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The Washington herald., 1915-09-20

McTaggart. 10 years old and a brother
of Tommy. Tommy is quite a man (26)
and has a wife. but between them they
form the only Jockey family that has
won fame on the race tracks since the
days Of Tod and Cash Sloan
A year ago last spring Johnny got
his first real mount, that is. he was
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The Pittsburgh Rebels. under the bril-
liant leadership Of Rebel Oakes. look
like the one best bet in the thrilling five
cornered race that is being staged for
the Federal League peGnant But it's
race. SO close even now, that the
championship may not be decided until
the last day of the season.
With the star pitchers back in shape
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Braves Win Another.
Giants Trim Cubs.

Chicago. Sept. 19.-The Giants defeated
the Cubs today, to /. The Cubs scored
first in the fifth inning. Robertsons home
run in the seventh tied the count Hum
phries blew up in the eighth when four
hits and a base on balls gave New York
four runs. Three hits and a couple Of
errors in the ninth counted two more.
Score:
r. n. z.
New York ......... 5000 ool4 - II :
hicaso............... o o o o t-l
Batteries-Stroud Benton and Schang: Humphries
and Archer. Unrires-Messrs. KLEIN and Emslie.
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outside the grounds on the sidewalks of
the streets bounding the right and left
field sides of the park
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pills BREAK EVEN
With THE CARDINALS
Alexander Wins 29th Game of Season
While Leon Ames Lets Quakers
Down with One Hit.

St Louis. Sept. 19.-After Alexander
won his twenty ninth game of the season
by beating the Cardinals. to ., Leon
nings, and the Phillies only gained an
even break, losing the second game,
to O.
Ames' game was almost perfect, the
only hit being a pop single to center by
Whitted in the eigth. Only thirty-one
batters faced Ames three reaching first.
but not one getting to second. Chalmers
lost his own game. With one out in the
tenth, Higgins singled and reached third
on a wild pitch. Bescher's single to right
won the game. Score:
First game r. Fl. E
PHILADELPHIA. % o o % o-S )
St Louis ........... 90 600 o. l
SNYDER. Umpires-Mesrs. Eason and Rigler.
Second game r. n. z
Philadelphia o 0 5000 l
ST. Louis.......... o 0 o o 0 0 o 0 IL o
Battcrie.-Chalmers and Burns; Ames and Snyder.
Umpires- -Mess5s Rsler and Eason.
Braves Win Another.
Cincinnati Sept. 1S.-Rudolph out
pitched Schneider in the first game Of
the final Cincinnati-Boston series today.
the Braves winning, to . Gowdy's sin
gle, Moran's double and a sacrifice fly
scored the winning run in the ninth.
Score:
R.HE
Boston on.......... 5000 Is 2
Cincinnati. ........... 90 o % o. l
Battaies-Rudolrh and Gowdy; Schneider and
Clarke. Umpires-Messrs oDay and ouislsy.
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W0ODBINE PARK ENTRIES.

Apprentice allowance claimed.
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OMEN URGE PREPAREDNESS AS BEST WAR
Many Widely Known in Feminin
World Hearty Supporters Of Move.
ment to Assure Peace

