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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19
IN PREPAREDNESS TEST
q. S. Navy Arsenal Works Full Capac.
ity on Rush Orders for Shells.

Norfolk, Va, May 1s.-Rush orders
for 10000 6-inch and 10000 5-inch
shells are being filled at the Norfolk
navy yard in what yard officials say
is a preparedness test. Capacity
forces are busy at the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-19

who have used the ten-cent loaf
say they never want the five
cent size again, for they have
found that not only do they get
better bread but there Is hess
waste. Il does not dry out and
grow stale Exc ordinary bread.
Remember the wonderful bread
and butter that you used to en-
joy as a child9 That's the taste
you get in NfffhHD
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
LEAGUE OFFERS TO
ASSIST WEEGHMAN
Chicago Man, However, Finds
Necessary Money to Become
Big Show Magnate.

CHICAGO. Jan. 2l.-Cha rlie Neepn-
man is today a magnatc in the National
League. Furthermore, the National
League agreed to assist him in purchas-
ing the Cubs, IL he had needed any
money. he swung the deal himself,
though, according to President John x.
Tener. The official transfer occurred
at the Corn Exchange National Bank
yesterday afternoon, when Weeghman
rendered certified check for S50oocs
and received in return all the stock
controlled by Charles p. Taft. Of Gin
cinnat.
The official turning over of the stock
to Weeghman was witnessed by Presi-
dent John X. Tener, OF the National
League: Charles n. Thomas. former
Cub president: Al Plamondon. William
Walker. Harry Ackerland, Charles s.
SchmalstiE. Mr.. Taft's private secre-
tary; Rubc Cooke. Adolph Schuttler,
and several attorneys.
After the formal transfer of the check
was made the men interested in the deal
retired to the Cub office. where the
officers of the old organization resigned
Thomas handed in his resignation as
president and Schmalstie as secretary.
Officers for the new team will be
chosen later. It was learned from q
trustworthy source that Weeghman is
TO hold the office Of president, william
Walker that OF vice president. and Al
Plamondon that of secretary and trsoA
urer.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
GR|FF'S FIRST TEAM
MAY FACE CARDINALS
Old Fox rendered Fourth Annual
Reception and Banquet
Down in Alexandria.

II is possible that Manager Griffith
will put his regular team on the field
at AieNandria next March i'm contest
with tho Cardinal A. &. Last spring
his second team appeared In the city
down the river, but this season the
Old Fox. az a special mark Of favor to
his friends In Alexandria. may have
his regulars In action on March 20.
III j can see my way clear" said he
today. "I'll have the regulars in that
game"
The fourth annual reception and ban
duet rendered Manager Griffith by the
Cardinals proved big success. Mayor
Thomas A. Fisher presided as toastmas-
ter in his usual suave style.
Sylvester A. Brcen. as president OF the
club, was given handsome silver
trophy. n reward for the baseball sue
cess of the Cardinals in their champion
ship series with the white Sox.
An unexpected feature was introduced
by J. ED Grillo, sporting editor of the
star, who illustrated his remarks as TO
the great age OF Manager Griffith with
fashlight picture of the Old Fox
sporting a mustache at the age Of sew
entccn. This picture. with its explana- 4
ton. was received with burst of
laughter and applause. Griff declined to
be interviewed.
Those who addressed the gathering in
Cludcd. besides the principal guest OF
the evening, j. Ed Grltlo. l.. A. Doughcr.
William Peot. Stanley T. Millikcn, Rob-
ert s. Barrett, editor OF the Alexandria
Gazette: Harvey Crump. manager OF the
Cardinals. President sylvester A. Brccn,
J. William May. Jacob Brill. NJ. T.
DwyCr. and J. +, peyton.
In addition to those already named
were the following seen around tn"
board: Thomas O'DnuDPll. T.. q. Purdy,
s Giovannotti. 4. CudmOrc. J.. 4. Kelly,
!. Pridgcon r. A. quinn. j. :. sweeney.
John A. Duuan. Charles J. Graf. George
II. Bauer. Joseph l.andow, Loo Warning
James NJ Duncan, Eugene Rodo John
A. Matter. Z, T. GoOde. chief Of police
Charles Corhett, A. A. Paul. Edward 4.
Clark. y. S Brown. r. O. Brown. W.
S. ROyst"r. Robert Tomlin, Joseph
Owens. W. +. Mcbride. W. l.. Lyons.
Leon DCvers. licrrv Smith. Harvey
| Reid. Thomas j. Roman Harry lIinken,
| Thomas SillcX. Edward Powers, Frank
| Rallcngcr. and J. Goodwin
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Billy Recap to Referee
Battle in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Jan CID. J. Tor
torich who Is promoting the first
that Billy Recap, a Philadelphia sport
ing writer, had been agreed upon to
referee the Kid Williams Kid Herman
contest. Four men. including Recap.
were submitted to the principals and
club-Ed Smith. Of Chicago: Charley
White, New York, and Jack McGuigan,
Philadelphia.
The bout will open the new Louisiana
Auditorium, which is claimed to be the
largest arena in America. Tho men are
to box lis pounds TinSside, and Man
aSCr Harris is willing to stake the
worlds title on tho result.
Herman is training at Ray st Louis
while Champion Williams is condition.
ing himself at the Young Mems Gym
nastic Club.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Dave Caldwell Defeats
Meredith, Who Drops Out

