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The record of Robertson shows that in seven games he allowed 3S hits for a total of IS runs. or an average of less than runs and hits to game This is indeed winning pitching.
 Despite his remarkable record Rob- ertson is moderst and is one of the hardest workers amongst the Barons. Last season Robbie worked in upwards of DO games and he is willing to repeat this season.
 And then he will be due for the ma 1Ors.
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This is the recruit infelder that has SC ably succeeded Arthur (LiD Marcan that the local fans have forgotten all about the former graceful keystoner Daniel Cruran Clark is only 20 years of age, and this is his third season in professional baseball.
 Dannie Clark was born Jan. IS, 1895 at Meridian, Miss, and received a pub lie school education. In 1913, after hav- ing played on the sand lots and semi professional ranks for some years. Clark signed up with the Columbus team of the Cotton States league. Last season he was with the Augusta club of the South Atlantic league, hitting at 2eS
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NEW YORK YANKEES
 LEAD AMERICAN

The Americans saw another change in the leadership, New York displae
 ing Detroit. The Yankees stepped into first place Saturday and olinched their hold today by defeating the Tigers Some of. Donovan's pitchers are ac- cumula1ing an impressive record of victories. Ray Fishers for instance totalling six without a defeat. placin,; him at the head of the leagues twirl- CTS, for George Dauss, who also had a clean slate, with six winning games
 met defeat by the Yankees today. The New York boxmen are nearly all go- ing at a great gait and the teams s increased hitting ability Is crowning their efforts With frequent victories.
 Detroit has suffered more than any other western team in the American league from the force of the caste m attack, Jennings men taking the lone game played with Washington, lest three of four to Boston and as New York was winning in Cleveland, the
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WeiIman Wins

St. Louis, May 16.--(special.) )--A pitching duel between weilman and Shaw ran il innings here today and ended in favor of the locals. 2 to 1. Score: R. H. E. St. Louis ..... 900 900 010 O1--2 !
 Batteries; Shaw and Ainsmith; We'll man and Agnew.
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SCOUT TOLOOK OVER D|CK|E ROBERTSON Record of Baron Spitballer Is Remarkable-To Pitch
 Today Against Vols

While Mque Finn, former manager of the Mobile Gulls, now an expert Ivory hunter for the Detroit Tigers is in the state looking over the collega hurlers-p particularly Roman of Alt bama. it w6lld not be surprising if he should drop around the Redwood bail yard this afternoon and watch the per- formance of Richard Robertson
 Dick Robertson has now mastered his opponents for seventh consecutive times and will try his luck again this afternoon against the Nashville Vols.
 Robertson's record thus far this sea-
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Treasury Statement

Washington. May 16.-The condition of the United States treasury at the close of business May l5 was
 Net balance in general fund. sif9lf,7ia. Total receipts. s2.5S69o4 total payments. s2, ,643.s se5. The deficit this fiscal year is $l07, org .SS3. against deficit of $40, 4i6. Sse last year, exclusive of Panama canal ana public debt transactions.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Pittfeds Win

Chicago, May 16.--Rogge baffed Chi cago batters today and ,Pittsburg won 10 l. A steal of home by 'YerlSos whose all around work was factor in the Pittsburg victory, and konetchy's home run were features. Score R, H F. Pittsburg ....2 200 900 0o2-i 2 l Chicago ..... .000 001 00o--i 6 1
 Batteries: Rogge and Berry; Brown. Prendergast and Wilson.
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Yankees Retain Lead

Detroit, May 16.-Scoring four runs in the eighth inning without the aid of a hit. New York defeated Detroit, 6 to 2. here today. Dauss. who had won six straight games was beaten for the first time this season. Neither McHaie nor Dauss was hit hard, but the latter was wild Score: R. H. E. New York ............ no 900 040-6 DetTolI I................... OUV ID We-z
 Batteries: McHale and sweeny; Dauss and Baker.
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Summary: Two-base hits, DObard, ME Ter. Ss crifice hits, Perry, Calhoun. Stolen base, Harris. Double plays, Flick to Do- bard to Calhoun Miller to Calhoun: Nc Cormick to Lusk. Hits, off Wagner with 3 runs in 1 Ia innings. Struck out, Hogs 4, Marshall g. Bases on balls. off Hogg B. Wagner 2, Marshall ?. Left on bases, Mobile 10. Chattanooga 4. Time, 1:35 Empires. Williams and Kerin.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
No games scheduled yesterday.
American Association

