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The Washington times., 1915-01-18
Whitted Wants Prize
For Quitting Braves

NEW YORK, Jan. IS President Gafr-
ney.. OF the Boston Braves, Is back in
town after having spent two weeks
hunting and being hunted on George
Stallinss' plantation at Haddocks, Ga.
He gave out the interesting line of
reasoning used by George Whitted in
efforts to keep from being sent to the
Philles In the Sherwood Magee trade.
Whitted wants s3.OoO more salary IL he
plays outside Boston than If he plays
in Boston. according to Mr.. Carney,
for he figures that will be about tho
size OF his share In the next world q
SERIES
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
" Skinny" Carroll Leading
All Southeast Duckpi1nerS
Carrgan Is Second and Cornell Third in Individual Rolling
Model Lunch, Neslines and Southeast Stars Are
High Teams in Order Named.

With an average Of 106-lS for twenty
one games, j. Bernard Carroll continues
to lead the individusi bowling In the
Southeast League. Carrigan. OF Model
Lunch, Is second In line with likures OF
lOs-2s. which were amassed oy partici-
patton in thirty-three games. Cornell.
OF the Southeast Stars. follows Carrigan
with an average Of 1921. having rolled
in thirty contests.
In team averages Model Lunch has q
slight advantage over Nesline Stars.
and the Southeast Stars wind up the
charmed circle. being third in line. Of
fetal Scorer b. F. Miller has just com.
piled the complete team and individual
averages of the Southeast League. aid
Of you fans:
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
FEDERAL LEAGUE
DUCKPIN GOSSIP

Munsey Trust won from District Ma
tional Tuesday night. getting the long
end of the score in two games. Both
teams rolled little below their aver
age. Donnelly led the Munseys with q
set OF 800. and Donch did the be st work
Of the District players getting 1lb
game.
Lew Schriner showed his team mates
that he can still spill the maplewood de-
spite the fact that he devotes little
time to the game.
Carter, who substituted for Moore, CT
District. was last year associated with
the Mercantile League. Donch. Dorri-
, tee. and Browne were all members of
the same circuit.
Munsey at present has nine players
on their roster Those being eligible
are Oakley, Rodler. Kelly, Fisher, Vann,
Donnelly, Davis, Lord, and Schriner.
Evidently Manager Donnelly believes In
numbers,
The FIRST forfeiture of tho season oc.
CURED Friday night when First Ma
tlonsI Fire Insurance failed ~ put In
appearance for their games with Frank
- National.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
DuckpC Challenge Comes Washington From Nezu PAT
Bowling Schedule
For Tonight
National Capital League-Y. M. c.

National Capital League-Y. M. c.
A. vs. Climbers.
Commercial League - Washington
Times vs.. Merchants Transfer
Company.
Arcade League-Center Market w.
Mt. Peasants. ~.
Southern Railway Clerks League
Managers vs. Bookkeepers, Me-
chanical vs.. Treasurers, Tie and
Timber vs. Law.
Terminal Railroad Y. M. G. A.
League-Auditors vs. Transporta.
tion.
Capital City League-Ivory Soaps
vs.. Havenners.
Pepco League-Purchasing Depart.
y ment vs.. Bookkeepers.
National Bankers League-Central
VS.. Continental Trust Company.
Departmental League-Land Office
VS.. Treasury. .. y
District League-Shermans W. BEL
lnopts.
Royal Arcanum League-District vs.,
Capital.
Mt. Pleasant League-Columbia vs.,
Parks.
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Good Bout Expected.

