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Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17

league clashes in the past few years
The American League outfits, com
posed mostly of kids, have been able
to sweep everything before them; the
National League, with its heavy
membership of slipping veterans, has
slowed up and has had to yield be.
fore the onslaught of the younger or
ganization.
1t seems to be up to the National
Leaguers to weed out the veterans
and let the bench-warming kids ooze
out into the spotlight if they want
to save themselves from slipping to
a minor league status when compared
with the speed boys of the Americar
League. The new organization has
forged ahead so rapidly in the past
few years, has so clearly outclassed
the Nationals, that many skeptical
fans are declaring that the Nationals
today, despite their galaxy of stars,
do not rank superior to those of the
first division teams in the Glass IA
minor leagues.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17

ferent. Sentiment seems to cause
them to keep in the regular lineup
many old stars long after they have
slowed up-long after added years
rob them Of their former PROV
ess and make them inferior to the
youngsters who are camping on the
benches waiting to break in.
Looking over the 1904 records of
the American League, and comparing
the rosters of those days with that
of 1914, shows that only five men of
the 400 odd then in that league are
still in American League harness.
Those men are Lajoie and Turner, Of
the Maps; Crawford of the Tigers,
and Bender and Plank of the Ath-
letics.
Stovall, who joined the Maps back
in 1904, was with the st. Louis Browns
until last fall and now is with the
Federals. Harry Davis, a star in
1904, is still on the Athletic payroll,
but he plays no longer. Jimmy Cal
lahan, now manager of the White
Sox; Clark Griffith, now manager of
the Senators, and Nick Altrock,
coacher, are the only players who
played in 1904 who still are drawing
salaries from the American League.
But it's a bit different on the Ma
tional League, which carried, and
played regularly in 1913, nearly %
men who were in the game in 1904
and even earlier than that date. In
cluded in this list are Wagner, Bres-
nahan, Mathewson, Ames, Camnitz,
Huggins, Evers, Tinker, Mccormick,
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17
Frank Menke's
Sporting Letter

New York, March 17-Because they
persist in hanging on to their vet
Grams long after their real usefulness
is gone that's the reason why the Ma
tional League, once the classiest or
ganization in baseball, has had to
yield first place to the American
League.
There has been no denying of the
fact that for the past four years the
American League teams have had it
con" their National rivals. The Amer
lean Leaguers have been triumphant
in the last four worlds series COM
bats, and in the majority of post
season games between the Americans
and Nationals the teams of the young
er organization have been triumphant.
In 1913 the American leaguers were
winners in every series in which they
engaged with the Nationals.
A glance through the baseball rec
ords shows the reason. The Ameri-
can League keeps a star player as
long as he performs in major league
style-but not one day longer They
cut him adrift when he starts to skid
and supplant him with new blood
bring to the fore some youngsters
who soon shine just as brightly as
did the star of old.
With the National League it is diff
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17

Brown, Wiltse, Needham, Doom, King
and Mclean.
Glancing over the 1909 rosters Of
the American and National Leagues,
and comparing them with the present
ones, shows that the Nationals still
have nearly 70 men in their lineups
who were there in 1909, while the
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17

Americans have only about 40. This
means that the American Leaguers
have weeded out the slipping stars of
the other days and that the National
Leaguers have hung on to them-and
lost considerable prestige thereby.
The result of these conflicting pol
icies has been shown in the inter
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17
THE COUNTESS OF DUDLEY

London, March 17-All London is
talking of the daring recently exhib-
tied by the Countess of Dudley, al
ways known as a rather timid mem
ber of court society. The countess
threw number of her friends into
convulsions, or very nearly so, by
making flight with Gustav Hamels,
who caused his machine to loop-the-
loop five times while they were in the
air. Hamels established a record by
describing most of che loops while
only 200 feet from the ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17

iris Speaker, the famous hard-hit
ting center fielder of the Boston Red
Sox, who has gladdened the hearts
of Boston fans by signing new con-
tract to continue as a member of his
old team. Speaker was besieged with
wireless messages while on board the
Lusitania returning with the world
tourists, and most of the messages
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17

were from Federal League magnates,
imploring him not to go back to the
Sox until he had considered their of
fers. President Lannin of the Boston
club, however, made Speaker an Of
fer as soon as the Lusitania entered
New York harbor that caused the boy
from Texas to forget all about the
Federals and rush his name right
down to the bottom of the document.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-17

