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Evening star., 1914-04-07
FAT, FEDERALS AND HURTS
TO PLAYERS WORRY BIRMY
Leader of Maps Can't Get Down to Weight-Outlaws
Pursue His Men-Training Season
Failure.

LOUISVILLE. Ny. April 7.-Dode
one Of the busiest managers base. ball
has known. Work and worry occupy
Birmingham days and nights
Birmingham as a PLAYER has consid-
cradle to work and worry over. "Birmey'
has much superfuous weight this spring
and has done more work than any of
his players to rid himself of the extra
poundagc. lie does not care TO manage
from the bench. bat wants to play the
outfield regularly.
AS a manager his worries are past all
reasonable limits The Federal League
agents are causing most of them. The
outlaws are picking on the Cleveland
players with uErelentins viSor. Never
a day passes but that somebody does not
get an offer or two from the third league.
The Federals are pursuing Birming-
hams team like school of sharks in
Santiago harbor chasing ten-doilar bills
tossed off steamer by Edgar Wiliett.
one-time Detroit right-handcr.
The story OF the food Willett handed
the SHARKS is no; directly connected with
this gossip. 1t happened few years ago
when the Tigers invaded the island w H.
lett who had been losing in poker game
that was going on when the ship en-
tered harbor, became sore. pulled sew
eral ten-dolar bills from his pockets and
dramatically exclaiming. We'll. YOU guys
won't get these" tore up the bills and
tossed them out Of the portfolio. They
f1uttered to the waters below, where the
sharks gulped them down.
At Athens Ga. where the Cleveland
club trained. Birmingham found the law
helped him TO large extent. In Georgia
they can jug you for two months II
found guilty of monkeying with man
under contract. The Federals became
wise to this and made no active attack.
But since the club left Georgia they have
been after the Maps one and ALL
1t is the Federal League plan of at
tack to crimp Cleveland as much as
possible the outlaws" figuring that the
stiffest competition Philadelphia will have
this year should come from the Maps
BY putting Cleveland out of the running,
the race according to the Federal way
of figuring it. will become a walkaway
for the Athletics and therefore kill the
attendance
Birmingham is plainly .'the goat" He
is a worried man.
On top of all this come injuries to
his players. Chapman is out with Z
broken leg and no one in sight wht
Evening star., 1914-04-07
SCHMIDT NOT TO GO ABROAD.
Nine Other American Golfers, How
ever. Will Play in England

NEW YORK. April 7,-Dennite word
was received yesterday regarding the
plans of two american amateurs who
have been mentioned possible entrants
in the British amateur championship at
Sandwich. W. Heinrich Schmidt former
Massachusetts champion. who did so well
at st. Andrews last year. wrote letter
to friend in this city from California
to the effect that it will be impossible for
him to go abroad account of bust
ness.
Harold Weber of Inverness, Who was
at st. andrews last year. hut did not
do anything remarkable. will try his
fortune again this season. and has sent
in his entry to the ROYAL ST. George Golf
Club.
Thus. the situation with regard to
American entrants in the British cham
monshp is that Travers Herreshoff
Ouimet. and Lockwood are already in
England. Henry j. Topping is on his
way. while Parker W. Whittemore.
Harold Weber and Fraser Hale have
decided to so. Charles Evans. jr.. has
made no announcement but it can be
said he will go in couple of weeks.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Joe Cantillon Turns Down Feds.

OMAHA. April Joe Cantilon, man
ager of the Minneapolis team of the
American Association, has declined an
offer from the Federal League which
would have netted him s105.0O0 it was
reported last night. The outlaw organiza-
ton offered him a seven-year contract at
s15OOG a year. it is said. if he would take
the management of the Brooklyn team.
To show good faith the Feds were ready
to put his salary with a trust company
to assure him there would be no breach
of contract according to the informant.
who says that for six weeks agents of
the Federal League have been after Can
tillon. Joe decided he would rather re-
main with Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1914-04-07

will quite fill his place Harry Lei
bold. the Detroit boy, is also out of it.
Liebold got injured when he was hit
ting the ball like fiend. Birmingham
was not hitting and with Leibold clout-
ing regularly it seemed certain that the
midget would replace the manager in the
outfield on opening day.
Added to all this came a lot of bad
weather to Athens. The hotel food.
according to the players, was bad. and
there were only two days when the
temperature was warm enough to bring
out perspira ton. The players need bat
ting and fielding practice and the pitch
ers are far off condition.
Connie Mack has been the hard luck
man of base ball. but even Connie can
not approach the tale of woe that Bir-
mingham has to tell this spring. 1t Is
terrible
Evening star., 1914-04-07
HAvRE DE GRACE READY.
New Stands Costing $100,000 Re
place Burned Ones.