The Majestic Theater Is staging an
other one of those fast matches at the
theater Wednesday night in conjunction
with the regular show. Frank Zegera,
one of Washington's most promising
young wrestlers, will battle Tony
Bernardo for a side bet and the man
agement of the theater will throw In a
purse.
Tony Bernardo. although not a
Washington boy. Is very popular in this
city, and has heen in several matches 5
with some Of Washington = best. Zegera
Is said 10 ne \ wrestler OF some ability.
having defeated some Of the best
~resuers In the South. and . good
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
Army Will Play Navy
.. At the Polo Grounds

WEST POINT. N. Y, Jan. ls-The
annual clash between the two service
elevenst will take place at the Folio
Grounds. New York city. next fail. be.
ing scheduled for November q. Fol
lowing is the Army football schedule
for 1915:
October 2. Holy Cross: October 3.
Gettysburg: October IL, Colgate; Octo-
ber q, Georgetown; October 30 Villa
nova: November 6. Notre Dame: No
vember II, Maine: November 70, SPRING
field Training School; November y.
Navy.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
Baird to Lead Feds.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Jan. B-Charles
Baird was elected president of the Kan
sas city Federal League Club at
meeting OF the board of directors to
succeed c. G. Madison. who resigned
early last week. Mr.. Baird is at the
head of a local bank and was athletic
director at the University OF Michigan
tor several years.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
Williams Gets Offer.

NEW YORK, Jan. lS.-Sammy Harris.
manager Of Kid Williams. bantamweight
champion. is in receipt Of a telegram to-
day offering Williams $500 to meet
frankie Burns. the Jersey contender. at
New Orleans. in a twenty-round bout
for the championship.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
Dundee Is Ambitious.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-Johnny Dundee,
one of the prominent disputants for
Freddie Welsh's crown, reached New
York today from Milwaukee. He immc-
diately threw challenge around to
meet any lightweight in the world
White. Welsh, and Shugrue preferred.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
SOME CROWD

In discussing the possibilities Of
Juarez as q fight center,
frankie Conway, the Philadel-
phia featherweight, who bat
tied Gene belmont there, has
the following to say:
when ! fought belmont, there;
were 10000 Mexican generals,
: sixty privates, and $4S7 in the
house. The military came in
on their gold lace"
Maybe this may mean something
to the promoters of the john
son-Willard joke in Juarez.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18

ten-round bout with Mike Gibbons in
milwaukee,. Thursday night. Both
claim to be in fine shape for the bout
that will do a lot toward deciding the
title.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
Clabby and Gibbons in
Shape for Big Contest

CHICAGO. Jan. 1s.-Jimmy Cabby re-
turned here today from his Hammond
UndD home to resume training for his
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
Sporting Gossip.

No wonder Lee MaRee doesn't jump
back to the Cards: il he had to sign
his real name twice his arm would be
lame all next summer.
Iris Speaker caught 425 flies last sea-
son. Of which there we're n! that Ping
Bodie never would have touched.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18
WINTER RESORTS

Seaboard Air Line Railway
os. - CAselAaA sa1 TSssaaa AssssS q,
The Washington times., 1915-01-18

Jess Willard has been incorporated
and IL he gains much more weight hel
be prosecuted under the antitrust law
The Washington times., 1915-01-18

The National Research Society in re-
searching into the whyness of an anna
teur should have followed the A. A. U.
and looked for the trade mark.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18

"A New Play in Three Acts. by Edw,rS
knoblauch. Author Of "kismet,'' Mile
s,ones. s. and NV 1adys Dress" Pro.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18

Zuppke and HaughtOn are to ex-
change football ideaS-durinG which
Zuppke will cease regretting the fact
that the Illini didn't play Harvard.
The Washington times., 1915-01-18

p. Clark. with an average OF W. Is
leading the bowlers of the Accounting
Ofice Duckpin League. and has mar
gin of points on Hoefer, who has
hit the pins for 80.
Clark leads in strikes and spares
with l2 for the former and 80 for the
latter. and Hoefer, with l42. holds the
high game record. Following are the
individual averages of the league:
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
GROUP NO. 3

INOOf NJ. )
Danse Macabre.
Dance. of the COLLINS,
Back Home in Tennessee,
I'm All Alone,
Listen to the Dixie Band,
On the Good Ship Whip Poor
Will, ).
The Thunderer March,
The Last Stand March,
Ell Seduction,
Les Patineurs Waltz,
Sooner or Later,
Eileen, From Old Killarney,
In Alabama, Dear, With You,
To Lou,
Bride Elect March,
Young Guard March,
Floating Down the Old Green
River,
The MancipatiOn Handicap,
A Little Bit of Heaven (Shure
They Call 1t Ireland),
Roses Remind Me of Some One.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
FLEET SOON TO GETS
SUPERDREADNAUGHTS
First of Big Three Battleship
Nevada, Will Be Commits
stoned in January.

