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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
PLAN
MAKERS SISTER
IN 0. c. PLEASED

Washington Dispatches to-day carry
atofy 20 the effect that the federal goy-
ornmeni, IN pursuance Of It's war pre-
raredncs' program. has arranged for the
var department to secure practical tests
~ system fot the protection Of de-
iens"lcss seSports boy the movement along
coast railroads NJ Nat cara carrying
heavy guns and armament
Will, the dispatches do not enter int,
"details. u BE- believed that the plan
lhut to be- tested 10 the IuAllen sutton
coast armament system which was de.
srrib"d In detail with illustrations. IN
Tho Times several weeks ago
II was related ihrt Lawrence i.usl-
len. who patented the system. VA, .
brother ~ Mrs \ Forosman, who r..
sides A. ssoi Cls,,n boulevard. Okla
huml cts
Both military and naval experts have
pronounced the Luollcn sutton system
extremely practical and if ~ 10 adopted
hN the government 10 viii BRING com.
Portable fortune 10 tho owners NJ thu
patent i.u-llcn. when high school stu
dent IN Kansas patented the first pfaa-
teal voting machine. and later patent-
ri u paper phrrsfin drinking cup which
d
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
ROUMAN|A FEARS
BULGARIAN MOVE

LONDON. Npfil A Ions DELAYED dia
patch from hurhafest filed b, Rrutcri
correspondent there March n. saws that
IN ,tsv " the undlsruised milit Ar,
prramtions ~ bulgaria on the kpu.
MAINTAIN frontier the government uf v bpu-
mania is taking necessary milf A.,
measures
Premier neiiarn also has prrlon,,~d
the tatiiawyniat, sraslcn until tho ind
w Arfl sn pa IN Ne read, IN deal as
nurtN ns posslhle with an, nuiEar an
sutrrisc witch. the correspondent say
m ihr ruriun NJ some persons is not
uN uf tho question
Tho Rnumanian ptcss dNells on vi a.
u cnnsidrfs the hostile sentiment ,teti.G
h, uulsarlan newspapers and demands
tho tccan " s iladsv. the Ruirar hn
minister at bucharest. WIN is accu tet
of .tlfflns up trouble In DObfudja.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
EVIDENCE
AGAINST GERMANY

WASHINGTON. April With tho on
Tire marin" situation hngins upon Ger
nnu, y attitude IN rcsnrd 10 the SUSSEX
md other serious marine disasters. a.
frinls Thursday awaited the response
from the ll"rlin office 60 inquiri's made
hy Ambassador u,rpfd
The accumulation VI evidence irdir,t
ing that German submarines we've fc-
sponsihl. for the disasters is nm nlctttool
TO have convinced official, that " iy w
to the heflin government IN d"monsttatc
tho value Of promises given tho United
states
The situation WnF the subject NJ an.
f"fcnc" NJ the white House Ncdnrsday 5
nisht between President Wilson and See.
tetafN lansing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
DECISION
IN EPWoRTH CASE

