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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-21
DAY IN CONGRESS.
SENATE:

SENATE:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o-16et as
noon.
Senator Hewlands argued compro-
misc flood control bill before oom-
merco committee.
Resumed consideration OF DIS
triot Of Columbia prohibition bill.
Passed S4,6oo 900 urgent deficiency
bill including provistons for RELIEF
Of National Guardunen'a families
and for continuing operation OF
minta.
Adopted resolution to permit IN
creased water diversion Tor power
purposes at Niagara Pals.
Set January 9 for vote on District
Of. Columbia prohibition bill =,
Adjourned at 4:55 p. M TO noon
Thursday.
Net ut IL D. m
Considered urgent deficiency ap-
preparation bill.
Rear Admirals Strauss and Grt1-
fin testified before tho naval affairs
committed.
General Croker appeared bofore
military Affair." committee.
Passed S4,5oo, 900 urgent deficiency
bill.
for lato Representative MOSS OF
West Virginia on January 2e.
Adjourned at 4:55 p. M to noon
Thursday.
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(Conanued on Page Thirteen.
THE WEATHER,

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 21.-
forecast:
Ohio-local SHOWS and colder
Thursday, with cold wave by night in
south; Friday probably fair and con-
;inued cold.
West Virginia - Rain Thursday
morning. turning to snow. colder. with
cold wave at night: Friday generally
sair; colder in east.
Western PcnnsyIVania-Snow and
colder Thursday. cold wave at night in
south; Friday probably fair and con,
sinued cold.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-21
BR-R-R-R-R-RM

BISMARCK. y. D.. Dec 20.-Forty-
two degrees below zero. the lowest
temperature here in many years. was
recorded by the local weather bureau
today.
Today's mark was within one degree
of the state record for December,
43 degrees below At DunSeith, Rol!etlc
county, Dec. 81, 1910.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-21
FAILS TO FORM new
AUSTRIAN CABINET

VIENNA. Dec. 20 (ria Berlin, $50
.. nl., TO London, Dec. 81. ll:55 a. m.
Spitzmueller has failed
in his efforts to construct q new cab
met and the task has been turned over
to Count Clam-Ma:tiniz, former min.
lister of agriculture, in whose cabinet
Herr Spitzmueller will have the
finance portfolio.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-21
NAMED HIM NATHAN GOFF

Special UlSTatch n N" IHtrII!EVITrI'
CLARK SBURG. ". Va, Dec. ~
Thomas Martin Van Buren Wildman.
a civil Wal veteran, Il years old, OF
Raluushirc Hill, Mineral county. is so
happy over the arrival OF Il 9 pound
son Yesterday, at his homo that he
has named him Nathan Gotf. in honN
of United States Senator Nathan Goff
Of this city. who was Il distinguished
officer In the Union army
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-21
ADVANCE IN OIL.

TULSA. Okla. Dec. @0.-The Sinclair
OIL and Gas company today set the
pric" Of oil at $3.50. an advance of ten
cents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-21

ACTION A GREAT SURPRISE To
i, s, AND FOREIGN DIPLOMAT s

DOES NOT ACTUALLY PROPOSE PEACE OR OFFER MEDIA
TIoN BUT SEEKS TO CALL OUT VIEWS OF ALL THE
WARRING NATIONS AS TO TERMS - IMPROVES THE
PROSPECTS FOR AN INTERCHANGE OF VIEWs+NoFE
SENT TO ALL BELLIGERENTs AND NEUTRAL POWERS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-21
T h e w Gather

Snow and colder Thursday, cold wave
at night In south; Friday probably fair
and continued cold.
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tConunued on Fage Thirtecn.)
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lConttnned on raR. Thirteen.lI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
CHAMPION .ABERG
 AND JOE STECHER
 SIGN TO WHISTLE

New York, May 6-Alexander Aberg, the Graeco-Roman champion of the world, has agreed to meet Joe Stecher for the worlds title at catch as-catch-can. The two wrestIers, champions at their respective styles, signed articles yesterday with the Washington Park Sports club The contract calls for the men to meet in a finish contest, two out of three falls. It is stipulated that the match shall be held this summer in the open air at Washington Park, Brooklyn.
 Aberg won the Graeco-Roman championship in the New York tour nament last season, and as Stecher is the star catch-as-cat tch-can wrestler there has been much specu- lation as to the result of a meeting of the tow.
 js Wrestling promoters in many cities have been negotiating for this match but Aberg insisted that it be held in New York. Stecher agreed and the exact date will be named in a few
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
HAL CHASE IS
 LEADING HITTER
 IN THE NATIONAL

