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The Washington times., 1915-12-11
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL

Frank Baker the football baseball fate year al
lowed the Chicago White SOx fine loud howl is to mount
every in the American League circuit If this
Clark Griffith to obtain
regarding the sale of players from
another fat rate and lot drawing where two
field for player The present system gives the
advantage to the longest judging October
than other American League
naRnae and is more willing to land pennant Frank
able clOut the ball he did in 1914 he viii come close TO
landing the 1915 flag falls COmmy will have to pocket
betting however, will be Baker to sting the
pill Jackson Jacques Fournier and Frank Baker
lead the attack not % veES06S @ 6SuS 5d be m %Sp TSs don
a of Fingers every Overlooking the White
league saving possibly the Red sox and the Tigers They won't be
4Sa @ S % & Gss O Brownies 9 MSe%en Yan and Indians
we'll decide right to fight for fourth place
Next Tuesday night registration committee
the Washington contingent against the awarding Of prizes the recent
championship The affair should not require than
event Carroll points to the time about
Sca time and stop the whole affair But by doing
the laughing stock of the athletic world The alternative viii
will till Tuesday to bets, gentlemen
Ray Collins Gregg
handsome wartime salaries last facing bitter days is
for their actions toward President charged
with using his official position with Players Fraternity
Collins may longer
& ser. GG d y ho @ ( FES @ S like % S % rS % for e S OO % re rs aS%
from weak arm He did the best there was him but amounted to
full if they would attract buyer in the big leagues
Theory practice eyes, instance college
comes out with that admission college
among po Great stuff! How
long there would be college ahcs Football
and hen but the
drawing power college athletics would
die down until knitting contests superseded baseball and rowing
to a Yale-Harvard game.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Cleveland Team to
Be Strong in 1916

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Cleveland
Indians will be back on the map with
a resounding crash next year, Ban
Johnson said today. johnson is enthu-
static over the results Of tho Cleveland
meeting. He declared the Indians will
have a new manager and a bunch OF
new players. He wouldn't so into de-
tails.
"I'm satisfied with the negotiations
carried on with the bankers committee
handling the affairs Of Charles Somers'
club" the American League boss as
serted. 1.-THE committee, however, in
sisted the club be sold and refused to
heed two offers ] made to retain SOM
ers in the league"
Ben Hopkins. of Cleveland, has with
drawn his offer to purchase the Indians.
saying the price asked Is too steep for
him. Hopkins is an ardent fan. but his
other business interests would not allow
his putting enough money into the ball
club to assure its success
As matters stand now, II looks as II
c. W. SomerS will represent the club
at the league meeting here next We'd
nesday. IL Is possible. however. that
George Steele. treasurer Of the club and
the bankers representative, will be
present at that meeting also.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Gilman Is Chosen
AS Crimson Captain

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dec. n.-Har-
wards new football captain Is Joseph
Atherton Gilman, Of Honolulu. He was
unanimously elected when the twenty
four "H" men on the team met to be
photographed.
Gilman's position Is tackle. Richard
Harte, OF Philadelphia, the end whose
name was also placed I'm nomination,
refused to oppose the big Hawaiian.
The new Crimson leader prepared for
Harvard at Exeter. He entered Har-
ward with Captain Mahan and several
other players on this years team, but
did not attend college last year.
Gilman also has a good knowledge Of
oarsmanship. baseball. track and swim
ming. He is twenty-three years old,
weighs ISL pounds, and Is over six feet
tall.
Critics In all parts OF the country
chose Gilman for one of the tackle po-
sitions on their all-star teams.
The last five dates of the Harvard
football schedule for 1916 have been set
tied, as follows:
October IS, Cornell; November 4. Uni
yersity Of Xirginia; Il. Princeton: IS,
Brown: %. Yale.
These contests. except for the Yale
game. which reverts to the bowl at New
Haven, will be played at the Stadium.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Baker Denies Tale of
His Going to Chicago
81 Am Through With Mackmen Forever But Am Con
Sidering Offer From va nkees, Explains Former
SIugger, Being Willing to Join Them"

