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Evening journal., 1916-04-07
woo" EAUTI Gets raw
deal IN Navy FIGHT

Word comes from Cuba TO Dad
Farley. OF this city. from his son, Wal
ter "Woc" Farley. that the Whining
ton fighting machine. better known
to followers OF the fisticuff game as
Young Johnny Coulon. was robbed OF
the featherweight title in Uncle Sans
navy. Woe recently fought Young
Liskey. another blue jacket, FOR the
featherweight championship Of the
Atlantic feet. He writes home that
he chased his big opponent all over
the ring, and had him staggering and
holding on in the sixth round. $lO,-
600 was wagered on the Wilmington
boy 10 win. When the verdict was
against him. cries for "all bets are
on were rumored around the ring
side. Woo" was so disgusted that he
decided to give up the game If he
couldn't score a clean knock out in
ten rounds over Young Lskey Be
fore leaving the ring he made an an
nOuncement TO this effect
Wilmington sports well remember
the battles in which Young Farley
participated in at the armory. He was
a wonder for mixing, clever, hard
hitting, aggressive, and game. Since
enlisting in the L. S. Navy, Farley has
won every battle, excepting this fray
with Liskey. He has defeated some
of the best boys In the outfit.
Following is his record since be-
coming the champion of the fleet:
Sailor Smith. Won, rds.
Eddie Pratt, X. o., 3 rds.
Young Grant, Won, rds.
Sailor Burton. Won. rds.
Harry Friedman. X. o., rds.
Sailor Burton, Won, F., 3 rds.
Kid Richards, Won, 6 rds.
Young Lisley. Lost, 6 rds.
Had Farley received the verdict In
his bout with Liskey. he would have
held two titles at the same time, name
ly. the featherweight and bantam
weight.
In addition 10 being a promising
pugilist, "Woc" has attained a reputa-
ton on local lots as a baseball and
football player. He played center field
for the DUPONT team of the All-Wil'
mington League. in 1910.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
TRAP SHOOTING
GENERAL SPORT
BANQUET FOR QUOT
Teams ON april 18TH

The banquet for the quoit teams.
composed Of Republicans Of different
wards. who took part in the contests
during the past winter. will be held in
the club house Of the Young Mems Re-
publican Club. Saturday night. April
10.
Albert Wilhelm. OF Seminole Tribe.
Improved Order of Red Men, Of New
Castle. has challenged the Ninth Ward
team TO pitch series OF ten games.
Mr. Wilhelm Is captain of the Semi
mole team. which won the first prize
in the Red Mems contest This series
will create considerable interest. and
Captain Wilhelm said today that he
expects TO show the Ninth Warders
how to pitch ringers and run ur
scores.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
Philips HIGH MAN
IN Y. N. c. A. Athletes

The individual contest in the sis
class at the Y. NJ. c. A. closed with
some very good scores. The contest
has been running since the first OF
the year and total of "a men have
taken active part in II. The IS and
2O-yard dashes were the running
events, and In the l5-yard dash the
indoor record for the local associa-
tion was broken. The standing broad
jump, running hop, step and jump.
standing hop. step and jump. and
the running high jump were the
jumping events. The pullup. dips.
II lb. shot put. snap for distance
from low bar and fence vaults were
the more difficult events. The event
that took all the strength that the
men possessed was the eight-lap
potato race which is i60 yards. and
was made In very good time.
Philips, who finished first. made a
very good score getting total Of
1850 points averaging % 5-6 points
an event Arlington finished second
and had fine score OF 100 averag-
ing 81 2-3. Arlington was closely
pressed for second honors by Say
ers who finished third with a score
OF 1893 averaging 81 l-2. Gold medal
Is awarded for first place. silver for
second, and bronz for third. The
next seven men will be awarded rib
bons for their respective places.
Schopfer finished fourth with n
score OF 1854, with Luton fifth scor-
ing 1912. Murphy sixth 1884, and
Cloud close behind him with 1893.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
BASEBALL
GET BILLS DOPE

