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The Washington times., 1914-04-25
|STALLINGS PICKS UP
'ONE REAL BACKSTOP
IN GOWDY, TEXAS LAD
Breaking Into Big Show-Show against phMes That
He Can Both Hit nd PEG to Bases.
By. H. PERRY LEWIS,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 26.-
Every time the weather chief lets up
a bit and makes II possible for the
Braves to play ball Il becomes more
evident that George Stallings picked
a real catcher when he grabbed this
younester Gowdy. Not Tor many
moons have we hxod our orbs on q
young maskman that gives the prom
ise that the lad from Texas does,
and right now he is showing brand
Of receiving that Is unsurpassed even
by the more experienced stars.
In the series just completed the
work Of The yearling was Sensational.
He has hit better than any man on
the Boston club, his receiving has
been A No. and his pegging deadly.
Despite his inexperience, Gowdy
keeps the base runners cloee to the
cushions and the misled outfit who
tries to run wild on him is going to
be brought up with q JOLT.
Gowdy does not appear to be fast,
but when he pegs to q base he
springs into action like lightning,
whipping the ball accurately and
hard to the baseman. The beauty Of
his throwing is that he goes into &c
ton 30 quick base runner has to be
perfectly balanced and on the alert
if he hopes to get back safely. In
this particular he reminds one Of
Wally Schang. The Phils are not .
crowd who take many liberties on
the bases-they seldom take a big
lead, but yesterday Gowdy only
missed cutting down several Of them
by a slight margin.
Three Quakers attempted to steal
Wednesday and the Bostonian potted
two of them with ease. Nagee sue,
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GORDON DEFENDING
TITLE FROM MOORE
Moorhead Falls Before Young
ster at Game IN Finals at
Chevy Chase.

attack OF ]. Ballard Moore, who has
today defending his title against TIE
attack Of ]. Ballad Moore, who has
passed successfully through the finals
Of the closed tournament at the Chevy
Chase Club. when he defeated j. U.
Moorhead by ga. - and s-& Moore's
progress through the various rounds OF
preiiminaries, semi-fnals, and finals
has been closely watched each DAY by
the large gallery which has attended
the matches, a. he is almost q novice
at the game, the present events being
the second tournament In which he has
ever participated.
Moore presented . cutting stroke
which seemed to oaffie his opponent.
who played close to the baseline at
all times. Moore was able to keep his
play well toward the center Of the
court throughout his match. rodays
card !:
MEMS SINGLES, SCRATCH
Challenge round-J. Ballard Moore W.
Spencer Gordon.
MEMS SINGLES. HANDICAP.
Second round-Ffelding Simmons W.
semi.finais~Dudley Morgan w. winner
NJ Simmons-Babbitt match. p. N. Tay-
lor va Jim Karrick.
woMEN's SINGLES. SCRATCH.
Second round-Miss Leutze vs.. Mrs.
semi-finals-Miss D. Du Bose ys.
winner of Misses LeutHe-Laushltn
Mrs, Britton VS.. Mrs. Brooke.
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BASEBALL NOTES

Notice now these Brownies are fight
ing to maintain a respectable position
in the race?
Gus Williams. the leagues batting
leader. collected three more yesterday,
one of them a triple.
Everett Scott showed all the nerve of
seasoned veteran yesterday when he
came through with that squeeze play.
Johnny Evers, who hasn't been hitting
much since shifting his Cub uniform for
that OF a Brave. celebrated yesterday
with three.
Though the Cubs made but three hits
yesterday. they defeated the Reds, who
made eight. Furthermore, the Cubs
made three errors to none for the Reds
On. just an example of the strange
things in baseball.
Arthur Fromme had his troubles with
the Phillies yesterday, Dooin's tribe
knocking him OF the slab in the first
frame. Fromme has never made good
with the Giants, and may be shunted
back almost any day now.
Roger Feckinpaugh, the Yankee short
stop and captain, was a busy lad yes
terday. He cracked out q single and
double. and handled nine chances in the
field without a misplay. Peck is play
Ing great ball this spring.
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NEWMAN TO OPEN
DUCKP|A TOURNEY
GUIDE, Grant, and CarIin Also to
Lend Dignity to Bowling
Classic.

