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The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
BANKERS EMPLOYING
FORMER 'JAILBIRDS'
New York Financiers Follow Example
of Henry Ford.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York, Oct. I7.-Captains of finance
believe that criminals have a chance to
reform, and evidence of that fact has
been offered by the employment Of former
convicts by the firms of ]. P. Morgan
and Co., Adolph Lewisohn and others.
These bankers admitted that they had
faith in true reformation at a meeting
held by the Vacation Association on West
Thirty ninth street.
If the convicts have the ability and
the desire to live right, every effort will
be made to help them along the right
path. according to the speakers at the
meeting.
Mr.. Lewisohn said:
I'VE employers" he said, ARE will
ing to give released convicts employ
ment If they have any training or
equipment at all to do the work which
1t is in our power to offer them. But
that is the great difficulty in the
spread of this movement.
Some Men Unfit.
"A great majority of the men who
come from prison are not Mt for any
kind Of labor, even physical labor
Care should be taken OF the convict s
health so that when he comes from
prison his muscles are in shape tc
earn an honest living.
More than that, he should be taught
a useful trade. That is being cared for
TO certain degree in some prisons. But
on the whole these two important factors
in planning for the convict's hfe after
prison have been almost wholly neg
! lected."
| The meeting was presided over by Judge
| Wadhams, who gave a history Of the
progress made in recent years of reforms
| in system, both within and without prison
walls. In his address he referred briefly
! to the work that had been accomplished
at Sing Sing in the last three years.
Hartford Employer in Lead.
The dinner was given by the employ.
ment committee OF the National Commit
tee on Prisons The largest employer OF
ex-convicts present was Thomas Whit
| telsy a Hartford. Conn. manufacturer
He was one OF the first business men OF
the country to consider seriously practical
measures OF interesting employers in the
welfare OF ex-prisoners and now has or
his payroll thirty men who have served
some part Of their lives in prisons.
/ Among the other prominent New York
business men who attended the dinner
and meeting were John A. Stewart. the
banker, and Perley Morse, head OF ar
accounting firm Of 81 Broadway. Both have
Convicts in their employ.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
University Condition. Good.

Discussing the general situation at Har-
ward University. Dr. Lowell said there
had been inaugurated q new policy with
respect to freshmen. There is a great
freshman dOrmitory where all mingle.
and deans Of classes look out for their
members throughout the course.
President Lowell said the system Of
housing students In dormitories made for
greater democracy. and that every effort
was made to draw men out and discover
their capabilities
We have found" he said. that man is
not a rational animal and that we have
not only to give him the opportunity to
improve himself. but also to induce him
to use this advantage. The college is get
ting away from the German idea that the
university is a place merely for the pre-
sentation OF opportunity, allowing the stu
dent to decide for himself to what ex-
tent he will take advantage Of that op-
pOrtunity"
President Lowell decried the faulty
English of the ordinary business COM
muniCation He said there was too lit
tie attention paid in schools to compo-
sition and rhetoric.
In the Harvard business school," he
said "where we teach all lines Of bust
ness, even the railroad business, we make
each student submit his communications,
however trivial they may seem. to a pro-
fessor OF English for correction"
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
HUGHES LEADS WILSON
IN j. OF P. STRAW Vote
D. Roberts Harper, 3d., Elected Presi-
dent of Capital Alumni.