Already the work Of organizing the
national committee of n thousand
women has progressed to a remarkable
degree. Twenty-Five women have been
chosen from each state and this com
mittee now numbers in its membership
American women whose names are
widely known In social, official n
organization activities. state COM
mittees to take charge Of the work
IN each locality through the different
States are also he!ng formed. They
will work under the direction OF the
national committee and will spare no
effort TO make the Woman's Section
an influential factor In the life or
every city and own In America.
The Woman's Section has placed
thousands of membership pledges in
circulation among the women OF
America. \ membership Of several
hundred thousand women before ON
eress ]convenes is confidently expected,
the force of whose united sentiment
will prove n tremendous factor In
securing legislation for national de-
fence.
In many states the members Of the
section are organizing local chapters.
\ local chapter is formed by gather
ing together twenty-five women and
having them sign the membership
pledges. WHICH are then sent in to the
rational headquarters, where a char
ter is issued for the chapter. Such
local chapters may take h names
81 any man. woman, place or his
toric event in the patriotic annals of
tho country II II So desires.
Among the constructive work for
national defence tho members Of the
Woman's Section are doing in every
state are the following interesting
features Of their patriotic campaign:
Each member tries to get every
woman IN the scope of her influence 10
sign the membership pledge.
Each member is writing a letter 10
her Congressman Ia impress upon him
the necessity OF the SiNty-fourth Con-
gress passing adequate national de-
fence legislation. In these letters the
attention of Congress is being drawn
to the dangers of disaster and in
yasion TO which the country is sub
iected in its present state NJ UMPIRE
paredness.
Petitions are being circulated call
ing upon Congress TO provide suffi-
Gent national defences. In many cities
the cooperation of the mems clubs
and organizations has been invoked
and local chambers Of and
other civic organizations are prepar-
ing memorials to Congress at the sug-
/ -aGttpn NJ Gert1Cp p,amhara
National defence mass meetings
have been arranged by many branches
and national defence weeks and DAYS
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TIME L. s.. tho \ q Cs and the
I Gs have delivered the
solemn p-onouncement which
II is fondly hoped and widely
thought will act rs a panacea for
the political and other evils from which
the misery stricken population and
devastated fields Of Mexico are so
cruelty suffering. Unfortunately, how
ever, for this benevolent and con-
venient view, all present indications
point 10 the conclusion that the COM
hired mountain Of International intel
hgen~e and good will embodied in the
document ran AT most only succeed
in bringing forth an enthusiastically
pacific mouse. II II docs not lead to re-
suits Of a character well defined by
tho Spanish word contraproducente.
Nor are the reasons far To- seek.
The Mexican people, whatever he the
crimes or faults Of some Of their self
constituted political leaders, are in
tensely jealous Of their nationa, indie
perdencc and particularly resent con-
tinental intervention in their internal
difficulties.
They are not familiar with the YER
bal n~iceties Of modern diplomacy and
naturally fail to grasp the distinction
between mediation" and "interven-
ton" They cannot understand (nor
for the matter NJ that a many bet
ter informed people in this country
understand why between the dates
Of the initiation ~ the most recent
conferences and the receipt Of Presi-
dent de la Plaza's telegram no steps
were taken by any OF the countries
concerned to impress on the Mexican
authorities hat the injection of the
other Latin republics into the question
OF how to evolve a Constitutional gov
eminent Of Mexico out of the conflict
ing elements now claiming authority
in that distressed country was simply
4 means OF offering friendly mediation
and in no legal or diplomatic sense a
form ~ Intervention.
Even the defiant declarations Of Car
IdHId H'' AT an SURPRISING IN the cir
cumstances-were permitted to pass
unanswered until he himself chal-
longed tho right of the Argentine Re-
public to intervene In the domestic
concerns ~ Mexico. The terms Of the
joint note should allay all doubts in the
minds NJ educated MeXicans as 10 the
motives and objects which prompted
II But whatever doubts have been
created on this point owe their ex-
istence 10 a great extent 10 the mvste-
rious and unnecessary silence main
tanned during the proceedings Of the
conferees, all Of whom must have
known from the beginning that the
outcome Of their deliberations could
result only in "A failure to agree, or IN
the alternative, In n simple tender of
good Offices; and in confirmation
Of this statement ! may perhaps he
permitted to make n personal refer
ence which hears on the subject.
In the curse Of an interview on
the Mexican situation which | gave r.
THE SIN and which Was published In
the issue NJ January 4, 1914, took
occasion 10 make tho following OBJ
servations:
81 wish particularly To emphasize
the point that the suggestion So fire.
quently made that the United States
should invite the leading republics OF
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Their Section of Navy League Gaining
Hundreds of Recruits Daily All
Over the Country

