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The Washington times., 1916-01-24
THE CHANCE TO SAVE BASE
BALL

The directing geniuSes of base
ball may find fertile topic for de-
liberation in the announcement from
Boston that President Lannin, of
the American League team in that
city, has decided upon a general re-
duction in prices, and more equi-
table distribution of seats, for the
coming season. The decision at Bos-
ton follows a similar action at
Cleveland.
During the period when the bat
tie between the Federal League and
the so-called "organized baseball y
was at white heat, both the Ameri-
can and National League owners
held themselves so far aloof that
many thought they would never
come to realize that baseball is a
luxury, not a necessity. They held
players under contracts which were
not worth the paper on which they
were written; they assumed to dis
tribute territory, fix conditions of
competition, and do a great number
of things, all of them in contraven-
ton Of law, decency, and fairness.
The Federal League movement
came along, and the magnates of
the old Baseball trust woke up;
rather tardily, it is true; not until
they had seen the profits of one sea-
son sacrificed, along with the ac-
cumulations of sundry other sea-
sons; not until they had been forced
to realize that the very national
game itself, a Gibraltar in America S
system of defense against ennui
was threatened. Then they weak
ened, capitulated, and, swearing
they would ne'er consent, consented
to make terms.
Baseball is going to be put back
on its feet, provided the people who
have come to the top of it in this
latest furry don't act the hog. If
they do, they may as we'll under
stand, baseball will be put on what
if recollection serves Alright, is called
by the bleachers "the bum" We
don't pretend to understand what
the bleachers mean by that; but we
are informed, and we think reliably
that the stockholders, after last
years experience, will understand.
"The bum" is no place for base
ball to be, in our view. Last year
animated by sensation Of profound
disgust for its squabbles, we looked
in on golf, tried our hand at swim,
ming, perSpired violently over the
effort to learn the new form" ir
tennis--and all the while longed fol
the old scat in the grandstand. We
will be back there for the opening
game, provided there is evidence OF
a sincere welcome. Not otherwise
Make baseball, honestly and right
fully, the national game-not a ma
! tion-widc graft-and we are al
going back to it.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY
Today.

Cor,crr. Inued States Marine land OrchcS-
ira, Marine barracks, $50 p. m.
Meeting. West End Citizens Association. Ilu-
tel P0whatan, p. III.
Thcat"r party. benefit Of Masonic Club II,tlial
Polls. >.lI p. m.
Newman Travel Talk "Fascinatllg Buead>
ANres.' HclasCo. 4:&O D. IN. |
Meeting, Mid-City Citizens Associate 1907
ScHcnth street northwest, 7AJ p. IN. ~ -
messing, Central Citizens Assoriatior, Nort4
Capitol savings Bank, $50 p. IN. ~
Meeting. Takoma Park Citizens Assocla tio1f.
i@, Wrr room. Takoma Park sbrAnch , "
Washington Public Library. S7p. m. =
Mass meetInR. United Colored 2epubiicn d
Nat ,uGf Of amt The .,rIs{s ns{sIGs Wt'oMs Ha
banquet. Chemical Society OF deorEe Wash
inEion | University, University Club. >. ~.
Address, James 6. Kent. Capitol lpn Liter
airy Society, -o6 Thirteenth street lPrtheast
y. III. & -
Meeting. Congress Heights Public Gtproys-
mont Association, Town Hall, p. my
Rally, Stonc"all jackson Chapter, United
daughters Of ConfcdcraCy, New Willard.' s
j.. I.
Meeting. college Equal Suffrage League. Hew
oxford Hotel p. III.
Benefit performance, Working Boys Home,
NatoHa! ThcatCr SIS p. IN.
Address, Peace or Preparedness. and O;her
Vital Issues. Miss Janet Richards. AUDI
toriuIu. Woodward & Lothrop's, 1915 a. m.
Masonic Daw son. No. 49, Stansbury,~ No.
=; Osiris, No. 26; Mount Vernon. 40. .;
Royal Arch Masons Masonic Veterans .\s-
S"riation, dinner. Ebbitt; board OF directors,
Masonic and Eastern star Home. Temple,
40. y; Columbia. No. -. Eastern star.
ndd FclloWs-L Langdon. No 90; Union, No. Il;
lea, Oh. No. l..
E"b"kah I.oIgcs- rs thcr. No. :.
knights Of Pythias-Decatur. No. 9; Calln;he.
No. II.
N&tional Union-Scott Council, Pythian Tenn
pie, 80 p. m; Federal Council, Northeast
Washington Council.
Recital. Washington Readers Club, Willard
Ii"tI ballroom = y. IN.
Ta'iors Union, No. II, Sll L street northwest.
>l5 y. m.
y. j.. :. l.. Study Class, 80 p. m. IL Z
S.lrct northwest
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
Aged Danbury Hatters
Are Ready to Give Up
After Thirteen Years
1873 Men, All Past So and Most in the 7Os $685. Feel
There Is Nothing Left to Do But Sacrifice
Their Savings and Homes.

