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Evening journal., 1916-07-06
new CHAMP OF CLAY COURTS HITS FM WHERE THEY AMT
BY HAROLD JOHNSON

California, noted for its sunshine,
oranges and tennis phenoms. has pro-
duced another wizard with the rae
quet-Willis E. Davis, whose dynamic
style of play has made him monarch
Of all he surveys on Americas clay
courts.
A little stranger to the spotlight Of
tennisdom prior to last spring. the
lanky native son who represents the
University Of Pennsylvania when pas
timing al the net has literally ham
mered his way to the front and by
trouncing Conrad Doyle. Washington.
d. c.. in the national classic at Cleve-
land. annexed the title which r. Nor
ris Williams failed TO defend.
Playing in-and-out tennis in the
earlier rounds Davis fought 10 the
finals, favored by the gallery because
of his dazzling tactics. His every move
smacked Of the spectacular Some lik-
ened him to the Ty Cobb of the courts
so fiery was the Californian's driving.
There were those in the stands,
however. who strung with Doyle who
| played cool. calculating and conserv-
ative tennis and who upset the dope
when he eliminated George Church.
The spirit Of chivalry really proved
fatal in Doyle's case and many say he
/ lost to Davis in the championship
round because he had exhausted him
self in a mixed doubles match staged
prior to the big event The title pass
ed TO Davis So. and Immediately
after winning he hastened TO Buffalo
to engage in another championship
melee.
Wearing a grin throughout HIS
matches Davis is the coolest PROPOSE
ton we have seen on the courts in
many moons. AT times his drives
Travelled with such velocity as to al
most knock the racquet out of Doyles
hand as Davis stood inside the line
sloughing the ball to all angles.
Davis played throughout the tour
ney without a sunbonnet, but the sun
nearly got his goat in the title series,
and after Doyle had won the first
three games OF the second set, the
coast wizard excused himself and re-
turned with duck bonnet Of uncer-
tain cleanliness.
Evening journal., 1916-07-06
TRAP SHOOTING
GENERAL SPORT

big gamers. each team climbing from
sixth to fourth place,
The coming invasion Of eastern dial
monds by the western Americana
League teams viii probably shake
loose one or two Of the seven PEN
nant contenders in Ban Johnsons cir
suit The trouble will start today
with the first division teams battling.
Chicago at New York and the Indians
At Boston.
The Tigers, down in the mire Of
the second division, have fins
chance 10 climb high al Connie
Mack's expense. while the leaders cut
each others throats
The western swing Of the National
League clubs will mean just as much
10 the leaders as the eastern inva
sion In the American, and interest
will centre In whether Brooklyn can
hold the pace they have set and how
the Giants succeed in shaking of
their home iinx and repeating their
former success on the road.
Evening journal., 1916-07-06
z Cylinder NATIONAL
latest word IN AUTOS

"Up until recently, competition be-
tween cars rested mainly upon the
question of which one would do GER
tain things the better" says George
NJ. Dickson. General Manager Of the
factory building National cars But
an entirely new epoch has been ush-
cred in by the introduction of the
Twelve Cylinder. Il is no longer a
question Of comparison. because the
Twelve does things that no other
type ever could do. We claim it does
all that any other type OF car could
do. and does them better. but the
Twelve goes much farther and sets
an entirely new standard in automo-
bile efficiency
The National Twelve cylinder car is
called Twelve" while similar types
Of motors are termed Twin Skies. -
The popularity of this new type OF
automobile motor is reflected in the
300 per cent. increase in sale of Ma
tional cars during the past season, the
initial season for the Twelve.
Evening journal., 1916-07-06
GOODYEAR PUTS OUT
HAND ATTACHADLE CAR

A worthy addition TO the motor
truck tire field is the new Hand-At-
tachable Cushion Tire just introduced
by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
Akron. Ohio. The new tire is de-
signed for use on motor trucks and
fire apparatus. and is a decided inn
provement upon the Cushion De-
mountable type. which has played so
large a part in commercial and fire
service. AS its name suggests il can
be applied TO the wheel by hand. a
particularly desirable feature in tire
equipment.
Evening journal., 1916-07-06
REPAIR BUSINESS GROWS.

