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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-29

Now YorIl. MAY 2S.-N Ncich knock
cd out Soldier Kcarnes in tho seventh
round Tonight 1T tho Stadium a. c.
with right hand punch on the back
of the neck.
Ecarncs substituted for Sailor Fritts
who reported ill., and made II good tight
OF it UP to the sixth round. lie had
Reach groegy In the second round, but
failed to follow up the advantage.
Reich staggered Kearnes in the
fourth round. sending him to his corner
weak from heavy rights OH tho jaw
IN a fast rally in the seventh u short
right started the soldier on his way
Then the hc;t"y right on the back of
the head dropped him for tho full
count
Young Miko Donovan stopped Jack
Dcuninr in tho third round of the other
schedulcd tcn-roundcr
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THIRTY DRIVERS TAKE
FINAL PRACTICE SPIN
Four Great Countries VIII lie Repre-
scented In 50O-Milc sweep
HfnlxCS.

indianapolis. Ind. May 2s.-Thirty
autom obiles hummcd around the In
dianapolis motor speedway to-day in
their final practice spins in preparation
for the annual 500-mile race Saturday Y.
The United States. Great Britain.
France. Germany and the Belgium Will
be represented and the drivers will in
clude the pick OF the racing pilots of
the world.
The speed trials ended last night. As
n whole the foreigners averaged fl ster
than the American cars. but whether
they Will be able TO hold up under the
strain Of a 5o0-mle race remains TO b..
Sccn The fastest car. according to
the elimination trials. Is the French en-
try driven by Boillot. which made a lap
at the rate OF q fraction less than 100
miles an hour.
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Totals .ili .s2l Totals So = lo.I7 -

two out when winning run scored.
tBated for Cheney In thirteenth.
teattci for Johnston In thirteenth.
Score by Innings: II.
St. Louis..........i o. 0oi0 o00oI %
Chicago ..........o 90 no 5000 . 1t
summary: Errors-Bcck ~. Saier, Phelan.
Left on busiest Louis. x: Chicago. .. Tits
off Cheney, IN Is innings: of Robinson.
2 In e innings. Two-has h!ts--MiileT. Good.
Schultz. Sweeney. Thrcc-basc hi,s--Archer.
Zimmerman. Sacrifice h'ta-Dolau te>, Miller.
Good. Phclan ga. Sweeney, Pierce. Stolen
bnscs-Magec. Wingo t2). SAFER. Schultz.
Rresnahan. Double plays-HugEins 10 Beck:
Cheney to Corriden Safer: Iiup gins
Rcck 10 Miller Corridor (unassisted); Hug
gins To Miller. lIascs on ba!ls-oif Cheney.
3: off Robinson. 3 Struck out-by Cheney.
4: by Pierce. l. hit b. pitched ball-Saier
tby PerritD. Time, 3:'6. umpires. Ortiz
and BYRON.
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NINTH STRAIGHT FOR
TARS' STAR PITCHER
Markle Holds Portsmouth to Four
Hits, Never being I'm Any
danger.

Norfolk. Va, May 2s.--CliT Markle.
the Tars' premier pitcher. registered
his ninth straight victory this after
noon by holding tho Pirates to four
hits. Norfolk Jumped it's singles with
portsmouth errors so effectively that
tho locals made six safcties. yielding
eight runs. The final score was TO /.
Tho announcement thnt Markle
would essay to add another to his
string brought out one OF tho largest
crowds or the season, in spite of the
9o-degree temperature. The Pirates
tried out johnson. 4 pitcher from the
battleship Delaware, and had tho navy
star been given the support accorded
Marklc. Norfolk would have had n hard
time winning. The score:
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GOLF FlNALISTS
WILL MEET AT ORANGE

Orange, y. j.. May 2s.--Miss Lillian
Il. Hide, OF Southshore, l.. l.. and Miss
GeorGianni Bishop. of Brooklawn.
Conn. viii meet tomorrow N finalists
for the METROPOLITAN golf championship
title and trophy. Each or these players
has won the honor previously.
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,IiIIers ON p,cn.urc ,rr,n