Hughes led Wilson in the straw ballot
taken last night among the almuni OF
the University OF Pennsylvania. at a ban
quet and business meeting at the Uni
vcrsity Club.
The officers elected are: President, d.
Roberts Harper. Sd: vice presidents: NJ.
:. Hottenstein. c. 5 Reeve. L G.
Snyder: secretary-trea suror. Karl Wm
Corby: historian, ". F BauEhman.
executive committee Gn addition to ofti-
Cers). DR.. Chas w Richardson. DR.. &. T.
Woodward. Dr. J. Bartlett Hills.
Among those present were Benjamin
A. Ball. Walter +. Baughman. Dr
william Blum, John s. Conway. Karl
W. Corhy. DR.. Karl C. Corley Herbert
W. Cornell. Howard CrawIey. A T.
GOldbeck. Shelton Hale. Dr. D. r.
J. Heller, HyIand r Johns. Marx
Lansburgh, L. NJ Leisenting. H E
MCCausland Or. James 6 Mckay. Dr.
J. Franklin Meyer, Howard F. Morgan.
Dr. William Gerry Morgan. H 5
Parry, Frank L. Platt, Irwin Prickett
Or. Charles W. Richardson. Charles s
Reeve, Dr. John c. Skinner. Edgar Q
The advance in the tuition to 500 had
n'I II, ted tn" ~o-.~t.atnu. Irr Lowell
said. There are many chances for sons
or poor men at Harvard and the rolls
show that the school is drawing more
and more from States West Of the Allie
gheniee, he added.
Given Warm Welcome.
\ warm welcome was extended the
Harvard president by the local alumni.
many Of whom were his classmates. 1t
was more than an hour after the alumni
met before they Quictcd sufficiently to
To-. vr-ftL -,-g.,
conducted in a most informal fashion.
A buffet supper was served. George y.
HenuinE. president OF the Harvard Club.
vas in charge of arrangements.
The officers Of the Harvard Club in
addition to President Henning, are Col
Samuel Winslow, first vice president;
Daniel ". Shea. second vice president.
Walter TuCkerman. third vice president.
Storey V. Ladd fourth vice president:
John W. Davidge, secretary. and Picker
ing Dodge, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
Shon Men Get Increass

Kansas City. No. Oct. IA wage in
crease Of three cents an hour and a de
mand for the eight-hour day throughout
the six nlIied crafts OF railroad shopmeu
of seventeen Western railroads has been
agreed upon at a conference Of the shop
men here. An ultimstum will be presented
immediately
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
To Aid saloniki Wounded.

London. Oct ia dispatch from Paris
today states that an American ambulance
. section. under command Of Lowering Hill,
Of New York, has left for Saloniki, to
help take care of the wounded allied
soldiers The section consists of twenty
one ambulances, two supply cars and
twenty-five volunteers.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
SWEARs AT SANDWICH; FINED.
So Bad II Induced Profanity, Say,
Wilmington Man

Wilmington. Del. Oct. 17.-Because
he walked along the street swearing
over a sandwich which he carried in
his hand and which he had purchased
Isaac Scott was arrested and fined 81
and costs in the City Court.
Scott claimed that the sandwich was
so bad that he could not help swear
ing at 1t.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

New York, Oct. 1.-THE Tremendously
high enrolment Of Democrats from ths
Southern States in the Hughes Alliance
is strongly significant of the great vote
which Mr.. Hughes will get from Demo-
cratic ranks all over the country. Every
day the Hughes Alliance receives a large
number of enrolment cards signed by
men who report themselves as lifelong
Democrats
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18
Political Notes

Chicago, Ill. Oct 17.-President
Wilson will get the bulk of the Middle
West progressive and independent
vote. Vance c. Mccormick, chairma n
of the Democratic National Commit
tee, said today as he boarded a train
for the East.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-18

Snyder. George F. Snyder William "
Stewart. Dr. John P Turner. John B
TuttIe, Dr.. A. D. weskley. ~. Edgar
T. Wherry, Alfred c. White. Dr. b T
Woodward. Dr. H. c. Ysrrow. W. c.
Zirpel, and DR.. J. r Mohler
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
SWEEPING CHALLENGE
 BY AUSTRALIAN STAR

On behalf of Les Darcy. the Aus tralian middleweight. challenge has been issued to the world for a match to take place in Sydney some time within three months.
 Sid Baker. member of Sydney firm, has guaranteed to back Darcy to the extent of a 5000 side bet. while Snowy Baker-no relation, but well known promoter-has expressed a will ingness to put up a purse of s10,O00 for such a bout and furnish two round trip tickets from America
 While the challenge is in the nature of an open one, as would naturally be the case. Snowy Baker and the Austra- ' Han fight experts agree there is but one man 10 whom such a challenge can mean anything That fellow, of course, is Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul scrapper. He is the one boxer the Australians be- lieve is entitled to a bout with Darcy.
 "When I say will furnish a purse of s10000 for such match, explained Baker. "it is with the understanding, naturally that an opponent be selected, who is considered logical contender.
 Gibbons will. probably want more than a sl0,000 purse. even if he agrees to take the long journey.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
SOLDIERS GO IN
 FUR ATHLETICS