n is expected that Within tho ucVt
thirty ds,s y d"ris.ou VIII 80 rendered
ty the district court NJ oklahoma count,
M sNt instituted several vrntH Bco go
determine ownership ot pfopor', IN ot.
lnNnWp tlt, iNNt FORMERLY VIZ tine site
uf IpWnlh university. which we. du.
mated uruu certain .uudi iious tp trustees
representing the Methodist tpN,Hpsl
church and the Methodist Episcopal
.hutrh south hy tho Jlbss'u COMPANY, u
local r,pl estate corporation
Some months nro % de- islur was ron.
dcrcd hy Judge e. " clark giving title
To- the church interests hW mrio
nlyd b, attorneys fot the real estate cot.
pors'lun pskinr pctmiasiou in Tile an
amended petition Was granted " be-
upon thls amended petition that the
court ls expected ,o pnss IN u few DAYS
The value NJ the land and buildings in.
vol,cd 10 estimated 1t NOR" than " mil.
iiur dollars
The iuo t.pnuhrs ~ Ncihpdiam n pE
nhnwr iu'n,d interests len tho establish
wspt oi H university m oklahoma CiN
\ fort, .9,tv tract iu tNy northern Nnft
~ ihr .itv was donated b, th, Jlpaarr
,nmp,u, upon certain conditions which
ih' DONOR yumpan, sets up u the lrira
tiou we're not Vutitvl, complied Nith
tninds We're raised fnf erection ~ lNtre
college building nnd the school was tut
mally opened In the fall of 1904
Man, ,hufrhmrn IN Oklahoma and
elsewhere believed the cooperation oi
the two branches NJ that denomlra Ion
IN ESTABLISHING aud maintaining such u
'unNvisit, hii taken thv h~tm' Usp thnl
IuiiimnirN volh lead in nation. " ID,
un'ou of 'h, two church orvsu,1ntlnnf
NUrt au ,Nisivn. y ~ p little unf, thar
ut, Nv1fs the srhonl WAS discontinued
t,uauso of dissvntions amnnu the itustyci
and financial rnhatfissmcnt
Il A. b ateincnt hooking toward an in
. ttn -dpnumina tinnHl reunion, " Il Thought
| tp have hcen initiated twc decade. hrfor,
/ conditions would fipcn TOT such mrtgrl
I oi th, two great Methodist organizations
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
GERMAN GOOSE srEP"
HAS NOTHING ON TrC
PURDUE DUCK WADOLE'

LAFAYETTE. Ind Apul
The G'rmln army o iam"u"
goose. stcp" hns nothing on thv
now Purdue duck wnddlc" intro.
dur"d 90 the member of The foot
ball team hy the new coach. cleo
. Oboun'I sa re- new mode NJ bat,
llo rdylnu" f1r tho line otouch"d
until the Knees almost touch the
= ground. with ON" hand dragging
. ana feet pr apart the members
: o' 'hg Purdue rufns training
. .uuut lfa leaning the step zap
4. id't and resist aIl efforts o. over
+. turn them en- force retreat with
4. the gfo'esluc appearance oi the
+. fret squad on the Ctiiiton they
b. caused morfimcn' among tho stu.
F., dents. but when the wnddlets
i. faced a line using last years squst
q. tho, r'u-i the Smilc Of dcrsion
-. io change io one ~ appreciation
4.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
BRAINS BEATEN OUT BY
GROCERY STORE ROBBERS

DALLAS, Texas April 6 with his
brains beaten out with q blunt insttu-
ment, tho body NJ W " numphfics, rs.
was found In HIS small grocery store nj
Lisbon near here carly rhutsia, moin.
INK Near the hoiv NJ the aged man
vns Mr, Mctthp TtoNcr hts dpuEht~f
a widow. aged a. m n d,ing condition
having Ncn beaten rr1banly In the same
manner ~ hcr father
Robbery was tho motive A. the store
hsd h'cn broken into ant rincd when
physicians arrived ut tho house. they Do.
clared Mts Trowor could live hut few
hours
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
ROBBERS HIDING
IN PoTEAU HILLS

McNLEsrER Okls April - tsp..
riah rossss ~ offlrcrs srd ritssn. sl,h
hlorsihuunds are IN hot rufsul NJ the 10,
masked bandits who nsld ul and robbed
passengers In the vmnkint ,at of itcck
Island train uear lied psk last night.
but NO arrests ave reported The febhsss
atr believed ~ be hiding w the r.,sau
hills They held ~ eisht men In the
smoker but Eoi mi, SOC 30 In money go
three sold ws,che. They are desefikel
~ ccun1b bora about % aud n ysafs
Of asa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
LAKE MILE LONG IN
CENTER OF LA CROSSE

Ia CROSSE. w,s, April The Mls
sissiasippi q, I o'cluck Thursday H'nd
st ~ feet above low water mark the
highest stage u has reached slnrc June
H. 1915. II IL now three miles Wide In
the niddls of Ia Crosse lake one mile
Wide three miles Ions and five to NJ.
teen feet deep hs. formed. Part oi the
factory district and residence se i,lon On
the north side Ia under water
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
FIFTY REPORTED
LoST-ToRPED0

