermann
and Ebbets are involved after the Gin
cinnati holders have repudiated the
sale Of Joe Tinker. Garry will be forced
to show his real hand now. and 1t would
not be surprising to find John Tener
called upon to settle the hash made of
the rather high-handed methods OF
Hermann. Hermann has been over
ruled. Ebbets says the Reds must 20
through with the deal, and there YOU
are.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Wins it's fight.

Last fall we heard that Virginia
would give up the Georgetown battle
and schedule Harvard. The Blue and
Gray went out after the same date and
succeeded In landing 1t in the face of
opposition. Score one for the Blue and
Gray. Representatives Of both teams
were at Cambridge. and as the Blue and
Gray eleven has a man close to Leo
LearY. the Harvard coach, there ap-
peared to be little difficulty in landing
the contest
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Not In sympathy.

I'm not sympathlzing with Ty Cobb
over his great loss. They could steal
all Of Tys bats and give him a whiffe
tree or broom handle and he would
be up with the others. 1t is not the
club so much as the stuff behind it that
delivers the goods. And, by the way,
did you ever see week go by in season
or out that the honorable Tyrus failed
to get passing wheeze out of the pub
lie prints.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Denies Report.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Dec. 16.-August
Hermann today denied a report that
he will resign as president of the Gin
cinnati club. because the board of d.
rectors disapproed the sale of Joe Tink-
er to Brooklyn, for $4,000. Hermann
said there was simply difference of
oIairlinin
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Launched at Baltimore.

Friends Of Henry Elphinstone will be
interested to know that he has been
made the head Of big athletic or
ganization just launched at Baltimore,
which Is thought to be the solving Of
the problem for the many atletes Of the
Monumental City. The big club is drawn
up along the same lines as the organ
ization which was started here last
year and failed to come through.
Commend officials.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Cross to Leave.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Dec. 1s.-Leach
Cross, New York lightweight. today
prepared to leave for the Catalina
Islands, where he viii start training
for his twenty-round battle New Year
Day with Bud Anderson, at Vernon.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Vanderbilt would 20.

Despite the crushing defeats admins.
tered by Michigan and Virginia last fall
vanderbilt comes fol ward with the
statement that 1t would meet the Navy,
Penn. or one other big Northern college
Games with Yale, the Navy, and Har-
ward in past years resulted in two ties
and small margin win by Harvard,
The Commodores are possessed Of the
right sort OF spunk at any rate.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Higgins Position.

Those
letting Konetchy should
for deal that he refused
Higgins
idea Of nothing stand that
considerable
He'll along
thing
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Plays GaIIaudet.

George Washington is to tackle Cal
laudet Wednesday night at the Ma
ttonal Guard Armory. Tho Kendall
Greeners have put In a lot Of practice,
and expect to give the Hafchetites q
stiff argument
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
BOB ,THAYER'S GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST"

considerably moro attentive to their
games than the football officials In the
past falls activity. Close observation
and quick detection of infringements of
the rules are keeping the game within
proper limits. and the men working the
contests So far are to be commended.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Bankers Approach the
District Duckpin Record
SPEAKING OF SPORTS
To the Rules Committee.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

lou tinker
aIa sGndia At
the rules a. they're
That bHne all Cobb who
Why time with
e,n Get Ty Cobb:
way to in to p h h n
know of nothing peasngs the bugs here
I'm ringing bit old acklsch Washington
and its a Hes all ad Hag ] @ @ nos
only only m twenty % old and % without much experience But
Eng string
% Of ast fall Rer York
star only
few too"
may right pitching against Chief Ben
der" is the Joe Engel talks of his job
On being informed that the Cleveland scribes
drop two
or times during the and stop EN- dead Didn't we clean them
lettering Macknen? No wonder they're but
in the Forest City I'm losing mo- sleep over what the
s = nnk % fnou @ ms su @ he out QUIT lot @ ses ar M h
Climbers going to put it all the Maps in 1914
Havey you got your yet he poultry show?.
passing lineup Phe
of jokers from hard work next summer
America" an
their
would be received sooner or later
ct might haveb Napoleon
Or Pete Create Hen Eighth,
Or or WsssiHstan as5En all aaaPs; dr Henry Clay
I might have becn-I said
For all gays ared
billing holiday in Brooklyn summer?
George BONNER the Montana
match BY the N Yd4 Club month
two straight lightweight champion.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
The Ranking System.

