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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
NEW ORLEANS RACING RESULTS.

Yrs, Raoc-For maiden two.ycsr.olds;
selling purse: 200. four Maud
aud /. TO =. won. Rhymer. III ,butwcni.
y to !, ; TO and TO =. second Out
loS ,Koernerl. 10 to T. . to ! and 70 l.
third. Time. 0ts -. Heroin'. Eden
rark' Lady wsri. cash 10, rsriicipie,
Mplia. war Bride. flir Mary, N~p"rs and
iiinduo Belle also ran.
second Rlra~For maiden ,hree.year-
ODDS, purse, 500. SIX furionss-p r MAJ
li2 tGtrner';,s i9, J. TO ana e."
and even. second Politician. u: ,k"deriti.
: to to ! and even; 'h.ri' time
m l;at n.,. S: r4snd, s 81. s'.i DIV S' +. "f Eiian
Smyth. Magic Iu1noe. 'hn p"us as, Rh.y
M.s;ee Ri wi!,y and ln'ursen' a." ran
up rhiri . MifeTF Sar.t Snf,r Sos ss larlo N.Y.
Preston Lynn. ~ - McTaggsrn, To
=. : to and : to 10. Won. serapper. ics
second GIN Edge. ~ tkgoshI. 6 t.. !.
? 80 /! and even, th,ri. Time. ia -.
Little Gink. wild Rose. Asparagus SAN.
Hens brother. Shr,wsbury, Bu!a Welsh.
Ruoicon IL, Mordeca. aud 81. Leo ais"
Fourth Race-For three ycar-olis and
upward selling. purse. sioo six ~fIr,ones
Ina Kay. i0S Adams. o to .. even and
. TO :. won. f,ra"ay. ios ,kvieri,, :. ("
,rhiIlp,'. ; 20 !. : 20 and even. thru.
Time. l.it Sir / Joe, Dr. Kendall and
Fifth Hace-For four year-oid. and up
Mara =. IN. rar,r 500 Sy@ MI" ana
Ruford, III I,scrtn. : to !. : 20 | and
even. second Mis- Fannie. i03 CHohgh :
To- :. . tn | and even. third. Time. l:&- a..
clubs. kels.t,t. B!rks. Insurance Man,
Richard Langdon and Beuedictira aiso
ran
SiNth Rtee-ror hree-Near-o'd~ ceiling.
purse, 5000, one mli"-tyuzsl. l05 tGdrn'ri,
? TO 3, I - . and . 20 . won. Little MS
ger: ios "dTn,tA,S II 70 : sysn "9d 9,
10 ! and : 10 =. third Time. I ~ -.
Investment ~trraWtddy. Iynj"ra, Wayne
ran,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
MAURICE N DEAD.
French billiard Player
PrnrttcnI Invalid Ter Year,.

Maurice NIgnaux. the famous French
n''ard player, died Thursday at Monte
dro' t' riding To a cablegram received
ION Paris yesterday by the Bruins wick
halke'C"llender Company.
ngh U',rg had effected his stomach
'Nd Tor ten Years he was "A practical
n'a''I Nlthough he played billiard
Al''' Other professional or for healthful
~sAer''S'. Iprlng the last five years he
aged rtp.dly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
By WILLIAM D. HANNA