When il comes TO grabbing free pub
licity. you've got to hand it to the
Nebraska villagers The outside world
would have remained IN utter ignor-
ance Of Wahoo II Sam Crawford hadn't
been born there. St. Paul. Neb., is
immortal as the home of Alexander
the Great And now comes the village
Of Dodge. with less than 1000 souls
all told. getting columns in the pub
lie prints by reason of the possession
OF Joe Stecher. the human scissors,
whose brawny. educated legs have
made him the marvel Of the wrestling
fans. Joe isn't any masked marvel
either. He doesn't have to be. He is
the easiest 20 look at OF any grappler
in the game. Most European wrestlers
seem TO have taken a fatted pOrker as
their physical model. The Nebraskan
is tall and big and magniiiciently de-
veloped, but he looks slender and
svelte compared with many Of the
man-mountains who aspire to heavy
weight graphing honOrs.
Joe was born in the Nebraska vii
lsge, April ., 1898. OF Bohemian par
entage. The Bohemians have long
been ardent wrestling fans. and, as
there are many of them in Dodge and
vicinity. Joe is a local hero. and when
at home he is the monarch of all he
surveys. The Dodgers wouldn't be
half so proud of a pugilistic cham
pion as they are of the big, good-na-
tured boy whose deadly scissors hold
has made him the acknowledged king
OF the catch-as- catch Gamers.
A lit'ry visitor to Dodge could
quickly accumulate the raw material
for a ten-volume de luxe deckle-edge
biography OF Joe Stecher. Every citi-
zen has fund Of anecdotes TO relate
about the hero. Every incident Of his
boyhood has been resurrected from
the past by Joe's admiring neighbors
and they are always ready to spill
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

NIT twenty-round bouts. with deci-
sions." is the conclusion OF another.
In between is a host. and each OF
the host has an idea OF his own. Out
OF the turmoil few things stand plain.
The mill shook New York as no fight
IN history has. Tom Jones. whose man
willard got away with more than half
hundred thousand dollars. thinks IL
was @ wonderful f!sht, perfectly staged
and arranged. and he would like 20 see
things like il recur freuently.
Moran hasn't any kick.
The persons who think II was worth
the money are those who paid to see
Il. The persons kicking the hardest
didn't see the mill. and probably don't
know whether the scrappers used
their feet or their hands.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
This referee Plays
SAFETY FIRST CANE

GALVESTON. Tex. April REF
cree Terrence. third man in fistic af-
fairs staged in these parts, believes in
safety first. He ofiiciated at a bout be-
tween Bobby Waugh of Fort Worth,
and Benny Cordova, home product. At
the finish he decided in favor of Cor
dova. Waugh. enraged. rushed Tor
renee and swung from the mat. Did
Terrence strike back or call the po-
lice? Not that bird He just up,
struck an attitude in mid-ring, and
spake:
81 made a mistake. gents" he said;
"I now call the fight a draw" With
this announcement he beat II.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
What Do You Hanl
10 Know About Sport

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Who led in batting in the last
worlds series? FAN.
Lewis. Playing in five games he
hit .444.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
How old is Grover Alexander, and
how many games did he win for the
Phillies last year. G.
20 years. 81.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
What was Jim Thorpes batting
average with the Giants last year?
.ssi.
Sport Bditor EVENING JOURNAL:
Who was the widest pitcher in
he American League last year?
G.. G.
II you mean who walked the most
men, Wyck0m, of Philadelphia, 165.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Runners on first and third; with
one out batsman hits fly to center
which is caught; man on third
scores after catch but runner is
caught before he gets back to first
making the third out. Does the run
count? INQUIRER.
Yes.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Were any changes made last year
In baseball scoring rules?
No; none since 1914.
Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
On what date did Sherwood Ma
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
Willard moran BATTLE
STARTS new YORK ROW

The seventh round OF the Willard
Moran battle in Madison Square Gar
den. March 25. was fast, but not half
as fast as the fight talk the fans are
now indulging in today
Buzz. buzz. buzz. willard this. VIII
lard that. Moran this. Moran that, goes
the gossip where the ringside fantails
and the rafter railbirds foregather,
The bout busted the gossip wide open.
Some think Il was a great fight, some
think II was rotten; some are FOR ten
round championship bouts every week,
others think they should be abolished
altogether
"As a result OF the brutal. degrading
exhibition of the brute In man at the
Willard-Moran fight" boxing should
forever be abolished In New York,
says one clan.
"The bout showed conclusively that
the city wants boxing, and wants Il
bad. To give the people what they
pay for the State should at once per
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
RrsH LEAGrE RESTLTS.