Chicago, May 6.-HaI Chase, for rner star in the American and Federal leagues, is leading the batters and base stealers of the National, accord ing to averages published here today and including games of last Wednes- day. Chase's batting percentage Is .45s and is helping to keep Cincinnati in front in team hitting. His stolet bases number six Cincinnati has four other batters doing better than 333, among them Heine Groh, who also leads the league in total bases with 31 and in runs scored with g.. Safer and Williams of the Cubs are tied for home run honors with two each.
 The five leading oatters of the Ma tional are: Chase, Cincinnati, .458; Daubert, Brooklyn, .422; McHenry, Cincinnati, 400; Robertson, New York, 976. Alexander. Ph14ace1phia, .375.
 The first leading National league nitcbers. ranked according to earned runs, are:
 Meadows. St. Louis, won 1, lost 1, R2: Pfefer, Brooklyn, won 2, lost 1, .9O- Mcconnell, Chicago, won 2, lost l. 1.O6: Kanlehner, Pittsburgh, won |, lost 2, 1.2O; Alexander, Phlladelphla' won 4, lost 1, 1.47-
 Tn inc. American league, Ty Cobb is rapidly moving to the front, ranking behind Speaker Detroit batters are well to the front, with Dubuc leading at .444 and the Tigers leading in club bi+tine with .264. Graney, Cleveland, leads in total bases with 39, is tied with FeIsch, of Chicago, for home run Ibnors with two and Veach of Detroit, and Shotten, St Louis. in runs scored with 1s each. Baker, New York leads I1s i'd in stolen bases, with six. Three thlr- tv-three batters in the American league are:
 ington. .4O9; NCicotte,> Chicago, 400; Burns. Detroit, .375; covelskie,; De- troit, .364.
 The five leading American league
 q. Williams, Chicago, won none, lost i, .oo; Leonard, Boston. won ? lost none. .s5; Markle. New York won z, fost none, 50; Russell, Chicago, won i. lost 1. 1.17; K1epfer, Cleveland, won 1, lost none, 1-22-
 Baltimore leads the International league in club batting with -SS5 The leading batsnen are: Clemens, Rlch- mond .625; Ritter, Baltimore .46z'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
HEALTH BOARD BY STRATEGY GETS ITS
 FUND FOR SALARIES
Commissioner Lynch Wroth at Overriding of Wishes of
 Tax Boards Committee.

After protesting in vain against the transfers = various sums in the ac- counts of the health board charities department and board of educations Frank E.. Clark and pr. Robert J. Lynch refused to vote on the matters, but the transfers were granted by the acquiescence of other members of the board.
 Dr. Lynch charged that politics played a prominent part in the ac- tions of the health board. He charac- terized the proposition to transfer $1,600 from moving, alterations, etc., account and 1000 ! from slaughter house sundries and $4OO from slaugh- terhouse repairs to salaries, as fool ish expenditure. The salaries will be needed for two additional school in- spectors ana a supervising nurse.
 Dr. Lynch pointed out that at the allow salaries for such officials. Percy P. Anderson and Frank Clark were opposed to the transfers. M. J. Buech- Ter and Sigmund Loewith favored it. About $4,000 were transferred from various accounts of the charities de- parement to deficiency and general fund.-
 Some transfers were ordered for the board of education. It was explained tat these are to correspond with a new method of bookkeeping that has been installed.
 Those at the bos~d meeting were:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
GIANTS SEEKING WAIVERS ON BIG
 RUBE BENTON

