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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-24
Washington Says No Constitutional
Barrier to Seating Congress1uoma11

Constitutional lawyers in Washing
ton take no stock in the current Cos
sip which hints Of a possibility of IN
seating Miss Jeanette Rankin in the
next house of representatives, because
Of the wording of the federal consti-
tuition. The constitution does provide
that no person shall be a representa-
tive "who shall not, when elected, be
an %inhabitant Of that state in which
he shall be chosen.'
But the purpose Of that clause, it is
declared, is to insure the election Of a
congressman from the state he is to
represent and was not designed to be
a limitation OF sex; that was not
thought of when the constitution was
framed.
House Is Judge.
However, the constitution does pro-
vide that the house of representatives
shall fbe the judge of the qualifica-
lions of its members, and in the last
analysis, if any question is raised as
to Miss Rankin s right to a seat in the
house, the house itself must decide.
1t is dollars to doughnuts that the
house is not going to hold Miss Ran
kin ineligible because Of sex. Such a
move would bring down on the head
Of the party ousting her the wrath of
women voters Of all suffrage states.
And since the returns of the recent
election have been studied. politicians
oro M lcr~or C,,,a,ol - 81 H.
woman voter.
1t is the best guess Of well-informed
Washington that if Miss Rankin
arrives with proper credentials,
showing she was duly elected by the
voters Of Montana, she will be seated
BY the house without a contest.
Featured by Newspapers.
Miss Rankin continues to be a con-
spicuous feature in the newspapers.
The Washington Times, in a special
article, says Of her:
jeanette is one Of the best stump
speakers, can dance like a boarding
school girl and, believe me, she will
lead those congressman a merry little
two-step when she comes to Washing
ton Thus spoke one prominent suf-
TRACE leader when she heard
that Miss Jeanette Rankin of Mis-
soula had captured the Montana cleo
ton to the house or representatives.
"'They'r re mighty proud of her out
there said Paul Barden of the state
department., who lives in Missoula.
I have heard her speak, and she is
one of the most fluent speakers I aver
listened to. During the campaign
n could run across a crowd almost
any time listening to her talk. She
made addresses to groups on the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-24
S~uffragettes Pleased.

station platforms and everywhere else
she got the chance
Suffragettes Pleased.
"Suffragists in Washington are
elated over her coming to congress.
not only because Of the election Of a
woman to the house mea a victory
for suffrage, but because it was Miss
Rankin who won it. To every suf-
fragist she is known affectionately as
Jeanette.
"'She is u good fellow, a corking
good fellow. just a normal American
girl. who sat beside her brothers at
college and studied sociology and
economics and therefore her psychol-
og.y IS pretty much the same.' was the
way Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubs Nc
Kay. who worked with her in WASH
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-24

streets, at country stores, at railway
station platforms and everywhere else
she GOT the chance
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-24

Chicago.-Miss Annie E. Sharpley.
who is said to have borrowed $4,000
from wealthy Chicagoans without Sc
cl'rlt.y by her mere powers Of persua-
sion, has admitted that she is the An
ME Sharpley who once was sent to the
federal prison from Philadelphia for
forgery.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-24
M. N. A.-WK-11-2O-16.

the city is feeling a distinct Tightening
as a result Of car shortage. Within
two months it is going to be impossi-
bic to get cars enough to handle more
than t~hree-fourths Of the business in
the northwest. The present supply Of
coal held by dealers here will last for
a month or so, the railroad men say,
but when they attempt to lay in a sup
ply the first Of the year they will find
that cars are not available to supply
fuel as fast as it is used in the CITY.
The same condition will obtain so far
as other supplies are concerned.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-24

A woman's reputation and her con
are what she makes them.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
DULL SESSION OF MARKET.
Efforts to Break the Slough of De
preston Proved Abortive.

