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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE.

. FEBRUARY ">cubucr's' Is IT'S
,,.~ annual motor number lt de-
,.. nree article. 90 the automobile
s'ta roads. and. iu addition. prints
D.."3 amusing automobile story.
..' '' 4 Se.deG's American Motors
,... me War isl of wider interest.
..-" 70 rs authors feucltous way o.
s..s m'ngs: Napoleon remark
,-'. ." army travels on its stomach
,..-', Oe revised 90 read that an army
-,.s on Us gasolcre. The gasolene
d, better and surer provision for
fI! stomach than u ever had
-,.. NE troops have suffered
r,.s. ls" horrors, but the familiar old
h.. " scan, food or bad food has no
ava. me prescnt-day reports from
IA. we fronts, thanks TO the unfall-
',,...-.p'y made possible by the mo-
% fr.'IA convoy. again. thousands
er,s ~ otherwise lost. have been
ra5 \! NE cyer-ready ambulance
ss..r. ~a'e wrought as wonderful an
..s 10 the humane work OF war
l.s,' - 10 Ms capacity for destruction.
Ro~, may or may not have saved
Ion, ou' the honking taxicabs and
o. F,.tlses Of Paris saved the capital
V ca~Ve' Tor without them the armies
.rs1 'ssiSl Jofre could not have been
ne a''hed TO the winning point for
2, 49,, s'sa' test Of the battle Of the
'scorS 49,. I. Il. Sothcrn devotes the
% n, tilnsN'a!meut Of his "reminiscences
ro-y ., amer, and tells the interesting
ord n nhe building up Of the part Of
logs., . Os.So,feary ~ The American
o. !. me elder Sothcrn considered
is po,o. ''lle account that he was on
z ~ o'I ~ o. throwing il up and return
"a W. s.and, when Joseph Jefferson
'a.cb 5So'ntern suggested the course
,ay MADE mae the part greater than the
e, 6, .1ehy other theatrical compa-
,o.lsr, lnls country produced il. bu,
By Tia ept ahead Of all competitors
ne, ~, constant Introduction Of new
yss,ssao new business. Edward G.
io,.' ,,. ne author Of Pierre Vim
sr;s,,o.nl.r'butes Il short story fun OF
'-,,s,' ahee , IN 'hc breyity of MS two
"a op,, eno with more han q touch In
al,, ,p'n.ng situation Of that Viii Wins
"n'cA MADE MS novel such de
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
THE CENT? R\.

This is II midwintCr fiction number
Il contains SIX short stories, Anne
douglas SedgWick leading with - ne
ctotipg Of a Larkspur" This IS a tale
Of g ladies' battle for the possession
of wounded officer waged by woman
Of the world whose pastlme Is the las
cjnating Of men and the officers un-
sonbisticated little wife. she IS the
larkspur. unaware Of her own lowell
ness. timidly surrendering what IS ner
own until another woman takes hef IN
hand. - Alice Duer Miller con
tributes delicate bit of feminine psy-
cbologv IN "What Every Man should
Know" The other stories are by Mary
Ueaton worse. William J. Neldig. A.
hort Kinross and HoiwOrthy Hal. Ihey
all are magazine fiction of good quail
technically shipshape, ana wlth no
meaning or value beyond the entertain
lent of passing hour. Hendrix
Ir;ilcro Van Loon gives his concep-
t;on Of "The World After the War a
futile pastime much IN vogue just now.
Rarn EUchi ShDusawa proposes tha'
We ehall furnish the capital and Japan
tho men for the development OF emma,
Oryille Poets furnishes colored
frcn+ispiece and seven sketches oil
ccnlis 10 accompany an article on that
french village in the war zone by Enc
Wood There is paper, well lllusirat-
cd on the last paintings OF Detaille'
and detail Of Coles wood-cngraying
.of Van der Meer's Pear Necklace +.
Sbceby Skeflngton, the Irish National
~ who is now in this country, writes
81 rresort conditions IN ireland ID "A
Forcotten Small Nationality and
Uelen Nicola continues her excellent
naners on "Our Nation in the Build
,ng" There rs verse by K. {. NJ,
A6elaidr Crapscv. who died last year
81 promising young poet, As these
'st.nzas show: by William Rose Benet.
Ruth Comfort Mitchell and Bliss Car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
Money and Pledges Still
Pouring In from Every
State in Union.
WEEK NECESSARY
TO VERIFY TOTAL
Housc-tO-HOuse Campaign To-
morrow Expected to Set
New Record.

