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Evening star., 1914-07-21
The Threatened Base Ball Strike.

Not for the first time, but now most
seriously. a strike of base ball players
has been threatened by the organization
prising the performers on the diamond
field, because certain of their demands
had not been complied with by the
club owners. In every respect This is
similar to the ordinary labor trouble
the central organization of the .ln-
sisted by the central organization of
the employers. and the former deIiv-
erinS an ultimatum threatening to stop
work IN the event of Il final failure to
agree But, unlike other strikes where
industries are suspended and the pub
lie is the chief sufferer. in this ease. if
the strike We're actually called. the onlv
real sufferers would be the players them
selves and the club owners. the public
merely losing entertainment. which is
not to be classed as necessity of life.
There is every evidence that the
players have lately been ma agnifying
their advantage in view of the r.v;slry
that has developed between the or
ganized' base ball leagues and a new
organization. Some of the star per
formers have contrived to boost the :.
salaries to high points, one jumpIr. TO
$4,000 a year. or more than th.. pay of
the Chief Justice of the United states.
The average salary paid in ,he two
major leagues has been consid eratly
Evening star., 1914-07-21
A Pennsylvania Protest.

The Manufacturers Association oil
Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. has
addressed communication to the I'resi-
dent asking in the interests of business
an immediate modification of the Under
wood tariff law. 1t declares that the law
has neither lowered the cost of living nor
increased opportunities for labor. and
that it is the duty of the President and
Congress to rise above partisanshp and
serve the people"
Does the association believe that mod
ification of the law would lower the cost
of living? Probably not.
Two Years ago democratic spellbinders
asked for votes for the Baltimore ticket
ON an allegation that the protective tariff
was responsible for the dear breakfast
table. Repeal the Payne law and write
a law on the principle of tariff for
revenue only and prices would drop all
along the line
Men who talked in that strain either
did not know the subject. or We're con-
scously playing upon the ignorance of
men who did not; and every vote so Sc
cured was a reflection on the party man.
agement. Both ignoramuses and trick
sters should have been called off.
Both the absurdity and the falseness of
the contention stand exposed. The Payne
law had not produced the prices COM
planned Of and it followed that the new
law could not lower them. In many
things prices now are higher than under
the Payne law. OF ever before. Hence it
cannot be reasonably expected or prom
ised that changes in the Underwood law
looking back to the Payne law will give
the relief desired.
The new problem is one that republicans
and democrats alike must deal with.
Blaming protection has failed. There is
not another House III that canard.
There are two things to be considered.
In some way. prices should be lowered.
In many cases they impose great hard
ships. Living in America calls for COM
fort for the poor as well as for the rich.
Labor as we'll capital wants a square
meal, and is entitled TO it
Wages according to American scales.
must be maintained. Men capable of
work and willing TO work should be able
TO find it. Our factories and mines should
be kept open. But they cannot be kept
open against free outside competition
socketed in low wages and cheap man
ner of living.
In such a state as Pennsylvania this is
a thoroughly live question. Manufacture
ing and mining are conducted on ambi-
tious plans, and, when all the wheels are
turning and all the picks ringing, pay
rolls are long.
There are many idle men i'll that state
now. Business attributes the idleness
largely to the new tariff. and the party
responsible for the law must meet the ac-
cusations on the stump. The high cost OF
living is for the moment subordinate tc
the fact that many are without the means
to pay even the lowest prices.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

increased i'll consequence of this wat.
II is evident that the players think
that because they have attained much
they can get more.
The case Immediately in point. cited
by the players fraternity as the
grievance which impels them to their
drastic action, is of very slight I'M
portance. y player was sent from the
Nashville team by draft to the Brook
lyn National League team and by it
traded to the Boston National team,
which found that it could not use him
and he was transferred to the Newark
team of the International League, Il
|higher-class organization than that of
Nashville The Nashville club claimed
his services under certain of the inter
league rules. and lie was awarded by
the national commission. or supreme
court of base ball. to that team lie
claimed that he had been wronged IN
being sent back tn the inferior MINOR
league. suffering loss in salary IN
consequence. The fraternity supported
his claim. Now compromise mas oeeh
reached by tile purchase of the PLAYER s
release by the Newark club.
The fraternity claimed certain agree
ment it has with the national com
mission has been violated in several re-
spects. and that this Kraft case was
only the elimination of IL series or
troubles Viewed impartially. it looks as
though the players having prospered
greatly in recent years. have somewhat
magnified their power to force conces-
sions but with the Federal League as
a new factor i'll the situation it may
be that they chose their time for action
for ACTON shrewdly. The prompt ad-
iustment of the case by avoidance of the
issue leaves undetermined whether the
Players Fraternity was merely blufiinS
in calling Il strike. or was bound to 20
the limit if the matter was left unsettled.
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Abolishing the Steerage.
Il the Boston Transcrjnr

