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PROVIDES AN AERO FLEET
FOR THE COAST GUARD
Section of Naval Bill, Awaiting
Presidents Signature, Authorizes
Big Development.

! practical step forward IN ayia ton ant
the utilization of aerial practice anG
science to coast guard work is provided
for in a section of the naval appropriation
bill which has passed both houses of Con
gress and awaits the signature of tn.
President.
| The act creates an aviation feet for thu
United States coast guard. which is the
new name for the combined revenue cut.
| ter service and the life-saving service
| The new feet of airships will be used fol
the saving of lives and property in case
of shipwreck; will act as a more effective
patrol than the revenue cutters over diff
| ficut stretches of coast and sea, and ir
general will be used as a constant and
probably effective communication be-
| tween ships and shore.
What Bill Will Authorize.
The naval act when signed will au-
| thorze the Secretary of the Treasury to
and gulf coasts to be used as aerial
coast guard stations. An aviation school
with instructor and assistant instructor
is provided; fifteen additional officers
and forty mechanics and helpers are
added by the act to the personnel
1t is estimated twenty aeroplanes will
be needed, at a cost of 100000, and that
the additional equipment and stations will
cost 5000. For annual maintenance the
estimate is s135,o00.
Capt. Benjamin H Chiswell Of the coast
guard cutter Onondaga, is the father OF
the coast guard aviation fleet project. He
was originally inspired by Capt. Thomas
of the United States Navy, who discussed
the possibilities with him. Capt Chiswell
by word of mouth and correspondence
sought converts for the project. Mayo
Dudley, a Washington newspaper man
interested in aviation, helped to interest
Congress and the administration in the
The original bill was drawn as a tenta-
tive proposition by Capt. c. A McAllis-
ter. chief engineer of the coast guard
service This was the bill introduced by
Representative Montague.
The measure received the Endorsement
and active support of the Aero Club OF
America.
Capt. Bertholf Interested.
In the meantime Capt E. P Bertholf,
commanding the coast guard, had be-
come interested in the scheme. An offer
of the Navy Aviation School, at Pensa- :
cola. 10 take on two officers of the coast
guard for instruction in aviation was ac-
cepted, and Second Lieut.. Elmer F. Stone
and Second Lieut.. of Engineers Charles
F. Sugden were assigned, and are now
there.
The Curtiss avia ton camp at Newport
News, Va. had shown interest and had
offered facilities-aircraft, equipment and
experts-to develop the possibilities of
aviation over sea. Lieut.. Stone, first des-
ignated as observer. was repla ced by First
Lieut.. Norman 3. Hall. Then the Sperry
Gyroscope Company offered it's gyroscope
compass and aerial wireless for expert
mentatiOn. Lieut.. Hall has since been
engaged in developing this scientific me
chanical part of the project.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
CLAIRE GALLIGAN WINS.
Captures Woman's Four Mile Ma
tional Swim Championship.

ST LOUIS. August 21.-Miss Claire
Galligan of New Rochelle. n. Y. won
the national four womans swim
ming championship here yesterday
when she made the distance, aided by
a three and IA half-mile current, In 51
minutes &c seconds.
There were sixteen contestants. Miss
Gallgan also is the holder of the ma
tional 40 and 500 yard medals.
Miss Ethel Ellsworth and Miss Grace
Stewart Of St. Louis finished second
and third, in SO minutes % seconds
and So minutes At seconds, respectively
Miss Ellsworth is only fifteen years
old. and had not been regarded as a
contender for the place she won.
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SULLIVAN THE WINNER.
10th Defeated in Long Swim When
Shark Forces Him to Quit.

BOSTON, August 21.-Henry F. Sui
livan of Lowell was declared the win
ner over Charles 10th of Boston last
night in swimming race between
tasket Beach.
10th was taken from the water by
his trainers when a shark had circled
about him after he had covered seven
teen and one-haif miles in a little
more than fourteen hours. Sullivan
covered twenty-five miles. His fol-
lowers claimed he was in the water
twenty hours and twenty seven min
uteS.
Officials said Sullivan had esta blished
new American endurance record by
breaking the mark of fifteen hours
and forty-seven minutes, set up by
10th last year in d swim from Charles
ton bridge to Boston light and return
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LANCER WINS MILE TITLE.
World Record Claimed for Califor-
nian in National Swimming Contest.