W. H. Ryan. of Thirteenth and
French streets, who has built up re-
markable business in gasoline and
oils in the past two years, announces
that he is no longer handling the pro-
ducts Of the Crew-Devick Company.
Mr. Ryan is now buying his oil sup
plies from local companies.
When he began TO advertise his
business IN THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL. a newspaper he used exclusive
ly for more than year Mr.. Ryan
sold about five gallons of gasoline a
week In very short time this end
Of the business grew by leaps and
bounds until it reached in some
weeks during the summer months as
much as 5000 gallons OF gasoline in
a week. He proposes to go into the
business on even a larger scale than
ever before.
Evening journal., 1916-07-06
MANY TENTERS ON
CAMDEN CAMP GROUNDS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. July 6.-With the
approaching three weeks encamp-
ment of the Camden Assembly. begin
ming July p and ending August 6,
the managers are making every eff
fort to have this years camp excel
that OF any previous years. Further
improvements TO the grounds in the
way OF lighting, etc. are being made.
and all are living in anticipation of a
Ymost profitable encampment.
Following is a list of the tent hold
ers up to the present time: John b.
Berry, Mrs. Henry Wilcutts. J. G.
Brown. Mrs. S. Cooper. John T. Kemp.
Miss Ella Downes, William Ennis,
John G. Dill. William n. Short. viii
liam S. Short, willard Lafferty, Rob
ert Red. John Hinsley & Co.. Gruwell
g. Raughley. James Lafferty. II. l..
Burke. J. A. Frear, G. ID. Jackson. S.
w. Miller, Mrs. Ford. Mrs Lea Sipple,
]. G. Conwell & Co. !. T. Cooper. the
Rev. e. c. Sunfield. the Rev. Alfred
Smith. FELTON, W. c. T. u, w. F. Ma
/ loney. James B Kieth. Mrs James
Pennewill & Co, J. II. Hudson. DR.. l..
/ S. Conwell. Magnolia W. c. T. L., DR..
H. A. Nickerson, B. F. Conwell
Thomas Slay. Isaac r Jackson, Mrs.
L. Sargent, Thomas Lewis g. Co..
Thomas H. Howell, William Catlin &
Co., Ezekiel Cooper. Charles Downes,
Edward Johnson. c. W. Neeman &
Co., J. p. Willis, William c. Ander-
son, Porter e. Kersey Company, Will
liam L. Pritchett. Mrs. f. c. Williams
& Co.
The Rev. z. c. Sunfeld, the preacher
in charge, will have charge Of the as
sembly again. The Rev. Alfred Smith
d. D.. of Camden, Del. is vice-presi-
dent of the assembly. and will assist
Mr.. Sunfeld.
Evening journal., 1916-07-06

Howard Berry, all llaround athletic
marvel is of for the front with the
Pennsylvania militia. If the Yankee
guns fail 10 work Berry could lend a
hand putting the shot.
Casperson, Of the Pioneers. is said 10
he milk fed youth. but Judging from
his feats in recent games he's the cream
of Dunn's team.
No Ignatz History proves you can't
make yourself solid by displaying lot
Of bone.
.
Frank Moran isn't heart broken .
over the walloping Jack Dillon o
handed him Frank Is accustomed =
TO taking them on the chin.
.
Despite Zip Hanley's threatened re-
tirement from the game the A.-W
League will play out the season as
| scheduled.
Phil Carter says he took up golf fol
his health. There arc those golfers wis
Evening journal., 1916-07-06

Newman, aG.. is about to experience
the thrills of a lifetime. The Georgia
State Checkers Tournament is billed
there.
The next time Eddie Abrahams NM
pires a Brownson- Bandywine game the
Marquis Of Queensbury rules will hold
good.
The next number on the program,
ladies and gentlemen. is n solo by Joe
Crossan entitled ~ Found a Horseshoe"
Evening journal., 1916-07-06

