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The Washington times., 1915-09-22
Small warboats Believed to
Hold Secret Of Defense
AGAINST Submarines.
IDEA ADOPTED BY ENGLAND
Officials Press Daniels to Oh.
tain Authority to Construct
New Craft.

Navy Department officials have Urged
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels to OBJ
tain from Congress authority to con-
struct q fleet Of naval terriers"
In recommending this, officers Of the
department have borrowed an idea from
the British admiralty. At present. there
are building in various plants along the
Atlantic coast OF the United States
scores Of light armored. speedy launches
for Ultimate delivery to the British
navy.
These "terriers." as they are called.
are believed by naval officers to thold
the secret Of naval defense against
submarines. Small. compact and quick
A. lightning. these d!munitive vessels,
armed with small bore guns and ma
chine rifles. will operate for all the
world like fox terriers, shifting out ap-
preaching submarines and swapping at
theis heels with deadly effect.
Used With Effect.
Officers of the United States navy
have watched the building of the Eng
nAh "tsrriers'' with considerable In
tefest. and so impressed are they with
the possibilities that 1t was learned to-
day by The Times from the highest pos
sible naval sources that generous pro-
islbn for the construction of similar
beats for the American navy will be
included in the naval building program
II. Secretary Daniels approves.
Ever since the European war broke
out, navy officials here have been at
Esrk seeking to devise means Of de-
heet from submarine attack. The fail
uI$ Of the German submarines to gain
any appfsciable results against British
oat3sships. was regarded a. somewhat
trAots for terriers at American ship
yArdA aisolosed the fact that for sorf1e
HtQe the British fleet had been using
thSss little war dogs effectively.
"Unfair" Criticism Resented.
Tho report that the German navy has
a(ready lost about forty submarines.
or moro than.it had at the outset Of the
Ftr. while only three British cruisers
craft: has convinced Officials here that
deadly. work.
IN this connection. officers of the
Bureau Of Construction and Repair at
ths Navy Department. resent what
Gently heaped upon the American sub
marine by reason of the accident to
the F-4. These officers deny that the
American navy. which first projected
4 Practical submarine. has been left
behind by foreign nations in the de-
volopanent Of advanced types.
On the contrary. attention was called
today to the fact that whereas the ac-
cidont to the F-4 represented the first
loDs OF life on an American submarine.
scores upon scores Of French and Brit
dsh officers and sailors lost their lives
long before the present war began in
an effort to keep pace with the Ameri-
can inventions.
Attention was also called 70 the fact
that the British subma rines, recently
built in this country and assembled in
Canada. are exactly similar to the H.
The Washington times., 1915-09-22
SO asi2.50 Silk and
s:.:: s;:::.. S5,55

Beautiful new taf-
reta silk, silk popiir.
storm serge and serge
and silk combination
dresses made In all tho
new models. includins
the TERED. the shocked.
the cOatee or strictly
tailored models. Rich
shades of green, blue.
black, brown. and gray.
The Washington times., 1915-09-22

New Military Braid
Suits Of al!
wool storm serge In rich
shades brown, green.
tIue and black; also
handsome novelty pleat-
ed modelled garments or
fancy crepe cloth with
silk braid trimmings and
fancy buttons. Wom-
ems and Misses sizes.
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|. P. c. TAKE
THREE IN THE
CLUBLEAGUE

The l. P. c. took three games from
the West Enders in the Y. NJ. c. A.
club league last evening. The second
game was very close but the L. p. c.
quintet proved too strong for their
opponents in the first and third. :.
Clifton Tracy was high man for the
evening with an average OF 15S. ed
gar Methyen averaged i56. Bill Dreier,
rolling his first league match. aver
aged loo and was high man for the
West Enders.
Tonight the Signal Corps and Cos
mos teams bowl in the senior league
scheduled match The Signal Corps
will use Capt. Mccutchen. Reep. Mos
ley Easter. Alderman and Smith with
Rice and Brooks In reserve. The Cos
mos lineup will include Chas II. Ath-
erton, captain; Methven. BefnaL Chu-
dy. ]. ]. Smith. Franks and Jackson.
Tomorrow evening at 7:45 a feature
match Is ON the boards. Chamber
lain's Colts will meet the Coast De-
tense. The Colts must win all three
games to hold first place against the
Honohllus. Two games for tlIe Colts
will tie them for the top notch posi-
ton. Capt. Stayton is determined 10
pull the Coast Defense team higher
up on the percentage table and viii
put forth every effort to win tomor-
rows match.
Last nights scores:
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MAGNATES MAKE:
WAY FOR BALL
PLAYERS SOON
ASSOCIATED Press1


