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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
{. PICKED TO
GRAB JUNIOR TITLE
Olympic Club, With Two En-
tries, Almost Sure to Lose
Honors.

NEWARK. NJ j.. Sept. S.-Junior
titles OF the Amateur Athletic Union
will be decided this afternoon on the
track and field of Weequahic Park
here. The greatest athletes OF the
nation are gathered here for the meet
" hich will include the senior cham
pionships tomorrow.
The fact that athletes whose per-
formances have been close to :ecords.
and unoffcially better in some In
stances, are included In the entries
makes II almost certain that RECORDS
will fall.
The olympic Club OF San Francisco,
which holds the team cha mptorship.
gained year ago at the San Fran
Cisco exposition meet, will have to
surrender that honor. for only two
athletes from that club are entered
this year. The New York Athletic
Club II favored to win the title. This
will be decided tomorrow.
Excellent weather conditions insure
a fast track for today's Junior com
petitions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Welsh's Real Status.

Freddie Welsh's real status is
easily seen. He is an exploded
champion.
Welsh has been worlds light
weight titleholder for more than
two years. In that time he has
defended his championship lust
once. Labor Day. 1915. In that
bout he insisted on naming the
referee and he chose the one man
Of all who has been officiating SO
frequently In Welsh bouts as to
earn the title of "Welsh's private
referee"
The difference between Welsh
and Johnny Kilbane was shown
conclusively Monday. Where the
one danced through his twenty
rounds with the challenger. know
Ing that Billy Roche would give
him the edge when 1t came to
making a decision. the other put
his principal challenger to sleep in
the third round. relying on a ref
cree who lost money in awarding
the victory to the champion.
Kilbane Is real champion.
Welsh Is a mere shadow of a~cham-
DiOn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
"JIT" STEP YVES
WITH NEW GLIDE
Dancing Professors Evolve Some
Weird Steps.

NEW YORK. Sept s.-A dancing pro-
lessor. with an eye for the esthetic.
saw some peculiar steps as he watched
pedestrians lodging jitney buses. He
went home and set the lodging mo-
tons to music. The convention Of the
American Society OF Dancing Profess
sors today approved the 'jitney
special"
Sharing honors with the ''jit" step
Is the "corkscrew glide" which Is said
to be the nearest thing to one OF Walter
Johnson's sizzlers that the dancers car
evolve on the waxed floor.
ct H." sometimes called the Terre
Hsute fox trot. Is to be demonstrated
today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08

OF course, that scandal had to
follow the Welsh White battle at
Colorado Springs. 1t seems almost
certain that scandal must follow
every bout in which the worlds light
weight champion Is a principal.
1t may be untrue that Charlie
White posted 5000 not to put the
champion away. Here's hoping 1t is.
On the face of 1t, the story sounds
Ashy.
1t would have been worth 5000 to
White to have won the worlds
championship with a knockout. He
could have afforded to have present.
ed that sum to Welsh In exchange
for the title.
Now that plenty OF time has
elapsed since that wretched affair at
Colorado Springs. let's null the thing
over among ourselves.
Do you really think that White
passed up a chance to win the title?
Do you really think that he would
think more of 5000 in hand than
500. 900 to be obtained from appearing
In the ring as worlds champion?
No, OF course, you don't think so.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Fordham Opens Season
For Football Practice

NEW YORK. Sept. S.-Football prac-
tice at Fordham started yesterday af-
ternoon on Fordham Field with squad
of eleven candidates, Frank Gargan,
captain Of Fordham's 1903 eleven. who
has been appointed head coach. was in
charge OF the practice. He was assisted
by Moriarity, former Georgetown
player and all-Southern tackle.
The candidates were put through a
two hours drill in catching and kicking
the pigskin.
The squad will be increased daily
when the other veterans arrive. The
members OF the 1915 team in harness
were Conklin. Treanor, Delehanty.
Grace and Ryan.
The opening game OF the season will
be played with Lafayette at Easton. on
Sentember 80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Columbia BOWlerS Get
Action September rs