Wnding
PLAYERS
Cobb fourteenth
leading basmen
The Washington times., 1913-12-16


He will forced least
a In
AS he $4,000 these 23i
hours
living BROOKLYN While having dwe there wen take the
a dollars hour: There Of places
edalmo in for
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Calling the Turn.

Mogn Robinson Of the spendthr Dodgers
ertson big league trainer q
apt comments launch big
players know how to start properly This is and quick starting
number of ball PLAYERS including practically all the Dodgers
Of sliding
having the knack still
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

Brickley probably
among pkckers.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

We have desire hoodoo picking
be there for
They pitchers
uncertain OToole Harmon pitching
within the
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
GOODFELLOWS

Clark Griffith, manager Of the Climb
ers. Will make his debut as a duckpin
bowler at the Arcade alleys Thursday
night, when he will lead off for the
sherWoods against the Ho meads, in
the Arcade League. The Sherwoods is
the auint of which Ray Morgan, the
Climbers fast little second baseman. is
a member. and II is largely through
Morgan's activities on the alleys that
Clark Griffith has been drawn into the
game.
Griffith has been a member Of the
Arcade League for nearly a month but
he has yet his first official league
game to roll. When the Arcade League
became a closed circuit, Griffith, like
the other members of the organization,
was required to "sign-up" In regular
baseball fashion. The "Old Fix likes
this big league" manner of handling
bowlers. signing up, etc, and 1t is
the firm basis on which the Arcade
teams are handled which attracts Grif-
fifth to the sport
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
If You Heard IT.

applause
rom the other side Of the world exactly what
nothing
that Koney had been traded Pittsburgh and that
Miller to look or the har-kar tools
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
#SwRm
BINGLES AND BUNTS
3, GRANTLAND RICE.

get tie threatening gestures
desire to launch one comment IN regard to the 1914 Pirates: Mr.
Why he shouldn't
o won fall.
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

I note that the basketball officials are
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

This be all right but I'd rather be pitching against
der" is the Joe Engel talks of his present job
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

Harvard offering this competition Chicago
queer part OF the Big Three
any such awakening the West might bring
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

Pittsburgh University both mentioned
big eleven dates ne. fall and both are fairly sure picked to furnish
competition Pittsburgh Loweye will
ife better effect the 1918 bit
Navy
for big November battles later ont
The Washington times., 1913-12-16
Michigan VS.. Harvard.


that the meeting fall dropped
consideration.
will
always hchigans policy However the
satisfactory
accepting
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

Have you got your tickets yet for the poultry show?
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

We advocating this settle socaled championship
Of the would
hadbe o
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

The passing of Ben lineup, Indian finger with the Phil
Of jokers from hard work next
The Washington times., 1913-12-16

GU may tinker with code books as
much as YOU please,
but well always find fault with the
job
Until you revamp 'em so FINGERS can
feayc
That bnne OF all pitchers, Ty Cobb.
Why waste time with clauses that
seldom Gud gse.
O'erl0ok 'esn and NO one will sob
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
The New Balkan Menace.