-oih 'Ae boston Transcript
1t Is evidence that civilization is max
ing progress that the new Cunarder
Aq"ataIia, mas no steerage. Instead she
mas a thlrd-class cabin in which on the
hrst round trip 100 immigrants wer.
carried II must not be supposed that
the third-class cabin provides all the
iuxuries that fasSdious tourist desires
but IN this instance it is so far above the
sodden human welter of the Old steerage
that II deserves to be welcomed as not
merely an innovation. but a genuine ref
ormation. Furthermore, it is stated that
III none OF the vessels which this com
pany will put atioat i'll the future will
this particular and somewhat notorious
institution be continued. Its name has
been one of sinister import more in this
country than III those that are sources OF
alien contribution. for they are largely
kept in ignorance of the character of this
class of transportation until experience
has acquainted them with all its discom-
forts and perilS. The horrors of the old
type of steerage have been often describ-
ed, although those incident to the old
sailing vessel days We're practically in
describablc.
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Private Schwerdtfeger's Case.

Public sympathy will be keen in the
case of Private Schwerdtfeger OF the fire
department who has been cited to show
cause Why he should not be retired fer
disability without pension. 1t apDears
that this fireman. having been i'll the serv-
ice for four years. was one OF the
men entrapped in the wreckage at the
9Th street fire last December. and after
that serious experience was disabled for
active service. but upon investigation it
developed that his affliction had in some
degree existed before he entered the serv-
ice. This is certainly Z case where the
benefit of the doubt could be given to the
individual without injustice. Ii th. man
was accepted Tor service the District in
a way assumed responsibility for his phys
ical condition He seems 10 have Leen
until he was disabled by the tire in which
ne was subjected to such Il narrowing eX-
perience. His record in the department
= good. and this fact should stand as :,
clearance sufficiently to entitle him to
pension if he is now disqualified physi-
cally from continuous service. The Com
missioners can with equity waive the
tcchnicality Of the fact that a certain
physical disability existed prior 10 his
enrolment in view of the fair presump-
ton that had it not been for the terrible
strain suffered in the 9TH street fire this
old trouble would not have REQUIRED
Certainly to turn this man out Of the
fire department without d pension, ir
view of his excellent record while fire.
man, will impress the public most un
1avorably.
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Fighting the Army Worm.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Philadelphia's campaign against the
army worm has been swift and decisive.
The prospect of ravaged gardens and
lawns aroused such a feeling of apprehen-
sion that prompt measures We're taken,
and the city entomologist confidently an
nounces that the worst is over and that
little more is to be feared from the ma
rauders. The public has been instructed
as to the proper precautions to be taken,
and the pests will disappear as rapidly
as they came. This result illustrates the
value of cooperation and an aroused
public interest. A far greater evil than
the appearance of the army worm, in
its lasting effects is the scourge of cat
erpillars. The park commission. through
its tree committee, has done a vast deal
Of good in educating the public as to the
ways and means of exterminating the
pests. but people have been so long ac-
customed to their ravages that they have
grown negligent and Indifferent
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Coney Island Bath Prices.

1t is ap old saying that if you have
something the public thinks it wants
you can make a big fortune In a hurry
in New York. Acting on this principle,
the owners of the bathouses at Coney
Island have lately been coming cash at
a rapid rate by simply putting up the
prices No matter how high the rates
are doomed the Gothamites continue
to flock to the beaches Sundays for
the purpose Of dabbling in the salt
water They do not go down there
necessarily for the sake of mere clean
liness but because it is supposed to be
the right and proper thing to do in
summer time to take an ocean dip at
Coney Island. In the good old days it
was possible to rent bathing suit and
get a few cubic feet of dressing and
locker room for 25 cents. or a little
more room and really clean towel for
50 cents, while for 81 one could com
mand luxurious accommodations. But
no more do these rates prevail at Coney.
Last Sunday the lowest price at which
bathing suit could be obtained was ST..
while the rates ran as high as $3.50.
And the accommodations were in
adequate to meet the demand even at
these prices, while the city-owned
lighthouses, at 10 cents head
bathers supplying their own suits
We're besieged all day with waiting
line half a mile long. Now a movement
is under way 10 smash the bathhouse
octopus by means of an enlargement
of the municipal equipment, the city
having retained title to an extensive
stretch of beach on which accommoda-
tions for thousands of bathers can be
provided. II is to be feared, however,
that long before the construction of the
municipal lighthouses the private own
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Bryan's Suffrage Stand.