Newport News. Va. May 2S.-The
second days session OF the convention
of the National Millcrs Federation.
which convened at old Point yesterday,
was held aboard Il steamer on which
the delegates made Il trip to James
town to-day But little business was
transacted. and the day was given over
chiefly TO social events The party, all
members Of which arc from North
western states. spent several hours ut
toric interest. They returned To this
city this afternoon. and were shown
through the local shipyard
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EASY VICTORY FOR YANKEES

New York, May 2S.-Thc White Sox
team blow up in to-day's game with
the fanks and allowed the locals to
walk away with the final Of the series,
10 l. Practically every department
OF the visiting aggregation contribut ed
on or more misplayS behind Cicotte.
In the sixth the ianks scored three
times on single. Fisher was safe on
Il low throw. Moiscl walked. and Hurt
zell singled. filling the sacks. Fisher
was forced Mt the plate. Maiscl scored
on sacrifice, and two more came
across when Bodie made n clean muff of
u fly. Fisher pitched n good game for
tho Ianks.
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STANDING of THE TEAMS.

Chicago. May 2S.-The Cubs and Car
dinalS put up siStecn-inninG fight to-
day, the former winning, 4 10 3. In
the final inning, with Pcrritt pitching,
Safer was hit by a pitched ball Phe-
ian sacrificed him 10 second, and he
took third on Schultc's inicld out.
sweeney beat out single and Safer
scored the winning run. Cheney and
Robinson struggled along on even
terms for thirteen innings, when Pierce
and Pcrritt set In. st. Louis scored a
run In their half of the thirteenth but
zimmerman. batting for Cheney, tripled
in the Cubs half and tied the count for
tho second time. Score:
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Continued On Ninth Peggy
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totals ..........,...32 j "a 10
'Liebs batted for Johnson In ninth.
Norfolk,

Summary: Stolen baSes-Mills, Press
~, Alexander and Allen Co. Sacrifice
htts-Stein. Two-base hitS--AIcF.lvcen
Johnson. stewart COS Cleveland. Dou-
bic plays-ree to Baxter. Struck out
by johnson, Z: 10y Marlsle i. Base on
hon. Alexander. stein =, Nlcn); off
Markle. > tBoyd ., Cook, Tnnnchill and
Troy). Passed ball--Tce. Wild pitch
johnson. Left on bases--Portsmouth
.: Norfoll. $. Time of game, 1:i5. Um-
pire. EorcMm.
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PENNSY is DEFEATED
BY DARTMOUTH CLUB

Philadelphia. May 2s.-Dartmouth
defeated the University Of Pennsyl-
vania on Franklin Field to-day. by u
score OF G to -.
Score by innings r. II r;
O3 aoooQo--G . 9
...001 0ol0o % 5 4
Batteries: Ilallctt and Wannmakc
Weed. Greenwood and Sch Cm-
pirc. Kennnn.
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RED SOX LOSE TO MAPS

Boston, May 2s.-The Red Sox were
defeated in the last game Of the series
with the Maps to-day. ) to - Carl
Ean's men managed to score a couple
OF runs early In the game on daring
base running and Hagcrnlan's wild.
ness. The Maps tied it up in the sew
chth. and IN the ninth, with two out
Gregg singled. and before the side was
retired the Maps had put three men
across the plate. Carrigan put i'm
-FOUR pinch htttcrs In the ninth, two OF
them reaching first. Bcdient pitched
fair ball NJ to tho ninth. then weak
pflp1.
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Graves Ia he Dccorn,cd.

Paris. May aS.-The graves OF sew
cral American sailors buried Mt Cher
bourg after the engagement on June
is. 1864, in which the Confederate
steamer Alabama was sunk by the
United States Kcarsargc. have been 10
Gated. These tombs. rs we'll rs those
of several American veterans buried at
Versailles and Saint German. will be
decorated with flowers and flags by q
committee of Americana
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CHARLOTTESVILLE VICTOR
IN ABBREVIATED GAME

Charlottesville. Va, May 2s.-Ise-
tween showers this afternoon Char
lottesvil!c took the hrs; OF "a series
with Co:lnetou, to 3. III 4 six-inning
contest. Southpaw Dye. OF the locals.
was puzzle except in one inning. By
MS quick throws To first lie caurh
three runners on that sack
score by Innings: II. II. T.
CoVlngtou ...... 100o-3 7 2
Charlottesville - .oO0o 90
Eattcrics: Lewis and Leading. Dve
and Copeland
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yesterdays SCORES.
Chicago, L, New York, O.
-. Louis. q; PhIIndelphin, 2.
Cleveland, >; Boston, ..
Detroit, ~ Washington, ;.
STANDING OF THE TEA MS.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Washington at Bonton.
Phiindciphin mt New York.
tOthcrs not schcduicdD.

