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The Washington times., 1915-12-15

o'clock dinner was served in the spa
cious dining room. Dinner being over,
the evening was spent m music. dan
cing, anc cards.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Richter. william Richter, Mr..
and Mrs. Davis, MIR. Harrison and
daughter, Mrs. " Moran, Mr.. and Mrs.
King and daughter, Mr.. and MRS. Harlie
race, Miss Margaret Downes. Miss LuIa
Norris, MISS Ida Norris. Miss Consian-
tine. B. Archer. George, Norris, &. r..
Norris, Albert Norris, leroy Norris,
Ralph Norris, Mr.. Roth, Edward " ood,
Joseph W ood, Mr. Hooper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Reeves, ana Mr.. and Mrs. J. n,
Norris.
Col. Edward +. Brown, of Atlanta.
Ga, who was at the White House yes
terday, left for New York last night.
lie viii return at the end of the week.
Colonel Brown win go to Ohio next
week to spend Christmas with Mrs.
Brown, who Is spending the winter with
her mother. Mrs. Mitchell.
Senator Willard Salisbury and Mrs.
salisbury will be hosts at reception
tonight In honor of the members of the
Senate and their wives. They will be
assisted In receiving their guests by
Miss Emily Blssell, of Wilmington. wlo
is visiting them.
Capt. and Mrs. w. T.. p. French will
be hosts at dinner tomorrow night At
,their residence In N street,
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Lane are the guests IN whose honor
Judge and Mrs. Sidney Ballou will en-
tertain at dinner this evening,
-.
Arrangements have just been com
pleted for series of tea dances to be
given at the Playhouse during tho next
few weeks, The first will take place on
Christmas afternoon from 4 TO g O'clock
and others will follow on January ],
January I, January H. and January Il.
the dates being subject to change. The
members of the Playhouse will have
the privilege of inviting guests George
Peabody Eustis. Eldridge Jordon and J.
Henri de Sibour form the committee in
charge of arrangements. The patron
esses will be announced later.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
COURT ASKS SCHOOL
DATA IN EVANS CASE
Record of Employment to Be
Presented When Trial Re-
opens Next Tuesday.

The records OF the Board Of Education
having to do with the employment OF
w. Bruce Evans. former principal Of the
Armstrong High School, win be pre-
sented in Circuit Court No. Q next Tues
day at p. m. when the mandamas ac-
ton brought by Evans to compel the
board to reinstate him Is resumed.
Some doubt was expressed at the
hearing yesterday as to Dvans' failure
to furnish programs of the work OF his
school before the beginning OF the
terms, and the court suggested that this
matter should be cleared up by produc-
ing the records of the teachers employ
ment.
Roscoe c. Bruce. colored. assistant
superintendent of education, was on the
stand for two hours late yesterday.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Justice Anderson to
Lecture on Diplomacy

An address bv Justice Thomas H.
Anderson. of the District Supreme
Court. will give the first Of a series OF
lectures or American Diplomacy at the
American University. tomorrow after
noon ut o'clock
Motion pictures showing the countries
Justice Anderson will talk about are to
he thrown upon the screen following his
lecture. Admission to the course is
free.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Delegates Arriving for
Pan-American Congress

The infiux of delegates to the Pan
American Scientific Congress. which
began slowly last week. received big
impetus today in the arrival of seven
of the ten Argentina Representatives
from Key West. They were met at
tn Union Sttion by representatives Of
Department. They were escorted to
their hotel and will be presented to
the Secretary of State this afternoon
or tomorrow.
The Argentine Legislature appropri-
ated $4,000 to pay the expenses OF
the delegation. Before coming to the
United States they visited Panama and
Cuba,
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Commissioners Inspect
New Fire Engines

Inspection was made by Commission
ers Brownlow and Kutz today of
new gasolene pumping engine and
combination motor chemical engine and
hose wagon. g.-...
The apparatus will be installed in No.
2S engine house. Twenty-eighth street
and Connecticut avenue. 1t was pur-
chased from the American La France
Fire Engine Company, of Elmira, y.
Y. at a cost Of S10.500.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Wife Accuses EmplOye
Of District of Misconduct

Alleging that he abandoned her in
February, 1912, and has since been
guilty of misconduct, Denia Ridgley TO-
day filed suit for an absolute divorce
from Mack Ridgley. a driver for the
District.
Ridgley Is cited to appear in Equity
Court No. l. December Y, and snow
cause why temporary alimony should
not be paid his wife during the pen
dency of the suit In the petition, filed
b. Attorneys John T. Money and Morris
Knowlton. permanent alimony is sought.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
TOdaV'S Sales.

