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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
ROPED ARENA NOTES

LANCASTER Pa. Feb. 1.-FrRnkle Erne
won a six-round fight from Harry Glen, OF
New York. in Baltimore Saturday. night, Erne
put up a great fight and had things his own
way in all tho six rounds. Both weighed In
at 100 pounds.
readlness for the Jim Flynn-Gunboat Smith
contest here tonight. The ministers have lost
all hone Of blocking the fight.
NEW York. Feb. 1.-The ~jujutsu cham
pionship of the world viii be decided tonight
At Browns gymnasium, when Tarro Miyake,
who claims the title, will meet VIM Bingham.
Instructor OF the New York Athletic Club,
Bingham never has been beaten.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
Tonight,s the Night

Hallahan Hall tonight when the EVEN
ING LEDGER composing room basket
ball team meets the Sports Department
five. AS though this attraction was
not enough, the committee in charge Of
the arrangements has programmed ten
other spasms. There will be solos,
quartets and other things thrust upon
the unsuspecting visitors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
Words Of Cheer

wen, Penn, here's hoping you car get
10 going,
The Pennsylvania system, as OF yore,
No matter tUhdt nc1t seasons final
shooting,
1t can't be tUorsc than 10hut has gone
before.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
More Proof

Every branch of sport is interested
in this Keep Philadelphia First
movement. This City, as we have it.
of Brotherly Love is where the stars
are made. We refer specifically this
time to Seasholtz, who's going to state
College to show 'em how to pitch. Well,
he's still in the State, anyhow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

John McGraw now admits that golf
is one Of the greatest games ever de-
vlsed. We tried to tell him thai one
summer night In st. Louis, but with
out effect. we probably picked the
wrong m for dispensing infor-
nation. The Giants had just lost three
straight to the Cardinals and not even
baseball looked very good to John j..
at that morose date.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
, One Way to Look at It

There's n thing Brooklyn has to
thank the Federal League for" says
Charley Ebbetts. at saved us $25, 900
by taking Joe Tinker and giving us a
chance to develop O'Mara for, moth
ing"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
Soccer Sport Interest Dying

LONDON. Feb. THE English toccsr
clubs .h have % sseR h ass. hsTd { ms s oS,s91t s Ssn the
iust published q the total attendance at the
games OF the three principal leagues 10 De-
cember 81 show a decrease OF nearly 40 per
cent, compared with the corresponding months
OF 1913.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
Kilbane Fights Kansas Tonight

BUFFALO, Feb. I.-JohnnY Kilbane will
defend his featherweight champi9nship crown
viii box Young Kansas. Bnnalo's
ssnsatlonal yogngster; WIG packs the punch
ray announced last night that both boys were
AZ weight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
oh. Saw Not So

Was all this space for williams
And for Lightweight John Riibdne
All didtribcS OF crpcrt Scribes
In Tding
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

The 94th annual meeting Of the United
states hationAl avn Tennis Association aiI
be held AT the Waldorf-Astora New York.
next FRIDAY. Because OF the Important mat
tiers relative 20 the national chamuionship
tournament together With speclal reports fnam
TO be more fully attended than any previous
meeting In the history OF the game IA this
country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
Aetresssa 70 Play Hoeksy

KEW YORK. Feb. 1-SeFon young women.
al members 81 the -Watch Your step" com
nanY nov piayinE At the NeH Amsterdam
Theatre. aud an qf them enfhugqstie Rnd
nraeticed EkaLafs have Organised themselves
mo u hockey team Tor which Mias Ethel
eykas. who combines ths duties q captain and
business msaaaer e The club Is ready 70
iss1a Il folHa1 Chalisa4a 70 ana other outht
Il fanala h1cslTista Ia he Hed4-iuat -
se1n ~ ha "a nrd enc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

RICE
Revised

ran many a shot at random sent
FInds traps the driver never sneamt;
run many q cIeob shot doaen the glen
Is noUer ever found again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
MAKE Ready Cor wrIters, Banquet

The various committees OF the PHILADELPHIA
spoTtinE Writers Association VIII meet at the
Pen aud Pencil Club this afternoon. Plans
for the dinner at the Majestic on February ia
ths associations history Is promised, All
Wishing TO participate may do 30 by remttting
IS 20 Treasurer James W. GantE. the Press,
No more than 400 persons win be seated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