Three new superdreadnaughts one a
flagship. will be added to the Atlantic
battleship fleet by the summer Of 1916,
according to a Navy Department an
nouncement.
The first Of the big three" the bat
tleship Nevada, will be commissioned
early in January and will be comma nd =
ed by Capt. w. S. Simms, recently in
command of the torpedo fotilla.
Early in the spring. the Oklahoma,
under the command of Capt. Roger
Wells, will take to sea, and a month
or so later the fleets new flagship, the
Pennsylvania, will be added.
No commander has yet been named
for the Pennsylvania, but she is ex-
pected to take the tiagship's place now
held by the Wyoming.
The Atlantic fleet Is week-ending al
Hampton Roads, and about December Il
the third division and part of the Sec
ond will go to Charleston. S. c.. for the
Southern Commercial Congress celebra.
ton there. The entire fleet will then
disperse to home yards by December q
for the Christmas holidays. and early
in January will assemble for winter
maneuvers at Guantanamo, Cuba.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
TO EXHIBIT PICTURES
OF FRENCH CHILDREN
Illustrated ADDRESS This After
noon Will Be in interest Of
"War Orphans"

The appeal for the "war Orphans Of
France, to which number of Wash
ington people have already responded,
will be renewed by DR.. Nevil Monroe
Hopkins at the New Masonic Temple
this afternoon. where he will exhibit a
number Of, motion pictures showing the
condition Of 10000 children In France
whose fathers have fallen at the front.
In addition to Dr.. Hopkins address on
The Devastations of War" there will
be brief talks by Miss Florence Scho-
field and Miss Elinor Fell, two Eng
fish women, who came to America in
the interest OF the "Orphelinat des
Armees," organized to care for the
French war orphans. Though English
has lived in Paris. and was in that city
The French government gives each
orphan 10 cents q day. but this Is
hardly sufficient for food. To edu-
cate the child an additional sac a year
Is necessary. and many persons Ia
sympathy with the movement are
agreeing to provide for one or more
orphans for a period of years. The
local committee in charge OF this
work. and which has arranged thu,
afternoons meetings, includes Mrs
Hennin Jennings. chairman; Mrs
Frederic ii. Brooks, vice chairman
Miss Harriet Patterson Winslow
treasurer; Mrs. James c. Filling, sec
retary; Miss Roberta Bradshaw, cor
responding secretary.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
FOUNDRY RELIEF
DINNER IS ENJOYED
Vocal Solos and ChoruseS En-
liven Annual Banquet at
Saenuerbund Hall.