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Newark post., 1914-11-11
Entertainment Of
National Grange

Elaborate plans are being made
for the entertainment Of the dele
gates to the annual meeting of the
National Grange when they visit
Delaware College on Thursday,
November 19. After seeing an ex-
hibition drill by the cadets, and
inspecting the college buildings,
the delegates will be taken to the
college farm, to examine the ex-
perimental plots, the pits used
in determining the value of
fertilizers in orchards, and the
live stock. They will then go to
the buildings of the Women's Col
lege, where the Faculty and stu
dents will serve tea. From half
past five until seven O clock the del
egates will hold a meeting in the
college oratory
In addition to the central COM
mittee Of arrangements, consist
ing of Dean Harry Hayward,
chairman, and Professors w. O.
Sypherd and G. A. McCue, the fol-
lowing instructors in the college
and members Of the experiment
station staff, have been appointed
chairmen of other committees
Transportation, Professor Thomp-
son; Entertainment at the Farm,
Professor Grantham; Women S
College, Dean Robinson; Entertain
ment at Delaware College, Profes-
sor Short; Banquet Committee,
DIR. Sypherd; Inspection Of the
Grounds and Buildings, Professor
Whittier; Publicity, Professor Dut-
ton.
At seven-thirty the delegates
will be given banquet in the
yynnn ci11m
Newark post., 1914-11-11
Prizes Awarded At
Fine Arts Exhibit

The third annual exhibition of
the Wilmington Society of Fine
Arts, held last week at the Hotel
DUPONT, comprised 1877 pictures
Many artists won honorable men,
ton in the three divisions. The
prizes were awarded as follows !:
best illustration, "Ebenezer Bal
four" N. G. Wyeth of Chadds
Ford, Pa; best picture of a young
girl, Elizabeth and her Cat"
Katherine Pyle of Wilmington !;
best all around painting, "Study
for Decoration for Harrisburg
State Capitol" " Violet Oakley,
Philadelphia.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
WOMEN'S COL
LEGE NOTES

Dean Winifred J. Robinson Of
the Women's College of Delaware
was one of the principal speakers
at the Nineteenth Annual Meeting
Of the American Association of
Farmers Institute Workers held
on November 10 at Washington,
d. G. Her subject was "The Re-
lation of Home Economics to
Farmers Institutes. +" On Thurs
day, November IL, Dean Robin
son made an address at luncheon
given at the Hotel Rittenhouse,
Philadelphia, in honor of Miss
Laura Carnell, dean Of women at
Temple University. Miss Rich,
professor Of education in the Wom-
ems College, addressed the State
Teachers Institute at Dover on
November 9.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
PERSONALS

Miss Hood and Miss Heron of
Nashville, Tenn, are the guests of
Professor and Mrs. G. l.. Penny.
Miss Hood and Miss Heron have
lately returned from Europe
where they have been travelling
for over a year. They encounter
ed many interesting war expert
ences.
Mrs. E. V. Vaughn is visiting
relatives in Missouri.
Mrs. Delaware Clark of Wash
ington is spending a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Harriet Cur
tbs.
Mrs. Richard Chillas of Warrick,
n. Y, is visiting her sister, Miss
Elizabeth Bower at Oaklands.
Mrs. Frederick w. Neve, who
before her marriage was Miss Helen
Cooch, is receiving congratulations
on the birth Of a daughter, Nov. 6,
at Ivy, Virginia. Her husband is
the Archdeacon Of the Blue Ridge
and in charge Of score Of mis-
sions and schools and hospitals con-
Quoted by the Episcopal Church in
the Virginia mountains.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
SOCIAL NOTES