Undoubtedly, the psychological mo-
ment has been picked out to re-estab-
llsh the Penn system. If you don't be-
Iieve It., look over the records Of the
last football season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
Motorboat Show Attraction Now

NEW. YORK. Feb. The motorboat show
In Madison Square Garden will settle down
20 serious business this morning and for six
will explain the merits OF their boats,
engines and other parts that 20 TO a perfect
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

Kilbane, the heavier man, is doing
the sidestepping, 1t appears. His title
Is in danger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
Dogs, Etcetera

There cas- a MAJ In our to1on
Who otoned a prize canine,
And everytUhere he took that dog,
The people said: Hes fine"
He tool him to the baseball park
To see the Pirates play,
When Fred Clarke SdtU that dni-mule,
'TtodS this tce heard him say:
"IH trade you a good outGclder,
ri gtUe you a catcher of mine,
ri throlu In a dozen Of bdsebaHS,
II you'H turn oUer that canine"
The man ,Uho otemcd the do0gic
Jumped at The offer made,
And then he stole some more dogs
And used them In a trade.
Today he oionS a baseball team,
And Is a millionaire,
He otDeS Dc all to that prize dog
His fortune started there.
Exchange.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
A Word From Cornell

Dear sir: In regard to your re-
marks about Yale and Harvard crews.
why not Mention Cornell in connection
with rowing ones in a while? Last
year Courtney's crew peat 9th Yale
and Harvard and did 1t with such an
inconslderable intermission that au-
thorities agree they sacrificed their I'M
doubted claim to victory at Pough-
keepsie. Why Yale and Harvard
should m%onopolize all attention is and
always has been a mystery to Ithacans.
Can 1t be because Cornell athletes re-
frain from signing the articles of
sporting journalists? CORNELL II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
An Annea1 to the Press

AL 0pHthA W bhd 1Aooos
Wafiop as daily, ,Cith, u u so pieases
Dot,
Incidents 0ruesome, both near and
djdrj
Play up tho murderous, u It but cases
you
Doton In tho chroniciiu0 things as
they arc
DO tChdt you toiI 10Th us-bore us
dntuse us
But In the nam OF the Fourth Estate
pen,
HoiCeper othcrtCise yoN may abuse us
NiD on this harrykthdto dope again.
Play up tho todr stUG bv columns aud
pages,
Ring IN the Senate as far as you toill;
TEL US of strikes aud tho 7CorkiH0mdn's
tUdges
cut bv the trust tin the pay pouch
Is nil;
Flood US ,oith yarns Of a Bolkdn up
rising,
Ring IN Doc Bryan tGith versatile pen,
But In the line Of pour daily derisina
Mir on this hdrrBtthdtC dope again.
A month from today will find 600
ball players pointed south. Still an
other month later many of these will
return, but, as Mr.. Tennyson said so
aptly before, mot the 60O."
As we understand It the reserve
clause is to be abolished in theory but
sustained in actual practice by agree
ment. Would you call that $3.50, or
about 1886?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
o,Rourks TrainInK wfIlard

Ell PASO. Feb. Tex OfRaurka. a. Kew
York. took up the worh Yesterday az tfainas
johnson Ia 1uarez Tor the worlds chalpnt1a
ahip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

Charlie Whites demand hat he be
formally declared lightweight cham
pion had he knocked out Fred Welsh,
or won from him on a foul, reminds the
old timers of Critics request just be-
fore his bout with Jack McAuliffe. Nc
Auliffe is the bloomin' chompeen, isn't
'e?" asked Critic. Eyes? An il 1 lick
i'm, e becomes the ex-chompeen? Well,
then, blyme, 1 want the same right,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
SAM ROBIDEAU AND WILLIE HOUCK FURNISH FISTIC FIREWORKS AT OLPN

y'know-lf e ticks me, I've got to be
the ex-chompeenl"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
offside PLAYS


