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The Washington herald., 1915-05-19
GERMANS QUIT Sub"
WAR, PENDING ANSWER
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

United States into q discussion Of is
sues other than those upon which
President Wilson based his demands
They expect that the German note will
refuse to discontinue submarine opera
lions, except upon the basis Of the
abandonment by Great Britain Of her
policy with respect to importations of
food and the raw materials of indus
try" into Germany.
Chances About Even.
On the other hand. there are those
who considered that the chances are
about six 81 one and half a dozen
Of the other as to whether Germany
will offer some concessions. or what
they regard as concessions. or whether
the reply will be nothing less than a
fiat refusal Of all that the United States
has asked. These persons consider that
the issue in this respect hangs on the
question as to which element Is pre-
dominant in the councils at Eerlin. the
military or the nonmilitary group. Ger
tainly all advices received from Ger
many recently have indicated that the
hand which holds the sword rules Ger
many" still.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-19

public opinion--it Is the greatest force
there is and the hope Of labor" and II
don't believe there Is any remedy for
anything, and the grave u the only es-
cape from unrest.
James A. Emory. counsel for the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
reviewed the work OF his organization
in relation TO controversies with labor
ployers.
Secretary Of Labor Wilson addressed
a letter to the commission denying the
charge Of Mr.. barrow that HIS depart
ment had been used In an attempt to
force the closed shop on employers In
the OklAhomA. bollermakerss strikA
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virginia PROTESTANTS
Open SESSION TODAY
Gather in Alexandra for Annual Con.
vention-Clams Poison and Kill
Clarence E. Monroe.

Alexandria. Va. May lS.-The 10th ap-
nual council OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the Diocese of Virginia will
convene at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
in Christ +. r. Church with l15 delegates
In attendance. The morning session will
be given over to opening prayer. roll call
of delegates. and appointment of COM
mittees and service. Bishop Gibson and
Bishop Coadjutor Brown will preside at
the sessions.
Most OF the delegates arrived this aft
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ernoon and tonight Many are ouartered
at the homes of members of the three
Episcopal churches
"A meeunS IN the interest of Sunda Y
school work was held tonight in chris,
Church. Addresses were made bv min
listers and laymen.
After eating CLAIMS at carnival Satur-
DAY night. Clarence Z. Monroe 20 went
nome and was taken i'll. Ptomaine pois-
oninS developed. and early last night
MS condition became SO grave that he
was taken to the Alexandria Hospital and
an operation performed. Monroe stead
lily grew worse and died this morning.
Inc deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs
Joseph NJ. Monroe. and lived with his
parents at 40 South Pitt street.
He was drum major of the HOLY Nam.
Band meeting of the band was held
tonight and arrangements made to at
tend his funeral at $50 O'Clock Thursday
morning from st. Marys Catholic Church.
Alonzo H. Travers, Ss. died at II
O'Clock last night at his home. PA
south Royal street. Mr.. Travers oas
retired retail grocer, having been
engaged in business for many years
at the southwest corner of Henry and
Princess streets He is survived by
one son. Thomas H. Travers, and these
seven daughters: Mrs. John Nugent,
Miss sarah Travers. Mrs. Thomas Nu-
gent, Mrs. E. c. Wildt, of this CITY:
Mrs. A. c. Muldoon. Panama; Mrs. F..
Fl. 1ngersoll, Washington, and Mrs. l..
A. Hopkins. ST. Elmo
Mrs. Isabella Halls funeral will take
place at 10 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing from her late home. 1914 King
street. Services will be conducted
by Rev. o. W. Triplett. pastor of the
Second Baptist Church. Burial Will
be in Congressional Cemetery, WASH
ington.
During the progress of an argument
at the city Jail between William Quill
and Billy Brown, both colored, Quill
used sharpened corset stay on
Browns neck, necessitating seven
stitches being taken by DR.. Thomas
Gibson. Quill is serving six months
for cutting n man. He will be given
another trial for this offense.
Harry White. R. E. knight. and Ray
mond Reeves. of the Retail Merchants
Association of this city, left tonight for
Norfolk to attend the State convention
OF retais merchants which will convene
tomorrow.
a fine of SO and a jail sentence of
thirty days was imposed in the Police
Court today In the case Of George alias
Nick Mack Parker. colored. charged
with the tn. # of brass from the South
ern Railway Company on November So
Alexandria Lodge. No. I5s. Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks. has COM
p!eted arrangements for a May ball. to
of its home.
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PUNISHMENT FOR TURKS.