Columbia duckpin bowiers get action
on the alleys at 400 II street northeast
on September Is following the annual
meeting at which officers were recent
ly elected.
Offers were elected as follows:
w. I. Shanks. president: w. Henton,
vice president: p. Maloney, treasurer:
T. w. Oehm. secretary; NJ. T. Costello.
official scorer; ]. c. Sprosser. umpire.
Teams and their captains are: Train
men, d. s. Mcmahon: De Luxe. r.
II. Deck; Columbia. w. I. Shanks;
Rosedale. G. NJ. Brosnahan: Sproessers.
w. J. Du Busky; Schlitz. c. II. Henton:
Raftery's Specials, NJ. T. Costello; Web
ers. M. Weber: Compassionate. NJ. T.
Redman. and Cannons, r. ]. Cannon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Palmer Derby Chosen
To Coach Vigilants

Al meeting OF the visiiant football
squad last night Palmer Derby. the
former North Carolin~ Aggie end. was
elected coach for the coming season.
Manager Oliveri. OF the local independ-
ent team. II trying to arrange for sew
erai nome games providing that he can
gel the consent OF the District Commits
sioners to stage these cents.
The first practice of the season w,,
TAKE place tomorrow afternoon at
CLOCK sharp. at Fifteenth and z
streets northwest. All candidates are
requested to report on time.
Inc following players were presen,
at the meeting last night: Gromlev Ill.
kus, Cockerell. Sinclair. Buck" OIiveri
e'oebel. LANCER. captain-elect: Carroll
J. Turner. Blair. Demaree Burns, Mil.
Ter, Eckendorf. Koogle. Vernstein, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
ONLY One Veteran Is
On Field at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. s.-Cap-
tain Dadmun. guard, was the only
veteran to show up for first football
practice at Soldiers Field yesterday.
Fifty men comprised the Harvard squad
which answered frst call.
With the demobilizing of the troops on
the Mexican border Harvard will gain
several likely recruits who should be in
perfect physical condition.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Ptomaine Poisoning Hits
Sale, Giants TWirler

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Harry Sallee,
the Giants crack left-handed pitcher,
bought from the st. Louis Cardinals
about a month ago. is confined to his
hotel with an attack of ptomaine pois-
oning. The big pitcher had not been
feeling quite right for several days. but
yesterday the attacks were SO severe
that he was unable to leave his hotel.
Sallee suffered from the same trouble
about two months ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
INTERCITY SERIES
WILL BE RESUMED
Title Contenders Will Get Into Ac-
ton in Baltimore September 10.

Tho intercity amateur championships
will be resumed In Baltimore, Septem-
Der l6. when Treasury meets the Mon
umental City champions of the sand
lots. President Robert II. Young. Of the
District amateur commission. has sue
ceeded In making all arrangements
with the Bsltimoreans and the Rich
mond amateurs are expected to fall. in
line.
The sandlotters will. according to the
plans now completed. play .heir WASH
ington contests at the American I.ear,,a
fark on September g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Heat Holds Up Work.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Sept. SIN
tense heat held up the Yale football
squad In their first practice yester-
day. nothing but light work being
possible. Double drills Will continue
Tad" Jones ~o"."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Cancels First Game
Of Hilltop Campaign

Georgetown has cancelled its foot
ball game with Randolph Macon.
scheduled for September 20, owing to
precautions being taken everywhere
against the spread Of infantile paral-
ysis.
The college year at Georgetown has
also been put back to October I from
September IS. and SO the football
eleven will make Its plunge into the
tober 7, when II meets the Middies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Plays Sunday.

The W.. B. and A. baseball team will
tackle the Vigilants Sunday afternoon
at 8 o'clock at Fifteenth and II streets
northeast. Sam Cuttings will probably
work for the Vigilants In an effort to
tie up in the series Rooney Vernstein
will be the W., B. and A. pitching selec-
ton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Offers Large Purse to
Lure Welsh and Dundee

NEW ORLEANS, Sept SAN offer
OF an $4,000 purse for a twenty
round hight between Freddie Welsh. of
ENGLAND. and Johnny Dundee, OF New
YORK. was telegraphed today by q
local night promoter to Welsh in New
York and Dundee in Kansas CITY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Will Start October 9.

