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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
WANTS U. S. TO PURCHASE
152,e60 FOREST ACRES
Secretary Houston Would Establish
National Reserve in Northwest
ern Alabama.

Land IN northwestern Alabama amount
ing to $4,000 acres has just been desig-
mated by the Secretary of Agriculture as
good buy for the government of the
United States for forest purposes, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
Weeks law. These far southern Appa-
lachian lands lie in Lawrence and Winston
counties, near the headWaterS OF the
Warrior river. on which. together with
the Tombigbee, Il system of locks and
dams to provide for 800 miles Of navigable
stream is now near completion. These i'm
provements give "a direct water route for
the shipment OF coal from ono of the
southernmost fields to gulf coast ports
and, via the Panama canal, to points on
the Pacific.
The presence of a forest cover to pro-
tect the headwaters of the streams and
to help equalize their flow is considered
extremely important by Secretary Hous-
ton, and it is for this reason that he
thinks it advisa Bile to locate a government
forest area in the region.
This area in which purchases will be
made is about 100 miles from the nearest
lands which the government has pur-
chased hitherto In Polk county. Tenn.
and Fannin county, Ga. The new area is
almost completely covered with forests;
81 per cent of 1t has never been cleared
and of the per cent upon which clearing
has been attempted, 3 per cent has been
abandoned and is reverting to forest
growth. There is merchantable stand
Of hardwood and pine timber. but there
has been no great amount of numbering
because the locality has been too far
from transportation facilities.
One striking thing about the region is
that, although 1t has been settled for
considerably more than a hundred years,
part of the land is stiil public domain
Fully 1900 acres have never been taken
up by private owners under the various
land laws. These lands have now been
withdrawn from settlement. and Secre-
tary Houston will request that they be
set aside as a nucleus for the proposed
national forest. The purchase of pri-
vate lands will also be undertaken, and
as quickly as possible the government
will build up another national forest of
sufficient size for economical protection
and administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

OFFICE OF TIE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District Of Columbia. January -. 1914. Notice
is hereby given that I'm accordance with pro
vision contained in Public Act No. i35. approved
preparations to provide for the expenses of the
government of the District of Columbia for the
fiscal year ending June both, 1914. and for other
purposes which authorizes the commissioners
of the District of Columbia when required by
public interests the Commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia will give public hearing in
the BOARD Room of said commissioners in the
1914. at 10 o'clock Am. 10 all parties in
tercsted in owning land within ar surrounding
tn. following described locations: list. The
territory lying north OF the supdit ision Of Masss
Avenue. south of Woodley Road and east of
Twenty ninth Street. northwest. md The terri
tory lying north OF Prospect Street. west Of
Second Street south of Rhode Island Avenue
and east of Lincoln Road. northeast. 3rd. The
territory lying north of II Street and Florida
Avenue west Of Biadenshurg Road, south Of
Mount olive; Road and east Of Moni.ilo Avenue.
northeast. 9Th The territory immediately north
of Spring Road between 10th Street and New
Hampshire Avenue, northwest. 9Th The terri
tory lying north of klinglc Road. west Of Rock
Creek Park: south Of Rodman Street and east
of Connecticut Avenue. northwest. 9Th The
territory lying north Of Polk Street west Of
keuwortl Avenue. southwest Of the District
Line. and southeast Of the ..nscosta River,
Farragut Street. west of Fourteenth Street, south
of Ingraham Street and Colorado Avenue and
east of the Avenue of tie Presidents. northwest.
Plans of proposed changes in the highway sys-
and the Commissioners will consider any sug-
gestion protest concerning the proposed
changes and location of any highway. as shown
on above mentioned plans; OLIVER P; NEW
HARDING. Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia. ja22-14t.e Su
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
Special Winter Cruises
RIVIERA-ITALY-EGYPT
LEGAL NOTICES.
ANsoN 5. TAYLOR. Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF co.
lumbia Holding Probate Court--Estatc Of
Annie +. Davis. deceased.-No. 1889. Admins
ira ton Observation-Disclosures having been made
herein for probate Of the last will and Testament
OF said deceased. and for letters testamentsry
on said estate, hy Edward s Wesoott and Jame-
5. Grant ii is ordered this End day OF Tebruary.
AID 1914. that the unknown heirs at law and
next Of kin OF Annie r. Davis. deceased, and all
others concerned appear in said court on Monday
the 18th day OF March. AID. 1914. at 10 O'Clock
9 M, 10 show why snch application should
not be granted. Let notice hereof he published
in the Washington Law Reporter and The Even
ing Star in each of three successive weeks
before the return day herein mcntioned--ihe hrsr
publication be not less than thirty days be
fore said return day WENDELL, +. STAT
FORD Justice. (Seal-l Attest: JAMES TAN
NER Register of Wills for the District Of Co
lumbia Clerk of the Probate Court feS1D.11
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
ARCADE DUCKPIN LEAGCE
ENGLISH ROWING VERY BAD
Nickalls Says Poughkeepsie Winner
Could Beat Britain's Best.