Lending an air OF official dignity to
the Inauguration of the fifth annual
tournament of the Washington City
Duckpin Association, Monday night. at
the Palace alleys. Commissioner Oliver
p. Newman today promised President
H. B. HALEY that he will head the list
Of local officials to be present on the
first night.
Commissioner Newman further agreed
to roll the first ball down the alley. and
to make the opening remarks. Others
who Will give the event prominence by
their presence are: w. F. Guide, presi-
dent OF the Chamber Of Commerce;
Thomas Grant, secretary Of the same
body, and Congressman c. L. Carlin of
Virginia.
Ninety-five full teams, with a proper
tionate number of doubles and indi-
viduals, have entered the monster Guck-
pin series. which Is the crowninS event
of the bowling season in Washington,
month will be required to dispose os
the huge entry. One OF tAa features OF
the tournament will be wyfJt is to be
known as Frank Shermah night, on
which evening ladies. in particular, will
be welcomed and presented with attrac-
tive gifts.
Flowers will be provided for them.
and a musical program rendered.. When
tho Griffmen return to Washington end
are playing the Athletics an amateur
night is to be arranged. Strictly ANA
teur duckpin rollers will participate on
this occasion. the six teams being made
up as follows: Athletics. Schaefer's $
Yennigans, Morgan's Stars, Bankers,
vigilants, and Newspa permen. The
exact date fer this event IL to be an
pounced soon
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Cry for Young Blood Is Only
Partially Satisfied in Pres
ent Lineup.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

During the lean years when the Wash
ington ball club was annually consigned
to the limbo of the league. the cry of
the fans was for youth, and a break
in the plan Of accepting material dis
carded from other teams on the major
circuits.
In the rehabilitation the pursuit Of
young blood has been one of the pre-
dominating features of the Griffithian
plan, still as II Is at present constituted
the club that represents the Capital has
garnered three-fourths of its infield and
culled one-third Of its outfield from
players discharged from either the Am
erican or National Leagues.
Chick Gandil. whose advent marked
the turning point in the team. was
shipped back 10 the minors after he had
failed TO impress the management of
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OF GRIFF'S MEN
REJECTED BY MAJORS

the Chicago white Sox. With Mont
real, however, he did brilliant work,
and when Griffith commenced to angle
for him II was necessary to outbid two
other clubs that were seeking the serv-
ices of the first baseman.
Ray Morgan came here straight from
Danville, Va, where he was discovered
by Duke Farrell. but George Mcbride
before coming 70 Washington.
Following the death Of Joe Cassidy,
about the time he was to report for
spring practice, washington was with
out q capable shortstop until Joe Can.
the future captain OF the Nationals was
playing brilliantly for Kansas City, and.
while the sale was completed in mid
season. immediate delivery was inn
possible because Of the popularity OF
Before going to Kansas City. however,
Mcbride had played with the St. Louis
Nationals. under John McCloskey. and
was marked n. @: Since coming here
Mcbride has missed probably less games
than any other player in the American
League during the same tenure.
Ed Foster, too. has been up and back
before coming here from Rochester.
While Hal Chase was manager of the
New York Yanks he had Foster, but
thought he would not do. Foster has
proven the one to round out that Won
derfully strong inner quartet
In the outfield, Dan Moeller was up
with the Pittsburgh Pirates before he
was yanked back here, and wally
Smith. now No. l on the reserve corps,
was with the st. Louis Cardinals n
couple of seasons, in utility roles, before
ne went to Atlanta and made good with
such force and enthusiasm that Griffith
opined that he was due for ascendancy
And so II Will be seen that, barring
batteries, the majority of the Griffithian
regulars are men who other managers
did not deem OF sufficient value to hold
even In reserve
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Game at $3.50 p. m

