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The Washington times., 1914-11-24
THE FAVORITES

Cornell is a 2-to-l favOrite over
Pennsylvania for their annual
game in Philadelphia Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Not much money IS be-
ing seen on the Quaker end of
the argument, either.
The Army-Navy game is regarded as
4 closer proposition and in Wall
street there is plenty of money
on the Army at 10 to Q. A year
ago today the Navy was a 6-to-l
favorite to win, but the West
Pointers forward passes have
swung the balance the other way.
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
Federal League Quits
In Effort to Obtain
Johnson's Signing G
President Gilmore Says ST. Louis Club Called OFF Negotiations
When Walter Asked for Tme-0fered $4,000 Year
for Three Campaigns, He Hesitates.

firmly beheVes hat ne
and before ne couo
result Johnson
cannot onGi organ tion Nc to
Fielder Jones offered
him ONN
and the St Louis club
decided along without
Clark Griffith and If the
pitcher in action for Ieasta another
when told Johnsons losing
cut with the ederalL League
Walters case he
mite his
Will beEna erseason sir as
upwthr worrying
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
Georgetown Is PeeVed
When FolWell Spreads
Tales of Rough Play
Hilltop Authorities Insist That w. and J. Coach Is AtbI Mike
Trying to Explain Upset-BIue and Gray Players All
Bear Marks of Fierce Combat.
Bv LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

on the eve OF its clash With the Ken
dali Green eleven. Coach Exendine says
that while his varsity team should be
in shape to play its usual hard game
he knows that considerable reserve
strength has been used against w
and J.
Georgetown will do its best to win,
SAYS EXendine. but this Gallaudei
team is 10 slouch.'
Ralph Chapman. former Central Hlsn
athlete. has been named on the first
all-Western eleven. Walter Eckersall
who was twice chosen by Walter Camp
for all-American honors when playing
quarterback for Chicago. names Chap
man as guard on his 1914 all-Western
eleven chapman was captain of Illinois
team, the Western Conference cham
MONS
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
First All-EaStern
Eleven Is Given Out

The first Of a long string OF All
america or All-Eastcrn football elevens
mas made it's appearance in the Bos-
'on Post Charles T. Parker picks his
eleven as follows:
Mahan and BradIee. Harvard; Maui
bctsch, Michigan, and Ghee, Dart
mouth. backs. with McEwan, Army.
center; Spears Dartmouth. and Pen
mock. Harvard. guards: Ballin, Prince
tor, and Patterson, w and J.. tackles:
Hardwlck, Harvard, and Brann. Yale,
ends
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
Minneapolis Will Get
Meusel in Big Trade

Soldier Meusel, the young out
fielder, who played with Wild Conroy's
Elmira champions of the New York
State League last season. has been
included IN the trade for Henri Ron
deau. obtained from Joe Cantillon's
Minneapolis club Of the American AS
ISOLATION. Meusel Is only nineteen
years old and needs more polishing
before holding his own in fast COM
pany. Cantillon will give it to him.
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
Tommy Leach May Be
Named to Lead YankS

Tommy Leach. veteran outfielder "f
the Chicago Cubs. may be named as
manager OF the New York Yankees,
going to the metropolis in exchange
for q pitcher. This ia the story from
Chicago today. the seal to 20 through
at the meeting OF the Eations1 League
In New York, pecemhss ..
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
MINCE PIE
"A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING
By BUGS" BAER.

Koji Yamada is billiard cham
pion Of Germany, but he is not in
sisting on it.
1t makes a bowler sore to miss easy
nine-pin spare.
Much sorrow at Yale Only four Of this
years team graduate.
Charley Murphy has retired from base
ball jaLst as Europe has retired from 9cdr.
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
Look for New Record.

NEW YORK, Nov. 4-A new record
is looked for when A. r. Kiviat. Ted
Meredith, Willie Gordon and Homer
Baker meet in the 1000 yard event at
the Irish American A. C. games here
Saturday night.
The Washington times., 1914-11-24