PHILADELPHIA, February 3.-Fivian
NickalIs rowing coach of the Jniver-
sity of Pennsylvania, who arrived from
England Sunday night, surprised the row.
ing enthusiasts at the local university
by stating that he did not propose to use
or teach the English stroke, and de-
clared that he considered the way they
row at oxford and Cambridge and the
English rowing system in general as
very bad
Il do not care to call the stroke pur-
pose to teach the university oarsmen by
any particular name" said Nickalls. 1T
is the stroke with the greatest amount Of
effect, with the very least amount Of ex-
ertion. 1t does not strain the muscles of
the stomach; it opens up the chest in Or
der to get wind and it is taken with a
long slide.
The English stroke differs in that it
is taken with short slide. / do not be-
lieve in the way they row in England.
believe it is very bad. The average
Poughkeepsie crew. especially the win
ner. would defeat the Oxford-Cambridge
winner every time.
..England's rowing is by no means sat
isfactory. 1t is not nearly as good as the
system here. The oxford style is very
poor. They overreach too much for one
thing 1 will use a modified stroke. COM
bining what little good there is in the
English stroke and using the American
long stroke in part
Nickalls holds out some hope that there
will be a dual regatta with Yale on the
Schuykill during Easter week, but he
said this depended very much upon the
Yale schedule. Nickals' brother is the
Yale rowing coach. They have an en-
gagement next Sunday in New York,
when they will discuss the proposed re-
Eatta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
Average Is More Than 100.

Every man in the lineup of the Jeds
got an average of more than 100 AL
though Oehler secured the best game.
Miller came through with the highest
set. The latter had scores of 1876. los and
13S to his credit, for a total of 372.
Oehler was next to Miller, having a
set of 35s for which he rolled games of
no. 100 and 145. Moore's set was S46.
his scores being ITO, 112 and 124 Lonnie
krauss and Wright got totals Of $40
and 81. The former had 81. 100 and 1914.
and the latter 100. 1903 and los. Young
led the Goodfellows with games of 1O4,
Ill and 1o1. for set of $40.
The Welsbachs made a clean sweep. in
the Commercial League. beating the Toll
man Laundry team easily in all the
games. The Potomacs lost very close
set to the Climbers. The West End ag-
gregation won the first game by margin
of five pins, then lost the next by fifteen.
and was defeated in the third by only
one pin Schofeld was the best man of
the Potomacs. getting games of lis, 107
and 110-a set of 800. Wells led the
Climbers with two games of 100 each and
one of 107. Out in the Mount Pleasant
League. George Rawlings rolled games
of H. 124 and IS for set of 334 Lynch
led the Northeast League, getting a set
of :;31 for the Anacostias.
The scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
The Boy Dickens Read Smollett

tren toe Londoa Chronicle
Parents were less particular III the mat
Yer Of ehildren's reading 100 years ago
READERS of Dickens viii remember that It
was on such strong meat as Fielding and
SHollett that the infant mind OF David
'op2erAeld was nourished. My father
writes Dickens, had left small collec-
zion Of books III little room upstairs, TO
which had access Gor il adjoined my
OWN. and Which nobody else in our house
ever troubled. From that blessed little
ioom Roderick Random 'Peregrine
Pickle Humphrey Clinker,' Tom Jones,
The Vicar of Wakefield Don Quixote.
81 Bias and Robinson Crl:soe' came
oIt, glorious host. to keep ME company.
They kept alive my fancy - and
osd nc 10 harm: for whatever harm was
So some o. them Was not there for me: /
w nothing of it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
Seven Ways of Spelling "E." "
-om the London Chron.cl.