ITHACA. N. Y. Sept. s.-Cornell Will
open the football season Monday, Oc-
tober ., with a game with Gettys-
burg, Graduate Manager Kent an
nounced today. Football practice will
begin on September rs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
He Hates Himself.

ST. PAUL Sept. Sired Fulton,
Rochester. Mimi. heavyweight. is very
strong for himself-sl5O. 900 worth. He
has taken out that much insurance.
100000 OF which Is on his life and $4,000
against Injury Of his hands In any
way,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
Penn State BeginS.-

STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Sept. s.
Coach Harlow has twenty-five foot
ball players in his squad that began
practice yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
They Play Today.

The games scheduled in the Wash
ington Amateur League today are as
follows: S. s. c. c. VS.. Regent A. c.,
Truxton A. c. VS.. Battles, Cherrydale
Juniors VS.. Belvedere A. C.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-08
White Hardly Passed
Up Chance at HOnOrS
Have Put Welsh to Sleep-Today's Sportoral
on Some Live Topics of Sport.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
The Month Ahead.

not the manager. But the mana ger
takes all the blame for the defeats.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-30
PLAT, ROBERTS, MORAN AND MCKAY
BEGIN STATE CAMPAIGN At SPARKS

The republican congressional cam,
paign in the State was began by Sam
Platt and Congressman Roberts, and
Judge Moran and r. A. Mckay for
State offices, by and enthusiastic meet
ing yesterday evening at Sparks
Robinson Hall was packed with, men
and women and it was one of the mos
satisfactory demonstrations of interest
ever manifested in the State Repeated
applause greeted platt and Roberts and
the other candidates came in for theii
share. Platt assailed the democratic
position on suffrage, on the seven mil
lion acre land grant and the demo-
Gratis pretended friendship for labor
Roberts supplemented the attack by
showing the uncertainty and vacil-
lation of the President in respect to
the commercial invasion of an unpro
tected land after the war, the poverty
that prevailed after the approval o
the Underwood tariff bill and tho
shame of the Mexican failure.
Both Roberts and Platt showed tha
the democratic party is opposed to la
Dor. They claimed that the Pitt
man land bill and Pittman's eagernes,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-30
JAPANESE WILL DEMAND AMERICAN
CITIZENSHIP At THE CLOSE OF THE WAR

Japan's purpose to renew at the end
nj the European war her contention
for the right of her people to emigrato
,o and own land in the United States
suggested in New York the other day
nv Baron Yoshire Sakatani, former
finance minister in the Tokyo cabinet
was frankly admitted today at the
Japanese embassy. Negotiations over
these questions, which came to a
deadlock two years ago, are not re-
garded by Japan as concluded, it was
explained, but merely postponed while
the larger issues of the war are being
dealt with.
The deadlock followed long serie
of conferences between former Sec
retary Bryan and Baron Chinda, ther
the Japanese ambassador and an ex'
change of notes between the two gov
ernments over the alien land legisla
tion enacted by California. After the
state depantment had pointed out tina
under its constitution, the Unitet
States government could do no moro
than prevent such legislation and that
persons affected by it had recourse tc
the federal courts, Japan closed the
exchange with note saying her com
plant had not been present furthe'
discussion of the issue"
1t has been generally assumed tina
the issue would remain in abeyancc
only while Japan was occupied by th'
war but until now no one in a posi-
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-30

ton to speak with authority has sale
so. There will be no formal discussion
of the subject by the embassyat leas
until the arrival of the new ambas
sador, DR.. Amoro Sato, who was ap
pointed when Baron Chinda wa.
transferred to London and who is ex
pected in Washington in few
months.
The position of the Japanese gov.
ernment, according to official state
ments by ambassy officials, still is that
restriction on immigration and lant
holding are not only derogatory to he
dignity, but are Unjust under interna
tional law in that they are discrimi
natory against her in favor of othe'
nations. Removal of these restric
tions, it is explained, are regarded a
Japan's final step in her rise to state
hood, the first two being the abolition
of extra territoriality and the nego
tiation of comm ercial equality treaties
The embassy believes the renewed
negotiation will be most friendly ir
character. officials declaring good re.
lations with ti,'s country are looked
upon as combining with Japan's vita
interests in China and the alliance
with England 10 fern the three card
inal po;nts ,f Japanese foi ieign policy
Tapan's present strained relation
with China re rarding the Chcng CHA
tun clash lie embassy expectc to be
settled short il way sal eiactory to
both sides. "A Associated piess.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-30
MANAGER OF REDUCTION PLANT
PREDICTS HIGH PRICED SILVER