Washington. May 2S.-Dctroit took
the hnai game OF the series to-day. s
10 .. The contest only went eight in :
ninSs, being called to ALLOW. both teams
to catch trains. Two bases on balls.
by Moriarty, and Rurns's single drove
shaw 10 the showers In the sixth Sam
Crawford hud q field day at bat, polling
four trips to the plate. Tho Senators
rallied in the eighth, but fell short OF
pulling Goals out OF the fire. The score :
Detroit. Washington
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otnls -. "a ll.2e II
'Goalby out for interference.

summary: Two-basc hit-Wclchcr.
Three base hits-Waltcrs. Mcixell.
Sacrifice hits-Meixell. Fuesse Double
plays-McCabc to Gondoln to Carnes.
Gondolh TO Davis to Carncs (2). Struck
out--by Mullen. r: by Poole. 1. Base
on balls--off Mullcn. 2; OF Poole. !.
Left on bases-Newport News 3: Roa-
nolsc. Z. First base on crrors-Ncw-
port News, i: Roanoke. /. rmpires.
Messrs. Kelly and Clark. Time Of
game, AS.
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sphilatlcIp!lia.
totals 81 4 - Totals IS , -
Rated for Baum gardner Ia sixth.
tBaticd for Wares la ninth.

Score 10y innings: H.
Philadelphia .............. 800: ne 800 3
Summary: Errors Murphy. Austin, Agnew
iiits-ou Baumg gardner, J in : innings; OF
Mitchell. 3 IN Innings 1hrec-hase hit
Collins. Home run-liaker. Lett on bases
Philadelphia. !: -. Louis, :. struck out
hy Plank. y: ny RaumEa dncr !. ny Mitch
ell. L. Sacrifice hits-Iialier. Plank. stolen
Murphy. Plank. soluble pay-.ftatt
to I.ctry. Frs; base on errors Philadcl-
phla First base on halls-on BaunGurd-
nor. l. off Plank. .: of Mitchell Wild
throw-Agncw. Time. e:o5. Umpiics, n!ncen
I I'D Connolly.
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VICTORY FOR ATHLETICS

philadelphia, May 2s.-The Athletics
defeated St Louis In the last homo
game before the invasion OF Western
territory to-day 10y the score Of 3 to ..
EaumSardncr WAS not my hard gen
orally, hut a base OH balls. CollinS'S
triple and Bakers sacrifice fly counted
two runs In the first inning. and Ea-
kcr's homer in the fourth made tho
third run of the game. Plank pitched
"a steady game. Score:
I,ouis. ghifatlcIDEIa.
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Chicago.
New York.

Totals ...3j u 3 l5 Totals 50 / 7 "a IA
'Rat,cd for Berger in ninth.
tsattcd for Cicotte in seventh.
Score by innings: r.
Chicago ................lo 100000 0-i
New ork......................o Ii OBI s--6
summary: Errors--Weavcr. Bodie, Schalk,
Mayer. Left bases -Ch!c.go. 6: New
York. $. First base on balls--on Cicotic L:
OF Jasper' /: on Fisher struck out-by
base hits-Deininitt, Chase, NunaInaker Will
liams. Sacrifice hy-uolden. Stolen haacs--
Collins t2). Nunamakcr (2). Truesdale
Passed tall-Mayer: wi1d pItch-Jasper.
iii ny pitched ball-hy JaEner 0HartzelD
Hits-on Cicotte. In G innings; off Jasper
IN !: innings. Time. 1855 Umpires. Evans
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" y " " y '1-S
" aSH'HEloh -........+...-.+......H . q u i-5
summary: Errors--Morgan tcl I,ush KAY
ahHugh. Icft on standardization. y; De-
;ro!t. ,. First buSe on hails-an shaw. ::
OF bentley. !: off Dauss. (. Innings pitched
by shaw. Ia: 10y bentley. %. Iiits-on
shaw. :; Oft Bentley. 3. Struck out-by
shaw. .; by Bentley. /; ny Dauss :. Three
base hits-Crawfo:d. Moriarty Two-basc
hits-Crawiord. High Foster Milan. Gandii.
sacrifice hits EavanauGh. pauss. Double
nlay-M cBride to Morgan 70 Ciandi. HIT by
nitcher-hy pauas tShanks) VIII pitch
pauss Time. e:o5. Ump!reh oLoughiin
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MULLEN SERVES BLANKS
TO FORMER TEAMMATES
Released by RonnoNe, He Gets Sweet
UevcnEe-PoUlc Hit
w