NEW YORK. Jan 21.-Ted Meredith.
worlds chamDon. came over from
Philadelphia last night and remained
long enough to run unplaced in a special
l.ono-yard race. lowering his coors tc
Dave Caldwell Of Boston. Meredith.
finding himself absolutely last stopped
in the last Lap.
Caldwell seemed out Of the race half.
way around the last lap. Homer Bake
was leading and goine at ton speed
Caldwell being ten wards behind ii
fourth place. Suddenly the Bostor
nyer increased his speed. In a fash hr
passed Joe Higgins. and when about
ten wards from the taDe his tremendous
burst of speed put him ahead OF Rakc,
by yard. Caldwelrs time was 2:ls 81,
Raker took second place. Mike Dcvan.
new, third and HirEins fourth
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Johnny Ertle in Ring.

NEW YORK. Jan. p New Workers
VIII get their first glimpse at Johnny
Ertle, the new bantamweiGht champion.
tonight, at the Harlem Sporting cub.
where Ertle will exhibit his wares
against local bantam named Jack
Saylcs.
After winning the title from Will
lamS. Ertlc came East. and boxed I'm
BROOKLYN. where he easily beat three
men. Jack SayIcs, the chap who Will
oppose Ertle. il a fairly good bantam
weight, having obtained enough success
to head tho list of bantams Of this
State.
Ertlc will appear in two bouts at
the Harlem Club. He will meet the win
ners in the other two tcn-round matches
which will prcCede his bout with SaYlps
The boys who will strive to earn the
chance Of meeting Ertlc arc Mcky
Dunn. Battling Henry, Willie Astcy. and
Young Rose.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Wants Sunday Baseball
Allowed to New Workers

ALBANY, y. Y, Jan. 2l.--Major
league baseball on Sunday would be
legalized by the terms of a bill intro
duccd today by Assemblyman Herman.
"A Democrat. Of New York city. The
measure permits baseball games of any
kind between the hours of 2:30 and 6
o'clock Sunday afternoons, and provides
specihcally that admission may be
charged. The McElrOy baseball bill of
last year, which provoked bitter fight
and was defeated, did not provide for
paid admissions.
Assemblyman MCCue, OF New York,
will introduce on Monday night a meas
ure 10 legaliZe all kinds of athletic
games on Sunday afternoons, with the
exception of boxing and wrestling. His
bill would also permit athletic games
on Sunday to which admission could be
CHARGED
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

cd centcrfield for the Browns, finally
retiring because Of stomach trouble.
Thinking he had recovered. he attempt
ell to come back" in 1904 with the
Browns. but failed. This time he stop
ped playing forever
Walter Keating, a shortstop, has been
turned over to st. Joe in the Western
is wedding out his incligibles rapidly.
and says that, in month he will have
no more than thirty-five players under
contract
After wasting many words to tho ef-
fect that he would 'nCvcr sign - Fed
and done Just that thing lie has
signed Jimmy Johnston, the ''Ty Cobh
of tho Pacific Coast League john
the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman,
signed a threc-Near contract with tn"
Feds last November. accepting a bonus
of 5000 for 90 doing.
Johnston hit Cor .3G in 2oS games
last season, stealing 50 bases His
spectacular playinl last summer set
the leagu ablaZe and had Federal and
organized baseball scouts on his trail
instantcr. Tho Ecds won. signing him
mp for Newark shortly after the Coast
League shut down for the winter.
Smiling" Bill Donovan, manager of
the Yankees. was considering the pur-
chase of Nick Cullop. the Kawfeds
southpaw. hut when he discovered that
Harry Sinclair wanted no more than
81. 800 for him. Bill Quit then and there
Cullop pitched his. first big league ball
for the Cleveland Maps, jumping to
the Federal Leag1Ic. In Kansas CITY he
pitched better ball than ever before in
his career.
The Federal League offices in New
York are no more. The painters and
the truck mer and he carpenters came
around yesterday and finishing their
work, all that was left was the sign
ITO let" on the dool.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Bresnahan Won't Lose
AS Result of Big Deal

