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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-14

The way some OF the leading
Democrats, most of them from
the South, opposed aid to ii e
families ot soldiers who enlisted
tor service in Mexico. caused con
siderable unfavorable comment
about the capitol. The tact that
MEN prominent in that party in
the Senate succeeded in defeating
theproposition occasioned no end
of discussion. Many Republicans
have been heard to express the
view that it is the duty OF this
nation to care for the wives and
children OF the soldiers. They saw
that it is cheaper than maintain
ing great standing army and
that the humane act is AN en-
to the volunteer to
enlist.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-14

Approved: MAE LOWE,
County superintendent ofSchools
III and for Cassia County, State
OF Idaho.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
GETS LEAGUE FRANCHISE.
Grotto Nine to Become Member Of
RosedaIe Circujt

Andrew Walker more Familiarity
known to ball fans as Andy" has
withdrawn the veil Of mystery which
has heretofore surrounded the KALI
polls Grotto team. The genial manaser
yesterday said he had corraled a num-
her Of PLAYERS who Will form in
vincible combination against the
Shriners in the annual game for the
benefit OF the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home June IL at american League
Park.
Although not revealing the entire
lineup. he did dIvulge few names.
and they included "Chucky Dampier.
Jig Mccarthy. Mike" Mcdonald and
others equally weIl-known for their
base ball prowess. Not only is Man
aeer Walker going TO have team,
but he is going 10 have it in the pest
of condition for the benefit contest.
With that end in view, the Gfotto
lN.7e viii hold franchise in the Rose
dale League. an amateur organization
in the northeast, and play through a
regular schedule All things cen
sdered. the Grotto ball tossers should
A>ruish much trouble for the Shriners
when the day of the big contest ar
GIVES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
NATIONALS SIDELINE COMEDIAN
CAUSES NICK ALTROCK TO WEEP
Veteran Laugh-Maker Sees Possible Usurper
of His Senatorial Toga in Person Of
Sawyer, Acrobat Extraordinary.

Nick Altrock. the funny man of the
face as he turned his back on the dia-
nond of victory and trudged toward
the clubhouse last Wednesday, writes
Haywood Brown in the New York Tri-
bune He was too much depressed to
initiate the gait of Charlie Chaplin for
the benefit of the thousands of fans
who were still in the stands. Germany
Schaefer. trotting by, landed twice with
witty remarks and got away without a
return.
Nick was depressed. He could not es-
cape the thought that he was going
back. Others have felt the onrush of
premature base ball age. but the trag-
edy has come to them only once. Nick
was experiencing the emotion for the
second time.
1t was good many years ago that
? ick's left arm began to creak. AL
trock did not enjoy the sensation of
watching the smoke fade from his fast
one and the curves seek shorter lines
to the catchers mitt: but he softened
the blow by turning from pitcher to
humoriSt
And he was a good humorist. So sue
cessful We're the antics of Altrock that
time of pitcher is limited, but a hui
morist can go on forever, and frequent
~ does.
II was not until the third inning of
Wednesdays game at the Polo Grounds
that Nick realized that. even in COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

edy. youth may be served Altrock
was just about TO give his famous
imitation of a man walking a t1ght
rope when he heard a roar of laughter
from the stand back of third base.
For moment Nick thought that, in
an unconscious way, he had done some
thing irresstibly funny: then he looked
across the diamond and observed that
young Sawyer. a substitute second
baseman, was initiating horse IN the
coaCher's box on third base.
An instant later it was mule. and
then the laughter rose. in crescendo. as
the recruit turned half a dozen f1ips
and finished his act by swimming on
the grass.
For moment Nick contemplated a
show of opposition He was about 10
box and wrestle with himself in his
familiar manner. But he paused Was
it worth while to please this tickle pub
lico Should he enter into competition
with a man who was. after all. mere
tumbling mountebank?
A thousand times no, Thrusting his
hands in his pockets. Nick shouted
sourly: ANY way to get on
He had determined that the crowd
of vulgar tastes should have no comedy
from him.
He checked the tears for a moment;
but the urge to weep was overstTons.
and he brushed his hands across his
eyes Nick Altrock sobbed gently. He
had lived to be a highbrow in world
where brows were low.
Sawyer is mighty good tumbler. but
he must be Indifferent second base
man or Griff would never have allowed
him to risk his neck as he did Wednes-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
COLORED Y. W. C. A. WINS.
Local Girls Defeat Wilmington at
Basket Ball by Score of 81 to Is.