The most rOscatc dream Of the Jews
or the United States bears promise OF
fulhlment. When. weeks ago. those of
;hc faith started plans to raise dol
lar for every one Of the 100000 men,
women and children in the European
war zone OF their religion. the idea was
designated as Utopian with tnou-
sands o. kilograms and long distance
calls pouring in all day yesterday to
he Offices OF the various committees
il was decided that the dream vas
practical as we'll
I'VE have collected 100000" wired
San Francisco
$50 far we have approximately $500.
came the message from Lewiston. Ne.
At a mass meeting here on Thurs
day nigh. $1,000 was collected. There
will be more" Richmond. Va.
The most sanguine Of the relief
workers in this city confessed on
Thursday morning that if the country
yielded rlorc than 81 100000 on Jewish
relief day the Jews could be very CRATE
full. Their bounds Of gratitude were
constantly extended all day yesterday.
The million dollar mark. IT became ap-
parent on Thursday night. had been
passed The business men Of this city
at a mass meeting in the Y VI. II. A.
Pudding had enthusiastically pledged
an additional million. There was still
the entire country to hear from.
The returns. like wires announcing
political results. kept stats Of men and
women busy from dawn 10 midnight.
Chicago. il was announced. had raised
$4,000 and expected another 100000;
Boston al collected 100000: st.
Louis had heard the call TO the tune
Of $4,000; Philadelphia would send
S3OO.000. If not more; Cleveland had
gathered more than third that sum;
Cincinnati an almost equal amount;
New Orleans was too busy counting ITS
returns. but would most likely have
$4,000: Baltimore approximately the
same. Atlanta reported $4,000.
But these were the big cities. with
large Jewish colonies How about the
smaller communities? This was the
question that was heard IN the Offices
Of the various committees. The answer
came IN the form Of scores OF tele-
grams from every state IN the Union.
In one hours time. for instance. came
the following announcements at the
Offices OF tho Peoples Relief Com
mittee:
Paterson. S4.O6s.65; Stough'on. Mass
5000: Wsllingford. Conn. more than
$500; Sheboygan. Wis, $500, Red
Bank. y. j.. 500; Newburgh. y. y. ST.
100: Bangor. Ne. $1,000; New Bruins
wick. y. j.. 1000; Meriden, Conn, ST.
500; Stamford. Conn. $1,000; Sentence
,ady. y. Y. $4,000; Rockwell, Conn
S225: Danbury. Conn. S5ll; Mount
Vernon. S1.l50 These sums repre-
scented street col,-ctlons only. From
each of these communities there were
still 10 he heard the results OF meet
ings and the sale Of proclamation Ger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
LESLIE GRANDCHILDREN LOSE
Court Refuses to Prevent Probate OF
Publishers Wife's Will.

Mrs. Loretta l.. Hollander, MIS-
Florence /. Weissbrod and Frank
Leslie. grandchildren Of Frank Leslie
the publisher, lost another point yes
terday in their efforts TO set aside the
probate of the will of Mrs. Leslie. sur
rogate Fowler denied their application
for an order 10 prevent the executors
Of the estate OF Mrs. Leslie from as
,ributing the estate. pending fur'he'
proceedings 10 vacate the decree OF p'0-
bate.
Surrogate Fowler said that the con
.cntion Of Mr.. Leslie's heirs as 20 the
status Of Mrs. Leslie had been dis,
proved. Mrs. Leslie left an estate OF
almost 100000, most of which Will
90 70 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. to be
used in the furtherance OF the suffrage
cause.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
FEATURES OF
FEBRUARY MAGAZINES
.,ond Thoughts the War-Motors and Good Roads
America Japan and China-Some Anecdotes
of lanes Russell Loyvell-Short Stories

hghtful reading. Colonel Roose-
welt tells Of his encounter with q
moose which charged with a ferocity
he has rarely seen even i'm the rhinoc-
eros or the powerful African buffalo.
II Was narrow escape. Nine.
Waddington writes Of the condition OF
"a Village in the War Zone" in France
after the German retreat. Jesse Lynch
WiUams's "Remating Time" reaches the
poin; o. double divorce and chang
o. partners most comfortably arranged.
There IS a short story by Harriet Pres
colt SpoFord Professor George l..
u oodbcrry contributes TWO ~orncts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
NEW WORKERS HELD
as CHICAGO ROBBERS
Men Accused of Holding up
Stahl Bank Identified.