Russian Fleet Inhicts Heavy Dam
age to Merchant ships.
London. May 1s-The official press bu-
reau announces: THE Russian naval
attache has been notified by the Russian
general naval staff that the Cars Black
Sea fleet has destroyed in the Turkish
coal mining districts one steamship and
thirty-six sailing ships. At kozlu the
pier. elevator. and railroad have been
destroyed"
The Washington herald., 1915-05-19
GERMANS LOSE IN AFRICA.
Detachment Defeated ut East Wind
heck, Ii Pretoria Advice.

Pretoria, South Africa, May 1s.-Suc-
cesses for the British in German South
west Africa continue in an unbroken Sc
ries. II is officially announced that
German detachment was defeated at
East windhoek. losing 1io men and TWEEN
ty-five wagons of supplies. The British
casualties were three wounded.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-19

In 1914 Japan produced T.545. 81 pounds
OF fired tea, valued at $,3373, 800.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-19

Alexandria Lodge. No. ISs. Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks. has COM
peted arrangements for a May ball. to
be held Thursday night in the auditorium
of its home.
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Shanghai attempts to run raifless street
cars have failed.
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a fine of SO and a jail sentence of
thirty days was imposed in the Police
Court today In the case of George alias
Nick Mack Parker. colored. charged
with the # of brass from the South
ern Railway Company on November so.
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I'VE cary COIN has
w establi thereto
w
The Washington herald., 1915-05-19

Harry White. R.. E knight. and Ray
mond Reeves. of the Retail Merchants
Association of this city. left tonight for
Norfolk to attend the State convention
OF retails merchants which will convene
tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
TAKE MOTHER
FROM BLACKS


With Walter Malls In the box for
Seattle yesterday. Raymond's men
took the final game from Rube
Fosters Black Giants by a score OF
$ TO 4. cleaning up on the series.
four games TO two. treatment that
I the Rnbe declares his team In not
accustomed TO receiving.
This afternoon tho Seattle
leaguers viii play fast team from
Bremerton. and Kelly. who showed
up yesterday and appears to be In
good shape. win start work on the
hill for Seattle. n the going II not
good. Rose will be sent In as relief.
Tomorrow afternoon. Raymond's
men will get line on what the new
team In the league can do. when
they Will clash with John Barnes
Aberdeen Black Cats. The Cats had
an open date in Seattle while on
their way to Spokane to open the
season and filled II in with Ray.
mond's men.
Bonner Will 10 10 Tacoma tomor-
row to take part In tho Charley
Swain benefit game and the way
things are shaping up now Malls
viii be sent I'm to heave the first
game OF the league season against
Tacoma Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
VAL SONTAG AND GLEASON
WIN TITLES; ARCHIE WIZARD
IS ROBBED BY THE REFEREE

SAN FRANCISCO. April H.
poxcrs from the Seattle Athletic
club and san Francisco Bay organ
iEations today hold all OF the Far
Western championships. having de-
feated the best offerings OF every
athletic club west of Kansas city,
In the fiual events held here last
night under the auspices OF the
Panama. Pacific exposition.
The fact that the name of Archie
Nyard, :. A. C.. Is not included In
the list OF champions Is due 20 a
great injustice on the part OF the
referee.
The crowd hooted and ieered for
more than five minutes when John
Moretta OF the Olympic club was
awarded the verdict over Wyard
IN the is5-pound class. Wyard had
Noretta on the ropes all OF one
round. and during the entire con
test Inflicted heavy punishment.
stabbing Moretta with straight
lefts and landing heavy right
swings TO his jaw During the bout
WIZARD had Moretta all but out on
his feet. and when the referee lift.
ed Moretta's hand as n signal OF
victory. even his eliminates set up
q howl OF robbery and insisted that
Wyard was an easy victor. For a
time IL looked as II the enraged
crowd would prevent the staging
~ the next bout.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
LINE O. MARCH
FOR BASEBALL
OPENING DAY