At Minneapolis: Minneapolis TO-. Cleveland, 5.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul 5, Columbus 4. At Kansas City: Kansas City g, In- lianapolis 8.
 At Milwaukee,: Milwaukee-L Louisville rain.
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LOOKOUTS DEFEATED
 BY HOGC,S PITCHING

Mobile. May 16.-Mobile hit Wagner and Marshall hard and had no trouble de- feating Chattanooga in the first game of the series, to o. Hogg pitched fine ball throughout giving up but four scattered hits. Hogg and McGlil featured at bat, each hitting safely three times Score:
 MQhile-
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International League

At Newark: Newark-A Aoronto post poned: rain,
 At Jersey City: Jersey City Buffalo postponed; rain.
 At Rocky Point, R. l.: Montreal 3, Providence 1.
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PUNCHED HITS
 WIN FOR CHICKS

New Orleans, May 16.-Bunched hits in the sixth and eighth innings today enabled Memphis to overcome a lead of two runs and defeat New Orleans to 9. The fielding of Mitchell of
 Memphis and Knaupp of the locals fea-
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SlOufeds Defeated

St. sIsouis. May 16.-By punching hits in the tenth Kansas City ended tied game with St. Louis here today. winning to 2. Score: R, H. E. Kansas City .Oo2 900 900 Ia ? St. Louis 0:0 Oo1 o0o0 o-2 3
 Batteries. Main and Brown; Daven- port and Hartley.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Lajoie's Batting Wins

Chicago. May 16.--Bunched hits off Rus sell coupled with an error by Roth, gave Philadelphia the first game of the series with Chicago, to ?. The batting of LaJoie, who hit two two-baggers. Weav- CTS fielding and Shawkey's pitching were features. First Baseman MacInnis of the visitors was hit by ball during batting practice which broke his nose Score:
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont: Beaumont 6, Fort Worth 5.
 At Galveston: Galveston 3, Dallas 2. At San Antonio: San Antonio ', Shreveport 1.
 At Houston: Houston 2, Waco 5.
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Economy

From the St. Paul Dispatch Mrs. Homespun-What' we contribute to the minister's donation party?
 Farmer Homespun--Wail dunno, Han ner. Taters is way up. pork Is way I'D. fowl is way up-we'n save money by giving him money.
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clip and fielding for an average of .95i At the close of the Sally league Clark reported to the Barons and played a few games. In the fall Clark went With the Barons to Cuba and it was there that he received painful Injury to his ankle which considerably delayed his rounding into form this spring. How ever, Dannie is now in shape and play ing the best ball of his career.
 Clark does not smoke or drink and is one of the most quiet and well hammered boys in the Baronial ranks He is am bilious and wants to make his mark in the baseball world His present play ing indicates that he will be drafted at the end of the season. R. r. L.
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Georgia-Alabama League
STANDING

No games scheduled yesterday.
 Games Today Rome at LaGrange. Talladega at Newman. Griffin at Anniston.
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Games Today

Nashville at Birmingham. Little Rock at Atlanta. Chattanooga at Mobile. Memphis at New Orleans.
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LITTLE ROCK WINS
 EXHIBITION GAME

Montgomery, May i6.--Iittle Rock easily defeated the local team of the City league this afternoon by the score of q to 6. The Southern leaguers completely routed the amateurs and the game was a farce. ID II IT
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sHit for Bagby in ninth.
 Score by innings:
 Memphis . 000 002 030--5 StW OTltduS viv loV V'"z-- .
 Summary: Two-base hits, McDermott, Knaupp. Three-base hit, Cruthers. Sac rifice hits, Mitchell. Allison, Reilly. Stolen bases, McDermott, Thomas, His gins 2. Struck out. Keeley 4, Bagby [. Bases on balls, Keeley 1. Bagby 1. Hit by pitcher, Keeley (Hendryx). Double plays, McDermott to Cruthers to Dunckel; Knaupp to Bluhm. Left on bases Memphis 6. New Orleans '. Time 1:50 Umpires. Chestnut and Pfennir- ger
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DICK ROBERTSON ID OPEN SERIES
 WITH NASHVILLE Vols Are Expected to Prove Easy Victims = Baronial Strength Lies in Hitters
 and Pitchers
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday Mobile ', Chattanooga 2. Memphis 5, New Orleans 2,
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SUBSIDY IN ITS WORST FORM