NEW YORK, April Work on the
new grandstand and clubhouse at the
Havre de Grace race track in Maryland
is rapidly nearing completion. Edward
Burke general manager of the track.
said that everything would be ready for
the spring meeting of fifteen days which
begins April IS. The buildings were burn
ed last spring and the association has
Evening star., 1914-04-07

Slated for Harper in NTH Inning.
fBatted for Davis in ninth inning
3Ratted for ]. Howard in ninth inning.
vigilants ............ o 0 o o o o O-1
Washington .........O1 2 3 0 0 / II
Earned runs-Wasbington. B. First base by
errors-Washington, 2: Vigilants, l. Left on
bases W Washington. IL: vigilants q First base
on balls Giovannetti 4: of Harper. 2 In
nngs pitched-By Giovannetti. Z; by Becker. 1:
by Harper. S: by Musser 4. Hits made-On
Giovannetti 10: of Musser. |. Struck out-By
Harper, II; by Musscr 4: by Govannetti, 3.
Threehas hit-Shanks Two-base hit-Green.
stolen bases-Moeler. Smith. Hit by pltcher-By
Giovannetti. MILAN. Smith; by Becker
Smith. Wild pitch--Harpcr. Passed balls
Brown .. Balk-Giovannettl. Umpire-Mr. Alt
rock Time of game hours.
Evening star., 1914-04-07

money for the magnates. If the Feds
are successful it is certain to lower the
standard of base ball in the majors for
a time. since many of the stars in the
new organization must of necessity be
drawn from the majors
Evening star., 1914-04-07

Joe Leonard, third base recruit with
Pittsburgh. is only twenty years old.
Two years ago he gave up high school
and joined the Des Moines club in the
Western League where he made good.
Leonard plans to take up the study of
medicine at Notre Dame University at
the close of the approaching base ball
season.
Evening star., 1914-04-07

Manager Chance is said to be highly
pleased at the work being done by Ray
Keating, who in an exhibition game at
Mobile struck out eleven Southern
Leaguers in the five innings he worked
Chance expects Heating and Cole to be
his best pitching bets.
Evening star., 1914-04-07
ARRANGE PEACE PACT.
Manager Herzog and Marsans &c
Together After Conference.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. April 7.-Aramando
Marsans, the clever Cuban outfielder of
the Reds. last night. after a lengthy con-
ference with Manager Herzog. concluded
to play with the Reds this season and
will play left field in todays game with
Cleveland.
Evening star., 1914-04-07

Jimmy Dowd. who helped pitch the
Utica team to the New York State
League pennant in 1912. and was the
leading pitcher in the league that year.
has purchased his release from Utica
after efforts to make trade that
would be satisfactory to all around
failed
Evening star., 1914-04-07

among the players that the pitching staff
will be much stronger than it was last
season. 1t is true that of late several of
the twirlers have shown poor form, but
this is undoubtedly due to the cold
Evening star., 1914-04-07
UMPIRE EVANS DOUBTS
THAT GAME NEEDS FEDS
Thinks Dearth of Big League Ma.
terial Will Lower Standard
of Base Ball.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April I'm dis
cussing the Federal League. American
League Umpire Billy Evans said here
recently:
1.-THE Federal League seems to have
plenty of money That is good thing,
for before the season is over they are
liable to need a lot of it. Launching a
major league is a big proposition. II
caN be done on a shoestrins. From
REPORT it seems the Feds have no m
.tention of doing business on that basis.
Seriously. I doubt if there is demand
at the present time for third major
league
Evening star., 1914-04-07
Dearth of Good Material.

There is certainly a dearth of big
league material If ball players could
be had for The mere spending of money,
the New York Americans would have a
pennant-winning team. No club owner
is willing to make a bigger gamble for
his club than Frank Farrell. Yet for
years he has labored in vain. The Fed
eral League has been a good thing for
base ball players.
1T has boosted the salary of prac-
tically every player in the game. 1t
has enabled a lot of players who have
had grievances to have them cleaned
up. The Feds have made money for
the players and ii now remains to be
seen whether the players can A.ake
Evening star., 1914-04-07

The Vigilants. who played the Nation
ais yesterday, obtained but one hit dur
ing the game. This was made off Paul
Musser. Harper. who pitched five in
nings. was not hit safely and struck out
eleven men. Griff1th's team loafed
through the nine innings. The score:
Evening star., 1914-04-07
G. A DH LII A C.
BAKER ELEC.