Never since | have been identified
with mining in Nevada has there been
SO much prospecting and developing
said Frank Manson of the Western
Ore Purchasing Company to the
Gazette. while there have been no
startling discoveries or new camps, Of
unusual richness, yet the work is bear
ing fruit in the way of tremendously
large output of the metals, and VIC
will continue to enjoy the benefits OF
high prices which have prevailed SC
far this year, and, | believe, will con
tinue to prevail for the rest of the year
for long time to come.
These benefits will result from the
development work done which would
not have been done had metal prices
been normal. Take copper, for in
stance. With the metal selling
around u to % cents large number
of prospects and small mines near
the railroads have been able to ship
ore of very low grade, which has pro.
vided revenue for systematic work
that has resulted and will continue to
result in the making of new mines
The same conditions apply to silver
although this metal has not advanced
SO far above normal as copper. Blu
the silver miner has been able to make
profit on ore that he could not touch
last year, and in taking out the low
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-30

to transfer all public lands in Nevad;
to the State would bar Nevada from
federal air in developing her empire
and homesteaders would pay ten time
as much for their homes.
Roberts declared that the Clayton
act, boasted by democrats as designed
for labor, had been rejected by la
Dor leaders when its first draft was
submitted and that it was changed
to over the opposition of the admins
tration. He declared that the Adam
son eight-hour bill would prove n
remedy for the condition as claimed
or that labor would materially benefi
from it, although he hoped the work
ing men would not suffer from it.
Sam Platt closed with a scathine
comparison of Wilson and Hughes
He read an extract from Wilson
writings, before he entered politics
that "labor's principle was to give
as little work as possible for the pay
and other extracts. He then read
mastery tribute by Hughes to laboi
and quoted Hughes record on chile
labor and working mems compensa
tions while governor of New York.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-30

grade more or less rich ore often is
encountered.
Silver is going higher-there is no
doubt of that in my mind. You will
notice that it is slowly Climbing up
and | expect to see the gu .tation
established IT Is cents with, 4 sh.r;
time. The silver market is aff eel
by inactivity at times, but you will
notice that it never falls to advance
when buyers enter The market. The
same conditions exist in lead and
spelter, both of which have gone Up
within the past few days. The :'lac-
ing of new orders for munitions will
be followed by further gains. There
are no heavy stocks to draw from a:
in normal times-these have been ex-
hausted and the market is dependent
upon the daily production.
'The great activity in Nevada comes
home to us directly as buyers of ore.
Our Hazen plant, which is electrically
driven and modern in every way, is
taxed to its capacity and it has kept
us jumping to take care of the ore.
Our side tracks contain twenty-five
to thirty cars of ore all the time and
we have to keep it moving to avoid
congestion Nevada is piling UP
wealth at great rate from its rich
mineral resources and the industry
has been given an impetus from which
we will enjoy benefits in the years to
come" Reno Gazette.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-30