CECRETARY McADoos plan for rehsbin-
~ tating the merchant marine is based on
the theory that nothing should be left to
private enterprise that can be done by the
Government He argues that a large feet
Of auxiliary vessels is needed for the navy
so that we may be prepared for emergencies.
These auxiliary vessels however, will have
no occupation in time Of peace They should.
therefore, be used as merchant ships when
not needed by the Navy Department.
Instead Of following the practice Of other
nations and encouraging private ship owners
to build ships that can be requistioned by
the navy in time OF need he proposes that
the Government build them and put them in
the merchant service on routes to be fixed
by the Government. He would have them
carry freight at rates low enough to get
business in competition with the ships under
foreign fags.
The plan involves the granting Of a sub
sidy or subvention in It's worst form, be-
cause It would be concealed in appropriations
for the maintenance OF the auxiliary feet Of
the navy. The franker way to subsidize
shipping Is to pay the steamships a certain
sum for carrying the mails on routes where
there is not at present ordinary trade enough
to make the business profitable, or else to
pay premiums for speed on similar routes,
while the ships are owned and operated by
private capital. Along with such public
bonuses for the development of shipping
there is usually the reciprocal obligation to
turn the ship over to the Government in
case Of need.
The difference between the two plans Is
the difference between Government assist
ance and Government ownership. The latter
strangles private enterprise and the former
encourages It. The Administration has ap-
parently set out to drive privately owned
American ships from the seas. It has ac-
complished 1t on the Pacific already by its
seamen's law. The McAdoo plan would
drive the ships from the Atlantic and pile
up deficit beside which the most extrava-
CANT subsidies ever proposed would seem
small.
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A laOorer doing an honest ddys toork benefits
the toorld more than a skepticaI
clcT0yndn
SUFFRAGE AND PREPAREDNESS

A THOUGHTFUL writer in the New York
"A Evening Sun makes a point which is
bound to become more or less familiar in the
course OF suffrage propaganda. UNLESS we
can get some assurance from suffrage lead
ers that they favor national preparedness"
he says, I'VE shall vote against giving the
ballot TO the women Of the state"
fair statement on the face OF It, but
nullif1ed by its vicious misconception OF what
the suffrage movement really means. The
idea is patriotic, but It is pointless Suffrage
IS no more a political party than It is an art
academy 1t has precisely as much to do
with a stand on preparedness as II has to
do with the procession OF the equinoxes.
Suffrage is neither a program nor a pledge.
pledges. What prominent suffragists may
think concerning preparedness or the tarin
is of no more account than what prominent
anti-suffragists think of these issues. Mr..
Neil Bonner, who keeps a kindly eye on
saloons in Philadelphia. is against suffrage,
and President Wilson Is for It. But neither
Mr. Wilson's ideas on the consular service
Mr.. Bonner's attitude on the reserve
banks can be cited an argument for or
against women voting.
Suffrage and preparedness are two of the
vital issues before this country. Both should
be kept out of politics. or, in other words,
both should be fundamental in all party plat
forms. Meanwhile, it is desperately unfair
TO pledge the woman's vote to anything in
advance
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GREEcE AND BELGIuM

The worlds storm OF Indignation against
Germany for invading Belgium Is cant"
or ''schwindeL" - Foreign Minister Won
Jagow.
TJIOR more than a year, then, the civilized
u world has been hypnotizing itself II does
not really care about violated Belgium and
International honesty. It really believes that
treaties are TO be broken at win ana that
there Is no higher law than that OF military
necessity. That Is what Won Jagow means.
We are q world Of hypocrltes
Unfortunately Won Jagow goes further and
Begins 10 argue. lie brings up the ancient
bugaboo OF a French attack across Belgium"
and Of secret military treaties' with Eng
hand. which make one think that Won Jagow
il the author Of THE Kaisers Own Personal
spy Germany has an arguable case-the
ease Of inevitable strategy. II Is not neces-
sary 10 confuse Il with acrimonious charges
The world VIII. Of course. take thought con-
oernine the Allies move through Greece.
Neutrality was violated by the FIRST English
foot that touched salonica The fact that
Orefce Is neutral, but not peutraIized. makes
very little moral difference and the defense
81 TIE English Foreign once Is. IN this re-
eIeeI. very weak
But 1 has an unexpected and almost sin
iatsf strength when 4 says that. although
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TAFT DlSAGREEs WITH JEFFERsON

