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DISTANCE AND PURSES
 OF THE SPEEDWAY ARE GREATLY R EDUC E D

Indianapolis, December 3O--The an- nual Indianapolis motor speedway au- fomoblie race will be run over only 300 miles on May 30, 1916, instead of 500 miles, as for the past five years, according to the entry blanks, which were sent out today. The purses for the race have also been cut from s50,- 900 to $30,000, the first prize being fixed at $12,000 There will be 10 prizes, the same as in former years.
 Under new ruling five cars of the same make may be entered in the race. Tn addition to a factory team of three cars, two additional cars of the same name may be entered by in- dividuals not connected with the fac- tory
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Led by the wonderful playing of
 Josh Cody and Rat Ray, the Vandy
 crew staged a sensational Comeback in the last half overcoming a short lead and forging far ahead. At the end of the first half the count stood 2t to 19 in favor of the locals. but the
 fauItless team work of the Commodores made the locals helpless in the final half
 The local five fought furiously to slave
 off defeat, but not until the last five
 minutes of play in the final half were
 the locals able to solve the Vandy
 game. Twenty of Vandy's score
 in the final half came within seven
 minutes, while the remainder of their score came without much effort Seeing that victory was almost ~- tain, the vandy five ''toyed" wit
 locals and it was then that Ca McGowan scored the only co 'rs made by the locals in the fina if
 The playing in the first half was about even and the twopoint lead of the locals came as mere luck. The pass
 work of Vandy was good but not as
 good as the locals Vanderbilt took no
 long shots, but passed as often as pos sible and on account of good guarding on the patt of the locals the score was kept low. The locals took numer- ous long shots and were successful in
 the majority of them
 The second half witnessed the crumblng of the B. A. c. machine un- Ger the heavy fire from the gridiron stars Of the south's champions. Cody, Ray, Turner and Blair broke Up the pass work of the locals without much trouble and fed the ball to Ray and Davidson, who rung goal after goal. Cody did not do much shooting, but was the chief factor in the pass work. The entire Vanderbilt team performed wonderfully, in fact, equal to many basketball teams appearing here in the last few years. Every man on the team was excellently trained and in
 the best of condition for the game.
 The locals showed considerable im-
 provement over their last game and
 could they have withstood the, pace set by the college chaps they would have returned victorious. Luther
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Strange played a good game for the locals, together with McGowan and Seals. Gillian and Brazleton. the two forwards, did not play their standard game, owing to eXcelley guarding. Coach Brummage sent a ~aber of substitutes into the gatue the last two minutes of pla bat ul. an opportunity to disr 7y their Nasy-. Although disappointe, over scftaring defeat the B. A. c. overs WerV not the least bit disco- ed qfsf fbo showing of the team ia# Ntu0& tiee left late last night for Columbus. where they meet the Columbus VA c. A. tonight.
 The summary follows Vandy Cody (captain), and Davidson, forwards Ray. center; Turner and Blair, guards; B. A. C., Gillem and Brazleton, for wards; Strange, center; McGowan (captain), and Seals, guards.
 Substitutions: Robinson for Seals, Doerr for Gillian. Enniking for Rob nson, Robinson for Strange.
 Goals from field, Cody 4, Davidson (, Ray Ii, Gillian 8, Brazleton 2, Strange 2, McGowan g. goals after foul Me- Gowan 12, Davidson 10; time of halves, 20 minutes: refegee, Pritchard; timer, Whorten; scorer, Cooley
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ANDREWS ID MEET
 WILLARD ID SIGN
 ARTICLES FOR BOUT
Will Offer Champion S25, ,000 to Fight Fulton in Lat ter Part of Feb-
 ruary

Milwaukee, December Scr. S. Andrews. local boxing promoter, said today he eN- pected to meet Jess Willard and his man ager in Chicago Saturday or Sunday to negotiate for 10-round bout between Willard and Fred Fulton of Rochester. AIinn. Andrews said if terms could be agreed upon the bout probably would be staged late in February.
 Andrews today received a telegram from Willard's manager saying Promoter Burns had refused to reconsider his de- cison to call off the New Orleans bout. Am ready to do business with you, the telegram added.
 Andrews said he would renew his offer of S25.000 for a 10-round go
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Jones Leaves For Chicago