Members of the Foundry Relief Asso-
citation of the Government Printing
Office made merry at their annual BAN
quet at the Saengerbund Hall last night.
There were number Of vocal solos
and choruses sung by the guests. Jack
McCauley entertained with a chara cter
song; William Smith sang a tenor solo,
and Edward Roman, and James Mark
ham contributed sketch which won
prolonged applause. Prof Glenn Ash
ley was accompanist.
John A. Mclean acted as toastmaster
and introduced the talent in rapid fire
order
William Burlingame. Joseph E. Ahern.
Charles J. selzle. william B. Eastburn.
Joseph T. Splann. Aaron II. Noord. r.
B. Mprto. J; w. Carey. r. l.. Richard
). McCauley. p. NJ. Howcott. c. F.
Robert r. Mills, John J. Carey, Will
liam J. Reardon, Eugene Dunnigan.
John II; Kilroy; Leo Collins, e. w.
r. S. Holden. Thomas F. Patterson,
James L. Mulligan, William J. O'Neill.
Edward Rowan. Joseph II. Taylor.
Howard l.. zell. L. L. Hickman. Ben
II. j. Carey. F. V. Parker, F. L.
". A. Smith. G. w. Brosee. George lie
Craft. Howard II: Hinkle, Philip Ad-
Olson. ]. Clinton Hiatt. f. A. Lang, r,
T.. Schofield. G. G. Wilson. w. a. VIII
| son. Samuel II. Jacobson. II. Loeffell,
.!ohn A. Mclean. ohm Y. ODrien.
Thomas p. Rooney, w. G. Doherty. FL
| Andrew. j. r. WynSoop Charles II.
| Hanson. W. Il. Kelly. ]. u. Markham,
J. A. Waddey. S. J. Kubel. ". II. Par
| ker. Maurice Jarvis S p. Lsut. Frank
| Duggan. Paul II. Hines. jr.. Louis c,
Schulz Thomas A. Cantwen. Frank 4.
pougherty. Glenn ". Ashby.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
M|SK|NOFF
SEEKS SEPARATION
Widely Known Society Woman
and First Nighter on RiaIto
Files Counter Suit.

NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-Mrs. Aimee
Ashe- Cfillie- e-Gourand. now the
Princess MisiSinoff. has asked the SUI
preIne court to separate her from her
fourth husband. Prince Miskinon.
prince of the Russian Caucasus.
The former Mrs. Jackson Gouraud.
widely known society woman and "hrst-
nighter" on the rislto, fled a counter
supit in reply yto the princes suit for
divorce. She alleges the Russian has
become infatuated with fifteen-year-
old girl.
,PrInce Miskihor. at the Holland Hotel,
said the suit was filed because the
princess had "an intense desire for a
fantastic life--cafes. restaurants. and
places of amusement"
Furthermore, he said, he desired Gus
tody of a baby girl born April IL, 1915
which the princess in her suit does no.
mention. She asserts there Is no issue
to their marriage, which took place
June II, 1914. They have been separated
since July /, last.
The princess once gave snake din
ner and dance that caused great lrri
tation to the late Anthony Comstook
She wrote a book that New York called
q "sizZler."
Her first marriage was to X. Porter
Ashe, widely-known horscman. She di
vorced him. Henry Gillig, former com
modore of the Larchmont Yacht Club
was her second. This romance. too
was short lived. Her third husband
was jackson Gouraud. who had beer
her secretary. Until his death in 1910
the Gourauds were known as the mos
original entertainers i'm New York.
She has daughter and ward
Yvonne, girl In her teens.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
$1.OO a Week Paysf for Evervth

GROUP NO. 2
In the Glory of the Moonlight,
If 1t Takes a Thousand Years,
Poet and Peasant,
Pique Dame,
Blue Danube Waltz,
The Three Jewels,
The Lady Picking Mulberries,
Spring Morning Serenade,
My Pretty Lena,
I'm Dreaming of You,
Song Without Words,
Lullaby,
My Sweet Adair,
The Song of Songs For Me,
The Herd Girls Dream.
Paraphrase From Die Lorelei,
Sea Shells Waltz,
Zulma,
Piney Ridge,
In the Cleaning of Wyoming.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Policeman Is Injured
In Arrest of Brothers

Private f. p. Alexander, of the Sew
enth precinct. sustained minor injuries
early today while placing Frank Shreves
and Clarence Shreves. brothers. of loa2
Potomac street, under arrest.
Alexander says he found the men in
an intoxicated condition at the corne r
of Jefferson and NJ streets shortly after
midnight and that when he attempted
TO arrest them they started fighting.
During the struggle, the policeman n
slipped, inJuring his right wrist and LETT
hand The men were locked up on
charges of being drunk and disorderly.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
1890 Volts on Wire
No Terror to, Thieves