Newport News. Va. May 2S.-Pitch-
ing against the club that released him
Il few weeks ago, Mullen to-day shut
out Roanokc, to 0. lie let the vis-
of which were 'inficld scratches. and
famed FIVE. Once he had the bases
loaded with one out. but he mado the
next two batterS pop up easy inncld
flies. That was the only time Roanoke
threatened. Poole was hit hard and
opportunely. The score:
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A1yrnAcTIyIs wEisl1-ENn rnIrs.

Commencing Saturday. May 80 and
each Saturday and sunday
TO September -. Southern hallway will
sell cheap weekend round trip tick ct $
10 nearby points. limited to following
Very convenient local train
service. See Agents.
II. l.. BISHOP. y. =. A..
907 Il. Main St Richmond Va
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

ronto, :.
1T Buffalo: Ruffalo. Is: Montreal. r
AZ i'roNidencc: Providence, 4: Ral-
timore, :.
At Jersey City: Jersey City-Newark
game To be played Sunday as part Of
double hnn der -, =.
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ADJUSTMENTS
Company,

Btjou-t'rnycc scott Company, In
"Thc Mun on the Box"
i?ric-Fcnture motion picture, "ScnI-
I'd Orders,' matiucrs at . and 1:3U;
evening performances nj T:3O and 81.
S"iOninl--NHudeviIic and pictures.
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RlSfnn.
cleveland

Totals ..,;ij q l. Totals rs 6 ., 2
'Batted for Gardner In ninth
fBatted for Thomas in ninth
yRan for carriGan in ninth.
Stated for Bedient IN ninth
fBa;ted FOR Hooper 81 ninth.
score by Innings: X.
Clevcland ................... q o u q : q | a.
BIOS: On Observation-Disclosures - % o y y u,
summary: Errorts-Hoopcr. Scott. Speaker.
.Ianr-in. Two-basc hIts-Turner, Johnston.
stolen bases-i.cwis -. Hooper Speaker.
Johnston. Bass!er. Bases on hai!s-oif Hag-
ernan, :: OF Bcdcat. l. Struck out--by
Lagerman. .; by Gregg /: by Bcdicnt s.
Double play-GrcgE to B!sland Wild pitches
Sheridan
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

~ Albany: Albany. 4: Augusta. I.
At Columbus: Columbus. 2. Co,un,
bia. J.
At Jacksonville: Jacksonville, S: sa-
vannRh. g.
at Macon; Macon. /; Charleston. 10
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Yesterdays SCORES.
Pittsburgh, 3; baltimore, 2.
brooklyn, =; buffalo, Z.
tothcrh not schcduIed).
STANDING OF TIE TEAMS.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Kansas City mt 81. Louis.
FftfHhurgh at Baltimore.
indianapolis MT Chicago.
brooklyn mt buffalo,

baltimore. May 2s.--pittsburgh had
an easy victory over Baltimore o-day.
to 2 Camnitz kept tho locals hits
we'll scattered.
Score b. innings: R.H.E.
Baltimore ........o0 oololo o--23 o
Batteries: Camniiz and Roberts: Con-
leg. Young and Jacklitsch.
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EXCELLENT WORK BY MAYER

