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REGULARS
WILL Do FIGHTING
Congressman Gardner Says
MiIitiamen Will Police and
Guard Border Only.

whrc the national guard OF che us
trict of Columbia and the several States
were busy mobilizing. Congressman
Augustus p. Gardner OF Massachusetts
Informed the House of Representatives
that "the regulars will do the fighting
IN Mexico; these militiamen are goins
into camp for instruction"
II the prediction of Congressman Gard
ner comes true the national guard troops
will never leave the border. Mr.. Gard
ner saw service In the Spanish-Ameri-
can war as a volunteer. and Is one OF
the pioneer preparedness advocates.
Include Regulars Families.
When the House voted to contribute
to the support Of the dependent families
OF national Guard members during their
service at the front, Mr. Gardner moved
to include the families of the regular
soldiers.
Congressman IJav promptly made a
point OF order against the amendment:
u was CONCEDED b. Mr.. Gardner. and
the amendment went cut. Mr.. Gard
ner. however reserved time to say:
Mr. Speaker. that is tuSt the sort OF
thing that kills the regular army. II
IL Just sheer piece NJ injustice. ouch
AS W" arc always performing. II n no
WoIlu'r tIdl we cannot ger cnliStmentS
IN the regular arnv when we deny reg
ulars the same treatment which we
grant To miltismen.
THESE ie-ulars are tho ones that do
tho real fighting. Thes" militiamSn are
going into camr for instruction. wc
know IT. We pretend that the National
Guard Is gcinC down to Mexico to do
the fghttne. hut Mt heart we do not
expect them to do ANYTHING evcept
guard the lires OF communication and
rolicn the border We 20 through this
hu,r,bug day after day. knocking the
soldiers md officers OF the regular
army Ever" ere knowS that the reg1i-
'ars did the fighting In tho Spanish war.
but we nrctend that II waa tho volIn-
tcers. Nowl lct MS look these facts
sGuarelv, IN the face"
Willing to Do Fighting.
These Dntlona! guard members are
lust as Likely to de- fighting as the regu-
lar soldiers" retorted Congressman
Hay, and they are just as ready and
willing to fiPht. They will fight as we'll
The cases PRESENTED by the regulars
and national guard members are diner
emit. The regular army men make a
business CT carrying arms. They 20
into the regular army for the purpose of
making career out of II. These men
N the national guard are called from
their brsine-s suddenly. without any
The Washington times., 1916-06-24
Bold Bad Vineland Thief
Steals Beer in City Hall

vINELAND. ". J.. June a.-while the
police have been searching day and
night for three bold boy burglars who
robbed four stores and Ave residences
and tried to smother an old woman dur
ing the last week. some unknown per-
sons entered city hall and stole nine
cases OF beer, thereby creating a sensa-
ton such as has not been seen In the
borough for years.
1t has been the habit OF Andrew H.
Wilson, president OF the Law and Order
League, to store beer taken in speakeasy
raids in city hall Some weeks ago
thieves supposed to be In the employ
OF the borough. distracted some of this
beer from the iron-barred cells by means
OF a bent furnace poker. To guard
was locked with Yale lock.
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Eighty Cracks Enter
Cleveland Tourney

CLEVELAND. June A-More than
eighty players. including many OF the
real topnotchers of East and West,
have entered the seventh renewal or
the National city Court Tennis Cnam-
pionship tournament, to be held on the
courts OF the Lakewood TENNIS club,
beginning today.
Last years champions-R. Norris VIII
M. Church and Dean Mathey, formerly
of Princeton, doubles. and Miss Molla
BJurdstedt, OF Norway, woman's singles
will all defend their titles In challenge
rounds.
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Principals. teachers. pupils. and con-
testants thronged the Georgetown play
ground yesterday afternoon to witness
presentation OF Inc lines tennis cup
and trophies awarded by the play
grounds department In other athletic
branches in the Georgetown division.
Miss Elva Whitcomb. director or the
Georgetown playground presided. lhe
address In connection with presentation
OF Inc Times cup was made by Miss
Ella Gardner, director OF girls activi-
tics OF the Fairgrounds department
Miss Gardner spoke OF the success OF
the tournament and OF the sportsman,
like spirit displayed by winners and
losers. Interest In the matches among
pupils OF the public schools, she said.
has been maintained from the start.
Judge E; r seeds OF iowa made an an
physical exercise. but said the battle
OF life Is TO be won not only by physical
but mental exercise.
"All Work Is Play"
"AIl work is play" he said. ~ we re-
gard II from the proper viewpoint. The
contestants in a race work to win but
II is play. In later years II we regard
life's contests as play and set out to
win with the same spirit that governed
us In our youth. the victory will be so
much the easier"
Medals awarded by the playground
department TO winners OF hte division
and team champ onships were presented
to the first team Jackson. Virginia
Thompson and Estelle Harris; second
team jackson. Emily Beamer and Hope
Harris; third team Jackson. Helen Sim
clair and Emily Kyle. and fourth team
Jackson. Louise Hancock and Dorothy
King.
John @. Petritz, director of boys
activities OF the Fairgrounds depart
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Sheehan Loses One.

