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Evening star., 1915-11-26
SECRETARY PROMISES INQUIRY
Mr.. Lansing Will Investigate Case
of Michael O'Connor.

Secretary Lansing promised Repre-
sentative Chandler of New York today
he would investigate the case of Mi
chael J. O'Connor. an American of New
York, who declares in an affidavit filed
with the State Department that when
he tried to get TO his property in Ire
land last month he was kept prisoner
on the American liner St. Louis at
Liverpool from October "A until Novem-
Der 3 under guard of British soldiers.
He also charges he was kept in the
ships brig several hours. He was de-
MED admission and returned to New
York.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Germans to Discard French Fashions

BERLIN. via London. November 26.-
well attended meeting called by
woman reforners of fashion was held
Wednesday evening under the patron
age of the crown princess. The pur-
nose of the meeting was to appeal to
the patriotic women of Germany to cast
off French and other foreign fashions
and to wear hereafter only a truly
German style of dress, which, it was
stated. should at the same time be
beautiful and diSnified but free from
fripperieS
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Would Pay Professors More.

PHILADELPHIA. November 26.-The
suggestion that the Associated Alumni
of Cornell University raise fund to
supplement the salaries paid professors
to enable the institution to retain
prominent members of the faculty, who
otherwise might go to other UNIVERSE
ties, met with a favorable reception by
directors of the association at their
quarterly meeting in this city today
Evening star., 1915-11-26
FORMER INVESTIGATOR HELD
c. C. Crowley Accused of Connection
With DESTROYING Munitions Plants.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. November 26.
C. e. Crowley. formerly special in
vestigator in the county district at
torney's Office, was taken into custody
here today by Don Rathbun, special
agent of the Department of Justice. in
connection with alleged plots to dyna-.
mite munitions factories.
He was taken before John w. Pres
ton, United states district attorney.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Composer of "Old Nassau" Dies.

TRENTON. y. j.. November 90
Prof Karl A. Langlotz, composer of
the famous Princeton song, "Old Mas
sau." has died at his home here after a
long illness. He was eighty-two years
old Although revered by thousands of
Princeton students for his composition
of "Old Nassau" Prof. Longlotz looked
lightly upon the melody. The song has
been sung by fifty-four Princeton class
es Its words were written by Harlan
Page Peck of the class of 1862.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
High Place for British General.

LONDON. November 2s.-The Express
prophasies that Gen. Sir Horace Smith
Dorrien. who vas in command of the
second British army in France until a
few months ago. soon will receive an
appointment of high Importance. Gen.
Smith -Dorrien, who returned from the
front last summer. received especial
communication from Field Marshal
French and was decorated by President
Poincare of France.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Gymnasium Glasses
Now Open

The schedule is designed to meet
the needs of all men and boys.
Business men will find classes to
fit their needs at convenient hours.
First-class equipment. All work
done under expert supervision.
Every man needs regular physical
exercise in order to reach his maxi
mum efficiency. No better place in
the city to get it than the Assoeia-
ton Gym.
Free Physical and Medical cxam,-
nation and prescription of exercise
ior every member who uses the Gym.
Dues only SIS year. investigate
today. Present this ad to Member
ship Office for free trial.
Y. NJ. c. A.,
1876 G Street Northwest.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
COURT AUTHORIZES SALE.
Furniture of A. G.. Plant Firm to
Go to Evans Brothers.

Justice Anderson today authorized
Frederick A. F'enning, receiver of A.
g. Plant & Co, to sell the black boards,
furniture and other equipment of the
brokerage firm at 1410 G. street north
west to j. o. and A. w. Evans, owners
of the building. Mr.. Fenning explained
that the Evans brothers have claim
of S420 for rent and are willing to
take the furniture in settlement. He
explained that new brokerage firm
wished to rent the building December l.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
England Restricts Rents.

LONDON. November ga bill has
been introduced in the house of COM
mons to restrict during the war in
creases in rents and the calling in of
mortgages on small dwelling houses in
certain areas. The proposed measure
applies mainly to districts in which war
munitions are manufactured, where
much bitterness has been aroused by
attempts of landlords to exploit the
unusual demand for dwellings
Evening star., 1915-11-26
SHARP COTTON ADVANCE
IN THE NEW YORK MARKET
January Contracts Sell Up to 1918
or $1.75 a Bale Above Wednes-
days Closing Before Noon.