cannot be seriously corsi
opposition was too weak
great credit upon the eleVons. me
summary follows:
Cathedral. 275: Opponents. 81.
Technical. III; Opponents, A.
Business. 1O7: Opponents, g.
Eastern. GO; Opponents. ~.
ARMY and Navy. 81; Opponents, 90.
Western. Al: Opponents. c.
g. L. Props, Al: Opponents. IS.
Central. IA; Opponents, q.
Within the next few days the basket
ball teams in the city will get out
for the first time this season. Bust
ness and Cathedral are already doing
work with the squads. while Eastern
and Army and Navy Props and Con
ZaRa will schedule Il number of con-
tests with the members of the Inter-
scholastic Basketball League.
At least five players well known to
Washington schoolboys will get a
chance to play Saturday against each
other in the Army Navy clash at
Franklin Field. Philadelphia Former
Army and Navy Prep players are
Jones. McEwan. and Timberlake. of the
Army, and Dick Jones, and Kennedy,
Of the Navy. They are all linemen.
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
OchSenreiter and Wise
Lead all Lads Scoring
Central. o: Western, 0.
rranh 10. p,,,;-a.-

Central. o; Western, 0.
Technical. 13: Business, =
Eastern. Z: Central O.
Tech won four and lost none of the
series: Business won two and lost two.
as did Eastern; Central won one, lost
two, and tied one, while Western won
none, lost three. and tied one.
A number Of veterans will be on hand
for all OF the elevens and barring fall
ures in scholastic standing the schools
should show even better development
than was noted this season. There is
little question but that as the years go
by the standard of play gets better.
This has been made possible in a great
measure to the way in which the
games are run off. Little interference
is noted from spectators on the side
ines. there is no crowding upon the
s'delines as was formerly the case, and
the selection OF three officials instead
of two as was the case two years ago
has done much to put the game on a
higher plane.
A brief summary of points scored by
the scholastic teams in the city finds
Cathedral at the top with no less than
OK Two Scprac da of
The Washington times., 1914-11-24

Of course, to be successful
golfer you should be a graduate
of some high-class school of elocu-
ton.
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
Carlisle eleven will improve
soon as the boys have played to-
gether seven or eight years

Reason baseball fans don't like football is
because the football is too large to 20 in
their pockets.
The Yale bowl will hold 10000 people.
II some promoter staged wrestling bout
there, only 69,999 seats would be vacant.
The Washington times., 1914-11-24

Pennsylvania football team can't see
any reason to be thankful on Thanks
giving Day. They've got to play Cor
hell
The Washington times., 1914-11-24
RABID RUDOLPH SAYS

Consensus OF opinion among baseball
experts that either Washington, Boston,
Philadelphia. or the rest Of the league
will win next years pennant.
The Washington times., 1914-11-24

yyasfrp rrip To Southern RaAepts
4. q. rHWNArr. u. i. A.. .sA Sth ave, ~ 4,
The Washington times., 1914-11-24

2 "GalIaudet has q good football team
and has played good football all sea-
son" SAWS Coach Crafts Just be
cause Georgetown held W. and J. so
well does not mean that we are to be
demolished Saturdays game took
lot out of the Iiilltoppers, remember,
and they may find GallaUdet the hard
0et kind Of opposition"
&eorsctown, too, Is not claiming much
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
THE PEOPLE AND THE CAPITAL.

When certain governor of a Western State not
so many months ago addressed letter to the Hon.
Mayor of Washington" there was pretty general
opinion here that the people of the United States
were not very familiar with the affairs of ther Cap
ital City
When, later, Congressman boasted that one of
the planks in the platform upon which his constitu-
ens had sent him to Congress was opposition to Fed
eral participation in the expenses of the National
Capital opinion became belief that ignorance of the
relation of the District the United States existed
perhaps all too generally
1t was not surprising, then, when this was fol-
lowed by a ruthless and destructive proposition in
Congress to cut off all Federal participation nsDs-
trCt expenses, and without hearing the people whose
tax burdens we're be doubled that suggestions were
heard to carry the Districts TO the evidently mis-
informed uniformed constituents of certain Con-
gressmen.
This newspaper reported those suggestions, and
the Stars statement that they absolutely with
out foundation and foolish for that reason is either
an admission that our contemporary does not know
what is going on in this town, or, knowing, shuts its
eyes TO the facts. Whether the suggestions were
foolish or not may be passed with the admission that
in the opinion of the representative committee of the
three civic and trade organizations they inds-
Greet.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
INTERLocKING DIREcToRATEs.