Washington Railway As. S2.0C0TSOg,.
Potomac and Electric consolidated IS.
81 .0O0T99h. 81 OO0@99Ts. 81 S1.UOOI9sTS, 81 ,O6OI
997t. $2000td997t, S4GOOtIe97S.
Washington Railway preferred. SISS
Mergenthaler. 3dl64. 1Od1Gj. 5@1F5. 100
After call-Wsshingt1n Gcs Us, $5O0D
lO52,
Potomac Electric rst SIS. S4.oOOa1O5Is
81 00dl055k.
Washington Gas T.ipht, 3d76.
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Wholesale Produce Market

EGGs-Neurby, fresh. s595s per dos.
Southern. S5@s4c per doz.
CHEEsE-New York. new. I7c per h.;
nat. 11hc per lb.
BUTTER-Elgin print. SIC per lb.; tub Sc
per lb. process, 26c per ID.
LIVE POULTRY--Hens l3c Ib.; roost-
ers, 10c per h.; live turkeys. 1s6lSc per ID. /:
spring chickens, Hf1l5c per h..
LIVE STOCK-Ceal calves, best 10dI0l5c
per lb.: heavy. S0shc per h.. fat sheep.
4ha5c per h.. spring lambs, SGSlic per H.
KREY. PRICE 4 co
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. furnished by
Taylor Wade)-PotatOes, $3.50 per barrel:
onions, S1.O0 per bu.; t2.l5 per sack: cabbages.
100 per barrel: beets. tt.60 per 100 bunchea.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Identifying 1t.

SHAY. offisher." began the belated
citiS en- "I-hic-want you L shea me
home. You-hic-know where my hodsh
Is. don't you?"
LET me see," unused the policeman.
What's the name of your ?'-ChI-
caGo News.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Bonds.
Where Would 1t E?

The country is simply being ruined
by this idea of rushing everything"
Yet where would this country have
been II they had arrested Paul Revere
for exceeding the speed limit?'-Balui-
NOR American.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Cotton Higher.

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Cotton. prices
opene6 from TO points higher on the
New York Cotton Exchange today.
| Liverpool was steady. with a better un-
dertone and less LIQUIDATION.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Natural Enough.

Indignant Customer-Barber. why did
YOU drop that steaming towel on my
face?
Barber--Becsuse it was too hot to
hold, sir.-Boston Globe.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
Living, All Right.

Wigg-I am satisfied that retribution
will some day oVertake the coal man.
Wagg-Yes. his scales are now wing
in weight for him.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Washington times., 1915-12-15
LOCAL AND NEW YORK FINANCIAL NEWS
New York Stocks.

All transactions IN stocks are on the basis
OF dollars and fractions thereof
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs a
Co., menibers Of New York Stock Exchange.
Hibbs Building.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. TasEer Bliss,
4. s. A., entertained at dinner last
evening. Their guests were Brig. Gen.
and Mrs. Montgomery Macomb, Brig.
Ger. pnd Mrs. Henry p. McCann, Col
and Mrs Charles Treat Miss Bliss, and
Col MilhnI q Wilder.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15

Cedar Crest, the country home OF the
Richter brothers, fifteen miles out on
the Annapolis road. was the scene OF a
surprise party on Sunday. December B.
the occasion being the fifty-secOnd an
: niversaTy Of the birth OF John Richter.
A party Of twenty departed from ar.
Norris residence. 90 ~ street south
west Dr. n l~r-Tc au'a frucv. arriving al
Ccdar Crest IN tmo Cor hrcarfast.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15

Mrs. CraiGie. widow of Gen. David
j. Craigie T.. :. A., who was the guest
% her snn-in-lRw and daughter, CAPT.
and Mrs George u Arrowsmith, =. ).
A.. AZ West Point. has returned TO
WASHINGTON end Opc med her apartment
at The Rochambeau for the winter.
The Washington times., 1915-12-15

The committee on arrangements for
the photopiaY, THE Battle CRY Of
Peace" 10 be given under the auspices
of the National Society, Daughters OF
the American Revolution. at Memorial
Continental Hall, on Friday evening,
wish to announce that members OF the
n: A. r. viii he admitted ny showing
their insignia or by presentation OF
Identification card, which may be OBJ
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
ST. LOUIS YOUNG
 PITCHERS DEFEAT
 TANKS TWO GAMES

