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Nationals Fail to Finish as
High in American League
as in 1914.

The war in base ball, which has been
on for the past two years, 10 thing OF
the past. During the fnal world series
negotiations to bring about peace In
the national pastime were gotten under
way, and only few days ago the peace
compact, which eliminates the Federal
League, the independent organization,
from the field was signed. This means
that the game will be more prosperous
than it has been for the past two sea-
sons. Two major leagues remain. the
American and the National. The con-
tention that there is not room nor ma
terial to supply three major leagues
was proved to the satisfaction Of those
who lost fortunes in trying to make
this plan success by promoting the
defunct Federal organization.
Washington was not as prominent In
the American League race. in the sea-
son of 1915 as in the three former sea-
sons. finishing fourth after having two
seconds and third to its credit.
The race settled down between Bos-
ton and Detroit, which teams finished
in the order named, with Chicago.
team which galloped out in front for
the first two months, in third place.
Detroit could never catch Boston
The Carrigan team was by far the
strongest in the circuit and proved its
superiority by winning four straight
games from the National League
Champions, the Phillies. after losing
the first game of the series to that
team.
In the National League the Phillfes
led all the way. The Boston Braves
finished second. and but for the fact
that this team suffered by reason OF in
Jury to several of it's best players. It
undoubtedly would have repeated its
performance of the year before and
won the pennant handily.
The biggest surprise in the old league
was the absolute failure of the New
York Giants, team which for many
years had been prominent in the PEN
nant races and for several years al
ways the contender in the base
ball world. Last year the Giants nm
ished in the last hole, being barely
beaten out by Cincinnati.
The Athletics. which had been vfcto-
rious in many world series, finished
last in the American League Connie
Mack sold most of his star players and
also was handicapped by the holding
out of Frank Baker and the release Of
Bender. Plank and Coombs.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
Base Ball Conditions
Evidence Improvement

In professional base ball Washington
went through the same depressed con-
dition that marked the sport in the
other big league cities. Due to the ac-
tivities of the Federal League and the
general attitude of many of those con-
nected with the sport. there was some
what of decline in the public fol-
lowing, as in other cities. Toward the
end of the year. though. things began
to pick up, and happenings which
augured well for the betterment of the
, game were In evidence. particularly
the declaration of peace.
The Nationals failed to finish rs well
as in the two previous years. being
fourth, whereas In the preceding sea-
sons they were second and third. How
ever, to Offset this failure to stay up
to former standards. there was con-
siderable new material introduced into
the club and a concerted effort made
| to bring to Washington the nucleus OF
pennant-winner. So good were some
changes in the line-up are presaged for
the coming year, and the probabilities
are that some of the veterans will lose
their places to better men.
| Financially, the Nationals did better
! than the great majority of other clubs
| Washington was not SO much affected
| by the Industrial depression as other
| cities, and 1t did not feel Federal
League opposition as keenly as those
clubs where there was direct compe-
| tition.
| Amateur base ball attained much
( greater accord with the. public than In
Its two previous seasons. The game
was supported financially to a much
greater extent, and the general char
acter OF the teams and play was OF a
higher grade. More persons attended
amateur ball games in 1915, probably
| . xrtn W Wy a :
son started.
After a hard struggle in its league
and In the post-season series the team
representing the Agricultural Depart
ment won the city championship. II
was closely pressed by the Marines
aadl16aehfnfat1 the formAP havinR hann
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AEROPLANE.