BOSTON June 24.-Sheehan lost q
tough battle yesterday when Hob
litzell walked. took second on n sac
rifce, and third on an out TO first and
scored on wild pitch, Boston got only
two hits or Of his delivery. while the
Athletics got five on OF Shore. TIL,
score. Ri II
Boston ....,.....,. 900 200 1O.-l .
Philadelphia ..... 900 900 900 . 1
Batteries-shore and Csdy. sheehan
and Schang.
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Gardner Wins.

CHICAGO. June 2.-Robert A. Gard
ner. national amateur golf champion,
won the Chicago district title at the
Midlothian Club with a total of Sl5
strokes for the seventy-two holes War
Western amateur champion, finished
secopd, with 800 strokes. Paul Hunter,
OF Midlothian. took 1922 strokes.
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FEW VIOLATIONS OF
A. B. A. RULES 50 FAR
Secretary Shurtleff Finds But
One Instance of Infraction
This Season.

the records for players who have signed
with more than two teams. and the
playing In the amateur circuits. VIOLA
lions OF the amateur rulings have been
few and far between this season.
There are fewer circuits In operation
than usual. and players are making
themselves quite orderly about signing
eral years to thoroughly work UP the
system, which Is proving to be good
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Wholesale Produce Market

EGGs.Nearby. fresh. csc per doz.; South
Iern, 22Q23c per doz.
cHEESE-Sew York. new. Isc Der b.; nat.
lSc Der ID.
BUTTER-Elgin print 3sKc per h.; tub,
Hbc per Id. process. 29c per Id.
LIVE PoULTRY-Hens. l9Q20c per h.. live
turkeys Soc per ID. chickens. 2SaSOc per Id.
To-; heayy,slt al0bsc per ID. fat sheep. 4Aa
SIC Der h.; spring lambs. loh0llo per ID.
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SsNMaED, MASS,

warning: they leave their families 81
hind them; they have to leave then11
They stand upon a very different foott
Ing from, the soldiers in the regular
army. and we ought to take care that
they arc encouraged so that when tho
time comes and we want other men they
will be ready 20 volunteer to give their
services to the country. knowing that
their wives. sisters. and mothers will be-
taken care Of by the Government. q
insist upon the point OF order"
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PROPOSES Rule.

NEW YORK, June A.-chairman Fred
A. Wenck. of the boxing commission,
has proposed a rule whereby the COM
mission reserves the right to appoint
referees for any bout In New York
State. This action comes because of the
invariable dispute which results in
choosing for referees II very important.
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Leonard Is Strong.

NEW YORK, June H,-Benny Leon
ard gave Vic Moran. of New Orleans a
boxing lesson at Harlem Sporting Club
last night. The Southerner was plainly
outclassed, but he was game, and stuck
the full ten rounds.
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Amateur Notes.

the Potomac League, ycsterday. Ma
chinists play Bureau today ut Anaccs-
tia. Tho fans were nightly dsap-
pointed as q close contest was ex-
pecteu.
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Hannes Kolehmdi,en claims he only
Joined che Fourteenth Regiment to run.
Hdnnes can stiH 90 TO Mertoo aud
achiese his am bition.
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We can hardly believe that Tom
Cowler was given ten days for fighting
in a dance hall. Tom never did ten
days worth Of fighting In his life.
The Washington times., 1916-06-24
Chronic tennis winners are
tired of sparing silver cups and
want prizes OF a different shape.
How about a neat little urn?

They could change the golf cups TO fit
the hip pocket and anything would be
appropriate in Watching circles II It held
more than a gallon.
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Goofus has nearly made a hit IN every
game he has pldyed.-Erenin0 "Smirk."
Hotodd yuh mean thdtf
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

The rain was a big help to the lemon
ade concessionaries who have probably
caught enough lemo to last the season
out.
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Willing to Do Fighting.
FINANCIAL

American Telephone & Telegraph Co
A dividend Of Two Dollars per
share will be paid on Saturday, July
10, 1916, to stockholders of record at
the close of business on Friday, June
30, 1915. G. D. MILNE. Treasurer.
The Washington times., 1916-06-24
Giants Take First.