Dealing with some objections TO spell
ing reform. Mr.. William Archer told the
Society of Shorthand Teachers in Lon
don recently that there was not a single
letter in the English language to which
only one sound was attached, nor was
there a sound which was represented by
only one letter. If they took the e.
sound in bed they, he said, would find
it spelt seven different ways in as many
different words. for exactly the same
vowel sound occurred in "head." many"
leopard" said says" and paper"
When child asked why proceed" and
"recede' were not spet In similar way.
nobody could possibly give him a reason
able answer.
The word "sovereign,' Mr.. Archer said.
was so speIt today because OF its sup
posed connection with the word reign"
AS a matter of fact, there was no con-
nection between the two. and the proper
spelling was that which Milton used
L e. "Sovran."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
GERTNENI @l1l1ENT
IN Happenings SPortdom

fight in order to retain its prestige.
Having elevated the sport after years of
effort and the expenditure of fortunes, 1t
does not propose to allow the invaders
to come INTO the fold without a desper-
ate struggle
Hughey Jennings suggests new
scheme for eliminating the Intentional
pass. The Detroit manager figures that
if the rules would allow the batter to
step across the plate and IN no way be
restricted to remaining within the bat
terS box, the pitcher would have
hard time Intentionally walking him. for
there would be a limit to distance he
could keep the ball away from the plate.
for the catcher is not allowed to stand
out of the catchcrS lines.
There have been any number of sug-
gestions made with reference to elm
mating this feature of the game, but
the chances are that none of them Will
be acted upon for the present at least,
and that the rule will not be moleSted.
According to information which is
said to have been gathered by agents
of organized base ball, just twenty
ono major league players have been
signed by the Feds. and i'll all just
127 players are under contract to the
new league. This is an inadequate
number of players to make up eight
teams. for 1t is questionable whether
all these players. many of whom are
inexperienced. will be able to hold
down positions. even in a league which
promises to be no stronger than the
Federal
That the new league will not be able
to present Il class of base ball which
can be compared with that of either
of the major leagues stands to reason,
and it will not take the patrons Of the
game long to realize this fact, hence
the attendance is not apt to be up to
the standard required to make the
league a success. The expense of the
ha RI
as that of either major league, so that
with the public failing to give it the
support it needs its existence is apt to
be short.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
Federal League Strong.

The promoters of the new league in
tend to go through with their PROPOSE
tion,' he said confidently. Il have seen
the list of players. 1t includes eighty
three men who have been with major
league Cube. Other players have told me
they were given large bonuses for signing.
/ was satisfied with $500. But my con
tract with Tinker was Of such a nature
that I was fully protected AS a Fed
eral League player I could not be .jobbed'
of one cent of the three years pay.
THE Federal League is no Joke, L can
tell you. 1t means business and has
plenty of backing. 1t will operate and
for some time. too. in spite of whatever
loss"
The king was questioned about the
Federal League contract He said he
could not remember whether or not the
document included the reserve clause.
but was sure it did embrace the ten
day notification" BY this the owner IS
empowered to terminate a contract with
In ten days after notifying an athlete
THE ten-day clause of my contract
was scratched out" said Cole. In this
he confirmed rumor that the Federals
have employed the clause only as a bait
1t was Cancelled as each player signed,
as token of good faith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03