Caryle's famous 'Ilias Americana in Nuce' might
he emulated I'm statement Of the new menace IN
the Balkans Bulgaria wants the Leagues treaty
TO stand unchanged in circumstances radically DIFF
ferent from those which looked for when 1t
was made Servia wants the treaty TO be modified
10 fit the new circumstances. And Greece. Monte
negro and-outside Of the League-Rumania side
with Servia while Austria Hungary sympathlzeS
with and encourages Bulgaria.
What Servia chiefly wants is to push her southern
frontier down so as 70 coincide with the northern
frontier Of Greece. That would give her access to
the sea across Greek territory and her from
dependence upon Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria.
Greece would like this too since It would give her
more extensive "hinterland" for Saonica, il she
Is permitted permanently to retain that place. As
for Bulgaria, finding unexpected advantages accru-
ing 10 her under the treaty she is for that reason
the more convinced Of its sacrosanct character.
Meantime Turkey on the one hand and Austria
Hungary on the other look with malevolcnt salts
faction on the danger Of n war between Serva and
Bulgaria which might ruin both
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
Our Visitor from Brazil.

The arrival of Dr. LaurO Muller in this country
is an incident Of more than ordinary signIh-
canoe i'm inter-American relations Dr. Muller is the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil and one Of
The foremost constructive statesmen of that country
and he comes hther to return the visit Of Secretary
Root 10 Brazil in 1906 He will spend three weeks
here and will visit Washington, New York. Boston
philadelphia Chicago, San Francisco and other
places.
The interest with which Americans watched the
progress Of Mr. Root in South America and OBJ
served the manner in which he was received and
entertained In the various countries will be more
than eauaed by the Brazilians interest in our re-
cepon Of their distinguished envoy It is, of course
not necessary to bespeak for him on that account
or any other the hosptabe treatment which is sure
10 be accorded to him. But it may not be amiss 10
call attention 10 the favorable opportunity which IS
now afforded for cutivaung closer relations with
the great South American republic.
The Minister from Uruguay, Or. de Pena on his
recent visit TO this city to receive an honorary de
cree from New York University. discussed with
much sympathy and favor the suggestion that there
sbould he n system Of exchange Of university pro-
fessors between The United States and the South
American countries similar TO that between TINS
country and various European lands and it IS not
innrobable that the scheme will soon be put into
execution. With the opening of the Panama Canal
the time has come for us to get as close to South
America as to any other part Of the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
THE MAYOR IS RESPONSIBLE
Police Corruption Must Be Laid at
His Door.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. Commenting on the Curran report
you say: The workings Of the poison or
police corruption have been laid bare, ana
public opinion will inevitably force the
next Mayor, whoever he is, to apply some
heroic remedy to the situation
II goes without saying the officer re-
sponsble for police corruption is the
Mayor, he having the appointment OF the
Police Commissioner. Should the Com
missioner be incompetent 1t devolves on
the Mayor to remove him. Failing to DO
so, he is justly responsible II the police
force, instead of being efficient. is corrupt
The Curran report points out the rem
edy. II the Mayor fails to measure up 70
the requirements of the position. an I'M
partial committee should be appointed 20
investigate his conduct in office and, II
the facts warrant II, to recommend MS
removal by the Governor or through the
agency of the recall
Mayor who permits incompetents 10
remain i'm office should resign or be forced
out Of office. This will have the tendency
TO keep the chief executive on the alert
and give him something else 10 think
about besides drawing his salary ana
writing letters. ALEXANDER LAW.
New York, June 10. 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
URGES SEATS FOR ALL
Mayor Wants P. S. G. to Stop
Standing in Open Cars.

Mayor Gaynor suggested yesterday that
the Public Service Commission order the
street railway companies TO prevent per-
sons forcing their way into open cars
where the seats are occupied and stand
ing in front Of those sitting.
Writing to Mrs l.. {. Dunlap, of No.
ll4 East 18th street. the Mayor said. in
part
you say that in order to do away with
the end seat nuisance IL is only necessary
for the railroad companies 10 post rule
that everybody who gets on must move in
as far as he can. ] suppose that is so, but
the companies do not establish any such
rule although the nuisance is very
grievous one during the summer months
The companies even permit a much
more offensive nuisance. They allow peo-
pie 10 get into these cars after all the
seats are taken. and crowd into the mar
row space in front of those who are sit
ting and stand there.
The companies could stop this forth
with II they would. and the Public Ser
wee Commission ought TO compel them TO
stop II. Suppose you make an application
To the Public Service Commission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
THE VALUE OF OUR BIRDS
How They Should Be Protected from
the Game Hog