San Diego, CAL. January 6.-Leut. Jo-
seph E. Carberry established new
American altitude record for aviator
and one passenger. attaining a height
Of 1850 feet.
New York, January@The flying boat
records for aviator and one passenger.
up the Hudson river, were officially ap-
proved. The distance was so miles and
duration 1.25.00.
Pensacola. Fla, April 23.-A new rec
ord altitude flight of 10000 feet in a
hydro-aeroplane was made by Lieut.,
P. N. L. Bellinger in 10000.
Paris. France. September s.-The
French monoplanfst, e. X Demars, at
tanned an altitude OF 21.5ss feet.
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leagues. The churches played through
a scneoule, one OF the fraternities had
an organization, there was a club cir
cult and the Terminal Railroad Y. M. c.
a: teams did some very good work.
mere was the Military League and also
the National Guard League The Y. M.
of the Independent fives, though a chal-
ienge by team gotten together by the
National Guard for the championship
was not accepted: After the Y. NJ. C. A.
refused to sanction such a series the
players Of the ''Y." went through a Sc
ries OF three contests on their own ac-
cord and lost two of them.
Never in the history of basket ball in
washington have SO many quints
played the game as during the 1915
season. There were probably double
the number of men engaged in the
sport that took part in it the previous
season. and the 1915. portion Of the
schedule which Is the beginning of the
tivfty.
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BILLIARDS.

Boston. Mass, October 2z.-willie
Hoppe defeated Koji Yamada, Japanese
challenger for the championship. at 14.1
balk line. In three night match. The
total score was 1900 against 1921.
Hartford, Conn, November L.
Willie Hoppe broke his own worlds
record at 14.2 baik line, running out
the string of 400 on his opening shot.
New York City. November 23.-In
the final match OF the handicap tourna-
Cochran. Willie Hoppe. worlds cham
pion. defeated his opponent. 500 to IS,
setting q new record for an unbroken
run Of sos points.
Swimming.
Sidney, Australia, January AT the
New South Wales amateur champion
ship carnival, Kahanamoku Of Hawaii
won the 1o0-yard championship and
set up a new record OF SO As seconds.
Philadelphia. Pa. January g. Miss
Olga Dorfner swan so yards in 5s Ia
seconds.
Kahanamoku swan 100 yards in IS 3-5
seconds.
New York City. January 2s-The New
York A. G. (Walter Ramme, Harry
OSulIivan. James A. Reilly and Robert
BennetD won the 2oo-yard relay race
Chicago. ILL.,. February 4-Compe
IN the Central A. A. U. events, Michael
McDermott. In retaining the 2o0-yard
breast stroke title. set a new mark OF
1.13 2-5 for 100 yards. and for the zoe
Perry McGillivray. in defending the 400
yard open swim title. set a new mark
of ESQ l-5 for the $50 yards, and cre-
ated one OF 3.z6 is for the 800 yards
In the sso-yard swim Harry HebneI
broke American records. starting with
the 330-yard mark and passing all rec
ords for intervening distances up tc
$50, at which point his time waa
11141-5.
Chicago. Ill. March IA. c. Raithe
of the !. A. c. lowered the world,
record for 40 yards to IS 2-5 seconds.
Sydney, n. s. W.. Australia, March 20
Miss Fanny Durack swan $50 yard
in 1.54 1-5, q new record.
Sydney, N. .. W.. Australia, March n
Miss Fanny Durack, swan 500 yard
in Z minutes and 80 SIS seconds, . new
world record
New York City. April s-Ths New
York A. G. relay swimming team, com
prising IL men. set q new record fo
one mile Of Is minutes and 10 As sec
Detroit, Mich. May s-rhs nisnot
Athletic Club Of Chicago {H. J. Heb
ner, p. MeGiilivray. II. r. Mott and W
r. vosburgh) swan the 2o0-yard re-
lay event In 1.43.
Mlwaukss. wia, Nay 18th
worlds record In the 2o6-yard rsls,
swim was eroken ~ the ulinois Ath
1s<5e c1ub. Au1iter1um tank 10 iA0 ~
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amateur records at the Harvard stadium
when he ran one mile in 4.12a.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 17.-Robert Simp-
[son, University of Missouri. ran the
120 high hurdles in 0.15h.
Spokane, Wash, July 2S.-Carl John
son equaled the record for the 100-yard
high hurdles in 0.13H.
San Francisco, Cal, August 6.-In the
annual Junior championship meet OF
the Amateur Athletic Union records
which were made will not be recog-
nized on account of the strong wind
blowing. F. Sloman made the 440-yard
in DAT, and in the 22o-yard dash r. E
Mcbride went the distance in 0.21 fiat
San Francisco, Cal. August 10.-A. NJ
Richards of the Illinois Athletic Club
won the distinction of being the best
|all-around athlete Of the United States
by placing first in the decathlon of the
Panama Pacific exposition.
San Francisco. Cal, August Esd
uardo Faber. Canadian runner, won the
|Panama-Pacific international marathon
race. Faber's time for the twenty-six
miles and 3S5 yards was 2.56.41 As.
AUTOMOBILE.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