The basketball season for the Bush
League OF the Y. NJ. G. A. viii come
to a close tonight with two games.
the Planets have the first
place cinched. second place is still in
doubt as the Meteors and Stars are
tied for that position and both teams
will use their strongest lineups in
hopes OF bringing home the bacon.
Schedule for Tonight.
Comets vs.. Stars.
Meteors vs.. Planets.
Standing az fhp Teame.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

gee hit two home runs in one game.
J. G.
April IA. 1914, in opening game
against Giants. In same game Magee
hit single.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

Yearsley was eighth with a score OF
973. Dougherty ninth scoring $40,
and Blake and Groetzinger were
tied for tenth place with a score OF
797, and will both be awarded a rib
bon for the same place.
An attempt will be made this
month by the men of the class TO
lower some OF the standing records
OF the association and all Indications
point towards them being success
full
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

Window Screens made TO order.
Harry Yerger, 4ls Shipley St. Phone
-W.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
The Blood Is the Life!
No Man Can Be Strong If His Blood
Is Impure
Contagious Blood Poison Weakens Bodily Resistance
Destroys the Tissues and Causes Death

Our Special Direct.into-the-Blood
Remedy for Contracted Blood Poison
(syphiils) is an important advance
ment in the successful treatment OF
this terribly destructive disease. Once
in the system this poison pollutes the
life-giving bloc, stream, destroys the
corpuscles and like a slow consum-
ing fire invader the various cells and
organs. penetrating their fabric and
destroying their structure.
II neglected OF improperly treated
its devastating effects may be OBJ
served In every tissue Of the body;
the cells. the organs. the glands. the
bones.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

Sport EDITOR EVENING JOURNAL:
Who was the widest pitcher in
he American League last year?
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

ii you mean who walked the most
men, Wyck0f, OF Philadelphia, 165.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
Have You Contracted This
Disease F.?

Have you eruptions, sores OF ui-
GERS; sore mouth or throat. copper
colored spOtl or blotches, headache.
bone-pains or distress i'm the deep
seated organs Of the body? II you
know you have this disease do not
delay anothe- day; coms and see US
now. II you are in doubt and want
20 know positively whether You are
infected or not, we will give you a
ca-eful examination and tell you
just what your condition is.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
Were any changes made last year
in baseball scoring rules?
No; none since 1914.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

Sport Editor EVENING JOURNAL:
On what date did Sherwood Ma
Evening journal., 1916-04-07

All our patients receiye Blood and
Urine tests so that we may lscer-
tain their exact condition. Life Is
too sacred to depend on guess-work
and our high reputation has been
built by correct diagnostic methods
and our perfected system OF Direct
Treatment.
Evening journal., 1916-04-07
The Doctors Lagrange & Jordan
Medical Offices

European Museum Building, 7O6 Chestnut d. r"ia'
NJ NJ Sundays 10 x o"v'
DO fail GreatE Museum wonr]
HV OF French "axj
all diseases
oricaic character OF MOI
sbould
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
WIRE USED IN SOLICITING
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL FUND
kilograms Sent Out by Cardinal Glib
bons in Behalf of Industrial In
stitution in Baltimore.

Hundreds of residents of Washington
tribute to 100000, to be raised as a
Christmas present for the boys of st.
Marys Industrial School, Baltimore.
The money will be used TO construct a
at present have no adequate place for
indoor exercises.
The appeals are signed by Cardinal
Gibbons. Mgr. William T. Russell of
this city, Bishop elect of Charleston, S.
c., is the Washington member of the
board of trustees of the institution.
The school, its work and boys, are
we'll known In this city. The Junior
boys band of the school has always at
tracted attention when it appeared
here, attired in white sailor suits. The
been in the preparedness parade here
last June. They marched at the head
of the Young Mems Democratic Club Of
the District of Columbia during the in
auguration of President Wilson -four
years ago. The senior boys band also
appeared in both parades.
More than 100000 kilograms have
been sent to residents of Baltimore and
Washington.
The st. Mary's Industrial School was
founded in 1866, having trained 1850
boys since that time. Last June forty
five boys from the school and more
than 100 boys from the parole list en-
listed for service on the Mexican boz
der. The three bands and two orches-
tras. containing more than 120 musi-
clans, are widely known in Baltimore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
BIG DEFENSE FORCE
WANTED BY ARMY

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

81. 900 to $1,000 and John 4. Willough-
by. aid. was promoted from $500 10
SEQ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
Invasion in One Month.