QUEENSTOWN. Nnrl s The british
steamer Gent has been iurpcdorl with
uut warning west NJ FastuHi Fo't eight
cmU'rs u' the crew ufr mis- ~ and
er- surpassed tu htVs been drowned
z yu men v'r, Killed ,Hrpn Npft.n
and MIN. ~ Nh. row Hr.. landed here.
NNSUiNGTON Aprl The Nmrri-
can consul ~ llsNf' reported THURSDAY
that in the sinking of th" Norwegian
steamer HUu.. presumably n, subma-
un". four persons pstisncd. hut that nn
Americans Ws", aboard
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
rAspioN wttK ls on

ARnNunE. ukia April Special b
The people II Afdmnrr afs ohser,inE
Fashion week which has attracted mnfr
interest than ves csrs ted n, the Met
chants association The annual auto.
mobile show also is bslns held.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
ZEPPELIN RAIDS
DAILY AFFAIRS

BERLIN Nptl - CRy wireless ,n
sa,villc The German admiralty W.
bounced Thursday that German uIrsh'p-
"Wednesday uirht silcnccd a hsttory near
Iull. England. with bombs and destroyed
s large iron work, near white, Tho
aircraft returned In saTt,
LONDON. Nurl g. ono person vs,
tNlod nnd ,ish, porsons were injured u
Ncduo.dhN uisnts Zeppelin 'ri n
Ves officially announced rhursd,, after
uu'u
IoNprN. Nunl c-Trc effectiveness
NJ Eurloul's ant. aircraft defense, was
demonstrated Wcdnc,da, nigh, when TIE
single yepr,nu which undcrinoN IN, Inn
raid In sIN days was prevented from
penetrating the northeast coast aud VbH
forced iu nur S,utphughtH discovered
tho tnidor yuWing over the syu und never
once luHi him during his stay Nnti.
aircraft guns literally surrounded the
E,rprlu with o. terrific hlil oi ahmmol
and high ,,p'uaiN, shells Nftyf mnnru.
V'flng o,'t . north coast town about
ten minutes aud dropping only few
bombs %, raider was seen to sal hnmu.
ward
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
LYNCH GIVES GAL

HUGO. uklp. Nprll Especial pis.
t'ict Judge o. Dudley Yesterday
rrlntcd tho application ~ IN q s
i.,uyh for tail nSiug the bond ai SIS
unu which was pfomu'l, made nr
l.,uch was held for tho killing NJ wal.
ter Major The trial viii ho held ~ the
N.inhrr form VI nnmIl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
GERMAN SUBSEA
BOAT DESTROYED

PARIS, Aptli a German submarine
wss Mnk Wednesday by . squadron Of
french and pti,lsh watshlp,. tho min.
is,ty ~ mstinc announced "wednesday
ninhi Tho crew of the submarine was
CAPTURED
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
THE WEATHER..

Local FORECAST CLOUDY md nm.
settled with occasional rnin tonight and
Friday not much change IN umperttur".
OKLAHOMA Tonight ,,uldf with oc-
rarional rain.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
HOURLY rGmPueAruRG.
WASHINGTON FORECAST.

OKLAHOMA Tonlgh, ard Friday oc-
cnriorbl rain
ARKANSAS Tonight cloudy. main IN
Westein portion FRIDAY occasional rain
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS AN
ENCAMPMeNT INVITATION

NNShlNUTON. Aprl - President
Wilson thufsia, tcnt,,i,rl, accepted an
invitation in 20 Co vhicaso September
IN attend the uaiional uucampinonl "
the United spanish Wa veteran. and
review Preparedness pa sdc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
GENERAL STRIKE
ON CAPITOL JOB
EXPECTED FRIDAY
All Union Men 10 Quit Because
Nom -UnIonists Were
Employed.
POLICEMEN ON GUARD:
STRIKERS RESENT ACT
Complete Tle-Up Of Work Is
Predicted by Head Of
0isaffeCted Body.