track Barney Oldfield made one mile in
4sA seconds; three miles. 2.25 2-5; four
miles. 3.13 3-5: five miles. 4.03 1-5.
Chicago, ILL.,, August 7.-Dario Resta.
driving Peugeot at the rate of 102.S6
miles per hour, won the Chicago speed
way 100-mile race in 1854.
Worcester, Mass. August IA new
record for rs miles on a half-mi1e
track was made by Arthur Klein. who
drove the distance In $3.50.
st. Paul. Mimi. September THE
Twin City speedway race of 500 miles
was won by Earl Cooper in 5.47.29.
Lincoln. Neb., September 9.-Barney
Oldfield set a record for five miles on
a half-mile dirt track at 5.44.
Providence. r. l.. September 1S.-Bob
Burman drove a mile in 45.73 seconds
on one-mile circular concrete track
New York, N. Y, September 49,
Dario Resta covered ten miles at the
Motor dome (two-mile board oval) In
5.32 AS.
New York, N T., October s-The
first Of the series Of five races for the
Gil Anderson In 3.24.42.
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national championship and Wrigley
cup, when the big racer covered the
thirty-m course in 3s.o8 1-5. or at
the rate Of 54 4-10 miles an hour.
Chicago. ILL.,, September Thames
A. Pugh's forty-foot hydroplane, Dis
turber ", in the ha1f-mile speed trials
The time for the trials was: Second
trial, OBJ seconds; third, 0.30; fourth,
|o.31; fifth, 0.32 2-5, and last, 0.29 As.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
ATHLETICS.