Young folk made merry last
Friday evening at the Omega AL.
pha Fraternity, the occasion of a
Hallowe 'en Masquerade, given by
" frat" brothers to their fair
friends. Gorgeous autumn leaves
and grinning pumpkin faces, taste.
fully arranged, added color and
cheer to the attractive "Frat'
home, while cracking lgos on the
hearth blazed a warm welcome
Music was furnished by Straus-
bach s Orchestra Of Wilmington.
Truly a motley crowd Of guests as
sembled to do honor to the occa-
sion. There were sweet colonial
danes, rollicking clowns, and the
spooky goddess of night.
The girl dressed in pennants
personifed the spirit Of the col
leges and the Yama Yama added
fun to the hour. A feature Of the
evening was the masked promen-
ade, following which the guests in
dulged in quaint square dances
the Virginia Reel, the Quadrille,
the Lancers, and the Rye Dance.
Other amusements included bob
bing for apples, fortune-telling, a
peanut and chestnut hunt, and
cards. Clever little souvenirs, de-
signed in orange and black, which
gave the program of the evening,
were given to every guest. The
party was chaperoned by Mrs. c.
o. Houghton, Mrs. Daniel Thomp-
son, and Miss Robinson
The guests included Miss Brady,
Miss Crossmore, Miss McCarns,
Miss Dunn, Miss Underhill, Miss
Davy, Miss Long, Miss Dawson, of
the Women College; Miss Cars
well and Miss Malone, of Whining
ton; Miss Hilton of Elkton; Miss
Kerr, Miss McNeal, Miss Worrall,
Miss Olive Heiser, Miss Edythe
Whittingham, Miss Marian Miller,
Miss Lizzie Bower, Mrs. Harrison,
and Mrs. Bennett.
Members of the Fraternity fol
lows: Zacharya H. Srager; Active
Members-Presley d. Geoghegan,
Edward Lacklen, Herman j. Lit
tie, Francis P. Mccarthy, Eugene
r. Manning, James H. Moore, Jr.,
Linden G. Owens, Thomas V. Win
gate, Eugene R. Woodman, Har-
NJ. Foster, Augustus H. Graham,
J. Avery Mather, A. Bailey
Thomas, Wesley de Valinger, Rob
ert w. Wallace, Edward H. Daw-
son, Vaughn A. Hastings, Arthur
G. Heinel, Robert H. Pepper
Robert G. Hill, Jr., Clyde S. Hol.
land, William Price.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
Athletic Council Con-
siders 1914 Schedule

The Delaware College Athletic
Council at a meeting held last
night discussed the football sched-
ule for 1915 and it is likely that a
stronger schedule will be arranged
than the College had this year.
Professor E. Laurence Smith, pres
ident, and DR.. Walter H. Steel,
treasurer of the Council, after
looking into the matter of receipts
for football games during last sea-
son and this year, will submit an
estimate to the Council Of what
Delaware would be justified in al
lowing for the 1915 schedule. Rut-
gers, team that has made a great
reputation this season, and one
that Delaware used to play, has
written for game for next season.
The New Jersey college, however,
wants the game at New Brunswick.
In case it can be arranged here Rut
gers may be scheduled again.
The report of the treasurer show
ed that Delaware has been break
ing about even financially on foot
ball this year to date.
1t has been decide dto continue
the Thanksgiving Day game in fu-
ture years and it is possible that
an effort will be made to have some
strong eleven come here on that
day for term of years.
1t is possible that "Buck
Wharton, the former U. of P. star
and afterwards a U. Of P. coach,
will assist Coach McAvoy in coach
ing the Delaware linesmen the re-
mainder of the season.
December 2, as the day for the an
nual Freshmen-S Sophomore football
game and December 20 as the day
for the annual indoor meet between
the same classes.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
Charged With Assault

Charged with assaulting DR.. j.
H. Ayers, colored physician,
Rufus Bond, also colored, was held
by Magistrate Leonard W. Lovett
in 5000 bail for the Court Of Gen.
eral Sessions. According to the
testimony Bond objected to the
physician walking to the train
with a woman. A fight followed
and while the two men were clench-
ed Bond cut DR.. Ayers several
times in the back with knife.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
President Mitchell
Makes Address

President Mitchell of Delaware
College addressed the Mems Bible
Glass of New Castle on November
8. On November 13 he will speak
before the State Teachers Insti-
tute at Dover.
On November 10, President
Mitchell attended a meeting OF
the Board Of Trustees Of Hamp-
ton Institute, Hampton, Va, OF
which he is a member. DR.. n. B.
Frissell is principal of the Insti-
tute, and ex-president Taft is also
a member of the Board.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
PEOPLES COLUMN
How Shall Newark Give

