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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
whes,men Victor. in Rough Game.

In a game marred by rough tactics
on the part Of the players of both
auintets, the Bay View Wheelmen
Seniors nosed out the Rosedale Boat
Club five, of Hoboken, % to %, at Bay
View Hall yesterday afternoon. The
visitors outshone the locals IN neid
goal caging, 10 goals to 8, but in foul
tossing, the Wheelmen had the ao-
vantage. Lou REILLY scored seven
points from the f1fteen-foot mark for
the home quintet, while the visitors
corraled but three points in this man
ner. At the conclusion of the initial
period each team had Tailed eleven
points. George Norman, who is a
MEMBER OF the St. Michaels, of this
city. and who played with the Rose
dales. and Peter Schoen, of the Wheel
men, were banlsned from the game
hv Referee Artie Conlon near the end
OF the contest. Normsn's services were
missed, as up to that time he had
worked In fine fashion for the visitors.
Ed Gilhooley, who is a member of the
Bay View Juniors, replaced Schoen,
and scored a field goal Wally kuss-
maui, the silent but brilliant player
of the +; Views. was again In the
limelight, contributing five field has
tween the Bay View Juniors and the
Invaders, went only one half, the
conflict being called because Of the
lateness of the day. At this stage
the Bay Views were In the lead, IL
to s.
Commonwealths Lose.
The Commemorative, of Orange
were beaten saturday night after a
close battle with the Rockville Centre
team, rated as the best basketball
squad on Long Island. The Anal score
was So to ~. The first half ended with
the score a tie at II to II. and the
Orange lads played their rivals even
almost to the last few minutes OF
play. Five minutes before the final
whistle the score was rs to rs. The
Commonwealth took Nook Fischer
from the centre position in the clos
ing stages of play to substitute Will
Jams from the forward position. The
change did not work out as expect
cd and the Long Islanders drew away.
Bel Evans did fine work from the foul
line, shooting fifteen out of seventeen
attempts. The Rockville Centre team
will play a return game in Orange on
February ~.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
Plan Another Long Tour.

A tour Of South America. the canal
zone and Cuba viii be made by the
New York National League baseball
team and the Chicago Americans al
the close of the baseball season next
fall, Charles Comiskey, president Of
the White Sox, announced today
The two teams which played around
the world last winter viii make their
next tour in a chartered vessel.
I'VE will leave Immediately after
the season closes next fall, said
Mr.. Comiskey. ut has not been de-
cided whether we will play several
games TO the Pacific coast, then visit
the canal zone and go on to South
America, or whether we win leave
from New York We viii probably
play in only three cities in South
America, but we hope to take p large
number Of fans with Us on q char
tered vessel, and if there is d deficit
I guess Mr.. McGraw and myself can
make IL up."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14

Nine amendments sought by Press
dent David Fultz for the BaseDaF
Fraternity were ignored by the Ma
tional Commission at the baseoaA
meetings last week. One of Fultz'S
requests was that players drafted
should report at once and that the
player should receive the same salary
in the minors as offered by the ma
jors. after being turned back
The ma1uates are not al all dis
posed TO be friendly with FultS, espe
cially after the jumping OF johnson
and other stars, who broke away from
contracts. Ban Johnson boasts thar
in the event of another strike nothing
will be done to pacify the players
Ban said the same thing. however
when the Kraft case was at it's height
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14

Young Nike Donovan will clasa
with Tommy league in the ten-rouna
final bout at the Pioneer Spertine
Club, New York. Friday night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
DOOM DEAL FAILS;
MAY JUMP TOFEDS
Philadelphia Club Refused TO
Listen TO Trade for Star
Player.
IGNORE FULTZ'S REQUESTS

The deal between the Giants and
the Philadelphia Club. involving
Doom, Lobert and Magee and several
players under contract to play with
New York, has been abandoned, sc-
cording to Manager John MeGraw.
The trade fell through, the Giants
leader said. because the Philadelphia
management refused TO consider any
deal in which Lobert and Magee were
mentioned II was also stated today
that Manager McGraw considered
Dooin's demand for 1880 a year for
three years q trifle excessive,
especially when it would be neees-
sary to give several players for him
A week ago Doom served ten days
notice of his intentions Of leaving
the Philadelphia Club. He promised
President Baker he would do nothing
until the ten-day limit was up. Now
Doom contends he Is a free agent, at
liberty to do as he pleases. It is ex-
pected that Doom viii jump to the
Baltimore Federals.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
CAPTAINS CHOSEN
TO LEAD 1915 COLLEGE TEAMS