New York, Sept. 23.-A pair of Branch Rickey's recruit hur1ers easily trimmed the Tanks in both games of the second series of double head CTS before another small sized gath ering of the home folks at the Polo Grounds yesterday after noon Me Cabe and Til1nan,s lately of the Colo nia1 League, were the names of the youngsters that Manager Hickey trot- ted out and both handed out line of goods that completely mystified the young and old members of the Dono- van family.
 The first portion of the bargain day attraction went to the Rickeyites by the score of to 2. while the late scrap was awarded to the boys from the Show Me State by to 1.
 Ray Fisher, the Vermont School master, was the victim of the Browns in the first game. Ray got along fairly well until the lucky or unlucky seventh when a free transportation ticket to first and a couple of safe clouts gave the Browns a pair of runs and settled the issue for good.
 After Fisher was licked in the first, Manager Donovan relied upon Allen Russell, who beat the White Sox last week. to get an even break. Russell pitched fairly well but the Browns managed to bunch their few hits off him with, telling effect. The Rich mond youngster was taken ~out in the eighth for a pinch hitter and Dazzle Vance replaced him in the ninth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
REMARKS TO TACKLE
 YOSTS ON NEXT SUNDAY

What is sure to be a big attraction will be staged at Yost field on Sunday when the YoSt and the Rerning ton Arms baseball teams resume their se- ries which started earlier in the sea- .son, when the Armory boys took two games from the Rem-Y ost. In look ing over the Arms outfit there is seen CorkinS catching, who saw service with Bridgeport in the Eastern asso- ciation; Sherwood, who was for sew eraI years the idol of the New Haven fans when the Eastern association was in it's prime; Gaudette, who played one season with Worcester in the New England league; Cerago, the star out fielder who was with Northarnpt pton and Springfield, and Pjura, who last season played with Woonsocket and early this season with Hartford in the Colonial league.
 In the Yost team, Manager Keenan, who promises to have a big league third baseman, feels sure he will cop the game if his boys play the same brand of ball they furnished against te Singers So confident is Manager Healy of his outfit that he did not hes itate a moment when Manager Keenan asked permission to strengthen his team with a couple of hired players but told MT. Keenan to engage any one he saw fit.
 Considerable betting has been done among the packers of both clubs. The contest will start at 3:15 sharp, with Lou Silva, acting umpire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
SOUTHERN ASSO.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Heinie Wagner, 34 Today, a Fallen
 Star of Diamond

Heinie' Wagner. who used to be called ~f'The Ball Club" when he was the star shortstop of the American League, was born 34,years ago today, Sept. 23, 1881, in New York city, The great right arm that made the Bos- ton Red Sox the champions of the world only three years ago, has lost it's cunning, ana @-Heinie' has been relegated to the company of the fallen stars of balIdom. Charles Wag- ner, to give him his right and proper monaker, broke into professional ball more than IA years ago. He was sign ed by the Giants in 1901, but was turned over to the Columbus club for further seasoning. t'Heinie" started his professional career in the Buck eye state capital as an outfieIder In 1902 he was given a try-out as short stop, but early in the season he suf-- fered an injury which put him. out of the game, and the Columbus club re- leased him..
 Wagner returned to New York to recuperate, and late in the 1902 sea- son he got another chance with the
 Giants. The following year he fgur- ed in more than a hundred contests, alternating as shortstop and third
 baseman. In 1904 he was given the keystone bag, and made a fair show ing, and thereafter he alternated be- tween second and shortstop. Wagner remained with the Giants until the close or the 1906 season. but he never became a regular with the McGra w ties, and hung onto his job by the skin of his teeth.
 In 1907 Wagner went to the Bos- ton Red Sox, and there he quickly de- ve1oped into one of the stellar short stops of the game. "Heinie'' appar- ent1y found the cultured atmosphere
 Of Boston to his liking. for, while an indifferent player in his native town, he became regular with the Bos- tonians from the first. Wagner had much to do with winning the pennant and the worlds flag for the Red Sox in 1912, and in 1913 the captain of the 1 worlds champions led the American League shortstops in fielding. That was the finish of his career as star. At 34, "Heinie'' Wagner is a young 1 ster as compared with the distinguish 1 ed -"Ionus'' Wagner, who is now in l his forty-second year and has been playing in the National League for Is years. Shortstop McBride of Wash I ington is only a couple of months
 younger than 'tHeinie," and began | playing ball in Kansas City and Mil \ waukee at about the same time Wag-
 ner made his start.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
YALE PLAYERS DO
 BETTER AND COACH
 HINKEY IS PLEASED