That ever, union man now worldrl
on the new state capitol may walk ai
the iob Friday morning ne result u'
the introduction ~ non union men "i
the building Thursday mofnrE. N~ ~
statement " Fritz Humcnthsl. prcst lent
~ the liod carriers and Common Ia
borer- union whose men have cen
ON strike sine, Monday because 'he
Stewart Construction company. ON.
tractors FOR the building. refused to sigu
q written contract with tbs men 20 p-J
DO cents I'm hour
According to Humcnthnl, the St"Nnri
company Thursday morning tnos from
twenty To twenty nvc 'S.nhs' IN tho l"n
and four ,it, policemen and one private
detective preceded the ruu-uuiun ns'D
nstgnEibly tu prevent trnuhl" uu TIE
building The pbstcrs. brirklRy.ts. car.
rcnturs, tiuu,ts and sheet metal ork
ctH V''r NNl mnrliug uu tho hVlding
rhutsday. hui n was expected h' llum
.nthai that frloWinE the ptcs-utat ON ~
his case tn tho Oklahoma IitN 1,nir,
aud Labor rouuril IN ~ meeting ~
TvpnErnpuirl hail IN the tulhcr tsnn
buiidlng Thutsdtp night the rcnnt ning
uniun men ON tho 'uh would ny Urt r,i
OF
Inquiries Regarding Police.
when the bNnr'ts' president mndn IA.
qtiri,s nj the its htu ~ discover VIII,
had ordered the policemen to the cnpho
Nc - told ~ Mayor "a pvcrhn livr
that the city executive had gl,cr
~ Chicf " Police Nichnls to un'
'NNaN trum tho capitol until dsturluno'
requiring the attention ~ tho Toiic,
aruse Mayor Ovcrhulscr declared n,
was absolutely neutral fcEafdlng IN
strike said nlumcuthai
Earl, Thursday morning ihr union
president sent telegram TO the irtyr.
national headquarters " his union hi
Alhsu,. y " lnduifirg bs io what at.
tion he should take on tho situation.
Uuon prkSts are stili AZ tho carlN,
but made no aitemr, to prevent the non
CONTINUED ou Rage Tvul
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
100000 IN INCOME TAX

500 900 m INCOME TAX.
Thnt federal income tax payments IN
Oklahoma viii eSceed $4,000 for thls
year vas dr Jared 20 The Times TINS
morning by hubert Bolen, internal nv
enue collector.
Okldhona's tas exceeds that paid lIN
year by any state west OF the MlssisSlp D,
esCrDt missouri and California
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06
CAIN
IN STATE BANKS
DEPOSITS SHOWN

IN lrorcase of approIlmnt"N i'0N00'o
In Individual depotits IN 'tA'" banks
since Soycmhor 70, is shoen in CON
snIdn''d statement NJ tho condition Of
state banks. issued b. Bank Connie
uor'r D. lAnkford this morning The
sr,trmut ha.cd ON conditions reported
ne NJ march p. t1o banks reporting, FOL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-06

Total ......... ......... SOS s62. 73i le
Average rosorv' h.ld. Jii percent
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07

10c 40-inch White Crepe; needs
no ironing for underwear; 10c
,19c Fine English Nainsook, SO
inches wide; extra fine quail 10~
ity; special, yard ,.......... 4VN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07

121ac Dress Ginghams. full 2SI
inches wide; big range of beautiful
seseiai' aeslsas Sard snd eoloFinss' 9I2c.
opSSiat, - al
25c Silk Stripe Crepe Ratine; all
colors, 2s inches wide; 101Zn
special, yard ......... AZ /ZS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07

15c Pajama Checks, 35 inches wide.
for athletic underwear; o.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07

Special spsei Mohawk and PequOt Sheets
bed
hawk
Mohawk Pequot Quality
Clean
sheetsI Quality Pequot shee
full 1x9O OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07
Clean Rweep of AII Th

25c Madras; figured; full mer-
cerized; special, O.
Csc Mercerized Pongee, 32 inches
wide; used for Skirts and O.
children's wear; special, yard. ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-07
Ill CoIored Wash Dress CoodsI