chicago, H.. DECEMBER. 8.-Craig
making it in 1915 seconds.
Buffalo, N. Y, December 26, 19u4.-Ted
E. Meredith ran 500 yards in 1 minute.
Buffalo. N. Y. December 2s.-Ted
Meredith OF the University of Pennsyl
vania defeated Homer Baker in a $50
yard race in 1.21 3-5. His time beat
the worlds record for the event, but
was not allowed, as there were only
two timers.
New York City. January IA. 1915
James E. Meredith ran 500 yards in
lis as.
New York City, January 2s.-John J.
hurdles in IA seconds fiat.
Brooklyn. N. Y. January 3o.-George
Golding. Canadian champion walker.
broke his own record when he won the
In the i00-yard low hurdles a new rec
ord was made by ]. ]. Eller, who won
in IL As seconds.
Boston. Mass, February "a new
worlds indoor record for a relay race
of 1850 yards was made by Boston
Athletic Association quartet (Burns.
Rose. Caldwell and Halpin) in 500 As.
Cambridge. Mass, February IL
records at Harvard College. scoring
1.437 points.
Montreal. Quebec. February IA
new worlds record for one mile on
snowshoes was made by Eddis 1s,sisa ctonette : =
sociation snowshoe Club. Clouette COW
! cred the distance in 5.3S.
Philadelphia, Pa, March 15.-J. P, Ell
! Ter of the /. A A. c. eQualed the world 8
| record in the bo-yard high hurdles, of
| 0.06 LIS.
Fresno, Cal, April 3.-H. L. Lamport
of Los Angeles lowered the American
| interscholastic record in the 220-yard
| low hurdles. Time. 0.24 2-5.
= IL
handicap event J. ]. Eller cleared the
i2o Yards over Ave hurdles in ola.
] Portland. Ore April 10.--Samuel Bel
lah Of the Multnomah A. C. establish
ed a new indoor record for pole vault
ing Of IL feet tx inches.
| Puebo. Col, April 16.-Herbert Allen
of Centennial ran the 5o-yard dash In
New York. Celtic Park. May 2-Han-
mes Kolehmainen ran 10 miles In
1.23.os As.
Seattle, wash. May 24-Rupert o.
Edmunds Of thS University Of Wash
ington threw the discus 40 feet 1oh
inches.
Columbia, Mo-, May so.-Robert simp-
o.15.
Urbana, Ill. June 5.-Robert Simpson
ran the 120-yard high hurdles in 0.15.
Ward of Chicago ran the 100-yard dash
in o:o94-5 and the 22o-yard dash In
V<l S-os
West Point, N. T., June 9.-Cadet
Teale seventeen years OF age, running
on the grass plain, covered the l0e
yards In 0.09 As.
Philadelphia. Pa, June 12.--Alma W
Richards OF Cornell made a heave OF "a
feet and v inch In the 12-pound shot
put.
Chicago. Ill. June l1-oraham Of
lUniversity Of Chicago High school SCI
la new interscholastic record for the
pole vault at IL feet 7h inches.
Il Madison. Wis, June 2s.-Ariie Mucks
In practice at Camp Randall threw ths
discus lat feet
Celtic Park, New York city. July 81.
Patrick Ryan threw the S5-pount
weight 90 feet inches.
Celtic Park. New York city, July 10
l-The worlds record for the 660-yard
run (amateufl was tied by Ted Mere
dith. Time. 1.3o S-6.
Cambridge, MASS. July 1s.-Normsz
= Taber broke both world profsssional
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Honolulu, T. H., June 11.-Duke
Kahanamoku lowered records held by
himself, covering the 50-yard swim
In 20 seconds fiat, and the 100 yards
In IS LIS seconds.
Los Angeles, Cal, June 17.-Ludy
LANCER swan 220 yards in 2.27.
Indianapolis, Ind, June 29-In the
the 50-yard senior event was won by
Arthur Raithel, who lowered his own
mark OF rs seconds to "a As seconds.
San Francisco, Cal. July 3-Miss
Frances Cowells swan so yards In
80 rs seconds
San Francisco, CAL, July 17.-Three
records were broken as follows here:
lso-yard back stroke. 1.5s s-5. Harry
2.4s rs. Michael McDermott: soo-yard
relay. PAP 2-5, Illinois A. C. Of Chicago.
San Francisco, Cal. July 19.-Ludy
LANCER OF the Los Angeles A. c. won
water championship for the quarter
mile. Time. 5.3e1-5. LANCER won the
half-mile open in 1908 as. The one
mile also was won by LANCER, in
24.5s 2-5.
San Francisco. Cal, July 24.-Burt
Goodwin Of the New York A. C. won
ming race in the Amateur Athletic
Union championship in 1888.
Boston, Mass, August 19.-Henry
Mfren swan from Charlestown bridge
to Boston light in 4 hours 81 minutes
and 80 seconds.
st. Louis. Mo-. August 29.-The an
nual two-nile swimming race for
women. under the auspices Of the w.
R. c. OF st. Louis, was won by Grace
Stewart, a sixteen-year-old girl, in 19
minutes and So seconds.
New York City, September 6.-Rob-
swan around Manhattan Isle. a dis
tance Of forty miles. in Is hours and
IS minutes.
Philadelphia, Schuylkill river, Sep
tember.-In the first championships for
women, Miss Olga Dorfner Of Phila-
delphia swan SO yards in 80 2-5 sec
onds; 100 yards in 1.0s 3-5; 220 yards
in 315 2-5
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MOTOR BOATING.

Chicago, Ill. September 's.-Disturbe
" broke all records in winning tn
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Honing Pigeons.

Fort Worth. Tex, June ga new
record for flight by homing pigeons was
claimed by the Fort Worth Pigeon Fam
ciers' Association Four birds, liberated
at New Orleans. covered the $40 miles to
Fort Worth in fourteen hours.
Evening star., 1915-12-26
AUTOMOBILE.