New Haven. Sept. 23-With the changing of the moon, there is cool CT weather, and the miselike. air had a great effect upon the Yale football players yesterday. There was a great improvement over the per formance of the previous day. The plays were run off smoother, the ball was handled cleaner, and there was absence of funpbling and losing signals, which characterized Tuesday s program.
 Baldr1dge played at right tackle and Gates at left tackle. The first team was made up as follows:
 Left end, Moseley; left tackle, Gates; left guard, Kent; center, Way; right guard, Kent; right tackle, Bald ridge; right end. Allen; quarterback, Lowry; left halfback, Captain Wilson; right halfback, ScoviI; fullback. Guernsey.
 In the afternoon there were two scrimmages of 10 minutes each. The frs ttearn made two touchdowns and a drop kick against the third team and one touchdown and drop kick against the second team. The second team scored a touchdown against the / first team. For this score Legore, playing on the second team, caught a. punt and ran through the first eleven for a touchdown. Captain Wilson scored two of the touchdowns for the first team and Scovil one. The drop kicks were made by Guern- sew
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
OPPOSE WRAY
 AS COACH OF.
 HARVARD EIGHT

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 23.-It was announced here yesterday that the Harvard Rowing Committee will make Q change in coaches beginning thls Fall Robert F. lHerrick. Captain or the Varsity eight in 1891, and Tor the last ten years Chairman of the Gradu- ates Rowing Committee. will be Tn charge hereafter, and with him, as sprofessional coach, and succeeding Jim Wray, will be William Haines, 1now, the coach atN the Union Boat Club in Bos- ton. Haines is an old English oarsman of worldwide reputation and Harvard has been considering his services for some time.
 Coach Wray's contract will not ex- lpire for several years, but he agreed lCommittee, and it is believed that he will remain at Cambridge and assist in the general coahing.
 Herrick has had much experience ! as a coach On several occasions he has decided matters pertaining to liar yards stroke and two years ago he developed the Cambridge eight which went to England and was victorious at the Henley regatta. His favor of ia modified English stroke is said to be the reason for the choice of Haines as coach for the Varsity next year!
 $Wray's crews have been very sue jcessful until two years ago. They took .lsix races in succession, but the crew Twas badly beaten last year after a narrow defeat in 1913, and when it was expected to win. Many Harvard men Eattribute the Crimson's long series o1 successes over Yale on the Thames to the poor rowing system at New Haven rather than to Harvard's extraor- ldinary efficiency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
SEVENTY TRYING FOR
 COLUMBIA ELEVEN AS
 FOOTBALL IS REVIVED

New York. Sept. 23.-Columbia's first call for football practice was an swered to-day by 8 squad of seventy men, From II o'clock. in the morning until darkness prevents the ball from being seen, the thud of the pig-skin was heard on the reborn South Field gridiron. At the last minute Coach Nelson T.. zMetcalf decided to advance the scheduled time for the afternoon practice, so as to give him the en- tire day for sizing up and trying out his green material
 That the coach's task will be no light one is certain, because of the fact that not a single man of the list Aof candidates has played the game since graduation from prep school, two years ago. However, several of CoIumbia's old football stars, in cluding Tom Thorpe and Harold Weeks, are expected to be on hand to help out in the preliminary, coach ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
ANNIVERSARIES OF RING BATTLES

1873gTom Allen whipped Mike McCool in seven rounds near St. Louis. McCoole, a giant Irtshman. was one of the hard-drinking, hard fighting gang of bruisers who hung out in the Missouri metropolis some 40 years ago. Mike first claimed the American title in~1866, when he de- feated Bill Davis and Aaron Jones. He had previously been defeated by Joe Coburn in 63 rounds at Charles ton, Md. In 1869 McCoo1e first fought Allen, an EngIishman, for the cham pionship. Tom outfought Mike all the way and made a chopptng block of him, but McCopIe's packers forced the referee to award the victory to their man on a foul. The second dgnG between McCoo1e and Anen4 was, like the first, pulled off on an island in the Mississippi. This time Allen was vic torious in 20 minutes. Later Mike shot and killed another pugi1ist and had a narrow escape from the gal lows. He then disappeared from St. Louis and from, the pages of pugihstic history. and, from all accounts, it was a good riddance.
 1878-Jaack and Mike Sullivan. fa- nous fighting twins, born at Cam bridge, Mass.
 1Ss3-Herman Landfield CFid Her man), lightweight boxer, born in Montreal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
EBBETS CONCEDES PENNANT FOR 1915
 TO THE PHILLIPS

