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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
SPLENDID RECORDS ARE MADE
BY DISTRICT LEAGUE BOWLERS
Schmidt Leads Players With Average Of
1873 and Continentals Top Teams With
|. Set of l,769 and Game of 655.

Tho records IN the District Duckpin
League % far this season stand out as
indicative Of Some Of the best alley
ulay ever seen around Washington. Not
only have the individuals registered
splendid marks. but tho teams also
have chalked up figures extraordinary.
It 10 doubtful II there has ever been
season here when ono league has beer
able to boast Of SO many records.
Schmidt. vaeth. HALEY and Chaplin
lead the players IN the averages in the
order named. with very little difference
Between the first and last. Schmidt has
a mark Of HIS to his credit and
Chaplin ,1l5-S. HALEY has rolled the
highest game and Chaplin the best set.
HALEY IL second In the set marks.
The Continentals have knocked down
more pins In a set than any other team.
having toppled 1853. while the Royals
have registered 1854. The set mad.
BY the Continentals Is undoubtedly the
best any duckpin team here has eve
got The Continentals also have the
honor Of the high game-sbs. 1t Is In
terestinx to note that tho team the
Cont.nentals beat when rolling that
e56 also got count better than 500
The records OF the league follow:
Hish Individual sv.-as--schuidt. gaines.
second high individual averass-vaesh. Is
Third high individual averase-HaIiey. 8
Fourth high Individual svsrare-ch.pi..
games. 1855.
High Individual xame-Hailey. 1877.
Second high Individual gane-Wright. ie8.
High individual set-Cliapin. 1877
Second high individual set-Halley, Ses.
Most strikes-Dehler, ID.
Most sparps-veeth. a.
High team s.t-Continentals. 1,7eS.
second high team set-Roysls. 1.es4.
High team game-Contineutals. 65b.
Second high team game-Royais see.
Grand CentraIs tie With Royals. 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
From the book Of the Riga match and
correspondence games:
QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED.

ta) P-oKt3, with the intention of following
with E-Kto came also Into consideration here.
(b) With this and the next move White plays
TO win a pawn Black does not object to It. In
asmuch as he gets chsnccs for fne attack.
For this reason 9. PIKP. kip; 10. Kt1Kt.
BxKt. preferable.
Black to block his OR.
Id K-B would have blocked the KS wing Of
the board.
lei K1B could nor be played on account Of
Is. -. Q-R5ch.; 10 K-Kt. Kt-Kts.
~ The strongest move. ON account Of 10.
Kt-B5. IS. -. Q-R5 was ont Of the question.
tT} preparatory move. Rt-BS again pre-
vented ORB
I'M In order to prevent mate White had no
other move at his disposal.
after %. KIT, the B had to be exchanged
sooner or later. whereby the attack would have
been considerably weakened.
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Standing Of Clubs.

high team eame-Chemistry. 558.
High team set-Chemistry, 1853.
High individual set-McPhilomy. S41.
High Individual game-Hausl-r. l41.
High TAT Eame-Tayior. Plant 90.
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National Body Is Planned.

H F. Smith Of the Nashville, Tenn.
Golf and Country Club. president Of
the Southern Golf Association. -norni-
mated as a member Of the board q
directors. Is sponsor for a scheme TO
band together all OF the state and
national golf associations into ua-
tional body on a thoroughly REPRE-.
sentative plan. Mr.. Smith is president
of the Southern Golf Association and
former president Of the Western
Association.
Trustin B. Boyd. st: Louis. was NOM
mated for vice president Of the asso-
citation; Charles NJ. Smalley Of Olympia
Fields Country Club secretary. and
Guy F. Gregg, Milwaukee, for treas
urer. -
Besides Mr.. Smith, the following
were nominated as members OF the
board of directors:
Arthur B. Caldwell. Country~C Club OF
Detroit; s. P. Jermain. Toledo: p-esi-
dent of the Central Golf Associations
G. s. Strickland, Westmoreland -Coun-
try Club, Chicago; Charles w. German,
Blue Hills Country Club. Kansas City.
Albert r. Gates of Chicago was NOM
mated as chairman of the nominating
committee. Arthur j. Hood. Detroit
Golf Club: r. H Baugh. Country Club
of Birmingham, Ala: Sidney A Foster,
Des Moines. Iowa. and j. D. Lowman,
Seattle, were selected as the remain
ing members of the committee.
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Previous Winners Of Cup.