Arrangements have been com.
pleted for the usual grand pc
rade" about the streets Of the city
and TO Dugdale's ball park next
Tuesday. preceding the opening OF
the Northwestern league season
with the series Of games between
the Seattle Giants and the Tacoma
Tigers.
Headed by Cavanaughs bard.
which will discourse music at the
park during the afternoon. the pa
rade win form at D. m. at the cor.
ner OF Fourth and Stewart at.
Following the band will be an
auto bearing Mayor Hi Gill and the
members OF the city council A
second auto bearing President Rob.
erf Blswett OF the Northwestern
league, President u. r.. Dugdale OF
the Seattle team and President Nc.
Ginnity OF the Tacoma team will
follow. Then will come the mem.
hers Of the Seattle and Tacoma
teams In motor cars.
The parade will move down
Fourth ave. TO Pike. TO Second. %
Yesler, to Third. 10 Pike. TO Fourth.
thence down Fourth direct to the
ball park in time for the usual pre-
liminaries before the opening game,
which will start at O'Clock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
SHERIFFS DEPUTIES STOP NEFF -PINKkfAN BOUT
GRAND PE-RADE FOR OPENING OF BALI. SEASON
bout BETWEEN PINKMAN AND
|NEfF STOPPED BY DEPUTY
SHERIFFS---O STAGED

Explaining that they feared a
repetition OF the recent ring fatality
In Seattle II they permitted the
bout 10 proceed. deputy sheriffs.
headed by Stewart Campbell. last
night prevented the scheduled four.
round bout between Chef Neff and
Ed Pinhman. lightweights. before
the Greenwood Athletic club. s5th
and Greenwood.
just which boxer he figured
would XIII the other. Campbell fall
ed 10 state. and opinions Of fans
are divided on that subject. The
deputies. however. took the matter
In their own hands and permitted
Manager Charley Ajax TO stage a
fourround bout between Pinkman
and Joe Granger. In which Pinkman
won an easy verdict.
This does not necessarily mean
that the lid il clamped down tight
on boxing exhibitions In Seattle"
declared Sheriff Bob Hodge today.
Il viii size up the boxing cards as
they are presented and take into
consideration who is promoting the
bouts. and IL things seem to be all
on the square and there IN no dan
ger for either boxer. ! may not
have my deputies interfere. but
there are some fighters and pro-
meters OF boxing contests who will
not figure in the game here so long
AS ! am sheriff"
Although disappointed In the
main event. the crowd which gath
cred at Ajax hali last night. by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17

The particular hero Of the con
tests was Henry Gleason. :. A. c.
who Is the best boxer developed at
the tourney. In his defeat of T.
Williams OF the Olympic club. Glea-
son demonstrated that he can hit
with either hand from any angle
and keep going at full speed all the
time.
Earl Baird. $. A. C.. got the
three, round verdict over II. Halton
OF the Utah Agricultural college.
but lost the decision In u later
bout with W. Hughes OF the olym.
pic club. san Francisco. Val son.
tag. s. A. c.. had easy picking In
his bout with q. Meyer of the
Olympic club. In the i5S-pound
class.
The new champions are.
fos-pound class. Fsrren. San
Francisco.
ft5.pound elass-W. hughes,
Olympic club.
f25.pound class. n. Gleason, Sc
attic Athletic club.
fs5-pound ciass--John Moretta,
Olympic club.
is5.pound class-c. oasiasi.
Oh mple club.
fss-pound elass--v sontas. Sc
attic Athletic club.
f75.pound eiass-R. Peterson.
Olympic club.
Heavyweight - L'hereaus, Oak.
land Y. M. c. A.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
BEzDEK'S BOYS
ARE SHUT OUT

Hugo Bezdek's University OF Ore.
gon nine played Ike bunch OF
sand letters in their first game OF
the conference season with the u. Of
w. aggregation nj Denny field yes
tcrday afternoon. and the fact that
they were not shut out by n worse
score than II 10 0 il due TO the loss
OF interest IN the contest by almost
everyone concerned. Bryant pitched
a heRdy. consistent game for Wash,
inRton. while WEIGH. the Oregon
twlrler. was knocked from the box
early. The same teams viii play
tomorrow afternoon on Denny field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
BALLARD AND
BROADWAY WIN
EDITED BY HAYBEE SMITH

In the second series Of games for
the city high school championship
yesterday. Ballard defeated Frank.
lin. . TO 4. nj Adams piayfield, bal.
lard. and broadway beat Lincoln.
10 10 Z. at Woodland park
Ballard had good lead over
Franklin until tho ninth innlng,
when two hingles with two men on
brosAht In three runs for Franklin
tying the score. In the last half OF
the ninth Ballard chased across the
winning run.
For six innings Broadway had
things all their own way. but In
that frame Lincoln frightened up
and prevented further hitting or
scoring. With tho score . TO 0
against her In the sixth. Lincoln
apurted up for four runs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
LEARN HOW TO
SAVE PEOPLE