NEW YORK. Jan. 24-Ae fighting through the Federal
for thirteen years. 1873 aged Danb aers have reached the
where they feel there nothing left sacrifice their savings
and the homes hoped spend the few remaining
years of them have to live.
Within the months homes savings will be seized
satisfy the judgment standing against them the famous
Danbury haters
Martin Lawer of the original defendants living in
New York today the dscouagement aged
HAVE FOUGHT AND LOST.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
OUR CROWDED STREET CARS

The Public Utilities Commission,
replying to complaint of made
quate street car service, wrote re-
Gently that the Capital Traction
Company did not wish to make any
capital expenditures at present
which would not bring an increase in
revenue. That is, the company does
not deem itself in position to invest
any more money to give better ac-
commodations to business it already
has, nc matter how inadequate it's
facilities may be for handling that
business.
This was a reply to a complaint
that had pictured the indecent
crowding of cars, the impossibility
of patrons getting seats, and the
fact that these conditions were not
to be attributed to abnormalitieS of
traffic, rush hours, and the like.
Everybody in Washington knows
that normal conditions are the con-
ditions of inadequate service, over
crowded cars, time wasted in jam
ming more passengers into cars al
ready filled beyond capacity and
jamming other passengers out of
cars into which they have been
wedged so tightly that exit is we'll
nigh impossible.
Mrs. Charles Edward Russell, who
forcibly calls attention to these
facts, suggests that if the primary
business of the street railways was
to give service, rather than to earn
dividends on inflated stocks, they
would manage to give service. She
is, of course, right. If private own
ership and competition have at
length brought transit conditions in
this town to the point where it is
/ impossible to get money spent for
such absolutely needed bettermentS,
then it is to be said that private
ownership has proved failure. 1t
is not taking care of the public
necessities.
1t has long been inevitable that
this crisis must come sooner or later.
A city of Washington's size has no
business with competing street car
systems. It is woefully wasteful.
! But it is far worse than that. SO
long as there are two systems, en-
terprising gentlemen will contem-
plate with watering mouths the
! juicy possibilities of a merger and a
resultant melon-cutting. They have
been considering these very things
for years past. In order to produce
such financial showing as shall make
it possible to secure financial back
ing and advantageous strategical
position from which to propose the
merger and the melon, manage
ments have felt under the necessity
to sacrifice everything else to the
dividend account. The race for divi-
dend showings and for fancy quota
tions of stock has superseded Consid.
erations of public service. The town
has been waiting to see which street
car corporation would at length be
able to swallow the other, and carry
off a huge premium on the opera
ton.
Consolidation of the existing
| street car companies, with big adj
dition to the joint, capitalization
would not better conditions. II
might make them worse. The de.
mand for public ownership grows
and will continue to grow. 1t car
only be defeated, ultimately, by ;
new policy on the part Of the cor
porations; policy that will give
proper consideration to the public
demand for service. Service is no.
being provided now; it gets con
stantly worse.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24

eve Danbury hatters.' said Lawler,
'have made our fight and lost Our
appeal to Congress was, we know, a
1brlorn hope. but it was under the law
which that Congress passed, that we
were prosecuted and we felt it was no
more than right that Congress should
pay the judgment.
1T is generally conceded that the
sherman antitrust law was not intend
ed to apply to organizations of work.
ing men. The Clayton antitrust law
specifically eXcmpts such organizations
still, we have no redress and now We
have no hope.
Congress has refused our appeal;
and we old men and the widows and
orphans of those of us who have died
or gone insane since this suit was be-
gun. must pay. With the homes and
the savings we have worked all our
lives to accumulate; with the money
that would pay for the necessities of
life, and the roofs that would shelter
us during the few remaining years that
most Of us have to live, we must pay.
Many of US are far into the sos. most
Of us are we'll past 20. and none of us
are under 80; and we must give our all
to pay damages to a man most of us
never saw, none of us ever worked for.
and few Of us ever heard Of before we
were brought into court on his accusa :
ton concerning a matter of which few
Of US had ever heard and none Of US
had any interest in.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24