BY the UnIItu FTebS.
NEW YORK. July 6-Johnny Evers,
captain Of the Boston Braves, was
indefinitely suspended by President
Tener. of the National League. for
his conduct in the game with Phila-
delphia at Boston yesterday. Evers
was fired from the game by Umpire
Byron, after be;ng called out on
strikes.
Evening journal., 1916-07-06

Anyhow. stoney August can gain
little satisfaction out Of the thought
that he doesn't have to employ a pair
Of high class pitchers TO keep his club
AZ the top OF the A.-W.
According 20 golf caddies there are no
foul tips in this pastime, hut there are
SOME mighty small ones.
Yesterdays hero Umpire Byron.
who called Jawn Evers out on strikes
and then put Jawn ont Of the game
for kicking
Ray Heating only gave the sena-
tors nine bases on balls yesterday.
passing up twenty other chances.
The Phllies swan into second
place when they took the second
game from the Braves after the first
was postponed on account OF rain.
The Cardinals kicked Cincy further
into the goo when they sent three
runs over in the eighth frame.
Ex-Brave Compton, outhelding for
the Pirates. went way. way back 20
the fence stuck up one paw and
brought down what was slated for a
triple by Williams and still the Pr
rates lost.
The Giants leave for the fields Of
fame and glory today the same be-
ing any ballyard away from New
York.
Il was fairy day for rain makers,
potting three games out or six sched-
uled.
Poor old Rube Oldrlug Connie
Mack turned him out to pasture be-
/ cause he was too old to chew his oats
| Now Bill Donovan is trying TO coax
\ him to sign with the Yanks and a
chance for the worlds series money
in sight. No use working, you have
to be born lucky for that kind oi
stun.
with the league leaders. Brooklyn
and New York. just a little farthel
| away from the pack than at the frs
OF the week. the western American
League teams are invading the eas
today. while the teams of the olde
circuit head for the setting sun. Tn
Yankees. returning to the Pol
q Grounds with a record OF sixteen vi
a tories out OF twenty games on n
d road, gained half a notch on Clevl
land since Sunday while the Dodger
taking advantage OF the slippii
L. Giants are now four full games aheI
ic OF the Phillies.
d Pat Moran's men have been haviI
a merry battle with the Braves II
second place and hold the honor q
!, day through Rixey's twirling yestel
e day.
The Cubs and the Red Sox were IN
Evening journal., 1916-07-06