ALEXANDRIA,. Dec. 1.-THE Alexap-
dria County Lighting Company has re-
ported to the police the theft OF l.tvV
feet OF copper wire, Weighing 225
pouads, from its poles leading to the
Theological Seminary. When 1t was
cut ?.3Co volts was running over II. The
thieves built q fire and burned off the
insulation. They also cut the telep ephone
wires. The value Of the wire was about
$40
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
British Trenches Shield
Nuns and Girl Pupils

LONDON, Nov. Is (by maii)-All the
nuns and girl pupils in a convent school
In a Belgian town near the firing line
find daily refuge In the British trenches
when the town is under bombardment.
Special communication trenches have
been dug and the moment shells get
to flying too thick the sisters herd
their little charges out among the Tom
mics in the trenches.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
GROUP NO. |


Bounce Me. John, I've Rubber
Heels On,
Beatrix Fairfax, Tell Me What
To Do,
Down in Bonn Bombay,
Put Me To Sleep With An Old
Fashioned Melody,
Ragtime Drummer,
Mascot of the Troop.
Cohen On the Telephone,
Happy, Tho Married,
Lost Arrow,
Manana,
My Little Dream Girl,
Baby,
Araby,
Have to Stay At Home,
National Emblem,
Washington Graves.
You'll Always Be the Same
Sweet Girl,
Wedding of the Sunshine and
the Rose,
Little House on the Hill,
Settle Down in a One Horse
Town.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
London Insured Against
Damage by Air Raiders

LONDON, Nov. 2 (by maiD.-Twonty-
four million dollars worth OF insurance
against Zeppelin raid damage TO muni-
cipai buildings has been taken out by
London's common council. Bridges lin
cluding London bridse), school houses.
ETC.. also are insured.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
POLICEMEN TRAPPED
IN BLAST OF FLAME
Two Just Able to Escape In Fire
In Second Avenue In
New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Plungins Into
q omoke filled building in Second ave-
nue.. near Eighth street, early today
to rescue a family of six, two police
men were trapped on the second moor
by a burst OF flame and smoke ana
had to lead their charges over a mar
row cornice and into the window or
an adjoining tenement.
Louis Zimmerman his wife and
four sons were saved.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
To Show AZ Portraits.

An exhibition OF forty-four por-
traits by eminent artists will be
opened in the Corcoran Gallery OF
Art tomorrow night and continue un.
til December 90. The reception and
private view will be under the aus
pices of the National Association OF
Portrait Painters.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05