NOGLAES Ariz., Oct. 15.-Football and basket ball teams have been or ganized by the secretaries of the Y M. C. A. building No. ?, with Idaho and California troops, at Nogales, Arizona. Forty-one men are in training for football and thirty five for basket ball. many of them being college and uni versity students or graduates The teams are managed by a committee of officers and men and will play under the name of the Y. NJ. C. A teams. One of the secretaries in building No. was assistant coach at middle western college and is training the men.
 Bible classes have been organized among the same fellows who are ln- ing up for athletics. A Spanish class of twenty men is under way
 Tent work for two squadrons of Utah Cavalry, three miles from No gales, is being organized Three large tents will be placed in a square. form ing a court, where entertainments and gospel meetings will be held in the evening. Because of their isolation and distance from town. the Utah men are gladly doiro all the construction work in their leisure time without pav. At the commanding generals sugges- tion a Young Mems Christian Associa ton secretary accompanied the Cali fornia regiments on maneuvers for a period of three weeks. Educational classes among these troops are being continued as are also the Bible clas and the checker tournament.
 At the Scovill building. No. 3. with the Connecticut troops, vesper services are held every evening From two to three hundred men attend regularly participating in the music and prayer service. All other activities of the building are suspended during this half hour. and a different tone is given to the atmosphere of the building throughout the evening.
 So many Bible classes have been or ganized in the Connecticut regiments that an entire evening is devoted to study.
 Mrs. H. II. Scovill, of Waterbury. Connecticut has had 2S Connecticut daily papers sent to the building. which kindness the men greatly ap- preciate.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
BILLIARDS

In the history of billiards there neV- CT were two more closely matched rivals than the late Jacob Schaefer and George Slosson. Although Schaef- eF bv reason of his brilliancy gener- ally. was accorded the palm, yet q summary of their big matches extend ing over period of about thirty years. shows that the plodding Stu dent won as many matches as Sehaefer
 Slosson. now instructor at the City Club of Boston. still thinks that Schaefer was the hardest oponent he ever faced in the days when they were in their prime.
 One of the most notable finishes made bv Jake against George oc- cured in the second worlds cham pionship at the three bail game staged January 23, 10 February 10, at Cooper Institute New York. The main price was the Brunswick Bake Collendei Co.'S emblem and s1,000. The prize winners were Schaefer, S1,000. Slos- son, $500. Sexton, $500; Daly. S200 those finishing outside the money be- ing Garnier, Gallagher, Rudolphe anu Heiser Slosson, Daly and Gallagher are the only surviving members oi this octet
 ] Although Slesson had the best av.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16

craze of S7.6O he was unfortunate enough to encounter Daly at his best, the latter getting a run of 3Io, the hest in his career to that date. DalN won and this reverse made it neces- sary for Slosson to defeat Schaefer in order to tie him for first place.
 There was intense excitement when thev met. the hall being crowded and hundreds turned away. Thou sands of dollars were Wagered and II looked like easy money for S!osson supporters
 Before it got as close as this, Schaefer supporters had torn up the': cards and left the hall in disgust.
 Slosson missed and Sehaefer getting the balls together ran 2s3 He was still so far behind that no one con ceded him a chance Again Slossoa missed and Schaefer, giving another demonstration of his wonderful nerve, again began to count rapidly. He reached the century mark and con tinued counting until he had turned the second century. Bv this time the huge crowd was in a state of tense excitement Jake kept going and ran out his string of 600 points with an unfinished count of 29S.
 After the hall had been cleared the man who Nld torn up HIS tdIuS. NdHiS
 back to hunt for the pieces. but Slos-
 son never learned if he was able to
 find them and collect
 Slosson had high run of 464 for this
 tournament Schaefer's best mark be- ing 3I6 Jake won seven straight "ames. Slosson being beaten by
 Schaefer and Daly. Only one match
 was played subsequently for this em- blem. Schaefer defeating Slosson LOO to 690 at Mccormick hall, Chica = go. May 15. of the same year q side l wager of 1000 going with the eu- l, blem.
 l Slosson's match with Sehaefer ir ! this tournament and his one with 1 Frank Ives. in the 1S-1 championship i at Madison Square Garden. in Novem- l Der. 1897 he considers two of thu 1 most remarkable in his career. In this match, Ives had six point! 1 to go while Slosson was trailing ove l loo points to the rear Although
 Slosson was in fine stroke and conf 1 dent, he had been unable to get al | opening hu: after Ives had missed
 Slosson got in big run and fellowin another miss by Ives he ran the gam
 out. giving him four straight wins an first prize of $1406.50 and the Bruns | wick emblem.
 In this tournament Ives made hi: record run of TAO averaging 32.15 il that game Schaefer finished second
 Ives third. Dalv fourth, and Suttor ' fifth.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
CHICAGO GETS BUG
 IN FOOTBALL BONVET
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 CHICAGO, Oct. -Championship aspirations are budding in the camp of the jniversity of Chicago football eleven as a result of it's victory over Indiana Saturday.
 The triumph establishes Chicago as strong candidate for the western conference honors although critics agree that Minnesota still has the edge. The Maroons were fifty per cent improved over a week ago.
 The defeat of Indiana means it's elimination as a possible contender for the big nine championship honors The game was the only one on Satur- days schedule having any bearing on the conference title.
 The defeat of Illinois at the hands of Colgate was g shock to supporters of the Illinois
 Illinois must prepare to face next Saturday a big high powered eleven in Ohio State. which buried Oberlin under 12S to score yesterday.
 Minnesota. showing steady improve ment rolled up another big score yes terday, trouncing North Dakota 47 to E Captain BastOn signalized his re- turn Co the game by brilliantly execut- ing forward passes for long gains. Wisconsin's victory over South Dakota revealed that the Badgers are strong cuntenders for the "big nine" honors.
 The leaders of the conference. Notre Dame and Michigan came through their games with comparative easy victories. The Haskell Indians fell vic tims Co NOtre Danes rushes and Mount Union was humbled by Mich isan.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
-Renubllcan A. D. Leased wirel