Success Is planted bp sinking short
putts-uot hitting long driUeS.
The battle is dltOays to the strong
u the rest of It is $3.50.
Aud the race that isn't to the stoift
Is generally a Jrdme-up or a fake.
Such Is the break OF the game. Just
as San Francisco is firmly re-estab.
lished and ready to forge on ahead to
greater glory, the White Sox send Ping
Bodie back to stay.
With Ping gone. Pipp has no pa
tronymlc rival left in the big leagues,
unless Beer is drafted from Saskatoon
or Tee IS purchased from Portsmouth.
r. X. J~~-stallings' Braves average
even younger than the Mackmen aver
aged in 1910. when they first reached
the crest. This is especially true OF
the pitching staff, where they depended
on Bender, Coombs and Plank, all
older han James, Tyler and Rudolph.
AT which point it Is Just as we'll to
remember that the Mackmen as ar
rayed today are younger on an aver
age than the Cubs were when Frank
Chance first put them over the pennant
jump.
schang and all the pitchers are
under %: McInnls, Barry and Baker
are under 30, and neither Strunk nor
Eddie Murphy is over %. The only
two vets beyond 80 are Lajoie and RUDE
Oldring. If Mack gets good, steady.
pitching it's no sure bet that his peo-
pie will be beaten even by the Red
SoX.
Both Fed and o. B. magnates, plus
all players involved, deny the charge
that they are the ones hurting the
game. That makes the solution fool
ishly simple-the trouble is all being
started by the fans, just as Belgium
launched the European war by at
tempting to destroy Berlin and Vienna.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

Would it add in any way to the gen.
eral buoyancy of Cornell ~ If we
confessed to a belief that Cornell is
probably better in more athletic ways
than any other American university?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01
Referred to C. Briggs

Dear Sir: Who is this new Kelly
guy they named the pool game after?
(Pu2zled.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

Such Is the break OF the game. just
lished and ready to forge on ahead to
greater glory, the White sox send Ping
Bodie back to stay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

With Ping gone, Pipp has no pa
tronymic rival left in the big leagues.
unless Beer is drafted from Saskatoon
or Tee IS purchased from Portsmouth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Feb. L Fred
Tonsy. pitcher OF the Louisville Ameri-
can Association Club. VINO was drafted
by the Brooklyn Nations. announced yes
terdaY that he had signed a oontfaet With
tbs Pittsburzh Federal Leasus cub
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-01

MIDDLEBURY. Vt. Feb. Tray l..
Fisher, pitcher OF the New York Ameri-
cans. said yesterday that he had signed
a three-year contract with that club.
II Is understood tina his contract calls
for a salary Of S1s.500 for the three years.
Fisher has resigned his position as
physical director at Mlddlebury College,
which he has held for several years.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16
Former Congressman
HObsOn to Speak Thursday

Former Congressman Hobson. who
will speak here Thursday evening at
the armory under the auspices of the
Anti-Saloon League of America, is re-
ceiving an ovation on his tour through
Washington and Oregon. At Yakima,
he addressed an audience of $500 and
everywhere is being enthusiastically
received.
The rally here Thursday evening
will be in charge of the Rev. A. A. Win
ter who will introduce Governor Witty.
combe, to preside during the evening
The program will include, besides the
two sueaqers of the evening, solo by
Mrs. Julia Bross Pinnell and singing
of several well known songs, led by
Professor Mendenhall. The Rev. r. N
Avison will offer the invocation and
the Rev. F. 7, Porter viii pronounce
the benediction.
DR.. Edwin I. Stearns of New Yorl,
who will also address the rally, il
known as one of the most eloquent
speakers of the national Anti-Salool
League platform
The admission is free, and the exer
cises of the evening will begin prompt
ly at s o. clock with the introduction 0.
Governor Withycombe as chairman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16
Market Trend Upward
In Leading Stocks Today

Copyrighted 1915 by the New York
Evening Post.)
New York, Nov. 16.-With perhaps
some increase Of activity, the general
trend of the market today was upwards.
The movement was not regularly dis.
tributed, however. War shares were
again weak, and the action in a good
many others was uncertain. On the
other hand, railways received aggres-
sive support and copper shares were
again bid up, apparently under con
certed "inside activities"
A rise of half a cent in copper metal
in the past two days, and of one cent
since a week ago was the obvious basis
for this movement. The days rise in
mercantile marine securities (once the
ill-fated "shipping trust'') merely re.
Elected the market 5 view of the good
fortune which the war has brought tc
the enterprise which was viewed in
differently in peace.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16
Court Of Fairies
viii Give Initiation
In Public Tomorrow