Practically picked captain
. football OF II
Evening star., 1914-04-05
ALABAMA VOTE NEAR
Underwood and Hobson Close Cam.
paign for Senatorship With
Rallies.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. April 4.-Rallies
in Birmingham. Mobile and MONTGOMERY
the states largest cities. and in numer-
Gus smaller cities and towns tonight
closed the campaign of Representative
Oscar W. Underwood and Richmond p.
Hobson. candidates for the democratic
nomination for United States senatorship
at Mondays primaries. The largest vote
ever polled in Alabama is expected.
Although national interest is centered
in the Underwood Hobson race. whereas
in the others nomination means election,
state interest in the campaign is inten-
sified by the fact that candidate for the
unexpred portion of the term Of the late
United States Senator Joseph f. John
ston will be chosen, in addition to can
didates for governor and all elective state
offices.
Because of the length of the ticket.
counting of votes. it is expected. will be
slow and results may not be definitely
determined until Tuesday night
The our-cornered gubernatorial race is
being fought out between B. 3. Conner
former governor. Charles Henderson,
president of the state railroad commits
sion; Capt. K. F. Kolb. commissioner
of agriculture, and Walter p. Seed, lieu
tenant governor The contest to serve out
the unexpired term of Senator Johnston
is between Frank s. White of Birming-
ham and Ray Rushton of this city.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
TRUSTEES TO Be NAMED
Department of Justice Soon to An
nounce Board to Direct Trolley
Lines Divorced by New Haven

Trustees for the Rhode Island and
Connecticut trolley lines. which the
New York New Haven and Hartford
railroad is to give up, probably will
be announced this week.
Ever since the railroad officials and
the Department of Justice reached a
definite understanding for "A dissolu-
ton of the r2 ilroad and it's subsidiaries
without suit the Department of JUS
tice has been seeking suitable men for
these two boards. Many names have
been considered, but the lists have not
been completed.
In several instances Attorney Cen
eral McReynolds has met with regrets
from the man chosen. 1t seemed prob
able last night that both boards could
be announced shortly.
No official information has reached
the Department of Justice of reports
from Baltimore that the Mercantile
Trust and Deposit Company of that
city was about to buy the New Haven
holdings in the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company. one of the
So called Outside lines which it prom
ised to divorce 1t is probable, how
ever, that the only requirement the
government will make will be proof
that there is no connection between the
railroad and the trust company.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
RATE HEARING NEARS END.
Lakeland Rail Shipping Interests
Presenting Testimony.

Officials Of the Interstate commerce
commission expressed confidence last
night that the long hearings on the pro-
posed general ) per cent increase in
freight rates, sought by tho railroads in
official classification territory. mad enter
ed on it's final stage with the opposition
of the lake-and-rail shipping interests,
begun yesterday. before Chairman Har-
Ian and Commissioner McChord.
This last direct testimony, it was
thought. might take two or three DAYS.
The shippers base objections on a belief
that diferentials now enjoyed by middle
western interests, would be disturbed
Council for the carriers expressed will
ingness to submit the case without briefs
or oral argument. Various shipping in
terests have reserved the right to file
briefs however. 1t now seems likely
that the commission will have these also
to consider.
Letters by the hundred have reached
the commission urging that the question
be settled as soon as possible. a general
expectation exists that the finding will
be announced shortly after May I.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
WIFE AND CHILDREN SLAIN.
Francis Says Stranger Did Deed and
Fired His Home.