bench. Now we hear that Dan MoeIler
W II be forced to the bench by Paul
Smith or "Cube" Acosta. Inconsistency,
thou art a paste Jewel,
II is an ancient adage in baseball that
no umpire has a friend. Sill, in all
fairness. 1t must be said that the gen.
eral average OF officiating this spring
has been excellent. particularly when
one must remember that the umpires
have had a most limited time In which
to adjust their vision.
1t may be that today will tnark q
change in satisfactory decisions. Still.
the Nationals and the other clubs they
have met had less cause to complain
than in years. At Boston, Tommy Con-
molly was overofficious and chased
Gedeon and Acosta of the bench be-
cause they were chattering too much,
but aside from this there has been prac-
ticalfy no wrangling in the contests in
which the Griffmen have participated.
II anything. the police arrangements
at National Park are better than in the
past. when they were considered as
good as at any park on the circuit Cap
tain Falvey, the new head of the u
street precinct. and his henchmen han
died the great crowd on Thursday in
excellent shape, and, once the motor
lists learn that they are not to cross
flOriQa avenue between Sixth and
Tenth street after the game, the last
vestise of congestion will be removed.
-
Thus Ear Ed Foster has made good on
the predictions that he is IN for q good
year. On Thursday he made three of
the Nationals six hits and yesterday
was on the bases three of the four
times that he went before the twirler
There WAS "a cl,ih r,eef;n1 et Na+;,ro,
Park this morning. at which the man.
ager told his henchmen that they must
get out Of the rut into which they
have fallen. Such words were hardly
necessary. for each member Of the
Griffmen seems TO feel that a change
must come. and no one is more anxious
than the ulayers themselves.
Do the Nationals like to lose? Yes,
just as much as you would like to be
showed off the wireless tower at Ar
lington or be In the national palace at
Mexico City If the outlaws should take
that municipality.
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Rube BreSsler Shines;
Frank Bakers Hit Wins

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. April 90
When Weldon Wyckoff was knocked
off the slab by the Yankees in the
fifth yesterday. Connie Mack sent in
Rube Bressler, q kid southpaw. and
the youngster proceeded to show real
form on the mound He allowed the
hard-hitting Yanks but three hits in
with all the coolness Of veteran
Frank Baker won che game for the
worlds champions in the eleventh
when he crashed for a bingle. scoring
Pete Daley. The score. RHE
Yankees ..........23o GO 600 6Ns 8 l
Mackmen ........1oo 002 80 OIL q )
Batteries-Y ankees. Keating, Warhop
and Sweeney; Mnckmen, Yyckon
Bressler and Schang. Lapp
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Big League Biners Of .
Day.

ceeded IN stealing second IN the sixth,
but the ball was played poorly at
second, and although the throw was
a trifle low, Maeee might have been
retired with cleaner handling Of the
pill.
During the series the kid surely
distinguished himself with the viii
low. being the only Bostonian Who
hit consistently. On Tuesday he
contributed three solid hits and one
walk, the contribution being q big
slice Of the one win that the Braves
have scored this season.,
Thursday he went to the plate
three fines, and the one run scored
by Boston was his own personally
conducted affair. In the third Gowdy
got bold Of one Of Alexis fast ones
and shot it into Bread street for the
circuit. The second time up hs
struck out, but on the third trip was
robbed of what looked like q homer
from the time It left the bat By .
wonderful leaping catch by Psskert.
Gowdy's home is in Texas He
was brought north BY McGraw in
1910 and later sent to Toronto.
There they tried to make . first
baseman out Of him, bat he ap-
parently was not fitted for the job
and went back 10 catching. Last
season his work attracted the atten-
ton ~of George Sta:liags, who
brought him 10 Boston.
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Cubs Are VictOrS.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Althorgh the
Chicago Cubs could get but three hits
off Of Ames, the Cincinnati Reds were
defeated by 1 TO 2. The score:
R.HE.
Cincinnati Reds.......ooo 100 0oo-l 8 0
Chicago Cubs. 100 GO 0lx-s 8 .
Batteries-Ames and Clark; Hum
phies, Cheney and Archer.
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Georgetown Playing
Wilmington Tri-State