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Dec. 1.-THE
Chicago yarn is a pipe dream" That
is what Frank Baker said today when
asked what there was to the story that
he had accepted terms with the White
Sox.
Il have not seen or talked to any rep
resentative of the Chicago club and
don't expect to. 1 expect to play ball in
the American League again and am
now considering An offer from New
York"
A bosom friend of Charles Comiskey
owner OF the White Sox, gave out a
statement In New York yesterday to the
effect that Baker had accented terms
with Chicago for the coming season
and intimated that the contract already
had been signed.
I'm don't know where anybody got an
idea that l was going to play with Chi
word In connection with a trade Of that
sort" said Baker.
Somebody had a pipe dream. have
not heard anything about Chicago from
Connie Mack, and there Is nothing to
the yarn. l met Captain Huston and
Bill Donovan of the Yankees at VIII
mington two weeks ago and they talked
business with me. However, l guess l
wanted too much. because they went
back to New York without coming to
any agreement.
shortly afterward / received a long
distance telephone call telling me Bill
Donovan was on his way to see me. For
once l had a meeting with a baseball
man without the fact becoming public.
Donovan offered me an excellent propo-
sition, which am seriously thinking
about
''It is we'll known that / will never
again play for Connie Mack. So far
as the Athletics are concerned, I'm
through with that club forever. But
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Realty Transfers

1854 r street northwest willoughby 8. Ches-
ley ct ux. to Katharine w. chesley. lot 10.
square lis. SO CstRmpS So.
Handle Highlands--A. NercOustre Kelly - G.
Stanley Borton, lot /, square bAS1 Il (stAmps
% Cents).
ISOS North Capitol street northwest-JenoFson
u. Bradfeid ct ux. TO Henry Il. Eberly. lot
III. square SIS. $40 (stampB t3l).
Woodley road northwest, between Wisconsin
avenue and Thirty-elghth gtreet-Arthur
Carr ct uX. to Clarence +. Norment, sur
yivins trustee, lot 70. block 2, $40 Stamps
S20.50J
Thirty fourth street northwest. between o
and stfeets-Charles +. Stake and Helen
l.. Stake to Roy Stake, parts lots 1i3 and
ia, square 1916, $50 (stamps 80 csnts).
Agincourt FRrm-Otway B. Zantzinger ct
UX TO Oscar w. Ashley, parts tract de-
scribed. $40. (stRmps 50 centB).
lS-4H Ninth street northwest-Dtntrict
Amusement Company. Incorporated. TO Ida
d. oNeill, lots % and a. square iO7, $40
(stRmps &S3l.
New Jersey avenue southeast, between NJ and
N Streets-William c. Sullivan. trustee. TO
Richard c. Grinder. lots l3 and IL, square
743, 81 (stRmps 80 centS).
Richard c. Grinder ct ux. to George II.
Rucker. same property. SO tstamps 90
cents).
bin ct ux. to Elizabeth r. walker. lot 10,
block d. $50 {Stamps 80 csnts).
Potomac avenue and streets-FirGt and
Second streets Routhwest-James c. Reeves
ct ux. to Samuel &. Reeves, all square COS
SO (stamps $50.
Lanier Heights-F1orence 7. Green ct vir.
Thomas A. to Mary ID. Pittenger. lot 3Ts,
$40 (stamps $500,
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
TRADINGLIGHT TODAY
ON EXCHANGE HERE
But Little Demand for Either
Stocks or Bonds on the
Washington Market.

Trading was light at today's session
OF the washington Stock Exchange,
there being but little demand for
either stocks or bonds. A $1,000 Po.
tomac Electric Consolidated s per cent
bond, at par, and Ave shares of Cap
ital Traction stock at 86% were tho
only sales during the regular call
After call a $1,000 Washington Raj :
way and Electric Company 4 per cent
bond sold at Slm, which is an eighth
of a point above the last sale.
Both the common and preferred
stocks of the American Graphophone
Company were weak, the bid price to-
day being 1874 as against 138 yester-
day on the common, and 148 as against
l6l for the preferred. The company
announced today a dividend of 1E
per cent on its common stock payable
January to shareholders Of record
December IS.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Teams Ready to Take
Field in Big Games

Seven Of the fontball players who
faced the Vigilants in last years de-
cislve battle for the independent cham.
nionship of Washinetun will appear in
the lineup for the Engineers tomorrow
when their annual game is played at
the Northeast park.
Mungan. Nance. Kearner. Simmon,
Little. Johnny Blair and DittnnNre are
the Bridge Builders who PLAYED last
year and who will face the Tigilants
tomorrow,
Coach Palmer has had the VleilantS
prActictng each evening during tho past
week. and the team Is in form for this
battle. The fnal practice will he held
tonight at ESQ at which time the line
OF attack will he thoroughly talked
over.
DetaTs for the Nohawb Athletic CInb
ana National Athletic Club Gane were
completed Inst night. PecOus" OF some
little difference over the eligibility OF
Diayers thr Mrhawks Woul" not agree
~ nlayinT the FHr1e. bit Mana "eT
Csuzps of tho N9t'- 'als c"I Caotniu
Srhoeeld ohio ~ 'f'Hn" cot to-
Frshsr lass rt"t' pr1 q :, eH1 CONTRACT
- g.. o. r. f.- .r. 'T rr.'~'- -
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