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial Of the 25th ult re-
garding the protection due our birds en-
phaslzes a point long obscured but now
being repeated 10 the astonished gunners
with increasing frequency. II IS novel
doctrine that the people to whom the
birds belong, should have something TO
say about whether and how the latter
should be preserved. when there are thou
sands OF ardent and enthusiastic killers
banded into protective associations ready
10 take charge Of the whole matter OF
when. where and how they will permit
themselves TO XIII the peoples birds They
even make a virtue OF the fact that they
have not killed all the birds that fly and
point out that they have assented 70 or
supported laws which operate in some de-
gree as a check on their own activities In
killing Thus they gradually get around
To- the astounding position that II II were
not for the watchful care Of the killers
there would be no birds. And now the
proposal is made that the people shall
rudely break In on the conferences Of the
gunncrs and assert their own interest IN
the matter,
The one way 10 settle the question is
10 say that no bird belonging 10 the peo-
pie shall be killed unless It is better that
the bird were dead than alive. In the
rase OF game birds this can he only when
the feeding grounds are filled TO the limit
OF sustenance Then the increase may
properly be- taken in such manner as will
give no advantage to the game hog or
greedy pothunter.
Furthermore. no bird is legitimate game
whose value in dead flesh is not greater
TO the killer than the living bird is 70
the public at large. This excludes not
only such birds AZ the robin and meadow
lark but most. II not all. OF the shore
birds. The report OF Professor McAtee
Circular % Of the Biological Survey
shows how the last named birds are APP
preciated I'm high places and gives every
reason 10 hope that they will be given ade-
quate protection. But not without howl
from the men who boast OF the ''protec-
tive" state laws they have framed, such
as that OF Connecticut. which limits the
killing Of each gunner to fifty OF these
useful birds for each day from September
to January I.
Finally, in estimating the value OF an
insectivorous or partly insectivorous bird
its beauty OF plumage or song, delight
ing the eve or ear is as truly an asset
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
Are We Becoming a Musical Nation !?

One way Of fixing the status Of music In America
is to figure out our cash valuation Of it-what we
spend on it annually. According to a musician who
addressed the New York State Music Teachers As
ISOLATION, $6OOOOO0OO is the sum. This includes
SS,OOOOOO for opera. S30OO0O0O for concerts and
SJOOOOOOO for church music. 1t also includes the
huge sum Of S230OOOOOO expended in the musical in
duStries
This may be called Yankee method Of caculat-
ing nations artistic ability Yet it is highly
interesting one and quite applicable to our case. No
one could assert that had been were to-day Il
musical nation at all comparable to the Germans,
for example. The question is, Are we becoming a
musical nation? And this point the figures
quoted lave very real bearing.
No amount Of book reading or school training can
ever make us musical. any more than it can cult
vate taste in any other art. The futiy of that
short cut is now well realized. Culture" Of that
brand has earned the scorn which it deserves
Living among beautiful things and the habit of
hearing music belong In quite another category.
loweyer The taste that is thus slowly developed
is u real part Of the mind and not glib patter or
pose
Here is where national expenditure for music
must surely count in the end. And no one item is
Lalf rs important as the two and n third millions
spent on music musical instruments and all the
miraculous range Of mechanical music makers in
arc inclined to smile sadly at these ubiquitous af-
fairs. Yet they are actually disseminating music
more widely than was conceivable before And If
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
CITY ICE PLANT BLOCKED
Commissioner Edwards Wont
Consent to $4,000 Transfer.