In the lists OF the hardest six pitchers
them to hit the various batters have
selected Christy Mathewson and Walter
johnson with all but unanimity. This
fact Is one Of the highest attests TO
their ability these mound masters ever
have had. II IN additionally Significant
hat Dick Hoblitzell. who has had con-
batting experience In both
major leagues, names both OF them.
from their percentages. for numerous
batters to name the hardest sixty.
II you want TO be a good softer have
a name of wv ~syllables. For example :
vardon. Taylor. Duncan. Carter. Sayers.
kirkby. Nichols. Wogan. Hagen.
Brady. Travis. Travers. Marston. Gull
ford, Rotan, whitney, Dexter. Evans.
Hunter. Gardner. Byers. Egan. Part
ridge, Seckel. Allis. Van Week. Sawyer.
Hollins. Stirling, Hecker. Hebens. Jolly.
Mackie. The fact hat the same pro-
portion of two ~sylIabled names Is to be
found In all else shows how everything
patterns after golf.
IAN of the Red Sox ave signed ex.
cept Joe Wood and Iris Speaker. and ]
AN no; worrying about these Two"
So says Mr.. tannin. just what does
he mean? That he has no fear that
they won't sign or hat whether they do
or not isn't worrying him' II we had a
ball club aud Speaker was on II we
wouldn't worry "a b~it--after he mad
signed.
At Dartmouth there was a ski jOring
race at the winter carnival. All we
know about a ski joring race Is that II
H. something college athletes don't do
in summer for their board.
our own in~conseduential opinion rela.
tive to the Ave disqualified athletes Al
Yale H. that the action If the eligibility
committee IN keeping them disqualified
FIR the year did not treat them In the
least harshly. hut that any verdict &C
long as IL settled the matter finally and
meant AN end OF II was a public boon.
AN amateur" reads "a tennis rule. "A
| one who IL not connected with the sale
OF tennis goods nor with a firm nan
featuring or selling tennis goods. except
when such connection shall lie of "A gen
eral nature In a firm manufacturing anc
selling general athletic goods. and thu
person so connected has to do with ten
mis- goods to no greater extent than will
any other line of goods
This measure seems to make tn,
question Of amateurism largely one %
expert bookkeeping.
~ came 10 this country 20 pla,
billiards and not to take part in "A priz
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

KEEPING ABREAST OF
THE SPORTING TREND

saying. "This talk of $4,000 "a side
savors to much Of the prize ring, when
biliia rds. you. know, is n gentleman's
game, which should ie free from the
gambling feature. Then our first meet
anyway, but only a friendly contest.
which places me at a loss to figure how
Hoppe can apply tho big side bet
proposition"
Did not Monsieur Cassignol post q
forfeit when he challenged Hoppe, n
were they not To play for n stake Of
quoted are illogical. for a smaller sized
amount would not make II any the less
q gambling feature" Hoppe's time is
valuable. He doubtless has plans for
the immediate future which mean a good
deal to him and names 10000 To make
Il worth while for him 10 change them.
There aren't any better sportsmen In
William Hoppe.
-
willard. II is estimated. weights 265
pounds and must take on twenty-five To
lands a knockout his adversary wont
know whether he has been hit or fallen
on.
Rubc Marauard predicts that the
Brooklyns will easily beat out the
Giants. Maybe. maybe. rfcfer. Coomt<.
Cheney. Dell. Smith. Fucker and Mails
give them n good lot of pitchers.
-
James Rice overlooks one ssset
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
FORMER CHAMPIONS
GO OUT OF TOURNEY
crout and Shafer Succumb to
Attack Of Rosenbaum and
LovibOnd.
LAST SET HAS 20 GAMES

,..u. Z, Grant and O.. Carleton
80, ,,rmer national indoor doubles
.s.rc,oss. were beaten yesterday At the
s'.on,h Regiment Armory In the third
-. ~ the tituiar tennis tourney by
Iou" uy,iam Rusenbaum and Arthur M.
". "a. Id. The contest Wal
~ Vs., Of the tourney in u and
ue ~ wore the teams matched that tho
-, r,s in doubt right IN to the nm
"' rh, winners were fortunate In
N,tns IN, former champions a little
a. ,hair game and made the most OF
,be,r opportunity. ,,.
Tho order OF service was Shaier.
,oylboud, Grant, osenba ana tno
m., made their deliveries eooo IN tno
"nsn,ng set uattl II came arouno 70
-, Cor the third time. That was IN
49, ninth game and. mainly ecaus OF
pp".enb.um's work at the net, the lat
w. ,eam broke through and look tho
"a Tor tho first time at b. Rosen-
-"r,,s work IN forecourt wal conspicu-
."s again In the tenth game and turned
~ ,tJa Of victory In his teams FAVOR,
giving 4, the opening SET.
Thr ultimate winners started on with
,n.h In the second set and came
,,,hin an ace OF winning on the ninth
.ams when they led at SIS and $50.
". game wen, to deuce -four times be-
Gov. Grant and Shafer finally won u.
pas.nhaum and Lovibond slowed UP a
',,,, A, this stage Of the match and
d-opp.d two more games. giving the
,s,d TO the opposition at So. The
,a.ms won on service until the score
.,s ted al 10 all. On the twenty-nrst
zane Rosenbaum and Lovibond again
toll the lead by breaking through
Sh,,er's service and won the match on
ne next game with Lovibond on the
trinE line.
Grant will meet Airick II. Man. Jr..
former New England champion. In the
MINER half Of the semi-final round In
singles this afternoon at IL 3 In the
over half Robert Lindley Murray OF
california will play Watson NJ. WASH
hurn. metropolitan champion. an hour
'a,er. The summary:
National Indoor Championship MSp's
ncubl... Third Roundup. William Rosen :
s.um and Arthur NJ. Lovibond defeated
Wylie {. Grant and G. Carleton Shatsr'
So, ii-3. The point score:
FIRST SET.
Rosenbaum and LovibOnd:. ,
Grant and shafer:.
SECOND SET.
Rs,.nbaum and Lovibond. 3 ne
3is70 o 4 <<<--So-il
Grant and Ss.,s.'5'i':'i'i'i'i 1855
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
HARVARD CLUB MAKES SWEEP.
Class d Team wins Title II Its
League ny 4 Matches to I.