New Orleans, December 30.-Tom Jones, manager of Jess Willard, cham pion heavyweight pugilst. left for Chicago today, having failed to settle the hitch over the Willard Fulton match scheduled for March in this city and called off yesterday after q conference between Jones and Tommy Burns. one of the local promoters who arranged the fight.
 Burns had received no word today from Ike Dorgan. Frank Moran's man ager, offering Moran $7500 for a fght here with Willard on March or 6.
 Burns sent telegram tonight to Mike Collins, manager of Fred Ful- ton, asking for terms for an elimina tion bout here between Fulton and one of the well known heavyweights. He suggested either Jack Dillon or Jim Savage.
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TWO NEW ENGLAND LEAGUES MERGE League Will Be Composed of Ten Clubs Next
 Season

Boston, December 30.--A merger of the New England league and Eastern asso- ciation, both class E organizations was decided upon at meeting of baseball interests held here today The new league will consist of 10 clubs. including Lynn, Lawrence, Lowell Worcester and Portland of the New England league and five clubs to be selected from the East ern association. probably Springfield Hartford, New Haven. New London and Bridgeport.
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Athens Is Selected

Montgomery, December 30.-The an- nual convention of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity for the states of Alabama, Georgia and Florida ended today with the selection of Athens, Ga, as the next meeting place. Of- ficers elected for the coming year are: " Q. Bardard. Ozark, Ala; Province Aron, J. c. Hodges, Birmingham; Dep- uty Province Arcon, I. B, Haley, Bir- mingham, secretary treasurer
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BLANKEN DEAD
 IN CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, December 30.-Henry CfPop") Blanken, whose "Six-M}1e e House. at San Bruno, Cal, was train ing camp for many fight champions and who laid claim to the discovery of Jack Johnson. died today. He was Il years old.
 Pop Blankens place was training quarters at various times for Peter Jackson, John l.. SufsaYan, James J. Corbett, Joe Choynski, Joe Cans, Jack Johnson, Gus Ruhlin and scores of less prominent fighters.
 Blanken was born in Germany
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Chance Offered Managers Job

Los Angles, December 30.-Frank Chance, former manager of the Chi- cago Nationals and New York Amer jeans, today was offered the manage ment of the Los Angeles club of the president of the local organization. Chance promised to announce next week whether he would accept.
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INITIAL MEETING OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL
 DELEGATES TODAY
In Attendance Streit Is Temporary Chair man-Donahue, Bragg and Noojin to Attend. Association Will Be Prominent Factor In High School Athletics

College and high school athletic promoters from all parts the will gather in Birmingham today to form the Ala bama High School Athletic association The meeting will be called 93O o'clock s06 of the Tutwer hotel Rep resentatve F high schools and colleges will be
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MANDY VICTORIOUS OVER B. A. C. FIVE
Oucass LocaGame Hard Fought Throughout Sensational Playing in Final Half by vandy Makes
 Victory Possible

In of the best games in Birmingham the Van derbit university basketball team swamped the Birmingham Athletic club five by the of 54 to 3 last night the locals floor The game fercey fought throughout and only by sensational playing did the Commodore five the
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AMATEUR ATHLETE'
 WILL BE DEFINED BY COLLEGE DELEGATES

New York, December 30,--The second session of convention called by the Intercollegiate Athletic association to draw up a definition of an amateur ,.nll lnra ln Ia fndaN
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White Is Elected

rh December 29.-Frant M V lite. al Wis, was today elect eG pgnsiden, American Society Qf sr mJitufs c. K. Shedd, Ames fs ras alActc, 'v-treas- urer
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| athlett Reprel contrd United sion. | openiii the dd additi{ pected i Ford wouldl ranks l
 coI1lpd
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Last years correspond ence is as quickly and eas- fly found and referred to as this year's, since the systems in both are iden- tical if you use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-02
GERMAN U-B0AT CREW
SAID TO Be PRISONERS
Officer of Liner Adriatic Asserts Sub
marine Which Sunk Arabic Was
Caught in Steel Net.