1T is manifest that if coalition Of
the great powers. as they existed on
August l. 1914. were to make war on
us we could have been invaded by very
large forces within about one month
from the declaration of war.
while a war waged against US by
an alliance may in the future be pos
sibility. il is not "A probability. and it
is believed that if we provide an ade-
uuate army to defend the country
against any single nation the proba-
bility of a war between the United
States and a coalition of powers would
grow even more remote"
After having discussed reasons why
the general staff believed twelve
months intensive training is the mini
mum to prepare troops for war. Gen
Scott stated at length Why the staff
recommended that no further reliance
be placed on the volunteer system. and
urged universal liability to military
training and service. OF all the ma
lions of the world. he said. the United
States and China alone relied on vol
unteers to defend their national exist
ence. He recounted the failures of the
volunteer system in the revolutionary
war. the war of 1872, and how il failed
both the Confederscy and the Union ir
the civil war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
To Confer on District Matters,

Commissioner Newman is to confer
with President Wilson Thursday after
noon on District matters. AS usual
at the beginning of each session of
Congress, Commissioner Newman brief
Iy informs the President as to gen
eral conditions in the District and the
work and aims of the Commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

Thompson was promoted from $1,000 to
$1,000 and Annie E. Boardman was pro-
NOTED from 5000 to $1,000
Mrs. Esther NJ. Vordermark received
temporary appointment as clerk In
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce at $500.
Henry f. Schradieck was appointed
as scientific assistant in the bureau
of fisheries at Homer, Mimi. at $1,20e.
In the bureau Of standards George
ID. Miller. clerk, was promoted from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
TOTAL OF $1,32277
IN CHRISTMAS FUND
Washington's Holiday Contri-
button to D. C.. Guards
men on the Border.
OTHER SUMS TO BE ADDED

Late contributions to the Christmas
fund for the District soldiers on the
Mexican border brought up the total to
81 .%f22.17 today.
With 1.429 officers and men in camp.
this means that there will be appor-
toned to each man just a little more
than % cents worth of goods. There
are some small contributions yet eS-
pected. and ii is the hope of those who
have been In charge of the campaign
for funds that it will be possible to
credit each soldier with 81 when the
division is made.
The officers in charge of each of the
three camps on the border have made ar
engagements SO that this fund can be
spent for what the soldiers most need,
at points where they are stationed.
San Antonio. FL Paso and Douglas. Sc
curing wholesale prices.
The Washington Chamber of Com
merce received eleven contributions of
81 each today in response to the letter
the chamber. This makes $57 thus far
today were as follows: A. Leftwich
NJ J. Falvey, James f. Oyster.
Oliver Durant. Edward S Schmid,
Fisher. Max NJ. Rich. 7. V.
ID. S. Porter, Corcoran Thorn
and the Firemens Association OF the
District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

gressions by any of the great nations
of Europe. in spite of our comparative
ly defenseless condition. was the So
called balance of power When the
European war is over there will still
be two groups of powers, which will
permit the superior group to hold the
Inferior group in balance with only a
portion of it's force and will enable it
to hold the remainder ready for action
outside of Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

The usual holiday recess OF the Supreme
Court of the United States from Friday
to January s was announced today. No
more opinions will be given until Janu-
ary 8, when the first case set for argu-
ment is that testing the eonstitutionality
OF the Adamson eight-hour law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

William J. Creekmore Of Oklahoma
City. Creekmore was sentenced to
serve a year and q day in the Leaven-
worth federal prison on a charge of
contempt in sending money to the wife
of a Juror In a case in which he was
defendant. The sentence was upheld by
the eighth federal circuit court
Creekmore, through counsel. raises
the point that the sentence, as wen as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
POWER OF JUDGES DISPUTED.
Right to Give Penitentiary Sentence
for Contempt Before Highest Court.