l. rom ine Omaha bee
The prOnouncement made by Secretary
Bryan in favor of votes for women is.
we believe. the strongest statement of
the case on the suffrage side We have
seen. 1t is concise. digniiied and to the
point, and in his usual lucid style. One
feature of Mr.. Bryan's argument differs
from the stock speeches of the profess
sional suffrage champion. for he comedies
that many well meaning men and wom-
en- are opposed. and that their objections
are honestly advanced. 1t is refresh
ing to read a plea for votes for women
that does not accuse every one of diff
ferent opinion with being in the hire of
the liquor interests or allied with the big
criminal corporations. The weak spot in
Mr.. Bryan's statement is the excuse for
it's tardy appearance, which he explains
as partly because I have been seeking
information. and partly because my time
has been occupied with national ques-
tions.'
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Spontaneity.

It's lucky. maybe. that the blossoms
never get so wise
That they can go to school and learn
the way to botaniZe;
For. if little fiow'ret lightly swing
ing by the brook
Could know the names they call it in a
scientific book.
And if it realized that its especial
charm was due
To an old familiar patter upon which
its petals grew.
And if it knew pharmacist perchance
the right would claim
To boil it down and bottle it beneath
Latin name
If all these things about itself a bios
som small could know
You'd scarcely blame it if il simply quit
and wouldn't grow.
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Rural Mail by Motor.

From 1he New York World
The House post office committee has
decided TO recommend an increase of pay
to $3.50 for rural carriers who use auto
mobiles At present the maximum pay is
81 100 This is one of those sensible
changes which will benefit both the car
riers and the government A man who is
handy with tools can maintain a small
car at a cost. including depreciation not
so very much more than the cost of
maintaining horse and buggy. On the
other hand. the standard rural-delivery
route. which is at present twenty-four
miles. can be more than doubled. Fifty
miles is the length proposed. The ad-
vantage of carrying mails in an autoino-
bile instead of hauling. them behind a
horse is as apparent in the country as in
the city-Vhere the roads are good.
Evening star., 1914-07-21
SHOOTING STARS.
Ey PHLANDER JOHNSON
Relations.

What is your opinion of our foreign
relations" asked the patriotic citizen.
They don't do you any good" re-
Piled the local politician. What yo,l
want is a lot of relations right here
in your own country thatll vote the
way you tell EN- to-
Evening star., 1914-07-21

ers will have mulcted the public in i'm
mense sums. For New York has a gay
habit of paying the price for what II
wants regardless of the cost or the
equities.
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Arduous Sport,

The only objection l have to golf.
said Miss Cayenne, lis that it some
times becomes trff1e wearisome.''
But you don't play the game
No. But I have a friend who talks
about it continuously
Evening star., 1914-07-21

OIn order to avoid DELAYS account Of
personal absence letters to THE STAR should
not be addressed to any Individual connected
with the ONCE. but simply TO THE STAR. or to
the Editorial or Business Department, according
TO tenor purpose
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Peace.

oh. peace is gentle. kind and meek
And gracious in its influence.
But If to purchase it you seek,
There is no end to the expense.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

IN announcing himself as no friend to
the democratic party. Huerta neglected
to state whether he intends to line up
with the prOsressives or the regular re-
pubiicans
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Professional Advice.

