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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21

SoN 10 win that fifth game thus pre-
venting a sixth battle in Boston. that
would have meant at least $40 600 for
Baker and an equal amount for Joe
Lannin, owner OF the Red Sox.
When the Phillies cinched the mem
nant Baker decided to build 400 extra
seats IN the right-cehter section Of the
outtiesd- He wanted to increase the
income from those games. and he did.
at q cost Of $4,000 TO Lannin and him
Duffy Lewis's drive in the eighth
inning of the fifth game bounded into
those bleachers for a home run, scor-
ing GainOr ahead or him. and tying
the score If those bleachers hadn't
been there, the outfielders could have
grabbed 1t on the rebound from the
fence and held Lewis to a triple, prob
ably a double.
HOOper's Famous Smash.
In the ninth, Harry HOpper's smash
which netted him a home run, also
bounded into the bleachers. II they
hadn't been there Hooper wouldn't
have gotten farther than second or
third, the Phillies might have won the
game, and the series would have gone
one game, possibly two games. farther
And 80 per cent Of the intake Of all
those games above four went to the
clubs.
Baker added $500 a day for three
days TO the income from those extra
seats. and lost for himself and the
owners OF the rival clubs at least
$40, 1000 and possibly $4,000 each.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
SEVEN NEW HOMES BEING
BUILT IN CASTLE HEIGHTS

Seven new homes are being built in
Castle Heights. The Coles Building
and Real Estate company is building
four new bungalows on San Diego
street which viii cost from $4,000 TO
$3.50 each. Each will have sleeping
porches and buiIt-in features.
+. A Hughes is planning TO build a
six-rOOm home on Grant avenue in
Castle Heights which will cost $4,000
The Coles Building and Real Estate
company is building a $4,000 home on
Grant avenue in Castle Heights which
VIII be located in block six. on lots
16 and Il. A cobblestOne bungalow is
also being built on Grant avenue in
Castle Heights which viii cost $1,000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
c. H. TAXES ARE
GIVEN 4 RAISE
Street Car Company's Valu-
alton Also Increased;
Both Raises Accepted.

G. r. & S a. valuations have been
raised $477.76O by the city council. act
ing as board OF equalization. This
was decided Wednesday afternoon at
the meeting OF the board with Judge
l. j. Cox. tax commissioner for the g.
IT,, who is here from Houston
The C. II. valuation on FL Paso prop
erty last year was 81 .033. $50. This year
the railroad rendered its properties at
SLOlO,O00- This total was raised 10
Sl.5ll.54o, which is a total raise OF
S4ll.l60- Judge Cox protested against
this increase. but the board Of equali-
zations it is understood, viii not reduce
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21

4 SSEkTING that he viii have no
~ alibi on the score Of bad
- grounds. should his team be de-
feated, DR.. J. T. NIcCamant has picked
an all-star nine from the Commercial
league and viii send his team against
the all-star Army team in a series Of
seven games. starting at Rio Grande
park next Tuesday afternoon.
II the grounds are bad they should
handicap one team as badly as another
and you can say for me that there is
going to be no alibi II we get licked
but 1 don't think we will" said the
doctor.
Picks Strongest Team.
L nave picked what / consider the
strongest team in the Commercial
league. II we get licked-well, ! guess
that III have to pick up an all-star
southwestern team. for while the sol
diers play good ball, I know that
can select team that viii beat them"
The doctor has not yet announced
his lineup but IL is likely that Medina
or Gomez viii be found at first base;
AylsWorth or Mortimer at second Caro-
at short and Meason at third. Calemia
or Lawrence will likely do the catching
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21

the valuations and the railroad COM
pany Will be taxed on this valuation.
Talk of moving the company yards
ana shops TO Alfalfa. down the valley,
has again been revived. but this talk is
not being taken seriously by the city
officials, as they say the company
would move the shops at any time il il
was thought advantageous and that the
raising Of values would have no effect
upon the decision OF the railroad Off
Gals 10 move TO Alfalfa
W P. McSain, tax assessor. has an
nOunced that the Electric Railway COM
pany has been raised in its valuation
on FL PasO property from 1926. 600 to
Sl.10O.0O0, which is an increase OF 1915. -
600. This raise was accepted by gen
eral manager Harry s. Potter. of the
company. who appeared before the
board Wednesday afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
DARCY FAVORITE
IN Bic MATCH
Sporting Public, While Ad-
uniting Clabby Clever,
Think He Will Weaken.
CMan CorrespondeneeN