The basket ball team of the Colored
Young Women's Christian Association
easily defeated the Quarante Cinq of
Wilmington. Del. Friday night by a
score of 81 to Is. The game opened
auspiciousiy with a play from Lilly
Sprinkler to Miriam Lewis. who Gagged
the ball in the first minute OF play.
Miss Isadore Kenny then began re-
markable exhibition of guarding. pass
ing and shooting. The first half ended
II 70 . in favor Of the Washington
girls.
Sylvia Piper sacrificed all chances of
brilliant playing by sticking to the
duties of a guard. In the last ten
minutes of play Lily sprinkler added
the final bomba rdment of goals.
Miss Turner WAS especially danger
Gus. and made all but two of her
teams ITALICS
Miss Richardson and Miss Russ
played well for the Wilmington
teachers.
The general staff of the New YorI,
Giants has discovered plan to foil Ty
Cobb When he singles they throw
the ball to third base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
Walter Reed Team Ready.

A base ball team has been organized
at the Walter Reed General Hospital
Games with teams of the District. to be
played ON the Walter Reed Hospital
grounds at Takoma Park. D. c.. are de-
sired during the months of June. July
and August Address Sergt c. G. Wood.
manager. Walter Reed Ball Team. Walter
Reed General Hospital. Takoma Park,
d, c,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
A. b. C. CLUB TROPHY EVENT.
CLASS A..
CLASS B.
Mary Browne Wins Again.

NORDHOFF. Cal. April 15.-Mss
Mary Browne of Los Angeles, former
womans single champion. won the ojai
valley tennis championship in the open
woman's single by defeating Mrs Ethel
Sutton Bruce of Los Angeles i'll straight
sets, 6-l. 60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
WILLIAMS HIGH GUN.
Shooting in Strong Wind, Kills SO
Out of 100 Birds.

= r. williams won high honors at
the weekly tournament of the Analos-
tan Gun Club yesterday afternoon. as
he killed SO birds out of 100 in the
singles. Owing to a strong wind that
swept the range high scores were out
of the question. After getting 10 out
of 25 in the opening event, Williams
lost only five shots out of his last IS.
The scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

and Chase are going strong in class b
The class A cup already has been won
by Knapp.
Following is selection of interest
ing games played last week by Ameri-
can masters and near-masters:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
Little Tommy Mccarthy.

Won der Abe took great pride in his
Browns, and. because his men were big
fellows. called his organization the
biggest club Or, rather. all were big
except Tommy Mccarthy. Mccarthy was
a diminutive outfelder about the size
of Rabbit Maranville of the Braves or
DOME Bush of the Tigers. He was fast
and had a great whip. If the runner
did not watch his step Tommy was as
right field on short single Chris
didn't like Mccarthy because he was
small, and often asked me why ! didn't
fire him at once. 'Ach. Dat Tommy
can't play big ball Won der Abe would
saw in keen disgust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
HAS GRAND RECORD
Alexander Has Shut Out Thir-
ty-Seven Teams in 5 Years.
PIRATES HARD TO BLANK
Phillies' Star Pitcher Has White
washed Pittsburghers on
But Two Occasions.
sHur-our RECORD. YEAR BY YEAR.
BY ERNEST J. LANIGAN.