Power of United States judges to in
fict federal penitenttary punishment
for alleged contempt is brought into
question in an, appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States in behalf of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18

instead of a jail, makes a felony Of
contempt and that he was entitled, un-
der the Constitution, to a jury trial for
felony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
Commerce DEPARTMENT Changes.

The Department of Commerce has
the following changes In
Its personnel:
In the census bureau Mrs. Edna
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-18
Defense Waits on War.

The system is inefficient" he said.
because under ii we must wait for war
to come before preparing our defense
We must wait for an emergency before
beginning to raise. train and equip the
vast armies which war with any first
class power or coalition would render
necessary A nation that is so short
sighted with respect to it's man power
cannot be expected to look far into the
future with respect to munitions and
supplies.
training and service were ordained, it
would mean only that the people as
whole have through their representa-
tives recognized the duty of the indi-
vidual to prepare himself to defend his
country and to defend it in case Of
need"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
Capt Dorothy Dennis Qef and Phyllis
School
Capt. Doroth

Washington, May 1.-TWO hundred
students of the National Service school
are gradually accustoming themselves
to military regime, coarse khaki, sun
burned noses, blistered heels, and stiff
joints. Young women who have been
ordering proud paps around are now
taking orders from officers they never
saw beforehand liking it. And the
womans section of the Navy league,
which is in charge OF the woman's
training camp at Chevy Chase, is we'll
pleased with this feminine outgrowth
of the Plattsburg training camp of
last year
There are women from Is different
states among the 200 in the camp, and
many who never saw one another are
terminates, with their beds almost
touching There is big lavatory pa
vilion with showers, and bigger mess
hall, where the resident students eat
their three meals day, just as meals
barring the fact that they have but
ter at all of them instead of only once
a day-as are furnished to the marine
corps
1t is wholesome, nourishing food,
but it is not French cooking, and
knowing how most of the girls out
there are accustomed to living, visi-
tors smile at the long bare tables
with their bottles Of oil and vinegar,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13
Irish Imports Increase.

Dublin, Ireland-Irish exports have
increased considerably on account OF
the war. The official returns just COM
pleted for the year 1914 show total
OF 77,3oO,G00 pounds, an increase OF
three and half million pounds over
1913. The increase is due almost en-
tlrely to the shipbuilding at Belfast.
1t is a curious feature of the report
that although "a per cent of the Irish
exports are represented by farm pro-
duce and foodstuffs. 8 per cent Of Ire
lands 100000 pounds of import
should be food, and the department Oh
agriculture comments pointedly on the
fact that food producing country
should be annually importing great
quantities OF farm produce, much OF
which is admirably suited for raising
at home.
On the whole the report is regarded
as gratifying record of continues
progress in Ireland. In addition TO the
increase in exports, the decade has al
so witnessed an increase OF imports OF
50 per cent in value and II per cent III
bulk. The total imports and exports
of Ireland, in fact. now represent a
higher per capita value than the az
erage for the united kingdom the Uni-
ted States, France or Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-13

their coarse white sugar bowls, the
inevitable catsup and pressed glass
jars filled with spring onions by way
of relish. OF the crockery, one girl
says, the thick white things. We
could use them for ammunition if we
hadn't any cannon"
The camp uniform is not what one
would pick out for stout elderly
women. And there are quite few OF
those in camp. The campaign hats
are disturbing to elaborate coiffures.
The one small mirror in the tent is
overworked when five girls are try
ing to get their hair up in the scram-
BILE of dressing between reveille at
$50 and turning out for military
calisthenics at Gas.
Breakfast is at 1880 and camp in
spection at $50, when the orderly
the tent occupants take turns at that
jobs responsible for her tents be-
ing in perfect order inside and out
side One rookie" laughingly COM
planned that she had raked and raked
until she felt as if she was making a
garden, in her effort to get her door
yard properly tidy
I'D hate to be reprimanded for
untidiness in person or tent" she
said. mo, l don't mind the turning
out at $50, but I'm ready to turn in
at $50"