sydney. Australia. Sept 25.-Jimmy
GLADLY, the American middleweight is
20 20 of ooS Les Les Darcy at the sydney stadium
I before the end Of October. Both box
ers are training now. The fight is con-
sldered by everybody here TO be for the
middleweight championship Of the
The odds are heavily in Darcv's IA
Vor. Nobody could convince an Aus
J tralian that his idol can be beaten.
me sporting public. while admitting
Clabby clever. are certain that he viii
weaken and fall before the terrific on
more stamina than a bull. He has
never been in distress. scarcely been
tired and fights faster in the 18th
round than in the first.
CIabby's Excellent Condition.
Clabby is in excellent condition. He
is heavier than he was when in Aus
Iralla before he weighs l6l pounds.
This will not bother him any as the
Australian middleweight limit is 100
pounds
Darcy has fought only once since his
sensational knockout OF Eddie Nc
GoOrty. Billy Murray was outpointed
by him in 20 rounds. The blacksmith
has been resting up and preparing for
Clabby since then
The winner of the bout will meet Ed
die McGOorty. Snowy Baker thinks the
Oshkosh boxer is entitled to a return
engagement Since the Darcy match,
McGOOrty has been knocking everybody
cold with whom he has fought. Among
those who were knocked out by him
was Billy Murray It was in the fourth
round that he took the count.
Ambitious to Come Here.
The indefinite kind Of offers which
came to Les Darcy from America didn't
tempt him to run away from the good
money which he is accommodating in
big Jumps in his own country. But in
Tha mrfda n his he fa
looking across the Pacific ocean. If
he should prove the goods to beat both
Clabby and McGOorty he Will certainly
visit the states 10 look for purses.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21

MISS dashing
y Welsh by July next the champion Will automatically In
between ndenced
he
Freddie 4 will do
He 4 viii
Will all
I
will
ring by next July Now the public
fourth
ship be fought and
The four fitted
Of Willie Charley Johnny Dundee and Joe
Shugue ed Lewis ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
SAN FRANCISCO WINS
COAST LEAGUE PENNANT

San Francisco. Calf. Oct 21-By winning
Wednesdays game from Oakland by a
score Of TO 4. the san Francisco club won
the championship Of the Pacific Coast league
Should san Francisco lose all the remaining
It still would continue at the head OF the
percentage column.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
PRESIDENT OF ADCLUBs

The chamber Of commerce and Ad-
club has been notified that Herbert :
Houston. president OF the Adclubs OF
the World. will be unable to visit ri
Paso on his trip TO the coast as his
trip has been planned by another route.
Arrangements had been made to have
him stop here and be the guest OF a big
Adclub dinner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
COAST LEAGUE
To FORM PLAN
Seattle and Spokane Repre-
sentatives Asked Sugges-
tions About Enlarging.

Spokane. Wash, Oct 21-The plans
for Spokane and Seattle to become
members Of an eight club class "A
Coast league next season are working
themselves out and il may be said that
all the discussion leads to a settlement
OF the tangled baseball situation in this
section on that basis. Either that or
ern league, with six or eight clubs. in
Guiding Portland, OF class A rating.
According to report from san Fran
cisco this morning. the Spokane and
Seattle clubs will be invited to send
representatives to the annual meeting
Of the Pacific Coat league in San Fran
cisco in December to confer with the
magnates in organization in regard to
the probability OF charging the Coast
league.
Already three Of the heads Of clubs
themselves as favorable to the move TO
enlarge the league to include the two
northwest cities. and if Spokane and
Seattle are willing to guarantee a
stipulated sum for each week OF home
games il is considered to be more than
a possibility that they will be asked 10
join the class "A circuit
Although il has not been officially
announced. the Coast league figures
Seattle and Spokane should guarantee
$500 per week to insure the visiting
club expenses and a margin OF profit
for the work. No definite move can be
made by the Seattle and Spokane clubs
until after the Northwestern league
meeting in Seattle on December Is, as
some idea Of the possible lineup OF the
Northwestern league for 1916 viii have
to be settled before Coast league mem
bership can be entertained.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
No MORE CURIOUS CROWDS
Admitted no Police HnsrIIr, I.