Commissioner Edwards OF the Depart
ment Of Street Cleaning has blocked
the proposition for the experimental MAX
ing Of ice by the city this summer. which
Mayor Gaynor characterized as a so
called vote getting scheme" The Mayor
and President Miller OF the Bronx were
the only members OF the Board OF Esti-
mate and Apportionment to vote against
the scheme. II was said by Controller
Prendergast the. the $4,000 necessary to
place the plan in operation could be OBJ
talned from the funds OF The Street Clean
ing Department.
Commissioner Edwards has notified the
Controller that he cannot consent TO any
transfer from his budget allowance. The
Controller could take the money from
the revenue bonds issued for the depart
ment without the consent OF the Commits
sloner, but In order To do so he would
have 10 get the consent OF the Board OF
Aldermen and OF the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment IL would require
sixty votes In the former and unanimous
consent I'm the latter body.
This scarcely could be- counted upon, SO
Borough President McAneny will have TO
look for his money elsewhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
Justice CohaIan Will Make Grave
Mistake if He Ignores the Inquiry.

Justice Cohalan was i'll advised in failing to de-
mand an investigation of the Connolly charges as
soon as they were made. He will he worse advised
if he refuses to cooperate fully in the investigation
Of them which the Bar Association has undertaken
The public will be sure to draw the worst possible
differences if he refuses TO reply to the Bar ASS"c-
TONS request for information. He might he wholly
within his rights in such refusal but he VIII not
be able TO persist in ii. The people who put MN
on the bench will insist upon knowing all the iactS
with respect to his relations with Connolly.
Justice Cohaan may think that his answer 10 Con-
molly is enough But 1t is not enough. Taking MS
own version Of the facts there is much that requires
explanation. He obtained city business for Con
molly How? He was paid a considerable sum for
certain services vaguely described as legal IN ther
nature What were those services specifically:
These questions are pertinent because of the Sngu-
lar fact that Justice COhalan by his own admission
returned 10 Connolly the $4,000 which he received
in pavment for these services merely upon demand
accompanied with threat of suit 1t is contrary
IN human experience that any one should return
such a sum when egitimately earned Justice Co
halan NAV have done so But if he did he is one
man in million.
And the subsequent history of these transactions
is equally extraordinary Becoming again friendly
with Connolly the justice sought and obtained from
him note for the $4,000 once paid by Connolly Tor
services" and subsequently repaid 10 Connolly
under threat of sut-Sought and obtained TINS
note although he knew Connolly To he without
means and his note 10 be valueleSs. Then AGAIN
threatened with suit and its accompanying pun
lefty the Justice returned this worthless note to It's
maker.
We think we have summarized Justice Cohalah :
own account Of this affair correctly. There Is OBJ
viously much in it that requires explanation from
one whose character must be as much above SuS-
picon as that of justice on the bench Ana JUS
tce Cohaan's explanation is. we are sorry TO say.
lame II does not cohere with his present attitude
i'm ignoring the Bar Associations inquiry.
If the Justice is above all things SoicitouS Of ms
party's welfare. so much so as to return upon de
mand legitmately earned fees. he should hasten TO
clear up the present cloud Of suspicion before II
damages his party's chances in the coming mumcI-
pal campaign Nothing could hurt them more than
refusal 10 give the public promptly the fullest
POSSIBLE light upon the origin of these fees which
were returned to Connolly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
That EPSON "Misadventure.'

The Coroners verdict in the Dawson case plqueS
curiosity. The unhappy young woman is said 70
have met her death by mlsadyenture" That Sug-
osts 8, rossiblo new shade Of meaning of that word
Far since she pttemptcd with much deliberaton. an
act which WAS obviously so perilous as TO he almost
surely fatal. we cannot well say that she mercy
suffered in luck. Certainly We cannot say tha'' III
the meaning Of the old English law she mel WIN
death while in the performance of legal act. nat
is that juryS definition of "mIsadVehtuie
The verdict is indeed somewhat reminiscent u o'e
i'm ireland in the case of man whose hehu h"n
been broken with a Shillalah in discussion VIVID
sticks" to the effect that he was killed 10y the Ia"
Of n piece Of timber" But perhaps 1t j. not worth
Willie to cIiticise such vagaries. For 'cr"Wher
quest" has from the days Of Dogherry been ~"
INTO itself