New York, Jan. 13.-Eforts to lift
the market out of its recent slough OF
depression by concerted drive
against the increasing short interest
in special stocks proved abortive in
today's dull and professional session
of the stock exchange A few of
the war shares made sharp recoveries
from low prices of yesterday, practicu-
larly Crucible Steel. which was helped
by the company's favorable statement
of earnings for December. Another
encouraging development in that
quarter was the report that the ad-
ministration at Washington had reg
istered its opposition to any legisla-
ton aimed at an embargo on exports
of munitions.
gains in high priced specialties, in
Guiding United States Industrial Alco-
hol common and preferred, American
Coal Products and other issues Of
kindred calibre, but the movement in
these stocks was plainly manipulative
and excited no general interest Cop
pers for time displayed a better
tone on uncondrmed rumors Of export
orders at the new high price Of "a
LIZ cents.
During the mid session the rise
gathered further impetum from a
ing New York Central and some of
the Pacif1cs, as well as Chesapeake
and Ohio. New Haven and the South
ern group. Gains were largely, if
not wholly wiped out in the final
hour, when heavy selling of Mexican
issues was resumed. Mexican Pc
troleum under an extreme decline of
six to ITO IL and American Smelling
dropped 8 3-8 to 103 ga. The weak
ness Of these shares was accompanied
by many reports dealing with condi-
lions in the southern republic
q. s. Steel, which manifested an
irregular tendency at the outset, fell
away with other leaders toward the
close, its final quotation of IS IA rep
resenttng net loss of 7-8. Total sales
amounted to $751; shares.
With the exception of italian re-
mittances, lires falling to the new
low record of GIT. foreign exchange
was fairly strong, internatinal banks
were reported to have received addi-
tional installments of American Sc
curities for sale in this market The
Bank Of England's weekly statement
showed no noteworthy changes.
Bonds were firm during the fore
noon, with further heavy trading in
Mercantile Marine 4 1-2's and New
York Central debenture 6's. Total
sales of bonds. par value, aggregated
81, 800, 900.
U. s. bonds were unchanged on call.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14

from other quarters. Down at Yale
the supply of yapping will be curbed
by the athletic authorities and the
players asked to play ball instead of
delivering short and snappy diamond
OrationS whenever new man comes
to bat. Professor William Howard
Taft and Dean Briggs had an inter-
esting parley on baseball yapping at
the meeting of the association dele
gates, and the former remarked on
the noisy Gliding that occurred during
the Yale-Harvard baseball game at
New Haven last June. When Dean
Briggs asked which team did the yap-
ping Professor Taft apprised him of
the fact that one team was doing as
much as the other.
The Harvard players will in no way
resemble the representatives of a
dumb institute in their games this
season, but all the senseless and fool
ish chatter that characterizes many
college games will be eliminated, and
only a few, well-chosen words Of adj
vice and encouragement will be d.
rected at the pitcher hereafter, in
stead of the wholesale lots of inane
verbiage.
One thing that will be strictly taboo
will be the joshing of the players on
the opposing teams. None of the mock
hilarity that is so common with some
college ball teams will be tolerated at
Harvard, and no criticism will be al
lowed except through the proper chan
| nels when the team captain may lodge
a protest with the chief umpire.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
AHEARN-GIBRoNs BOUT
Next Fight of lnterest-Great Attrae-
ton in Middle West.


Unless blizzard or an earthquake
comes along and spoils matters, the
next big fistic encounter will be the
Gibbons Ahearn affair in St. Paul on
Jan. Is.
Great Western Gard.
This will undoubtedly be the great
est pugilistic attraction the middle
west has been offered, and advance in
dicatiofis point to even a greater crowd
than was looked for in December.
The postponement of the fight was
occasioned by a sudden illness OF
Gibbons, who contracted severe cold
However, the star fighter yielded to
started training for the fight. Gibbons
declares that he will not only be fiji
for this great battle, but insists that
he will be in the best shape he has
ever been in since he entered the
game.
The eagerness of the fans through
out the northwest to see this prize Of
fering is being manifested by an I'm
usually strong demand for reserva-
tons. Although the tickets have not
been requests for hundreds of seats
and many of the choice ones will be
gone long before they are placed or
sale.
rAhearn Improves.
Gibbons will face another Ahearr
from the lad he fought back in 1913
The Ahearn was mere boy who haG
not come into his full strength. Nov
he has outpointed some of the best
middleweights and boxed good battles
with heavyweights. In England he is
match for Georges Carpenter an6
Bombardier Wells. Unless Gibbons car
! stop his progress, this lad will be the
logical contender for Les Darcy If the
Australian can come here before the
war gets him.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
PRINCETON BASEBALL
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Seven Teams Dropped-HoIy Cross
One of the Three Teams Added.