NEW YORK, November 26.-There
was a sharp. advance in the cotton mar
ket here today, with January contracts
selling up to 1:1S. or s1.75 bale above
Wednesdays closing before noon.
The strength of Liverpool and the
big spot business reported there over
the holiday here seemed to alarm
shorts. while there was a broadening
general demand on reports of a better
export business in the southern spot
markets.
There was also a tendency in some
quarters to scale down estimates of
the crop.
Official advicees from Manchester
England, reporting better demand
from China in the goods market at
tracted considerable attention here
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Sells Control of Blast Furnace

SHARON. Pa, November EFT was
announced here today that A w.
Thompson of Chicago, president Of the
Inland Steel Company, had sold control
of the Sharpsville blast furnace to A. S.
Dawson & Co. of Pittsburgh. The fur
mace, which has been idle for three
years, will be overhauled and placed in
operation early in December The fur
mace has it's own ore and coke con-
nections.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Bodies Found in Alley.

When several men rushed to the al
ley they found the bodies of Barme er
and Mrs. Street within Il few feet o.
each other. BY the side of the police
man was his revolver with two shells
discharged. On Street was found Il
revolver with one chamber empty. but
this, he pointed out. was a precaution-
airy measure adopted by many police
men to prevent eXpIosion OF the wea-
pom should it fa1l. His revolver bore
no powder marks and. according to
the polio seemed not to nave been
fired recently.
stree: said while he was talking to
his wife in the alley, SOM one called
out Now I've got you,' and fired. one
bullet hitting him and another his wife.
street said he ran without returning
the fire.
street is six feet five irches in height
and weighs more than 500 pounds.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
THINK POLICE OFFICIAL
CAN CLEAR UP MURDER
Shooting of Mrs. Street and Patrol
man Rarmeier Thought to Be Un-
derstood by Woman's Husband.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, November 26.-ln
William Street, assistant chief of police
of Madison. ILL.,. known as the biggest
policeman in Illinois. rests today, the
police believe, the power to clear up
the mystery of the death of his es-
tranged wife, Mrs. Catherine A. Street,
and Patro!.lan Charles +. Barmeier of
the st. Louis police department, whose
bodies were found in an alley here last
right each shot through the heart.
Street, with a bullet wound in the
right leg, was arrested a few hours
after the shooting. but denied he had
fired the shot which had taken the life
OF either.
According to bartender and others
Street had quarreied with his wife in
wineroon near the scene of the
shooting and within a block OF Mrs.
Streets home. From the wineroom,
according to witnesses. Street took his
wife into an alley. Patrolman Bar
meier followed them. and just as the
trio were out of sight of witnesses
shots were heard
Evening star., 1915-11-26

didn't show it. And as for being
angry, why, there wasn't the least
trace of temper.
almost got you, Peter, that time"
said he. breathing very hard, for he
had had q. long run. It's lucky for
you you've kept your legs oiled up and
haven't let them get rusty
He grinned again. and Peter, painting
for breath there in the bromble-tangle,
felt almost like grinning back in spite
of the fact that he had been so ter
ribly frightened and that he had lost
that little bunch of hair right out of
the middle of his none too big tail.
DO you know. Peter, that it is bad
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Almost So a Bale at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, November 26-Cot-
ton advanced almost 81 a bale on the
local market in the first half of the
session, being forced upward by heavy
buying stimulated by the boom in
Liverpool over the holiday, small crop
estimates and reports of a decided i'm
provement in the inquiry for the actual
cotton.
Toward noon the trading months
were 81 to 3S points over Wednesdays
last prices.
The ring was active and excited from
the opening, and heavy volume of
business was done. Recent short sell
ers bought covers in a large way, and
much fresh buying on the long side
came in, stimulated by the develop
ments and news of the morning
Evening star., 1915-11-26
Great Power Plant for Bavaria.

MUNICH, Bavaria. November 26.-ln
the midst of the war the Bavarian gov
ernment has placed its final seal of sp-
proval on the project for vast electrical
power plant TO supply all Bavaria with
electric power, and has submitted to the
Bavarian diet its report recommending
the erection of a state power plant. The
report contemplates the formation of a
company with a capital and bond issue
of s7,150,000.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

Gottlieb Merbaugh. sixty-two, was
found dead in his bed at his home at
Homecoming. Md. by his wife. Besides his
widow, he leaves FIVE sons and three
daughters.
Evening star., 1915-11-26

California has a population exceed
ing 100000.
Evening star., 1915-11-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The best way to get living is to
earn it.
Experience one buys is sometimes
worth the cost
Political fences are usually of the
old-fashioned stake-and-rider pattern
When it comes to stepping into a
fortune no man objects to putting his
foot in it.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
MAY SELL NEWARK
INDIANS TODAY
Charles H. Ebbets Says He
and His Associates Are
in a Receptive Mood.