The Harvard Club made a clean sweep
Z the squash tennis championships yes
terday when the Glass b quintet won
It's league title. defeating the Princeton
club hve in a postponed series ut home.
( matches to /. Harold Tobey was the
only Princeton winner. He defeated j.
Munroe . games to I at 1o-9. a-l5.
';-ls. \. NJ. Hyde, T. A. Il, Harris,
Z L. Whitman and G. NJ. Rushmore
rsre the Harvard winners. The sum-
narles:
Harold Tobey. Princeton Club. defeated
J Munroe, Harvard club. Is, -.
Ifs, a VI. HYDE. Harvard Club. de-
s.s,td Y. VI. Forsythe. Princeton C!vb,
W, i5-9; r. A.. f. Harris. Harv.srd
Cub. defeated Kenneth q. stern. Prince,on
cub, io-l5. l5-9. l5-l2: r, l.. whitman.
Harvard Clut defeated Raymond Hollapd.
Princeton CLUB. 1T. iS-': q. n; Rush
more, Harvard club. defeated DR.. Harry 4.
NAseli Princeton Club. s--lj. l5--3. rs.
seore-HarIard Club. 4; Princeton Club I.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

TWO '"ts n games are scheduled for
no metropolitan district Tonight. The
bronx church House will hold its meet
u inc 7"enty-second Regiment Armory
NJ conjunction with Company r. and
We olaham Association will conduct the
n,al game at the Seventy-frst ReEi-
,mnh' Armory, There are nearly 400
"r.et Tor each meet and all thu crack
,ta' runners are engaged an we'll as Y
'"r S~prlnkling of out OF town men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

The first foal 81 the year arrived al
James Eutler's East View Farm early
on the morning of February II and
n~arrowely escaped being II valentine. as
it was born at , 80 in the morning. The
first arrival Of the season is a bay colt
by Out OF Reach-Pi.retta. by Hen
Brush, The career of this colt will
he watched with interest, as he Is bred
along the lines favored AT the Castleton
Stud of the late James X. Keenc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
Referee nss IA stop Bout.

y" houls, one poor and one good.
"' 'h" programme at the Harlem
~."r' '" 'lur, In the good bout Allie
'',' on n"'nted Carey Fhelan. and the
,'' on, which was between Charlie
,,"'.''4 dnd Ray Rivers. was stopped
"S VI, ~r'f"r'" In the eighth round to
save tie latter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
Tad Downs Irwin Cobb.

Irwin 9. Cobb. author, proved himself
he freshest egg In the golf pool tourna-
for classified 81 yesterday when
he encountered Tad Dorgan. Tad. who
Is rated an q soft boiled egg, won the
IO4 to l24, and the handicap
committee thereupon classified his OPP
ponent as a raw egg with a half-formed
shell. Jack Wheeler beat Harry Cross.
won SO 10 80 over IA six hole
course.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

BosroS. Feb. 1S.-A challenge to the
winner OF the Interscholastic Hockey
League for u series OF games In the
Arena was received to-day from New
Roche,le High School by Hockey Man
nxer IIoey. The New York boys claim
a strong team and say they are the rec
oRnized schoolboy champions OF New
Jersey and New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
Boyd's Handicap Helps Him.