During the past week Y. NJ. G. A.
schooiboys have successfully dem.
onstrated how TO rescue and resus-
citate drowning persons. as well az
shown increased interest In all 9th.
er water stunts.
In the advanced group. Fred Lud.
ckens Is sim tho champion. with
l.s7s points. closely followed by
Thomas McGrath. with 1891 points.
In the Progressive A group. Oscar
Munson leads. with !. SEA points. fol.
lowed by Victor Kehlor. with 1859
points. and Fred Bolen, with 1887
points.
In the beginners group. Clifton
Halberx In away In the lend, with
I.500 points. His two nearest com
petitors are Asas Schutt and Jack
Hayden. with 500 points each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17

TRACK MEET
WON BY SOPHS

Under ideal weather conditions.
and with a full entry list. the an
!. nuai interclass track and field meet
Sbf the University OF Washington
was held on Denny field yesterday
afternoon, the honors OF the day go
Ing 10 the sophomores. who won 81
POINTS. The freshmen we're next.
with a.. and the juniors and seniors
won IL each.
Coach Larry Martin Is more than
pleased with the showing made by
the men. particularly with the work
of Stenstrom. freshman. who Gov
cred the io0-yard dash In 10 sec
onds flat. and with Ed steuchell.
who vaulted over the bar At II feet
10ss inches.
The summary is as follows.
f00-yard -Stenstrom. Knapp,
knight. Time. 10 seconds.
ss0Lyard dash--woodbridge. Fox.
NacDougaIi. Time, 2:0f-3.
Mcdonald. Dill, CariandeT.
Time. l.40.3.
a4o-yard dnsh--Gray. Mills. New
ton. Time, :52.3.
100 high hurdles-Gibson. Bush
nell, Droting. Time. ISL.
seo-yard dash--Knapp. Stenstrom,
Brooks. Time, ASA.
Pole vault--steuchell. Patton,
Hurlbut. Height IL feet i0ia inches.
Discs cockerslI. Anderson.
vande, Bogart- Distance, liz feet 8
inches.
High jrnp-Pringle. Vande Bogart.
Shlvely. Five feet inches.
220-yard low hurdles--knight
Fox. Gibson 1913.
Javelin-Gleason. Chambers, Bon
nell. Distance, l56 feet.
Broad jurnp--Logg. Collins. Ey-
man. Distance. 90 feet 3 inches.
Relay-Won by sophomores.
Time. 2:37
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
TEAMS WILL CLASH

The South Park baseball club
viii clash with the Green Lake
team NJ South Park tomorrow aft.
ernoon at o'clock The South
Park infield has been strengthen,
ed by placing Layine AZ short and
Martin ON third. South Park has
several open dates they would like
60 close with fast teams. For
games. phone Sidney 1872. Thomp-
son viii pitch tomorrowfs game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17

The Youngstown school team de.
feated the Concord school team by
n score OF - 20 3. Barnecut tanning
II men and allowing but two hits
Youngstown wants games With
teams averaging i5 years. Phone
nArnecut. Grant 1853.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17

grace Of the deputy sheriffs. saw
several bouts. Jack Byron took
decision from George Cameron in
four rounds OF snappy mining.
Steve Gardner and Ad Sehaffli and
Leo Houck and Leo Creyier each
Travelled four rounds 70 a draw.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17

PORTLAND. April 1.-THE sale
OF George Naughton. Portland coas,
league infIelder. 20 the Spokane
Northwestern league team. was an.
nounced today. Portland bough,
NauEhton from the Western Tri.
State league last fall.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17

Wednesday was pay day for the
atrical company organized In Seat
tie last week. Wednesday found
the company in orting. but the pay
master had skipped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
BALL VICTOR
AT BILLIARDS

Results Last Night
cirnold rs, Le~e 10: 50 innings.
Jack Ball IS. Foss "a: 81 innings.
sha,ia IS. Jim Ball 10: IS Innings.
Defeating II. A. foss. Is To %, In
a close match at Brown & Hulen's
last night. Jack Ball added his sixth
straight win 10 his credit sheet. and
held command In Class G OF the city
championship threccushion billiard
tourney. lie ran out In g. frames.
a bunch OF four. made when th.
count was tied at II. assuring him
OF another success
Clint Ginnold romped away from
II. n. Icwe. winning. Is to Is. In s.
innings. He shot with amazing &C.
eurncy.
Charley Shatia had no trouble
winning from Jim BAH, Is TO Is. in
s. frames. marking his first success.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17

A. Philadelphia g. Boston q. game
called. account 81 darkness
a. Detroit &. Cleveland q
~ 81 Louis T. Chicago g.
At Washington 4 NeW York
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17