NEW YORK. September 2.-An officer
of the White Star liner Adriatic, which
arrived from Liverpool today. declared
that the German submarine which sunk
the Arabic had been caught in a steel
net and the U-boat's double crew were
now prisoners in England. He added
that within the past sixty days the
British have captured no less than fifty
German submarines.
After stating positively that the sub
marine which torpedoed the Arabic had
been captured, the officer said that he
could not, for obvious reasons, dis
close the place of capture nor detail
the circumstances He said. however.
that the U-boat was of the latest and
largest type in the German navy, and
that the craft carried a double crew.
He understood that the Germans now
manned all of the large submarines
with auxiliary crew for training pur-
poses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-02
SHOT SONG BIRDS: PAYS FINE.
Antonio Caroso Assessed $35 and
Others Forfeit Collateral.

1t cost Antonio Caroso just s35 to
shoot seven song birds in the marshes
about the Eastern branch yesterday.
He was fined that amount in Police
Court today on a charge of violating
the game laws. Two companions of
Antonio, Joe Asiro and Antonio Maglia,
who were arrested with him yesterday,
forfeited $40 and IS collateral, respec-
lively, when they failed to appear for
trial.
The three men went cunning for
reed birds. and bagged a number. They
failed to pick out only game birds. the
police allege, for when Policeman r.
r. Tapscott of the ninth precinct saw
their 'baks' he found seven song birds
in the possession of Caroso. two In
the possession of Asiro and one in
Maglia's bag. For each of the song
birds they were required to leave 50
collateral at the Police Station for their
appearance in court today. Caroso was
the only one to stand trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-02
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
Supervisors Name Judges and
Clerks and Other Election
Officials.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Nd, September .
Norman G. Stamp of Fort Foote. Md,
and Miss Roxana F., Holmes of Orlean.
Va, were married in Rockville yester-
day by Rev. Oscar w. Henderson, pas
tor OF the Baptist Church, at the home
Of the minister
Rev. 0. c. Barnes, pastor of the Chris
tian Church. officiated at the marriage
here yesterday of Karl V. Brown of
Kidder, No, and Miss Clara Anna Scott
Of Berkeley, W. Va.
To Ali vacancies caused by declina-
lions, designations. etc, the supervisors
of elections have appointed the follow
ing election officials: Lawrence l.. c.
Gil, officer of registration and judge of
election for GAINESVILLE district. Curtis
l.. Mortimer and Robert Windsor, clerks
Of election for Clarksburg district:
Walter w. Pyles. judge of election for
Poolesville district.
The supervisors of elections have ap-
pointed the following to serve as door
keepers at the various polling places in
the county at the primary election Sep
TENDER IA and the November election:
Laytonsville district, Charles Trout and
Benjamin f. Allnutt; Clarksburg, a. b.
Thompson and George w. Norwood /;
Poolesville, Roy L. Wright and William
T. Hoskinson: Rockville. first precinct.
William Skillman and L. NJ. tickets !;
Rockville, second precinct, Michael
Conroy and Edward V. Robey; Coles
Vile, Newton Stabler and Charles E..
Lechlider; Jamestown, Weller Ham
mond and Charles H. w. Permitted;
Bethesda. first precinct, Joshua +.
Broadhurst and Daniel p. Morgan;
Bethesda. second precinct, Reimy
Springgirth and Charles E. NARROW !:
Olney. first precinct, William +. Dill
and Louis NJ. Leizear; Olney. second
precinct, George w. Nicholson and Carl
T. Brown; Gaithersburg. first precinct.
Jacob Gartner and Gideon T. Briggs;
Gaithersburg, second precinct. Howard
Crawford and Herbert kinsey: Poto-
mac, Levi Hill and Edward Ricketts,:
Barnesville, Charles c. Orme and James
B. Holland: Dana sous, Darius F. Wat
kins and Nicholas E. Burns; wheaton;
first precinct, n. NJ. Howes and William
T. Gray; Wheaton, second precinct,
Frank Van Ness and John e. Thomp-
son.
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Survivors of Arabic Arrive,

Six survivors OF the Arabic arrived on
the Adriatic. They were Mrs. Mar
garet Atkinson and her son, Arthur At
kinson; Mrs. F. c. Allison, w Bathurst,
Miss NJ. Christorphenson and John
Doherty.
None of the passengers saw the tor
pedo which sunk the Arabic. Doherty
said he was in his stateroom when he
heard shout and started for the deck
Before he had gone far he said he was
shot many feet into the air and landed
in the water.
Passengers said that from the time the
Adriatic sailed, at o'clock on the after
neon of August %. until 8 o'clock the
next morning she was conveyed by three
British torpedo boat destroyers
Thirty-five survivors of the Arabic ar
rived here today on the American liner
ST Paul from Liverpool. DR.. Aubrey
Gaulter. who was cabin mate Of Dr. Ed
mund F. Woods of GAINESVILLE, Wis, one
of the Americans lost, was among the
arrivals. He was met at the pier by
DR.. Woods wife. who sought first-hand
story of her husbands last hour.
All of the survivors repeated the state
ments they made after being rescued.
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BAILEY IS CHIEF CLERK
Takes Oath of Office and Begins Du-
ties at Bureau of
Mines. II