No more idly curious will be admitted
to the emergency hospital at the police
station This was the order of chief
Of police Don Johnson Thursday morn
ing. The crowds have been interior
ing with the work - the attending
physicians in accident cases
The chief also ordcsed that no civil
ians be permitted to ride on the patrol
auto, that no display Of fire arms would
be permitted at the police station on
penalty Of five days suspension without
pay and no dances would be permitted
south Of Overland street without a per
NIT and police supervision
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
Republic)
Tires T
RAILROAD AND AUTOMOBILE TIME TABLES

All trains arrive and depart nom Union
STATION. loot OF san Francisco street All
arrivals and departures given In Il Paso OF
mountain standard time
SANTA FE.
For AlbuquerQus. Denvsr. Chicago. La
From Albuquerqus. Denver. Chicago. Los
Anseis5-Ar 70 a m and s:ss p N.
(Western DiEision1.
For Arizona and Sonora-Lv. 3:55 p N
| and T:45 p. m
From Arizona and sonOra-AE 1900 Il N
| eastern Divisionl.
| For Kansas City, St Louis and Chicago
4 LV 1:55 p m and 4:45 ?. n
For Tucumcari-Lv. 1870 q. m
| From Chicago. St Louis and Kansas Casy
Ar. $3.50 a m and 2;4o ,. m
| From TucumCari-Ar 1870 D m
G. II. = :. A. AND 8. P. TRAINS.
For San Antonio. New Orleans and wash
ington-1.y S;45 a. m. and 1880 .. m
Antonio-Ar- $3.50 p. m and 10 p m
For Arizona and CalifOrnia-LT. s:ss 4
m. 2. m and 1918 D. m
From Arizona and CaIforuia-Ar g.9e
TEXAS s TACTIC.
For Dallas and St LOuis-Lv. $3.50 Il m.
From St Louis and Dal.Is-Ar. s:45 Il
' MEXICAN CENTRAL.
For Aguascalientes and intermediate
points-Lv. Juarez at .. m
From Aguascalientss and intsrmediata
MEXICO NORTH WESTERN.
For Pearson and intermediate points-Iv
Juarez Mondays and Thursdays at m
From Pearson-Ar. Juarez D. m we'd
nesdays and Fridays
ROSWELL-ALAMOGORD PASSENGER
AND EXPRESS LINE.
Automobiles leave Alamogordo for Ros-
well at 1850 a. m. arrive at Roswell at s:se
p. NJ Nestbound automobiles leave Ros-
well for Alamogordo at 700 A. n Arrive
a Alamogordo at 4=1S P. N Stops are
made at the following points
Picacho. Tinnie. Hondo. San Particle. Glen
Coe. White Mt Inn. Mescslero. Bent. Tula- /
rosa. Ia LUZ
Through fare one way $1,000 Intsrms- |
date points Sc per mile twenty-five pounds {
baggage carried free Excess lc psr bound ]
Telephone No. % or No So Roswell: IS 1
or - Alamogordo.
Bert Brownlns. GenL Mgr.
Roswell. New Mexico.
MARFA-FORT DAVIS AUTO MAI LINE /
leaves Fort Davis daily and Sundays a m
-e-fes 1-Al4a- ------.------..g p m {
One way. S2-5O: round trip ElOO
g. W. Davis. Prop.
HICKOK FOTEL AND AUTO LINE
EnEle, n. n.
trips 10 Elephant Butte and Palo-naH I
5prinEs Carr meet all trainE
BLACK RANGE AUTO STAGE AND
EXPRESS LINE
passenger service leaving EoFle ana !
chloride daily except Sunday. a. a m fo1
ELEPHANT Butte. Cuchillo. Willow sprirrr I
IND Fairview- Through fare one wav. 81.
Intermediate points. Toe per mile. Bag
gage carried 50 pounds free excess 2
'ents per pound
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
TEXANS LOSE WEIGHT

Austin. Texas. Oct. 21.-Texas Longhorns
lost from five to eight pounds weight 20
the man during the game with Rice institute.
according to records Of weight kept by train
er Disch- The excessive heat is assigned as
the cause for this unusual loss in weight as
well as the slownsss Of the game
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
STECHER-LEWIS WRESTLING
ROT-T lasts T-VgO HnT-Rs

Evansville. Ind. Oct 1.-Two hours and
three minutes after their wrestling match
started Joe Stecher Of Dodge. Neb. threw
Ed Lewis Of Lexington, Ky. over the ropes
Wednesday night Stecher claims 70 be this
worlds heavyweight champion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21

WV 1OEths OcL- Zl--N nat &C
M pre-series statistics amount to
4 anyway in doping out a world
series conflic5?
Harry Hooper made only two home
runs during the entire 1915 playing
season, an average Of about one home
run in every IS games. And there in
that fifth game Of the Phfllie-Red Sox
battling, Hooper banged out two cir
cult swats.
Cactus Cravath was figured as one
Of the greatest offensive factors in the
Phillies play. hadn't Cravath whanged
out p hOmers; hadn't he averaged one
hit In every four times at bat through
out the season? Sure, he had.
Well. the Singing Cravath made
exactly two hits in the entire five
games, finishing with an average Of
-125.
The Failure Of Alexander.
Alexander was looked upon as the
bulwark OF the Phillies defence Every
bit OF dope" was to the effect that he
would stem the Red Sox onslaught
But Alex failed. Those Red Sox dubbed
him with much gusto in the first game,
and beat him in the third Alexander
got his chance to become a hero, and
Alex failed
Many explanations have been offered
for the downfall OF the PhilIies. but
what better one is there than is shown
in these figures:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21