BEOoKI YIN, June 24.-The Dodgers
were defeated in the first game by
New York yesterday by the score Of
to Z. The Dodgers blew up in the
eighth and the Giants scored four
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

Two games will be played between
the Young Mems Hebrew Association.
OF New York, and the local orSaniza-
ton. at American League Park Sunday,
July 2.
One contest will be staged In the
morning at 1870 and the other in tho
afternoon at 200. Admission will he
free.
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

With johnny Epers bussinD again the
amps ioiH noto turn to "The Murders of
the Rue Mor0ue" for their humorous
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

Bread cast upon the waters Is great
stun. Public can hardly wait until the
/ ballparks are pumped out to find out
whether the ham sandwiches are any
easier to gulp.
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

Pley IN the various circuits ind but
two leagues besides the Iotomacs schcd-
uled.
st. Mnrgaret's and ~. Peters are due
for a game In the Catholic Church
leagGe. while Phi Mu Slgmn and Hill
tops arc to mix It up In the Rosedale
circuit
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

The soft drink man he lamped the sky,
Which rained profIise and chronic.
And then he put his barrel out
And caught four quarts OF tonic
The Washington times., 1916-06-24


Tho Rex Athletic Club will visit Alex
andria. Va. Sunday, to play the second
game OF three-game series With the
Cardinal Athletic Club OF the Virginia
city. These clubs met In a hard fought
game last month. the Cardinals getting
The verdict In tho twelfth inning. Bat
teries-Rex Athletic Club. Blundon or
AlbauYh and Hurd: Cardinal Athletic
Club, Sweeney or Quayle and DeSnan
The Rex. players are requested to re-
port at Twelfth and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at ! o'clock.
After scoring nine runs In the first
inning Ordnance defeated the O. NJ.
e. o. yesterday by a score of IL to 8.
Mclaughlin and Sill for the winners
lead both teams at bat each getting
three hits out OF four time up.
Patent defeated Reclamation yester-
day by score OF 8 to /. The winners
jumped into the lead at the beginning
and were never headed, Reclamation
scoring Its only run in the ninth.
Slater. pitching for Rosedale, allowed
Columbia but three hits, winning his
game. to 2. Mcfarland, of Column
bia. got two Of his teams three hits.
Commerce and Commissioners hook
up In closely played game yesterday
In which the former won to 6, Ray
Bischoff pitched good ball for the
winners keeping his hits we'll scat
tered. striking out nine men.
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A. A. U. toiH probably erpeI our run
ners toho compete against the Mericdn
professionals.
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

Looking over the scores Of the Ad
pertisin0 Mems Coli tournaments, II 10
hard to believe that they believe IN ad-
Vertistn0.
The Washington times., 1916-06-24
FINANCIAL
| WILL SELL

WILL SELL
Oklahoma Oil Preferred
Stock in multiples of
100 shares, at 81 a
share; SO cents a share
cash, balance in month
ly payments of S cents
a share.
Also Oklahoma Oil
Common in multiples of
1000 shares, upon the
partial payment plan, at
the market price. No
interest on deferred pay
ments. J
THOMAS L. HUME, Broker
I4I2 G street NV. Phone NJ Is4o
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MINCE PIE
LITTLE OF EVERYTHING"
By BUGS" BAER. g
ROUnN
Cant burr
Moran-Dillon and
Mexico together.
One war at q
time"

Little more rain and a pennant winner can
claim the championship on land and sea.
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

The ball glanced from the players bat
And landed with a thump
Upon the umplres tender shin:
Foul ball" haroled the Jump.
The player yeped no fearful howl
But humbly said ~ yield.
i know that thing would a been
foul on any ieldv' ,
Copyright 1916. by the Press Publishing Col
The Washington times., 1916-06-24
Answers to Queries.