The end of interlocking drectorates is not far off
when the members of the banking house of J. P.
Morgan g. Co. withdraw from the many boards on
which they have been serving since banks of the first
rank became powerful factors in the management of
railroads, steamship companies and the huge indus
trial corporations of the country.
1t is announced by the head of the banking house
that this policy has been adopted in response to
the public sentiment which has been objecting the
nterocking drectorateS If the most celebrated bank
ing house in the United States feels that it ought
act in accordance with this public sentiment it is not
to be doubted that others will follow the same course
The action of the Morgan house is nothing more
nor less than surrender TO the National Government
The National Government embodies the sentiment of
the people as a whole.
1t is wise house that recognizes the inevitable.
J. P Morgan & Co. are to be complimented on their
voluntary action-an action that is in keeping with
that of Mr.. Vail, of the telephone company, in vol
unfairly segregahng the telegraph company.
Mr.. Vail didn't turn around and do this of his own
free will so soon after acquiring the telegraph
pany. When he bought the latter for the telephone
company, he did so thinking it would be good thing
for the telephone company, as it doubtless was.
That his act of dissolution was not wholly spon-
taneous is certain. 1t is equally certain that there
would have been no dissolution but for the hostile
attitude of the Government.
The Withdrawal of ]. P. Morgan & Co. from inter
locking direcorates and the dissolution of the tele
graph and telephone companies is an acknowledge
ment of the controlling power of the National Gov
eminent, and that to fight the Government it has
been fought for dozen or more years by big busi-
ness and powerful bankers is futile.
That the National Government is in control of
things is certain and il is equally certain that it is
folly to fight tine inevitable.
The sooner this fact dawns upon every one and
every squares himself TO it, the sooner we shall
have peace and prosperity
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
AS TO THOSE VICE ADMIRALs.

Secretary of the Navy Daniels has decided to ask
Congress to enact legislation which will give the navy
II least four vice admiraIs, 50 that in any inter
ational naval operations the American commanders
need not take second third rank as compare! with
oreign commanders.
This question has been raised good many times
the navy. and it was barely avoided in the course
r the recent fighting at TamPico. And Americans
generally are likely to feel that wnen there is an
Iternational situation requiring the gathering of
avies of different nations. this country should not
ave TO take back seat
Still there is another question of vastly more
Importance. The real rank of the American squad
ons will be measured by foreign nations not by the
titles of commanders, but by the efficiency of vessels
&; nd guns and the men behind the guns. Tnasmuch
there is reason TO believe falling behind in
ONE of these particulars efficiency of men not in
uded it may be just as we'll to ponder on such
things before taking on the expense of keeping up
2 few vice acimirals.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
THE sHACKLEToN EXPEDITION.

Widespread attention is now directed to the
forthcoming expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton to
the Antarctic. Scientific men in Washington are
watching the preparations closely and will follow the
developments keenly, for, though Amundsen reached
he South Pole, there is vast field of scientific
ioraton in the Antarctic that is almost untouched.
Cables say Shacketon will probably pay this coun-
Try visit before starting. He will probably visit
y ashington while on this side of the Atlantic.
1t remains to be seen what form the preparations
Cf Shackleton will take Will he take leaf out of
the books of Peary and Amundsen and place mis- re-
lance for transport the Eskimo dogs, will he
attempt to make use of more modern but less ef-
Irttve methods? The successes of Peary and Amund-
Gen. in the last analysis we're due to one fact: that
1ey perceived in the Eskimo dog natures one per-
ct instrument for polar transportation purposes
he dog has never been improved for this service
md probably never will be. If Shacketon under
stands this, his expedition will probably be the sue
cess which Americans hope it will be.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
FLYING OVER THE ATLANTIC.

director in the Aeronautca Society declares
confidence that transatlantic aeroPlane flight will
be made within year. 1t will be accomplished by
machine of the general type in use, but larger;
ge enough to make possible the utilization of null
t7e power units, so that one more of, say, four
units can be stopped without deprivng the machine
Of the capacity to sustain itself.
This type of aeroplane, it is explained, has been
developed to high perfection by the Russian Slkor-
skv, who has machine that carry three people,
and with them enough gasoene for 9O0-mile flight.
Counting stops at Iceland and Greenland, that is
capacity enough for the flight across the Atlantic.
The whole thing is mere engineering problem of
speeds, capacity and fuel load which it is believed is
very near to solution.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
BUSINESS CONDITIONS.