Backed by a Newark trust company,
a number Of men Of that city will take
over the Newark franchise of the In
ternational League to-day, according
to an announcement made last night.
The prospective sale has reached the
stage where the only thing necessary
10 close the deal is the signature o.
the men TO the bin of sale.
Newark men will take over 352
shares Of stock of the club, now owned
by Charles H. Ebbcts and the Nc
Kcever brothers. owners Of the Brook
lvr club of the National League.
Nr Ebbcts admitted last evening
that he had an engagement TO meet
some Newark men this afternoon, and
that be and his associates we're IN
receptive mood and quite willing to
sell the club al price.
We want to get rid Of lust that
much worry" Nh Ebbets added. "as
we have plenty 20 keep us busy in
Brooklyn"
For some reason, hard to explain. the
Newark fans did not lend full support
10 the team. even when the lnterna-
tionai League pennant was won in 1913,
lust after its purchase by Mr.. Ebbets.
j. is thought that more local pride
could he aroused if the Indians were
controlled by Newark men. and il looks
now as if the experiment would be
tried
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
NEW YORK AFTER
WATER POLO TITLE
Mercury Foot Team Picked for 4
Journey to Chicago on
April Is and l6.

The good showing made by the New
York Athletic Club water polo players
last Friday. when they defeated the
strong seven Of the West Side Young
Mems Christian Association b The
overwhelming score ot Q goals 90 :. has
convinced the Mercury Foot authorities
that the team has chance 10. tIn ma
tional honors.
Win this settled, il was decided yes
terday to send the men 20 Chicago for
the national championship tournament
of the Amateur Athletic Union, to be
held on April 10 and lG in the pool Of
tho Illinois Athletic Club.
The men who Will line up for the
local organization in the title games
are Joseph A. Ruddy, Walter Ramme.
James II. Reilly, John Curren. Harry
O'Sulliyan, Herbert Vollmcr and Bud
Cattus.
Either John Zimnoch or George
South will be held in reserve.
The team is probably the fastest
ever put in the water. averaging about
one minute az one hundred yards. and
this speed should prove an important
factor, for ability TO outsprint ones
rival gives a big advantage In soccer
water polo.
The only sevens likely 20 oppose the
Mercury Footers are those Of h Ilu-
nois Athletic Club ana the Chicago
Athletic Association. The Illinois boys
are the present champions,
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
LONDON LOSES THE
CUP TIE FINALS
Sentiment Against Soccer in War
Time Reason Crystal Palace
Is Not Chosen.

London. March %. A. special
meeting of the English Football Asso-
citation here to-day il was decided that
the final tie for the English cup Will
be played on April % on the ground
Of the Manchester United Club, at Old
Traford, Manchester.
This is the first time in twenty-one
years that the cup finals will be decided
away from the Crystal Palace. due en-
tirely 70 the hostile attitude OF the
London and South Of England press
against the continuation OF football
during tine war. The teams in the
finals are Chelsea and Sheffield United,
and if the tie had not been removed
from the Crystal Palace the whole Of
London's soccer fans would have risen
as one man and turned out TO cheer
Chelsea on. Past record attendances
would have been easily smashed, as this
is only the second time iu forty-four
years that a London professional club
has figured in the finals.
The Sheffield club has won the cup
twice before, in 1899 and 1902. but
was knocked out by a London club
TOttenham Hotspur in 1901, when
1l0S20 persons saw the game. This
large crowd is BY no means a record
one for final, for in 1913. when Aston
Villa teat Sunderland. l2l.9l9 persons
passed through the turnstiles. who's =
gate money totalled the record amount
Of SA7, ,030
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
HARVARD MEN OUT
ON THE GRIDIRON
Small Squad Reports for Spring
Practice, with Haughton
Directing the Work.

Cambridge, Mass March % Percy
D. Haughton. Harvard's football coach,
began spring practice thi. afternoon on
Soldiers Field. thirty candidates re-
porting 70 Captain Eddj, Nahan.
Mahan is now playing baseball with
the varsity nine and will do little foot
ball work himself.
Haughton had for his assistant, only
members of his last years team. Brad
lee, Logan and Trumbull The regular
coaches will come out little later. but
this spring HauRhton will endeavor 20
develop several lieuteuarts from last
years crop Of veterans The squad
was an unusually small one and most
Of the players were unknown.
{. Coolidge. one Of the ends who
played part of the Vale game. was
about the only varsity man on the
field, but Mckjnlock and King, two sub
stitute backs. put IN an appearance.
Haughton loses fifteen Of the twenty.
i've men who played against Yale las,
November, and OF the ten remaining
only one, Coolidge, has more than one
more year 20 play.
The nucleus for the squad will be
Weatherhead, Soucy and Coolidge.
ends; Bigelow. Morgan. Parson and
Gilman, tackles; Wallace. centre; Wat
son, quarterback. and Mahan, Whitney.
Mckinlock and King, backs.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
BOMBARDIER WELLS
LASTS TEN ROUNDS
Knocked Out by Frank
Moran Before Big Crowd
in London Opera House.