You'll have to keep quiet for six
weeks. said the doctor. solemnly.
six weeks" echoed the active poll
tician. II thought you We're a physi-
cian.''
Il am"
Then what I want from you is
prescription. not d penance"
Evening star., 1914-07-21

Anti-suffragists will be tempted to eXer-
cise the vote if it is made available in
order to get even with statesmen who
have indorsed votes for women
Evening star., 1914-07-21

1t is unfortunate for Sir Thomas Lipton
that there is not as much of a market
for secondhand yachts as there is for
second hand battleships.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

Paris declines to assist the United
States Treasury in locating smusglers of
outgoing goods, but will be as vigilant as
ever in searching incoming luggage
Evening star., 1914-07-21

The experiences of Sir J. NJ. Barrie
might have provided good material for a
comedy if they had been little more
remote from his personal point of view.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

No provisional President of Mexico could
be regarded as candid man if he did not
frankly admit the possibility of having
to do some tottering.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

While society spends enormous sums IN
entertainment, it's chief amusement in tins
as in former centuries is keeping other
people out.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

The man who engineered the finances of
the New Haven cannot claim that lack
of practical experience caused the crash
Evening star., 1914-07-21
Publicity.

It's d bad plan to talk about your
neighbors.'
That's right" replied the man who
is all business. Publicity is worth
something these days. ! shouldn't think
of talking about anybody except al ad-
yertiSing rates.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

The man who WAS once admired because
he was too kind-hearted TO hurt ny Is
now regard as an enemy TO society.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

Among the notes issued by Europe on
international affairs. a few promissory
notes are sure to turn up from time to
time.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

New Haven stockholders will be con-
tent to have the funds they demand paid
into the treasury without any apology.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

In the case of Jack johnson the prize
tighter shares the fate of the prophet III
failure to find honor in his own country
Evening star., 1914-07-21

Every effort is being made to make
base ball litigation as interesting as some
of the games.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

"Ben' a high flyer" said Uncle Eben.
simply makes it easier foh people to
make out de diff'unce between an eagle
an a bIzzard''
Evening star., 1914-07-21

Entered as second class mail matter at the post
Office at Washington. D. q
Evening star., 1914-07-21
The Evening Star Newspaper Company,

Business ONCE nth st. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
New York Office: Tribune Building.
Chicago Ofice: First National Bank Building.
European ONCE: Regent ST.. Londoc England
Evening star., 1914-07-21

Daily. Sunday included one mouth en- cents.
Daily Sunday excepted. one month. 40 cents.
Saturday Star. 81 year: Sunday Star. $40 year
Evening star., 1914-07-21

The Evening Star. with the SUNDAY morning
edition. fs delivered by carriers within the city
st 4s cents per month: daily only. % cents per
month: Sunday only 20 cents per month Orders
NAV be sent by mail or telephone Main 2+4O
Collection Is made by carrier at the end Of each
month.
Evening star., 1914-07-21

Preserving Kettles. s"amlcs grant" iron
bail handle. Tipped. H-'luart. 49,
Fruit Jars. -'SCiIHAM Al TON ATl'
SEALER." wide mouth. pint siz". Si'
Water or Table Tumhlcrs. lin" r"l"nia
glass. dainty shapes. siN fur -----.--
Toilet Paper. MAMMOTH" roll. fine r~r
foraicl tissue. > rolls for. ---.-.-.
Stone Jars for pi"klnS aud rre>srN in-
glazed. :; "nr gallon. ar ! ::--ni. for
Market Baskets. oval imported st"'k. II
tach,i covers. strong laHilc... ..--.-.-..
Table oilcl"rh. fancy pait"rn> Il, vidih.
slightly defective. yards for. -.---.--.-
Gas Tubing. covered patent ,fnd Kind
choice uf either q or IT lengths
Syracuse China Plates. thin aud ia iui =
plain white. Sinh >iz''. g for. .-....---..
Water Pitchers lin" colonial glass. J.. "a
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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1914-11-12

In honor Of their little daugh.
ter ni,rie's 18th. birthday, Mr..
and Mrs. James r. Moore Of
Sheridan entertained a number
OF her friends Friday &eoiss
Nov. 7th. at six o'clock dinner.
Those present were:- Misses
Mable Cline. Elsie Clark, Gladys
Beard. Ollie Thomas. Ruth
Enoch. Rose Moore. Stella Thom-
as, Mary Hurley, Cora Moore
and Messrs Homer Davidson,
Clifton Enoch. Ray Thomas,
Nurse Stations, Marvin Cline,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Steph.
enson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moore took the
little folks on a Hay ride tC
Church at Siloam.
All left wishing Marie many
hapl y returns of the day, anC
declaring they had bad the best
time ever. Many handsome anC
useful presents were received.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1914-11-12
John |, Wyatt is APP
pointed Game v arden.