Vice President Barnard of the Cleve-
land club has issued a statement say
ing that only in the direst necessity
will a member of the A. A. team be
lifted to the Maps this year. He makes
the statement by way of assuring the
A. a. fans in Cleveland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
Baker Grains Sell Higher.

BAKER, ore, Dec 29.--The high
est price ever paid to farmers OF Ba-
ker county for wheat, S1.10 a bushel.
was paid by Baker buyers. This was
for bluestem. Sales OF club wheat.
OF which there is larger supply,
were at I1.Os bushel.
All grains advanced materially in
price. AS much as s25 a ton was paid
for barley and from s25 to s26 was
offered for oats but there were virtu-
ally no sales Of oats. Hoggrowers
continue to buy barley above the reg
ular market prices thus making the
market particularly firm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
~~~~S~~~~
CHANCES AT HISTORY
ALFRED THE GREAT.

When Alfred the Great became
King OF Wessex, the southernmost Of
the English kingdoms. the Danes had
for nearly a century ravaged the is
land. They had often been defeated
in bloody battles. but always they re-
turned in greater numbers and stead
fly they penetrated into the inland
sections Of the island.
Alfred was the only English king
who was able TO hold back the Dan
ish pressure One of the many le-
gends that has grown up about his
career, represents him as spying up
on the invaders in the disguise Of
harpist.
Alfred the Great occupies a similar
place in English history to that held
by Charlemange in Germany and
France More than any other mon
arch who has ever governed in Eng
land. he deserves the name Of 'the
great" He united England; he broke
down the menace OF the pagan inva-
sions OF the vikings; he encouraged
learning. Like Washington. Alfred
was as notable for his achievements
In peace as for his victories in war.
In many ways indeed, Alfred reminds
the student Of Washington. man
who stands out above all other men
OF his own age or OF the generations
that Immediately preceded or fol-
lowed Alfred had as much ability
as had Charlemagne and the same
love OF culture. His career was
moreover. free from the crimes that
have 70 be set down to the discredit
Of Charlemagne.
For many years Alfred warred
against the Danes, often defeated,
hut never falling in courage, not even
when driven into the marshes or when
he was forced to pay blackmail 10
buy peace. From his first years up
on the throne he worked to build a
navy that should wrest from lne
Danes the mastery OF the seas. AT
last he succeeded and the heritage
that ne left to his countrymen has
time and again preserved the Brit
ish isles from invaders.
The Danes were able to hold pos
sessions in the middle Of England
but Alfred's victories made the Eng
lish OF other hostile kingdoms hall
him as their leader. When he died,
England had for the first time grown
into united land. lespite the con-
quests Of the Vikings.
For years Alfred's successors held
the Danes at bay, but at the end of
the tenth century the raids began
again. London, which had once been
captured by the Danes before Alfred's
reign. was again forced to yield and
at last the English. wearled OF wars
and disheartened by the cowardice Of
their king. acknowledged sweyn Of
Denmark as their ruler. He reigned
for little over a month but his son
Canute. in the year 1914 entered up
on long and triumphant career as
king OF England.
Canute was no mere cOnqueror as
had been most Of his ancestors. but
a man Of viking blood who seems tol
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
cities GrIppcd by Crime.

HoQUIAM, Wash. Dec 29.-The
worst wave OF crime which Hoquiam
and Aberdeen have experienced in a
number OF years has come with the
Christmas holidays, and for the past
week not a night has passed without
burglary, holdup or street fight in
which knives or revolvers were used
Several homes have been burglariz-
ed, one store in Aberdeen was held up
last night and a number OF men have
been robbed. The most serious fight
occurred in Hoqulsm Chistmas night,
when a party OF Greeks and another
of Firms clashed. Several shots were
fired and a Finn received a bullet
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
ROAIE'S OPERA SEASON
OPENS WITH WAGNER
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(By Alice Robe. United Press staff
Correspondent)
ROME, Dec. 2s.-The opera season
here opens tonight with the presen.
tation Of wagner's Twilight OF the
Gods" the "Gollerdammerung."
This is the simple announcement
but in the minds OF the Romans. al
ways ready to read some significance
concerning the war situation into
every action-even the program of
the opera house is arousing COM
ment.
Why doesn't the Costanza open its
season with an Italian opera? Why
must a German opera be given to
launch an Italian opera season at
this hour of Italy's neutrality?
These are a few Of the comments
Of the Romans many OF whom see a
declaration OF favor to Germany in
this selection OF a wagerian opera
for the premiere of the season.
While German opera has been un-
der discussion as a possibility in 9TH
er countries and while its prohibition
in France. were opera to be given
there, has been assured-Italy armed
with neutrality. is producing this
season many German operas-but
not without comment.
Indeed Italy's very neutrality leaves
but little solace to the exoitable ones
who are constantly wondering which
way she will turn in the honr OF ul-
innate decision
Music SO characteristically interwo-
ven with the lives OF these people
wields its part in the discussion and
the sidelights on the war. The pop
ular concerts given in the Piazza
Colonna have been removed TO the
Pincio because, after each concert
there has been an anti7Austrian DEM /
onstration before the Austrian EN-
bassy which is situated in the palace
facing the Piazza Colonna. Quite
naturally it is the anti-Austrian who
reads in the presenting Of German
opera an undesired mark Of favor to- /,
ward the hated Teutons.
At a recent musical given by the
wife OF a man high in diplomatic cir !
cles a guest chanced to remark that
she wished some dire fate would be-
fall the kaiser. The next morning /
the hostess received a mysterious let
ter warning her that conversation I
such as had taken place at her social
gathering must be tabooed or serious
consequences would result
Naturally as the guests were all
friends the hostess is besieged with
fears that German spies are in her
house and she is in constant dread
OF her servants. The incidents only
illustrate the highly wrought nervous
state of Italy-generally speaking
the war and this country's