Troop No s, held its regular meet
ing on Friday evening, in charge Of
Scoutmaster Bicking, at our head
quarters. No. sos Washington street.
Several important matters were taken
up. Orders were issued that the boys
did not have to wear their uniforms
to the meetings this summer. unless
something special is pulled OF. Off
GERS council will be held July 6, at
our headquarters. All officers are
urged to come out
Several boys received their 100 per
cent duty pins for June. Scouts
Boyd and butcher have had their pins
a half year.
WALLACE BUTCHER. Scribe.
Troop No. 8, held its meeting on
Thursday, June %. After a short
meeting. our hike equipment was in
spected by Scoutmaster Long and
Captain King. DO not forget 10 have
your money in by next Friday. All
out for next meeting.
NELSON FRITZ, Scribe.
Troop No. 33. held it's regular meet
ing June %, at No. 5O4 Market street.
The scoutmaster appointed some
scouts to read the scout law. The
scouts appointed we're Charles Solo
mon. Abraham Holodky. F. Brown.
The next meeting as changed to
Sunday, on account of July 4. No
further business. the meeting ad-
iournad
MORRIS SHAPIRO, Scribe.
Well. boys, Just three days more
and then for the big camp The ap-
plications are coming in. Have we re-
ceived yours? II not. please send II
| in. We can accommodate a few mors
the first week; and then we want IA
have a good crowd for the second
week. which begins Saturday. July
rs. You ought to see the two nom
collapsible canoes which we have
purchased for the camp II is impos-
sible to turn or sink them. They are
absolutely safe. Also we will have
some nice music. which will be played
while we sit around the campfire ev-
cry night. In fact. everything has
O. UetH dIIdnEtu W AhiAAkN AnAfA
esting for you. Don't forget and have
your mail addressed TO these head
quarters. and we will have it deliver
ed to you promptly.
The following letter was received
City of Wilmington. Delaware.
July 5, 1916
Mr.. Charles Gurney. Boy Scout Exec
utive. No. $40 Market street. city.
My Dear Mr. Gurney.--His Honor
the Mayor was so favorably impress
ed with the effective activities of The
Boy Scouts on duty at Washington
Heights last evening. that he woul'
be remiss in his duty not to voice hi
sincere appreciation.
Please convey to them his bes
wishes and heartiest thanks for tn
service rendered.
Cordially yours.
(Signed) RALPH SALTZMAN.
Secretary
/
Evening journal., 1916-07-06
SHOOT AT pELAwARE CITY.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del, July g.
The members of the local Gun Club
held a shoot at their traps here on
Tuesday afternoon with about thirty
shooters over the targets. r. L. Cofer
won the shoot-off for the match held
A. u Thn rnnrnr EnlIn.r-.
Evening journal., 1916-07-06
Watches

Elgin. Hamilton. Sl.0O weekly.
MITCHELL, Jeweler. Ford Building,
Tenth and Market Sts.. end Floor.
Evening journal., 1916-07-06

Troop 2 held its meeting Wednesday
postponed from Tuesday because of
the Fourth. P. Ward. our crack sig
mailer, has broken his record by re-
ceiving SIS a minute. The inner patrol
contest for the month of June was
won by the Blue Tortoise Patrol. Some
boys are still tagging about passing
Evening journal., 1916-07-06

Dispatches from Chicago indicate chat
the Cubs pulled an awful homer when
they left their old stamping grounds II
was Just across the street from a flock
Of hospitals.
This same fellow Moran has a reach
Of II IL inches, which is just long
Evening journal., 1916-07-06
EyERS AGAIN SUSPENDED.

The next regular shoot Of the club
will be held on Thursday. August g..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29
1t would be hard for a pro-Ally t,

1t would be hard for a pro-Ally to
add to or a pro-German to detract from
the force of Mr.. Lloyd Georges answer
to the humanitarians. These folk, who
suggest that the Allies let up on Ger
many, continue their propaganda in
England as well as in neutral countries.
Some of them are sincere, some of them
are Teutonic in their sympathies. The
War Minister tells them that from Ger
many there came no word of pity for
slaughtered English and French youths
when they could fire only one shell to
the Germans ten, SO why sympathy for
Germany now? Neutrals will have sym.
pathy for all alike. There is certainly
as much suffering in France today as in
Germany. The humanitarian plea is one
for the saving of lives now. but it holds
no suggestion for the saving OF lives
later on. in possible second war. unless
II contemplates a militaristic central
Europe to be perpetuated.
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Tom Daly's Column
IN PRAISE OF scRApPLr