Chicago. Jan. % Eddie Mack and
four Of the men arrested this morn
ing as the robbers who raided the
Washington Park National Bank. yes
terday. and stole $4,000. we're iden-
tilted to-day By J. Garland Stah!. vice
pres dent Of the bank, according 20
Captain Nicholas Hunt, chief OF Chl-
cago detectives. .ooo
More than half Of the stolen $4,000
has already been recovered by the
police. and search for the hiding place
Of the remainder is being made.
Three Of the prisoners. Aleck Brodie.
Harry Brandt and Harry Fem, the
police say. are from New York: The
Chicago detectives knew little OF them
beyond CHASING them a. Eddie Mack :
friends.
Mack was not among those arrested
in the fiat. being already IN Gus
tody of the Municipal Court, where ne
had appeared yesterday on a misde-
meanor charge.
A petition for a writ Of habeas cor
nus for Mack was granted late to-day
by Circuit Judge Brothers, returnaole
tomorrow.
Smoaks. 5. C.. Jan. 1.-Two uniden-
tilted men entered the Bank of Smoaks,
a State institution. late to-day. over
powered c. 4. Thomas. the cashier,
and escaped with approximately $500
in currency after locking Thomas IN
the vault.
The cashier was later found uncon-
scious and explained that one OF the
men had thrown some liquid prepare
ton in his face which had overcome
him. .,
Bloodhounds we're put on the trail
Of the robbers. who, however have not
vet heen caught.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
PIANIST AIDS PHILHARMONIC
Ernest Hutcheson's Share in Concert
Programme Pleases Large Audience.

The Philharmonic Society, with Ernest
Hutchinson as assisting pianist, gave
well attended concert yesterday after
noon az Carnegie Hall The bach- pee
,hoven programme, which gave MF'
Hutcheson the Concerto IN D MINOR, by
Bach. as his especial share IN the per-
Torrance. proved interesting.
The other numbers played by the
orchestra alone were Bach's suite IN u
major. Pa sagl!a Esserl. beethoven's
Eighth symphony in + major and the
overture. "Lconore 40. g."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
ROOMS AND AUTHORS

per cent Of tho men IN sing Sing arc not
guilty his dictum IS. indeed 'hc test
upon which the story based Rut more
l> TO come. Tho cashier ends th0t. while
ne has cheated the law. hc has laid
himself open 90 blachmai' His double
crime h'ncfts him not a. ali Quite
.hc reverse Then his victim escapes
from prison. seeks him out in his home
on Staten Island. and. by tun in the
plot lays himself open 90 second
charge OF burg airy and murder. The
story is NIL plot. clcvcrly invented. {
never. after tho iuiual episode. breath
lcssiy exciting. 10 need not be taken
seriously rs proof OF fho truth of Mr..
Oshornc's statement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
PERRY BELMONT BUYS HOME
ACQUIRES Belcourt. the o. II. j. Bel
mont summer Place in Newport

Newport. Jan. -. Belcourt, erected
originally as combination summer
home and stable by the late q. H. +.
Belmont, and later remodelled, has
been sold BE- Mrs Belmont 20 Perry
Belmont. Of Washington, Who viii use
10 as his summer nome ~ the future.
Bclcourt has stood Idle for several
wears Mr. Belmont. after a long alb
scuce. returned 10 Newport last sum
mer. occupying the Eldridge cottage
for the late season. belcourt is taxed
FOR Soi,sV0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
FIRE RECORD.