NEW Y0RK-With the holding oil
the National league schedule meeting
here February the baseball mag
mates, Of organized baseball will be
gin to edge out of the spotlight In
favor of the player. The winter
months mark the season OF the mag
mates greatest prominence and this
has been particularly true Of the
league executives and club owners
since the world series The struggle
between organized and independent
baseball interests has forced the play,
er, In his active role, well into the
background. With the call for spring
training and, the announcement OF
schedules real baseball enthusiasm
will begin to revive and the possibili-
ties Of the 1915 season outlined.
Before this situation in the national
sport can be reached. however. there
are a number of important rulings.
legal and executive, which must be
clarified. The schedule meeting OF
the American league has already been
held and the National league will hold
its final conference in this city Feb
ruary g. At this gathering the mag
mates of the senior league will pass
officially upon the playing dates for
the coming season and also upon sew
eral resolutions and suggestions
passed or considered at the meeting
held early in December.
Chief among these is the rule limit.
ing club to 81 players during the
major portion of the pennant race and
the proposals to deny the withdrawal
of waivers once requested upon a
player as well as the proposition to In
crease the number of games In the
worlds series. General opinion
among the National league magnates
appears to indicate that the 21-playei
rule viii be rescinded at this meeting
Passed at a time when a financial re-
trenchment policy was strongly advo-
waited careful consideration OF the
effects of the rule has led to the be-
lief that 1t will work hardship upon
the majority of the clubs without ef-
fecting saving in keeping with It's
drastic results.
Regarding the proposed rule against
the withdrawal Of waivers requested,
there Is q wide difference of opinion
and definite action on this proposition
Is uncertain. The question has been
discussed generally among club own
srs and managers since the December
and there is much doubt re,
garding the effect of such reguIa-
ton. It; appears likely that the pro-
posal viii be tabled for further consids
Grafton. The idea of increasing the
worlds series games from seven to
nine or eleven contests has apparent
" been dismissed for the present at
asst It is probable that the matter |
will be given but passing mention in |
business before the league.
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Athletes Should Learn To Taper
OF After Hard Training Course

the attention Of the college athlete is
that do not believe he should take
part In vigorous competition after he
has completed his course and has gone
into business. For Instance, many
men who have been on college crew
will go into business following gradu'
alton, and. after leaving the Office.
proceed to some rowing club, where
they viii exercise just as hard as they
did when under the surveillance Of a
competent coach and a veteran
trainer.
The chances are that such man,
because of lack OF time. negIects to
eat regularly. takes his dinner late
and, instead Of being benefited, both
his business and his health are In.
jured. This is also the case IL boy
has been a track athlete in college.
It is wear and tear on the system
for a man to carry the worries which
naturally result from active partici-
patton In business and also try to
keep his body in condition so he can
run half a mile or q mile with the
best Of them.
After man leaves college would
recommend that he Indulge In milder
forms Of athletics, such as golf and
handball.
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By CHRISTY MATHEWsoN.


Not long ago father whose son
was ~ Columbia university hesi,ated
about letting the boy try for the crew,
lie vent 20 see JIM Rice, the coach
OF The New York oarsmen. and sad:
f:'I am afraid 70 let tl kid row be.
cause he Is still growing and the
training and strain are 50 trying on a
boy that think II may tsllrt his health
Id the future, as - -.
Rice did not make direct answer,
but turned 70 his desk In the crew.
room and pulled ont some statistics
which ale had carefully compiled for
just such emergencies when he was
formerly the coach Of one Of the row
Inc clubs At Harvard He landed
them to tho soiicitous father.
Must Learn "a Taper on,
Yen see. remarked Rice, that
these figures show that the oarsmen
of years ago at Harvard have lived so
long that they have practically had
to take them cut and shoot them in
order to keep them from being q bur.
den to their great-grandrhiidren. The
Whole secret Of crew work Is careful
preparation, and the only danger is
the tendency Of many college boys to
break training too suddenly after the
big race is over.
This particular young man made
the varsity crew and IS still in very
good health. for he learned from Rice
the secret Of tapering on after the
race and training were ever. In most
college sports the real danger is not
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Associated Press |