OCEAN PARK, Cal. August 2I-Ludy
LANCER of the Los Angeles Athletic
Club won the national mile swimming
championship here yesterday, estab-
fishing what local officials declared to
be new world record OF 2311 for the
distance. Norman Ross Of the Olympic
Club of San Francisco finished second
in 2322
Herbert Vollner of the New York
Athletic club took the lead at the start,
but the pace he set was too fast and
he quit after swimming 220 yards Ted
Cam Of the same club also became ex :
hausted and did not finish
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Players Sold to Majors.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, August 2I-
Three players of the Terre Haute Cen
trail League team have been sold to
major league teams. according to an
noupcement last night by President
Webb Beggs. Pitcher Ainsworth has
been sold to the Chicago Americans
Pitcher Crum and Inhelder Mathes go
TO the Boston Nationals. 1t is prob
able that these men, as well as Catcher
Wagner. recalled by the Pittsburgh Ma
tiona1s. will remain with Terre Haute
until the end of the Central League
season.
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Bodie Sold to Athletics.

SAN FRANCISCO. August 2l-"pine"
Rodie, leading batsman of the Pacific
Coast League, and San Francisco out
feider. viii be member of the Phila-
delphia American League team next
season. according TO announcement last
night by Harry Wolverton. manager Of
the San Francisco club
Philadelphia paid cash for Bodie. How
much was not told, but il was said the
amount contained five figures. No other
players were involved in the deal.
BodIe had major league experience in
1914 with the Chicago Americans
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CHARGES AGAINST BRAVES.
Owner Britton of St. Louis Club En-
tiers Complaint With Tener.

ST. LOUIS, August 21.-Formal com
plant to President Tener of the Ma
tional League is on its way from
Schuyler Britton, the local base bail
magnate. regarding the alleged miscon-
duet of four Boston players Saturday.
Mr. Britton charges that these four
members of the Braves, two Of whom
are said to be Tyler and Smith, used
rough and coarse language to him be-
cause he would not open certain gate
to the park just to let them in. He de-
clares their language Is deserving OF q
reprimand and of fine or suspension.
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Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc.
9O6 F Street

stiff when they arose cat rereille
Hereafter they will sleep with their
tent sides rolled down.
Some Signal Corps men say this is 4
small world after all. The other day
tobacco drummer visited camp to tell
the merits of his wares to the exchange
officers in hope of landing orders. He
happened to remark that he had served
| in the Signal Corps of the regular
army, and had done duty in the Philip
pines. Some one then came forward
with the information that Top Sergt.
johnson of the Signal Corps Company
| also had done a trick of duty with
| the regular Signal Corps in the
islands
The stranger was piIoted up to John
sons tent to be introduced. But the
two former regulars needed no intro
duction, for it soon developed that they
had served in the same company to-
gether.
For about an hour Johnson and the
drummer, whose name is A. 5. Hooe.
had a great "talkfest" Their conver-
sation was punctuated at frequent in
tervals with, whats become of Billy
So-and-So.' and Just guess what Jack
What s. His-Name is doing now?
Private McGregor of the battery
brought along a washing machine from
Washington. and has set up laundry
d
Ltd the Signal Corps Iaundrymen,
are green with envy. They have only
old fashioned tubs and washboards.
AT Camp, ordway the battery had
about twelve posts for guard duty.
Here they have only three, and this
means that guard duty. which is hated
by all soldiers. comes around at less
frequent intervals.
priyateS noc Amornso and Iotrha of
the field hospital were seen startins
out on a ra bbit hunt this evening.
Every one is wondering just how much
game they viii bring back. They car
ried bag that is big enough to hold
about a dozen rabbits. also their
slickers. for they plan to spend the
night on the fiat to the south of here
and do their bagging early in the
morning.
Corp. Bam was in charge of a per
sonally conducted snake hunt for mem
bers of the battery Sunday afternoon
The artillerymen returned empty-hand-
ed. They did not see a single snake.
burro. a turtle and horned toad
have been acquired by members OF
Battery b camp pets. The artil-
lerymen declare they intend to add
to this collection to such extent
that the pet-acquiring record now held
by the Field Hospital will be beaten.
Sergt. Hart of the latter organization
saws this cannot be done: that if the
artillerymen get too "frisky" he will
call his henchmen together and go out
and bring In another dozen or so of
pets.
Members OF Federal Employees Union-
encamped here with the O. NJ. ID. c
units have been assured, in a letter
a addressed to Sergt. Cady of the signal
Corps. that while they are serving Win
the colors their membership in the
union will be kept up and their good
standing maintained.
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Albany Club Transferred.