The world series is over and the
Stove League" just starting. We bat
lOOO in the stove League" Let US show
you R c Semple. successor to south
western Fuel Co. Phone 53l.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21

Fer "A quick sale list your property
with ". II. Austin. Herald Bldg. los
San Francisco Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
HOLLOW TIE $40.

HOLLOW TILE SIIO.
Special design hard burnt Tile laid with
cement mortar with heavy reinforcing
iron, cast iron doors and door frames
assure good, reasonable priced Silo. All
are manufactured in Fl Paso. Look over
different makes; compare prices. you can
readily decide.
CURTIS co.
SiiO Builder and General Machine Agent
$50 First National Bank Bldg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Wednesdays Games.
salt Lake s: Los Angeles 10.
san Francisco g: Oakland T.
Portland . Vernon 0.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21

me DdL-AA6 AcCOLu VI ludL Trio OF
regulars was the biggest surprise of
the series Those three men were
counted upon as among the timeliest
hitters on the Phillies roster, as the
men who would deliver in a pinch Yet
the grand batting average OF that trio
was .OS6.
And it's very unsafe stuff for to use
as a foundation for world series pre-
dictiOns
PhiIlies Owner Unhappy.
One of the unhappiest men in all
these United States is William f. Baker
owner OF the Phillies. Hes unhappy.
OF course. because the Phillies lost. but
his cup Of sorrow IS filled to overflow
ing every time he thinks Of those
bleacher seats that he built in his
park, the seats that enabled the Red
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-21
PRE- SERIES DOPE UNSAFE FOR Use
IN WORLD SERIES PREDICTIONS
Statistics Didn't Improve the Work of Famous Phila
delphia Players Who Were Scheduled for Big and I'm
portant Stunts in Final Clashes Against Red Sox
Team; Owner of the Pillies Is Very Unhappy
BY FRANK C. MENKE.

TEw YORK, Oct z1.-what do
M pre-series statistics amount to
4 anyway in doping out a world
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-23

bodies of more than II, 1000 persons.
1t is difficult to convey an idea of
the absolute destruction of Avezzano.
Not more than half dozen structures
are standing, and of these only the
walls remain.
Only a Few Escape.
Debris, tossed in all directions, has
obliterated streets, plazas, and alleys,
so that the few inhabitants who es-
capped death, even though many Of
them were born and brought up in the
town, are unable to pick out more than
the approximate sites of their own
homes.
Stretching away on all sides from
the acres upon acres of ruin, the coun-
try is as bare of human inhabitants
as a wilderness. The landscape is
whitened in places by patches Of shat
tered stone and brick. but these are
all that remain of splendid country
estates and farms.
Six Villages Wiped Out.
Six distinct villages in the environs
WOi6 MApSu Oub ny buS SdluC 5lAOhC
which leveled Avezzano, and the toll
OF life in these towns was proportion
ately severe.
Probably not less than $4,000 per-
sons were killed and injured in this
one district.
The disaster, reports here indicate,
extended from Rome as far north as
Ancona, Florence. The Gulf of Saler-
no felt the shock.
At least five hundred towns and
villages are on the nations death roll.
Sora Flattened Out.
Sora is laid fiat, the barracks only
withstanding the earthquake shock.
A mountain near Montagnano liter
ally split in two, half of 1t rolling in
a vast landslide into a valley, burying
a half dozen hamlets under thousands
of tons of earth and rock
Undoubtedly the earthquake shock
was more severe than that Of Mes
sina
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-23