To the Editor Of The Post:
In these dreadful days when so
many thousands of men, women
and children are perishing Of cold
and hunger in devastated Belgium
will not The always ready
to aid any good cause-open a sub
scription list for the convenience
of Newarkers who wish to do
something to save the lives of those
innocent victims of the war? New
ark in the past has been ever ready
to meet great emergency and
why should our people not have the
opportunity now to contribute to
this noble cause?
In this connection | and many
others are wondering if the money
now being collected. to provide
Christmas entertainment for the
children of Newark could not be
used to infinitely better purpose
among those starving Belgians? -?
1t is the plan, | understand, Of the
New Century Club-a band Of de-
voted women who have done much
for the moral and intellectual up
lift of the Community-to secure
money from the public to buy
candy and toys for the children of
Newark Does this not seem to
these good women a rather useless
duplication Of the good work in the
same direction Of the various Sun
day Schools? These number among
their pulpits, especially around
Christmas, nearly all the small
children Of the town, and many of
them attend more than one church
school, thus securing such gener-
Gus supply of sweetmeats that anx-
! ious mothers must needs send for
paregoric or the family doctor.
Why contribute to this total of
juvenile distress when so many
stomachs in Belgium are empty?
Can we not do something more
worth while just now than buy
candy and toys for children who
will have a surfeit Of such things
during the holidays9
With several Of our factories
working half time and facing a
complete shutdown Newark may,
during the approaching winter,
come upon bad days, and be called
upon to furnish food and fuel to
those in need.
Could not the cake and candy
fund be turned into food and
clothing fund to meet Belgium s
present or Newark prospective
needs?
Can we not in next weeks Post
have free expression of opinion
from your readers as to the best
way of distributing our charity?
Harlow H. Curtis.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
New Century Club News

The meeting of the New Gen.
tury Club on Monday afternoon,
though attended by small num-
Der, was one Of much interest.
After the roll call the suggestion
of last week relative to Red Cross
work was made a motion.
Dean Robinson has generously
offered room in the Women s
College in which the Club may
meet one afternoon week to
make garments for the Red Cross.
The room is available on Tuesday
and Thursday afternoons. All are
urged to be at the College at 2 p.
m. with scissors, needles and thin
bles. Two or three club members
have contributed materials. 1t is
hoped that there will be an en-
thusiastic turnout.
The literary program for the
afternoon was symposium by
club members. "What the New
Century Club means to Me. y
Each member present responded to
the call of the Chairman of the
Program Committee, and few
letters from absent members were
read by the corresponding secre-
tary.
Will those who have not con-
tributed to the Thanksgiving gift
to the Women's College please re-
member the request and confer
with Mrs. Hayward.
Signed,
Hannah T. Pilling,
Press Correspondent
Newark post., 1914-11-11

DR.. Mitchell will address the
Teachers Institute at Dover on
Friday.
DR.. Mitchell addressed the
Men s Bible Glass at New Castle on
Monday. ga really great audi
ence of strong, earnest, purposeful
men" attended the meeting. Sup
erintendent Cross is identified
with the class.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
DR.. Vaughn Attends
Conference

DR.. E. V. Vaughn, professor of
history at Delaware College, has
been appointed faculty delegate to
the Conference of American
Mayors which will be held in Phil
adelphia on November 12-13-14.
This conference is meeting at the
request of Mayor Blankenburg.
The main discussion will center on
civil government and municipal
utilities.
Newark post., 1914-11-11

| hereby extend my thanks to
the Aetna H. H. & L. Co., and my
neighbors for their prompt re-
sponse and service at the fire on
my farm, November 7th, 1914,
which burnt rick of straw. But
for their services, much more prop
erty would have been destroyed.
William R. Heavelow.
Newark post., 1914-11-11
Card OF Thanks

The Children 8 Christmas Fund
Committee of the New Century
Club wish to thank the pub
lie who helped so generously in
making the benefit held on Tues
day evening, such a financial sue
cess.
Elizabeth H. Crime,
Chairman.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-04
Says He Is the Man to Whom the Nation
Owes Most for What Has Been Ac.
complished AS Regards the Preserva-
ton of the Natural Resources of the
Country-Colonel States That Recla-
nation Was the First Task He Took
Up When He Became President.