The Court of Fairies, the juvenile
organization Of the United Artisans,
will put on their rituaistic work and
public initiation tomorrow evening at
the armory, beginning at s O'Clock,
This is the first public appearance
Of this organization, said to be the only
one of its kind in the United States
While other insurance companies in
sure Children this is the only fraternal
order Of the kind. Fully 100 children
will take part in the initiation and
work, with Marguerite White as ruler
of the Fairies, Mona Schaum, chancel-
lor and Letna Wilson, past ruler
Among the Portland people who will
come to take notes of this new order,
are Judge Robert Morrow Of the Board
Of Investors Of the United Artisans,
| II. $, Hudson, supreme master Artisan,
and G. l.. McKenna, supreme secretary.
Harvey Hudson, Jr., and Mrs Martin,
Of Portland, will assist in the program
with vocal solos, and the Hcbel Cher
rybud band will also render several Sc
cctions. TO add to the entertainment
Of the evening, the prize drill team
Of the Artisans will put on the same
drill given at Oakland this summer and
the Artisan orchestra will play.
Many of the state house officials
are expected to be present, including
Governor Withycombe.
The initiation of this juvenile lodge
has attracted much attention, and tC
accomodate the large membership OF
the United Artisans and their many
friends, the management though best
to hold tho exercises in the armory.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16
SILVERTON NEWS
Capital Journal Special service.)

lCapital journal Special Service.)
Silverton, Ore, Nov. 16. - Walter
Bowen has sold his stock of goods at
Molalla to the Robbins Brothers of that
place. He has not decided where he will
locate but will stay there and assist at
the Robbins Brothers sale before leav-
ing
Sylvia, the seven-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Larson, was operat-
ed on at Salem Tuesday for appended
It's. The operation was successful and
it is hoped the recovery will be speedy
one.
Mrs. John Quail and Mrs Anna Har-
vey were weekend guests at the home
of MIR. and Mrs. John Hannestead at
Corvallis.
Mrs. J. J. Oder left for her home at
MYRTLE Creek on Wednesday, after a
pleasant visit with her parents, Mr., and
Mrs. j. II. Lincoln.
Those to attend the Rebekah conven'
tion at Aurora on Friday, November s.
from this place were: Mesdames Fran
ces Hosmer, Charles Hartman, A. II
Wrightman, r. w. Riches and M. Otto
day; also Messrs. r. G. Allen and T. w
Riches.
A number Of Mrs. G. M. Cooley Z
friends came in for surprise last Tues
day evening. The occasion being Q
birthday celebration. A fine time is re
ported.
The Cozy Candy Shop is nicely locat
ed in its new home on Main street II
the old Ames building, and the Palm
will soon move to the place made va
cant by the Cozy, and also have th'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16
Resignation of Pastor
Harry {. Marshall Accepted

The resignation Of the Rev, Harry +.
Marshall, pastor of the First Baptist
church, was accepted by the trustees
Of the church Sunday morning The
pastor, will continue with the church
until the first Of the year, when he
will take up his evangelistic work, be.
ginning with the East Side Baptist
church Of Portland. From this work, he
will 60 to Baker City for three weeks,
then to Bend for three weeks
Next Monday Mr.. Marshall will 20
to Corvallis to take up ovangclistic
work, following the Rev, llinson of
Portland. These services will continue
about two weeks.
In resigning as pastor Of the First
Baptist church, and going into the
evangelistic field, Mr.. Marshall has the
best wishes and fellowship of the Salem
church. A number of Salem men are
planning with Mr.. Marshall to work
with him and take part in the RESPONSE
bility Of this new field which he has
chosen.
AS yet, the trustees Of hte First Bap'
tist church have selected no successor
to Mr.. Marshall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16
County Fruit Inspectors
AdUice to Fruit Growers