report death toll running from ten
to more than two thousand.
In the stricken districts the people
are camping in the open. Troops are
guarding the demolished or partly de-
molished towns to prevent footing.
Caste distinctions everywhere have
been laid aside and members of the
nobility, senators, deputies and high
officials are working shoulder to shout
der with private soldiers and labor
ers In their efforts to rescue the liv-
ing or remove the bodies of the dead.
Halls Military Call.
A phase of the political situation IN
quake is that the call for conscripts
in the damaged zone has been rescind-
ed by the military authorities.
Automobiles containing members of
the Roman aristocracy left Rome at
intervals throughout the day, carrying
relief stores to the earthquake vic
Tins. The family of the duke of Tor
lomina has gone to Avezzano, the dis
trict which Is closely connected with
the traditions of the ducal house.
Prince and Princess Teano, Duke
Gelasio Gaetani, who lately has coll
lected large sums of money for Bel
gian relief, and the countess of Spail-
Ell, president of the women's move
ment in Italy. were among those who
went to stricken districts.
Mayor of Rome Aids.
Prince Colonna, mayor of Rome, has
arranged to supply all the stricken vii
lagos with oil for Illuminating pur-
poses at the expense of the city Of
Rome. This will enable the rescuers
to work throughout the nign,
A refugee arriving here from Mag
liano-di-Marsi says 1900 persons are
dead in that locality and that barely
two hundred persons survived the dis
aster. After the earthquake, he says,
fire completed the work of destruc-
ton.
Page Offers Help.
Thomas Nelson Page, American am
bassador to Italy. today asked Signor
Salandra. the Italian premier and
Baron Sonnino, minister of foreign af-
fairs. whether assistance from the
United States government financial or
otherwise, in aiding the people strick-
EN- by the earthquake would be ac-
ceptable
Twice before q similar offer has
heen made, but. while the Italian gov
eminent expressed great appreciation,
they were declined.
Ambassador Page was told that, ow-
ing to the international situation, the
Italian government had decided as
question of principle to abstain from
accepting officially any foreign aid.
AS this win not prevent private in
itiative on the part of Americans or
other foreigners living in Italy and
their friends at home. Ambassador
Page is now approaching the govern
ment with a view of ascertaining the
best way of directing relief work.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-23
WEEKS
n E w s
Summarized for
Very Busy Readers
European Var News

Germany announces that in the bat
tie north and east of Scissors the
French left 1000 to 5000 dead on
the field and that the Germans cap
tured $500 Frenchmen and cleared
Aisne river northeast of Scissors Of
all French troops Battle directed by
General Won Kluck, and emperor was
present.
France has conferred the military
medal upon Grand Duke Nicholas and
General Janouchkeitch, respectively
commander in chief and chief OF staff
Of the Russian armies, and also upon
Major General DaliIow.
Furious fighting has been resumed
in Russian Poland Russian troops
Teoccupied a number of villages be-
tween Mlawa and PPzasnysz hitherto
held by the Germans. In the center,
at the junction of the Bzura and
RaWka rivers, the Germans have be-
gun a new movement of great yigor.
Emperor William was present in
person during the battle on the Vregny
plain, northeast OF Scissors, which
resulted in that elevated ground be-
ing cleared of the French. The Ger
mans claimed to have captured IA
French officers and / ,150 men.
Prisoners taken In Flanders by
French troops assert that $1,000 Ger
man officers have already been killed
and that the formation of new army
corps has been seriously hampered
for this reason.
So far as is known in Rome, no def
mite agreement has been reached
whereby Turkey assents to the de-
mands of Italy over the forcible re-
moval Of British Vice Consul Richard
son from the Italian consulate at
Hodeida. in the Lemen district of
Arabia
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-23
total loss OF $4,000 inhabitants

In 1907 came the disaster to Kings.
ton, Jamaica. in which over 1000 lives
were lost and s95.o00.00o damage was
done. Carriage. Costa Rica. lost 800
lives in 1910 from an earthquake. and
in Turkey. in 1919. 3.000 persons per.
ished. while 10000 weve made home.
less in siEaila< disaster.
Last year Sakura. Japan. was visited
by an earthquake and the eruption Of
a volcano. which caused much prom
erty damage. but did not result in =
large loss Of life.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-23
nc Towns DESTROYED.

Such details as have come through
leave no doubt, however. that about
100 towns and villages have been de-
molished or nearly wrecked and that
great loss of life resulted.
Thousands of persons now have lain
for days beneath crumbled buildings
throughout the earthquake zone.
Some are dead while others still are
living Many have been removed from
the wreckage and brought to Rome
hospitals for treatment or are being
cared for in their home towns in tenn
porary structures presided over by
physicians and nurses rushed from the
capital and other cities in Italy.
Victims Die In Fire.
1t is believed many of those caught
in the wreckage were not injured but
persisted from cold and hunger or
were incinerated in fires which broke
out amid the ruins.
The number burned probably was
largest at Avezzano and Magliano-De-
Marsi. where fires started and there
was no water to quench them
Avezzano apparently suffered most
from the disaster. Ten thousand per
sons in that district are said to have
persisted and the entire town has been
leveled.
4,ooo Killed in Sora.
Sora and Pescina each has 1000
dead. while the fatalities at Ciosi-
marsi reached $500 and at San Bene-
detto 5000. Numerous other towns