AUBURN. n. Y. August 21.-The
transfer of the Albany franchise to
Reading. Pa. was announced yester-
day by President Farrell of the New
York State Base Ball League. The
franchise will be operated by an asz
sociation of Reading citizens which is
now In the process of formation. Tho
Elmira club will open in Reading to-
morrow.
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Southern Players for the Maps.

NEW ORLEANS, August 21-Presi-
dent Beinmann of the New Orleans
Southern Association club last night
announced the sale to the Cleveland
Americans of Pitcher Clarence Smith,
Catcher Henry De Berry and Out
fielder Milo Allison They will report
at the close of the Southern Associa-
ton season next month.
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Garfield Racketers Win.

Handicapped by the absence Of all but
one of the regular members of its team,
the Cleveland Park Tennis Club yesterday
lost three matches out OF the four PLAYED
with the Garfield Tennis Club. However
the Cleveland Park substitutes made a
very creditable showing. forcing their
opponents to three-set matches before
they suCcumbed
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Fifteen-Minute Fight.

Many men would have given up then
and there. Warmker is not this kind
He declared he was going to ride that
horse over to the battery camp or
bust" He went at him a second time
and came out victorious. The horse
bucked, but Warmker STAYED For
fully fifteen minutes the fight con-
tinued. but the horse was beaten.
With blood oozing from d nandker-
chief that he had tied about the in
jured arm, Warmker rode over to the
battery camp.
Il want to see the fellow who said
there wasn't a man in the Signal Corps
Company who could ride this horse"
shouted Warmker as he neared a group
of artillerymen. Il just want to show
him that he has another think COM
ing"
With this parting remark he whirled
his horse around and spurted for the
Signal Corps camp. He unsaddled, and
five minutes later was removing the
outer wrappings' from potatoes,
known in army parlance as 'Murphys"
The transition from broncho buster to
cook was wonderful.
A particularly fine dinner was served
to the Signal Corps men last night
Assistant Cook Warmker was in fine
en-
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Admits He Robbed Post Office.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. August 21.-
Declaring that he had robbed the post
office at Slab Fork. near Coburn. w.
Va, in 1914. but now wanted to pay the
penalty, Charles Kunico. twenty years
old. surrendered himself to the local
federal authorities He declared that
he decided to give himself up after
dreaming that he had been arrested.
He walked more than 100 miles through
the mountains In order to reach
Charleston,
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Brooklyn Recalls Jim Hickman.

ASHEViLLE. y e. August I'll
Jimmy Hickman. left fielder of the
Asheville. North Carolina League team
who got eight hits out of nine times at
bat Thursday, was recalled yesterday
by his owners, the Brooklyn Nationals
He will leave Wednesday.
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Bucking Horses Common.

Being thrown from a horse Is get
ting to be quite It common experience
with some of the miiitiamen. There
are some bad homhres" on the picket
lines. Each day there is some bucktnS :
when time To saddle arrives. Every
time man is thrown in the Signal
Corps camp he is declared by his camp
mates to be eligible to membership IN
the 'aviators' club''
Private Boone vas the charter mem
ber of this organization. having been
thrown the day following the arrival
OF the horses here. Boone comes from,
Oklahoma and is considered about the
best rider in the outfit. The horse that
unseated him was a real "tartar'' when
the militiamen started to work on him
and was capable of throw inG almost
any man. Now Boone has the horse
eating out of his hand
Evening star., 1916-08-21