The previous winners Of the Siamsse
cup follow:
c. L Msrises, 1905: walter \. Tuck
ssmaA isse; 4 u Taioest 1907; II
Wiihara, 1903; q q. Treat 1903; Ash
mead Fuller, 1910: John H clxpp. 1871.
= u Taloott. 1919: Samuel Dalsell
1913: J. 4 Mcllhenny. 1914; W. r.
|Tuckerman. 1915.
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MAY PERPETUATE
THE S|AMESE CUP
Chevy Chase Club to Consider
Altering Rules Govern
ing Competition.

The Siamese cup. the annual compe-
tition for which ended yesterday at the
Chevy Chase club, Is unique among the
many prizes for which golfers all over the
country play yearly.
Tho cup was donated 10 the Chevy
Chase club in 1905 by the minister from
Siam, Phya (Marquis) Akharaj Varad-
hara, and Is played for annually under
the following conditions: ~ The compe-
ution Is open to club members only; t2)
thirey-two players qualify with their
club handicap to be deducted from the
certified gross score 1T eighteen holes
medal play, ls) the thirty-t"o qualinefs
will compete for the cup at eighteen holes
match play. the winner to receive q SOU
venir medal made from a Slamese gold
coin and properly inscribed. given by the
Marquis Varadhara. The cup will be held
by the club aud is to become the property
Of the member winning II three times. not
necessarily in succession
This last provision will very likely be
changed within short time, as there Is
4 mo, ement on foot to perpeluulo tine
cup. making the delightful competitions
feature OF the yearly golf at Chevy
Chase. The proposed provision rests
upon the maxnanlmlty Of the previous
winners Of the trophy.
Winners Signify Willingness.
A letter was received BY q member OF
the board OF governors Of tho Chevy
Chase club last week and signed by some
Of the previous winners OF tho Slamese
cup. in which they stated that they were
entirely willing to waive their claims to
permanent ownership Of the trophy In
favor Of making ii club cup. TO he the
property Of the club perpetuaiiy and to tie
played for annually. Ihe' names OF the
UliIy two men who have won the cUmpeui
uon twice. Walter X TucAerman and
T. NJ T.icott, were included IN this ilst
and II L. probable that some early action
Will be taken on the subject.
The donor Of the trophy, the Marquis
vArAdhAra, then minister from siam,
came to Washington in 1900. and being
introduced TO the game OF golf became
such q dovotee that seldom u day passed
which did not md HIM on the Chea0
Chase course enjoying the sport A..
l1V3 tho minister returned to Slam, ana
At his request tho King of Siam COM
make q Cup as q present from the Mar.
Quis VarAdhara to be given to the
Chevy Chase club and to be played for
unoer the proceeding provisions.
The Sixmese cup probably IL the only
golf prize In existence made by q royAi
monarch II 10 not largo but the year
~ contests for tho trophy have AwAk-
snsd % much interest among tho golf
srs Of tho CLUB that tho competition
for the Siamose cup 10 eagerly looked
forward to In preferences TO that for
| more protentious prizes. The carving
and bas-relief work in symbolic OF
siam And Its history. II Is the oides,
| Of the trophies for which the golfers
| Of the Chevy Chase club compete.
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Notwithstanding the hririan. work in

MISUNDERSTANDING tho bf1nahs WOfK IN
many Of their games In the District
Leagues, the Royals are holding down
second place In the team standing, the
Continentals being in the lead. The Con-
tinentals have won fourteen games and
been defeated but once, while the Royals
have eleven victories to their credit and
four defeats charged against them. Grand
Centrals are in third position.
The standing Of the teams and aver
ages follow;
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aleA ssa0 eamo-WssAi,gtoa Rw1. h h.
eeH $50.
aieA team set-Washinstou Rwy. 4. l.. asooA.
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

NoTE:-A package of ten cigarettes made of
all Turkish tobacco costs the smoker 10 or 1Sc.
A package of ten Piedmonts made of highest
grade Virginia Carolina tobacco costs the smoker
only Sc. Why the differencel Because
:u5uranee. no expenaax importing eaarges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29
WESTERN GOLF SHAKE-UP
Charles F. Thompson Nominated for
President of Association-Favors
Aggressive Policy.