II I can obtain my terms. I'm going
to play this season or retire for goOo.
There is no club in either league that
I'd like to play for moro than with tho
Yankees. / realize that 1 have only a
few more years left in me, and il
can't obtain a good salary now there Is
no need for me to return to the game.
I'm In as good condition now as was
two years ago"
Connie Mack, in reply to query put
to him by local newspapermen said
that he knew OF no arrangement where
by Baker was to go to the White Sox.
II gave the New York club permis-
sion to deal with Baker and to my
knowledge Captain Huston and Colonel
Rupert are the only. men who have
talked business with him. OF coursG.
II Comiskey's agents are dickering with
Baker, that is something I know moth
ing about. I'm sure that II Baker plays
with any club in the American League
next season that club will be the New
York club. The news of Baker already
being under contract with the White
Sox is news to me. In fact. might
add It is too ridiculous to be considered
seriously"
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Wholesale Produce Market

EGGS-NeRrby, fresh, 36d36 per doz. !;
Southern. 3S6I84c per doz.
CHEEsE-New York, new. lie per h.. (;
nat, llIIc per ID.
BUTTER-Elgin print, &c per h.; tub. 36c
per H. process. 26c per lb.
LIVE PoUDTRY-Hens. iSe h.; roost-
ers lOc per ID; live turkeys. lsc per ID. I:
spring chickens, lifljc per ID.
LIVE SnOCK-Veal calves, best lOc
per lb.: heavy. Sa9hc per 10; fat sheep,
li5f5c per h.; spring lambs, SaSii ped ID.
KREY, PRICE & co
TABLES-CouotatiOns furnished by
Taylor wadel-Potatoes. S2.85 per barrel;
onions, 41.0o per bu.; t2.l5 per sack; cabbaEes
u0o per barrel; beets. t1.60 per 100 bunches.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
J. Kappeyne Becomes
Engineer of the P. u. c.

J. Kappeyne. formerly OF the valua-
ton bureau, entered today upon the
duties OF engineer OF the Public Utilities
Commission, succeeding II. G. Eddy,
resigned.
Mr. Eddy has accepted a position in
the District Electrical Department and
will work in conjunction with the COM
mission in making an electrolysts sur
vey OF the District TO ascertain the
metal construction.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Winner to Be Matched
With Young Kreuter

NOtar'eS OF the green table have
their attention fixed on the tournoment
being conducted at the Grand CentraI
Palace where four Of WashingtOn'S best
opponents OF pocket hil'ards are COM
peting for the District title. Swan was
defeated by Wallace. TO- tr 4G last
nlght. Wallace viii moct Kil cen Mon
day. and the winner o. tbs match is
20 he matched with I0uiE NreuteT.
burton Marks by wonder.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Rev. Frank SeWall Wills
His Estate to His Wife

The Rev. Frank sewaIl. late master of
the New Jerusalem Church. by a will
dated October %, 1915. which has been
filed for probate. gives his wife. Thedia
II. Sewsll. life interest in his entire
estate. On her death the estate Is TO
he divided between the two daughters of
the testator. Maud @. and Rachel X.
Sewan. Tho widow Is named executrix.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Connie Denies

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. H.
Connie Mack, erstwhile "mir-
acle man" of the Athletics to-
day characterized the report
he is contemplating managing
the Cleveland Indians next sea-
son as a coke" He ridiculed
the report, and said it makes
fine news for the winter stove
league.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
WALL STREET PRICES
SLIGHTLY HIGHER
Firm Close Follows Light Trad
ing-New York ceEtfaI Near
Top Quotation.

NEW YORK. Dec 11.-TradinE was
light at the opening Of the stock ex-
chepge today and price changes were
SLIGHT. United States Steel opened un-
CHANGED at s61s. Republic opened un-
changed at 81 and soon gained frac-
tiOn.
New York Central sold at 1041S.
quarter Of a point under the high price
OF the year. In the late forenoon
prices advanced slightly. The market
closed firm.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Weekly Bank Statement.

NEW YORK Dec. 1.-THE weekly
actual bank statement today showed
the following changes:
Surplus decreased 1882. loans de-
creased S2l,345.OOO. reserve In vaults in
creased 6.142.O0O. reserve in Federal
banks decreased 1886 900, reserve in
other deDositors decreased $4,000. net
time deposits increased s., SIT ,000 net de-
mand deposits increased S24, ,O65.OOO cir
culation increased $4,000, aggregate re-
serve. 373S, ,767, 900.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Empire to Play.