An optimistic note prevails in a summarization
# business conditions which has just been put out
oy the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
nasmuch as it is the result of something like gen.
crsl survey of the business situation, it is worth at
ention.
The report says the textile industry is adjusting
self to changed conditions resulting from decreased
ar rates and that the effects thus far do not justify
previous apprehension. The paper manufacturing
business is below normal while shoe manufacturing
business is good, with prospects of an advance in
'rices This is also true of leather tanning business.
Some depression is noted in manufacturing con-
nected intimately with the railroad and steel and iron
Industries but at the same time the statement is
made that throughout the Southeastern States mer-
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.

Once more it is proven that there is nothing new
under the sun. Prof. Gustav Eberlein, the Berlin
sculptor, has been studying up the history of the
tango. He concludes it lis one of the prehistoric
dances which survived from the lost Atlantis, and
adds that it was sacrifcal dance of the ancient
Greeks.
Inasmuch as the lost Atlantis remains as COM
pletely lost as ever, it will be suspected Prof. Eber-
,ein is using his imagination Still he has succeeded
in vesting the tango with clothing of antiquity which
will make it all the more difficult for its opponents
to get rid of it. Of course there is the possibility
that if Atlantis had not given so much attention to
the tango it wouldn't have got lost.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
The First Man
By VIC
By ELSA CROSBY.

Copyright. 1913, by the Press Publishing Coz
-dREE hundred centuries ago man
and the adult baboon were half
i brothers and members of the
same country club.
Man had nothing on the baboon, and
the fashion plates Of the day show that
he had nothing worth mentioning on
himself. Going without was his habit.
The English two-button sack. the bot
tle-green hat, and the fancy waistcoat
were ages away.
Early man spent much of his time I'D
a tree, naturally selecting the cozy
chestnut because it was so home-Iike.
Periodically for sixty generations or
so civillzatin tried in a number of ways
| to attract his attention, hoping to start
him in the kindergarten and give him a
chance.
1t PACED him among the branches and
left notes for him in a feminine hand
at the clerks desk in the ancestral
cave. 1t sent him night letter tele-
grams signed Honey" but he never
was in or IL he was. he didn't seem To
know it.
You couldn't reach him with a mega
phone. He wouldn't sit up and take
| notice even of a parasol. He an
swered only to the call OF the wild. He
was a boob.
1t was not until 249 centuries before
golf that he Skinned down the chestnut
used his favorite safety razor. and
| asked II the woman who had called him
on the wire had left her number
He began to show the first signs that
he had the makings of mind and that
there was something like a lemon
which pressed on it
In about fifty centuries more the
steamed oatmeal in his dome oegan to
harden and change fits color Thus he
arrived at the first gray dawn of gray
matter without knowing 1t.
There was a reason.
Bridge and tango had to be invented
Central already had a long distance in
for divorce lawyers, and besides. some
body had to be the first to sit through
a cabaret show and wear the first suit
of silk pajamas and have a sofa pillow
named after him
So ancestor simply had to wake up
and look interested, even if it did hurt
some.
Like the waterbug, the dachshund,
and the favorite breakfast prune man.
after a few preliminary bouts, became
domesticated by slow degrees.
When he had taken the third and re-
ceived the password. he made n break
for the nearest gents furnishing goods
store, where the obliging clerk aided him
in the selection of a f1ossy assortment
of knitted ties, star spangled shirtings
with turn back cuffs, athletic underwear
and society socks.
For man even at that remote period
had set out to be a nifty dresser and
never mind the expense.
And so he logged into the stretch.
making his way slowly at first and get
ting more of a move on later when he
had fitted himself with his first Prince
Albert coat.
Given a start at scratch, all other
places being closed, 80 per cent of the
males of the species can now and their
way home without a guide if some one
will simply steer them around the cor
nerS
The Washington times., 1914-01-03

camille business is in good volume, and this is true
in general throughout tine West and South. Where
crops we're good, business is fairly active.
The great increase in the population and the de-
crease in cattle has naturar brought about the high
price of meat says the report While the price prob
ably will continue high in the future the Chamber of
Commerce view is that various agencies will grad
ualIy work for more reasonable price.
The foreign trade situation is on the whole sat
sfactory. The nations foreign commerce for 1918
approximated, S4,25O,OOOOOO. The years exports
broke all previous records, while the imports are eX-
ceeded only by those of 1912.
Increases in foodStuffs exported were chiefly in
wheat corn, barley oats, flour, bacon and lard; in
manufacturers exports. increases are recorded in au
tomobileS, railway cars, electric machinery, manufac
lures of iron and Steel lumber, copper and mineral
oil
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
THE MAIL BAG