g. lhooOCA6ICu T6oSl
NEW York; Owing to the wide in
terest that polo men throughout the
country are displaying in the tourna-
ments to be held at San Francisco in
connection with the Panama Pacific
Exposition there has already been a
revival in the sport (which not only
promises to be permanent, but viii!
result in men permanently taking up
polo who in the past have only taken
a passing interest. Members of the
Universal Polo committee, who form
er1y competed In tournaments at the
various clubs throughout the United
States, have received assurances DUR
ing the past few days that the num-
Der of polo men on thescoast for the
tournaments will be larger than at
first expected. "a, H.. n
The crack Coeperstown, N. Y,
players, consisting of Messrs. F.. s.
Won Stade, c. Perry Beadleston,
Charles Cary Rumsey and Malcolm
Stevenson, have shipped their ponies
to the coast and will play practise
games before the commencement Of
the tournaments III. ss ~ -. d Il III.
At least four teams from the state
of California win alone enter for the
handsome cups offered for competi.
ton, and, with the teams coming from
Philadelphia, Boston, Long Island,
Washington, St. Louis, Kansas City,
Chicago and Canada, it will be the
greatest collection of polo men that
has ever been seen in the West. Ever
since the famous big Four" from
Meadow Brock went to England with
Captain Harry Payne Whitney and
brought back from birmingham the
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failure OF MISS COWELLST9
Make TRIP IS DISAPPOINTMENT
Glowing Account of Her Speed in Coast Papers Led Everyone
to Look Forward to Sensa tona Performance in the So
Yard Event Here

By the failure of Miss Cowells to
come to Honolulu to swim during Car
niVal week the public will be deprived
OF the pleasure of witnessing a phe'
nominal water speeders who was un.
known to fame until she was discoy.
cred by William Unmack, sporting
editor Of the San Francisco Call and
authority on all matters pertaining to
sports. 81
After arrangements had been made
to bring Dorothy Becker to Honolulu
Mr.. Unmack expressed a willingness
TO pay portion CT the expenses of
sending Miss Cowells &c, Honolulu,
claiming she, Was far and away the
though she had never been in con-
test. That he has confidence In her
ability has been shown in many ways
at various times and the columns of
the Call have contained many ac-
counts of her prowess III the water.
On January 4 he said in the Call Ear
rangements have been made for a
trial ora 50.yard straight-away by
Miss Cowells, the new find in the
swimming world. That she will beat
Miss stacker's record Of 81 is as
sured.
That Is one Of the events the peo-
pie Of Honolulu have been waiting
for; Honolulans are, good sports and
are willing to give the record to any
one who beats that of the present
holder. Evidently the arrangements
for the trial Of the Seward straight
away were not completed zor Miss
Cowells failed IN her iritsntion to beat
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SAWED OFF
SHoR s.ss,I

The Polo Association has raised the
standard to 151. AS a matter of fact
the 14.2 limit has been a dead letter
for years, it having been discovered
that the height question regulated IL
self, horses that we're big enough to
become a menace in the game being
too unhandy to play with any success.
Young Shugrue won the newspaper
decision in his 10-round fight in New
York last night with Welsh. The
newspaper men gave Shugrue eight
of the 10 rounds, while the other two
were declared even. '. -
There will be a meeting of the
Oahu baseball league tomorrow night
at the office of A. L. Castle. Impor4
tant business is to come up for set
tlement -.
With Kahanamoku in the Southland
and woman champion swimmer COM
ing from the coast to compete, the
mermaids have something on the mer-
men in the matter of general interest
in the coming Carnival swimming
races.
What with baseball, tennis, wrest-
ling and military athletics followers
of sport will be kept on the jump Car
nival week. Lucky is the auto owner,
for it's a long, long way to Kapiolani,
when the cars are damned.
Why not a golf tournament in con-
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CRACK eastern POLO
TEAMS At THE FAIR

international cup, where for years u
remained, there has been desire of
all polo men west of Chicago to see
the team play series of matches on
the coast. While Captain Whitney and
erbury, J. M. Waterbury, Jr. and Dew
ereux Milburn, have not stated off
cially their acceptance, it is possible
that the wish of polo men throughout
the country may prevail ~,
The Pacific tournaments will last
about six weeks, commencing March
18th. There win be preliminary games
at Coronado, Riverside, Pasadena, San
Mateo and San Francisco The games
will put the players and their mounts
in the best of condition for the big
events at the Panama-Pacifie EXPOSE
tion. &c.,.
Representatives from nearly all the
II United States army teams will
compete and the Hawaiian Polo club
will probably send two teams. As
this organization numbers among its
members several players whose ham
dicaps are FIVE goals. in all likelihood
the winner OF several of the cups will
be between the Hawaiian players and
the crack four from Cooperstpwn, N
Y, who are twice winners of the
American national championship.
All the recent polo news from the
East includes mention of the crack
Hawaiian team 1t has been known
for several months that Hawaii would
mot send one, much less two teams. to
the exposition, but this news has evi,
IDENTIFY not been spread among the
eastern clubs.
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ToNleHT's BAND PROGRAM.