New York. May 6.-Rube Benton, pitcher from Clinton, N. C., will De the next gentleman to be lopped OH the payrol1 of the Giants. It deVel- oned yesterday that John McGraw had sent out a call for waivers on the biz Ieft-hander and that the first com pliance with the request came from the Cincinnati club. The Reds, 1t W1lt be recollected owned Rlkbe before he donned a New York uniform late last August.
 Benton is a corking good pitcher when he is right but evidence this right He has been having all kinds of trouble with his left arm. He got a kinlx in it early on the training trip and was finally shipped off with the second team to get some work against the bushiest of the bushers. The port slider showed some improvement when tried against Newark recently, but when given his first National league workout against the Superbas last Wednesday, Boston was Slammed for eight hits in five innings, and was derricl<ed.
 Benton requires a, lot of work, but McGraw cannot afford to experiment with the Rube's left shoots at this to Rochester to join the Giant second team After all the scrapping with Pittsburgh over the pitcher, New York got very little service out of him. Benton came to Cincinnati in 1910 from Macon of the Sally and cost $3, ,500 He spent part of 1911 with Chattanooga and was recalled by the Reds. So working as a farm hand will be a novelty for the Rube.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
(Bv WagnerO

Jolly Jake Boultes, the peppery third baseman who made himself so popular with local fans in 1913 and 1914, has been signed by Manager Ball of Bridgeport. Jake accepted terms yesterday and wired that he was on his way to join the local club. Unless he meets with unexpected delay on the road he ought to be here for tomorrows game with Lynn.
 The signing of BouItes is sure to meet with the approval of the fans. Jake was one of the best third base men in the old Eastern association and was always a, timely hitter. He was anxious to play here and has promised to work his head off for Manager Ball. Last year when the. Eastern disbanded BouItes joined St. Joseph of the West ern league in the latter part of the season. That is a Class A league. Jake played only 38 games. but had a batting average of .246. He writes that he has been working out daily at the St. Louis American park and is ready to get into the game.
 Manager Ball has determined to have more hitting from the local play CTS and thosef who can't deliver the blows will have to walk the plank Tomorrow's game will be a, hard one for Lynn has one of the best hitting clubs in the league. Louis Pieper the former Hayward coach, is manag- er He-haS a mum Der of good men, including Outfelder Daley, a slugger from the Southern league and GIea- son, who once pastimed at second for Springfield The game will be called at o'clock. Marty Walsh, or Reiger will work for Bridgeport
 In the future the Bridgeport club will be- known as the HustIers. That name was selected today by a com mittee of sporting writers after the contest, which was started a week ago, ended. Edward Buswe11 of 426 Wood avenue, was awarded the sea- son pass for suggesting the name. He was one of three who sent in that name but when lots were drawn Bus well was the winner. The other two were Peter Dietrich, of IA James street. and Oscar P. Berger of 1141 East Main street.
 It was announced this morning that Manager Ball had released Pitcher Kingston, a youngster who has been trying out with Bridgeport. \He tried to catch on with Manager Hamilton of Worcester and may get. a job be-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
THIRTEEN
 INNING BATTLE
 MONgBY TANKS

Boston, May 6-Any soothsayer- Rvho plays up old number Is as hoodoo will have, to reckon with Wild Bill Donovan and his band of Yankees. For itA wasAin that session against the Red SOx{ yesterday that the Donovan troops kcorSaled fourJruns and won the gameibyfS to
 The coptest was a, aweirdf affair if ever there was, one. The Sox got three runs against F'isherFin the open, ling inning and another against Mo tgridge a little later along. Babe was getting away with it, and held his guests safe for six innings- In Ethe seventh the Yankees, who were trailing at to 0, got over a, couple of runs. No one seemed to care much But in the ninth they tied the Iscore, mainly because HeblltZeu, with two out and one run aready home. neglected to tag first base on Gard ner's throw, following a grounder from Gedeon, and them failed to touch the runner, while Lee Magee hoofed it home with the tying run-
 This is the epitome of the game up to the time it went into extra innings Bob shawkey then having taken np the pitching burden for the Yankees, to finish without being hit safely even once. Gregg was placed in the. box when the Yankees came to bat in he Hateful thirteenth. He
 was wild as the proverbial hawk, and after he had passed both Hartzen and Magee, Jones was rushed to the
 mound for relief, handling MaisePs sacrifice for the first out while the runners moved along Then Jones pufposeIy passed Frank Baker, which filled the cornersi and brought Joe .Gedeon up to the tplate, dead anxious to produce the goods.
 With the inf1eld sp1aying4 close, Ged- con hit directly totJanvrin, who made a clean stop, and then, with all the time inr the world to head off HartzeI1 at the plate, hurled the ibalI several feet out of. Sam. Agnew's greach- Had the throw came true, it would have been all off witha the Yankees, for a double play to first would have been well night inevitable
 As it was. however, not only Hart well nigh inevitable
 and the other runners landed safely at third and second bases. The Yankees, however, were not satisfied, for Walter Pipp, who had gone hit less all afternoon, cracked out a. fine single to right field, and. although he was thrown out by Hooper trying to stretch het hit into a double, bis bingIe sent Baker and Gedeon gal 1oping home with a brace of extra runs that never were needed Then Shawkey bowIed out the champions in order
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
YALE WINS FROM GEORGE OWN TEAM
 IN FAST CON TEST