fixed by their governments. these
diplomats insist. and not on terms
Made in Germany"
Rumors of new and stupcndous dc
vclopments in the European situation
drew the close attention of members or
Congress and officials here today. Thes"
lunOrs concern tn" prospective en-
trance of Sweden into the w3 on the
side Of the central powers, the apparent
desire of Germany to bring about a
separate peace with belgium, and the
talk in some pro- English quarters that
gium. Great Britain Will try to get
Holland into the conflict on the allies
side and strike at Germany in that
direction.
1t is greatly doubted here VIII ,thor
Belgium will make a separate pei,ce
and whether Holland in any event +
going to allow herself to depart from
hcr neutral IoSition. ut the thleatS
that SWcncn Will get into the war AZ"
taken more seriously.
Senator Falls private Information o.
carly entrance into the war by Sweden.
which was announced last night, adds
to the accumulation Of thC INFORMATION
here pointing to til" f.."t that there is
unioubtedlN q powerful movement Ou
the part Of the Swedish royalty and
aristocrary to force SWcdish partiHira-
tion in the StruCglr.
Interest here in III" matter is prt-
marily felt in the effects Of the pos~
Siblc entry OF Sweden ON American
trade. That it would tend to simDlifF
matters for the British in their cttorts
to shut off trade from GcrrH"ny is an
rarent England would NO doubt un-
dertakc t. restrict entrance Of cVel|-
thing in the way of cuntranand absO-
lutte and conditional. int" sweden, and
thus make It impl articahlc for
Sweden to Te-cNport o. export much
to Germany. American trade would
be CuTtnilCd.
A most interesting phase of Swedish
participation would relate to her at
tltudc toward Russia. Presumably. she
would become involved with Russia,
since there is traditional bad blood be-
tween the two countries. That raises
the question whether Swedish trCS~Ds
would be able TO interfere with the
route of shipment of goods from Arch
angel to interior Russia. In view of the
enormous shipments in the last year or
so OF American goods to ArChanEel.
the only Russian port accessible to the
ocean nearer than NladivoStok, any in
reference, or even threatened iutcrfcr-
cnCe with that trade, would be viewed
seriously on this side,
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
AmuSemcntS.

N'N >auonaI-"It la>s to Advertise >.l5
T.. Ia.
lj,,hs"o ,rho Grcatest Nation" SO D. ~.
1,"I. 1;',,S ,hr Law OF The Land, " Sl5 D. m.
: ',aSino-"Itast ] ynno S.l5 y. IN.
10 and $40 >. IN
I-oCw's Columbia -Photoplays, 1850 m. 10
II y. m.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
Germany to F0llOW
Belgian Peace Talk
W. th Other Offers

of with Belgium looked
upon diplomatic quarters feeler' with view
testing peace sentiment.
something of the plans of the German
ernment initiating peace movements became known.
TO MAKE OVERT URES TO JAPAN.
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
One Year Ago Today in the War

new Austrian offensive was developing in Galca
Berlin admitted the loss of of the Zeppelin that aded
English towns; also the the armored
Bleucher in the North Sea.
Artillery duels marked the fighting in Flanders
The Washington times., 1916-01-24
Blind and Destitute.

lpNSthutSs
"There's poor old Billy Humphreys
He's one of us. Billy's way past
eighty. He has no one he can depend
on for a place to sleep or a bite to
cat or to take bit OF care of him.
And Billy is blind. ! wonder what
Will become of Billy when they take
his bit of house and his bit of money.
Then there's Henry Judd. Henry is
eighty-fve. About all he has is his
home property and what he'll do when
they sell that over his head. ] don't
know. Henry's children have grown
un and gone away and he and his
wife are alone.
|. Owen Murray. I don't know much
Eabout except that owen is between
cighty-three and eighty-four and has
none too much OF the worlds goods
even If left alone to worry along until
he dies.
'Besldes them. there's plenty and
plenty OF others. | was running
through the list the other day and the
first sixteen names among the de-
Iendants I counted figured an average e
Of seventy-two years. or course. lots
a nd lots have died The suit started
with 243 defendants and there's only
1873 Of US left. Many and many one Of
Sls. so old when 1t was started In
1903 that We weren't either active
members OF the union, nor working at
the trade nor doing anything but stay
ing home and mindng our business
even then. and that's thirteen years
ago.
Then. there's Ed Johnson and John
]. Calhune: not dead. either OF them
but far better be. l wouldn't say this
prosecution brought it on, but I can
think my own thoughts.
Homes Must Go.
Il could sit here and tell you about
these old men for hours and hours; and
about the widows and children of the
ones that are dead. who'll have every
stick and stitch they own taken from
them. The A. F. of l.. may help US
some, but there's no power on earth
now that will save the homes to us
These home places have got to &C
The Washington times., 1916-01-24

fixed by their governments. these
diplomats insist. and not on terms
Made in Germany"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-03
-Oil and Gas.