am strongly inclined 20 the view that
the term OF the President should be six OF
seven years, and that he should be in
eligible Observation-Disclosures Taft.
fTiHoMAs JEFFERSON once held this view
i and urged II on the Constitutional Con-
wention. This was when he was a theorist
and before he had seen the working out Of
the system which has justified itself for
more than a hundred years. After he re-
tired from office he wrote: "I think the
practice adopted is better. allowing his (the
President's) continuance for eight years, with
liability TO be dropped at half way OF the
term, making that a period OF probation"
what Jefferson favored would be described
today as the opportunity for the recall OF
the President after four years Of service
The system has worked we'll for the Presi-
dent who has made good has been reelected
and the man who has failed 70 satisfy the
country has been defeated Some OF them
ala not even get denomination. they failed
30 completely.
Mr.. Taft's advocacy of the plan that JEFF
ferson first favored and then denounced is
not likely 70 bring about any change in the
Constitution.
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decency was this, that the Mayor was doing
as well as could be expected.
Whitlock tells story that has it's hun
dreds of counterparts:
A Story of the Jungle
II knew a reporter, an Irish lad, whom
one Of the attorneys of privilege sought to
'befriend
"'You work pretty hard, don't you? asked
the attorney.
YES said the Irish lad.
And your salary is small7'
Yes
And a mortgage on your mothers home?
The agents Of privilege always know q mans
necessities.
""Yes'
"'Wen now, can tell you how things
can be eased up a bit for you. For in
stance
After the proposal had been artfully
made the Irish lad thought a moment, and
then he raised those blue eyes to the old
lawyer
she?
why, yes'
president of-that and that, eh?"
"'And your daughters just home from
finishing school in Europe, eh?
"'Yes-but WHAT
81 was wondering said the Irish lad
Rising, how you dared go home at night and
look 'em in the face"
Against the crooked, bipartisan organiza-
hon of privilege and greed an independent
ticket was formed in 1904 ST have spoken
Of the independents" writes whitlock, "as
though they were an authentic political
party, when 1t was one of their basic prin-
ciples to be no party at all. They were Re-
publcans and Democrats who, in the revela-
tion of Jones' death, had come to see that
1t was the partisan that was responsible for
the evil political machines in American
cities; they saw that by dividing themselves
arbitrarily into parties along national lines
by voting, almost automatically their party
tickets, ratifying nominations made for them
they knew not how, they were but delivering
over their city to the spoiler. As Repub-
ncans, proud Of the traditions OF their party,
they had voted under the impression that
they were voting for Lincoln; as Democrats
they thought they were voting for Jefferson.
or at least for Jackson, but they discovered
that they had been voting principally for
the street railway company and the privi-
leges allied with II in interest"
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There was a time IN New ->sxNeS when boys
were allowed to go to school barefooted and
without collars, and some OF the youngsters
who began their education with so little sar-
torial luggage have since become college
professors, railroad presidents. constables
and fence viewers. They learned as much
with few clothes the Merchantville boys
are learning with many, even though the
chairman OF the school board may say with
the author Of "Davy and the Goblin"
And wish to call attention as / close
To the fact that all the scholars
Are correct about their collars
And particular in turning out their toes
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the correspondence cannot now be given out.
4 is possible to say that England and
France acted In accordance with the wishes
Of Greece to aid her ally, servia. Certainly
Venizelos gave tacit consent to the landing,
and the formal protest given out by him was
obviously an attempt to cover when his re-
call was imminent. Even since his recall
the aid given by Greece 70 the Allies has
been Invaluable. II Germany has case,
Il is against Greece, not against the Allies.
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.~e n BRA "0o wHITLocK