CHICAGO, October 2s.-Charies F.
Thompson, former president of Floss
moor Country Club. Chicago. has been
nominated as president of the Western
Golf Association, 1t was announced to-
night The election will take place az
the annual meeting of the association.
to be held in Chicago January 20.
The ticket of the nominating COM
mittee, which displaces all Of, the Of
fcers and six of the present board of
directors, is declared to be the biggest
shake-up in the association In recent
years. =
Mr.. Thompson, the presidential NOM
inee, is known to favor an aggressive
policy to create a representative ma
tional golf administrative organisa-
ton 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

the Bannockburn golfers. Lee Gran
dali, jr.. has gone to Atlanta. Ga, to
spend the winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

Tho foursome which was held over
tho course Of tho Baltimore Suburban
Club last Monday between Tom Skip
per. the Suburban Club pro; and jim
Roche Of Baltimore. Va Jack Burgess
Of Chevy Chase and Jimmie Spencer Of
the washington Suburban Club will b
reneated at tho Chevy Chase Club to,
morrow afternoon. when the Baltimore
''pros" will engage the local pair in 6
return match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

post-season series under the control of
the national commission, are not given
out by the club owners except in iso
lated cases and then they are unre-
liable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-29

Lieut.. Col r.. N. schofleid. o. g. A.,
who has been a familiar figure on local
links for the past four years. will leave
for a western assignment next month.
He VI as numbered amcng ting asst of
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16

ST. Louis, taking the boat there to
the gulf Their destination is the
Isle of Pines and they will visit other
points before returning in the spring
One Of the happiest social events
of the season was a juvenile party
given by the Utopian club. social
club OF the Congregational church, at
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. Lex
Thernes. This club is composed Of
young ladies'. but on this evening all
were prompted to fulfil the thought,
Backward, turn backward, oh time
in your flight, make me a child again
Just for tonight" Hence all were
children ranging in ages from to
s years old The decorations were
In keeping with the occasion. includ-
ing Christmas tree with gifts and
old Santa Claus. A program also ad-
ded to the merriment Of the occasion.
Mrs. Lex Therme and Miss Irene
Smith are the leading factors in this
clubs pronounced successes
Keosauqua Is somewhat crippled on
the lighting proposition, relative to in
staIling a new Corliss engine at the
power house. An engine belonging
to a rock crusher OUT, has been at
tached through a window to the
dynamo. and Is doing effective work
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16

ii will be voted this year is mat
ter of conjecture.
The death of John A. Miller marks
the passing Of one OF Keosanqua's
Oldest citizens. He came to Keosau-
qua when IL years old He was
born In Ohio In 1881 and died Jan.
5, 1916, aged "a years and "a days,
having spent the most of his life In
this town. Mr.. Miller served the
county in an Official capacity many
times. He was deputy auditor, deputy
clerk of the court and clerk and as
sisted in county ONCE work, covering
a period Of thirty years. He also
served as mayor OF Keosauqua and
several terms as justice of the peace
He was prominent IN Masonic circles,
and was kind and pleasant friend
and companion. Funeral services were
held Jan at the residence, in charge
Of his pastor Rev. c. E. Perkins of
the Congregational church.
Two families of the north country
have hied away south for the winter.
John Nelson and family are located
st San Antonio. Texas, where they
expect TO stay some time. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Campbell and two chill
dren. also Mrs. Bethel Campbell have
! gone for an extended trip. going to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Major Ready Of Fairfield VII! be
Here Monday Night to Leok
Over Company /, First
Infantry.
MEMBERS MUST REPORT
List Of These Who Are Expected TO
be Out Tomorrow Night is
eivsn-speeiai Meet
ing To-Day.

Preparations for the preliminary III
s2ectton of COMPANY L. first infantry,
will be made this afternoon, at the
meeting Of the company, 70 which
Captain Powell requests all members
To be present The preliminary In
spectiol viii be held on Monday even
ing, and the meeting today Is TO pre-
pare
All of the members of the local
military company are ordered 10 re-
port at the inspection on Monday
night when Major Ready Of Fairfield
VIII be here
Following is g. list OF Company l.
members who are ordered by Captain
Powell to report for inspection Mon
day night. January II:
Captail G. z. Powell
Second Lieutenant II. l. Moore
Sargeants Leighton. Smiley, Barber,
Chase Brown, Rade-
Corpora1s Arnold. Lewis, Rail, Hof-
man, Wharton. Allen, Mott.
Cook BRASIL
PTivates Bunyon. Brice, BENJAMIN,
Bartholomew, Cameron, Evans, Fletca-
er. Griffin, C. Gaylord, A Gaylord,
Hancock. TnmAn. Jones, Loncas, La
Porte, MORGAN. Moody. G. Mayer, H
Mayer, Mckenzie. Nye, Nelson, o.
borne, pills, Patterson, Sturgeon,
Snyder, Smith Sherlock, Semones,
Wallace, Wharton
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
kEoSAuouA.
; >>>>>>>~~>>