CHICAGO. Jan. q. Roger Bresnahar.
dcnoscd manager "f the Cubs. will lose
nothing az result OF the purchase Of
the cubs bv Charlie Weeghman. The
new maEnate informed Brcsnahan today
that he would personally sce that the
manager received his salary for the next
two Years. as called for IN his ironClad
contract. WceGhman may settle this
affair by assisting Bresnahan In pur-
chasing the Toledo club I'm the Ameri-
can Association.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Big League Diamonds
Laid Out Incorrectly

CHICAGO. Jan. 21.-Amcndmcnt OF
the rules regarding the laying out of
a baseball diamond is in prospect ac-
cording to a statement by John ICyd-
lcr. secretary of the National League,
who Is here to attend the mai ior league
schedule meeting. According to Mr.
Heydlcr. many of the big league dia-
monds are incorrectly laid out. due to
the failure OF groundkeeperS to under
stand the measurements which were
given in feet, inches and fractions of an
inch. 1t is schemed to simplify the
method of stating the measurements
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Southern Wins.

Southern defeated e. and o. in COM
paratiyelv easy fashion at the Terminal /
r. r. Y. NJ. {. a. last night by a sCo'e
nf 81 to 10. Mulroe and SPENCER were
the best floor shooters.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Boxing Notes,

Following his usual suaVe diplomatic
course, Secretary Tumulty never in
vites the German and English ambas-
sadors to attend White House dinner
on the same evening
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Empire A. G. Meets.

Empire A. c. Will hold a meeting TO-
night at the residence Of President +.
r. Heise. 81 r street northeast, to talk
over matters pertaining to the next
baseball season
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Answers To Queries.

Queery Ed-WW 90" Obhge a regular
subscriber By printing III, standing Of
Harry Harper iu the 1915 batting aver
dgeS' SLIGHTLEIGH GONE.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
DA6lD I
A La Cart.

The january increase in typhoid
among Republicans and Democrats can
be traced directly to the increased con-
of water. BY February, there
will be no more typhoid.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

The NcW York boring Commtsston
shouldn't have fined Charley Weinert
aud Jim Savage for refusing to H9ht
Then should have rendrdcd them
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

Friend Slightleigh, YOU will find
Harper's batting average in the box
above.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
Doesn't Want MorganH Gedeon Comes Orole May
MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
BY "EUGS" BhER.
Deacon Jim MCGUIRE is in fear
full predicament. He is too old for
baseball, and too young for Min
neapolis.

The advance in the science Of warfare has
been rapid and marvellous The first time
the Chinese fought the Japs they were armed
Will antiquated palm leaf fans. Now they
carry electric fans
The Washington times., 1916-01-21

Although the sentiment in baseball is
supposed TO be exceedingly scarce, So
biologists have discovered that It ranks
very favorably with sentiment in
Circular saws.
Turks.
Hammerhead sharks.
Bill collectors.
Icy pavements.
The Washington times., 1916-01-21
RUUNPY

at must m axe
the Austrian am
bassadOr feel
lonely not to he
called upon to
explain the tor
pedoing of the
Federal League"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-14