Princeton, N. j., Jan. 13.-The sched-
ule of the Princeton baseball team of
this season was announced tonight
1t contains 20 games, two less than
last year. Seven teams have been
dropped and four, Seton Hall, Holy
Cross, Maryland Agricultural and
Union added.
Negotiations are pending for game
with the New York Americans, but
the date has not been decided upon.
The schedule follows:
March 25, Gettysburg; 29th, Seton
Hall; April 1, Villa Nova; 5th, Holy
Cross; 9Th, Fordham; Sth, Usinus;
18th. Williams; 18th, Rutgers; 18th,
Brown at Providence; goth, Maryland ;
Agricultural College at College Park,
Md; 21st, Virginia at Charlottesville !;
22nd, Georgetown at Washington |;
26th, Union; goth, Cornell; May LIST,
Lawrenceville at Lawrenceville; 3rd,
Virginia; 9Th, Cornell at Ithaca: 10th,
Williams; 18th, Pennsylvania; 18th.
Dartmouth; goth, Harvard at Prince
ton; oath, Brown; 9th, Yale at New
Haven; Both. Pennsylvania at Phil
adelphia; June 3rd, Harvard at Cam
bridge; 7th, Amherst; 10th, Yale at
Princeton; 14th, Yale at New York
Gin case Of tie); 18th, Harvard at New
York Gin case of tie).
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
panieIson US. Putnam.

The Quinebaug Valley High School
Basketball league is creeping toward
the end of the season. Putnam and
Danielson are coming down the home
stretch neck and neck, with the field
stringing along behind. Last year
Danielson would have none of Putnam
and the league, but the year before
Putnam wrested the championship
from the team down the river. Daniel
son came back into the league again
this year and has played one game
with its most bitter rival, and Putnam
won. 1t now looks as though the grand
finish would see the two teams again
fighting it out for championship honors
as they are each consistently winning
all their games from other teams, and
stand but one game apart, the game
that Putnam won on its own floor. II
Danielson wins on it's floor when the
next game is played. it will make the
teams tied for first place. New rules
have been adopted this year, which
takes some of the speed from the
games, but also eliminates rough tao
tics which caused the split with Dam
telSon in 1914
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
GRAND CIRCUIT STEWARDS
DROP MONTREAL
Two Weeks Allotted to Montreal Split
Between Cleveland and Columbus.

On account of the war Montreal has
dropped out of the Grand Circuit,
it was learned after the annual meet
ing of the circuit stewards at Cleve-
Montreal were split up between Cleve-
land and Columbus by the schedule
committee. 1t was announced that
war conditions made it inadvisable to
hold a meeting in the Canadian city.
According to the schedule adopted
the circuit season will be opened with
the meeting in Cleveland July II and
will close at Atlanta October 16. The
National Fair and Exposition company
of New York, was awarded the week
of August % tentatively, the stipula-
ton being made that before the season
opens assurance be given that the
company will have leased a track. In
case the company fails in this case E.
]. Tranter, eastern racing enthusiast
has agreed to stage the meeting either
at Poughkeepsie, Readville or Dover
After much discussion the recon-
mendation of the rules committee thai
three heat racing be made manda-
tory throughout the circuit was not
adopted. Thetplan to provide a So, 000
trotting stake race for horses which
have not won $4,000 gross was APP
proved but the recommendation for a
$4,000 stake for PAGERS under similar
conditions was rejected.
The circuit stewards also rescinded
the resolution adopted last year urg-
ing the American and National Trot-
ting associations to alter the win race
rule.
The following schedule was adopt
ed:
Week of July II, Cleveland; July
"a, Detroit; July 81, Kalamazoo; Au-
gust z. Grand Rapids; August IA, Co.
lumbus; August 81, Cleveland; August
%, National Fair and Exposition COM
pany (New York;; September 4, Hart
ford; September IL, New York State
Fair (Syracuse); September Is and
rs, Columbus; October and 9, Lex
ington; October Is Atlanta
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
PRINCETON LEADS.
Tiger Athletes Top List Of College
Sports,