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, oct. b. Rugby football, as far as intercolle- giate participation is concerned, is re- duced to one considerable game this year-that between Stanford Univer sity and Santa Clara of November II which will be played in san Fran cisco
 For their practice games during the season these two collegiate teams are forced to be content to make up their schedule with contests against three club teams which still retain Rugby organizations. These are the Olympic and Barbarian clubs of San Francisco and the Palo Alto clubs.
 What with these conditions, and the fact that Stanford is practically con- ceded q victory over Santa Clara when they meet. general interest in the British brand of football is at d low ebb
 With the return of other state uni versailles and colleges to the American intercollegiate game. the public in- terest also has shifted, especially in view of the fact that the move has permitted of the staging of a mum Der of intersectional games between California and Northwestern teams and teams of the Pacific coast against eastern organizations.
 Followers of 1otball are interested in the ultimate outcome of the stana taken by Stanford and Santa Clara in alone adhering to Rugby since the de- | lection of all other university compe- titicn. Dr Frank Angell, head of the Stanford faculty athletic committee 1 recently stated that Stanford would not return to the American code unti interference" was eliminated iron that game This is taken to indi-
 cate that the Palo Altans will cease to he factor in American footbal history.
 Should there be any foundation fo
 the many rumors that Santa Clai; | intends to return to the America ! game after the close of the presen
 season when its two-year agreemen 1 with Stanford expires. the isolation 0 Stanford will be practically complete What is considered the unimpres
 eive start made by the University . | Washington football team this seaso las given high hopes to the Univer
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
|NTERCLASS CAME FUR
 H. s. GIRLS AT ARM0RY

There will be d big interclass meet in basket ball between the Freshman and Sophomore girls next Tuesday at the state armory Miss Hurley has been giving the girls grim workouts daily.
 The girls have assumed the same class spirit as the boys and will defend their class title by going into the game fer all if is worth. It will be a hard proposition to fCretell who has the strongest team. as Dorn classes h2vt excellent material
 The high school has one of the finest floors in the state to play the game on at the state armory; it is marked off according to regulations, and only speedy team could work out on it.
 The girls basket ball game will be called at seven o'clock sharp. Messrs Carpenter, Cook and StaCffacher will be the officials. No admission will be charged. This game will give the pub lie a glimps of real student life in r. H. $. as the students cheer the players with their school songs ard school wells.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
THREE TEAMS LEFT
 IN CONFERENCE RACE
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NN .
 KANSAS CITY, Oct 1.-Two touch downs was the margin of superiority which Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa State tAmes) established over their respective opponents. the Kansas Az sies, Washington and Kansas, in last week Missouri valley conference football sames The first three teams were left in the race for the undis- puted championship. but the actual showing of the gridron seemed to iorebode possible upsets in later games.
 Ames clearly outclasscd Kansas. Ne hraska. beginning with all the dash which marked the corn huskers' unsul- lied record of four seasons. found the Kansas Aggies so virile in defense and SO scrappy in attack that the final re- sult or II to compared not at all iaNorably from the Nebraska viewpoint with last years score of 3l to o. The Nebraska coachers are a little uneasy over the outlook for the game next saturday with the Oregon Aggies at Portland
 Missouri proved further cheer for the Fellow and Black ROoters by the way in which the Tigers gained tnrougn the heavier Washington line. Much improvement was shown in Missouris team work
 In the far southwest, the big conver- sation oi the week was caused bv Henry kendalls victory over Uni Nersity Of Oklahoma the first defeat in two years for the SOoners. an event "i much importance in the southwest ern conference. Absence of several seasoned players hurt Oklahoma in Saturdays game.
 .r Louisiana State clearly outplayed the Texas Aggies, while the University of IeNas used the overhead game to win from the Oklahoma Aggies
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
CLEAN UP TIME ON
 HIGHWAYS |S HERE