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Sir: / beg leave to comment UPON
your rather vague article entitled. Gov
ernment Ownership and Civil Service.
Before the Government cocld unde--
take ownership of public utilities the
civil service would have to be reorgan-
lied and taken from the hands of DO
htical pirates. Under the D: esent sys-
tenn the civil service costs the public
about twice as much as It should
There should be provision fo-' enlist
ment in the civil service for two years.
unless sooner discharged by purchase o.
otherwise. of all Federal employees ex-
cept first class positions, positions
requiring professional tEIeD. and
stenOgraphers.
The minimum wage should be SsU per
month and a 5O-cent tper day. ration
This ration fairly we'll handled in T1cSs-
es not exceeding 100, yic'ds meal ihar
cannot be purchased in a restaurant
for 30 cents.
The Government should have on hauI
a large surplus Of tentage 1ur LSe whvGv
quarters of the Mills Hotel type ur
others. could not be secured.
Enlisted men of the Civil service
should be SUBJECT TO tElIl and tines
by the commissioner for grCss miscoa-
duct Twelve and One-halt Gems cs-I
month should be deducted f.Om cach
employc 10 be applied to the mainI'
rance of home for those Who besoGG
disabled through no fault or misCor-
duct of their own.
In addition, a certain arlrTnt SHOULD
be withheld as n guarantee OF god
faith by the employed.
Clerks, chauffeurs, etc. iE the Crl-
ploy of the quartermasTer's depart
ment of the United states army shOuId
be employed as far as POSSIBLE by q =
civil service. thereby rellrvU.. ma =.
army officers from duties that are va
military.
am only attempting TO convey ~
idea in the rough of the reO-2.au "a i,.l
Of the civil service. whicA the pu,l'c
are about to demand as i sC.ut.o; uG
labor troubles. OF course. there VOL
have to be a little different arrange
ment for enlistment of married men.
F,ONEER
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
INCREASING SAFETY IN MINES.

That the public is waking up tC the need of create
safety of human life in mines, and that the constant
agitation this subject is bearing fruit facts TO
be discerned in recent advices from Reading Pa,
where there lately held a secret conference OF
State mine inspectors. The action taken there is the
more noteworthy because the Pennsylvania legsLa
turc has been backward despite the vast mining in
terests Of the State in insisting rigid safety meas
At the meeting of the inspectors was decided
that an order would be issued compelling coal COM
panieS in the anthracite fields to employ patrOmen
who would be expected to examine the face of pitch
ing breasts at least twice day. This will result in
frst-hand assurance that no pocket of gas has es-
capped nor that there danger of squeezing. Another
order marks the end of fuses and caps in the prepara
ton for blasting Instead electric batteries must he
used. These two measures we're urged bv the United
Mine Workers, but they defeated by the State
senate in the last legislature 1t would appear that
while the miners were defeated, as far as placing
their views on the statute books is concerned their
agitation has called the publiCS attention to the life
saving merits of the proposals which receiv
ing the attention Of the State mining department.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
WHY ALL THE DELAya

Five minutes after he took the oath
OF office, the mayor of a New Jersey
town was hit on the jaw by a former
officeholder.
What we want to know is, what de-
tained the former officeholder?
The Washington times., 1914-01-03

Ever since Secretary Bryan started
that early to work movement, the clerks
complain that they oversIeep themselves
at work, and thereby become late for
theater and supper engagements.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03

Couple married in Georgia, while the
wedding music was played In New York,
700 miles away. That seems to be about
the proper distance for harmony, Judg-
ing from the divorce records.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
THAT'S THE QUESTION

Suppose the suffragettes made up their
minds to boycott some English official
or institution. Being suffragettes, and
not wishing to give mere man credit fer
anything at all, would they caH It
boycott or a girlcott?
THOMAS SURKLE.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
IF HE GOES, HE IS INSANE.

The police arrested a young man.
charged him with insanity. and sent him
to Brooklyn This Is probably a test
The Washington times., 1914-01-03

The highest building in the world WILL
have about ffty-one stories, which is
about forty-nine more than Chauncey
Depew knows.
The Washington times., 1914-01-03
SIMULTANEOUS NEWS NOTES

1t Is rs degrees below zero In some
parts Of New York. and Big Bin Devery
asked for his old job as Police Com
missioner