Frank Boyd. 100. defeated Dr. VI, u.
Jennings, 30. by "a score Of 1870 TO 1913
last night In the brooklyn Handicap
1872 baiklinc tournament at the Brook
Ign Billiard Academy. The averages
were 3 3I-53 for the winner. and 3 1853
for the loser. Boyd ran 10. - and 10.
while Jennings clustered 81, ID and ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Jose X. ~Capablanca OF Havana and ID.
Janowski of Paris. both members Of the
Manhattan Chess club. will be members
of the team which will the
champion team Of tho Brooklyn Chess
club in the deciding match OF the
Metropolitan Chess Leagues annual
series at the rooms Of the Manhattan
G. &. this evening. Neither team thus
far has met with defeat, but the Brook
lyns drew with the Trocressives, who
were beaten by the Manhattane.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
CAvALRYMEN START FAST.
seventh Regiment 10 Beaten b
squadron 4 at HOckey.

The squadron A hockey team defeated
tho Seventh Regiment skaters last night
al the -. Nicholas Rink by a score Of
I goals to .. The infantrynen were
outpiayed by a wide margn In the first
period. which ended with tho score >
to / against them, but they braced in
the second half and held the troopers
10 even terms, TT" lineup;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
n.,,~r Aim Gives Syracuse Game,

Troy, Feb. l~s,-Syracuse Won from
Rensselaer, tonight by "A score Of ~ 10
n. Crisp led the visitors with on" hcld
and eight foul baskets Woisey for lhc
losers scored six field baskets, but was
able to make only three baskets from the
foul line out Of eleven attempts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

The scheduled meeting between Yale
and Columbia, which was to open the
intercollegiate Handball League, failed
to take place last night in the Morning.
side Heights gymnasium. The schedule
wasn't approved at New Haven, :" 90
lumbia was asked 10 set another date.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
BOYS HIGH IN SECOND PLACE.
Swamps lie witt Clinton Five by
score Of Is 10 d.

Boys High School went into second
place in the =, =. A. L. championship
tournament yesterday when
It defeated the representatives OF De
witt Clinton on the formers court by
the overwhelming score Of SO to Q. The
Marcy avenue school now has won seven
games and lost two, trailing Stuyvcsant,
which has won eight straight.
The Clinton players were outclas sed
at all stages of the game. being able 10
get only three field goals. the three other
points coming a. Il result Of fouls shot
by kldtsky. Schuman and Nelson
played strongly for Boys High, easily
evading their men and scoring rs points
between them. The lineup
Boys Hie Positions. he witt Clinton
Barshofsky. Left forward. ..... Euiiman
Nelson .,,....,Right forward. 49,. Koplewitz
Schuman ,.,..,,. Centre ,,....~ Gouldowsk
Baron, ,,....,,, Left guard ,...... KIatsky
Goldstein go. Right guard ...... Meiitzer
Score Boys High. IS. DE Wit Clinton.
.. Sore at end OF first half-Boys High
II: De VIII clinton, I. Goals from neId-
Baron G~ouIdowski o. Kullman. Goals
from foul-.Nslson, .; klatsky. 2. Substi
tutes-k. Feingold for Kullman, Karick
for Melitaer. Refer"e-Marks l.. :. A. l.,
Time OF halves--lj minutes,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

PINyu uRsT, n. C.. Feb, ls.--The hnal
In the annual February tennis tourna-
ment for women "A won t0-day ny
Miss Eleanor Gates OF Locust Valley,
l.. /. She defeated Miss Alice Blum.
Shore Field, In straight sets,
6-S, SIS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

AIKEN. s, g.. Feb, iS.--In the nnal
round of the annual handicap match
play tourney at the Palmetto Golf Club
to-day for the Thomas Hitchcock
trophy, G.. Temple Emmett 90 defeated
Henry Morgan I0), 3 and 1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

As II has Won the championship If
the Saturday Amateur Soccer League
the Columbia oval Football club will
be called upon 10 meet u team represent
ing the other clubs in the league In the
test match at Lenox oval this afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
Young Zulu ktd Triumphs.