London, March % Frank Moran. the
American heavyweight of Pittsburgh,
knocked out the English champion.
Bombardier Wells. in the tenth round
Of a twenty-round bout before $500
spectators in the London Opera House
tonight.
Moran shot right TO the jaw and
the English champion crashed 70 the
mat.
The crowd, which had watched Wells
clever boxing enthusiastically, seemed
stunned; then cheers burst forth, and
Wells seconds lifted his PROSTATE
form and carried it over the ropes.
In the first round Moran outboxed
and outgenerslled the EnglIshman, but
in the second Wells seemed to regain
his nerve, and from then until the
knockout fought cleaner and more
scientific battle, although Moran's blows
seemed 10 do the greater damage.
The second round went 70 Wells on
points. In the third honors were even,
but Wells had the advantage IN the
fourth.
Again in the fifth Wells's superiority
was marked. but Moran shaded him IN
the sixth, and before the eighth round
was over Wells was bleeding profusely
and appeared 70 be tired, while Moran
was smiling and confident.
In the tenth Wells slipped and
Moran put vicious right TO the jaw,
which sent Wells sprawling on his
back. He lay until the count of six
and then rose unsteadily, while the
crowd rosred. As Wells got to mis- feet
Moran sent another lightning right
over and the Englishman took the
count.
The bout was for q purse Of $500.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
Beat Brooklyn Team, Aid
ed a Bit by Some Wild
and Far-Flung Throws.
SUPERBAS FAIL TO
GRASP OPPORTUNITY
Let Glowing Chance Slip Away
in One Inning-BoOne Keeps
Up Good Work with Bat.

tFrosn a staF Corrsrondcnt % The Tubunsl
Daytons, Fla. March 29.-Ono ball
game. prepared with the discriminating
skill Of an exceptional chef. was served
20 the New York Yankees by the Brook
lyn Superbas this afternoon. The score
was s to ?, and two Of the three runs
made by the American League repre-
sentstives might have been cut down by
real sharp playing.
The Supcrbas literally threw the
game away, hilarious hcaves by lily
MYERS. Lew McCarty and Billy thinner
man making possible two talllcs. ne
Superbas. OIL the other hand, had 20
battle tooth and nail for everything
they got. for the Yankees played arr
;ight ball and refused 10 yield an men.
Ii NAV be said that Brooklyn did not
Get much. for Slim Caldwell and ty
Pieh. who decorated the centre Of tho
diamond in turn, ruled with iron hands.
Three hits, a single by Myers IN the
second frame, double by Ollie OMara,
pinch hitting for Sherrod Smith, and a
single b. Joe Schultz punched IN the
9th were all that the Superbas we're
able to gather The hitting IN that
fifth inning fOllOWed Ddse ON vans !"
Lew McCsrty and gave Brooklyn its
brace OF counts.
Opportunity fairly besieged the Flat
bush warriors in the sixth, but was re-
pulsed with heavy losses. Cy Pieh
made his entrance in that frame, and
was wild as the blue hcrons that stalk
the Newsmyrna marshes. lie pitched
eight balls to Cutshaw and Wheat ana
failed TO get single one over. Myers
tried to sacrifice, but popped a puny
foul TO Sweeney. Then PIeh fllcd tie
hassocks by passing Gus Getz; Billy
Zimmerman came up with blood IN hls
eve. but rolled one IN front o. the plate,
and Cutshaw died Al the plate. Two
men were out and three still on base
with Lew McCarty up, but High oamped
under the batters' drive 70 distant leit
and the inning was over Not again
did Brooklyn threaten.
Pieh found himself after that one
hectic inning and set the remaining
batters down in order. with single
exception. In the ninth inning he hit
Zimmerman with q pitched ball. but
then, after McCarty flied TO High in
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
Prove Once More That Big
Mule Can Do More Work
than Little Mule.
PAT NEWMAN'S TEAM
THE LITTLE FELLOW
Big Jeff TeSreau Rolls In and
Out of Trouble, but His Mates
Kept Danger Afar.
By HEYWOOD BROUN.