worth needing.
The story sent broadcast that Kid
Gleason probably would be made man
ager of the Chicago White SoX next
season has not been confirmed
Gleason proved himself capable
lieutenant 10 Jimmy Callahan when he
managed the Chicago team. and now
that the team is much stronger than
at any previous time Gleason might
be of value in the capacity of a
lieutenant to Rowland, but it is not
thought likely that Comiskey intends
to let Rowland go
1t is not at all unlikely that Walter
Johnson will be asked to pitch two
games of the present series with the
Browns. Having worked Saturday
and the Browns being here for the
next three days. it is possible for John
son to work in the final game and
yet get three days rest between con-
tests.
Harper was due to work today. and
the chances are Galla will be on the
mount tomorrow. though Ayers. too,
viii be considered. since his splendid
showing against Detroit last Friday,
for there is reason for believing the
doctor has finally found himself and
Will be able to do good work the re-
mainder of the season.
Any one of the first six clubs in the
American League race is in position to
win the pennant. Despite the fact that
the Red Sox have a two and "a half game
lead they have another western trip to
make, and the sailing is not going to
be easy out there.
Detroit plays its best ball at home and
this also is true of Chicago. Cleveland
and St Louis. so the opposition to the
Red Sox is apt to be stout. indeed.
BY the time the present eastern inva-
sion of the western contingent is over
a much better line on the outcome of the
pennant race should be apparent.
Chicago is going well again, having
broken even with the Red Sox. after los
ing double header, and the Rowland
team is expected to take advantage of
the crippled condition of the Yankees in
the remaining games there. Detroit of
course. is likely to make a clean sweep
at Philadelphia, though the Mack team
seems to be gong better than it has here
tofore.
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ter OF the outfit. and several other men
hurriedly dressed and started after
them. Every time they approached the
horses kicked up their heels and bolte6
away.
The noise made in the chase aroused
some OF the Signal Corps men. Soon
about ten mlitiamen We're engaged in
trying - catch the horses. After scN =
erat attempts ropes We're threw n over
the animals uecks and they Were
brought back to the picket line ana
secured for the remainder OF the night.
The followinS morning when SerEt
ketner counted the horses in his care
he found sixteen instead OF fourteen.
An Investigation developed that the
horses which he and his campnates
had chased the night before We're Wis
itors" from the Signal Corps picket
line, which had slipped their halters
and gotten away when The guard Was
not looking.
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STANDING OF THE CLURs.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Milwaukee. g. indianapolis. ).
Louisville. IL: Kansas City. !.
Louisville. =; Kansas City. /.
Minneapolis. g. Columbus. 3.
Minneapolis. 8; Columbus, ..
81. Paul. !. Toledo, o.
st. Paul. 1. Toledo, l. tSecond game called
In seventh inning; state law
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Bridgeport. 3: New Haven, 8. fourteen in
n.nss: darkness
other teams scheduled.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville, A. New Orleans, 1.
Memphis, S, Atlanta, -
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Beaumont. =; Waco, o.
Galveston 4, Dallas. 2.
Galveston, l; Dallas. i. tSecond game called !;
darkness.)
San Antonio, 3; Shreveport 3.
San Antonio. =; Shreveport, 8.
Houston. 2: Fort Worth. !.
Houston, 3: Fort Worth. T.
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Battery Has Only Four Horses.

The picket line at the artillery camp
is a miniature affair these days. Only
four horses were brought along from
Washington by the battery. When
the organizations full allotment of
mounts and draft animals reaches
here, however, it will have the longest
picket line in the camp, for more than
a hundred animals will be assigned to
it.
Since arriving in camp one addition
has been made to the batterys picket
line. 1t is little black burro that some
of the men found roaming about the
camp and promptly tied up. He has
been named Isadore- "lssy is having
the time of his life eating hay and
oats. banana skins. potato peelinSs
and other like de lica cieS.
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WILL NOT KEEP
JOE JUDGE ON THE BENCH
Manager Griffith Proposes to Use First Base
man Regardless of What Kind of Pitcher
Opposition Has on Mound

Coombs is one of the best posted base
ball men in the game. and he frequently
is consulted by Manager Robinson of the
Dodgers. who believes Coombs' advice is
worth needing.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Horses Break Away.

A night or so ago the guard at the
field hospital discovered two loose ami
mails and summoned assistance to help
catch them. Sergt. Ketner. wagon mas
Evening star., 1916-08-21

Daniel Catlin. a tobacco merchant OF
st. Louis. died at his summer home.
Dublin, n. H.
Evening star., 1916-08-21
Warmker Tries His WAY.

Some one told Warmker what had
been said. This put the Signal Corps
man on his mettle. Right then and
there he resolved to show the entire
battery that it was greatly mistaken
concerning his horse
Clad in his kitchen overalls and with
an undershirt as his only top cover
ing Warmker hurried over to his sec
ton rack, obtained his saddle and
started for the picket line. He sad
died his horse and without a mo-
mentS hesitation mounted.
Again the horse bucked Warmker
stuck to him. For time il looked like
the Signal Corps man was going to win
the battle. Without warning the horse
brought out n trick that he had been
hiding up his sleeve" and it worked
beautifully.
Warmker "aviate"; he -volplaned'
through the air and alishted on pile
of rock and received a cut on his fore
arm as a souvenir.
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Kahanamoku Breaks World Record,

HONOLULU. T. H.. August 21.-Duke
Kahanamoku broke a worlds record
Saturday night by swimming 80 yards
in ~ 1-5 seconds.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Ne games played.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brcoklyn. /: Chicago. q.
St Louis, ); New York. %.
Boston, 4. Cincinnati, ,.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS.