15c Fine Figured Mercerized
Batiste, in remnant lengths, 27
inches wide; Q1Z
spcSldi, ydEQ
&c to 26c Figured Organdie
Batiste and Voiles. 2S to 40 1Io
inches wide; special, yard. IT.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

drunkenness and when searched two
pistols were found on his person.
Car Service Doubled.
- The Petersburg and Appomattox
Electric Railway, on account Of the
tremendous increase in traffic over
IT'S road between Petersburs and Hope
well, 10 now running two cars hourly
each way instead of one. The conn
pany announces that Beginning Mon
day morning new schedule will be
put into effect under which the cars
VIII leave PetersburgSa<rf5 Hupswsll
ffteen minutes bef9 the hossr In
stead of on the sh6Sx - Aef41pfore,
Petersburg at, 12.3EA. ~. and etsrs-
burg for. Hopewelr a. 11:lS IN T., & Il
Land soid 3As5s rs " sss ~,
sold. at public saucI IN ~
city courthouse "a lsna
In Namozine Distr Z cuns
dSrsnan u @. Quaf 3es4ss IN pur-
chaser ct $3.50. &, :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

abilities they will both come to SUI
folk for the warming mp period. II
was not considered the right thing to
do to give out the names of these two
players today, but 1t 10 understood
they are both well known. and are
favoritss among Thousands OF the fans
who have located here from the Caro-
iinas during the past year.
The work nthe Hopewell park
is progressing nicely. Nearly q dozen
teams were employed today In level
ing the grounds Construction work
on fences and grandstand In being
pushed rapidly by the Vaughan Con-
strTction Company
All necessary arrangements have
been perfected in Hopewali for prop
erly caring for local players and visit
ing teams when they come 70 the
Wizard City.
In fact, everything points to q most
prom!aing season for the Wizards. Tho
hrst real game of the season IL sched-
uled to take place on Apan II, the
day preceding tho 4Hopsweli ami
versary celebration
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
Virginia Varsity
Plays Good Game
Against Senators

Especial to The Richmond virginian-)
Charlottesville. Va. March 30
Virginia put up = rafting game
against Clarke GrifdtRs regulars to-
day. leading the leaguers up to the
seventh. s The Nationals Tailed four
runs In the last three frames, however,
al won out. to; 9.
Walter johnson held the Collegians
to two hits In four innings. One was
o double by Stickleys but Gallia was
hammered for FIVE runs in the fifth.
Fixey, q brother OF Eppa, was Wild
In the initial inning and the Ieaguers
tailed four. runs before he settled
down. He finished strong. giving away
to Mccall. who, by the way. led his
teammates at the bat. getting three
hits, one q double. -
Score by innings. II. III. q.
washington 401 900 St0--s Is 8
Virginia =. -. 100 $50 oo0--s ID Q
Batteries: johnson, GaIlia and
Henry; Rixey. MCCALL and Green
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
TRAVELLING MEN ELECT
CONTINUED From First page).

report was made by Chairman w. b.
Sutton, and was loudly app1auded.
numbe rof new members were
taken over the hot sands This or
sanixation Is the only travellers or
SANITATION which has a secret order
feature and an initiation. Among the
new members were James A. Richard
son. w. q. Haroldson. l. c. Tourman,
w. f. Pumphrey and J. w, Williams
Memorial to be Held.
IL was announced that memorial
exercises Will be held hero as will
be the case all over the United States
and Canada, in memory of Benton c.
Fls@K. of Columbus. Ohio. the hrst
secretary Of the Commercial Travslsrs
Tne date OF the memorial win be an
nounced 1atsH
A large number Of applications were
received These win be acted on and
the initiation Ceremony will take place
in thirty days
In conclusion II was reported that
ths local chapter is in the most -four
ishing condition In Its history. Rich
mond travelling men are unanimous in
praising the work Of tho Commercial
Travellers. especially with reference to
ths work dona through the late Lsgfs-
lature, which showed eoneiuMively ths
influence the body has sxerted In benz
It's 70 travelling men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
W|LLARD-MORAN FIGHT