Ioox-Kid Mccoy will night the Mexicans.
II it's bayonets the Kid will try TO win on
points.
Wampus-Looks as II they will have to get
new Handicapped In the American League.
81. Looey should have had four yards more
start.
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scepyri1s,: ma y a [ oelds.i1l:
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

It's better to have an enemy on your
toes than on your heels.
The Washington times., 1916-06-24

The Washington Swimming Club has
annexed a first rate swimmer In Harry
s. Palmer, former Yale middle distance
champion. Palmer recently showed up
well in the South Atlantic events held on
the lower Potomac and can be counted
upon to keep up his good work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
Young Boys and Old Boys

Gerard. IN The Philadelphia ledger
A popular phrase with story writers
is this: Youth must be served"
Let ii be, but old age must also be
served II II has the spunk One could
write an essay on the reincarnation Of
venerable men.
Here is a sample OF what ! means:
Not long ago Allen, Lane & Scott need
ed some boys in their big printing
establishment, but boys, as | recently
pointed out, have mysteriously become
a scarce commodity. The head Of a
department whose business it is TO
hire boys went TO William II. Scott, one
Of the proprietors, with his tale Of
woe:
mo boys can be found"
"Well," said Mr.. Scott, who tells me
the story himself, get old men," And
that is what they did-employed old
men, very old men, to do boys work.
After these chaps of threescore and
ten or more years had toiled day or
two Mr.. Scott, whose heart is as big
as his head, thought 1t would be nice
TO advance them part Of q weeks wages.
His idea was that II they needed work
at that age they also needed money
quickly. To his great astonishment,
one Of his new employees answered the
offer of the advance Of q few dollars:
Thank you very much. but don't
need II. | own my house and have
81, 900 in the bank I'm starting in to
work again because I've grown tired Of
doing nothing" -,..f a..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

the Jersey side Of the harbor. Bal
timore's grievance is that the reduc-
ton of the freight rates to the New
Jersey communities would place
them on an equality with her, and
so operate TO her disadvantage I'M
less the commission grant to her
the same reduction from her pres
ent rates that New Jersey now seeks.
Apparently these New Jersey com
munities, which have been preparing
their case for months, have gone on
the theory that each state ought to
seek its own advantage and devil
take the hindmost." That is not the
best or wisest course. 1t has brought
plenty of opposition, for granting
this preferential rate to the New
Jersey side Of the port is bound to
damage other ports on trunk lines,
such as Baltimore and Philadelphia.
The freight rates of the country are
a nicely worked out house of cards.
Disturb one card and disturbance
results throughout the structure.
New Jersey will have to show a tire
mendous array of proof of the ad-
vantages of this scheme, not to her
communities alone, but to the bust
ness Of the country, if she hopes to
offset the manifest disadvantages of
the proposal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
Names for Our Warships
From The Boston Herald

What shall be the system Of naming
the new battle-cruisers that Congress
has authorized? They will constitute
n new class Of vessels for our navy, and
may we'll have distinctive names-just
as one class now bears the names of
states, another class the names Of cities,
another the names of early naval he
roes, another names Of classical origin,
and another letters and numbers in
stead of names. An officer of the Amer
lean Defence Society writes 10 Secre-
tary Daniels to urge that the new bat
;le-cruisers be given names borne by the
famous lighting craft of the early navy.
There is a long list Of names ready
for use il our government adopts
this policy. The first Of the new bat
tle-cruisers might we'll be called the
Alliance, in honor Of the Alliance that
was built at Salisbury, on our coast, in
1878, and which was the sole survivor
of the original Continental navy when
the Revolution ended. At one time 1t
was commanded by John Barry, COM
mander in chief Of our infant navy.
Then another battle-cruiser should be
the Intrepid, in memory Of the ship In
which Decatur taught the Barbary
pirates their lesson. What better names
than Bonhomme Richard, Constellation,
Congress, Independence, Chesapeake?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
THE EVIDENCE
Bv ARTHUR GLEASON