When the Pittsburgh Pirates go on
their championship travels this year
Peter F. Kelly, business manager and
press representative, can obtain some
space in the public prints for his at
traction by calling attention to the fact
that the team Grover Cleveland Alex
ander. pitching premier of the Ma
tional In 1915. has found hardest to
keep from scoring since he forsook
Syracuse is that managed by James j.
Callahan and business managed by T.
F. X. Only twice has the Nebraska
plainsman been able to whitewash the
Corsairs-once in 1911 and once in 1913.
Last year the Buccaneers, by refusing
to be dipped into the whitewash
bucket by Moran's master mechanic,
kept him from duplicating his 1913
record of kalsomining everybody.
In order to record his f1ftieth shut
out Alexander will this year have to
do just a trif1e better in runless games
than he did last season, when he dis
tributed a dozen sets of blanks. Aleck.
when the campaign opened last We'd
nesday, had to his credit thirty-seven
contests in which the enemy had not
been able to acquire a run. He hurled
seven shut-outs in his first year in fast
company. three in his second, nine in
his third. six in his fourth and twelve
in his fifth. 1t is not physical i'm
possibility for major league pitcher
to come through with thirteen kalso-
mining jobs in one season, as Iron Ma n
John Wesley Coombs demonstrated in
1910, when he was having his best
year with the White Elephants. Aleck.
in his last year in the minors, is said to
have used the brush on his adversaries
fourteen times. That was when he was
with Syracuse in 1910.
The most extended shut-out AIexan-
der offciated in lasted eighteen ses-
Galesburg and Macomb of the Illinois
Missouri League July %, 1909, the
score being l to 0. Three days prior to
that Alexander had denied Canton a
hit, winning 2 to while doing so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
Two St. Louis Clubs.

when the Union Association came
into being Won der Abe put a second
St. Louis team on the field, called the
Maroons These men played at his lot
when the Browns were on the road,
thus giving the city continuous ball.
Old-timers still talk of the excitement
there was at St Louis when the amaz-
ing total of twenty-six or twenty-elght
PLAYERS reported for spring practice.
Ma Tor league teams then carried only
from thirteen to fifteen men. so when
such a raft of stars invaded one city
it was no wonder the inhabitants
thought it great pumpkins. There was
one drawback, hoWever-the park
wasn't large enough to permit this
many players to take spring practice
II was remedied by having the Browns
take the field while the Maroons were
running around just inside the fence.
Then when the players got tired they
would start batting and the Browns
would take course of distance sprint
ing Yes, times have changed in base
BALL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
Vanderbilt Bests Michigan

NASHVILLE. Tenn. April 15.-Van-
derbilt defeated Michigan again today
by score of 2 to S. Branded. Mich
igan's second baseman. f1elded sensa-
tionally and made a home run with
two men on base.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON c. APRIL 49, 1e1e-PART s.
IN CUBA THROUGH BAD DEALS
Expert Tom Andrews Says Cubans Are
Apt Pupils and Will Make Good if
Given Half Chance.

johnson. manager of Lewis, has claim
ed the title for his man for some time,
and so has Dan Morgan for Britton, 50
the result of this encounter should
come near settling the dispute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
RUY LOPEZ.

The following problem is another
contribution from the local composer
whose two mover was published in this
column two weeks ago. This time
Amateur enters the more difficult
field of three-move composition. Com
ment on this problem. the solution of
which will be given next week, Will be
welcomed from our readers.
BLACK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
Save Money on Your
Safety Razor Blades.

Don't throw your dull ones away. Bring then
in to US. We sharpen them with an electric
machine. giving them new. lasting edges. Charges
very low.
RUDOLPH WEST Co. 1872 " Y. ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
Won der Abe a Card,

"One of the funniest things that hap
pened at ST. Louis in those early days
was when the ball park was renovated
every spring. A few gallons of paint
We're used to slick up the grandstand
and Chris Won der Ahe's private box
was also painted. That wound up the
renovating. Won der Abe, der little
boss, was great character. Many
stories are told of his mannerisms and
quaint sayings when he owned der
Browns. Often after his team lost a
game Chris would dash into the clubs
dressing room, single out certain
player and shout: IVY did you drop dat
ball, eh?" He took every muff as a
personal affront and seemed to think
the poor players could explain in well
chosen words why they happened to
muff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
PLAYERS IN CLOVER
Times Have Changed Since
Comiskey Was a Ball Tosser.
OLD ROMAN REMINISCENT
Tells of Crude Training Season
When He Was With St.
Louis Browns.