The Empire A. C. basketball team
will meet the Terminal Railroad Y. M.
C.. A. quint tonight In the Terminal
gymnasium. The Terminal quint has
won all games so far this season. The
game will start at 8 o'clock
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Sparks Fire House.

Sparks from an open fireplace caused
a blaze today at 4S46 Wisconsin avenue
The damage Is estimated At $2GJ. The
house is occupied by Mrs. Clara Spicer
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
Will Play Soccer.

The Washington Soccer Club team
viii play its first game OF the season
Sunday at the new grounds at Seven
teenth and y streets northwest. when
they line up sgainst the strong local
~, . - George aieven.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
TOday'S Sales.

Potomac Electric Consolidated 6s,
81 .OOoG100.
After call.-Capital Traction. JGs6A.
Washington Railway As, 81 1.000QSih,
The Washington times., 1915-12-11
LOCAL AND NEW YORK FINANCIAL NEWS
New York Stocks.

All transactions In stocks are on the
oesiR % dollars and fractions thereok.
ouotations furnished b ". 2. Aihhs
G.e.;s membern - NeW Aork STOCK GAcnAha~
Htbbu Buildinn.
The Washington times., 1915-12-11

Three Interscholastic League teams
made wins in their opening games
yesterday against Ouside teams. BusI-
ness set a mark OF II points to 29
against GonEaEa. winner OF the title
IN, the Prep League last year; West
ern rolled up 81 points to IA against
Alexandria, while tho Army and Navy
Preps defeated Friends 45 to 80,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-02-12
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Cost of Amiesite Paving.

The entire cost of the Amiesite
paving job to the city and the adjoin-
ing property owners as reported Wednes-
day at the special meeting of the
Board of Aldermen is $13,314S0. This
material was placed on West Second,
Court, Council, Record and West
Church streets. This cost includes
sewers, curb and gutter and paving.
The actual cost of paving these
streets was considerably more than
the estimate of the work. More than
200 tons of Amiesite was used than
was necessary. The overcharge IN
paving was due to the inability to lay
material continuously, the work be-
ing in progress from July 2S, 1914, un-
til January 81, 1915; and the material
being laid thicker than called for in
specifications. These two things to-
gether with weather conditions raised
the cost.
By a great many persons, many of
whom will be assessed to pay the above
costs. was contended that the city
made a great blunder in allowing the
paving company to persist in putting
down the amiesjte, when weather condi-
tions were most certainly antagonistic.
1t is stated that the cost of putting down
the streets was greater, owing to the cold
weather, and many blame the City En-
gineer, who is supposed to know and adj
wise and is paid well for so doing, for not
refusing to let the city be placed in this
position. 1t was natual fer the amiesite
people to try all methods for getting the
paving down so they could get their
money out of the job, but as they were
the first at fault, by reason of great de-
lay in delivery, they should have been
made to stand the blunt. 1t is to be
hoped the paving will stand and wear
well, but there are many who seriously
doubt that it will
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-02-12
Demonstration Fund Started.

With $50 pledged from one man and
promises of liberal contributions from
others, it is reported from an authori-
tative source that movement will be
launched by a committee of farmers
to have farm demonstration for Fred
erick county. Although this question
was not discussed at the regular meet
ing of the Frederick County Farmers
Association Saturday or after the
demonstration movement had been
thrown down at mass meeting, one
leading citizen of the county said he
would give $50 toward fund of 5000
Another big mass meeting of farm
ers of the county may be called to dis
cuss this matter. At this meeting an
effort will be made to raise the en-
tire 5000 for this work. Some take
the stand that if one man is willing
to give $50 toward demonstration
work, they can afford to give S. or
$40 just as their financial standing
permits.
Before any appeal is made to the
government for a demonstrator those
agitating the move will have the $500
in hand. There is now some trouble
concerning the salary of the present
demonstration, who has contributed his
services to the work in the county and
spent his own money for travelling eX-
penses incurred in going from one sec
ton of the county to the other.
AS far as the county commissioners
are concerned the demonstration for
the county is closed chapter. Thew
said before the meeting was called
that they would be guided entirely
by the sentiment expressed at the
meeting on Saturday. The sentiment
according to the votes was more thar
six to one opposed to the question.
No date has been fixed for this sec
ond mass meeting. Jesse p. King
president of the farmers association
is an ardent supporter of this char
acter of agriculture work. He salt
recently that he had heard some tall
! concerning the raising of privat
subscription fund.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-02-12
Real Estate Transfers.