Keosauqua is still on the map in
spite Of the extreme cold
The first meeting Of the board OF
supervisors for 1916 was attended
with unusual interest.
Mr. Kerr OF Mt Sterling retiring.
his place being taken by John Saar
of CantriI. This makes the board en-
tirely democratic. and while there
ought not to be any political pull
in matters of local efficiency. there
ts tendency to change. Hence al
most everything is changed Harry
Boyer is chairman of the board. APP
Iointments were made as follows:
Steward OF county farm-Frank
Roberts.
County enginees-Raymond Duerr
Of Burlington.
County physician-Dr. ]. A. Craig.
County examiner for blind-Dr. z.
z. Sherman.
However, this last appointment was
made at former meeting of the
board. Fourteen examinations for
pensions for blind have been made
and passed upon.
Van Buren, county is sadly IN need
of new house for its insane and q
residence for its steward WHISTLER
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16

to supply the churches, business
houses and a limited rate Of service
in homes Credit is due the councu
and management for this substitute
The Keosauqua high school is 70
be represented In the s. E. disTic.
debating bout The team composed
OF Ruby Morris, Delbert Plowman ana
Mont Saunderson will soon meet rep
resentatives of Sigourney, At Sigour
ney, and will uphold the affirmative
side of the question
Tuesday of this week marked =
change in the Office of station agen'
at this place, Mr.. George Seigle laf
ing the place OF e, G. Workman. !.
District court convened the frsi 2,
the year, with Judge Seneca Corne.
on the bench. The court reporter
Adolph Sanders. business was iurr
ed OF rapidly. :,
In the matter OF appointments "
collateral inheritance tax appralse,a
the following were appointed as sucn,
A. c. Barker, James A. Fowler ~.
James Burns for the term oil ons
year. -
DR.. c. r. Russell was reappoinaea
by the court a. a member OF LIZ
board of insanity for term OF w
years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
May b. very Important.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-Federal
officials tonight were awaiting formal
notification from London that papers
taken from Captain Franz Won Papen,
recalled German military attache.
furnish new evidence IN oHenses OF
foreign agents against United States
laws
NO steps can be taken by the gov
eminent until Official adrices are re-
cefved regarding the evidence That
1t is Of tremendous interest" was the
statement OF an Official tonight.
Since his recall, Captain Won Papen
has forfeited any claim to diplomatic
immunity, ANY evidence taken from
him at London may, and win be used
by the department of Justice Ofhcials
state that It viii involve men whose
names have not been mentioned in
connection with neutrality violations
Certainly. It WAS ssid. IL the evidence
that CAPTAIN Woerner Horn received
money from Captain Won Pnpen Is sub
Stimulated. II VIII help in some cases.
Horn. IT present under Indictment
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
FOUR MEN ARE
BLOWN TO PIECES
(Continued from page ID

On the boat, ! have no reason to have
anything but the utmost confidence in
all of them. True. there were out
siders. non-enlisted men working on
the D-2 and among them August kap-
lin, John Schultz and others Schultz
and another unidentified outside
workman are dead. These outside
men have sometimes 10 spend months
proving their fitness TO work here,
and in getting a call to work after
they have proved II. AL outside
woTkmen are under civil service reEU-
lations. II they pass the examfna-
tons, they have to furnish five re-
sponsible references which are all
carefully looked up. After their
standing is established, il is usually
weeks. sometimes months, before
they come to work here. Once the par
ticuIar work they are employed for
Is completed. they are released. II
they want to work here again. they
have to take another civil exar1ina-
ton and follow the routine exactly as
in the initial instance.
1t am entirely at loss TO know
what actually caused the explosions
aboard the T-2 According to strict
rules Of the yard, there was presumed
to have been absolutely nothing com
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
THE WEATHER.