face The elemenfss Snow was flying
through the air horizantally, and was
suggestive Of thousands Of silver tele,
graph wires.3 The cold was intense
and those within doors kept close
| to stoves as the high winds hurled
the snow by their windows. While
tAlexandrians was given a taste of a
| western blizzard, conditions here
abouts were by mo means as severe
as those farther north. Ali the teeie-
graph poles from Washington to New
York were Frustrated news from Eu-
rope was received for short time
Via Chicago, as it was necessary to
make circuitous route after II
crossed the Atlantic in order to reach
Washington and Alexandria.
Roscoe Conkling, it will be remem-
tercd, was caught in the southern part
of New York city late that evening
Street cars had been brought to q
stardstill by the blizzard, and there
was no subway then. Hack drivers
were demanding fifty dollars from
each passenger. Conkiing refused to
paw such an assessment, and attempt
ed to walk to his home several miles
north and he plodded along until ne
fell exhausted. He was picked up and
taken to his home, and died a short
time after from the exposure of that
cventful evening.
On the night of the sixteenth @;
March way back in the forties a biz
card similar to that of 1883 struch
this section. An Alexandrian who was
in an open boat in Broad creek, op-
posite this city, froze to death
that night, and Adam Horn, a Mary
land farmer. murdered his wife while
she was sitting by the fire and while
the high winds were bowling and the
snow falling. This murder occupied
as much attention at that time a..
the Cluverius and Beattie murders
in our day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-14

possessions. "U. S" meant Uncle
Sam, they said. They liked their joke
and passed it on down the river.
where Wilson was known. Pretty
soon the nickname became gener
ally familiar as the nickname of Am
erica.
Brother Jonathan is collective
|personifcation Of the people of the
United States. At the beginning Of
the Revolution, when Washington
went to Massachusetts, to organize
his army, he found a great lack of
ammunition and other necessary sup
plies. He had great faith in the judg
ment of Jonathan Trumbull, governor
of Connecticut. owe must consult
Brother Jonathan on the subject
he said. He did SO with good results.
The remark became byword, though
a respectful one, in the Continental
Army. When difficulties arose men
would say, owe must consult Broth
er Jonathan"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-14

D. @. p = gsg Z . Il q =
SON, D. D., for the past few 5sias rs q
resident of Richmond and 1of. many
years an influential and Leading MN
lister of the Southern Presbyterian
CeIurch, died yesterday afternoon.
DR.. Stephenson was born in st. LOUIS
Mo-, in September, 1845, and was In
the seventy-frst year of his age. lie
was at one time pastor at Abingdon,
where he served the Sinking Springs
Church in a most successful manner,
and at Woodstock, where from 1884
until three or four years ago, he did
an excellent work. His health failing
he moved to Richmond, where he had
made many friends, and where ne
had many friends, and where he ex-
erted large influence, preaching as
supply, and doing mission work as his
health allowed. Dr.. Stephenson was
an ardent Confederate, being one OF
the chaplains of R. E. Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans, He entered
the war quite young, and was a brave
and loyal soldier, being a member
Of the Washington Light Artillery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-14
TIGRIS AND
EUPHRATES.

Attention has lately been called t.
the fact that some Of the most san
culinary scenes in connection with
the Wholesale war now in progress
in the old world are being enacted II
places where the most interesting
events of Bible history took place. A
dispatch in another column tells Of
the river Tigris being clogged with
human bodies victims of the wrath Of
Turks who during the present conflict
when the more powerful nations o.
the earth are in deadly combat, avail
themselves of the opportunity to STAY
all who call upon the name of Christ.
The river Tigris appeared in tn:
dawn of the worlds history. This
river and the Eurprates run parable!
ard minglc their waters in the Per
sian Gulf. Mesepotamia lies between
the two streams.
Moses in the book of Genesis tells
us there went out river from the
Garden of Eden which was divided
into four heads. The fourth was the
Euphratcs, as he tells US, and prcba,
mly the Tigris, now choked witt
swollen bodies, mostly of women and
children, was also one of the heads
of the stream of Paradise.
Nineveh, the great city to which
Jonah was sent about 270O years age
was situated upon the Tigris, as Is
also Bagdad, ancient capital of thc
Turkish empire. 1t was here Callpf
Haroun Alraschid often mentioned If
the Arabian Nights Entertainment
held his court and at night wen;
about the city in disguise with his
Grand Vizicr.
II the Tigris was orc of the foul
heads of the river which went ou
from Eden. Eve must have seen hcl
| reflection while in state Of IN
Noccncc in the stream now cloggc;
with the bloatcd bodies Of her daugh
! tcrS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-14
WHEN THE NAVIES CLASH.
Baltimore Americana