the children in my care to cherish and
revere our country and its history and
to uphold its honor and fair name in
their generation"
The woman's Section Of tho Navy
League. the first national defence or
ganization among women in the coun-
try. was founded on July 4 at the sus
gestion NJ a number of patriotic
women members of the Navy League,
who felt that as the women of this
country are among its most patriot
citizens and are most vitality interested
in the nations ability to keep afar the
horrors of war and invasion an or
ganization ought to he formed to in
clude every woman interested in the
welfare Of her country. Such an or
g~anizat.on. they believed, would take
a place at once in the van OF the pa
triotic organizations that already are
working for adequate national defence.
Among the founders of the section
were Mrs. George Dewey. wife Of the
Admiral Of the Navy: Mrs. William
Cumming Story. prcsident-general of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
Thomson, daughter of the Speaker of
the House; Mrs. John A.. Logan,
widow OF the famous civil wal Gem
eral; Miss Christine Biddle of Phila-
delphia. Mrs. Phpbe A. Hearst of
California, Mrs. Ralph Beaver Strass-
burger of New York city and Pcnnsyl-
vania and many others,
In order to stimulate interest in the
national defence movement and in the
patriotic history of the country in
other generations one OF the first ac-
tons of the section was TO
a contest FOR the best national defence
historical pageant. II was planned to
produce this pageant on a gigantic
scale first in Washington in the fall
and then in other American cities
from the winning scenarios. A com
mittee of judges. consisting of David
Belascc. Julia Marlowe. col. George
Harvey. Genevieve Champ Clark
Thomson. Mrs. William Cumming
story, Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens.
president-General of the L. u. G.. and
Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, of
Philadelphia were invited II accepted
cordially at once to Judge the compel
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OF equipped and available forces. And
there was n profuse supply Of printed
matter for distribution To visitors. this
printed matter consisting Of statistical
Information, appeals TO patriotism and
various statements of the purposes
and the organization Of the society.
Aside from these mcaGre materials
there was little or nothing TO attract
the eye. hut 1t was truly remarkable
TO note the amount Of interest shown
in the exhibition from tho start. Hun
dre1s Of people paused Ia gaze in at
the window, and # these n large pro-
portion stepped in and showed by
their questions and by their inspcC-
ton Of what there was that they were
to some extent at least impressed
with the importance OF the subject
which they were invited TO consider.
And as. day by day. the number Of
exhibits was increased by su0dry
kinds. sent in by gynpathizors, II he
came moro and NOR" evident that the
public at large Is hungry for NORMA
ton NJ precisely the sort which the
society furnishes.
CONCERNING lOlS inc N'Nt''S SAYS l'l
its manifesto: "In spite NJ all that has
been said about our unprrpar"dnosS,
very little, II indeed any thing has 81
far been accomp .ishrd. Public sup
port is still feeble, uu~organIzcd and al
together unwortl y of the name, ",po-
cially with the clouds of war on tho
hol lion. one whol" year has now
passed since the outbreak of war in
Europe. and although as a nation W
have had grave diplomatic exchanges
with az least two hclllgorcnt Powers
nothing has yet been don" by com
gress in tho way of improving our
national defence.
THE American navy IA short ~
men and ships, Many NJ tho ships
now in commission are of an obsolete
type. our submarine f"tilla exists
chiefly on paper. Naval policy we
have one
what Is true Of appropriateness IN
! the navy ia also true in tho samc de-
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DEFENCE SOCIETY
WORKS TO AID OTHERS