John l.. Wyatt, the well known
miller and planter of Fredonia,
has been appointed game warden
of the counties of Crittenden,
Lyon, Caldwell and Livingston
and will look after the protection
Of the game as provided by law
in these four counties, visiting
and travelling considerably in
each of them.
Mr.. Wyatt was in Marion Mon
day, and we believe he will look
after the states interests in these
matters. Hunters would do vel
to look up the law and try TO cor
form to il and thus save them,
selves fines and the warden any
unpleasant duties.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1914-11-12
List OF The Petit Jurors
Summoned For Circuit Court

The Petit Jurors summoned
for the ensuing term of the Cir
cult Court are:
w. u. Hughes, O. II. Hughes,
j. II. Hamilton, VIII d. Sull,n-
ger, X. c. Haynes, Milton Yam
dell, &. A. Hill. II. o. Hill. +.
J. Hayward, +. 7. Franklin, j..
X. Postleweight, X. S. Elkins,
w. J. Campbell, w, V. Horning,
Henry Swansey, Sam N. Brown,
Geo. b. Brantley, w. NJ. Towery,
j. II. Travis, Lester Terry. Lut-
her Miller, j. A. Farmer, Cir
Brantley, W. h. Dowell, j. u,
Ford, W. NJ. Hurley, J. b. Eas'
Icy, w. o. Tucker, j. A. Pick
ems and W. +. Rushing.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1914-11-12
FAIR and RALLY
GRAND SUCCESS
Greatest Manifestations Of Interest
In Educational Affairs Ever
Shown in This Division.

A large was crowd present.
Olive Branch leads with eleven
points.
Hoods gains second place with
eight points.
The schools and their winning
points follow:
Arithmetic, grades 5 and 6,
Hoods. Arithmetic, grades z and
e. Hoods. Best writer, Grade 2,
Olive Branch. Best story teller,
grade 4, Olive Branch. Best
story teller. grade 7, Lilly Dale.
Best Speller, Shady Grove. Best
theme, Olive Branch. Best gen.
exhibit, Olive Branch. Best farm
animal, grade 8, Enon. Best farm
animal, grade s, Hoods. Best
farm animal, grade 4. Hoods.
Best landscape, Odessa. Best
farm building. Hoods. Best farm
tool. Hoods. Best map Of Crit
tenden county, Lilly Dale. Best
map Of United States, Odessa.
Best plate rail, Lone Star. Best
book rack. Olive Branch. Best
picture frame, Olive Branch.
Best axe handle, Sugar Grove
and Olive Branch. Best IL ears
of corn. Olive Branch. Best
handkerchief. grades and 2,
Copperas Springs. Best pincush-
ion. Copperas Springs. Best
towel, Copperas Springs. Best
apron. Copperas Springs. Best
wash cloth, Copperas SPRING
Best pennant, Lilly Dale. Best
pound Of candy, Odessa. Best
cake, Hoods. Best glass Of jelly
Lone Star. Best bar Of soap,
Olive Branch.
100 yard dash. Lambs.
50 yard dash. Hoods.
Three legged race, DIV,
Branch.
Strap race, Lone Star.
Potato race, Shady Grove.
Meet us at the Fair in 1915.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1914-11-12
Ksp'scky Judge Wins
A rortia ior His Bride.

Practitioner married Judge
when Miss Rudy James. sister of
Ollie James and of United States
Marshal, Edgar James, married
Circuit Judge, Judge J. F. Cor
don, of Madisonville, Wednesday
evening. Miss James is licensed
to practice at the Kentucky bar
and has a law Office at Marion,
Crittenden county, the home of
the James family. Although the
match did not originate in Judge
Gordon's courtroom, Mrs. Cor
don often prepared suits for his
court, paving the way for Judge
Gordon's pressing of his suit out
side of the courtroom.
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. S. J. Thompson, OF
the Crescent Hill Methodist Epis
copal church. After the wedding
the couple repaired to the Seel
bach, where they were joined il
a wedding supper by Senator anC
Mrs. James, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
, Grayot and Miss Lemah James
daughter of Marshal James.
Judge and Mrs. Gordon vii
spend a few days in Louisville
after which they will go to hous,
keeping in Madisonville. Louis
vile Post.