A RECIPE for Philadelphia sorappie, IN the
I. M y. eesipsl boil head ih Nv. ssilons q
S's sSsappeb L. r. II S0S ShcSso 4rSsns. 20 eat 'n'
Out upon pour oibes ironici
You toho've never knotcn the tonic
Toothsomeness Of sdvory scrdpple
Ddro to fudge it1 Wen. neveri
When no morSeI Of n ever
Creased pour ordceiess Adams apple.
You. tcho vdiniv think TO bull as
That pour middle names LucuIius,
Hork vou TO our Song Of scroppIe:
When the northwest tDind Is blotoin0,
Sharp enough for frost or snotcino,
And the days Of mugoy toedther
Haze departed altogether,
Al our husbdndncn are getting
Butcher kniveS laid out for 11hettino,
And some morning toith the ddtCn
Comes the porcine slaughter on.
Let's not morbidlv be dealing
with the Scufning and the sQueolinO,
But, the 0ruesome parts deletino,
Get aLs to the Joys Of eating.
Wen. then, sDhen hoo-killin0's through
This Is tchdt the housewives do:
Boil till meat leaves bones completely.
when its cold remove all 0redseS,
chop meat into little pieces;
Put the liquor and the meat
Back again upon tho heat,
Slo,CIv stirring oornmedl IN
TYH It Is no longer thin.
Pepper, salt and sage they bring
For its proper seasoning.
when the mess is thick and hot
1t Is lifted from the pot,
Poured then into pans to mold
And so left until its cold
So ends Chdper !.
The sequel
Is breakfast lcithout equal
Comet 10 Is q nippy morning,
Frosty lace, the pdnes ddornino,
Takes the sun from mdnv angles
And the 1Cindotos 0loto Scith spdn0les.
From the kitchen range are rising
Odors richly dppettsin0;
Paradise Is In the skillet,
For the Scrdpple slices III it,
And each dour-encruSted piece
Smiling In its fragrant grease
Takes coat of golden tan
From the drdor Of the pan.
Crisp and brolcn the outer crust, OIL
Food to rouse the gourmand's 0usto
From pour platter 0iUes you greeting;
Truly this Is royal eating!
| out upon your 0lbes ironici
You 1oho've 4tever knoIDn the tonic
Toothsomeness of sapory scrdpple,
Dare to Judge nP Wen, neOer!
Nay no norseI of it ever
| Grease your OrdceleSs Addm's dppiei
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A LETTER THAT NEVER CAME
BIZ Wireless Tupe,prHter

SHADOW LAWN, Any Time About Now.
1T is generally believed here that a copy
of the letter which former Senator Burton
is sending to distinguished college men in
viting them to join the Hughes National
College League, has been received by the
most famous college man among statesmen,
who is now temporarily occupying resi-
dence in this neighborhood. His reply, OF
which a copy has not been posted on the
bulletin board at his offices on the top floor
of the bank building in Asbury Park is sup
posed to run something like this:
My Dear Senator-I appreciate the
honor implied in the receipt of your let
ter. 1t was one of the greatest pleasures
of my life to be a college man. 1 am
still teacher, performing his functions
in a larger classroom. am now play
ing for the verdict of mankind. 1 am
delighted to know that the man playing
the game with me is also college
man. He is one of the finest products
Of our higher educational system. 1
have just read his record as Governor
of New York. and 1t made me singularly
envious. l wish that had his courage
and his backbone have also read the
speeches which he has been making
this fall. They are admirable. If 1
had trained him in the art Of dissecting
fallacious reasoning they could not have
been better. should like TO support
him openly. but you must know that my
sense of loyalty to a great political or
ganization makes that impossible You
must know, however, that for the last
four years / have been doing every
thing / could think of to make his cleo
ton in November certain. 1 hope that
you will regard this contribution to the
cause as sufficient without pressing me
further.
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Aside from any formal welco