beets. Especially on hot days, i'm
mediately after an irrigation, is
Kind OF sun-scald induced by too
much water on the ground near the
leaves. Once crop is set back by
such sun-scald, it RECEIVERS slowly.
This trouble is largely obviated when
the furrow method is employed. All
in all, the furrow method of irriga-
ton gives the most satisfactory re-
suits in sugar beet culture and is
rapidly dispiacing the flooding
method. The rows are usually about
three feet apart, with the burrows
half way between. If the soil sub
irrigates easily. the furrow may
come between every other row
Cross bitches are run at the head of
the field and every 800 to 500 feet
to intercept the water from above
and to supply the adjoining lower
section of the field The quantity of
water allowed to run down each fur
row is small, except when high
head is used for the special purpose
of covering the field quickly. AS
with corn, and other crops, it is not
we'll to make the rows too long. The
ideal of every method of irrigation
IS to distribute the water equally
over the whole field, SO that each
%bn
of water. This is best accomplished
by the furrow method of irrigation.
One of the main difficulties in all
furrow irrigation is to secure uni
form application of water in the diff
ferent burrows. Many soils wash
easily, and if connections are made
with the main supply ditch by simply
hoeing out small opening, the
larger, or by shifting, even to close
it, so that the water does not for any
length of time flow down the burrows
as intended by the irrigater. In many
sugar beet fields and orchards, small
boxes, about an inch square on the
ends and "a to 80 inches long, are
placed at the head of each furrow-
opening, connecting the furrow with
the head supply ditch, and establish
ing permanent opening into each
furrow, not easily disturbed by the
moving water. These boxes can be
placed little higher or lower with
very little effort so that practically
the same quantity of water may en-
ter each furrow. With devices of
this kind it is possible for one man
to irrigate a very large tract in
very short time.
Roeding determined the relative
yields obtained when the same guam
tity of water was applied to sugar
beet field by the open furrow and by
he lath-box furrow. When lath
| boxes were used to carry the water
INTO the burrows, thus providing a
slower and more regular flow, l6.4
tons of beets were produced to the
ocre. When the furrow opened di-
rectly though the earth into the
supply ditch, making it difficult to
control the quantity and even dis
tribution of water. the yield of beets
Der acre fell to 1872 tons. This en-
phasizes the value of an even distri-
button of water over the sugar beet
field, and naturally over fields OF any
other crop. The sub-irrgation OF
sugar beets has been found feasible
oM, sSed no anunuoO
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1916-09-30
HOW TO |RR|GATE
SUGAR BEETs
By DIR. John A. Widstoc.


Among the most satisfactory irri
gated crops are those that pas
through some process of manufac
ture before they are placed upon TIL,
market. Thus, sugar beets reach the
consumer as sugar; potatoes, ofte;
as starch; hSs, as butter or cheese
.iber crops as twine and rope; OF
the great endeavor of irrigation ag
crops as oil, and so on. 1t must b.
ricultural, the initial cost of which
often larger than that of humid agri
culture, to foster crops that may b
manufactured. Not only do sucl
crops make it possible to maintai'
more easily the fertility of the soil
but they represent steady prices an
ready markets.
The most typical irrigated crop
IN view of the development of irr;
gated commemorative. is the suga
beet. All f";-'v fertile soils M
produce sr"1r beets. providiro
proper methods of culture and irri
ration are followed. Sugar beets
endure alkali better than mos
crops; they yield fairly we'll even or
the shallow, sandy or gravelly soil
Of the mesas. A clay loan of good
'epth is preferable, if it can be OBJ
aimed Sugar beets respond we'll to
IN arid climate and to dry summers
Sugar beets require careful sol
| preparation and an even sowing an
thinning. 1t is common practice
apparently to assure uniform am
~apid termination, to roll the sol
tfter the seed has been placed in tho
ground Rolling of the top soil, how
ever, invariably causes loss of sol
| moisture. and it may be necessary
FOR the beet growing sections to re
wise their practice in this particular,
Tf the soil is rolled, it should be fol
| lowed Immediately, if possible, witt
4 harrow to stir the top soil. Sugar
beets are always planted in rows, t.
| permit of easy cultivation between
the rows, which is usually done BY
horse power. Cultivation, an essen
tial factor in sugar beets growing un
der irrigation, should be practicet
after each irrigation and two to fou
times between successive irrigations
| As with other inter-tilled crops, tn
more frequent and thorough the cul
tivation of the soil, the smaller tn
quantity of water required for tn
production of the crop, and the bet
ter the quality of the crop.
The careful leveling of the LAM
before sowing adapts sugar bee
fields to the furrow method of irri
CATION, although either furrowing o
flooding may be practiced. In Garlic
days, the field ditch method of food
ing was used for sugar beet feld'
and in California, today, many c
the beet fields are irrigated by tn
border methods of flooding. By tn
flooding method serious injury ofte
results from contact between tn
water and the heavy leaves of tn