Pittsburgh. May 29.-E;Nccllcnt pitch
ing by Mayer and two Pittsburgh err
rors gave the Phillies Il = to 0 victory
to-day. Mayer held the Pirates safely
all the way. Errors by Wagner and
Leonard I'm tho third and fourth innings
Score:
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE

lanta. &
At Chattanooga: Chattanooga. 2;
Montgomery. ..
vt Nashville: Nashville. 6: Mobile. 2.
NJ Memphis: Memphis. S; New Or
leans, 1.
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Buffalo, y. y. May 2s-BuTalo
scored enough runs off Scnton's deliv-
cry 20 win the opening game from
Brooklyn to-day. to .. Peters went
In the sixth inning. and that ended tho
rum getting.
Score by innings: RUE
Buffalo .........c1o3 1000 IA
Brooklyn 10 900 % /
Batteries; Ford and Blair; Scaton.
Peters and Land.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

1t Columbus: Columbus. a; St Paul.
eleven innnGsl
At Indianapolis: Indianapolis, &:
Kansas city. ..
At Louisville: louisville. Q. MIN
neapols. ).
az Cleveland: Cleveland. g: Mil
waukec. tiifteen innings).
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pittsburgh ..................oo 5000 . 90
Philadelphia .........,,.........e . :" . 80 o
Two-basc h!tS-carcv. cravcth. Sstcrliicc
ny-lohert. Double niay-Lobert to Ryrne
To I.udcruS. First balls-on Harmon. I.
off Mayer. :. Struck out-by Harmon. &: by
Mayer s. Lott on hases-PiusburEh. 6;
Phl!a6 eiphia First on crrors-pItts burSh.
=: Philadelphia, .. Time. las. Umpires.
Oul:.ley Easau.
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE

At Knoxville: Knoxville. 1: Norris
town, 8.
At Middlesboro: Middlesboro. 8; Har-
riman, 4 Twelve innings).
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PETERSBURG TIES GAME
By RALLY AT FINISH
After Leading ViRitors All tho Way,
Foxen Weakcns in Fatal
Eighth.
GRIMES CALLED TO RESCUE
Responds NobIy, but Damage Is Already
Donc-Svins Is Sent TO Baths EnrIy
in Frny.
Virginia League Results

YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Richmond, 4, Petersburg, tniue
innings, darlxneSsl.
Nonnol<e. OF Newport News, q.
Portsmouth, L; Norfolk, s.
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Totals ...a5 az Totals 81 - 10
'Battcd for Gibson In eighth.
fBattcd for NioX In eighth.
Srorc ~ InninEn: Il.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30
MELLEN BLAMEsJ.P. MORGAN
Says Dead Financier Was Real Boss
of Hartford and New Haven
Railroad

Washington, D. C.-The goat" has
had his inning. Charles S. Mellen,
for ten years nominaIly the head of
the New Haven Railroad, in reality
office boy for the late J. P. Nor
gan, William Rockefeller and the big
financial magnates who dominated
that system, has carried the respon-
sibility directly to these men.
From his letter files MelIen pro-
duced remarkable prophecy written
in 1907. Speaking of the now motor
ious Westchester railway deal, in
which the New Haven paid 80 million
dollars for only twenty-six miles of
rails and franchises, MeIlen then said:
Many regulations will be damaged
and in the end 1 will be the goat
He frankly admitted this was how it
had worked out, and while others had
gone to Carlsbad he was left to
face the music.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30
ROOSEVELT AT OYSTER BAY
Former President Sets Foot on Native
Soil for First Time in Months
Walks with Cane.

New York. - Theodore Roosevelt
has returned home from his visit Of
many months to South America Ac-
companied by the two naturalists of
his party, George K. Cherry and Leo
E. Miller, he arrived from Para at
quarantine shortly before o'clock on
board the Booth liner, Aidan.
With a few crisp sentences pune
tuated by decisive gestures he reaf-
frmed the verify Of the River OF
Doubt CURLY denied having express
ed himself as to presidential probable
tiles for 1916, declared he would not
run for governor Of New York, made
a few deprecatory remarks about his
critics, and, with harbOr craft footing
and flags f1uttering, was taken aboard
the tug w. F. DalzeI, which proceeded
to Oyster Bay.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30
TO Topeka HExT
&. E Kelley Of Toronto choss1 Fresi-
cent Of state Associations At
Manhattan Meeting.