Aside from any formal welcome of
the Pennsylvania National Guard when
II returns from the border. there win be
no disposition to underrate its patriotism.
When the call of the President came the
members responded with enthusiasm.
They were willing to serve the nation In
whatever task might be set them. They
responded. not TO the summons of Dem
ocrat TO assist him in extricating him
self from an unfortunate predicament.
but to the demand of the Chief Executive
OF the nation. They went not as Dem
ocrats or as Republicans. but as Ameri-
cans. They must be welcomed home in
the same spirit in which they departed.
Patriotism rises above partisanship. II
the plans for public welcome are put
through. this great Republican Common.
wealth win demonstrate that its
patriotism is 80 broad as to make party
lines on such an occasion seem OF less
than little consequence
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to be respondent and to be in an un-
usually merry mood. The fact that he
had telegraphed his family that he would
shortly return home indicated that he
did not contemplate suicide as did the
fact that he continually joked with the
chairpusher on his way to the pier. Had
he fallen overheard from the pier his
corpse would have almost certainly
washed ashore upon some of the Jersey
beaches. Yet the finding of his cane
seemed to indicate that he did not leave
the pier voluntarily. as his lameness
would have rendered it difficult for him
to walk unassisted.
Detectives and boatmen, with graphing
irons and long poles, for days dragged the
ocean under and around the pier from
which the postmaster so mysteriously
vanished, but their efforts were futile.
Police Of Philadelphia and other cities,
as well as the Federal postoffice in
spectors, Government life-saving corps
along the middle Atlantic coast and Fed
eral Secret Service agents, Joined in the
search, but to no avail. One of the Sc
cret Service men detailed upon the case
was quolSu a5 SdyihB thoe po OehSNSu
Mr.. Ashhurst not to have been drowned,
but to have gone away 'for reasons of
his own" Detectives, who Immediately
after the disappearance had secured
every nook and Granny of the pier for evi
dence, were inclined to look with some
suspicion upon the fact that the van
ished mans cane was located upon the
structure five days after their search had
commenced.
Members of the Ashhurst family declined
to make any statement that would tend
| to throw light upon their own theories
until seventeen days after the disappear
ance, when they merely inserted in the
Philadelphia papers a notice that Mr.
Ashhurst had died at Atlantic City or
January 80. the day Of his disappearance
(Copyri0hD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-29

TNHE only advice outside experts can
= give the Mayor in relation to transit
is concerning the operating agreement
Further, as the Mayor declares that he
is determined ito have the Taylor plan
followed out, and to have it followed out
in its entirety" the only advice that ex-
perts can possibly give relates more spe-
cifically to the preferential payments de-
sired by the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company.
There are two sorts of preferential
payments which the city can in fairness
make:
/. If the payment is based on the net
revenue OF the P. r. T. in the year
preceding operation OF the new high
speed lines, 1t must contemplate COM
pensation only for such loss as may be
occasioned by actual diversion Of traffic,
and only then provided a standard form
of bookkeeping, supervised by the city,
is in vogue.
2. If the preferential payment is
based on the present investment in
transit properties, It must contemplate
guarantees Of interest only on the ac-
tual cash which has been invested since
1895, when electricity came into use
locally as motive power.
In no case should the city's liability
exceed sf50,000 annually, and then only
with the understanding that any pay
ment should be taken from the earnings
of the new lines and not from the city
treasury.
Any preferential payment based on
other lines would be subject Immediately
to suspicion. 1t would. in fact. be a
sacrifice of the public interest.
We look to the Mayor to see to It that
the cooperative agreement. with the mod
iflcation suggested in the 1915 report Of
the Department of City Transit, is sub
stantially adhered to. Any attempt te
folst on the city less advantageous op
Grating agreement will be exposed and
fought by this newspaper.
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vTHE STRAIGHT PATH

I said. LET me walk in the field;"
He said, May, walk In the town."
1 said, There are no flowers there
He said. mo flowers. but crown"
L said. But the skies are black.
There is nothing but noise and dini"
But he wept as he sent me back.
There is more" he said. there is sin"
1 said, But the air Is thick.
And fogs are yelling the SUM-"
He answered, yet souls are sick.
And souls In the dark undone-"
1 said. 'T shall miss the light.
And friends will miss me, they say;"
He answered, Choose tonight,
If am TO miss you or they"
I pleaded for time to be given;
He said. rs Il hard TO decide?
IL will not seem hard In heaven
TO have followed the steps Of your guide
I cast one look on the field,
Then set my face 10 the town.
he said My child do YOU yieldf
VIII you leayethe flowers for cro"nf"
Then into his hand went mine,
And into my heart came ne,
And 1 walked Ia light divine,
The path had feared @ ss. ...
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