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sllgF
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40 g3s last q-fl 81 unknown, TIMING
10 fs- We iasfh s. ANA Ford, tlnlns
65 West 10th - John Holster fr1lns
5s-i3 sutton Place. Harry Heulln. Sigh
Do 90 -i0fl ~iuQsnn So unknown sIsi.
ID. as 80 Avenue 4 Deufsrh Bfo'. irihns
!. 5i-5s2 West "a st. hotel. osner no' si'en.
DO damage -
/ eo-Fire Ia lot. 1855 Teller ~. oener unhno"n =
damage ,.oo
90 i2- canal So Harris Is Baum1ers 500
go southern Boulevard. near iiFth - il.Ano"n
20 "a, Ts,t sd -. Authoay Pf,ter. tdfifs
.G1-Iaurch last River and Nfns b.. "eo q
tl'hs~ 81 -.
4o- it>5 Wa,hington az jacob Bloom 500
s1 Nelson az AMI i-3fh a.. uukno"u. more
w. ii-fh 50 Tf,.ie WAITE trHlas
D l-stl - near S-isaick az. un.loNn. none
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xg,- s,s = s2i It,. Chy Suburban Really Go .
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
RON The Tr.Dlne Bureau
Na,hilgol. January =.
ARMY

Gap, JAMES y riIFoRD from 18Th TO i-ih
cav frs sgIadr0ll.
CAPT pELPHY r b. CAsrEL from l-th 20 l''h
40, CLIFFORD JONES Coast Ar rom 7r'n
10 Flat co Ga faae efect MAJ Do
Ilst n AUGUSTUS + 80 MMANis. retired
20 recruiting serle. uA-a,. 'ir ,.gt 70
WARD r WINSTON. retired -e. H,ins o''rf
Fist L. SEBRlNG e. NEGiLL '.l "a. ae
fsird I'D sisua Cops she eject feo % vice
flvt D. THOMAS l. -HLRb hNi. -isat
corp. re- -rel FROM 4eai in that cofYs % Take
r-et Pc. %
seconl ft WILLIAM A ROBERrsoN. llfh cav.
srta.a,-I Aviation section - So a. 'ors' A. a.
aviation student 20 siglAl Corp, Anail'n seh''-
ses ,5,' - PHILIP coLDwEIL from i-'h 20
soon. s,.. T. /, ROY HENRY from s'a 70 i-h
cav Itrsf squadron. -...- e.. ,
'-i 4 3ii n, ,,, yAY G5'1I. ' .5 az.
80. Feb and. cu snplra'ioi "l~ NOUN ''i
= Jas. -lee ~ absence. 'a.'.e i' DIS 'es
I..,.. o., aa,sr,c cipt GhoHHE sitl ~ w,
T,ec 18Th IN tour moa'Ls 'sit htifNl
TAsTFL 18TH laT. 10 Ma. I'D .NIn
THOMAS BRIDGES Oh one
n,,fl AMI fsu dsis from Feb ~ liv. g.
Henry l. WATSON. I-th CAV. two months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-29
4 Correction.

In The Tribune's review Of Edward
Mobiles The Bottle-Fillers' last week
this powerful English novel Of the sea
was enormously credited TO Brentano $
Its American publisher IS the Hough-
ton Mifln Company, Of Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-16
Nv A. c. CAVAGNARO

The Millrose Athletic Association is
1ooked upon as favorite for the team
title in the senior 'cross-country cham
nionsbip run Of the Metropolitan Asso-
citation. TO be held over the Van Cort-
landt Park course Saturday. Repre-
eenting the Wanamaker store will be
Nick Gianakopulos. Willie kyronen,
Mike Devaney, Charles Pores, J. w.
soukup. Matty Gels, John Best and
John O'Connor, with the first named
five expected to bring him the win
ming honors.
While Hannes Kolehmainen, the in
dividual champion, will be a member OF
the Irish-American Athletic Club team,
the group is n poor one. Conspicuously
missing is Frank Zuna. the boyish DO
bernian. and Pat Flynn, the latter be-
INC on the Mexican border. Both aided
the Winged Fist in winning the point
bonors last year. Tom Barden mas
been named by the club as one OF It's
starters. but the athlete has personally
entered himself as an individual en-
trant.
Though the Millrose chances are es,
neciallv liked, the well-balanced and
seasoned runners entered by the New
York and Mohawk Athletic clubs are
ant TO furnish n surprise. Other cups
10 start teams will be the Morningside
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-16
WOMEN SWIMMERS
HAVE CLOSE RACE