ARKADELPHIA. Ark. April 4.-On rec
ommendation OF the coroner's jury, Elihu
Francis is held in Jail here, charged with
the murder of his wife and three children
whose charred bodies were found yester-
day in the ruins of their home near
here.
Francis declared his wife and children
were murdered with an aN by an uniden-
titled man. who set fire to the house and
fled down road lea ding past his place
Neighbors who rushed to the Francis
nome when they saw the flames testified
they saw no one leaving the place. An
aN bea ing bloodstainS. and which Fran
els said, belonged TO him, was found in
the ruins of the house
Evening star., 1914-04-05
CONFESSES TO MURDER.
Chinese Boy Says He Slew Mrs
Millard at Vancouver

VANCOUVER +. e. April lack
Kong. the seventeen -year-old Chinese
boy suspected of the murder of Mrs
Charles J. Millard. confessed today that
he committed the crime
The boy told the police that at break
fast Wednesday Mrs. Millard had found
fault with him. He struck her with
a chair and stunned her and then chok-
ed her to death he said. Later he took
her body to the bas ement, where he cut
it up and placed it in the furnace,
piece by piece. Fe hid the clothing in
order TO convince Mr.. Mllard that his
wife had gone out in the morning
The skull and oth.r bones have been
found in the chimney beyond the fur
mace. the police said.
Evening star., 1914-04-05

where the Secretary of State halls from
the coachmen wear no gold braid. the
footmen wear no livery and the gardener.
when he is called into the leading homes
of Wichita to act as butler fer the in
frequent reception. looks only like a
gardener-nothing more. And now some
of you are endeaVorins 10 ioist a coach
man in gold lace upon the Secretary of
State and ! admire his steadflst courage
in refusing one. There is nothing demo-
cratic in livery: there is nothing SO awful
as the plug hat. | can truthfully say
that I never saw anything to equal in
Foster of Illinois in a plug hat"
Il never owned one in my life yelled
Foster.
Mr.. Murdock then went on 10 describe
the various fathers of democracy and the
state of sartorial collapse in which such
great statesmen as Webster. Jackson.
Cleveland and others We're at all times
And ! have never seen anything 50
ridiculous he finished, than the sight
of Ambassador Wilson. our diplomatic
representative at Mexico. who appeared
in galaxy of foreigners with his dress
clothes touched off by golden buttons
Asks for Information.
Mr.. Mondeli got another chance late.
on when the House was solemnly dis
cussing a hundred dollar item providing
equipment of driver'-the one VINO
)
official calls. and the like.
This means uniform. | suppose" sug
gested Mr. Mondell. 'and the only ques
ton about this uniform, since the sur
render to England the other day, will be
whether or not the British Union Jack is
to be worn on the front the back. At
any rate. the question had better be set
tied because it's an important one
And so on. They riddled and ragged
and fiddled around for five hours on
the same strain. Representative Fowler
who had succeeded in reducing the sala
rieS of the assistant secretary of state
and the two officers INN. .ediately follow
ing arose and made warm defense of
Bryan:
He has done more to put the govern
ment of the. United States in the hands of
the common people than any other man
in the country I would rather be the
author of the Prince of Peace than the
author of all the ISLANDERS that have been
heaped upon the illustrious Secretary of
State.
a few seconds later the House ad
journed for the night.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
SEEK C0NTRABAND ARMS.
Customs Officials Find Machine Gun
in Travellers Trunk.

NEW YORK, April 4.-ohicers of the
customs service Were instructed TODAY
to watch carefully all vessels bound for
Santo Domingo or Haiti, to prevent the
shipment of arms and ammunition for the
possible use of reyolutionists.
Vigilance of federal authorities has been
quickened by discovery. last Thursday
of twenty-five revolvers. "A dismembered
machine gun and several hundred rounds
of ammunition in the trunk of "A native
of Santo Domingo. about to sail for home
on the steamship Algonquin.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
MILLIONAIRE IS FREED.

SAN FRANCISCO. April IA charge
of obtaining money under false pretenses
brought against Walter Greer Campbell,
the financially embarrassed millionaire.
who was brought back here from Port
land. Greg, recently was dismissed in
court today for lack of evidence. The
amount involved. $3.50, was settled and the
prosecution failed to bring to San Fran
cisco from Chicago a witness who was es-
sential to Its case
Earlier In the week Il charge of neglect
brought by Campbelfs first wife was dis
missed at her request.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
TOLLS DEBATE SET
TO BEGIN IN SENATE
PoindWter Resolution First to
Come Up, Probably
Tomorrow.
OTHERS INTEND TO SPEAK
SOME TIME DURING WEEK
Committee May Grant Hearings on
House Bill-Scheme to Change
Rules on Foot.