THE American Defence Society
unc.) is the latest of the sew
eral organizations which have
recently been formed for the avowed
purpose OF arousing the American
people TO a realizing sense of the un-
co%ntroverted fact that the nation Is
unprepared for any possible outbreak
Of serious warfare.
The special need for another and a
new organization in the field is not
Immediately apparent since all the
others are devoting some portion at
least of their energy TO the work Of
informing the people Of the true con-
dition Of affairs. and all are equally
DESTROYS Of arcusing a public senti-
ment which shall act as a spur 70 the
a%uthorities at Washington, urging
them to greater activity in the matter
OF increasing the armed forces Of the
United states until the country shall
ne prepared at least To defend itself
against any possible attack from a
hostile Power.
While II is true, however that uhis
is the avowed purpose Of the pre-
vtouslv existing societies and Of sun
dry clubs and organizations that have
interested themselves in the subject
sufficiently to become active In the
work. it was felt by many that there
should be one society which should
concern Itself with nothing further
than the publication OF the facts, hav.
ing no ~affliation with n party and
no regard for any special private or
business interest. The design was and
is TO work in harmony with all the
Others and to advance their efforts 10
the extent Of furnishing TO the public
:ull and complete information as 10
their activities, but to undertake moth
Ing on its own account beyond the
mere spreading Of the facts. making
an appeal to the sentiment of the
people simply by mean OF the cold
logic Of existing conditions.
The American Defence Society
Gnc.) therefore announces itself as a
sort Of clearing house, through which
Information can he obtained concern
ing n and all efforts that are being
made IN the direction indicated. One
part Of rs work, and by no means the
least important, Is 10 publish all that
Is done by others toward the end
which is sought by all. and In add
ton II seeks TO gather information OF
all kinds bearing on the subject and
to give the widest possible publicity
to II by any and all means that may
prove to he availabl,.
II has established itself in what 4,
GALS national headquarters. and &C.
Cup!cs an Office At 3o3 Fifth avenue
from which II purposes to spread
broadcast over the land intelligence
concerning all that is undertaken any.
where toward the hetterment OF ma
tional conditions N the matter Of mill,
tary preparations,
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Acrord,pvly &, is 70 no co,sydo-o1 e.,
, sense an ,uxi'iar, o,cantza,ior 10
E,,,nraI Soo,St,, Ioa%m' ,no
Amor,oan - 80,
Ar,, Iaan, -. aai 49,
Society ,bo pod Ercss ,ho laro rlmh
of America tho Au,omohira rr,h ~
America. and the American Society NJ
Civil Engineers +, is no, however
an auxiliary Of any Of those outside
Of the work which they have all nm
dertaken. each in i,s own wav ~
arous,ng public sentiment IN ths,
point at which there will no. {, IS
hoped. an o~yervhelmi~C uuhli de-
mand for such measures as shall mt
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J. Bernard Walker. r, W. Nesser.
Henry G. Quirhy, Paul Thompson.
Cleveland Moffett and Gushing Stet-
son secretary.
The advisory board consists Of ia
cob NJ. Dickinson. eN-Sccretary Of
War, Charles j Ronaparte. ex-Sec-
rotary of the Navy; Hudson Maxim.
George Haven Putnam and Roland
4. Riggs, Commander. l.. $. y. re-
tired.
As "A beginning of this work tho
society has opened an exhibition ~
practical examples NJ 2a9 Firth ave-
nue.. showing in concrete form some
thing of the military equipments now
in use 10y the United States forces.
and also presenting to the eye hy
means of contrasting ranks Of toy
soldiers and sailors a forcihle picture
of the pitiful iuferiOrity Of tho United
Statcs's resources in comparison with
those of the other first class Powers.
To the impartial observer this en-
hlhition, opened loss than a week ago.
was of itself q striking example Of
unprepareduess. in that the exhibits
were few and by no means impr sSivC.
\ few pictures were on the wall. \
few rifles were stacked in military
fashion in the centre of the floor.
showing nothing more than the kind
Of arms in use in the American army.
A relief XII Of the sort recommended
for field use stood III a table. open and
displaying the actual array of plas-
ters, ~handages, indictments for emer-
gency use and the like. A few tin
soldiers were arrnyed on other tables
and in the spacious show window in
front of the room with legends en-
planning that they were representative
merely OF the comparative strength
of the different nations I'm the matter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
NEW peace movement has
been inaugurated among