idle and the employed. To pass muster
their most essential qualifications were
a knowledge of history and geography
and the ability to talk and to deal with
an audience hostile and turbulent enough
TO be termed "a bowling mob"
5000 Got $17.50 a Week.
Eight thousand Of these men received
$3.50 a week for their pro-German ut
terances. A few hundred received only
Sl5, which was the minimum inspiration
for trying to teach the untutored Ameri-
can idea to shoot right. Two thousand
received $50 a week. and there were a
dozen s25 takers. The faculty in this
free school Of instruction for the Ameri-
can people was composed of between
two and three hundred men whose for
NAL duties consisted Of organizing and
manipulating, but who could Jump into
the breach and uphold the German doc
trine most adroitly whenever occasion
required. The pay of these men ranged
! from $50 to 500 a week.
The funds for carrying on this huge
propaganda were deposited in 200 banks
we'll scattered over the country, with
forty Of them 'in this city.
Inc headquarters of the organizat ton
was In this city, but its location was
unknown to the great body of 'kutur"
promoters. Only a favored few among
the organizers had access to it's por-
tails. But. despite the shroud of secrecy
with which the directing forces of all
the vast machinery was screened, the
hand at the wheel was recognized as
that or person close in the counsels
OF the German ambassador. In fact,
Count Won Bernstorff was credited with
peing the real head Of the organization
| and the court of last appeal in all mat
terS relating to it's operations.
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
S15,OOO,OOO SPENT
FOR CURB ORATORS
Eleven Thousand Now Out Of
Jobs--Head Traced Close to
Bernstorff.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-After spending
American sympathy through the
media OF street corner debates. Ger
many has abandoned her oratorical
propaganda in this. country.
A sensational campaign similar in
scope to that which found no sym
paththfe tic vibration here has been
begun in England and Ireland. where
Germany hopes to fnment labor dis
turbances and revolution.
Eleven thousand men have been
thrown out of work by the German
governments decision to dispense
with their paid arguments and to rely
upon more practical methods to make
unwilling America a Gcrmanic ally.
ONLY few OF these orators have gone
to Great Britain to further the Ger
man propaganda there.
Bernstorff Alleged Head.
Count Won Bernstorn is credited with
being the directing force of this great
oratorical organization. whose opera
ticns have extended over continent
The avowed purpose Of this propa-
ganda was to promote n public senti
ment strong enough to prevent the ship
mont of munitions to the allies. Tho
Kaiser has been led to believe that il
has converted 30 per cent of the Amer
iCan people 10 tns ~ 'rnHn cause and
that the money has been we'll spent.
Swift to see the Importance of hav-
ing the United States as her friend,
Germany at the very outset of the war
ordered the organization of a band of
curbstone tai kers to preach the gospel
of "kultur" in nearly every nook, and
corner of this country. The only places
exempted from this flood of oratory
lation. In those places. it was counted
confidently, the minds of the benighted
would be saturated sufficiently with
German ideas without the artIices OF
paid takers.
1000 Takers Enlisted.
Within a week after the beginning of
the war loquacious hirelings Of the Ger
man government were at work by the
hundred on the street corners and in
front of the bulletin boards in score
Of cities. Within a month the number
of these mercenary molders of public
opinion had reached 1000. There the
number remained until three weeks ago
Then. without warning, several thou
sand were informed that their services
were required no longer. y week later
all but a few hundred were dismissed
Today there Is not n street corner
speaker in the employ Of the German
government in the United States.
Not one of these curbstone orators was
a German. All were selected with grea,
care by German agents for the WORK
intended to quell the expression of pub
lie opinion In favor of the allies They
were drafted from the ranks of both the
The Washington times., 1915-12-05
Ashes Cause Fire.

Hot ashes caused a fire early today in
shed in the rear OF Cos Massachu-
sets avenue northwest, owned and oc-
cupied by Charles F. Hawke. The dam
age was slight.
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are shown In the annual financial re-
port OF the auditor and their poor
fund in 1914 was $13,196.86. Des
Moines county pays widows pensions
through their poor fund, applications
to the judges being handled by the
supervisors through the poor fund
The widows pensions expense l9l4
for Lee county was $7.677 and for 1915
1t will average one thousand dollars
per month and will still be increased
in 1916.
It Is understood that meeting OF
the supervisors, Judges and all county
officials will be held in the near future
to discuss the expenses Of the county
and adopt restrictive measures. Their
is no doubt but that the expenses per-
tanning to the courts should be redn 2
ed and the meeting OF the ofhciais
should give all due diligence to the
economical issue which Is becoming
necessary In the face OF the present
growing Indebtedness. Two county
seats and a double set Of c6dcials ac-
count to some extent the expense dit
ference between Lee and Des Moines
counties, but there appears to pc
plenty Of room for economy.
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The weather has been quite rainy.
but Is better at present.
Andrew Anderson was Pennington
caller Monday.
The threshing is mostly done IN
this neighborhood, excepting few
jobs.
]. l.. Brodsky was Croton caller
Tuesday; also Henry Horsey and Mac
Parsons.
An fee cream party was held at
Perry Moline's Saturday night and
quite a number attended
Mrs. John O'Neal and Bess Rider
were Croton callers Tuesday.
Joe O'Neal and Earl Wells were
Croton callers Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lark Starr were Farm
incton callers Sunday
Robt Nelson and Louis Felt were
Croton callers Monday.
Corn cutting is the principal occu-
patton of this vicinity.
Andrew Anderson and family visftei
Harry Moline OF Dry Ridge, Sunday.
Katherine Horsey is teaching the
Rising Sun sch DOL.
Albert Padrett was Croton caller
one day last week.