added many days Of detailed work %
evidence that was already conclusive
But this GOODNESS of reporting does not
mean that | think these details Of
cruelty should leave US detached spec
tators.
Let US remember these peasants vAsa
the Allies advance TO the Rhine. Letu
remember them when Belgium IL 10
demnified, when Alssce and Lorraiis
are cut loose, when the German nil-
tary power is crushed, when the iadi'
vidual officers who ordered these ssn
are singled out for the extremity d
punishment. We must teach our nes'
DRY not to forget.
Certain German officers must Be o.
ecuted. General Clauss must be efs'
cuted. He has left a trail Of blood
The officers in command Of the llu
and 6Oth Bavarisn regiments, vns
slaughtered the women, the ehildrsa
and the old men Of Gerbevillier, musi
be executed. The officers Of the "a sss
4th regiments OF Bayarian infsne7
who murdered fifty men, women sns
children of Nomeny, in cold, methoe-
ical hate, with a peculiar care FOR 10
women, must be executed.
The Task of Judgment
In the closing passages Of Browninss
"Ring and the Book" the aged preisn
about to 20 before his Maker, 10 cor
fronted with the task Of giving jads
ment. Count Guido, intelligent ana
powerful, had murdered Pompilia shs
her parents. He did ii by the sId "
four assassins. Pope Innocent, elshV
six years old, is called on TO deei@
whether the five guilty men shali =
killed for their evil doing. Frisn@
urge him to be merciful. The aged fo''
replies:
How II trips
Silverly DER the tongue. Remit "'
death.
Herein lies the GROWING eogeney
That in this case the spirit OF eai'a''
speaks,
Civilization is imperative
Give thine own better feeling play ."
once!
Mercy is safe and graceful -
Pronounce, then, for our Dream ~
patience fail" A.,
| will, sirs: but a voice other ''''
yours
Quickens my spirit. "Quis pro pon'n''
"Who is upon the Lords sidew =;
SO he orders that Count 0aioo -
his henchmen be killed on the moriv.
Enough, for may die this very h't
And how should dare die, this ns'
live? ?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

wonder he complained that the pub
lie, having once taken his number and
having labelled him "humorist a
mere entertainer, refused to take
him seriously. Clemenss own esti'
mate of his work, suggested IN this
last book, is rather startling. He
says that laughter is mans most ef-
fective weapon against the poverty
of his existence.
Did Mark Twain use laughter in
the same spirit that Mr.. Benson, the
English writer, oppressed by the hor-
ror of war. writes a little book of
spiritual essays and calls it THE
Escape? Are we TO understand
Mark Twain's books as heroic efforts
TO save others from that from which
the author could not save himself?
Is such spontaneous merriment to be
wrung from brooding spirit, tor
mented with its dreadful vision Of
life?
The great Augustine, st. Bernard,
and Newman used religious faith
as a weapon against pessimism.
Eschylus, Goethe. Flaubert and
Wagner fought back the attacks of
pessimism with art as weapon. st.
Francis, Dostoiefsky, Tolstoy and
Abraham Lincoln, all men of pro-
found inner sadness, overcame it by
great pity for mankind. Mark
Twain put himself in the class Of
those who made laughter their in
strument. But no man takes up
arms in defence of lost cause. He
who uses a weapon against pes
simism still believes there is fight
ing chance for humanity.
And the fact that Mark Twain
could hurl in the face of disillusion-
ment a wholesome, hearty laugh
shows that, whatever his philosophy
was, he had the instincts Of a good
sportsman. At heart he was not SO
much Of a pessimist, after all. Pos
sibly the frivolous" London crowds
seeking, in the midst of Zeppelin and
submarine raids and narrowing
news from the front, TO fortify their
hearts with light comedy could just
now understand the dualism of Mark
Twain and Samuel Clemens better
than some of us Americans can I'M
derstand it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12
The Real Mark Twain

Americas greatest humorist re-
vealed as a pessimist is the verdict
made necessary by the posthumous
publication of Mark Twain's story
THE Mysterious Stranger" Per
sonal acquaintance Of Mr.. Clemens
used frequently TO notice in him q
certain tendency to half-humorous
establishment and contempt for hui
man life. But this mental trait was
considered only mark Of an eccen-
tric personality, and the public found
in the author Of tom Sawyer" and
"Huckleberry Finn" remarkably
sunny disposition. Surely the real
man was revealed in those delightful
stories of pure, innocent fun and sim
pie human interest
In Mark Twain's humor there were
few signs Of the pessimistic tenrpera-
ment. There was none Of the mock
ing raillery Of Voltaire, nor the
scathing bitterness Of Jonathan
Swift; nothing of Nietzsche's pas
sionate thrusts at the "all-too-hu.
man." not even of the propagan-
dist iconoclasm Of Bernard Shaw
Clemens seemed to be laughing with
humanity, not at it. There was a
playful quality of sheer exaggera.
ton which to all appearances kept
his writings in harmony with our
prevailing American optimism.
1t is hard to believe that this was
not the real Mark Twain at all, blu,
that back of Mark Twain the jester
was Samuel Clemens, the lonely
spirit wrestling with secret doubts
and establishment, oppressed with
sense Of the littleness and vanity Of
mankind and half persuaded that the
whole drama of life was but dream
and man but "a vagrant thought, q
useless thought, a homeless thought
wandering forlorn among the empty
eternities."
Here is one Of the most interesting
psychological problems in the annals
Of American literature. How COM
pletely separate were the humorist
and the philosopher N this man! Nc