Corsicana, Tex, March 29.-"Let me
tell you, sir, those Giants are TO win
this game as sure as you're a foot
high" said the judge. Notice the size
OF them and then look at those Ittle
fellows from Houston. I've always said
that little mule couldn't do the work
Of a big mule
The Judge was eminentlv correct in
his judgment of mules, for the Giants
defeated Houston by a score of 70 ?
before crowd which comprised all the
beauty ard a profitable percentage Of
the chivalry Of Corsicana. As the com
bination assayed about fifteen hundred
persons, there was general satisfaction
all around Ii was the largest crowd
which ever saw anything IN these
parts.
Perhaps Larry Doyle. the acting
manager, knows something about big
and little mules himself for he sent
JEFF Tesreau. the mastodonic twirler,
TO the mound. IL was the first encoun-
ter between the Giants and Pat New
man since NcGraW was laid low last
season, but to-day Pat seemed mild
enough. and his only vicious act was
single 10 right
Tesreau vas in trouble a number OF
liUltS AlIlik AUt SIN iIUll4E5 III H4l4Nli
he worked. and twice the players from
Houston filled the bases, but Jef's
worries were not many, for the Giants
hit lust as they did in Dallas.
Their seventeen hits this afternoon
completed a total of fifty for the last
three days Home runs slumped.
There was only one. Chief Meyers was
the instigator and the right field fence
was tnC spot which he chose for his
wallop. The judge watched the Chief
with interest as he trOtted .round the
bases.
Then "A train Of memory was awak
ened. and he began to relate the eX-
ploits Of the Indian.
And after he had won all those
Olympian races they found out that he
was a professional" explained the
Judge. Later, when the statement of
the man Of law was questioned, he ad-
mitted that Meyers might have grown
d little slower since his triumphs in
Stockholm Such is the fame Of Jim
Thorpe.
Larry Doyle wa leader to-day by
more than mere right Might rein
forced his claim. I'm five trips TO the
plate he made four hits.
The Giants took the lead AZ the be
Ginning Of the game and held It IN
spite Of rallies b. Houston in the
fourth and sixth innings. each Of which
was limited to q single run. Tesreau
allowed seven hits during tis occu
pancy Of the mound, and Fromme, who
succeeded him, was not touched at all.
The judge's fund Of mlslnformation
held out until the very end. "McGraw
taEes care Of those players just like so
many babies" he told his faithful lis
tencys. as they walked out Of the park.
"Fvery night at 8 o'clock he comes and
nuts them 20 bed.
We wondered If Larry Doyle would
oct an extra ten minutes Of grace
should he happen TO hold four aces at
the moment the curfcw rang, hut the
irdge said nothing about that.
Jim Thorpe locked himself n his
room so securely just before the game
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
RALLY IN NINTH IS VAIN
Villanova Defeats Princeton in
Opening Game.

Princeton. y. j.. March 29. Prince
ton was defeated in the opening game
Of the season this afternoon here by
Nillanova, in spite Of the desperate
rally Of the Tigers in the ninth inning.
Ih. score was to >.
The visitors held Princeton scoreless
until the last inning. when errors by
Nillarova. coupled with a home run by
Douglass and Captain Green's three
barger, brought FIVE runs across the
plate before Princeton man was
caught out Nillanova cut the rally
short in time 20 save the game. The
visitors found Deyo easy in the first
part Of the contest. Deyo tightened
uY after the first few innings and was
fairly effective The cold wind pre-
vented any fast ball. the temperature
registering lower than on Saturday,
whom the two team, decided it was too
cold to play ard tpoucd the game
The score follow:
New-York tribune., 1915-03-30
NAME COLUMBIA FENCE&
Hotchkiss, Mouquin and La'
Der Choice for Big Mater,

James Murray coach o. me 'o.,
Iia fencing team. has made ms l-,
selections for the team ,hdt VIII iep.
sent the Blue and White 'r the .L'', I.
collegiate bouts az the Hote. As'0' y
Saturday night. .h.-
II. q. HotchAss vl be tre 'a.'
man. with Captain Louis Mouqlila
II. Lauber composing the remaihO''
the trio. llotchMs, .s q rew n,tn' n.
has shown great promise in 'he y,
two meets. and came second ~, in
Lawrence medal cout,>, for me I'is 4.
championship Of the uGtet,.iN -, b,
makes good ir the lnt'rcoHe Hes'A'''
will plug % big gap il tie 'eer. l-,
DESPITE two revrr~e- I'D To,
meets. Columbia is loo,ea ''oa =
formidable contender .or 'he lu''
lcgIate championship.