Frederick j. Bailey today was named
as chief clerk of the bureau of mines
of the Interior Department. Later he
was sworn in and assumed the duties
of his new Office. The oath was admin
tered by Acting Chief Clerk Acker OF
the Interior Department.
Mr.. Bailey was born at Groton. Vt.
in 1878. In 1901 he graduated with the
degree of \. b. from Middleburg Col
lege. Vt, and in 1910 he became a
graduate of the law department of
Georgetown University. He first en-
tered the government service in ths
Philippine Islands as principal of the
privincial secondary school at Oriental
Negroes, where he served from 1901 to
1905. In the latter year he became
private secretary to the late Senator
Proctor. He held this position until
1908. when he became clerk to the
federal immigration commission. re-
naming there until 1910. when he be-
came private secretary to the late DR..
Joseph a. Holmes. director of the bu-
reau of mines. In 1914 he was made
assistant chief clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-02
CHICKEN THIEVES ACTIVE.
Police Get Reports Of Several Recent
RObberies in Washington.

Chicken thieves have been active
recently in Washington. according to
reports received by the police. Forty
five chickens have disappeared from
three premises during the last few
days. Charles G. Wylie. naval OBJ
servatory grounds. was the heaviest
loser, his stolen stock consisting of
eighteen white hens. His fowls were
taken within the last five days.
Mrs. Charles Smith and Mrs. Daniel
Grady, residents of the 1900 block on
Queen street northeast, complained of
robberies committed on the premises
last night. The former was robbed
of thirteen hens and two ROSTERS.
while the latter reported that eleven
hens and one rooster were taken from
her premises.
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JAIL SLAIN MANS PARTNER.
Police Arrest Olaf Peterson as Ma
terial Witness.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. September 3
Olaf Peterson of Riverton, n. j.,
wealthy real estate dealer and pro-
moter, has been arrested in Camden
and held as a material witness In con-
nection with the murder of his busi-
ness associate, Samuel S. Cord.
Cords body was found Tuesday in a
-ulley two miles from his home IN
laurel Springs, n. !. Prosecutor Kraft,
who has been conducting an investiea-
ton. declares that robbery was not the
motive, and that he is convinced that
the real estate man was killed because
If hatred engendered by some bust
ness deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-02
DON'T THINK MURDER DUE
TO PRO-GERMAN ACTIVITY
Chicago Detectives Report on Death
of Rev. Edmund A. II. Kayser
by Shooting.

CHICAGO. Sept. = Chicago detec
tives who have been working on the
mysterious murder of Rev. Edmund A.
II. Kayser of To,leston ten days ago.
reporting at police headquarters today
on the results of their investigation,
declared they had been unable to sub
stantiate the theory that Kayser's pro-
German activities provided a motive
for the murder
The detectives incline to the belief
that the crime grew out of foreclosure
by kayser on certain property They
believe that the murderers entered the
kayser home for the purpose of
searching for papers, and tied up or
tried to tie up the pastor so he could
not interfere. This. the detectives re-
ported. resulted in the shooting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-02
Admiral Winslow on Way West.

Admiral Cameron MGR. Winslow. who
has been on duty at the Naval War Col
lege, Newport, was at the. Navy De-
partment today in conference with Act
Ing Secretary Roosevelt. He will leave
here tomorrow for San Diego, Cal.
where he will assume command or the
pacific fleet as the relief of Admiral
Thomas b. Howard. who is coming to
this city for duty as president Of the
naval examining board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-02