New Haven. May 6-YaIe's bats men hammered Georgetown's s Inoundsmen at Yale Field yesterday afternoon and dfeated the southern players, 4 to 1. Mccarthy threatened to start the scoring for Georgetown in the first when he connected with. a three-bagger but Holden made a long hard run for Gilroy's fly and scooped it from his shoe tops, pre- venting further damage.
 The Yale men nicked CantweIl's s offerings freely and he was wild at various times during the game, but steadfed each time before he could be relieved Joyce, Georgetown's regu- lar sacker, played in left field and featured the game with a number of spectacuIar catches. Garfield was steady throughout the game, striking out four, and passing but three.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
COACH NICkALLS
 WlTHDRAWS YALE
 BOYS FROM RACES

New Haven Conn, May 6-An three Yale Varsity crews have been withdrawn from the spring regatta this afternoon! Coach Guy Nicka1ls has decided to keep them on the Housatonic river for practice instead of bringing. them down to New Ha,- ven harbor for the day.
 Two schools raced were freshman eightss the Springfield High school and the Choate school from WaIlingford The Yale class championship races were rowed, the winner meeting the Harvard class champions on the Charles two weeks later
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
FORMER HARVARD
 BASEBALL COACH ] SUING FOR SALARY


 < Boston, May ,6-Dr. Frank J. Sex ton of Brook1ihe, who resigned as coach of the Harvard baseball team last year because the Harvard base- ball committee, particularly it's chair man. Barrett Wendell IT,, was at tempting to dictate to him how the team should be run, yesterday filed suit in the Superior Court against the president and fellows of Harvard College for $2,Oo0.
 The declaration recites that Sex ton was employed under contract to coach the Harvard nine from Octo- Der I, 1912. The contract stipulated that Sexton should be under the di- recfion of the captain of the team and the graduate treasurer. It was signed in behalf of Harvard by the graduate treasurer of the Harvard Athletic As sociation, w. F. Garce1on. Sexton says he has been paid only $2,100 for 1915 and a, balance of I$90o is due him.
 When he resigned it was under stood that he was forced out, but Harvard's defense will be probab bly, that he broke thee ontract by resign ing. So he was not paid in full for his services last year. When he re- signed Percy D. Haughton took up the coaching of the nine. It was un- derstood at the time that the liar yard authorities wanted Harvard coaching. Sexton is Brown man. Since then Harvard hired a profes- sionaI, Fred Mitchell of the Braves as coach
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
PITCHER MARTIN STOPS BRIDGEPORT
 STREAK OF LOSING
(By wagner.)


 We'll said Magnate Harry Cornen. as he munched a hot dog after the game, they had me sliding up and down the bench before they finally re- tired that Worcesteri bunch in the ninth" It was what the nOvelists would call an anxious moment The fans were beginning to leave New field park when Worcester came up for the final crack in the ninth with Bridgeport leading by to o.
 Then Potteiger led off with a single and Ma1oney sent him home with a triple to deep left. Pitcher Bill Mar tin braced andv caused Gus Gardella !. to tap weakly to the box But Ma loney came home with the second run when Strand grounded out to sByrne. Manager Ball walked over and talked soothingly to Martin af- ter McChesney singled and Tyler sent the fans home happy when he sent slow grounder to Ball for the final out.
 Martin was going at great clip for the locals until the ninth, Until then he gave them only five hits. He famed two and passed the same mum Der. Herring, the Worcester twirler, was sighed by Bridgeport during the winter but was awarded to sWorces- ter by Secretary Farrell of the Ma tiona1 association He was tapped hard by Byrne, Ball. Thompson and Pastori, who each got two blows. The last of the nine swats was made by Moshier. It was. a timely poke and sent in Ball in the sixth after the man ager had doubled. Mostier stole second and counted on Thompson's single. The other run made by the locals came in the first on Gardeua's wild throw, which allowed Gaudette to take second, and Byrne's two bag ger,
 Tony Pastori played a steady game at sh ortstop for our boys and Smith caught his best game of the sea- son. He stopped three attempted steals, getting the fleet Maloney twice Manager Ball was brilliant in the field as well as at bat. N
 The .score
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
GEORGE CHIP AND KAY0 MORAN WILL
 BE ON NEXT GARD