Bakersfield. Cal, January Bob
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Chicago. nj, September "a new
worlds record for casting the one-half
ounce distance bait was established at
Garfield Park by =. e. Moffatt Of z15
feet.
San francisco, Cal, September 2o.-
salmon fly casting record. with a cast
Of 162 feet.
Evening star., 1915-12-26

Continued on Fourth Page.l
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
Would Eliminate Pioneering.

William Hanley spent II years In
the heart of tule swamp land digging
the Bitten canal to drain and irri-
gate $1,000 acres of land in Harvey
county, Oregon. While keeping his
long vigils on the dredge, hauled $50
miles from Nevada. Hanley evolved
some ideas. He accepted his lot as q
pioneer cheerfully. but he decided
the world would be better if the lot
Of the pioneers of this and the next
generation is made easier.
Some OF his ideas are worth while:
some seem TO US. who have had Just
q taste OF pioneering like dream too
good 10 be true, or perhaps even too
good for the pioneer OF the future.
We are still enough OF an old-fash-
Toned indiyidualist TO believe that the
better man is evolved from him for
whom all things are not provided.
I We believe We prefer the self-made
70 the government-made man
Perhaps the elimination by the
/ government OF some of the hard work
and iolts OF pioneering will make
possible the development OF even bet
ter self-made men than those OF to-
day Al least. VIM. Hanley, who can
claim honestly 10 be self-made. SO
contends. and he wants TO 90 10 the
United States senate 10 preach his
doctrines and ny to put them in ope-
ration He meets the contention OF
excessive governmental paternali.u
By declaring his theories represent
true basis OF economy. But let u:
have his Owl words:
The pioneer days are over. They
should be The digging OF drainage
canals and irrigation bitches. and the
clearing OF land should not be the
work OF the individual We hav.
gotten past that time nov. Il Is toe
much TO expect man TO spend hi:
lifetime at such work We should
prepare the land for our farmers. We
ought lot 70 expect a man 10 get out
and grub srumps and dig bitches and
do the preliminary work The farm.
81 should have the land turned ovei
70 hin ready for seeding II may b
necessary 10 keep him OF the land
FOR tEo years. so the soil element:
nay Be fitted FOR producing crops
The government has paid too little
/ attention 70 our sources OF food sup
ply- The farmer Is the man <hc
feeds Is and re should help hin
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
THE FARMERS INCOME.

Just how much does the average
farmer make? The answer TO this
pulling question has been long
sought by agricultural experts, since
II is the ultimate test OF all systems
OF farm management. II is simple
enough TO calculate the cash profits
received in the course OF a year, but
these do not measure the farmers
success. The farm supplies him with
much besides money-with food.
shelter. and fuel For these things
the city worker has TO pay out =
large part Of his wages. They must.
therefore, be included in any just es-
innate OF the farmers income. In
other words, the city worker is paid
entirely in cash. the farmer partly IN
cash, partly directly in the necessi-
ties OF life.
To obtain fuller knowledge OF the
value Of this direst contribution from
the farm the department has recently
concluded an investigation which in
Guided AS farm families divided
among 10 states in different sections
OF the country. u. s. D. a. Farm
ers' Bulletin $3.50 The investigators
found that on these farms the cost OF
maintaining each grown person was
on the average s17s a year. This
sum vas composed OF the following
items.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21
\ Disgrace 10 the state.