, The Hawaiian band, under the lead
ership of Capt. Henri Berger, will give
a public concert in Aala park at 1880
tonight The program is as follows:
March-Honolulu AID Club. -. Berger
Overture Fackeltanz -. Meyerbeer
Intermezzo Frivolous Cupid. =. Losey
Selection -Tannhauser $50. Wagner
Vocal Hawaiian Songs Ar. by Berger
Selection Soldiers Parade Hume
Waltz-Adele ..............,. Philip
March Wahiawa ........... Berger
The Star Spangled Banner.
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NEW JEWELRY FIRM
INC0RP0 GRATED HERE

Articles of association were filed
yesterday at the territorial treasurer's
Office by the Hawaiian Jewalry & Nov
city Company. q Joint stock company
Intending to engage IN the importa-
ton and sale of jewelry snd novelties
in Honolulu The organization be-
gins with capitalization of SIS. 900,
divided into $3.50 shares Of the par
value Of $50 each. with the maximum
capitalization limit fixed at $4,000.
The officers and shares of stock sub
scribed by each are as follows: j. d.
Detor, president, 1874; C. M. Ellie, vice
president, 124; George MichopuIos,
treasurer, so; A. J. Taite, secretary.
one. and E. NJ. Campbell, auditor, one.
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81 seconds for by the mail arriving
Tuesday came letters from Mr.. Un-
mack in which he gave her time for
40 yards at % Is straight-away; so
yards with two turns SO 1-5; 100 yards
with 6 turns 1: is rs, and 44O yards
with about rs turns in 7:12. Mr.. I'm
mack claims that this swimmer loses
nearly a second on a turn. II that is
correct she does better where she has
very many turns than where she has
few, according to these figures How
ever, practise. records do not figure.
From the tone of his letters I'm
mack is disappointed at not being
asked to supply the talent for the
Carnival swim, forgetting that nearly
six months ago he was asked to send
a swimmer here and that he favored
Margaret Brack: last year he wanted
none but Miss Dorothy Becker, whom
he praised as the coming champion,
and the year before, when Mrs. Desch
broke the 50-yard record by making
1t in 40. his opinion expressed in the
columns, of the Call was that while
the time may be beaten. none but
our own Terie can do It. In less than
three months Miss Stacker made the
distance In 81 seconds.
All this does not alter the fact that
Miss Coweils' failure to come to Homo
lulu is a grievous disappointment to
the people who raised the money for
q. portion Of her expenses. She is
Mr.. Unmaek's hope in the swimming
world and the people had their appe-
tites whetted for good race in the
l,o rl,,,. F..e-Er. z-s.-s1
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GENERAL STAFF.