Continued from Eighth Page.)
Moran came back with right to WV
lard's jaw. Moran drove right to
Wiliard's body. usisaed q. long right
to- the head and got right uppercut
as he was trying to regain his balance.
willard forced Moran and again the
Pittsburgh seemed partly blinded.
Moran landed to Wiiiards jaw and
then hung back waiting another open
ing. He got n, but missed, md VIII
lard handed him q vicious right up
percut WIZARDS round.
ROUND 1o--Wiiiard opened with
two smashes with his left to Mcran'a
faced and then 5abped Moran three
times to the body while the challen-
ger tockeyed around in an attempt to
shoot q right to Willard's Jaw. Will
lard sent left TO Franks body and
Moran then rushed in and banged VIII
lard with three punches in a half
ciinch. willard backed TO the ropes
In ducking Moran's right and then
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26
SECURES EIGHTEEN MEN
FOR H0PEWELL CLUB
Wfnn Clark, Manager, VIII Have
Splendid Crowd OF Bah Players
!, 20 Select From

Especial to The Richmond virginian.>
Hopeweu, Va. March 2b.--Winn
Clark. manager ofthe Hopsweii base
ball club, announced this afternoon
that he had rounded MP eighteen men
from which he viii get the pick for
the Hopeweu team.
They are to report at the Suffolk
grounds ON April 3, for practice, the
Suffolk park having been secured for
practice purposes until this Hopsweif
diamond Is In shape.
Arrangements have all been perfect
ed with the railroads for the trans
portation OF the men to Suffolk. II Is
understood that several exhibition
games will be played on the Suffolk
diamond while the men are warming
up for the real Tight. which viii begin
later.
Among the men rounded up BIZ
Manager Clark are Pitchers Hirsch.
Richmond, PARKWAY and Jamison,
Catchers Reddy Rowe and Red Mum
son. -1nfialdersL Rarnett-- Sum
mers. Minton. Abbott and two most
promising youngsters whose names
were understandable, Outfieiders Sim
mons. Moran and Tennsr.
All these men are we'll known TO
Virginia fans. Their names will in
dictate that Manager Clark has drawn
around him a strong aggregation.
which In strength will compare favor
ably with any team in the Virginia
State League.
Manager Clark Is also In touch with
a South Atlantic League pitcher and
second baseman, with strong prob
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-26

WYE cAME down do long en-
Nv trance from battery PARK
% the dock and On 10 tho
landing DID INST ~ de iltsie boat
drew la frum HlIla Isiand. beaded witt,
newiy-asffvsd inunigr.nts Who had
just p:sssd through the oFd:al Of
immigration officers and who were
now free-free 70 rlase their feet on
the @psomised land The ecstasy Of
reunion with relatives and friends was
lost In this great u,onsnt. and there
was little ehatfes3ng going On among
them The group - whole eEve me
tho impression rather Of . tense
strzining forwafd-the attitude Of n
racer aboxt 10 maize his start
had read the day before OF m a..
fort to introdnce Into Congress . bin
providing for q litezaey test before
permitting immigrants % hand, but
somehow, an watched these men
and women. I had no thought of what
effect their coming would have On as
and our Institutions wondered only
what we were going 70 do to them.
They were a hroad-shouldered, dark
skinned, eagcr-eyed lot, and / wished
that might be permitted to see them
again and to learn how this land Of
freedom had dealt with them.
We were going 10 Ellis Island 10
make . study of certain types for q
picture. and a. our best hunting
ground wc chose the big room Ia
which wsrc all the mcn. women and
children who were 10 90 right
through TO New York a. fast - their
relatives and friends called for than.
Here was the same strained, tenee 1T
titude We had observed in those on
the boat: no Waiting, no ,chattsring.
but listening, listening. fest o moment
be lost after the name was called
the can that meant reunion In the
next room with ones nearest and
dearest between whom and these
poor strangers tho CREST OCEAN had
only Just ceased 10 roll
/ couId not by any effort ID my win
think Of -types-" Here WA human
ity--humanity In one Of its great mo-
rnents-and we tfxricd Into the ad-
Joining room, where friends and rela-
hves were waiting ~ tenscly expect
ant a. the newcomer
A yourg girl passed through Che
gate, eagerly searching Zach faea tn
the little knot Of people outside, and
then throwing herself into the arms
of a bearded man, down whose seam
ed face the tears STRAINED unrc-
servediy. II was the reunion OF father
and daughter, we learned. after ae
mothers death 10 -the old country"
A women with three little ones
clinging to her was nast by her hus-
band, and Il was not until they reseh.
cd the custer eorrido<. away fsom p<y'