not only as head of the Forest Service,
but as the moving and directing spirit In
most of the conservation work. and as
counselor and assistant on most OF the
other work connected with the internal
affairs of the country. Taking into ac-
count the varied nature of the work he
did. its vital importance to the nation and
the fact that as regards much of II he
was practically breaking new ground, and
taking into account his tireless energy
and activity, his fearlessness, his com.
plete disinterestedness his single minded
devotion to the interests of the plain
people, and his extraordinary efficiency. I
believe 1t is but just to say that among
the many, many public officials who un-
der my administration rendered literally
invaluable service to the people Of the
United States, he, on the whole. stood
first. A few months after left the
Presidency he was removed from ONCE
by President Taft.
Reclnmationi the Old, Marrow Views
The first work took up when I be-
came President was the work of reclama-
tion. Immediately after I had come to
Washington. after the assassination OF
President Mckinley, while staying at the
house of my sister, Mrs. Cowles, before
going into the White House. Newell and
Pinchot called upon me and laid before
me their plans for national irrigation of
the arid lands of the West. and for the
consolidation of the forest work of the
government in the Bureau Of Forestry.
At that time a narrowly iegsiistic point
of view toward natural resources obtained
In the departments, and controlled the
governmental administrative machinery.
Through the General Land office and
other government bureaus. the public re-
sources were being handled and disposed
Of in accordance with the small consid-
erations OF petty legal formalities. instead
Of for the large purposes of constructive
development, and the habit of deciding,
whenever possible, in favor of private in
terests against the public welfare was
firmly fixed. 1t was as little customary
TO favor the bona-ide settler and home
builder, as against the strict construction
of the law, as it was to use the law in
thwarting the operations Of the land
grabbers- A technical compliance with
the letter Of the law was all that was
required.
The idea that ou- natural resources
weri inexhaustible still obtained. and
there was as yet no real knowledge Of
their extent and condition. The relation
OF the conservation of natural resources
to the problems of national welfare and
national efficiency had not yet dawned on
the public mind. The reclamation Of arid
public lands in the West was still q
matter for private enterprise alone; and
OF magnificent river system, with its
The Washington herald., 1914-01-04

ers will be Vice President Marshall and
Speaker Clark
On the second day there will be special
ceremonies centering around the frigat,
Constellation, the oldest vessel in the
American navy. This will be the intro
duction to, the presence of the largest
Meet oil historic ships ever assembled in
american waters, including every form
OF naval architecture from the caravels
OF Columbus to the latest Dreadnousht
on the third day there will be q re-
NiVal OF the fetes and of the riding and
running tournaments of the early years
AT the tournaments. the best riders and
runners In America will participate.
On the fourth day the fraternal orders
OF America will make the most imposing
demonstration In their history.
the NTH day viii be devoted to mu-
nicipal and national paxeantry. ana exer-
cises showing the civic, historical and
educational progress Of the century, and
with speakers
The sixth day will be the parade Of
the army, navy and National Guard. One
OF the features win be the reunion OF
British and American soldiers at the
North Point battlefield. where the last
armed conniet on, land took place, in
lsl4 before the treaty OF peace was
signed This viii follow the unveiling Of
the peace monument there. Among the
speakers VIII be Col Theodore Roosevelt,
the British Ambassador, the Secretary of
War and others. At night there will be
a banquet In honor of distinguished
guests
Exercises fer Entire Day. :
On Saturday. September u which Il
The Washington herald., 1914-01-04

the centennial anniversary Of the de-
fense OF Baltimore, the exercises will I'LL
the whole day. The main events viii
be the address of President Wilson, and
the singing OF the national anthem by
4 human flag composed OF thousands
of school children. At night the bom-
bardment OF Fort McHenry will be re-
produced and there will be a water car
nival with illuminated fleets and q spec
tacular rendering OF the national anthem
by the combined bands
On Sunday, peace and memorial day
will be observed by various exercises In
all churches and other places of public
assembly. including addresses by former
President Taft, Secretary of State Will
lam J. Bryan. and other representatives
of the world peace movement
Monday. September II. will be Naval
Paseant Day, with the participation Of
many of the history-making ships Of the
cel ury, the preserne of Admiral Dewey,
a trip to Annapolis and a salute at the
tomb of John Paul Jones. who was the
first to raise and defend the American
flag on tire high seas. Among the speak
ei will be Secretary o; the Navy Daniels.
Admiral rewey. Gen. Horace Porter. Ad-
miral Baird, and Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt, who will describe the lsl2 Brit
ish trophy hags on exhibition at the
Naval Academy.
Tuesday, September Is. win be Key
Memorial Day. with pilgrimage to the
bir'hplace and the tomb Of Key at Fred
erick City.
There will be q great Chesapeake re-
gatta or Fort McHenry. and an aviation
meet with demonstrations Of aviation in
relatiop to warfare