/ H. GENERAL STAFF.
~ s. John W. Jones, AdIutant General. Aess
Mai Charles zege Inspgen Mai Arthur Nicely Ord Dept
ss. (Breyeted CoioneI)
MAI Charles b. Cooper, Surgeon. ssss.s So
fBeveteed LieutColonel1 Capt q NJ G.
Mai w. Short, Chief O. NJ.
(Breveted Lieut. -CooneLJ
Mai Adv.gen. Sextons Med. Dept
Aide to the Governor Capt D. Dougherty, Infantry
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OFFICE
Whfener U. s. A, inspector psrucor.
REliMENTAL FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS. fsT INF.
Lieut-coL r. Riley William T. Bal % Hat
Schrader Adjt LIST Lieut. John w Kanaeho Ad
0Suliyan, NJ. I'd Lieut. George H Cummings q n
A p. MAJ Merle M Johnson let
Frazier,
Mai End I'D Lieut. Roscoe w Perkins g ~
I'd Humphrey M chaplain Valentn Fncu tCaptl
COMPANIES STATIONED At HONOLULU
Company As Lieut. p NJ Smoot I'd Lieut. l. K Cushngha Thurs
IT,. 1880 m sssssss
Company B-capt Super I'd Frank
Wednesday 7:30 p m.
L Manuel " Sousa Friday
Company D-capt W. v Kob LIST Lieut. r. W. wihmaH
Company Ho, I'd Lieut. Geo W
-lN E p m.
Company Houghalng Lemon Tuesday
Company G-capt B. K Kane "a Lieut. w. n
kama. Monday, z: 80 p. m.
Company H-eap Remington. % Lieut. G K Ano
n m.
Company win assemble at 7:so Sunday morning res a
Armory. Reomenta drill kapioIanf park No drill
{ - Tuesday evening, a. se4SS
AHA I'd Lieu. K Thursday 730 p.
STATIONED
compaDy IaiKu W F. Kaae lst Lieut. w ChilhsNpgh
Company L-Lahainacap F1Young Lieut. w X KahskihI
STATIONED ON HAWAII
Company Capt D Eason 1st Lieut. Moehead % Lieut.
MED,caL officlss WITH SANITARY HOOPS
]. REcsglrIse Duty
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nection with the Carnival next year?
This year 1t would have been hard to
get the club swingers away from the
P. P. I. E. events, but in 1916 some
of the coast cracks can surely be
persuaded to make the trip to Ha-
wall and tournament over the coun-
Gtry club course would be a great boost
for the game locally. 80
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sERvIcE sAskeTsALL LEAouE.

A double-header viii be played IN
the Service basketball league ct the
armory this afternoon. commencing
lat 2:30. In the first game the Alerts
tackle the Signal Corps and in the
closer De Russy and the Department
Hospital hook up. This latter game
Is the feature. and should bring out
the partisan roOters.
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Mrs. Frances Munds of Yavapai
county, the only woman ever elected
ito the Arizona senate, presided over
that body.
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Herman Hamburg, attorney general
of South Australia, has resigned be-
cause OF the German sentiment
In his district. .
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4 COMPARISON Of the ring record.
~ Of Jack Johnson and Jess Willard

~ OF Jack Johnson and Jess Willard
who are scheduled to meet in bat.
tie for the worlds heavyweight cham
pionship March 6, shows the marked
advantage OF the title-holder over the
challenger in glove. campaigning
johnson began his pugilistic career in
1901 and since that year has figured
In Is bouts for q total of 696 rounds.
During this stretch OF years the negro
has won Is contests by knockouts and
% by decisions. He also participated
in IL no-decision matches and seven
draw bouts. In additica Johnson has
won two battles as the result of his
opponents fouls; lost one on his own
foul; one by knockout and three
on adverse decisions by referees.
Willard in his four years In the
ring has met 20 opponents, these bat.
ties totaling 205 rounds. His records
include II victories by knockouts and
five by decision. Three no-decision,
one draw, one bout lost on a foul and
two by being outpointed complete VIII
lard's ring figures. According to
these fluctuations Wizards percentage
of victories is 1853 to Johnson's .692
and his percentage of knockouts .5S6
to the champions .32u.
In the class of opponents met, how
ever, Johnson has decidedly the bet
ter record. Because of his lengthy
ring career the names of a majority OF
the leading heavyWeights of the past
ten years are found linked with his in
the annals of the sport Almost with
out exception these same pugilists had
been defeated or had retired from
active boxing circles before the adj
vent of Willard. His principal bouts
have been against other white hopes
who have sprung into prominence
within the past two or three years.
Against these men Wizards work
has been mediocre. He fought ten
round no-decision bouts with Arthur
Pelky and Luther Mccarthy in Ne&
York City; lost a 20-round bout on
points to Gunboat Smith in San Fran
cisco and outpointed Carl Morris in a
10-round match in New York.
THE first national tennis tourna-
ment of 1915 Will open in New
York City next Friday. when the
sixteenth annual indoor championship
tourney play is inaugurated. Singles
and doubles will be contested and the
winners viii be heraIded as the cham
pions for the present year. Entries
have been received or promised from
the leading players OF Boston, Phila-
delphia. Washington and New York.
g. f. Touchard is the present holder
of the singles title and w. C. Grant
and G. G. Schafer the doubles cham
pions. s...- -.
TENTATIVE dates for a majority of
the anti-season inter-league games
. has been selected and within a
month the initial contests will be I'M
der way in Florida. The schedule,
showing some 90 odd games, is as fol-
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NATIONAL GUARD BULLETIN

officers regular nights stations
formation National Armog. Hotel and
! : s., GENERAL STAFF.