Rebecca Hauver and husband to
Zenith Buhrman, real estate in county,
$1O.
i Della M. Strauff and husband to
Louis Simmons, real estate in county,
$525.
Union Hospital Association OF
Frederick county, Md, to George D.
Moore and wife, real estate in city,
$1775.
II Lloyd T. MacGill, trustee, to Charles
Nice. Matthias, real estate in county,
$4,000.
\ Thos. J. Shoemaker and wife ct al,
10 Geo. A. Shoemaker, real estate in
bounty, $1,000.
James Graceham and wife to Jacob
Ashbaugh and Rudolph l. Barrick, real
estate in county, $25.
Henry S. B. DeGrange and wife to
Jacob L. Englebrecht, real estate in
city, $40, &c.
& Charles A. Castle, acting executor
10 Eugene Sponseller, real estate in
bounty, $1,000.
Eugene Sponseller to Charles A
Castle, real estate in county, 81, &c.
Vincent Sebold ct al, trustees to M
Luther Creager, real estate in county
$200.6 so.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-02-12
COUNTY HEALTH REPORT.
Fifty-fOur Contagious Disease Cases
During Month of January.


During Month of January.
Following is the health report Of
Frederick county for the month end
ing January 81
Number of births reported, 143;
Number of deaths reported, 76; causes
of death, broncho pneumonia, 8; acute
Brights disease, 2; unknown, 2;
pneumonia, s. cancer, 3; cerebral
hemorrhage, 2; la grippe, 1; heart dis
ease, 10; commissions, 3; gallstones, q
pyaemia, L; angina pectoris, 1 tu-
berculosis, Il; paralysis, A; chronic
Brights disease, 6; peritonitis, / per-
nicious anaemia, l. acute yellow at
rophy of the liver, 1 general debility,
1; chronic muscular rheumatism, l.;
diabetes 1; other causes, 10.
Number of contagious diseases re-
ported, 81; diphtheria, 4; whooping-
cough, 10; scarlet fever, 25; German
measles, 2; paratyphoid fever, !;
chickenpox, 1; typhoid fever, 1; la
grippe, l.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-02-12
SIXTY-SEYEN ARE TREATED
January Was A Busy Month At Fred
erick City Hospital.

Sixty-seven patients were treated at
the Frederick City Hospital during the
month of January. This was the state
ment made in the report read at the
regular monthly meeting of the board
of managers, held in the Nurses
Home and persided over by Mrs. A.
C. McCardell, the president, yesterday
afternoon.
Of these 54 were admitted during
the month, 4 died and AZ were dis
charged. There was in the hospital
at the end of the month, 10 patients.
OF the 81 treated, 10 were full pay, 81
part pay and rs free.
A vote of thanks was extended the
hospital guild for the good work II
has done in it's 10 years of existence
The annual meeting and election OF
officers for 1915 will be held the Sec
ond Tuesday in March.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-02-12
improvements at the Jail.

With a view of adding some new
satures to the Frederick city jail,
4 q County Commissioners will Thurs
Nv make an inspection OF the Baltl-
8ore city Jail. The cots that are USED
A the Baltimore Jail are the chief
il ings that are attracting the County
Recently the court
hade a request to the commissioners
ID king that cots be installed in the
heal institution. Nothing definite has
ben decided but the inspection trip
1bows that the commissioners are
.eriously considering the installation
Il beds for prisoners.
d Besides the trip to the Baltimore
Lii the commissioners will have a
1bnference with the members OF the
nate Road Commission relative TO
Ia new road, under the Shoemaker
seheme, in this county. The commits
foners hold a conference with the
Members of that commission each
lear. With the big demand for Shoe
Maker roads, which is not only county
hide, but which has cropped out IN
Washington and Howard county, the
.bnference this year will be unusual
h important.
This afternoon the commissioners
fill leave Frederick on the annual
rip to the State asylums where the
|ounty's insane and weak-minded are
Eept. The commissioners will visit
5pringfeld, Spring Grove and Crowns
lille. The county has inmates in eacn
ii these institutions.
It was last year that the commits
huners decided to send the insane
Il the county to these State institu-
Ions In fact, the State, which has
Made big improvements for the hous-
BIZ of patients of this character, ask
ID that the county place its insane
here.
Following the inspection of these
buildings the commissioners will go
b Baltimore where they will meet the
Members of the State Road Commits
Homer and visit the Baltimore Jail.