GEORGETOWN University's baseball team
Is today in Wilmington to take on the
Wilmington Tri-State League team IN
an exhibition game, following the de-
feat handed the Harvard nine yesterday
on the Hilltop. Score. to 2
Chris Fienle served nine fun innings
or the ERNEST kind of twiriing, permit
ting four bingles. The score by IN
n,nn. n. H. E.
Gaorpe,ovn 004 1o2 0Os-7 )
Harvard ............ uU U.V WV
Batteries-Fienle and weens; Mahan'
whitney and Asborn.
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Griffith Means Fight Along With His Present Lie-Up
MINCE PIE
By BUGS" BAER.
A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING.
The only difference between Thurs
days and Fridays games was exact'y
twenty-four hours.

Our bovIers travel opcr tAe
FeU Haven to Brockton and
get trimmed. The Red Sor
frouel the sorpe rocky road asd
trim US. Which oil goes to
shoto that rdS1roadtm1 Is an IN.
certoin pdsttrne.
The Washington times., 1914-04-25
Jimmy Austin's Wallop
Gives Brownies Game

ST LOUIS, Mo-. April 2.-Jimmy
Austin. single in the twelfth sent Bert
Shottou across with the winning run
yesterday. the Tigers falling, to &
The score. - X n; =;
Tigers ............olO w ~ 49, - 4
Ratteries-Tieers, Dubuc, Hall and
Stanage; Brownies, James and Crossin.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clu5s.

Today's Games.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
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Harmon Is EaSY.

PITTSBURGH. April 25.-Pitcher Har-
mon is responsible for Pittsourgh's win
ming It, sak being broken today. hits
garnered of OF him by the Cardinals
allowing the latter to win by to 1. 1t
was Harmon's initial appearance against
his former comrades. The score:
R. II. Z.
Cardinals ... go 90 loo-s II
Pirates ...... Olo 900 oool o
Batteries-Perritt and Snyder; Har-
mon, Kantlehner, Councilman and Glib
son, Brenegan, Kafora.
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Hold Dual Meet.

Technical and Maryland Agricultural
College are holding a dual track meet
at College Park today.
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Philadelphia, 8; New York. 2
Chicago, 2; Cincinnati. /.
Brooklyn. s: Boston. L
St Louis, 8; Pittsburgh, /
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''Ratted for Shaw.
Pnston ..... 0 } ; 0 = q D 0 a5
Washington -. . 0 l l 0 90 Is
Summary-Earned runs Washington 2.
First base on balis-OH Engel, &: off
Shaw, l. of Collins. ?. Innings pitched
BY Engel, 3: Ayers, 3 Hits made--Of
Engel, Q: off Ayers, 2; of Shaw J.;
Struck out-By Ayers. 2; by Shaw, 2;
by Collins, 2. Threc-base hit-McBride.
Two-base hit-Lewis. Sacrifice hits
ScISride .Ianvrin. Milan. YeIkes. Stolen
bases-Moeller, Speaker, Scott 2 CARR
gan. Double play-Janvria to Yerkes to
Engle Balk-Shaw. Cmpires-Evans
ard Egan. Time OF Game 30.
The Washington times., 1914-04-25
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Today's Games.
Boston at Washington.
New York at Philadelphia.
Detroit at ST. Louis.
Chicago at Cleveland.
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Wen, the fewer Of our boys who
get around to third base. the lea
chance Of any Of our coachers grabbing
them and having them called out
What's the use of beia1 crouch
At rhe worst, 700 cu* only lose one Sd"st
q dou.
Look at st. Looey They have three teams.
Study out the possfoiiities
Mexicans might a. weil Ret them
selves set FOR finishins In last place
Americans in Mexico are In dan
ger from viilaistas, HueftaistAs.
Carransaistas and zapataistas. Here
we are at the mercy of the Evans-
fstas and the EaSanistas. Danger
turks everywhere.
All the big guns have been rushed
to Mexico except Tns Speaker.
You can't blame the boys for
being patriotic. Look at all those
vicious foul tips they hit back
towards the Mexican border.
The Washington times., 1914-04-25
Perdue Pounded.