Debate on the Panama canal tolls re-
peal bill Will begin in earnest in the
Senate this week. notwithstanding the
fact that the bill may not be reported
back from the interoceanic canals COM
mittee for another week or two. Senators
McCumber, Lodge. Thomas. Norris and
Poindexter have already given notice
that they intend to address the Senate
during the present week on the subject
of canal tolls
Senator Poindexter has a resolution
pending before the Senate calling upon
President Wilson to take the Senate into
his confidence regarding his real reasons
for demanding the repeal. This should
come up for consdera ton tomorrow in
the ordinary course of events. and if
it does it, probably will lead to sharp
debate.
May Be Hearings on Bill.
The interoceanic canals committee al
the call of its chairman. Senator OGor
man of New York, is to meet Tuesday
morning to consider the repeal bill While
leaders on both sides of the repeal ques
ton are declaring that they expect the
committee to lay the bill before the SEN
ate without delay some members of the
Senate are not optimistic. Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon. one OF the lead
ing opponents of repeal, said last night
that he thought the bill would be befo"e e
the committee for at least two weeks
more before it was reported out. He
said that he understood there would be
requests for hearings. and that he felt
sure the committee would be willing to
hear persons who desired to submit state
ments for its information.
May Be June Before Vote
1T may be June | before we reach a
vote on the bill in the Senate" was Sen
ator Chambeslain's comment. He said
| that he believed the committee might de-
velop a majority in opposition to re-
peal, and that an adverse report on the
bill would be made to the Senate 1t is
possible in case of a deadlock in the
committee. that the measure may be re-
ported out without recommendation
Some of the many proposed compro-
mise measures may also be reported
in the same manner, leaving it to the
Senate to determine the whole con-
troversy.
to the Senate rules proposed by Sena-
tors Hoke Smith of Georgia and over
man of North Carolina as designed to
| have bearing the tolls exemption
| repeal debate. Senator Smith. who is
to be one of the democratic leaders
| In the fight for the repeal BILL gave
notice that he would seek the adop-
ton of a rule which would compel a
| senator to speak directly to the meas
| ure before rhe Senate for discussion.
Modified Forms of Cloture.
! Senator Overman. also an adminstra
| ton supporter On the repeal bill has in
| troduced an amendment to the rules
which would provide that no senator
should directly or indirectly, by any
| form of words, imputc to another senator
or other senators any conduct or mo-
tives unworthy or unbecoming of q sena-
Evening star., 1914-04-05
Bandits Daring Exploit Fails.

LOS ANGELES. April -Four BAN
dts blew out the front of the building
occupied by the Glendora Bank at Glen
dora. suburb. early today, but were
driven away by citizens before they
could reach the money vault They es-
capped.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
Appeal for the Capital.

m appeal TO the student body and to
the alumni was made by former Commits
sioner Mactarland to do their duty to the
nations capital. after they have gone out
into the states by doing their part toward
keeping in the minds of the people and
the members of Congress the broad plans
which George Washington had for the
National Capital and to let nothing be
done that will undermine the prayers of
the nations capital
MIR. Macfariand said the National
capital ought to have the best of ev-
~rythinS. lie said he believed all in
ielli2ent Americans desired il to be
the best capital ON earth. and that not
only in ply steal appearance but in its
laws and institutions. and particularly
"a education. lie expressed the belief
tnat the people of the country would
~" ashamed 10 nave its public educa-
tjrn below par or its death rate above
var They look upon the city as an
integral Whole and want il in every
way worthy of the great republic
George Washington, whose name the
University bears. cannot be hcuored bet
t"r than 10y endo~ing the university and
50 providing that higher education in
The National capital which ne tried to
provide IN his last Will. II Congress
would only give tIe university the bene-
fit OF the Morrill, act. now given in every
state and territory. including Porto Rico
and Hawaii. but mysteriousiy withheld
from the District OF Columbia all these
years. II would add S25eH to the uni
vers ty income and enable it to do larger
n not better work.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
POLICE QUELL RIOTS
AND ARRESTL. v. ".
Union and Non-Union Labor
Men in Big New York
Disturbance.
KILL THE CAPITALISTS"
CRY UNDER RED BANNER
Detectives Concealed in Buildings
Around Union Square Are
Attacked by Mob,