Young Iulu Kid won on points from
Walter Nelson AT the Vanderbilt a. g..
last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
EASTERN DISTRICT HAS
STARS IN ITS GAMES
Indoor Games Draw Leading"
High and Prep school
Athletes.

Ti- seventh annual trlr.r . =,
tho L,.s,.,, b4.,.t.,
" 'N""'' = '"'
's event III Ncho'as'i' Athletics to-day
the Fofty-seNenth Regiment A,ln,-v
viii bc the scene of tho o.,,i.i.. -,
o. r,orr.o, ''
81" '" most unique
'' me season. II being termed H." mo
''r"'' S'h''S o''iuH" al iu' policy al
.'''.iS "o ,n'~es 10 w winners II D..
'h' idrh "t tr'ncinh! william T VS. mon
ma IN" competition should Ice for Spu''
H'Ne "'"t'e AN" not Tor "dat the VIVA"
WI, receive
rr''u''ns 'h' open events WI u" the
ian ,'d l'',,oi' il'"ni'i,
,niu n,,r. "''"n 'Ir "r IN"
h., -, - V. =" '"'N az among ih"
,,,,od ~, .Mt us 'h'Sh u IS
&c y.,,ou ,,"'' w." ''!'.'N-n'"
an.nn y, - '''.'N, ~ h'.-
Era.,rns mn I ".u ",''St''h
No.. a.. 49,, H"''",'' w. I" VOC"
U.n.at, '"Nr' !" - l"ou'', ana -,
N,Crn,. .n :, N'H,", a. i"".' I.
rna ha "'"'''"''E
,oo ,o,n % 10! y, "'S" H'Il"o'>,
ra, IT,. go u, "."h'''" ~'l'rl".
rTs .nd ra, "a. union h"'
.von,s aI.n h,,a ,on, r'l''
.I.,,a,., 'an ''."'S'd l"r lac
r..n .,"''' rh,r''S nav"
IA and "A N,,h,, ' ~Tn"'A
On, 100 po-r.n H. :" ''"''>'
lnw a: r,nrJ Eu. ~, u' .o" S"ti r.
h.,,,,r .,d :, ~ w - "'''-
Amn,h"r ,.
Ana, ,..h. ""' VIII ''
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
Cowboy Bosrr Takes Bou

Cowboy Charlie Stands n%utpoin,cd
Young Hickey at tho New Polo 4, 4,
last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
%snuadron A. Posltions. seventh Reg

SCOft- suuNdrOn \, 7 st'tniN RegImeht,
.. First period, Hamilton. spusdr"u
\, so chew. squadron 4. SEQ, Groom,
seventh X. siineni, io:.;, Murray. squad
ron \, ii:!-. second period, Pope, seventh
Regiment. I..O0; chew squadron \ 1870,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19
= Merchants Handicap: for
u upu ard. one mile and a
Sixth Race Selling four ycar.olds and up.
ard, on. mile and a sixteenth:

'Apprcntlc. allow ancc claimed.
tPuns'- eu,rN
Nevada Stock Farm entry
sSClOir entry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Apprentice allow ancc cllimcG.
t.rahRm Victor Over Glenn.
Rushy Graham outpointed Harry
Glenn last night al the East New York
4 e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Leonard Al. Maseus, manager 81 the
DE Witt Clinton baseball team. wouIl
like to grange game with Bouklyr
schools, He has April ~ and % ana
May - and - open
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Only ono dual meet viii lc h"ld tu.
day. The swimming team OF |'nly PREM
will travel to Garden cay and uppo,,
the 81. Tsul's School representative,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Among the veterans of the Williams
College baseball squad Is Young. a
pitcher. In college and professional
baseball there Is "a Wide difference in
what constitutes "A veteran. Dnc year Of
varsity service makes a veteran. nut the
professional arena needs at least nve.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

~ caro TO this country 20 play
billiards and not 10 take part in "A prize
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Zach Wheat has recovered from blood
poisoning and will now proceed to poison
some pitching.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-19

Somebody remarks that the Yale
hockey team is a hard one to beat,
Why not, with IN. extended experience
IL has nae at being beaten?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-09
RELEASE GERMAN PHYSICIANS
Prisoners of War. Brought on british
Steamer. Leave Newport News
for New York.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. August S.
DR.. Otto CLAM and DR.. II. Zieschuch.
German physicians who arrived here
OH the British steamer Waimait a few
days ago as prisoners OF war, were re-
leased late this afternoon by order of
the British embassy at Washington
The physicians went tonight to New
York. from which place they will leave
for Germany via Holland.
The doctors were placed aboard the
Waimait 1T Wellington. n. a.. and were
to be exchanged for two English pris-
oners Of war of equal rank. An at
tempt was made To keep the matter
secret when the Waimait arrived here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-09
EPIDEMIC SPREADS
Infnutiic Paralysis md iIcnt Wave Arc
bringing Terror tu New
York.