The Jeds, rolling against the Goodfel-
lows Ill the District League. broke the
high-same record for the District last
night. They Knocked down $50 pins in
their last contest that being the best
mark ever secured by a duckpin team in
this city. Wright led off with a score of
los; he was followed by Miller with
1ss then Lonnie krauss came across
with mark of 124. after which Oehler
and Moore got 145 and 124, respectively.
The three games secured by the Jeds
were exceptionally good, their total being
much higher than that gotten by any 9TH
er team The first game found them
ringing up a score of 533: in the next
they topped 54l and their last saw
them making the mark which stands as
a record. The set was 1,113.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Notwithstanding the fact that an
nouncements issued from Federal League
headquarters tend to show that the new
league is in a most prosperous condi-
ton. and is sure not only to start the
season. but also to keep up a stiff fight
until it has won recognition. there are
reasons for believing that the sailing is
not as smooth as it is reported.
Conditions in Buffalo and Toronto are
such that 1t looks almost impossible to
open the season in these towns. Not only
Is financial backing said to be lacking.
but few if any players have been Sc
cured by these clubs. II is also under
stood that many of the players who have
been named as having signed with the
Federal League are only under agreement
to sign contracts providing the league
goes through.
The story coming from New York to
the effect that WeeglIman. the Chicago
promoter and financial hacker of the
league, has An agent investigating the
clubs in the various cities OF the circuit
sounds plausible Weeghman said sew
eral weeks ago that unless the other clubs
could show him proper financial strength
he would throw up the sponge and quit
From all that can be learned, neither
Toronto nor Buffalo can make good In
this respect, and when Weeghman S law
yer makes his report to the Chicago
lunchroom man there is apt to be a dis
ruption of the latest base ball scheme.
It seems assured that organized base
ball will harass and embarrass the Fed
eraI League by means of legal proceed
ings as much as possible 1t appears to
have been decided to resort to injunc-
tons in the case of all players who
Jumped their contracts or reserve clauses
and to make an effort so to tie up the
new league that it will have to present
a lot of semi-pro teams on Its fields
Organized base ball realizes that it must
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
CHAs. ,. MURPHY, Attorney.

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF Co
lumbla. holding Probate Court.-No. a0I1i Ad-
minist ra tion.-This Is TO give notice. That the
subscribers, OF the District of Columbia, have
obtained from the Probate Court OF the District
Of Columbia letters testamenfary the estate
of William C. Dodge, late OF the District OF
Columbia, deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased hereby warned to 4
hibit the same. with the vouchers thereof, legal
ly authenticated, to the subscribers. on or BE-
fore the 18th day Of January, AID, 1915; other.
benefit Of said estate. Given under our hands
This 18th day OF January. 1914. tSeaiD WILL
HORACE A. DODGE, ia 9th street northwest.
Attest: JAMES TANNER. Register Of Wills for
the District Of Columbia. Clerk OF the Probate
Court. JezVsIa-sS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
Willing Your Feet Warm.
From the London Chronicle.

problem Of cold feet at night becomes
unpleasantly provocative. To many peo-
pie hot water bottles are an abominaion
they are to me. But have you ever
tried willing your feet warm when
you get into bed? A man told me the
other day that he concentrated his mind,
as 1t were. on his feet. and willed them
warm Presently there was sensation
of tingling in his calves. and then his
heels began to flow. The last night or
two have tried this method with some
success. When l get more accustomed
to 1t hope to succeed perfectly. And
there is this advantage about it, while
you are willing your feet warm you can't
be worrying about anything else. It's a
great idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03

SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia. Holding Probate Court. No. a03o5.
Administra tion.-Ths is 10 give notice that the
subscriber, of the District Of Columbia, has OBJ
tanned from the Probate Court OF the Districi
OF Columbis letters testamentary on the estate
nmbia deceased. All persons having claims
against the deceased are hereby warped 10 ey-
hbt the same. with the vouchers thereof. legal
" authenticated, to the subscriber. on or hefore
the 23rd day OF January. A. n. 1915; otherwise
they may by law be excluded from all beneh,
OF said estate Given under my hand this a5th
day OF January. 1914. AMERICAN SECURITY
AND TRUST CO.. By JAMES 4. HOOD. Secre-
fary fSealD Attest: JAMES TANNER. Regis
ter Of Wills for the District Of Columbia. Clerk
Of the Probate Court. ja21 fe3. 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
DISTRICT BOWLING
RECORD IS BROKEN
Jeds, Rolling Against the Good
fellows, Secure Game of
639, a New Mark.
MILLER COMES THROUGH
WITH SPLENDID SET-372
0ehler Gets the Best Game, and
Other Members of the Team Do
Very Creditable Work
SCHEDULES IN BOWLING
LEAGUES FOR TONIGHT

commercial League -Eveninx
Star vs.. Rudolph & West, ut
Palace alleys G. PM.
National Capital LeaSue-Colum-
bians agt. Pofomacs. at Palace
alleys 20 PM, Casinos VS..
Rrunsvfcks, at Casino alleys.
District acknowledgements va.
Garrfsons, at Royal alleys.
Arcade Leaguc-HOImeads Va
immanuels, at Arcade aIleys.
Terminal y. NJ. G. A. Ieague-
Freight VS.. station, at Union
station alleys.
"ercantiie LeaGue-Raleigh vs..
Pepc", Mt Arcade alleys.
Post Office Leagne-EInancc "a
Railway Mail Service, at Ar
cade alleys.
Columbia I.eague-Grlffos VS., In
dams, at Royal alleys.
oi"niat LeaSue-Nathattan VS..
PuritHns. mt Palace alleys.
Departmental Ieague-Commls
sioners VS.. Bureau, at Palace
alleys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03