NEW YORK. April 4.-Fine hundred
city police and detectives swept from All
sides into a mob of men ana women in
mon Square today when union and non
union labor opposed one another AT mass
meetings. Concealed in buildings fronting
the square and minglinS in twos and
threes in an orderly throng that had
gathered to sympathize with the Michi-
gan copper strikers. the police wcre pre-
pared when mass of the unemployed
marshaied under the banners of the In
dustriai Workers Of the World. marched
In from the cross streets
Disturbance after disturbance pnSued.
Mounted police galoped down upon surg
ing crowds The hidden police sprang
from office corridors and store doorways
detectives began making arrests of l.
w. W. men accused as leaders of the
mob and at once attempts We're made to
rescue the prisoners. Here the police
Grew their clubs and battled their way to
the center of the mob to save the detec-
tives from harm.
Evening star., 1914-04-05
Are Cautioned to See Men,
bers of Congress Do Not
Alter Organic Act.
SECOND ANNUAL DINNER
OF LAW SCHOOL IS HELD
Speaker Clark. Senator Lee. Henry
B. F. Macfarland and Others
Deliver Addresses.

LAWYERS were upheld as the moving
spirits Of the ration. students and alumni
were urged to conscientiously do their
duty to their country. and they were told
when they Go out into the states to re-
member their duty to the capital city OF
tho nation last night at the second an
uual dinner Of the law school of George
Washington University. held at Rau-
scher's.
With song. story and cheers marking off
the courses OF the dinner. and with songs
punctuatin. the speaking program. +1
students and alumni of the law school sat
for nearly five hours and made merry.
During the speeches the men listened to
advice from LAWYERS Of some experience,
we're urged to study up the politics and
history of the nation, to make it their
duty to see that members of Congress do
not undermine the organic act of the Dis
Irict of Columbia. and were told that to
tha student body and the alumni tell the
duty of providing an endowment fund for
the Law school of George Washington
University.
champ Clark. Speaker of the House of
Representatives, led the list OF speakers,
and responded to the toast. Our Coun-
fry. God Keep Her and Bless Her" Fol-
lowing him were H. Craig Jones of the
iaw school faculty, who proposed the
endowment of the law school: Bennett G.
senator Blair Lee of Maryland and
Henry B. r Macfarland of the board of
trustees. Dean Charles Noble Gregory
acted as POSTMASTER
Evening star., 1914-04-05
Draws Picture of Social Customs.

Bringing to the discussion a picture of
social customs as practiced in the great
transmssouri regions. Victor Murdoch of
Kansas, leader of the progressives, deliv-
cred mighty oration. inveighing against
lace and gold braid. fuss and feathers:
out in that great and glorious region
Evening star., 1914-04-05
Democrat Leads the Chorus.

And the odd part of it was that a
democrat led the anvil chorus This was
Representative Fowler Of Illinois. who
for several years has upraised his voice
against any increase of salary in almost
any bill. and who yesterday succeeded
IN reducing. for the time being, at least.
the salaries of the first. second and third
assistant secretaries of state He and
Representative Johnson, in charge of the
bill had merry row over the matter
the latter charging Mr. Fowler with maxi
ing untrue and unjustifable statements
unworthy of the House" However the
salaries had TO be cut because there is no
law authorizing 5000 for an assistant
secretary and S4.JO0 for the other two as
sstants. They Will be placed at SSno
until some one puts them ba k at s., 900
and $500, respectively. as they have
been for twerty Years by continuous Gus
tom.
Representative Humphrey Of Washing
ton, a republican, took advantage of the
growing across the aisle to offer an
amendment TO raise Secretary Bryan's
81 alary to slo.O00, but the democrats all
18th one acord shouted that it was not
in order They feared the old gag about
Secretary Bryan needing so much more
than $4,000 year to live on that he had
to lecture to make up the deficit That $
an old one in the House
Evening star., 1914-04-05
Capital Neglected.

While the District people, he con-
tiuued. have always done their full duty
to the national government. the national
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