The Kansas. Editorial Association.
adjourned its twenty-second annual
meeting at Manhattan after the cleo
ton OF officers. The annual reSolu-
ton was passed. this time being pre-
sented by w. Y. Morgan Of Hutchin-
son, chairman OF the committee On
resolutions, urging every means TO
abolish the printing Of envelopes by
the government postofice department
at a price less than the country
PRINTER can buy the plain imprinted
envelopes. The resolution carried
with it provision asking each mem
Der 10 join with members OF the affi-
LATED associations comprising the na-
tional association in getting a fund 70
carry on the campaign against the
government acting as a competitor O.
the country printer.
The following officers were elected
E F. Kelley of Toronto, president;
]. L. Napier OF Newton, vice-preSI-
dent; o. ". Little of Alma, CORES
pending secretary; Click Fockle OF
Leroy, recorder; Keith Clevenger OF
Osawatomie, treasurer Executive
committee, B. J. Sheridan, J. L. Pa
pers, r. A. Hansnann, A A Terrence,
c. W. Ryan, W. R Smith, F. W. Boyd
and Ned Kimban.
The meeting of the association N
1915 will be held in Topeka in Janu-
airy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30

Kansas Can Use 42,425 Extra
Hands For Bumper
Wheat Crop.
FARM HELP REAL PROBLEM
State Free Employment Bureau Looks
for Unprecedented Demand for
Men This Year.

Kansas viii need more than $4,000
harvest hands from outside to harvest
her wheat crop this year, according
to a statement issued from the Office
of w l. O'Brien, director OF the state
free employment bureau The bureau
has it figured down to 1925 extra
hands, If present conditions continue
another two weeks.
Enough help to harvest the bum
per crop expected, probably in the
neighborhood Of 1900, GOO bushels,
threatens to become. a real problem
The growth OF wheat in many coun-
ties is reported rank. That it should
be the biggest crop in years is gen
orally admitted. The state bureau is
being deluged already with applica-
tons for work. The busy season is
almost here.
The statement from the labor bu-
reau. in part, follows:
Continuing favorable conditions
during the last ten days over the
great Kansas wheat belt have made
it practically certain that the state
Will this year harvest the largest
wheat crop IN its history. Indications
now are that there viii be an unpre-
cedented demand for men to harvest
this crop.
Reports received by the state free
employment bureau from its cores
pondents in the various counties in
the wheat belt show that on the basis
Of present conditions 1925 extra
hands will be needed in the state Aur-
ing the harvest rush. Harvest viii
begin in some of the southern Kan
sas counties about June u, although
the season will not be on in full blast
in the great wheat fields of Barton,
Rice, Pratt, Kiowa, Stafford, Ed
wards, Pawnee, Rush and Ford cOun-
ties, where there will be the biggest
demand for men, until from three to
ten days later"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-30
STEAMER ATLANTIS AGROUND
Passengers of Norwegian Ship Res
cued by BattIeship Connections
Near Tampico.

Galveston. Textile Norwegian
steamship Atlantis, which left Calves
ton May 10 for Tampico, with ninety
eight passengers, is aground one hun
dred miles north Of Tampico and tugs
have been ordered to its rescue. All
the passengers have been takn OF
by the United States battleship Con-
necticut, according to information re-
ceived here.
Notwithstanding the Atlantis was
pounding heavily the crew refused to
leave the vessel
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Two masked men forced the cash
Ter of the Bank of Millerton, Ok, to
give them all the money in the vault,
about $4,000, and after marching the
bank official and several other men
out OF the building, escaped on horse
back to the hills. Posses are in pur-
suit
John Burke, former head of the
commissary department in the Pan
anna canal zone, recently indicted for
accepting gratuities from dealers in
supplies, arrived in New York from
Colon, pleaded guilty and was re-
leased on $4,000 bail Judge Hand
set Burke's trial for June s.
With the canal tolls exemption con-
troversy nearing a vote, sentiment in
the senate is growing in favor of an
effort to substitute for the pending
bill a resolution which would provide
for the submission OF the dispute be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain to an International tribunal.
The administration viii get be-
hind the claims Of the Oklahoma oil
producers, and adoption OF provisions
Of the Gore-Davenport bill regulating
oil pipe lines, as a part OF the pend
ing antitrust measure This action
was decided upon after a conference