Pittsburg, Sept. 23.-President Eb- bets, who is making theS last Western trip with the team, said yesterday:
 F'1t looks like the Phil1ies now They have made a grand fight for the peIfnant and are entitled to all the glory and cash that goes with the honork. It is the first pennant for National League team in Philadelphia in thirty-six years. and Pat Moran and his men deserve all the praise that is due them. I congratulate Moran and his men for putting up such a plucky fight under such a hard drive as he was forced to put his mel.
 '"The Brooklyn team I consider as good, if not better, than any team in the National League. This is not said with any idea of taking away any credit from Philadelphia, but l really believe Brooklyn would have won had it some of the breaks in it's favor, but we are going along now fighting for second place. Next year you will see the Superbas up there from the start
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
M'CANN WANTS TO PURCHASE
 BRIDGEPORT BASEBALL FRANCHISE
Howie Baker of This City Drafted By Giants From
 Little Rock, Ark.

have when he thinks of the coin the New London management passed up when it had to turn Becker loose this spring. McCann held on to Becker until the last minutee hoping the East ern association would be able to start
 John TilIman, who pitched for the St. Louis Browns, yesterday, is the same Tillman who formerly twirled for local 'semi-pro teams. Tillman was secured by St Louis from the New Bedford, Colonial league, club. He had never Jumped a contract with organized baseball so he was eligible for the big league.
 Jack Barry, the Red Sox infielder, has a. boil on his hip and is laid up at his home in Worcester, Mass. The Red Sox ought to be able to beat Cleveland and St. Louis without Bar ry.
 Frank Gnhooley, the high priced outfelder bought by the New York Americans from Buffalo, played his first game yesterday but failed to get a hit. He says he is all in after the hard season in Buffalo, where the players won the pennant on the last day of the season.
 Hard luck stories are already being sent out by the Harvard football man agement- They don't know how Coach Haughton is ever going to make a winner out of such crude material. The men are fumbling and getting in each others way. In the old days these yarns came from New Haven and fooled a lot of people until the big games when Yale stepped right out and swept the enemy from theIot.
 William M. Johnston, the new ten his champion. was beaten by former Champion Maurice Mclaughlin in ar exhibition match in St. Louis, yester- day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
OLD BILLY SULLIVAN / DOES COME BACK FOR
 MINNEAPOLIS WINNERS

Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 22-Billy Sullivan three years ago first string catcher for the Chicago White Sox, proved a valuable acquisition for the local American Association club. SJRI- hvan warmed the bench for two sea sons while with Coniskey's crowd be cause Ray Schalk was all that could be desired behind the bat, and at the start of the present season was given his unconditional release. The Min neapo1is club immediately signed the veteran backstop, and he more than made good for the AdiI1ers- He has caught more than 40 games this sea- son, and displayed the form which made him one of the best backstops in either league while he was in his prime. Sullivan, from present indi- cations, has several good seasons left in him, and his comeback ranks with those of old Jack Coombs and Smoky Joe Wood.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
.FOHL TO MANAGE
 CLEVELAND AGAIN

Boston, Sept. 2s.-Lee Foh1, man ager of the Cleveland team of the American League, has signed con- tract to continue il the position next season President Charles w. Som CTS announced yesterday. MT. Som CTS expressed faith in the ability of his manager to improve greatly the position of the team next year.
 Lee EohI started this season as coach for the young Indian pitchers, and came to Cleveland from Water bury, Conn.,, where he managed Som ers' team in the Eastern Association. When Joe Birmingham was asked to resign as manager of the club in the spring F4ohI was appointed temporary manager of the club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23
EASTON

The entertainment committee of tl e Esaston grange will give a whist and dance in the hall, Friday evening, Oc- tober 2. The grange orchestra will furnish music.
 The Dorcas society of the Baptist church held a meeting at it's hail. Tuesday afternoon, and tackled two quilts, after which supper was serv- ed.
 Invitations to the marriage of Miss Martha l.. Andrews, daughter of MT and Mrs. Elmer s. Andrews, and Frank Edwards, Jr., son of Frank Edwards of Bridgeport. have been is sued. The wedding will take place on the evening of Tuesday, October 5, at the Easton Baptist church.