TInfted Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHING TON, Jan. 75.-Weather
forecast:
Illinois: GENERALLY fair Sunday. ex,
cept unsettled south portion; much
colder; Monday fair and continued
cold.
Missouri: Generally fair and colder
Sunday, much colder south and ex,
IRENE east portions; Monday fair and
continued cold
Iowa: Fair and somewhat colder
Sunday; Monday fair and continued
cold.
Local Observations.
Jan Bar. Their. Wind With I
is 2. m.-3020 ~ Sc CIdJ
Is Z p. m.-3o.2O IA NV Clear
River stage Z a m, 3.5 feet
Change in "a hours, fall 5.
Mean temperature, %
Highest, 20.
Lowest, il.
Lowest Friday night, 10.
FRED z. GOSEw1SCE.
Observer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
RiotIna at Fort Hancock.
naus.r Found Guilty.

limited Press Leased Wire Service
OMAHA. Nebr-, Jan 15.-ArthuT
Hauser. at 10 O'Clock tonight, was con-
victed of the murder OF w. II. Smith.
cashier Of the Woodmen OF the World
here. on October IS, the jury fixing
the penalty at life imprisonment.
The case went to the jury al 3:4o
., IN. Attornevs for both sides had IN
sisted upon the electric chair as q
penalty. or acquittai and the decision
was taken as an indication Of COM
promise.
Hauser heard the decision with
composure 'T only wish ] had re
ceived fair verdict" VIE his com
nent. after learning his fate.
81 got fair trial. bat not fair
verdict"
While Hauser was being brought
into court to hear the decision. his
wife and little daughter and his aged
mother were i1EIrrying to q Missouri
Pacific train for Wichita They left
Omaha, with knowledge OF the deci-
sion, however Attorneys for Hauser
said they would file a motion for an
apDea7 and would. II possible, carTy
the case TO the supreme court
County Attorney Magnsy closed the
argument for the state this after
noon. ]. z Bedlar, Of the defense
had consumed most OF the morning
session In his final plea to the jury.
The court room was packed all dRT
and throngs stood outside Of the room.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16

Photographs Of the Doctor and Worn
en- Friends Are Not Brought
Into Court.

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I PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 15,-At-
torneys defending Mrs Elizabeth
Mohr On trial on a charge Of instigat-
ing the murder of her husband, Dr.
c. F. Mohr, were blocked today in
what was regarded as a move attempt
Ing to prove DR. Mohr's intimacy with
society women OF the Newport and
Back Bay colonies, whom he met in =
professional way.
George Hurley, trustee OF the slain
physicians estate. refused to permit
the removal OF number OF photo
graphs from a desk in the Mohr man
sion at Middletovn- Attorney Arthur
Cushing. representing Mrs. Mohr,
sought to obtain the photographs.
They were understood to show Dr..
Mohr in intimate poses with a number
OF women. Their production, II was
reported would be of value In the
trial of Mrs Mohr. Cecil Brown and
Henry Spellman, the alleged negro
acconaglices. Gushing l. a trustee OF
the MohT estate, representing the ac-
cEsed widow. Hurley represents Dr.
Mohr's son When Cushing asked
Huriey's consent to remove the photo
graphs, the latter fatty declined to
sign such an order
George Heals, negro chauffeur OF
the murder car, when Dr.. Mohr was
killed. and Miss Emily Burger. his
pretty Office attendant, wounded, wes
fortified today by Attorney General
Rice In his story which win ne In
troduced to impIicate Mrs Mohr IN
the death plot Reports that Heals
was about to make another confession
and had even conferred with Attorney
Lewis OF the defense with view OF
generating Mrs Mohr, caused Rice
considerable alarm
Heals Is the states star witness.
He has pleaded nolo contendere to a
manslaughter charge and his sentence
VIII be in proportion to the value OF
his testimony Rice took cognizance
of the reported change OF heart By
Heals when he caused the negro TO
be brought to his Office On Writ o.
habeas corpus from Trial Judge
Sfearns. Four hours later, Heals
was returned to the prison and Rice
reiterated an earlier statement r1di-
culing the reported break in Che
states case.
Heals viii tell his original story
on the stand" said Rice. He win
not exonerate Mrs. Motr"
Attorney ritzgerad for the defense
said ne had no knowledge OF Heals
reported plan to aid the defense
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-16
Routed in One psy

limited Press Leased Wire Service. J
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Jan. 15.-The
United States army as at present COZ
stituted would make just about one
good days killing" for an invading
force, Hudson Maxim, the inventor.
tod the New Haven Chamber of
Commerce in a preparedness speech
tonight
Any citizen who is not a friend
and supporter Of national defense is
a traitor to his country" said Maxim.