b V
Competitions in the West Virginia
fields are Of small average In pro.
duction. Lincoln county. continues 10
furnish light .puinpers with a; good deal
Of regularity. On Straight Fork. Dut
val district, the Big Creek Develop.
ment company. has completed No. Z
on the WI. Wade farm and No. 0
on the A. G. Grass farm. They are
good for about seven barrels each.
The same company has startedito drill
No. 16 on the A. G. Grass farm.
On Indian Creek. Elk district ia.
nawha county, the Ohio Fuel Oil com.
pany has completed and shot No. 81
on the lease No. 2 on the w. G. Nor.
ris farm. II shows for a 15.barrel
pumper in the Weir sand. In Central
district, Doddridge county. the Hope
Natural Gas company drilled its test
on the 8. "A. Shinn farm through the
Big Injun sand. The: location Is one.
half mile west OF the same company's
test on the Edward Shinn farm and
Is dry.
On Bartholomew Run, Warrington
district, Marion county, the South
Penn Oil company has completed its
test on the D. e. Arnett farm and will
have a very light pumper in the Fifth
sand. In the same district the. Clay.
ton Oil company is drilling No. 6 on
the E. s. Evans farm and has the rig
completed for No. 3 on its No. lease
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, May 3.-While the
operations In the speculative market
on the local Stock Exchange were
largely restricted as 10 volume, the
various movements OF those issues
brought into the trading displayed
more or less Of a nervous tension. with
strong indications for reactionary ten.
denotes on the least provocation; in
fact, most Of the transactions were
consummated at lower prices from
quotations.
Out Of the 90 issues dealt in only
four succeeded in showing an improve
ment In value at the close OF the days
session.
The glassware group was one Of the
few divisions which appeared in the
market with full representation OF
Its members. and OF the five Ameri.
can Window Glass preferred achiev.
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, May s.-Material de.
clines took place In the wheat market
owing largely 20 rumors that adyices
from Berlin were less reassuring than
had been generally expected. The
close was heavy. TX TO &c net lower,
with May at S1.13% and July ats1.16ts.
Other leading staples. too, all suffered
a net loss-corn M@Ac to Nc, oats
the same, and provisions 12lhc 10
SOC.
Corn finally gave way with wheat,
At first the market showed consid.
cradle strength as u result OF frost
predictions and in consequence OF re,
auctions In available supplies. Oats
had no independent action except for
continued tightness OF the May option.
Crop reports were said to be excel
lent in all directions.
In the provision pit there was heavy
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-03

on the J.. M. Campbell farm.
In Church district, wetzeI county.
the Manufacturers Light and Heat
company Is due In the sand Of O test
on the n. ]! Higginbo tham farm and
drilling at 1,2o0 feet on the s. Hig.
ginbotham farm. The Carnegie Nat:
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING s sss s w. . xsss
HELP WANrEp-MALE

wANTED-Men to take active part
in opening stores, capable OF as
suming management, in Pa, o.. w
Va, and Md. Grand opportunity for
progressive men. No capital requir.
ed, but must have good references.
Steady position with chance for ad.
yancement. Call or address Great AT,
lantic.Pacific Tea Co., 400 First ave
nue., Pittsburgh, Pa. I'm
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urai Gas company is starting a test
on the Grant Thomas farm and fshtitg
at 100 feet on the w. 9. HigEin
bothafn farm! The Hope Natural Gas,
company has the rigs completed for
second tests on the y. s. Toothman
land r. L. Meriners farms!
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RULES AGAINST MINERS.