INTERN NATIONA LEAGUE.
Providence. s: Buffalo. 4.
Newark, {; Toronto, !.
Newark. I; Toronto. ..
Other clubs not scheduled
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Wild West Exhibition,

The horse showed fight. Poore kept
right at him. He swung himself into
the saddle and the fireworks started
The horse gave an exhibition of
bucking the like of which large
percentage of the men of the battery
had never seen outside of wild west
show. After they have had few
weeks here in the border country such
exhibitions will be nothing new to
them.
jumps. On the third buck he went
he became eligible for an associate
membership in the Signal Corps Club
for "Aviators."
The horse seemed to realize that he
had bested his rider. He kicked up
his heels and made a dash toward the
picket line of the Field Hospital camp.
The saddle became unloosened, and
then there was a second exhibition of
"fireworks,'' which did not come to an
end until the animal had reached the
Signal Corps camp
Poore received a badly bruised face
as the result of his first experience at
awaiting, but escaped serious injury.
While he was being bandaged some of
his camp mates went over to the Sig
nal Corps camp. They accused the sig
nal men of having sent an OUTLAW"
over to the battery just to see him
throw somebody.
''Tll bet you that horse never has
been ridden by any one in this camp
said one of the artillery men.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

TODAY. TOMORROW.
Brocklyu at Chicago. Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at ST. Louis New York at st. Louis
Boston nj Cincinnati Boston at Cincinnati.
PhiIa at Pittsburgh Phila. at Pittsburgh
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Bad Horse Throws Rider.

Private Kluge Joined the 'aviators
Sunday, while riding on the flats to
the south of here. He started to
mount and failed TO get in the sad
die soon enough. The horse bucked
and kluge AWAITED
The prize aviation" stunt pulled of
since the border was reached took
place today. Capt Wilson, commando;
of B Battery. sent over to the sigma
Corps camp to borrow several horses
for a few hours. so that he and Lieut.
Hodge. his veterinarian, and an orderly
might ride down to the camp of the
] st Separate Battalion, at Naco. where
he had some official business tt
transact.
OF the three horses selected two
were quite docile. The third was full
of pep. having been tied to the
picket line for two days without much
exercise. Ills master" Private
Warmker. is serving in the kitchen de-
tail this week and has had no oppor-
tunity to go riding.
No trouble was experienced in get
ting the other horses saddled. When
the time came to saddle the one as
signed to Warmker clouds gathered
on the horizon Finally the saddle
was secured and then Private Poore
of the battery attempted to mount.
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stiff when they arose cat reveiile-
Hereafter they Will sleep with thetr
tent sides rolled down.
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Trousers to Order. CO 20
Regular SIS value pO.oV

Every garment made by our eN-
perts and fully guaranteed.
Evening star., 1916-08-21

AT Camp Ordway the battery had
about twelve posts for guard duty.
Here they have only three. and this
means that guard duty, which is hated
by all soldiers. comes around at less
frequent intervals
Evening star., 1916-08-21

Corp. Biam was in charge of per
sonaliy conducted snake hunt for mem
bers of the battery Sunday afternoon
The artillerymen returned empty-hand-
ed. They did not see single snake.
Evening star., 1916-08-21

Private McGregor of the battery
brought along a washing machine from
Washington, and has set up a laundry
at the camp. "Warmker * Detweiler.
Ltd the Signal Corps laundrymen,
are green with envy. They have only
old ia shioneo tubs and washboards.
Evening star., 1916-08-21


The fact that some of the horses tied
to the picket line at the Signal Corps
camp never had halter on their heads
until they arrived here is responsible
for lots of trouble. The animals don't
seem to like the confinement in which
they are now placed, and are continu
ally pulling back and breaking their
fastenings.
A large part of the halter equipment
Is old. While it has been used only
about two weeks each year while the
company has been in camp. it has de-
Perforated and breaks easily. Much of
the leather has the appearance of be-
ing in first-class condition, but is brit
tie and will withstand little strain.
Capt. Terry has put in a requisition
for new material. Until it arrives the
old equipment will have to do.
A guard is kept over the picket lines
Of both the Field Hospital and Signal
Corps at all hours. Despite this pre-
caution the animals get away occasion
ally.