Apropos of several pitchers who have
gone over to the Federals. there is great
regret among National League and Amer
fcan League hatters. They can see their
averages falling off.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed jim
mic Kelly, from Chillicothe, Ohio. for the
present season, and 1t is stated that this
player has remarkable ability. He is
twenty-four years Of age. full of life and
vim and knows the game. Kelly was a
member of the Great Falls club. Union
Association. last year. He will report to
Manager Clarke in March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
COUNTRY PROPERTY.

A SUMNER HOME BY THE SALT SEA FOR
sale or TO rent season 1914: water front;
private dock and best anchorage on coast;
Pequ5t avenue. New London. Conn.,: three
acres trees house. sixteen rooms. garage;
all conyenienccs Address owner, !. ". r.,
7. o. Roy 20ni Madison SNuarc. Now YNrk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
A Few Years Hence.

'Io tDc ST. Pau Dispatch.
What is that on the bench with the
JIdge?'
That IS the judicial surgeon. Between
them they decide whether a man needs
operation on his head or six months
IN TAIL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
Belongs to Yankees.

Farrell notified Weeghman and Gill
more that ! was his property because he
had accepted my terms before I signed
with them l consulted lawyers in Chi
caso on the point They assured me that
tarrells acceptance was far more bind
ing upon me than any base ball contract.
For that reason I decided to come here
to have Farrell prove his case to nv
satisfaction. If he can prove clear title
to me ! shall disregard my Chicago con-
tract. in at least SO far as the 1914 sea-
son is concerned I should do 1t if I lost
money. ] have always been square in
my business dealings
Il would as soon pitch for Chance as
for Tinker. New York is the same to me
as Chicago or ST. Louis or anv other
city. So long as I get the money to
which I am entitled l don't care a, ran
who is my boss"
Farrell is confident that Cole will sub
scribe to an American League contract
today. He proved conclusively to a num-
Der OF newspaper men that his accent
ance had been forwarded several DAYS he.
fore Cole signed the Federal I,eague na
pers- When apprised of this fact the
king declared that was all that was
necessary to assure his presence in q
New York uniform
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
king" COLE IS TO
JUMP FEDERALS
Former Cub Star Says He Will
Disregard Contract With
''0utIaWs."
WANTS CLUB TO SHOW
ITS RIGHT TO HIM
Ten-Day Clause Is Eliminated From
New League Agreement,
Says Player.

speciai Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. February 3-"Kins"
Cole will Jump the Federal League
He will pitch for Frank Chances
Yankees this year. The Michigan barber
who in his first major league season
d91Oo won a third straight pennant for
the Peerless Leader and the Cubs, is in
town. Moreover, he is in a receptive
mood. In all probability he will have
signed with New York Americans before
nightfall.
Cole hasn't jumped back yet. But he is
preparing for the leap There is no
sentiment in the matter" he declared
in Frank F'arrelrs offices last evening.
whittier Sleuth Irwin had led him captive
from Chicago II signed with Joe Tinker
for three years and accepted $500 as a
bonus" Cole continued. 1T was a bust
ness proposition with me.
The Chicago Federals guaranteed me
more money than l expected New York
would pay. ] had written Farrell stating
my terms / was ignorant of the fact
that he had accepted them when l closed
negotiations with Chicago.
Farrells acceptance was forwarded
by registered letter to Chicago. In the
meantime ! had gone to my home at
Bay City. Mich. I returned to Chicago to
sign with Weeghman's club. The letter
in the meantime was chasing me around.
1t didn't reach me until after / decided
to cast in my lot with the Federals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-03
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HALL-NOYES SCHOOL

Day and night courses and private lessons
Primary. grammar and high subjects. Adults
taught English. business, social, journalistic
Phone Main 3s11. 221 Il st. NV.