NEW YORK. August s.--Furthcr
spread Of ths epidemic of infantilc
paralysis i'm Greater New York and the
heat wave which has gripped the city
caused the health department to-day
to tighten its quarantine regulations
and TO adopt measures seeking in
creased vigilance
Several persons who have recovered
from infantile paralysis, to-day volun-
teered TO give quantity OF their blood
to be used in the preparation OF a
serum. the use of which Is said to have
proved beneficial to sufferers. Ply
sicans said these offers would be ac-
ccptcd
New Jersey state officials have noti-
fled officials here that commencing
August IL regulations prohibiting
travel Of children sixteen years OF age
within the State unless they have
health certificates. will be placed in
effect
~ report issued shows that OF SIS
persons who have succumhcd to the
disease since July |. 6S5 were under
five years of age.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-09
EXPLOSIVES ACTION FOUGHT
Suit Entered to Restrain Jersey City
Commission From stopping Muni-
tfon Shipments.

TRENTON. y. J.. August s.-Jersey
City's embargo on shipment and stor-
age of high explosives was attack ed
in tho Federal court to-day by the
agency Of the Canadian Car and Foun-
dry Company. Ltd. in suit 10 re-
strain the Jersey City commission from
interfering with the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad accept
ing munitions at its piers.
Federal Judge Reelstab will hear
argument on tho application for pre-
liminary injunction on next Thursday.
Action of Jersey City authorities in
compelling the railroad to unload a
car OF explosives shipped by the Ca
madam company from kngsland. y. j..
is the basis for the court action.
Specimens of unfinished shrapncl and
high explosive shells will be exhibited
to the cour; on Thursday TO demon
strate the impossibility of a premature
explosion.
The suit Will act as 4 test case for
the other railroads.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-09
PRELIMINARIES COMPLETE
Formal Announcement To-Day That
Mexican Troubles VIII BE Sub
mitted to Commission.

WASHINGTON August S-Formal
announc ement that a joint international
commission will seek a solution for
border disputes between the United
States and the Mexican de facto gov
ernment probably viii he made to-
morrow.
Acting Secretary Polk and Eliseo
Arredondo General Carranza's amhas-
sador. virtually concluded their pre-
liminary conferences to-day. Mr. Ar
redondo assured Mr.. Polk that his gov
ernment was willing that the commits
sion should have 4 broad scope hut
that it wished 10 see the immedia te
questions arising from the border sit
uation disposed of first. State Depart
ment officials agreed with that view.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-09
VOTE AGAINST CONVENTION
Hut Returns From Only Fifty-Four
Counties in Tennessee Have
Becn Received.

NASHVILLE, TENN, August s.
Official returns from f1fty-four coun-
ties, out OF ninety-six. rive 3e,6o1 votes
for a constitutional convention and
42,o66 votes against the proposition.
Complete returns will not be received
before Wednesday evening. Advocates
of the convention claim that the unre-
ported counties will show a 1000 ma
jority in favor OF it.
The contest for the congressional
nomination in the Fifth District be-
tween Congressman Houston and Judge
Davis will be decided at the official
canvass of the votes on Friday
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-09
TO TOUR THE SOUTH
Hearings VIII Bc Held on the Ques-
ton of Location OF Land
lfnnk.

WASHINGTON, August S.-Tentative
plans made by the Farm Loan Board
here to-day for holding hearings TO
secure Information on which to divide
the United States into twelve land
bank districts, include a trip through
the Southern States after the boards
return from the Pacific Coast.
The plans provide for first hearing
in New England. probably at Port
land Me-. on August 81. From New
England the board will go West over
n Northern route and down the Pacific
Coast through California. The trip
East will be made through the central
section of the country.