The women's indoor swimming sea-
son in the East began last night at
the Clinton Street Baths, in Brooklyn,
under the auspices Of the National
Women's Lifesaving League, and was
distinguished by the appearance IN
competition of Miss Claire Galligan'
national all-around woman's champion:
Although defeated in the fifty
handicap and the forty-yard backward
swim. Miss Galligan came within three
fifths of second of the national rec
ord in the former event, finishing IN
0:31.
A big field started In the handicap
race. but in the final the survivors
we're Miss Amelia Karman seconds j.
Miss Galligan Scratch and Miss Edna
Cole III seconds. On the last lap
Miss Calligan almost caught Miss Cole
in the last two yards, and finished IN
second place. with Miss Karman third.
The backward swim was won oy
Miss Catherine Klatt, in O:SO 10, Wlsn
Miss Galligan and Miss Else suit ian
tied for second place. The plunge iol
distance was won by Miss CharIot,e
Epstein $50 feet 6 inches, with MISS
Martha flagstaff and Miss Rita Green
field second and third.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-16
MiIlrose "A. A.Runners Favored
For Senior Gross Country

Athletic Club, Yonkers Young Mems
Christian Association and Long Island
Athletic Club.
Kolehmainen, three-time winner OF
the race. will have a host of speedy
rivals who hope 70 take his crown.
Among them will be Willie Kyronen,
the little Finn, and Nick Gianakopulos,
both of the Millrose Athletic Associa-
ton; Russell Springsteen and George
Holden, oldtime warriors of the fon-
kers Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton; sydney Leslie, Of the Long Island
Athletic Club, and Eddie Mayo, the
youthful Brooklyn Athletic Association
athlete
Mike Devaney will try at the sport
for the first time, and he is certain 10
do some surprisingly fast running for
the Millrose team.
The entries follow:
Irish American 4 C-Hsnnes Kolshmainen.
James sullivan. William Fosel Edwin Walsh. J.
Siiifose 4 ANieS Gisnskopulo. Charles Pots..
Willie Kyronen, Nike Deganey. Mat'y Gels Joe w
soukup, John Best ana !. q g.SS,, N,.,,.- II
Parkinson. V yoieretsas. +. Lhman. 5. keeley' h.
Weinman and r Walsh
New York C-H Holden H. Honohan. II
4 j Mcsorley and j. J Mitchell
Mohawk A. C.--J Do.An, J. 1rsrelena, ! Brcoks
A Roth. H. jameson C. Fitzpatrick. s. Weiss ana
= Log Island A. C.-s Leslie. ) W. Plant, O..
Mes.ier e soherer. q. Criiciley. NJ Lunch. +. IL
i' SoaE a. y NJ c AG Holden. r. sprns.,een.
W NJ smith. J McCloskey. VI. Msse. G. II. Rich
.-,ls II Howe and H. Russell
Iodlyidusl stsrters-Eddie Mayo. Brooklyn A A.
Lester p Dutks. Hungarian American A c. Tom
Barden. unattached.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-16
League Plan to
Avert Big Legal Tangle

while Chairman August Hermann Is
here from the West, would greatly
facilitate action on the part of the Su-
preme Council.
In addition to these specific signs OF
discomfort toward the fountain heads
OF organized baseball, a new army OF
malcontents has been organized with
In the past year in the persons OF Ger
tain men of means who financed the
late Federal League. When peace with
the outlaw circuit was arranged last
winter. organized bgeball contracted
TO pay certain specified sums TO
number of James A. Gilmore's stout
est financial supporters.
For instance, IL was agreed That the
Ward interests in Brooklyn would be
given $4,000 year rent FOR Wash
ington Park for term OF twenty
years-s40O,O0 in all. Harry F. Sim
clair, the oil magnate. was promised
heavy rental through term of years
for the Federal League Park. at Harm
son, y. J. Edward Gwinner, of Pitts
burgh, was also in line for bounty.
These financial obligations have not
been met By organized baseball.
Morally, organized baseball was re-
lieved Of it's obligations because the
Federal League peace commissioners
were unable to make good their
promises. These promised TO deliver
to the powers of organized baseball
6efunct league free from legal litiga-
tion. Stockholders of the Baltimore
Federal League club repudiated the
peace terms and separately began
suit for 100000 damages against their
late colleagues and organized baseball
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-16
UNION WORKS ON
ICE, PREPARING
FOR HAMILTON