4e n mar th-- --44nLste, D., a.. a.
1cv "a lnexhaustfbIe det,oV V ms IN IN
- 70 realize to the profit Our un-
,oUNN' - 80 cruelty and untustly trief' =
opM SY his work In Eve, W by
,Srw w rVles' "a whitAocN he-, ~eONSnN
'erusNN = TO nlS a,,tiS. S%n .D% COUNT ooy
zxpxNss SSs,JAA Owp : " pSorrn form nG a ECt Hot-
able part IN the story OF rnD">>GinaI progress.
Golden Rule Ices,
Brand Whitlock was born IN 1xNoana O.,
March 4, 1862 his ancestors having come to
Massachusetts early in the 18th century. His
grandfather, Major Joseph c. Brand was
one of the first abolitionists and kept station
on the underground railroad for runaway
slaves Whitlock's father was a Methodist
minister The son studied in the public
schools, afterward receiving private tuition,
and began a brilliant newspaper career in
Toledo later going to Chicago. In the nine
ties he studied law and in 1894 was admitted
to the bar of Ohio, opening an Office in To-
ledo. In 1905 he was elected Mayor as the
reform candidate and in 1907 was reelected.
He entered upon his duties as he says In his
book, Forty Years of It." with an equip
ment gained from his experience as a po-
litical reporter, from his participation as q
young lawyer in the politics of the State and
from his intimacy with Golden Rule Jones" !"
on whose death the gangsters took another
strangle hold on the city of Toledo. Some
of Whitlock's many novels and short stories
have received the highest praise from Will
lam Dean Howels.
How he acquired the proficiency in public
speaking which stood him In such good stead
in the political campaign of lso5 Is told in
the pages of Forty Years of It." Mayor
Jones had opened a park to the people on
lot near his factory, and there on Sunday
afternoons he spoke to hundreds One day
he asked Whltlock to go out and speak.
"'On what subject asked.
"'Theres only one subject he said Life.
] began 10 say that would prepare
something, but he would not let me finish
my sentence
"'Preparev he exclaimed. why prepare I?
Just speak what's in your heart"
Finally Whitlock went to Golden Rule
Park, and 10 Golden Rule Hall. where the
meetings were held In winter. After Jones'
death whitlock kept up the meetings for
several years. And who were the people
whom he addressed7 The same people who
later elected him Mayor. The same people
Of whom Jones had said. when Whitlock
had asked him what his audience would be
like
What kind OF people7 Why. there's only
one kind OF people-just people. just folks"
Whitiock's experience IN municipal politics
taught him the devious and dirty ways Of
the invisible government as It manlfests
Itself IN American cities Even the church
people failed 20 support the fight against
the gang. against political corruption ana
debauchery The Rev. Billy Sunday held
a revival in Toledo IN Whiuocks aGminis-
tration, and an he said about the big
struggle that was being waged for civic
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is said that he still
personally directs
the work OF his as
sistants and sees
many people who
come to him for aid
In their distress. The
Belgians long ago
learned to regard
him as one of their
b Q st friends on
earth, and last July,
in the name of the
Belgians, NJ. Car
don, of Brussels,
presented to the To-
ledo Museum Of Art
a famous Van Dyck
sketch, saying in a
letter, "In that city,
the residence of his
-fcey", Rre
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OF several countries
are receiving train
ing In the great col
lege OF conflict. II is
an elective" which
they take gladly, for
even in peace their
kindergar { n Is the
arm y and at birth
many of them have
the honorary colo
nelcy OF crack regi-
ments C on ferred on
them.
M a inly they are
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THE COLLAR IN HISTORY

at WEAR no mans collar" is the boast OF
i the independent politician. Because
Troy makes collars for the nation Senator
Murphy turned his back on the tariff reform
theories of his party when the Wilson-Gor-
man tariff law was passed and forced a pro-
tective tax collars. When Governor
Briggs, of Massachusetts, agreed to go col
larless so long a worthless neighbor would
refrain from strong drink, he exercised one
OF the fundamental rights OF a freeman to
dress as he pleased. HIS portrait, innocent
of starched neckband, is preserved today
in a lumber room in Colgate University,
where bis great O. L<2C7Sc17 b Ger Gor-