Times have changed since I was
ball player" said President Charles Co
miskey of the White Sox. II remember
our spring training at st. Louis when
was with the old Browns. 1 often think
of it. especially when 1 consider the de
luxe way in which players Of today are
handled in the south. Our season opened
about April IL. so we all reported at st.
Louis March 2O-all thirteen or fourteen
of US. Rockies were not SO numerous
then. We were practically all veterans.
Then we would get our oldest uniforms
on and run around the park. This was
pleasing work. especially when it was
biting cold. If there happened to be
snow furry and heavy wind some Of us
would cut our old overcoats off, just
above the knee, and run around wearing
them. ! had glove, being a first sacker;
so did the catchers. But the rest of the
players used their bare hands always. and
the ball would sting, l can tell you, on
those cold mornings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16
No Southern Training.

Go south for training? No, nothing
like that. We did our work right in that
ball yard. Once in a while we managed
to have a game with a pickup teamf-
there wasn't enough Of us to make two
complete teams. But we never took any
short trips for exhibition battles then.
How well I remember the first time the
Browns played in the south for exhibition
purposes. 1t was, | believe, the spring
Of 1857. Our Browns and Detroit of
the other league were the big rivals then,
and we staged series of battles at New
Orleans. Detroit had Thompson. BrdHth-
ers and players of that caliber. We had
Robinson. Gleason, Latham. Curt Welsh,
Nat Hudson. Bushong and Carruthars
in addition to others. That was a Won
derful event-going away to the south in
the spring. Today it is anything but un-
usual 1t was asked once if we had any
trainers and rubbers when we worked at
ST. Louis in the spring. My answer was
no! 1t was too cold, anyway, to be rubbed
down then.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

The celebrated case of Jaffe VS.. Cas-
sci. reported in this column last week.
was decided in favor of Cassel, the
court, very wisely, failing to find Cas-
sci responsible for the Rice gambit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

Capablanca now is on the Pacific
coast giving exhibitions in his usual
brilliant style. April 4, at Seattle,
against fifteen opponents he won four
teen and drew one game. April ). he
took twenty-seven straight. April 3,
at Portland. Ore, he won thirty-seven
and lost two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

Jack Britton and Kid Lewis are to
have a battle in New Orleans April -
over the marathon route for what they
term the welterweiEht championship
of the states. They will weigh In at
the welterweight limit, and the winner
will be credited with the title. jimmy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

In the class Journeys now in progress
at the Capital City Club l. W. Pew has
won his play-off match against Thrasher.
with whom he had tied for first place in
the class e tourney. Pew. therefore. be-
comes the winner of the class cup and is
promoted to class D. Boyle has win
ming lead in class D and Smith is well
ahead in class c. Cannon. Hitchcock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-16

The match between the Georgetown
Chess club and the Washington Chess
and Whist Club, scheduled for last Fri
dav evening, has been postponed until
a later date.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-11
HON. SAM w. LATHAM
Candidate for Nomination for
Lieut.. Governor.

Senator Latham lives at Eldor-
ado. Saline County H., a large
Republican county.
Sou'f ern H.. is entitled TO the
second place on the Republican,
ticket for a state Office and the
Senator is the man for the place.
He is able and his stand for the
Republican principles entities
him TO the votes OF the party.
He is real american. Best o.
all he is cloan man. honest and
man OF the people.
He stands for prosperity mak-
ing policies and the fnll protect
ion OF every american cit and
interest for social justice and for
the Republican national piatfor m
in full.
He is not an orator, but he is
man OF m asterful force. He knows
how to accomplish things.
He is a successful Physician,
but has studied law He made
his own success, and therefore
knows how success is made. No
m an has ever accused him Of un-
fair or illegitimate business prin-
ciples.
He is a friend OF the common
people and has warm spot In
his heart for the colored people
because OF their fairness 10 him
and their. struggles to overthrow
their environments which have
been potent factors to hold them
down.
He was elected two years ago
by good majority on the Re-
publican ticket for State Senator
from the 5Ist Senatorial district.
Let us nominate him for our next
Lieut. Governor.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-11
Disfranchisernent Act Defeated
In Oklahoma
Voted Down by Big Majority
No Grandfather Substitute.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. 1
Interest in the primaries today
;entered in the proposed liteaay
est amendment to the state con-
,titution, which unoffciul returns
indicated was defeated by a ma
jority that might reach $4,000.
The test would have disfranchised
any person unable to r ad or write
ary section of the state eonstitu-
tion and was admittedly intended
a substitute for the famous grand
father" law, declared unoonstitu-
al by the United States Supreme
Court because it in effect deprived
Negroes of the right to vote.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-11
Notice.