WHEELING. w. Va, May S.-Dis,
trict Attorney s. W. Walker received
a telegram from Richmond notifying
him that the United States District
Court OF Appeals has sustained Judge
A. G. Dayton in the contempt cases
growing out OF the strike OF employees
OF the Pittsburg and West Virginia
Coal Company in Brooke county in
1914.
The effect Of the decision will be To
compel James Oates, Fannie Scllins
and Frank Ledvinka, leaders and or,
ganizers of the United Mine Workers
to serve the jail sentences OF siS
months imposed upon them by Judge
Dayton.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING oF THE CLuRs
{ sPO RI NOTES

Frank Chance has returned to base.
ball under fitting auspices. He has
been given tho air twice by coast
leasus unpires since the season start.
ed
TO the casual observer Il would ap.
pear az II tho American league race
this season Is composed Of BoYen clubs
and the Athletics.
Shorten, the Red sox's new outneld.
or has cut some nifty; clpora since
opening day. He u especially long on
hitting.
II tho aiants keep speeding south.
ward tEthoirl present GAIT they'll soon
bic tho Equator. Al
Even Il Charlie wits changer f,ls
tuoyikcs biz lot hook hs AM. -.''.s
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MONEY TO LOAN

MONEY loaned in sums Of $40 to $50
to anyone having steady work. Can
be repaid in small monthly payments.
No reference or endorsements re-.
CURED. Business strictly confidential.
Address Box sos. Clarksburg. W. va
1-20.tfNo. $50.
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FINANCE OIL, GAS AND PRODUCE

ed the distinction Of making an ID.
vance during the trading.
With two exceptions the oil and
gas shares all sold OF, or else remain.
ed stationary. Pure Oil featured this
market with a number OF sales which
denoted considerable reserve strength
that aided In It's forward movement to
$50 a share. where It closed with a
gain of a quarter,
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THOMAS, w. FLEMINo

lam candidate TOR the Republican
nomination for Congress n the First
Congressional district subject to the
decision OF the primary election TO %
held June 8, 1916. I respectfully Solicit
your support. =
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New York

NEW YORK, May Stocks we're
under steady restraint yesterday. the
professional element reversing its
more Optimistic attitude of recent SEES.
sions on the theory that prices had
made sufficient recovery in the pres.
ent uncertain status Of foreign affairs.
Intact, the absence OF definite advices
from Berlin and Mexicot was unfayor.
ably construed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-03

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room in
private family Mrs. c. E. Johnson,
53l CASTOR Ave. Bell phone 62S.
5.3.2t No. 1909
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FOR sALE-on easy terms, a beauti.
full cottage with half acre lot. mum.
Der Of fruit trees on lot. Inquire at
206 Naomi street. 4.29.6t No.1003.
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selling OF lard and ribs on the part
|of recent large buyers. Lover prices
at the yards had q discourasins eff
feet on holders.
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FOR sALE-seventeen head Of draft
horses, range in weight from 1850
to 1900 pounds. Four-year old weighs
1000 pounds. Address A. c. Collins,
Pennington. 4.11.26 No. 1874
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FOR SECRETARY. OF srArs

Please announce that lam a candt
date for the Republican nomination
for Secretary Of State, subject to thu
primary election to be held on June
HOUSTON eoFF YOUNG.
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FoR j. 5. SENATE.

1 hereby announce myself Us cans
didate for the Republican non,inatioQ
for United States Senator. subject y
the action OF the Republican Primary
10 be held June 9. 1915.
VIM. II. HITE. 3
Huntington. W. VA
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STANDING OF THE CLUES

Today's Schedule
Chicago at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati at 8. Louis
Philadelphia a. Bnstnr
sr1pk!yn at New York
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LOST AND FOUND

LosT-sat. evening off the 1918 p. in.
car for Fairvlew, suitcase. Had OK.
press tag marked Lizzie Kiingensmith.
Reward Il returned TO Lizzie klingeu.
smith, Fairyiew,7. 5:1.3t
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
4 Yesterday's ResliIta

New York 8. Philadelphia a; Wash.
tngton z, Boston 4; Cleveland 6, De
styoit IL Chicago s, st. Louis 4.
lsTANDtNG oF Tun rpe
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FURNISHED ROOMS

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Address 557
Plerpont Ave. SLIT No. 1905
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that Harry Wills is the guy who
knocked the tar out of Boston Tar
Baby.
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ron coNosEss.

lam a candidate for the Republicans
nomination for Congress ID the First
Congressional District subject to the
decision OF the primary election TO b
held June Q, 1916, The support Of the
voters In said district Is respectfully
solicited
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"Demtral on Mat" scribbles head.
line writer. Then the next day they
put him on the pan.