Princeton leads the colleges of the
country and indeed the world in ath-
letics.
Statistics show that but slightly
more than 20 per cent. of the whole
undergraduate body do not take part
in regular athletic exercises. From
the opening of the college in autumn
until commencement four fifths of the
students are working daily for the
betterment Of their physiques and the
prolongation of life. And of the one
fifth who DO not take part there are
many who are physically incapable of
engaging in strenuous exercise.
Considerable List.
A partial list of Princeton's inter
collegiate sports, with the number of
men competing, shows S8 baseball
teams, 342 men; rowing, crews. 81
men; swimming, teams, 80 men;
relay racing, 80 teams, 245 men; golf
10 teams, 60 men; soccer, teams, 81
men, and wrestling, teams, 81 men
AS one can see, football, basketball
and other sports which draw large
numbers of candidates are not includ-
ed. If they were the list would no
doubt be much larger.
DR.. Raycroft explains how this is
done by saying: "One of the i'm
portant functions of our department.
of physical education has been con-
ceived from the first to be the devel-
opment of exercise activities among
the university students along two
main lines-non- competitive, such as
class work and individual exercises
on the gymnasium floor and in the
swimming pool; and competitive. such
as baseball, rowing, soccer, handball
and other forms, both indoors and our
for which we could provide facilities
I'VE adopted this plan because we
were convinced that such activities
properly graded and supervised have
a very important function in addition
to their value in promoting healthy
physical growth. In 1907 the students
organized basketball tournament fol
theeupper class championship. In 1905
an upper class baseball series was
run in addition to the varsity work
The following years other sports were
added until now we have a close knit
interclass organization"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
HARVARD PUTS LID
ON TALK IN BASEBALL
Crimson Machine viii Be as Silent
as a Mouse on Diamond.

The Harvard baseball machine viii
be as silent as a mouse on the night
before Christmas during its games on
the 1916 schedule. The anti-yapping
campaign that was launched several
years ago will be set in operation this
year and the ban will fall heavily on
any of the Harvard varsity ball play
ers who feel called upon to inject con-
versation and vaudeville patter into
the COLLEGIATE contests.
The recent conference of the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic association
at New York is responsible for the lid
that has been placed on all extraneous
chatter for Harvard. Lean LeBaron
r. Briggs of Harvard, who has always
been a consistent advocate of noise
less and gentlemanly contests, will
use. his influence as a member of the
Harvard athletic committee to pre-
vent the baseball players from un-
leashing anything in the way of Wit
riolic allnsions during the games this
season.
Harvards move for noiseless ball
season viii not be lacking sunnnrt
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
TRINITY ADOPTS NEW SET
OF ELIGIBILITY RULES.
Bars Students Who Have Played Pro-
fessionai BalI-Drops 5riekley.

Hartford. Conn. Jan. 1s.-Trinity
College today adopted a new set of
eligibility rules, providing, among
other things. that no student shall
represent the college In athletics who
has been member of a classified
baseball league under the national
commission. This will bar George
Brickley,- the former professional
player, whose presence in the football
team last fall caused several colleges
to drop Trinity from their schedule
Another new rule provides that if a
student has played on another college
team, he must be a student at the
local college for year before he is
eligible to represent it on a varsity
team.
When the college has an enrolment
of $50 students, it may provide for
the one-year rule, which bars fresh
men from playing on varsity teams.
In the case of Captain Gilhooley Of
the baseball team, who played on a
Colonial League team last year, he is
held to be eligible under the new
ruling, as the league was not under
the sanction of the national commits
sion.
The new rules went into effect jan
uary 1St.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
Perritt . Mvstarv-

POL Perritt is one of basebali's
mysteries. While with the Cardinals,
especially during the 1914 season., he
showed up like one of the coming
wonders in the hurting division
Perritt had everything-speed, con-
troll, curves and BRAIN" said Miller
Higgins, manager of the Cardinals.
when he went to the Giants figured
that he ought to finish one-two- three
in the pitching record list s But he
didn't. His reversal of form surprises
me. can't figure it out, and / don't
SnQpose anyone else can. unless it was
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
AII-colIesians Here Saturday.