Mound City. ILL.,. July "a, 1916
Please allow me space to say
to the public through your paper
concerning the Mt. Olive associa-
ton which will meet with Mt.
Olive church, Colps. l wrote to
J. d. Davis, corresponding Sec
retary and the 81 per head
week was changed so the asso-
citation will meet on the above
date without paying any board.
Please give notice to the district
that all Of the delegates may see
that they don't have to pay board
Remember the date, Tuesday
before the 4th Sunday in Septem-
ber. ! ask that every church be
duly notified that they don't have
to pay board. Please send this
out this week through your pa
per.
| am yours in Christ,
d. Parrish, ID. d.
Moderator.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-11
RICHARD J. BARR
of Joliet. Illinois


Hon Richard j. Barr. is leading
attorney in Northern Illioois, and one
of the largest farmers and stock rais-
ers in Illinois. He served as State
Senator for several terms and is in
evsrsway fitted for the Office of At
torney General. He is broadminded
~ kind hearted. man forsthe place,
The editor OF The Gazette. has been
in close touch with the Senator for
several years having been committee
clerk and. 3rd assistant enrolling and
eagrossing clerk of the Senate and had
10 serve the committees Of which be
was chai man. and found in Senator
Barr, man worthy OF the confidence
and 81 poort OF my people. The Me-
groes vii have no just cause to com
b ain should he be nominated an.
elected as is so often the case when we
elevate men to Office.
The above article Is unsolicited on
his part or on the part Of any Of
his friends. but we write this because
we feel the time has come for Negroes
20 vote for men that have shown that
they believe IN justice to the race.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-11
Dead but not forgotten

The funeral OF w. II. Glenn.
ents. who died Aug. 5.h, 1916,
was held at the St Paul A. M. Z.
Church Tuesday, Aug. Sth, OF
which he was a member. Rev.
]. II. Smith. pastor, officiating.
The re mains we're buried in tie
Odd Fellows Cemetery under the
auspices CT tn knights OF Tabor
Brother Cl,ments, Was good
Citizen, Kind husband and father
and an excellent neighf or. He
will be greatly missed by all who
knew him.
He leaves a wife, one son, sew
eral relatives and friends, who
have our deepest sympathy.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-11
HODGES PARK.
Bro. Editor

Bro. Editor:
Having been informed
that the Association will meet at
Colps. Ofthe additional expense
OF said meeting l wish to say to
the sisters OF the Mt. Olive w.
Z. & M. Convention that We will
have to get busy.
We hope that each pastor in
the District will encourage the
women OF their several churches
to take interest in the work as VIC
cannot know until the annua
meeting what the committee on
location willdo.
Let US come up to the meeting
praying for success and stand to-
gether as a unit. For together
we stand and divided we fall.
l am praying that we will be
united in oneness With one pur-
pose and we can look with pride
on a building erected in name
The Livingston Normal Industrial
Institute in the near future.
Let US not lag in the work on
the account OF small obstacles but
perseverance till the end il we do
not work we cannot reap: What
we SOW we shall reap, and what
ever we mete out shall be meted
tous.
Yours for success.
M. Blake.
President.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-11

The jim crow negro, is one who
Is running after white Gales shows
and other places oil amusements
and business enterprises when he
Is told that he is not wanted. il
not by word by providing separate
accommodations or charging him
double for the same thing sold to
q white man. and sill the little
Eim crow negro is running after
him and saying. i want to buy
ron you. while at the same time
there are negroes with the same
thin and would be even glad TO
serve you for less money.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-08-11


To the churches composing the
East Mt. Olive Baptist Associa-
ton and friends, you are hereby
notified that the association will
convene with the Corrinthian
Baptist church. Mt. Vernon
Tuesday before the second Sun
day in August. For further in
formation write DR.. w. p. Wash
iugton. Sr.. pastor and Modera-
tor.
A. H. Bradley. Cor. Sec'y.