BOSTON. April 2s.-Broolslyn sewed
up a game In the first four innings.
when II fell heavily upon Perdue, and
won by s to /. The score. R.H.E.
Robins ...............d .d22 100 300-S 10 o
Braves .........,......oeo 600 0U-1
Perdue. Cocreham and Gowdy.
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RAB1D RUDOLPH SAYS

"When GnG wants
some runs he shakes
up the bats instead
Of the batting
order"
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Batting Wins.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Ffve runs sent
across in the third inning by the
Phillies cinched the game for them, the
Giants being on the small end of an
TO score. Score by innings:
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YesferdaY,s Result

St. Louis at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at Chicago.
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Results in Minors.
Southern League,

oVUe1fcfII IcdBUC'
Chattanooga, 2; Atlanta, 2 eleven in
nings
Memphis. 5; Nashville, O.
Montgomery. 4; birmingham, 8.
New Orleans, 4; Mobile, s.
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Virginia League.

Norfolk, s; Petersburg, 2.
Portsmouth, 5; Roanoke, l.
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Cleveland. 4; Columbus, 0.
Louisville, 5: Indianapolis, 4.
Minneapolis Kansas City (rain).
MilWaukee-St. Paul (rain).
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FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.

Today's Games.
Buffalo at Baltimore.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
st. Louis at Indianapolis.
Kansas City at Chicago.
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International.

Toronto, 8; Providence, 6.
Jersey City, O.: Montreal, q
Buffalo. 2: Baltimore. 3.
Rochester, /; Newark. =.
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Yesterdays Results

IeSteluIyS NeSuISs.
Baltimore, 10; Buffalo, L
Pittsburgh. 10; Brooklyn, :.
Brooklyn, 2; Pittsburgh, o..
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North Carolina League.
American Association.

1; Winston Salem, 0.
Durham, I; Raleigh, ..
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Batteries: Marshall and Killifer
Fromme, MarQuard, Wiltse and John
son. Mclean.
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Tsnorrew's Games.
Chicago at Cleveland.
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Tomorrow's Games.
Kansas City at Chicago.
St. Louis at Indianapolis.
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Ton,ofrow's Games.
The Washington times., 1914-04-25

After the half-holiday season opens
in the Federal departments 1t is
likely that all Saturday engagements
viii begin at o'clock, although this is
a matter that has yet to be decided.
The Washington times., 1914-04-25

Barring the pitchers the eight men
who represented washington agalnS' 7
Roston in yesterdays game, which cul-
minated in a defeat by to 3. have a
gTand batting percentage Of .lo9.
II is not necessary to go further 10
find the cause for the unexpected re
verses that have set thousands 10 Chlhh-
fns since the club has failed TO win on
The home soil.
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All the big guns have been rushed
to Mexico except Tns Speaker.
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Yesterdays Results

Boston, 5; Washington, g.
St. Louis, 6: Detroit.
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Look at st. Looey They have three teams.
Study out the possfbilities.
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What's the use Of betaD 1roueAt
At rhe worst, 700 oun only lose one game
dn,.
The Washington times., 1914-04-25