been inauEurated among
American women. the purpose
Of which is to secure the future
peace OF the United States by as
sisting in the nations preparation
against attack by an alien enemy.
This movement urges national pre-
paredness and sufficient national de-
fences as an Insurance against war.
II II woman's part In the campaign
for national defence that is sweeping
the country.
The women who are enthusiastically
Joining the new organization. which IS
called the woman's Section of the
Navy League, are almost a unit in
thedr declared belief that sufficient
preparedness means peace and will
keep the horrors Of val far from
Americas homes and shores forever.
Although on.y a month old the WON
ans Section includes members in every
State in the union. and its roster
grows at the rate of several hundred
each day.
The members OF the new peace and
preparedness movement are pledged
to think, talk and work for patriot
ism, A~mericanism and sufficient ma
ttonal defences." The sole require
ment for membership Is the taking Of
the following pledge, which has been
called a model Of constructive patriot
ism and which calls upon the women
o. America to urge upon the .aw-
makers OF the nation the necessity for
better national defences. The pledge
h as follows:
II pledge myself to think, talk and
work for patriotism. AmericanIsm and
suffl Client national defences to keep
the horrors of wal far from American
homes and shores forever.
TN these days of world strife and
peril I will strive to do my share to
awaken u nation and our lawmakers
TO the dangers Of our present unde-
Tended condition 50 that We may con-
tinue to dwell in. peace and prosperity
and may o have To mour States
deso.ated by war within our own bor-
derv.
"In so far as I am abe I will make
my home a centre Of American ideals
and patriotism and endeavor 70 teach
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also planned. The big rcsu'' has w..
that the Woman's Section has 49,.
the nation to thinking s~,rIo.s',
the subject OF national deroncos
u lack Of them by brinc rs tho ma.
ter into the homes and aroy.tre
people TO demand action.
The call To rally to the r,ys, ,
American preparedncss and ro.ri.
peace was answered 10y mar. r,,.,.
American m The lis, of fpgra..
members OF the national and s,..
committees and member W ~.
Woman's Section vios VIII avs, ,A..
woman's organization IN 'u, rp.,..
in the worth. position and fra-..
of the women appearing thereon r.
is a veritahle American n.lo
in the best sense Of tho vor4s
represents all classes ~ N,po-..
women. All sections Of tho rc.,,.
judged by the response tu 'ho s,t,
are interested. and u uo'ahIo fac. b.,
the enthusiasm. intcres, ard do,.,s
aid the movement exhibited Nv a..
women of the middle West. whore ,t.
national defence feeling had been g.,.
! posed to he either dormant ur mo-.
existent.
Among the enthusiastic oar'v rs-
hers Of the section are Mrs Thorn ,t.
Edison. Miss Julia MHrlowo. Nh N
thew 7. Scott, former president of |
Daughters Of the Amerlcsu i;o,o
ton; Mrs. Mary :. Lockwood r.r
of the u. a. r.. Mrs Gour-o Il..,|
Carneae. Mrs. Lara Anderson. N-|
Medill Mccormick. Mrs Au.gs'fs
Gardner. Miss Grace VI r,....I
registrar-general Of tho u S ri
Mrs. Hobart Cha'hold Cr,'fs
Taylor, Mrs. Douglas ro.
sister Of Col. Theodore rp
welt; Mrs. Rohlcy ID Evans. w |
of Fighting Bob Evans.
Natalie Sumner Lincoln. Nil col
trude Anterior. Mrs. Eleanor ~
ington Howard. the last ,r.|G -
at Mount Vernon; Miss Mary "
grandniece of President Andrew j.
son; Mrs. David Mckee. dil.. POI,
the late President ilarris.r. 20
Anne Morgan. Mrs John N.,
Hanan. New York. Mrs EI.'"' "
satt. Philadelphia Mrs G'.rss ,-
l.. Meyer. wife of tho foru,. ,-r
I tary Of the Navy. Mrs Farh.
MorGantown. ". Va, sister ~ r'
Admiral Schley, Miss RoIl' '.
wood. Paterson. y. j, Mrs 1.-s o.
Wadsworth. Jr.. wife n 'H'
from Now York Mr.. ..
Thomas. Newport. Il I. Mr. '.r
Warren Lippitt. Newport. T.
Arthur NJ, Dodge. Sew Norr. H
George Doubleday. New N.".
Francis f.. Storer. New Nn. '
Mary Logan Tucker, dau-h''r ..
famous war General. and '.' n
of others equally well known
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ing scenarios.
The cash prize offered is 500. and
competitors have until October 81 in
which to submit the scenarios. a
quick response was the result of this
announcement and in many sections
of the country men and women are
working on plans to produce a play
of the people that will serve as n re-
minder to the nation Of its heroic
and the splendid patriotic part
II is expected 10 play in the family Of
nations in the future,
1t was felt that such a pageant UNI
der the auspices Of the Woman's Sec
tion would help to demonstrate the
fact that TIE wome and the homes
of the country are the fountain head
of true patriotism and true national
ism and that women in such an or
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triotis,n. love OF our country and pride
in it's glorious history.
As a preliminary measure to test
the sentiment Of the women OF the
country 10000 pledges were printed
and Sent out with an explanatory let
ter TO women residing In every section.
This call to the women Of America
To rally Ia the cause " patriotism IN
stantly struck a responsive keynote
in the hearts and imagirations Of the
women all over the country, and all
the applications We're signed and re-
turned within a very few days. Ten
times the original number were then
printed. and even this huge number
was rapidly exhausted. Scores %
others prominent in women's activities
all over tho country have also written
indorsing the woman's section.
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Nv LEOPOLD GRAHAME.

THE L. s., tho \ z Cs and the
r L Gs have delivered the
L solemn p-onouncement which
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
THE COUNCILS PLAIN DUTY.

The city Council, through the Board or AZ
dermen will receive tonight the summary of
evidence against certain of the members OF
the Board Of Police Commissioners secured by
the Vice Commission. Accompanying the re
port will be message from Mayor Atnslie res
ommending Tat investigation Of the mem
bers named be had.
The duty of the Council is plain IT cannot
palter with the question. nor hesitate nor
delay. II AUST investigated once and fully.
Three city officials are under fire Their
record and acts as officials are under suspicion
aud what is declared To be evidence of their
Wrongdong viii be before the body that named
them. In justice to itself III justice to the
city and in justice TO those members that evil
denc" must be sifted. These members must be
cleared or convicted and now that the Mayor
has decided that the Council and not the Mayor
should conduct an inquiry the Council must
prepare to conduct it, Nothing else will be
acceptable 10 the people OF Richmond