neutrality.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
WoRKATEN'S COMPENSATION
PROVIDES DISCUSSION

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ga joint
two-day session OF the American AS
sociation for Labor Legislation and
the National Conference on Unem-
ployment opened here today. Promi-
nent social workers and students
we're in attendance.
'Workmen's compensation" in al
It's phases was the chief topic to be
considered by the organization for ad-
yancement of labor legislation. Am
ong those who were to speak on the
subject were: DR.. II. r. Seager, oi
Colum bia University. Gov.-elect NJ. ..
Brumbaugh, OF Pennsylvania; Jonn
Mitchell. member OF New Yorks COM
ensation Commission, Congressman
d. ] McGnicuddy; J. S. Parks, men,
per Of Massachusetts, Industrial Acct
cent Board. and w. d. Yaple, chair
man of Ohio's Industrial Commission.
Comprehensive attention was to be
devoted to the subject Of unemploy-
ment.
For the unemployment the need
IA constructive work-regularlzed bus
mess. efficient labor exchanges and
adequate unemployment insurance"
states a bulletin issued by the asso-
citation. "The care of the unem-
ployable is the task OF the relief
agency, the hospital and the reform
atory"
Those scheduled to discuss this top
ic were Charles r. Henderson, Uni
versity OF Chicago; Mayor Blanken-
burg. of Philadelphia; II. G. Valen-
tine Massachusetts Industrial Coun-
sellor; A. NJ. Huddell. OF Boston;
Meyer London of New York, socialist.
and ]. P. Jackson. commissioner of
labor. Pennsylvania.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29

have cared more for English men and
ways than for his own distant lands.
He befriended scholars and he made
England the center OF great north
ern empire, for he conquered Nor
way. ruled over Denmark and was
acknowledged as ruler by the scottish
King Malcolm, by the princes OF
Wales and by all the Vikings who had
settled in the Scottish Islands and
in Ireland.
Unlike the earlier Anglo Saxon
conquerors. the Danes did not replace
the inhabitants whom they had over
whelmed. They came in great num-
bers to the island. but they were alb
sorbed into the population. which re-
mained Anglo-Saxon. But Canute's
descendants were unable to hold the
power that he had gained and soon
England was again TO be conquered
by foe from across the seas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
plnrnone soldier Barred

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The days Of
pingpong soldiers in this state are
numbered, said Mayor-General John
F. O'Ryan. commander-in-chief Of the
state national guard, in a statement
explaining the recent order disband-
ing the Twenty-second regiment and
its formation into two battalions OF
engineers
The hardwood floor OF the regl-
ments armory in this city Is to be
torn up. he said so that the members
Of the new battalions can have prac-
tical experience in engineering work
such as digging trenches.
War is rough business and you
have to use rough methods in pre-
pairing the men OF the militia for IT,"
said General Organ.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
NATIVE SONS PLAN
BOOZE SELLING LAWS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-Con-
fident that the hour has struck for
sweeping reforms in the retail distri-
button OF intoxicating liquors in Cali
fornia, the California Grape Protec-
tive Association, through Attorney
Theodore Bell, has announced its In
tentions to take the Initiative in
legislative reform program. This Is
done despite the fact that California
voters Overwhelmingly defeated a
proposed prohibition amendment to
the state constitution In the Novem-
Der elections. The legislative pro-
gram which the association hopes to
Put through Is as follows:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
PHI DELTAs HOLD
BIG CONVENTION

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Dec. 2s.-It
looked like a university turned loose
on the city today. Fully 1000 "fIat''
mCn-members of Phi Delta Theta
from al parts of the country gain
cred for the opening OF tner four
days convention. While considerable
serious business comes before the
ecnvcni on, the college mar are rot
neglectIng the social side, and s mum.
Der Ct ig entertainments have been
planned in their honor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29

will be in position to so after foreign
trade again. All American manufac-
turers have to do is to solicit the
business and prepare the class OF
merchandise desired Yet they are
making very feeble efforts in that di-
recuon. The situation illustrates the
manner in which our commercial vi
tality has been Sapped by the form
alton OF trusts relying upon monopoly
and not upon efficiency and rustic to
produce business and profits.
~~~~O~~~-
Ever since Col Roosevelt got into
trouble with the Catholics in Rome he
has paid especial at
Mr.. Roosevelt tention TO them in
On Mexico. this country. That is
fair enough. It is le-
climate politics. When he prints
columns OF inflammatory rhetoric
aout Mexican affairs, however. in con-
nection with Catholic grievances. he
is doing two things regarded as ethi-
cally dubious. Delicate foreign poll
tics are not proper prey for partizan-
ship. and in the United States 1t is
bad form to incite church passions.
Mr.. Roosevelt undoubtedly has 1t in
his power to make more doubtful a
successful working out OF the Mexi-
can situation. His incendiary and
words about the constitu-
tionalists win be spread in Mexico
and taken by many to represent Am
erican opinion. Such political meth
DDS are not patriotic and probably
they are not even clever. They do not
make either for successful revenge
against Mr.. Wilson or for Mr.. Roose-
velt's capture of the next republican
They please Senator
Penrose and Mr.. Hearst but not gem
erous hearted Americans
In fairness to the Colonel it should
be conceded that revenge and am
oition are not his only motives. There
IS a third. He loves war. He deems
L beneficent Perhaps he has never
seen enough OF it, Young men who
we're exhilarated by the Spanish war.
even by wars in South Africa, the
Manchuria, return discour
lged and heart-sick now, not so much |
rom suffering in the trenches. long |
heaps Of dead, mechanics of whole
ale slaughter. starving OF women and |
as from mere prostrateness
II humanity. the awful size and COM
oleteness Of the downfall. Perhaps
( Col Roosevelt would dwell in Eu-
'ope for a month or two he would
levelop a mood less CORY. less harsh,
more tolerant OF the efforts of one Of
lis successors to follow the light as
sod has given him to see the light
Iarper's Weekly.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29