Paderewski could play the piano
when he was three years old.
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Many man would starve if he had
n nothing to live on but his reputation.
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ter and o thus separated contained
just a quarter Of the Charter alone.
This work of our hands died at Al
bany. II was taken as a basis for the
work Of a new commission appointed
by and composed OF members OF the
Legislature. This new commission
yer at the task and was succeeded in
turn by another commission similarly
composed. one after another we h .
three Charter drafts submitted. All
failed of adoption. First II was tho
Governor and then the Legislature
that failed in the attempts TO bring
about charter revision.
over a year and a half ago | pointed
out hat under New York's Charter
authority was decen.ral!zcd, with too
much subdivision. Archaic sinking
fund systems have been overpreserved
I pointed out that the time had come
hen the city Of New York might well
through its WI legislative authori-
ties. take over the task of Charter
preparation. and right here at home
draw up a fundamental document that
will meet the needs OF the city as VIC
best know those needs. and that will
he sent to Albany, when finished. in
h name Of the people of this great
municipality, with the request that It
he passed because 1t is Of them, for
them and by them.
80 a sub-body-a committee OF the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment
has been taking up this work of
Charter revision and draft prepara-
ton. 1t mas been receiving and con-
sidering suggestions. investigating
wha has been done in cities abroad
and in our W land. The progress
Of every idea. adaptable or otherwise,
has been observed. with a view to get
ting the very best In our Charter.
you Will readily understand that
work Of this character, undertaken by
men who have with their regular Of
fetal duties plenty to do, takes time
and patience. That's what meant
when | said to you hat the subject
was so masslike that 1t would be hard
to bio any particular part Of it
that would Indicate positively what
had been most deeply considered or
even rough drafted. Every part Is
important. but Of course some ques-
lions may be said to be more burning
than others I have said In my
addresses, and In the one at the
Church Of the Messiah to which you
allude, that ] am strongly In favor
of home rule for New York. pointed
out there that there should be far
less interference in the affairs OF the
city Of New York by the State Of New
York.
Consider the population OF this
municipality. 1t is a State in itself.
It's wealth equals the financial re-
sources of the five smallest Kingdoms
of Europe. Hereditary princes base
their titles and territorial claims on
land area and subjects hat might he
embraced within one or two of the
five bOrOughs. II It be considered
an act Of good craftsmanship to pilot
these princlpal!ties abroad then ac-
acknowledgement must be made OF the
task to conduct and manage the af-
fairs OF this mighty city satisfactorily -
We had ducked and lodged across
Park Row while this was going on, and
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I had assimilated what had been ad-
ministered to me while on the ny. We
slowed up and approached the City
Hall in a manner COMFORTING more
with u grave topic.
IF o can see any particular tab
lo!ding that l a do" came the
deliberate words. with the McAneny
smile as escort, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
YOU tel! Louie Graves Just exactly
what it is that you want. Yes. tell
Louie, and he'll tell me. and III
fix 1t up for you. Anything you want
that is a condensatlon-a possible on
densation of what the charter revi-
sion committee of the Board Of Esti-
mate has one or IL doing. why
just tell Louie"
You've given me a fairly good Idea
already, Mr.. McAneny. But Just sum
me up a little epitome Of what the
city needs most-not what you've done
most on in charter draft. but what
you aim to pay most particular at
tention TO-"
The Aldermanic head gave me a
look that was a eros. between a sad
faced, crucified martyr and a high
- va IA DiIltluk 10 sel
back to h $ desk. But he held himself
in check sufficiently t" flash again the
McAneny smile and reply:
Broadly speaking. we want a char
ter that will facilitate a business ad-
minlstration such as business men
would desire, First and last we need
this. We want a charter tina will
help business administration. that will
help the better physical development
OF the city and its proper planning;
a charter that will help us to improve
or permit us 10 improve the social
and living conditions of our people.
And we want a charter that can be
read and understood.
THE Charter contains sections that
belong in the Penal Cods and nowhere
else. We have penal provisions In the
Charter that you do lot find in the
code and wee versa. Confusion Is
constant in the effort 10 make them
meet. There Is a great deal Of law
that, in my judgment. canno be en-
forced. The police and penal sections
OF the Charter are full of instances.
And about too much State inter-
ference? Why the State has COM
PEELED us TO spend money that, in nv
opinion. the city, as a whole. was
averse to spending. It made II man.
datory to increase the salaries Of the
teachers in the public schools at the
very time that we were discussing the
right and merit OF the question. A
great burden Of debt has been in
herited from the past, and We have
got % keep on paying great su:rs -