The developments in Boise In the
last week over the Ramstedt report
on the state treasury should worry
the citizens all over the state for the
safety Of the capitol building itself.
There is g possibility that the gang
may pry out enough stones to build
few apartments on which to get a
loan Of state money. However. II the
gang will steal the old capitol build
ing and the legislators with IL, they
might be pardoned by the people be-
cause OF the good accomplished.
Idaho has had plenty OF adverse
advertising in years past from the
nisdeeds OF those who would exploit
the resources OF this great state for
their own ends The present scandal
will merely add TO the outside opiu-
ion that Idaho as a state IS fun OF
srzftsrs and tin horns instead OF a
state full OF home builders and hon
est citizens II is high time that con-
troll OF state affairs be taken from
partisan hands and given TO a ticke,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

etc-s73 per cent we're home
grown; OF the fruits IS per cent and
OF the vegetables SCI per cent. OF
the other articles consumed. and
classed together as groceries. only "a
per cent was raised on the farm. The
grocery bill was the largest item in
the cash expenditure
The two other important items in
the cost OF maintenance are house
rent and labor Both OF these it IS
: common error 10 overlook in esti-
mating the farmers income. Since
the house generally goes with the
farm and the labor>is performed by
mem bers OF the family. both are tax
en- for granted. This is obviously IN
fair. In the recent investigation, for
example, the Investigators found 1925
was fair rental charge for the aver
age farmhouse, including interest. de-
probation. and repairs The fact
that the farmer does not have to pay
out this sum is equivalent TO adding
1925 10 his income. With labor II is
much the same. The members OF the
family secure by their work comfort
which they would otherwise have to
buy; or to put it another way, if they
did the work for somebody else they
would be paid. AS it is they pay
themselves.
II is obvious, therefore. that what
the farm furnishes directly in food.
IN fuel. in shelter. and in rent is an
important part of the farm familys
income. On the other hand it must
be rememb ered that the farmer has
capital invested in his business. the
interest on which must be earned be-
fore he can truly be said TO be max
ing money. In the proper relation OF
the three factors-interes on the in
vestment, cash receipts and direct in
come from the farm-lies the secret
OF successful farming.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

o. tbs sun only about - Per CEN
vas paid out in cash The remainder
vas furnished By the farm. not in the
form OF money but il those things for
which the money would have been
exchanged The extent 70 which :
farm can thus De made seltsuscain-
ing. made 10 supply the wants OF the
family that lives upon II without re-
sorting TO buying and selling. Is IL
dtczted By condition. in the pzrrieu-
Ar area OF North Carolina included
IL the investigation
The Investigators found that in
this area the average annual value OF
the food. fuel. OIL. and shelter enjoy
ed By the Average farm family -zs
1sa5- OF this sun the farm furnish
ed directly s42s. leaving only SIS 70
be bought
Food Tzs. OF course. the principe
Item This Amounted 70 s4GIss q
which ss30.s5, Or s35 Per cert. xzs
raised o. the farm Il IL had nc-
been indeed for sc-o articles IS r=s
cocee. sugar. salt and o-hsr xrocer-
lee vhich II vas inpcsst6Is 70 Do
ccce n home these farms might l.
called actually sst-suz-zini1z o.
the animal products CONSUMED
meat. po1lrrT. milk. eggs. cheese.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-01-21

not rob him every chance We have
When We dig bitches and drain the
land and pull the stumps and sweet
en- the ground. We are not giving the
farmer something; We are giving our
selves something -helping ourselves.
We must get down to the true
basis OF economy. The work OF farm
ing is the most important OF all our
industries To do this work econom-
ically is not the work OF individuals
but OF municipalities, states and ma
tions. with modern machinery and
plenty OF capital and on a large
scale.
Our homestead laws have been
absurd and outrageous. Think OF
asking a man to go out on raw land.
covered with brush and trees, or
practically a desert, making him stay
there, He has TO go away and work
to get enough money to buy some
beans and prunes to live on. Then he
goes home to his cabin and raises his
babies on prune juice That is not
the way to treat the real producers.
The time has gone by for such crude
and wasteful ways. Those ways we're
unjust. short sighted and expensive.
This IS an age OF machinery. No
man ought to be permitted to break
his back over stumps. or gather rheu-
matism down in ditch. 1t is not
necessary. There was a day when it
was necessary. but it is not now.
What is not necessary Is wasteful and
what IS wasteful is wrong. We must
not waste our men as we have in the
past We have the means OF saving
time and energy and II II ssa4sslls- and
money and human beings-and We
must do it."-Irrigation Age.