eased leaves that have fallen to the
numbers of minute spores are produced
by the fungus and are shot from the
dead leaves into the air. They are
then carried to young foliage and cause
the primary infections. Spots develop
on the leaves and in short time new
crop of spores is produced. These are
quickly disseminated and cause second.
ary injections whica become exceed
ingly numerous if there happens to be
a rather long-continued spell of wet
weather at the time.
The infections result in the presence
Of small dark spots or specks on the
surface of the leaves. These may be
few in number or in severe infections
may be so numerous as to cover com
pletely the leaf surface. On the under
side there will usually be found little
hght.colored specks, each consisting of
mass of spores by whicn the disease
is disseminated. Where the attack is
severe the leaves often turn yellow
The most serious effect is the dropping
of the infected leavs. In some eases
hardly a leaf remains on the tree
Where many leaves are cast the tree
suffers decided setback from the
loss of these organs and as a result
the growth of the tree is reduced and
the chances for a good crop of fruit
the following season are lcssened. The
fungus will also attack the fruit stems
1t has been suggested by recent in
vestigation of this disease that the re
moval of fallen leaves from the or
chard and from the fence rows in the
fall would be beneficial since it is OF
these leaves that the disease is carried
over the winter and fran them tna
the first infections in the spring come
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16

Following up an article recently pub.
hshed in The Capital Journal on dis
eases peculiar to prunes and cherries,
c. o. Constable, county fruit inspector.
tells of ways to prevent the spread of
this parasitic fungus which has been
causing so much damage, mostly
through defoliation. One of the best
means of preventing the spread of the
disease, is that of removing the fallen
leaves from the orchards.
The article by Mr. Constable fol-
lows:
Cylindrosporium Leaf Spot.
Through the Kindness of The Capital
journal on November 10th, was pub
lished an article on spraying for Cylin-
drosporium Leaf Spot. In addition to
spraying have some information from
Prof. "A. P. Barss of the Oregon Agri-
cultural college in regard to its life
history which may be of interest to the
archardist.
This is disease of cherries and
prunes which has been present in Ore
gon for some time, but as rule the
attacks have not been severe enough
| to attract very much attention from
growers. During 1914, however, mum
erous complaints Of this trouble were
received and recent reports make il
evident that in many sections of the
state the disease is present in epidmiC
form this sason (l9l5) and that it is
causing great deal of damage through
the defoliation and consequent shock
to the vitality of the trees which will
result.
The Nature of the Disease.
The disease is caused by a parasite,
fungus known as Cylindrosporium. This
fungus lives over winter in the old dis
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16

Eyre, DR.. NJ. c. Findley D, W. Fischer,
Chas. II. Fischer, Frank f. Frickey,
Daniel j. Fry, Jr., Orris Fry, Carl D.
Gabriellson, Fred Gahlsdorf, Max Gehl-
har VIM. George, Jr., G j. Green, Fink
ham Gilbert, Bryan Goodcnough, Isa-
dore Greenbaum, Wallace Griffeth
C. $. Hamilton, Ralph Hamil-
ton, VIM, NJ. Hamilton, Otto Han
son, A. NJ. Hansen, Oral Hagadorn,
R. A. Harris, Judge L. 7. Harris, Nick
X. Hatcn, f. w. Hazard, G. G, Hickox,
Edwin NJ. Hoffnell, Archie Holt, Bill
Howard, Carson Hunt, Arthur Hutch
con, Paul Johnson, II. Il. Kabrick, D.
D. Keeler, Harry Kellis, S, A. Eozer,
+. A. Kurtz, Kenneth Legg, Florence
Leggett, Lloyd Lee, John II. Lewis,
Carl Mason, Dr. r. +. Mcintyre, b. {.
Miles, Ben Minton, Carl Minton, W. w,
Moore, Oliver j. Byers, Ivan McDan-
iels, James McGilchrist, i. NJ. Mekin-
ney Prof. j. c. Nelson, Glen G. Niles,
A. j.. Reinhart, Ray Richardson,
TAeo. Rotn, Reed Rowland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-16
Governors Attending
Anti-SaIoOn Convention

Portland, Ore, Nov. 16.--Governors
lister, Of Washington, Alexander, of
Idaho, and Withycombe, of Oregon, are
here 70 attend the state convention Of
the Antl'Saloon League which will open
tonight, (
Former Congressman Richmond Pear
son Hobson, of Alabama, hero of tho
Merimas, will also be in attendaner.
This is the first time that the Cover.
nors Of three states have assembled at "
convention Of this cha;l3;er. Incidental.
ly, they reprosert states that will GO
dry Ja