All yintes we saw columns predicting
the relegation OF Howard Sharks TO tn,
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Mexicans might a. well Get thena'
selves set for finishins In fast place.
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Trua the Nationals outhit the Red
Sox by more than two to one, put
time and time again opportunities for
ooDping the long end OF the score was
lost simply because OF the lf1antle
weakness of the men who were a'
,he plate for the Griffmen.
Today the Nationals are at she DOT
,om OF the first division in the race,
md while there club percentage is 5oo
I is the .159 in the line OF hitting.
rhsf most effectively chronicles the
,aus4 of their failure. Eight games
lave been played, but there are only
our marks on the night side OF the
ledger
The evening world., 1914-04-14
MElLEN FREE
ON THE CHARGE
| Of MANSLAUGHTER
Indictment Against Former
New Haven Road President
Is Nolle Pressed.

BRIDGEPORT. April N.-Chsrles
8. Mellen. former President Of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad, who In May of last year
was arrested on q bench warrant
charging him with manslaughter be-
cause Of the death OF one Jane
Doe In the wreck of the Springfield
Express In Westport on Oct. 3. 1912.
was ordered discharged from custody
to-day following q nolle prosse Of tho
charge by Judge Joseph p. Tuttle.
Action by the court was taken
after II had received from the special
counsel. Attorney General John II.
Light and Stato's Attorney Alcorn Of
Hartford County. recommendation
that tho case bo dismissed for lack
Of evidence.
In accepting the accommodation
Judge Tuttle said he had confidence
In the integrity OF the special coun-
sol. In tho course OF tho various
pleadings he had known Of what the
State claimed and he was not sur
priscd at the conclusions Of the coun-
sci. "If you could not convict the
accused" he said. II do not know Of
any one who could. Therefore. I
think your recommendation 10 a wise
one. To have brought the case to
trial under the conditions would have
imposed a great expense on the State.
III you are satisfied with your in
quiry OF tho conditions set forth that
there 10 not evidence enough to con-
Wet tho Court Is willing to accept
that finding. In a trial 1t would be
tho duty Of the state to prove the
duty Of the accused, the violation by
the accused Of that duty. and that
negligence. gross In character had
taken place. 1t II this last phase
which IL difficult to prove. The re-
port 10 accepted and a nolle PROSE-
| ordered entered"
The evening world., 1914-04-14

American Power and Light CON-
pany February gross Increased 1904
net after tax Increased $36. go. Twelve
months gross increased $5ss,s44. net
after tax $352.l15.
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MAY0R.TO SIGN BILL
REGULATING HEIGHTS
Of OFFICE BUILDINGS
He Believes, However, That II
May Not Withstand
Test in Courts.

Mayor Mitchell Is going to sign the
o-called heights OF buildings bill.
which. II enacted into law. will en-
power the Board OF Estimate and the
Board Of Aldermen to divide the city
into Ronee and regulate the height
and character Of buildings TO be
erected In each.
Il think the bill IL a very good one"
said the Mayor. though I have grave
doubts Of its constitutionaiity. Al
though the provisions Of the bill are
good and ought to prove popular.
feel, as a lawyer. that they may not
stand the test Of the courts should
real estate men see NJ to object.
George MoAneny. President Of the
Board Of Aldermen. who. when Bor-
ough President OF Manhattan. started
the height of buildings movement,
does not agree with the Mayor that
the new law may prove unconstltu-
tional.
"The provisions Of the bill will
stand any test" said Mr.. AcAneny.
THE sections were gone over care
fully one by one. and each was sub
mitted to q test. l feel that New
York will welcome the new law"
The most pertinent paragraph In
the new law says that "the Board Of
Estimate may regulate and restrict
the location Of trades and industries
and the location Of buildings designed
for special purposes"
The evening world., 1914-04-14
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Rub MUSTERED E on
That Sore, Tight Chest i!

Try this clean. white, soothing oint-
ment. See how quickly Il brinss relisf.
MUSTEROLE does all that the old.
fashioned mustard plaster used to do
In the days Of our grandmothers, but Il
does Il utihout tks blisteyi