Schenectady, N. Y, Nov. lb.-Ihe
thin layer OF snow and Ice did not
prevent the Union squad from having
their customary practice in prepara-
ton for Hamilton on Saturday.
Coach Dawson has evolved from a
troop OF green recruits a strong eleven
composed OF men who from now on
must be reckoned as veterans. Inc
new arc lights have proved a valuable
addition, and a marked Improvement
is shown as a result OF longer practice
periods.
Captain Rosencran's steller kicking
and line plunging continues TO be Il
feature in practice, and Jimmie Nudge,
The speedy end, is playing a fast and
steady game. Travis continues to show
V;ctory over Hamilton on Saturday
s,sIls success 20 the Garnets OF the
fpo,ball season, and great efforts are
hing directed 10 achieve this end.
The college spirit is excellent, par
odessrd other features are being ar
rsnged and every one feels confident
- yirtory. Steve Story, star end on
The iqlS and 1914 teams, has been
adde6 10 the coaching staff and is lend
nc, vsiuable aid 10 the canoios'es'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-16
RUTGERS WORKS
ON OPEN PLAYS
FOR w. AND J.

New Brunswick, n. j., Nov. 15.-Cold
weather and a soggy field had no eff
feet on the practice Of the Rutgers
football team this afternoon, the men
being put through a long serimmage.
The regulars were all in the lineup,
and it is not likely that there will be
any further changes in the remaining
contests of the season.
The open game was tried out by the
varsity, and Coach Sanford uncovered
a number Of new plays that he has
been working out. Apparently he IN
tends to 20 after Washington and Jet-
ferson with their own game, and VIII
for the first time this season, use the
forward pass largely as means OF at,
tack. Hitherto the team has depended
on straight line plunging.
The multiple kick will probably have
real test, and New York football fans
will get chance TO see what 1t really
is worth. a number OF plays have
been built up around this formation,
forward pass from IL being one that
has excellent possibilities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-16
Suit Holds Up Agreed Payments to
Former Federal League OWnerS

Because Of this suit. payment 10 the
Wards, Sinclair, Gwinner and others
has been withheld. These creditors
together with James A. Gilmore found
themselves IN the peculiar position of
co-defendants with organized baseball
against the Baltimore stockholders
claim. But as this suit has been
allowed TO drag along indefinitely the
co-defendant creditors are said 20
have grown a bit impatient. 1t has
been learned on pretty good authority
that the former Federal magnates who,
unlike Phil Ball and Charles WEIGH
man, are no longer affiliated with
the professional game. have threatened
20 start action against organized base
ball for the recovery of their claims
long overdue.
While organized baseball seems to
have a strong case In that its credit
ors did not fulfil the promise to
suppress all outstanding suits brought
by the Federal League, the big base
ball interests are not counting further
legal trouble. Indeed the cooler heads
among major league club owners are
said 10 be counselling some reasonable
compromise with the disgruntled ele-
ment in Baltimore as the easiest way
out.
In this very connection II has been
suggested that a way be found TO give
Baltimore that major league represent
alton for which it has clamored ever
since the Federal League went by the
board. At the annual meeting of the
American League will be preached the
provosition Of transferring the Wash
ington franchise to Baltimore. Wash
ington was a very great disappoint-
ment 70 the Johnson circuit last wear.
Many American League club owners
feel that Baltimore could not fail to
be a decided improvement. even grant
ing that Baltimore is no better than
good minor league town at best. as
baseball history tends to prove.
Ban Johnson Yields big stick in
the American League. And Ban is not
expected to enthuse over the idea of
retaining city that came very near
proving a seat Of disastrous treachery
back in 1902. That was in the days OF
the war with the National League. be
fore the johnson circuit had estab-