Germany is reported to be making
supreme preparations for a fight up
on the seas, with her navy pitted
against that Of England. Her reli.
ance seems to be largely upon thc
super-submarines, the new type o.
U-boats that have been built in large
numbers preparatory for the con-
test. When this strike for supremacy
upon the seas shall take place, and
how the titanic battle will be startcC
does not appear.
When the time does come, the fail
ure of the land program Of the Ger
mans will either thereby be declared.
or else the success Of the land pro
gram will have been brought to the
point of climax. It is inconceivablc
however, that the Germans should
stake their destinies upon sea fight
if they should win the great contest
upon the west line. Yet the choice
then would doubtless not be theirs,
as Great Britain would have to re-
trieve the failure of the Allies upor
land by its ships upon the sea or sub
nit to invasion.
The Germans sought to avoid hav.
ing the sea fight made crucial in the
war by forcing Great Britain to figh.
upon land, and especially in attack
ing the empire at the vital point o.
Egypt. The Russian successes over
the Turks have entirely dissipated
these hopes and has thrown the Ger.
mans back upon the west line as
their. one hope. Hence they may call
out their fleet in deperate endeavor
to annihilate the British sea power
and thus to crush their enemies. The
movements of events point to IT,.
tanic conflict OF this nature, and LORD
Derby is not confident in the ability
Of the fleet to prevent an invasion Of
England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-14
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nontiff insists that this dispensation
can only be granted by the vatican
if the Bulgarian throne heir aG.::.-..
becomes a Roman Catholic. When
King Ferdinand, as crown prince,
married Marie Louise of Bourbon
Parma, in 1893, the family of the
nrincess insisted on the condition that
the issue of the marriage be brought
nm in the Roman faith. In 1896, how
ever the kings oldest son and heir,
Prince Boris, then only two years old,
was converted" to the orthodox
faith.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-14

City Sergeant Exams Of Petersburg
learned Sunday that an effort al ja!
breaking was Imminent. The Jail Wa
searched and several saws wee Dis,
covered. As prccaut;on, Pngi, WIZ
was convicted Of padding the DuDon'
payrollS, and Murphy, awaitin& tr!a
on simii1r charge, were remove,
to Hcnrico Jail in Richmond. f@r SAT,
Keeping. Yesterday morning, how
yer, four prisoners made their cs'
cape by saving the iron bars of 4"
window on The north side Of the jail
and letting themselves 70 the GROUND
by rope made Of blankets. Three
were recapturcd. Edward Umsladi
and l.. KutIing, confined in the Prince
George County Jail, escaped ycstcr'
day morning. Both attempted tc
break Jail last Thursday night b!
saving an opening in the walls:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-14
TAX
MUST RE PAID.

Jehe t;eneysa ASSEMBLY Of Virginia
sglllsssssssadjo llr&sa Hast Saturday night
IKE its predecessors, may have done
thiags it shaala rot hass done and
10, undone tIAgs it aAosild havs
hone. put there is one feature winch
It did not neglect in framing the tax
.bills-by an act all persons eligible
to be voters will hereafter be made
TO pay their state capitation taxes.
Thousands in the Old Dominion, and
they are generally of the loud-mouth-
ed class, repudiate all claims the
state may havs upon them, They re-
fuse to pay the small capitatlon tax
[expected of them and, consequently
do not vote. Yet they have more crit.
kcism of officials and laws than any
other class. They have the protection
of the police, are accommodated at
state institutions if necessary get
permits to poorhouses, send their
children to public schools by paying
nifty cents to the the city, and should
they pay debt of nature while lndig-
emit such are buried at public expense,
According to the law now IN force,
state officers can garnishee the wages
of such defiant residents of the state
las far. back as 1912.
About one half of the eligible vot-
ers of Alexandria fail to pay their
poll taxes. This is an injustice to
those who do, as certain amounts
have to be raised every year, ana inc
man who imagincs he is acting indie
pendent by refusing to pay his share
of the public expense virtually casts
his burden upon others.
The late Gcorg w. Rock was man
who never minced words. In 1867 nc
was appointed Deputy Sheriff of the
city and county of Alexandria, and
served under the late Captain james
mi. Stcuart In those days the sherll.
Or his deputy collected the capitation
tax. Rock approached a young and
prolnircnt man in store in A!cxa1-
Elria one night, and calling him W
namc, said, "Mr. - II have Il
tax bill against YOU The young man
re plied: elbow about this? Do all
men pay this tax?' Rocks rejoindc'
was characteristic of the man. "Ics,'
said he, call good citizens do, cin.
phasizing the adjective good" Tn
delinquent hcs;tatcd few second;
and said: "Well, l suppose | mus
raw mine" There was no need o!
rarnisheeing in this case.