County option, except in cities hav-
ing 5000 or more inhabitants; in IL
censed territory. not more than one
saloon for each 1000 inhabitants or
major fraction thereof, exclusive Of
table licenses for hotels and restau-
rants: separate licenses to sell malt
and fermented liquors as distinguished
from distilled liquors, no saloon IL
cense to be issued TO an individual,
but only to property, under heavy
bond, to be responsible for the faith
full observance OF the law, unlawful
for any wine maker, brewer. dIstiller
or wholesaler to have any pecuniary
interest in a saloon, midnight and
Sunday closing; antl-treat law; dras-
tic laws concerning the sale of intox-
icatIng liquor to minors, women or to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
INDOOR ATHLETES
TO HOLD BIG MEET

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-With a
large entry list the junior national
track and field championships to be
contested in the 18th Regiment ar
mory, Brooklyn, tonight, promises to
be the most successful in recent years.
This interesting indoor event was
won last year by the New York A. c.
with 25 points with the Irish Amer
leans second with 1s points. No less
than II different clubs and colleges
figured in the final score
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-12-29
NIGHT SCHOOL PLANNED
FOR WAR-CHASED ALIENS

BRAINARD, MINI, Dec. $3.50
numerous have illiterate foreigners
become since the outbreak OF the war
forced most foreigners from Canada,
that the school board is considering
night schools to teach them.