The ALL Collegians of Westerly are
slated to meet the Y. M. c. A. first
team in a fast basketball game at the
Y. NJ. c. A. gym, on Saturday eve
ming, at o'clock. The Y. NJ. C. "A.
team will be as follows: Ben Houl-
Than center, Chick Stanley and James
Blair forwards, Charles Poole and
Alec Charnetski guards.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14

versity at a meeting today to raise
money for an athletic field to be
erected in memory of Johnny" Poe,
who was killed in France while fight
ing with the entente allies. Poe was
famous as football player during his
college days at Princeton and was the
hero of several gruelling contests.
Plans were made by the board for
university extension work and gifts
of $44,576 were announced. Governor
Fielder of New Jersey presided at the
meeting
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14

When Perry McGillivray and Mike
McDermott made worlds records in
the Illinois A. C. pool last week, the
former doing 40 yards in Is 3-5 sec
onds and the latter 100 yards, breast
stroke, in 1 minute IL As seconds
Kenneth Huszagh was only a touch
behind McGillivray. The latter also
swan 100 yards in So seconds and
Harry Hebner swan 220 yards in 2
minutes 81 As seconds.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
Trimmed Green
MAY POSTPONE FIGHT.
Willard Informs Promoters That He
Will Be Unable to Meet Moran in
March.

New York, jan 13.-The proposed
ten-round bout between Jess willard,
worlds heavyweight champion, and
Frank Moran, which it was expected
would take place in this city some
time in March, probably will be post
poned until Memorial Day, 1t was re-
ported tonight. This step has become
NECESSARY, 1T is said, because Willard
has informed the promoters Of the
match that he cannot fight in March.
IL the later date is selected the bout
will be staged in the open.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14

because he got such poor support from
his New York teammates"
Perritt pitched few good games
for the Giants, but rare few only.
Many of his appearances on the
mound acted as a signal to the oppo-
sition to lombard him with a volley of
hits, and Perritt was driven from the
box with startling frequency.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
Army Will PIax West viraini..

Clarksburg, w. Va, Jan. 13.-Om-
cial announcement was made today
that the United States Naval Acad-
envy and the University of West Vir-
ginia football teams have been match
ed to play in Annapolis on October 81
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
COTTON.

New York. Jan. Is. - Cotton flu
lures closed barely steady. January
1898: March 12.4s; May 1859; July
1921: October 1880.
Spot quiet; middling 1880.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
MONEY,

New York, Jan. 13.-Call money
steady; high 2; low 3-4 ruling rate
1 3-4; last loan 2; closing bid 1 ga;
offered at 2.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
'TAFTVILLE WALLOPS JEWETT CITY
Captures First Of Basketball Ito Borough
Players Outplayed IN Second Half Second Game at
Taftvile Next Week-Hustlers Win Preliminary Game.

Taftvflle copied the first basketball
game Of the series with Jewett City,
Thursday evening. in Bijou hall, by
the score Of II to 9.
The first half was very closely con-
tested, each team striving to lead, but
in the second stanza of the battle the
Taftville boys let loose some stored
steam that resulted in Ave baskets
right of the reel.
This sudden upset took the heart out
of the borough team and from then on
Taftville found things easier going, al
though the Jewett City players fought
savagely on until the final whistle.
Captain Murphy and Viekery split
even on basket shooting honors for
the victors, each shooting five, while
w. benjamin starred in that line for
Jewett City. The lineup:
TAFTvILLE JEWETT CITY
Murphy ....... w. Benjamin
Right Forward
White ........-....... Blake
Left Forward
Vickery Lewis
Center
Right Guard
Pratt LHeureux
Left Guard
Subs: Belair for Hasler, Mclean for
w. BENJAMIN; goals: Taftville, MUIR
ply s. Vickery 5. White 2, Pratt I.
8, Blake 1, Lewis 1, c. Benjamin q.
Fouls: Murphy 6, w. Benjamin A..
Referee, Gingras. Timer, Melvin.
Scorer, Duggan.
In the preliminary game the Taft
Vile Hustlers defeated the Jewett City
Seconds by the score of 9 to Z 1-2.
Next Tuesday the second game of
the series will be played at Taftville,
when the Jewett City five hopes to
display some come back stuff.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14
chaIIenae Aecented.

In answer to the def hurled at the
Bulletin Bowling team by the "Or-
iginaI' Record five, Captain Gene Sui
livan of the Bulletin quintette accepts
and is willing to line UP his men
against the challengers at any con-
venient time.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14

Homer Baker, the international
half-mfle champion in 1914, began
competing for the New York A. G..
when he was only II years old. He
is % now.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-14

Princeton, N. J., Jan. 13.-Permission
was granted the class Of 1895 by the
board of trustees of Princeton Uni