Former Champion George Chip will be seen here in the Star bout of the boxing show to be held May 15 at the Casino under the auspices of the Pastime A. c. Matchmaker Kid Williams has not decided upon Chips opponent, but it will probably be Sailor Grande. Dan Morgan, Grande's manager, was expected here this af- ternoon to discuss the matter.
 Grande has good record and woId make Chip extend himself. GSrande claims to have beaten Johnny a month ago and also says he has outpointed Chip. Grande claims to be a. better boxer than Chip but the fans will flock to see Chip in action again because of his fine showing the night he put Johnny away at the Casino. The main bout will be Is rounds.
 Kayo Moran, the pride of East will be seen in the 10- round semf-1na1. Matchmaker Will Hams will look around for suitable opponent for Moran, who has a big There will be two other bouts.s It is. expected that the entire card wTI be announced next week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
Cornell Wins From
 Fast Columbia Team

New York. May 6-Two. batting raI- lies, one in the eighth inning and one in the ninth, proved insufficient for Co1um bia, to overcome a lead of four runs gained by Cornell, in a baseball game on South. Field yesterday after noon, and the Blue and White was de- feated by. to 5. It was the first time the Morningside collegians have been forced to Acknowledge a master this season. or the previous eight games. Columbia has won seven and one resulted in a tie.
 Sutterby pitched for Cornell and Smith for Columbia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
Young Ahearn Given
 Shade on Zulu Kid

:. New York, May 6-AYoung Ahearn outpofnted Zulu Kid by slight mar gin in 10-round bout before the East New York A. c. last night, but the European Middlewefght Cham pion'' had no cinch, and had not the Zulu Kid been so wild he probably would have knocked out Ahearn in the opening round. Zulu Kid proved a Tartar.
 Soon after the start of the first round Zulu landed on the jaw with a terrific right swing and sent Ahearn crashing to thee anvas. John Bulls Boy" took a count of nine and came up wobb1y. Instead of measuring his man and being careful of where his shots were going, Zulu Kid was wild ard wasted a fusi1ade of punches Ahearn was wobbly when he went to his corner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-06
BRIDGEPORT SIGNS JAKE
 EQUITIES TO HELP INFIELD
Edward BusweH Suggests Hustlers For Bridgeport
 Club Name and Wins Pass.

fore the visitors leave the city to- night.
 Al Burdick joined Harry P. Quinns Fairfield avenue Country club yester- day. He sat with Proxy Quinn and other members in the front row of the stand at Newfield park. Al is eligible because his bay rum parlor is on Fairfield avenue. He will get into condition for the golf and tennis season by doing "A laps daily around the barbers chair.
 Ray Fisher, the former Hartford pitcher, almost got into fight with some Red Sox players after the game at Boston, yesterday. The Yankee hurler was on his way to the dressing room when he heard some caustic remarks coming from the Red SOx bench. Fisher was getting ready to wade in when Umpire Connolly rush ed over and pulled him away. Then the umpire told the Red Sox to stop the loose language.
 The Georgetown university baseball team hasn't made a very brilliant rec ord on it's northern trip. Dartmouth and Yale are among those who have put the southerners over the jumps.
 Manager Neal Ball gave Herring a busy afternoon. The local manager wasN up four times and on each oc- casion smashed toward third base. The first two were stopped but in the sixth he slammed one that enabled him to reach third. Umpire Waters sent him back to second in accordance with the ground rule. Then in the eighth Ball ripped one over the third bag which didn't stop rolling until ir reached the fence.
 Bridgeports outfielders didn't do much for their country yesterday. The three players madeIa total of one sin gle and Moshier got that. But he famed in the eighth and left Ball on third.
 Bob Thompson. the~giant Bridge port first baseman, came out of his batting slump yesterday. He jo1ted Herring for two hard singles. Tn omp- son Is a natural hitter but-som etimes over anxiety causes him to swing too hard. He has a good eye, however. as indicated by the fact that he has famed only twice this season.