A picked team OF S. A. c. bowl
ers last night defeated the Elks'
team by a score OF 2.942 TO 2.513.
Edwards and Gore of the S. A. c.
team tied for high score at 23s. and
Edwards made high average Of
22f l-3.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
TEDERAL LEAGIE
COAST LEAGUE
AMERICAS LEAGUE RESULTS

A. Cincinnati 4 Piitahurs ?.
~ Chicago I. r. Louis 2
~ New York ,. BROOKLYN 8.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17
|Do~lingk|

In a special match bo~ied on the
Eiks alleys last night the Elks'
team defeated the Seattles. 2.G70
TO 2.49s. Gresham Of the Seattle
team bowling high score OF 234 and
high average OF 1874.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-17

federal LEAGUE RESULTS
Chicago 4. piifshurg q
baltimore g. Newark q
brooklyn A. Buffalo. postponed: rain.
COAST LEAGUE RESULTS
Portland g. Venice !
Los Angeles =. San Francisco 2
Oakland .. Salt Lake 0.
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
COUNCIL MEETING
Improvement District to Bald Bridge.
More Light in All Parts Of Town.

A strenuous meeting of the town
Council Monday night last brought
results in the way of an ordinance
providing for the creating of Bridge
Improvement District No. |, (ity Of
Harrison to be made up of all the
Third Ward Of the city, following the
presentation of a petition signed by
twelve property owners Of that
ward, and an ordinance amending
Ordinance No. 115, which is the law
regulating the keeping of hogs with
in the city limits, The new hog or
dinance prohibits the keeping ofhogs
in any number within any pen or
enclosure within the incorporate
limits of the city.
The present water company asked
permission to make extensive i'm
provement in their plant, but this
was held up pending an investiga.
tion as to what could be done by the
improvement district plan.
The building committee was in.
structcd to remove the old cells now
in the middle of Willow street near
the new county Jail, and place them
on the alley west Of the Boiler black
smith shop and south Of the south
side Of the square, They were also
instructed to build city jail, wall
ing around the cells with stone or
concrete, and leaving a runway for
prisoners outside the cell, Twenty.
three new electric lights were order
ed put in at different points OF the
city.
The Harrison times., 1915-04-10
JOSEPH H. SPEER, DEAD.
One OF fiarrisOn's Pioneers Rests After a
Lie OF Honorable Service and Up.
right Living.

After an illness of several months
Joseph H. Speer died at 8 O'Clock
Thursday morning of hardening Of
the arteries complicated with pntu.
monia. All of the eight living
children we're at his bedside, and be
was concious TO the last, leading in
PRAYER but five minutes before he
died. He was S3 years Of age, and
has been identified with this COM
munity for more than half a century.
Mr.. Specr was born in Cumberland
county hy, on May 9th, 1882, he
being the oldest son Of Abraham
and Elizabeth Specr. The burden Of
caring for a large family fell to the
lot of Mr. Specr at an early age, On
Februarv l3 1858, Mr.. Speer was
married to Elvira !, Hopper, and he
soon purchased large farm a short
distance north of Harrison, Ark.
Since then the family have continu.
cd to live on the same farm,
In the early days of Missouri and
Arkansas, Mr.. Speer transported
freight by wagon from Batesville
and Iacksonport, Ark and Leban IN,
Mo, lie sold the merchandise TO
the rural residents. The cement
used in the construction of large
cistern on the Speer farm was hauled
by Mr. Speer from Lebanon, that
place being the nearest railroad
point at that time.
He was a charter member Of the
Masonic Lodge at this place and
has been carried on its honorary
roll for the past Is years, He was
one of the organizers Of the Baptist
Church here, and has lived his Who'll.
Life in harmony with its teachings.
In the civil war he enlisted in oe
Bishops company of the Couteder-
ate Army and served until his cap
ture, being exchanged near the close
d the war,
He leaves eight living children,
Wm, A, Speer Of near Harrison,
Sylvester {, Speer, Springfield, Mo-
Joseph X Speer, of Harrison; John
T, Speer, Of Rupert, Idaho; Jas Lee
Spcer, of Omaha, Ark; and Tillord
A Specr, Eugene Il Speer, and Vic
torio L, Specr, all living on the old
home place with their father at his
death,
Burial took place at the old Speer
cemetary, on the home farm, yester.
day. at two o'clock, Rev, NJ, F.
Gothright, Of the Baptist Church
conducting the services,