In large part of the country, cleaning-up time is at hand for road, officials. Where the best use of road money is understood, the brush and weeds along the roadsides will be cut down and burned and the ditches cleaned out so that the drainage con- ditions of the roadway will stay good until the ground has thawed out in the spring. Every culvert will be made clear and it's inlet and outlet put
 in good order All this must be done
 to prevent water from accommodating and freezing below the surface of the road. for if this once happens the chances are fair that when the frozen mass expands in thawing, it will heave
 up the surface and form d rough place
 which will cause considerable incon-
 venience before it can be repaired. One
 of the common causes of such trouble
 is the accumulation of weeds. brush and dirt in the ditches, which dimin- ishes their usefulness for the removal of water during the part of the year when drainagle is most needed. It is | to prevent such interference with l drainage rather than to improve u | appearance of the roadside that tl work must be done at this season.
 It is also particularly desirable no' ] to smooth away the ruts and shal
Arizona republican., 1916-10-16
A. \. \. WORKING OUT
 PROBLEMS IN TRAFFIC

WASHINGTON, D. C. oct. b. Right -of-yay and glaring headlights are the two things which stand out ahead of everything else in the uni form traffic problem, according to Chairman o l. Yellott of the A. A. A. legislative board, which has taken up this large subject in a determined ef- fort to bring about a country wide understanding.
 Evidence that all of the states are interested in this plan of the organ ized motorists is apparent in the let ters being received by Chairman Yel- lott. From Washington comes this comment by Secretary of State L M. Howell:
 The American Automobile Associa- tion is certainly on the right track now, and if you will compile some thing that can be made uniform throughout the United States know of no reason why it could not be passed in each one of the several states. Send us something and we Will try and put it in the motor ve- hicle code at the next session of the Washington state legislature
 From Maine State Highway Com missioner P. J. Deering asserts that the pine tree state particularly be- cause of it's large number of summer visitors, wants uniform regulations such as he expects will be proposed by the A. A. 4. board. Incidentally MT Deering is president of the Maine Automobile Association.
 President C. H. Ellis of the Loui- siana Motor League admits that wa down in New 0rleans-to which old city the persistent motorist is findin; l,f- fl # sff.f-f tt in the handling of traffic. while iron many other sections of the country tha communications make clear tha 1 the time has arrived for comprehen | give attention.
 l To the recent meeting of the A. A i 4. executive board came an invited ! committee from the Society of Auto mobile Engineers. which has been a work for eome time on the subjec ! of glaring head ligfts. While the en i Rineers have not come to q finalit upon all tho details their spokesman ! supplied information which woul
 seem to assure a complete answer i
 the comparatively near future. n the matter of right -of-way, tn consersus of the meeting was in fav Ter Of q plan which would provid l that a vehicle give way on the righ
 c~ on the left to an approaching We , hicle. eliminating any north-s sout versus east-west regulation or givin l through traffic on the main arterie
 the advanta ge. Tn New Jersey an
 Maryland the state law now include 1 right of way to vehicles approach
 ing on the left, while in many stat
 north south traffic has nrecedenc
 over that going in the other direc
 tions.
 Chairman yellott is hopeful that h
 may be able to submit report Whlc
 will be available for the annual iegis
 Iativc period in large number
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